The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 January 1915

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. fEN CENTS SINGAPOEE, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 27, 1915. NO. 8,353.
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  • 145 1 Our Java correspondents nolc& appear on page 5. The team for Saturday's lia^by match is given on paga 10. A list of Johore men wLj have goue to front is print* <1 on page 5. Barlow's and Guthrie's rubber auction reports will be fouud on page 10.
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  • 1657 1 Win 'her Burns clubs at Home, oa the occasion of the twenty fifth, will indulge in their usual celebrations one does not kuow, but there is fairly certain to be home talk concerning that Vine, c,]u\ mari tial song, "Scots Who. line. On this one day at
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 352 1 TO-NIGHT! Films that will hold the interest of cur audience AT THE THE PIONEER CINEWATCGP&PH THEATRE- BEACH ROAO. |g Show 7-30 p m YOU SEE TWO SHOWS FOR ONE PAYMENT 2nd Show 9-15 p.m. A STRONG DRAMATIC PICTURE PLAY THE MYSTERIOUS SHOT IN 2 PARTS. The story of an oppressed
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    • 447 1 PALLADIUM r ORCHARD ROAD. Singapo e's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD. TONIGHT COMMENCING AT 9 P.M. SHARP. TONIGHT j WHY BUSINESS IS GOOD BECAUSE. We put on the Best Pr gramme in town (All New Films at That) wbich is changed Twice a Week. At present we Hold the Largest Stock
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    • 173 1 L ESI ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re dividend by Chop Ban Goan— Page 2. kruptcy notice re Yeo Piak Kwee Page 2. iited Chinese rough goods salesman >e 2. I i sale G. N. cycle car Horee pilanq ii Page 3. I o let unfurnished, Sentoea, Stevens roue Page 2. Ni fice
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    • 175 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 27th. llfl* Water— 6-V9 a.m., 9-28 p.m. Band, Gardens, 5— 6 pm. Y.W.C.A., Bib'e Class .oa.m., Secretary s at at Hone, 4.30 p.m. Tbuw 5 28th. High Water— 7-31 lf-12 p.m. B. 1/ Homeward mail due. Sporting Ciab Annual Met tin?, 5.15 p.m. Y.W.C.A.., Cookery, 4.45 p.m.,
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    • 53 2 CEILINGS AND PANELS Beautiful and adaptable to any etyle of Architecture and to any method of interior MT^n"?- tbe CRANE M wonderful Art Metal Ceilings, Cool, clean, white ant, and PubTinV 'Z fOt Bun K ftl^B. Hotels, and! Public Buildings. For illustrated catalogue and particulars write to the Borneo Com
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    • 503 2 DO WOMEN EAT TOO MUCH A prominent London newspaper asserts that women of the educated classes aro diminishing taeir health and beauty by the habitual indulgence io tO3 rich to^d. Ppc-akinn fioiu a local pomfc of view, there is but Ji't)e danger of *vou«n in thi* country Injuring themselves fcy
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    • 745 2 Notices Singapore *rt club. The Annual Ge eial Meeting of the above Club under the p»«*ideae]r of Lady Ev.lyn Young will b h Id ac a.m. ou Saturday, eth February, 19 5, iu th Siugarore Cricket Club by kind perniis*i< n of t^e Committee. All members and those inU rested
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    • 666 2 Notices THE EXCHANGE BANKS Will be closed on Saturday 50th inst., Taijiusum (Hindu Kistival). The Power of Attorney granted to Mr Gustav Reuss is hereby revoked, and he is no longer authorised to sign our firm Per Procuration. HUTTENBACH BROTHERS ft Co. NOTICE. In the Matter of The Alien Enemies
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    • 427 2 TO LET UNFURNISHED. Sentosa, Stevens Road. This commodious residence standing in well-kept grounds, good stabling gas and water laid on. Two tennis lawns. Immediate entrj Apply to POWELL Co., Auctioneers TO LET Convenient shop premises in Raffles Bquare, lately occupied by The International Dispensary (80 feet by 27 feet), immediate
