The Straits Times, 16 December 1915

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    13 1 The Straits Times. <(). 2 1.1)82 SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1915. PRICE 10 CENTB.
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      223 1 ifPh A FEW GOOD THINGS LIBBYS ASSORTED SOUPS tyr In cases of 48 tins, say, one month's supply. The assortment is made up from the following Soups TOMATO, MOCKTURTLE, OXTAIL, CHICKEN, MULLIGATAWNY and VEGETABLE. A tin makes >ix plates of the best Soup you ever tasted. NVSBSr^ LIBBY'S ASPARAGUS Libby's
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      316 1 ROBINSON 4fc CO. FOR xmfls v New Ygfljr Presents No. VI2. Case containing Sterling Silver Cream and NO i.. 42> Sugar Set, as illustration. In,. -20.00. N" li. asc (ontammt; Two Sterling Bilvcr Sterling Silver Vase. Salt Ccliars, 2 Pcppen and 1 Muitard, 11. i K ljt mrl,.-. /^^^^fc_ i^^tfHS
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    Lord Kitchener's Tour.
    914 2 FRANK ADMISSIONS IN GERMAN PRESS. Remarkable Tribute. The special correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Rotterdam writes It is safe to say that no recent single Allied action has caused more uneasiness to tbe German General Command in estimating the probable development of affairs in the Near
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    Cargo of Prize Ship Furth.
    147 2 The Chief Justice of Ceylon presided at a prize court in Colombo on November 26 and disposed of a formal motion with regard to the steamer Furth. The motion was that all the cargo of the Furth not already oondemned or released, with the exception
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      242 2 MACHINE-PRESSBD CEMENT TILES ■Uda undar hi»h hjdriulic •ratturs which snaurst GREAT DURABILITY Simple* of Colour* and Designs at TAMPENIS CEMENT TILE WORKS No. 8«, Sungei Road adjoining Rochore Ganal). 'Phone 669. HUTTON'S "Pineapple" Hams and Bacon Supplies always in stock. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO.. LD. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and
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      12 2 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night Woods Great Pepaetmint Care Is. Od
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      355 2 PREMATURE BALDNESS Due to Dandruff and Irritation, Prevented by Cuticura. Thr Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal. Daily shampoos with Cuticura S>ap and occasional applications of Oiticura Ointment gently rublwl into the «on!p-skin will do much to promote hair-jtrowing conditions. Sample Each Free by Post
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      593 2 NOTICES. NOTICE. How to solve the difficulties 01 servants such has cooks, boys, amahs, ayahs, gardeners, clerks, dressers, coolies, etc. Please try The Straits Servants Agency Office. Charges moderate. Agents Patal Co., 9, Selegie Road, Singapore. 7 li 0 8 10 NOTICE. CHIN HUAT HIN OIL TRADING CO.. 240, SOUTH
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      637 2 NOTICES. HOTEL VAN WIJK CO.. LTD. Notice is hereby given that Mr. 0. J. Jorissen bas been appointed iijanagtr of tbif Hotel in plaoo of Mr. U. Brap. as from December 1, 1915. tiATTEY A Co., ?ecrttarifs 14 11 1812 NOTICE. NEGRI SEMBILAN SPORTING CLUB. Tbe Xmas Oymkhara Meeting will
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    Indian Army Casualties.
    788 3 Delhi, December 1. The following is the 119 th list of casual tit s reported from Mesopotamia Killod.- Capt. H. C. West, S. Battery, IMI Major H. C. L. Cock, R.O.A. Major C. K. 11. Kumbold, 4th East Surreys Lieut. K A. Hitchie and Lieut. F. C.
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    PIANO FORCIBLY REMOVED.
    257 3 Judge's Rebuke for Wrongful Seizure. Judge Clurr, at Shoreditch County Court, sternly rebuked a defendant. Amelia l.azarus, of Maiduent ntrcet, Mile End, huihl Mr. Simpson, trading an the People Piano Co. and now as the Lyric Piano Co., Church road Htckney, for the return of a piano
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    England's Wheat Yield.
    111 3 A preliminary atatermnt showing the esti mutt .1 produce and vuU per acre of the com and hay crops in Kagland and Wales thi» yeir was issued by the Hoard of Agriculture on \hi nibrr rV The total production aj wLcnt. MNJH, is 1,1H),000 quarters more than
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      562 3 BShiib {^3 Do you suffer from Nerve Troubles SOur n*rves arr likr an intricate network of telegraph wires They are controlled JS in. l nourished )>v a portion of the brain known as the nerve centres. The con- B^ Bl depends upon the con<!itioii of the bodily healih When the
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      176 3 Sanaphos puts into you what Nervous Strain takes out. Not drug.— Not a f»Ke fctimulant.— JuM > re«l food. II for* direct to the nerve centres It builds up Mr-,, k ih li. flavour U pleaunl.-Of all Cbeumti -Sec ho* il will help YOU. ART NEEDLEWORK AND FLOWER DEPOT 217.
