The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 March 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, iqtm MARCH, ujon. DAILY ISSUE No. > i
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      778 1 C^ t\ Office. Co Iyer Quay. Kg Wharvis. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN. FGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of 1-ading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San
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      696 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATIONCOMPANY.LIMiTED. THK following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Monukom; Shan,,- For Loni>on hmScJ v an Pok i s. 1900. tyoo Teenkai Mar 19. For M arseii.lksanh London. Yangtsze May 21, Through Bills ot Lading issued to
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      1463 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbr Contract with the Nt th t humis India Oovirkmint. Agents at Sincapore, Shihs Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collver Quay i Time Table lor March, icoo. From Expected Will be I espatcbed Icr Gen. Pel M.Uavia Mar. ly Billilon, (iatavia, 'ln-riiion, S.unir.my, Smir;ib;n;i, Macassar,
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      719 1 LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI AX BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $***** oco RESERVE FUND Hi w'eco RESERVE LIABILITY OP PROPRIETORS $10,000,000 Cou«t or Dikkctoics. H. M. Gkav, Ek| Chaihman. N. X Sibbs, Esq. Dhhuiy Chairman. E. Goktz, Evj. A. L Raymond, X .q. I). \l. M< nks. Esq. R. 1., k.. uus<M
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      484 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. nil only remedy .it p,,s,nt kno*., H an INPALUBLB Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceratioa of the Bowrls. RBOOMMINOKOavSOMSo, ma CHIEF SPBCIAI ISTS.a ma MBDI A ROI SI OS Sm'.l Retail{by ill Chemist-, ai Wn le« by THE PETER SYS COMPANY, Nov \l KnrnitroKS NM SoL
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      428 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY Occidental ai,^ U( -l STEAMSHIP COMPANY. A I 'pOYO KISEN KAISHA if < rhrou^n namaga Mdwia :|Mt Fr..n. 1 and <■» m v v ay a of Steai <: o to Si w Xi n cf« of tht ..Li. %c lines. 1 Tc other 1 tMMMte
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    25 2 L'rawed bf influence and 1.1 ix >J Lt Mere patriot Truth her .'orio'.i pfe.e^f Ir^rv l.edatd to Rdicion. '.mtf. and law.
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    MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1900.
    568 2 n >rth from the Orange and passed each otluT en ronU, i tie whole line from Cape Town to tin- capital of the Orange Fret: State is free (or use as a transport railwa That means naturally thnt RouKRTS cut himself presently from t lie Modder
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    547 2 A lourth death from plague has o< curred m Sydney H M S RmttUr left westward at I M k tln> morning ive of absei I to tpt de B« rr\. K.t. U'.m March 35th to May 17th. on private ifl »irs The death-rate m Mar. i i i<.r tl-
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    CRONJE'S DESPERATE RESISTANCE.
    1828 2 I Koubßi.s Prock*i>> to Cri m Him. Account oi M>l»rt «nu TvMBMM PwiTWo. Kiardcber*?, Tuesday. With (lit fall of night on Sunday (18th) the fire suddenly ctmli Both s cJls were thoroughly tired and glad of a rest. The men slept where they had fought all day,
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    36 2 SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The next Musical Evening." (open only to numbers and their guests. which would have come off about the close of this month is to tak>- place on Saturday, ;th April, ai (j p.m.
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    AN APPEAL DISALLOWED.
    100 2 On Friday Ust, Mr. Lowell moved the Court, lor a rule nisi m the case of Lim Ng I'uw who was recently sentenced to three months imprisonment for an assault upon Ih-> wife, calling on Mr. Michell the jiid Magistrate, to show cause why he .should not
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    "IN TOWN."
    191 2 Orchestral practice for "In Town, Town Hall to-morrow, Tuesday, X.30 p.m. fbc following gentlemen are invited to attend Messrs. Seumenicht, Hassner, Ager, Long.Doyle; Mr. Wallace, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Myrani, Mr. Ruchwaldy, Mr. Glover Mr. Laugher, Mr. i'dlmgren, Mr. WhiteBeld. Captain Shed, of the British steamer Oak Branch, which
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS. THE WAR.
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      POLE CAREW'S MARCH SOUTH.
      27 2 From Bloemfontein to Spnngfontein. Railway Clear to Capetown. General Pole ClfM has arrived Springfonttin. Bloemfontein i- therefore now practical!in rail communication with Capetown
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      GATACRES MARCH NORTH.
