The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 December 1912

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  • 15 385 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES rHURSDAY. DECEMBER j9, 1912, No. 1,325
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  • 184 385 LEADERS. PAGE The C. S. and the Philippines 385 Tb« Indian Squadron Falhuy 886 Protected Stat»«^. Commercialism and Honour 3^6 Humanitarian Folly 337 Jap ins Strategic Problem 387 P.onar Liw's Mistake 888 POLICE AND COURT NEWS Tfpon at Uuttles Hotel 390 Bookmaker and His Clerk 391 Divorce Court 391
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 49 385 WILMOT— Stkovkr.— At St. Luke's Church, Abbottabad, on the lnth November, 1912, b\ the Key. W. W. Ca tie. Annie DUDLEY, daughter of the late M a jo; -General H. Strover, Koyal Artillery, to EUCHKTORELti Dabwim son of Rev. Dirwiu and Mrs. Wilrnot, of Loxley Coiner, Stratford-on Avon.
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    • 22 385 At Salet-ga, Java, on Dec. Bth, 1912, E. Hartellk, well kunvn for many years m the East as a circus performer.
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  • 70 385 (COKHECTKD UP TO Dec. 1H Bink 4me 2-4 716 demand 2-4 6-32 Private credits 3 m/l 2-4 19 32 credits 6ra b 2-4 129 32 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 1B8) India, T. T. 174* Hongkong, demand 10 Yokohama, demand 11. i Java, demand 14 0$ Bangkok, demand
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  • 143 385 Dec. 18 Tin 125 tons sold $114. 00 Gatnbier 7 (30 Garabier Cube No. 1 14 5C Garabier Cube No. 2 not* Pepper Black ordin. Spore 10 CO Pepper, (White fair) 33.00 Nutjnegs (110 to the lb.) BOW Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) oom Mace (Lamia.) Ht Cloves (Amboina)
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  • 998 385 r< h* Buttntaflfc > epta draw. !,.>\T'>'\ and law Dec. 18. Now that the Democratic party m American politics has at last, after years of wandering m the wilderness, come into power with the election of Dr. Woodrow Wilson as Ptesident for the ensuing
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  • Page 385 Advertisements
    • 232 385 Sabacribers to th<3 "Singapore Free Press" weekly retentag from Bmrnpeta tiic straits by any of the mail liti; >, are invited to send to the Mamffiw the Bame of their steamer and date of arrival m Ringapnre. Ooetefl will then be ii'ailed r«> ine't rh» mi at various potti of
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    • 22 385 DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC. To be had at the Singapore Dispensary, and oi MISS BROWN, Grassdale, River Valley Road, Singapore. J
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  • Page 385 Miscellaneous
    • 132 385 THE WEEKS NEWS. The P. k O. Delta" arrived on Saturday with mails up to November 22. A homeward mail left on Monday by the P. Alice and this weekly leaves to day by B. I. Teesta." Tapah statutory meeting and Alor Gnjah annual meeting were held during the week.
