The Straits Times, 16 December 1919

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26.207 SINGAPORE. TUEHDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1019. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 162 1 MILKMAID BWEETENEO CONDENSED MILK Price bow $22,50 p.I oMt> CARZOLEUM WOOD-PRESERVATIVE for the treatment of all kinds of soft timber in onier to prevent the ravages of White Ania. Lry-Rot, Teredo and Oeoay. CARZOLEUM is also invaluable for treal aaent of all kinds of TreeDiseases. DIRECTIONS s FOR TIMBER— AppIy
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    • 166 1 ROBINSON GO. fc.*SR?L Q» TBE GENTIEMEH'S DEPT. "^M^TH "EW 6000S i \U >: <z Pyjama Suits, Tunic Shirts jmttjhL A < Grey Flannel Trousers Z v Open End an; Batswing Bow Ties Double Terai Hats- Fawn. Cuba, Pearl, Beaver Shades ft CASHMERE W^ JHB HALF HOSE J^ Patent Plain Colours
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    • 9 1 IDEAL UNSWEETENED CONDENSED MILK PllCfc BCW $1480 pet mm
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  • 862 2 Startling Talcs of Miraculous Escapes. Tbe aeniaticnal accident which came as a tbundeibalt on Thursday afternoon to shatter tbe peace of a quiet ooantty locality near Oopcng, and leave in its trail of destruction over thirty people killed snd jejured, has, says the Times of Malaya of Deoember
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  • 92 2 Tbe King's Bench Division in London hu refused a writ to prohibit a continuance of prcfittering prooeediogg against two ohemista oatrjirg on basinp.s at Wooi Oreeo, a soboib of Locdon. Ona of the ohemicts oon. ciitced obarged 6/6 aad the other 3/4 fo* dispensing tho same prescription,
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  • 51 2 A meeting was held on the Bsp'auade at Med»o on the evening ol Njvetnbei 80 at which Soetan Perlindoergan, cditot ol the Pet wait* Deli, waa amocgit the epeaktu. A resolution was pa»sed to petition Go*etrm nt to take steps to smelioiate tbe present conditions ai.2 icdaoe tbe preseat high
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 195 2 FINEST DUTCH LAGER BEER Very Refreshing Sole Ageiti KIM HIN CO., IS, Kling Btraat, Sing»por«. NOW READY NOVEMBER NUMBER MALAYSIA KINEIA REVIEW On SALE EVERYWHERE The part we play in Modem Priatiag Adveitisemeats. WE BTART THAT BUBINEBB FROM TO-DAY Let as tell yen that your Bales Message Is oa Modem
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    • 200 2 PROFLBB OKAL ANNOUNCEMENT Cam**C|*!! MR.H.LAZAIU3 Cokscitimg Cptuiam, Caixutta Will visit Singapore aad m ij be consulted tot SPECTACLES At Hotel van Wijk from Monday, Oaoember 18 FOR A FEW OAYB ON.V GIFT BOOKS FOR XMIB PRESENTB (Fully Illustrated) Oat Wonderful World IS SO Cassell's Children'a Annual... 400 Tbe Pilgrim's Progress
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    • 226 2 Cuticura Produces Skin and Scalp Health The daily use of Coticnra Soap, assisted by occasional touches of Cnticara Ointment does much to keep the skin dear and aoft and tbe iuir live and gloeav. Soap to de&nM, Ointment to hraL F. N«wU^m. Ma «*airvbare. TYRES Mom mum tor youk homy
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    • 728 2 BUILDING UNO, HOLLAND ROAD FOR SALE fit aures, freehold, aear statfoa, good raaga-'otv stables, factory and c-olie linei. anl tenyiar rubber. Also eleven MM at Si mi'ettose, BWB yearn, yieldios 600 lbs. monthly. Apply Bottol Ho land Road, MUNICIPAL NOTICE WATfR_SUPPLY Notioe Ii hereby given that tho nadcrmeationed ohasges in
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    • 225 2 1920 LETTS'S POCKET DIARIBJ COLLINSS POCKET DIARIES XMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS Big stock Just received CALL EARLY FOR FIRST SELECTION SOLD LHBAP AT M. MOHD. DULFAKIR CO British and American Newrpapers. I*l, High Htscxr, Sinsspote PORCELAIN LATEX_CUPS LEE KIM 800 3-a, Change Allay. H, R. ARBENZ, e.p.z. ARCHITECT AND
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  • 992 3 Action by tbe Queensland Government. Under date November 7 proclmations were issued by tbe Ctueus Government in oonneotion with tbe ooamandeering of meat in Queensland. Tbe first sets oat tbat I Whereas by tbe dugar Arqaieiti jd Aot of 1016 it is provided amoßg other things tbat tbe
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  • 161 3 Another lawsoii In ooaaeotioa with the winning of the Champions' sweepatake seems probable, Bays Ibe N. C. Daily News. The piise was divided among fife Chinese servants wbo shared the expense ol the 110 ticket. Ano i her olaimaat now appears in the person ol CbUese lady biend cf the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 288 3 REMOVE ALL BLOOD IMPURITIES. 3UILD UP YOUR HEALTH with 1 W ,A I t-^^l snaCr^af tSSEUOt OB FLUID EXTRACT OF RED JAMAICA i^"^ Pronouiwed by the HICMtST MtDtCAL AUTHOBITIIB the most VBSSSIS'a.fORPID LIVER. DEBILITY, ERUPTIONS BHEUMATISM, OBSTINATE SKIN DISEASES, &0 RESTORES THE WEAK, REVIVES THE DEPRESSED WILKINSON'S SARSAPARILLA HAS WORLD-WIDE