      18 2 Advanced Guard at Spnngtontein. General Gatacre'^ -touts have enterM Sprin^fontein and his column is advancin
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      FREE STATERS SICK OF IT.
      24 2 Back to their Acres and their Cow;,, It is estimated that three*<iuartei l-'ree Staters are returning to their farm>
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      REBELS RUSH TO RENDEZ-VOUS.
      8 2 The Centres of Surrender.
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      "Lest Worse Befall."
      16 2 The rebels are flocking to surr<-: Barkley West, Lady Grey a n Hei
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      POLE CAREW MARCHES ON.
      42 2 Springlontein to the Orange, deneral Pole Car^w has rcatlitd NonraJ ■post. Railway Rolling Stock Seized. Haul of Ammunition and Prisoner^. Gataere'l scouts have -ei/ed two engines forty trucks and a quantity of ammunitiot as well ai several prisoner-
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      IN NATAL.
      20 2 Cavalry Scouting Along the Drakensberg. In Natal Lord 1 >undonald has reconnoitred the Free State border along Drakenberg.
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      Boerb Occupy the Passes.
      21 2 The Boers uerc tound m lorce at \arenen's, Tintwa. and De Beer's pa London Marcii rStA, tg*o.
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      MAFEKING.
      43 2 Communications Approaching From the North. Relief Expected any Moment. Reuters correspondent at l.obatM. wiring uti March I Jth, Mjfl liiat the railway ani telegraph i> now open to Pitttai, -S miies to the north of Mafeking Rehel is expected at any moment.
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      Disorders in Dublin.
      50 2 The New Lord Mayor. Disloyal Nationhst Rowdies. Disorderly scenes have taken p!ac< ai Dublin, during the inaugural procession 0' the f.onl Mayor. His carriage was stoned and his windowbroken, owing to his proj osing an addre--of welcome to the <Jueen. The police restrained the crowd with difficulty.
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      The Boer Prisoners for St. Helena.
      41 2 Free Staters not to Go. The departure of the transports for St, Helena with the captured Kree Stater* habeen countermanded. Transvaalers only to be Deported. It is probable that the Fransvaalers %s ill go instead.
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      The Boer "Happy Family."
      19 2 Violent ijuarrelling between the Iree Staters and the Transvaal prisoners ncessant. London, tyth March, rgoo.
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      626 2 WAIT FOR Wirth Bros. Grand Circus. LOCATION TANK ROAD. AND WILD ANIMAL EXPOSITION ON TOUR ROUND THE WORLD PAYING I LYING VISIT To SINGAPORE. FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY. OPEN I NG DATt Saturday, March 24th. A SIX DAYS WONDER rRAVELLEO rHROUGH EVERY LANK AND CUMB The Only Circus Touring Patronised
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      304 2 SINGAPORE-JOHORE RAILWAYI ,T H M IRCH, 1 »J. I^BNDERS are united for the tjllo*irv tojl> 1 Scaled Fend Ibe addrei^ed to the Cliie! Re>ident Bngineet Singapore-] ohore Railway, not later thin the i-t April ne\i. H. S. NEWMAKCH, Cliiet Rebident Kngineer Axcb iooi.iNo. Ordinary •aciherork thoveli loom Ordinary drying spades
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      538 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. \I? ANTED for Pahan>;— Comptten: Engineer. VV Must be good filter and tinner. Apply PATERSON, SIMONS ft Co. Nfar 19 v.c. \1 T ANTKI) ill (Mi for I'cnanj? a European »V Store-Weeper free house. Apply, staling nature oi security ollercd and salary expected, to S. N., 1 o
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      207 2 The Week. Monday, 19th 1 High vVater O.ll a. S.V.A. I arbin* Drill. Tuesday, joth Hinh Water 0.15 a., 0.43 p. Xo Philharmonic Choir. S.V.A. 2.5 m. Drill for Keservists <k Xc Wednesday, 21st High Water 1 0.41 a., 1.18 p. Land Sales, 2.30 p. Sale Ol^a Lodge," 2.30 p.
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    FRASER AND NEAV, LTD.
    262 3 The annuil general meeting of th** shareholders of Fraser and X.-aye Ltd. w;,s held at noon to-day, the Hon'bW- C. Stringer m the Chair, there being present also Messrs. Muhlinghaus, Witthoeft, Symes, Stephens, Derrick, Scott and others. In moving the adoption of the report the Chairman
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    CRICKET.
