The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 December 1901

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    18 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, 3 ist DECEMBER, 1901. DAILY ISSUE, NO. 4369
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      490 1 i O_ Whants. Keppel Harbour. O STEAM NAVIGATION Co, rmNA lAPAN, PENANCi, cgSSS WDIA a{,JtrSl A A EN. CKYLuri, uiuccil IKS GIBRALTAR, MALTA BRIND S l!! PLYMOUTH (S3 I MAIL LINE. INWARD HOMEWARD 1902 1^ 10 INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE. ""OUWA^D HOMEWARD 1002 1 Bombay 7 5 C c* y C
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      719 1 TOYO RISEN KAISH VIA INLAM' EAOFI^ \ND HONOLULU. Through Passage rickets flnntad lt UnSed States or Canada. IUto« m«l c «*Uin«l 0 holding through^^k^V IO EUROPE have the choice of Ovetian*. ut s from San Francisco, including the 1 Pacific. Centra Pacfic, U«o* D.HTBR AND RIO V H^ D> /.SU
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      889 1 DE KONINKLIJKE PARETVAART MAATSCH APPIJ. Under Contract with the Netherlands India Gotbrnhmet. Acrnts at Singapore. Ship Agency, late I. DAENDELS &Co., 2-3 Collyer Quay The undermentioned dates are only approximate. From Expected Will be despatched tor on Batuvia l)cc. 'M Batavia, Choriljon, SamarangX Sonrabaya Jan. I ci I' ira Sambas
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      699 1 LIONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL ij0.000.000 RESERVE FUND.— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 Silver Reserve 3 .75«000 j «'3.7.50,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OK nMmriM PROPRIETORS J »ioooo,ooc Court or Dibbctobj. ft. Shewan, Esq. Chairman. Hoo. J. J. Bhll-Ibvinq,— DsruTV Chaibman. H. E. Tonkins, Esq. H. L. Richabdson Ksq. A. Haopt,
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      494 1 Milkmaid i^g^jll BRAND f t WNDENSED MJLy 11/ l -I 7LJ^ 1 J Guaranteed l^*J^^wiT7i*i *^> JJ v^ t1 »W See this x Wll TRADEMARK Largest Sale m the World. "i? fJORWICH UNION FIRE INSUR 1 ANCR SOCIETY OF NORWICH AND LONDON. ESTABLISHED 179'/. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Amount Insursh.,
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      288 1 u«2LIIiJ Yk T; liny f^^^im Capsules BH| l^nfl| superior 1 B^^^F i^^BW Lii! ■< It:- -QUX\. the same disease- >.gs 1 m forty-eigbt boun without* 1 inconvt-tiie:. I FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST. GRIMAULT'S SYRUP Of Hypo-Phosphite of Lime. ribed m Pnuo for the last 30 years It ret^i::s r
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1901.
    585 2 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1901. Mere shall the P«t» th« Teofie* right m».»i*">. H«K |^M Tn* h« «l«ri»~ pr^p«» J«» PU4JRO IMtcta*. LwrnJlr. »<L»*- THE YEAR 1901. While the completion of the first year the twentieth century must be viewed by the world at large as of
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    THE COLONY IN 1901.
