The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 June 1901

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 5™ JUNE, 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4196
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    • Advertisement
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      790 1 P Office. Telegrapb St. M By> Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. C Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, FVLON INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, F<;YPT MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for F Chtna Coast. o MAIL
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      791 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY ■vCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL J STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND rpOYO KISEN KAISHA (ORIENTAL S.S. CO.) VIA INi.AND >E\ OF lAPAN AND HONOI ULU. Through Passage Tickets granted to England 'ranee, and Germany by all 'rans-A'Untic lines f steamers, and to the principal cities ol the Jnited States or
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      564 1 SAFES SAFES GEORGE PRICES, WOLVERHAMPTON The Peoples Safe r The Commercial Bent FIRE F ALL ¥f #J THIEF PROOF I j SOLE AGENTS FOR THE Straits Settlements, Native States, Siam, &c. k- \^gy Paterson, Simons Co. SINGAPORE. DE KONINKLIJKE PAKKTVAAKT M AATSCHAPPIJ. UWOBR < OHTRACT WITH THB NSTHKRLAHDS IhDI« (iOIKMINT
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      219 1 Fraser Cumming Oi'FK es 7c Battery Road. Sawmills: Johore Bha'u. Bkick works: Siranjjoon and Balestier. Timber Merchants. PRIME HARD-WOOD, cut by our own men ntlie btbt districts, and sttam sawn to any size. WORKED TIMBERS, Flooring Boardacrurat' !y phned, tongued and groovtd y the best machinery, und-rihe superintendent c of
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      683 1 LIONGKONG AND SHANGHAI XJ> BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAI »i 0.000,000 RKSERVB FUND.— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 > Silver Reserve 3,000,000 j »'3.000,000 j RESERVE LIABILITY OK PROPRIETORS 1i0,003,00c J Court ok Directors. R. c iiewan Esq. Chairman. Hon J Kkswick, Bsq DaruTY Chairman. H. E. Tomkins, Esq. I R. L. Richardson
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      539 1 MOTHERS SHOULD REMEMBEF 'when Delecting an artificial Food for th*-lr imiii THREE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTKRISIa. v FOOD It is easily Digestible and very Assimibte and Nourishing It <z readily soluble and may be prepared m a few seconds. H is free from husks and indigestible matter, which would oause Irritation LOTS
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      433 1 Swrrt Secnli from fU K-e/-.s. RIGAUD'S WHITE VIOLETS RIGAUO'S WHITE ROSE RIGAUD'S WHITE JASMIN RIGAUO'S WH*TE LILAC RIGAUO'S WHITE IRIS RIGAUD 4 C", pc*Fui*t*s Paris V J NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., LrftJ IS fe A ituUr FORTNIGHTLY Service is maintaintJ !>• t*Mti I 'pan am) Europe by
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    Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1901.
    531 2 Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1901. t mair.tii 1 i unhr.ur 1 ii> gala MM andljw Ouk readers will remember that early this year very considerable attention was tfiven. m this journal, through correspon dence and editorial comment, to the ques tion of the shocking sufferings of cattle m
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    To day is Derby Day.
    533 2 A writer m the Mekong advocates the development of Yunnan by the aid of a Chartered Company. A Kugby football match is being arranged for Friday evening between a Regimental team and an S.C.C. XV, A district Host Office has been established at Christmas Island
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    YESTERDAY'S AMOK.
    67 2 On enquiry at the General Hospital this morning, it appears that two of the persons wounded m yesterday's Amok have succumbed to their injuries. Thi?> brings the death li^t of victim* up to eiL, r ht, whilst the other seven wounded, now lying at the General Hospital, arc
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    THE BANVARDS.
    213 2 I hi= variety Company gave another oiic- < e-sful performance at tli^ Town Hall last r.ight, and a m r -t enjoyable time was spent. There will b<* an entire change of programme i< night when an amusing sketch entitled Taming the Shrew will be produced To-morrow night
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    THE LATE BISHOP PARKER.
    113 2 A telegram was received yesterday from Naini Tal, India, announcing the death of Bishop B. W. Parker, of the 11. E. Church. Dr. Parker was elected Bishop m 1900, together with Rev F \V. Warne of Calcutta, both of them being more or less well known
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    111 2 Th« oil tanker Robert Dickinson arrived frorr "atouni yesterday afternoon with liquid v 1 bound for Hongkong. The ivussian Volunteer steamer Kostroma left the harbour this morning bound for Odessa. The steamer Cheaug Chew was given pratique yesterday afternoon also <j lighters with Chinese passengers from St. John's
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    FOR MASTER MASONS!
