The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 April 1900

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, 14™ APRIL, 1900. IMILY ISSUE, No. k
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 790 1 P n Office. Coliyer Quay. »r Wharves. New Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers (or CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, (KM ON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADF.N, KfiYPT MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH XnO LONDON. Tnrough Bills ol Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast, and San
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    • 683 1 f HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. 'TPHK following are the datc^ on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Hongkong. Sham;- For M arseii.lbs ano h\i 3c J Man Port*. London. 1900. 1900 Apl. 5 Yanjjtsze May ai. I Ch 11 Wo Apl. it
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    • 452 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Np.thkrlanus India Government. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyeh ouav Tilt VNDERMKNTIONfcD DATKS ARK ONLt APTRO \IM\ I K. From Expected Will be despatched for Reatl Batavia April 9 Hatavia, I heribon, S.imar.mg, Sourabm 1, Timor, Cotei,
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    • 824 1 White Horse Cellar Whisky THK Whisky (hosen by Die Red Cross Society, I-oik'-oh, for v c l»y the nvalided troops and hospitals m Somh Africa, is ihe famous WHII E HORSE < El LAR brand of Mack.and 0., Distillers, Limiltd, I liy an<l 'rl is K 'd* one of the
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    • 719 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION. PAIIMir LAPiTAL ..|«o.ooo,rxo I RVB FUND J,, V x.,000 1 RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 PROPRIETORS i 110,003,000 Cuumt or Oincikj N. A BSBBSj Esq.— Chairman. R. Shbwan, Esq.— Hupi-tv Chaikman. R. M. Gkav, Ksq. I H. W. Slabs, Eta E. Gokt/, Es«j. j D.
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    • 478 1 PETER SYS WONE IHK only reme.ly a j>. k ,u\ .is m IN Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, RECOMMENDED at SOME ok the CHIEF SPH Sold Retail'! y all Cbetni THE PETER S^ (Proprietors sao Soi.« MaaoraCTVRSJ Nov 16 ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE LIFE TOTAf. (NVr.STKI) b\ '.ns I'll *|t|> /\i,0,«),000 THE
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    • 360 1 >ERFUL SPECIFIC. PALUBLE and PBR i I Hemorrhage and Ulreration lowds. (OTKSSIOM iS COMPANY, >7'1,1y00 PACIFIC MAIL lUi COMPANY O Cc ANi> o; v. TA STEAMSHIP COMPANY. A r> i > 'POYO KISEN KAISHA 1 (^RItSTAL S.S.CO,) I>r i Flu imt it Us I froai ilongkon- ni rokohama to ian
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  • 222 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, APRIL, 14, 1900. ->'i bf in*ufnrf ai..i m.bf h"i by Hera patriot Truth her gloriou* prf rft- <if*» r,rdm*4 to Rclioon. Lo»»ltT. and \-»m. NOTHING m tli** telr^raiu^^iven to-day i>o thoroughly satisfactory) io relation to the basi- ol the diter-war settlement, as Lord ROBERTS's proclamation
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  • 1549 2 1 Krancei >'•■ Uiima It ts beta appoi ■ed G I cral foi It m Singaporr M M Compan) iteam r Tonkin left Sai^<»n at j a m. jresterdaj and maj !><• < expei ted here on Sunday about 6 IJH •i 'A the 'I' i play a selection of
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  • 297 2 [A Dki wi I lie prominent.*.- given l>y the present war lo the i success of accurate ntf..--hre, and to the laci tl at women have fought, and fought successfully, m the itenctit-. and m the ranki beside the men, would point to the ■SCSSMI) m 4
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  • 349 2 fGLbe.j I tit Majority ol l-renchmen, like the majority m most of the Continental countries, have approached the TrWNVMI cjjestion m a spirit of venomous hatred to Kngland, which has only been intensified by their studied ignorance of the simplest 'acts of the case. Hut
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  • 73 2 Mr. and Mri. Luykx, formerly of Singapore, pas* through to Europe, m the M. M. :■> l onkm to-morrow. The portion of the report of the Municipal Commission meeting m Thursday's issue which stated that half the salary of the Superintendent of Rabies, now on leave was drawn by the
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  • 33 2 CHERMSIDE SUPHRSEbKi) GATACkK Latter Ordered Home A Sequel to Redderbburg. Geaeral ortmn state that Major G Chcrmsidc- nplnce- (irncra! Gat, has been ordered to Knglanrl, it iowing to the Reddersburg disaster
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  • 20 2 General Sir Archibald Hunter commandthe brigade that il going from burban It join Lord Roberts.
