The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 November 1913

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18. 1913. NO- 7,986
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    83 1 Penang and F. M. S. telegraphic news on page 6. Yesterday's cricket and other sporting news on page 12. Larkin has had a great reception in Manchester Page 7. The terms of the P. and O. settlement are published Page 7. The Mexican position is no nearer
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    THE SACRED CITY OF MUKDEN.
    1757 1 Mukden, sacred city of the Manchus, home of their dynasty, and consecrated by the tombs of the first two rulers of their line, is little frequented by the tourist. Tbe comfortable Japanese hotel at the station some three miles west of the town has few
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      205 1 LAST NIGHT! LAST NIGHT!! |X EXCEEDINGLY INTERESTING AND UNIQUE PICTURE OF REAL SPORT AND TRAVEL ITLBD A £7,000 Expedition Seven Months' Big Game Hunting IN Central Africa IN 4 NDBLB, 5.000 ft. LONG. AT THK ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. To-Night I SECOND SHOW. 9-30 TO 11 p. m ALONG WITH NEW
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      488 1 I ANOTHER FEATURE FILM I I AT THE HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH. I NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. In ToNight's Second Show, I THE GREATEST FIRE SCENE THAT CAMERA EVER I CAPTURED, SEE IT. AND BE AMAZED IN LUBIN.S g HEROES ONE AND ALL (3.000 feet). The story 7 of a telephone girl
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      186 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Watch and see Page 2. Abrams motor garage for Hupmobiles Page 7. Bolinder oil motors can be worked with ease Page 1. Koh and Co's cheap sale of Christmas goods Page 12. Notice re cheap Christmas tickets by the 8.1. line— Page H. At the Alexandra Hall to
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      141 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday 18th. High Water— l-6 a.m.. 0-9 p.m. S.M.S. Guild 8-30 pm. Lecture Prof. Schaefer, Med. School 3.30 pm. Wednesday 19th. High Water— l-56 a.m., 0-*0 p.m. Spore Temperance Council Y.M.CA. 8 45 pm. Football. S.C.C. v. Rangi Thursday 20th. High Water— 2 54 a.m., 142 p.m. B.
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      281 2 ORGANS FROM THE ROBINSON PIANO Co > Ltd i a— a— i i _i i i i i KEEP ON WORRYING TILL YOU FIND LANCASTER S THE EUROPEAN HAIRDRESSERS, THE UP-TO-DATE PLACE OF THE EAST BEST BRANDS rKRFI MERY STOC KED Hair Lotions. Toilet Requisites, Post Cards. Christmas Cards and
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      806 2 Notices CONSULAT de FRANCE a SINGAPORE. AVIS. Le Consul de France a Singapore previent ceux de ses compatriotes que la Loi d' Amnistie Militaire pourrait concerner. qm les reglements et instructions s'y referant sont a leur disposition a la Chaneellerie dv Consulat, 106, Orchard Road. Cte R. de BONDY. 14-11
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      612 2 Notices i WATCHES WATCHES WATCHES WATCH SEE. i lb-11 24-11 CONSULATE-GENERAL OF THE NETHERLANDS j NOTICE. The Public Works Department at batavia rtquires all kinds of dredging material, viz bucket dredgers tugs, dumping scows, etc., ready for delivery. Particulars may be obtained on application to the Consulate General of the
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      643 2 Notices ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS. NOTICE. A special General Meeting will be held on Thursday, the 1 Jth November. 1913. at 9 p.m. sharp. Business Important. H. BUTCHER, Hon Secretary. 14-11 20-11 NOTIFICATION. No. LI. 1913. Tenders will be received up to the 3oth November 1913 for the lease of the
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      378 2 Wanted DRAFTSMEN WANTEO Architectural and Survej [)r, cd. t ion- "L< ther m ith a c V. 316 13 11 WANTEO •V~S a_^a_^_ *-__2 i f3^ Agents 'and wholesale p Sell our Celebrated Nini FllUand P< nang. foi pa man.'v YON A. 6 11 For Sale FOR SALE Rover two
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    ABSOLUTE TIME.
