The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 December 1922

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1922 No. 10,765 f
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    193 1 Ihe Allied I'reinitrs have retreated, hill will not accept defeat over the vexed reparations questions. The occuPatioai af the Ruhr seems !he stumblinc block Page 7. The Hritish Tremier made a statement m Partiamenl and the Italian PremiYr received the salute from the FaadatJ m London Page
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    THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM.
    1068 1 During the fust few monthi of the existence <>f the War Museum I used to reply to misinformed criticism on the project, but the labour involved became wearisome and 1 have fallen into the habit of lettinir such critics alone. For the] an almost invariably ill-informed
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      184 1 ALTHOID ""■^«-«^^^«iii«iaa»»»n CTK UWM|laiilW!!!!t Raffles Hotel. I MAS AM) NEW YE\R ANNOUNCEMENTS. I NIGHT, .Monday, December 26th.— X'maa Dinner and tral Concert. Dinner $3. l l Tuesday, December 26th.— Carnival Niriii Dinner $3. Extension of License till l i,. m \l i S NIGHT, January lat.— Special Carnival l Night
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      273 1 W,V.V.V.V.V.WMV.'.V.V.V.V '^V.-.VdV^U'.V.-.V.V.V.-.V.V.-.V.V.V, :1 The reason £br \i ROYALtypewrit- vk X If er supremacy is j! It fully established II I" m\ Now— compare the guaranteed jm m\ ««rvice which follows the purchase J The new prices on the Royal make it the most at- ■I tractive typewriter proposition available to-day.
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      156 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Garrett'a portable eniruies Pa^re 6. Shipping changes to-day: N.Y.K., United American, K.I.M. Paj^s 8 and Cocktail extracts for H. Bolter Page I. Municipal notices: Grove-rd. Bridge not good for heavy lorries; Water supply to Keppei Harbour interrupt Page 5. One «<r two unfnrnifthed rooms wante Page 5. Boxing
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      149 1 THE WEEK. High Water, a.m., •'..">•'! p.m. Children'i Aid Socy., Govt. Bouse, 10 Lieei ng Justices, Ist Court, !>.."<• p.m. Spore Famil) Benefit Socy., Mem. Sail, 5. Phil. Oreh <t a, Vie. Mem. Hall, 8.t5. Pavlowa al Goodwoo.i Hall. Aladdin, s*. Andrew'^ School Hall High Water, 7.15 ajn., s; .»">
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    RED CROSS CONFERENCE.
    431 2 The Opium Question. before the plenary aeuicn ob Noi nbct the delegates to the Orient*! Red I ross Conference, bring mid m Bangkok t informally m order to diaw vp a feme for the order of busilKM and to •^mt a series of commits. The I !owmg
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    129 2 (By Courtesy of the Xanyo NidiiNichi Shimbun.) Tokio, Dec. 11. ta h qu.icJ at Y.lOB. and Cotton yam ■t T. 218.80. Tone of the cottori market is* weak. The President of the Naikoku Tsnun i-tri. The Inland Forwarding Agency I a»tf two directors of the company have b*n
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      635 2 j I TO LI. i Oft FOR SALE. I LARGE GtHMJlftlS, aewly erected area from i,,000 to 50,000 Bq. ft. 1 1 fa.-.'uif river* t.AfU.E SlOU'.s from 6,000 to 2-i.OOj *q. ft. r.' ir wharf and shipp--1 n Si Also thrci storied buildings for offices and godown 1 Centrally situated.
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      393 2 CHANGE OF PROGRAMMR. AT 7.30 Sharp Ist Show at 7.30 sharp. William Duncan m TRAILED BY THREE SERIAL SILENT AVENGER SERIAL Episodes one, two, three. 7 Reels. Effbodea Four, Five, Six, Seven. 2nd Show at 9.15 p.m. Eipht Reels Selig's 1,000 Wild Animal Serial j THE JUNGLE GODDESS S S22^&
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      430 2 ALH A ~BRaH PROGRAMME FROM WEDNESDAY. Wth hF( *^^X I m The Se,on d sh«. .t^T,,! 1 A Daivtml Special Xl I "A WONDERFUL WlpE I Front tho Novel by Dolf Wfrlianl la.Kbands-Would you let you, wif, ni ak, Ambitions? m;i! i W v,-> Do you eowidtr it right for
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    801 3 FRASGR CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13th, M I M N Q. iguici In brael(fttl show the capital j and issue vatuc uf the Share m dollars unlc^> other i»c inn rked, q d.■ x cqusJs e> JUitang- i'a-iap ■m ($J ,r> 60 Hitmn Tin
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    38 3 Mr. and llfß. F. J: Learmouth Gilchrist and their tv.o daughters have left for Singapore and Hon^konj? for the winter months. Lieut.-Ccmmarder and Mrs. Lindsay Jack f:on have taken their house m Princes- J Kaxdens daring" their absence.
