The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 January 1914

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. JANUARY 9, 1914, NO. 8,029
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  • 120 1 England beat the Rest at Rugby Page 12. Mr- Joseph Chamberlain ha 6 decided to retire from politics— Page 7. The third case of attempted rnrrder wm heard at the Assizes yesterday Page 12. A remarkable stowaway 6tory was unfolded in the Singapore Marine Court yesterday Page
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  • 1145 1 AN E ASTERN PASSION PLAY. The month of M oh u mini is a mon i sacred to every goo<l Mussulman of thn Shiuh sett, for during that mouth is actud a miracle play commemorating the li tory of their founder, and the tragic death of their principal saint. Thit-
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 187 1 A Splendid Vitagraph Two-Reeler >i Excellent quality and displaying wry tine acting A MODERN PRODIGAL IN TWO PARTS u<- ot the MANY Pictures which may be classed as FEATURE FILMS* L ALHAMBRA r 2ND SHOW 9-30 TO 11 P.M. the others being THE DEPUTY S PERIL (by the Lubin Film
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    • 441 1 S FRIDAY 9th JANUARY I POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT OF THE GREATEST DETECTIVE DRAMA EVER PRODUCED. FANTOMASI I" THE MYSTERIOUS FINGER PRINT n IN 6 PARTS d Revealing the Astounding Adventures and Sensational Exploits of a Mysterious 8 and Specious Villain. £|t TO BE SUPPORTED BY W I USUAL UP-TO-DATE FILMS
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    • 199 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Ford Cars Page 12. Tansan touic and lemonade— Page 7. Nyai Dacima, Theatre Royal^ Page 1. Last 2 nights Harmston's Circus Page 1. European Storekeeper wanted Page ft. Wayang Inche Puteh, Alexandra Hall Page 2. Experienced shorthand typist wanted Page 2. Robinson's new Zonophone records Page 7. Indo
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 97 1 THE WEEK Friday 9th. iliea Water 7i9 a.m.. 9 45 p.m. Y.W.C.A. aul. mtg, Vie. Mem. Hall, -!5 pm. Satordai 10th Rilih Water- 8-2 a.m., 10-30 p.iu. P. O. Outward mail due. Sunday 11th High Water— #10 a.m., 11-9 p.n Ist Sunday after Epiphany. N.D.L. Homeward mail due. Monday 12th
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  • 502 2 WHAT AlnTlv\U\ 1 UK It is hardly necessary nowadays, nnd for l.i itish readers, to dwell long on Australia's need of immigrants; but it may still he wise to point out that this need is not un qualified as to type. On both sides ot the
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  • 117 2 correspondent tells the following dote in the Daily Citi/.en A mau •> has lived many years in India was Hinting a few of his experiences. He v is talking about animal life, and men- oiied that it ie a common occurrence for tlv 'lift foxes to interrupt
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 431 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO Company's. GREAT SALE OP Gramophone Records FROM Jan. 15th to 31st only. FOR THIS I'EKIOD OUR STOCK OF 10-inch DOUBLE -SIDED RECORDS WILL BE REDUCED TO $1.00 each Ci iml Patronage and Presentation Night And Special Pcrfotmance HY THK FAMOUS WAYANG INCHE PUTEH The Indra Ma'nikam Theatrical
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    • 705 2 Notices NOTICE. I beg to notify the public that I have as from the Ist instant severed my connection with the China United Assurance Society. l^td. All future cominunica-j j tions please address to me at the office of The Tyre Supply and Repair Coy., 1, Rafflee Place. ('Phone 1854.)
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    • 528 2 Notices THE STRAITS TRADING Co., Ltd. NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF BEARER SHARE WARRANTS. Notice is hereby given that on presentation of Coupon No. 25 at the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Singapore, holders will receive 51.50 per share, boing the dividend and bonus declared for the six months
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    • 578 2 Wanted WANTED Experienced Shorthand-Typist good salary and prospects to suitable man. Apply A. B. c/o M Free Press." 9 1 uc WANTED European Storekeeper, must be smart and have local ex]>erience. Apply BOX 100 c/o Free Pret-s 91 uc WANTED Malay Clerk for British North Borneo (i«>v ernment. Must write
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    • 483 2 THE Singapore Free^Prcss MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The BI«0»P<>" Nh Nm rajJ^ Daily, and i* on Mleal depots, ti. hour earh morning I Sunda 'VSubscriber**' copies will rx deliv< private residents. to* tlf if preferred I by Heven o*cl«»< k Full addresses at which <-p" Uvered should bo give*.