    668 3 When a uew star appears in the 6ky its app» ai ance is sometjuo-s used to illustrate the distances ot the slurs in terms of the >peed of light/ Thus the occurrences in Xova Persei, which were perceived in the Twentieth Century, were said to have probahly occurred
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    THE SOLDIER'S CAREER.
    335 3 Dealing with the new scheme for providing characters for ex- soldiers which will help them to go into employment, a home paper says as a result of the committee's recommendations it was decided that as a first step it was necessary that commanding officers should be furnished
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    EARLY BREAKFAST.
    602 3 Advantages of Doing Without thi: Heal, I The Lancet's recent pronouncement on th« subject of breakfast or no breakfast has probably been discussed in every din- ing room in the kingdom. Although tbe j Lancet does not think that the professional and business man will be disposed to
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    BABY ELEPHANT'S DEATH.
    312 3 Tragedy of the Zoological Gardens Accident in Jungle. The baby elephaut in the Zoological Gardens, whose illness during the past three weeks has excited widespread in terest and sympathy, was mercifully killed with chloroform some weeks ago, hopelessly incurable. So far as it is possible to judge,
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      243 3 fi J^~ \i V'\ v '^M BM MMB—d _L m— ■^f 1 I I AfWjm 1-lal j aC\ *'K"^ »»rr:,iitT giv.l, wjti h^T- _\_UB mr \Vm J* jef—^L r,,,r l'»v £1 »l,Hn you iSy-"^ 1 11 1 in Kjwn-^thf Witcii. A^BWi /j J^y^^yLw/ O^*"'* 1 Bu PP«y •tore« 1 RYE,
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      17 3 I For Colic and windy spasms. Take Woods Great Peppermint Cure. Sold everywhere 80 cents a bottle.
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      256 3 POR KEROSENE OIL ENGSNES I THE IDEAL FLEL IS "Cross" Kerosene THE CHEAPEST REFINED OIL ON THE MARKET "Cross will give you MORE POWER at i LOWER COST THAN ANY OTHER OIL OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DEALERS d*«i AtrnZ per 4 -Gallon tin *X*- *0 (Including Duty) THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM Coy.
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      1039 4 STE NOGRAPH ERS. f.-.^i"^ l.'J I Increase your sales -we want, good jumor stenographer an* fifiOT iff" A U _-PI i ~.h™ 1 will P a 3' a COOD SALARY to the right man." M^R I W^Z J O n C_M a_ I II you always keep your _amt> and
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    ACTION OF OIL IN STORMS.
    690 5 -fer writing in 'he pta on IIM RMMi id calming rough seas, -cnsns of opinion that the nil > of one pint of oil an hour Kenneth Doyle writes, he found oue gallon igh to abolish tbe break- hat! to lie to in a breaking
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    MISSIONARY EFFORTS.
    222 5 STRIMM, FK.IKF.S OfOTED AT THK Laymkn's Conkkhkm Religious workers assembled in large numbers at liuxton for the first annual conference of the Laymen's Missionary Movement. >ir Matthew hodsworth presided at the early morning session on Saturday, when the importance of world wide missionary effort was urged. We must
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    GOING HOME ON LEAVE.
    669 5 Mr P, N. Warren, Assistant Kugineer, Colombo Station Extensions, who has left for Europe on an eight months' well earn ed holiday, was given most enthusiastic send off by the engineers aud the field statf. who had served under hira for the ;ive years. Mr. F.