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    • 528 2 N.Y.K JAPAN BlAh STEAMSHIP Co.. U EUROPEAN HUE. a nervloe U maintain* n tx,.i. »la ports to aumeuta,. EoSjT*?.'!^ Ote mail contract wS?" 4 53 Japanese Government Th« m jorow Steamer* maintaining th]. ->T3 been gpecially doHiKuoa %re fitted with all the l W( t V"^** 1 6he safety and
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    • 492 3 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF r tion of Rart> and Valuable Dutch acd Krimei with carved ivory handles Svpr and Wood6B sheaths. A number of Madurese and Balinese Books fun on dried leaves. Also an old English c iid to be over u centuries old) and is J!l! (?"lo« accurately together
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    • 479 3 REMINDER. THIS DAY, WEDNESDAY, AT 3-3O P.M AUCTION SALE OP Elegant Wax Polished Teak Household Furniture, etc. AT "DALVEY HOUSE". DALVEY ROAD. X ™i I?e U J raU v n V m ch alrB settee* and tables wax polished tea* hall stand with mirror £fL/ y J 1 1 mely
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    • 420 3 SUPREME PATENT BEST FLOUR EXTRA SUPERIOR MANUFACTURED MANUFACTURED MANUFACTURED BY BY BY DAIRI FLOUR MILLS DAIRI FLOUR MILLS DAIRI FLOUR MILLS OAlRl^near MOJI DAIRI^NEAR MOJI DAlRl,near MOJI x -l£ sn 9 b -^y/\K^-3 0(//f jot*n^ 4^<*^ tf^^i 'Jfs tff^ SUPERIOR FLOUR SUPERIOR FLOUR SUPERIOR FLOUR MANUFACTURED MANUFACTURED MANUFACTURED BY BY
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    • 118 3 I|(alphrJ^J NOTICE is hereby given that Central Engine Work 1 Limited are the Sole Proprietors of the above trade marks printed bnroed pressed or stamped in either a circle oval oblong or pquare and used by them In connection with aU fanUary ware B^ld by them In tbe Straits Settlements,
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  • 1432 4 aate tkail the Prtss the People s .Ighi mataesi* Ouwed by influence and aubrftwd kj l*l« I Man patriot Truth her florioct pracapta dhr^ *WM u, lUUci<M. Lot*** *-.e Law. "While one of the engrossing questions of the day is when and
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  • 730 4 Municipil Commission meets on Friday when standing Committees will be appoin ted and routine bu-mc.-s transacted. Mr Flanagan acknowledges the receipt, through Mr T. W. Stubba of the Treasury, of 22 gramophone records and two boxes of ceedles for the Leper Hospital, kindly given by Mr Tay Ouan Kiat. Id
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  • 134 4 The following properties Wero of by auction at Messrs Chin. t- Qll|l N and Co's saleroom on Moud, v en W AH the right title and int,:, >- freehold land and bou fceh ()b U^i 8 Clive Street and housos N OB v'° 2 «-l Dunman Street area
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  • 356 4 Two interesting quest nection with the new been created in Bfjpt, Myi u.-mj Jj relations of the uew Monarch, fi r »t the Caliph in Constant^..; >;,., and with the Chief of the Senuaei. Although in principle ti a new Moslem potooUCi >qM notiU the question
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  • 159 4 The Sarawak Oflcitl i t!u> appointment* of Mr i K > Mr is. I). Husbhrookc as ma. (he second class. The. band which ic» to Gardens on Saturday 1 play this evening, from fir* to i circumstance that will praoiatod. A marriage is unnouuceJ I shortly betwem kmk§\ i l>a\isou,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 252 4 FINE ASSAM BLENDED TEA BLENDED PRODUCED FROM |b HH B IN THE CAREFULLY 91 BEST SELECTED HR TEA DISTRICTS VARIETIES J I IN INDIA. TRADE MARK. MODERATE IN PRICE Special Blend 1 ib Tns Each 65 cts. 2lb $1.30. Flowery Orange Pekoe 2lb $2.35. Assam Souchong 2lb $1.35. SOLE IMPORTERS:
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    • 4 4 MIB9 PATRICIA McN^IR. ppc.