    2619 2 The first year of the Twentieth,, has been a prosperous one for t£ h SettW-ments and equally so forjp ne bouts, the Federated Malay Sf t isrevenue o( the Colony has shd, rge factory increase the year thrd,^ additions to establishments hat enue> but notwithstanding, the
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    FOREIGN AND COLONIAL AFFAIRS
    2188 2 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL AFFAIRS m the british empire during By the Right Hon. Sir Richai Temple, Bart The field of Foreign and Colonial arming the British Empire is so vastly extensive tha t tha salient points only can be mentioned m an article of this description. Thi Late O' kin
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      882 2 X_^ r —^^HZ^TZ EVERYTHING KNOWN IN MUSIC." I REPAIRING or PIANOFORTES and ORGANS. oi.naf«ton«. ESTIMATES FREE. THE ROBINSON p PIANO Co., Ltd. rw»cai kdip v?a!sD, Cimitea, 32, RaWla Place A LARGE SELECTION OF ARTICLES New Books. suitable for Life of Sir William W. Hunter, w ft by d, Run-J 3
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      944 2 TO «DAY'3 ADVERTISEMENTS. I TOWN HA LL An Immense Success was the general verdict expressed by all when THE ATTRACTION OF THE CENTURY. SBK SCON'S ENTERTAINERS Appeared m a splendid programme given by A COMPANY OP HIGH-CLASS ARTISTS To-night and To-morrow Night New Year's Eve ft New Year's Night This
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      54 2 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. I jjomeftU #mirri»Mfc DEATH. On the 21st',instant, Y7alt*r Nortoii Dow ol the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. (By tele- I WAN I ED "TO BENT, from the middle of February, a I hoose, furnished or unfurnished. Kental 1 unfurnished about $60. Ke. pel Harbour Dltr trict preferred. Apply to
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    1016 3 To all our readers we cordially wish a Happy New Year. It is reported that China is handing over to Russia, as part of the indemnity, ten warships now, being built for her m France. Mr. Molmark aJr*£ be r tn »s morning from Bangkok by jB Bretd Mr. D.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      LORD ROSEBERY.
      27 3 No Liberal Reunion. The Daily News admits that Lord Rosebery has declined to act with the Liberal party with a view to restoring Liberal unity.
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      27 3 Transvaal Permits Issued. Lord Kitcuener has allowed the issue of 1600 permits to return to the Transvaal between the 15th Dec. and the 13th Jan.
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      COL. FIRMAN'S ENGAGEMENT.
      15 3 Fifty-one men were wounded at Twcefontein, of whom five have since died.
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      THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.
      46 3 A Cool Proposal. Certain Powers have asked the United States to hand them any balance of the American indemnity, on the ground that theirs was inadequate. The officials at Washington do not anticipate that there will be any balance. Lt'idon, December j/st, igoi.
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    159 3 This morning Mr. Brnckman fined a Bengali milkman (50 for selling milk to which 25% of water had been added. Lt Col. 1.-«wson and Officers 3rd M L.I. and 13th M.I. are issuing invitations for "At Home on Saturday the i ith. Golf and Dancing." To-night being Sy!ve»ter-Abend, there will
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    SARAWAF.
    455 3 IF »m our »»n Ctrrnponiml.) Ls.ristmas Day was not marked by tbe usual 'Huge of rain that gen? rally puts a •larr; er on both the religious aod social celebration of the day. Consequently the several services at the English Church were well attended, and the midnight mass at
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    A SAMPAN MAN MURDERS HIS FARE.
    121 3 At about 7 o'clock last night a native police constable on duty at Tanjong Rbu saw a sampan man and his fare quarrelling over the passage money paid, and ongoing up to them, the boatman struck the fare a blow on the side with
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    A RASH ACT.
    159 3 This morning a Mr. Greig reported at Sepoy Lines Police Station that he had accidently shot a KHng man. He said he saw a Kling sitting m the jungle near his residence at Teluk Blangah, and he pointing a saloon rifle at the man to frighten him,
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    THE COGILL AND SUTTON COMPANY.
    559 3 A large and enthusiastic audience was present on the occasion of the opening performance of the above Company m the Town Hall last night. It was announced that the various artistes came here with first-class reputations and they upheld them m good style and it
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    SOUTH AFRICA NEWS.
    283 3 The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Lieut. Llewellyn and A. E. Price-Davies, ol the King's Koyai Rifle Corps, for gallantry at Blood River Poort. Several Anglo German letters which have been published declare that Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman has been the ch:ef cause ol the Anglophobia
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    THE CHINESE COURT.
    83 3 (tf.-C. Daily Mws.) Yentsinhsien, Honan, Dec. 16. Their Majesties arrived from Hsintien yesterday afternoon (15th) at 5.30 o'clock, precisely, and remained here overnight. This morning there was heavy fog, and at 10 o'clock a gale arose, which towards night has not yet ceased. The cold is severe
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    DARING GANG ROBBERY.
