The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 January 1901

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    20 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. T HIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, 21st JANUARY,! 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 408 b
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      1188 1 /pHINA MUTUAL STE*M NAVIOffice. Telegraph St. V^ GATION COMPANY, LIM TKD. 0_ Wharves. Keppel Harbour. OC OUTWARD. HOMKWAKI). O STEAM NAVIGATION Co For Honuhono. Siunu- For NUksbill^ and hai at Japan Ports. London. for CHINA, JAPAN, PENAN(i, Teemhmi due Ja. UffnN INDIA. AUSTRALIA. ADEN, Through Bills of Lading issued to
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      1163 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKfcTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Usniß Contract with thi Nkthhrlands Urn* do virnmkn r. AcKNib at Singapore. Ships Agency, latk F DAKNDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyf.r CJuav Ihi undbrmkntioned datks akk unlt approximatb. From BipMHd Will be despatcßed tor Aking Hcrcuy via ports Jan. 10 Banjermissin, Pulo LaMt, Fapan, Muara Java Colic,
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      1197 1 PAJD-L'P CAPITAL 1 10 000 000 Total Uvisthi Funds /.g. 722. 885: RBSERVI FUND.- THE LARGEST FIRK OFFICE IN THE Sterling Reserve 10,000,000 J WORLD. o.lver Reserve 2,000,000 j 2 000 000 BOUSTEAD Co.— Agents. RKSEKVE LIABILITY OK j Mar 16 PROPRIETORS ..j $10,000,000 Cou.r o» UiKßcroßr CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE.
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      525 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND OKIKNTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND fpOYO KISEN KAISHA (ORIENTAL S. S. CO.) VIA INLAND SKA Oh |Ar»AN AND HONOI.LI.I Through Passage Tickets fraatod to England, r-V.f rmany by ill Inns-Atlantic line of steamers, md to the t htUnited States or Canada. Rates may beobtained, on
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH.
    21 2 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. On lh<. atth January, ai the I'nnce of Wales Hotel, the wife of I. Ellisom o» a son.
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1901.
    1406 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1901. Scarcely has the new century opened beff portals to mankind than the peoples of the world-wide P'mpire ot the Oueen are startled into an awed su«,pen-e by th» fateful news that our veaectble Qmcd'i life wavers m the b.ilanc*-- nay more, is
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    A LESSON OF THE WAR.
    265 2 iNtAKTRY TO BB TRAIN!* IN INDIVIDUAL Fauna* Ihe commander of the Home District, Major-General Trotter, recently outlined the new scheme for teaching the British soldier to shoot, at Chelsea Town Hall. He referrrd m tcrm> of praise to the rifle now m the hands of
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    TRAGK DEATH OF SIR EDWARD SYMES, K. C. L. E.
    613 2 *-)!on p.ijjf- r- to hand by the German mail < oiiiam telegram^ from Rangoon announcing the- death, by -hooting himsell with a revolver, ot Sir Kdward Symes X .1.X., for so many years first Chief Secretary to the Government ol
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE QUEEN.
      28 2 DANGEROUSLY ILL. GRAVE ANXIETY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. Her Majesty s condition causes the gray. est anxiety. All the Royal family have gone to < > s borne.
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      THE GERMAN EMPEROR.
      44 2 ACCOMPANIES DUKE OF CONNAUGHT TO ENGLAND The German Emperor has started (o r England with the Duke of Connau^ht uho was also at Berlin A Cruiser for the Emperor. A British cruiser meets them at ing, and conveys them to Osborne.
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      PROFOUND PUBLIC SYMPATHY.
      10 2 Her Majesty's illness has cau profoundest feeling.
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      THE MEDICAL BULLETINS.
      18 2 Anxiety of the People. Anxious groups gather round tl,' paper posters, reading the latest new
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      PRAYERS FOR THE QUEEN'S RECOVERY.