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    • 50 4 Beware of that chill whu the loins, if disn^tuK A. rloa d)f' M I follow. A dose or two of \V\>oN peruiint Cure, taken Lmmedla •I) I is noticed, throws off all b»J ;> x v^ I Never be without it in the House *> iac j I where 80
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  • 369 1 SHELLING CUT_THE GERMANS. The Efficacy o[ Charms. fbj Submarine Cable j. „.,/> gpBOUL SERVUK.) jj,n 26.— The Eye-witness 19th inst th-it BOOd work is being cirri, a !?£s?£££. *»"">■• fcin«d with field butteiy, shelled on £Tmh enemy dug outs. The occupant! 1 i to the iheltei
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  • 101 1 London, Jan. 25Lh h Communique i. rraine ire surprised and ihment of Bavarians at rmeuil. There is thick fog in the Voices and I We progress) 1 slightly to the eastward of the front there were artillery duels snd intermittent gnnflring from Lyi t I the Oise. counterattacked
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  • 53 1 1 .t\ l\. To day's com that there has been a certivifv smongst the Austrians in the in passes, otherwise their no important event-. rmani took cue of the Russian bn nekat, and the Russians kook °ne German trench with machine guns, I iil-o destroyed a
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  • 44 1 in. 16, IO.SOp m T-.ac Press I that the British armed D Viknor, formc.lv tb« Viking, either thi i tthei rtriking .i mine, off the uur 1. coi id. J on board irare drovneJ. Wr«cl ttom the vessel has been fo.ind.
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  • 29 1 Undoo, J»n. 25.— Mr Ryland AdLins 111 Northampton, said he 1 by Lord Kitchener to say vas uh. uid ■uuly satibfied with the ■"^kableprocroMol the itcruits.
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  • 16 1 DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN SHIP OWNER. nouufr laD M—»f death is anElder th 6hi P° wner Alexander
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  • 98 1 SALE OF GfiRMAN SHIPS. Mr Root's Strong Criticism. Washington, Jan. 25— Speaking iu the Senate Mr Root, u Minister in the laet Government, of p the Ship Purchase Bill, said that sfier reading the iustiuctions to the German naval BOSSm»nders on the outbreak of the war,
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  • 359 1 How tae British Fled Londou, Jua. 25. A telegram from Amsterdam gives the following German omcial naval statement Dating an ad vnuce in the North Sea by the Seydlitz, ber.tiiuger, Moltke, and Blucber. accompanied by four t-umll cruisers and two ll >tillas of debtroyera, our squadron bo
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  • 214 1 An Excess of Excitement. London, Jan. <> -The news of the !,av:il victory ejai unr ounced in London on Sunday evening. The concert ;;i <l cinema audiences frantically cheered l)u> announcements. The coutiuctor tf the i oldstn mi Band at a concert at tinAlhambra lad tho
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  • 132 1 Loudon, Jon. M.— Th« High Uommis sionor for New Zealand has sent a telegram of congratulation to the battle j cruiser New Zealand "Well done, Halsey." j The High Corumissiomi paid a tribute to the work of the ves9el and stud tbut i such events mark
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  • 610 1 (From Out Own Correspondent.) Weitevreden, Jan. 23. A recent wire to local papers from The Hague states that the firm of Messrs Joosten and Jansen of Amsterdam and Messrs Wijnand and Keppler of London have set up a firm, styled Janaen and Aijaiaus, who will in future be
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  • 79 1 Mr Dallas is bringing the ahovc combination here early in February the opening pel fot mitnre nt tlie Victoria Theutre being .1 for Feb. The company did splendid bu lineas in Calcutta, tht» Asian giving them very favourable notice*, and they are having good season in H.n:i»cion whence
