The Straits Times, 9 December 1919

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26.201 SINGAPORE TUESDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1019. PRICE 10 CENTH
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 114 1 MILKMAID SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Ptiee bow $22 SO pet omj l Libby's Soups THE FINEBT OBTAINABLE Tke r «re preps^ed from the choicest materials mater perfect *e*Jitio&a azJ »7 ezperieao«d chefs, A. tin Bakes six plates of the best so«p rom erer tasted. Metsn, Jbibby, Mefieitt Jsnbby state "If there
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    • 146 1 Crackers Crackers U il Ew? Large assortment KglßjßS^Bßj^^JHßi containing BaY Bbbc. I E ■H bbT •-dU 1 oo J B tlCiJ* Civ* I t2iaHFs Artistic crackers for table ROBINSON CO. *\^^»jKßajJ(Sßßj(Jß*»»^»fi. Wbea tfae toil of d»y is orei »»d yon SbßbSb^*'^ Obtainable at UATRI.TU PSPoHP^^MAfei? a Dl *penBariea The !eBB
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    • 11 1 IDEAL UNSWEETENED CONDENSED MILK luce new $14 ao per oue j
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  • 670 2 Report for Half-year Ended Jane 30. «su The report ol the Peoang Htitnor Board for the bait -year eided Jane 80 last, ba been irsaed Mid the following exoetpts Me made The board are pleased to reootd that the working of the undertaking (or the last half
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  • 291 2 Bombing Induces Wazlris To Submit. The Associated Press special oorreapondent telegraphs irom D*tta Kbel the following additional details to Renter's messages, November 19 .—The rcoaloitrant Ktia/.ba section of the Madda Khel Waiiria had ocoMion today to raajiae the U flexibility ot the British terms whioh they bad apparently
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  • 37 2 Forty lh.ee British poeta paid a pretty compliment to Mr. Thomas Hardy, O.IT who reaofaed Lie eightieth birthday rcosntly. Bach author wiote tome versa* and the uiaoosoiipta ware presented to Mr, Hardy ia a beaotifuliy boaod Tolume.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 305 2 T£ S ?rfish Onrnparrg "j-ounded ISSi Wr thb hills. -Is Th« c\\..\wi from tSe Plains \ij <i rnin in rcl:«b'e cloi'i:i>£. With j// J -.er unuerwesr tad ontc-w^»r i f«'j protect**) f r^ i.i cMH. ■r is Ail Wool «;;J l a J treated i.i .c .'ae.er way. Jaeger e:i<.
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    • 462 2 Two Weeks Old Baby Had Eczema On Body Cuticura Healed 'When only two weeks old, baby had running eczema all over her body, and even on her ears. It /3?SBS«V came like water blisters, .^"'O. then burst and she had no <&" *P l "P- The heat <* her v«
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    • 425 2 PORCELAIN lATEX_CUPS LEE KIM 800 6 a, Obaage Alley, MASSAGE Japaneee Ixnerte will be on call only, daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Ml. MATBUBAR* AND MRB. TOMI No. B, Kirk Tenaee, behind Dbotj Guaal. FRESH SHIPMENT OF Vichy Waters (OELESTINS) ia oases o." qoarts, piats an j bait
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    • 272 2 4 |,n Ihe put wo play ia Medera Piiattiff Adveit semeota. we stjrt that business from TO-DAY Let m tell yea tb&t yoot 8»!e« MeaMge is om Mide:o t nnti« K We originate ideas (ot tinale advertiitm- it or a complete adrer iiftiag ceupaiga. Yju will therefore flad oat method
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  • 352 3 WHAT WAS IT Lady's Experience While Swimming At Colombo. Reoently a Baropean lady, resident at Mount Lavinia, while swimming in the Bay towards evening, suddenly felt something wind around her arm. Looking down, aays the Times ot Ceylon, she saw what appeared to be a long, darkish, make like oreature
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  • 258 3 Consignment of Captured Guns and Gear. The following letter, received Irom tbe Secretary ol State lor the Colonies by tbe Government ol Oeylcn, was placed on tbe Preas Table at the S.oretariat, Colombo, on November 24 Downing Street, Ootober 28, 1919. Sir,— l have tbe honour
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  • 178 3 Two thooaaa-d workmen ol tbe Tata Mills are oa strike, states a Bombay wire ol November 26. Ibe origin ol tbe ttriko U a oorioos one. It teems Fbat they were told tbattbe btad of tbe Him wbiob mas tbe mills, Sir Dorab T«ts, bad
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  • 85 3 Balding about the sale of tbe Rollecton estate ct Sit Owald M-sley, and that it ineludrd tbe bak'ry where be caused to be baked the old-fashioned wholemeal farm house bread," which he claimed made strong men ot bis brothers and himself, brought to the reeolleotion
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  • 72 3 Tbe Field o»n hardly oredit the story that wbtn the Woking captain, Mr. J. S. Paton, in the match against Sanningdale, lotted a ball perpendicularly over the high thick holly bosh which grows oloee under tbe twelfth green on his borne ocmse, and laid it within
