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

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, iBth JULY, 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4232
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      829 1 P n Office. Telegraph St. XT 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 Pertian Gulf, Continental mnd Amtrican Ports, also foCkxna Comst. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1901
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      773 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND rrtOYO RISEN KAISHA (oriental s. s. Co.) VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU. Through Passage Tickets granted ti England France, and Germany by all trans-Atiantic lines of steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada.
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      531 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKB.TVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbr Contract with thi Netherlands Ivdia Gotbrnmbmt. Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collybr Quay THB IM)IK1HNTIOK«I) DATBS ARB ONLY APPROXIMATE. Steamer Prom Expected Will be despatcbed lor O n Both Batavia July 15 Batavia, Cheribon, Samarang, Soerabaia, Macassar, Donggala, Soemalata, Menado,
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      180 1 Fraser Dcaoc timikd Printers, Publishers, Account Book Manufacturers Commercial Stationers. Publishers of The Singapore and Straits Directory. The Singapore and Straits Rough Diary, The Traveller's Malay Pronouncing Hand- Book, Mai* of the Town op Singapore, &c, &c. The Most Complete and Up-to-date Printing Office m the Straits Settlements. FRASER NEAVE,
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      708 1 IJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION PAID-UP CAPITAL Jioooo RESERVE FUND.— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 m Silver Reserve 1,000,000] 1 3.°00,000 RKSBRVB LIABILITY OP PROPRIETORS 4i0,000.f0r Court ok Directors. R. Shkwa.v Esq.— Chairman Hon. J J BrlL-IRVING, DBPUTr CHAItMAN H, b. Tomkins, Esq. I K. L. Richabdson Eat< A. Haupt, Esq
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      491 1 Ideal Milk Enriched 20 per cent. BeaTM wjth Cream IS^^l Sterilized Not Sweetened I^^n'^^J A Pe rfect Substitute for Fresh l Milk. JSJORWICH UNION PIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY OP NORWICH AND LONDON. KSTABLISHBD 170/. KOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. PfcMIVM IHCOIIB go6fooo insurance effected on almost every description el property at current
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      219 1 RIGAUD* j liana Jig a, H TOILET WATER 1 Bigaud's KanangaWa j£ er las t i e wecl v A i\ rff^ 'i the K^tiiiigi Mower of f•'lft\ *W J a P» u •"'I soothing and r *=j^'TM 'on f he »kin; fctCi'-'V'is j c '"-usquito bite», M» jg^ iD
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1901.
    1119 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, JULY 1 8, 1901. pr«-»frt- Hr»» THE question u\ housiag accommodation lor Europeans pres»e-> ever more and more m all Eastern commercial centres. The main cause of that is not a gradual increment of the European population, although that of <;our?c counts lor what the
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    387 2 Mr W.h. Walter-, of our contemporary's statt, leaves lor England to-morrow b) Japanese mail. The suppression ot nuisam c by no :.-e« is '•nLjaging the attention of the Sanitary Board m Hongkong. Dr. and Mrs. von Tunzdmann returned from Europe yesterday morning by the German mail steamer Koenxg Albert. The
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    AN OLD CEYLONIAN.
    179 2 Alluding to the Corona Club dinner the Ceylon Observer says that the wonder of the dinner, so far as Ceylon was concerned, was the presence of M. E. L. Mitford, whom we regarded as an elderly Civilian when we came to Ceylon m 1861 and who was
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    THE LATE MR. WILLIAM CAMPBELL.
    171 2 In connection with the recently announced death of Mr. William Campbell, formerly of Singapore, an old resident mentions that the deceased was for some time m the firm of Syme Co., m whose establishment his name appears first m 1850. Four )e rs thereafter he
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    THE BIOGRAPH.
    151 2 No greater proof of the popularity of tl>U entertainment can be given than the lar^e audiences which hive attended tlse Town Hall duiing the week. The views were a*»ain excellent la>t night when the audience were struck by the marvellous me chanual effects displayed by the Bio^raph. There
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    146 2 Ihe British transport Chingto, Nu. which atrucd yesterday urn Madras, left this morning after coaling at the wharf. The Spanish mail Alicante Itaves for Manila thi^ ■fterooos. H.M.S. Eclipu is expected from Devon port on the 22nd and will coil at the wharf. The P. O. sUamer Rosetta,
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    BRITISH GUIANA'S NEW GOVERNOR.
