The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 January 1912

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 1912. NO. 7 t 413
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    104 1 The Bpecial acconut oi the [Hirbai is continued on Page T. Peace negotiations m China are a4 ieadlock I 1 7. It is believed tha4 hostilities between Italy ami Turkej will cease ihortl] P7. Campaigns for euid ftgains( lii;-li Ilium j Bole have begun I' 7. The
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    FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE "MARIA" 1826.
    1159 1 Having embarked a small freight of tclmmil-. l>\ Way of lallast, v >>. <. itaati aople. It \\;i-> then the early part of July. )n the morning ol I hi our ban From Adexandi La, whi U ilic pod Uliotlt >. we were much
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      508 1 T HgE| LABOUR ASSOCIATION fsuol LIMITED. I^-1 ;a c; Singapore and batavia p c: I MflKiL l FOR COOLIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION I MAKIh I Genuine Agricultural Javanese Labourers can be supplied to ALL ESTATES. on the Shortest Notice. Telephone 748. E. R. WEARE, Manager. TO-NIGHT 2nd SHOW 9-3O to
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      200 1 The Star Opera Co THE D1 T< \\|i M \I. v> ACil. i V KNTI.KT ONERS AT THE THEATRE ROYAL N 181 B BRIDGE ROAD. To Night To-Night I (RAN D GALA KH ■!<! "THE PEARL PRINCESS" M 11.1. Hi. STAGED To-n orrow Sunday PAN J I SM ERA N
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      87 1 Go*ta\>'a Rtwertteementft Experienced native book ep< (ranted Page 5. Mercantile Banh opening of Kd a Bahru branch Page 6. Johore P.W.D. tenders invited Pag« 2. 'I arnout tor sale- 1 'n u r< Mortgagees sale Gaylang Road l*age 5. Auction sale of furniture, Wilki« Road Page 5. Servants Agenc; Office,
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      393 1 THE WEEK. Saturday 6th. High Water— LO-48 am. Adili i 8868 m in IX M.< .A, H piu. I'' «*■>-- Chrysanthemum .< I .it i 9 p.m. Sunday 7th. High Water- B-S6 am.. 11- )>:::. lht Sunctov aft< t l^.i^ii;- Monday Bth. High Water- 1 17 UD., 0 pm. If.
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    348 2 As but m we can ascertain (says an In di.in paper 1 a Parser ami an American merchant of Cult utta ba\ c already BnC> ceeded m purchasing large tracts of land m Delhi. The way the Parsee merchant hit upou the brilliant idea of buying land is rather curious.
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      532 2 NOTICES GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Tenders are invited for the following works and services of which full particulars may bo ascertained and all ne essary plans seen at the P. W. I). Offices, Johore Bharu, Muar and Batu Tahat on any day with the exception of Fridays between
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      543 2 NOTICES NOTICE No new orders for Fresh Milk can be ac oepted until the arrival of cows, due hen about loth January, per s.s. "Darius." H. S. KIRWAN, Dalian's Aus: Horse Repy Jan -> 12-1 NOTICE The interest and responsibility of Mr Gustav Friedrioh m our tirm both here and
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      564 2 NOTICES LUNAS RUBBER ESTATES, Ltd. Shareholders m the above Company are s requested to forward their Share Certificates to the undersigned, as early as possible, for verification and return. Any Shareholders who have not yet received their Certificates are requested to forward the Ranker's receipts for the amounts paid on
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      496 2 BANKS THE STRAITS BANKING Co. Private Banking BosfaeM I Change Alley Current Account^ opt Bed tor smali amounts $10 upwards. Deposits aooepted agatestgood intenst. bemifl to be ascertained on a]>plication. H. HAUFFE, Manager Nov 9 9 2 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPY. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY Established 1824. CAPITAL fl 45.000.000. (about £8.750.000
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      376 2 INSURANCE j FEDERAL LITE 1 Assurance Company of Canada. ESI ABLISHKD 1--J. St- t INSURANCE m Force, over < New Business. 19] U. over Large Nott Surj)lus akovie liabi t RESERVE and all outstanding la DIRKCT (rO'.ERNMENT SL I'F.H'. I-lON. Cash Loans. B^tlemente, ew. mad* Policies MM WOBItD WIDE.' J.
