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

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    23 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, i 4 th DECEMBER^ 1901. DAILY ISSUE, No. 4353 I =r _U
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    • Advertisement
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      521 1 U Office. Telegraph St. 0|j Wharves. Keppel Hsrbcar. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co. i r ruiNA 1APAN, PENANG, UDHhA i JSltS. BR1NDISI, PLYMOUTH AND Ion don. p Through Bilk of Lad'"? issued for MM fljg^lBJBBBisI ««<* A-uvaca Porte, also K* MM Coast. MAIL LINE. ...JTWARD HOMKWARt^ Bengal Dec ,S ?5 ICbusan
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      807 1 13 ACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP ea COMPANY ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL Wi. O STEAMSHIP COMPANY ANU rpOYO RISEN RAISHA X (OR1IMTA1. S.S. CO./ J^y VIA INLAND SEAOF |APAN I 1 Frlnce^G^many'bV tll^ntAuIntic l.nes I ,s „f and to the principal ct.es .of the I _te UnUed^es or Canada. Rates may be obtained
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      1263 1 f i I DE KONINELIJEE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIf A Under Contract wits thi Netherlands India Govkrmmkbt. «ft Agents a ship Agency, late I.DAENDELS&Co., 2-3 Collybr Quay I .HB undbrmbntionbd datbs ark only approximate. I steam*. Prom Expected Will be despatched for on r/ii Van Diemc-n Batavia ttec- 10 liilliton, Batavia, Clicribon,
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      731 1 LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI j BANKING CORPORATION. I PAID-UP CAPITAI Sio,ooo,o« j KKSERV8 FUND Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 Silver Reserve 3,750,000 j I 3.7SO,Coo RKSERVE L'AB'MTY OK m PROPR1BTOI! i I10.oao.noe Court or Oibbctoej. 'R. Shewan, Esq.— Chairman Hon. J. J. Bell-Irvino,— Dbputv Chairman. H. E. Tonkins, Esq, I R. L. Richardson
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      534 1 TVTORW1CH UNION FIRE ivs to ANCS SOCIETY OF NORW AHD '.ONUON. E*YasL«ssri i FOR LSfllf INSURANCE OMLY. Amount iNxtT «n,.. j£3-5,ooo,oo«» Bssaa p*rt> T 11,600,000 Prem.um inc -i- yo6,oc-> Insurance ef.Vctrd on almost every dawcription of <<rop*--v it rt rates of premium. RMEO Co.. Ltd.— A^m THK STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE
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      478 1 NATIONAL AWARD of 16,600 fraocV B it in w**t> t and ookO; in h,(h<, ««cic/o.i rvntdr" (Tra 'MfrBB The Ideal Tonic Marvellous in eases of FEVER, WeakBsl Lois of appetite, ft erroniness Exbatistiojft Also prepared with IRON tor Dyspepsia, Anemia, Chlorosis, its. or ill cmaisrt i*3 trtsts pA j Ma
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    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1901. The Singapore Free Press.
    691 2 P Captain Waliss arrived by the Lai Sang s morning from Calcutta. Successful amateur theatricals have been given to Penang. The piece was £i 00,000." There are at present at Kuala Lumpor four motor cars, five are on the way out. 1
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    THE TABLES.
    88 2 -t-w j L c lhei- M »e>*trate Od Thursday, before tb^ kittle Co., Mr. Ptton, of Messrs. Jolt {or refusing *M summoned by his serf Van Cuylento pay him bis wages, llendant, asked berg, who appeared for thefcte red against that a counter charge baton's service the servant
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    952 2 -it W" c f<iJg£UHt homines nostrt est farrago Uttili. fctJf JUTBMAL. bf! **>' some P'cce of gross carelessness, the ■«>L| ro Boer 1 agencies on the Con- J'lnent allowed a fairly correct summary of |f wr° T<i Salisbury's Guild Hill speech to 1 iVeach the Continental
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    SURVEY SCHOOL AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
    84 2 SURVEY S CHOOL AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOLARSHIPS. Ih, ,i£ eXa T inatl held Singapore on the 28th and 29th ultimo, the following cand.dates qualified f or admission to thf purvey School :-J. U A yjctori Kw.y Ko and Ng Choon Choo EL IJoley, of Pcnang, hiving passed the Senior Uuubridge Local
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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    LABUAN AND B. N. BORNEO.