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  • 46 3 Id spite of tbe arduous nitaro of their work the o amber of in volant uj stops made by motor'butes on tbe London streets daring the last twelve months works oat at the extreme I; low figure of one slop lot every ten tbou■and milee run.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 393 3 OIOVE ALL BLOOD IMPURITIES. ftUILD UP YOUR HEALTH with *B*E*«C£ <M FLUID EXTRACT OF RED JAMAICA pj5%J fefa Jet il !d M l l fll y^^^ fronounood by ths HICIUtT WUWCAI APTMORtntt Pis mot fISISA TORPID LIVER, DEBILITY, ERUPTIONS, RHEUMATISM, OBSTINATE SKIN DISEASES, &c. RESTORES THE WEAK. REVIVES THE DEPRESSED
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    • 177 3 Bfifnnhial Drink. "■>< fertaf Climate ba^m I r£j lUmandi upon th« kunu |QE (ram* which must h* rrplac*d BBS thui Hor lick kUlted Milk B b found of Loudmab!* valua K M Food-Drink. It ktlpi ffj Matur* to comtul thm trylag R"J CMidition* and r— tf f^| kaaitk, tougj u4
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    • 442 3 STEAMER SAILINGS. FOR NEW YORK VIA BUE2 •.a. ■greooni Oaetle end Jan./Keb. For Inißhi, please apply to PATBBBOW, BIMO2f S 00., LTD., •R«ta FOR FREMANTLE The s >. Lindsay If oiler will load for akore port akooi December 14. For partisaUn regarding rate ol freight, apply to GUAN CBIN HONG
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    • 492 3 JTEIMER SAILINGS. AMERICAN ASIATIC BTEAMBHIP COMPANY (Incorporated in U.S. A.) Eegular service between New York aad the Straits via Suea and Panama. Fop NSW YORK via SUEZ «.s. Slavia Prinoe about December 14 ss. Celtic Priaoe about Jaaoary 16 s.B. Arabian Prinoe about Jan. /Feb. From NSW YORK is. Arabian
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 372 4 fIBUIEI HULWIt. HIPPON YUiEN KAISHA jMNftum a Jatai) Ilil Mall OonIMMI Wttfe |MH— W <U«MM •••••■■•arti I (taftjaa* M aHaftlial lUHPEAN UNI rmnani Suthi Of J KaMft 111 I MM. UKMIKMWf, L (»i» Bom Own) TimkiMua Deo. 10 Mi^him. mm Dee. 19 Ba4ff ibia cad Deo. Darbaa Mera (o»UiBR a«
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    • 727 4 tTEMHB tMUWt P. 0.- British Indie AND Apcar Line (fioUlMllfll* T "lHffl'— 4"* laf lm4) MAIL AND PASSENQKR MKTIOBI PBNINSULAB *"O ORIINTAL (Uadei Ooatraot wtth Hla Majesty'i Govaaamaat) tin Oanaaayi mail bbrviobs bast op bomim w at khm rM»i<ii LONDON FAR-IMTIRN ■■RVIOB PROM LONDON TO MARIIiLUH ft DM WngtpoN Loa
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    • 824 4 ttwm tAiumt. GLEN and SHIRE JOINT SERVICE OF SKFAMKIf (Inootporated in Bagland) MOaIBWIiBBW CARDIQANBHIRB tot Qeaie and London aboat Deo 18 OIBMABTHBNSHIBB lor Loadoa and Antwerp about Dao. 18 OLBNAMOY tor Genoa aad Antwerp about Jan. 33 OOBNBPIT rwLcadoa about Feb. 8 OLBN AT V tot Genoa abrat Feb. 7
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    • 58 4 THE BEN LINS STEAMERS. LTD. (laootponted ia tbe Oaited Kingdom) OOTWAsMbI tor H'koag k Japan, 88. Bealawen due about due mid. Deo. s.s Benin* doe about cad Deo as. Benledi due about end Deo. HOHIWAIII S.S. Benoieuob lor Antwerp Dee. B.s. Benvorlieh lor Qeno» k A'werp Des/Jan. NO PASBBrtGBB ACCOMMODAT
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    • 384 4 iTEAMK WU»tt £^Pe> jB3plßH{d (THE MAU BHOSEN UISHa. LTI.) (laooKPOBATio n Jamm) No. 1, De Soon Street. PBOPOBBD SAILINGS rua SIWQiiFOJUI (Sokjeot lo ohaage wttho* aettool IN ■MtliU n, IMM Ml *■!■■> vtaPoctaald Alp« Mm Deo. II FM ■•■•Illfcll No ipaoe anlTiMw K)R SOITItBtIIU ▼il Mauratias, Dtubaa, DelagM W j
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  • 166 5 FIXTURES Tuesday, December 9. High W»to, 10 48 a-m. Homewatd trail a)am Fra wley Co Via. Tbeatre. Hai miton'a Oitoas, B 16 p.m. Wednesday, December 10. Hi/)- t .If a.n> ,11.80 p.m Alot Bnkit not* Fr. B Bldga., J.16 p m. Fiawley Oft, V.o. Tlie»toe. HMmston'fi Cireos,
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  • 88 5 Halyard, Not, IMS tont, from Penang 8/12, (or Hongkong uno Pontianak, Dot, 111 tons, £roi& Martins fl/13, (or Merßing 10/12. Bsmeralda, Brit 68 tons, from Liaega 0/13, tor Liaggi lf/13. Ban Whatt Hin, Brik., 187 tons, irom Mal»ooa 8/12 (or Mal»ooa IC/13. fijDgola, Brit, 4 41
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  • 235 5 TODAY. V*ulaa Samba 330 pa Baca Pahat 8 pm Malanna and If oar 8 pm P. Samba Bagan 8 pm Palembang 8 pm Port Diokaoa 8 pm P. 8 wet ten ham, Penaag, MadrM, and Ncgapatam taking maUa lot b*r*aa, eto. (via Bombay) 8 pm Registration up
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  • 29 5 (wfioial Peat Ofloe fieport, FT 3D HJiPOM IUITID L LOBD< 0;t. Oct. Oat. Ocl. 7 v 80 30 Not. Not. Not. Not. 8 16 17 SO
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  • 101 5 EXCHANQP Swoapom, Dioinm 9, 19:8 Ow Lt>ptv__B»ak 4 ni/i 2 41 Dmaad ja Piintolu* 1/fi Oa Niw T*M...DenMd n_-^ PrfwteHdrff^ jo? O« fUM lul 440 Chi I»ou.........B«ak IT lja}%pia Oa Jata-~ >Mk T 7 I nVj Oa lim i i 90| Iwk ol iMlud aate e t
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 184 5 U i» AnfUg 11 SO 19X0 1 1 Ant We** 1 06 5.26 41 41 bo. CwnoaMag 1.18.6 3.18.6 U It Kiaai Aanetatloa B.t» 871 41 41 Kiata Tia 2.0.0 alt 0 aoc 41 41 LataAt Miaea fOO T.fO I Umgai Tia 4 75 8.00 II It MatajM OoUiwls.
