The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 August 1900

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    20 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 3 oth AUGUST, 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 39 7
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      779 1 J~ o Office. Telegraph St. OE Wharves. Keppel Harbour. \^f _^^_v O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamen for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG. j CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, ■GYPT, MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR. I MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of f-^ing issued for Persian j §ulf, Continental and American Ports, also for
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      772 1 fHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIM TED. OUTWARD. HOMRWARD. For Honukono. Siianu- For Marsbillcs *nd hai mi Japan Ports. Lo-.don. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester continental ports, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, Brc. for freight and other particulars apply to THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, Agents. Feb n
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      656 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, ships agency. lat2 I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quav Ihb undermentioned dates akr only ArmoxiMtTß. From ExDected Will be despatched tor Maetsuycker Batavia Au^. 27 B.uavia, (Th.-nbon, Simaran^, Sourabaya.) Macm L j D"n«ala, Menado, IVrnate. C.
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      714 1 I fJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Jt^ R U V P B C^ P L T n AL $.0,000,000 PROPRIETORS I .........110,000,000 COUBT Or DIBBCTOES. N. A SiBBE, Esq.— Chaibmam. R. Shb-an, Esq.— Duputy Chaiemam. R. M. G«a», Ekj. I H. W. Sladb. Esq. E. Gotrz, Esq. j D. M.
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      559 1 PETER~s7s' WOr^E^Ul^^ciFK: IHE only remedy at piesent known as an INKAu.iBLr. and PKRM A vr v r Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhea, Hemorrhage SSdoKSSV RECOMMENDED «t SOME ok THiCHlV^SPFrJAfil'rc THE PEtER SYS COMPANY Nov 6 PR OI So L 111W—,4 ft OLD Chika Sr^'.r. s H 9Ht NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY FIRK
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      288 1 •/••i.iyoo P AC.K,C MA^STEAMS]^ CCl i¥£S?» li£goSfl?jf^'-1»OYOI i£goSf1?jf^'1»OYO KISEN*KAISHA of Steamer,, also to S^n Franc, S'^ ir of Ihe above lines. Pra/lc by the steamer* connecting Jne entr^P^fi Paofif r*r M within one yev w Zx^ P^ (or r> r ar« /r OZ Mrf Jap^EZ:* <> o Sailing dates from
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    The Singapore Free press. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3. 1900.
    1671 2 The Singapore Free press. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3. 1900. lf--» I t I'rri- t\.t IVoplt't right ma,nt»« '■> 1 'urn e and unbnbtd by fain Mm paMM Truth trr lor, out prcrrpt- draw. —4 m UfUgion, fovalfr. and l.»w. IT is with a certain inte'tst that th Si gapnrc pubic wil
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    "MOST INTERESTING."
    134 2 MOST INTERESTING." Under the queer heading "A Visitor from Malacca" the Toronto Mail and Empire has an interview article of which this introductory slice should be enough for most people K most interesting visitor in Toronto is Capt. 1. O. Davidson Houston, of the Malay States Guides, wlio is registered
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    A LETTER FROM HOME.
    926 2 fFrom a Man on Holiday.) July 1900. 1 found London sweltering in a tiopical heat, an 1 a general and all pervading air of lisil* ssnrss hung over the city. The placards divided their attention equally between three great events of the day. One would announce
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    WHY ENGLISH COAL IS DEAR.
    299 2 Thi Vast Exports to the Continent. Is the English consumer to-day being taxed because fore.gn nal.ons have developed a sudden fondness fur British coal T During the p*st year, the authorities of many ,4 V f u steadl 'y the output of our p ll9
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      IN SOUTH AFRICA.
      47 2 THE BATTLE OF BELFAST. GENERAL BOER RETREAT. Continuous Forward British Advance. Machadodorp Occupied. Lord Roberts reports that Gen. Bullt-r occupied Machadodorp yesterday. The Boers made a poor stand. They retired north-wards, pursued by I Lord Dundonald to Helvetia, where they occupied a strong position.
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      GEN. FRENCH'S SUCCESS.
      15 2 General French has ejected the enemy from Elandsfontein London, August 30th, /go*.
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    TRANSPORTS.
    29 2 A British transport, supposed t be the Uganda, passed through the harbour China bound, at 7 p.m. yesterday, and the India passed Malacca on Tuesday at 5 p.m
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    ARRIVAL OF THE "LUCHS."
    98 2 A New Gbrm^n (jis-Boat. The newly built German gun-boat Lucku Ca 't. Uahnhardt. arrived yesterd^ rvenin^j at 4 pm. from Kiel, and went d ect to the wharf, where she coaled and provisioned, steaming into the Roads at 01 m. this morning. The Luchs is a
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    THE .303 AND THE MAUSER.
    532 2 *>«* Ocr Mm i R t imtit, Ihe Pio»*#r has another article on the question ol ine ammun. ion and maga*ine of ou- Army nfle an ari.de that deserves great «.ient.on, for the subject is a vital one. "[n only to* many instances during the
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    INTERNATIONAL COURTESIES.