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    • 333 3 If 4 *J c S u P reme Test of \j //j Clothing is its Qu^'ity. U\ I IS w>tJl tU bc Puro Wo V\\ II jtj Wear. To »»y "Ui a Jie_e: real thing in wool, caui.-lh.n etc. ll VA a bouiclio -1 word wherever r^ l| \VA quality,
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    • 209 3 STEAMER SAILINGS AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL LINE Fop NEW YORK Tbe ss. BnTerio or anbattitata will oad tor ahove.port about firei bait Jaaoarj. For tieigbl, eto., pleaae apply to HOT TBS BACH BROS Co., A vents. 6LEN LINE M. V. 6LEN6YLE For Port Said aad Hall dns to sail beat a
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    • 486 3 JTEAKER SAILINGS. AMERICAN ABIATIC BTEAMBHIP COMPANY (Inoorporated ia U.S.A.) Regular service between New Tork aad Ibe Straits via Suea and Panama. Fop NIW YORK via SUEZ s.b. Slavis Prinoe Ia port ss. Oeltio Priaoe about Jaanary Id s.s. Araeiaa Priaoe about Jan./ Feb. From NEW YORK b.b. Arabian Priaoe la
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 375 4 fTEMEI IMUMM^ fUSEN KAISHA la*«u*KATia JaMl) »a<ir Hall OontNWt •l« {Mlatf aiMMUNt ■ttfetM mM«.) iUMPUN UNI fitinuni Saa«m U*«m aatwera. (Tla Bnai Oaaal) M^t|im» Mmq DM. 28 Stdo Km awl Dee. Daitu M»ra (mlUbr at Himbnrg) Dee. Kitaao Mara J» n lUIIPEAN LIM (tU Boea Oaawl) i4axiliMT SerHM' »«r ■araaillaa
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    • 731 4 ITEMKi mUWM P. O-- British India AND Apcar Line (Compares laoocßonlei la lacteal MAIL AND PASSBNGBR MKTIOM PBNINBULAR AMO ORIENTAL iUato Ooattaot with His Majesty's OoronmeM) The OwaiUT'l MAIL SBRVIOBB BAST O» BOMBAY tie U |NW) saaanaM LONOOM FAR-IMTIRN BBBVIOB MOW LONDON TO MwBBBHUW as MMW On* llngMON L—w« 81—
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    • 819 4 <r»Kt S/tIUNIf GLEN and SHIRE JOINT SERVICE OF STCAMEIi (laootpotated ia Bagland) HOMBWIBSI OARMARTHBN3HIRB !or Loadoa aad Antwerp aboat Dee. 18 QLBNAPP foiLoadoß aboat Jan. 3 QLBNAMOY tor Oenoa aad Antwsrp about Jan. VI GjBVSPBT fosLoadoa about Feb. 8 OLBNAVY fot Oeaoa aboat Feb. T aCBMSIRAB for Loadoa about Feb.
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    • 51 4 THE BEN LINE STEAMERS. LTD. (laootporated ia the Uaited Kingdom) QUTWaIMSJ for H'koag Japaa, ii Benarty doe about cad Deo. b.b, Bealedi due about cad Dee. HOMBWAIII s.a. Benoieaah for Aatwerp Dee. s.s. Beavorlieh tor Oaaoa A'werp Des/Jaa. NO PASBIAGU ACOOMMODAT OK PATESSBN. SIMSNS A SS* 111 (Iramum is Bswaaaa
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    • 371 4 (THE IBAKA BHOBEN UISHA. LTt.) (I*o«bp««*tid n Jafah) No. I, De Sonu 81ml. PROPOBID BAIUHGS rua (Bokjeet to ohaage wtttwol aoeaa) i ■IWlHin. HBaM at alfMB? TUPartMM Alps Mara Deo. 14 foi ■imiiin No space svailaak FOItOOTItBEIIM tU Maoratiua, Darbo. Delaga* Uapetowa. F0« OftUH FOI MITI lIIIIM (via J»p»M Port!)
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  • 149 5 FIXTURES Taaaday, December 16 "■.Kb Wat-*. 6.7 am., 6 46 p.m Homeward vail leaves. Rent Board, 2.16 p m. Wednesday, December 17. :-2lgh Wii,x, 6 "> »r .7 1 i pm. uursday, December 18 Hi b W«tot. 6 (8 am ,8 21 p.m Children's Au Sioicty tftg
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 104 5 lAM J OHO PaOAB. Bast Wsukf Basu.- Htxrde. Bast Whakt.— Tara, Sohoenfelf Mytilus. cnaias WaAxr, Aubbt and Viutobia Dbv Docks. Sitbonia. Mum V/bart.— Glenamoy Sbiaobiku Mara, Kanobow, Preuasen. Kimuniag. Bapiaa Dock Waitomo, Kaaado Maru, Miiatarn, Haipbcng, H be. Wbst Whabt.— .slandtr, Calypso, Janus. Jabdikb's Whabf. Lindsay
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    • 94 5 Bsmeralda, Brit 68 tons, from Rhio 16/12, tot Rbio 9/12. B .ni lie, Dot, 91 tons, from Rhio 16/13, lor Khio 18/12. Ban To S.on, Dat 35C tons, fron Pon tianak if/12, for Pontianak 19/13 /tk.bino Mirn, Jap., 1401 toss, from Haiphong if /12, one. Teakai
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  • 213 5 TO DAI PnUn Samba 1.80 pm B»la Pahat 8 pm Malacca ud Man 8 pan Port Dickaon 8 pm P. Swettenham, Faiui, Colombo, Port Slid, Gibraltar and New Totk 8 pm P. Sweltenh-ui, Penug, M»draa, aad Ncgapatam taking mails foi Eitrgpa, etc. (via Bombay) 8 pm Registration
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  • 31 5 JfiLuiJ Pert Offloo Keportj Lbft Sudifdu tuiTiD Leaoca Oat. 7 Not. 8 Oct. 11 Not. 16 Oot. 80 Not. IT Oot. 30 Not. 20 Not. 18 Deo 10
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  • 136 5 EXCrIANOP SweAPOBB, Dbcbmbbb 18, 1919. Oa Lain>«a~..~baßi 4 m,'i M 24} Denaad M iv Private I Rfs >. On Naw Taaa...Demand mi Pnvß*.tI 2 -y« 49| Oa Tart 440 On laoia ..Bank T T Oa HaiMoiia. ..Balk d/d U'i%pm On SnAaanAi...Bank df'O 26} On Java ».B»«k: 7
