The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 November 1901

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, gra NOVEMBER, 19^. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4329
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 774 1 J~ g% Office. Telegraph St. Wharves. Keppd 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 for Ptrtiun Gulf, Continent ml and American Ports, also for Chin* Coast. MAIL LINES. OUTWARD HOMEWARD
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    • 801 1 Pacific mail steamship COMPANY ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL I O STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND rpOYO KISEN KAISHA (ORIENTAL H.S. CO.) VIA INLAND SEA OP lAPAN AND HONOLULU. Through Passage Tickets granted to England Prance, and Germany by all transatlantic lines of steamers, and to the principal cities of the United Slates or
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    • 772 1 DS KONINKLIJKE PA&ETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Undbr Contract witb tmb Nithiriamps India Govbrmmimt. Agents at Singapore, Ship Agency, latb f. DAENDELS Co., 2-3 Colly rr Quay THB UMDRRMBNTIOMBD DATIS ABB ONLY ArPROXI MATE. Steamer Proa Bsp«ct«d Will b« d«»patched tor on Mah Vajinuhis Padaug via port 1 Nov. 4 Penaag. Oiohleh, Poeloo,
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    • 321 1 THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA. (MITSUI ft Co.) HEAD OFFICE! 43, Sahhoto-cho, lomo LONDON OFFICE 34. Lime Street, E. C SINGAPORE OFFICE 2, FIVLATSOM GrBBM. BRANCHES AT BNew York, San Franci&co, Hamburg, hombay, Manila, Hongkong, Amoy, Shangai, Hankow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwanr», Port Arthur, Soul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osak; Kooe, Kur<-,
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    • 717 1 H O O "2A ND SHANGHAI BANKING <fcORPO RATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL s Maaß RESBRVB FUND.— *io,OOO^jo Sterling Reserve iSio Silver^eservt <^^) 1i3.7W.c00 RESERVE LIABILITY oM l7S V°°* PROPHIBTOBS .1 J lioooo.orc Court ov U<««'V tom V. Shkwan, Esq.— C»JL AIRIiAJt Hoe. J J. Bpll.lbvikq,— •DeV H. E. ToMK.is, Eaq. IR.
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    • 574 1 JJORWICH UNION FIRE INSUR- ANCE SOCIETYOP NORWICH AND LONDON. rfj» ll g p |7 r FOX MRK INSt'R \Ni X'> Amouiit Nivmi) x c w I-ouisPai (1 ,6-, PrbMIUV si.;M! Insurance elicited on almost every >i .set .p- property at current rates of premium. 'It Co., LTO. -A rnt HPH^
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    • 512 1 NATIONAL AWARD It i% an tgmtb md The Ideal Tonic Mirrelloui m cum of FEVER, We*kflti«, Lots of AppttiU, Rerrootntit, ExhaaiUon. Alao prepared with IRON 'or Dyspepsia, Anemia, Chlorosis, «te. Of ill CMtMllft too trout. __>AlUa_t_ao. Knm d— ro«i»« Bt-J.oqo— bept 28 )C NEW FRENCH REMEO. i npln;<il m I'.ie
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  • 1446 2 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1901. 'law Miai! IM Pre»« th» Ptop «ht n a main. Unawe4 by m*ufnc« and MiWtkH by n j »Itt« patriot Truth her (tortoos p»e:»p«. Jr»» Plateri to lUactoa. l^r«lt». and Law- We aie informed, just on going to pr«. that Mr. Walter
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  • 173 2 In a pleasant paper on Popular Quota tions m the Nev. Liberal Review Mr. Churton Collins shows by what curious channels ot error and misconception many so called "quotations have become household words. The saying "Curses, like young chickens, always come home to roost (ell from the lips
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  • 191 2 The latest mail papers to hand state that Mr. Herbert Gladstone and Miss Dorothy Pa&et were to have been married last Saturday. The following pretty story is told of the way m which the introduction •f the happy couple was brought about Miss Paget, Mr. Herbert Gladstone's
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  • 52 2 I SOUTH AFRICA. Tbe Conduct of the War. ir William Harcourf s Opinion. Sir William Harcourt, m a letter to the Times, indicts the Government's policy m tbe conduct of the war. He declares that banishment, and the confiscation of Boer property are unconstitutional and mischievous. Ltndon, November
