The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 December 1913

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE TUESDAY DECEMBER 30. 1913. NO. <5,021
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    131 1 The steamer Ludgate has arrived at Gibraltar— Page 7. The distress caused hy the water famme in Montreal is increasing Page 7. The reports of Alor (iajah and Pajam rubber companies appear on page 12. M. Caillaux has exposed the difficult financial position of the French Government
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    FISHING AND OTHER SPORTS.
    1432 1 Friends, Romans. Countrymen' ilike wise Kids', Lend me your ears' just a a minute ouly. It's Christmas time, isn't it? I want now to expatiate learnt dl\ on the piscatorial art. about which I know less thim nothing, but on which M two young6tei> ma> »en
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      247 1 iinimi iiiiMi i«nwniii» ii m-l eat* I NOW SHOWING I (LENGTH 5,000 ft. ITALA MULTI REEL SPECIAL FILM. The Queen's Jewel I It is a hig winner that will eclipse even TIGRIS and FATHER, Aeroplane flights, I high political intrigue, motor chases, fah from an express, an amazing and sensa-
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      246 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. New English pianos for *400 Page 2. Notice by the United Saw Mills Page 2. Mortgagee's sale of land by Ching Keng Lee Page 5. Booms on ground floor of Zetland House to let— Page 2. Second hand Underwood typewriter for sale Page 2. Shipping: Austrian Lloyd Ocean
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      121 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday 30th. High Water— 0-41 a.m.. 11-35 p.m. Straits Trading Co., noon. Municipal Commission ?.30p.m. S.R.A. Meeting. 5-30 pm. Wednesday 31st. Hig_ Water— l-19 a.m., 019 p Tanglin Club, New Year Fancy dress Ball. Thursday Jan. Ist High Water— l-55 a.m., 1-4 p.m. Public Holiday. New Year Land
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    RITUAL MURDERS BY CUBANS
    194 2 New York. Dec. 2. Messages from Havana. Cuba, state that egro "Voodoo" practisers have been sted in various places in Cuba and I been indicted on tbe charge of killing year old white girl in connection with veil known Voodoo" sacrifice. The case is very similar
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      415 2 i NEW i ENGLISH OVERSTRUNG PIANOS I $400 CASH. UNDERDAMPER ACTION. SOLID CASEWORK. SPECIAL TROPICAL CONSTRUCTION. ROBINSON PIANO Co. WAYANG INCHE PUTEH THK PAMOUfI Indra Ma'nikam Theatrical Go. OF BELANGOR. HK ALEXANDRA HALL n\ rth Baioei Road. TO-NIGHT Ibrahim Zanggi Admission. Reserved $2. $1, 50 cts. and 25 cts. Ladies'
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      469 2 ABRAM'S j MOTOR HIRING TRANSPORT COMPANY, ORCHARD ROAD. Reduction in Rates FROM Ist JANUARY, 1914. Single Passenger Car $2.00 per hour. Four-Passenger Car $3.00 Six- Passenger Car $4.50 i MINIMUM CHARGE ONE HOUR) Above BOaU will NOT be subject to any detention allowance. TERMS CASH, MONTHLY ACCOUNTS BY ARRANGEMENT. We
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      403 2 Notices 'NEW YEAR SEA SPORTS, 19 14. The usual Sea Sports will be held on Ist January, 1914 off Johnston's Pier, commencing at 9-30 a.m. The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd., has kindly placed the s s. M Kinta at the disposal of Subscribers, admission by ticket, obtainable from the Hon.
