The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 February 1901

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    THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER.
    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. IHIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. MONDAY, i,™ FEBRUARY, A9Ol. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4103
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      728 1 J' rt Office. Telegraph St. SS Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, (KM ON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, KGYPT MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD
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      768 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LIMITED. TO PENANG. RANGOON fc CALCUTTA >nr ol the Comoany'j steamers is intended t« I leave Tai.ionp Papar Wharf every week. Passengers and Cargo booked by the above j stcameis at through rates to all ports in India and Cevlon also to East African Porta,
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      397 1 McALISTER Co. SOLE AGENTS CLAYTON SH UTTLE WORTH S Portable Steam Engines 6, 8, 10 12 Horse-Power Engines always in Stock These engines are world renowned and require no testimonals Si mplicity li i^J THESE ENGINES HAVE ALWAYS STOOD PRE-EMINENT. DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. ArDUT Umobb Contract with thb Netherlands
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      207 1 Fraser Cumming (Jim tb —,< Battery Road. Sv.i MILLS! Jor ore- I'. li,<i< k works Sirangoon and BbluHbU. Timber Merchants. PRIME HARD-WOOD, i ut by our own men in the best districts, and -.team s-awn to any size. WORKED TIMBERS, Flooring board* accurately planed, tongued and grooved by the best
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      479 1 I UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI <LX BANKING CORPORATION PAIIM/r CAPITAL Jio 000,000 RKSERVB FUND.— n>j Reserve S 1 0,000,000 Slver Reserve i 2:000,000 j *'*.°oo,ooo RESERVE LIABILITY OF > PROPRIETORS j aio.ooo.oi* Coubt of UtaacToas N. A Si Baa, Esq.— Chairman I Hon. ♦<! <* G*at fA. J. Raymond Esq. A.
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      575 1 The Bank of China Japan, Ltd. Working Capiui over 42 10 ,000 Kpscrve liabiluy of shareholders fully £425,000 Total LbvitOoo HEAD OFFICE 36 Nicholas I.asb, London BRANCHES Honokonu. Sii*k»;hai, Sisoai-ore. AGENCIES Yokohama, Kobe, Pbnano, Bombay, Calc utta, Madras Colombo, Ranooon, Java, Ltobm »"«n Pariv. BANKERB Ihe Hank of England ar.d
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      565 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND OKIKNTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND *J»OYO KISEN KAISHA oKIINTAI S.S. CO.) V 'A INI \OK lAPAN AM) HONOI 111. Naxh Paasac« l.ckets vraatod 10 BncUnd brance, and (itrin.iny by all trans-Atlantic line of steamers, and to the principal i ,u, o f the United States
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    Domestic Occurrences. MARRIAGE
    52 2 Domestic Occurrences. MARRIAGE Andirsun-Poi'l. —On the 16th Jan., lyoi.at St. Peters, Cr.mley-gardens, South Kensington, 1 John Andirson, of Singapore, Straits Settlements, to Winiiri!) Ethel Ddnbar, daughter of the late John Billing Pope, B.A. Oxon, and Lincoln's Inn, Barrister-at-law, stepdaughter of George Atkins, B.A. Cantab, and Lincoln's Inn. Barrister-at-law, of 14,
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    The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1901.
    602 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1901. -iia: 1 frr-. (ha People*! r,(l,t mainUK ■'•W'l'V m <- I iitliribr.! by K»'"S [mc ,> i n, tli htr glorious prrirpt- Jraw, t.. Loyalty, and l^w. 1 Nothing new under the Sun again. Liquid air, to which some look as the
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    273 2 No case of either cholera or plague was reported in Singapore from the sth to theloth inst. im lusive. On Sunday 3rd instant H. M. gunboat Peatock left Hongkong for Singapore on her way to Kngland to pay out of commitsion. During the week ending .Saturday the o,th instant 1
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    PENANG RACES.
    86 2 (By Telegrams.) The result of the third day's racing, on Saturday, was as under. The course was in excellent condition and sport was good, although Vagrant and Oiat won pretty easily. The Lakkikin Cli< (griffins) i. Scotsguard 2. Innomenata. The Penang St. Lkger —i. Nereus 2. Lord of
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    THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND'S WEDDING.
