The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 December 1914

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press and MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. !'KN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1914. SO. 8,:51(i.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    204 1 A meeting of Ting-Ell Tin Mints rat held yesterday Page 12. Tbe funeral of Mr Meredith took place at Penang yesterday —Page 7. Our London Piubber wire notes a dr-11 market and records some dividends Page 7. Judgment was given m the Supreme Court m the dental
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    MARTIAL LAW.
    1072 1 Marl;*! 1.-iv has For sufficient leasons been declared m Sooth Africa, sod ii would reqolra no rerj gtsjal stastoli of imagination to conceive the possi hi lit I its beintf m tbe interests o! the oommuotff to piu claim a Similar btate oi aiiaiis m the I'uited Kingdom.
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      326 1 vn, < Mai HM^Km BS vHA TH€ PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE-BEACH ROAD. ST SHO.V 730 P. K. Two Shows for one Payment. SECOND SHOW 9-15 P.M. Commencing Saturday, December 12 ALL BIG FEATURES OF FAMOUS PRODUCERS MARY STUART 3 Deeply Emotional and Pathetic Parts iu:hn tofttarc la purely eMoti.umi awakening with
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      368 1 i ORCHARD ROAD Singapore's Prefer Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD TO-NIGHT COMMENCING AT 9 P.M. SHARP. TO-NIGHT HAS IT EVER STRUCK YOU How Easy it X to GULL THE ITBLIC, it only means a BOMBASTIC ADVERTISEMENT and tie rest is EA.6Y, They t'ollnw like sheep. Wo have our Reputation to LlVtt un
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      136 1 L \TEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Sale of a quantity of sound liquors by Powell ft (Jo. Page 5. At tbe Theatre Royal fresh films :.ud Hawai E. Majlis— Page k 2. Two good things m the liquid refreshment line are nottd en page 6. Little's are knowing a special line m wheeled
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      99 1 THE WEEK. Srtiurda) 12th ELiftti Wasei '-'<9a.ui., S-M p.m. Polo Practice Tyersall, B p m. Lodge Zetland, 8.30 p.m. Sunday 13th. 3!gb Water— 6-84 &.m., 7-19 p.m ?rd Sunday m Advent. Chanucah (Jewi.h Eolid&y.) Monday 14th Slgfa water -7-13 a.rt, 8-3 i p.m. Polo Practce Tyei>all, •"> p m. Grarner,
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    647 2 Consider i eg the li-mw toll m otlicers killed and wounded m Ibe dnilj casualty Hftl m the mail papers even Mr Llcnd Oeom most feel if he cannot yet express, borne compunction-* at having stigmatised r.riti>h ofleert n» "<;iideii popinjay." The Chancelloi tA the Bxcheqoet is bun>e!f beyond defln
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    TRADE DESCRIPTIONS AND THE WAR.
    316 2 While it cannot be denied that the marking of goods as made m Germany or made m Austria," a8 the Burma Chamber of Commerce points out, may serve as an effective advertisement of the goods of the countries m question, the substitution of a common
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      307 2 MUSIC for XMAS AN AUTO -PIANO IS THE IDEAL INSTRUMENT AND ANYONE CAN PLAY IT. SEVERAL SECOND-HAND ONES AT PRESENT IN STOCK FOR SALE or HIRE. I ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY. TO-NIGHT! AGAJN!! 2 SHOWS FOR ONE PAYMENT 2 Fr m 8 o'clock m conjunction with THE STAR OPERA A CINEMATOGRAPH
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      481 2 Notices CONSUIATEGENERAL FOR THE NETHERLANDS. NOTICE. The pawnshop farm of the Government of Acheen and its Dependencies will be let for one and for three y?ars as from the let Apiil, 1915. Tenders will In received at the office of the 1 Civil and Military Governor of Acheen acd its
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      407 2 Wanted BILL COLLECTOR. Wanted a capable and experienced man. Guarantee required. Apply CATTEY Co.. French Bauk Buildings, (First Floor). n-52 |a.u WANTED Any planting billet, j BOX 19, c/o Free Press. 10 12 2-1 WANTED Small furnished house with telopho* a trom Ist January. 1915. A. B.C. c o Free
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      281 2 To Let TO BE LET S T..n US and' S^; Val< WO.fi, Malacca bfrert* Al M Ml I water laid cv. Bi:utry Eran Ist January lft| CHIHO KENO LLE Co.. A,.,;,, |If MPilf GUTHRIE b To let Furnished or Unfurmshed. At an early flafc Bobraoa, aj pn suiteble Cor Kur
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      498 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. 3rd SUNDAY IN ADVENT. DO BMBIB ISTH. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. 7 b m. Holy CoiuiunnioQ, iPtain*) '.ioaxr. Holy Communion, (Choral). Hymns oo J 46.) (pt. 1). I^-'. 9.15 a.m. Matins and LitaDY. Hyinu M 8 4 p in. Sunday School an Bible Classe-. 0..0p.Lu. Evensong mi Bermon.
