The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 May 1900

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  • Title Section
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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 30m MAY.J 1900. DAILY ISSUE, Xo. 3 pi
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    • Advertisement
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      691 1 J* q Office. Collyer Quay. AT Wharves. Keppel 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 mnd American Ports, also for Cnmt Coast, and S*n Francisco
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      737 1 f HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMiTED. THK (Hlowing are the dates on which the Co.'s I A Steamers may be expected here, viz OUTWARD. HOMKWARD. I For HoNiiioxo Shanu- For i\i arsbillrs ani> hai tt J»pan Ports. London. lyoo. 10/H) Pak Ling due June 1. Ching Wo due July
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      788 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARfcTVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undir Contract with thi Nkth krlanos Imdia Government. Agents at Singapore, ships agency, urn DAENDBLS Co., 2-3 Coli.yer Qvav I'HK I'NDKKMKNTIONF.U I)ATI> AKK ONLY AFIROXIMATE. From Expected Will be de«p«tched lor Japara Batavia May 28 Palemban X Baiavia May 10 v d L V n B'massin
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      687 1 fTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. 'AI1;-UI CAPITAL S 10.000 000 RESEKVB Pl/ND j,, Xuoo KKSHRVK LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS $i0,000,00c COUBT O» DIKKCTokS. N. A Sibbb, Esq.— Chaikman. R. Smbwaj*. atay— Dsrvn lhaikhan. J M. Gbav. E^. IH. W SLAM, Esq. B. Goktz, Esq. I), m. m k E:>q A
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      401 1 PETER SYS' WONE IHK only rem.-dy at piL'vnt k; m i\ Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, RICOMMBNDIOai some ok ras CHIBF^PI Sold K. i kil by all Ch«m THE PETER S' Snv I 6 PR TOKS N S L MANI KACTURBI ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE LIFE Total li,v«>,th» Poaas Kicked £y.r)oo,ooo THE
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      236 1 )ERFUL SPECIFIC. PUMAMINTCUKS .or Hemorrhage and Ulceration towels. VS COMPANY, us), 0, Old Cam* Snu -...h*. r PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIH~ COMPANY rvCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL <-> STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND 'pOYO KISEN KAISHA (•MMTTAIi s. s. ro.) n-rojph passa^r ticket, R ranteJ to Rn^iand > France, and Germany by all trans-Atlant.c it"..
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    Domestic Occurrences. DEATH.
    32 2 Domestic Occurrences. DEAT H. At his brother s rr-- 4 Hri. < .it' 1 <:ii ihe 18th May, < aVB Lev Ki. m <*f Moi^kon^, late of Melbourne, Australia, and Sira.ts Settlements. Aged 60.
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    The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1900.
    1213 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1900. t'r.awfl bf ir.ry.er.ee aid MSI brJ liy ,i 1 H«e patrict Truu. her SMM p'* »r>*' dr-» l:«U«« to Rt. t.oT».tT. and Lam As Lord ROBERTS •dvanctt the Boers abandon position* succt ssively. THB% run on, looking lor a plate to stand,
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    366 2 SINGAPORE PHILH ARMONIC SOCIETY. The annual genrr..! m» etmg ot the members of the PhtH arm .nic Society was held M the Town li II last night, there b« ii>£ pme»t W. Cl St. flair (President), M,-ms. Laos, W,..i Knk, Polglase. Cu>>>, X igl t Kuiinvaldy, Makepeace, Ager, \o>«n, &c.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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      IN THE TRANSVAAL.
      28 2 Lord Roberts Near Johannesburg. Lord Roberts wires from K!i,) River on May 28th :—We marched twenty mi today and are now eighteen miles from Johannesburg.
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      Flight of the Enemy.
      21 2 Preparing and Deserting Successive Positions. The enemy had prepared positiou r tending opposition, but abandoned tht. successively
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      A RACE FOR THE TRAIN.
