The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 November 1901

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES, SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 14™ NOVEMBER, 4igoi DAILY ISSUE, NO. 4332
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      740 1 P_ Office. Telegraph St. ffg Wharves. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers for CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, i CEYLON! INDIA. AUSTRALIA. ADKN, KGYPT MARSEII-l '-S, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, >'.V MOUTH AND j Through Bills o» Ladmg iasued for Pern*» Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also at Lhino Coast. MAIL LINE.
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      778 1 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY AND ORIU.NTA-. O STEAM SHiP COMPANY AN rpOYO RISEN UJUSHA V'A !N',ANU SEA OF iAPAN AND HONOLULU. Thot i Piirr 1; els *i r<ime 3 E n and i Kr-^nc .vid Gtrmmv by all tran~.-Au»nt«c lines of «teamer», and to tit principal iiuc •>• the Uniti-J
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      1016 1 D£ KO.NINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPI}. (UMDIR C.OKTRACT WIT« TKI N«T«**I.AWD* I*DIA GOTBRMMBHT. n, \r Singapore, Ship Agency, late I. DAENDELS &Co a-; Collyer Quay I l'H| tNDHUBWTIOKiD DATBS ARI O«IY At PROXI A «r From EapccteU Will be despatched tor on Batavia via Nov. VI BUJiton Batavia, C bonbon, Samarang Billifen
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      702 1 tTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL. »U#»(W N J.— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000) Silver Reserve 3,750,000.) .'.YE LIAB'MTY Of I 01/KT OP IJlßlCTuij Shewan, Esq.— Cka:kma> Hop J J Bkll-Irviiig,~-Pkp vt/ Cha;. K. E. Tonkins, Esq. X L. Richardson IU A. H*ur. Esq H. Shubart, Esq. I. sks Esq i
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      501 1 IdealMiik l^^r^jgr^^ Enriched 20 per cent. |£p~^-£fss with Cream. PEAL MllK B/^D^^ Sterilized-Not Sweetened. L •»«r^W^ A Perfect Substitute for Fresh TaORWICH UNION FIRE INSUR ANCE SOCIETY OP NORWICH I AND LONDON. V STIIHSHID '79 7* POR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. I Ahocht Iksursd £335,000,000 I .ej|isP»iD 11,600,000 j I Fmkih
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      233 1 OF JAC M Jr '4L Rig&ud'sKanangaWi- j^ tar h«l ihc tweet parfume I I DlO "a^^^^ <: ower I VERS 8, rue Vivienae 8 As used by thr- Red Cross Society during the Boer War. TOBEHAD.OF ALL DtALI GUTHRIE Co., Sole Agents. Oot 8 Posada Wine Co, Wines m Casks.
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    Domestic Occurrences DEATH
    32 2 Domestic Occurrences DEATH ~n-—^— i instant, at Waterloo Street, Wh. widow <>( the late J. C. Gratk On the 13th ojn n^>^^ J(; r 4 X As. v, Apot hoc* ry and H
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    The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1901.
    776 2 The Singapore Free Press. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1901. Mm thai! tt\r fmm front' B r,,jiit ma i M tommi bf ;n(lucnc« and unbribcd by |tm Httt patriot Truth her gtoriou* prcrcpU draw P!a4ac4 to Rdictao. LoraHr. and Law. A Dutch lady, whom the Editor has not the pleasure of personally
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    470 2 Signor Valenza, assisted by amateurs, will produce H.M.S. Pinafore at Shanghai m the course of the winter. The Imp. German Mail steamer Kiautschau having left Hongkong on the 13th instant at noon, may be expected to arrive here on Sunday afternoon, the 17th instant. The last number of the Navy
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    37 2 The orders of the day for Tuesday's meeting of Legislative Council include the third reading of the Supply Bill, also of the Civil Procedure Ordinance Amendment Bill and consideration «f the Jury Lists (or 1902.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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    "CHARLEY'S AUNT."
