The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 November 1899

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, ,B,h NOVEMBER, Ii8» £>AILY ISSUE, No.
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      775 1 jf Q Office. Collyer Quay. Qfi V^harves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers lor CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA. AUSTRALIA. ADEN, F.GYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINOISI, VENICE. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued lor Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San Francisco
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      512 1 CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY, LIMtTED. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester, Continental ports, New York, Boston, Philadel. phia and Baltimore, &c. tor treight and other particulars apply to THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, Feb n A enU AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Under Mail Coktract with imi Austrian
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      630 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIf. cu^ A#w c COHTRACT WITB THE N BTH P.HLAHDS I ND IA UOVIRNMtNT. AchNTt, at Singapore. Ships Agency, late F. DAENDELS 0... 2 collyek Oua Time T.bU tor November. ,890 '-ullykk IJVA c Fro K»Pected Will be despatcned lor Bantam Sourabaj-a N<,v. .4. Sou o r
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      530 1 £[ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION V fA'.n-Uf CAPITAL nftll RESERVE FUND 10. 000,0.. < RESKRVI UABIUTV'OK *",000.^ A PROPRIB-IOKS I 1i0,009,00i Coo«t o» Dittcrxts. 1 a., hs<} K H. U.ll. Km H A. McC>N,tm« f Hsq. R. Shiwan, hi "en. J. J. Kesw.ck »mw ■)ah\oku Hon,.kon Sra rHOMAS JACKSON. Af
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      488 1 Du as-»-(i> R o«,. TOR s;"S L f^ ILR SYS COMPANY, p— gb^KANANCA of Japan I TOILET WATER n J Ir>vJ D «s lit impuu to the U'f, «^fe ANANGA EXTRACT The underv^ ed A^nts for the above Company Mm at *"VtH Co., THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD H'rc
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      170 1 PACIFIC MAILSTEA.v 1 r%rnr^ COMPANY OCCIDENT/ STEAMSHIP COMPANY AM) T'OVO K 'SKN KABUSHIK, i earner. i«t' I An^y, N.«v>, a ct me I be obtained r. Pa«i. June 2, ArchU SIAYN/ RD&Coi WL tail Chemists nhic r^icdicines.. Filler^ tbc, lIPPUI Pebble Spectacles Folders in Gold, Silve- or Nickel Ships' Chests
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1899.
    1428 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1899. Here shall the Vrc«i the Prople'a tight maintain, I'nawad lif influence and unbribed bf gain Here patriot Truth her jrlorioui precepts draw. 1 '*vri to Rclicioo. LoraltT. an« Law. Wl. have already pretty plainly spoken our mind about the fitting fate for
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    856 2 Kuropean Sergeant Welch, No. 5, died yesterday in the General Hospital. The ominous feature aboul Madras Municipal finance is that expenditure is yearly increasing and exceeding the receipts. l'rote-sor Margo!iouth, the Laudian professor of Arabic at Oxford, is said to be proficient in forty one distinct languages and dialects. A
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS THE WAR.
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      575 2 LIPTONS TEA MERCHANTS I Y SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN LIPTONS TEAS drunk everywhere: in air-tight tins. THE FINEST OBTAINABLE. LIPTON Limited are the Largest Tea, Coffee and Provision Merchants inthe World. LIPTONS TEAS. Largest consumption of any. can be purchased from all Store-keepers in Singapore. SOLE WHOLESALE
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      656 2 K. MANJOOR MARICAN CO. r.i >■ EA e-Ketetr 127 Market-st Opposite I. 'uk Ayer Police Station. \ith> ok Dmlt. ep 2O 20.12 ANN KEAT ft CO C\>ll irana v I I weed-, Manneis, A 1, I- me Shirts, Perfumes, I Half, Su.iu H its, l-elt Hat ate, &c. (ireatly reduced
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      1123 2 1 'AN TEL) a house within two mile* from town. Kent about Xjo per month. Apply A., co Free Press. Nov 24 "C. WANTED to rent house with good stables 2—4 miles from town. Apply to H.M., c/O Free Press. No\ 3 uc CLBKKS. 11/ ANTED for Borneo, Eurasian clerk>.
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      380 2 TO-DAY S ADVERTISEMENTS. 'T'O LET, Office and Godown. ground hoor, No. 8. Mal.tcca Street. Apply S. MANAS>>EH Co. Nov »8 uc alex7ToxlTco~ No. 43, High Strekt, Wl 1.1. bK SHOWING Fancy and Millinery Goods ON Friday, the Ist December, 1899. Nov 2% ut. THE AMERICAN BIOGRAPH MAI H ROAD Opposite
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      129 2 The Week. Tuesday, aBth H. K h Water:— 6. 1 a a., b.45 p. Lejt.slahve Council. a-^ o n Philharmonic Choir. 5-30 p. Philharmonic Orchestra. 8- ?o D fc.mulat.on Lod K e, Regular. 8.30 p. Wednesday, aoth High Water .—7.3 a 7W D S.V.A.CarbmelTrli,, 7 0 H JvX U day
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    THE ASSIZES.
