The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 February 1901

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    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. fFIIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 27 th FEBRUARY, DAILY ISSUE, No. 4 u6
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    • Advertisement
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      702 1 o Office. Telegraph St. £gj Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. S.eamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, lON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR MALTA. BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gu.f, Continental and American Ports, also for <ii Coast. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1901
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      722 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED. f'KNANG, RANGOON k CALCUTTA IBMnii intended to c I cek. •r sbove rtt "j to mi Ir.dia j,' ts, Mauritius, and 1-ondon. TO MANILA, DIRECT. Taking car^o and passengers for 110-110 k Ctft* Une oJ the Company's steamers is intended to leave here once
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      470 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKE.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract with thb Nithbrunds IwniA Govirnmimt Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency. late I. DAENDELS Co., _*-< Coua p.k Cj UAV THI UNDERMENTIONED DATKS ARK ONLT APPROXIMATE. From Expected Will be detpatcbed lor J d l jara Hatavia via Peb. M Hat.ivia. Chtnbon, Samarang, Sourafaaya, .M.
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      677 1 *HE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LTD. Shipwrights, Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders, Wharfingers. Ac. HTHIS Company execute, Ship and Marine hngine Repairs ot all descriptions, m the most efficient manner, under the superintendence of exptncnixd Kuropcn Shipwright-, ami En^ineeis IVIM 1 Jocks up to 500 feet m length and 21
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      666 1 j^ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI XA BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL liooooooo RKSERVE FUND *i 0,000,000 Sterling Reserve 8 1 0,000,000 > silver Reserve 2,000 000 I I2>ooo oo KKSKRVE LIABILITY OP PROPRISTORS $i0,000,00e COUBT M UIRBCTOBa. N. A Slßß*, Esq.-_CHAI«MAie. R. Shbwan, Es^— Omrwn Chairman. E. Gohtz, Em. Hon. X M Gkat
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      510 1 MOTHERS SHOULD REMEMBK fnrun^r., XL 11 ""■HI 'on I l«.r 11.. ir i,,.i,it THREE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTIC SOF ♦KELL/yyv. W FDOD* t.s easily Digestible and very As.imible and Nour hinc, 8 WORKS, PECKHA M. LONDON, ENGLAND. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETYOF NORWICH AND LONDON. Established 170 y. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY.
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      299 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND *T»OYO KISEN KAISHA (ORIINTAi S. S. CO.) VIA INLAND SKA Ob |APAN|AND HONOLULU. Through Passage Tickets granted to England Prance, and Germany by all trtns-Atlantic line of steamers, and to the principal cities cf the United Slates or Canada. Rates
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    The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1901.
    773 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1901. 1 ill the Tn r ,(t.t maintan L'nj i r bntxil Ij>- k <*v., 0| 1 .v- tv. and Law. I'l is with extreme reluctance and no little misgiving that we- are gradually forming thi >uspicion that a wry seriou:-. and radical
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    840 2 There were two hundred and fifty Municipal cases heard before m the Senior Magistrate's Court yesterday H.lf.S. Blenheim left this moring for Hongkong. Mr. Egerton left yesterday afternoon for Penang to assume* his duties there as acting Resident Councillor. A Chinaman was yesterday sent to prison for two month* for
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    THE ACTING GOVERNOR'S " AT HOME."
    133 2 THE ACTING GOVERNOR'S AT HOME." Sir Fr.mk Swettenham held his first "At Home" sine- hif arrival, at Government Home yesterday. Id v athef being all thai could \>f desired, ll) function was veiy largely attended. The Hon. C. \V. S. Kynnersley, A< tin^ oloni.il Secretary, and Mr>. Kynnersley and most
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    THE BROUGH COMPANY.
    122 2 Mr. and Mrs. Rob< rt BrOUgn and th> ir Company arrived straight from Cal< itta thi^ morning I)) tlit; J'<uua>ia and their opening pt rforman< m tl«- Town Hall to-uight. Ihe C'T.i>" v numbei In com.-c, mi.- o( the postponement of the departure r, t' .>( till
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    A MISSING CHEQUE.
