The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 November 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 28™ NOVEMBER^ 1900 DAILY ISSUE, No. 4043
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      783 1 j "P-, Office. Telegraph St. ffg V.'harves. Keppel Harbour. O3TEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANd, rKvforT INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN, trYPT MARSKILLES, GIBRALTAR. MAITA, BRINDISI. VENICE, PLYMOUTH anD LONDON. Through Bills ot Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental mnd American Ports, also for China Coast. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD
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      678 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMiTED. OUTWAKI). HOMKWARD. For Honukoko Shanu- For Viakneillk> and h*i te J\pan Ports. London. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester (ontinental ports, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, flee. for freight and other particulars ipply to THE UORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED, Agents. Feb f\ BRITISH
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      560 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Acents at Singapore. Ships Agency, latk I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-2 Collyer Quay The undermentioned datks auk omt aifroximatk From Expected Will be despatched tor (j. v Kylandt Olchlch Nov. 24 Penanj, Sahan^, Olcf.leh, via W. C, ports, to Pndang
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      188 1 NOW READY. The Singapore and Straits ROUGH DIARY for 1901 Pru:.: SI '^1 pat *<*t>py, or $1.50 to F«-<i»-r;tU*d Malay StateH and Johort- to Siam, D»-h, Sarawak, &c\, 81 56 PUBLISHERS FRASER NEAVE. Limited If you desire to be supplied with copies, order at once, as only a limited number
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      685 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPiTAI iMyM 0 RFSKRVE FUND.— Slerlin^ Reserve $10,000,000 a -.Ivcr Reserve 2,000,000 $l2 00<>><)00 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS i'C;<yrj.; -c C'jl'bt or UimcTonj. N. A Simrnt, lisq.— Chaimman R. Shbwan, Es/,.— Dkputy Chaibman E. Goktz, Esq. Hon. H M Gkav A. J. Raymond, Es<).
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      462 1 ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE LIFE lriTAi !nvist»d Pi -./)s THE LARGEST HIKK OFFICE IN THE WORLD. BOUSTEAD Co.- Agents. Mar 16 CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED, HONGKONG. 1 rAt iJL'BSCRIBBD $2,500,000 uovmy j-aid-uf .4 $00,000. ''-■SIR*. FlH!) 41,1.50,000. Marine Risk 3 at Cunent Rates. BOUSTEAD Co.— Agents "THE. LONDON AND LANCASHIRE
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      372 1 PACIFIC MAIL iItAM^H.P COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND OSIKN i al. STEAMSHIP CO'TPANY AND rpOYO RISEN KAISHA "MLS.S, CO.) VIA INLAND SEA OP lAPAN AM) HONOI II!'. Through Pa»a|f« I n j ouny by „!i in,' -Atlantic lines oi steameA, and to the principal cil United Stales or C.ma.i. 1. i >
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    Domestic Occurrences. DEATH.
    28 2 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH. On Nov. 17th, ,t 3s Selegie Road, Hknkt PALORAVB W BSTO4TB, ,ot Yarmouth, Norfolk,. K l ,,altak^p!.-, l ,;atsp. m Kntjlish IM.LMU p'ipeis please copy.
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    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1900. The Singapore Free Press.
    1376 2 Thk Pinmnf Gazette not m any very amiabY- ipirit, I. a-, animadverts] on the resolution of the Singapore Mur.it ipality to purchase the existing Compan>\ works as a toil ol its own future •Steaded ->-tern of public and private lighting. It proceeds
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    THK CALCUTTA MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT.
    114 2 The following extract from Capital, the Calcutta M.-w>pap t 'r of that nam,:, comes oppo.tunely to hand m reference to the struggle now m progress m the Colony over the municipal president question In our issue of 1 8th October we said that we understood that
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    IRONCLADS IN COLLISION.
    36 2 Atclfgram to the Ostasiatischc Lloyd dated Berlin, November so, says that the ironclads Kaiser Fricdrich 111. and Kaiser WtUielm colhded, while mamcuvring at Kiel Ihe damage to the vessels is not very considerable.
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    AN INDIAN "MAN-EATER."