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 183 5 v it iowE li.io ia.ro oa. 1 1 A/et Weag J. 06 3.36 41 41 «*m. bmnattag 9.16 8 3 8 6 II II Kiate Aamtatioa B.IS 876 41 41 KiataTia 3.6 3 3.i:.0 aem 41 41 I*h»l Miaet TOO MO Liagnl Tia 4 76 6.00 II 11. Malajaa
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    • 102 5 GENE RAL Bayen. MM 41 41 Smetttaft C 0.14-28. 14-28 H. 7« 41 41 *tef. 14 0 1,17 6 If- H ■ImMaT'waft 8/6 4 8 II IS Pimm New 48 M 47.e0 H M W.HwcmetJkOc ***** 120.10 18f IN K*ta Brat. 118.00 136 00 II II Msyutd Os. 9,01 10
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    • 55 5 Gait*2sßBia!.c«e%t;,K.',eZ» > 81aga#o.eBleottls Tramwaw i% 48M.0K v Sao»eMunioinallV«l,BTß,oe# B'aote aTmta;*: *i% rfl9lT 9Mff,OM IC% 'if S'poro Muaio<»Ai *i% *****9 •l.tM.ftM 'ivS B'poio Moaiolpal 4% 1.000.t1l KrY-M S'nate Muaieipal 4% 4800, CM Z F.M.S. 8% loan 1811 »I6,UOrMN 108 104 s.B. e,% 1o»b ie:e t<t,ott <r ice ios B.S. 64%
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    • 410 5 and 00. and t-yaJI and Ivatt's Quotatlona. To-4*y 1 Mm* >.' Lj «il *Co. u>Mk. llHtttJltlll) 416 4Bo| 4H 4 6'l Am»l. lUUjtj. jd. 876 4.0. 876 4.0 imBitH)(ll) 17 60 > 8 Co{ 17 25 iBIO ▲yw Knalaß (f 1) 140 160 40 U0 ▲jw Molek
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 99 5 AUCTION SALE Ol valuable oar^j tin Ssaadia To be held at tbe »ale-tr.oni of Mesan Powell and Co., Ltd., No. 16 and 17 Raffl.-b Place, On Wbdmbsdat, Dbcbmbbb 14, At 10.80 a.m Compristaß lout mm r'a toil, one oaee advertising mat. rial, two oasei eleotrie apparatus oae oaie Riaas buttons,
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    • 561 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS WANTSD, smart Chinese cltrk, junior qu'ei at flgans. Apply Box No. 490, St'aiti Tiaes. TO BB LBT, from Jaaaary 1. 1930, 18 Raw Cxirae Boad, «itb gas and watet la a oa. Arp'y IW. Ja?a Koad. LBBAR Nice oompouad boose to let, bilUaid t»t!. tecn'is H3»rt, >at>t laid
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    • 675 5 BTATEIENT ON THE RICE POSITION 1 1 s, ite of pablie statemeats and vatioaa eommuoiaations to tha newipapers, there still appear < to be some misuaderetaadißg regarding tbe nee pos:tioa. We are low a' a ing the end of the period servod by inpplies from tbd 919 ISIB eropi aad
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    • 329 5 COMING COMING Mote actorj ani aotvesses Watch lot tbe first appearance at THB STAR OPERA nUTM IOTIL, MkTI Mil TO-NIQHT TO-WIOHT A Javaaew historiaal play la lour parts GUN ONTO SARI Part 111 will be stagel. K. B. < BBC/NG, rtofiletas. T. L TAN. blaaaie*. fhsas UBI far ssats iOONBATE
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    • 105 5 Lead Wool BMUFbCTIMED BI THE LEAD WOM. CO., LTD., SNODLMD, RENT FOR GAULKINQ IRON PIPES STOCKS IN HAND y ~^Bi < f T S^^j%Btf^rS l **> l a >w IS PUBB SOFT IsaMß OCT IHTO C BAN FINB VIBBBS. IN THB OLD A 1B the LBAD WAT M WOOL WAY
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  • 1119 6 The Straits Times. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16. THE WORLD'S FINANCE. The visit of M. Clemenoeau to London has, no doubt, many objeots, bat we shall aot be far astray if we say that it has one ia paiticular to dironss tbe dieastroas condition into which exohaaga has fallen as a oonKijuEnoe
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  • 27 6 A Chinese was stabbed badly this morning ia Smilh Street by three ooinpatrioM, and bis dying; deposition baa been takes). In speotar K jr.ny ia making enquiries.
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  • 45 6 We have reocive i from Messr*. W. Westall and Co., Ltd., 8 A Jam Street, A jelphi, London, oopiea of their Cinema Series— clever little story book) for children wbiob also give them a oinemitograph all to themselves. They are published at Is Bd. net.
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  • 58 6 A oonrt matlial at Vladivcttrk has acquitted Colonel Sharapttf who waa charged with killing an Amerioan soldier. Thedefen dant stated that Ametioan soldiers wen at times very provoking, and ia this particular instance tbe inaalt was so serious to bis military houoor that he could not let it go unpolished,
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  • 10 6 Applications for share* ia Jelaatoh Tin, Ltd., reached 12 500,000
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  • 20 6 Tbe latest London oables to band this morning are dated as foUows -Ordinary rate Deoember 13, deferred rate December 0
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  • 21 6 Mr. H. Laaaras, tbe well known optician, has arrived in Singapore and may bow be oonsulted at tbe Hotel van Wijk.