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      499 2 Notices NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the Fndor■igned have acquired the Wan Lee Saw Mill and the Siong Lim Saw Mill, and also th lease of the Huat Siong and the Kiat Siong Saw Mills. Orders intended for any of the abovenhined Mills shouli not in future be addressed
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      391 2 Notices THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR Be; 3D. Notice re closing of Roads. NOTICE is hereby given that all rag paths and unenclosed land, the Singapoi. ir Board, i Pagar District, uiil ta Thursday. Ist January, I9H. fun I I 6 p.m., and in Keppel Haii Sunday, Ist February 1914. during the
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      53 2 oT. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. CHRISTMASTIDE SERVICES 1913. Tuesday, Dec. 30th. aia. Holy Cone in union. »*»a Matins. 7 pm. Evensong. Wednesday, Dec. 31st. New Year's Eve. io am. Matins and Litany. P*n. Kvensong. 1 1 30 pm. Midnight Service. Thursday, Jan. Ist, Mew Tear's Day The Circumcision. 7-10 am. Holy Communion.
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    LONDON LETTER.
    1640 3 -i or*tapoHdtm. l London Dec. I. Now that the interval during which I wireless telegraphy firms were given op portunity to tender for the second three stations required by the Post Office in 1 connection with the Imperial Service has elapsed it is possible to form some sort
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    NO TANGO AT COURT.
    96 3 The King has on more than one occasion lately (says the "World") expressed strong disapproval of the Tango as entirely unsuitable for ball room dancing. Tbe Queen, who is very conservative in these matters, is of the same mind. It is certain, adds the World," that
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      344 3 Continental Types. BEST CHEAPEST HAVE YOU RECEIVED OUR Reduced Prices IF NOT APPLY TO THE CONTINENTAL TYRE RUBBER Co., Ltd 17, COLLYER QUAY. lepbone: 290. Telegnun: CONTINENTA. GAN BE PLAYED BY ANYONE I Last Rose of Summer k %_g^^^_ TiJC __T"S IVA home, Sweet, Home! I \f% Old Folks at
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      14 3 r Waterbury 3 j At* m til** f COMPOUND THE Ideal Digestant 1 j
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      858 4 A WISE MAN IS NEVER POOR. This is phenomenally true— just as much as regards the health as the pocket. If you drink MILKMAID MILK you will prove yourself to be wise and it is very unlikely that you will be poor— in health. Incidentally you will be better off
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    FUTURIST FLOWERS
    191 5 N>.w F.s„„, The wave of Futi i «ora, world. *rtZ Z^ < Perpetual Flowering ,w ow o! 'he the Horticultural Ha. wTrT S the brilliant and XwTnn C < T rkuble exhibits. K'ow.dk eoloun. o( tiuuotbn?ric a h' coe oU c W u wanted the paler ZZ7T 2"
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    WRITTEN LANGUAGE OF DANCING
    223 5 At her new studio in Chelsea Miss Mar garet Morr aching her pupils to dance from si*ns written upon paper like music. I do not, of cow i upon this forte of instruction only," said Miss Morris to .> Chronicle representative but a written language of
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    THE FAMILY DOCTOR.
    98 5 \lthough we are constantly hearing that this is the age of specialism, it is perfectly true that every day tbe specialist s dependence on the general practitioner becomes m ore complete. The corpus v, c has been divided into as many water-tight impartmm^m^mmmmmmm^a^^^^ iceberg and to sweep
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    WHO CROWNS THE KING?
    121 5 ftmnain g incident occurred in a Au amu*m£ Holvhea d one evencountry pari*! nta H church of ing recently, at a n^ hich wa s held to v P number of children the NoaC onformist denomibelongm* to tbe^ ft t anou f a nations were P^"
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    CEILINGS AND PANELS.
    39 5 •uttaareand oau.^, wonde rfol Ar linUb, ure the w- white a nt, and Meul Ceiling, tool, cle HoteUi and ver.om proof, for Bun^c gne Public Buildings- ror i comand particulars write to i y Umited, Singapore.
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    The Vanity Box.
