The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 January 1919

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33 48 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    15 33 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1919, No 1,(542.
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    CONTENTS.
    174 33 -E4DER3. PAOi OoßSCitptJon 33 Ua Price* 34 A League o( Nations 34 Shipping sad Stocks 8 4 fteimiD Bociftlitin 84 Tbu Peril ot 13ol»Li^vi- n 84 Manning ihti M Service 85 SPORTS. Football 8 C C vs M mcb9stera 87 Golf OarMion ft C ftlonthlj Medal 85. 41 POLICE
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    PRODUCE.
    143 33 Jan 15. r^i" No Sellers. Gatiibicr 12. C0 Gprobifir Cnbe No. 1 24. 0 C Gatnbier Cube No. 2 22.00 Pepper Black ordin. Spore 35.00 Pepper, (White (air) 52.00 Nu»m«ißg (110 to the Ib.) com Nutmegs (80 to the Ib.) nom Mrce (Banda) nom Clovea (Amboina) nom Bah Coffee
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  • Domestic Occurences.
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      BIRTHS.
      52 33 Kuthkrkord.— On the 6th January, at 9 Clove Hall Road, Mrs. J. Rutherford, a ton. B»kkbs —On January 11th, at "Edf>nhurst" 16, Vermont Koad, Pecang, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Bakkir, a daughter. Katst-n —On January 13th. at the Maternity H- spital, to Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Karsten,
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      MARRIAGES.
      108 33 Pen.nkfvthbr— A«chmannk -At Boerabaia, on Tharslay, December 0. »918, Lionel Cuthbrrt PENNEKATHER to EMILY ELIi^N, elder daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. T. W. AachmanDc of Soerabaia. Bom p:RV]FiLE— Browning —On January 7th, at Holy Trinity Church, Bata Oajah, by Kov. H. C. Honham, Stanley Sombrvillr to Lilian kleste Browning.
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    307 33 A mall from Home with dii!!»-g to Dae 6, arrived here od Monday Jan 18. Auct'aer mail is duo to day. The Singapore Dispensary and Maynoru's have amalgamated. Id Ibfl Supreme Court during the week, there caflM before Mr Justice Whitley the matter arising cue of diEquiliflcatton
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    EXCHANGE.
    58 33 (Corrected Up to Jan 15.) Bank 4m a 2 4 5 16 deunind 2 41-18 Private ccadita 5 ma 2 4 17-32 France demand Bank HOI Hongkong, demand 43i% Prem Yokohama, demand 106$ Java, demur.d 132 Bangkok demand 67 j Sovereigns Bank Buying $8 51 Bank of E^land Rate
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    1027 33 San (lull tk« Pr«sx the ?*opi«'r r- j nlMMfc VmawW Wt isf ard ■nu.lV.#c! *j <t. ■«f« patrlat Truth her florbas pnetfli rf.-tv, t»"i— i t* ft lidos. 3koy»!ty nnd T .*w Jan 10. A good de.il of donbt and uneasiness appear! to have been occasioned m political circles
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    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 1
      155 33 Subscribers to the "Singapore Free Press" weekly returning from Kurope to the Straits by any of the mail lines, are invited to send to the Manager the name of their steamer and date of arrival m Singapore. Copies will then bo mailed to meet them at various ports of call.
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    Tin Prices Jan 11
    866 34 Tin Prices Jan 11 An important meeting of Chinese tin mine owner? at Ipoh adopted a much more reasonable attitude on Tuesday I as regards the present tin price than has Vr»n shown by a great many dis appointed people who have made wild statements about the imminent clewing of
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    A League Of NATIONS.
    612 34 Jan If) When the colt cf Christian Science was m its infancy, a<i advocate of this method cf healing was asked wbat Ik? ironld do with a person bleeding to 3e\th from B wound, and he replied, lomewhat dabiously, that he would pray, and ai an
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    Shipping and Stocks
    423 34 7 r> t A OM. x lli We have already some Lima ago expressed the idea tfa i >galar r\ ipping communication b en the Par East \n.l other parts of the world aid be I sooner than rnt:.\ people ihonght Thus the first Pft direct steamer
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    German Socialism
    434 34 The stupid torpidity with which the great bulk of the German people of the bourgeoise class has accepted the violence of the Extremists is a standing wonder to British, American and French people. The apathy of the Ras. Bian middle classes may be explained by the Russian fatalistic
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    The Peril of Bolshevism
    527 34 Jan 15. The situation m Berlin appears at first sight to be on the whole more favourable to the existing Ebert Government, but when it is examined as far as it can be m view of the roundabout sources tbroncb which nfws comes and the su-pect
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    MANNING THE Merchant Service.
