The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 December 1911

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1911. NO. 7,:i01
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    180 1 Their Majestiefi the King and Queen oeived a splendid reception on arriving at Delhi— Page 7. The monthly Board of Trade returns show increases hoth m imports and ax* polls l'agc 7. The German battleship "Wilhelm II" is ashore at Flensburg \'nge 7. Queue cutting is sanctioned
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    ON MY BOOKSHELF.
    1347 1 1 li.i\i just filled the kip yam ol f bookshelJ 1 1 li oe« books. T!h-\ wt chosi v with much care, aad them J ha i c bought Mid bo made own. nid the oi her- come 1 Ii is impossible to bi vitbout books and
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      425 1 L A BO U R ASSOCIATION rsuol LIMITED. t—i pC; SINGAPORE AND BATAVIA pcf IMARTEIIl MARTE ll FOR COOLIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION P ARTE I < Genuine Agricultural Javanese Labourers can be supplied to ALL ESTATSE on the Shortest Notice. Telephone 748. E. R. WEARE, Manager. SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO-NIGHT
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      315 1 VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT! Saturday Dec. 9th AND MONDAY TUESDAY DECEMBER 11th 12th HENRY DALLAS'S Coy. "THE FOLLIES" h\ ARRANGEMENT WITH H. G. PELISSIER PROM APOLLO THEATRE, LONDON. REMEMBER. POSITIVELY FAREWELL PERFORMANCES OF "THE FOLLiES" Plan at ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY. PRICES AS USUAL. HARRY A. DOOLEY, General Makaqeb The Success of
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      96 1 3o*£a\> f 3 Btwertiaemeitt& Am lion sale of Qousehold Furnil m i Page 5. Lost Kelemak Bcrip Page ~1. Pagan*B Han Tonic J'au< 2. Coolie Contractor wanted by Qngineei m^ r Finn Page Kodak Camera Lost Pag< 5. The Follies perfoi mam c bo-nigh< Page l. Fresh consignment ot Safa
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      269 1 ■THE WEEK. Saturday 9th. High Water— oH4 am.. 11-.;6 pm. B. I. Outward Mail due. Maxim Co, S. V. A. [BSpecttOß. Cricket ICarried single. Civil Service Sports, 2 pm. Closing Convent Ha/aar. Hand I to 6 pm. The Follies, Viet. ma Theatre. Sunday 10th. High Water— l-32 am.. 0-tt pm.
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    234 2 Ob Novembet 7th, there ra launched ry Scotts Shipbuilding and Kngineering <^0.. Ltd.. (ireeuurk. £h<- tifiv Holt tiller Talthvbius Thi> vessel has a gross tonnage of l:>, 500 tons, and her length and breadth are BOS and 60 feet re>pectively. i< bemg engined hy the builder?., and is intended for
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    SECRET HISTORY.
    417 2 Is Thkhf. a Militahy Convention with France The fact is now becoming known that during the past few months Europe has been on the verge of a very great war. compared to which the present Turco-lta-lian war is a mere trifle. There were many who suspected that France
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    CHINA.
    428 2 Republic mi Monarchy, The Japan Daily Mail touches upon tlie vague position m China regarding the na tint 1 of the future regime. It Bays: There Efl a rumour. which may or may not deserve credence, that the Court lias commissioned General Yin, fonuer Minister of War. to set-k
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      561 2 NOTICES KELEMAK SCRIP LOST. A Certificate No. IH4 for 100 shares, distinctive number 4H.21 to ***** standing m the name of Mr. Ned Ewe Ho of Singapore has been lost. Finder will be rewarded on returning same to Tan Hock Seong of No. 291, Berangoon Road, Sand Pits." Singapore. Dec
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      696 2 NOTICES In the Estate of WALTER PERCY SPIERS DECEASED. In pursuance of the- provisions of section 40 of "The Conveyance and Law of Property, Ordinance 1886," Notice is hereby given That all creditors and other persons having any claims against the estate of the said Walter Percy Spiers late of
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      485 2 BANKS THE STRAITS BANKING Co. Private Banfring Baninoss ■"> Cbaage Alley j Current Aoooonte opened Eor small Amount! i |10 upwards. Deposits accepted agaiust interest, terms to be ascertained on application. H. HAUFFE. Manager Npvg 9-2 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPY. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. CAPITAL fl 45,000.000, (about £3,750,000 RESERVE
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      316 2 INSURANCE FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. INSURANXE m Foroi orei New Business. 19J0. over Large Nett Burplafi abov< REBER\ E and all outstanding Direct Goverkmknt Bdi Cash Loans. Settlements, > c Policieh are WORLD WIDE J. H. EVANS, Manager, lootl THE BORNEO Co.. Ltd. General Ao MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE
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      144 2 SUNDAY CHURCH ESRYICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. H^nfflTHJ Sunday m Advent. 10th i»- cember, 1911. Matin-. Hymn. it. 7-43 a.m. Hoi] Commimii (Cboral), Hymna I 117,391. 4 p BchooJ A' Bible lunncit) iv. Evemaong A Sermoß, Hymns 868, 8 ■>'<-2. Vespex Hymn, "Lord Keep as Safe this Night.' 1 53— 106
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    THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
    789 3 Pboh \n Amki;k\n Point of View, To the Argonaut it has always appeared ihai If men* and women were by nature to do the same things to bear the si burdens- there would not be such marked differences m their physical constitution. Upon this l>a>is we have
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    ROYAL CHINESE GIFTS.