    84 3 Ihe S.R.C. were engaged m a match with ilu- Navy on the Esplanade last Saturday afternoon, when the Club won by two wicket* and 52 runs. Thr istors were dismissed (or 56 runs ot which Lieut. Harding made 13 nd out. Uehlet> and Jans/ shared bowling honours, the former
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  • S.C.C TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
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      PLAY SATURDAY.
      201 3 I HAMI'IGNSHir. Kainnie, beat I'earce, 12 10, 4—6, h— 4. Hewing beat I.intcn. <<— '.—2. White beat Mactaggart, 6—o. 8 Battenburgh beat Pritchard. 6—4. 6— 2. I'roiesmox Puk>. km 11.. Kerr and Dunman beat Mcr. I. f'earce and F. I) Mactagijart, 6 4. S Tel. 1. t*iordon and
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      TIES FOR MONDAY.
      118 3 1•. .1t Nlcrr.s^i, 4, to tin •Wi i Mor.ro, scr. Pro* MIM P*ISS< Arm> 1.. I'ulloch and Batterworu. v. Banks, Rose and Linton. Tel. 11., Darby and Webb r. Pres-. Ager and Wojds. B. OOLBLIS. Barker and Morren, <i.r, v. Fittock and Follett, 2. iJarbi-.nirt and Davis,
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      TIES FOR TUESDAY.
      107 3 DQVBLf.. M .dregor and Linton, owe I v. Hingley and ti ittenburt», 2. Wright and Pearce, owe 4 v. Dent and Prit'.hard, scr. PIMMMN P*iRS. Morren and Upton, v. Mer. 11., Waddcl an'i Faber. B. SIBGLK*>. >>eU-,, owe 1 v. Carmichael, 5. Morgan, j, v. Gordon, owe
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      TIES FOR WEDNESDAY.
      167 3 CH4MPIOKSHIP. in-- v. Kainnie. t'ROJPSSIOM INiRv I .aw 11., Hmgley and liattenburg v. Army 11.. I ulloth and Butterworth cr Kanks, Rose and I el. 11., Darby and Webb or Press, Ajjer and Woods v. 1 el. Gordon and Doyle. brokers 11., Kerr an«l Dunman v. Navy,
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    TELEGRAMS.
    3094 3 (Via Ceylon.) London, March 3rd.— The Kmpire is wild with jubilation -from noting m Belfast to fireworks m Montreal, -felicitous messages being freely exchanged between the authorities and public bodies everywheie. The scenes here m London, on Thuisday, were ama/ing. Crowds paraded the streets bareheaded, cheering and singing. The
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    WARREN'S CIRCUS.
    79 3 ootrary to expectatioai tin- popular Circus did not arri\.- Ir m Coloflabo l>y the Irench mail sit<-,inier arra on Saturday ni^ht. A" lading a mon MicccMfal •,Cii--,u m X »;.'iy, it w.i- <ic«idt.d, m r< posse to piibln iceling, l<> give another -hort season m Coloabo. Ibe \r<
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    SMOKING CONCERT.
    107 3 A very successful smoker was In.-Id at the l<- 1 rrition !<<>-, ni attached to the Warder'^. McM .it Pcarfl Hill on Saturday, St. I'alrit k's Uay, tin* invited (UCttf incluiin^» many nun of the low«-r dttk, from Urn Iphigenia, I.innct and Rattler. The room was appropriately decorated
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    S.V.A.
