The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 June 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, 25™ JUNE, 1900 THIRD SERIES. DAILY ISSUE, No. 391;
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      804 1 P Office. Telegraph St. Or Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANGJ r?YLOrT INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN' trYPT MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH XnD LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf Continental and American Port 1, also for China Coast, and San Francisco
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      728 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. THF. following are the dates on which the Co.'s I Sieamrrs may be expected here, vi* OUTWARD. HOMRWARD. y For Hunukono Shanu- For M»rsbiu«s»hd hai Japan Ports. London. q iqoo. 1900 Kintuck due June 17. Ching Wo due July I. y Moyune due June
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      533 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARETVAARt MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract witb tbi Nbtherla hds Imdia Govbrmmemt. agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS ft Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay Thi undbrmbntioned dates ark onlt approximate. From Expected Wm be deipatcbed tor Imhoff Batavia June 25 Uilliton. Ha, avia> Samarang, Chenbon, and Sourabaia j une
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      683 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x± BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL |i 0.000,000 RKSERVB FUND »v,500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF > PROPRIETORS J •••-••••lio.ooo.ooo Court or Directors. N. A Si em, Esq.— Chaikmaw. R. Shbwan, Esq.— Dkputv Chairman. R. M. Gray, Esq. H. W. Slade, Esq. E. Goetz, Esq. D. M. Moses, Esq. A.
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      429 1 PETER SYS' WOND] THE only remedy at present known as an INKSprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, h of the Be RECOMMENDED it SOME 01 the CHIEFSPEC Sold Retail by all Chemis THE PETER SY (Proprietors and Solb Manupactorbrj Nov 16 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE fc MARINE. Subscribed Capital £1,000,000 Paid up
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      430 1 ERFUL SPECIFIC. ALLltJi.&and PERMANENT LUKfi. ioi[emorrhagc and Ulceration >wels. :iALJSrS iv thi MEDICAL PKOPKSSIOV ts and Wholesale by S COMPANY, 1), 0, Old Chiwa Strkbt, Shanghai 3ACIPIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY ->CCJDENTAL AND ORIENTAL J COMPANY AND KISEN KAISHA (ORIINTAL S. S. CO.) rhroutfh passage tickets granted tc England 'ranee, >nd
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  • Domestic Occurrence.
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      MARRIAGE.
      58 2 On ihe 6th June, at St. Matthew's Church, I MoulmMn, by the Rii;hl R v. J. M. Strachan, d n M.n.. 'Bishop of K.i.hjimim. assisted by tht Kcv. K. I). W»i K ht m.* ..Oi^pUinof Moulmem, Kb,,' j mnK'fs Elphinsionr (JtDKRWoon Burma Police, to F.v.ltni M .ry, 1 Idesi
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      DEATH.
      27 2 On Ihe 24th May, at his residence Ton X Moor, near B -Itoi, l^ncj-hire. William Stuart, formcMly tin- Pui,lic Works |j e p.. >■ S. A^>-d 68
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1900.
    1893 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1900. Herr *ha!l thr r're«« the Prop >» <i\\ rra,nt»in. i C'mwfJ by in'iitr.cf and unbt.txd by i Her* patriot Truth her glonoui prrrrpta draw ftimtd to tUltcion. 1-oTaitT. and Law. I' OR the first time for miny month, we suffer from an
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    S V. R.
    61 2 The New RirLis. In reply to a telegram sent home by the local Government at the end of last week, a reply has been received by cable from the Crown Agents, stating thai the new rifles 'or the S. V. R. Corps were shipped on the 13th
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    THE INDIAN TRANSPORTS.
    69 2 In order to convey the Indian Expeditionary Force to North China, no fewer than fifteen of the fine vessels of the British India Steam Navigation Co. have been chartered for this duty by the Indian Government. This fiVet should begin to pass Singapore m ten days or
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    MALAY PIRATES.
    216 2 Two further reports are to hand of robbery trick violence, onecase ending fatally, by Malay pirates, m the vicinity of St. John's Inland Two Chinese fishermen, of 46 C<til st. slated to the Police thi* mornintfttiat v»hil«tlh'y weretishing offSt John's l-iand yesterday, they were a ta< ked by
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    PRANCE AND MOROCCO.
