The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 December 1916

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPOEE THURSDAY, DECEMBEE, 21, 1916. NO. 8,93*
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  • 221 1 The bulk o£ the wire news to-day is the verbatim report of Mc Lloyd George's eloquent speech m the House of Commons, lt is best read m full Page 5. Mr Aequith has expressed his intention to work m the friendliest manner with the new Government, and
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  • 1071 1 lf I were asked, When is a blockade not a blockade I should reply. Peep m the decks of London Britain's main strength lies m her sea power. It is at the docks that sea power finds expression. Despite the operations of German sub marines pin pricks to
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 36 1 GOODRICH TYRES SAFETY TREAD 'whiteaway laidlaw cp ltp! I (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). I TOYS fe; REMAINDER I OUR STOCK I HB TOYS TO-DAYI FROM IU-Urtlj LESS II I i *^kmmmt %*/F V g P I i
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    • 160 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re Motor Marine Service Page 3. Municipal Tenders Called For Page 3. T-ucers for SVC C.Qthing Page 3. Ai.iion Sale of Motorette Page 2. X P M China Sailings- Page 6. Singapore Harbour Board Holidayb Page 3. Notice re Sze Hai Tong Bank Page 8. Glen Line
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 123 1 THE WEEK. Thursday 21st High Water- 6-30 a.m., 80 p.m. Easter a Gate, 8.30 p.m. St. Thomas. Here's Fun" Victoria Theatre, 9 p.m. Friday 22nd High Water— s 22 a.m., 9-10 p.m. Children's Concert, M m. Hall, 5 p.m. "Here's Pun," 5.C. 8.A.. performance. Saturday 23rd. High Water— B-H a.m
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  • 229 2 sir William Robertson haa lent the following lettei to lhe Bishop Ol London with reference to khe gtt al national campaign whioh the Church cf England is now conducting. This is to wish you oomplete success m ycur Etatfonal Mission work I fear
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    • 265 2 Massage Hall PATRONIZED BY MARY DOCTORS); MASSAGE MANICURE Mr. Fujita, Mrs. Haru and Two Asst. Masseuse. OPEN DAILY 6 a.m.— 9.00 P.m. No. 239, Bencoolen Street, Teleph. No. 1467. Re Gan Cheok Kak Trading as Chop Guan Hoh, m Bankruptcy. Acting under instructions »eceived from The Oftieial Assignee Messrs. P3WELL
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    • 317 2 The Worlds best m BRITISH Broadwood Collard and Collard Chappell Stromenger Grands and Uprights AT Inoorporated m Hongkong. Childrens' Concert VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL Friday, December 22nd at 515 p.m. Admission Free to Children. Adtilts $1 "OUR DAY." Under the Presidency of H. F. the Governor, a Public Meeting of the
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    • 1114 2 ANOTHER RECORD WEEK IN SPITE OF THF BAD W! ATH THE HOUSE OF QUALITY THE ALHAMBRA BEACH B 0 A I MANAGER M H. KENYON SLAftr Another Btnpendooi Profini i Last Two VS 1 g h mere of that wotd. i a TUIT ID AM f*l aia/ with that wondi
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    • 461 3 EMPIRE CINEMA co=^™ IN THE MATTER OF TANJONG PAGAR ROAD The Siogapore Marine Kotor Service Ltd. Opposite Kreta Aver Police Station <- r <*-m*> -.rajv^i j_ V/IH>C KJLCLLIVIII* Notice is hereby given that a General Meet- ing of the ahove named Company will be held AT m/% g~-<m ms* mT^M
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    • 760 3 STRAITS MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD. A Special General Meeting will be held m the Guild Room, on Thursday, Dec. 21st, at 8 30 p.m. BUSINESS Most important all member--in port are earnestly requested to attend. 20 12 2112 FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE. SINCAPOEE MARINE INSURANCE ACENTS ASSOCIATION. The Offices of
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    • 839 3 NOTICE. I Wong Cbup Sun hertby revoke the Power Of Attorney given by me to Wong Seng Phon dated the 3lst August, 191 2112 WOM OHUP IT !ff l JOHNSTONS PIER. Ttnders are invited for the rental of a Moneychangers Stall on Johnston's Pier from the ltt January 1817, under
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    • 710 3 [THE S2E HAI TONG BANKING INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby Riven that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the S/e Hai Tong Banking and Insurer MM Company, Limited, will be held at tbe Registered Oflice of the Company. No, h King street, Singapore, ou Thursday, the BOth day of December.
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  • 20 4 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. Linton At Sagamore, Ashtead, Surrey, on 29th November, the wife of A. R. Linton of a son.