    670 5 IN lytKs: ing BBLEJTIONi FROM THB \v<i:;;.d> SMABTKBT BEAUTI ARTICLES.— SIMPLE KECIPES Hi lr KIT.' TH Wavy Shampoos. Homely Hin Few people know that stallax can be used as a shampoo and is far better; than anything else for the purpose. It seems to have a natural
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      467 5 Wanted WANTEO Wauted immediately smart young Chinese Clerk with knowledge of shorthand, typew rit- j ing and general office work. State salary and full particu ars. Apply to B. M. c/o Free Press. 29-12 31-12 i FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. Applications will be received at the District 1 Engineer's Office,
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      394 5 Auctions MORTGAGEE S SALE On Monday, sth January, at 2.30 p.m. 1. Freehold building allotment at the june tion of Craig and Neil Foads. containing an area of 16,9")1 sq. feet and known as Demarca tion Lot No. 61 Town Sub-Division No. XXIII. 2. Freehold building allotment at Everton Road
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    The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1913.
    1475 6 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1913. Herr sua!! the Press the People s right maftate. Ocawed by influence and unbribed by f*in| Here patriot Truth ta c. _ri= is precept! itww. j ttartaw) te Pelicioo. Lo»»*:p «n~ l*%v. On getting near the departing edge of tbe Old Year
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    899 6 Careful tests by the Madras Agricultural I Department of Baron Schrottky's natural indigo paste compared with synthetic indigo have proved unfavourable to ths natural paste. Many hundreds of people, including even people from Bangkok, are going to a Wat iv the muang of Nakorn Pathom to be sprinkled with holy
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    CHRISTMAS AT TAN TOCK DENG.
    148 6 The poor sick at tin- Ton J Hospital WatS not forgotli i H. E. the Governor, >ir Irthar Voang, accompanied by hi> A l» I I .-tpr.un t I ton, paid a visit during th< each patient a suitable and ..sonable present. The Bishop of
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    NEW YEAR ARRANGEMENTS.
    208 6 NEW YEAR ARRANGEMENTS. The close of the (Md vent of the new will be < occasion with ss ranch Tbe Bhisf avsnta ia 're on New >__v will be the Sports oIT .lohnson lace course. The arrival of thl I will be celebrated at tie rarios worship by midnight ser\
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    NEW YEAR LAND SPORTS.
    71 6 By kind permission of the Manager of the Telephone Company, the public can 1 enquire of the operator in charge of the telephone exchange on New between the hours of 12 o'clock noon and I o'clock in the afternoon, as to whether the Land Sports have
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
    30 6 Harmston s fine new tent will be up for to night's performance, guaranteeing that whatever the weather the audience will be able to keep quite dry and comfortable.
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    238 6 -^__> Apparently another case of Lc Young Dreams." Two Yarmouth old-age pensioners. Henry Warner, aged 7.5, and Eleanor Plummer, aged 71 have just been married at the registry office. The Chinese President has rec<-.\ telegram from Admiral Liv Kuanh6iung at Foochow suggesting that the Chinese Parliament should be remodelled after
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      211 6 WINES AND SPIRITS FOR ALL CHRISTIAN) JIEW YEAR FESTIVITIES. SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED. I «52.00 per 1 doz. Quarts VBUVi^ CLICQUOT CHAMPAGNE, at M «nzanilla Sherry, White Seal. at. ...t1M0 per dozen. •intage Style Port, White Seal, at U2.00 per dozen. s -22.00 per 1 doz. Quarts Ch. LAFITE CLARET, at 24>00per
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    DUTCH STEAMER ASHORF.
    58 7 TASMAN IN DANGER. Madame Nordica on Board. [Bj Submarine Cable]. >KhWCS V v has been re ■»*>• aaan ton oft?, mmmm oun,l o^Hatr agtha, m a dangerou, poMt.on number of .me No rdll 'oclnding -to »i mid, IrL i J «'»a*ed there ikonU great danger as heaw
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    MONTREAL TRAGEDY.
