The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 December 1913

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE THURSDAY DECEMBER 25 1913. NO. B,O IS
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    151 1 The entry of the Viceroy into Calcutta was a surprise to the police who counted on vast crowds and found the Maidan and streets deserted Page 7. Excerpts from tbe report for 1912 ou Brunei are given on page I. More land in Scotland is being offered
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    DISTINGUISHED DOGS.
    869 1 Though a well worn proven hit eveiy dog has his d. ut a M portion of the canine race is favoured with immortality in history, legend or Still there have beeu. in modern a^ in ancient times, distinguished dogs. Tht \\a* a brown dog once, of whom v.
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      517 1 UNSURPASSED FOR THE GRANDEUR OF ITS PRODUCTION ITS SUPERB ACTING AND SPECTACULAR EFFECTS THE FILM IN 6 REELS ENTITLED QUO VADIS? I IWHITHER GOEST THOU) IN WHICH 4,500 PERSONS TAKE PART AND 20 LIONS Home in the days of Nero and the Earl Christians STILL BLING SHOWN rt ALHAMBRA r
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      207 1 1 NOW SHOWING I I LENGTH 5,000 ft ITALA MULTI REEL SPECIAL FILM. I The Queen's Jewel I It is a big winner that will eclipse even TIGRIS and FATHER, Aeroplane flights, M I high political intrigue, motor chases, fall from an express, an amazing and sensa- 0 1 tionai
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      227 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Pawnbrokers pledge sale by Powell and Co. Page 5. Princess Alice for Europe Hamburg Amerika sailings City of Durham leaves on tbe 2rith Page 8. Surgeon wanted for Bangkok Page 2. Estate Engineer wanted Page 2. Acting asst. secretary for the S.C.C. Page 2. Simpan Valley in liq.
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      178 1 THE WEEK Thursday 25th High Water 7-51 a.m., 9-35 p.m. P. A O. Homeward mail due. Christmas Day. Public and G« nerai Holiday. Rugby Singapore vs. Kuala Lumpor. Swimming Club, Xmas timn. Friday 26th. High Water— 8-38 a.m.. '0-29 p.m. No Issue of the Singaj^ore Free Press. P. A O.
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    DRAMATIC CLASS SCENE.
    158 2 ue occutied receutly in gttown Uni i.r-. ■i. Vi i fcoyi Ibe MnflJObOfl Dr. Conrad, a law pi I o a pool graduar_ ;!lv denouncing the n given to criminal* "Who w u in Kentucky," he m ktliod another and was tent to ion i« loosed from
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    MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS
    209 2 I rob.. biy f i w people could say offhand I i ri..Y,\e heights of more than half a eu of th» mountains, but nobody i .>n have forgotten that the highest of :u ull his Mount Everest, in the Hima i iyas. Even in thii tkn rfl
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    THE FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
    174 2 The following special telegram appears ae Manila Cablenews American As a sequence of a long conference between >ident Wilson and Secretary of War risou tliTe is a great probability that political future of the Philippine Is 1 u:ds will be very different from what has
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    "HARD TIMES" AT COURT.
    105 2 Davarino Finance Minister, iu supi ting a motion for the increase of the ian King's Civil List to .£270,000, ved. accordi- hr Mullermeioiuwho opposed the vote, that the ♦^penses of the Royal shoots were not ve6sive. and it was better that Royalty mid shoot and hunt
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    68 2 V North Dakota paper offers the follow g apology to one of its readers We wish to apologise to Mrs. Orland < '*erlook. Iu our paper last week we had a heading Mrs Overlook's Big Feet.* Ttie word we had ought to have used is a uch word pronounced in
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      422 2 ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. CHRISTHASTIDE SERVICE 1913. Wednesday. Dec. 24th, Christmas Eve. m. Fes nl liven' ong and Carols. Thursday, Dec. 25th, Christmas Day. am. Holy Comu. union. (Plain.) 7-1 am. Holy Cc mmunion. i Choral.) 1 am. It >;al Matins, li-4.">ain. Holy Communion. (Plain.) 4 pm. Fvuisong. Friday, Dec. 26th
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      540 2 Notices UE SIMPAM VALLEY P OSPECThG SYNDICATE, Ltd. (IN LIQUIDATION;. Notice is hereby given that the oreditors of the abovenamed Syndicate are required on or before the 26th day of January, 1914, to serd their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to me the Liquidator
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      708 2 Notices THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed oa Thursday, 25th Dec j Christmas Holidays. Friday, 26th Dec J *4-l 2 20-12 NOTICE. Dr. Noble A Co., Den t al Surgeons, beg to announce that they have removed to No. 6-G second floor Bonham Street Building above "The Dispensary." The offices
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      571 2 Notices GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Tenders aie Invited for the Supply and Erection of a Trunk Road, fteel Bridge of 220 ftet clear span over the Johore River at Kota Tinggi. Cro-s Section of River Bed and Borings together with other necessary parti culars on which to base
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      419 2 Wanted ESTATE ENGINEER Wanted for an Est .ite European or Eurasian \WtOO knowledge of sun machines. Wi:) aso h;<\< to struction of work, and mm field work in case of need. Appi\ to B K A lf.ll WANTED BY THE SINGAPORE SPORTING AMI THE SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUBS. An Assistant as
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    THE STATE OF BRUNEI.
