The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 December 1913

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY DECEMBER 5 1913. NO- 8 001
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  • 120 1 A letter from Major Adau,s on the Murray Cup appears on page 7. Latest London rubber news, crop returns, dividends, etc Page 6 Post and Telegraph employees threaten a Christmas strike Page 7. The Appeal Court yesterday considered a Telok Blangah land possession case Page 7. Lord
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  • 967 1 M. Maurice Maeterlinck, in his latest work, complains bitterly of the lack of in teiligence displayed by the disembodied. In a scathing passage of "Life After D<ath' he points with marked disapproval to theii irritating and maniacal energy in clingiug to the slightest fact*, their sleepy
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 405 1 YOUR PIANO WILL NEED TUNING FOR XMAS Expert workmanship and Moderate Charges AT MOUTRIES' p L A^ LES THE DISPENSARY'S <^DISPE^Yt%^ BAY RUM AND CANTHARIDINE i5§P& HAIR LOTION f\ i i_TF< X2? 4|__fr'^£i_B THE IDEAL HAIR DRESSING FOR THE TROPICS. Emit Cooling, Refreshing Invigorating. ym£k! r&&&^ *^£L_> VpOß._: 'J> !t
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    • 129 1 WAYANG INGHE PUTEH THE FAMOUS Indra Ma'nikam Theatrical Co. OF SELANGOR. AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL North Bridge Road. TO-NIGHT! Njai Saminah Admission. Reserved $2, $1, 50 cts. and 25 cts. Ladies' Zenana 50 Cts. and 25 Cts. UNSURPASSED BY ANY PICTURE OF THE I SAME LENGTH The Splendid Film Drama
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    • 198 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Compound house to let Page 2. Apcar line latest sailings Page 8. Moutrie's for good piano tuning Page 1. Government require tenders for supply of firewood Page 2. H. S. Kirwan for advantageous fodder contracts Page 5. Robinson and Co., have a large selection of clever mechanical toys
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 206 1 THE WEEK. Frlda. Sth. High Water— 3-54 a.m., 2-58 p.m. Moon First Quarter. B. I. Outward mails due, 9 am. Royal Johore Tin Min Go Ltd extry mtg S pm. Golf Club Meeting, 5-30 p.m. Mark Lodge, 8.30 pm. Tanglin Club, informal dance. S.C.C. Bowls Tournament Prize distribution. Y.M.C A.
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  • 792 2 Wick BurglM, which provides a pending kl one of those widely scatter•nciiis of which there are several The burghs are six iu num untl include Wick, Cromarty, Dingwall Kirkwall, and T>in. All, with t xeention of Wick and Kirkwall, an- in 'y close proximity, but some eighty miles separate Divgwnl]
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 241 2 YOU ARE SURE TO WANT A PIANO FOR XMAS Don t be disappointed by waiting until our stock is exhausted by the usual Xmas Rush BUT SECURE ONE NOW WHILE WE HA VE PLENTY. WRITE OR CALL AT ONCE:— ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd. CHOP LOH KEE SENG CHOP LOH CHEE
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    • 1051 2 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE! 1 ISSUE OF $2,000,000 (PORTION OF AN AUTHORISED TOTAL ISSUE OF $4,500,000) FOUR PER CENT. DEBENTURE STOCK, 1913. The Municipal Commissioners of the Town j of Singar^ote having in pursuance of the pro visions contained in the Municipal Ordinan e 19 3, dec d d. with the
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    • 737 2 Notices NOTICE THE ROYAL JOHORE TIN MINING Co., Ltd. Notice is hereby given that an Ex raordinary G< neral Meeting of the above Company will be held on Friday *>th December at 3 p.m at the Company's Registered Offices 13 Collyer Quay for the following purpose To discussand pass a
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    • 665 2 Notices 1 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tend, rs will be received up to noon, on Monday, the 15th December, 1913. at the Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore, from i persons desirous of contracting for tbe supply of Firewood, for a period of one year, com- j mencing from the Ist January, 1914. Form
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    • 399 2 Wanted WANTED Wanted second hand 36 inches. App y 3036 < 212 DOCTOR WANTED Doctor wanted for Bun MAT ARAM leaving bingapor. December, for voyag< For further particulars a BOUSTEAD A Co Agents, Bur 3-12 i SITUATION WANTED By a European, of mud East. Good Knowledge ot Sm\ ation, and
