The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 January 1920

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. CENTS THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1920. No. 9,865
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    215 1 The Xew Year's Honours List is published. Local honours announced are a knighthood for Sir Aubrey (.oodinan and a C. M. C. ship foi Mr. J. R. Innes, late Judical ominissioner, I'. M. S. Page 6. There seems e\ery prosped of the Treaty now being immediately ratified.
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    TOPIC'S OF THE WEEK.
    815 1 n rage It is hardly possible to t.H leather as a Topic- of this Week. The hardiest and old< lent, h ot tha many wet Christmasea he has Snd tl I lr proverbial coldnto admit that the N ne in •'ion- than usual atrocity. On the
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      296 1 I VI, WANT NEW CARS KOR HIRE, RING UP i.. ttmrm ninr i t- i ihii-mimi __»«___m-_i______ ttumm ■_> m» i RAFFLES HOTEL. Saturday, January 3rd 1920 Special Dinner Dancing and Oinema Sunday, January 4th 1920 Cinema after Dinner I I I—— —lB— II -■__mW^MMl_m_____________________________— TTaTwne_rsrns_ieiri_n__s--aisi n _.u i n
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      344 1 --_■> U*-ei> 1 Hl'*#»WW-_.- '»-_«iii«-_>-iH|l.^ »„T ~l If li ll|«_ I> TKELLY AND WALSH, LTD. [Incorporated in Hongkong] NEW "MEDICAL HOOKS. Manual of Tropical Medicine by C D aaea ot Women Edited by ni and Chalmera I I :l Berkelej and »_hera $21.00 '•[•he Priacip Gynaceolotr. A E o 1
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      179 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Messrs Powell and Co. are io be hold an uction sale of household furniture at 129 Nathan-rd on the 10th inst. Page 3. Messrs Whiteaway LakUaar make a 1 special note of their gents outfitting de- partment, Page 3A well educated Eurasion clerk is requir- ed to act
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      14 1 IF YOU WANT NEW CARS ***J m 9 FOR HIRE, KING UP 1f O
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      70 1 m THE WEEK. Saturday, 3rd. High Water. 7.10 a.m.. fU) p.m. Fillis Circus. Sunday. Ith. High Water. 8.11 a.m., 10.0 p.m. Monday, .">th. High Water. 9.5 a.m., 10.46 p.m. Tuesday, »>th. High Water.—- 9-53 a.m., 11.27 p.m. Full Moon. Transport Dongola expected. Singapore Assizes. Wednesday, 7th. High Water.— lo.39 a.m.
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      146 2 t(\______Jw__. X^^-R is now li MINOI Presenl Costliness of Living its Problems. The clerks Union. R< ii of Amoj Town. CONFUCIU- li M ion. Housing Difficulties— Who Will Help Obtainable from all Booksellers, and from o-ir Office 47-19 The Arcade, Singapore. "•110 w.s. u.c. TO LET. TO LET. 2nd floor
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      261 2 Our Reputation is well established I ILLIS GREAT CIRCUS Ml 881 M I BQUEBCURRICULUH i nta, Beach Road. Kverv Kvening at D.l'j I(Sunda>'s Excepted) Nov.- In vogue COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Coronating of Acta, entirely different .ATURDAI JAN. ird at p.m. j eel out lor further a nnnu memento next
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      577 2 __________e^^_fl _K__t^-^«________l r. 1 J|fei: BE_H-__ls_j^ £> '^cH»Ei*_r-& From WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, to TUESDAY. JANUARY 6. A THRILLING UNIVERSAJ STAR PRODUCTION, QUITE OUT OF THE ORDINARY Featuring MONROE SALISBURY In a tense story of an awakened strength in a man THE SLEEPING LION In 6 Parts Monroe Salisbury's well-known ability
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      286 2 From FRIDAY. JANUARY 2, to WEDNESDAY, JANUAR. A FEATURE PRODUCTION OF GREAT MELODRAMA!?! Kl> By the Fox Film Corporation, presenting VIRGINIA PE R ON I A star wilh a reputation for intense dramatic acl STOLEN H NOUR I In 5 Parts One of those pictures with a wholesome, tens which
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      469 3 I For GENTS OUTFr TING Go to- j^ W T EAWAY L4IDL v W _Co Ltd. I saasaV IMPORTANT AKTION SALE OF Superior Walnut-stained Teak Household Furniture; Plants: To be held at No. 129 Nathan Road On SATURDAY, 10th JANUARY 1920, at 2.30 p.m Comprising:— Walnut-stained teak hat and umbrella
