The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 January 1916

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. FEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1916, NO. 8,644,
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  • 239 1 In the House of Commons, Mr Asquith, introducing the Military Service Bill, said that the measure was the result of deliberations on Lord Derby's report, the figuresof which report were indeed wonderful and encouraging. The House was crowded during the debate. Page 7. Lord Kitchener in the
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  • 1838 1 Blessed is he who is full of lighting spirit, and repeats the name of God. He will always cross the ocean of life in the boat of good it pute and honour. Sepoy Ram Singh of the 30th Sikhs sat on the dusty roadside with his head
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 140 1 RAFFLES HOTEL SATURDAY, JAN. Bth SPECIAL" DINNER AT 8 pM WILL BE SERVED ON THE LAWN WEATHER PERMITTING AFTERWARDS An Attractive Cinema Performance OF SELECTED COMEDIES WITU DANCING DURING INTERVALS Ghas J. Gaupp C° i i IN LIQUIDATION i CLEARANCE SALE OF ALL THE STOCK CHRISTMAS PRESENTS EXPENSIVE AND INEXPENSIVE,
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    • 234 1 ITHE CHAMPION CYCLIST OF THE WORLD (A. A. ZIMMERMAN) WRITES I think Kops Ale very adaptable for Athletes. Have found it very refreshing after hard work." V Champion t% I U I 111 NON-ALCOHOLIC Dr. JAMES EDMUNDS, M. D., M. R. C P., It is a pleasant wholesome beverage, marvellously
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    • 192 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The Municipality require a Shift Engineer Page 5. Bankruptcy Notice re Kaveua Moharaed Bawa Page 5. Premises to be let in Raffles Place Page 5. Rose's Circus, reduced prices Page 2. Notice re Estate of Yeap Loo Page 5. Haiitna and Gaiety change of Programme Page 2. B.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 126 1 THE WEEK. Friday 7th. High Water— o-10 a.m.. 11-13 p.m. Saturday Bth. High Water— o-45 a.m., 1-58 p.m. Sunday 9th. High Water— l-19 a.m., 0-45 p.m. Ist Sunday after Epiphany. Monday 10th. ite* 51 T -S6pm Week of Pi ayer, Y.M.C.A., a. 15 pm. Tuesday 11th. High Water— a-3' a.m.,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 358 2 ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. THE Chief Importers ;of British Pianos FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos -«»*%»»__-_-_>_-_-»_«» >_»-__-»_. Great Reduction Night BOSE S FAMOUS CIRCUS BEACH ROAD TO-NIGHT ONLY AT 9-15 P.M. Entirely New Programme. Variety of Turns, Animals, Illusions, Farce, etc. COMPARE THE REDUCED RATES WITH THE USUAL AND Book Early
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    • 687 2 P A L LAD I U M SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE I ANOTHER PROGRAMME PACKED WITH FEATURES FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY FRIDAY SATURDAY THE TOREADOR I A Thrilling and Well Told Drama of LOVE, WINE and PASSION. Produced by Cines 00. ITALY. Beautiful Settings and Photography
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    • 400 2 THE IDEAL PICTURE THEATRE Cinema CASINO By the Sea OFF BEACH ROAD IS PRESENTING TO-NIGHT ANOTHER STRONG PROGRAMME SECOND SHOW 9.15 P.M. SHARP. EDISON SPECIAL PHOTO-PLAY j BLA CHE FEATURE PKO S N r E o VE M R Er HOOK™ HAND mm VN nt ten b> V\ llliara I>o
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  • 2040 3 I (From Our Own Correspondent.) ■a St. Andrew's day a service in memory M Scottish soldiers who have fallen in ♦he vs ar was held in St Giles Ediuburgh. j The Knight* ol the Order of the Thistle! I i ,t -hort service in their own Chapel,
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    • 385 3 BANKRUPT NERVES. Each of ns h is a e jrteia s ipp'v cf nervous enetg\. Ever- a >», even every tu m^hC, uses us some part of tuts e Duriag re-t and sleep the supply is inc-e*sed by the blood which gets the needed el inputs Cram chj air we
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    • 695 3 —_--f ------9 P#f -'-nrnW raSKb _____Bl*-t-' -> ■J-*fcl<*-_<l^i l _fc_ !h---go. Ei-a-»-_^--^,_____aMfc^a-^_^-_i_f -.**l^-v Ww-_W'-Ci K lll 15 VARIETIES. Yfc POTTED I y B^ I ALL DELICEOUS AND appetising. b JLP MEATS. 1 GAME, HAM, CHICKEN AND TONGUE, ETC., ETC. JB mMmmmm^mmmmwmwmmmwmmmWmmmWmm Prepared by a celebrated Chef under ideal conditions of
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  • 356 4 USEFUL HINTS." Thire baa just appeared a useful pub lication "Useful Hints by Experienced Memeahibs," printed by Messrs Tbacker Spink end Co. Calcutta for the authors, L. A. Hodgkinson and L M Marshall (with tbe kiudly help of a large number of ladies). The first part contains a number cf
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  • 241 4 Washington, Nov, 28. It may be worth reiieratiug authoritatively tbat President Wileon is under uo delusions whatsoever about the possibility of peace at this juncture. Ho will net dream cf trying to act as mediator unless representatives of both sides ask him to do so.