    44 2 We are asked to sty that the perfor roance of Charley's Aunt,' which was to have come off this evening, has been postponed on account of the indisposition of Mr. f. M. Fabris, who takes so prominent a part m that piece.
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    62 2 The Collier Kate arrived yesterday from Moji with a cargo of about 3,000 tons of Japanese coal for 'his port. The steamer Amiral Duperre, the first of the six steamers on the new line to IndoChina, which the Compagnie des Chargeurs Reunis started m September, left for Saigon
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    325 2 The Philharmonic Orchestra meets tomorrow \tfnday) eve>*Jn^ at B.^o p.m. sharp. A full attendance is rt^utsieu. The U. S. Government is establishing a government printing office m Manila, and is erecting a building therefore at a cost of 950,000. Mr. G. W. F. Playfair, Chief Manager of the National Bank
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      503 2 I John littleand Co., Ltd. CHRISTMAS TOYS LAEGE VARIETY, JUST RECEIVED. R Rocking Horses. Do s t m M Cradles. Tricycle Horses. I Gig Horses. 0 Br Battledore Sets &c, &c. Ball-. Wheelbarrows, Garden Sets, Engines, Mail Carts Perambulators. PRICES AND ILLUSTRATIONS ON APPLICATION. I John Little and Co., Ltd.
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      20 2 CALDBECK, M ACGREGOR Co, Wine and Spirit Merchants Singapore. (Also at LONDON, GLASGOW, SHANGHAI HONGKONG.) fi Price list on Application
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      731 2 I SULLIVAN MEMORIAL CONCERT. I November, 25th igox. TTICKETS may now be had and scats booked at the Kobinson Piano Co Ltd. Nov. 13 15.11 Marine Club Ball. To bo held m the TOWN HALL, On Friday, 2gth November, igoi Members are requested to send m their applioations for tickets,
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      1045 2 THE CHINESE CRISIS. I Edited by the Rev. G. M. Reith, M.A. The remarkable and instructive series of articles thai app-ar«d m the Singapore Free Press of last year have now been published m book form l>y the well-known London publisher. Mr. Grant Richards. The important feature of these articles
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      295 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. PARSEE THEATRE TO-NIGHT "ANJOOMANARA." TO-MORROW LEILA MUJNOON. Great reduction m admission fees. Nov 14 Board Residence I /OK two bachelors. Large «toubl« room. 1 Private family. Houae m good position. Apply X., c/o Frtt Prtss NOTICE. HTHE interest and responsibility of Mr. T. S 1 Earle is the
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      148 2 The Week Thursday, 14th Hi«»> Water —0.4 a., 11.27 PMark Lodge Emergent, 8.45 p. Friday, 15th High Water -0.36 a., 11.58 p. P. O. Mail Homewards closes, 6 a. S.V.C. Lecture, 5.15 p. Grand Lodge, 8.45|p. Philharmonic Orchestra, 8.30 p. Saturday, 16th High Water l.lO a., 0.32 p Golf Club
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    UNKNOWN
    167 3 The R. I. M. S. Clive which arrived this morning from Madras, brought from that port the 13th Madras Native Infant iv This regiment is to relieve the 16th M.N.I, who are at present doing garrison duty m Singapore, and will leave for Madras on Monday by the Clive.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    122 3 At the Assizes on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Law, Chin Ah Fok was found guilty of house-breaking by night and sentenced to eight years rigorous imprisonment. Chan Ah Seng was found guilty of using as genuine a forged delivery order and was sent to gaol for two years.
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    THE RANGOON TRAMWAY.
    101 3 Last year 2,526,831 passengers were carried by the Rangoon Tramway Co., or over ten times the population of the town. Whilst this number was an improvement on 1899, it shows a slight falling off from I*9B, when the number was 2,534i3»7> The wonderful thing is that all
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    JELEBU.
