The Straits Times, 8 January 1920

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    Masthead
    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26.225 BINCAPORE THCBSDA*. JANUARY 8 1920. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      95 1 MILKMAIO BWEETENED CONDENBEO MILK Prioe bow $22. SO M ease j&ffk[ /c/yots WH/7715 Jmo&s* Good F'4^?^^-! BEAR i BRAND R^ iy{ MILK sBeaptbran?J «Jx Xtf-Wi ?uk\ M^ e====g jgi 1 jy&i&LW. 'v/^S^ I 'iV UMiißßd»,i«ttßnr*efc,p«N«Bf I V \>V/ W**"* 08, lli. iBBi 3s. Ulßaßßfi*llßttßr.Lta\Talßto* A A^C V lit »b, IM,
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      194 1 ROBINSON CO. GOVERNMENT LINEN )a the fiuest cloth that has ever been made in the hiato-y of the world It looks so good and is as good ai it looks r GOVERNMENT LINEN /T^> GOVIRNMINT LINEN Gentlemen's Lounge Suits kk \T/ /iii, Vr Fop Ladies' Skirts, Costumes Coat and rrousers
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      10 1 IDEAL UNSWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Piiee now $1480 pet eaae I
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    Guarding The Railway.
    972 2 What The Phrase Means In Distant Siberia, Aftet a whole y°ar of politics it ia positively refreshing to bear again a tale of good, honest fighting, says a writer in the N. 0. Daily Newa, Di ember 34. Aimttted that doting thia veiy politioal year there have
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    66 2 Professor Porta not only dii not get hia eartbqaakea and all the other misfortunes he prophesied ao glibly old Sol did not even oblige by exhibiting spots span his ooaaten- anoe to any extent. At least a correspondent writes to a opntemporary to s»y that after aa examination at noon
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      153 2 FINEST DUTCM LAGER BEER Vary Refreshing %gJQ Ml "Tio afa^BafjSftag Sole Agoats KIM HIN &XO.. 13, Klirtg Straat, Sm..por«. MASSAGE Mr and Mrs. FujimoH JIPANE3B BONB SBTTBR Nj IS, U'iDSy Qhant, BiaKapore. LABOUR! LABOUR! Suppliers of Chiaese, Lamil, and Malay 'nboirere and e3tate requisites. 81AN.3EE ft CO.. 40. CECIL BTIEET.
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      165 2 4 _fi 'flail STOCK 4 T just arrived T i) SPBDULKIB? IN V BREY C»AM?ABN£ AND i| BLACK BUEOE 9 i; 'V^i&pd fink TT M<*?TWEtf&. forts' All America'! AVON TYRES MOI*« Mllslai fOP Tour MOaaf UasoljcifetL Tesf/hop/afe RAFFLES TYPEWRITING BUREAU Bat Taar Tipawritiat <j^|^ doaa by us Accuracy, BeatAF^; neaa,
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      451 2 cuncußA HEALS ECZEMA Started with little piraplM bM*Unc out on little boy* head. Itcbe4 teri ibly causing him to «crtch mad aakc them bleed. Panned mass of eruption* all over head. Very little »Jerp. Tried several reondiea without help. Then saw Cubcura Soap and Otatmm advertised and thoof ht we
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      370 2 Two marked eooaomiea make O.tkiaad owaenhip ptofitaale. Oae, the low first ooet— the other, aad more important— the low Met Of upkeep and alow nle of dep.-eciatioa. rrodaetaoa ot a aingle type oar ia large numkeii permlta maaoUataba)! oooaomiea which are refleoted la tbe low aelUag oo.»t. Ugbt weight aad
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    Sir Henry McCallum
    742 3 Constructor of Singapore's First Defences. Colonel Sir Henry MoOallum, whose death, at the age ol 07, oeeorred at Oamberley on Novemoei ?4, was a distinguished Governor of great experience and strong personality, one of tbe many Royal Engjneer effieera who have held bigb oivii appointments beyond the
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    Daring Robberies.
    169 3 A remarkable series of daring robberies were reported at borne on December 12. A man entered the Yorkshire Penny Bank at Leeds as the bank was closing, acd called on the employees to hold their bands up. He covered tbe manager, two oleikp. and a woman BEBistant wilb
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    Lady Astor Has to Jump.