    315 2 Oran, June Ist.— The latest information from the south of Algiers is to »he effect that grave incidents are on lh»- eve of I appein g. A column of armed M rs uumbenng several thousands, i« marching to attack the three chief points of the French occupation
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    COLLISION IN KEPPEL HARBOUR.
    455 2 A ToMGKANr. CtT DoWM «V THI S.S. "SIAR." Narrow F.scape of Sb*gt. Major M' glivton, S.V.A. On Saturday morning, shortly after 7 a.m., as Srryt Major Mughston, s.v.a was proceedmg through Keppel Harbour m a hired tongkang out to the westwards, to take delivery <ff P»>ir
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    196 2 FRANCE AND MOROCCO. A Demand for Arbitration. Moroccohas formally demanded of France European arbitration of the points m dispute. IN THE FREE STATE. DE WET IN THE TOILS. A Gradual Surround. Reuter's correspondent at Pretoria, wiring on the igth, sa>s that the net is being gradually drawn round
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    THE INDIAN OPIUM SALES.
    37 2 The Government of India has declared »ts intention to offer for sale m 1901 fortyeight thousand chests of opium, at the rate ol 2,000 cases of Benares and 2,000 casrs ratna per month.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    36 2 The ecclesiastical petitions before the Supreme Court this morning included that of Mrs. Sarah Malcolm McDonald for M^V adm^»stration m the estate oi Mrs. Kemp, her mother, formerly proprietress of the Straits Hotel here.
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    "COULDN'T HELP IT, HAD TO."
    97 2 A correspondent writes to a home paper.-' I must tell you of a little bit of fun which aTentlethat I^ndonwwt mad over ihe news ol the nS her^S? Old W man fr »"t'cally threw rn.ddU S roUnd lhe neck of sober lookmir m.dd e ag
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    EXPELLED FROM A CLUB.
    97 2 Hub tis h w ron K fu «P«^ion from the Sport, sohdto? L gI by Mr Melto Bradford! a Queens IS. Tn- commilt of the club, m the Sat the HM^ Dlvislon Th de'ence set up was whit defe n dants «ted within their rules, one
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    ARISTOCRATIC LADIES HAVING THEIR FLING.
    126 2 *ollow,ng the excellent example set by some smart lad.es m Paris and advocated m this column some weeks a K o of formmgpnvate pan.es to learn LuratSf danCCSI d V Ulick Br0 h SuL !L. tf r 'l S f a er "oons spent m
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      993 2 SALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Ire. Fhb Propi rty of Dr. Lias*. At Mount Farquhar, Sepoy Lines. Saturday, jnt/i June, at a p.m. THE iiiidei signed have been instructed K> sell by auction ihe household furniture, fee, con- spring seated and upholstered settees, 1 m chairs, .ccasional chairs; whatnots, teak
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      978 2 WANTED A smart, young Chinese Clerk for correspondence and book keeping. Apply by letter to C. W., c/o Frtt Press. May 30 u-c. WANTED. Clerk (Eurasian) with good experience of General Office work. Address No. 23, c/o Free Press. June s ue WANTED. Smart turn-out— Cob and f>\ g. Apply
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      866 2 TO-DAY'S ADVER I ISEMENTS PHILATELISTS. For sale unused £5 Eng. lish Stamp. Old issue. Apply PHI LA, c/o Free Press. June 25 28.6 WANTED FOR the Public Works Department, Selangor, an Inspector of roads and bridges. S.ilary $996 per annum with free unfa- mshtd quarters, allowance for one horse and
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      165 2 The Week. Monday, 25th High Water 1-9.30 a., 8.52 p. S.V.A. Sub-division Drill. S.V.R. Rifle Coy. Drill. Tuesday, a6th High Watf r 10.24 a., 9.39 p. Hotel de I' Europe Furniture Sale, 12.30 p Singapore Catholic Club, 5.30 p. Philharmonic Choir, 5 30 p S.V.R. Rifle Sc Coy. Kill Signalling.
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    THE S.C.C. GYMKHANA.
    70 3 lust before the time fixed (or the comJncement of the S.C.C. Athletic Gymkhaoa on Saturday, there was a tremendous down pour ol «m. jhich flooded the E.nlanvfc and rendered racing ""PO"'"*The Committee, at four o clock, decided that it would be impossible to hold the .ports' then,
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    A SINGAPORE-BUILT RIVER GUNBOAT.
