The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 January 1915

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. fEX CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 20, 1915. NO. 8,347.
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  • 260 1 A rebellion m Muscat is being suppressed by British troops, who have alr«ad> administered a severe thrashing to thb Arab tribes Page 5. The effectiveness of all branches of the British artillery on the continent is commented on by Hye witness, who states that big gun duels
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  • 2505 1 ken** virumque cano, If these be the themaa that inspire poets what an outburst of song there should he to day I Even Virgil himself with his nations treasury of myth and legend at his disposal had not such doughty deeds and i- splendid men to.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 359 1 SOMETHING STRONG YOU WANT IT ALHAMBRA THC PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THtATRE BEACH ROAO POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT TO-NIGHT 5t SHOWI 7-30 P. M. 2nd S HOW 9-15 P. M A GENUINE SENSATION IN ADVENTURE. FORCFFUL IN PRESENTATION. FEARLESS IN REPRESENTATION A MILLION MINE FOUR LATEST AND GREATEST DETECTIVE FILM A KEYSTONE COMEDY
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    • 361 1 PALLADIUM ORCHARD ROAO. Singapore's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD. TO-NIGHT TO-NIOHTJ TO-NIGHT MAURICE E. BANDMANN PRESENTS Messrs Philip Braham and Campbell's C oojpany. "THE GROTESQUES" From the SAVOY THEATRE and QUEENS HALL LONDON. Including Mr FRED WINN from the PALACE THEATRE LONDON. In addltloa to a full programme of Musical Itemw,
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    • 120 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Special music at the Adelphi Page 1. Turnout for sale Page 2. Cuing Keng Lee's sales Page 2. Administrator's notice re J. \V. Zehnder, deceased Page 8. Fine hlended tea at Little's Page 4. Revised shipping announcements Pages 6 and 9. THE STAR OPERA AND THE STAR CINEMA
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 158 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 20th. High Wat<'r- 1 39 a.m.. 1-12 p.m. M. M. Homeward mail due. Grotesques, Palladium. fours day 2 1st High Water— 9 a.m l-? 6 p.m. Y. W. C. A. St. Johns Class. M. M. Outward mail expected. Lodge Eastern Gate, 6 p.m. Grotesques, Palladium. St. Agnes.
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  • 198 2 HOW IT MAY BE ACQUIRED. Nerve-energy must come from assimilated food," writes Professor Fraser Harris, M.D., m his book Nerves," and he continues, Food I containing phosphorus is certainly necessary to build up a robust nervous system." There, m a sentence, is the secret of acquiring and recovering that
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 534 2 r f^o* What 5 do 8 stand E5 for? I stand for *j Simplicity, V otncr wor^s, I stand for Tyres, MICHELIN TYRES AND ACCESSORIES can be obtained from ail the leading Agents* at i I Auctions AUCTION SALE OF Superior Wax Polished and Walnut Stained Java Teak Household Furniture
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    • 211 2 Wanted WANTED For Hydraulic Mine m Pahang for lst March, 1915. Assistants to work Monitors, salary to start $60 per month and partly furnished quarters. If found satisfactory after three months additional salary will be given. Apply stating age. qualifications, etc.. with copies of testimonials to "MINING c c Singapore
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    • 377 2 __J_oj e^ TO UT No, 3 Cairnhill Cim,. k LL EN AND CLEDHiLL TO LET RathbourLe" f j Cpnet Re*, partly furnished Imn diat't"''^ 008 lM RATHBOURNEDAIRYru* TO BE LET" *>■ Compound Bbeaa iKo bj t and No 50, Grange Road '^M on. TcDnisaudSfabliti. ur -?.«J *V**f M. A. MEYER.
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  • 317 3 Froi) Wiit we hear, opium growing is still moderately flourishing m North China, edict! notwithstanding. The N\C. Daily tnj* that, m Shansi, "wherever an official can be induced to couuive, there are farmers ready to grow;" and il -fimooy which the Telegraph receives from time to
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  • 370 3 The following is translated from a letter written by a soldier, a corporal m tha Drina Army Corps War is tbe hungriest work you could bave. If I wanted half as much to eat at borne as I do when campaigning, my little bit of
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  • 182 3 Toe announcement, which to be sure Q uo better authority than the word prisoners at Verdun, that "man Austria is to be annexed by the as a punishment for Vienna's 2 to co operate with the masterly tegy of Berlin, is nevertheless a |I«ant commentary upon
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  • 51 3 OIL GAS POWER. ErJ S, u I)lebe1 aud Suction Gas and Plants-enqu.rers for this -O. power would do well to consult. I who t° rnfeo Com F«»»y Limited, Singapore, *Jo represent „rms of the highest repute, and > V guaiante e of reliable power Option from .4 lb per H.
