The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 October 1899

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 3 <>n, OCTOBER,,/ 1899. DAILY ISSUE No
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      769 1 "P a Office. Col'yer Quay. JHr Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, (EYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR MALTA, BRINDISL VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian i Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for j Chin* Coast, and
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      700 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. THR following are the dates or. which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz: OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Honckoku, Siiano- For .\!arseilles hai s Japan Ports. anp London. s.» JJUlysscs Nov. ao. s.s. Oanfj Nov. 6. '1 hroupri Rills of Lading issue:! to Manchester,
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      776 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. Ukdbr Contract with the Ni thkrlanos Iwdia (jovbrnmsnt. \cints at Singapore, Ships Agency, late DAKXDKLS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for October, 1599. From Expected Will be despatched for J ir.i S<uirab:»y.i Oct. 21. li.ita\ 1, .S.itnai .ii-.g, Sour.iL.iy.i, M.-tci.->i.ir, AmLuii New Guinea Oct. ',0
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      273 1 HOWAKTH ERSKINB, LIMITED. Civil. Mechanical Electrical Engineers Boilermakers L Contractors. SOLE AGENI FOR REDDAWAY'S "Camel" Hair Belting I'atcnt-Ed^c l'>dts and Rubber Goods of every sjx litigation \> r all purp' Special Mimog aad i! Boring Boilors Engines n t-tttiorib fof »ay Traaspoti tiirough unopctud country. "PULSOMET^R" PUMPS for all purposes.
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      648 1 XJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL lioooovioo RKSERV B FUND 5u.000.000 RESKKVK LIABILITY OK PROPRIETORS j 5»o,ooo,occ Qmm or UtKscTOßfl. V. M.^ Gj-av, K-'].— Chairman. N. A Sibbs, E^<j. Dhwuty Chaikmam. K. Goaiß, E.g. A. J. Raymond, Esq. M. M Esq. K. H. HIU Ksq. A. Hsurr, Esq.
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      625 1 DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM- I PANY OF LONDON. j The undersigned Agents for tV above Company are prep.^r.j.l to accept Kn r,,>, m Singapore Johore and the Malay States, at current rates. ol IVEN Co., i\civ 20 THE COMMERCIAL UNION i ASSURANCE CO., LTD. Fire risks accepted at current rates. FUNDs.
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      158 1 CO ricciDßN r STEAMSHIP COMPANY. TOYO KIBBN KABUSHIK* x USHA rhroaßh passage tickets i; ..4ntrd to and d. r >f Steamer., aKo to < >f the «i>ove line.. Toother Europe MalnAmd Arrry, Navy, and < n -f l»Klin R Over!-nd ty i; t i Sailing datiss from Roagkona rim Yokohama
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1899.
    1305 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1899. llrrtshkll the frt»i t! cIV ■>"• r. u t ir.a.i.tani. I'; *»rj 117 inSuen>-e a.l un bribed Ljr yam Here patriot Truth her gloriout prti'pti i!n». 1 U to I- > f Loralt*. ani Law. PUUfAPS tlio rrost definite tiling m the
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    BRITISHCASUATIES AT GLENCOE.
    904 2 c killed and twenty-luo w i. at fjlcncoe, and ,i men killed and i i wounded KILLUX l I art the names ut k lied:— Dl TIIK MMI. I "Mieijton. Col. John .Sl.er^ton, D *.o. A Adtulant (jer.cf.il Bengal J s'h Oct. iSc;*, arid before ■Yd f<
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA,
      61 2 THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENTS SAIL Enthusiastic Farewell. 250 Volunteers from Victoria, wmi ti K hty from Tasmania have left Melbourne, on board the A/tJn, win li will call at aiJe and Albany, for U5 more from each port The Kent ha, already 'sailed with the first
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      MORE TROOPS AT CAPETOWN
      43 2 I ':> OrtMMT CmStU wslh has arrived at fipflown. A DRAFT OF BLUEJACKETS. Field Gun Equipment Provided. I eki '1 have left Pot to replace the \aval Brigade been landed at ihc Cape. They them a number of held gun-.
