The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 April 1902

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 20 1 THE The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. I THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, isr APRIL, rooa. DAILY ISSUE No j,,,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 742 1 rP A Omce. Telegraph St. Waarvea. Keppel Harbovr. 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 Persian Gulf, Continental mud Awuricmn Ports, also for h. work. Apim>pMatiorAV 4 m n.>! re»en«e
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    • 836 1 Pacific mail stbam ship COMPAHY ACCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL V/ BTBAMBHIP COMPANY AND #TpOYO RISEN KAISHA (ORISMTAt S.S. CO.) VIA INLAND SEA OF lAPAN AND HONOLULU. Through Passage Tickets granted to England France, and Germany by all trans-Atiantic lines of steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States or
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    • 590 1 Dk EOMIMXLijKK PAJLKTVAART MAATSCHAPPIf. Übdbk UntMt vmT tn NnaaiukAiioa liou Gotirkhhit. Agents at Singapore Ship Agsncv. iate I. DAE N DELS Co., a-3 Collvch Quay Thl UNDSRHBirriOMSO DATES ABB OKLT ArPROXIMATB. Steamer From gw»«cft WD b« deayateked for M Van der P»rra Samba. Map. W^k.w*^. Pe«a«|rkat. Saoiba, and PontUDak Apl.
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    • 828 1 VHE TANJONOPAOAR DOCK COMPANY. LTD. Shipwrights, Engineers, Iron and Bras* Founders, Wharfingers. Ac. T*HIS Company executes Ship and Mar in* Engine Repairs ot all descriptions, in the most efficient manner, under the superintendence of experienced European Shipwrights and Engineers. Graving Docks up to 500 feet in length and 21 ntt
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    • 740 1 UQNOKQNQ AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAI :^L:j^4s^oo.ooo bterKng Reserve 4 10,000,000) M T" Sitwßeserv* I 4!aio^ooC» I^'SO.ooo RESSRVI LIABILITY OV PROPWBTORS..^.. J •*<»<» o-000 tourr or Oisavroaa, R. Smbwah. Baa,— Cmaibmam E. Go«t/ Esq. I H. S<irußAaT, E*,. A HAtrr, Isq I N. A. Sikb., Eiq. D. VEvea X«»
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    • 593 1 ANCK SOCIETY OF NORWICH AND LONDON. EST *B L I ||D I o POR PIRS INSURANCK 6NI.V LoaaaTPw.^. J ii,«oo^co iirc'Dtta^..... 7 yoo.or^ InaaranceeCected^TSainiost ovary JJeatiisHian of proparty at current rates «"TX«niiuia. I THF BORNEO Or>vi to.— A*rei.«. T HE STANDARD LIFK ASSURANCE COMPAN^< Bo««* Di,.. MU «0w....7 6,000,000. A«
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    • 296 1 -"TtJ V/sli lafiFak "Thw^tiny sM Capoolca HOjßj Ef^^Hl —HiprTl'~*t i^i^^sljLßp^ uljtba, aaxi 1 1 *h<- aaaavdi^r Jilt !v»I( ini'wnvnm-M. 1 ♦aw 1 Bacn CatMlt BOM ia« aatta htiDl) I k" *^Hs» mT» fM»T. I BRIKIAbITS i I SYRUP Of Htw Phcwwti it Lml Pr**crmH in Praooa tor is* hm Wyear*
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 16 2 At the (ieneral Hospiul, Singapore. yi»tcr<Uy, March 31»t, Alm»m> Llotd. Aiwml »2 y«ar«. B IP.
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  • 1930 2 Hn* »hai; t)» Vrr«* tl*- T'mplr'. nrWt inamum, ln..v.»d !>r iitti.icnrr ..n<< unt.r.hrd bv k» H»re pdtriof Tr.rfti hrr gtartaag prrtr drtiv. IMrdgn! to Rrt>(inn, I TVt< IH I rUESDAY, APRIL i. i 9 oi. IT m just a week a<<> tlsjcc we heard that Mr.
