The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 December 1915

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. fE^ CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1915. NO. 8,622.
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  • 141 1 Latest rubber dividends Page 4. Result of Golf match Scotland vs. The Rest Page 10. I Changes in the local share list will be found on page 9. Some interesting notes on Straits people at home are given on page 4. Russia's vigorous policy in Persia has
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  • 750 1 ADAPTED TO THE TIME. Conscription. Send oat, lend out, and make Muetere in all the counties gather til From sixteen years to sixty —Tennyson's "Queen Mary. 1 England's Heroes. I Ah! you brave few that fight for all the rest, And die with smiling faces strangely blest, Because yon
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 251 1 RAFFLES KOPS STOUT CONFECTIONERY SHOP A (BRAS BASAH ROAD) Teetotal Drink. JUST ABSIVED A VERY CHOICE CONSIGNMENT OF CHOCOLATES SWEETS HAS ALL THE FLAVOUR palatability, I and DIGESTIVE, TONIC, AND WHOLESOME I CRACKERS PROPERTIES OF THE BEST STOUT WITHOUT THE ALCOHOL. ORDERS FOR X'MAS CAKES NOW BEING! RECEIVED The Ideal
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    • 312 1 I LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. At the Palladium fresh films— Page 2. Notice re lost scrip in Jimah Rubber Company Page 3. i Great boxing contest at the Alexandra Hall to-night— Page 2. Framroz advertise their high quality aerated waters Page 8. Shipping S. S. S. latest sailings Salamis for Hongkong on
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 106 1 THE WEEK. Monday 13th. High Water— 3-17 a.m., 2-42 p.m. Tuesday Utb. High Water— 4-7 a.m., 3-56 p.m. A.D.C. at Victoria Theatre, Matinee. P. O. outward mail expected. Wednesday 15th. Sign Water— 4 "9 a.m., 510 p.m. Thursday 16th Higb Water -«»t a.m.. 6-«l p.m. Lodge Eastern Gate, 8.80 p.m.
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  • 543 2 Ministerial Friend (on a visit, 1 I won der what makes your mamma so happy to-day I She is singing all over the Louse, tattle Mary I dess she's thought of eomefm to scold papa about when he turns home. Forty German soldiers have been condemned to death at Libau
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 186 2 SINGAPORE AMATEUB DB ASIATIC COMHITTiE IN AID CF OFFICERS' FAMILIES' FUND "The Queries" AND "MY WORD" In up-to-date Original Revus. Victoria Theatre December 16 18 AT 9 15 P.M. MATINEE, DEC. 14th AT 5.50 P.M. Plan of Seats at the ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd., p^». m^ mmm^ mmm ELLERSLIE COLLEGE.
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    • 807 2 PALLADIUM SIN CAPOBES PREMIER THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE A PROGRAMME OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT, OF FEATURE FILMS ALL NEW TO SINGAPORE FOR IHO NIGHTS ONLY- Monday, Dec. 13th Tuesday, Dec. 14th THE ANTIQUE BROOCH The mysterious disappearance of a priceless brocch during a bij^ house party terminate** iu a
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    • 323 2 An Entertaloini Series of Interesting Pictures in this New Choice m d TONIGHT —j; iofe^ AT THE IDEAL PICTURE TfcEATRE CNEMA CASINQ'V^^ SECOND SHOW rm, SHArF *s An Exciting, Sportin* retectivs Drama "THE SECRET t h f e AIP" Featuring the Famous I. M. P. Favomite KING BACCOfT a^j<. j
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 482 3 To Let TO LET *i C "vt Elizabeth Ho?.d. Apply to 10 BE LET 3i« .ryßcad- piy g^ysxEg t Co^ Ltd. 23 5 TO LET .-i^ r 1 Comfortable large corn **t om x >°- M Mcuat Kiizabeih froa ?etoaarj 1925. Water laid cn. Ap' ly to E. 8. SJSS3O*
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    • 572 3 I Wanted WANTED A furnished honse la Tangiin, preferably for ab ut li months, entry about January or February. Apply giving full particulars to RESIDENCE c/o Free Press. 13 12 If 17-12 WANTED To purchase a second hand English motor car. must be in good order A condition. Apply stating
