The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 December 1912

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. &N cents SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1912. NO. 7.71(5
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  • 141 1 Fierce storms aro raging in the Day of Biscay aud many vessels have had to put. back in distress. In sympathy 'perhaps* t there have heen violent storms at Tronoh j and Kuala Lumpor— Page 7. Turkey is suspected of dissembling at the Peace Conference, hut seems
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  • 856 1 HOGMANAY NEW YEAR. To morrow marks the opening of a New i'ear, and during every hour of the twenty four Britishers somewhere will iail th- new day with the cry "A Happy S'ew Year." To day the children are singing (Jet up guidwife, an' dinna sweir, An' ddal your cakes
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    • 780 1 'a WORD TO THE WISE TS SUFFICIENTj 1Tr n I see the «Esr I f HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, J rt M ICTUEES ft ll NORTH BR,OBE BM0 1 jj XT ROGEAMME J I Grand Change of Programme I Al 14 AM RD A BEACH I™-"' 6 7^ to-nigh tii I
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    • 202 1 &o*ta¥'6 RCwrtiScnicm Municipality rail for tenders for pipes and ironwork Pfcge Mr B. Baobe authorised to ligQ W. Menke and o Page Auction sales by Powell and Co- Page x. Strnits Trading Co. notice to holders of boa roc warrants Page 5. Kioto for Manila and (ioeben for China ami
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 116 1 THE WEEK Tuesday 31st. High Water— 3 47 a.m.. 3* p.m. Moon Last <,>uar:er. Tanglin Cluh Hancr. Nyaias Meeting, l.vatts, ntnm. Wednesday Ist January 1913. High Water— 4-3H a.m., 4-59 p.m New Year Rea Sjxu-ts. 9-30 m. Land Sports afternoon. Thursday 2nd. High Water— 5-31 a.m.. 6 31 p.m. St.
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  • 258 2 List, all ye Benedicks, whose recent knotrite Brought many a strange face to a stranger church. Your social mentors can't have had you taught right, If thus you leave your old pals in the lurch, And, after full ten days of honeymoon, You cut the club to
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  • 214 2 America's Astonishing Record. Smoking and drinking habits have established a firm hold upon Americans, according to Mr. EL E. Cabell, tbe United States Commissioner of Inland Revenue. He estimates that in tbe three months ended September 30 last tbe American public Smoked 3,800,000,000 cigarettes. Smoked 1,950,000,000 cigars.
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  • 107 2 OSABAI Pimi i) Of Si.NniMi so Many Soldi.;. .s to thk Pbomt. A dispatch from Kofu says that Mr. and Mrs. Osada, wealthy farmers in N'oseumura. Ya-.ianashi .gun, Yaruanashi Prefecture, may perhaps be the most loyal subjects who have contributed to the Military service. They
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  • 68 2 An important trade mark case has been decided in the liaugkok papers, to which Itaotrt? lU !rested in trade marks in Si am should refer. It decides that although Siam 18 U r^ iBtration trade marks in und"; gyi^r Ca hG tak f raS marks in th?* COde The Particular
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    • 257 2 FINE ENGLISH PIANOS ON HIRE FOR XMAS SEASON FROM $10 FINE TUNING INCLUDED ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ld. OUR GRAND CLEARANCE SALE NOW ON. POCKET SEWING MACHINES. Though it lookdph Flatshape Lever Dress Watch. This is quite a new fashion and Ji. an excellent time-keeper, good movement, very suitable for Even-
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    • 1562 2 A COPY OF THIS PROSPECTUS WILL BE FILED WITH THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES. The Subscription list will be opened on Saturday, the 28th day of December. 1912 and closed at I p m. on Monday, the 6th day of January, 1913. THE* DUNGSANG LODE LIMITED. (Incorporated under the Companies Enactment
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    • 733 2 TO THE DIRECTORS, 17th October! 1 THE DUNGSANG LODE SYNDICATE LIMITEH. II Gentlkmak, In continuation of my report of the loth ultimo 0:1 your properly I h;.v.t<, that I made a further inspection of the Dingsang Vine yesterday and bavi u in stating that the prospecting work done by Mr.
