The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 December 1917

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 1917. NO. 9,219
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    248 1 The week's warring diary on page 10. Latest alterations m the share list will be found on page 9. The Eubmarine sinkings are slightly lower this week —Pdge 6. Vice Admiral Weruyss succeeds Admiral Jellicoe at the Admiralty —Page 6. Steffanson, the Norwegian Arctic ex* plorer, hai
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    MOSCOW.
    944 1 Charming, for all its strangeness, when seen 8t night, or from a distance, MomtNt is without charm, m spite ct its strange* ness, when 6een clearly and by day. Built* like Rome, on seven Lille, i: radiates* outwards, circle be\ond circle, from the* central height of the Kremlin the
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      156 1 GOODRICH TYRES WETY TREAD RAFFLES HOTEL. NEW YEAR DINNER AND DANGE Monday (New Year's Eve) Dec. 31st. Patrons are requested to book tables for I the above dinners early. J. Crowther Shaw Co. §L ■I*" specialite $M? I EVENING DRESS [m j MERCHANT TAILORS. *^9 Something Unique m Xmas New
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      85 1 j TH E^only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or punctures. "Stelatfle" Supcr-Cyres §4 /^MW Made m Britain j?j, *Ssfc rom Plantation Rubber, SOLE AGENTS: International Trading Cappany, Limited. Has No Equal. WHAT? CONDENSED MILK, fe^g=§^ EAGLE BRAND, EVAPORATED MILK. 3"^^^^ PEERLESS BRAND. STERILIZED
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      119 1 I LIIEST ADVERTISEMENTS. "What Thing" ie growing scarcer every day Page 10. Whiteaway Laidlaw'e for toilet requisites (or men Page 3. I Freeh films at the liariraa Hall and Gaiety cinemas Page 2. I Robinson and Co have a new stock of golf clubs and balls Page 5. Bankruptcy notice
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      2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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      110 1 THE WEEK Frldaj 28th. High Water- 945 a ,li 27 p.m. Full Moon. Innocents' Day. Municipal Commission, 3. 0 p.m. 6. Mary's Christmas Treat, 4. i 5 p m. Catholic Clcb Treat, 7 p.m Satordij 29th. Hlgb Water— U-*7 ro Sknpam Valley, Barker's, noon Sunday 30th. High Water—' -2 a.m
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    INDIAN PRODUCTS EXHIBITION.
    404 2 Uoiqus Relics of tbe War Bombay, Nov 29. Orowii'o' people are vis:t:n£ daily the attractions provided by the Bombay ladlau Produces Exhibition and Fancy Fair. A telegram has bam received from tbe Viceroy congratulating the Committee on the success of the first exhibition of it? kind. One
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    THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL.
    276 2 Mr H H Wills Benefaction Mr Henry H Wills, one of tho airectore of the Imperial Tobacco Company, lately purchased the Royal Fort House and grounds which immediately adjoin the present site of the buildings of the I'uiver sity of Bristol, and occupy one of the
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    92 2 China's total leagtli of railways, afcer forty years cf boildiDg, Bays a writer iv the Far Eastern .Review, would not make a iooMfl Udck across the country. TLere is no end to the ingenuity of opium •aragglttt, says the Englishman of Cal3uttu. A couple of days ago an upcountry unu.
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      625 2 WISHING YOU X MAS CHEER AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. DOLLAR DIRECTORY Co. J. R. Flynn Anderson, Proprietor. Victoria Theatre FRIDAY, 4th January at 9.15 p m. FRENCH WAR RELIEF FUND (Under tho auspices of the French Consul) OFFICIA L WAR FILMS The only authenti pictures taken by the Cinematographic
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      614 2 w^r^uM^^^^^^^B^m BQ IB IB I nWa I B B iHk^ wk "IF IT'S AT THE PALLADIUM IT HAS GOT TO BE GOOD 1 A SENSATIONAL CIKOUri DRAMA— BLUEBIRD PRODUCTION v TERROR I Introducing the Daintiest of Screen Stars VIOLET MBESEREAU The lure of travel, excitement and the care free life
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      463 2 Wishing Our Patrons a Merry Christmas and a Blight an/ Prosperous New Year G BIGGER,:BETTER AND MORE BRILLIANT PICTORES AT THE ALHAMBRJ The Han For Music. The Pioneer Premier Rouse The House of Quail y i- a SECOND SHOW AT 9 15 p M The Initial Preeentation cf Metro F.ntur
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    ARMY MAN POWER.
