Malaya Tribune, 10 December 1917

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    28 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY.] AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. EVENING DAILY. Vol. IV. No. 290 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1917 PRICE 5 CENTS. CDe IRalapa Cribune. MONDAY, DECEMBER 10.
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    Rumania and The War.
    1624 2 Chapter of Secret History Connt Czernin, the friend and confidant of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, murder three years ago precipitated the present war, was in 1914, Ambassador for Austria-Hungary at Bucharest, the Rumanian Capital, and the famous Austro-Hungarian Red Book shows plainly how he tried to
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    Wireless Report.
    14 2 Vfstclb in communication at noon with the toeal Commercial Wireless Station None.
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    71 2 A case in which a ricksha puller and a ooolie \\>io charged with Bghilag in public as the result of the picking up of a $5 note in Penang Road, the ownership of which was disputed, was concluded wht-r. Mr. Ltngston, the Penang Magistral*), fonnd there was some doubt as
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      290 2 LISTEN! For Your Health's Sake. If you have no appetite, if you pa-ss urine often, if you are reduced to skin and bone, if your e\ es have sunk into t eir sockets, if your brain is weak, and if you feel an aching sensation all over t then take
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      1217 2 AUCTION SALES. IMPORTANT NOTICE. THE SALE OF "PUNDUT ESTATE" DINDINGS advertised to be sold at Auction by Messrs. POWEL!, (Jo., Ltd. 17 Raffles Place, Singapore, on Thursday loth November, 1917, HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO THE LBth DECEMBER, 1917, with completion one month later. By order of the Custodian of Enemy
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    "Our Day" Fund 1917.
    160 3 0 ■kianlT acknow»2 1 $296 601.31 1 U Murray *> t Lining Club Carnival 1,015.30 Fe do 1364 2 n Kmcy Dress Ball v c 2,160.71 Per Chinese Chamber of Commerce fhoi> Km Hock Gnan 100 ii H Medical Hall 45 90 Collected by Mrs \V
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    Johore Subscriptions.
    125 3 funomlj acknowledged $91,474 94 Collected by Towkay Th Ah Boon. Johore:— Op Toh Boon Yong 15, C Beah Kuang Joo Ling 15, Chop Sang Heng |5 Smalfef sums $17 50 32.50 M L s;}. 54 and 45 Towkay Loke Looi Chlew 100 Staff, Postmaster General, Johore :—lnche MohaMd
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    Malacca Subscriptions.
    157 3 Th-- Hon Treunret bMJi In ac I Ige wi-.h thanks of the following 11th List, ly acknowledged $46,330.15 District second list). Cnll-cted by Penghnln of M-rli nan $31.80. colic II jr Penghnln of Chohong *2 33.80 Polic j Department F bee Depot $12.40, De- St ition $46, Central
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    Rubber Outputs.
    209 3 November Crop Returns, Messrs Baostead Co., Agents. Anglo-Johore 28,121 lbs tnh»i to date 210,672 lbs. Messrs. Evatt Co, Secretaries. Ulu Pandan 10,000 lbs, total for 7 months 64,142 lbs Lunas 14,800 lbs. Messrs. Paterson Simons 4 Co., Agents. Koala Pergan 32,200 lbs, total to date 302,488 lbs. •.MiSTi*
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    Local Share Market.
    229 3 Singapore, December, 10. Messrs Latham and 00., the Arcade, advise the following quotations AlorGajah $4.35 $4.50 AyerKuning 1.40 1.45 Molek 2 75 2.85 Ljm Pemas 11.25 11.50 FfcUjownie 6.50 6.60 Bakit Jelo'ong 0.72* 0.80 BnVit Katil 0.85 0 95 Bukit X E 0.75 0.85 ChangkatSerdg.... 8.75 9.00
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    28 3 "He spont his health to get his W £tl t b And'thea, with might and main He turned around and spent his wealth To get his health again."
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    Chinese Troops for the Front.
    417 3 Views of the Chinese Foreign Minister. According to the Mainichi, Mr. Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minister, Is quoted in Chinese papers as making the following statement in regard to dispatch of Chinese troops to Europe:— "The French Minister has approached the Chinese Government with r
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    Mistranslations.
    77 3 Amusing mistranslations are often exchanged by schoolmasters in the holidays. Here is a delightful mud die made by a schoolboy of Horace's well known lint :—"Dulce fst desi pere in loco.'' Instead of rendering it colloquially as Nonsense, now and then, is pleasant," or in some similar phrase, the
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    European Mails.
