The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 September 1900

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 26™ SEPTEMBER, 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 39 m
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 802 1 T-* n Office. Telegraph St. AC Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CFYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, KGVPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI. VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for Chtn'a Co^ut, and Sam Francttco
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    • 746 1 CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- I GATION COMPANY, LIM TED. OUTWARD. HOMPWARD. For Honuiono Shamo- For Marskillbs and hai fc Japan Ports. London. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester continental ports, New York, Boston, PhiladdI phia and Baltimore, &c. for freight and other particulars apply to THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED,
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    • 435 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with thi Netherlands Imoia Oovbknmbbt. Agents at Singaporb. Ships Agency, late DAENHELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay THI UNDIRMINTIONID DATBS ARK ONIT ArPROXIMATB. From fexpeetea Will be despatcned tor Maetsuycker Batavia Sept. 24 Batavia, Chenbon, S^marang, Sourabaya, Macassar, Dongal*. Menad >, Ternate, Goronulo Sep. 28
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    • 764 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AX BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL fiooooooo RKSERVE FUND >„ *****0 RESERVE LIABILITY OP "> PROPRIETORS ..j 0^00,000 Courr or Oikectoke. N. A Sibm, Esq.— Cnaibmam. R. Subwam, Bkj.— Dkfutv Chaibhan. R. M. G«a», Rmj. H. W. Sladb, Esq. E. Goit/. Ewj. D. M. Moses, Bsq. A. Haupt,
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    • 643 1 PETER SYS 1 WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THK only remedy at piesent known as an INKALliulc. and PERMANENT LuKt tit Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceratioo of the Bowels RECOMM ENDED SOM^H. -^SPECI^^^.CA, PKOPKSSIO, THE PETER SYS COMPANY Nov ont oma A D SoL Mamu^ctumrs), 9, Old Ch,»» Str.st, Shanohai i7-««,iooo NEW
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    • 759 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND <• T<m) RISEN KAISHA' (ORIINTAL 5.5.C0.1 Hirough passage tickets granted to Baa^a^ Prance, and Germany by all trans-Atlan,,/^ i a^cauo^ 1 SULt «L S iir n R. r ?w lin h Ye the proInc or Canada Pacific Railway^ Passengers, who
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  • 9 2 .t r om. l.ovmlt». »ndl.»».
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  • 1150 2 For two or three days past the views of tho«e who liad no faith m the alleged u p-ace n*-goiiair-ns to I.c Mitred into b> Ll HlncC HANG .nd h o a^urs with 'he Ku rK Mi, iv lC s> have been sufficiently justified by the
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  • 582 2 The Siam Electricity Co. propose to pay dividend tf 4 lor th« hait year Mrs. Annie Besant, of the Theosophical Society, i» coming out to the Ea^t again. A King woman, of 35 Dunlop-st., reportN the tl»-i t of a box containing jewellery and clothing value 9131.80. A CMmm b<-ygar
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  • 93 2 "Tilt SArriß Cvr." A Cup has been kindly presented to the Cub by »he officers of the Royal Engineers now stationed at Singapore. This Cup will be known as "The Sapper Cup" and will be yearly played for during the months of October and November. The
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  • 67 2 The Kirkdale from Manila with a cargo of copra, left for Marseilles yesterday. The Batavier was towed to Keppel Harbour yesterday to be docked for repairs. The barque Strathisla undocked after renewing her keel, and was towed to the roads yesterday. The Austrian transport Maria Teresa lett for
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  • 87 2 Y»-ste day afternoon the trial of Li Kiang Liit. cfi^tg d wiih having sold goods with a Iblm t a<ie description was begun. Mr. N per prosecuted and Mr. Buckley d fervlt-d. I l'i< < a-e b a similar one to that of Kwf k Lin Huk. wio
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  • 82 2 At ih* m«*eti' g <»f th»- Council on Tue^• Hrj next, Mr Napier will ask his question a '»ut the delay of the proposed Malacca j Customary Lands Bill. The Jury Lists will be referred to a Committee. The first reading of the Supply Bill for lyii will
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  • 369 2 Complications Prob\»lis. L Echo de Annie writes Here is a bit of news that is being kept secret m order to avoid exciting the Annamite and Indo-Chinese population. The situation is vf-ry disquieting m Kuang-Si and KuangTung, which bound our frontier, east of Tonkin. The island ol
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  • 364 2 A Kling cartman went to the police station this morning with eight bags of black pepper and other things m his cart He said they had been handed over to him by three Chinamen from a go-down off Tan Thye Place The Chinaman left and told him to
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. THE CHINA CRISIS.
