The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 December 1914

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1 10 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    Masthead
    16 1 Singapore Free Press and MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. i XX CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. DECEMBEE 24, 1914. NO. 8,32(i.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    219 1 I An article on anuiab.e anniversary today appears on page 5. Tho half yearly v pjrr of tbe S'rnits j Tradmg Company is given on page 10. The Messiah was successfully sung to a large ar.dier.ee last evening- -Page r>. Teams for a golf match between tbe
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    LADY ANOPHELES.
    1354 1 By P. Dangles Basse, (Author of The Globular <.ottlug> of Griselda, Tho Mnl ipliciiies of Kds, tte I held mo brief for the mcMquito. Sue I has always treated me as a mere restaurant. land I have provided her with ko mauy meals that I feel obligations to
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      342 1 LATEST PATHE WAH GAZETTE ASH! VED BY MAIL OF DEC. 21. Mk win MEmnjmßm Emm fa___ EmJLm f _t_ im k _V<__M_Bji._ Sm _C__^^i__L3ffl THE o.OHEER C.NEMA?i)C«RAPH THEATRE TEACH ROAD. IM Mfl :.l_. r«| Sfl&wi !ur one ?u*..ieot. IBCORB SHOW 3-15 PJL Gransi Change of Programme DIiAIViA BY JOSEPH CALDWELL
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      346 1 I— .■■■■-I- ii i MM— mi imm n ill ■ii n lim ■ni"| ORCHARD RCAD Singapore's Premier Theatre. CRCHA3D ROAD TO-NIGHT COMMENCING AT P.M. BHABP. TO-NIGHT WE WISH YOU ALL A MEJttRY CHRISTMAS. OUR FIRST QRAND CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME THE GREATEST COUP EVCS ACHIEVED IN CINEMATOGRAPHY. g TEE MAP wl Hj
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      272 1 LITEST ADVERTISEMENTS. m—— mm m—m——mmmm To let: Braemar. Gilstead road— Page 2. Auction eale at Sentosa of furniture etc.— Prge 2. Medical officer wanted for passenger ship Page 2. Specia. cinematograph show at Theatre Royal Page 2. Notice cc Hal-yearly meeting of StraitTrading Co. Page Notice ey Harbour Board re
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      73 1 .THE WEEK. T_ars_?i 24th. Hlgb W»De,~ 3-S6 _.m., 3-16 p.m. Friday 25th. f-M.-h Water— 4-19 a. i 4-29 p.m. P. O. Home, ard mail due. Christmas Day. Bitvtiaj 26th. Sigh Water— s-5 a.m., 5-*il p.m. Polo Practice Tyersall, 5 p m. £>t. B>ejjkb«_a. No leane of Free Press. BanE. _!©Jid..y.
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    A TRUE PATRIOT SOUL.
    324 2 ns_pl i Lf 'ie. c' the Rifle Brigadi 1 nn of tho officers who sleep tbe.rla <!e foreign soil. vi'- g given his life toe his country. At a memorial service held m bis native towu iv Ireland. Ihe Primate of Ireland read an extract from
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    CEILINGS AND PANELS.
    50 2 BeantLtol anu adaptable to an; style of Architecture and to ony method ol interior finish, are the CRANE wonderful Art Metal Ceiling,, Cool, clean, white ant, and vermin proof, for Bungalows, Hotels, and Pnblic Building. For iL_etrated catalogue and particu'ars write to the Borneo Company Limited, Siu^aporr
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      796 2 Notices THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD NOTICE RE HOLIDAYS. NOTICE i* hereby given that the Godowns aud the Bonded Wart-nouses ol the Singapore Harbour Board wi!) be oloaed for the delivery 1j of goods to town on F_ iday, 25th December, i I 1914, and on Friday, lst Jaouaiy, 1^ 5.
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      869 2 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF Excellent Teik Household Fwrpiture Rub-ber-tyred Palanquiu and Australian horse; G-is La""^ 3 s.ik Capestry Prills a* l,l Cornices i tte. Also a good collection 01 fiants mostly potted m Sha-gha-i j rs, terra cotta pots and i J va teak tubs. .1 AT "SENTOSA" STEVENS BOM),
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      559 2 Wanted I WANTEQ A M dieal Officer for a {^senger steamer. 1 Apply to ?OUStp„^ •> c« WANTf-D TO SSL. Just arrived trom Australia < x. s.s. Paroo, puir of btindle bnlidogs, dog and tint. H. BONE'S STABLES, M Orchard Boa. I WANTED Any planting billet, BOX 19, c/o Free
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      295 2 •'•>■■ mr rer Sa>e MOTOR CYCLE RJ|Tsm7 A:-HTF Kevec Motor 1 OflLoer prooeedei 1 the fr Motor C v parttcoiari pie 1 h apply t 0 STRAITS MOTOR CARACE ■2. "2 1 _en FOn SALE TRIVATELY J All il 1 n f r ■;V'"l -tt. being part ol c*ran( n
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  • THE IMMORTAL PAGES.