    1015 3 I Ik H\kvk\ Cm:\ vi.i.u 1 1 Including person <: account-, the total receipts of the State durin_ lir |9j] total of 5175, .540. while the ure reached $191. of UMti was received for the .ndu Farm, a large increase on the tender for prevn. f%
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    ASAHAN RUBBER.
    327 3 The first annual meeting of the members of the Asahan Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at Winchester House, Old Broadsti,at. E.C., Mr George Croll (the Chairman 1 presiding. The Chairman said: Gentlemen, This i tormal meeting, held to comply with of the Companies (Consolidation) Act of 1008. There
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    SAGGA RUBBER
    283 3 The ninth ordinary annual general meeting of the Sagga Rnbbei Company, Ltd., was held at the Loudon Chamber of Commerce, Oxford court, Canuon-street, E.C., Ml .1. 11. Starey (Chairman of the company 1 presiding. Chairman said The crop estimate of 180,000 lbs was exceeded by some 21,000 lbs.
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    SOUTA AFRICAN SHIPPING.
    389 3 I•« |U riflfl mule on Nor. 96, regarding the actu.il state of affairs existing between the contending influences in the South African shipping trade indicated very clearly that, whereas there are some who desire a stand-up fight with the I'nion Castle aud Mail Steamship Company, the j
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    SALONICA S CRIPPLED TRADE.
    371 3 A Consular Report, just published, on the trade of the district of Salonica for 1918, states that in previous years it was a matter of much difficulty to obtain statistics for trade reports. With the advent of the Greek authorities they are more readily obtainable. Owing
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      82 3 THIS I is I IT t *f WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED Cod Liver Oil Compound I >p\ TASTELESS ODORLESS +j 1•* _/v«a__v e atost scit n( hic pre- f. (CJcW&k\. paratiouofCnl) LIVFR i -Srji oil Does all that is +l .r«"_s£lt. claimed for it and super- s~\- sedes the old fashioned L
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      647 3 KEROSENE OIL ENGINES GtOKFLLTD THE IDEAL FUEL IS Cl-Mlrg a.:d pre-ervto. ier. ike notic i hav. ..j<po g 6 -~j _Fi _Pi 1^" -mm >_#-v TAY UAN KIAr CHOP CUIM KIAT of I j rll %i MM _T* i^ flk dt^ H 3 I>hilli P stlect < Sin«a|M.re, oor Sole
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      387 4 THERE IS ONE GOOD WIFE IN THE COUNTRY, AND EVERY MAN THINKS HE HATH HER. There is one good Brand of Milk in the Market and everybody has got it if they are using MILKMAID MILK. USED EXCLUSIVELY IN ALL THE LEADING HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. **********030 wmmmmißOoomamaoMWoaaowooom NESTLE AND
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    MENELEK OF ABYSSINA.
    1010 5 re have been so man> iek of A. followed in time I „j lc. tion. that it is im to acC ept the i> notice, a telegram emanat in« from Djiboutil. giving the Lith as the without the needful reservation. Lut as km has (or had, as
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    ADMISSION TO THE BAR.
    302 5 A Pktn ion PmTPOXD. A petition for admission as a solicitor WWM made before Mr Justice Braddell on urday, on behalf of George Ross Ironside, resident in Perak. The petition was opposed by the Perak Bar Association, on whose behalf Mr Bryant (president) and Mr Williams
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    BALKAN WAR AFTERMATH.