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  • 175 4 Outbreak at Daniop Works; One Building Damaged. Kobe, December 17. —Shortly after two o'clock yesterday afternoon fire broke out in cne of tbe many buildings occupied by the Dunlop Rubber Co. (Far East) Ltd., at Wakinohama. The lower half of the building contained machinery, a
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 658 4 SHERIFFS SALE At Nos. .21, South Bridge Road and 12, 23, Hongkong Street On Friday, 7th Jan., Tuesday, 11th Jan., 1916. Each day commencing at 10.30 A.M. Ai: :'v Sf. i k-in trade comprising plass alme'rahs, preserved fruits, joss paper, joss Vii-'-. < i lamps, writing table, Chinese wooden chairs,
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    • 99 4 •THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION No.*l CURBS DISCHARGES, Ell HKR SEX, WITHOUT INJECTIONS. THERAPION NO. 2 CUFFS BLOOD POISON, BAD LKGS. SKIN ERUPTION^. THERAPION NO. 3 CURES CHRONIC WEAKNESSES. TRAINS, LOST VIGOR. &C SOLI) BY LEADING CHEMISTS. PRICE IN ENGLAND, 29 BEND STAMP ADDRESS ENVELOPE FOR I a ggffSS 1
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    • 670 4 I THE BLOOD is the LIFE of the FLESH j Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills-What they are and I I what they do. Their Four Principal Ingredients. j i C mmm. __________L. f i It is an established fact that all diseases spring from one source namely Impum of I
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    • 264 4 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD RESIDENTIAL PROPER! KNOWN AS MOUNT WASHINGTON To be held at Messrs CHINQ KENG LEE COMPANY S SALE RQi OH MONDAY, THE 17th JANUARY, AT 3 P. All that piece of Freehold iand situate la th. District i I T- B to contain an area of
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  • 425 5 >i rxperienced Italian writer, resident .ijhtnd. recently made a prolonged -,t to UM I r ;il!;tn front, and conferred I l,'iuim£ public men. In letters to fiaM he writer nM that some 50,000 or 00,000 v irians were nent into the Tirol, and .:> to Innsbruck, in
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  • 368 5 r.OMC SpecuJ Correspondent on the faroal ee writes: Since September y hiivc i;->eu kept in a perpetual I Bearing uncertainty as the result mu ratioiH in the Vosges and Alsace. < iyi expecting that the local rttal a't;)rk-i which c,o oa day after i io— traaee
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  • 71 5 II i^ atated that a shipping company at --a has decided to place with a Japa*M dock company an order for the i^truction of several passenger steamers I a lar^e typa. Tb« order includes eight ■Reamers cf the first class type. The Hopauy will order several steamers tater ■at use
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 908 5 Arc you Worried about Baby? HOW to food Baby is often a great worry to mothers who are unable to nurse their j babies themselves. Ordinary cow's milk j however prepared at home— is not a suitable substitute for the mother'd milk. It is acid in reaction, contains harmful germs
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    • 778 5 Notices IN THE ESTATE OF YEAP LOO alias TEAP CHENG TOOW alias YEAP TEOW alias YEAP SENG TEOW alias YEAP JOO, deceased. Pursuant to Section 26 of the Trustees Ordinance 1911, notice is Hereby given that all persons having any claims or demands against Chop Hiap Long or the estate
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    • 705 5 Wanted MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. SHIFT ENGINEER. The Commissioners are prepared to receive applications for the appointment of First Shift Engineer for the Waterworks Pumping Station, Mackenzie Road, at a commencing salary of $13' rising by annual increments of $5. to $150. per mensem, with free onfurnished quarters. Candidates must possess
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    • 478 5 To Let RAFFLES' SQUARE, The Premises now occupied by Gaupp Co. Entry Ist March* Apply:— THE ROBINSON PIANO Co.. Ltd. 7 1 OD TO LET ''Sandlands' 1 Tanjong Katong, Water and Electric light lctid on. M Apply MEYER TO LET FURNISHED. GROVE HOUSE. Tanjong Katong, Rent $100 per month. W.