    33 7 The Spectre of Fire. I -There is M tt the hospitals as the wa the shutting down of nesting appliances, whilst sanies! -<to be postponed. "Ig tO the cloMUg tod tiw
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    ANOTHER ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
    36 7 Mi rt he wi an 191 l Imperial T aefaeli that our the Colo* Jack irrying out !ou projec St adds that the expedition tooth Ainericau port with •h Pole and New Zealand.
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    SHIPPING COMPETITION IN THE EAST.
    177 7 London, 1 -The Holt and Gel I eastern service starts on January 24. The II A. L. is also inaugurating regular service between Liverpool, Vladivostok nk, whilst the Kickmers line of Bremen will also run tonal vessels to those ports from the :hus pr> '.he
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    THE GAZETTE.
    82 7 c 1». Ahearne and I. D. Hall supernumerary oilier r> in class live. Mr S. A. Lane is appointed local chair I o: the Harbour Doard vice the Hou. Mr X Wilkinson who ha- »o\ Mr .J. W. Goldtborp is appointed of Netherlands Indies Immigrar. The roster of
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    51 7 There was a good attendance at be .ioematograph last even.ng «1 eu was shown 11. K. tbe Governor. I.:ul> ID J party from ,_ov*r..m.nt bouse toung k D rettv bouquet was were present, and a^ prett. 4 presented to I .ad> fcveljn. ia un attractive change or prog
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    51 7 Indies' Spoon was won T h. exc.ll.nt oy Mrs r_. O. He* con6titut es a d TrVe I^es- course. H.r score .oath, course was in good condition. Th CC— states that Z. I*" bo A ii saints Church there P r U" 0 "istou and Mis. SM
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    FRANCES BUDGET.
    178 7 HUGE DEFICITS ANNOUNCED. Favoured Classes to be Taxed. I y Submarine (able J. Hn tmm >>Ku\iCm. Paris, Dec W.— In the Senate M. Kibot vehemently attacked the Government's financial policy and declared that the loan < ould not be indefinitely delayed. He repioacbed Caillaux with acting rather as
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    FRANCE HELPS CHINA.
    58 7 D, Dec. 29. Tne Financial Times i correspondent at Paris that a 1 Franco- Belgian syndicate has arrauged privately for th.) issue in Pans probably i in the new year of 85,556 twenty pound eight per eeat Chinese Treasury •»>nds. tecs tbe hind lax, at 08. The
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    CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S TREAT.
    501 7 AN V.S 10. \I.!.K BVENINO. Over 700 Singapore Catholic children were entertained in lavish manner under the auspices of the Singapore Catholic Club la>L e\euing. The entertainment which was the eleventh annual one of its kind commenced with a ***** minstrel concert in the Victoria Theatre. This
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    FAMINE IN JAPAN.
    89 7 CROPS AND FISHERIES FAIL. Girls Sold for Bread. [By Submarine C.mle]. KeutkbV Sebvice. Tokio, Dec. 28. The famine in northern Japan is the worst since 1869. The crops are not a thousandth part of the normal, and tbe fisheries have also failed. Parents are selling their daughters,
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    THE CALUMET TRAGEDY.
    112 7 Was it Revenge? Calumet, Dec. "28. Mover, the President of the Western Federation of Miners, who asserted that the opponents of the strike were responsible fot the Christinas tree disaster has been deported from Michigan foi ordering miners' families net to accept funds raised by the citizens'
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    A VETERAN NEWSPAPER OWNER.
    44 7 London. Dec. 28. —An illuminated address with 258 signatures representative of the press of Great Britain and the Empire was presented to Lord Lurnham on the occasion of his eightieth birthday at his residence Hallharu. Lord Xorthcliffe read the address.
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    GREECE AND ALBANIA.
    36 7 Koine. Dec. 28. The Tribuna says that the Powers and the Triplice have accepted Sir E. Grey's proposal to postpone the Greek evacuation of the territories allotted to Albania till .January 1 4.
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    AGRAM PARLIAMENT SUBSIDES.
    29 7 Agram, Dec. 2S.- Despite the uproar and earsplittiug din the majority succeeded in electing a president at three o'clock in the morning whereupon the disturbance subsided.