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  • 1273 3 .Front our mmn Corrtsponaeni.) December 5. St. Andrew's Day has been described as the link of a common nationality which the Scotsman never thinks of recalling until he has left his native land. There is much truth in the saying: our "true blue Saint is certainly more honoured
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  • 185 3 They took a little gravel, Aud they took a little tar. With various ingredients. Imported from afar. They hammered it and rolled it, And when tli6y went away, They said they had a pavement, That would last for many a day. lint they came with picks and
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    • 285 3 SIMPSONS (%6iegffimne€ SCOTCH WHISKY Tho Blue Funnel line of steamers sailing from Glasgow and Liverpool to tbe Eastern and Paoiflo Ports, us well as South Africa, Australia and other important markets of the world, are tlie largest carriers of whisky, from Scotland. It was, therefore, appropriate that Simpson's should have
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    • 45 3 TO BE SURE -the Teeth are so important that it would be a pity to neglect them especially when you can clean them so well and so easily with Moth Rwler^^ Your local dealer stocks and sells it. Makers F. C. Calvert Co., Manchester, England.
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    • 306 3 1 O i ABSOLUTELY *CV PURE GRAND PRIX v PARIS 1889 BEER Q THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd., SOLE IMPORTERS. iimiiii— iii ii i iiimmmmmbmbwbmmmwmm^^ £s*_ i WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED ■$M I COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND J V Finest Norwegian COD LIVKR OIL, changed y < by the latest scientific process
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  • 549 4 Question of Improving the Semoun River. i The question of trade communication between Siam and French Indo China is at present much agitated in the papers of the French Colony. There is a series of articles in the Courrier Saigonnais on the question of improvement of communications
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  • 308 4 The passing of tin plate from an article of importation to an important staple of exportation in the foreign trade of the United States is illustrated by figures compiled by the Statistical Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, which show that in
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  • 172 4 i From Chicago comes the intimation that the spring maid of 1918 will be as i straight fronted, straight- backed, hipless 1 and curveless as a figure 1, looking like a straight line, with an oblique line at the > top, the latter being the
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    • 78 4 APPOINTMENT <^^^^^^^^^§^ HM THE K,HG CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The War Office. The India Office. MILKMAID MILK LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. I FOR MILK I I STAND WITH SAFETY I I MILKMAID BRAND, j Wa MILKMAID MILK IS GUARANTEED TO CONTAIN ALL THE CREAM NESTLE AND ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED
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    • 202 4 GELESTINS VICHY TABLE WATER. i This most celebrated and incomparable i table water in order to meet fthe rising demands of the public has been now Introduced here in small bottles, being formerly only used 1 In large ones. The YICHY WATERS are three I In number. Grande Grille, Hospital
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    • 320 4 njfflW Have you w3^vsvV sa fc y\ bba d Tonic Wine The Ideal Invigorator J For Body, Brain and Nerve 'Vana' strengthens tlie weak and sustains the strong. 4 Vana keeps you fit for mental and physical effort. One or two doses dailv maintain a healthy appetite, increase the vitality
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  • 778 5 tOur Own Correspondent.) London, Dec. 6. The following account of the damage to the Turkish cruiser Hamidieh," was for- to us by a highly privileged corregpondent who alone of any foreigner has badthe opportunity of inspecting the vessel. It will possess -peeial interest for naval
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    • 67 5 I typhoid feve, were I'itii glycogen during the Deeember m nWemie la Western Pennsylvania, Hffl, who was especially com that glycogen was supplied to ••'lah,M; S,,i a s urin B thls endemic, J" abundant testimony to its value. •wiSteX? 1 1 had remarkable «^cDict ira n sL°ii < d Ithe1
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    • 618 5 Notices NOTICE. Mr. F. Esche has been authorised to figt our firm from tin., date. Wm. MENKE k Co. Singapore, January ist. 191:;. Dec 11 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tender for the Tanjong Rhu Beach Farm (including Kampong Roko and Kampong Laut] j for the term of three years, commencing from the
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    • 859 5 Notices NOTICE i In the matter of the Esta eof Lai Koh Tan: lately cairyi.g on b siness as a Pawnbrokei under the style of Chop Song Joo Tong at No 50, Kampong Pantei, Malacca. All per-ous having any claim against thEstate of Lat Koh Tam who absconded from Malacca
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    • 689 5 Notices NOTICE. FRASER NEAVE, Ltd. The Aerated Water establishi ment will be closed on New Year's Day. i Dec 30 |.j NOTICE^ Ih hereby given that the undersigned are sole importers of the trade mark of "Teapot brand Tea in 1 lb. packets and that legal proceedings will be taken
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    • 763 5 \INERTOL~^ PAINT ANTICOHHOSIVE .Exhaustive trials have proved it to be tbe best protection iX^° n K°r StrUCtlo^ alworka^ ainst rust Sea water has no effect whatever on iron and steel coated with Inertol. WATERPROOF Concrete and cement surfaces are rendered impermeable Most suitable for reservoirs water-tanks etc. Write for Illustrated
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  • 37 6 Domestic Occurrences BIRTHS. IShenton.— On 3rd Dec. at Heatherlea Heaton Mersey, Manchester, To Mr. anil Mrs. B. Shenton, a daughter. Cochrank At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on December 22, to Mr. aud Mrs. William Cochrane a daughter.