    104 2 Another man was killed the other day by the A.Vpaon imw m the Seoni District, C. P. Me. VM killed near the Nars,n K pur border while out cutting wood m (he jungle. This gives a tot <,f <>} persons killed since May 189 J. Wh» ther
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    PENANG NEW PIER
    68 2 Correspondence reganUs* the working of the New Pier at PeOMg is m progress. I wo plans Mggested themselves to Government first, leaving the pier open to all, importers making their own arrangements for landing cargo and second, vesting it m a landing and storing management, consisting, say,
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    THE LATE LIEUT. FLOWER-ELLIS.
    179 2 Not long after the action at Spion Kop near Ladysmith it was rumoured that Mr. T. Flower-Ellis, formerly of Singapore, was killed on that occasion. There seems to have, however, been -ome uncertainty on tail point m the minds of his relatives, tor it ifl only
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    LAN JONG PAGAR EXTENSION
    477 2 Correspondence «a^ laid on the Council table y t-r.l.iv, m connection with the l-oreshor. and Sea B<d Bill, between the lanjong i'a K ar Dock Co. and the GovernIn 1881 the T.P.D.Co. asked for an extension of their sea frontage. The <;overnment of the day promi-ed
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    MUSIC IN THE GARDENS.
    76 2 The band of |6th M. I wiJ th f towing prognaMM at tfc Botanical Gardens on Saturday, rst December, at 9 p.m. c? rch Now we shan't be lone Rlnri SE:aSasl £aB Fantasia. Scotch Son« s^and Dances c3R*' God Savk thb Qvkes. Bn Moscley, who has
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      CHINA AND THE POWERS.
      39 2 RUSSIAN EVACUATION OF CHIHLI. Special to Singapore Free Press.) Hongkong, 2.42 p m trom diplomatic sources it is now stated that the retreat of the Russians from Chihli is now completed. It has surprised nobody.
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      JAPAN'S WITHDRAWAL ALSO PROBABLE.
      25 2 JAPAN' S WITHDRAWAL ALSO P ROBABLE. From Berlin it is stated thai within a short time the Japanese will follow tl, e example of Russia.
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      LARGE FORCES UNNECESSARY.
      23 2 The opinion prevails that the int. r of the Russians and the Japanese no lot require Jarge forces m Chihli.
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      RUSSIA FAITHFUL TO THE CONCERT.
      37 2 RUSSIA FAITHFUL TO THE CONCERT. But it is utterly false to consider that the retreat ol the Russians indicates any intention on the part of Russia to the concert of the Powers. The cor/ i- the case.
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      BOXER CAVALRY ATTACK A RAILWAY POST.
      17 2 BOXER CAVALRY A TTACK A RAILWAY POST. Mounted Boxers have attacked the R« way guard at Chuenliancheng.
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      THE BOXERS REPULSED.
      10 2 A mixel detachment from Tientsin repulsed them.
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      REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
      22 2 ASHANTI PACIFIED. The Ashanti campain is linished. THE TSARS ILLNESS. A Distinct Improvement. The Tsar's condition shows a distinct improvement.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      52 2 Continued Boer Activity. Designs Against Cape Border. The Boers are active m the Woterr; Transvaal and m the Southern part of the Free State They propo-e to strike at the Cape bord. r, where they believe they will b> joined by numbers of disaffected Dutch, with supplies of
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      THE KRUGER BOOM.
      20 2 Pans Enthusiasm Fizzling Out. The enthusiasm m Paris over Mr. Kruger is waning. London, Xovembcr 28th, /goo.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    148 2 three years for hou«» tJ Urn Pan comma theft fiTTjT? 1^ m rder to year,, Lim Yon' [o" t7 gOt tW Tai Nong sjy monrh. f years and Sahat, charged with th ffence;; Low Ah N X wa 8 c £r nf**"** -urder and mis'h c by T
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      464 2 CHRISTMAS 1900. V I G, R> Lambert and Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS. STUDIO i t PHOTOGRAPHS intended to be sent home for CHRISTMAS should be taken NOW. Sitttings should be arranged AT ONCE. The best time for taking photographs is from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. r- > CHRISTMAS 1900. battervroad Stidio
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      400 2 John Little CO., LTD. TAILORING DEPT. This department is now replete with all the latest goods. NEW PATTERNS and DESIGNS FOR 1901 New Acgola Tweeds New Tennis Suitings Scotch, West of England, Cheviots &c., &c. New Dress Suitings. Specially light texture and elastic, guaranteed fast colour This material is adapted
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      654 2 A Bri/jiant toned Cottage Piano by Rud Ibach bohn, m good order. Price ti<;o On 5 p OVVELL Co.-Auctioneers ~T~ v FOR SALE U nAINTY A Bay Mare, Griffin, ran las week, now being driven m Harness. Will make a showy Buggy Mare. Price 1300. H. ABRAMS, The Horse Repository
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      249 2 iu.UAY-S_ADVERTISE MENTS W ANT u? a Eurasia or Chinese clerk as ten; man 001 1 S^ P aid "^l Apply to RUD. SIEVERTS Co Nov. ,3 N 4 Prince Street 1. 1 2 TO BE LET lor a Hotel or Boarding House Nov 28 ApP y IoSIKFM KNS PAUL Co.
