The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 December 1924

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. KNTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1924. NO. 11, W.
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  • 196 1 Ihe King's speech sa.w that the naval base at Singapore is to be constructed Page 9. In connection with the HinduMoslem riots at Kohat the Government of India has decided that the authorities did right in refraining from bring Page 9. Russia is planning a direct railway
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  • 873 1 Esa la> d\ ii j.- Had it b< th. hotfever'' (demum panas) there might have been some hope, bul with thi« shading 'cold-fever" (demu. *ejuii the:, .„s none. ihiid-bearin* and in. ho nich she had been subjected, had ha t. break her spirit no, > her
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 252 1 tyres: tyres:: < H75 i .Of, $12. g s 31, $12. x 1-0 $15. TUBES $I^o H sh With Orders. IRVINC. JONES CO. RAFFLES HOTEL. Christmas~Progpamme. v Wednesday, 24th Dec. Special Yuletide Dinner and Dance. -i.ty. Joth Dec. XMAS DINNER. Novelties and Crackers. Orchestral Music. BOXINC k 26th Dec. Special
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    • 219 1 a Little Miss Kudo Mk\ Introduces you to the solution ti >y/^\^j)i^X, (Ur wa>;hin^ IJHBniltitS. You r.eed /^vP^ \yyD have no anxiet y *mh ng your /T^J^T^^^^^^fM garments; the KI'RLO lather keanses M gently tha t Mnskv ikt; and the Pl(k;t dt]kat( ff kalrics -_7 —M3 l William Gossage Sons
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    • 199 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. GIaUBO for your baby Page I, For beautifui mer only P;.g» 11. TIH death knei] of n-.a!ar."a— Page ll'. Try The Del Monte pTSBSSS— I'age ML Yet another Travery speciality P; jj-t 14, i Crsssptos Csni hsv< >tcod the test Pag- ti rkrnw.k enginsi 1 K- k B4
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    • 27 1 tyres! tyres:: 810 x 90— $10. 875 x 105 $12 32 x 3' 2 $12. 880 x 120 $15. TUBES $1.50 Cash With Orders. IRVING JONES CO.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 104 1 THE WEEK. It ft! i. S((<:./. ](I* l Yl ,gh W« T. r. H.37 < in P. i !iorn« ward ma close s. Thantduy, 11th. High \Y;.tcr. 10.10 a.m., 11. Jl Phi!. Orchestra, Mem. H:.: t l rhhf. IStft. }i:y VastST, 10.41 a.r>\ 11.'." l.ir/i. Higr. Water. 11.10 am. P.
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  • 322 2 Siiu TLe prices quoted ar those it Clj rermce M I At the r. a\ lu m var aHaaa, MEAT Beef steak (Round) Kati Beef stew or cu y. Pork, leaa 6\ Pork, lean and fat < do I Locally reared) Y. Y iY r. 1 j
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  • 58 2 F OREIGNERS IN FRA NCE. Pari-. No\. 1. The Journal Officiel publishes a dscsi the M Ii ri t ii regard I i Frai ce. at n aim iv bt effect .ntrol of '< Krai urui applies partntinp and withdrawal of unls which will be equivalent to rscsisssMs prntmm, will
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 436 2 CURES COLDS IN THE HEAD MTLE VICTOR INHALER Of All Chemists. \m:nts. MEDICAL HALL LTD. 18 Battery Road, SINGAPORE. Spend an Hour or Two AT THE HAPPY VALLEY. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT. VIENNA CAFE. k fouropeee ipeeialistfl in Sii rai >r Quality and Ark Book rdert I r X':v.a>
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    • 262 2 I VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING NEXT 1 SATI RDAY. Hh w? <* Irx'j yij WjwMr^l** k', 'ft fig T* >IbbbbS7 S SS* ENGLAND'S GREATEST CHARACTER ACTRESS IN 1 SOME OF THE CHARACTER SKETCHES THAT HAVE MADE HER FAMOUS. asesSVasjasßßSsaßßßaßjaaßaßaHaßßßßßß^^ COxMING NIBELUNGEN A Geiman Screen Adaptation of Germany's National Legends A Marvellous
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    • 301 2 ALHAMBRA i eond Show af TOPICAL BUDGET nn: c<>r\Ti:Y u<>i\<l 1 Reel Pathe Fi -U W AND FRO I k- AIKIKn PICTURES BLANCHE SW T "iik I;- >\\ KK< d a Iffl M nr^ ELMO LIN OLN Jl fiif*** LONCHANI LO [u HANK MANN IJA IN "Quincy Adams Sawver" In
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  • 263 3 Showing the Flag. i f tin objset lesse ii "•Men len I il i ess furnish as tc the value sal pi opasjsnsss ttet is oui hi is writes Bii He il srl Russell in the 'N. d Bf. rt I k l *J rested j the rata
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  • 131 3 MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S NOTES TO SOVIET. London 'Z r > <n. .r.« Lcnneld, Ne Ir. comn-.eming en the notes to the Soviet tinment ie view fl the air an<: "The iHlcfl of this country i: fectl] The treaties are riled The I by the i. -erne cf a in thl^ counl
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 431 3 "M" -J r» r"Si pJA k r b*JT- >:^-V r 'li^'iV*. zft 'r Your Baby needs this famous food famous, not only because tha strong aad sturdy. This safe, slssa tbiUrrn oi 4 Royal Houses have been food for Baby p<- Am nnl reared on Glaxo. hut because in all
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    • 232 3 TOYS AT WHITE AW AYS Ujl X •!I\Kk'!TS" IM.ASrKTNK. I Q;'"-- 4^ tk m Playwax. Price 85 sSSM-n. S I Bb7*TV(B^bl BB^BaXt^^BBBS'^SaBS 888 tfj^ 9fL £fc i* _j^_ j]r>-j^i j* J^. lj^ff— jft^ bbbbbl ■CbbbT Q _-^E^" Kk^ _Iftaf —Js£. -^X~ .^aW^kM V m _\'^ws *^wk wi **tb > I
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  • 477 4 Controlled Routes for "Pirates." 1 A claus* in the Loneiaa Traffic Act which at giving the partial control of ominibus aaitstaa I IBM b tOfUO on Dec- bar i. --Pirate-." as araO aa thi Lasadea Genual Oasnibu- i' irwvy. will then have :e; take I i run
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  • 196 4 laafcl have of late increased :r SB appalling rate in German-. H Sg action is being tSSOSB bj G I •tl Bsent. In addition a ;u-w assai >t-:. f irme I c nsistir.^ of men bers r dubs, the motor cab w ners' toi traders' is?
