The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 March 1900

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    23 1 T H E Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, 2 4 n, MARCH, y igoo. DAILY ISSUE, NO. 1
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      767 1 J'q Orßce. Collyer Quay. AT Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, KYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN. KGYPT, 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 via
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      531 1 /^HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. HPHE following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz i OUIWAKI). UOMKWARD. For Honuiiono Shanq- hai«c Japan Ports. For London. 1900. 1900 Pingtuey Apl. 3 Teenkai Mar 19. Fur Marseillbsand London. Yangtsse May ai. Through Bills of Lading
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      565 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPII. Under Comtract witb the Nbtmkrlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAKNDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Time Table for March, igoo From Expected WUI be despatched lor v. d. Lyn B'mas^in )War. 24 B'massin, P. Lmt. Bilik-P^pan, Mm ■leAewe. Cotei, Berouw, Bncici.g.-m .md
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      366 1 KINNRY BROS. FAMOUS CIGARETTES. Straight Cut 75 cents. Sweet Caporal 50 per (m of filt>. Obtainable Irom M< ALISTER Ac fn Ay H Jan \o H. Abrams' Horse Repository Horses. Cobs and Ponies. £<. S. S. CLITi S. A -cleft shipment of 44 only, spe< ialiy ■elected for the Singapore
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      724 1 JJTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL IO o^^ X' ;HRVK FUND 111 wo'oS RKSERVH LIABILITY OP > < PROPRIETORS 1i0.000.000 Courr or DMMMML R. M. Gbay, Esq —Chairman. N. A Sieu, Esq. Dhputy Chaikman. E. Goiitz, Es<). A. Raymond, Esq D. M. >1 SK», Eskj. K. RICMMtaWM Esq A.
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      676 1 PETER SYS WONDERFUL SPECIFIC" Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhea. Hemorrhage and UteISJS, 17.11 PACIKIC,,MAIL CT.AM^H.. COMPANY U VrS L AND OK.tNTAL T OYO (KtMKAISHA raaaMtxan p Yoko Ba ma to S.n Krancisco. M Aprl Aprl I LAN, WOOD a, Co., For Constipation Bili imoati »n ctiUM JULIEM, g, „,e Vivienn^, PARIS [m
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      MARRIAGE.
      28 2 1« NJr. H K-i r 1 \frica, f Mr. A t StAWMM I i.trim. Lot ■< and Mr, J. I). Ydughan, Barrister At- M isttr o! I odj;e
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      DEATH.
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1900.
    1291 2 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1900. r r s ,1 m r M»r* parrot Truth h.rt f'.or.out ftr-i-pi' draw 1 ti—t to Htnt or. Lm it. a.. I »m. A Mr LMi k could never keep a refer* en- e to King CrlAftLßS's head out of Ml so
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK
    1148 2 Qmicfmid agiint Itumtnes nostn t%t Jarrago libelli. J V V E s A I Has ).mr editorial soul been taking stock of the lively controversy between Cardinal Vaughan and Or. St. GeOTgt Mivart, beloved chieftain The modern rhampio-i of scirnct; against tin- intelleclu.il dotage of the
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    STRAITS AND MALAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF FUND.
    88 2 STRAITS AND MALAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF FUND. Amount previously ;i<_kn.) A edged *iJ7,'J47.8l ec!i n pt rCt I Shrag--r. < ii'<on and o ioo .Hi: Id Sin Hong Kiat 10 Soju Ken^ 10 130 M<iso>u >. and W, Wml ---at. W A Oowley lasAiikm r. Powtll Robinson t$ H
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    A GLIMPSE OF THE FAMINE.
    1028 2 I>lVli fv is AilKtlitßU I tpt -a! 1 nt.j k bad City, Mat ,—1 he country on the N greatly altered MXC 1 'i is deepeniM >nd Sabarmati rivi .king. < letoni 1 landscape that once .1 Garden c,f India rcely i liv- Ahmedal ad
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE WAR.
      24 2 SIR ALFRED MILNER S MOVEMENTS. Sir Alfred Milner has arrived at Coles berg from the northwanl and has proceed^ ed to Stormbrr^.
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      BOER PRESIDENTS AT LOGGERHEADS.