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    LORD ROBERTS ON THE INDIAN TROOPS.
    677 3 ppeared on tho I lu'in; il" of j» nv.it "Wai addrewed to the r'. when even as s/iJin i ;iru being British ts oops on the I PMHHrt n fOM your I i- ahout these i ■(■>', i th it the h u!<\ are
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    KITCHENER'S ARMY.
    628 3 The k v r pof i/i pness. If r were possible to Imagine a machine i abned with life, driving itself, and con scions ol purpose the metaphor might j serve to describe Alderahol (.be homo of j Kitchener*! Army, writes the special repre a I tentative ol
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    THE PANAMA CANAL.
    98 3 4 can Uneasiness. Washington, Nov. 19. General Waitertpoon, rt tired officer, has written fco fch< newspaper! poinling out Ibat is impossible fco protect the Panama Canal and the American ooloniei with th« force at present at the dispo>al of the United States. The army ought to be
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    NORTH SEA CLOSED.
    563 3 Admiralty's Warning Not io Lka'.k Prescribed Routes. The Secretary of the Admiralfc recently made the following announcement:— During the last week the Germans have scattered mines indiscriminately m the open sea on the main trade route from America to Liverpool, via the uorlh of Ireland. Peaceful merchant
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    GALLANT GUARDSMAN.
    235 3 Wounded Colonel p.ko 1 sht m. Npv.s was received m Doncaster that Captain Warde Aldam, Coldetream Guard-, son of Mr and Mrs Warde Aidant, of Frickley Park, is lying In hospital at Chelsea, having been seriously wound* d by a German bullet which passed right through his body.
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    GERMAN TOTAL CASUALTIES
    45 3 The 88rd official list of German casual ties covering from the middle, oi Septom ber to tbo end of October brings the tote] up to 601,438. This does uot luclude 08 lists for Saxony, 5 15 for Bavaria iidJ 61 for Wurtemberg.
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      119 3 Smoked Everywhere by No. 7, Motoring, Eg (nearly) Everybody. H I MIVPITPIT I "THE MIXTURE OF MATCHLESS MERIT. 1 S I ,I^l i J n&Tv JL JL^I Jl^b Jl9v i Jk!^^K^ MgS j ■mCI kB Kt'ci ■■Ex Bt2 leSB Jjfil hel ™m»^^-^^^^^™[^ IB^^BH^B^. IDH^EfISBB^S b^3S^£^ r5 i Claret I Chateau
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      238 3 'fl V.RIGAUD'S Kajahga m f jfIMH J |l TOILET WaTER !v &a °f initiations. |p&| V. RIGAUD f'' 553 3^-'*® 8. rue Vivienne, 8 i— i urn nw m mill mil —n n ma m ran meiEirEi ho'jse, miiFiiL TBLBaftJLva: SIMEU, UWU9WL TELBPaomi Na 8i?. Electrical Zng^;€e n s Manufactarcrs
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    WAR NOTES.
    1018 4 A. stria's Financial Straits. The Messagero the financial condition of Austria is disastrous. The Government baa authorised the issue of bank notes without "Corresponding gold and silver reserves. The journal addsthat the Austrian finances were already m a critical state m 1918 when Austria bad great difficulty m
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    BRITISH SOLDIERS IN GERMANY.