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  • 525 3 Smre it has received the consecration of th 1 Academy, oue may suppose that the Tango will he danced more than ever iu Paris. At the present moment its vogue is extraordinary. Professors of the dance are making a fortune, and even older fash ioned restaurants have
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  • 240 3 Great Demonstration at Durlin. The funeral took place at Dublin of Mr James Byrne, secretary of the Kingstown Branch of the Irish Transport Worker's Union, who died in prison, as a result of hunger striking," while awaiting trial in connection with the stiike. Two thousand members of
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  • 108 3 Professor Plate of the Jena University, is on a visit to Ceylon collecting animals of biological and anatomical interest which will prove useful for the students' work at Jena University, where he is Professor of Zoology. He is at present in Kandy where he is studying
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  • 585 3 Rare Products in Dockland. Probably the docks of London will nevei be fully explored; there will always re main some interesting corner which saun torers in Dockland have overlooked anc left undescribed. The officials of the Porl of London Authority, of course, woulc have known about it
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  • 222 3 The report of the Tanjong Malim Rub ber Company, Ltd., for the year ended 30th June, 1913, to be presented at the meeting on the 11th ult. 6tates that the profit amounts to .£13,957, to which has to be added JE4,789 brought forward, making a total of
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  • 55 3 Calcutta, Nov. 18. Basanta Kumar Bhattacharry, a proba tioner of a Steamer Company of Dacca was shot dead at 7 o'clock last evening a few steps east of the cross road at Banglabazar. He was a member of the Terrorist gang, and later was suspected to have
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 447 3 I A Celebrated Violiniste A j^c _Jfl wm^ j) '__fi/___:^^^^ Nervous Fatigue, Languor— hich her brilli ant successes, Keymer, is entirely due to he. «*rw tree created by Phosterine. How greatly ns and triumphant career of this accomplished Z b> lhe W "■"W fiscal stamina developed I from Mis, K.
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    • 13 3 For all internal complaints. Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. 80 cents a bottle.
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    • 221 3 mmmmwmmtmmim^ m m^' m^ im t *^smwmmsKjmmmMtcJKmi^mmm^ wKBKT >_££__ :a^ jsr ~__>_s- IF. you are using an imitation and you don't 1 believe that it is costing you more than the genuine Lea Perr.rts, try this: Order a bottle of LEA P___RlriS. Eat one m with the imitation— eat the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 517 4 HE IS THE BEST SCHOLAR WHO HAS LEARNED Ti LIVE WELL. This is a fact all the world over. But especially in the Tropics. One of the most Important Articles under the heading of food is Milk- There si om, one Milk that has the Largest Sale in the World
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    • 244 4 THE "BULL DOG" (Patented). Detachable Elastic Watch Wristlets Suitable for Ladies or Gentlemen. _f s /'Alj| No need to remove wristlet to wash. SIMPLY SLIDE FURTHER UP ARM. Elastics are sent out long and are cut to correct length by customers. Manufactured in Gold only. Price $30 Each. The watch
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    • 194 4 SIEMENS I.HIIII IM____M__J^__fc_______«W_t^»_ut>r M__i^__B WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORF. Ti SIEMENS, SINGAPORE TELF.I'H. 'K No. M7 Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers and Contractors. SIEMENS BROTHERS DYOO IM Heal Office Caxton House, Westminister, LobJn. Supplies Dept. and Stores Upper Thames net, Londw. Lamps and Fitting* Dept. Dalston, London. Work* Stafford and Woolwich Singapore Cold Storage
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  • 224 5 Deri rd ll on rge Frederick Kelly. I .tiff Claimed darnagos for j illeged to be contained UM defendant com- j \pril. 191n q ):lia hy him on the faith of os arid to hav bis the register as a share- Mr R. j. Willis.