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      1075 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O. -British India AND Appear Lame. MAIL 4ND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. Under Contract with Bla Majesty s Oovernuenti. For Ohina, Japan, Panang, Oaylon, Auatralia, India, Adan, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Hteamtis will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. HOWSWARD IFOR EuROPK). ConructiD^
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      796 4 BTEAMER BAIUNBB. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. < SINGAPORE-BANGKOK For K,uj,Trinui,»»u. Bua>, femittsk, Kelaataa, Tabal Btnenara. Aelnnin. Patan', Sia.cf I aoos. Kr.^.^T.ni. B»<ict, Langsoea, Tako, Ohumpoa, Rohlak and Biagkok. Ous Oapartura .•.CHUTATUTCH Dec. 1 8 Doc. 18, 3 p.m. c.a. YUQALA SO 99, 3 p.m. MO STEAMER 93 90,
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      466 4 STEAMER BAILINBS. ICEAN STEAM SHIP GO LIMITED. AND .HIM MUTUAL STEAM NAY. C 6.. LTD Ihe Companies' otosiiiwrn are Oespatcbed trou Livtipooi outwards (cr the Straite Qhina aud Japan every week aad from Japan homeward* for London Amsterdam and antwerp evety fortnight; for Genoa Marseilles and Liverpool acd tor Marseilles
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      532 4 STEAMER SAILINGS N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP GO., LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. A servioe is maintained betweea Yokohama via ports to Marseilles and London under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Qovornmont. Tbe New Twin-screw Steamer* maintaining thin Rervioe l-avc been Hpocially denigned and constructed, and are fitted with all
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      1013 5 3i!S|S^g" HIGH-CLASS CIGAREnES AT MODERATE PRICES. t CIGARETTES Packed in patent vacuum tins insuring the perfect condition of the ci^arett^s in all climates. MO Ktzrz Virginia r.n tzn IN- ODD leaf GO cents per tin of £>(J Quality counts in all things, but more especially in cigarette minufacture. Men of
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    865 6 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, December 16, 1915. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt, exchange and share brokers, issue the following list of quotations this morning. Tho ijuotations on sterling shares are only nominal. No*. Valdi. Botißs. Sbllbu. 2/- Allan* 1/8 1/11 4 1 Anglo Java
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      326 6 THE STRAITS TIMES PRESS, LTD. Artistic Modern PRINTERS S^Z^7^£&S?r9^ Bookbinders, Photo Engravers] Telephone; Commercial Line Half-tone I 343. Photographers I n^ CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINAIRE BPECIAL FEATUREB 4 a f%. r+ I^l OFF BEACH o CINLMA CASINO B.KI&. P E TO-N.GHT SECOND SHOW, 9.16 BH»RP E T Au XC
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      508 6 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. CLERK WANTED. Wanted immediately, a clerk; run t be quick at figures and able to typewrite. Salary ♦80 per month. App y W. X c/o Straits Times. 16-U 17 la SECONDHAND MOTOR CAR WANTED. Wanted, secondhand 4-seater motrr car, lt/20 H.P., any make, in good and serviceable condition.
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      549 6 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. POSITIVELY THE LABT NIGHT. NORTH BHIDGE ROAD. (Kormkklv Sruc OMU| Tho Famoua Kilem Film Co. PMdaUIT* In tbe Second Show. 9. 15 p m. CLASSMATES Four Acts Exclusive. A floe Photoplay deoling with tbe adventure* of a Party of CadeW in camp, and the harrowing experiences of a
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    118 7 FIXTURES. Thursday, December 16. Sigh Water. 5..V2 am. 1M p m lutraiu Ko.i'l School Sports. l». Victoria Th<>atri'. B. I. homcwanl mail closes. Friday, December 17. High Water, Mi a.m.. 8 10 p.m. M. M. homeward mail oxpoctod. Saturday. December 18. High Water. 7 30 a.m.. 9
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    270 7 T.. i..v. t- BMBMfeMfti NsjMg, taking mails I'd/ilka 2.80 pm Euros*, (to R'-yistration up to Ipm Batu Pahat Mcna 2.80 pm I',-iU ml. Rensiona 2.30 pm Bel it Pai Bengkali- and Bauan I'ontianak 2.80 pm I in, haUH'an Hilik, Tamljon^ Haiti and M, l,,ii Singkel '2.30 pm
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    Train Services.