    60 3 Delivered in London. The following are the dates ci departure from Singapore of th European Maiia and their deliver,, in London. Ma:: LB FT. DRLIVBBBI 8.1. Sept. 28 Nov. S Mail A Oct. 3 Nov. It Mails B, Dk F Oct. 10,15 Nov. 23 M.M. (Mail UJ 8.1.
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    POSSIBILITIES.
    1082 4 There is aboat to be a world's shortage of food supply. There is also a shortage of ships. The food supply, which with ordinary care and economy will more than suffice to see this war through, has to be transported from the four cornere of the worl 1 to
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    Legal Intelligence.
    245 4 POLICE COURTS. Various. For possession of p nblic lottery tickets, a Chinese named Lim Choi Koo was fined 18, or 14 days rigorous imprisonment, by Mr. Sugars in the Second Court this morning. Before 'r. Him, the Third Magistrate, Tan Ah 3eh, a Chinese police constable attached to
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    Amusements.
    94 4 The Cinemas. The exhibition of Government War Films at the Alhambra to night will be under *h« patronage of the Ron Mr F. S. Jam. I CM o. H. E. th* G»v iroor will be present on Thursiir. the 13 b instant. Two new opiaod et of "The Saieldin*
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    "Dandy Dick."
    93 4 The concluding performaace of Pinero's farce by the ADS on Saturday night waa given in the presence of a crowded house which included His Excellency the Governor and the La Ii Evelyn Young and His Excellency Rear Admiral Tudor To lor. To play was again warmly r< chived,
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    102 4 Messrs Adamson Untitled areidvned by cole that the Rmmui Tin Co. Ltd. have declared a first interim dividend of 10 per cent (leas tax) in respec',of the year endingdlst March 1917, piyahle on I> camber, H 1917. It if reported] to th* police that ChuaAh T.ck, a IVoctv w coolie
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    Local and General.
    228 4 Tin here U at 1136 53 fli np), 235 tons sold. v Rubber is qnoted at 2/4 for CrtDe up 2/3 i for sheet. 16 Owing to pr. i the reports oi the B 0 C Home and the V W j a sale appear on page
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    Taiping Police Court.
    175 4 Boiling Water Test A remarkable case came Mr. Farrer, Magistrate, h Taiping Police Court on Wednegday last, when a Tamil tindal em ployed on the F M.S. Railway at Kamunting was charge! with voluntarily causing hurt to five Tamil coolies employed under him by forcing their hands
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    Penang Shooting Accident.
    148 4 A shooting accident ooenrred Thursday morning at the resi lei of Mrs Boyle in Leith Street, P-mang, resulting in her niece, alia Wilhelmina Nicholas, being shot through the cheek, somewb oosly. It appears, from what been able to gather, tbat II rs 1 del daughter Henrietta wain
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    To-Day's Contents.
    111 4 Pagr?. Th 3 Grbat War The Fighting Fronts 5 Russia 5 Rumania 5 America's Part i Portugal's Trouble 5 Disastrous Explosion 5 U.S. Warship Sauk 5 Poace Rumours 5 French Consular News 6 Kumania and the War Linede Troops for the Front... 3 kubber Outputs 3 Local Share
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      135 4 We beg to inform the Public that we have been appointed Sole Agents for The Cresta Blanca Wine Co. OF CALIFORNIA. Prices on Application to i Caldbeck, Macgrcgor AND Co. IdIlphi HOTEL Notice. We received from Holland out of the Steamer's Ice-room Smoked Eel Smoked Salmon Pickled Herring in glass
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    WAR TELEGRAMS.
    256 5 The Fighting Fronts OFFICUL COMMUNIQUES. Press VLws. REUTER'S SPECIAL SERVICE. lon, 7, 12 30 p.m. Ihe >rity of papera regard the i ii Cambrai a* serious. aide s ys that pratically m J drain of Anglo French •its for Italy seems to i I rain on Haig's reserHaig
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    Weatber Prospects.
    122 5 London, Dec 7, 4.30 p.m. c trrefpoodant at British s wiring to-lay says ly the mos* important news ail morning ia a thr- atened break in thf w-*ath r. for a spell of wet and mn 1 woe] i ren lei th** German posiOambraJ something mor* thin dismal,whilst
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    The Withdrawal.
