The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 November 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, i6th NOVEMBER, \l9OO. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4033
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      728 1 n Office. Telegraph St. Xj: Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES. GIBRALTAR. MALTA. BRINDISI, VENICE, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also 'or Chin* Coast. MAIL LfNES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD
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      737 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. OUTWARD. HOMF.WARD. For Honukono. Shano- For Marseilles and hai Japan Ports. London. Through Bills of leading issued to Manchester Continental ports, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, flee. for freight and other particulars apply to THE BORNF.O COMPANY, LIMITED, Agents. Feb t% BRITISH INDIA
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      937 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore. Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. i-3 Collyer Quay The undermentioned datks arc onlt approximate. From Expected Will be despatched lor Van Dieinen Batavia via B'ton Nov. 12 Billiton, Ratavia, Cheribon, Samaran^, Sourabaya Macassar, Palima, Paloppo,
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      732 1 f-TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI A BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL iioooooco RKSERVE FUND.- Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 oilver Reserve 9 2.000,000 j >l2 ooo oo RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS...- j $10,000,008 Courr ov Uiiictou. N. A Sißsa, Ekj.— Chaikmam. R. Smbwan, Esq.— Ocpurr Chaibmaw. E. GOBTZ, Ejq Hon.R. M Gba» A.J. RATMOND,
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      1445 1 PETER SYS' WONDERFUL SPECIFIC. It THE only remedy at present known as an INMLi.ibtr and PERMANKN I < UKrSprue, Dysentery, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhage and Ulceration of the Bowels RKOMMENDED.tSOMEo.t..CHIEFSPECIAUsVs,«th. MEOI X ttOPttilo Sold ReUil by all Chemists and Wholesale by THE PETER SYS COMPANY Nov J Roriu TO s SoL M»MurACTuit«s),
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    16 2 At Pulau Kram, on 16th inst., Matilda, wi!c of [ames H. Carroll. Nov. 16
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    The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1900.
    500 2 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1900. nkj hffkj hkjhg kdf ghg kdf hkgdfh gnkf gld Ik Sir AUPUMOOI SlVftl 11MHAM were 1 type of the Imperial administrator there vould be no room to do anything else than iespair of the Empire. Fortunately he is 10 such type, but
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    334 2 At 5 p.m. to-night, a meeting will he lirld m the Exchange to consider the cjue.-tion of N<w Year Sports. Mr C" E. S. Hall oi Hill Side, Mount Sophia, reports the theft, from his room, of a gold ring set with diamonds, value $40. I \\u lamps, some boxes
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    THE ENGLISHWOMAN IN INDIA.
    1235 2 Mrs. Flora Annie Steel, the Indian novelist, said during a lecture at Brighton that Englishwomen m India "were mainly responsible for almost every serious trouble we have had." The statement has led to much correspondence m the Indian Press and "A Horrid Man" writes thus, from
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    98 2 A> the Town Hall is engaged at the end of the current month by Miss (Jage brown, it has been found desirable to postpone the Singapore Philharmonic Society* performance of the "Holy City" till Saturday Dec. Bth. y> On the morning of the 31st of October H.M.S. Terrible, returning from
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    LIGHTHOUSES AND NAVIGATION.
    90 2 A notice has been issued from the Master Attendant s OHice to the following effect Shipmasters arc invited to attend at the Master Attendant's Office for the purpose of recording their opinion m a book kept for the purpose Ist As to the advantages of a Lighthouse
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    COAL FOR U. S. WARSHIPS.
    147 2 Washington, <>i totier X—TheK The I nited State* has more than 50,000 tons of coal distributed at various points throughout the world for the use of its warships, an d this amount will be increased by additions to be made hy schooners en route. The
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    SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO.
    177 2 The annual meeting of the shareholders was held at Auckland, N. on Oct. 10th. The report and balance sheet show a net revenue of the credit at proht and loss being X 57-/- The reserve fund is increased by £20,000 making it i jo, 000, a
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    216 2 I he I. 5. miser All/any left for Manila at 340 p.m. yesterday, and the Russian transport Aiez lor Od< -sa at daylight this morning. H. M. v 11> apt. sir Bourchier Wrey, having goac to Penang, will not b«* ba k beX befon Thursday mwt, the 22nd
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    SHARE REPORT.
    206 2 (Latham and Mac taggart.j Our markets s ull continue m an unsatisfactory state. Although there has been slightly more business during the present week, we do no', look for any real improvement until the boom m land has hmshed. Hongkong reports a dull and featureless market. Raub Cold
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    RUSSIA ANNEXES MANCHURIA.
    235 2 M.uh.lhini if annexed to KuitiA. jt.^vs .the St. I I'eit-rslnirg correspondent of the Djftj^ Telegraph. I Whatever ofhci.il denials may hsvt'utcn issued, no <J» mentis tan dispose of the fact. Although ihc Ku-.si.in Governinci.i have frequently declared that they se« k no territorial acquisitions m China, tlw
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE ILLNESS OF THE TSAR
      28 2 Typhoid Fever. The illness ot rhe Tsar has developed nto typhoid fever. The disease has up to this point run its lonnal course.