    265 7 The mail trains from Singapore tor tbe north leave Tank Road station daily at 7.7 a.m. and 7 p.m., arriving at Kuala Lumpur at 1M p in. and 6.4S a.m. respectively. The through ixjiri us to l'enang leaves Kuala Lumpur at H am. daily, arriving at Penang at
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    Mails for Europe.
    106 7 Left Sihoapork.'Dui in London. Akkivkd. Oct. 28 P. AO. November 26 Nov. 30 Nov. BM. M. H Nov. Nov. 58. I. December 1 Dec. 1 Nov. 11 P* O. 9 Deo. 9 Nov. 18 B. I. Nov. 19 M. M. Nov. 26 P. O. Dec. 3 B.
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    65 7 The homeward M. K. steamer Polynemen left Sai^oa at 10 a.m. yesterday, and may be expected to arrive here tomorrow murniox. The It. I. packet Tara with iuaii> from Loodon will probably leave Nvgapatara on Saturday morning, the lHth instant. The M.M. Company's Portbox left Colombo OB
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    368 7 Outward. The following passenger bookings to the Straits are taken from the London and China Express. It should be understood that, in some instances, bookings may be provisional and that intending passengers may alter their arrangements, subsequent to the issuance of this list in London Pur P.
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    Castlefield Rubber Estate.
    308 7 The report of the Castletield iKlanj; Hub ber Estate, Limited, states that the net protit fur the year to June 30 amounted la and carry forward from previous year £5,3 )2, making .£31,988. Interim dividends have been paid as follows 20 per cent, on the 87,000 fully
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    Brieh Rubber Estate.
    259 7 I i,f report of the Brieh Rubber K state, Limited, RtatcH that the net protit, including the balance brought forward, is £4,814, from which Hum the directors recommend a di\hl< ikl of I per cent, (lean income tax), which will absorb I"J.4<M, leaving X'KjO to be MBrial
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    162 7 EXCHANHB. SIMOAPOU, I)H KMBER 16, 1916. On Lokoom Bank 4 m/v :'4^;, Demand 2/4,, Private 8 m/i 2/4.; 0m1n0u.... BankT. T. 175 i Oh doNaKoNa...Bank d/d 174 On SatNOßii ...Bank d/d »2j OnJata Bank T. T 183 On Japan ..Bank 109$ Sovereigns -buying rate 18.64 India Counoil
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      11 7 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure lx 6d. I
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      108 7 "THREE Ik MllilC M nun* N 4USST^ tobacco. A COOL AND FRAGRANT SMOKE. On Sale Everywhere in 4-oz. Airtight Tins. SOLE AOENT3 FOR "DUDBRIDGE" oil j s ENGINES L •s. FOR KEROSENE OR CRUDE OIL Mkm G bcmUsJl Jtk bT NIS B.H.P. Kerosene Engine *^J IN STOCK. D SINGAPORE IPOH.
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      428 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. LEE BROTHERS' STUDIO. RENOWNED FOB HiaH-CL.A3S PHOTOGRAPHY. THEREFORE ENSURING BEST RESULTS. Have your Photograph taken sit our Studio TO BE UT. The comfortable and pleasantly situated residence known ss BNDSLEIGH, No. 4, Newtcu Read. Immediate entry. Apply to POWELL Co Auctioneer*. 16-12 22-12 JUNIOR ABBIBTANT WANTED. For Robber
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    DEATH.
    45 8 Adam.— On December 10, at Waterloo, Liverpool, in her H4th year, Maria lK unison, widow of the late John Lindsay Adam, of (>lasgow and Java, and daughter of the late William Dennison Ridder, of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, of Sindang Lant.Cheribon, Java.
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    The Straits Times. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16. COMES THE NEED, COMES THE MAN.
    1062 8 The Straits Times. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16. COMES THE NEED, COMES THE MAN. The nations which become great and remain great are those which in the hoar of need find men competent to guide them, (•lance over a trifle more than a hundred years. In politics we have Pitt, Palmerstone, Peel,
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    23 8 The Deli Art Club will hold an exhibition in the Witte Societeit, Medan, commencing on the 19th, and ending on the 26th inst.
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    22 8 The Suez Canal Company has recently paid a dividend of 60 francs on the ordinary and 76 francs on the founders' shares.
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    47 8 Of 2,250 Old Kugbeians who have joined the Colours, 2U7 have been killed, 2HO wounded, two are suffering from gas poisoning, 21 are prisoners of war, and 16 are missing. War honours, including one Victoria Cross and 23 D.S.O.'s have been conferred on 200 of the number.
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    12 8 The output of the I'lu Piah mine for November was 360 piculs.
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    13 8 Heavy rains in Kubang I'asu and I'adang Trap, Kedah, are hampering mining work.
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    15 8 The Outward 8.1. Mail is expected to leave Negapatam on Saturday morning, the 18th inst.