    96 3 A SINGAPORE-BUILT RIVER GUNBOAT. The trial trip came of! on the 9th inst. m Manila Bay, ot a new river gunboat, the Raleigh, which has been built by Messrs. Rilev Hargreaves and Co., of Singapore. for the U. S Government. The Ral igh, and her twin-sister the Charleston, draw about
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    199 3 ju kson Millar Cup i Won *«,»in by Upton. Yesterday morning at Tanjong Katong the third race (or the Jackson Millar Cup of 1900 was swum under very favourable conditions, there being smooth water and a slight tide with the competitors. The race was started about half
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    GERMAN COLONISATION A FAILURE
    154 3 Paul Goldman, the Pans correspondent of ihe Frankfurttn Ztitung. having returned home from a visit to China and Japan, is very frank m expresscpimon as to the way m which German officialdom hampers German commerce. Speaking of German merchants m Tientsin, he bays i Ever>where German
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    HOSPITAL WORK AT MARITZBURG.
    617 3 me following extracts num icucu Lt. Col and Mrs. Johnston, who went <trai^ht f'om Singapore to Pi»-termarit7-burg, whert »he former is one of the Principal Medical Oncers, will interest readr^ and .'how what bu»y times all branches of the Army have. Mrs Johnston, a ter deU:
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1893 3 (Vxa Ceylon.) London.'June 14th —General Buller's casualties C on the lolh and nth were: /6 killed and 126 1 wounded. The killed include fmm I c Cameronians.— a plain O'Brien. I nih Hussars. Litut. )ohnstone. I General Buller is encamped at the Laing's Nek I Tunnel, which is little
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    THE CRISIS IN THE NORTH.
    1247 3 DErARTVRB or THE "TERRIBUB AKD Undai'ntio." The Situation increases im Gravity. The plot is thickening m tfie North and Dame (umcur holds sway m ihc Colony. It was m the rogramme already published that H.M.S. Terrible ,as to leave for Taku to-day (inih) and th-a
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    218 3 The season 1900-1901 was commenced on Saturday night by a Musical Evening held at the Town Hall, open to members and their friends. There wat a very large attendance and the arrangements for a pleasant evening were successfully carried out, even the lighting, by dint of great
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    READJANG LEBONG MINING COMPANY.
    132 3 The April extraction, consisting of about 54 ounces of gold and about 4.389 ounce* of silver, ha* bren conngned 10 I-ondon per s.s. Prince Alexander. On Ihe Bth instant, a defect was observed m one of hr dynamos of the battery, the consequence of which has
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    DOOM OF THE RAT.
    133 3 "Come. Muse, lets sing of rats." was the beginning of an ode perpetrated by a last century poet. Bat it would seem, from thr British Medical Journal that the rat 1* doomed. It is hunted down m Au-tralian, German. French and Russian seapo ts. I) 1
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    394 3 Singapore, June 25, t?ou. Beany Long per catty ct. 3 Do., hrench do. Io Beef do. 2 Bed Steak do. 28 Bean Sprouts do. 2 Bamboo Sprouts do. a Hlachan do. 12 BriNiali do. 2 Cabbage, Batavia do. 12 L>o.,Ct>i"A do Nll Do.. Sailed do. 5 CarriHs,
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 3 (Corrected up to June 25). UN London. Bank 4 m/s 2/0 demand 1/11J Private credits 3 m/s 2/o^®^ documents 3 m/s 2/o|(a^^ f credits 6 m/s 2/oi@u France, demand 248 J Germany, demand 202 India, T. T 148* HONGKONG, demand %dis Yokohama, demand.. 34 pm |ava, demand 1 >8£
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    PRODUCE.
    115 3 (June 25) Tin 17° So Gambier 7 4© dc. Cube No. 1 IJJg Pepper, Ulack (ordinary Spore) 30. do. Whue, (Fair L/W— s%) 47 5« Nutmegs n« to the Iti.y 62. do. (80s to the I b) 80. Mate (Banda) 9>< Cloves (Amboina) 3a. Libenan Cotiee 2050 Tauioca, smalPpearl
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    SHARE LIST.
