Malaya Tribune, 2 January 1918

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  • 47 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY.] SHIPPING GAZETTE. EVENING DAILY. VoL V.- No. 1 SDiGAPOBE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918 PRIQE 5 CENTS. Cht iRalapa tribune. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2. Straits Shipping Gazette. Issued Daily.] SUPPLEMENT TO THE MALAYA TRISUNE. Issued Daily.] SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1918 PRICE 5 CENt^.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 356 1 iTayGuanKiatf 36, Philiip Street, Singapore, j 'IREWOOD Supplier lo toe Singapore Municipality, j Full phrti t ui..rs on application. Phono Nos. 1361, 1362 and at Private Residences No. 1450. 87 Tank Road. h No 1073, Sunngside. Sag'ang No. f|24, Tanjong Katong j HAPPY HEW YEAR "GAIETY" ALL OUR PATRONS. We
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    • 283 1 JNSURAHC^ INSURANCE CO.. LTD. IN Kit ZEALATOj FUELSt-ancei effeoVid on Buildings, Re 4 and Merchandise of erery description MAhp'E Insurances accepted to at >Jr ;s of the world at lowsrt ratei W/ljllSl aooepted to all parts. J. HENRY Manager. Uioe»: J, Finlavson Green. he Eastern United A durance Corporation. Limited.
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    • 23 1 "TRADE MARK. Fresh Supplies Monthly. best. Insist served with ROSS'S W. A. Ross Brothers LIMITED. BOTTLERS London and Leith. j ki' f vvv
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    • 322 1 iii i i TirTgrrrtr l: a,as Tay GuanKiat 36, Phillip Street, Singapore. j Governmi-nt and Municipal I Contractor. hone Nos. 1361, 1362 and at Private Residences No, 1450, 87 Tank Road I No. 1073. Sunnyside. Oaylang No 1824, Tanlong Katong. "ON OB A" j Portland B CEMENT. Mitsui Bussan Kaisha,
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  • 1737 2 Local Problem Ages Old. The subject of silt was, metaphorically speaking, strained ont in an extraordinarily full manner before members of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines in the Ipoh Club on Saturday night, in a discourse by Mr. Mnngo Park, of the Titi Tin Co. As the
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  • 449 2 Sttrtling Prediction. Dr. Lymao B Powell, president of Elobart College who has returned to America from the war zone, where be had unusual opportunities to observe conditions,said ia New York recently that the Germans were planning to raid the American coast with their airships within tha
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 427 2 LISTEN! For Your Health's Sake. If you have no appetite, if you pas3 urine often, if you are reduced to skin and bone, if your e_-es have sunk into sockets, if your brain is weak, and if you feel an aching eensation all over f then take our word for
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    • 29 2 Metro Wonderplays Mark THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA IN Motion Picture Production ARRIVING SHORTLY. The Far Eastern Film Service Sole Distributors for S.S., F.M.S., Slam, IndoXhlna ft China
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    • 898 2 AUCTION SALES. Estate of Tan Teck Guan, Deceased. AUCTION SALE. Of Valuable Freehold Lands and Brick-Built Houses situate in the town of Malacca. To Tbe sold Toy Public Auction At our Sale-room, No, 11, First Croaa Street, Malacc. On Thursday, January 10, 1918, at 11 a m. PARTICULARS OP SALE
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  • 262 3 January 2 .1688. Copra.- > BuBineaB done &^io, 7 done(Jammer. Nutmeg. 110 ploal WO.OO Nntmegf 80 00 Copra Bali 6 6 0 Copra QororK M °\75 Copra Dongaic 675 Copra 625 Copra Pulo 6*5 Gov* Pontiaru* 5.75 Oopra Siantan 625 Co i Sgak»« 1 625 .aaito 390 Sag©
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  • 230 3 tfiajppon January, 2 La* a v (X, th© -vis* (ji o- j U g quotati Aiori-aj ;h $4.30 $4.45 A..~r KuTiin<* 1.30 1.40 ft* 'el 2 70 2 80 A r 10.75 11.00 6.25 6 50 o* .65 0.75 1 8 J.B7J 0.95 BokifK B 0,75 0.85
