The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 January 1917

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. n:x cents SINGAPOKE THURSDAY, JANUARY, 18, 1917. NO. 8,960
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  • 221 1 Many details are given of the Ea«t Africa campaign, which eeerns to have been 9 good piece of combined work. Page 5. General Smuts is to go to England for the War Conference, and from the appearance of things m East Africa he can be spared Page
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  • 1297 1 THH VALLEY OF THE SHADOW. Children, ha knew, wen often afraid of shadows. Elfl remembered perfectly that on tbe will] of the heirdom, when be was a ButaH boy, huug a print taaaoad m btraw, the nail cf which caet a sbadovr that m the wavering light of the JovrereJ
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 77 1 GOODRICH TYRES "••FETY TREAD SPECIAL SHOW OF PLATED WARE AND JEWELLERY g i §70 50 v SPECIALLY MADE CLOCK V tf; V I ■q. r jr. t,j 'iielgf"-^^ COOO CLASS TTaa /«p^ftSS Pife^. C>^^ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 14 DAYS AMERICAN CLOCK L^ CU -i SPECIAL CUT CLASS i^sJy^ A D^poagty made
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    • 157 1 L\ IST ADVERTISE WEN 7.5. Miij cipnlity want a eaaitary iu^pt-ctor K,.l 3. C >ld Storage arrangements for (Jhice-e Ne-v Year P.ige 8. "ibbor Eb'.ate wanted Page 3. Trtt.o6f*r books of Gientaiy— tPaj(ft 2. Onit.g Keng Lee sell hoasehold furniture at O\l y rd— Paa,e 2. Steluetic tyres Page 5.
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    • 3 1 Martell's Brandy t
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 88 1 THE WEEK. Thursday 18th 'llfh Wftt^r -4- l 0 a.m., 6-4 p.m. Eastern Ga;o Lodge, b. so puj Friday 19th High Wftt&r- 6 34 a.m., B-0 p m. Chamber of Comnjerc3jip:cial mtt;. 12.3? pm. Sriordij 20th. Jligh Wattr-e-4i a.m 91 p.m. Sunday 21st H'.gh Water— < 4* a.m r 19
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  • 109 2 LABOUR COMMISSIONER'S DEPARTURE. The Honourable Khan Bahadur A X <i Ahmed Thaunbf ilaricar wiled en Tnesdav a!tercocn for Nrgapatarn. Many people were present at the Beet Wharf to see him off. A bacJ was m attendance ax:d a group photo^iaph was taken of some of the leading Hindoos and Mohammedans
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  • 127 2 KHAK I ONLY. No Mufti for Officers m London Officers m Loudon are now forbidden to wear mufti within tbe limits o t th^ London District Command, except m private bodses and m clnh^ of at least twenty five yean' standing. L'nti! reeentij an exception bad been made m favooi
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  • 125 2 Then are frequent p .ra^rnnb^ m the newspapers abonl the oiirioaa way j:j which s Bold ex inn regained his speech or B he)r:'i- af r pr tcinl dumbness or deaf new after > U shock Tbe mischief i:; ■11 these c ti i- of course bhal tl»
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 456 2 1 The Worlds best m BRITISH Pianos lay— Brinsmead Rroadw;?od Collard and Collard Chappel! Stromepger Grands and Uprights AT ■aU %||fclt||t^llllJ Inc pcrati d In Horn kt-n^. lIAIiSH PURGATIVES, Pair- and Castor*Pii, aro old fashlrned remedies more drastio than safe. the ttny las i osnre the Eatnc resnlta bntin-ap rfedly
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    • 742 2 H9j9^ wSm. wawa aw^H t* M 0t iff Ml BPB MB TO-NIGHT. (Seccnd Show 915) TO-NIGHT. AKKY oAKtY mm m m B 9 If Bm I B fin B I THE BRILLIANT BROADWAY STAR j m a Powctful W> stern Drama by J. oquea Jacoftrd T>nfr Fif £>& fyR «T
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    • 480 2 Another Programme of First Class Pictures at the ever popular Picture Theatn THE HOUSE OF QUALITY The Leadit^ Xheatct iv BINGkPOKE MANAGER M. B. KQfTON-SU|| K[othifcf; too Joe^ anJ Dotbiup! too "-hut. j »ttt< Unfl DC pid < thai Q An Bzceptional Pnthi PatLa Reels THE MULTI-MILUONAIRE R llayed by