    148 3 Lady Aster haa received her flirt les-l fou from the Speaker in parliaixoLttry roles. A divieicn was being set in motion, and Lady Aster entered the House fvcm beLied the Spitker'e chair and walked down towards the Bwicg dooiß. Before mebingJ the Bar. and while
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      207 3 1 1814 fS r £"VSS 1914 J S JOHN I HADDON I ANI K 9 Export and Import K i Agents W *m ONE HUNDRED TEAWS te M the CITY OF LONDON we hay If acted mi Buying and Selling AgenUforTraders.Stort^keepem QF t^ Growers «f Colonial Produce. Are yoa requiring
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      622 3 A GREAT TONIC _fj^p\ IRON JELLOIDS. fjf »J A Great Observer Luigt Gaioam. "*1 '$g Galoani in 1791, u'at preparing soup of frogs' legs for his wife, and in seeding the cause of a dmW- jnssaW twitch of their muscles, he icas led to the %rcut VvbBBM discovery of producing
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      502 3 STEAMER SAILINGS FOR PENANGjMfO CAIGUHA s.B. Hymettiis, 4.8C6 tons gross if gister, is expected to be despatched lor abjve ports oa o* abont Jianary 8. For Irei^bt aad passage apply BOUBT3AU UO., Agents, British In Jia B.N V Ltd, Singapore, January 2, Iw JO. GOMPANIA TRABATLANTICA (laoorpovated in Spain) The
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      374 4 ITIAMEI MlUWtt. NIPPON YUSEN KAIBHA laaaaraaataa n Jaraa) tSasfap Siall OontPaal wtlli tha J «aat4a< <apanaaa Nawapaaaanti (tallasi to aitaratlaai nttbaal aatiaa •UBBPEAN UNB t aavmaant Baaviaa tr (Baianaa,) Naaal Oaiaaba, ftau, UHH sa« Istvart. (via Sues Oaaal) Duiban Mara (oalliag al Hamburg) Jaa. 8 Kitaao Mara Jaa. 14 Inaba
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      838 4 tTEAMEi BAIUNW. Pa 4& Oa-Brltlßh India' Apcar Line (Companies Insorparaied ta lafflaad) I€AIL AND PASSENGER BBKTIOXB PBNINBUUia ANO ORIBNTAL B. N. (Under Ooatraot with His Majesty's OovataaMat) The Oampaaya MAIL SBRVIOBS BAST OP NOMNAV ata at ftaaaai mwr''' LONOON PAR-BABTBRN SSRVIOfI ■ROM LONDON TO MARSBIbLSB B) MMCIRMI Dvi aingapovw I
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      648 4 STEAM EH BAIUNBB lOCIETA Dl NAVIOAZIONI m VAPOR! del LLOYD TRIESTINB (inoorporated In Italy) SAILINGS FBOM BINQAPORB For TRIESTE Vi. PENANQ ANO COLOMBO b.b. Afriaa due Feb. IB The steamers of this Oompaay ate fitted •Ufa every ooavealeaoe tor tbe oarriage ol Mvseeagers. FOB HONQKONO, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN s.B. POaaa
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      142 4 BTEIMER SAILINGS. FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK (▼IA SUBZ OANAL) Tbe oompaay's as. aieaabaae, 8,40 d toas 3, B ia expected to load in Siagapore tor above ports during the first bait of February. Fot freight aad further particulars, apply to BOrSTBAD a 00., Ageata, MLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE Regular Ballintfa
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      357 4 (THISSAUSHOSENUISHA.LTI.! (iMoaantaATao n Jaraal No. I, Da Boom Sites PBOPOSBD BAUJNes wwmm UMttkKZB (Subjast to ohnage wttfaaat aaMaa) ■M uMiiLLn, liihi tn uranw viaPortaaJd Himatava Mara Jaa. II Borneo Mara Jaa. If wi Bauiiaan No Bpaoe available FOiiogTi^aiiiM via Mauratina, Durbaa, Delagea Bay Uapetowa. Bamatra Mara early Jaa. *M liW
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    102 5 FIXTURES Thursday, January S. Hlsfa Water, 0.6 a.m., 11.31 e,m. Filliss Oirens. e.io p.m. Friday, January 9. «tcb Water, 0.48 a.m., 0.13 p m. Ootwtrd mail dne. Fillis'a Circus, 9 16 p m. Saturday, January 10 ■l«b Water, 1.19 a.m., C.67 p.m. Fillis's Cirons, I aad 9.16
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    249 5 Vessels at the Docks. TiNJoxa Paqab. Bast Waaar Basim,— Hoerde, Manila, Teo Pao. Bait Waaar.— P.eassen, Soandia. Baaaas Waaat, Albskt and Viotobja Dbt Docks. Sitbonia. Mai> WaA»r.— Eepong, Elang, I ado Chine, Xoyora Maro. Belleropbon. Bariaa Dooa. Ormara, Arratoon Apoar, Tras os Montee, Kajang, Benarty, Ningohow. Wbst WaAar,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    136 5 Te-DAT. Fulea Samba 3.8( pm Malaooa and Maar 8 pm t. Diokaoa aad P. Swettenbam 8 pm Manila 4 pm Pnlao. Snegi 4 pm Port Stid aad New York 4 pm Hongkong and Japan 4 pm FaIDAT. Port Diebson boob P. Sambu, Selat Pandjtng, Bengkalis and Bagaa
