The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 November 1908

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1908. NO. 6,400
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  • 148 1 The Rubber inaiket is sill fi m and good bu ioess is doing— Page 5. The Lords have thrown out the Licensing bill by a large majority Page 5. The West Kent's left on Saturday and the Middlesex arrived— Page 8. Oar London correspondent seals an interesting
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  • 898 1 It is the currents of life, not their wills, that bear old ftrq«aiat*aoM asunder," writes Zmgwill ia one of bis excellent books i'lustruiive of the Jewish character and those of us who soj >urn m the Eist eecesatlty ftel the truth of his words. Hardly a week passes by
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 173 1 John Little Co, Ltd. Showing. Selection. 18 ct. Gold Bracelet Watch £25 of Jewellery by the well known firm Messrs. J. W. Benson Suitable \<kJ AS No. mos X'mas Gifts Fine x T haqc Brilliant Star WhitP forming Brooch AT or Pendant cr Star hair Ornament London Prices vxn WAYANG
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    • 176 1 Entertainments. The mojt wonderful and unique shew m the East. HALES' TOURS Beach Road. This marvellous illusion of actual Railway travel with all the oscillations and movements of trains actually m progress continue to form a source of wonder to all visitors. TOURS TO-NICHT. 7.15 I. AFRICA. Hex River, Rhodesia,
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    • 291 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA PHONE.. .No. 982.. .9 a.m. to 5 pm. No. 639...7 p.m. to 10 p.m. NEEDS NO PUFF TLe New Orchestra, direct from Calcutta, have been specially engaged, for lovers of good Music. ENTIRELY NEW REPERTOIRE Or NEW MUSIC. To-Night- Entire Change cf Programme From the Popular and Up-to-date
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    • 82 1 > < LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. John Little's have a good selection of Benson's famous jewellery Page 8. Adelphi Hotel St. Andrew's dinner Page 1. Keily and Walsh's list of new books Page 4. St Marceaux champagne at Little's Page 4. Sale of the Moses estate on Dec. 14 Page 5. Wayang
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 379 1 THE WEEK. Monday, EOth i High Water.— 3.l2 a 2.16 p St Andrew's Day. M. M. Mail Outward doe. M. M. Mail Homeward dn* Municipal Coxmission, 2 3 J p Rugby Scotland v. Rest. Maxim Co. Lecture on Mechanism 5.30 p. Chinese V.M.C.A. Su Po Sia, 7.30 p St. Andrew's
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  • 316 2 Tha French Government has signed a convention with th-> Oompagnie des sfeeuignriea Miritimas for the exploitation of the regular lines of the Mediterranean, Urn Far East. Madagascar, Australia, and the Atlantic, the agreement expending over a period of 15 years. Tue Knee of the company are
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  • 555 2 i iteff of tbe S rs i i Tr.id i n C >mp my ia Koala I. b w increased further by the .irr.vil from H »mfl of Mr R S. Ptestoa. Mr W. M. Curru\ Cien-r.il Manager of Posing L.nr., Pacing Rharu. and the Siputeh Tin Mints, hi; gone
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 43 2 GREAT FOR uAoH UE?LY COMMENCES ON Tucsdav Dec Ist SPECIAL LINES TO BE CLEARED IN LADIES' GENT'S Outfitting Depts. ASK FOR CATALOGUE. KATZ BROS., L™. St. ANDREWS DAY November 30th 9 1908. &l SPECIAL DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT 7-30 P.M. AT THE
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    • 754 2 NOTIGES. IMPORTANT NOTICE. A Long Felt Want. The Alhambra String Orchestra is open for private engagements, up to 6 P.M. and after 11 p.rn on week days. Oa Sundays, any time. HIGH CLASS and UP-TO-DATE MUSIC. Balls, Parties, Receptions, Dinners, Evening at homes and weddings, a speciality. For terms, apply
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    • 516 2 INSURANCES. NOTICE. th_._« THE FEDERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA. Notice is hereby given that Mr. J. H. EVANS has been appointed Manager for South Eastern Asia for the Federal Life Assurance Company of Canada. Dated at Singapore this 23rd day of November 1908. A. MACKENZIE, Inspector of Agencies. Nov
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    • 580 2 BANKS. Hongkorg ShaDghai Bankia r Corporation, Paid-up Capital $15,000,0"/ j Rsskbvb Fukd Sterling Reserve $15,000,000 t9 Siiver Ileserve SU.OOO.OUl) >AXJ Rsskrvi Liability of Peofkimtors Oocrt of DiE»(?roas. E. Sh*t,l?m, E?q. CnA.iH.tLi Hon. Mr. W. J. t ruo^ ,»n Dbpcttt Chairman E. G. Barrett, Es<j. C. K. Linimawn, Ja^. G. Feiesland,
