The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 June 1900

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, s th JUNE,/ 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3845 THIRD SERIES.
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      706 1 V* n Office. ColWer Quay Xr Wharves. Keppel Har bour I O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN, KC.YPr. MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI. VENICE. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and
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      770 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY, LIM. TED. THK fo lowing are St* ditcs on which the Co.'s Stea ners may be ■•xfected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMKWARD. For HoNiKONO Shang- For M ***** illbs and hai J asPAN Ports. London. 1900. i9°o Pak Ling due June 1. Ching V/o due
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      1071 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. UNDBR CI'HTRACT WITB THB IwPIA GOVBRNUBNT. Acents at Singapore, ships agency, late J. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay Thb unpbrmkntionbo oaths arb only apikoximatk. From Expectea Will be despatcotd lor Mossel Btiavia May 29 Batavia, Sourabaia, Macassar, Arr.penan, Bu da, Menado, Gorontalo, Tern.tlt and Moluccas June
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      353 1 AN IDEAL TONIC SERRAVALLO'S TONIC. (BARK X IRON WINE; ■I I I rM v I. ,'A IB r > -*<l rt L v, bfl if J i i^fi_l r\ ***** I -BRBBBBI ,J -2 C 3 _B_P J AmT'l 1 BBBBa w rt Am bbV mc i.«___B-______br v^ t S
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      735 1 TJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. PAiri-L'l- CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND $11,500,000 RESERVH LIABILITY OP PROPRIETORS j •i 0.000.000 Court or Dibbctobs. N. A Sibbs Esq. Chairman. R. Shbwan, Esq.— Okpi-tt Chairman. R. M. r,_a. y> fcsq. IH. W. Slaoh. Esq. E. Gortz Esq. jD. .1. M X 4 A.
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      545 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy at piesent known as m Ifff A1.1.1 tii.r. md PCftMANCMT CUKB, toe Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bowels. lECOMMEVDEDbtSOME oi-thii .HIKK SPECIALISTS is th« MEDICAL PROWKSSiOS Sold Ret.eil t.y all Chemists and \Vh..!es_'. THE PETER SYS COMPANY, (Propribtors *nd Solb
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      426 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL J STEAMSHIP COMPANY *pOYO KISEN KAISHA (ORIBSTaL 1 (i.. rhrough passatfe tickets granted to EnjjUnc*, r ranre, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic 1,1 f;S- niers, a' dto San Francisco Ly the steamer if the above Ine";. Toother European points at prcrortionate rat s
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      15 2 (Jn the instant at i<ys Orchard Road I. I- s .1.1 of a son.
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    The Singapore Free Press.
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    TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1900.
    964 2 lUX Boer rumours about the British occupation of Pretoria being imminent, anue think, capable ol a cjuite reasonable, explanation. There- would appear to beno doubt t hat dotacbmenti of Carring. rON*f aad Pu MER'S men from Gaheronc-s and Male-king, have moved across country into the immediate
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    AN R. A MAN DROWNED
    108 2 Ilic body ol W. Samuel, a gunner m 35 Co, Royal Artillery, was found Boating m the sea oil Pulau Biani on Sunday morning. An inconest has ben B held and a verdict of death Irom drowning given. Samuel is reported to ha\<- been s
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    POLICE NEWS.
    135 2 A Chinaman living at JJ Coleman-street reports the ihelt of iSio<> from his house. He laid the money on some rattans and on looking for it li\e minutes afttr, discovered it was missing, also one ot his coolies. Mr. E. S. Saint, fifth engineer on the S.S. Palamcotta,
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    PERAK v. SELANGOR.
    46 2 {By Telegram.) June sth, 10-5 J a.m. Seiangor, batting lirst. made 171, Clem Glassforel 66, Voules ,4, H. L ."albeit j.i. McKenzie took live wickets for 42 I iradbery live for 11. I he- last seven Nt-langur wickets put on inly eighteen runs.
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    S. C. C. BOWLING TOURNAMENT
    109 2 v Hani.h \r Final -.in>-, scratch, beat McKenzie, scratch, by 21 I lOS SUIT. Mon on L. it I-. lie ti 21 to 20. It v -tl oi th»- Handicap woui<l r< tull m a closely contested game as M< Kenzie had .hown good form
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    BOAT-RACING IN THE ROADS
    376 2 m's Cor. An extremel) \r.'-r. -ting race wassailed Saturday afternoon by boats belonging to ny rnrnent ste-amers. the.- jjri/e b< ing I handsome tup presented Sir Alexander Swettenham. 1 tours, sms tin asual Singapore reul v ran miles. The ooi v\. re that the boats entered
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    A HARBOUR THEFT.