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  • 22 6 The first flights of tbe Haadley.Page machines at Peking on D member 0, were very suooesstul, attaining a height of BCO feet.
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  • 25 6 The Philirpine Carnival Assoniatioo, Maaila, anaoonoa that the Victory Carnival of HMO ia to be held in Manila, from January 81 to February 8, 1930.
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  • 25 6 The Janus, wbioh arrived this moraiag en route to Australia, baa a large contingent of passengers for Australian ports, including a number of war nurses.
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  • 26 6 Information from a reliable eouroe states tbat tbe Japanese have purchased from Berlin the Teletunken Wireless rights in tbe Orient, presaging very serious competition in China.
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  • 33 6 We have received a oopy of the report of Lloyd's Register of Shipping during the year 1918.1919, together with a geaeral survey of tbe work carried out by tbe society during tbe year.
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  • 37 6 Tbe demand for beer in Japan has in creased so much that tbe ootnbined output of all the breweries in tbe oountry doea not auffioe to meet requirement* 1 This is enough to make a Prohibitionist weep.
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  • 43 6 A peculiar sky effect noted over tbe hills and harbour at Hongkong was attributed to the strong northerly win! having brought down some of tbe dost of Tientsin and Peking. It is not unusual for the dust to be carried so far Booth
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  • 42 6 Tbe Indian team oar driver Ramkeloa, who was oharged with running over and causing tbe death of a Sikh boy, aged three years, on Ootober 18 last, was yesterday acquitted by Mr. Bull, who gave tbe aoouard the benefit of tbe doubt.
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  • 38 6 A London message ot November 10 aays that George Morgan, a miner, has sacoessf ully establishtd bis claim to common land near Coleford, whiob his family occupied tor several generations. The land contains two million tons ol ooal.
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  • 49 6 Messrs. Cumberbatoh and Co., Ltd. on Saturday received a oable from the head oMae of tbe Castlefield (Klang) Rubber Bs tate, Ltd., to tbe effcot that tbe annual meeting will be held oa the ISth inst when it is hoped to declare a final dividend of 50 per oent.
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  • 41 6 There is a fine picture outside Messrs. Kjbinaon aad Co. showing the T.sf.C.A swimming bitb at Fort Caaning with t! improvements effected reoently BaWwtay] among other things the provision oi shallow end, fresh water bath, spring board aad additional bathing shed.
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  • 51 6 Aooompanying the development ot Japan's industries, the number of labourers shows an equally remarkable inorease. The number employed at various factories throughout the oooatry is bow over a million, in addition to approximately UCO.OOO workers in various government factories and publio offices and M,OOO seamen employed by Japanese ship ping
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  • 65 6 Finlayson Oreea has beea undergoing some tiiivationa ot late at tbe hands ot the Municipality, whose employees have been tree praaing. To the man in tbe streat it may savour ot vandalism Perhaps it is a case of ooming events oasting their shadow* before them, for Fialayeon Green is tbe
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  • 63 6 At the A=s.z3B wbioh opened ia Seremban yestorday morniag S. O. Wright pleaded guilty to criminal breach of trust in regard to 1 660 belonging to Jindaram Estate between May and Ootober las\ Mr. Jostioe Whitley said be would take into consideration the plea ot guilty, but stated that these
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  • 74 6 There are about 800 blind people in Kobe, and they are mostly chtmpooers and teachers' of Japanese music They have jast eetsb lished a society ot their own. The opening oeremony was held reoently and more than 200 blind people were present, besides a number of gueats. It was deoiled
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  • 86 6 Tbe preliminary enquiry into the cases in which Teh Cheng Wab, formerly a clerk in the Insurance Department of Mes-rs UutLrit and Co, Penan*, is allege! to havo forced certain doauments and made cse of sums of money in oannectica with the Manufacturers' Li(o Insurance Co of Toronto, Canada, was
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  • 169 6 This morniofi in the third court at the ir stance of Mi Costello, a Chinese wu fluid •800 fat acqoiriag mote ri:e th%o wag ncots eaty for nig household. Mr. Costello proee outei another Chinese (or selling more me than wai lai i down by regulation, bat in view of
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  • 579 6 Mr. D. M. Moitgomerie has returned from borne. Wo bear tbat Mr. H. B. Leicester who retired from tbe servioe of tbe Singspcre Harbour Board ia July last, is serionaly ill Among the passengero leaving by the Tara this afternoon fcr Madras is M m Manock, who
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  • 21 6 We have to acknowledge 110 from Mr. W. George Maxwell for the Sir Arthur Yoinn portrait fund.
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  • 37 6 The outward 8.1. packet Thongwa, witb mails from Europe, is expected to reaah Penang at daylight on Thursday, tbe 18th instant. Reference to tbe delay in the mails from home is mad? in another column.