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      75 4 WHITE TRUCKS Pay Maximum Delivery _T__ _P* We will be glad to prove to you the superior per- I formance of White Trucks. I Let us give you facts and I figures of White Performance. _/"V _#V LT^L Af*** mt*\ a___F AMm\m\mmmr _____M___aV __Bs__a___al ■k _BM______ ____k IS MINIMAX' Fire
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      687 4 CHING KENG LEE CO. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF Town Office and Godown and Godowns at Havelock Road. The undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction at their Sale-room Raffles Chambers, Raffles P_ace On MONDAY, 12th JANUARY, 1919, at 2.30 p.m. Lot 1. All that piece of land area
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      800 4 ESTATE AGENTS AUCTIONEERS AND I To Investors, Capitalists, Company Promoters, Planters and others I IKUPQITANT AUOT.QN SALE I RUBBER ESTATE AT NIYOR, JO OR I The undersigned have been instructed to sell by Public Auctioil at their Sale-room Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, Singapore, I On Monday, 6th March, 1920 at
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      204 5 WANTED. iblished i firm, I -last be al typ. of 11 Firm I Reply to 1 Fre I I I u.c. LY ag. i u.c. d ply to :.-i MMEDI Competent Eufurther i irl u.c. tive, lireFteply I 7-1 I t some I ply b) letter I j I :,-i
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      599 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF I »n Seng A Co's Saleroom, No. 30 Kling St, near RaflUt 1" I 'awn brokers' In redeemed Pledges and .Jewellery. On Wed. 7th Jan. 1920 at 10 a.m. On Monday 12th Jan. 1920 at 10 a.m. On Tuesday 13th Jan. 1920 at 10 a.m.
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      762 5 NOTICES. NOTICE Mr. V, 11. Collins having left the sirvice* o tliis Company by mutual consent a.s at 31s December, 1919, the Power of Attorney he ha held is withdrawn from thit date. BARKER AND Co. I to.. Chartered Hank t V mbei. 5-1 NOTICE. We beg to announce that
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      579 5 NOTICES. CART REGISTRATION. I NOTICE. t I The .Municipal number platen now being '<•<! tO (arts for the Current year ar? white igures on red ground. \\li!st the ehange is being made people hir- IV !l advised t< 010 vr of the pUtefl (whether red ot jrellow) besides taking the
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      608 5 M v-s M —™>^---B-l_l_i_a__r >,Bl W, -«-'^-«»-«W_-»>_»_«_M_-_-___»___. A BUSINESS GAR RECOGNIZED in its true light by the Government, the business world and the individual buyer, the automobile 1, cast aside the title "Pleasure Car" and is now proper? classified as a vehicle of real service— a present day necessary. J
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      BIRTH.
      13 6 IGEIKIE. Nov. liT, at Edinburgh, wit. of W. H. Geikie, Sarawak, son.
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      DEATHS.
      46 6 SANSOM.-On November L!',. at '11. Hamlet CJardens, Ravens-court' Park, \V.. suddenly, Thomas Elliott (late of the Chartered hank of I. A. and C), son of Mrs. Sanson., of Thc Hollies. Eastbourne, aged 58. VADK. Nov. 80, at Scarborough. Henry Vadc Walpole Vade, late ol Singapore.
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1920. Where is our Wireless?
    808 6 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1920. Where is our Wireless? As far as tho public of this Colony knows, wireless telegraphy his not proved the success that was predicted for it. We have two installations here, the Commercial Wireless and the Naval Station, the former being of very
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    450 6 I The hon'ble Mr. R. J. Addie returned to the Colony on Dec. 26th. j Mr. F. B. O'Mallcy, of Seaport Estate, has returned from leave. (If. M.) Tie former Aliens Admission Ordinance has not been disallowed by His Majesty the King. Mr. D. T. Atkinson, of Messrs. Guthrie and
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    KUALA LUMPUR NEWS.
    110 6 KIkISHA COOLIES RIGHT. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala, Lumpur, Jan. 2. Thc rikisha pullers plying in one section of Kuala Lumpur consider that they had a grievance agains. those in another because the latter convey passengers through the former's territory and yesterday evening three hundred, armed with
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    PENANG NEWS.