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    • 1008 3 Notices S RE JAMES WILLIAM ZEHNDER DECEASED. I Pursuant to Section «of the Conveyancing tnd Law of Property Ordiuonce JB^6 No ice j is hereby given that all persors having any 1i m 8 or demands against the estate of James l William /eh der of Kuching S rawak who
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    • 572 3 THE ONLY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY REGISTERED IN THE COLONY. LARGEST PAID-UP CIPITAI OF .NT EASTERN COKP.NT. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE- Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32. Oldtfewry, EX. The Company has £20,000 derjoslted with the Suoreme Conrt nt p- nfl a ATTRACTIVE
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    • 502 3 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL f iff 000 000 REBKRYK FUNDB ai0,000,000 Sterling £1,500,000 at as.- f10.000.000 I Silver «18,000,00o) •S8.«00,000 Reierve Liability of Proprietors.- 110.000.000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Deputy Chalrmaa. 8. H. Dodwell, Esq. jp. H. Holyoak, Esq.
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    • 345 3 CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, Lr Hongkong. 9****** BDBBORIBBD *2,(>O0,000,(). 0 Amount Paid-up a00.000.0, B.BBBVB Fond $i,600,000,u. < Marine Kinks Current Rate*, Boustead k Co., Agent ALLIANCE ASSURANCE So. U Insurances effected at rates ot prelum which will be found favourable to the Ibbui e< Patersoo Slmoos Co., Ltd. i**t GUARDIAN ASSURANCE
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    • 227 3 For Cuisine AND Cleanliness TRY THE EMPIRE HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR. 0. MULLER, Manager Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. Mir Entrance to BoriM Wbirf Telephone 1026. Boa stocks of all kinds of Fro sen Meats etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, or m the Singapore Roads on short
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  • 35 4 Domestic Occurrences. DEATHS. Hatoier. At Rurtsgateon the 18th, Capt. llakmkk latecf ala< ca, anil Singapoie. CURRlir.— On 14th Occemht r, 1-14. at the Royal lunrma-y, Ktlint.urtfb, .lAMfcs CURhIK late < hief Eug mac Kuchiug. 1 1
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  • 2258 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, January 20, 1915. .tore __fl the Pve;s tne ?eople i »lf Si _att*W Oca-ed by influence and aubrfbad \j gals ■are patriot Trutr- hr; gloriooa prwcaptt *59% aaaia-l «u«_«l i~»»UT ard v«. Can an Ethiopian change his skin?'' seems to sum up, m a brief
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  • 52 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Luaapar, J__ 19 The Planters' Association ot -1 ,j 1V officially informed that it SSI ed to resume graaHag aei ;^l to labourers from tha atadraa Prtaid but such passages will for the pre^nt h limited to the fortnightly itaan.tr! from Madras
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  • 197 4 Tbe late Mr James Carrie, tho nPWg of whose death at Edinburgh I(<hed Singapore, wus very wall known andhighl, esteemed m local engineering cil born and educate. l ,t Xii |j he served his apprenticeship aritfa Scotts, of Kinghorn, coming oet I -> mga pore
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  • 186 4 The following Singspora pi rtiei were disposed of by auction at owell and Co.'s sale-room afc rday afterrx Fieehold land at Confederate I Koad. area 1-^.OOO square feet. Grant 2. Together with 11 plonk and uttap dwellings N srected then on. Total monthly Chua Moh Kiat *****. Freehold
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  • 151 4 The forged promissory note 6 CSSa which has occupied the Supreme Court for *exeral daja past, and has occasioned constdernble interest amongst the Streita born Chinese, nnd the local chetty community came to a conclusion about ball oast odp yesterday the court then being with Chinese, chetties and
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  • 136 4 Y. W.G.A. Programme For This Wei Wednesday, 10 a.m. Ladies' Bil 5.30 p.m. Tsaobers' Gnihi meekinf, the address to be given hy Mr I. H Director of the Botanical Qai "Sugar." Thursday. 4..50 p.m. lesson iv "Cookery for the ail k KKM Mrs Lornie. ."'..'>('/ p.m. Lecture to Sick Karl
