The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 November 1899

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    20 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, i 5 th NOVEMBER, /1899. DAILY ISSUE, Xo. 372g
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      741 1 rt Office. Coliyer Quay. Kg Wharves. New Harbour I O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. j Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, i EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR MALTA. BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH j AND LONDON. Through Bills of leading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also 'or China Coast,
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      673 1 f HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchesti r, Continental ports. New York, Boston, Philadcl. phia and Baltim re, Sic. For freight and other particulars apply to IHE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, Agents. Feb M AUSTRIAN LLOYDS STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Undbr Mail Contract with the
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      626 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAAKT MAAT3CHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Nithi rlands India Govbrkmbnt. Agents at Singapore, Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Coli.yrr (Juav j Time Table (or November, tSog From Expected Will be despatc&ed tor G.G.s Jacob Sourabaya Nov. 12. Sourabaya, Mac.isb.ir, Amboina, Banda, Mcnado, GoronUlo, I trnale a nil
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      170 1 KILEY, HARGREAVES CO., LTD. ENGINEERS, Boiler-Makers, Shipbuilders AND General Contractors. UK ARK PREPARED TO SUPPLY FROM STOCK Lancashire AND Gandys Patent Belting. Steam Pumps. Miaiajb HorisMHaJ and Vertical Direct Actfaif Du-l'x.ind Specal Siokiog puaapa "l> It) 2<< 000 g allot 1- r hour. Boilers. Boilet 1: M uin^ pvrpoi 1
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      620 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AX BANKING CORPORATION. 'A![»-l!|» CAPfTAI *;o jo,. 0 kEIiEkVB KUNO |ii«x.cno RKSKKVE LIABILITY Oi' 1 PHOPR'ETOUS tto,ocrj,oce Coubt or Dnaenaa, 9, M. Gkav, K»q Chairman. N. A Sikbs, K-.<j <)'M-tur CNAMUtAH, 1 0 K^q- A. J. Raymond, E,n. f». M.MuMi Esq. l<. H. Hll.l. K»q. A. lUui-r,
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      730 1 DHfiiNIX ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON. The ,1 Afjaaja f cr t heabov«.C, m r arc praparcd to.. Johore and ihr Malay Si M snvtM Co., Nov 2-i THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. F re hiki accepted at current r.»t PUNDSn Capital Fully Subscribed £2.500,000. Capital Paid-up 250,000. Assets exceed
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      200 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY Occidental and oriental steamship company. AND 'pOYO RISEN KAUUSHTKi x KAI3HA aaiai i To other X «»a»Bra»ail SpaciaJ reduced ra Ar f v Navy, and' rx>r,ner;,. fie cr 1 r «an hare < f Sailing dates fro.-n H yim Yokohama to San Fr. I Fcr furthn
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    2308 2 l!':e kL»!i l.c lin.t'r l'< I LViweJ bjr m*i.rr.':e *-\d l*il*d tjr K^ t Htn patriot Truth her rtorl«ui prccrpt. draw y ti t v to Km Ut*Ht. i IMK WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, I*^9 LASI I'riday we ventured on a hypotli«_ -i- as to the plan
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    HARMSTONS CIRCUS.
    67 2 In =>pite of the inclemency of the weather ia s t night, Harmstons did not disappoint their patrons but managed to successfully produce the whole of the excellent pri gramme laid down for the evening's entertainment. We especially recommend A/ax to those who have not yet witnessed his
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    50 2 AMERICAN CRUISER STRANDED. She Strikes An Unknown Rock Oft Luzon. No Lives Lost. (Special to Singapore Fret /V, Hongkong. Nov. 14th, 4 5 It is reported thai ihe L". S. Cruit Charleston is ashore on an unchaitt <1 ro off North J^uzon. Her rreu has been »a\< -4
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE WAR.
      31 2 ALL WELL AT LADYSMITH All was well at Ladysmilh up t<j inst. Fourteen Thousand Trooj Just Arrived. Reinforcements to the number oi i. have now arrive'! m South Africa
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      AT KIMBERLEY.
      24 2 Enemy s Ineffective Artillery. A despatch from Kimberley on tstates tiiat the enemy were .-belli:.„• place, but ineffectively, mo.-t <>' tk b»;ing unexploded.
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      THE FIFTH DIVISION.