    95 6 [From Our Own Correspondent.] January 2nd. Father Duvelle hoi been presented with a purse on his departure to Singapore as Vicar of the Cathedral of the Oood Shepherd. The death ban taken in the General Hospita! of Mr. Harry Lachamp, the district manager of the China Mutual Insurance
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    ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.
    60 6 A course of sermons on "The Word Became Flesh." (John i. 14) will be preached by the Bishop of Singapore, at evensong at 5.:;o p.m. on Ihe Sundays following the Christmas Season, commencing to-morrow with "The Fa,,.- Th, Human Christ followed by 2. The Divine Jvsus Januarv
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    582 6 lit F. D. Hislop has been appointed I ca_et in the Civil Service Pe arrived here en th 23rd Dec. Tbe death has occurred of Sir William Osier Student (Fellow) of Christ Church Regius Professor of Medicine, Oxford; and Hon. Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Lmversity, at the age of
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    NEW YEARS' HONOURS
    146 6 THE PREMIER'S! LIST. [Hi ice] London. Dec. {(Ith 1919 Th«i Premier's List consists of seven CO i. andcrs of the Bath, nineteen and 86 Knights. To Karl. Viscount Iflddleton. To bv Barons. Ccoifiii Riddel] ami Sir Albert E To be Privy Coumilho M Doheity and Mr. Arthur
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    SIR AUBREY GOODMAN" J. K. INNBS, C.M.G.
    48 6 SIR AUBREY GOODMAN" J. K. INNBS, C.M.G. The following telegram has been n hy the High Commissioner, dated I> 1919.— P I much pleasure to infon you that His Majesty has been gtacioueJ pleased to aj,;r Knight bachtl. Gerald Aubr Inian Robert I i un or si ii
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    LETTERS TO EDITOR.
    108 6 OUR I RAM SBRVN I Te the Editor. -With thoughtful consideration r th. overworked otSciala, the Trama pane's service on the Keppel Harbour lin was yesterday reduced to four ear Th half-hourly service was much a| when the ears (ame along, a bit k*l nuch appreciated that,
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    NEW YEARS EVE
    150 6 At kaffles Hotel. 'J bore who attended the Raffle* Hotel o Nsm Year's Eve had an enjoyable tin. thanks to the admirable arrangements mad by the management. A large numb Cown to a splendid dinner, which was a. mirably served. The menu was nu; appropriate one for
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    DANCE AT PULAU BRAND.
    93 6 A most successful fan x tc place Ln the t y u] Bra\i or a commenced with a ladies and very f,ne dre I costumes won. led il task of the .Selection I 'what difficult. The pn ever, foi the most original Mis, s. Walley (Warder
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    CHURNCH NEWS.
    131 6 Owng fa l(> compaiatively fti on Wednesday afternoon there WS jinost record attendance st Um i the Gcod Shepherd for the usual ler the last day of the old year. 1 abet net of the Bishop of Mais France, the service was taken by the General, assist..! b.
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      131 6 The Healthful Table W__lei t m r r Imported by us in Cases of 50 qts. 5t pts. 100 splits New Stock* just arri\_! GALDBEGK MAO6RE6OR I Go.. Raffles Quay. aa —_____»___>______. MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE late of Messrs. LAFAYETTE, PHOTOGRAPHERS to Their MAJESTIES Bega to announce that he conducts
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      30 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS and MERCANTILE ADVERTISER Established, MM. Telephone No. 58 The only Morning Paper in the Straits Settlements. ________«____> CabIes— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, 80 RAFFLES PLACE.
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    THE TREATY.
    423 7 RAI FICATION IMMINENT. >:o\i> vv THE DAT, London, Dec 30 ts have been made the rat Oil Jan I lONS C!\ Paris. Dec 30. I been informed ef views arising out .Hied German conver and of understanding. ted to i the Dec It < ouncil will dal foi
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    VIENNA'S SAD PLIGHT
    87 7 VIENN A'S SAD PLIGHT London. Dec 30. ewspap< i i recently have again wing attention to the appalling con- Vienna, where distress is very Lis now announced that immediate being taken in England, France, Italy to give relief. Italy is sending England large consignments of fa.*, foodstuffs. It has also
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    28 7 shipments of bismuth from Hongk >n* up at August, 1919, this year amount- value to f26,000. Sixty per ceaa. *rti to the United Kingdom; the remainder Usitad Stat**.