    • 15 2 Hongkong, Sept. 25th, 3 p.m. The Allies are advancing on Paoting-tu
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    • 16 2 A Drag on the Allies. Lihungchang has failed to dissuade them trom the expedition.
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    • 22 2 Li to Recapture Peking. He has been ordered by a »ecret decrer to rai-e an army to re-take Peking.
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    • 33 2 Imperial Honours to Li Pingheng. Shanghai, Sept. 25th 7.5 p.m An Imperial Decree has been issuer! granting posthumous honours to Li Pingheng who committed suicide after th. battle of Tungchou.
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    • 51 2 A Reported Ultimatum. Guilty to be Punished. Otherwise Advance into Shansi. The officials here are alarmed at a report that Count Walderse m an ultimate; threatens to stop all supplies from the Yang-tse Valley and dispatch an Allied 1 force into Shansi unless the culprit- a promptly
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    • 25 2 SOUTH AFRICA KOMATIPOORT OCCUPIKD. Pole Carew has occupied Koomaupoort A Boer Camp Captured. Paget has captured a Boer Camp nri| I Klands River
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    • 12 2 Steyn and Viljoen are following trie Selati Railway northwards.
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    • 27 2 Three Thousand Surrender. Altogether 3,000 Boers have surrendered to the Portuguese and have been sent to Lourenco Marques, where they are under guard.
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    • 33 2 The Russians at Peking. A Gradual Withdrawal Ordered. An Imperial Decree states that the remaining Russian troop* at Peking will be withdrawn gradually as the local conditions permit. London, September j6tk, /goc.
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  • 59 2 Bobs. No need to ask why A •uppleSnTi^ i*** I***1 on Thursday, or Tuesday neL P ublish^ on Monday news for desnar^k oatain »ng the latent F^nch rnai| P by the homeward noon. The horn T? On Sund *X af '«r- SunTay 1 0^ 001 md ward mails will »k
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 585 2 LOBT. /~\N Sunday, a Pearl Scatf Pin, m the Cemetery or between there and Teluk Blanga. Reward paid on returning to M. T., c o Fret I'rt.i. Sept. 25 27.9 BETHESOA BRAS BASAH ROAD. Yf K. Eaouir, recently arrived from North China, N1 will give an address on Friday evening
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    • 108 2 TO-DAT'S ADVERTISEMENTS. McAlister Co. Champagnes G. H. MUMM Co.'s EXTRA DRY PERINET FILS DRY VERZENAY Clarets ST. JULIEN AND MEDOC Sherries SANDEMAN Co.'s VERY PALE DRY PALE DRY NUTTY AND FINE OLD BROWN BOGLER Co.'s FINE OLD DRY AMONTILLADO C. DEL PINO Co. Si JEREZ SECO Madeira SANDEMAN Co.'s Ports.