    147 2 Aii .imubing aod perfectly irue story comes trom Tientsin, says the Madras Times. The Masonic Hdll was very much damaged by shells last summer, and after the bombardment was over it was occupied by Japanese troops. It appears that m the third degree m masonry a skull
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      42 2 Reuter's Usual Piffle The meagreness of the news from South Africa is causing public anxiety. It has been alleged that the Government is suppressing despatches. The War Office announces that it ha> published everything received from 1. 1 Kitchener (Later.)
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      THE VLAKFONTEIN ENGAGEMENT
      43 2 A Sudden Attack by the Enemy. An official report (of the recent ment) states that 1,450 British ai: tfuns who were engaged at Ylakfontein were returning to camp when, un<!t of a veldt fire, the Boers rushed the rear guard.
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      GUNS TAKEN AND RETAKEN.
      21 2 Two guns wtre captured but were immediately recaptured, when the remainder of the force came into action.
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      BOER POSITION CAPTURED.
      15 2 The Boer Loss. The Boer position was occupied with 4 Boers killed.
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      THE BRITISH CASUALTIES.
      34 2 Our casualties amounted to seven officers were killed and six wounded The istßatt. Derbyshire Regim? the chief suffererThey lost 18 men killed three and 6H men wounded. London, June §tk, igtl.
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    505 2 The departure of the German t ransport Rhein has been delayed, as she has been ordered to discharge .here a large amount of stores for the German battleship sqw> dron now on the way to Singapore on return home There was a large attendance ir.' Botanical Garden- last night to
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      919 2 G. R. Lambert Co- r PHOTOGRAPHERS just received: EASTMAN'S BROMIDE PAPER j lst received; J IN ALL SIZES AND QUALITIES. j| POP. PAPERS g ILFORD'S PLATES m all sizes. ti EXTRA RAPID EMPRESS p WRATTEN WAINRIGHT PLATES. DEVELOPERS Metol, Rodinal, Eikonoyen, Amidol, Hydrochinon etc. < Also a Special Rapid Developer,
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      258 2 mwf John Little CO. LTD. BEG to announce that they have secured 1 the Services of an Experienced Certificated Dressmaker from London, who has now ariived, and is ready to undertake orders for Dresses and Costumca. m the latest London and Paris ta-hion-A lar^'-- and choice ol New .>- Blou<e
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      728 2 longkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. STOLEN $50 NOTES. DETWEEN the afternoon of Saturday L 3 May 25th, and the morning of Tuesay, May 28th, 4,739 Hongkong and Shangai Banking Corporation Notes, each of tie value of $50, were stolen from the ingapore Office of this Corporation. All holders of Notes of
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      652 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. TO LET 7NTRY ist July, Springfield Cottage, No. 171, Serangoon Road. Apply N. N. ADIS, 9* Raffles Place. June s v.c NOTICfc NKW Table of Distances for calculating fares is now ready and can be obtained on applicalOn at the Hackney Carriage and Jinrikisha Registration Office. Price 10
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      53 2 TO DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS ADELPHI HOTEL. Mr. J. Hassner begs to inform the Public that a SPECIAL DINNER will be served to-night (Wednesday) at 7.30 p m. By the courtesy of the Commander, Capt. SCHUR, the band of the German Transport Rhein will give a selection of music during and after
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      153 2 The Week Wednesday, 51b Hitfh Water 0.31 a., 11.54 p. Derby Day. Municipal Commission, 2.30 p. Church Work Asso., Raffles Girls' School, 4 •The Banvard Vaudeville Co., Town Hall. 9 p. Thursday, 6tti Hn;h Water 1.7 p. Corpus Chriiti. N. D. IJ. Mail Outward* due. The Banvard Vajde. lie Co.,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2869 3 Tuesday, June 4111, 1901. PRBSENT v l •*•<: Officer Administering the Government (Sit Frank Swettenham, k.c.ii.g.) T t Hcn'ble the Actine Col. Secretary (C. W. 1 Sneyd Kynnersley, c.M.ci.) the Actg. Attorney-General (T. H. Kershaw.) the Colonial Treasurer (F. G Pem< y). the Colonial Engineer (A. Mur'ay.) f.