    540 3 The fol'owing is the Rin Lode Report for the month ol October 1901 if mm Shaft.— no ft. level, No. 2 lode E. driven 16 ft. total distance 2^6 ft. lode 2 ft. 6 m. of fair quality stone. The stopes over this drive still continue to keep about
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    241 3 Steps are being taken to provide a new Field Hospital banner for India m place oi the one which so often proved invisible to the Boers. Why not provide spectacles for the Boers to enable them to recogniit the Red Cross flag m actual use? The following paragraph from a
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    THE REAL QUESTION IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    1426 3 THE REAL QUESTION IN SOUTH AFRICA. (Saturday Rtvinp October nth.) The object of the extension of martial law to Capetown, Port Elisabeth, East London and other districts m the Cape Colony is twofold. First it is desired to protect the loyalists more efficiently and next to prevent information of British
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    KIDNAPPING WIVES.
    373 3 Traoic Cu>toiis Still Extant im the Caucasus. The manners and customs of the people of the Caucasus have not eh;. -wed to a great extent since the country has bet subdued by Russia. One of the relics of the poo. old times to which the I Caucasian •tcnecially
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    AUSTRALIAN MEAT FOR HONGKONG.
    725 3 (China Mail.) n As eac* flettiif yeir *ucceed* its predecessor, %m\h still zrotuf. ris* to record m the cost of the Jtoece>sarie, of life Ww food «uppl> of the Colony iHecomes a sr.bject winch i* more and more a n atter of anxiety to residei.ts. The
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    THE INTER-COLONIAL RIFLE MATCH.
    347 3 Below are given the range scores of the Hongkong and Shanghai teams, that of Hongkong being the winner this year, with 901, against Singapore's 884 and Shanghai's 841 Penang was also permitted to shoot this year, but the experiment, as may be seen, can hardly be
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    THE REFORMATION OF CHINA.
    708 3 Si ©option- »i *n \mcric«n Consul. C< ijmil Martin <ti Chsnkiang, has forwarded to f»e Sta-.r [>ry mum, through the s©;reUry of the American Legation M Peking, some suggestions which, m his opinion will, if carried into execution, tend to improve our corrmercial relations with hirta.
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    SHARE LIST, NOVEMBER 14th 1901.
    255 3 Quotation p aid Ditidihds. Hani v n m.( lapan, Ltd. It Nominal. £4 Deferred. 25-S/ Hell's Asbestos Eastern A gene Nominal. £1 Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $4-75 Sales. Clear Water Dairy Parm Ltd. $100 $ioo Fraser and Neave Ltd. fei Buyers. $50 Io for year
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 3 (Corrected up to November 14 On London. Bauk 4 m/ S I/Io r demand i/io't Private credits 3 m/s 1/10* documents 3 m/s ...i/u'" credits 6 m/s i/ii^ France, Ofmand... Germany, >>mand \ai* India, T. T Hongkong, demand „m Yokohama, demand Java, demand Manila, dernan.! m .p 6 w|._...