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  • 85 2 Blum mo op thi Bowman B. Law." A Marine Court of Enquiry composed of Mr. Brockman, President, and Messrs. Severn, Pentney and Douglas, Assessors, held on the 29th October, nave found that the Bowman B. Law was lost by fire on nth October 1901, at Tegal
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  • 435 2 A Malay m Kiang has captured over one thousand feet of crocodile The State pays a reward of so much a foot run for all dead crocodiles and this gentleman's account comes to over a thousand feet. He has been helped by the slaughter of a number of pariah dogs
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  • 180 2 This is a subject of deepest interest, and, according to an actuarial correspondent m The Timts the second year of the war has been entirely different from th. first ye»r, and the losses, both m actual magnitude and as regards rates of mortality
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 321 2 32, Radkt Pla« New B oks. New Medical Works.l Roads to Rome with preface, by Taylor^Nj r fed. »*^y Cardinal Vtughan f5-°° GranXT mv r>r«criotive Sue- I Through Alia, by Sven Hetin 2 vol< f i 2 co De*rnpiive The Spanish People, by Martin Hume $3.50 -gj^i, New Ed. Likewise
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    • 264 2 ft 13.U I i Satafcrf Household FuW/nlti»fc N TOTJ^PERT^OFSTIMbIATI I CHEANG BI J S HEAN I Whonv drawing* ool ll Tr™? l j2**i 2h£ i with n»»r»>!e top,/ •U>«1««1 «bia«ti vHk 2 Ztl«n» v^nels* carved wwVMttiiit •ooajMOMt i ov al adrroi* Ib bU* Y^^P j Sk«nr ke. Al» |»Unv*l, fcwwi
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    • 509 2 TO-NIGHT Grw* reduction ta admission fees. For Sale Lady's Bicycle, <ao6M4-baul) Price Apply to KELLY WALSH Ltd. j nw< ia.» Turnout for Sale. riBEY Am*. Gelding, tplewdld HaekaadTMp- j per Hooded gig m fa* nU order, set of MhnM. awwr^TiafCWeny. KOMEYA iTco. M HIGHJSTBsSrr. > Dealers m ail Kinds of
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    • 182 2 TQ.DAYB ADVgRTISBMKWta. 1 Raffles Library Museum, I fN Iwbow < Hi* [alMtyV BirthdaJ, the 1 UWwy MB be cl«^d on M<wd*yTt2. 114fc 1 Th« Mimubi will be opened m usnal. M. HKLLQER, Ag. Con»or fc Librarian. I ■pNGLISHMAN, aged 26, at present managing I ■L" BtoN m Pwak, wUhes to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 247 2 Th* Week Saturday, gtb I High Water 9.3 a., 9-4 6 p. I King-Emperor's Birthday. Cricket— Puio Brani, Royal Engineers v. SRC Elliot's Team v. Allen's Team. S.C C and XI v. S.R.C. King's Birthday dinner, Raffles Hotel. French Mail Homewards doses, 6 p. Sunday, totb High Water Q.34 a.,
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  • 1119 3 QviciuiJ if*Ht famines tuttriett/mmg UltlU JvtaiKL The Topicist, on this auspicious y, rises loyally, and, baring his head m respectful devotion, joins gladly with his fellow-sub-jects all over the world m every good wish for the welfare and happiness of King Ed. ward The King, God
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  • 369 3 Tb« trial trip of the new stara-whatf I steamer took place on the a6th alt., when I the owners entertained a party of ladies I and gentlemen tiom Kuching, conveying I them as far as Busau and back m the after* I noon. A start was made at 13.30
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  • 198 3 Dr. Heron, a middle-aged man, was recently found dead m his bed at Monkstown, County Dublin, and over the head o> the bed was pinned this note m his hand-writing Notice. Do not bury roe, I am not dead. Don't mind the doctors. Unless they
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  • 128 3 incsferj. 'J. Alarel Jt Lo., UoiOtlloA wrltS to a local pap'-r that "the Fiench Seim Navigation Company "Cbargeura Rlunis" have commeno d running a new line of their steamers between Dunkerque, Havre, Bordeaux, Marseilles Port Said, Colombo, Singapore, Saigon, Haiphong, direct without transhipment. This service commences
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  • 153 3 Latest particulars of a ftficas at Bangalore between the 2nd Madras Lancers and the Remount Depot men sffow that 60 of the latter set upon an armed picquet, severely injuring two of the party. Lancers m undress coining up, figh* ensued, and three of the