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  • 2221 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, January 7, 1915. Here *"_l! <hr Press tt* People, n-ht nniiu^ Ottawed hy mftaence ard anbrtbed hy taio A»r>i tjatr.ol Troth ner rlnric-i's piec rO'S i{/»4 While those public-spirited private citizens and merchants of this place who agitated for the transfer of these Settlements of
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  • 231 6 (From Our Uw» 'orrespondemi.) Peuang, Jan i. The attendance at the first da\ m Penang Knees was only moderate. !lf a from the fourth race, until the Dtoti rained heavily. Following are the te* suits THK GEORGE-TOWN PI.ATK. Betting Bill <l:,!let 1 Lakefons t£T__b) (Won bf one length.
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  • 71 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pt-nang. Jan i B. The chnrred remains of tbe c Line-. coolie aboard the Glenogie, wb:; over come by the gaseous fumes toll into tbe bold, were brought ashore to tbe m _ry to day. The vessel is still burning the tod part
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  • 400 6 MRS BELLAMY GORDON, OF KENMURE. From another paragraph in il< papers, in this case the Ifbn referring to the death of Mr .bun. >- I Maitiaud Gordon of lunmi.ru, we Icerntfefact that hi6 grandmother. Mrs Bel of Penang, later Mrs Bellamy Gordon of Kenmure, succeeded to tbe ootatei in 1847
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  • 51 6 How many books, e\en of the ptt wits, have titles that are witty when one romeg to think of it. that Stephen Leacock's new volume, M« beams from the Larger Lunacy I almost break a record in that direction It comes appropriately in the week oi f Ford's Pilgrimage of
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 202 6 BOLS f T T QUEURS iICOT BRANDY _RRY BRANDY ICH BRANDY SUPPLIES JUST RECEIVED. SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO. Wholesale and Retail Wine and ISpirit Merchants. ALL THE BEST WHISKY jOT] LITTLE'S Wm S_ Johnny Walker fljjjß Andrew Usher mSm DANIEL Daniel Crawford jpff CRAWFORDs Lawsons Liqueur rifj whisky ETC.
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  • 869 7 MR. ASQUITHS SPEECH. Cther opinions. -fli'Tiii Heanca. LmJou. .Im. —In the House of Cornru nn, Mr Asquith, introducing the Mili tt.-v Service rill, b nd that the measure v. »s the result of deliberations on Lord j* rt port. The figures of that report ..v wonder ful ami
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  • 166 7 With Single Eye To Success. {By Submenus Cable] RiuTxa'a Sebviob. London, Jan 6. In the House of Lords, I Lord Kitchener made a brief speech in which he affirmed that the voluntarysystem had given results far greater than could have been predicted. Recently, however, voluntary recruits failed to
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  • 36 7 Melbourne, Jan. 5. There has been a striking improvement in Australian recruiting. Mr Hughes said that the Persia outrage had stiffened tbe determination of the Allies to destroy these international criminals at all co6ts.
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  • 31 7 London, Jan. 6. In the House of Com- mons Sir John Simon sat on the Liberal side, behind the Treasury Bench. Mr McKenna and Mr Ruuciman answered questious as usual.
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  • 38 7 Paris, Jan. 5. General Joffra in a New Year message to the armies writes, The hour of punishment of Germany is striking. While the enemy talks of peace, we only think of war and victory."