    347 4 Officers 1 Sports and Concerts. The following description of the treat- ment of English Officers, prisoners of war m (jermany, is taken from a letter written by the English wife oC a German noble who baa paid a visit to one of the camps:-5--l wish I
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      405 4 w L: i: V/ITrJGJT HEALTH IS LKViNG CEATH. I*' iC^ Hl Py BRAIN AND V? P: M A "NERVE FOOD test i 1 cry of modern time* l» without equal ia an cases jrd by wurr] w <r. ..;ner i i v nral^l*, Lion, want i ity.pren m d«cay that
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      366 4 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE CHANGES JN_ STREET NAMES. SCHEDULE. FREBKNT Name of Street. Situation. 1. Cheang Hong Lim Lam ling from jCbUi tto I'carl's Hillfioad i. Hare 61* 2. Cheng HongXlm Dane Extending from Havel to Lheang Bong L S. Cheang Hong Lim Market. Between BaveWi B id and Xl Beng
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    645 5 :.h«iiL Jirtmui peteon n f I -<■ p otherwise bi iiaeovwn d thi table Ei c that tin i ;l ;i r- 1 s -.1 lui!.iiiu:i'!i'i-;::- oat into ti« lation <>: V 9 t 0 1 tEINCB i ;> i»ly, 3he m -Mit baa bci mi
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    GERMAN CULTURE
    588 5 a Taste ron Ink. Ai -.1 •\i lagea of the champagne distri rhich the Germans hare visited, Mi- »Ay deserves special mention. Althi il has not been the Bcene <.f tragic happenings, it basal least bad the vileg i shelter to Prince I i, the X riser's 1
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      1477 5 Auct j o n s REMINDER. IH§S DAY, SATURDAY, AT 2.30 P.M. AUCTION SALE OF EXCELLENT TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE &c. AT No. 8 NASSIM ROAD. i Wax pollßhed teak settee upholstered m leather; carved wax polished teak octagonal table with marble top wax polished teak telescopic dining table a set
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      832 5 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF Excellent Wax Polished Teak Household Furniture Ac. AT No. 7. SYED ALI ROAD. ON FRIDAY, 18th DECEMBER, AT 4 P.M Poli-hed teak octagnnal tabes rattan chairs and settees; wax pottshed teak siu< board with mirror panel: wax polished teak dining table wax polished v ah standard
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, December 12, 1914.
    1596 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, December 12, 1914. t It is possibly ado/on or more yours ago since it was suggested m the?e columns that the composition of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, essentially ;i cosmopolitan body, was an obstacle to any discussion of purely British commercial interests. It might
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    335 6 I I Mi G. I). R'ishron lia^ been Dominated as a person eutitled to be examined a oilot for Singapore. Mr 11. ft. Ball, cadet, lias pew d h'.s examinations m Hokien, General Orders uud Colonial Regulations, The Rev. .1. c>. and Mrs Swindell bave moved into Woodstock, -i Q
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    FOREIGN OFFICE NEWS.
    91 6 BRITISH (CLICY INDICATED. Sir E Grey on Belgian Neutrality. BeferrJitg to Urn OermM agent,) tarn contemplated ri hr tralaVthe following t.on between Sa E Gre md MioUter i O London hai been Belgian Foreign Offii The Balgfaa Miniatei aii •> wrtain appreheo^o. Enßland m tha event of
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    TRADE CONDISIONS IN ENGLAND.
    85 6 TRADE CONDI SIONS IN ENGLAND. TIM of t Upl( m Octotx r Bbovr Doatiaaea' Etetvcna h< m Sraia *t, i :our million men dv lbm\ \ht unem ployed is prac before tin. war. Making allowai men enlisted** ti.i.j.s rwmpuUorily inemploymaot, Urn peroeol ige of t. meat aat steadilj A I
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    GERMANIC PLOT AGAINST SERBIA.
    55 6 S gnm tuMMi Eon la 1 1)* 1 801 M I a rec:.-tj Au; last j if Kith I ><■! :inny. DOtni intention of attacli ing S [talian iid andec !:.-ny points d o\'.' foederis." Thi i is i:r:bt r prool conn warn irraags bel i
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    PRINCE OF WALES' WAR RELIEF FUND.
    233 6 ITia lion. Ebbmi heps to licknowiei'p^ the M i Following further contribution* Amount already ark r.ov. i tged I I Local Staff, Pai C. I 'liverio I. T. s Cbu.< Kirn Tuy ii:i "jh-dj: Tee Eloa i;ei^: Vvutt Lim I Veo Xi eg Ouuiu
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    50 6 Donald < :.\.mo, Boraeiaa •mployi d by HtMM B bti charged En tha third bo h bn im b Of trtt( I it :i W ni ■•fe, \iiiiK- ill! i".' apart] ployecs. Ati Bsod m i Eonaalls i until tlie 16th last, bail bi ing I tht s>: Df '120
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      170 6 TANSAN THE CLIFFORD WILKINSON TANSAN MINERAL WATER COY., LTD. OF KOBE, JAPAN. AT THE REGB3T SEMAHANG (JAVA) EXHIBITION This Mineral Water Received the Diploma of Honour, and the Highest Award, being the Fourth Award Received by this Company durmg this year. PINTS Per 4 Dozen $6. SPLITS Per 8 Dozen
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      61 6 gr LAMBERT &c. ORCHARD ROAD. The Only Studio m the Colony producing Refined Photographic Portraiture of Artistic Merit and Technical Excellence. Likeness and individuality, the most valued qualities m a Portrait, characterise all our work. Our Studio is m charge of Mr. H. N. Buckeridge, a British Artist of the
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    IN FLANDERS.