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  • 14 2 Only Five Hundred. The garrison ot WepeMf hundred strong, with seven
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  • 34 2 THE WAY-LEAVE THROUGH BEIRA. No Affair of France*. 11. D<ka-v m the Chamber has rr| U;iMi to discuss the passage of the troy Btira. He said thai France was not cc. m the question.
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  • 51 2 Rigorous Martial Law for Cape Rebels. In view of the unrest, Lord F issued a proclamation warning tli- nhabitants of the North of Cape Color further hostility. He states that there will be no k m the future but the utmost rii»o:r of martial law
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  • 34 2 The Boer Governments Deem This Hostile. The Boer (jovevnrnent- Iv. notined Portugal that they oastdet tat permission giveii tor the p-t^ay oi troops through I. Ntn t to a hostile action.
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  • 31 2 Officers and Men of the Housba Force Killed. Prom A.->hanti the news i ontinue? Letters from the interior state that hve Briti-h otticer- and 40 Houssas have been killed.
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  • 30 2 Heliographs Encouragement to Wepener. Lord Kitchener has arrived at North and has heliographed a sympathet'. message to Wepener, where the atuck seems slackening. London, April 13th, lyoo.
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  • 35 2 THE DETACHMENT AT WEPENER. A POSITION NEAR THE TOWN. The Times correspondent at Bloemfontein states that Capt. Dalgety (7th Hu occupies a position outside Wepener. The Boers hold the town itself.
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  • 31 2 A Column Advancing from Bloemfontein. V arious telegrams refer vaguely to lighting at Dewetsdorp. It is inferred that the column from Bloetniontem is advancing on Wepener [Later.)
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  • 31 2 Suppose Heavy Boer Losses Keuter s correspondent at Bloemfonteiti says on Friday it was reported that the Hocrs at Wepener had been repelled with great lo>s.
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  • 29 2 I hey have relinquished the atUik aod are returning north Chermside Division at Reddersburg. General Chermside, with the Tliird Division, has arrived at Reddersburg from Bethany.
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  • 21 2 Something Big About to Happen. The censorship is strict, and exciting developments are expected London, April ijth, /goo.
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  • 99 2 It is stated by a Manila contemporary that Admiral Watson, who sailed tor Hongkong on the flagship Brooklyn on Wednesday, the 28th ult.. will either at Hongkong or Yokohama, transfer his flag to the Baltimore. Admiral Remey, who is to assume the command now held by Admiral Watson, will come
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 652 2 The Robinson Piano Co. A FEW COPIES OF THE MUSIC TO "IN* TOWN" Just received, Price $4.50 each. ALSO A FEW SONGS FROM THIS PLAY Price $1 50 each. THE ROBINSON PIANO CO. WANTED IN Nairn States a competent m.iii an v tomed la road construction to take charge of
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    • 848 2 NOTICE 'I'HK Exchange Kanks will he cln-ctl on I lie i A following days, being K.isi. Holiday-. Friday. Hid.") Saturd ,y l.jt'i. Aprfl. Monday, i6ta.J NOTICE Mk. Ai.bnanijh; Hoop Bei.o is troin this dale awlaatisad to Hfja our Ana per procuration. Gl TMKIE o. Snik; i|K'ic, 1011. April, lyoo. Apl
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    • 147 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. "TO STAMP COLLECTORS." 'PHI', advertiser mKcSIs the SBBtmSMndanca ot tamp colli< tors m lndia,|Str.iits Settlements, 1 &c, with a view to exchan*insi Peetaae Stamp THOMAS SUPFERT, 1 o Central 1 rading Co., Shanghai. 1 Apl 14 IM ANNUAL SPORTS, 16th M.I. TANGLJN, 1 jjt/i ami 2<St>: April, n)<>o.
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    • 75 2 STRAITS AND MALAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF FUND. AmouM (,t«.viuu->iy acknowledged ?138, 955.5 j Frt, Masuns' 4: I. M.MT W. Makepeace IO<2 3 Collec-iun fer I/. .V. E. Ang.,L'ia 1 Co. M. S. K. KngtBm ac f.o. ,oo EbruMth P.trkir Maiden c 0 1 Saib<.o Mohd. Meerah at Co. 50
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 205 2 The Week. Saturday, 14th Mi»»h Water io. ;u a 10.23 p. Paewvar (|cw:-ii PcstiwU.) Public and M ink Holiday. Cricket Match— S. R. O.K.C. C 2nd \l S.< .C < 1 .irrison. .Sn Alex.iiKitr Sw.euenli.ini "At Home S p M.M. Mail Outwards, >i:n p. BawKajt, TaagUn tub Star of Kast.