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 258 3 GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME TO NIGHT AT THE TO NIGHT POPULAR PICTURE-PLAY BOUSE THE BsTANJONG PAGAR ROAD-TR\M3 PASS THE DOOR. In the First Show 7 30 p m. 6 PARTS SAL AM BO 6 PARTS THE MASTERPIECF OF KINEMATOGRAPHY. 800 nderlul Scenes. 6 Reels. 6000 Artistes. Lc is m jf
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    • 340 3 NOTICE. The firm of Guan Kiat Co. will be closed for business on Thursday the 18th instant m consequence of Mr. Tay Guan Kiat's mothers death. The funeral will take place at the Alexandra Road Cemetery on the 18th inst. and the Cortege will leave 87, Tank Road at 10
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    • 823 3 SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE Co., Ltd CHINESE NEW YEAR j We beg to notify that on account of thi Chinese New Year Holidays our Retail Depo at Orchard Road ■will be o'oatd from 12 nooi on fc onday, aand instant, to 3 p.in.onTues day, 23rd instant. I It will be obliging
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    • 726 3 I. RbSBtR ESTATE WANTED '< Rubber Manufac'rnr^r is prepared trj put' chase a rubber estate of about £00 aeies, situated m the P. *l. 8. pieferred. Full particulars m ilrst instance to Nap. C P. C. Burton A Co. Ltd., U, Nor.'ollr Street, otrand, Lond m, Enylacd. 18-1 C MUNICIPAL
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    • 711 3 TO LET Bright A ry rocti.- No. 2 Pattery Rotd euit- able for OHices. 1 Apply:. MSDICAL HALL. J3 1 uc TO BE LET. Combo Hosse, No. 'Jl River Valh.y Road. Entry lrt February. A(>p!y to POWELL Co Ltd.. Hor-«< Agents. 121 18-1 TO LET FURNISHED. Comfortable BTOMe T l
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  • Domestic Occurrences
    • 38 4 TOHUTT.— Dec. 7. Nt Surblton, wife of K. Tchutt (F.M.8.), ten. Lfgoatt.— On Dec 9th, at White Rank, 1 Po ton, the residence of her father, to MlLl» KKD ami WILLIAM LRQQATT, of Kuala Luaipur a son.
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    • 34 4 Talma Adamp- On tho 30th Nov., very qnietry, at Christ Church. Chelura, EDWY Leonkt Jalm', of Blogftp&e, t<> p^llkn Mai i' (Neil), younger daognter of George F. Adam-, Enq of OhertM y, Bnrtey.
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    • 74 4 At Singapore, on Jau. 7th. BQddenly, Mr. j A W OOONXBATMA, hauctllor Ku\al fri»-| me c ("uuhuiate Funeral from General Hospital art 4 pm. to-day, for Bidarta:i Oemefe ry. OAWLEI Inc. 11, suddenly, at Niipon, Cedar road, Button, Jessie, wife of G Oawlet. Fititck Decembers, at Putney* Helen,] dautfhfrr
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  • 1126 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, January, 18, 1917 In conversation regarding the Nation* a! Mission and the difficulty of focussing the idea of the Mis-ion on to practical lines of operation, we expressed the view, m considering how help might be given m the everyday social life of the place,
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  • 886 4 I Mr Pett Ridge toli n good Btory agniust himself recently. He offered to send to a wounded eoldier uudrrgoiujj treatment m hospital copifß of his iiovplp, but re ceived the following reply I am getting ou fairly comfortable as I am, and if you don't mind I'd rather not
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  • 197 4 From Our Chrn Curr<»p O n<itT\t P pang Coffee Cap Sit furloogi I- v H 7. Lady Jean 8 i Stud) Cri Gr;(r.n Han lie tp ->;x fui 10.10, Sirl*oi^;..- H i iv'Of fc 95, Forisba 4* I l.lt, Q-ierv I i' ,r Mi ih.o, Tuifir Sum
