The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 March 1901

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 71H MARCH, 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4123
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      699 1 jP o Office. Telegraph St. gg Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA. ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR MALTA, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gdf, Continental and American Ports, also for C".ina Coast. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD
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      731 1 I BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVir^. I TION CO., LIMITED. PENANG, RANGOON CALCUTTA I Oni« m the Comoany's steamers is intended t* 6*«* eassen^crs and Cargo OookcU by me above steamc., »t through rate* to all ports in India and Ceylon also to East African Ports, Mauritius, I and London. TO
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      417 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKLTVAART M AATSCHAPPI J. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Ootirnmint. Agents at Singapore Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Coixvn _uav The unobrmbntionbd datbs ark onlt amkoiumatb. Krom _Epecte<l Will be despatched lor M. Vaji'unhis Pll jsikj Mar 11 Ratavii, M. ir 15 G.G. v Lansb.r^e
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      245 1 W. Dalian Australian Horse Repository 3, KOEK ROAD, (off Orchard Road.) HAS FOR SALE OVER 100 Horses, Cobs Ponies 100 SUITABLE FOR ALL PURPOSES Ex &S. BUCEPHALUS 6r CUT US The above thipaestfa have been most carefully selected for the requirements of thi.-. market and the horses having been all
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      696 1 UONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Xi BANKING CORPORATION. SK_%^BS^ 0000o Sterling Reserve $r0,000,0007 o.iver Reserve 3,000,000 j |l 3' 000 000 Rl-.btKVt LlAuiu.iY Or PROPRIETORS J $i0,000,00e Coukt op Uiuctoks. R. Smbwan, Esq.— Chaibmam. »on J. J. Kbswick Esq.— Deputy Chaibman. Hon. R. M Grav r l r, cha moh Etq A
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      490 1 Ideal Milk Uj^vj Enriched 2O per cent. IJhft*! vfTiiT^ with Cream. I J^|| Sterilized-Not Sweetened. A Perfect Substitute for Fresh Milk. muKWiCH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETYOF NORWICH AND LONDON. KSTABLISHBD 170 7. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Aiiot mtlnsurid 1335.000,000 Loss.s Paid 11,600,000 PREHi. 14 INCOM. 2 006.000 Insurance effected on
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      337 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL ANDWRIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND npOYO RISEN KAISHA (ORIBNTAL S.S. CO.) VIA INLAND SKA OK JAPAN AND HONOLULU. 1 hrou^h Passage Tickets granted to England France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic Imr of steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada. Rates
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    28 2 People'* f I ml.nuil m ur.br. b«d by 1-t- I "!r .«i. i»r K lof.oj. precepts draw, >~,*A to Religion. !.oy»itjr. and 1 -aw.
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    THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1901.
    1388 2 Please enclose one shilling in stamps." The advertising columns of ihe home papers daily contain warms of advertisements, offering to supply articles of every kind, books, pamphlets, samples, sheet music, and so forth, for a few stamps. It is difficult to say what amount of small
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    1009 2 Down to the last week of February 21 ca-es of plague had occurred in Hongkong this year the total number of deaths from this disease is 20 L.A." is informed that the usual rule as to authentication mu-t be observed before his letter can be considered. A Japanese at Nagasaki
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      PARLIAMENT.
      33 2 A DISORDERLY SCENE. Rowdy Irish Nationalists. There has been a scene in the House of Commons. In consequence of Mr. Balfour moving the closure of the debate, the Nationalists refused to vote.
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      NINE NAMED BY THE SPEAKER.
      39 2 They Disobey the Chair. Lugged Out by Policemen. The speaker thereupon namM nine members, who were suspended. They refused to leave and were carried out bodily by the police, after an unseemly struggle. {Later.)
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      MR. BALFOUR'S MOTION.
      32 2 Suspension for the Session. Mr. Balfour has given notice that he will movt; to-morrow to suspend for the remainder of the Session those suspended members who required forcible ejection
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      NEWS INDEED !
      57 2 NEWS INDEED It is officially announced that the Duke and Duchess of York will arrive at Singj. pore on April 21st, and will leave on th? 23 rd. We thank Reuter for his eltort. We I ave been going on this very arrangement for bome tire already. But Reuter means
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    44 2 Ohampiokship. In the semi-nnal Dr. Fowlie boat A. A Gunn by tour up and three to pity, playing very strongly. J. B. Robertson beat Fer. guson by one up. The final, four rounds, thus lie= between Dr. I owlie and Robertson.
