The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 July 1901

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  • 21 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 1/ THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 3iST JULY lflol# DAILY ISSUE, No. 4343 1 SDFSF
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 863 1 Wharves. Xeppe) H.rbom O STEAM NAVIGATION Co J__ r^^SS* f ?T^. HINA IAPAN- PENANG __P|W B TRA o!iiut?SS B^Bm.f^M^'K, *****^ 0151 PLYMOUTH AMt __B[ r- 1 J!r rO /i lgf l Bllb Ladin B «««1 tor Perne, M Continental and American Ports, also fo Ml c Coerr. I^R MAIL LINES.
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    • 754 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMBHIP COMPANY AND «pOYO RISEN KAISHA (o*iat«TAi.a.s.ca.) VIA INTEND SEA OF fAPAN AND HONOLULU. r Through Passage Tickets granted f> Englan rrance, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic line of steamers, and to the principal cities of tfi United States or Canad*. Rates may
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    • 566 1 KONIHM-UKB PAiITVAAKT MAATSCHAPPII j ooeraoaia Au Oraaf v. %laadt Timor, J uly a8 Maeawar, Gulf of Bon i j v f. Maossar via ports Au Van Outho^n iWj^ J.^ 3 Penang< OUWth and p a<kng yJa Wfb a^ d J 5 THE I" Campbell" Oil Engin I X/ '^8^ Ru^V
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    • 424 1 H o^?* 0 0 AI *D SHANOHi BANKING CORPORATION *MV rAro.yp CAPITAL. W rUKATI II g. a PROPRIETORS. $too© COUBT OK D18.CT0... Wash* f££Sg Paul Witkowski. ci. Chief Manaocb t HowitM^i THOMAS JACKSON Mm. U: Com pant, Limitu). SINGAPORE-INTEREST ALLOWED KaaSaSSF O» Fimo Dirosrras-. J»ri* Mn<K4|MrC« a t.pw Annum V*
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    • 535 1 ---FOOD It 1* readily .oluWe and m,7 b md Nourishing. N'SSrSo^GJJ RE 'NSUR- -,*W FRENCH .«^T ANCX SOCIETY OJ NORWICH Jz^T AND LONDON. AMOUNT Lvsurid C~^ *7 V^^r N ro p 7^; D^! THERAPIOM No. 1 p *~7 TffiE STANDARD LIFE ASSUR- ANCE COMPANY, THERAPS&N Hn .'4 Bonus Ov's, you
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  • 1171 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1901. lien *aS tW Pirn tS* r«op»« r,»tit mtaiM. Un»»»4 bf MIMM «"<« u"bnbe4 ky ■>•<■ UwmrmAtA tMm tm ghtt— pnwyn n^J it Udta. Unkf.to4 v«. If there U a b*ppy man m Parliament it should be Mr. William Allan, the doughty member
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  • 268 2 At Powell Co.'s saleroom yesterday the steam launch Maruda was knocked down to Mr. G. M. Preston for f 10,800. Mr. A. G. Faber, of Messrs. Behn Meyer I Co., returned from Europe yesterday evening by the German Mail Prinzes* Irene. 1 he death is announced of Mr. P. Loril-
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  • 650 2 Popular Orchbstral Concert. Another of this popular series of musical entertainment* was given last night at the Town Hall before a large audience the majority of whom were members of the Society. The burden of the programme lay upon the shoulders of the Orchestra who had seven
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  • 183 2 I The following are the results of the first day s racing of the Penang Race Meeting, held at Penang yesterday The Maiden Plate, i. Mr. Payne's Sir Launcelot. j 2. Mr. Cheah Tek Thye's Sand) j The Griffin Race. i. The Sugar Kongsi's Glucose. I 2. Messrs.
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  • 92 2 The returns from the Pahang Corporation's Mines for the month of June were as follows Sungti Limbing Ton^> of stone crushed 1809; Oxide of tin produced, 53 tons, with 40 heads of stamps running for 37 day?. Working eufcnses 1 $ao.ooo. 7«r«M BaUng;-^ Tons of crushed
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
    • 34 2 AMERICA^^HF/j Rain At Last. Ml The drought has at last broken m the United States. More Hope About the Harvest. The news of the condition of the cops is better.
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    • 41 2 Another Nationalist" Scene. Two Members Suspended. There was a scene m the House of Commons on the Rating Bill. Mr. William Redmond, M.P., and Mr. Patrick O'Brien, m.p., were suspended from the sitting, (or disregarding the authority of the Speaker.
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    • 21 2 (Lattr.) Qen. French At Work. General French's assumption of the command in Cape Colony is having a marked effect.
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    • 25 2 Larger offensive operations against Boer raids have been organised, and block-houses have been built along the railways. London, July 31st, 1901.
