The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 November 1900

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 15™ NOVEMBER, 1900. DAILY ISSUK. No.
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      739 1 T^ n Office. Telegraph St. irt- Wharves Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA. JAPAN. PENANCj. CEYLON. INDIA. AUSTRALIA. ADEN, KCiYPT. MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR. MAI TA, BRINDISI, VENICE. PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of l-ading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also «or Chtna Coast. MAIL LINES.
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      479 1 HHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY, LIMTED. OUTWARD. HOMKWARD. For Honukoso "a I— lok M *k' killbs and h*i Si J*rAN I'oris. London. Through Bills ot Ladfaw issucl io Manchester Continental ports, New York, Boston, Philadel- atii.-i and H.iltim. r<- fjr freight and other particulars apply to THE BORNEO COMPANY,
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      813 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Uvniß (OKTKAtT WITH THI NITHSRtAMDS INDIA (jOVIKSKIKr. AcKNTb at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay Tun rKDBKMKNTIONED DATKS ARK ONLY AfPROX I M AT K. j from Kioectea Will be despatched loi Van Dictiien Batavia via B'ton Nov. 12 Billiion, Batavia Clienbon,
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      722 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI x BANKING CORPORATION, PAID-UP CAPITAL $10.*****0 KK'-KRVR KUMD.Sterlinp Reserve $10,000,000 > r ii. serve 2^000,000 j 8 2 000 000 HK.SKKVK LIABILITY OP PROPRIFTTORS Jio.ooo.ooc COUBT Or UIBECTOBS. N. A SIBBS, Esq.— Chaikman. R. Smiwan, Esq.— Deputy Chaibman. E. Gobtz Esq. Hon. R. M Gra» A. J.
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      496 1 PETER SYS WOND THE only remedy at Bt«B*Bt k* M is Mi I.NC Sprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, I of the E( RECOMMENDED by SOME Ol thk HIBPSPBI Sold Retail by all Chemi THE PETER S\ (Promubtors and Solb Mamcaiturbr Nov 16 ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE LIFE lotal Invested Funds £4,722, 58s
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      314 1 ERFUL SPECIFIC. 'Al.i.nx.r. PKKM \NI.V „K t <. icmorrhage and Utceratioti owels. CIAUSTS m ihi MKOI I -si 1 ■ti and Wholesale by fS COMPANY, s), o, Old Chin- h«n B hai 17.11. 1900 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND MT»OYO KISfcN KAISHA •RIthTAL 5.5. CO.)
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1900.
    656 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1900. 1 imtmmm*** I'nawed bf influence at <i mi br.bed X v Mete patriot Truth her glorious pfti'pt- Jra* I *itn4 to R«li«>on. LoraltT. and l.»w. A Ratepayer. who forwards letter containing a ijuaiuity ot irrelevant pri\ate opinion, of no value at all,
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    1031 2 Ihe Philharmonic Orchestra practice fixed for to-night fa postponed to Saturday night, at the usual hour. Not expensive the total fees for registry of marriage m 1899, m the Colony, only amounted to $23. the homeward P. O. Mail Chusan Captain Bennett, will leave for Europe at 5 pm. on
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    THE INTER-COLONIAL RIFLE MATCH.
    318 2 Klivbmth Year. Hongkon(/s Score— 9 Bo. 1 lit Hongkong team, which was to have tired on Saturday, but had to postpone the fixture on acccunt of hphoon weather, shot this annual match yesterday, making the very good score of 930, an average of 9j per man.
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    AN HONEST RIKISHA PULLER.
