The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 November 1912

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ri? v *is \T'v^ SINGAPORE, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26. 1912. NO. 7,687
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    160 1 I Mr. J. H. MUtor has returned from the north Page <i. There has been some desultory fighting m Turkey Pftge 7. The defence m the Malay murder charge began yesterday Page 7. Further evidence la the great I>ockcase, at home appears ou page 12. General Von
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    CONCERNING XMAS PRESENTS.
    1762 1 A short time ago, I received a letter from a friend which contained the following sentence: —"I shall soon have to think of my Xmas presents. They are always a perfect nightmare to me." The writer is an elderly woman with several children grown up and out
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      561 1 II HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, J TO NIGHT B I Feature Films. I FRIENDS Biograph. I (A Tale of the WeM, wlieie a tfrasp of the Hand means something.) I LOVE S MESSENGER Biograph I (Farce Comedy.) DISAPPOINTED MAMMA Biograph. I II ;t ice Comedy) IT IS HE YET IT WAS
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      146 1 iLo^HVa Bftpettteemems, Tame monkey far >ale l»age 5. Sanatogen for nervous cases Page lit. Mortgagee's sale of land and houses at Tanglin Page (aldheck Macgregor for all kinds of wines and spirits Page 6. BoMfMOB I'iano Company have fine Bag« lish pianos on hire Page The best class photographic work
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      139 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday 26th. Hlßh Water— 10 2V p.m.. 11.51 pm. Hockey. Colours v Whiles. Scntch Dance Practice. Mem. Hall ").l".. V.M.C.A. Browning Talk. 8.45 jmh. Wednesday 27th. High Water— ll 0 a.m. Thursday 28th. Hlph Wator— 0 Mx a.m.. 1 1 --j 1 pm. P. a <>. Homeward ami
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      436 2 FINE ENGLISH PIANOS ON T HIRE FOR XMAS SEASON FROM $10 FINE TUNING INCLUDED i ROBINSON PIANO Co.. Ld. I OUR GRAND CLEARANCE SALE NOW ON. THE STRONG HAND SEWING MACHINE NO. 3. Made Entirkly on Improved Methods. This machine '■JB- sent for ladies and girls. Weighing only albs., size
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      382 2 Two New Introductions by Fraser and Neave, Limited. Dry Ginger Ale Wholesome and Satisfying. An Ideal Drink. Bottled m a 10 oz. Non-returnable Bottle, namely, the Dan Crown Corked Bottle. A Boon to Planters and Upcountry People. Price, ex Singapore Factory, $1 per dozen. Price, packed (4 doz.) F. O.
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      652 2 Notices CONSULATE-GENERAL of the NEFHERLANBS. NOTICE. Jhe following Government Farms of the Residency of the East Coast of Sumatra will be let for one and three years as from the Ist April, 1913 I I. The gambling farm of the division Beng kalis. 2. The right to levy a duty
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      459 2 To Let SMALL HOUSE TO LET. >n Kast Coast Koad, tfcoot fr<o yd* Confed. Kntate lid., newly boUt, >. tyro-storey, dry sandy soil. Keut Apply to B'JX No 222. Nov 19 10-1] TO BE LET FURNISHED. Lisvane No. 74. ttlfi Bosd Court. Stabling. Kent fb# par nionih Ist December. H.
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    SCOTTISH LETTER
    1066 3 I^mm our „-urn Lomsponaem.i October 11. Rumour has it that their Majesties the King and Queen will m future discontinue attendance at Crathie Church while ni residence at Balmoral Castle. Such a departure may excite surprise, but those who have seen what takes place will admit that some
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    SCUTARI.
    585 3 SCENE OF THE FIGHTING. Bl Am Obubvu m thi: Smam Kast." Leaving Cettinje at six iv the morning, one arrives at Rjeka at the head of the Lake of Scutari, two hours later, and at four the same evening, after a delightful day upon a blue lake surrounded by
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    RUSSIANS SMUGGLING SALT.
