The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 January 1917

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1 10 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPOKE TUESDAY, JANUARY, 9, 1917. NO. 8,952
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  • 317 1 A batch of Amsterdam telegrams tells a pitiful tale of German starvation, which we suppose has been allowed to be Beqt out of the country for a purpose. The New York papers believe it. The British blockade is blamed Page 5. The Conference of the Allied Premiers
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  • 1107 1 Durban, October 6. Soldiers, feoldiere, soldiers soldiers and soldiers too. Streaming through the town, tauntering in the town, j:y riding round the town, dominating the town, filling the heart of the town. Soldiers drilling in the streets, blocking up the centre of the town soldiers on parade soldiers
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 235 1 GOODRICH TYRES SAFETY TREAD WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW CQ LIPJ DELIVERIES li 4 **J ..^sssi, I BED AS ILLUSTRATION Size 41 ft: by 2 ft. Price $32.50 ea«-lr m BEST EVGrLISH MADE BED Rra- m unf-il Pra-s ruonnt r d hea-i and foot rail?. U in. r^ i;t a l »"A'.:h very
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    • 156 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Gaiety Charjge of Programme Page 2. K P.M. List of Sailings Page 6. Powell A Co's Forthcoming Sales Page 2. .Hiadecantera of Liquers at Caldbeck Macgregor I Co Page 4. Harima Hall Change of Programme Page 2. Firestone Tyres— Page 3. International P>anking orporution Change of Address Page
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    • 2 1 Marteli's Brandy
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 59 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday Sth. High Water— lo 3S a.m. Singapore Assizes. Wednesday 10th. **len Water— ie r.tii U-16 p.m. Presentation Military Cross. BC C grd 5.30 p. YMOA Social, 8. 5 pm. Thursday 11 th H?gL Water- 0 ri a.m., 11-52 p.m. Friday 12th High Wat^e -17 0-17 pm. Homeward
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  • 247 2 The cinema lady puuist who could thick of nothing more appropriate than 'The Close of a Perftct Day with which to play cut a blood and thunder film fhouid get in touch with the American lirm which specialises in movie music." For the paltry sura cf ten cants per set
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  • 435 2 We have heard but little on this occasion of freak bets in America over the result of the presidental election. S:il! the custom has evidently net quite died out for we read in one of our exchanges Br r Loser Blows Lbai IN CIJOWS Kit. AN I.'1 oN BANDfi AN!>
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 380 2 ts"^h^ Saw B "1 The Worlds best in BRITISH Pianos by— Brinsmead Broadwood Collard and Collard Chappell Stromenger Grands and Uprights AT Incorporated in Hongkong. THE OFFICE MAN lead- a sedentary lif<> his brain grows sluggish bo does his liver. Hihealth suffers so docs hw business. mSMSM the tiny laxatives,
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    • 822 2 WE HAVE NEVER GIVEN YOUJA WRONG TIP YET. SEE LOUISE LO l/EL Y (Singapore s Favourite) In Sir Rider Haggard's Wonderful Adventure Story. THF fiRASPI /TO-NIGHTX *"U 'MMLrakXir f/TO.NIOHT\ u y) OF GREED y) A BRIIISH.NOVEL BY BRITAIN'S BE3T FICTIONI3T FEATfTRIN(. BRITAIN'S BEAITV Those who have read Sir Rider Haggard's
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    • 597 2 ANOTHER MONSTER PROGRAMME TO NIGHT. THE HOUSE OF QUALITY THE ALHAMBRA B E AC II KO A I > MANAGER M H. KENYON SLADE To-Night To Night Why are we acicfi record bunines, Bee rase wear* giving th< pablio wLa tin\ To night complete change of Programme "WHAT NOTS? I'LA.NTAHON
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    • 253 2 AUCTION SALE OF 475 cav- JAG Stewart Nrnpar.. Highland Liqaeor Wbistiy. 1 20 cases J Stewart'- (.old Medal r> Fine OKI art* Scotch Whisky, 2*> case* H« nry s .nip- D White Ptml Scotch Whtek] tM ca-. Hfltom Rraud White Spirit and 10 -a-. i 'trmcuth. To be held at
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  • 792 3 Judge's Comments on Opium Combine. A caee in H M Supreme Court at Shanghai which has been exciting much local interest was brought to a conclusion recently. Y S Kumsoo, a British subject, claimed damages against M Shibbeth, an agent of the Opium Combine, for trespass, and
