The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 April 1901

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 26th APRIL, DAILY ISSUE, No. 4163
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      735 1 n Office. Telegraph St. /fe Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, (EYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, rGYPT, 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 HOMEWARD 1901
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      810 1 pHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED OUTWARD. HOMEWARD. For Hongkong. Shano- For Marseilles and hai Japan Ports. London. I s. Ching Wo due Aoril i s. Hyson due May I s. X lis )-j> due May Through Bills of Lac -< issued to Manchester Continental ports, New jfork, Boston, Philadelp
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      756 1 s.s. Van Diemen 11 s.s. de Klerk" 1284 Tons 2lo T nS WILL SAIL FOR WILL SAIL FOR Billiton.Batavia.S -urahaya, Bali, Ampenan, Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang, Sourabaia, Naca**r, Bma T.mor Dilly, Timor Koi pang, So mba, Amhoina, Banda, Macassar, Ambo.na, Banda, Gisser, Toeal, Boeroe, Batjan, Ternat., Gorontalo, Dobo, and New Guinea
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      814 1 VHE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LTD. Shipwrights, Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders, Wharfingers. &c. THIS Company execute-, Shp and Marine Kn^ine Repairs o» all descriptions, m the most efficient manner, under the superintendence of experienced European Shipwrights and Engineer^. Graving Docks up to 500 feet m length and 21 eet
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      648 1 LTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI 1 BANKING CORPORATION. J PAID-UP CAPITAL |i O OO0 000 RESERVE FUND— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000) Silver Reserve < siooo.ooo j *«3.000,000 f RESERVE LIABILITY OP PROPRIETORS r ..j 110,000,000 CoUB-> DIBSCTOBS. R. SHBWAr. «isq. Chairman. p Hon. J. Kbswick Esq.— Dkputy Chaibman. Hon. K. M Gray j
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      559 1 NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURL^ ANCE SOCIETYOP NORWICH AND LONDON. KSTABLISHID 179 7. I FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Vmolht Insured 1 .ossbsPam- 7 11,600,000 I 'rbmium incomk 006,000 I Insurance eflected on almost every description •roperty at current rates of premium. THK BORNEO Co., Ltd.— Agents j ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANi. toMCK'Ua
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      404 1 DACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND »pOYO RISEN KAISHA (ORIENTAL S.S. CO.) VIA INLAND SEA OK JAPAN AND HONOLULU. Through Passage I ickets granted to Holland France, and Germany by all trans-Ailantic Imet of steamers, and to the principal cties of the United Slates or Canada.
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH.
    13 2 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. Tyric, th<: wii. of Mr. I*. Zimmi.k ol .1 MB.
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    The Singapore Free Press.
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    FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1901.
    496 2 Ir there is one thing more certain than another, it would seem to be that that there exists a sort of consentaneous impulse at the opening of this ne w century, to seek afler new methods of supplying industrial power, with, as a result, a new
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    758 2 A supplement to the weekly edition of the Free Press will be published to-morrow for the homeward French mail on Sunday. We acknowledge with thanks the receipt, from the Colonial Secietariat, the S. S. Civil Service List for 1901. The homeward and the ou'ward French mail stearnrrs Oceanwn and Laos
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    THE P. & O. "SOBRAON" STRANDED.
    441 2 THE P. O. "SOBRAON" STRANDED. This morning the P. O. Company ere received a wi c from Hongkong to the fiVct tliat ihe Sobraon h id struck on Tungung I>land during a dtnse fog on the oyage from Shanghai. The mails and ias*engers have cen saved, but it is feared
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    448 2 Th Spai isti M u 1 Isla de Luzon coaled I■* i i! l'wa r yesterday, and will leave for Man la 'hr<(t tli s e.etiint,'. Thr 5.5. Neptune is due here some time next we k v\it'i a c^rgo of Japanese coals. II c Sultan is due
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    253 2 The I S. Si Ne-icark, Captain McCalla is to proceed to New York m the early part of May. Siie will proceed direct to the United States by way of Suez. It is annuunc d that the Northern Pacific Reilway has chartered eight steamers to run from lacoma to Liverpool,
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    45 2 THE STRANDING OF THE SOBRAON." (Special to Singapore Free Press.) Hongkong, 26th April The P. O. S.S. Sobraon has been lost m the Formosa Channel. The passengers, crew, and mails have been saved. The vessel struck on Wednesday morn, ing, during a fot,'.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      28 2 Boers are showing some activity m Cape Colony. Fighting has occurred within the dis* tricts of Graafreinat, Steysburg, and Barklv East (Later.) THE NEWFOUNDLAND SHORE QUESTION.
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      Britain Makes Definite Proposals.
      24 2 Th»: Government has submitted to France definite proposals for a settlement ol whole Newfoundland fishery question A reply is awaited.
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      THE COAL EXPORT DUTY.
      45 2 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor 01 the Exchequer, m reply to a deputation, stated that he was unable to withdraw th--new tax upon the export of coal. He added, however, that he wished to dtal fairly with existing contract;London, 26th April, igoi.