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      253 3 P STRIKING SUCCESS OF SCINTILLA MAGNETOS I THE VARIOUS MOTOR RACES ELD DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THE CARS FINISHING IN THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS WERE ALL KITTED WITH SCINTILLA MAGNETOS. RIX do PRANCE. Lsf VoiwD U1 rid 2nd GRA* WX ITITALIK I 2nd 3rd 4th Chiribiri sth uKANi PRIX d€
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      73 3 MUSIC MUSIC ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON AT THE HOUSE OF THE CATCHY MUSIC H. C. HUDSON. I 100. North Bridge Road, SINGAPORE. Telephone No. 1705. MUSIC MUSIC g-m m m DYSENTERY i DIARRHOEA T BROWN'S SPECIFIC a ■i Tc be had of tW« Tlu*ee Dispensaries t
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      389 3 «WBMMBH*aBJSB»c*%» •igagfcw^yiiHH II HI WWiiSSISJULJ^JWgg .«SC"3r2WW. -^nMBOMBSSJI i thjJUL' A.M. A. C. A. PARSONS Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATE]) IN ENGLAND). I STEAM TURBINES, TURBO GENERATORS, TURBO PUMPS, etc. 500 K. \Y. "PARSONS" GEARED TI3RBCKALTERNATOH SET Supplied to THE SINGAPORE tf ARBOUR HOARD. 0 SOLI: AGENT m MALAYA, SIAM, IXDO-CHINA, DUTCH PJAST
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    A LARGE FAMILY.
    142 4 19 Children m 10 Years. According to rtpott published m Now York, ?li\-=. Prank Scott. A Laporte. Indiana, has given birth m ten years of married life to five ieti oi bripleta and to two sot> of twins. Yesterday s!r and her husband and thirteen of her
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    MALAYA'S FINANCES.
    1060 4 meet the $15 million loan and no sinking i fund was th?refore necesravy (see paragraph 13 of Sir L. Guilleinard's despatch on this point); he states m that paragraph that "al! the securities were required m 1921 to cover the commitments of the Federated Malay States Government m
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      328 4 HP HE dainty garments which £race the limbs of the growing child are kept beautifully clean and ll^qsi unshrunken if washed with Lux. Children grow so fe^!W^ quickly that extra care is needed m cleansing their v r\ /A\ dainty apparel. So a mother's forethought is extended X J> to
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      534 4 Stocked 1 EVBrvwher. SJ ¥r7HJOUCKERII I 63, Orchard Rr.ad. I IB Telephone 1898. 5 IMPORTANT TWO DAYS od ornament t I 7 nne art Ja] snd poi i X. N. ADIS it h Me k::o I t; .:id Tanjong Katong near 1 ON FRIDAY, 1 5th 01 \AT 2 I
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    LAND OF THE BLACK MAN.
    534 5 Africa, great land of empires vanished m remotest years Throughout all its vast dominions are the tales of blood and tears Birthplace of unnumbered races lost m fa lift's experiment Mt !1( y cl divergent forces, dark, mysterious continent. Not the northern cl&ssic seaboard wit'ijl
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    YOUNG CHINA.
    202 5 Mr. Robert Maefcray* writing m the August number of the "Fortnightly Review," says that Young- China, as represented mostly by the student movement, holds that China should be federal republic on the American mode). And General Wu-pei-fa th<> successful general who has smashed all his opponents and now
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      483 5 TO LET. LET Two sections m Raffles Chambers. Jo t'bt SeeretaiJ Garden Club. I 'nw t Wntton, sth j Bead, Furnished, motor „.vn;. electric light and Muni- |200 per month. Apply tnd Co. Ltd. M.U EHiaboth, One storey drOQWit, with dressing ..chrd. Tennis and Available i<; Janvary »1 1';. U.K.-.