    119 2 A correspondent writes The hve German cruisers which left for the Far W yesterday would not have got away so early had it not been for the courtesy of Upta.n Horsly o f H .M.S. Eurcpm, he havmg very generously allowed tl.e squadron to take the coal intended
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      322 2 3 CHEAP GOOD NEW PIANOSOn« by The Bridgeport Piano Co. $295 One by A. Allison small model $275 One by Munt Bros. $375 The Robinson Piano Co., Aug. 25 33 RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. tths John Little CO., LTD. CHAMPAGNES. Pommcry and Greno's Geisler Co s Max, Sutaine Moet and Chandon
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      725 2 TO LET «t TPHE Grove Tanjong Katong. For parti--1 culars Apply to MEYER BROS. July 25 uc. TO LET \J O. 30-A Raffles Place lately occupied by Ann Keat and Co. For particulars apply to MEYER BROTHERS. July 3 u.c. TO LET J7ROM Nov. Ist, Irwell Bank House, Grange 1
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      837 2 TO LEND. $6,000. 2 B B jiTA, p K ertylbr3>€ 11 W. B. SMITH, Mamie Club Building. Au K- > 6 u.c. TO REN r T7ROM Ist September the house known as A "Woolsthorpe" No. 10 Mt. Sophia. For particular, apply to AMERICAN MISSION PRESS. Au« 39 uc CHANGE OF
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      167 2 TO DAY-S^ADVERTISE I BILL COLLECTOR \UANTEI)a bill-collecmr who can understand a ledger. Wi^s t per month Must furnish security for Ji, 000. Ap.lywihi B'imonuH to D.U.N., c/o Free Press. -^8-3° 39 s.s. "CAZEIttO." A STPAM launch will leave fohnston's Pier on Saturday, the Ist September, at 4pm. to I convey
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      197 2 The Week Thursday, 30th Hi*h Wairr 0.54 a., f.O p. Football V lunteers v. Army. S.V.R. S. K n*Uin K s-15 PI PhilhfcrmomejOrchesUa, 8.30 p. Friday, jist Hi|(h Water 1.26 a., 1.34 p. 20th Birthday of the Queen of the Netherlands Straiis S.S. lo'v Meeting. Dutch Consul's Reception, Raffles Hotel,
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2293 3 August 29th, iox>o. Present Mr. A. Gentle (President) and Messrs. Barker, Sohst, Maclaren, Jago, Moses, Lee hoon Guan, and Choa (.livie Thye. Absent .—Mr Capper and Col. Pennefather. MINLTIS. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Prisidbnt's Rbmarks. Mr. Gentle said that he was glad
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    A FIRE AT SEA.
    138 3 I uk M SttMU N I'i/ts Back. Ih^ Silesia, onr of the cargo line ol ■It ■■fir I he-lon^itig to the .\orcdeuts< her Lloyd, left Sm^ap >tr at io a m. y»-stdday tor Hamburg via Penang, and when opposite the Sultan Skoal •■iwikr was detected issuing
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    170 3 There was a good attendance yesterday afternoon at the sale-room Oi McMTt, Powell Co., who auctioned several pieces of land, all of which realised good prices. Three building a'lotrnents off Jalan Besar, area 4,343 sq ft were sold at 36 cts. per so,, ft., total $1,363.48; three other
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1383 3 (Via Ceylon Calcutta, August 2oih.— A Daily News cablegram fiom London on ihe 19th, states lhai the fx-rman Kmpeior, when handing lh«- baton to General W-ildersee, said the present choice had been mide at the direct su^estion of In-, friend 'he Tzir, whom he descnb-d as "that migh y
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    BRITISH AMBASSADORS.
    55 3 Sir Francis Richard Plunkett, British Ambassador at Brussels, i-> lo succeed Sir Hor.ice Kuinbold as Minister at Vi-nna. Sir H. Mortimer Durand, Minister at Teheran, Persia, is to succeed Sir Henry Diummond Wolff at Madrid. Mr. Edmund C. H. Phipps, Minister at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will succeed
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    LATER THAN THE GERMAN MAIL.
    2054 3 Thb Late King Hi mbkrt. It»lian Anarchist!*. The body of the late King Humbert of Italy was interred on Thursday in the Pantheon. His Holiness Pope Leo XIII. has o'dered the Italian Roman Catholics and Clergy to participate in t'e mournir g tor the lite
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    SHARE LIST, AUGUST 30th, 1900.
    111 3 Quotation. Capital. Paid Up. Shares Paid DIT B.nko/Ch.ru.ndJapanM^. Nom.nal. loooiooo „,,,3, ,99,875X4 Bell's Ashfstos Eastern A K f,,y. Nominal. loorofl 4 8.584 Z' ___f!_^~_3-r Scra,ts Ice Co. Si, Jl f 5«o $50 10:> > 100,000 100,000 1,000 $100 10 Straus Steamsh.p Co. $1 2 >
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    EXCHANGE.