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  • 415 3 FIRST DREADNOUGHT. TO CIRCLE THE GLOBE I uun i iii Toi mm. I Kort> thousand 1 b*OT coy. r whenthi-b.iU.eshipXewZea- rived at Plymouth at noon recent isily a record, but is a minor IM of achievements of the first :o circumnavigate the globe. mm of her world's tour the roseed
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  • 278 3 I Benham, in a letter i from the Gascon. Mozambique ober 27, gives a short account remarkable journey made by her DM Africa. Ins-land in October, 1912, for md proceeded up the Nij^r to ihy train to Kano. From there, loot. *he travelled in the be«»iuning
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  • 484 3 HUTTON' S MARKET REPORT. Manchester, Thursday l>ec 11. I'ricee ail rou nd both lortbaßav mall rial, Virus nii«l Cloth keep very steals simJ KeneralK it niay be said that our market shows a better tone. There can be no question now that all the available cotton will be needed, but
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  • 322 3 rON-TKrcTION OF FIVK BUPW< I)KKADNOU(iHTS. It has been reported that owing to the I postponement by one year of the army in- I crease scheme, the Y350, 000,000 naval extension programme has been reduced to Y93,000,000 by the recent Cabinet! Council. According to the Asahi, however, I
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  • 50 3 Messrs. Boving and Co., Ltd., London, who have the highest reputation in the world as specialists in Turbines, Turbo Pumps and Pipe Lines have appointed. The Borneo Company, Limited, Singapore, as their Agents and will be pleased to advise and estimate upon, Power, Pipe Line, and Pump proposals.
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  • 496 3 Historic Rhymer. In a quaint appeal to cbildn n. tlie Key. H. I. Davis. Vicar of Yealinpton. Devon, made an interesting reference to the origin of the nursery rhyme. Old Mother Hubbard. According to the vicar, the famous character was housekeeper to the squire of Yealmptou
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  • 225 3 I London, December 26. Lord Sydenbain, writing to the Times, says that be can well understand tbat the proposed composition of the commission to settle the dispute in South Africa may l not be regarded as satisfactory from the Indian point of view but the cotnmi*I
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  • 184 3 i SMUGGLQM is a Pavin<; <i\Mi: Lacbokow, liupeh, Dec. H. Opium m smuggling is one of the best paying things just now. The officials don't seem to do anything to stop it, or, as someone said, they make such a good thing out of it that
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  • 225 3 <...;,. ii fM !<.s \M>. Nf\v> !i;tB h"«-ii r> i in ic.rdeeo (Scotland* of the romantic winding of a former factory worker to an American mil liouairr. Acnes Muribou was the dauglr of v working painter who went It dee.n from Stafford ;.i->ut ;i do/.en yciiih ago. and
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  • 140 3 AMKKM k'S Nl.w EXPEDIEN New York, D« c. IS. An amendment to the Burnett Itnmigra tion Bill, designed to exclude Chinese, Japanese, and Hindu labourers, was adopted yesterday by tbe Fouse'6 !»>> migration Committee after a heated debat This Immigration Hill is practically iden tical with that President
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 56 3 A tailor's tale, is a sad. sad tale, And a waiter's wail no better A sallorS sail is a glad sail, Th righ 'tis either wet or wetter. But i oougber's cough is the vilest cough I'pon this earth or under When Woods' Great Pepi>erniliit Cure drives it off, We
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    • 125 3 Hill A IfNj I=—' CARLSBERG H F F World wide SOLE AGENTS: THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd., Singapore. FISH BRAND KEROSENE M dJQ Kfl Per Cas( JPU'JU of 2 Tins Trade Mark. The best Oil on the Market for House Lighting Obtainable From CHOP CHIN HUAT HIN, 246, South Bridge
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    • 17 3 I For Colic and windy spasms. Take Woods Great Peppermint Cure. Sod everywhere 80 cents a bottle.
