The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 November 1917

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1 10 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 1917. NO. 9,217
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  • 215 1 Late wires on page 4. Java news will be found on page 5. Several motor prosecutions were dealt with yesterday —Page 10. The latest list of subscriptions to Our Day fund is given on page 4. There were a few alterations m the share list yesterday —Page
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  • 1266 1 The problem of transport has bee_, and still is, the great problem of the armies m the field, no matter where tbe front may be. Without roads, the difficulty of getting food, ammunition and other stores up tc the lighting line is almost u__ur mountable.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 149 1 GOODRICH TYRES S'-ETY TREAD FOR SALE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY EX GMtIGE ilew Grant, Five Seater, Six Cylinder Cars, Model 1917 For Particulars, Apply Raffles Motor Garage, Raffles Hotel Buildings. I1 1 'I 'li *1 II I.IIBt_B-_-_PaßWff* lw l fF MaigH MI l l t^^ .—.—-—-——-—————-——v-—----— —_-^p aap -i__M_ B _M-_--_— READY
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    • 277 1 Kelly Walsh, Ltd. (Incorporated m Hongkotg BOOKS on RUBBER and AGRICULTURE. Rubber Producing Companies— l9l7. Intensive Farming m India Official Guide for Inve-.tors m M a°«_l on the Cultivation of Rubber Bharea $2.75 Rice. Cotton, Wheat. Sugar Cane, Tobacco, Tea, Ccffte, Cocjnut, The Cultivation Of Hevea Putatces and Onions by
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    • 191 1 LVj'hST ADVEHTISEMEMTS Mj cr cars for sale Page 3. II ty translator wanted Page 8. Dlaife of Works wanted for Johore Page 3. Notice re Tan Jiak Kirn portrait fund Page Girl operators wanted for Telephone Page 3. Little and Co for the latest revolvers Page 4 At the Garden
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    • 2 1 MarteU's Brandy
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 85 1 THE WEEK. Toesdaj 20t_. Hi__ Water— 2-t 9 a.m., 112 p.m. Wednesday 21st. High WM»-M 6 a.m 210 p.m. Thursday 22nd. d:*i; W.ifets-- 4-; b H.lu 3 26 p.m. Moon First Quarter. Friday 23rd. Blgtl W-'-tr- 5 oU'a 4 53 p.m. St. Clerof nt, Lodge St George Regular, 9 p.m.
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  • 436 2 Proposed Boycott of Germ ins. Presiding et a meeting m the Albert Hall beld under tbe auspices of the Sailor.' and Firemen's Union, Admiral Lord Beresford s_J the m--e:io2 waa the first to express the minds of the people that the Germans should be punished
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 98 2 Neuralgia Soothed Away by Little's Oriental Balm To all who suffer the desperate twisting agonies and spasms of Neuralgia To all who are acquainted with any of the sufferers To all who have never suffered yet who wish to be on the safe side Here's news LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM RELIEVES
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    • 478 2 TO PRAISE THE DOLLAR DIRECTORY SCENT THE ROSE A Scottish Concert In aid of War Relief Foods, under tho Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency SIR ARTHUR YOUNG, G.C.M.G. will be beld under the auspices of the SINGAPORE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY In the VICTORIA THEATRE oa Friday, 30th Nov. (St. Andrews
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    • 454 2 _r SB »-_-tti--_^E-H_-li_-_-__.y_ I WrK^'BM'^ 13*JfiWO mmwmif-^ J *^mmwwmm^ We are doing very nicely thank you I Ask Saturday night's crowd what they thought of this BLUEBIRD SUPER PRODUCTION. ONE OF THE MOST SESSATION IL FIL.MS EVER SHOWN HERE, NOW DON'l MA.KE UP YOUR MIND TO SEE IT WHEN IT
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    • 437 2 SOME SPLENDID EXCLUSIVES 1 AT THE j ALHAMBRjJ The Hall For Music. The Pioneer Premier House The Hou«e cf n„*_n. I A Drama of Magnificent Quality Thomas c. i nce p I "The Golden Clew"] An intensely attractive picture offering a splendid plor. line character. setting, magniheent staging and superb
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 963 3 REMINDER. OUR DAY AUCTION Tuesday, 20th November 1917, at 11 a.m. ONE: DAY. ONLY AT THE GARDEN CLUB, RAFFLES CHAMBERS. Numerous valuable gifts have been presented by H. E. the Governor, the Honourable i ne Colonial Secretary, The Consul General for China and many other ladles and gentlemen, ftflH and
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    • 366 3 NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the Trade Mark consisting of the emblem of a TRAVELLER'S PALM as shown above ls the property of THE SINGAPORE OOLD STORAGE COMPANY, LI-CIL'ED, (Incorporated m Singapore) and is used by that Company as a Trade Mark m respect of Food stuffs sold by such
