The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 December 1899

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 22nd DECEMBER; /1899 DAILY [SSUE No
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    • Advertisement
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      757 1 JP a Office. CeUyer Quay. Jfg Wharves. New Harbour I O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers tor CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, FGYPT MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for Chtnm Coast, and Saw
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      683 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. THK following arc the dates on winch the Co.'s I Steamers m.iy be expected here, v'/ i OUTWAKD. HOMEWARD. For Horn, kong. SUM* l'"o« Makskillis < ihi\J«i*sPorts *\n London. iuoo. Hyson Jan. I. Teenkai Jan. 15. Through Bills oi Lading issued lo Manchester, Continental
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      1192 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARfcTVAART MAATSCHAPPI). Umdir Contract with thi Nf.riKRUMDS India (jovirnmint. \gents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2*3 Collyp.k «ji ay Time TabU for December, 1&99 From Expected Will be despatched tor L'otn Halavia Dec. 18 Batavia, Cheribon, Samaranj; flt Sourabaya Dec.it M .Vajirunhis Hadang Dec. 17
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      664 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. \AU)-VV CAPITAL |ioooo.»oo RBSERVI FUND liioocV^o RFSKRVP LIABILITY OP V lIOOCOO PROPRim ORS I 1i0.000.00c Coubt or Dmscroas. K. M. G«av, h%> t Chaibman N. A Sibbs, Esq.— Dm-vn Chaibmam. K. GoKiz.Eiq. A.J. Ravmonu Kg I). M. M Ksrj. k. H. hill, tsq. A. Haupt.
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      748 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hwnorrhage and U'crration PACIFIC MAIL «T«AMBHI X CO»iP.*«|Y OC'JDfcNTAL AND I"AL STEAMSHIP COMHA^i. *POYO KIBBM KAHUIMKi KAISHA oKiavTai f i Through passai-e tidc-ts pram- Und, Kfmncc mm G < of So a:r:»T- abo I >- of the abovt Una*. Toot^r Rtnaaanpoii „i ita
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, DECEMBER -22. 1899
    1493 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, DECEMBER -22. 1899 Here »ha'! the l'r»«« t' <• l'r..pic'.> r v i Unawed bjr inHurme and unkr.br J tjr am Here patriot Truth her gloriout precrpt« draw to R*!:«ion. LormltT. and Law. GCKKRAI lU. ink i maia* silent, a- to his vim and purposes;
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    GOLF.
    56 2 Pla) lor the Carrie Chaltea^e Csa\ Lad it.iptooship will be as under. The condition* ar< —Medal play. 1 holes, 9 holes to be played at Sepoy Lino, and t> at the l^' oarw Link.- Players to hand m certified s. ruesday, i\\\\. 9 holes at Sepoy Lines. Wednesday, 25th,
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    ARRIVAL OF THE U.S. "MARIETTA."
    74 2 ARRIVAL OF THE U. S. MARIETTA." Th<? gun-b)at Marietta, which left Colombo on the 15th inst arrived here at t!"ven o'clock this morning, and exchaaged the u-ual >>!.ite with Fort Cani.in^ Ihe M.iruttd is a yes-el of 1 .000 toai and is m command of Captain E. H. Sbeea. Slie
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    POLICE NEWS
    98 2 A native wn* lined fro, or a month yesterday, for illtreating his bullock in 'the Tmjom l J agar Road. A rkisha peon «as yesterday sentenced to rix months rigorous imprisonment, for extractmf money from a rikisha puller. A Jnvancse was a.a-,tcd yesterday for importing into the colony
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    HOUSE BREAKING AT MOUNT SOPHIA.
    102 2 A Hylam nam.d Lim Kirn Neah was committed lor trial yesterday on a charge oi b«Me-bi-ealu«fl h> ni K ht and thelt at Mount Sophia on tl. c ni K ht of th e 7lh He stole a Hirer cigarette case, a silver mati h-bux.
