The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 September 1901
1901-09-07
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Title Section19 1901-09-07 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, 7 th SEPTEMBERj 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 427519 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement812 1901-09-07 1 f* o Office. Telegraph St. Vr- 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 ol Lading issued lor Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD HOMKWARI--1901812 words
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Advertisement787 1901-09-07 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL O STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND TOYO KISEN KAISHA (ORIINT4L 5. S. CO.) VIA INLAND SEA OK JAPAN 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 United States or787 words
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Advertisement790 1901-09-07 1 OE KONINKLIJKE PAK&TVAART MAATSCH APPIJ Under Contract with thi Nithbrlands India Gotbrnmbnt. Agents at Singaporb, Ships Agency, late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay Thi undirmintionid datbs ark only approximatk. Steamer Prom Expected Will be despatched tor on Van Diemeu Batavia Sept. '6 Billit m, Batavia, Cheribon, Samarangfic Soorabaia Sept.790 words
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Advertisement715 1901-09-07 1 LIONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL 1 10.000 000 RKSERVH FUND.— Sterling Reserve tio,ooo,ooo'i Silver Reserve -5,000,000 j 1 3.000,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF > PROPRIETORS I $ioooo,oee Court ok Diibctobs. R. Shkwan Esq.— Chairman. Hon. J J. Bkll-Irvino,— Diputt Chaibman. H. E. Tonkins, Esq. I R. L. Richabdson E*j.715 words
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Advertisement473 1901-09-07 1 NORWICH UNION FIRE INSUR- ANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH AND LONDON. KaTtiiiim 179 v FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Amount Insirbd £335.000,.-oo LossßsPAin r IIiOO0|0t Premium ikoni J; goft.ooo liwurancrr!T— ted on almost every description ot property tf current rates of premium. T»?r BORNEO Co., Lrr.-A -n t*f^ tandard life assurancf: company,473 words
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Advertisement266 1901-09-07 1 NEW FRENCH Kf •■>. THERAPION W THERAPION Nn. 2 THERAPION N THERAPION PURE for ASTHMA INDIAN CIGARETTES F< r A thmatic peopU who mfl r OrPHESSIOM m bl indBBOXCBITIS IiISOMIU .b* DlFnrri.Ti m CXPEI TORATION ORIMAULT ft C PARIS Sold by jil Chf=iisl» t MAT ICO 1 mo*t MAI D266 words
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Article, Illustration909 1901-09-07 2 The Singapore Free press. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1901. Throughout the world there will be but nne burst of horror and consternation at the shocking news of the attempted assassination of President McKINLEY, at Buffalo. Attempted assassination we say, but there is too much reason to fear that two revolver shots,909 words
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Article1085 1901-09-07 2 Qutcqutd agunt homines nostri est farrago hbtlli JUTBKAL. The Saturday Review, after the Superior Person's fling at other suggesters of titles for the King a propos of the Royal Titles Bill proceeds to suggest one of its own, which is a trifle worse than any of1,085 words
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REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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Article31 1901-09-07 2 The Tsar's Visit. The Jimes correspondent at Paris say s that the expected result of the Tsar's visit to France will be the signature of a treaty of commerce.31 words
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Article18 1901-09-07 2 Repulse of a Boer Commando. Commandant Fouchc has attacked Herchet and has been repulsed with l«ss.18 words
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Article14 1901-09-07 2 Mr. Merriman has been liberated parole and is now at Capetown. {Later).14 words
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60 1901-09-07 2 ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY. SHOT TWICE AT BUFFALO EXHIBITION. WOUNDS SUPPOSED MORTAL President McKinley was shot twicr the stomach while visiting the Exhibition at Buffalo. Ihe President's woundsjarr believed to be mortal. We have also, a few minutes later, a special press telegram through Hongkong giving the above news,60 words
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Article21 1901-09-07 2 An Entire Boer Commando Captured Col. Scobell has captured the whole oi Lotter's commando at Petersburg m Cape Colony.21 words