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    Main fat Europe
    35 5 (Official lest Offloe BepcrtJ rt Biaeirtai Auavau Loss** Not. 4 Deo. 13 Not. T Duo. 13 Not. 10 Deo. 13 Not. 18 Deo. 10 Not. 16 Deo. 19 Not. 86 Deo. 80
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    125 5 EXCMANOF Bwsi»ou, Januabt 8, 1930 OH LMBM^IIBk <O/I M 1,4) Demaad w s/4, Private I uj/i i'f t Or Nbw T tiim Prnnaaci 441 PHfate Otdaya. 49} Ov ItuawJuk 440 On t Tart II m UM o« Hmmi,,,liit dM »lSo4%pn On Hbi— 11 Baakdjd M On J.-«
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      MINING
      175 5 Imgnm •n Valued? Bn Mkn II 11 AnfM| 14.00 14.50 1 A.fw Wug 1.06 1.26 41 41 kam. Kunnattaf 8 3lia z d II II Kiata Anoeiktioa 8.10 9.00 41 Jl KiiUTui 3.1.0 llCOaom 41 41 UlMt Hum TOO T.BO I I Limgai Tii 71 6.01 II 11. Milayam
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      GENERAL
      102 5 GENE RAL V*!m£ Bnyw. B«Ua 41 41 Smelttu Co. IT 35 IT.TI 41 41 Ptel, MO 110 If- ItooWe rmp a II »VnM>*H«Te MM 47(1 M M W.Hunm«*Oe 120.00 181.10 IDS IN SAii Bmm. 121.01 180.00 U II M.jmMd *O* B.M 10 M Valtw^J aujen, 41 41 BheUTnMport 10 If
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      DEBENTURES
      51 5 Tram ways 1% UtOJOZ aon s;r» e i««ioijMii%^»i > BTs,oof p., 3'joie MaaieTaal 4,% of 1901 tIMtJM 16% 10%dJ. S'tote Municipal 0(1908 II,MI,Nf 16% lC%dls 8>« Mantel.*! 4% 1.000.m 16% 10%dia B'aote MuMnl «OMM FVB.6%loaalßl«|ll,onc,m 104) IM| 8.8. l| Vloaa 1919 Ml,oei,TM lCfl] 10T| 8.8. H% loan 1919 IW.tMWt
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    RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
    417 5 Fwan* 00. and Ly.ll and Iv.tt'. Quotation.. To-day"; Pifaa, tiaaet Lnßk *00. MrMt AJOi Oaiab (II) 4SO 4(0 430 460 anal. Malay ty.ffd. 4.00 4.16 400 430 ▲ywHUam(M) 30.00 11X0 18 CO 20 36 kytm Koala* (II) MO 160 1.60 1.7 C kjv Holek (ID 456 4t6
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      18 5 THE TYPEWRITING BUREAU ACCURACY NEATNEBB «Bf WBPATOH M^lk SECRECY f' f 9UARANTEED 1 BURUNfIrON HOUSE CoUm jb Street
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      753 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS WANTBD, smart shipping clerk. Apply Ibjo Malay Co., Ltd 8-B, Malax* Street. WANTBD, Tamil dresser for healthy estate in Ma'asea. Pay 890. Apply Create* a/o S ti» in Timr Tl BPHONB OPBBtTOR wtMed im mcd »t ly lor effice ri -hinge. *cply to Box Nj. 641. Btr»U» Tunpw
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      405 5 VICTORIAJHEATRt BPEOIAL VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTION Worn thswa nlgsts— TbiiMda^, FH•ay and Saturday, January 16, B tutd 17, at a ao MR, GBOFGH BATH PBI3HNTB THB BATTY VARIETY CO. iMaaMa] Batty and Beatty. Miss Beth He Von. A.T.0.L., Mlaa M. Belllnt*. Mitt Eva Hail and Baby Vlvlanne star (The Ohiid Woaoer) A
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      236 5 Commeaoiag from Bonday, Jaacary 11, 1 sp.oial reqatst of oat Oniaese Nonya Friead A lltlay H rtori-%! pay ia five parts DAN DAN SriAH will be staged by THB STAR OPERA ratafia Mm, MRTI BIIMI Mai To-morrow, Friday, Javanese piece entitle BONGOENO K. H ofllONO, rmsHsai T, L. TAM, Maaaatr.
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      58 5 KLBIBT This venel will leave tbe P. aad 0. 8. N. Company's wbaif at 4 p.m. oa Batoiday, i Jmua'y 10. Passengers proeet^lng by the veaael are paitieu'arly rcqaeated to scad their heavy baggage to the wharf oa Friday morning, Jaaaavy 9. I. WALEEB, Agents, P. aad O. 8. N.
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      46 5 NOTICE We, the oadetslgned, beg respes'filly lo Inform the publio that we bavo c: tablisbed aa offiae uader the style cf Wbatt Sooa aad Co., from January 1, 1920, as com mission ageats aad thippiag eoatraotors at T. Cornwall Street. WHATT SOON CO. Obaa Tiaa Poh.
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    DBATH
    35 6 Coon— At the General Hospital, Singapore, oa Daoemaer 81, 1010, Hubert Kildabi Uoote, of Timbaag and Turning Bttater, Johore Rabbet JLa«d«, Beta Aaaai, aad roxioek, Dob ia, aged iil years. Irish papets rleaae eapy.