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    798 7 BRITISH NEWS. I wc ash IRE PROF I 1 [Reuter 1 ;.-e] London. Dec .iO. The li iso cotton companies of )C profit of 1919 to be £2368,000 01 .apital of £7,405-000. Boiler-maki rs, shipwrights, and Black■mHhs I raphed to the jesting immediate action to end moulder's
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS
    435 7 HAVAS SERVICE. NEW FRENCH LOAN. [Router's Service] London. Dec. 29. The Chamber has adopted by. 491 votet to GI the Loan Bill, which will he issuec in the form of five per cent bond?, re deemable in sixty years by half yearly drawings. Ihe bonds drawn will
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    SIR JOHN JELLICOE.
    296 7 Ottawa, Dec. 30. Sir John Jellicoe lea\es Canada this week en a short visit to the United States before sailing for South Africa- It is understoodthat Jellicoe recommends for the Canadian r-avy six cruis«.-s, six destroyers, 10 to 12 submarines, and a number of torpedoboats and aerop.ar.es.
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    56 7 The magnetic surveys vf ths Carasgie are shown by the latest report to ha rs covered over 189,176 nautical milas. Eren slight errors in compass bearings may prove disastrous to navigators, but in placsa in ths South Pacific the magnetic errors of ths best charts havs bees, found te rise
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    NEW YEARS DAY.
    158 7 DETESTABLE WEATHER. Any out of door events contemplated for New Year's Day" were rained by the rain. -he morning was only showery, but the afternoon was a perfect drencher and heavy rain continued till past midnight. J Notwithstanding the very inclement weathei which prevailed, a large crowd
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    THE SEA SPORTS
    425 7 The day was not a good one for sailing, [though at times there was enough wind for the boats to get up a fair speed. Towards the close of the morning the wind fell dead lat times and the finish of the Yacht Club Race was in
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    LAND SPORTS.
    289 7 It is rather a pity, that when a decision wa* called for at thc Race Course, the New Tea? Land Sports Committee, by a bare majority decided to see the events through on Wednesday afternoon, in spite of the condition of the ground, which was anything but satisfactory.
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    COMFORTS FOR TROOPS.
    40 7 In addition to the $2,399-86 subscribed to provide comfort:* for the Homeward bound troops, leaving in about a week, we have received the following. A. V, B. $10; A. D. O. $50. The Fund is now closed.
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      215 7 Robinson Co. Fuller's Chocolates > \ammawA~*t m zH- j*ft v. **S"*if(RMP*^_u-'»-'^' f\ t ia> -TsWl-— J**_T-S'V~*t *Wfcr -^^y; *j*f^c_------------------^u--Lil^_ s r^ rJ 3^ I.— Ja_m^r =^*_frv,^ -i j__* .**!^4l_____««____m_v"'- _-_---__T^-_3ra^-^-^-B_es^_SF^'*'' __a_ _^_»_-_«|t' //V F4A/CV BOXES $1.25 to $8.75 nett. ROBINSON Co. Smokers of discrimination I always select I s>_»c? I
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      540 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated in Japan. UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (Subject to alterations without Notice). EUROPEAN LINE. (Ma Suez Canal-. Fortnightly Service. For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, London and Antwerp SADO MARU 3rd Jan. DURBAN MARU (Calling at Hamburg) sth Dec. KITANO MARU Lsth Jan. INABA
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      675 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated in Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA Telephone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. ——a_n^ wmjmmmTmmmmmmmTmmmmmmmm*mmmmmmmm>~ Van G.3ENB r>el ,w_.a Dall with transhipment to
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      532 8 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND (Incorporated in England). MAIL .AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at preseil suspended. LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. Passengers for Europe are booked by the above SERVICE when opportunity occurs
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      438 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM.) SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. tnrtajr Tringganu, Kelantan, Langr.ara, Telupin, Patani, Singora La- ui, Bandon, Langsuan. Chumpon and Bangkok. a.__Sora, Arrival Departure r,th Jan. 1920 7th Jan. 1920 POI r* M a,L ld2o nth Jan. !920 L9th Jan. 1920 21st Jan 1920
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      384 9 "MESSAGERIES MARITI.MES" 1 1 Mail coatrac! with the French Govt >DRE LEBO! at lay. the 4th inst. Rt 4 p.m :> ror Colombo, Djibouti, on Monday, the I inter-Alli RXH O R p.m. She will Eiaiphi ng, Hongkong A ports. -a Maritime HOS it I gapore ou v 5 pjn.