      37 2 Sir Charles Warren In Command. Sir Charles Warren commands the Fifth Un i.-ion. Trooping to the Cape. Tlie Admiralty has chart* re<i that ta^i American liner the Afajest,\ to <i.mc. troops to '.h*> Cape.
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      GERMAN EMPEROR'S VISIT.
      41 2 No Ceremony Desired. The Orman Ambassador lias intornvl the Mayor ol Portsmouth that the Emperor William will be unable to rereiv ,ir dress, as his visit is private. He must also decline a lunch U t; Manmon Hnu-e.
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      RUSSIA AND AFGHANISTAN.
      331 2 Ready for Herat. Ihe ;»ie. correspondent at St. Peter--burg states that the fu!l.--t preparation-arc completed (or a Ru««ian advance on Hru 1 at any moment, the alleged reason beir (f>» the apprehension of disturbances m the event of the death of the Amir Parcels v not Letters)
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      940 2 Katz Brothers, Limited. BECi TO ANNOUNCE THEIR SPECIAL SHOW OF TYSO and GAMES Thousands lo select from, Prices to suit everyone, Comprising China Tea Sets Steam Engines Enamel Tea Sets Mechanical Toys Noah's Ark Cooking Stoves Complete Railway Trains Rubber Balls Flags Steam Boats Drawing Slates Out-Door, Games Picture Books
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      612 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS TO 1.1-.'l No. 1 02 Waterloo-*!, newly repaired and improved. Rent >40 per mensem, tor further particulars jpnly to MEYER BROS. Nov 15 v.c HARMSTON*S GRAND CIRCUS. AND ROYAL MENAGERIE Of PERFOEMIITQ WILD AiTIMALS To-Night. To-Night. LAST Positively the ('arcuell l'erfonn.inc«i= TWO of this Great Show that has
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      468 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE T~\l RING my absence from Singapore Mr. K.\rnAßL Sassoo* holds my power of Attorney. M. MEYEF. Nov is A UCTION SALE of about 225 Tasks Pcrtland < emeut, to be held at The Tanjong Pagar Dock < o.'s Cement Godown, Keppel Road, Monday, 20th November, at 2-30
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      173 2 The Week Weunebday, 151a linh Water >.t a., «*.o p. .n. V. A. Maoa^ght Parade, y p. Hirmsto-r t ire: c rhur»day, i6.h llik'i Water > 34 <5 p, H. fe O. Homeward .Mai! due. 1-inal Performance Harm-ton v p Friday, 17th H.gh Water ,j. 2 .j .v,;;,, bull Mod,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    3437 3 Tuesday, November 14, 1899 Presknt The Hun'kle the Officer Cmmm/mMf Ha iroons (H. B. Major General Cicksun, c.d.) the Col. Secretary (Sir Alex. Suetten HiUP, X.C.M.C.) the Attorney-General W. R.Collyer. the Amlitor-Genera! (E. C. Hiil). the Acting Coh-niil Treasurer {R N BUnd). I the Colonial Engineer (A. Murray).
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    WAR NOTES.
    1979 3 (Ahead of \e.xt Mail.) Mr. Powell Williams, Liberal Unionist member of Parliament for South Birmingham, and Financial Secretary to tl\c British War Office, asserts lli.it by far the largest order-, for the supply of meat and forage for ihc use of the Bntibh army m South Africa hive
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    RAFFLES HOTEL.
    399 3 SaWßttav's < toai a CamßMoai I now main bwUdina; of Raffles Hold is lobe opened m S ti day i-i^lit with a special inauguration dinner, at which the b'[tn< h i//c/is to pffCSCBI all bk gastronomic dainties. The marble dimimm salon will be lit by the electric light
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY.
    248 3 lh^ Smwmmmmi, Japanese destroyer, arr.vd at Portsmouth on lylh inst. to complete vw'h stores The follow .m; apooinlment has aaaa made at the Admiralty Lieutenant H I. yl. y, to the Urn- to d-itf r t. 1;. < .lyl mi Meum. r hi-, bet-n appo:nted I amm,,n
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    A CURIOUS REPORT.
    296 3 The Copenhagen correspondent of the Mail gi\os currency to the curious report that Ruisii intends COwfarnaH upon Danish ships exclusive trading advantages under the Russian flag m East Avi.i, and subsequently means to boycott all foreign trading at Kasaiaa ports, and a uk^se of the C/ar, which
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    SHARE LIST, NOVERMBER 15th, 1899.
