Malaya Tribune, 5 December 1917

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    28 1 The Malaya Tribune. KVENING DAILY.] AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. [EVENING DAILY. Vol. IV.- No. 286 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1917 PRICE 5 CENTS. Che Ittalapa Cribune. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5
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      272 1 36, PHILLIP STHEET, SINGAPORE. FIREWOOD supplier to the Singapore Municipality. 4 I Full particular! on application. j Pbone Nos. 1361, 1362 and |(j Private 1450 and 1073. Change of Programme Episodes 9 and 10 of The Silent Menace That Mysterious Figure Who is Appearing Nightly In Pathe's Great Military Seria
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      309 1 soutiTbritish INSURANCE CO.. LTD. INOOBPOBATKD IN NIW ZEALAND tUt Ii aa m oes effected on Balldlnga, Rent «nd Merchandise of ere y description MARINE Inaarances accepted to il parta of t'ae world at loweai rate WAI RISK accepted to all parts. J. HENRY Manager. Offices: S, PinU', ?ou Green. The
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      69 1 j THE [Pot Stills OF j Great Britain Have Been I Taken Over by Government, j NEVERTHELESS Buchanan's will be able to continue to supply their famous blends and to maintain I the quality as before, being in the unique position of having the I largest bonded stores in the
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      383 1 jTay Guan Kiatlf 36, PHILLIP STREET, I SINGAPORE. I (Government and Municipal III Contractor. Phone FVos. 1361, 1362 aid Private 14SO and 1073. jfl "ONODA" I Portland I CEMENT. j Ltd. j I (INCOIU'OIUW) IN J A PAX.) I lliTlll BROS. TOBACCO Co. 38 Robinson Road, Singapore. Branches at IPOH,
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    Plague Prevention.
    1672 2 N. Manchuria Report 1 (By Dr. Wa Lisu Teh). Harbin, October 6, 1917. To Hi« Excellency, The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Peking. Sir I have the hononr to pabfrtt* a britf snmuiary of the Fifih Annual General Report of the North M inOharltn Plague Prevention Service for tin-
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      503 2 Sole Agents for the S.S. and F.M.S. A. Frankel Co. VICTORIA STREET. I Dear Sir, 1 I was much surprised in find ng that when I had takeu two bottles of esteemedj I I medicine, ihe Vedic Specific bousht from the K. V. M. Hall, I found a h-,4>y relief.
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      909 2 AUCTION SALES. IMPORTANT NOTICE. THE SALE OF "PUNDUT ROTATE" DINDIN&B advertised to be sold at Aucti m by Messrs. POWELL Ltd. 17 Raffles Place, Singapore, on Thursday loth November, 1917, HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO THE Lbfch DECEMBER, 1917, with completion one month later. By order of the Custodian of Enemy
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    Straits Produce.
    290 3 Singapore, December 5. fin.— See Local and General column. Copra- —Business. Tapioca. —Steady. Business done. Sago Flour- —Business done. Gambier. —Business done. Pepper- —Steady. Business done. Other Products. —Market Quiet. UUst Local Market uuoUtion: Nutmegs 110 S. per pionl $40.00 Nutmegs 80 S. 45.00 Copra Bali 5.90 Copra
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    Singapore Volunteer Corps.
    99 3 Orders for the week ending Friday. December 7 To day. 5.15 Junction of Silat >v Karnpong Bahru R la. SYR NCOs T.P. Fire Station SYR TPP Orchard Rd. PS Veterans Co NCOs m Drill Hall Signalling Section NCOs do SVC all Recruits To-morrow. No Drills Friday 5
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    European Mails.
    90 3 Delivered la London. Tbe following are the date- of ieparture from Singapore of the European Mails an<l their delivery n Loadm. Max. fiKPT. nHLivaußn M -M. Sept. 7 Oct. 23 gi Sept. 6 Oct. 27 P. AO. Sept. 10 Oct. 27 8.1. Sept. 12 Oct. 27 8.1. Sept.