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      208 2 The Week Wednesday, 28th Hi K h Water: 2.10a., i.;ip S.D.I A. Mail Outwards, due ?v'r' axim 1 t or nP«i"on, Centre Section, 5 p. S V R. Physical M Recru.ts Drill, s.io p Emulation Lodge, 8. 30 p. K< Thursday, 29th Mmh Water 3 a., M| p. P. O.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2046 3 Tuesday, Nov. 27TH, 1900. Present i H E. the Officer Administering the Government (Sir Alex. Swettenham, k.c.m.0.) H K. the Officer Commanding the T.oopi Col. Chippindall, r.b.) The Hon'ble the Acting Col. Secretary (Walter Egerton.) the Attorney-General (W. R. Collyer). the Acting Colonial Treasurer (J. O. Anthonisz.) T
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    LIQUID FUEL.
    434 3 A correspondent, who signs himself Progress, wriles as follows to The Times i It is difficult to account for the apparent failure of the Admiralty to apply liquid fuel to the service of (he Navy. The French flagship on the China station is now being regularly supplied with
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    A CURE FOR CRICKET.
    633 3 Fuom Spk 1 fti. Connasrononnr. (Pall Ma! l Gatette J Almost every cm kc r „1 mm at inventing a cur* for the BMtti thi heart k u lt on-- ■•A cusi., reform 1 ■iie. the man who is likely to blurt I it is m
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    THE GREATEST FOREST DEPARTMENT LN THE WORLD.
    258 3 Mr B Ribbentrop, C.1.E., Inspector-Ge-neral of Forests, is permited to retire from the service of Government. Mr. H. C. Hill, Conseivator of Forests, ist grade, is appointed to be Inspector-General of Forests. In a long and appreciative minute, Lord Curzon eulogises the services
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    THE DOWAGER-EMPRESS.
    274 3 You must send me a wire early, wire me early, Lj Hun,', dear To morrow the Allies ar<- coming, to pay me a vi-it out here To pay me a visit out here Li, the maddest, merriest day l"or I >h.il! ski p out of the hack door,
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    SARAWAK.
    529 3 SAR AWAK. {From a Corrtsfond*nt.) The.- srriou> illnni 0/ Mr. C. I). Hanrer, Manager of the Borneo Company m Sarawak has occasioned the pares! anxiety for thf past thr<-< week-. Successive .-macks }n\>- greatly w^k^-n--•il him, bat ire a reporti n his coodil .-.-j ar- «s,i.;htly more favourable. hoped f'<r
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    THE POWERS AND CHINA.
    562 3 Di.scorim.vi Echoes. (China MiM.) I London, November it, The fear is increasing of disagreement amongst the Powers America objects to the enforcement of demands which she declares are impracticable, and favours the adjustment of the demands at the Hague. Russia supports Count von Huelotv, the German
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 3 (Corrected up to November fn Lonl> Ba.k 4 m/s 2 l\ -lemand j 1 Private credits 3 m/s 1 1 do.unj.-m> 3 pb/s j 1 en <.h 6 :'i; France, demand Germany, demand. .....j Inuia, T. T is; Hongkong, demand par. Yokohama, demand.. 3%dis. JAVA, demand uO Manila, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    105 3 (November 38 > IN6;i t»ambier M 7.92^ do. Cube No. 1 M.25 P*P 2i). mV. w use, (Fair ;,,\V---,;. 4 v Nutmeg 1 loa to hr 1:,. 56 do. (mam |o me 1b)..., 76 Maot (Bands] f ".loves (AaMM 1 1. 1" 1 20 Tap.ot.a. „r-..-,H t>t A r!