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      THE GERMAN EMPEROR.
      51 2 Addresses the Reichstag on China. The Emperor William at the opening ol the Reichstag, said that the Governments [of the great powers) were united m their ilesin to restore order m China an»J avert a repetition of the troubles m that country, after the punishment of the
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      THE MINISTRY.
      31 2 Mr. R. W. Ha bury (lately Financial Secretary to the Treasury) ha the Presidency of the Board of Agriculture (m succession to Mr. Walter Long) London, November 16th, njoo.
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      814 2 MINIATURE TARGET SHOOTING THE kynoch breech adaptor and Cartridges For .303 Service Rifle (LEE-METFORD OR LEE ENFIELD) c t a c_ "*t __________________H Hflk __i^^__9__^_A y c 1 B L^—^___MB jH I^h~A 4 ■^^^^BHHb_" '^__B_jj_^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Ti^^^^^^^*^^^^^^^^^^^^^j^^ ____F A C The Shooting with this Adaptor and Ammunition is wonderfully accurate. Can be
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      596 2 TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS. C. E.i Z.M.S. I CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL. (iOVERNMENT HILL. I I i THE usual half-yearly Sale of Work will be held I f D.V.i m the TOWN HALL. Friday, November 30th, from 4 to 7 p. m. Saturday, December Ist, from 10.30 a.m. 10 1* Nov 16 mwf
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      31 2 All letters connected with business advertisements, subscriptions, acounts, &c.) should be addressed to rhe Manager, "Singapore Free Press." Communications on literary matters ihould be addressed to The Editor Singapore Free Press."
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      21 2 A launch will leave Johnston a Pier for the Swimming Club Bungalow on Sunday next, at 7 a.m. and a a.m.
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      747 2 The Week Fndmy, 16th Mi^h Water 5.45 a., 5.39 p. Mixed Foursomes, Race Course. New Year Sports Meeting, Exchange, 5 p. S.V.R. Coy. Drill, 5.5 p. S.V.A. Maxim Drill Sc Signalling, 5.15 p. District Cirand 1-odge, K. A., o p. Saturday, 17th High Water 0.42 a., 7.0 p. P. Si
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    Correspondence.
    447 3 The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Bill. lo thb EDiTom. Sir, There is one more very cogent reason against the passing of this measure, one of the most cogent 1 should say, but this reason has been apparently overlook?d by the unofficial members opposing the measure. By our shipping laws,
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    TELEGRAMS
    399 3 t Via H^ n^ko>. Dr Morrison telegraphs to the Times that Governor General AK-xieff, through the medium of Li Hi:ng-chang. has invit- d China to resume the government of Mjd(.huria under Russian protection. Mr. Hewett, the missing medii.al missionary from Shansi, reached Hankow to day. Lane how native despatch
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    KISSED THEM FOR PAPA.
    103 3 A Parliamentary candidate tor one oi the Southern divisions, after most aHectionately kissing and praising an assortment of eleven children and marvelling much at the resemblance they all bore > a matronly lady, who blushed the while, requested, with a by-the-bye air, that she should rrrn;ion
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    69 3 ihe total number ol deaths lor Siagft- pore for the week ended Nov. loth is jo,, a ratio per mille of 44'8'i. No less than tifty-tour deaths were due to fever and thirty-two to phthsis. 1 he lmpsGerman Mail Steamer Bayern having left Hongkong on the 14th instant, at noon,
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    REDJANG LEBONG MINE
    999 3 A Promising Enterprise. In the Straits, most eyes are turned to our sample gold-mine, Raub, and its babies." But there are a good many here interested m Sumatra's pet gold-mine, Redjang Lcbong, the reports of which we occasionally print From what we hear and from photograps we
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    41 3 lln special met ling ot the Municipal (JommisMoners lo consider Mr. Woodali s report on th> puV.ic lighting has be«n postponed until Monday, the cjth inst. Tail ,iit< rnof<n, the Commissioners sit m Committee, to consider the \<joi Budget.
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    A PROFESSOR ON SUICIDE.
    99 3 Pro!r>*or Goldwin Smitli attributes the increa: c of suicide to higher civilisation and sensibility, and he claims that the numbei of self-inflicted death* has gone up along with civilisation Military suicides are i curiously frequent, tither from thr oppressiveness siveness of drill or monotony, or possibl)
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    THE MUNICIPAL PRESIDENCY.
    1764 3 The following is the correspondence between the Municipal Commissioners and the Government with reference to the expressed intention of the Governor not to re-nominate Mr. Alexander Gentle as President of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners.— Singapore, Bih November. To His H<mour Sir. J. Alexander Swei tenh.im j k.
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    THE CHINA CRISIS.