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  • 784 3 When the Clerk of the Crown and Hananer of Ireland presented the return of the election of a representative peer for that country m i the room of the late Earl of Kosse, it w?s I found that Lord Ashtown and Lord Farnham I had tied for the
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  • 152 3 A: HOWH KM, A Kov--,i correspondent 1 1 tha J«P«> D i! J y t w tLtC the st .teuient H ton 3 m F 1 11m II X■■ i :r y tii ir ,h error, m«bt ha intorprei d, Mm w «ed bt■• Ui I >
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  • 449 3 London, N >v 3. —It is reported atSt Petersburg that the Crown Prince cf Servia carried with him to Belgrade the Czar's letter informing Xin k Peter that Russia re-affirmed her sympathy with the Southern Slavs, and assuring him that Russia's efforts would be directed to fcranqtriDise
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 23 3 Nothirg to Fear. Mothers BKd have no hesitancy m givinj Chatubirlaiu's Cough Reiuetly to their tittk mm. as it roptains bsolutely pothinfi m
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    • 288 3 not i ess. MATIAITR FAMBOH, LADY DENTIST High Cilass Wobb Modkrate Pmcß. No, 215, Orchard Road. Xov 21 M THE IMPERIAL COLONIAL CLUB. The aboTe Club is formed chiefly for Colonial and Over-Seas Members, it is situated at No. 84 Piccadilly (the centre of Clubland) opposite fehe Green Park. Ihe
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    • 554 3 NOTIGES. REMINDER. BATAM BRICK WORKS OFFICE 135, PRINSEP STREET. We are now able to receive orders or enter into contract for the supply of our wellknown bricks to any quantity. Delivery on the foreshore of Singapore at the rate of Si 6o per 10,000 bricks. Apply early to the above
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    • 695 3 nuenoNS. AUCTION SALE OF A Valuable Residential Property ani Fruit Plantation situated and known as No. 20, Ah Hood Road. Area 11 acres, 0 rood, 9 poles. At Messrs. H, I. Coghlan Go's Salerooms Monday, 14th December, at 2.30 p.m. For particulars see Circulars and PUns. H L. COGHLAN Co.,
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    • 157 3 BUCHANAN'S FAMOUS m II is absolutely the best value obtainable* fIR The reputation of this blend has been WSt built up on the Solid Basis of QualiM Bii! P^rl m B® wviiU <n 6^' t*-*^ At SUPPLIES "C tauSEOFCOM)K*| has been made from the first. j||p THIS FACT IS GUARANTEED.
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  • 1138 4 The Singapore Free Press Monday, Nov. 30, 1908. Here -hnli the Press the People's right maintain, \J- awed hv influence and tinbribed by pain Here patriot Truth b~» plosions precepts draw. Plei'^et! to Religion, Loyalty and I,aw. Although by all accounts the visit of the Uaited States fbat to Japxn
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  • 401 4 Mr A. L Simmons, late of the Atmv dnance Corp?, Hongkong, has joined thFM.S Pottos 1> jpirtmsnts as a Sex>Ld Class Inspector of Pottos. He is stationed m Kuala Lumpur. The lighthouse m the Elmng Straus known as the I'iLt j Gedong Lighthouse, which wd> codm iei ablv damaged during
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  • 962 4 However much authorities may differ upon questions of naval policy administration, on one point at least there ie pqaeticaJ unanimity. Toe time of our freedom from the necessity to put forward a big programme of shipbuilding is at an end. 1 u less we are
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  • 50 4 Supplementary rain Uftdei thi ]m migration < »rdinauoe are pui Ci. /ette. Mr E. B. Colinan has been appointed District Judge for Singapore aud t act as third magistrate from N\ >v. 2&. The marriage arranged between llrCh^ Hubback and Ina, daughter of Colonel Pitk of Hayle-^laqe, Maidstoae, wii'l take
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 883 4 THE MOST WELCOME KELLY WALSH X'MAS PRESENT. I ATeUT BOOKS. To send to Folks at Home is Manual of Statistics, relating to the Painting m the Far East an introd n 2- TI fZAA/J PH^f fiflf {|0h« Federated Malay States 1908, pub- tion to the History of Pictorial Art J\
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  • 146 5 DIVIDING THE PACIFIC. A Wide Agreement. Friends of China. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Reuter's) A Washington telegram says that m spite I I Bml reticence it is stated on trustworthy intkotitj that an agreement has been concluded between Japan and the United States. This agreement is
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  • 32 5 Boil Roman Cath l.cs and Jews are Stroaglj advciM to the Education Bill compromise, the grants contemplated beiitt wholly insufficient to enable them to main:.iin their idkools.
