The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 August 1901

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SER^A Sl^lifiL^JiONDAy' 26™ AUGUST, 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4264
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 462 1 Sum Coast. I o Coromtndtioct. o paUwan I Mj SiU Nav 3 Bengal fl Kov. BtlUarat Nov. Coron in deM T 5 I With excellent accc^ m<^, l^^Hf "g^' 4 Auz^o Banctß Sept. 14 Ceylon s«P l FormoJß Oct. xa tSocoua 7 CntonMHß t*or"o J 5 CC *d^B^ NOV< U
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    • 587 1 AND I rpOYO KISSN KAISHA (O«IBHTAI.S.VCO.) VIA INLAND SEA OriAPAN AND HONOLULU. Throogh Passage Tickets JKfe. Vance/and Germany by all "•Tr^SS*.?*! V? r steamers, and to th« prinapal Jtuted States «f Canada. B*»a*«»y ofjuuiawaj L. n application. j.'ft»n»«L«> r Paienews holding '"""gVJ^Hfcli: tUROPB have the K J i .9 ye^r^^JS^
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    • 686 1 tp £k < n^|H(wjjß'l 1 "'l^" a A 1^«1 j^_ A JH*X* 1 Site f V^H^^rfci r 'liMp^^' i *iT i m nWnM^iiWwrf i jfcfi^^flm^ml ■m^wUwfi^^*^^^^^^ v I pi Any Oil Btigin^ritt the World J <«-w-*Vx'»vt/"\iva? Tr A T I Ti c* T T A tiT W" J^ p.i I
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    • 632 1 )NQKONO AND SHANGHAi K BANKING CORPORATION. -op capltai $10,000,000 ;rve fund.— Court or Diuctou. ft. Smewan E»q. Chairmak p (too. J k B«ll-Uvino,— Dspott Chaibsan. Tomuhs, Eiq. I R- L. Richardson Eso, nurr, Em I H. Shobart, E»q. Mo fc Esq. I N. A S.i.s, Esq. Raymond, Esq. I ri.
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    • 546 1 fVICH UNION FIRE INSUR- C* SOCIETY OF NORWICH 1 AMD LONDON. I >• t ISH ID 179 7. FOR HRE INSURANCE ONLY. aooMT I*>-. sid 43 35f000 000 •ssmPaip I ti,600,000 i :kmium ik'.omi 005,00r< I nswance effected 00 almost everv dascriptwn el j jperty at current rates of premium.
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    • 295 1 ImUJLJmMSEMn JtM For fnnctlonaltroubles, delay {.sin and tho«e irregularities peculiar to the >•■!. Prescribed by the nlptest French Medical authorities and superior to Taiuey. steel Drops and Penny royal. CHAPOTEAUT, 8, r ViTienne, Pari* MEDICINAL SKIN SOAP B Medicinal Skin Soap AN IDEAL TONIC SERRAVALLO'S TONIC. (BARK IRON WINK) g
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  • 18 2 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. At Cree Hall, »u tb«- 25th inst., Mrs. F. E. .1 ai;o, of a son.
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  • 1167 2 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1901. Unawe.l t|r r.««enct a:iJ >.nbr ;>fd bj jiin f«re fatiiot Truth hef (loriou* precepts PliUi< to lU'h.ot. Ut»:i-. A--i Law Onf. hill sanitarium is not as as anottiei y an y means. And from what a -»-tinn newspaper say*, ihe new sanitarium
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  • 379 2 There is a task of starting an automobile public conveyance between the chi»f centres in Perak. The Monthly Medal for August at the Sepoy Lines iolf Club will be played for on Saturday r.ext, the 31st instant. There is a rumour in ihe Native States that a la'.c Sehngor official,
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 28 2 K.l>i^B e l(linL' to »l,— j The Sultan, yM (l M F h demands of M. Constans, thjbjm,,.;^' 1 '^.ssador, has issued an irad^B^Hk* Company COnCessi:j> "-i
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    • 16 2 .J^MPp^^V ent other claim.The sett^ B jH' nt laim considered imi| V^Wl, London,^ V j^B
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    • 24 2 DelareJ^ 7 P rocl »™ion warn ng a!l JHr* 4 ion and statin g thal^rim last P^^K^ Z/struggle continu WßtsS f lif
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    • 16 2 B<* A| %\r preisini: soull > >° 'he I Ai u ust 26 *k, '901. London, i\
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  • 480 2 ■1* -r \1 i-- a r rOm lon K km g> h 9 lately paid BhamoarfW Burma, by way of Yunna^Ksc considers the proposed Tongking^^Ej Unnan y delusion and A footbaHkpfi 8 11 pl ye n Saturd »y b I ween Lu IPor1 P or an <* a team from
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  • 68 2 H. Beggah, a Manila man, was convicted on 26th June last by a Court of Two Magistrates of cheating a Chinese ntnia of three krosangs, valued at $150 and sentenced to nine month's hard labour. The sentence was appealed against, and the conviction has been quashed
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 845 2 TOILET SOAPS POWDERS. PERFUMES. LOTIONS. CREAMS. All the above articles are highly recommended by the Medical Profession, T*e Scaps *hich contain Deodorized Ichthyol. are the be* Perfumed Ant^ptieiSoaps on the market Sole Agents. THE SINGAPORE DISPENSARY Ltd. 40 RAFFLKS PLACE. 18 .10 mwf. July 18 f Singapore Volunteer Corps. ANNUAL