    219 7 GENERAL PROGRESS CONTINUES. i Counter Attacks Repulsed. [Bj Submarine Cable]. BirTiß'a SPR^iom. Dee. Ie, iJM) p. mi a Parii M states that the situation m 1 ie quiet and also at trrae, whore i ij i not attempt to reewnc the m the districts of l^uesnoy rarying from
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    AN AMSTERDAM REPORT.
    24 7 Considerable Allied Advance. .oadm lO| 11.50 pm. The Sluis the a mssjercvau Hnndeli tt 1 les h ive enfc w I
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    PREPARING FOR RETREAT.
    30 7 a.m. Til Dnl lat a i Flanderi j ing fit ii k— from the SUso sei md Iroops i>:c.<: not \h I aban Inh Th m mi!
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    A PROMISE TO ANTWERP.
    36 7 11, 1 i \*i airmaa be on tl i bsislgjaol boats over s- rp 1 anothei g p polation to] i Dec rhe i ittei so las na ins Bn >i, looped
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    THE FRENCH EYEWITNESS.
    129 7 fa Sri a* Ssryi i, [>cc. l rhe French >> ,i ili vitfa th' latent Urn ttghting l lie oQsstaßdinfl i-i ummsl be says is the f )ir iut;i!fry as well u^ m witbjut nrffftling any! ive frpijueutly silenced -.i m iii-rm m b ittenes. vhei ;i>i»>
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    85 7 kry of i Sommeret has i > f L iin of the »rii I-!. Th« lebenic j i fun m mi. who i> I .it- and the F« v SI lies, berc yeet< rdaj Im meward iet to i ffei v. si the tronl on i» i I. n L
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    THE FALKLANDS BATTLE.
    118 7 HARD FIGHTING. The Nurnberg Sunk. [Bj Submarine Cabta] Ril^ih's Simvioi. London l>ec. 10, 9.1", p.m. The Press Bureau states that Admiral Sturdee reports i that the Nurnberg was also sunk on Dec. H. The search for the Dresden is now pro- ceediug. The main action lasted five
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    CONGRATULATIONS.
    68 7 RKUTEB'fI SPBCIAL Skkvick.) London, Dae. 11, 1 Bfi a.m. The l< ing bus telegraphed to Admiral Sturdee and his officers and men hia eongatulations. General French sayi that the army m Prance warmly congratulates the Navy on i brilliant victory and al^o the Admiralty! on b iTing practically swept
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    INSURANCE RATE DROPS.
    29 7 London, \>ec. 1 1 850 a m. The Govern- men! rate of insurance on c>irgoe> has been reduced from two guineas ta one and a! half.
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    SUBMARINE ATTACK ON DOVER HARBOUR.
    60 7 I London, Dec. 11. *v ft.m.* There considerable excitement ;it Dotoi yester> li.iy monung owin^ to firing from the [battery on the breakwater o! the naval j harbour. II is reported that German submarines] twice made attempts to entei the harbour I hut wi-re repulsed.
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    FIELD HONOURS.
    59 7 I Lond m, D. U Th< Prince of Wales PrinCC Leopold of liuttenbei^ have. \).'Vl\ p li.inCUt-.! tO I:. 1 1 i'MlTt'lUUltS. Lcf. pi, Dobson has been granted tbej t conspicuoui ii! itry on S -pi. -i- 1 b under beavj fire bringing wounded men 'ii' i cover
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    THE KAISER BETTER.
    38 7 I ondon, \hv 10, n p.m. taAmster< i:im telegram states thai Ihe Berlin i;ti wire says lhal the Kaiser*! eon* l dition Im^ considerably Improved, tbe > cat'irrh i- relaxing and the lemperatnre is j normal*
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    MANY PRISONERS AT KURNA.
    38 7 London, l>ir. 10, 9.60 p.m. the I'ress iUireaii states tbaL at Kurua we captured 1,100 prison* rd exelusiw ul' wounded, aud nine guns. The htte Qoveraoi ot Basra only surrendered after ;> plucky resistance. I
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    LORD-LT. OF IRELAND RESIGNS.
