The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 June 1901

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  • Title Section
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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 18™ JUNE, 1901. THIRD SERIES. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4207
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      816 1 V* n Office. Telegraph St. fiC 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 Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast. MAnTI-INES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1901
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      782 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND rpOYO KISEN KAISHA (ORIENTAL S.S. CO.) VIA INLAND SEA OF |APAN AM) HONOLULU. Through Passage Tickets granted to England France, and Germany by all trans-At i.intic lines of steamers, and to the principal cities ol the United States or Canada.
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      576 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under Comtract witm the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collver (Juav The undermentioned datbs ark oslt approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be despatched tor on l)e Carpentier Batavia June 17 Batpvia, Cheribon, Sam irang, Soerabaia, Bali, Ampenan, Bima,
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      156 1 Fraser Curaming OwiCSfl /< Battery Road. Sawmills Johore Bharu. Bkm k works Sirantfoon and Baleslicr. Timber Merchants. PRIME HARD-WOOD, cut by our own men inthe best districts, and steam sawn to ;.ny sue WORKED TIMBERS, Flooring Boards accurately planed, tongued and grooved Ly the best machinery, underthe superintendence of an
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      711 1 LIONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,*****0 RESERVE FUND.— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 > Silver Reserve 3,000,000 j I 3.000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIBTOHS I iio.ooo.ooe Court of Directors. R. Shkwav Esq.— Chairman. Hon. J. J Bkll-Irv ing,— Dkputv Chairman H, E. Tumki.n\ Ba% I R. L. Richardson Esq.
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      494 1 Milkmaid r'TWifti BRAND fe?sEDSj5; l\/f4l !r j|M; IVIIIK Jip -SL- Guaranteed T« Full Cream. trademark Largest Sale m the World. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSUR- I ANCE SOCIETYOF NORWICH AND LONDON. Established !70/. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. A-ouht Insured ■•..£»35.ooo,ooo i LossbsPaid 411,600,000 I I P«HtPE WCOBM I 900.000 I nsurance
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      278 1 I" 1 jpft RICAUD'S |1| Kanaaga. L3JI O| «lAPAW pM TOILET WATER J Rigaud'a KanangaWaii<(iM) J^k ler his the s« tet pi Mtja |A of 'he Kamnga Flower f, t*l *^B J a P*n *ud a soothing inj C^^—^^^B ion on the skia; R^<Cs- ;^<X l <quito bius, My and
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  • Article, Illustration
    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1901.
    1285 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1901. i- >■ r lira nu* < nnbribe.i bjr gi B| to Region, loyalty, and Law. LoKD Halsbury, speaking at the 38th anniversary festival of the Newspaper Press Fund m I ondon, enlarged upon the functions, duties, responsibilities and privileges of the publir
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    689 2 To-day is the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. H. H. the Sultan of Perak will lay the foundation stone of the new Idris Clubhouse at Kwala Kangsar on the 22nd instant. On the following day there will be a mengelunchor party at Sungei Dal. The Jiji learns that arrangements
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    THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ROBBERY.
    227 2 Immediately after the welrum. news that the misjing notes to the amount of £-58,000 had been discovered at Colombo on the French mail SA Indus that left here on tie 20th May, there now to-day comes the news that the suppo^l principal m the
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    163 2 Flic steamer Canning (Trooper 43) which left Hongkong on the 10th arrived at the Wharf this morning for coals. The Collier Harburg with a car^o of about 4,000 tons Australian coal for this port arrived from Sydney yesterday. The Spanish mail Monte Video left for Europe yesterday afternoon
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    SPECIAL CHINESE EMBASSY TO BERLIN.
    78 2 (China Mail Correspandent.) Shangl'.ai, June 12.— Chang Yen-mao is coming here to arrange for the journey of the Chinese Embassy which goes to Berlin to express the regret of the Chinese Government for the murder of Baron von Kettler, the German Minister to China m
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.
      36 2 The Customs Duties. The New York Heralds. Washington correspondent states that Britain has not,. fied the Powrrs that she will not consent to China increasing the duty on imports of opium and rice.
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      A LOAN DOUBTFUL.
      61 2 It is thus evident that the attempt of cer tain Powers to provide China with the means of raising the indemnity will fai! THE UNITED STATES OPPOSES SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS. The State Department at Washington instructs Mr. Rockhill, at Peking, to oppose any ittempt on the part of
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      64 2 The Defeat of De Wet. British Casualties. The losses m the recent defeat of De Wet's force are reported as follow^ Of the Gordon Highlanders, Lieut. Alan Cameron and sij men killed thirteen wounded. Of the Bedfords Lieut. C. P. Strong and five men killed. Captain A. R.
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    RAUBS.
