The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 March 1901

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, i6th MARCH, 1901. DAILY ISSUE, Xo. 4131
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      780 1 \J n Office. Telegraph St. SL Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Reamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG ('YION, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN' K(iYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTARM\LTA, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AND liiNDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for QHna Coast. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1901
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      759 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LIMITED. TO PENANG, RANGOON CALCUTTA One of the Como&ny's steamers ia intended t« leave Ir.i.iont- Pagar Wharf every v.r.c*. Passengers and Cargc Booked by the above steameis >t through rates to all ports m India and Ceylon also to East African Ports, Mauritius, and London.
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      400 1 SAFES SAFES GEORGE PRICES, WOLVERHAMPTON AI <sD The Peoples Safe The Commercial Bent j Jjfe oteel. 4^ I-IRH I- ALL o '<] THIEF PROOF SOLE .V.EM FOR 1 1 11. Il F -PROOF j I Straits Settlements, I r SAFE Native States, Siam, &c. Paterson, Simons Co. SINGAPORE. DE KONINKLIJKE
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      685 1 LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL fiooooooo RESERVE FUND*- ..#10,000.000 Sterling Reserve 810,000,000") o.lver Reserve 5,000,000 j 1^ 000 000 RESERVE LIABILITY OK 1 PROPRIETORS $10,000,000 Cuubt op Uimcmh R. Shiwan, Esq.— Chairman. Hon J. Keswick Esq.— Dhputv Chairman. Hon. K. M Gray. I R. L. Richardson Esq. A.
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      510 1 MORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH AND LONDON. KjTiIUSHID '70 7. FOR KIKE INSURANCE ONLY. Amoimt Insu:<id 4335.000,000 Losses Pa, D 7 „,6.0.000 Premium income J .><•., 000 Insurance creeled on almost every description of j property at current rates of premium. THE BORNEO Co.. i. T r».— A
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      272 1 PACIFIC MAIL STKAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND TOYO RISEN KAISHA (ORI«NT»1 s. S. CO.) VIA INI AND \OP lAPAN ANH HONOLULU. Throu R h \> >■„!,..■ Hckets granted to BntUndt F rar -nany by all nan.-Aihnti, line s lo the Principal cit.es ol the United States or
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1901.
    139 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1901. ty. ar.d law. It has been taggeated to vi that, to met t the d»-sire 01 a large body of reader! oi tlie Singapore Free PrtSX not permant-ntlv i'-nt m Singpore, bol 1 ofniog li*-r«.- from time to tim the past fi»<
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    1153 2 Ihe Russian Consulate la> removed Irom Robin-on-rd to |.fi Kaffirs Ouay. General Gast-ke lias a-ked for two ships fitted for bonei to be M.-nt to China thii month. Among Ukmc who recently took their M.B. at Edinburgh was Mr. Koh I. cap Teng of the Strait* Settle— to. It i>
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    156 2 The hon'hle \V. R. Cotlyer i-, granted tv\t!v.> montlis leave ol absence, Mr. T. y H. Kerehaw 1- appointed Acting Attorney (i- 1.- R.i Mr itl S I 1-nnnts. Fbe hon'ble W. J. Napi< r h.is been grant 1 -ix moat ha leave of absence. Mr E L
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.
    216 2 Dr. Ugfiit--' li thus writ- m ln^ r»|>ort on Raift-N Library and M urn I jx i >o. I" R«p rl I lircw attcnt 011 to the 1 ot the Library and Museum and t<, 1 (i.jvernment Grant i .id dwindled from 86 «> m the
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    STRAITS CHINESE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
    503 2 STRAITS CHINESE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. me ting oi the members ot the at, wn Hall being to Kules and to ution should I ol York. members present, Mi Pan Jiak Kirn, the President bem fe iU < the i t'l proportion that Rule lj wn carried nnanimoti The I'rrs,,!. ni then
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      39 2 De Wet At Senekal. Dewet has reached Senekal. CiEN. FRENCH STILL BUSY. Another Big Haul. Boer Losses Nearly Two Hundred. French has made a fun! itock, carts and ammunition with i.,j rnon Buers, killed, wounded ami pn
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      THE WAR OFFICE SQUABBLE.