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  • 159 6 Upholding of Bait- ul- Mal. Tbe oustom of bait ul mal by which th<3 property cf deceased Mohammedans is protaeted or kept by tbe State has been weighed and BOt found wanting in r.gard to a property, valued at about 1103 OO), by Unku Omar, the Malay judge at Johove
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  • 166 6 A Datchman, named Mr. E. Tiedeman, living at 4 Oxley Road was charged by loapeoto* Dyas before Mr. Ball, second magistralf yesterday with driving without a licence and driving a car in a rash tad negligent manner on Orchard Road on Saturday nisLt It is
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 121 6 JOHNNIE WALKERS WHISKIES Btm iBzo— s- {till gotng strong. Jyji flfl £i 'r'wfi' whl w:1: tr or lenav«> BJ jja^Sr Wh.i can nil a coward's vrvt*) ■H ltd vu h i iss b aa sva slave r~*s*aßßaam!3fe* f^g-i La P rou<) ujurpart lowl '^^^fßw* I*^^1 IBJawW' Tyrants fal. in vvery
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    • 161 6 BPEOUL ATTRAOTIONB TO-WFHT AT SINGAPORE S MODERN PICTURE THEATREB T»« MMM Ul N LT», Protriaom AL HAM BRA 4 rMis THE GARTER OASE 4 wi. Detective speoial, episodes B aad 8. pit. TOTON sts. Featuring Olive Tbomaa. iff- THE VEILED PRIHOEBB ins. PALLADIUM i -tt. BUE OF THE SOUTH P
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  • 307 7 Gravity of the Menace To India. Specnlation on Some Possible Developments, Ridtii TaueBAvk. London, December 11. Copenhagen Litvincff, interviewed by Beater deolared thit the rendition the Sovk t Government would pnl forward as a baaia lot peaoe wu non -interference by any foreign power in the coontiyn internal admlniatratioo
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  • 104 7 RlCTBR TbLIOBAM. London, December 11. The Imperial Institute Bulletin, dealing with the world's wheat position, points oat that in the pre war production oi 110,000,000 tens, the largest ocntiibntot mi Russia, With 22 000,000 tonr Dating the wu the »oieane outside Bui ope increased by 26 pet
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  • 89 7 BlCTIB TlLBOKAM. London, Deoembn 13. Mr. Atqaitb, at Manchester, replying to Mr. Lloyd George's speech of the 6kb inst., •Kirttd tbat tbe Allied mom was never in ii> vigoionsly conducted (ban ia 1810, at ttif cmd oi wbieb tbe aggisasive power of tbe enemy wm decisively broken
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  • 63 7 RlCTBB TUBOBAM. London, Peoembet 12. Loxd Milnei bat appointed m adTisoij c mnutlee, of which he is chairman, with Uecbjeot ol ptomoting the econcmie dtve Icjtrfnt o* the oclonies Mid ptoteotoratet. TL. membeta include Viaeonnt HmwooH, Sir Owen Philip*, 8ii WUlim Meioei, Si» John B»«J««)ine, Sir Hetbert Re^,
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  • 194 7 Ross-Smith" s View of; the Malayan Atmosphere. Brnii Tbuokaiu. London, December IS. The Time*' Sjdoey correspondent states that Bom Smith's actual flying time wu 124 boon at M average speed of 76 miles pet boar. He sighted Australia 40 milftl away The longest lime be wu in the ait
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  • 110 7 Rsctbb TaLaaruii*. London, December 13. Washington Mr. Garfield, tbe Fuel Administrator, who waa prominent in tbe recent ooal strike negotiations, baa resigned, disagreeing with tbe principle of tbe settlement. London, December 13. Washington Mr. Lodge precipitated tbe first discussion on the peaoe treaty in tbe Senate in the
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  • 126 7 RiuriB Tkleobam, LcndoD, Deoembct 11. In the Home ot Commons the Goal Picflti Bill, restricting oo»l ownen' profits to la. ad. pet too, wu drgnnnd. Influential Cjaliticn groups opposed, bot the abandonment wm doe to Ltboui opposition. The Misers' Federation today condemned the piopouJp. The Labour memben
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  • 104 7 RlDTIB TlLlORAM. London, Deoember 9. A statement issued in reference to Ibe estimates of the Aii Militaty ahows reduo lion of 12 j millione. The revised figures Me 64 millions against the March loreeMt of Mi millions. Amongst the Oftoses of the reduction is the bringing down of
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  • 53 7 The Ho using Bill. Rjctik TauaBAM. London, Deeembei 11. The House of Commons spent an all night sittiap on the committee stage of the Hooting Bill. Amendments weie adopted under which private buildeta will participate in subsidies. A Labotu attempt to limit the tent ct subsidised bouses to 480 a
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  • 110 7 KaDTIK TlLIDUIU. LondjB, December 12. The Uooae of Lords bit nnanimocaly paaaed the aeoond reading oi tbe Government of India BUI. Lao den, Djoetnbe* 13. Parfc Carpentier bit cffloialty ebtllenR ed Detupaey lot tbe wcild'n ob«mpiu»bipi tbe irfbi to ba anywhere in tbe world. London, Deoembci 12. Melbourne Tbe
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  • 27 7 ANBTA SbBVK'B F PICIAI,. Weltevreden, December 16. A wire from Allahabad of to-day's date states that Pou'et bam decided to continue bis flight to Australia.
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  • 40 7 Anha Suit vie. SmuL Weltevreden, December 16. The Hague, December M 1 Tbe Colonial Minister declared in the Seoond Chamber that be agrees with tbe Governor General's politics regarding the native movement ia the Datch Biat Indies.
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  • 383 7 Important Proposals for Friday's Meeting. At a meeting of the Legislative Coonoil on Friday next tbe Treasurer will move the following resolutions Tbat this Counoil resolves tbat a sum ot £<7,588 19i 2d. being part cf tbe amount by which tbe D -fence Contri bution paid by tbe
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  • 190 7 One of the moil ingenious plays eve. written, Forever After, will be staged for tbe first time by tbe Frawley Company at the Victoria Theatre to-night. In three acts it baa aeven episodes and follows an idea originating iv the movie*. Soeno? are flashed back to epiacdea
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  • 79 7 The Indo-Malay Company inform us that the subscription list in respect ol L'lu Benut Consolidated Rubber Company, Ltd., dosed on Wednesday last. Theapplisationareoeiv ed have been considerably in exoeaa of the number .of share. cSered. Letters of allotment and regret will be posted aa early aa possible.