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    MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE
    904 5 ISSUE OF $2,000,000 (PORTION OF AN AUTHOR I ED TOTAL ISSUE OF $4,500,000; FOUR PER CENT. DEBENTURE STOCK, 1913. The Municipal Commissioners of the Town of Singapore having ia pursuance of the pro visions contained in the Municipal Ordinan c 19 3, decid< d, with the sanction
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      134 5 SCHEDULE A. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Works and Services to be paid for out of $4,500,000 Four per cent. Debenture Stock, 1913 Works. Appropriation. Victoria Bridge 100.000 Electric Installation 2*5.000 Gas Works 447.000 New Markets and Extensions 310,000 Pearl's Hill Reservoir 80.000 New Water Mains 95.000 New Incinerators 15,000 Quarantine Camp,
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      520 5 Auctions B BBIBB^— ■> AUCTION SALE OF TEAK AND SERIAH HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ETC: i To be held At Mafeking Confederate Estate Rd On Saturday, 22nd Nov., at 3 p. m. Comprising large bevelled mirrors in fancy gilt ffames, teak hat umbrella stand, teak occasional tables, bentwood table with marble •top,
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      752 5 500 LOTS IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE CF Java Wax Polished Teak Household furniture, Pianc-fmnola, Javanese Krisses, Rare Ghinaware, Plants, Tennis Gear &c. Tht pwopetlj of Dr. J. Coronki. At 'Holland House No. 37. Cairnhlll Road On Saturday, 22nd November, at 2.30 p. m. ROOM ?.n^! ent t <( P AI,O f
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      MARRIAGE.
      17 6 On Saturday Nov. 15th at the Presbyterian Church Singapore, Frank Stanley Clarke to Margaret Mary Geary.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1913.
    1486 6 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1913. Here sha!i tbe Press the People s right tnalatata. Gnawed by influence and unbribed by fain J Here patriot Truth ber gjorioas precepts if»~ c ftartoad to Rebff—o. Loyalty and Law. There is always much reason to suspect, during any serious deadlock
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    752 6 The inaugural dinner of the Society of Accountants and Auditors in Hongkong takes place at the Hongkong Hotel. The Ostasiatiecher Lloyd's Peking correspondent 6ays that a big conference on financial and military questions will meet in the middle of this month. Delegates from all provinces will take part in tb«discussions.
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    WEDDING IN MALACCA.
    174 6 Lamliku Pi i A large numl»er of p. Cathedral of St. Fran morning of Saturday, 15th the marriage ceremony o Peralta (only daughter Seville M. Peralta. to Mi r d of the M. cd. Ibe service was fu!' Maria being sung by Mr I the wedding march
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    NEWS FROM THE STATES.
    109 6 Honour for the I). 0. t Fnnn Our o 11 dinner mmm i Kmta Club. Batu O.ijah to M !>.< Kinta. and Mr- mmm it, departure Home on holm The Sei .lei Japanese As- hag been inaugurated by a social ng 0 q Saturday afternoon. The
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    TOWKAY ONG KIM WEE'S FUNERAL
    388 6 TOWKAY ONG KIM WEE'S FUNERAL On Saturday last, thousands hn... five miles of road to Bukit llru:. pay thei2 last owkay On^ Kirn Wee one of the hi-' of cchool of Malacca Towkays. Th Procession was about a mile in length and contained all those picturesque aud posing features for
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      172 6 PAUL DOMMIER CHAMPAGNE. EXTRA QUALITY. Per dozen Quarts, $32.00 Pints 35.00 Less 5 per cent. (Duty Extra.) CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co SOLE AGENTS. !j^ril!" J £?m^ L 1 11 1 T <^?| C GRAND > I j. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR i jj NOW OPEN. j SI- Si tLj jj ftAINTY CHRISTMAS jj
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    ULSTER.
    79 7 THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS. A Times Forecast. [By Submarine Cable]. RkctkkV H vici. London. Nov. 17. The Times states within the next few days tbe Govern a ill communicate to Mr Bonar Law proposals dealing with Ulster. I forecasts tbat these will mm\ si -ion of lister for aits term
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    LARKIN IN MANCHESTER.
    71 7 Loudon, Nov. IT. Larkin had a tre- lous reception at the Manchester Free Hall thousands being unable to admission. He denied that he -t ned a general strike in England podiated the idea of dictating to >*c wiseacres the English Trades Union It was for his hearers
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    P. AND O. TERMS. Officers' New Pay Scale.
    67 7 P. AND O. TERMS. Officers' New Pay Scale. km. Nov. 16. The new scale of pay i^ of the P. A (>. is as follows. ■Mil boa! 0 per annum of intermediate boats £700 to liiefoffic r o JC'2o per month; .J officers £1 4 to £17; third officers to
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    Sr. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.