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  • 119 3 The military authorities have aeked the Salvation Army in India to raise two porter coolie corps for service in the Per «ian Gulf in loidiug and unloading ships. Each corps will be under tiie command of British Salvation Army officers. Staff Captain Harriett has been appointed Cora mandant of the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 473 3 TO NIGHT AT THE TO NIGHT EMPIRE TAN JONG PAGAR ROAD -TRAMS PASS THE DOOR. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME In the Second Ehow, at 9 -5 3" WHEN ROGUES FALL OUT. Z An At^rbiqg Romance of Railway Life. %M Full of Thsiila and Excitement, Love and Villainy, and with a splendid
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    • 398 3 JONGKEENA THE WONDERFUL BLOOD PURIFIER. Mixture for Internal and External Use. CURES Hea3ache, Stomachache. Chest coimlainte, Heirt-cistase, Malaria. Dengue CoUimonfe\ern, Lumbago, Chronic Rheumatism, Ccugb. Cold, Sore throat. Bronchitis, Chronic Ntuia'gia, Diarrhoea. Weakness, Dysentery, Eczema, and all of bkin Diseases, Worms, etc etc. Direction. Take one tablespoonful thrive a day one
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    • 657 3 THE BELAT TIN MINING CO LTD. In Liquidation IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE 1915 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE BELAT TtN MINING CO., LTD. Notice is hereby given that the Creditors of the above named Company, which is being voluntarily wound up, are rtqalred on or before
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    • 712 3 INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION Announces its removal on Bih January 1917 i from No 1, t'rinc -3 Stre to NO. 5, PRINCE STREET. 9-1 HOWARTH ERSKINE. LIMITED. Notice i«» hereby given that the Tranter i Boots of the above Company will be closed from lrth January to 22nd January 1917 (both
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    • 599 3 GOVERNMENT CF JOHORF. WANTED et cnce two Malay Compositors for the Govei-u.nt Pr nting >Hie .Johore Bahru, at a salary of M 5 each y*-i month. Preference will be iven to applicants who have worked in a Newspaper or Gazette Office. Apply to the Superintendent, Government Printing Office, Johore. Johore
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 25 4 nrLCN.— At the Maternity Hospital, Penang, en Jar.uar\ 4. to Mr. and Mrs B. Pkkcy Dillon, Jin tjfcng E-iatt.', Bagan Serai, Perak, a dau&hter,
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    • 17 4 HEBHAHBBN J.Oi HKRMANBEN, Manager of If ey ei a Me&sor. Advised by cable fiom Copenhag< u.
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  • 11 4 ■an ttrnH rfc' *>?«•< v P«opi- ri»at ■atattte
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  • 651 4 The commtraitj will [heave a sigh of relief that the [legislative Council yesterday Bettled, finally, in favour of a w;ii- income tax instead of the meulej of taxes that'tbe Committee on War Taxation recommended, which Committee will probably 1 e tho only dissatisfied people in toe
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  • 594 4 '2nd Lieut A E Gawler Somerset Light Infantry, who has been on n visit to h\* parents here, Mr and Mrs W N* Gav.ler, bab left the Colony on return to duty. The two emplojeea of the Chartered liank who were lined for runnier a Chap .Ji Kt-o lottery were
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  • 134 4 [By Courtesy of the French Consulate. Paris, Jan 7, 615 p tn. Yesterday and to day the artillery was very active. The British captured enem> f a poets on the j north of Beaumont Hamel, and a ifltMH of trencher on the south of Arras. Petrogred. Ou
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  • 169 4 Agents HoOgUodt and Co. Sunsattu Para 6. r >,ooo L'nited Sumatra 68,600 Batu liita (Sumatra 1 19,400 Agfcntß J Suodgraes. Batang Malflka Pelepuh Valley »l Ml Kota Tinge 1 4 Butni; 1 development 5 7'.< K i Agents Bather and <'o I Laoadron I*l 148 Ledbury
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  • 362 4 live Sikh and Bengali j^gae were charged by Inspector T Cannon in the necjnd police court yesterday with house breaking by night and theft of "JlO catties of rubber value SI 85 from the godowu of The General Rubber Company in Havtlock rd. They were all remanded until the 15th
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  • 480 4 EAST AND WEST [Ft Norm)* m* C*h!», U^oter's Service London. ."la- *?ic«|i M. 1 fatal, We ;,.;•...!.< d .'(Mi Bfl|| Car-o front. London, Jon 7 \rr r. filial. An Ba(U«fa ntr. ?outh q| bruke fjn ah Dttdef one we&thfrt bas restricted fii London, Jan T. \\,r f