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  • 185 5 I I rcine inhered that on the ianha with a cargo of v, on lOI aptain of the steamer, str;r had been delayed boon ov. :he gas wii ap The Marco:U*t oy the Line w.. .ed ,r. two nig re, and he it in touch with some
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  • 556 5 Aquation nsto in which counti v wi ,'in of t... K>_MM MCOM prov j. I, a- -ver. that OOC ol tb* kinds al le:t~t is a native of tropical \»n. rica. In u article dealing with Ik* .history of tobacco published in an official j volume on the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 89 5 For Cuisine AND Cleanliness TRY THE EMPIRE HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR. NO MORE ACHES AND PAINS What is your trouble Headache, toothache, backache, sore throat, earache, strains and bruises are relieved and cured by following the printed directions you'll tind on every bottle of LITTLES ORIENTAL BALM Stop experimenting with remedies
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    • 632 5 MY DEAR SIR It is absolutely impossible to get a i j better pen of any description than "SWAN" The latest Swan "is the Safety which cannot M I leak even oarried upside down Investigate this wonderfully Simple Improvement Sold by Jewellers, Importers, and Stationers. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FREE. JUL! ji]
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    • 469 5 -____a__R*w-nr->. i^^^^^^ ill ll #3^ Does the bd Im |||%_y Climate Try You N > _M Ejg Ii Tonic j _K_ Jft f/K^ Helps to maintain full mental and physical ffi^l vigour and buoyant spirits in spite of l Jp^> y^y<i climate, overwork, etc. _^-^A JKS Scientifically 'VANA* wards Y>|^Q4
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    • 142 5 Auctions REMINDER. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE EUROPEAN JEWELLERY At Powell I aleroom ro-Day, Friday, sth Dec, at 11 a. m. Comprising a gold wii.-t watch Ml with brilliants, gold ling s- v,ith rubies [K-ndant with gold aud platinum chain. moelet set with pearl i imiiiant s. gold watch fcehain*£old nu^;
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  • 1357 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, Dec. 5, 1913. Hsre sball the Press the People s right ____B_Si Onawed by influe: 0* and unbribed by C*in| Here patriot Truth her _!oricos orocepti 4«»i P-vtsed to Pelurioo. Lovalt? _nd Lav* In the light of the old .adage it never rains but it
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  • 888 6 An asbestos mine is reported to have I been discovered in Chechuanting, Honan. Mrs Mallaby, 6ister of Lady Barnes and j of Miss Violet and Miss Irene Vanbru. was married recently to Mr BJ. Shearrne, r.n. The Straits .Junior P.O. will meet II Straits Evergreen F. c. in a friendl>
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  • 45 6 LONDON RUBBER NEWS SYNTHETIC AGAIN. Latest Interims. London The report of th Company states that in moni I nan\ < to demonstrate tL.»: i. rm-n mily satisfacl. a much lower pn article. The report admits h< laboratory evni< contention. The following into Ruhnmi Bai Kap 15.
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  • 33 6 BARLOW CO'S RUBBER WIRE f-> mp;i 1 h y with Ifei private i!) irU.'t. I i m< Smoked Sb« Standard Ci lirown A I >.n k i Highlaiidf I 1- m la;: 1-
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  • 75 6 The movements Shares have been queutly dealing London |d__M da lv a. idli market t Ix 1 1 by one of the chin. v. and existing it is i i business passing bat Im all dimensi Tin i.» again at :i I for a f_w 1 1
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  • 121 6 I Derrick and I Bruang tin Belat tin [ents. Brown Phillips and S4 Khota Tarn pin J Agents. Boustead and i Anglo Johore 1 1.1..*. m i against 41.704. Nordanal -39.*_l against 359,140. Agents. Evatt and Co. Mergui 1,121 5 mouthKelemak nt6. Adamson Gilfillan ft Rahman
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  • 206 6 Mr. A. A. Hint/, of 1. tution. is to deliver what should be interesting Lecture at thi on Friday evening subject of the Lecture will land and it will I a «H of e_ lantern Zeilaud Government. Mi that intimate knowledge ol which will enable him
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 270 6 OUR SEASON'S CATALOGUE Containing over one thousand illustrations and p.v.-tlculars, from all our Twelve Departments of: NEWEST XMAS GOODS IHas been sent to nearly everyone, in Straits and F.M.S. If by any chance you have not received yours a Post Card or enquiry will at once bring you one from
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  • 185 7 MINISTERS' REPLIES DISLIKED. Indignation in Germany. [By Submarine Cable]. KkiikbV Sebvicb. ll MM mmmmmg, the lor replied to vigorous attacks on ibern incidfmt. He declared that the U-1 had h.^en reprim ut tbe -hould not be i usitive, Colonel were not right ''tine the capt Sllat 1 M the
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  • 33 7 '■JOS-! I' aviator Vedrines fter a flight ac Hungary. H up Daucourt's to rly to Cairo. In an iuterv^w ll he intended to t!y through India, across the archipelago I \u>:ia!ia.
