The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 December 1918

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CUNTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 1918. NO. 9,555
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    215 1 President Wilson has stated his i views as to a league of nations Page 7. America is willing to feed Germany, but only after the Allie 4 and neutrals have been served- Page 7 In Germany there appears to be a' reaction against extremism, and there is
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    TOPICS OP THE WEEK.
    1079 1 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago libelli Juvenal. The people who are concerned about the new Food Controller and what he ie likely to do, or not to do, ought to bear in mind tbat a subscription ie now being made in England for a memorial
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      219 1 GOODRICH TYRES j SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS j IR FFLES CAF£& CONFECTIONERY I Bras Basah Road, Raffles Building. m\M *fe I HcW TfJctr yallca Minrp Pipq IfllllUw rlw9> BOOK YOUR ORDERS EARLY. <*tnannnnTnnTannPPnanannnann»Bß n6^S^^la74nn aT" r*** v* n^ »^.rV^^l^^lP^y < *ln ESJsq i^''^^-^^^^ CaDILLaC, DAEMON, WHITE The suptu-durabilitv that the layman
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      421 1 Kelly Walsh Ltd. I (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG). I DIARIES i cokfessiosns V I nfn\ 113 anal %*V j OP Trlß j I AND I i I Jk W% Ink I A ALMANACS| CZA ,NA COUNT PAUL VASSILI FOR i Tbe Inner, buman story-Now told .lor tbe first time j 1919
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      117 1 LATLST iIDVERTaSBWfiiKTS. Firestone tropicals Pag e 1. Diaries at K and W'a Page 1. M A Little Pit of Flufif "—Page 2. Palladium's new bill Page 2. Post war Wcleeleye P*ge 4. Uniteers axes Page 4. More cf the Song>o Phone Page 5. Directories anl dollars Page 5. Bankruptcy notice
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      5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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      122 1 THE WEEK. Saturda; 28th. High Water- 6-0 a.;^. f 7 «1 p.m. Innocents' Day. Sunday 29th. High Water— 6." 0 a m., 850 p.m. Ist Sunday after Christmas. Monday 30th. High Water— 7-37 a.m 9 41 p.m. Alor Gajah Rubber Co u. tg, <2.3 J p.m. Pajim, Ltl meeting, 1.1
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      495 2 ESTABLISHED AGENCY IN AUSTRALIA With head office in Melbourne desires to get into t m h with SINGAPORE FIRMS Importing an 1 Exporting Hardware, Metals A General Goods Apply in flrft instance to •\MKKOHANT H c/o ANDERSONS, Advertising Agency, 16, CHANGE ALLEY. A REFRESHING DRINK MMMMMMI JEFFREY'S PILSENER BEER BREW.D
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      839 2 A Merry Christmas to Our PatroTi I Pictures of Ran Interest aad Entertain!.,., I Io the Programme for Six Nights from Kftffi, t a,iti I tb Monday, December 30 I9i 8 y ecen,ber 25 I A LH AM BR 4 IN THE SECOND SHOW AT 9 IS P v I
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      472 2 SONDAT CHURCH SERVICES. Ist SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. DE( 29TH. iu Mtmory ot the Fallen. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 7 a.m. Holy Commaaica 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion Choral). Hymns <9, 184, 3*4 9.15 am. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. Children's Service and Cu'tring of gifts 4.45 p.m. Evensong (in Fide chapel.) 5.30
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    THE BRITISH MAVY.
    824 3 Admiral Sims oa tbe 0 Boats. Admiral Sima aaid that it waa very important that tha Amerioan people should be absolutely informed aa to what j waa taking place on thia aide. They had I not been too accurately informed. There had been a number ot miaaprehenaiona
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      452 3 m I BY ROYAL WARRANT Jta?^)? make ""'^"^sau^e go 1 I AW ip^^ r Arc 9 T/^ Ori|hul mt GaDln. WORCESTERSHIRE, fe] IWmWmk lgg^f^W That's the position of the owner of LJKmM Jl commercial delivery vans used exclu--IKLHV 1 sively for the conveyance of goods, who tBL-W has taken the
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      225 3 "ST Messrs GHEE ENS ft SONS, M CIVIL. NAVAL, MILITARY AND SPORTING TAILORS The Managing Proprietot, who has received his training from an European Master-Tailor, Personally CutS every garment thus enenrlng perfect fitting with the latest West End out CM and style. (Minister's Gazette ot Fashion ased), /jnfifet TWEED SUITS
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      27 3 MASSAGE HALL 1 No 239 Benooolen Street OPEN DAILY 6 a.m. 9 p.m. Telephone No. 1467. VT\ MANICURE MASSAGE. TV rHOSt HOMEWARD BOUND I CAMPBELL UTHAI Co.