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      719 5 AUCTION SALES SHERU F\S SALE 1 "■< tfffned have ttt ived instruction* to' •ell by puh,,, HUOti m aT th( r S:i^ nH)li) < lumbers, **rWn riace, Moni»av. inth DECEMBER AT tJO p.m.! Wrll ol Beisavi and Salt dated 4th Oct. 1922. Oversea <hi, lt si ]hink ]v] rg 1
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      739 5 NOTICES. GOVBatN MKM NOTICE. Bxpori <.f Kub!) r (Restriction) Ordinance, 1922. Provisional Licences for the export of rubU will not be issued m January. Any company or proprietor of an estate, f of bidh eefftffleeU of standard I'lod'.H 'I i;'|;rt: Hy li'\ i h:V< m>t Vft m. ii applied for,
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      615 5 EYESIGHT FKER (AREHLLY OF I EXAMINED CHARGE. LIVING ORGANS NOT MACHINES I YOUR EYES. i CONSULT Ol'R OPTICIAN. S. SMITH SON (SIAM) LTD. jj Incorporating J. Motion Co. 14 BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE. I j BANGKOK, SINGAPORE, LONDON, NEW YORK. tittles 1 SHERRY Per Dozen Bottles. LIGHT GOLDEN $22.00 MANZANILLA 24.00
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      23 6 ■ICHAUX. On the l*th IWmbor, at the Maternity Hospital IVnang. to Mons'cvA- and MaduM R. Uiehaux, son. P;-.n> pap m pisast copy.
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      MARRIAGE.
      22 6 HARLAND- XXII». On October J3. m Lothloii. Lionel S. Huiiarul. munngvr of Cbtßf BstatSj Malacca, to Marjorie E. Reid of Putney.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1922. Britons Never Shall Be Slaves.
    1027 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1922. Britons Never Shall Be Slaves. Writing ihe other day on the first dash of the new Government with international problems, we did our best to set forth sympathetically the difficulties under which France labours, because of her inherent dread the German military menace.
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    502 6 Tho Chief Secretary is due at Taiping Hill to-day for the Christmas vacation. Ninety-four Europeans attended the Chinese banquet ffiven by Mr. Yap Tai Chye m Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday evening 1 At the General Election Mr. F. G. Penny (National Unionist) was returned for K in gston-on -Thames by
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    83 6 **Beyond Price" m which Pearl White appear- to-night at ihe Empire cinema Is a very clever screen story and one that fits admirably the stai-'s talents. It a story of three Wishes. Miss White, though married, wishes to he the wife of a nviliiomtire she wishes to be
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    BIG SEIZURE OF RIFLES.
    87 6 As the result of a raid by Mx\ Taylor, Prrvontivo Service and revenue officejrs OB board the Dutch vessel Boepat on Tuesday afternoon bound from Amsterdam for Java which arrived m Singrapoiv the same morning a largt number of rifles, said to be aboat 450 convertible
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    SIN KOH STREET AFFAIR.
    181 6 The ca.se m which ocronteei Chinese stand charged undar section 75 of the Pens! Code to show cause why they should not be dealt with, m consequence of tkeir giving battle to the police m Sin Koh Street recently when the latter went to *ll«Si them
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    MME. PAVLOWA IN SINGAPORE.
    239 6 MME. PAVLOWA IN SINGAPORE. Mme. P tlH' S.s. V« I Wh,, at her I dancer had *i* t ha«l seen. A,,-, gaily plum, I a which had native ihope M her intent beautiful hon JoU,, has no, yet bj itinerary. Whei proceed I Calcutta «nd B art m all visited
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    THE TRADE DEPRESSION.
    112 6 "(icnernors and hiei SwtaruAll the world knrmv. and N of history that m the was trad «*on wh m asly; X Stcn-tai Laid die Acting Chiel Mr P I. Sproole, yesterday when be the action brought by Alexi U London limited, age k Tamby. The aetioii ww
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
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      166 6 STOCKS lim**(l tSf] r\\ NOW ()in AINABLE f M^* U 1 pWß Julpji WjBWH pints liJ i %^i i■jr^*3"j ■< r% i [:<>m wx^^y^/ galdBegk V^^^^^fe/ MACGREGOR v?X/!°/?ti^\/ otTD MWv^ (IncorpormUd m Shanghai). WHOLESALE RETAIL WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. FIRST— IN TWENTY FIVE TEARS OF PRACTICAL OPTICAL EXPERIENCE WE HAVE
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      145 6 THE GARRETT PATENT SUPERHEATED STEAM PORTABLE AND SEMI PORTABLE ENGINE. Th.sc engines effedt a saving of about «>0 to 40 per cH?nt. m consumption ol fuel and water over the usual type of P rtv.Uile Enjpne using saturated ■team ami leaving flat side waive and throttle valve governor. They are
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    CONFRENCE NEWS.
