The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 December 1899

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, sth5 th DECEMBERj 1899. DAILY ISSI I No
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      2404 1 PpHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- DE KONINKLIJKE PAKLTVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. UONGKONG AND SHANOHAi 1 to W^arves^rw^bour GATION COMPANY, LIMTED. U KII B T w,th m .v m ,u,, UnM,on,^r. W BANKING CORPORATION. PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SP^fIGTP wnarves. K.w HarDour fo owinß are lhe lUtes on which the Co.'s AGENTS AT SINGAPORE. SHIPS
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1899.
    1018 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1899. 1 I n. V- j i- »We (wtr.ot Truth h«r r FOR a week past, both m th<- W.^t and m Natal (jcnerals MITHI I.N and lii i LI R have penoaall) «aid nothing public a^ to tbeir doings or plan- What
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    392 2 Iht-rr an- 14^ Municipal cases to-day bc-forr Mr lirockman. Lady Mitchell will be At Home on Wednesday next, the I.sth inst at 4.45 p.m. The marriage of Mr. Jame> Carroll to Miss Matilda Jameson takt place at the Presbyterian Church on Saturday next, Dec. 9th. 1 Mr. J. W. Casliin
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    THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
    32 2 The elections for Commissioners to repreh on record .hafa. c dafal At .f 30 pm. the record w as MrA g ?M Ta n Fa ar^ votes Further Details.
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE WAR.
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      THE LATEST ADVICES.
      15 2 \o accounts from Methuen or fiuuv* since the operations of 2Mb November.
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      BULLER'S PLAN OF ACTION.
      26 2 BULLER 'S PLAN OF ACTION. To Force the Tugela. It is supposed that Buller's first operation will be the forcing of the pa-sagcot the Tugela River.
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      AT LADYSMITH.
      85 2 The Boer Bombardment. A despatch from Ladysmith, datNovember, states that the Hoers' bor. ment has caused much more damage r<_ cently. Casualties on the 24th. The Liverpool Regiment and the rem nant uf the Gloucester lost 1 1 killed ai. wounded yesterday (-.'4th Several civilians and poli. e
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      JOUBERT AT COLENSO.
      43 2 His Force Fifteen Thousand. A despatch from Estcourt. dated jotl* November, tßjrt that a relea3ed prisoner, ivho has come m, states that 1 5 000 Bo« r md 15 guns are holding Colenso. and tru t JouDert is m command
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      THE MODDER RIVER ACTION.
      36 2 The Enemy 11.000 Strong. A Specially Strong Position. details of the Modder River light s-v that 1,000 Boers held a splendidly prepar- i position to the northward of the Modi- 1 River.
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      THE BRITISH ADVANCE.
      50 2 A Decimating Fire Across the River After five hours shelling of the invisibl:nemy the infantry advanced and en.ountered a decimating fusilade from the Dpposite banks and the dry bed of the rive-. The British troops never flinched. !yin s' Jown for hours exposed to an unceasing fire.
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      THE FORDING OF THE RIVER.
      40 2 Flanks to the Front. The Guards and Argylls. I mally, at dusk, the Guards, on the nghl lank, and the Argyll Highland, rs. on the Itft, forded the river, and the Boers evacuated the position.
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      THE BOERS RETIRE.
      24 2 More Boer Inhumanity. Inuring the night the Boers shelled the ambulance wagons and the wounded undei treatment. London, December sth. /*'yo.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      1611 2 Kat7 RmtVlPrQ T imitpH American Biograph _tq. D avs advert semen rs. *^^*»W*« JL~#l> V/tllV/1 Ol JUllllltVVll I XXV EVENING AT BEACH ROAD. DOOM lo let above The Kobinson Piano (>,. Opposite Beach Hotel. j^ Apply to THE. MANAGER. SUNDAYS EXCEPTED I UCC 5 uc. J£j**; Stalls and lst Cla>s
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      340 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS THIRSIiA) DEC, 7 TII tSeg. Tt)WN HALL Miss JANET WALDORF As.SISTI.D B\ Mr. \OR\AF. MCGREGOR and Mrs. DOW'-C I RKIHR "Romeo Juliet. 1 4< Ingomar. Seats on sale at Robinson Piano Co. Prices *3, $2 and Doors Open at 6-30 p m. Curtain at 9 p.m Performance under
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      128 2 The Week. Tuesday, sth5 th H.gh Water:- 10.54 a. \bsizci open Malacca. Nlun.cipal Elections, lo a. to 4 p. Legislative Council, 2-30 p Lodge Zetland Emergent, 5.3, D Ph. harmonic Choir, 5-30'^. P Philharmomc Orchestra, 3- op st. George Chapter, 8.45 p v j dneBd *y. 6th H T^«d«y. 7th
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    RAUB.