    310 3 Creation of two new Categories An Army Council Instruction issued Ock 27 states that, m order to simphly administration m the handling of personnel, it has been decided to abolish the distinc tion between Categories B aad C." The necessity for discriminating between men of categories lower
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    " AT RANDOM."
    279 3 AT RANDOM." The question whether we should have thanksgiving services for such events as the rout of the Zeppelins or the Frenob advance is a very difficult one, for the question at once arises If we sing Te Deums to celebrate a victory, what shall we do m case of
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    NORWAY GIVES GERMANY FINAL WARNING.
    150 3 NORWAY GIVES GERMANY FINAL WARNING. Christiania. The Envoy of Norway m Berlin has handed a Nate of a etern tone Co the German Minister of Foreign Affaire, which reads m part "Oa October 17, m the North See, German warships, after having sunk English convoys, sank a number of neutral
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    INDIA'S RED CROSS FUND.
    84 3 Calcutta Racing Public's Contribution. Calcutta, Dec 14. The rac9 goiog public of Calcutta are crntributing no lees than two lakhs of rupees to the Red Cross funds The Royal Calcutta Turf Club; havei decided to contribute Rs 1,55,000 and the bookmakers of the Calcutta race course
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    6 3 Hongkong papers state that four days
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      820 3 EAT THE POPULAR PHOTOPLAY HOUSE mpir"E Tanjong Pagar Road. Trams Pass the Door. HHHP^VfIi METROS SECOND SHOW 915 SHARP TRIANGLES. Metro Pictures Corporation Present Francis X Bushman and Beverly Bayne m The Great Secret _hteeD tf the Greatest Mystery. The Most Noble Romance. The Finest Thrills m lie World. To-Night
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      124 3 t?l HOLIDAY, NEW YEAR'S DAY. NOTICE i^ hereby g yen that all worfe at the Bjird's U'a^rv \v»il be -u-pen !ed during Tuescay n»»\c, lanuary Ist, 19 8 and on that day the Board's godowns and bonded wate houses will be el sed Notice Re Closing of Roa- b. Notice
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      938 3 The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888. In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. Settlement op Singapore. SUMMARY CASK IN BANKRUPTCY. No. 23 of 1911. j RE Ghopge James Vickerv Notice is hereby given that a second and final Dividend is intended to be declared m the above matter. All creditors au-t
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      260 3 PRESENTATION GOODS OF HIGH QUALITY at WHITEAWAY'S i f^B v /ff life- Iw^V' 1 I Irf *^>^.,/^ .J- Very cheap line "Clemak Safety" Thr."F oP u'ar"be,t English m.kef having Mirror, RaZ r PaCked iD leither CaBe m oval ami pa with nickel rfa and good qaa'ity and comrlete with 6
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, December. 28, 1917,
    1228 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, December. 28, 1917, There has not been much m the German" method of conducting the war to form any solid grounds for helieving that air reprisals will cause tho Gorman High Command to give up homb ing London, or other open cities and t )\vns
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    29 4 Messrs Hooglandt nDd Co eend up tbe wall calendar of the Netherlands Fire Insurance Co. There were 226 deaths m Singapore last week giving a mortality rate of 82.78
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    LATE WIRES
    114 4 London Dec 27. Reiser's correspon dent, at Headquarter of the Italian army wiring on Dec 26 Bays Scow is falling heavily making most diffijult the conticu ance of the Auatro German advance es pecially hampering them m bringing up supplies and moving big gune. The Buit ability of
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    693 4 We wonder if Cadorna diln'r iry to stretch a three base hit into a homer. (Newark Xewß Before loving our eaetnit? bbil time we are going to make them MTOrtb loving ICbicogo Duly New* New York City had a Billy Sunday revival m the tpricg and then elected a Tammany
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      FOR THE FRONT MEN
      216 4 To thi: Editor, Daar *tr.- I do not know *faat t r of Informftttoa the org in iz tr of Chnetma* teaa ftod f-iKertaiLmitt i Honed m font the I9:h met for pnblicl, it. n, fcfa»| tbe or Hon. to .ck tfa B the Sjtttisi »m<
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      THE NEW POSTAGE RATES
      187 4 On and from Ut ?ftt>« IT] next th^ t of postage will be am» -i.drd. 'i nortant pjiots to note are I. Locol Poetag* mmtUk F M S. Johore, Kedab K. Trengganu 'and Kemam;a British Borneo, Sarawak. Brunei Letterß. 4 cent* up to n centb 1
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      CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S TREAT.
