The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 August 1903

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1903. DAILY ISBITE NO. 4S.VJ
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      815 1 atibfrtißfment«« I P^ STEAM NAVIGATION O COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang Ceylon. Australia, India, Aden/Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. MAIL LINES. Outward. Homeward. •Simla Sept Valetta N-pt 4 Coromandel Sept JO Chusan Sept lh Malta Oct
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      753 1 3ltibfrtiscmcnts Pacific Mail Steamship Co Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company AVD Toyo Kisen Kaisha (Oriental SS Co> VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU. Through IV^wyt) l.v ts granted to England France hi I Germany by all trans- Atlantic line* of steamers, and to the principal cities of the United
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      1005 1 Singapore and Kranji Railway. FROM THE 16th JULY, 1903, and UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WEEK DAY SERVICE SUNDAY SERVICE DOVN. DOWN. AM AM AM A.M P.M. PM. P.M. P.M. I'M A.M. A.M A.M. AM P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. I'M Sinp-anore 700 745 10.00 11.30 12 30 3 o*2 4.10 r ,15
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      753 1 j The Tnnjong J'ayar Dock, Co. Limited. Shipwrights, Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders, Wharfingers, &c Companj exMcuhV^M^J^^ vsruw Engin K*l«ur* of all dwsci ipti'-ns. m the ni-t ethcixnt i rrmnn»r. under the suprnntendenee of experienced I Europ<«kn bhipwrirfht* and Us^iasers. Graving Dock* up to 6UU feet m length and 21
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      510 1 Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Co ooration. Paid-it Capital...* $10,000,000 RsKakTß Fono 1 Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 Silver Reserve H. 000.000 j •X' M "M*» Rbsbrvb Liability or PaoraißTOßs $1(MhX),000 Court or Dibbctobs. A. J. Rtniuiip Kitq.— Chairman H E Tohkixh Enq Detctt Chaikmam. H W. Sim r., Kk, H Schcbabt. Een,
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      533 1 aourutscmrutfl. Chartered Eank of India. Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY HuYM. CIIAHTKR CAPITAL £800 000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPFIETOKS A.800.000 RESERI FUND £725.000 f Rank <>r E.hulabu BANKERS/ JF 4 4 Kak« «»r Bc'»t«.a.ni>. Thb Lokdom Citt A Mipi.a^k I B<.jik. Ltd BINGAI*ORE BRAKOH CURRKKT AocoitnU are opaoad «n<l u>t«iraat
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      202 1 Apollinaris Ifu Qu.tn TuiU Wktm. m MMsMM Of V \r«MT TO MIS MAJESTY TML KINQ R.R.H. THE PRINCE OP WKLBft. Is** 50.000.000 Boiilbs. J Ttaac CAPSULES cu.w I recent and chronic di»char^c« I THtY NfVIR FAIL l'«"«^v. TIT TNEM -.1 A I l<ecnmincnd«d by Medical Auth r thi r relut
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    The Singapore Free Pres. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1903
    2199 2 The Singapore Free Pres. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1903 IIt» >1ui!I Utr l'rr~- tlr Iroptr'- r>«lit maintain, I'nau'.l by mDiifnif a-i i unbrilird \y (ram Hrrr |atrii< Inn), hrr t -l<*KHi* rrr. Wott Jr.cw r'le.!_r 1 K. I t. .1 I „n Thk new* tlmt Ilie «-.»tt(.u-Hj.iimin- districts m the I'jjil.-]
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      TURNEY AND HER REBELS.
      86 2 It ;ipp.Mr« that Turk*'* i* rvaliMn/ tho •lunger •if i]i>lit\ ,in«l In- d.vi I- I i .<ru«h the inxinvuts liv .hi <iverir|i«>!iMia< tV>n*. HAD WKATIIKK IN KM.LAND. OMpI Itumcd. Contiuuoiii hwi\\ r.nn« m Kii-1.m.l M v« wr..u-|,i wil.-,pr.-.,.l .lim.i.'.11.- lurvmit pnMp*t, ,rv.,f tlt.« /|iv>pqimi Th.'Arnn nwim
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      THIRD AMERICA CUP RACE.