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  • 66 4 TLe Committofl of the Childcei Sooiety gratefully acknowledge tiki I ing further subscrip I .icra. I'revinuslv aa%oowle4V{ed Boa W W Cooi. I o Robfheoc I I If ,1 Dpc< t Oantain Fawcm B I 1 I, I lVvill' a M HcNi U 1\ A S'evi ij>
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  • 61 4 SINGAPORE ST INDREW'S SOCIETY. List c' rabscrtpti< m f t- I >ec. ii reeponee U Si odrew'f Da bt ball ol thi S f'e c< War Bel M Prc( ioutily i {.->-. red I U Dalgi j 1 i%. H- nderaao I B i 9 tiaon ;;< i lla Manmi
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  • 53 4 TL't' German Preea is axhibiting intevnfl iu Um Mcrei littiagt ur FreLch CImMBImc and t!-, cci:<.va\vr>y tbc- calling of the 191 s levy. The lnte^^^■ which Germany displays in jit f thin which it 18 thought may point to th exhau6tioD of ker foee ib not without own significance, tuvb
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 65 4 HUMPHREY TAYLORS Quadecanters CONTAIN Starboard Light Apricot Brandy Curacoa Peach Brandy wmmmmmmmmmGm CALDBECK. MEBOE Co. I SOLE DISTRIBUTORS FOR STRAITS AND F. H S. JOHNNIE WALKER WHISKY, JOHN LITTLE Co Ltd. JSI INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND. The Singapore and Straits ROUGH DIARY for 1917 Publishers: FRASER and NEAVE, LIMITED. X 11
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    • 66 4 G. R. Lambert Co. I PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 3 a Orchard Road, Telephone No. 1000. The Oldest and Leading. Studio. Firtt in 1872, Foremost in 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the f Requisite Experience, are all at our Ccnmiand, thus ensuring always the production cf only the btst reeultg In
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  • 252 5 AN AUSTRIAN SIGN [By Submarine Cable] Liteut^r'i BerTiL««j Lou Jon. Jan 6. There is orach specula tior: as to the attitude uf the Bmperoi Charles ot Austria who has displayed un expected determination iu weeding cut j the otficials of the old regime. A remarkable fict U
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  • 212 5 The Meeting at Rome Rome, 8. Sr. Bo elli tntortainel taneli d the c nference delegates. Poaeti^- a: 1 pi, .L-icJ deQuite complete victory which R*otild re ~u boa kheii cm j c d ected action Hid Jeter 1 H II Briacd, rep?;iDg associated bimeell with >r 80w
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  • 328 5 Thi Hongkong Government has issued n priatMHM relating to the control of shipI gliding and ship repairing facilities. No v. oik is to be undertaken without the wtii'en ptn:ii; icc cf the Colonial Secret.: r toipgctoi CfMtolla of OrcbarJ id police station in the second police court yester ij; c^.u^eJ
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  • 231 5 IS IT A REAL CRY Amsterdam Tells Pitiable Tales [By Submarine Cable] Renter's Service] London, Jan 6, Reutc r learns authcri j tatively that at no period of the war I has there been such etriking evideucy of rapid and progressive economic deterioration in the enemy countries
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  • 63 5 London Jen 6. Hr:iilu is normally a great grain depot, but the stores were pro aably destroyed u> ike Herman coinmu uiqi <■ does not mention booty. The Emperor's ordt?s have siaited a new outburst cf boasting \a the German prase, which with joy at the capture
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  • 257 5 The Greek Situation London Jan rt. Apparently tb-- (Jreek Government ia preLrtnt^; for war with the Entente. The pro Ge/man press, in most violent language, declares that the blockada has caused an intolerable situation. Reservists are secretly enrolling and have been ordered to he ready to join
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  • 170 5 lu the first magistrate's court yesterday morningi Mr Btorch, maoager of the Jaliao Frankel Furniture Company, Orchard rd, pleaded guilty to havinn suU a motorcar, and failing to notify tbe Licensing Offici r of the trar.-action. H-- wus lined live dollars acd costs. Eusope bin klydin, chauffeur
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  • 82 5 The SCC paviiion will t>o cj en on Jan 10 to htJies. frieuds of members, to witness the presenting of the Military Cross to (apt Black. Inspector Mcl^uarrie in the thild police court yesterday charged Yin Choon and Koh Chuan of 877 1 Victoria 1 1, with as sitting in
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  • 733 5 Ordinary Meeting, Monday Jan. 8. Present. H.E. the Governor (Sir Arthur loung 0.c.M.G., I His Excellency the General Officer Coin- manding the troops Major Gen. Ridout, c.m.g The Hon. the Col Sec: Mr F S James c.m.g. The Hon. Att. General (G. A. Gocdman.) Col. Treasurer (A. M.
