The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 October 1901

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY, 2 3rd OCTOBER, 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4314
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 780 1 P Office. Telegraph St. CsZi 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 lor Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also for China Coast. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD toot
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    • 830 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY ACCIDENTAL AMD ORIENTAL O STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND rpOYO KISEN KAISHA (OR1BNTAL S. S. CO.) VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU. Through Passage Tickets granted I IS Engand France, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic ines of steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States
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    • 813 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART M AATSCH APPI f Undbr Contract witr trb Netherlands India Government, icents at Singapore, Ships Agencv. late I. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Collyer Quav Thb undirmintionid datbs are only approximate. teamer Prom Expected Will be despatched tor on L G. a Jacob Moluccas via Oct. 11 Soerabaia, Boelolcng
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    • 730 1 LIONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. 'AID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 ISSKRVI FUND.— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 7 Silver Reserve 3,75<>,ooo j •»3.7 »o,ooo tKSBRVB LIABILITY OF > PROPRIETORS I Bioooo.ooe C OURT OF DlBBCTOBt i*. Shkwan, Esq.— Chaihmam. Hon J J Bkll-Irvinq,— Dkputy Chaibman A, E. Tom kins, Esq. I K L. Richardson
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    • 497 1 MOTHERS SHOULD REMEMBER when *eIectin K an artificial l-ootl lor their l» ihiTHREE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER!! OSv FOOD It is easily Digestible and very Assimible and Nourishing It -s readily soluble and may be prepared in a few seconds SSSJaJg^yjiaa'il; matter, wh.ch would cause Station d'S FOOD WORKS, PECKHAM, LONDON, ENGLA
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    • 205 1 For Nervous T^a. Exhaustion M GLYCERATE a9 Km nen hildren, ■Ol I SE, AND I Chapeteaut Paris Fr«ce funrt,„,,<,t in*,,, l.tl t;HWk ATOMt ItVHi'l.fsn m orrj bjmi rj »r n CACMMA t;,i,i,i„i Tb? |.r<ricription in the Pjni ula I la from SO to 10 j h BOLDO-VERNEE or i lea-ipjoalnl,
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  • 22 2 At Kcljcumbe Cottage, ConfeJerate Estate, on the 2*nd October, the wife o' E. F. H. Edlin of a daughter.
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  • 776 2 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1901. 'itn «hi 1 Vkii tM i i.awH bf m^iienre and MMM by ga.n tIMe patriot Truth her jlonou* p.r »j.t« draw P tiuti 10 Rclicnn. I-oT*.'tT. and lio Yesterday w« felt it to be a duty of conscience to deliver our opinion
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  • 400 2 Mr. Hugh Clifford, is, we are glad to hear, very considerably better. Mr. Townley, District Officer of Temerloh, Pahang, is here for a short visit. Among those who bore Mr. Dalian's coffin to the graveside yesterday morning were Messrs. H. and G. Elphick. These gentlemen were referred to m yesterday's
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  • 1129 2 1 h»rty-one Chinese rioters arrested m Sago-st. at midday yesterday by the Police were charged at the Police Court this morning with unlawfully assembling m a public place and attempting to overawe public servants. Mr. A. L. Stewart, L.1.0 prosecuted. I lie prisoners
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 18 2 Calvinia Rebels Frustrated. An attempted southern move of rebels from the Calvinia district has been checked.
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    • 13 2 The commandos at various points are being hustied or scattered.
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    • 26 2 Roosevelt and Ito. A Tiffin. Marquis Ito, of Japan, has lunched with President Roosevelt, Mr. Hay, Secretary of State bein^' present.
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    • 25 2 President Roosevelt pressed him to ac cept a public banquet after the expiry of the period of official mourning for Mr. McKinley.
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    • 13 2 Marquis Ito, however, expressed himself as unable to wait. Later.)
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    • 29 2 Placed on Half-Pay. Owing to his speech on the 10th October General Buller has been removed from his command at Aldershot and placed upon half pay.