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      148 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. b S Fter£piphi 7t oai 1912. 7 Mai IS, mn 80. 19 a m. Hoi] ommunion horal H\ mns 7'.t. 311, 551. i I. :!>•!. C< Pb i H \:i.ii^ 7:;. A :;:'>. ads Sena l*Bil te I I isses. 8 Evens n| a>•
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    LONDON LETTER.
    1604 3 fFrci < ur own Lum'sporuUnt.} The Cabinet's Attitude. London. Dec. 1. The writer <»(' the secret history of this country will have a good main gaps to till m when he comes to deal with the events of the Last t'w months, because fche statement oi Sii Edward
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    CHINAS NEW TROUBLE
    170 3 k istebn Mongol] De< l ibes foh Autonomy China has t<> fact" another awkward] position. \'ci\ disquieting news Ikis lit'oiil received from Mongolia. The warnings frequently given <>i late i>\ the Russian Governmeni regarding fche danger of Chinese colonising and military activity m eastern Mongolia, Bays fche
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      418 3 J\ Refreshing and Elxh crating Drink and valuable Medicinal i-K*VCiclgC hi dl CaiCS Ol &A KM 1 IT l\ia!ana,Lirave!, lnsoiiiLia, M Kidney Froubles, Stone :^j m Bladder, Urinary S Affections, Colic, Debility, 1~, Stomachic Troubles, glass }fe*i Sch-at)t>s t fi^tore meaU is an uri'auino ;t j^^l a^^iser, tnda refreshing drink
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      22 3 A Life Saver. No physician can prescribe a better preparations for coughs and colds than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and no physician can
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      293 3 m Messrs. t;i« ?r^: r ".a? M Pf?«S mm iimiwiMM arc oi.cn tv appoint buying Agents m various districts for the sale of their well-knc Rubber Company has been CSt&bi > \dcturers for over 55 YEARS !|I England land s cial ein tJ I oodg: Motor and Cycle Covers and
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    THE CHINESE REVOLUTION.
    765 4 Ni ws From Shanghai. Shanghai, Dec. 24 iI.K. Tang Shao-yi is m favour of the formation of a republic, and has made up his. mind nol to return to Peking with his suite, should Yuan Shih-kai disapprove. Chin Sui-sMng was seized by the revolutionaries at Shanghai for
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    EMPIRE CABLE RATES.
    788 4 (From v* o*< ■■■< orresfion •'">■* London Dec. 4. Mr Croft h\ the Commons on Tuesday asked the Postmaster- General whether he can yetgiveany information with regard to the improvement m cable communication between the Mother-country and the Dominions sir George Toulmin asked the Post-master-General whether, m
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      214 4 ANT 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 CEMENT Eagle Brand Both these are of the hi hMt nruriiT i quality. CEMENT "Borneo" Brand j
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      41 4 Croup Prevented. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not only a certain cure for croup, hut it will prevent the attack when freely given as soon as the nrst symptoms appear. In many thousands of homes it is knit fionstantlv at hanrJ i-0.i.i,.
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      63 4 Pneumonia. You are probably aware that pneumonia always results from cold, but you never heard of a cold resulting m pneumonia when Chan;:,, rlain's Cough R< medj was used. Why take the risk when this remedy may be had Cor a trifle? For -ai. by all Dispensaries and Dealers. PHOTOGRAPHIC
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      284 4 1 vMb /^^^^W) FRIEND /I\^ /A PLEASANT I INTRODUCTION A Scotch Whisky of Distinctive Quality, Bottled m Scotland by the Proprietors, D. J. McCALLUM, Edinburgh. Jlgente Cildb^ck, Macgregor Co., Singapore. Si r not £r^ LtII U t M CONDENSED UNSWEETENED \/^y£^TZ OR NATURAL STERILISED W MILK solkmo,,- J. TRAVERS Sons,
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1162 5 q :d aguat homines nostri est far »gO JUYKNAL who fulfils hi <i ignca ing then spends DBO6I of hi- lime ii 4 impromptu «m iciams, 'j- Belfast into ai if those sum, ol IrrimiomuLilil t responsible r«> th< B, Ml- KirrH! to!, I I R
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    FOREIGNERS ON BRITISH SHIPS.