    265 2 In thi> morning <Cf, the action of Lazarus ph Cbatei I Chartered Hank of India, Australia and China was heard. Mr. D ired for the plaintiff and Mr. Buckley fur t I fi. iction m which the pUintifi im of been d with the d I ndants,
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    THE VICTORIAN STAGE.
    324 2 In r to Mr Brough'i welcome dramatic vinit t< re, opening to night with the Tyra ing t> r- a 1 a Pmll Mali writer's comment! i Quarterly Revumtr'i estimate of Victorian Stage." He i\It is not enough to Weigh the works of 1 W. Robertson and
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    THE ROYAL VISIT.
    174 2 At a meeting o! the Uarul Adab Club held last night at the Club Hou^. the following resolution was unanimously pas,ed. proposed by the President (Indie Ahmed bin Usman) and seconded by the Hon. Secretary (Hadjee Mohamed Sirat) That on the occasion of the visit of Their
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      40 2 DE WETS DILEMMA ORANGE RIVER IN FLOOD. Steyn and De Wet Fail to Cross. The Orange Rivet being De Wet and Steyn failed to doubled back to the west, recrosfing tat railway to the south of Oran^. St
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      A BRITISH CORDON.
      20 2 Gradually Closing In. The British form a cordon from Oiaafc Station to Norvalspont and ai the Boers.
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      BOTHA EVADES FRENCH.
      21 2 Retreats Towards Portu Frontier. 1. tha with ooo Boers broke away from French in the direction of Komatn.oort.
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      LOSS OF H. M. S. " SYBILLE."
      227 2 LOSS OF H. M. S. SYBILLE." Four Officers Dismissed. <'n the recommendation ol I nmrtia! held on the los.-> of Hi \I Ship Sybille, four officers ar rni--e'i their r t'.le^r.im, dated Cape 1 —The Doris has arrived at Simom brings the following particular of the *reck of tlie SybiHc
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      49 2 DE WETS MEANDERINGS. De Wet has doubled back eaand has gone in the dir.-ctior. of IV.ville If KtJter would only spare _s these re quite ready to believe that DeW»: d rubied botk east and west, and taneously ni-^ tL the Dm tor nis chronic cancan ot
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      PARLIAMENT.
      15 2 The House of Commons ha. vuted ihe reply to th e j to 78
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      THE ARMY AND NAVY.
      27 2 Supplementary Estimates. Mr. Balfour announced :-upplementar] estimates to mi lude one m:l!ion for ti < Navy, and over three millions fc: London. February 2~jt/i,/go/.
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      674 2 QOWELL OOBINSON HIGH CLASS TAILORING AT MODERATE PRICES Powell ■q obinson New Tropical Suitings. X^b. The latest aod Most Fashionable Dress Coatings. A SPLENDID RANGE OF ROYAL NAVY BLUE AND Powell "Q obinson BLACK SERGES Iv Thoroughly dyed. Will the sun and 1 annot fade. This is a remarkable line
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      161 2 i Kinds o* Bookblnaing, KELLY WALSH, LIMITED, 32, Raffles Plac*. **aY GOOD WORKMANSHIP, LATEST STYLES I E6TIMATEB FREE I John Little CO., LTD. NOVELS. A Large selection of recent issues at $1.50. each. INCLUDING I c Missing Hero An Irish M.P. leaven Lose Captain t Captive of Pekm China Town
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      672 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS i BOARD ft LODGING WANTED by two Englishmen near Town. Address 0.X., Co tree Prest. Feb. 37 2.3 SHORTHAND \TI7ANTED Shorthand and Typewriter Clerk, with knowledge of mercantile correspondence and general office work. Apply to X.X., cjo /•><-.■ Press. Feb. 27 uc FOR SALE A Victoria and a
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      85 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE A PUBLIC meeting will be held m the Town Hall, on Friday, Ist March, at 4.3^ p.m. under the presidency of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to pas* .1 vote 1 xpressive ol the Colony's thanks tor the honour about to be paid by the
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      185 2 The Week Wednesday, 27th tii^h Water 3.42 a., 5.5; p. Municipal Commission, 2.30 p. S.V.R. Recruits Drill Ac Muskeu>. Brough's Company, Town Hall, 9 p. Thursday, 23th Hi»;h Water 5.3 a., 7.48 p. >.\ .A. Committee Meeting. 8.30 p. Brough's Company, Town Hall, g p. Friday, jst March High Water
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    THE ROYAL VISIT.
