The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 December 1909

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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, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1909. NO. 6JBI
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  • 132 1 Athletic notes will be found on page 5. The prespects for the Penang race meeting appear good Page 5 Several tntaree'i(ig items of election newt ire forwarded by R-Uter Page 5. Sir A. L Jones the well known Liverpoo! merchant and shipowner is dead Page 5. The
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  • 930 1 ire oboeei n to e**-.*-ves in vers, rhere the lines run mi u,- i.tnt'\ aare tret ine poem ifl tl Wai oeral lospital, G .as one over. oom I he, difficult ies as the man in- A KM- ii"" bet In 831 an A A. mma 1 1
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 203 1 THE STANDARD LIFE USANCE COMPANY. tt. AND QI EENSBEBRY, B G., K.T. Hn G_U A aBBRC >R_. I G, C. B. The Right Hon*, thk LORD DUNEDIN, Iv C. 0. a .i sticb-Gbsbral. EDINBURGH. 3 GEORGE STREET (Head Office). CLAIMS PAID £27,000,000. G F. &OLLYER. co ADAMSON 1 GILFILLAN Co,
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    • 152 1 Entertainments. Singapore Philharmonic Society, A VOCAL AND ORCHESTRAL CONCERT WILL BH GIVJBN IN THE VICTORIA THEATRE ON Monday, December 20th Commencing at 9 p.m. Reserved Seats $2 Unreserved Seats $1 Seats may now be booked AT The Robinson Piano Co's. Raffles Square, PIANOS ON HIRE FROM PER MONTH. _J______i MARTELL'S
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    • 142 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA. BEACH ROAD. To* Night I To* Night I Grand Change OF Programme New Pictures New Pictures SPECIAL MUSIC BY The Alhambra New String Orchestra Just arrived from Calcutta Ex s.s "Lindula 99 MARLBOROUGH BEACH ROAD. To-Night! To-Night!! ENTIRE CHANGE I" 0F I __YUUi\i!lf llf leUe Popular Prices. To*Night
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    • 89 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Auction sale of rice bowls Page 3. Wanted shorthand typists Page 3. Rallies Hotel special dinner Page 4. Kobinson anc" Co. special Christinas giftsPage 5. Harima Hall boxing and wresiling rnatche? Page 1. Balgownie rubber estates notice re sban transfer books Page 2. Sailing Laisang for Penang and
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 351 1 THE WEEK. W-SDXBSDAT, 15th Xivh Water.— 0 4 a., 11.14 p Federal Council, Kuala Kangsar. Thursday, 16th: ffigh Water.— o.46 a., 11.50 p P O Mail Homeward due. Ladies Spoon, Balestier, 4.33 p Ledge Eastern Gate. Friday, 17th High Water —1 30 a., 0.30 p P O Mail Outward due.
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  • 384 2 The Regent of Brn ii Duke John Albert A Heekle_iln_irg wh tes DBarriage with r_: RossU takes place 01 .rill take h;s bnd" 1 for I rj atei trip to Ceylon ___d S__ub_u tilfl-gl ll •fa v* J 1 1 Bj I to substitute kerosene v- Mmv il est lamp-;
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 586 2 A cri wa i fgl< -ry is a beautiful head r. An Australian lady 5 -A now in London i -x writ 5 under Y\ date Jan. 28, _V* y x JUi At "Ayer's Hair Vigor h< *AA. j A.i d 3 my hair ._*>■ tjlr 3 v. rid of
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    • 553 2 NOTICES. The Balgownie Rubber Estates, Limited' The Share Transfer Books will be closed from 28th to 31st December inclusive. By Order, GUNN Co. Secretaries. Dec 15 18.12 THE ASIATI J PETROLEUM COMNY, LTD. Notice is hereby given that I have to-day handed over the management of the local branch cilice
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    • 606 2 NOTICES. TE NDERS 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
