The Straits Times, 3 January 1910

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  • 11 1 The Straits Times. SINGAPORE. MONDAY. JANUARY 3. 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 90 1 jLTZ BROS., LD. Eement Flooring B Tiles. Hi under Hydraulic pressure, ensuring great wear and strength. Stocked It ten different Floral Designs. Size of Tiles, 8" x 8". In quality Mm price they will compare favourably with anything in the Market. cM e invite inspection of Sample Flooring Tiles of
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    • 74 1 ART NEEDLEWORK AND FLOWER DEPOT DIIDDCI I P Afl 'C §17. Orchard Rood. DUIfIfCLL^ (IU. O ARRANGED FLORAL BASKETS, Palfl BoUed U^eed Oil, BOUQUETS, BHOWBRB, ETC. Boottopping, Wedding Order, receive opoci.l Mention SnOW- White ZinC, and Many Looal Testimonial*. AsSOrtfd Paillts. PRICES MODERATE. oiunil lun CotFlowen from oar own Nareeries,
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    • 158 1 Robinson A Co. i I NEW /^§g|^s^\ I«EW I RAIN fatmSEfißftfeQ RAIN tS^ COATS %^Cfe^/ COATS New Raincoats\| THE "PRINCE Ap entirely new Waterproof (oat. made in the new |MM shade of a specially I Waterprooltd Casumos, ''LJ 9 at once very smart in appearance and a most Ff desirable
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    • 120 1 Bollinqer Choinpogne. CALOBECK. MACGHt.OS AND COMPANY. J. MOTION CO. To Planters! Watchmakers. TWO UseftlJ Books. Jewellery, TAPIOCA A 8 A CATCH CROP FOR RUBBER Optician.. BUM TR TOBACCO tf I ■•THUS REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. On Sali at thi Principal Book Silliu. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. i*s^»-I3SF. ItV^lj TRAStfls' PERfECTIIW BR&Na 1 i/W
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  • 624 2 TARIFF REFORM TO BE THE FIRST PLANK. The Attack on the House of Lords Mr. A. J. Balfoar. the Leader of tin Opposition, has issued a manifesto to bia constituents, in which he says The Government are claiming that the House of Con. mons, no matter how elected,
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  • 164 2 Ascends Thirty Feet and Topples! into Pond. The Military Aeroplane Investigation Association carried out an airship trial nears Shinobadzu pond on the 9th inst.. Lieut.General Nagaoka, President of the Association and many other military officers and foreigners were present. Thousands of spectators docked to the Bpot
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  • 121 2 Official trials of a whistling kitchen for Army use have been made by the Japanese War office, says the Japan Mail, and the results are said to have been eminently successful. The inventor is a paymaster named Okezaki. The kitchen travels on two wheels, and can be
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 618 2 "HUMBER" CARS 191 0 Models (Shortly Expected) In the Scottish and l/ish Reliability trials this year secured the highest possible awards in their class— Efficiency Gold Medal. They also secured the Special Medal for Hill Climbing Such a record has never before been made by the Scottish Irish Trials, and
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    • 99 2 INTERESTING TO MOTHERS -HOW TO CURE COU6HB AND COLDB. There is one subject which always interests the mothers of yonng children, and that is how to treat their coughs and colds, or to ward off a threatened attack of croup. For thin purpose we can recommend Chamberlain's Congh Remedy. It
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    • 663 2 The First Over-Channel Flight (Baraques to Dover. July 25, 1909) .CA *"^|S)IL —a— 1 'i *H fj Nerve Strain. Despondency, Exhaustion All the world knows about the Great Channel Flight, but it is from M. Bleriot himself we learti how much his marvellous conquest of lha air depended upon the
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    • 133 2 Mtma fi.t 1, mmrVammwm m\^m\^m\^m\m Lt'i! .mmWSIrT v v JSHP^^Bbb^ST^ MH ,/Vl kmW ICy *S SINGAF^AfI m §S'^H(fi'f^A^mW^ m^BKmWmTm\^m\\^ m^^^^^^^^mm\^mm\m MUSICAL GOOD^ New Year Presents AT »KCUI. PRICM. VioUns t«n» '^^^x^^g^gm Kaniow.fipeM W. J. G< B^H und rfl I hora Uaa 014 I Wkat •ver>b« V Certainly HI. C crewd.