      44 2 The Game of Annexation. Rival Proclamations. The Times correspondent at Bloemfon. t< -in >tates that KngCf has mmcd d pro. clamation by which he annexes the Free Stale. Steyn, by a counter proclamation, declares that the Free State is intact.
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      THE MAFEKING RELIEF COLUMN.
      34 2 THE MAFEKING RELIEF COLUMN. Date of Departure Undefined. The Times correspondent at Kimberlev wiring on the 22*4, M/l that the date ol the departure 01 the Mafeking column fron. that place ii still unfixed
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      More Firing at Warrenton.
      39 2 Enemy m Position. Ihrr>- wa- further tiring across the river at Warrenton on _>->t and 22md. Scouts approackiag the river met wit!) a hot RMisfcetrj fire bi d m re unable to retire until darkr.
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      TO CATCH OLIVIER.
      12 2 Gen. French's Movements. General Preach has timed at Thaba
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      IN THE NORTH.
      41 2 Plumers Column Retiring. \\\t Timti, correspoadeat at Bwimrapo, Mldei <lav- March 19U1, MJI that alter a sharp artillery due) on the I.th at 2000 jranb, Colonel I'lumer retired from L under cover of the darkne>-. to Cro Poo
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      THE GRIQUALAND REVOLT.
      13 2 The rising m Gri^ualand seem collating Lorn/on, jjth March. I
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      THE INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
      42 2 We publish to-day the first list ot tbe subscriptions to the Indian Famine Fund, amounting to $8,701. Of that total the very hand>ome amount of $4,0'. s comes from the German community through Mr F. H. Witthoeft.
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      GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
      302 2 Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones i> granted nine months leave of absence trom the -"uh last. Mr. H. O. New land is, granted twelve months leave of absence. Dr. Leask if appointed a member of the Hoard of Licensing Justices for Singapore. Ihe Navy League Singapore Branch is exempted
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      300 2 THE GREAT SHOW Has arrived and will positively open TO-NIGHT. Wirth Bros. Grand Circus, j SOLE PROPRIETORS WIRTH BROS. Patronised and Complimented by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales 17 SOLTIIPORI\ ENGLAND, MAY tSTM l 189*. EFOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY AT TANK ROAD only Circus m existence that has
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      352 2 C. O. Q. Bitters. (COCK BITTERS) TTHESE BITTERS I eil arom^: jitopert <-•- -i invaluable a* i pick-me-up and appetiser reredj Caldbeck, Macgregor WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS i :.l AGEN rs M WANTED AT ONCE GRESS WANTED Apply b\ H. A. r O r i M WANTED AT ONCE mt
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      460 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. Amsterdamsche Maatschappij van Levensver/ekering. (AMSTERDAM I. UK INSURANCK Co.) *T*HK un<ltrsii»ned have liccn appomtc i AftaftU A t. 1 the .Tlnive Company and are prepared to accept in^uranc b at currtiH r lie-.. HOOULANOTIi Co. Btagapat«i *v^ Hardi, i»x>o. 28.3 The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. In the Supreme Court
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      132 2 The Week. Saturday, 24th H fh U'atrr p. Tr.cket Match.— S.R.C. 2nd XI. S.L.C.-mdXl. Star of has' J Mesaraaci t.lut, y»jo p. Wirth s Circus Opens. Sunday, 35th High Water 5 r 5.50 p 4lh m l.ent. Annunciation— lutdy I)ay. N. D. I.'. M^il Homewards dae, evening, Monday, j6th H•■
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    TANJONG. PAGAR DOCK CO.
    962 3 1 he b«M yearly general meeting ol shareholders was held at noon In-day thert- heing present Mr. T. Scott (CkairiMfij Mt^sr* Waddcll, Cadell, LairH, Komenij, Haffter, Witthoeft, (directors) Messrs. Mactaggart, Crant, Braddell, Muir, Su K den, A P. Adams, I \nderson, T. S. Thomson, A. C
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    THE LONGEST BRIDGE IN INDIA.
