The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 December 1916

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  • 14 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN SINGAPORE FBIDAY, DECEMBER, 29, 1916. NO. 8,914
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  • 168 1 The F M S have passed their war taxa tion enactment The minimum prices for taxation of rubber and tin are Is 6a and ♦70. The assessment tax. is not proceeded With. The Governor expressed his personal preference for income tax Page 4. The Peace movement is
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  • 835 1 Care must bfl tsktfl 80l bo pronounce this lilit bhfl aJjiC'v;- ■MMfcllj applied to the Jawi) when thej are called the cLot-en People. Korea, or Chat? Heien, or Chosen, means the land of the Morning Calm or thfl Freeh Morning. From most rer<ut acccunte derived from the annual report
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 161 1 GOODRICH TYRES FETY T.'isAi) Baffles Hotel Special Dinner SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30. The misses Woods Society Entertainers WILL APPEAR AFTER DINNER Hew Songs and Dances. FAREWELL VISIT. JL J.Growther Shaw&Go. pi A specially trained staff of ;skjuftjf X workmen enables us to guaran- 4MB* tee perfect-fitting garments f j "i i
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    • 166 1 IT is only the tyre which gives you the Greatest Mileage per dollar expended which is worth buying. v«f^il£^ X Your personal judgment will y/ be in favour of"Stelastic (ill tiP H Tyres because they give the Vte*^ ..qifir greatest mileage and most y Moreover "Stelastic Tyres" n •^wSLJIR^r •->
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    • 118 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT. Tenders for Malacca Volunteer supplies Page 8. Fox Terrier dog lost Page 3. Fine motor car for sale Page 2. Powell and Co auction eale of furniture Page 2. New sailings of the Siam Steamship Co —Page 6. Also revisal of the K P M Page 6. New
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 114 1 THE WEEK. Friday 29th. High Water—l 40 ft.no., C-'6 p m. Bimpam Valley meetlug, Barker's, 12 noon. B'pore Engineering Co, meeting, 3 p.m. Sb turd a j 30th. High Water— S- a a.m., 113 p.m. Bhropshires Regimental Sports, TanjjlLn 4 pm. Sunday 31st. High Water— 3 i a.m., ?.O p.m.
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  • 248 2 Jacnes Boyle, who had so remarkable an escape from the fate of all pkhers aboard tha ill-fated Connernara and Retriever, will tuk« a placH aiucug the bole aurvivois ol great tragedies. Wbai the Frerjch mail agpamer General Chanzy went oq the rock-i, off iMCIh-weel Miuoica, aix years ago,
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  • 450 2 Athen?, Nov. Th; Bientberofl Typos publishes to day ac laterNi^w with a superior Frencb officer at Salonika who recouut-3 how the Skoi^oudis Government tricked Serbia when she propcsit;d to attack Bulgaria beforo the latter could complete her mobih?at;on. The Greek Government thec ntemeded M Pashitch from
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  • 105 2 ajaoni lb« Ifei MTed from ouo of th-: Zeppelins recently destroyed in kh)fl country, aayt Ibc Harological lonrnal, the commandtt'^ gjld watch. Ig was considerably Jitnagfd, bu^ the engraved inscription witbin the outer case remaiaed aad iced Madi ia EusiaLd." Speaking to meetin^ of the Poetry Soeietj at London DniTexaity,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 506 2 AUGII3N S&U OH Valuable Teak iiousehold Furniture &c. fit the Saie-room of Powtll Cc, Ltd. On Fr.day, December 29th, at 1 1 am. K fi ood toned cottage ptano, m J lo^ ll^ Btaiuedteai i escopio dining taU wax polished tt-ak and rattan arm and easy chairs, teak pedeatal writing
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    • 706 2 TO-NIGHT! (Second Show 9.15) TO-N!G?iT!! A ROMANTIC SOCIETY PLAY. Lynn Reynolds vho wrote and Produced this charming Red Feather Production "It Happened In Hontlulu certainly got hold of a good idea for bis frtory The plot U originali and there is som thin* doing every min te in all live