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  • 50 7 Petrograd, June 4.— A Tabriz report is that the pro Russian Saradar Reshid has been appointed Governor to the heir to to the throne (who is a minor) aud Gover nor General of the province of Azer Baijan. Thus Sard.r Reshid becomes actual governor of Azer Baijan,
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  • 69 7 Athens, Jan. 6. The position of the Government is delicate, as Germany holds Greece responsible for the arrest of the consuls. The entente diplomatists consider it possible that the Greek authorities at Salonika will be tern porarily removed in the event of an enemy invasion of Macedouia. King
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  • 29 7 Two German officers who escaped from Russian custody and a well-known Russian revolutionary who was the accomplice of Etirkhishzt have been arrested at /end jar.
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  • 17 7 Cetinje, Jau 4. The Montenegrins have recaptured Dechaniplava, indicting heavy losses ou the Austrian?.
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  • 47 7 New York, Jan. s.— Much comment ie made in banking circles on the decline of exchange ou Germany to seventy-five oneeighth, the lowest since war began and probably unparalleled. In contradistinction sterling exchange rose four points to seventy four, the highest since August.
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  • 182 7 Amsterdam, Jau. 6. A Berlin telegram says that the German Government have given permission tc the Fordites to travel to the Hague via Germany. The explanation of how an accident resulting in the death of a Japanese artist happened at Chester Royalty Theatre was told to* the Chester
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  • 395 7 INSOLENCE OR INSANITY? Sir E. Greys Reply. H[By Submarine Cablel. KauTia'R Haavioa. London, Jan 6. A White Paper has 'been issued and contains a memorandum i from the German government demanding the trial for murder of tbe Captain and crew of the British auxiliary cruiser Bara- long.
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  • 109 7 Freedom Of Tbe Sea. London, Jan. 6. A Foreign Office state ment shows how Germany practises in the Baltic the freedom of the seas which she accuses Britain of violating. The Germans frequently send Swedish vessels with prize crews to Swinemuende, where they are delayed at
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  • 36 7 Salonika, Jan. 5. French aviators bombed Petrich, Strumnitza and other towns where troops were observed inflicting considerable casualties, especially at Petrich, where buildings collapsed and fires broke out. The aviators were uu harmed.
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  • 25 7 Paris, Jan. 5. A communique says that Germans, after a violent bombardment, attacked in the Tahure region but were completely repulsed.
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  • 25 7 Mr Tennaut said that 773 officers and 10,345 men were killed, and 1,288 officers and 38,095 men were wounded at Loos. «>
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  • 27 7 London, Jan. 6. General Townshend reports that Kut el Amara was heavily shelled for an hour on Sunday, since then all had been quiet. mm^mm
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  • 108 7 A Language Committee which has been sitting at Police Headquarters in Berlin for the purpose of cleansing the German language from enemy words, is now completing its labours. The North German Gazette disposes of an erroneous rumour with regard to the .fate of the word billard (billiards). The word, it
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  • 231 7 SURVIVORS AT MALTA. A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. huts* a Hssyios. London, Jan. 5. Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, in an interview at Malta, confirms tbe previous narrative of the sinking of the "Persia" He says that three boats were smashed whilst lowering, and many were thrown into the sea. The
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  • 36 7 Loudon, Jan. 5. The Chief officer of the Persia reports that the wake of the torpedo was observed one second before its impact. The forward port boiler exploded, accelerating the disaster. —a-
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  • 36 7 Marseilles, Jan. 6. The Messageries liner "Karnak" when returning with survivors of the sunken steamer Abelia was chased for several hours by a submarine in the Mediterranean. The Karnak zigzagged and escaped.
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  • 40 7 Washington, Jan. 5. Mr Lansing has cabled to the American cousuls at Alex andria, Malta and Cairo to gather immediately all available information from the survivors of the Persia, the idea being to obtain definite information speedily.
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  • 43 7 London, Jan. 6. Official Tbe naval expedition to Tanganyika attacked the German armed steamer Kingani and forced her to surrender after ten minutes action. All the German officers were killed. The steamer, though sinking, was brought into port. m
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  • 41 7 London, Jan 4. Matured shipping opi nion holds that the submarine activity in the Mediterranean will not continue, especially in view of what has been overcome in home waters. Lines with mail contracts will not change their route.
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  • 65 7 London, Jau. 6. —Hague importers of Java tea have been asked to create a Tea Commission, with headquarters at Amsterdam to cooperate with the Dutch Oversea Trust, and to draw up a list of bona fide buyers to whom exclusively, the tea would be
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  • 19 7 Sydney, Jan. 5.- -Seismographs show a record of an earthquake, probably ia the South Seas.