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    • 571 2 BANKS. International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000, Head Office 6O Wall Str.-ct, New Yoke. London Office Threadneedle House, Big-bopsgate Street Within, London EC London Bankers National Provincia Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted, DEPOSITS Current Defosit Accounts cpened an J Interest allowed on the daily balance
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    • 299 2 INSURANCES. 1 MANUFACTURERsTiFE 1 JU A it bM feO day in h j ■Bj thet Canadian A Company i at bhe same a^- are prom Sißgi p i i aa' ithout th. b to Head Office. fH.94C-._JS.7I (s.s.c.) i 520.334.20.. 57 (S.S.C) I F. S. EVAN9, o. BRUCE, GUTHRIE Co
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    • 316 3 rf* 1 GRAND X'mas Show Poicelain Tea Services. r *^j^/- Da_n_iicenfl Ware, 4 etc etc etc. WORKS OF ARTISTIC MT ,^4 -v-^ POPULAR *V-|// f^3 a-=sz_ G. OTOMUNE Co. I I VA N A Tonic Wine f JVn The Ideal "Pick-me-up" V\] A A vitalising tonic specially prepared for use
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    • 1082 3 mJGTIONS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. IN THE ESTATE OF INCHE RAKEAH, DECEASED. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTIES AT H L. Coßhian and Co's Sale-rooins Wee nesday. 29th Dec, at 2-30 p.m. 11 Houses Nos. 204 to 211 Bencoolen street. Area 7,948 .q. ft.., Sta utory Grant, Monthly Rent |81. 1 House
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    • 394 3 PILSEN BEER l!__to^S^_>_r a\ t\ -^f^^K^^S _XSfe -fay* "k fm -3 -J_T _fc_*^ A t: "a~sF\'^ 'i-lfaj Sv*^ mK immm a 'mn*mmmmmmm ''■■■■■'"•■™»««»""«__-_"_*s____MBB««Mnn«M«m-^«_«_^___^«™«»M««i^«B»«M™_M«»™»i^«_ "PH qpn pidi BRAND. This Beer is guaranteed to be brewed from and Hops and contains no Preservatives. It is made at Piisen in Austria, and is
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  • 2173 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1909. iln< shall the Press th. I topic ightsiai e precept In noticing the quiet, practical way in which the Federal Council of the Protected Malay States has set to work to deal with the questions that awaitfits attention, this promising development induces
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  • 299 4 <UPrLY BILL. Un.fficial Needr. The aquati excellently. At the meet in j of t. day Sir V. leng' Bill. Mr II >b_on spoke at length on and adv assist coolies I saving. baL. He urged t b it the salaries should be increas* the small percentage of
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  • Correspondence.
    • 219 4 AGED MERCHANT SEAMEN'S INSTITUTION. T<> THE F Sir, 1* or over forty years our aim n to help poor Jack. When the snows of u^. And he's on the homeward ti We give a pension t< Who isn't quite alone. And a cabin snug at Delved* To Darby minus Joan.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 136 4 I Player s i Ha.** mixture. In lb. Pa* Tight Tins. Price 55 CtS. obtainable i I Robinson Co. ■■■mi j ;JOHN LITTLE CO, LTD.j TAILORING DEPT=*^****^*=l Finest and Latest Fashionable Materials Imported direct from IThe Best Leading London Woollen Firms. WORKMANSHIP FIT GUARANTEED AT REASONABLE PRICES. j John Little
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    • 18 4 A NEW MODEL 'MOUTRIE' TRANSPOSING PIANO THE Most Simple Perfect Transposes S.Mcutrie&Co.,Ltd. THE ARCADE, Next to Robinson Co.
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  • 46 5 TROUBLE OVER A CON BSSIONun gi t fr an I >m D il it* i pellal d nvention foi Lynch navigation inura in imporis I ite in the Chamber. il I res g is tl .:i m a rote ol mce. ace in the
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  • 25 5 MEN 3AMEOPINIOJ a ite I 6 pm. 'ion of .kness regirding the haaati i f the j A erapha- -atial to the coun-
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  • 16 5 I lly well mis- I the peers fe even House of ken up.