      38 2 Lord Wolseley Snubbed. Ih.- House of Lorrl* has rejected by a majority of <>2 to 36 a mot ley*! calling for p,ip. r regarding Lord Lansdowne s allegation. London, March ihth, j m m
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    623 2 It is understood that the dc: '-••lebritie-, will appear I on the stage m At Zero." The ttmlmv Man i oaUioa a full account of Mr. Charlton Maxwell's exper South Africa with the Ceylon M ■y. At one time Mr. Maxwell acted M Orderly to Lord Albcrmarle and at another
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      484 2 A NOVELTY IN PIANOS THE KRELL PIANO AN AMERICAN PIANO Specially made for the Straits Settlements PRICE $310. GOLD AT RATE OF THE DAY THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. 32, RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. TELEPHONE No. 191. Mar. 12 tths TOWN HALL, r SINGAPORE. AT ZERO A Musical Romance m 3
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      392 2 VISIT OF THEIR ROYAL HIGHNKSSES, The Duke Duchess of York. Give them a hearty welcome. T^\ESIGNS and estimates submitted by specia artists for fronts of business premises, triumphal arches, shop fronts, balconies, etc. Fixing and supervision of erecting decorations of all kinds undertaken. Shields painted on zinc, with crests, mottoes
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      812 2 BOARD LODGING r^OMFORTABIE and Airy rooms for bachelors or married couples at View House, Mount Sophia. Fine Tennis Court. Mar q 23.3 BOARD LODGING \Vf ANTED one or two gentlemen to hmrd with a private family; house nicely s mated close to town and tennis court. Apply V.C.0., c/o Free
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      310 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE nPHK Sister ill charge ol St. Maiivs, Hill x Street, would I M A i M l toreceivr j;ifts <>f plants lor the Homo. Mar. 16 s.m WANTED DOOK-KEEPER nod salary hrooaavotoal i f man. Apply hy loitol wil li tfstinioiiials to U.S., c/o Free Press. Mar.
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      211 2 The Week. Saturday, 16th M.ifh Water —543 a., 8.12 p. CridMt—S.C.C. ist XI. v. Next X S.R.C. v. (.;irnson. S.V.A. Battery Parade with blank St*r ot H.ist, 1 efnp»r-«nte Club, 7.v*[ Fir-t Pcrformancj "At Zero," To*;. If t J UMM Troupe, Ueach-rd., 9 p. Sunday, 17th Hyli Water 7.1-, a.,
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1952 3 Quicfuui agunt homines noun t. -rago li'oelli J 11 knal. A peculiar interest attaches to St. Patr ck's Day of this year, m the eyes of the Topicist and his millions of appreciative rvaders, because it is the tenth anniversary 0 the day when the Topicist
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    166 3 I), t 1 tO have had a down on Vete i »ary Surgeon out here during lOC 'ast I w 1 ,tely been received 1 f ihe death at h «se nf Mr. W. H. Hunting, a late Veterinary Surgeon of Perck Many will recollect that one of the incidents
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    JOTTINGS FROM BERLIN.
    1043 3 February 3rd. A lag* rr^wd of sable-dressed E iglish assembled at the gates of the Moniijon Castle Garden to await the exit of the X >yalties and Ambassadors from the specitl memorial service held m St. George's Church The Princess Heinrich and Prince Frudfich Leopold were among
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    S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    583 3 S. C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The special attention of competitors m the tennis tournimtnt is callrd to the alteration m the time of sterling pl^y- Players wiih their umpires must be at lh-2 Courts not 1 iter than 5 p.m., by the Tourn.tme t Clock (4. 45 for championship final tioj.
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    TWO SUDDEN DEATHS IN PENANG.