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  • 161 4 Til k-w :'.l: ciil'lt we'V ivo the Champta Spark Plug Company dur\m§ one week is October, 1924, issproTc Um rutnurkaaW reliability ef Ctnunpion Spark Plots. London, Oct. 20. Grand Pris Italy, afsstss Covssa, Alt":. Romeo fir-:, second, third and fourth, all Champion equipped. Winner Aseari. World record, average
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  • 43 4 Italy and Soviet Russia has been a distinct iisappoint-nent, says The Time-' Rome :crrespondentj, who declares that the expected increase in trade has been very slight. Italian business men declare that restrictions placed by the Soviet Government have rendered commercial intercourse ilmost impossible.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 245 4 v w.w v v \v.vav.\ -AV.V.V.V.V.V. wwwwiMiwWuv^^ BUY NOW BUT BUY RIGHT I BUY I 77/£ "GOOD" MAXWELL AND 1 SATISFACTION. m TOURING. SPORTS TOURING. ji $562.50 Deposit. $625.00 Deposit. j: $178.87 Per month for ten months. $198.75 Per month for ten months. YOUR OLD CAR TAKEN IN PART EXCHANGE
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  • 237 5 ears the Cycle and Motor o held before the Motor but this year the Fron the point of 1 it the Cycle tion, i probably rather detrimenonsensus vf opinion ap- 1 ta N that, though the number was smaller than 1 i .jirr- diminut ie
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  • 69 5 I p Sappry Afected hy lent occurred ii. li>: a 40 omnibuses owned hy tha Oaad sg ..nd Qeaa- Tiaaap rt Limited, became stranded in the lowing reaenee of water The failure of the vehicles took an hour of their start from tha ■■J"* Brixton garage. The t
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  • 34 5 I tin al hand tyre tramp does not «s*rate atisfactorOy, due sea. tne r the down strok k. threading 2* rod a few inche* farther hack tr.t ion:r u a be
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  • 13 5 v f 'b» farmers own 130.000 vehicles .'a' <H >„' U z. l,c.iKS« are
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  • 130 5 Amd Ke«dMance K toi car bling s fish on srlna la Btil in a Buiet ce.. i was had ne of noee were about the car was engine tl t axis. U was Isaaad was !t k- I I'• I■• -ineer, a boa •nade the
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  • 104 5 Goi.ds-carrying by mote; i ream lee d by 19 ed fair proThat year as ments and the con- l-motoi has rent .ebrattd the pa new ave been (says The Commercia. M Qe puwer-driven ar j ed for fire fighting and r. pc:e?. And •Juyr
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  • 93 5 r trasawa; agah rt rrake ap I "Kk of sta- omnibuses, it .-..--<•:. v -k tail y n- As ii I ]M-'• u Aldershot Tl I eejeratea trht D< r.i I ne f those u f ra te st, the top be ng weighted ta Ik
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  • 78 5 tish mot manufacturers have colte d very *uce ssfully wi* Cleansinj e,intendents and Surveyor- in ths 0 f specially designed machine: mluct the cost a: I increase the tdkj f n fuse collecting methods. rh. h i,. urn -Motcr Transport." point that no ,ther country has ievelopee speciaii-t uni"-s t<
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  • 366 5 PREVENTING SKIDDING WITH BALLOON TYRES. contributor to the sfotoi describea a i] Ie method ot sdjusting the inflation pre tsures of balh on tyre- en lijjht ears a \ie\v to prevtuting skidding. (Jon- j d !e tie ight Wna gisWß to the .mucin- j tsraan the front and lei.r pa
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  • 192 5 Or.« P 1 ai Blai eating featarea el ent a tha ptwse yciinjr. the tremend- aertad ga bf the de- J PS I areata, Thta at i raI Dtoretyslinf a a hobby and t} aas pets 1 I he Had ith i Dcarl H th 1
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  • 206 5 at Int Ikpiknt far ha a L)i A Thu: I a Motor, a aasar ah i braes B a ing rag I n Bata, y ka, asjj sctaalrj coaitmcted. Thh ear aaai aalf halaarad, like i pk] paada ahove It m.p.k, but' iiocj »paed ratall Basra ntact with
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  • 174 5 I In some parts Texas gnsoHne ia Basra eomami and -he apt r than water. Is Gra- land, Ta-u, car sraara aaust aaj U ata .Ifor distilled watei arhik gasoliaa eeeta but ISO eta. pj -.j, Qaißi erritaa to the Kauris Lumpur paper:— caw something in the Malay Mai) iwccpAly
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 38 5 II LUBRK ATION IS IMPORTANT! ii i Bl THK RIGHT OIL IN YOl R CAR. Shell Motor Oils. |SK TOUR GARAGE FOR SHELL REFERENCE TO ORRKCT LUBRICATION. I THK XSIATIC PETROLFUM CO., (S&) LTD. Incorp, rated in England).