    222 5 Adkianoi'i i TBAOI \t a Standstill. Sofia, 26tb Nov. General Savot'f to»day returned from his tour in the annexed territory in Thrace, on which he was accompanied by Reuter's correspondent. Traces of the late war and of the devastation wrought by the Turkish Bashi Ba/ouks were visible
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    STATE RELIGION FOR CHINA.
    130 5 Peking, Dec. 6. The movement against the establishment of a State Religion is i increasing. The Christian Churches in Peking are taking the matter up vigorously. A committee representing nearly all the l Churches and provinces has sent a delegate I to Wuchang to interview the
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    The Women's Corner
    651 5 SPECIAL COLLECTION OF SMART AND EFFECTIVE BEAUTY RECIPES. Getting Rid of Female Moustaches. 14 Practical Suggestions." To women who are annoyed by disfiguring downy hnic growtha a method of permanently ■radtenttfig tha same will come as a piece of good news. For this purpose pure powdered pheminol
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      44 5 Xmas Wines and Spirits. To Connois&ieurs. Old Ports (Dows') Madeiras (Cossart Gordon). Marsala (Woodehouse). Liqueur Brandy Hennessys). Choice Havannah Cigars A Coronas. GOSLING ft Co.. 3, Robinson Rd. g-11 mws 3-2 AeluccaX I CIGARETTES 1 8 I BEAR THIS HALL MARK I N I
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      253 5 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF PAWNAROKERS' UNREDEEMED PLEDGES ON Saturday, 3rd January, 1914 at 10 a.m. Tuesday, 6th January, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Bth January, at 10 a. m. Jewellery, consisting of Watches, Chains. Diamond Kings, Brooches, Earrings, Brace lets, Chinese ancl Malay Gold Ornaments, etc. On view from 31st Dec,
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      495 5 Z>-Tr _^^y*^-r^^^g^^ V\VV (^WVrT/ TRADE MARK Y__~-^C\l f^^yA IP'VANA'^I \>W f BRAND A &4 M Tonic Ml Gives abundant health and '<§# |g vitality after illness jfcj N i Blood-Enriching J^W fi& t|fe£ 2 W y*y(t fl I Nerve-Nourishing o^7 r* \Tm /vC^ £r\I~: Brain-Vitalising (3^l :> *Ck rLTJT. Strengthening
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    The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Dec 25, 1913.
    1501 6 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Dec 25, 1913. Here sna.'l tbe Press the People 4 tight malstaf*. Gnawed by influence and unbribed by g_n J Here pat'bt Truth Itr gi-ria-s .preeepti ixmff. Plartwd to P elision. Lev aJty tzid Lftf. It is rat Ikm- incongruous to note that while we
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    843 6 To all our readers, to everybody that is, A Happy Christmas." Around tbe groaning Christmas board Where old and young are in accord I view the turkey with delight A blazing pudding—whst a sight Christmas Day sees Mr. Arthur Knight attain his Eightieth birthday. Our Octo j gcnarian friend has
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    CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR FIXTURES.
    233 6 The following list will show t... cipal arrangements coming holidays. I I V:.Kl< 25 l Public holiday. Christmas tiffin and petal Bitot Swimming Club. 8.C.1 Kuala Lumpor ling; Kuala Lumpor. S.o.c. Chi oompettl ions. No issue oi K (i.t team matches. i:k M Bn\!N<. Dai
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    CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
    98 6 The Y.W.C.A. choir assisted I members of the V.Mi A. have arranged the following interesting progra< Christmas Carols foi -o p.rc in the VM A I Hall. All friends are invited to attend: s special invitation is extended t iu the city. Congregation > Come all Choir »in
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    THE TELEPHONE GRILS CHRISTMAS FUND.
    91 6 Yesterday we had great pleas handing over to the lady in charge of tbe Exchange the sum of «634 6ent subscribers to the telephone, as a Christmas present for the young ladie.- of tbe Exchange, with the donors' beai es for a Happy Chri6tma6. Mist
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    167 6 Here is the answer to the riddle has filled a brain-fever hospi: is it that can go up a spout imm cannot go down a spout up umbrella." "Once upon a time, .lames." sa... Governess. there was a little boy who too much pudding and he burst J There isn't
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      118 6 FOR ALL CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES. VEUVECLICCtUOT CH4MPAGNE. AS SLPPLIED AT THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET AT Tii£ GUILDHALL/ LONDON, ON THE 10th NOV., 1913 Per 1 dozen QUARTS. ?52. less 5 (Duty Extra). 2 PINTS, -55, 5 SOLE AGENTS. ALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants.
