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

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, iith JUNE, 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4201
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      793 1 J*q Office. Telegraph St. Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, KGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also »or Chin* Coast. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1001 1901
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      778 1 "PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND rpOYO KISEN KAISHA (oriental s.s. Co.) VIA INLAND SEA OF IAPAN AND HONOLULU. Through Passage Tickets granted to England France, and Germany by ail trans-Atlantic lines of steamers, and to the principal cities of the United Slates or Canada. Rates
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      825 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Contract wits the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singaporb, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co.. 2-3 Collyer Quay The undermkntionbd datks ark onlt approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be despatcneu tor on Bawcan Batavia extra June 8 Banjerm;<ssin, I'ulo Laut, Balik Pappan, Cotei Bcrau Bulangan
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      697 1 fJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI XA BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL flO 000 000 RKSERVB FUND.— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 Silver Reservt f 3,000,000 J 53,000,000 RKSKRVB LIABILITY OK PROPRIETORS $io,ooo,'jo< Cot X! OK DIRBCTOM. R. Siif.ww Ksq. Chairman. Hon 1 j Kottn k, hsq Dkputy Chairman H. B TOMKIMS, Kvj. I R L.
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      478 1 M[ilkmaid XtAaUlx jJJ Guaranteed -?TjP Full Cream m. %MRM. V^ICcAIII. TRADEMARK JyTORWICH UNION FIRE INSUR- I J ANCE SOCIETYOF NORWICH AND LONDON. Established 1707. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONI V .p.rp.^.-!:::::::::::~:::::::::f?x;°o~ RBMILM INCOME 006 OOT Insurance effected on almost every description ol property at current rates of premium. THE BORNEO Co.,
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      389 1 I. M. Lyon Co 's Patent Libenan Coffee Pulper .fl.-ctivt- substantial and MmpkooOM p I based on the principle of elastic abrasiov. not crushing, and thorough dibsemination of pulp and parchment. Saves its own co-.t m a very short time, by not breakage of beans, with full yield. No Elevators,
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      17 2 CiMMiuu.— Ai Hexhill-on-Sea, on ***** May, the wife of Alexander Limming, of Singapore, of a daughter.
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      DEATH.
      30 2 On the 1 1 th m>>t., at |.f»a VVilkie Hoad, Norman Walter McIntYBC, late inai— f of s. s. #a« Lxong. Ajjed Penanf; «md Mauritius papers please copy i
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1901.
    888 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1901. SOMK months I^o we remember pointing out, m rri, r ard to certain references to the strategic importance of Colomtj'. apparently upon the bulk of the shipping passing through that port, to Australia and th«- East, that thf claim was not really
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    THE BANK THEFT.
    44 2 With regard to the recent robbery of (50 note-, from the Hongkong and Shangbai Hank, it is understood that a> >•• arrests have been made by the Police, but some men were detained on suspicior. terday and will probably be released to-day.
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    92 2 The oil tanker RkmmtSfi arrived from Colombo yesterday and is now at Keppel Wharf Three colliers are expected here from Japan early next week viz Claierly, Stgnd and Gloucester City. The Deli steamer Cal\pso arrived yesterday from Deli and went into dock at Tanjoiil,' tJ a W ar
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    THE FRENCH AND HAINAN.
    185 2 Keneued Romovm or Annexation. Th" CIIJM Mail says j A usually well in'orrm-d correspondent writes us to the tlfeu that be r:<ar« oa i, r ood authority that 1 tie French intf n<l to occupy Hainan, pro bably early next month. We were the first to
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    326 2 There is a good f^eal of brilliant improvisation about the London correspondence of t provincial journal*. This, from the Daily Record's London letter, is not bad m its way A WIM YOING POTINIUI, r The visit of the Sultan of Johore has a ptactical c And
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    SIR HENRY M'CALLUM.
    121 2 A Reutrr's telegram of May 13th says Sir Henry M'Callum, the new Governor of Natal, landed here this morning, and was received by the Premier, the heads of the government, and representatives of civic institutions. Addresses of welcome from thr Town Council were presented by a the
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
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      ADMIRAL SEYMOUR.