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    • 286 4 FINE ASSAM BLENDED TEA mammammmaammamaammmamamaanmmm I BLENDED _i^l PRODUCED FROM _fl __H| IN THE mma CAREFULLY BEST SELECTED TEA DISTRICTS VARIETIES IN INDIA TRADE MARK. i MODERATE IN PRICE Special Blend 1 lb Tins Each 65 cts. 2lb $1.30. Flowery Orange Pekoe 2 lb $2.35. Assam Souchong 2lb $1.35. SOLE
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  • 308 5 ARTILLERY'S fINE WORK IN r BELGIUM. Flood Conditions. Jon, 17.— Eyewitness m his, Z .m'vb**i*et kba ehVctiveness of the siTi ca,i _r Ar iliery i 1 eNiiave.. P- .t.Hliy turned m our favour; forf _ed ihe main features of the, J_htingin Belgium. Tbe flood! are vow sP read
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  • 212 5 Consequence of a Flooded River. lon. Jan. 19 8.80 a.m.— The French Eyo-witut isi, io his account of tbe oper- m, sth. concludes a desfription of the battle of Sc.issons by sayi >ur offensive m this lighting, whicb irely of a loe.d character, was com jleteiy-uccessful on
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  • 42 5 I^sterdam.Jan. 18.— General Wild von inborn has been appointed Ojiarterla^er General of the German army. "tber Quarter master. General bave Jin I.t. Gen. de Windheim Maj. Gen. JUjor-Geo. de Hutier, Major Gen, ,n de -ornghorm, and Major en. delwtt-
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  • 74 5 Husbanding Britain's Financial Resources. London, Jan. 18, MB p.m.— lt ie offlei- nounr-ed that fresh isauesofo p tal I by th, Trei jury. All Qditionu are subordinated to tbe 1 as- of floancial resources for the proeecution of the war. No, will be allowed for undertakings I
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  • 38 5 IE*?;*? i] Kit- MColoue] m Chief of the Irish trds atteoded a p.rade of the battalion "Pbolding the most «oUl^tradition, of its nice m the pre***mTJ* which he be,ieved ifc to leave an imperishable name.
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  • 145 5 BRITISH TROOPS PUNISH REBEL FORCE. A Cheap Victory. Loudon, Jan. 18. 7.25 p.m.— a Delhi telegram states that the Arab tribes of Oman attacked Muscat but were repulsed by the 95th Htaaaoll'o Infantry and the 102 nd Grenadiers with the bayonet. Tbe enemy lost live hundred out of
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  • 103 5 The Speech from the Throne. (Rairraa'a Bpbcial Bbbyiob.) Loudon, .lan. 12, 12.45 p.m. A Stockholm wire states that the Speech from the Throne strik. > aonaewhal sharp note. It points out kbat kbe disregard for the priuciple of international law by the i ,1 ligereuts Ims greatly contributed
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  • 613 5 POST OFFICE ST AMPS CASE. Yesterday afternoon at the Assi. before the Acting Chief Justice, the hon'ble Mr L. M. Woodward, the trial I commenced of Kee Ah Seng, senior stamp vendor at the General Post Office, who is charged with criminal breach of trust as a public servant, respecting
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  • 79 5 LOST POSITION RECAPTURED FROM GERMANS. Austrians Again Baulked. London, Jan. 18, 9.35 p.rr. The Petro- j grad communique says: We, by anight, counterattack, reoccupied the lost trench at Gumine. All the Germans m the trench were killed. Two German counterattacks were fruitless. The enemy also attempted two
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  • 53 5 Red Work by Siberian Cossacks. London, January 19,3.30 am. Petrograd, official The pursuit of the Turks beaten at Karaurgan continues. After a two day, battle at Jenikior, the Turks fled m disorder, suffering heavy losses. Three hundred Turks were killed and wounded m a single charge by
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  • 129 5 Wretched Turkish. Organisation. (Rbtjtbe'i BraoiAL Bbbyiob.) Loudon. Jan. 19, 12.45 p.m. A Cairo message btates that the Turkish Syrian ■»ruiy is evidently m a terrible plight. Refugees arrived from Syria assert that the soldiers ore actually starving owing bo bail organisation They are m summer khaki, aud
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  • 123 5 r»v Courtesy of the Fkknch Consul General. I'aris. Jan. IN. .".40 p.m. The French three per cent, bonds are at fr. 78-40. We have repulsed two German attacks to tbe north-east of Vie sur Aisne (on the right bunk of the river. :>0 miles west of Soissoos.)