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    44 2 at^W Sheriff a nH If n J R b V S a PP»»«ted acting sheriff and Deputy Reg.strar of the Supreme Court, Smgapore, from tf.e Sth inst. P Ur. I. A. R. Glenme is appointed a Ifin f^SSi!^ w^ Dr. Middleton, resigned.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE WAR
      64 2 BULLER MAKES NO SIGN. Genera! Buller remains silent as. to his situation. THE BOEK POSITION. "One of th" Strongest Imaginable." The Boer position on the Tugela is regarded as one ol ihe strongest imaginable THE BOERS DAM THE TUGELA The Drift Too Deep to Pass. I'iior to t
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      THE SECOND CANDIAN CONTINGENT.
      27 2 Artillery and Mounted Rifles. The second Canadian contingent numbers 1050, and con^t- of three batteries of artillery And three -<juadrons of mounted rites.
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      MORE NEW ZEALAND VOLUNTEERS.
      11 2 New Zealand is sending a second contingent
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      A LONDON VOLUNTEER REGIMENT.
      60 2 A Corporation War Fund The Corpoiation of London and the leading citizens have subscribed a sum of ,£.25,000 towards equipping a City Corps of a tliou^anil Volunteers for service m .South \fri< a. The Commander-in-Chief Accepts. l.or-i Wolseley has accepted the oHer A French Demagogue Convicted.
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      AD MIRAL PRINCE HENRY.
      33 2 Prince Heary of Prussia lias been relieved of the command of the German cruiser sqadron. Admiral r-riua wiii re!. eve Prince Hen *bly at Singapore. Lnodon, December jj/td, tSqq
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    93 2 A Hailam house boy the employ v. a tl0 Bencoolen-street his bee, arrested for the theft of S; 4 .femm r V liaVe v ll 1S Gener^ m Tvg f la !t is understood that General Buller, also, damns the Tugda. iro!n Wem r" me pairi Ot llO€ wer "tofen
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      423 2 Powell Robinson BATTERY ROAD NEW GOODS Ex. s.s. MASSILIA 4< The Monarch' White Dress fc^^^ss new collars m/ I, d.link; >li^> tour fold; j Avondale 1 I Fit/ Wilham White Linen J Rhodes ShirtS J J Prince of Wales' etc. etc. New Homburg Hats. New Terai Hats. The Monte Carlo."
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      693 2 JOSEPH BAKER CUNraCnONBR ft VIENNA BAKER, 6 and 7 Sictokh Stuebi XMAS NEW YEAR CAKES f the In -t ijiKiliiy at inoilet.itc prices. hiantitwt or«i««eti bvlurehatui at Oo cants li II tfecor.t' I'cc 1 1.l KHY MING UNH.aiONKR. ESTABLISH BO \*X\. So! 01 bß^> H\>vi( Komi (Mi N<>. 27 Vkturu
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      757 2 TO-DAYS AnVKRTIShIMEN I S. Domestic #ccttinictav OIiATHS On t^e n inst at No. 4 M.jnila Street H. 1. ■SMSiaftMma, "red Kuneral ai 5 p^a. to-dA> Sudden)) at I'm-, on ilie instant, Heu*rii*, the beloved wife of A. Clouct. Saigon papers please top>.) Y\'ANrEl> BM mUKgeM Cl.incse Storekeeper" Mu^i be well
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      296 2 The Week Kr;d«y, 2Xnd rliflß Water l.^3 a., 0.55 p. Saturday, 23rd Unrii Water: 2.6a., i.y>p. (ierman Mail Outward-, due. Ci.cket. I'robaL.le-. v. Sianaan. 2nd XI. Club V. I) Co. S ngaporc Art (.lub Kxh^ition, 4-50 p. Setangor l"can-.> arrive. (4D. I >ecemb«r Monthly Goit Medal Irench Mail Outwards due.
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO "The Singapore Free Press."
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      MAP to illustrate the War in SOUTH AFRICA.
      370 3 PI he i j.. which include* a complete I<j. t« i,tat i< n"f the U<i.• i t the Soath African public*, iil enable the 1 1 aden <>f the fingafon i /';•< m imlU entire field of operat km which m dental
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    PRINCE WALDEMAR OF DENMARK.