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    • 458 2 A Happy New Year to all Special New Year fUtrftctiooi THE HOUSE OF QUA I.' ""V THE r. i: an h h >ad MANAGER M H. KKNYON-- ADI-To-Nigbt To Night Pictures and tn&i I Specir.l Eng-gement bdluwiog their enoriucus ■oOoow .u h&am uad r. of the "WHAT J^OTS"' A hij;h
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    • 248 2 LfeT Hocat App;; KcflLlb 1 :iv t Cc Lit n i c St. Helen's Court Coilyer Quay TO LET: Sp en-lid front office on 2nd floor. Floor space 3692 sq. ft. AUo godown In basement Apply to the Secretary St. HELLN'S tGUBT H u ro let K 0.. 7 OL
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  • 807 3 QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. Man-Power. 62 Mr M;<ckinder asked the Secretary j of State for India whether, in view of the I faot ibat many educated and experienced j man either permanently incßpiicrtated for! 'further service in the Navy or Army or j I over military age are seeking suitable em-
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  • 108 3 j Mr Godfrey Isaacs recently Btated thai; (while it is true that Ihe iiarconi Coin pany wero interested in the German com pany and h .id directors on the German I company's board, the English Marconi [Company has never had any German director upon its board nor have the Gel
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 438 3 ra*)j'>Ui' "Mjir R( ad rrama Pass the Door Ml MGHT TO-NIGHT CHANGE OF PROvrR\MME. la Iht secc: show 930 pm. or-Hdi It ■•> s Millie u-, Saved. G i Bandy-Mao a! Detective Work, i '> In your Beds n Britain*! Wat h il ga Gaarde (he Seas" Two Lc j<
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    • 380 3 i iw in iii iiwwßii'iiiiaiii^ii'iwi—HMfm THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, LTD. Held 8 ll hertby g}rea that au Ordii-arj oon oral Met ttty f the straits Tradlsg Company, Limit d. will be ht Id at the Company's R gi&tercd Oflico, 11 Cellar Quay, on Saturday 30th Eteoember, 191*, at boob, tor
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    • 483 3 FOST. Pox Terrier; white with black markings. Finder wiis be suitably rewarded. A. C HARRIHGTOH. Idanioipa <*y--9911 i" 1 MALAiftA V^J.y^lT£E« RiFi.ES. Tenders are ir.vit* f nr th- supply for tho yearign ol Boots, Khaki Flannel Hhircn and Khaki Drill Uniforms consisting of Turncs, Tion.-t t~ Breeches and Cap Covets.)
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    • 713 3 jj]ii!ii!iiiiilili!ijwii!:;^ i iiiii'ii^iiiiiPiiiiigijiigiiiaiL §11 (jfftji f i ii.u.|_i.i.i.i.t V| f i l M.].i.?.f^ l l uT(j.f.T.t.mj.f l i.{^jj,^ l |^j l i.ii.i.i I |.>.;.t^njj M'lP rrvf.rr^ C/fe Gramophone Company £imifed Have pleasure in announcing $n Gntirefy View Category of "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" jl 1 RECORDS 10 flic fi are now
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    • 465 3 JQHORE GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH. Tdegraphic cemmunicßtion has now been established between Singapore and Johore Post Office and ttle^rams can be despatched to Johore Bahru from any station on the Malayan Telegraph r>hte.rii. H SftLLEH Postmaster General, Johore. 25-12 3318 IN THE MATTER OP THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 1915, AND IN THE MATTER
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  • Domestic Occurrences
    • 36 4 Phillips.— To Mr. and Mrs R. H, Phillips, Nova Scotia Estate, a daughter. Ardlie.— On the 25th instant at the European Hosiital, Kuala Lumpur, the wile cf A. W. ArdJie, of Kuala Lipls, a daughter.
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    • 28 4 Bobbptson—Ledingham. At the Presbyterian Church, Penaug. i n the 23rd irstatt, D Graeme Robettooo Jucior, to Helen Johnston Ledlngham youngest daughter of the late John Leuiu^baiu, Abeideeu.