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      THE SITUATION IN NATAL.
      18 2 AN IMPENDING ACTION There arc indications that an MglfT n.ent is pending near Ladysmith
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      A Commando Near Helpmakaar.
      14 2 I lie Boers arc m force on thin lkaar Road.
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      GENERAL WHITE RECONNOITRES.
      32 2 r General White ordered out a I force and found the enemy m a position. The mounted infantry failed to dcM out owing to the htCMM of the Inur.
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      THE BOERS RETIRE.
      16 2 General White's column then biv but the enemy withdrew at daybreak ti Kietfontein.
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      THE DEFENCE OF MAFEKING.
      54 2 A FUTILE BOMBARDMENT. Surrender Demanded By the Boers. A Pohtc Refusal. \evv- from Mafeking states lhat on me there took plate a three hours bombardment by the lioers. This however caused little damage. The enemy then demanded the mnta> der of the place, which demand was
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      The Attack Slacks off.
      23 2 Ihe botnbardnitnt was not resumeJ. THE GLENCOE WOUNDED. A Favourable Report. Ihe wounded ai Glcncoe arc itmm splendidly. (Later.,
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      ALL QUIET AT LADYSMITH.
      12 2 Saturday and Sunday were pas>ed .juictly at Ladysmith.
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      THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING
      66 2 Boer Preparations. A Coming Artillery Attack The Boers arc dosing m and placing b'g guns m position round Mafeking. A SORTIE FROM MAFEKINj. Enemy Strongly Posted. during a sortie on the atffc it wa foun j that the enemy was m a strong position to the
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      THE FIGHTING AT KIMBERLEY.
      46 2 THE FIGHTING AT KIMBERLEY. OFFICIALI^CON FIRMED Tuesday s fig! ltingat Kimbefl js oM| cially confirmed. Casualties Amongst Officers. Lieuts. J. G. Lowndes and C. H. If. B.ngham. of the Xorth Uncashires, «ia\, been severely wounded. Lieut. K. L. McClinlock, ol the Ro>ai Engineers is slightly wounded.
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      THE ACTION AT GLENCOE.
      42 2 Further Details, Boer Loss Five Hundred. General White cahlti ft* three Boer guns at Glencoe were dismounted and disabled. The Boer losses on the 20th m the at tack on Glencoe amouuted to 500. London Oct. jo, /(tyy.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      414 2 DOniE SPECIAL (AMERICAN) BIKES NEW MODEL FOR 1900. 100 of these Machines m Stock. demand may bi expected. Eariy -m I ncir quality trill be at O«CC perecued Gents and Ladies EQUIPMENT Everything Ist Class and all one could debirc. i Black Enamel besl XV H S at (j a
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      429 2 >STE TilE Blßl.iU I. R.H. The Prince of Wales. Cingapcr: Vchntecr Artiller: Ball BK HtXO m IHE DRILL MALI. I tmn: of f toanu g two la -2 1 O- t'* I Hli.l 1 ».N Hot.. .Secret ALEX. FOX 6c QQ. I N i the La .1 a make up
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      979 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS j. t Gttmxitntm. BIRTH. Un ihe 26th inst.,at"lhe Warren," Pcmng, the wiieol G. BiRKHii.'iEN, et a daughter. MARRIAGE. On the ,'yid in^:..i t. at thr Bni; h Consulate. < SwadV Di. l< m 1 I t.n\ km k v, Mh ~,,i 11 »> mi, ot Sii*|r»porCi \iu» fee
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      471 2 TO DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. THE AVALANCHE HERE HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS. AND ROYAL MENAGERIE U! PERFORMING WILD ANIMALS Entire New Company N I "i eirpattmen's. New BttMCl N N Ever) a>_i a ii'jvc y and perfect A WORLD'S FAIR OF MODERN MA VELS IHI- GREATEST* MOaT SUPER I SHOW EVER DEVIafeU BY
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      195 2 The Week. Monday, yAh llxh Water 7.^4 a., 7 p. Municipal Commission, 2-30 p. LogioWltvo Council, 2-1,0 p. looibail, R. h. H. Co., Warren btneld, 5 p. >. v. .'.s' nni, s-is p. Philharmonic hon X m Uwm Pride 1.0.fi.1'.. Tangls, 7 PKituil.iuon Lod^c, H-.^ular, 8 .v> p. Tuebday, jih>i
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    SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    1626 3 AUTUMN MnTING. wi THIRD DAY, Oct. iBih, 18,,,. af 1» was with unpleasant forebodings of a f° niiserable afternoon and spoiled sport that n most people went to the Course on Satur- day, after the heavy and continuous rain of the morning. But the two hours of
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    ANALYSIS OF THE RACING.