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    • 99 5 Woe Buyew. 3eU»a II 41 1. ImtSMu Co. 14 SO 11.00 H 41 Pwi. 1.14 0 UTS 1/ UeeMo T'waji 9/8 4 IS Tfmau Nmtc 48 bd 40 f. M M W.H«miref*Oo 110 00 120.10 108 1M K*ta Bros ln.L'C IM.OO U UlUfMwd*o«, 0.01 lOOfl ("aided? Bujew. II 41
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    • 58 5 DEBENTU RES Cat>fiaKaaliHWtt% |l,>ftt,»«6 m. SiagaaoteWeoHU Tran)«ayal« aWO^Cf 0 opcreMumioißal B% I1,BT8J«8 mi B'aoM MuaJofpal t+% a 19H IIWW \3%4. poau MoßioiMl *t% of 1906 HJaVJU itXLSU S;pcK Moaielpcj 4% I,OOOJH li%i'i S'porc Muaioipal i% 4800,CR FJf,8. 8% loas ISK HCOOOJM 108 104 B.S. B|% lorn IUI9 84t\088,T^ US 10*
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    • 398 5 Fpa>—» and 00. and LyaU amd Ivan'i Quotation*. To-fcy'iPrtoet, raw LjsU* 00. Ak« Otteli (»1) IK 410 All 4•■ kmaL Malmy ly, yd 876 4.0 8.76 4.iv ▲jet Httftm (16) 17 60 18 CO i 7 28 18 CO kjv Kamimg (tl} 140 1 60 '40 1.(0
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 40 5 LABOUR! LABOUR! Suppliers of Chinese, Tamil, and Malay labourers and estate requisites. 6IAN BEE 4 CO.. 18, JAPM BTIEH. RAFFLES nPIWRITING BUREAU g^ »oour»oy, aeaty&ar detpatok /^**\ffw aad aeoreey 14 }M guaraateed. ■n UFFIEI CHIMERS QB^ UFFLES IQUIRf V Siagapore.
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    • 824 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS IBLBPHONB GLBBK WANTID. let (ntntcdieial firm. Ap 1) Box No 4(4 btr*i*s tiw O> E B 3 A., H b.p mototeTele, ocoater thsfl, tfa-retprrd «*ai complete, aad also ote li^e wi Otabjseeo 191, Be'e*ießc»l OOD tJLIT thr, c cinnteb' walk from town C»p»rity 8,000 pqnare (eel Bent m-deiite.
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    • 375 5 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Offers will kerectWdd by tbe BzeootiTe Engineer. P.W D Sinrarore, up tn Dseem be' 11,1919. lor th« purchase olihe empty tat bam W new Ijirg at the P W. D. Store KaadaiK Ktrbiu The offers abiald be lot good bairela aaJ delcetire barrels respectively. TELUK ANBON RUBBER
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    • 325 5 THE STAR OPERA '■■ATM MT4L, am MINI MM 1 TO-NIGHT TO-MIQHT Hindustani play 3ITAMGAR To mono*, Wednesday OINUFIFAH A tragioal pice riday. Dectmbei II BAKTON AND B4KTIM A oomiotl pl»j will be Bti^ed. K. H HbCNu, TluMllUl T. L TAM V>«-im. 'Hmm IIM tar MM CONSULATE-BENERJL FOI TNI NETHERLANDS NOTICE
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    • 139 5 NI£WB FOR ALL HARMSTONS CIRCUS AGAIN TB-NIGHT AGAIN TO-NIGHT Our New Programme PKW ARTISTS NEW AGTS Remember wo piom-ae a ohaage and we give it. Next Matinee, Saturday afternoon, December 13, at 4 p.m. Doora open 3 p.m. OMldran half pno* at Matlna* only Bedaotion to soldiers and sailors ia
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  • 32 6 Davis —Ob December 8, at her residence, Bexhill B, OxUy F'sr, Siagap-w, Mrs. K. David, baloved mother ol Mcsud 8. and M David, ia her BUetieth year. (India papers please oopy.)
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  • 1147 6 The Straits Times TUESDAY, DBCEMBER 9. THE AFTERMATH. Ail is nit well with Batope. Ratification of tbe peace with Qermany ii poctponed. She is flagrantly evading tba terms of the arraistioe, by keeping up greater Mmcd forces (ban it Mnotioned and in a variety ol other ways. And we find,
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  • 26 6 Tbe maximum prioe of pork in the markets •f tbe Kmta Stnitary Board has been raised from 72 oente per oatiy to 84 cents par catty.
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  • 39 6 Tbe value of shipping sold daring the past nice months of 1919 by Japan to foreign ■oaroes was V 188,000,000 It is estimated that the aggregate will oome up to abaat V 460,000,000 fo> tbe whole of the year.
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  • 7 6 Toe Ulu Benat snbsoription list dotes tomorrow.