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    LEEDS IN DARKNESS.
    24 7 Leeds, Dec. 28. The town was again iv partial darkness last night owing to shortuess and poorness of the gas supply.
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    THE STRASSBURG SHOOTING CASE.
    19 7 Strassburg, Dec. 2s. The shooting affair at the Castle was the work of a youth.
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    THE LUDGATE SAFE.
    15 7 Gibraltar. Dec. 29. The Ludgate has beeu refloated aud has arrived here.
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    WORLD'S LARGEST CANNON.
    266 7 I BED BI THE Sihits in PUNJAB Wars. A gun cast by the Sikhs of the Punjab, in India, sixty or seventy years ago, and used by them in their wars with the other Indian States, aud linally against the Eng lish, is the largest cannon ever
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    60 7 An engagement is announced between Owen Owen, BJL, late of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment and Indian Army, of Sourabaya, Java, eldest son of Brigade Surgeon O. Owen, retired A. M.S., and Mrs Owen, of Dany Rallt. Cheltenham, and Isabelle Emily, eldest daughter of Lieut. Colonel Barstow, late Seaforth Highlanders,
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    COLLIES' WAGES.
    167 7 PLANTERS REFUSE PRINCIPLE OF REDUCTION. Fear As To Effect On Recruiting. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpor, Dec. 29. The conference of planters arranged by the Planters Association of Malaya for the discussion of the subject of the general j reduction of wages, was held at the Cham*
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    AFFRAY IN A SAMPAN.
    239 7 Charge ok ATTEMPTED MURDEB. In the third Court yesterday Mr Forrer continued his preliminary investigation into a charge of attempted murder against a Malay named Mat Adaug bin Hassan. The victim is a Chinese named Chua Kirn Meng. The affray occurred in a sampan in which
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    INJURED COOLIE.
    135 7 The Tanjong Pagar occurrence. The case in which Abdullah, the Malaydriver employed by the Singapore Express Company is charged on three counts with rash and negligent driving and causing hurt thereby, with failing to stop after the occurrence, and with being without a licence has been still further
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    MARRIED MEN AND SECRETS.
    201 7 The announcement that only bachelors are being employed in building Shamrock, IV., the new America Cup Challenger, as secrecy, it was believed, could not be counted on from married men, has led to a good deal of controversy. It is pointed out that many of the
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    49 7 A scheme for the construction of bridges over the Yangtze and Han Rivers at Hankow is under consideration. The nett result of the sale held in connection with St. Andrew's Cathedral was $4,030. A cheque for this has been handed to Mr E. Gattey, Treasurer of the Cathedral Fund.
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      303 7 ROBINSON Co. x^^V tsao> *t- w s^^^___. m mmA^S^m.^^^ Our Special M Watch Pocket Camera with Aldis Uno M Anastigmat lens complete in Leather Case. ROBINSON Co. a"Hfl9________H___H________^^ The T R mM? H 9E Oik BLANCHARD Patent HIGH POWER INVERTED P8 a«i„ OIL LAMPS SELF CONTAINED AND PORTABLE 300 c.
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      267 8 A "'Hazeline' Snow" (TRADE MARK) i THE ORIGINAL NON-GREASY EMOLLIENT Soothes dSife Preserves Sensitive Damt > Skins Mk y*< Complexions The first application t produces a decided im- provement ifl the appearance of the skin. Signs of exposure and neglect disappear. Glossinc «^r greasiness f are removed. The pores are
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      568 8 Shipping COMPANIA TRASATLANTICA OF BARCELONA FOR Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Ports of Spain and Liverpool. The Spanish Mail Steamer CARLOS de EIZAGUIRRE" is expected to arrive here from Manila on Sunday morning the 4th January and will be despatched for the above ports at 1 p.m. on the same day.
