The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 November 1918

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    Masthead
    14 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ii-*- SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1918. NO. 9,521
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    263 1 The retiring Germans are unable to refrain from excesses m Belgium. This has resulted m a peremptory warning from Marshal Foch and a rising of the inhabitants of Brussels Par^ 5 The Allied advance to ibe Rhine is to begin m a few iKys. A German cruiser
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    LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS
    85 1 Diaries and Ciiriscmas cards at Kelly and Waleb's— Page 1. Marltnrou.gh'd new progrAmrae Ptge 2. Pjvveli'a salas of a iserriceable police storeg, and ol faraitaca -Pafei 2 and 3 Robert Doiler Co, agency aud sailings Pages 3 and 6. Holidajs at Rjiinsan's P.^ge 3. Cigars at Robinson's Page
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK
    1807 1 Quicquid agunt homines nostri ess farrago libelli Juveval. It hae bf en suggest d that the r-jmark of the intelligent iambi who eaid, when told that Turkey had dropped out of the war "Skarang bulih caik gaji" was really misheard and it was "Skarang bulih naik
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      91 1 IGOGDAIGH TYRES Iv^ \SD PNEUMATICS ;VJ jl RAFFLESJOTEL. I afternoon TEAS will be served]in the hotel lounge and on the lawn every Slusic m Attendance ALSO Cinema Show on the lawn, especially for children, st 6.30 p.m. (weather permitting). r> v < x s V?s? ;^^x^s^-:cs^-T^TJ^.sr? f bich it i-
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      303 1 KELLY WALSH LTD. iISCORPORATED IN HONGKONG). 80-k Your Order LARGE STOCK AT ONCE of "imperial Diary 1919 CHRISTMAS with English, Malay and Chinese AND Dates and supplement of useful j\l jF \/k/ /P J\ D local information M LAIII Price $1.50 r4DnC Ready Shortly \j/*i\U& t COLUMBIA GRAFONOLAS I $20
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      17 1 ASHE NEPHEW LIVERPOOL I ii §37 A CASE DOTY KXTR'.. SWEEIiE d Col WINE ft SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
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      5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS.
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      126 1 THE WEEK. Saiarug? 16th. High W*t sr 8 6.. ai ,91pm. GoveroniPEt Holiday. New Faataoticß, Victoria Theatre 9 1 p,m. Fillis Circus, 9.H p.m. Sunday 17th, High Water— B. 49 a m 9 56 p.m. 2Sth Sunday after Trinity. Viotory Tiffin at Swimming Club. Monday 18th. High Water— 9 8u
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      494 2 jtJttsEE^jb sk New Ideas J. R. FLYNN ANDFRSON fdverti se>> *6- Ch2 r g'e Mlev HAVE YOU TRIED FULL SIZES? LJUtGS STOCKS NOW AVAILABLE. <»« I■!ii t mujiu JIWHII.IJinniM^MMi a Tinn o* Qi ''"> 'tnvv.c gHeoffer v \K- foral pa»ilcnUrs l X' OOLDAB BCOTD^ND— CHARLES 8. DOU -rr, M f)r,orlvE
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      446 2 PALLADIUM By Request Our Special Features "THE MAN IN MOTLEY" (At 8 o'clock) A* ll JUr Beloved Jim (At 9.30) Will be shown for Two Nights Longer (TO-NIGHT) COMMENCING MONDAY NOVEMBER 18TH. IHE IIAIdCK (The Beast of Berlin) SUPPORTED BY CHARLIE CHAPLIN EXTRA! SPECIAL!! NEWS!!! GAIETY SHOWING TO-NIGHT IN THE
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      266 2 From Wednesday, Nov. 13, to MondTTT^^'V ANOTHER PHOTOPLAY OF c-REa V lH V THE m AT TH In the Second Shew at 9 An Exceptionally Strongest™ Product!* m b fteeli Septets. Ineplcrt revolves aboot'the f 7 edo ot tb-.' jarti 1 bU v.,f. ud th Preceded by Frest and l&term
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    THE CORRUPTION OF ENGLISH.