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    • 51 3 THIS I is it ji lITEBBUHY'S METABOLIZED God Liver Oil Compound ,J jCT\ odorless X a2?V The i i'-iiMfic pre- J it 4t- i :v! kt, J OIL. l> m »ll I 'i i^ emulsions ivbich U| I* I the b: i+ Tri-if 1 commended by i!ir In* l ii'^."-*
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 432 3 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per P O str Maloja. connecting with the str Dcvanha at Colombo, due Jan C. 1). Young. D. Lewis, Mi A Mrs Wolskel. MrLeggatt. H. Suagge. G. E> l'aterson. Mrs L Spencer. Miss Young. P& O str Nore. due Jan. 15.— J. W. < E. W. H. Graham,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 442 4 THE PRAISE OF A MAN IS UNDER HIS TONGUE The praise of Milkmaid Milk is under the lid. Punch two holes in it and you will see for yourself. MILKMAID MILK LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. Other milks may be advertised as the best-its easy to say that. But there
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  • 1089 5 tSTOXISHING l> ltoriih v. The most sensational incident iv the •non- native joint stock banking titution* h»>re is the petition for the winding up of the Indian Sped. Bank. noving spirit in this Dank is Mr 'ha-ula! irrava, who has been very prominent in the Silver market
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  • 333 5 Shanghai (.'ompaniks. 9(MM very important points with respect to company management were raised by Mr Anderson at the meeting of shareholders of the Dominion Rubber Company. The insufliciency of even the amended Hongkong Ordinauce has been pointed out in these columns, and recent developments iv connexion with the
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  • 217 5 A GIRL STOWAWAY ON THE P. O. ARABIA. P.ombay. Dec. M. Girl stowaways are very rare, but they are some times found and recently, says the Advocate of India, after the P. and O. Arabia had been out a couple of days from Marseilles such a dis covery was made.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 15 5 For Coughs and chills. Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Sold everywhere, 80 cents a bottle.
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    • 166 5 PimM am li i k \jf T TNDER the name of "Worcestershire sauce" there is as wide a range of (difference as there is under the name of "wine." The quality of a mixture is not improved in the least by putting it into a bottle that resembles LEA PERRINS',
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    • 404 5 Ructions AUCTION SALE OF AIGRETTES AND MARABOS At Powell and Co.'s Saleroom On Saturday, 10th January, at 11 a. m. NOW ON VIEW. POWELL Co., Auctioneers, 9-1 10-1 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF Valuable Freehold Godo«n Property SITUATE AT Mohamed Sultan Road, Singapore. To be held at Powell Co.'s Saleroom On Tuesday,
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    • 485 5 Your Weak Constitution ||S El can be made Strong \\Q fil v Ian V a delicate adult and +/k <g) v child has obtained robust j fe> v health by taking i A 'KEPLER' I /^s. V (Trade Mark) V |j Cod Liver Oil >: WITH <& M Malt Extract
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  • 1638 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, Jan. 9, 1914. shall the Press, the People right malatala. Ocftwed b> influence and urbrtbed by gain I Hkre pat'tot Troth h»r gljrfous precepts drtrw.. Ptvle«4 to Religion. Loyalty and Lav. While the adventurous clique of the Liberal party may be bent on the policy
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  • 825 6 Mr and Mrs H. C. B. Peck are in the European Hospital, Kuala Lurapur. The four per cent New South Wales loan of £'3,000,000 is being underwritten at 96. Mr A Betbuue. a former Chairman of the Rubber Growers' Association, has arrived in Ceylon. He is coming on to Malaya.