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    • 409 5 WWVwVafVyrVwVVxWb^^ I Morris Gars 1925 MODELS j BEST TO BOY BEST TO KEEP BEST TO RIDE IN. f j Comfort CflHn^ Economy 4-Seater Morris Cowley complete $2,175 ;i Particulars from MALAYAN MOTORS 1 209-212 Orchard Road, SINGAPORE :j aaaaaaaaaaa aaßßaaaaaaaaaaaa«Baa«Baa a aaaaa««aa B aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a' i m m m m
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  • 478 6 The difficulty of comprehending' the root cause of the titfhtinjf in China, which is due to the profound difference in our respective histories and civilisation, is not lessened by the effort of Bertrand Russell, who write- in the New Leader for September 1!* on British Imperialism in China, writes
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  • 319 6 \oTelt> in Journalkm at [Vague. I'rague. Im tf i ban tei I i'<- anflttni *■> i! dern, Prague has the hon ir of producing the first urnal devote^! exelus vel\ t > the interests of tha Ihrnaeed woman: "Ren> redena Bana" (The i>. .>•>».. i Wife"), which
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  • 113 6 London, Dec. 1. In celebration "f Queen Alexandra's 80th 1 irthday tO-CU y warships in commission at naval ports are dressed rainbow fashion. Coastguard ttatHMM ashore are gaily bedecked with bunting- and flags are flying over public and private buildings throughout the country. Royal salutes were fired
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  • 601 6 The Monastery of Saint Naum. I The Permanent Court of International j 'justice at The Hague has given its deci- 1 sion in the dispute between Albania and Yugoslavia regarding the Monasteiy of Saint-N'aum. The Court upheld the 1922 decision of the Conference of Ambassadors, allotting the
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  • 142 6 Dance Hall (.uents E»rove t-i be Police. Paris,, CM, BL The police have smmmad Ml i Baaat particularly ur>a\.>ury haunt- ia M. am ti ind other night-life ami ricti The pi pi rof c est il liahn t wa* delighted i" see two well-dressed men arrive and a~k
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  • 144 6 Calcutta, Nov. 30. Mr. Das. speaking at a Kidderpur meeting replied to Lord Lytton's remarks at the Saint Andrew's dinner and said he (Mr. Das) Bad not accepted the invitation to share the responsibility of Government, because by one unwritten law the Governor's Cabinet was
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 230 6 ABRAMS' MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. hi in" A GOOD FAN IS ALWAYS WORTH PAYING FOR IN THIS COUNTRY. SPECIFY CROMPTONS THEY'RE GOOD FOR 20 Years. UNITED ENGINEERS
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    • 236 6 \Wr "o^ula.* size 4^2 aamT-nL 3 lA Sm onhto NpatfglgJt^L N f »>-_^s^: //TlM>K\R\N(:i- is t"^ deceitful. lake"(lre\> < ettcs. for instance. Note then d, cut ends, their silk\ touch, their plump evenness, their promise oi LT enjoyment to come. liu and sec how "Greys" fulfil promise: how superb fa
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  • 169 7 SPEECHES OF rVEIXOME. 1 11 nsTi HEALTH 01 PM R, IKi >'■ ice. j Ivome, Dee. S. neetinp of the < I f Natiaaa in the presence of al Mr. Chamber lai it •Pl»' work, confidence in r of the Con gard to the t j
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  • 212 7 Dec. 8. Ludendorff has been re-elected for the Reichstag. No Party has a ch consequently the existing Government earon unt the R hsta: nuary. IHF u M r \H\ E\. '.«ne\a. I»e»-. 8. With a view to ex; work of the second Opium Conference, none of threes of
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  • 153 7 Kobe hiK-tor'- I U. nctabh teat was a the other dh I lement N ly has been practisionai I 'be. After walking r« Fuji a friend he ascent of th A was unable to accompanv him ha Bl a guide and they w naat fl the season it
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  • 58 7 The mm ici] alit\ f < -< ry. near t na- >■ i, has i ten d the undertaking ai d is a itrinir a kor us advc r- j- tan .t.Gaily coloured posters all over the town how k.v. much ek aper 1- the coat cf muni
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  • 1585 7 AFTER THE ELECTION. ■I I RRI I the AGAIN. (From Our Oam Cot laauoiidenl). Ijondon, Nov. 12. rhingi have pnpidl] ojaaatanad down aftac i Election. f7e nave forased the new and II wall received. ta c I op nd bi the Stock Ea tra -act.t.n- and a
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  • 539 7 lit- I ir-t Experience of Drunkenne? ilerlin. k of the f atest eel tc bi I j--: with partfcalar refc renee fa tia developmc tof tin ad i waa to bi isaed on October 18 hi -Munich. This date U with elfht laj f Friedrkh Nietsaehe, ai
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 439 7 b ISINE c S cards. i7e and m more _4_ Uueen }Irs SADAWa H K PREMIER M kii \i: in -i i vr Cigsr k Cigarette Factory, lac Manila, PJ. Established in 1883. I i/yiidrt?^ v •vV j e^t]] Londres $5 pm 100 obtainable from: 100 B>banson Road. it— l
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    • 615 7 NEW BOOKS JUST RECEIVED. No ,1s at $2.00 per copv. THI VRPENTEB >F ORRA b> Pal iai s< i-.\ r i EIGH i PANES OF GLASS EGBERT RASPRAVA i h, RED ASHES \i I DorBI.E DAN K.i; Novels at $3.00 per copv. II ES For CRUSOES Great Overton. A TASTE
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    • 261 7 I AUCTION SALES. SHEKII IS SALE. ni u la tne case af Wee Oh Kiah Pla Teow Beng endant U'CTION S M.K (H One ."Deem" Motor Cs~ S-SO5O snd accessories To be aaal al our Salerooms, 17-1- Raines th December, 1924 at .m. Cash POWELL A. 10 12 IM2 AUCTION
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  • 570 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1924. The German Elections. The fill i mm elections, as far as present indications point, seem to have gone towards a sense ol social responsibility and readiness to try and work the Dawes report. This MSI perhaps what might have been expected, but a
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  • 723 8 Mr. W. T. Hailan. Of S fBBBre Mi:;.:cipality. > ~|M-! r i a -r!■"lk!'. Mr. Alec MeKenaie, 1 IW Batata i? it: Kcepitals -urTerine: Creas Malniin. M.o. Iff baaa ta hand a wall eaAeaaiar lar the Bam aaai hansa ateeara. Haaa, Da I vend Co., Lt<l., agents fr R'-a.; k
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  • A GOVERNMENT LEAD.