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      311 3 ■■■■"■■■"■■""■■aaBBaiBMBBBBMMBMBaBBBBBBaBMBi Ladies' Gent's Ohildrens Footwear WHITEAWAYS S VmmS& fi'' Gents tan nad V v black willow '^fi'ijpjp calf shoes Latest style in Derbv stvi* lariW Rlaplt filar* -I A-rcroy siyie Lotties DiacK uiace i smart t<\a»«? all Kid conrt shoes, smart sizes as skctch oval Patent buckle, and cuban heels
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    CHARLES M SCHWAB.
    1113 4 Talks Vlth the Shipbuilding "Bojs" Gfcaile* M Sebw-b, one ol America's grea: mm, _wh lcug been tu.i lurge»-t indivi u t nplojei in Ibe United States, as Preside I of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora' on, in! wben ho. waa made reep-jv ble earl 3 thl^ jear for
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    Market Prigs List.
    401 4 The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. Singapore, Dtc. .3rd. 191S. Roan.-. Long per catty 10 do. French do 18 Boot" per lb. 28 Beef Stoak do 28 Beau Sprouts per catty 4 Bamboo
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      727 4 federated Malay States War Charities Lottery. j Tickets for this Lottery are issued under the auspices of the Federated Malay State*War i harities Committee and the Prizes will be allocated as follows j j The Prizes The allocation of the amount subscribed will be as follows 30 per cent. for
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      735 5 1 TABLE WINES. WHI TE RED flock Medoc Chablis Monopole Graves Vin Ordinaire Santernes Chateau-Qris fi RAf Ten EUROPE HOTEL HUM >r— a— —^i^» STK^NG and waterproof patent C4/VI/4S e>IGS FOR PACKING STrnt I .Th mTm _T" _T_i #w f y_ri_r_r_r" #r -L_P -L_P _r I?. 4I?/S4I^4, SINGAPORB. By Order
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      737 5 Is your Baby contented? 1 X ou r haby can be contented and happy, a joy and pleasure to you, only E^ if his food satisfies him. Baby should take his bottle to the last drop, S _*__B__^. should sleep peacefully, and week after week gain in :_rr i^il k
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      505 5 REQUIRED by British Arm, for early in Jannary, a capable Shorthand-Typißt. Musi understand English well and be able to take letters at dictation. State particulars ol experience and salary expected to Box No. 52 o/o Singapore Free Press. WANTED. An experienced Chinese Chinchew for s. s. "Quorra"; knowledge oi Chinese
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      816 5 The 'Bankruptcy jOrdinance ?1888. Ii tbe Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. Settlement of Singapore. IHTBANKRUPTOY _l [No. 168 of 19.6. 3 RE I «> Notice is hereby given tha*; the abovenamed bankrupt Lee Chim Bong of Singapore has applied to the Court for his discharge, and that the Court
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      741 5 THE STRUTS TRADING C3I&PANV, I WiTED. NOTICE is hereby _U n t bat id Ordinary General Meeting f Th« c*rait. Tra' i-g ompanj. LtUiited, will b L Id at tbe < mpany's Kegletered Office, li Collyer Qaay, (Singapore, on Tuesday, 81st December I9iB, at Noon, for tbe purposes following, viz
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    Domestic Occurrences
    18 6 Mr. Mrs, J. L. Wells beg to thank all friends for their fciud letters of condolence.
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    The Singapore Free Press Saturday, December 28, 1918.