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    • 1083 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS P. ft O. S. N. Co. SPECIAL NOTICE. T" 1 HE Company's mail siearrnr MALTA leaving x Sinoaporb abuut the jkd N vihiu will 1 proceed direct to M*rseilii«, Pi.tmouth and London AVOIDING TRANSHIPMENT AT COLOMBO. This vessel has excellent accomodation for Ist and 2nd Saloon passengers and
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    • 137 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. TO LKT "TTHK Si Pas^ir P^i j ,n g Seaside Bunralon. ror particulars app,\ i.> GEOK I EAT Co. Sept. ?6 CLERK OF WORKS Mith experience m the Eist. |*f will undertake (he daily supervision of building works and examination of maleria s on behalf of jvners, Iree
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 165 2 The Week Wednesday, 26th High Water:— 11.38a. Municipal Commission, a.30 p. Chess Club, Town Hall, 5.15 p. S.V.A. Recruit's Drill, 5.15 p. iv a" 5 s v £T L Gun s^J*« o.v.a. Ac o.V.K. Lamp practice. S_ac > The Belle of New York, Town Hall% p. Thursday, 37th Hi K
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  • 186 3 Discussing the difficulty of IVnang members find m coming down to Legislative Council, the Pinang f iazettr asks for day to day sittings when its representatives are here, especially when any bill concerning Pehang is under consideration. It says: The I'enang members propose to attend at Singapore m
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  • 353 3 Warkin Challbnob Smibld. I2th Co. R. A. v. Tanjono Paoar F. C. Thi Gumnbrs Wm it Two Goals to Owb. This match was played on the Recreation Club ground before a good attendance of spectators. Tbe play was very even for the first ten minutes, but then a
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  • 241 3 Mr. John Barrett, ex US Minister to Sianv I the course of a long article on the posi io* A-ner;ca hoFd* m the Phi,ipp;nes m re^ .r U China, says History will further show |bat '."ere would have been no insurrection or rebellion against
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  • S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    • 106 3 A SINGLK*. Wvers «*e 15 V. Pearce, scr., uniip.. M tieat Symes, owe 1 6—4, O— 2. liew.ng o*e 15^ beat Kainnie, scr., 4— 7—5, i B Siwuii. Pollock, 5 Urat Noon, scr., 4—6, 6 o O—o. Carter, scr. beat Morgan, 1, 6—3, 6 I. C Singles. MB,
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    • 134 3 Chammonsh.t. "symes v. Battenburg. A IMIH NVKhxrs, owe 15 v. Pearce, to finish. Mactagxart, s 0 v Darbishire, 4to finish. B Simolis. <Jarter v. Scott Simpson v. Pollock. Sinoli.s. Do«rat, 2 v. Kolleit, owe 15 to finish tiraKam. owe 3 v. Kuchwaldy, 4 to finish. A" Douslbs.
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  • 499 3 THE MOANING OF THE BAR." Lawyers Raatan. Sling-time at the Hongkong Club has been exceeding j nous of lar e wnh a novel subject of di-cu«.sion. 'Bri ainv rsus rtoer' was apparently n.t in it with an action that enme off brilliantly the other day within the sacrrd arena ol
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  • 769 3 Direct <rs Hipori Your Directors no* 'u'imit a statement cf tl> Company's Accounts It ihe ptn d from 1- 1 January, 190, to 25th |ul>, io/x>. bei«g tlie fir,' half year of the twofih >ear of the Company existence by the Chi<.e>r C .Itndar.
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  • 33 3 Mr. Edward Ambrose, one of the Aberdeen Customs officials, has been selected to fill tbe post of A»sistant-Director-Gen-eral of the Siamese Customs. He will serve for two years and draw £1000 a year.
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  • 3099 3 THE GROWTH P REFORM IJEAS FROM THE IBWITI O THE CHINESE ENCYCLOPEDISTS. (Eleventh Special Article.) I. Nf.w Ideas. No great civilization h?s ever deve'oprd entirely out of nalive resources, h' wever powerful may be the racial intellect or whatever may be the speciil gifts of
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  • 107 3 Th*r-- w^i another large audience at the Town Hall l-ist ni^ht lo wi n»-!-s the la^t pf-rlornaue ot thr- I'ollard Co m "The desla" A d»-li^h(ful slio**' was again give .'ill the parti U< in»j w^- I »-x- uted and tluitng ireqj< nt a.'pauic and cnorc-To-ni^in fid to-murr<<vv
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  • 87 3 SEPTEMBER 26th, 1000. Quotation. (AriT4L. Paid Up. Shmm P.m Oi--J TB£t N— ».~W 4.4.»3- .99.875X4 R*ll'«; AsU :os Kastern A K enry. Nominal. loooof^ 8 8 -S«4 £i Bweaj Her «r j grg > "g fc < -»..s.te:is &Sa. i sis-is*: ID^> 100.000 t 100,000 1.000 Si iv
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  • 79 3 (Corrected up to September 2t) on London. Bank 4 tn/ s 2 f t^ demand 2 O 7 Private credits 3 mft i/il documents 3 m/s 3/>t*e credits 6 ra/s 2 /il Francf. demand ig/t Germany, demand an} India. T. T ....!I.isd Hongkong, demand P Pra r Yokohama, demand..