    • 51 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. !>,< It i> understood that a operal ing society is being orgai foi < rubber smallholder- by M< avend a.ha- submitted to the IV \.M th.. *ke,.-i of a Malaya Selling at si quarters in Lond. i ram k Y.>i k. Singapore
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    • 38 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ip..h. he, •< An unusual incident k reported h I kpeng v\ hei < nineee eat retting it Tiie only ij.ar.t. i a: apparently el., -i f. t -covered Ka the dab ria.
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    • 25 8 il raaaa Our Own Corresponder lp«.h h.. In hnf I kiv.bridge local exam in;:' IYrak ha- JTU jui IfJ seniors, including 14 girls.
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  • 226 8 Ex President |V„, knn to be IV- I h e -himbunsha.c Tokio, Dec 8. It >d that Tsao Kun, ex-Presi-cient of China, wi'l be sent up for trial shortly. Mai on Matsui tor Ind.. < hina It is learned that Mr. Inoue, who was read to have been
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  • 165 8 li addition to a selection of new fiction ted works have been added to Banana Library and will be available issue this Saturday, eg I a.m. An I (fl mas W.) The Caliphate. Bell (U <: I k 0 -eat Plague in London in 1665. Be H <
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  • 157 8 P list- in< erhnian] breach of trust actions. Bt Mr. Pry le, yest( lay. Mi IL I. I lira prom oned a case in which Ve.- T:ani is charged with cri iiinal breach of trust in res pi t .-t Isnland at |UI M I mgingr
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  • 175 8 »a imrtan^ »teted ia ear rwort -Ml^ c on ta* ratd, "•©en. Yesterday molTlll t-nnfj af banes a pea red 'hat th, so suddenly on Honda; and aa more ou*. J m mt ptaaaaa, anas JJ^J Tbere wen? no daatarWsJ* ha were taken, how J" serious from
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  • 248 8 WA tha Editor. Sir,— To those belirv? aal sat* nd who art- cmJ against reiki. BBJ I j measure on the part of the anker* ctanq] to check and put a ft.»p ka the mst I welcome and will be given our ami! >ua Ihe pub: 11
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  • 13 8 Major W. HJBIJ* Hu H*J sS ■888 his title as he has gssar
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 158 8 §THE CONNOISSEUR CALDBECK'S j TV 1 Pilsener Quarts Pints. Sole Averts. CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD. Ir.o i; orat d in S tancrhai.) 4") Robinson Road lei* phone No. 228. JUST ARRIVED A FURTHER SHIPMENT 1 C ALII -'ORMAN APPLKS, GRAPE FRUIT. CRAPES. POTATOES. CAULIFLOWERS. CABBAGES. CELERY. BEETROOT. CARROTS. SINGAPORE COLD
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    • 31 8 BERNA SWISS CONDENSED MILK. Il Switzerland's best, and s u the best of a 1 DUPIRE BROS. Sole Agents S.S. and F.M.S. ;n:;:uauan:uuw;;»:n;>;»»:»n;nnH!»iH BLACK WHITE w El' k'u I mm WHISKY
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  • 269 9 NAVAL BASE AT SINGAPORE. [Renter's Serv I .'-"don. De, !>. Speech at the opening f that the campaign of ,est, i t! a: > Zaghlu. Pasha's Govern•:;rtrd in the murde Lee had accepted the deaaanda -..-t for British interests. fjaptrial and Dominions Govern,r? examining the Geneva disarm
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  • 53 9 •1 [Reuter's Service.] 1 Belgrade. Dec. 9. us died aa a result of 1 from Belgrade, dated 1 r Henry Dayton, AmeriI k. war* severely wounded by 1 anian woman, who fired m at the back of 1 tmitted suicide by open--1 er roar The affair 1
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  • 20 9 Riga. Dec. 9. railway conference at k tided to establish, probably i ilrect train service from I >
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  • 25 9 f 1 .Renter's Service 1 Moscow. Dec. 9. I I been appointed Soviet m 1 .rlnr cables app ar n mm gj
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  • 70 9 a iiani has been offered the I Tropical Medicine a 1 r Orleans, America, and 1 <T the new Tropical I re. Interviewed, he 1 *ment: "The oarer is tempt--1 »»ot yot decided." Dr. 1 the present time D <*«*rch Institute, London, to retain his services. k- *ao were arrested
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  • 248 9 FIRING AT KOHAT. INDIVN (iOVERNMENT VIEWS. [Reuter's Servic Delhi, Dec. 9. 1 erit i that the ciov-.d houl have aeon fired on is not endor-ed f Pit ;r ion lef g uith Ka] It -r.-'ur- Si tern! c mn the ac.t tie- and pointing it i- »ta.re i
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  • 92 9 PJ BOflTi I on.l m, Dec. >n is express, ral organs commen: G elec the Cons. papers are somewhat pessk The I Baa the resultag?ng/* the Daily News "rather unexpec: ly satisfact. 1 te says voters have rallied to the older and saner and deserted the
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  • 299 9 V I > pica? Meeting. Had Nauheim. I .pporters e.f th nancnenaaent held a ueeting I the the Trinkhalle some time ago in rl of peace. I gatherings, ad atonal then object, :> dice sanction, ano Union, r not c Baton r with peace or brotherhood, deman
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  • 27 9 Mr. H. Ball, Inspector of Schools, Mi..;, .a. ha- returned from leave, but will he tr. it.ir soon to take up his new appointn ent in Kedah.