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  • 19 6 We learn that Messss Alkaff and Company have won their appeal regarding the assesamentcf tteir premises, 26 K'iog Street.
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  • 24 6 Kampong Kamuntiog Tin Dr: Jging Ltd. has declared a dividend, the thirteenth, ot 2a. per share together with a bonus ol Is. per ■hare.
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  • 30 6 Tbe directors ot North Hummock (Selan nor) Rubber Company recommend a final dividend ol 10 per cent, (leas tax), making 15 per cent, tor the year ended June 80, 1919,
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  • 30 6 Tbe ex-German steamer Anhalt sailed at noon yesterday lor Calcutta to load for tbe United Kingdom. Her master is Csptain K. Tong and tbe chief offioer, Mr. A. A. Crowther-
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  • 32 6 The Scotland Mara whioh arrived from Vladivostok this morning on her way to Trieste, has on board 926 Cz echo Slovak soldiers, with 74 women and children and 88 officers in charge.
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  • 37 6 From the 2nd to tbe Oth instant three Ughters, with 1,077 eases of rubber aboard, have been sank in tbe harbour and none cf the cargo has been salved, according to reports made to the shipping offloe.
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  • 40 6 A Tamil named Mohamed was fined 126, in default three weeks' rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. H. R Ball in tbe second oourt yester day for selling a tin of milk at 50 cents instead ol 47 cents, the controlled prioe.
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  • 35 6 A Government Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday oontains a regulation mr le by tbe Offioer Administering tbe Government, placing the burden of proof upon the importer, of showing that any imported dye is of British manufacture
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  • 40 6 Rabies exists among dogs in Selangor and tbe Officer Administering the Govern ment ot tbe Straits Settlements prohibits absolutely the introduction into the Colony by land or sea of any dog from Selangor. This will interest our friends tbe aviators.
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  • 44 6 Messrs. Darriok and Co, advise that the results ot crashing operations of tbe Ranb Australian Gold Mining Company tor the four weeks ended 6tb inst. were:— Bukit Koman Stone crushed 4.C49 tons, gold obtained 985 oz?., average per ton 4,818 dwti. Bukit MaUooa Nil.
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  • 48 6 A l'«ris jjweller has instituted what is probably the first civil action under the peaoe treaty against certain Germans tor murder and robbery at the bead branch establishment at Ostend. The manager, a Belgian, and his wife were both murdered and jewels to tbe value c! £20,000 stolen.
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  • 69 6 W jite an array of S trans counsel are present in the Supremo Court, Kuala Lumpur. Meesiß. Van Someren, V. D. Kocwlo an' Wright Motisn have oome up tor tbe St; .n Bitate oaae, in whiob some six to r*«u million dollars a>e eonoarned, says tbe Malay Mail, while Mr.
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  • 65 6 It i» reported from Kobe that two steamers of the Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, of Kobe, will leave there with the German prisoners ofwar for Germany on or about December 20. These steamers provide accommodation, however, only for one third of tbe total Ger man prisoners in Japan. Some 400 more
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  • 72 6 Before the Chief Justioe (Sir John Bucknill, K C, this morning Mr. R. Page mentioned tbe oase ot tbe Aurbuua Com[ my (Denmark) versus Meyer Brothers and mid that ha had received a cable to tbe offset that tbe Aurbans Company did not wish to go on with the appeal
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  • 79 6 After a three days' hearing arguments in the appeal by tbe Owner, Master and Officers ot tbe steamer Laorteo against tbe decision of Mr. Justioe Bbden, delivered on April 7 this year, in whioh he, together with hie assessors, held the Laertes alone to blame for tbe collision with the
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  • 101 6 Vosterday morning, Mr. B. R K.c-k Senior, on behalf of Mr. H. H Ncrris. a barrister- at law of Gray's lon, moved in lbs Supreme Court b fore Mr. Justioe Brown for nis admission as an advooate and polioitor. Tbe usual period of six months' rueidanoe in this Colony bad
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  • 102 6 Wnen tbe steamer Sinkiang was on her way torn Shaogbai to Hongkong on November 25 an) bai raaobed a point uff tbe Po On disiriot, some miles from Hongkong, she ran into a b g junk and sank her. The Biokiang stopped at oaoe and made every effort to rescue
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  • 90 6 With reference to a correspondent's sag gestion in yesterday's issue that tbe railway authorities might take step 9 to mak? public tbe details of the train service between Singapore and Woodlands, a note from the A .distant Traffic Manager's offiie, Singapore, wishes as to make it known that pocket time
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  • 467 6 Dr and Mrs. Travers have arrived :mrr borcc. M»j >r and Mrs. Stamford Rill is arrivl at P.nang on Saturday by the Teiresias. The warden of the Armenian Cburob is in reoeipt ol a telegram from Caloutt* announcing tbe sate arrival of His Grace Archbishop Ayvadian at
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  • 49 6 Regs r ling the missing steamer Castor mentioned in our columns yesterday, Lieut. Commander C. A. Peal, aoting Master Attendant, requests masters ot vessels to krep a lookout tor the ship. She left Singapore on Noveab. r 16 for Haiphong and is overdue at that port.
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  • 45 6 Tbe Cbief Justioe resumed duties Hum morning by presiding over the Apr;oal Court, being associated on the Bench with Justice* Woodward and Whitley, Mr. Justioe Sproule took over the work ot the second Supreme Court this morning for the hearing of oivil actions.