    1217 6 The Singapore Free Press Saturday, December 28, 1918. Extraordinarily little news is coming! tH rough just now as regards the internal situation in Germany but what does become public tends to support the! idea that for the time at any rate the immediate danger of a successful out- break of
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      A POINT ABOUT PENSIONS.
      354 6 To the Editor Sir. In connection with the Civil Service Comcoiseiou, there is a point which should be oarcf ally considered ai to which lho*e very vitally concerned are nec?.sartly voiceless. I. is in coantction with those old servants wi'b. the end of the Tar, will
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      SLAT TEBRAU.
      270 6 Sir, Your leader of the 24th instant, against the Slat Tebrau embankmeot, is well argued. The subject has, no doubt, beeu fully considered by competent authority, hence the proposal for ite construction, to be submitted on Monday. To unravel difficult or intricate questions, Commissions are usually appointed to
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      A BRITISH NAVAL VISIT WANTED
      117 6 Sir, From a Melbourne telegram dated the 17th instant, it would appear that Australia is going to have the peace celebrations carried out right royally. The Imperial Government is being asked to arrange that a fleet consisting of British, Allied and captured warships shall visit
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      HOWITT-PHILLIPS CO.
      53 6 The Howitt Phiilips Co again command ed a large audience at Che Victoria Theatre last evening when they gave a very success ful presentation ot that very popular play Milestones" This particular piece, like its forerunner, is not aew too Singapore! audience, for tbe. Company on a p
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    RECONSTRUCTION
    239 6 SCHEMA FOH~TP..r. I Utilising K un t r on I j nu i the m- H El _ck cf v. H jmrntelf _€i.cn dUpcsfd cf jttMl««trLe_. A^ fc, a,ln !tbe Ministry m .of wLo;n r H I be retreat b td in«pect>on m\mii i I 1 S5 per ctul
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    POST-WAR FINANCE
    152 6 State Intervention Dnnecessarv London, Dtc _3.— __e Report is ie&_e_ cf the important committee. __cc v th chairmanship of Sir Richard Vaeear Smiu. chairman of Lloyd f, which ffltfippoietri in 1917 to inquire iuto the prori i-:;r. financial facilities for p**\ wmt fttoY The committee thinks that nMfaf
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    ELECTION RESULTS
    56 6 London, Dec 23. --Lender: Dt* election result Sir Magnus ex MP. O*HH*» Co*** 2,810. Mr Sidney Webb I Labor.-) I,l*l »_r A SomervilU M_. Sir W Herringhim 711 Mr C L Norden lit. (All Independents J There i_ only one lent National Univereih ol Professor MacNeill (i il
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    CURRENT POLITICS
    41 6 London, Dec 11.— Tl t Dailj f W lhf*t_wl^tourpriviCCUD pmbaWy.lt on the front Off* A strcng mov.m.n. of mnnds that the Ufewc I -rtj Dt r Bed ae the official Of*"* c_lly the largest part. 1 cutside the Coalition.
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    SHIPPING PROSPECTS
    34 6 Lonam, tmtt B trover, Sic Donnfcl M the .bippinr d already much er..i««i t»* ur: f placed on Ow trade roate^ i the war. He ion aba lot abolitio" of Government i
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      140 6 RELENTA I I m m JTHE BRITISH APERIENT WATER I BOTTLED BY SCHWEPPES Ltd, CALDBEGK, MAC6RI6OR h Go. I ___L.jr.ir .m «i -inriir T inm iiT i i- i T*^a___W— *M— a_^ 1 TENNIS, golf Accessories of the Best Makers Arm I EXCELLENT STOCKS OF KLINEY, JAELANCO, SPALDING GOLD MHDAL,
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      44 6 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1038 6~___- n Q 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the condition, of onr offer ■No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high quality of our work could be given or demanded.
