The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 December 1899

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, ;th DECEMBER, 1899. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3; t
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      2785 1 PPHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. IJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI DT7TiEr«t-» ovo- *^^v~x^«~ p Office. Collyer Quay. V^ QATION COMPANY, LIM TED. Undir Contract witi thi Nkthi.rlands India Govirn^int. BANKING CORPORATION. Mr Ed 1 EuX\ blO WONDERFI SPEC I Fir* QQ Wh.rves. New Harbour X to||owj afe lhe (lates
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • Obituary
      DEATH.
      42 2 Oa the '.ill December, M *I*S «Jueon Street Hkskv Kiia »ku. the tKle-,1 i>ti<.\.J ton ot Herminifild Edward Houdkwyn, agad s6yaanand 2, day* (Caylaa and Madrai aapan plaoa copy.) At his residence, No. ifl WUhia Koad, BMIU l.eMKRcivH. Agadsoyaai Daialy lagiattad.
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 1899.
    893 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 1899. Merest...!! ftt i'r*.« I <• N «M ■■■>■!■, L'r.iweJ by influence an.l unbr.bed by gain Here patriot Truth her |jl3rioii» preifpt- .lraw. I »'.««•<! to H- LoT»'.tT. »ni (aw. Niaek, perhaps, m the history of the Colony has so sudden a bloiv
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    64 2 The weekly edition ol the Singapore l-'rec Pr€SS was publiblicd at noon to-day. A supplement will be issued, with the latebt news, for despatch by the Trench mail hl^ani -r to-morrow. The (Jeneral Agents of the Jelebu Mining j Kng Co., Ltd. have received the telegram from Jelebu, dated Oth
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    Latest Arrangements.
    89 2 The Funeral of H E. Governor Sir barlei Mitchrli, 01 M.C., hai been hxed T l the Bth Dec. at the General f-tip t.-ry. I!,. Tro >v- au«l the \a) —To a^ in'i premises. I oun. il, All Civil Mour- ra X ek's R >ad. fbc I a
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    NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    307 2 public meeting «v d n l^ c k*" g for tl. purpose of tagementi for the usual New 1 re present the Hon bie c. I. I. is, J. Graham, H Edlin, E VV S Moms, U. RoP. 11. Upton, A P. Ager. L H. I. M.
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    FATAL STREET ACCIDENT.
    78 2 This morning a gharry belonging to Mr. i through the Square about a juartci to ten. In l)<iUery-road it came into (ion with a ptivate rikisha m which waMr. Rcutens, .1 clf-rk m Meyer. Ibe unfortunate young man ;\.i- thrown uul oi the rikisha anil received re
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    TELEGRAMS.
    189 2 f\ ta Cylouj. Lond.). Nov. .7. General Sir Kcdvcr^ llullcr \i al Fict'-tii: iiu/bun». Ike Timtl lelegKMi Irom Ojeeiistoivn of the ihai General Garacrc moves to the front i,,. m .1 i.i.x. 1 lie Boen :>rc uporied to be souih General Birton .s .tnuni^ on Kstcourl. A telegram froM
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    SOUTH RAUB.
    88 2 A telegram dated Oth December 1199 states rushing finished, toou tons stone real/.it/ ii'j ounces smelted gold. It may be mentioned that the rougli elcan up for Ist period ol crushing, about weeks, gave 148$ oz. amalgam, equal to say, 50 os. gold, from 600 tons stone. (This
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
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      UNREST IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
      60 2 UNREST IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. MAT SALLEH AGGRESSIVK AGAIN. In a Stockade at Pappar. to v mgmfn /•><• I'r, Labuan, 'f <■'■ 7^' 9■ m Mat Salleh is at PapfttT with 300 m a strong Fort. •Fr I G. Atkins. m. District Olticer. lia-> SM joined by Sub-Comm.ind uU h.rwy
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      FRANCE & CHINA.
      37 2 FRANCE CHINA. !£SULT OF THE KWAN-CHAU-WAN AFFAIR. French Consular Staff at Hoihcw Leave. Apprehended Chinese Reprisals. fSft tal 10 aj Hongkong. Dee. ;tli Feariag retaliation m connection writhti v\an-ihai;-wan eSail Ihc lr.-ncli Cottttllai .liciata have left Hoiho*
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      REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
      89 2 British North Borneo Annual Dinner a Decided Success. The Ann.ia. Ur.ti-h North BoTBCO Coi MM] iJinner «aa|i CCiM. Mr. Cowie and Mai Salleh. What Mr. Cowie Hoped. Mr. W. C Cowie. Managing Director I ilut Mat woold give no tau-t or trouble. The Railway Contract. "Hi. railway contract
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      THE WAR.
      53 2 THE SEVENTH DIVISION. It is repo;t"d that a Seventh DivittOfl mobilizing. ON THE MODDER. Ihe corre*poo4anl ot the Iki. 7"< graph at Mo Id- r River telegraphing un thejTth November. -a\> that the Lanct rart; \r. contact with the Boers to-da_\ %sho are occupying a strong ridge m
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      ALL WELL AT MAFEKING.
      23 2 Tke coir, spondent of the i>a..y Ma Mateking wires that at Maleking on lac 28th ult. all was well
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      IN NATAL.
      22 2 Jouhert Sick. General Jouberi i> indisposed and tngone back to uiksru^l Daring his absence General Schalk Burger assumes supreme command
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      AT LADYSMITH.
      45 2 A Strong Boer Position. It i* believed, dctpite reassuring message^, that I.adysmith urg- -ntly needs relief. It if reported that the Boer- ha\e strongly fortified the hills between I ady-inith anc< Colenso. Clery at Frere. Lieut. Gen. Clery reached I rerc on Saturday.
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      AT KIMBERLEY.