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  • 55 6 The Admiralty transport Don^jla arrived in port this mc.uing from Matseilles en route to Tsisgtao whither she ia conveying 82 British, 84 Burmeoe and b 75 Chinese troops Ircn France. The Dsc^ola, on her return voyage home, will pick up the two wings ot the Manchester^
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  • 114 6 The danger ol bathing in the Singap ore Harbour is brought forcibly to mind by t we distressing fatalities wbiob ooourred in the inner roads on Sunday. The oaae of tbe Malay who was torn in pieces by a sh ark near tbe Sri Muar,
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  • 152 6 Tbe funeral of the late A. O. Westerboul Clerk cf Works, P.W.D MaUooa, took place on Saturday last, says the Malay Mail. A service was held at Christ Church, Malaooa, at 8 a.m., which was largely attended, amount those present Doing Mr. L. B.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 91 6 JOHNNIE WALKERS WHISKIES Z"""^" Liberti-'i in every btowl Lei a do or Ji*« Bu»-<» JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (iMoipormted ia Boglsad) Sole Amenta STANDS TH« STRAIN r^| T^l AND DOES THE WORK |l>ta«»*l«*KSgal.| British Pilsener IS Great Auks Head IT IS BREWED FROM TBB ***** MALT JLIfD HOPS) AND BOTTLED
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    • 172 6 Commencing Tuesday, December 9 THE MEATUT OETEC MVE I TORY EVER MESERTED IR SERIAL FOR will fee ahswii Ik IHITALRWRTt IF TWO EMSOOES EAM MARIE AT TIE Ta» Cubno Kan Co., Ltd., Pbopbjitois. THB CARTER CASE (In IB •pl«odi« or> SO r*«l») Baaed on one ot the Famotu Craig Krnntdy
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  • 809 7 Relations with Germany Strained. Exposure of Lies about Scapa Flow Rauraa Tbibobams. London, Deoember 2. Tbe newspapers emphasise that the strai Bed pobition ol Germany and the Allies is evidenced by M. Climeneeau's item reply to the latest German note. It ia pointed out that Germany's attitude
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  • 119 7 Rbutbb Tblbokam. London, Deoember 8. The committee appointed by the Treasury to censide s the financing of looal homing schemes has presented aa interim repcrt of whioh the most important recommendation ia to empower looal authorities to issue short term 6 f per oent. local bonds. Tbe
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  • 93 7 Raima Tils quit. London, December 6. Presiding at a meeting ol the South Afrioaa Diamond Corporation, Mr. Bernard Op penheimer, the chairman, drew attention to tbe enormous extension of the diamond business in the Far East in recent years. He aaid India, China, Japan, the Straits Settlements,
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  • 71 7 RnCTBB TILBSRAM Loadoa, Djotmber 8. Tbe Times New York oorrespon ient states that hundreds ot mines are still idle aad there ia no sign ol tbe men resuming. Tbe Fuel Controller haa appealed to tbe public voluntarily to undergo restrictions more severe than in wartime, inoluding ligbtless
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  • 84 7 Bunas Tblbokams. Londoa, December 8. The Prince of Wales in the aouiae of replying .to a toast by the King on tbe ocoa. sion of his being bar jieited at Buckingham Palace on his return, said his tour in Canada had intensified his desire to sea more ot the
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  • 66 7 Rbutsb TnuejuM. London, Deoember 8. Washington: Senate r Fall, who was ohaigel to investigate the situation in Mexico, has introduced a resolution into the Senate, requesting President Wilson to sever diplomatic relations. Tbe resolution asks Mr. Wilson to withdraw recognition of Carran i and oharges the Mexiaaa embassy and
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  • 61 7 F.>: :m Tblioham. London, December 4. Berne I The Foreign Minister ol Chechoslovakia, interviewed by Renter, said that part of bis mission to England oonoerned tbe repatriation of 64.0C0 C.echo Slovaks in Siberia- Amesioa had agreed to transport one hall Irom Tlaiivostook and probably England and Japan would undertake
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  • 239 7 Socialists Favour Bolshevist Methods RsCTSl TnLMBAHS. London, D oeabei 8. Rome The Chamber bu resumed amidit strike proc' aimed by the Socialists m a protect against tbe beatiogB they received ia the street demonstrations ol Deoember 1 Walli are plaoarded with manifestos eulogising Bolshevism and imploriog the
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  • 470 7 RSUTSB TILIOBAMS. Paris, Deoember 4. A bill will be submitted to the new French Chamber of Deputies co» alter it assembles with the objeot of reduoiog military service lrom 8 to 2 yean. France, Great Britian and Italy Me working through their ambatsadors in Washing ton (or preventing
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  • 51 7 RSOTBB TILBORAM* London, Deoember 8. I a addition to tbe Lord Lieutenant's offer, the Under Secretary ol State lor Ireland, offers £600, a free pardon and Crown protection anywhere in the Dominions to any but the aetuV -nisoreants. London, D.oember 3. Madrid: The Cabinet haa decided to •"main in
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  • 29 7 Anita Sbbvicb. Weltevieder, D.oember 8, A Britisher nam d Powl (T Pool) has reqiested a ooaoession ot tbe permanent air train's between Medan, Singapore and Bitavia.
