The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 December 1915
1915-12-27
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Title Section15 1915-12-27 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPOKE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1915. NO. 8,634.15 words
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Article1354 1915-12-27 1 THE CITY OF IMPERIAL DREAMS. An ancient though hardly a beautiful city, yet possessing au indefinable charm of its own. Entering it from the east, after having spent years in the other easts, I felt that I was coming into the real East for the first time, the dry, parched1,354 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement441 1915-12-27 1 PALLADIUM SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE ANOTHER MAMMOTH PROGRAMME FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY IN HUMBLE GUISE I rWO-PAKT Fa* he Drama featuring MN< Grace Lowe, America's Supreme Cinema Star. >• i\ ol a Wealth; and Idle Society Woman who loams of Lifes other441 words
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Advertisement262 1915-12-27 1 A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL IT THE POPULAR CINEMA HOUSE GAIETY PICTURE PALACE Junction of Albert and Bencoolen Streets. Presents A SUPREMELY GRAND XM4S PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT IN THE FIRST SHOW THE WIZARD OF THE JUNGLE An extreme y beautiful wild aiimvl tlraiia introduciig Caj>tiin Bon wit a tha world famous262 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous193 1915-12-27 1 THE WEEK. Monday 27th" High .ucr 2-0 ».d., 1-.7 p.m. St. John. Pub!ic Holiday. Free Pre»B Telegram issue only. Lodge Zetland Installation, *».3 3 p.m. Final Yoang Cup. M.F.A., Bnaak-rd., 4.45 pm Tuesday 28th. High Water- 3 6i a.m., 2 8 p.m. Innocents' Day. Wednesday 29th. Bigfc N *r-- 3-U-^.ia,,193 words
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Article, Illustration294 1915-12-27 2 The Singapore Free Press. Monday. December, 27, 1915. Hereahaß tbe nt maht»S^ C .i by r •> i tti lot r ir <• piece 1 »rf- Mr F. G.eortfe Penny, Manager of the Eastern Smelting Co is down in Singapore far Christmas. The wedding of Mins Edith Daley and Mr294 words
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Article142 1915-12-27 2 LABOUR ON MUNITIONS. London, Dec. 26. Mr Lloyd George addressed three thousand trade union officials and foremen of works at Glasgow yesterday, on the imperative need for dilution of skilled with unskilled labour. Petrograd, Dec 26. Details of the defeat of the Persian gendarmes rebels at Kibatkerim, twenty-142 words
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Article31 1915-12-27 2 London, Dec. 24. Trolak declares a dividend of 20 per cent Malay Rubber Planters 10 per cent; Permas 5 per cent. The markets at the fini6h were strong.31 words
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Article117 1915-12-27 2 (Nov. 1H) Mr B. Peto asked whether otteDtion bad been called to the delay in the liquidation proceeding in the cus-e of various Geimun firms who were doing business in Hongkong before the outbrenk of war, and to the antecedents of 6Oine persons who claimed to carry117 words
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Article476 1915-12-27 2 Five Chinese have been arrested in Shanghai and charged with atteiupcing to 6ell 4 0 6DO rifles and revolvers and LB,OQO,OOC rounds of ammunition to Chinese. The new School of Tropical Agriculture, Peradeniya, is to he opened on Saturday, .lanuaiy nth. There will probably be a Bmall opening ceremony, and476 words
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Article97 1915-12-27 2 Belgian. Local. Previously acknowledged $5,942 25 11.188 W. N. Oawler 25 00 J. Gallinagh 20.00 A. L. W. McEwan 20.00 G. P. Cuscaden 20.00 Dato Dc J. P. A. Wilson 20.00 Total $6,065.42 tl,lBB The Fund has now been closed, and the funds have been disposed97 words
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Article587 1915-12-27 2 Rhyme of a Hongkong Veteran. We're going to parade in a state of war, A thing that I've always hankered for Since August the Fourth last ye.ir We bhuH take to the bills from two till ten, Which, for delicate elderly adipose men, Is a test587 words