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    15 8 Messrs. Barlow and Co. have no business to report in either Liberian or Hobusta coffee.
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    23 8 Tbe Chinese gentleman who shot a tigress near Menglembu the other day is Mr. Chow Ah Kow, storekeeper at the Lahat Mines, Ltd.
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    22 8 Tha Malays in Kedah have gone rubber mad," declares the Times of Malaya. They are abandoning their padi growing to plant rubber.
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    21 8 The Italian Opera Company, which has been visiting Tebing Tinggi and Tanjong Balei, drew large and enthusiastic audiences at both places.
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    28 8 At the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Monday next, at 7 a.m., a High Mass of Requiem will be offered for the late Mr. P. F. Llcyd.
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    27 8 The fifth anniversary of the Arya Sangam will be celebrated on Sunday at 4 p.m., at the Sangam premises, 52, Bencoolen Street. All well-wisliers are cordially welcome.
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    30 8 Between November 23 and December 1 the following vessels called at Sabang Dutch 7, Netherlands Indian 17, English 2, Norwegian 3, and Swedish 1. They took 5,397 tons of coal.
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    38 8 A telegram in the Sumatra Post says that the directors of the Rotterdam Lloyd line have decided that cargo boats from the East for Marseilles and London shall go via the Cape and not by the Suez Canal.
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    44 8 Messrs. Barlow and Co., Kuala Lumpur, inform us that they have received a telegram from their London house advising that the directors of the Highlands and Lowlands Para Rubber Co., Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent., payable on January 14.
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    50 8 In their copra report, dated yesterday, Messrs. Barlow and Co. state: Since our last the market has continued to decline and to day's prices are about $1.70 per picul lower on the week. Today's quotations arc about 310 for fine sundried and $9.50 to $9.70 for fair to good qualities.
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    47 8 Singapore will have the advantage of seeing a military spectacle of some magnitude this evening when sailors and soldiers, including the volunteers, will participate in a route march, passing down Orchard Road towards town about 5.30. Passing Government House gates, H.E. the Governor will inspect the troops.
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    59 8 At Jesselton, on November 17, the first contingent of the Eurasian, Chinese, Indian and native section of the Volunteer Rities ito be) started recruit drills. Much promise is already showing. In anticipation of the Volunteer Ordinance, the European section have mostly obtained their uniforms and are presenting a distinctly smart
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    77 8 The Sumatra Bode states that a landslide into the Leoboek Parakoe River has been caused by the recent earthquake and severe storms experienced between Loebjek Parakoe and Nanggalo Kambing. It is estimated by officials at the Cement Works that the river is bringing down about 25 tons of mud per
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    91 8 Viscount Elibank, in an interview given to a representative of the New York Times on November 20, concerning the remarkable harnessing of Great Britain's engineering resources, said Over 1,000,000 men and women are indomitably labouring to turn out a continually increasing quantity of guns, shells, and other munitions The women's
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    167 8 The establishment of a naval base in the Merak Bay is the subject of an interesting article which Major W. H. C. Holle contri butts to an East Indian military contempo rary. The defence of Netherlands India should, he declares, be based on the following principles The defence to be
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    153 8 At East Ham Police- sourt, on November 6, Jakob Veenhoven, 43, a Dutch subject, captain of the steamship Koepat, on a voyage from Java to London, was charged on a warrant with using on board wireless telegraphy in territorial waters. The day previous, a naval officer stationed at the Navy
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    473 8 Mr. A. K. Baddeley, of Guthric and Co., is returning to Singapore about the end of this month. Mr. A, .1. Cassidy, Building Inspector and secretary of the Sanitary Board, Larut and Matang, goes home on long loavc at tbe end of January. Mr. W. Haigh, headmaster
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    Alor Gajah Rubber.
    81 8 The sixth report of the Alor Gajah Rubber Estate for the year ended September 30 shows a profit of $66,185.64 which, with the balance carried forward from last account, »26,535.75, makes a total <>f 193,731.43 available for distribution. Interim dividends totalling 2l> pi .:> nt h ivi
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    Pajam Limited.
    84 8 The sixth yearly report of I'ajam 1.im.1t,!I .im.lt shews that the net profit for tho period ended September M amounts to 1316,137.52, which is subject to deductions of $2,701) for manager's bonus and $10,621 37 directors foes. The sum of 467,626.1s is brought forward from the previous account,
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    Dragons in China.
    139 8 That the dragon once existed in < 'hina we can no longer doubt, for we have found fossilised specimens of him. writes correspondent in the Shanghai Times. Dr. Irwin, of Tientsin, whilst staying at Ichang explored the river banks at the entrance to the Gorges. In a
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    The New Dreadnoughts.
