The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 August 1900

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    THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER.
    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, iith AUGUST,/ 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3951
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      709 1 j~ g% Office. Telegraph St. Kg Wtaanras. Keppel Harboar. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamer, for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, IGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA. BRINDISI. VENICE. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bilts of Lading issued for Persian Cm If, Continental and American Ports, also for China Cent, and San
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      508 1 CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIM TED. OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Honue,ono. Shano- Foit Marseilles and h«: k Japan Ports. London. 1900. 1900 Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester Continental ports, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, fee. for freight and other particulars apply to THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, Agents.
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      620 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIf. Under Contract witm tbi Netherlands India Govbrnmrnt. 4 Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. a- 3 Collver Quay The undermentioned dates are only approximate. From Expected will be despatched lor f Japara B'via k B'ton. Aug. 8 Billiton, Batavia, Cheribort, Samarang. Sourabaya, Palehteh,
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      101 1 NOBEL'S Jtplosives Co., Ltd. j GLASGOW. MANUFACTURERS OF namite, j Gelignite, Gelatine Dynamite, Blasting Gelatine, p Detonators, ALL KINDS OP Safety Fuses, t AND etne Blasting Apparatus he above Explosh es, being all manu. r 4 red m Great Britain, are made te the high standard of safety and purity
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      667 1 tJONGKONO AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL. i, 0 000 000 RESERVE FUND lliwo'ooo lESBRVK LIABILITY OP PROPRIETORS...- m S "110,000,000 Coubt or Uiebctoes. N. A SIBBE, Esq.— Chaibmam. R. Shbwan, Esq.— Durvrr Chaibman. J. M. Gbat, Bag. I H. W Sladb. Bm|. i. Goew, Bag. j D. M.
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      923 1 PETER SYS 1 WONDERFUL SPECIFIC I THE only remedy at p.esent known as an INhAt.u.Bur, and PERMANENf CUK 6 ,oc Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulcerat^n RECOMMENDED n SOME o, th. CHIEF^PECIAUsVs ■> th. Vf EDICAI rinii-, Sold Retail by all Chemists and Wholesale by THE PEf ER SYS COMPANY,
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    54 2 On Au'u-t i^ih, i'7s. Hl St. x !»r) V\alion-on-ihe-Mill, b\ tha Rw, Edward Cartetaa, \'icar of K^chdale, and uncle of tbe biide, assisted by th^ Rev. A. Siedman, William se "nd son of Krclard Kmsey, F>q., "The Hollies" W.s Derby, 10 S»rmi <„,| r daug' tcr of Edward
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    19 2 n'.l ma.ntan md iin(,r.bfd I, H.rr patr 7r,,1i. Ur B lor.o;. RaVafeaj i^>raiir. and Law.
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    SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1900.
    309 2 The Secretary of the South Raub G. M. Syndicate has received a telegram dated Aun nth, re-poriing that the crashiag is finished and that a total of 7.0 tons stone realised 100 OtMCCJ stne.t- <1 gold. The Italian cruiser Vesuvio went 10 the Tanjong Pagar D-tk
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    GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.
    84 2 Messrs. VV. G Bell and C. G. de Rouge- I mont lave passed their examination m Law, the la'tT Cadet b- ing appointed to act temporarily as an Assistant Sqperintendent of f'o! t tor Singapore. The da'e for the as^emb ing of a Court of Appeal at Penang
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    ADMIRAL KEPPEL IN ACTION AT FATSHAN
    715 2 It may be mtere-ting to many m Singapore to read an count of a part old Admi al Krjjpel took m the la*t China War. Tlie story runs thus: At a time when ral junk> ha<J been dcstioyed m the n'-iyh t )ourlio )d
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS
    • THE CHINA CRISIS.
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        AN IMPERIAL EDICT.
        34 2 Li-Hung-Chang Empowered To Treat for Peace. (Special to Singapore Free Press.) Hongkong, Aug. roth, 2.15 p.m. A decree has been promulgated appointing Lihungchang a plenipotentiary to negotiate for peace at Shanghai.
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        LI-PENG-HENG AT YANTSUN
        21 2 To Oppose Allied March. Lipengheng has gone to Yangtsun, ;o oppose the advance of the Allir 15,000 troop*.