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    178 3 S.< < K. K. I beae team- tried conclusions list night on the Cricket Club Ground The play during the first ha f was of a g |V 'c. and take re, neither side Ljainin^ any tangible advantage although both i^oa's were threat ened m turn. The S.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    136 3 The links were very difficult after the heavy rains on Friday and high b'.ores were handed m for the medal which \\a^ won by Mr. J. H. Robertson, with 464-48-94 o— BB, a good score under the circumstances. The following handei m cards J. H. Robertson 4O
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    THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
    116 3 At the /sth Annual General Meeting of this Company to be held at Edinburgh on jrd May 1901 the following results for the year ended 15th November igoo w i if to be reported.— 5102 Policies were issued during the year, asiuriiik? The Total Butting
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    47 3 The restoration to the establishment uf Lieut. Col. Charles L Casey, from halfpay, which was notified m the Gazette of March 19th 1901, is cancelled." From this announcement it is to b« feared that this officer, lately C. R. A. Singapore, has again broken down m health.
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    "PLAY AND POLITICS."
    1640 3 RmiNiscßNCis 01 Malata. This is a little book of about 180 pages published m London, two months ago, b) An Old Resident," who, it is well known is Mr. VV. EL Read C. M. G. who first came (o Singapore m 1841 and left here for the
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    A PREY TO TWINS.
    129 3 S:i Hubert E. H. Jeminghati, m some chatty olomal reminiscence-, which he contributes to the Empire Rtneiv, t-lls how the wife of a Trinidadian lab urer, on one occasion finding the increase of her lamily 100 rapid, requested Sir Hubert's assistance m support of her children.
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    S. C. C. LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    141 3 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Single Handicap. A Court.) Sitnc 6 beat A. Mac Donald 6, (retired/ 17 9. B Court. Kin,ey 4 beat Fraser 8. 21 15 Dot.BLB HtMIII AC. (C Court.) Knox *n«] I'ritcharrl, 7 v. Billings and Hills, 8, fposti.oned.) TIBS FOR lU-I>A\. Single
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    HONGKONG WEATHER TELEGRAMS.
    125 3 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and to the level of the so;i m inches tenth, and hundredth*. Manila hiro. reading m raillimetre«. Temperature m th» «ihado m decrees, Fahrenheit. Manila tempomturo centigrade. Humidity, m pon-enta^o of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 3 (Corrected up to June 4.) On London Bank 4 m/s 2/0^ demand i/u!<> Private* credits 3 m/s 2/0 ,'j documents 3 m/s 2/o{ credits 6 m/s 2/0* France, demand 2 49j Germany, demand 202] India, T. T 149 Hongkong, demand Yokohama, demand 2%pm. Java, demand 119^ Manila, demand i!^pm.
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    SHARE LIST, JUNE 5th, 1901.
    230 3 SHARE LIST, JUNE 5 th, 1901. Quotation. p A m n Sank oi n.na and japan, Ltd. Zi Nominal. Ca "'VIDIwdS. I )gferrfd Ac ef Bel!'.; Asbestos" Kastern Agency. Nominal. Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $i. 7 c Sellers Clear Water Da.ry Farm Ltd. $,oo Fraser and Neave Ltd. 186 7
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    PASSENGERS BOOKED HOMEWARDS.
    77 3 P. AND O. Per Parramatta. June 28.— For London.— Mr. J. Bowers. N. L Per Hamburg, June 11.— Mr. and Mr*, hckardt Per Sac/isen, fuly 2.— Mr. H. Kctner, Professoi For ter, Mr. A. Dawson, Mr. F. Curne. Per Ktautsd.ou, Mrs. Klacra latlock and child M. M.
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    PRODUCE.
    99 3 (June 4 ambieY;;"""!!!!";;;;™;;;;;; JtS v. c .be No. 1 .y 87 tpper, Ulack (ordinary Sp ore. 28 7 Wh.te, (F.irL/W- S T^t < 1 ios to the Ib.) 14 'o. (80s to the 1b) tßanda) (Amboina) n Coffee a, small pearl (Fair quality; 5 .Tj do flake (do. do.)