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  • 46 7 IM > Most of the papers de he fall of the Darthou ministry as 'ed the patriotic policy inaugurated by M. Poincare when Premier, and they point out that M. Caillaux and the a were the chief intriguers against o: M Poiucare as Pre*ident.
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  • 19 7 maringen, Dec. 5. ex King Manoel (al and his b^ide have left for d.
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  • 55 7 m Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpor, Dec. 4 The Old Bedfordians held a successful dinner at which -i. were present. Mr W. K. presided. Uughy Match preceded the dinner. I Lumpor scoring ten points and the •id Bedfordians rockmau opened the Art Exhin. a capital collection of
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  • 99 7 Alor Star, December 2. ot cholera, that of a Tamil va notified on Saturday. Many :om Penang who were not here Juring the previous epidemic are greatly oid hence certain cases are under ition. Owing to the recent wet her nospread of cholera is anticipated, but
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  • 171 7 An American soldier lost his life in Tientsin ou the 17th instant by accidentally falling on the steps in Rue Dillon icks. He slipped and fell backwards, iring his skull. The report of a successful attempt to explode a submarine mine in the Solent he K rays of Signor l/livi
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  • 180 7 UNIONISTS AND EXCLUSION. Lord Lans&ome's Counsel fßy Submarine Cable]. KBUTBKB 3BBVICS. London Dec. 8. Lord Lansdowne, speaking at Glasgow, said that a settle ment based on the exclusion of Lister W bs most unsatisfactory. The TnionM_ in Ireland have no reason to desist Em preparations and the I'nionists here
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  • 94 7 London Dec. 4 As a result of the dismmi of a driver at Llanelly for refining to bundle Dublin goods severul hundred (ireat Western railwaymeu have struck woi-k in Wales, though the National Cuion •ed manifesto prohibiting the sympathetic strike. The coal traffic is already dislocated.
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  • 42 7 Postman Threaten a Strike. London, Dec. 4. A Christmas strike of Post Oftice men and telegraphists is threatened. The Men's Inion announces that they are determined to force an issue and insist on an increase of fifteen per cent.
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  • 27 7 London, Dec. t. In consequence of judicial decisions the Canadian Government intends introducing next session legislation on oriental immigration in Bri tish Columbia.
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  • 22 7 East London, Dec. 4. The M. C. C. has beaten the Borden C. C. by an inniugs and 132. > <
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  • 121 7 Christian Scientists 'says the Globe should be interested in Lord Saudwich's speech al I Diversity College yesterday. While disclaiming medical or surgical knowledge, he emphasised his belief in the immense power of the mind over the body, and judging by his success with fcixty Wouuded officers to whom
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  • 227 7 Sir William Lever who has been up the West Kiver as far as Wuchow, leaves Hongkong to morrow hy the Prinz Waldemar for New Guinea en route to the Solomon Islands. At a certaiu St Andrew's celebration held just the other day one witty speaker alleged that in order to
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  • 113 7 I UNABLE TO PAY HIS TROOPS. The End in Sigh.. [Ky Submarine Cable]. Recteb's Sebviob. New York, Dec. 4.— A telegram from j Juarez states that the backbone of Huerta's rule in the north seems to have been broken. Seven Federal generals have been seu/ as a commission
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  • 43 7 Boston. Dec. 4. A Are has taken place at the Arcadia, a working class hotel, aud 25 were killed and others are missing. Scores have been sent to hospital altering from burns and injuries through jumping from windows.
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  • 24 7 Sydney, Dec. 4. There has been a recrudescence of the outbreak ol smallpox, a family of eight being aiTected at Leichhardt.
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  • 20 7 Paris, Dee. 8. On bhe opening of the Bourse, Keutes declined l} but subsequently recovered a fraction.
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  • 259 7 OBJBCTfI of Kbw Association. A meeting of local business men was held at tbe "Times of Malaya" Of^ces yesterday (Monday) afternoon to consider the question of forming a Traders' Defence Association with the object of stopping the increase of bad debts. Mr H. M. Hodges (Oldtields Dispensaries) presided.