    509 7 LONDON FAILURE. vK yo s\\i I vus STATEMENT. en tee. London. Dec. 12. < onimons, questioned < ference, Ifr. Bonar m view <>f the resumption sationi at Paris, it was Unto the discussions, but regarded, i«. certain exparture from it.t- previous bought it better to givf i si
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  • MATTERS OF COMMERCE.
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      BRITISH TRADE.
      481 7 IMPROVING HUDB 1 KiLKES. [Renter's Service.] London, Dec. 12. An improvement m British trade if nown by the Board of Trade returns fei Kcvember: Imports 195,600,000; Exports 'J.UMUKMt. mersasei of t10,585 vOOQ and £6,091,000 respectively, compared with i ('< toll. r. London, !)<»<•. 12. B ard of Trade
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      IRELAND.
      87 7 ACTIVE STEPS TO BE TAKEN. London, Dec. 12. The Governor-Genera) of the Irish Free State made his first public appearance at the first joint meeting of the Southern Irish Houses of Parliament. He read the King's message which earnestly hoped that by faithful observance of the treaty on all
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    36 7 Owing to the unavoidable absence of the I Chairman and another member of the Board, the annual meeting of Devon Rubber Estates Ltd., which was to have been held I yesterday, was adjourned until this morn-
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    COMPANY MEETING.
    698 7 I SINGAPORE BUILDOIG CORPORATION LTD. Tiio third annual Mooting of Urn Singapore Building Corporation was held at the registered offices of the company, Nos (>4, 65, and r,<; Market Btreet at noon yesterday, f resided ovei by Mr. J. A. Elias, others present being llessni If. Sine, C.
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    138 7 Committees of the Municipal Commission have recommended approval of the provision of a Hindu burial ground near the Christian cemetery at Bidadari. The Health Officer ha.s made some proposals which are not divulged regarding hawkers' shelters at People's Park to which agreement has been given, and it has
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    64 7 The last excursion of the Singapore Natural History Society far this year is fixed for Sunday, the 17th. instant. The venue is the Seletar Reservoir and mem- bers are requested to meet at the 0^ mile atone on Thomson Road, at 9 a.m., when they will be led by Mr.
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    JOHORE NEWS.
    976 7 OLD JOHORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) .1 oho r<« Bahru, Dec. 11. The extract from the column m the Proe Press of news reprinted from the issues of December, 1887, that the Sultan and a companion wore thrown out of their CSUrrUfC while out driving, givm rite to
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      255 7 His Master's Voice 9 RECORDS JUST VeS&ttb SPECIAL X'MAS RECEIVED SHIPMENT. NEW DANCE MUSIC. VOCAL RECORDS. t. 1381 Oh lie! Oh My! Fox Trot Kdna Thornton. r, J? tai ()M South l ar i«l Fox Trot E. jgi Shepherd's Cradle Bone t. 1382 Stumbling Fox Tn.t The Exile's Return x»
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      564 8 THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. (The "Blue Funnel" Line— Alfred Holt Co.) (Companies Incorporated m England) SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM PENANG TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP HAMBURG. SINGAPORE to MARSEILLES, HAVRE and LIVERPOOL. SINGAPORE to GENOA, MARSEILLES and L ™ERPOOL. SINGAPORE, PORT
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      581 8 ELLERMAN LINE. ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) PASSENGER SERVICE. Steamer OUTWARD. *>■• Stafapor*. s.?. CITY OF YORK China and Japan Dec. 15 s.s. CITY OF SIMLA China and Japan Feb. 5 s.s. CITY OF POONA China and Japan Mar. 9 HOMEWARD. *s.s. CITY- OF PARIS Marseilles and
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      580 8 P. &O. BRITISH INDIA I APCAR LINE I (Incorporated mi n England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SFRvir > PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N m (Under Contract with His Majeaty'a I U I I(»M)()N IAR-KASTEKN BERVICI 1 FROM LONDON T< WARSEILI I DUE SIXGAPOREK f SARDINIA about Dec. 1U M!