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      514 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated in England.) JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Leaves Due Route For New York S'pore AGAMBMNON 20th Nov.
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      251 9 LA SOCIETA DI NAVIGAZIONE A VAPORE DEL. J_m m m^B a m Jm_\ about middle February 1920 has excellent accommodation for First and Second Class PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Ltd Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Pinang. INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP CORPORATION [Incorporated in V. S. A.] Regular service between New York, Singapore and Java
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      182 10 OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES /_S3lt^«^ nfmT ■j"" J > aSb___s IJu R- A/OsTi THROUGHOUT STRAITS SETTLEHSEHTS AND FEBERa.ES HHUY STATES. »j v^r^_. *V-"* >n*rt fimi't I. Ti mj< p_tNT^fl MASSAGE HALL~ No. 239, Bencoolen Street, Open daily 6 a.m. 9 p.m. Telephone No. 1167. MASSAC. E AND MANIC IKE BY
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      322 10 aBn_H_HM-3_H_H_H_BMH----------__----_--------_-.^^ 1 r I l 1 i fa I B I 1 I ,1 "^__L_a_---?_fesi-ii_---^ I 31 fl 5 C ,;f I WOOD MOTOR CABIN LAUNCH I If DIMENSIONS 38 feet by 7 feet 6 inch by 3 feet 10 inch. MOTOR 22 H.P. Speed 8.1 mile per hour. I
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      89 10 I mmm^ m s *'*****'B- m *^a**aiaaaa^^ "IM7HEN you think of tyres think of Dunlop I fif mi \f you wont I 8 j think of tyres I n# for many a day. I I The Dunlop Rubber Co. (far e„) Ltd. 1 INCORPORATED IN JAPAN. 43, Robinson Road, Singapore.
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    EXCHANGE.
    47 11 Bank demand I Private credits 8 m.<. 2 -."> \-'.fi New York, Bank demand 44 Now York 90 days France, demand 440 Hongkong, demand IP)', Prem. Yokohama, demand Bangkok, demand Sovereign, Bank Buying $B.:> I Bi nk of England Rate 6 per cent Bar Silver London T»'.
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    PRODUCE.
    126 11 .l-inuar* 2 167.50 Gambier 14. G0 Gambier Cube No. 1 16.66 Pepper Black .75 Pepper (White fair) 00 Tapioca, small pearl, f.q. .00 Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 11.25 Tapioca, medium pear). f.q. 20.00 Pearl Sago, small 15.50 Copra, Sundried -17.00 Copra, Mixed 20.00 Opium, Benares uncert 8,900 Rice Rangoon
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      405 11 -.s«tU over $2,000,000 <g Assurance in force over $9,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I [Incorporated in Straits Sett.] I HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C. I i.ompany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life
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      508 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Incorporated in Japan) Ital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 Ul Paid Up Y. 42,000,000 Reser\ a Fund Y. 25,000,000 President. N. K. Kajiwara Esq. Vue-President S. Suzuki Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Kajiwara Esq. F. Watanabe Esq. N. Soma Esq. I Matsukata Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. M. Mitsui Esq. wV
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      471 11 1 CHARTERED BANK jOf India, Australia and China, j Incorporated in England by Rojal Charter. laid up Capital 12,000,000 Reserv. Fund .2,900,000 trre Liability of Proprietors £2,000.000 HEAD OFFICE 88 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branchea. Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Iloilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta K'ang
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      439 11 INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the U. S. A.) OWNED Li THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK. Capital and Surplus U. S. $6,500,000— Straits $13,000,000. Undivided Profits U. S. $3,054,763— Straits $6,109,526. HEAD OFFICE 55, WALL STREETNEW YORK. BRANCHES:— Batavia Xobe San Pedro de Macoris j Bombay London Santiago
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      420 11 MAIL TABLE. To-day. Intermedia.* and local malls, trill fc* found in list below: Penang, Malacca, F.M.S. (by Train) p.m. daily (except Sunday). Kota Tinggi and stations ta Kuala Lumpui at 6 a.m. Jo_.ore 8, 9.30, noon, 2, 4 A o p.m Cucob Soon Hong 9 a.m. Cucob Hock Tew 9
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      613 11 CHURCH SEhVICE. Ith Januar\. \'Mn S. ANDREW'S -THRDR 2nd SUNDAY AFTER CHRI 7.30 a.m. Litany. 7.46 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral.) I o.m M lb) Holy Communion, m. Children^ Servi 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. SEPQY lin; No PRESBYTERIAN <Hlin H Orchard Road. Sunday: a.m. Public Worship and I tnioa 9
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    OWEN ROAD MURDER.