      111 4 The Chri6trnae entertpir' < ::r cb: dren under the au^picee of tbe Nngapor* Catholic Club takte place ti i pht. The cinema entertaiLment vi I I Theatre, kindly given by tl admm Tht-atre, under the direct;. Koee conmiencm at 7 o ciork doors open at 6 and
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      162 4 In tbe Hindu con^p'.r, :r. Francitco. Jumberti ;:n namec tebtiiitd that Cousin Beigv I trowed *40 COO which was c-en: t <^= iibly to buy antique*- bVI finance plotb. I>r William Cullen ton, J> l. has arrived -akeep Ihi potl c: Kagal adri« i I Chineai Governn. t q1 1
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      173 4 WATSONS No. 10 Old Scotch Whisky JAMES WATSON CO., LTD., DUNDEE. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Galdbeck, Macgregor Co. BEST QUALITY i British Made Harness i QUALITY 1 In Black cr Brown with Martingale and Bearing Rein complete, Horse Cob or Pony size. QUALITY 2 In Black without Martingale or Bearing?, Rein
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      33 4 LAMBERT CO, Photographic Artists. Orchard Road— Telephone No. 1035. (Same Address as Wilson ft Co.) For the past 45 years and TODAY The Leading and ONLY FirstClassPhotographic Studio m Singapore. GEORGE MICHAEL, Manager.
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    THE FIRST TO GO
    104 5 JELLICOE SUPERSEDED New Admiral Appointed ißj BnbmariiM Oeblel [Better** Berries] London, Dec 26. Vie* Admiral RoasKo ■yH has been appointed to succeed rti! Jel|icoe. Tha latter has been d to the peprffga m recognition of very dlethiftii»h«d services. I- ls hoped niral Je coe'a »xperieaee will
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    THE SUBMARINE MENACE
    80 5 Losses Down Dm 16. The Admiralty aa ounce- Lil arrival* Jurin-: the past k« ;*fiJ sailings -J4-0 Eleven c r ao.i --^^r u-j-er 1 SCO tons were sunk tseeefolly attacked aad I veeeel -unt I Dei I —Tha French efficial :'l>i. iuot berk's tiukiugs were B ovi-r
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    OUR AIR ATTACKS IN GERMANY
    68 5 EH 25 The newipapera em thai the air-raid en Mannheim :c~ the ex'.raotdicary endurance -j British pilots who carried out their wjrk at a tomperatute of thirty jr.- 3 bsiow zero They say that Haig rating the British air forces m ernly reply to Lhe
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    NO CONSCRIPTION FOR AUSTRALIA
    43 5 Soldiers Vote Against B, Dec '26. A Melbourne wire §}t- :z- idtes: ngures are 870,000 for and 1.0 against conscription including :f rvturna of the Australian military !:::es which are officially announced as 11 ::0 for and 23,000 against.
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    A 100,000 MILES WALKING TOUR.
    268 5 Japanese Walker m Burma. kssoog the interested ob3erver3 at the riccj Kaic at Rangoon on Dec 16 ■UU :h? tickets for tke Monster IMM being drawn wa3 a well khaki-clad Japanese with a iung on hi; chts: bearing the that he was on a walking
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    LORD RONALOSHAY'S GIFT.
    56 5 cd Lori Bonaldebay, the Lieutenant of Bengal, pii a visit to 8 J Mabometan agricut of the falntM cf his heart, Bri g of tbrss eggs mber, Lord Uoualdbhay ho 6 Serißg by the gift 1 ci-.cv cf the Koran :iir 8 urg] HCC criiLg out upon
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    24 5 A' J ,y. ci Urn Japan Explosives Bii h biia resigned his and i B I hi^s services to the >nment He is proceeding
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    THE FIGHTING FRONTS
    189 5 ARTILLERY DUEL IN CAMBRAI AREA Italy's Stiff Defence [Bj Submarine Cable] [Renter's Serrioe] London, Deo 26. Wireless German Official. Artillery fire has been intense southsasb of Yores and m the neighbour hoods of Moeuvres and Marcoing London, Dec 26.— Fieldmarsh*! Haig say§ there is nothing to report.