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    The Straits Times. THURSDAY, JANUARY 8. THE TRADE BOOM.
    1088 6 The Straits Times. THURSDAY, JANUARY 8. THE TRADE BOOM. There ia much talk o! a great trade b jom this year. There is n- Icf it, bat when the talk ia maialy of exhibition* of Britiah Roods we are not ovev sore that tbe boom will be ai great as
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    44 6 The mail train on Sunday, according to tbe sew time table, stopped at all the stations, and waa qaite orowded. A considerable number of passengers were taken up at most of the minor stations whioh hitherto had no train service at all on Sundays.
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    46 6 Heavy goods locomotives, equipped tot ooal and oil burning, whioh are beiag built at O.'a-gow tor the great Indiain Peninsular Railway, wiJl be the mcsl poweiful ever designed for India, and heavier than any gcods engine in Oteat Britain. Thay weigh 178 tunr, says Modern Transport.
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    49 6 There is much building aotivity in tha Pasir Pan j teg diattiot between the I'exandra brick works and ILe fifth mile Ftom tbe Gap quite a nuabv of new bungalows in oomaeof construction are nci:otabl_, a feature being that owceia have eecored some tactlleot sites on the neighbouring hilltops.
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    11 6 The YM.C.A. aooountaney oltss will Krame study tonight at 8 o'oloek.
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    17 6 4 notioe respeotirg tbe sailing of the Kleist and pusengers' heavy baggage ia printed in another ejlun.n.
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    30 6 Tbe whaling snson ia in full swing in tbe Indian Ooean. In one day last month a vnel entered Durban, which is tbe headquarters ol tbe industry, with 26 oatohes.
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    31 6 A Renter menage knaonnoea that tbe City of Calcutta arrive 1 at Port Said oa Deoember a. Praaumab'y a previous message not yet to band bad reported the vessel as overdue.
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    35 6 New almanac* to band are the Straits Street A'mtnao published by tbe Pinang Gasetto Pr««a Ul., that issued by tbe Criterion Preis Ltd., C<>aing, and a blook oalendar sent out by Kjai dan and Company.
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    64 6 Colonel John Ward, M.P. waa a witnos a* the South Western Police coir* on November 27, and went to tbe aid of a p-ivate soldiar, who was uoabio to pay a fine of 7f, for using bad languagp. I will pay, said Oolanel Ward, and handed tho money to the
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    58 6 Despite the faot tLat tbe bolder of the office of Coßsal General for Siam at Hamburg. Mr. E. Piekenpack, was removed from oftVe in July, 1917. tbe letters arriving in Bangkok net forth that Mr. M. Piokenpaok ia Siamese Consul General for Hamburg. The latest effioial Uat makes no mention
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    58 6 Tbe exhibits and tbe record in the Perak Water Rights ease have been despatched to London through Messrs. Boustead, Hamp sbire and Co., Ltd., Ipoh, in oonneetioa with the appeal to tbe Privy Council by the Government. The document made a very bulky packet, tbe typewriting alone, neatly executed in
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    63 6 On tbe occasion cf tha departure of Mr. Ju<itioe Far ret M>nby on leave, there was a full attendance at the Ipoh Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. Mr Bryan*, on behalf of tbe Bar, p\id a tribute to the Judge's work ia war time, and thanked him for his invariable
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    65 6 Fowls have risen enormoußly in prioe. Profi'.eera bave been excessively exporting poultry to Peaang, and a result thtre is a dearth of fowls in the markets and prices a- c inevitably high The Government, obviously recognising that charity b3gias at horn?, is taking effective steps to put tbe kibosh opon
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    79 6 A robbery ecmrrt 1 during tbe week-end at Maaarp. Bond's Ltd., Kuala Lumpur. It is believed that tbe thM oonoealed uimse.f on tbe premises when the establishment was closed on Saturday, and made his exit by means of the back door either that night or on Sunday. He to, k
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    85 6 Tbe impending departure of Mr. S. WotfHit', of Messrs Hattenbach Bros Penang, for bomu by the Kleist, was made the oooaeion of a farewell dinner on Saturday at tbe Bean Hong Hnooi Hotel, given in his honour by Chinese general merchants representing 21 obop*, when their goodwill waa expressed, says
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    102 6 The interned German and auatrian aliens from Siam have left Inlia en route for E^ypt. There they are to be trantferred to another steamer en route for Ro;terdam and so to Germany. Sums of money bave bc3n for warded from Bangkok for tbe benefit of those people in travelling b.
