The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 December 1909

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    15 1 fPT3O3 J MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. I TEN CENTS SiNGAPORE, MONDAY, 1 )ECEMBER G^ 1909. NO. 6,773
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    147 1 The Prorogation >«f PwlitflMnt, the KiDtr's Speech, and notioill for the coming general elections occupy mucfa of the wire uewb Page 5. A preat gale has devastated the coasts of Britain, with, it is feared. Lofifl ol retsell and hves at Clovelly and m the Mersey Page
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    FURTHEST SOUTH.
    591 1 I• is Ibt IttM v\ I tfa tIM comitij on ol winter, the early ii bite i- the nipping winds blowing In m the B ;rtb, we should receive the coMt book thfct ever passed through a publisher's hands line Che Hear; l Ute brget that tub, an.
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      108 1 IBRIGGS' ViADUGT SOLUTION is unequalled W^ Bunkers, Topsides, |_ll [^T__ Tanks. fl H@_i' tlil;i5 I Structnres. sole agents CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, Singapore THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CARS OF THE YEAR. SPLEXDID LIST OF WINS FOR 1909- ;p Non-Stc- Throughout Fastest time on Bath Hill Climbs. Nor.-Stop Throughout. Special Silver Medal for
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      241 1 Entertainments. Entertainments. Theatre Royal TO-MORROW! NOSTH BEIDGE EOAD. TEUTONIA CLUB. For the first time m Singapore. PROGRAM IVI E. DEBUT OF E. FREGOLINE. Introduction and Polonaise for pianoforte and The Celebrated Transformist. Vent iloqnist M hITE g£, 4ND and Imitator, Lightning Changes. Sensa- Withers. tional Appearances Magnificent Dresses; songs, also
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      57 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS, Notice of Ifeesn. Kati Bros record sale Pa«e 5. Englisb. Malay and Chimse Diary. Kelly and "Walsh Pftge 4. KoniDk'.jjke uew time table Page 7. Isla de Panay on the lierth Pa^e 6. Option money for rubber plantations Pa R e 2. Malacca unredeemed pledget Pfcge 3. Brooke
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      92 1 THE WEEK Monday, *>th H\eh Water.- 5 44 a. 5.21 i St. Nicholas. Appeal Court opens. S G.C. Ladies' Spoon. N. D. L. Mail Homeward closes 1C a Tuesday, 7th Hieh Water.— 6.4o a., 6 45 p 0. W. A. Parsonage, 10.30 a. St George R. A. C 8.30 p
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    WIRE NEWS.
    231 2 lA— Fi N V I S \.'<er. Tbe Foreign Powers have iggoatod to the Central en- on the mbjaet of fiOH nratoofl hat J^> M^<l to engage foreign m d experts and will appoint o: P* M i v •'> L'ki.im i :\vtion\ The W un ip I
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    PROPERTY RIGHTS IN JAVA.
    288 2 ENT IN NAPOLEON!-' KKA MAY Compromise P:.:- Sitcati ny A ::ort titne ago the Xirmali J.iv t Pirn ms and L-ind Company, Limited, was I I I capital of 180,000 for working the N m^-jon^ lands m Java. urious ti onnected with the flotation. Durir_- bl
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      586 2 TO LET. TO BE LET. 11 YarnhamV 5, Syed Ali Uoad, 4 bed and bath rooma, large verandahs. Stabling— I Tennis. Gas and water laid on. Kent I 70.? F J. BENJAFIELD, Municipal Office. Dec 3 uc TO BE LET. The largo and oomlortabk residence known as "Si Helens" N
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      603 2 not teas. RUBBER PLANTATIONS. Advertiser will pay option mo,ney on sound proposition. Particulars to, "P" c/o Free Press Dec 6 13.12. TEA Ladies who entertain like to have everything of the best. To such ladies we recommend our Re 1 4 (Red Label) Tea. BROOKE BOND'S TEA S"!d by all
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      680 2 NOTWES. TENDERS WANTED. Tenders are invited fo' the supply of Engineering Materials required by the Sarawak Government for the year 1910. Full particulars can be obtained on application to Messrs. Paterson, Simons and Co., Ltd, Sarawak Government Agents, Singapore, or at Resident's Office, Sarawak. Tende s will be received at
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      565 2 International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. Head Office 6O Wall Street, New Yoke. London Office '.—Threadneedle House, Bishopsgate Street Within, London EC. London Banker? I—Nationali National Provincial Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted. DEPOSITS. Current Deposit Accounts opened and Interest allowed on the daily balances at
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      381 2 INSURAMQBS. MANUFACTURERsTIFf [NSURUTCK *■> D 1887. It bu t i ar) y otber ■Uipaav at the same age. r li& <i All claims, loan?, cash-sum-n promt I I led by the G Singai Penan^, without n-ferenc. b Bead Office. y 596,g40,015.7l (S.s.C) I $20,334,203.57 (S.S.C GUTHRIE Co LtA General Agents,
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    EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH CO.