    111 3 Shortly after 8 o'clock last night a Malay P.C. on duty m New Market-rd., heard shouts for police, and on running to the scene, he saw a Chinaman being attacked by five others. The assailants promptly bolted on the approach of the Police, to whom the victim
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    102 3 The opium steamer Arratoon Apcar which collided with the Wharf on her last arrival from Calcutta, returned yesterday morning from Hongkong. The German Lloyd steamer Stettin arrived from New Guinea this morning. The Collier Ore arrived from Moji yesterday and brought for this port about 4,500 tons of
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    REMARKABLE FIRE SPECTACLE IN NEW YORK.
    306 3 Property to the value of fully £200,000 was destroyed by a disastrous fire m East Eleventh* street, New York, on 38th ultimo. The fire started at six o'clock m the woodworking factory of Messrs. I'ptegrove Bros, at the corner of Avenue B. The factory,
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    26 3 We are asked to announce that the S.s. Lady Mitchell and not the s.s. Malacca will be used as subscribers' boat at the Sea Sports to-morrow.
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 3 (Corrected up to December 31.) On London. fcnk4«/b i/jo.V I demand 1/10^ Private credits 3 m/s ...1/10X documents 3 m/s i/io| credits 6 m/s 1/10J Francs, demand J33 Germany, demand 189 India, T. T 1381 Hongkong, demand p m Yokohama, demand.. 10% pm JAVA, demand nal MftMILA, demand a%
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    SHARE LIST, DECEMBER 31st 1901.
    213 3 f# *m**4t» -.--t. V.jncy. .-NSJmin^. ft 1 Bersawah Gold Wine Co. $4. SfcUers. ii Clcr W-u-r O-.iT Firm tioo 6* D«b». Par. S 10 for year 1900. »•«■>! n ,hai JUnk. |6ao. fio/- 10/- bonus 30/1 Howarth Brskine Ltd. $***** Sales. jJJ, liyear ?^b« MUW^Trafrm
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      236 3 LIFE AND VIGOUR FOR THE HAIRTne only article which really possesses nutritious virtues for stimulating, and restoring the hair, is Rowlahd's Macassar Oil. It removes sourf harshness, dryness, prevents the hair being injured by illness, and should always be used for children's hair; no other article imparts such a beautiful
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      326 3 OCEAN fIBM STEAM SHIP |P** Co. AND NEDERLANi SGHE STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPPIJOCEAAN. Tons. Tons. Athilles 7043 Myrmidon 2870 Agamemnon 701 1 Nestor 3809 ></«* 7039 Orestes 4653 Alcinous 6743 Patroclus 5509 Anehius 3729 Peleus 7500 <4 nten^r 553 1 Polyphemus 2613 Calchas 6748 Priam 2845 Cyclops 2066 Prometheus Datdanut 4653 Pyrrhus
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      87 3 To Get Rid of a TroubleToinTcoTnT Kirst soak it m warm water to soften ii then pare it down aa closely a-s possible without drawing the blood and apply Chamberlain's Pah, R=i m t7^J aily r nil! bll W viscously for five ruinu.e™ at each application. A corn plaster should
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      177 3 The Week. Tuesday, 31st High Water i.j a., 1-51 p. S.V.R. Signalling Parade, 5.10 p. > V.A. Gun laying fuzr rtting, 5.15 p. Cogill and Sutton Co., 'IWi Hail, 9 p. Wednesday, Ist Jan. 19*4 Ui«h Water —2^5 a., 1.52 p. New Year's Day. Public and Bank Holiday No issue
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      669 3 VESSELS IN PO Men-ot-W.r FUgandTon. Commanders Arrive. From For When Bnak Bntg.b., WJO Martin Oe<. 11 Other Ve-el. nvilSDi Matter. Amved From CoJftSJ when Aeart Brit 2677 Kilgour Dec 25 Hongkong Gil Wooil New York Jam Africa Por. tra., 2993Luuapra Dec 24 mS, f n uJn Ian Ajax Amer3000 Hutchinaou
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      27 4 CoU Mackenzie attacked a Boer laager m the Carolina district at dawn on the 19th inst. killing six and capturing sixteen. London, December 25M, 1901.
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      MARQUIS ITO'S TOUR.
      9 4 Marquis Ito has arrived m London-
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      22 4 Cbl. Colenbraoder and Co 1 Sleele have each surprised Boer laagers m the Pieterburg district, capturiuß ixt>-two aid thirty-two respectively.
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      HEAVY FIGHTING AT TAFELSKOP.