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        THE BLACK FLAGS.
        38 2 Chang-Chi-Tung Does Not Want Them m Hu-Kuang. Changchihtung has telegraphed to thViceroy of Canton, asking him to prevr t the entry of the Blac k Flags into Hukuar. fc feat ing they will cause trouble.
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        GENERAL CREAGH GOES TO SHANGHAI.
        43 2 Takes Goorkhas and A Bombay Battalion. Bengal Regiment Follows. <jeneral Creagh, his staff, and the Goorkhas and 25th Bombay Infantry, leave t >. day for Shanghai. The Second Bengal-, will leave for Shanghai immediately on thrir arrival here. m
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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      637 2 f The Robinson Piano Co., HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE. By far the Largest Firm m lh» Hast of Piano and Organ Manufacturers and Specialists Music and Musical Instrument Sellers. PIANOS OF* THE HIGHEST CLASS, For Hire or on the Easy Payment system, made to our order specially and guaranteed by the
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      258 2 Raffles Hotel Special Criterion Dinner ON Saturday, the 18th instant. BY OUR FRENCH CHEFS The band ot the M. I. m attendance during aft- r dinn« r Guests S2 per head. rei mmmX SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. Aa« S ujHandelsonderneming Sumatra PANGKALLAN BERANDEN (LANGKAT.) MERBAU DAMARLAUT HARDWOOD bI FIRST QLALII V
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      370 2 GEORGE MICHAEL PllOtO I Kodaks I Fil H Stores The largest and most reliable Stock m the Far East Dry Plates Of the Following Makes Always m Stock ILFORD Ordinary, Empress and Special Rapid MAWSON AND SWAN'S Castle. Electric and Lantern. THOMAS'S Isochromatic and He<-. WRATTEN AND WAINWRIGHT'S Instantaneous All
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      650 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. "wanted "THREE Gentlemen to c -mpiete a Meat m a furnished house, >»o.>d position near town. Apply L., c o Fret Press. Autfli uc j GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION I j A N Assistant Maate* is required for the Victoria Bridge School. Ihe commencing saiaiy o j the appointmi nt
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      1341 2 TOPICS OF THE WEEK Quicqmd agiint homines nostrt est farrago libelli. Jlvinal. 1-1 W«I to rra'l a s|>r<<!t like tint of M X \V. P. rks, M P., at King's Lynn last m.ntli, aid to see so much Radicalism m isqurradini; m a tomp rtc I'monist coslumr Mr. IVrks apohc
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      184 2 The Week Saturday, nth t<ii;li Water 1 1.1 a., 10.3? p. Warren Shield Stiootm^;, lanolin. Football Police v. Kuhil K.int) F.C St .r K.i-,'. refiiper.<nce lub, 7. 30 p. Band, Botanical (iardens, 9 p. Sunday, latb Hii<ti Wafer n.34 a., n.iyp. 9th After Tnnitv. Anniversiry of the Settlement of Penang.
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    THE ORIGIN OF THE ANTIFOREIGN CRUSADE.
    2124 3 THE BOXER MOVEMEM A STRL'GGLK FOR EXISTENC E. (Fifth Special Article J Ihe extensive anti-foreign propagandism m North China is not the sudden momentary outbreak of a band of fanat 1 but the outcome of a deliberate scheme elaborated by the reactionary Manchus, tor
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB
    335 3 LADIES LAWN TE NNIS CLUB PI. AY ON FRIDAY I «mi-» SfMLMa Mr«. r, scr. beat Mrs. olendge, owe 15, 5—6, 6—3. f>— 4. A Mum Dol'Blbs. MnbWaMdl arid M- I'pt'jn.owea beat Mr. and Mrs lit »<:<)• I MM I .•rli'-d. M ■> (.ami and Mr. Muil> y scr. v.
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    A DUTCH VIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SITUATION.
    1223 3 The favn Bode has received and pub* Holies t*o letter* from the. seat of w.ir m S 'Uth Afri< a, and it claims that they, amongst oth< rs, justify the Bode's lecently assumed attitude on the que-ti >n of ihe W<r The
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    HE "WANTS TO BE A BOXER."