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    • 777 3 THE TAN JIAK KIM PORTRAIT FUND. A meeting of subscribers to the above Fnnd will be held at the Town Kooms of tbe Garden Ciub (third floor, Baffles Chambers) on Mon* day 16th instant at _$v p m. AGENDA. (1) To receive the report and accounts of tbe Committee. (2)
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    • 657 3 THIRD FRENCH WAR tOAN. ■I The BANQUE DE LINDO CHINE begs 1 to inform the PUBLIC that I A NEW WAB LOAN is being floated by the French Government The particular* of this Loan are as follows 10 The Bate of Interest is 4% p.a. 2D The Price of Issne
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  • 1262 4 The Singapore Free Press Tuesday, November 20, 1917. Condemned to pass judgment on events briefly related to us m telegrams, we look forward with interest to what the military critics will have to say about the Italian catastrophe. Pro bably some modifications m the views I of the military critics
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  • 814 4 London, Nov 18 —The Daily Telegraph correspondent at Petrograd says tbe Boi shevik force which defeated Kerensky'a fifteen hundred Cossacks between Gatch ma aod T.acikoa selo numbered sixteen thousand. There was desultory fighting at Kief? which changed hands sever al timeß Ie is reported the Czech troops, whoaresupporting
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  • 202 4 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS BY CODBTE&Y OP THE FRENCH COX( Paris, November 17th 6 m 8 per cent aie at £9.75 and t he c«nt at 87.70. Per The following have fen Under Secretaiiet* of Slate Qted Viliegram; Military Jo,ti_ e f*"^ Health M c Oodart Dace ij^- 1 M Lm.mo>
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  • 432 4 Previously acknowledged I.S& G R Marshall M Coll by Tan Guan Hoe from Heai::. Promotion Ass. Tay Jim Quee Smaller amounts _5 ,-j Mr and Mrs "M 100 Willisons Circus st'\ of taking, on 16th Nov Coll Yeo Boon Guan Thio Kirn Chuan Chop Chin Whatt
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 176 4 BURGUNDIES A small shipment just landed of Beaune Pommard Red Sparkling CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO. NEW STOCKS PISTOLS RE VOL VERS lim^mmß^*' 7 l \lii«s^ Cdl 3SO c :ts Sifet > Ham Colt's New Service Ke Jfe Army ammunition, 4.J ins _SSn_Og3| ll_ll__v i John Little Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND).
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    • 63 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTB la Orchard load, Telephone le. 1035. He Oldest and Leading Studio. First In 1871, Foremost In 1917 Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, ana tbe Requisite Experience, are all at out Command, thns ensuring always the production of only the best results In Studio Portraiture, Child
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  • 350 5 STRONG ITALIAN RESISTANCE British enter Jaffa [By _nbm_rm« Oabl«( Renter' Barrios] London. Nov 18 Wireless German OfI Strong Italian forces fruitlessly to recapture heights northeast cf a- ago Wot 18. Italian Official. We plet- Ij broke up four attacks of exviolence m the direction of Zomo, Gallic
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  • 180 5 America Joins War Council L :___n, Nov 19 Reuter learns that President Wilson has cabled to Colonel House, chief of the American Mission m Earcpe that the United States considers ■Hi bJ plan and control between all tbe Allies aod the United States is essential m :rde: to
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  • 35 5 I Nov 19. A telegram to day -at four were killed, and many m conflict between tha police ac pacificists yesterday evening. ere called ous and fired blank. i- restored m the morning.
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  • 106 5 J Theatre Royal at North Bridge rd bouse on Sunday night when ;acce by the Star Opera m m •Jo waa for tbe benefit of Our The piece played was Prince v. hich mm under the personal -ion of Mr V L Tan, the manager, Mutant
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  • 35 5 i tion I .le iv aid of Oar Day l t lead to day, commencing at les Chambers. Many vaiu ay baee oeen contributed by dis pereoae, and tha result of nil
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  • 336 5 DISAGREEING ALREADY Why Kerensky Failed £By Submarine CabUC HUutor'e Barvioa] London, Nov 18. Wireless Russian Official. A notification signed by General Dukhonin and issued at Petrograd states he has temporarily assumed the post of I Chief Commander ond orders the stoppage ,of further troop movements to Petrograd.