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    92 6 I Commenting en the D;uwea Dekker disclosure-, the Bangkok Times Bays Sjoid day we suppoiie the full story cf tbe Indian and Go man tffirt in tLis country will be tolr. It will be rpmtmbered tbM the Uinsohau was published for tbe purpose of ■uaking news favourable to Germany. The
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    114 6 I A revi.ed scale of pay has been sanctioned by tbs Sao et try of State for Civil Sub Assistant Burgooes in Burma, and will probably take effeot from December 1 last, if the money can be found, otbe>wi«e from Marob 1 next. The starting pay of Rr. 76 per
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    123 6 Lu°?. c he mM important qaeetion*, from Ithe Ceylon joint of view, whiob istooune np for d'Biacsna at the apeoial oonference of representatives of the various ladian and Ciylon Chambers of Commerce to bshdd ai the beginning of this month, Bays tbe Timec of Ceyion, will ba ti*\ of the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    450 6 MiRB E. Brown has returned from AiAtralit, anJ is residing at the O.E.Z M S., Government hill. Mr. W. H. Lee Warner baa some to Singapore from Penaug and Mr. V. 0. Eaeobiel, oa appointment, baa aaaumed duty aa agent ot tbe Fo:d Control, Penang. Captain Barry
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    Outward Mail.
    12 6 A mail from Earope is expected to rpaob Singapore to-morrow.
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    Big Steamer Ashore
    56 6 A larga steamer ia reported to ba ashore at Tr3e Inland, whioh ia about J6 miles f om Singapore. Help has been <■> out to the vessel in tbe ahape of tbe^Kboot board salvage tug Varuaa, whioh icfTTor tbe scene of the aeoident early thia morning. Tba
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    Leper Problem in India.
    95 6 There is a leper problem in India, although the matter has aat yet rcoeived very mnch attentioc. It arises from the hot that thtre are probably at least 150,000 lejrsra in India to days. Tbe laet oensos gave tbe numbea aa 109 094, but it is
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    Singapore Rubber Auction
    131 6 In their report, dated tbe 7ih ins 1 Meesra Barlow and Cc. report:— Daring the past week values have rtao:u»ted considerably with a ten.'ecoy tobightr piiecs all round. At the opening of the utual weekly Ructions this morning, standard sheet sold at from •1.03 to 11.1 1
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    Fillis's Circus
    194 6 The heavy rains did not do the oircu« say gwd, bat this week it has bten a one of basißrcs as oioal again Ltat night lbs audit aca much erjjyed the pew programme, the thud pieieoted during tbe visit beir A number ot ezoellent oewaotn are being given,
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      91 6 WATERPROOFS /if MIST RECEIVED Ladies' Waterproofs y -if with contrast collar, cuffs, belts and J straps. Price /Kip $27 50 All sizes stocked. JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (Inootporated in ■ngland) g% I A\i HEAVY DUTY WLA V MARINE ENGINEB The moderate priced work engine F-O1- to win*, [ftCMTDAI 1 frelfthtlng-,
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      144 6 S'EOiJL ATTRACTIONS TO NIGHT AT SINGAPORE'B MODEM PICTURE THEATRES TU CHER! 11l *CO LTI Projrietar* AIM4MSRA ata. FOOL 8 GOLD lata. Featuring Mitoboil Lewis. rasu THE CARTER CABE mk Bpiaodea IB and 14 PALLADIUM pu. F REB OF YOUTH »v. PotDiing Ruth Oliffird 10FIC»L RUDtET ROLIR COMEDIEI MARLBOROUGH Pt«. THE
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    Bolshevism.
    358 7 Crave Danger to World's Peace. The Attitude of tbe Japanese Ia Siberia. RtcTta TaiteiAMS. London, January 8, Tbe Daily Mail in the course «l a leading article Bays "At long as a Bolshevist atata exists witb tbe present doctrine there will be ao respite for the world. This dootrine
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    More Ship Fires.
    42 7 RECTER TILkOIAM Londcr. Janaary 6. New Tork: Daaitge to tbe extent ol •100,000 waa done by fire on tbe ex-Geraaa liner Pretoria, recently banded over to Britain by tbe Cnited State* Shipping Boitd, acd ready to sail to England.
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    Various.
    43 7 Rsctbb Tauam&Ma. Loador. January 4. Tbe French aercplane flying to Saigon departed lor Athens or January 1. Londor. January 6. Paris Tbe Italian prr mier baa arrived ea route to L.ndon to discus* witb Mr. Lloyd George the Fiurxe and Adriatio qiettioap.
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    POULET'S FLIGHT.
    28 7 I NBTA fc'KBVICI.i Weltevreden, January 7. Capt Poalet lett India on a steamer lor Maißeilke. He is returning in Ootober to iMnme bia flight to Australia.
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    GUNONG TUNGAL.
    244 7 Official Account of tbe Recent Accident Tbe following official account of the accident at Gunong Tungal is issued tiom tbe (ffioeof tbe Chitf Secretary Kuala Lumpur About 8 30 p.Tr. on December 11 a large dice from the tcp of Qoneng Tungai fell on to the public road
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    Railway Workers.
    390 7 Another Period of Trouble Feared. Extremists v. Moderates, EtOTBI IUBOBAMS London, January B. Tbe peace of tbe railway world depends on tbe happenings of the next tew days. The trade union leaders a c divided as regards the outcime of the task ot Mr. Tbomas and bis associate*
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    A MYSTERY CAMP.