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  • 5 3 SutionUTone!^^ cial WireleM
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  • 87 3 (By courtesy of the French Consulate.) Pa»is, Dr C 30, 6.45 pm. General Kaledine has been re el, cted Chief of the Cossacks. The autonomy of Turkestan has been proclaimed. Petrograd The private Commercial Banks having refused the control of the Maximalist commissioners, Lenin despatched solders 5n
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  • 48 3 Delivered la London. Tae following are the dau*a oi teiartnrt trow Singapore ot the Earopeaxi Haifa and their <\. I cry ■n London, ■an, idvt onLtvaaHD Mail J. Oct. 24 Dec. 17 Mails A& B Not. 1 <fc 2 Dec. 17 Mail E Nov. 16 Dec. 22
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  • 438 3 The Hongkong Way. They appear to make special efforts to invest field days with real excitement in Hongkong. Roderick Random," of the Hongkong Daily Press, has the following among other comments on the Defence Corps' recent camp As far as the field exercises are concerned there are one
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  • 133 3 At the suggestion of the Government of,lndia,the Burma Government has decided to institute examinations in Burmese and Hindustani for European ladies with the object of encouraging them *o acqaire a good colloquial knowledge of these vernaculars. The examinations will be open to the wives and near relatives
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 330 3 Train Services. Singapore (Tank-Road) Daily. The mail trains from Singapore for the north leave Tank Road station daily at 7.7 am and 7 pm, arriving at Knala Lumpur at 7 18 pm and 6.45 am respectively. The through express to Penang leaves Knala Lnuapur at 8 am daily, arriving at
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    • 464 3 I The I WteWn our a Bright and Prosperous New Year. I Alhambra is I Pictures of Quality with World-Celebrated Stars Alhambra j the Theatre I AT THE l **Jj* I get the BEST I ftj 'JkA Q£3 tsT» and the BEST The Hall for Music. The Pioneer and Premier
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    • 405 3 wishing all Our Patrons and Friends a Prosperous New Year. AT THE POPULAR PHOTO-PLAY HOU^E EMPIRE Tanjong Pagar Road. TramB p asB the D( Qr To-night: SECOND SHOW 9.15 SHARP To-night! CINEMATOGRAPH CENES OF THE DISASTROUS TIENTSIN FLOOD i THE CLOCK i A B uebird Featuriug Franklyn Farcum »nd Agnes
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 285 3 Mails Close. To day W Port Swettenham, Penang, taking mails for M,il "«p»,Ipoh Hock Lira 3 pn if^ el, 4, k Anson Kampar 3.30 pn Kota Tmggi Meranti 4 on n Taiwan Maru 4 pn Supplementary mail by train to Penang taking trails for Europe, etc. 4 p.m J To-morrow.
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  • 614 4 The local Secretary of the Robber Growers' Association kindly favon-s ng with copies of a circular and forms of assent to a scheme suggested by lb** London Rubber Growers' Association The standing committee of the Planters' Association of Malaya has not only signified its agreement
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  • 222 4 Alhambra's Aid, The entertainment arranged by the management of the Alhambra Theatre in aid of the Tientsin Flood Relief Fund, which took place on Monday night, Deo. 31st, proved an unqualified success. The boxes, which were all booked at fancy rices, ianging from $1,000 to $50, were
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  • 217 4 POLICE COURTS. Forgery Charge The preliminary enquiry was concluded before Mr. Haul in the Third Court, on Monday, of tha charge of using as genuine a forged document (viz a bogus insurance policy) agaiust one Koh Team Siew. The detective constable who arrested accused in Beach Road stated
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  • 38 4 £350,000 Remitted. We are officially informed that sums amounting to £350,000 have been remitted to the Imperial Government as the net amount of the tax received by the Government under the War Tax Ordinance, 1917.