    73 7 Somas. a.m.* Communion service I \Jvent the Archdeacon will preach, .ihject being the comfortable words." U evensong the Bishop will preach 5 sermons on T\m letters to the Seven I>n Fridays at 6 p.m. there will be Choral evensong and address by G Peile on The Victorious
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    Y.W.C.A.
    41 7 Y. W.C.A. >ther Malay Class for beginners will -'iied shortly for ladies. Full particu iay be had from the Secretary at the The Teachers Guild will meet at 5.30 Wednesday, November 19th. This meeting will be open to all lady teachers.
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    SUBAQUEOUS COAL STORAGE PLANT.
    294 7 In a coal storage plant recently erected c Indianapolis Light and Heat Company, Indianapolis, Ind., provision is made ng the coil under water to ut spontaneous combustion. The plant, which has a capacity of .50,000 tons, consists of a concrete pit. 300 ft. long wide, and
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    GAMBLING CASE: HEAVY FINE AFFIRMED.
    52 7 The Acting Chief Justice delivered judgment in a Colombo case, Mr E. W. x heyegoonesekera, 5.H.0., charged Siyas and 6 others with unlawful gaming. Peris, a. p.m., fined Ist accused, the ler, RlOO, in default a month's rigoand the rest Rl5 each. Lordship dismissed Ist
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    MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
    105 7 SITUATION STILL PRECARIOUS. Huerta Obstinate. [By Submarine Cable]. Kkj tkb'h Service. Mexico. Senor Aldape, Minister of the Interior, who has been urging Huerta to yield to the United States, has resigned. New York, Nov. 16.— 1t is stated that Carranza's refusal of the proposals of the United States
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    RUSSIAN ROYAL DISAGREEMENT.
    64 7 Stockholm, Nov 17. It is semi officially stated tbat tbe Princess Marie, formerly the Russian Grand Duchess Maria Paulovna. is now at Paris and has announced her intention of not returning to her husband, Prince William. Efforts to induce her to reconsider this decision are unavailing. The
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    THE PANNONIA RESCUE.
    58 7 London, Nov. 16. A telegram from New York states that the Pannonia steamed 180 miles out of her course to assist the steamer Balmes and stood by her all night rescuing the passengers. The crew remains on the Palmes. Bermuda Nov. 17. The Pannonia with the P.almes
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    A SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT.
    39 7 London, Nov. 17. -The engagement is announced of Lord Elgin, ex- Viceroy of India, and the widow of Capt Ogilvy R. N., a daughter of Commander Sherbroke of Ox ton Hall, Notts, formerly in the navy.
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    DAUCOURT ESCORTED.
    25 7 Constantinople, Nov. 16. The airman Dancourt has departed in a gale on his fly to Cairo. Four Turkish officers in aeroplanes accompanied him.
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    BEAUTIFUL HANDS.
    156 7 An illustrated essay on hands has just made its appearance, in St. Petersburg from which it would appear that the Chinese woman has the most beautiful hands, but gets a close run for premier honours byt he Hindu women. The latter's hands are. however, so pliable that they
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    WEATHER WARNINGS FOR SHIPS AT SEA.
    289 7 Calcutta. Oct. 81. The Meteorogical De partment is taking steps to arrange for receipt by wireless telegraphy of weather observations from ships at sea. The work of warning Indian ports of the approach of cyclonic storms, or of bad weather, is per formed from
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    SCOTTISH LETTER
    1327 7 SCOTTISH LET TER ./•rotTf ou* ,v» i. o' .tsponaent. x October 2;J. The visit of the Prime Minister aud his colleagues to the Scottish East Coast has brought into prominence the immense developments which are being made in the coast defences of Scotland. The speed at which activities at the
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    THE CHURCH IN MALAYA.
