The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 March 1900

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, tarn MARCH, igoo. DAILY ISSUE, No
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      745 1 t\ Office. Collyer Quay. XT' Wharv««. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers lor CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN. BGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ptts, also for China C—*> and Smn Prancxtco vU
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      712 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIM TED. THK following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMRWARD. For Hongkong Shano- f London hai 8r J»PAN Ports. 1900. >9°o Yangtszt Mar. 8. Teenkai Mar 15. Through Bills of Lading issued to Manchester, Continental ports,
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      540 1 DK KONINKLIJKE PARLTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with thb Netherlands India Govbrmmsnt. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agencv. late I DAKNDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for March, igoo. From Ripecteo Will be despatched lor de Carpentier IVttavi.i Mar. 12 Batavia, Cheribon, Sam<irang, Scarab_ia Macassar and Timor i£ar. i'> Nienhuys B'massin
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      896 1 THE NEW HARBOUR DOCK company, limited. C' tr\i*ny xt-jres Bl repair? 01 tM d< cii^w(i.>.i tht me U ct: citnt minncr, un'tr the. iup< r int'n.'rcc oi Eur'.pcar. SLipvr.y u's at.c Er.jfiectrii .1 1 f .«»v. d Duck. Leng'.h— 415 '«t. Ue^ib of V.'attr Irom 14 teet 15! Width -it
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      754 1 TJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAJD-L'P CAPITAL Ilo.ooo ouo RESERVE FUND \\i *****0 RRSERVE LIABILITY OF nnt^ Mt i PROPRIETORS I 0.000,000 COUBT OV UIRBCTOBS. R. M. Grav, Esq.— Chaibman. N. A Sibbs, Esq.— Dkputt Chairman. K. r Esq. A. J. Raymond, Emj. D. M. M sK.s.Esq. R. Richardsun Esq.
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      879 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THE only remedy at picsent known as M I NFAU.I tiLK PU >l \Nt IJ Ld til', for Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceratton of the Bowels. RECOMMENDED by SOME ov thi CHIKFSPRCI ANSI'S i.v tub MRDICAI O v| Sold Ketail|by all Chemists ;ind Wh Ii
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  • Domestic Occcurences.
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      MARRIAGE
      39 2 On the loth iiMUnt, at St. Andrew's C athrdr.i', by tha Ka." Holland 1) Stvbbs, Rom Mauo Sarah, tl<! ;l.i^l,:er of Samur! Stlri L Singa pore, to Sam rn. Kobkrt, youngest son of Thomas Knoulden iVrkms, K' .1..
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    • Obituary
      DEATH
      18 2 At Has'.in^. Kngl.md, ihe beloved wiic of H (I^RDfcS.NBK HaWIICTT* Cwala",, ol Sin^ap* re a^ed ?5 yeir~.
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1900
    432 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, MAR CH 12, 1900 I .n'l \,f mCoenre m I lirrt |»»u.ct Truth her glocuu. p-» I .ed««d to Reh«ion. 1 oT»'.t». »..i W't .ti cf\)t the definition of a disttn« jjui-.h'-d (ontrihutor The war nowrunning on rail- \V< do not jubilate partii ularly. 1
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    875 2 I he annual general meeting oi ill Swinv ming Club wi I be beld ai <> p.m. 10-nigUt. Dattat'l l ompany plaircd again to excellent bouse on Saturday nigbt, leaving yesterday by the Martini tor Hongkong. Malay natn( (1 Mat B«SOp, living at 1.^3 Kampong Matu ru-ar Lliangi Buagm* low)
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    THE INVASION or INDIA A LESSON FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
    369 2 Amount all the discouragements furn shed by our experience* in ihc Transva.i! otic consolation, sa)i the All.ihaLiad [Pioneer, is forthcoming that appeiK particularly to India. The revelation of the- MMTM MM .tdv inu^e which his come to rest wrh |Im defence
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  • THE WAR.
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      THE WAR LOAN
      34 2 THRICE COVERED ALREADY American Financiers Separately Applied for Entire Loan. I he War Loan is already thrice covered. 'Jftcr-, came from the (Jailed States lo tke t!ie whole of the loan.