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  • 391 7 Successful Opening Performance Last Night. So long a time haa elapsed ainoe a straightforward play has been tbe tare at the Viotoria Theatre that it was n Jt surprising thai a large audience waa present last night to weloome the Frawley Company. Their vitit oomes very appropriately
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  • 160 7 To-day's Basiaeii hlaephaJ] ud Oo Ltd.'! Dally Report. December 0, 1919 8D»er.— 7?|. HongloBR —132}% prem. Shanghai— 87. Tin. -100 torn at»U7 Rabbet. Quiet with business 1 1 SbMM.— A quiet mirket. Alor Oajabi 4.20 tellers, Cbangka 8.70 sellers, Jimabs 3 80/2.80, Kodabs 4 00 seller), Lanas
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  • 154 7 Tbe toUowing Singapore properties were sold by pnblio action by Messrs. C'hing Keng Lee and Co., at th it sale-room yesterday afternoon Freehold building site fronting Alexandra Road, area 216,767 sq ft. bought by Mr Sob Hway Sioh at 10 per aq. ft lot •21,676 70 1 freehold
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  • 68 7 amongst tbe estates eworn during tbe first we k ol November wer> the following -Mr. W. H. Bdsv(..-ds, ste<l m&iufac'ore', Swans.., £110, ±0 Mr W. Muciitu, brewer and be el propiietor, o' Inglx too, Torks, £218 099 filly years ago M.v Mitchell was a ooaohman at Asbton Hal' Lanoaater Charles
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  • 765 7 Property to be Worked with Suction Dredge. The fiut uncial general meeting cl Luißoi Tin, Limited, waa held it the registered office of the company 64, Matket street yesterday nndet the prepidenc j of Mr. J. M. Sime, the otbeta ptesent including Mwsn. J. A. Bliis, Tan
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  • 226 7 Co-operative Building Society For Koala Lumpur A meeting of firms and others interested in the formation, ol a European Co-operative Building Society for Koala Lumpur was held in F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce en Frid»y last repoit the Malay Mail. The Hon. Mr. H. Clodd who was in
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  • 77 7 We arc reoeiviog daily r.que«:c to oisolos tbe names of want advertisers whose anaonooeojents invite NfsrM toa box doc bir nr an ssromed name We oacoot do IMi Sacfa diaelosoie is r. l^eaoh ol oonfldecoe. At itLe name Mas) we point out tba* in a great many instances
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  • 417 7 Swampy Ground Delays Start From Soerabaya. Ab Aneta Service mes»:ge reoeived yester day afternoon says Ross Smith started this morning at nine from Soerabtya, but the maohine sank down in the swampy grass field above the axle wheels. They are continuously trying to restart. If this is
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  • 523 7 The Scandal of Legalised Extortion, If y v buy whisky by measure ia a public bar at home the publican makes a prafiS of 122 per o.nt. if you buy it at a restaurant the proprietor makes a profit ot 233 per ct nt Publio Bar —Wholesale
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  • 139 7 The programme ol eventa in connection with the visit of Penaog Scouts and Cadets to Singapore bom Deoember 311 to 27 has bow been issued. The Penaag Scoots ainvi. on the Monday morning and will be enoamped at Alexandra Barracks. At SSO p.m. that day there will
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 409 8 Good-bye to British hopes of tbe heavyweight ohamoionship I A Havas wire, reoeived yesterday afternoon, gives the resv't ot tbe iKbt between Georges Cirpeatier, the French champion, and Joe Beakelt, Britain's best heavyweight, whioh look place oa Deoember 4, in London, as fellows
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    • 180 8 Yesterday afternoon's match between the 8. O. C, and the Garrison gave ooosion for a spirited enoounter on the wettest of grounds. Tuere were some terrific mix up? in tbe mud out of whioh it sc -m< 1 that at least one player would have to be carried disabled,
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    • 38 8 In addition to this afternoon's match between the S.C.C. and the 8.0.F.A, the regimental team ot the South Staffords are to meet the Scouts on the S.R.C. ground. II is a pity that two good fixtures dash.
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    • 132 8 A Hongkong paper annouaoes that the departure of H.M.S. Hawkins for Singapore having been postponed, it has been decided to bold a boxing meet on Deoember 18." It will be noted that the Hawkins is oomiag here, and it is further announced that several gool boxing men
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    • 116 8 The U m ber medal was played on Saturday M I Smday last and resulted in a win tor Mi. F. S. Gibson with the net soore of 76 The follow. a;; oardi were returned: Cap). J an Dawar defeated Mr. J. O. Maodou«»li in tbe final
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  • 121 8 A public meeting to oonsider the question of the establishment of a litciaty and debating society in 1' o»ng by the resosoittiioa cl the Penaug Athenaeum, or otherwise, was bela ia ibe Penang Library on Friday. About twenty attended the meeting, the Rev. D. J Kjm, MA bt
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  • 352 8 Many Uses for tbe Remarkable Fibre. W. O. A. writes to the Times of C jylon To day's English mail has brought me further particulars ot the uses to which Kapok ia pot. It ia said that the mo it remarkable quality which distinguishes Kapok down
