The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 February 1900

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    20 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 5m FEBRUARY, igoo DAILY ISSUE, No. 37 g 3
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      760 1 JV* Office. Collyer Quay. Amj Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San Francisco vU
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      712 1 fHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIM TED. THI'. f. IVvkim; .irr th<- dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, vz OUTWARD. HOMKWARD. For Hokukono Shinu- Fo» Mar*eillbs hai J*pan Ports. and London. iqoo. Oopack Feb. 7. Teei kai Mar. 25. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester,
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      1024 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbr Contract with the Netherlands India liovirnmiht. Agent:, at Singapore, SHIPS Acencv. lat& f. DAENDELS «t Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for Feb vary, i&oo From V xuectea Will De de>p«tcbed lor Binuwer Deli Feb. 5 Bengalis, Siak, Panel), BiU, Asahan, =hhl D.li Heb. 8
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      691 1 XJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPfTAI »i 3 .00r. 1 o B fcRVE FUND <n 00. > o RKSEKVE LIAUIUTY OF PkOFRIETOKS $10,000,000 Coukt or Uiiutou. R. M. Gbav, F*4 —Chairman. N. A Sibbs, Esq. Oxfurv Chairman. E. Goetz, Es<j. I A. J. Ravmomd, Esq. D. H. M
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      821 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC THKonl> remedy al ftmmt I»MH M I t.\ Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and vi. entf,^ ■BOOMMB«cbIOBySOMI«rruCHIBFSPBCIALIsVsi«T. v k. -...in- yam h.m v THE PETER SYS COMPANY Nuv ;i ROI>RI TOR MMVrMTVUW), ft Ou, X 1900 DHCENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON. The undersigned Affcnts for the above
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      284 1 PACIFIC MA.. r orsaasg 1 AND f 1 ran Bui burl 1 l Feb. <. Mai Kip Mar. i M* 1 L» a JllMfftrTi cJ pal at W CURES from lir na< r !^<-' 1 eithci \ffiSf 48 i.OURS I nhko the sat: .^^fl^feh^. 1 1 \i\t*\M or Injections, ai,J
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1900.
    641 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1900. I'.'rt f fre«, t> rt> «'•> i t r.a „t L'r.awed bf irfluer.rt jn<) ur.bf .t«d by ,1 Her* patriot Tfith h«r f lorious precrpti Jraw P.*4w4 te Rtficuw. LorMrr. and Law. Mk CIVNU is heartily to be congratu. lated on the
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    584 2 I li>: ovtward M. M Packet Sydney '■> iat noon on the Ist instant. vmay be espected hate mi Tveaday I he moitaniy returns f >x the w>>- < end^'l Jan. 27th show a death-rate per mille of t!.»- t its) number of death- being 1 1 1 he Court
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    ARRIVAL OF THE 16TH M.N.I.
    339 2 The Kumsang, having on board the officers and men of the 16th Madras Native Infantry, arrived at Singapore at 6 a. m. to-day, and all the forenoon, the business of landing men and baggage was proceeding at Tanjmg Pagar. The incoming battalion is composed of
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    POLO TOURNAMENT.
    209 2 Jhe final match m the Tournament for |)'.-»e*siori of H. K. H. Prince Henry's Cup who brought off at the Race Course on Saturday afternoon under the most favourconditions. The Band of the K. O Regiment played a selection of music during the afternoon and there was ijuite
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    WAR NOTES.
    287 2 A correspondent of 'he S'mndurd at Louren^j Marques, sa>s DeUgoa Bay s tl c residence of H« r f'.jtt, a HolUnd»r, who if Con-ul General lor tht Trumaal, and Consul for The Netherlands. \lerr Pott is the principal medium between Pretoria and Dr. Leyds, m Europe. He controls
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    128 2 While the Indian Coast Defence Ship Ahysstma was a' target practice with heavy guns, an eight-inch shrapnel shell exploded m the breech through a defective fuze. The fragments blown out through the breech injured several men, and some of them fatally. The steamer Energta, bound to Hongkong. went ashore about
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
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      MAT SALLEH KILLED
      39 2 MAT SALLEH KILLED HIS FOLLOWERS SCATTERED CSpecial to Singap irt f-rtr f' tf f-abuan, Feb. 3rd, 3.4; f Captain Harrington, Commandant of th» British North Borneo Police, wirr that Mat Salleh is killed and his followers di 5 persed.