    116 3 1 A few years ago, the Chinese and the Russian authorities came to an under- standing that all Chinese salt was to he i transported exclusively by the Chinese Eastern Kailwav and that the Railway t should not transport any smuggled salt < for other people. This
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    PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION IN S. INDIA.
    1069 3 Iniukasinc; by Leaps and Bounds. Mr. K. Rajah, n. a., writes m the M Hindustan Review." If we remember that the history of petroleum consumption during the last decade has been oue of steady advance we may have an idea of the vast strides which
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    A FRANCO-ASIATIC ARMY.
    484 3 Paris, Oct. 24th. A queslion that has m recent years preoccupied many people, especially m Germany, is the development of France's M Black Army," and the possibility of its utilisation m a European war. Now General Pennequiu, commander in-chief of the French troops m Indo-China, has brought
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    MIXED DIET.
    319 3 PROFESSOR'S CRITICISM OF VEGETARIANISM. Paris, Oct. SI. At the Pnthological Congress. ProisfßO Pari/.ot, of Nancy, showed that vegetariai diet is capable of producing arterio sclero sis, which is the basis of the graves functional troubles. It causes thickenini of the arteries, with a resultant loss o lightness and
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      110 3 i o ABSOLUTELY <CV PURE GRAND PRIX v PARIS 1889 V^ BEER Q THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd., SOLE IMPORTERS. Fasy/ies his head who drinks Fraser&Neave's SODAWATBR At/bre turning infer tfieMght CpvILIBBYS 1 ft? f% QATTISC _J& fe^^^^Km UNSURPASSED I •owtT l GUARANTEED to com piy with ail \S ter
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    CLIMBING FUJI IN OCTOBER.
    1018 4 Feat of British Naval Officers. We recently reported the ascent of Mt. Fuji by two young officers of the British cruiser Minotaur,*' the feat having been successfully accomplished on October 23rd last. In view of the general belief that Mt. Fuji cannot be climbed after the
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    LIGHT-ARMOURED CRUISERS."
    437 4 Their use m Wak. When Mrs. Churchill laid the keelplates 1 of a light armour id cruiser" yesterday, afternoon at Devonport, she inaugurated a class of vessel which is designed to fulfil a special function m warfare, and one which is the product of an evolution of technical
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    CHINESE NATIONALITY.
    181 4 o, taint Definitions. Peking, sth November.— The Nationali nation Bill contains the following quaint definitions of Chinese nationality: A person whose father is Chinese. A person born after the death of th«ir Chinese father. One born m China, whose mother is Chinese, but having no father or whose
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    ADMIRALTY SURVEYS.
    236 4 One has frequently road of the wonders of the sea, and humanity has reeled too often when the hidden perils of the mighty deep have defied man and man's creations. In a port like Hongkong there must be many of our readers who are interested m the work
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      324 4 APPOINTMENT (^^^^^^^^Oj^^ HM< THE KING CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The War Office. The India Office. MILKMAID MILK LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. H| ILKMAID NATURAL 'Top-Notch Brand, recognised m every land, J f you search both hemispheres, not a finer milk appears, et it be where'er you may, you
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      149 4 RFAIITY W~-\ /f X DtAU 1 I Homage Hazeline Snow" (TRADE MARK) Never was homage more lichlj 1 l\Q deserved. It stimulate! the skin t«> Orio*inil healthy action, cleanses the pom and produces the charming lofc and Non-greaSy «lky softne« t—entuA to beauty. oKin Every lady who irishei to preserve
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    WATCH AND WAIT.'
    1514 5 BRITISH POLICY ANDThH WAR Wa« has come m the Balkans, and the question men are asking is whether it might have been prevented. The exist •nee of the Balkan League was known m •lon m July, but Wither m London nor Hvt>u!l i full significance dis- IM
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    243 5 Per PA O str Malwa, connecting with the str Himalaya at Colombo doc Nor, M Mr. Mrs. and Miss Brans, Messrs B. Griffith, I Mil. J. and J. M. Armstrong, C. Norman, Riddle and W. Oodhert. I.; P J 0 str \o\ n; t due !»«<•. n. Mr.
