The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 February 1900

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 6m FEBRUARY, [900 DAILY [SSUE, No. 37
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 777 1 g% Office. Collyer Quay. jfe Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers lor CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, C KYI ON. 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 lor China Coast, and San
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    • 705 1 PHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIM TED. *T*HK following are the dates on which the Co.'s j Steamers may be expected here, viz OLIVVARI). HOMFWARI). F"K Honukonq Sh«nu> For Makskilles imi »V J«pan Ports. and London. iuoo. Oopack Feb. 7. Teerkai Mar. 25. Through Bills ot Lading issued to Manchester,
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    • 1022 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKKTVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbr Contract with tub Netherlands India Govbrnmint. Agents at Singapore. bHiPS Agency, late I DAKNDELS Co., 2-2 Collver Quay Time Table lor Feb vary, igoo. From Expected Will be despatched lor Brouwer Deli Keb. < Benglcali-, Siafc, Paneh, Bill, Asah.in. and Deli leb. 8 Cotn Hatavia
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    • 681 1 LIONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-I.f CAPITAL 1.0.000a0 R >-:i<VK FUND inooo'.^ I RBSBRVK LIABILITY CX 1 PKOVkiETORS j $10,000,000 Coubt or Mibsct.bs. R. M. G»M, t>q CHAIkMAN. N. A Subs, Ksq. Dmn Chairman. K. Goktz, Esq. A. I. Raymond. X q. I D. Ai. vl sis. Esq. K.
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    • 817 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC TMI only r,m,dy a, ,>,,,,, u kn iS IHFALUi .8 Ku t< bprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea. Hemorrhage and (Jlcftmtinn THE PETER SYS COMPANY DHCENIX ASSURANCE COM- 1 PANY OF LONDON. The underMKnrd A|;ents for the above Company are pn -pared to Accept lire risks m Sm^.pore Jorions
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    • 169 1 PACIFIC MAr STEAMSHIP COMK. AND TOYO KISKm KA ss a b ■.apply Jo 1 \m THERAPiON Wa.l THERA.' 2 THERAP.ONNo3 TKERAP ON"E Man v, every g[X COLEMAN'S j WINCARNIS nur«u Recuperating the System -n (or Regaining Lost Health I COLE* AM \vi\, MINI •1 ot Poi Wii Fhm H I.on-
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  • 1040 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900. llereihall t'.t frr., S» ft Unawcd by influence and nnbf.be Here patriot Truth her g loriout prr- »pi I raw PlcdflH to IUli«,oo. U>ra,'rr. and f a*. Omi re-u't of tii. lamented death ol Mr. Thomas Sheltord, < uc, was tiiat the
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  • 753 2 Many happy return-, of the day to William Hsran Maclioo Read, Esq. C. M c, the Nestor of tl.is Colony. i 1 1<- rainfall of Bombay last year was only 38 inchr-s, or 42 inches less than the average-. The Suitaii of Pafa»f has had his aliwauce increa-ed froa $24
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 35 2 A Rumoured New Advance. From reports to the papery bjlJci f as yet unconfirmed, it would appear t at General Buller has recrossed the I and is marching to the relief o Ud\
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    • 40 2 The correspondent of the Dmiif Te graph at Spearman's Camp, wiring 4th (Sunday; m the evening, says V at A infantry were lining the 'ow ridges j north bank of Potgiett-r's Drift »o the Boer saipers.
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    • 15 2 Messages are freely interchan^ tween General Buller's an 1 Genera, Camps.
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    • 18 2 The War Office have abso: .te v confirming the news of the a: General Buller.
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    • 18 2 An immediate movement i 3 not aati paled, as the roads are NBfncticabk from Mie rain-.
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    • 21 2 A Ceaseless Flow of Foreigners. /he passage of foreigner- U) ths 1 rai.« vaal through iJelagoa Bay i, saci
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    • 19 2 The Portuguese restri :i sory. Pro-Boer Sympathy m the U. S, Denoanced by Mr. Aiger.
