The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 February 1919

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGL-POBE, WEDNESDAY, FEBBUABY 12 1919. NO. 9,592
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  • 198 1 Results of Selangor Races— Page 6 Onr weekly colnmn of sporting notes appears on page 12 Oar London correspondent comments on the cable delays— Page 7. There has been a fresh Spartacist outbreak m Berlin— Page 7. The Methodist Conference meetings were continued yesterday— Page 7 The
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  • 1006 1 Some cats have homes. He has none. Whether be ever had one would be as inquiry into bis past, which God forbid! We have to tske bim as we find him, a wanderer and a vagabond, and a thief into tbe bargain. He does not pretend to
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 274 1 RAFFLEBHOTEL. I Afternoon TEAS will be served tn I the hotel lounge and on the lawn I every Thursday from 4-30 p.m. I MUSIC IN ATTENDANCE Cinema Show on the lawn, especially for I children, at 6-30 p.m. (weather permitting) We are the only English firm JI m the Colony
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    • 267 1 ATTEND ULU SAPETANG SALE Place and Time of Sale Taiping. 12 noon sharp I Saturday. Feb.. 15th I Those bidders and all interested arriving m Taiping on Friday, February 14th, will have an opportunity to inspect this excelleat property, situate 3 'miles from Ulu Sapetang Station, F.M.S. jßailways, at the
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    • 57 1 STAMPS BOUGHT. All sorts of Postage, Revenue and Telegraph Ftamrs purchased m large quantities. Cash per return mail. H ROSS-BHIELLS A COMPANY, 4, Elden Street, London E.G. i England. (Bankers National Provincial and Union Bank of England). D. CL. j London Old Tom Gin PER CASE $32 DUTY EXTRA. SWEE
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 94 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 12th. High Water— 7-4. a.m., 9 43 p.m. Lodge Zetland Regular, 8.30 p.m. Cherniavskys, Vie Theatie. Thursday 13th. High Water— B *9 a.m., 1".90 pm. Cherniavskys, Vie Theatre. Friday Uth. High Wa»et— 9 *i a. a 10- f 2 p.m, .Beetle Knuts dance. Vie Hall, 8 pm,
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  • 256 2 Advices'in December indicated tbat a fleet of 85 eteamers will be m Australasian waters during the next three months Many are already well known. Others art new to these waters. Tha fleet, which will comprise the homeward loading durmg tbe period mentioned, will include December- J-nuary.— 4ustra!brook
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  • 186 2 It ia understood, says tha NC Daily News, that it has baen decided to change the designation of the Commercial At taches (First Grade) who have been appointed under the new British Govern ment scheme of Commercial Intelligence to France, Italy, United States, Argen tine, China and
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  • 143 2 It is notified m tha Hongkong Government Gazette that the Officer Administering the Government m Council has deemed it advisable that an enquiry should he instituted, made, and conducted regard ing the emoluments of the Public Service oi the Colony, and that, with the advice and
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  • 46 2 Orders for week ending Saturday, Feb 16. Thorid-s Feb 13. Bugle Band Practice. Malay Volume* r clob, 6 15 p.m Friday Feb 14. Ambulance Class, V M C A 6.16 pm. Saturday Feb 15. Field Day. Individual Troop Orders si issued by Scoutmaster*.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 720 2 URODONAL j fcr Gout Rheumati_m Price $3 per bottle fresh stocks at MEDICAL HALL Opposite Post Office, Singapore. HAVE YOU TRIED GOODRICH J FULL SIZES P j LARGE BTOCKS NOW AVAILABLE. i i THE SOMG-O-PHONE (80NOPHO>E s HOT a toy, but Is made of solid metal brass finished and is
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    • 756 2 P4 I 4 DIUM WILLIAM FOX 1 f Al JL. rlr introduced Into Singapore ORCHARD BOID TO-NIGHT AT 7 "fL m o-Night! To-NightH A |Jf JUJ ft fi ENGLAND'S PREMIER STAGE FAVOURITE JJ^ g_^ J J f J _T GLADYS COOPER a ,_-i« w Beach Road Mn cwiOT a T