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  • 811 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Dec. 21, 1916. *c-rc jm.!! tt? Frs« ri J r 't sulke**'by influence ud übrlbtd «y firali; C**c &f*f.lot T^rh hr .*> v.?; R E-tifadM -_-£»rrlt_» mc L_wr- Particularly m educational matters could advantage he taken m this Colony of comparison with what is being
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  • 431 4 A praise service of Christmas Hymns and carols will be held m Prinsep Street Church on Sunday next at 8 p m. Mr A S Gulston, at one time with the E E Telegraph Coy, and afterwards an assistant on Bakab Estate, is now a 2nd Lieut m the Berkshire
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  • 514 4 A MEMORABLE DAY Mr Asquith's Speech [By Submarine Cable] (Heater.. Service] London. Der 19. A record attend HUM is expected at to-day's memorable meeting of the House of Commons. Mr Asqubh will probably ba present. Mr Lloyd George was wo. king yesterday and is likely to speak
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  • 316 4 The Christmas Entertainment and prizegiving of St Mary's takes place on Thursday 28th. tea at 4.45 and entertainment and prize-giving thereafter. Supervisor Listerman of the Monopolies Department, m the second police court yesterday charged Koo Soo Seng of Albertst, with being m possession of five baskets of dutiable tobacco valup
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  • 26 4 DIPLOMATIC NOTES ***** ha ld <- J Foreign Carman peace note *(,< with Herr Beth m the ft.ichst.fi a proposal i ut r o cone
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  • 45 4 Athens, Dec 18.— The i Lin. The Entente i changing views Ihe pr*ss now aesenbes the situ. i ,ssible and urges the gov, take vigorous measures' London, Dec 19-R that the draft of the i Greece has been settled ation is imminent.
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  • 123 4 Estimate of Gk rman Losses London. Dec 19 —It Q( *v. an independent General Staff of German. I Somme substantially com French unofficial est. 65*0,000. Berlin Official London, Dec. Ifl French have recaptured Cl London, Dec. 19 —Berlin c: sian attacks at Valeputna wer* We have captured
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  • 164 4 From (>ur Ovtt, < Orrnpondent Penang, Dec 20. At the inspection of the Penang Yoluu teers. Major General L.j. ot btated that there ls a very considerable number of Eurcpeans of military age m Malaya who are not needed for d. -fence purposes These men should
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  • 64 4 The following figures cf Subscript to the Strain Sf Hleiasntl War Loan fror Nov. 15 to Dec. 14 are supplied. Total amount subscrib Total amount remitted to 16 1 £•524,000. Total number of Applications Bi. Total number of Suhs. The applications were toi of 1100, i Itl
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  • 87 4 We are not at liberty to mention at stage the details cf the n< which Major General would shortly be made public tion with active service m 1 elsewhere by men m Ifl reason to believe tbe am last hit upon a soluti prove
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  • 62 4 The long expected U Sergeai I II ijoi butter of I hat, iDU tx (CM ted from January 1 1917, for a period of ac include a perioj of treioiof Cheleea, and the gnestion uhich von MSV R, writes our Ipofa rreepoodeiD it whether, if gleshei I Western front, he
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 107 4 CHAMPAGNES BOLLINGER (1911 vintage) VEUVE CLICQUOT ERNEST HU9Y (1906 vintage) UALUDLyri HMUUU: ;U.i OtuU. 0- '.I*! H y fc. fe SLA fls* Eu* B k* "vi*y ilk ..jx >--.- hi *«■«< ia ea WB3m UNEQUALLED IN WORKMANSHIP. sK- Jb tt(*4i__E2SS-flKs£ 2J? HSI V mmmW fiß4 k COUNTERS, CABINETS, BUREAUX, SIGNBOARDS
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    • 48 4 G. R. Lambert uo. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. I Beg to notify that their Studio is now m charge of Mr. George. Michael, widely and favourably j known throughout the Straits and j F M. S. during the past thirty I Year for the excellence of his productions.