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    • 623 3 Notices JIMAH RUBBER ESTATES LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). LOST SCRIP. Application has been made to the Directors of this Company to issue to Mrs. Jeannie Young Welsh, Administratrix of the late Thomas McOemont Welsh, a duplicate certificate of 200 shares in the Company upon the statement that the
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    • 150 3 STANDARDS OF GLORY I E' T mw\r Jt r^>ss£-SAm \V J^^CIL STREET Wl I lili ll ill ill I^^^^^^ I L/I^E 7H£ BRITISH ARMY I OUR AERITED WATERS MAINTAIN THE I HIGHEST STANDARD I AND ALWAYS WILL I FRAMROZ CO. PRIVATE HOTEL. STAMFORD HOUSE. CENTRALLY SITUATED. Bras Basah Road. Comfortable
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    • 100 3 I CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER, 1915. SUNDAY j 36 5 12 19 26 MONDAY 3g 6 13 20 I 27 TUESDAY fc~"j 7 14 j2l 28~ WEDNESDAY 1 8 15 22 29 THURSDAY 2 9| 16 23 30 FRIDAY 3 10 17 24 31 SATURDAY 4 11 18 25 Tuesdays:— Land
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  • 1849 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, December 13, 1915. <\f:re \h\.\ the. Press the Peoj V s rijrht mai»tMa* J:i»»?d •>> influence an i arbribed bj gain; *-«er« patriot Trntb hei glorioas precepts d<u#-> "We^-o to k ligioa. L~->vi.v end 1.-%\*r A contemplation of the aggregate of the telegrams bearing on
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  • 217 4 Mr E. Anderson ;okt-& Mr D. K. Somerville's place on the Singapore Harbour Board. Mr James Sellar is appointed Lieutenant in Command of tbe Penaug veterans, and Mr J. W. Hunt second lieutenant. Tbe office for the registration of com paniea in Singapore is the Bankruptcy Office and tbe Registrar
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  • 25 4 Latest Dmdcttd^, {From Ow v****^ Interim dividend, Harpendeu, 25; Suogei K arerough, 2$ Oriental? 5 g!^J S «*6 10;Bernam Perak, 3. tu;
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  • 145 4 London, Dec. 11.— The Britiri, Basitis hue been feU nk Tl l6a£ landed et Alexaodtia. Crew London, Dae 11.— The Ca twenty three men of the r landed at Algiers. tta Ui «t Athens, fee 11. -The Greek Cuulandrie bound foi England pedoed by a German submarine
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  • 121 4 Here Arson Gases Richtnood, V iq nia. (>ec 10 i f r t pract;c-illy u^ti.yed the tewe o! $m we!!, whet- tL •!.>-•.•> bupontpowderiac:::! are loraud Tb<> latter were unharae; The Governor ci lered troops tc hek At towu. Two found m po«BSeicc exploeivps r- .,r ;Le
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  • 64 4 London. I>ec. 10. There has been s re markable eleventh hour response tc Lcr: Derby's recruiting appea:. latheia;:;^: days long queues of recruits, often fc:: deep, have waited despite pereistec: ran So great was the rush ic some placets: hundreds were attend in batches n: medical examination
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  • 59 4 Copenhagen. Dec 1 1. While tbe psrerof a 6cboouer which had bef n etrrpe- the Baltic by a German feubmance Mi being hutHtifliilDi. a German cruiser wee up to ascertain whether tbe gubc&riH was British. The heavy tea drcve ll cruiser across the bows of ihe subESi;;*
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  • 54 4 Cleveland. Dec 10 —Ic the by Sir H. Samuel polled 7.312 votes a:- Knight 1 4 J> 3 This is a decisive aD^wer s« •ountry'e readiueee to tolerate fK lC pettinesses now. as at the last elect* figures were Samuel 6 100 odd an I'mouist
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  • 43 4 Shanghai. I>ec. 11.- Heavy firi^W place on Friday montDfi in the B«wJ of the Arsenal, It is reported d* rebels had ieized a wardip aud "J*^ ou other warships at:d oc the Several shells had r.: ready fcfl* Conceseious,
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  • 39 4 WasLiDgton.Doc tious between the I ui^" «Ll d** 1 Mexico are restored with Gen **j 0D j 6= ra's appointment of Sr. A Ambassador to WabLHi^ton. now in Chile, is p****" Ambassador to Mpxh'O.