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  • 333 8 120 per cent. Above tbe Pre- War Days. Offioial returns published in the Labour Gasette show that the average cost of living at present is 120 per oent. higher than it was before the war. It stands at the same figure now as it did at the
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  • 287 8 Counter attractions do not appear to affeot the attendance at Harmston's Ciroo*, last night's performance again being given in a crowded tent, fbe new items of the pro gramme are now a trapeze and "iron jsw act by the Humas trio, doable wire juggling act by Miss Bell
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  • 654 8 Messrs Baker, Fearon and Co.'s Report. In their weekly share oiroular, dated Kuala Lumpur, Daoember 6. Messrs. Baker, Fearon and Co. report Last week we had to speak of a tailing eff in business, but saggested that it might per haps be a lull before greater
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  • 255 8 Consolidated Malay. -97,661 lbs. Cbulsa (Stlangor).— Bo.2oJ lbs. F.M.S. R. P Estates.— 92,7oo lbs. Johore K. L.— 189,600 lbs. Jalebu Syndioate.- 21,828 lbs. Mambaa vF M Si -85,166 lbs. Sungei Salsk 88,000 lbs. Segamst (Johore).— 6B,ooo lbs. Taagge Batu.- 16,898 lbs. Tbirdmile (F M 8) —81 000
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  • 24 8 The ladies' gallery ia the Japanese flense of Commons is to be enlarged on aocount of the greater interest women ate taking in politios.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 541 8 To tbe Bditor of the Straits Times. Sir, For tbe last 8 days in sueoession I have been to more than 16 retail ioe shops but have not baea able to*obta°'n a o'aupak ol rioe. The answer they invariably give is suds habis", i.e., rioe finished, when, so
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    • 152 8 Ulu Paodans. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Toor oorrespoaient of a few days ago has not h»d muoh causa to congratulate himself on hi« attempt to bear these shares. Others besides him were on the jump to bring. Ho must have shaken hands with himself when he
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  • 44 8 The royal commission on BOgar supply report that at the present rate of consumption a oontinued shortage is to be expected. The prodootion nf beet sugar in Burope has fallen by 4,800,000 tons sino3 1914, and sagas cane production has risen only 1,800,000 toaa.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 116 8 SINGAPORE VOLUNTBBK CORPS. Programme ot drills, oto lor weak eadiag 9stora*j, Deoember 13 i— Wbdmbsdat, Dscbkbbb 10 Mslsy Oa, S V.I —Part I Qoaliflostioa, Bal. Usage, 4 80 p.m. Chinese Oa, 8 Vl.— Recruits drill, Drill Hall, 6.10 p.m. Friday, Dbcbmbbb 13. Chinese Co, 8.V.1— Part I Qaslifioatioa, Bal. Range,
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    • 157 8 ADELPHI HOTEL Every evening OUR SPECIAL ORCHERTRA plays from 7 to 10 IDILPHI BOTIL, LIMITED G. TJBKSDHMA, Director BAFFLES HOTEL Th* Ingest and moat mccesifal Hotel on th« Itland, FACING THB BEA Luxm-ioni suitei of rooms and spacious Ion&SM, Verandahs and beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TEA* Cvery Thursday, music In attendance.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 537 9 CliiEiAS Bi9BX%oalaaaßMßßfß>Ba^B^kßalkßl^kßa^Bß. Prom Friday, Drr-mber ~> to Thurtday, December 11 SOMETHING MFfEBENT, SMETHIHS OUT Of THE USUAL RUN OF UilfEßUl STAB ATTRACTIINS IN THE DRAMA OF" SUSPENSE ITeatoriag PRISGILLA DEAN in a ceasational stoiy whic'i grips as it iotereats THE BILKLMEO BURGUR With one of the celebrate 1 Bz'- m
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    • 272 9 lIHEM/M Ohanga Of programme T Da you know Ia tbe First Bhow at 7 80 sharp rt ::j:l:; the goddess serial won't work Bpisoies 8, 9, 10 and 11 (8 reels) ft Helen foand TT" mmm Seoond Show at 8.80 a spot Ngw PaR4MOT jnx PIOTOOBAPH ia the ancny MAY
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    • 768 9 ABBREVIATED PROBPECTUB A COPT OP THE PROBPBCTDB HAS BHEVI PILED WITH THB REGISTRAR OP JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. TEE SUBSCRIPTION LIST OPENED OS WEDNESDAY, DKCE3IBBB AND ULOBEB ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919. ULU SENUT CONSOLIDATED RUBBER CO., LTD(lncorporated ia Singapore under the Companies Ordinances, 191 5). CAPITAL $1,500,000 Divided into 1
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 687 10 AOMta mw* tSiOOO.OOO S.C. AMuranoaj la fora* over 99,000,000 S.C. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. LTD. (iMonvaBAW (a Itaarta Sbttbbbbkti) sTCMaOWIaJBi Wlr.ah«M«r> Hoaiaa), Blngaiß«»a. HWOOMOPPIOIi SB. Old Jarwry, 8.0. Tbe Canaaaf baa aW O,IW deposited with tbe lopteme Coort el Bagiaad, tad aompliea with the British Ltte Aaaaraaoe Oompaalaa
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    • 356 10 lANKIM6. 6HARTERED BANK Bf INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND 6HINA I»COBP«BATBD IM BnakAJTD BY B«TA1 CnAßtaß Paid np Capital ta 60,000 Shares ol 430 each 41,100 noo Reserve Fond M 100,000 Reeerve Liability ol Proprletort... 41,100^00 BANKBRB The Bank ol Bagiaad. The Loadoa Joist City aad Midland Baak, Ltd. Tbe London County
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    • 492 10 MNKWI. THE H8 HONB BANK. LIMITEB (Inoorporated la tbe Straits Settlements) HBAD OFFIOB Siagapwe, Raffles Chambers I aad I. BRANCHBS Pbkajio— B6, Beaoh Stree Maiaoua-181, Joaker Street Mdab-77/79, Jalaa Suleiman Bath Pabat— lo9, Jalaa Rahamat AGBNCIBB AT Loadoa, New Tork, Saa Fvaaeisoo, Batavia, Soetabaya, Semaraag, Palembaag aad Taang, OAPITAL Authorised