    31 7 London, Dee. 10, 11.50 p.m. Lord Aberdeen hM resigned the Lord Liente\nhm y of Irelnml on ynivate grOQDCIs. It is rmnoared khal Lord Wimborae Baoeeeda j him.
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    HALDANE ON THE SITUATION.
    38 7 Lou. lon, Dec 11,9.20 am. Lord Haldine, m a ■pOOth made m London, emphasised that we were fighting alongside j tbe splendid army of Francs for our litfbtb. Vfe should ti^bt to ft iiriK-b.
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    GENERAL BEYERS'S BODY RECOVERED.
    23 7 London, her. 11. 1.40 a.m. U is announced from Johannesberg that the body or General Beyers has been found.
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    NEW CHIEF OF STAFF.
    25 7 London, Dee, 11 8.5€ a.sn. Sir Wolfe i Muvra\ has been appointed CLiiet o! Staff m place ol sir Charlei Douglas.
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    99 7 Judge Gill crt, es Gov< rnoi of Ibe Philip* pines, and bif wif« arrived m Hongkong a lev ii;i>B ago and left on the P.M. Mongolia t\n the State*. The price oJ turmeric, which is the f dried root ol plant grown extensively m India, China, Java and other itlandi
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    IN POLAND.
    124 7 THE LODZ EVACUATION. Germans Unable to Pursue. [By Submarine Cable]. Kecteb's Sebvtcb. London. Dec. 11. 9.20 a.m. A I'etrograd communi(]ue ridicules the assertions that there were enormous Russian losses dur. ing the evacuation of Lodz. It affirms that the Russians retired at midnight on Dec. The Germane, afraid
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    LATEST REPORT.
    54 7 German Attacks Fail. London, !>ec. 11, 1.40 a.m. A Petrogrnd official states that there was no important change on Dec. 9. Isolated German attempts at tbo. olfenBive occasioned engagements m the districts of Ciecbanov and Przasuys/ and also m the Piotrokov and other districts, but the results were
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    AUSTRIANS ADMIT DEFEAT.
    39 7 I.ondou, !»t'C. 10, 6.55 p.m. An Amsterdam telegram states that an Austrian communique admits that the Austriacs was unable to penetrate the strong Serbian forces and were compelled to retire m order to avoid hostile counterattacks.
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    AMERICA CATCHES THE FEVER.
    151 7 Entirely Unprepared for War. London Dee. 11, 1.35 a.m.- A Washinglon telegram Btates thnt Mr Garrison, the Secretory lor War, m bis annual report urges immediate recruiting m the United SftateB to bring the Army to full strength. Tbis means an addition of L' 5,000 men
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    OVERSEAS PATRIOTS.
    52 7 Loudon, I>ec. 11 5.30 a.m. The King h:iK consented to become a patrou of the Patriotic League of Britons »>verseas. The League originated with Lords Selborne, c'urzon and Milner and other enuneut people, aud it is proposed that British residents m foreign countries shall contribute a gift of
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    133 7 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. By Courtesy of the French Consul < i y..>, \i,. Taris. Dec. 10, 6.05 p.m Official. Yesterterduy m Belgium and region of Arras we made an advance varying between 200 aDd 600 metres. In the region of le Queßnoy and Andechy we have mixintained and fortified the
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    134 7 I Hongkong papers announce the death of Mi Samael*Smith, who hail for live years j bo^n m command of the Naval tug Cherub. He hnd lived m the Colony about 19 years. The deceased, who was a native ot Ayr, Leaves b \> 'cow. A marriage bus been arranged and
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    LONDON RUBBER WIRE.
    110 7 A DOLL MARKET. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Dec. 10. Sekong 6hows a profit of £2,380. No dividend is declared and £3,380 is carried forward. Casblefield pays 20 per cent and carries to reserve £2,500. Tangkah has no balance after debenture charges. i Kepong pays an interim
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    MALAYAN HIGHER EDUCATION.
    106 7 I (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Dec. 11. Speaking to-day at the prize-giving at the Anglo-Chinese School the Resident supported Mr Horley's suggestion that the necessity for the Straits was a university college similar to that at Hongkong. More important was a technical school. Government had intended
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    PENANG NEWS.
    132 7 Serious Faction Fight. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 1 1. The sequel to a serious light between sampan men at Sungei Pinang and others from inland was heard at the Coroner's court, when Mr E/.ochiel enquired into the circumstances attending the death of two Chinese. Nineteen men
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    BELGIUM RELIEF FUND.
