The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 August 1900

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  • Title Section
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    20 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 29™ AUGUST, J 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 391 r,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      771 1 P Office. Telegraph St. 9j Wharves. Keppel Harbour. BO STEAM NAVIGAf lON Co Steamers f«r CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, riYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, irvPT MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MAiTA BRINDISI, VENICE. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian §nlf, Continental and Amtncan Ports, also for Ce*tt, _nd S»n Francisco vxa
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      750 1 f HINA MUTUAL STF.AM NAVIVx GATION COMPANY, LIM TED. OUTWARD. HOMFWARD. For Honukono. Sham,- For Marskillmsand hai Ac J »tan Ports. London. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester .ontinental ports, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and H.iltinv re, Sec. for freight and other particulars apply to THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED,
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      550 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKE.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIf. I. Nr, ik COMTRACT WITH THI NITH BRUNDS INDIA GOTMMMIMT. Acents at Singapore. Ships Acencv. late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collver Quav The undermentioned dates ark only a»tkoxi>*atk Vrom Kzpectea Will be despaicned tot Maelsuycker BaUvia Au_. 27 BaUvia, (Chenbon, Samaran^, Sou abaya, Macassar, Dongala, Mtnado,
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      693 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. RESERVE LIABILITY OF V «».Soo,ooo PROPRIBTORS •••-....510,000,000 COUBT Or UIBECTOBS. N. A Sibbs, Esq.— Chaikmam. R. Shbwan, Bsq.— Diiputy Chaibman. R. M. GiAY.Hiq. I H. W. Slade, B»q. Hon. J. J. Ksiwicit. I R. L. Richaedsou Esq. P. Sachbb, Bsq. Chibp Manaoii HONOK.OMO— Sir
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      907 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFuTsPECIFI^~ THh only remedy at p.esent known as an INKALUm.,-. and PFKM VNPV r r Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhea Hemorrhagran^uTc;;;,^ RECOMMENDED BT SOMF ov thi CHIKKSPK?!Tf !f Vc THE PETER SYS COMPANY Nov 6 PllO R TORS M-u^ctu R «s), o. 0,.n Ch.k, Stk.'.t, h^ I7«".i9oo NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH
    22 2 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH Un the 28th m»»., at Ihe Cottage (avanagh Road, the wile of R. O' H. Dawis of a daughter.
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    The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29. 1900.
    1227 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29. 1900. t--d by ft n onoui precept* dratt, H».i»,ofi. l.oyaity. »i.d l.»w. The general action to which the opposing Boer and British forces now stand committed athwart th« Dela>;oa Bay railway near Belfast and Dalmanutha promises to be the really big engagement of
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    "A CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK."
    109 2 Captain Colin Kepjiel, C.8., who is to command the Royal yacht Osborne when Captain Windham's time expires, received as a midshipman the medal and Khedive's star for his services in the Egyptian war of 1882. Two years later .he was with the Naval Brigade
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS
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    REVIEW.
    418 2 Chin* and the Fre>*ru Crisis, by Joseph Walton, m.p., Sampson Low Marston and Co. 6/Mr Walton spent eight months at the beginning of this year in travelling in China, Japan, Korea, pacing homeward this, way, and paving a brief visit to the Straits Md Kuala Lumpor. He also raised
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    WRECK OF THE S.S. " PERSE." Onr Lipr Lost.
    131 2 WRECK OF THE S.S. PERSE. Onr Lipr Lost. (By Special Teltgram.) Penanjr, 29th Aug., 12.17 P-m. P.n S S fj TSe> apt Martin whi^ left Penang on the 24th ,nst. was wrecked on Saturday the 25th inst. about half-way between Penang and Tongkth, striking an uncharted rock. One Chinese sailor
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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    THE BATTLE OF BELFAST.