    177 3 At the annual meeting of the ("trrnatirma Arbit'a'ion and IVace A-soci ition, held ye lerciay the Bishop of Herefoid (Dr. Hercival; deploiedihe tact tt>at so v>>n alier Tne Ha^ue C«*SafWtca tl>is country should be endued m war. How were they to save the Empire
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    THE TRUTH ABOUT CHINA.
    960 3 Wh\t to do With th« Emp.^hssT Send Hkk to Pknamo. A Chinese exp«-rt wri'esto thf Daily Chronicle: 'I In re h ive lui-n sensational ptcUMVS, .ictiiil and im gm.iry, drawn of the Yell ny P, lil and the terrible long.h.iiird race, who were to overrun Enri.pein
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    THE CURSE OF THE MISSIONARY.
    314 3 it I was pleased— v^ry to read the remarks of lh e Premier on the mu<J>rn Missionary carse. Hi s fine difl I v >>_■*•> > and M« views as a I and i.ut Siir HlWf Cam^Li- Bonnet nun 1 Mr. 1 -«-e ne>-diiy abefer
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    95 3 Corps Orders b> (attain W G. St. Hair, Ag Commandant, >n gapntf V lv t. r-r Artillery, Head C)ii n icr Oftke, Forl Fulierton, gapute, August 1 lih, lyx>. 1. Oi ties Orderly Officer tor the etnuinjf week Lieut. G. A. Oerrick. Orderly N. C. O. fur
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER RIFLES.
    212 3 Corp* OHt. by Cast W. G. St. Clair, A^. CoMMM**aatit| S V A Head Qiaiier OftVe, Fort Fu'lerl«n. Singapoie, August i ah, 190*. 1. Pi Tlt«i Orderly Offi cr (or the ersumg week Lieut L). S. Car nicliael. Orderly N.C.O. for the ensuing week Sergl. I). Hewan.
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    WHY "THE KING'S OWN" GRUMBLE.
    411 3 (To Hie Editor of the Daily Mail.) N. C. O. writes from AMershot as follows It is very discoui aging to be kept at home while there are three wars m progress. Our bat'alion, the King's Own, on^ of the xery best corps m the
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    BEER LEADS THE VAN
    178 3 \Visg>, I hat "GIVBTM (jßitnu P*i» 1 NMUB." I -rr ar»? prophrts among u\ the Daily Graphic. »h') aie alwa\s wisliti g that our agntuU 'uril da**rf CMtld dr'nk weak n»'- l as the ternpermit Hr nh ti >, InMaad the heavy beer with ■rhkh ihvy
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    SERVICES TO-MORROW
    106 3 Sr. Andrew's Cathedral. 7a.m. Mitim. 7.30 a. in. Ctl Euchsnst &r Sermon. 531 p. m. fcvt-iion^ and Seimon. 7 > a m. and the 5 3 > p m. will be a Memo" rial Service 011 behalf of the Christian Martyr* m China. Sr Matthew's Church, Sepoy Lines.
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    EXCHANGE.
    76 3 (Corrected up to August n) On London. Bank 4 m/s z'o% demand 2 o ob€f b Private crrdits 3 m/s ■/< J documents 3 m/s 2/u-\ cred vs b m/s 2/1 France, demand 254 (JEHMANV, demand 2< b\ India, T. T 152 HONGKONG, demand par. Yokohama, demand.. 2\ pm.
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    SHARE LIST, AUGUST 11th, 1900.
    412 3 Flotation. Capital. Paio Vr. Shares Paid Df» v Bank of China and Japan, Ltd. 4,1 Nominal. 2,000,000 414,211 199,***** Deferred. £s I 1,250 /i Hell's AtfNtto Eastern AgMCy. Nominal S'S 8 8 «5«4 Z» Bersawah Gold Mine Co. f|ft 7 lit m 175.000 3 875,10
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    PRODUCE.