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  • 57 6 SOME DIVIDENDS AND A DULL MARKET {hVnt O\it Oirti t'orresj. .<■ London, ,1b Braunston i» pnying a six pet mat divi. dend carrying l*>.oOfl to MMr X'-i.OOO forward. Lutnu- pays six per forward 11.000. The M-.arket is pleased at the i. of rubber freight from I'ort Swett<
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  • 269 6 Singapore .lai In spite of a decided nnpro Kubbei shares quoted from Lon.i.r received but little support from th.and although the apathy of the months has not been quite prom, recently there is not much Utelioal increase holdings iti thif claai oi share. There has been b«JMg
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  • 42 6 Agents. Sharp. Ross and Co. Merlimau Chimpul 41--hekoh Batang Malaka Agents. Welbh and Co. Lunas Agents. Adamgon (iilfillan a L< I Kahman Hydraulic: Agents. Derrick and Co. Kampar tin i 4(1 Tambalak i Malacca:— l>kt,loo burplu^ Malaka Pinda
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  • 157 6 Thk Nfw Watkk Si ply. The report of the Kinta Tin Ltd., presented at the meeting of the company on December 16th staffer the year ended 30th .June. f9J output from the Mine amount. d to pikuls, or 205 tons of black X'2C,OHI. or an average of
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  • 66 6 The out-put at Ban Cyanide Woii Kovember was 2,172.9 o/. of go 683-2 oz. of silver. The Karachi I'ort Trust propose ti loan of just uuder M lakhs cf ni| 1914. They had asked for a p. I currency for this loan of M I riew of the circumstances stated
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 277 6 pLJVIMJBI THE QUEEN jiff^T^ TABLE WATERS. IL P^?2 Per Cue of 1 Doaen Pints. If $6-25 Nett. ■I.- WfplCi 4 3p'ffT^ SOLK AGENTS: |IL j J SINGAPORE &.KUAIA LUMPUR. IXMAS JEWELS. Kvny article tfuarautwd genuine and more than full value tor U c price. We are now exJiii»iriu^ .i wi.h
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    • 53 6 •<>li. Jenkins is a man of taxt< Bald Dickenaon one day He always makes the wisest choic Of what to do and Ray." 4 I'll voucb for that. hi« comrade His taste is p<«kl. I m mrc PTlnr, wh« n be ff< ts a o»u».h or He tak»s Woodb' (rM:at
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  • 115 7 MR. CHAMBERLIN RETIRES. A SURPRISE DECISION. Gives Way to Younger Men. I l.v Submarine Cable]. Kki tke's Skkvh c ,,,dt»n I Hi Jmpl Chamber •••r to hi* C says M dMcidril to retire from l'arlm ll th.- next gmmml election. He o f th. I y;irs with bur l>yi that
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  • 123 7 Negotiations Proceeding Well. ion. Juu. ft, CnionUt official cirnot confirm the Morning Post I X :!e conversations h;tve The Li I :lirm tb-it they are iiiumji without any untoward incident nl\. Imm irisen. London. -lan. -< \s an msiunve of tjie lid of opinion <>n the
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  • 16 7 London Jan. s. -Mr Masterman shortly ftbl Cabinet which entails a bye ion. ■>
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  • 96 7 Wise Maud Alluu has r*rov^r»d from her ierftt and opened in Calcutta on Jan. 1 to crowded houses which greeted the •nuance of the herniavskys. aud the known dancer with the greatest enthusiasm. The tour will be continued to the StnMl from Rangoon giving Peuang a dale
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  • 61 7 Kantomas, the splendid six part tihn being shown at the Harinut Hall, hnll alter thrill. It is wonilly produo'tl detective drama, in ■fllMriaM lagH print plays a conspicuous part. And the arch villain! -in the end. He will make a reap■fl Mm llarima next month in au- nsational
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  • 185 7 rikin<* allegations against i hiuese AoiiKin, who is a mine owner, were made m the ease which is proceeding before *mt Thomas I'.raddell iv the Supreme Court Kuala Lumpor, where Mr >ar.derson seeking an injuuc- 000 damages against Cboong i\tt\ the widow of Phauh Haut, 31,
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  • 80 7 Ths Kastern Star Lodge No. M 209 of :be luteruational Order of Good Templars is now located at the Short Street Girls' School. The weekly Lodge sessions are held on Wednesday at 8 p.m. On Wednes- next, the 14th inst at 9 p.m., a ng will be held at
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  • 111 7 TURKISH RAID ON ALBANIA. Valona Under Martial Law. [By Submarine Cable]. Km-tkb'p Sebvicm. Home, -lan. H The unexpected news of the proclamation of martial law at Valona is now explained by the statement that a ve66el with 200 Turkish soldiers and six ofiieers urrived yesterday evening at Val
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  • 78 7 Reuter Favours Machine Guns. Strassbur^, .Jan. 8.- -Mueller, v high (rovernment official at Zabern tet-tirted to d.iy that Col. Keuter told him that he was resolved to prevent paoplg standing about and would not allow them to laugh. He would >hoot if necessary. Col.