    311 2 The Home and Colonial Mad says It is pos-ible that some disappointment will be rau-ed by the announcement that a subordinate from the Strails Settlements is to be the new Governor of British Guiana True, a coloniJ secretary is next m rank to a governor, and
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    103 2 Sir John Winfield Bonser, (our former Attorney General, and Chief Justice) is, after all, to return to Ceylon. The Ceylon doctors had declared that his health would not allow him to stay longer m the tropics, but the medical advisers of the Colonial Office have examined him and say he
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      LORD ROSEBERY SPEAKS.
      54 2 A Knock-Out for CampbellBannerman Replying to a request made by the City Liberal Club for a pronouncement of poll tical opinion, Lord Rosebery writes that he will never voluntarily re-tnter politics. He believes that the Liberal attitude ol neutrality m a war to which the whoUEmpire has
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      38 2 {Later.) A Casualty List The casualty list shows that seven men of the Connaught Rangers were killed, and three lieutenants and seventeen men wound ed near Aliwal North on the 14th July. London, July 18th, lyoi.
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    THE CABLE STATION AT THE COCOS.
    228 2 THE CABLE STATION AT THE COCOS. In a short time the cable steamer Scotia will arrive at the Cocos Islands to lay the end of the very long instalment of cable between Rodriguez Island and the Coco* Mr. Cameron of the E. E. A. T. C. got* down to take
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    PRINCE TUAN AND TUNG FUHSIANG.
    423 2 PRINCE TU AN AND TUNG FUHSIANG. Thbir Latest Movements. A Nanking Utter (according to the N.-C. Daily Nevs) states that important dispatches have been received m that city from Lanchou, the provincial capital of Kansu, via Hsian. to the effect thai Prince Tuan with a numerous following of Mongol horsemen,
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    84 2 The Emperor of Japan promof Hoshi Tori after his assassinati4, an what is of more importance to o^' Tori's relatives, sent yen 2,500 s c funeral expenses. The next meet.ng of the the Pf t.an Assoc.at.on w.U be hej th Ju P st. Church, on Friday, th, ed debate will
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      524 2 Cycle Business For Sale AS A GOING CONCERN THE BUSINESS OF The Straits Cycle Agency. Which has been Established over Five Years. AND 1> NOW The largest concern of its kind m the Far East. THE above business is at the present time m an extremely flourishing condition and the
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      1213 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. TO BE LET fODOWN No. 15 Tanipenis Road, Canipoug Saigon, Singapore. (J round floor 8,000 square feet and also second floor. At present occupied by Messrs. Paterson, Simons Ac Co. as store godown. River frontage. Apply to TAN KEE PECK, Chop SOON ANN, No. 21 North Boat Quay,
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      225 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. TO-NIGHT, AND EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK. TOWN HALL Under the patronage of H. E. the Governor Sir Frank A. Swettenham, K.C.M.GThe Biggest Evening's Entertainment EVER GIVEN IN THE STRAITS For the first time m Singapore, THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN Biograph THE MARVEL OF THE CENTURY Direct from the London
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      168 2 The Week. Thursday, 18th Hik-n Water 1—0.23 n.48 p. Philharmonic Orchestra, <j p. The Biograph," Town Hall, 9 p. Friday, 19th Hi^h VVater 0.54 p. Rugby Football.— S C.C. v. Garrison, 5.5 p. S. V A. Standing 2.5 R.M.L. Gun Drill, 5.15 p. S.V.R. Company Drill, 5.15 p. Chinese Christian
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK THEFT.
    2276 3 This morning, m the First strate's Court, before His Honour Mr. 1 -ckman, the ten prisoners concerm v i.i ihe above theft, who were proceeded against m the Police Court last week and remanded until to-day, were again placed m the d >ck. The Court
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    HOW THE "SOBRAON MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED.