      35 2 important Speech at Shanghai. (Special to Singapore Free f Hongkong, nth June. Last night was held the annual dinner )f the China Association at Shanghai Admiral Sir Edward Seymour was th principal guest.
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      BRITAIN'S TASK AND BRITAIN'S RIVALS.
      94 2 In responding to the toast of t vices Admiral Seymour spoke of the Open Door policy laid upoa Britain. Then- were now powerful rivals trying to deprive us of valuable trade. First of all there was Russia, ao nation, keeping out trade by territorial aggression.
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      THE NAVY AND TRADE.
      54 2 British interests are safe-guardei Navy m China. The Navy had last year to do properly what should be considered the work of th« Army. But that was because the Navy had the habit of being on the spot when anything was occurring. Sir Edward Seymour's spee«.h
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      REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
      14 2 Reuter's recent Telegrams will be found 01 page 4 of this issue.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      30 2 Surrendered Boers Cooperating The surrendered Boers m the Middciburg district of the Transvaal ha. armed (by the British authorities), and ar-j willingly protecting stock grazing on the cowlands.
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      CHINA.
      36 2 Allied Commands Independent. It is stated at Berlin that the Powers haveagrerd that the senior officers, of the Allied Contingents m China shall resume the command of tlieir own troops m Couni Waldersec's absence. :r.)
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      11 2 Lord Kitchener denies the surprii>e oi Beyer s Commando
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      THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.
      32 2 The U. S. Declines Joint Guarantee The U. S. Government has formally apprised the powers that it will not con sent to a joint guarantee of the Chine>e indemnity.
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      THE BOER CASUALTIES.
      31 2 Lord Kitchener m a despatch -tatts that Boers have been killed, taken prisoners or surrendered during Ma>. Also 472 more since the Ist June.' London, 'June tith< iyor.
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    S. C. C. LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    118 2 YESTERDAYS PLAY. Single Handicap. (A Court.) Reid 7 beat Sime 6, 21—15. (B Court.) Keddie 4 v. Dick 8 scratched. Doible Handicap, (C Court.) Paton and Winter 7, beat Scoular and Edlm 5, 21— 11. TO-P .1 > TI ES. Sinulb Handicap. (B Court.)
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      423 2 ROBINSON Co. THE Keystone Typewriter. THE KEYSTONE TYPEWRITER A thoroughly reliable Writing Machine at a Popular Price. It ha> less than half the number of parts found m any other machine that will accomplish the same results. ON OAK STAND AS ILLUSTRATION AND WITH OAK < OVKR. Price Complete $100.
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      887 2 Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. STOLEN $50 NOTES. BETWEEN the afternoon of Saturday May -'sth, and the morning of Tues- day, May 28th, 4,739 Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation Notes, each of the value of $50, were stolen from the j Singapore Office of this Corporation. All holders of Notes
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      667 2 TO-DAY'S ADVE RTISEMENTS \X7ANTED before September European resivv dence with two bedrooms, stable, etc. not farther than I miles from town. Apply to P. N. c/O Free Press. Jane il 1 1.8 t FOR SALE PRIVATELY. DILLIARI) TABLE, full size, by Burrou K hes and Watib, m excellent, order, with
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      106 2 TO-DAY'S $100 REWARD. OST between P. O. Office. Hotel De La J Paix, and Raffles Hotel, a Diamond Stud, screw attached to setting. The finder will receive the above reward. Apply to the Manager Singapore Free Pre I June 11 v c ADELPHI HOTEL. \I J Hassner begs to inform
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      133 2 The Week. Tuesday, nth Hi K h Water -.—4.22 a., 5.25' p. Philharmonic Choir, 5.15 p. Wednesday, 12th High Water 1 5.57 a., 6.26 p. Land Sale, Powell, 2.30 p. S.V R. Recruits Drill, 5.10 p. Lodge Zetland Regular, 8.30 p. Thursday, 13th Hi^h Water 7.22 a., 7.2a p. P.
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  • Correspondence.