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  • 649 4 On Sea and Land Favoured by fine weather, the sea and land sports on NewYear's day (a gala day to the general Asiatic population as well, whose enjoyments are enhanced by these sporting events) afforded a source of enjoyment to huudreds of spectators, who witnessed a most
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  • 137 4 Poona, Dec. 10.— H. E. Lord Willingdon to-day opened the 10th annual meeting of the Board of Agriculture. In the opening speech he said that he had been struck by tho magnitude and variety of agriculture problems in India. He was much struck by the progress made
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  • 322 4 Tin here is at $127.5l down); no sellers. London. Dec. 29.—The ailve market is firm.— Renter. t The latest rubb«»' '1 -<i >a 2/6J for crepe and 2/5* lor sheet. Mr H. L. Andree, the p Qra jj representative of tne and Anglo.Swiss Milk Co., who left
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  • 90 4 Tin is quoted at £287.10.0 in London. Sago flour (Sarawak) is quoted at 48/- in London. Black pepper is quottd at 1/24; and white pepper at 1/8 in London. Tapioca fair flake is done at 5$ (norn) on the London market. On the Liverpool market cotton, middling
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  • 165 4 Thb Great War >, French Consular X ewg 3 The Fighting Fronti 5 Russia 5 The New Yetr 5 War Policy ...5 New Year Honours 5 Guatemala Earthquake 5 General: Silt in History 2 Air Raids on Xj. 8. 2 Ball Cartridge "3 Straits Produca 3 Local Share
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 117 4 ROBINSON Co. Baby Linen Department BABIES' AND CHILD-IT'S lite Muslin Frocks IN LAJtGE>VARIETY. LUBRICATING OILS Asiatic Petroleum Co. (S.S.), LTD. U Incorporated in England. 1 MILKMAID Sweetened Condensed MUk per ease $18.00 Sterilised Natara! Mlik $11.25 Ideal Unsweetened Milk $12.5} I ML HTirUTfJ wml STOCKISTS x HIM WA IT Co.
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    • 378 4 TO-NIGHT AT THE TO NIGHT I' CINEMA CASINO The House of Merit Off Beach Road. IN THF r ECOND SHOW AT 9 P.M. SHARP. A GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME The Girl from 'Frisco Episode 23 The Homesteaders' Fend 24 Dominion of Fernandez 25 Wolf of Los Alamos." TOGETHER WITH AN
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    • 44 4 WATSON'S No. 10 Old Scotch Whisky. James Watson Co., Ltd. DUN D E E Produce of Scotland. Caldbeck, Macgregor AND Co. Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants. KIAM KIAT S CO. 108 109, Market Street JUST RECEIVED Dietz Reliable Hurricane lamps PRICE REASONABLE.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 23 4 Day By Day. To morrow. Dalhousie Chapter 8.30 p.m. Friday. French War films, Vic Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Saturday. Moon Last Quarter. Snnday. Epiphany.
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  • 124 5 The Fighting Fronts. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES. Varied Encoaiters. REUTER'S SPECIAL SERVICE. London, Dec. 31, 1 20 a.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig «ny s th* enemy ni'.de a powerful local atuck at dtwn on a two nail* front against Welsh Ridge on th- spnr sonth of Cambrai. We ■moiled
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  • 62 5 London, Das. 31, 1.5 p.m. Sir D>ugl<s Haig states As the rrsult of successful counterattacks we regained the more importaat parts of tho positions on Welsh Ri lge, taking prisoners and machine guns. The enemy retains a portion of the front trench near Lavacqaerie, southward of Marcoing. We
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  • 221 5 London, Dec 31, 4.20 p.m. Renter's correspondent at British Headquarters, wiring on 91, says When the Germans attacked between Lavacquerie and Marcoing it was so hazy with frost tbat it was difficult to see the enemy waves till they were close to the trenches. There was bitter
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  • 81 5 London, Jan. 1, 12.40 a.m. Paris: A French correspondent on th« British front describes the exploits of an un named crack British airman, who one day last week brought down four enemy machines and the following day three more. He already has thirty-seven vie tories to his credit
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  • 105 5 London, Jan. 1, 2 50 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig has issued as an order of the day to the troops messages from Monro Ferguson thanking him for his good wishes and assuring him of the Australians' continued confidence in Sir D. Haig and his gallant troops from
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  • 50 5 London, Dec. 30, 9.0 p.m. Palestine official We further advanced over three miles along the Nablus Road, occupying Beeroth, also Jeba, and Burkah, eastward of the road, Ramallah ridge and Khettiereh, west of the road. Mounted tioops in the centre reached Khurbethd ibn Harith and Deir el Kuddis.