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    253 2 The usual Men's Monthly Medal handicap competition will take place at the Sepoy Line:-* to-morrow afternoon, the 27th last The monthly sewing meeting of the Church Work Association will be held at the Raffle^ Girls School on Wednesday May i>t at 4 p.m. A meeting of the Oucca ictoria Memorial
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    THE INDIAN FOREST DEPARTMENT.
    254 2 English mmnj Mr. H. C. Hill, now Inspector-General o, Forests, who was placed on special duty from April to September last year to inspect and report on the forest administration of the Federated Malay States, has since written a highly interesting account of his visit, and
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      687 2 RAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER ON Saturday, 27th Instant, Full Band of the M.N.I, m attendance. Dancing after Dinner Scats should be engaged previously. SARKIES BROS, Proprietors. Apl. 6 JOHN LITTLE &CO., LIMITED. ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE. FOR CASH ONLY WILL COMMENCE ON THE ist AND CONTINUE UNTIL 15th MAY Special Lines
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      888 2 $50 REWARD $Cri REWARDwiII be paid for the recovery 4>Ov/ of a yellow rimmed "Laju" bicycle (No. 91) (racer) stolen from the compound of tho Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Information to X X X., c/o Free Press. April 23 30.4 LOST IN the neighbourhood of Tanglin Cross Roads a
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      353 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. For Melbourne Sydney, s. s. CL/TUS, 2435 tons, Capi. C. Mac Donald, will sail for the above ports on Friday, the 3rd prox. For freight or passage apply to McALISTER Co.— Agents. Apl. 26 AUCTI SALE OF JEWELLERY nrO be held at Powell Co.'s sale-room on x Wednesday,
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      145 2 The Week Friday, a6th Hifh Water 1—2.58 a., 4.58 p. S.V.A. Battery Parade Rehearsal inspection, 5.15 p. Saturday, 37th Hikjh Water: 4.17a., 6.i6p. Cricket S.C.C. v Singapore Club. S.C.C. 2nd XI. v. Raffles School. S.L.G.C. Monthly Medal. Furniture Sale, Mr. W. Fox, Powell, 3 p. S. V. C. parade for
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    THE NEXT GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON.
    258 3 LIIIELV TO BB LOBB L»MINOTiIt.| k VI KNOR OK QuBBN.SL\ND. The Ceylon Observer of the niih in-t says We have received information from an unofficial source which seems to mal>e it nearly certain that the present Governor of Oueensland is to be the next Guvernor
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    THE PENANG VOLUNTEERS IN SINGAPORE
    246 3 THE PENANG VOLUNTEERS IN SINGAPORE 1 he following letter from a member of the Penang Volunteers appears m the King Gazette Got here safe and sound yesterday morning. Pleasant time on board, Stewart was a trump, gSK v* a big photographic magic lantern show of m, and we assisted m
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    GERMAN VIEW OF THE RUSSIANISATIION OF MANCHURIA.
    628 3 I the sth inst. deals with the question of Russia and Manchuria. Oar contemporary says At the opening of spring m each year large rb of Chinese coolies leave the provinces of Chihli and Shantung for Viadivostock and the Amur territory, Port Arthur,
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    UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
    1430 3 An Exciting Struggle. By an Olh Blub. (Daily Telegraph.) The half-hour had scarcely struck before the 1 Cambridge men jumped away at the pi tol-shot to j a better s>tart than their opponents, m windy bul dry weather. Ihe advantage of the station had been apparent even
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    THE NEW AUSTRALIAN COMMONWELATH.
    2317 3 [All Riohts Rbsrrvbd. I (Bt Fr-'i i>"ri< k Dolman.) Hi. THE AUSTRALIANS AS CITIZENS. The Australians a c townsmen m a sense and to an extent that have no parallel m any other part of the world. More than a third of the population of the
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    77 3 An extraordinary incident is reported from the Shanghai Golf Links, two players. Mr. John Cooper, playing his second for the 6th and Mr. Hodges, of Ra driving from the 7th t<c, striking simultaneously, with the result that the balls collided at a point some nine feet from the ground and
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    ANOTHER SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO SIAM.
    261 3 A small zoological expedition, says Nature, is ju t Martian from En Und tut the Malay P-nin---I i. It consist-, of Mr. N. Ann*nd*le, who was a member of the expedition to the Siamese Malay Slates m 1899, and Mr. H. C. Robinson, hon. research
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    BELIEVING IV THINGS.
    493 3 Tins wounded ni:m m the Hihlo story believed m the <.""il .-vim n-iciii kMHH the latter, finding liint li It dead by tho wayafcte, <;irnrd him hom<- to i f i inn .uid h-d him takon rare eC People m ramtlaaally aayiag «»t oat thiag and allot
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    SHARE LIST, APRIL 26th, 1901.