      33 4 Ma'or J. H. Damant (commanding Rimington's Guides) ha<l the following casualties at Tafel-kop r<*i the 20th inst Three officers and 29 men killed hv officers and 3s men wounded.
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      MARQUIS ITO.
      32 4 The Times has a lav lai< ry article upon Marquis Ito. That paper ilso publishes a long special article recounting the details of his political career London, December 2<>tn, iq»j
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    THE U. S. TREASURY.
    93 4 Mr. Shaw, Governor of lowa, succe« iiMr. Lyman Gape wlio ha-> resigned the Secretaryship of the Treasury. Leslie M. Shaw was elected Governor ol lowa m November igoo, taking his seat m J^nmry 1901, and thus having two year* of office to rjn He is a
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    THE UNITED STATES AND THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.
    53 4 The New York Htmld s Washington correspondent states that of $25,000,000, which is the American sli.re t th'- Chinese indemnity, the United States will relieve China from having to pay -3 iS 000,000, only retaining the bare amount required for extra expenditure. L»ndon.
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    64 4 In a despatch to Lor<i Kitchener from Johannesburg. Genera! Ru-idle reports that on the ***** IWc. Co 1 Fi man'- Camp at Tweefontein w: v rushed by -i considerable force under Dr Wei It feared that the < a^ualti- are heavy. The Column con-L»t- ol four rompani-s of
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    THE PURSUIT.
    13 4 The Imperial Light Horse have gone m pursuit ot the Boers.
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    MARQUIS ITO'S TOUR.
    45 4 Marquis Ito. accompanied by Baron Hayashi (Japanese Minisf.i, hay bten receKed at the Foreign Offve and was subsequently presented to th^ King The Marquis will lund. at the Mansion House- on the 3rd lan. and will leave Marseilles on the 1 2th.
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    TRANSATLANTIC WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
    18 4 Signor Marconi is ending a trans-at-lantic wireless station at Cape Breton. London. December 28th, tyot.
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    105 4 The Yeomanry casualties at Tweefontein (under Col. Firman) to -ix officers killed and ei>»l<r wounded S-> men killed. A list ol the would- d lias not yet been received. Half of the column w-re made prisoners The Boers Too Numerous. There wa* no panic. AH did their best,
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    A BOER LAAGER CAPTURE.
    33 4 Major Chapman, the hero of the gallant defence of Fort Itala, dispersed a Boer laager at Babauango and captured a quantity of slock and pn-oner-. London, December 29th, 1901.
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    20 4 I hr Yeomanry who were taken prisoners at I wecfontein have been released and have irrived at Bethlehem.
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    A BOER REPULSE.
    26 4 The combined Boer commandos m the Western district of Cape Colony have attacked a convoy and have been repulsed. Undo*, December jotk, i^ot.
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      1021 4 HOWARTH ERSKJNE, LIMITED. EMGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS Mining Machinery and Appliances WIfiPING. GEARS, ENGINES, BOILERS, PUMPS, StleL PIPE LINES FITTINGS; (Tf&DF. "HARK). 1 wolTld-knownljnrivalled write or call and give* us particulars of your requirements. HOWARTH ERSKINE, LIMITED. ENGINEERS SINGAPORE, PERAK AND BANGKOK notice^ """I('MAS a NEW YEAR PRESENTS MR JOSEPH BAICKK
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      868 4 Wallas, Mx. and M 1 Deshn 7l Ir< Per N. Y.^L. Tanii>-» \ia»,i a and Mr. W. U^^^A H" 7 Mr W. Smith, Ms\«7SSble' Ur Nlr Mr. and Mm. Ctanent tj^ m? ««to ton, Mrs. tree mdchilu V,- r' 1 W Mr. and Mrs. Stormont, M "sii 1 Lr s
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      958 4 v RSSi: I. s^B X P Kf'TED. living iwrt < a^Hurc, and (where ka*wn) duto dun hero, .ml of Agents. Ak:u<iiiki, .lap., Lo^^Ht duo Amplirl trite, H M .^■ongkong, ('uoyian W. En.roca .t«aux, BTonlon, duo Jan >nph>.o, II M s., I^^Kong, dao Jan Ko:irl< |f M.S., duo -fan '-xr.oV s,
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