    222 3 Interesting Exhibits feom the King and Queen. The King and Queen have been graciously pleased to lend to the Victoria and Albert and the Bethnal Green Museums several interesting examples of Chinese craftsmanship which formed the Coronation presents to their Majesties from the Chinese Imperial Family. The
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    LIGHTING OF THE CITY.
    283 3 After prolonged experiments an I investigations, the Streets Committee of I he Corporation <»t London have agreed upon what may he regarded as the final scheme of Btreet Lighting m the City. The City Press states that the scheme provides for the cisc of both gas
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    PANTHER IN A FACTORY.
    201 3 I'ooiui. 1 61 h Ho\ ember. Oo tin 1 Small Anns Ammunition Fee fcory ;it Kirkes being opened for vrork about ii' 1 iliis morning, a panther which had apparently forced ii^ wsny into the place during the night, Bprang on one of the native workmen
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    HOW TO WARD OFF OLD AGE.
    167 3 When old age has really commenced, its march toward final decay is best delayed by attention to those rules of conservation by which life is sustained with the least friction and the least wast c. The prime rales for this purpose are To subsist
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      298 3 BY APPOINT'- -LM- \ToM T; ulmiaj AiNU MILK is a powerful, tissue I builaing, invigora readily digested food tonlz. A glar3 Iwice a day does more for invaiich, delicate children, anaemic I j and nervy people, than change of air. Add i to 1 teaspoonful of Lemco to half a
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      40 3 Muscular Rheumatism. It is worse than useless to take any medicines internally for muscular or chronic rheumatism. All that is needed is a free application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. DYSENTERY DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC.
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      82 3 /A PLEASANT 1 INTRODUCTION I A Scotch Whisky of Distinctive Quality, Bottled m Scotland by the Proprietors, D. J. McCALLUM, Edinburgh. Jl&nhz— C-*l'Jb"ck, VUcgregor Co., Singapore. hrnrift-i r i nw n w m iim i i, GLASS RUBBER TAPPING CUP. H f-~ HALF LEMON SHAPE, SIZE 10 OZS. USED ON
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    THE SPECIES OF THE FEMALE.
    336 4 Suggested by Mr Rudyard Kipling's delicate tribute to The Female of the Species."] When the Soul of Man awakened, whei the Woman that God gave, Stood revealed his wife and sweetheart. not his chattel or his slave, Then he formed his own conception oi what
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    PREPOSTEROUS.
    283 4 The amazing announcement is made, we trust upon insufficient authority, that m consequence of the annexation of Tripoli and Cyrenaica Arabs resisting the Italian Forces will, m future, be treated as rebels. This is the procedure which appears to be expected from General Frugoni. who has been dispatched, nominally
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    KING GEORGE AND THE SIMPLE LIFE.
    187 4 KING GEORGE AND THE SIMPLE LIFE. King George is so essentially a Bailor m many of his tastes and habits that the simple life appeals to him n preference to the luxury Of Society; and sumptuous dispiavs. which at times used to be prepared for hiii) at some of th
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    RUBBER CHEMIST IN COLOMBO.
    391 4 3 Dr. Stevens, the rubber chemist, of the i firm of Messrs. Clayton Beadle and Stevens. London, has come out with the obj ject of inspecting various rubber plantations, and will probably spend a month m Ceylon before going on to the Straits. It is about
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    DARDANELLES QUESTION.
    282 4 The question as to whether at Constantinople a close connection with one of the two European groups is being really eon Bidered, is actively discussed at Vienna. The highly semi-official Politische Correspondenz. states that the possibility of a Kusso-Turkish alliance, which is now much spoken of. is regarded
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    HER MAJESTY IN AN APRON.
