The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 April 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, iith' APRIL, 1900. DAII.V ISSUE Xo s
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      804 1 J* o Office. Collyer Quay. XT Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, (FYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, FGYPT, MARSEILLES. GIBRALTXK. MALTA. BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills ot Lading issued for Pntian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, aU«. for China Coast, and San Francisco
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      737 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM N4VIGATION COMPANY. LIM TED. "TPffK following are th* dales on which the ('o.'s Steamers may be expected bat*, z OUTWARD. HOMKWAUD. Fop Hokquono Shang- For ,\i amsmllrs and hrn ie J »P4N Ports. London. 1900. 10/ O f in»; Suey Apl V»» gt-«- M 7 11. Ch
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      931 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKLT l.'siHß C.OMTKACT WITH THt Hfl Agents at SiNGAPt">uR. ships aoency. late iHI USDBKMKNriOMID PATI Kron tii Read BataviA Apul g Batavia, Cl C otei, H M. Vajirunhi* P-iHang Apr. l q Penang. Ol C^n h .vn Ac'il 16 Hatavia, i\ B ..uwfr |>,i, Ap-il 18 Paieh, Bil;
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      542 1 VAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. ITHERLANDS IMDIA i. iO V kRN *Ett T. I I DAENOBLS Co 2-3 Collver Quay tS AKB KM v A» PK(>XIM»TB. Will be Jespatcoro itr leribon, S-.mar..nv, Souraban, Timor, tri.u v Ii .<:loi.>;.ui April 13 hleh, li an; S'l^n-tr^'s W. o<st April 14 NaaVaa. iaaaaraMg Ac Sour.ib ia
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      734 1 tJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION PAID UP CAPITAL iMuata -o h 8 fVSD |i, S o RK&EKVK LIAIULITV OF Pkor KIITORS j 10 «n,ooo COUBT Or DIBBCTUES. N. A Sibb*. Ewj— Cmaibwan. R. Shiwan, Esq.— Om-urv Chaibman. M. G«*v, .i«q. I X McCohachh. E^. fe Gokt/ Ei.j f D.
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      503 1 PETER SYS' WONE THK 01.lv PMBtdb i. 1 an IN Sprue. Dysentery, Diarrhoea, ■BCOMMBMOatOarSOMI arrNß CHIEFS^ I S<rrj R. t »il t.y .^ll < he-n THE PETLR S^ (Proprietors »nh .^h M*m (ajtumih Nov 16 ROYAL, INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE LIFE r..T2 TAL FKS2SP Fl B*CS«B 1y.000.000 THE LARGEST FIRB OFFICE
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      234 1 >ERFUL SPECIFIC. (I Hemorrb i md Ulcemtiofi ioWr I BCIAI 1 1 im V S COMH^xY, 1 II 1900 I com Ijj OCCIDENTAL AND O STEAMSHIP COMPANY. *J«OVO X" lICW KA.'SHA (ORIINTAL S.S. CO.) hr, eaawn H ""r*»«« ite ratci 'A J v- Officer, o( t l< P^«>wp<T«- by th
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    The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1900.
    767 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1900. Hfreihail the l're»» t „,a n i L'nawed by in^ience and nnbfibed by Httt patriot Truth her florioua pf«( »pt- dr^w r>dwd to RclKioo. 1 and L»w. As to the QMttkm of ni^'U artnrks over ftOtmi not thoroughly < x irniru-l, —as
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    127 2 I he next Ta«tlia Club At Home will be on Thursday, 19th April. Vessels with Mohammedan owners are decorated to day, m honour of the festival of Hari Raya Haji. On Thursday next, the 12th inst the usual Monthly Medal Competition for ladies will take place at the Sepoy Lints.Golf
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    THE FLOWER SHOW.
    390 2 In many respects, the Flower Show held yesterday m the Town Hall was not up to the standard ot tormer years, and especially that of last y^ar. There was a marked falling off m the quality of exhibits and m the number of entries. The attendance was
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    "CARLO ALBERTO" ARRIVES.
    136 2 Ihe Italian armoured cruiser Carlo At- i berto, which left Hongkong last Friday Urn '.tli inst arnvr-d m the Road* at half posl mx thU morning, and exchanged the (u«tomary sautes witli Fort Canning and tlie otlx-r nv-n of-v\ar m the harbour. The Cario Alberto, now on
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    436 2 \h« re is a great demand for lighters from Singapore, m Manila. On their last voyage* from here, »he Palitana and the Putt-.ala tov\td stveral thence. M. Gouion, the owner of the French junk Fleur dc Lotui, proceeded by steamer to Colombo yesterday, leaving his junk to be towed to
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE EASTERN FREE STATE.