    300 5 London, Dec. 8, 12.10 a.m. Hunter p correspondent at Head-4aart-rs wiriDg this evening shows British withdrawal cabled earto lay was carried oat in masterly tis'uion between Tuesday v r -intz an i late yesterday afternoon. ar inspecting enemy shelled *wirlon wood vindictively on "dries lay and heavily attacked
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    Successful Operations.
    132 5 sir I 6C 8» a.m. a '8 a*ys we carried -<--uatul local operation at BeeL e to er body n Ur to day dawn northward of La Vacqnerieamnr T Captared trenchea con. l v at, l the r consider our line. Patrols «outh-east of Ypres last night Bac
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    Continued Activity.
    127 5 London, Dec. 8, 12.25 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig says the enemy's artillery was active at night in the neighbourhood of Flesquieres and north of Menin road London, Dec 9, 12 5 a.m. *H*P* Halg re P° rt s local fighting this afternoon eastward of Boursies On the remainder
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    In Palestine.
    14 5 London, Dec. 7, 9.20 p.m. Palestine official General Allenby has occupied Hebron
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    Ia Mesopotamia.
    74 5 London, Dec. 8, 10.0 p.m. Mesopotamia official: Wh pureued the Turks as far as Kara Tepeh village, twenty-five miles north of Deli Abbas through which the enemy were driven on Wednesday after a sharp engagement. The pursuit was carried out in difficult country and the British, with the
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    FRENCH.
    50 5 Enemy Attacks. London, Dac. 7, 4.50 p.m. French communique On the right of the Meuse after a violent bombardment the enemy twice attempted to reach our lines in the direction of Bezonvaux and Beaumont. Our fire smashed up the attacks and drove back the assailants to their own trenches.
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    Mutual Activity.
    67 5 London, Dec. 7, 5.50 p.m. A French communique says: There was considerable reciprocal artillery fire at Maisons Champagne, and on the right of the Meuse. Aviators bombarded railway stations at Fribourg and Thiouville and various enemy depots and cantonments behind the front. London, Dec. 8, 12.25 a.m. A
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    German Raids.
    59 5 London, Dec. 9, 12.25 a.m. A Paris co nmunique says a big German raid at Beaumont completely failed. Seven were killed and 20 injured in an air raid on Calais on the night of Dec. 5. London, Dec. 9, 4.10 p.m. Frenoh communique An enemy attempt near Bezonvaux
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    ITALIAN.
    75 5 Firm Resistance. London, Dec. 7, 5.45 p.m. Italian official The battle continues on the Asiago plateau. The artillery prevented the advance of the enemy's misses, enabling the withdrawal from the Molette salient. Machine-gun fire drove back the enemy in disorder in the Frenzela valley. The enemy attempted to break
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    Enemy Failure.
    90 5 London Deo. 7, 7.25 p.m. Reuters correspondent at Italian Headquarters wiring on the evening of Dec. 6,' says despite his boasting the enemy has only gained a Pyrrhic victory. His losses were extraordinary in comparison with the territory gained. The enemy succeeded in paining a footing in a
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    Bombing Work.
    35 5 London, Dec. 8, 4 35 p.m. Italian official There were patrol encounters yesterday on the Asiago plateau. 150 machines machinegunned and bombed the enemy lines causing damage and losses and ammanition dump explosions.
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    Harassing the Huns.
    56 5 London, Dec 9, 4 35 p.m. Italian official Batteries on the Asiago plateau heavily shelled hostile forces A French patrol between Rrenta and the Piave brought back prisoners. Oar aeroplanes effectively bombarded the lines of communications on the Asiago platean, machine gnnning troops. Our airships dropped four
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    ENEMY REPORTS.
    64 5 From German Sources. London, Dec. 7, 4.30 p.m. Wireless German official We stormed La Justice farm between Graincourt and Marcoing and cleared oat the enemy from the latter. The British temporarily penetrated northward of L\ Vacquerie bnt we threw them bac v maintaining our positions against bitter hand
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    Portugal's Trouble.
    129 5 Successful Revolts. London, D.c. 8, 2.55 p.m. Madrid Telegrams from the tronuer describe anti.G JV ernment outbreaks at Lisbon and Oporto Lisbon details ai« lacking but from Oporto it is seated shoo* and bakenes have b en looted. London, D c 8 320 p.m. Oporto Two persons were
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    Fighting Described.