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      THE PEKING COUP D'ETAT.
      40 2 The Emperor Not Dead. Alleged Revocation of H; Dethronement. (Special to Singapore Fret i Hongkong, Feb. =th, i.iop. The Emperor is aliv. In consequence of prote*ts iProvince> it is believed that his dep. has been revoked.
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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    193 2 m His Excellency Major-General Dickson, C B who has. been appointed to the command of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade m South Africa, will leave on Friday next by Ihe P. O. mail Valetta. In addition to Major-General Dickson and Mrs. Dickson, the P. O. mail will take away to Colombo
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      383 2 MASONIC CLUB. A Smoking Concert will be held on Saturday, February ioth. Commencing at a, m. sharp. iicketb 'including refreshment 1 ?2 each, to be obtained fom members of the CaBMrfMM or from the Hon. Sec. MOWEI ROBINSON Pcb 3 John Little ft CO.. LTD. OUT-DOOR GAMES. Badminton Lawn Bowls
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      634 2 TO LET FURNISHED A Bungalow at Tanglin. For particulars apply ■OOYK AND DAVIDSON. Jan 25 u^_ TO LET AN Unfurnished Bungalow, Municipal No. 8, Wilkie Road, facing the Water Works Reservoir. Apply to Mr. Low Long Yam. No. 15, South Canal Road. Jan 20 2 TO BE LET TWO large
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      828 2 WANTED A second hand Dumpy Level. Apply D.L., c o Free Pi ess. Jan 27 6.a WANTED a few gentlemen as paying guests m a family living m the Tanglin District, closo to town. App!> to A.8., co Free Pre-s. Jan 18 tuths 18.2 EMPLOYMENT WANTED DV .n European with
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      592 2 TO-DAYS ADVERT'SEMSNTS WANTED 13OARD $c LODGING with private fam.ly. *-> ApplytoP.H., c/ofwfccj,. t*'e^s ig.a WANTED /V Cashier. (i->od security lor ?j~3ooo required. Appl) by letter stating salary to V.X., co f'rer Press. Feb 5 uc BOARD AND LODGING. OOR bachelor, to be had at Devon Villa, River 1 Valley Road,
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      91 2 The MM. steamer Caledcnicn arrived at daylight yesterday from Shanghai and she left at night with the homeward French mail for Colombo, where her mails and passengers for Europe will be transhipped into the Ville de la Ciotat from Australia for Marseilles. On arrival she was pretty wel'. crowded with
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      176 2 The Week. Monday, sth High Water 1.38 a., 1.5; p. 1.0. G.T., Kings Own Pride, Tanglm Barracks. Tuesday, 6th High Water 2.iy a., 2.53 p. Anniversary of the Settlement of Singapore Public and General Holiday. If 4 Philharmonic Choir. Cricket Match— S R.( .Over 21 t>. I nder 21. S.C.C.
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    SAD ACCIDENT AT HONGKONG.
    115 3 Tvco Men Killiu and Thrkk i bhioisly InJURF-P Saturday (J7th ult.) b. ing the German Kmperor s birthday, the Trinhiy m Hongkong harbour were decorated, and at noon, salutes were fired. While a salute was bring fired on the U.S. gunboat Wheeling, a sad accident occurred.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    109 3 (Hongkong Daily Press; The mother of the Kaiserin is dead The German Naval Bill which has been introduced provides for the building of nineteen battleships, eight large cruisers and fifteen small cruiser*. The cost of these and of harbour works, will be 1,861,000,000 marks. The personnel of the navy
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    S. V. A. CAMP.
    264 3 I he N.\ A. Camp on the Hooding t^iate, New Harbour, was brought to a close t<-rday. after a very successful week's work. <>n Saturday, the battery marched to Pa-ir Vanjangand engaged m gun practice n the beach, the practice being carried out m the presence
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    THE NATAL MOUNTED RIFLES. HARD SCOUTING WORK.