    234 7 Singapore Auxiliary DiocesanAssociation. At the last meeting of the Committee of the Singapore Auxiliary Diocesan Association, held at Amen court, St. Paul's, a letter was read from the Bishop of the Diocese giving an account of the work accomplished this year. It appears from the Bishop's
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    EDUCATION NEXT.
    207 7 Proposals of the Government Speaking of the forthcoming education proposals of the Government, Mr C. Hobhouse, the Chancellor of tbe Duchy of Lancaster, at Bristol, said these proposals would have as their central feature a continuation of municipal control, revised and altered in such a way that larger
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    SCOTTISH ENGINEER'S GRUESOME SUICIDE.
    70 7 London, Oct. 26. At Edinburgh yesterday a civil engineer named Roes, who had recently been in the Far East, quarrelled with his married sister and wounded her with a revolver. He then committed suicide. He opened a pen knife, placed the handle on a table and
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      169 7 THE FINEST UNDERWEAR FOR TROPICAL USE THE "AERTEX CELLULAR SINGLETS Short Sleeves, are undoubtedly the ooolett and most endurable garments for Tropical use. We stork these in all Si; 34m. to SHin. 40 to -Mm. 16 and -toiii. $15 Per Dozen. $15.50 Per Dozen. $16.50 IVr Dozen. THE "AERTEX" CELLULAR
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    530 8 Per P O str Simla, due Nov 21.— Mrs H. W. Fors. Mr Mrs Carve 1 IBM O. Roe, H. Leakey. Capt F. J.G. Agg, Mi-.sS.Toh son. Miss J. Loyd, Miss Day. E. G. Layne, B. T. Miller. EL W. Kerniek. Miss B. Danlop, Miss B K. Greene.
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    Homeward Bound.
    85 8 Per P ,<t 0 Sumatra, sailing Nov 18.- W. H. Dakeym Monte ith. F. H. Whitley. Mr *MrsC.F.t. Avie, P. A. Satow. W. Webb, Miss M Gray. _lf& Mrs Keilich, A. E. Gough. Per P O Devanha, connecting at Colombo with Medina, sailing Nov 2S.—W. Peacock, Mr Simons
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      279 8 Education of Chinese Youths in Scotland. Charles Davidson, M.A., Aberdeen Grammar School, takes entire charge of the education of Chinese youths. Large suburban house. About twenty Chinese are being educated in Aberdeen, where there are High Schools, Techni and Agricultural Colleges and University. Hr. Davidson speaks several languages, and escorts
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      438 8 Shipping norddeutscher lloyd. FOR HONGKONG, SHANGHAI JAPAN PORTS. The Imperial German Mail Steamer, "PRINZESS ALICE.' 10.981 tons. Captain Bortfeldt. having left Colombo on Sunday the 16th instant, at 7 p.m.. may be expected to arrive here on Saturday daylight the 22nd instant, en route for above ports. For Passage and
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      631 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 Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with
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      519 8 Shipping ____i Hamburg America Line, Hamburg Deutsche Dampf schiff-fahrts Ges, "Hansa" Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. 1 The steamers of these companies maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Emden, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month
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      716 8 Shipping N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen i IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mall steamers of t this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, j Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connectinf I Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice veisa Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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      666 8 Shipping P. &oT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bills of Lading Issued for I Coast, Persian Gulf. Continental and An. Ports. Bteamerp will leave Singapore on or aboct MAIL LINES Homeward (for Europkj From Singapore, connecting a
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      819 9 Ship p 4 n g Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND \X/estern Pacific Railway Co. NJew Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Fran:o to a'l points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. v vM£? n Tr^ ple Screw TurblE e Liners "SHINYO MARU", "TENYO and
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      926 9 SINGAPORE'S ONLY COMPANY. mMm LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL OF ANY EASTERN COMPANY. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32. Old Jewry. EX. The Company ha, £20.000 deposited with the Sapreme Court of Engiaod, and cotoplies with the British Life Assuraoee
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      498 9 The Eastern United Assurance CORPORATION Ltd. Head Office— Singapore. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlem. Authorized Capital $5,000,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT. -Risks accepted on Build ings and Merchandise at current rates. MARINE DEPARTMENT.— Insurances effected on Hulls and Cargo. For full particulars as to rates and all other information apply to J.