    480 3 Tt ~t2i.\ H;ui i ordinary _^'neral ie Eistern Extension, Australasia •i Teleg tpfa Gompaaj, Limited, was i N -;d- ndeney cf Sir John < y, The gWMfa] >•;• M:• F. X Hesse) •nnk' the meeting. m, m OEKmag the adoption of the report, stated that for
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    WILL BUY NINE BREWERIES.
    46 3 »pk e bates Si i poration intends t urchase l Oonnty, m an if rl I w ire more work from ito g tired di the f y--Bbc>. '> tw irfOtatiOß** uiilis i t thirds t; pacitj I bnodrei I no luua the
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    82 3 < iptain I. X > l l r mer Bgapore, be« Appoin of ti'f Bi «atain A.rtill«ry r! inco moo t M j•£ E. II B. I j. Beers ii n%miaat i rxasiaatioa m tactical DQmaod is the name of M»joi PO.H il d. isc. Tbii fflcer w»t ihe ike
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      633 3 3 Jslipp^ "'HAZELINE' %fc aj I jj Uu velvet. Preserves the beauty ***J-i ~\*TV\ I* \T^\ l^ c com P^ ex^ cn boon m tropical climates, imparts an I exquisite sense cf coolness and t. r- ■^^'-Jj comfort when hot and perspiring. ft -,jtf .J X 1 1 'jfs Sold
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      28 3 APARTMENTS. BOAED BESIDENCE. For single gentlemen at "MXLDURA," Oxley Rise. Tennis. Stable. Tetma moderate. Oct 23 v.c GELANG BRICK WORKS. 300,000 Tirst Class Bricks for 1 1 i
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      656 3 AUGTIONS. AUCTION SiLE OF Unredeemed Pledges FROM 4 PAWNSHOPS On Tuesday, the 7th December, 1909 At No. 68, New MABSET m Malacca Chops Ban Hong, Seng Joo, Eng Hin and Cbee Hin. The pledges will be on view at the Centra Station two days prior to sale. TEOH HONG TYE,
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      306 3 White Zinc, White Lead, Paints, Oils, Varnishes and Enamels. Are of the very highest quality it is possible to manufacture. Beware of imitations Aspinall's products are obtainable of all Dealers. IMPORTERS, THE BORNEO CO., LTD SINGAPORE. > < Of AH Typewriters "THE EMPIRE" has the largest sa!e m the Far
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    Domestic Occurrences. Marriage.
    34 4 Domestic Occurrences. Marriage. lummel Lawrance. On the 4th December at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, by the Revd H. C. Izard, Oswald Albert Kim.mel to Margaret, daughter of William Lawrance Esq., of Hilldrop Road, LondoD.
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    The Singapore Free Press Monday, Dec. 6, 1909.
    915 4 The Singapore Free Press Monday, Dec. 6, 1909. thall the Press thi People igot rr ia_ ui awi influe ual ribe i ..trm, Tnii!' j>1 rieu precept .•I i Ri lif u Loy-lrj There is an eloquent reticence about the King's Speech so far as relates to the occasion of
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    1273 4 > < The death is announced of Major- General Sir F. Sjlly- Flood. The appointment of Mr E. 8. Lindsey, as chief resident eusrineer of the British section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, is gazetted. Justices Thornton and Woodward arrived by the P. O Delta from Penang on Friday to sit
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    MUNICIPAL ESTIMATES.
    135 4 It is not thrift eu f f of special uiee'in. irl ttei ■f... TtoP supan Mr M aiiinm,-, with a recommendation i ral I'urj -s Commit rasa of r. pei th. p-iu.lin 1910 during w, \vw! b. on half-pay. Ti. aiu t explanations and disc Btafl vised to
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    SAD DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.
    124 4 A DOOBITG I Lahore. Xovemb' the second recorded sic admitted for treatment m stitute, Kasauli, has just i Fenn. R A.M.C., recently mam wife under medical advio< a dog that had to be destroy, ed her hands. After treatuit i the lady was progressing fay beginning
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    MR VALENTINE CAREY.