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      728 9 m &BS CO., LTD. KretaJ, 1.-cnggsoia. KelanUn, I -men- ra lv. r» Langsuaa. Chun lpon and Sok' riPOK A v rival Departure IHIDOL l 8 \h«:2Q t-rouchcut wi' M J X 4 .n C er.. 1 X ami kav tba rounJ trip from Siwa t ora v- Bmslnk ,~a oi
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      667 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EUerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m Engia&d.) JOINT SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA FROM NEW YORK Steamers. Due Spore Route For ITY OF DUNKIRK Dec 17 Suez Philippine!
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      747 9 ISTHMIAN LINE FROM PHILADELPHIA VIA SUEZ s.s. STKKL TRAVELLER due Siog«pof« Jan. 7 1923 TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE MA SUEZ DIRECT. s.s. MOBILE CITY due Singapore j an 17 190 s.s. STEEL TRAVELLER due Singapore Feb. 17 1923 Taking cargo oh through Bills Lading to all Inland Points.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    144 10 The following further information has been received from the Harbour Master, Dilly: Dilly Harbour liprht repaired, is exhibiting as Bfual. The Agents notify that the Klcphanta will be leaving Singapore at noon to-day (Thursday) instead of at four p.m. the u.«ual hour for the sailing of these ships.
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    PAJAM, LIMITED.
    567 10 1 The thirteenth yearly report of the j directors to the shareholders, to be pre- 1 sentod at the annual meeting at Gresham j I<ousc on Dec. 18th. at 12 30 p.m. states: I \our directors beg to submit the balance I sheet and profit and loss account
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    HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF!
    92 10 When I read »'f the continual burnings reelings ana genera] destruction of j [property on m South Ireland (total mage date, £30,000,000!), I think of] •tory told ll y Miss Bdgeworth In her elevei and amusing essay on H lrish Bulls" (1799: "During the late Irish rabelhoi)
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      262 10 CONTINENTAL CORD TYRES Super-Mileage means less cost. Continental Cord Tyres jr^nerally give Ftiper-mileage, thus efTectin^ a c nsiderable SAVING OF (t)STS. APPLY TO LEADING DEALERS GARAGES For Your Requirements. Sime, Darby Co., Ltd. Sole Agents for Malaya. S PATZENHOFER LAGER BEER. A LIGHT LA GER OF EXCELLENT QUALITY. Packed m
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      166 10 i Genasco RoofhhT t 2 PLY AND s PLY Q I COMPLETE WITH PATENT KANT-LEAK nt* j AND NAUS FOR FIXING M l I over* 40 Years \^m I "»^e :per !j maniifactcire J J >^X^B a d ■Vi,^iiß| beginnings and tain and NcT^fpß /t /s ma tnaKCs a coo*
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      545 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Kuala Pahang, Pelcan, Sungei limbing and Kuantan (via .Jerantut) By tr.ain G a.m. uoob Hong Soon 9a m u b Massima 3 a.m! lulau Soe*i Hermit |am I>cnmon1 > cnmon Soon Lee 0 a.m" a^ an VamagaU Mai-u n n Penang. Rangoon and Calcutta XX phanta 11
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      218 10 Temp 81.5, 86, 81. Wet Cjlb Ther 7<=, 79. Dir. of Wind N.W. N.W. Max. Temp, m shade 87. Mm, Temp, m shaile 73. Max. m Sun 153. Ter. rad. Tl Ilaii. fall m J4 hours !.:>*» ni.m. CLEARANCES. December 13. -Tanda, Benlomond, Clam. Kiunc: Chow. Ban Whatt Hin, Khodoui
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    EXCHANGE.
    91 11 Decembei IS. Jsnnk 1 ni.s. j 7-;{'» H;mk demand •_> j i_ s Private credits 8 ni.s. i 13-32 New Yoik. demand .->:; >.. Credita f»u days 1 France, demand 710 India, T. T. m% Hontfkonjr. demand j£ p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand !<'.< •lavii, demand 137 Bangkok, demand 99%
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    PRODUCE.