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  • 74 7 Natives Amazed. Cairo. Jan. s I'ourpe arrived at Luxor and started again for Wady Haifa soon afterwards. He has passed Assouan. Tour ists crowded the roofs of the hotels and the natives were amazed this being the tirst aeroplane they had seen. Ml McLean has started
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  • 260 7 Stkamkr Incidfat off Blak\n Mati. What was almost a mutiny took place on board the .Anglo Saxoo Petroleum Co's steamer Euplactila, as she was lying at the oil carrying steamers' anchorage off Blakan Mati on Wednesday. The Chinese lire men aud deck crew, to the number of
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  • 231 7 AUtKHD FALSE Claims. Mr Talma sitting as District Judge in the second court yesterday investigated a charge of dishonestly making claims which he knew to be false in the civil District Court preferred against K. N. Manikam Chetty. In the first place it was alleged against the
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  • 142 7 A RECORD FOR BUSINESS. [By Submarine Cabta]. Kkuikk h Sehvick. London, Jan. H. The imports for December show a decrease of X"2, 950,651 principally in cotton and grain. The increase for the year, which was a record one, were imports 2lt millions and ex- ports .'sBi millions.
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  • 85 7 London, Jan. H. Sir Lionel Carden is being transferred from Mexico to Rio de Janeiro. It is expressly explained that this is ouly a transfer and not a recall, but the change has caused great satisfaction in the United States. London, Jan. ft. Later Reuter learns
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  • 73 7 Johannesburg. Jan. 8. The railway strike is fixed to begin at 7 o'clock this morning. The authorities have taken all precautions to preserve order. The Citizen Defence Force has been called out at Pretoria. The federated trades threateu a general strike in South Africa unless there
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  • 26 7 Berlin, Jan. B—lt8 It is understood that the Triple Alliance have agreed to the British proposal that Greece retains Chios and Mityleue. < 1
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  • 417 7 Some Opinions. The Indian Mirror: It is evident that the British public has been strongly moved by the incidents in South Africa, and that the moral sympathy of the British nation all honour to it is with the suffering Indians. It is impossible to recall any
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  • 47 7 The Annual Conference of the Methodist Mission will be convened by Bishop John E. Robinson at Wesley Church at 8 o'clock Saturday morning. In accordance with the usual custom, the conference will open with Holy Communion. All of the sessions are open to the public.
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  • 547 7 The annual meeting of tbe above orga- nization is being held this afternoon in the Victoria Memorial Hall. In connection with that it is therefore of interest to print the following appeal which is de- signed to raise 575,000 for a site and building for the work. To
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  • 337 7 THREE DAY'S IN A SAMPAN. Chinese Fishermen's Long Fast. As reported yesterday, the 6teainer Physa, which arrived in port on Wednes day morning from Durban, had on board four Chinese fishermen who had been picked up between Sabang and Diamond Point, where they were found drifting
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 14 7 I For all internal complaints. Take Woods' Great Peppermint Core. 80 cents a bottle.
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    • 353 7 New Zonophone Records 10-Inch Double sided Records $1 .20. Z 1 1 14 f German on the Telephone Uick Darby < A Whistling Yarn ,G. H. Bna/ellc) r g.H. Snazelle Z 1 1 15 I cv ZXiSK!. k l^ SCB from me (Gowan J on< s and Murray tie my
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 393 8 Shipping 1 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd Direct service to Japan via Hongkong Shanghai and to Calcutta via Penang from Singapore. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Macao, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangts/e Ports. Formosa, the Philippines, Ac, Ac, Ac. STEAMERS. Tons Commander Kutaang 4,895 R.
