The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 May 1900

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    21 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, i 7 m MAY, '1900. DAILY ISSUE, No. 3 m
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      690 1 0 Office. Collyer Quay. jfe Wharves. Keppel Harbour O STEAM NAVIGATION Co j Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, (KYLON, INDIA. AUSTRALIA, ADEN, KGYPT MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA. BRINDISI, VENICE. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Ptrsian Gulf, Contintntal and Amtncan Ports, also for Qhxna Coast, and San Francisco
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      1041 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED. "THR following are the dates on which the Co.'s Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Honukoku. Shanu- For Marseillks and hai hi Japan Ports. Londok. 1900. 1900 Moyune May 2a Yangtsze May M. Ping Sue> May 84, Ching Wo Jun« 15.
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      499 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKE.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undir Contract with thi Nkthkrlands India Goiirnmirt. Acents at Singapore, Ships Agency, latk I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay j Ink LNDERMKNTIONKD D*TKS \RH ONLY APPROXIMAIK. From Expected Wi 1 be despatched fcr Bantam Macassar May y Sourabaia, M icassar, Mima Si Timor ,y 15 v.
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      215 1 li.th.'.. McALISTER Co. Engineering Department. 10 R Planting, Mining, Engineering, Carpenters Tools and Requisites Portable Steam Engines and Centrifuga Pumps Dirk- Patent ami Original Batata Belting Circular, Frame, Cross tut and Hand Saws Hand Pumps for House and Ship use Hand Drilling Machines and Portable Forges Cement Drain Pipe*, Fire
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      725 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,*****0 KLSERVE FUND sx 000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF I PROPRIETORS j 110,000,000 COUBT OP DIRBCTOkS. N. A SiBBS, Esq.— Chairman. R. Shbwan, Esq.— Okputv Chaibman. R. M. Gkay, E*q. I H. W. Si.m,k, Esq. E. Gokt*. E«j. I D. M. M<jsbs, Esq. A.
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      473 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC THI only remedy at piescut known M INh alm bi.r. M i PERM \\K\ 1 uKf i u t Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulccration of the Bowels. RKCOMMKNDKDhvSOMK o, ,hk CHIBFSPBCIA LISTS la mi MKOICAI PROl.>ssinM Sold Retn.l by all Chemisi, ;,,,<i Wholes* ?e by
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      206 1 ■/••■•■9M AND 'POYO KISEN KAISHA (OHHNTUS.S.CO.) ihroußh passage ti( ic«s l, i _wsd^sA£ a oJ the abc /c lmes. ucr IB fie or CanidM,, PaciHc Ita.lw.ys. Pa Sa.l.ng dates from Hongkong vi Yokohama to San Krancisct. June 9 L. 11l for /urthei r-irticulj-s apply v lU-ILJ AH, WC3OO fcf.o., V-
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH.
    17 2 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. At hern \iank, Devomlire Road, the wife of A. Kbni Lowell, of a son.
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1900.
    1128 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1900. Hcreahall the Trent the People's ri| |i I'nawed by influence and u'.tic b» I by gam Here patriot Truth her florieui pr», c r t« draw '''•*»< 10 fUlinoo. LovaltT. and Law. ONE curious thing about to-day's news trum South Africa is
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    731 2 I be Mitsui lirm. iti conjunction with Chinese capitalists,, an- about to construct a hor-r t.amway in I itntsin. I 11)'- outward P led 0 Mail steamer Clyde 1*= ft Colombo at X p m. on Sunday and is expected to arrive liere Saturday alternoon the 19th instant A Lieutenant
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    STRAITS TRADING Co.
    475 2 The following is the Report of the Direc- tors for the liall ycat ended March 31st. In accordance with a resolution passed at tl c 1 Extraordinary Meeting held on the v>th November, iSqij, and confirmed on the 15th December, 1890, I 12,500 new Shares m the
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    NO BIRTHDAY PARADE.
    55 2 Garrison orders state that it is notified for information that the Garrison will not parade on the Esplanade this year on the _'4th instant, Her Majesty s Birthday. The wrious corps will parade on their regimental parade ground- at 7 a.m. on the -•4th inst. where a
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    THE ASSIZES.
    41 2 Yesterday afternoon, Lim fJoon Koon, who pleaded guilty of using a forged order, MM sentenced to nine month- rigorous imprisonment. The case of Ho Ah Ng charged with delivery of counterfeit coin was also taken, and is proceeding to-day
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    THE SPIRIT FARMER'S AGENT.