    154 4 For many days the Qua n has been busy at the Emperia] Institute, m connection with the Guild oi Needlework, of whi< b Her Majesty is President. Her task is no perfunctory one. for, according to the Gentlewoman/ 1 she don& a lacge white apron,
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      311 4 Messrs. Tiie fvportanti I Limiteflof Binntujliifii, inqlmft I are open to appoint buying Agents m various districts for the sale of their well-known goods. The Midland Rubber Company has been established as manufac- s& turers for over 55 YEARS- -(one of the oldest m H England) and specialise m the
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      49 4 The Wise Mother. of coughs, colds, than the wise mother with a bottle of Chan berlam's Cough Remedy. She alwav« l it m a handy place and know^ wh\S? to'llv her hands upon it. With a few dos OS of tlfil n^ d X Bhe^ tst becold under ,S
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      859 4 FOR THE CHILDREN'S SAKE A Gratkful Fa^HEB m Rangoon Tkli> How Dr. Williams" Fink Jill Saved his little Daughtsb Tlk> history of littli' Daisy Brown, a^cd live ami half years, thedaoghterof Mr. c. Brown, of llangoon, affords an excellent example <>t the curative value of Dr. Williams' Pink Pill* to
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      437 4 THE Singapore Free Press i MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Singapore Free I'res> Daily, and is on Bak at denote hour each morning Sundays* price Ten Cent'- copy. Subscribers: copies will 1,. private residences, ioi tow d ofl If prefemd) by seven ■Full addresses at which copi< livered ghowM
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    FRENCH PREMIER ON GERMANY.
    646 5 Si-!:;:; Paris, Nov. Pi ime Mil sti deli Uq This was sess I to ith owing to I ace 1 I with lermanj I ipated. n this sol M. < said that tl > nu I Qg whlil) 1 W ■> man ssed m Parlis 1
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    BOMBAY PORT TRUST.
    606 5 The Administration of the Bombay Port Trust for the year 1910-11 is m the aappj position oi being able to announce a record revenue. It was only Rs, 71 lakhs as the average of the three years ending 1907-08, rose to IN. 7^; lakhs m 1909-10, and
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    CHINESE AND MANCHT.
    264 5 There ia no central authoritj and the situation ia chaotic." iv these words fche Times" correspondent Bums up the ver t ot the .lapaiu se Press on Chinese drs: and it is aboul fche truth. A tew days a^'> the Throne capitulated to the demands oi the
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      383 5 TO LET, TO LET "Balmeg, partly tarnished, at Passir Panjang. Fo* further particulara apply to D. TURNER. British Dispensary. JDec 5 ttsne FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET BROADFIELDS/ Paterson Road from about the middle March. 1912 for twelve months. Apply PATERSON SIMONS Co.. Ltd. Dec 8 vie BUNGALOW TO LET. 5-B,
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      522 5 WANTED i WANTED BY AN ENGINEERING FIRM. A Contractor to supply Opoli< s Cor the- year L 912. Apply, xc <> Free Press. Dec 18,19 NOTICE The British North Borneo State Railways] require two Bngine Drivers. Salary $50 peri month quarters, passage and^overtime Apply to GUTHRIE Co.. Ltd. Nov ill
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      786 5 Messrs CHEE ENG SONS. \M^ -(Established 1855.) 71, Rertft Brt#e ?ad \h Civil, Na\£j, Militsiy L S^ertii^ Tailors. $*a The 1: .:;>i i, '<» v i; t an European Master-Tailor, PCTSOnaUy ClltS < gwtuiettt t\y% thus ensuring perf ed fitting with tbe latest West End cat and snip. (Minister's Gazette
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      195 5 AUCTION SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Wednesday, 13th Dec. at 11 a.m. L cottage pii i rattan Loungi] I ilsoa band eai POWTLL Co., Al < 1 i Dec 9 14.12 REMINDER. AUCTION SALE OF THIRTY CASES OLD RED WHITE PORT At l'ii\\ ill a Co*s sal< room This Day at
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    Domestic Ocurrences. MARRIAGE.
    40 6 Domestic Ocurrences. MARRIAGE. ShKNTON-Jagger.— At St. Andrews Cathedral Singapore on 7th December, Enoch, oldest son of John Shenton Esq of St. Helens, Lanea slnre to Amy Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Robert .Tagger, Esq., of Greenfield, Yorkshire. Penang papers please copy
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    Saturday, Dec. 9, 1911 The Singapore Free Press.