    95 2 THE CAPTURE OF THE BOEK POSITION. Gallan^Biiyonet Charge. Buller'a success was at BergeogJ, to the nort h west o{ Dalmanutha. which the Rifle, and the Inniskillings carried aitte point of the bayonet Zarps defended the position to the Their commandant was captured. vJur loss was about
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      41 2 McAlister Co. m AGENTS FOR SANDEMAN Co.'s Ports Ports Ports. SANDEMAN Co.'s Madeira Madeira Madeira. SANDEMAN. BUCK Co. s Sherries Sherries. G. H. MUMM Co, s Champagne Champagne Champagne SUB AGENTS FOR Tivoli Beer Tivoli Beer Tivoli Beer McAlister Co. i6,n
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    • Advertisement
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      438 2 John Little CO., LTD. CHAMPAGNES. Pommery and Greno's Geisler Co.'s Max. Sutaine Moet and Chandon scotch" whiskies Andrew Usher's Special Reserve Andrew Usher's Grand Old Highland John Dewar's Extra Special do Special Liqueur Lawsons Liqueur Crawford's Cabinet Canadian Club Sanderson's Glenleith Ye Olde Time. John Little CO., LTD Aug. 22
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      875 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE CAUSE OF Kama Ana Mohamid Sultam Plaintiff. versus .Hadjis Hassim Defendant. T*HE undersigned has received instructions to sell by Puolic Auction at his sale-room No. 13, Raffl s Place on Monday, 3rd September, igoo, at ti a.m. One large Emerald weighing 58 carats. Ihm
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    • Advertisement
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      554 2 TODAY'S ADVERTISE MENTs gOARD and lodging required by Ladv and Gentleman in private family. Full pirticulars X. h\ c/o Singapore Frtt Prtst. Aug. 29 LOST A white rough-haired dog, Municipal No V 26 Reward. Apply D.L.. c/o Frtt Prtss. A "g^ 1.9 For Sourabaya Samarang Indo-China Steam Nav. Co., Ltd,,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      192 2 The Week. Wednesday, 39th Mit»h Wat^r -0.24 a., 0.40 p. Municipal Commission, 2.30 p. I.LT.t. Championstiip S Pn*e Distribution. C'icWet Tournament Match continued. S.V.A. Squ*d and 2.5 Drill, 5.15 p. S V K. Ph>sical Drill. 5.15 p. S.V.A. S.V.R. Lamp practice, L45 p. Thursday, 30th Hit" Water o 54 a.,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1905 3 Tuesday, August iBth, 1900. PK«SHNT H. E. the Officer Administering the Government (Sir Alex Swettenham, k.c.m.g.) The Hon'ble the Acting Col. Secretary (Walter E^erton.) the Attorney-General (W. R. Collyer) the Auditor-General (E. C. Hill.) the Acting Colonial Treasurer (E. M. Merewether). the Acting Colonial Engineer (F. St. G
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  • LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
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      PLAY YESTERDAY.
      41 3 I.AUIItV UOLBLfS, Final. Misses Gu.n f.wt 1^.4 beat M r s. Waddcll and Mrs. Braddtll, owr j (> —5, I—6,1 6, f>— 5. Championship Pm-s, Final. Mrs. Magraih and Capt. Dawiag beat Miss Gunn and Mr. Upton, 6 3,6 r.
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      TIE FOR TOMORROW.
      10 3 C'HAMPioNsnir, Final. Mrs. Waddell v. Mrs. I^vell.
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    "LET US BOW!"
    266 3 LET US BOW! The Kngli will rx« painfully affected, but they should nevert.' Irss bjw to the inevitable."— fVolkitettung, of Vienna./ We have sung to our Lady Britannia, we have sung to Her reigr. en the wave, To Her helmet of briss and Her breastplate, and the pitchfork that old
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
    1287 3 The ordinary half yearly meeting of the Honjjkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora ion was held on Aun. 13 in the City Hall. Mr. N. A. Siebs presided. The Chairman read the report of the Directors and said— Gentlemen, the Directors have the pleasure to present
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    AMERICAN AND GERMAN TRANSPORTS FOR CHINA.
    144 3 Twenty-two steamships are said to have been chartered by the American and (ierman governments to carry tro ps stores and war material to f h n.i, sa)s a Washington despatch to a Philadelphia Journal. Seven were chartered by ihe United States and the remaining
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    STANDARD TIME.
    204 3 Correspondence regarding the adoption of Singapore mean tim«- for the Peninsula was laid on the la 1 le of the oumil jester, dav. Thf extension of the ra l*ay system and the inoease of work in the postal departmmts brought up the subject. The Perak surveyors rather favoured
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    THE CHINA CRISIS.
    1065 3 (N.C. Datly News.) Reported Flight or thk Kmprkss I >ovr m>ir. The following dispatch, dated 2nd August, has tx-en received (rom Peking by a high mandarin now taking refuge in Shanghai Everything is now prepared ior the exodus cf the Kmpress Ouwager and Court on the 6th
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    THE AMERICAN MILITIA.
    63 3 Ten-and-a-Halb Millions. The Adj>jtant-(icner..l's oflficf at Washington has issued us list of the organized militia force of the United States, togt-ther with the number of men available for military duly, but un organ z-d. The grand lotal of organized militiamen in the several states and territones at
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    145 3 The members of the above Society and their friends hid a sori il Musical Evening at the Town Hall last night, a large number being present. The following was the programme.— Glee "Theßa.t" J. L. Nation, Mesdames Wtntkr. Stitt. Rtatt and Dowi.it, Messrs. I >isn v, Kirk,
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    TRANSPORTS.