    99 2 The ia?e of (J Widler v. Chua Beng Chan, the spirit farmer's agent, m which the latter i.-< charged with attempting to obtain a personal gra'ific.ttion for the exercise of personal influence with a public servant i.e. the Attorney General, and with attempting to cheat, was
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    145 2 I liere was a good attendance at Messrs. Powell and Co.'s sale-room yesterday afternoon when a large number of shop-house dwellings were put up for auction, but owing to the rather high limits placed on them none were sold. The following property, also offered for sale, realised satisfactory
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    A BRUTAL ASSAULT IN COURT.
    200 2 Before a Court of Two Magistrates yesterday, a Hylam boy, m the employ of Mr. G. Chalmers was sentenced to nine months imprisonment for stealing 200 guilders from his master. Mr Chalmers lias been m a state of illhealth foi some time and yesterday he
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE WAR.
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    LIBERTY JACK.
    303 2 I saw him tumble out of the train m rws |ac<et d navy blue, Hero of Ladysmith landing safe m the bustle o: Waterloo, And bang, bang, bmng, went the sJamming door. guards whistled, and engines screamed, While he stood m the whirl of the surging ihrong and
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    118 2 The Goliath, which is to convoy the Otter to her destination, is to maintain a speed of I J knots only on her passage from Plymouth to Hongkong. Mr. N. Lazarus, who has been up to Hongkong, is passing through by the mail to London direct, on business connected willcertain
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      720 2 A 55 GUINEA PIANO FOR 400 The Robinson Piano Co. HAYK now m .-lock a shipment of '^oroughly guaranteed I'iano* which they can sell at S4OO net, though the London selling price of these Pianos is 55 Guineas They will al>o be toM on the EASY HIKE PAYMENT SYSTEM for
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      645 2 BOARD .md Lodging 111 a Private Familyconveniently situated to '"own. Apply N. E. G. c o Free Press. Ma> «5 22 -5 BOARD AND LODGING ••THE MANSION" ONE large airy double bedroom, suitable foi married couple, and two single bedrooms vacant. Apl 27 uc BOARD LODGING I \*ILI.A liT-ulinde" at
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      353 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. TO LET T7URNISHBD HOUSE near Tanglin Club. A Almeida Road, No. 7, suitable for bachelors' mess. Apply to W., c/o Stngapxrr Frte Press. May 17 uc Imperial German Mail Line The I s. PREL'SSEN, oj the Norddeutscher Lloyd, will leave on Monday, the 21st inst., at 5 p.m.,
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      71 2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND TENDERS .-.re invited for the •wWag of 1 Phosphate «,n Chri-tma* Nl* d Contract, i o commrnce next August, and to be for one year or more. For full particulars apply to BOUSTEAO Co. M*y '7 2i. s Communications on literary matters should be addressed to The Editor,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      177 2 The Week Thursday, 17th Hiijh Water 0.17 a., 11.44 p. 14th Birthday of the King of Spain. SA'.A. Sub-division Drills. S.V.R. Coy. and Squad Drill, 5.15 p. Philharmonic Orchestra, B.^o p. Friday, 18th Hiifh Water c.i a. 32nd Birthday of Nicholas 11, Emperor of all th? Russias. S.V.R. Coy. and
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    844 3 The course proper was m use this morning, and conditions were very favourable for good gallops. 1 have practically made up my mind as to my selections for the various races, but the race which puzzles me most is the •Roadsters." I have always fancied Dodol and provided
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    S.C.C. LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    92 3 *'LA\ ON WEDNESDAY. SlNilLliS HkSOK IT. »'r t.nard, 5 beat Batty, O, 21 lo 11. Marshall, beat Graham, 6, 21 to tb, J lES FOR THURSDAY. Swatai Hanuicai Morrison, 4 v. Harle, 5. MaiKeruie, scr. v. Winner of hollctt Ahrams, 1)0' BLIS HANDICAP. Macdonald and Paton,
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    S. V. A.
    34 3 Ihe Saturday afternoon parade to have been held m view of the Queen's Birthday is < ountermanded, as there is to be no general garrison parade on the hsplanadc on that day
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    28 3 Ihe British gunboats Woodcock and Woudlark have both surmounted all the rapids on the UJjper Yangtze between Ichang and Chungking, having experienced some trifling damage on the way.
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    THE BOERS AND THEIR CAUSE.