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    Homeward Bound.
    122 5 li i P. a A^saye, connecting at Colombo r with :»loh)ii\ia, sitiliJJg Nov 29. Mr Kooni.tn, I W. A. LoniOgi C. Liicini, K. D. Atkinson, G n. I sir Em Haiuilton, Brigadier Gen. O.F. \A\isou. Brigsdier:Oen. W L White. Major Maddocks, one fin ant oHicer ami 2 valets.
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      744 5 REMINDER. ©S- To-day one of the dominant forces inspiring progress is the desire to possess land the desire is as marked m the individual as m the nation a place m the sun is the universal [aspiration. (Truth.) f i Investments m real estate m Singapore have frequently yielded large
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      940 5 PAINT ANTICOKROSIVE WATERPROOF Concrete andcement surfaces are rendered impermeable Most suitable for reservoirs water-tanks etc. Write for Illustrated Booklet: GYIkJ/l .1 Q y> Auctions MORTGAGEE'S SALE Of Freehold Land Houses, Bitnate at Sterens Road, Hanglin, r <>■ held ai Pmoeil and < o.' iah room. Tuesday, 3rd December, at 230
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      BIRTHS.
      34 6 Mann- At the Nursing Home, Singapore, on 24th Nov. the wife of Police Inspector Mans, of a daughter. I'arrant.—On November 25th, at Isniailia, TaDgliu, the wife of Geoffkey l\ Karrant, of a daughter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      32 6 Hekon Vk^uhvrt. At the Presbyterian Church on 23rd iiiHt., by the Rev. W RunciJumii. CiBORGK IIKRON, of GlaftgOW, to BUS4< beth Mclntyre. youngest daughter of the late John Trquhaut, of Glasgow.
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    The Singapore Free Press.
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    Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1912.
    1893 6 It is a truism that m all discussions the first necessity is, on both sides, a clear understanding as to the precise meaning of terms. In legislation that is, as a rule, provided for h\ an introductory chapter reciting the chief terms used m the Bill
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    Mr. J.B. SUTTOR.
    387 6 Mr. J. s ittov. Commianiofi^r m the Kast for the < ">\ .-i-iimh n: ul N.-.\ S Wales, arrived i 1 1 Singapore jre*t*rd*y by Mm v. M. I'-mi LfQMI." Ina abort interview we -ith i since last at Singapor< Mr. BattOl has spent some considerable time
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    THE C. E. Z. M. S. SALE.
    176 6 t It is a matter for rociet that this t\\turo last week was spoiled by the b.i .l weather, and it may l>e remarked that tii<> lotl was not only on the *uy» of the Mission but also of prospective purchasers, .is the
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    F.M.S. TIN AND RUBBER
    91 6 'Die Otteial returns for Oetobsi -how that the total tin e\poru' t i VU pikuls. taint <7.| j'.M.i.-,, <. i 77 m agalaal the eomspoading montti of hvst jaar, 68,701 piknU, ralm duty 1701,917. Tor the ton months the figures are. tin 678,174 pikul lan IllOl—lu
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    BAND IN GARDENS.
    72 6 Bf permission of Lt. Co.'. (fodfet ami I Officers Mm B«A Urn kind will play th« following progifmi la the dar-dms. tonitfht. Tuesday, hfinillllg at 0 p m March Bwmrti Biffa* li, Overture Zanjpa H«roM Selection Malkan I'iincess l a l] Valse RoUfl ,>t Noil LottVr Two
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    THE HIGH STREET THEFT.
