The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 September 1899

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  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, ioth SEPTEMBER, DAILY ISSUF. Vn
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 739 1 AT O Orhce. Collyer Quay. Xjg Wharves. New Harbov BO STEAM NAVIGATION Cc Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PEN ANC CEYLON, INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN EGYPI, MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAI MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE. PLYMOUTI AND LONDON. Through BilW oi lading issued for Persia Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also fc China Coast, and San
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    • 711 1 I pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIM j GATION COMPANY. LIMITED. jTHB following are the dates on which the Co.'s la Steamers may be expected here, viz: OL I WARD. HOMBWAAD. a, For Hongsobu, Smano- For Marseilles hai ar |afan Pokis. am< London. R a.a. Kaisow a6th Sept. aa Moyunt ctO »i
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    • 576 1 n un.., n .i.i J Rt J'AKtTVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. UWDBR OBTBACT WITH THB NeTHEBLAWDS IBDIA GOVBBNMBHT Agknts at Singapore Ships Agency, late I. DAKNDELS Co.. 20 Collyer Oua Time Table for September. 1800 V Rrimr M F r m Earecteo vv.ll oe -Jeapatched for Brouw.r Dat, S.pt. 70 B.rnakalis, S:ak, Panel,,
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    • 231 1 I HOWAETH ERSKINE, j LIMITED. Civil. Mechanical Electrical Engineers Boilermakers extractors. SOU AGENTS POR REDDAWAY'S j "Camel" Hair Belting Patent-Edge Belts Rubber Goods of .very §B4 cilic ation for all purposes Spccisjl Mining and \WH Boring Boilers Engines in sections i-. r te*J I ransport through unopened country "PULSOMET^R" PUMPS
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    • 642 1 fJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. V PAID-UP CAPITAL J.oooooo BBSBBVI Puno m RESERVE LIABILITY OF ,1,000 3 PROPRIKTUKS j fto.ooooo Couar ut UißßCTokv R. M. Gmv, Esq Chaibhan. Sibbb, Esq.— DHruiv Chaikbiah I B. Gons, Eao. lA. j. Ravmomd, E,q. 7 t. Shellim g«,. K H. Hill aak A f
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    • 283 1 PETER SYS WONDER^np^cTFIC~ Sprue. Dysentery. Diarhoea Hemorrhage a-TcaEX.*" aaeoaiinMOßo som! Mi.> e s "°,T, i s ,V, 4 /p. iHE PETER SYS COMPANY <* (I'Rofßnroßs abjd Sobs alißnam..- wmrft^y, Oct 17 M»N"-«.Tm»5,,,, 0l Cm Va>7R si,.s a •<> a^KANANGR of Japan I TOILET WATER Appreciated rci u me and Ujp
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    • 427 1 P ACIKIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY O CC i^ NTAL AND ORIENTAL V-* STEAMSHIP COMPANY. TOYO KISEN "kaBUSHIK* KAISHA fr)R|Esr*L >. s. 0 Hrance, and Germany by all trans- A lant c Imo s fesßaar 5 Franc,w i,y tht Srlr^S fcur PP e »nP"'nts at fill I iasj rate* Ve.ai reduced
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  • 873 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1899. Hrre thall th« Pret« tS-r Proplr', r, K 1 maintain, l-'nawed by influence and ur.br ibed by gam Here patriot Truth her florioua precrpti draw Pleases to Belicion. LoraJtr. and Law. REUTERS telegnm to-day, as already on a late occasion, do-s not
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  • 457 2 Tuesday, September 19, 1899. Pbbsbnt I H. E. the Governor (Sir C. B. H. Mitchell, u.c.M o.) The Hoo'ole the Officer Commanding the Troopa (H. E. M»ior General Dickson, ci.) the Col. Secretary Sir Alex. Swettenham, b.c. aro.) the Col. Treasurer (F G Penney). the Auditor-General (E. C.