    1328 3 Sun *kom ihi Ditch Point 01 Vmw. Camp at Colenso, i 3tli February 19 >o. On the 19th of January 1 left again for the scene of the campaign m Natal. The general expectation was that again the first warlike operations of importance would take
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    A TERRIBLE CASE OF "AMOK."
    362 3 A terrible case of amok occurred at Kampong Buggis at an early hour this morning, resulting m serious injury to five penOM and the death of one, on the spot. It appears that soon after 6.30, a Malaytrader nam"d Haji Aii, a man of means,
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    SHARE REPORT.
    368 3 fI.MHAM \Mi MaH»(,..»RT.) Singapore, May 17th, i<>jo A fair amount of hu- ncu has been transacted since our U.t report, xnd with the exception I Kaubv which have tffl turlher declined, rates coirinue steady. The Straits Trading Cf-mp.ni>-> report lor the hslf j^r ending March I l shnw
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    FRANCE AND RUSSIA IN THE EAST.
    207 3 In the lirst March number ot the Hevui De /'an,, M. Gaulis contributes an able summary o( a difficult question which is still unsettled between France and Russia m the East. The ptoblem is how to reconcile the ancient l-'rench protectorate of Eastern Catholics
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    43 3 The Hon. \V. H. Fri/ell, Hod. Treasurer of the War Relief Fund, sends us a final list of subscriptions (which shall appear to-morrow). He mentions that hn is to-day remitting the final instalment ol £1142.13.2 tlic total amount m dollars being 146,454. 5»-
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    583 3 Gentlemen, to «olace their wearied miTds by honest p ".imes, playe at chesse, t.»e astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game, which whe;tes thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds, and hurts no body 11 the mean season." All communications should be addressed to lh« Chess Editor, Singapore t'tet Pins."
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    CHESS NOTES.
    263 3 'I'he utatch, Burn v. Bellingham, was eventually a draw. Hellingharn beg.«n by winning 4^ to |L and then liarn scored three wins, making the score 4' t each. The second annual contest between the English and American universities took place on Friday and Saturday, the 20th and IM
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    BENGALIS AS COOLIES.
    97 3 The Railway Department (I'erak) have just imported another batch of 100 indentured immigrant;, of the Tamil persuasion. This lo >ks promising, says the Perak Pioneer, but why do they not go II- for Bengalis, of the class who emigrate t<j the V\ est Indies? Mr. John Turner,
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    75 3 Corps Oideis by Ci| tn W (1. St. :;ii-, A X Comm... li.,n». Si,.gap,»n .',u t.r Arnlltry, HcadQuaiier Offi>«-, Foil Fullerlon, Singapcire, 161 h May, iguo. 1. DITIES: Orderly Officer for the ensuing week l.itiit. G. A. Derrick. Orderly Sergeant for the ensuing week S -rgeant A.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER RIFLES.
    96 3 Corps Orders by Capt. W. G. St. Clair, An. Commandani, S V. A., Head (Juaiter Otlice, Fort Fullerton. Singapore, IJth M.iy, lyoo. 1. Paraiibs 5l nday, May 20th MOMOAT, May 2 1st f Sfjuad N Company wiMMMt Mm *yd Drill. Friimy, May 25th 2. I NIIOHMS It
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    RELICS OF OLD PLAGUE EPIDEMICS.
    239 3 In U/aretto of Krioul, says a writer m the Bri'nh Medual Journal, near Marseilles, there is a CoHeCtNMI of instruments formerly employed as part ol ihe equipment ol quarantine when persons suffering Irom or suspected of plague were isul.iif] Uierc. Among these are gigantic cavalry
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 3 (Corrected up to May ijj »M LOHDOM Bank m i/'nj? :;d «#»M Private credits j m/i -V o r* documents 3 m/s 2;ci credits 6 m/> France, <1< mand Germany, demand juu; Ini>ia. r. T i 4 7! Hongkong, ftimnA %dis Yokohama, demand 4; i>m JAVA, demand 118} Manila,
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    PRODUCE.
    113 3 (Ma) 1 ln *;-< vjamoier j 2^ dc. Cube No. 1 13, Pepper, l.'l .ck (ordit.ary S'j .1; yj.so do. Wh.te. (Fa.r L/W— s%] 5O Nutmegs nos to ihe Ib.j 62. do. <Bos to the Ib; 80. Mace (Banda) 52. Cloves (Amboina) l( 33. I.ibtnan Coffee ao. Tapioca, mail
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    SHARE LIST. MAY 17th, 1900.