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  • 850 7 Progress During Company's Past Year. The following report ib supplied offioiall) Tbe seventh annual general meeting vi the Chinese Commercial Bank, Ltd., was held at tbe registered effioe of tbe company, 64, Kliog Street, Singapore, en Saturday, with Mr Lim Ne« Soon in tbe obair OlLe-.a picuns
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  • 257 7 The report of the Sunxei Danga- (Malay) Rubber Company for the year ended June 80 1919, state tbat tbe total rubber collected amounted to 269,748 lbs. against an estimate of 260,000 lbs and a yield in tho previous y ar of 198,682 lbs. Tbe orcp was restricted
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  • 33 7 Ctptain John Mouse* of the Maaoot dii d in the Nursing Uomi Bangkok, on the 7tb instant, lie waa sofljiing tram dipblberis, and left the ship on arrival in Bangkok to enter hospital.
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  • 1102 7 Successful Sports Close Creditable Tern. Saturday la»t was a high day with the boys ol St. Anthony's Bchool. It waa the •ixtb anniversary of their atbleiio sports. Betutiroi weather prevailed and all went as merrily as the proverbial msrriage bel'. The sports were oommenoed exactly at
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  • 76 7 Tbe President of tbe A- 10 Club if America (Mr. Hawleby) baa announced that an aerial Derby around tbe world will be held ret ween Ap.il 1920, and February 1, 1921. Tbe zone I trivel will be from SCdeg. north latitude to 16 Jeg south. Controls will be established and
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  • 182 7 Handsome Cootriatloo From Shipping Firms. We are informed tbat tbe Director of Bduoation (tbe hon Mr. H. W. Firmatone) bad an interview on Saturday, December 18, with Mr. Riohard D. Holt, at wbith the Raffhs College soheme was dipousscd and yrsterday he received a letter f«,m Mr. Holt
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  • 608 7 Messrs Baker, Fearon and Cos Report. In tbeii weekly share circolar, dated Kuala Lumpur, D eember 12, Messrs. Biker, Fearon snd Co report The volume of iusine~s for the pakl week takes us almost tick to boom times. But for a few lull. It has been
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  • 35 7 TLe appeal court sitting? ctmo to a oon c'osion last Friday. Mr Justice Woodward, I with big staff, leave, for Penan r tc-morrow, reverting to hia appointment aa Senior Puisne Judge at the Nortoem Settlement.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 268 7 Local Property Sales. Tbe following Singapore properties were ■old bj public aaotion by Messrs Ching Kens Lee and Co. jestird»y aftirocon Fieehold i Und aad faoaoe 50, Grange Road, 60.396 tq. 'it. let at I1K) a mjoth on a left* with six i months to tan, boaglit tj Mr. U
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  • 644 8 Directors' Report on Ptst Year's Work. Tbe tenth yearly report of tbe directors ot Pajam Limited for the year ended September 89, 1919, states tbat tbe net profit tos tbe year amounts to 1170,182.84. To this must be added tbe balavoe brought forward from la*t year's aoecunt »8
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  • 185 8 o-diy'i Builieii Ha v !ud Co., Ltd.'t Daily Report DecemaerJlß, 1819. HI vi »—78,. M Kkong.— l36i% pr m. T.n 860 tons sold at »162 Ribber— Strong with bueiaess round 104 to 1.08. Rubber Bb»;<* —In keen demand. Ayes Moleks 4 16 to 4 35. Bassetts l.fu
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  • 505 8 Irrigation Department's Relief Measures. Tbe serious condition of tbe crop in certain large distriota, says the Btn^kok Times, of December 8, may be guided by tbe faot that tbe Royal Irrigation Djpartment bare no less than oiae of theii dredgers at woik, pumping water on to areas where
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  • 357 8 Plans for Proposed Club Horn Approved. The plans for tbe proposed Club House of tbe Singapore Yaoht Club to be ereoted in Trafalgar Street were unanimously passed at a meeting of the Club held in the S.C C. pavilion yesterday afternoon. The Hon. Mr. W. F. Nutt,
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  • 248 8 Yesterday afternooa before the Senior M»«iB«i»W Mi. Langham Carter, a Chinese laodlotd Darned Kok Kit Hing, appeared in answer to summons, taken oat at the instaooe of the President of the Bent Board for unlawfully inoreatiLg the rent of 31, Banda Sirs .t, and two other houses,
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  • 17 8 The first issue of tbe North Chin* Stan dud, a duly oewipaper, published at Peking, bM appeased,
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  • 420 8 Flax-Growing Undertaking in East Africa. About 75 ex offioers are shortly going oat from home to Bast Atrioa to form a little community of their own. They hare ncoured 25,000 acres of land, 60 miles B.E. of Kibumi, at a nominal p»ioj, and they intend to make
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  • 370 8 Mysterious Delays Requiring A Solution. 11 Where is tb» ml Mis our Koala Lumpur conten porary. Tbe lo:»l Post Offioe was without int rmatioa u ua we rsng them up this morning m bbS this question. It knew not when it wan coming nor wby it
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  • 88 8 Eslair Film is presenting at tbe Liberty Hall, in tbe second ibow from to night, Protea, a magnifloicnt and darling aotress, great in deteotive parts, in her latest series entitled TLf> Oath of Protea, b five missive reels. Tbe Uuiversial Animal' d weakly and a Juvenile oomedy, Cb'p's
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  • 19 8 81 Pare Pare.— BB.Co9 lbs. Netherlands Ltngkat Rubber.— l9,22o lbs. Holland American Plan tatioaa.— B22,Boo lbs.