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  • 254 2 A Bbital Outrage bt NaBBBO Soldibeb. t SVSVV.I nine o clock, two L. S. coloured soldiera one armed wi h a revolver, forced ;an entranc; into a HI pno louse on C-.lle Principe. At work inside tlt> found an old Filipino woman and her 11 >ear old daugt
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  • 374 2 Several pieces of land were put up for auction at Mr. W. F. C. Asimont's saleroom, 7 Change Alley, yesterday afternoon. A piece of land in Church-st. was bought in for 58,600, the highest bid reaching $8,300 a piece of land in Omarst. was sold to Shaik Abu
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  • 207 2 THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS. The Transvaal Despatch. The despatch of the Transvaal Government, in reply to that of the Secretary ot State for the Colonies, alleges that its proposals (since abandoned) for a five years residence for franchise, for one quarter of representation in the Lower Rand for Out.
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  • 27 2 The papers are unanimous in considering that this reply is a negative to the Bl demands, shutting the door to negotiation London, September ioth, /Soo.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 275 2 KATZ BROS., Limited. Have Just Received a Large Stock of LADIES AND GEKTLEHENS Boots Shoes. I Gents Gents Blocked Front Dress Boots Walking Boot. Gentv Dress Pumps •bbbbbl bbT VbbbbbbbbbbbbW. I adies Lace Boots Patent Leather Gents Walking Boots, do. Tan Leather. a%^^ 4^m^Zl Ladies Ladtes Gents G'ac-.e Kid Shoes.
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    • 772 2 BOARD AND LODGING. ■LTIVR available rooms to be let, BBitable for me»s S»B. <".r=mk-e Road. S^pt 18 2. IO BOARD AND LODGING. "ANTED bB a single gentleman with private e i nnily. S.H co Free Press. Sep iS 34.9 BOARD AND LODGING j A\' I >•• obtained at No. 16,
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    • 916 2 9 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS "THE Committee Singapore Temperance Club (late Soldiers and Sailors Club) have great pleasure in acknowledging donations from the following gentlemen in response to an urgent appeal for the purchase of new bedding, arc. R. N. Bland Esq. f 10 O.C. 35 Coy. S.D. R.G.A. $10 Colo, el
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 596 2 The Week Tuesday, ijth 1 Hi|{h Wa.er I—lo.o1 10. o a., 10 1 p. Full Moon, 7.26 p. Assi/es open Malacca. Legislative Council, 2-30 p. S. V. A. Recruits ftt Reserve men, 5-15 p. Wednesday, aoth rtsjtl Water 1 10.33 "> 4° PS. V. A. 2.5' Gun Drill, 5-1^ p.
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  • 482 3 Mr. W. H. Read, cm g writes from London under date nth August, 1899: "Overhauling sundry papers the other day I came across an old photograph of the Volunteers of 1854. It must have been taken in the late Fifties, say 1858. 1 thought
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  • 68 3 r*u Taot'SiSD Plague Corpses is Godowns. Shanghai, September 9 A foreign doctor has made a most alarming and sensational discovery in four godowns at Newer, wang. In the godowns were ranged up in tiers taro thousand coffins containing the corpses ol Chinese who recently died
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  • 196 3 Russian Government intends opening a -.oot at Vladivostock for the study of the Chinese, -ea- and Japanese languages, besides a special I IM geography of |apan and Korea. undred regulars have been despatched ib Japan to Formosa to help to keep the peace. Smokeless locomotives are
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  • 418 3 -ser Ltguna has left Spezna to join the ''.alian Squadron in the Chinese waters. ►ws for the t.b.d's Handy and Ha>t on Station will be conveyed to Hongkong "> the Itrrxble. I I to-knot torpedo-boat destroyer Kagero was .inched from the yard of Messrs. John I. Thornycrcf:
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  • 45 3 The Monthly Medal at the Sepoy Lines Golf Club will be played for on Saturday next, the 23rd, inste-ad of Saturday the 30th, as th<- 1 ttter day has been chosen for the I Horse and Dog Show at Tyersall. a—