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  • 1571 6 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1912. Hf.r ill i'i PtOT-t •> U-a**. in'- c. ie t v..i> I jl r Through the courtesy of If. H. the Rajah of SARAWAK we have been favoured with a copy of a proclamation M which he has made, which was to
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  • 195 6 A Record BOMB. Competitions were played on Xmas and Boxing Day but owing to the wet state of the links only a tew of the members competed. The Bogey Competition play ed on Xmas day was won by Mr R. L. L. Braddell who returned a nett
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  • 113 6 While a crowd of Chinese were watching a Wayang" in Beach Road on Saturday night, a Teochew named Kg Neo Hoo stabbed a countryman of his, Eng Seng Moh in the throat with a knife, inflicting a terrible wound which bled profusely. The vict.m fell to
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  • 196 6 The Right Rev. Bishop J. Taylor Smith, c.v.0., n.n., Chaplain-General to H will conduct n watchnight service on Tuesday New Year's F.ve at 11.30 p.m.. fit Tanglin Garrison Church. A warm wol:ome to Soldiers and Civilians. At St. Andrew's Cathedral, on New ears Day there will he
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  • 306 6 OnaufMAi Bn {From Ottr Own <■ The children of the Content Infant Jesus on Thursdav h.>t gai ly successful little oODted Bundle of Sticks, with f* in strumenta) and vocal lelectioni OMI pany which included many petenti of the children and friends of the generally Mother Superior. Miss
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  • 421 6 Modern Ceremonies of Reform. A pretty wedding took place when an extremely popular fMB| Strait* boru Chinese couple were married under reform" conditions and without Ihi usual tedious 'and JtHtgllng ceremonies of a Chinese wedding. The happy bridegroom wa* |fi < .Kenneth Chea, the local manner of
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  • 56 6 Fourteen Teochews appeared before Ir Humphreys, third magistrate, ft -terday morning, on a charge of being members of an unlawful society. Mr W T Peacock of the Chinese Fro tectorate was responsible for their arrest and he obtained a remand for one week. Bail was fixed at
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    • 117 6 m,-^ mz^%- A Natural Tonic Water M^^^^^^K IN PINTS AND SPLITS mf^>^^^^(^^^ Fresh Stocks Arrive Monthly. f f THE TRADE SUPPLIED CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. SOLE AGENTS. I ENGLISH HARNESS AT LITTLES JUST RECEIVED PER S. S. MISHIMA MARU ,*v I,^l •'V>*_/ l. JT l^^ ■^^^^^9^^^^^^^^_w\w_\_\_%_^_^_^ J _J_^_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_._^^_ BREAST COLLAR Hoi
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  • 191 7 L TURKEY SUSPECTED OF DISSEMBLING. l.oudou. Dec. 2'3. The Balkan delegates are of th*' opinion that yesterday's conbreoo uod the original belief Tarkey'i sincerity and it is now felt thai the latter is seeking to gain time in the hope that something to her advantage a v kUW
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  • 19 7 Atheni SO. Fighting continues il commending the road to Jenine Serersl Turkish attacks have been re-
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  • 79 7 THE TURKISH STANDPAT." Constantinople, Dec. 20. —It is stated of the prolonged meeting of the Council of Ministers, instructions have been sent to the Delegates in London to propose a reference of ditferences to tbe Conference of Ambassadors. ii official note issued at the con elusion of the Council states
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  • 19 7 London. Dec. 30. A telegram from ut announce! the death of lb rr Kiderleu Waechi
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  • 188 7 MUCH DAMAGE TO SHIPS. London. Dec. The storm continues in the bay of Biscay. (,utward bound continue to arrive in Ply -ith Ithampton having been compelled to return either owing to damage or the :act that most of the officers are injured. la. several cases the decks were
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  • 59 7 De Wet Manure-heap. J;lt n U C at a detat Pretoria in faronr of HartPeaking from the top of a Wid he wm.ld prefer to be 00 K manure heap than k*igne« u lilllanl ,liltfor amongst kuers. Hertzog was the only Ministo ;r u ri{? peopi M U
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  • 43 7 A L. Steamer Ablaze. Tr i«st, iw „q in tbe forai? J re baB brok en out ""•to and nf F rty waßon loadB car J*ts h r oods including many dara »R« U con I >'"" and the li > considerable.