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  • 29 4 Paris. Die. I^.-Ap "^UJSS gave that General .i'-" rt? u be General Casteluau hit Chief o General Castlenau ittaiu* o cf his group of Hit—'
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  • 24 4 London, I»ec. 11. nounced of Lord **>*"£,€** Joseph Erra.^mor pa. tueio- firm. The Times .u latter testifies to bib wi«n^ hospitality and kiudue=b diere.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 266 4 SPECIAL PKICES for X'MAS BOX No. 3 1 Qu<*rt 80l inger Champagne 2 Pints Bollinger Champagne. 2 Bottles Club Port, Blue Seal. 1 Bottle S. C. Manzanilla Sherry. 1 Bottle Maceregor's VXXS. Whisky. 1 Quart Starboard Light Creme de Menthe. 1 Dozen Allsopp's Britsh Pilsener Beer, Pints, 1 Box (25)
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    • 37 4 s^mc^tK MARRIAGE. McCullagh- tohnstone.— On Saturday Ith December as the Wesky Church Singapore) W. D. McCullagh of the Horgi ocg, Shanghai wanking Corporation to Muriel elderdanghter of the late W. J. Johnstona and Mrs. Johnsto&e of Belfast.
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  • 321 5 THERE TO STAY. King Must Quit Hedging. [By Submarine Cablel. Umvtb*'* Simviom. Aiber.s. D^c 10. Ministerial circles that the Allied troops are withdrawing in" p-rfec: order, according to a pre Lrraufeed plan, and the Bulgarians wril not be allowed to enter Greek territory. Paris, Dee- ll-
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  • 435 5 Heavy Bulgarian Attacks. >al:Liki. I>cC 10.—The fighting on the British front ceased en Wednesday and all isucv quiet. The British casualties since Monday have not been considerable, whereas the Kulgarians must have lost heavily. A general retirement of the Allied troops has commenced. Paris, Dec 11,—The
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  • 18 5 Rome, Dec. 11.— Enemy airmen bombed! Accoiia; two persona were killed and! *ome wounded.
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  • 406 5 CONTRASTED PICTURES. Berlin poor Struggle for Life. [By Submarine Cable]. BsuTiß'a BmvCcb. London, Dec. 10. After Dr Bethmann Hollweg, the Imperial Chanchellor, had concluded his speech, the Reichstag dis cussed a Socialist interpellation asking whether the Chancellor was prepared to enter into peace negotiations. Herr Scheiderman,
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  • 106 5 London, Dec 10. TUe German Imperial Chancellor, Dr Bethwann Hollweg, in tbe course of hie second speech, said "The pitch of hate against us was shown in the Baralong cage, in which a British warship murdered tha helpless crew of a German submarine." The British Press Bureau
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  • 187 5 Germany's Impossible Position. Amsterdam, Dec 10.— The Gerrain press appears warmly to welcome the Chancellor's speech. Comment is Bammed up iu the sentence Germany would like peace, and the soouer the better, if it brings what we absolutely want." The Ne;v York uewspapors see no chance
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  • 64 5 London, Dec. 10.— The Times says that there is growing dissatisfaction in the House of Commons, without distinction of party, at the Gov- ernment's conduct of the war. Even the Labour members are asking for more ginger." The unnatural calm of a few weeks past
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  • 19 5 London, Dec 10.— Mr Aequith had a prolonged audience of the Kiug last night.