      39 2 Only A Few Guns Saved. Westralians m Pursuit We pressed them so hard that they ha i only time to get live guns into the train aiv leave as ihe West Australians da-hed m
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      ORANGE FREE STATE ANNEXED.
      40 2 ORANGE FREE STATE ANNEXED. A wire from Capetown :--tatP- that 1 Orange Riv<:r Free Stat> has been tormal.v annexed to-day \Lai THE BRITISH ADVANCES To Lichtenburg. The British have occupied Zeeru-t Another force is marching on Lithttnburg east of Mafeking
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      BOER HUMILIATION.
      372 2 President Krugers Programme Three Days Prayer. Relief from Oppression.' Reuters correspondent at Pi wiring on the >Btk, stato that President Kruger has ordered three days grayer humiliation, and confession of >ms for relief from oppression. London Afay jot'i, 1000. An Order has been made by His HHonoru r
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    66 2 X h v\ 1- 1 !at night on the C k't Ivb (j-< wee* a second XI ot the S C. C I Ih* game \\rt- a \>;\ iifl although both wei leveral m jeopardy, nothni^ irai aeon <1 till ju upon tin 1 ail of time, when
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    POLICE NEWS.
    265 2 A Bombay man, n line 1 Hassan \li Abu f 17 M.l.i a t., -a rs tliat bis house h.» ti'-rn entri d, and (..•jthing and j»;\\el- r\ ,1 w >5t -t den. A ai- hj. r»i d.n^ at 7 Hok I.am-st aUo rep >■■ t (roru I
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    A PULPIT PERIL.
    158 2 Bishop \V;>l,:i How, like the mothers ot Pirrre and Thorn ,s in the Bab Ballads, w^ "o« dec- nt size, though not particularly tall." H Iv. hii h i^'it a- five f^r- nine nicl.e-, bat on liis fi.M vi>it to Almondbury i to preacl), the Verger came
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    THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD.
    207 2 THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. In the issue lor April sth of Photography is iTOpta <triow >> T,,!y wtndcrful photograph H. M S l'</vr, he fastest ship m the world, |.l <ug ng tK r u> ;h th^ water at a speed of biMU, equal to 41 mJ-s an
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    SHIPPING.
    110 2 Captain Xvma-i of the Russian steamer Rossia, which arrive! from Odessa yesterday on her way to V a livestock, with Prince kastewsky on board, reports that the vessel went ashore on Diamond Point oft Sumatra. The Dutch yun-boat Koitir went to her ■MMtttcc and it was only after the
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      516 2 NOTICE KA TV U < IVOIM': is ..ISO aj/ Mio.t. i. jgJBfEEfl *4 fjtWaM ™J Itll Em rjaTEBEjEEEEEj tN het »•!;>■ v' yen SRiiU *J V^J iW m ill II IW fJßLjitmaTaM hat ;lny person found kIVC oltc BtHjfflSSl I".^ faMying or ..a- they are the I I^9Xl*lll I -'"v