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  • 63 2 Tbe Band of the 16th M. I. will play the following Programme m tbe Gardens on Friday, the 2nd August, at 9 p.m. j March "Victoria Regina" *...Goodban< Jj|| Valsc Mon Ami G*ssntr. I Selection "Doris" ~...A. Cellitr. H I Sjnjj "AilsaMine" E. Nrmtcn. I Euphonium Solo Exnani
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  • 91 2 Yesterday Lim Choo Liang received three years' rigorous imprisonment for U I criminal breach of trust, and Birchar Singh alias Khoshal Singh, whose trial I had to be repeated owing to the absence of a juror, was finally proved to be not guilty of theft and was accordingly
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  • 171 2 Herman Kholos and Henry Claudos, two young German apprenticed engineers belonging to the N. D. L Prinzes* Irene, were seen by the Signal-Sergeant on duty at Mt. Faber at 9.30 this morning to be photographing the Passtr Panjang for tresses and were accordingly placed under arrest. The
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  • 167 2 The case of William Brodie, the cook of the schooner Envy, accused of administering to the Captain of the schooner and hi> family phosphorus or ne other jnv.hc! some drug has ber urther postponed until Tuesday, Aug Oih. Dr. H. M. Hiller and Mr. A. C. Harrison, Jnr., the two
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1123 2 Cycle Business For Sale I AS A GOING CONCERN THE BUSINESS OF I The Straits Oyole Agency. Which has been Established over fm Years. AND I* NOW The largest concern of its kind m the Far East. THE above business is at the present time m an extremely flourishing condition
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    • 930 2 SINGAPORE CATHOLIC CLUB. Dramatic Bntapteijunflnt Kin »W of t»H» Building Fund of St. JoMfb'a Institution, "The Upstarf f Coiaedy m Acw adapted ftoai MeUete'a Le Bourgeois (icntilhomn»."J Under the Distinguished f********* J l The Officer Administering the Government Sir Frank Swettenham K. c. m. o. Town Hall Tuesday, 6th August,
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    • 410 2 TO-DAY'S ADVBRTXSBMBNTg. I South British Imofsnce Coy. \XR. f X Cfe* ha* bftta igpotated Acting 1 P. BU TJpU*. ii. i hi J WINES SPIRITS PROVISIONS, ETC. Price Lists and Older Book* on application. TO-NIGH I r TO-NIOHT t! «38if BEACH BOAD SW j j THE BIOSCOPE will exhibit a
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 164 2 The Week Wednesday, 31st High Water io.^o a., icy p. Municipal Commission j.30 p. S.C.C. Hockey Match. S.V.A. Lecture, 5.15 p. Full Moon, 5.29 p. Thursday, Aug. Ist Hi»jl' Waler 1 1.21 a., (0.50 p. Penang Races Second Day. Deval's Circus, Beach-rd., 9 p. J Friday, snd 1 High Water
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  • 1200 3 PHis RicimoH m Singapore. Yesterday, Chinatown, despite the downpour of rain, was beflagged an excited over tbe visit to Singapore of H.I.H. Prince Chun, brother to the Emperor Kwangsu on his way to the Court of Berlin oa a mission of apology for the murder of Baron
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  • 2105 3 ADVAHCB A*TICJ.I{ fr'KOM THE JULY National Rbviiw. (Continued.) IV. Destitute of a thinking department' weighted with a diplomacy the inefficiency of which makes the Foreign Office tie ally of our enemies, the British Admiralty is confronted m the Mediterranean with a problem so serious that
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  • 158 3 We learn from our correspondents (fays the Daily Mtul, of the sth July), that the military display on the occasion of the Coronation will he of exceptional brilliancy, at it will represent all parts of the Empire. The tentative arrangements are already being made. Australia is
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  • 1130 3 London, Jllly aoth.— The Ophir with the Royal I party on Hoard has encountered a violent gale, and had to return to Albany. The D«ke and Duchess of Cornwall will now proceed from Albany to Perth overland. This change has considerably upset the arrangements at Perth. m response to
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  • 227 3 In connection with the recent death of Professor P. G. Tait, who occupied the Natural Philosophy chair m Edinburgh University Bince iB6O, an old Edinburgh student, writing to a Ceylon paper, makes this interesting reference to the late Professor There is a story told about Tait
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  • 474 3 Liberal Party (Nurse to Morley, Asau* Bannermen): "Oh, yo-i Ik J you don't stop quj»- ••♦••""cm ize for l-oH -."Experience in SoYD Alrica I Hi that rifle- shooting was the moat For ioldiei s training. r% U R RI "fantry officers, he said, would terapt for ceremonials.