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  • 1390 386 Dec. 11. From the Madras Mail we have received a reprint of an article on the subject of M India and Naval Defence which it is asked that we should notice. The article is m reality a re-presen-tation of the claims of the scheme drawn up
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  • 1300 386 Dec. X). Referring to the telegram giving bare outline of the proceedings of the Straits Settlements Association Dinner wo observe that the Malay MM lias taken up a firm and definite position m its sensible criticism of Mr DARIJIsiUJiK's rather buccaneering speech, at least so
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  • 4689 387 SIR R. FINLAY S SPEECH. What a Contract Involves. (Fnm Our Own Corespondent.) After tiffin. Sir Robert proceeded to quote authorities on the law of fraud and misrepresentation, and ultimately the jiuUv remarked that it was not a question of moral guiltiness on the part of any
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  • 105 388 Singapore, Dec. 17. Offered for sale 279 cases pik. 295.58 or 89,411 lbs. Sold 279 cases pik. 295.58 or :)9,411 lbs. Prices Realised. The next auction will be held on 2 -Uh December, 1912. Malacca, Dee. 17. At our auctions to day the following prices were realised Sheet
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  • 604 388 In the Supreme Court yesterday mornj ing before the Chief Justice, Sir William Hyndman Jones, and Messrs. S. Totnlinson and li. Robinson, who sat as assessors, a motion was heard under the Acquisition of Land for Public Purposes Ordinance, and the Court was asked to state a valuation
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  • 769 388 Mr. Adams, of Jugra, has been down with black -water fever. Ifr. and Mrs. Garland passed through Kuala Lumpur on their way to India. Mr. B. Macfadyon is appointed a member of th<» Immigration Committee, vice Mr. If. Maude. The many friends of Mr. John Irvine,
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  • 911 388 THREE EUROPEANS NARROWLY ESCAPE DROWNING It falls to the lot of few of v* to pass through the terrible experiences which befel the passengers to Kelantan by the Straits Steamship t o's Krian m i,,. r I last trip up the east coast. Voyagers at this season
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  • Page 388 Advertisements

  • 1288 389 THK DSVUi OK THK FoKEST. Verily Tuan," said old AH "m th depths of the great forest that many years ■go stretched from Siam to Johore wore many strange and wondrous beasts. From my father I have heard tales of monstrous beasts half lish half animal, of snakes
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  • 1029 389 We are so ready nowadays to think of leprosy only m connection with the Bast, i that it is difficult to realize how prevalent i this disease was, even m England, some centuries ago. In the little old town of Bfaldon m
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  • 1213 389 As I walked home through the village yesterday evening, 1 caught sight sudden- j ly of a brilliant illumination which lit up i the surrounding gloom, and cast quite a dazzling reflection m the puddles on the road. The village is not a large one aud the
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  • Correspondence.
    • 186 389 The Editok, i>ear Sir. Heate allow mo ipace for a short remark on the doable rikitha jk-s--tion. It has been said that m 1911 11mm were m Japan 146,200 tingle And S,lOO doable rikishaa, a tote] of, m inuiid numbers, 150,000. Now we hare En this small city oi Singapore
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  • 807 390 A book by Dr. G. Montagu Harston on The care of European Children m the Tropics has just been published. At liangkok on Dec. Mr. Tiorgersen, Consul General for Norway at Bangkok, was united m marriage to Miss Emmy Ullenaess of Bergen, the crreinouy being conducted
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  • 938 390 The Doctors m Singapore lately woulc seem to Lave been abnormally busy witl many trivial cases of illness. Trivial m themselves, yet none, the less trying to the patient. This is one description slight malaria accompanied by a weirc form of imitation gastritis, followed by a mild,
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  • 360 390 The improvement) mentioned m our last i Report has been well maintained and the I preference for Local Shares is most noticei able, while the advance m the price of Rubber has shewn itself In the greater demand from London for all sterling Shares. A fair amount
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  • 305 390 Daring the week, and especiallj on Monday and Tuesday the annual Appeal for the orphans lias been made, under the pleasant circumstances afforded by the following ladies and gentlemen Principal Stallholders and Helpers.— r Mrs. A. K. Chancellor. Mrs. U. St. .1. Brad' dell, Mrs. A.s. Bailey,