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      750 2 UfANTBO Marine Engineers, having .Mid Uss Dutch ertifkales. Apply to M. E. c o Frte Prat May s ue. WANTED a hous. keeper for a large boarding establish,". 1.1. Apply by letter to MAZARIN, 7<>\ Huer Valley Road. May 2« v.c. turnout" U'AN FED Victoria Phaetcn, or other suita- ble
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      824 2 To-Night To Night HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS AND ROYAL MENAGERIE OF Performing Wild Animals. ANOTHER TRIUMPH! OUR NEW PROGRAMME. The Show that keeps all promises to the Public still bobs up serenely. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE isi, lyoo. COMPLIMF NTAK V BENEFIT 1 k i v h Xli I■ MRS. HARMSTON-LOVE. GRAND
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      509 2 TO-DAYS ADVh RTISEMENTS. EXCHAMG B<\NKS. NOII' Eisl vi i t li.it tie Kxrliange banks v\:ll be Ceiscl M Alunday Jun«- 4th, Wliu Monday. M-.> >o 4 to WAN 1 ED It MEDIATELY tNTELLJGENI c-..ii>. derh aith sjeai hand--1 ntkiflg. A'jly uiili irsiimuii .!!■> i" 15. .v 1 < I rVaj
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      185 2 The Week. Wednesday, 30th Hiffh Water.-— 11. ,5 a., 11. 1^ p. S V. K. Coy. Drill ie instruction m L. M. R.fle. Hockey, 5 p. Tnurtday, 31st ti .iier :—o.s(> a., 1 1.51 p. S V K. < ov. Drill at instruction m L. M. Kine. irmoiiic Orchestra, H.^o
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2383 3 Tuesday, Maw 29th. 1900 H E the Officer Administering Ot*MIMM(MI Alr« Swettfnha-' X c m.v TK Won'ble the Acting Col. Secretary (Walter 1 Egerton.) the Attorney-General iW.R Collytr the Aud. tor-General (E C. Hill the Acting Colonial Treasurer (E. M. Merewether). the Acting Colonial Engineer (F. St. G
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    S.C.C. LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    104 3 PLAY ON TUESDAY. Singles Handu \r. Mac7.cn/ie, scr. beat Sharpe. 7, 21 to 13. Doi'BLIS IItNDK AT. Stubbl and U-.-gK> beat Secular and Taylor. 5, 21 to Id. 11KS FOR WEDNESDAY. DoißLis Hand < u\ Hollowly anJ Mackenz.e, scr. v. Morn *n and Keddu. j, v
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    NIGHT PROWLING.
    344 3 A correspondent writes. There nave been several disgra eful robberies Rtcty, accompanied b] 1 crilege at the Christian Cemeteries m Hukit Tin»ah.rd. The ar- ttolen were m bm a- i beavy iron drain covers v\liicl» one ma 1 could la dly have got away bad there b**ea any
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    MRS QUARREL IN THE DEWEN MENAGE.
    484 3 Mh Df FBI (inl.'.vHls. Thl AIIMIHAL IoMC. Saj t an American contemporary Admira and Mr*, I) wry have had their first q>n-r«[- Tt.'u i i I I i ;> i- ,i it it Saturday, mi v..ry n._ ,>. i II know U belore tomorrow
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    THE AFFAIR OF KOORN SPRUIT.
    1896 3 iTmnM Special Co*resp,,\, l itnt.) Bloemfo.niin, April 4'h The tiotrs contirued to massm tlw vicimi yof I'habaiu h; 1 Mich numbeist that Bnadwocd did not consider it expedien to w nt for r> mforcimenis, but f-ll bach from ITiOPaa cl v f.n Marcb 30th, d.
