The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 January 1911

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 16. 1911. NO. 1 5
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  • 67 1 -porting If .-Id. •n Page Negri Sembiltu has beaten SeUng The Perak Chamber t discussed the excessive duty on tmpecial were fioua Oa. res iome its of the races held there— P.p. Tbe l)iiid of the Ge-man Ht^ship plajs '.c Teutonia Club to-night I ter'p service give
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  • 495 1 anti cipati cjtne Ux m consemerely a plsa*. k to retn inference aim 1 t?odown O.cbar rither d fficult to understand i s p ar Licuih! -.bfare is obosealingletons, ajpd twosomes and occasionally wW gal! :d^inc alonp the when one goes home after a up ryote sewns to walk
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 602 1 [-Boxing Wrestling AT j HA RIM A HALL CINI MATOGBAPH. Commencing at 10-30 p.m. Monday 16th instant. FOR A FEW NIGHTS ONLY. MfROATf American Champion V-l\V/nl\f Bcxer and Wrestler. MP PO^O worldwide strong;lUK, KUOOU, eB t Wrestler ft B, They will contest for a big parse presented by the management.
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    • 344 1 fer Programmeof Entertaining Pictures TO-NIGHT. AT THK CINEMATOGRAPH. BEACH ROAD. THE POPULAR SHO 2nd Show 9=30 to 11 pm Ostrich Breeding m Egy y on Roller Skates. Funeral of Count Leo Tolstoi. (The Great Russian Theologian and Morn An Escape of Gas. Tunny Fishing m Sicily (One of th° interesting
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    • 73 1 I IITCST AOVtRTISEWtHTS. Dublin Road to let— Pag ew big programme at the Aihitubra I ndard Life Assurance Company onbter programme at tbe Marlborougb late of tbe Carmarthenshire le latest sensation ,md Welsh's ige4 otto* to depositors m tbe Savings Bank Tenders for the Western Division of Borneo Pa^' Benson's
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 371 1 THE WEEK Monday, Ibtb High Water— lo 41 a Chamber of Commerce re Income tax, I ta Settlements Aesoon. Committee, 5 p Concert, Teutonia Club, I Tr/iwDAY, 17th High Water.Sums Concert Choir, 5.15 p W«DNK3P4Y, 18th High Water. .1 3 p Thursday, 1 9th fh Water—l Sp 8.1. Mail Homeward
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  • 384 2 bourne, Deo 1 4 Federal Ministers «pect to receive Admini Sir Reginald Henderson's report ou the naval defence ot iia before the tia.t A im.r.il Henderson will I system of naval bates, the ti*at assentisU of which >o*e thoee spots from which Australia can moat readily
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  • 159 2 Calcutta, January Tlielist of reliefs for 1 11 12 b published. stated that some m< v may be necaesary according to the dite fixed for the Coronation Durbar. From that list the moves of Bitish infantry battalions is'iuoted below: V bitialion (to be named aereaf er) Colonies to
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  • 172 2 A fire broke out on Monday af tern Jan 2, at Queen's Road Fast, Hongkong, i resulted m the gutting of two house*, ac--.anied with loas nine per(four women and five children) being; burnt to death. One of tbe women was over si jean of age
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 14 2 Woodt* Great Peppermint Core for all inter c. -iai mmplaiatß djeenSry oooshs colds Ac.