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  • 826 3 SECRET BUILDING OF NEW BATTLESHIPS. Most Powerful Warships in the World. In complete secrecy two more base ships ol war to cost £4,000,000, are being built in British naval yards, and the first keel plates were laid the week ended December 5. One ceremony was performed
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  • 124 3 Germany Leads the World in Aerial Navigation. Germany, while preparing to become mistress of the sea, is already mistress of the air. Such is the substance of a long report made by the French aeronaut Capaz/.a, who attended the recent German mancßUTres. He shows that Germany,
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    • 254 3 ■[11UQYL|^^ form, with powers punfy and clef'- c c H^ I\\ at the same r'^. HEALTH KcfnOUS. Hllß Ep>~ M.nulKt" <»' frnfrWXt.it j*nli»hl S.«i I HING LOOfG CO., 47, 48 and 49, High treet, years. Workmanabip and i-tcrials o be of best quality only. Wtp SILVER SMITHS, le-lmalrtfra and tea
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    • 60 3 SPrNINEDWK-E A sprained ankle will asoally disable the injured ponton for three or four weeks. This •h doe to lack of proper treatment. When (Vamberlain's Pain Balm is applied a cure m »J be effected in three or four days. This linim*nt is one of tbe best and most remarkable
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    • 307 3 Itisfaction results from thfrequent use of Brooke CJr tea saves the purse ancsatisfies the palate. Tiat is why over Two Milion people drink it in jr«at Britain alone. BROOKE BOND'S TEA Sold by all respectable dea.ers throughout the Straits Settlemerts. Wholesale Agents)— MESSRS. GUTHRIE CO. (■FOR LADIES"" bJORJT.HOMOLLE'S APIOI. I
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    • 588 3 Indigestion and Catarrh. 40 Kentish Koad, Haiulswoitli, Birmingham. Dear Sirs, It is now about live years ainc« Nnjjier's ICimilsuin was recommended lo me hy a doctor, and I have found it invahnMc for ■sdigesttod ami -lomai li catarrh, as \v<-ll .is foi ii>niii({ up ilie tjratent: I was veiv miuli
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 661 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. PTtFa STEAM NAVIGATION GO. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and Amerioan Portß. Bteamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for Okima) Aroadia Jan 14 Devaoha
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    • 561 4 STEAMER BAIUNBB. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. A regular fortnightly service is maintained betwejn JAPAN akd BUROPH by the Company's well-known TWIN-SCREW STBAMBSS, under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed tor the Company's European Servioe, lighted throughout by Eleotrioity, provided with exoellent aooommodation tor First and
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    • 622 4 BTEAMEH BAIUHBB. BURNS PHJLP LINE. SINGAPORE TO -JAVA PORTS, POBT DARWIN, THURSDAY. ISLAND, BRISBANE AND BYDN EI. ALSO TAKING CARGO FOA OTHER NORTH QUEENSLAND PORTS, BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN A NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with transhipment). •As inducement offers. Smooth passage. Snperb Boenery. A regnlar monthly servioe to above ports
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    • 106 4 STEAMER BAIUIWB. STWWUWTJUATSCIUimi (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) NEDERLAND." FORTNIGHTLY MAIL SERVIOE BETWEEN JAVA AND AMSTERDAM VIA SINGAPORE, SABANG, COLOMBO, POST SAID, GENOA, ALGIERS TANGIER AND LIBBON, AND DOVER, OCCASIONALLY. Steamers an doa on or about the undermentioned dates:— ODIWAMO. ■OataWAM. lfllO 1910 Voodel Jan U K. Willem 111 Jaa M BATES OF
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    • 556 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. hamburTamerika lime. HAMBURG. >&. The steamers of this Company m lnta i regnlar M rvios between Hamburg Antwerp and Rotterdam, aad tt-gSS" China and Japaa. Btraits, fofra^nd dir^t, caU.n, K^JJor TsJiini? oargo at thn-ugh rates to Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Oporto, London, Liveriool, Glasgow, Triesta, 2<2 <J
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    • 193 4 Norddeuti IMPERIAL m The fast and v«B this Company aaiH Hamburg, via RotjH ton, Gibraltar^-S Marseilles, IbV)fl Port Hsid,'' AW They are doe in 81 andermentioned dates ootwabd. I 1910 I P.E. Frledriob Jan I Yorck Jan U Luet/ow Febfl Prinzes^ A."*o r'-fl Kleist Prinz Lndwig Mi^H Ooeben Baelow Derffliagerl
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  • 163 5 Monday, it 3High Watt a.m., 17 p. m N. 1) L. bC? mail closes, at 10 a.m. Week of l'r J^K. M. E. Church, 8.80 p.m. Alhambra C j^^Baatograph. Harima Ci» ,^B Marlboroug Tuesday, J'"»jary 4 High WaW-i. a.m., 4.25 p.m. Ponang lU^'^B. Singapore A^Biiy.c*. Band in
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  • 127 5 L T*D*t. *iAgsul Rangoon Glenoßlt 3pm QBanak Ban Hin Gnan Bpm iPoa,« Port Dickaon. ■j.-t Fwettenharo and 'ok Aaaon Perak t pm Nidjcrmassin, Palan i»ut and Cotie Ban Liong 4 pm '.ttvia 'heribon and rtro»rftng OiKng Ann 4 pm To Morrow. I Jawafc R. of Sarawak 6
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  • 99 5 XI N. D. L. ontward mail steamer Prinz £ite*-°riedrich, left Colombo on the 2nd inst.. at 1 m. an<l may be expected tv arrive here on 8 inlay morning, the Sth mit >«c 3 P. *O. ><*, 6 N. D. L. )M 8.1. )ec J M. M.
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  • 736 5 Latest Arrivals. a ihttlU, Foh gunboat 967 tons, IEO orow 1 Ruua 5,000 h.p Commander Licit. Loie, Petit, Jn 2. From Saigon. Deo SO. For Baigon. an S Rds. Ajax, Irit str. 4178 tons, Oapt Husband, .lan 1. Jrom Yokohama. Dec 14. 0.0. W. Maaslielnv Co. For Antwerp,
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  • 82 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To- Day. TANJONG PAOA-K. E*st Wauir Basis— Minilya. Bar W. Samoa I— Cowrio, Langiai. Taruba Sacnoii No. 1 (Shorn Wharf)— Nil. Smtic* 2 Lightning. 8- Nil. 4 -Nil. 6— Nil. 6-Kainow, Ajax, Hebe. 7— NiL 8-Goeben. 9-Nil.
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  • 208 5 Coming to Singapore. Per P. and O. steamer Nyanza, due .January 7.— Miss J. V. Tarbat, Mr. T. J. B. Wearne, Miss Wells, Mr. F. White. Per I. G. mail steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich, due January 8. Mrs. John Kirby, Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Ashdown, Miss
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  • 70 5 Per P. and O. steamer Devanha, January I.— Mr. H. G. Battisoombe, Mr. J. L. Molyneui, Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Lythe, Mr. K. T. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. L. Beaumont, Mr. H. M. Nairn, Dr. and Mrs. Stevens, Mr. P. L. Hogan, Mr. J. Ferrier, Mr. R, R
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  • 22 5 A Filipino, tor wearing buttons representing the Katipnoan insignia and the Filipino flag ha* been fined P. 500 by the Manila court.
