The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 March 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 2 isr MARCH,/ 1900. DAILY ISSUE, No.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      773 1 o Office. Collyer Quay. Xr Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN. KGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of leading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San Francisco via
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      710 1 f HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- j GATION COMPANY, LIMITED. '"THE following are the dates on which the Co.'s i Steamers may be expected here, viz i OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. ForHonukono^Shang- For London. hai 8t Japan Ports. 1900. 1900 Pingauey Apl. 3 Teenkai Mar 19. For M arskillbsand London. Yangttze May 21.
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      1114 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKtTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract wits thi Nkthkrlands India Gotirnhint. \gents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collver Quay Time Table for March, igoo. From Expected Will be despatched tor Sen. Pel Batavia Mar. 19 Billi'.on, Batavia, Cheribon, Samaran^, Sourabaia, Macassar, Ambon, B.md t and New-(iuine.i
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      715 1 IJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. i PAID-L'P CAPITAL liooooooo RKSLKVE FUND 1,, RESERVE LIABILITY OP 1 PROPRIETORS $io,«»,ooc COUBT Or UIBBCTOBS. R. M. Gkav, Esq.— CHAIBMAN. N. A SIBBS, Esq.— DttPUTY CHAIBMAM. E. Goktz, Esq. A. J. Raymond, K»q. D. M. M'.iSBS, EXJ. R. L KILKAIUWS tsq. A. Haupt,
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      445 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. THfc only remedy .it p.esent known as an INFALLI HI.X „d PKKM INI *1 I JR| U, Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulreratton THE PETER SYS COMPANY, >;•>(, 190a ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE LIFE Total IfvasTßr. Ft sns Kk idd £„,000,000 THE LARGEST FIRK OFFICE IN
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      326 1 DACIKIC^MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY (JCCIOKNTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. *povo KISBjf KAIMHA (ORIINTt Franc, ar.d Germany by all trar,,.AtU n Saaoal wdywd rate, IMI lo offionTaMS Jg fie or Cardan Pac,, Sailing datss from Hongkong Tta Yokohama to San Francisco. Mar Amutif Mar r > to VVOOD aCo., lun. j. Alfen
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1900.
    557 2 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1900. f— I. Lr»we<J by ir.n^tr.rr Urte patriot Truth her jlofiout pr»cr(.t« oi^* H to Religion. Uor»lt». »r.d I aw. A> hinted m our last icftrcace to Mafeking it would be Thur^djy (to r--rowj, at earliest, before we could beat anything of Mm
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    1673 2 ]be at) amrr J'alttana left yesterday -tlr- n MM for Call i.tta ar,d h'-r place on th<: Singaporr-Maailg mn «i;l be taken up by /.v. i istei -'up ll' !<• v Patbei Rivet armed from i 'hi- moraing by the Bmm Whmtt Hi* ba« assumed hii newdu'. 'iih-:' itbedral of
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE WAR.
      32 2 SIR ALFRED MILNER. A Mysterious Mission. Sir Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner, accompanied by bis mihtar. private secretari-s, has left apctown by t •pecial train. His destination is a secret
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      THE JOHANNESBURG MINES.
      102 2 Foreign Shareholders Fear Their Destruction. Possible Protest by France and Germany. France and Germany are manifesting anxiety at a recurrence of the thr< blow up the mines at Johannesburg It is thought that this may lead to joint representations to IVsident Kruger. Prince Henry d'Orlran writing ;n
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      OLIVIERS RETREAT.
      29 2 British Cavalry Try to Intercept Hirr. Cavalry trom Bloemfontein and Spring fontein have gone to try and intercept Olivier s commando retrea'ing from AJiwal \orth to Kroonstadt
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      THE LOOTING AND DESTROYING BOER.
      184 2 THE LOOTING AND DESTROYING BOER. A Forthcoming Government Proclamation. Mr Wyndfiam m the Hou 5 e of Com. mons, said he understood that Mr Chamberlain intends to issue a proclamatior. dealing with the wanton destrncttoa U\ the l j'-r-Mrs. Wood-., lh« \wfe 01 a tnci.btr ot the Nata. L*i itive
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      BOERS SECURE THEIR RETREAT.
      27 2 A Railway Bridge Blown Up. Yesterday the Boers blew up the rail* way bridg* over the Modder Riv. r between Bloemfontein and lirandfort.
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      LORD KITCHENER.
      17 2 In the Dutch Rebel District. Lord Kitchener has arrived at I'rieska London, March 2t±t, iooq.