    226 3 Quotation. C»n T *i f'4inl'r Shuis f«io Div Bank of China and Japan, Lu.'. Li Nominal, f 2,0.-0,00 f, 414,2" <.x» <7s it Deferred. £5.5/ I Bell's Asue^. K.istern Ager -y. Nominal. 10,5 -f£ Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $3.80 Buyers, j 175.000 V <;. so
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      19 3 launch will leave Johnston's I'ier tor t( c Swimming Club Bungalow, on Sunday at 6 a.m. and 7 a.m.
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      314 3 OCEAN \\£a!% STEAM SHIP |P^ Co. NEDEKLA ~N« r>TOOrVIVAART MAA A OCEAA J. Tom. Tons. AchilUs 7043 Myrmidon 2870 Agamemnon 7011 Nestor 3809 /i/ax 7<>39 Orestes 4053 Alcmous 6743 Patroclus 550q Anchises 2729 Peltus 75°° /Iwr^nor 553' Polyphemus 2613 Calchas 6748 Priam 284s Cyclops 2066 Prometheus 5570 Dardanus 46<;3 Pyrrhus
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      497 3 MAILS CLOSE -M.I. Per At •n iMand Site, a am mg ft i olembo Cmmdu \a \m k Pontiaaak Han Whatt Soon neon 11 tv P IU-uuit 1 cm Penai j v TwiuU 1 rx Pw* Seng 2 vu fcC. Grauf va» Byla.idi 4PM M»J tea, fee. 4 PM K.
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      718 3 VESSELS IN PORT Mei-of-Wai HigmdTons Commanders Arrived From p M When Algerine l-rit tloop, 1050 X I). Hint kpLJ g«»rio. J Baaailton Apl. 19 l< Pte< Hem Dirt. enUa.,3630 Taaata Apl. 19 1 I < l 'a "<:> «tiii-., 2817 Cant. Hi Apl. 23 Hongkong Sp. ia, Ap' 2fi Itaukuahimii
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      416 3 Passengers. Arrived. Apl 2 ;.-p C r I'm ni r M Daakar. A. i>u'h-*ilar,d, and I.c Fever. Apl. aft—Per Singapore Mr. Kcnpft, Mr. P.Ulison, Mr. Smart. PA S S E N G TlTs HOOK ED HOMK WARDS. N. D. L. Per A-iMMU frmi, May 6.— \U. and Mr,, te. JrU«W
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      401 4 SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. CHINA THE FRANCO-GERMAN EXPEDITION. Special to Singapore Frtt Prtss.) Hongkong, 25th April. The Franco-German expedition has reached the Great Wall Thr Chinese troop* under Liukwantsai having retired. Ike Allud forces are returning. REUTERS TELEGRAMS PARLIAMENT. The above Bill has teen read for a second time m the House
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      1219 4 I -TO BE LET, Kildare," Bukit Timah Road, 1 iust beyond Stevens Road. Rent $30. Apply Lermit 8c Westerhout, la Battery Road. Aphio 5 OFFICES TO LET 2SECOND-floor offices above Geok Teat Co. I Third-floor office, Battery Road. Apply to GEOK TEAT Co. Feb. 8 uc TO LET /""ROUND Floor
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      214 4 ftvC'ffiCjM'ftySpryy^^ '^J b^^^^L^^^^bY^^v^Bb^b^b^b^b^K *B»> f n '^V~ PIJWITY i. i I i iA pi ANT H I ti. iJ^% t^^b^H fOO RQQ t M -*>*-~)N f¥&A t. < JAMES WATSON COb SCOTCH WHISKIES. ARE THE BEST VALUE M THE MARKET. Flag Brand, 10 years old. $12 per case, duty extra.
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      530 4 Fraser Cumrmng Oi 1 itiss 7c Mattery Road. Sawmills i Johore Bharu. BaM k works Siran^oon and Balcslier. Timber Merchants. PRIME HARD-WOOD, cut U our own men intlie best districts, and suam sawn to any size. WORKED TIMBERS, Flooring Hoards a" u r at' ly planed, UMgoed and grooved y
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      99 4 DBT OSTASIATISKE KOMPAGNI. For Marseilles, Havre, Copenhagen and St. Petersburg. The Russian Stbambr MANCHURIA, Captain Schumng, will be desptched for the above ports during the middle ol a May. She has splendid accommodation for Ist class passengers at reduced rales and cart les a doctor. For passage and freight apply
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      659 4 "White Horse Cellar" Whisky. To be obtained from Messrs. CHIN HOA HONG Co. River Valley Road HOON KEAT Co. ANN LOCK Co. GEOK TEAT Co. YONG HOA SENG Co YONG LEE SENG &Co GHEE SOON Co AGENTS GUTHRIE and Co. Nov tnth s uc TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS John Little Co
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      1153 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port 01 departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Men-of-war. Acheron, Fr., Toulon, due Apl. j Amur, Kus., Europe, due Apl— Donau Austrian, W. C. Africa, due Apl. Iwati, J-ip., Elswick, due Apl. 29; Marco Polo, Ital., Spezzia, due Apl. Mikasa, Jap. b'ship,
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