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  • 38 5 Hie fmanJ ol the Japanese MiLister m Sp^iß, Mr Eaagaki lfaßJiro, who died the a d.jy at San Sebastian, his taken place the:- 1 Hrn widen of Ike deceased Minister reMto Jtpan shortly.
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  • 24 5 Bsflthwd N>v S&h, 3 15 pm. The HvU9Q of Lor. ls has rejected the L ---.ising B;ll by -72 votes to
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  • 115 5 FRANCE AND THE BALKANS. AUSTRIA'S POSITION. Does She Oppose a Conference. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) la the course of a debate on foreign aft'iirs m the French Chamber of Deputies M. P.chon said that the hope was warranted that Austria would agree to come to an understanding with the Sublime
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  • 152 5 Turkish Reassurances. The Turkish Chargr d'Affaiies at Vienna has informed Count Aerenthal, the Austrian Foreign Minister, that the Sublime Porte will do all that is passible to prevent tLe continuition of the boycott of Austiian goods and ihips. Njv 28, 3.15 pm. Assurances that have been given by
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  • 34 5 \l ceived Nov. 29 b. U3on 12 m. Two AaMtioasi war vessels have been ;>rdercl from Manila to thfl TangtM to repl ice two that had recently l_: r
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  • 284 5 The Import and Export return for the past quarter shows a serious decline iv trade under to li sections. Thus the value of imports dropped by over a million and threequarter p^uads sterling or not far short of twenty per cent, whilst the value of exports dropped" over
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  • 141 5 > His Mijestj will sot be advisei to disallow the Crown Suits 0 dinance and the Oidiuacce to repeal and re-enact with amendments the Tamil Immigratioo Fund Ordinance. A Hvlam was convicted by Mr Greeu. the second magistrate, on Saturday, for trespass into the Tangtfn barracks and introuucing liquor there.
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  • 20 5 Rec X.'V. 28, 9-28 a.m. Pre^iu. ut i'tit bas appointed MrHitcbockaa PiStBSSHf Qmwral of the United States. > <
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  • 171 5 Mr E. Hudson, ol the X >bicson Piano Dpany, h.is reported to th? police the loss of a bii,' containing tui-ing instruments •ml ltd il 1 t A ding has v 11 the police that he was i r idnd m town on Eii lay by a
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  • 137 5 > <: Two T> >v:inese, drivers of a Municipal Dor thai oaotel the death of a srntll I ivit.se girl, appea;t-d befoie Greeu. ad igistrate, oo Siturday, on a charga Fg cocuuet witt rc^trd to machi:.t. Tlf cum wai put ofi w\ the :>.-d. \i. eaf j.^ars elsewhere m cur
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  • 56 5 {From our own Correspondent^ Londor, vii, Penang, Nov 29th. For all varieties of crope there is most enquiry at present. A quantity of Malayan rubber, amounting to seventy tons of Plantation, has fetched an average of os. 1 per pound. The Klanang Rubber Company is issuing 5,500
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  • 67 5 Arrests m Ipoh. (Frcti our own Correspondent.') Ipoh Kec. Nov. 28, 1 3 pm. The Ipoh police have arrested two Chinamen, who are alleged to have been connected with the r jbbery of the Sultan of Perak's Crown jewels. They wei\3 cmght m a Chinese house m
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  • 271 5 Scotland v The Rest. This match was played off yesterday ending m a win for the Kest. Mugliston's 7o was a fine performance considering the state of the Links. Singles. Scotland. The Rest. F. Ferguson 1 Dr. Campbell j J. C. Watt 0 C. V. Miles 1 Dr. Finlayson
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  • 231 5 ,> < Mr 0. F. Oclel], who wag formerly m Singapore, has been appointed Secretary of the Euglish branch of the International School of Correspondence. J. Gr. L Stephenson of London has been granted the privileges of making, selling and using an invention f.)r improvements m carburettors m the Straits
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  • 1012 5 London, November 1. This has been a notable year though we have not reached the end of it. A summer of unusual warmth and sunshine, and a season of such brilliant gaiety that it excited universal comment, have been followed by an August ot almost tropical heat,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 16 5 Croup. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the