    150 5 London, Dec t, 4.5 p.m. Lisbon After three days of fierce fighting, between troops faithful to the Government and the revolutionaries under Paes, mentionel this morning, tho Government, in order to avoid disastrous dissensions in the army, proposed a cessation of hostilities and resigned. Lisbon is now controlled
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    Food Shortage
    70 5 London, Dec. 7, 6 35 p.m. Sir A D Yapp in a speech sm-» phasised the seriousness of the world's food shortage. It was useless to have a great wheat orop in Australia he said, if there were no ships to bring it. Altogether 690 big ships had
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    Representation.
    65 5 London, Dec. 7, 5.45 p.m. The House of Commons passed the third reading of the Representation of the People Bill under which women are enfranchised. The question of Irish re-di8tribation was remitted to a conference of two Nationalis's and two Ulstermen, the Speaker presiding. The recommendations of this conference
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    Russia.
    77 5 Siberiao Attitude. London, Deo 7, 5.45 a.m. Petrogn I Th* n-nvapapor Ntrod after giving a liat of tho ministers of the new S?b°rhn Q v-rnaa nt says the BH>*la«id rinse to send supplies to Russia, specially to Potrograd, as 'hey would fall into the hands of «b* G-rmans. M.
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    Korniloff's .Movements.
    47 5 Loudon, Dec. 7, 5.45 p.m. Petrograd It Is stated that Komiloff with four sotnias of Cossacks is avoiding the railways and riding southwards. The Maximalist newspaper announces that several detachments of Red Guards and sailors have been sent to Tobolsk to guard the ex Tsar.
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    Bolshevik Gains.
    56 5 London, Dec 7, 5.45 p.m. Petrograd The Bolsheviks announce they are sure of five aeata, the Cadets of four, and the Revolutionary Socialists one, in Moscow. Despite bad w.ather and great distances 75 to HO per cent of the electors of the Government of Tver polled mostly for
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    Other Episodes.
    145 5 London, Dec. 7, 10 35 p.m. Petrograd Korniloff haa joined Kaledin. Armed sailors arrested forty of the State bank employees who nevertheless refuse to serve the Maximalist regime. London, Dec. 8, 5.5 a.m. Petrograd The Germans have warned Russian aviators distributing Maximalist proclamations that they will bo shot
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    The Food Supplies.
    40 5 London, Dec 8, 7.15 a.m. A telegram from tho Hagu* says Germany is prwparing an army of organisers to take over the task of distributing Russian food and other supplies. It is especially hoped to secure fats.
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    Disorder Spreading.
    53 5 London, 8, 7.50 a.m. Peking Maximalism is spreading along the Siberian railwiy and threatens to become established at Harbio. At Petrograd the note of Ihe British Government refusing to repatriate two Rnssians interned in England was delivered at Bolshevik Headqnarters on Dec 6. The uneasiness of the British
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    Preliminary Terms.
    113 5 London, Djc. 9, 7.10 a.m. Petrograd The Maximalists announce that under a twelve days' armistice an agreement has been signed at Brest-Litovsk, Air-craft flights over enemy country and also ten versts within our own lines are stopped. Troops numbering a division or over may not be moved, unless
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    Cossack Feeling,
    65 5 London, Dec, 9, 8.10 a.m. Petrograd The Bolshevik agency announces that the newspaper Dsn publishes telegrams from the Don region indicating that Kaledin is at Novokherkask. All the other Don districts are in the hands of the Soviets and the Ukranian parliament. It is believed that Kaledin is
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    Results Discussed.
    108 5 London, Dec. 9, 8.10 a.m. Petrograd: A message dated Dec. 8 says that the Bolshevik agency announces a meeting of the Petrograd Soviet which received the armistice delegates, who presented a report of the discussion, and then adjourned. The Bourgeois newspapers, in commenting on the armistice accuse the
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    Disastrous Explosion.
    46 5 Whole City Suffers. London, Dec 7, 6.35 p.m. New York Part of the town of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is on fire as a result of a collision of two steamers, one of which, American, contained ammunition. The explosion has severed wire communications with Halifax.
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    Heavy Death Roll.
    103 5 London, Dec 7, 6.35 p.m. New York The latest estimate is 3u0 killed and many hundreds injured at Halifax. The fire was got under control in the afternoon. Not a house in Halifax scaped damage. Relief trains are speeding to Halifax from New York, Boston and Portland
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    Further Details.