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    Wireless Report.
    14 3 Vessels in communication at noon with the local Commercial Wireless Station —None.
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    67 3 A traveller in buttons the other day demanded to be exempt on the ground of public decency. "Why," he said to the members of the tribunal, "if it wasn't for me none of you would he tnre. You wouldn't dare to leave your homes because you couldn't keep your pants
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    39 3 "Let us grit oar teeth. Not one word more about peace until the bloody work is done and victory is ours. This must be the motto of the whole German people. "—Hindenburg'B reply to a telegram of birthday greeting.
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      254 3 Are You Crumpled Up with rheumatism Then these words are your salvation. Perhaps you have been told that jou cannot be cured. There are thousands who have been told that before you. They tried LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM rubbed it on to the aching parts, the swellings, the twitching drawn op
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      657 3 AN ALL-BRITISH PRODUCTION The Alhambra Alhambra Is By the LONDON FILM Co with Britain's Leading Players is m onJy the Theatre AT THE atre ALHAMBRA Orchestra. Tfia etc and the BEST The Hall for Music. The Pioneer and Premier House. The House of Quality. served' accommo- beach road. during datlon.
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      509 3 The Coolest Theatre. The Best Projection. IT THE POPULAR PHOTO-PLAY HOU-E EMPIRE TanjoDg Pagar Road. Trams Pass tbe Door. SECOND SHOW 9.15 SHARP Quality Pictures Corporation present Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in THE GREAT SECRET j Ep. 3 The Hidden Hand Ep. 4. Sunshine Shadow. THE DIAMOND from
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      123 3 Mails Close. To-day. Port's wet tenham H Dg 2 pm R StJT"* "JIH. fisssifBL 's p° MSSS 8 a 0 d H0Ck Li 8 1»°°' "!S Kretay, Trengganu, v Kelantan, Patani, Singora,* Bandon Bangkok* Prachatipok 4 pm To-morrow. 11 Hoq 6T 830 Kprim Soon Lee 8.80 am on a Hock
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    COCONUT PRESERVATION.
    958 4 It will be a matter of some difficulty to persuade the ignorant Malaj villager that the new Ordinance in not meant to prevent him from enjoying ihe '"."ge profits that he anticipates from planting up his holdings with rubber, and causing a depreciation in price owing to an
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    War Films.
    137 4 The latest series of H. M. Government films have arrived and will be exhibited at the Alhambra Theatre for one week, commencing on Monday, December 10 This series comprises The Battle of Arras," The Great German Retreat," The Fall of Bapaume," "The Capture of Peronne, and v Sons
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    Property Sales.
    191 4 The following properties were disposed of by auction by Messrs Ching Keng L Q e and Co, at Malacca, on Moniay afternoon Sri D cember, 1917. Land and house No 154 First Cross Bt. Malacca, approximate area 1,221 sq ft bought by Beng Kong Seng for $12,500. Land
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    M. F. V.
    68 4 Match for To-morrow. A football match, the Malaya Football Associa id, Singapore, versus Johore, will b play.d on the Rallies Reclama i»o to m rrow the 6th inst. The ground will be enclosed and admission will b« by paymentsadults twenty cents and minors 10 cen»s. Seats will
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    Coming Events.
    42 4 Thursday. St. Nicholas. Moon Last Quarter. A. D. S. rTprj ■■fllTiiU D; c k, Victoria TLeatre. Friday. Mark Lodge, 0.30 p.m. Saturday. Y.W.C.A. Sale of Work, 4 p.m. "Dandy Dick"—lasi performance. Sunday. 2nd Sunday in Advent. Tuesday. Hamcab (Jewish Holiday
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    To-Day's Contents.
    85 4 Pao» j The Great War The Fighting Front* 5 Rossi.* 5 Allied Conference 5 Late Gen. Maa'Ie 5 French Consular News g General: Plague Prevention 2 Straits Produce 3 Singapore Volunteer Corps 3 Coconut Preservation 4 h Hong Win E.iqniry 5 Rnnt A.is<JedSment a The A D. S.