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  • 227 5 Champion Miniature Bulldog's Death in a Fight. A terrible canine tragedy was discovered at Scaynes Hill, a peaceful spot near Hayward's Heath in Sussex. Tbe kennel maid of Mrs. Carlo Clarke, a noted patroness of bulldogs, went in tbe early morning into tbe study to waken Stokonchurch I'aul.
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  • 129 5 Tbe following appointments are notified in Friday's Gazette i Mr. V. Beltield, legal adviser and public pro. secutor, F. M. S to be attorney-general, Straits Settlements. Mr. H. Cbevallier. to be inspector of prisons. Straits Settlements vice Mr. L. P. Ebden, transferred to tbe service of the F.
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  • 55 5 The Governor in Council lias appointed too following places to be bonded warehouses: In the Settlement of Singapore, the optnm factory at Teluk Blanga, and the bead office of tbe Superintendent in Cecil St. Id the Settlement of Penang, the bead office of the assistant superintendent, and tbe
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  • 193 5 Finance Commerce. *>I!«.»»POB1. .IASTAKV .1. I»ML^ EXCHANQE. On London— Bank 4 m/a 2/4 1 Demand 3<4 9^ Private 6 m/g 2/4 j do K m/t 3/4. j On Qm-mar.y- Baok d/d 28PJ Private 8 m/i 244 do 8 m/j 246} On France- Bank d/d 294^ Private It m/a 299} do
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 232 5 I»sdi Paid ViLDI D» Ommtm La»i DIVIDIKD I 10 10 10 I 10 10 10 1 1 10 10 1 1 1 1 10 10 1 1 10 I 10 f 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 1 1 1 I 18/10 1 1 c s }o
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    • 547 5 3/a/- a/l 4 i i i i I i Sterling. 3/- AUagar Rubber Estate Ltd. S/- > Anglo-Malay Rubber Co., Ltd. 1 Batn Caves Rubber Co., Ltd i r 4 7/0/ Contribntory Bnkit Lintang R. Estates, Ltd. 16/- Contributory... 1 Bokit Rajah Rubber Co., Ltd. 1 CauUefleld (Klang) Rubber
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    • 114 5 10 10 M 10 100 100 100 100 10 10 7 *0 10 Baatern Smelting Co., Ltd. ...I 10% toe 'Ok ...!\lo%forOe Fruer ft Nem, Ltd. 17*% (or OH Hotel van Wiik Co. Ltd. 80% for'oB Howtrtb Brakine Ltd. 2J%foroB ■i h 7% Preterenoe 7%(qi 'JjA K*U Brotbors, Ltd.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 35 5 AUCTION SALES Powell and Co. Jan. 4.— At salerooms, town properties, estate of Sheriffa Katijah, deceased, at 3.80. Jan. B.— At Tan Beng Chiang Nursery, Orchard Road (adjacent to the Poet Office) Plants, at 2.
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    • 295 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. td n trr. Compound Houses, No. 164, Middle Road, and op the hill, No. 8, Adis Road, off Sophia Road. Apply to A .S. Shooker, 7, d Almeida Street. NOTICE. Mr. C. Thies has lois day been appointed Acting Manager of Melalap Estate, British North Borneo, 16tb December,
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    • 607 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. ivy. r. iv Canadian Paoifio Railway Companji Royal Mail Stiamihlp Lln« TBI RATIOS AL HIGH WAI TO KUBOFK wu QBIIA JAFAH, OAHAJJA aa* >at DHITKD BTATBB Honte from Hongkong, Ha flflaagaai. Hacawkl n«i*»d bm oijipu), »«h« •y.fc^ MBt Victoria ud Vaaooarer Panmt tm Imbu' 1 Twte-Mnw MmniMofJuu" I
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 188 5 WEATHER REPORT. Kaudang Kcrbau Hospital, Deo. 30. ■9 m. 8 r. n.|9 r. a.|IUsBWAU»~ Bar. SlFah ..129.929 M.856 99 902 Temp 81.0 80 0 77.0 .S3 in. Wet Bulb Ther 78 0 77.0 76 0 DlrofWind.. NE. calm calm Max. Temp 86.S Mm 74.0 Max. in Son.. lSo.fi Terrrad Tier!
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  • 1071 6 The Straits Times. MONDAY, JANUARY 8. HOUSE OWNERS' PROFITS. We pbliabed on Friday a report by Messrs. Powell and Co., on the property market n Singapore daring 1909. It was a docaoaut of more than usual interest beoaae these experienced valuers and estate agents bad something to say about uiattis
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  • 12 6 Very rough weather is reported in the Gulf of Siam just now.
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  • 16 6 Latest advertisements of the day tppcsr I on p&g 6 6as well as on page 8.
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  • 13 6 It is probable that three aeroplanes will soon be ordered for Shanghai residents.
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  • 17 6 With the rim in the prioe of tin mining ooo'isa »re reported to be claiming higher wage*
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  • 17 6 A cinematograph exhibition at Shanghai has film of the funeral of the Ute Empress Dowager of China.
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  • 17 6 The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation opened a branch office at Kuala Lumpur, on the Ist inst
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  • 19 6 An examination of officers studying Malay will be held in Singapore, Penang, Malacca and Labuan, on Wednesday. January 19.