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    • 504 10 mjKim. NEOERLANBMH INiIMRI HANBELSBANK (NiTH. INIIA NMMEIIiAL IANI) liiuiimid 1868. .PITAL j rl tw^MMaoV'**** (BBUBD AMD Fl, 4K COO.OOO (about PAID DV J( 760,f CO) ,r,BRT. FTJMD) K c 0 6 0 ■BAD OFFIOB IN AMSTERDAM, HBAD AGBNCT IM BATA VU, BRANOHBI Hoagkoaa, Medaa, Boera Mya, Baaaraag Baadoeaifi, Weltomdea, Obettkoa
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    • 841 10 RIGHTS and DUTIES are pcnoaal. The Bgbt tor individual rigbta is oantinaons FultiUint one's duly, hDwrvcr, is not always co. Bvery wife has the right to some sort ot protection tor nerstu ana her children «g»inet a hu»ba»d's untimely dtatb, yet a ttz*e piror>ntage are left unprovided for through negloot
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    • 746 10 SALES BY AUCTION. PHELIMIHARf NOTICE Messrs. Powell A Cr. Ltd., wil offer at auctioc at a date to be notified later, the well situated valcable friuhold residential prouerty known as Often ValUy. Nj, 81, CavenaKb Uoad, comprising an area cf about ti aerea. FOWBLL A CO., Lt^., Anetiofleera, (Inocrporated in
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  • 876 11 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. Car Perils la Penang. The attention of motor-car owners and drivers and cyalista is invited, says tbe Straits Bcho, to a notification issued by Major W M. L. Bower, Chief Polioe Offioer, wno, with the fullest jastißoation issues a warninK to
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  • 171 11 Mr. Philip CaHwrigbt, the Sniaox oounty otiokeier, who baa bought the tomooa Devil's Dyke Estate, in an interview told a ooi respondent that sinoe bin purchase be haa received several cffeia to bay the pro petty, bat is relating to sal), as be intends to develop it
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  • 43 11 big lirike of mill hands «v prooeeding at Cawnpore on November 28 ibe nnmbe* of men idle being about 16,000. The strike exteadod to the Uawnpste ootcn mill*, othet mill* involved being the Woollen and Elgin mill* and iha Mai> and Victoria MiUa.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 78 11 FORDSON TRACTORS are now in constant use throughout Malaya And without exception giving perfect satisfaction. In cultivating the land for food production, these machines cannot be surpassed NEW STOCKS JUST ARRIVED For quick delivery book at once WEARNE BROS., LTD. SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. IPOH AND PEHHAB YOU NEED BO NO
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    • 146 11 SANITARY AND DRAIN PIPES Made by Messrs. J. Duckett and Sons, Limited, BDRNLEY, ENQLAND Large stocks— Newly arrived The Borneo Co., LIMITED fINCORPOBaTHD IN BNOLAND) Singapore, Ipoh and Penang VDnßnn p§s? m fiuiiuiaiiijisUiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiUHiifiiHißPHaPHnni j? nnnHH E. o«!2Hs«7«^^ Ie fl uan '''s i* limited, mn II ■niiniiiuiuiiiiiiuiiiiuiiiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiiii 1 1 The Unspoken
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 802 12 SITUATIONS VACANT. WHARFCLBRK WANTBD. Aprlystattag experience to Bex No 368, Struts Time*. WANTBD, junior ckrk with knowledge of tjr-w«iiio*. Apply Box No. 441, 3trmiti Timta. WANTBD, straotaral drafumen. pply stating a«r, ■»tion«'i»j' and experience, to Box No 411, Straits Times WANTBD, mechanical Craftfmm. Apply stating ue. nationa'ilT, aid experienoe, to
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    • 791 12 FOR SALE, FOR SALE th« little gem ear phone lor deafness. Apply Bjx No. 161, Bttaits Times- 1 FDR SALE tw.i rubbor presses (1 extra powerful). Open iar inspection 4 Cecil Street. FIP SALE, Ford fire seater cariaperteot ruouicg trder Apply Box Nc 414, Straita rimes. FOB SALE, diotaphone complete,
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    • 758 12 Patent Faced Hair Belting Co. Manufacturers of unetretched Hair Beltinp. 80LB AGBNIS KIAM KIAT CI. 108 ud KB. Market Street BUILDING UNO. HOI UNO ROAD FOR SALE 0{ mkb, freehold, ceir sUlioa, good sun^alow, Hlables, factory and ojolio linei, and ten year lobber Also elevsn acre* at (4 milecKwe, 9W
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    • 515 12 sssssssssssssssssssssssssssnßsssssasnsnsssssssssnnnsssi TayGuanKiat FIREWOOD Government and Municipal Confers otor Sole Agent ft r the Globe Boiler Fluid Telephone Nos. 1361 and 1862 36, Phillip Street THB LATEST AND Eonly UROPEAN STUDIO In Singapore b) eoad vctad it H.N. ttUCKERIDGe Late of Messrs. Lafayatte, photographers to Their Majesties. AT THI BURLINGTON (formerly
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    • 442 12 MAGNOLIA ANTIFRICTION WHITE METAL BAIVANIZED RID6INBB CRANE 8 CYLINDER OIL GALVANIZED PIPEB AND FITTINGS CHAMPION BLACKSMITH'S POBT DRILLB GUAN KIAT A CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) 36 Phillip street, SINGAPORE. Telegraph BUANKIaT A. B. 0. llh lditios. Telephone Nos. 1861, 1862 BOON SENG ft CO., LTD. (Incorporated is
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    • 283 12 Straits Motorcar Service THE PREMIER BARAGE OF THE CITY ll Clll 5 nd 7 e te i otum llCffff on hire day and nigh- Phone 1233 114 ta lit, Orcharc BMHt NtW QQQDB A large stock of planting, mining, shipping goods, have just arrived NOT! THB ADDRESS BAN LEE ANN.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 206 12 Straits &njes TELEPHONES Editorial and General 58 Manager's Office 1117 Job Printing Offloa 1344 All communications relating to editorial mat > ten and news should be addressed to THI EDITOR. All communications relating t« business matters—advertise men's, sabscriptions, accounts, printing eta, shoal* be addressed to THB MANAGES.. ADVERTISEMENT KATES Wants,
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