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  • 103 1 "RECRUITS NOT BABIES." It was just the other day that it was noted, to the general amusement, that in the M Domestic Occurrence of a London paper a birth of a boy was announced as 1 To Mr and Mrs X, a soldier.'* The idea has been duplicated over in
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  • 51 1 The Messagero prints a remarkable despatch from Trieste according to which forty toldiers of the 97th Regiment of Infantry were shot by order of the Austrian General Staff. The regiment, which was composed exclusively of Italian born men, had lost 8,600 men in the Galiciau fighting, and retained only SCO
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  • 151 1 The case was mentioned in tbe Supreme Court, yesterday, before Mr Justice Barnshaw, in which the official assignee of the property ot Chia Keng Beng, a bankrupt, is the plaintiff, and Chia Keng Beng the defendant. His lordship said that he understood the action was
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  • 147 1 Johoue Planters to the Front. Following is a list of Johore Planters who have left for the 6eat of war Segamat K. Estate Montague French North Labis R. and W. G. S. Scott Produce Co. Johore Rubber Lands W. K. Knott E. Harnekow B. H. Lawrence
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  • 202 1 i Mr A. V. Brown was occupied in the Ist pjlice court, tbe whole of yesterday after noon, in hearing pirt of the evidence in a case, wherein a number of Jewish people, resident in Sophia Road have summoned one another for using abusive language, etc.
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  • 191 1 Amsterdam, Dec. 15, A Gerinan volunteer gives to a Cologue newspaper a remarkable accouut of a peculiar shot. He Rays "From one of the trenchee I aimed at my adversary. At a distance of about seventy metres the outlines of a rap offer ed a remarkably good
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  • 71 1 The New York Evening Journal is not going to riek accusations of taking eidee in this war. On November 10 its big headline in the eighth edition read thus Germans Fall Like Leaves at the Battle of Ypres. In the ninth edition it read thus Allies Fall Like
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 184 1 Robinson Co.'s PATENT LEVER WATCHES ARE CELEBRATED FOR THEIR ACCURATE TIMEKEEPING AND DURABILITY. Non-Magnetic _^T^^^S_ Every Watch has Movement V/y^Vi II /^^L our name Every Watch f///f*>y on the dial and Guaranteed. flltfeS ®^^3S^IB works. PRICE $5.50, POST FREE. I Player Pianos *fc»g I I FOR I MEDIUM U tnp
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    • 617 6 Shipping P. O. S. N. Co. SPECIAL STEAMER FROM Singapore. Port Swettenham and Penang DIRECT FOR Marseilles, Plymouth and London THE COMPANY'S S.S. "NUBIA" 5913 tons. 4500 h. p. Capt. A. B. Garwood, R.N.R. will be despatched from SINGAPORE on or about 9th MARCH, 1915, calling at PORT SWETTENHAM one
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    • 509 6 Ship pi n g ELIERMANS HALL LINE. FROM JAPAN, CHINA, STRAITS, TO MARSEILLES, LONDON LIVERPOOL A frequent service of fast cargo and passenger steamers of this Line will be run in the above trade. The following are the intended sailings s.s. "City of Madras" 8,500 tons, arriving on or about
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    • 495 6 Shipping M M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES For CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1915 OUTWARD Tnmbea Jan 99 Chili Jan 31 oidilt-re Feb 12 Atl»n.fq->e Feb 14 V. de la Ciotat Feb 26 FolyntdM Feb 24 Chili Mar 2 Atlantique Mar 26 For all particulars apply to J. de COURTOIS, agent
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    • 557 6 Shipping P. 4 01 STEAM NAVIGATION COMP ,I For China, Japan, Penan*, fc,, Australia, India, Aden, E^ Mediterranean Ports, P| ymo J and London Through Dills ol Lading MU| Ports.' Pfcrfll Oulf GonUE »a r j^| StCAmerp win i,. aV o blng&po, t ODQ| WAIL LINES HOMIWARD (FOR EUROP., From
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  • 723 7 Menaced by Aeroplanes. It is difficult to avoid coming to the conclusion that Germany is finding her airships rather more trouble than they are worth, and although it will be unwise to make a final judgment until the ZeppeUti* ate \note %et\ou%\-5 tt\ed than the^j bare