    90 6 'lhe young Tcochew CUmm arrosted m connection with the tlwtt of j.. v Ilery from Chop few Loon* m High Stmt appeared before Mr. H. Kirm>ti.Me, m the district Criminal Court, yr>t.nJ:iy on charges of theft m ft iwdlinf and cheating. The case was postponed till
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      201 6 Caldbeck, Macgr egor C° WHOLESALE AND RETAIL WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALES, BEER AND STOUT IMPORTERS. o Telkphone No. 100. Price Lists on Application. BRANCHES AT LONDON, GLASGOW, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, TIENTSIN AND KUALA LUMPUR. WITH AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE EAST. CHOICE MANILA CIGARS FOR FRIENDS AT HOME. POSTAGE AND DUTY INCLUDED IN
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      55 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. n (Alcock's Patent with Improvements of •Tohn Rob-r'is, Retired World's Champion) I ABSOLUTELY THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 19 10. c only OBTAINABLE FROM John Roberta, London REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE EAST C. N. LUMB I address P. 0. Box 41, Penang.
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    THE WAR.
    160 7 DESULTORY FIGHTING. Turkish Attack Repulsed. Rkdteb'b Sebvice. London. Nov. 24.-A telegram from Belgrade states that the Servians have aptured Ochrida, meeting with no resistance. The Greekl engaged some Turkish troops eeeapinj| from Monastir and after a short light took 1.200 prisoners aud captured 19 guns. Sofia, Nov. 24.—
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    TURKISH ARMY RECOVERING.
    77 7 London, Nov. 24— A Constantinople message says Turkish morale 1 as greatly improved owing to the arrival of reiu forcemeuts from Asia and order is being restored from the chaos prevailing after the battle of Lule Burgas. It is thought probable that the Bulgarians, having oc cupied
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    THE STRAIN OF WAR.
    67 7 Sofia Nov. 25. There has been a case of cholera here the victim being a soldier. After three weeks training the recruits of the 1912 call are leaving to-day to do garrison duty m .Macedonia. London. Nov. 25. A Constantinople telegram states that the Turkish delegates
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    IF NEGOTIATIONS FAIL.
    49 7 Sofia, Nov. 2 "i It is announced semi officially that lar^e bodies of Greeks and Servians from Macedonia are being held m readiness to proce id to Tchataldja In the event of the ilure of the peaof negotiations, whereupou the Allied armies would enter Constantinople together.
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    GERMAN EXPLANATION OF THE COLLAPSE.
    66 7 London, Nov. 24. (leneral Von der wol/, formerly military instructor m Turkey, m the course of a lecture at Berlin, said the Turkish army was nothing but an army of recruits. No attempt had been made to maintain an army m the modern sense before
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    SIR IAN HAMILTON IN F. M. S.
    179 7 < i'r m Our Own 'orn nt.) Kuala Lumpoi, Nov. 25. 1 Sir lan Hamilton arrived here this morning from Singapore, accompanied by Major General Stephenson, and irai met at the station by M r Brockman, c.if.o., v hiel Secretary, Mr Rroadrick, Ke>ident
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    TOWKAY MURDERED BY SECRET SOCIETY.
    68 7 {From Our Own Correspondent.) lpoh, November 25. The well known Towkay Looi Kee has been found murdered m the jungle at Sun«i Siput. There were twenty stabs on the body which was almost disembowelled. The murder is believed to be the work of a Secret
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    EUROPEAN COMPLICATIONS
    198 7 SITUATION EASIER. Inspired Reports m Germany. Kedtwr's Service. London. Nov. 25. —The sensational mobilisatiou reports m the Austro German press have failed to disturb the equanimity of Kurope owing to the conciliatory attitude of all parties including Servia, who is apparei tly preparing to gracefully yield upon the
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    SERVIA'S ATTITUDE.
    124 7 Differs from Germany's Version. London. Nov. Iff. The Servian Premier M. Basics, m an important statement to the Times correspondent, outlining Sitvia's demands, declares that it is essential that Servia shall possess the coastline from Dutao to Alessio and that this coastline should 'be joined to old Servia
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    AUSTRIAN MOBILIZATION.
    78 7 1 Press News Censored. Vienna, Nov. 24. The Press has been forbidden to publish reports of military l measures that vi being taken m the Mon- 1 archy. Telegrams will be subject to censorship. London, Nov. 21. A Vienna message suys the Nmi otlicial reports of «>\tensi\ Austrian
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    RACIAL TROUBLE IN VIENNA.