    1583 12 I l in hi I BTACfI in PRELIMINARY BNQI IKY. The preliminary .lrjuiry into the e-ase in which Budda Singh are ritl order of Mohan Sin; hi the first accused's aer-in-law tinned ifl ond r re Mr. J. D. Hall. Mr. l G. Btevena i I tbe
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS
    237 12 I it is interesting to note that MfTSwithlii \nozoo is a member of The Society of h agicians, New York, of which Houdini, who appears at the Gaiety i Cinema to-night in the "Master Mystery" serial, is the President. One of the New Year's greatest offering < premier
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    12 12 Peace after war does not mean p»aee and plenty.— Bishop of Norwich.
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    158 12 LATEST TRANS ACTIONS. Reported by Fraser A Co. Ihe market in Dollar Rubbers remains on the ejuiet side and there are no changes to eport in this section. Temerlohs were done (cv 12*32%, Ulu Pendens $2.50, Mandais $1.37, Malaka Pinela $3.60 ex div. wPn S"!!.«vs over: Pulau
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    127 12 The usual auctions of tin* Singapore mber ot' Commerce Rubber Association were held on Wednesday and Friday when there was offered for sale 2,860,626 lbs. Prices Realized. Ribbed Smoked Sheet cents per lb. S'pore Standard Quality 107 to ill 1 Off Quality 98 to 104% Crepe. S'pore
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    BARLOWS RUBBER REPORT.
    174 12 1 T IM __nd January, 1920. Since last ng values have shewn considerable fluctuation! with a rising tendency, and at the opening of the Auctions en Wednesday pi ices all round showed ad- vances. On the continuation of the sales en Friday prices rore further in sympathy
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    138 12 Singapore, 2nd Jan.. 1!»2(>. The usual rubber auctions were held this week on Wednesday and Friday on account of the New Year Holiday. On the first day of the the sales fine pale crepe sold at up to $1.09 while ribbed smoked" sheet fetched $1.08%, but owing to
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    LEWIS & PEAT'S REPORT.
    298 12 LEWIS PEAT'S REPORT. Singapore, 2nd Januarv p,->o Of the 18th ultimo, the Bier at 10G for Spot and *0, forward. Since this prices after a -harp decline to 304, have risen steadilv upwards and we close to-day with business done up to 114 The market here has been very sensitive
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    95 12 Secretaries Katz Bros. (Penang). Taiping Tin (output for Ist half of Dec.) 265 pksNorth Taiping (Ist half of Dee.) 360 pks. Dredge lost 32 hours early in the month cleaning boilers. Secretaries Peterson, Simons, Ltel. Trafalgar 3,3.16 against 4,008 to date 29,827. Trafalgar (coconuts) 6,500 against
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    28 12 GARRISON GOLF CLI B. The Mens Medal will be played on Satur<'a\ and Sunday, 3rd snd 4th Jan. Ladies Medal will be played Thursday BthJan. m
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    79 12 The s.s. Roon arrived in London on 26th j December, the -esse! having sailed on 29th October, 1919. 1.6 Ex German Steamer Sehonfel's left yesterday morning for Rangoon to load for the United Kingdom. Her Officers are, Captain W. Nunn; Chief Officer J. liawrie; 2nd Officer G. H.
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    THE CHINESE IN FRANCE.
    263 12 Allegations as to their Conduct. The Paris correspondent of The Globe says that France will not be sorry to see tbe last of the Chinese leave. He continue. IT.ej have been an unmitigated nuisance. Not only have they been addicted to pillaging in the ruined countryside,
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    73 12 Programme of Drills, etc-, for week ending Saturday, 10th January, 1920. Saturday, Srd. 2.30 p.m. Balestier Rge. Eurasian Compan) Part I. Qualification. Sunday. 4th. "i.30 a.m. Balestier Rge. Fvrasian Company. Part II Inatruc. Monday, 5th.— 510 p.m. Drill Hall Chinese Company. Recruits. Wednesday, 7th 5.10 p.m. Drill
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    24 12 Out of 127 children I examined in a school clinic only seven had a straight ba.k, and 40 had double curvature. Miss Margaret MaeMillan.
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