    66 3 KotoH Clban I r. A telegram from Raub dated I >. ceniber says Roiti^h cleaning up of battery yielded 9,100 o~- Amalgam, estimated quantity of tomt crushed being ttOjo tons. This would be, roughly, ccjual to about x ;o ounces gold for the month and would indicate a possible
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    THE CONVENT FANCY BAZAAR.
    110 3 As usual about the end ol the year the l.ady Superior of the French Convent makes an appeal to the public* ot Singapore lor the large number of orphan children under her care, and m order that every one should be able to respond to her
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    BOOKS RECEIVED.
    711 3 BOOKS RECEIV ED. Ihe NEW PACIFIC by Hubert Hugh Bincroft the Bancroft Co. York S.> 50 Am. Mr. Bancroft has chosen ihe title of "The New Pacific' fo.' his book on the new state of things resulting from the necessary modification of the Foreign Policy of the United States after
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    207 3 It would seem to be yet uncertain whether Penaag is coming down to play Singapore at 1 ncket at Christmas or not The Peruk Match for the s6th J/th and jftfc is the onl) one hxed so tar. I be Court of Appeal this morning i on> I ol the
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    TIP FOR THE THOMPSON ROAD RESERVOIR.
    198 3 Eeis m Watkr PcßirißKs. Pr< f. v 01 St.hr f ro, ot Turin, has recently -.114- i gested that eels shoul.l Lc used as puntiers of 1 water. All that one baa -o J> hto put two or three j j eels, not very
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    REGIMENTAL DRAMATIC CLUB.
    210 3 A \< ry successful variety ci tertainm<nt was given by the Amateur Dramatic Club of the "King's Own" m the Theatre at Tanglin liirracks last night. It was the concert which Was unavoidably postponed from Friday, owing to the misi rable weather. Corpl. Carter opened the programme
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    LABUAN NEWS.
    191 3 L ABU AN NEWS. N iv 37th, 1 The U S crui-er Y»rktotm, nrith ral Bates on '.otrd, came m toil morning an i tag tin >!.< brought i!ie i that S; l'r< sidei t II Ift i •.run tjt;i hj4 received t>y ihe Itotl 1 i 1 'Ihe rumour
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    WAR NOTES.
    561 3 Los I M DCTION— U LSVO» TO I HE i Iht Continent i art lull ■>< an i/.n>» i ■of fresh disaallll i> the Bntiah arms. Dr. Leydi .1 1 I 1. though happily the European (j m( t I lartwi the anti- journals rt-echo new-, from Am.'erd.jin
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    58 3 A clerk on his way to the German Lcga- j tion at l'cking, nam« d Han-. Lauge, who embarked on board the German mail steamer Koenig Albert at Genoa, committed suicide by shooting himself on Sunday, 19th November, while the vessel was lying at Woosang. Trouble of a private nature
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    JOTTINGS FROM BERLIN.
    918 3 Oi t. 25th 1899. 1 'he all absorbing topic ken is of course ilu- struggle between tlie Bopts .uid the. English. Needles.-* to say that the Boera aic universally held to be the models of all the virtues, political and social, besides being masters of tactics and
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    311 3 Uail of OfftS will Bevcf Lie permitted to the inmates of the Singapore Jail v li'-n tins once catch-.s the eye of the Superintendent Ihe pr i oners of an up-country fjaol m Austr i were allowed to play cricket for exercise m the prr.on y.trd. Urives over the gaal
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    LORD SALISBURY ON THE WAR.