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    CHINAS RAILWAYS.
    98 7 SCHEME OF LINKING UP. Germany's Great Work I > v l 'ible]. Rfli i m l >kk"h:» Berlin Hie Frankfurter A-i--i that the (ier i m Mini-.:, I at 0 Lor.-igu Mmister 1 ao agreement for tbe con a railway from Kaumi uorth tward to Tstntna, to join
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    COMING EASTWARD.
    23 7 i Due de Montpeu »t has sailed in his yacht th Mekong r a long cruise in India ami the Fai
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    SIBERIAN MINE FIRE.
    26 7 -■•■i D Vladivostock I: *»> for a v. in oue of the local collieries, and is now ittributed to incemluu wwim grcani when it
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    RUSSIAN TRAIN ACCIDENT.
    26 7 udon. ren :r unmen were injured nv an inplOlioH of •i the Buota imperial train which was to convey the Dowager Emp ken
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    HUERTA'S INGENIOUS FINANCE.
    35 7 Mexico Cr In order to check the run on the banks liuerta has decreed mk holiday uutil the end of the year principal banks however have resolved to act on the decree.
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    The Arms Question
    82 7 Later. Tht' Mexican rebels have 6ent a commuuiratiou to Lloyds that all vessels of whatever nationality bringing munis of war to liuerta will be destroyed. They specially mentioned the contract for munitions between liuerta and a Japanese. it is understood that the latter r- a rifles discarded
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    FIRE DESTROYS DEMERARA'S SUGAR.
    53 7 ndou Dec. 23. —At Georgetown, lint ith (iuiana, an explosion and tire have destroyed six blocks of buildings, and damage estimated at seven hun lred thousand dollars. The Demerara Com had eight thousand tons of sugar destroyed. r. -The deaths from the explosion killed ai. I
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    THE ZABERN AFFAIR.
    72 7 in, Dee. 24. Herr Jagow, the police Mdent of Berlin, in a letter to the press >uncing tht e on Lieut Foei>t ner, declares that as the military exercises tunctious of state, the authority for the prosecution of any act arising out of the exercise of such
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    MORE UND FOR SALE.
    66 7 Scotland's Historic Acres. London, l>ec. 24—The Earl of Kintore has offered fojr sale his historic estates around Inverurie, Kintore aud between Montrose and Aberdeen, 20,000 acres in ut producing over £23,000 per annum. The opportunity is given to acquire the whole of the estates, otherwise they
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    140 7 War between the Cnited States and ICo would seriously inconvenience those dwellers on the frontier whose means are not in proportion to their thirst. The ucan dollar is worth 4s, in Mexico and 3s lOd in the Cnited States, while the American dollar is worth 4s, in the States and
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    THE SPIRIT OF INDIA.
    122 7 VICEROY IN CALCUTTA. Drives through Deserted Streets. [By Submarine Cable]. Rbc^kb's Sebvici. Calcutta, Dec. 23.— The Viceroy made his state entry into Calcutta to day. In vn-w of the popularity of Lord Hardi age's attitude in the matter of the South African Indians the police, expecting
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    THE PESHAWAR RAID.
    65 7 Peshawar, Dec. '2 1. The passengers in :he held up mail included Major Stirling. Japt Twiss, v apt Baker and Lieutenant Dane and a number of British and Indian soldiers. The officers rapidlv orgauised a WWJM attack and drove off the I'athans. hand helieved to be Afridis,
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    U.S. CURRENCY BILL PASSES.
    91 7 London. Dec. 23.— The Cnited States HoilM ot 8.-presentatives has patted the Current y Bill and the Seriate will probably adopt it to day. Washington, later. The Senate has approved and the President has signed the Currency Bill. President Wilson said that the hill was the
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    "VERSIFICATOR REGIS."
    58 7 Gbristmas Eve. London, Dec 94. The first poem of Mr Bridges as Poet Laureate, sent to the King, has been published by the Times hy His Majesty's desire. Tbe subject is "Christmas Eve." The Times points out that Mr Bridges has thus assumed the functions of "versiticator regis,"
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    SPORT.
    72 7 South African Cricket. London, December 18. A Johannesburg message says tbe Marylebone C. C. beat the Transvaal by an innings and 29 runs. The Big Blacks. Negotiations are proceeding for Jack Johnson aud Langford to fight for the world's championship. Australian Cricket. Sydney. —In the match South Australia vs
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    FAMINE IN JAPAN.