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  • 20 6 Tbe Straits Chinese Heading Club will not meet to-morrow (Tuesday) owing to the arrangements for the Week of Universal Prayer.
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  • 28 6 To night, the Rev. W. E. Horley, formerly of Siogapore, will give the address at tbe Week of Prayer. Methodist Episcopal Church at 8-80. All are cordially invited.
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  • 29 6 A further slip on the Johore State railway was reported on Saturday, but the damage was expected to be sufficiently repaired to allow of traffic being resumed t<> day.
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  • 29 6 The monthly meeting of the Church Work Association will be held at the Parsonage on Wednesday next at 4.80 p.m. Members are reminded that subscriptions are due this month.
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  • 27 6 The French cruiser d'lbertille arrived from Saigon, yesterday, with tbe mails from the M. M. steamer Guadiana, which has been damaged. The d'lberville returns to Saigon today.
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  • 29 6 The current Selangor Government Gazette gives the dates for the holding of courts in 1910; revised rules under tbe Telegraphs Enactment and rules relating to the importation of opium.
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  • 28 6 The council of the Mothers' Union, whioh represents 400.000 women, has decided to support the action of tbe circulating Libraries' Association in axoludiog objectionable books from its lists.
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  • 36 6 The Business Men's Association of Tokio have decided to form a party of about 200 to make a tour of inspection in England and to Bee the Anglo- Japanese Exhibition which will bo opened this year.
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  • 43 6 General Sir John French inspected the Deccan Infantry at Alexandra Barracks, on Thursday morning, and the Middlesex Regiment at Tanglin on Krida v Onl. Glover has notified tbe Middle- riegiment umt Sir John French wig pleased with what he saw oi in" battalion.
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  • 51 6 Tbe list of Supreme Court cases for the present month was arranged by the Chief Justice and Mr. Justioe Sercombo Smith on Friday last Thero are in all fifteen actions to be tried, including thb claim of Howarth Brskine Ltd., v. Walter Palliser, which is fixed for the 11 til
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  • 52 6 A Dutch and Malay Opera Company has been formed locally and will open for the nrst time at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday. The most popular Malay version of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet will be staged. A new set of sceneries and specially made costuuios have been prepared for
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  • 47 6 Among the new charges at the beginning of this new year at the police court, this morning, were two or three of importing opium other than Government opium The central polico station whioh handles the most cases of any station during the year had 4.55H last year.
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  • 48 6 Mr. K. I). Beresford Bruce, who interested himself in Ceylon, in raising a fund for the benefit of old planters, at Christints, stated on December M, that there were about sixty subscribers to the fund and RBOO had I .eon reoeivod. Over twenty beneficiaries were receiving Christmas boxes.
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  • 48 6 One would have thought /oppelin was flying over Singapore with his balloon had it not been for tbe words, Lion Brand Nature milk, that were noticeable on same. It is quite a novel advertisement Messrs. Katz Bros. Ltd. are using to advertise their splendid brand of milk, Natura.
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  • 52 6 h Referring to the sermon preached in Union Church, Hongkong, recently, by Mr. H. A. Kennedy, of the London Times, the Japan Chronicle says:— Some day, perhaps, we will have in onr midst a Times Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, just as in London there is the Times
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  • 57 6 Goh Kwee Boon was arrested some time ago on a charge of dumping a dead body but the corpse proved to be alive and the charge was amended to one of dumping a dying person. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the dying man refuses to die, and the oase has had to
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  • 60 6 Messrs. Fradelle and Young, of Regent-st., London, have issued an excellent photograph of the guests present at tbe Straits Settlements d.aner held at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Metropole, on November 16. This well known firm appear to be overcoming the difficulties of a flashlight photograph The present pioture is exceedingly
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  • 76 6 On Saturday night, Mr. Buckley's little guests, with a gold many of their parents and guardians, assembled in large numbers in the Theatre to witness a third prexenta turn of The Talisman, and a thoroughly enjoyahlo evening was eppnt. The joun* acv.TR and aotrohH-H w. Nt through Uieir partH without
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  • 72 6 Yesterday evening, there was a considerable gathering at the Roman Catholic seotion of the Bidadari cemetery to witness the ceremony of benediction, which was performed by Bishop Barillon, assisted by Fathers 3a!!ci!!eo, Naic, Limbert. Burgboffer Lswrent, Marietta, Gtaaeau and Vey. There were also present several of the Christian Brothers »ud
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  • 30 6 The first practice of the Glees foithn Scots Concert on January 25 will lake place in the Victoria Memorial Hall, to-morrow afternoon (Tuesday i. 4th itiant, at 6.15.