    138 8 The naval correspondent uf the Exprescomes to the conclusion that since the war bogan the new battleships and the battle cruisers which havo been added to the Grand Fleet number 14 —all Huper- Dreadnoughts', and all of them will be completed in January next. We know from
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      206 8 ANOTHER MONSTER FEATURE PROGRAMME AT THE BVKR POPULAR ikLHAMBRA ThS MMMW ClMinitogrtph Thsatra, Bsacn Road SECOND SHOW, at 9.1 B An ail Star Production PIERRE OF THE PLAINS IN FIVE ACTS. A most exciting drama, dotted occasionally with a little comedy, dialing with the North Western Canadian Mounted Police. An
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    THE WAR.
    2656 9 THE NEAR EAST. Description of Allied Retreat. POLITICAL SITUATION. Mr. Bonar Law Replies To Critics. I. udon, December 14, H p.m. Salonika KeuUr's correspondent at head quartern sayn that tbe Htirring nairatives of tho wounded confirm thu grand work of the troops during tin iiritish retreat against tenfold
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    London to Hongkong.
    86 9 Rbutkr's Tklkqrams. London, December 15. An extraordinary genera) meeting of the Indo China Steam Navigation Company unanimously approved of thu alteration of the articles of association providing for the transfer of the bead office and the board of directors from London to Hongkong. Mr. H. Keswick, presiding,
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    HONOURS.
    45 9 RICTKR's TbLKORAX. London, December 14, 2.15 p.m. Tbe Times states that the Ilia. Cecil Atkinson has been select *l as Puisne Judge of the High Court of Behar and Orissa. Lieut. General Sir Douglas Haig has been elected honorary fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford.
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    OBITUARY.
    14 9 Rkl'TKr's Tki.ki.bam. London, December IS. The death is announced of Sir William Jardine.
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    LONDON RLBBER SPECIAL.
    29 9 (From Our Own Cokkksi'ondhnt.) London, December 15. Highlands and Lowlands pay a dividend of 5 per cent., Sembilan ft, Taiping final 94,, and Glen Bervie 121,.
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    CABLES FROM THE HAGUE.
    79 9 (From Ock Own Corrbspcxdbnt.) Penang, December 15, Dutch wires to Sumatra papers state In the Reichstag, the Chancellor declared that on no condition will Germany ever give up Alsace-Lorraine. Tbe Kaiser is visiting Lemberg. The Russian attack on Bulgai i i starts immediately. The newspaper Vorwaerts
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    PLANTERS' ADVISORY BOARD.
    43 9 (From Ocr O\> x Corkkspondint.) Kuala Lumpur, December 16. The advisory board of planters formed in connection with tbe F.M.S. Agricultural Department held it first meeting yesterday. I'tan Simpau Rubber Company has declared an interim dividend of ten per cent.
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    AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
    349 9 Mystery of Murderous Attack Upon Young Child, An extraordinary case came up in the second police court this morning, when a Hokien sampan man, known an Ong Koon Cbiat, was changed with voluntarily causing hurt and kidnapping. Those charges, however, have merely been preferred as a stop-gap
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    Letter from Home.
    1982 9 MR. CHURCHILL'S RESIGNATION. From Our Special Correspondent. London, November 1To the many other interesting oxpcricni-i's which have fallen to Mr. Winston Churchill in tho course of his fairly strenuous career, he has now been able to add one which is rather like that of a man reading
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    NOVEMBER RUBBER RETURNS.
    15 10 Taiping Rubber Estates. 10..100 Iba. Malaka Pinda— .(0,041 lbs. Three months llm
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    Moslem Loyalty.
    1813 10 PRESENTATION TO COLONIAL SECRETARY. Mr. Wilkinson's Work in Malaya. Last night, in the Victoria Memorial Hall, the Moslem Association, representing the Moslem Community in the Colony, in honour of the promotion to tho Governorship of Sierra Leone of the Hon. K. Wilkinson, CM O and in view of
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    238 10 Uncompleted Sale of Record Offering. Messrs. Guthrie and Co. report: Singapore, December 15. A record quantity of some 420 tons had to be disposed of by auction this week and as was expected this could not be dealt with in one day. Of the quantity offered only
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    SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    79 10 The Penang Ladies Rifle Club has elected Mrs. P. J. Sproule president, Mrs. Holme Sharp secretary, and Mrs. J. A. Brown treasurer. A vote of thanks was passed to Mrs. Motion to whom a presentation was also made. In connection with the Amateur Drawing Association, Tan Kok Tiong,
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    Sepoy Lines Golf Club.
    21 10 The ladies' medal for December has been won by Mrs. Hallifax with the score of 4a o=4B.