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  • 56 2 I he eolier Ridley brought foi this port from Moji about 4.000 tons Japanese coal. H M.S Asttaea is i\.ected here from Hongkong probably to-motrow. The Batavia French mail steamer La Srxut with the En K li«h maiU left for H ';nia it |<. this m.iinini: The Opium
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  • 34 2 Hi.. Mrtfftuii of th.' .ibore Bunk huv .J.-clared tor the year l!»(M it dividend <-f 5% on the A. shares 011 the; B. share*, ii'Miii* m.OOO t<- Re«erv.-. and carryine
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  • 190 2 1 he result of the Singapore ladies (ioH Ch»mpion«htp was decided last week when Mrs. Lovell played Mrs. Evans in ihe final*. As arranged, nine holes on the Ra«e Course and nine on tl.e Sepoy Lines wer<playrd for, with the result lint Mr*. Lovel! won by
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  • 696 2 Arnon* those present at the Levee on Ihe 6th u't. were Capt Sir G.J.S.Wirrendrr. C. Clementi Smith N !r ["homa« Sutlt-rlaod and Mr VV. Keswick, M P The Ruabiaii transp<^rt Kaaan lr<»m Ode**, foi ladivoatock, whuh arriv. mm M Sunday, has ou board l,-iti2 Ku ■sinn tr..op« (or the Far
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 34 2 Ihi c«auAitj ImU show tint luring the Iffctiag in t^ KhewMier V'Nll«run March 24th the britiih lost 17 kill-l and wound ♦•d and "20 *eiv > Hptured. London, .Hank jotk, /pj
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    • 41 2 Kentera curretpmdent at I'r.toria, "inn? on the {Otfa ult., a Ut«« that Mr. 1 1 8 ourgf r• *£Sri < -t^-^pBH "JfJJJi tion* with e»-l'r««id. nt St4-yn hav« been hitL.rt.i uiuucces»ful. London, Atmrck jnt, 1902 I
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    • 74 2 nuau m-wHpaper* publish a «tate- I meiit that an intcrriew hat taken place 1 betweeu Couut von Buduw and Signor Print-Hi i Italian -m^ KoadMrrv Sob^fiptMH* f •ces confined u> h«rMM imported I W^ Gnlhna—'.Vc^ht M p^ v« ol U lb. to «i^n« n
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    • 47 2 A GOOD YEAR FOR INDIA, FINANCIALLY. Ihe Indian K»-venu«' fur the J«»m,w awouiiU to K«. 14^.997 ,"og. netting creMe over last y-» t of \2>. milliont, arnj W of halt a million over tfai .»t nutted re d oeipU. I I ondom, Afril Ist, i9 oj. I
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  • 80 2 AMr A. German n llvlu^ mt No. to' AJ- I ineid«-»t M reports to tb.- Police that $105 I in uotes wait atoleu from his retidmoa be- I tweeu the iiHh and the H.t m«t« F W-tt-rdav S tf t Ajlin, ntuig ou tion received .torched Mr
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  • 154 2 A prettv La*ter wedding was celebrated at St. Andrew'* Cathrdr*; you rday afternoon, the contracting partirf bcißg Mr. Ueorge Kae Oehlers, fourth son of Mr. U. Oehlct. and Miss Maude France* Clarke, second daughter of Mr. Fran. i» Clarke I he service, which was chorad, was performed by
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  • 287 2 The annual geaeral meeting will be fcrld at the Town liaif, at 5. 15 p in 10-Burrow The following are portion* of the report lor It it propostd to pay olt irfiUndmjr. Debentures, siu> in number, by jfopnM>%m Irom the < r.rral Ca»h Balance th« vum of
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 481 2 John Little Co., Ltd. ANNTJAL CLEARANCE SALE NOW PROCEEDING Exceptional Bargains in the Drapery Department Bargains in all Departments for Cash JOHN LITTLE COMPANY, LIMITED. Apl THE ROBINSON FIANO Oo.'s APOLLO PIANO PLAYER WILL INIKREST EYI-;RYONK-; xhcther thrv iUe lnUs j O r not -Itis an insTument for playing the
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    • 790 2 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. a3Ci =t^=-lj H. B. PALMER. Broker IN open to buy and aell land on commission, negotiate loans *c. Residence 18 Thomson road Api 1 tths 30 4 WANTED TNHIiKANCK Clerk (Chine*)); must ;il»o have 1 «omo knowledge of the bazaar. Apply L T. «o hiee Prta Apl
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    • 37 2 I TO-DAY'S ADVERriSEMENTS. ONLY FOR A FEW DAYS MADAMf A. SIMONS' Grand Pa,nopticum Museum Panorama Diorama and Wax Works Exhibition HILL SIREKT. No. v s NEXT DOOR TO WAVERLEY Open To-Night at 5 p. mT" Apl 1
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 155 2 lhe Week. f| 1 ucsd*y, Af nl Ist »ll«li \V»tn a.j S 4 .s All Pools- Day. S.V.\. „s RM L. (iun 1», ,.|.5 Vfl s. v.i. No. I* no. 2 co, b :J^ S¥m m W«da«»4ay. and Vj G.nnon Parade, K.pUi, -Jr i a Ph.tharmonic .Soc. Awn. (i ff
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  • 232 3 Straits Setti.kmknis Establish -mm. Artil'ety: Two r»inpwif> ot garrison artillery, 358 of all raiiki. KogincMs half company, consisting of seve 1 officers and 109 m*n Infantry: One battalion, 1,01 i of all rank*. Arty Serv'.ce Corps Sic men. Royal Army Medical Corps: Six officers and 21 men.