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  • 849 9 (iOVERNMENT REQUISITIONING OF SHIPS RECALLED. The bearing of the action arising out of the chartering of a steamer in 1918 at the rate of $f>b.o<)o m<nth, in which Chop Ban Kheng are claiming $7.">0,(>00 from Chop Siang Huah and Messrs Latham and Co., araa continued in the
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  • 100 9 The following action was taken at a neering of Committee No. 2 held on Dec. oth: Appri v >d cancellation of mi!k sellers' licences \o.-. 21."> and S <>n account of •mt raven! I< af by-laws, [nstrncted r ht D.CJ.T. in conjunction with 'in- H.O. to prepare an
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  • 46 9 The Prince of Wale.- has written a letter to the Duke of Devonshire requesting him to convey t-o tho Press of the Empire his sincere gratitude for its patriotic help in connection with the Wembley Exhibition, to which help its success is to be largely attributed.
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  • 1075 9 THE ANNUAL MEETING. Tht twelfth annual meeting of shareholders of the Chinese Commercial Bank Limited was held at the Bank premises, No. r>4 Chulia Street, on Friday at 2.30 p.m., with Mr. Lim Nee Soon, the Vice-Chairman of Directors, in the Chair. Others present wire: The Hon'ble
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 150 9 Useful X'mas Presents *aJBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSS»af 1^ |^_^^_J PURITAN Case of 12 Sterling Silver CHIPPENDALE Tea Spoons Price $36.50 Canal of 6 Sterling Silver v Tea Spoon- and P I Price $25.00 11 i.Bßnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnm ■^imih^^suu. J .^w g_---"- mm mna <<..~mmUm- i .M ■BBaßfl^BflßßaflHaananflßaflMßßßflH ,^jjteyj^^Bßp^MO^MMmg»»n^^ W. _m PLAIN SEAL END Sterling Silver
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 812 10 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services to. lON DON VMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. t
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    • 512 10 STEAMER SAILINGS m m^^ mm am^ m^ m m^ a^ m w^^ mm m mm mmmm w mm ,_mmm^mm^m^^^m^^m^m^i^ I EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) ELIfRMAr~LINE. Passenger and Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s.
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    • 540 10 STEAMER SAILINGS P. &o. 1 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR IJN» (Incorporated .a Enplai.d). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CAR(,O SERVICK PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVK VTION LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERM (Under Ccntract with His ;.k > Governmeo OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Antaan.
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  • 515 11 Conservatives Divided. Mr. MacKenz.e King, the Pnnn- Mini>ter I anaaa. has now arrived in British Cal- '•> begin a prolonged speaking tour LikTh-.u! the western provinces. It will •n\ hini more than six weeks, and he i deliver address- in every important >'•'• He regards the win- the
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  • 120 11 hauffeur Kined for Import int: A chauffeur was fined 40s. at Croydon :kr bringing a dog by a.roplane from Pa Ito ydon on At;. i t aca. Defendant said that this was the first dojr he had had in his lit*- l in Spain I years, and
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  • 129 11 Improvements Carried Out. The work I reUyinf the ket pitch Malay Mail's Sore mban cor-it-nt) h> taken in hand over a mon- Bf a« evote-J loud protests from il] ijuart »wing to the best part of the L be: MR put "under repair."' and tint: h >ckey.
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    • 83 11 -c\\\s is COMING. .'U I Kl \!>Y HBrcF -«todc of New Muaic and Goods. Nr* Music of all kinds. Ilk if Strings for all Imlniwmtß and MKNTS In joat arrived from England lIE%XJAZZ.(X \KINAS, I \|.,Hli\.. VI. KS and M r ISANJOLINE ar.il other Instnuncnts now in Cant aad See
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    • 338 11 |!ilHMl!lliJI **********l lil^ijii ll |j i! iU^k v k_^^^A'. 7 1 ..iiii I Itl i! kS J I |||^|l|i| f% T^'wik B lift II a k H|.y .sr-.^rTP*—^™- \\\i*M\\nW n <] h t> g y I. I V'-x^ 1 ""J 111 I'W J, J/ Z I Jhe res a purpose
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    • 147 11 *^s s^ vh /far /'r //to p" in place— < _tr^ try this Today— look around you! Women find Stacoml) excelHair that is smooth, well-kept. lent, t0. «-j><- r.illy fr.r always in place— that is what hair. In jars and hii* all you find. drug and depai Stacoml) is rrnponsible
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  • 157 12 The military authorities now notify that the heavy gun practice which was to have bean held at BlaKang Mati OB De:\ 16th; at 9 a.m. is cancelled. A motor lifeboat, built by the Royal Natienal Life-Boat Institution for the Isle I f Wight haa left the building yard
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  • SHIPPING NOTES.