    70 5 Loudon, Dac, 8, 8.30 a.m. Ottawa: Communication with Halifax was re-established this afternoon, One half of the north end of the city is destroyed. The dead are lying thick in the streets and the hospitals are eo overcrowded that many injured are compelled to go nntreated. A first
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    U. S. Helps.
    100 5 London, Dec. 8, 3.15 a.m. Washington Joint resolutions: appropriating five million dollars for the relief of the stricken people of Ef«l f-ix have been introduced in the HruB«. President Wilaon has telegraphed "In the preaence of the awful diaaster of Halifax the people of the United Sates
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    Later Report.
    156 5 Lon lon, Dec. 8, 7.15 a.m. New York There waa a fierce storm in the harbour when the collision occurred. It was an outward bound Belgian relief ship which collided with the munitions ship. The concussion of the explosion broke win lows sixty miles distant an I killed
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    The King's Message.
    29 5 Lon lon, 8, 12.55 p.m. The King has telegraphed to the Governor-General of Canali expressing his sympathy with the people of Ililifax in their grievous calamity.
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    2,000 Killed.
    84 5 London, Dec 9, 7.10 a.m. A telegram from Montreal says thai the Utest ti>ires of th j death list at Halifax how that ove* two thousaud were kilid an 1 five thousand injured. The blizz-ml is becoming more intense and causing greater suffering owing to lack of accommodation.
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    Latest News.
    75 5 London, Dec. 9, 5.10 p m. New York A Halifax telegram says that twenty thousand persons are destitute. The damage is estimated at six millions sterling. The heaviest lnpj of life was amongst children. Some schools were wiped out. It is stated that the munitions ship carried four
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    Rumania.
    75 5 Difficult Tositioo. London, Dec. 7, 5.45 p.m. Paris The newspapers continue to emphasise the difficulty of the situation of the Rumanian army owing to the Russian contingents participating in the armistice. The Rumanian troops are thn* in the most awkward plight. L is pointed out that they cannot retreat
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    Armistice Accepted.
    44 5 London, Dec. 7, 6.0 p.m. Wireless Rumanian official The Romanians have decided to accept an armistice and hostilities have been suspended on the whole front. The enemy applauded the decisonj but the Rumanians maintained a dignified attiude and rejected attempts at fraternisation.
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    Sir E. Carson Speaks.
    202 5 London, Dec, 7,11 50 p.m. Sir E Carson, at an inaugural meeting of the Anglo-Rumaniar Society at the Mansion House, scooted the idea of a league of nations, of which he said we had experience in the disregard of the treaty to pre serve Belgium. Rumania
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    America's Part.
    55 5 Latest War Declaration, Lon lon, Dec. 7, 11 5 p m. Washington The Sanate has adopted the res Nation declaring war on Austria-Hungary. The House of Representatives has adopted the war resolution against Austria-Hungary by 363 to 1. The declaration operates from to-night. LaterPresident Wilson has signed the
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    2,000,000 Fighters.
    31 5 London, Doc S, 7.50 a,m Washington The lateat estimates of the War Department provide for the maintenance of a fighting force of two million on the wes em front.
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    Socialist Snubbed.
    123 5 London, Dec. 8, 3.50 a.m. Washington: Ihe Senite's vote was unanimous. The \lin».iy in the House of Representatives cjn sisted of a New York Socialist. I'ae members walked out bodily wh n he rose to speak. Mr. Flood the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the House,
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    No Truce Possible.
    86 5 London, Doc. 9, 4 35 p.m. New York At a Pennsylvania Society dinner, Mr Lodge, the Re> publican leader in the Senate, said there must be no truce and no bargaining with Germany. Her word was worthless. There was no hope of final settlement except by physical
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    Austrian Ambitions
    41 5 London, Dec. 9. 6.4£ p.m. In the Hungarian Delegation, Andrassy declared that Austria must have Lowcen. It would be a mistake to leave Valona i i the hands of the Italians. Anat.ia held large regions of Italy in pawn.
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    Another Ally.
    22 5 London, Dec. 9, 2 20 p.m. Guayaquil It ia officiilly an. nounced th.it Ecuador has declared a rupture with Germany.
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    Peace Rumours.
    108 5 Austrian Participation. London, Dec. 9, 7.10 a.m. PaciSjt quarters are circulating rumours of renewed peace overtures from Gormany. These are discredited, bat the matter will probably be raised in the debate on the vote of credit on Wednesday. Meanwhile the speech of Czernin in the Hungarian Delegation at
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    Silver Market.