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  • 1783 3 From Omr Own Oortm^mmndsni i Sir John Jordan. London Dae 28. The report oC the retirement of Sir John Jordan attracted some attention this week and while no aotual official confirm j ation is given to it we all are quite well aware that substantially it is
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  • 175 3 WHISKY" IN ITALY. A naval officer juat invali_ed home after two years' service m the Mcd iter ran can j relate 3 tbat m spite of several eharp akiruiiahes witU Austrian de«-ico>ers and 1 Babmarines, he sustained na personal I dnmaga until, m a wenk moment, be took a 1
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 148 3 IfUOC O LIME JUICE Delicious, Wholesome, Prepared from the pure juice of the }fe B%^#S*m finest West Indian Lime Fruit, grown RVo Jrcin on our estates m Dominica, West v bv \t\**v- 4&t-'l& Indies. f^^^f Insist on having ROSE'S. X- Jfc*' iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii""""'""" ll l lll CARBIDE Fresh Shipment Just Arrived
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    • 169 3 WHITEAWAY'S S -A. I_ E Further Reductions THIS WEEK. Below are a few examples of what we are offering m onr Gent's Department. RnvQ' Tweed Men's nuy- iweeu TunicShlrts Suits i XIX Gb-1 Ol_Co. W IlitC 1 tSi*iwiY\t\ ctrinA Haqi^viq I gi lU.IILI ->LIIJJ— UCclgllo. to CLEAR usual Price $3.50
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  • 443 4 gents Adamson Gilflllan (Penang Rahman Hydraulio 200 nnts Waterhouse Co. Pahang 24 >°" Tanjong Olak 25,878 gents Kennedy and Co. New Columbia 46,110 ecretariee Boustead and Co. Nordanal 48,868 agat 68,094. Malakofl 48,000 agst 64,100. Seletar 18.960; to date 98,710 agat 110,280. Rim 48 600 to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 224 4 firestone TROPICAL SPECIALS Mm,* _T_k STRENGTH EFFICIENCY Brinkmann Co Singapore. Glasses Preserve Youthful Looks. One of the popular objections to wearing glasses is that wearing glasses makes one look old. This was true m tbe days when they were worn only to help por sight and chiefly by the elderly.
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    • 198 4 CALCOSIGNS; FOR AIL PURPOSES i_________________________-S_psE_Bl a fi m ___m s Price each $3.50 ETvS JII X I a _-____B__T^B ■4 II I 1 1 loi S-L J L 1 iai a L_~J i HB_I Price each $3.50 Price each $5.00 3_h_T2 W mm -f m W m^Fm\^m^fW P^ _9^__^__ JL
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    • 978 4 AUCTION SALE OF Unredeemed Pledges The Property ol Fifteen Pawnshops On Thursday, Uth Feb., at 10 a. m On Friday, Hth Feb., at 10 a. m. The -ledges cons sting of watohes. etnas, gold, diamond aud otb-r rUg. Oblne-e ami HftUy ornament, etc. we mi be oo view on tth
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  • 627 5 Since writing on thia •nbjast .aal] month, says tha Mining If if -line fori November the offloi i» pstafl ot un ba* not been lowered to any ap^ra:Ubld extent, the figure now being £827 as compared j with £387 on October 10, and it would appear
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 219 5 Welchsl R —-"from Choice sf j mm^rZa>—mW Concord Grapes I rJ_WIA rVre&U—r— —t«-. l_~ GSM "z^WCICHGRAI-JUICCCa^ j NOTICE. 1 1 [f Notice is hereby given th*t the above Trade j Marx is tbe Trade Mark of tbe Welch Gr_oe Jntoe Oomp-ny a corporation duly oVgaoVd nuJer th, law, of the
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    • 908 5 CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY, i SINGAPORE Owing to the impending departure of Mrs. Darbishire, I have taken over the Hon. Sco- I rettrysbtp of the above Soc»_ty, aad all com- < municaiions hi mid now be addressed to me a* 7, Napier Road, Singapore, up to and < Including 2 1
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    • 279 5 OUR I Petroleum Jelly J DEFIES the atmosphere! j The Best Kust-Preventative I for Machinery, Guns, Cycles I and all Bright Metal Parts. I 1 AsiaticPetroleumCompany! AUCTION SALE OF COMPOUND EUROPEAN HOUSE AT TANGLIN Messrs CHING KENG LEE Co., have been instructed and wiU Messrs. t,m-u fw sale by puWic