    80 2 Early this morning a police patrol ar-rcstc-d a Chinaman who was rowing his sampan containing s; X bags of rice to Tha. •Oag Kataag on suspicion. On en.iuiry it ms* found that the nee had been stolen from ranjong Pagar Dock tongkang No no less than fifteen
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    172 2 The following ar,- the entries for the tournaments to be played on June c.th ami loth. J "A LISa, .7""'' >,t/i. Mrs. Adams lt] lMr M acdou>;a Mrs g d dell and Mr Kgerton M„s ilolderoand Mr. Doylcv Mm K.interwortl, and Mr. J. G. Mactae mm
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      342 2 TheO >RS| \R ,j <•" alvjll J LENUVEI I vGOtV Guthrie Co., Agents. June 6 NOTICE ________________________________________-____________j^^^_ KlfflffipKr^"^""] Ivi'lKK is of Singapore aBBBuTT^ S 1 f7 J iff K^Lb 1 88. al I -HW BBB^|T^^_a__l hereby giver give n»tiu I Ura^iv"lrTWßßßßaißl I <! rs n louml they are the ou
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      278 2 WANTED Milliner. App aratli copies 1 tin .Ito L. J., c/o .< June 1 6.6 WANTED"" A sir... c rk !or correspou- I keep n,. Apply by letter tc i w. y M v.c. WANTED^ A > I have had previous Apply to M.. co Free Press. I 7.'' wanted"
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      547 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS AND ROYAL MENAGERIE Of Performing Wild Animals. To-Night! To-Night!! POSITIVELY THE Farewell N ight OF THE BIG SHOW. Dmmrt open S p.m. commence g p m A special place will be reserved for native ladies m the stalls and gallery. Box Oi 1 11 f
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      362 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. \\7 ANTED, U.rk (Kurasian) with good ex- penence of (ieneral Office work. Address No. 23, c/o Free Press Ju»es uc. DOARO and Lodging with private family f or I *f two Gentlemen sharing one room, S4sea.ll Single room *50. iwo miles from Town N tar j langlin Club.
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      529 2 REUTER'S TELEGRAMS AT PEKING. The Foreign Consulate Guards. No Hostile Demonstration. The Foreign Guards have arrived at Peking. The gates were found open ar.d tl. streets orderly. The Chinese Government gave the Consulate Guards every facility. {Later) THE WAR. a Su Charles Warren Attacked. Rebels Repulsed. A thousand rebels surrounded
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      177 2 Tuesday, sth High Waca* 2.^'' a., 4y pWhit I ices, lav. 1 lob At Home p. Fo tball S.i I gth I >. KA. Philharmonic (.hoir, 5.^0 p. S.V.K Rifle and Marching Drill. S V.A. 1 ricJ S.V.R, Signalling. Hamilton's Circus, Beach-rd., o jj. Wednesday, 6th llia-ii Wate-r 1—3.59 1..
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    PROPOSED LOYAL PRETORIA DEMONSTRATION
    918 3 PROPOSED LOYAL PRETORIA DEMONSTRATION IMTENDINU Ol i I I'M lON OF THB Trans\ saa v. i i i PaTRIOTH SI'tWESTHINS HI ClllSKSl Hrh ish Si IS ike i a. With a view to an appropriate recognition the important stage m the concluding phases ol the South African War marked by
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    PAHANG CORPORATION LTD.
    70 3 Ihe returns from the Pahang Corpora" tions Mines lor the month of April were as follow. Sungei Lcmbing. Tons of stone crushed 2,264; oxide of tin produced, 35 tons; with 40 heads of stamps running for 28 days, working expense?, $_.2,500. 7'iiru Bmtmmjr. Tom of stone crushed
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    KECHAU GOLD.
    35 3 Ihe Secretary of the Kechau Gold Mining Co., Ltd. haa corasßuuicated the following telegram r. i etved from Kc-chau May 1 rushing, 278 tons of quart/ gross yield, 2^7 ounce- ot smelted gold.
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    RAUB GOLD MINING CO.