    108 11 December IS. Tin 175 Tom |B&2S (Jambier Cuhe \'o. 1 23.00 Cambier I^oo Pepper Black I4.nn Pepper (white fair) tUHO Tapioca, small Bake, t.g. \2:27> Pearl Sago small 7.LTCopra Mix n.7:, Copra Snndried 10.10 Opium, Benares nnc 4.500 Rice, Ranpoon white 235.00 Rice. Siam \o. I for exporr M2O
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    45 11 Singpore, D<n 1 :)tli. 12th. noon. Singapore Standard I 'ale Crepe Spot 48 1 49; Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Spot 4* 49; .Jan.-Maivh f>l H2; April-June ."3 1 •")4 1^. London quotation crepe and sheet Is. 2d. Market Steady.
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    MACPHAIL'S REPORT.
    198 11 Singapore, Dec IS. Ituhber. London Is. 2d. Local 4S 1 Tin. London ill Tt"> 15s. Local $88*6 (175 tons sold). Share Market.— Quiet. Rubbers.— Basalt- 97% Sl-Oil 1 Sungei Tukangs 27% 32%, BrogM .",0 55, Kundonga 85 93. Connemars 80 90. Malaka Finaas $1.22 1 2 $1.27%. Amalgamated
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    69 11 The T<ambira Rubber Estates Co.. Ltd., is acquiring: two estates m Eastern Sumatra at £14 per bearing acre. The Directors •ait Messrs. Skinner, Copeman, Wright and Bines*. The capital is £75,000 and the present issue £7)0,000, at one shilling premium. The issue il attracting much attention. In tlic Tambira flotation
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
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      COATS' £3,200,000 PROFITS.
      101 11 Th« annual accounts of .V I. and P, ("oats. Ltd.. the Paialey thread manufacturers, to Jane 30th, showing a net profit of 13,*****8, were laid before the rim ctora. Subject t() final audit, and after providI ii.jr for the dividends for tl ;.> n already paict, they
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      DUFF CO. REPORT.
      141 11 Loss to March 81, l'.rji, £45,071, converting credit of 133,196 into debt, El 1,878, which set n train at reserve, reducing it tt.--»6. Output ivst rioted. L,2£1,098 Ib of which 984,148 Ib. realised Letter to shareholders stati shows marked Improvement covering letter states: "The directors fell that
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      176 11 Singapore, Hoc. IS. Tin.— iilTt'.. Lsa, |88^ 17:> tons pold. Rubbers. Amalgamated llalayi $2.1:. $2^o, BaasetU X |1.05, Brogaa 50 56, Changkat Serdangi -S2.lv> $2.40, New Cralgieleai S5 40, Glenealyi M% 07%, indm. giria buyers $4.00, Kedahs |£.16 ISL2S, New jSerenckhfl |2£5 |2.50, Ponggma 40 50,
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    158 11 Valentia Kstate, which was put up for public auction recently at the instance ol the ebU|NB, the Planter's Loans Hoard, was boufifht m, as tin- npMt price couM not be realized, Wyi the Malay Mail. Shanghai b to have a factory for the mar.ufacture of packing cas<-» of paper. A
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      389 11 Assets over $5,000 000. TUP fDI? Arr ha nmnr* r Assurances m force over $17,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE •_w (Incorporated m Straits SetUements) The Company has g <?»° re r LONDON OFFICE :32 Old Jewry, E.C. ,t>w aeposrted with the Supreme Court of England,
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      520 11 CHARTERED BANK. of India, Australia and China. licorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 609,000 dlVv' 5 ach «3,000,000 Keserve Fund S 700 OOt Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 38 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Horgkong Ptnan* R« n i S t
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      532 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Imcorporated m Hongkong.) i Capital, all paid up $20,000,000 Silver Reserve $23,500,000 Sterling Reserve, held m London 4,500,000 i Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. G. M. Dodwell, Esq. Ckairman. Ho«. Mr. A. O. Lang.— Deputy Chairman, D- G M. Bernard, Esq. A. M.
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      347 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 18S0. Ca ?i^? Subscrib ed Y. 100,000,000 (fully paid up) itawsrv* Fund Y. 65,000,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Eaa DIRECTORS: N. Soma E.sq N. Kmjhrmim, Esq. M O<£ a Yi W Es X SuZuki E "lB&ron K. Iwasaki. K^Mori, Es^* 1181 K.