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS
    633 7 PRESIDENT WILSON'S VIEWS r OUTLINED Ihe Virtue of Deliberation {By SnhaaHne gable] 4 Banter's Same*. v.H Dec 21. The Sorbonne for thai Irtttifl-t in history conferred the degree of j idris Ciina on fo^s-^njr, when ,V r. waa conferred oo President j m "d*l bv M A^d
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    MUST HOVE SLOWLY
    89 7 K-\is_;n«ton, Dec 22 In the Senate, iter Lodge, the Republican leader, i ad.ccited tbe postponement uutil after t: -c conclusion of peace of five of Presid ent Wii 60n a fourteen points, namely, the league of nations, the freedom of the ■ass, --crat diplomacy, economic barriers i
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    LOOKING AHEAD
    40 7 Dee 2s. At the inter Parliament ar hmcheen in Paris yesterday, M Take t was a guest. Ha discussed the p I of an inter Allied railway from the v l r •la the Black Sea. (Havas.) my
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    PARIS TO BRUSSELS
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    GERMANY S FUTURE
    416 7 PENDULUM SWINGS AGAINST EXTREMISM Political Gemrals XMy iubmarina Coble} [Renter's Barrio.. Amsterdam, Djc 2_ A Cassel message says tlrtt Von Hihdenburg, in a Christmas proclamation, glorifies the German army and denounces the petty revenge of depriving officer* of the insignia ot raok .-nd their arm, by the
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    THE BOLSHEVIK MENACE
    328 7 Grave Problem for the Allies Copenhagen, Dec 22. The Danish Ministor to Russia has arrived from Petrograd. He states that rhe Bolshevik Government (ally understand, that the only possibility _i maintaining its existence lies in inter national revolution. Tha Bolsheviks say that if tbe Entente occupies the
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    THE FLU IN N Z
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    GENERAL NEWS
    170 7 CHRISTMAS AT HOME London Gay Once More London, Dec 22 —Though turkeys are scarce and plum puddings non-existent owing to the laok of fruits, this promises to be the heartiest Christmas in memory. With the food restrictions relaxed, there is an abundance of meat, and with plenty of
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    FRANCE AND SPAIN
    144 7 Success of Romanones Mission Paris. D3C 24, There is a new stage in Franco Spuni^h friendship. King Al fonso sentawa^m feUgram of thanks to President Poincare, for the Medaille Re connai^auce Frahoaise conferred on him in recognition of his sarvioes in the cause of the Fiench prisoners
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    FEEDING THE ENEMY
    147 7 Bat Friends Come First Paris, Dec 21. President Wilson has had a conference with Mr Hoover, the United States Food Administrator, regard ing Germany. The American food autho rlties posse, s reliable information that the situation in Germany is not so acute as the official German whines
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    AIR ROUTES
    87 7 German Treachery Feared Paris, lec 28. An Allied Conference, including the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy and Belgium, is to be held here early in 1919 with a view to establishing a basis for future aerial navigation. The principal subjects for discussion include the means to prevent
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    THE EXCLUSION QUESTION
    67 7 Melbourne, Deo 16. In the House of Representatives, Mr Watt said that the Commonwealth would act in close cooper Btion with the Imperial Government regarding the expulsion of Germans. The Government had requested the High Commissioner to secure portraits of some of the Australian prisoners returniog from
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    EDUCATION FOR ANZACS
    61 7 London, Dec 28. The War Office announces that an Imperial Education Committee, presided over by Lord Gorell has been formed at the request of the Dominions to co-operate in furthering various Echemee to facilitate Dominion soldiers studying in British universities elsewhere than the University of London whioh
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    DEATH OF MR DU CROS
    28 7 London, Deo 22 The death has taken place of Mr William Harvey Du Cros. He waa born to 1846. Ha founded the pneu-
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    HUNGER IN VIENNA
    68 7 I Telegrams received from Helsingfors (Finland) in London, on Nov 17. say that the Bolshevik authorities in Kronstadt placed about 800 prisoners in lighters and j drowned them at sea. Those who at tempted to escape were shot Lieut General F A S-yn (formerly Governor* General of
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    PARIS'S COAL CRISIS
    57 7 Paris, Deo 26.— Some anxiety is felt by the Paris Municipal authorities regarding the coal supply. In the pa&t month 5,2( 0 tons daily were received instead of the 8,000 tons, "'red now there are •only 29,000 tons in stock. i The Council has decided that (he
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    AMBASSADOR PAGE DEAD
    60 7 New York, Dec 23.— The death has occurred of Doctor Walter Hines Page, the American ex Ambassador in England. The late Dr Page had been tho United States Ambassador in England since 1913. He had at various times edited a number ot important American monthly reviews and
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    MINES AT SEA
    53 7 Paris, Dec 26. There are rather alarming prospectß for voyagers, judging from interesting communications from the Prince of Monaco to the French Academy of Sciences on the subject cf mines, which il completely watertight might float about ths Atlantic Ocean for twenty years. The routes indicated minimise
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    THE FRENCH TURF
    25 7 Paris, Dec *-The French Minister of Agriculture and. Provisions is discussing questions connected with the eventual resumption of racing in France. (Havas).