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  • 78 6 On Thursday afternoon. General SiiJohn French, accompanied by Brigadirr (Jneral Henderson, General IVrrott audlstaffs motored over to Woodlands, where tL* were met by the Johore Government latin l i and proceeded to Jobore where they were let by Hix Highness the Sultan. General r. nob inspected the
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  • 489 6 At Penang, Aor Bro. V^^Bfarsh has been installed Worshipful Maa^^B of the Lodira Royal Prince of Wales K Mr. and Mrs. Boat bal^^^arrived from Jesselton homeward bound, a^Hp leave by the German mail steamer Goebe^W*iis afternoon. At the end of last year. llHv. J. Wright chairman of
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  • 101 6 The report of Dr. D. K. McDowell, the registrar of births and deaths, sbiws that during the week ended December 'io, 201 deaths were registered in Singapoto. equal to a death-rate of 87.05 per tho'inaidof the estimated population. Malarial fever claimed 28 deaths, dysentery 13, bronchitis 12,
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  • 126 6 The first Assizes of 1910 commence tomorrow, before the Chief Justice, Bir W. H. Hyndman Jones. There are thirteen case* on the calendar, three of returning from banisht ant, one of mischief by fire, one of fabricating false evidence, one of using as gennine a forged document, two
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  • 126 6 Mr. Oog Tek Lim, the retiring Municipal oommiMiouer, who is an old student of the Anglo Chinese School and takes a keen interest in education, baa endowed a perpetual soholaraUipfor the seventh standard ot that school, with the Bum of 1800, the interest on whioh will keep a
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    • 132 6 "j D. H. O. WILL'S STLES "MAGNUMS" SH Hmnti Mat/e Cigarette. Wt'ta 4MAGNUMS' yV aY "T V/f Price: W, I hree Castles n Pk Cigarettes J 55 QTS. W ll WD&HO Wills |;|V OBTAINABLE AT: Little Co., Ltd., Robinson &Co. Iglish-Made Wood-Burning m |i wr* f% f^G. v*""* KrHft£6iler, Complete
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    • 301 6 ALHAMBRA THE BIG SHOW. To-Nlght. RARE SELECTION OF LATEST NOVELTIES. and Show, at 9.30 p.m. OVERTURE. Popular Airs of England, Scotland and Ireland by the Albambra Orchestra of Ooanese Professionals. CARMEN. After Prosper Merimee's novel. Briefly, the story is that of the fascina tion exercised by Carmen, a beautiful Gitana
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  • 215 7 MR. BALFOUR'S CASE AGAINST THE LIBERALS. Mr. Lloyd George on Partridges and Peasant*. [RaniM's Ta|CaKAii| London, I >> < ember M. Mr. Cliaiuberhiu atmt tbrue messages to candidates yesterday. Tbe Radical papers iHy it is impossible longer to avoid reply *v Mr. Chamberlain, who is usinr/ th.' Reri
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  • 65 7 ELEVLN MILLIONS VOTED FOR REORGANISATION. Enhanced Efficiency Expected. KiuTiß's Tblbokaml London, January 1. T!u Duma has voted eleven millions sterling for rsorganijation and distribution of tfc army. J io reporter to the House announced that a anlU'.n would be required for the purpose in Mi, nndaniAi.. r million
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  • 83 7 P Ision of the Fleet to Form an Asiatic Section. [RauTßi's Tblboram| London, January 2. A Washington telegram says that owing to •.lie growing American interest in the Far East sod the difficulty of administering the whole J .eet as at present constituted, it has
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  • 63 7 I Energetic Opposition Movement Organised. [Rbotsb's Tblbora».| London, January n. A feature of the election campaign is the strenuousness of the an ti Home Rule campaign carried on by tbe Ulster Unionists. They have raised a special fund of twenty thousand pounds, and a hundred volunteers
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  • 47 7 Lord Charles Beresford Challenges Mr. Asquith. (KaOTMB'S TSLBORAM.I London, January 8, Lord Charles Beresford, speaking at Grimsby, asked Mr. Asquith whether it was not a f.\ct that letters were constantly received at the Admiralty from senior officers pointing oat tbe inadequacy of the British Navy.
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  • 51 7 [RSDTIB'S TuLaOKAK] London, D-aenib r 2 Tha Report of tho Scottish Chorjfa Commission appointed to decide .the claim of the Wee Frees" to property of the Free Church, totaling over a million, has allotted £466,451 to the Wee Frees." and the remainder to the United Free
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  • 21 7 {Baimi's Tblbobam) London, January 1. There are bo New Year honours iosnod, bat it dissolution list is expected.
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  • 968 7 Promotion of a Johore Property in London. The Sedenak Rubber Estate Limited was floated in London early in December. Tbe capital of the Company is £100.00? in Xl shares, and of this £80,000 is issued at once, the balance being held as a reserve to provide additional
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  • 159 7 In the Bankruptcy Court on Friday, before Mr. Justice Sercombo Smith, Mr. Beatty, acting official assignee, applied for an order for the imprisonment of a Kling trader Mahomed Madar Saibno, nn the ground that lit) had contracted fresh debts wLen he had no reaaonahu expectation of being able
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  • 19 7 The Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs has obtained Imperial sanction to appoint Lam Van Chin Cninese Consul in Samoa.
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  • 1097 7 INTERESTING SPEECHES AT HOTEL CECIL. Vast Resources of the State. The company present at the annual British North Borneo dinner, at the Hotel Cecil, on December 7. seemed to constitute a larger assemblage than .vet before, says the L. and C. Express. The few who have attended
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  • 1876 7 FESTIVITIES ASHORE AND AFLOAT. Annual Sports. The old year has slipped out and the present year of grace has slipped in, and so rapidly does time appear to fly in these parts that the third day of 1910 is almost ready to be numbered with the past.