    699 35 Jan. i<>. Parliamentarj candidates during the general election seem to have "got it m the neck m the way of heckling and giving pledges. The £100 a year ia not", troiiiq to be rimed without -onn* trouble, aud the honour of representing the electors of a
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    PENANG MUNICIPALITY.
    157 35 Iho Fort Comwdllis Site. From Our Own Correspondent Peauug, Jan 15. A meeting of Ihfl Municipal Coaimieeioners r solved to subscribe $5,000 to $10,000 fciibsjribeJ by the uDvarnmeot and if the )uUe»" Him was cy. see dec!. Die Mnnicip^tif y would add a dollar for tvrtv two tnbtorllMd
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    257 35 The hor-'ble Mr C J Saundera ptoccoitd to Kuoia L.umpur yeelorJay to ci w oo the Civil Service Commission. Mr F M Badloiey. Potttnattet General, arrived m Penang on Monday from the Southern Seftlemeut oa a vigil of inep^c Mr D H Leicester, formerly engine* r on board the b
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    THE ASSIZES.
    531 35 QSING A F3RGEU DOCUMENT. The first c&ee taken up before Mr Justice Ebden yesterday waa one m which a Hokien named Tan Hiong was charged on two counts with using as genuine a 'or^ed document. The D P P, m outlining the case, said the accused had against
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    STOLEN JEWELLERY.
    180 35 DISHONEST SERVANTS SENTENCED, Btafor9 Me Langham Carter, on Satur d:iy, Mr H A Jon^a, of SteMN Moutrio'p, charged a eerrant of bil nam--d Muthu Fimy nml tnothet Tamil narped Arik°.n, brother of the former, witb thefc of jewollerj to the valuo cf 1960. It ■ppean that Me and
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    SPORTING NEWS
    68 35 Tbe monthly infd3l competition for Jaiiuury oi tlio GtatfitOO Qolf Club result ed m a tie which vvill be playad off under match courii^ictia irllh handicap Thl ilne Mori of 34 made by Wodehontt ran as follows 6, 3. 4, 3 3, 4. 4, 3, 4. L R
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    Correspondence.
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    TIN FOOD,
    54 35 To the Editor, Dear Sir, Bias has struck open an excellent 1 d ti It is best now, as tbe price of rice h iE not been fixed, to eat tin as it Cakes a long time to digest. Perhaps when digestion begins the price of rice will
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      RENT BILL AMENDMENT.
      520 35 To the Editor. Dear Sir,— A bill is about to be introduced int j the Legislative Council for the pnrnoee rf farther amending th« IncruaFe o! R^nt (War Restriction) Ordinance 19 "7. Thd following dfectiou is to be inserted after Section 6 of the principal Ordin. anca
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    WAR FUNDS.
    34 35 A euin of $1,726.71 from LaJy E/elvn Young is gracefully acknowledged for the Hospital fjr Facia! Injuries and of $10 8 S Logan, md $20 B X, for the Officers Families' Fund.
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    268 35 America has prohibited the impart of Russian rouble?, 00l more :hna 500 roubles to b^ carried by each bonn dde traveller. Judgment with ccsta wae delivered for the plaintiff, on Saturday morning, by Mr R Scott, Civil District Courr, m the claim brought by Mr C O C»mpb«li, bor.be trainer,
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    SINGAPORE'S HISTORY
    1932 36 GLIMPSES FROM DECADE TO DECADE ISiDgapOM founded F^b 6th 1819. Queen Vicr.orin born May 24th I*l9. The follo^in'? lint! were writt»iu ht tbe Jubilee of 1887 acd «*ore found m MSS among the papers cf the l^ty Mr Arthur I Knight. Empren find Qn><ir tbf and oura Are
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1071 36 Quicquid agur.t homines nostri est /arrago libelli Juvisal. ThB rntuoval of fba wnr itrai is not having all effcCtt? tbf» paeifl would desire. Oc other people. Wa need not go abroad to Germany, Russia, p.."- md or Holland to s^e thin. Our own loldien are beginning
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    CHEMISTS AMALGAMATE.