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  • 174 5 London. Doc. 31, 9.50 p.m. Palestine official :We have occupied Beitin, the ancient Bethel, El Balua, a mile northward of Birch, Khelburj, westward of El Balua, Janiah and Raskerker, six and seven miles respec ively north-westward of Bireh. The operations on Friday and Saturday led to, a
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  • 79 5 Active Work. London, Dec. 30, 1 2") French communique: Three German aeroplanes have been brought down. London, D'£. 30, 11.55 p.m. French communique There was active reciprocal artillery fire on the right bank of the Meuse, in the sectors Louvemont and Also in Upper Alsace. London, J an. 1,
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  • 59 5 Bombs on Padaa. London, Dec 30, 6.5 p.m. Italian official enemy again bombed Padua, killing: three and wounding three. Two hospitals were damaged London. Dec. 30, 10 20 p.m. Italian semi-official In the last raid on Padua the cupola of Del Carmine church was destroyed. The altar paintings were
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  • 202 5 London, Dec 31, 5.15 p.m. Italian official: After an intense artillery bombardment in the Monte Tomba sector, the French stormed the position between Osteriadi- Monfenera and Maranzine, overcame stubborn resistance, and established themselves firmly. They took prisoner forty-four officers and 1,348 men and captured sixty machine-guns, seven cannon
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  • 92 5 London, Jan. 1, 1.20 a.m Italian semi-official: In air raids on Padua the enemy is deliberately seeking to wreck the most precious treasures of religious art. Yesterday evening bombs were dropped on the cathedral and the Church of St. Anthony and Church of Hermits. Bomb splinters struck the
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  • 113 5 Weekly Review. London, Jan. 1, 7.0 p.m. Washington i Mr. Baker's weekly statement says The New Year finds the British dominant n the Fenders plain. The battle of Cambrai proves that the German defences can be broken and taken, though full advantage was not taken of the early successes.
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  • 39 5 More Claims. London, Dec 31, 9 0 a.m. Wireless German official We captared the foremost trenches be* tween Marcoing and Lavacquerie, taking prisoner a few hundred. There was violent artillery work all day long on Monte Tomb*.
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  • 93 5 London, Dec. 31, 4.55 p.m. Wireless German official: We took possession of a trench southward of Marcoing, northward of Lavacquerie. The English in coun-ter-attacks recovered part of the lost territory. We took prisoner 375. There were violent artillery and mine-firing duels on the Monte Atomba ridge. The French
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  • 141 5 The First List, London, Dec. 31, /> 20 p.m, The New Year honours include Barons, Mr. Almeric Paget, Sir Frederick Cawley,Sir John Lonsdale, and Sir James Woodhouse. London, D>c. 31, 5 30 p m Six Privy-Councillorships include the members of Parliament Lord Hugh Cecil and Mr. Tom Richards.
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  • 88 5 Terrible Destruction. London, Dec. 31, 6.25 a.m. Washington: Another earthquake on Saturday virtually destroyed Guatemala city. A report of the Navy Department aaya that everything is in ruina. A hundred and twenty-five thousand persona are homeless. The Naval forces have been ordered to render assistance. London, Jan. 1,
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  • 45 5 London, Jan. 1, 1.20 a.m. The revenue for the nine months ending Deo. 31 was four hundred million six hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling compared with two hundred and ninenty-three million one hundred and forty thousand for the corresponding period in 1916.
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  • 30 5 London, Dec. 30, 10.20 p.m. A telegram from Mannheim reports a serious explosion at the munition works near Forbach which set afire a benzine tank, gutting extensive warehouses.
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  • 29 5 London, Dec. 31, 4.50 a.m. The 9teamer Peregorne, from Rotterdam bound for London, was wrecked off Walton-on-Naze. Fiftysix passengers and 32 of the crew have been saved.
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  • 28 5 London, Dec. 31, 4 50 a.m. New York The unprecedented oold has aggravated the shortage of coal. Thousands stormed the coal yards for a basketful.
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  • 18 5 London, Dec. 30,10.20 p.m. Zurich The Hungarian Landsturm class born in 1900 have been called up.