    494 2 The financial correspondent of the Hing kong Daily Prrss, m his comments on the local stock market has this about Mining. Under this head, the Raub collaps*has set everybody thinking. This drop, coming as suddenly as it was unexpected. has taken the breath from the market. It seems a
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      310 2 I JUST UNPACKED A NEW SHIPMENT OF THE CELEBRATED Werner Pianos INSPECTION INVITED. THE ROBINSON PIANO O L.™ 33 RAFFLES PLACE. TELEPHONE 191. June 15 tuths f ROBINSON Co. THE 1 Keystone Typewriter. ■I THE KEYSTONE TYPEWRITER A thoroughly reliable Writing Machine at a Popular Price. It ha* less than
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      424 2 BUTTER FRENCH BRETEL FRERES D'lsigny Butter In 1 and 2 lb. tins. John Little Co.. Ltd., Singauore. Mar luf H.Q CITY ANALYST'S LABORATORY 138 Bath Strut, GLASGOW, mt March, igoi. Report on the Old Blend Whisky OF THE "White Horse Cellar" I have made a careful Analysis of Messrs. Mackie
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      803 2 \X7ANTEP at once an active man to Board vessels and dispose of an easy saleable article. Any nationality. Apply 8.0., c/o Frte Press. June 17 20.6 A DVERTISER having a large furnished hnues three miles from town would be glad to meet with two or three t; en tlemen 10
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      437 2 TQ.DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT. RAILWAYS. *T*KNDERS are invited for the construction of x a wooden pier at Woodlands on the Johore Strait*. All the ironwork will be supplied by the Railway Department at site of the work. Tenders will be received up to the 30th June. Plans may be seen
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      148 2 The Week. Tuesday, iJth Hitih Water: 0.0 p., 11.14 p. Legislative Council, 2.30 p. Philharmonic Choir, 5.15 p. Football Cup entries close, 6 p. lianvird Benefit Concert, Town Hall, 9p. Wednesday, 19th Hitfti Water 0.40 p., 11.57 PMunicipal Commission, 2.30 p. Land Sale, Powell, 2.30 p. S.V.R. Recruits Drill, 5.10
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  • Correspondence.
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      673 3 "Governor and Rikisha Puller." T* tii» Editor. Sir, Now that H. F. has apr -ear. d personally m the capacity of a prosecutor at the Police Court, and has avenged himself upon the unfortunate jinrikisha puller whose jinrikisha was smashed m a collision with the Governor's dogcart it is to
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    70 3 The agenda of business for the meeting ol the Municipal Corr.missioners to-morrow afternoon includes Mr. Barker's motion re the Fire Brigade, a good deal of busine=>s under the heading of reads, considera tioii of the railway crossing m Bukit Timah rd an insanitary area at Bukit Pasoh, and
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    REFORM IN CHINA.
    431 3 As IxrißiAL Edict on E\4Mination>». The following Edict of the 3rd inst. is taken from the N. C. Daily NtWS l] Decree by the Empress Dowager ommanding the Establish.-nent of the special examinations of candidates for official appointments m the proposed Reformed Government. These candidates are to
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    JOTTINGS FROM BERLIN.
    1222 3 (For the Singapore Free Press.) May 22nd, 1901 The political splash m Berlin is over and the circles of agitation are widening into the constituencies, and losing violence a> they go. Although m ither the Landtag nor the Reichstag is actually dissolved j everybody reckons with the
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    A CHINESE RETROSPECT.
    1697 3 Attitude 01 tub Loyal Vicsßots Two Blue-books have just been published continuing the narrative of events m China. The firs' c. ntains only some plans illustrating tlie siege d Peking. The second comprises the whole ot tne i fficial correspondence from the end of September 1900, when
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    SARAWAK.
    290 3 <>n Sunday the inst., a python BCaSH i i i-i I i> J5 ftet m length was captured m the jungh- a iew miles up river from Kurhing. I h<- python had ju*t dived a pig, an<l was tr>in^ r vainly to re-enter his lair, obstructed by the size
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    THK "TRANSIT OF CATTLE BY SEA" BILL.
    653 3 In articles referring to the introduction! of this measure into the Legislative Council cf this Colony tin Bangkok newspapers make the following comments I Bangkok Times, June loth.i The Singapore Free Press, which his been largely instrumental m forcing the Straits fiovernmtf' t
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    THE PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.
    392 3 The Canton correspondent of the China Mail states that deputation from the Tung Wah Hospital at Hongkcng, accompanied by members of tfe Canton Benevolent Societies, waited on the Viceroy To, at Canton, to unje him to use him to use his influence with the Governor of
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    S. C. C. LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    130 3 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Single lUndu at. Beauclerk 5 beat Sime 6, 21 19. Withers 4 beat Ritchie g, 21 20. DOI RLE HANDICAP. K,nox .md Pritchard 7 beat Billings and HilU 8, 21— n. TO-DAY'S niS. SIUU Handicap. I'ntchard Paton. Goldie or Winter v. Kinsey.