    218 36 The Singapore Dispensary nnd Maynarda (under its old name the Sfci ait 9 Dißpeneory) are two of the oldest cberaitte m Singapore. The former existed prior to 1861 m the Square, having been founded by Dr Little and I)r Robertson (the father of Dr Mutny Roberteen). In the
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    MAYNARD AND CO.
    175 36 The directors' report for the year ended Oct 81, the eighteenth year cf the Company, states After writing off Bad Debts, and making provision for depreciation, tbe accounts show a net profit for the twelve months ol 16,719 subject to Directors' Fees. Adding to this amount the
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    CONCERT AT MALACCA CLUB
    138 36 CONCERT AT MALACCA CLUB On Saturday last M Kafaleweki and Miss Lili Sharp (Mdmi Refaleweki) gave a highly successful coccert to a large audience at the Malacca Club. M Rafalew Bki'e wonderful playing waa enthusiastic ally applauded as every number, und Miss Lili Sharp charmed every one with her lovely
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    Friday, January 10, 1919, THE ASSIZES.
    930 37 SCOCNTERFEiriNG. feUMBMTg Fou:td m A Cave At abh)zps yesterday before Mr Jnetice Ebden, Ho oliq Kv-ang aa eh with being id v oi instrument;?. t;nd mUeriala fr.r c t toiting oorreney m tee. I Lan f Ho; v charged jointly with him In poi
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    FRASER'S SHAKE REPORT.
    326 37 Singapore, J v TJip F M s Qorernmenl hav^ fixed n knimmn piico of $118 par pikul foi Hefiin d Tin bill lo definite p~iiod dii -'f opicit d cii i drUability of thiß ac'.'nn but there <=> alr-nlj evidence thn I.- 1 i |fl quoting more
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    172 37 s C C v Manchester Regiment Had the S C G had any luck last evening they would have beaten the Manchester Regiment by a big margin, but as it was they bad to rest contented with an orphac goal. The match, which took place oa the S
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    OUR DAY FUND.
    135 37 Dear Sir. I shall appreciate very much tbe ineeriion i»j your next issue of the very excellent floancleJ results of the ssle of flag*, badges and flowers ou Victory Our Day the 14th December, which is as folio*:- Sf\!e of fl^gs $13 053.10 Sule of fl.\K<H and
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    85 37 At R*ntau one heu hag hitched a brood of 27 chickens out of a sitting of 29 eggs. Unfortunately two cuickend have dieJ, i but the hen with 26 chickens will be on view bt the Rantau Our Day Fete. (M M). I H M the King of Siam takd^
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1107 37 The proposal en the part of t*o energetic getic Chinese per t'^.nfr. r o arrant for peace gpor»* lt itij gh c f mi r ordinary in.c-r^: o^ause th?\e nra Jatect athleti* poettb:titie« m our population which are doI 1 1 ways reaii- <> The Climes coi -*y
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    PROPERTY SALE
    256 37 The undermeatior I rtiea wore fold by auction at t> le IB lerootti of the Commercial Robber Co, on W-i^day etternoon, before v b:^ gatfa »of prospective buyers, and recoid pdceg were obtained for every let offered. Freehold bod and hou*e Xj. 14 Dnxfton Hj!(, area IPO6 E
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    "OUR DAY" FUND, 1918.
    142 37 The Committee acknowledge with th»n k*. the following subscriptions to this Fund Previously acknowledged $470,831 05 Per Chiotss Outirnber of Commerce. Chop Tui T>.-ugChDn $10 Chops Tai Cong Koug?ee, Hwei Sbeong Kongaee, Chin Wan Koe. Siu Ban S*n Chan, at $5 each 20 Smaller amounts 17
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    THE RICE POSITION.