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    • 409 2 Q. What is good for my cough? Aycr's Cherry Pectoral. I Q. How long has it been used A. Seventy years. l Q. Do doctors endorse it i A. If not, we would not make it. Q. Do you publish the formula? A. Yes. On every bottle. Q. Any alcohol
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    • 624 2 AOTI&ES. gj r ll hereby called rd January at 2.30 p.m. i. 8 To nominate a Representative of the Cham>er on tin *ive Council m place of the ionourab Maker, resigned. A. 01 Singapore 14th January, 1911. JM 16 m 24.1 SAVINGS BANK. t 'ositors m should end m their
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    • 648 2 NO TWES. rhe Bukit K.B, Rubber Co Ltd. tice is hereby ran that no transfer igned by A. A. Gone r will be accepted by the Company. By the order of the Board. J. O. DAVIES, I retary. Jan 10 v.c Pantai, Limited. N >TICE is hereby at no Transfer
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    • 540 2 C: ed Bark of India I A ralia and China iV HTML PT Z t BAMTMM Paid up Capital m 60,000 BWaiof <tOe— 1 1,20 C Reserve Fu c F.fr^v.' Liab'Uty of Prcprif ci.ioo/Court of Directors. Sir Montagu Cornish Turner (Chairman). Sir H Cunning'ham, X.C.I.X Thomas n> Eaq Sir Alfred
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    • 473 2 MANUFACTURERS LIFE B Co. OF CANADA. Ebtam.ihhed 1887. Polici* VRIB and NOM EITABI aims, loans, cash -surrenders, etc, ai< promptly settieo by the General Agents a. Singapore without the delay of reierenoe i leadOffiee The Reserves for protection of PoMnv lolders are over $20,000,000 The Accounts a vised by the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 493 3 FOR STILE. RUBBER STUMPS FOR SALE. 2«,C00 One year old. Apply to Thk Xl KTJB llWl Kviatks Ltd. Ja: lOR SALE. One f oar cylinder H amber car m excellent condition, newly done op price $1,200. Apply A. Robertioa Eeq Messrs. Lyall and Eva Jan IS "c FOR SALE One
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    • 1271 3 mmm THE CGVEUm KING COVENTRY MADE. v \A tj **i f**- 5 These Machines are English-made, with English fittings and turned out by Coventry's leading Cycle Manufacturers who have had over 30 years' experience m the trade. The reputation and reliability of these Machines command a constant demand for them
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    • 432 3 kn ft 'KEPLER' SOLUTION NURSING MOTHERS derive great benefit from this delicious tonic food. T -S2*^ 4 Kepler Solution sustains the strength and builds up the p body. It increases and enriches the It is easily digested, and its I rich, nutty malt flavour is most ul^sSJstl?" 1 appetising. f
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  • 42 4 Domestic Occurrences. Marriage. On .January 14- Andrew h Cathedral, Singapore, by the Dishop of Singapore, Arc hi n. ky Vivian of Sarawak, 3rd son of the late C Vivian of Kensington, to ny. daught-r of the late F. Burgess of Wick, Gloucester*!
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  • The Singapore Free Press.
    • 997 4 la a sort of complaisant deferent, not particularly dignified series of protests from British textile lninufacturers and British Chambers of Commerce, Japan is professing a willingness to modify its rew I", so as to do what it cm m the way of concession to a loudly
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  • 924 4 I'AL Mr Seth Ml m tue fourth court on Saturday morning t 0 h«»ar the charges of bribery brought by Mr Jicks. Engineer's department, against Tb- ran as foli on ♦ion the coumiissiou by cue John Micbride a public servant, of the off -nee of receiving
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  • 39 4 SECOND MEETING. MB) our own Correspondent) Choblj Lumina t>BS) Eth. I mcc Rupert wa f I hu Idog 8 4 B H^but started 4 1, F.be and Coat of Armi Thi wonbvF,ve< and thePnn^f > was an unus
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  • 179 4 Ba 'KUUtt astral program me of a apectally attrao:ive nature r o l*j |W» ?o n-;rut at the Gerur-.. trnhor#t t voder the direction of ICerr R raraaa nival bmdi are liaiited iv numbers to the regulation acile it mi? be mentioned that they are Strained musicians who
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  • 212 4 The S raits Chinese Reading Club will open a new session on Tuesday next, m the A. Hall, Prios«p Street, at 8 pm. entiun is cdled to the boxing and wrestling contests at the Hanma Hall to-night. ci DL 1/ewis, c b a former officer received permission to accept and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 348 4 THE LATEST SENSATION THE IMf>ERiAL English, Malay aid J)mv i2fy XBW BOOK pHce $1525 BY THE IMPERIAL ELINOR CLYNN English and Chinese 1911 DUE SLOCK 1911 ra of -rHR« WZEKS- "VISITS OF SMITH'S SELF-REGISTERING rHRtt WfctK*, vi^ii^ ur POCKET DIARIES. ELIZABETH" ETC ETC. LETT'S COMMERCIAL AND |f POCKET DIARIES. Hi
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    • 84 4 No Home is Complete Without A Gramophone THE BIST :i:^r MEANS OF. PURS I.NJOYMENT. TERMS TO SUIT ALL, AND CO., LTD. THE ARCADE. mth Lrr onATiirnc LL DUU 1 nLiuJl 58-4, Hili Street, (off Stamford Ro.t i HIGH CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. iLilargements a Speciality PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. BILLIAR DS. THE
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    • 50 4 How to gtt Rid of a Cold. v have trouble m getting rid cf your ou may know that you are not treating it properly. Them is no reason why a hoald hang on for weeks and it wiL cot if yon take < amber lain's Coogh Remedy, spewaries and
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  • 83 5 GERMAN COMMENT ON M. PICHON. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Reute: The German press paises M. and whom ble speech, although it declare! that the Rnsto-Germaa agreement marks as end of the intrigue* to isolate Germany. A Possible Understanding. The opinion is now expressed m Paris that an attempt
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  • 89 5 Twelve Thousand on Strike. RecJ m. Sydney was without gis last night owing to a strike of twelve thousand gas workers, j doe to the Company's refusal to reinstate a dismissed employee who was the Secretary of the Union. The mediation of the Premier resulted m an
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  • 21 5 It is announced from Constantinople that i.he Turkish troop* are gradually dispersing tbe Bedouins m the K>rak country.