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  • 147 7 The work of South Polar exploration, for which Captain Scott and his comrades sacrificed their lives, is to be continued. The British Antarctic Expedition of 1914, now being organised, will sail from the Thames. It has for its object the exploration of King Edward the Seventh
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  • 112 7 The first St. Andrew's dinner ever held in Kedah took place on Saturday night in the Kedah Club. The S.R.E. (V) Shooting Club monthly handicap takes place on Saturday, at 2.30 pm sharp. The Children of the Boom is the name applied to planters and assistants who were appointed to
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  • Correspondence.
    • 609 7 Penang, Dec. To the Editor, Sir, I regret that 1 have not earlier replied to your Editorial note hereon in your recent issue. It is true that I made a verbal error at i our recent Annual Prize Distribution in j referring to the conditions of the
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  • 225 7 The possibility of pulling down Harrow School and removing it to some other j locality was mentioned at a Local Govern I ment Board inquiry at Harrow regarding the application for sanction to prepare a i town planning scheme for the district and I parts of Pinner
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 64 7 The fables of old are often times told V/e read of The Fox and the Crow It ia sad to behold how flattery bold Could trick such a simpleton so. It might, we all know, have been well with the crow, If she'd lived in an age more mature, And
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    • 223 7 ROBINSON Co. I GREAT ..<£ JT VARIETY TAI/C No 7038 The Clever Motorist lUTO No s(JI Wechanical Beetle flaps lockwork Motor Tric\cle. with driver which when wound up, Wiagt wklla runs forward and backward, and NflW RHfIWINH th«n in figure 8 and other eccentric HUH UIIUffH.U PriC c- 35 cts.
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  • 397 8 ivr P A O str Borneo, due Dec s.— Mr A Mrs W. Towl. aud ehiid. Mr <fc Mrs E. A. Benjafleld, Mrs I If. H lltl HUM H. Farr a* d !ren. Miss A E. Fletcher. G I). Ft. Turubull, Corp ft Mrs C. Griffin and child,
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  • 118 8 connecting at Colombo with Mongo !2— C. T. Hamine, i Mrs Haseluood. Mr Mrs Met calfe, child and nurse. Sir J. and Lady Shaw MlssC i E. T. Martin, Miss T. Tattle. Un C. A. Matt P R. Hall, M_m W. J. Mamynot. C. R. Harrison. Mr Mrs
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 236 8 Shipping COMPANIA TRASATLANTICA OF BARCELONA ILOILO AND MANILA The Spanish Mail Steamer CARLOS de EIZAGUIRRE la expected from Colombo on Sunday morning, tht Jl .ember, and will have prompt despatch for above poi For freight and passage, apply to BARLOW k Co., Agents. 3-12 6 11 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. B. I.
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    • 663 8 Shipping BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd. FOR Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta. JELUNGA 5,206 tons, J. R. O'Sullivan, Commander will iospatched for the above ports on Friday, the "»th instant, at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation fcr first and second class passengers. Terms and rates of freight and passage
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    • 685 8 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with
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    • 627 8 Shipping M. M. HESSAGERIES MARITIMES. MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1913 1913 Paul Lecat Dec 7 Amazone Dec 8 Cordillere Dec 21 Australien Dec 22 1914 1914 Magellan Jan 4 Polynesien Jan 5 Ernest-Simons Jan is Paul Lecat Jan 19 Nera Feb 1 Cordillere
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    • 607 8 Shipping N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAII LINE. The fast and well-known mall steamer_ cf this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connectini Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau Nagasaki and Kobe
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    • 461 8 Shipping P. &0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPA?^ For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bills of Lading mmmt .ina Coast, Persian Gulf. Continental and A i Ports. Bkea .il loavc Singapore on or aboc MAIL LINES Homeward <koh Echo From Singapore, connecting a
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 807 9 Ship ping Toyo Kisen Kaisha 'ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. N^c^ < UtC n Via China Ja P an Honolulu and San Francsco to a points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Screw Turbine Liners SRINYO MAKU TENYO rt E TABLE FROM HONGKONG. nnyoMaru"