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  • 45 5 K un. I Q rement naliland I eik, it is be poa n i not 19 M9 for fi graphng ire I »that thai ia li >t trouble in uan tndlies have illed and many A.- ported that the British red to B
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  • 28 5 PERSIA 'S NEED. A Modest Loan. >n n1 I oheran states amonl is applied to the Russiai us for a loan December 6. The Persian Parlia- 1 the
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  • 4 5 unction Iministered
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  • 137 5 SIR A. L. JUNES DEAD. innounce I Sir Alfred oe to the best known of i Mai r p urlner n the firm of E der Dempster and u md W A:' :i M- r aental largely in ting < •'< ith bas n toe mons tmental iii steam md
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  • 95 5 Amu ta lot lhe Donoearl in lhe a Bfonctny next 2 "h. are sted md lie plan ia I I -eta are at t: ffl 1\ uao On. The orcheet -.civ been n.tmed, and i: may be said that there baa been ample practice the oiiJmilra ia in
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  • 106 5 VALUABLE CARGO DESTROYED. Corrtt lent.) B Dgkoi D_c 1 When tbe N 1 1 A. m gteai i>r Anc/ Aud-.'. g irnve 1 from Shanghai this morning ted signals of fire on board. b vernmenl bi i\e issisted bj crew set m to put out J.-QQ
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  • 70 5 Dg i o aa The 'Pinang G Ate learns on good authority that Dr. Gilmour Ellis of the Lunatic Aaylum, Singapore, is to succeed 1).-. B£_D_wsM as Principal Civil Medical Also that when the present holders retire, or are promoted, the Resident Councillorship of Malacca is to
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  • 32 5 (JVmi lent.) Penang. The prospects of the forthcoming race meeting at Penang are excellent. Twenty* seven horses are now in training and nineteen are expected to arrive on Thursday.
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  • 251 5 ae results of the collision between the •eh mail steamer Oranje and the Italian A.G. steamer Sicilia at Genoa on Nov. '.'th is thus described in a home paper. The collision took place at about six o'clock in tbe .morning, the Sicilia being ick on the port
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  • 206 5 lit following order has been issued to all pawnbrokers in Aangoon by the Commis-_i.--u.-r of Police i; has be* d brought to the notice of the Commissioner oi Police that the thumb impressiens of persons pawning articles are taken in a very careless and slovenly manner
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  • 31 5 Close on one hundred elephants were captured al the recent keddafa operations iu India, and the process of securing the wild anim ala was witnessed by the V ioeroy and party.
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  • 1581 5 R.oehorse owners Bhould not. that ontrie. for the Penang meeting c'oso at five o'clock on Monday next and it is hoped there .rill be a good entry from Singapore, as with Bis Excellency in rest leuce at Penang the meeting is sure to bo well attended by members
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  • 116 5 After a lengthy hearing at the Court of] Appeal, the case of L m Sian Kong, appellant, v. Wee Bin and Co., Chop Hong I Aian, respondents, was brought to a e:>nclmion yesterday. It was a p.rtne ship dispute case. The appeal was dismi£B-d, but appellant succeeded
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  • 106 5 The case in which Captain Alfred Troao succeeded in his claim for $1,781 33 from N_h Kim Seng, owner of ss. Cheang Chew was mentioned to Mr Justice Sercombe Smith in the Supreme Court yesterday. The defendant had applied for a stay of execution pending notice of
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  • 91 5 From Messrs Sandilands Buttery Co., the locil agents, the calendar and noat pocket book of the Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd. And from Messrs Bmstead <fe Co. t the Koyal Insuraoce and the London and L_ncabhire Pire, for which they are agents. Also from Messrs Smdilands Buttery <£ Co. the Northern
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 22 5 Pneumonia Preven'ed. The greatest danger from influen/a is of its resulting in pneumonia. This can be obviated by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
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    • 34 5 Sprained Ankle. A sprained ankle will usually disable the injured person for three or four we ks. This is due to lack of proper treatment When Chamberlain's Pain Balm is applied a cure j