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  • 483 4 JUDGMENT AGAINST STANDARD OIL CO Hongkong Harbour Col In the Admiralty (out! it her 'Kj. the Chief .lu«t Sir Hc-cs l'avic-t I i d.-h\t!t I jnd the quettiou of fairvrn^ iu:rtd m tiou *-iih tbe 1 100,000 onr- j tthe Sbui Htaf HmmmMp Co, agai Oil Cc 1 lifted bo
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  • 73 4 la Urn iatetl !it-of ttbn i i Ccom Pwid At net i| 1 r,;'«-J of £1,1 0 El p: tIM c loe-b Fuiid. l!,p r;. of 1 IBM we hay» a)rend> M ooooci luction with iLp F It S Bail bratiocs. e)tbf r Oar inclr.de X'loo from Meesrs I find
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 75 4 glfflord-WilWnsoiis Ikl &w ill TAN Jgfa SAN SOLE AGENTS: CALPBECK, MACGREGOR CO Latex Pails AND Coagulating Pans LAR3E NEW STOCK AT SPECIAL PRICES FINEST QUALITY LATEX PAILS dg^ V' "t^^kJ FOOT, HANDLE and COVER. I Si£%i t £tfsM FINEST QUALITY COAGULATING P NS SPECIAL PRICES FOR EXTRA LARGE QUANTITIES JOHN
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    • 65 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS j 3 a Orchard Road, Telephone No. iOOO. The Oldest and Leading Studio. Firtt m 1872, Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at our Command, thus ensuring always the production cf only the best results m Studio
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  • 310 5 THE COMMUNIQUES Roumania [by Submarine Cable] [Heater* bervic«] I ,n IT. Yesterday'snew-3 from taaia SS«sss SO that the force of t be 8t*"«" IriTC i= nearly spent. The „.:a!i!. reinforced, ure making i -tauJ oa Urn Sereth line and I ground on their northern wing. >hting h
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  • 60 5 roa I>at;h Tapers r.eral Cadorni U makiag prepara- k big Italian cffennive. ftovernmeiit ha 3 placed •ii lots grata. aa-sistaut on the Pan Estate cear I'dngkalan Brandan, y aa American Corup»ny, has been a M iJ:3caq coolie who was .'i for bflfaig late. He j v the eum/icb with
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  • 200 5 the Boa. 3U A!:rxuider B X C M O, i-? to be Corn i'.'.'inu'.h, m WIBW a:ral 9 Oeorgfl J 9 War- kef relieved on II health mi Icting Vice- i SomerMl a Qoogh- roCC€edi Admiral a] i mn laiinfl Coast n B ):l: Six ooor^e •■il W a! art
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  • 366 5 WELL UNDER WEIGH Smuts to Go to London £Bt ttobmann* Cab if L Renter' b Service] London, Jan 15. Reuter's correspondent m East Africa Bays After the opara tions of Jan 1 the enemy, retreating on the Ruflgi fought a series of rearguard actions moat, stubbornly, m
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  • 536 5 ACQUITTAL ON SIURDEB CHARGE. A Bondasion w»> reached at the Assizes ,-esterd.ty ia the trial of Lam Kug Tong, a hlokieu, on charges of murder aud at :ompted murder, by slabbing. Witnesses Rrere called for the accused m support of aia plea that he acted iv self-defence. His
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  • 163 5 Switzerland's Precautions [By Submarine Cable] [Renter 1 Servioej Berne, Jan 16. The Federal Council i announces that it considers it necessary to take more extensive precautioaary mea- cures. It has therefore ordered three divi- eions to mobilise on Jan 24, but declares that it remains fully confident
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  • 38 5 London, Jan 17. The IVpss Bureau states that Mr Lloyd George and his oolleagues of the War-Cabinet held a eeries of important conferences with General N'iveile aud Sir iMu^las Haig on Monday acd Tuesday.
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  • 385 5 MEETING IN KUALA LUMPUR. The Derby Scheme. The question of local man power and the present scheme of inviting volunteers for service with the Imperial forces wo* considered at a special jjiut meeting of representatives of the I'lantpr'b Associatica of Malaya, the F.M S. Chamber of Mines nnd
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  • Correspondence.