    • 148 12 WORLD CRUISES AT SINGAPOBE IN 1925. From the latest pnViCi we anderstund that the four World Cruise rtesmen are calling at Singapore in 1^2 r upon the following dates. The first arrival will be tht Belgenland on the 9th February, the tmr being under the auspices of the International Mercantile
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    • 407 12 Trawler Survivors' Vi\id Story. Fleetwood. Nov 1 Vivid toric s of a fie. ht for 1 1 w re b Id bere h -day ay the three survi- of the thirteen memben of thi cran af tha i Fleetwood steam trawler At. ida.
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    • 235 12 Increased Temnac., Building. Hopes possible the angUi nuai rt-port of I Regit I Shippinf graajteat autho- rubjci 5 an I %h fully alivt thi run IBs il a thaaßja it ka k ip ta aal Dane ling theflasntvei i th laati and tht > tm Bumi
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    • 155 12 NEW ROTTERDAM -LLOYD LINER. The hadi apoei i >n ip] i ihh Ibe launching stage at the Flushing jmrd ti the Koninklijke Maatschac ij "de ScheMi is to the oreb-r af the Ratwrdam-laWyd Steamahip c^.. and aaU kf raged an 'he rervic between Rotterdam and the Dut h East Indies,
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    • 649 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-.nown steamer MABBLLi (7,375 tons) and MONTORO (5.000 ton*.) The s*. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe single berth cabins, swimming bath,
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    • 398 12 LOTOL THE CLEAN LIQUID VERMh NOW OBTAINABLE \\a,\] John Little Co.. Ltd.. li h Timms Dispensary, The lir IMI Medical Hall. Ltd.. and ail ether and Chemists The only genuine specific for Inn LOTOL will kill Mosquitos. V h Fish. Cockroache ..and H in<tantl> < n applied H will not
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    • 71 12 BIBM Lift rev Hal Inn* Streamers between >: <•« oMi.ee. \i\i>rkf< with through I an?. Homfw \:;n si; iSan Steamer. Uetf BMfnJ v. I DC 1 t'EXAN' N Spee iai 4 iwen-lns -W* l 1 J Special 4 M»nan« antt 14 Full particulars of pasW d on r! ,n im
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 645 12 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Bangkok Kistna s a.m. Rhio, Billiton, Batavia. Cheribon, Tegnl, rrkalongßii Samarang Byer B bjb. Pulau Soegi Karons Tick 9 eon. Kni ÜBsOB BOn Lee B a.n. Cueob ami Benuil Hong Phnang 9 a.m. Cueob and Pontian Hoi g Soon 9 bjb Palan Ei g Sultana 9 bju.
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    • 574 13 STEAMER SAILINGS O. S. K. Line. i: i Antwerp. ■JJJb. via Coloaabo, Aden and Port Ar !e- Maru I). IT Dec. H £u f •rk San Franciaeo, Panama frn Caae Town, Ria, Santos [t)Bte vHie« end Buenos Aires Tin Maniia Maru Jan. 5 Jan. I Uta*, taneM. Vantautai M a!Ll
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    • 492 13 STEAMER SAILINGS Round-the-World W pKaflß HH IBS Y_\f<ST tfWSBB*Sn W\ a BLaVIC3"fff9 VPW^ *SP YJ^JfTifd PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE II Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OlilU Ofn& NO COAL !>FST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine,
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    • 741 13 STEAMER SAILINGS STRUTHERS AND BARRY. (Operating L. S. Government Ships.) SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST JESTER to discharge and load Dec Lf U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT to discharge and -ad .Iv U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA to discharge ark „,1 Feb and subsequent steamers approximately < apart Taking earga
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  • 574 14 The sericulture industry of Kwangtung province il passing through a very critical period Of its development, says the Lingnam Agricultural Review. Canton. In years past there hai u.-aally been a very brisk trade ai Canton silk. Daring the war; there was increased demand in spite of the
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  • 367 14 Tw Sicilian Capj the CUeagss nnu'. Wtmt, Oct. tk. Twti :> q| wealthy hm u ti t\ Nai Sicily, mill dc^ed ninetcci )tn i ited < i.t. Gsstllc I Satllegora, i ircumstai that recall the criaae of the nillionai Mas, Le 'p"''i ;»!i<i boeb, al I
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  • 583 14 Child Labour. Although made in a rimitivc meth d. the carpet-weaving of Persia is the > i ly manufacture that deserves a hkst-cla.-.- ..^> in the industries of the country. In the Sultanabad district- the li BM of Persian carpet-making aim-: every haa htdd possesses a loom
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  • 408 14 Hon thci V ir Service I'ikt i«. iori*arned. London. Oct. 11. A impe rtant fact regular running aii se.-, t •■t 'a ndon I Ci rtinent is the I reliable d accural an athi nf i the I a hiei i tl i end tl Mo toon kgi-
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  • 262 14 Just as the Mar Mi. an Nkrtl 1M« I pl< rati< n Expediti* i country, c< ins the n< n its iadio seaaisnaapt has broken all rec* foi 200-i at t u.r -j attuaii «-urs with low-power transmitten have ed across the AUs ano have he
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  • 171 14 !.r »h c Londor I. nhead. specially int£r\ espcndent, states that he regar. I al the most ii of the Cal sts, and for that reason, he accepted it. 'India. upies a pivotal i in the Emi and i M av 1 •t ;i yship must
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  • 93 14 London. Nov. 13. It is mi-, ffk al -z z plot to kill Adn rai li th;. a.-..- a- the i ste .••c-.-smith named K tisz. going to the Buda] -t tl Salvation Army a- n.ai r.g a cot.' 1 > to the Colonel that
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  • 117 14 Wraace Story of g,^ money entrust- of Baroe 1 arho was zerlanei during ti ates the sd wh-t wn a he was ,f--■s and he declares that the i Tk' tnt m were s t (XKi.on!> 1 of thes* Praperanda Marie Then 7,000,000f. U Karl was sent
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  • 29 14 Aastraiiaa Sheep rirs I I i with his wife it Mtire than i time when Chert^cv I manv gifts, houses with sold then Salting B". .00.