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    • 27 2 Lieut -General French, commanding the Cavalry Division m South Africa, is appointed to command the First Army Corps, vice Buller. London, October Jjrd, 1901.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 833 2 Katz Brothers, Ltd. ANNOUNCE THEIR GREAT SHOW OF TOYS AND GAMES Garden Tools Shuttlecocks Spades and Rakes Magic Lanterns VVaterpots Garden Games Buckets Reins and Whips Model Steam Engines Cup and Balls Meam Launches Skipping Ropes Cooking Stoves Race Games Railway TniM Building Blocks Railway Engines Picture 810c 1 China
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    • 709 2 HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS Royal Menagerie of Wild Animals LAST FEW NIGHTS LAST FEW NIGHTS Our Great New Programme Our Great New Programme FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2sth, 1901. COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT OF ROBERT LOVE GREAT ATTRACTIONS 44 Bob will Clown Bob will Sing. LOOK OUT FOR THE HIGH JUMPING CONTEST Saturday, afternoon, October
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    • 717 2 ITO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. ATTENTION t ATTENT ON TONIGHT AT THE PARSEE THEATRE 'ALIBABA' TO-MORROW "INDRA SAHBA." Great reduction m admission fees, Oct23 ANG LIM THYE No. 10 BOAT .QUAY. HAVE just received a very fine and valuable culleciion of Shells fur sale.. Inspection Invited. Oct Zi uc Government Notification. "TENDJJRH will
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    • 69 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Amateur Theatricals On Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday, the 2nd, sth and jth November. AT THE TOWN HALL At 9 30 p.m. •'Charlies Aunt" A FARCICAL COMEDY v Brandon Thomas f'recedodcach evening at 8.45 p.m. BT 44 Grass Widows" MUSICAL OOMEDIETTA BY Victoria Gabrielle. Kaservcd seats $3. Back .scata
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 162 2 The Week Wednesday, 23rd Hiuh Water 6.37 a., 6.16 p. Municipal Commission, 2.30 p. Lodge St. George Regular, 8.45 p. Harmston's Circus, 9 p. Thursday, 24th Higfc Water .—7.36 a., 7 J* p. Races, Second Day. Banks Close, noon. Singapore Free Press issues 2 p. Tanglin Club At Home," 9
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  • 2925 3 AUTUMN MEETING, 1001. First Day: Tuesday, Oct. 22ND. Committee: C. Sugden, K->q., Chairman; H Payne Gillwey, Esq., H. Fort, Esq J. Graham, Esq., A. G. Wright, Esq., Col. Oakes, R.A., G. H. Siitt, Esq. Stewards:— Judge, W. E. Hooper, Esq.; Asst. Judge and Timekeeper, C. E. Velfce,
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  • 631 3 Thmrsdmy. 24th October. I Ht I'ikst GaiWIM M*MMCAP< Value Jjoj and i y to Itie Second Morse. A Handicap tor (jnttiis that have entered for the Ist (inrhn KaM [MM* N>>. 2) on the hirst Day. Winners of either Qrtttlii Ititc on the First Day excluded. D .tancc-,
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  • 140 3 Kirchoffs Techms he Blotter publishes the following communication from a German mining engineer m Falesiine: Valuable mineral treasures have recently been discovered m Palestine, so that it is safe to say that the industrial awakening of the Holy Land is no longer a dream. Ihe newly-discovered
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  • Correspondence.
    • 69 3 1 0 TUB IP«««* DEAR SIR,— I am pleased to 1 1 rm you that the All-British Cable between England Australia, via Capetown, has been completed to Perth, West Australia. It is expected that the remaining sections, between Perth and Adelaide, will be laid and opened to
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    • 377 3 Dear Mr. EmTOR.—It is great shame that growing boys like me as to tramp it to school just becos those idjotic coolies won t pull ricks. Why dont the stablekeepers here aye buses at certain places tames we git at ome m England and let us boys pay
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    • 459 3 The Government Firm. We hear from Mr. Hooper to-day that the version of the interview yesterday between His Excellency thr Governor and the Rikisha owners, as communicated to H v\a> not quite correct. Ihe facts of the I ue, that His Excellency practically declined to discuss the
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    • 119 3 fat elasticity of the Knglish language -ometimes leads speakers into difficulties. I his was once the case with Mr. Julius Weil, whose larpe house at Mafekin^ provided shelter for many during the dark days of the siege. He was put up for the town m
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    • 16 3 A new-born native infant, btill living, was found m a swamp m Zion Road this 'naming.
