The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 December 1901

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 22 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, 13 th DECEMBER, i 9 oi. DAILY ISSUE, No. 435 fi
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 739 1 XT Q Office. Telegraph St. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Steamers (or CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG. CEYLON, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, BRINDISI, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills oi Lading issued for Perstan Gulf, Continental and American Ports, also ior Chin* Coast. MAIL LINE. OUTWARD HOMEWARD ioox 1901 Bengal Dec
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    • 829 1 Pacific mail steamship company ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL. U STEAMSHIP COMPANY TOYO RISEN KAISHA (URIIN 1 41. i. V..0.) VIA INLAND SEA OF lAPAN AND HONOLULU. Through Passage Pickets granted o England Prance, and Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of steamers, and to the principal cities of the United Slates or
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    • 753 1 V DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPII I m. Umuir Contract wits tbi Nitbiklahds Udia GonimiHir ||\cents a^ S| NCA por E Ship Agency, late I.DAENDELS &Co.. 2-3 Colly kr Quay j il fHt UMDIRMBMTIOWIO DATES ARK ONLY 1 AIIKOX I M ATI M"^- n FtOm B«pected Will be deip.tched for on
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    • 696 1 JJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI n BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITA! t laooot *x Sterling Reserve ...$10,000,000? •>ilver Reserve 3.750 000 I l3l7S co< RKSERVE LIABIUTY 5 P«OPRIBTOfJ Iminoory OURT OP D|««CTOK» Smiwan, Etq Cmaibmai. v H 0 J J Bkll-Ibvimo,— D«njir Ch«h<««v A v TOMK SS Es 1 '< L. RICHABDSON A.
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    • 496 1 H Refreshing Drink m Singapore fl "montserrat; /Ik Lime-Fruit Juice Krl\ anc orc 'ials nwM i either with water or created water is a mJJi l delightful thirst quencher. N 0 A R W* CK UNION FIRE INSUR ANCE A S N O D CI L E O T N
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    • 363 1 31 "I boldo-vernel I »ea-i M onfal, ofJUM IOUO-VEIK <JT I VERNE., m o« ENOB to w Extract This delicate \y^ is persistent as an J^| I I Handkerchief. J&S? X are adopted I !lw* ''^te RIGAIIDotP 10 I bottle U niUHUUCfU I cquiMiUnt to the I PARIS |WHlTe'vloL£Ts|, MAYNARD&Ca.Ltd.
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  • 1695 2 titre the fmta a* rr >p4e'» ught maintain, Unawe4 by mflue«<ia hA ..r.bribad bjr gain 1 tlerc mgtft Truth ket glorious preeeptu draw I Piatecn* KallfiM. LomUt. and l-aw I We have noticed in the Dailv Telegra il\ of the 1 6th
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    • 37 2 (Special to Singaport Free Press.) Penang, 1.5a p.m. Cheang Keng Kwi, the Optitan China !)f Perak and the wealthiest Chinaman m the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, is dead.
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    • 227 2 The property of the late Cheang Keng Kwi is valued at ten millions. I The late Captain iina of Perak, Captain Ah Kwi, as he more familiarly known, is an old man, being upwards of seventy-two years of age. He has been (ailing for some months past
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 52 2 Before the U. S. Senate. Senator Lodge, m a speech m the Senate at Washington, declared that the result of the new Canal Treaty was that Britain transferred to the United States the entire management of the Canal, both m peace and war, with the right of
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    • 44 2 Kitchener Takes the Field, Hamilton on Staff Duty. The Daily Telegraph correspondent at Pretoria wires saying that now General lan Hamilton had arrived from England, Lord Kitchener had personally taken the field and was now directing the movements of the troops. (Later.)
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    • 11 2 Marquis Ito has dined with Count von Buelow.