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      BRABANT'S COLONIALS
      13 2 Advance on Aiiwal North <j*n^r<ii lirabant is BdvMcing on Aliwal North
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      THE BRITISH MARCH ON BLOEMFONTEIN.
      30 2 Boers in Hill Positions i^nrial Broadwood's brigade advancing CM Hlo» mfoiitein. yesterday unexpectedly |i.uml ibe my in a strong position on thr kopjei Bl I)riefontein.
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      The British Attack
      44 2 General KHIy-Kenny's Division arrived and ftharp lighting followed. Cavalry Flank Advancing. Boers Dislodged from Centre Enemy Still Clint to Kopjes. Ihe cavalry turned the position and the Boen were dislodged from the centre k<j\ j»- but they tenacsomlj l.ur.g to the
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      Boer Losses.
      32 2 rorty I><»r^ were ma<]»- prisoners and ■vere a number of dead. British Advance Continuing. flit for< e is moving forward to-day. I.outitH, 1 1 t!i Atari h, 1 y u.
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      WARREN JOINS ROBERTS.
      49 2 Fitth Division Moves by Sea from Durban. .aries Warren'i Division is to reinforce Lord Roberts. THE WAR LOAN A Thirty Millions Issue. A ar Loan of £30, 000. 000 has been ssud at ,(<js 1,,., bearing interest at j( per cent, and repayable April y.h 1910.
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  • THE BRITISH ADVANCE.
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      FRENCH'S CAVALRY LEADING.
      39 2 Front Clear of the Enemy.' A Reuters telegram from Poplar drove 1 M.ir. h *th, says that General I reiu h n' 1 t' 1 miles aliead, reports that the front la de« of the enemy.
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      Enemy Demoralised.
      23 2 The Boers are disorganised. No Resistance Anticipated. 1 bete M a general impre-sion that our progress to Bloemtontein will be unopposed.
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      THE EIGHTH DIVISION.
      17 2 Leaving England on Wednesday. The Eighth Division begins to >m\ on March 14th (Wednesday
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      LORD KITCHENER BUSY.
      35 2 Will Deal With Disaffected Dutch. Lord Kitchener at Victoria Road is organising an advance of the troops into the lebellious districts of Griqualand. Brabant at Jamestown. Major dcneral Brabant has occupied Jamestown.
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      'CRYING FOR THE MOON.
      29 2 What the Boer Little Boys Want Various peace reports are current, the Republics insisting on independence Nothing definite has transpired and little is expected therefrom.
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      GENERAL WHITE.
      20 2 Welcomed at Maritzburg. General Sir George White hal a splendid reception at Maritzburg. He is weak and feverish,
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    IN NATAL.
    35 2 COVERING THE RETREAT. Boers Preparing Positions on the Biggarsberg. Guarding Drakensberg Range The Boers are entrenching near the Biggarsberg, and are guarding the western passes through the sVakensberg Range. London, March 11th, 1990.
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    THE BATTLE AT DRIEFONTEIN.
    70 2 LORD ROBERTS'S DESPATCH. Kelly-Kenny's Division Engaged The Welsh and Essex Regiment Clear out the Enemy. Positions Captured at Bayonet Point Lord Roberts telegraphing from Dri» fontein on the nth in»t (Sunday; that the brunt of the fighting yesterday (Saturday, the loth insf fell upon General Kelly-Kenny'^-
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    BOER LOSSES HEAVY.
    53 2 The Boers suffered heavily, leaving roJ dead, and _'o taken prisoners. THE WHITE FLAG SCANDAL. Lord Roberts Again Expostulates. Lord Roberts has again telegraphed to the Boer Presidents complaining of the abu>e of the white flag. He also complain? of the Boer use of explosive bullets. London,
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    H.WAS TELEGRAMS
    49 2 Pari». February 21 —Marshal MacMahon is dead. In tin; Chamber of Deputies, in the course of th»r discussion on the army estimate- General de Gallifet stated that thanks to a -light modification invented by General Deloye. France would have soon a rifle superior to any in existence
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    MAGISTRATES' APPEALS
    109 2 Two magistrates' appeals werr hear 1 before Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones rn Friday, the appellants in each case being unsuccessful. Two Chinese uomen Neo Gee Neo and Xeo Puteh, who were fined 5.250 and $400 for assisting in carrying on Chap-ji-ki lottery, were unable to get that decision
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    GALLANTRY OF LIEUT. SHAKESPEAK. R.N.