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  • 132 5 Two Views London, Nov 19. The Admiralty publishes no further information tegarding the Heligoland Bight operations beyond the fact that the enemy's light cruisers were chased to witbin thirty miles of Heligoland until under tbe protection of their battlefleet and minefields, when we retired. An enemy light
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  • 278 5 Since Mr Justice Ebden came to Singa pore there has been more provocation for laughter m court than previously. His lordship seldom loses an opportunity of enlivening tbe solemn concentration of legal argument, and m such ways as he can making litigation as palatable as possible. In
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  • 1317 5 From Our Oton Corressondeni Trade Disorganisation. Soerabaya, Nov 15. As already reported m these Notes, trade throughout the Island has been greatly disorganised through the stoppage of all commercial telegrams since mid Octcbar. During the past fortnight, however, a slight recovery was noticeable and trans -ctions m some
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  • 326 5 Some time ago we noted from the Sarawak Gazette a proposal for a Memorial to the late Rajah Charles Brooke. Tbe memorial aims at the establishment of three I_.titutions m Sarawak, viz a Leper Settlement, a Pauper Hospital, and a House for Imbeciles, acd these Institu
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  • 127 5 Booking for the Singapore Amateur Dramatic Society's production of Pinero's well known and amusing farce Dandy Dick open 6 this morning at 9 o'clock at Mon trie and Co Ltd. The proceeds of the performance will be given to the Officers Families fund. General Maude has telegraphed from
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 122 5 ROBINSON Co. I Just Received Tropica! Blankets of Soft Wool LIGHT IN WEIGHT Size 78 by 62 Price $6.50 each Bordered m Light Blue or Pink. ROBINSON Co. Mr. H. N. BUCKERIDGE late of Messrs LAFAYETTE, Photographers to Their MAJESTIES) Begs to announce that he conducts the ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 489 6 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIME! Incorporated ih Francs MAIL LIMI. Fortnightly service between lado-Cti»*i China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt Marseille-. BRANCH LINK. Fortnightly service between Saigon- Tour ai Haiphong. For further Information apply to J. de COURTOIS, HEAP ENG MOH STEAMSK! J CO., LIMITED. Singapore to Batatli, Cheribon, Samtrtii Sail Twice
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    • 527 6 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. 1 Incorporated ia Japan). EUROPEAN LINE. Ftr Hongkong, Shanghai, Kcbe ft Yskifeas-i Ht lalaisa, Pasang, Colombo and England tla Tha Capo. A servloe la malnlained between Yokonami via ports to Marseilles, London, nnder mai oontraot with tbe Imperial Japanese Govern ment. The
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    • 554 6 k Os British India AND -_\PCAB LIINE (Companies Inooipoialea la England,) Mail and Passenger Services. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract witn His Majesty's Qovornment.) The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST |OF BOMBAY are at present sns. pended. Tne Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND FROM LONDON are at present
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    • 696 6 ♦ELLERMAN" LINE eLLERIAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND; FOR LONDON. For particulars aa to rates of freight and passage i g McALISTER Co., Ltd, AGENTS (INCORPORATED IN BTRAITfi BE7~ KONINKLMKE PAKETVAART «AATSCHA> j (Incorporated id Hollan-i, 1 iioy^l Pacttet navigation Co., of Batavia I—B, OOLLTBB QUAT. HDSh
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  • 1215 7 The Next War." General von Fit y tag Loringhoven. who was Quartermaster- General m the field when Fdlkenbavn \*.as Chief cf ihe General Staff, on 3 is now stationed In B.r lin aa Deputy Chief of tha General Staff, bf»B. pnblisbed a small b^ok called "De dactiont
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 630 7 ifflkxt or Phage Fajiinb or Plenty, Lif_ Insurance is wobth ioo cents on the doi las. I WHAT OTHER PROPERTY 18 P I FHE GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATBD IN STRAITS BBTTLSMSNTS). 9EAD OFFICE: Winfiisifer Honse, Slngapors. LONDON OFFICE i SI. OUI Jewi-w, EJD '.Wfuxr Mi -f'dO.OOQ tepeattea