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Article287 1915-12-27 2 F RO» FRANCE, *™TMi SiiTicr*' London, ]>ec. 2:; n ff > from the headquarter, i lal des Patch early in tbe inornii.s the en^ bay lbfi < unsuccessful bombing au y m^ an near Ploegsicrt v.oca t, n Po« brighter and the trtilferv as active, «Ue preponderant of^**287 words
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Article102 1915-12-27 2 Pet re gad, Uec. j4 —a MoMlfcfepm 6ay6 that the Hi^siac iattm km Bmc 6outhrrurd to BingbuaMfi nortiivtd are en^a^ed at Rtbftt Kerit, "mk kM the city with the forc« ■<- Mta I'Le farii KhieLmct. Fighting is rapidly cpprotcLing the city, telegrajiluc cooumwiHlitß wherewith U cut. London, i»ec.102 words
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Article71 1915-12-27 2 ITWIK. !>ec 2**..— A CO 1 tbnt intense rinillery Inefo Ml t:.k;r: pla.c in i'yr ">!. mi tho Tn n:i. B H fronts. The AiifUi.:n pNM <-- boinhnrd the rounti; b4 il HM lines. The lafltriMM burled litM rock on one vill.-e fro- tL. hafcMl I h|71 words
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Article39 1915-12-27 2 iVtrograJ. Dee. 6^« ing is nentfonod in ae« ITwwiam n^olcittg the mmw| ta tempt tocapuirr.l UfWOi it-- r.uc/ac/. whilp Um R»«frM Uurontciu^ iMrfet, HMfTU^ «»J turedan WMf work held;- H P**" Bfaiost det;p« rate c< inter n;.-39 words
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84 1915-12-27 2 C4c*U*Dec 11.- a nutq&fl intent taUrsp!^ < fctLcj 2nd,.d« y ap::rt with thfl Kiltf'i »M»° va Uoldtng uf v.ai iateices6or> Arruufi^iulshavobetur ■*T-^ nteeK :ill tbo troop* iu iLi 1 ffcri os v.oll u teiriton.iU to* e j 'J a holding a bripade parade eetflc* waiter84 words
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Article20 1915-12-27 2 f Vt j at Sir Thomas Braddell bus the Crag Hotel, FUMnf return to Kuala Lun pur of the utonth.20 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement159 1915-12-27 2 1 "GOLD LABEL" J/^* jßm x\^^ PUEE MALT a^°^ >^ SCOTCH SCOTCH ■^L- WHISKY DISTILLERS. £OL« AGENTS: CALD6ECK, MACGREGOR CO. Johore Agents -A. C. HARPER COMPANY. ALL THE BEST WHISKY jLjj^r^i j COMES FROM fl s LITTLE'S jgyf QOANIEL Snl 1 ILL U Jft-JMr W E CONTROL jfc friend Johnny159 words
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Advertisement397 1915-12-27 2 FOR SALE Strong, fa<*. Deli Pony A Gharry in first class condit on. Apply 100-B, Kobinson Road Telephone il3. 27-12 28 12 TRONOH SOUTH LIMITED. NO. 4 DIVIDEND A dividend of sixpence per sha^e, free of income t<, x, has bte declared payable in London on ihe Kth Jatuary 19i6.397 words
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Article237 1915-12-27 3 THE ALLIES. France, v [Bj Submarine Cable]. KBUTU'ft BmYIOB. London. Pec, 25.— M. Ribofi in the chamber announced the results of the loan. Splendid subscriptions amounted to live hundred and eighty sterling, including twenty four millions in London. feature of the loan has been the vast Domber of237 words
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Article342 1915-12-27 3 "AH 1 bought Cut" don. l>cc. 23 la the House o* ummoDs, Mr Walter iiunciroan, President of the fioard cf Trade, dealing with the position of British industry after the war, intimated that the Board of Trade had made investigations covering practically every department of our commercial life342 words
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Article57 1915-12-27 3 Cairo, Nov. 2y. An official inetissued yesterday stated: H Tr3 Bkoril el Smoasi continue to maintt i a hieadlj attitude towards the Ooreru ■•■i, bu. certain hostile agencies have induced sotne of the western Arabs to coiuii.it raiuor acts of aggression against °ur frontier posta. We ure therefore57 words
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Article87 1915-12-27 3 rt^p^i <-»ea. Tuau (.'bi-sui. the ex-Ministor of Army, with the view of niti^.ti: g c ilurpities arising from )m:nJuJi mis, rai in. etc j 3 |n <WM nHmj a tcrritv.ri:\l uev acUfUie. Ohe t'.eni rtil ba uionej tbe Central Government 1 r of poor citizen^ beiiig all <^v ■etlli in87 words