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    PAYING OFF THE DEBT
    176 5 Tax on Wealth Proposed London, Dec 16. A full report of a recent sppecb by Mr Bcnar Law replying to the i rade Union Congress parliamen tary committee which urged cooscripticn of wealth shows that he emphasised that he personally favoured a levy on capital at
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    AN ARCTIC EXPLORER SAFE
    110 5 Ottawa, Dae 26. Ste^auason. the great Arctic explorer, has arrived at Fort Yukon. [Steffdneon returned north on his Arctic explorations m 19*15 with the idea of ex amining the land north of the Beaufort sea and bad not since been heard of though the southern parties
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    HINDENBURG'S CONTEMPT FOR THE ALL-HIGHEST.
    203 5 HINDENBURG 'S CONTEMPT FOR THE ALL- HIGHEST. Tho Central Xewscorrespondent m Rome sends the following The Berne correspondent of the Idea Naxionale states that among the latest stories of Hindenburg is that feelings of jealousy and personal dislike between him and the Kaiser have reached an acute stage. It is
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    72 5 Mr T M Ainecough, who m 1914 and 1915 was Special Commiseionec m China for the Board of Trade Commercial m •elligence Department, has been appointed H M Trade Commitoioner for India, It i 9 reported that the Government General of Formosa contemplates bpending 1 400, C00 next year for
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    RUSSIAN TURMOIL
    320 5 BOLSHEVIK DOMINION SHAKEN Moscow m Siege [By Submarine Cable j [Renter'a Service Petrograd, Deo 26 Tte Maxim a lists have proclaimed a state of su ge m Moscow as a measare against counter revolution." The Precbrajensky Guards regiment has refused to discontinue guarding the Taucida palace ponding ths
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    A LESSON TO THE HUNS
    56 5 Amsterdam, Dae 26. Reporting on the fate of German I^Btitutioue at Jerusalem a Berlin semi official communique states the Kaieerin Auguate Victoria Institu tion on the Mount of Olives and the Paulub hospice have not been occupied by the British, and the staffs are remain
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    AMERICA WANTS JAVA SUGAR
    33 5 London, Dec 26. A telegram from Washington says Mr Hoover btates the American sugar supply for 1918 must be augmented by a quarter of a million tons from Java.
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    AN ' ISOLATED ' ODE
    211 5 AN ISOLATED ODE TO 'EMETINE HYDROCHLOR (NICE GIRL 1) By a Dymenterysted Loter, Sweet Emetine of all the countless drugs That Terror bring to those amoeboid bugs Whose histoljtic tendencies bava spoilt the textures, Erstwhile bo villiform, that line my iliac flexures You of them all have caused their power
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    22 5 The Kcbe Poet Office baa been destroyed by tire. The damage is estimated at one million yen. The mail was removed safe-
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    RENT ASSESSMENT BOARD.
    419 5 A meeting of the Rens ABeeeemen^ Board was held yesterday afternoon m the Municipal Board room. There were pre sent the hon'ble Mr C J Saunder* (Pre eident) and Messrs E Teseenßohn, Gaw Khek Ehiam, 8 Tomllnson, M Meyer and II 1 Carpmafil. AC tha beginning cf
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    ALLEGED FORGED INSURANCE POLICY.
    166 5 ALLEGED FORGED INSURANCE POLICY. Khoo Tiam Swee wbb ye6terda; before Mr Ham, third magistrate, for tbe pre liminary inquiry as to the charge against him of forgery of a life insurance policy. Mr J C Burgess, of the China Mutual Life Insurance Co, gave evidence. He stated that the policy
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    EASTERN SMELTING CO.
    51 5 Meesrs Frt?yr and C© inform us that they have recited the following cable from London i^viDg to the late arrival of nmile the annual general meeting of Eastern Smelticjj Co. Ltd, will be held on the 31st met aud adjourned for prepara tion cf the annuu.l accouuta.
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    SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES.
    38 5 Sunday Dec 30 Johupton'e Pier, 9, 10 and 11 a.m 2 30 and 3.80 p m. Club Bucgnilow, 930 and 10.30 a.m., 12.15, 3 and f> 30 p m. High Tide 11.8 a.m. Height 10ft.