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    • 931 2 VIOLIN TUITION. MK. Thomas A. Ryles, late of tho Viceregal Band, Sydney, will receive pupil*, Address Poste Restantt, Singapore. Augl VIOLIN LESSONS. STUDENTS may receive instruction in the High School of Violin Playing. K. SALZER. Union Hotel, North Bridge Road. AU*. > 134) MR. George Laws, m.b, a.i.m.m. 3 Battery
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    • 361 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. GENTLEMEN'S I Outfitting Dept. LARGE STOCK OF NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED j Ex S.s. HAKA TA MARU Heal Panama Hats IN ALL SIZES. Soft Felt Terai Hats Pearl Grey Colonial Hats Black Silk Hats IN NEWEST SHAPE Black Silk Dress Socks Black Cashmere Socks Navy Blue Cashmere Socks
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    • 752 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 Positively Last Week BEACH ROM) 22K BIOSCOPE Will exhibit most Interesting and noTel »uimated picture*. ONCE SBBN NEVER FORGOTTEN. Prices of Admission Qreatly Reduced *i«s°» 75 cts c^d 30 ct». Children under twelve and Soldier* in uniform allowed half price to Ist and 2nd Class only. Door*
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    • 257 2 NOTICE OF REMOVAL r\H the Ist of September Mr. T. Tan will remove from 7 Penang Lane to Mr tj Cheng Yan's 0. Bungalow, Tanjong Katonf Auk 26 For Derby, Broomc, fort Hcdland, Cossack, Onslow, Carnarvon, Gcraldton and Fremantle. The Ocean Steam Ship Company's Steamer SULTAN, 1270 tons register, Coptain
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 217 2 >"w7aQ Thc Week Monday, "•FoL-lit?.* 2 8 >- 21 PHmh Water MPV"" Drill, c.ic p S.V.A Maxim JJ*"»Vville Co., town Hall, 9p Australian Vaud M* I j J P 1 t o/^ftl 4 in Tue»d«y, »74 0r M1 /.16 a., 8.23 p. Hujri Water .—9 H omewards, due S^ti W^r>lf>^
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  • 69 3 A cold-bl«oded murder during the early hours of ming J a durian plantation r l »tl H the Bukit Timah Po |ice S 'i;, e ILPJ» B while the Chinaman 10 cha« e «j» planution was asleep '".l-B^JJtot him a blow, the force of his skull in. Robbery the
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  • 77 3 Two of Saturday's cricket "'^■Bpere unavoidably suspended, owing to Jgfc, ry wet condition of the Esplanade "WB^r. noon. Raffles School ground^B» better, still the "S.C C. 2nd M. School 1 match was complete ?'H^Kb winning by 28 runs. The b. c. batted first and made 53 °1 |h Farrer
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  • 166 3 The following incident is vouch J says the Sydney Bulletin, by hvM blc men: A party had been J"«K the vicinity of Newcastle (N.b.VV^K^tj during their stay a strong all| arose between one of the menM I a girl living at the house. It was l la-t
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  • 131 3 The Russian Volunteer ste^Ltner Verortej, with emigrants, saiied for yesterday after coaling. The M. M. steamer Tibr^^L connecting with the P. and O. mail CJl^Msan, arrived from Saigon on Saturday an^B| e ft at noon to-day. The British oil tanker Hat^kotes, lately transferred to the Dutch, is in
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  • 355 3 |Acrcise on Saturday morning, and amongst He t'rst to come on were Lucky Jim (Mr. Bfyne) and Snoozer (Pier Bux). The two Horses worked twice together, yoing a Hkrt pace both times, and moving well, ■lylass (Griffiths) trotted up to the PP of the course and turning round,
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  • 214 3 Tribitb From a French Tkayillrr. Paris, July 30.— 1n the Journal M. Jules Bois, who has just returned to France after a long stay in India with Pierre Loti, replies to the severe criticism so frequently passed in France upon the British administration in India. He
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  • 87 3 LITERARY PRIZE OF £1 ,500. Proiessors Haeckel, Conrad, and Fraaß, of Jena, Halle, and Stuttgart Universities respectively, make known that the sum of j £1,500 has been placed at their disposal as a prize for whoever writes the best work in answer to the question, What do we learn from
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  • 115 3 A friend forwards us a private letter from Amoy, bearing upon the cruiser movements that recently caused much conjecture at Hongkong. The letter (Aug. 12th, says We are wondei ing much what Hongkong papers mean by the "excitement in Amoy." The natives certainly have been very