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  • 21 14 |.«M»d««n Jj I Khartun I I I I I 1 the Sudan of tJ*ea%w population. 1
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 298 14 WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles Progress is Nature's Way Tbe growth and healthy development of the child shows this in so many ways at first he is so helpless soon he learns to crawl then to walk and later to run. In like way at
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  • 505 15 IRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY, DBCBMBEB y. Uigur,.- in brackets tham \ke bait value ■J the Share m dollar, tmlea. otherwise marked. J MINING. aaajeti SeUara ■■■■>. •■•<■'■■■ Till ($i GO 62% ?I .> Uii 2* Bd 2f% 8d lohai mt Asan. (10) 5.50 6.00
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  • 47 15 DeeeaSber "9. Bank Bank, ri. t .nd 4^ Ptfl 1•■>: I nd 1 i ats i*o naav, 930 T. T. -,14 ffuffcoiia, demand 2% p.c. Preni. Yokohama, demand J..\ ...nd 137% Bangkok, demand 77 ■evanaaaa, laak Baying $».5j Hunk of tagkad Pate 4 p.c. Bm London
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  • 158 15 I Tin 200 Tons >■_. (i Vfcfftl White .30 Pappec Black 20.00 Flake Tapioca IVari Sago Small 9.50 Co;- U.35 Copra Baadfia Rice, Bang hite 275.00 Opium, Benares ur.t. 4.000 ce %m \c 1 for export 30.00 kkm, H :m Xo. 2 for export 410 Rice. Siam Bioken Cl
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  • 33 15 Singapore, !>• 12 noon. Sin«.a- Btai dai P. Cl Spot 66 Sinj re Stand-;' Ribbed S Sheet c D 15%; W_: London Quutatkn Sheet Is. I Market i .-ier.
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  • 207 15 Pun-. Um deptll tne rubber depression lai MM H rubber planters sought and i the Bank of Taiwan a loan of the sum rf Yei MO EBBI 0 > In till. Lnok difficult, i. aj t resnl sdj tin- effairs I Bank, arhieh -inu-k in a
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  • 51 15 LOAMS. S. S. rp-_. per cent Loan 1918 redeemabb I!*2S $28,655,700 104 i.i.-i; c S. S. 5% per cent Loan l'Jpt redeemable \'Z2'J |56,710,000 10 j 4 c .i S.S. 5 par eeiri Vici ory Bonds redeemable L934 $15,078,000 IOGk 107 I S. s. 7 pee cent I ion ?20.21G.000
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  • 81 15 FRASER AM) <P> REPORT. >:rr-.t|i 1 1, Kubbei tons sold >_„ In rubber the share market shews increased tivity and k t-. I taken place in Kuala Sidin Pajatns at 5.25, for nearly all Mining.— A practically I unchanged the feature being the continued P-! 1 i
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  • 87 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. re, Dec 9. I -1. 1 '■■—Lond Local 128%. I.'i. n Mining. Ipoh Tins I 3fj. Sungrei B .ans are talings hav. 1.52. idrii iiavc ■aaajes a: i H bnj re amuntim Renonps have buyers at 30s. 94. z 21s. Til Mamlueus buyers at 90. 1
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  • 62 15 Singapore, Dec t. rin. i Rubb.r- 6^d. I •mmodky R pward inclii I K j Buk tongs as M Pindas ndahs 2.40 Mining. T m alterations to in a steady ma 20s 29s 21s 6d 225. cum. Kampongs 54s 55s cum. C henderiangs dings 1 Lingu
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  • 104 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Macphgjl m-apore, Dec t. !bcr.— Is 6%d. 65%. tin need a s alt: abber shows a gmin of *4d dull and business is on a somewhat restricted scale. Tin shares art ■ably unchanged. There are better eav but Mining. i act most attent henderiangs
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  • 86 15 Following similar moves by ether Indian Rai nies, the Nizam's Guaranteed I reconstruction aad ten-ion Hi Seymour enfwnee ll 1 <■<] and wi en a general ■rhrain idling of the work S v .ml, r;.k. :<•■•. n l paper, valuabl. n prising stmctural steel, big cranes, heavy
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    • 332 15 sr>.lH)o.ooo. Assurances in force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LlMlTED(lncorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD C E:— Wincheste House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. npany has ,120,000 ti mH with Um Bopreme Coort cf England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act ATT [n
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    • 394 15 I HANKING. HONCKO:- AM) *lk MX BANKING CORPORATION. i Y..r p i in 11 •j- ng) H -ul Offict.*: Hongkong. Authorised Cap- ?.»0.0( I.OOC Issued ar. li s-m one) ooc Reserve Fund- -Stc i 4,500,00( S $25,500,00( Saaerve Liabi f Proprietors $20 000 OOC RT OF DIRE* rORS. E aim
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    • 530 15 I BANKING. i CHARTERED BANK OE INDIA, AUSTRALIA AM) CHINA. Eneotporated in England by Royal C'harU-r. Paid up 'apital Ll NMM shai. i ■ai 1 0,000,000 Rai ire I 5.900,000 K< I al Proprietor. kOOO.OOO BEAD OFFICE, t ■>> --c'at.-.». Londi n, E.C. A and Brancbei i, Al i Btai
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    • 136 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England bv E va] harter A I) 172 FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER <v C Ltd Branch Office 64, The Arcade. Collyer Quay. A GORDON LEES, Resid at Manager. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
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  • 1017 16 Eighteen year- have elapsed since the inception < r that exceedingly popular a., r.ua! event, the rugby nn -trg of S.-ot:ar.d with the Re-t in Singapore, and f.>r twelve years the So.ts have prevented th-. Saswenachs from winning, a record of which they have ever} reason to be
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  • 73 16 BIG SCORE BY HEAKNE. [Reuter's Service.] Toowoomba, Det. 9. In the two-day match between the English eleven and a local side, the visitors took first knock ami. at the drawing of rtumps, had proved too good for the ho mi' side*! bowling, eating made 277 for two
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  • 24 16 F OOTBALL INTERNATIONAL. [Reuter's Service.] London, Dec. 8. In a -oect r International match England heal Peigium by 4 tk I at Waal Promwich.