    302 2 It was exactly a week ago that we reminded our readers, in connection with Lieut. Douglas brownngg's succession to the baronetcy, that Lt. Shakespear and himself were a sort of naval Castor and Pollux in the commission of the Plover when at Singapore in 1892.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      519 2 ROBINSON Co. ARE JUST UNPACKING 1900 Model Bicycles. ALL UP TO DATE Free Wheel, Back Pedal Brake. PREiVIIERS AND HEPWORTH'S. ROBINSON Co. WANTED lJ H by in 1 \pcritiKcd IngnslH in m, .1- Daaanai ton housekeeper to Lad] •>i < leik and S.ilos Woman in t>u«.inc--> house. 1 I v.i
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      706 2 FRASER NEAVE, LTD. N'uth k 01 Orihnar> Ghnkkil Mh.tini.. V^OII* K is 1 erfl.y Riven tbat the Ordinary li'itr... M«CtMSJ 01 [He Company wiii be held at the Registered )rfice of the (..'omp.iny, 100 KoLins'on Road, SinsjapOTß, S*i Monday the lytli day of March, 1090, «t noon precisely. Holders of
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      1017 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS EYE-SIGHT. NOTICE T am continuing my Sight Testing Rooms, at Battery Road, and have appointed Messrs. C. A. Rif<eir<> Co. my Sole Agents. They h.ivea slock ol my I.cnses]and Frames of every description. testing free. Repairs by ski'led workmen. N. LAZARUS. Mar 1 t th 1 AUCTION SALE
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      119 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENT. For Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan Ports. NOIIDDKUTSCHIIt LLOYD. Ihe Imperial G. rinan Mail Steamer WEIMAR, CaptaiH Mayck, having it-ft (olombo on the nth ms'., may \\c expected to arrive here on the i6tli instant, n route tor above ports. l v or freight ami passage apply to BEHN,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      156 2 The Week. Monday, f.th Hijjh Water 7.27 a., y.B p. Ix)d4»e Zetland Regular, 8-30 p. Swimming lub .\lteti«p, y p. S.V.A. art/in* drill, 5.15 p. Tuesday, 13th High Water 8.29 a., „.4^ p. S.V.A. Maxim practice, (Forts/ 6 a. Famine Fund Committee, 4.30 p. 'lnck yclists. Recreation Ground, 5.1s p.
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    INDIAN FAMINE FIND
    26 3 A meeting of the General Committee will be held in the Council Chamber, Government Offices, at 430 p.m to morrow (Tuesday. 13th March).
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    THE BRITISH WAR LOAN
    339 3 Reuters Service to-day gives us some particulars of the £30,000,000 war loan issued by the Treasury. But the full particulars of the loan appear in an advertisement from the Hongkong and Shanghai Hanking Corpiratiou, who, in common with the other Banks in Singapore, will reieive applications
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    KEPPEL HARBOUR
    336 3 Mr. W. H. Read, who appears to think ■I Admiral Keppel is adhering to his sal programme of movements, writes follows to a Singapore friend by mail Ihe Leicester Keppels are i the good accounts of the old Admi--a v\ho. I fancy. mu*t now be approachf the land
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    AN ERRATIC SUGGESTION.
    367 3 ■d writes I cut the enclosed from a home pa[ g various persons' ideas as to how to I the war. This particular one sc m-. w utter confusion of mind, if not crass Ten thousand Malays from S.S Lireat Scott! What say you phen I-akcman, writing
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    THE INDIAN FAMINE FUND
    45 3 The Consul for France, Comte d' Abbans, has taken the active step of collecting subscriptions for the Indian Famine Fund, and recommending it to his compatriots and French subjects. The first list of subscriptions will be found in our advertising columns.
