The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 August 1901

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRID SERIES. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 22nd AUGUST, 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4261
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      831 1 P n I Office. Telegraph St. I Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O SYEAM NAVIGATION Co. I Steamers fol CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG CF.YLON, IWDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR. MALTA, BRl«DISL PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. 1 Through Bills* ot Lading issued for Persian Gulf, Continents and American Ports, also for Cash* C««*f. I
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      790 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL j O STEAMSHIP COMPANY rpOYO RISEN KAISHA I (ORIENTAL S.S. (.O.) VIA INLAND SEA OF ]APAN AND HONOLULU. Through Passage Tickets granted to England France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of steamers, and to the principal cities of the I United States
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      480 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKI.TVAART MAATSCHAPPI). UMDt« COMTRACT WIT« TBI N«TH«Rt*«DS IWDIA Goterhmeut. AGENTS AT SINGAPORE. SHIPS AGENCY, LATC I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 COLLYER QUAY The oiiDimimTioKio dates a*i oklt approximate Steamer From l"lcU d WUI be de.p.tch.d for van der Parra Sambas 19 Pontianak and BiUiton. Aug. 22 d* Klerk Batavia
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      190 1 X -y PIT westeiliout Bros. Mechanical Engineers. Commission Forwarding Agents Timber Merchants. MALACCA. ESTABLISHED 1889. Worki:— Malacca Engine Works' ALWAYS IN HAND PORTABLE Engines and Boilers from 4 to 12 1 11. P. by the best makers. Centrifugal, Pulsometer, Donkey and hand pumps, Lift and Force Pumps (Hayward, Tyltr and
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      719 1 LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION PAID-UP CAPITAL 110,000,000 RESERVE FUND.— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 4 Silver Reserve 3,000,000 j*'3.°°o,ooo RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS i »"oooo.r.«Court ok Diuctou. R. Shewan. Esq.— Chairman. Hob. J J. Bei-l-Ikving,— Deputy Chairman H. E. Tomkins, Esq. R. L. Richardson Esc A. Haupt, Esq H. Shubart, Esq.
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      441 1 Ideal Milk Enriched 20 per cent. l^^-^"^^ with Cream. njfcj|j|y Sterilized-Not Sweetened |^^7v^r^Jj A Perfect Substitute for Fresh TSJORWICH UNION PIRE INSUR- ANCE SOCIETY OP NORWICH AND LONDON. KiTtIUSHID 170 7. FOR PIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Amount Imsurid £*****00,000 uvsis Paid Z 11,600,000 I'rihiuii income 906,000 Insurance effected on almost every
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      276 1 RIGAULS TOILET \WATER J\ 1 Rigaud's^anangdV,. mlX^V^k ofthc KinaigJ I lower of (V A I^B J»P»» »»d a W>«h.ng and Li&” I **!*^^J cooling action\on the slim. ■i jtkZ iJ is mnst re^ r i: ||5K>%~ Im tcr perspiration SffltT^l < 'J^J™flShne 8 V^ Itruaro ol Imitatiooe t MA YNARD
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH.
    16 2 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. On Uie 'Had jutt., at Kafflet H< T. bAHKIB), Of W KM. B
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1901.
    928 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1901. ••<•-■' 1 ;'ff>» V t IV tf '.ill iMigUA •rir .1:.- at Tfot v Mr>rWrioo« pte-v**"**^* A friend forwards to tbe Editor a copy j of a ne* publication m Chinee, entitled Ike •< Chints* National'^ monthly maga»ine devoted to prt!itic», economics,
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    598 2 The Austrian cruiser Zenta left for J Europe at 5.30 p.m. yesterday. j Messrs Patcrson Simons Co., Agent* (or th Pahang Kaban^ Ltd., nosity that crushing will commence on the first of September next. Several Malays nlio removed themselves j and their families to Ulu Kelantan during the dis;urbar.ces of
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    27 2 Owing to the continued bad weather for rowing, the races arranged for this evening, to aiorrow and Saturday have been postponed for a week.
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    SCENE NEAR THE DRILL HALL.