    1512 6 Here shall the Pres^ the feopift n^ v .t -nair.uJn. CJnawed by influeii' c an-, unbrthed bf gam; lleie patriot Tmth her glmfolU prcepts draw. Pledgeil »o Krlimon Loyalty and Uw. In the possibility of that scheme of the Panama Canal, m
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    ENGLAND'S DECADENCE.
    688 6 a Hungarian vihw. For some years past it lias been a fixed article of faitb of many Continental politicians that the British nation is declining, and is doomed to fall at no very distant date. This theory is not !>y any means confined to members of certain ambitious
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    142 6 Calendars received: The Paftriotfa la Bnranoe Co. (Messn Dafanami and 10. agente) the Singapote Cold Storage t o. a Chinese coolk employed m lawmill at Kalian- WBB caught by« beU OH lljiu-s--ilav and v..v severelj injured. H< warn remo\ ed bo the hospital. a Chinaman, Eailing bo receive payment Etona
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  • Correspondence.
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      "THE CHINESE REVOLT"
      154 6 To Thk Editor, DBAI Sjx. Id the Sd issuu of December stfa aadi i The Chinese Revolt,'' ther paragraph referring to the Arnhold. Karberg A: '<».. ni(< the anti-German feeling, whii prevail m SOOM parts o! Chine You will readih uiklim >!;,,.. was staled is liaMe to
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      SOLID OR PNEUMATIC.
      94 6 To THi; KlHTof;. Sir. We shall thank \<. following m reply to 0M <• quiry re: Continental Tyres The tyres referred to m nieut of 7th inst. whit it aftei I an average mileage ol 1 *v 7 reported by the Acting Dep I General of Melbourne
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    51 6 Agents Guthrie a o. luiteci Temiang. LATEST RUBBER NEWS. t front (v* i ijtrrt >>«/.> Ijondon viu It it- announced ti)ai the .n--tatictns Investment T)ii>! pa,ys a: nt dividend of five percent. Sekong aayi >e\en per (*-n{ u\ v r >s to raaarve £1,000 and foi
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    THE FOLLIES.
    61 6 Thai cievet s ompaoy of a brought out h\ Mr. Henry I.)h d M th«- IteM ol the pcipuiat iteei 'bt? Apollo Tlicath the r'i)!!:c-. :rir.f nijjhts engagement here i i of bllliOßqMOll, longl and rikatohas. Wm am fest I Ml will !»<■ tile la>t vim! f i
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    LAUNCH SALE.
    28 6 i be La and Seoul ;•> < iO\ eminent MottOßOliefl I <• '< auction yesterday afteri Mean IV)\\ i'l) and Go, ioi th. |4 ha purchaa i being Sim X
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    KING EDWARD VII MEMORIAL FUND.
    64 6 Ajuouul pn > i, w [edg 140. 1f GOLLBCTBD BY Xl Chop ffian Sang Ban Siang Bat Siang Hup <»nan Moi GfHui Bong Kirn H its Jo.. riang 800 s HI (ill. ill „t <imi Kk il.ii Kirn Hioofe 100 Ha i p (1 1
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    A BOXING MATCH.
    53 6 '1 he challenge I brow n era Wiihs of the Huif.v to i, ux 4 aSa fattON at cat* h weights bjM h\ a naval man. ;md the vii: arranged bo lake alat» ai th* i. racks ba t bt* t>\ finii^ of til Nlr H. W.
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      163 6 KUPPERi PILSENER I U1?T? I? IS THE I J3 Xj Ha XV best. l SOLE AGENTS, I CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co,| X'MAS MILLINERY NOW TO HAND, This Smart This Smart Little Hat, will M ?IJ3&L^^ 0 Little Hat| be ready on M WW%asaBk wiH be Peady 6th instant m on6thinst m
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    THE DELHI DURBAR.
    176 7 STATE ENTRY. IMagnificient Views. }>v Submarine Cable]. Ur:rTEß*s Service. London, via Bombay. lajestm the King and Queen on Mt Delhi were received with on big guns, a lea de joie and ;;ilth' x "v of India. Lord Hardinge. > mu\ distinguished persons were 'o welcome them at
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    OBITUARY.
    127 7 > Belter's Service. London, via Bombay The death i> avnounced of Sir George Lev .>. Baronet and f ainon i solicitor, head of t:i- linn of Lewis and Lewis]. Sir George Henr> Lewis was the well I ow 11 *enu>r partner of the rtrm ot Lew i> >i\d Lewis.
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    CHINA. QUEUE CUTTING SANCTIONED.
    37 7 CHINA. QUEUE CUTTING SANCTIONED. Eeuter's Service. London, via Bombay. TeJegnwM from Peking state that an *'dici has bt'eu i^sueii sanctioning tlie cut tin^ otf of queiu-s. The Cabinet is cokm dering the adoiition of the European calendar.