    136 2 Iwo Ma< ao- who arrived by the S5. Sappho la-t i rrning. engaged rikishas at Collyrr (Juay and placed m one of them h.>\ and three baskets, together with §301 m rxjtrs and silver, telling the puller to follow them. On arrival at Japan Street the
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    187 2 A meeting o< the above Club was held Ihc Cruke-t Pavilion ye^trrday afternoon, the bu~ine>.-> heini,' to pa-- thf report o( the Committee for the year i>i<yj-njio, and the election of officer-, fur the ensuing year. The following Commiti. c wrus elected Hon. W. K. Collyei [President,]
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    35 2 The following .ire the handicaps Race J. Hi. Sin-apore Stakd R.C Vagrwit 10. v ramp g Uodol n v Race (inttin Handicap R Prince Tuan 10. 7 I lure's 'Air n, o
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    AN EXEMPLARY SENTENCE
    60 2 Yesterday, before a Court of Two Magistrates, Menschc, alias If. Rosenbaum, was stMitein d to nine months bard labour for dbpOMf of a woman, Ribke Belper by name, on the 17th of October, for immoral purpose*. .Mr. Clayton, Assistant Protector of Uunese, prosecuted and Mr. Braddell defended.
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN G. M. CO. Ltd.
    30 2 TV local Secretary has received a telegram from Raub. dated November 14th stating Crushing finished j 400 tons stone realized jt>j ounces smelted gold
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    GOLF CLUB
    79 2 The Mixed Pairs Golf Competition will be played at the Race Co«rM and Sepoy Lines on Friday, the 1 6th (to-morrow) and J^rd inst. and entrit s can be sent m to the Captains of either ot the Golf Clubs up to noon to-morrow (Friday). The Handicap is
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    81 2 1 he Lije Line for October tells a pretty little teetotal story about the man who left off drinking beer becau* he found that the chemical action ot the liquor corroded the brass cock of the containing vessel. But it does not give the one of the man from Connecticut
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
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      THE INTER-COLONIAL RIFLE MATCH.
      84 2 (Eleventh Year.) Good Score By Hongkong. (Special to Singapore Free Pr Hongkong, Nov. 14th, 640 The result of the Annual Hitlris that the following scores were made f Or Hongkong t. -Major Wallace, X.X.* Mr. Marshall* Mr. W. Stewart (apt. Carlyle, A.0.1>.* Insp. McLennan* Mr <i.
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      THE INTER-COLONIAL RIFLE MATCH.
      20 2 Shanghai's Score. Hongkong. Xov. 15th, 1 jj. M Shanghai m the interport match hd; made <joo.
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      FRENCH OPERATIONS IN CHIHLI.
      27 2 A Boxer Village Captured The French have stormed a villagi miles beyond Paoting-fu. ii> French were slightly wounded and. 320 Boxers were killed
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      THE KALGAN MISSIONS.
      75 2 A Rescue Expedition. A detachment of Germans Italian-, and Austrian*, under the command of < > York have left Peking for Kalgar tect the French Mission, which Bishop Favier has reported to be m great da. Prince Tuan m Revolt. I'rince Tuan and Tungfuhsiang, fearing punishment, have-
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE COST OF EMPIRE.
      47 2 Probable Increase m Taxation. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, speak Bristol, said h<? wished he could say ihdt the Government would not increase the taxation of the country. The expenditure has been enormo.especially m China and South Africa. I he lormer expenditure was unexpected
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      THE TRANSVAAL WILL CONTRIBUTE.
      23 2 The wealth of the Transvaal, he sail. ought to bear a considerable portion of the cost of the war
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      THE SUMMONING OF PARLIAMENT.
      51 2 Unexpected m City Circles. A Question of Borrowing The early meeting of Parliament km surprised the City, when it is [considered to prove that the borrowing powers of thr Government are almost exhausted, and that the Bank of England has lent as much a; it prudently
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      WAR MEDALS FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
      18 2 Government has ordered 150.000 sifvrr war medals from Birmingham. London, November rjfli, /pao.