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  • 2084 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, December. 29, 1916. Ii ft sktli tb» Prtss fbe People's r!|h: eulstsA: i*~v*<\ by iiific- ice anJ a^br!b«d ky m<\ V* ■> jwtrio': Tr-.rLs he«- gi kso^i ftpr.t *"*>*ri ta Religion- Lo7*it? Bod A recent change in tbe compilation of telegrams as sent out by
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  • 170 4 London, Dec 28 L'he Daily Tel PD layc that ih. lex: of tbl Germany has been ppro d b *«%J Allies and make it clear it' tiJ < iand neutrals anke that Da honfT. 11 |be entertained of ever p, r u e d Allies to surrender a
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  • 280 4 The From Out ■'-ffupondfixi i The Ft-cera; OOQJ to-day and p&s-t-d Uie war tax n i t In introdi i-. man leßtißned the total om, was aatiai c U id pro daoaiafi,? lgree< j lhal Um at age of the opium and '.iqQ Or i i nna
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  • 62 4 Wfim Om Own Correspond' -8 Of Well Lc. i rtftfi l> R Ac C li N.cci its I or the ensuing Atiamed Thamby V coa miM i poquire ii oiir n aud Ma: following Eb but icw&s was i of the 1 point ii <m ..od othc
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  • 30 4 Ike Berlin Z a oalled ihe D I lierma feubmaiine a long d mor 1 the i pita m having i before :c the Zoo i .^a of winter tev
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 145 4 Whiskies WTE CAN SUPPLY THE FOLLOWING In 41 and 10 Gallon Casks. V. O H. B. CLUB BHARU CIUB V. O. S. PRICES ON APPLICATION TO CftLDBECK MHCGRE6OR Co. Ireputationl 1856 1917 It takes time to make a reputation. Steady years of dignified dealing A good name in business is
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    • 44 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. Beg to notify that their Studio is now in charge of Mr. George Michael, widely and favourably known throughout the Straits and F M. S. during the past thirty Year for the excellence of his productions.
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  • 412 5 INDIAN REPRESENTATION ;By Hnhtnannat Cabl«] (Heater's Berrice] London, I>-e 27. —The L,ewnpaperi applauJ the decisto i that India shall be re-ented in the Imperial Conference. The Tiraeg pays India is to be given a place in the Conference to which her -ids: ;:c nnd devuttd support of the
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  • 176 5 Gec v 3 <'•••)■• of nil -ich box a (ami oo the bat, g Bx< bi nge i_; f. .fJUII j ed tat as an ai i itoi wme > v i wivsd thii V :,j l ag aoo« of the 4 ,^ure a m and ing taJ i y
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  • 103 5 HAS SWEDEN JIONED IN The Allied Reply [By Submarine Cable] [Reater'i Service] London, Dec H7 Reuter learns that the Allied reply to the German peace note ia being draftr-d at Paris. The Allies are mutually communicating on the subject. It i* unlikely official action will be taken as
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  • 51 5 Paris, Dec 98.— French opinion ta that the German reply showH Ihat Germany wants tht» German hand of pence which will be wrenched by the allies, by a rose, iu defanli of etren^th to obtain it forcibly. Bex deceitful machinations justify tbe A;l lC -c5 > deiertnic ttion
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  • 13 5 London, Dec 27. -The daath has occur red cf Sir Jesae Herbert.
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  • 374 5 As upon every battlefield the Allied Armies are d*-monstratiug albeit with buoyant assunuce as to the re^uit- their I conviction thai victory and genuine peace ;are only to be attained b\ heroic devotion jand uncomplaining endurance, so with united voice thu counsellors of the Allied nations
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  • 311 5 Tbe foil wree i ce regarding the nhi ve. ?t i i k> Dfl 1■ publication is ev f x i (i. v- n r--'.: IF ■;in\ S r.^aporci l h October, 19 18, i ).Tir Lc d M or, Fb*nch Red Cboss Fund. With referee
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  • 9 5 Baku K 1 3,^00 (No.)
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  • 129 5 IN RUMANIA [By Submarine Cable] I Renter' Service] London, Deo 27. The Berlin oommuni quo claims the bringing down of nine aeroplanes in the western theatre and the breaking through of several Russian positions on the eastern Danube, where tbe army forced its was into the enemy
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  • 164 5 London, Dec. 21. -Genera] Haig reports We Bearohed and bombed a few hundred yards of trenches and dugouts northwestward of Len^, doing great dam age without ourselves Buffering any casunltiea. Our positions northward of the Somme and near Le Sara were heavily ■shelled at intervals. We successfully
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  • 239 5 A draft for $340 representing tha amount contributed by the undermentioned four Indians towards the Indian War Relief /.as recently handed to the G O C by Mr W Goolay, 0 oi P. F M S. Pensioned Subadar (F M S Police) Qttlab Kuan, sou of
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  • 49 5 List of s ip -..ons .'corn 9 rli instant, iu response to St Andraw'a DiV Appeal, on behalf of the Society's "War Relief Fuud." Previously received 31,76* X Y Z 25 Andiew Agnew 100 T B Peterkin 25 91,915 A M MCNEIL, (Hon. Sec'y. Treasurer.)