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    SHARE LIST, NOVEMBER.
    261 3 tat. on. Capital. L ri, ..k of himwid j.pan. d. Nominal. 2,000,000 4l l''3' '■•ferrrd. I As,.- n\, Nominal lu.oooH J'Sj* 5^ Bcrsawah Gold Mine Co s 4 H .y,-rs. I 175.0005* S^oo l/.b<~*\ Oe.,r vV.,icr l)..rv r .n Ltd. f 5000 JSooo ,50 «ioo Hr^- ..<s^vei..
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      35 3 JIPIOL«» STB B Li JfJ| MMd A Rntnedy for all lrr.:<ulnrit lo». -i.p»r.fl i r ll:tf A PI >, ivnsyruyil. l"i. C.cha. »r •old by Slntapor* OUp«n»ln|( Co., CM., R»tTle» Plaoe, Singapore. MARTIN. CkcßH.t, SOCTHAMPTON, i:\OLAMa
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      224 3 A. Great Medicine. N I have used Chamber.i ds Colk Cholera and l)iirrhoea Remedy and find it to he a gnat medicine," sa>x Mi. Ir. S. J'.'upp-,, ot K.tr.iu, Ark. "ll cured me of bloody flux. I cannot speak too highly of it." This remedy always wins the good opinion,
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      263 3 OCEAN Ifc^ STSAM SHIP |p*^ Co. NEDEK! AN'DSCHE sTi."MVAA'KT MAATSCSAP?!] O' EAAN. Tons. Tons. Achilles 701 1 Afvrmii n 2870 Agamemnon 701 1 Xestor 3766 .4;<J* 7011 Ortstes 4653 '""<* '>74^ Patroclus SSOQ Anchises 2729 Polyphemus 261} Antenor SSW Priam 284s Calch.i^ f>; 18 Promef ***** Cyclops 2 (l <>6
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      658 3 K M Cornm«nd-r« K r 7I M>l ake M n^^ B< I■ S. troop, 42S A. H. LOhi Nov. rf> mho I.MMM KtM««T«M M..trr. Arr^ej Krom Con«,ene e LALvrM gnt.339 r y N C«aoi.»« >ut. hack Nov. 4 kMS v N Hup I X I ;8 Ki.m Bk»n. h Br.t.
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      389 4 John Little CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. WINES and SPIRITS. CHAMPAGNES Pommery and Greno EXTRA bbL. Geisler Co.'s India Brand Dry Max Sutaine Ex. Dry HOCKS Deinhard's Rhenish do Liebfraumilch do Hockheim PORTS Cockburn and Campbell's \ery Old Master*! Choice Old Tawny do Old White SHERRIES Mima's "Kino," White Seal Cockburn Campbell's
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      954 4 WANTED a European or Eurasian for out door work at a tank installation near Singapore. Good salary to a competent man. Apply H. c/o Free Prtss Nov. 27 :V>.ii WAN FFD for Borneo. Good Overseers, able to keep time. Address E. A.C. c o Free Press. Nov. 21 v.c WANTED
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      649 4 fiaenis for LEA sperms;' q HV A ffiPm WOI2GI 7£lii>tl^^^> w BY SPECIAL WARRANT 4X^K^^ THE QUEEN J^»>A'y PURVEYORS TO EMPRESS OF INDIA. CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. ENGINEERS. IKON AND BRASS FOUNDERS BRIDGE \\l) SHIPBUILDERS AM) GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SINGAPORE. ,^f(^ STEAM VESSELS < Wood or Steel BOILERS
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      1320 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ot departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. .Mcn-ok-War. Admiral Harrosa. Spa., Rio de J.,due Nov. Glory, Portsmouth, due Dec. GftOMOMI, Rus. cruis., Nov. Hwmsk, J <!'•• HKwick, Iwate, J.ip., Klswick, Kasatak, Rus. t.b., Nov. Pollaha, Rus. cruis., Nov. Pola, Aust. Nov.
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      640 4 The Singapore Free Press. Mercantile Advertiser Cable A dor ess,— Advertiser, S\«p a Tblkphonb Nimbiir.-N,. 61. Published at 30 3, Raff.es Place, Singapore '"pHE leading English newspaper m the Straits Settlemunts Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Scwjft. gor, Sungei Ujwag, Pahang, the Negri Serabilan j British North Borneo;
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