      57 2 PRAYERS FOR THE QUEEN 'S RECOVERY. At the early morning lenricei were offered for the speedy reeG\Her Majesty. (Later./ ABSOLUTELY NO HOPE. HER MAJESTY'S DEATH IMMINENT. Merely a Matter of Hours It was unofficially stated at Osborr. eight o'clock m the evening, that t Oueen was m extremis, and that
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    POLICE NEWS.
    124 2 Ye^erday afternoon, a Hokien girl, living at 39 North Boat Quay, slipped and fell whiU carrying a lighted lamp. The lamp exploded, severely burning the unfortunate child about th<- head and body. She was taken to the Hospital, where she died at 8 o'clock. The body ot a
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    GOLD MINES IN ENGLAND.
    99 2 Gold has been discovered m the W«sfoi Ireland. Mr. Cave, a member of a family well known m the far bounds of West Cork for their interest m Irish industrial affairs, has been making ceitain experiment as regards minerals, and arrording to the Irish iimes, he
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      1045 2 1 r FOR SALE OWBER LSAVIMG THB COLONY ID AY Australian pony, Victoria and set ot Har- ness, m excellent condition. Price $400. Apply DALLAN'S Australian Horse Repository. Jan. l 2 uc tFOR SALE A SE( OND-hand full sized Billiard Table, by Burroughs Watts, m good condition, with all accessories
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      977 2 NOTICE. A PUBLIC MEETING will be held m the Town Hall at 4.45 p.m. on Tuesday, the 22nd instant, to consider the arrangements to be made for the reception and entertainment of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York. All classes of the Community are invited to attend.
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      859 2 ALL ARE SUBJECT TO RISK OF ACCIDENTS. \\7HETHKR leading active lives or not, V all are liable to accidents. Experience shews that more men meet with accidents while walking, going up or down stairs, riding, driving m rikishas, gharries or carriages than while playing cricket, tennis or games. ALL ARE
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      181 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE \\/K close our Establishment only to-morrow T for Nombu festivity. ISMAIL RAHEEM, Bras B*iah Road. Jan. 21 22l WANTED A «i>o«l (;hmese Managing Clerk for a Lawyer's Office. Pro^rcbsive salary commencing $75 a month. Apply with testimonials. Mr. GROOM, 12 Rattles Place. Lan ai z8 TO LET
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      92 2 ELECTRIC APPLIANCES IN CALCUTTA. The popularity of electric appliances m Calcutta has m a very short space of time assumed vast proportions, and it is hardly too much to say that electricity has now become a very important factor m the domestic economy of the citizens. There i-> no private
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      27 2 The cases of cholera on the 18th were two m number, both Chinese, one from a boat (sent to hospital) and one from Clubat. (discovered after death),
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      146 2 SHIPPING NEWS The American Cruiser Vicksimrg left the Roads for Tanjong Pagar Wharf this morning for coaling. The Loosuk, with over 700 Chinese coolies on board, was granted pratique this morning and steamed to Borneo Wharf to discharge cargo. The M. 11. steamer La Seyne was docked at Tanjong Pagar
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      307 2 7 later.) Received at 2-50 p.m.j THE QUEEN'S DEATHBED. THE ROYAL FAMILY ASSEMBLED. The family of the <Jueen are assembled m the bed chamber of Her Majesty. THE LAST MOMENTS. The end is expected every moment. London, January 21st, /go/ The Week Monday, 21st High Water 10.24 a., n.39 p.
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    DEATH OF MR. A. L BUTLER.
    695 3 British Resident oi Faimnc The new- of Mr. Arthur Butler's death wa > received with the greatest regret m Singapore yesterday morning (joth) on thY arrival of the S. s Sea Belle from Pekan. On Saturday, the 22nd inst., news was received from Mr.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    345 3 (Via C-/ :or,, January loth. retrenchments .ire ade across the Cape Flats, trom False Buy Hay. fj-neral Brabant s men have been cap- ond. In a subsequent fight, two td .md one WO inded. lon, January nth. An official despatch hi Boers have been repulsed a». five the Delagoa
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    LONDON IN THE LAST MONTH OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
    936 3 IV. Written tor the SimgmHn Free Press. 1 Seated on the top of an omnibus which slowly threads its way through the serried and congested traffic of London's narrow struts, watching the tn He^s harried flow ot foot passengers to and
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    D'ARC'S MARIONETTES.