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    93 2 nvld 1, USSIa X trans P Ort A*.-, which m rived last night from Vladivostok w.th Dort,,h7 °7 Sreturnin g t° Odessa of F. °V he 9th instant "> south o »h S V he paSSed tbrou 8 h centre of the typhoon which caused so much *Hn gC "J
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      442 2 MINIATURE TARGET SHOOTING KYNOCH BREECH ADAPTOR AND CARTRIDGES I For 303 Service Rifle (LEB-METFORD <>R LEE INFIELD) CCA C A C The Shooting with this Adaptor and Ammunition is wonderfully accurate. Can be fitted m a few seconds, does not alter the bore, or change the sights. :0: SPECIALITY KYNOCH
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      620 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR SALE DA\*Mare and bu^y complete. A very neat 1 urn-out. 8,^50. R." c/o Free Press. Nov. 15 tu h s uc AUCTION SALE A BRILLIANT toned COTTAGE PIANO by Rud Ibach Sohn, at our Sale roam, Tuesday, ioth Nov. P.i 11 a.m. POWKLL C0.,-Auctioneers. Nov '5 20.11
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      251 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. >^ OTl CX is hereby given thai the Assessment List containing the annual valuation of, and amount of Assessment to be levied on all houses and buildings situated within the Municipality of Singapore for the year 1001, is open to the inspection of Raic-payers, .it the
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      107 2 The Week Thursday, 15th:— High Water .—4.44 a., 4.21 p Friday, ifith P. O. MailiHomewards, due. Golf Handicap Entries dose, noon. Mixed Foursomes, Race Course Municipal Commission. Special Meeting. P Saturday, i 7 th High Water:-(,. 42a 7.00. P. O. Mail Outwards! due furniture Sale, L)evonshire-rd O. Club A<Uumn tup.
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    126 3 The N. D. L. Aachen passed through the harbour from East to West at 4 30 p.m \esterday. She wished to be reported "all well to her owners. The Russian transport Kiev arrived yesterday with a number of soldiers on their return from China. H.M. S. Marathon, Capt.
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    THE BANK OF CHINA AND JAPAN LIMITED.
    217 3 The Directors, m issuing the usual halfyearly statement, to shareholders, say The accounts to 30th June have been adjusted, and telegrams have been received from the various managers, giving estimated results of the working of their branches to 30th ulto. These all indicate
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    THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
    609 3 The simplest way perhaps to put the objections to the above bill, now before Legislative Council, will be to take the protest signed by all the UsoScials, as follow.- I. The uithdrauai of the supervision f the engagement of s'.amen .n a British port
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    109 3 A singular story, says, the /fatly Chronicle, is being told about a member of the City Imperial Volunteers and his sweetheart's ring. The Volunteer refewed to was engaged to a young lady employed at a large public house m the W« C district. Before going to the front, the young
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    THE SOMALI COAST.
    1568 3 (Written for the Singapore Frte Press.) This is perhaps more a name of familiar sound than one which conveys much meaning to those who hear it. We have all here passed by this Coast, some of us more often than we care to count, but few could
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    THE NEW PARLIAMEMT.
    547 3 An analysis 01 the new Parliament to assemble, a^ announced, on the 4th ol February, iqoi, show.* that ot the r>>^ member returned, s'd were mem bers d the late ParttfMKM. The record majority, '> 500, was won by William Abraham ("Mabon"; ilie representative of the Rhondda
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    SCHOLAR AND SOLDIER TOO.
    143 3 T. M. H." writes m these t< rrns from Terntet, Lake of Geneva, to the tditor of the Daily Mail Has it ever occ urred to the authorities of our schools to inquire into the admirable manner m which the Swiss Federal schools arc conducted t
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    309 3 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by honest pastimes, playe at ches^e, the astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game, which whettes thyr wittes, recreates tneyr minds, and hurts no body m the mean season." All communications should be addressed t» the Chess Hditor, Singapore Free Press." Problem
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    Problem No. 266.
    267 3 Hy H. i). Kohinson, Selangoi Mlack (4 pieces). White (8 pieces). White to play and mate m three moves Game No 250. J tir f.)llowint» t'arnt won ihe brilliancy pri/- at Manila-- t< r m if-yo. Two Ks, .111 DsrSMCB. White— >Ta«bml aus. Black -Schallopp. 1 I'-K4
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    CHESS NOTES.
    271 3 The interest ot Far Eastern communUi« s m Chess sfi-ms for the momei m intjin.ij. '1 he CbMM Mail has stopped ill chess (.'ilumn and we hear nothing ot the Colonial lub. .Shanghai appears equall) lifeless. The Smgaporr <MM < lub, it is true, h.is been revivt.-d after
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    OUR GRUB.