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    • 190 5 ROBINSON CO. Yule Tide Leather Covered Cass Lined VelvU and S;. Containing one pair of Ladies silver mounted hair NPWPCt RpSt brushes, one comb, one clothes and one hat br h *'«*"™v^l M. U\.Jl A very handsome patten as illustration. Price $28.50 each. IX ,-]S^fc^Ml^E2s^teyißi Silver Photo V es. ;l-^Kl^a^^^^SM^Ji[
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 546 6 MYSTERY OF A MILLIONAIRE. New Yet k, N or, H ndoeed fat tbe ssJeij I aei John J ft* Aator' j i ssen d with t BjVMatta, >* I toafj |ersonB on bowrd, t sbe baa sa tne > which raged o^ .r* A .t tntonio, J mt lian, I
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    • 593 6 HOW TO GET WELL U tbi re is not a motion of tbe bowela noe or twice a day, you will soon .row hearj, -y and dull the bend wjii throb and n a ill be an nnpli asant taste in the tb, ti.- tongue will be coated, and the
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    • 1026 6 SHIPPING. OCEAN &TEAM SHIP Co. Ltd, AND China Mutual Steam Nav, Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and 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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    • 691 6 SHIPPING. P. o. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Eg-ypt, Mediterranean Porta, Plymouth and London* Through Bills of Lading issued for China Ooast, Persian Gtdl, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or abovt MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1910 Delh' Dec 17
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    • 592 6 SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bren_e: IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fait and veil-kno-vn mn this Company sail f>-n j-i_rhtiy fr Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, ptor Gibraltar, Qenoa, Naples, (oonnection Mart_Naplt:-, Alexandria an.; viae v«r_a Port Said Suez, Aden, Colombo, Peuang, Singapore H kong, Shanghai. Nagasaki 4 K 'ot- T N naiuand
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  • 1186 7 December 14 Cap. Issue. Paid. LastDiv. Buyers. Sellers. 35,000 2 Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 3 0 3 1 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 24% Int. 14 0 14 3 30.000 1 1 Batu Caves 10% 6 0 0 6 3 6 30,000 1 1 Batu Tiga (Selangor) 5% 1 16
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  • 51 7 (COERECTED UP TO Dec. 14 Bank 4ms daa Private credits 3ms 2 credits Gm s ■E, demand Bank manv, demand j-,; Leanaa-I 9 fOKOHAJCA, demand Hi Java, demand ]j] •"man 1 Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8i I Bank of England Rti- 14% Discount 3 months bills 3 I Bar Silver
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  • 99 7 Der Gambier Nol 14 20 flaaaMm <khn Mn. < M Pepper Black (wife S port) I 7 Pepper, Whita (lai Katanga (114 to ta. Nutmeg* to th« Vs.; > i(( Keen B*nd*; mm O.orftß fiiheini nom Black) 28.50 Liberia*: Ooffaa iYpioca, e. pearl (tair quality) do. o lefe ao.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 983 7 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Royal Packet Go. i i_B Maa M H_J rv.) RETURN TICKETS at Single Farea will ab iveC leamriri to irabaya availabl one be I anu of pass -ti 1 A. SHIPS A6ENCI Ltd., Collyei Qoay. 1.1 Christmas New Year Holidays INDO-CHINA I N. Co., L'd. AETURN TICKETS t
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    • 74 7 The United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd., BONGKONG, SHANGHAI AM) SINGAPORE. H. M.S. "SUPERB," (DREADNOUGHT CLASS) Has the Boilers covered with 'SALAMANDER 9 ASBESTOS NON-CONDUCTING COMPOSITION. THIS COMPOSITION Has no chemical eff _ct on metal surfaces Does not crack or fall off Sets hard with a good surface It is supplied
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    • 111 7 Dc KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Limited, _> S, Collyei THE DVDBRMKNTI.-.VED RATES OF UEPARTI RK AKK ON! V a Pf'KOXI MATH. Brouwer Moeara-Saba, Simpang, and Djambi Van Diemen Muntok, Blinjoe, Soengei-Liat, Pangkai-Pinang," Koba and Toboali ;> Japara j Muntok
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 713 7 VESSELS IN POUT. Steamers Flaar Ton* Master ATived From Consumee I m w h_a_ Antilochus Brit 5791 Eeny Die 1> Liverpool Mansfield 1. Bangkok I_A tfioolaisefl Deo 13 I *ko_i Besitang Dut 271 EGach Deo J A- Pet rtaia 1 Ban Liong Dut Deo 13 B u i m a_e__g