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  • 16 7 ao^o !i e r C 30 T^ death U an d Ward the em inent
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  • 57 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) rp, London, Dec. 30. Ihe following dividend is announced. -Malacca Interim 25. The following forward sales are noti--i u aVeS ei hteen *>ns at 4s l -Bd, Peltuadulla 42 tons at 4s 4d Dealings in United Sordangs on the florin basis is the
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  • 47 7 Agents, Welsh ft Co. Lunas: 3,775. Gur Penang Correspondent wires that i in Piah is paying a twelfth interim divi dond of 10 per cent, aud a bonus of 10 per cent, on Jan. 2nd. Menglembu has declared an interim dividend of 10 per cent.
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  • 76 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) lpoh. Dec. 30. There has been a cloudburst at Tronoh which badly fio6dod the township of Tronoh. The Mine staff however was well prepared and the pumps wore worked to their full capacity all night, which stopped serious flooding. Mr. Creet's Christmas
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  • 226 7 Mi.tke Blown Ek.htkkn Feet. A severe storm broke over Kuala Lumpur and district on Friday night at about 7.88 o'clock aud lasted for an hour or two. Vivid Hashes of lightning and loud claps of thunder alternated aud there was one terrific crash which was somewhat
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  • 266 7 STRAITS F. M. S MEDICAL SCHOOL. The following were the results of December examinations. L. M. s. Diploma: J. Ando, D. C. Richards, H. M. Mehta, V, Sopramaniam, S. Cassim, B. T. Williams. In Surgery and Medicine 8. N'agaliugaiu. In Midwifery A. Kathigasu. F<u Y»:u. Anatomy, Hygiene and Forensic Medicine.
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  • 36 7 The Times Berlin correspondent men- tions an Aleppo telegram reporting that sections of the Bagdad Railway from Aleppo to Radjou in the Amanus Mountains and Aleppo to Djeraiulus in the Euphrates have been opened to traffic.
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  • 993 7 An Appeal to Malayan Mmlbmb. It is somewhat of a coincidence that so soon after an appeal should have been I issued here on behalf of the Lord Mayor's Balkan Fund in London, which is intend- I ed to assist the sick and wounded of
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  • 316 7 Fourth Axxru. Meeting. The fourth ordinary general meeting of Pajam Ltd., was held at the registered ofliees, Grosham House, yesterday at noon. Mr. W. Ij. Watkins presided, there being also present Messrs. W. If. Sime, H. IL Llewellyn. Andap and Capt. Daly. The Chairman in moving the adoption
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  • 320 7 The following is the report of the directors presented at tho first ordinary general meeting of tho Company, at the Cannon Street Hotel, Cannon Street, London, on December 1i... The Directors submit herewith their Beport and -indited Accounts for the period from 'Joth duly. l'.Ul (when tho
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  • 118 7 Tho half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Straits Trading Company, Ltd., was held yesterday at noon, the Hon. \V. W. Cook presiding. The report stated that after writing off depreciation and making provision for had and doubtful debts, the net profits amounted to $4 7 4,104.80
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 334 7 ROBINSON Co. Ladies' and Children's Waterproofs. i C*^Sf _____Et ■WL Jm f&tjyQw Si me v^^r -.Be V v 'oß_-L-T M I 1 „^*Pfli^------3----p^ I 1 I tcJn e d'\? JtC "^"'^"^^P^f.wit), The "Mable" Yountf Ladies' Waterproof, m turn-d^s.. c liar, made- from a line quality casliin iv, ...hrs: navy and
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 700 8 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF A Deli Pony Rubber-Tyred Palanquin At Powell .t Co's Saleroom On Saturday, 4th January at 11 a. m. POWELL A Co., Auctioneers. Dec I] 5-1 AIGRETTES FOR SALE At Powell A felli Saleroom Now on \iew POWELL ft Co., Auctioneers. Dec 31 11 AUCTION SALE OF
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    • 508 8 Shipping GLEN LINE of STEAMERS Ld FOR United Kingdom and or Continent. The Company's Steamer GLENSTRAE 4,71s tons, J. McGillivray, Commander, Is expected to arrive here on 6th January and will have prompt despatch. She has accommodation for a limited number of gentlemen passengers. Fare to hrst V. K. or
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    • 633 8 Shipping NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. FOR Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau, Kobe and Yokohama ports. THE IMPERIAL, GERMAN MAIL STEAMER GOEBEN 8,800 ions, Capt. Ahlborn, having left Colombo, on Sunday afternoon, the 29th instant, at 3p. m., may be expected to arrive here on Saturday daylight, the 4th proximo, en route for above ports.