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  • 53 5 SIR ARTHUR PEARSONS APPEAL. Already acknowledged 1,125 Hnn Tin Jiak Kim ICO A E Baddeley 25 w E Hooper 25 j w Jooes 10 Mr Wardle 10 W C Cowan 5 Further RifU may be aent to Mrs Wreford the Huu Tread, or to tha
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  • 32 5 Generalisation i6 prevarination. It is haidiy to say more than that ca:b of us likes whf*t (e) ho likes, dislikes what U) he diahk'js, and is more or less fiank about it.
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  • 207 5 With thi6 morning's issue of our paper we enclose for the Singapore public a printed postcard on which they can record their view as to the best course to be' adopted with reference to Malaya's con- tribution of men to the war. These postcards need only to
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  • 192 5 MALAYA 'S MAN- POWER To the Editor. Dear Sir, I entirely agrep with your view that liability for pervice out of tbe Colony should be compulsory, and that every man up to a certain age should be calied up for hie case to be decided on ite merits. Ifc is
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  • 169 5 SINGA PORE CATHOLIC CLUB. CHILDREN'S X'MAS ENTERTAINMENT. Dnder the auspices of the Singapore Catholic Club, a laige aud merry crowd of youngsters,! from a vary Bmall size to quite respectable heights, congregated yesterday evening it: the Victoria Theatre, where they were entertained to a cinema show. The theatre was kindly
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  • 287 5 CHRISTMAS PARTY The girls of Sfc Mary'a Horns had their Christmas Party labt evening, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable party, tooi They j number at present 84, with ten young j ladies employed in town, for whom the! Home if a Hostel, The party began with
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 263 5 Robinson m 60. SOLE AGENTS FOR &u£fofo Sweetmeats Fancy Boxes of Chocolates Prices $3.25 $4.25 $5.25 $6.50 $7.50 $8.50 $9 50 $165* XMAS CAKFS Wee $3.75 $5.50. MIXED FRUIT, DUNDEE, SULTANA and GIMGEB CAKES Price $2.75. CllHliliaA^V EDINBURGH SHORTBREAD rGP gliSOil S iv $200 I J XMAS PUDDINGS MINCEMEAT Price
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  • 1171 6 ST OCKS AND SHARES Issued by FBASEK <£ Da •>. change tad Ash Deo, fUOHMtOM DtBterltßg BtMW MW fcC g»Tftefl SH fturclr itCTi.. -rJBBER BTBRLISG 100,009 Ml aUa*M J2t- j 179,919 2s 2e taffo-Jra 20% 190^909 Ei fte Aiiflo-lfalaj 19 Inl 10,909 tg Se ??A&a«g !£alafte 10% 80.000 i 1
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 998 6 ■ESSAGERIES VARITDKB i;r AS<::) J4PAN M. Al l taMCM* L "iL'ww. la .-o.Cbi O aJ STEAHSHIP Co. Ltd. Chini lapan, Djibouti, Egypt and ninoorporatou ?n Ja?an>. Marstnu EUROPEAN LIKE. BRANCH L!HB. Fcr I u-Tonranc- A service Is maintained between ioHonar^i HaiDhocc vla portß to Marseilles. London, under n.&) contract with
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    • 692 6 P. O* Okitish India AND I\ PCA fi JLI I N E (Oomjanies Incorporatied in England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract witn His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, intiia, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about
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  • 527 7 Both these well kao vu and sweet scent d fiowf rs are Cat more v.ilued at home than they are out here. (Jniortnnately fcb i itfl of the verj many beautiful Bowei usually associated with funerals •d'.ul BO arc Bhtmned by >-orae people. Though if we were
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  • 266 7 Me J H M Robaon of Koala Lumpur if on a visit to Penang. Mr H N Patron thai left Kuala Lumpur tor Singapore er. 'route to Java. Mi II P Clodd of Kuali Lumpur, is on B visit to Penang, I A case ha- been aried iu New York