    60 37 The following lalefttftm bas been rec^ivHu t*t the Colonial Secretariat Iron rhe Focd Comraiseioner De l hi lO.OOO tons of Rangoon tico is EanctioMtd for you provided you cir tike it m Jan. This maana that up to 10,000 tons excess drawings m Jan OTer uvfragq monthly
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    82 37 The projected tour of B R H the Iriace ot Wales throughout the Empire will bboctiy be bfi«uo, cays a Reuter'fc aj'St ago, which adds that already odg of the Ktest battle cruieero is being r-iicieu f»e the purpose. The tour promises to j of bho raofet important evurrcaJeb^ a
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    THE KAMPAR HOLD UP.
    1628 38 Four Men on Trial. Oa ?>lomsay nt tb« Ipoh Assizes before Mr Juatice Farrer Mmby, with whom Were ftMOCiattd Meesrs RC Martin and A C V.ilpy a s assEßßors, the full story cf the Kirnpir robbery m Ocfc last, when Me Van Cnylenburg was Ehot dead,
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    GDTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT.
    174 38 Singapore, Jan 9. Afc the weekly Rubber Auction held yesterday aud to day there were very few buyers m the market and only a small proportion of the Rubber on offer waa d:*3pc6ed of, the quantity sold being 538 toes cut of 1,619 tons catalogued. Tbe bule
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    111 38 The drivers cf hired motor cars who went on itrikfl :i:ica Friday last because they resented v. caring badges which they one requited to J 3 unrier the new ordin. nrce hare returned, (s Echo) A new BCDtQi of Chiua ie to hi mode durfng the coming year by the
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    WELL-GOVERNED PERAK.
    100 38 A Credit to the Federation. From Our Oxen Corrwpondeni looh, Jan 9. Simultaneously w;ib the coneiueicr; of tbe Aeeiza trial cf the Kftmpac gan^; robbers, one of whom was to dealh for the murd :r of V n Ctiylenberst aud three others acquitted a larg^ ffftDg well armed
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    Correspondence.
    153 38 Re The Sungei Patani Red Cross AND The British North L'ornfo "6b Lottery. Sir, Will you or iha Commits cerned kindly let the public result of tbe drawing! o£ the ab< Uriee, which were alleged to b i drawn on the 21st and 24th altfi pectively a6 Rhown on
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    BARLOW'S PRODUCE REPORT
    333 38 Rubber. Singapore, Jan d. The market duriog the week haß remained steady and values are practically unchanged. The usual weekly Auctions opened yesterday morning with some 1,019 tons down for sale, which 1,272 tons were offered and only 528 ton 3 sold, A rather poor demand was
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    141 38 Since the receipt of the telegi announcing tba deatb of Colonel Tl Roosevelt, gx Fces.dem of the Unit! State* of America, eke flaga American and :he Freuch Consulates hare baec flyic/j hr\lf mast. L^rcre the senior magistrate, Mr Lnugbnm Carter, yesterday, the manager of Ruffles Hotel wa% charged with fp.i'iug
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    Saturday, January 11, 1919.
    778 38 Tbe conat/iiution of the Hospital Hoard for 1919 i 8 m the Gazette. M- R Crichton is promote* to 01 i-3 111 of tbe S S ServJcs; Mr V G Ezechi-i and Mr 0 L Him to be officers of &MI IV. The hon'ble Cuptxin A
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    THE I.C.U.RACE.
    5953 39 TRAINER CHALLENGES BTBWARDS* DECISION f>FhgUALIFICATION WITHDRAWN. Iv the Supreme Court, yesterday after «< before M- Justice 'whidey the mat:. ariatoff ont of the disqaalific ation of rive OiiTfl Oampbell, hoi trai Ol tba view tak^n by tfi I lf J connßcuo.i with tl ranoiog of ihe hocee I
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    THE TONICS.
    349 40 AT THE VICTORIA rfIBATRB. The Tonics, V7ho ni^dti their debut at tbe Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening. are appropriately uamed, for such variety of in^piritics turog presented by so small a Company woul'i be hrtj Ui beat. There wae a capital attend ince and everyone came away smiling.
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    FIRE IN PERAK.