    81 7 Mrs B. B. Salmons! (c-0 The Cable Depot, Keppel Harbour) acknowledges with many thanks the following further contiibu- tions Previously acknowledged (15,597.68 X 25 Bukit Asahan Club 20 StalfPulau BrauiSmelting Works 229.55 l>r. T. O. Nauqhtou 25 R. L. 1). Wodehousa 1C 11. A. Forrer 10 Pupils
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    NEW PRIZE COURT RULE.
    200 7 It is notified that, by an Order of His Majesty the King m Council bearing date the twenty-eighth day of November, 1914, the Rules and Orders made m pursuance of the Prize Courts Act 1894 on the fifth day of August, 1914. and proclaimed m this
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    91 7 Lieut. A. S. Mathias, Reserve officer. Aviny Veterinary Corps, at present Government Veterinary Surgeon at Malacca, is about to proceed to Englai.d to r» join the A. V. C, for active service. Waut of perception is a j ronounced trait m man, particularly where his health is concerned. He does
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      262 7 1 WiT«? SUITABLE for CHRISTMAS n on-, iTo us a child ls born.— Westminster Choir. Good People all Rejoice. m vioo Tbe Life of our Lord.— Miss Pauline Potter. Daniel m the Lion s Den. Life of Abraham. M 484 The Life of Joseph. The Life of Moses. M 485
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      668 8 Ship p i n g STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. An Express weekly service is being maintained by steamers of the above companies between SINGAPORE and BANGKOK. The steamers leave Singapore every Saturdayjand have very good accommodation for passengers. Full particulars may be had on application
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      833 8 Shipping 9 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPFfJ Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, CoiiLYER Quay. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THK NETHERLANDS INDIA OOVEKNMENT. V. LiNSCHOTEN Batavia, Cheribon, SemaraDg, Sourabaya, Boeleleng Ampenan, Soembawa Besar, Macassar, Botton. Tifoe, Aruboina, Nani- lea, Sanana, Laiwoei, Batjan, Ternate, Wajabaela. Galela, Tobelo. Kau Abe-Selaba, Boeli, Weda, Patani, Farong.
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      586 8 Shipping IN« I. Ko JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract v.ith the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Btearuors maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with
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      204 8 STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, China, Japan Penang, Cevian Australia, India Aden, Egypt, ftiedi terranean Ports Plymouth ant" London. For freight, passage further Information B| H. W. BUGKLiIKD, /IGBJ MESSAGERIES IAUTUC For Saigon, Haiphong, laftg kong, China, Japan, Ccftaa m iuti, Seychelles, Zanzibar Reunion, Mauri Marseilles, and Mcdii«r d Ports. > BRANCH
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    1123 9 i The Age of .Man— Light Therapy— Not a Howitzer— Paper Lifeboats— The Explosives of Modern Shells— A New Primary Battery— An Oil Engine Electric Car— The IFlameless Gas Burner— The Farm De Luxe. Probably as accurate an estimate of the I age of the human rac-3 as
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    COMMERCIAL STOCKS AND THE WAR.
    165 9 PANT Ixniw <>i:m:\ \\..r.. Delhi, Noven Ibi tt An emergei B diujince is notified bj Extraor linary"em| eting theG I nor* Qeneral m Council rally, also aacfc local Government individually, to < II foe information as to the stock* ot Le« of and to raake
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    Market Price List.
    274 9 Singapore, Dec. 7th, 1914 Bean-. Long pei oa > do. do I i>< r lb. ESI ak do Bean Spn fty 01 Bamboo Sprouts i Blachan Brinjals do Cabbaj tai ivia do do. China do. Baited Carrots, Import* pore do is do *O. <h iv per catty
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      135 9 OM7 LITE IMS'JPftNCE COSTUI REGISTERED IN THE COLONY. UR6E3T PAID-UP CAPITAL OF IKY EASTERN COMPANY. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. TR- GRFAT FA^TFRN IIFF AWIIRANn* TOIPANV UMiTcn HEAD OFFICE: Winchester Rouse, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old^Jewry, E.G. tiH UM Bupti me CoortoJ England, ana compli, a with the British Life issuance Companies
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      342 9 ''^ERGANTILEBANK OF !:fi3!A, Ltd. CIFITIL AOTBMUSCII f WO OCO i:--:tal subscribed £i' *****0 cAWTAi paid-up £562X00 REsiifi rau Aws^oa ISOARD Oi?* DIRECTORS J, i^r.. 1 El j., Chairman. I tmpk* ii Eaq. H. H< IvUlSln ns Baa. I Esq. Sti i.l N *anagi i Fercy Mould Eaq-, Manager ,i Bfc
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      650 9 SSANUFACT33SERS LIFE INSURANCE Cs. OF C«HS,». BBTABUSHfID 1887, I Policies uv.? "WORLD WIDE" U* T V-- 1 ?^^bMT IBPDTABIia HO1 COaims, loans, oasta Bnnenfleffs, etc., are promptly Bettted by the Gnaersl A.tfenl! at Blngapore without fcha aelay of refereaoe Co i Qead Jcice, The Reserves tax proveottoa cf FcJi y,
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    THE GREAT WAR.