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 239 7 SUPPLIES FOR SMBcX l TaHII lIMIIIIII ■•*vnxzm*v. Acetic Acid. 99 per cent pure. 4nt Fumigators ai*d Sulphur Powder. 4rsenite of Soda for killing ou< Lalang. Aspinati s varnish Paints &e. Cartridges. Nobel's own loading -with spon iii>4 Ballistite which holds more pigeonahool cords tim., un^ <,:■..■..■, r -A\vl..-i.: Cement "Pistol"
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    • 282 7 SIGNS OF DEBILITY. People who tired all of the time and never feel rested, even after a long night in bed, who cannot regain weight and strength, whose stop lacks elasticity and who feel no j jy in living, are debilitated. An examination might show that every organ i f
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    • 195 7 j MY* DEAR SIR It Is absolutely impossible to get a t better pen of any description than ly— "SWAN 1 Ili I P m> INK The lateit Bwu is the ll Safety which cannot leak ®ven oarried upsice down Investigate this wonderfully Simple Improvement Sold by Jewellers, Importers, and
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  • 1584 8 To Dee. 31 Nov. To auto v Abaco 5944 i£ Allagar, D£c 266,800 33,800 218. A.Gajah, Sep 29,790 14,500 125,800 AlorPongftn 24,370 189,429 Unia, 26,900 343,400 Ampat, Sep 36,054 18,250 129,688 An- Johore, Mar' 177,248 §1,111 228,950; An Malay, Doc 1,507,347 164,342 1,569,194 AnS'tra, May 473,623 80,352
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  • 135 8 Il ee list thv monthly total I i i e Gompac 1916 total to date and of the past me Ucate t for v Ampang Kinta, 88. Aver Weng Deebook 840 3 I Belat, Mar ltl| Rrueeb, July 800 !a-uat:iixug. 4,9b OopangGonflid, 14,670 (li l i. MPI 2,761
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 280 8 nili^— l— ■i» I ml" lII* lIITIIII- JKi^ li ii-«. »u- PSESBLAC!;! Minut. 30 Varieties All Delicious X The Cuis.ne of one of the finest chefs in the world available for your table. Crosse Blackwell Guarantee these Sosps to be made under ideal conditions, U are all their Jable delicacies.
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  • 52 9 CO3BBOTBD Dl fO Dec 28. Bfruk 4 m/i |.4| ftrt i fefit* Ci-sdJ bliiiii |<4 10-8S Fsance demand Bank 82C Isdia, T. T. ifi| BoscEOse, demand 2^% Pra Yokohama, demand 109f JAVA, d.ami,::.O 186 Bajsgkce, daman d 65l SOVBBBia:^, Bank Baying $8.54 Bazdc of Gnglaad .tt«t« tf% 8m SHtm
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  • 139 9 Dec 28. Tin (175 tons) 83 50 Gamble* 14t50 f*w°n?.%-«gr r "TT*-& So, 22.00 Qfem^Jftv Oufce No. 2 19.50 PeFpat Black brfiin S'pou 31., j; j Peppw, (WMte foil) 87.00 tfttsin«gs (110 ?a tfa« ib) BC.OO Xciicnegs (100 so {be JbJ nom. SJace (Su\ida) 76.00 Clows (Amboina) noiiJ# r*ail
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 430 9 cp Peac Faminf or Plenot, Life Insurance 2s vobtb too cents on the dol^ah. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP (irCOEPORATXD IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). VO OFFICE Wlnetr^ier fioo-.e, Singapore LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. 'T tu 2»0 000 Acycsiiea w!tb Jhe Snateae C-ii* s* Eaglanfl, aaa 3 om f lie ß
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    • 392 9 THE MANUFAQTURERS LIFE INSURANCE GO. (Incarporated in Canada). All kinds of Lire and Endowment policies issued. F. S Evans. Manager, South Eastern Asia, Outhrie ft Co. Ltd., General Agent«, Singapore. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD, (Incorporated ?u Mow Zealand.) ?IM Insurances eflectec! on Buildings, Kenl i ant! Merchandlbt of every
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    • 290 9 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE So., i*. FIRE AND MARINE (Incorporated In New Zealand.) YAN6-TBZE INSURANCE iSSM. Ltd MARINE. (Incorporated in Hongkocg.) CHINA FIRE INSURE Qu., Lie. FIRE. (Incorporated In Elon^iioni?,, LGNOOM eiIABIHTEE AGSSOEHT Co ltd. GUARANTEE. (Incorporated in England.) Fire and Marine Kisks o£ every OeßOrtat'oi undorwrltcen at lowest currem racaH.