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    • 477 8 Shipping NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. FOR EUROPE The lui|)crial German Mail Steamer BUELOW 8.9«i5 tons, Captain Nahrath, left Hongkong on Wednesday morning the 7th instant, at 10 a.m.. and may be expected to arrive here on Sunday morning the J lth instant at 10 a. m. She will probably be despatched for
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    • 660 8 Shipping N. V X 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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    • 658 8 Shipping M. M. MESS&GERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1914 1914 Magellan Jan 1* Paul Lecat Jan 19 Nexa Feb 1 Dumbea Feb 2 Atlantique Feb 15 Cordillere Feb 16 Chili Mar 1 Magellan Mar Amazone Mar 14 Nera Mar 16 Paul Lecat
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    • 708 8 Shipping N.DJL Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen. Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connectinf Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice veisa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtao Nagasaki and
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    • 565 8 Shipping P. &0? STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceyicr. Australia, India, Aden, Egypt Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading tHHued fur c 'him Coast, Persian Gulf Continental aud Atxiortc^ Porto. Qtawnerß will leave Singapore on or abou MAIL LINES Homeward (for Europe* Prom Singapore, connecting
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 834 9 Shipping Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. The New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco to a'l points in the United States, Canada, g Mexico and Europe. jp i l« Hormm i >»ro:^u Liueiu BiliNYO MAKI' "TENYO HAL I thi i.mhxn of
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    • 458 9 SINGAPORE'S OMLY COMPANY. 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 has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the Hritish Life Assurance Companies Act
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    • 210 9 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-DP CAPITAL 815,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS Sterling £1 ,500.000 at 2.- 815,000,000 I 00 Silver Reserve 817,450,000) »32,400,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... $15,000,000 j COURT OF DIRECTORS. S. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Deputy Chairman. G. Friepland Esq. I O. R. Laurenz, Esq.
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    • 502 9 The Eastern United Assurance CORPORATION Ltd. Hf*d Offkk Si<;apore. (Inc/'i puratcd in ih«' Straits Settlements). Authorized Capital $5,000,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Risks accepted on Buildings and Merchandise at curre: t rates. MARINE DEPARTMENT— lnsurances effected on Hulls and Cargo. For full particulars as to rates and all other nformation apply to
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    • 351 9 NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE. FOUNDED II HEAD OFFICES/ NORWICH AND LONDON. Losses Paid exceed £30,000,000 Lowest Kates of Premium. Prompt and Liberal Settl. ments. THE BORNEO Co, Ltd. Agent! FEDEEAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 188 J. Direct Government Superviuiob goveknment audit. Policies are WORLD WIDL aufl Nob Fnrfeitable.
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  • 289 10 It is ten years since Professor Kapteyn, of Groningen, first gave form to the theory that the stellar universe consists of two streams of stars, and in an essay which he has just written he has striven to put into easily intelligible words a summary of all that
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  • 576 10 Each star of the two clouds of stars has, or may have its own proper motion. If it were otherwise, and the stars were at rest within the clouds., then they would have no other motion than that of the clouds themselves, and we should see
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  • 80 10 From Amboyna comes news that the murderers of Professor Robinson have been discovered and arrested. They are five in number. It appears that one of them attacked the Professor who retaliated. The other four then joined in the assault. After stabbing the Professor to death they weighted the, body with
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 516 10 Nerve Strain Mr. B. C. HUCKS (the well-known Flying Man), of 5, Queen's Gate Terrace, London, England, writes: 4 1 really must express my appreciation of Phosferine. Some time back I felt myself in a curious state of nervous tension, brought on, no doubt, by the severe strain caused In
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    • 16 10 For all Stomach troubles. Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. At all Stores 80 cents a bottle.