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    INDUSTRIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
    108 2 An examination for five Industrial Scho. larship, each of the value of $180 a year for four years, was held on the 4th and sth instant at the Council Chamber, presided over by Mr. Elcum. Eight candidates presented themselves namely.— Messrs. Leicester, Siddons, Hocquard, Rozario, La Brooy, La
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    SUPREME COURT.
    277 2 In the Supreme Court this morning before His Lordship Mr. Justice Leach, the public examination of Mr. E. Farrer Bayne* solicitor, Supreme Court, Singapore, was conducted by the Official Assignee Mr. C. J. Saunders. The statement of the debtor's accounts is as follows Liabilities, creditors unsecured, 319,718.15. Creditors
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      882 2 IMMENSE REDUCTION IN PRICE OF MUSIC FOR ONE MONTH ONLY 25 per cent. Less than Ordinary Prices. Serious Songs, Comic Songs, Ballads, Piano Music, Violin Music. Dance Music. AND MUSIC OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Six Pieces of Music may be had on Approval for two days, of which one at least
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      899 2 yOUNG married couple want Board and Res. 1 dence near town. Preference given to private amily. Write to L. G., cfo Free Press. Mar 6 «3«3 BOARD ft LODQING WANTED one or two gentlemen to hn-»rd with a private family house nicely s'luated close to town and tennis court. Apply
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      527 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. TO LET J7URNISHED, for one year Irwbll Bank 1 Grange Road. Gas and Water laid on. Immediate Entry. Apply to E. NATHAN, Change Alley. .Mar. 7 uc A N experienced merchant, German, Dutch and English correspondent, good book-keeper and acquainted with Estate work, wants to change position. J.,
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      24 2 A telegram in a Japanese vernacular journal states that the mausoleum of the late King Humbert has been broken intu and the body stolen.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      176 2 Thursday, 7th Hiyh Water 11.4a a. Dalhonsie Chapter, 8.30 p. Band, Botanical Gardens, 9 p. Friday, Bta High Water o.l a., 0.13 p. P. ac O Mail Homewards close>, 6a. Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, I.ls p. Municipal Commission, Special, a. 30 p. S.V.R. Recruits Battal.on Drill. Saturday, gtb High
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    Correspondence.
    772 3 THE CONFERENCt i To tk* Editoß. DEAR SIR, Sing, pore is now and has during the last few months been experiencing state of slackness in business which I believe. 1 am right in saying, was never equalled before. While the stagnation may partly be due tc temporary causes over
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    The Imperial Court Of Appeal.
    179 3 mi Emtoß. brAR Sir, lam afraid that some of the speech I made on luesdiy, you were good enough to report, not have been quite audible to the reporter. Thus in the paragraph A n travelling from England to China who happened to go into
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    S. V. A.
    50 3 i here will hi an S. V. A. parade for atti ry movements at 4*45 P in on th <: 16th The battery will be horsed and blank ammunition served out. Dress— eW service caps, khaki, puttirs and regimental shirts. As many as possible should attend this
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    57 3 Nagasaki Harbour Improvement Scheme, is being pushed ahead rapidly. "(ioodness' we shatf miss the first actj of Horcdora," she said impatiently; we ve been waangaeood many minutes for that mother ot m e Hours, I should say," be replied, some what acrimoniously. Ours cried she rapturously, Oh, George. I am
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    A ONE-ARMED WORLD WALKER.
    409 3 At present in Singapore, just arrived nere fro,,, p^nang, is Mr. G. M. Schilling, a present on a walking tour round the world. The tour has been undertaken, as is generally the case, as the result of a w »ger, attve Brodie, the famous bridge jump
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    SARAWAK FOR CHINESE AGRICULTURISTS.
    221 3 The Swatow correspondent of the Hong. kong Daily Press writes: Fooch >w will supply men to cu'tivate the unfilled but fertile land of Sa'awik in future. A certain C hinaman 01 hi^h standing, who i. the father-in-law of Dr. Lim Bi.on Kr-ng of Singapore, his undertaken
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    DEATH OF A GERMAN SKIPPER.
    143 3 We regret to learn -says the Kobe Chruniclt of the nth inst.) that Captain Braun, of the Hamburg-America line s s. Stbtria, died on the way up from Hongkong to Yokohama. Captain Brawl will be known to a number of resid--n's in K' be b
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    KIAO-CHAU.