    786 3 J 'ill. "ulzean -4 4 ■linawarra 2 I 3 Vagrant 2 3 ...xtetli ...I 1 I 3 'outi|( Gladstone ...I 1 I I 1 -V I 1 I 3 «ihcol 1 J r aiher O'F'.>mi t 1 i .1 < MM I I ler 1 ~>_ott
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    THE WAR.
    2050 3 Course oi thi vbnts m rut Tkansvaal, etc. So great has been the exodus of popu'atior. from S c Rand that the Johannesburg mine owners are N iving the miners who remain at the rate ot i il •r day, exclusive of food. 'Die Orange Free State is
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1445 3 larije amount of autonomy for the I Hitch people. London, Oct. 18. tobfci iSth, midnight des- from I n.ly-i- 1' h si the' the l'>rilisll c u.ilrv li IVI <n^.<n(.tl thfl I nuny Ml M.ddav to-il ■I Ac .11 homes and H sters. and have had aomc The Times
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    FOOTBALL.
    52 3 Fbc final > o!it-.-i. jr th. Darul A<lab Cu-,. n i ofl < -t(.T<! IJ on t!i ground hclure I l.i-., Dfttivi I li,- I > 'i ing ike \).tr u liiliar, the previous v i: by one goal to nil. Afterwards H. H. Sultaa AUic kisdly prcsestcd il.e
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    Stearns' Headache Cure
    38 3 (.nls to san faction. lliu la I cai.Hi i out i.nmi; tin; povw! taken, and Umh allowing tl>c medicine to Ml promptly. A certain, ..ilc and speedy rcm<dy t Ktada(.!i(. S .^oM by all CbemtsU.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    79 3 To-morrow. lor Per At S mrabava, m.. MeAlifUr I I M U itn P l Sultana 2 1M I lon^kuMi.'. *x Kunigsbcrg rM i>vi, A. I: in 1. mg SoJtl .> FM Honj»k(nij; A. a. i i M U uiL-kok KeJa'ii 4 i M MuntoU X Pale nban^
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    NEXT MAILS DEU.
    87 3 From Ksuund:— per P. .V O. s. s. Clylt on Nov. 4th, with Kn^lish mails of Oct. 131(1 answering letters despatched from Singapore on Sept. 15th. From Chin* per l'..\i), s. Pmrvmwmh* on Thuriday, Nov. 2nd. Mails already despatched for London Left Sing. Due in London Arrived
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    SHAKE LIST, OCTOBER 30th 1899.