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  • 56 5 Riots at Vladivostok London, D*j. 30, 5.30 p.m. Shanghai: Serious Bolshevik disorders are reported from Vladivostook, Petrograd The Maximalist news agency announces that owing to the refusal of the Risso- Belgian Metallurgical Company to submit to control by the workmen, its plant will be confiscated. The staff of the
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  • 346 5 London, Dec. 30, 7.40 p.m. Amsterdam Further report* of the agreement at Brest-Litovsk state: Germany proposed that the first two ariicl a of the preliminary treaty should be as follows Firstly, Russia and Germany declared that a state of war is ended and both nations are resolved
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  • 144 5 London, Dec. 31, 4.50 a.m. Petrograd A message dated Deo. 30 says that Maximalist pro. cessions in celebration of peace started at ten in the morning to Champmars, and included detachments of armed troops and Red Guards, The executive of the peasants' congress, the central committee of the
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  • 88 5 London, Dec. 31, 4.50 a.m. Petrograd (Dec. 30) The ex-Pre-mier Goremykine, his wife, and his son-in-law General Ovchinnikoff have been murdered at Botchy, in the Caucasus. The second Austro German delegation has arrived. It comprises representatives of the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Industry, and Finance, and
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  • 83 5 Londou, Dec. 31, 5.40 a.m. Petrograd (Dec 30) I General Karauloff, who was Hetman of the Terek Cossacks, his brother, and the whole of his staff officers and men have been murdered by soldiers from the Caucasian front. The commissioners of the people are preparing a decree
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  • 150 5 London Dec 31, 0.40 a.m. The newspapers state that an interview between Mr Lloyd George and a Labour deputation on Friday was most cordial, and has finally removed any misunderstanding that may have ex j ted. The chief Labour leader, Amos, says that Labour leaders having secured unity of
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  • 144 5 London, Dec, 31, 6 50 a.m. The Daily News says that Mr LI iyd George, receiving a deputation of Labourites from the Trade Union conference on Friday, gave them to understand that Bome reply was probably forthcoming from the Allies to the German peace offer to Russia. The
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  • 185 5 London, Dec. 31, 6.50 a m. The Daily N~ws makes the first pronouncement oi any English newspaper in Ugfoar of the Bolsheviks. It publishes a telegram from its correspondent, Mr. Ransome, who has returned to Petrograd after au absence of thcee months. He describes the city as
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  • 131 5 London, Dec. 31, 6.55 a.m. The newspapers are silent regarding the Berlin statement of the Brest-Litovsk proposals cabled yesterday. The Daily Chronicle alone editorializes it. It says that the statement indicates that the Germans hope to retain possession of Poland,Lithuania,Courland, and portions of Isthonia and Livonia, where they
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  • 148 5 London, Jan. 1, 2.50 a.m. Stockholm Mr. Henderson has telegraphed to Huysman, secretary of the Duch-Scandinavian committee which organised the Stockholm conference, asking him to communicate to the 8oviet in Petrograd the strong desire of British Labour that Russia will not conclude a separate peace. Huysman has replied
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  • 41 5 London, Jan. 1, 1.70 a.m. A belated Tokio message states that a Peking telegram states that two thousand five hundred Russian troops at Harbin have surrendered to the Chinese soldiers after fighting, on Dec 27, and they were deported.
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  • 114 5 London, Jan. 1, 7 0 a.m. Mr. Ransom*, wiring from Petrograd, says that unless the Allies move in the matter of the BrestLitovsk proposals it seems possible that the Germans will ask the Russians to help them in enforcing Russian peace terms on the Allies. The only chance
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  • 75 5 Cordial Messages. London, Dec 31, 1.5 p.m. Paris: Lord Derby in a message <<- the Matin hopes that the coming year will aee'the troops returning home after a victory of Right over Might. Lord Robert Cecil in a message admits that the French and B.itish have a
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  • 71 5 London, Dec. 31, 4.20 p.m. Paris The Chineee President has sent a message to President Poincare on the occasion of the New Year, sending his best wishes for the happiness of tbe gallant French people, and expressing the firm convicti) i that the heroic efforts of the* French
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  • 135 5 London, Dec. 31, 11.50 p.m. The Prime Minister in a message to the nation appeals for all to do their utmost in these later trying days for the cause for which the democracies of the world are now leagued together. Recalling the privations and sacrifices of the
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  • 174 5 London, Jan. 1, 2.50 a.m. The Prime Minister in New Year messages to the President of the United States and the Ministers of Japan, Italy, Serbia, Roumania, Portugal, Belgium Greece, and France, emphasises that the hopes of humanity centre on a triumph of the Allied cause. Mutual friendship
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  • 45 5 Lorjdon, Dec. 31, 10.55 p.m The Admiralty states that the mine-sweeping sloop Arbutus was torpedoed, and fonndered in severe weather. The commander, another officer, and seven men or missing The boarding steamer Grive was also torpadoed and sunk, but there were no casualties.