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  • 10 7 London, Jan. 5. Obituary, the French writer Francis Charmes.
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  • 115 7 By Courtesy of the French Consul: Paris, Jan 4. The French three per cent bonds are at francs 63. 75. Yesterday, we reoulsed a hand grenade attack against our positions at Tahure ,in Champagne. To day, we destroyed, in the region of Roye, houses sheltering machine guns.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 191 7 ROBINSON Co. NEW SHIPMENTS TO HAND OF DRILL BOOKS IMPERIAL ARMY SERIES I BASED ON OFFICIAL MANUALS P|-jpp DRILL AND FIELD r,,uc No 2 TRAINING 1914 £F CJ MUSKETRY 1914 N0.3 No. FIELD I CAMP, BILLETS, COOKING ENTRENCHMENTS j WiUS f AND CEREMONIALS No. 5 No. 6 SIGNALLING MACHINE GUN
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 589 8 Shipping ''ELLERMAN LINE. S.S. SUTTON HALL due on or about Jan. 8 s.s. "CITY OF COLOMBO" Feb. 18 The above steamers have accommodation for a few first class For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd.. AGBNTS. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSfiHAPPM Royal Packet Navigation Co.,
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    • 917 8 Shipping Pa mf\ n f %J m oritish India rxpcAß JLine Mail and Passenger Services. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Connecting at Colombo
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    • 554 8 I Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 ss Atbos Jan 22 sb Cordillere Jan ss Porthos Jan 28 ss Andre Lebon Jan 17 ss Cordillere Feb 1 1 es Andre Lebon Feb _5 For all particulars apply to J. de
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    • 704 8 Shipping Ne I Ko JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintaiuei between ffokoham via ports to Marseilles, London. Bad, i hu (contract with the imperial Japanese Q \,ruj ment. Tbe New Twin temmm P*- arB a j maintaining this service have teen ipe |y^ j designed
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 551 9 j |^jmfffgHlW^^^^^!-^^^ g< -K7T^~ "f rmT" -__B___lH-_____-__-_-_-___-_-__-________i mmx m lcmpmB m rnm JBM HHO-i HBOB H-SH HH__________________-_____B_el _-__-__B-_____-_-_G-_-_----- > I War or Peace. Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester
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    • 399 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE Insurances efTt-cted on Buildings, Rent and I-It'rchandi-ie of every description. ARINB Insurances accepted to all parts of the world at lowest rates. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2, Finlayson Green. ROYAL INSURANCE Co. Ltd. ilKI: Ai.U L lr e. Total Fuhd
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    • 308 9 I He STAND An 0 LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. OOVERKOR.—His GRACE the DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH AND QUEENSBERRY, K.0., K.T. j DaPUTT-GoVERNORa.— His Grace the DUKE OF ABERCORN, K.G., C.B. The Right Hon. the LORD DUNEDIN, K.C.V.0., Lord Justice-General. I EDINBURGH, 3 GEORGE STREET (Head Office) CLAIMS PA ID £27, 000, 000.
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    • 328 9 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co., ltd. FiRE IND MARINE. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) Yi-f-G-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. Ltd. MARINE. (Incorporated in Hongkorg.) CHINA FiRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FiRE. (Incorporated in Hongkong.) LONDON GUARANTEE ACCIDENT Co. Ltd. GUARANTEE. (Incorporated in England.) Fire and Marine Risks of every description underwritten at lowest current rates.