    89 40 from Our Own Correspondent I pah, Jan 10. ihc-e wai a disastrous fire at Koala Kurau y t -lerriojn, 24 hoaMt hv?ing burned to tha ground. Thej were oooopied by (a marohanti m the vicinity cf a mill vrii*::b narrowly eecapei. The l- If 100.000. There wf:re
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    GENERAL HUBBACK'S REWARD.
    23 40 From Our Own Corrupondeni Kuaro Lnmpur, Jan 10. Brigadier Gtneral T R Hubback has beea awarded the d s o.
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      HOMEWARD PASSAGES.
      590 40 To The Editor. D;ar Sir, May I be allowed to bring to the kaowledge of th« public the following U29 jii^factory arrangements that are now ruling the booking of paesag9B boms. Ie is not knO'.va whs v?aa the promoter of the idea cf Wailing Lists' 1 but he
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    CINEMA DOUBLES.
    107 40 To THE Editor Sir, Retorting to a piotnre shown by th,: Aihan bra, Ta6uft3 ia the first eho* "W.-.ifs" produced by Triun^le featuring Wen. Dc-ataond and Jaaa Grey I ihould like to usk thr^ußh the medium cf your paper why thia tula should be ut-ed for two films
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    THE ASSIZES.
    68 40 ibo asiizei yesterday bef< Juatico Ebtftn rbreo Hokiem .p Teog Toh Wee Hok Lrong and Gst Chtjck Leh. were a on two ooantf, I with counterfeit .rrency n< rA y wi.li I m p-. DO of ramenti auJ .v for ooantei ng currency not The jury wore Qaaoimoai
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    27 40 D i r the Agricultural Pests Ordin<v.ce Mr F W South m appointed an inEpacling officer for the Straits and Mr de la Mare NorriB for Malacca.
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    Monday, January 13,1919.
    603 41 Tho Rev T C Maxwell and family have Milled at Eariimart, California. Iral W L R ipers was recently jititc-d to oommand of the U B Asiatic >qua»' In rlon -&c of th') British North Borneo r ni th ift tha drawing has I ro Jan 28
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    INDRAGIRI RUBBER.
    1004 41 COMPANY'S FLOURISHING POSITION. A vnry successful year's work was re- ported at tha flret annr.a! p neral meeting of :.e loicagiri Rubber, Limited, held yesterday at noon at th* Registered OfiQcea of tha Company, Frer-'i Bank Buildings, Sinp ipore. Mr D C i L Boomkamp presided, and others
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    THE ASSIZES.
    393 41 ASSEMBLING CHARGE FAILS. Before Mr Tustice Ebden at the Assizes, on Saturday, three Teochius, naired Tan Soon Wee, Tan Soon Kwee and Chan Kok Yi^s, wera cii^rtaJ with ttbaotubiing for the purpofic rt cammitling gaup-robbery. All these pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried. Mr Zander appeared
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    CONSCRIPTION.
    297 41 Liberals Demand Abolition. Allahabad, Dec 3 Brh. A Pioneer special cnblp, d.\ted Londou, 18th Dec, says Although two yean Igo the generally accepted view here wai th:U the nation, hnviat; onc^ efOftped diiattec a'moat by a miracle, v:o:il<j oeTer agiin trust its face to voluntary reomltiog, iba Aeqnithian Libeia)
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    SPORTING NEWS
    120 41 Th? winner of bha L<*die 6 Monthly Medal of the GmT'ison Golf Club wns Bin l' T 1C =48. Chfl followiog will reprp^en'j Itafl Mer r.ttiti lu Fo j <: H (J ub agaiGdt the Union Football Cittb at tocoec oa the V M 0 A thif Bfternoon.
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    85 41 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rnbber Association's usual aacMocs were held on Wednesday and Thursday when there were offered 2 849.746 Ib tonß 1,27? I'RiCßfl Bealizbd, pee lb. Smokf j at..-. S'pora S. Bibbed 7bi to 7fJ m Plain 52 J „57 Unemoked Sheet Plain 58 Crepe
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    176 41 Singapore, Jan 10. The Auction opened on Tuesday with a fair demand only, biu fa v; the finish witU Mftrcely any bnyeri being present, the last t a v catalogue! hivir><? a great many lota withdrawn. The uiohast prica for Five Pale Crepe wai 77^ and
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    HOMEWARD PASSAGES.