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  • 163 3 Despite the adverse weather, there was a fairly numerous audience at the Town Hall on Saturday evet.ing, and the programme, similar to that of the previous evening, *as again successfully ;jiven. Messrs. Rowley and Horley obtained encores, also Miss Verne and Miss Warde, whose song "If
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  • 135 3 In the Fifeshirc fishing vi'-hge of Anstruthcr took phec recently tl>e interesting marriage of Princess Titana Poloma Branrfer, from Tahiti, in the Society Island-, to the Kev Andrew Ma. hlacnlan, minister of the local United Free Church. FUher folk from all around came to see the
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  • 275 3 Major-Gen. Baden-Powtll visited Charter-house a« the guest of Mr. Girdltstone, his former housemaster. On arrival at Godalming, the M. yor presented an address to the gallant General, welcoming him to the town. General Baden-Powtll» in reply, expressed his grateful thanks for their wtl.omc to what he looked
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  • 175 3 There is a good little golf story to the e.fect that a certain Scottish golfer and his wife ~>c.e sitting by the side of a putting green, the approach to which was guarded by a high bunker. As they sat there, a ball trickled on to the green,
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  • 44 3 The returns from the Pahang Corporation's mines for the month of July were as follows Suttgei Lembing. Tons of stonr crushed 2,054 oxide of tin produced 56 tons. With 40 Heads of stamps running for 28 days, working expenses $22,50?.
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  • 347 3 f {Communicated.) Pursuant to a notice dated the 13th inst a large number of Singha e>e people gathered at the Town Hall, Singapore, on Saturday afternoon at 4.30 p.m. Dr. F. W. Goonetilieke was voted to the chair, and explained to the gatbeiing the object of the
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  • 222 3 Respecting the ruptuic between France and Turkey, »n Indian contemporary remarks:— The amiable ruler ot Turkey appears to be passing through one of the periodical storm belts wl.ich beset his course. There is 'rouble on the frontier, hf. das had to give way to the pertmptoiy representations
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  • 533 3 The best Atlantic running oi a German mat' steamer is now precisely i\ knots an hour swifter lhan the best run of any British mail le-mcr. And the best passage oi the s widest British Atlantic steamer was made more than jix years ago in June. 1895, while the
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  • 90 3 SATURDAYS PLAY. C'iAMMONSHir, SSMI-FfNAL. Mrs. Saunders beat Mrs. Gansloser, 6—5, 4—6, 5—6. Championship Pairs, Final. Mis* Gunn and Mr. Reid played Miss 1. Gunn and Mr. Green, 6— t, 5—6. unfinished. TIBS FOR~TO-DAY. Ladies' and Gbntlbmsm's Doublss H abdicaf. A. Class, Fival. Miu J. Gunn
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  • 334 3 Sir W. MacCormac on Modbrn War SUHfIIRT. The British Medica' Association continued its deliberations at Cheltenham, when the feature of tb« session was a paper rtad by Sir William MacCormac on War Surgery Old and New." The great surgeon, who was accorded a splendid reception, said that
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  • 486 3 The Daily Hail understands that the last two Cabinet (.'i.uiiiils have had under consideration Lord Kitchener's plan for the ensuing summe r I campaign, which provides for the return ol i| fewer than 70,000 men (torn South Africa early in the autumn. These, it is proposed,
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  • 175 3 Arthur Pendenys in Books of Today and Books of 10-rrmrrow," writes in witty vein anent the motor-car. He says The moto- has come to slay and it will be passing into literature *oon. We shall be having 'The motorcrat of the Breakfast Table' 'Mariana of the
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  • 152 3 It is curious to note that the world generally is awaking to the fact tliat its resources of raw material are not intxliaustible. In Britain we have Used up our best iron ores anH are importing li mi Spain and Scandinavia, the same is true of our European competitors; and
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  • 81 3 Mr. Thomas Baud will give a lecture on Wednesday evening, the 28th inst. in the Town Hall, describing his experiences with the troops from Cape Town to Pretoria. Mr. B.iird was attached to Lord Methuen's command in connection with the Soldiers Christian Association. He has brought back some excellent photographs,