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    JAPAN AND RISSIA.
    275 2 In view of the -.trained relations between Japan and Russia it a significant fact that the Naval man.ruvres oi the former Power, which are stated to be of an unprecedented scale, are to take place ofl the coast 01 Japan it the end of March or the
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    97 2 It appears that Sir Claude Mat Donald has recently been paying three Hying fWU to Tientsin m the course of ten days Hrn ostensible objects were theatricals, inspections, &c, but it is locally thought that there is more than meets the eye. If The Child is father of the Man.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      551 2 AUCTION SALE OF HORSES AND CAIUUAOES VtAMAJH Hokm Kh'Odiiok. North Bridge Road. Mo>:>tay, Wtik Manh. at §.t$ /> fn 1 1 .le will include several first class ponies, 1 iffMM tut ar.d hacks saddles, harness v« Mwammbti efcaniagai Calalegwea l>c i, sued. POWBLL A < v., ViUioneers, M^r jo 2t
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      676 2 Wirth Bros. Grand Circus. POSITIVELY OPENING IN ALL ITS REGAL SPLENDOUR ON Saturday Night, March 24th. TANK ROAD EVERY ARTIST THE PICK Ol- THE PROFESSION DIRECT FROM EUROPE NO OL n aC I s NO OLU AC TS. KVHRY 11 KM A REVKi.ATION. SSI PUTUIU ADVKRTISEMEN IS Mar 20 ROBINSON
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      766 2 NOTICE OF RKMOVAL. 1 have 1 1 c-tii lj day removed iry dispensary to No. 't\ South Krid^t Road, opposite the- Hindu Temple DR. GOH Xl I MOH. Mar 20 27.3 NOTICE L7ROM ihis data, Mr. H. Hiidiimii i aatnariaed 10 i %<* tki Rrmoi M. Giaaai /a < o.
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      605 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. DOARDand LodgjS*n to be had with Engioh l-amily. Residence near lown. Apply K. N. X., c/o Frer /Ws>. Mar. 2i 2 g TO BE LET \yGOI)SVn.I.E COTTAGE, off S.ran K oon Road. Beautifully sitaatod. Entry isi Apt. I'OVVEI.f. Co.,— Auctioneers. Mar 2i a g TO BE LET FURNISHED
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      144 2 The Week. Wednesday, 21st High Water: 0.41a.. 1.1-p. SA'.A. Battery Fire Discipline. Thursday, aand Hmh Water l.lO a., 2.0 p. P. O. Homeward Mail. due. Warren's circus Opens, probably. Friday. .3rd Hufh Water :-i. 45 a., 2.55 p. Heavy dun Practice, Fort Palmer, Q.tO a. S.\ .A. 2.5 m. Drill,
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  • Correspondence.
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      Circus Sites.
      245 3 1,, raa HniioaSir, A' Singapore's CiroM silo C.B. jVs rtcwa tccal worthy of emphasis. Java < ffrrs Hi splendid Aloon-aloons, India its Maidans. and even congested Hongkong, Shanghai and Manila study the convenience of their public and extend Circuses the most desirable and central sites available without hesitation.
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      The Twentieth Century.
      285 3 S I 1 I'adr^ m Scotland m Ut .< tter m your columns has made another ittempt to clear up the question M ommencement of the new century, and 1 -uppose these are few who are not ed that we are still m the nineteenth ,entur\ However
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    FAMINE AND PESTILENCE IN INDIA
    303 3 FAMI NE AND PESTILENCE IN INDIA b/ i*iOimr« Ru 11 Mis. \t a public meeting held at the Calcutta I Ha.l to start the tund tor the relief ~t sufterers by the famine, Lord Curzon, resided, delivered an eloquent address- course of which he said that India onfronted by a
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    POLICE NEWS.
    114 3 tf- Ah Pong lias been sentenced to iix hard labour for knowingly living on the proceeds of prostitution. Il was proved be got ten per cent of the earnings of prostitutrs. >ne hundred and twenty five municipal were heard on Monday. J. White, who Ml arrebU-d m Malayt
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    LADY MAXWELL'S JEWELS.
    93 3 police case reported m a mail paper i *s follows William Harrison s faith m a railway-station P-r<rl office aa a safe deposit for stolen property *as shattered yesterday. v he was applying for a parcel which he had left m the cloak-room at King's-cross*erminus> "••<>■ detective
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    S. C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    512 3 FLAY ON TUESDAY. A. DoL'BLBS. McGfOfJOI and I.mton.owe i beat Hingley and Battenburg, a, 6 3, t> 1. Dent and Pritchard, scr. beat Wright and Pcarce, owe 4, 6—3, 3 —6, 6—2. Profbssion Pairs. Ins., Morren and Upton, v. Mer. 11., Waddell and Faber, unfinished. B.