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    • 487 7 mmsm mmmammaammus.maasoanmmmmasmousmasaosemmm' THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. INCORPORATED IN JAPAN Capital Subscribe*.-! Y. 48,000.000 Capital Paid Up .Y. 80,000,000 Reserve Fund... Y. 91,800,000 President, Jf. Inonye Esq. fiee-President. Y. Yamakawa Esq DIRECTORS. i, Inonye Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Soma Esq. M. Odaglri Esq. K. Sonoda Esq. T. Kawashima Esq,
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    • 428 7 Gaggino -6c (Established m Singapore i_?6>. No. 6-a, 7, 8 MALACCA STREET, PUKET HOUSE Jus. received from Bordeaux, table claret m bulk and bottle also light dry white wine. Vichy Celestins Table Water (for the kidneys) Vichy Grand-Grille (for liver complaint) Vichy Hopital (dyspepsia and digestive organs) We have always
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    • 354 7 RECORD DEMAND FORTHE 3-FOLD HARLENE GIFT 0F j i~.-_^~ V4rap--| HARLENE H AIR HEALTH F m^:t 3-FOLD m ac _r j- I Ulllt BEAUTY FOR ALL R I*^^1 1,000,000 "Harfene Kair-Drill" fc WA^^ 33^^ Outfits FREE. r 02ffidi^_S^^^g TI 1 1 enormous dcman»l for the Great C -'niAIR (jßi^^^W? Three-Fold
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  • 762 8 The Insistence of Bob. When the war began, and palriotio feeling moved me to save money, I gave op smoking my favourite Egyptian cigarettes (at 7s 6d a hundred) and took to Virgi nians, which m those easy days were not more than 2s lOd or Bs. For
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  • 397 8 Manchester, Oct 8. While there has heen no appreciable change m values during the week, the opening of the Liverpool market on Mon day under the new conditions, caused considerable confusion. There was apparently a rise m quotations under the new contract of J4O points, but this
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  • 96 8 In bombing Stuttgart the French go to the cradle of aircraft engines. It was there that Daimler, developing the Otto gas engine, evolved the troe internal combustion engine, which an ingenious Frenchman harnessed to the first of prac ticable motor cars. And out of ideas gained at the great Daimler
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 344 8 Bad Stomach Weakness Or. Cassell's Tablets Cure Stomach Trouble and Make You Strong. T\": cum* d:s?est your food it just lies m your stomach, as it r I a pit, ana d< ea yen no gvo.l. That why bad stomach r 9 weak and ill. It makes yoni food bad,
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    • 255 8 A BLESSING TO WOMEN; Throughout the many stages of woman's life, from peevish eirlh I L tr f* iIIM m Q thfr iirf womanhood, motherhood. t< the ti 4" ing years of old age, thee Ls n milder, or more effective d panion to women-tolk thai Di ago, Pills were
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  • 1476 9 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Nov. 19th. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. OAt. IHOI. PAID. LAafOit. iiuxuzma. Satan** 100,000 ll tl Allagar 16% 9 0 8 0 879,180 fli fli Anglo- Java 83% 50 6 0 110,000 li fli Anglo-Malay 8i% 10 0 30 10,000 fli
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  • 56 9 Coftsaorao OP f_ Nov 19 I a*_o> 4 o i 2 4 1 d Ir'lh.U-' 2-4J P*ic_a* i.«si.ia Sens 2 4 278 2 f-a_.ee demand Bank 818 lam, T. T. 155 _j_u_.__._, a»uii»u_i 108 Java, daman- 1.8 -\«t*K9K. lam ->»-a 6 t-*>"ii«M*, _j__k Boys.ii $.f4 •i„_>. al England Sate
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  • 182 9 Nov. 19 Tin (150 tone) $129 CO G>*?r.fci« 19 Q( _-*__ftlaa CM* Na. 1 .6 OC jUi.oh'e. No. 7 25 0< P«^9«x Black crdln. B'por6 80 25 P«?p-«, (Wfcir* -ob) 39 50 fflftmegl (110 Jo the U norn Nilmafs (63 t- tht U .l norn -f.ce (3aud_) nom Cioves
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 190 9 lETROPICAL roofing! GENASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS vvhich do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. —m^—-^^mmmmmmmmmmm^mmm—mmmmwummmmmmmmmmmmmuummmmnmmmmmmmu—m—mmmm m 4B9MssS_B__Sl BE^^^^-*^ r v Bfe -__k_l I t? >»TT_ < ~—> x___i ew__i l_SP$ r!lv -i~--|K^_K KSss^-^.. fl— _„S' is j- js a_fijys& .*.>*. ■Mr TTT*rT