    214 5 The v.iv newest trad-' protection association or trade union one might call it is thai just formed for fche purpose of putting a stop to the practice ol employing foreigners as stewards, messmen, etc., m British warships. Whether the association will succeed m its aims is
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    66 5 The work of selectiug the route for the Kochui Railway from the French railway near the port of Mengtze to the tin mines at Kochui has l>een completed. The railway is to be 33 miles long, and will serve as the outlet for the mines, where about 18.000 men are
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    ON THE SECRET SERVICE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    598 5 Some Facts About a Dangebous Occupation By One Who Knows. >m Secret Service; what visions ot adven bare and hairbreadth escapes tlit through tin mind at the mere sound of the words Mr Charles Nelson could tell many exciting stone? of the experiences
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      218 5 TO LET, TO LET A large bongakro No. 58, Bak -tin Road. Apph to Bajl [small bin Ra ji Osman, 82, -Jalan Besar. Jan i l-S TO LET House No. 77. Braa Batafa Road, formerlj occupied t>\ the Singapore Skating Rink. Apph HADJEE SAMASUDIN. Na [48, Java Road. Dec 88
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      537 5 1 WANTED J EXPERIENCED NATIVE BOOK-KEEPER. I Wanted Immediately for Ail&gar Kubbe Estates, Perak. Apply m person to McALISTER Co., Lt< »lav 0 ixQ WANTED Competent Eurasian, or Chinese Book-keeper Apply to Messrs. DOWN Co., 13 4"). The Arcade -lan 12-1 WANTED Competent Chinese bookkeeper. App]\ personally to the Engineering
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      537 5 1 RED LINENSJ— x WIG AN COTTON SHEETINGS DIRECT FROM THE MILLS I Width 54 inches Width 66 inches Width 100 laches Price 55 cts. Price 65 cts. Price 80 cts. p. y* PILLOW CASES FRILLED COTTON I l'luiii Strong Cotton Pillow Cmm'- PILLOW GASEb Blae 2o by 3o lnches
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    Domestic Occurrences. DEATH.
    26 6 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH. Brown, Arnold A., formerly of Toronto, Canada, at the General Hospital, Singapore, ou Friday ni^ht. Interment at Bidadari Cemetery 5 p. in to-day.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Jan. 6, 1912.
    1102 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Jan. 6, 1912. H«e shall the Press th< People* igfet tiBtsIn nawed bj influence anH bribed ■■■f i'-tf i-.it- iwi Truth 'if; gi i pre epa ■'}(->ic.f> i<j PeHgion L \a:i\ v Law. The advent of fche year 1012 reminds us that next year 1918
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    562 6 Mr H.C. Robinson. Director of Museums. F. M. S.. has left Kuala Lumpur to attend a Museums Congress m Madras. Tbe engagement is announced ol Mr. D. Kiiovit/ and Miss .lane e.ishin. daughter of the late J. \V. Qasbin, Esq.. ot Singa pore. The police have made an arrest m
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    Mr H. N. RIDLEY, c.m.g.
    345 6 Last aighl number of the pei miiui N. Ridley, i if. I p.l> obliii ialnnd tiiat X' 1 1 tin- m a of Ins ret I ri n*f En M Service ah l faactoi <»f a^> Settlement ;<"•' I <■(!•■,. r Tha Chair on tfeu
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    205 6 PatMuag Sugai K>t;-i«"« Bi oaita im H.iiiana Tali \\or BagM Ben jt W.iU'.k llahi; Muhuca li.iii b< i I'l.intalKiii i Ibi lMah. Tin IM j)i U ah .< j (sttbjed to .>li£hi corri'ttioti 0-lenshiel -12.1 00. year Wvi liith K< nnetfa 1 i,020 .>. > n
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    ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.
    54 6 'Hi. Bishop <:t !u ,)>.•, c ••.'\a Ml 'I'ii.'ml;.\ on isiia' I ai; ill m. 1/aid ■Ul s:n ITuesdaj also, taring Jofansto :5(l p.m. iMiiiri^ Hrn An bdeaooi the fcev. K. G 8« m (jK.uiai Chaplain, Sing fcew appertaining hi Hrn bedrai atlicdral work ihonM th n
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    39 6 I Small p;t v. MM 1 ftfi a1 110,000 inasuft KM 1; „i n- i akima. W:,vh. j,,. s Mj B them r.-ail\ doaa not v. j In'lioves th.-M lu>r v «m\ pomtmiou ai gives tbpui dint >-„i,.,, mm
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      161 6 By Special Appointment to H. M. The King. RENAUDIN BOLLINGER Go. AY CHAMPAGNE 1904 VINTAGE] IS WORLD RENOWNED. SOLE AGENTS, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO. H PERRIER JOUET M CHAMPAGNE IpM Qts. per c. $36.00 «jSK pt. per doz. $10.50 b^^Hi 11H sole agents ■■Bill SINGAPORE AND I y ATA k^ ?AJX
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      198 6 ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE FIRST RECORDS MADE BY LITTLE TICH YOU WILL BE SORRY IF YOU MISS THESE ALSO NEWEST RECORDS BY JOHN HARRISON THE FAMOUS TENOR. ROBINSON PIANO CONPANY. LIMITED. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA Ltd., AND THE DUFF DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Ltd. In consequence
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    FUTURE OF IRELAND.