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    • 592 10 g~»~» i* I C. &B. English Soups b&i j~^^^^^^HsE^^~!J| Made in a 30 Varieties All Delicious Hir The Cuisine of one of the finest chefs in the world available for your table s£i Crosse Blackwell Guarantee these Soups B,luTai to be made under ideal conditions, as are all their table
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    • 105 10 JAMES MOTION C? 1 MARINE AND OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS, SINGAPORE m (ill lii nients of all smputc 111 SLOCIv. jp vi**,. Certified Compass adjusters to the Marine Hurveyors, Straits Static iu. :.i.-. and l*v Mp ment to btM lit mfs^enosstuscliuit, Hamburg. K« pair., OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS caiclully and promptly execute MASSAGE
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    • 43 10 ROBIN'S lODONE. lODO-PEPTONE OR PEPTONATE OF lODONE Drops:— lndicated in < Asthma, Syphilis, Rheum, r Cardiac anVction. ctr. IMiymolo rioal combinatiou ot lodn. Peptone. Laboratoire M. Robin 13, Hue de Poissy, I'aiis. SOLD BY ALL CHEMISTS MUTUAL TRADING Co, Ltd., GAGGIHO ft Co. Agonl*
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  • 1482 11 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exchange and Share Brokers, Jan. 8. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Oap. 1880 a. Paid. Labt Div. Butbrb. -ML.bnß--85.000 38 2s Allagar 9% ..16 2 0 500,0 0 £1 £1 Anglo- Java 3 9 4 9 150,000 38 la Anglo-Malay 16% int 8 9 9
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  • 64 11 (CORBBCTKD UP TO Jan 8). Bank 4me 24$ demand 2 4* Private credits ft m/i 2-4 916 6 na/t 2-4 i France demand Bank 294 Grbmant, demand 288$ [ndia, T. T. 174} Hongkong, demand 16$ Yokohama, demand t H4^ Java, demand mi} Bangkok, demand 66} SOVEBEIGN6, Bank Baying 18.54
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  • 144 11 Jan. 8 Tln buyers 184.65 Oambiet 6 50 Gambler Cube No. 1 10.75 Oambier Cube No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black ordin. Spore 18.85 Pepper, (White fair) 88.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 25 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali Coffee (4%
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  • 34 11 Time- balls Fort Qm^ j^f MmM Faber drop tolly v 1 p.M., Pinfipyi mum ard time, correepoadlng feef am Qia*M LilL mean tiaie. The ttme-^u. U M Mil o clock nooa, iadicatLag Staaaaon natlna
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 214 11 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. Ant Exterminators. (The Universal,) For fumigating with Patent Universal Powder. Arsenite Of Soda. (For killing weeds.) and Locusts. Calculating and Adding Machines. (The Brunsviga and Bri-Cal.") Cement. "Borneo," and Buffalo brandsPresh stocks monthly. Cigarettes. (De Reszke). Macgpegop Co Cigarettes. Wdnberg). Sole Dlstrlbutors F> s Disinfectant.
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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 HEAVE, Ltd. To be had from all Booksellers in Straits Settlements and F. M. B.
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 824 11 VESSELS IN POUT. i:n O nf«r. pw c o^n i»mo, »-i I>utConsul AotmbM 9 Kuantan F.M.S. 249 Egdom Kuantan, 1510 F.M.S. Dock Hteamer* Nat. Tonnase Maste. Fpom Connignee. For caiTp h r :Hin s;j. 9 4 r an H^"-" Calypso Bnt 889 Dunnger P. D'son, 10-12 SS Co Mai Carlyle
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  • 349 12 KB ■until Knents. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. .Jan. 8. Provinvk OOP. Distance five furlongs. Charity (Gabell; 1 Brown Comet (Benfield) 2 King Blaze (Billet) 8 Won by one and half lengths. Third 3 lengths away. Time 1.4 1-5. Dividends »16, 7 Also ran Kemerobrance k'arupbelP. Pony Roadsters.
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  • 53 12 j (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpor, Jan. 2. At the annual prize meeting of the Selangar Golf Club C. J. Foot won with a score of 166 to J. C. M. Hell's 167. The Berrintjton medal was won by C. D. Matthews with 85 against J. C.