    190 2 Thi* morning thirteen firemen off the I Kin steamer Michael, which arrived PTf >it~r\ rrv l ,W?ls'jr"nisT"PVe' flTTTgT cOrTipiSlhen^ at the Russian Consulate of the food served out to them on board, at the same time refusing to return to tbeir vessel. Thi- being the
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    LT. COL. MARCHAND.
    384 2 It will b remembered that after bis I ii ous march §j ro*s Africa, which culmi- I d m tl c m morable Fashoda incident, Marchand, then a Captain m the Infanterie de Marine, was promoted to the rank of Major. Since then he has been raised
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    UNKNOWN
    199 2 Cot. M.rchand, of Cußjß^W o*'0 -nrnao' been appointed to the T&W W'En.* the French troops m China. tf;^Bs THE TSARS VIfAV V The view prevails on the C c "^t f^ s ni tlla the Tsar's visit to France iL lw U W? aru-s^"' a rebuff to the French
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    THE ANNIHILATION OF A RUSSIAN MISSION.
    49 2 A Dispiratk Struggle Aoainst Overu hilmimo Odds. Saigon, Aug. 3rd.— lt is telegraphed from St. Petersburg that the expedition to Thibet under the command of Lieutenant Kozlov was attacked by 2,000 Tangoulte and .succumbed after a desperate resistance. French Legation Telegram.— Japan Mail
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    "TURN ON, OLD TIME."
    120 2 An amusing scene took place lately at a performance of Wallace's "Maritana by a provincial company. In one scene of this opera much depends upon a clock, under which the principal- «ha»- acters collect and sing a ditty qp^icerning the onward march of tirajb which none
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    THE MASSACRES AT TAIYUAN-FU.
    345 2 A correspondent writes to the N^C. Daily Ntvs from Taiyuan-f u 54 foreigners were massacred m this city aione and over 4,000 Christians belonging to the Catholic Church. The statistics for the whole Province will startle the world and bring home to the public mind the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      698 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd, I /JjL* The Leading House ||Mi|| For Musical Instruments of |p Every Description. WtsLSr "EVERY THING KNOWN IN MUSIC." Auj» 20 Kellp Walsft, CimlKa; )2. Rattles Pla« NEW COLONIAL JUST RECEIVED "I LIBRARIES ENGMSH MALAY At $1.50 Each. j The Second Datviy C»»*l by lorn
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      710 2 NOTICE I nr^> >ld lj y I>ull!ic Auction at Meson. 1 1 ii»\vs* Maxwell's office. IVlfltld Street, Ipob. at 12o'elooU soon on Saturday, the 3)*t day I of August. UH. The Hbawood E-.TATB, situate halfaniili- from th Sang.-i Bipat Kailway Station, on The Kinta Valley Railway, and comprising, Eim roods
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      643 2 j EASTERN BRANCH Battkry Re* 1 Fire Insurance. Personal Accideiu In sj Fidelity Goaranve 1"- -cr. i FUNH^ Capital Fully Subscr £a,soo Capital Paid-up «s«.<x>" Assets excesci Total Ann'llncorae exceeds £a,000.n.-. LOCAL BOARD. Th. Sohst. !\s«. ARitUR Baruk, Esq. AM St^phuvs Claims settled with pr .r> .-vi- Branch Office m
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      500 2 NOTICE. VJOTICE is hereby given that Yong Ho* Honß i>( oflflftand \m Middla Roiid, intends to apply to tfee lAceuMn.; Juhtices for a third claw* nMNIo Boom- Laocnse for promise* know n as Hoe. 42 wd 48 Tank Road. Any penon haTinnc any objection to the woe of such license
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      98 2 The W Thursday, sand n Hfl^ Bioscope, 9 p. m Friday, 83rd f s H. K h Water V5 a., 3!' H Bioscope, p. Saturday, 24th:— flarr s M, n H. K h Water =-5.13 a., 4. s R? f m c i c rV yJnce Club. 7 .,0 p.
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  • Correspondence.
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      Kelantan.