    133 5 Loudon, Deo. 6, 6.5 p.m. The silver market is quiet. London, DzC. 7, 5,0 p.m. Silver is at fortythree pence, being dearer owing to tin difficulty of satisfying small orders. London, Dec. 8, 2 0 p.m. The silver market is qaiet. London, Dec. 7, 1.40 p.m. Montague's report
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    Cotton Controversy.
    125 5 A Settlement. Lon lon, Die 7, 1.35 p.m. A conference of cotton employers and operatives held at Manchester at the suggestion of the Ministry of Labour, agreed to recommend the following settlement of the waces question: That an advance of fifteen per cmtum be paid from the week
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    Naval Bombing Work.
    57 5 London, Dec 9, 1.10 a.m. The Admiralty reports that aircraft dropped many bombs on Aertrycka aerodrome this morning. The weather was cloudy. Enemy scouts attacked the bjmbers and the latter drove down two machines apparently damaged. There were many fighter patrols in which wa destroyed two machines
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    Italian Traitors.
    24 5 London, Dec. 8, 5 5 a.m Rome The ex-depnties Bonanno, Brunnicardi and Dini have been arrested for complicity in the 8010 affair.
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    U.S. Warship Sunk.
    82 5 Many Drowned. London, Dec. 9. 7.10 a.m. Washington: Tne Atnericm destroyer Jacob Jon a m m torped. i and sank in the w.r xone on Thnrsday. Many of ths eratr lost, including the Commander, who was a brother-in law of Mr, Daniels, secretary to the Nivy. London.
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    Future Trade.
    92 5 Lonion, Dec 8, 5.45 a.m. The Daily Telegraph s.*ys the final report of Lord Bi fo ir's committee on trade after th* war ig now in the handg of the Premier. It oonsists of a majority and two minority report?: one c'f the latter advocates an ad valorem
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    Man-Power.
    31 5 London, Dec 8, 7.50 a m. The Times says it is understood important conferences on man power were held yesterday at the Ministry of National Service and at Downing Street.
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      379 5 LA I EST ADVERTbhMENTS." Consulate General of the Netherlands NOTICE. The right to levy the tax on hew n Umber and to levy "Cojan money in respect of such timber when exported to places outside NetLerlands India in various parts of tbe district Lingga, will be let for the period
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    816 6 Prices Quoted in the Market this M rning. SINGAPORE, DECEMBKK 10. Messrs jyall aud Evatt, Exchange and Share Broken, issue the following list of quotations Rubber Shares. Note. Value. Buyers. RatftSfs S/ Allacar 13 I Anglo Java 6/- 7.---2- Angl'>-Malay 12/- 16,--1 Ayer Kuning 40/- 60/I Batu:?
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 6 bingcpor** DttemJbut in Un London **snV 4 2 I I» 'muse! 2/-» i PMrate S rn/h. 8;« 27/32 On Ind?»— B*nk f T. 161, On Hongkoag— Ban d/d 275% pre o. On Shanghai— Bank d/d. 544 Oo J*- Eai-k T. T 126J On Japa Bank d/d. 108 «OTero^ne— baying
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    Sporting.
    403 6 S.CR.C Ten lis Championship. On Saturday evening last, there was a good tarn oat of members and friends on the S.C.R.C. ground to witness the tennis championship final contested between Mr Tan Chong Kee (holder ot the championship shield for five years successively) and Mr. Chna Seng Hong (challenge!
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    French Consular News.
    369 6 {By couite-ty of the French Consulate.) Paris, Dec 7, 6.10 p m. Th- Freneb 3 pot oottt bon is m» at -~>9.50 and th" 0 per coot it *8 franca. Halifax :An explosion roy-d the northern part of th a town There were 1.200 killed and thous
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    Y.W.C.A.
    359 6 Garden Sale. Saturday proved a full day for the members of the T.W.C.A., Fort Canning Road, it being the occasion of the garden sale in aid of the Building Fund. The function was opened by the Lady Evelyn Young, patroness of the Association. Entering the grounds a little before
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    Straits Produce.
    307 6 Singapore, December 10. Tin.—See Local and General column. Copra* -No Business. Tapioca. —Steady. Put-in «sa d< ne. Sago Flour- —Business done. Gambier. —Business done. Pepper- —Handy* Biainesf done. Other Products. —Mat k;-t Quiet. Latest Loul Market fcoUtiaa?. Nu megs 110 S. per pioul 140.00 v ti egs 80
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    U.S. and Germany.