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  • 166 12 England kkatkn n m Rest. A fast and exciting game, played on the S.C.C. ground last evening. Though there was much clever individual work by some of the English players, the rest were the better balanced lot, especially forward. Winter early on dribbled the ball well and scored a
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  • 78 12 The above cup will be played on the League system and the following are the fixtures Straits United vs. White Star I, Saturday, 10th Straits Junior F. C. vs. Sun Rays F. C, Monday, 12th White Star 1 vs. Straits Jovial F. C, Wednesday, 14th
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  • 840 12 THIRD CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. Fatality In The Harhoir. In the Assize Court yesterday morning Mr Justice Sproule commenced the hear ing of the charge of attempted murder against Madang bin Hassan, a lascar from the Straits Steamship Co.'s launch Max. He was alleged to have, on December
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  • 28 12 Sunday, 11th January. Johnston's Pier, 8, 9 and 10 a.m., 2.30 and 8.30 p.m. Club Bungalow, 8.30 and 9.80 a.m., 12.15, 3 and 5.30 p.m.
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  • 430 12 REMARKABLE STORY IN THE MARINE COTRT. Ahove the Bilge Water. Seven stowaways who were brought before Commander Radcliffe in the Marine Court, yesterday morning, must have had about the most uncomfortable voyage down to Australia on record. They were part of a company of thirteen Macao Chinese
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  • 193 12 Judge Charles A. Low of the Court of First Instance passed away last evening Dec. 19th about 8 o'clock at his home in /amboanga, after in illness lasting only a 'few minutes. His demise was caused by an acute angina brought on by indigestion.
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  • 165 12 A curious case of presentiment is recorded in connection with the death of Mme. Amic, the young woman who met death in the Melun railway disaster after suffering untold agonies pinned down for seven and a half hours under the tender of one of the wrecked
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  • 98 12 Gunner Hoare, 64 Co., R.G.A., was drowned at Syriam fort at midnight on Christmas Eve. The deceased with several comrades went on the pontoon at the fort shortly before midnight. Gunner Hoare left the pontoon and got down on one of the targets which was moored
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  • 98 12 1 The M. M. Company's steamer Guadiana left Saigon at 5 p.m. on the 7th instant and may be expected here on Saturday, the 10th instant at about 7 a.m. The Russian steamer Meteor coaled at the wharf yesterday (Thursday) as did the local steamers Klang and Ranee.
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  • 110 12 Disaster in Kuala Muua River. At about 8 a.m. on Friday last the 2nd instant, a Malay boatman with two women and two girls as passengers was crossing the river at a place known as Pantai Chichak where the current runs strong and deep. The load of
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  • 135 12 The value of rest in the medical management of acute inflammatory and infectious diseases is not fully appreciated. Its effect on the circulation is significant. The average daily output of energy by the heart is 400,000 foot pounds. By simple rest in bed it is possible
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  • 97 12 From Europe. Per P. &O. Devanha with mails up to l&th ultimo, due Jan 10. From China.— Per N. D. L. Buelow due Jan 11. London Malls Despatched. Left. Due. Arrived, B. I. Dec 4 Dec 26 M.M. Dec 8 Dec 31 P. &O, Dec 12 Jan
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  • 89 12 East Wharf (Basin)— Hong Mob East Wharf Section I— Ellenga, Waihora Sheers Wharf— Meteor Main Wharf Sec. 2— E. F, Ferdinand 3— Fun Wo 4— Killin s— Klang 6— Tsurugisan Maru. Marudu New Dock Sec. 7— (Under construction.) West Wharf Sec. B— lyo Maru. Talthybius Jardlne's
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 198 12 FORDTHE UNIVERSAL CAR. Count the cost— and youil by a lord. Big production centered on one model keep its first cost lowest. Light weight and unequalled strength make its upkeep m economical. If yon count the cost you'll buy a Ford. WEARNE BROS., Ltd. fjfc ABRAM'S MOTOR HIRING TRANSPORT COMPANY,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 294 12 WEATHER REPORT. These Weather Telegrams are transmitted by courtesy of the E. E. Tel. Co. and contaiD the observations made at Hongkong (HK./ Observatory, and at Manila Observatory (MN.i The data are date and hour of despatch the Barometer reading (inches in HK., Mill! metres in MN.); Direction of Wind
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