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Article20 1901-09-07 2 The enemy's casualties included iy Boer killed, 52 wounded, and 62 unwounded captured with all their belongings.20 words
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Article17 1901-09-07 2 The prisoners captured include Comman dant Lotter, Commandant Breedt, two Krugers, and Lieut. Schseman.17 words
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Article223 1901-09-07 2 The London correspondent of the Glasgow Daily Record has this CHIKtSI— BUT BRITISH SllJlcTS. Many Londoners have opened their eyes of late to see two Chinese gentlemen m frock coats and top hats, their hair close cropped and their general appearance be speaking affluence223 words
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Article41 1901-09-07 2 In the list of officers discharged to duty from Hospital m South Africa appears the name of Capt. F. H. Lucy, Reserve ot Officers. Capt. Lucy was m Singapore m 1891 with the Northamptonshire Regiment but mired from the trmy shortlytftenvard:41 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement479 1901-09-07 2 ROBINSON Co. Annual Cash Clearance Sale NOW ON NOW ON ROBINSON Co. Aug. Kellp Walsb, Cimitca, 32, Ranks place books on electricity, imperial Pure Linen Central Electrical Stations, by C H Wordingham tfiG.oo Electric Litfht Fitting, by Unjuhart 3.00 VOTR PAPFR Practical Electric Light Fitting, by SSVlE*r£\rL^i\ AUsop S joo479 words
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Advertisement792 1901-09-07 2 WANTED A MANAGER for Hotel de la Paix. (European). Apply at the Hotel. Sept <i "•< WANTED. A GOVERNESS, with knowledge ot music, lor a child of seven years old. A comfortable homo offered. Apply to Office, Raffles Hotel. Aug 21 LADY would take one or two children i<> educate792 words
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Advertisement610 1901-09-07 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. OOAKD and Residence, available for two gentlemen, with a pr irate family (English), locality, Mount Sophia. Apply R. S. T.. c/o Fret Press. Sept 7 nc hereby given that an application haa been ma.i. to the Lioenuing Justice* for a 2nd Class Hotel License for prenisea known as610 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous211 1901-09-07 2 The Week Saturday, 7th Hi«h Water 4.57 a., 4.1^ p. Cricket— S.C.C. v. S.V.R. R.E. v. S.R.C. S.V C. arbine practice, Balestier, 4 p. Star ot East. Temperance Cluh, 7,30 p. Masonic Club Smoking Concert, 9 p. Parse* Theatre, Beach -rd., 9 p. Sunday, Btb Hi*h Water :-6. S 7211 words
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Article104 1901-09-07 3 On the 13th ult., m the House of Commons, Mr. Pretyman, replying l« Mr. E. Robertson, said that the ports »t which coaling facilities were to be provi < J under the Naval Works Bill were Dcvonport, Portland, Portsmouth, the Medway, Malta, Gibraltar, and Hongkong, and, if104 words
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Article253 1901-09-07 3 Final Pair-oakb» Handicap. Last evening the final of the above event took place m the best of weather. The crews competine were Darbishire and Whetham, and Weaver and Ker, the former crew conceding 12 sees. At the start, Weaver and Ker got away fairly well, gaining a253 words
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Article725 1901-09-07 3 Training may now be said to be m full -wing, and there were a fair number of horses out for exercise this morning. Orpheus (Kirwan) was sent round at a Uttle above a canter the first time, and was urged along the second. He moved m fine form725 words
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Article150 1901-09-07 3 After the severe thunderstorm m Kioto on the 13th iw4, (says the Kibe Herald), a safety valve box of the electric light attached to a pole m tnokuma, San jo, was discovered u> be out of order, and two men from the Electric Works were sent to150 words
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Article642 1901-09-07 3 (From our Correspondent.) H. E. The Governor has postponed his visit to Labuan, being busy at JessHton and Beaufort. At the former place, offices and bungalows have been and are being erected, the railway begins to wear more and more the appearance ot un fait642 words
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Article913 1901-09-07 3 A Chick om Tawing. Ihe problem of controlling tie wireless telegraph •> loquacity and confining a» remarks 1 > the persons for whom they a»e intended presents many difficulties. Mr. Marconi claims 10 have succeeded, and has «hown his system m experiment il operation but how far the913 words