    109 7 MR HEALY DESPONDENT. Wanted Ten Millions. Reiter's Service. London, via Bombay. al\ wpftafcing at Mallow. Bald they mod anxious about the tmaucia! X or rhe Home Kule Kill. If the BWIMri witheld rnratus to develop str] and commerce, and kept the ten millions raised >>y taxes m
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    POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS.
    42 7 Impekial News Service. Ix)ndon. via Durban. Kdward (.arson openfl the Ulster flume Hule Campaign at )magh today. < onlingentN ai'e r■ a elling there from parti of Ireland. Mr Winston Chinch ill opens the Liberal tmpaign at Belfast on Feb Hth.
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    PANAMA CANAL.
    118 7 I America and Preferential Rates. Reuter's Service. London, via Durban. be Britiril avne m referring to the fH ited nrefeientia! ratefl for American ping through the Panama Canal den he pvonoea] to be a bveacfe of the Haj PmnilCeffOXie treaty stipulating an tejlialitj oi treatment for all shifpiug.
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    COLONIAL GOVERNMENT.
    90 7 Must Settle Their Own Affairs. CRecteb's Service. Ixmdon, via Durban. ;i-> frurn Adelaide rhat the befOTC dis>ol\ ing. appealed to I to amend the Consti- a> til pieTeai the H(i:i>e thwartg i ill of the people. fhl colonial QfAce replied :h;.t inter- :oi; tn the internal affairs of
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    QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
    40 7 L Delicately Announced. Eeuter's Service. London, via Bombay. ot Queen Wilhelnuna from Sen .v *->:..:•■ I.all at tiie QagQC ri --.vi! Mmmented on. A report a vag naton w current respect■C *>i rhe ahoCIICO, and it !i;f^ denied.
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    CRICKET.
    62 7 fM. C. C. v Geelong. vl Xi:ws Service. London, via Durban. .t "her was showery when pl&3 ommenced between the Ma .C. and ,t khifl morning. The atten- Geetong won the tosa ,:.d p MX I is to bat Thei eight wickets and flwn 52 m face style, m
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    THE GAZETTE.
    70 7 < i:t < la.-rttr i ontains an Hia Majesly id Council aw>lyingj t8 to Siam. h also notifies ttM bonom oi K.CLM.C. •ifd ob HJ. kkc Sultan of Selsnfor; 1 :inttof Knight liathrloroii Mr .lohn \ndvv d th;tt or \M.(.;. on the Hon. Tan Kin and tlie Hon.
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    27 7 I Japancftf man fell from the window of boUM iii Malay Stieet on Thursday and •i.»u bran fractured skull. Oog Ke« >onj, a railway porter at Hol-
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    CHINA.
    143 7 NEGOTIATIONS AT DEADLOCK. [By Submarine Cable]. Reuter's Service. London, via Bombay. A telegram from Shanghai states that owing to the resignation ol Tang Shao Vi, I the Imperial delegate, because of his compliant attitude daring peace aegotia< tions being disapproved at Peking, it is feared that a continuation o!
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    TRIPOLI WAR.
    42 7 Is it Peace Hbuteb's Sebticb. London, via Bombay. The limes Salonika correspondent has reason to believe that general conditions of peace have already been arranged between Turkey and Italy and that the near future will see the termination of hostilitiea
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    AMERICA AND ARBITRATION.
    63 7 In the Senate. Imtekial News Service. Ix)D(lon. via Durban. Renter's correspondent at Washington >tates that m the Senate, Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska ba> denounced the Anglo* American Arbitration Treaty and ha* charged the Gorerameni with blundering iuto an untangling alliance. Senator Raynor of Maryland, democrat, haa filed
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    PERSIA.