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      639 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES j HAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1914 1914 Cordillere Jan 4 Polynesien Jan 5 Magellan Jan Is Paul Lecat Jan 19 Nera Feb 1 Dumbea Feb 2 Atlantique Feb 15 Cordillere Feb 16 Chili Mar 1 Magellan Mar 2
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      719 8 Shipping N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAU LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen. Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connectinf Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa. Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtan Nagasaki and
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      599 8 Shipping P. 0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY Fop China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports. Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading Issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES Homeward (for Europe). From Singapore, connecting a
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      716 9 ____ShJ p p i n g T oyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. Tne Nev. R out v r ciscr to a ia > hin a. Japan, Honolulu and San Fran- Points in the United States, Canada, n_ Mexico and Europe. JiARr an.l CEIYO
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      650 9 SINGAPORE'S OUY COMPANY. LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL OF ANY EASTERN COHPANY. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD^OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      321 9 BUGKNALL STEAMSHIP LINES, LTD. AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE MANILA. THE s.s "KASAMA," is expected here on or about 13th January, and will have prompt despatch for Japanese ports. For freight, etc., apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTB __-_r»___-_r___»-_—^ ,n _in_-_rM—_— _j_a— HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $15,000,000 j RESERVE
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      511 9 The Eastern United Assurance CORPORATION Ltd. Head Office— Singapore. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). Authorized Capital $5,000,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT.-HiNks arc. pted on Uuildiugs and Merchandise at currei_t rates. MARINE DEPARTMENT.— Insurances effected on Hulls and Cargo. For full particulars as to rates and all other nformation apply to J. D.
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      352 9 NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE. 1 Mm 171.7. HEAD OFFICES,} NORWICH AND LONDON. Losses Paid exceed £30,000,000 immrntk Kat' 1 of Premium. Prompt aud Liberal Sottlemeote. T HE BORNEO Co Ltd. Agenti FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1881. Direct Government Supervision Government Audit. Policies are M WORLD WIDI and
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    HOW LEOPARDS CATCH MONKEYS
    523 10 FASCINATION OF CLICKING TEETH. A Jungle Study. How the leopards of the low-country 1 jungle of Ceylon capture monkeys is told by Mr L. S. Woolf in a letter to the "Times." Native Sinhalese, who know the jungle well (he writes) always assured me that no
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    LADY WATTS VISITS AGUINALDO
    240 10 The most interesting man I ever met absolutely, and I have known and been personally acquainted with many rulers of districts, countries and provinces." This from Lady Elise Watts, wife of Sir Philip Watts, designer of the first British Dreadnought, the first submarine, A 1, and
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    TANGO AND TROUSERS
    129 10 The craze for Tango evolutions should give an impetus to the demand for the revival of breeches as garment of everyday wear. It must be evident to everybody who has watched the contortions of the gentlemen engaged in this new pastime that trousers are most inappropriate and
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    Market Price List.
    422 10 The prices quoted are generally those cur- rent at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. Singapore, Dee. 21th, 1913. Beans, Long per catty 6J do. French do 15 4 Beef pi rib. 20 j Beefsteak do. 22 Bean Sprouts pa catty
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    426 10 Per PA O str Nyanza. due Jan H. Bran- son, Mrs McClure. G.D.B. Turnbali. Mi London. Mrs \Y. Makepeace, D. Parsons. G. Kidd, J. Stanton. Miss Mainvaring, W. M. Corbett. A. S. Mitchell, Mi-s D, M. Buchell, B. S Walton. W. T. BrysoD. J. B. Killagher. Per P
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    Homeward Bound.
    93 10 Per P A O Sardinia, sailing Dec. 30.— Major and Mrs Dewar. Mr A Mrs Fraser and infant Mrs Walham, Miss Miner, G. E. Noble. Per P A O Himalaya connecting at Colombo with Malwa, sailing Jan. 9.-D. F. Topham, P. C. Russell, L. M. Malan. Miss F.