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Article659 1901-09-07 3 Via Ctyl'ti.j London, August 26th 14<> treason convictions have taken place r.t Huighersdorp m two daysMf st of the convicted have been disfranchised. Forty political prisoners have been convicted, or are awaiting sentence, at M iddleburg. Li-Hung-f hang has intimated that the Edicts requred by the Protocol have been659 words
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Article64 1901-09-07 3 Mr. Mathews, m the proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, maintains that the Australian aborigines arrived by way of the Malay archipelago at different epochs. The last to come were superior to the first, and of Melanesian type. The descendants of the (first, as modified, were the now extinct Tasmanians,64 words
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Article857 1901-09-07 3 The opposition to coloured immigrants, whether Chinese, Indian, Japanese, is very strong among the working men of Australia; but the Immigrations Restriction Bill, which has just been introduced into the Commonwealth Parliament, will operate almost as strongly against European nations as Asiatics, if it is rigidly857 words
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Article655 1901-09-07 3 A remarkable Unionist demonstration took place on Saturday, loth inst., at Bltnheim Palace, the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, "to celebrate the third victory ot the Unionist party at the poll. There were present representatives of both sections of the Unionist party from the associations655 words
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Article75 1901-09-07 3 (Corrected up to September 7.) On London Bank 4 na/s i/uj demand '/"I Private credits 3 m/s 1/1 1 J documents 3 m/s i/ufj credits 6 m/» 1 1 1 i* France, demand 243" Germany, demand ..197J India, T. T i4sv HONGKONG, demand pm. Yokohama, demand si%pm Java, demand75 words
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Article166 1901-09-07 3 QUOTATIOM. p .•.v-k,v upan, LtJ. ii Nominal. DiviDMDS. Deferred. £5.5/ Bell's Asbesto*. Kastern Ajjencx. Nominal. 7 1 Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $4. Sellers Clear Water Dairy Farm lad. $100 Praser and Neave Ltd. $84 6% Debs. Par. Io for y«* r «9<>o Hongkong and Shanghai166 words
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Article51 1901-09-07 3 A Time Ball at Fort Canning and one at Pulau Brani fall every day at 1 P.M., Singapore mean time (Greenwich mean time 6hr5.,4 mln., 35 sec.,) being hoisted five minutes previously. 11 either d the balb sheiM LaU, the flag W will be hoisted. VRBSELS51 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement31 1901-09-07 3 Framing We Stork over 200 patterns of Superior Mouldings, and possess unequalled facilities for making all descriptions of Frames at shortest notice and moderate prices. GEORGE MICHAEL, PHOTO STORES. June 3131 words
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Advertisement309 1901-09-07 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP |p^^ Co. NEDEKJ A -c<;E STOOMVAAKT MAA AfUjOCEAAN Tons. Tews. Aektlhs 7043 Myrmidcn 3870 Afamtmnon 7011 Ntstor 380a A fax 7039 Orestes 4653 Alcinous 6743 Patroclui 5500 Anchises 2729 Pileus 7500 Antenor 5531 Ptlyphtmm 2613 Calchas 6748 Priam 2845 Cyclops 2066 Prometheus 5570 Datdanus 4653 Pyrrhus 3621309 words
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Advertisement130 1901-09-07 3 A Certain Cure for Dysentery and Diarrhoea. "Some years ago I was one of a panv thu intended makine a long bicycle trip iV v L.Taylor, of New Albany. Bradford < \> U.S.A. I was taken suddenly with .liarrh.^.t, aud was about to give up the trip, wh« Ward, of130 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous720 1901-09-07 3 SERVICES TO-MORROW St. Andrew's Cathedral. {14th Sunday after Trinity.) 7a. m. Matins (Parade Service.^ 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. St. Matthews Church, Sepoy Lines. b. is p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Bethesda, Bras Basah Road. 9 a.m. Worship and The Lord's Supper. 8 p.m. Gospel Service.720 words
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Miscellaneous798 1901-09-07 3 VESSELS IN PORT B M r „W., Coders A d P Wfc-> Fla ming o Dutg.b..42O DekL, 2Ssuf cSSS! Other Vea^U FU g Wt.Ton. M.s.er, Arnved From J^« L »-f- Wheu 225?" StW r D r gt n as gats? «:s^ air^a Balgis Dut 345 Kadir July £7 ZmSSL kS"798 words