    45 7 Resentment at Executions. Imperial Xkws Skhvice. London, via Durban. telegram from Teheran states that hf execution ol the Sheikh ul [slam and other ecclesiastics at Tabriz is particular- resentedi because the Russians selected us the day lor the execution the most Bolemn E^ersian holiday.
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    ESPIONAGE PRISONERS.
    44 7 To be Strictly Guarded. Imperial News Service. London, via Durban It is announced at Berlin that the British officers Trench and Brandon will be subjected to more rigorous restrictioni m consequence of the escape of Capt Lux, the French Officer, from <il.it/.
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    ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
    259 7 meeting oi the above was held yesterti,i\ afternoon m the S.C.C. Pavilion to consider the advisability ol holding ;i Burns night concert. There was quite a t.iir gathering and the Hon. Dr. Galloway, presided, amongst others present being w. \v. cook. A. W. Still, W. N. Bfasterton,
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    THE CORONATION DURBAR.
    1480 7 DELHI IN 1911. (Specially written for the Free Press). the king watches sport. Polo and Football. December 9th. The following day had no official functions allotted to it. as far as spectators were concerned, though the King was given no rest. He spent the morning m receiving
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    DEFERRED CABLES.
    247 7 The commercial and general community ot Singapore will be much indebted bo the courtesy of Mr. .1. Kennedy (.iiison. Superintendent of the E. K. A. Telegraph Company at the station m Penang for some useful information regarding deferred cable rates which he communicates to the Pinang Gazette" m
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      270 7 j ROBINSON Co. English Made Oak Photo Frames fc^gSßc w( Ik w 2HBKB K5 StHjfffSSßimXc ffi H fl IKiSy^^flEß lifi flSfsfl mm mm f HB ill 911 il2^?iHi I Jm^mm^^^^M 1 1 K^^^fl I HV^^^ I^BBJM^^^^BM ibbWBM^MBI Solid Oak Photo Frames, m Light and Dark Brown Sizes sby 31 7by
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      623 8 SHIPPING N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles. London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial tenoKse Goyenunent. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service haw been specially designed and constructed, and ace rirred with
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      456 8 SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd FOB PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG RANGOON The Company's Btkambb "LUNKA" 2.19:* tons. G. \V. Sinclair, Commander, will be despatched for the above porta mi Wednesday tlie lUtli instant at p.m. from the Roads. site has excellent accommodation for tirst and second class passengers. Terms
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      907 8 SHIPPING Hamburg America Line, Hamburg Deutsche Dampfschiff-fahrts Ges "Hansa" Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. The steamers of these Companies maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits. China ami Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling
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      649 8 SHIPPING "pr&ioT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading taaoed tor China Coast. Persian Gulf. Continental and American Ports Steamers wlB leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. L9U Outward (for OBMa) Arcadia JTan U D.xanlia
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      634 8 SHIPPING N.D.L Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremc IMPERIAL GERMAN MA LINE. The fast and well-known ma this t ompan} sail foi tnigl q B Bamborg \ia Botfc edam, U twerj Soul ton, < Hbraltar, (■< aoa, Nap Hars* illes, Naples, l< scan Port Said, Boec, bn, I oloi I Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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    THE POWERS AND THE CONFERENCE.
    531 9 Formal Ri M 11 u'clc. ft sdnesd gg the presentalives m Shanghai o. I ?rea4 P< Messrs E. l>. -H Fi .M.G. (ii-. UalQf i l W Ann i i von Buri (Qevtti de La X: i i v.< < and A. Jap; i), al
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    OLD AMERICAN WARSHIPS.
    179 9 1 1 Vewi i£ ioriiKoiiiin^ here to-da; bhai a syndicate ha- been formed to buy t li«> American battleship* "Indiana, iow.t.' and Massachusetts,** and file cruieei ".Mm aesota," for £1,600,000. Thea esselsstill lirfvuvou tlic nav> list >. I won lati i ewed by tli< i Presidenl a\.
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    THE SIANFU TRAGEDY.