    259 41 It would appaar uojf il if Gtavernmant, m uny action it may be takiag with regard to Homeward passagee, thould raaUa arraogaineLits whereby the waiting lists of the various Bhipping LMinpaniea ihonld be brought together and a full list cf passengers who wish to go home m the
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    THE RICE PROBLEM
    310 41 Retail prices ice tin various kinds of •ice'thut fd«d by far ihe larger piri of the psopie of tb'a ocantry coacinm to fluctuate, enys tii-j Straiis Esho, inniniy with an uptrard tendGrjcy and fiu-.u^r enquiries mada Joru-Iy help f o show fhe reasons why tii:% is vo.
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    Tuesday, January 14. 1919. PLEASANT PERAK.
    230 42 Tuesday, January 14. 1919. PLEASANT PERAK. IPOH'S FANTASTIC INDIGNATION Th« Timrri of Mihi;f\ ?f tb^ an'hoiity for th» information that the pepple of Ipob nr becoming indignant over the frequenc] and riol ioc ol gang lobberiep. But tbia is i- IIIj abtnrd, for wbp.» right hfa c population undi r
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    557 42 Mr X R Maples, formerly o;i Spynie ■ttate, Bagan D.itob, irho irai called up to rfjoia the Navy, h;»* ieturne;! to tbo Straits a'ter secvivz about six months with Ihe China Mr H C Wcodroffe, liirector of Me&6rs Hibberr. Woodroffo nod Co, Ltd. Kunlu Lumpur, with Mrs Wooiroffe and family,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2022 42 Ordinary Meeting, Monday, Jan 13, 1919. PBMKft* The Hoa tbe Governor's Deputy (Vlr W G s»!a v. ell, cm g.) HE. the General Officer ominandiDg tbe trco; l (Major-Gen. Ilido.it, cm g. C B.) The Hon. \tt. General (G.A. Goodmar.) rea arer M p »auto« y.> Colonial Engineer
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    PROPERTY SALES.
    501 42 Thfl following Singapore batinetl premiere were Bold by auction by Heesra Chiag Keng Lee and Co at their sale room yesterday nfternooti. There was a lurse ciowd of intending purrbv>p( -r* m attend nnce, the biddings were btak and the prices obtained exceptionally gooJ. (lv all cases read
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    73 42 The commuuity of the Tntnil Church of Oar Lady of LGiirdu?. Ophir Kond, may be interested fto Jnarn that thn vic^r of that Church, Hey i,oui6 Hirghoffer, who hae been away for over four year* recruiting his health m Europe, will be rf turn log to Singapore m the near
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    Wednesday, January 15,1919 S.S HONG HWA'S TRIAL.
    253 43 Wednesday, January 15,1919 S.S HONG HWA'S TRIAL. X y a very suce^tlol trial trip :orlle, now named ;i Hwa. It will U remembered thai tbii ihip Juv for many yeara d Singapore Bar boar a a difS mßntlf d l ';r bnlk Aboufc Au «°Bt. 1917, the well known locil
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    455 43 Yhe Japanese Army has applied to h ranee to purchase a few heavy tanks. Tue Ruuoym^de Hote! Penaug, is now under tba management of Mr A Kerdyk n'ld Mr E R Heudtr«on. Of the (iorinjQ 6ubni<uinea delivered to Great B:it »m, Japan expects to receive gotnn, necordiu^ to Japanese papers.
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    H.M.S "MALAYA"
    1037 43 THH HIfcTORY SHIKLD. From Our Own Corrupondkni On [hi 3jd of September, somewhere at Rh Sir Ercest Birch presented to Malay i a History Shield out of the balar: m of the money h« h*d collected from bii friends for th€ Rail. Vice Admiral Sir H igb Evan
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    THE ASSIZES.
    1219 43 A BRUTAL GANG ROBBERY. Resident's Terrifying t :xpe9ience. The Asaizds were reeu ted at the Supreme Court Injustice Ebden. Four Kb i sVoog Lin. K*n Yu, Chi a Oheoi <. Q were arraigned on a charge i robbery The DPP (Mr A V Br jn) outed on behalf
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    RENT ASSESSMENT BOARD.