    458 7 War Office Zoo Which is Strictly Guarded. A special oorresfosdenl wr ting from Salisbury to the Daily News says A milittiy lamer witb a wti n'og diso nailed on it is thrown across a l&ne leading from tbe village ot Porton to a large forbidden tract of
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    ANOTHER POLICE WEDDING.
    364 7 ■r, A. It Dickinson and Miss Constance Kitchen, pretty aad Interesting wedding wai solemniatd at S*. Andrew's Cathedral oa Tuesday afternoon, tbe contracting parties being Mr. Arthur Harold Diokiaaoß, of the Straits Settlements Polioe, and Mias Con staaaa- atbel Kitober, wbo arrived in Singapore bom borne by
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    PRICE OF PERU!
    543 7 Charged with Cheating Belgian Consul. Henri George Huimbetg, alias Colonel Heari Price, wbo was recently extradited f.om Bangkok on a warrant, waa produced belore tbe third magittiate yesterday on a charge ct obeating tbe Belgian Consul in roepeot of a sum ot tlfiO, on 0.-tober 11 last.
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    Wireless In Dutch East Indies.
    145 7 Last month, says the Wireless World, tbe agreement between tbe 8. A. I. T. and Radio Holland waa finally signed. Tbe latter will henceforth instal and oontrol the wireless installations on board ships in Holland and in the Dutch East Indies. Thus, adds tbe Wireless
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    British in Bushire.
    1217 7 Difficulties of Constructing New Railway. i 1 Writing to Tha Bngliahman of December 36, a tor respondent says A great deal of information is now available reg aid ing the Naski ixtenaion into Persia, tending to link up tbat country with India, bat little ot nothing is
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    255 7 Counterfeiters Sentenced to Imprisonment ▲I the Awizea yesterday before Sir J»hn Booknill. X.C Chief Jastioe, Ang So, who wm abutted with being in possession ef tea forged 16 oarrency notes on Deoembet 8 last, elected after the poiioe evideooo bad been recorded, to {{ire evidesoe oa oath. He
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    BROWN BAST.
    223 7 Further Meeting of Investigation Committee. The following is supplied ctfioially The eixtb meeting ol tbe Brown Bast Investigation Committee waa h. Id at tbe offices cf tbe Department of Agriculture oc :.cjiberlB. Prcaeni were Mecars. B. M K obatds, myffclogiat, M.P.A.A., (chairman), W, N. C. Bjlgrave, acting ujyoolcgist.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    175 7 To-day 1 Bulieir Maepbail a»d Co., Ltd.'s Daily Report. January 8, 1030 BDver 761 Hongkong.— l2o+ Prem. Shanghai 27*. Tim Bayers 1176. N a sellers. Rubber.— Steady. Basinets done round 1184. Dollar Ralbera.— Basnets offer 1 70, Bakit Jelolongs told 1 82 f Bakit Katila sold Irom
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    Book of Marshal Foch.
    153 7 Tbe following letter haa been received by the Rev. N. J. Oouvrear from Marshal Foob in aokaowledgemeat ol the Book and obeqae lot ft. 06,030 sent him horn Malaya lor mi charities in September Uat, G.Q G.A.. 17 Ootober, 1019. Oommandement en Chef dea ArtLeaa Allieae
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    Raffles College.
    455 7 large Sams Subscribed but Mora Needed. At yesterdays meeting of the Centenary Committee, wb.oh ii conoernel with raising the land* tot the building of Rifflss College, the Hod. Mi. H. Mtrriotl, the acting Colonial Searetary, who pieiided, gave hub particulars ol fuitbet subscriptions whioh hire been received, Subscriptions,
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    MALAYAN TIN DREDGING.
    442 7 MALAYAN TIN D REDGING. War Restrictions and Labour Difficulties. The report ct Malayan Tin Dicdgiag lor tbe year endtd Jane .80 last utatts ibet the total quantity ol ground dealt vv.th duriag the pejiod nader review was 8,256,640 cabio ytrds, an iacretsi ol 86,240 cabio yards over the previous year.
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    American Raid on London
    181 7 Amei'cin capitalists are reported to bo turn.. > attention to the enotmotu aumi cf j wDiob, American tourists will spend in r^.tueko hotels when petes is formUly declared and Hie flow ct toaiiata to Europe it regained. The suggestion ia made tbat tbia ituatioa oio»tes a
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    Fish and Ship Millions.
    973 8 Hnmber's Share ol Oar War-Time Wealth. Fish and sblps. Mother Hambet deals ia J ■hem both. Tbe two very essential com modities have brought lame and rushes to her < flootisbing maaioipal iffspringß, Hall and Otimsby. Hull, as becomes tbe mjro im■ottant ol the two port',
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    FARTHING SHORTAGE.
    184 8 Cardboard Tokens Issued By Drapers. The shortage ofsjaaU change— specially of (artbiegs has grown so acate tbat a number ot enteipiising trad3smen in tbe south wo&tc m Bubuibs of London have solved th j ohsnge problem by an innovation o( their owe. Paper or cardboard farthings have already*
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    "MOTHERCRAFT."