      303 3 Tc thb Editor. DEAR SIR,— I shall be much liged if you will kindly insert U.e I IKm-* m on© of your spare columns. Before two or three years ago, the Rulers of Kelantan, the pre»cnt Rajaa prtdece*sors, disliked Englishmen to tnrae or do any other business; m Kelantan,
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    107 3 CIVLOM V. SiHOA^BrB VOLPBTIMS. The Times of Ce^^p* sa y Tne footing match between tl^R Ceylon and Singapore Volunteers will held on the 31st inst., the teams shooi^ig at their respective ranges, the condition^ being Bisley target and scoring. The distances are 200, 500 and 600 yards, seven roKinds
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    150 3 From a private letter thWJLja^an Advertiser has an account of a IHtttoewhat thrilling incident which happ«?^H mi on Asama" yaraa on Thursday (ist instl It seems that with a party of toreigneflHunaking the ascent, all had gone well ul I, on assembling at breakfast Miss Rat J Governess m
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    CHINESE TAKE TO CIGARETTES.
    147 3 m the Foreign Ofice report on the trade of Chcfoo (Northern China) for the year [900, which has just been issued, a rather novel item appears m the shape of the import of aerated waters to the value of £2,000, and cigars and cigarettes to the
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    RUSSIAN ADMINISTRATION IN NEWCHWANG.
    355 3 KcU Herald Correspondent. The enclosed a very rough translation of a document which I am informed is actually m preparation by the Russian Authorities— may prove of interest to you m that it shorn how little the s aid authorities believe m the sincerity of their
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    THE AUSTRAIAN VAUDEVILLE COMPANY.
    1033 3 THE AUSTRAIAN VAUDEVILLE COMPANY. A The above Company gave their first j perform ,\nce m Singapore m the Town I Hail last night, before a good house and a I thoroughly appreciative one. Encore* were! freely bestowed and from start to finish the J entertainment was full* of go, never
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    THE BRITISH COLONIES AS COAL PRODUCERS.
    118 3 It is becoming abundantly evident (observes the Coal Merchant and Shipptr) that some British Colonies *rt likely to prodace coal m the future much More cheaply than it can be produced m Europe. In New South Wales, for example, the average annual output per
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    2800 3 to be concMfed wfth lsW-eupply M soonailheee islands can be bfoog ht into shape f*r«Ke cotmner. cvi growth expected of them. There is no pre- i eedent here upon which Id build definite forecMU. The common impression of the native w thai if he may own a carikio, escape
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    SHARE LIST, AUGUST 22nd 1901.
    311 3 QuotatioV Paid. Ditidiitos. Punk < hut* and Japan. Ltd. X' Nominal. £4 Deferred. £5*5/ 41 Belt's Asbestos Rastern Agency. Nominal. £t Benawah Gold Mine Co. $3*75 Sellers. $5 Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. $100 $too 7 Pra*er and Neave Ltd. $84 $50 Io for year
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    EXCHANGE.
    54 3 t (Corrected up to August 22.) On London. k 4»/s i/ii| demand jy,,j Private credits 3 m/s Wilni documents 3 m/s i/ufil credite 6m/s .i/littV FRANCE, demand... -iaiiMA^vde^pd....;. INDIA, 1. T ..-v«j <^-"jjLi«4-««'rT .146 I Hongkong, demand >% Yokohama, <i 5% p. AW irm.'tM(i Bank o« lingJan'i i< Discount
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    PRODUCE.