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    LIBERTY MEN
    27 7 Paris, Deo 25.-^The leave allowed for repatriated French prisoners captured before 1916 is 60 days, those captured afterward 45 days, others 30 days. (Havas.) i
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    CLEMENCEAU'S FRIEND
    23 7 Paris, Dec 26. M Sura*, Senator for Ardeche, an intimate friend of M CiemenceaU, formerly a manufacturer, died yesterday. (Havas.) i/^miim
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    SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' CHRISTMAS TREE.
    390 7 In forwarding a cheque towards the fund for providing tbe Christmas Tree and Entertainment for the soldiers and sailors, His Excellency Sir Arthur Young remarks I sincerely trust that those who have done so much for us, in fact everything, will have a happy Christmas,
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      215 7 ROBINSON Co Gentlemen s Footwear We have just unpacked a large shipment of English Made BOOTS JHL SHOES __5 •*^^PlSJP£o____w_k ___^^>^/^ t ___L^^_rfr^3-^|H| B_. In Black and Tan Olacs Kid a^d Calf in Varloue Stapes— Half SiieaTwo Fittings. ROBINSON Co. MMMB-aM-i __M__w__a__w FRESH STOCKS OF Three Castles Magnums Cigarettes NOW
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      420 8 jhtoyuseOaiM (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THM IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (Subject to alterations without notice) EUROPEAN LINE, Fortnightly Service. For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, Marseilles, London or Liverpool. YOKOHAMA MARU" for London about sth Jan. (via Snei Canal) TAMB A MARU January EUROPEAN UNE. Fortnightly servM. (Auxiliary Service)
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      786 8 K. P. M. (Incorporated in Holland). s.s. "Van Cloon" The above steamer of 4,500 tons will be despatched for Hongkong and Swatow about the 30th December. For particulars about freight apply to the Agent, 2 and 3 Collyer Quay, or Telephone Nd. 1202. _3-l_ 301S. S SENAIOR For Hongkong and
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      661 8 (Companies iMOsptHM > _^M_sl Mail and Fassenqeh BKEtvtcn I PENINSULAS _U0 IMBRTAI. H R, Co (Under Contract with Hts Majesty's Goveramcnt,) ti_e company's mail services east of bombw ponded. *-e w DreisM the Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO Ufß i Mm at present suspended. <-'^ °"00n a? Passengers for Europe are
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    TBE TANKS TO THE RESCUE
    811 9 Yes," said tbe cavalryman, "it was an extraordinary eight, and the Tanks were just it. We got orders to advance on the flank soon after the attack was launched, and we went ahead in flae style. Tbe Germans were completely taken by surprise, and there
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      69 9 STOCKS OF THE TWO FAVOURITE TYPEWRITERS THE "OLIVER'' Have Arrived Stock Sizes. EMPIRE." OLIVER." foolscap takes paper 9in. wide. Foolscap takes paper 9in. wide. Brief 14in. wide Brief 14in. wide. Policy 18in. wide. Policy 18in. wide. Special (Oliver) takes paper 80in. wide. Lightweight Empire takes paper 9in. wide. Special travelling
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      91 9 -n-inir— r—w— n ■iwnmwi i tiimwiwhii iiwhwi iii jiiiiii— ii imi Amm\—^^^^^^—m\m^. AmmV j ipENTRAI iQj MOTORS, JJpjL N ATicoy RSk. Quickly removes all suffering. Ask for all particulars L^ i and doctors' testimonials, jsk viliTbork 8, Raffles Quay, Singapore. j|k Price $1.80 per bottle f^ '■I 11-l-IIiMIMIBHi MimMlMMmßMl.l'lll. ''iSilllf
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      630 9 THE STRAITS SETTLEMENrS $2,000,000 i OUR DAY 1918 5_ WAR LOAN LOTIERY t SANCTIONED BY GOVERNMENT and run under the au&plces of OUR DAY Committee TICKETS $10 EACH. (Singapore Currency). i The amonnt of the lottery wiil be Two Million Dollars (§2,000,000) or soch lesser amount as may be subscribed.
