The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 August 1899

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE FRIDAY, 2 5 ih AUGUST, DAILY ISSUE, No
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      703 1 "*7 P Office. Collyer Quay. By" Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamer, for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, i-KYLON INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, KGYTT MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR MAI .I A, BRINDISI, VENICE. PLYMOUTH \ND LONDON. Through BiHs oJ lading .ssued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and
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      624 1 <~HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIM TED. THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, vi* OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Honqkoio, Shano- For Marseilles ha! Japan Ports. *i«n l.owoos. Paklinit a3th Augt. Ching Wo Sept. 10. Moyune 6th Sept. Through Bills of Lading issued lo
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      751 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPII. UNDIR IONTRAfT WITH THI NITHIRUNDS IWDIA GoVBRNMBNT. at Singapore, ships Agency, late 1 DAKNDELS Co.. 2-3 Collver Quay Time Table lor August, 1899 From Emoectea WUI be deapatcbed for .d. l.yn bmassin Aug. 12. B'massin, P. Uut. Ual.k-Papan, NJotaladawa C oi e Berouw, and BOMMgM Au>;,
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      437 1 Fraser Gumming Okhcijj 7c: Battery Koaa. ■'awmills: )o)-.n:r Hl. ami. ,>.,( iworhs:— rjiMiifoon and B.i!- < ;tie-. Timber Merchants. PRIME HARD-WOOD, i hy aw ova men i districts, ami «tea~i r to an; if i;f...i<i Dgved and grooved hr i ry» uader the -iuperi:.trr-d»-w< i tt| r*M I Evropeaa. DOOR
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      625 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RKSKRVE FUND |10,000,<W0 RESKRVK LIABILITY OP < linMßnM PROPRIETORS 1 |WB| Court u» Dimctom. P. M. Gray, Esq CHAIRMAN. N. A Sir**, Esq.— Dbputy Chaikmam E. Got 1/, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. K. SHKLLiM.E.q. K. H. Hill, E»q A. Haupt, Esa.
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      545 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy M piesent known .v, an INFALLI BI.K and PERM ANENT CURE (or Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bowels. RECOMMKSDKDhy SOME ok the CHIEF SPECIALISTS iw the MEDICAL PROFESSION Sold Retail t^y all Chemists an 1 \Vhn!esj| by THE PETER SYS
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      415 1 n ACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP f COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. AND TOYO KISEN KABUSHIKi KAISHA (ORIENTAL S. CO.) rhrouKh pAasa^e tickets Rranted to tn/jland V ranee, and Germany by all trans- Atlantic line of Steamers, also to San Francisco by the steamer of the above lines. To other European
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, AUGUST 25. 1899.
    1329 2 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, AUGUST 25. 1899 Htm i" t tarn. L MM4 bf in^uencc and ur bf.i>»<j X Here patr.rt Truth km g or.u.t precrpta draw fiiail to R«li«io«. Lor»lt». an* I a» Tin new Ordinance (or the Regi>- tntioa and Control of Jimiki-h;i- it V generally a
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    47 2 The Orders of the Day for the meeting of the Legislative Council on Tuesday next are Banishment Ordinance Amendment Bill, ist leading. Colonial Probates Validation BUI, ist reading. Bank Notes Issue Bill, 3rd reading. Women and Girls Protection Bill, 3rd reading. Town Hall LW!, committee.
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    RAFFLES GIRLS' SCHOOL CONCERT.
    640 2 Yesterday evening a large number of 1 friend^ o! tt>e Rafllo> Girls School, including relatives of pupils, were present at a concert given al the Town Hall by the pupils, assisted by a score or so of local musical amateurs. The entertainment was under the direct
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    "FORCING II ON."
    284 2 {■■>•, dliyi Mr. < li.imberlam with torcing on war." h'euters Te'.tgram. Old Job he i>n'l m it for the p^lience we've disn plajed, And its hard to reckon all ihe mild concessions that we've made We've shut our eyes to outrage and we've shut our eyes to
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    GOLF.
    204 2 Ihe iollowing is the result ot the hrst round of play (or the cup presented by the Honble J. II Allinson It took place at the Sepoy Liin-s yt-sterday. Mrs. Lovell and Or. Fowlie Miss Werry and Mr. J. H. I). Ina M Mrs. Marker and Lieut, l.elhbndge 55
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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      THE TRANSVAAL DIFFICULTY.
      23 2 Mr. Kruger's Despatch. The text of the reply of the Transvaal to Mr. Chamberlain's proposals ha> reached the Colonial Office.
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      The Abandonment of the Suzerainty Demanded.