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    S. V. A
    83 3 As detachments of the S. V. A. are taking pait in the Artillery manning of the Western Defences to-morrow morning, it might be remarked that this will be a useful experience with the .303 calibre Maxims ©n cone mountings, the present S. V. A. Maxim battery bring
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    251 3 < H KMMOSSHU 1900. Dr. Fowlie and A. A. (iunn played off the final 4 rounds) of above competition during last week and the play resulted in a win. M anticipated, for the Doctor by 7 up and 0 to play. In the first round, he was
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    CRICKET
    220 3 >. V. v. < This match was played on the Esplanade la.-t Saturday, resulting in a draw slightly in favour of the Club, who made 134 run-, of whuh J. G. Mactaggart contributed 2S and Capt Dewing _-j. ibe latter hiving bad luck in being run out when ju-t
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    THE 'DARIUS" MISFORTUNE.
    199 3 THE 'DARIUS" MISFORTUNE Last August the J>aru met with an accident in the Indian Ocean and Mr Instone, m<\ Officer, volunteered to bring the news on to Padang. Subsequently the GulJ t Attend took the vei el in tow. The -,-,,<, e a*ard for taking the vessel 938 miles was
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNKO
    294 3 Commenting on the recent disturbances caused by Mat Sall<:h and his followers, the Globe remarks Kxcepl for a very imalf minority of irrcconcila. hies, the people have been well content withßn'ish ru'e almost from the first. It put a MO no d.ubt, to their ancitr.t sport of
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    TELEGRAMS
    1135 3 (Via Ceylon. After dinner, at Government House, Calcutta, last night 27th, the toast of the Queen Empress was honoured. The Viceroy rose and said 1 propose \o depart from the ordinary rule on an occasion of this kind— most likely the only occasion on which I shall do so—
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    GERMANY AND CHINA
    214 3 In an arhcle on (lerman interests in lunn, the Berliner Scueste Xaclirichien s.-^ -> ih.it the commerce of the Southern provinces h the MM valuable, and that it must nccess.inly be developed chiefly by England and France. )n the other hand, there is plenty of scope for
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    A TALL STRUCTURE IN CHICAGO
    66 3 I lie Auditorium lower, 220 t'-el high, and the Masonic Temple, 302 (eel lug's hitherto the tallest structures in < hicago, are now overtopped by llie lower of a new business building on Michigan Avenue, 385 feet high, which was finished on Jan. M, as
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    FAMINE IN INDIA
    81 3 Calcutta, March 3 A further iacrc of uo.ooo persoM li.i> lake* place aaiong those in recrij»t ol lamine relief, and the total is aOW approaching f'jur-nnd-a--half inil'tons. The principal increases are In I i in>l»ay ami Sind, 50, coo li(imb;iy Native States. ;}.(<i>o Hyderabad, 29,000, and in
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    369 3 Singapore, Starth IM, t§ Means, Long per catty ct. 4 Do., French <l>. 1 4 Beef do. 2<> Beaf Stank do. IJeaii Sj.ruut-. a\ tiamboi Sprouts <■". 2, Martian <•■>• 14 Brii jah do. 5 Cabbage, Batavia do. \> 1 o>>. 8 D<>., a 4 <,•••!; I
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 3 (Corrected lf to March ia). On London Bank 4 m/s 1/" demand i/n] Private credits 3 m/s l/ll}! documents 3 m/s 210 credits b ni/.-. jjfo France. d< mand 2j<>' t Germany, demand 199! India. T. T 1 Hongkong, demand Yokohama, demand 5 paj Java, demand 1 1 Manila,
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    PRODUCE.
    94 3 Gambier dc. Cube No. 1 1 .1 < I r.. 1. ,r jMrnite, (F.i.r 1./W-- N 1 lot :o the Ib.j os to the Ib; 60. Mace (Banda.i pt, CJo.eb (AmboirtAj Lit* nan Cotici- 22. Tap oca, small p»-.-.r! (I ail qwalityj 7.75 aa. do flake (do. daw) 7.75
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    SHARE LIST, MARCH 12th, 1900.
    177 3 Quotation. Capital. Paid Ur. Sharbs Pah. Oit. I^UK^aandj.panJ.d. Nommal. f 0.000.000 4 4 3 .99,8754,4 *»a I 1,250 x« BdT»A«imoi *****111 Agmqr. Sellers. loooof-f B'sB^8 '5 8^ 8.584 (le.ir Water D.ury Firm Ltd. Si.*, t I>4 6 unissu :d Fraser and Newel. t,l. 5 jf
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      15 3 The next Tanglin Club At. Home will tak»- plage on St. Patrick's Lve, tOth ins>t.