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    JAPANESE MECHANICS.
    308 3 An hngl>sh paper writol that Japanese arc rinding their way into commercial life m London and out that they ar» a success. 5t proceeds to say. However,— On the other hand, the Japan- a rncxhanic, is Vo.enly and wasteful, and some large manufacturing firms which have accepted Japanese
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    THE GERMAN MAIL.
    174 3  -  PK7ER PITT!«.K«« We have repeatedly urged the firing of a mail pun on arrival of the Geiman mail at Keppel Harbour. Singapore. Thi- want is even more urgent at Penang, as witness this to the Pinmng (jasette an you not, Sir, persuadt the Acting Governor to do
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    "ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS."
    153 3 One of the best examp'es of the hnglish cyclist's French that I have com* across, writes Mr. John Poster Fraser m Skft< is the following i A Britisher is m Paris. Something goes wrong with Mi machine. He marches off to a repairer 's t* have
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    MAFEKING'S DAILY TASK.
    1460 3 Shot-Dodging as a Vbry Fink Art. Why ihbre is a Fpblinu 01 Bitterness. {Daily Mail War Correspondent) Lady Sarah Wilson. Maf eking, Jan 20. (Runner to Gabcrones, Feb. 2). Saturday was the 100 th day of the siege. The Boers have fired 800 rounds from th«ir 94-pounder
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    NATIVE STATES NOTES.
    147 3 TheTras-lientong roadwMl be opened for traffic sometime tins year. It will cost Towkay l.oke Yew 8100,000 and the Government 568,000. Ihe Dutch Mining Co. m }\ihaii >: of *hicb Mr. J. Van Den Brand is the tiead, proposes to plant tobacco if suitable land can be had
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    RAUB.
    1649 3 Manager's Report (or Uw month of February 1900. As I only returned to Raub on the <>th March after three months' absence on leave, 1 have not yet h*d ti.ne to make a thorough examination ot the different mines and the new tnv:hinery which is being erected or the
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 3 (Corrected vi' to March 21 j On London. Bank 4 m V i/nj <IL-manrl 1/1 1 Private tr<-'!its 3 m/^ o documents 3 m/s 1 credits 6 m/> j., Franck. dci— d a Germany, deflatrmd j uo India. I. T 147' Hongkong, demand Yokohama, demand 4 p m Java,
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    PRODUCE.
    99 3 (March .m. fjambier Cc. Cube No. 1 PeppaTi rMach (< rd.r. ir> ii do. White, (Fair L/W— s%) 4-, 1 los to the Ib., fn do. (80s to the iby M .-iindaj f ij2. Cloves (Amboma) -jj, Lib^rian Colfee 21. Tapioca, small pearl 1 Kaif <iuahtyj do. do flake
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    SHARE LIST, MARCH 21st, 1900.
    143 3 Hank 0,.!..,. and jap.,,, IM J^Ei f Bell's A^cto, Eastern Ase,^. $3 Sellers. c io,<x>of£ B'sSj8 '5 Sj Clear Water Daay Farm Ltd. Jioo 146 4 6 Kraserand NY-aye I-J H 2>tKl 2 *><»>■> as-Mis „1,?8.:'f-,';—. 1 ,?B.:'f-,';— LF- J Kecfi.tu (Jold M. Co. SiB
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    The Standard Time Balls.
    23 3 A limt Kai „t Kort 1 „n rt i.r| one I S!** 1 tims i-jre.nwi. w B Ihecahhi hi
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    HONGKONG WEATHER TELEGRAMS.