    827 3 To the Editor op the Times. Sir, The correspondent who calls at tenticn to the widespread and increasing corruption ol language is rendfricg a needed service none too soon. Strong efforta must be made to etop the laxity, which unchecked ia a powerful ally of evils
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      285 3 M Express" becomes the /4r^^\ Ant?^TPlT^ NO. 555 Virginia Per ot $1.05 Packed m Patent Vacuum Tins. Sole Manufacturers ARDATH TOBACCO Co., Ltd., LONDON, ENGLAND. *i\j > i lal* Z* 1* *-4 ajEPf^k 111 TO MGh'T at 9.15 mJ*9 m IMEE FD, LOWING MGHTS r L Oi.lriunlil o .^sa^BM^^ ■c
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      699 3 |llllllllilllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIHIillllHIIII!IIIIHIHHninilllinillttlllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllli ll R»y*l Appointmtnt (Xnl Court of Spurn I A Royal Food for your Baby I M Glaxo !I m the R«ytl Nurstrits, as can be tttn by the S appointment. Thi« letter it from a doctor connected with the 5 5 Koyal Court of Spain. 3 a r Madrtd.
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      534 3 SWIMMINGrCLUB, SINGAPORE. NOTICE A. f-pesial tifUn will hi t be on Bandtiy, 17th inst., to celebrate bhe Victory of the Allies. Wi 1 a.i ujfrnb'TH intending to be prtsect kindly s( *:d m tbeir notices to that effect BJSFOBE 5 p.m. on Friday )sth itsi. f No t»fiin>can be boofctdl
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      614 3 SQNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. 25th SUNDAY APTCR TRINITY, (Collect for 6th Sunday after Epiphany) Nov 17TH. ■T. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. Day of Thanksgiving for tbe Victory of the Allies. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.«6 a.m. Holy Communion Choral). Hymns, 219, 6U, 31S, Rejoice. O land, 644. 1f .31 a.m. Special Beryl 4
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      BIRTH.
      22 4 Bati-.man.— On Friday, November igth 1918, at the Maternity Hospital Hingapore, t< Mr. ana Urs. O. R. S. Bateman, a ilanghter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      108 4 1 Edq*r Gatjlstin.— On the 14th Instant ai the Presbyterian hurch Mr. ronstamiue A, ED3AR to MiBB TICTOMA GAU^BTIN. DEATHS. CR3PLET.— In Ecglan.l, on tho 7th Nov., 1918 Lncy Cro^ley (Nee McKeczle) beloved wifo of J. H. P. Croplit of B*tu Gaiah. Perak MO: kland.— On the evening of
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    THE FLU IN PENANG
    150 4 (Her 1,308 D (fa From Out <>vn Corrt^.^u^ At a liieetit:,? Oi r thmm* tbo p ttid Mr Vo rf girding idC |»ci *M row prpcric, 1 y officers hjd r r mmi i of tba lOkQOtc, cr:.: Saturd .v, ?«nd tht (ovki. approved For the
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    THANKSGIVING SERVICES
    143 4 Tue pub ic cfflr'u! rtrv:cc I Andrew's Ca'Lw-dra! at 10.80 an: morrow will If of r ftpr t Jc ;tst:vt tbarficter The A 1 J Cop««ttirill4ld tffljiuliy at.d tbe mf&ii BtstA EkaehMM will also attend. There will I 1 *W>H ticnon > mcdafiou m the gallery ecd the
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    108 4 At Ihe Barulm I tmrj A Thursday cifibi, Kit* last of a Mttoi M r e lec{ll Booiolocy He B 1 Cbair. Then m i f««« rtte! Dumber ol IftdU lecture "A it blßaiing ben pi«,rcd ur.i i" bftppiiMMia tin laot«n t «nM, i tvtry pel bchul Ui.i] :.:>■ I
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    The Singapore Free Press Saturday, November 16, 1918.
    2008 4 The Singapore Free Press Saturday, November 16, 1918. A: various times we bave been taken to task for suggesting that the great influx of outside capita! to develop the robber industry, am] the establishment of such bodies as the United Malaya j Council, whilst undoubtedly they have brought prosperity to
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    "OUR DAY" COUNTRY FALY
    128 4 Mr« CfcwMelta v '*<«■ fchsic p.. >: j t donations towai ;(t J J P B«l|ftW8« V- :i k wiuon.,, i Little ac Co I r«e C.,L'd.K, r b, 3 ;co> d im 5.M0,,,,,s .Mo,,,,, v- i Tho totn! vfrt < \^d "Hog g, t| .there
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      93 4 CALDBEGK MACGRE6OR GO. SOLE AGENTS. \SSAt aiA"^/ little^ ARTISTiC MODERN FURNITURE I 'I i i v jk pbkSj- -i t— i» ii ''I i >* v Made entirely m our own factory under esrtrt European pnpervisJon and of the highest qaality teak wood obtainable YOU CANNOT DO BETTER THAN Inspect
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      42 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1038 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the conditions of oar offer 11 No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee ot tbe high quality of onr work could be given or demanded.