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    • 45 2 Lest They Forget." Speaking at New York. Mr. A ger, late V. S. Secretary of State for War ou-ly denounces the growing pro-Boer agitation m America a^ obivious of the measureless debt of gratitude for Er.giand attitude during the Spanish War London. February 6th. /p
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  • 187 2 The exports of Indian tea during thcalendar year I*9o, amounted to over 131} million pounds against 136 millions m Ihe outward P. O. Man' Meamer Coromandel left Colombo at 2 p m. yesterday, and may be expected here on Sunday afternoon, the nth instant. The homeward P. v vO. Mail
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  • 186 2 word or two about the history of the Johore Advisory B«ard is to the purpose to-day. This Board was first instituted m London m 1886. The original member*, three >n number, were the late General the Hon. W. Feilding, the late Mr. Bernard Rodyk, of Messrs.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 357 2 MASONIC CLUB. A Smoking Concert ail In held on Saturday, February loth. Cum men t ing at <j p. m s%Mf tickets refreshment 1 %i each, to be obtained from membrr* 01 ttu (oinmilltc or from l>lcH nSCt PONVKLL ROBINSONPtb I uc_ John Little CO., LTD. OUT-DOOR GAMES. Badminton Lawn
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    • 784 2 TO LET FURNISHED A Hungalow at Tanglin. For particulars apply RODYK AND DAVIDSON. Jana 5 c TO LET AN I nfurnished Bungalow, Municipal No. 8, Wilkie Road, facing the Water Works Reservoir. Apply to Mr. Low Lono Yam. No. 15, Souih Canal Koad. Jan a6 20 .2 TO BE LET
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    • 791 2 WANTED A Cashier. Good security for 9(2-3000 I .jn.red. Apply by letter stating salaty to r o Free Press. Feb 5 uc \l?.\N'l K() a tew gentlemen as paying guests m a family living m llie lanolin Distrul, j clo^e to town. Appl> to A.8., c o Free Press. Jan
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    • 897 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS JDdmrsttr ©rrurrmrni DKAIH. At (amborne Rectory, Cornwall, on February 2n<(, Canon H»nu, for ovrr forty years Rtctor of Camborne. FOR SALE. /~*OB 14V, 7 years o/d, good under saddle and v m 5in K le aanma, Sold only kscaoai owner intends to ke«-p kOMnW ponies. Alm) Ainenon bunny
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    • 32 2 1 Communications on literary matters should be addressed to The Editor, Singapore Free Press." All letters connected with business (advertisements, subscriptions, accoun's, &c.) should be addressed to The Manager, "Singapore Free Press.
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    • 36 2 Brownley How surprised we would be if we could see ourselves as others see us Town ley Yes but think how surprised the others would be if they could sec 10 as we see oui selves."
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 211 2 The Week. Tuesday, 6th Hit»h Waier 2 \< t a., 53 p. Anniversary of the Settlement of Sing.it Public and General Holiday. Philharmonic Choir. Cricket Match— S R.C.Over 21 nder 2:. S.< .C. Merchants Brokers Real. Krercb Mail OatfMTSV St. George < hapter, 8.)o p. Wednesday. 7th Minh Water l.