    441 10 The entrance of Turkey into the war means more than the addition of one more combatant to the other ten. It means that over half the world, m terms both of mileage and pupulation, is now at war. The monstrous thing is more than a figure of
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    WAR HUMOUR.
    325 10 An exchange quotes a young woman as saying that she saw a regiment) of French soldiers on the way to the front with j flaming red pants that covered as brave 1 and tender hearts as ever beat." The heart is still, it will be noted, the seat
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    OUR MERCANTILE MARINE.
    184 10 Clearing Enemy aliens One result of the war is a clean sweep! of all Germans and Auscrians from the j British, mercantile marine. At the start; of the war there were about B,ouO to i 10,000 German and Austrian seamen,; about half the number being petty ol'J'icers,
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    CREMATION ON THE FIELD.
    134 10 The Morning Post eorre-poudent m Prance Bays The Germans have radical] methods for disposing of their dead us well as of the rubbish of their camps, namely, by fire. I came across oue of their funeral j pyres m this part of the world. They hud
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    GERMANS AND TURKS PLOT.
    246 10 Conspiracy Revealed i.v White Paper The startling revelation that a conspiracy existed for sendiug bombs to Egypt is made m a White Paper on the rupture of British relations with Turkey. The circumstances were brought to light on the arrest of Lieutenant Robert Mora, a German
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    KAISER'S CUPIDITY.
    198 10 Woi:i) of Honoub Broken. Paris. Nov. o. Iv the Figaro this mornj ing a former aide-do camp of the Sultan i Abdul Hamid, Colonel Samy Bey. publishes an article, m which he sets forth the thefts 'of which William 11. was guilty iv Syria. He says "At the
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    OIL & GAS POWER.
    55 10 OIL GAS POWER. Diesel, Semi Diesel, and Suction Gas Engines and Plants— enquirers for this class of power would do well to consult. The Borneo Company Limited. Singapore, who represent firms of the highest repute, which is a guarantee of reliable power and satisfactory running. Crude Oil Consumption from .4
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      281 10 Mobiloils The only reason oils are used is to reduce friction and price per gallon has nothing to do with reducing friction. If oil saves friction, good oil saves more; and friction is nothing but loss loss of money m power. loss of money m work not done that could
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      125 10 I\\Mw Hazelme (Trmde Mmrkl M There is a delight m sti re for you if you ha\e i not yet used "'Hazkline' Snow." [ts refti v effect upon sun-soon W-<\, perspiring skin is too f^fe^^.;.:^^-^!^,. e\(jui.site for words. Buj >. ft pot of *«Hazi Vr Delightful to HAZEUNL men who
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1417 11 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exchange and Share Brokers, Dec. 11th. All baying qaotatbas of Sterling Surcs must be regarded as rarely mmiral I for the present. Oar. ip^ck. Paid. l.btDiv. Buybhb. Sellers. 85,000 2s 2b Allagar 74% 13 1 7 600,0(0 1 1 Anglo-Java 2 3 33
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    EXCHANGE.
    52 11 (COBBBCTBD UP TO Dec. 11). Bank 4 na/s 2-4 7-16 demand 2-4 1-16 Private credits 8m c 24« India, T. T. 174$ Hongkong, demand 19", Yokohama, demand 114$ Java, demand 99t \4\\ Bangkok, demand 66 Sovereigns, Bank Bnytr g „c $8.54 Bank of England Rate 6% Bar Silver London
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    PRODUCE.