      42 2 Nothing has transpired m London re* garding the contents of the despatch, but telegrams from the Cape confirm the state* ments made m yesterday's telegram, adding that President Kruger demands tin- ;t, donment of the suzerainty
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      Troops for the Cape.
      14 2 The Munster and Manchester ke^ have sailed (or the Cape.
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      AMERICAN TRADE IN CHINA
      44 2 The U.S. Minister Investigate Mr. Conger, the U.S. Minister at i i> to go on a visit to the ports ol China. aboard the warship I'micctuun, t, tigate the causes of the decrease ii ican trade. London, »Jtk August\ 1899.
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    654 2 The ceiling over the dining room of the new main building of the Raffles Hotel has been paint»<l and decorated by M. Gustave Desert, of tt,. S< hool of Fine Arts of Paril and represent, vases of fruits mixed with orchid*. The monogram of the Raffle, Hottl stands out ron.spicuou.sly
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      804 2 t^yS. j*^**» *"*T\^ylfSC f T. L. GOSLING Co., Agents CTa. RIBEIRO Co. HE(, TO ANNOUNCE ["HAT rHB\ HAVE STARTED A PRINTING and BOOKBINDING DEPT. IN CONJIM fION WITH IHKIK PRESENT BUSINESS Off STATIONERS STA IP DEALERS. AM kinds of Commcriial and Gmeral Printing uadertakM at moderate prices l.very attention given
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      548 2 P. ft O. S. N. COY. TV^K- M. Chopb has been appointed by the Director! to act as this Company's Agent m Singapore from tins date until lurther notice. A. M. MARSHALL,— Acting A K ent. Niiitfapoie. 24th August 1899. 28.8 ENGLISH SCHOOL, SEREMBAN. V\7AN EDi Headmaster. Salary J7O per
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      404 2 10-CAYS ADVERTISEMENTS MUS C. T RSSONS on the Zither, given by Mr. E. STAM, Union Ho* Files Moderate. A"R 25 23-y VICTORIA FOR SALK I N Gord Condition the Owner having left the < olony. R.D c/o Free I'rets. A U>? 25 i.<> Redjang Lebong Debentures. LJOLDKRS are reminded that
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      242 2 The Week Friday, High Water —0.23 a., 0.4^ p. Rilty Hargreaves Meeting. Kead-->t., p.m. S V. A. 2.5 Gun Drill, 5-r.s p rr.. Chinese Christian Assocn., Prinsep StfW Mark Lodge F.mergent Meeting. 3-^,O p m. Tanglin Club At Home." Saturday, 26th H.gh Water— i..>a., 1.20 |> P. i O Mail
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    POLICE NEWS.
    129 3 Koh Keng Hean vtas eha'ged to-day before Mr. Wolferston with criminal breach ol trust and cheating m respect of a gold chain, value $90, Ibc property of M«mti Kobinson Co. Having a previous record against him he was committed for trial before a court of two magistrates. B.iil
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    THE ELEPHANT AND THE ENGINE
    119 3 IK IT INI. THE IKKR aVhCKWMB. The I.attir End 01 mr Kleth^nt. rite driver ol the IVrak goods train which was repeatedly charged by a to>ker elephant pulled up, when he noticed the animal on the line, and did not •steam on until, after many
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    THE LATE R. W. MAXWELL.
    123 3 1 Im members of the Straits Police cont.r.gents m Penang and Malacca, whilt. under Mr. Riccard and Mr. Cuscaden, subu ribed a sum of money for a memorial to the late Inspector General of Police. A !,ai)'l<onie brass mural tablet has been purchated to be
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    AUSTRALIAN SMOKELESS COAL.
    272 3 Ihe "practically entire absence of smoke," Admiral Pear-on has discovered after tnal haracterisiic ot the Wi .an coal, ;Jn<y Mail, should make it peculiarly aijable to any nation m lime of war. I* is of tl.e •nportance to cruisers that their presence -r-ould not be revealed by
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    PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONS.
    140 3 ime and by the authority of (he Foreign Missions Committf* of the Pr< -an Church of England, t lie Krv. Al>-x Connell, B D., has just issued a circular m Ml with the decision to send out B r>r eight men KMM as suitable r.indidates can be found
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    NOTES FROM THE NORTH.
    454 3 U ::orr, a correspondent m the inteuor, f] Kobe Herald, that Mr. MacCullagh, Ute Of the Sia». Free Prea and now connected 1 mt> (if we mistake not,, Las h*d .nj.leasant experient c which will not tend to his belief m the fitness of the average
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    AFFAIRS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    605 3 HHiLirriKß Ports Aums Closkd by this (IOVfcK <iR. (Daily Pmt coirr«.pendent J A(.iiin *li)-,» lav ITU Kiirhi.s Tradim.. Scvi ral ol the Consuls o( Manila have been favoured with conuntinications from A^uinaldo durir'^j the l^sl «fek. The documents are signed by Buencanimo, Secretary of Foreign AfTairs
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    IN A MODERN BALL ROOM.