    251 3 In an interesting letter to the Malay Mail Mr. H^nry Huttenbach writes thus of his recent vi-it to Kiao chau Everywhere there are signs of rapid progress. Houses are in course of erection all over the place, .mrl t.lie Government is spending ab' ut 8,*****0 dollars) this year on
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    194 3 The Samoa, of 6,839 ton-. K ro3-> > which brought here a couple of years a>_o ihe b'ggest cargo of railway materials fur the Native Stains Government, has been sold to the United States Government. The Russian Transport Kazan, with troop- homeward bound, arrived here to day from
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    TELEGRAMS.
    810 3 {Via Ceylon.) Calcutta, Feb. 2 5 th.-The s.s. Umiinto sailed for South A rica cm Sat u day wi,h Sir Bindon Blood, M .jor-General Elliott, Colonel Beatson and Major A. B. Dunsterville, Ist E*st Surnys, O deily Officer to feir Bmdon blood. Major Hoaieofihe Founh Hussars, Lieutenant Lloyd, Fouith
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER RIFLES.
    288 3 orps Orders by Major the Hon'ble A. Murray, Commandant Singapore Volunteer (orps Head Quarter Offic« Fort Fu'lerton. Singapore, 7th March, 1901. 1. Dltibs Orderly Officer for the ensuing week and Lieut F. M. Elliot. Orderly N.C .O. for the ensuing week A f oy. Coir. Stt. Glennie.
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    896 3 Game No. 264 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by benest pastimes, playe at hesse, the asTonomer's game, and the philoj jpher's frame, which whites thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds, and hurts no body in the mean season." All communication!, should bt addressed to the Chess Editor,
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    SCOTLAND AND THE KINGS ACCESSION.
    145 3 A curious incident, which seems to have escaped attention, says a I^ondon correspondent, marked the proceedings of the House of Commons at the opening of its brief Session la«»t week. The Speaker announced that Parliament had assembled to enable Members to take the oath of
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    216 3 The vote oi $276,000 for a new museum on tlie Back-rti. site stands over for the present. The Secretary of State wanted to know the necessity for the erection of a new Museum on so extensive a scale. In the meantime, the Council opposed the vote, and put in §50,000
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    95 3 WHITE AND SOUND TEETH.-Kow-LAIIO I Ouonto is the best and purest dentifrice bcn.K warranted free from any acid or gritty ingredients, it whitens and preserves the teelh.it eradicates the formation of tartar, removes spots of incipient decay, polishes and preserves the enamel, sweetens the breath, induces a healthy action of
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    121 3 HONGKONG WKATHKR TKLKOKAMS Barometer, reduced to 3a degrees Fahrenhei and to the level of the tea in Inches tenth, and hundredth*. Manila baro. readings in millimetres. Temperature in ihe shade in decree-., Fahrenheit. Manila temperature centigrade. Humidity, in percentage of saturation, th« humidity of air saturated with moisture bemp 100.
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    (Corrected up to March 7.)
    77 3 On London B»nk 4 m/s 2/ Ol lg .lemand 2 1 1 Private credits 3 m/s 3 /°tV documents 3 m/s a/o| credits 6 m/s 2 /off FRANCE, demand 2 52i Germany, demand 205 India, T. T 150^ Hongkong, demand dis. Yokohama, demand 1 <fa
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    PRODUCE.
    119 3 (March 7.1 1:< 167. Gambier g.20 do. Cube No. 1 13.60 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore. 20 do. White, (Fair L/\V- s*)5 43 Nutmn nos to the lb.) 56 do. (80s to the I b) 76 Mace (Banda) f 0,2 Cloves (Amboina) 33 Liber lan Coffee 18,50 Tapioca, small pearl
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    SHARE LIST, MARCH 7th, 1901.