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  • 34 5 London, Dec. 30, 11.55 p.m. Melbourne The latest referendum figures are 945,000 for and 1,121,000 against, inclusive of the votes of the Australian forces hitherto announced, namely 51,000 for and 56,000 against.
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  • 27 5 London, Dec. 29, 2.35 p.m. The death ia announced ot Mr. George Clifford Whitworth formerly of the Bombay Civil Service and author of the Anglo-Indian dictionary.
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  • 179 5 Allied Attitude. London, Jan. 1, 6 30 a.m. The D ily Chronicle lobbyist correspondent says that Government circles recognise the Brest-Litovsk proposals as indicating a new temper of the Central Powers, and constitute a grave new fact, of which official oognizance must be taken Already Great Britain, France
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  • 247 5 Grind Result A meeting of the General Committee of the "Our Day" Fund was held on Monday afternoon, the chairman (the Hon Mr F S Jamea, C M G) presiding. Mr M Rodesse, hon secretary of the General Committee piesented the report on the year's effort. The
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  • 119 5 The Cinemas. "The Flashlight," the new Bluebird feature film at the Palladium, starring Dorothy Phillips, is a great picture. Don't miss se-dng it. Two new parts of "The Gray Ghost", a new screen magazine, and two new comedies are among the fine items for to-night's change of programme at
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 497 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Victoria Theatre FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, at 9.15 p.m. FRENCH WAR RELIEF FUND (Under the auspices of tha French Consul) OFFICIAL WAR FILMS The only authentic pictures taken by the Cinematographic Service of the FRENCH ARMY. NOTE:—The whole of the Gross Proceeds will be given to the above Fund.
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  • 753 6 Prices Quoted in the Market this Mining MINOAPORB, JAKTJARY 2. Messrs Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Broken, issue the following, list of quotation* Robber Shares. Som. Value. Bayer* •>/*. 1/- AUagat j/3 5 ,9 1 Anglo Java 6/- 7/1/- Anglo-Malay 12/- 16/--1 Ayer Kuning 40/- 60/I/-
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  • 70 6 oingarnr*- January 2 On London— Bank 4 m/e. 2/4 19/3? Demani 2/4 7/32 Private 3 m/t. 1/4 25/32 On India— Bank T. T. 1 60 On Hongkong— Bank d/d 29| prem. On ShanghaiBank d/d. 52* On Jara— Bank T. I 12 6± On JapanBank d/d. 108 Sovereigns—biylng rate $8.54
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  • 759 6 Clerical Plots in Italy. Slowly bat surely the secret history of the war is beginning to become known. Behind the great military offensives undertaken by the enemy there have been conducted political offensives of e\ en greater importance. It is doubtful if there iB such
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  • 576 6 Alor Gajab Rubber. The ninth annual meeting of Alor Gajah Rubber Estate, Ltd, was held yesterday at the registered office, Gresham House, Battery-rd. There were present Messrs W P Plummer (chairman), J VV Campbell, E Kong Guan (directors), R I Sanson, and J M Sime (for the managing
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  • 82 6 An ordinary general meeting of the Straits Trading Co. Ltd was held at the registered office, 11 uTm*SK!I y eBterda 7' the hon'ble Mr. W W Cook presiding. Tte meeting adopted the statement of accoants and balance sheet for the half year ended Sept 30 and the reports