    129 9 News Shexsi ttrsw. S< i. of the sad details oi the m of tnissioi ries t Sii :n are told m a. letter n Hankow on December 20. i: si m! when the attack w*m made 01 lans school a4 Xankwiui (southern suburb) lit Selma Beckiuan escaped
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      504 9 It kn Choi UAibtii a AtLIYLENc COMPANY, LTD., SINGAPORE BRANCH. Oxygen Gas Dissolved Acetylene. AUTOGENOUS WELDING OF ALL METALS All kinds of repairs to Ships, Boilers, Motor-cars etc. WORKSHOP No. 45, ROBINSON RD. M.BUMJ, Harbour runner MOINE COMTE Co., 4 4, CHAHGK iXLET, Wo.U axu«ei C. H. CAHIIIADE Ageoti. iHiIITOYO
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      617 9 AUSTRIAN LLOYD UNDER !tf!A!l CONTRACT WITH THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT. NEW MONTHLY FAST LINE, TRIESTE SHANGHAI From and to TRIESTE and VENICE, calling at PORT SAID, Aden, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai. OUTWARD. bs. "Bohemia" 7935 tona due to arrive on or about Jan. 29 1912 ss. "Africa" —mi tuns n
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      170 9 JAPAN COALS THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA LTD. (MITSUI Co., Ltd,) Bead Office: No. 1, SUBUGA-CHO TOKIO. London Branch 34, Lime Street, E. C. Singapore Branch 2, Finlayson Green. OTHER BRANCHES San Francisco, Portland, New York. Hamburg, Bombay, Calcutta. Rangoon, Sourabaya, Manila, Sydney, Bangkok, Saigon, Hongkong, Canton. Amoy, Foochow, Shanghai, Tingtau.
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      260 9 Warm Days bring with iheir pleasures some discomforts. Then it i< really refreshing to remove every trace of dust and perspiration j by using |^ilefSoap| and any day it is a good soap (o S choose for ordinary toilet use. Pure and cleansing, pleasantly perfumed 5= z^z anc^ antiseptic for
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      22 9 Row to get Rid of a Cold. i I rouble m gett ing rid I cold yon may know that von :i
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      430 9 PASSENGERS EXPECTED Per N. I>. L. str, Goeben due Jan. 6. Mra Louise Wolf, Kail MiriiH^.n and family, Mr a Mrs Hans Bergmann, Bullermann, Hn-rdm-and Mr» Albert Flechers, Mrs Geo Morrison, Miss E. Morrison, J. Maxwell Hall. Mrs H. s<-iii.iidi and kinder, Mrs Jockisc hand kinder. Mr A Mrs W.
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    MAMMOTH OCEAN LINERS.
    578 10 Somi we shall get a del d fee an- nonnceinc I to the di mensi< me of the nen W] bSt i iathan. In Ihe mean ss to attempt to recou cile Hie fig res which bai c been circulated. oie slat at i> khai the I
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    NORTH SEA DESTROYER FLOTILLA.
    206 10 k A Pi Hobni rs* Nes As quickly as possi t• i "Seventh !>>■ s royei I otilla* 1 is being formed. When completed it will be khe most powerful l.ranch or oui mosquita fleet The Seventh Flotilla ifl fco be based on Rosyth. Its special
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    LYNCH LAW.
    105 10 V v York. Decembex 6lh, At Valiant, m >k ;a:i- ><\'.u. yesterday several white men broke Into Hie gaol and took charge of :t young negro wiio had been arrested on a okttrgßof baring assaulted ii 12-year-old girl. The} hanged fche negro from h Inc. N'tai Memphis (m
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    THE "CHAKRABHONGS" WRECK
    420 10 lpt. V\ tXD's Report. The following, says the Siarn Observer, is Captain's report on the wreck. I hereby beg to report 1 1 1 1 loss of the [steamer "Chakrabongs" on fche IBtb Lnst. Ob i he va} tge I com Singapore to Kelan- tan the shiparrived
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    SUNSTAR AND THE DERBY " PLOT."
    201 10 SUNSTAR AND THE DERBY PLOT." v A< [ON FOB DAMAGES, sensational libel action regarding ihr _.:io!i that ;i journalist had betn ari Bted on a charge of conspiring to prevent Sunstar winning last year's Derby, was mentioned recently m the Courl oi Ap It was brought bj Mr William All
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    MEXICAN POMPEII UNEARTHED.