    48 3 It is advertised that a puo meeting will be held on Friday at 430p m. m the Town Hall, to pass a c«ol«tion of than!..-, for the honour done to MOctMM a programme of entertainment and to appoint a C ommittce to carry it out.
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    THE EXECUTIONS IN CHINA.
    895 3 Kmceror Presents thk Noblp. Order 01 thb White Girdle. Permits Princi l hi \m, to COMMIT Si ICIDB INI) OrDBRS OTHERS TO BE UeHBADCI). .W.i Press Special.) Peking) Feb. 17. A telegram 'has been received here to-day from Sianfu, and has been communicated by the Chinese
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    THE PADRE IN SCOTLAND.
    897 3 Written for the Sirgnfort Frre Prrs> \>y the Rev. M. Ruth.) LVI. lam writing U \m\< rth -hadow of cur national sorrow, which ia the great- 1 deep il the mo^t wile-spread v that hai v. r b< fallen the world race was born, and sorrttw
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    62 3 The new coasting steamer Rajabut i left on her maiden trip for Borneo and Manila Monday. The Spanish mail Antonio Lopes, outward hound, is due here to-day. The German Collier Cimhria, having put out her coalf, is now m dock at Tanjong Pag w The Borneo left for
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    SINGAPORE AND STRAITS DIRECTORY.
    167 3 From the publishers, Messrs. Fra^er Mid Neave, Ltd ire h<■ '1 an advai.< c of that handy annual, the Singap rand Straits Directory for 1901 the saod annual production. The general arrange* >k 1 l-kn<n\ D, and that been adhered to, with numerous improvements m detail
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    THE LATE QUEEN.
    215 3 s mi »T W on tl I <; M r Is I j brilint- i quart Sooth Africa, at i-m my <.f color m I ipted with cr.tpe Tm cm iai r» i ,kM Roi laooi I'obes. i n mson and f in I and kjolcJ, .ks,
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    THE BOER "REASON WHY."
    241 3 II .-graph contains an arcout tlion with MMM Hoer prisoners on I heir I whi h deserves special attention, as mng "'>.• real feoßng the Uotrs. Y»,u will return," said the writer m the Daily Teirgraf h "to find ii al. pcaccfuli will live happily ever
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    THE AFFAIR AT GILDESSA.
    517 3 MB. Arthur Kbyskr. Allusion has Already been nude to un incident irhich took place on t' i imey of Coload Hailing 1 lo Aby m lia. As the matter receiv> d nuch imdne n tee ihi u^h some curiou-. com* runts m the Djibouti F.ijJcr, giving
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    ADVANTAGES OF COLD STORAGE.
    500 3 One of the tfreatr aid, IO I whether o( the H or of the i CoM Storage," J ■"'■> p'°n of a o-ui tr> s only mated by those who know by 11 the waste <•! jr t il ible fa ll' i l)> winch the
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    EXCHANGE.
    52 3 OKKECTEU UP TO February j On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/0.--i ...2/oi docum'-ntr 1 m i:»- -i. jEKMANY, fffmaTi 204 [nma. i 1 ....1 Hongkong, demand par. Yokohama, demand i%par. fAVA it.mand vi MANILA, derr.ai <! i% par. f1 a 4% D»-< ount moi thb WIU 6 Bar Silv
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    PRODUCE.
    93 3 (February j', I tu. *07-25 ti.irnbier 9 15 Cube No. 1 1 'J ...He* (ordii do. White, (Fa.r L/W— s% I s<i do. (80s to the ib 76 twida) y-» 33 .n Cofl« I T&fxora, small p .laiity, do. do flake do. Co.) do. medium pearl J. 75 do.
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    SHARE LIST, FEBRUARY 27th, 1901.
    417 3 CJuot»tiom. Capital Pail Sharis Paid Ui v. Bank o I m.i and J ipan, 41 NnmJwLf 2,000,00 l 414,2^ 199 87'- 14 Deferr- i. c "*i I Bell's /»>,.„. .ios Kastern \^%..<l;. Nominal. lu.ooof* 's^* 8,584/1 14 '»46 UniSSUC<i Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $4. Seller..