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    THE ARMISTICE
    121 5 LANS MISBEHAVING IN BELGIUM Fo ch s S^ReP roof g- g^laiarM OaMa] •I a Wiraless Frensh m nj toKl tbe only t hot wean Ibe ■r .:.L timed D3!C«I vaneee. A pr* t ee coramiUaa I 1 v> A de*U vita I, which ?b 3i j -'1 tO
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    FAITHLESS BULGARS
    35 5 mi officially I »y»:.ir atic and Ljm 5 [biflus territories I tkfl hole c :uu;ry ig L- iil c: livestock fc-d pro I -!ab a of iraoiport b,. Uxc odioi iba iahabi t.
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    GERMANY TO BE FED
    160 5 Mast Maintain Order la rapXj to tail 1 KlliOa b 53 aer i BBN I IIQ tht f'iOpl^ Of I i food supplies ins s He k pabUc order wiil tea] m-i an equit F fuaranUed. 14— In Urn fclcuia cf ball on tii9 voti oi
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    SOCIALIST GERMANY
    82 5 al SaffragQ Proclaimed i 4. A "fire from Id fa bctftf prj- and a Soldiera'. U .b'i-Lied. ■Mnrin la Beilin ilion p;cmiting dmo *qJ womau i 5 J German v Governiiicnt wmfltcmttn I piOptitj and Mimisistialioa ct the ent.iiied property I King *Ld Rojal I A patio! found
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    FRANCE DUBIOUS
    286 5 STRANGE CONVERSION OF GERMANY Kaiser Must be Tried IB— f 'c ■vviot] j*7 Itatasiariaa tabls] Paris, Nov 13.— There are mauy warn ingi m the Frencb press againeb German bluff. The conversion of Germany ia 100 sudden Whether the transformation is j j genuine or cot, if the
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    LONDON OVERJOYED
    106 5 The Celebrations Continue Lor^oa, Njt 14. There was an orgy of rejoicing m London yaaterday evening. a hundred thousand people tilled Tra ifu'gar Squ<*ra, shouting. tiLging, dancing, waving dags and discharging drewoike. Officers mounted tha lions and fired off V^ry lights. German guns were hauled from thi Mall
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    AMAZED THE GERMANS
    110 5 British Private's Heroism London, Xov 14. The Germans have widely related story ot the bei-oUta of a Tommy ot the Thirty-fourth division The Prussian GuarJ, bftor b^ing repealed mown down, surrounded a British tnachina gun post. A Prussian officer want forward with a whita fiig and was
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    ARMISTICE AND FINANCE
    48 5 London Nov 11—There is a holiday on the markets owing to tbe armistice. Consols are at 6lf and 94f Rupee paper 65i, nominal 74 to 64, Chartered Bank 89. London, Nov 12.—Silver is at 46id owing to lower war risk rates. Tbe matfcet is eteady.
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    169 5 The Fantastics delightei another good audience last nigbfc. To night? there is a complete change of programme. Tha monthly bueincss meeting cf the Matbodial Tamil Church Epworth League; will be held at tha Short Street Girls' j school tomorrow, at 5 30pm, followed by a social evening with patriotic songs.
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    CRISIS IN HOLLAND
    208 5 I ON THE BRINK OF REVOLUTION Troelstrlt and the Queen [Sy •abraarlM Cable] [Inkr'i S«ryieeJ London, N>v 14 —la hii speech at the Hague, Heer Troelitra, cond«mning (militarism and" Us influence, esid that il emanated from the Queen and bar entourage who were antagonistic to the j
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    POLITICAL OUTLOOK
    121 5 Asquith Party Confer London, Nov 14. He Aiquith privattly addraiseJ bis supporters n the Hnuie of ConifiiOiis yesterday evening and it is understood that lie d»v*U on the necessity for maintaining tha unity of the Liberal*, which was la no way impaired by the Premier** speech on Niv
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    ROLL OF HONOUR.
    172 5 Second Lieutenant Eric Maule fflnch London Regiment, who has been killed m action, was the eecoDd eon of Mr X H Maule ffiinch. of the Jobore Civil Service, and Mrs Maule fflocb. He was killed by a sniper's bullet on Aug 27. Though still ocly young, he
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    The British Government has ordered
    292 5 22.000,0001 b of Australian jam. Me and Mrs A A HeMgeeler left) Kuala Lumpur for China on WednPßday. Mr and Mrs A 54 Macphatl have It f 5 en a Uip to Coonoor.— Me H C Z.icharias has returned from his health trip to the
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    THE WAX AND MALAYA.