    113 3 (August 32. gOO.25 Gambler lo. 5o «k. Cube No. 1 14.35 Pepper, UUci> (ordinary S'port) 20. do. White, (Fair L/VV-5% > 43.75 <uun«gs noi lo the lb.) 53 do. (80s to the lb) 64 Mace (Banda). 92 Cloves (Arnbcina) 33 1 iberian Coffee.. »7-5o Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality,
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      142 3 A Care for Cholera Infantum. "LMt May," sajJ Mrs. Curtis j Baker, of Boofcwalter, O. U. 8. A., "an infant child of our neighbor's was suffer iug from cholera infant am. The doctor had given up all hopes of recovery. I took ft bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera Mid Diarrhoea
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    • Advertisement
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      358 3 The Standard Time Balls. A Time Ball at Fort Canning and one at Pa lan ™»ni fall every day at 1 p.m., Singapore mean *»ma (Greenwich mean time 6 hni., 4 mm., 35 sec.,) "•ing hoisted five minutes previously. be'hoi'^" he baUb thould£ai1 the »*g W will OCEAN \tfi% STEAM
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      482 3 LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Ladies' Siholbs Handicap, Fihal. Mrs. Adams beat Mrs. Farrant, 6— a, 6—3. Ladibs' and Gbhtlbmbh's Doubles Hahoicap B. Class, Final. Mrs. Saunders and Mr. Mulholland beat Mr. and Mrs. Gansloser, 6—1, 6—4. tu- Championship Pairs. Kim J. Gunn and Mr. Green beat Mrs.
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      964 3 r VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived Prom Brit g.b., 715 Watson Ang 7 Bangkok Uncertain FUgt A Tons Masters Arrived From Consignees For Whei Aus 2576 Bussanioli Aug 17 Moji \M. B. Kaiaha Ordero Aug 26 Nor 189!) Ettergreen Au£ 18 Kachiuoizu .'oustead ■-Lain Auehenarden Brit 2350
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      521 4 WANTED. A GOVERXESS, with knowledge of mnsic, for A° a child ol yeaw old. A comfortable homo offered. j^ Hotcl< Aug 21 WANTED. v >icvi FTOV Mail Phaeton. Lambert- harness complete. Raffles otel Aug ♦> |7XPERIENCKI> K.-n-i... MM "l>en to C- engagement. g o frrt ilist tic \lftftad a *r«
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      748 4 FOR SALE. I \7TCTORIA, Horse and Harness, complete tor Apply to 1. J., c/o Fret Press. Aug 17 I FOR SALE A QUIET Chesnut Mare, good for riding purposes. Price $250. Apply SEAH PECK SEAH, 55 High Street. Aug M a 8 FOR SALE. A SINGLE Kikisba, m good order,
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      1061 4 CHINESE CRISIS. FROM WITHIN" (BY WEN GHING) Edited by the Rev. G. M. Reith, M.A. The rtmarkable and instructive series of articles that appeared m the Singapore Free Press of last >ear have now been published m book form by the well-known London publisher, Mr. Grant Richards. The important feature
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      530 4 jfififi^fejg^^ CCLD MEDAL. v/H **JwjZ^^Bi^^^ Health exhibition, Lor>fcor>. MaW I aaftt v>^ iV \^CT| »W flf tfrSSf i W aa^^^^^a^a^V fAt Btltlmh Medical Journal say* j--.^ar.-g- A A^k|V%^ B n K 3r s f ood has by its Aaia^B^BK x o« llen c J established a FOO '.J oft Tbe
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      151 4 THE "CEYLON OBSERVER. (ESTABLISHED IN COLOMBO, i8 34 ,J throughout the island of Ceylon *f* and m Southern India. Its Overland kd> tion circulates extensively m Great Britain and Ireland, as well as amongst persons interested m Ceylon resident m other parts of the world. The yearly Ceylon Subscription to
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      792 4 DET OSTASIATISKE KyTELEGI WAGNI. For Marseilles, Havre, Cqk— enhagen and St. PetersbufgU?CHAND. I Mr, DAMI S H ST j» AM S R S/AM, not< Captain Glahn, will be despatch^^flraimari for the ports on or about aBth August g flw -|TI She has splendid accommodation for ists T jl# class passengers
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      1002 4 VESSKLS EXPECTED. Giving port of departaire,^ (where known) late due here, and name of Agents. Mon-of-W«. Albion, H.M.8., Chatham, due Aug Ariadne, Oer., Kiel, due Aug Cressy, H.M.8., Portemouth, duo Aug D. Entrecaoteawx, Toulon, duo Aug Internet, Fr., Toulon, due Aug Irene, Oer., Kiel, due Aug Mutine, H.M.S., Sheerness, due
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