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    Local and General.
    768 4 Tin here No quotation. London, Dec, 3: The silver market is quiet.— Renter. Rubber waa quoted yesterday at 2\h\ for crepe and 1 k\ r it sheet. Experts have discovered that a German submarine captured by the British contains several stolen American patents. From the Industrial Press
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      140 4 Christmas Bazaar NOW OPENED. j LUBRICATING -^OILS FOR ALL PURPOSES STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND For Particulars and Prices APPLY TO THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co. (S.S.), LTD. i i INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) St. Helen's Court, Singapore, mm —Trnrrii~ ttnimi> i miii* —rrrnr"~niTiiii iiwwiiiniimn jit Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk per cue (18.00
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      382 4 CINEMA CASINO By the Sea off Beach Road In 2nd Show TO-NIGHT. 9.1S p.m. The n-Iventnres of Wallingford in THE MASTER TOUCH STINGAREE Episode It The moth and the star 12. The darkest hour Stiugaree is at his best in these concluding episodes and really wins a name as tbr
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      138 4 We beg to inform the Public that we have been appointed Sole Agents FOR The Cresta Blanca Wine Co. OF CALIFORNIA. Prices on Application to Caldbeck, Macgregor AND Co. ADELPHI HOTEL Notice. We received from Holland out of the Steamer's Ice-room Smoked Eel Smoked Salmon Pickled Herring in glass of
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    WAR TELEGRAMS.
    1151 5 The Fighting Fronts. OFFICWL COMMUNIQUES. British C?ptnres. REUTER'S SPECIAL SERVICE. Loudon, Dec. 3, 9.35 o.m. British official Our captures daring November in the Western theatre were 11,551 prisoners and 13$ gnns in Palestine 10,454 prisoners and eighty guns in East Africa 4,403 prisoners of which 1 |1J were
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    FRENCH.
    84 5 Enemy Beaten Back. London, Dec. 4, 2.15 a.m. French communique There is creat artillery activity in the sectors north of the Chemin des Dames and intermittent artillery actions on the right bank of the Meuse. The enemy, after a violent bombardment in the Woevre, attacked our positions north of
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    ITALIAN.
    50 5 Attacks Repulsed. Rondon Ddc. 4, 5.30 p.m. Italian official We repaid attacks southward of Daone valley in the Giudicarie region. The enemy artillery is active botween mounts Sisemol and Cafltelgomberto We carried oat a powerful concentration of fire on enemy masses alll0 f wood, and northward of Mount Tondarecar.
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    AMERICAN.
    171 5 Weekly Review. London, L>ec i, 3 25 p.m. Washington: Mr. Baker, in hi. weekly review of the war, save that the outstanding feature is the everincreasing nobility of action of the forces engaged. The enunyap parently is seeking a decision, realising that he cannot endare maoh longer the strain
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    ENEMY REPORTS.
    51 5 German Claims. London, Dec. 4, 5.30 p.m. Wireless German official We threw back the English in many waves northward of Gheluvelt. There waa violent fighting between Marcoing and the Peronne-Cambrai Road, where we oaptured a section of trenches. We stormed Ta Vacquerie repulsed counter-attacks, and took prisoner five
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    Britala's Achievements.
    115 5 Yon Tirpitz Speaks Oat. London, Deo. 4, 2.35 p.m. The Hamburger Nachrichten contains a full report of the speech by Yon Tirpitz at Essen, in the course of which he said "Not only has England taken our colonies and Mesopotamia, but everywhere she has anchored deeper and firmer
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    Mao-Power Question.
    90 5 More Combing Out. Loudon, Dec. 4, 5 30 p.m. It is announced that the combing out of all men who entered the collieries bince the start of the war has begun. The newspapers point out that the strength of the German attack at Cambrai suggests that Sir Douglas
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    No Annexations.