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    GENERAL WIRE NEWS.
    1397 10 From Cairo to Bagdad by Air. Bagdad, Dec I.— General Salmond, commanding tha Air Foroe in the Middle Bast, arrived at Bagdad this afternoon, having flown from Cairo. The party of five, consisting of General Salmond, General Borton, commanding the Palestine Brigade, RAF, Capt Robs Smith, Australian
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      308 10 CHEESE NEW ZEALAND STILTON Australian Cheddar (loaf) do do (Cream in tins of 5 ozs Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. SPLENOX Conquers Malaria //fSj§3L Whatever the critics may f&_*v&2f*i sa y» t ie f ac remains that /^aS^\ r -3 SPL.ENOX has cured v3 every case of Malaria, \27 Spleen
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      79 10 J. 11 _^^__M__MM_B__M__M_M__^__^__^__^__^__^__^__^__^ _s__m_b £_n__Hl__^p t_fl_f #^_MBfll B|_b_rfl llilt_L_»« *m n Refreshing Drink. Wj Ir The trying Climate makes mm demands upon the human wßt frame which must be replaced rai —thus Horlick's Malted MUk |lj] Is found of inestimable value WgM as a Food-Drink. It helps Hwj Nature to
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      1176 10 BY ORDER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OP TnrT OF MRS. E. M. HENLEY Dec EST *Tt AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Jewellery and unique enamelled ware on <m_,_ At Messrs Ching Keng Lee ft Cos Sale-Rooil m lkm Raffles Chambers Raffles Place On Friday. lOth January. 1919. at in *n Comprising.— k
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    BXCKANGE.
    57 11 (Corrected Up to Dec 27.) Bank 4m s 2 4 13-82 demand 2 4 5-32 Private credits sms 24$ France demand Bank 302 India, T. T. 15C_ Hongkong, demand 44|%Prem Yokohama, demand 105 Java, demand 132_ Bangkok, demand 6nt Sovereigns. Bank Buying |8 5 4 Back of England Sate
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    PRODUCE.
    154 11 Dec 27. Tin (60 ton^ Sll9 60 Gambier Ot'^S B 12 CO Gambier Cube!iNo 1 85.01 Gambier Cube^No 2 22 TO Pepper Black ordin. S'poue 33 00 Pepper, (White fair) 63 00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom Nutmegs (80 to the lb nom Mace (Banda) nom Cloves (Amboina)
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    VESSELS AT WHARVES.
    109 11 Tanjong Pagar. East Wharf No. i Zahora, Heliotus. East Wharf 9 Khoen Foeng, Melchior Teub, Tara. Sheers Wharf A Dry Docks j Nil. Main Wharf 4 Total Maru, Katong. do 6 Dogra, Raltuku Maru. do 6 Montoro. Empire Dock 7 Sceedonia, Nizam, Stentor. West Wharf 8 Arabia
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      400 11 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Incorporated in Great Biltain). FIRE Simple Contracts, Latest Concessions. MARINE All kinds of Marine Bubiness transacted. MOTOR CARS Reduced Rates. Increased Benefits. Policies issued by this Company cover Accidental Damage, Public Liability, Burglary, Fire Transit. H. J. TOTTOR, McALISTER Co., Ltd., Resident Officer General
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      500 11 .HARTERED SINK if IfidSa Australia and IhSna, 91^8. ttfid is E&|i£&d by Royal C.artor. ?_LID UP CAPITAL £1,200,000 tIBERYE FUND £2,000,000 ttienre Liability of Proprieton £1,200,000 HKAD OFFICE II BISHOPSftATS, LONDON, I, C. 40-HOIES AMP BBAVCHEB. .mrilsar Honfbons Penanf lanikok lioiio Pnhet iaia^l* Ipoh i'.jjsgoon lontbaf Karachi Haigon :^_*iv __ang
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      93 11 Valuable Town Properties At Messrs Ching Keng Lee Cos Sale-room KafQes Chambers, Katies Place On Monday, 6th January, 1919, at 2.30 p.m. AU that piece of lan_ situate in the District of Singapo-e Town, area 52.2 Kjuare feet together with tbe Houses Nos. 70, 72, 7S Queen Bt-eet Singapore erected
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      654 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Steamers Nat. Tonnngr J. Master From Consignees For Singaradja Dut 290 Kromer Deli 8 KPM Dry Dock Rainbow Bri 75 Moss Colombo 17 N_raagea Ulc Phranang Bri 1022 Nicol Karachi 18 Govt Unc Swear de Arcon Dut 902 Van Duyn I)jcgglal9 KPM Unc Khoen Foeng Dut 584
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    ACCIDENTS.