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    PASSENGERS BOOKED HOMKWARDS. The Standard Time Balls.
    643 3 PASSENGERS BOOKED HOMK WARDS. The Standard Time Balls. P. IMD U. >'■ tmgkmi, Feb. rj.— For Penan* Mr. W. H«| i. For London. Mr. aid Mrs. Poundall and child, Mr-,. I), p. Divie- and two children, Mi. nvi Mi-. J. H.l' four children. Her /'arramut London. I qI. and Mrs.
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      421 3 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER RIFLES. Corps Orders by Major the Hon'ble A. Murray, Commainl.int Singapore Volunteer Corps Head Quarter Ofiui, l-'ort Fullerton. Singapore, 27th I'ebru^ry, 1901. 1. Dities: Orderly Officer for the ensuing week l.ieut. K. C. Ellis. Orderly N.C.O. for the ensuing week A Coy. S>;t. A->chemanne. B Coy. Sgt. Swales.
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      427 3 HONUKONia WKAIHHR TBLKUKAMS Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Kahienheit' and to the level of the sea m inches tenth, and hundrt-dths. Manila baro. readings m millimetres. Temperature m the shade m decrees, Fahrenheit. Manila temperature centigrade. Humidity, m percentage of Mltiratwi ire humidity of a;r saturated with BMMture be»< i
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      230 3 MAILS CLOSE fm Per At M ill LiflCfi lielene I km Uilii t'.ihat Sultana t PM Si I. Dickson Pakan 2 m 1 I land, &t. Smlmdin ivu k Amoj 3p* Mal.ii .i M Kl.it I'hya I m Humbert >PM I■ gkok A'.i/u/i iPM feC &an Jf/;a« 4 pm "HTURDiT.
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      501 3 Klacaaad > on. Coramsndera Ar. t mm Pl.mv i'Mt.g.b,,ss |.F. Green Feb Malat h Aineatna bnt. sloop, .o^o B. D. Hunt Feb. a ruin. »»els Hiarjr-s a 'I on. Master. /Arrived Krom Consume.* Asah.an Ger. Zutbousen Peb. 23 Tonl Balei B Met. ruin. Hakton Brit. 240- Underwood Jan. 18 Card.fl
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      1175 4 NOTICE THE Spirit F\irm~oi Acheen ard Dli I ll "I" 1 for one and for three years w>ll be let at Kota Radja on the 4 th March "^^g X Consul-Generai for the Netherlands, S.S. Singapore, 251!. February, 1901. Feb 26 53 NOTICE THE iiMMR Farm for^he period iM April.
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      1356 4 Singapore Sporting Club. SPRING RACK MEETING, 1901. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 21st May. First Race. The Maiden Plate.— Value »4°o. A Race for Maiden Horses— Weight as per scale (lost.) 1 An allowance of 141 b. to ex-Griffins imported j into the Straits Settlements or Native States at a subscribed
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      462 4 PURVEYORS TO EMPRESS OF INDIA. CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. McALISTER CO. I THE "Thorscar" Acetylene SOLE AGENTS Gas Generator Latest Test. Average 577 'S^S j^^. PERFECTLY much above the tests of most of IM -7 Bil <v He^K al Vi S V oHbH BH^ Colonial and Federated Malay illW If \i
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      770 4 "DOOMS TO LET near Town. Knglish family. Terms moderate Apply 8.1 c/o Free Press. Feb. 21 21.3 TO BE LET PLEASANTLY I residence on Cteasacriau Estate. r t l> furnished. Immediate entry. I'UWKLL Co. Feb 23 2^ TO LKT A EUROPEAN Bungalow al N'.gs Kampong 1 i Road. Apply to
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      796 4 \y ANTED a Junior Clerk, who writes a le e b u ¥V hand, one with some knowledge r work preferred. Apply, stating salary r r .°^[J Feb. 25 VTT ANTED a Clerk who write, a (ood W C o rrect (o anJ fur JJJ Apply, with copies of testimonial,
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