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    • 545 9 (SINGAPORE'S OSLY COMPANY RP r QT Plln lID nT^^^^T!!! ll^l! l LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL OF INY EASTERN COMPANY. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAO OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32. Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court ot England,
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    • 254 9 HEAP ENG MOH STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. Singapore to Batavia, Cheribon andi Samarang. Sail Twice a Week. s.s. Giang Seng 1,128 Tons Capt J. Craig, s.s. Giang Ann 890 E. Uldall. 9.e. Edendale 1,128 A. Dunlop. 3.8. Wllhelm 783 M. Giesche. Singapore to Sourabaya. Slngaradja, Ampenan and Macassar. Sail Once every
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    • 504 9 The Eastern United Assurance CORPORATION Ltd. Head Office- Singapore. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). Authorized Capital $5,000,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT.-Risks accepted on Buildmgs and Merchandise at curre_t rates. MARINE DEPARTMENT.— Insurances effected on Hulls and Cargo. For full particulars as to rates and all other n.oimation apply to J. D. KEITH
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    • 350 9 NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE. I) 17.7. HEAD OFFICES, NORWICH AND LONDON. Losses Paid exceed £30,C00,000 Lowest Rates of Premium. Prompt and Liberal Settlements. T HE BORNEO Co Ltd. Agents FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 188?. Imrkct Government Supervision Government Audit. Policies are WORLD WIDIC an_ No Forfeitable. u
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  • 423 10 Yuan Shih-kai has been elected President of the Republic and safely inaugurated, and the Republic has been recognized by the Powers of the world. The arrangements under which the election was con' ducted were not orthodox from a conIstitutional point of view, for the new
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  • 1074 10 The first total where given represents figures for 1912, the last column represents output for calendar year to date in all cases. Year 1912. Nov. 1913. Allagar 93,500 16,350*143,450 Alma 63,233 Alor Gajah 47,871 9,600 86.055 Alor Pongsu 80,830 5,020 92,692 Anglo Johore 47,193 100,205 Anglo Malay
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  • 100 10 Year 191 a. Be: 2,410 ftruaug 4 51 Bru6eh 3,415 Chendenang 2,3*26 |f«l Wolfram '264 Gopeng Consol 6,944 Heawood 4,486 Karnuning 4T Kanaboi m)6 Kinta 8,880 Kinta Association 5.042 Kledang 1.274 14 Krarnat Pulai 6,114 7 74 Kampar Lahut oi Malayan Tin M«»nglembu Lode 8,855 Middleton 242 P.
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  • 31 10 Beaufort 51,816 68 British Borneo 101,170 114 Langkon 9)19,658 11 Melalap 10)49,972 »:> Membakut 6)6 Sapong 103,900 134 8 Sekong 82,887 99 South East 8,116 51 Tenom 81,076 161.2U
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 459 10 I C. &B. English Soups Si t L fcSE BLACK^ Minute 4 30 Varieties All Delicious The Cuisine of one of the finest chefs in the world available for your table. Hi Crosse Blackwell Guarantee these Soups to be aade under ideal conditions, as are all their table delicacies. By
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    • 394 10 _L______________Bt__v -F^YOU WILL SAVE If* over W°« by making vour purchase?- Hf through the post from the largest firn. mm/ of Bankrupt Stock Buvers in th-» Ow world. 9 We have also arranged with the leading manufacturers in the Kingdom to take up the M over-production of their factories for
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  • 1467 11 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exchange and Share Brokers, Dec. 4. ;ap. ißooa. Paid. i >»t Div bovßß* oklukhh 83.000 2a la Allagar 9% 1 10 2 3 500,00 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 49 59 150.000 'iff 28 Auglo-Maiay 8% int 9 10 oxd 50,000 2« 3g Batang Mala*
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  • 64 11 (Corrected op to Dec 4). Bank 4m s 2-4_ demand 2-4* Private credits 8m 2-4 9-16 credits 6rt 2-4 15 16 Francs demand Bank 29. Germany, demand 238_ India, T. tf. 174J Hongkong, demand 16| Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66. Sovereigns, Bank Buying 18.64 Bank
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  • 149 11 Dec. 4 Tin 150 tons sold 189.00 Gambier 6.90 Garubier Cube No. 1 10.76 Gambier Cube No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black ordin. S'pors ...buyers 18.50 Pepper, (White fair) 82.50 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 25 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina) oom. Bali
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 222 11 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. Ant Exterminators. (The Universal,) For fumigating with Patent "Universal" Powder. .rsenite of Soda. (For killing weeds.) and Loeusts. Calculating and Adding Machines. (The Brunsviga" and Bri-Cal.") Cement. M Borneo," aud Buffalo brandsFresh stocks monthly. Cigarettes. 1 fe Reszke). n uu i U Caldbeck Macgregor Co.