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  • 9 5 The Franco- Liberi*n treat j has been
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  • 60 5 Modifying Treaties Proposed. m. Heater's agencj learns that Japan's aim he negotiations bow proceeding m Britain and other countries, is to replace the present o—wdod conventional tariff by treaties of a mere reciprocal character. These new treaties will mainly follow the lines of the old treaties with,
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  • 46 5 The German Embassy at Tokio The Berlin j >urn*l Tageblatt states that the Count de Rex, the Germ m Ambassador at Peking, is the most probable candidate for the German Ambassadorship at Tokio, vacated by the retirement of B Mama von Schwartzenstein on account iil-heakh.
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  • 209 5 A Terr successful special dinner was given at Rafflas Hotel on Siturday, the Urge dining room being fi led with guests, management bad provided a «i» I inner which was much enjoyed, the pleasure beisc enhanced by the mu.-ic provided by the Buffs' band. After dinner a short
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  • 116 5 OPINION OP PERAK MINERS. Ipob, Jin 1 I 'hambei Mr K^ilie Smith said be had recently rerjiu Eov?Uad where there w;ts a strong feeling, acd the general opinion wh.bthat if the present a tin exported from Malaya was not reduced, British capital d cease to ll jw
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  • 63 5 Win for Negri Sembilan. mm our uwn CorrespcHitent.} lvi U the cricket raitch here between j SeUngor and fkiWUi B C° r »con i their first innings gri 3eml Sdlangor m their second have icored 78 for G. er Negri Sembilan won bj ten wick M.
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  • 35 5 Mr Harrison, a planter of Kuala Selangor, Ei brought into hospital here with It is believed th v he was whilst he was asleep but no details ▼ailable. n no immediate danger.
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  • 351 5 I amusing musical play was repeated on Sat it at the Victoria Taeatre by the well trained company of y who have already given several similar entertainments i he experienced supervision of Mrs Gosling. I thing went with a good swing, and the dances which constitute such
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  • 72 5 January 5 The representative from Nungtin who recemly refused to leive the cipital and jumped off the railway car which was takioir and his fellows away, has succumbed .c injuries received. a re«u!t, a great wave of indigi: has made itsei* Mg all classes. A new party
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  • 1132 5 (From "t •ember le of the most remarkable features of the nlectioa ia Scotland has been tha unvarying •ale. day by d-ty, of reductions of i. i maj >rities. The number of seats wL have changed hamls has been small, disappointingly so. a curious fact ti ..1 the
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  • 580 5 An important change m the cor--3f the governing body of this S cietv (the •father" of Claesifi nation Registries) his irtd upm, which will be of much interest to the shipping community. Fhe decision m question, which has not yet been carried into eil'-jct, is to
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  • 130 5 The actual sentence against Job. formerly of the Hongkong P. W. D., convicted of fraud, forgery, and utter forged ohequ°. as delivered br the Chief .i as follows John Grant, Oa the first count, that of being m possession of property stolen abroad you are sentenced
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 69 5 A Life Saw. physician can prescribe a bailer preparation for coughs and colds than Chamberlain > Cough B— a edy, and no physician can substantiate such a large number ot claims lot life saTing as does this remedy. A bottle the home when needed is worth many times its coot
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    • 183 5 4 'RAINPROOF" "ODOURLESS" "HEALTHY" "GOMFORTABLE" "WELL FITTING*' 1 I "QOOL AND" lIMH "UN'EQQENTRIQ' $21.50. Our New 'Porenella* Raincoat. THE COAT THAT WILL STAND A DAY'S STEADY DOWNPOUR, TZZ ROBINSON'S. I "EMBASSY." I W. 0. H. 0. WILLS's! Latest Smoking Mixture. Patent Air-tight tins Price 75 cents per tin. Obtainable at