    50 7 London, December 23. A Tokio message Bays terrible famine prevails in the Aomori and Hokkaido provinces owing to failure of the crops and Ashing. Harrowing de tails are arriving of the extreme distress of the population, of which nefarious traffickers are declared to be taking disgraceful advantage.
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    OBITUARY.
    34 7 London. December 23.— The death of M. Claretie, director of the Comedie Francaise since 1886, is announced. The death of Sir James Trevor Law rence, president of the Royal Horticultural Society, is announced.
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    154 7 A Melbourne football club elected the Hon. W. A. Watt, Premier of Victoria, as its patron, and the secretary, in notifying the honour, hinted that it was usually associated with an annual subscription. Mr Watt accepted the honour, but declined on principle to subscribe. Thereupon the club substituted a municipal
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1891 7 Qulcqnid *fu_t fcomlne* meatti est fat J* li belli. .IV VENAL We are informed on good authority tbat Christmas comes but once a year, for which we are profoundly thankful. It is a festival pleasant to look forward to, often pleasant to look back upon, but
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      409 8 Shipping BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP LINES, LTD. AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE MANILA. THEs.s CITY OF DURHAM," will have prompt despatch for the above port on or about 26th December. For freight, etc., apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., Agents. HEAP ENG MOH STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. Singapore to Batavia, Cheribon and Samarang. Sail Twice a
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      537 8 Shipping NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. FOR EUROPE The Imperial German Mail Steamer 11 PRINZESS ALICE 10*81 tons, Captain Bortfeldt, left Hongkong on Wt iluesilay morning the 24th instant, at 10 a.m., and may be expected to arrive here on Sunday morning the 28th instant at 9 a. m. She will probably be
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      687 8 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN UNE. 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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      636 8 Shipping M. M. IFj IS MARITIMES. MAIL LINE 1 China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt 1 and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1914 1914 Cordillere Jan 4 Polynesien Jan 5 Magellan Jan 18 Paul Lecat Jan 19 Nera Feb 1 Dumbea Feb 2 j Atlantique Feb 15 Cordillere Feb 16 j Chili Mar
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      730 8 Shipping N. D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremer. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIE LINE. The fast and well-known mall steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Bamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice veisa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtan Nagasaki and
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      557 8 Shipping P. 0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued tor Coast, Persian Gulf. Continental and American Ports. Steamers wlll leave Singapore on or abc MAIL LINES Homeward (tor Eurofkj From Singapore, connecting a Colombo
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      779 9 _J>JHpping ToyolCisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. o te Via Chma, Japan, Honolulu and San Fran*co tr a points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. :,C _n,l f K r \'k PU ScrtW TnrbiDe Lin^ SHINYO MARU "TENYO «-i .J con\ JWSSnI cmam?*
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      766 9 SINGAPORE'S ONLY COV.PANY. LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL OF ANY EASTERN COMPANY. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, UMITED. HEADIOFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      201 9 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL 815,000,000 RESERYE FUNDS Sterling £1,500,000 at 2.- 815,000,000 I QO AKn Silver Reserve 817,450,000) *".450,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... 815,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORB. S. H. Dodwell. Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Deputy Chairman. Gl. Friesland Esq. O. R. Lanrenz, Esq. B, Goetz
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      495 9 The Eastern United Assurance CORPORATION Ltd. Head Office sincapohk. (Incorporated in the Straiis Settlements). Authorized Capital $5,000,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT.-Risks anvptod on Build ings and Merchandise at curre_t ratMARINE DEPARTMENT.-Insurances effected on Hulls and Cargo. For full particulars as to rates and all otl nformation apply to J. D. KEITH SIM.
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      345 9 NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE M'KD 17fe7. HEAD OFFICES/ NORWICH AND LONDON. Losses Paid exceed £80,000,000 Low. vt Kat.-s of Premium. Prompt and Liberal Settlements. T HE BORNEO Co., Ltd. Agent* FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established less. Direct Government Supervision Government Audit. Policies are WORLD WIDE and Nob Forfeitable.
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    MOTOR NOTES.