    75 5 London, Dec. 3, 6.45 p.m. In the House of Commons Lord R Cecil stated that no agreement had been made with Franc 3 or Russia by which France should re eeive a seaboard in Syria in the Adana Vilayet and a port in lesser Armenia, or Ruesia receive
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    American Shipping.
    77 5 LondoD, Dec. 4, 3.0 a.m. Washington The Shipping Board recommends that Congress should have more complete control and regulation of merchant shipping especially with a view to preventing extortionate ocean freights. It asks for additional legislation to cover the transfer of American vessels to a foreign registry The
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    "Boy Scouts" with Explosives.
    41 5 London, Dec. 4, 6.45 a m. Two Citizen Army Boy Scouts" landed at Belfast from Ardrossan, carrying a portmanteau. They were shadowed, and the portmanteau was found to contain sufficient explosives to blow up a whole street
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    U. S. Determined.
    41 5 London, Dec. 4, 1.25 a.m. Washington: Congress opened with a pronounced air of confidence and determination to prosecute the war with unsparing resources. It was noticeable that the Treasury s estimates are to provide 13,000,--000,000 for war purposes.
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    Enemy Casualties.
    35 5 London Dae 4, 6.23 p.m. In the House of Commons Mr. J I Macpherson stated that Germany prohibited the export of her official easaalty lisle, hence the totals could no longer be published.
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    Russia.
    765 5 More Fraternity. London, Dec. 3, 5.35 p.m. A Russian military plenipotentiary accredited to the British armw reports that fraternization has increased especially on the northern fronts in connection with the armstice with th° enemy. A mine blew up the torpedo boat destroyer Bditelniy. Maximalists a Minority. London, Dec 3,
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    Allied Conference.
    216 5 At An End. London, Dec. 4, 3.0 a.m. Paris The inter-Allied Conference has closed. Colonel House said that there had been co-ordination and unity of purpose, promising great results in the future. He was profoundly convinced that we will thereby reach our goal He tribnted the great deeds
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    Late Gen. Maude.
    119 5 Memorial Service. London, Dec. 4, 1.50 p m. A memorial service to General Sir Stanley Mande was held at St. Paul's at noon. There was a large and distinguished congregation, including Sir'Wii'nm Robertson, representing the Kin*, Lord Islington, Mr. Walter Long, representing the India Office and Colonial
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    Health Ministry.
    85 5 London, Dec 4. 5.30 p.m. The Daily Express says that Doctor Addison has accepted the post of Minister of Public Health. It hopes a Bill will be passed before Christmas establishing the new Ministry, which aims at nationalisation of the medical profession, Involving free medical attendance for all
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    C. O.s and Votes.
    57 5 London, Dec. 4, 6.20 p.m. In the Honae of Commons on the discussion of the Electoral Reform Bill. Sir G. Cave intimated that the Government proposed to limit the disenfranchisement of conscientious objectors to war time, and for seven years thereafter. The objectors rendering valuable war
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    New Chinese Premier.
    48 5 London, Dec 3, 2.10 p.m. Peking i The resignations of the acting Premier, Wang Tah Sieh, and the Ministers of the Interior, Justice, Finance, Education, and Agriculture have been accepted. Wang Shin Chen, at present Chief of the General Staff, has been appointed acting Premier.
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    U.S. and War.
    34 5 London, Dec. 4, 3.0 a.m. Washington i Mr. Lodgeren King l Republican member of the foreign re!**.iona committee of the Senate, h a urged a declaration of war on G.-rtnany'a Allies.
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    Canada's War Loan.
    23 5 London, Dec. 4, 1.45 p.m. Toronto: Victory Loan totals over eighty millions sterling. There were over half a million subscribers.
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    STOP PRESS.
    271 5 Lateit from Palestine, London, Dec. 4, 6.30 p.m. Renter's special corresponden with the Palestine field force wiring on Nov. 29, says i There seems good ground to believe that the Turks have removed the archives and many civilians from Jerusalem. It is feared that they have not respected
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    Disastrous Fire.