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  • 376 6 The annoiiAoeiuert is made m tbe Mote nutor engines for a Dreadnought battleship are building article on the *u\ urnal we make the follow ictg ;e conftuuiradtion which engineers dedared only a few months be years has actually been achieved. og and so utterly unexpected
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  • 203 6 At the it suit of an agreement not made Dart of tbe I ord, the Depart me i Justice at Washington asked the Supreme 0 uc I t%c L'oiudBtalM la •;>n. Oh ram! by the Government for a iWMfI ,uashing of the indictment against the Pa
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  • 124 6 According to a market report pul m Japanese papers, the demand for Japanmm beer m China has considerably increased of late. The export of the beverage to the Middle Kingdom, which before 1 907 exceed 800 cases a year, has increased to 13,000 cases this jeer.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 632 6 SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS. FOR HONGKONG. SHANGHAI JAPAN NSHIRE 4.747 tons. Captain R. L. Daniel, will I patched forabo on Tuesday, the :it daylight. 8 has excellent accommodation for saloon passer rFor freight or passage apply to BOUSTEAD Co., BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd. FOB PENANG. MADRAS AND NEGAPATAM
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    • 505 6 HAMBURG AMERfKA UNE, HAMBURG The steamers of the Company maintain a between Haiubur^ Bremen bHVPi and Rotterdam, and the Mraits China and Japao. H'-imcward 1 they are despatched fortnight,y t r H:t\r ;iud Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking carge at through
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    • 641 6 OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO.. LTD China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' Etteamers are despatched fcroix. Liverpool BVSWards for is, China a a v/ctk, and from Japan homen .is for London A ni:au and Antwerp t fortnight: for Genoa. >'.■■ iles arr! L.vfrpool lad Eof M lies, Havre and
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    • 594 6 N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail Bteamera of r Company sail fortnightly from Bremen. Hai rg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampee, (connective Marseille s, Alexandria and vice v« Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penan*, apore,- Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau, isaki and Kobe to Yokohama and back.
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    • 404 6 STEAM NAVIUa Foi China, Japan, Penarg, C< tralU, India, Aden Et Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of T .*iflfag isaoed for Chii Coa«t. Persian o mental and Atne Ban Porte. Steamers will leave Singapore on or MAIL <*—* Out war.! r < 191 Arcadia Jan. 18 J>* vanha
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  • 1191 7 January 14. Cap. Ispui. Paid. Last Div. But»r*. Sellers 85,000 2/ j KH-tites Ltd 'MX) 2/- 2/- Anglo i 25% int. 100 1 1 10* -XX) 2/- 1 1 Bar: 35% int. l6 10 0 17 J Batu Tiga ffinifgOf) > 0 imhm f 1 Bukit Kajang 2 8
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  • 113 7 Jan D I ri MM rrastn i r.an£ 290 Ml ,Hr, 5f,0 Heawood Hamming 5,775 52,488 Kaaaboi 180 Mi Kinta iimiitiiiii EMa^ 140 Ml KraxnalPulAi IN UMI I HBi« 6 4 Ml Utel Ml hpoM*i Lh!, -276 140 ?>O— gflllliiiHllilll,S9e 14.8408 M^ka.m Ml 450 I I Pwung Bafara MM
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  • 477 7 v Dec Jan Dec. Atlagar 8,850 8,900 36 7 Pongsa 8,411 4,885 22 Alor Gajah 880 I Alma 00 1,800 Malay "96 M Kaning 500 b lek Ayer Fanan '2,100 2.400 10.105 Balgownie 9,9tiy 10,225 105,042 ih Rabit "80 7,643 3,800 4.: .072 BatuCavea 19 151 Batu
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  • 133 7 Jan. 1 Tin i vp S Gam bier MfM v.'" Gam tier Cube No 1 M 14.50 G&mbiar Onbc Mo. S m Ml Pepper Bbek (oreUa. 3'fera) Pepper, White tfair) •■••yer- )M| Nntmegi (110 to iktik)^. M i. Kutmn* (80 to fcM ik. m Mam (BtmiM) mt mm mm
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  • 52 7 (Corrected uf to Jin. I Bank 4ms demand Private credits 3m i credits 6ms France, demand Back... Germany, demand ia, T. T, Hongkong, demand M 2Ci Yokohama, demand M Java, demand Bangkok, demand M 66 Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.54 i Bank of Ene I Discount 3 mor.*:.- t Bar
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 389 7 TO LET. TO LIT. 2. Dublin Road, a comfortable com pound house near town. Gas and Water laid on. Entry Ist February. Apply to E. R. SASSOON, 28 Arcade. Jan 16 uc TO LET FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED BD, Oxley Road. Sitting and dining rooms, 3 bed aad 2 bathrooms, verandah