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  • 419 5 RUSSIA'S VIGOROUS ACTION IN PERSIA. Pro-Germans Panic Stricken. [By Submarine Cable]. Rxutbb'B Seqvicm. Petrograd, Dec. 10. Russian troops have occupied Sultan Balak pass in Persia, where gendarmes and German mercenaries had been fortifying them selves for a fortnight under German and Turkish officers. The road to Hamadan
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  • 151 5 Laurier's Hint to America. Montreal, Dec. 11. SirW. Laurier, in a speech at a crowded Liberal meeting, said that he was convinced of the victory of the Allies. He denounced a section of Quebec Nationalists who had not favoured Canada's participation in the war, and praised tbe leading
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  • 101 5 London, Dec 11. A large meeting in the City, attended by prominent represenj tatives of the Dominions and India, re 'solved uniiuimou&ly that to double and sometimes treble the income tax is unjust, inequitable aud contrary to Imperial interests, and would cause tbe withdrawal of capital
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  • 62 5 Paris, Dec. 11.— The Turks at the Dardanelles increased their artillery lire on Tueßday, Wednesday and Thursday, violently bombarding our first lines with guns of every calibre, particularly our extreme right. Mining war- fare is much more active on both sides >on the Dardanelles. A Turkish
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  • 149 5 CLEANSING AMERICA Sharp Warning to Austria. [By Submarine Cable]. KBCTSH 8 BXHVIOIk Washington, Dec, 11. Count Bernstoiff has informed Mr Lansing that the attaches Bo>-£d and von Papen will be recalled in accordance with the request of the American Government, and he has asked that a
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  • 200 5 Allied Artillery at Work. London, Dec. 10. British Headquarters in France reports that two aeroplanes which went on a reconnaissance on the sth have not returned. The destruction of the enemy's parapets and entanglement* at various points by our artillery continues. In reply to our successful bombardment of
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  • 96 5 Ken and Money. Sydney, Doc. 11. The Premier, Mr Hughe6, snys that he is confident that there will he go difficulty in raising an additional fifty thousand men. The recruiting campaign will be in full swing next week. Brisbane, Dae 10. The question of the (Queensland L'pper House
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  • 102 5 Hague, Dec. 10. In the second chamber, the Minister for the Interior, referring to Heer Sehroed^r's cise, said everyone was free to express sympathy with the Allies or tbe Central Powers, but it was not allowable to insult either. The Press is free, but justice upbe'ds
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  • 59 5 Madrid, Dec 10. The resignation of the Conservative Premier, Senor Dato, owing to Parliamentary difficulties, has led to the formation of a Liberal Cabinet under Count Romanones, who announces that he will adhere to the strictest neutrality regarding all the belligerents, Madrid, Dec. 11.— A Liberal Cabinet has
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  • 26 5 Paris, Dec. 11. President Poincare received Sir Edward Grey and Lord Kitcbener who later lunched with President Poincare and the Cabinet.