    177 2 AdamJl V' HardlC m the hotts of Mr W h 5 pm on December 2. ?ohn h e was the broth of Mr John Hard.c, well-koown m the Far cT 1 M C fi, co nnectcd w'th the Borneo and nt W l v the
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      417 2 Kdlp $i Walsb, Clnitea, I 32, Rama piact Christmas itoi, j A Large Selection of Articles Soifible for I CHRISTMAS PRESENTS f Poets and other Standard Books A LARGE SELECTION OF IN HANDSOME BINDINGS. R R R Jd. b. o. vipes Children s Books with i IW GREAT VABIETY AND
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      697 2 ROBINSON and Co. CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES. CHOCOLATE CREAMS m Fancy Boxes m Great Variety. MEXICAN CHOCOLATE. MILK CHOCOLATE. CAFE AU LAIT CHOCOLATE. MIXED CHOCOLATES m Tins. CHOCOLATE BISCUITS, ftc &c, Ac BOTTTLED SWEETS. TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS _|____|____|____Hl||H IN GKEAT VARIETY I ROBINSON and Co, Dec 14 Christmas Oratorio to-days advertisements. Concert.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      53 2 m)RROW. SERVICES TC^ St. Andrew's]! 7 tun. Matins. M I 7*45 iw« Holy Contmun^k I 4 p.m. Sunday Sehod*"on. j M.4S a^n* Btakan Haa St. Matthew's W^on. I -—i an<V H »*OAD. BETHESOA, BY fs Supper. fa.nu Wonhipand' f r T I p.m. Gomel Sen- I j ffRCH. W uHUUWI.
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      221 2 The Week Saturday. 14th High Water 0.20 a., 1 1.40 p Cricket- -S.C.C. and XI. v. S.R.C. Furnnure Sale, Wilkie-rd..Powell, 2 p. Kaffles Girls' School Prize Distribution, 5.15 p Band 13th M.1., Gardens, 5 p. Sunday, 15th High Water 0.53 a.. 0.16 p. 3rd m Advent. Swimming Club Launches, 10
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    THE VICTORIA MEMORIAL.
    2993 3 PUBLIC MEETING IM THE TOWN HALL. All The Resolution* warned Unanimously. A public meeting was held m the To*" 1 Hall yesterday afternoon to consider the nature of the proposed Memorial to Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria. His Excellency the Governor, Str Frank Swettenham, k.g.m.C, occupied the
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    MARINE ENGINEERS.
    672 3 THE PAY CJ£ &>*«• «Si»G»roM A UirmV r *R. Acting Secretary of eaimg Association, Singapore, forMr. Albert 1 *£jj» statement drawn up by the Engineers, x^ kt iVexhibiting the fall m the wards a copy fad -'that m force twenty years that Association r es orders to favourably
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    A NEW ORDINANCE.
    379 3 A new Ordinance is shortly to be introduce m Legislative Council to facilitate the investment of trust and other funds m the United Kin iom m Straits Settlements Government securities.— 'he Bill is introduced by direction of the Secretary of State and its object will be apparent
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    CHINESE IMMIGRANTS.
    548 3 1« the Malay Pbninsl-la. We recently published an appreciation ot Mr. Clifford's literary merits from the Spectator. In the next issue of that journal appears the following Sir,— l wonder whether you will allow one who has some personal experience of the Malay Peninsula to make a few
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    203 3 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied mind* by honest pastimes, plays at chesse, the astronomer* game, and the philosopher's game, which whettes thyi wittea recreates tbeyr minds, and harts no body m the. Titan Mason." All communications should be addressed to the Chess Editor, Singapore Free Prtts." Original
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  • Article, Illustration
    Problem No. 316.
    21 3  -  John Crum, Glasgow By Black (3 pieces). White (5 pieces). White to play and mate m three moves.
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    Game No. 301.
    51 3 Lasker gave a simultaneous v ibition recently at the Moss Side Chess Club, V hester, against twenty-six players. After about two and three* quarters hours' play, ten of the games were finish* ed, the others were adjudicated. One of the games played by the eh impion is
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    Centre Counter Game.
    56 3 White— Laaker. Black— Amateur. I P-K4 P-Q 4 l 9 R.QI P-Ki aPxP QxP 11 B-Rl6 Oxßch IQKt-B3 O-QR4 iiQxQ PxKt 4f Q* P QB3 i3iTxPch K-K3 5 B-Q3 Q-Oi üß'xKt Rxß *Kt-B 3 tt-Kt 5 i S B-Kisch K-Ki 7 CasUe* BxKt 1* Q Qbch K-Ba
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    CHESS NOTES.
    277 3 A moniixr correspondence ma xh. 230 pUyers a fide, is now m progress between New York and Pennsylvania. Another boy prodigy at chess has appeared at Warsaw named I.amberg. and the Warsaw Club will challenge Herr von Scheve to a match with him. We learn that there is
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    EXCHANGE.