    29 3 The case against a Chinaman and a M lay tor the l J onggol murder was continued thi? morning before the Chief Justice an.l a special jurv.
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    JELEBU.
    59 3 Later news from Jelebu, dated the jjnd states that, after further explanation:, with ir,c tin dresser, it appears probable that the pumping machinery already order* <\ will be sufficient, not only for ten hcadr-, but even foi twenty heads. It is reported that all the machinery has been tried,
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    HOW THE ATBARA BRIDGE WAS BUILT.
    200 3 Kight of t'e men who left Philadelphia for Kjjypt to construct the A'.bara Bridge have returned. Mr. Wennes. the foreman, taid When we arr.ved. we found there was no skilled labour to vd us only numberless convicts, mostly murderers, and a few rivetters. The
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    CASES AGAINST A YACHT-OWNER.
    128 3 Iwo ca-.es were fixed for trial at the Colombo Requests to-day (l6thj against Count 'Je Tolna, arising out of claims for w;jjjes .plies connected with the Yach' I cam was by Mr. John Hagenb^clc, and Ship handler, for DfWviaHM p ed to the Vacnt Tolna during
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    343 3 m The French transport Chodoc passed through the port on her way to Saigon at one o'clock this atternoon. Inspector Jones of the Jinnkibha De-l-irtment met with a carriage accident on -Sunday morning being thrown out of hi* trap on institution Hill, and injuring his leg badly. He is now
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    WAR TELEGRAMS.
    196 3 (Via Bj t a via. It is a positive fact that the Boers have matched nto ape Colony and are in possession ol A'iu.il North and Burgersdorp, piobably also Colesberg. It is expected the AiiiW.mders at Cape Colony will side with the Boers. The Government of Cape t
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    IN SPITE OF ALL.
    1000 3 1 Fall Mali Gaeette.j The splendid Australian stirrup-cup to the Australian soldiers of the O;ieen has been emphasized most impressively by Canada's God -"-peed to her thou sand at Ou^bcc, which will we feel sure, be fol lowed by no despondent afterthoughts when the news of
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    91 3 I lie I'inang Ga .cttc hears that a hurricane occurred at Negapatam on the u\\\ instant, which nou-Jy damaged the Straits Settlements Emigration .-pot. On this account emigration is sus; .i.dtd, temporarily. The famous amateur golf champion, Lieut. F. A. Tait, of the Black Watch, (Royal Highlanders) is ordered to
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    WAR NOTES
    861 3 To-day considerable excitement was caused in Aliwil N;>ri!> wb-n it became known thu a p.irt) o( |)u! 'limn, i.umberm^ about 15, and including the Mayor. Mr. Smuts, j.p., Mr. David Dewet, J.r., Put li klv i, and oihi-i leading Dutch inhabitants, visited t)ie Northern Post office and demanded
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    THE CALCUTTA MEETING.
    316 3 I he following paragraphs from the A tan relate to Singapore horses.— It. ere is no doubt whatever about the class of horses running at the Calcutta meetings being better every year, and one noticeable feature is thr increase of V- <- <r\ (he K"gli>!' another the
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    THE SINGAPORE MUSEUM.
    352 3 The annual report of the Ka»fles Library and Museum for the year 1898 has just reached us. From the title of that institution it is to be feared that the Library is of more consequence than the Museum. b'rom a list of the accessions to the Library
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    52 3 On the is»t December, a Host Office will be open«d at New Harbour, next door to the Police Station. Mails will close at the General Post Office for New Harbour at 9 a.m. and 2 pm. and will be despatched from New Harbour for town at 8 a in. and
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    THE STORY OF GREATER
    1617 3 An. Ru.iits RmMVID.I BRITAIN. II Y VISCOUNT MORFKIM I. HOW THE KMPIRI IS GOVERNED. Besnlt>> India ihe Fnglisii past* i iis may roughly he divided hltu three main classes selff*c>vernin^ colonict with res. ponsible j»ovtrnni> i m Crown colonies with representative institutions but without res j
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    DAWSON RECORD BREAK.
    126 3 As As MoMBBI O Saturdaj ificmoea (SIM October), ■syslttc i:Jt KCttcment W II I I UkMfl I break i,f |8j bj t to 722, thereby crediting him elf wuii arecotd ll xiation 3v; by John Rui I vtniv of ihs strain t Id ti rriLl) upon the
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    A ROYAL BETROTHAL.
    41 3 I I'rmte Imp'::.. I V it to be married to his cousin, i'nncess Sada, her |6th ytnr. Slie belongs to ihe famous Pvjiwara f^mn> o trace the:r descent directly to Kamatari. a renowntd hero of the ;th Leitury.
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    "THE ABSENT MINDED-BEGGAR."
    39 3 Mr. j A. I -><-! ty writ* -to tbe Editor this morning Will you kindly place this ■hilling in your little tambourine, Fur the gentleman in khaki ordered South.' Mr. IMay's shilling is a cheque lor §100.
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    LIFE AND VIGOUR FOR THE HAIR.