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  • 63 390 i The three old guns brought to Taiping from the fort at Mating have been set on the slope of the hill on which the S. X's quarters arc; situated. How these guns originally came to Ifatangif yet a mystery but it is generally believed that they were left there
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  • 345 390 lirotrs of perspiring riki Uj < palling farces whose gwaaial ;1 to say nothing of th< seosut, I ed the land of th*-ir l.irth, proi j en masse to points of inten-st north of tho city. ;;:n<ouneed to t>n folk OOSfting into town v- ing the arrival of
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  • 335 390 TRESPASS AT RAFFLES HOTEL. A Uvlam who was capLuied m tl: of Mr. OnMf at UaMtm Hotel A a.m. on November ;*o. was Mm He. 11. W Firmstone, m the District Crimhui! tourt. peetetefej, on a charge of bouse trespass. Court Inspector Ambrose appealed the prosecntiou. Mr. Orner told of
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  • 91 390 The telegraphic report of tfcii nii.-j,-which we published could not m ommril} go into details, and from th<- full mpori In HMPfBMg Ga/ette the following ifpniri, which somewhat modifies the disrour.M^uireport of the aspect of the mine. The tributers had into p^fittg kamnand the output for this mouth
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  • Page 390 Advertisements
    • 57 390 Another well-known Shanghai mariner has passed away after a brief illness at the General Hospital— Captain H. F. McElligott, a well known Yangtsxe pilot. The deceased, who was formerly m the coast trade, had only just returned from a trip kome to Ireland. He caught a severe cold which developed
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  • 970 391 Uffil Han.'j.") In Mich a city as Singapore where bo much money has been made rubber, and where the product of the Para trees has laid suru a prominent place m private and business life, ou, would expect to see placed m prominent places specimens of the
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  • 216 391 European Granted Decree Nisi. The hearing of the petition of divorce sought by George James Vickery v.as concluded m the Supreme Court yesterday morning before Mr. Justice Sproule. His Lordship intimated that he was satisfied as to the petitioner being domicil ed m the Colony. He had read
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  • 166 391 S. R. E.(v) RIFLE CLUB. The National Rifle Association have awarded Skilled Shot Certificates to the following members of the S. K. E. (v) Rifle Club for 1912: C. S. M. A.E. Coveney, Q.M.S. W. Harding, Sergt. 11. \V. Chater, Corpl. V. C. Labrum, Sapr. R. O. Pash, Sapr. G.
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  • VICEROY'S CUP.
    • 38 391 A special to the Pinang Gazette gives the following Calcutta Cup betting. -Mayfowl 2 l Saxouite 4— i Jemima 5— 1. In the Trials the betting is Lumination 5 2 Victor and Vavasor s—l5 1 Sea Lad B—l.
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    • 29 391 Our Penang Correspondent wires that Graf ton King has been bought by Mr. Ho Kirn Teik who will race the horse m his own name at the Penang Races.
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  • 123 391 H.M.S. M Newcastle arrived at Penang on the 11th, was to stay there three days and then come on to Singapore. She should therefore arrive here on Monday morning. The M Newcastle," which has been recommissioned at Colombo, is now under the command of Captain Frederick A. Powlett,
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  • 98 391 The team chosen to meet Seremban on Saturday played the Rest on the Esplanade last evening. The game was decidedly scrappy and one hopes that the team for Seremban will combine better away from home than they did last evening, for sad to relate they lost by a try
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  • 894 391 Qnicquid agxint hominaa nostti est fariffi libelli. Juvenai* After the halljis ever" the next day witnesses a confusion of tawdry untidiness to be cleared away. With war the process is much the same. But the debris of war is either hurriedly put of sight underground, if
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  • 791 391 Amongst a long list of cases b«*:ird by the magistrate m the District Civil Court yesterday was one m which John Reany, Turf Commission Agent, claimed the sum of 5125 and costs from Henry Stewart Gomley, an assistant m the Government Monopolies Department. It transpired m
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  • Page 391 Advertisements
    • 40 391 The currency notes m circulation m the Colony for the month of November amounted to 4 1 million dollars. The gold reserve m the Colony is £237,712 m London £965,376. Also 12 million dollar* worth of silver coin, legal tender.
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  • 469 392 Before Mr. Justice Ebden yesterday. Magistrate's appeal. Manga] Singh vs the Kin.i; on the prosecution of C, J. Cockney. This was a case, said Mr, Braddell, m which Mangai Singh, licensed milk dealer on a large scale, had a contract to supply milk to Alexandra Barracks.