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  • 141 7 The Rev. W. Runciman, M. A., B. D. began his ministry in the Presbyteriau Church on l4w Year's Day, when be was introduced to h% people by the Rev. J. A. B. Cook. Mr. Rsnciman assured the congregation that he hat oome to preach tbe old Gospel, and
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  • 105 7 Ding, an accident occurred at gar Wharf by which two opal disabled. They were assisting steamer and were on the usual 4, wli ii engine no. 4 came along i The two men were .tha wharf. They were removed ktation, where Mr. Plumb, who Kk of
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  • 33 7 ELLERMAN LINER Sf X JH IRISH CHAV M Thirteen Persi^Jß [RauTßß's T^y^l The steamer vrlt^j^H dense fo K in tli£_lfl^B Ellerman Liner \rcadian^| The latter sank, and thiT^H drowned. f' {^^^^■■■■•S
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  • 62 7 [Kbutbb's Tblbobam] m^M London, JanD^H The Chinese Naval Commissioner^H arrived at Pola. Italy. They were reoH with military honours and were banqinttJ [Dbb Ostasutuchb Llotd Tblboll-^| Berlin, .'iraan^B Tho Chinese Naval Commission trrjfl Berlin on January 8. Admiral Coerper, and Vice-Consul Mes^| Lieutenant Kbeinbaden, and Captain sfl
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  • 47 7 iK«c nil's TblsgramJ London, January 1. Sir Seymour King, a Unionist free trade^ speaking at Hull, declared himself convertOH to tariff reform. J Mr. Royle, a Liberal, and a promißß lace manufacturer of Nottingham, %sM announced his conversion to Tariff H ?form I
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  • 27 7 IRSOTBBS TlLSORA»|^ft London,.4«mry Revenue returns for the quarter end fjSCtajber 81 show income £82,879,675, decry* 4 MtflJOn chiefly owing to fall: Off in the ex-»«
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  • 37 7 [Raoraas iV.».,;ia»] London, .lanaary^B Telegrams from Sydney say there arej signs of a settlement of the coal strike. South Mine and Broken Hill are coal] and havti closed down, throwing etal hundred men idle. I
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  • 41 7 IKaoTH's TblbobamJ London, December 31. The French has passed the revision of the Tariff which will tako effect on March 8. The Minister of Commerce said that with out being excessively protectionist it would benefit French trade. -J
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  • 53 7 President Fallieres Praises Their j Efforts. l [Dst OSTASIATISCHB Ll.iyp TBLSOBAIf) Berlin, lann«ry S. At his New Y»«'» caption in Parts, I President Fallieres congratulated tho mem- J bers of the diplomatic corp on their sue I cessful efforts for the cause oi p. r» .inriag M
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  • 29 7 [Dsa OsnsuTiscHß Llotd Tblsobaml I Berlin, December 81. 1 M. Melovanovituh, Foreign Minister oil Servia, is in Berlin visiting his wife, who ial undergoing medical treatment thore.
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  • 20 7 [Dsa Ostasiatischb Lloyd TausaßA«) Berlin, DeoomberSl. Hakki Pasha has accepted the offioa of Grand Vizier of Turkey.
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  • 16 7 [DBS OSTISUTMCBS L.L..V. TsLSi>aAH| Berlin, January 1. Tbe French •quadrun has arrivod afc Antivari
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  • 18 7 [Daa Outasiatischb Llotd Tslsoram) Berlin, December 81. Storms and floods are reported at Bremec. haven.
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  • 38 7 (Fuom Ocb Own Corrsspondsitt.) Kuala Lumpar, January 1. The Red Dominoos Ball at the Town Halt on Friday night, was a most ftuocessf^^najßtj function. There ware about/sJJ^^^^B and many of the <;o*lamea eio-i?****"'
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  • 17 7 (FaoM Ooa Own Cobjuu^ohdsi Kuala Lumpur, J-.a Tenterday evesiug^^^as^g a hock. V ».<>jJ|H by two aojj^M
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  • Being Intelligence.
    • 134 8 many years conIn and familiar to VBroom, has died at his MBill. Mr. Allison is wellpurchasers of racing once fulfilled the B^^Eaaopbor and friend Pof the I'enang-Perak y Mail &>BB that R. T. oessfully for Penang ir 27 and four for 68. I took four for 24,
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    • 13 8 «rri«on Qolf Club. KQurr.ton Golf Club was rt-oponed (or the lßt iiiht.
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    • 399 8 v. selangor. 1 Jtaßby match was played nt Kuala on Saturday, between teams repreSingapore and Selangor, The ■cad »*8 very hard, and rain fell during Hp~««fcnd halt of the game. In the ■st fifteen minute?, Selangor shpwed up Hill, but no point was notched, whereas HJagapom soon got
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  • 260 8 r mists Having a Real Humming Good Time. I Tbei-— rioin visitor* have now invaded ■l^JJEong, where one of their number was (arrogated by a representative of the China Mail, who learned that the only thing to be regretted iv the 'trip was the short ■toy made at
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  • 25 8 fcarud trouble at Shannon as a resalt tourists' visit baa not been wore such PHHJMttiiiaod, each 7 soldiers. P^pfcho:it the idt nt.