    32 3 The large German transport Bataxia left for H ngkong at 6 50 p m. yesterday. Tlie British tran-port Pundua, No. 41, passe through the harbour bound north at 7.30 this morning.
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    PAHANG CORPORATION, Ltd.
    68 3 The returns from the Pahang Corporation's Mines for the month of July were as follows Sungei I.embin^. T^ns of stone crushed 2003 oxide cf tin produced, 42 ton> with 40 heads of stamps running for 251 days, working expenses $21,000. Jeram liatang lons of stone crushed 814$,
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    SHARE LIST, AUGUST 39th. 1900.
    139 3 r guoxATioM. Camtau Paid Ur. Sh.rh P., b D,^ BanUofCh^andjapan^d. Nonvna.. J „000,000 »»»W Ij Bell's Asbestos Eastern A K n,ty. Nominal. io.ooof<f '^S 8 8 -SB4 i' !i! Bersawah Gold Mine Co. u uvers *J «.4t6 unissusd Clear Water Ua.ry harm Ltd. Juo t
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      366 3 Facts of absorbing interest to those who aie :n the clutches of Aheumat.sm. One cannot be too quickly cured of Rheumatism. To get rid of those awful pains th.it make life a never ending series of torture, now milde now excruciating, to— day in bed, lo morrow hobbling around in
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      260 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NEDERLANDSCHESTOOMVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched irom Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line art despatched from Amsterdam and Liverpool every fortnight for the Straits, Batavia,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      272 3 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to August 29) On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/0J demand 2 oi Private credits 3 m/s 2jo\ documents 3 m/s g/oj cred'ts 6 m/s ft/fj France, demand 256$ Ger MAN V, demand 2o8 Inijia. F. T 15JJ Hongkong, demand |%<Jis. Yokohama, demand 2 j v pm JAVA,
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      1015 3 VIIIILI JN PORT. Mer.-of-W., Flag, .nd Ton. Corom.nder. Arr.v.d From For Wk.o 8k.m.,. 8r,,. g.b.. f,V F. M. LMk e 7 6 P. mouth H^rA^ 8 V M l% Kl.e.»Ton. M..,er. Arn*ed From C.oi lra ee. Fo, Am l.na Patt, Bn«. ,9^ SmOm Au, Bou lc;ld A Al»ma (.tr. 3135
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      1129 4 I Y CHANGE OF ADDRESS I Bis. GALLOWAY k KIRK, have I ||heir Consulting Rooms to No. 3 Karn« I Be. n e xt building to that occupied by Koay* I ■Davidson, Solicitors. L j| Singapore Cricket Club F; Debentures. 5 Bo T ICE is hereby Riven lhat the following
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    • Advertisement
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      701 4 Not Responsible for Debts NEITHER the Captain. Agents nor Owners of the Russ. s.s. KATIE, will b* responsible for debts inmrred by the crew during her stay in this port. W. RUSSOW,— Master. Aug 37 3-9 Not Responsible for Debts NEITHER the Captain, Agents nor Owners of the Russ. s.s.
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    • Advertisement
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      116 4 for LEA FERRIBS 1 A I|¥ H WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. W BY SPECIAL WARRANT < &fi^'\W TI!E UEEN PURVEYORS TO «P^PPpssl^ EMPRESS OF INDIA. CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. John Little CO., LTD. HIGHLAND CREAM THIS EVAPORATED CREAM IS 17NSWEE1 ENBD SIMPLY COWS MTLK ot the b«^st quality REDUCED TOAi KhAMY CONSISTENCE p.
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      159 4 California }Wines IBIG TREE~BRAND Bj^bH^^^Vwv nil gj^Bvn^^ Samples hHk|^h^, .i Samples free ,^wl BfiwßJft^ Hh^Sl'*"' free v 'IK KT jm hhkßK |M HOCK No. 8 Per Case 12 Quarts t SI2. 00 do No. 8 do 24 Pints 1375 BURGUNDY No. 3 do 12 Quarts 12.00 ■do No. [i do
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      1285 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, and (wrier* known) date due here, and name of Agent'. M«N-OV-\V»H. Bl'OltND, Fr. cruis., due Au;. UvssAßn, Ger. cruis., Kiel, Sepi. 5 Carlo Albbrto, Ital. Genoa, Aug. Chassrloup-Laubat, Fr. cruis., Cherbourg, Aug. Cooubttb, H.M.S t.b.d. Chatham, due Aug. j Cygnbt, H.M.S. t.b.d.. Chatham, due
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      916 4 Crown Svtff No. i or igoo. SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE CAUSE OF Thb Attorvby-Gbne«al Plaintiff. versus Naraisasamy Vandjan DtfenJaHt. THE undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auuion at his sale-room No. 13, Raffles Place on Monday, 3rd Sept. 1900, at 2 30 p.m. All that undivided moiety or
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