    39 5 London, Dec, 4, 1.45 p.m. New York Four large buildings of the Morse Dry Dock Company have been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at a million dollars. A considerable amount of valuable machinery was destroyed.
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    Fight in Vienna Station.
    229 5 A Vienna telegram states that in the the Minister for National Defence, General Czapp yon Birkenstetten, read a report from the military authorities on the killing of a dragoon by an officer at the Vienna, East railway terminus, which recently created such a sensation. It appears,
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    Incendiary Plot.
    208 5 Heavy Sentences Imposed. Rome, Oct. 11th.—A court martial was opened on September 18' di in connection with the blowing up of a dynamite factory at Geoglo in February, 1916, when there was a terrible death roll, aud in connection with a series of vast incendiary outbreaks at Genoa
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    "Hong Wan" Enquiry.
    853 5 Marine C art Finding. The Court of Enquiry, consisting of Mr. Rdoh Scott (District Judge) assisted by Commander B A. Cator R. N. Attendant), and Cap tai as A. Snow and H. J. Henderson (master mariners) sat in the Marine Court yesterday afternoon to deliver th' ir
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    Happy Thought.
    29 5 Private O'Hara—l'll have to write an' tell me ould mother about gettin' aome barbed wire for drjin' her clotheB on. Share she'll nade no clothespins at all
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    Earwig "Derby."
    315 5 New Sport at the Front An amusing letter which describe* how British officers amuse themselves during their brief periods of leisure at tbe front, has been received by tho friend of a wellknown member of the London Stock Exchange, who now holds a commission in tbe Army, says
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    Naturally.
    25 5 I intend to marry purely for love." M But suppose a weathy man Bhould propose V I should love him, of course." London Mail.
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      257 5 la i Esi advertisements. ALI BAKTI 6UNGA CHEMPAKA WARHA WILL BE STAGED To-Nignt To-Night 1 1 BY THE FAMOUS STAB OPEBA At the Theatre Royal North Bridge Road. K. H. CtaOOng, Proprietor. Y. L. Tan, Manager. Pnone 1368 lor seats. THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE 1888. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    808 6 Prices Quoted ia the Market this Morning Sinqapobb, December 6. Messrs Lyal! and Evatt, Exchange and Share Broken, issue the following list of qaotatioos Robber Shares. Nona. Valae. Buyer*. Srlier* 2,'- Allagar 2/3 2,9 t 2 Anglo Java 6/- 7.'--1- Anglo-Mala) 12/- 16,--1 Ayar Kuning 40,'- 60/S/-
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 6 Singapore, crnfjer J On Loudon— Bank 1 mfi, tfil i.'eu»»ati 2/4 j Priraie 3 vi/«. ./4 27/32 On India Bank T. T. 162 On Hongkong B*nk J/i 26\/„ ,-rev;. On Shanghai— Bank d d. On Java— Bank T. T 127$ On Japan Bank d/d. IGB India C:l) Bill* laa*
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    French War Orphans.
    690 6 A Christmas Appeal. In order to help the large numbera of French war orphans, ad Association was formed in August 1914, named the Association of Orphans of the War," which has already rescued, and, is caring for more than 10,000 homeless and friendless children. The Association issues
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    "Our Day" Fund 1917.
    120 6 Previously acknowled K ed #280,500.13 Wine and Sprit Atsociation iqq Fiiendly Society or Ttong Lock Kok 18 Pen Chinese Chamber of Commerce Hokien Community (19th list) Chop Yeo Chip Moh .$5OO United Stw m:u, ChopTeeteoon $100 each JOO t-bopa Hoe Be*, Teng Aik fcrog, Sin Sem<
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    The A. D. S.
    248 6 Performance of 'Dandy Dick." The Singapore Amateur Dramatic Society staged Pinero'a Dick" at the Victoria Theatre last night and made a great success of it which is gratifying in view of tbe fact that the proceeds go to the Officers' Families' Fund. The cast consisted of
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    Local Share Market.