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    • 599 5 THE BANK OF TAIWAN, 1 LIM TED. (IK.C3RPOR-TED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL Charter im Japan.) Capital Subscribed Y. 30,000,000. Capital Paid Op V 28,000,000. Reserved Funds Y. 6,030,000. Presld* nt 1 r t«utaro Bakurai, Esq. Vice Preside it Kj m Nakagawa, Esq. DIRECTORS. Iyetoabi Sada, Esq. Kyorokn Yamacari, Esq, Sbingo Minami,
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    • 638 5 mmm sank Bf laifte Initials m 1 >f«isi is *£SUiJ -j i-:;*i PUD UP CAPITAL £1,900,000 BMSBSTM PUMD £B ISMrve Liability of Proprietors £1,900.000 HEAD OFFICE tt BIBHOF-OATI, LOMDOM, I, 0. ABBNCIEB AMD BRANCHES, Amritsar Hongkong Penaßg Bangkok Hello Puket Batavia Ipoh Bang--o» Bombay Karachi Saigcn Oaicotta Klang Serenhan Oanton
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  • 153 6 PRENCH CONSULAR CABLES. [Courtesy of the French Consulate Paris January flth 680p m. The War Couacil coatinaed the examiaatioo of the renewal of the armißtice it ap proved tbe proposal of President WiUon joining to the military experts of the armistice commiasion civilian represent atives of each Allied Government who
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  • 49 6 The final meeting will be held on Friday, February Uth at 11 a.m at the Tanglin Club, when an account of the work done and a statement of accounte will be presented. It ia hoped that all interested m the work will attend.
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  • 44 6 Mrs Rupert Manaaseh gratefully ac knowledges the following donations Per Mra J Sime. Mra Mc-.e_zia.2s Percy Reed 10 ;WW de Mornay 20 Mra J S Brittain 10 J Storch 10 Mra Fawcua 10 W H Macgregor 25 J A Eliaa 20
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  • 191 6 London, Jan 9. Tbe market opened with a quiet though atecdy tone, but later developed weakness aud rates have since fallen away to the extent of Id per lb. A moderate business has been transacted m Standard grades bat off qualities have been difficult to move. Standard
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  • 73 6 Macao January 18. Carloa Carneiro, son ot Joao Carneiro, baa been sentenced to three years' deportation to Timor on the charge of shooting the Portuguese Consul m Shanghai. The cooaia ot Carlos Carneiro, being a minor, waa sentenced to imprisonment for three months, to date from
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  • Domestic Occurrences
    • 16 6 HENDKRSOV.--At Boerabaya, Java, on Febiuary 3rd. \Villi_m Hend_jr_on, of Henderson Co. Aged .8. Deeply regrttted.
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  • 976 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, February 12, 1919. I One of the greatest difficulties m the Straits m effecting public improvement [is the difficulty of acquiring land which has passed into private ownership This is particular'}' tbe case as regards town improvements. Chapter VIII of tbe Report cf the Singapore
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  • 250 6 Tbe Tobacco Restrictions Regulations _t Home were abolished on Jan 11th. Miss Mcßride from Koala Lipis has taken the plaoe ol Miss Shaw as Matron m the Europe aa Hospital. Mr A G Hairington, of the Municipal Analyst's Department, is now a captain m tbe R E attached to the
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  • 709 6 From o*r o*n CorrnmmncUmi Knala Lumpur, Feb 11. The weather waa threatening to day but ,o rain fell and tbe going wae good. mere ms a fair attendance. -LANTEBS' STAKES, Five Inrlongs. Caramnt 8 9 Billett Strawberry 710 Haie Victoiy °A2 Suttle B Won by a length. Time
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  • 263 6 Tfcat remarkable trio of musicians. Leo Jan and MUcbel Cberniav.ky, need re Introduction to S cgepore They bave oaid several visits her., and their brilhaot performance, have been a source of rare Llifiht to a!l locil music lovers, thus ensuring the of their present visit which opened i»
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 137 6 CLARETS. 1 Dozen 2 Dozen Bottles Bottles. YIN ORDINAIRE *«•<"> 900 MEDOC 90 \*Z ST. ESTEPHE *5™ MARGAUX 7 5 »J2 CH4TE4U LEOmU 17.50 18.50 j Duty $1 .20 permease. I GALDBECK MACGREGOR GO. BOORD'S OLD TOM GIN Per Bottle !;L Per Case $2.55 f§\ $30 Less 5° 0 \Wm\