    358 3 W* graatly ragrai to have to record the sudden of two well-known and wealthy residents c( Ptnang Captain Jeremiah of the s.s. atid Mr. Frederick Stewart, the popular sp'jrtrnin. In our last issue we noted bnerly that Captain ian had a stroke of paralysis .t'most
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    136 3 The Government of India has sanctioned R.s. 30,000 bonus to the retiring agent of the G I. P. Railway. The actual <trenyth of the Army m India on the Ist January last was N. C. O.s and men 58,702 Britisti and 127,666 Native. Three Italian warships are surveying Nimrod Sound,
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    111 3 The Patria with a cargo of about 4 .500 tons coal anived irom Japan yesterday and proceeded to Pulo Brani Wharf to discharge. The Argyll, formerly a British freighter and which has called here several times with cargo, has passed into the hands of the Panama Steam Ship
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    WELL DESERVED PUNISHMENT.
    151 3 At the Police Court yosterday, the two Kling hawkers on trial before a Court of Two Magistrates for dishonestly retaining Stolen pr perty belonging to the firm of M- --srs. T. L. Gosling Co., were convicted and sentenced one to a year's imprisonment and the other to
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    SERVICES TO-MORROW.
    120 3 St. Andrew's Cathedral. 4th Sunday m Lent. ,a. in. Matins. 7.30 a. m. He ly Communion Sermon, 5.30 p. m. Evensong ac Sermon. St Matthew's Church, Sepoy Lines. 8.15 p. m. Bvonaotlg and Sermon. Bethesda, Bras Basah Road 9 a.m. Wonhip and The Lord's Supper. 8 p.m. GoapH
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    EXCHANGE.
    52 3 < okrkcteu L'P TO March 16.) NO lJ a m 2 demand 2/0,',, Priv U en dub -Hz.- dooimcii a credit a France, demand.. 25a Germany, a India, T. T. HONGKONC, dem :r. I^'li'Yokohama, deman *i%par. JAVA, (iemand 121 MAMII A litmiml r SOVKRfIGNS >I O Bank ol Engl
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    PRODUCE.
    88 3 (March if--1 #>550 I :.-e N\ 1 5o 23.87 i While, [Fair I Nutmeg lias I 56 cio. (80s U th" 76 v.tee [Benda 92 Cloves (Ambomd Liherian Coifec 'B^s Tapioca, small pearl ;hair quality^ s 37 J do. do Hake (do. do.) 6.25 do. m-dium ptarl (PaM 5.97
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    SHARE LIST, MARCH 16th, 1901.
    280 3 j-.rAT.OH. Coital. P*i» l)r. Sm»r«s Pa,d n,v. BanKo. r,,,a-..d J»gJ^J' V Nom.oal. f 4,000,00 f 4,4,231 199,875*4 Bell's Asi .v« Eastern An icy. Nominal. t 000 f*■ >*♦ 2 1 Bersawah Gold Mine Co. *3- So Sales. S 175.000 V s/.iJ!* ***** Is Cle.uUaterDa.ryh.^l.td. $.00
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      22 3 Kodaks HH -r AM) aroest Sro 9 Photo Goons JH I V| inthbEast JL llAilW CiEORCiK MICHAEL, I Robinson Road. Feb. 27,
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      258 3 OCEAN H^ STEAM EUERI A ril VAAKT MAATSCHAPPtJ OCEAAN. Tons. Tons Achilles 701 1 Myrmidon 2870 7011 AViror 37 6r) 701 1 Or«-j/« 6 Alcmous 6743 Patroclui S =OO 2 7 2g /> tfM5 ,2^, i4«rf«or 55 v Polyphemus 26n Lalchas 6748 Pr^m 2845 Cyclops 2066 Prometheus 5570 Dardanus 4653
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      281 3 vV earner n. (March 15.) Taken at Kandang K:rbau Hospital Observatory 9. H M. P. MBar. 1 ta. 32 .-a: 20.966 29.555 29.923 Temperaiutt Bi.o 82.5 79.9 Wet Bulb Then; onv-i» r... 77.0 77-O 7°-9 Dir.ofWind N.K. N.K. Calm. Max. i.m, 87.7 Mv do 74.4 M isi.o i" 70.3 R--il.