    419 3 JUNE 15th, 1900. Quotation. Capital. Paid Up. Sharis Paid Oi Bank of China and Japan, Ltd. 41 Nominal, f 2,000,000 414,231 199,***** Deferred. £S I r '.250 Zi Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency. Nominal. L 10,000 f* b& i 8 S&4 fi __a .,410 unissued .ersa wah Gold Mine
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      53 3 Ladies 1 JTI LbJ A Rtmody fttr all lw«*ulaHtl««. CptrMdi* B.n.r Apple. P«i»yTo,.l. Ml O*» J. •Old by Slnt>por« Olmpen»ln* CO., UtO.i RafTie* Place, Sln«apor«. ProptMor MARTIN. Che«l.t SOUTHAMPTON. I MiI. AND. >av4->»V DEVBLOPINO, A IiVVV Enla>gimo. JbKeß I.BSSONS TOJ C^/N^AfJ I PuRCHWWSOt -jLIJI I Camiras I I GEORGE MICHAEL,
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      791 3 MAILS CLOSE. To-morrow. For P*r At Batavia La Seyne 9AM K. Pahang, itc. Hong Lee 9 »M Hongkong Natuna II AM Labuan, Ace. Rajah II AM X Pahang, &c. AingHin noon Pontianak JM Pontianak 2PM j Indragiri Soon San jPM Port Dickson 8c Klang Batavier 3 PM Hongkong, &c. Calchas
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      1726 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Mrn-of-Wai Flags and Tons Commander! Arrived Prom For Whet Plover Brit. g.b., 755 Cowper June 21 I.ibuan Other Veaaela Flaga ft Tom Miiun Arrived From Conaieneea Por Akv.r Ncr. 1899 Wetergreen June 22 Kuchinolsu Bouvead Anna Aus. 1317 Ccsnlich June 10 Hongkong H. Schmidt Ayr 3rit. 1055
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      649 4 TO LET. 8 A (.hanee Alley. Apply "4 WEE KAY POH 37 TO LET I I'i tatty from the 15th of May, Lar^e Airy < itucs, now m ihe occupation of the under.d. BARLOW k Co. M.«r ***** uc TO LET HOI'SK No. 282 "Woodleigh" 4th milestone p»n Homd. Apply
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      463 4 MARINE HOTEL MENADO ENGLISH SPOKEN. Apl 19 |Q.|o KINNEY BROS. FAMOUS CIGARETTES. Straight Cut 75 cents. Sweet Caporal 50 per tin of fifty. Obtainable from McALISTER fr ''?>.— Agents |an 30 ii< 37 Horses, Cobs Ponies 37 T ANDED to day, ex s.s. Bucephalus, a select shipment of Horses, all
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      828 4 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. ENGINEERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, BRIDGE AND SHIPBUILDERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SINGAPORE. m ■H^^^^^By^ p^^^ ii^il|^y^^Ss^jt y *^E4a ol Al KS( Rll |<)N S J^^^^»' >^ iW T^^^ ia^^MWl iaw^!g* l!^;i<aC\ 17 "NT n M 17 h^ 1^ w^Bl B^BTl^^B^BT \*Bi *v r* IXI 1 t
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      270 4 Katz Brothers, Limited. Have Just Received a Large Stock of their Well known Ice Provision Chests. 'fmj 'g X 35 ft*" 1 CP S wk holding 100 tbs ice. These Cheats are made m the Various Sizes lor the Convenience of Private ouses. Hotels, Clubs, and Ships i^c. 10 lbs
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      1315 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ot departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. MUN-OP-WtR. Argonaut, H.M.S., Chatham, due June Co,oubttb, H.M.S t.b.d., Chatham, due June Cyonbt, H.M.S. t b.d., ("hatham, due June 1 Furst Bismarck, Ger., Wilhelmshaven, due July Goliath, H.M.S., Chatham, due June James, t.b.d. H.M.S.,
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      605 4 The Singapore Free Press. A WO Mercantile Advertiser Cable Address,— Advertiser, Smgaport. Ts'sruoNß Numbbr.— No. 61. Published at 30-3. Raffles Place, Singapore. "T"*HE leading English Newspaper m the Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Selan. gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Negri Sembilan British North Borneo Sarawak, Netherlands
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