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  • 317 5 The tare provided by the Grotesques at the Palladium last evening was "A Village Concert*' and Some Musical Impressions. The performance again went with a rare swing from beginning to end, and thorough ly .delighted the full house the attendance being much better than on the first evening.
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  • 43 5 A SLUGGISH MARKET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, January 19. Pegoh declares a final dividend of five per cent; to reserve, .£5,0C0. Golconda, interim, five per cent Djasinga, two; Tronoh, sixpence. The rubber market is sluggish. Export is slowly resuming.
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  • 427 5 Rubber. Singapore, Jan. 19. At the Auctions to day when 6orae 130 tons were offered the market was weaker, competition especially for the Standard grades being less keen, and prices gener ally were below last week's levels. Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet sold up to $116 and Fine
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  • 320 5 Singapore, Jan. 19. The tone of the Auction held to daywas quiet throughout and bidding gene rally was slow. Of 130 tons catalogued only about 05 tons changed hands, prices generally being lower. Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet at SI 16 was 9-1 down from last week's be6t
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 174 5 Robinson Co.'s PATENT LEVER WATCHES ARE CELEBRATED FOR THEIR ACCURATE TIME- I? KEEPING AND DURABILITY. j Non-Magnetic >*_^--^^^V, Every Watch has Movement. \if /^V^k our name Every Watch f/ff^***/ RO s^o"o* E c ,^vH_ on tne dial an( Guaranteed. |*i-S3 (__^^^aqd|l works. PRICE $5.50, POST FREE. mm^ mm aaTa"a?a?aT____l i
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    • 690 6 Shipping 1 P. O. S. N. Co. SPECIAL STEAMER FROM Singapore. Port Swettenham and Penang DIRECT FOR Marseilles and London aTHE COMPANY'S s.s. "NUBIA" 5913 tons. 4500 'h.p. Capt. A. B. Garwood, R.N.R. will be despatched fro\h SINGAPORE on or about 9th MARCH. 1915, calling at PORT SWETTENHAM one day
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    • 481 6 %mZ W% W%. mYJk M af£ ELLERHANS HALL LINE" FROM JAPAN, CHINA, STRAITS, TO MARSEILLES, LONDON k LIVERPOOL. aaa— .aaaa— Baaa— A frequent service of fast cargo steamers of this Line will be run m the above trade. The following are the intended sailings s.s. "City of Madras" 8,500 tons,
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    • 680 6 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. a 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 all
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    • 538 6 Shipping pT&T STEAM NAVIGATION COMp^ For China, Japan, Penang, CeyU 0 Australia, India, Aden, Eg ypt Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Hills of Ladlin Coast, Pendan Gulf. Contim iual a.,,,1 V Porte. *--*<-- Atofctf^B Steamers win leave Singapore 0D m MAIL LINES B lEWARD (FOR ECRorK, From Singapore, conneotinj
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  • 301 7 A correspondent ia PHhmtg. writing to the Times under date November 4, says: We h».d a bit of a p mic ou tbe outbreak of the war, as tbe bn ks shut down CM. ail ovei draoebts beuce firms were paralysed. Things me novum
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  • 253 7 The flr**t step towards being well Is to know when one is ill. iVpny people badly mcd medicine, and some are m real ptril of contracting dangerous illnesses because tLey do not kuow tlit y aie ill. but ouly think themselves a little ruu dowu Rut being
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  • 286 7 IMs a p! east: re to see >n:ir tb* patriotic buigMga of Oapt Nornau Leslie of the Hitle Beit**** wri'ten m jirivute letter boina jii»t bafora lie w.ih killed m aotioo, and reproduced here the o'h.r at full langtb, is being appreciated at its r« al ~orih
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  • 251 7 Concernit:g thr« ns* appoiotmeßl m this deparlni' nt tfa« Rtatcaman s:i\s: of tl-- two a*,* &»t»i«t«nt Dirveiort *f \\\j I']p^^ Bureau i.e. Sir V;»t k Swetten bam. ►p. Nt 84 >«at«j io lUn Ciril Str\,.r <,! th. Straits s. uW-m- m rising to be (tovernor m 1901,
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  • 88 7 Tudi-, Dec. 28th.— -According to a Ger man official account, the British l eaplar.es dropped bombs on ft*ri_ft& warships, doing little damage. They were also active m the neighboru-hooJ of Cuxhavtu, aimiug at the gas WOCkl. Gorman airmen ounter atteckeJ, dropping bombs on the dettroy ers aoeonftpanying
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 151 7 mm AIR-COOLED $1,200 Nett. i I KATES-COO F.D $1,325 I Complete Garage. Latest testimonial from a Singapore purchaser: Singapore, Bth Dec 1913. Messrs. THE BORNEO Co. Ltd., Present. [>EAB Si!;-. With regard to the Humberette 1 purchased from you a few months ago, I am p'eased to say that it
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    • 10 7 Chrouic Chest Complaints, F.r Wocde* Great Peppermint Cure. Ui BC
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    • 301 7 A unique cure against Acidity, Heartburn L jbs ol appetite etc., etc. DYSPKPBIN A dose Is effective m sovore cases. Pilce 73 cts por phial. Advance with order. Pofct freo. To remedy Rkln Diseases, Gout, Chronic Kheutnattsm, Mercurial disorders. Exhaustion. Debility etc. "BARSAtbe only blood tonic and purifier. Price 91.