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    • 69 7 I*-— WEATHEK REPORT. Data Baa Wind Te.i.p Hum Sky Raia Dec 1 H*k ag 1C IB MM I, K U R'kon^j 4i 14 F.i Manila 4 t 7s€ -J. J} f Kandang Keri-in H_«p:tai, De_ I 1 90#. 9 a.m |r m M Barom. 32 Fah. 29 9( -J 29.888
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  • 621 8 V w, were before tha S*c striate yeatorday charged with >lic The defeooe ol No, I wi. tha* entered bij shop without j aai il Mowi H.. 1 1| a I fa tth aren ___>• Itta ftoaad k No. 1 aaa not acquitted while N >. 2 was
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  • 672 8 BdloW appears an article from the "South China Morning Post" which manv of our Bger Chinese reader., may like to lookit Outside of school practice games perhapa tke tirst match in which Aaialics look pari in the Association game eaat of Sues aaa about 1876 when Mr
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  • 137 8 e have received a copy of the rejord of interport cricket matches played by Hongkong. Singapore and Shanghai, which has been compiled by Mr J. W. Bains nnd is published by the Shanghai Press. The book contains practically a complete record of all matches played and is certainly
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  • 44 8 The annu.il match bstween teams representit.g th-* Tinglin and Teutonii Clubs wiil take place ou Thursday the 16th aud Saturday the 18i.h inst. The match will be commenced on the Teutonia Alleys on Thursdav finishing ou the Tanglin AJ BJ B on Satuiday.
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  • 35 8 The Alhambra cinematograph management has engaged B new band the members of which arrived yesterday by the Lindula. intieipated this new orchestra will probettex ciass music than has been heard from arv cinematograph band here.
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  • 282 8 Tha little trouble that is being experienced in ECedah over the question of forced labour, is praanmahly recsi-ring the attention of the authorities here. It is the British sib j. cts, of course, who are making the fuss, and in view of the fact that in
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  • 137 8 A correspondent writes The highest ambition of a rich and pious Hindu is te be weighed in gold and to have the gold distributed among the poor. But such instances are very rare. The great Mahratta warrior, Sivaji had himself weighed in gold and the gold distributed
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  • 98 8 Shameen, 3rd December. Two more disastrous conflagrations occurred here last night. The alarm for the first outbreak was given at 7 pm. It involved the destruction of fifteen buildings in Sap-vat-po. The second outbreak took place at three o'clock before dawn. The fire continued to burn
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  • 304 8 By Lieut. Colonel E. G. Broadrick, Commandant, S.V C. Singapore, 14th December. S. AA O. Members cf tbe S.V.O. who are in posses sion of duplicate equipment are requested to return it to the S.V.C. Drill Hall as soon as possible. The S R A. short range handicap
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  • 972 8 The P. <- O. homeward mail s.s. "Hiina- j laya" left Hongkong at 1 p m on Satuiday, and is due here at 6 o'clock to mono w j morning. The P. and U. outward mail s.s. "Delhi" left Colombo at 10 p.m. on Saturday, and j may
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 65 8 Interesting to Mothers -How to Cure Coughs and Colds. There is one subject which always interests the mothers of youn^ children, and that is bow to beat their coughs and colds, or to ward otf a threatened attack cf croup. For this i purpose we can recommend Chamberlain s Oongfa
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    • 7 8 Famous Everywhere. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has become
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    • 120 8 HAMS BAGON) PINEAPPLE" BRAND. Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. RETAIL DEPOT, lU2=25 f Orchard Ro.id j /TV TEN TIMES Better copies H^f^^l^COPlEß il Its a treat to co^^f T 2_i_^_2. S niwi n i i mm NCALL LEU SEE IT AT J m\\\^ 11, 13, 15, THE ARGUE *r _B
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 29 8 LATEST SHIPPING. In addition to that on page 7 Ban Fo Boor', Dut. 222, Odink, Dec. 1-1, Pontianak, Thong Ek, Sambas 16. Per Ban Fo Soon Mr S. Whitaker.
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