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    • 500 9 WHEN YOU ARE Weak, Anaemic, Nervous and Run Dewn JAMU PARAM JAMU GALIAN cflar yoi New health, New strength, New blood, NERVE FORCE and New life. Think what this means to you who are miserable and setter from depression and fatigue, which -ffect equally men, won en and children. It
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 192 9 MAIL TABLE Today. inseimediase and local m->w_ mkm tte loucr m Ust below Penang, Malacca, F.M.S. tt- T»eiai lea dally (except Sunday), Johote. 8. 9.80. 11 a.m., ii.Bo, t, ♦_t 9 Pnlan Soegi Sultana 8 am Cncob Soon Hong 8.80 am Cnoob Soon Lee 8.80 am Cncob Azmere 8.80 am
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    • 225 9 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. ENTRANCES— TA*-OSG P-\OAB Wharvn- _ect Godowns Gate Eot? Bonded Warehouses, East TraialReclamation gar Si. Rtorag 2& 1 I V Fasab P 8 Baai E_ai i ts 20/2. Storage B 1 Iwitarf-rd Sheers i 19 l do (Dry Docks) a DocV ~t~'e,Head Towe« Ode.;, PcJic-e and Main Fire
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  • 911 10 In the Supreme Court, yesterday, the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, X c), Mr Justice Woodward, Mr Justice Ebden and Mr Justice Edmonds sat to fix the cases m the list for the Court of AppealThe cases numbered twelve, but five of these are not being proceeded
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  • 742 10 ALSAGOFF WILL CASE. Two interesting judgments were deli* vered the other day by the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, Xc One related to the trusts of the will of Syed Ahmad bin Abdulrahman ANagofl deceased, summons being taken out by Syed Hassan bin Mohamed Alsagoff, asking that a
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  • 185 10 The report of the Planters' Stores and Agency Co.npany 'for the half-year ended olst March last is satisfactory, since under very dHßonlt conditions they have manag ed lo increase their profits from £19,000 ito -.'20.000, and while paying the sarao dividend ns before —namely, 25 per
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  • Correspondence.
    • 571 10 To the Editor, Sir, Ie would appear from the letter on St Andrew's Day published m your to day's issue that Mr Frank Adam takes upon himself the position of Father to the Scottish community m Singapore. i May I point out that there are a consider
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  • 372 10 To thk Editor, Sir, The Rev Mr Cross concludes his letter which appeared m your issue of the 17th instrint with these word 6 This suggestion I rar>ke m the hope that it may i find a response m other minds. In such a common act of humble
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  • 244 10 j Mr Sugars sat m the first court yesterday and disposed of motor car cases. Inspector Hills prosecuted. Bee Poh was charged with driving a motor car without a front light and with out a back light The car belonged to one of the hotels m Singapore.
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  • 57 10 At the Gaiety this evening the change of programme includes besides a number of other interesting films the military serial Pearl of the Army which had such a vogue m America. The Harima Hall this evening puts on new pictures including The Stolen i Actress," A midnight
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  • 319 10 The following are tbe names of tbe winners of the first three prizes m Jobore War Lottery, tbe total of which was 192,000 First, ticket No *****, Ong Sun Ling, keeper of a Hylam chandu shop m Johore Bharu. Second, ticket No *****, Hayton, Kuala Lumpur. Third, ticket
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  • 59 10 s Tuesday. Nov 20. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall SVA Sect lII* IV Ree v n Maxim Co S V C •t ii SVC all Recruits 5.10 Chinese Co SV I 5.15 Bras Basah Rd Malay Co SV I Drill Hall S F A Co O
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 432 10 BE PREPARED TO FIGHT. Nature is always fighting to keep us well. Under normal con _itior> of health within our boohs keep thw disease geims m bubjecti^n. They" rceB expelled entirely bat they are kept harmless Some indiscretion m diet and the digestion is upset: overw perhaps disturbs the nervous
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