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    39 10 The two Germans, Mohring and Bergheim, who beat a fellow German stoker to death on board the Offenbach, which is interned at Soerabaya, have been sentenced to three and five years' imprisonment respectively, by the Soerabaya Kaad van Justitie.
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    MEN FOR THE NAVY.
    559 10 Help for Arethusa Training Ship. (CONTKIBI'TBD.) In this ti 'tie of war when relief from the generosity of tbe wealthy falls on the hungry heart like rain and when desolate homes are rendered less sad by the sympathy that has girdled tbe Empire, it is a
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    LICENSING JUSTICES.
    427 10 Preparing for the New Sewerage System. The annual meetiag of the Board of Licensing Justices was held yesterday afternoon in the Senior Magistrate's court. Mr. H. W. Firmstone, senior magistrate and district judge, presided, with him on the bench being Lieut. B. A. I'ater. R.N., Dr. Middieton, R.
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    PUBLIC NOTICE PARAGRAPHS.
    41 10 Latest advertisements of the day appear on page 0, 7 and 11. A special announcement Betting forth some of the many nice Christmas gifts stocked by Messrs. Robinson and Cumpauy appears on the front page of this isbUb,
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    Sengat Rubber Estate.
    1391 10 PRODUCTION COST GREATLY REDUCED. A Smooth Year. The fifth annual general meeting of the Sengat Rubber Estate, Limited, was held on November 10, at the offices of the Rubber Growers' Association, :t«, K ntcheap, EC, Mr. Eric Maxwell (chairmiu of the company) presiding. The Chairman said (iuullcujjn,
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    MINING AFTERMATH.
    497 10 Heroic Incidents in Gallipoli Campaign. During the past month, states a correspondent at Gaba Tepe writing in November, the Turks have been racing us for tin possession of a small knoll on tbe nagi (u< tiding southwards from our lines towards the sea, near Gaba Tepe. That is
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    Anglo-Java Rubber and Produce.
    387 10 A meeting of tbe debenture holders of tffc Anglo .lava Rubber and Produce Company (Limited) was held on November 16 for tho purpose of considering a resolution assenting to modifications of tbe rights attaching to tbe debentures. .Jr. E. 11. Parry presided, aud explained that the
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    25 10 Mr. C. R. S. Carew, a (.ropru Ury planter, of Dimbala, Ceylon, has taken bis seat in the House of Commons as Member for Tivertou.
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    SAMAGAGA RUBBER.
    1216 11 Board's Policy with the Existing Capital ■ft annual general meeting of bhc ohar. lulilers in the Samagaga Mubber Co.. Ltd., was belli on December 2, at the head office of the company, Shanghai. Mr. L. .1. t übitt presided and there were also present Memrs. A. Midi and
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    MAJEDIE RUBBER ESTATES.
    467 11 Question of Capital Cost Per Acre. Mr. J. C. Saotlrrson preßided on November ISj at the meetiDg of tbe Mujidie (Jobore) Hubbtr Kstateo. and, in moving tho adoption of tbe report and accounts, said that tbe n.' tipts for tbo year bad been Jt'2ll in ex&ws of
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    RECRUITING BOOM.
    353 11 Quaint Scenes at the Nelson Column. The ilood of recruiting enthusiasm in i ining daily, says a London wire of November 17. Scenenatthe recruiting offices in London, Manchester, Hull, Birmingham, Aberdeen, and other provincial centred recall the eagerness to enlist following upon the news of < itr many'n
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      101 11 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS Programme of drills, etc., for week ending Friday, December 17 Till JtSPAY, DM KMBSR 16. 5.15 p.m. Bra* basab Koad Malay Co. Fbihat, Dkikmbbb 17. 6.16 p in. Drill Hall B.V.A. Maxim Co. S.K.E.IV.) Chinese Co. N.CO.'i Malay Co. B.V.C. Band. U. Roland Lliwillyn, CapUin, S.V.C., Acting
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      290 11 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. YOUR PIANO will require: Tuning FOR XMAS skm) ror// nib Ens to S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE MUTEUR DRAMATIC COMMITTEE IN AID OF OFFICERS' FAMILIES' FUND "The Queries" AND "My Word" an up-to-da-.e and original Revue VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT. AX 9.15. FINAL PERFORMANCE Saturday. December 18.
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      155 11 I v 1 L *J >a t a Sole Agents: HIBBERT, WOODROFFE CO., LTD., KUALA LUMPUR (Incobpokatbd in Engl»m>\ RAFFLES CONFECTIONERY SHOP (Bras Basab RoadK JUST ARRIVED A VEPY CHOICE CONSIGNMENT OF CHOCOLATES, SWEETS CRACKERS. Orders for Xmas Cakes now being received. ADELPHI HOTEL GRAND BILLIARD TOURNAMENT FORTHB ADELPHI CUP,
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    Save the Children.