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  • 25 5 London, Dec. 11, Despatches from Macedonia show the Allies have been fighting most heroically against an enemy lour times outnumbering them.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 106 5 ZENOBIA PERFUMES I ROBINSON Ca BBS! R9S£ SUPREME flGsfPlgL Ni^ ht Scented Stock I/ 1 As su^P'' Bil t0 H>M< usen Alexandra) I BJfaK fSuu^'^* ill 4 CT I I Brinsmead, Broadwood, I I Ccllard Collard, Chatlen. I I BRITISH PIANOS I I HIGHEST MERIT I M Sole Agents I
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 810 6 Shipping XOKINRLIJKE PAKETVAART MJUTSCHAPFU Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, COfcLYBB QUAY. nNDEK OONTRACT WITH THE HETRERLAWDB INDIA fIOVBBHMEHT. Kumphivs Fclawan-Deli Dec 13 Mbngoala P. Bukom, P. Soesoe and Bagan, Si-Api-Api I>ec 13 Bbnoa Fri- Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan, Renjjat and Reteh-River Dec 14 Altiso Miintok and Paleuibang Dec 15
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    • 722 6 Shipping i O« British India AND A.PCAH JLINE Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) ForJUiina, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOR EUROPE). I OUTWARD (FOR CHINA)
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    • 600 6 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LIKE. For CHIiA, JAPAN CETLOI ind MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1915-1916 ss V. de Is ss Athos Dee 4 Oiotat Deo 3 ss Porthos Dee 20 ss Polynesian Dec 17 ss Paul Lecat Jan 8 69 Atbos Jan 14 ss Porthos J»n 28 ss Paul
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    • 599 6 Shipping JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltl ECROPEAX LlifE. flontraet with the liLptrtti iuZJt*? maictalning Ihlg «er^ic€ ha^ >?J?**+ designed and <**&mci*i IzaV***! with eU the lawut improvemL i safety and oomiort or rWeac^r I* Ihrcughout by eiectricltHh^H^ ships are especHJly arge BDfi oo^J" »re equipped with elecWc lane StftS modem
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  • 790 7 "U BOATS IN THE MEDITERRNEAN. Penang La y's Experience. A well known Penang lady who travelled home recently says in the course of an interesting letter posted at Malta The^aubmirine was first sighted about 1.80 p.m. while we were all at titlin, so we were blisßf cl!y ignorant at the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 468 7 War or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. Tbe Company has £20,00C deposited with the Snpreme Court of England, and complies
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    • 511 7 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, Ltd. CAPITAL AUTHORISED 1,500.000 CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED Z Z II *****0 CAPITAL PAID-UP Z Z £562 500 RESERVE FURD Z IftOe.GO* BOARD OF DIRECTORS R. J. Black Esq., Chairman. James Campbell Esq. I H. MelvUl Simons Esq. J. M Ryrie Esq. Sir David Yule. Chief Manager M
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    • 359 7 Imanufactorers life INSURANCE Co. OF CANADA. ESTABLISHED 1887. Policies are WORLD WIDE," UNREBTRICTED." "INDISPUTABLE" and "NONFORFEITABLE.'* Claims, loans, cash-surrenders, etc., are promptly settled by the General Agents at Singapore without the delay of reference to Head Office. The Reserves for protection of Policy holders are over £3.500,000. The Accounts are
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    • 76 7 DRIVING BELTS. Frequently considerable trouble arises through the right Belt not being selected and the drives not properly arranged. The OANDY Belting which is world famous as for its strength, durability and gripping power is especially suitable for this climate and is not affected by heat or moisture. The Borneo
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    • 911 7 Auctions IMPOfiTANT AUCTION SALE ur VALUABLE FREEHOLD LEASEHOLD TOWN AND COUNTRY PROPERTIES Belonging to the Estate of the late Yap Quail Seng (deceased) To be sold pursuant to an Order of the Supreme Court of tbe f Straits Settlements at Singapore By Messrs. OHING KENG LEE Co. At their Saleroom
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  • 1877 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, Nov. 10. The Recruiting Canvass. By all accounts, Scotland continues to give exceptionally good results in recruiting, and is classed as being better than South Wales, which was ahead of other districts on the first canvass reports. Another paint in favour of
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  • 372 8 fru u L Manchester. X ov There has been a tall i D the ton this week but there we« e tion yesterday. There are indiS^ manipulator in America forced the op too far and now find that the* diepose of their cotton in Liv^*?* prices which
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  • 268 8 84 Days Battling with Storms. Ar> American foot matted ship named the Frederick A. Duggan id comraacid Captain Hansen, wa6 towed into i^umbBlown on Nov. 8 in a very battered st«te, after battling with tierce Atlantic gales for the past eighty four davg id a viii endeavour
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  • 167 8 One hundred and unrfy ***fj from Ibe Island of Trinidad. "»^JJ khaki uniforms, who vent to hcg»6 enlist in his Msjtbty low* P a 2 outside the Mansion House ou Nov were inspected by the Lord Mayor men, who arrived in London the p«* day, were under
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 522 8 ir^jf I a rfwwHli^^B| eyi »c* «*a fr~" iH j an .f^naiP^v I iiftti KidH V HU^^H B^^^ |L-— LitJ jl^fl-i •••••••••••••••#••••••••0 Kf; ;---#B^^K&3[ afef?--T^^ap: :^a| •♦•<<^#># ▲1$ I jH^^i^ f UIGHq,,| IFECBO.' (IB 1 E ■fffflHM#^ mHmIV W |i_hi^BpnMW" f>9 g fl lav^fi^"" 1 W?^p; Zlt SJII J t>43?.