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  • 3786 5 LLOYD GEORGES' ELOQUENT SPEECH CONFIDENT OF VICTORY S RESPONSIBILITY 19.— 1n tha House of I I H ;rge said he apwith the most coal J ful] oc oi ar.y living man. a* the I t. c I rown m the most had ever been D tte events
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    • 307 5 ROBINSON Sl CO. SOLE AGENTS POR frr mm Pra*?* _<w Je MMM mf Sm /I WfUCSId lIIIUIfUICILwd Gma± mm mm mm^ mm-, mm Assorted Chocolates lb Boxes. Do. do. llb Chocolate Almonds }lb i Do. do. Ilb Chocolate Lily Cream J)b Chocolate Peppermint Cream lb Ranelagh Sweets lb Assorted Caramels
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 745 6 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND, FOR LONDON. Steamer Knd of January. Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., agents; PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. INCORPORATED IN U. S. A. U. S. MAIL LINE. Ope.-ating^the new lllrst-class 14, 0G0
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    • 783 6 Jr. CJ® British Indi; AND APC._ L.H (Companies Incorporated ln England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental saiungs. (Under Contract with Hls Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mcd ite ranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD
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    • 576 6 M. M. 1 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINB. For CHUA. JAPAN CETLON Ml ■ASBBILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWABD 1916 1816 Amazone Dec. 28 Porthos Dec 24 1917 Athos Jan. 12 1917 A. Behic Jan. 17 Porthos Jan. 3t A Steamer Jan 17 For all particulars apply to J. de COURTOIS. umm. r OSAKA
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    • 518 6 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated Id j ap c EUROPEAN LINE A service ie maintained b< t* v Via ports to Marseilles, Loc contract with the Imperial J, ment. The New Twin „en >°'*» maintaining this servioe have i h: designed and constrncted. t with all
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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    • 1468 7 •MBavMH •■•9«n«K 'IHYS3 II 8313 d *3 T 'noiQvoiiddß no paq oq Aboi qotqift 'aonß9irtfdlff at poa;tM99M @B ectzaof no po^jooej twHod<« 'Sizmooov luaaant aye HlBOioa poxia ao ißoaemi jo e<Ba eqi >oo peMOipa osoaa^ui 'p_«o-BUBa| ssanienfl •peMogß E| |B©ao|Bi Bnp^ovg ißaeueo pub eHußqoxa u?i»ao^ oa 'f| o| lauoro** icu
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  • 1022 8 Omens o! Disruption The trial., and difficulties of Hungary are daily increasing. She has been humi liated by successive defeats and enfeebled by her sacrifices. Menaced frora the north and the east, 6he is conscious that she is not only a dupe, but also a well
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  • 353 8 V C Who Captured 102 Germans. Sergeant Tugg, of the Royal Army! Medical Corps, who witnessed Private Tom Jones, of Runcorn, win his Victoria Cross, described the amazing way m which the Cheshire soldier captured single-handed 102 German prisoners. "On September 25, said Sergeant Tugg, "we
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 718 8 Bki^_r llnQuntrfo At A The Cure That Gives f^J^ft I Strength and Vital Power IS Brfc^i or a^ wcakiu^^ <\ ru rye or bu.iv. wlnih <»r y: WT women. Dr. Cassell s rabiets arc th< suprem< remedy. Ih< give that splendi^ strength and vigour \\\v. h is :h pride of
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  • 17 9 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Dec, 20th. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. werwerwerwerwer
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  • 55 9 (COBBIOTBD DF TO Dec 20.) Bank 4 m/i 1-4 i demand 1-4 i Frlvale credits Bms *****2 France demand Bank 825 Ihdia, T. T. 1722 HOBMXXJBQ, demand Bi'oPra Yokohama, demand loej Java, demand IBM Bassbos, demand 65 1 Sovkbbigbb, Bank Buying 18.64 Bank ol Baf land Rate 6% Bar
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  • 146 9 Dec 20. Tin (125 tons) 87. 67* darahls. 14.50 Gambler Cabs No. 1 22.50 (Jambiee Cube No. 2 13.50 Fe?per Black ordin. apore 3 1.G0 Pepper, (WfciCe fai*) 87.00 Nutmegs (110 t2 tbe 80.00 Nutmeg* (103 to tbe Ifc. J nom. Mace (Banda) 75.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom. B&U Coflee
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 165 9 rROPICAL ROOFING' DENASCO lupplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS |hich do away with the necessity of Ising sticky cement at the overlaps. J fIOEI^CoV* iiilMliSHi|A||SH Oil IP? v-^I IftooFmc- I IgiijiHlH"! Bp I ■"^jKhiiiHiiiii m\ JSa^mm\mmm^mmmmmm f~T •^^^^zyZZZzfff^^^m^BemtmtkM.A ___M|HES__ "s_ir__T'-_____?l' v v. r."'****^ T^n"i-.'i..i^T"r w** x «se£2£3£s DENASCO is the
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    • 410 9 TO BE LET. The comfortable and pleasantly nituatec residence known as GLENGARRY corner o: Oxley Road and River Valley Road. For further particu ars apply to POWELL ft Co.. Ltd Auctioneer* 16-12 22-12 TO LET FURNISHED. The residence known as Invery. No. 8 Tanglin Hill. Entry from lst April to
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 772 9 DAILY SHIPPING REPORT. Chamber of Commerce (to 1 1 am., Dec. 20 ARRIVALS. Dec 19. Poh Ann, Malacca Uirit Mm kus, Emile (Dut) FfclotrU fllaa Dec 20. Sri Mtiar, K hK j j Hong Bee, Kinta (Brit) Sembilan, Van Diemen, In dcagiri (hut) Inaho Maru (Jap); Tatoutse (Feb). CLEARANCES. Dec