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      OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT MEET.
      579 3 ir regin.4 I -:iys n reach Deputy _,bo f'-"ir. ua, v-, "catholic gunioi.. Folhei Rorp, aeolooio] ssis .id ss Israd re aansooiwr," the kl hi Qinshwi| k et Thais iut»>r I J dial, nnd tb, ydo a !ot roood them. One nighl they hod the
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      SISTER STE BARBE.
      386 3 B 1 1 1 EfKRS w m ..new sys Bonsebodj who, her m fon kuew Ibe seton khii v tig-enae ii I •c: sr the but I mnftj ogle day. kli who i B It B thoj mh pie she I v toi no: I U rj...
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    "THE DWARF."
    267 3 i ji. Newnham Davis, late of the Rutfs, |and so well-known m Journalism as The I Dwarf ,f Blood" of the Pink Tn and Town Topics." has become the Editor of the latter Journal m succession to the late Arthur lUustead I'itcher.") Col. Newnhain l>.t\is as a subaltern
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    115 3 a room m the Amsterdam Stock Kxchang i. is been Bitted op as a nursery tor oinc babies brought along by Belgian refuges mothers. Four hundred o? the fugitives »re accommodated m Messrs Aseeher's diamond cutting pstablish ment. Ths office! referred to In ths obituary Its! belon Is s su
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      139 3 DRINK I CARLSBERG =BEEE» =z _*»_w«-W-»_»_«_w<«a_»«MMßW_P_»M_«»««Bi__Mßß_Mßßß^ Here is the jßiggest Light Car Opportunity You Ever Had Presented to You Handsqme appearance, strength, comfortable riding, watercooled motor, and the lowest operating cost of any vehicle on the market. "COEY" Price $930 Com P lete Read These Specifications: MOTOR 4 Cylinder, water
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      384 3 PASSENGERS ARRIVED Lit sir. Nile.— Mr Mrs I). Doig, Miss N. .Va Mr T. Wright, Mr G. W. MacKenzie, Ml A Mrs J. S. B, WVarne, Miss O. Pollak, Mr and Mrs W. E Mc Nan gilt, Mrs R. Tovey Ckutens, Mr L. B. Parriui*.t<>n. PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Pn P, A
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      23 4 At the European Hospital, Kuala Lnmpur, on the lfitb instant, to Mr <s Mrs A. Douglas, of Dusun Durian, Banteng, a daughter.
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      DEATH.
      55 4 Mr. Cheong Qcea Thum, on 23rd instant, at 10 a.m a. his Residence, 159, WaterJou Street. Aged 75. Left four sons and one daughter. The cortege will leave his Residence un Tuesday Ihe v9th Inst., at 4 p.m. to the Roman Catholic Ohur. h, at Tank Road, theace to
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    The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, December 24, 1914
    1365 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, December 24, 1914 Acre shall the P:__ vie Peop_«'i r'.jfct =____^_r U__we_ by infl aenoa J ocbi-Md by pttn patriot Truth h-r &l»rioa. prsctptf _r_»j Vtato-t t» Ri.lgv-i ]Lo js»lt_ «od Lmxr. From two telegrams to-day, one from Amsterdam, the other from Paris, the Allies
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    693 4 There will he a Celebration of Urn Efolvl Communion at S Matthew's Church, I Sepoy Lines at 9-1 5 o'clock on Christmas j The Fire Brigade wa6 called out yesier- day to a small tire m a Sower shou at I rr I Arab Street, rbe fire however bad been
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    133 4 Bl OOOMWf OPTUS 1...-. Petri*. i,ec. _i, &tLic4Am\ made slight progress m i, 11l I 1 mm! 1-. i :i eu L hp »»OH>ita] I V\e occumv ai present all the o: Uarmaa trwnnhss siong A.x Noulette to Bouchei (th, Arras and Mimna) and ir« h tne
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    TRADE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
    47 4 a OaauMs Estraordinarf iasusd sterr ions of o •m required for sil g« after Jan. 15, exported I Eton any f.« .'•x.U yin et ption of those vi .ssia, Frai Portugal k further notafMat-na csvisee tha list ot soi r iban_ of wee
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    CHILDREN AID SOCIETY.