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  • 131 6 It is reported by the Geological Department of Mysore that monaMte his been discovered in the &tate. A few pieces of the mineral wore tound in the metal heaps stacked near the roadside in the precincts of the village of Yednr smith of the Vosavangndi ExtVn.' sion,
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  • 201 6 Golf. S. G. C. The December monthly medal was competed for on Saturday and Bunday last, and resulted in a win for J D Morrison, who returned a net score of 77. Twenty six cards were taken out and the following were returned. J D Morrison 46 45 14
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  • 97 6 Members for 1918. Syed Mohamed bin Agil (Chairman). Mr. J. Lornie, Collector of Land Revenue, Singapore (Vice-Chair-man). Imam Haji Mohamed Ynsof. Ambak bin Haji Kamarudin. Mirza Mohamed Ali Namazie. M. Kader Saltan. A.M.S. Angallia. Haji Mohamed Ali bin Haji Mohamed Noor. Haji Abass binTaha. S. Mohamed
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  • 262 6 iv a communication from the Swiss Acetylete Association published in the Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Lhemie and abstracted in the Chemical Trade Journal and Chamical Engineer, it is sUted the manufacture of acetone with a view to the production of synthetic rubber is of considerable importance in Germany at
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  • 128 6 Members of the Chancery Bar who are special constables may now an pear in court in uniform iv place of their robes-, great concession when we consider how strict are the unwritten laws of the legal profession with regard to costume. It is for irstauce, improper for a barrister to
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  • 474 6 Charge Against Newspaper. Mr. M. B. Shelley, Acting First Magistrate, Ipoh, was engaged on Friday Dec. 2 in the hearing of a charge brought by the Acting Deputy Publio Prosecutor against Mr. Jas. T. Dobbie, editor, publisher, and printer of the Times of Malaya newspaper, and Mr. J.
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  • 139 6 Comparing the mineral output of Japan in 1916 with that of 1907, the Japan Times states that within a space of 10 years a remarkable increase has resulted. Gold increased by 11 2 per cent; silver by 98 per cent, copper, 160 per cent. lead 2b9
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  • 170 6 Further Chinese Help. At the performance given by the Chinese Amatenr Dramatic Party a nett balance of #502.81 was realised which amount has been duly' forwarded to the Hon. Treasurer cf the Red Cross Fond. A special price for a ticket was paid by Mr Kan Ying
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  • 31 6 Previously acknowledged p.. $404,537.25 t-hmese Amateur Dramatic Society's performance 509 R] Collected by Koh and Co. Koh and Coy 5 Smaller amounts 3 g $465.048.0t J C Peter, Hon Treasurer
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 117 6 There is no Better Ale Than BULLDOG I ALE Try It ON SALE AT The Leading Hotels AND Principal Liquor Dealers. JUST ARRIVED 150 lb. Boxes 20 Bars each. WHITE MOON SOAP I The White Soap that smells so sweet. I Lathers freely. Bars don't shrink. The Australian Asiatic Co.
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    • 44 6 When You've seen the First of THE METRO'S You 11 Realido the difference between this Brand of FILMS and the Best that YOU HAVE EVER SEEN AND BE SURPRISED. The Far Eastern Film Service Sole Distributors for S S., F.M.S., Slam, lodo Chios Chita.