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Article75 1915-12-27 3 THE POPES HOPE. {By Submaruue Cable]. j BacTti'a Bmvioß. London, December 24. Rome Cardinal Vannutelli, who headed the procession of Cardinals conveying Christmas greetings to the Pope, said that his Holiness, was the roost fitting to assist in restoring peace, right and justice. The Pope, replying, regretted that75 words
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Article131 1915-12-27 3 London, Dec. 24. Copenhagen The National Tidens correspondent at Christian ia says thai- Pord has left with his secretary for Bergen to catch a liner for America. He is going home under doctor's orders to rest his nerves. The expedition bas gone to Stockholm and is131 words
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Article53 1915-12-27 3 Melbourne. Dec 25. A crowd broke up an arti-conscription meeting at Richmond nfftr the liveliest pror eedings, the au Jiebce singing '"Australia will be there." The Com iron wealth Government appeals to the churches for Jan. 2 as a day of special prayer for divine guidance to Britain53 words
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Article155 1915-12-27 3 London, December 24. New York The (•anadian Preimer, Sir ttobert Borden, 6peuking before the Pilgrims Society, said be was convinced that tho war wouhl accomplish even a closer unity of the Empire, and that the Mother Country and the Dominions were never before eo completely united in155 words
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Article22 1915-12-27 3 London, I ec 24. The l lugue The Second Chamber imp voted an extraordinary war credit of fifty million florins.22 words
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Article71 1915-12-27 3 Tjondon, lieeember 24. Mr Asqaitb nunounces that the total Uritisli casualties, to I 'ecember 9, were France, ."71,-317, of whom there were 4,829 otficßis and 77,473 men killed, and l.HO'j officer* and 52,685 meu miHsii 2. Other theatres, except Hie Dardanelles, 24,019, of wlio'M C 7l71 words
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Article162 1915-12-27 3 The new edition of tbe Roll of Honour of tbe I'lalnv Mail includes n li».. of sixty Mimes *;f past and present residents Malay states und^r iiriti&L. protection who have lost tbeir lives in the field or otherwise. Thr total of narae-i in the list is162 words
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Article42 1915-12-27 3 REVOLUTION 1N YUNNAN. [By Submarine Cable]. Bium's Sirvigiv New York, Des 25.— 1t is reported that: a revolutionary movement has broken out in Yunnan under the military ex governor. > Thirty thousand troops have been Eent to quell the outbreak.42 words
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Article272 1915-12-27 3 London, December 24. Johannesburg Ihe Imperial Government has asked for a second company of Indian Ambulance men for a service oversea?, and recruits are now being enrolled. The first contingent of Indians left Dai ban for Eur:pe on December 17. A Great Gift. London, December 24. Sir Ernest272 words
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Article295 1915-12-27 3 In a letter by Mr M. T. Z. Tyau to the Manchester Guardian he 6ays 1 hold do brief for either the Monarchist ov the Republican party in China, but it seems that the molehill of a constitution al propaganda has been elevated into a mountain.295 words
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Article98 1915-12-27 3 I A telephone linstaan of tbe London Irish difles, it i-- reported, happened to find two live catties ou tbe ground ia the reur of then trenches. No one knew to whom they beloved *or whence they came rumour htul it that the generating station was somewhere in the fJermau98 words
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Article323 1915-12-27 3 GERMANY UNSYMPATHETIC. "Tino" Better but Worried. [By Submarine Cabl*]. EioTii'a SiHv\i:i. London, Dec. 23. Athens Germany lias replied unfavourably to the request ol Greece to prevent the Bulgarians from crossing the frontier. There are further reports of Bulgarian and German concentrations, j King Constantino is convalescent and has323 words