    419 4 ru _l I 1 Lim' OF Si The Committee grateful!] I nowledge r .-.„■■> nf n. followtii fun Amount prey. knosrledg I .■{.chard H. raylor, Bagi. 1 I W. H. Ma< obi gob, Son i« .rer -a A new rule m the Qoven ings Bank is that
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      206 4 rHAMPAGNES for X'MAS. w_a__^_wmmwwmmmwmmmwam^m—mwmas^ma—mmiM*mi^—~WKiA—mmmm\mm^ BOLLINGER, mm^ VERY DRY. 1906 VINTAGE, fl Pi 9 __i j— r? a BBr^^_^_H fl "Sp M _a__^___K_nß EXTRA QUALITY. 1904 VINTAGE. SOLE AGENTS:— CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co. LITTLE'S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS TUESDAY I WEDNESDAY I THURSDAY j DECEMBER 22 DECEMBER 23 DECEMBER 24 TXCrLLENT MENUS WILL BE
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      64 4 s. r. LAMBERT co. ORCHARD ROAD. The Only Studio m the Colony producing Refined Photographic Portraiture of Artistic Merit and Technical Excellence. Likeness and individuality, the i most valued qualities m a Portrait, characterise all our work. j Our Studio is m charge of Mr. H. N. Buckeridge, a British
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    PROGRESS IN FLANDERS.
    353 5 DUTCH REPORTS. German Communications lo Dancer. UkLTKK'n SI'KCIAL SkRMCK I By Submarine Cable]. o, Dee. 'J_. A telegram from Bl lies that the correspondent rd says that the Allies occupied Lorn SI <t f >or^e, Westende. Ihxschoote, Paac-dcaele and Moraleda '••nouns are concentrating a libls lo regain
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    FRANCE'S RESOLVE.
    133 5 War To The End. mn 1 1 RAH?t wi t»?se>eHi r.> ihrouicles the opeuiug of Patlls M. 1 ni m ,l i baml ma Is a laiato rial clan Hon i• t n sa iis m a* sad vitb fa t to lav down arms tiil tiny 1
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    WAKING UP STRASSBURG.
    150 5 a Doc B 16 a An airman a on a sub irb ol Stares* kg I -i namga. 1 nee ooble and five r rable ted > tlie' ii. mana m ai for supplies. Qnfor- bey turned out to be stamen i rrmanj foi thc ai c
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    THE POLAND CAMPAIGN.
    79 5 FIGHTING DEVELOPES. German Attacks Repulsed. [By Submarine Cable]. Sidwh's Slavic a London Dec. 88, I 10 a.m. The Petro i*r>\d ofllcial states that desperate lighting look plaeeoa Dec. 2] between the lower V i>t via end lhe Pilitaa. The (ierman attacks were repulsed. Two thousand Austrians were
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    THE COST OF THE WAR.
    84 5 A Thousand Pounds a Minute. UUbutkb's SraciAL SbrviceJ London, Dec 89 lSsSp.no -Mr Lloyd Oeorge m aa interview said E igland is spending 4:> million! s month on war. Bogland bas over two million soldiers and sailors noder arms and will shortly have two and
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    CHRISTMAS AT THE FRONT.
    132 5 rsas's Si b< I\o s 1 rvice.) London, Dee. .I, 1? S9 p m. .here are Indications lhat Christmas et the front uill be merries than at home. Por days •pedal staffs have b«pn very huey .Mr-tiny lI despatching i tain's might) Christ mas boa foe
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    A. NAVAL V. C.
    114 5 i l< m. Dec 28. l '.14 a.m.— Ths Loodou G rtL onl lhe aw vi ol tbe Victoria Croat lo Lieut, Norman Holbroofe los moat eonapicnons bravery wbeo m command of 8 11. The Gazette con tinu b wit), the exact particulari wired oa Dec,
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    NAVAL CHANGES
    77 5 Admiral Callaghan's New Command. London, Dee. ilB, 6.16 a»ro.— Sii George at the N ire ia aneceaeion tc Admiral Poore. Tbe Times aayi that Ihe original arrange meat u.ic iat Sir Berkeley Mi oa mus lo succi > Poors m August u.bt. r his arreuge* ment baa however
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    THE COST OF BOMBARDMENT.