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      147 3 HIS LIFE SAVED By Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I am sore that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Reimxiy at one timu saved my life," Kiys A. E. Lafalettc, of Gregory Landing lark-county, Missour. I was m such bad shape that tho doctors said 1 could not live. When
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      306 3 OCEAN I^^ STEAM SHIP |j^ Co. NBDBRL.AND3CHS STOOM VAART MAATSC HAPPfJ OCEAANTons. Tons. Achilles 7043 Myrmidon 2870 Agamemnon 701 1 Nestor 3809 Ajax 7039 Orestes 4653 Alcinous 6743 Patroclus 550Q Anchises 2729 Peleus 7500 Antenor 5531 Polyphemus 2613 Calchas 6748 Priam 2845 Cyclop* 2066 Prometheus 5570 Dardanus 4653 Pyrrhus 3621
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      29 3 yipiQL&STEEL PJ LLS A Remedy for all IrrogulaHtle*. Bi Bim> Apple. r«nnTr..y.l. l C.^h »v 3ld by Singapore Dl.pen.lnH Co., Ltd.. RafTtaa Place, Singapore. MAKTIN. < h got t^ tv.KANU
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      421 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Moi-of-Wai Flag and Tons Commander;, Arrived From For Whei Pl B^y Brit, g.b., 755 Oldha-n |une2 F nl, if n «i»,O, ie rVe« e l S Fl. K .ftron. M.sters Arnv.d From'" 0 CoLgnec? "fo^"^^,. tK BKS& SSS. jui:!;? 4 SSS2 SSS^ SS* J Ban I'ohGuan Brit.
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      208 3 MAILS CLOSE I'O- MORROW H« Per Al Bamb -'> Tientsin q am Oanjjkok Ban Seng Guan noon Han^kok Deli 1 M Malacca Lmggi Helene 1 pm Bengalis, &c Hong Le, j pm Malacca Klan^ Phvm pm Hongkong, ice. Cheang Huck Kian 3fm aarnaran^ 6c isourabaya Oij.ing 3 pm Sourabayi Ace.
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      636 4 SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. THE GERMAN SQUADRON. (Special to Singapore Free Press). Hongkong, May 29th. The German battleship* start for home from Woosung on Sunday. THE S,S. MUNCHEN. The s.b. München has safely arrived at Hongkong, (having been towed from Yap where she was stranded). CHINA. TRIBUTE RICE FOR TIENTSIN. Hongkong, May
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      633 4 INTERNATIONAL AMENITIES. A ROYAL RECEPTION. i Twenty-two delegates from the New York Chamber of Commerce, including Mr. Pierpont Morgan, and other millionaires, visited Windsor on Saturday. The King and Queen cordially received the visitors. The incident is considered significant m regard to friendly Anglo-American relations. Mr. Conger. Mr. Conger sails
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      548 4 e ™«s™ <S%KSS& empress or ihdia.***- C&LEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. 1 FOR SALb A FEW tirsi da** articles ot furniture to be ->old privately, owner going to Europe. Apply LINNS HRAK, 6-1 Ox'ey Road^ May 56. v.c Preliminary Notice Bt fjKDIR O. Tltk H.\li TOR 01 JMfc hsT<r» Of THE LAT*
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      289 4 THE Campbell Oil Engine j v\ I «5|.,..-. <*[' 5 HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF Any Oil Engine m the World SIMPLE ECONOMICAL COMBhNED OIL~ ENGINES VND PUMPS Made m all Types and Sizes Sole agents Riley Hargreaves &Co LTD., SINGAPORE. Mar. mwf. CALYERT's~ 1 1 CARBOLIC DISINFECTING PR^LV-HEAT POWDER
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      75 4 DETOSTASIATISKE KOMPAGNI For Zaandam, Copenhagen and S St. Petersburg. Tub Russian Stkambr KOREA, tl Capta.n Berent/,n, will be despatched for the abov^ ports during the be^innin^ of June. She has U splendid accommodation for Ist c!a« at reduced rates and Mmes a dUor! PaSSen K ers She will be fallowed
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      533 4 ♦WE NEW FRENCH RtMF.r; l^^^^^^^^^^^^t^^^B^^^^B» tmi>l"Tr.l 111 th- B«i»uii, J'iik-ii. p> the dttidtrau to If r. THERAPION No 1 removes ail di<cl,«i.«up«rs*Hi n I parable harm l>\ it u N md .ithi-r Mttose iimilt. JHERAPION Nn 2 blotcbet, pair.) i daijr sjmpt'.m., >:,d i».n too much a flaiuptrhli, Ac. I',
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      1177 4 V Eas.E L. > EXPECTED. GlvMg pou 01 departure, aod (w^ere known) «laic ilue here, ana name o. Atftnts. Mkn-op-War. U. Emt^ki ao 1■ ix, Toulon, due June j Eclipjk, H.M.5., Cnattum, dac Ju.y Transports. Kazw, Odessa, due June R. V. Fleet. KhtKMiv, Odessa, due- June R. V. Fleet. N.
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