      538 2 A Mad Start. t| Kill* Drclainl Off. Th.-th.i.| MM t.., Hi., V.rv.r,.., r,,p M mnl <!«•. l.tt.-.i ti r...,:1l 1 »l. -Llltul 1.-L'-MU K ..1 lUIU tlll4 --I .turliu/ lim iuitl! -'iin h*d Lw*wi fir^J sii..iiir.H-k iim. i,,-» Wfwmm^mtt Iff, I NMrt til.,*.-.) |„r th.- hatid.^p
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      380 2 iUjbfrttsrmrnta. WHERE 10 DINE ON THE 31st. lI V SPECIAL BKQUEST A Criterion Dinner \VIU. XX SSRVBD AT THE Raffles Hotel Monday the 31st August In H<>V-i lUI i lI X lilK I BDAI IM H. M. 0 EH WILKELMINA OF HOLLAND. BAM) I.\ ATTENDANCE DURIX'i AND AKTKK I>INNKK It
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      317 2 gt>bfrtiscmmtg t CALDBEtfKMACCRECOR CO., (ESTABLISHED 1864.) WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS. LONDON, GLASGOW, SHANGHAI, HONG-KONG, AND SINGAPORE. (Price List on Application.) D.v 1 «nwf Saturday, 29th August, at 12-30 pm. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PLANTS, Etc (The property of Messrs. F. CLARKE Co.) AT 55 HILL-ST., known as CLARKE'S LIVERY
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      500 2 TO BE LET. FURNISHED. V'yin l-'S.j.t. Vi!!.i M.uina. lircve K-<t.it«-T.uijoiiir Kiif'-n^' Applj f" BTIPHBHB, PAIL v A._ p] ti. >ffi. »r..1-..\i,. c >-r fl.or N-- .i A T-J.-^r:i[./i Mti.-.-f I.iflv «W«| t.J P. j0 Co Ki.M> l-t A. ,'u,t Ifflj 111 FBABBI I UMMDIO, 7. pi tkmi Bami •'"lv _T'
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      568 2 Co^au's aiibrittsrmfnts I I— WANTED A Hinart Chiuene Bill Collector for Engineering Establishment. A renttoiui ble salary will tie paid to a competent man. Security wanted. Apply to M c o Free Pr«*»." Ai^ 2H WANTED By liiiji.irt Firm a Chinen- ll.i/.ur Clerk. Apply m writing. statinK experionce lo F.
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      9 2 SOUPS, no trouble Ready for v?*'. *j Am-JI 5
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      123 2 TIIK XXX. r"KII>AT, .'-tK HiV!. \S M'lm. ijmJ fViaimiaMon. M r- IXItRI I v -lIKKi. I r t; M.i-k-riy laati r, p v r I < V»ni|«n» Drill. I", p <•• p. Tb«clin OM U M •t. M« '-t^t X.., Itr r I. H ham r r MAI I M
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    Correspondence
    118 3 A Rei.k or ULi" i i To the Editor. Dear Sib— As a aaU< >ourpap. and also of Mr Buckley's Anecdotal History of Singapore it may interest you to know that I have identified, after a lapse of 11 years, a certain small square palanquin, which was mentioned m
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    CHINESE FORTUNE-TELLING.
    179 3 This morning before Mr Wilkinson a Chinaman was charged with fortune-telling, Imt the Magistrate to«k a lenieat view of the case aud discharged the accused. The case wan an interesting one, owing to the fact that the accused had the most complete set of fortunetelling paraphernalia ever seen
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    THEFT OF A PRIVATE RIKISHA.
    216 3 A Chinene contractor living at Cexil-st rejx>r?s to the Police that on the uiirht of AtM 113 he left his private rikisha m the u-ual place m the verandah jii"«t outside h\* front door, but fouud it had disappeared the next morning H- ordered his
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    685 3 I^-av- ..t ;il.-*'n.-- hi- U-vm granted to Major W*»t r<->pp from Aog J"* till date of r-tireui.-nt This LuorniiiL,' l->fon- .Mr Mi< h-ll BOMbaf of Chine^- wer>- tin-d for ke»-pin^ iwiue without licence-. The steamer Indnw ili le.iv-- t'.>r N'.-w York to-tnorr .w Ht'Luiw.-'I ir.-.. wa^ sold by auction by
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    THE TINPLATE INDUSTRY.
    1307 3 Mr H-niy JoaM, ot Plymouth. who declares himseli la bl a "convinced Free-trader," writer t.. ilie Spect.iior." also a convinced iree -ti.i ie oi_;an. a letter m which he takes an optimistic view of ;li>- tiaplattf industry of South Wales. We tfcooUl like to see a little
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    HIS EXCELLENCY'S DEPAHTURE FOR EUROPE.
    259 3 HIS EXCELLENCY 'S DEPAHTURE FOR EUROPE. A thoroughly representative meeting of the <•< immunity of Singapore was held recently m the Exchange Room, at which it watt unanimously decided t<> offer to the Governor, m connection with His Excellency's approaching departure to Europe., an entertainment from the Civilian Community of
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    SHIPPING NEWS
    127 3 'I'ln- ]t:ili.iii iruisfr I>. >ni l >;ir>li.t is expeetcd h#re at the end oj tMJ month. llif MMnMMHtMI Freuili I'lKki-l Sinai t r. -in Saigon left f.tr Marwilles vetitt-rdav via CoItMMW TIM ILikata. Main fr..in .l.tpau arrived \t >t.rdav and diMthar_'-l oM|fO into lighter* for tnuis|K»rt to IwßJoag
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    BRIDGE DISASTER IN AMERICA.