    1126 10 The first shipment of the new model Hupmobiles which are imported by the Straits Motor Garage was very quickly disposed of, and when the cars arrived they were all on order. A new shipment is however expected about to day and some of these can still be bought
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    514 10 Per P A O str Morea, connecting with the str Egypt at Colombo due Dec 26.— R. E. Oliver, Miss J. M. Watt, A. L. Ellis K. Fraser, G. W. Wight, A.T. Bryant, Mr Mrs F.E. Allen, Hon. T.S.Smith, W. L. Leonard, A. Burgess, W. H. Martin, Mr
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    Homeward Bound.
    100 10 P A O Delta, connecting at Colombo with Macedonia, sailing Dec. 26. Mr A Mrs G. Keatinge. W P. Hume. Mrs Storry. A. G. Cory, Makepeace. N. McCulloch. Per P 0 Sardinia, sailing Dec. 30.— Major and Mrs Dewar. Mr A Mrs Fraser and infant. Mrs Walham, Miss
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      159 10 Continental Tyres. BEST CHEAPEST HAVE YOU RECEIVED OUR Reduced Prices? IF NOT APPLY TO THE CONTINENTAL TYBE RUBBER Co., Ltd 17, COLLYER QUAY. Telephone: 290. Telegram: CONTIN:NTA. ABRAMS' MOTOR HIRING TRANSPORT Co. ORCHARD ROAD. REDUCTION IN RATES FROM Ist JANUARY, 1914. Single Passenger Car 52.00 Per Hour. Pour Passenger Car
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      150 10 BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT. To His Majesty King George V. I DUNLOP MOTOR TYRES ARE UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST. DUNLOP PRICES ARE UNDOUBTEDLY THE CHEAPEST. THEN WHY BUY Inferior Makes at Fancy Prices? TRADE f Mm^ MARK THE HALL MARK Xc^X A MOTOR m£ OBTAINABLE AT ALL GARAGES DEALEBS SLEDGE MILK IS
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1465 11 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exchange and Share Brokers, Dec. 21 Kobe 25 Jap. (buck. Paid. Last Div «OY*r*u- hniwrne 85.000 2s 2b Allagar 9% 1 6 111 500,0' 0 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 3 9 410 150,000 2s is Anglo-Malay 16% int 8 7J 9 4 50,000 2p
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 11 (Corrbctbd vv ro Dec 241 Bank 4m s 2-4* demand 2-4* Private credits 8 m's 2-4 19-32 credits 6m t 2-4 15 16 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288_ India, T. T. 174 J Hongkong, demand lef Yokohama, demand 114$ Java, demand ui Bangkok, demand 66} Sovereigns, Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    149 11 Dec. 24. Tin 225 tons sold 184. 37_ Gambier 675 Gambler Cube No. 1 10.76 Gambier Cube No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 18. 85 Pepper, (White fair) hh.(k) Nutmegs (110 to the lh.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 25 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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      163 11 "Royal Household" Whisky. is guaranteed to he Exactly the same in every respect as that supplied regularly to The Royal Household hy Messrs James Buchanan iV Co., Ltd., who hold thc largest reserves of Whisky of any individual firm in the world. The necessary arrangements have now been completed which
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      31 11 The Singapore and Straits Rough Diary for 1914 Price $1.25 per copy $1.65 post free. PUBLISHERS: FRASER AND NEAVE, Ltd. To he had from all Booksellers in Straits Settlements and F.MS
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      926 11 VESSELS IN POUT. Flag and Tons Commanders From Arrived r Wbea Askold Rus cm 6000 Svechnikoff Saigon, 21 -12 Rus Consul Mallaxan 25 Kuantan F.M.S. 2498gd0m Kuantan, 15 10 FM- Dock Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Consignee* For Ayuthia (ier 261 Friese Penang, 22 12 Behn Mever Penang 25 Ban
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      56 11 Tlme-halla Fest °aaalaa mma Meu Faber drop daily at 1 SlansMre d ard time, correepoadlng to I a.». Oreea wto_ mean time. The dme-faa U M*M o clock noon, indicating Slaeaaoca time, on every day expo-tin* ThmmmmmJZZZ It is lred at eac o'clock. For all internal complaints. Take Woods' Great
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    FRASER SHARE CIRCULAR.
    334 12 faporc, Dec. i Th» idency of all sections of our market ImO been downward, but there are indications at the close in Sterling Rubbers of a better feeling, the reason of which is not apparent as the material keeps dull at about the same prices that have
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    BARLOW'S PRICES CURRENT.