    285 43 The weekly meeting of the Rent Aaeeesment Board was held m the Municipal Offices yesterday afternoon, presided over by the hon'ble Mr C J Saundere, the other members prenent being Messrs A M S AnguUiti, E A E!iap, Gaw Khe'r. Khiam, E Tesdenaohn and H Cdrpmacl. Appearing
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    ANOTHER LOCAL GANG ROBBERY.
    101 43 During the small boura 0! yesterday morning, a Chineee aenio.- workman, employed by the United Engineers, reports, he was awakened m hi=j houi s by a noise, and to his dieinay euvr n Thinese armed with a knife standing over his bed, and warning him not
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    60 43 Mr A Auue, Superintendent of Govern ment Surveys at Raub, who has been on a visit to Singapore on t-hort l«ave for th« holidays, has returned to Pahang. (M. M.) Pabtor I II Evans, Vica President of the General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventiste, was to arrive m Kuala
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    TELEGRAMS.
    974 44 B^S/ fl 111 Hniulul luL [By Habnaft>i*« Cmbl«! [■UISU'S HarTioi! Lcrdon. Jaa 10 Sinco its ippointm two moDtbf ago the Biit?«h committee cf enquiry 'cf whiofa Sir Jolu Macdonell is chairman) mto brp.icht-.- cf the laws cf war b\v.' ciiriß l great deft] Of vnl: through lab oommitteti appointed
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    PEACE
    3670 44 G hob Jan 6.— Prttid >ofc Wilson spc ii n i i.r *o! jfazzini f a:u I :nr much i- v- dbo r«e to the pn :ence Df n monument Oa the othei tide of i> tsr w nave regarded the life of Mi il l ilmoit mneb pride
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    HOME.
    4749 45 I London, Jan B—At8 At a meeting of the I Imperial War Graves CommiMiOO, »t which Mr \V Lou£ presided, all the British and oveiaeuh representatives being preeent, the Chairman htutcd that all the Overseas c» iverntnetitN unrosarvediy agreed to bear a Fha»e of whatever expense w*s involved m
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    FOREIGN
    6426 46 New York. Jan 6. Mr Rooeevelfc died at four this morning, only rbe immediate raemberß of his family bemg prteent. Since the New Year Mr Roos»v-i: had been confined to bis homo at Ojetef Bay with na attack nf inflammatory rheumatism. (Colonel Theodore RcoeeveH, A- opiate Editor of the
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    WAR LOAN CONVERSION
    109 48 We are authorised by the honourable the Colonial Treasurer, Straite Settlement 3, to state that a t-cbeme ll m contemplation for the conversion of the six per cent War Lo<in. which matures on the 15th November, 1919. It was stated by the Acting Treasurer m tbe Legislative
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    HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK.
    86 48 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANK. The local manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation informs us he has received a telegram from hie head office m Hongkong stating that subject to audit The final dividend for the jear will probtb'v be £2 5s per '-hare with a bonus m addition to
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    THE RICE SITUATION.
    283 48 A correspcnd&nt writes to (he Bangkok Time 6 It is interesting no doubt to rend of the measures which are b?ing taken m neighbouring countries to deal with the rice situation. It would be a good deal more interesting to learn what is being done m our
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    LOSS OF THE "MARY AUSTIN."
    131 48 At Penang Mr Justice L M Woodward delivered a long written judgment on Monday morning m the case m which the Eisfern Shipping Company, L'd, as owners of the Mary Austin, 6ued the steamship Hwa Wu claiming that the defendants wero liable for the collision
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    AMERICA'S W*R LOANS.
    114 48 The fourth Liberty Loan, the largest financial undertaking ever attempted, haa been a complete success. The CBrnpaign closed on Oct 19, but full accounts of subscriptions from the barks Dm! trust companies are not cine until Oct 30. It seem* naeurel however, that tho lo«ui as a
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    39 48 The maniage took place at Sfc John's Church Kuala Lumpur, on Jan 7th, of Mr A Karthegeau to Miss Sybil Daly. After the ceremony they went by car to K.ijang, wherea reception waa held at the bride groom's hoaee.
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