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      122 3 Jumped on a Ten Penny Nail. Tho little daughter of Mr. J. N. Powell jumped on an inverted rake made often penny nails, and throat one nail entire!* through her foot and a second one half way through. Chamberlain's Pain Balm was proaptly applied and flvo minutes later the pain
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      1057 3 P H O^ f* AP H E R S I 17, STREET. Telephoin o. 272. The Finest Studio I m coargo of skilled and experienced hands work* I ing with tho latest and beat appliances. All descriptions of Photos taken and finished as KM* and NEW YEAR CARDS at oar
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      315 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP |P™ AND ITW NEDERLAN SCHE STOOM-^ VAART MAATSCHAPPIJOCEAAN. Tons. Tows. Achilles 7043 Myrmidon 2870 Agamemnon 701 1 Nestor 3509 Ajax 7039 Orestes 4653 Alcinoui 6743 Patroclus 5500 Anchises 2729 Ptleus 7500 Anterior 5531 Polyphemus 2613 C ale has 6748 Priam 3845 Cyclops 2066 Prometheus 5570 DarJunus 4653
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      37 3 Sv iricks irebricks HE ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS r T Go. Ltd. •viis^ PREPARED TO SUPPLY, Opr«^i! at $15 per 1000. A.,b« $75 per 1000 r j. p** t $27.50 per tof H-rc, X? -v v Ratings and A/"*
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      242 3 MAILS CLOSE To-morrow. P<* Per At Europe Coromandcl 6 am K. Pahang kc. Amherst 9 am Bill.ton Ir Pontianak Ban What JSoon ipm Batu Pahat Sultana 2 pm M«ar fc Malacca Hong Wan 2 PM Malacca fee. H an Whatt Hin 3ru Penang Rangoon Unity 3 pm Bangkok Breid 3
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      1000 3 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For When Brisk Brit crniC, 1770 Martin O<f 17 Dueling tain Sugrib Siam g.b., 650 Backe Oct 2"j Bangkok ream Marco Polo Ital crnia., 428 Poalo Nov 10 Oolosabo Daevtaia Other VetMla Flags ft Tona Masters Arrived From Consignees For
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    PASSENGERS FOR STRAITS.
    101 4 iL I i 9PP^ 1 Mr Oll "»0p», Mr.'.J Archer' Booth* From Marseilles. -Mr. D L Wilt M W. .latthetw, Mr. L. Matthew m! i M^ «r. r^tward Ke«el, Mr. Cremor, Mr Mrv \i. Valent.ne, Mrs. Benjamin, Mr. and l Mr ,|i R? f and°M li"' Sado'Marn,
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      734 4 V—MTED A ?C efficient work. On© able to read m. rMftbrißt App' oA> Free Press Oct 3 v c HTO RENT, m the Tanglin District, a house, 1 perfcrably unfurnished. Apply to Lt. Col. FULLERTOX, ».r. Tanglin Barracks. Nov. 5 a c I/ANTED for Sarawak, Conveyancing Clerk o VV Apply
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      560 4 Presents for Home. j Christmas The first Christmas of the Century. I Manila Cigars. I Koevo Habano per box of 100 20/ each Sonorlfcis do 200 12/6 do Regalia Chicas do 100 18/ do Londros do 100 17/ do Princess do 100 15/ do High Life do 50 10/6 do
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      621 4 ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS I Mining Machinery and Appliances WINDING GEARS, ENGINES, BOILERS, PUMPS STEEL PIPE LINES FITTINGS. The Pulsometer. (TRADE MA X). I world-knowtpCunrivalled i Please write or call and give us particulars of your requirements HOW ARTH ERSKINE, LIMITED. Jewellery Jewellery Jeweller r Ladies' and Gent's rings set with
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      374 4 A LAKGK SKLKCTFON OK At 50 tht- l«th P a n^ s i i j^n oior ie <*uin aj* mi i ct Dance Albums mj I Song Albums &c. r W Music obtained to order from Europe i Amerikal *t here J PUBLISHED PRICKS l l Diaries 19(^0 j Boys
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      89 4 '*%U'£s££!' L YOUR ATTENTION TO PERFECTION CURLY CUT TOBACCO In 4 02. patent Vacuum tins for Cigarettes. THE PERFECTION CURLY CUT TOBACCO Is manufactured from the brightest, most deliI caicly flavored, and highest cost Tobacco grown I m A iitr.ca the most exacting smoker wll find this tobacco is perfection.
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      631 4 Estate ol 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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      896 4 i. i: 'I and (where knows/ Mon^of-War. Barflcur, H.M.H Hongkong, duo Nov Yeviy, H.M.S., Portsmouth, duo Nov 'J. Kntreeao.eaux, Fr., Toulon, duo Nov j no, II M.S.. Hongkong, duo Nov. i Kiel, duo Nov Infernet, Fr., Tonlon, due Nov nrdia, rtal., Spezzea, tine N'ov likasa, Jap.. Portsmouth, da© Ncr me,
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