      117 2 Another Engagement. An engagement took place at Kjmberk-y on the jSth of Nov. Maior Turner, of the Black Watch, was killed. Lieutenant Clifford ot the North Lancashire?, was wounded Of the rank and lik- jo were killed and jG wounded. Brevet- Major Henry Scott Turner ol itic 42nd
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      IN THE SOUTH.
      55 2 A Boer force has entered Dordrecht. The Boers have been \ery active along Ihe Stormberg-Rosmead railway line, dividing Gen. French from Gen. Gatacrc. Invalids Returned. The ->.5. Sumatra has arrived m the Thames with sick trom Ladysmith The cases are mostly of dysentery The invalids describe the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      860 2 NOTICE Katz Brothers, Limited. jg£6£3BQ&3S bange Alky. I >tx 2 V C rRAYEO fiom 70 Hras Koad. white S I, x tcrnc. *****. with M* W pitch on one side o i bead, Mmn w mm oi Boomt. Hndcr will be rewarded Aj.p'y to ofticc l>c 5 NOTICE "C A
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      435 2 TO-DAYS ADVERT'SEMEN F. Cl WANTED a A smart -.hipping tlrrk, tor unniediite cutty iood salary otlercd. Apply to KATZ URUS. lid. E Doe ii 117 ANTED to rant Home mMt K»od stable-, mi i 4 milt--, from town. Apply to M.M., «o I \oi wi WANTED m Solicitor's afll ft
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      105 2 The Week. Thursday, 7th 1 iW hit 05; a., o.ls !>• S. I). LA M «l O«U»aN»i morning. Kr:Jay. Bth v 1 ct:,r.»:^ l u 1 ,,n > Govt.>i O u S e, n v 1 a Saturday, 9th WaU* P P; rn.kct. Troliililes t>. lidlin's \I. jud XI. C
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    Sudden Death of H. E. the Governor
    1145 3 I With the deepest rogret we ha\ announce the untimely demise. this morn. ir ;o am., of His El ncy S Bullen Huyh Miul. Go\ernorand C <- )rnmandfr m Chief oi Straits Settlements, High Commission* r and Consul Genera! for I r i
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    55 3 lii coasequeact ot the lamentable death -I Sir DMUIM Mitchell, M. llii pci toriuaiu ut Miss Janet Waldorf ib jiibtpontd to Saturd-iy. t .Mr Clarke, J Uaitles Hotel, reports i that a pair o( sir*. \e' links and a Sio note i I were stolrn (roinlns room last night. He
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1016 3 (Dec. 6ih iS>, The ordinary fortnightly nn -ctinj» w.is held today, there bcin,£ present Mi. A. Gentle, President Messrs. A. Moses' ll'. Sol st, W. K\ans, Amhonis/. Absent i Mr. Nanson, Mr. C.hoa (Jiang Tyc> Mr. I an Cheng 1 van, Mr. Niccard. MiM 1 E>. I m
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    THE SITUATION IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    1589 3 THE SITUATION IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. f Written lor the Simgofort free I'r, With the appointment of Mr. Hugh Clif« ford as Governor of Lsiiti->h North Bonn >, it may be <<• interest to r< \iew the polity of the British North Borneo Company during the (>'i-t few >< it>
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    SHARE LIST, DECEMBER 7, 1899.
    118 3 gUOT&TIOH. C*ril'.. 9 J (T Bank o( < h, na and Japan, I ,d. £.N« i1.Cf.000.000 UMHM. I Bell's AsbcskK Kast.t,, fj^TiTiii W cr 1).,,ry K.rm lld *i..0 J m f>% Debs. prem. < i H IconitamiS s« I i Mining and lr Unallotted. X
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      242 3 vui i FAIR, DKlh A I B SKIN.— A complexion produced by using K<>h- p'H> it it ion, .11. I 'inn itt sk li prevent! ml removi Fit klei, 1 >■■■ S nburn, Kadiiein, Roug I neoua Eruptions, Irritation* I-.. /cm. i, Mum-, unp.til. a i nplcxi Mid tin mi
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    • Advertisement
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      267 3 Foi Vcs^cib jnd Fasscnp.eis Kxpectsd MC ragi 4 OCEAN BTBAM SHIP CO IPANY. A NBDBRJLAN I *CH UTOOXfVAAKT MAATBCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. i tie C'cmp.in) '•> s!" r Liverpool ou;w..ril Straits, Japan, and from Japan :;otm: wards for London every ten d.-.y The ompany's str.in-.ns Ml ihr J.i> a Uk I despatched
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      74 3 EXCHANGE. (CouHfcXiF.i) fi> to Decembei j). On London. Bank 4 m/s l/l 1 demand 1/ 1 1 Private credits 3 m/- 2/0 documents 3 m/s o, 1 credits 6 m/s <>, Francs, (Icmaiul 2 j'> Germany, demand \>)<j\ India, T. T 1 I Hongkong, dem.vr.d ,pm. Yokohama, demanci. 5; pm
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      329 3 v I jtari other PtanftTmt i-fi l«cr. I -xv I). < II > i H Ch > Evil J. U\Y \in. i I 17 HlKOSIItN W H I M V t K I'M. I.I I.XDY I I 1 O* M I i! Said 140 BlLLI I(M« 11*3 NTI %«AI [J
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      3705 4 estates of liberian coffee Lot No. 6. T T*_l_ll O mf^ j j 1 TO LET vessels expected. The Straits Trading Co., Ltd. f»-r> oTiiaa rwi.Tiv»TiPv Kamunin. Estate. If\Kl I I|II l^ fV C_-O I ICI pOMMODK)i;s and well lit Offices m lottery r,lvincocn or d«"«t«.rf, and •>!.« »»wW NOTICE
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