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    BOHOMLEY BANKRUPT.
    29 7 But will Work. Imfeuai News Service. London, via Durban. Mr. Elocmlm Bottomlej i;.i- applied for border uhiih has been granted. Besajs will nowise uiterfere with hi.Mir-!!*..: work.
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    THE INSURANCE BILL.
    48 7 Impi vl Nxws service. London, via Durban. oatr rersies about bßSuran are i avise Mssaaged hg the paaring of the hill. i j ijgravated by (he i ;l s io what the bill tially contains. A hole aeries >>: and amendments were passM d is tssed. >
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    "NUMBER PLEASE."
    82 7 GiHLfl Chbisi m v- Gift. s fund which was instituted lasi year ar> mueb appjored bj subseriben aa M-ni'-nt Tehicle for expressing their of khe aei icea rendered by the i aed a tew daj a before ■aaas. htpierious] admowledged 1255.50 HIT. 1 131 IS. No. B 73
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    47 7 Mr. c Hap Leong, the well-known merchant of Kuala Lumpur, baa a- ebrated bia fiftieth birthday. AppMwtlj there were some KTelj scenes at lee Chu Rang Road, on Thins- Ciinaman complained to the police 1 ir •ountrynien had cut down sugar valied at 150. Later, the com-
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    THE DARDANELLES.
    104 7 RUSSIA'S PROPOSALS. [By Submarine Cable]. Eeuter's Service. London, via Bombay. Russia has approached the Porte with proposals to open the Dardanelles to Russian warships. Russia desires a direct understanding with Turkey on the principle of the Franco-German negotiations regarding Morocco, informing the other Powers only when they have
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    AN IGNOBLE CONSPIRACY.
    109 7 Mr. Bonar Law on Home Rule. Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. Mr, Bonai Law speaking at Bootle, and inaugurating the anti-Home- Rule campaign iv Lancashire and Cheshire, said that it was the duty of Unionists to con viiu-e the country that Home Rule would not be
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    CANADIAN RAILWAY DEBENTURES.
    69 7 Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. Subscriptions hare been invited fox seven million sterling three and a half per cent, mortgage debenture stock of the Canadian Northern Ontario railway, w Inch is guaranteed by the Dominion government, at i>:> and tor a million sterling mortgage four per
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    BRITAIN'S TRADE.
    49 7 Reuter's Service. London, via Bombay. In the monthly Board o! Trade returns the import- show an Increase equal to £1*348,088. Raw cotton lias declined by three and a hall million*. The exports shon an incTOaiM) oi £4,088,966 mainly m the hardware, cutlery machinery and cot ton manufactures.
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    GERMAN BATTLESHIP ASHORE.
    44 7 Misled by Fog. Better's Service. London, via Bombay. It i> reported from Kiel that the battleship Wilhelm the Second" has gone ashore at Flensburfl fiord during a f.>^. The cruisers Undine* 1 and Danzig' 1 are standing i'\ to render assistance.
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    FRANCE AND SPAIN.
    33 7 Imperial News Service. Ijondnn, via I Hirban. The Franco- Spanish negotiations about the Moroccan settlement have begun at Madrid. The British Ambassador attended tiie first conference and participates t hroughout.
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    THE GAZETTE.
    103 7 a proclamation m the Govt. Gazetti prohibits the exportation o: arras, am< in u ni t ion. gunpowder, military ai.d naval Stores, mi tiding sulphur, iroin an\ port m thi> Colony to Burma for a further ptMiml of five years, as from February l>t 1912. Mr. l. Lornie,
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    A THIEVING WATCHMAN.
    53 7 a Tamil employed us a watchman at the West Wharf was arraigned before Mr Acton, second magistrate, yesterday, <>n a charge ot stealing a bottle of pori wine from one <>t the godowns. The accused was convicted and was sentenced to two months 1 rigorous imprisonment. Police
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    18 7 Inspector Handle ot the Dock Police brought a Chinaman before Mi \ctou, .^/-v«/i mncristrate. yesterday, on ;i charge
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    PERSIA.
    78 7 SITUATION EASIER. [By Submarine Cable]. Eeuter's Service. London, via Bombay. Telegrams from Teheran advise that the situation is easier, the Government and the leaders being both engaged m checking acts likely to excuse a Russian occupation. In the House of Lords. Replying to Lord Cur/on respecting Persia, Lord Morley
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    CRICKET.