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      1056 3 v X L IN Flae» and Ten. Comiaanders Arrived Alcbrinb Mr.t. sloop, io;o K. D. Hunt Feb. 23 Penann Uncerta.n vessels Klirti loni Master* Arri»eu from Cant Areiw X* a SI <IOMl 0Mm .2 L,v,-rr,ool Pat.Simons Hongkong Mar. i« rU»ra«T«aa Bnt. i Dai Mar.n Moji Pat.Simons Uncertain. Alt .Jut. 794
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      145 3 '•'AILS CLOSE Co-Day. 1 Per 1. ax. Sd( v 4aUcca Llbuan M fa>i J X, fee. H 4CM S ugon Europe r«« MIIN U dr HAM be X.an Anu ANI bamarang Malacca l.uu'^i HtUmt 1 P m Penan« .v Dca //,6 pv H «l.k Papan, &c. iv P -rt Uickson
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      766 4 SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. CHINA. THE FUSILIERS FOR PEKING. (Special to the Singapore Free Press. Hongkong. 14th March. 1.35 P" 1 A half battalion of the Welsh Fasiliers .^ails to-day tor the North. ENLARGING THE LEGATIONS. The Germans have purchased the Peking Club for addition to tin Legation premises. It is also
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      902 4 AUCTION SALE at our sale-room Monday, :Bth March, at 11 a.m. 46 New Cooking Stoves of Sizes. 50 Winchester Repeating Carbines 23 Martini do 12 M. Henri Rifles With Ammunition Bee. POWEI.L k Co.— Auctioneers. Mar. 13 l8 -3 SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE See Thb Property 01 \V. C. Stmbs
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      341 4 A, Jt^Tflna^MaiwA^^alrVtfaV^^ V^Sb&zßr W 9 bbbV aTaf liUr •>' **<\* 1 k^Yft Sk^TMI^H^PH '>^>9ft I 4aaa! LaaaaVt yQMI tH^Qfy B Thp Rpvt m tHp fl^t I-^ H v t^Jvl t j; V I UC Uvol 111 IDC \.CLi M *jm% t i PJL»ITV (H'Al/ANTPF!> 'HaPf'^ t m\** tyfj?*? /OO ROtsINS>ON
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      654 4 Ttmortif Medldnexif the Unit awarded a Certifctte at the Calcutta Exhibition. 1883 L 4, open to allCcuntrlU jjk LALOR'S em k PHDSPHDDYNE HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY PHOSPHORIC MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. I I forty jr«ar» h*» maintain) f^lk C effects *'f "hewn I world-widr MpMMHM ill' BM md
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      224 4 H Abrams HORSE REPOSITORY HORSES' "HORSES "HORSES" JUS! LANDEb l.x IS CUTUS Fine upstanding Carriage Pairs Single Harness Horses'' M Hacks Polo Ponies" Thii rkipment lias '.'iid pa«sge and all have irrived m good condition md arc ready for inirru'i I Inspection invited. H. ABRAMS W. Dalian Australian Horse Repository
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      642 4 The Singapore Free Press. Mercantile Advertiser Cable Address,— Advertiser, Sx« gaport Telephone Number. N.,. 61. Published at 30 3. Raffles PUce. Singapore. "pHE leading English Newspaper ir. trie Straits Settlements Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Selan gor, Sungei Ujon^, Fahany. the Negr Sembilan British North Borneo Sarawak Netherlands
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      1195 4 vessels expected. (ilvmx post o Jsynißf. (wlmrt known) date due here, ami n.-trm of Atfcnts. A( heron, Kr.. T< u'on, dm Mar. AmiR, Kus., Enr >pc, dv»- Mar. Annaiolis. US., 1000, Hampton Koads, Apl. Canopus H.M.^., Maiia, due Mar. Doi thin. Ku-,. t b., I uropt:, due Mar. Prolic, U.S.,
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