    547 8 "MOTHERCRAFT Schoolgirls to Be Taught With Large Dolls. As tbe result of the war," sty* the Chief Medioal OSnaer o( the Board ol Bduoation ia bis report (or 1918, there has arisen a sew sonoeption ol the value ol tbe oLild to tbe nation," Unfortunately, owing to the demsnSs of
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    A TRAVELLING EXHIBITION.
    266 8 Japanese Millionaire's Great Scheme. More than a decade ago, a pan lor a travelling txhibiSija was launohed, tbe R^raeta, a warship oaptnrcd in the Rosso Japanese Wat, b.iag fitted oat as an exhibition ship and sent roand to tbe variouß Japanese port' Aoothbr plan of a similar
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    251 8 PUBLIC AMUSE ME NTS. Fires ol Yaotb, featuring Ratb Cl.fford, id down lor the second show at tbe Palladium to ni !il b(iid(a a Screen M ;-'zine and a two reel Ci nin«y comedy. Ia the first bouse, s fine Frank K onaa phato-play. a Topical Budget and a Rilis
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    SINGAPORE SHARE REPORT.
    587 8 Messrs. Fraser and Co 's Weekly Circular. Messrs Fraset aad Co in their weekly report, dated January 7, state Business in rubber shares wu agsin very active and listings were more numerous than aat week with piioes still advancing. Tbe issues ol several progressive enterprises wbieh have
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    DECEMBER RUBBER RETURNS.
    284 8 Devon Bstates (Ma'aooa).— l32,9oo lbs. Chcmbjng.-58.117 lbs. 12 months 660,106 lbs. New Columbia— 49.776 lbs. Consolidated Rubber— (9393 1b5. AlotGaj»h— l7 100 lbs. Australasia,— II.KO Ibd. Ayer Pauas.— BB,ooo lbs. B dgownie. 24.600 lbs. Bukit Kaba.— 22,ooo lbs, Olenealy.— Bo,2oo lbs. P.jam— 76 038 lbs. Pantai.— l9>Ss
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    POWER FROM EARTH'S INTERIOR.
    455 8 The Utilisation of Volcanic Regions. Bir C. A. Ftfion, K 08 wiitiig in Engineering, upon the possibilities of using the esrtb'a beat (or generating power, says: In my addresa to Seotion O (of the British Association) in 1004 I discussed tbe question of staking a shaft
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    RAILWAY SAUSAGES.
    568 8 Lord Chief Justice's Desire For Knowledge. Tbe question What ia sausage?" o»Ußed considerable Uaghtf r in tbe Lord Chkf Justice's Can't in Landcn on L>_ciiu bei 1 daring tbe bet-vin^ cf Mantel's ama ment with re^aia to wbe ber tbe M iccbeeter Prcfiirciiug Ccmmittee hid jaiisdiotion to deM
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      298 9 iIRIWS i_ I *t «an nma nwimi awaaa I BJ MI»IR SSk WBa^A^awa^^a^a^a^a^a^am j ■■IaiKBBBBI VBMBBIBI *****81 bTbIBbiBIBI atrlaia ftlaa Bua I "J*"l r*!** bb— tf— rm ill mwmw BBOOND BHOW AT 9.80 OARMBL MYIRI In the Bine- Bird master drama THE MARRIAGE LIE, 5 reels Baaed oa Blaife Hall's
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      609 9 G. R. SUE BY TENDER OF HJ.S, HYDRANGEA Teadera ate iavited for the purobase ol the above named bill)* with engines and boilera aad vinous auxiliary mtohinery cs board. Full particulars ol the ship and oonditioaa ot *ale m»y be obtained oa ap plicatioa to the oaderaigned, or to the
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      446 9 NOTICE Messrs, Oraham, MePhilUpa, LM. berofcy Hive aoties that tbey bave bad no bnaiaeai dealiagi with Heaars. B. Peeturg aad Company, of Minoiag Laap, Loadoa, aiaoe Uarob, 1B18 that liny have ao inoompleke i O9atraera with the said fltm oatitaadiaß and that tbey have ao eoaaeotioa with the aaid firm
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      2029 10 itoMto ©v«r 93,000,000 I.C *U.urano« in force over $12,000,000 S.G. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. LTD. (Tn( OBroaaiart in Straits Smtlhmbmts) HIAOOFFICC: Winoh.nler Hou.o, •ing.por.. LOMDOM OMIOIi 32, Old Joway, E.C. Tbe Oomprjiy has A 90.000 deposited with tbe Supreme Court ol Bnglaad. aad oomplies with tbe British Lite
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      856 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION MU Of 14 orates Iroa wheels (pulleys or fly wheels) •JC a.B. PRIUBBEN To be sold at Godowa 12 and 18, Tanj >ag Pagar Oa Fbioat, Jabcabt 9, at 2.80 p.m. POWELL k CO., LTD., Auctioneers. IMPORTANT AUCTION BALE Of valuable cargo ez a a. Preaaaen,
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      597 10 BALEB BY AUCTION. ESTATE OF MANA BHAIK ABDUCADER DECEASED The undersigned have rcoeived inttrootioas to sell by cublio auotlon at tbeJr sale room Raffles Chamber, Raffle* Plaoe, Oa MoNDAt, Jahcaby IS, a* 3.80 p.m. Lot 1. All that pieoe ot land, area 83,868 sq. ft. with a frontage M Perak
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    696 11 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. Manufacturers and Profiteering It has been freely suggested in oertain quarters writea an expert in Tbe Financier thai tbe reoeatrise in prioeao! motor- vehicles lias been due to. profiteering, and Ths Auto motor Journal, witb a view to clearing up the
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    DOCKS FULL OF FOOD SHIPS.