    98 7 A Splendid Recovery. Imperial Xews Service. London, via Durban. The weather was hot and there was a moderate attendance at Brisbane when the match between an Eleven of Australia and and the M. C. C. commenced. The wicket was perfect. The M. C. C. recovered from a disastrous start
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    TAFT'S MESSAGE.
    91 7 Foreign Affairs. Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. President Taft, m a message on foreign affairs, dwells on the progress of arbitration and urges the importance of an extension of American commercial interests. He points out the high record of American exports during the year and considers that
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    POST OFFICE GRIEVANCES.
    40 7 Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. Mr. Asquitfa has said that lie viewed sympathetically the suggestion of accelerating the enquiry into I'ost Office grievances. The recent increase m the cost of living alone justified a fresh investigation.
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    ESPIONAGE CASE.
    43 7 Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. The trial of a British subject named Max Shulz, two German engineers, and a German mere bant and his housekeeper on a charge of espionage, lias begun at Leipzig. the proceedings being held m camera.
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    NAVAL PRIZE BILL.
    27 7 Reuter's Service. London, via Bombay. The House Oi Commons has passed the third reading of the Naval Prize Bill embodying the declaration of London. > <
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    AN UNFORTUNATE COOLIE.
    167 7 wild Looking Chinese coolie was before Mr Acton, second magistrate, yesterday morning, on B charge of attempting to < mum ii suicide. His worship enquired win the man tried to take bis <>wn life, and, on this being interpreted t<> him. the accused went down on his
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    PILLAR BOX BROKEN OPEN.
    64 7 A Mr Gordon has reported to the police that at 1.30 p.m. on Thursday he found the pillar box m River Valley Road, at the loot of Institution Hill, open. A letter containing a cheque for 575 had been opened but not rifted. This is the
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    189 7 A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon m the Municipal Board room. Mr. F. ,7. Hallifax presided and there were also present Messrs. A. W. Bean, J. Carapiet. W. Peacock, Chea Keng Chin and Dr. F. AY. Croucher. also Messrs. B. Ball (Engineer 1
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    ARMS IMPORTATION CASE.
    118 7 Before Mr. Justice Fisher yesterday the case of M. 0. Mansurwas continued. Appellant was charged U> with conspiring to import a case of revolvers with one adolf Frank of Hamburg and <2) abetment of a similar offence. He was acquitted on the first charge and convicted on
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    "HOW SHALL I GREET HER?
    375 7 The Mail of the world" m the Rangoon Gazette thus airily touches on the etiquette of meeting the bride expectant or her arri\ al A man 1 know who is going shortly to meet his fiance at the wharf has applied to mo for instructions
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    LORD CHARLES BERESFORD'S BOOK.
    130 7 A correspondent writes Jo ihr haily Chronicle" to point out that whilethepublishers have withdrawn Lord Charles Beresford's book, which, it is understood, con tamed very severe strictures on Mr M'Kenna and the Admiralty policy, the! hook, at the same time, lias been published. At least \l7*
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    SUN MOTORS.
    471 9 From the point of view ot Indian agriculture, the most important announcement of recent date is perhaps (says the Pioneer* that of the invention m America of a practical motor deriving its power I from the heat of the sun. For countless I ages inventors have turned their
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    HALF-DAY CRICKET.
    403 9 It is] suggested m a paragraph m the "Asian" that "m all the half-day cricket matches the captain of th« i batting >ide niu^t declare his Innings closed before and not after i p.m. The suggestion >wm* b souml one. it would certainly make for the rides turning
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    CHINA'S DICTATOR
    120 9 What is termed a typical Btory of Yuan-sliih-l\;ii, tli* 1 new Prime Minister of China, is told m Everybody's Weekly." Yuan began to create an armyon Western lines. His discipline was exceedingly severe. There was only one form of punishment m the new army -death. On one occasion
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    THE NEW VOLCANIC ISLAND.
    493 9 The new island which bas arisen m the Straits of the Serpent's Month, between the south-west corner of Trinidad and the mainland, is an interesting example of submarine volcanic action. According to the accounts given, the appearance of the new land was preceded by extraordinary commotion
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      25 9 > BUGKNALL STEAMSHIP LINES, Ltd AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN^LINE FOR CHINA JAPAN The ss. Kioto will be despatched for Hongkong, Shanghai, Fusan. Kobe Yokohama about 17th December.