    288 3 A letter from Mari:zburg, from Mr? j. Allen, to her brother the Editor. gi\' 1 fair idea of the nature of the woric thrown vr the .Natal Volunteers on the outbreak ot hostilities. She write- is m the Natal Mounted Rifle*. one of
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    CRICKET.
    232 3 S.t.C. v. i> X C. The above match was played on the i.tplanade last Saturday and resulted m an '•a-v win for the former, by eight wickets and *>> runs. The S.C.C. batted first and *no<ked up a grand total of 15* for the only two wickets. The batsnv
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    THE SELANGOR CRICKET.
    414 3 As already announced, the annual match between Sdangor and Singapore, played at Kuala Lumpor on the 31st and Ist, I ended m an easy victory for the Native State. Singapore won the toss, and the first innings produced 132, Morrison's 13 I being the result of ovr
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    THE DETHRONE VENT OF THE EMPEROR.
    311 3 ASSBMB< I OF IHE PRIM ES. Mail j Peking, January 2 5 n edict was issued on the 24th January, ordering the Princes, statesmen and ■mitten 10 assemble at U c Palace, attired m their full official robes, on the 26t»> ,nsl. Another edict
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    89 3 huhng the absence of Sir Alexander Swfttenham from the Colony, and until the return of the H'>n'bk C. W. S. Kynnersley, the Hon'ble W. R. Collyer is appointed Deputy Governor. Mr. C j Saunders' have is extended to May .25th Captain A H. Boldero'^ until April 26th Nine
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    WAR TELEGRAMS.
    184 3 fFrom Dutch Sourcm.j The Hague, Jan. 29th President Steyn paid a visit to the Camp of the Burrs at Modder*pruit and returned thence to the Transvaal. Jan. "?oth. Lieutenant General KrllyKenny h.i* occupied Thee Cens a little place on thft railway line between St^yusburg and It is expected
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    57 3 In the Armenian Church yesterday the Rev. Basil Gasper, the Yitai, notified to the congregation that special prayers of inter* cession m connection with the South African War would be offered on Sunday next. Similar announcements were made m the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, the Chinese Church, St. Andrew's
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1228 3 (Via Ceylon. j Bombay, J«n. aa.— Telegrams from General Sir Redvers Buller, at Spearman's Camp, dated Sunday, state that General Sir C Warren's column has lounded the extreme riteht of the Boers' position on Satu d.ty. He moi mcd two ridges m succession, th» sec-nd of which is the
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    THE CHINESE COUP D'ETAT.
    1084 3 Lvtbrvibw with Ka^u Yu-Wbi, 111 Rl I Kill, Ail Affkcting S<rNK. (China Mail.) I pon the receipt of our Special Telegrams from Shanghai announcing the dethronement and reported assassination ot the ex- Kmperor Kwang su, a reprrseitative of t!ie China Mail visited Kan-' Yu-wei, the Chinese
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    A QUESTION OF TASTE
    260 3 A correspondent writes? "Lite Bataz taasch Nieusbluti appears to hate a very \> or opinion ol the morality of its readers, s« eing it publishes the following adverlisnneiU irom \'i^ser and Co. Per mail ontvangen F.nkele exemplarm \an een nummer van lict Satirisch Weekblad 1-a <
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    EXCHANGE.
    82 3 (Corrected up to February 5). On London. Bank 4 m/> j jj demand 1 iig Private creditl j m/s o,' r documents 3 m/s 2 f>4 credit> 6 m/- j o t s France, demand 247^ Germany, demand. a< oJ India. I I 45 HONGKONG, 'lemand Yokohama, dtmand 5
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    PRODUCE.