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      457 3 Not Ceyond Hope. ThOM who l.asc sult'.-red year after year with Khf.-'imatiMn will be g] id la ir d 1 remedy that 111. iroved an abaMMtc specific. Iherc are no i iitdilions ot Rheumatism, no matter how sev< re rtnr /r..m what cause, that cannot immediately be relit\cd, and permanently
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      203 3 MAILS CLOSK. For Per Ai I n-MORKOW. Sd.irabaya K bamaranj{ Kut Sa>,^ II All Bcc. /^u'i Poll (iuun l PM I'enang, &c. Lutviauiti 2 I'M Batu Fahat AmnmJ 2 im Penan K ac'Deli IMf .3 im Hon^kon^ flc Amoy //u»t^ I.eong 3rM Bcngkahs fc liagai\ AM rrt*M(gglS«ll .!»•>« BTtg*Ttll r»
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      405 3 The Imp. German mail steamer Wieinar having left Colombo on the nth instant at noon may be expected to arrive here on the 16th instant in the afternoon. to— CLEARANCES. March in, H«!.ioti*. Brit. »tr., Blair, for Balik f'apvi. Karrakatta, Brit, sir., Talbo) s, for Fremantle, via ports. HoNot.ULr, Biit.
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      1075 4 AUCTION SALE OP V I UABI B BUILDING LAM) SITUATE t TAN JONG RHU. To b. eM Sl Powell Co.'s Sale-room, on Wednc.Jay, tht /4th March, at 2 jo p m. ALL \i>at valuable piece of land situate at Ta uoi g Rhu, near the ship building yard of is.
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      1361 4 SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE *c, 'Ihe property of J. I.yall, Esq., Ar Eskbanb. Cottaop. Thursday, /jM March, at j p. m. T~*\RAWING-room, Kedroom, and Dininn-room Furniture, Crockery and Glassware. Ace. POWELL Ar Co.— Auctioneers. Mar 10 15.3 AUCTI _>N SALE OF~ VAI L ABLE FREEHOLD LAND. WITH EUROPEAN RK'IDENCE ERECTED
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      1244 4 TO LET, FURNISHED. SAI.AM \T. Bukit Tim^h Road, near s»h5 »h milestone. Appl> N. N. ADI >, 9A Raffle Place. Ort.n uc TO BE LET FURNISHED?" "DUNHARN." FOR particulars apply to J. M. ALLINSON. Feb 2 2 u.c TO BE LET FURNISHED •\\7OODSIDK, Grange Road, beautifully situ- ucd. Enlry April.
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      346 4 PARIS EXHIBITION, 1900. WILKINSON, HEVWOOD^ CLARK, LD Holdtrs of the only Gold \ird;.l awarded for Varnishes and Colors at the Park hxhibition of iXjH, London, Liverpool, Singapore, Hongkong, Bombay^ Melbourne, and 21 bis BOULEVARD D'ARGENSON, NEUILLY, PARIS Have arranged for a Urge and comprehensive exhibit, and will be glad to
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      356 4 White Horse Cellar Whisk> TMK Whisky .-own by Red ross Society, l^ondon, for vi>»; l.y the 'nvalded tr. mm and hospitals in South Africa, is th« famous WHII B HORSE I Kl LAR brand of ,\fackie and 0., Distil'ers, I.imned. lay and (ilasjfow I the oldc-l tirms in tl e
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      979 4 Passengers for Straits. China Japan. Per H. D. Weimar, dm Mar. 15. Mohn.ki.-. *lr. H.Cornchl-, v!r. and Airs. Ma>sy i^tth, Mr. A. Zeh. Per P. ftc O Malacca, riuc Mar. 17.— Mr. and Mrs. VV. S. Km* nnd ch!ld. Mr. C. H.Symes, Mr. P. Hucton, Sub-Lieur. P. B G. Bujge,
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      326 4 G. R LAMBERT Co PHOTOGRAPHERS. Singapore— Gresham Hcl Opposite to General Post Office D EG to call attention to their continuously n crfism^ co'lenion of more than 2000 Different Views, M SINGAPORE, PENAN(,, JOHORK FF DERATED MALAY STATKS.SIAM.jAV.A BORNEO and SI MAi RA Of which copies always ready on hand
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