    106 3 1 he aternoon of the 22nd of February \nlnessed I opening of the longest bridge ye buill m India, pans the Sone Kvcr at Uehii and forms fitting link of the new branch of the East ln<;,an k.ulway from Mogul Serai to Clya. ihe both
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    INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
    473 3 First List. S-n%a pore Free Press ***** S Tomlinson ioo Nuh. 1 railing Society 500 W. R. Collyer joo Sundries 5,21 A. M. Kssa hoy 128.46 D. Brandt &Co 300 Da to Meld rum 100 R. Hanitsrh 20 Hon C. W. S. Kynnersley 100 N. Trotter...
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    S. C. C TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    293 3 riKs i-.^h SATURDAY. Pro, k--v,s Pairs. \'tny 111.. White and Dewinij v. Mer II Waddell and Faber. A. Do 1 mis McGregor and Lintaa v. R»:id and Braddell lier.t and Hriichard v. White and f>ewing, to finish. b. Davaua. Hi'tork and Hollttt, 2 v. Harris
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    A PROFESSIONAL "PIT-MAN."
    62 3 Many people, from the Cambridge professor duwnwards, have discovered apt iephc to the old question of Are you saved I But for neat simplicity an answer attributed to a pressman is hard to beat. An enthusiast put the usual question lo him at St James's Hall. No,"
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2293 3 I (Via Ctylon.) London, March loth.— The risings Reuter so promptly reports m tlie Western Districts of the Cape Colony are probably due to Afrikander agitation promoted with a view to causing the Government to accede to the Bond's peace terms. The home Press urge prosecution of hostilities to
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    A FLOURISHING POSSESSION.
    103 3 N was, perhaps, never expected (hat Murma would be a so pruln-ible possession. We read that "the surplus IfNMN of Burma Ust ye vr arnuutitrd to 29; lakhs ot rupt-es having risen Iro.n 1 935 lakhs, the suiplus of the previous year. l>etluciin^ til* cost of the
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    SERVICES TO-MORROW.
    109 3 St. Andrew's Cathkdral. y/A Sunday m Lent. '1 lie Annunciation. 7 a. tii. Matins. 7.30 a. m. Choral Celebration and Sermon. 4 p. m. Service of Catechism. 5V> |>. ni. Kvensonn and S>rmon. (Rev. A. M. (i. vYathoral.) St. Matthew's Church, Sirov Lmn' S.ij |>. m. Bveaoeag' and
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 3 (.CORRfcciEu Li« to March On LOMB Bank 4 mjt 11 1 demand i ||J Pnvuit; credili j n/i document? j m, -i°\'- cr(;«iits 0 m/> France, demand a Germany, rtfianiad India, r. T 4, Hongkong, demand Yokohama, demand 4 pm. Java, demand 1 18 Manila, demand 2 p m
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    PRODUCE.
    117 3 Cjainbier 7-I*l dc. Cube No. i 1^.50 Pepi cr, IviatW (<jfdn.ary .Vi,ore; <>ci ;z co. White, (Fa.r I,W- 5 45 Nuimejfs 110s to the lit.j 6*. So. (Bok to the 1b) 80. M r(Bai^a) f yj t < >\es (Amboina) 32. 1. 1 t»t nan Coffee M 22. ii,-..oca,
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    SHARE LIST, MARCH 24th, 1900.