    160 3 Pirn PBMOM Sum Hmuv« 'I'!i>- <1 j »-*.-r .it IWtl ui'l. Oivtfon, mm t.p ba 999 m tii. -r.- MfioW than MM MMMMi i.v tJi»- mM dflapaleMM raotHwi A hmtcivwa, it i-; mom kn >-.vu. li.i 1 -ith-n-l iip..ij UMMidaj win. li rr.n»B*** ill.- Wvlloui<'tt«- riv^r
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    LADY AND HER LOVER
    390 3 1 IUK'.K O( A--AI 1.1 IS. »S Un|. XX A !'-n,;irii.Lf,l.- hiir^>- of MMWtult »v- investing tli- W»'~tmitii^t<r BMgiatroai ..n tfter< diiy Am_' 1 .J.,|iii H<-nry <;<*.dwiii i_"..<l f. .rtj. of biu.i-^ar<ieni«. Soutli K«-n-in^t<»n. being haiv ad witi: .■•.-aulfiii;; Mi- 1..: <n <ir.ili.un P-..r-. ..f <y<\n>y*i.
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    MORE BURGLARIES.
    289 3 A Javanknk Oani,. Tlii* m.. min^ «-arlv Inspector Ainl>i>~.-. m iliurvre of the Sepoy Lines I>i*trict, received a telephone message from Captain Mi.Khmh to the tMttA that In- residence. Spottiswoode House. Spottiswiiode Park, had l»een "burgled" durinv the night. The Inspector iin-i-ti^af.-.1. and discovered, m conjunction with Captain
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    SCIENCE AND THE FLEA
    269 3 Of all insect pesti* that prey upon mankind, perhapt* the oldest and the most widely-distri-buted is the common flea. The habit* of tin tiny insect have been carefully »t udi-d by naturaliHtn, and are full of fascinating interest. During the whole of the grub stagex the.
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    INFLUENCE OF PUBLIC MUSIC.
    892 3 The Orchestral Timea." m it* current issue, gives an account of the beneficial influence «.f miiHic on the public. True Miwic, lik.« religion oft, Muy .-levat- th« hetven-winged min«l. Bjr«afUag it t., iirtjfa al.it F«>r p«<u<;." :in-l purity design 'd. It is now generally acknowledged that
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    A NEW SCREW PROPELLER.
    149 3 Tlm; London rorrvuporideni of the Manrhet*ter Guardian myi The Admiralty .m- \orj mucl^ex«-ite<l over the rvHulttt of the r>e^ent tri.iln with new forms of screw propellent. The ideal now m a Made shaped like a Japanene fan. It i- an araa/in^ fact that very little wan
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    ORCHIDS AND COTTON.
    284 3 Tlie August uiiiiilni <.i tin- Straits Agncultural Bulletin." contains, MBoMfJ other mat ter. an article on the cultivation of the tfkim or scorpion MOMM which should mum int. mi; t<> amateur gardener* Hut it Mr li"i'l!i'\ would just I'iick up" and try to live Hp to his
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    THE HUMBART FRAUDS.
    238 3 The Parisian journal l,e Matin m publishing a series of letters written by a French Minister for Foreign Affairs. M Flourens, to Madame Humbert m which be appealed t>. \,t tor financial as^istan. <• to meet the expenses of Ml elwtion. The trial of the HumU-rts commenced
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    S C C LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT
    19 3 S C C LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT rSBTKBOATf| '/LAY (ilk KJUiI White I— «r 'E* n ,.b., r w o
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    398 3 YKMKRDAY S PL4I MlXhl> I).. I |tl K-. A I.A-K, Mr* tN»und«TM ami Mr BntUU-rj )*-..t MiS^iuerA ill* and Mr IVhuj g l.\\>tr.* DoViUM Mian «iiii.n *n<l Mi*- J <;unn l^.it Mr- H ,nt <n<l Mr. <\. -t. r I TIES K«»K TOD.AY. < N IMI'IoNMHir
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    EXCHANGE.