    73 3 (Corrected up to August 30) On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/0^ demand Private credits 3 m/s 2/oj documents 3 m/s 2/0^ J credits 6 m/s 2/1 i France, demand 256$ Germany, demand 208 India, T. T 152 Hongkong, demand dis. Yokohama, demand.. 2^t pm. Java, demand 122J Manila, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    117 3 (August 30.) Tin |7S 25 Gambier 7 80 dc. Cube No. 1 1.^.37^ Pepper, Ulack (ordinary S'pore) 30. do. White, (Fair L/W-5% 44. Nutmegs uos to the Ib.) 62. do. (80s to the Ib) 80. Mace (Banda) 93. Cloves (Amboina) 33. Liberian Coffee 32 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality)
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      245 3 SOM. FAIR, DELICATE SKIN.— A clrar ai d healthy complexion produced by usn >g Row< L• M; s K*L^DoR, the it: i>t soothing, healing, curative and relr -shing pr j-par ition, and warranted M i- ss to fe m .st diluate skm. It prevents .md removes Freckles, lan, Sunburn, Rrrdness,
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      244 3 MAILS CLOSE. To-morrow. For \>r At Hongkong, &c. Hamburg *> AM ate. Flevn 9am •v.ur.iii »ya /'run Alexander 11 am H»«nftlM>m Si Japan SeUia 1 pm li II i'a'iai Beuiiit 2pm Aluar > Al.tUcca Far/alia 2 pm M^Ucca, 4cc. Ban Whatt Hi* 4P* Palemttang Cp> tr 4 rM 1-iLiuan, Acc.
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      1184 3 I lISILI IN PORT. Ven-o'-W.i riaea and T.o. Commind.n Arrived Pro-n Kor Vftjaa ZTr Vin Bn,.cruis,l77o Sir B. Wrey July 2 Ku,U Klang Stal.on. csr teswraaisii s5O; VeMelt FU T Arnwd From Con.imeei Por Al 6ar.JI3S M«Mm Aug. lu H<»n K kong WmMmm A>N4 Aus. ni 7 Cosulich Aug. 17
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      63 4 ■I McAlister bM t t^BH u 1 W m km 111 AGENTS FOR II SANDEMAN Co.'s II Ports. Lja SANDEMAN Co.'s II Madeira (B Madeira }l Madeira. rjm SANDEMAN, BUCK <>n| I SIII Sherries. VM G. H. MUMM Cos > Champagne Cham- pagne Cham- I pagne I SUB AGENTS 1
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      1129 4 SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE CAUSE Ol< Kama Ama Mohamid Sultan Plaintiff. versus .H.njiK Hassim Defendant. HTHE undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction at his sale-room No. 13, Rafflf s Place on Monday, 3rd September, /goo, at 1/ a.mOne large Emerald weighing 58 carats. Teems Cash. H. A.
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      199 4 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. ENGINEERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, BRIDGE AND SHIPBUILDERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SINGAPORE. //■jflßßg^L^-^Jtj^tj^B^,\ uJhk •'ippfe'ii'i The 4 THORSCAR" SOLE AGENTS FOR A 4. i mi t ■t* j. mx Acetylene Gas The Improved Portable Steam Engines manufatlred by Apparatus Ruston, Proctor Co., Ltd., England. Stock sizes
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      216 4 California Wines Free SF. p rpp HOCK No. 8 Per Case 12 Quarts $1200 do No. H do 24 Pints 13-75 BURGUNDY No. 3 do 12 Quarts 12.00 ■do No. 3 do 2-4 Pints 13 75 do No. 12 do 12 Quarts 15.75 No. 12 do 24 Pints 1650 CLARET
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      60 4 LIGHT RAILWAY MATERIAL RAILS FULLY 6 MILES FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. 14 lb. and 20 lb. per yard WAGGONS SIDE TIPPING. AND ALL ROUND TIPPING. Wheels and Axles AXLE BOXES WITH, OR WITHOUT ROLLER BEARINGS. Points and Crossings TURNTABLES. ALL SUITAELE FOR 2 '-o AND 2'-6 GAUGES. APPLY TO FISHER FQSTER
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      1125 4 VESSELS EXPECTED Giving port ot departure, and (wner# fcwo<*n) date due here, and name of Agent*. Msn-of-War. Buqband, Fr. cruis., due Au;. Bussard, Ger. cruis., Kiel, Sept. 5 Carlo Albbrto, Ital. Genoa, Aug. CHASSMLOvr-LAVBAT, Fr. cruis., Cherbourg, Aug. Cool'bttb, H.M.S. t.b.d., Chatham, due Aug. I Ctgnbt, H.M.S. t.b.d., Chatham, due
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      738 4 Not Responsible for Debts 1 t XT El FHER the Captain, Agents nor Owners of 1^ the Russ. s.s. KA TIE, will b' responsible for debts incurred by the crew during her stay in this port. W. RUSSOW,— Mas er. Aug 27 3-9 Not Responsible for Debts NEITHER the Captain,
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