    148 3 What do the dancing nr-rnb'-rs of the Taaglin Club t'n:.k of i r i Bulletin -In novd bl n k of t Sh* wal:/ 1 i floats a the after ll «uemg foradance with barely veiled admiration m his eve. StiH ilo lie dozens of
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    A NEW AUTOMATIC GUN.
    351 3 public demonstration m Groal Bntain 01 tVi- kite gan looli the Run- Rifle X nc H, R. 11. ti- I ambi i' M rsh^il Sir I) < v ••wan, Genera W, (Jiphrrts, < Sir Martin I; >r Andrew Clarke, and Sr 11. gun is the result
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    GREAT FIRE AT YOKOHAMA.
    137 3 Mic A. C. Hatty Nrmt publishes (ht lollowmjj special telegram for it* Kobe correspondent dattd 13th August i I here h.-t-, loin ternlile tire al Yokoliama. It (i m the I »/ikicl)o m llxatic Sire, tat nine on S.uurd.iy nigN and Listed stveral hours. Ten thousand
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY.
    565 3 Ibo Satin •mi. the fomth |apanese t.b d. l>uilt bj i.s V w C cnmpl I ■*n. < Ht< i 1 t' 111 ii" Z I tin t., tVt 'J-ii'n t 111 ill cpet-d Ol i .18 knots I'lu lullowin^ appointments have bern made M tli. A
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    BIG ALLIANCE FOR TRADE
    457 3 I mi to v m Fiild 01 Hi V a i nbuiit m 1 1 m will (ay A I 1 lists tl.lS I he ti Id at i-> opcTAIKMH M I Am I *!er- l- W, Wn ridgi t :'ii Mi, ge, now I the
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    59 3 nuo w. LMMH DwMMi (,1-isal.j \l GWHI and Mil' J. Gunn, owe 1j.2 v. Mi i^;«- .itiij Miss John -ton, m SATURDAY. 1./VUHS SIM.LbS, (HINAL.J Mrs. l.ovell, ow'' 15 v. Mr->. Coleridge, ice 4. TUISOAV. < u\ natnmu Mrs. l.ovell v. Mrs. SsImMM, PRIOAY ist SEPT.
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    THE PADRE N SCOTLAND.
    928 3 XO XV tlie i<rv. ii. M Run.) I lie holiday IC— OB i« approaching m Edinburgh Edioburgh, whicli it a holiday resort I r all iia'i'Mi-, <1 kindreds ;ind proplet an<J tOOgues from May till October, taket its own holiday m August and Scp> tr-mlitT Tha
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    THE CONDUCT OF LIFE.
    956 3 THE CON DUCT OF LIFE. A-> a guide to the average stlioolboy— and his s^niorv, too it would be hard to find anythinif belter than tlie (oH MM hintsonlife m genfral," which Mr. \lf red LubftocH, m Ins book on Eton, mentions a hSviM bttn propounded by Ins son, Robm,
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    PRODUCE.
    142 3 i^ lII $8l 50 Gambier 5.70 do. Cube No. 1 4.85 Pepper, Hlack («>rdu..uy 27 371 do. White, (Fair L/W— s% „4225 Nutmegs nob :o me Ib.) 64. do. (80s to the 10; 84. Man (Uanda) 81. Cloves (Amboina) 3a. Libt-r .111 oliec '5 2S Tapioca, small peai I
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    SHARE LIST, AUGUST 25th, 1899.