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  • 794 3 Qmiefmid agunt nomtnts nustn ft/mrrqgt ibtlli- J I V E At. 1 he mail continues to u.u.^ nv.iuhly to our sanctum a copy of the Review of Reviews, and monthly for the last half year, we have resolved to countermand its despatch because ot the simply
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  • 235 3 C/>»». t,*' Correspond***.} Mr. Angier. of the London and China and his wife, have been here, j am' irom Hongkong, went up to see I tlie Kinabatangan River Tobacco Eital then paid a dying visit to the West Coa-t to in»p'-' t th>- Railway, and went back to
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  • 50 3 Ihe ceremony of tbe cutting of the 1ir»l sodol grass for the Singapore- Kranji Railway will take place m the presence of the Orhcer Administering the Government, next Monday, the lOth inst., at tj.jo a.m on the •'olice Krccreation Ground, T.«nk-road. at tlie back of fort Canning. 1
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  • 599 3 (B\ one 01 iiik Flower 01 Sin(,aiorb.") 1 went round to the Drill Hall. PALL In said the Sergeant Major, and at the suuud of his voice I fell. However 1 picked mysell up and alter struggling violently for a place 1 succeeded m bringing up m
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  • 470 3 I lie outside track was again closed this morning on account of the rain and tin: goin^j on the inner course was very heavy. Nona oi the hurst. 3 g./i much more lh.ii. half pace work and it i-, hard to *ay \<:t how -om': of the new
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  • 22 3 A Gazette extraordinary states that as 1 bubonic plague exists at Hongkong, that port is declared an intected port.
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  • 121 3 The name of Mr. A. H. Capper has been added to the Commission of the Peace for Singapore. I lie appointment of Mr. Heintges to act tor the Imperial German Consul at SingI apore, when absent or prevented from atI tending to duties, has been sanctioned. Mr. \V.
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  • 243 3 Oi'tNiNi. 01 nil Niu Meoavs Mi > 'id Ahlhahr." To-day (Hari Raya Haji; ilm new Mosque was formally opened by H. H. the Sultan m the presence of the chid officials and a neat concourse ol tlic Mohammedans of Johore and Singapore. Hn Highness left the Main at 8.3a
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  • 258 3 oinly ackt |jl.Oi| jn '..i..iy;. The Singapore Coy. K. K. -'2.50 Koyal <1 1 n Artil 1-r> oS britis' o i i N. T.i >. s mml men ij.,. 59/J4 N do. Lieut. W\r ter, K.fc. .ipt. VVh.f, 1>.«.\.i,. 20 l.ieut. X V«Mjr, r k. Liem
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  • 179 3 A days shooting was held on the Balestier Range yesterday by the S.V.A. and m spite of the bad weather m the early morning, a pleasant day was spent. The chief event of the day was the competition of the Subdivisions for the Finlayson Challenge Shield m
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  • 74 3 Yesterday morning about o'clock, a bay Deli pony was seen galloping along (Jrchard-road. The polite having been notihed, Sergt Ambrobe went to the road m question and lound the pony lying down m the road, unable to rise. It was bleeding profusely from a wound on its forehead, and one
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  • 344 3 In regard to the three local j;pntlemrn, whom we had m our mind, and who*e narnt-s were enclosed m an envelope, as being of the type so favourably and sympathetically described m the Globe article 1 referred to, no lady has succeeded m nam- ing all three.
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  • 319 3 I M.MM \Mi MMT»Iic,*RT,J Our markets h:tv<.- rued r;i'h»r (juicier during llie past week, but rates continu«; firm. Mimimg~Ti* .J/.« ts Itltbu, are an v.ith lutic Jomg, at quotation, rahtng Corpoi ition are funicr at Mo. 70. ToSMlansji have been mi n s ion(4 Jcmai.d, witli traiii^ctions up
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  • 429 3 M-ri<l.iy is .1 public holiday. The Simgm* pore Free PrtSX will be published probably earlier on that day and Mlbscriberi ibovld iafora their tambie- to be at the ottic*- at or before j p.m. The day betore yesterday, during the progress fit the >totrn m the afternoon a. Chinaman wa--
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 24 3 Mr. A. H. Tregaithen reported to the police this morning, tliat the body of a Chinaman, covered with -mall-pox marks, was lying m Delta-road.