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    • 374 7 9 m** 1 DUNLOP I Tyres. I >c n>^y^a> a^_ f Uk, _«^r t? aarms i The best that money can buy. Material and process of manufacture are a long way ahead of any other make— 2s years manu- I facturing experience. DUNLOP. Founders of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry. The
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  • 352 8 An officer who had himself seen much ervice told me bafora the beginning of the present war that the soldier who said j he wa6 inoMfereut to fire was merely a 1 braggart. Thai it SjajswraJty uue, though: I p -rsonally k-<ow of a few cxc»
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  • 190 8 Rkcjulab Skunk k Startki>. The wireless Coast Stations at Woosung aud Canton, completed fur working las bummer, huve BOSS started regular service Similar stations al Foochow and llankov-. will be completed wiibin a f w iiunthb The. Woosung and Cantos stations will bt op?u for general public
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  • 181 8 The New York HacaM" (Facia edition of Dec. 2nd) has a front page cartoon of a remarkable character depicting the attitude of the L'uited States, whooa n» utrali ty is practically m.-re busiue->s proposition so far. Bill thin cartoon louche--, the moral side of the mattei, which President
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  • 204 8 I_ a despatch from BoulogOl the "Daily Tatagrap- M corre--i)ODJent: t^V.e an fxtrnordinary story reconutt-d to him by a soldier sent home on "invalid Iv-ive." Tho "incident" tojU place outside I little villnge. There were hut n handful of the enemy and even fewer ot the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 228 8 LEARN TO RIDE.I Riding Lessons for men §o inclusive. Ex-, pert instruction, and practical experience over jumps and open country. Joy rides I* aturday 5-30 p.m. and h unday 7 a.m. Novices especially invited and catered for. Special care taken with Ladies and Children. H. S. KIRWAN, Tel: 1393 1095.
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    • 302 8 Batu Caves Portland Cement! n-*^^ I Equal m Quality to ANY Cement upon the local j Markets, BUT Considerably Cheaper m Price. NOW BEING USED ON IMPORTANT PUBLIC WORKS IN TNE F.M.S. Copy of CROWN AGENTS' REPORT upon one of the two samples of this cement, taKen by an F.M.S.
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    • 111 8 SIEMENS WINCHES.ER INK, lll^'Hi I \*XkM*i SIEMENS I ?l LBPttOVI N^ Contractors. -*N8 nans >s an ii Ua»tao HOU>O, k H iMlbiit, ..»iit h m, litfa CELESTINS ViCH WATER. Tkk* ruo>.t oeUbraUd *>n& lac i io maadt if t >„ public hin t tv large ou-s. Tbe VICMI WAT le
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  • 52 9 (Cobbbctbl up to Jan. 19). Bank 4 m's 2-4 7-16 demand 2-4 8-82 Private credits 8 m's 2-4f India, T. T. 175 Hongkong, demand 22 Yokohama, demand 115 Java, demand 14 1 Bangkok, demand 66$ Sovbbbignb. Bank Buyl* g $8 54 Bank ol England Rate 6% Bar Silver Lmdon
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  • 1435 9 Issued by FRASER Go,, Exohange and Share Brokers, Jan. 16th. All quotations of Sterling Shares must he regarded ns pnrely nominal for the present Cap. luaott. Paid. Last dit. Butkbs. Bbcubrb 85,000 3a 9b Allaga. 7i% m 1 41 1 74 600,0<'0 1 1 Anglo- Java 18
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  • 149 9 January 'l9. Tin (250 tons) $72.37$ Gambier buyers 700 Gambler Cube No. 1 9.00 Gambier Cube No. 2 8.50 Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 19.00 Pepper, (White fair) 84 50 Nntmegs (110 to fche lb.) 2 1. G0 Nuimegs (80 to the lb., 22.00 Mace (Banda) 80.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 929 9 Shipping ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, I LIMITED. FOR PHILIPPINES, CHINA AND JAPAN. For particulars of freight, etc apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., Agents. STOOMVAART MAATSCHAPP? (Steamship Company) i NEDERLAND." Fortolghtiy Mail Service between Java see Amsterdam, via Singapore, Sabang, Colombo, Port Said, 6enoa and London. Steamers are duo on or