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  • 4859 5 Income Tax Imposed. The Hop. the Attorney Genpral eeid that! the War Duties Bill which bo moved for fi"st reading mcorpouited ono set of recommendations of the Committee appoint- j ed by the Governor to advise regarding' what war contribution could be raised by any means better than
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 239 5 Robinson Co. j \^A HAVE* IjciUlwci «/r4^':i^\ SELECTION OF fetm ilk mm wk i j- >u -i m §B/flMt\ Ladies Voile Blouses xs&wik s fS^^T^^ "AN* USEFUL AMpIM AND DAINTY STYLES Also Cambric Shirts fer Sports Wear Bebe Brand Milk >.' tspeciaUff m the amount tf mam l fJ!£^^ tU}!
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 722 6 M EIXERMAT LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Por particulars as to rate9 of freight and passage apply to IfICALISi cK ft liOif Liu. F ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA (KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPY) SPECIAL 5000 TONS TOURIST STEAMERS A USTRALIA BATAVIA— OURABAYA PORT DARWIN— PORT MORESBY -BRISBANE SYDNEY-MELBOURNE
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    • 573 6 It O« British India Apcab Line 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. Homeward (fob Europe). I Outwabd (fob Ohmj) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE Homeward (for Europe) 1 Outward (for China
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    • 674 6 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAHSHIP CO., Ltd. (Incorporated In Japan), EUROPEAN LINE. A service Is maintained between Yofcoham* via ports to Marseilles, London, under mat contract with the Imperial Japanese Ooveta ment. Tbe New Twin screw Steamer** maintaining this service have been fcpeclallf designed and constructed, and are flttei
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    • 393 6 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMPc INCORPOHATKD IS F)'.A'. MAIL LINK, FortnigJiT y service Sgtwm a ('hina. -Japan. Ce>icn. Ditboat Marftilieh. BRANCH LINE Fcrtnigbth -ervicehftwrcti S (1 Haiphong. Por further infcrniation apply tc J. de COURTOIS CHINA MAIL STEAMSHIP CoT^ IN<;OIip,")R«Tf I- IN n.fi l Sailings from Horgk^^ FOR SAN FRANrisco Via
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  • 529 7 Wake up Germans, and Make Munitions! Amsterdam, Nov. 16. Hindenburg has been quick in learning the lesson taught him by the English! victory on the Ancre. In dramatic language to day the un- I crowned emperor of Germany souude an almost desperate note of solemn warning to his
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 19 7 utlvltN I (IN WOODEN BARRELS). A y^ B r B A il\ QUOTATIONS FROM COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
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    • 603 7 THE NEW ATLAS AND COMMERCIAL GAZETTEER OF THF STRAITS SFTTIFMFNTS FMS Kelly ®> Walsh, Limited. I Have pleasure in announcing the forthcoming publication of this important work, now in active preparation by the Far Eastern Geographical Establishment. I This work is the result of several years of close research and
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    • 86 7 ALL-BRITISH ROM TYRES USED BY THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE BRITISH Rom Tyres a>-< s used b} mol >rists the world over, aixl their outstanding merits a.re recognise i also by 11. ML War Office, tho Admiralty and othei (jovornnient depai tmenti, all of whom are regularly placing Orders for more
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  • 693 8 Line To Egypt Border Completed. By piercing a tunnel though the Taurus Mountain?, in Southern Asia Minor, the Germane have conquered the last natural obstacle on the railway route from Berlin to Baghdad. Some mouths will pass be (ore the tunnel is fit to take traffic, but when it
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 369 8 Not only is the Liver the largest but one of the most important organs in the human body, and when deranged it becomes the source of endless suffering. When the Liver is clogged by the inactivity of the kidneys and bowels, it become torpid, and fails to filter the bile