    423 12 Fatal Motor Smash. On the afternoon ot Christmas Day aj fatal motor car accident occurred resulting in the death of tbe corporal of police of j tha K.ndaog K.rbau Station. Ic is said that the Corporal went to Mr Seet Tiang j Lira, who owns one of the fiuast
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    MOTOK-CAR FALLS OVER PRECIPICE.
    466 12 Serioos Accident at Hongkong. A serious motor-car accident took place on Dec 15 oc the Taipo Road (.ays the Hccpkong Daily Press as a result of which Lien. Sske3, R G A, was seriously injured, Mr McKay, of the Ta.kco Dock Company, and bis wife sustained
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    THE RICE TRADE
    877 12 Shipment to Straits A correspondent writes to the Rangoon Gazette." j Sir,— Will you be so good as to spare me a little spare in your popular journal ito represent the obvious inconvenience, I hardship and loss involved on rice mer chants anc. shippers as well as
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    TITI TIN.
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    182 12 J [Courtesy op thb French Consulate.. Paris. Dao 25. 6 16. pen Zurich In- j formation received frcm Polish circles states tba. an imporfca.it German army is concentrating in Posnania under the command of Hindenburg. Zurich General Grenor, commander in chief of the German General Head quarters,
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    INTER SETTLEMENT BASEBALL.
    86 12 Selangoi Beateo by Singapore. From Our Own Corrttmondtnt Kuala Lumpur. Dec 27 Singapore beat Selangor at baseball at .Koala Lumpur yesterday evening by sixteen runs to one. Sir Edward Brockman pitched the first ball. [The was the first inter settlement fix ture in the ball game ever
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    FOOTBALL.
    233 12 S C C v K L CHINESE. A drenching rain and a very slippery ground were by no means conducive to good football on the Esplanade last even ing, nevertheless the S C C team and the United Chinese eleven from Kuala Lumpur put up a good show, and
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    S. C. C. LAWN BOWLS.
    53 12 MONDAY'S TIES. Championship. White v Butchart. Mackail v Norrie or McCulloch. Singles (Final tie). Lowndes owe 1 v Geddes Of he wins on j Friday against Mackail) pluß 6. Doubles Clifton Smith and Henderson plus 6 v Doig and Hammond scr or Nelson and Van
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    TUESDAY'S TIES.
    155 12 Singles. (Final tie.) Lowndes owe 1 v Mackail scr or Gedde. plus 6. Doubles. Bath and Cantrell scr or McKaczie and j White owe 6 v the winners of Monday's Hob. j The fourth annual general meeting of the Vivakananda Sanm.rka Sangam was held in tbe premises of
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    419 12 The KPM Van Overstraten, taking about 6,000 tons of rice, was by last ad vices loading ic Koh si Chang for Nether lands India. Caps St Jamas light has 'been re lit and the entry into the port of Saigon is now authorized night and day. All lighthouses
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    FOREIGN RICE EXPORTS RESTRICTED.
    425 12 Delhi, Dec 17. The Government of India have had under consideration the question of the extent to which licence, for export o. rice to foreign destinations should be permitted from India, in view of the necessity of conserving for the needs ot tbe Indian consumer the
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