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  • 45 16 kit ed Javanese Players Cancelled. Tht \isit i'f the team of Javaneee foot* bailers, which was contemplated for next week, when match s would have been played against the S.C.C, the Chinese and the Malay-, has had to he postponed until Jannari aexl ponr.
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  • 106 16 Selection Match on Saturday. Um mi at h between tin SCC. A X\' and C. (Scottish) Company af the S.Y.C. which was arranged for Saturday afternoon, has l>ten cancelled. In its place the it will be a practice match between the following ■ddts, which will he selected the Fifteen
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  • 238 16 South Australia Alter Howell. A report comes from Adelaide that Harry He weli. the Warwickshire fast bowler, halntimated his willingness to remain and; pla> for South Australia or: condition that he is paid a'T.">o per annum for years. that the passage money is paid tkr his sife and children
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  • 407 16 cause Pea.l is probably better acquainted w:th thci cotton cloth than, any other player. Stevenson's defeat is attributable to the playing conditions. As he himself said, after pi eying for thirty cars on wocdlen cloths it was almost like a new game- to him. It k conceivable, however, that the
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  • 152 16 SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB. The it-suit of the match at Sepoy Lines on Sundav last between K< ppel and Sepoy Lines Golf Clubs was as follows Keppel players mentioned first: [nring Jones and Hickev 1 vs. English and Yenables I). Stewart and Joyce Ijf vs. Talma and Kinder
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  • 249 16 The foMuuiafl R >yal Singapore Yak: Club arrangements are announced: On Sundae the fir.-; of the series of races for the Rear-Commodore < 11*24) Troph.. will be sailed for over the following c turaei Prom Club -tailing line to Man o' War Buoys !ea\ing it to starboard, theme to
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  • 139 16 Mr. 1 Ellison, whose English horse, Sun "t Erin, won two tine races at the last meeting here, and who added Over There. 't £ood second class performer from Wc -te:ii Australia to his ttnhlOj has lately made another purchase. This I^a-key. a v iy tine performer
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  • 159 16 Mr. Richard Marsh, who has given up his position as trainer of the King's racehorses, does not care for the American style of jockeyship. for all that it has been universally adopted in this country. He thinks, with good reason, that the "American seat'' really a product
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  • 97 16 The above Shield was shot for on the Bukit Timah Range on Sundav last and resulted in a win for the Eurasian Company by 9 points. Seven teams competed and the following were the scores obtained: Eurasian Company 482 S.R.E. (v) 473 Machine Gun Platoon 466 "B"
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  • 64 16 The death has occurred at Home of Mr. N. Warburton Davies, a well-known Ceylon < planter and visiting agent. He returned to Europe in May last on retirement, after 36 years in Ceylon. Although engaged c mainly in Ceylon, he visited properties hi the Dutch' East Indies, founded the Tuan
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  • 579 16 DAMAGES AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEVELOPER. A thousand dollars damages was awarded by Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard in the Supreme Ck»urt yesterday morning to Mr. T. B. Rogers, a former director of Aldens Successors Limited, the successful plaintiff in an action in which he sued the International Trade Developer
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  • 197 16 ALL BLA CKS AND SCOTL AND. We maj take it that tk slender rha:,<fthorc wa- of ■rriinr Dm N*o Zeaiar.de!> in Scotland r.a- gone nurfed out b\ the coldly eonsistrnl committee of the Scottish l'r:.on. which refu-- ti a scheme \mim which Um ai. Blncki nan U be taker. north,
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  • 41 16 The Post Office notify that New Year letter and parcel maik for Australia will be despatched on or about the following dates: New Year letters. Dae. IMb (W. Australia only); parcels, December Iftfc. <W. Australia only).
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  • 8 16 Hongkong'.- credit balance 00 A..g. 81, Bsa- $]7.40M71.20.
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  • 50 16 Saturday, 2 p.m.. Bukit Timah. Units. S.V.C, Australian Stores Shield Competition. Saturday, 13th. Fairer Range. 2 p.m. Chinese Cj. Musketry classification. Sunday, 7 a.m., Farrer Range, Eurasian Coy., Lewis gun classification. Bukit Timah, Chinese Coy., Practice shoot. Sunday. 14th. Farrer Range 7 a.m. (Ti•000 Co. Musketry classification.
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  • 32 16 Orders for Week Ending 14th Dec. 1924. Thursday, 11th Band Practice, Headluarters at 5.15 p.m. Friday. 12th. Musketry Class, S.V.C. Drill Hall at 5 p.m. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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    • 266 16 4 MAKE sljßE 7^^^" OF SPENDING AN IV PLPkHASIN WITH* (g^M) 'His liters Voice PRICES T() s JT vu |t| < Ml. OR WRITE FOR |n, ILLUSTRATED < \TAL()(,| F S. MOUTRIE CO.. LTD < Incorp. rated H y j RAFFLES PLACE Here are the prunes you 're looking for
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