      40 2 RENEWED BOER DEMONSTRATION Rouxvillc Reoccupied Six hundred Boers have occupied Ko ville. A MOVEMENT ON WEPENtR. The Value of Surrender A larger commando, composed mainly of Burghers who had previously submitted have left Smithfield for Wepeii.
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      WEPENER SURROUNDED.
      26 2 But Well Prepared for Defence Two thousand Boers with ti\e at already round W'epener, which 1-, p ra( cally isolated, but is provision-! trenched.
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      ON THE UPPER ORANGE RIVER.
      49 2 Enemy Visible at Aliwal North. The enemy is m sight at Aliwai CAMPAIGN MEASURES GREAT SHIPMENTS OF REMOUNTS. Twenty Thousand More Horse I wentv-thrce idMenari i.a convey 20,000 hor>e~. Irum Au-.tra.Na > »os Ayres and New (MetM to the before the end of May. Later.
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      WITH PLUMERS COLUMN.
      73 2 An Effort to Reach Mafekinj. A Fight Six Miles Ofi. Plumer's Casualties. Serious Boer Losses. Colonel Pluiei and 270 men with maxim gun. have reached Ramathlabama On March <i>t they had got w miles of Mafekir.g, but were forced to ntin m good order, with the loss
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      SIR F. CARRINGTON.
      15 2 Proceeds to Beira. Sir Frederick Carrington from Capetown proceeds immediately to Beira.
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      TWO DAYS FIGHTING AT WEPENER.
      32 2 TWO DAYS FIGHTING AT WEPENER. Result Uncertain. Many Casualties. There has been >evere fighting at Wepener, for two days. There have been considerable c* on both sides, but the result is unknow;
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      MAFEKING BOMBARDED.
      36 2 A BOER ASSAULT FROM TWO SIDES. GALLANT REPULSE OF THE ATTACK. Ihe enemy opened a most tunou* oombardment ot Mafeking on March .27th, the Boers advancing to attack on two but they were repulsed.
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      THE EIGHTH DIVISION.
      18 2 Proceeds to Springfontein. Major General Rundle and the Hignt. Division have been diverted to Springfontein.
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      PORTION OF FREE STATE STILL IN BOER OCCUPATION.
      32 2 Reuters correspondent ai Bethuiie wiring on the <jth, says that the Boers practically hold the portion ot the tree State east of the railway.
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      Boers in Bethulie District.
      30 2 The enemy have been located tweUe miles to the east of Bethulie bridge, having evidently come down country after the Reddersburg affair. London, April nth, iqoo.
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      547 2 KATZ BROS., LTD. Are now showing the latest London Novelty m Ladies Khaki Shirts rKILr. o Si 7 r s if "\»1 »£S Also a large Stock of Shirts m the Newest Materials. FANCY COTTON SHiRTS. FANC* ZEPHYR SHIRTS. Katz Brothers, Limited. FOR SALE A fme Si.lin,; B.>i,t, m nod
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      419 2 WANTED T Niine States a competent man kixu,tomtd to.road construction to take charge of section of new road apply stat:rg previous experience ndsj.vj t Hco't P- 1 s Apl 9 '6.4 WANTED AN fxperiancsd \i PtmfMtt* tor a rv partly de\e; fm& f«ld pr pert) Apply, statinj{ pa' to hkus-
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      892 2 TO LET, from Ist May, No. 7, Ox>y Riv. For particulars apply lo MEYER BROS Apl 2 uc TO LET, FROM APRIL ist. i. *T*HF. GROVE," r.injonu X.v.one. For par--1 ticulars apply t) MEYER BROTHERS. M.II 2/ U.C. TO LET W/ITH entry from the 15th of May, Large Airy VV
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      838 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. EMPLOYMENT WANTED DV (lerk from U, mbav. Singapore or Native *-> States. Q.. c /o Free Press. A[-l II ly 4 IMPORTANT SALE OF HOUSEHOU) FURNITURK, ace. KIR. PinuintN's sale at Chancery House, v on Saturday, ,4th inst^nl, .irters aII m opporlunity lo those| urnishintf for securing some
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      36 2 Communications on literary matters j should be addressed to The editor, Singapore Free Press." All leu rs connected with business I(a lvertisements, subscriptions, accmn s, Be) should be addresse 1 tr The Manager, "Singapore Free Press.'