    • 165 5 To Thk Editob Sir, May I ba forgiven for pu^colUjk that the leauiug articles m several of your eonteiviporariLS ace ambiguous ami eva sive What id wanted ia briefly thie (1) All the regulars on ibis itilaud should go borne to fight (2) Every male under 4]
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  • 261 5 i 11 Stockholm, Jan. 17. At the opening of the Riksdag the speech from the Throat? I said that epecial preparedness of land and 1 sea forces must ba maintained by extraordinary measures necessitated by the increase of tha war operations m Swedish Territorial waters. The budget introduced
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  • 573 5 S R C Dkikat the S C C. The S C C wnro last evening put out of tbfl BOCCef c'np competition at the iostaoce of thtir friendly rivals, the S R C. The gume was played ou tbe latters ground, oefore n large crowd. Tbe Turf was
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  • 55 5 lii view ol tlie searcitv of fats m Germany the public were officially rtquesttd to uafl only one candle fur each Christ" The annual prize disttibution of tie Singapore Chinese Girls School will tnke p'aco at the Victoria Memorial Hall ou Friday at 4 p.m. Lady Evelyn Young has consented
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 207 5 ROBINSON Co. The Latest Novels by well known Authors. COLONIAL EDITION $1.20 each. THE CASTAWAYS by W. W. Jacobs THE COMING OF THE KING Joseph Hocking A LOVERS TALE Maurice Hewlett WHEN THE WICKED MAN Guy Thorne DAMARIS Lucas Malet SISTER SORROW Mrs. Campbell Praed THE GIRL WHO GOT OUT
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 611 6 "ELLERMAN" LINE. BLLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. FOR LONDON. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McAUSTER Co., Ltd., I\,U T /\Ls r Av-rlVll' 1 NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA (KONINKLYKE PAKETV^ART MAATSCHAPPY) SPECIAL 50C0 TONS TOURIST STEAMERS FROM JAVA TO AUSTRALIA BXTAYIA- SOURABAYA— PORT D4RWIN—
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    • 579 6 P %J m British India AND 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 (for Europe). Outwabd (roB Obiha) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE Homeward (for Europe) I Outward (fob Ghima ahd
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    • 636 6 I^l JL JH.m« JAPAN MAI! StfeAHSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated In Japan} EUROPEAN LIKE. A service Is maintained between Yoßofcau,' via ports to MareelUee, London, cm'.er BBal contract with the Imperial Japanese Govcrir ment. The New Twin Berew dtmmm* maintaining this service have been speclaiit designed aud consferaotod, t>u& wre MM
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    • 338 6 MM I MESSAGERIES MAKITIjpJ KAIL LIKE Fortnight y Bervtoe betm I cbma. -Japan. Qeyton, D Marw Ule& BRANCH UH I Fortnight! -:.r.irt- bit Haiphong. Por tarther infi r:;ia' i J. d 9 COURTOIS, CHINA WAIL STEAIHISHIp"caTh |s< i Bailing! fron H FOR SAN F R X N< Via Shanghai, Kcpy
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 240 7 ,Vas or Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). ;l Winchester Bouse, Singapore LONDON OFFICE: 52, OSd Jewry, EX. &&a OTftOOfl tQVQrttod pltt Hrn BvfVBHM Conri oi En^au.i, ilbd <;om;Ueg with toe Srlfctßb LllbSAaßuranos Cuispaalos ioi
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    • 381 7 IE HIOFICTIIIERS LIFE IK8U? EN. {Incorporated ia Canada). 1 kinds ol Life and Bi aaei policies F. S Bfans. H I C*. Ltd Qeneral 1 ats Bin< i m j BflilTH BRi^ IHSBIANCE CG., LTO. l Paeorporatod In H Zeal md.) :i •Ny oes efleoted i Bdldmgs, Kanj &ad Merohandlse
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    • 433 7 X J>_ EJ YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. CapiV o .l Subscribed Y. 4=i,000 000 r Capital Paid Up Y. 80,000,000 t Reserve Fund Y. 20, 800,000 President, J. Inouyc Esq. jfrj VirePresi:l-?nt. Y. Yamakawa E^q. DIRECTORS. J. I fit uyo Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. I N Boma Esq. M Odagiri
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    • 139 7 ALL-ESITISH ROM TVT? W Q i USED BY THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE Icoin yres are used b^ i totoi i tAe irorld orer, an i their outstanding i;: K J SO by VVar Office^ the Admir ilt} i i oth< < ..>. all uf I whom are regul for more
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  • 290 8 Food regulations are nothing new m fact, they are a relapse into mediaeval tnethods. From the time of Edward II x o the Reformation they seem to have been greatly favoured by lawmakers. An Act of Edward lll.'s reigu decreed that, m order to restrain excesses m
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 712 8 I BELIEVE ME, I V^fl__a^_ there is something m pedigree r^P^^ even m trade acertain nobl< s> M&^'y oblige inlierited from pasi i m r^y tions. Thus you can trust i J i| 'siNGAPORE "F^vfi^f^Y fir "NTi^fivi^'Q t_t^i_i sr^v -_^^k v_r __t a t DRY GINGERALE V _-_9 f __y
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  • 21 9 1 "All faoMiloat of Bterling Quarts moat fee regarded v pnveiy Boiuiuai for the preaeai afja fafja faf
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  • 52 9 ICOBBBCTBD DP TO Jan 17.1 &CM2& I EC f 2 <^ dam&EtS PtrfvftB« caidiSa Bmi 14 3132 Ftanct demand Baak 326 IBDIA, T. T. HosaKOSo, demand lf% dti Yokohama, dcmacd 109 i 3k\L, damnnd lRf Basskok, dtinand 67 i SovHssiaNS, Bank Buying |8.§4 Bsak of England P.&tt 6% B»i
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  • 132 9 Jan 17. Tin (ICO tons) 91 25 ur>vx:»i6« 12. CO Oftraklftfl Cnl>B No. 1 29 DO Sauafciiß Crab* No. a 2 1.00 Ve.ip.fl* iilctk jrdiu. 9 pore 29 75 i Fe;ipof, (W.»;ile fait) 34 25 :-*£tm«g« <H0 to the [b b c.oo Nntmegi .103 tc tbe l>s Nora Mace
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 22 9 BRAND y^ijl fiOR N EO (IN WOODEN BARRELS.) GLACIAL QUOTATIONS FROM I I «w JL JL ii OENEO COMPANY, LIMITED. IN ENGLAND)
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    • 280 9 WEATHER REPORT. tf KortMHl BoMHsl -lan. 'P. 9 M 8 J v |f a B*»om. tt F1.6 53 BS4 IS 7.4 39.^4J C Dlf, I 78.0 ?5.0 *r-xt\i\ fjmm 750 7' o ?sj 1 i Wtai Calm HE Cain I 90 iiC 73. C M H ItU 9S 0 ltd
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 603 9 MAIL TABLE To day. lbtei mediate and looai maw- wU c. looa m lift bniow PuaaDg, Malacca, F M.b t [V > r*alnj Jpu dally (except Bc^day). lonore, b, 9 30, 11 a.m., ii..,i, x lAtpjx Cuccb Soot: Bong B B 0 all Pulau Soegi Ain^ liong BSO v P.