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  • 320 392 The next Assizes m Singapore and Penang commence on Jan. 2. Full rehearsals of Merrie England have been begun by the Penaug Choral Society. The Cash-on-Delivery parcels post is to be extended between the Colony and Kedah, from Jan. Ist next. A notice m the Government
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  • 4035 392 Ordinary Meeting, Friday Nov. 13th. I Present. 11. E. The Govr.. Sir Arthur Young, K.C.M.G. H. E Maj.-Genl. Stephcnson, G.O.C. Col. Secretary, A. T. Bryant. The Hon. the Attorney General JT. de ML. Braddell. Col. Treasurer, J. O. Anthonisz. Dr. W. Gilmore Ellis, P.0.M.0. L.H. 'Clay ton, Secretary
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  • 83 393 Introduced into the Legislative Couucil yesterday afternoon, this measure is to repeal the Indian aud Tolls Act. and abolish the light dues made payable thereunder by any vessel entering any port, harbour or roadstead. The lights will be maintained from the Straits and F.M.S. Government Funds.
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  • 87 393 The Indian Christian Association's Christmas Children's treat will be held on Thursday, the 2(>rh December, at the St. Andrew's School, Stamford Road (kindly lent for the occasion 1 commencing from 7.45. p.m. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Singapore will preside and Mrs. Ferguson I >avie,
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  • 75 393 The year 1911 was a very unprosperous one for Perlis, reports the acting Adviser to the (iovernment. Before the country could recover from the widespread effects of the rinderpest of the preceding years, cholera and drought brought things to a lower ebb. Trade was bad and the natives appeared to
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  • 1223 393 Refobt by Mb. 11. c. Bqpinsok. The following particulars aro taken from a very interesting report made by Mr. Herbert C. iiobiusori, Director of Museums, M. S., on ins visit: to the Cocos Kiands m October last. After expressing indebtedness to the various gentlemen
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  • 349 393 The Advocate of India has a long article on the retirement of Mr W. C. Symes, Supemite'.ident m Bombay of the J\ and 0. Co.. after 22 years out Hast, is m Bombay and four m Singapore, from 189 H. The following particulars show what a very
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  • 40 393 On the voyage from r'rein.tutle to Colombo, the Moldavia" received a mesaage from the Magdeberg to the effect that the latter had lost her third ofltoer, who is believed to have fallen overboard and been drowned m a heavy >ea.
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  • 129 393 A Hokien, \V<:e Mob Lean;,', of hop Kiua Seng Tamo, cross Street, was brought up ia the District Court yesterday and ai^iin remanded on a charge of attempting to cheat by faliely presenting to the Motherland! JJank a telegram for the pay* inent of 150*000, and thereby attempted to induce
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  • 3713 394 Monday Dec. 16, 1912. THE DOCK CASE. THE DEFENCE OPENS. Charge of Fraud. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, November 2'2.^ The fifth week of the Tanjong Pftgfcl case was entered upon this morning with the continued cross-examination of Ml (J. F. Palmer by Mr Romer. The witness was taken through
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  • 461 395 Thi Stati roßi Meeting. '1 a i -M < ting of the sharehoklen of the Tapab Rubber Estates, Limited, was beld ;it noon on Saturday m the Commercial nion buildings. Mr. Hans Backer presided and there were also present Messrs. l\ Kilian, A. siiti- H. M.
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  • 112 395 A Calcutta fceUigram states that the MIMM .f native troops with which the late Cap! PicWhrflol tho Bi4 Brahmana ffTim OB th, North Kust frontier 1 -.ivily from fever: It says Sews from UM BttMM froutier states llMl a coin. nn has been attacked by fever. Captain iVAtnall is dea.l,
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  • 280 395 Tuesday, Dec. 17. 1912. SINGAPORE v SELANGOR The trophy that has been presented by old mgbj playen of Ibe Singapore and BelangOf clnba for aonual competition arrived !,y tbe last mail and has been scut to the B.C.C. where it will remain on vie w until Christmas Day, when the
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  • 295 395 The Malay Peninsula, by Arnold Wright and Thomas H. Reid, published by T. Fisher I'nwiti, 10s, 6d. m t. This is the most recent addition to the many books, historical and biographical, dealiug with men and matters m this part of the world. It forms an interesting record
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  • 72 395 On Saturday, Deo. 14, id showery but uot bad weather. Results.— A Class HANDICAP. 1. (if. Collins, S.V.A. *2S 21 '27 .."> 02 2. "Sgt. Mos-s, S.V.C. 27 81 26 .4 91.9 Tan Chow Kirn ol 30 80 scr 91 B Class Handicap. 1. Gr. Turner. S.V.A.