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    166 5 The Clmsai Shogjo wares the Japn ncee that the price of rice on tbe domestic market will f-tio\N' a fodhur atiwiuce next yeatj and ur{;ed the authorities to adopt irarTiodiate measure: to prevent a'jy further rir-e, with a view to relieving the d&trese of the people, wbo are now euffericg
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      89 5 NEW SHIPMENT OF EY ALEC. T LYLOR and J. SIMPSON AND (Patent, Arch, White and Pins Colonels and Ocobos) KOW READY F/ie Singapore 6c Straits ROUGH DIARY for 191S Publishers: FRASF3 and NEAVF, LIMITED. y_ i^ f J^| ,^U LAMBERT BUTLER'S K&^^V*^ C*^ fX t^ fS ~'f^*y T* GARRIGK CIGARETTES
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      629 6 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAH STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd. (Incorporated In Japan). EUROPEAN LINE. Ffp Hoafkssg, Shanghil, Kaba ft T»*oSiiai« Fit laiaua, Ptstai, Coiombi and England t la Tbi Cape. A service Is maintained betweea Yokon»~ i via ports to Mai3eiUB3, tioaion. nnaer r2*» oontoact with tbe Impart M Japanese Goven
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      381 6 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIME! Incorporated is Frahok MAIL LIMI, Fortnightly service betweea laflo -Cbi»M China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, £(?M Marseillea. BRANCH LINE, Fortnightly service between Baigoa-Tooi »i Haiphong. For further information af f ly to J. de GOURTOIS f &0 »< StoomYaart Maatscbappy "Neterlwf and li Rotterdam Lloyd (Incorporated m
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      521 6 KONINKUJKE PAKETVAART MAATSGBAPPtJ (Incorporated In Holland, Boynl Pacnet Navigation Co., of Batavla. 2—B, OOLbTfIB QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENTS. Indraoiri Rionw, Prigißadja, Sapat, Tembilahan and Kengat Dec. 28 Melchior Tbbub Batavia, Bemarang and Sonrabaya with transhipment for Passengers at Batavia to Telok- Betong, Kroe, Benkoelen, Ootthaven, Merak,
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      556 6 CJ. Oamse India AND A PC A H JLI I N F (Oompaniee lnoorporaiea la England.) Mail and Passenger Services. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (UDder Contract with His Majesty s Government.) The Company s MilL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present buspended. The Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO
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    PIP AND AGNES.
    675 7 I Wo found Pip m what had been a suburb of whafi was once a town. Agnes found us sitting round the remnants of what had once been a fire. Pip is a young terrier obsessed with the idea that war was invented solely for the purpose
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    BURNS NEARLY A JOURNALIST.
    141 7 Two attempts were made to induce Botoi re. o?*r London journalism eaid Mr William Will, president of the London Burns Club, tit the Hallowe'en celebration on Oet 31. Tbe first, be eaid, was made by Peter Stuart, one of the proprietors of tbfi Mornirg Post," who
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      23 7 FIRST CLASS BRITISH MADE Sewing An Exceptionally good opportunity to secure a £WINu SflAlilllnC (Hand or Treadle) ON VIEW AT CHENG KENG LEE'S
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      109 7 DEAF PEOPLE.' "FREN'JH ORLENE absolutely cures j Deafness and Noises m the Head, no matter j how severe or longstanding the case may be. j Hundreds of persons whose oases were supposed to be incurable have been permanently cured by this New Remedy. I This Wonderful Preparation goes direct to
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      353 7 v A l ?s>^, jIP^. ww tn. «^v^b 'All i\Of!P Tf' 6 c. ct b. English Soups C farCr^^^^^^rOT Made to a 30 Varieties —AU Delicious l^gf ate The Cuisine of one of the finest chefs m the world available for your table. !H Crosse Blackwell Guarantee these Soups Appoint
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      195 7 DUNLOP THE BEST AUTOMOBILE TYRE r J V t i .^^Bfik i kS 0 T A lI T J^^^^^^^^^^—» iliM I AN BmSitQit&flßcWß^r^Bßm V I I 4 THE CHWA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE G* L™ (Incorporated m Hongkong and Registered ander the Assurance Companies Act (1909) England.) Paid to Policyholders by
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    THE GUNNERS' PART.