    80 3 There was a large and enthusiastic audience at Saturday's matinee of tli- popular show, the juveniles being deligl ted with tic progiamme. Owing to the unfavourable weather, there was not a lar^e attendance at the evening performance, which, howcv r, was waimly anp'auded, tfr: working of the puppets
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    74 3 The public if reminded of the public meeting called fur tomorrow afternoon at a quarter to five, by the Ofhcer Administering the Government, m the Town Hall. All sections of the community arc invited to be prt sent. Seventy-four l.iw students entered for the examination which qualifies fur legal practice
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    1378 3 A comm.mdo of Free State rebels m order to anticipate l)e Wets defeat, entered Cape Colony to the eastward of Bethulie. and then melted away. Some have been declared rebels, while all believe I that if they are captured fighting m either of the Republics they will
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    THE 10-PDR. AND THE POMPOM.
    547 3 (Pioneer.) Ihe la>t reports received from home regarding the ntw 10 pounder breech -loading mountain 4;un and caniqg* are very satisl.ictory. l"he equipment Km been handed over to the mountain baiter > at Newport (or drill trials, and a detachment which had drilled wuh it
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 3 (COKRECTED UP TO January ji On London B»nk 4 m/s 2 /i| demand j Private credits 3 mis 2/i| documents 3 m/s */>A credits 6 m/s 2/i| France, demand 260A Germany, demami .......in\ India, T. T Hongkong, demand \%A\*. Yokohama, demand.. JAVA, demand 12^ Manila, demand j#<liSovhreigns, (to buy,
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    PRODUCE.
    107 3 (January j; #>5.75 f^ambier 850 do. Cube No. 1 1^.20 i-iiaclc (ordinary do. While. fFair UW-«Jl) 3Nutmegs I ii(» to >h it< 56 do. (80s to the 76 M*l»- Batidaj M yj < love» (Amboina) f| ;i Libcrian Ooifec Tapioca, small p..-.-ul Ja.' ialii) sj o do. do flake
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    371 3 Singif re, 'Januiry t/, v.*, l-ong pti tatty 1 Frcnck i j do. ia Heel Steak do. 24 Bean Sprouts 2 Bamboo Sprouts do. 14 Hr ,«ls do. 3 itavia do. Ni| I )<■>.. do. Do., Si do. 5 Catrolft, Itnponed do. o Uu., .^mjjapore do. NM
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    SHARE LIST.
    285 3 JANUARY 2xst, 1901. yuoTvrioM. CAriTAu Paid Ur. Suakbs Paid Dt? Btt „,<„„,, and ja^d. g Nonin.,. J f a.**,,..,, Jj" Bell's Asw.n Eastern Agency. Nominal. ioooof£ 8 584 3,584 Z« Kechau Gold M. Co. In. n. :i.. r 1 1 <■„.___ Kelub. Co.. L,d. I Sales 1 I4
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      66 3 l_£ «r\«rl l^^« Devbloping J\.OQaKS K^;;; S AND Largest Stock b^ Photo Goons I^4 I CJ isthiEast JL *****0 GEORGE MICHAEL, i Robinson Road. Dec. 20 J|PIOL &STEE i: av |Vk di 1 7 c J| Pilfer Ladies.l J^* LL9 A Remedy for all IrreKularltlaa. buocrttdißf BitWr Applt. Ftnojrojtl, Y\\
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      310 3 OCEAN IBM STEAM SHIP If 1 Co. r EDEKI ANUSCHE STOOMAAKT MAATSCKAPPIJ OCEAAts. lons. nNS A 7O\\ Myrmidon Agimcmnon 701 1 Xestor A l ax 7O<« Orestes ,f>c, A.nnous 6743 Patro.lus iH) A -J729 Polyphemu, 2613 A »Unor mi Priam 2 *A Calchas 6748 Prometheus 5 c 7 0 Cyclops
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      580 3 MAILS CLOSE I O-MORKOW. K r Per At Batavta. &c. Giang Seng n am j Batu Pahat Henuit m am Bangkok Korat II am Indrawn Aing Hin iiam I ontianak Sintaag Ban Fo Soon noon M ilao P. Dickson Eugenic 2 ru Port Dickson A KUng Banka 2 pm P.>it
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      691 3 v X L«. m X Kl.m ...d Too. Commanderi Arr.ved K rO m hB ALOIRINE Brit. sUxjp, 1,0-,o X- 1) Hun' I f m W SSSL» 2S:Sr dsen ft?, JtsiuSsr'S I'^-j-B*v ion( nut r H t« PreemanOe Bousiead Kraemande Jan, C.-.U.D00. Nor.^n^.iSd KSBSiu h^: lai «.°rV»lla lta"^7 fw'T 7 B
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    THE BANGKOK TIMES.