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  • 87 3 The fifth Edition of Wright's Australian, Indian, China and Japan Trade Directory, including Canada, South and Central America, the West Indies, Mexico and South Africa, is a big book, necess rily, and is a great advance upon the previous editions. It is published in New York and covering
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  • 173 3 A thrilling story of dtrring do, thoroughly exemplifying ihe matchless courage of the trueborn Briton, reaches me (Corr. Malay Mail) from the w Ids of Sempam, where ihey mine f r biji, and where many ferocious beasts do prowl by night. A certain elephant,
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  • 178 3 Hongkong is invariably indebted to the Singa- pore Free Pi ess sa\s tl e China Mail for all news regarding lhe preliminary arrang- ments for the Inierport Rifle Match. Wc- notice that reference is made lo the desirability o: establishing a trophy j EM this interesting
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  • 241 3 \(L.erC Ex f res Ine French authorities ifl Indo-China have .ed the idea of having a regiment ol Chinese Tirailleurs fur service in their col"'iy. Po.M'ly I the example set at Wei la: -Wei ha> led i ihem to adopt the principle. I heir former native s Idiers,
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  • 342 3 The tournament is getting along well. most of the events having reached the third or fourth rounds. In the A Doubles j Ez-kiel ui.<i Upon have reached the tinal, having to play either Mactaggart and Anderson, or Campbell and Salzmann PLAY ON MONDAY. Profession Fairs. Banks,
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  • 1107 3 (Up to Sept. 1 st.) General Joubert, the Commandant-General of the Transvaal, has issued instructions forbidding the commandeering of strangers. Apprehending a Boer raid, the Portuguese troops at Lorenzo Marques, are being kept constantly under arms. In the course of his speech at Birmingham on
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  • 257 3 We observe that one of our Singapore tontemporaries has taken up the subject of the selfishness of the heads of firms proliibiting their representatives in the Straits from accepting seats in the Legislative Council or Municipality, and consequently throwing these into the hands of Government,
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  • 1049 3 The Tbabsport Service. Bombay, Sept. it. L'p lo two o'clock to-day, twenty-two transports had heen chartered for the conveyance of the Indian contingent to the Trans- vaal, namely, eighteen steamers of the British India Steam Navigation Company, one belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam
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  • 136 3 Consul-General Pratt, ol Singapore, transmits to the Department lor Foreign Commerce, copy of a letter addressed by liim to General Otis, at Manila, in which lie states that upon relinquishing his position in the consular service he contemplates the establishment of .1 line of steamers under
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  • 559 3 (Via Ceylon. j Rennes, Sept. 7.— Maitre Labor 1, on bring informed that Col. Schwartzkoppan and Col. Panizzardi were willing to testify on Commission, formally applied to the Court to appoint a Commission. Although a representative from the Foreign Office, who was present, said that he believed the Foreign
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  • 133 3 Riots is AiiMrnnD Bombay, Sept. ,3._\, ws has been received lrom Ahmedabad of stn js disturbances at Jhalod in the Fanch Mahals. Several persons have been killed. Thibm. D.siißinans. Iheßhilsand oiher turbulent tribes are giving the authorities trouble. Trsefa have been despatched lo the s«ene fr, rr, Ii
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  • 74 3 (Corrected up to September io). On London. Baik 4 m/* <lemand 1/IIJ Frivate credits 3 m/s .'.i/ti* documents 3 m/s !I!t/n|| credits 6 m/s '3/0 A France, demand Oermany, demand........ J India, T. T Hongkong, demand "li tfi« Yokohama, demand *!iv Jl 1.,,. 1 41 *> pm Java, demand