    239 6 Singapore, December 5. Latham and Co.. tie Arcade, adviae following quotiti MM AiorOajah 14.40 $4.50 }vrK'iiiingi 1.35 1.4'» Ayer Molt. 2.75 289 Ayer Vnm§ II» 11.75 Balfownfa 6.40 6.50 Eakit Jelotong 0.72"» 0.80 Bakit Katil o.n7s 0.95 Bakit X B 0.75 0.85 ChangkatScrdg.... 875 9.00 xd. Glenealy
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    52 6 Regarding the review of 3500 exemptions held by Post Office servants, Capt. F. Chubb, military repres ntative, read an official document at the Dorset Tribunal which stated that the Post Office does not ask for the exemption of these men, and is prepared to release them forthwith if the exemptions
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    60 6 After spell at the front, Army officers are sometimes apt to forget the niceties of military etiquette. The other afternoon at Victoria Station a commanding officer was spotted by a member of the military police, who reminded the homecon.er that he was not carrying his gloves. "Gloves!" exclaimed the CO.
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    Rent Assessment.
    674 6 Yesterday's Meeting. At the weekly meeting of the Rent Assessment Board held yesterday afternoon in the board-room of the Mnnicipal Commissioners, there were present the Hju Mr C J Saunders (president), and Messrs S Tomlinson, A M S Angallia, M Meyer, Gaw Khek Kiam, E Tessensolm, and H
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    French Consular News.
    201 6 (By courtesy oj the French Consulate-) Paris, Dec. 3, 6.10 p.m. The French 3 per cent bonds are at francs 59.50 and the 5 per cent at 87.95. We repulsed thrusts in the region of St. Quentin, and in the Bois dcs Fosses. The artillery was active
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    America and the East
    976 7 Discoveries in Asiatic Turkey. (By C. Mansford.) Th« d«bt whicu -ilu world owes to Auieriean explore*, s aud archaelogiats is less widely r* khan II deserves. Explora;iTi and research are expensive interests and on work of this nature, Americans have spent their wealth as ansLintitwly as
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    69 7 The death has occurred at Portslade near Brighton, of Professor Charles Wells who had been Oriental translator to the Foreign Office since 1892. Formerly lecturer on Turkish at Oxford he waa Professor of TurkiHh in King's College. London, from ISB9 to 1916. In 1870-74 he was Professor of English at
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    25 7 Engineers and firemen on the Canadian Gran i Trnnk Railway are negotiating with the officers of the compa iy for wage increases amounting to £300,000.
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    Civil Guard.
    86 7 Drills for December 1917. Friday, Dao. 7.—Both Companies Parade Boustead Institute, 5.15 pm. Monday, Dec. 10—Route March. Fall in Pearls Hill. Diemies S poy Lin- 4 Police Station. 5.15 pm. Friday, Dec. 14.—Parades Ptarls Hill and Tanjong Pagar, 1.55 pm. Monday, D-c. 17.—Poarls Hill Company Parade, junction of
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    Military Cross.
    126 7 Won by Bangkok Doctor. The Military Cross has been conferred on Temporary Captain H.H. Hepburn, Et A M C, for gallantry iv tbe field. Captain Hepburn, formerly assistant to the Medical of Health, Bangkok, left early in 19H. and was in Berlin studying surgery when the war broke
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    21 7 The project of constructing a port at Rom*, at a cost of 1,600,000 has been finally approved by the Italian Government.