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  • 190 7 London Dec. '23. Little ov no quotable change bus taken plucc in the market since last Friday, a generally dull tone having prevailed in the interval. A fair spot business has been put through. Standard Crepe realising la ll^d-'2s-, while medium and common grades have been in
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  • 312 7 Manchester, Dec. 24. There bus been a fair business done in the raw material of which a quantity has betm for export. This, together with the strengthening of values at New York has caused a firmer tendency here which was not affected much by the United States
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  • 253 7 AN OI'INION ON THK BRITISH ARMY. Writing on the British army, the Nederlaader say6 Like the French, the British have in many respects broken with their military traditions and avoided former mistakes. It had never before happened that immediately upon the breaking out of war a first
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  • 233 7 Sir Andrew Fraser presided at the annual meeting in the Religious Institution Rooms, Glasgow, on December 22. In moving the adoption of the report, he said that in the circumstances the year's experience gave strong hope, under nor inul conditions, of a good yiel 1 over the
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  • 71 7 The prohibition against the baking of white bread at Rotterdam is to be with drawn as from January 5 next. The residents of The Hague found white bread again on their breakfast table thia morning, the first time for maty weeks. It would appear that there is
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 73 7 OLIVER' Typewriters. Send for particulars of the newest models (Nos. 5 6)- The Oliver is deservedly favourite high-class visible writer throughout the world. Stocked with English, French and German Keyboards. Foolscap takes paper 9 ins. wide. Also Special Carriages to take paper 24 ins. 30 ins. wide. EMPIRE' Typewriters. 1,500
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    • 295 7 PROVISION FOR THE YOUNG I EDUCATIONAL ANNUITIES I remove one of. the chief anxieties a married man with a family has, namely, how best to provide lor the education of his Children, the M expenses for which reach their maximum when the Children are lrom 14 to 20 years ol
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  • 364 8 A Scheme to Extend Commercial Intercourse. In view of the extent of our interests in the Far East, our relations with Japan are of considerable importance, and we may well draw attention to a small brochure which has just. been issued by the Netberland s group of
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  • 122 8 Writers in the Yorwaerts and the Frankfurter Zeitung pay tribute to the efficiency of the British soldier who yields to no attack They say a soldier who has been through an Indian frontier war could not fail on a Kuropean battle Held, for such fighting
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  • 123 8 London, December 29.— The Daily Express states that General Joffre has issued an army Ofdtt dated December 17th in which he declares: Wo have proof that the lieutenant commanding the seventh company of the IStfa havarian Infautry Mgimanl communicated to his men the following order issued by the
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  • 577 8 HOW GUNNERS CAME HACK. The Beloved Horse. The Daily Telepmpu publishes another long and vivid article— the third— by Mr Kudyard Kipling, on the New Army in Training. In the following extract the writer describes the return of the gunners to their quarters They came
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  • 34 8 a Diplomatic i A striking fenturv of Sir Arthur ft Gabon's urrival m BfJ| I 1 tritibii Bigh Commit British oAeialg wo:«> t, Mtetii tbe tarbooshes worn prior to Ikt pcot*' torate.