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  • 223 10 Yesterday morning, m the Supreme Court, the action was to have contiuued, before the Chief Justice (Sir John Buck Bill, X Cl m which Sayna Abdul Kader sued the Siam Steam Navigation Co., Ltd as owners of. tbe steamer Yugala. claiming 11,799 ford-.ru_.ge to tongkang. It was allegtii
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  • 143 10 Ong Ka Ktang was charged iv the second police court yesterday with at tempting to kidnap a Chinese worn m on the Esplanade on Tuesday evening. Ac cused ia alleged to have caught hold s the woman and dragged her towards a sampan, but lhe Dried out aDd her husband
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  • 261 10 Additional lines connected to Temporary Switchboard since the recent issue of Provisional Li6t of subscribers. 230 Aitken and Ong Siang, 6F Kling st 215 Alsagoff and Co, Battery rd 369 BroesardandMopin, Gresham House, Battery rd 322 Collector of Land Revenue, Registry of Deeds 261 Civil Guard Office, Central
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  • 205 10 I am blind it is not easy to convey to the reader what this means. Moreover I became blinded when I was nineteen and life at first seemed to hold very little m store for me. What I wish to impress on my reader is
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  • 45 10 The Committee acknowledge with thanks the following Subscriptions to the above Amount previously acknowledged $272,013.34 Final Remittance Bintan and Pulau Bulang Staff 11.50 China Futt Hong (2nd) 100.00 G Moijlink, Batavia per Robineon k Co. 1.53 272,126.37 J C Feter, Hon Treasurer.
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  • 30 10 His Excellency the Governor §250 Rev N Couvreur 100 Rupert Manasseh 100 S Manasseh rt Co. 100 Mrs W E Hooper 20 51.G70 Eftßfi Rupert Manasseh.
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  • 55 10 There will be no meeting at the Tanglin Club to give out work on Fridays Dec 22nd and 89th. The next meeting will be on Friday, January sth, when the Bandagamaking class will also meet. It is hoped to send ofl another consignment cf
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  • 653 10 dates given are these of the despatch of the telegram from London] Dec 12. (continued). Official: Germany, with approval of her Allies, makes peace proposals, believed substantially to be restoration of status quo ante bellum, with establishment of independent Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania. Austro-Germans actively preparing
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  • 37 10 The Palladium change of programme i c)udes tho mysterious Man laside," a stoiy of b:other against brother, m which Edwin Stevens is the master rogue and stranger. Comedy cartoons also figure m the show.
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  • 39 10 Further calendars received all useful, many very pretty, are from Jitts ft Co., Otomune big wall calender), Cold Storage Co., Eastern United Assurance, Guan Kiat A Co and the P O and B I 1 diary and almanack.
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  • 87 10 The Shipping and the Import and Export Offices will be open for one hour only— lo to It a.m. on December 25th and on January lst 1917, and will be closed on December 26th. Owners and Masters of shipping are requested by tbe Master Attendant to keep their
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  • 203 10 Barlow's Report. Singapore, Dec 20. Rui.ker. For the Auction this week some 1100 tons were catalogued but of this quantity only 522 tons actually came under the hammer, the demand being such that sellers were obliged to withdraw large numbers of parcels. Owing to lack of competition
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  • 91 10 Singapore, Dec 20th. At the Auction held to day the demand was poor and prices showed a sharp decline. Standard Crepe and Standard Sheet 6old up to 1 42 a drop of $23 on the week. Only one parcel of each grade, how ever, reached that figure the
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  • 11 10 Malaka Pinda 37,000 total 8 months 105,000.
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  • 123 10 A match between Married and 'Single teams on Saturday last waa productive of some interesting polo. The Married team, represented by Messrs Heah Swee Lee, Onraet, Yenning Thomas aad Heah Seng Hye, suffered a decisive deftat owing to the superior combination of the bachelors Messrs Marshall, R:ckett,
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  • 66 10 A Rugby match wa6 played at Chatham between teams representing the Royal Engineers and the Army Service Corps, the latter winning by 85 points to nil. Of 19 tries by the winners 11 were obtained by Captain Nixon, principally from passes by Private Wagftaff. All the place
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  • 167 10 A Coroner's Court of Inquiry was held at Orchard rd Police Station on Tuesday afternoon to inquire into the death of a Chinese painter, who on Sunday last was working on a house opposite the Palladium m Orchard rd, when he fell from the window. He was put into a
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 358 10 Raffles HoteH NEW YEARS DAY GARDEN PARTY ON THE LAWN From 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p. m CAKES, ICES AND^REFRESHMENTS SERVED CINEMA SHOW ON THE LAWN FOR CHILDREN SPECIAI DINNER' AT 8 P.M DANCING AFTER DINNER By kind permission of His Highness the Sultan of Johore v of the Johore
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