    338 6 War Threat of 1802. Mr. Roosevelt, at a luncheon at Chicago related for the first time his version of the secret conferences bet. ween himself and the German Ambassador in 1902 regarding Gor» inanv's proposed "temporary oooapation of Venezuela, whijh threatened war between the United States and
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      194 6 There is no Bettei Ale Than BULLDOG ALE II* I CM SALE AT The Leading Hotels AND Principal Liquor Dealers. BISCUITS Manufactured by Messrs. William Arnotts, Ltd. famous bfccuit Manufacturers. Absolutely reliable British go ids. A trial will convince you. Ail the favourite kinds obtainable from Singapore. J Messrs. Gu?n
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      213 6 Train Services, Singapore (Tank-Road) Dally The m til trains from Singapore for the north leave Tank Road station daily at 7,7 am and 7 pm, arriving at Kuala Lumpur at 7 18 pm and 645 am respectively. The th rough expreus to Penang leaves Kuala Lumpur at 8 am daily,
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      99 6 i The Miners Builders stores KuaU Lumpur, Selangor, F. HI. S. Hardware Merchants, General Imports AND AGENTS. AGENCIES Wanted for business or for the sale of all kinds of merchandise in the FEDERATED MALAY STATES. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. 27 9 2612 KXHI &"coT 6b, Battery Road. JUST ARRIVED A LARGE SELECTION
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      182 6 Mails Close. To day. Port Swettenham and Teluk An»in *Pcrak 2.80 pm Batn Pahat Sri Wongsee 2.30 pm Malacca and Mnar *Kaka 3 pm Pulau Batam ii Pulau Bnlang Hock Keng 8 pm Billiton k Chariton Suon Ano 3 pm Ceylon &nd(India C3~ Mauritius, Egypt,}- MAIL G Eur opt, eta,
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    New Housekeeping.
    991 7 Sbare id National Service. What is to prevent housekeeping ranking a* one of tho most valuable and recognised branches of National Service? writes Mrs. Hucrh Adama in the Daily Chronic'e. This is the thought suggested by the pormal oi a pamphlet Food and Sow to It, written at
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    Civil Guard.
    75 7 Drills (or December 1917. Monday, Dec. 10—Route March. Fall in Pearls Hill, Dismiss Sepoy Lines Police Station. 5.15 pm. Friday, Dec. 14.—Parades Pearls Hill and Tanjong Pagar, 1.55 pm. Monday, Doc. 17—Pearls Hill Company Parade, junction of Neil Road and Katnpong Bahro, Road 515 pm. Tanjong Pagar Company
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    War Loans Investment Trust of Malaya.
    113 7 Subscriptions to 30 h November 1917. No. of Applications Amount. November 1916 237 $427,760 December 144 283,040 January 1917 192 243,870 February 204 331,990 March 323 246,900 April 142 314,560 May 115 265,220 June 74 159,440 Joly 111 152,470 August 117 133,340 September 110
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      512 7 rtelilalaccaPiiidaeubber Estates Limited. irF is HKREBY GIVEN \'(u 11 r t a3 been made to PJlSors ot thfa Company to Scrip in place of the lldbtfC certificate which $o* loZ rT e been lost t0 No 2331 dated 26th W lbc 1012, for 100 shares W--M300 re.tVred in the name
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      458 7 WANTED GOVERNMENT NOTICE. WANTED. A Temporary clerk accustomed to figures, for Audit Office, Singapore Salary according to qualifications. Apply in writing with testimonals to Auditor General. 8 12 12 12 THE SERVANTS' AGENCY OFFICE. No. 17 Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore. (ESTABLISHED 1311.) CAfIDIDAYES desiring Positions through this Office, please forward their
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      602 7 BANKS CHASTEKEO BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED IN RNGLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid up Capital in 00,000 Siaree of £20 each £1,200,000 ReeerveFund £1,900,000 Pevrve Liability o P-opri »tors £1.200,000 BANKERS. The Bank of England, The London City and Midland Bank, Ltd., The London County and Westminster Bank.
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      167 7 It's Good to feel tired after healthy exercise, bat if tbat tired freling does not disappear after a night's it's abnormal. It means that you are anaemic or debilitated, that you D ed a tonic to build up your thin blood. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People supply all
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      203 7 Ideal X'mas Presents FOR JUVENILE PHILATELISTS. New Edition of Excelsior Stamp Albums, with 100 stamps, given away free. Special packets of Asiatic stamps at prices to suit all pockets. The Continental Stamp Co. HIGH STREET. JAPANESE Massage Bonesetter, H. TSUDA Mrs. NAGASHIMA yo. 7-5 Oxlby Road, Singapore. Near Orchard Road.