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  • 182 395 Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford are Bailing on the 11 th instant by the steamer "Kalaba." Lieutenant Hamilton Dalrymple, of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, and Ml* Christopher Holme are accompanying them as A.- 1 >.-('. ami Private Secretary. A Japanese tishing cormorant, which bad been destroying much fish m
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  • 782 395 New Tapping Method Condemned. Mr. W. M. Si me presided at the fourth ordinary general meeting of the Alor Gajah Rubber Estate, Ltd, held at Oresham House yesterday. The minutes having been passed, the report and accounts were taken as read, and m moving their adoption the
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  • 105 395 Before Mb, .Justice Ebdek. The hearing of the appeal by Manga] Singh, si licenced milk seller against a conviction for selling adulterated milk was continued yesterday. The ground of appeal iras tliat appellant could not bo held criminally liable for the act of his servant as there w:^
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  • 188 395 Opinion op ran High Commissioner. We have received the following communication, bearing ou the uuestion of flogging, from the Chief Secretary's office There having been brought to the notice of His Excellency tbe Higii Commissioner, a case iv which Vi«iling Justices La the F.M.S. directed that a j
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  • 659 395 There will be noColours vs Whites match on the Esplanade this afternoon, instead the S.C.C. will play the Bull's. On Saturday the S.C.C. play the Offlcert of the Garrison at Alexandra Barracks instead of playing the 3rd Brahmans. Three Chinese have been arrested by Mr. W. Peacock of
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  • 2135 396 Of the many reports written on subjects connected with Malaria, the one by Dr. Hanitscb, published m the Roy*] Asiatic Society's Journal, is wortbv of close con sideiation, although it may by some be considered a side issue, because it gives evidence of that painstaking
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  • 359 396 Allegations Against Young Chinaman. The case m which Tim Kioug Cheh. of 6 Selegie Road, is charged with theft of jewellery from 14, High Street, was continued yesterday. The allegation is that accused drove up to Yew Looug's establishment m a motor car with a Chinese
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  • 30 396 An amendment is made to the Railway Ordinance giving the following weights of free luggage for each passenger. Ist class 100 kati 2nd class (30 kati :>rd class 40 kati.
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  • 33 396 Yew Chin Boon, of 42, Circular Road, has reported to the police a case of criminal breach of trust on the part of his clerk Tan Wee Ho, the amount involved being 57G1.38.
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  • 166 396 Some of the sections of the F. M. S. Labour Code, which came into operation on the 10th inst. provide the following, which make employers of labour m the Colony almost wish for some of the drastic measures which a truly oligarchic government can enact.— For the failure to fulfil
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  • 650 396 There are still many old friends of sir Henry McCallum, who had so lon- a m vice m the Straits Settlements as Colonial BagfaMM nnd Surveyor General, who v have learned with great regret that the cause of Sir Henry's retirement from th« Governorship of Ceylon
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  • 105 396 The units of tbo Singapore Volunteer Corps paraded at the Drill Ha!! ai I p.m. yesterday under Lt. Col. Derrick. \.n., preliminary to attending St. Andrew's Cathedral. There was a good iiiu-N'r. mi the Band of the Hulls played the Oftffpf to the Cathedral. The large congregation
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  • 220 396 Tbe German warships otf Constantinople and m the Mediterranean m MM with the most modern wireless telegraphy appliances, and are, according' to the Berlin Post, m constant wireless communication, not only with stations m Germany, but also with the Deutschlaud, the llagship of the Xorth Sea Fleet m home waters.