    219 3 Ihe sobraon would never nave been lost, says the Japan Mail, and the Prinzess Irene would never have been m danger had the new sysltm of Mundy and Gray for submarine signalling been m use m the fog laden regions of har-Kastern seas.
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    19 3 Colombo is presently to have a steam laundry, the plant to deal with -'5,000 to 30,000 pieces per week.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1033 3 Ordinary Meeting, Wednesday, July 17TH, 1901. Present Mr. J. O. Anthonisz (President), and Messrs. Jago, Evans, Sohst, Moses. Cuscad< n. Choa Giang Thye, Wee Thiam Tew and Lee Choon Guan. Absent Mr. Barker. MINUTIS. The minutes of the last ordinary meeting and the special meeting were confirmed. I'm.
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    119 3 lel^rams from the service of the Ifonpkeng Daily Press Theie are strong indications that Prince Tuan is marching against the f irrign troops with the Dowager Empress's tacit approval. The heir apparent has left Hsianfu an I is proceeding to Yulinfu, m Shansi, to join his father. A great meeting
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD
    183 3 Gentlemen, to solace their weaned minds by honest pastimes, playe at chesse, the astronomer's game, ard the philosopher's game, which whettes thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds, and hurts no body m the mean season." All communications should be addressed to the Chess Editor, Singapore Free Press." Original
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    Problem No. 300.
    17 3 Black (I piece). White (6 pieces). White lo play and mate m three moves
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    Game No 283.
    642 3 A hne game pliycd m the Pillsbury National Correspondence Ches-> As-^ciaiujn, with an un-U-U il endn g. According to the Brooklyn Daily Eug'e, ihr lim limit, liberal though it is bep.j; three days fur each move has nevertneleM proved a stumbling block to many an aspirant for
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    CHESS NOTES.
    171 3 Ihe great player ot the present day, unlike his bnlli-tnt predecessors of the old st 001, has the rW-game uppermost m his mind from the very fust. However profound at <l subtle his plan, he tttftft assures himself of the way m which it will nil it Ins
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    TO SEE HIS JOKES.
    233 3 Mark 1 wain once had an engagement to lecture m a <-m ill town, and was met S4 the railway station by the minister, as the leader of intellectual society m the place. As they walked up to the parsonage, his host conversed on several topics,
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    DEBT-SLAVERY IN THE MALAY PENINSULA.
    769 3 Kxtrait From An Article iy T. Batv, B.C.L. IN THI L*W M*i, A/ink ANO R»VIKW." It is curious to know that, within the last fifteen or twenty years, there has been abolished by British effort, a system which m many respects closely resembles die nexal
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 3 CORRECTED UP TO July 16.) On London. Bank 4 m/s i/uj demand Pnv.ite credits 3 m/s 1/1 1^ documents 3 m/s '/"A- credits 6 m/s France, demand 2421 Germany, demand 1961 India, T. T 145] Hongkong, demand par. Yokohama, demand.. '>%pm Java, demand 116] Manila, demand 3%pm Sovereigns, (to
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    SHARE LIST, JULY 18th, 1901.
    231 3 Uuotatioh. Paid. Div.n^ns. Bank 01 China and Japan, Ltd. ii Nominal. £4 Deferred. r.5-5/ Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency. Nominal. £1 Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $3-75 Sellers. $5 Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. 1 100 $100 Fraser and Neave Ltd. $86. S o o (or igoo
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    PRODUCE.