    174 4 A. L H "m a chatty T ondon I the Times of Ceylon refers th:. uuad successful F M. S plants This most successful planter I his house and shooting m Devonshire living at Cowden, Kent. B :dj iirought out at the end of Septem'ily euccessfui, and
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    RUBBER SHARE VALUE EXPANSION.
    180 4 The 7 inter _raph upon the I ject s been ci Dg into some eileulah value of rubber shares, and tercel I g results. He has tafei 1 i-known companies, A- Malay, the Highlands and I- twlac 1 i-inggi. the Yallauib S imal i Pah In
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    619 6 THE POLITICAL CRISIS. INTERVIEW WITH MR HAVES FISHER r Tf!K KNKiiAI. F.I.E' 1 t'N. U ai«B Ol FHi Says the "Times cf n Sett Mi W Hajea Fk a truest cf H. Iki <•• A« patt twelve i dijs, m .>,i\ini: ie by the P. ft O. <■ Slacedonia A-
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    163 6 The mouth of September, I i nol Bkelj i be forgotten ai I. >jd's, i N .1: > piper 1 wafl n ret month that on ler-wril< n tny a 1 ttg fear, .uul it ED B wn to history as the black month. I Kisi class ships, ai bearilj
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      539 6 On the Berth. SOIPMU TRAS4TUNTIGA OF BARCELONA. FOR ILOILO AND MANILA. Thk Bpanish Mail Stbameb M I SLA DE PANAV s expect( <1 to arrive from Europe on Thur> lay, the 9th instant, and will have prompt Sespatch fox above ports. For freight and pas-age, apply tc BARLOW A Co.,
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      1033 6 SHIPPING. I SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA Wl*k LINE, HAMBURG. xßslpJ^ gcean steam seif Co> Ltdi China Mutual Steam Nay. Co, Ltd. The steamers of this Company mamtain a gteftmerg d tehed frOffi regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Liy 00l for the strait^ China and Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and tne btraira, Japan
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      733 6 SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Pen&ng, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills ol Lading issued for China Coast, Perfian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore oa oi about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1910 Delhi Dec 17
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      544 6 SHIPPING. i1 mJ JLc Norddentscher Lloyd. Brema IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL USI The fast and w«*u-tnown ma:, steamer* of this Company tail fortnightly Hamburg via R<.'tt«rdam r Antwerj Bouth&mptot Gribrfcltar, Qe&oa, Naples, (connection Maraei Naples, Alerandria and vice waa) Port 8a Suez, Aden, Colombo. P«nang, Smgap'or»- H n«rkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A
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    THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
    568 7 Tha correspondence itiag to k»« la- ,n .it Bh*ngt v yAi h 1 Parliamentary f b ite P N rbe fi I -spat, -a fr>li Sir the Brii jatei giving rwwi of rniuenUn •r.*tr M. la titfa forward- t the resolutions 0 while i <irey the 0n
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    SHARES.
    1138 7 Cap. Issue. Paid. Last Div. Buyers. Sellers. 95,000 2/ 2/ AHa^ar Rubber Estates Ltd 3 0 3 1| 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 21% Int. 14/3 14/6 to 1 Bitii Caves 10% 6 0 0 6 5 0 B0 f 000 1 1 Batu Tiga (Salangor) h% 1 18 0
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    PRODUCE.
    95 7 'Tin |7| ier Ml 10 90 xambier Cube v 14.00 J-arabier Gui* No. 2 Pej-i*rK.fc.?k or** B'port) v Pepper, Wkita ffak Snhnferc (110 to t&« Ai|a« M bU to tut Ib.j i> Mace (B*nd&! wm wm m norn CJlc^fsp rAmbohM •Ml Ballj Ooi 10% BL Pearl Sftf* JJopra Bal)
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    PASSENGERS.
    79 7 PerT.-t, |(n Messrs Bucl r.d Sia. Per Pcr nor. Mes«r« L A. Stork. D.W p M Bobia^Mi B Th ?TT w X J M Mi km AI W Hon. i>lM !l iaee, Mr Giles I Corp E B«iBt Corpl A tr( w j' •,,tr.Mr Hrl |fi M ai j
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      36 7 NOTICE, <_■ impbl Latham and Ifltters, .vJCon.Uiit-st.Lvjn- Li* :vUress at ;0, Kafflefl Place, B«l DM ie 1 In k) Chine. 18 n c FRASER& CHALMERS, Ld. Manufacturers of Mining Metallurgical Machinery. Adamsor Gilfillan Co., Ltd. Eastern Agents.