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    • 181 9 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. Capital Subscribed Y. 48,0)0.000 Capita] Paid Up Y. 30,<K0,000 Reserve Fund Y. 20,80,000 President. J. Inonye Esq. Vice-President. Y. Yamakawa Esq, DIRECTORS. J. Inouye Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N, Boma Esq. M Odagiri Esq. K, Sonoda Esq. T. Kawaßhimalsq. B. Kimura Esq. Baron K Iwasaki
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    • 571 9 THE Siogapope Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Bln^pon Y>. H its a mornlui Daily, and is on sab an early boor each morning (Sundays exc pted). Oath price Ten Cents a oonj Subscribers' ooplee\H v.. e d aitheli private residenoes, (or to fl t r «odowx»i if
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 497 9 MAIL TABLE To day. Intermediate and local mails-,, wii, be loosi In list below Penarg, Malacca, F.M.tf. (by Tvalaj 2 p.a daily (except Sunday). Johoie, 8. 8.30, li a.m., 12,8v. 2, 4 6 p.w Pulau Soegi Aiag Hong 8.30 av Paulu Soegi Hong Aik 8.80 av Cucob Soon Hong 8.30
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  • 729 10 AL OK GAJAH RUBBER 17:> PEB CENI IN 4i YEARS. The eigbftl neral meeting of the AL- Gaj b Rob ei Batate, Ltd., was! held yeeu-io'y at tbe registered cflice, Gresham Hooi B fctery rd Singapore. Mr A W BsSQI '1 shew being nlro present M MTI B Roland Llewellyn,
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  • 204 10 On Christmas day and the day following the Y M C A met the naval teams of a warship at football and cricket respectively on the Polo Ground. The visitors won easily in both matches chiefly due to the T M C A being unable to put up a strong
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  • 1685 10 From Our Own Correspondeni A Volunteer from the F.M.S. Edinburgh, Nov. 15. A couple of days ago I met one of the laiJ- in khaki who have corao from the Malay PHDinsula to Qgbt in Europe. He j wai still wearing tropical uniform, Jo my astonishment: it looks
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  • 64 10 Sir William H Dunn is 727tb Mayor that London has hud, for the first Mayer of London was appointed iu the year 1189. Fiotn time immemorial the holder of this oftico hue bteu called Lord Mayor," and sicco 1354 he has been a Right Honour able." He ranks as an
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  • 420 10 At the registered offices of the Company. Messrs Derrick and Company, Greshara House, Battesy-rd, yesterday afternoon,] ■he eighth annual meeting of Pajam Ltd, cook place, there being present :—Messt a W L Watkins (Chairman) and Director,! H R Llewellyn. C «pta n Reek, A W Bean, W
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  • 180 10 RUBBEB. At the usual weekly auctions which commenced to day some 1,120 tons were catalogued for sale. The tone of the market can only be described as fair, and prices were somewhat irregular, a considerable number of parcels being again bought in. Fine Pale Crepe brought the
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  • 118 10 The Harirna Hall speciality is a drama tised Btory ''Little Eve Edgarton" with 8n L ko Comedy. The Alhambra announce particulars of the Whatnots, who open to night There are aleo good films. "Nedra" is the great spectacular fi'm at the Gaiety, but the programme is f^ll of
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  • 54 10 S. C. C. BOWLING TOURNAMENT. TO-DAY'S TIES. Friendly Pairs. Lyall and Chaney v McKenzie and Sinclair. Lowndea and Brown v McKean and Smith. SATURDAY, No Tics arranged for today in con sequence of the Rugby Football Matci:. S C C v Negri Sembilan. Ties hoNYPvrr mriy be played by ur
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  • 41 10 The Metbodist Publishing Houee forward ona of their 1917 wall calendars. Hin Wtitt Co. send us copies of their calendar with two charming views. From the East Asiatic Company comes a 1917 dcte biock. From Edgar Bros a Longfellow date tablet.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 170 10 LAXO I jj 7/^E fi£S7 FOOD FO/^ I/VF4/V/ S [YOUR baby is the most precious thing YOU have 'HIS Good health is the most valuable pos^ G£.4A r O is a- complete food in iis li tv quiring only t k addition of boiling water, no milk or cre.m km
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