    1464 12 MTIOVS Mill TO REPAIR WAR WASTE. Welfare Campaign. If we arc <mi toi'|i.i'r the great waste .■.lid destruction of lite tint is vow taking place ou •■i-tlr MirpassiDg all imagination,! •hi- nation inii-t be arouse), anil aroused *poe<lily, to MM imperative noct-mity of Having life at its
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    THE TIGER SMILE.
    713 12 Captain's Story of the Lnsinkable Ship. o. Van Der Veer, the London correspondent of the Amsterdam Ttiegraaf, writes in the Daily News and Leader as follows: tits Majt>ty's "hip Tiger is the pplendid new British Little cruiser, who, like her zoological rjamrsake. is afra d of nothing.'
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    TROPHIES OF WAR.
    741 12 Enemy Economise in Shell Fire. A party of distinguished foreigners on a visit to various points of interest in the area of our recant fighting were taken recently into a much bombarded town, and afterwards up into some first line trenches, and again later a courtesy which
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    PALM KERNEL PRODUCTS.
    348 12 Trade Germans Should Find They Have Lost. One industry which is being established in England as a direct result of tbe war is tbat of tbe crushing of palm kernels, which before the war was monopolised and cod trolli <1 by tbo Germans, despite the fact that
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    OFFICER'S SERMON BET.
    380 12 Wagered to Preach in Winchester Cathedral. A remarkable story of a young officer's wager that he would preach in Winchester Cathedral was told at Cbelmsford Police Court in connection with the prosecution of Percy Seymour de Willoughby, otherwise Eric Patrick Cosmo Ooidon O Killie, who was convicted
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    GOVERNORSHIP OF CEYLON.
    429 12 An Indian Press Opinion of Sir John Anderson. The following appears in The Times of India: Sir John Anderson, who has been appoint cd Governor of Ceylon, has been L'nder Secretary for the Colonies since 1911 and has in fact spent most of bis official career in
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    ENDURING TO THE END.
    210 12 German Attempt to Restore The Worship of Odin. Speaking at tbe autumnal meetings of the London Congregational I'nion at tbe City Temple on November 2, Mr. Snell said tbe Christian Church would never become one as tbe result of tbe war. Tbe war would not last
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      237 12 HIGHEST-GRADE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. KEROSENE DEVOE'S two brands. SYLVAN ARROW. BENZINEPRATT'S MOTOR SPIRIT. LUBRICANTSOILS GREASES FOR ALL PURPOSES. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF N.Y. SINGAPORE: BRANCH. NOW READY The Singapore and Straits ROUSH DIARY for 1916 Publishers FRASER and NEAVC. LIMITED. S^Wf BRITISH BENTWOOD *WT f IMITATED BY MANY If,' EQUALLED BY
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    Batu Matang Plantations.
    1150 13 THE DIVIDEND STAGE FORESHADOWED. Considerable Progress Made. Tbe tif tb ordinary general meeting of the Batu Matang Rubber Plantations, Limited, was held on November 10, at tbe registered offices, 16, Philpot Lane, E.C., Mr. Wm. D. Campbell (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman Raid Gentlemen, as
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      99 13 SHELL' TO THE FRONT THE PROPRIETORS OF "SHELL.*' MOTOR SPIRIT HOLD THE SOLE CONTRACT FOR TMB Supply of Motor Transport Spirit to the British Forces, both in the United Kingdom and on the Continent. USE "SHELL THE BRITISH WAR SPIRIT J.LCAMPBELL&CO. Tailors Outfitters, HAVE Everything for Men's Wear. SKLECT \><OHTMBXT
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      104 13 adb, EVERYBODY'S I .22!:.. DISINFECTANT. I Nit Kajetty King 6«orf« V. OFFICIALLY ADOPTED BY HIS MAJESTY'S NOTE. Izal is still being sold £Tj^ at pre-war prices. Sola Agents GUTHRIE CO., LTD. fei j SINGAPORE. Wine Store, Europe Hotel Building. Fresh Shipment of BHERRY WINE direct from Spain. "MANZANILLA" SHERRY at
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      1239 14 Wai or p EAOB Famine or Plenty. Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WAB or JTEAOB. J? AMIW*. WBAT O XHER PROPERTY IS? THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. HIAD OFFIOB 1 VHnchaatai- Houaa, 81-igaporai arriAOTIW K>N» OP MBUR*HCI. MONEY TO LOAW. For all particular*, apply
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      496 14 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAKTBK Paid up Capital in 60,000 Sharoa ot 420 each 41,300,000 Reserve Fund 41,800,000 Reserve Liability ot Proprietors... 41,200,000 BANKERS The Bank of England, The London City and Midland Batik, Ltd., Tbe London County and Westminster Bank, Ltd., Tbe
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      920 14 INSURANCE. CAPITALIZING himself is never thought of by the averago man, who is a far greater asset than the dock, animals and bousf b bo poßseasro and who«c protection from untowsrd contingecci' B is bis ti-nt oonnidoration. Vrt he overlooks self protection and because ot it broken homes, disrupted buMioesses
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    738 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Causes of Motor Accidents. Two recent motor accidents are interesting as nvtaling causes of an unusual, but avoidable, character, writes H. Massac liuist 'in The Observer. The first of these appears to have been connected in some way with the use
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    Alleged European Opium Smuggler.