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    • 28 5 Lame Back. This ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles and may be cured by apulvinc Chamberlain's Pain Balm two or three ■■■lil.iirt flia nark vidnrnnolw
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    • 203 5 ROBINSON Co. Toy Bazaar NOW OPEN. 'Xmas New Year's Presents of every Description* PRICES TO SUIT ALL POCKETS. ROBINSON and COMPANY. pIJSTEN!-| H Do you use the Roneo Steel I Vertical Filing System. lIF NOT WHY NOT?| It is a System whereby a lost letter I is unknown and thit
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  • 541 6 We bad, m a recent issue, reported that the import duty on opium is to be so greatly increased m Perak, from the beginning of next ve*r, that el.audu will become practice ally "beyond the reach, of the Chinese coolie The decrease of the imports of the
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  • 255 6 Home papers pa the annexed lettei regarding the V M. C. A. in the Far East from (Hirer B. HcCowea, Foaeign Seeretarj T. M C A. Sir, Ai thai Mason ol the Tear, whea ■snaoeri 1 1 you ng men use learing cor shores to fill i
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  • 237 6 Sir Robert Hart opened a Wedejnii Missionary Exhibition at Leeds yesterday. Wonderf.l d tages, he said, were taking {lace m the Far E ist, and men who had hidden their faces or crouched m despair now stood upright, prepared to maiutain a footing of equality iti the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 527 6 l^gfa^ l^?* u/!^>It \ras certainly a good messenger who brought the news to yo.nx house that Aytr's Sarsaparilla makes the blood "rich and re.!." This means so much to lh< se who are thin, pale, feeble, weak, and nerrous. After Ayer's Sarsaparilla haa cured y< a, carry t!.e glad message
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    • 753 6 SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Port*, Plymouth and London* Through Billa of Lading issusd for OLina Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will Itar« Singapore on or aboet MAIL LINES. (hit ward {for China) 1908 1909 Delta
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    • 720 6 SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHI? Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China aud Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight; for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and
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    • 643 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and tLe Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo at
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    • 518 6 SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast End well-known mail fctoame»v thiE Company sfcil fortnightly from hrexn Hamburg ria Sotterdara, Antwerp, Bout Lai: Gibraltar, C^cnoa, Naples, (connection &£&raei Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said Suez, Aden, Colombo, Paoaag, Singapore, B kon^r, Shanghai, Nagasaki a. Kobe to'
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  • 556 7 On Nov. 4 the rubber sbare market again rafed active, there being no appreciable cessation m the investment damand for all the b»am| issues rght up to the finish of busi ness Trading was occasionally checked by the dirHculty experienced en the part of brokB I m
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  • 790 7 Issued p*!d ap Vtloi up Lorapanj QaoUtiaa $300,000 300,000 10 lo Balat Tin Mining Oo Lt4 750 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Braan Limited 7*5 $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Braseb Hydraulic Tin MOo L' 4 10 <0 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co lA4 3 <>5 $400,000 375,000 10
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  • 452 7 The pufcUM of this eempany has been M -d dwiag the week. -Xov 6) and presents a M aansoal and interesting features. It has i tamtalol J6150,0t)0, divided into 100,000 f g instead shares and 5 ,000 t'l ordinary ■ban*. All the ordinary shares are reserved
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 595 7 tHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS IND7-CHINAS. N. Co., Ltd. RETURN TICKETS at Single Fares will be issued by I. C. S. N. Co.'s Steamers for Hongkan^, Shanghai Japan, available for use between the otb Decesaber 19 J8 and 25th January 1909. REIUR* FARES.— Honkgonj §55. Shanghai §95. Japan $135. For further information apply