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  • 1987 3 The German Array is about to zdooC a quick-firing gun which only fires eight shots a minute, whereas the French have one of 24 shots a minute. At the great autumn manoeuvres Germany it to try a new rapid firing field gun made by the firm of
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  • 950 3 ReroKMea's Ruoina. Reformer," to whose letter m the Timtt a fortnight ago Sir Rrtfvcrs Butler's ama/ing speech at Westminster wm a direct reply, explains m a rejoinder that Wn purpose wat not to attack the General, but to criticiz: the Government for the unmi»t*W..ble «i
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  • 45 3 Mr. Rudyard Kipling is said to have spent more time over Kirn than over any of I his previous works, re-writing some parts many times before he was finally satisfied. The journeys and descriptions of scenery j are based on the author's own experiences. I
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  • 71 3 (Corrected up TO November g.) On London. Bw^mA i/ii. demand Private credits 3 m/» 1/11A *»wwiy3«/s ,/,,J* credit* 6m/s i/nJ France, demand 238J GIAMANY, demand I0 ,l India, T. T ,^2 Hongkong, demand 4% pm Yokohama, (Jeman-' 6%pm Java, demand n«^ Manila, demand s*%pm. Sovereigns, (to buy) f 10.40
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  • 112 3 (November 9 1 fcsc==32==: ?a. Cube No. 1.. 7 o Pepper, Ulack (ordinary Spore) 30 .L do. White, (Fair L/WSX) JT 5^ Nutmegs no, to the 1b.)....^.:.. do. (80s to the Ib) Mace fßanda) IJ Cloves (Amboina) mtm Überian Coffee t g TApwc*. small MftH (Fair ualit'y'; c. T
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  • 169 3 Quotation. Paid. r> Bank ot n and Japan, Ltd. Lt Nominal. Ca Bdl'i Asbestos Batten) Agency. Nominal. 7, Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $4.75 Sales. U Clear Water Dury Farm Ltd. jToY ■W^H^Ud. Jgßuyer, $S o 0 for IflO p| |6,ia 5 I3S VA+ 10/. bonus
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  • 34 3 Nov. Per Arratoon Apcar Mr. and Mrs. Fai:, Mr*. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Chot, Mr. Hanby, Mr. Larch, Mr. Silicell, and Mr Moore. NoY.9.~Por Penan*: Mr. Petherbridge, Mr. OardMr, ana Mr. Uws.
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  • 47 3 A Tinwßall at Fort Canning, and one at Pnlav 11 eTeT y fc *•*•> Singapore mean ■me (Greenwich mean time 6 hn., 4 mm., 35 see.,) being hoisted fire minutes preriously. If either of the balls should fail, the flag W will be hoisted.
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  • 126 3 November g. Hillgten Brit., Pullford, for Manila. Benclench, Brit., Thomson, for Hongkong and Borneo, Brit Robinson, lor Ba Kok Giaug Ann, Brit., Foliett, tj Cheribon and Shaohsing Brit., Sutr Jand, for Hongkoac. Calypso, Brit., Lowry, for Pcnang and Dei. i t£z!l mfc"i nfc Turner *of Malacca aid Fort G
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  • 77 3 RM. M. V. de Ciotat, duo Nov 11.— From ill«.—Mp. E. Bmith. Mr Fichtner, Mr Beojt, Mr. Ja,ki. Mr. Janaon Mr. rd. Mr. Terweg, Mr. G. Carlo 5" I**1 Mam. due Nov 13 -From LourJ^° r P u Jchusan, due Nov 16 -From VenJfnl m?'i^, Matthews, .Mr.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 124 3 Jumped on a Ten Penny Nail. Tta Httte daughter of Mr. J. N. Powell jumped on an inverted rake made of ten peony nails, and throat one nail entirely through her foot and MMcmd one halt way through. Chamberlain* PWn Balm was promptly applied aad five minutes later the pain
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    • 331 3 OCEAN IK^ STEAM SHIP |p™ Co., i NEDERLAN SCHE STOOM- VAART MAATSCHAPPIJOCBAAN. Athillti 7043 Myrmidon 3870 Agamemnon 701 1 Nestor 3800 A/a* 7039 Ortsttt AleiuoMt 6743 Patroclus SS og Anchtses 2729 PeUus jxum Anterior 5531 Palvphtmus ifc, Cyclops 3066 Promttheus ce 7 o Dmtdanut 4653 /VrA«, S^, Dtucalio* 7030 Rhiptus
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 333 3 E SERVICES TO-MORROW. (93rd Sunday after Trinity.) St. Andrew's Cathedral. Maxim. a. Holy Communion (Choral). 4 p.m. Sunday School. 5.30 pjm. Bveneong and Sermon. St. Matthew's Church, Sepoy Lines. 8.15 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Garrison Paradb Ssrticis. 7 a.m. St. Andrew's Cathedral. 10.45 a.a. Blakan Mali. it noon PuUu Brant.