    202 3 Quotation Capital. Pa;i> Ur. Shams Paid Di* Bell's Astiestos Eastern Agency. Nominal. 10,000 f£ 8 '584 8,584 £1 Kechau Gold M.Co. lie Seller* t MaynarCWCo.,,.,. 4<J Sa ,e,. 100 J So^, 3.^ North Kechau Gold M.Co. U *> Sdlm. So> ooo 100,000 80 res. 10,000
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      147 3 Kemar 'able Cures of Rheumatism. From th* Vindicator, Rutherfordton, N. C. The editor of the Vindicator has had occasion to lest he efficacy of Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice with the most remarkable results in each case. First, with rheumatism in the shoulder from which he suffered excruciating pain for ten
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      278 3 OCEAN ]Kfe STEAM SHIP If 1 Co. NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIj OCEAAN. Tons. Tors Achilles 7 oi 1 Myrmidon 2870 Agamemnon 7011 Nestor 700 Alcinous 6743 Patroelus Anchtses 2729 Peleus 7 20 3» Antenor 553, P o l yi>htmui Calchas 6748 Priam 2 8 4 c Cyclops J066 Prometheus 5,70 Dardanus
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      261 3 MAILS CLOSE 1 0-MORROW. For Per At Parramatta 6 am Batavia La Seynt 9 AM Manjfkolc Patani 9 am Batu Pahat Benuit p M M lac P. Dickson Eugmit 3 pm Malacca Horsburgh 2 Tti Sourat aya, &c. Teresa 2 ru Hongkong, &c. Gle. falloch 2 ru Penan K Asahan
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      853 3 v■ S S :l s in POA T KI.M «nd T.ot Commandort Arrived P rom k B ALOERINI Brit, sloop, 1050 E. D. Hunt Feb. 23 Penan, Uncertam Asi:;; v G r. 6 v- ass. jts bu Itt- p Ban Whatt Hin Brit. 195 Olsen Mar ft i? J c
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      104 3 CLIIBAIGIIi March Chow Fhya, Brit, str., Le»in«don, for Malacca and Klang. StAso Lbono, Brit, str., Coleman, for Hongkong and Amoy. Hono Wan, Brit, str., Hudson, for Muar and Malacca. KianYano, Brit, str., Shimmen, for Muar and Malacca. Parramatta, Brit, str, Denny, for Bombay via ports. Chantbr Majams, Siam. schr., Nacodah
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      798 4 FOR SALE F OUR wheeled Vffi^Jfa. Prt ss. Mar.6 9 3 FOR SALE ABOUT 18,000 acres of waste land in the Lamd.stricts, South East Coast ol Sumatra suitable for tobacco culture. Lease for 75 j£«For particulars apply under H., c o tree rress. Mar. 4 FOR SALE BAY Australian cob,
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      939 4 WANTED large furnished room without board near town. 8 Apply R.E., c/o Free Press, Mar. 6 WANTED for Borneo. Overseer (European) with experience in handling coolies, timekeeping kc. Apply to Mar 6 WANTED A CHINESE Book-keeper, with a good knowledge of English and accustomed to books. Apply GHEE SOON Co.,
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      1244 4 Singapore Sporting Club. SPRING RACE MEETING, 1901. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, aist May. First Racb. Thb Maidbn Platb.— Value $400. A Race for Maiden Horse*— Weight as per scale (lost.) An allowance of 141b. to ex-Griffins imported into the Straits Settlements or Native States at a subscribed price of not
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      301 4 I afe^V i f T C Hr h Mi; dlcal .lnurn.il sax > exoellencj established a .^^^a^p^ of its ov/n." FOOD for llVirr A MTC Mr. Bonder's admirlIN r AIM To, > abie >' reparation I INVALIDS, and the AGED. Thl 'sL?" dn or</ ThU delicious, highly nutritive, and most
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      744 4 iHE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY. LTD. Shipwrights, Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders, Wharfingers. 4c. *"PHIS n.p.-i' y executes Sr ip and Marine hnj»in»: Kep^irs ol all descriptions, in the most ettic ent manner, under the superintendence of experienced Karopean Shipwrights and E Graving Docks up to 500 feet in length
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      612 4 The Singapore Free Press. AND Mercantile Advertiser Cablb Annß*ss,-AJvert t ser, Sxngapor,. liliphoni Number.— N u 61. Published «t 30-3, RafiHes Place, Sing,p Ore PHE leading English Newspaper m ir* Straits Settlements; Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Selangor, Sungei Ujon*, Pal.ang, the N egri Sembilan British North Borneo;
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      1012 4 fKSIIL S EX P E CTE D port 01 departure, and (where known) date dur here, and name of Agents. -ill \V *K. Acheron, Kr., Toulon, due Mar. Aviir, Kii<>., Europe, due Mar. 1 Annaiolis, 1.5., moo, Hampton Roads, Apl. Canoi-us, H.M.S., Malta, due Mar. Dolphin, Rus. t t>., I-
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