    238 5 Lond m, Dee. —Thc d .mage ai N irin^j m the \w>i Riding is particularly active. .\n invalid Manchester Tommy" was giving hts French experiences to a friend and among other Subjects the difference iv grip" of the ee< :o of the respective countries came under
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    THE HUNDRED YEARS PEACE.
    1176 5 BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES. This d.;y, De_e__-_r 24th, marks the close of a complete Century of Peace between what were then the ontirely kindred nations on the opposite bides of the Atlantic, the United Kingdom of Great liritain and Ireland, and the
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    MESSIAH CONCERT.
    435 5 There was a very large audience m the Victoria Theatre last night for the Christmas Concert of selections from the Messiah, m aid of the Prince of Wales Relief Fund. His Excellency the Governor and the _.„-.> __><_. _>___ ioU-tg UiLU _.t.;_L-, ii_ o___ ureob ci cle, and
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    244 5 Little Doreeu Francis G^rdiucr, tbe S_? ye...- old daughter of Mr -T. W. Gardiner of the Baropaan Warders Staff, Taipiy^ onvict Establishment diod m the Taiping Hospital after Buffering from dysentry for -.ie h:ll p i r l i ■ih ;hyard the Rev. i{ V. ti. Bnrne officiating. Mr and
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      216 5 jf Robinson Go. SOLE AGENTS FOR »weets and Chocolates Mixed Sweets lb 85 cents 1 lb $1.70 Mixed Chocolates lb 55 cents 1 lb $1.10 Chocolate Almonds lb 85 cents 1 lb $1.70 (Assorted Caramels lb 55 cents Chocolate Peppermint Creams lb 85 cents Cream Walnuts lb $1.10 Peppermint Lump
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      799 6 Shipping Toyo Kisen Kaisha SORIENTAL S S. Co.) fh« Mew Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Frar,ci3cc to all points m the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Jaasatragtha Vs* 12,'lOToi Triple Screw Turbine Liners M BHINYO MARU "TBHYO ■ASM) aai til ti) -LABI lha Qaeeaa ot the Pacific.
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      154 6 ST-GMVAART MATSGUAPPY (Staansiriji Coapsiry) NEDERLAND.' IMllfltt) Mai! Stfiitt Mwaen Jay- B9i laMttrdtß, Stingapope, lalaij .:^or^co. Pert Sif., 6m»_ A.d Lono-O. Bteaaaen are doe o« or a)>cut Ibe onder* mentkmed datea OI'TWAhD. j _-P^f- oad. 1 Dec- 15 1 turnhraindt I) c 26 19,5. 1918. Koalnglnd, Ned -^an >. Riomv Jan
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      523 6 ellermanThall line. FROM JAPAN, CHINA, STRAITS, j TO MARSEILLES, LONDON LIVERPOOL I A frequent service of fast cargo steamers of j this Line Avill be run m the above trade, commencing with s.s. Trentham Hall 8,0J90 tons on or about 12th January, to be followed by s.s. "City of Madras"
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      629 6 Shipping JL^ JL J_U_ka JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co Ud. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service ls mainmned between Yokohama via portß to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service hav_ been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with
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      385 6 !__SWgp|ng' P. 0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, China, Japan Penang, Ceylon Australia, m J I a Aden, Egypt, Mcdi terranean Ports Plymouth and Por freight, passage cod further Information appl> H. W. BUEKLAHO, "N'T. OCEAN S.S. Co. Mb! CHINI BUTDAL i. M Co aaapaal ia Hi I hMB U Cf lOßtl
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    CARD MANNERS.
    728 7 Nothing m tbe world of Bridge ia more ni.iicv iog than fo sit at a table with :i man whose Card manner-' are bad. lam not aura lhal he is not more trying than tbe moat uiit-i sponsive and rratic partner. Tliey are bo anneeeasary, bo easily remediable,
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    JAPANESE IN SHANTUNG.
    236 7 Marshal Ching of Shantung reports to the Government that Lieut General Kamio of the Japanese forces has promised to carry out the following provisions as) soon i.is possible The withdrawal of the Japanese troops' at Fengtze and its neighbourhood; the withdrawal ot tbe Japanese field po>ti offices
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    HOW ENGLAND MOBILISED.
    352 7 Work or the Railways. London's colony of "hustlers" otherwise known as the American Luncheon Club, received at their weekly meeting m the Savoy what they would call "a service jolt." Their guests of honour, says the "Daily Mail," were the members of the railway Kxecutive Committee of
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    CONDEMNATION OF THE TANNENFELS.