    234 3  -  JOSS CHINCHINJOSS. i Hii Good living ,v Manila.' V. F, P. Nov. loth 1900. I sit at my table surveying With a pensive and far away look, I bt mo-t un inviting assortment, Un th>- menu prepared by my I.ook. I Ik- same tliricc monotonous < liicken. The
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    WHY FRENCH COLONIES DO NOT PAY.
    252 3 The peculiar hnanciallmethods of Frtnch colonial administrators go far to explain why the foreign possessions of the Republic always have to be largely helped with money by the Mother Country. Instead of the number and the salaries of officials being proportioned to the work
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    "YOURS TRULY."
    297 3 \vir. X 11 v m FWa DAYS B1 ska S n m km fDmlf Mail.) Votirs 1 ruly is the name of the new steamship which is going to CTOM the Atlantic m two days. The name of its inventor is Mr. John Kichard 1 1 udson, of
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    EXCHANGE
    75 3 < oxkECTED up to November is) On LOMDO Bank i m, 2 /i* demand 2/1 Private credit! 3 n.n g/|J documents 3 m/s 2/1 j, 1 credki 6 m/.» France, demand 265 1 Germany, demand 21 s* India, T. I f --i Hongkong, demand [%db. Yokohama, demand j dis.
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    PRODUCE.
    118 3 (November L m m so fjambicr m -j o dc. Cube No. 1 V 25 Pepper, Ulack (ordinary 'porei 2,, do. White, (Fair L/W-s* M 4250 Nutmevs mos to the Ib cf) do. (Bos to the Ib. 70 Macr (Banda) g2# Cloves (Amboma) N L.iberian Cotfee 2 o Tapioca,
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      14 3 On 14th in>-t. there were at the lunatic Asylum i cases cholera, 1 deaths.
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      271 3 WHITE AND SOI ND IKKTH.-Row-U'D'i OdomTC is the beat and purest df-ntifncc being warranted iree Irom any acid Ot gritty ingredient-,, it wlntens and preserves the teelh.it eradicates the formation of tartar, removes spots ot incipient decay, polishes and preserves ti>e tnamtl, sweetens the breath, induces a healthy action of
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      918 4 FOR SALE A Brilliant toned Cottage Piano by Rud Ibacn Sohn. m good order. Price *45° POWELL St Co.— Auctioneers. On 5 FOR SALE < U week, now being driven m Harness. Wil tnake a showy Buggy Mare. Price f 300. 11. ABRAMS, Ihe llot^e Repository Oct2Q »>" FOR SALE
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      964 4 ARCHITECT ft ENGINEER. 4 years experience m building and engineering works m North China. Good references and qualifications. Harbour works experience. Apply T.E.R., do Free Preu. Nov. 13 ao>« WANTED a Residence, turnished or unfurnished Address, Captain Boldero, Marine Dept. Nov. 8 1 3. 11 WANTED A qualified and an
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      1595 4 HOWARTH ERSKINE, LIMITED. Mining Machinery and Appliances Complete Steam Power Plants of the Highest Grade for any Service. High Press-ire Corliss and Slide Valve Slcam Ktit;in.-s, Stationary, Portal.!--, Stindard and compound, an. Lancashire, oniinli Multituliular, Locomotive. Vertical, \Vator Tube, Marine and Special Boilers. Mill Gearing, Pulleys, Shafting, Accessories and Belting.
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      366 4 John Little CO., LTD SINGAPORE. Christmas Orders lOR Manila Cigars, etc. Tfcase Clgan have been bonded m London for al months and are thoroughly matun -d. 1 h<- undcrnoted prices include duty and pBrtSfJB to any part of Great Britain. Orden intended for delivery al \mas should arrive not later
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      105 4 > McAlister Co. Champagnes G. H. MUMM Co. s EXTRA DRY PERINET FILS DRY VERZENAY Clarets ST. JULIEN AND MEDOC Sherries SANDEMAN Co.'s VERY PALE DRY PALE DRY NUTTY AM) FINE OLD BROWN BOGLER Co. s FINE OLD DRY AMONTILLADO C. DEL PINO Co. s JEREZ SECO I Madeira SANDEMAN
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