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  • 1479 397 Humanitarian Folly. Dec. 17. What is needed, concerning the ill advised proposal to abolish the original form of rikisha, the mo>t popular and most useful form of local transport thai could possibly be devised, and the still more ill inform«d comments that have been made m support of thai abolition,
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  • 1941 397 Japan's Strategic Problem. Dec. 18. That constitutional crisis m Japan that is not yet finally closed was ostensibly the outcome of the claim of the Wai* Department to decide on its own policy, and its own expenditure on that polic\ independent of the general financial and administrative programme of the
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  • 1553 398 Dec. 19 While Mr Bonar Law is admitted to be a highly accomplished specialist on Tariff Reform, which is a domestic affair m relation to the United Kingdom, it is a distinct mistake for him to treat the consummately difficult quesI tion of Imperial Preference m the
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  • 225 398 BUKIT PANJANG RUBBER E STATE. Thfl opening ceremony of the above estate took place on Dec. l;ith the weather, most unfortunately being far fiom propi tious. The owner of the estate Mr. Gag Sam Leong, arrived by motor car with a number of friends, and was received ia the manager's
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  • 46 398 A Chinaman named Woe Mob Seang before Mr 11. W. Khmstone, yesterday morning, on B charge of attempts- to cheat the Netherlands Bank by pratriMtllH to them a telegram for payment of |M Mr L. E. Gaunt, for the Ban!;, obtained M adjournment till Tuesday next.
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  • 69 398 Yesterday before the Tirst Magistrate. Mr. J. Flanagan, Inspector of Weights mi Measures, sumiimned four Chin<'Sf; for having m their possession false duelling < steel -yards, but made of wood). All m M convicted acd fined |M. Altogether this year up to date, 91 cases have been broi^l.: before the
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  • 115 398 Mr. Shortrede, the sou of the late <Jen eral Robert Shortrede, Las presented to the Surveyor India, ttpt the "Statesman." the Straight Edge which his father mad* with his own hands and used for mm.. years. General Shortrede was m o/rir. i of the Bombay European Regimeut, jm<l he joined
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  • 3744 399 [By Submarine Cable]. RKmnft Semvic k. London, Dec. 11.— The Austrian and i Hungarian Government hare each placed I H Ttiilliori dollars m two rear Treasury r.ond* with a Syndicate m which American bankers participate. It i> Stated m New York that the Amerleans refused to join the Syndicate
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  • 75 400 A DULL MARKET. London, Dec. 11. The following forward sales have been made Eatu Caves twelve tons at 4s Gd eighteen at 4s sd. Seafield eighteen at 4s 6d. Sungei Salak twelve at 4s sd. Klnnang has declared a third interim dividend of 25 per cent. Glenbervie
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  • 73 400 Prospects for the Great Ratos. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Dec. 18. The following is the betting for the Trials. Six to four Lumination fours Vieto sevens Kurnell tens Vavasour. In the Viceroy's Cup the prices run. Threes Mayfowl and Saxonite fours Brogue fifteens Jemima. Mayfowl is under
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  • 53 400 JUDGE RECOMMENDS BOARD TO SETTLE. Mr. Warren's Carelessness. London, Dec. 11. In the TanjongPagar Case the Judge has fouud that there was no in'mttona] dishonesty on the part of any ouc, but Mr. P. R. Warren was grossly rarelOM. He advised the Government controlling Tanjong Pagar to
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  • 824 400 Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 12. The four hundred coolies who absconded from rubber estates it now appears did not leave Jugra, but Rautau Panjang and Siginting. They are mostly Telegus. The police having interviewed the j managers of the estates and inspected the check rolls state that the coolies
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  • 1267 400 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES Jap. IB3UE. Paid. r -A»T !>■*. BrY*** < K1 85.000 2s 29 A'lagar 9% 2 JOfr 3 150,000 2k 2p An^lo-Malay 3CH int :4 9 50.000 2p 2b Batang Malafca I 6 3 r 30,000 1 1 Batu Oaves 80°* int ...£.3 10 I 14 80,000
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