    155 11 Dec. 11. Tin .'j buyers 70.25 Gambler buyers 7 50 Gambler Cube N*o. 1 9 0C Gambler Cuba No. 2 8.50 Pepper Black crdin. Spore buyers 17.25 Pepper, (White fair) buyeie... 83 00 Natme^B (110 to the lb.) 21.r0 Nutmegs (80 to the lb 2 \OO Mace (Baada) 8000
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      198 11 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. 4nt Exterminators. (The Universal,) For fumigating with Patent "Universal" Powder. Arsenite of Soda. I For killing weeds.) and .ociists. Calculating and Adding Machines. (The Bnrasviga" and Bri-Cal") Cement. 'Borneo,'' and k Buffalo brandsFresli stocks monthly. Cigarettes. I)e Reszke and Weinberg), Disinfectant. Sanitas in 1, 5
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      94 11 I COMPANY, LTD., (SINGAPORE BRANCH.) IMA BINE BOIL'SR P.E.?A1112 EY p.UTOGENO- .i W UQ iE'!..~\--> of Furnac9 ;i i. [Repairt of L iky Tube ■Repairs of Pitting Corrosion. U aii ivetocl Plan |Rep irsofCombustionChamber E.e:;'i s nor II Repairs of Stern Posts. A cting IOB.«*4I 6 Ghavge: Alley,— Agi.r.-. >:
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      354 11 WEATHER REPORT. These Weather Telegrams are transmitted by courtesy of the E. E. Tel. Co., and contain the observat ons n ade t Hougkong (HK.) Observatory, and at Manila Observatory (MN.) The data are date and hour of despatch the Barometer reading (iuchea m HK., Millimeters m BIN.); Direction of
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      547 11 LATEST ARRIVALS. Date. Vessels Name. Hag. Dec. 10 Japan »deu Flevo Sarawak Note.— The above is the only information which is obtainable at present irom the Master Attendant. > < MAIL TABLE. To-Day. Intermediate and local mails will be- found m list below Penang, Malacca, F.M.R. A Johore. (Overland) (Daily
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    London Financial Letter.
    2175 12 Rubbf r s Improving I'rice.- Manufacturers Working Overtime. -Satisfactory Aunual Reports. Several Improved l>i\idends Tandjong Rubber. Jong Lar.dors Kmal luvidend. North llm-imock Profits Sumatra Para Crop. -The Belgian droup. London Hth. November. The market m plantation rubber has Itffu tiriut r. Smoked sheet bus been lis f>,d
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    TINGKIL TIN MINES.
    525 12 An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders m the Tingkil Tin Mines Ltd., was held at the offices of the secretaries, Messrs McAiister and Co. Ltd., yesterday afternoon, the business being to declare a dividend on the preference shares for the half year ending April 30th, 1914. Mr
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    47 12 Shipping Agents are advised that should any more cases occur of vessels entering or leaving Keppel Harbour with the wrong signal Hying, the Master will be held responsible tor any expense incurred m firing blank or other charges, and pilotage will thereafter be enforced on local vessels.
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    THE DENTAL CASE.
    490 12 Mr Justice Earnshaw gave bis decision, yesterday morning, m the Supreme Court, m the action J.Moore Crago, dental surgeon, versus J. W. Noble of J. W. Noble Co. dentists, Mr Upcott appearing for plaintiff, and Mr G. S. Carver, for defendant. Plaintiff, a dental surgeon, at present
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    H. M. S. MALAYA.
    170 12 .To the Editor, "Times of Malaya."] Dear Sic, I enclose herewith copy of a letter I have received iv answer to enquiries I have made at the Admiralty. Your readers and the whole of the F.\i.S. community will no doubt hear with pride and satisfaction that
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    TELEGEAPHIC CODES.
    51 12 On and after Dec. Uth t Monday) the following codes will be allowed m addition to those already sanctioned.— Meyer's Atlantic Cotton Code, ;i9th cd. Bentley's Complete Phrase (.'ode. not including the Beparate mining and oil supplements. Bronkall f 8 Imperial Combination Code, not including the special rubber
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    113 12 A committee has been appointed m Trinidad, v, ith Mr John 11. Smith as chairman and Mr Randolph Rust secretary, to provide limes and oranges for our i»ick »ud wounded soldiers and Bailors. The first consignment of fruit, comprising ]:>0 packages, nab just arrived by the homeward mail from Port
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      194 12 rnCSH PURE CR^^^PBV Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd SINGAPORE BRANCHES. THE TALK OF SINGAFORF. THE LILLIPUTIAN MARVELS NOW PLACTyg with Fillis' Great Circus SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD Opposite Kreta Ayer Police Staaon ONLY A FKW MOKE NIGHTS. UU TO-NIGHT: Grand C^nge of Programm, THAT CAN INTRODUCE 'l 2 N^ ITKMS ANGE
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