    288 2 Ill* SIMAMM lIOLUM'HH-. Call T The subjects of Queen Wilhclmina of Holland have chosen M their token of respectful congratulation to their Oueen, on the occasion of her marriage with Duke Hendrick of Mecklenburg Schwerin, a pre--enl «>f great Seauty and appropri.u i It tikes
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    A MANDAMUS APPLIED EOR
    252 2 In the S I ourt thi-> morning, Mr. Ju-ai Lea ipn gative writ ol mandamu- for by Mr Nanson on behalf of Mrs. Sariiii Haas, ring the Licensing Commission* I' ar an application of Mrs. Haas forthrenewal ol the license of the Royal < »ak Hotel.
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    322 2 M Maj.-Gen. Dickson arrives here by the S.S. Plassy, the next P. &O. mail. Mrs. 1 >ickson does not accompany the General to Singapore. J.t.-Col. and Mrs. I'ullerton come by the Chusan, a fortnight later. f he examination of passengers outwards from Singapore under the provisions of Ch. II A.
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    THE LATE QUEEN'S ILLNESS.
    290 2 FuRTHBR DBTAILS London, Jan. 19. A Court circular has been rssued.at Osborne stating that Her Majesty the Ouern ha*- of late not been in her usual health, and hat been unable to take her rustomary drives. The great strain of the past year has raiher told
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
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    THE LATE QUEEN'S FUNERAL.
    478 2 {Daily Pr, .i .Set London, lit February. Ihe funeral procession departed trom Osborne, with the Grenadiers as a guard of houuur, and massed bands oi Marines j and ihe Highlanders with the;; p.pers placing marches behind the gun-cai riage on which the 'ate j Oueen s
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
    174 2 The report of the Court ol Directors for the half year ended Dec. 51st reads as follows The net profits for th.a period, including 704 v2y. balance brought forward from last accounf, after paying all charges, deducting interest pud and due, and making provision tor bad
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    143 2 Mr. Marcus Mess arrived this morning Irom Nagasaki by the Hamburg. As Mr Mess is supplier to the Russian Navv, his return is an indication that the Russian Squadron of battleships and torpedo boats from Cronstadt cannot be far from Singapore now. Mr. Mulholland, the American mil. lionaire, has invited
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    112 2 One of the illustrated papers to hand by the mail contains a picture of a Juvenile Opera Company of Australian children now touring South Africa. Mr. Harry Hall, once a Pollard Lilliputian and subsequently stage manager for the Pollard combination, is the controlling spirit of the new company. esterday morning
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      601 2 McALISTER Co. SOLE AGENTS FOR HETT'S f-^F^- MANUFAC--1 »*ytfti TURED tU |^L m| wf U AND pi in at H ■r'" SP JmH9k( WMM 1 j iWfif WORTH PUMP IMMI— M— B i |P*^ A large stock of 4in., 6m., Bin., and lOin. Pumps with Piping &c, always in hand.
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      359 2 John Little cV CO.. LTD. WATCH CLOCK AND JEWELLERY DEPT. A LARGE SELECTION OI Gold Watches Silver Watches Nickel Watcher Wristlet Watches Repairs of every description neatly and expeditiously executed JEWELLERY A C H< >\< K SBLO I lON OF LA rKS'I NOV M.I IBS Brooches Bangles Chains etc., etc.
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      770 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS BIJOU THEATRE HOOT OF FORT CANNING (Entrance Ucing Ice Worlcv D'Arc s Marionettes CONTINUED SUCCESS OF "Babes in the Wood." TO-NIGHT and Every Night at 930 sharp I The Cireat Death Scene. The Funeral I'rocession. The Robbtts' Fight. Sunset and Moonrise in the Forest. The Rising of the
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      169 2 m m The Week Monday, nth High Water :-2.35 a., 3.6 p. L. L. T. C. Tournament commences. S.V.R., A B Co. Skirmishing and atuck Drill, Tuesday, I2tb High Water 3.14 a., 4.7 p. Moon Last Quarter, 1.7 a. N.D.LI. M.iil Homeward closes, 3 p. S. (j. C. Championship play.