    114 3 (Kbru*ty j »/4Cxambier f ij. dc. Cube No. i i;.2^ Pep, cr, .'•'•■ick fordifuiry i'porej 31.^ do. Wr,,. c Fair L/W— s*) 46. Nulme^s llos .o the UkJ 62. <io. (80s to the .bj 80. Mace (Bandaj N qz. Cloves (Arnbo.naj Liberinn Cotfet- 2 >. Tap.oca, small pffarl (Fail
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      445 3 Facts of absorbing interest to those who are in the clutches of Rheumatism. One cannot be too quickly cured of Rheumatism. To pel rid ol those awful pains th<t make life a ntvcr ending series of torture, now mild, now excruciating, to-day in bed, to morrow hobbling around in crutches
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      276 3 UCtAN STfcAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NEDKKLAHDSCHh: STOOM. MAAT «'CW \PPiJ OCKAAW The Company's steam, rs are despatched Ir m Liverpool outwards for t'>e Straus, China, ,»t j |apan, and from Japan homewards for l.c.iJi n every ten days. The Company's sttamtrs on the Java Line t.e despatched from Amsterdam Anti
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      279 3 MAILS CLO^K for er Al I O-MORKOW. K. Pahanp, ice. Flei;> 7 KH Hoiujko.ijf U lipan Jbfl«M o» M -v" v i'uluun., AM heribon 4: Samar.wu Penang II am Muar Malacca A';<a« Rum fm Muar Malacca Far/alia 3 pm I'oit Dicks ,n Klang liatavier 2 ftt Mttu I'tli^t 2 rM
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      895 3 SHARE LIST. FEBRUARY jth 1900. MOf C n.na and japan. £^22 f r^i^ SH4R S T ■rffeAabMMlMMmAftcnc). *3 Seller*. A lOiooo f£ "*Ji| «3« Jfl Cleir Water Dairy K.rm Ltd. Sin.) 1 l>4 6 um«-su, I !^£K2&^ «t«^ »^ii. »"T;;:^ 4 ,...V *.o Nom". sttsvie ji w j> Ma n^d
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      387 4 John Little j CO., LTD. I Sole Agents -OR 3OATES COS FAMOUS PLYMOUTH GIN $9 per case or one doz. DUTY F.XTKA. John Little CO., LTD. LIQUID FUEL (PETROI.ECM RESIDUE) Large Stocks always od Hand $15 PER TON f.o.b. IN BUNKERS AT FRESHWATER ISLAND (PULO lilKOM) w m t ntrance
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      1127 4 SARAWAK GOVERNMENT. MARKET PLACE AND TOWN HALL. SI. ED lenders will be received up to 2 p.m on Tuesday the zoth February, 1900, at the Offices of the undersigned, for the work of .building a Markbt Plac s and Town Hall at Kuching, (Sarawak. Spec fications and plans may be
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      208 4 V%f', v ~Ti| art m.inufflcturid h> th. vcrj fl Mr J l >- 1 \v, '/!*\l m3l l\\ and are acknowledged on all sides tv be g T"^* RILEY, HARGREAVES CO., LTD. ENGINEERS Boiler-Makers, Shipbuilders AND General Contractors. WE ARE PREPARED U) SUPPLY FROM MOCK Lancashire \NIJ Gandys Patent Belting.
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      615 4 PARIS EXHIBITION. 1900. WILKINSON, HEYWOOD .V CLARK, LD Hold- r< ol tin- Ti!y (iold Medal ;iw .r!. i f.>r \_rniblu-. and Colors at tin- I'an- Kxhif.ition of 1 878. London, Liverpool. Singapore, Hongkong, Bombay, Melbourne, and 21 bis BOULEVARD D'ARGENSON, NEUILLY. PARIS Have arran^d (or I irge and < Ompfcbenstve
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      23 4 AN IDEAL TONIC. SERB, AVA LLO'S TONIC. (BARK k IRON WINK) V) V 2 o o< .5 I W B Nov is mwf
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      621 4 The Singapore Free Press *N0 Mercantile Advertiser. CABLI Addrbss,— Advtrttter, StHgt por Telephone Number.— No. 61. Psblished st 30.3, RsffesPl.ce, 8it f ee t yHE leading English Newspaper ir th A Straits Settlements; More, [J Federated Native States of Perak, Sf| ari gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the r Sembilan British
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      1160 4 "VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port 01 departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Meh-of-W ar. Dilwarra. Brit., Nooper, due Feb. 16, UuALLs. U. S., New York, due Feb. Simmer, U. S New York, due Feb. Mail >tbameks trom Xi koh. Sydney, due Feb. 6 M. M. Coromanoel
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