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    • 68 6 CLOSING OF THE BUSINESS OF WILSON Co. I PHOTOGRAPHERS. j The proprietor having disposed of the premises and retired from business ofifers for private sale the whole con tents of the studio, including studio and outdoor cameras and lenses of all sizes and by the best makers also the furniture
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  • 264 7 THE HINDENBURG DANGER Did We Stop too Soon IBy fcu-__aru_a Uabtol [-Uut.r'e Bar-toe] London. Feb 10. The Paris newspapers explaining >h° decision to rtmke the armia tice cosditHma more severe declare that Fo.-'. mm* recently compelled to use threata to aaalw Am Garraan plenipotentiaries atter. I th
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  • 114 7 Naw York, Feb 10 —M Clemenceau m terviewed by the Associated Press's Paris correspondent, emphasised the difficulties of reconstituting France industrially, whereas the Gorman factories were ready to produce forthwith. He also mentioned that while G-rmanv's war debt was almost entirely domestic, France waa confronted with bavins* rpguUr'y
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  • 260 7 British Softness la Cologne. The following ia from the letter of a British officer atationed m the occupied part of Germany After visiting Cologne, Cobleoz, and the Rhineland, I am aura that the Boche has overatatedhH case aa to starvation, m Wait Garmany at any rate. There
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  • 131 7 An Army Council ioatruotion notiflea that non commiaaioned offlcera and man when m mourning may wear a band of beck material 8_ inches wide on the left arm above tho elbow. The Postmaster General the regular weakly Indian mail (ebbing Thursday.) would ba deap.tohed from Jan 90,. due at Bombay
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  • 167 7 FIGHTING IN BERLIN The New Cabinet (By iubmai Oabla] [Raut-r'a Barvioa] Paris, Feb 10. A wire from Zurich recorda a serious Spartacist outbreak m Berlin on the evening of Feb 8. Soldiers and Bailors commanded by Btchhorn occupied an important thoroughfare. Gov eminent troops fired killing eight
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  • 22 7 LUboo F_b 9.— T_e R^pnbluir? have ciptured the to*n. ot LamegD and Vizen. The royalist leader Piiva Coaceiro has
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  • 21 7 London, Feb If.— The Daily Mail says Viscount Grey is bHnd and is learning braiKe reading aud writing,
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  • 281 7 SCARCITY OF BOUSES That the scarcity of housing accotnmoda tion i. keenly felt m Singapore is clearly evidenced week after week at the sittings of the Rent A6Bef.m_nt Board. The members of the Board ar* quite cognisant of the fact and they fully appreciate the difficulties both
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  • 215 7 At the American tiffin at tha Hotel Europe last Saturday, the Rev J M Hoover, who haa spent tha beat part ot hia lite m that country, told of a large Chinese agricul tural colony that ia having a prosperous lima on the Rejang River, and amazed
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  • 47 7 Home papera announce the death of Sir John Clauson. High Commissioner and C I C of Cyprus, which tool place on Dae Sl.ft.l Nicosia. Major Sir John Clauaon c m ft, c v o. wae au engineer office, and i^P^on deßi-a-**" bim bear, hia _-«r Is J.
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  • 997 7 From o%w Omm Ovrf mmmmdmmi London, Jan 1. The repatriated Indiana are gradually drifting back to this country from Germany I and we are endeavouring to send them home, though we are not making too good a job of it. Instead of collecting them all and despatching
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  • 523 7 The following letter appears m the Times writes our Loudon correspondent on January first. Cable Cbnsobsuip and Tbadb. Bi r __On the 18th inst, I chartered the a 9, Taizan Maru, then at Durban awaiting ordera to load a cargo from British East Africa to Japan, at
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  • 43 7 At Ihe Lipla Assizes laat week lettera of ftdminietration of the estate of Lok Sun, the wealthy Pahang miner and planter, were granted to hia widow. The eecurity to be given by her waa flxed at a million 1 and a half dollars.