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  • 178 8 The full textTT^Tl Social^ depuu i J Rendered to the I'n.^/'J Kcichßtßß m defence of u, jbe vrar cred ltBl has lil>w n^ lu the course of t) =laree My vote u, «fl d "Pon the folCn H rhu war was not »nd prosperity „f lith
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  • 133 8 The Russians have ;i Jw.,vs b^y u! Chinese silk and u tin until recently tlur. DV q merchants, chiefly from tb, proving Sbansi and Shantung, who had shoo, agencies in Russian territories tutuuely when the war broke <* Europe tbry were orders! lo leaved establishments by the
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  • 39 8 An Speaking to an int. Admiral von Tirpit/, hmd oi I Niivy, 6niJ that one of war wag the discovery that the lugs type of submarines could ko arouDiGni Britain and remain out lourtt I livi.
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  • 40 8 JindlinKtou is entirely unfortified. M on the soafront gardens th. old Volunteer artillery w ,b cannot be fired, pointing Council has decided to Mm that the enemy may ha\. ever for firing oti the tv I
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    • 220 8 I WHY ARE I I myfy^^ »o resilient, yet so durable? I J^Sv^^^^^S^^"' They aj« made of the beat xS^^^^^ Tktj ave tbe result of years of I Av^^yf j- ,rj? hat wfcat places Mie»ieTl» I I J Tyres above all competing m^kf^ j '•^^^^^SsL *^f^BS&tt& AT I EQUALLEa I
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    • 83 8 MAHTIw'B, 9 M£IOL STEEL DEAL with BRITISH Firms for BRITISH Goods. Wo represent leading BRITISH Manufactures wh demands made upon them consequent upon the stopplgo^oel^^" 11 11 txct )tional We are on the spot both in London and Singapore, and are Keeping !LTthT B *""*> pact with all new developments.
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  • 51 9 (Cobbectui. dp TO Jan. 26> Back 4m 24f demand 2-4 1-16 Private credits 8m e 2-4 11-16 India, T. T. 175 Hongkong, demand 21 J Yokohama, demand 114& Java, demand 141$ Bangkok, demand ftej SOVBBHIGNB, Bank Bnyi g |8 64 Bank of Kngland Rate 6% Bar Silver L judon
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  • 147 9 January 26. Tin (225 tons) 177.50 Gambier 7 50 Gambler Cube No. 1 9 CO Gambler Cube No. 2 8.50 Pepper Black ordin. b'pore buyers 20.00 Pepper, (White fair' 86 50 Nutmegs UlO co tb> lb 21.1 0 Nutmegs (80 tc Mm lb 22.00 Mace (Ranch*) 80. OC Cloves
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 884 9 THE ONLY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY REGISTERED IN THE COLONY. LATEST PAID-UP CAPITA/. OF INY 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 dnoosited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies
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    • 498 9 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-DP CAPITAL 115,000.000 IKSKRYB FUNDS Bterllng £1,500,000 at *a. 11f1.000,000 Silver 118,000,000 WS.OGO.OOfI Reserve Liability of Proprietors^ $10,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Deputy Ghafrmaa. 8. H. Dodwell, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esa. O. T. M Edkins, Esq.
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    • 342 9 CANTON INSURANCE OFFIIE, If Hongkong. CAPITAL BCBBORIBBD 13,500,000,1 0 Amount Paid-up 600,000 i> Rrbhrve Fund ll.eoo.OOoiiM Marine Klgks at Current Ratee, Boustead Co., Af*eeiU ALLIANCE ASSURANCE 6c, Lh, A ~irEr»MR Risw:' 00 00 Insurances eflectod at rates of prernla* whioh wlil be found favourable to the Inß3*e« Patertoa Bimon ft
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    • 49 9 For Chiiart n's Hacking Oongh at Night, WooOs' (*reat Veppormint O«re, 1«. B« If you desire to be supplied with copies, order at once; 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
    • 506 9 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— Per B. I. Packet expected on Jan. »0. From China.— Per M. M. Dumbea expected OQ Jan. 29. London Malls Despatched Ltft- Due Jirrlved Dec. 11 P. AO. January 12 Jan. li Deo. 17 B. I. is Jan. II Dec. 21 M. M. 18 Jac.