    57 3 A notiluation m our advertising columiis is to the effect that tha i ith dividend, of 1 per -1 arc. has been declared, payable on June 25th. Also a call ot 1 per share is made, payable on the same- date. This brings the paid >:p
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    THE BATAVIA GOLF CLUB.
    64 3 The monthly medal tor May was played for on Wednesday 30th in-t W. C. I). Tuner .8 I 1 1 I:. Robertson y A. Mic lrmey j v 42 H. S. i iv. i, ...51 4} 1 .A.i.- Inci > 5' 1 9* W.O 1 I-..
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    37 3 i Mum i. 4" S arlie Mr. 10 88 A. P. B A.A.i H J.W.I I i J. < lJ. A. A. i 10 91 W I h A. \V 1 h. i 6 9J
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    THE POSITION AT PEKING.
    66 3 P -g correspondci I M > 2. —'I vari 1 of the present situation m Peking and lhe i. iround the capirdered up f> the China Japan War. Tne I the propose riccan •r, opposed it. lhe conic a from rel able quarters at Peking any
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    THE NEW DEFENCE ARMY.
    358 3 .CM liC I-.' s 01 THK Uovbbbm jrmation rHoBWO on of the (aovc-rnmenl and the f National !>••■. ier ot very important character have been :ered, and the Government have now practically come BB a dcci on with regard I detail-, ot the scheme. Some ol
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    81 3 An c -xchange iaya The rumour is very sirongly confirmed that the Cord Chief Justice of England will go out to try the Orange: Free State prisoners Lord Kus>e -11 is the only present occupant of the Bench with a world-wide reputation, and his selection to preside over this responsible
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    THE PADRE IN SCOTLAND.
    1370 3 YV-ittcn for the Singapore Free Press by the Key. t;. If. Rl 1111. NO. XXXI v. Scotchmen have long enjoyed the privilege of laughing at the invincible ignorance of the Southron concerning the country north of the Tweed. Until the sixteenth century, th-- popular idea on
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    CRICKET.
    174 3 MHIIHKIa -SI. I'.Ri.M.KS RBM I lv- match, played on the Esplanade last Saturday, resulted 111 a draw. The Merchants snd Brokers, t«.r whom K. I. Reid marie- (> j not out, closed their innings at live; Brackets down lor 136 runs, and when stumps were drawn the Rest had
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    354 3 French i .28 I 1 1 S routs i 3 an 12 Bri do. 1 1> 1 1 > I;■ 1 l, ngap n N 1 •w h 1 1 do. D Dry <) Cucsml <i". 1 each Id* per catty 35 1 I. 1 ca. h
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 3 [CORRKCTBO UP IO J m LaOraoo Bank sa/a i/, dermand i/i Privat- d -aaenta 3 m, s _y o i 6 m/.-> France, drrasad Grkmany, de_naad JO I India. J T j Hong ate war I YOKC Java, desaaad ugl Manila, de-mand sl% pm SOVBRUCNS, [a ..fia-ga ol England
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    PRODUCE.
    92 3 (June •jamtiier dc. Cube No. i Jj, •< pore) 30.121 -Whin i gi Nl I m 62 do. reaassthsll 80. asda) 02. Cloves (Amboina; 32. Libenan Col I ttr |g Tapioca, small pearl (lar quality] do. do flake (do. do.) i do. medium pearl (Pair do.) 1,. do. do
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    SHARE LIST, JUNE 5th, 1900.
    104 3 Ban, o, C J^EIS < C r TAU P ID UP> SH4RtS P4 D Dl? Nomm.,l. „.,ff "8.534 l£| Oaar Watar Dairy I 100 C*. M" ued Fraser and N > 2SOo 2 5.000 250 $100 7 NttiMal BMh of Urn j 2iJ p Founders.