    51 3 (L"BBBCTKD CP T- A HjJU- 1 I H.ilit 4 11. s ■l.'lli.iU 11l Priviite cn«liu 3 m credit Gin Fbanck, .leuiAUil Qikmasi, lera^n.l... India, T 1 H'.m, ;«<>!»<», <leiuaD<l t Yokohama <l<>m>tn.l Java, ■leiniU'l I|:< Bangkok, <lt*niaa<l 8OTBBKI<)<(8, (t4> I)UT 910.1*1 Bank of Ku,'liu.J \l\uDiaooutit months bill* C Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    89 3 (Aatfwat O*"'*' I**1 I dt <Mi N«. tm I- Peppw. BUnk (ordinary 8 pnt» do Whit*. (Fwr L W HatoMfß 1 1" to 'U fi,, do |KolnUt».| M*.-* (RiukU) Clovrw (Anil«>in.. i mf t UWriaa Coßtm T«|>io.*, S ai»ll pnttrl (Kimi mUityi i do do i»k* (do do I
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      8 3 LIBBY'S SLICED BACON Delicious lor Aii^ SI 4l
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      20 3 ASK FOR BOOKLET How to make got>d thin^ to eat." LIBBY'S Natural Flavor Food Products. "I ALL BTOKKKKBI-BUH. Au- Jl
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      82 3 Best off all BLOOD PURIFIERS is Jaync's Alterative. It cures Scrofula. Solo A Rents for the Straits THK SINGAPORE DISPENSARY. Mar 4 WEATHER REPORT. (August 27.) Taken at Kandang Kertuu Hotipital Observatory A.M. 3 P.M. 9 P.M. Bar red .12 Fah. !»2;J 'J9.8«»o -J9.HJM» Temperature IM «4.1 70/t Wet Bull.
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      277 3 OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co., Ldt AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co.. Ldt. The Companies steamer* are de»i>.tt< lie.l from j Liverpool outwarda for the StraiU, Chm* and Japan every week, and from Japan h >m»w»Ma for London erery fortnight and f..r l.i\»rpoel monthly. One outward steauiei li moittli eitenda to
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      536 3 VESSELJS IN PORT. A-M SUI k. X' Altm k DM :<•♦ Ki,,,i Krom <-o««r«M. Par Tku iE" i| ?f PKni,..., Krn.nl X, t ,77. X"K f I"! Hulno, X '"••Hail mb- a,,, XX- IWtJS:. i S«lUn M 1157.. T.,. n U; x, w KJS Xi:K i J A r „.m^
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      875 4 I V* J ■■■■*<.:■ y I IHE SINGAPORE FREE PRLSS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1903. M NOTICE OF REMOVAL. li-m ;,ml after Tuesday Ist Sept*mV-;r. the husfpsss <>f the undersigned as Livery stable keepars will be carried on at No. 207 Queen VKtrvet. ;tt it* junction with Middle Road, where ti:
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      559 4 atibrrtiscmrnts. AUCTION SALE OF Unclaimed and Confiscated Property, Intestate Estates Property, Jnserviceable Police Stores, &c To BE HELD AT TMK Central Police Station, South Bridge Koad On Friday, 4th September, at 2 p.m. Tor particulars twe Catalogue. POWELL Co, Auctioneer*. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. AUCTION SALS OF 16 Valuable Freehold Building Allotments
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      480 4 a^brrtisniwntt. j The Orchard Road Dispensary. NO. 7 STAMFORD KOAD. STOCK ALL THE REST PURE DRUGS, PERFUMES, I P SOAPS, Etc. I'K INSCRIPTIONS accurately dispensed. f PATENTS obtainable at the lowest prices. TELEPHONE No. l»Ul. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. i ndcoofe'and co. BURTON-ON-TRENT a ALE STOUT v IN Hogsheads of
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      1198 4 aiTJbrrtisfmcnu,. Singapore Sporting Club ]£<J<iUAMME FOR THE AU'HMN HACK MKKTINQ. VMS. November 17th, 19th and 21st. FIRST DAY Tuesday, 1 Itk Nonuiber. 1. Tmb Maidkn Plate. Y.ilueHuo. A lUc« for Maiden HonttM. Weight st. Entran.e Jlo. Distance, X CV I. The Fibht GRirriir Ra<r ;ilu<- *«»>, and to the Serond
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      664 4 iiUCat;oinuiits. STijUidvA;.: [AA'iSCHAPPIJ nbdhhjlto: 1 Steamship Company. "N Upland. Fortnightly Mail Service between Amsterdam. Batavia. via Genoa, Sabang, And Singapore. HwHMiaa DkPAP.TIUEI TivM SlßUiroU. Steamcn Kbafasg Willom I September r Prinnee Sophie Septem»«r 15*. Koningin Wilhdinin.i October 3. Koniujfin Bcj^nu* October 17. Konin« Will^m 111 October 31. E*i-fccT«i> raoa eih'.ik
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      785 4 WaaM T«. b. I M rflri> ,f« yk ..Un. apply t.. No Tel >k lilaa^a Road. Taajoas] P«»«ar WANTED TO PURCHASE A few water ct>loor paintin^N. views of Singap«»r«? Apply to V I T Fr^Pn-s." > WANTED f A Smart Biiraautn Ork. Muat be gooi Hiitrr Apply ia writing to
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