    220 10 buried citj ha*, just been discovered m Mexico by Professor Niveu, m smler of tlif New York \ca(ltM;i\ ol Science. This city Wits apparently overwhelmed by a volcanic eruption lik*' Pompeii, m the most flourishing period of the empire of Nineveh, and the few houses at present
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    630 10 The Totnl where given reprc-':^ \Ax» output since Jun. 1911, exc.pt wbeM figure m bracketeis given, representing bo muuv months. When uinuniir* rvtun. >- missed, this total represented* Iftri i*i a hip fcfktal. i id no 7 t.i ■';,< i 2,1 I ing Valley ]'< _'ub 1
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    TIN RETURNS.
    70 10 Be] Bra Bci Lang Ht'KVlHhl Cfl 'Mill Kmikilhm «j j •_> K,::ta Xi sscm ion Kiamal PoUri Lmhai Hi oglembn Lode Hiddleton New Qopeoig i N.w ran bun toi P. Consolidated l PnngkaJen Pnsiiif Bahni llalniian M g liainnan Hsd Ramlmtun 220 Kaiii. (Oold) o/ Boyaj Johosa S('!-.'!l(l;til
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    SHARES.
    1239 11 3ap. Issue. Paid. Last Div. Buyers. Pellfrs 85,000 2s 2s Allagar IQ% 71 ILLLE 8 150,000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 30% int 17 (j 41 50,000 2s 2s BatangMalaka 19 2! 30,000 1 1 Bat u Caves 75% int ...10 2 6 10 i r > 6xd 80,000 1 1
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 11 'Corrected up to .Tan. 5.) Bank 4ms 2-4J! demand 2-4 5-81 Private credits Bin s 2-4 1 credits 6 m 6 2 4 '23-32 Frani f ieanai Hank Ws€% Germany. leattnd |gt| jni) ia. t. t. i 74^ Hongkong, dfinand |0| Yokohama, demand 114 Java, urinaud ]40i Bangkok, frmwnil
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    PRODUCE.
    133 11 Jan. ,j. Tin L.i; E I SS| (jambior #>< (l 25 Oambier Cube No. 1 15.70 Gamlm-r Cube No. I nom. Poppet I.lack ordin. Spore. 22.12| Pepper. (White E>ir) 10.50 Notmege lioiothelb.) Nora Kntmegi s n to the tb.) nom Mace l; iula 220 dovea \nihoina 1 nora. Bali
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      234 11 Tansan The Gold Medal Mineral Water, certified bj authorities to be highly beneficial to health especially m the tropics. Tansan is a particu larly crisp and invigorating mineral watei Packed m cases of 100 splits or 48 pints. Buchanan's Whiskies Are all matured and bottled m Scotland. We t guarantee
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      88 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. \gents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quay The undermentioned dates of departure are only approximate. IBOUWXR Moeara-Saba, Slmpang and Djambi ...Jan 6 3oem Penang, Sabang, Olehleh, Tjalang, Menlaboh, Tapa-Toean, Sinabang. I' Bingkel, Goertoen^ Sitoli, Bams, Sibolga. Natal,
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      107 11 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR. Wharves and Docks at which different vessels are berthed. Bad Wl id (Basin) -Nil Bag! Wharl *c. I I mnpl Sheers Wharf— Nil Main Wl ft c. 2 Lightning, I! 3 Bintang m 4- Kinkosau M;uu. s— Nil B Ldotni i! •b, An?,.-.
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      811 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Steamers Nat. Tonnage xMaster From Consignees Wm |]>ue -phalus lint 1102 (lamrk Tjilatja,,. 7 1 1 H Eaf Moh I BanPohG«an Brit 578 Smith M^ca^f-l ILEngMoh M^lwfi l* i6 V)l^° Folkmam, Bangkokit-1 Low Su,,, Bangkok 6 ban Yong Seng Brit 280 Angus Batavia, I 1 Hock ten*
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    FLOODS IN PAHANG.
    407 12 Roads Washed Away. Although the Raub%u»tralianGoldMini g Co. were i>ited by exceptionally hra\\ rains on Dec j!7th. no damage was done to ii»e mines or Sempam. Dal tiie effect on thomoada was deplorable and supplies had to be despatched via Kuala Lump,)) and BentOng. One engineei who
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    SUPREME COURT.
    492 12 Before 9fj Justice Fisher, yesterday. .1 IOMENTS. Trustee m the will oi Ang Teon Guan. Hi> Lordship thought that m this case the petition oi Tan Peck Wan fox appoint liient of a trustee m place oi Wee Hee lloou must :>>• dismissed. I: was not shown that
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    ROBBED AT A TEMPLE.