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  • 105 3 (September ao BaS£ *>*■ do. cube No. 1 co do. White, (Fa.r L/W= s 75 Nutmegs 110s to the Ib.) do. (80s to the Ibj... Mace(Banda; ,~1 o Cloves (Amboina) 9 L.benan Cotfee 3 Tapioca, small pearl (FaVr 'qiUlity') 6 do. do flake (do. do.) J' do. medium pearl
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    • 354 3 Facts of absorbing interest to those who are m the clutches of nheumat.sm. One cannot be too q<nckly cured of Rheumatism. To get rid of ihose awful pains that make life a nt-ver ending series of torture, now milde now excruciating, to-day m bed, to morrow hobbling around m crutches—
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    • 229 3 OCtAN SltAvl SHIP COMPANY AND NEDERLANUaCHESTOOM. VAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China, and |apan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line art despatched irom Amsterdam and Liverpool every fortnight for the Straits,
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    • 30 3 M mifcr Lading I f M^^g A RanMdy for all Irpe£ular4tie«. 8.f.tl A. ■Old by Singapore Olsp. n«lnn Co., Ltd R«*Ti#» Place, SinOpor* Ptor MARTIN, Cheait»t. SOt TM, ,> N tNdLAIHX
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 226 3 M.,iU LLObE. I O-MORKOW. Hoi P At Sourabaya, fltc. Sane Borneo 1 pm He. 1 pm Manila, ace. Gleiturrtt 3 pm Bagan Sri Tnnggan < 3 I'M v v Calcutta China 4 pm P-iltmb injj Xeera 4 pm Klan^' Chow Phva 4 PM Batavia. Sec. Giang Ann 4 PM R.itavia,
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    • 846 3 VKSStLi) IN POI Mm-0.-W., rUiindTm Comm.ndw. »mnd Krom For Wh«o ft?!. Bni.cruis., 1770 S,r B. Wrey July 2 Ku.U Klang Stat.on. C ES> Amer. g.b., 1534 Sawyer* Sept. 7 Norfolk tmmWmam FJ.e.ATon. M..,er. Arnwd From Con.,«,e. X,- Wher iHSSI t£ SS M Old r" Pt 24 Hon kon X P
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 702 4 11/ ANTED for Pahang. Hospital dresser. I W Apply to PATERSON SIMONS fc Co. I "wanted I A CLERIC with a knowledge of Bookkeeping. Apply by letter to HOGAN 4c Co., Ltd. Merbau Road. Sepuao «7-9 \\*ANTKD Teacher ior the Vih Standard St. W Francis School. Malacca. Salary $30 to
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    • 1226 4 Kelly and Walsh Ltd. NEW BOOKS. Russia Aummst Imdi*, the siruo«lb for Asia, by A. R. Colquhoun 3.00 Thb Overla- n to China, by A. R. Colquhoun 9.50 Cuiva m Transformation, by A. K. Colaahoun 9.50 The Problem m China and British Policy, by A. R. Colquhoun 1.*5 Golden Dbbds
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    • 829 4 n Yk*te fi ft If* WOBCESTEBSHIRE SADCE. w EY SPECIAL WARRANT J^f^S^^^ THE QUEEN PURVEYORS TO EMPRESS OF INDIA. CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES^ -Jv. H f 'bsHs9tW> uTi *il ItrJi w{^ A' //">*"} C* f\ r\f Cr\ fj f?/~\A o IT Pommery and Greno's Champagne. It is a well known fact
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    • 1243 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ot departure, and (wnere known) date due here, and name oi Agents. Mbm-of-War. Alobr, Fr. cruis., Toulon, Sept. Aloubttb, F. d'patch b., Toulon, Oct. Asami, Jap. t. ship. Spithead, Sept. Avalanc hi, Fr., Toulon, Sept. Azam«, Jap. cruis., Sept. Alt' ma, Jap. cruis., Barrosa, Braz. cruis.,
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    • 949 4 Passengers lor Straits. China ft Japan Per N. D. L. OUUnburg. due Sept. 2;.— Mr. Dunn, Mr. Sprink, Mr. Burger, Mr Engelhrecht Mr. W. Koger, Mr. Weber. Per M. M. Sydney, due Sept jo.-Mr. .V. j Bradford, Mr. L Dupire. Mr. P. Dupire, Mr. T. Tarn, Mr. de Wit. Per
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