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      692 10 REGULARITY the BOWELS The First Line of Defence against Hi-Health. I Only about one man or woman in a hundred .s perfectly healthy. The other 99 have some I d.ges,>ve trouble, and perhaps more than 50 per cent of these could trace their trouble to that prevalent I ev,l consopabocv
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      267 10 IMPERIAL DAIRY Co. OF BOMBAY. Pure Creamery Butter: made in Bombay. JmLmm *k' Mr. M. Hunter, chemical examiner to tin Government of Burma says The Butter tains no foreign tat and is of good quality. Lt. Col. Beevor. R A.M.o. Karachi, certifi_te that it iss "a pure and healthy food."
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1475 11 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Dee. 29. :ak itfeua. Paid. Last Div buyicr* hvLLKHB. •♦5. 000 2b 2h Allagar 9% 16 1 11 600,0 0 £1 £1 AngJo-Java 3 9 410 .50,000 »s 'in Anglo-Malay 16% Int 9 0 9 9 90,000 2p 2s
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 11 (CORRECTED DP TO Dec 29 Bank 4m s _-4_ demand 3.4! Private credits 8m f 24 19-32 credits 6m i 2-4 15-16 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 238$ India, T. T. 174J j Hongkong, demand Ie? Yokohama, demand 114^ j Java, demand 141 j Bangkok, demand 66$ I
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    PRODUCE.
    149 11 Dec. 29. Tin 175 tone sold 185.1 2 i Gambier 676 Gambler Cube No. 1 10.75 Gambier Cube No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black ordin. Sport buyers 18.85 Pepper, (White fair) 83.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 25 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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    76 11 Time kails sa Fort n___— Mi |fIM Faber drop dally al 1 p.m., Blanaora staa* ard time, corresponding to! a.m. Graeawlofe mean time. The time-gun Is feed al IB o'clock noon, indicating Singapore staadar* time, on every day exoepttng Son_lav *______> il is flred at one s'clockT^^ B™ay, vtaa ApiolineChapoteaut
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      226 11 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. Ant Exterminators. (The Universal,) For tnnujiatino with v xx% "Universal" Powder. Arsenite of Soda. < p P r killing weeds.) and Locusts Calculating and Adding Machines. (The Lninsvioa''and"Rri-Cal.") Cement. Borneo," and Buffalo brandsFresh stocks monthly. Cigarettes. (De Reszke. ni s/kt Ca|d|)ec|( Macgpegop &Co Cigarettes. Weinbent
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      35 11 _____^________«'____r._____r____'^_a _______________________m____________n^__________^___________________________i _________n^____"___r_ The Singapore and Straits Rough Diary for 1914 PMce $1.25 per copy; $1.65 post free. PUBLISHERS FRASEBAND NEAJVE, Ltd. To be had from all Booksellers in Straits Settlements and F. M, S.
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      887 11 VESSELS IN PORT. O Flag and Toon Commander- From Arrived r When Kuantan F.M.S. 249 Egdoro Kuantan, 15 10 F.M.v Dock Steameru Nat. Tonnane A Mastet From Consignee* For Anghin Ger 1001 Cordes Swatow, 26 IS p.ehn |n ok Ban Liong Dut 275 V. Toi T'gauu. 112 Wal, Kelantan Batavier
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    PAJAM RUBBER.
    476 12 The following is the fourth JCtulj re port of tbe director* to the rs to be presented at the annual I I Jan. r dim plaaSBW in Bubmittiiu' the Balance Sheet and Pr. and Loss Account forth ended :'.otb September. 1919. Tfci net profit as shown j ie
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    PERAK RIVER VALLEY RUBBER.
    367 12 Tbe third annual general meeting of the Perak Rive v Valley Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at the Chamber of Cc mmerce Penang. The Hon. Mr R. Young presided and there •were also present Mr D..V.M. Biown, Mr YV. H. Tborue (directors', Hon. Mr A. R.
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    13 12 MsasrtGuan Kiat and Co: forward one Ol their blotters for the new year.