    488 4 His Aaaivai .1 Sibvamm His Royal Highaess i' mr« WaMeosai ul Denmark arriv< d at Singapore, at l^ a.m. this morning, ba ihe L)aui>h cruiser J «;/a which yes.el, at a later interval, .Irew alongside the Borneo Warf, and commenced coaling and victualling operations, lust before
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    SINGAPORE ART CLUB
    34 4 V\ c i -:atc that tiie cxl the Art Club at the l~own Hall to-morrow opens at 4 p. \d- .'.t only, to be obtained thro igh Member- of the Club
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    FRANCE AND CHINA
    42 4 F RANCE AND CHINA Waaiiiac k\ Ir^ .jer i -t Ihe French ister at f J ek.ng has warned the Chines* r.t that if the Kreach demands r.ot onceded without further delay. iaese Government rr, -b!e for the grave cor.- that we.
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    THE PERSIAN CAVALRY.
    65 4 A H 'hi I IMFScto*. H ;<;■; ers to hand annoui. m ittec of tact way, that Colonel Bor. I mdant of a Cossack regim< I thor.-tfj by tiie Russian to take up the appointment oi I Inspe'tor of the Persian Cavalry. It if this appointment was
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    THE FRENCH AND HAINAN.
    144 4 AkNß&ATiea P i ■> fa akin o( U I k *:veril o' our contempirar.e-. durtng ihe KVt repoil':d a further < onv ct iut tro-.f, Kwaaccl Wt are m a posiiio- y, that since tvenl- 10. pCtMil at Kwoiigciiau-v..'»f. I natives .ppear to bt literally cowed
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    THE PADRE IN SCOTLAND.
    835 4 No. XXII. iitcn 101 ilm Simgmpsr* Fi,\ v l<> tl.i Kiv. M. Xi mm. The wliole country ring* v\ 1 1 1 1 milit.uy preparations, and |>opular entliusiasm i> increasing al these advance towards nun|»letion. Edinburgh beinfi the headfjuartcis of the Scottisli district tlie lity i>
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    DEFILES AND THEIR ATTACK.
    81 4 1 <..\|)r< --1 /ii- o\ aulliontative opinion [Outline^ of MoUi'ii Tmcti Lt. Col. Gunter) may bed tervi m elm Idatin>» to th ordinary read*t the situation involved m the forcing, or outflanking -u< h a defile .i-> i^ ipplk dby the lord a little abov« the
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    WAR TELEGRAMS.
    527 4 fftomgmmg .s< I lie desci iptioii o! th.; h^Ltin^; «ii Stormbcitf v'n. n l>y tht earratpmdaal "i las Cmpt Ar^i confirm iiie mmmmi thai Gene ;il Gatacre'a fon rwwilld M anyilun^i but. iatislarlory oidn lII, i ..i ic.il w.is nmductcd with the inmost tonfusion, and once the Bi
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    78 4 r l b) Maj t the Hon'ble A. Murray, Sin|*apore \'otu leer ArtiHery. H« Q lanet (Mke, Port Pußen m, ID i- <>■■■■ Off tr l<,r tl\t ci\-Uin X'K »ct., I.c ut. P. MiUon. "If A. E I., more, having In <d ii \> -sied asaG No.
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    166 4 Before ibe Chief Jusii< and Harwood a i j > 1 Law la th. < j< V. Wail i' c, til'- Ch:< t |u-!i .i.i. -t- nLjy thai tlx app II lot bad BO* ODti- eil ami he- therefore ordered tin- case to be -tni(A en the
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    THE BOERS AS VOLUNTEERS.
    752 4 fSjft« (afar.) I If liters arc ;illordn>^ us a m t^-inrictnt nhject- ■■>!) Oil llli: V.llllf t»l Voli:'i<- I-. II Hi! M.iij.ne I,'i.y aic strictly Whtutecra. In. it is i" iy, the) .m not ti lined at ail mi i< irraclu <nd though when m the
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    "THE ABSENT.MINDED BEGGAR."
    52 4 I h«4tot il already n i ivi d by ih. Daily Mail from l be sale <>( Mr. Kipling's poem i* over j£ 1 5,000 (By each ma'l the ivm handed into the Simgabon i 1 fot the "Abseol uiini«-<l Beggar have been r. n.itl. (1 lo
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    THEY MUST AGREE.
    280 4 I ii- rslll li i I t i .1 iiuilli ii i hdl .1 I- i it 01 i, <>t it 11. nd cod ill thi through irom I gndou to S\.!n. However M hing about it. So lei ip< I. iim i lie 1 1 ii
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    PRODUCE.