    53 3 demand i/io p*w-"«5;3»/» i/io| jf^ s ffcAMCI, dMBMd 3O I QCHMANY, <kound. ,g 7 India, T. T..« •*.^i37 HONOBONC d«n«d. Yokohama, demand toi^m. J. JAVA, demand j Mamla. demand 3 p,,, SOVMBIGNS, (to b«y) IV, !Jo Bank of England RaM.- DUcov^ 3 months MUa, 3 j Bar Silver l*i<lQf
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      376 3 OCEAN [f^ STEAM AND NEDERLANJvSCHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJOCEAA IN.l N. Tons. T/»i.w Achille, 7043 i/yr.,,^ l °£l »J" Agamrmnon 70 1 1 AT^rf^ -j/«* 7039 orw<« 46 Jf> Ageni i4/c«H UMi 6743 P'troclus «ou M -k r"/T° r l^l Polyphemus ioTj > C-^Aa, 6748 /Via* ,8., w Cyc/o^ 1066 Prometheus O^^W,
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      136 3 «J Q Mlr'rMNU NfcWS. timer Tibre connecting y mail Bengal, arrived early T^'O^L v h|j from Siigon. y^S^jtl k e French cargo steamer Dturo this mot\ Vj <"« ri/KiV to Marseilles arrived The ef tnd brought about 150 pigs from SaL J ppore market. -I'ittTVj vi' v #fcf r Clitut
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      191 3 MAILS CLOSE To-day. for Per A» Asahan fc Odi Medan 3 p* Malacca It P. Oickson Carolina 3rx Muar k Malacca Sultan 3 m Batu Pahat Sultana 4 ru Bagan Prins Alexander 4ru Bawean &c. Speelman 4 pm Malacca tec. Sappho 4 pm Muntok k Palembang Ruby 4 ru I
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      1464 3 SH RK I. /ST. DECEMBER iith 1901. 4 Ol DIVIDMDS. x-y. Nominal. 7, B Bersawah Gold M n«-< $4. Seller-,. -.1 Wf Clrar W nrr tirs n $100 |100l 00 Fr^ .1 W, jg. Buye r,. $So (o for year 1900 JelebuM.n d Trading J" S U -£T 1 1.-.llott^l
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      60 3 THE STANDARD TIME BALLS A Time Ball at Fort Canning, and one at Pnl.. ML, Brani faU every day at 1 p.m., Singapore mean v\ ttme (Greenwich mean time 6 hn., 4^2^35 acT) ff S\ I being hoisted five minutes previously. If ja to «r <* the balls should fail,
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      1058 4 WANTED •7VO »iood (.hlnese Wtiers for Hallway NVorkJ sbope, Port UicksoA. Wages 11.90 per day. Apply to JAMKS McCLYMONT, Manager WANTED A N ufricicnt Lompositor for job work. One able ■I to read mini'wript. Apply P. X., c/o Free Pr** WANTED POR the Public Works Department a thoroughT lj cjompetent
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      807 4 NOW ON EXHIBITION A WELL SELECTED STOCK OF Ohrisitmas aad New Tear Cards K. A. J. Chotirmall &Co. Jewellers and Silk Merchants .'>l 52 HIGH STREET. Dec 4 X'MAS NEW YEAR PRESENTS A Grand Show of HIGH CLASS DIAMOND AND JEMSET JEWELLERY WITH A S oerb DIAMOND and RUBY NECKLET,
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      445 4 Joh^ Little and Co., Ltd SINGAPORE. r «y -ord SILVER ELECTRO-PLATE DEPT. Z c Journ ALARGESTOCKOF lf° X f JCrow 1 HaU Marked Sterling Silver Ware T.Z I men INCLUDING I son; Bon Bon Dishes joul Salt Cellars 1 J^' Tea Spoons all/ Muffineers W| Candlesticks gj Flower Vases Bo
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      1082 4 NOTICE Mr,J d'/ PHREIRA. HOHT'CULTCRIST k FLORI9T HAS this da t removed hib business Ixoux Eakb.nk Tanglin, toOrchard Road, one house before the house known as Claymore. Please note siguboavd. Dec 5 c NOTICE WE have apjwinted Messrs. Guthrib Co., Sole Agents for the sale oC Portable, Vertical, aac» Fixed
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      736 4 Christmas Holidays THK Grove Bungalow, Tanjong Katoncr Bathing. Good Table. Beet Wines. Telephone 265 or 111 Pecs U1 4 To Let FROM Ist April, 1902, Osborne House w o furnished on along lease. Apply to A. LOKB. Doc <'. v To Let. ONE room m a nrst class Boarding House,
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