    64 3 On Saturday, detachmeals ol the S V. A proceedtd at j p.m. by launch to take part m maxim practice from Forts Tcrcgeli and Bt.-rala I J unit. Tlie practice w.i> and tlie worked well. All Officer* S.V. A. were present, and Major llanliam, C K. witnessed the prat
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 3 (Corrected lp to March i<>). •jn London. Bank 4 m/s 1/11; demanrf '/"1,. Private credit.- 3 m/s documents 3 m/s -/°i'.; credits 6 m/s ft/oj France, demand 246J Germany, demand 200 J India, T.T 146] HONGKONG, demand %dis Yokohama, demand 4] t pm JAVA, demand 1 18 Manila, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    108 3 uambier da. Cube No. 1 1 Pepper, (.'lack rdir. .r v,, do. White, (Fair LIV N itmegs 1109 :o ins 1 > it do. (80s to the ibj fc o (Banda 1 M y 2 Cloves TAmboina) -> a Libtrian (,o!:ee j^ Tapioca, srnali pearl (Fail s do. do
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    SHARE LIST
    273 3 SHARE LI ST MARCH i9th, x 9oo. Bank o. I and J 'f, T" '""i* r P D Uf SHAR P *"> D c- .No,:,n,|.J 4 2,000,000 4,4,2,, ,00,875 U 'lei!' faabsra eVrenc*. Sellers. < le,***f4i 8,584 8.584 fl Claar Wat*r Dairy Pan* Ltd. «ioc» 4 6 unissucj Praaar and
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      462 3 The l\ r;. ci.p cl l'.il»t.iL.hi\ 1^ I and m Steams' Wine of Ccd Liver Oil. It ia the combined .nine ptm«iples of Cod l.ive r < *.l field m perfect solution m a delicious wineKverjbody now knows that il is m these principles that the tt t'ue <>f (,"od
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      280 3 OCtAN STBAM SHIP COMPANY A N I NEDERLANDSCtitt BTOOMVAAkT MAfVTSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's tfaMNfl arc dop-ttclied iraaj Liverpool outwards for t'.e Straits, ("hina, and |apan, and from japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's steamtrs on ihe Java Line .ire despatched irom Amslerd an and Liverpool evt.-y fortnight
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      472 3 I fTATLS CLOSE hui At I O- M > r> H i > vv Batavia Scv>u- g AM Sourabaya, Llonß Soon KM "-'"^P I*.1 Ckiemgmmi liitu I'ahat Sul'aua i p M I'ou Dickaou 6c Khmg Bmtmwiir 2 m Penang M Penang, &c. I'atitana rH Sourabaya, &c. s,. ie Horneo 1p
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      460 3 VIISKLI IN PURI M.n-o'-V.a, FU^.and Too. Commander, a,: lihi'.fnm U (uddinu 11 S< »> Du».gj> i Noordnvn N J"^ If-Ml. FU..*Ton. M.. tet. Arr.ve>; hl:i v 1,,,.,...;- AHOIWM II (),m ii. M i- 1LIOMQ So<;s I). R B»TA Viaa BocI HI.HOK4. Ger. 5J_ .-ARK,.os Kkm..k«n.,m.av 1 Rim. ti F««i Geri
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      924 4 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF LAND Si n it II 1111 Dim ku tOl < lUMH l«> be M .t I'owcll Ca.'* Saleroom, on Wedmex tsj tht aai March, at 230 p m. ALL 1 it pic-e of land situate m the district o! Ch ni^'e .onUtniiijf an .ire* of 1 .leres
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      535 4 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE j OF GAN BUG SENG, Deceased. (IJy ordci ol the Executors.) I AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE BRICKMAKING PLANT, WAGONS, RAILS. SLEfePERS&c. ALSO PORTABLE ENGINE COMPLETE. Al lew and only recently imported. To be held at the Tar.jong Pagar Dock Co.' Match Godowns, near Tanjong
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      1203 4 H. Abrams' Horse Repository Horses. Cobs and Ponies. Ex. S. S. CLITUS. A «ele t shipment of 44 only, specially iclected for the Singapore market. The lot includes a very handsome four-in-hand of Bays, thoroughly broken, and all four go m Single Harness and Saddle. There are also several well
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      710 4 PARIS EXHIBITION, 1900. WILKINSON, HEY WOOD CLARK, LD. Ho!d< r^ ol the only Gold Medal awarded for Varnishe> and Colors at the Paris Exhibition of 1 87S, London, Liverpool, Singapore, Hongkong, Bombay, Melbourne, and 21 bis BOULEVARD D'ARGENSON, NEUILLY, PARIS Have arranged for a large and comprehensive exhibit, and will
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      1348 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving pcit ol departure, aiiJ (w»iere known date due here, and name of Agents. Mrn-op-War. Asa hi, J'ip., Portsmouth, due Mar. fcnutß, H.M.S., Devonport, due Mar. Inc. alls, U. S., New York, due Mar. Nlili t b d. Jap., Portsmouth, due Apl. I'iuL'K, H.M.S., Devonport, due Mar. Shikishimv
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      613 4 The Singapore Free Press. ANP Mercantile Advertiser. Cable Address, Advertiser, Stngmport. Tbuphoni Numiir.-N o 61. Published at 30-3. Raffies Place, S loe pore THE leading English Newspaper m th* Straits Settlements Johore, t[^ Federated Native States of Perak, SSen.l -n gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Negr, Sembilan British North Borneo;
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