    332 7 Prize Court Proceedings An application was made to the Chief Justice, sitting In Prize, at tbe Hongkong Supreme Court, for the condemnation of the Hansa liner Tannenfels, her freight and cargo. The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr J. H. Kemp), instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr P.M. Hodgson),
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    LIFE IN MALAYA.
    225 7 a Strenuous Time m Perae A private letter from a planter's wife, at present living on an estate m Perak. throws a little light ou the conditions of lite m BOrne of the more remote up country Btations. The writer says: A gang of three Chinese robbers
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      45 7 OVER! AN D The Handsome 1914 Models are now available. Painted Olive $2,300 nett. Uonolstered m genuine leather. and Electric-lighting system, can also be had with electric selfm Hutldiibach Bros, Co., Penang wart Wilson Co. Kuala Lumpur. THE Borneo Co., k Limited, Singapore. SOTIE Importers,
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      10 7 Chronic Chest Complaints, For Woods' Great Peppermint Oare. Is. 6d
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      355 7 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. CHANGES JN^ STREET NAMES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN m accordance with a Resolution passed hy the Municipal Commissioners of the Town of Singapore, at a meeting held on the Hat Mf 1914, that on tlie Ist January. 1915. the nan;.- m the third column of the Scheduh
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    THE RUSSIAN SOLDIER.
    407 8 Martial Ardour of Rank and File. The following extracts from a dispatch I by Professor Pares, the authorized corres- pendent at Russian Headquarters, though they relate to the earlier righting of the war, are interesting for the picture they give of the spirit with which the Russian
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    COLD TO THE MARROW.
    376 8 The character of tbe fighting m Flaaders does not permit of detailed description eveu if the military censorship, which bas declared war on words, would permit a full and frank narrative. There is noth ing tv conceal m the way of heroic changes by cavalry, dashing
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    DUTCH TRIBUTE TO BRITISH HONOUR.
    116 8 DUTCH TRIBUTE TO BRITISH HONOUR. A prominent Dutch politician, referring to the fall of Antwerp, expressed the following opinion as representing the general feel inj? at the Hague towards Great Britain. "Had Britain sent troops to Antwerp through the Scheldt matters would assuredly have taken a different course, for Antwerp
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    FRENCH TRIBUTE TO BRITONS.
    232 8 Why They Left Swbbt Bomb.*' A noble tribute of more than passing interest was paid tc tbe Britisb spirit by the world-famous Abhe l.emire m art ad dress delivered recently ji t lia/.ebroiu k ;.i the funeral of eleven British soldiers, lit said m this very
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    THE EMDEN'S SORRY PLIGHT.
    243 8 GRUESOME SPECTACIjE AT |_EE I A representative of the "Chips M il" has had a talk with a former member cf the auxiliary crew of II M.S. Empress ot Asia. The Emden. be said, was riddled from stem to stern. Her bow was Lutied I spongy
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    THE MARRIAGE TAX IN CHINA.
    156 8 It is learned, says the Peking Daily News, that the regulations governing the levying of the marriage fax have been drawn ap and will be sui tied to ibe President for promulgation iv a few days. They pro vide thatthi mi thcdfoi thecollectii uof the
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    THE ONE GREAT REMEDY FOR SCIATICA
    121 8 Why suffer? Why endun the tottOMS, the agonies, the sharp, (-trusting, stabbing shooting pains of Sciatica Why not apply the Magic Balm that oani-h the pain anc ou <mic_ i atlsf _it.ni Buffering Little's Oriental Ba lm is the best and tru* tt friend
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    STRAITS TRADING CO.
    476 10 T I .widowing i .-> ci._ icfuui., *—\a uni.. tors i"..- Urn p ist hall JOBS lo \> presented at thy nit i ting Ofl Dec. 80. rDin rtora bow tobmit tbe Accounts for the balf >ear ended ;ji)th September, 1914. hail ii the first balf of
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    206 10 S.H.B. v Kkst. A eh between ths Harboui Board ant' Reel will be played on Sunday the foi' bring the teams chosen, membe nb 1 to play arc asked to notify Mi Kin* yB 1 Kennedy and P». I. Henry v A. 5. G rdnei and c.
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    TAGEBLATT SPEAKS OUT.