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  • 114 3 Colonel Newnham-Davis (who was once here in the Jnniskillings), and is now a leadinghgure in social and sporting journalism in the Man of the World and the Pink' Un, lias just published a book called Dintiers and Diners. The material for this was got together by the gallant Colonel in
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  • 51 3 A Time Ball at Fort Canning and one at Pulan Bruni (all erery day at 1 p.m., Singapore men time (Greenwich mean time 6 hra., 4 min., 35 see.,) being hoisted fire minutes previously. If cither d the halls should fail, the nag W will be
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  • 76 3 (Corrected up to August 26.) On London. Bank 4 m/s i/ug. demand i/n£ Private credits 3 ra/s i/n§ documents 3 m/s 1/1 1^ credits 6 ra/s 'A'H France, demand *4*l Germany, demand 1964 India, T. T i 4^| Hongkong, demand pm, Yokohama, demand 6% pm Java, demand n6| MXnila,
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  • 115 3 (August 26 .1 l'«« |6 7 Gambier 10.50 do. Cube No. 1 14.25 Pepper, Black (ordi»Try S'pore) 39. do. White, (Fair' L/\V- 5 43.75 Nutmegs 110s to the Ib.) 52 do. (B«tothelb) 64 Mace (Banda) 93 Cloves Amboina).... 33 Liberian Coffee 17.50 Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality. e.cn do.
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  • 305 3 Quotation. Paid. Dividends, Bank of China and Japan, Ltd. Li Nominal. £4 Deferred. Zi Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency. Nominal. £1 Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $3-75 Sellers. $5 Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. «o© $100 Fraser and Neave Ltd. $84 $<>o 10 for year 1900 u
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 157 3 A Cure for Cholera Infantum. "Last May,'' says Mrs. Curtis i Baker, ol Bookwalter. O. I'. S. A., "an iu'ant child of our neighbor's watt suffering from cholera infantum. Tho doctor had kjiven up all hopes of recovery. I took a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 312 3 MAILS CLOSE To-morrow. For Per Ai Bangkok Skarpsno I FM Batu Pahat Macassar 1 fm Penang Sc Negapatam Zaida 2 fm. K. Pahang, &c. /4im^ Hin 2 FM Manila Japan Landaura 3 PM Teluk Anson Lady Mitchell 3 fm Muar Malacca tfun; »f«« 3 fm Rangoon Lir.dulm 3 FM Han^kok
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    • 1455 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Wbei. Lizard Brit g.b,, 715 Watson Aug 7 Bangkok Uncertain Cheribon Dut g.b., 189 Kroas Aug 23 Deli Unceitain Other Vessel* Flags Ton* Masters Arrived From Consignees For Alberta Aus 2576 Bussanich Ang 17 Moji M. B. Kaisha Ordero
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 19 4 Col. Marcband, of Fwhoda notoriety has been appointed to the command of the French troops in China.
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    • 27 4 The view prevails on the Continent that the Tsar's visit to France is meant as a rebuff to the French reactionaries. .>._»_• d a tp.H.
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    • 33 4 He Condemns Boer Resistance. In a despatch Lord Kitchener, reviewing the operations, state* that there are still 13.500 Boers in the field. He describes their resMance as insensate and unpatriotic.
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    • 28 4 [Lattr.) A. Diplomatic Rupture Ambassadors Departing. The French Ambassador at Con.tantinople has broken off relations with the Porte and leaves within forty-eight or seventy-two hours
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    • 42 4 THE QUAY COMPANY DIFFICULTY. This is in consequence of the Sultan's breaking his promise rel«»ive to the purchase of the quays and the settlement of the French monetary claims The Turkish Ambassador at Paris icteives his passports also. London, August 22nd, 1901.
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    • 25 4 The Rupture a Surprise. The French Presi is surprised at tie rupture with Turkey, but is sltU hopeful of an amicable settlement.
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    • 35 4 Thrilling News From Batoum. Austrian official reports state that attempts to grow tea in the Trans-Caucasian territory are successful and that the plan tat ions in the neighbourhood of Batoum are fld*urish7og.'4
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    • 20 4 {Later.) Prince Chun's mission will be accommodated at me 0. Potsdam arriving there on the 26th inst.