    112 3 (August 1 1 s Gambier go,, dc. Cube No. 1 1,37! Pepper, Ulack (ordinary Spore) do. Wh,te, (Fa,r L/W- S >. Nutmegs tio« \o the Ib.) >>? do. (80s to the Ib) 80. Mace (Banda) o^i Cloves (Amboina) t jj. Libenan Collee 25. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair qtsabtyj 67
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      253 3 The Standard Time Balls. A Time Ball at Port Canning and one at Pulau Brani falls each day at I p.m. Singapore mean tima (Greenwich mean time 6 hrs., 4 mm., 35 sec.,) being hoisted five minute* previously. To-day Fort Canning and Pulau Krani both fell correctly. fc— Hkmuciii is
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      1137 3 I lIIIKLI IN V(J X 1 Mm-o'-Wai FlaM and Tone Comman<j-ra Arrived From Whet. Brisk Brit, cruis 1770 Sir H. Wrey July 2 Ku.li Klang Station. Stkomboli Ital. cruis -jSgS X f| .ele Au^. 4 Vi H Vkslvio Ital. ciu.s Zt/i Hon K kon X Au>;. Jther Vetaela Flaee Tone
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      263 3 MAILS CLOSE r«-DAT. H..i l»«" At Pontianak rv K*«njM«n W« S-nj 3 fM Muir ft M Al'i j'i j pm Port Said Sc N\w \tm Ddi 1 1 4 rM 4 PM Munt.ik x 41^ x \c. Wilhtlm 4pm Hongh I 1 Charter. Irx s our c Hornet im P«na
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      1122 4 FOR SALE A claim for $0091.76! on H. H. the SulUn of Ijngga and Rhio, Abdulrachman MoeAthamsah. Apply to MR. Y. TAN. 6-c. Battery Road, Singapore. MAT JUAL UTANGNYA Tuanku Sultan Lingga d«n Rhio Abdulrahman Mv Adamsah, J>esar-nya $9091.76! Yang sudah di-puius uleh paduka tuan Resident Rhio. Katrangan buleh dapat
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      685 4 BOARD and lodging, Single and double bedrooms can be had at moderate terms. VILLA INSULINDE, Anson Ro»d. Aug 9 16.8^ BOARD ft LODGING EBER HOUSE, Eber Road (off Ox ley Road). For particulars apply to Mrs. BROWN, Eber House. Aug 0 l -9 WANTED BY Ist September, house furnished or
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      161 4 <^CcpWsjgf Jl ''^^taßtj^fc. i-»- j^ r j^sSBBBbB ■M^^^BjftE- "*^BB^^V^tBlS John Little 6c CO., LTD. BEG TO ANNOUNCE THE ARRIVAL PER US. SHANGHAI, OF New Stylish Goods Ladies' Shirts Fast Washing Colours White Embroidered Ac &c, &c. HK/ l ?w!//%'^r^lf I fiiwiiii 1 Hnv H I HOICE LOT OF Ladies' Embroidered
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      386 4 Htdlelit»«f tht Unit awarded a CertiUcata at the Calcutta Exhibition 1883-84 opt* to all Count flu D R LALOR'S PHDSPHDDYNE HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY PHOBPHORIC MEDICINE IN THE WORLD fo, forty mm h., BBIHM iv f-^ h. .oerr.inr rff««. .r. ,h«m froni .be C^iTs »T "T I1 Con,f,.r,
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      99 4 HARTFORD TROPICAL SINGLE TUBE TYRES, Price $15 each. STRAITS CYCLES AGENCY, 5 Battkrt Road. May 19 yg THE Horse Repository HORSES, GOBS PONIES Ex S. S. BUCEPHALUS MR. A BRA MS begs to inform the Gentry of Singapore, Native States and Deli that he has just landed sixty-eighs Horses, Cobs
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      769 4 Passengers lor Straits, China ft Japan Per P. Ac O. Parramatta and Victoria, due Aug. 12.— Mr. W. A. Clelland and child, Miss Hndlay, Mr. E. M. baker, Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Bourne, Mr. Lang, Mr. C. D. Cardew, Mr. E. A. Bonner, Mrs. J. Black, Mr. C. N. Murphy,
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      910 4 TO LET <l THE Grove" Taniong Katong. For parti--1 culars Apply to MEYER BROS. J"'y »S v.c. TO LET NO. 30-A Raffles Place lately occupied by Ann Keat and Co. For particulars app'y to MEYER BROTHERS. J"'y 3 ux. TO LET WITH immediate entry, Large Airy Offices m Raffles Quay.
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