    1217 3 Speaking at Ike Lord Mayor's inaugural banqwet m reply to the toast of Her Majesty's Ministers," Lord Salisbury thus touched upon the principal topic of the moment Ti W i< The great subject that undoubtedly interests .ill your thoughts is this war adorned with o
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    HONGKONG.
    160 3 I iik Nt-.w Arms Oruinancc. 'I'ho M II to amend and consolidate the Im relating 10 tin c.irn^ye and possession of a ins and unmumtion, which h-is been read a third tune 111 thr l.v^islaiivc Council, imposes some ver) p severe restrictions u;j>m llie arms trade. The annual licence
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    LORD WOLSELEY ON THE WAR.
    596 3 Laid Wol,ili y spe.ikm^ un No (j at a banijut m London, said Doriftg III) st.Ty as GoVOmor of the Transvaal I had many Opportwnktq ol kn a ng eoplt wh jut >uu have recently seen mentioned M the prmupJ 11.k1.i-, iii ti.is war agalatt
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    ORDER TO MILITIA.
    154 3 rHI*TT«FIVi BATTALION* tO I- v I .1 r I N IBm. R kl S tS, 3rd lin. 1» m 1 \iy). t I lilt. I I. U I i< I', Inf., 4 .V. ..-,i Yo«k»hir« i On. H.I. Wel»h .Kj I- kul- I. H gill I 111
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    SHARE LIST, DECEMBER 5th , 1899.
    166 3 SHARE LIST, DECEMBER 5t h 1899. I!d Al A,- Si Seller,. < "tjtj |£C f Cledr W.iler M.ury h lim I.vi. $100 1 l l6 J r-.abcra.idN ac Ltd. |M Seller*. ,J 0o 7 l>ebs. i.. prern S .7" W OH) Hon K ku,^ and Shan.r, !i.-,nk fete S,o 5
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      286 3 liih.(l\ n mart intoie > > 1.., >cl tjr 11, parti.ui.ji <i v HI V.i. 1 I'lt Stearnb' Wine of Cod Liver Oil tonian 1 mcive portion ol Cod Liver Oil, d m-«> be taken by the most invalid without repulsion. ObtainablefroM all < hemiui m two Sues. 8 U^sJ
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      281 3 For Pa>s,ergers Expected see page 4. OCtAN BTi&AM ciHIP COMPANY. A! 1) NEDEKi.AIJiJoUiib STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. Tiie Company's steair art despatched from Liverpool outwirds for tie .Straits, Cliin ..cl. Japan, and from Japan licnewards for Ixxidon every ten J.\ The Company's steamers on the Java Line are despatched from Amsterdam
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      115 3 PRODUCE. Occemhcr 5 *4 I umbm m dj^ do. (."ube No. 1 1 Pappar, flash (<>rdir.;ir^ S'pore) 2<> I do. White, (fair L/W— 5%) ,,4750 N itmegs 110s to the ib.j 61 do. (80s to Uic ll>) 80. Mare (B.inda) 1,1 Cloves (AmLioina) 32. Liberian Cnltcf 17.^0 Tapioca, small pi-.
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      124 3 CLKARARCII. 5 Vl li u Mr p i to, I-,,,,, Hx; >vi k: H r Port OicU hM Hut. I lor Ku Gums Amh, i; \l\ I I.I...-. I M i i s h ipp, tor Hongh Am Llu. i, Brit. McU ild, r<M Sydney, rU I Miikb Mar ,r,,b
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      302 3 MAILS CLOSE. I O- MORROW. ,M I I M v if M n 2 I'M fal«cw •I v kl I II' M cong rH v irx Penang N I) S«n > \> NEXT MAILS DUE. V I > |,,m,J M Dec. ,ili, w.ih Ki-. k l U mails «.t Nov.
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      3708 4 ESTATES OF LIBERIAN COFFEE Lot No. 6. *^_^_t O a<^ T JX TO LET Passengers tor Straits. China A Japan. WANTED «ki. omul «ui.-m*Tioif Kamuning Estate. Ir\ H f-| I Iftl fl fCT I f\ 1^1(1 f UMMODIOI'S and well lit Orttces Battery R P rr N 13 1.ll .l
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