    124 10 I Hun nsm l sors* i R bi Calcutta, Dec. 18. Calcutta. Dec. IMb. Ibe Stafc tana's L«indon Correspondent cables: A remarkable and significant editorial m the Berlin .Journal Tagebl t Strongly c. Assans ihe recent prom .eerie::. I cf the 0t.i...._ I niversity Pr. -sors, who
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    THE AIM OF THE WAR.
    109 10 Faon (.kk_h v^ Socialist's Vikw. C ta, l*>c i.;tb, Accord i_g to lhe A__sterdaas correspondent of the "Times," _U*v i.'tbkuecht, the Socialist Leader who vat-d Sgahssl the War Credit m the Reich t-te^i, u>_ that the war is really a Napoleeßk nipt to crush the
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    TALE OF A SAFE.
    299 10 In Lhe third i^lice court, yesterday, th_ case m which Donald Oliviero, an Eura 1180 until lately employed by Messrs Robinsoi and Co. is charged with cri minal breach of trust respecting an iron safe, value 1131, was parti] heard, having to be further postponed for
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    CHEATING A CHILD.
    342 10 Tang >t;ug Keong, a general store kee n. r vrii ghop is at the cornet of Barmab Road an.l Serangoon Road, was charged m the nooond police court, with cheating a young girl named Nora Brauu. uf 62, Race Course Road. The child was sent bj hei
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    A SHEET IRON CASE.
    256 10 m tho Supreme Court yesterday I efore the Acting (.hief Justice, an a -tirm was In ard, wherein Tbe East Asiatic Cv t any, pr. sui ig StfessflS Guan Kiat and Co ship chandlers, ol Phillip Street, for |668. aud costs. The plaintiffs allege that ou
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    74 10 Germans are endeavouring to cash Fr. nch bank notes obtained by pillage or by indemnities levied on the inhabitants of towns their troops have passed through. Notes to the value of over a million francs have thus been presented to Paris for payment. The French banks concerned have repudiated the
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    THE CAPTURE OF FORT SYED.
    600 10 Ax Eye Witness's Account. Tb<* f>l J owing is oo extract from a private D tte r received m Madras v\hicb yives a graphic aud interesting account of tbe bore bard ment and capture of Fort Syed, m the Straits of Bab el Mandeb Whi
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    TRANSFORMATION OF HAMBURG.
    334 10 The special correspondent of the Daily Chronicle at Amsterdam, Mr C. E. Tripp, write, —Of all the cities that have come within the influence of the war there is probably none which has been ko complete ly changed as Hamburg. The port is stagnant, silent, dead. In
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    29 10 The music of Dr Bntlei's mass, sung ot the feast of Santa Cecilia, will be repeated at the midnight mass to night m the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    175 10 Tbe trail from Singapore to London bd French steamer on Nov. 24 was deliverey on Dec. 19. The P. and O. outward mail steamer Arcadia is due at Penang on Friday after noon and may be expected to arrive at Singapore at 7 a.m. on Sunday the 27th
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    THE KHEDIVE.
    276 10 Why he was Deposed. Delhi, December 14. Xo particulars have y_t been made public m amplification cf the important stati ment publish I m the Secretary cf State's cable to the Viceroy of 11th instant 'The Khedive himself is party to the conspiracies and acknowledges his presence with
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    GERMAN ANO AUSTRIAN CASUALTIES.
    76 10 Loudon, Dec. 6. The Times" Copenhagen corresponde.it says: The latest German official casualty lists raise the toial to 658, 453, not including 69 Wurtemburg, 67 Sr.xou, 88 Bavarian lists Th^ Bavarian losses have been ve_y heavy. The 10th Regiment, consisting of 30,000 man, lost more than
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    SEEMS CHEAP.
    46 10 Amsterdam, Nov. 25. The Germans are -ffermg 1,000 marks (about i'so> /or the capture (dead or alive) of Commander Samson, a British offices whose aerial raids iv destroying railway lines and drop ping bombs upon the German troops m Belgium have been exceptionally successful.
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    SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES.
    122 10 XMAS DAY. Johnston's Pier at 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 2.30 and 3.80 p m Club Bungalow at 9.30 acd 10.30 a.m., 12.15, and 5.30 p.m. Boxing Day and Sunday, the 275 n Inst. Johnston's Pier at 7, 9 and 10 a.m., 2.30 and 3.30 p.m. Club
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    80 10 A remarkable illustration of the intrepidity and enterprising adaptability of the British Indiia has been given on the Frenco Belgian Front. A British officer bet a French officer that his company of Indians would capture thirty German sen tinals guarding a wood m F'anders. The wager was taken, and that
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