    92 3 •tcr, re.iat- i lo i 2 decrees Fahrenheil inchn tenth md > m mUUraurts remperatim m iha shade r Manila temperature ceajtktri Humidity, m percentage o' saturation, t!. r humidity of .nr saturated wilh mnistme btiiu' lex. Direction of Wind, t-. two pomis. Force at Win rdmg
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      463 3 Steams Wine of Cod Liver Oil I m be taken by the most ta^-hdious, anJ m cases wlii.tc the old-fa-hioned, n» jsedting Cod Liver Oil, Emulsions and Malt Silutuns are prohibitory. It is a -.olution of the active principles of Cod Liver Oil m a delicate w:ne, with ut odour,
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      234 3 OCKAN BTKAM SHU' COMPANY. AN 1 NEDEKI.AWUiCH:-. BTOOMVAAkT MA/.TSCHAPPIJ DCSAAM, 11 lirnpar.y-s steamers arc despatched from Liverpool Satwanfa for the Straits, China, and hpan. and from Japan homewards for London ■vary ten days. The Company' Meamtrs on the Java Line ar« de'.pat'.hed Irotn Amsterdam and Liverpool every fortnwhl for tl«
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      263 3 MAILS CLOSE. Ho, ,>., M ■•MtMOW, Cheribun Ac Sirn.ir.ing Gimmg An-. \>i Palembanf Jpc. Bermmdmi n \m M ilac < Liafljfi Helen, i pm B itu Pahal Smart i m Maar It Mahwca Smttmu r^ DoM Netra MM Keiantan, &c. A/,i/:,i I'a/tra. .-in* Malacca It Klang Chrnm Phya ;pm Hongkong
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      751 3 V BSS BLS IN POD M-,.- -A,, FIW-lfMUlMMtel ARM ro Iphh.fm* Mi\ cruis.-r. 7600 Duddins I v >— ho. FwiVb: 3; S« PmOWLOVM Ku,.u.,,-tr. „.,00 V. O«he r V cB .H 9 P,.e.*Ton. M.. tei ArriveJ Krom Consi r _V Br.t. 1,7 SkiMM Ml ChiaK N SKr ffw E:E ii
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      47 3 MSffjn Arrivoa. M i■. Mr P t ng .1 M li klaitland. R«r. If 1, 1 H H 1. I- ...J two ,h Idrun. cr Ir. and Mi Scllai Mr*. I Mr. W. S. Newmai 1 > I P. V. i X t r'lir. M Irs. C* II
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    Passengers tor Straits, China & Japan.
    394 4 Passengers tor Straits, China Japan. Per >idi. 1 Mir due Mar. 22. Mr. and Mrs. Motley, Mibs C. J. Maliby, Mr. and Mrs. \V. Patclutt, Mr. P. bel^cn, Mr. H. van Lcyden, Mr. 1 Kinder. Mr. and Mrs. T. l-ord, Mis-> K. Ford, Mi ■> A. loni, Mr. J. Campbell,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      981 4 H. Abrams' Horse Repository Horses. Cobs and Ponies. ft elites. pskj i r-tii|>nu-nt of 44 only, specially i Isd lor the Singapore markft. I lot includes a very handsome fourii -,iai. "t BnfSi thoroughly broken, and i.i tour go m Single Harness and Saddle. There arc also several wrl! matched
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      389 4 FOR SALE A Hay mare, linht gi^, and 4 set of harness .ilmost new. Applj to E. S. EZEKIE!., Feb n uc. FOR SALE r OUNG Australian pony about 14.1 price fvoo. Apply to S. CRANE, c o The Straits Trading Co. Ltd. Mar 16 23.3 FOR SALE O SPLENDID
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      939 4 A§tfltS fOP LEA PERKINS 9 q Wkm mju WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. PURVEYORS TO is^^ji^^^, EMPRESS CF INDIA, CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. •'C^w /y. v'&^*&£yKsjSg&r f^Ttt, ~^k\ ar< fnanutacture«l h> lh< verj I *^|Mg{r}A a -re "ilnintlrdxi-J on all sides to br ll G. R LAMBERT Co rPNOTOGRAPHRRS. CMMU Uol>». wppoiitc to General
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      15 4 PRIME AMERICAN SALT BEEF 25 cents per Ib. From McALISTER Co. July 1 v c
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      617 4 The Singapore Free Press. AND Mercantile Advertiser Cablb Adorbss— AJvtrtis, r S,n X ,p ort Tblbphonb NuMttn.-N,,. <t Published *t 30 3, R. ff.es Place, S, furore THE leading English Newspaper lh Straits Settlements Johore, th! Federated Native States of Perak, Sr| an gor, Sungei Ujon^, Pahang, the n Sembilan
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      972 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving pcit ol dcj)ar!u'e, an 1 (\vh«re kno»n date due here, and name of Agi nts. Mkn-ok-\V»k Asm., J.ip., Portsmouth, due Mar. hf>'. H.M.S., Devonport, due Mar. |N(.»LL^, I. S., New York, due Mar. Nil, I b d. Jap., I'uiivnoutli, due A pi. I'iuuv, H.M.S., Devonport, due Mar.
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