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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Article27 1901-09-07 4 Boer Threat ARainat Colonials. The Boer leader m Cape Co ony tern tory has issued orders to shoot Colon.als m arms after the 15th Septtmber.27 words
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Article38 1901-09-07 4 Why the Kowtow was Waived. A semi-official statement explains that it is impossible for Germany to tns.st on China begging forgiveness, as that would imply that the Chinese Government had abetted Baron Von Kettderl murder.38 words
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Article25 1901-09-07 4 The indictment against KIMM (for high treason) is en route 10 England. Nobody is aware of the nature ol the charge.25 words
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Article20 1901-09-07 4 inciiminating Letters Seized. The mails addressed to certain >uspei thave been stopped, and important correspondence has been seized.20 words
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Article139 1901-09-07 4 Details of the Inteiview. Plain-speaking by the Kaiser. The Kaiser received Prince Chun, remaining seated on his throne. He beckoned to Prince Chun to approachThe latter bowed thrice on arriving and departing. Prince Chun handed lo the German Kmperor a letter expressing the regrets of the Emperor139 words
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Article25 1901-09-07 4 A Japanese Steamer's Performance. The I t, Tosa Maru has arrived at Vancouver, making a record voyage m thirteen and a-sixth days.25 words
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Article24 1901-09-07 4 No Lascar Crews. The Australian Commonwealth Parliament has adopted an- amendment toithe ...ail contracts to shiptfm'Srihea 1 ntire*%b£.. B whites. I24 words
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Article15 1901-09-07 4 The American yacht Columbia has been chosen to defend the America Cup15 words
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Article22 1901-09-07 4 Active Clearing Operations. anous columns are actively harrying the fragmentary Boer commandosCommandant Scherpers i* proceeding northward. Londo September 6th, igoi22 words
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Page 4 Advertisements
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Advertisement173 1901-09-07 4 Westerhout Bros. Mechanical Engineers Commission Forwarding Agents Timber Merchants MALACCA. KSTA BUSHED 1889. "Sl/orks Malacca Engine Works" ALWAYS IN HAND DOKTABLE Engines and Boilers from 4 to 12 11. P. by the be»t maker*. Centrifugal, Pulsometer, Donkey and hand pumps, Lift and Force Pompfi (Ifayward, Tyler and Co.) pipe and173 words
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Advertisement600 1901-09-07 4 FOR SALE pj NE Victoria, horse aud harness complete. U Pr,cos7so. thk UIBPENSARY uc. Aug. lo FOR SALE ONE "Premier" High Gn*>Kcy<sje. .with Gear Case, m first class condition. $120 Apply MANAGER. Free Press. Ang a FOR SALE ONE Second-hand Billiard Table, by Wright and Co., extra low cushion, as600 words
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Advertisement842 1901-09-07 4 FRASER NEAVE'S AERATED WATERS RECOGNISED AS THE BEST IN THE EAST PURITY AND EXCELLENCE GUARANTEED. Fraser Neave, Limited, SINGAPORE AND PENANG. Aue2t "THE CHINESE CRISIS. FROM WITHIN' (BY WEN CHING) Edited by the Rev. G. M. Reith, M.A. The remarkable and instructive series of articles thai appeared m the Singapore842 words
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Advertisement1500 1901-09-07 4 Yhtonlf Mmf/clntDf thr kind Hmnrrirrt i Cer ■■■CMte at the Calcutta Lxhibition. 1863 84 open to all CountrltM D r LALOR'S PHDSPHDDYNE HAS THE LARGEST BALE OF ANY PHOBPHORIC MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. l-or tortf yaavra ha. maintaiaed ill f^k I:s rneT P'- in K tffecta are «htwn from tbe1,500 words
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Advertisement881 1901-09-07 4 VKBSELS KXPKCTED. < living port of departure^ and (where knawn) date due here, and name of Agents. .Men-01-War. Ariadne, Ger., Kiel, duo «ept Cressy, H.M.S., Portsmouth, due Scj>« D. Entrccaoteaux, Toulon, duo Sept Internet, Fr., Toulon, due Sept Irce, CJer., Kiel, duo Sept Mutine, 11. M.5., Shoerness, due Sept Varyag,881 words
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Advertisement940 1901-09-07 4 NOTICE [S hereby given that I, Co Boc, K0,,, A No. 30A Killinoy Koad, Singapore, iw" 1 shall from this date sign my nam. BOON QUAN." GO BORN Kd.w A °g2B |jj NOTICE. \\7 X hava ap|K>inU>d Messrs. Outmbis fc< v v Sole Agents for tho sale of Port tical,940 words
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