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  • 116 8 Award To Worthiest Girl." Provision for tbe payment of an annual sum as a pur i tor tbe worthiest girl in tbe City of Piovidenoe, Rhode liland, is inclnd- d in the will of Count Paul Bainotti, a millionaire of Turin, who, while in toe Italian diplomatic aervioe, met and
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  • 44 8 H. R. H. Ktom Luang Prtebin Kitibodi (PraTitrs), an eldet brother ol Hi» M> j astj, the King of Siam, died on the Btb ia»t. •I bis resideaoe at Samsen. Death «y do* to kidnf y diwaw. The Priaoe wm born in lUj, lb7J.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 92 8 To the Bditor ot the Straits Times. Sir,— With reference to the Government rice supply the Food Controller in his statement to the public, published in your widely read paper states tbat the rice in ample but there is a rumour tbat parboiled rice will be sjpplied
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    • 101 8 To tbe Bditor of the Straits Times. Sir,— A. H. W's statement* in your issue ot tbe llth inst. are mostly grossly inoorreot Apart from bis ign oranoo of the religious aspect of the matter, he does not appear to have well considered what he was writing about.
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    • 281 8 To tbe Bditor of tbe Straits Times. Sir,— ln continuation of what I wrote in your paper a few weeks ago on tbe sabjsot of Indian Hxibange I sha" be obliged if you will allow space for tbe following Some of tbe prominent members of the Indian community
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENE.
    • 46 8 The finals of the billiard tournaments of the Ballestier Friendly Sooiety were played on the 14th instant, and the results were as follows Championship, Mr. Tan Cban Leong runner up, Mr. Wee Song Kay handicap, 1 Mr. Tan Chan Leong 2 Mr. Wee Kee Chwee.
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    • 18 8 Tbe Garrison O jlf Club links will not be available tor play on Thursday tbe 18th inst.
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  • 127 8 Programme of drills, etc tor weak ending Saturday, December 20 i— Wbdwbsdat Diciiunn IT. Malay Co., S V.l.— Part I, Qualification, Bal Range, 4 80 p.m. Chinese Co., S V I.— Recruits drill, Drill Hall, 6.10 p.m. FXIDAI, DaCBMBBB 19. Eurasian Company.— Part I, Qualification, Bal Raogi,
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  • 93 8 Tbe rate of mortality in tbe Settlements of Singapore for the week ended December 0 was 84.54. The total number of deaths was 363 of wbieb 108 were male subjects and 89 female. Oonvulsiona claimed 41, phthisis 40, malaria fever (0, typhoid fever 0, beri beri 19,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 124 8 RAFFLES HOTEL NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES December 81 1919 SPECIAL DINNER ft DANCIXG By kind permission of Colonel L B. Boy d Mobs C.M.G, D.S.O and Officers, the BAND OF THE FIRST BATTALION SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT under the conductorship of Mr. A. F. Bultitude, will play during the evening. A limited
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 611 9 CIUtHM jt «*^4* > "^rSar^avßlana^^nnK4r^7^v<a<aaisnV> t&^sanasaannaaWn&nWßVJU ft ?^V 9 From Monday, December 16 to Saturday, December SO I somethiis our of toe oroi«»rt in tiunile pictuies I m B a Triani la *p>o'al production fcatarinn OLIVB THOMAS "i'v^ pt Thu mo3t beaatUnl show girl in Amenoa. In a beaotitnl bre
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    • 205 9 CINEMAS CHANGE OF PROGRAMME In ths First Show at T.BO sharp THE GODDESS SERIAL Final instalment— Bpisodes 13, 18, 14, 16, in eight parti In the Second Show at 9.83 EMBW PARAMOUNT B3HIIN MAQAZINB Bmmy Wehlen in the Metro woider play HER RECKONING In flve part a Or TABLE* TURNED
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    • 216 9 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.. LTD. (fNCORPOBATID IN HoNttKON'O) STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND "Emerald" Brand Cement, Firebricks Fireclay, E. W. Drain Pip 33, Paving Tiles and Brloks. Agent, J ttOULTHART, 26-1, Boat Quay, flngapora. GASOLENE AUIOMBILE GO. BIAOH ROAD NEXT TO RAFFLM HOTEL RELIABLE* GARS FOR HIRE Berllog Magnetos— l, 4
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 680 10 >»«!• M.000.000 S.C. AtMHi-ano. la loro. Mf $9,000,000 S.C. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. LTD. lUMutitwr w Svbaits BamaaaßTS) liMmilli Wlriaha^ta* Ho-aa, UUUton O--108. Old Jawnr, MAX. The ii9um*f bu aH0.009 oe^v d -lib the taftoDie Cor*l in aai, tad MmpUM with the BttMsb Uto Aamaoe Oompaaiea Aot feevorj
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    • 289 10 SHAnTIRED BANK Of INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Iboobpobatbd in BueftAXD by RoiabCbabtbb Paid up Capital ia 60,000 Shares of «30 each JsI.SOO.OOO Reserve Fuad m, 43,100,000 fteserve Liability of Proprietor*... 41^00,000 BiNKBKs The Baak of Baglaad. The Loadoa Joint City aad Midlaad Baak, Ltd. The Loadoa County Westnilastet aad Parrs
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    • 501 10 SMXINI THE H9 HONG BANK. LIMITED (laoorporated ia the Straits BeMlemeata) HIAD OFFIOB Siagapwe. Raffles Chambers I aad BRANCHBS Pbbabo— B«, Beaoh Stree Maiaooa-181, Joaker Street Moab— 77/79, Jalaa Suleimaa Bats Pabat— 109, Jalaa Rahamat AGBNCIBS AT Loadoa, New York, Saa Fraaoisoo, Batavia, Boarabaya, Semaraag, Palembaag tad Taaag. CAPITAL Authorised