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  • 134 3 aßßßßßaßaaa^^Hi In "Notes from the I\ am pong (Singa- pore Free Press, June 95th, 1887) the contributor of that srries of |>araj»rnplis had this reference Sepoys from Sepoy Lines m heavy I marching order with band playing and colours flying marched m the good old i
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  • 209 3 Tub BuCVTIaM 01 Miller. lr»m the particulars of Miller's execution ap i pf.inng ii the Japan Herald it appears that jus^ 1 before the execution the Rev. C. H. Evans briefly exhorted the prisoner, who asked him to report the execution to his sister, who live*, somewhere
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  • 227 3 S.CC. 11.M.i. Hermiom." A Iriendly game between these two team* was played la.-t evening on the Cricke l Club Ground. Although the ship v\a>» the o&ly one to score m the first half, the Club had the better of the game. The Navy try was obtained by Tickm-r,
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  • 391 3 MonJa> Mr Justice Hyndrmn Jonei l.ad before him ih*" case of Martin Moz' «ko. appellant v. Regina on the prosecution of I Protector of Chinese. The appellant had been convirted v the Amended Women and (jirl> Prote< ion Ordinance which introduce- -everal pro-\.-:mi)-« of the Imperial agrancy Act,
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  • 137 3 I lie Settlement of singapote. loutided m 1810 on the Mh of Febtuary by Sir StamJord Raffles, i« but three months older than Her Majesty the fjueen, who «a» born on tl 24th May m that year The Directors of the Bombay Burma Trading Company have resolved to recommend the
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  • 1470 3 It is plain that our troops are suffering under t >c it c'i-idvantage owing to tlie perpetual rein, forcemeiits which the enrmy receive from Cape Colony rebels, and from the informMion >;iven by these gentry with resp cl to our movements and intentions. There was doubtless a lime
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  • 202 3 I'K'/niiek Demarcation Oi-posh'-Kangoon, Jan. iclh. The following ottict.il Preta communication was "sued to-H.iy. Ihe Wang or Chief of Sonma, a pttty Shan St.jfc, vWdi lie* between < hina .md the Salrneen, m the latitude ol Kunlong Ferry, is ottering opposition to the demarcation ol hi* frontier.
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  • 2972 3 'All Rights Rfslrved.] A Rrtrospect 111. SCIENCE AND INVENTION DURING THE CENTURY. BY SIR NORMAN I.OCKYER, X.C.8., F.R.S., (Author of" Th>- 3mm'i MUM Suture," There can be no deubt that m the future histoiy of the world, lor thousands of years, the ct-ntury that is so rapidly
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  • 67 3 cu.<keciel) up to Februa On London. Bank 4 ml% i demand P ci dits 3 ea/a doosments 3 ra/5..., i credit! 6 m/s 1 France, devaatkl.., GttMANY, demand o] [*">'*• J Hongkong, dea md Yokohama, denasd 5 prn. Java, derrutid 1 g M .mla, deoMad ..2% pin, S )\i:RKiGNS,
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  • 61 3 I l'"tt ruary i ••> dc 1. j iryS'i oral Fair l/U .1 f| oj. i i v, -j J# 1 Fee >! Tapioca, -mall pearl Fair qpalkyj ilo ti.ike nlo. Oo.) ■a. laodium pearl iFair iio.) il iafci (Fair !■>.) 7 .jj St^o, 5,m;.1l jc Cej»*B3i fi ■i
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 332 3 MILITARY SIGNALLING. I he lloiii it riiMtith volunieer 5 ha\c <_ >rn-d out interesting raperimentt with tl.e ;,uul>nc lampi iced mio |he batt*bon. i" r tjrri ihc < <,r(<_ la i'uih ncmuulli WcM liH, c MnnoiUGslMns liavc rL^d by ids n-ilc: .is Ly Uk The Standard Time Ball*. A Time