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    ALOR GAJAH.
    480 12 The following ll the fourth report of the" iirectors. to tbe shareholders to be pt ented at the annual meeting on Jan. 5. Your Directors beg to submit the Balance Shant aud Profit and Loss Account for the j ear ended 30th September, 1913. The notit for the
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    TRONOH CATASTROPHE.
    234 12 How M. DEBCBAQUBG EW M'ED. So far only five bodies have bae ie covered of the coolies buried iv the idslide at Tronoh mine on December 18th. These were found on tbe outskirts of the fall, live hundred feet away fro:n the spot where*the men were working. Some
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    LORD ROSEBERY ON GOLF.
    113 12 Lord Rosebery, at the annual dinner of the Edinburgh Burghers' Golfing Society said some years ago at the opening of the club-house he was presented with a set of clubs which still filled an honoured place in his ancestral halls. They appeared to him to be
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    THE CHIEF SECRETARY.
    81 12 Sir Edward Brockman and Lady Brockman left Kuala Lumpur by the mail train for Taiping Hills, where they will stay for about ten days. The Chief Secretary is very much better in health, and it is expected his stay in the Hills will quite remove any ill
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    MRS PANKHURST ARRESTED.
    662 12 Bodyguard Oitwitted. i Plymouth, Dec. 4. The 'cats' are here Don't land A woman's voice stole across the waters from a motor-launch to a solitary figure stand- j ing dn the promenade deck of the White Star liner Majestic. A police boat scouring the harbour sighted the
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    TRULY REMARKABLE.
    112 12 Tbe late Lord Salisbury was rather fond of appearing in the guise of an Elder Brother of the Trinity House on State or official occasions. IJu'est cc que e'est done cet uniforme que M. le Marquis de Salisbury porte cc soir a member of the French Embassy once
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    55 12 According to a telegram from Tokio to the Matin," the main lines of the Japanese Budget for 1914 have now been settled. Some money has been saved, as the Minister for War has relinquished the proposed increase of the army by two new divisions, and the Minister of Marine has
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    188 12 The Holt liner Calchas loads for home ports. Samarang is declared infected owing to the existence of cholera. The quarantine restrictions against Tanjong Priok, Bata- J via, on account of cholera, are withdrawn, j The Imp. German mail steamer Prinz Ludwig having left Colombo on the 28th instant
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    EARLY MARRIAGE IN CHINA.
    110 12 It has been a curse to the Chinese race for young men and women to marry at an early age, and it is not unseldom that youths of 15 years of age are married, says the Peking Gazette.'' This custom not only injures the health of
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    65 12 A worthy precentor got so irritated at a singer iv the congregation who used to show off his musica 1 compass by changing from tenor, to bass and bass to tsnor. that at last he burst out 'Mr Macphairson, if ye're to sing tenor, sing tenor or if ye're to
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    SHIPS AT THE WHARVES.
    81 12 East Wharf (Basin)— Nil East Wharf Section I—Nil1 Nil Sheers Wharf— Nil Main Wharf Sec. 2— Nil 3— Furth 4— Nil s—Paroo5 Paroo 6— Calchas, Perseus New Dock Sec. 7 (Under construction.) West Wharf Sec. B— Hyson. Yunnan Jardlne's Wharf Sec. 9— lpoh Pulo Braui Coal
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      632 12 OF COURSE our Bonus is good. BECAUSE Earnings trom Investments were £536.864 I While the Death Claims were only £366.124 in I Ail the Premiums received were thus available for other purposes. SUN LIFE as c s o» r p A a n n v ce OF CANADA. S. J.
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      402 12 WEATHER REPORT. These Weather Telegrams are transmitted by courtesy of the E. E. Tel. Co. and contain the observations made at Hongkong (HK.; Observatory, and at Manila Observatory (MN.) The data are date and hour of despatch tht Barometer reading (inches in HK., Milll metres in MN.); Direction of Wind
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