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    • 504 6 I The Ideal Reconstructive Nerve Food. Sanaphos. Immediate j J Nutriment for Overworked, Underfed Nerves and Brain I Within ten minutes, you will feel distinctly, the beginni. I of the undeniable benefit that Sanaphos gives you Y e t it f I not to be confused with harmful stimulants, which'
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  • 701 7 Hon Hammering Ceremony. As I read the account of Berlin's celebration of Hindenburg's birthday and of the ceremonies at the Colossus of wood and iron, my thoughts go back to the many occasions when I have gazed upon that Colossus with admiration and bewilderment—admiration for the architecture
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  • 169 7 A representative of the United States Bureau of Fisheries has undertaken the work of bringing about closer co-operation among fishermen, tanners, and manufacturers in the development of the use of skins of aquatic animals in the production of leather. An effort will be made to ascertain
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  • 872 7 Results of Year's Working. Thie 83rd ordinary general meeting of the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Limited, was held at Electra House, Finsbury Pavement, b C. Sir J Wolfe Barry X.C.8., (chairman of the company), presiding. The Chairman said Gentlemen, before entering upon the details of
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  • 396 7 Canadian Collection. The Canadians publish a newspaper at the Front. It is called "The Listening Post," and comes out "when possible, according to the exigencies of the servioe." A recetft issue has an article on trench terms and their meanings given for the benefit of yonng Canadians and
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 480 7 NOTICES The Bnkit Katil Rubber Estates, Ltd. (Incorporated in tho tmum Bet^ ment8 >- NOTICE fc reC tO H Lfl .3» free of War X vSao Shareholders on the »I*. on the Bth K mpaD> in S an-i tbat the Transfer HTS'JfI Company will be closed t b 4thto Bth
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    • 618 7 BANKS_ CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. rjSOORPC RATED IN ENGLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid up Capital in 60,000 Shares of £20 each £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1,900,000 Resetve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 BANKERS, ihe Bank of England, Th* London City and Midland Bank, Ltd., The London County and Westminster
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    • 234 7 Is Your Child Pale? Wheu a child formerly bright and active loses colour, nuffersfrom headache, bleeding at the nose, finds piny an effort and prefers to sit still and mope, there is every reason to suspect that the blood is getting thin—that the child is ausmic. It is a condition
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    • 463 7 Malaya Tribune' AND SHIPPING CAZETTE. (Evening Daily.) 'Phone No. 171. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable In Advance. Per annum $14.00 Half-yearly 7.25 Per quarter 3-75 Per mensem 1.25 Single Copy 5 CtS. Postage Extra 50 Cts. per month. All communications relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed to The Editor.
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    • 312 7 TayGuan Kiat ii 36 Phi Hip Street Sin S'<P Income in 1816 Assurance effected in 1916 uovcrnrn nt and Muiiicipa Total Policies in fo. Contractor. LOW A i>:>ly for Prospectus ai. h RITES Singapore Bran.. lhone Nos »362 and F. P. Joseph, Acting Branch Secret* Residences No. 1450. 87 Tank
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  • 523 1 N. D. L Building Ships. Our Liverpool contemporary, tbe Journal of Commerce, states that a rrport received in N*w York from the United States Consul in Hotterdam is to the effect that the North German Lloyd Ster.mship Company is at present building a number of large steamers for
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  • 271 1 Jf that War Museum we have heard of ever materialises, a department should be reserved for the heterogeneous collection of baggage which ingenious friends of tho Han Uve tried to dodge through tbe British blockade. Some fine confused fading was" sat on "by one of the Pnze
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  • 368 1 If anything were moro incredibh than another in this war sa ys a writer in Chart and Compos) venture to think it h the way i E which rur seamen bare faced the pt rils of the deep, perils of a coldnes»nd a cruelty and a
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 291 1 British India apcar line MAIL AM) SERVICES. Peatfosula and Maitft! S. N. Co. nr-fci Owarv* IBh sfafcajgygo in nalj The Company's MAIL SEMISES Of BOMBAY are a! present suspended. The Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND FROM LONDOI are at present suspendpd. Passengers for Europe are booked via Bombay a opportunity
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    • 247 1 Stoomvaart Maatscbappij "lederland" AND Rotterdam Llogd" (Incorporated in Holland.) (Koyai 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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    • 325 1 REMEMBER THE GREAT FACT THAT Metro Plays Have never been seen in Singapore before AND YOU MUST SEE THEM Yoa will be Surprised at every step and Marvel at the wonderful PHOTOGRAPHY. The Far Eastern Film Service Sole Distributors for \Mm F.M.&, Slam, Indo-Chlna, ft Cnlna ROYAL PACKET Navigation Company
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    • 302 1 f Shipping Gazette j it Tirculnte* in-vo, p ort thioL K iioat the MALAY FENnpij. 1 Terms on Applicative N.Y.K. NIPPON YU3EN KAISHA (TNCORPOKATf D [N JAPA" JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co EUROPEAN LJiYE. >i.*lnUuiin G this, lervice LZLIZ -j— Bt Ihc Sew th- cabin, —T^T7n*? fort f i tnr e'eotnc-fan*
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