    33 4 II > 111 li.: |»f. Oanibinr dc. Cube No. i i,. ram v.;, ''lack (ordinj > y d... Wh.u-, (Ki.r L/W -sX) 47.V Nutmegs Hot M t'le ik> f>.<io. (Sos lo the Hit.... S.i
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    SHARE LIST,
    42 4 r r*i# n 0 b P...0, I),-., '•->••.•>«» I «M*Jl 198J7 |debu Mining and 1,. lio.om.m. i <sotd M.Co. g,,* X I ..;r Nal J Bank of fi 1'..?.. K.i..,.". 1.1 old Mm..,* 1.0.. I.M. «..,'l: •v IJ I I'• i
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      229 4 Stearfis' Wir,e oi Co J Liver OU 1 > Jeli 8 A 1 rue A I is a fiiend .is. It I m tl h 1 and r. o i^lini^ and irritatio mucous membrane v! th. throat It ..1: irrMM ucatkM I Sold bj lIIK DISPENSARY, SINGAPORE '.i S I
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      206 4 R. II -is KiwtTm MMtm x I, B»- Wmmi Hin (i. t. i L. If. X 1 v I I v Ij i i LATEST A i< ird i) •I 1 U I. X X N C ES i > M X B«« VVm w i i Bx I v
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      32 4 II IH ".a .'JUii. i -.icady Asap ttclMd I >r London >■"■>• a i. \m i l) i a iv AI. M. I D BXCH A I MCI DON. iind |J| ;<::. iMina I
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      622 5 I 1 OH SALE iliiL P;«OFBKTV OF I.ADV MITCHELL. f \cr> «!i.^.;il l..iii'l-.u 11 rn«i', Il.l' 1; i'l't hsw wl> "cd .n Bin- Morocco an thorough!) dono ap. \ppl\ M I 11. AHRAMS, Hots. Ktp. -.lory. »)CC 1' 1 FOR SALE. i; OW.M- ica I »i Kadi AastraU m, Cl
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      843 5 WANTED BSSONS m Dut.h by a competent instructor. \;>f»iy \V, c,o Free Pfts*. Dm >■• 2 i 12 WANTED "111 A I lON kg a lapassa* as Storekeeper. J l-ovu y.ars c\|>Lri»niLin a bijj Oil Company. trod te-»unor"al>. Address X.M., f/'o Singapore Free Prcs>. Dec 18 ArAMTSO < CIMWM tail.ier
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      1196 5 John Little Co., Ltd. CHRISTMAS TOY BAZAAR NOW OPENED r ii SPKi lALLV SELKCTED NOVELTIES AND USEFUL ARIH LBS COMPRISING. "avalry Soldiers Musical Boxes Wheel Barrows Infantry Soldiers Musical Bells Sand Ca*ts Jj Tambourines Mouth Organs Garden Sets Swords Accordeons Building Blocks t Guns Zithers Skittles Trumpets Tubephones Archery &c,
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      1221 5 THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY LTD. i NOTICE IO HOLOERS Ol- BBARBR SHAKE-WARRANTS. yI a general meeting of this C otnpanj bald on the 30th November iBy<), it was n. solved at the Directors do issue 12,500 shaies ol I too, j ich m the Capital of the «npa*y (authorised lo
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      1280 5 VESSELS EXPECTED. (Mag {-on ol departuie, and l^iiete known late due here, and name of Agents. M bn-ok-VVak. \kkbo.n Jap Popiar, )k( idik, l r.. Bret, due l>ec. h.TN ltal Hongkonjf, due Dec. 15 rtai-Pi-N. Chin., Portsmouth, Hhtscss, Japan c. Idsumo, Jap., Klswick, Ivati, jap., Elswick. K«(,tROM, Jap Steliin. Vlarib»,
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      252 5 AN IDEAL TONIC. SERRAVALLO'S TONIC. (■AM V IKON C k^ MM v 9 fq a C l^lV Nov 15 m*t RILEY, HARGREAVES CO., LTD. ENGINEERS, Boiler-Makers, Shipbuilders AND General Contractors. WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPI., FROM STOCK Lancashire AND Gandys Patent Belting. Steam Pumps. Mining, Horizontal an«l Vertical Direcl Acting
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