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    • 284 3 OCEAN STKAM SliiP COMPANY AND NEDKKI-A:; DSCHB tTOOIfVAAKT MAAT.^CHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's s:e..rr.cs are despatched fr>>m Liverpuol outwards lor the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for l-ondt.i every ten days. The Company's steamtrs en '.he Java i.mc I despatched from Amsterdam and Liverpool tvt.y j fortnight for
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    • 111 3 HONGKONti VKATHKM IJUiH IMS, ilar tm-ter. roluo .1 lo 31 and to the level o( the hundudlh-.. M.mil.i baio. 1 "emper;iture m liie sh ide m r. htit. Manila temperature OMtHT ;i»-. Humidity, m perc onta K tt o> -itu it.. humility .1 ir satin. if.) m 'i Direction of
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 196 3 "/ULS IL.O B Pm A I I ■•■OHOV, K. Pa v \i.. 7 *\i BatSVM La Seyne 7 am 1 1 AH 1. Ai. r.: Ji^.n^; .t m,; Soarab.iy.i Kamu 3 rx k all 4 r«« li ingkok n .1 1 II 1 gku a; I 1 1 4 m
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    • 875 3 S.H ARE LIST, FEBRUARY 5t h 190 o Qv*r*ri«». C'AriTAi.. Paii> Ur. Sh*r«s Paih Oit. B-*f Chin, aMJagq. Ud il NmimiLU i^hi k t 5 w ,8 7 .s 4 J I'eierrt 45 j BdTsAatinlg K.vic;n An 5J filers. ,0 »f4 S > ot^' JelebuMm.ngandrrad.n^o. firf. I tj> ;r 5
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 384 4 John Little ft CO., LTD. Sole Agents lOR COATES COS FAMOUS PLYMOUTH GIN $9 per case or one doz. di rv EXTRA. John Little CO., LTD^ LIQUID FUEL (I'KiKOLKLM KKSIDLF Large Stocks always on Hand $15 PEK TON f.o.b. IN BLNKERS Al FRESHWATER ISLAND PULO BIKOM v I m .iitrano-
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    • 1113 4 SARAWAK GOVERNMENT. MARKET PLACE AND TOWN HALL. SI. ED Tenders will be received up to 1 p.m on Tuesday, the aolh February, 1900, at the Offices of ihe undersigned, for the work of building Mikkkt Platb and Town Hall at Kuching, Sarawak. Spec fkations and plans may be seen and
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    • 202 4 is? *Tir;' ?,''£*■'<, ~**Xzl re manu B cturc(l by th>: very jw »7 J^ IB fi^Gsr IM are ■tknawlod^cd on all sides to ;»e H^"^'"^^ »rj RILEY, HARGREAVES CO., LTD. ENGINEERS, Boiler-Makers, Shipbuilders AND General Contractors. WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY PROM STOCK Lancashire \M) Gandys Patent Belting. Steam i
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    • 379 4 JKflflflNGfl of Japan I TOILET WATER j App.eciaM hi i'- MtaM patal on<J M f^!;nq rf et t j ■i Ii".- i:;f.-.s v,!,, 1 it hprli to UN >r .n I K/nanga Extract A 1 -I I At I A r I FmGAUD&C h. rue Vivienne PARIS! THE ONLY RELA3LE
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    • 152 4 THE BANGKOK TIMES. Cable,— Times Bangkok." Tm LBAMM Nhwspaper m Siam .md widely circulated m Malaya, Cochin-China, china, the Str.iin Settlements and Burma. A Daily Xewspjper with a weekly Mail Edition (20 p.p.) SißS< ription, Dailt 'postage extra Melivered free locally, 130 a year. Weekly, Post Free S2O a year.
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    • 12 4 AN IDEAL TONIC. SERRAVALLO'S TONIC. (BARK a IRON WINE) S Nov 15
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    • 638 4 The Singapore Free Press. AMD Mercantile Advertiser Caili Address,— A4ttrtiter, Sing, p tl TiLEMioNi Numu.-No. 61. Published at 30 3, R.ff.cs PUte, Sirg lfCre T^HE leading English Newspaper j, th 1 Straits Settlements; More, [J Federated Native States of Ptrak, s^, a gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Nay Sembilan British
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 1136 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port of departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Mbn-of-War. Dilwarra, Brit., Noopcr, due Feb. 16, |»S)>tH. U. S., New Y»rk, due Feb. SiHMtit, U. S New York, due Feb. Mml Stumirs ikum Klkopi. Sydney, due Feb. 6 M. M. drom asdkl at
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