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  • 240 3 THE CORONATION CONT INGENTS. It is understood, that the Singapore portion of the Coronation Contingent lias been increased. Hit) Excellency has consented to seventeen members of the .S. V. A. going home. Lt. Pritohard afso goes with the Contingent from Singapore, which is to be under the Command of Major
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  • 211 3 The Editor has been tearing up many years' accumulations of papers and chits. But it is interesting, in one of these chits, to id that the real originator of the propos.4 to pay a percentage of revrnue, instea<f^f an arbitrary sum in sterling,
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  • 157 3 Death o\ PtI.A. Uoid,S.VK A 5 o clock yesterday morning Pte. A. Lloyd, s.v.R., who had been suffering for some time past from cancer of the liver, died at the General Hofcpital the funeral taking place in the evening. A firing party c* the S.V.R composed of
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  • 157 3 On Sunday morning the German cruiser HaUertn Augusta arrived here from Hongkong homeward bound, accompanied, by the torpedo boats, s.HI and |£V and after -ii luting tbe Port, anchored in the Roads. These are the vessels, it will be remembered, which were recently recalled by the Kaiser
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  • 66 3 We have had some warm days and nights in Singapore lately, but the hot season in Bangkok may console some who have felt the heat. The maximum in the shade on the 2.}rd was ioj\ I he lust-class cruiser Ampfuiritc'x* to be recomroissioned (or a three yea's service on the
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  • 3549 3 (Via Ceylon.) London, March 19. -The members of the diplo- malic body of France and Russia t >-da> hat ded I to the Powers a declaration stating that the allied Governments of France and Russia are pleased ti H id in the Anglo-Japanese treaty affirmation of the principles forming
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  • 118 3 H.MS. Orlando, Capt J. H. Burke. C.8., R.N., ft) ing her paying-off pennant, arrived hrre from Hongkong yesterday, which port she left on the .'sth inst The Orlando, which has had a commission in the East for over three yean, is homeward bjund, via the Suez
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 9 3 1 Kav TnJtt A PiaMsaMy '—^aaaal *Mkyllii(:<^ 1* i^ataattaaaai
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    • 278 3 OUEAif flPfc STEAM SHIP J^^ Co. AND NEDERLAN! SCHE STOOMVAART MAAVSCHAPr'JJ OCEAAN. Toms. Tnmn, Peleus 7441 rVoax rf'.ru .V>7<> Tanta.ms JKM Tvdtms 7441 Patrols JSOU ,%ton 3U2 Telem*ckms 7441 Glaucus 5672 R\t(»ui ill IS Jason 7441 Antenor 5551 Uemncn Ml Agam*mn»» 7010 Oreitei HIM Prt im X*H Ata% ;»«"> Dmtdanut
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 987 3 HAIR PRESERVED AND BEAUTIUKI).The only reliable preserver and restorer ol t'ie hair is Kowuhd'j Macassar Oil, whuh closely '<•- j semliles itht oily matter nature provides for nourshutff and stimulating its, growth, without winch ihe hair becomes dry. thin and brittle. It prevents baldness and scurf, strengthens the hair, and
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    • 1156 3 SHARE LIST APRIL Ist i|ii Ui'OTarion. P.m. h -if fhiT %tt |H£»n trsV a>i MMjiMn. i« 'I'"'- A«t*«to« Rartern A««nct. Normal. 7| Brnawah Gold Mnc Co. ts.y> f> s Chindrak Gold Mining Co. Ltd. 4>l 4 1 ltJ Clear Watar DMry r>-rm lau. /ioa |100 Pmaer and N^ive Ltd. ?ftu
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    • 33 4 A ptoolftination ha< been Usae<l fixing the 26ti» and 27th <>t June, Coronation Day unft following day, as public holidays The Kin^'a birthday will be celebrated on thp 90i o( May.