    350 11 Vast Supplies Which Cannot Be Landed. TheTbamee is literally ohoked witb food ahipa, writea a correspondent on Deoembei 8. Forty reaaela of all aiaes, ftom all parts ol the world, aie awaitiag discharge, ot which there la little prospect. Oae steamer bom Australia has on
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      107 11 i jMj^-E BJ^^ani^^B^aij ajaanirM w^. §c j AV'^^S '1 mßm nv^anßr^^ '^^tJF^ *fL W: r ia^lJiB^^ii( VB_ lpfAMß^LnllL^B^BV OBF^HanfcMBMBBr FORDSON TRACTORS are now in constant use throughout Malaya And without exception giving perfect satisfaction. n cultivating the land for food production, these machines cannot be surpassed KEW STOCKS JUST ARRIVED
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      302 11 VARIETIES. M~^ mWI W -r I ALL BBJCIOUS ANB AFPTIUINO. U meats. tAMi, iam, map anb TtNcn. rrt, rrt M 3Laß^>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^E^r^r^rair^riß( •^•peHai a»y •erCaWajloai QrW aukalax* Mab\) _^b^b»' IN GLASS, TINS AND WHJTI JA*X f ONE OP THE BEST OF f»^»^| f CROSSE BLACKWELL'S rfei^ CELEBRATED TAII^ OBUCAOES ACXKTS WOK
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      819 12 SITUATIONS VACANT. TYPIST WANTBD by fiim of lawyer?. Apply Box No 686. Straits Times. TYPIST WAMED A| ply personally to Union lasuranoe Society ol Canton, LtdWANTBD. a lady teaober to teach a lady State terms to Box No. 666, Straits Times. WANTBD IMMHMATHr.t a jonior jlfrk with kaowlctV of typewriting
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      824 12 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTBD, an experienced oleik (good typist) for produon department. Apply Box No. 811. Strait* Timee. BOOKKBBPBRTYPHT required for B«K'i'h mtchine importers, Chine** or Bura'.iaa probation two months 180, ia eiease afterwards. Most speak Bnglish well. Box N o 636, Btraitt Times. WANTBD. one 10-al aasistaat for tbe Government
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      562 12 Patent Faced Hair Belting Co. Manufacturers of unstretched Hair Belting. SOLB AGBNIS KIAM KIAT ft CI. 108 aad 116. Market Street PIPEMZINE MIOY is admitted by well-knows French medical men and scientists, as tbe most powerful dissolvent of Urio Aoid. It is most effective for goat, ohronio rheumatism and gravel.
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      552 12 FIREWOOD for tbe Municipality of Bingapore. Tbe prime eoa tractor XayGuan Kiat (Late Bole Proprietor of Goac Kiat aad Co.) Sole Agent Globe Boiler Fluid (TLe Ideal Flcid for preserving aid cleaning sit am Boilers of every descriptica) Phone Nob. 1861 A 1862 Offloe U, Pfjiiiip Street. Phone Nos. 1480
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      479 12 MAGNOLIA ANTIFRICTION WHITE METAL BAIVANIZED RID6INBB ORANE 8 CYLINDER OIL BALVANIZED PIPEB AND FITTINGB CHAMPION BLACKSMITHS POBT DRILLB GUAN KIAT ft CO., LID. (Inooryorated in the Straits Settlements) 56 Phillip Street, SIXGAPORB. Telegraph MAMIaT A. B, 0. 6th Edition. Telephone Nob. 1881, 1862 JCBT BBOBIYBD A LAFOB BHIPMBNT CF Longf
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      335 12 HIRE I; STRAITS MOTORCAR I SERVICE I iThe Fremior Curage ol th« Cit J) J I 114 to 216, ORCHARD ROAD Phone 1233 NEW GOODB A. large ftock cf planting, mining, shipping good*?, harm just arrived NOTB THE ADDRESS BAN LEE ANN. LTD. (Incorporated in Bi»Kaporo) 68/9, MARKBT STRBBT 'Phone
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      193 12 Straits Z?Ji7*>- TELEPHONES Editorial and General 38 Manager's Office 1117 Job Printing Office 1244 All communications relating to editorial' matters and news should be addressed to THB EDITOR. All communications relating to business matters advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, printing, etc., should be addressed to THE MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES Wants, For Sale,
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