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    • 588 9 THE Singapore Free Press i—— i Imorning daily To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press is a morales Daily, and is on sale at depots, from an early hour each morning (Sundays excepted). Cash price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered at their private reeidenoi s. (or
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  • 1473 10 Diplomatist's Sketch. Baron Beyens, who was Belgian Minister in Berlin from 1911 until the outbreak of the war, and who, as an acute observer of men and things, bad unique opportunities of watching the course of events in the German Empire and the tendencies of the Kaiser's policy,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 259 10 This is not our ||_^PlKg#^^J^S_J^ 1 prove it HEHHU-B AND PROFIT BY IT I DUNLOP RUBBER C0., Founders of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry throughout the world. I 42-3, Robinson Road, SINGAPORE. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS CASH IN ADVANCE Secures ten per cent discount. But not if bills have to be issued
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    • 64 10 j Motor Carriages I j Agricoitdral Tractors i <*th- DAIMLER COI4PANY«--i j 5 COVENTRY, ENGLAND. C RANEEGUNGE! Drainpipes AND _r*_ I -I I h_)tin_a!o SOLE AGENTS INDO MALAY CO., SINGAPORE. W.J. GARCIA, 219, Orchard Road. Pianos bought, sold or exchanged Good prices allowed or old instruments. Cheapest and best stock
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    • 374 10 ■imiß|^^gmMiiUHi-imiig^^iK.3 1^ Arp vnn J___rc juts m S v¥eak, Anaemic, g §3 'Nervy' 'Run-down' u BPon't let your life be clouded by indifferent -MRlth don't sutler needlesslv don't remain Weak, An,, mic, Nervy," k. in-down. v I_et Win oai Bwine of life) give you mem health, new strp; jtfc, ;/<■_•
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  • 1549 11 Issued by FRA.SER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Jan. Gth. All f notations oi Sterling Si area moat be regarded as purely nominal _or the present. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Cap. Ibbob. Paid, r »A9* Dit. Boraas. Shulbihs. 86,000 Is SB Allagai 5* 18 2 0 •00,000 1
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  • 55 11 Corrected up to Jan. 6) Bank 4ms 2-4 19 82 n demand 2-4i Private credits Pm e 2-4^ France demand Bank 818 Ehdxa, T. T. 1741 HOBGKOBO, demar d 15* Yokohama, demar d 109$ < Java, demand ISB§ 1 Bahgkok, demand 66 SovaaaiONg, Bank Buying 18.64 Bank ol England
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  • 145 11 Jan. 6. Tin (150 tons! 185.12* i Gambier 17 00 Gambler Cube No. 1 18.50 Gambler Cube No. 2 15.00 Pepper Black ordin. S 'pore 21.5< Pepper, (White fair) Muntok 86.50 Nutmegs (110 to cfce lb. is 1.00 Nutmegs (80 to tbe lb.) 22.00 Mace (Bands) 80.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 145 11 Ihe TROPICAL ROOFING GENASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS which do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. 1 jHvfl jKgg[ -JJ^Br-B __?^-t •£ltt_i ____>s.-' •__«^i^H v IRytH- Hii^^* -i-diiH ___fsk '_H --"V Rl__f <_<* '*_3"« _t? 4t_* ''S_B GENASCO is the result of over
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    • 42 11 ii. 1 n I 'Q V.RIGAUD'S Pi B OF JAPAN I*l TOILET WATER fit _^_J-B imitations. mWB v. rigaud S&M PBRFUMER 8, rue Vivienne, 8 j Pirlt-Fmnco NOW READY THE SINGAPORE AND STRAITS ROUGH DIARY FOR 1916 IPublishers: Fraser and Neave, Lti
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 282 11 TRAIN SERVICE. SINGAPORE (TANK ROAD). Weekdays Sundays. Mall daily leaves for north at 7.7 a.m. as£ 7.0 p.m. Other trains leave for Johore fct 9.0 a., 10.29 a., noon, 1.80 p., 2.55 p., 4.40 Mall arrives from north at 8.16 a.m. an£ 7.14 p.m. Trains leave from Johore 7.9, 8.42.
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    • 337 11 LATEST ARRIVALS List of vessels in port at 11 a.m. oa Jan. 6, 1916. Name Date of Arrival Remarke British. Sri Muar Jan 5 Inner Roads Koo Sbing Krian Jan 6 Medusa No. 6 Wharf Lady Weld Inner Roads Klang \njou Dutch. Van Linschoten Jan 5 lanebtus Jan ti Vessel's
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  • 478 12 FRASER AND CO.'S SHARE CIRCULAR. A comparison of prices with last week's issue will shew substantial rises in mc3t Local Rubbers. Operations have been on a much larger scale than for many months past in this class of stock. The demand from outside markets has been noticeable. There is still
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  • 135 12 Les petit dames B .ches," la Libsrte Bays, are very fond of bananas, and pays for them an excessive price. For some time, the Customs otficial in Marseilles had remarked that the Swiss, in spite of the large tolerance granted, were exaggerating a little their
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  • 123 12 The Chinese Government has decided i that the new Constitution of tbe Empire i shall he drafted within a period of three months. It will be made ready as soon as the Convocation of the Citizens' Convention takes place. Late on Wednesday night, Supervisor Ganno of the Monopolies Department, arrested
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  • 376 12 Sir John Hay Atbole Macdonald, Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, a veteran Volun teer battalion commander and a Brigadier of Territorials for many years, has written to the "Times" advocating the use of knives or tbe Highland dirk for close fighting in the trenches.