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      492 9 pi I I IM 111 111 The Harvests of Sea and Land Yield a Priceless Remedy for Weakness and Wasting I^^» 'Kepler' i'.-jz TRADE MARK) Ipijjr Solution -y 'OF COD LIVER OIL IN MAIT EXTRACT) wf The finest body-builder known to modern science. 'Kepler' Solution forms healthy fat. flesh and
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      163 9 Hamburg America Line. Hamburg Deutsche Dampfschiff-fahrts Ges S"Hansa Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. The Bteamera of ttie* Companion maiDtain a regular Bervioe bt tween Hamburg, Bn bh n. Antwerp, and Botterdam, and the Straita China and -la pan. Homewards, they an despatched foi-tnight. ly for Havre and Bamborg and onoi a month
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      553 9 PASSENGERS EXPECTED Per N. D. L. str. Prinz Ludwig due Dee. 9. Mr A Mrs H. von Meines, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Oberlehrer Dr Kusche and kind. Mi A Mrs F. Hunte. Mrs Rohlfing. Miss A. Buchenthaler, Mrs Church, R. Beitmann, Mi A Mrs Luis K. fangco, Mrs Bprangli, Banders, Baron
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    ENGINEERS' DESTINY.
    347 10 "a vei great obstacle to the progress l of te;-h" i education m this country bas been the want of any definite aim, the ■moitable i haraotei and the poor average quality ol oai Becondary education. Viscouni 1! Idanc has pointed oat fehoenormooi adi mtagc Qermany has had
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    OUR NEXT DREADNOGHTS.
    280 10 1 ni I- 1 bolkh< ads and a v i te j belt I'; reeo armoui tre the most notabli m the battlesb p < «turion which will t lon Saturday v Centurion isoneoi th pc 1910-1] pcofgaaßa oi h the X g Ge< V. bis been
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    EDIBLE BIRDS NESTS.
    342 10 According to fche "Scientific American."' m the year 1909 the edible birds' nests collected m the islands about Siani and the Malay Archipelago amounted to L B,OOOl be., valued ai about £20,000. The taking of the i ests is fully described. It ia stated thai the birdstake
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    POLARISED LIGHT.
    236 10 [nth sei of the A ilys 'one upon the appli of i• scientific met! d I the 3 da tor the pn• os of detecting adulteration. For exan pie, polarised light is now used to del •he v <■■ mpori d sugar. olarisal ion one of thoa rather
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    THE NAVAL PROGRAMME FOR 1911-12.
    228 10 1 ling and urine eng tug 1 as oi ■i \ili:i. been g tit opportunity to share m na\ ;il programing tot currenl ocial y< tut. Compared wit b t m i I some ol thf ftrsi class naval ni 1 fcaclrlci then- annual programmes,
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    666 10 J The Total where given represents the Dutput since Jan. 1911. except where a j figure m brackets is given, representing so many months. When a month's return is missed, this total represents the last avail i l able total. Oct. Nov. Total. I i AUagac 5,000
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    TIN RETURNS
    70 10 Held Bnuu Clx'inii'i iang Qopeog H w > ii id K.t hi i. i. i i\£ .'N.IM.IMOi K i t a .\^^l)t iatio BIS Kledttac Krainat Fului Laliat M-n^l«Mi)hu LoJo Middletoo 71 Xt'w Gopeng New 'l'amhun 1 I', i ii!!-(iiui;it« 1 Pengkalen Pusing 1.. KaliMiall 7 Hail'iian Hyd
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      148 10 Serious Side of a Cold Do yon know that ol all the minor tntfl c& l- are by far th< mi «t dangero It is not 1 lil If that you need to 1 bnl the;■-• >;■-• <-• thai it ofi i 1 to. M si o! these are known
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      32 10 THE BANGKOK TIMES I EBT LBLJBHI D 1887. LEADING PAPER IN SIAK DAILY AND WEEKLY ENGLISH AND SIAMESE LARGEST CIRCULATION. KELLY AND WALSH, LTD Singapore Agents. TVh-Tams; TIMES, BANGKOK. Oct 17 tutl-
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    SHARES.
    1262 11 Cap. Issue. Paid. Last Div. Buyers. Sellers. 85,000 2s 2s Allagar 10% 3 0 3 6 150,000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 30% int IS lj 16 0 xd 50,000 2s 2s Batang Maiaka 19 2 0 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 50% int 10 7 6 11 0 0 80.000
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 11 (Corrected uv to Dae. >-.) Bank 4ms demand 2-4 G-32 Private credits I m s 2 4$ credits 6 m s 2 4 23-32 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 238$ India. T. T. 174J Hongkong, demand Iff Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 14O| Bangkok, demand 65 1 Sovereigns.
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    PRODUCE.