    227 3 SHARE LI ST. MAY 17 th, 1900. Mr. A* MkßMmiA* >. bSrihn. 4 .o,<*,off "*.S&i J.sfi Clear Water Dairy K-irin Ltd. Sioo x *i* l>4 6 unissue J Fraser and Ncive Ltd. EZ t '5^ 2.5.000 250 $100 7 6% Mta. 7 nrem. r *'>°° Hon^konv; and Si, .mi:! ii
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      212 3 Anyone who has ever had a lever knows ihe debilitated condition in which a long siege of it leaves the system. At such times a tonic is needed like Stearns' W.ne of Cod Liver Oil Th'-re i> nothing to equal th.s prepara ion for building up the system rapidly and
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      257 3 OCh-AN STfcAM SHIP COMPANY. AND NEDERLANOSCHK STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAANThe Company's steamers are despatched irom Liverpool outw irds for the Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line are despatched trom Amsterdam and Liverj 00l tvery fortnight for thu
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      119 3 •>- Weather Keport. (May 16.) Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory. 9. m. r m. 9 p. if. Bar. red. 32 hai. 29.907 29.810 29.8^8 Temperature 86.5 86.0 70.0 Wet Bulb Therrr.omeie. 800 802 ;o Dir. ol Wind S.W. E.S.K. SJL Max. Ttinp. in -ladi 890 Mm. do do 70.5
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      314 3 > rilllLS IN P O M-.-o'-W., Fla^i and Toot ConimanJerß Arr.vJ K rom 1 lit: lft.l A ltrVe H««« To« M..«er. Arnve.'hrom Conine,. j li yk LaoM X- Ou \i v 1 M '> ii k— ,k,m*k,- ft s;? x k; S SE V;: v R.CH.M. b,.,.: Si; k5 i
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      213 3 anjeu shipping Rkpoai iiy Lomp, ed ior Urn d V 1 .'on. \m Mm 4. v, lt ihip, Gcatu Hi 1 1 Vladh v 4 r lll l- imn Pctil I a rd ft, I>. L .,8 a] g til. PASSENGERS BOOKED if] HOMEWARDS. N. 1). I. j 1 1
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      1008 4 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. LTKOM tit isi |une next, all cheques issued by the < olonial treasurer or Assistant Trea--:ns« 1 mmmfod, "Payable oi.'y within 30 days fro^ 1 date. Any cheque not cashed within 30 days or the date oi its issue, will not be paid by the Ban!. OH which
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      984 4 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. None* lnoii Siltiom 3 01 The Simjapokh and Kranji Railway Oroinancb 1900." j Xjoi'lCE is hereby divert that there have been this day deposited m the Office of the Surveyor General, Straits Settlements, at Singapore Plans and Section upon a scale of two chains to an inch showing
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      499 4 MARINE HOTEL MENADO ENGLISH SPOKEN. Apl 19 19.10 HORSE BEDDING t ITRONELLA GRASS FARM, J rI, s LotlSA ESTATB, CAN be had at H. Abrams, W. Dalian s, and L.imbert and Co. stables, >j |per cart load, cart hire extra if delivered at purchaser's residence. Apl a8 28.5 ORCHIDS. J.
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      846 4 Eljanoline' I > Natural Toilet PrjpnraliotiH. ..V-jgO^ loHct 'LanoHne' s[^c9W ifmple*iont /rim. nirrtt and tin y**M 'l-anolin*; luilet Soap |^^ib£| S. imrM mod l>crpi Me iliii tupi/.t. jhXbß H I McAlister Co. ABE APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS For the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States FOR G. H. Mumm and Co.'s
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      606 4 The Singapore Free Press. ANI> Mercantile Advertiser Cable Address,— Advertiser, Singap O r t Telephone Number.— No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Sinf« rO r«. THE leading English Newspaper mi n thf Straits Settlements Johore, Federated Native States of Perak, S~' an gor, Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the egri Sembilan
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      1259 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. I Giving port 01 aeparture, ana (where kno*n; date due here, and name of Agent*. M«N-O|.\V*R. Akc.okaut, H.M.S., Chatham, due June Hismarcr I*URST,Ger., Wilhelmshaven, due July CottUETTE, H.M.S. t.b.d., Chatham, due June Cyonbt, H.M.S. t b.d., (Chatham, due June Goliath, H.M.S., hatham, due May Jakl-s, t.b.d. H.M.S., Sheerness,
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