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    • 437 9 LATEST ARRIVALS List of vessels in port at 10 a.m. oa January 26, *****. BBITIBH. Name Date of Arrival Remark* Lady Weld Jan 25 Inner Roads Edeudale tl j Fazilka o 8 Wharf Lightning No. 2 Wharf Perseus E. Anchorage Lord Sefton Jan 26 Selangor Inner Roads Amherst Medusa No.
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  • 1438 10 A SHAREHOLDERS VIEWS The annual general nvjejint; of the Indragiri (Sumatra) Rubber an 1 Gittipercba Co., Ltd., was held yestenliy at the registered offices, French IS ink B lihlings. There were present Messrs C A. B »rt?smj, (presiding), D. C. van Loeuwe i Bjooi kainp (directors), F. C.
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  • 381 10 Rubber. Singapore, Jan. 26. At the auction to day the quantity on offer amounted to about 140 tons. The feature of the sale was the improved demand for crepes of all qualities, the prices realised showing substantial ad vances. Fine Pale Crepe sold up to 5116, Fine
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  • 61 10 The police courts have been short of a third magistrate for some two weeks. Consequently, the work U the third court ha« been divided up between Mr A. V. Brown, district judge and senior magistrate, and Mr C. H. G. Clarke, second magistrate. Yesterday, Mr N. A. Sedwick, from the
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  • 693 10 CEREMONY VT CAIRO. i j Mr \V. T. Massey, special correspondent 5 of the Daily Telegraph, writes as folt lows; I Cairo, Sunday Evening, Dec. 26. Sultan I Hussein's triumphant procession through the streets of Cairo, and the homage paid by every notable in Egypt, is
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  • 195 10 Mr W. Willea Douglas acted as Hon. Assistant to the Stipendiary Steward of the Royal Calcutta Turf Club at the Extra meeting held on the 19th December laat. It is rumoured that Mr Douglas will prob ably settle in India when he retires about the end of this year. A
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  • 193 10 The Shipping and the Input aud Export Offices will be optu f>r one hour (from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.) on Satur.l .y tbe .HOcu i 1 r ii j i r The R. M. S. P. Pembrokeshire (gross touuage 8.850. length 450ft breadtli 59ft depth 35ft.), built
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  • 83 10 The following team is selected to re present the S.C.C. ou Saturday in the Uu^by match ou the E-plaa.ide ground against the M S.V.R. W. B Williams. K B. B. Donnell, P Liuton, F. H. Kroad, J. N. Hiucheson, K. Oreig, H. B. Willun, E. W. P. Fulcher, E.
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  • 214 10 Singapore, Jan. '26 At the Auction held to-dtty under ihe auspices of the Rubber Association prices generally were blightly better than last we< k. The Kale opened fafotlj and during the forenoon bidding was rather slov; later demand improved considerably and prices were firm till the close.
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  • 253 10 My Paris gossip sends me a pleasant little elaboration of the recent bald official statement that the Allies had tuken the village of Vermelles, near Betbune. "The 'communique' was dumb as to the clever manner in which Vermelles was occupied, after having beeu the theatre of
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 126 10 NOW IN STOCK NOVA SCOTIAN APp LP OF EXCELLENT QUALITY SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE CO., lt d SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR,, IPOH AND PENANG in perfection is reached in Cairo where M«MnL IfASKBO FRfeRKS I Bouton Rouge\] j and Felucca /f I Egyptian Cigarettes I Matle of the choicest selected Turkish Tobacco
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 66 10 SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES. S Saturday and Sunday. Johnston's Pier, at 9, 10 and It am I 2.80 and 8.80 p in. 3 Club Bungalow, at 9.30 and 10.30 am 'I 12.15, 8 and 6.80 p.m. 1 Messrs Stephen Paul and Co. Reed us their date card, which has tbe novelty
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