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    • 40 2 Boers Fed Up with the Campaign. Meetings of Boers m the field have been frequent of late and signs are increasing of an inclination on the part of individual Boers to surrender. J^b up*-.. »-~4
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 486 2 KATZ BROTHERS, LIMITED. < Have Just Unpacked a Large Stock of New Goods MOST SUITABLE FOR Christmas New Year Gifts COMPRISING Handsome Cut Glass Liqueur Bottles. Fancy Paper Wall Decorations. Fancy Photo Frames. Real Dresden China Figures. Ladies Hand Bags. Leather Writing Cases. j Splendid Asscrtment of Flower Vases. Perfumery
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    • 927 2 Tohn Little Co.* Ltd. CHRISTMAS TOY BAZAAR. ENORMOUS SELECTION ENTIRELY NEW. Dolls. BISCUIT, CHINA AND CELUJt OID FACED Speaking, Walking and Unbreakable. Goats, Elephants, Bears, Sheep, &c. ON WHEELS WITH VOICE. Drums Pistols Building Blocks Magnetic Toys Puft and Dart Magic Lanterns Skipping Ropes Harmless PistoU Furniture Sets Racquet Sets
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    • 120 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. To Let. A Compound house No. 270, Balestier Boad. Apply to WEE KIM YAM, 251 Telak Ayer Street. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. KOR THE RE-SURVEY OF SINGAI>ORE TOWN AND COUNTRY LANDS. \1/ ANTED on 15th January, 1002, or as soon vv after that date as possible, TEN DEMAKCATORS, knowledge of
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    • 300 2 LAND SALE. The following properties were disposed of at Powell and Go's, sale room on Wednesday:— No. 37 Teluk Ayer St. area 1,674 sq. ft. $12 vn No. 39 Te uk Ayer St. area 1,628 sq. ft. $12 200. No. 40 Te ue Ayer St. area 1,104 Iq. ft. $8,6007
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 235 2 The Week Friday, 13th High Water ll.B a. Victoria Memorial Meeting, Town Hall, 4.30 p. S.V.I. Recruits Drill, Telok Ayer, No. 2 fßaba) Coy. 5.30 p. Saturday, 14th High Water 1 0.20 a., 11.40 p. Cricket— S.C.C. 2nd XI. v. S.R.C. S.C.C. Ist XI. v. Civil Service Law. Furniture Sale,
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  • 79 3 Mr. Martin reported to the Police this morning that his resiil-nce, No. 1 St Thomas' Walk, was ent r d by burglars at an early hour this morning, who decamped with property valued at about $100. The burglars, as w»s the case when No. 2 St. Thomas'
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  • 1107 3 Alter tiffin yesterday afternoon, the hearing of the charges of voluntarily causing grievous hurt fo extort confession, against Insp. Watcham and other members of the Police Force was continued. Mutu Kumaren, long sentence prisoner No. 17s. was the first witness called. He was
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  • 80 3 The total number of deaths for Sin*, pore for the week ended December 7th is 222 a ratio of 46.80. Fever is stil! largely prevalent, accounting for forty-eight deaths. The mortality returns for the month of November show a total of 981 deaths a ratio of 46.83. This is a
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  • 484 3 THE TRANSIT OF CATTLE AND OTHER LIVE STOCK BY SEA ORDINANCE. Thb Captaik oy thr Pi* Simo Fined. This morning, m the 1 Magistrate's Court before Mr. Gilm* J.Davidson,, of the Pin Seng, wa larged with bringing thirty-five head of cattle from Penang to Singapore on board the steamship Pin
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  • 727 3 A Bluc-Bodk Vjbdu atiow. The Daily Telegraph, after a reference to Lord Kitchener's despatches '-it July and August goes on to deal with the above topic m these terms Hien grc>U; fc^-ilt/, L-LLtm important Blue Book on the Refugee Camps, extracll from which we publish this
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  • 378 3 m* r dly likely that any of the 11*sM eh ears,als will be enlivened by so a practical joke as this, brought lo^P^aptam Marshall (the popular author Ihe Second m Command during a I? 1 previous Royal tour:— W m -n was a certain pompous subaltern, m>
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  • 293 3 •J* There 7«s a considerable gathering at the Teut. |ia Club last night 00 the occa sion of a S P rformance given by the band, of the i| an fligahip Vettor Pisam under the 1 direction of Si^nor Alpigiani. T! he audience this performance was a mti 1
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  • 506 3 The expenmt I >i stage m the burning of petroleum as a K'.iij ship furnaces has pasted, and now liners are be fitted up with storage tanks and the requisite t «yi"K apparatus. Russia consun no fewer than seven million tons yearly as fue. M md has, with Italy
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  • 50 3 The extra M. M. cargo steamer Douro is expected from Saigon to-day, bound for Marseille*. The Russian transport Tambov left for Odessa after coaling early this morning. The M. M. steamer Tibre, connecting with the outward P. aud O. mail Bengal, is due here from Saigon to-morrow morning
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  • 382 3 The following Imperial Decree was issued from Kaifengfu on the 30th uit., the translation being from the N.C. Daily News We have been instructed by the Maiesty the Empress Dowager, Tze-hsi-tuan-yu, etc., etc., to issue the following decree Pu Chun, the son of the cashiered