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    Correspondence.
    322 3 -"twTsTHERI AH INFUINOLMENT OK N The Law? n WoulJ you kindly quote the t text of the law which you charge the nice: \Jministering the Government S having broken on the morn.ng of the tl>e Bth X. X. X. February^ I( J O1 p ePge rs on board the
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    THE MAILS.
    53 3 which broke down Set on her way out, arnvel -lay morning, leaving at 10 a.m. toda I .e'derman mail Hamburg in ihe Roads at nine last night and leave* with the homeward mail to- afternoon. The P. and O. Mail wm announced at 5 p.m. the ma!= being
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    89 3 Clitus. which is due from Au^tr bring* besides general cargo about I coal and a number of hor I h mail Vanbumen connecting fj imty arrived here from Batavia irmi which is conveying troo| essato \.adivobtock is due here -•wand will bunker at th, Wharf. Uu f faratUo,
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    FATAL FIRE AT HONGKONG.
    85 3 the rd in^t.. there was a fatal tire at Road West, Hongkong, oc- by a Chinese-lantern maker. bey escaped by breaking down ,ond male inmate, clambernil Of the burning veran.: -tamed shock- Both legs were broken t,n K through the skin above He wa- picked up
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
    296 3 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. A Pi.r,sis'. CmiM I Year's Eve, at the Metropole don, Sir Ewen and Lady Camedinner to the London Stall of he Hon K <ong and Shanghai Banking Corto celebrate the coming age of Mr. Allan Cameron. Lady Cane- Jadcson, Mrs. Wade Gard me thirty other .ropoMUg
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    JELEBU—A GOOD PROSPECT!
    898 3 JELEBU— A GOOD PROSPECT! Tub Truth No Fairy Talb>. Mr. Barker, the new Chairman of the Jelebu Trading and Tin Mining Company, speaking at a general meeting of the shareholders on Saturday said Af>er the adjourned meeting, held a short time ago, Messrs. Huttenbach Co., the general agents to the
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    MR. JOHN ANDERSON.
    177 3 Ibe C. Exfrt uof Ja-. The marnag. of Mr. John Anderson, recently M. I- C. at Singapore, to Mist Winifred Ethel Dunbur Pope, took place at St Peter'*, Cranleigh-gardens, on 16th iMt. Ue Rev Kidjjeway, th* new Bishop of Kensington oftiaated. Ibe wedding w«i a quiet ooe,
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    44 3 PriSC* Edward Uattliany. the head oj one of the families regarded of equal birth with the reigning fam.l.e, pf fcurope, marr.ed FrauU.n Amalie HoLmaim. Hie bride it the <l.iu K hte. of a porter, and was formerly a *eam stress, earning tenpence a day.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1827 3 Via Ceylon.) London, Jan. 30th. Slight skirmishes with the invaders have taken place in various parts of Cape Colony. The New South Wales Government has oltered General Forestier-Wallcer 2,000 mounted men, 1,000 ot whom arc ready, and awaiting transports. The Orient, wilh the titUiand sixth Contingents, leaves Melbourne on
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    THE "FIGHTING FIFTH."
    742 3 IHBIK G\LLAM Sl»Mi M NOOITCKI.M Ml. A graphic desa |ivtnbfth« war corrcapondcnl of the gallant stand made by the Northumberland P«iSen at Noeitgcdadil on l>tL. I v The attacking B -er-s, 2,000 n number, were wealthily bfOUfbt up Ijy B?>er under l i I of an attack
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    PRODUCE.
    120 3 (February 1 1 I H #>7*5 Gam bier 890 dc. Cube No. 1 n.40 Pepper, Hlack (ordinary S'poiti 1- '>2, do. While, (Fair L/W=- 5 „42 50 Nutmegs uos to the Ib.) 56 do. (80s to the Ib) 76 Mace (Bandaj 9> Cloves (Amboina) "?a Libenan Coffee 17 Tapioca,
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    SHARE LIST, FEBRUARY 11th, 1901.