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    • 16 4 The announcement of the Boer uiisaiou j to Kitcheuer has seut consols up 7/8.
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    • 20 4 Tliere is a hopeful feeling in Parlia- j mentary circles regardinu the outcome of j flip mi«air>ii
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    • 28 4 Mr 6chalkburger and hia compauious lioui tbe Transvaal are being accompanied to Krouusiadt by Lord Kitchener's A D.C and six staff offiepr*. London, Match 26th, igoa.
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    • 53 4 Tlae Australian (iovernmeut haa decided nut t recommit the clause in the Tariff Hill liveiti',' ten The Times correspondent ;«t Melbourne states tliut there in tfaa strongest protout in all the States against the abolition of the duty, but tba prosj>oct of it leversal of Ihe
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    • 15 4 Tlw American withdrawal fro'.r> Cubu is lixed for May 'JOth
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    • 10 4 Mr. Cecil Rhodes is dead.
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    • 59 4 Fhe iseiue priee of the New Russian Loan is 971. TH CHASE OF DtLARKY. (ieneral Walter Kitchener. C^one! Kckirieh, and utter col'iiuii" have bgg%« Jrivinjf I)eiiiiv\ ,iji<l have captured live ifiiuu and 1-s "> prisoners. Also a lar^e .juantitv of carts and cattle. GOOD MARCHING. 11m
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    • 32 4 A sHUsiiiioii bus been caused iu Australia >n\ii»i» t>j tl.e -itiitfni^iit made l»y returned troop* tklai two Austnilian Officers had i>etii fxecutel in Sooth Africa for shootLag unarmed Bt^r-".
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 297 4 AUSTRALIAN PREMIER INVESTIGATES. Air. Barton i» calling tor i>art:culwr«. THE CANAL OPEN AGAIN The Sut'/ (.'ana his \/ent reopened for traffic. THE L^TE CECIL RH» DES. te llr. [<Jnxl»-f. will h.ive a State tuu^nil Matoppo Hill** MEMORIAL SERVICK IN LONDON. P| Memorial .Service will be i I mat St. Caul's
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    • 890 4 I WANTED A partner (elthev sleepinn or njUTe) with a oapitel of about $6000 to f 10,000 to opea a Iterative agency bnMiaoas at Manila. Fall par. tienlars from H, c/o Fre* Press. Mar 11 tuthaoc WANTED AN experieneed Earasian Clerk. Moat be able to aae the Typewriter. Apply in
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    • 1157 4 HOWARTH EBSKINE, LIM ITED ENGINEERS AND CONTJRACTORS SPECIALITY Mining: Machinery and Appliances WINDING GEARS, ENGINES, BOILERS, PUMPS STEEL PIPE LINES FITTINGS. The Pulsometer. (TRADE WA'X). STEAM PUMP WORLD-KNOWN UNRIVALLED Please write or call and give ua particulars of your requirements HOWARTH ERSKINE, LIMITED. ENGINEERS SINGAPORE, PERAK AND BANGKOK Singapore Slipway
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    • 1226 4 I VKBBKLS EXPftCTKO. Giving port of departure, and (wMn knows date doe hore, and iuu_e of AgenU. Men -of- War. Akatsuki, Jap., Lot don, ilue Kspiegle. Ji.jVf.S., Portsmouth, due Apt Mi-ana. Jap., Portsmouth, due Apl Oob»hy_. Hnt Cronntadt, due Apl Oselr Kus tor boat Cronstadt, due Apl I'ertJMviet. Km., Crunstadt
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    • 297 4 >«r©.w. I*l j-.w i n i..# t:u uti a t rt i r m jf*.i r»r ittiud*! or j •*>« «<•*•»<■ vt r« f» loaf imMmm 'i tiM prtvoi.pt.oa la tfca Nm .id4 V.<k7 UH l» «»om »0 to I*M 4f or* U BOLOO-VERNEI, 4 Ui-tf^ritli «l 111 I ICLM
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