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    • 36 9 If you desire to be supplied with copies, order at onoe; do not wait, as only a limited number of copies were printed! The Singapore and Straits ROUGH DIARY for 1915. Publishers: FRASER and NEAVE, LIMITED.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 940 9 LATEST ARRIVALS List of vessels m port at 10 a.m. oa January 19, 1915. Bbitish. Name Date of Arrival Remarks Masconomo Jan 18 Outer Roads Lama InDer Roads Demodocus No. 8 Wharf Batavier Inner Roads Singaporean Jan 19 Selangor No. 8 Wharf Kmala Inner Roads Sri Muat Singkel Jan 18
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  • 2155 10 NARRATIVE OF A SINGAPOKE MEMBER. Mr E. R. Thomas's Experiences. We have been allowed to make the following extracts from a letter written by Mr E. R. Thomas, lately of tho Union Insurance of Canton here, who was so popular whilst here, to a
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  • 294 10 The December issue of Messrs W. H. Dickinson and Sons' World's Rubber Position," which incorporates all the latest figures available, gives an insight into some of the developments of the rubber industry brought about by the war. It is particularly interesting to notice that the present
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  • 287 10 The report of the Cnited Serdang (Sumatra) Rubber Plantations, Ltd for the year ended 81st August, 1914, to be submitted to the meeting on the 23rd states that the crop of rubber harvested for the year amounted to 1,827,948 lbs. (1,827,879 lbs. of Para and 64 lbs.
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  • 127 10 The report of the Batu Kawan Rubber and Coconut Plantations, Ltd., for the year ended 80th September, 1914, to be submitted to the meeting on the 22nd Dec. states that there were harvested during the year 514,420 coconuts against an estimate of 250,000 nuts. The
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  • 52 10 The report of the Kelantan Rubber Estates, Ltd., states that during the year £20,265 was spent on development. The caop of rubber totalled 28,284 lbs. The all m costs were Is. 8.89 d per lb. Tbe balance of £799 at the credit of profit and loss account is
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  • 201 10 Mrs 11. B. S ilraoud, (co Cable Depot, K. Harbour) acknowledge! with many thanks the following contribirions Previously acknowledged M 1,006.88, 006.88 Proceeds sale of work by Church Workers' Association, Malacca. 206.80 Staff Richardbon and Hooty Firm R. B. 850 R. N. Sivasamboo 5 S K. Pillai
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  • 242 10 Belgian. Local. Previously acknowledged 95. <>:?:} 62 51. 153 Syed Hassan bin Ahamad A I hat as 50 Mrs 1). A. H. Aldworth 100 Bank Interest 6.05 G. P. Cuocaden 25 Pay a Mas K state. Chas. H. Edwards 25 S. C. Hollings io .L. W.
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  • 120 10 The M.M. Company's steamer Magellan left Saigon at I p.m. ou the 18th instant and may be expected here to-day, Wednesday, at about 11 a m. The M.M. Company's steamer Villa do la Ciotat left Colombo nt 10 am on tho 16th instant and may he expec(e< here
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  • 54 10 Sunday 17th. Johnston's Pier at 9.10 and 11 a.m. 2.80 aud 8.80 p m. Club Bungalow at 9.80 and 10.80 a.m. 12.15, 8 and 5.80 p.m. The Vossische Zeitung states that the cruisers Scharnhorst and Gncisenau, sunk off the Falkland Islands, were under the command of Captains
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 124 10 APPLES NOW IN STOCK NOVA SCOTIAN APPLES OF EXCELLENT QUALITY SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD K. LUMPUR,, IPOH AND PENANG. nm mm n***^*****mmmmm*******M***M •*■■——»■■■—■—■■■■—^—■■——^—^—w—^——— IX x X; tMmWMMWMMSmSmmWMMMMMmmmM --'T '*la THREE j£ *£Ox \-7 3 CASTtES. \sf •v V X 2 (MAGNUMS) I W.D.& HO. WILLS I You Know This
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