    • Letter
      "Amok."
      219 3 Amok." l"o rat Editor, Sir, —I am pleased (o see that the idea of burying the corp?e of an amoker with the carcase of a pig is so strongly support- ed by you, and by several people with whom I have conversed on th- 1 subject. As a rule a
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    THE SAILORS' HOME.
    413 3 The following is the Report of the Sailors Home, Singapore, for the year 1900 1. The Committee of the Sailors' Home, m submitting their fifty-first Annual Report with the statement accounts for 1000, have much pleasure m stating that the results of the year have been srtisfactory,
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    THE JELEBU MINING AND TRADING Co. Ltd.
    443 3 The following is the Rin Lode Mining t?port for the month ending May. 1901. During the month a great deal cf work has been done on the No. 2 lode, but with not very good the only place at present carrying a fair
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    NAVAL FUEL EXPERIMENTS.
    129 3 In the further experiments with liquid fuel that *re shortly to be made at Portsmouth Dockyard, I Kermodes system of burning oil is 10 be tried. In this a steam spray is used and the oil— a high.'ash quality obtained m Borneo— is ignited on a coke
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    Untitled
    46 3 m Mr. \V. J. M. Terry, Inspector of Mines, Perak, has been dismissed the service, and the resignation of Mr. (j. F. J. Towers, First Clerk, Treasury, Kinta, lias bctnl accepted by Government. Mr. 11. T. Chitf Clerk. Land Oll.ce, Larut, l <*kci his place. 1
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    REVIEW.
    1540 3 "AS THE CHINESE S^K US." (By TaoMAI G. Sblby.i Ihe book, as the title dearly indicates, < purports to be a representation of the Chinese view of European life and of Eu.opt an civilization. The author is evidently qui'e at home with the Chin. s«classics, and has had abundant
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    A MISSIONARY ON THE FUTURE OF CHINA.
    397 3 d from hi 1 Individual pans art inseparably connec he solu' that links < 1 wi| he rest em, thedomi- kne*pportunitie* Ttre th^n Jap I, and m the ferment ol the hour, ihe supreme qiitation of the uture governance of this gri is
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    A CHINESE PENTARCHY.
    202 3 With reference to the rumour that unless the E.nptror returns speedily to Peking there is an intention to place the F.mpire under the control of four high Chinese officials, thereby, as it were, partitioning China amongst her own sons nd nol amongst the Foieign Powers, the following
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    THE DE WET DELUSION.
    1414 3 (BY Tilt OLD PIOvRBH.) \W arc a sia > people We c uimM do mil oat a hero or i«l«>l :>t *><>mL and we mak'- them out of the most grotesque Material. Faicical j poliiicans, unintelligible poets, Mtf-advWtitMg I novtlisis, muddle-headed "philosophers," theatrical posers m all
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    THE KECHAU GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED.
    537 3 The lollowiriL; is the Mine Manager's Report for the month of May The mill ran 2$ days 2 hours, crushing 350 short tons, (2,000 lbs.) of ore yielding 81 ozs. Smelied g 'ld. Gold from specimens yielded 25.5 o/s. making a total output of
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    HIS LIFE SAVED
    132 3 By Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. I am sure that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Reaiody at one timf saved my life," nays A. B. Lafalettc, of Gregory Landing lark-county, Missour. I was m such bud shape that the doctors said I could not live. When
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    SHARE LIST, JUNE 11th, 1901.
    232 3 g.OTAnOM. P AID !>-V I.BMDS Hank 01 China ard Japan, Ltd. li Nominal. Deferred. 2 C .5/ 7i Hell's Asbestos Kastern Agency. Nominal. 7! Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $3.75 Sellers. Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. |iuo Fraser and Neave Ltd. $86 o v 1 6%
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    PRODUCE.