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  • 514 8 Chinese Contractor Charged With Serious Offence. Further evidence was taken by Mr. Green. on Friday, in the case against a contractor, Yeo Cheow Ho, who is being tried on charges of using criminal force to Tan Kian and two others in letting go. the rope of a
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  • 498 8 Report on Property for Presentation to Shareholders. The report on the properties of the United Singapore Rubber Estates, Ltd., to be placed before the shareholders at a meeting of the company to-day shows that on the property at Serangoon in the majority of instances. the trees are
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  • 86 8 A terrible accident is ruported^Jbm Plain iv South Sumatra, at the oiltjks of the »i.u.vian Petroleum Company, jln Deoembcr 18, a «v.v petroleum taniifiught fire. The blazo was almost pat t (when the flames reached a benzine tuj*phich connected with a reservoir. explosion followed, says the J*TBode, with
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  • 811 8 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Messrs. Lyall »nd Bvatt, Exchange and Share Broken, issue the following list of quotations this morning Norn. Value. Buyers. Sellers. 2/. Allagar 3/1 1 8/0 2/- Options 1/. 2/2/- Anglo Malay 15/8 16/. £1 Anglo- Sam*tri 82/6 85/. 1 BantetiK
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  • Correspondence
    • 361 8 To tbe Editor of tbe Straits Times. Sir, With reference to what is said by "A Non-Chinese Football Enthusiast" in your paper of yesterday's issue regarding the Malaya Football Association, I quite agree with your correspondent. I understood that some time before this association was established, a
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  • 95 8 Doraisamy, who escaped from custody in February, 1908, nearly two years ago, was arrested a few days ago, has been sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Green. Five men wanted the complainant to join a secret society and when be refused they assaulted him. This was
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 237 8 I.AILJdi ADVBRrUEMFNTf CHINEBE CLERK WANTED. JUNIOR CLERK (CHINESE) required by the Commercial I'nion Assurance Co., Ltd. Yonng man leaving school preferred. Apply to the Branch Manager by letter. 2 NOTICE. MEBBA6ERIEB MARITIMES. The offices of the abovenamed Company have been removed from No. 1, Robinson Road, to No. S, Collyer
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    • 402 8 RILEY, HARGREAVES AND CO., LTD. ELECTRICAL SHOWROOMS* NO. 5, BATTERY ROAD. THE BEST EQUIPPED IN THE EAST. INSPECTION INVITED.—SOLE AGENTS FOR GROMPTON CO., LTD., ENGLAND. BRITISH INSULATED HELSBY CABLES LTD. The Standard Ufe Assurance Co. UFE ASSURANCE AT HOME RATES. NO EXTRA FOR REBIDENCE IN THE STRAITS. The "STANDARD" issues
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    • 256 8 MARLBOROUGH BEACH ROAD. The People's Popular. GRAND NEW YEAR PROGRAMME. To- Night, Second Show, at 9.80 p.m. THE DEATH OF DUKE D'ENUHIEN 1 (1804) BY LEON HENNIQUE. I This reconstruction of tbe events and I incidents surrounding the so-called trial 1 1 and death of the Duke d' Enghien in
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 344 9 WHY BUY A MOTOR CAR For $4,000 when you can get Wj a more powerful car of better K^ a quality for B^ c wT Watch the car No. 303 now vxjjx »\(^^f V*?# running in Singapore. V%^" ZT-- J 5 Seated Laodaulet, 20 H.P., 4-cylinders. TL^iJ. CHDH P**a« *\m
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    • 279 9 COHBUBB HKKVICB OF THE OCEAN S. S. COY.. LTD.. A THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO.. LTD. BITWIIH PRBBLUfTLI (PBBTHI BfORTH WBHT 4VBTKALI4M PORTS JAVA AMU SIKUAPORB Regular Fortnightly sailings between Sings- 1 pors and Western Australia, calling at Java I as indaoement offers), Derby, King's Sound, (Port for the
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    • 202 9 UNION 8.8. 00. OF NEW ZEALAND. LTD. SINQAPORH TO NBW ZKALAND DIKICT. al AUCKLAND, WBLLINGTON, LYTTLBTON AND DDNBDIN, ALSO OAILIM9 At SAMARANQ AND FUI (ir ihddcbmbmi orrssj). I The Company's T.S. Steamer APARIM A 6,704 tons, H. A. Ratter, Commandsr, maintains a regniar tour-monthly serrioe between Singapore and New Zealand.
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    • 202 9 NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. INDOCHINA B. N. CO., LTD. APCAR LINE. RETURN SALOON TICKETS at single fares will be issued from Singapore to Penang and Calcutta, available by tbe following steamers Leaving. Singapore. Calcutta. Fooksang abt. Deo. 14 Dec. 81 Laisang abt. Deo. 18 Jau. 4 Japan abt. Dec. 25 Jan.
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    • 268 9 Zi::z Player Pianos j THE ROBINSON Auto-Manual GASH or $690. IFRItISi Thise Instruments embody our twenty years' experience of the Singapore climate and carry oir guarantee. TELEPHONE I*l. Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. Proprietor: J. CARAPIET. Telhphoni No. 68. THE BEST FOOD x^\A^ t THE BEST BAND. *>** Special K °CV*
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  • 522 10 GERMANS' ATTEMPTS AT REAFFORESTATION. Many Discouragements. In considering the progress of the almost world-wide movement for protection for forests, an interesting review has just been made of the work in China, a. country which is so often cited as an example of the evil effects of deforestation.