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  • 378 7 AN AUTHOR'S EXPLANATION. TO THE EDITOR, I Sir,— l shall be much obliged if you I will allow me a little space to siy why my new book on Sir Stamford Raffles has been bo long delayed beyond the time it waa to have been here, if only for
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 109 7 ROBINSON Co. FOR TRAVELLING REQUISITES BRITISH MAKE VwuCb tr^wfB|H__PS^ -s^^_e____&^^^^ ____^____(^9-_P^^l TD A Cl Soiled Linen Bags, Sponge Bags, Travelling Rugs, Steel Trunks, etc. HAVE YOU TRIED n a uf y CC PAW Ntt MIXTURE? i JI i nrt r V.TT Manufactured from specially selected leal by The Westminster Tobacco
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 461 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (INOORPORATED IN JAPAN) UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH TH* IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (Subject to alterations without notice) EUROPEAN LINE. (Via Suez Canal) Fortnightly seme* For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, (Marseilles) London or Liverpool. MISHIMA MARU for London about 14th February SADD MARO H for Liverpool 27th February EUROPEAN
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    • 619 8 K. P. M. Konlnklyke Paketvaart Maatschappi! (Inccrporated In Holland.) ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION 00. OP BATAVIA Telegram Address PACKETVAART Telephone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Superintendent 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRAOT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENTS. Baud Pecang, Lho Seumawe. Sigli, Sabang, etc Feb. 12 Singkep
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    • 668 8 AMD I ApCAH LlNf j (Oou.paniea Incorporated m England Mail and Passenger Services PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contraot with Hie Majesty's OOTernment.) he companya MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY ere at present ens. pended. INTEEME DIATE SERVICE FROM LONDON TO MkRSEILLBS JW>J*DON DUE SINGAPORE «~^S Febrnar. •gg^Nore"
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  • 1288 9 INDIFFERENCE TO REVOLUTION Allied Occupation aod More Food. The Hague. I went to inspect tbe marks of fighting i round the Imperial stables m Berlin, and B7hile passing the Adlon Hotel saw an i obsequious porter salute, with the same i deep cbeisance as of
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 223 9 GORDONS The Oldest Established London Gin Distilleries Famous for the Purity and Flavour of their OLD TOM" DRY GINS." OF ALL DEALERS THE BORNEO CO., LTD, (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) SOLE IMPORTERS. Excellent Marvellous Beauty Philippine Island hand-embroidered Night dresses Blouses Dress lengths Collars; etc. etc. In most Charming Patterns Wassiamull
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    • 403 9 Federated Malay States War Charities Lottery. Tickets for thia Lottery are issued unde* J the auspices of the Federated Malay State? War Charitles'Committeo and the Prizes will be allocated as follows _UC ST S InCiS The allocation of the amount subscribed will be as follows 10 per cent. for one
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    • 593 9 PATROMED JU^jj^_ BY ROYALTY. LADIES' TOILET SETS i _T fl!_ t! p__£_l r- w t rv zi mm map .vk wl __B "___r __F W_9 i ixi_i__> I vfc H v Br Aw ___v J _^T_k ,i '-_p9f___ii k R NGE Ff,OM fc^ WimmmV W HIGH STREET, H_i S-JI ____^IL__.
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  • 225 10 An Important Decision. A chartered acoountaut wbo prepares a firm's balance sheets was held to be res j poDsible for not discovering the defalca* tions of one of the firm's clerks, and was ordered by Justice Lawrence to repay tbe amount of the frande, amounting to several thousand
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  • 178 10 FASTING MAN' S DEATH. New York, Dec 31 —Dr Henry Tanner, wbo became famous fcr a fact extending over 42 days about 20 years ago, has died m California. [Dr Tanner was b duh qualified medical man, with a strange fancy for dieting himself, and this finally took the form
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 558 10 DON'T BE IN THE DARK About the most marvellous care for Rheumatic pain that the world has ever known. Don't go on experimenting with worthless 'ointments, blood purifiers and kindred 1 nostrums when the small sum of Re. 1 will bring you substantial uroof that Little's Oriental Balm will cure
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  • 65 11 (Corrected Up to Feb 11.) Bank 4m s 2 4 11 82 demand 2 4 8-82 Private credits 8 m c 2 4 17 32 France demand Bank 801. India, T. T. 155| Hongkong, demand 86 J Prem Yokohama, demand 107$ Java, demand 185 Bangkok demand 67 Sovereigns, Bank
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  • 124 11 Tin 50 tons 9118 50 Gambier 12 CO Gambier Cuba No 1 28 0( Pepper Black ordin. Spore 36. C0 Pepper, (White fair) 6 a 00 Tapioca, email peatl if air quality) 1 6 00 do do flake do 17.00 do medium pearl do 18.00 Pearl Sago, email 10