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  • 1300 3 The Acting Manager's Report to 17th October, 1901 Bukit JelUs Mine.-^-The 150 ft. south level has been extended 16 ft. and is now 275 ft. from the cross-cut. The reef m the present end is fully 8 ft. wide, of which 2 ft. on the footwall is of fair
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  • 263 3 QUOTATIOM. p AID DlVfniWDf. Bank of China and Japan, Ltd. ii Nominal. Deferred. Hell's Asbestos Eastern Agency. Nominal. Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $5. Sellers. $c Gear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. $100 jfoo Fraser and Neave Ltd. $84 <* t 6% Debt. Par »o for year
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  • 63 3 (Corrected up to October > i On London. Bank 4 m/s l/xi demand i/io" Private credits 3 m/s ,1 documents 3 m/s '.'.'.ilu% credits 6 ra/s i/iiJt France, demand Germany, demand India, T. T Hongkong, demand urn Yokohama, demand i,i/ nm Java, demand m Manila, demand s%pm Sovereigns, (to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 328 3 OCEAN IKM STEAM AND NEDERLAN SCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJOCEAAN. Toss. Tons. Aekilles 7043 Myrmidon 2870 Agamemnon 701 1 Nestor A J ax 7039 Ortstts 4653 Alcinous 6743 Patroelus 55 0g Anchises 2729 Peltus 7500 Antenor 5531 Polyphemus 2617 Calchas 6748 Priam 2845 Cyclops 2066 Prometheus 5570 Datdanus 4653 Pyrrhus 3621 Deucalion
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 149 3 HONGKONG WEATHER TELEGRAMS. Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and to the level of the sea ia inches tenths, and hundredths. Manila baro. readings m millimetres. Temperature m the shade m degrees, Fahrenheit. Manila temperature centigrade. Humidity, m percentage of saturation, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.
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    • 947 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Mtn-of-War Flag and Tons Commanders Arnved From For When Brisk Brit, cruis,, 1770 Martin O, t 17 Dindinjrs Fncortain K»h» Chattel S.am g.b., 2200 Troll,- Oct 19 nS£& Cnccruln Other Vessels Flags ft Tons Masters A.nved From Consignees For When Asahan £****L 5*25 5 Mwm Bafai M.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 681 4 Estate ot TAN CHIN HOON DECEASED. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable 999 Years' Leasehold Land WITH Spacious Mercantile Offices, Godowns Shops thereon situate m the Commercial Centre of Singapore adjacent to the Banks, the Dock and Shipping Coy's Offices, Legal Firms, Telegraph Office, Consular Newspaper Offices, &c. TO BE HELD AT
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    • 901 4 M. C. S. Mohamed Co. DIAMOND MERCHANTS AND Manufacturing Jewellers 8, HIGH STREET. Hold a LARGE and SELECT STOCK of Ladies' and Gent's Jewellery set w.th precious stones and pearls. Solid Silver Prize Cups and Bowls. A large assortment of suitable articles for Birthday, Wedding and Xmas preaents. Precious Stones
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    • 326 4 Agents for LEA PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. BY SPECIAL WARRANT J?HK5}^ BIS MAJESTY PURVEYORS TO f^^Wss!^^ THE KING. CEL^ BR ATED 01 LMAN'S .STORES FRASER NEAVE'S AERATED WATERS RECOGNISED AS THE BEST IN THE EAST. PURITY AND EXCELLENCE GUARANTEED. Fraser Neave, Limited, SINGAPORE AND PENANG. CALIVERT'S 20 CARBOLIC CARBOLIC SOAP OSNTMENT
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    • 550 4 I WANTED poii a petrol<uin dep^t near Singapore m Assistant; u-t have had engineering < V],. nemje and understand steam pUpa. Apply A.E., e/0 Frte /'rcsi. O(t uc. WANTED i A SRAM LAtTMCn or mmUtikmmm able to irry about »V) tont. Apply, with full particulars by letter to c o
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    • 996 4 DET OSTASIATISKE KOM PAGNI. For Nantes and Baltic Ports. Thi Russian St b a m t r MALAYA, Capt. Prahl, will be despatched for the above ports during the beginning of November. She has splendid accommodation for Ist class passenger! at reduced rates, and carries a Doctor. First class to
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