    383 3 Quotation. Capital. P»ir» Up. Sfl*Ml M-> ici. 1,1 Norm .i. f 2,000,000 4><>,'/>S IW.S7-. Ut rred. £S .'Jell'v As mo-, Kastctn A. ncy. |S Sellers. to.ooo f 4 >s^* Bs8 '5 8 t 1 Clear W.ltr Dairy Harm Lid. Jioo 25.000 2.5.000 25c |100 eraser
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 3 (Corrected lp to Aagaal .> On London. m b VorV 'ifmand /M jj tC credits j m/s 2 o^ documents 3 m/s 2/0^ cm -m. f> m/s 2^ o j Fl \NCK, fli mami 2sg{ GntMANI .....!!ju2 India. T. I ...iJS Hongkong, itnaml <iis Yokohama, demand 4fe pm Java,
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      62 3 NO rrmrdy is more intolerable than Cod Liver Oil, >ft fat its part cular WMB, it is (lie most valui l>. Steams' Wi-.e of Cod Liver Oil Contains -ill the virttu s ut v o>l l.:ver t)r, m a palatable furm. and m y be taken by tlie most dli
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      443 3 LIARAIf CCS. vs iiik LiV) Out. vtr., Schmit/, tjr Banjer--1 1 11. BUS ID, Nor. Juhanessen, for Sad n^. TaMßa Mahl 1 |ap. tr Wale, for Hongkong md Japan. .1 igm lln I.koNi., Brit, sir., Angps, tor Kel.intan. via ports. Alb'hn, Brit, -.tr., Ritchie, tor Bangkok. B»l .v, Krit. str.,
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      208 3 Pa Arrived by the Ma,,, 'W 14.— Per Pirramttta from .ipi. and Mr> I. ,r|,|. M I I >< 1», Mi i. ilr. M Cartanwva, Mr. (.J. \1 r ,i, .Mr (J. i| M HUm, Vl r. H. M,. I. 1 Passengers Leaving by the Mail. A i.- i}. -f\
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      178 3 -Ml.il"!*. Vjl I'-r At i\. i' LI'onl h lv .ink; He 1 .1 am Mu<jr iici'>. -v.» i Bagaii an 1 fit H K k^k otk* Dili Su V J.IUI. V s. A. K. Atjtk n ngauM 1 -i .1 4 m rsrt fibre I ra hMM 4 m Sec.
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      507 3 V X s |KLS I POI KI«k« and TOOM Coromanders Arrived Krom Wban kn.ioLE Bm. crwinr, log P. F. H. 800 l July 12 Labaan Alb*. Out. ii.b., I^o Hanet Ai..- Atj-h Other Ve<i«els Klaza ft lorn Matter* Arrived Krom Com;?nee« When UOIVU I >ur och. f 00 (how li.T
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      812 4 OLD TA NJONG PAGAR DOCK Co., (Ltd.) NOTICE is hereby given ih»t the Transfer Books of this Company will be closed Irom the 14th to the v*h day of Augu«, iBqq, inclusive. Wm. G. NIVEN, -Secretary. Singapore, nth Au^u>l, 189"). 3>-8 OLD Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Limited. I o 1-HB
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      392 4 TO LKT, UNFURNISHED. NO. i" Kramat Road off Cavenagh Koad. A newly built bungalow with 4 rooms. Apply at No. 1 7 Kramat Road. Aug 24 3-8 TO LET THE Giove, Tanjong Katong. Apply to MEYER BROTHERS. Auk 2 4 uc TO BR LET. Holroyd, Syed Alley Road. A most
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      1207 4 THB No. 4 YOST is llic l.ticbt and most marvellous Writing Machine the World ha& ever seen. It is the product of the finest inventive talent ot the age, combined with exquisite mechanical skill. THE CHIEF POINTS wherein the No. 4 YOST excels all other Typewriters It has an INK
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      826 4 KATZ BROS., Limited. BEG TO ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL OF A CHOICE SELECTION OF NEW GOODS IN THEIR DRAPERY DEPARTMENT INCLUDING Ladies' Sailor Hats m Straw and Pique, White Pink and Blue Children's Sun Hats and Bonnets Childrens Cloth Sailor Hat* Embroidered Under Skirts and Chemises. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Ladies'
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      452 4 AUCTION SALE OF LJNCLAIMBD AND CONFISCATED PKOPER'IV ac UNSERVICEABLE POLJCI STORES, kc. I* HE undersigned are instructed by the Chief I x P-.li'c Officer t, sell by auction, at the I < enlral I'o.ice Station. on Monday, 4th September, at 2.30 p.m. A quantify of Unclaimed and Confiscated Property and
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      1151 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, and (w»<rre known) date due here, and name of Agent*-. Mbn-of-War. Akiiona, Jap., Poplar, Carlo Albbrto, leal., Sperzia, DwARr, H.M.5.,g.b.. Devonport. fTBBi, Danish, Hoi-Pen, Chin., Portsmouth, Hatsuse, Japanese, loscmo, Jap., Elswick, IwATt, jap-, Elswick, li .ukia, 1i.i1., Spezzia, Mi rarumo. Jap., London, Puobnix, H.M.S.,
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      616 4 The Singapore Free Press AND Mercantile Advertiser Cablb ADOK*ss,-A4verttstr, Singapo,, Tblbphonb Nuhih,- No. 6i. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Sing« por "THE leading English Newspaper the A Straits Settlements; Johore, Federated Native States of Peralc, Sdan. gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Ncgri Sembilan British North Borneo; Sarawak Netherlands Indies. Java
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