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    SHARE LIST, JUNE 18th, 1901.
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    EXCHANGE.
    76 3 (Corrected up to lun© 18.) On London. Bank 4 na/t. ofl demand I lI ilm Private credits 3 m/s j'o^ j J documents 3 na/s */°A credits 6 m/s */°f\ France, demand Germany, demand 201 India, T. T 4 s£ Hongkong, demand dis,. Yokohama, demand ..->%pm Java, demand 1
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    PRODUCE.
    118 3 (Ju c IS > ln */< Uambier y .> do. Cube No. 1 360 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'r^'" 1 .s do. White, (Fair L/W- 5 46. Nutmegs 110s to the Ib.) e;_do. (80s to the Ib) 64 Mace (Bands' mmmm 11 9* Cloves (Amboina) u3* Liberian Coffee t 17.50
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      229 3 HAIR PRESERVED AND BEAUTIFIED.— The only reliable preserver and restorer of the hair n RowlasdN Maca-sar Oil, which closely re. sembles the oily matter nature provides for nourishing and stimulating its growth, without which the hair becomes dry, thin and brittle. It prevents baldness and scurf, strengthens the hair, and
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      316 3 OCEAN IBM STEAM SHIP |P^ Co. NEOERLANUSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN Tons. Tons. Achilles 7043 Myrmidon 2870 Agamemnon 701 1 Nestor 3809 A} ax 7039 Orestes 4653 Alcinous 6743 Patroclus 550Q Anchises 2729 Peleus 7500 i4«*«nor 5531 Polyphemus 2613 Calchas 6748 Priam 2845 Cyclops 2066 Prometheus 5570 Dardanus 4653 Pyrrhus 3621
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      231 3 MAILS CLOSE I O-MORKOW For Per At Bangkok Alb n)i 9 am Batu Pahat Macassar noon Indragirt Boon San f 2 pm Muar m. Maln.cn Far/alia 2 pm Malacca, &c. Malacca 3 pm Penang Deli Calypso 3 i-m Port Dickson Klang Baiavier 3 pm Penang a. Colombo Dardanm 3 hrn
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      941 3 YE S SELS Tn PORT. Men-of-War Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For When Beaatio Br,t. atoop. a»> Hamilton 1„„,. g Hl.m Uncertain. l-»«rd l.m. -.1.., il.» Watson June 17 Hoagkoog Uncertain. Other Vesbelb Flags Tons Masters, Arrived From Consignees For When Alcinous Brit 4278 Pattotd Jun,-7 Li v<lp.,..| ||i—j,H
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      704 4 SPECIAL TELEGRAM. coolie Immigration. (Special to Singapore Free Press). Hongkong, June 14. The Chamber of Commerce at Hongkong is moving the Government to protest, and question the legality of the prohibition of coolie immigration into Singapore. m REUTER'S TELEGRAMS SOUTH AFRICA. Two Boers at Pretoria, who had taken the oath
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      908 4 FOR SALE PRIVATELY. BILLIARD TABLE, full size, by Burroughes I and Watts, m excellent order, with acces- vine-.. Price $650. COTTAGE PIANO, by Scheidmayer, m first class order. Price $225. POWELL Co.,— Auctioneers. June 11 AUCTION SALE. AT OUR SALE ROOM. Thursday, 20th June, at 1 1 a.m. 16 New
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      756 4 POWELL ROBINSON Agents m the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States for rONES' CELEBRATED SEWING MACHINE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE THE NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE MEDIUM SEWING MACHINE &c. &c. June 4 U hs John Little CO. LTD. SINGAPORE. Wine, Spirit and Provision Merchants. impor nits oiCigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos Fancy
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      324 4 Bricks AND Firebricks THE ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS Co,, Ltd. RE NOW PREPARED TO SUPPLY Jricks at $15 per 1000. firebricks at $75 per 1000. fireclay at $27.50 per ton. Speciality m Boiler Seating and Boiler overs made to order. For further particulars apply to THE BORNEO Co., Ltd., AGENTS. June n
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      804 4 DET OSTASIATISKK KOMPAPm, For Marseilles, Havre, Copenhagen" St. Petersburg. agena n<J THB ■•«3fc 1 Captain Jen-ien, will be despatched En ports on or about the July 3rd. She h f^ Vt accommodation for Ist class passenger* spl nd 'd rates and carries a doctor. re «uced For passage and freight
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      1258 4 vessels Expected. Giving port ot departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Men-of-war. D. Entrbcaotbaux, Toulon, due June Eclipse, H.M.5., Chatham, due June Ivibrnbt, Fr., Toulon, due June Transports. Kazan, Odessa, due June R. V. Fleet. N. Novgorod, Vladivostock, June R. V. F. Pbtbrsblru, Odessa, due-
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