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      452 3 FOB M-L I'umonaky Hn.«IHTS, or where ihe swem m ran do. nothing equal t>< Ste-irns' Wne of Cod I.iver Cil. Pnr v. nl'y \>- i■. «ipka -..par.i > J ,r m. C LIVCI *)l are diM Ivtd m a ,c »i c. mafcinn a wort palat -ble preparation Ur surpassing
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      275 3 OCfc-AN BTSAM SHIP CUMPANV. AND NEDERLANOSCHh. BTOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. The Company's steamers are despatched frori Liverpool outwards for ti.e Straits, China, and Japan, and from Japan homewards for London every ten days. The Company's steamers on the Java Line are despatched from Amsterdim and Liverpool every fortnight for thii Mraits,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      72 3 Wialhcr Keport [M«jr 20 Tak«n at Kandacg iNMi Hospital Obbervaiory. 9. a m. r. M. r. M. Bar. r. 33 rah ***** Jy.850 29.8<>8 J Temperature S8.o 37.0 8j.o Wet Bulb T'\.i. 1. Sci 80.0 ;o.o Dir.oiWmd NAV. S.S.K. st£ Max. 1 1 rr, Qt <> Min do 76 >
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      83 3 BXCHANOB. (Corrected up to May 30). OM LOMU Bank 4 m s 1/ 1 ■j demand 1 1 Puvat' credits 3 n/5... 2 cr^.llt.s I' n. 21 i FRANCS, demand ijEß.manv, lemai India, 1 l Hongkong, demand Yokohama, lemaud Java, demand.... Manila, lemaad 25 2 •> Bar Silv »i I
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      304 3 SHARE LIST, VAV 30th. 1900. t I Bflli'a K.,.ic n Wmm l.ury Para Ltd. l J Rc6 »l I. belief,. 9 UMMOofI 70.000 7,0W» 9l M:,xm..( f /4 I VOOO N*u,K 1 ch.,a..., 1J .M.co. »^..s— 1 1> t° 1 g iessasfttvZ -r- h i r it. rV. 6?i I
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      221 3 <: a k a n No.. 1 longfc n, v pMtk. <"^\. hjrit. WIM 111( I l.tun N < tor Klliion for H I*HU AKH, H, po» 11 < \^v bkrit. Mr. it nui 1 I), ,mbic. Hok Ijmu, IU v.r.. Hub it, to. S«itfon "T""*. I I) Wyn.», Sri
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      314 4 John Little CO LTD N W .ICOKS. Kl'.l) Pl)l I.U.H b) 1• n Alf v.. THE SLAUI M < I I V i v P KOAROFIH MS" *N < G u'd. MALAY M.M-K Sheat AXES ANI> All-. !> K. Sp*MV. (IF.RALD FllZtiKK LO t> l hatles Uver. SEA URCHINS b>
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      453 4 STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. SIEAM-R> v I E .SISGxPORI. X' 4.45 P.M. ye J every Mcndav or MfllMCt* Kuala X <\ Triak A-i on. „j—i v^iv WcJr- A iy fur Maiacr 1, Port KKng ....il Ti'ok Anscn. Asy for Malacca. P^.rt on -tr.il k!an, i) for M lice, Port D;cka
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      1067 4 AlßltS for LEA PERRIMS 1 fl Af I A|» WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. R^i^E^V JB^BRk^BR* RRRt 1* BY SPECIAL WARRANT jPHmEPmr THE OUEEN "^>Av PURVEYORS TO I^^^B^^3& EMPRESS OF INDIA. 5 CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. d' J 3^ f^BBBRa An At •<ev*N WsV* r% 72) manutnt.turc.l h> ihc -cr> IHff/ -> MbJJ "sk**r
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      126 4 Fraser Cumming OffMMl 7C battery Road. Sawmills: |ohotc bharu. Urnc t works Siranjjoon and Baiestier. Timber Merchants. PRIME HARD-WOOD, cut by our own men m the best districts, and steam sawn to any size. WJRKED TIMBERS. Flooring Boaids accurately planed tongued and grooved'by the beit machinery, under the superintendence of
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      610 4 The Singapore Free Press. AND Mercantile Advertiser Cable A/jokes*,— Adrerti.rr, Vm, TILirHONI NCKIIR. N Published at 30-3, RafiP.es Place, S^ngarorc THE leading English NmmmbM! ir. the Straits Settlements Johore. ih e Federated Native States of Perak >-! an gor, Sungei L'jong, Pahang, the Sembilan British North Borneo; Sarawak Netherlands Indies.
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      1022 4 1 j VESSELS EXPECTED. m) :->eie, and ls II ■«•«>#• 1<( ,,,5,n, H." US* O m, *m June rs, H.W v ..n.oue Ju.ie IfO-BT, H. llMi >m. Jue J u c "T a.;-,, »<ism\r- K.<»'r., Wi .•Im-.lmen, due July )OL UTi:, M.M.S., < >.iii'-r.i, due May IU -s, t.b d.
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