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    • 33 7 TASTELESS. ODOURLESS. The latest scientific preparation mgr^^). ol COD LIVER OIL. Does all I that is claimed for it and super aedes the old fashioned emultion? which upset the stomach. Vrl OFFALL CHEMISTS
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    • 123 7 De KONINKLIJKI I* \K M I VAAK M iiEB Contract with the Nethbrlandh India Govrrnmf nts at > In >tiipsa£ency. Limited, 2 yer Quay THI UNDSMMKNTIONKa UATKm OK DII'AUTCaa AAI ONLY ATPBOUUAVI. Helawan-Dcli kerk Muntok, Djeboes, BliDjoe, Soengei-Liat. Pangkai Pinang, Koba and Toboali tm j an dorp Bengkalis, Paneb. Asaban
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 671 7 VESSEL L& POK'i PIMI rnmandert Arrived tnm •> Newcastle Brit crnis. 1 nt olombo Scharnhorst r eruis. I] Jan 17 Minotaur Brit crnis. ***** Winsloe ng I IS. Yacht 4uO Ahtnat Jan 14 HNIMI FJa« Ton t Master Amwd L Brasilia Maaas ur g Deli Ger '26 Hubner >k km
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    • 175 7 VESSELS A T TANJONG PAOAJL AHD KEPPEL HARBOUR. Wharves and Dock* which difmrent wmmk were berthsd on Saturday. ■art Wharf (B. ,nt*n. East Whai-f Sec 1 Teesta, SaagoU, S«imdal. Sheers Wharf— Perak. M. Wharf S<*c 2— Amiral Xiellj. 3-' Carmarthenshire. s— Xil. K.tlmoa. Lagoon Dock Ser 7— f Under construction.}
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  • 1471 8 Corrtponde •ndon, Dec I I Ooe of the best sport ing contests between ord ard Cambi he cross co torn v« trs now this has ben decided over the X >ebampton- Wimbledon «9onu of about 7 1 S milen, ami the vecue ls It was the aceoe
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  • 136 8 Dec The struggle f>r fist league honours is as keen as ever, the Villa, Sunderland and Manchester United each having 24 points credit. There was nothing sensaal about Siturday'n matches, which re•l as follows >t League. Goals. Groals. Liverpool 2 Sheffield Tinted 0 •>ldham Athieti. County lfi w
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  • 525 8 < I KATKI- WIIH iNCKKDCI.ITY. The Berlin Local Ai gv iv that the l^rlin police repeated 1 informed Scotland ■<\ of the danger of fcfci EaVttOM group of Ml kid London Ti London police were incredulous, but will now perceive that the better inforn. .-i'in police were n:
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  • 223 8 Pr General Duyall Lv ashicgtoD, December 30 The deire ot General Duvall fro; i bethe arrival of his successor. General i, is the ciuse of considerable comment m Hi One section of the press holds it up as an evidence thai then lung m the repur > of
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  • 89 8 The m "Aean," which has ar r olonibo from fa -een soj her owners, Mmi W\ and 0 i v der a, who Lave also pur Ml :!uers Swa".' Ltle," I.anzdale" and v m the same firm. These I nit will be operated i>v the i: inn m
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  • 105 8 < The mail brii I important refereccft to the attiturl. Government towards shipping combines .don, Jai Reuter telegraphs b shington that the Government prosecution under the AntiTrust Liw includes the Allan, Anchor, |O»ntd«-Pac fie. Ooaai .rddeuts ;i \mwrican and Woite and The ugh thn actinl ground of
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  • 478 8 AT 8* A. Madrid, D 24th. The French steamer ac Conseil was sunk m a collision with a Spanish steamer near cante to day. Only one ptison out c: ou board the Jeanne Conseil was saved ikk Thkkatk>. London, Dec-em I *»r L'^rd. The Seamen's and Fireu. ion
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 51 8 There was a worthy curate, who A cough could not endure. He cured, we're told, both young and old With W< t-ppermint Cure. The short I the tall the young the bald The poor who paid no pew-rate, He cured them all And so was called The Woods' Great Peppermint
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    • 248 8 Fresh A raiian Pure Creamery Til *TTF F? I Singapore Cold Storage COMPANY, LTD. A J^ m w it J t I til THE DUNLOP RUBBER Co., (FAR EAST) Ltd. U3 t Robinson Roaa, Singapore. Netherlands Gutta Percha COMPAJVY LIMITED. SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. All kinds of India Rubber Articles, Sheets,
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