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  • 1628 10 The New Government. From Our (hen Correspondent London, Dec 14'.h. Mr Lloyd George has now successfully formed bi9 Win the War >f Cabinet, and on the very ove of this striking new development the German Chancellor has announced that Germany is willing to make peace on her
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  • 120 10 OFFENCE AGAINST COMPANIES LAW. Before Mr Langham C:irter iv tho firm magistrate's court yesterday ruornir,^, Mj \v M Baker, Managec of the Aattralasiai F:!;!'^ Limited. Of Orchard rd, was Mim monad by th^ K>>^i&tr<ir. of Companies foi failing to file with tli>> Kngietrar at Com piu.»jn :i c-jitilled copy of
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  • 22 10 r^^euts Sandilands liuttery and Co. Bukit Sembawang 77. 1C0 Singapore Qnited ;>9 COO Si il-: (Som itra), 25,89S
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  • 18 10 S. I G. C. Tug Sepoy Liiifb gold medal will be 1 played iui on Saturday Jan '27tb.
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  • 58 10 I This Compapy bus been registered with capita! £80,000 m XlO Bbares. It is formed ua a private company to carry on but-.ne-a of manufacturers, importers, exporters aud brokers cf and dealers m ail kibds of cotton, or other textile goods, aod products, &3. The
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  • 661 10 [The dates given are tho-e of the dea >atch of the telegram from London] Jan 9 (continued) Russians, attacking n snowstorm, capture an ieland m Dvina river, north of Dvintk, with seven ma :hine guns and four trench mortars. New joeitions taken up m Rumania on line
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  • 122 10 A Scientific Development. Tho latest scientific development of the war ih bhe bcaylesa mule, ft appeurs that mules have been imported m large numbers from America for U66 m the Vosges, and m this wity transport diffloalties huve been ix'vi-omp. m that mouotainons region. Bat the habit
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  • 236 10 Singapore Jan 16. The mail is unusually early this week, only allowing time for a hasty report. The share market is most apathetic and it seems doubtful whether there will be much business moving till after the Chinese New Year Holidays. Rubber closes at about last week's
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  • 154 10 RrjBBKB. The quantity catalogued for sale at the auctions which commenced to day amount ed to some 762 tons. The demand was] poor and prices m bympathy with the home maiket were on a much lower level than last week. The highest price paid 'was 5147 for
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  • 353 10 The following is the report for J'^lB. The 6tatemeut of accouuts shews a net profit for the year of 89,991.13 after deducting the buid of 9^.868 78 for depreciation. The feum of $10,000 ha 6 been distributed m Charities during the year The Charities which have benetited
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  • 89 10 I The Palladium change of programme includes one of the always good Red Faa ther productions, a wild wast drama en titled A Kuight of the Range." It ha,glorious scenery os the setting for b thrilling &tcry, and there is some Invigo rating rough riJiug. TLe Surunie Baitit
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 192 10 RAFFLES HOTEL. SPECIAL DINNER ON SATURDAY RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM Open from 8 am. to 12 p.m. daily RAFFLES BAKERY AND CQNFECTiO* <iy The best m town Upcountry orders promptly executed Bread Id at private residences daily. RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE Cars Repaired, garaged, and Cars on H RING TELEPHONE No 491
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