    112 3 Bell's Ash m Kas.ew, A, < 3 S Hl er U Cle.r Water D.i.ry 1.-.,rm ji, IK if Kra-er and Neava XtA ?5,000 7 Hen^Uonv and Shanghai Bank < "s.o«h> Keih. 1u (ioJ.J .NJ.Co. J,gs t R. -",.Vlltt,. S lOMOM Ma>nard.u.,G,.«,ci. ?2O Mtl> rs 5
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      153 3 Ml tr.ivelers should bf provided with a supply of Steams In&tant Headache Cure As it is one of the few wliabll remedies for headache which may be used with prrfict safety. Sold m boxes containing 12 wafw 45. An fcditor's Life Saved by Chamberlain's Cuugh Remedy. During the early pai
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      249 3 OCfc.AH SItAM SHIP COMPANY. AN i > NEUtKLANDSCH;, •TOOMVAAkT MAATSCHAPPijOCEAAM. The Company's steamers are despatched :rom Liverpool outwards for the Straits, Ch:"... and cv e P rT; e n n iy r s Om J3pa meWards S The Company's steamers on the Java Line am despatched trom AmMerd.im and Liverpool
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      372 3 MAILS CLOSE, r-oi IV, At I'O'Dw Mai 1 Putiala j rx Billiton, ICC. General It. ri Bangkok Sinjom s r* Bengkali* Ac iiagan .SVi Trimggmmm ,rH i'untianak Amkerst r\i M I -t, &.L. 4 PM Saigoo Pttr 4 fm Batavia, a^ G\an% Stng 4 pm Muni <di PaleMbaag Huh* 4
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      804 3 '•88 I j ,Mr Flair. J-ui Ton. Commander, hnlvd lOrn zssr sr= pj IAH K*HBI «r. 71 r M ar -"vMn.HKM rd Mju T UOHT«|" I'""' V pis t HO Rril Stbttim X T»»ai llBKt IfCM .Ma-. tnd M Mar bUS LtofcXlll rt v Mir li I kA H«m»W»« H
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    Passengers tor Straits, China & Japan.
    261 4 Passengers tor Straits, China Japan. Per N I). 1.. P t Ranridk, dje Mar. 29.— Mr. and Mrs. La A. l>erWs, Miss Louise Derks, MIM Mf hmke, Nfr. A. Kpler, Mr. A. Husmann, Mr. and Mr*. H. Jani^en. Mr. T. G. Kirke, Mr. K. Kur.n, Or Max MuMberg, Mr. and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      913 4 1 AUCTION SALE OF rtOOSES AND CARRIAGES. \ur,«M> Hok.»b Ki.rosirom Mafll lindge Road. Mm* tf, J"'h March, at 515 P m THE ill include several first class ponies, C me hjrses, and hack- saddles, harness number of I arriages. atalog ues will ied. POWELL N. o.,— Auctioneers. *J SALE OF
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      1029 4 SALE OF VAIA ABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. ace lhe property oi L. (Jroktabrs, Esu. Ar Wbltbvrkubk, IJA On Killimsy Kd. Tuesday, sjth March, /poo, at 2 p.m. THE undersigned have been instr cted by L Groeiaers, Esq. to sell by auction the household furniture, Ace, consisting of a brilliant toned transposing
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      481 4 A'O bfi LET from ist April, No. 86, Institution Hill. Rent $40. Apply I.BRMI T* WESTERHOUT, 3, Raffles PUce. Mar 12 17.4 ~TO LET, FURNISHED. SA I. AM VI Bukit limah Road, near sth milestone Apply N. N. ADIS, 9* Raffles Place. Ort 31 uc TO BE LET VI7OODSVJLLE COTTAGE,
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      482 4 BURTOM-ON-TRENT. —^7— We beg to inform our patrons aii'l cvstoa«n til tt \vr are now MtabwSßed m our new firm at Ammjh K- ad Factory and arc equipped with ibt latest iaaproved macliinery for bottling our celebrated Ala aad Si ut, Oviag t<> th- iar i; aad m. reaajaf <li>.
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      152 4 White Horse Cellar "PHI Scotch Whisky chosen by the Red Cross Society, London, for use by the invalided troops and hospitals m South Africa, is the famous WHITI HORSE CELLAR brand of Mackie and Co., Distillers, Limited, I^lay and Glasgow one of the oldest hrms m the trade. On intimation
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      609 4 The Singapore Free Press. AMD Mercantile Advertiser Cable Kovnus*,— Advertiser, Smga^,,. Telephone Numiiii.-.Nu. 61. Published at 30-3. Raffle. Place. Singapore. THE leading English Newspaper ir tne Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Sdan. gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Negr. Sembilan British North Borneo Sarawak Netherlands Indies. Java
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      894 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. I Giving port ol departure, and (where hnown date due heie, and name of Agents. Mmt-oi--W»K. Asahi. Jap., Portsmoutn. due Mar. Kdu*k, H.M.S., Uevonport, due Mar. Im.alls, L. S., New York, due Mar. Nut, t b.d. J ip^i'orismouth, due Apl. Place, H.M.S., De\onport, due Mar. ShikuuiMA, Jap., Portsmouth,
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