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      341 9 NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE. founded 1787. HEAD OFFICES, NORWICH AND LONDON Losses Paid exceed £30,000,000 Lowest Rates of Premium. Prompt and Liberal Settlements. T HE BORNEO Co Ltd. Agents FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1888. Direct Government Supervision Government Audit. Policies are WORLD WIDE and Noa Forfeitable. Large
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    BOGUS WIRELESS.
    532 10 Says the Times of Ceylon The misadventure which last week befel the captain of the s.s. "Saldanha," who, on learning from that vessel's wireless operator that the message "cabin filling can't last five minutes. M.0.X." had been recorded by the receiving apparatus, turned back ou his course and
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    A MINISTER SHOCKED.
    240 10 Magazine Article Causes Troukle in Russia. An English magazine has been unwittingly the cause of the gravest commotion in the highest administrative circles in Russia. Admiral Grigorovitch, the Russian Minister of Marine, passing one of the St. Petersburg bookshops, thought of buying the latest issue of this
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    THE COVENANTER'S HYMN.
    83 10 THE COVENANTER' S HYMN. Tho Ulster Covenanters' Hymn, is based on the text, '"The Lord of Hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge." The concluding verse reads As with Thy sons whom Thou didst call Of old to wield the sword, That smote the tyrant priest
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      515 10 FOUL BREATH. WOMEN'S GREATEST MISFORTUNE. The old sa\ n tt M distance lends enchantment was nevermore aptly to the point than when applied to th. breath is laden w ith evil smelling odours. Many persons appear most attractive l distance, but produce a feeling of pity and disgust when close
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      168 10 SIEMENS 1 1 WINCHESTER HOUSE. SINGAPORE. Telegrams SIEMENS, SINGAPORE. Telephone No. 647, Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers and Contractors. SIEMENS BROTHERS DYNAMO WORKS, Ld. Head Office Caxton House, Westminister, London. Supplies Dept. and Stores Upper Thames "<tet. London. Lamps and Fittings Dept. Dalston, London. Works Stafford and Woolwich. KHAI SUITTco", (THE UNION
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      225 10 frVANA'-TONIct rt 1 (/r 'I I tvtiVvv 'V.wa' I'omc strengthens the wfmmmm U 'Aiini yjwA^^. inst mal.ui.i. It also recoups the >^y 7 r {SO^T^O^} constitution liter in attack. A \^Cc^-~ <SJf\^^y illness, when recovery is slow. w x^^- Qv^^^ is very benefii vv\i! if Blood-Enrich, ng jj I kfteNA?
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1463 11 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exchange and Share Brokers, Nov. 14. 85.000 3s 28 Allagar 9% x 1C i 9 4 600,0(0 £1 £1 AngJo-Java 5 0 6 0 150,000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 8% int 8 9 9 6 50,000 9s 2s Batang Malaka 0 10i 13 *in?'Z
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 11 'Corrected dp to Nov 141. Bant 4ms wmm demand 2*-4§ Private credits 8 m. 3.4 19.82 credits 6m 2-4 15 16 France demand Bank 204 Germany, demand 288$ India, T. T. i 74 j Hongkong, demand 1 Yokohama, demand mi Java, demand m Bangkok, demand gg} Sovereigns, Bank Bnylnf
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    PRODUCE
    211 11 Nov. 14 Tin 150 tons .old 191.05 Gambier 6 90 Gambier Cube No. 1 10.75 Gambier Cube No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black ordin. S'por. 1 5.37$ Pepper, (White fair) buyers 81.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 25 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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      33 11 The Singapore and Straits Rough Diary for 1914 Price $1.25 per copy $1.65 post free. PUBLISHERS FRASER AND NEAVE, Ltd. To be had fitm all Booksellers in Strait. Settlements and F. M. S.