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      195 2 The Week. Wednesday, nth High Water 8.6 a., 8.58 p. Mohammedan Festival (Hari Raya Hadji.; Municipal Commission, 2.30 p. S.V.A. 2.5 m. R. M. L. Gun Drill, vis p. Ada Delroy Co., 9 p. Thursday, 12th H'mh Water .-—9.0 a., 9.31 p. N.D.LI. Mail Outwards, due daylight. PrUe Dist., Anglo
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1731 3 Tuesday, April io. i yo o. Present H. K. the Officer Administering the Goyernm-tu (Sir Alex. Swettenha.r, k.c.ju.o.) the Officer Commanding the Troop (H.E. Lieut. Col. Chippindall. v) the Acting Colonial Treasurer (E M LMerewether). the Auditor-General (E. C. H'U the Attorney-General (W. R. Colly cr the Acting
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    INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
    202 3 Lut. P.-f-vio is!y Admaarf d^ed 50,77^.20 Por Ckintst Stb C>mmtttte—Hukkitn list con:. Choo Enfj Gi Seng 60 Ho An Xi too t^o Chop Hiap E f ig Po 100 S.m Pun 100 Cr>oy Cjuin H.j 40 Bail Kirn Cluan 40 Guan Chin Seng 5 Hiap Li
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    219 3 To night is positively the last night of he Ada Delroy Company, who will give til th<: best items of th< ir extensive reperoire, m addition to two bicycles. The Company leaves to-morrow by the Preussen for Hongkong. Mr. F Nihlork, who Jives at Tarjong I J IL*1 L* r
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    MAGISTRATES APPEALS.
    1120 3 Yesterday there was laid on the table of the Legislative Council report of the C unt il of Judges, containing a memorandum by Mr Justice Hyixlm.m-J.nes, m which he gives reasons lor thinking the Appeals O dui.inee of 1879 unsatisfactory. The Judge says.-— When I promised yestrrd \y
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    SINGAPORE POLO CLUB.
    131 3 It has been airang d hv the Executive of tlic Polo Clu*> to h<>ld a Hand cap Tournament m May and die und'-rnoted Uams, whi« h have been arranged as evenly as possible, will lake part Each Team will be limited to 8 ponies and the mat-
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    POLICE NEWS.
    116 3 A Bengalee was fine 1 $io or 14 d-iys yesteiday, (or offering an illegal gratification to Sanitary Inspector iloedan, with regard to a summons m respect of a nuisance notice. Two Eurasian lads were yesterday sentenced to three week's imprisonment for stealing singlets from a Jew a Malay
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    THE STORY OF GREATER BRITAIN.
    1658 3 [A L PIOHTS Rnvrßvm.] I BY VISCOUNT MORPETH. VBUli DERS OF rill EMPIRE-I. {Continued) Ihe ci lution ol Ral ij.Fi shn W < d that the d vs of the iaVfiita en ..nd private war were over, for J-mh-s wa> aveise to advnture and was
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    S. V. R.