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  • 268 12 German intrigues in Persia seem to have come to an untimely head. Her emissaries have succeeded in seducing the gendarmerie, it is trne but the Government itself is staunch to Russia and ourselves, and our prestige is untarnished. Egypt, too, the capture of Bagdad would help to
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  • 171 12 Estates and Mines Isolated. A Pahang correspondent writes to tbe M. M The district of Kuantan was visited by extraordinarily heavy rains during Christmas week, rain falling practically without ceasing for 72 hours. The Kuantan river in consequence overflowed its banks to an almost unprecedented extent, reminding
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  • 60 12 Following the good example set by their Highnesses the Gaekwar of Baroda and Maharaja ot Myscre, his Highness the Maharaja Holkar of Indore has made elementary education compulsory throughout his state and has made provision for building and maintaining additional schools for the fulfilment of this object. As soon as
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  • 387 12 List op Alterations. 1654 Ambrosoii, C, Tolcarne, 6 Tanglin Hill. I 528 Ang Seah Im (Chop) Teck Chiang, 27 Seah Im Road. 1649 Ban Hoe Hong (Chop), 114 Amoy Street: 355 Bartley, W., Office. 967 Residence. 1650 Blandin, J. J., Benachie, Chatsworth Road. 351 Cheng Coy., 61
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  • 217 12 A correspondent writes as follows to the Sarawak Gazette I havf been enjoying a little holiday in Calcutta and have taken tbe opportunity to see a good deal of the Indian Museum there the most important in India. They have three Europeans to look after the zoological part,
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  • 86 12 Results of ties in tbe Billiard Tournament for the Adelphi Hotel Cup. Mr C. Martia scr. beat Mr E. B. Flak owe 20, 202. Mr A. Getzov rec. 40 beat Mr A. R. Reid owe 20, 180. Dr. F. W. Foxworthy, the eminent botanist and wood technologist of the Philippine
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  • 483 12 The Robert Dollar Steamship Company has announced the purchase of the British steamship Strathardle from Burrell and Sons, Glasgow, which will be brought out at once from Cardiff to run for tbe new owners out of Vancouver in the Oriental trade. The doctors at Lloyd's had an unfortunate
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  • 38 12 i The January Ladies' Spoon Competition was played ou Monday, and resulted as j follows Mrs Marsh 55 15 40 Mrs Nicholson 49 4 45 Mrs Hallifax 49 4 45 Seven cards were taken out.
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  • 30 12 The Men's January Medal, Bogey, will be played for on Saturday, and Sunday. The Ladies' January Medal will be played for on Thursday January 13. Stroke competition.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 130 12 I PHOPERTY SALE. 1 The following properties were disposed of bs auction at Messrs Cuing Keng Lee A Cos Sale room on Wednesday afternoon There was a large attendance and the prices obtained were good. (1) Leasehold land and bouse No. 53 Jalan Kuantan, area 13,440 eq. ft. bought by
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    • 225 12 |M ||^B^HHBBBiH^^lßßa._____n-_B-------i--------.^-^Bii^M--i------v«-.--_---_^H__--i ————i^i^^mm THE DISPENSARY'S HYGENIC ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER §An Inpilpable Powder of Velvet like Softness and Pleasant Fragrance. I IDEAL POR THE NURSERY and contains nothing that will injure the most delicate skins. Invaluable for the Cure and Preventions of Prickly H.at and all Deunie Eruptions. PREPARED ONLY BY
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 177 12 SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES. Sunday, 9th Jan. Johnston's Pier at 9, 10 and 11 a.m,. 2.30 and 3 30 p m. Club Bungalow at 9.30 and 10 30 p.m., 12.15, 3 and 5.30 pm. 44 0 Yards Handicap Race. This event will be swum off on arrival of the 10 o'clock
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