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    • 507 7 On the Berth. BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO LTD. FOR Port Swettenham, Penang, Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Karikal, and Negapatam. The Company's T. S. Steamer "TEESTA," 6,296 tons, C. Wiliis, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Monday, the 30th instant at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation
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    • 636 7 EXCHANGE. -f (Corrected up to Nov 23.) Bank X m/s M norn demand 23| Prirate creciti 3 m/g 2/4 T credits 6 m/a w 2/4| F&jlbgm, demand Bank 29 H GiJtMAKY, demand M 236£ India T T 17ia. HoNOKOwa, demand 26|J& Tokohama., demand noui 113^ Java, demand 13f4 Bangkok, demand
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    • 255 7 Iv^^^^^^^^^^! WHY ixSr UNSWEETENED bII buy inferior milk when you can get iAs^ »w v& the best at the same price? M&M% Illlt! SLEDGE #^^W?s* »ESmp%H GUARANTEED free from e\\ germs and added Mosso^* preservatives. BSB3 HSVe THE YOKOHAMA OOOK CO., LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No. 2 DOCK. Lengtb inside
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  • 1222 8 WEST RENTS' DEPARTURE. Middlesex Regiment's Arrival. The 2 ad Battalion Royal West Kent "K^giment haa gone, and the 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment is now installed m its plase at Tanglin Barracks. The departure of the one battalion and the arrival of the other was marked by scenes
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  • 288 8 Pkksii>knt"s Pbizb, Tanglin Club. The conclusion of a well contested handicap was witnessed on Siturday night at Tanglin Club, when a sealed hardicip, for la handsome silver cup presented by lhe President, Mr W. B. Hooper, was finished and the result declared, as follows. 31 r Hooper preseuted the
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  • 223 8 The competitions m this annual fixture were continual on Saturday and yesterday with the following results Mixed Doubles. Mrs Abrams 90 and Lt. Brown 96—186 Mrs Ellis 82 and Oapt. Flower 98—180 Miss Kerr 85 and Sgt. Walker 91—176 Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mrs Abrams and
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  • 619 8 Saturday was a busy day m crpketing circles, the S.C.C. playing two matches and the S.RC. one. The S.C.C. first beat a volunteer team, thanks to good all round play on the Plain. The second eleven journeyed to Bkkan Mati but found Lt. Clarke of the Gunners m excellent
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  • 59 8 FROM THE ANTILLES. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Benefits a City Councilman at Kingston, Jamaica. Mr. W. O'Reilly Fogarty, who is a member of the City Council at Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, writes as follows One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy had good effect on a cough that was giving me trouble
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  • 58 8 On Saturday the German steamer Natuna j arrived with a cargo of copra from Saras- san. The Captain of the British steamer Catherine Apcar reports hiving paesei a submerged wreck, probably a large tongkaDg, right m the track of shipping and dangerous to navigators. Lat 2 dog. 30
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 31 8 X, WWW^V rvswX General Carriers. Removals Superintended. Baggage collected delivered. PASSAGES BSOKED WITHOUT jj EXTRA CHARGE. < SINGAPORE p=TOURIST AGENCYzzzrj 1 St. Andrew's Road. i Corner of High Sieet. 1 MOTOECAES f
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    • 383 8 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Csb jr Contract with the Nkthfrlani? [mma UommUMT, Agents at Singapore, Shipsafency, Limited, 2-3, Coliyer Quay THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE BROUWEB Mocara-Saba. Simpang aud Djanibi Van Dikmkx Riouw. Muntok, BliDjoe. >>< i _.i Liat. Pangkal Pin:-. Kot.i &v Tobo'dU EiAOBBHB Pn BSoaw,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 498 8 CLEARANCES. Nov 28. Guthrie, Brit, str Williams, for Batavia,and Sydney via ports. Hild, Nor. str., Salvesen, for Bombay. Istria, Ger. str., Luning, for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Coen, Dnt. str Hut, for Penang. Japara, Dut. str., Emmerit, for Palembang. Marudu, Ger. str., Rodenburg, for Tawao via ports. Asdang, Siam. str.,
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    • 572 8 VESSELS !JN PORT. Man-of-war Fl*r an* Tons Commanders Arrived From F m WhoSea Mew 001. Yacht 500 Coleman Ojt 8 Malacca Fncertain Ship Fla* Tons Master Arrived From Consi^ne* j- O r When Angbin Gar lOC 1 Tiumpul Nov 27 Bangkok Behn Meyer Ban Hin Guan Brit 248 Hunter Nov
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