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      120 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England !>y Royal Charter A. P. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee—Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office— 6l, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. THE LONDON LANCASHIRE INSURANCE CO.,
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1359 12 Knii: has Interfered with Malaya Cup tagger up country to such an extent that irignes ;ire somewhat m nrroar, its <our matches, possibly five remain to be played before the final on January 13th. In the Northern Section only one match has been played, IVrak beating Penang easily.
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    VARSITY RUGBY.
    192 12 CAMBRIDGE BBAT OXFORD. Twickenham, Dec. 12. Ie the University Etagby match. Cambridge defeated Oxford by 21 po|nti t<> a. Tlk- weather waa dull, i>ut the giwd n Kood condition, the game attracting 80,000 spectators. H. M. the King and Use Duke of York wen accorded sn ovation OB
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    "MALAYA" RUGBY CUP.
    105 12 "MA LAYA" RUGBY CUP. The followincr will form the Xe^ii Scmbitan fifteen against Malacca at Serembaa on Saturday. McHardy; Penntfather, Balnea, Lander, Stokes- Hushes; Woollard and Poster; Graham, Fowler, Douse, Maxwell, Keir, Dunsford, Burgess and Beckett. The following team has been selected to represent Belancor against Pc ak at Ipoh
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    SELANGOR VS. PERAK.
    83 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 13 The following is the Rug-by if'een against Selangror for the match on Saturday.—back, Banvise threes Fairer, Berkeley, Lopes, Hime; halves Braysha'y and tryson; forwards Mc€ahey, Will, Buliard, Rendle, Aylwaird, NewbouJt, Green, and ■cm. Reserves, Whitaker, three quarters; Ppoedy half; Thomson,
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      YESTERDAY'S AUCTION.
      151 12 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Kubber Association held its 581 st auction yesterday December 13th, when there was Catalogued 1,575,692 lbs.; Tons 703.43: Offered 1,124,482 lbs. Tons 502.00. Sold 555,465 lbs. Tons 247.97. PRICES REALIZED. London Is. 2d. New York 27 J cts. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per
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      FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
      425 12 SingaPore, Dec. 13. An Increasing demand for better class Rubber ■baret has boon noticeable and with for rtl liquidation rcther less m evidence, any cheap parcels of shares have been quickly disposed of. Tht raw material is quote firmer at I<. 17-Sd, and Tin at ±179. 17s.
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      MACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT.
      459 12 Singapore, Dec. 13. A stcatiy busincM has been done m all branches but the market is quieter at the close. Rubber shares are easier to deal m and numerous transactions have been dore. The commodity is steady at Is 2d Lon don and shows a fall of
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    AN AGED DEFENDANT!
    290 12 An old Chinese pig am j pouit^ rearer eighty years of ape, who bad to be carrkd into Court on the back of his son, is defendant m the action at present before the Acting Chief Justice, the Hon*ble Mr. P. J. Sproule. Tho action is brought
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      31 12 The usual Monthly Medal for December will be competed fo during this week-end, 16th and 17th inst., by stroke play, and the Ladiei Spoon on the following Monday.
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      Boxing.
      66 12 Am attractive programme has betn drawn up for the schoolboys' matinee at the Stad'um to-morrow, including an exhibition of skipping and shadow boxing by Battling Key and a number of throe round contests. For the entertainment on Saturday night the chief item is a return match of ten rounds
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      HOCKEY.
      81 12 (iurrUon Heat S. C. C At the result of a friendly fame a t l'ockcy between the Indian element of the H. K. and 8. Artillery the latter were defeated by four goals to two. At the end of the first half the military team led by two goals.
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      KATONG GOLF CLUB.
      24 12 The competition for the December monthly medal will be held on Saturday 2Sr Q and Sunday 24th inst by bogey play.
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      V.M.C.A. TENNIS.
      69 12 Handicap Doubles. The following were Tuesday's results C. J. Stephen and S. E. Newben-y (scr), boat F. Ruchwaldy and I. Abed owe 30. by G— 3, 6—3. R. F. Smith land C. E. Smith (owe 30), Oh Jitt Siang and Tan Ah Hung (scr)' unfinished. To-Day 's Ties.
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    40 12 The feast of St. Francis Xavier, the great Apostle of the Indies and Patron of the Diocese of Malacca, postponed from the 3rd instant, will be celebrated m the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Sunday next, the 17th. inst.
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