    48 7 Vienna, Nov. 24. On the occasion of the thanksgiving at the Serf) service the police prevented Slav ■indents from passing m procession. The .Students thereupon raised disloyal shouts and the crowd became so exasperated that the ipectators attacked the procession and scattered it broadcast.
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    R. N. R. OFFERED ACTIVE COMMISSIONS.
    49 7 London, Nov. 25. The Standard says that m order to remedy the shortage of lieutenants the Admiralty has decided to offer a number of commissions to officers at present m the mercantile marine. TinOffer will he confined to Ollicers of the naval reserve.
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    WARSHIP MOVEMENTS.
    24 7 Gibraltar Nov. 2ft.— The American cruiser -Montana" has sailed for Heirut via Port Said and the T«IIMMe M for Smyrna via Malta.
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    GORDON-BENNETT RACE.
    27 7 London, Nov. 98. A Stuttgart message says the French balloon Picardie has won the (iordon Dennett hallooniug cup with a record distance of 1,858 miles.
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    DEATH OF TIMES DIRECTOR.
    29 7 London. Nov. 25. The death is announced of Mr W. i'\ Monypenuy, director of the Times publishing company vho served m the South African War.
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    FATALITY IN SELANGOR.
    58 7 Six Men Drowned. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpor, Xov. 16, Yesterday at four o'clock m the morning at the ninth mile on the Pahau^ rd three Chinese and three Pathans, living m two sheds, were washed away by the bursting of a dam. The drowned bodies
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    MALAY MURDER CHARGE.
    1491 7 CASE FOR THE DEFENCE. The defence of Abmat Etfeudi. charged with the murder of a little Malay boy named Mohamed, was commenced m the Supreme Court yesterday morning before the Chief Justice and a special jury. Mr G. (i. Seth and Mr A. de Mello were for
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    THE SLAVE TRADE.
    545 7 How a YOUHQ Woman was Brolv.ht to' Sin<;aiv,ke. A sad' story was told to Mr 11. W. Firmstone, m the District Criminal Court, y»>steid»y afternoon, by a young Cantonese womi;ii who wept bitterly most of the time she was m the witness bo\. She gave her naWM
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      362 7 ROBINSON Co. a EVERYTHING FOR MEN'S WEAR x^V^Kv AKRTEX CELLULAR SINGLETS, Short sleeves, it is cool and L Li'- /A h ht m weight, and forms an ideal garment for the tropics composed of small cells it gives perfect ventilation. Price $15 per dozen. f TRUNK DeUWBM to match, whi<
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      991 8 I IMPORTANT NOTICE. SLEDGE BRAND MILK 1 is supplied to all Government Medical Institutions through I out the Federated Malay States, to the Government HosI pitals at Penang and to the General Hospital, Singapore. Many Estate Hospitals also use the Sledge Brand Milk. I This indicates that those best able
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      577 8 Shipping COMPANIA TRASATLANTICA OF BARCELONA FOR Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Ports of Spain, Lisbon and Liverpool The Spanish Mail Steamer LEOAZPI is expected to arrive here from Manila on Sunday morning the Ist December, and be despatched for the above ports at 2 p. iv. OB the same day. For
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      621 8 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. 1 EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and j Antwerp, under mail contract with the lmpe--1 rial Japanese Government. The New Twin screw Steamers maintaining this service have j been specially designed aud
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      652 8 Shipping N DL Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremec IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail stoamerH cf tibia Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Peuang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtan Nagasaki
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      453 8 Shipping P. 0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPATFor China, Japan. Penang, CeylcAustralia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through BillH of Lading Issued Coast, Pcrsiaii Gulf. Continental and A PortH. Steamers will leave Singapore- on or I MAIL LINES 1912 Homeward (>or k From Singapore, connecting m Colombo with M4j