    1240 3 {Pnm China r Xi sia ANt> Com i t. j. 1 Til'- Ru-«ian M to Seoul w■: th»; Corean Kmperor on the i <jtli, when lie viiitr'i tL( palace to pr» i.t bit ympatfiio m OOSOCCtioa with tin r«-> r: t lir< ..t the Imp u.il leap
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    EXCHANGE.
    76 3 UP TO Novenib-r it.) On London Bank 4 taj* j 'iemand 2/ 1 Private credibi 3 m/s 2 l l \l documeots 3 m/s i\\ cred'ts 6 m/s 2 l l FRANCE, demand 264 1 Germany, demand 21s India, T. T 157J Hongkong, deman<i l^dis. Yokohama, demand 3{%dk. JAVA,
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    PRODUCE.
    167 3 (November ih v **>. Gambier 7 yo dc. Cube No. 1 i.WS Pepper, l-'lack (ordinary S'porcj jtj. do. White, (Fair L/W=. 5 42 50 Nutmejr nos to the Ib.) $t> do. (80s to the I b) 76 Mace (banda) >( gj Cloves (Amboina) 32 ljberian Coffee 20 Tapioca, small
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      329 3 A Great Medicine. 1 I ha\e u-.td Chamber!. 1 n's Colic, Cholera and l>iarrhoea Kc-medy and find it la be a great inriJ.cme," sa) s Mr. h. S. i'hipps, of I'oteau. Ark. -irtd me ol b.oody flux. I cannot -peak too higiiiy of i». This remedy always wins the good
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      222 3 SHARE LIST, NOVEMBER 16th, 1000. Quot*tio«. Capital. Paid Ur. Shark Paid Ui Manic,,-- h.na and Japan^. j. Nominal. J£ 2,000.000 4M..3. >M>7S 4j MT« A^HMs BHisrn A<ctu.y. Nominal. 4 .oo.of'f 8.584 Z' 0% Debs. 3 prem. *****0 Bfflwa* fete ssr,i '*r vsr/:.: North Kech.uGo.dM. Co. g?, S S*«. TSOZ, I
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      481 3 HONGKUNIj WKATHKR IKLKCjKAMS Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, snd to the level of the sea m inches tenth, and hundredths. Manila baro. readings m millimetres. Temperature m the shade m decrees, Fahrenheit. Manila temperature centigraJ". HumiJity, m percentage of saturation the humidity of air saturated with moisturr bang 100.
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      431 3 •hftA■ C X 5 mhi r 1 n Has Wihti His. Urn. str., 01-n, tor KUiu-, 1 Ophir, Out. str., McOiH. for Palembarv Ski Irinocjami |):it. str., N.j. od..h. for Beuj/ka--1 i Bigan BoL btr., Lowry, lor Pcnang and Deli I I < mn Knt. sir., Bcnntit, f.,r Bombay, via
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      1015 4 AUCTION SALE A BRILLIANT toned COTTAGE PIANO by Rud Ibach Sohr., at our Sale roem. Tuesday, aoth Nov. at 11 a.m. POWELL* Co.,— Auctioneers. Nov. ig 2O SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. &c AT THE ORIENTAL HOTEL Robinson .Road. Tuesday, 20th November, at a p.m. THE undersigned have been instructed to
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      385 4 Christmas Cards A Large assortment of Artistic Cards, suitable FOB PRIVATE GREETINGS FOR Christmas and the New year. FRASER NEAVE, Ltd. 100, Robinson Road. Nov. 14 28.11 VOCAL DANCE ALBUMS Slightly damaged by water AT 35 cents each. The Robinson Piano Co., Ltd Nov. 14 17 n Katz Bros. LIMITED.
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      1049 4 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. ENGINEERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, BRIDGE AND SHIPBUILDERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SINGAPORE. •*H:y; r£^*jr^* lil^*'«"PPiW^ all iypes (jj _Jj.\^. JR ILJJ r A pQ|^ SPICIALITY. V r ..•■ipLJ~^B *iL^ rtm H SOLE AGENTS FOR The Improved Portable Steam Engines Estimates for L^ ir <c o^ r^jT-»tj
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      1367 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving poit ot aeparture, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Min-op-XVar. Admiral Barrosa, Sp.i., Riode J., due Nov. Glory, Portsmouth, due Dec. Gromoboi, Rus. cruis., Nov. Hatscsb, Jap.. EUwick, Idzlmo, Jap., Nov. Iv? ate, Jap., Elswick, Kasatak, Rus. t.b., Nov. Pollaua, Rus. cruis., Nov.
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      1083 4 Not Responsible for Debts the Captain, Agents nor Owners^of the Am. barque Rose fnnes will be responsible for debts incurred by the crew during her stay m tns port. CEO. MITCHELL,— Master. Nov 9 17.11 ARCHITECT ft ENGINEER. 4i years experience m building and engineering works m North China. Good
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