    135 4 Cable, limn Bangkok." 1 he l.kKUisti N«whiir m SIAM and widely circulated \n Malaya, Cochin-China, China, the Straits Settlements and Burma. A Daily .Xrwsfmper with a wecicly Mail Edition (20 p.p. 1)»ily postage extra; delivered local. y, $30 a year. •<!y, Po*t Free $20 a year. Per
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      1069 4 iGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. JITENDERS will be received at the Colonial i df Secretary's Office, up to noon of the 22nd •IT nstant, for the following works Supplying 1 mile Portable Railway (1 6' gauge) md eight wagons. Specifications may be >een, and printed forms i >f tender with all particulars obUmed
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      742 4 WANTED A THOROUGHLY competent Manager fora Printing Office and book-binding establishment m Bangkok, Siam. Permanent employment and liberal pay offered to a suitable man. Please apply personally with testimonials to F. SCHNKRR Esq., Hotel d' Europe. Jan. 19 *3-' WANTED /"*HINESE Cashier, security required. Also intelligent clerk, preference given to
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      222 4 M. E. Angullia Co. \2 CHANGE ALLEY. Electric Carriage and Bicycle Lamps With dry batteries complete. Electric Scarf Pins and Stage Ornaments Electric Button Holes. Dec 20 2 9 Katz Brothers, Limited. Have Just Received a New Supply of their well known AIR TIGHT ICE CHESTS imm mm *£3S( Height
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      290 4 ORCHIDS J. d' A. PEREIRA, Horticulturist, By Special Appointment to IS MAJESTY THE KING OF SIAM AND H. H. THE SULTAN OF JOHORE (Z ROWER, Importer, Collector and Exporter Orchids. Nursery and Residence. "Ri W." Tanelio HARTFORD TROPICAL SINGLE TUBE TYRES, Price Sl5 each. STRAITS CYCLES AGENCY, B»tt«rt Road May
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      268 4 TIELEMAN DROS. LEIDEN, HOI LAND. "X have been appointed So! for the v vt wtil knout, inn ol Provision Dealers for the Strait* Settlements, Sumatra and Siam Orders can tx: forwarded to our Amsterdam Office -■41 KBIZERSGRA4 HI. AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND and will be- executed or the most favorable terms Stocks
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      596 4 The Singapore Free Press. AND Mercantile Advertiser Cablb Address, Advertiser, Singapori. Tiliphonb Number. No. 61. Published at 30-3, Raffles Place, Singapore. THE leading English Newspaper m the Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Selan. gor, Sungei Ujor.g, Pahang, the Negn Serobilan British North Borneo Sarawak Netherlands Indies.
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      487 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ot aepartuie, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agent*. M«n-of-VVar. Admiral Barros*, Spa., Rio de J., due Jan. Ciromoboi, Rus cruis., due Jan. Hatslsk, Jap., due Klswick, Iwatk, Jap., due Klswick, Kasatak, Rus. t.b., due Jan. Pollapa, Rus. cruis., due Jan. Pola, Aust.
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