    142 3 The only article which really possesses nutritious urtucs tor stimulating, and restoring the hair, is Ko .hmi> Mai kSB*n >iL. It removes scurf, harshness, drym •->■.. prevents the hiir being injured by illness, and should always be used for children's hair no other article
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    Used by British Soldiers in Africa.
    86 3 Cipt. < Uinnison i>> well known all over Africa as commander ol the forces that captured the famous rebel dalishc. Uudsf date of Nov. 4, iP<j7, from Vryburg, liechuanalaud, lie writes Before starting on the 'ast campaign I bought a (juantity <l hambt-rlaiii's. (,'oh
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    PRODUCE.
    111 3 (November 28, Tm $7325 Gambier 6.37$ do. Cube No. 1 12.40 Pepper, I.' lack (ordinary S'pore; 29 do. White, (Fair L/W=- s 47 50 Nutmegs tios to the Ib.) 64 do. (80s to the Ib) 86 Mace (Banda) 81. Cloves (Amboina) 32. Liben&n Coffee 17.50 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 3 (Corrected ÜBxTO Noveatbet ON LONDON. B.mk 4 m/s t/ 1 (icmand i/nPrivate rrcdits 3 m/s documenl.s t, m/s o credits f> m/.. j/,j< t'UANCE, dfinarni jjs' (Germany, deamiDd... India, T. T Hongkong, demand n,V Yokohama, rtwwil j: n ni Java, dt-mand ll(t Manila, demand .....".'.i« pm S)VKRKIGNS, (to buy)
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      14 3 PDAMP PROOF PIANOS BUILT BY Robinson Piano Co. Guaranteed for Climate. Aug 14 t.th.s
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      247 3 OCEAN BTcbAM SHIP COMPANY. A". 1 NEDERLAN'3 IS STOOMVAAkT MAATSC: t HPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's stean- .ire despatched Irom Liverpool outwards for 1 1 S'raits, China, and Japan, and from Japan l.o.iv.;\\ ards for London every len days. The Company's stear i!:eja\a Line are despatched Irom Amster.t and Liverpool every
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      477 3 SHARK LIST, NOVEMBER 28th, 1899. Mf-AaUMMlMtamAgMcy. $3 Sellers. 4 MbMsH 8,584 B^B4 i I Cle.ir Water Hairy Kirm Itd iioo t Il4l unissucJ Fraser and N^vcLt.i. S~H., Vfr 1 2Sl 2S> »5« *«oo Ke. hau dold M.Co. fiBS c |ler^ < Klan» r Coffee Cultiv.-.t.on Co., Ltd. L» Norn.' S
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      214 3 IMA 1 )3| >• -w. I l POOH 1 MFiri M»"iw l.€on\lll Ssiai Malacca, A Penai > 11 A'. I !H>. V l| •AT. Em I »A« NKXT MAILS DUE. r-ROM Kas^aaa -mm P, v O. on Dec. tnd, with Knglish mail d Nov. ill answering lotion despalchod from Smhm
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      1077 4 ESTATES OF LIBERIAN COFFEE (*WD OTHER ill 1IMTION) In ihe K Jcrated Malay States, (he property of Ihe Malay I'cnmsula Coffee oy. Limitea, will be offered )<>r sale by Public Auction, by Messrs. Powell »h! Co., at their Sale-Rooms in Singapore, m Widntsday, 13th December, 1890, at 2.30 p.m., in
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      530 4 Lot No. 6. Kamuning Estate. Situated in the St..ie of Perak, on the main road between Kuala Kangsa and Ipoh, being 12 miles Irom Kuala Kang^.i and 20 miles from Ipoh, and t mike from Sungc'i St j .t Railway Station on the Kinta Valley Railway. Total Area is 5973
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      1147 4 *^if^ arc nlanuf<lc uref n >' tnc x ery II Vf 1 art' TO LET rOMMODIOI^ ;,i d wtlllsl Oihce in BatUfy Kuad I'nv.-ue Entrance. OFFICE, c/o Fr<t Pi Nov 14 u. l TO LIT LT A I.F furnished HunK-'ilow No. i, Devonsliire Ki..id, from Ml i>ecember, lH</^. Apply to
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      28 4 TYPEWRITERS Send for Catalogue and Price List of the Smith Premier," It is the best in the market STRAITS CYCLE AGENCY Now .6 S B TTIRSf R AD
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      690 4 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. HpKNDERS will be received at the okmial Secretary's Office up to the -»<Hh instant, tor the removal oi night-soil from the Genera/ Hospital and Lunatic Asylum, from the i-.t January, igoo, lo the 31st December, ioxx>. Th« night-soil is collected in buckets by the attached to the Hospital
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      1291 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of deparm.-e, Md known) I date due here, and iwm' of Agent*. Akfßona, Jap., Poplar, Dbcidie. Fr.. Brest, due Dec. Etna, Ital Hongkong, due Dec. 15 I Hai-Pen, Chin., Portsmouth, Hstslse, Japanese, Idiimu. J.ip Elswick, Iw«tb, J Elswick, Kai.i H'i". Jap., Siellin. MirakuMO, jap., lx>ndoi>, Nazami,
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