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  • 103 3 CotpsOotcrs by Major the Hon. A. Murray, \.D. < •mm-indant, Singapore Volunteer Corpc, Head Quarter Office, Fort Fullerton, Singapore, December 12th, 1004. S'POf B Vol K'OlNlbrb lt is notified for the Information of the Corps that any one wishing to •nter Im., name lor the atove company
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  • 249 3 1. Donas:— Orderly Officer for t.\ ic ensuing week Capt. C. I, levies. Orderly N, C."O. for the ensuing week Sergt. B. L. Frost. 2. Para [its Monday 16th, at 5.1s p.m. Squad and Carbine Drill. T< rsiuv iSih, at 5.15 p.m. Squad and Carbine Drill and
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  • 261 3 I. Duties Orderly Officer (or ihe ensuing week Capt. J. MacLennan. Orderly N.C.O. for the ensuing week A Coy. Sergt. Easton. B Coy. Sergt. Miller. 3. PaKadbs:— Monday 16th, at 5.10 p.m. Recruits Drill. TuasDAY 17th. at 5.1* p.m. Signalling Parade. Wbdhisday 18th, at 5.10 p.m. Recruits
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  • 136 3 1. Parabis: Mom>4 y ifith, at 5 p.m. Members of No. 1 Company will be measured for uniforms. 5.10 p.m. Squad Drill, Old Gaol Site. F Toisday 17th, at 5 p.ro. Members of No. a Com. pany will be measured for uniforms. *.*> D ra. Squad Drifl,
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  • 787 3 Earthquakes are the cause of much dest ruc tion, but what is the cause of earthquakes Tbe scientific fellovs my the heat inside the earth, and the big rocks trying to get into more comfortable positions. That being so we can't enre earthquakes the cause is too
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  • 82 3 (COftkECTKD up TO Uecen jbil 13.) On London. 1/1 oi lemand ...i/i o Private credits 3 ra/f -...1/1 o| documents 3 m/s l/b o^, credits 6 m/f i/l of Francs, demand a o Germany, demanc; \ml India, T. T x 7 Hongkong, demand p m. Yokohama, deciand. ,o% t
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  • 98 3 PRODUC E. (December 3 Gambier a«. cub, n.. «.rr 4a Pepper, Ob* (ordinar y S'^i" do. Whin, (Fair I jWI^X 5 Nutmegs (iTo. to th«/.) SX) do. (80s to the 1t.).. y P Mace (Ba»d«)^.« f* <3w«i (Aaiboim)... ....,V".'.' LibarianCoHba«... M Tmm*», small pw-rl (F.ir 9 dik. medium pearl (F
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 16 3 F lIULU Best Gooes All Goods Guaranteed ftT /%f*eQ Fresh. W )\\JX C 3 GK>RGEMICHAr^ lßobinMnß<)iifii
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    • 401 3 OCEAN Rp^ STEAM SHIP |P^^ Co. AND NEDERLANDSCHE STOOMVAAR T MAATSCHAPPIJ OCEAAN. Tows. Tons. Achilles 7<>43 Myrmidon 3870 U Agamemnon 701 1 Nestor 3809 A] ax 7039 Ortstes 4653 Alcinous 6743 Patroclus 550Q Anchises 2729 Peleus 7500 Antenor 5531 Polyphemus 2613 Calchas 6748 Priam 2845 Cyclops 2066 Prometheus 557° Dardanus
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 216 3 MAILS CLOSB lO*MOUOW. Vot Per A l Colombo It Bombay Miike Maru 7 am Penanß Pin Seng 1 pm Palemban^ Ophir I pm Penang Winelaod i PM Asahan ft Deli Medan 3 pm Malacca &P. Dickson Carolina 3pm Pi ins Alexander 4pm Hawean &c. Speelmaji 4 PM Malacca &c. Sappho
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    • 1766 3 SHARE L/ST, DECEMBER 13th igot r^rio-. P 4l|) DITIDIMDS. i*pi».' 41 Noni'nal. Deferred. J5.5/ 7 f Hell' Asbestos f.asr»T. \i»en'-y. Nomi-i f x Bersawah Gold Mine Co. $4. Sellers. Gear Water Dairy K.irm Ltd. $ioo %\oo 7 Praser »nd Neavr l.t .i. %q». Buyers. So 10 for year 1900 HongWon
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 1038 4 WANTED TVO (..kkl Chinese Fitters for Railway Workshops. Port Dlekfcon. Wages $1.90 per day. Apply to JAMES McCLYMONT, Ma. iaf;er WANTED A N efficient Compositor lot job work. One'able to _cad m _nr*srlpt. Apply P. X., c/o Free Prts* WANTED A SMART Earasian Clerk who can typewrite. S. C. C.
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    • 1105 4 NOW ON EXHIBITION WELL SELECTED STOCK OF Christmas and New Year Cards K. A. J. Chotirmall &Co. Jewellers and Silk Merchants 51 8c 52 HIGH STREET. Doc X'MAS NEW YEAR PRESENTS A Grand Show of HIGH CLASS DIAMOND AND JEMSET WITH Suuetb DIAMOND and RUBY NECKLET, compost ul th* lincst
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    • 424 4 John Little and Co., Lt< SINGAPORE. U3 SILVER ELECTRO-PLATE DEPT. I A LARGE STOCK OF Hall Marked Sterling Silver Ware J INCLUDI.Mi if Bon Bon Dishes I Salt Cellars I Tea Spoons Muffineers j Candlesticks I Flower Vases j Cups I Rose Bowls &c. E P. Entree Dishes E P.
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    • 1262 4 V ESSELS BXPECTID. lUGiving port of ikpuiture, and (where date due here, and nan o of Agents. Men-of-War. Ainpr 'trite, H.M S., Slice -ness, due Dec D. Entrecasteaux, Fr., Tor'on, due Dec daphne, II M S., Hongkong, due Deo J 'earloss, H.M.S., Slice-ness, due Dec Gazelle, Ger., Kiel, duo Dec
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    • 593 4 To Let J7ROM Ist April, 1902, Osborne House well furnished ;on a^long lease. Apply to A. LOEB. Dec 6 v.c To Let. ONE room m a first class Boarding House, close to Town. Apply Z. H., c/o Free Prea. Nov 16 u.o TO LET PODOWN No. M Robinson Rood.; Two
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