    297 15 At tbe Shanghai Magistracy on Not ember 22 a valet named T. C. Home was charged by the Chinese Maritime Customs with importing into Shanghai MEM, of Patna opium, valued at £5,365. According to the story told by Mr. Master for the prosecution, when tlio Kashima
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    73 15 By the accidental explosion of a bomb at a bombing school at an officer of the was killed outright and several other officers were severely wounded. The fathi rcf one <if the wounded officers inquired of the War Otlice why his soo'h name had not been included in the official
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      293 15 LISTER PUMPS High Tension Magneto Ignition. Automatic Lubrication. Low Speed. Jg *■>„» InKle- J, able Sl3Sr N e c e B sar y Rc^SSSd. Lubricators. The Engine i« «be well kno»n Li tor fi itic»l Tfpe, dostjafd. maouUctured an 1 ht»ndar>liHed in Dirsley. England, and maiaUins that repatation lor eolid
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      217 15 IDUPIRE BROS. SINGAPORE I You oan't drive a knife through the tread I Some Stelastic Records (^^jt >^if^' Loisl AaERD **»E London 8.160 RcarWhcel. f*sßJj*i\ Major LINDSAY LLOYD Brooklands |2 9, C00 yl^Hl^^^ and 2 11.CCO jSWl^^^^S. FourTyioa r^"*^&=. j Lt.-Col. LEAVER Hante 9,000 Roar Who. I. Lord FIKI D
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      792 16 INSURANCE OF PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR CARS omm e% LIMITED. SPECIAL ADVANTAGES SOLE AGENTS. Adamson, Gilfillan &Go.. Ltd., IMPORT DEPARTMENT, SINGAPORE. PENANG and MALACCA. WANTS. SECONDHAND BILU*RO TABLE WANTEO. Wanted, a b condhind Billiard Table, in gocd condition. Particulars to "Cue,' c/o Straitu Times. 1412 1812 ENGAGEMENT WANTED. Englishman (24) four
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      569 16 TO BEJjETJW SOLD. FURNIBHED SEASIDE RESIDENCES TO LET BELINDA and JC ANITA to >pt tanisbed Apply No 9. Mi. Sepbit 1-1 Tfl LET. No. 84, Robinson Road. Immediate entry. Apply E. Silaa, No. 8, Prince Street. 8 10 v TO LET. No. 2. 7, A 8, Institution Hill. Apply to
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      617 16 TO BE LET OR SOLO. KMIOE RESIDENCE TO LET 4 bedrooms, bathrooms attached, water laid on. Apply No 4, Do Sonsa Street 6 fl-B a FLOOR TO LET. To let, 2nd Floor, No. 8, Malacca Street, Immediate entry. Apply Meyer Brotbets. 181 a TO LET. Houses Nos. 7. 8 a,
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      342 16 NOTICES. GUAN KIAT CO.. HEAD OFFICE -37, Phillip Street. Branch Storm at No. 14, Phillip Strett. and Nos 14, 100 and 112, Tank Road. Tel. Address: "OUANKIAT." Telephone Noe. 1174 and IUB3 (Private 14S0). Codis usid A. B C, 6th Edition, and VI Codis, Ship Chandlers, Hardware Dealers, government ana
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      484 16 KIAM KIAT CO. 108 ft 109. M trket Street. Tolophonr \o. 431 Shipol.audlinn Oovi.umtut and Moniric> Contractor i Bntate 3 ;ppl<ers %od Com misHiou Agents. Soli Aubnit The Mnlcott Belting Co., Ltd. Bent Mnltiplnr Brand Hair Beltings 1 7 80 8 16 To ADVERTISERS Ah u quests tv make alterations
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      295 16 Straits Wimes. Telephones. Kilitoiial aud General 70 Manager's OtVui 26'J Job Printing Department 348 All communications relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed to Tm EDITOR. All communications relating to business matters— advertisements, subscriptions. accounts, printing, etc.— should be addressed to THE MAN.WiKI; ADVEKTISEMKNT K.\ 1 KS.-Mi«cellane ous
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