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      184 7 Be Prepared to Fight. Nature is always fighting to keep us well. Under normal conditions the forces of health within our bodies keep the disease germs in subjection. They arc not expelled entirely but they are kept harmless. Some indiscretion iv diet and the digestion is upset overwork or worry
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      454 7 THE Malaya Tribune AND SHIPPINJMjAZETTE. (Evening Daily.) 'Phone No. 171. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in Advance. Per annum $14.00 Half-yearly 7.25 Per quarter $3 65 Per mensem 1.25 Single Copy 5 CtS. Postage Extra 50 CtS. per month. All communications relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed to The
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      343 7 THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Established 1874. Incorporated in India. FUNDS exceed $30,500,000 00 Absolute Security Income In 1916 -$4,309,517.50 Total Out-go in 1916 $2498,418.50 Assurance enacted In 1916 $4,230,542.85 Increase In Fundi $1,819,099.00 Total Policies in force 65,842 assuring, with Bonus aditrone, $72,522,348.14. LOW A! ply
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  • MALAYA TRIBUNE (SINGAPORE)
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      24 1 Straits Shipping Gazette. Issued Oally.] SUPPLEMENT TO THE MALAYA TRIBUNE. Issued Dally.] Vol. IV. -No. 286 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1917. PWCE 5 CENTS.
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      The Channel Ferry.
      1149 1 By Col.A. J. Barry. Tha construction of tho proposed tunnel under the Channel has been a project which for m*ny years has loomed large iv the public eye. So long ago as 1802 a tunnel under the Channel was proposed by a French Engineer, M Machieuother proposals
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      Singapore Tide Tables
      166 1 Wednesday, Dec. 5. High water 2.48 am 7 ft. 9 ins. 2.5 pm 8 ft 4 ins. Thnrsday, Dec. 6.—Moon in Apogee 9h A. Last Quarter 9h 14 M. A. High water :—3.32 am 7 ft. 8 ins. 2.56 pm 7 ft. 8 ins. Friday, Deo. 7.—Moon
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      Huge Under-Sea Tunnel.
      54 1 Acoording to Japanese papers, the Imperial Railway Board has decided to tunnel the Shimonoseki Straits in order to improve the railway service between Kyshu and Hondo. The tunnel will measure six and a half miles, the oost of construction being estimated at Yl4 000,000. The line will
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      59 1 Contracts have been let in the Cnit-d States for several 1,000 ton destroyers. Cramp and Sons get orders for fifteen Union Iron Works, •ix Fore River Compauy, sixteen, and others are distributed among the Bath Iron Works. Newport News Co and New York Shipbuilding Com. pany. Plans are also being
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        460 1 I THERE IS NO I Finer Medium J i for Shippers' Advertisements THAN THE I Shipping Gazette. I J Write for teruis, a I 20c Collyer Quay, Singapore. P.*o. British India AND APCAR LINE (Companies Incorporated in England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. (Under Contract
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        283 1 Stoomvaart Maatscbappij "Rederland" AND Rotterdam Llogd" (Incorporated in Holland.) (Royal Dutch Mail Companies). REGULAR MAIL SERVICE Between Java, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Yokohama, Nagasaki and San Francisco and vice versa. For freight, passage and further particulars Apply to Internationale Crediet and Handelsvereeniging Rutterdam" (Incorporated in Holland) 1 D* Almeida Street 'PHONE,
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        40 1 The Public are Quick to recoonise Merit I Metro's Super Films So. v, a NEW STANDARD of Cinema Programmes. People are Talking of Them already APPEARING SOON. The Far Eastern Film Service Sole Distributors for S.S., F.M.S., Siam, Indu-china Chiaa.
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        175 1 ROYAL PACKET Navigation Company of Batavia (KONINKLYKE PAKETVAABT MAATSCHAPPY) I B l WW WOO ton, Tomrt* Steamers fROIVI JAVA TO AUSTRALIA SYDNEY MELBOURNE VICE VERSA In connection the flniirial feW n i c-. -,«1-. '"|i»ww saloon Stpamera Melchiop Treuh AND Rumphius Passage from Singapore to Brisbane lst 8in 8 10
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        213 1 I To AdvertisersT I Shipping Gazette I Circulates in every port throughout the I MALAY PENINSULA I Terms on Application N. Y. K. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co EUROPEAN LINE. malnUintaij thU semce have been g £cLuiv desiredl and o- SLZ m"*2 v all the
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