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  • 270 3 JUOTATIOM. 1> AID Bank .1 China and J«Mo^td. L i Nominal. jr 4 Oiviutinw. Deferred. x*s«s/ Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency. Nominal Bersawah Gold Mine Co. lj-75 S= Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. Sioo J* Fra»er and Neave Ltd. $86. EJ 6% Debs. Par. ri/V or
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  • 102 3 (]uiy3>.> In, J-unV.-rr io-J5 dc. Cv».« N». I .13 Pep- -r, lilack fordißa'v 19.15 do. White, (Fa* L/W— s% 45.50 Nutmegs iios'io it-e 1-- ~i \o. fgostotheib)...^.... 64 He? (Bani*).... 9-* livts '^mb0ina).....V... I .ihrri*-i Goffe* 17-5° r-iainCV -»r. t!• >T q-. 5&1 do flake (do. do.) 5.55 Jo.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 112 3 The Best Liniment for Strains. Mr. F. H. Wells, the merchant at Deer Park, Long Island, N. V L*. S. A says: I always recommea Chamberlain's Pain Balm us the be«t Kafmen for strains I used it last winter for a severe lameness m the side, resulting from a strain,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 1338 3 I VESSELSINPORT. Mon-of-War Flag and Tons Comm*nders Arrived Prom For When a. B 5 t d0 m 980 Ju»«5 Labuan Uncertain. Other Vessels FUgsdTon. M.s.ers Arrived From Consignees For When isahT crl 4 o7 fiuter W.l 2 gkon Mansfl^ Losli Jnly 31 ImnSlud Brit.*. j'jbf* Preamntfa SP" Babelan Dut 484
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    • 134 4 A Fiasco 00 Arrival. to Singapore Free Prtu Hongkong, 26th Ju'y. Owing to a misunderstanding Prince Chun's landing yesterdnv resulted m disgraceful bungling. Being unofficial m its character, there wai no guard of honour present. Prince Chun landed at the wrong wharf, and was immediately mobbed
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 25 4 VA^M Lord Cranborne i^gU^gJdH a^ mons scai£d^|s4ftdf ''M Psl tt rof Chinese regarding the that there wa» Jre that foreign Govcrn- |^< n troops permanently
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    • 101 4 Lord Kitchener reports that bchceperx captured and burned a train, while travelling with 113 details near Beaufort West. Three men were killed and 13 wounded. Kruitzinger, near Cradock, attacked Col. Crabbe, wbc retired on Mortimer after fighting all d».y. Tbe casualties were alight. There arc various reports that
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    • 40 4 ADMIRAL SCHLEY AT SANTIAGO. The American Admiralty has acceded to Admiral Schley's request for a Court of Enquiry into his conduct at the battle of Santiago, a recently published history of the navy havtog accused him of cowardice and mendacity.
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    • 42 4 B^gjgsgjBj| Bfkiccr that there will be a phenfJBin BNE1 klisbes I question Hi the Sultanate Orderin BJi^riof Shanghai oy/"*^rr*E^BBBBBBBB| of a temporary nature. He^TrTonej that Britain was not in a position to dic- tate to foreign powers regarding China.
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    • 22 4 L^kv Mt Bartofj, Premier of the Australian has introduced a Bill into Parliament containing drask_r>^ upon immigration, including educational test.
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    • 14 4 M. Doumer has started fronNr ranee to hia Governorship in IndoAchina.
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    • 34 4 I Other duties, per hundred kilogrammes, are fixed as follows On tea, a hundred marks on raw cOtJee, forty .T»arks on spices, fifty marks on sugar of all kinds, forty marks.
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    • 26 4 The new German Tariff has been published, jubject to parliamentary amend ment ft increases the duty on all cereals, agricultorai produce, and cattle
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    • 33 4 LHc also said that there was no reason to believe that Russia at the proper time would not give up the section af the Norlhetf. Railway outside the Great Wall.
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    • 51 4 THE HONGKO NG NAVAL DOCKYARD. Mr. Arnold Foster, in the House of Commons, stated that the naval advisers of the Admiralty had fully considered the suggestion! concerning the removal ot the Hongkong Dockyard to the mainland. It hacf been decided to retain the present site, whose area had been much
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    • 55 4 k 1 he heat and drought remain unabated m in the Central and Western United States. B It is estimated that the loss of wheat >■» crops in the states of lona. Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas amounts to 312 million bushels, being equal to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 853 4 *nr ;l m w i i A REWARD FOR LORD ROBERT* A message from the King has been pre. sented to Parliament, which states thai considering the eminent services of Lord I Roberts, and desiring to confer a signal mark of favour upon him, His Majesty recommends the bestowal of
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    • 430 4 I CALVERT'S I J v MRBOLIC CARBOLIC I--and Moefj j w ■revants insect j C. ~> 'enoirjn remedy for The mtsemaam Auilto bitoe. all Skin Ailments. To!le-. I tanUr in set eliiinSn F CA sT olJ LVERT ater, England. lAMEi* SCQ WATSON CO'b TCH WHISKIES. Flag Brand, 10 the best
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    • 579 4 TO LET I TJOUSB Wo. 4s» KiH-Y.ay Rw by Al JOSEPH ELLAS 27 Malacca Street, line 13 TO LET J /""\NE or two rooms with private family near town. Apply R. c/o fV« Prw. J"fy3 3.8 TO LET HOUSE No. A., Wilkie Road. Apply lo F. G. R. c/o Free
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