    459 12 ,apore, 2:>rd December. RUBB-DL At today's auctions there was a good demand shown, although prices were on a slightly lower basis. Ribbed Smoked Sheet sold up to 5120 and Standard Crepe up to 5117, a decline of 53 and |1 respect ively. I nsruoked She. 11l maa
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    22 12 The amount of rubber exported from Ms. during November was 2,061-61 tons, making a total export during the year of 20.H50-03 tons.
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    HARRISON vs TEKKA MINE.
    82 12 (From Our Oun Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 23. Mr Justice Woodward has given judgment for the defendants with costs on all points in the case of F. A. Harrison Ltd vs Tekka Ltd. Harrison claimed 520,000 damages for alleged injury done to his mine by a flood
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    MAGISTERIAL CHANGES.
    130 12 THK N'KW SENIOR MAGISTRATE. The new Senior Magistrate, Mr A. V. Brown, having previously taken the oath before Mr Talma iu the second court, took his seat in the first court yesterday morning. There was a comparatively small number of police summonses to be heard, and when this
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    "FRIVOLITY" FREEAR.
    117 12 An eveuing of laughter may be relied upon in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday, January 3rd. There is nothing so exhilarating, or so good for health, as laughter, especially in these dull days. Freear made Sultan Abdul Hamid laugh, it is said for the first and only time
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
    72 12 This ever popular combination will arrive here from Saigon where it has been playing to good houses on S i ti rday morning and will open on Satur i j evening. The circus is wall up to ngth and has a great variety of turns, tbe speciality being
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    13 12 Agents. Huttenbach Bros, and C Sur.gei Dangar Oct. 400
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    ULU PIAH.
    308 12 The return from the above mine for November show a total of 435. 'i i ikuls valued at 524,179.44; working exj enses 510,344,42, tribute 52,901,53 V. rious 5200. Estimated profit 510,733. i >. The amount of wolfram expo te 1 from the F.M. S. during November wis '43.50
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    HEAD COOLIE'S CLAIM.
    136 12 The Puisne Judge (Mr P. J. Sproule) yesterday concluded the hearing of the action in which Messrs Stephens, Paul and Co. were sued by their late head coolie, Chua Bok Toh for ***** 66, money which he stated to have been paid for them by him in
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    ATTEMPTED MURDER.
    144 12 Two Japanese Committed Two Japanese, Ide Kambi and Ide Han/.o were yesterday sent by Mr Talma, the second court magistrate, to take their trial at the next Assizes on a charge of attempted murder. It is alleged that the two accused who live at Penang entered the house
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    TROUBLE IN DUTCH BORNEO.
    524 12 According to a telegram received from Batavia by the Sumatra Post, Controleur Jansen of Dutch West Borneo has been murdered in the Dyak Country where he had proceeded without military protection to collect the belasting (income tax). He was unaware that trouble was rife iu the
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    125 12 The Japanese mail steamer Kitano Maru arrived from London via ports yesterday (Wednesday) morning with a large general cargo for discharge here. She bunkers, loads for Northern ports and sails this (Thursday) afternoon. The outward bound Ben steamer Bendoran resumes her voyage to China and Japan today (Thursday)
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    BLOODTHIRSTY SAVAGES.
    154 12 Nigerian Discovery London, November 24. Mr P.A. Tabot, one of the assistant District Commissioners in Southern Nigeria, on the west coast of Africa, in an interview granted to a Press representative on Saturday, stated that during an exploration trip in the Eket district of Nigeria he had discovered
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      208 12 OF COURSE our Bonus is good, BECAUSE Earnings from Investments were £536.864 While the Death Claims were only £365.124 in I All the Premiums received were thus available for other purposes. SUN LIFE AS c s o™ CE OF CANADA. S. J. HOWE, Singapore. Manager for S. E. Asia. PALLADIUM
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      34 12 CHINESE SWIMMING Cl ÜB. The quarterly swimming com?- tions of the Chinese Swimming Clu'> »i.lbe held at the Club House on Sunday the 10.15 a.m., A. Division 100 yard-, ft. uivi siou 50 yards.
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      531 12 SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES. Thursday, 25th Dec. Johnston's Pier at 7, 9, 10 and 11a. in., 2-30 and 3 30 p.m. Club Bungalow at s-;50, 9-30 and 10 30 a.m.. 12-15, 3 and 5-30 p.m. Friday, 26th D Johnston's Pier at 7, 9 and 10 a.m., 2-30 and 3 30 p.m.
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