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    • 36 4 The Emperor will receive the mission on the 27th at Berlin, thus compelling Prince Chun to pass in procession, escorted by cavalry, through the main thoroughfares of the capital. London. August 23rd, 1901
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    • 108 4 Venezuela invades Colombia. A thousand regular Venezuelan tro^T^ have sailed oq board wflf-nlti^i tu iittlde Colombia in support Qjjuut Revolutionists "Before the mail left tj^fcllowing despatrh was received in New York pRaT Curju,oa D^Eamj^. viJraira* ha* raised Oie >>UncUrd ok revolt w'i'* noo m»» nst Genei
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    • 29 4 A Cape Spy Shot. A Cape Colonist named Upton has beer aptured endeavouring to pass through Iht *^tnes. He has been shot at Pretoria a* a spy.
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    • 29 4 (Later The Reward of Rebellion. Three rebels have been shot at Graafp -,^-einet, and teo have bren condemocd to >p^ penal tervitudc for life in the Bermuda*.
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    • 17 4 L. From Cape to Canada. H.M.S. Ophir has ftaited from the Cape for Canada.
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    • 19 4 A British force captured a Boerfconvoy wattaona, much stock, aad eighteen IlrroT attaers near Klerksdorp
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  • 142 4 debL sf NruRE ISSUE< A T A SPKC 'M^L^^ the members liH^. aad held i n **Ued for the puriH^^i^ftan'sHuU,^^ 1 tho Office, 2a, lomilK; **M«| to 1,,£ S rL°^ Janll--arylast, it vM MMbearing interest J7l bentWe! > of 1100 each, f '.iHho amount £L li rate
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  • 1068 4 PROGRAM Mb fUK inc. AUTUMN RACE MEETING, 1901. October 22nd, 24th and 26th. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 22nd October. First Racb. Tlf Maidbn PLATt.-Value|4oo. A Maid.fi Horses-Weight as per scale (lost.) An allowance of I4lb. to ex-Gnffins imported into the Straits Settlements or Native States at a subscribed
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  • 29 4 To T« c^Mpenang Turf Club. ut IIOO^^^B^"^ to 28th February l!j» n Pcnang j f> J^ V liii fall 1901. Date V Signatnw^B H liilw O7
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 75 4 Compania General dc T&b*cos The Finest Bra*nds OF CIGARS fc»-^^ rT> V n thiB Celebrated Factory, CoMfß'smo IncomparabTM, Imperial*, Reg. Ant. Lof«c PerfecKM, Brevas, Bouquets, Royal. Culebras, Londres, Princesas, ftc. May now be obtained at moderate prices and guaranteed in sound condition. SOLE IMPORTERS Messrs. GOSLING ft Co. 4 BATTERY
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    • 636 4 WANTED. I PXFERIENOKD and t4fM*****~P"" lik Ami 2* I WANTttD. ewetleueeTLflndon, *****> a V^ Aug7 "tV'" WANTED. A tiOVEiiNEaSk with knowledge *J2S£IJSL A achildot i«t«i y«an old. A eomfertaWe houeolend. Ap^ to ofßee, Hotel. Aug 21 WANTED. harasMßCOßiP^U^"o(Bce, Raffles HoteL Aug« \tranted a three or four roomed house within j
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    • 1082 4 "THE CHINESE CRISIS FROM WITHIN" (BY WEN CHING) Edited by the Rev. G. M. Rwth, M.A. The remarkable and instructive sena of articlea that appeared in Cfce Mngm/vre Free Press of last year bwre nwbetn published in book form by the wellwowo London publisher, Mr. Grant Richards. The important feature
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    • 527 4 IAMES WATSON COb SCdtCH WHISKIES. ARK THB BIST VALUE IN THE MARKET. Flag Brand, 10 years oli $12 per case, duty extra. (Specially Recommended.) V.^.Q. 8 per case, duty extra. OBTAINABLE FrtOM RETAIL DEALERS OR Mo A LISTER Go., SOLE AGENT S McALISTER Coy. AMERICAN OARTS. WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR
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    • 37 4 Really Excellent Ind Coope Co, ALE STOUT Price $1.80 per doz. pints Price $1 1 per case of 7 do*, pints D«lrvered free withia 3 miles radius. W. A. Wafford Co. 1 BOTTLERS, ANSON ROAD, I SINGAPORE.
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    • 541 4 KOMPAGN'I. DET oKies, Havre, Copenhagen an d For MarseV I St PeterBburg# Danish Steamer 1 I I SI AM, 1 Wf' despatched /or the above Captain G«B|il 31st August. She ha* splen. ports on or abOH^^Bon for Ist class passengers at did acco.-nmodaHi|^B>d carries a Doaor. She will be reduced
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