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  • 41 9 Jan. 8, 1917. The following are the 6hares as to which changes are notified in Messrs Fraser Co.'e Saturday's share list RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Buyers Sellers 360 3.80 6.30 6.90 MINES. Titi Tin Co Ltd 8.00 8 50
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  • 55 9 >CCBEECTKD Ul TO Jan 8 Bftiik 4 m/i |.j| dimftud 1.4 1 PiltbSs cesditfi 8m 1.4 16-16 Fvanet demand Bank 325 Imdia, T. T. HoJfIBKOHa, demand 1% p m Yokohama, daman d lqq} Java, dtmanJ n-\ Babqkok, dsmand 87 J SOVIRSISBi, Bank Buyioc 18.64 Bank oi Hngland R&i« 8
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  • 148 9 Jan 8. Tin (buyers) 86 60 s*r»hiii« 14<50 r i*mbi»a Cafe* No. 1 22.00 G&tri«il«K Cttfe* No. 2 19 50 Feppay R?*v k ocdin B'pote 31.00 Pesp«i, (Wci^e W:-J ss.OQ Etalmoft (110 lathe it) 3C.00 Bfatmagf 100 to ttie Ift.l nom H&ce (Banda) ho. oo Cloves (Aml-oiiß/ doixi. Bali
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 561 9 War or Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP lIIL iiuJbHi utulLlMi LITE liuOUiyiliiiif wiTuAm, Llivll I LI/. (INCORPOnATBO IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). BEAD OFFICE- Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 52, Old Jewry. EX. 1 M OcTEp»Bf bas £20,C00 ££*osiiud with
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    • 432 9 THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE GO. (Incorporated in Canada). All kinds of Life End Endowment policies Issued. F. S Evans. Manager, South Eastern ABia. Gcta.-ie ft Co. Ltd., General Agents, Singapore. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In New Zealand.) ?181 Insurances effected on Buildings, Real and Merchandise ot every description.
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    • 288 9 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE AND MARINE. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) YAN6-TBZE INSURANCE ASSOC. Ltd. MARINE. (Incorporated In Hongkong.) CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE. (Incorporated in Hongkong.) LONDON GUARANTEE ACCIDENT Co. Ltd GUARANTEE. (Incorporated in England.) Fire and Marine Risks of every desorlpt'o* underwritten at lowest current rates.
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    • 182 9 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. Capital BubHcribed Y. 49,000 000 Capital Paid Up Y. 30,000,000 Reserve Fund Y. 20,800,000 President, J. Inouye Esq. Vice-President. Y. Yamakawa Esq. DIRECTORS. J. Inouyo Esq. Y. Yaruaka\^ Esq. N. Soina Esq. M Odagiti Esq. K. Sonoda Esq. T. Kawaehiina Esq R. Klmnra Esq. Baron
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    • 91 9 STAMFORD HOUSE, PRIVATE HOTEL Bras Basah Road. CINTRALLY SITUATED Always cool and exposed to sea bretat FURNISHED APARTMENTS with Board. Comfortable Booms with Bathrooms attached. Electric Fittings throughout. Large Reception Hall and Biiliarcu Separate tables in spacious dining room. TEH MS The most reasonable in Town. For farther particulars, apply
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    • 31 9 Massage Hall (PATRONIZED BY MANY DOCTORS., MASSAGE I MANICURE BATHS Mr Fujita, Mrs. Haru and Two As.-t. Masseuse. OPEN DAILY 6 a.m.— 9.00 p.m. No. 239, Bencoolen Street, Teleph. No. 1467.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 479 9 MAIL TABLE To day. Intermediate and loom maile, will be toone In list below Ponang, Malacca, F.M.B. (by Train) I p.Di daily (except Ekrsflagr). Johoie, 8, I.tO, 11 a.m.. 12.5:. 4 A 6 p m c «cob [fock Gan 8.30 aw Keriuion Suil g 30 am Surfgei Liat Scott Harley
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  • 32 10 i Price of rubber for Customs duties, I FM S, Jan 12 18th 3s per Ib. 1155 per j pikul. New war tax of 5 per cent ad valorem to be levied.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 20 10 s. c. c, BOWLING TOURN AM ENI. TO DAY'S TIES. Double handicap. Lyall and White v MrKeuzie and Scoular. mlm
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    • 230 10 GLAXO 7"//E B£S7 FOOD FO/? IHFAI\n YOUR baby is the most precious thing VOIV l;a\ #f/S Good health is the most valuable possession If/ GLAXO is a complete food in itself, requiring < addition of boiling water, no milk or cream has to be k| A FRESH CONSIGNMENT JUST TO
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