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    • 354 8 handle 20 ins. ffi| iy Price vLMjEJUI $3.00 each. B ijssm SuBSBfJ Ditto with /i>^"TNr>yF^X^iV .The New War Game. "The Silver Bullet," or the road to berlin. Size of im 9& x 6£ x l in. Price 75 cents each. Trench Goal Foot-Ball. The Great International War Game. Size of
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  • 73 9 Dec. 11, 1915. The following are the shares as to which changes are notified in Meters Fraser and Co.'s Saturday's share list: RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Bayers Sellers Alor Gajuh $2 60 12.76 Ayer Panas 10% int 6.90 7 10 Balgownie 3.30 8.50 Bukit Jelutong 0.45 0.50 Jeram
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  • 57 9 COBBECTED UP TO Dec. 11l Bank 4rc 249 18 J demand 2-4 7-32 Psivate oruditi 8m a 2-4| France demand Bank 818 IHDIA, T. T. 175* Hos&KOsa, demaxd 16$ t okohama, demai d 109^ Java, dexn&ad 184 J 3 Basokok, demand 66 Sovusßiax^B, Bank Buying 98.54 Bank of £ci|{l&nd
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  • 143 9 Dae. 10. Tin boyeu 582.75 Gambler 16 60 Gambles Cuba No, 1 17.50 Gambler Cabe No. 2 15.00 Peppeu Black ordin. S'pore 2i.5rPappei, (White fair) Muntok 85.75 Net-naegs *11Q to tfce !b. M 21. 0C Nutmegs <80 to tie lbJ 22.00 Mace (Eauda) 80.00 Cloves (Amboina) 45.00 Bali Ccfcse
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 476 9 GUIIESS'S STOUT "GREAT AUK'S HEAD" BRAND. BOTTLED BY W. A. ROSS BROTHER, Ltd., LIVERPOOL AND LEITH. WHAT IT IS. IT IQ The Bottlers of the "GREAT AUK'S S ArJmilir HEA D bn»d are under AGREEMENT witk uEnUINE. Messrs. AKTHUR GUINNESS, SON COM- PANY, Ltd., DUBLIN, to bottle NO OTHER Jllilia
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    • 479 9 Health for* Infants For over half-a-century Savory Moore's Food has been in general use, both at home and abroad. It has the reputation of being a thoroughly reliable food for Infants. Savory Moore's Food supplies ju^t the nourishment ati infant needs, in an easily <lige.si.ible and very palatable form, and
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    • 110 9 IIfiOMVyBT KMTSBHIIPPIf j (Steamship Ccmpany) NEDERURD." t fortnightly Mail Service between Java and Amsterdam via Singapore, Beiawan-Oeii, Sabang, Colombo, Port Said, Naples and Lisbon. P Steamers are due on or about the under taentiouoo u.^tos I OUTWARD. I HOMEWARD. 13 5. IflfKoninglnd^Ned DeclO Otanje Dec 11 Grotius Dec 24 1
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 162 9 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per P. O. str. Arabia. -The Fev. Lord Btehop of Singapore, Mrs Ferguson Da vie, Mr H. J. Edwards, Mr D. G. Lucas, Mr Mrs W. G. Murray, Mr Mre E.G. Lee, Mr A. Small, Mr H. A. Munio, tfr P. M. Geering, Mr A. R. C. Young,
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    • 517 9 LATEST ARRIVALS. Liat of veeeels in port at 11 a.m. OB Dec. 11, 1«15. Name Data of Arrival Remarks British. Penang £es 10 Hai Nam Fazilka Hok Can ten Abbotsfotd Strombua Inverclyde On Sang Anjon Dec 11 Perak Dutch. Poseidon Die 11 Senang Benoa Norwegian. Breid Dec 11 French. Haipbonp
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  • 376 10 SUCCESS OF THE QUERIES AND 11 MY WORD," When the A. DC. gave their second entertainment on Saturday evening, there was not an empty seat in the whole of the Victoria Theatre and extra accommodation had to be provided in the gangways for many individuals who would not
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  • 376 10 By Courtesy of the French Consul General. Paris, Dec 9. The French three per cent bonds are at francs 64 50. Yeslerday, there were artillery engage ments. To-day, we exploded an ammunition depot in Champagne and several mines in Argonne. We progressed in the region of "la
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  • 38 10 Inspector Rendell in the second police court on Saturday prosecuted a Malay police constable for stealing H.90 and a belt, from a Chinaman during a gambling *aid. The accused was convicted and sentenced to 14 days' rigorous imprisonment.