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Article370 1915-12-27 3 By Herbert M. Ayres. Ou all the 6eas of all the world there passes to and fro, Where the ghostly iceberg travels or the spicy trade winds blow, A gaudy piece of bunting, a royal, ruddy rag The blossom of the ocean lanes, Great Britain's merchant flag.370 words
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Advertisement297 1915-12-27 3 \RO6INSON Co^/ Xt\ II I ITD Q CAKES /Robinson co\ Singapore Electric Tramways, Ltd. ALTERATIONS TO FARES. It is hereby notified that certain Cares on the Singapore Electric Tr;ui;\vavs increased from and [Deluding Saturday the ]>t day of January. r.< 6. FIRST CLASS. Ihe present first class cent tare will297 words
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Article818 1915-12-27 4 ELEVEN AEROPLANES PRESENTED TO DATE. Five more Aeroplanes required to complete the Malayan Squadron, i.e., one Ffcktjer and four Reconnaissance." A demadron is comprised of four Ilightl" tjfPonr Aerqplanes each and is divided inCfhtfe KJights of four Refjonnaissadbe" 0r\ #12,830 each, and one Flight of four818 words
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Article569 1915-12-27 4 Th ere .afe lew more striking scenes in the East, TbsM thai afforded by Ctesiphoo, the site of the latest encounter with hb Turks in the Mesopotatnian campaign. Its gigantic rnins abruptly stand up from the desert, and at first confound the traveller, who, knowing full well that he569 words
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Article167 1915-12-27 4 The elevation of Yuan Shikai to the Dragon throne of China ia now practically an accomplished fact. The referendum to decide the form of Government has resulted in a unanimous vote in favour of a limited monarchy, and the President has accepted the invitation to assume the167 words
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Article67 1915-12-27 4 The previous report that the aggregate yield of north Manchurian beans this year is much the same as last year, despite all reports to the contrary, is corroborated, says the Manchuria Daily News. It appears that any natural shortage has been quite made up by the enlarged cultivation of beans67 words
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718 1915-12-27 4 GEIWbAL MANAQEE'6 PROGRESS REPORT FOB a Weeks JJnding 4th Dec. 1915. emen, I herewith beg to submit my report on yojir. Mining and Milling operations for faggjjfecetjkj|hending December 4th 1915. W l The accompanying" sheet of Mine Measurements and Assay returns shows 1718 words
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Article18 1915-12-27 4 Owing to the Christmas holidays tbe rubber auction will be held on Thursday this week, instead of Wednesday.18 words
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Article291 1915-12-27 4 If a Cardiff polic»-i»n I rt dedAf on the 11 no treating Order holds go^fcfwe shall once again have to tittpnlr. lusty draftsmanship for making fools M* our legislators. To an everyday layman the wording of the Order seems plain enough "No person shall sell intoxicating liquor to any291 words
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Advertisement267 1915-12-27 4 AN EXTRA-SPECIAL YULE-TIDE PROewSTtoT AT THB IDEA PICTURE THEATRE m W\. CASINO Z*™**. SECOND SHOW 9. 1S P.M. SHABp! PILOT FILMS CORPORATION PRESENTS ACROSS ip CONTINENT AMERICA'S GREATEST PLAY- BY OLIVER EOUD BYftttN t. This iwwerful photo play has the recomiuec«lation ot a pm| ,i efc) r *«TS. to an267 words
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Miscellaneous544 1915-12-27 4 TRAIN SERVICE. SINGAPORE (TANK-ROAD). Weekdays Sundays. Mall dally leaves for north at 7.7 a.m. mmC 7fO p.m. Other trains leave for Johore «t 8.0 a., 10.39 a., noon, 1.80 p., 5.56 p., 4.40 Mail arrives from north al 8.16 a.m. anti 7.14 p.m. Trains leave from Johore 7.9, 8.45, 10.15,544 words
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