    231 3 o« CM. and j ,pa,, LM. P 0 U W HuhnS l* 9 i .'4.^1 ryy.075 41 Mr, a^. ta*. A; e c> i3 SelIeri 1(5S4 ;-g UurW-iuDairyFiini Ltd. |mo 1 l6 Fiaseran.lNtivcLid. «c 3 H r J >' <> o 25.000 O» lu» w
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 3 (LOKHECTED UP Jo ember 1 5), On London. Bii.K 4 m/s iln >!< iiiaud i^i Pry. ,it, credits 3 m/s> documents 3 rn/s credits 6 m/> o France, demand Germany, demand i',. India, T. T Z.".\"ISJ Hongkong, demand jjj Yokohama, demand 5 pm Java, demand n^i Manila, demand 1%
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    PRODUCE.
    81 3 I" n.imb.c. -ibe No. i IV..|c. ■■Uk (ordinary Sport) jg J,. Whin, (Fair L/W-s*) r (W I lI<M to the lb.) r. W. (*k)i to the lb) i.. (iia<id i) gj' Cloves (AniUv.n.-i) ia' i < t^\o iap.ota, small pearl (la.r quality) fe do EIM (do. H do.) d«-.
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      263 3 OC&.AN SI'KAM SHIP CUMfA.U. AND NEDERLAND^CHK STOOMVAAKT M/VATdCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards f^r the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for Ix>ndon every ten days. The Company's steamer* on the Java Line are despatched trom Amsterdam and Liverpool every fortnight for thr; Sti.iils,
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      350 3 v IKLI IN Eriv.Ku...... Cm* il. V s■ Kv.,j.R>v V,, X-, v?';. M fcsas IvDAa lUrv ICSOAM er > > Bril iv Mai.*, Bni Nok M O.m, Dut.«ch., 160 f Paui t<^.. Am Lip, 1041 w P«"»« Brit. William N K*nei. Sat M m Rico*™ HV, r S Ayr.i I)-.
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      91 3 I I >SK NOW H A. 1 >*T. 1 I' J N I M' t NEXT MAILS DUE. ched (r m Singapore on r*. ft U N IUOa >lrMdy despatohe.i Eor London L I ""S- Due L01.J0:: (At N P. ftO. Soy. Nov. to M. M, >... 4 No\ 1
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      2106 4 With i.i;cnt lulling arrangement m perki'. wLSSttmi /fcS^*«r' l\ 2^^^3m^£r^^ Oldti. D> -<ci X"'"-' Homf. Tobcbcen.it Mum s^kr#sr^Xi of "*?>->' I ?\< /S&£ %BSwXy w -m r /fr 'A^?~ IME KOr.INSUN PIANO to. 6fZl^JNd\g '■"s'•s£ f Jj^ A W^jWfiSf^ r \'f I\f /I STATES OF LIBtRIAN COFFEE ¥%^W T//AT t*
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      147 4 Fo»- London Tfce i.s. GLENSMBL. V° 4 l v" s V^P 13 1 McCitMvmaT, due here ..bout theiKah inataßM. and w have prompt des! patak. She carries l> ((Ctor an Steward,^, a.fd excellent accommodation for Saloon pas- I NT further particulais apply to Nov 8 X C 0,,-A K a,
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      762 4 TO LET rOMMODIOLS and well lit Ofticcs .n i. Ko.id Private Entrance. OFFICE, c/o Ft Nov 14 pj "TO LET. AS"a-sidc liiingalow. No. 84. I .1 f v from Ist November. Apply to S. MANASSBH .s Oct. Jl TO LET. FURNISHED. QBLAMAT. Bukit limah R«ad, near ,i: stone. Apply N.
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      976 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, ami (whete known; date due here, and name of Agents. Mkn-ok-War. Aki-Bona, Jap., Poplar, Hai-PKN, Chin., Portsmouth, M vTm'sk, Japanese, Iniuuo, Jap., Elswick, Iwatr, jap., Elsu'ck, MiRAKt'MO, Jap., l^ondon, Rosbt, Russ., Cronstadt, Vukvviks, Danish, Dec. 10; Vbsivm, hal., Smb, Yak i' mo, I i('.,
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