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  • 589 10 The Singapore friends of Mr W. H. C. Coates, the former Secretary of the Polo dab, may like to hear that he ia at present stationed at Norwich, having had leave from his firm for the period of the war. He writes rather critically of the
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  • 137 10 Reference to our advertising column will give details of some interesting boxing which will take place at the Alexandra Hall in North Bridge road, near the Theatre Royal, to-night, A match has been arranged at catch weights between the coloured boxer Williams and one of the engineering
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  • 137 10 Further contributions to the Fund for presenting the young ladies of the Telephone Exchange with a small Christmas Box are as follow C. $2 S. F. 55 P. A. $10 CP.$5 S.C.C. HO A. P. $25. AN EMDEN GUN. A 4 1 German naval gun recovered from
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  • 23 10 We regret to hear that Mr H. M. Darby, who was recently operated upon in Singapore, is lying seriously ill in Madras. (M.M.)
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  • 167 10 The following was the result of the match Scotland versus The Rest played on Saturday. Wolff ft Peterkin vs Buckland and Sharpe 1. Knox ft Gilbertson 1 vs Campbell and Talma I. Doig ft Sturrock 1 vs Bircham and Shervington A. M. Smith ft Dove 0 vs
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  • 135 10 Work on the local horses for the above meeting is now going forward and the horses in the main look well though the griffins will take a deal of polishing up. Peerbux has practically his whole string out the list including Flighter, Rouge et Noir, Sandy Creek, Michael
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  • 61 10 Business houses in Singapore have now begun their annual distribution of calendars, 4c, designed to keep their respective establishments before the public during the year. Among those already received are. Messrs P«well k Co., with suitable local maps and local matter. Koh Co., Bras Basah rd. Tun Seng Chang
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  • 26 10 Agents Sime, Darby and Co. Middletou Tin Sluicing 94.74 Pis. Tribute 51.01 Pis. Total 145.75 Pit. Jenderata 45,800; total to date 442,890.
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  • 335 10 Ee Won a Cantonese for being found in possession of house-breaking implements in Sago Street in the early hours of Friday morning last, was on Saturday sent to prison for four months by the third court Magistrate. The Journal de Peking states that Chinese who hold notes of the DeutschAsiatisch
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  • 392 10 Allahabad, Dec. 2nd. Pioneer special The Daily Chronicle's Salonika correspondent says With his achievements at this stage of the operations, the enemy may definitely be declared to have failed in the main object of rounding np the Serbian army. The latter's losses are 4,000 to 5,000 killed
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  • 61 10 (Fob Week Ending Friday Dec. 17th.) TO-DAY. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S. V. A. u it M Maxim Co. ii ii I? S. R. E. v. II »l II O. it. ii .1 ,i Veterans' Co. ii M m Chinese Co. I M n M S.
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  • 285 10 An Arab seaman who has been stopping at the Sailors' Home, ran to catch a tramcar, at the junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road, about 9 o'clock on Saturday morning. He jumped for the step as the car was going along, but missed the support handle, aud fell
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