    112 3 (July IS l S";:;y: ***H lv «;übe No. i :^s Ve;;v., Ulack (ordinary Spore) 2's hi do. White, (Fair L/W-5% 45 < nmeei iios to the Ib.) t 52 do. (Sos to the !b) v M ire (Banda) M y 3 'ovcs (Aniboina) 3 berian Coffee 17.50 "lapioca, small
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      96 3 The B%st Liniment for Strains. Mr. F. H. Wells, ih<- mcn-hanl at I)eou Park, l>iii); 1-1 1 ml. X V U. S A says I always inm-ii Chamberlain* Pain Riliu as the best linimen for strains I used it last winter for a severo lameness m the Mdr, rt'sultinu from
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      310 3 OCEAN B^| STEAM nedekla;ki^:he «toom: VAAKT MAATSCHAPP', OCEAAn. Tons. Tons. Achilles 7043 Myrmidon 2870 Agamemnon 701 1 Nestor 3809 A /ax 7030 Orestes 4653 Alcinous 6743 Patroclui 550Q Anchises 2729 Peltus 7500 Antenor 55^1 Polyphtmus 2613 Calchas 6748 Priam Cyclops 2066 Prometheus 5570 Dardanus 4653 Pyrrhus 3621 Deucaiion 7030 Rhipeus
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      199 3 MAILS CLOSE O'MORKOW fm Per A 1 Bangkok Tat Chtou 7 am K. Pahang, flee. Amhertt 8 am Bnu P.ih.it Macassar II am 1 alcuita Navtb noon SouraLa>a, arc. Wtlhelm 2 ru Muar Malacca Hong ll'an 2 PM Malacca, &C Han IViiatt Hxn 3 PM Rinj;non Pahtana 3 pm P.
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      1130 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-Wti Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For When Kosario Brit, sloop, '.>BO Htrailton June 5 Laaaaa Uncertain. Leopard Aus. cruis., 1500 Elblom |uly 7 S. Ponanir. Jaly SI Other Vessel* Flags Tons Masters Arrived From Consignees For When Amher^t Brit I'- Aagßl July 17 KaaaatM Wea
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      1022 4 WANTEDA SET of boring tools, suitable for prosj>ecting j m the Native States. Apply K. T.. c/o Free Prtss .Into 13 23- 7 \A7 ANTED 2 sinele tientlcmcn to board with a private family. Apply to M., c/o Fret Press. July 15 2 -7 OOVERNMENi OF PERAK \X7ANTED at oace.
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      909 4 TO LET LJOUSE No. 4u, Killiney Road, by A* JOSEPH ELIAS. 27 Malacca Street. June 13 TO LET ONE or two rooms with private family near town. Apply R. c/o Free Press. July 3 3-8 TO LET HOUSE No. A., Wilkie Road. Apply to F. G. R. c/o Fret Prtss.
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      481 4 Alex. Gentle ACCOUNTANT, AUDITOR AND ESTATE AGENT. 8 Battery Road, Singapore. July Mi tthf. 16 8 QERMANIA CEMENT. OF really superior quality, successfully used m almost every part of the world for extensivworks, such as Hydraulic Constructions, Fortificae tions, Buildings etc. Sole Agents: HOOGLANDT CO. June 5 v.c. THE NEW
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      468 4 Katz Brothers, Limited. Have Just Unpacked a Large Stock of the following goods. CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE CREAMS. Price from 20 cents to $15 per Box. Chocolate Wahmt Chocolate Sultana Chocolate Nougat Choco'ate Mixed 1 lb. Tin $1 half lb. Tin 55 cents Chocolate Plain Chocolate Almonds FANCY BASKETS CHOCOLATE CREAMS 85
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      177 4 ALEX. FOX CO. 43, Hh.h Strbet. Have just received ex. BENALDER the following goods and are offering them at special value. Ladies Blouses and Dress materials m Mercerized Delaines of Choicest designs Spotted and Sprigged Muslins of ihe latest patterns very pretty figured mercerized and embroidered Muslins. Black Chantilly Laces
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      1307 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Giving port ol departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Mbn-op-Wak. Crbssy, H.M.S., Portsmouth, due July D. Entrecaotfu'x, Toulon, due July Eclipsi, H.MS., Chatham, due July Internet, Fr., Toulon, due July Transports. ]uriTBR, Vladivostock, due July 23 R. V. X Kazan, Vladivostock, due July
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      815 4 Sabang-Bay Harbour Coal Company, Ltd. Pulo Weh, North Sumatra. Singapore Agency 8 Battery Road. Cable Address 1 "Sabang, Singapore." TTHIS Company supply best Welsh, Bengal and Ombilien coals at current rates. Ships can moor at the wharves immediately after having entered the harbour, and commence coaling without delay at the
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