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    • 304 3 In the treatment of consumption and all wasting di'tMs*"-, or where from overwork, either mental ophysical, the system is run down, there is nothing equal to Steams' Wine of Cod Liver Oil The greatest rcconstructor extant, containing absolutely all the K-sennal and I'otcnt active constituents of Cod I.ivcr < )il
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    • 282 3 OCEAN ITBAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NfcDkKLANDSCHii tTOOMVAAkT MAATSCHAPPIJ OCISAAN. The Company's •>'.< isncrs ate despatched r.n 1 I-iverpool outwards for the Straits, Chid [apan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten dayv The Company's steamers on tie J 1 <• a:c despatched trom Amsterdam *nd \.w>;r^oo\ tvery fortnight (or
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 552 3 MAILS CLOSE Pai i., At Te«OaT. PManH >v alcana tiglttmimg -i r\t So irabaya, ate. Bmm L»»Ug S—m 3 I'M .^^rawak VtrmitU x m Penanjf x Ueli M«tt 7, M Ptnaaa;, Sec Mana Vmjinmmu 3pm Bate I'ahat Sultana 3 pm p enan X Glenfalloch 3 pm 110n K kon^ x
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    • 864 3 SHARE LIST, APRIL 14th, 1900. Cl&ir Water Dairy Fan* Ltd. $100 j l l#4 ft Hiaber and N'tave Ltd «S- a^.«» 3 i.5.000 2^o 100 7 H^,,,,,..,;j5^,^,r^.— S aawKutf* „s.sos., CT iw|m M,yn a rdand(.,,.. l ,d. ?2o Hliyrre If Nanannl Hank at China 1^ f»ft Founders. Si' >Oc 00
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 407 4 TO LET, FROM APRIL ist. THKtIRuVi.. i 1 1 i atari .ipplv 1 MF.YEH BROTHERS ■!.<r 2; TO L T 'I I H la) Lanta Au> < mot Ihc undei 1 BARI 'W o. TO BE IK r 1 or"' r V X I j I s I 1 'i
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    • 532 4 j Aerated haters KwLJIm r< manufacture ih\ ih< ver> fl V r*? rf* mi Mt>Atf^ "Vr X ■tTT^ rfTTVii and ■< &i.knowle<l|cc4J un all side« to b« Wu'^^'ii '^Maß 7>aa»f)r Htdicintof the kind awarded a Cert tfleatt atthe Calcutta Exhibition. 1883 S4 open tcai/CountrlM RKJ.STER6O 11^ I A 1 IIC?
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    • 176 4 KATZ BROS., LTD. Are now showing the latest London Novelty m Ladies Khaki Shirts IN tfO^E f M {J)O /O ATT j 1*? it jßK^tr-' ss*^ Also a large btock oi bhirts m the Newest Materials. prices I* > 4>l 50 hi' s < p to Vi FANCY COfl ON
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    • 180 4 KINNEY BROS. FAMOUS CIGARETTES. Straight Cut 75 cents. Sweet Caporal 50 per tin of fifty. < taxable from Mi ALISTER Co.— Agent |;,n 30 uc WAVERLEY HOTEL Hiil Stribt. I GINSBURG hawMM purchased the above J wcll-kmnvn Kstablishment, begs to inform the P'lblic iliat it will be carried on as
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    • 616 4 The Singapore Free Press. ANP Mercantile Advertiser Cable Address, Advertiser, Stngaport. 1 n n-;t<.Nß Number. No. 61. Published at 30-3, Rafßes Place, Su.g»f OTC THE leading English HtWMiaju ir. t), r Straits Srttlnnents Johort Federated Native States of Perak, St-lan. gor, Sungei L'jong, Pahang, the N Sembilan British North Borneo
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 1093 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. c.tMnp port 01 flaaanava, ani [«i|MN wno»n) date dun here, and name of Agent-.. Mrn-ok-W*,* As^iii. Jap-. Portsmouth, due Apl. (inLHTH, H.M.S., CaathaaL due May I Mailf. U. S-, New York, due Apl. |*nis, t.b.d. H.M S.i ShaeraaM) due May N 1 jl tl> <!. J'»p-. I' 1
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