    953 8 Pluck and Endurance. I do not know how it is possible to do justice to the work ol our gone and gunners m these battles. In describing any attack one never laila to explain how largely success is due to the excellence of our barrage, nor could
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1915 8 To Deo. 31 Not Tc Sate 1316 Abaco 87,452 52,56/3 Allagar, Deo 300,400 25,200 812,600 A.Gajah, Sep 59,600 11,026 129,166 Alor Pongeu 288,761 28,72! 248,868 Alma, 870,700 83,500 315,200 Ampat, Sep 155,580 18,200 198,634 An-Johote, Mac 251,256 28,121 281,789 An Malay, Dec 1,782,988 149,738 1,498,644 AnS'tra.May *****8
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    TIN RETURNS
    199 8 A. Kinia June 1,4 4 7 1,871 Ayer Weng IMB Bangnon Vai 1>49 (I 865 1,971 Deebcok 1,113 *56 Brueeh, July 2 if* ChenderiEng, 8,9f 9 -i Gopeng ConboL, 19,700 14,45 l Heawcod. '74 4 Idris 4 T.-r Ipob Tin, Dec 4 -Jf 0 890 Kanaboi, 1 1
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    33 8 In above list the totals m flr«t ootalßC monthly totals for Jan Dec, 18 6. Th. n v hlch the Company's year enda Is indent*. ifter the name. TMr^ r.^ir...,. c w^,.c t
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      313 8 ybn can Aate a "Swan" that 1% will suit you better than any other pen you are using. Every person's handwriting is peculiar. Everyone feels that only one type of pen point will q ii i sat his own style of writing. After obtaining N tlie point he likes, he
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    EXCHANGE.
    44 9 UoBHKV^r) op «fc Die V 7 B*ni 4n B ***** 2 d«Wt\ml 2-4 7 $'l PaiviLti jssdijia Dm* 341S 16 Fianso demand Bank gig I»DIA, T, T. 160 Java, dsm&nd 1,7 'JxBS-E'D^ i.. 6*] »noi of JEinflAnd Satf Ei 3r# SUtm Lonaor fB|
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    PRODUCE
    188 9 Dec. 27 Tin (75 tone) $139.50 9-va%tM 19 0C GamiieK O«k<« Mo. 1 23 0C Gamfcieu C«fci No. f 21c; P«PP*a Black ordic. Spore 82 00 Pippttfi (WfciU ItfarJ 43 00 SaSra«£S (110 Hi tbo 2fc norn Sairueji (80 to th« lfc.>- norn Mast (B&r'l*) norn Cloves (Amboinu) qodq
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    77 9 Dec. 27, 1917. The following are the shares at- tc which changes are notified m Mt&c-rfc F laser and Co'e yesterday's share list RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES MINES. Raub Auafc God 3. G0 8.16 Tingkil 9.50 10.00 Buyers. Seller* Bukit Katil .65 .95 Indrogiri 6.10 6.30 Jimah 1.70
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      501 9 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. Incorporated m Japan Capital 3a escribed y. 46,000.000 Capital PaJa V 9 ,Y. 80,000,000 Reserve Fond... ,Y. 21,300,000 President, 3. Inouye Esq. fiee- President, Y. Yamakawa Es« DIRECTORS. i. Inoaye Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Soma Esq. M. Odagiri Esq. i K. Sonoda Eaf. T.
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      116 9 Established 1876. Merchants and Commission Agents PUKET HOUSE Pharmaceutical Drugs Dept. ESANOFELE Just received v from Bordeaux, table claret ia balk and bottle also light dry white wine. Vichy Gelestins Table Water (for the kidneys) Vichy Grand-Grille (for liver complaint), Vichy Hopital (dyspepsia and digestive organs) We have always steamers
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      41 9 Time- balls on Fort Canning ana Moan Faber drop dally at 1 f .m., Singapore BtandarC time, corresponding to 6 a.m. Greenwirfc mean time. The tlmagon li fired at 18 o'clock ■oen, Indicating Singapore standard time, or every day oxowtlntf Rnnrta*
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      484 9 WANTED. A Emait Tvrist with rnevione rfHce experience, prefi rab y witb knowledge of Shorthand. Apply P F c/o Singapore Free Prf8 c 2°-'- 3>i2 POS!T!O?« REQUIRED, Ar!verti'-er v.t cli-h. Dttfit f.r War Service, i 1 po itii fti m 'h Jauuary. Has exptrioccc am Dgineer's btorekeeper, General Office Assistant
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      277 9 MAIL TABLB Today. lateioiediaie and looal m»iie, *iv be touuio list below Penang, Malacca, F.M.B. (by Traimj I ».a dally (exoept Sunday). Johote, 8, 9.80, 11 a.m.. 11.80, fl, 4 A I p.n. Cucob Soon Hong 8.80 am Cucob Soon Lee 8.80 am Rhio Emely 8.80 am Cucob Azmere 8.80
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    STRAITS CHINESE LIT: ASSOICIATION.