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      920 11 VESSELS IN POKT. Flag and Tons Commanders From Arrived For When Kuantan F.M.S. 249 Egdom Kuantan, 15-10 F.M.S. Dock Bteamere Nat. Tonnage A Mastei From Consignee. For Alting Dut 704 Kolk Pontianak, 911 Ships Agency Pontianak Ban Liong Dut 275 V. Tol Kelantan, 18 1 1 Tong Wah Kelantan B.
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    CRICKET.
    545 12 C. Ceylon M The weather was kiudly yesterday, and after a delayed start permitted uninterrupted play in the cricket match between the S. C. C. and an eleven of local Ceylonites, on the S. C. C. ground. The copious rains of preceding day. had left the turf very soppy
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    FOOTBALL IN MALACCA.
    93 12 Punctually at 5 p.m. on Saturday last the youth and energy of Malacca tried conclusions on the Rugger Field. The visitors were Negri Sembilan who were down for the return match. A warm game resulted but the Malacca side is not yet quite up to the form
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    MARRIAGE MADE EASY.
    131 12 Betwekn Home and OvSMBal RESIDENT*. Calcutta, Nov. 4. The British Government has for some time been considering proposals relating to facilities for British marriages between residents of the Mother country and the possessions beyond the seas. Accordingly a draft Bill to facilitate marriages between British subjects resident
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    THE BANGKOK TRAGEDY.
    267 12 Dm. Pari Passes Through Singapore Yesterday morning the Deli arrived in Singapore harbour from Bangkok, and on board was Dr. M. Pape, who is proceeding to Germany to stand his trial on a charge of shooting his brother, Mr R. K. Pape, in Bangkok recently. Dr. Pape
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    BANGKOK DROWNING FATALITY.
    220 12 Sad Death of Mr G. W. Ball A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Menam yesterday, Oth) Mr G. W. Ball, of the Royal Southern Railway staff losing his life. The unfortunate man spent the morning at the house of Mr H. Lover, locomotive inspector, Genkoi, R.R.D.
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    SUN YAT SEN'S FALL.
    239 12 Among life's tragedies there aie few more pathetic than the downfall ot a once popular man. Such a disaster may occur through no fault of the individual himself, but when his career ends in ignominy and disrepute through his own wilfulness and folly the spectacle is
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    MALACCA NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    65 12 Messrs H. T. Clark (Hon. Secy.) and H. W. Ford (Hon. Treas.) again have the New Year Sports for Ist Jan. 1914 in hand. Strong Committees have been elected mii hiding many of the leading Chinese in fact all the leading residents in Town have been
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    90 12 The appointment of Chief Engineer in South China shortly becomes vacant by the termination of the period of service of Col. C. W. R. St. John. His Majesty the King of Siam has been pleased to confer the 4th class of the Order of the Crown of Siam upon Dr
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    THE COLLEEN DISASTER.
    829 12 From the account of the enquiry into the Colleen-Alert collision in the river at i Province Wellesley we take the stories of I the two serangs as appearing in the i Penang papers. Mahomed bin Hussein said he had been serang of the Alert for two and
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    497 12 The Holt liner Neleus loads for home ports. Amongst vessels in from Japan and China is the Indo Maru, with part general cargo for discharge. The A. Apcar is in from Japan and China with general cargo for discharge. She loads for Penang and Calcutta and sails this
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      170 12 PASSENGERS. Per A. L. Treville: Mr L. Barriere., Mr Mrs Mesher. Mr Mrs J. Katz, Mrs C. Katz. Per Kuala Mr A. Gi Niven. Per Sandakan Messrs Helfert, Ulrik, Mulligan. Per M. Treub Dr H. Watney. Dr M. E. Wolvekamp, Messrs E. J. T. Tack, N. B. Bath, F. Ellinger,
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      350 12 SHIPS AT THE WHARVES. East Wharf (Basin)— Nil East Wharf Section I— Teesta, D. of Airlie Sheers Wharf— Nil Main Wharf Sec. 2— A. Apcar. Benlarig 3— Hellas 4-Nil ,i s—Charon5 Charon M 6 Perseuß, Neleus New Dock Sec. 7— (Under construction.) West Wharf Sec. B— Lincairn, Ipoh, Indo Maru
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