    93 3 (June 1 1.1 "t~ No. i v I*i ti, Ulack (ordinary S'pnr*) ,s,, d* White, (FmirL/W-5%) 46.25 Nutmcn iios to the Ib.) z* do. (Sos to the Ib) 66 Uct (Banda) g2 >vcs (Amboina) 1 1 M CofTee f f iiflc-.-. ma ptari (Fair qJalVty; S .7S <io fiake
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      27 3 Mounts of all sizeb just received m Novel and Artistic Designs, new shape* and tints. EDWARDS' Isochromatic and ordinary plates. GEORGE MICHAEL, i Robinson Road. June 8
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      309 3 CCEAN STEAM NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN, 1 NS Tons. Achilles 7043 Myrmidun 2870 Agamemnon 7011 Nestor 3809 A tax 7039 Ortstes 4653 Alcinous 6743 Patroclus 5509 Anchises 2729 PeUus -j^oo Antenor B]l Polyphemus 2613 Calchas 6748 Priam 2845 Cyclops 2066 Prometheus 5570 Dardanus 4653 Pyrrhus 3621 Deucalion 7030 Rhipeus 3065
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      287 3 MAILS CLOSE I O-MOKROV*. Fa Per Al *ok Deva-xong Labuan. flee. Patam •> *m HorvWonj, 1 Kumsang II am -'ii^'H y.-jocena i im Ma'd'.ca t'arfalla z pm <^m San I z pm I J it l),ck-.on ftc KUng liata ter i, PM Malacca, ace. Ma pm mak Fo Soun 3
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      763 3 > *ioo VESSELS IN PORT Men-of-Wa. Flag and Tons Cotr.man-'.crs Arrived Fm m c- l*i~n,y Brit. g.b., 756 Oldnm X kUTo ii B *lo Hrir.K.i, Bamilton C 5" i\. Honckong, J X I. Wilbelu. Oer.b'aldp, 10.U00 Poatkrap< Brand-btg der! b'.bip 10 000 Ro,ondihl v,,,,^.,, W< ■enborg b'ahip lo|ooo H.> zhaucr
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      645 4 SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. CHINA. H (Special to Singapore Free Press). Hongkong, 6th June. Germany has restored to the Chinese Mirfister [at Berlin] the freedom of tele- graphic intercourse. j a Hongkong, June toth. News has reached Peking of the mas- p sicre, by Prince Tuan, m April last, of six Italian
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      773 4 PLAGUE AT THE CAPE. j One case of plague has occurred on board 1. M. S. \Monarch, the guard-ship at imonstown. "I MRS. BOTHA'S MISSION. Mrs. Botha has arrived at Southampton nd has proceeded to London. She has refused to give any interview to iress representatives. THE CHINESE INDEMNITY. Toe
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      772 4 *O LET Rooms, with or without board, with private family, Near Town." REX c/o Free Press. May 31 3°-6 "*O LET Three Rooms, with board, m nice locality near town. R. S., c/o Frte Press. May 31 306 TO LET 1/HITE HOUSE, Dalvey Road, furnished, V from 20th June to
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      888 4 I AMES WATSON COS SCOTCH WHISKIES. ARE THE BEST VALUE IN THE MARKET. Flag Brand, 10 years old. $12 per case, duty extra. 5 (Specially Recommended.) V- -0. 8 per case, duty extra. OBTAINABLE FROM RETAIL DEALERS OR MoALISTER Co., C •OLE AGENTS g— m=Mm of Japan ST TOILET WATER
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      1307 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. F f Giving port 01 departure, a;id (where known) He due here, and name of Agents. Mbn-ok-VVar. 1,1 onavrntuka, H.M.S., Hongkong, due June tni Kn'l'km ao 1 K«L'X, Toulon, due June CUMB, H.M.S., Chatham, due July «fbrnbt, Fr., Toulon, due June izard, H.M.S., Hongkong, due June Transports. [azan,
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      730 4 140 tons, CapUin I Bbi r W. MANSFIKI..,,, June 10 A ent <JS.S.c 0 For London Direcl The Glen Lm c Steamer GLENSHIEL ft swrtfvvr further particulars apply l 0 May 2, BOUSTEAD jit DKTOSTASUTISKK KOMPA^P" ""■r&ssssaS 2^--Thi Russian S t a 4 KITAI, Captain Jensen, will be despatched 1
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