    433 3 (Juotatioh. Cafital. Paid Dr. Shams Paid Div. Bank oi < h.u and Japan, Lid. 4' Nominal, 2,000,000 414,231 199,875 44 Deferred. £s I 1,250 Zi Bell's Asi- -.i..-, Kastern Agen<_>. Nominal. t 10,000 (4 B,s8 f 8 -SB4 4' VA 1,410 unissued Bersawah Gold Mine
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      187 3 Their Claims Set at Rest. The claim of other cough medicines to be .ts good as Chamberlain's are effectually set at rest in the following testimonial of Mr. C. D. Glass, an employe of Bartlett Jt Dennis Co., Gardiner, Me. He says I had kept adding to a cold and
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      358 3 Ihe itanaard iimc 1j...... A lime Ball at Fort Canning .rnii one al KtUafl Brani falls each day ;it i p.m. Singapore mean tiiT e (Greenwich mean tirm^ hr. i« 15 >■•■• f ■oi five minute-* j u To-day Port f *nnm v ar Hni' '">fh '«-H correct I v
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      204 3 LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB. There will be no play in this tournament to-day. If there is no more rain the play will be as under TIES FOK TUESDAY. Mull? Doubles, A ti»vi. Mrs. Ktid and Capt. Dewing, owe 15 Ml Waddell and Mr. Upton, owe Mrs. I.ovell and Mr. Wright,
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      550 3 MAILS CLOSE I o. MORROW. Vat Per At Saigon 'Fibre 7 am K. Pahan^, fcc Amherst 7 am Hongkong, Bcc. Cheang Chew 9 am Sarawak I'orwar/j 9 am Indragiri Aing Ann 11 am Batu Pahat litnuit noon Penang Negapatam Zatda 2pm Batu Pah.it Glanggi 2 tm Malacca P. Dick on
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      1250 3 V K IN PO K r Kiaies and lout Commanders Arrived from k«< PiuM> 8nt.fJ».,755 J- F. Gren Kb.- M ILrerta n. »t"T W.sei* Klaei Tool Masters Arrived From Consignees Ko- whe-Amhkk-i Bnt. 10S An^us Feb. 9 KdaMM Wee Bin KeiantM Feb 12 Anahah tier. 161 /urbousen Feb. 8 St.
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      826 4 PROFESSIONAL NURSE \\7ILLING to render service in exchange for v passage to England. P Address NIRSE c 0 Free Press. Feb. 5 WANTED A wood hmese Managing Clerk for Lawyers A Ofhce Progressive salary commencing 575 month. Xpply w,th -timon.a.^ p acc> Feb. Surveyor Wanted for Pahang. /^vNE with underground
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      967 4 Singapore Nursing Association A GENERAL Meeting will be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday, 13th mst. at 5.15 p.m. 81-siniss 1. To receive Annual Report of Committee j and statement of Accounts 2. To elect Committee for ensuing year. I, General. J. A. K. GLENNIE.-Hon. Sec. Feb. 7 '3-
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      1345 4 »(Ji'li^ iS&vST DIiIMTV (iHADAMII'iI *i< WB fIS THE "Thorscar" Acetylene Gas Generator 9 l\m H Cbs o 1 1V1 r* L- 1, '11l ii 1\ Advantages of the Gas made in the above Generators and punhcti in the patent THORLITt Purifiers. 1, The greatest possible purity. 2. L'ertect f I'-anlines.
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      574 4 The Singapore Fr cc p^^ Mercantile Advertise, Cable A duress,-,!,^,, Tblrphonk Nvslßai Published at 30 3l R affles pijce 'PHE leading English Hi 1 1 Straits SeUlemrr.t/ 1 Federated Native Stat. gor, Sun K e. Ujoag, P afl Sembilan British North Borneo s ar Netherlands Indies. l« va Also w.dely
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      1352 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Gtvmg port ot departure, and (wnera known) dite du* here, and name of Agents. Mbn-of-War. Amir, Rus., Kurope, due Feb. Blknmkim, ri.M.S., Chatham, due Feb. Doi.ru in, Rus. t.b., Kurope, due Feb.—; (ikomoboi, Rus. cruis., due Feb. Hatslsb, Jap., due Elswick, Iwate, Jap., due Hlswick, Kanatak.. Rus. t.b.,
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