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    • 485 10 iwkiih. NEIEIIJUIBtSr. INIIIIBI HANRELIBAKK (KITH, iNHA NMMIMiAL UNI) jJWaBMtBBB 1888. A ITAII 4IMOMM IBBOID AND i Fl 4R COO.OOO (about PAID UF 1 Jt< 750 (CO, HIBIBVB FTJMDi 29 o^° bonl SBSaKVB rUMUj 4J4COOCO) waiD omem a ambtirdam. ■bUO AGBNOT IM BATATIA, BRANOHBI Hoßgfcoag, Hooaa, Soera kaya, Samaraag Baadoeag, Welrevredea,
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    • 707 10 RIGHTS and DUTIES are personal. The light fot in Sividaal ri«> t? is oantinaons Falfilling one's duty, hawevtr. is not always so. B»» >y wife has tha right to »cmn sort of protection (or benclt aad her cbild r a > g%intt a huibaad's untimely dtatb, yet a lar<ep.ro-. ot
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    • 647 10 BALEB BY AUCTION. AUCTION SUE Of vaiaable freehold residential property known as Green Valley, No. 81, Gavauaph Road, to be held at tbe saleroom ot Messrs. Powell and Uo.. Ltd. Nos. 16 and 17 Raffl.s Plaoe. Ob Tuesday, Cbcbmbbb 28, At 3 80 f.b. All tbat pieoe of tn ehcld
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  • 862 11 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. Registering Hirers of Motor-Cars. An interesting prosecution took place 1 rtoentl v at Shanghai at the Mixed Court, when /ing Ah-kucg, proprietor cf a motoi oai gangs, was ohatgid with failing to keep a redistil cf persona hiring motot can aa
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  • 194 11 Dealirg with the suggested giant of a monopoly (01 the carriage of maile by »if, Sit George Baroe?, at a meeting ot the Indian Metohantb' Bateao at Bombay on Novombet vh emphasised that one cf the cjnditions was that tie oocpany should not bo andet
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  • 64 11 Qiex, in the Ditty ot aMm About Town in the London Evening News, »aki, in tfae event ol Lady As tot being e'eott d Will abe be called "the noble lady Should she appeal bareheaded ot in a hat II she we an a hat should she rein eve it
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 89 11 Mt \mmF^m ffS Tip waJhtki r^jCSPHPUHsB FORDSON TRACTORS are now in constant use throughout Malaya And without exception giving perfect satisfaction. In cultivating the land for food production, these machines cannot be surpassed KEW STOCKS JUST ARRIVED For quick delivery book at once WEARNE BROS., LTD SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. IPOH
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    • 259 11 SANITARY AND DRAIN PIPES Made by Messrs J. Duckett and Sons, Limited, BURNLEY, ENGLAND Large stocks— Newly arrived The Borneo Co., LIMITED (INCOBPOHiTaO IN :;B MOUND)" Singapore, Ipoh and Penang Wyou cant get me besony£wyoimel£ THIS is a warning— and a recommendation! I am only a bottle, but the whisky
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 845 12 SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTBD. je.io, o ok keeper. Apply Box No. 486, Strata Tim JCN Ort IT Pit I required. Apply Box Wo. 489 Straits Times WANICD experi°noed clerV, kno«lcdae ol typo writiag essential. Ap k .l; HiX No 478. Baraits Tune a. WASTED, Chiaese lady to read tad write for
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    • 761 12 FOR SALE. FOR SALE, tbt mile gem ear pboae lot dea'aeas. ipplj B x No. Ml, Straits Timer rOR BALE, a aiotaphone complete, ia beat working order. Apply Box No, 164, S it ii TimesFOB S-LH, one Fircoh uagaeto, ri«hl dr.ve, cewly n»K«eliMd. Offen to Bex No. 469, Straits Timta.
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    • 500 12 Patent Faced Hair Belting Co. Manufacturers of unstretched Hair Belting. SOLB AOBNIS MAM KIAT ft 08. 108 aad 1(6. Market Streel Call The Dictaphone and say: "Show me how The Dictaphone will save my time, enable me to dictate at any time— at any place —at any speed. Show me
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    • 532 12 TayGumiKiat FDR FIREWOOD lOoyeißment' and Mcaioipai ConUaotor Sole Agent It* the Globe Boiler Fluid Telephtne Nos 1361 sad 1362 36, Phillip ■tract THB LATEST AND Eonly UROPEAN STUDIO In Singapore It COiducts. bf H. N. BUGKERIOGE Late ot Measss. Lalayatte, photouraphers to Their Majesties. AT THB BURLINGTON (formerly Hotel de
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    • 439 12 MAGNOLIA ANTIFRICTION WHITE METAL BALVANIZED RIDGIN6B CRANE 8 CYLINDER OIL GALVANIZED PIPEBAND FITTINtiS CHAMPION BLACKSMITH 8 POBT DRILLB GUAN KMT ft CO., LID. (Incorporated hi the titraite Settlements) 56 Phillip Street, SINOAPORB. TeJ. graph BUANRIAT A. B C. Bib Bdition. Telephone Nos. 18tft, 1862 BOBN Sr NG CO., LTD. (lasorporated
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    • 283 12 Straits Motorcar Service THE PREMIER OARAGE OF THE CITY ilEltf 5 nd 7 eat r O*rc If Cff on hire day and nigh. Pho^. 1233 114 ta 111, Orchard tea* NEW GOODS A large stock cf planting, mining, shipping goods, have just arrived NOTB THE ADOREBS BAN LEE ANN. LTD.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 195 12 Straits Zime. TELEPHONES Editorial and General 58 Manager's Office 1117 Job Printing Office 1244 All communications relating to editorial", matters and news should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All communications relating to business matters advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, printing, etc., should be addressed to THE MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES Wants, For Sale,
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