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      229 3 How to Cure a Sprain. I. at f.ill I spr.iiiii 1 my Itll lup ulnle h.ituJI m some hiav> U.\es. 1 ne doctor 1 CaSsd on said i was slight strain and would soon be well, but tt gWM MM and the d.i tor then said I li.nl rheumatism. It
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      258 3 O-fcAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NBDBRLANDS '.HE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN The Company's ttcamers are despatched fra,m Liverpool outwards lar re Straits, China, and |apan, ar.d from Japan homewards lor London every ten d. The Comp.'.e.y's steamers on the Java Line are despatched irorn Amsterdam ard I ivc.-pool every lortnight lor
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      407 3 S.C.C. LAWN BOWLS ["OURNAliENT. J I IS POR VlKsDAY, June 51I1. DtVHM H4HMI u 11.1I. Murri.onand Keddie, 5 v. Kit s tad < larke,3. HIS FOB WEDNESDAY, JaMfth. (.'lUMI •KINSIIII-. I r. Tomlin. Lirah.im r. Bigg. TIES FOK l ;l( RSDAV 7 ih. ll \MI IONMII VV'mnei Dm and lomlm
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      236 3 VES.S X L a H ,-o--Wa, Flag, .n-t Ton. Comm.ndcr, Arr:ve_ From f*i ''-vp.k Brit.crui,..,g i.m Other Ve..e, S Fi... 4 Ton. Ma.ier. Arrlved Krom c «"cuaa X -'T ol X vs •Sv X.AS Kor. rr* I-. i I>ER I IUKoSa-o H.s n V,?* WasSa.. LATEST ARRIVAL ..ao .KA ,AB_
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      168 3 <: 1 1 1 tt, lor J 1. tor leluk A 1 atOCk E 11 ope. Baba-am, Dut. str.. Van der H Bhmndan Batoi m. Bnt. str. U "-••■O Brit, tl t mgkong and A N -.id. Di \sa, Ku,. 1 rcntrt. I .r VI id v. -lock. i, Brit,
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      818 4 fc-YE-MGHT. NOll I ium C-bbbbbbbsbj my Sight rMiinp Rcvms, at 3, bbbbbb-S *mmS, anil have app- mtc-d M. ssrs. C. A. Bibriro Ac < o. mv -BBS Aye is The, have a stock of my Lens-sand Ki^mt s. ft ver> dcNrripli n. fIN telling lree. Repairs b> ski l< d
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      425 4 MARINE HOTEL MENADO ENGLISH SPOKEN. Aj>i iy 19.10 HADJEE ABDOOLA 150 Middlb Road, Singapore. Near Campong Bencoolen. INDUN EYE DOCTOR. TPHOUSANDS of testimonials from England Cures Eyes, Rheumatism, Piles, and other diseases. Eye medicines free for poor men. l"eb q o-l ws, White Horse Cellar Whisky TTHE Scotch Whisky chosen
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      332 4 LIQUID FUEL. (Petroleum Residue) Large Stock always on hand $15 per ton f. o. b. m bunncrs at FRESHWATER ISLAND (PULO BUXOM) opposite western entrance of New Harbou N. B. ONE TON OF LIQUID FUEL is equivalent to Two and a Quarter Tons of Japan Coa.. The fuel is delivered
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      390 4 JKAJ4A]siGA of Japan] TOILET WATER Appreciated for its delicate perfume and the feeling of comfort and freshness which it imparts lo the skin Kananga Extract a __u_-oua none pkhm m ron mi; handkkrchibf A i OCBCB nrigJß-., k-ratclul and persistently fra.r;int I <w.ra.«TCR.r,T RIG AUD C", 8, rue Vivienne, PARIS!
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      105 4 Fraser Deaue Printers, Publishers, Account Book Manufacturers Commercial Stationers. Publishers of The Sincapcki \ni> Straits Directory The SiNcwoKi. and Straits Roigh Diary Thk Tkam.i.i j r*l Malay Pronouncing Hand-Hook, bb-bV ok the Town i.i Singapore, Sec., Sic. The Most Complete and Up-to-date Printing Office m the Straits Settlements. I Fraser
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      617 4 The Singapore Free Press. AND Mercantile Advertiser Cablb Address,— Advertiser, Singapore. Telephonb Numbbr.— No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Singapore. THE leading English Newspaper m the Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States ol Perak, Selangor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the N' egr i Sernbilan British North Borneo; Sarawak. Netherlands
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      996 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ol dci.-> a aaai (where known) date due here, and nam 01 Af_»?nts. Maas-cM W «r. A^oowaUT, H.M.S., Chai.'iam. due June CoaWBTTB. H.M.S i.h.d.. h itham, clue June I Cygnbt, H.M S. I b.d., CJ-bHiB-B, due June r-URST Bismhsß K.Ger., Wnlielmshaven, due July Goliath, H.M.S., Chath.,m,
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