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    • 178 3 Pl|ifcl fc Er II: IfeSTg; Mohamm»di Brit 23^' Raffin Vov I 5* n «*oK Lniuovm Uncertain asd a« S£} gsgau is^rs;. 10 v^- Ef H- s ss &^,s^s N Rock Light 8.it213a Wolch \ov 8 SSSf^ ft^Jf^ iUuvja Nor m Hon«Boe Brit 2066 Pete^ Xov 8 "1^ "i£ fr BW^
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 614 4 SPECIA T TELEGRAM. LI HU.w NO DEAD. (Special to the Sing- Frtt Press.) H.njcong, 7th Nov. His Excellency Viceroy Li Hung Chang died at noon to-day. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. FRANCE TnD TURKEY. Admiral Caillard's Action. Admiral Caillard has telegraphed to the French charge d'affaires at Constantinople that he has seized the
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    • 615 4 I For Sale /-HBSTNCT GELDING and BLACK MAM. FOR SALE Own "Piwuier" Hlgk Grade Bloydtoi *n« I An« 3 For Sale A LSTRAUAN Mare, wltk comolet* h*we* A and dog-cart aimo«t new. Owner le»Ttaf CoWmy. Price WOO.^ ffgPot 29 !H_ i For S*lc rHAKRt and Pony, m good order. 5175.
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    • 487 4 MANILA CIGARS 11 LA CONSTAtfCIA FACTORY." "ConsßmtindDiaz&Co. 1 Reina Victoria i«* J650 Entreactos Cilindrado* ioos £3.25 Perlas *5» #«-75 Princesaa* 100s £3.00 Posada Selected ioos £5.50 Regalia de la Reina 100s £300 High Lite m the East 50s $2.00 Preciosos 100* £2.75 Regalia del Mundo s<» a 5 Damai ioos
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    • 379 4 DIAPHRAGM HAND-PUMPS SOLE IMPORTERS The Indian Oil Well Supply Stores, SINGAPORE. A pump can be seen m working order near Cavenai»h Bridge. Capacity 4,000 gallons per hour. Nor 4 11.11 Alex. Fox Co. 43 HIGH STREET. A HE now 11 how ing an entirely new assortment of good* specially •elected
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    • 954 4 Not Responsible For Debts VT OTHER the Captair AgenU aer Ownen of the British Bar .re Strathtm will be rosj ponslble tot debt* incurred by the crew daring her st*y m this port. A. W. PLEM MING, —Master. Nor 7 14.11 NOTICE HTENDERS are iarltod for the construction of 1
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    • 1170 4 Government Notification. TEND !R8 will be received at the Colonial S«o.' jtary's Office op to noon of the 29th insUnt for the making of 43 pairs of black leather boots and 172 pain of white canvas shoes for the Runpean Warders and for stitching 220 suits of white drill for
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    • 794 4 For Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. British India Steam Net. Co., Ltd., Ste»nwr ITAURA, 3,363 tout, Capt. Creft, wiJ bo despatched for the tbore ports on Wednesday, the 13th instant For freight or £pasuge apply co BOC9TEAD Ie Co.— Agouti NovB 13.11 Cib Dis MKSBAGKBIES MARITIMKs For Marseilles, Havre London The
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