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    • 35 11 The Singapore and Straits Rough Diary for 1914 Pi ice $1 25 per copy $1.65 post free. PUBLISHERS FRASER AND NEAVE, Ltd. To be bad from all Booksellers in Straits Settlements and F. M. 8.
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 913 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Todh Commanders From Arrived tor Whe« Dartmouth H.M.S. 5200 D'Aroy Colombo, 29 11 Batavia j Jed H.M.S. 560 Mulock Colombo, 29 11 S.N.O. H kong 6 Kennet H.M.S. 560 Bayley Colombo, 29 11 S No. H kong 6 JColne H.M.S. 500 Berkett Colombo, 29-11 H'kongfl
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  • 307 12 Tei.uk Bi.am.ui Lvn'd ClI Mr Justice n-.her (presidiugK Mr Justice Woodward and Mr Justice Sproule yestprday continued their sittings in appellate jurisdiction, when they heard a petition for the reversal of the judgment of Mr Justice Thornton in the case relating to the pos session of a plot
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  • 508 12 SloNt 01 I SBI I Manila, November 7. Governor General Harrison, accompanied by General Keil and Mrs Harrison, will leave Manila next Sun day to make a personal investigation of conditions in the Moro Province with reference to the installation of a civil governor. Mr Harrison
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  • 58 12 We understand that Captain B. Peters of the steamer 'Malaya," who was last month convicted by Mr Sherwood for abetment of five Tamil coolies in attempting to leave the Settlement without permit, «nd fined |25 and costs, has appealed «**inst his conviction and sentence. The »»uU is, we hear, eagerly
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  • 1150 12 A Survey for Country Planning The < Newest Transportation Marvel Rain Stained Flowers The Air in Water Food Frauds Germ-Free Soda In an Electric Vacuum Furnace A Cost of Life-Saving Unnecessary Deafness. This century is to be one of maxima in human affairs. It is almost certain to
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  • 596 12 A KONGMOON EXIEHIKNC'K. With reference to the piracy at Konginoon, which was reported in Monday's China Mail," a correspondent sends us the following account We often read of native passage boats being pirated as they ply to and from Canton to other inland cities, but the reality of
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  • 47 12 Saturday, 6th Dec. Johnston's Pier, at 2.15 and 3.15 p.m. Club Bungalow, at 2.45 and 5.30 p.m. Sunday, 7th Dec. Johnston's Pier, at 7, 9 and 10 a.m. 2.30 and 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow, at 8.30 and 9.30 a.m. 12.15, 3 and 5.80 p.m.
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  • 91 12 Mr A. H. Booth, is succeeding Mr Sturgess as local manager (Ipoh) of Messrs Fraser and Neave's business. As previously notified in the "Times of Malaya," Mr Sturgess leaves in a few days to open a branch of the business in Malacca. Messrs Robinson Co's end of the year catalogues
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  • 186 12 The Amagisan Maru discharges a cargo of Japanese coals at the wharves. The Holt liner Lycaon is in from home ports with part general cargo for discharge here. The local steamers Klang and Ranee were in yesterday bunkering and loading transhipment cargo. The M. M. Company's steamer Amazone
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  • 89 12 A young Hylam boy, in the service of Mr B. M. A. Cornelius, was sentenced by the second magistrate on Wednesday to receive six strokes of the rattan, for stealing the gold scarf pin of Mr E. G. Wheatley, who is staying with Mr Cornelius. Another young Hylam servant was
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 204 12 I HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH. I NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. IN IO NIGHT S SECOND SHOW. I TWO REELS FEATURE FILM I I THE COURT DANGER aquila I I A. story of France in the days of Richelieu a really good story, made into a big success by clever acting and perfect
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 579 12 TRAIN SERVICE Singapore (Tank-rd). Mail leaves for north at 7.9 a.m. and 7.15 p.m. Other trains leave for Johore at 9.0 a., 10.30 a., noon, 1.30 p., 2.53 p., 4.50 p. Mail arrives from north at 8.16 a.m. and 7.14 p.m. Other trains leave from Johore 8.42 a., 10.15 a.,
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