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  • 103 3 (September iy.) lin Gambier W J'H do. cube No. 1.....'.!.'.*;:;;;; 5 0 7 Htpper, Black (ordinary S'pore)" .7 ifl do. Wh.ie, (Fair L/W-^% VutmeKs Hos to the 1b.)... do. (805 to the Ib) [Band*) 7.;.'.'":" ti' .-vt-. ..btrianCyoliee Tapioca, small pearl i FaVr quaViiy" j OS o do. do
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 99 3 PDAMP PROOF PIANOS Robinson Piano Co. (■uaranteed for Climate. A Word to Mothers. Mothers of children affected with croup or a severe cold eed not hesitate to administer Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It contains no opiate nor narcotic in any form and may be given as confidently to the babe as
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    • 273 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NEDERLANDSCHESDOrVI. VAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards 'or London Bvery ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java i.me ara 1 despatched trom Amsterdam and live, paejl 1 very fortnight
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 355 3 w*'l os| f aVHewta u Fo. p., u Hongkong, arc Ring, a/STfl o AM ■55*" ■*>>"" o am Cheribon. ate. />„„,, OA¥ Labuan. arc. S" u 4 Muar ar Malacca Far/at la 2 PM Ban K kok Irxngganu 1 Pkl Bengk..l,s St Hagar. jpM j Malacca, s, Ma,accu 4 m
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    • 1546 3 I SHARE LIST.SEPTE MBER 19th, 1599. Quotatiob. Capital. Paid Ur. Shares p* 1. I Bank of China and Japan, Ltd. L 1 Nominal, f 2,000,000 450,968 ,99 175 j Deferred. £5 li2 t) Bell'i A«!i.-.i.,s Kastern Ai;tnrv. $3 Sellers. 1 10,000 I B,s8 f B's8 '5 8 4 I ClearWate.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 290 4 mJJ J i bbu bbbl tat^ 1 fIBB y&t -Sti re manufactured by the very km Er yjt l d arr acknostledtred on sides to he H B'c \s? 'H BBaaal PLR,TY OUARANTEEO R.^'' V bbl yt \\v 1 /n ffOB/NSQ H &OAO Jg£jio' John Little cc CO., LTD. Are
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    • 911 4 ORCHIDS. J. d' A. PEREIRA, Horticulturist, By Special Appointment to H.H THE SULTAN OF JOHORE GROWER, Importer, afleCßflf arc! Exporter of Orchid,. Address and Residence. Oxi'v Road. Apl 22 22U Singapore Sporting Club REVISED PROGRAMME FOR THE AUTUMN RACK MEETING, 1899 Thib Programme is substituted for that previously published. October
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    • 454 4 TO LET THK (i 888, 1 joi JJ ItalOßß I Appiv to MEYBB BBOTHBBS. < 2\ uc TO HK LET, PUBNISHED. Tha tataai and beautifully situated residence known as CIJ NY, near the Botanic Gardens. Apply to POWBLL i —Auctioneers. Sept .4 21 9 TO Bl LEI LNFURNISHEO Hat conI
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    • 514 4 Powell Robinson Civil and Military Tailor. HIGH CLASS ARTISTIC TAILORING IN ALL BRANCHES. SPECIALITIES RIDING BREECHES AND GENTLEMEN'S EVENING DRESS. Powell Robinson BATTEKY ROAD June 3 m cotch Whisky is the Universal It^ Always Drink the Best and Pres;rve your Health. ,^^sk Ta P r^i. ferousons f I 7B X
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    • 520 4 I TEACHER'S" HIGHLAND CREAM H WHISKY J3 Is the oldest. X purest and best in J^^fiti., thc market ff^feH] OBTAINABLE y&ff EVERYWHERE SANDILANDS, BUTTERY ft Co, SOLE acem INGAPORB PENANG RAMCHUNDER'S FOLDING HARMONIUMS With PaTI I M f I I BM ■—^^.n m WRm^ Three 00.v.<-, to j; octaves v<
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    • 1066 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ol departure, arid (where known date due here, and name of Agent". Mfs-oi-Wm. Abbbon4, Jap., Poplar, Carlo Alberto, Ital., Speui.i, hTBM, Danish, Hoj.Pbn, Chin., Portsmouth, Hansa, Kiel, HoTslsb, Japanese, Idsumo, Jap., Elswick, Iwatb, J<p., Elswick, Jagiak, K el. Liguria, Ital., Speuia, Mi raki'MO, Jap., London, Rosbt,
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    • 615 4 The Singapore Free Press AMD Mercantile Advertiser Cablb Addrbss,— Advertiser, Singapore. TiLsraoßß Numbib. No. 61. Published at 90-3, Raffles Plbcb, Singapore THE leading English Newspaper in the Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Selangor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the N>g ri Sembilan British North Borneo; Sara*** Netherlands Indies.
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