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      825 9 Ship pi njj^ Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco to all points m the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. 'MKr'-Vnd* •?rSit lA°S?I A°S?4 <^ nTrl P |e Bcrew TurWn e Ll *era M BHINYO
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      627 9 Shipping Pacific Mail S.S. Co. V. S. MAIL LINE VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU Semi-Tropical Route Only line taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUTE across the Pacific via HONOLULU, OAHU, on the most fertile and beautiful Island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England France and Germany
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      530 9 Banks I THE BANK OF TAIWAN, Ltd. Incorporated by SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER. I Capital Subscribed Y1 0,000,000 Capital Paid Up V 6,250,000 Reserve Funds V 3,100,000 HEAD OFFICE TAIPEH, FORMOSA, (Taiwan). BRANCHEB AND AGENCIES: Amoy KeeJuug Osaka Tamsui Bombay Kobe Shanghai Tokyo Canton Kagi Swatow Yokohama Calcutta London Taichu Etc.,
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      752 9 Insurance THE GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY, No. 3 Malacca Street, Singapore. TRANSACTS INSURANCE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, viz: Life, Accident, Motor-Car, Fire and Marine, etc. Omlg the best Companies represented. Phone 473. A HFIRIITH M. nCIKUItf, MANAGER. Nov 12 uc MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Go. OF CANADA. Established 1887. Policies are M WORLD
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    PHOSPHORUS STARVATION.
    575 10 How it Causek Nervous Disorders. That phosphorus is an absolutely necessary food for the health of the nervous system most people know. What they do not know is that it is equally necessary for the health of the blood, a fact insisted upon by Sir William Gowers, one
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    APE'S STOMACH PUT INTO MAN'S ABDOMEN.
    306 10 Dk/.kjhted Patiknt goes on thk Bran. j I Paris, September 23. A man's stomach has been removed aud replaced with the stomach of an anthropoid ape, which is, of course, an ape very close to man m the rising scale of development. So joyous
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    THE CHINESE GOVERNMENTS LEGAL ADVISER
    208 10 Iv the House of Comm ons, SirH. Carlile Blkad the POMign Secretary whether Sir .lohn .Jordan, on behalf of the British (iov cruinent, made any representations to the ChilMM Government with respect to the appointment of Sir Francis I'i^'gott, the late Chief .Justice of Hongkong,
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    KING EDWARD ON GAMBLING.
    181 10 The late King Edward who was n thorough sportsman nud enjoyed his little /hitter for amusements 6ake was much against the practice of gambling Apropos the famous .scandal, a letter is reproduced, written to the then Archbishop of Canterbury by the Vriuce of Wales on board
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    JAPAN-SHANGHAI FREIGHT RATE
    164 10 The YoroiV/n rhoho is quoted by the "Japan Herald as saying that the Nippon Yusen Kaisbaand other shipping com panics engaged on the Shanghai route have been discounting the rate of freight by between 10 and 15 per cent, to compete with the competition opened by Messrs.
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      243 10 THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL MOTOR EXHIBITION, OLYMPIA. November Bth 16th, 1912. BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT. MOTOR TYRE MANUFACTURERS. TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V. DUNLOP TYRES STILL FIRST IN POPULARITY AND WEARING QUALITIES I THE FOLLOWING IS THE GUARANTEED j CENSUS OF THE TYRES FITTED TO CARS EXHIBITED AT THE ABOVE SHOW
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      413 10 BBIKRBB^HHBinZSHBTPH^ *i^ ■SfSOIUSBGkE SKIN DISEASES. Overcome by the Wonderful Blood Purifying Propert of Dr. MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT TILLS. A person suffering from eruptions of the skin h;.* much t«» -It 4 i_ not merely the discomfiture a/nl irritation an I p. V s;iti(.-n, but lie is made miserable by deprcsftkiln
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    SHARES.