    141 11 Dee. 8. Tin l bMM) if.fi Special Delta ry ton* 98.fi Gainbier ...buyers 10.00 Gambier Cube No. 1 15. ,"30 flaw ihior Cabe No. '2 nom. Pepper Black o ni in. Spore... I livers 20.25 I\'pjx»r. (White fair 1 30.00 Natmage 'lid bo Urn tbj nom. Nutiu. -> (60
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      207 11 NT EXTERMINATORS (UNIVERSAL) and Sulphur Powder ARSENITE OF SODA for spraying lalang and other weeds BOILERS (Spenser-Hopwood) 6 H.P. 8 H.P. 10 H.P. m stock BOILER COMPOSITION (D.M.) For preventing scale and pitting DEMENT "Eagle" Brand I 8 these are of the hl hest nriirilT quality. CEMENT "Borneo" Brandj Fresh
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      86 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quay The undermentioned dates of departure are only approximate. Coen Penang, Babang, Oelehlheue, Tjal&ng, Meolaboh, Tapa-Toean, Bioabang, Hin^kel. Goenoeng-Sitoli, Baros, Bibol^a, Natal, A jer-Ban^s, Salbe and Padang Dec vvan Hoc;enDoßP Be
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      986 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Wneu Kuantan F.M.s. 400 Dredger Todd, 11-11 Kuantan Uncertain Waterwitch H. M.S. 620 Hancock Hborough. 21-11 S. K. Oftoer LJnoertaia Steamers Nat. Tonnage <fc Master From CSMSigaOSS For Asdang siam 4<)5 Christensea Bangkok, 7-13 EA<3o Bangkok 9 Ban Poh Quan
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      127 11 VESSELS TO ARRIVE. h.vli y Do /Lsoot. Britain 6.6'Coj -lit Bros, &Co Newcastle N.g W S arosta L, EL J I.. tu I ladivog d i. Ughan Pi v Elutto aImi b Bros. I O i B( NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— Par B. I. Tees I a IC. m.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1357 12 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est far- ago libelli Juvenal. Like the chronk st ite ol the Singapore market, there i> at tire moment Nothing) doing" m the wa 3 of war. either m China or Tripoli, Yuan shih-Kai lv» contrived to persuade the Regent to abolish
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    181 12 Golf. Ih< Monthly Medal- for the yeai ha\ e been won \>\ th<' undermentioned. Jan. N. K. Bain net 99 i Feb. and Man h \<. plaj April J. M. Si ue B 7 Ma\ F. K. Beatt} 95 June N. K. Ba a"84; duly F. E. Beatty
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    A HOCKEY MATCH.
    68 12 The S. C. C. met the Ko\al (larrison Artillery at hocke> on the Esplanade last evening and won easily hy four goals to nil. The Cluh team played very well and their forwards shot sharp and often with deadly effect. The Gunners had several chances which were
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    102 12 Mr F. R. Ellis, the Governor designate of British North Borneo, arrived by the German mail yesterday afternoon, on his way to Sandakan. He was received m Singapore hy Mr W. Woodyear Smith. Secretary to the li. N. B. Government, and was entertained at Government House by
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    526 12 First list of Subscribers. I The Committee of the Children's Aid Society gratefully acknowledge the following subscriptions Collected by Mrs Cuscadkn. Singapore Police Officers 122 Dr. Van Rijn 10 Dr. Coronel 1() Dr. MacDougal] 10 Dr. C Werner 1° Mr. K. Struve 10 "A. Well Wisher 5
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    198 12 Captain Morris of the" Will o the Wisp," from Trengganu, reports very fine weather up the coast this trip. The Holt Liner Antenor which arrived from Manila yesterday Is loading ca rgO for home poll 5. The "ArratooM Apcar" arrived from Calcutta on Thursday with pari general i
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    WISDOM WHILE YOU WAIT.
    315 12 M 3&ABI0N LAWRAXCE. j won d els booh Bhftke hands with ;i >oft mackerel ;i^ with a man vrho offers two Huge] s. At Northampton^ Sib J. Cbh btos Bbov tn 1 never take a morning bath without feeling that 1 ought to ask a blessing
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    46 12 It is notified that gun practice will take place from Blakan Mati on the following dates, commencing about 10 a. m. each day viz., From Siloso Battery on 12th, 14th. 16th, 20th, and 21st Dec. 1911; From Fort Canning on 13th, 19th, and 23rd, Dec. 1911.
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      267 12 £1 A YEAR FOR VOLR WlFt' 1 \f%J? (CHILD OR YOURSELF) &JF JhL For example, c. man age 25, whose wife is about the sa age, would only be required to deposit £32-5-0 annu; m order to secure for his wife, should she survive him £100 a year for life.
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