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      152 7 THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Established 1874. Incorporated in Indu. FUNDS exceed $30,500,000 00 Absolute Security. Income In 1916 $4,309,517.50 Total Out-go In 1916 $2490.41!1.50 1 Assurance effected In 1916 $4,230,542.85 Increase In Funds Sl,Bl 9,099.00 Total Policies in force 65,842 assuring, with Bonus aditions, $72,522,348.14. LOW
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      50 7 Singapore Volunteer Corps. Orders for the week ending Saturday, December 15 s Today. 5 pm Jardine's Steps SV A DRF GL Specialists 5.15 Drill Hall SRE v do NCOS (Signalling SectioE) do SYC all Recruits do Chinese Co SVI do SVC Band <fc Buglers Q. G. Wacb Captain, a/Adjutant, S.V.O.
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  • MALAYA TRIBUNE (SINGAPORE)
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      24 1 Straits Shipping Gazette. Issued Daily.] SUPPLEMENT TO THE MALAYA TRIBUNE. Issued Daily.] Vol. IV. No. 290 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1917. PRICE 5 CENTS.
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      Standard Vessels.
      635 1 Only Practical Type. I Says a recent nnmber of The Syren and Shipping In our issue of last week we gave what is, in our opinion, the most convincing reason why it is idle to put forward alternative designs to those of the State's standard vessels. The whole
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      Chief Officer sent to Prison.
      171 1 L McLaren, chief officer of a ship employed on H M Service, who was charged on Saturday Nov, 24, at the Hongkong Marine Court, with absenting himself from his ship without leave, waa sentenced to 42 dvj B hard labour. Mr Longinetto, Assistant Crown Solicitor,
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      34 1 The full list of the Japanese shipping victims to the enemy submarine raids since the ra*nt of the European War contains 2 t the a W re S ale B roBa tounage Of Jo,£Oo.
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      Some Big Deals.
      237 1 Since the outbreak of the war, there have been Borne big shipping deals with handsome profits to the interested parties, but it may be doubted if any of these have exceeded the magnitude of a transaction which recently took place in Japan. It seems that seven steamers
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        450 1 I for Shippers' Advertisements Jjj THAU THE I Shipping Gazette. I Write for terms, I 20c Collyer Quay, Singapore. I P.*0. British India AND APCAR LINE 'OMPANIKS INCORI'OF.ATKD I» ENGLAND.) MAIL MM PASSEHGER SERVICES. Per;J: suLtr and Oriental S. N. Co. T iJ<*r witb His Majesty's Guverarnent.) The Conipj.ny'a MAIL
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        280 1 Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Nederland" AND "Rotterdam Lloyd" (Incorporated in Holland.) (Royal Dutch Mail Companies). REGULAR MAIL SERVICE Between Java, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Yokohama, Nagasaki and San Francisco and vice versa. For freight, passage and further particulars Apply to Internationale Crediet and Handelsvereeniging "Rotterdam" (Incorporated in Holland) 1 D'Almeida Street "PHONE, 931.
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        327 1 ROYAL PACKET Navigation Company of Batavia (KONINKLYKE PAKETVAABT MAATSCHAPPT) Special 5,000 tone, TonriBt Seeamen FROM JAVA TO AUSTRALIA BATA VIA —SOORABAYA—MlI DARWIN -PORT MORESBY—BRISBANE SYDNEY—MELBOURNE VICE VERSA In connection *ith the Special Fast Saloon Steamers Melchior Treub AND Rumphius. t adaag<> from Singapore to t, lst single 1st retom Brisbane
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        366 1 I To Advertisers H I SUpping Gazette I I Circulates in every port throughout the i MALAY PENINSUIA. 1 p Terms on Application, N. Y. K. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co. EUROPEAN LINE. ißjdntaulng this servioe have been specially a d J aU the Ullllll
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        126 1 Singapore Fide Tables Monday, Dec. 10. High water G i»0 am 8 ft 2 ins. 7.49 pm 7 fi. 2 ina. 1 Dec. 11. High water 7.3o a /i 8 ft, 4 ins. K. 51 p U 7] ft. 5 ire. Wednesday, D c. 12. High water 8.19 am 8
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