    1368 11 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Oap. Isbuk. Paid. Labt Div. Buyebb. Bklubrb. 85,000 2s as Allagac 8% 2 64 3 0 150,000 2a 2s Anglo-Malay 15% lnt U 6 15 6 50,000 28 2a Batang Malaba 34 2 9 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 80% int ...£l3 10 0 14 5
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 11 (Corrected dp to Nov. 25.) Bauk4m/« 3.4 13 32 demand 24 3.32 Private credits 8 m/» 2-4 9-16 credits 6m 2-4; France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288 i India, T. T. 174 Hongkong, demand 105% Yokohama, demand nsj Java, demand 140$ Bangkok, demand 65$ Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.64
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    PRODUCE.
    140 11 Nov. 25. Tin buyers 1114. 2& Oambier n Irt s\ i_- O.JO Gambler Cube No. 1 l 4 6Q Oambier Cube No. 2 noni Pepper Black ordin. S'pora 20 00 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 84.*00 Nutmegs (110 to the Ib.) nom Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom Mace (Banda)
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      906 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flan and Tons Commanders From Arrived For Wntn Kuantan F.M.S. 249 Egdom Kuantan, 15-11 F.M.S. P Sham Sea Belle F.M.S. ych 400 Ahmat 8. Buat Is, 22-11 F.M.S. P Sham Adamastor Port cm 1875 Dias Colombo, 25-11 Port Consul Macau 28 Bteamer. Nat. Tonnage Mastet From Consignees
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      281 11 WEATHER REPORT. These Weather Telegrams are transmitted by courtesy of the E. E. Tel. Co. and contain the observations made at Hongkong IHK Observatory-, and at Manila Observatory (MN) The data are date and hour of despatch the Barometer reading (inches m HK., MiJli metres m MN.); Direction of Wind
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    THE DOCK CASE.
    2674 12 STRUGGLING WITH THE MUD. SAMPLES IN COURT. {From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 80. Continuation of yesterday's report. Charles Slomau, a Barrow m Furness timberman m the employ of Messrs. Tickets, with twenty years experience, seid he was m Singapore from May. 1909, to October, 1910. The
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    DR. YIN SHIELD COMPETITION.
    102 12 DR. YIN SHIELD COMPETITION. The Juvenile Football Club met the Straits United Football Team m the semifinal of the Dr. Yin Shield on the Police ground before a large gathering of spectators on Saturday last. The game was well fought and resulted In a win for the latter by two
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    334 12 The Chun Sang" from China dis charges general cargo here. The B. I. steamer M Okara from Kangoon discharges a cargo of rice. The Monmouthshire arrived from London via ports on Sunday with part general cargo for discharge here. The X.D.L. steamer Chow Fa from British North Borneo
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    193 12 The match "Veterans'" v "The Kest,'' played on Saturday 2:ird, November, was won by The Rest the scores being as follows Sir Arthur Young and Dr. Fowlie 0 v H. R. L. Dyne and A. S. Bailey 0. B. M. Baker and Hon. A. T. Bryant
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    IPOH RACES.
    132 12 SECOND DAY. {From our tr.t-n Ctma^mdtmtA lpoh. Bankkus' dr. 1. Lonley; Toastrac 1< and Narlikapo dead heat. Time 60 sees. Total isator S*2. r >. Pin ii L'ur. 1. Maoriboy 2. Tommy Chrysalis. Time "»6 sees. Won by two lengths. Totalisator MO. Domnu Cup.- -1. Keetor; I. Rotter;
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      89 12 Ok geylon manure Olorks, A. BAUR, Colombo. Penang. Colomho, Ist Notxmbbr, 1912. P LANTERS are hereby informed thai :i Braocfa li been opened m Penang and that all Gorretponden«e should l)«- directed m future to THE CEYLON MANURE WORKS A. BAUR, JPenang. Offk c F.M.S. Railway Building, No. 1. Tele<.kams:
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      110 12 PASSENGERS. P* t- Pegu Mrs Milne and live children Mr HaWnbeig. Per lpoh Mrs C. Burt, Mr A Mrs C. Petit MrAMn Hutchison. Mr A Mrs P. £1 Mas' tard, Messrs C. J. Burt, C. B. Pratt. G B Taye, Mohamed, Chan Uung Toh. W L Wat kins. Wyngaftrdcti, A.
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