    192 10 STRAITS CHINESE LIT: ASSOICIATION. The social of the Sttaita Chinese Literary Association held on the 24th mat, at 8 p m waa very well attended and was a real euccee?. At the annual general meeting held ou the 25th mat, at 3 p.m. at Mr Ong Koon Cboo's buDga low
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    TIENTSIN FLOOD RELIEF FUND.
    94 10 TIENTSIN FLOOD RELIEF FUND. i The Committee of the TUntsm Fiood Relief Fete acknowledge with thanks tbe| generous gift of a new fully equipped Ford five-seater car by Messrs Wearne Bros Ltd. The car was put up for sale by pubHc auction by Mr Mayhew of Messrs Ching Keng Lee
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    THE PICTURE SHOWS.
    88 10 A specially attractive programme at the Gaiety this evening includes Th« Mystery of the Double Crose," a thrilling t»ans- Atlantic story, "jtlfV a London film feature by H A Vachell. a *pfcCi*l Kleine Edison, The Migic Skin," Charlie Chaplin m "Police 1 aud raicy other, good pictures,
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    TSAR'S DAUGHTER IN JAPAN.
    342 10 Japanese Reporters' Hunt. The reported escape tiorc Russia of Tatiana, daughter of the former Tsar which was reported recently has called the reportorial eltuth houuda A the Japa nese newtp^para into action, saji the Japan Advertiser. The despatch was from New York, and, according to an
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    92 10 Chew Hal, a Hckkien woman, aged 29 yeare, was oa Wednesday night, found hanging by the reck to the door post at No 94 Victoria et She was suffering f^cn> b^r: ben, :.^j liiii pubJkb 5 Lad fzeUed her. Mr N J Stbbb, chief manager of the Hongkong aid ShaDghai
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    THE WEEK'S WARRING."
    725 10 [The dates given are those of the telegrams from London.] Dec 18 —Eastern armistice declared as applying also to Rueso Turkish theatres m Asia. Russian withdrawal from Persia provided for. Maximalists send ultimatum to Ukrainians. Dae 19— British arrivals last week 2,461, feailiDga 2,499; sunk, 14 over
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    12 10 Burglars have broken into the Govern menb dispensary at Kandanc Kerban am
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    MESOPOTAMIA.
    942 10 FIGHTING ON THE JEBEL HAMRAN HILLS. Turks Out Manoeuvred. Bombay, Df.c 10.— Renter's special cor respondent m Mesopotamia wires as fol- 1 lowb, dating Dec 8, from a bivouac five miles north of Qara Tap pah The right wing of our force has bean operating against tbe Turks on
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    4 10 Hoft Ah Snr»« W«l..—
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    DUTCHMAN SENTENCED AT HONGKONG.
    530 10 ATTEIPT TO LEAVE THE COLONY. 11 No Trouble m Singapore At the Hongkong Magistracy yesterday (says the H.K. Daily Pres* "cf Dec 18), before Mr Dyer Ball, H Van da Dormer, who described himself as a Dutchman, pleaded guilty to attempting to leave the Colony without
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    MR SIDNEY WHITMAN ON THE KAISER.
    329 10 A Picture of Russia: India and the War Writing m the Fortnightly on Mr Gerard's revelations of Germany, Mr Sidney Whitman refers to the Kaiser s remark, "No gentleman could approve of waging war against women and child fen." Without the Emperor's owo foreknow
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      317 10 HA YE YOU SEEN I T P WHAT THING! I~ j^ A Brilliant C1 I Annual of the East I^l^ p Make Sure of Your Copy. I I here will soon be None Left PATRONIZED BY ROYALTY EBTD. 1872 NEW YEAR GIFTS GO TO B. P. De Silva, 62/3, HIGH
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