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  • 213 10 Cinematograph Views to be Shown in Vienna. The cinematograph views taken of the King shooting at Sandringham on his birthday have now been completed, and they will form a most interesting record when shown at the Hunting and Field Sports Exhibition to be held in Vienna next
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  • 175 10 Woman's Heroic Act to Save Her Helpless Child. Mme. Maurice, of Roanne, has had the terrifying "experience of driving in a motor, car with a dead husband clutching the steering-wheel and a four-year-old bt>by in her lap. She had gone for a drive with her husband as
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 456 10 jNSURANCE. MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF CANADA EaUblished I*B7. It baa today, more business in loroe than any other Canadian Life Company ever had at tbe same age. All claims, loans, cash- surrenders, etc., are promptly settled by the General Agents at Singapore and Penang, without the delay of reference
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    • 344 10 INSURANCE. BOTAL IMSUBANOI OOMPArfi, LIMITED. FIRE AND LIFE TOTAL FCNDB EXOEED .114,910,000 ■a. uaeasi mi omo. n tbb wobu>. BOUBTEAD a Co.,— Aimu. OHIOM FIRE INSURANCE COMPABT OF PARIS sniiunm IMS BEBERVEB AND TOTAL OOARANTEEB #4,000.000 Th* nndeisigned, Agent* tor the above 3ompaay, are prepared to aoeept fire rlaki 'or
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    • 560 10 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. OOOBPORATiCD. BX ROYAL CHASTER Paid up Capital In 60,000 Bbtrei of ■10 each «U,»00,00G aeservs Puna «l,67«,OO0 a«wrvi Liability of Proprietor! f1,100,000 BABKEBB. Bank ol England. ■aMoaal Bank of Bootland. Its loadoa Oily Midland Bask. bid. BIKOAPORB BRAHOH. Oarraat Aoooani. are opened
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    • 44 10 PNEUMONIA PREVENTED. The greatest danger from influenza is of its resulting in pneumonia. This can be obviated by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, as it not only cures influenza, but ooontetacta any tendency of the disease towards pneumonia. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 537 10 SALES BY AUCTION. -A/tTCTIOrtT S-A-LEJ RARE AND BEAUTIFUL PUNTS, Including; many varieties of Crotons, Asters. Amaryllis, Gloxinias. Dahlias, etc THE PHOPERTV Of TAX BOON TECK, ESQ AT TAN BENG CHIANG NURSERY. ORCHARD ROAD. (Adjacent to the Post Office), Oil Saturday, January 8, at 2 p.m. ROSE trp"?? o T7 ri
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    • 352 10 AUCTION SALE Of UNREDEEMED PLEDGES, The property of twelve Pawnshops On Monday, limitary 3, at 10 a.m. On Wednesday, January ■>, at 10 a.m. On Friday, January nt 1q a m The Pledges, consisting of Watches, Chains, Gold and Diamond Rings, Ear-rings, Brooches, Chinese and Native Ornaments, etc., will be
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  • 802 11 NOTES ANO COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. The K. I. A. T. Motor Cab Co have had a successful year of trading. Mr. E. V. Ca-ey's six-cylinder Standard car has arrived ksd is at present stabled in Koala Lumpur. The Motor Union is now negotiating for aeroplane practice and experimental
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  • 89 11 Butcher Wbo Violated Shrine Becomes a Maniac. An anti clerical batcher at Potenu violated a shrine of the Madonna recently and forced, his dog to lick the image. The butcher fell senseless and assumed the rigidity of death. He was conveyed to hospital, where he recovered,
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  • 44 11 Lord Milner, speaking at Glasgow, defended the attitude of the House of Lord* regarding the Budget. If the* believed a thing to be bad, and if they had right to prevent it, they onght to prevent it, and dana the consequences.
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  • 556 11 Some Striking Testimony. Eminent men are the authoritative exponents of a nations thought. Their views, given with the sense of responsibility which rests upon those who mould public opinion, must oommand the most earnest attention. When the subject for consideration is the creation and
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 285 11 KELVIN MOTOR Launches Engine Sets AS SUPPLIED TO Crown Agents, F.M.S., and Singapore Municipality. Full particulars and prices from the Sole Agents (or Strait Settlements CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. Olympia Show. SMITHS PERFECT SPEEDOMETERS ANO MOTOR ACCESSORIES. Large Consignment of Latest Novelties, Just Arrived. Inspection Invited. C. F. F. WEARNE CO.,
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    • 95 11 SMOKE B. D. V. The King of Cigarettes. AWARDED GRAND PRIX London, 1008. Godfrey Phillips, Ld. 55. ROBINSON ROAD. SINGAPORE. Each MM d >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^s»"iijl|s»jMW^^'l Bewar@^B&^H|a^H^^a^^^^a^a^i^^^l V V Cwnltrfeiu. PA RI S. 8. rue Vlvlenna Sold by all Chemist* *P WHITE'S *f I HONEY I C MI^I^BBMMI^MMMMMMMI BRAND A I Bacon
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 614 12 WANTS. ASSISTANT DSEBSMAKM WAnTED. Wanted, an assistant dressmaker and a low girls. Apply 21, Sophia Road. 2585 PRIVATE ttITION AT HOME. English, Latin, .French, Mathematics (a •peoiality), Light, Heat. 71 r, River Valley Boad. 2574 CHINESE CLERK WANTED. Vanted, a Chinese Clerk for general office ™>rk. Apply by letter to
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    • 617 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. OFFICEB TO LET. No. 96, Robinson Road. Moderate rent. Apply to J. LEVY, No. 10, Robinson Road. ulBsB HOUSES TB BE LET Hoi. 81 Mtl M, luUlnttoa HIU, Hirer Vsltay BoU. Apply LEB CHKMQ YAM BBdOO. IITI BFFIBE ft SBDfIWN T8 BE LET. Witt immediate
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    • 551 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. IFFIBt* TO BE LET. OFFICES.— OffloM top door He. I, Flato); •oa Oran. Apply to OHOP HEHQ LOONO, 40. BoMmob Boad I MM FURNISHED HOUBE TO LET. "Sherwood," Paterson Road, from January 1, 1910. Rent, tarnished, $150 per month. Apply PATERSON, SIMONS CO.. LTD. *****
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    • 746 12 NOTICES'. mfflCt Of REMOVJtt. The offices of Messrs. H. Schaefer and Co. will be removed to No. 1, Malacca Street, as bom January 1, 1910. 2604 NOTICE. THE SINGAPORE HUNT CLUB. It having been decided that the above Club will be wound up, notice* is hereby given that all accounts
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    • 847 12 SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. Netherlands Gutta Percha Co., Ltd. Motortyres rotreadod at Moderate Prices. All kinds of India Rubber Articles, Sheets, VALVES. Rings, TYRES, HOSES (Section, Steam, Hydraulic), Oardenhoses, Tubes, ENDLESS BELTS, FLOOR-TILES, MATTING, EBONITE and Hard Rubber Articles, Bioyele Tyres. Works Offices: Passir Panjang, Singapore. Sole Agent* i MESSRS. HOOGLANDT
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