    412 12 Experience op Chesbse Ladies. A queueless Chinaman claimed to be tried before Mr. Firrastone, m tin- District Qriminal Court, yesterday, on ;i charge of robbery. court Inspector Bourne appeared for i be prosecution. Nit Hwee SiMi^. a Chinese widow of 36, Boa! Quay, said thai on
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      WHAT IS A HAWKER.
      143 12 T" rin Editor, I >.-ar Sir, Perhaps yon will nol mind explaining m your correspondence column tho meaning Of the word hawker." I .have always been of opinion tl at is infant an itint-rant rendoi and Ilive been confirmed m my opinion by two dictionaries I
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      ENTERTAINMENT AT FORT CANNING.
      180 12 ENTERTAINMENT AT FORT CANNING. A delightful lit: It- entertain iient was given m the theatre ;it Fort Camiii g last night by th< i members oi the Forl Ci nning Entertainment Society. Major General 11. K. StepensoiL, G. O. C, aid several fßcers woiv present. The Bret part oi tin*
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    110 12 lii naval circles the belief is entertain, ed that the skeleton masts constructed of steel lattice-work, with which American battleships are now equipped, are doomedIt is not disputed, apparently, that the skeleton masts are indestructible as regards shot and shell, but the vibration is so great as to handicap the
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    THE EMBANKMENT POOR.
    876 12 [JNKMPLOYABIjES. Our London Correspondent wcjies: It has been lefi to a VVaiwortb parson^ fche Rev. John C. Morris, to study the lowest outcasts who form the Embankment army, to j^o down into the depths and meet these abandoned creatures on their own Level, m the hope that
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    MALAY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
    26 12 The final of the championship betweeu Darul Afiah and Persenaugan Stia takes place this evening ou the Reclamatiou Ground. Kick-off at 4.45 pm.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    237 12 The Messageries Maritiraes intermediate steamer "Annain was at the wharf ycste.iday discharging general csxgq and taking m bunker coal. The "Bintang" arrived from Copenhagen via ports yesterday with part cargo for" discharge here. She bunkers, and sails for Bangkok to-day. The Paroo is discharging general cargo from Western
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    Golf.
    82 12 The following teams will represenl the L.iw v Medicine, at Goli on the Garrison Course on Saturday aud Sunday, l^ holes match play. Will players please arraafd 'I" 1 day ami hour of their respective^matches, Wat t v Fowlie. I )> er Campbell. ste\ cii> I i Qlayson. Everifct
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    38 12 Tlic dates for tin- Spring Tenni6 Tourna* Dviii have been fixed ;i> follows: Qualifying Rounds l>. Singles, and Profession Pairs commence on Feby. 23rd. Tournament Proper km March 6th. K\h;is close ou Feb) 1 6th.
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    ROYAL NATIONAL, LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.
    79 12 Fikst List. 1 lon. Tau -I lak Kirn SlO E. M. .l;ini(«ii r> Rev. J. B. Cook R. D. P. Mrs Cook, Miss Cook, JJcv': VV. Murray, J. l>. I.. J. Me K. A. Proctor, J. Aitkto, s. Ong Siaug, 1). T.. J. Bentley, J. Woods.
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    PRINCESS CHRYSANTHEMUM.
    65 12 A reminder that the- ver> pretty Eairj play named above has its first public performance m fche Victoria Theatre to-night, and thai tickets can be obtained at the Kobinsou Piano Co. and Moms John Little and Co. The indications of the staging, dancing and music at the dress
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    SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES.
    30 12 Sunday, Jan. tth. Johnston's Pier, at 9,10 and 11 a.m.. 2.:»0 and 8.80 p.m. Club Bungalow, at 9.30 and 1 i).M) a.m., 12.15, 8 and 5.00 p.m.
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    81 12 Although it has not been possible to obtain definite information, it is believed that the second officer of the Dutch steamer Van Hogendorp was the victim of a murderous assault when the vessel was off the coast of Sumatra. It is stated that a Javanese quartermaster suddenly attacked him with
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      191 12 £1 A A A YEAR FOR YOUR WiITF 1 (CHILD OR YOURSELF) IT JL For example, a man age 25, whose wife is about the san, a^e, would only be required to deposit £32-5-0 annua.i m order to secure for his wife, should she survive him £100 a year for
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