    196 3 lank O1 < hina ar.i Nominal. f£ v m n. .erred. 2} I e!l >. ?3 Seller f jJlear Wate. -l>a.ry Farm Ltd. 8.00 ,s^. l f ,££j 0 <T FraserandNc-avel.td W, !»,>.,. s^j I .0 rtonKW,,,^ an.] Sh.myha, Hank |ekbu Mminß and 1 ratling
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    OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJOCEAAN
    255 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJOCEAAN The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Strait-;, China, and japan, and from Japan homewards for I onrion every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line are despatched trom Amsterdam and UVtrpMl I v-ry fortnight for the
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      164 3 PDAMP PROOF PIANOS Robinson Piano Co. Guaranteed for Climate. Aug n t.lh.-s James Reed Injured. k Mr. James Reed, struck his lep against a cak of ice m surh a manner M to bruise it severel) It became very much swollen and pa ned him s badly that he could
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      475 3 VEb S i: L S IN P O U Mrr.-of Wai s «nj Tont Cor..m«nd-n Arrived I Wfc I i'< \i 1. lv.l. craii .1 Brit. (.1 R. P. C< r* t V©l m 1 Oct. Other Vi sfcels FJatr« ft Tont Mattctt Arrived From Conneneet Kor When Ammmu 1
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      211 3 P HONGKONG I I < niphei 1 Manila ic--. Humi<iuy, m c humidity Force i Wind, accordinc to sky. r i clouci lightning, > torn t limud 1. ibility, dew B ir. Wind lum. Sky l< tin < 11. -<> M tail 110 a. 761 Bi <. 2 H'kong 41
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    1225 4 GMag port or departure, and (wliece Kno*n) date due here, and nams of A^ent*. M, S .ri|-\V *R AftMOMAi J'P t'fplar, PTS'i Danish, Hai-PRN. Chin., Portsmouth, H^s>l<SE, Japanese. Idsl'mo, Jap.. Klswitk, Iwath, J ip., EN»ick, MißUtvo, Jap., l^ndoii, Kosvt, R'iv., Oonstadt, V*BM via, 1i.i1., Spezzia, VtKUMu, Jap., LAvoiiport,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      552 4 K. MANJOOR MARICAI CO. ia7 Mrrkct-Et. ilpn. I. >!W I StatiOß. Mi I>\ILY. 'TO 1.1 1 5l tmmft Walk, from ibi 1 No-.ti ;'l* 1 H SASSOON. Kaflfc HUct. <Ja v c ACUMMODAI lON > Mall .cd I tIUMJ to town. No o>lv r Ltosrd-.rb. Reply 10 U.L.. C o
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      407 4 KATZ BROTHERS, LIMITED, j Have Just received a large Shipment of their well known Light Pilsener Beer Tubqrq < Beer is p A bsolutely the best mmm wm^^ jA A^yT taKE 4T h > best" T he Refore take '"^m Price per case 4 dozen quarts tfll-50 8 pints $14
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      187 4 I RAMCHUNDER'S FOLDING HARMONIUMS I ftwiami t»4| ov.tavti vci'icai Smmti I A :< RtMksMd Key I, U'y •.«•>•. tone. I i wtll ■iiisliediiiu.ical i'.irumcnl. C«lafcg«e«l Marmo- 11 urn-, on appficatMfi to Sole Agency No. 12 Change Alley. P»«3 13.11 Passenger and Tourist Agency rPHIS Acnq MMkrtahci t> n. ar d
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      409 4 TO CYCLISTS. j'' y f pica nd n qua! 10 o H STRAITS VCLK AGENCY I i Itvi It KoAD v.'. ORCHIDS. J. d A. PBREIRA. Horticuituiist, E., Si»c;-il Aipointmcr.l to H.H. THE KULTAM Ol JOHORE C* ROWER, laport < arwWla vrterut ■rt| Oxlty Ko.id. 7i 22 4 chak; hotel,
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      272 4 WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A FEW DAYS. The Singapore and Straits ROUGH DIARY FOR 1900. Showing the CHINESE, HIJRA and HINDU DATES, corresponding with the ENGLISH or CHRISTIAN DATES as given on each page of the DIARY. IOOLSCAP, three days on a page, mterleaved with BLO TTING PAPEK PUBLISHERS Fraser
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      42 4 STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co.TudT" UycUong,- every Monday for Malac.* i< i Man* and Telok Anon. la 'a«-ca, Kuala Malacca,— every Wednrsrlai, r~ t Uickson and Klang! y y r Wa| acca, Part A a 2J H£^ f r P« Dick, i EYE-SIGHT. NOTICE.
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      581 4 The Singapore Free Press. Mercantile Advertiser Cable Address, Advertiser, Singapore. Ikluhoki Numsir.— No. 6i. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Singapore. THE leading English Newspaper ir. ;h, Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, S. Iangor, Sungei L'jong, Pahang, the H^mi Sembilan British North Borneo; Sarawak Netherlands Indies. Java
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