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  • 47 11 Feb. 11, 1919 Tbe following are the shared ac to which changes are notified m Measre Praeer and Co'a yesterday's share list iBuyera Seller* ROBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Kedah 3.40 8 60 Kluang 6.75 6.26 Mergni 6.00 6.60 INDUSTRIALS. Eastern Smeltg ord 0.10 0 50cd
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1267 11 A_aetB over $2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 TH GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED I INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SBTTLBMBNI'S). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. I The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Oour of England, and complies with the BrltlshLife -3.arj.loe Ojoj.al^
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    • 601 11 WANTED SB —BBS t To BENT or PURCHASE small house near rown. None too small for consideration. Reulies to, Pendennis c/o Free Press. Ltd. 12-1 26 2 < -mm 1 Two experienced Ho*el Runners. App'y J -lanager, Raffles Hotel between l am. and j Contractor to baild two Bungalows on
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    • 71 11 CLEARANCES. Feb 11. Onda, Empress of Russia (Brit) Van der Parra (Dnt) Sanka Mam (Jap) Valaya (Siam). MASSAGE HALL No. 239 Bencoolen Street OPEN DAILY 6 a.m. 9 p.m. Telephone No. 1467. MANICURE A MASSAGE. W.J. GARCIA SI 9, Orchard Boad. Pianos bought, sold or exchange* Gtood pricee allowed for
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 727 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Steamers Nat. Tonnage A Master From Consignees For Barratta Bri 6 5 Mugg Brisbane 27 Singapore Singkel Dut 2_5 Hageneock Deli 80 KPM RHD dock Besitang Dut 270 Forme Sambos 7 AP C Dock Unc KenkorMaru Jap 1882 Ito Nagasaki 10 MBK Uoc Mitra Bri 8508 Evans
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  • 1322 12 The thousand, ot eutbnalasta wbo m vadcd Rafl-3 Reclamation last Wednesday evening were provided with a very spirited game ot football for it was contested at top .peed from start to finish. The match was a very important ons for it was toutciu- who should retain possession ot
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  • 111 12 At the Assizes, yesterday, before Mr Justice Ebden and a epe.ial jury, tbe trial was continued of a Cantonese named Low Seng Seok, charged on three counts with falsifying accounts whilst employed as a ledger clerk by Messrs Robinson and Co. The falsification alleged was that of omitting
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  • 391 12 Tha Football Association have presented a silver cup of handsome design to Japan to encourage the playing of football m that country. The cup is being forwarded to onr Ambassador at Tokyo, who will hand it to onr Allies. Over a million peso. worth of tobacco belonging to
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  • 552 12 Man Shot at Setapak. At about 9 30 on Sunday night says the Malay Mail, a call by telephone came to tbe Central Police Station, from the village of Setapak, to the effect that gangrobbers had attempted to break into the house of four Chinees women. The women
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  • 367 12 It seems probable that a considerable trade may develop m the Netherlands East Indies m the preparation aud export of aren fibre. This fibre is used for the covering of submarine cables, and m the broom industry. The fibre is obtained frcm the fibrous mass which is found
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  • 80 12 The Mitsni Busssn Kaisha lost a: steamer of 1,400 tens on Jan 14, by fire. The vessel, which was at anchor off i Fukuoka, was completely destroyed. Owing to a gradual decrease of goods on the Australian line of late tbe N V K| aod OSK agreed to
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  • 491 12 Adamson, Gilfillan and Co, Ltd. v Perry. Mills and Co. This case came before the Court on a motion on behalf of Messrs Perry, Mills and Co, 61, Gracechurch street, London, E C, to set aside each of three awards made by an Umpire m three arbitrations arising
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  • 220 12 New Dse for German Quays Brussels, Dec 5. The Canard Line is' reported to be contemplating the install ation at Antwerp of a new Transatlan.o service. It is suggested that the Canard Line should be offered the reversion of the North- German Lloyd's pre w \r quiys.
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  • 77 12 No poet has ever made so much money j as the late M Edmond Rostand, author of j "Cyrano de Bergerao." He was born rich and had riches thrust upon him. "Cyrano" j was demanded by every nation, and the royalties m a few years rose to iSCO.OCO. "L'Aiglon" became
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 183 12 THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 2,000,000 Red Cross War Loan Lottery n i r\ _r c Friday, Feb. 28 THE RED CROSS REQUIRES FUNDS To-day as urgently as at any period of the War. Every Ticket Purchased Means a gift of $3 to the Red Cross A Loan of $7 to the
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