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      403 7 T^ year work a nervous stem is w< aki impure, and i [lines is n b i rw di baOda lisa was made for just i Lses. Win :i the I impure m be- [j is imI ssible 1 0 that ter E depressi as It! no mbil ion i
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      20 7 P^^ oLLDbk MM. f^^%^^ MANY OF THE HEALTHIEST j i^^^^A^l BABIES IN SINGAPORE g^^^^^i ARE FED ON l^^l Sledge Milk.
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      126 7 DeKONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Under Contract wrvtm thi: Nr" i m India Q .t. Agents ai Singapore, The Limited, 2 -i < THE UNDKK«ENTIONBD DATES U/ DtCPAKTURB AHB OsLlf APPROim ATh Bumpbius Belawan-Deli Dee. i VAN (.it ENS Anambas and Natoi na i-iand*-: \> •,'ai'\'<a Muntok and Palembang B&OrjWBB .Moeara-Saba. Bimpang,
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      731 7 VESSELS PORT. I Flajj and Tons rommander* Arrived From Whmi Makut R^jakumai Siam train, ship 750 Tjl Prince Sri Njv 29 Pea ti Bangkok Steamers fla«&Tons Master Arrived From ituenve t-or Wbaa Baron Balfour Brit 2552 Symoodl Dec 1 Saleef i',i' S.sbang 11 f'arlyle Brit 284 Jone« Nov J^ t:tiu
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      76 7 WEATHEK REJPOET. D^a Bm Wind Temp Hnm Sky R U ETkoof lOi Wurila !-a 758 w Jfi tl H koag Li .7 5 7 v g la 10a 7 M.:n.,;i > jf Knadarjj Ker'-ati tfospiU] Dei 1909. s a.m. p.m. Barotn. 32 Fuk. 29 935 Temp. 7fi s i Wet
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    CATHEDRAL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
    1211 8 la onaißptinii with the transfer of the; K^v Father B rd (through Dl-hetttb), to Malacca, to be replaced by Father Niin, an urp!>--.: j uid tffecting ewemoaj took place after the morning wrrioe jretterdaj morning Thii was T^t presentation of H.Lires- uvenirs to the retiring
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    FORESTS OF THE PHILIPPINES.
    582 8 A', rat ninety per cent, of the forests of the Philippines, which by the way have a growth computed to be 1,400,000,000 cubic feet, is going to iste while the world is clamouring for timber These ?ast forests of fine woods (says the Seientii: American Supplement
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    OPIUM IN CANTON.
    117 8 While very active measures are being taken to restrict t tie sale of opium m Canton Ctty the anti do not seem, to have bi •m t .>- outlying districts, I n fact it ia reported t.n* the opium trade i- indeed rery brisk m a ime
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    POLICE COURTS.
    654 8 Disobeying Traotic Rules. New Kick Singr was arrested on Saturday m North Bridge Road tor disobeying traffic regulations. Illicit Chanhu. For being m possession of and selling chandu without a licence Ling Ah Gong was arrested by Sergt. 10 and p. c. G<>B on Saturday and taken m
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    LATEST SHIPPING.
    94 8 In addition to that on page 7. Deli, Ger 726, Oapt Hubner, Bangkok, Behn Meyer, for Bangkok 10th. Swaerdeoroon, Dut 901, Oapt Hut, Taraban and East Borneo, for Bandjermassin 11th. Per Deli Mr Krebs, Mr Collman, Mr Gachtke, Mr Boyer, Mr Hcz, Mr Towes, Mr Tooth, Tunku Mat
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    TO HELP U. S. SHIPPING.
    87 8 Tabifv Redi i riON ox Goods Carried m A m bricau Bottoms. Washington, October 12. In one of his Western speeches President Taft said he would recommend to Congress at the approaching session a ship subsidy bill. Senator Elkins announces that be will introduce a
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    882 8 Captain Davies, of the ss. Taisang. which j is on the run between Shanghai and Manila, was accidentally drowned last week at Shanghai. In order to keep a clear passage way vessels are prohibited from anchoring su as to swing within 100 fathoms of either end of I
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      34 8 LIGHTSHIP VANISHED. The Du f ch Consul has received a telegram frcm the Resident at Bandjarmasin statirg that the lightship Barito has disappeared. W. J. GARCIA (Cokneeof) ORCHARD BOAD. For Good, Cheap, Reliable Pianos
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      127 8 Fresh Australian Butter 70 ets. per Ib. SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. RETAIL DEPOT. 1U2*25 Orchard Road /TEN" TIMES Better copies _> I the f^Mfp) COPIER 5 "its a treat to copy^Z 2^^, I a (letters now"Q (SO I! R I Z I USFS NO I Rj l -cc^— I
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