    134 3 At the desire ol Urn Provisioaal «'..mmute.- S. V H. the ilul hx.<l lor Salu day is can. 11. <1, that d iv, oai. g to t htr holidi>s and l<.r ataar rraaaaa, briag mc .n--ventfnt to a U.^»- injm'..-r ol the BWwhi r». ArraßKesxcMla are bring
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      445 3 I'OSl AL NO I ICES. r > I l) Gcuci 1 l\> s t OfTLe cJ nr sub P., -i I th. «i I t, t l o>^d on Moaday, the i6tii insuat, Ihry will cl -s,e at 2 y> p.m. Ti»- Savingi I'.auk. il>e M>nr-y O.dcr Panel l-W Bramhci
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      290 3 OCEAN STKAM SHIP CO:Ak»A>IV. AN!) MBDCRLAHDSCHB STOOM. VAART MAAT -U I A PPI I OCEA AN The Company's s'amers arc de- patched Iron. Liverpool outward, for tue Straits. htna, a:id |apan, and from Japan homewards for Ixindi-n •very ten days. The Company's steamers on the Ja.a line if despatched trom
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      181 3 HAILS < i.OSE. 1 <• Hoaaow. S>ur tt.t)n ac Hm.s-in Bun Lmng i rx Malacca a Kia.u- 1 t 4PH B«n«,- X I'tn.ganu 4 ru bal .k..., ace. Rtael 4 PM Malacca, x Han WhmU 4 r« i'^'KO" C'.wnsha 1 4 *-jj Bangkok S:,igor,i 2 PM bour.,b.>.i,atc. ffur Lrong Soon
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      786 3 HARM list. APRIL nth. > 9 «t, i m cmm a,,, |lpan M t ioi< f Y rtrAU P4|l> r SH4it P4id Oir HSmS. ■{^.-.ooo£ *****. .90.875 44 He >s s!etri V- J logoff *'S«4 S.bH h H. mK .....^5,,. t ,«:^-,i*.— nz .rf S4t— Si-?a V*sB «Z'.r l »r
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      1077 4 WAVERLEY HOTEL Hill Str*ft. 1 „1 Bl'Kti w-f p.i c'-.seJ rhr v I »1 hi! |I, krtfs .1 Kirn" < buUtc I 1 mJt bi V..11...; s I-.1-.1 Ct s« H.'i»l. pio'x ai i.^i'. ly -oIJ. hx.t-H m nd H'l! .ifi I U Titiai 1 wum, Frawca m*i kTiaaaa Caaßaty.
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      504 4 TYPEWRITING. j C PEMFWA lIONS. L>«a| cum. ..is. r O m 1111 r. I<l .p»T'. e<■, 11 lii ;i d pi. .1 ptls < xeru'i <l MM m. <l t« i' 1 ins Sl>N ji. <AiMii< WORK a .).n htm >y i I ein pet- nt Strix -M ph. 1
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      238 4 AfldßtS for LEA PERRIK3' a f|V fl /ftt^ WORCESTtfiSKIHE SAUCE. U If I HN« j// SP«» amtiOv MS II Ii Jiff -?F .SBr^ V^ EY SPECIAL WARRANT SflsHgTj^ TBS QUEEN PURVEYORS TO LiP.^S OPHOII CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. <^- Brc m;inu '«cturcJ by the very. S(5^ t^''' %j% ffljKJf X Skilled
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      376 4 PARIS EXHIBITION, l f joo. J WILKINSON. H. WOOD LARK,LD Holdci j London, Liverpool Singapo Melbourne and 21 bis BOULEVAHD NEUILLY, PARIS, h t, place the V Sowtt ARTHUR BARKER Co. Agents. Prsprietai DAVID SFOK < D I O 1 -j 1 /-k-i 1 DHii Drancl raints and Oil rn»'.
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      36 4 WOOD COS.' PRIZE Ml D\L AUSTRALIAN I EESE (Quality and Condition Excellent) 45 cents per Ib. AUSTRALIAN HOLSKHOLJ) HL'Tffcß In Prime Condition In tins of 10 lbs. each $5 50 per tin. McALISTER Co SOLli MPoKTfcIO
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      157 4 KINNF.Y BROS. FAMOUS CIGARETTES. Straight Cut 75 cents. Sweet Caporal 50 per tin of fifty. «blc from McALISTEK x Co.— Agent I" uc STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. StBAMKKS LIAVE SiNOtl-ORK AT 4.45 r.M. CHfrwq ''onda> for Malacca. Kuala Klaiv and Tclok An on. Malacca, every Wednesday for Malacca, Port Uickson.
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      612 4 The Singapore Free Press «..p Mercantile Advertiser < «ni.a Aiiorbs* Aii'U tr, I TitttiMl Ni NEkK. Nm. PaaHskai at 3, Rattle* Place, Si,g^- Ie I^HE leading Ln K 1...!i Ncwauauei ie ta« Straits Settlements Jolio--. Frderated Native Statr> >i I', r.tk, Sdaa. gor, Suugti Ljon^j, I'alian^. tl,, SJembilan British Xortli
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      1016 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ol departure, and (where Known) date due here, and name of Agents. Mbn-op-Wak. Asa hi. Jap.. Portsmouth, due Apl. (juLHTii, il. »1.5., Chatham, due May J isiiALLS, L. S.. New York, due Apl. Jinls, t.b.d. H.M.b., bheernesb, due May Niji, t b.d. Jap., t'ortsmoutli, due Apl.
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