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    • 394 8 Shipping Hamburg America Line, Hamburg Deutsche Dampf schiff-f ahrts 60s. "Hansa" Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. The steamers of these companies maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven
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    • 625 8 Shipping N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremeu IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mall steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Sonthamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connectinj Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtan Nagasaki and
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    • 521 8 Shipping p. oToT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPAQ For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills ot Lading issued for Chl 0t Coast, Persian Oulf, Continental and A mcrtC o Ports. Steamers will leavo Singapore on or *bco MAIL LINES HOMEWARD (POR EUROPE). From
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 765 9 Ship ping Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. The New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Operating the New 21,000 Ton Triple Screw Turbine Liners BHINYO MART! w TPKvn MARD and
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    • 692 9 Jh[pping Pacific Mail S.S.^o! V. S. MAIL LINE YIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU Semi-Tropical Route dA5 j J llne takin g th warm SOUTHERN ""UTE across the Pacific via HONOLULU, OAHU, on the most fertile and beautiful island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France
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    • 524 9 i Banks THE BANK OF TAIWAN, Ltd. Incorporated by SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER. Capital Subscribed Y1 0,000,000 Capital Paid Up Y 6,250,000 Reserve Funds Y 3,100,000 HEAD OFFICE TAIPEH, FORMOSA, (Taiwan). BRANCHEB AND AGENCIES: Amoy Keelung Osaka Tamsui Bombay Kobe Shanghai Tokyo Canton Kagi Swatow Yokohama Calcutta London Taichu Etc., etc.
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    • 716 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. Onlg the best Companies represented. A. HEIRUTH, MANAGER. Nov 12 uc MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Co. OF:CANAOA Established 1887. Policies are M WORLD WIDE TT nr v STRICTED,"
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  • 452 10 The failure of the United States government to recognize the* new Republic of China, says a report from Los Angeles, has caused the Chinese of the Pacific coast considerable uneasiness, as they claim that their plans for the development of Oriental commerce, in time for the opening
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  • 1336 10 The first total whore given represents figures for 1911, except where a figure in brackets is given representing so mauy months. Estate managers and agents will oblige by correcting returns if wrong. In order to avoid the complication involved to Companies finishing their year's in different months
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  • 156 10 1911. Nov. 1912. Belat 4,965 169 1 Bruang 889 Bruseh 6.084 190 3.015 Chenderiang 440 UiK Dungun (Wolfram* 1 Gopeng 7,060 J -19 Heawood 9)4,396 897 Ml Kamuning(dollars)9)4B,l Kanaboi 8,008 244 •J. Kinta 11)4,065 2.710 Kinta Association 9)6,858 511 HI Kledang 2,068 1.1 Kramat Pulai 6,848 I •
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  • 31 10 Beaufort British Borneo JeuderMa 8,000 1 9)64 J ml Langkon Melalap Sapong Sekong South East Tenom 4.1(0 0,35 1 10,400 9,526 m -fl 1 M m j i
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    • 512 10 i j CONSTIPATION. I The Cause of much Suffering. When the Bowels are clogged the waste matter decays and ferments and enters the g blood, and is carried to all parts of the body, producing Headaches, Biliousness, Sleeplessness, ft Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Indigestion, Neuralgia, Rheumatism and various other ailments
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