    251 5 Some ctieety parson a civil servaa! (apparently hai been writing an article lor the Graphic will make the hair of thf Government and ibo Censorship bsre tare white m a single night. The arffsle it headed The inflaence of tha war on M*laya and reading it
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    LESS LIGHT, BETTER ILLUMINATION.
    294 5 Mr L Gastec lectured m Loudon at tha British Soiecoe ExbibUion ou ''liiuoiiaa ting Engineering m Peace and V>ar." Io view of the Us,\i< and fual restrictions, ha pointed cut, Fh n .dsa and reflectors were very neceseary to attainment; of a given illumination with small
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    PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE.
    136 5 The third period of session? of the Fourth Philippine Lcgialatma opened on Oct 16 At tho Marble Hall of the Ayuuta miento. A di?tiogu<bhed gathering of men and women from all walks ol life were present to witness the opening scenes, and co baar the Governor General read
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    JAPAN AND AMERICA
    116 5 Joint Enterprise m China. I A Tokyo telegram Btatei thul the cr- ginieiiticn has been corap-^-ted ii: Japan, lAmaticd end China of a Guarantee Tiur Ccrnpviny with ?i OBpUa] of Yen k0, G00, 000 v. bich h'dti for itii pvif po.'j the prcnotion of the enterprises of
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    25 5 I Versailles and nearly a dozen other districts are again on the Paris telephone and out of the tuiiibaff? zone, sb)a iho Paris Daily Mai!.
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      86 5 .jBOBINSON CO. I i FOR I I "t 1 I J_ P Jii C 4; -i. JL J. jL Ckj *±*~J Xp£ {Jv Xl^ Highest Award of I bilippine Tobacco Produoe Puuanu. Pacific International Exposition Ban Praneiso ru§ Excollonts x»l(']\ i ji v Club Fsncri'M--j t r£ I j. v
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      625 6 P. &O* Okitish India AND A.PCAB LllM£ (Oomfftnles Ineotfoiataa la Buflwifl Mail and Passenger Services PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) tfce company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present oended. yat company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND FROM LONDON are at present suspended.
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      871 6 CARGO NOTICE. Consignees of oargo per s b. THORDIS from Pacific to Ring«pore are advised that sane has arrived. For farther particulars apply to BOU STEAD t Co., Agents. 1611 16 11 RANGOON. A Steamer will be despatched fcr above port on or about the 16th instant. For Freight and
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      674 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CB^l (INOORPORiTED IN T s W| "rliM REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS .PACinc Srßv I Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu m Z I 8.8. COLOMBIA 14,000 tons from Hongkone or Pr aßci^ I S.S. "VENEZUELA' 1 HOOOtons do i- S.S. "ECUADOR HOOOtons do and every 28 days thereaf Let.
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    INDIAN SALT.
    364 7 I In India, salt is a necessity of life eve a to tbe humblest, and the total quantity 1 consumed is very great. In normal times, large amounts are imported, and with I the cutting off of foreign supplies, due to shipping shortage, India was at one time
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    THE SYMBOL OF SACRIFICE.
    244 7 A T ith reference to the Above the film recently advertised by the Middle East Films Co Ltd as m their control (or the East, the following account of its first exbihition m London quite recently will be of interest. The Morning Post says A private
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    SAILORS' NEW UNIFORM.
    137 7 j Full particulars of the standard uniform I for tae Mercantile Marine appeared m the London Gazette on Sept 6. Those entitled to wear it are mafc&erd and officers holding certifica'.eq from tbe Biard of Trade, uncertified junior officers qualifying for their flret cartifi^Rte, &ni surgpons, pursers,
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    THE PAPER SHORTAGE
    140 7 Mr HRyes Fisber, m p, President of the Local Gov^cnmeot Boatd, has ibeutJ a citcnlac to local outhoritiee remiuding them of tbe hnpottanoe of relee^mg fcr re putping uaed papers nrd booka which it is no louger neceeeary to rtthia. It iE pointed out that tha shortage
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      872 7 }T SUPPLIES FOB I Wera ed Ma|ay T Sta es states Mines Etc. War tha Lottery E9 W^ 9 b| Tickets for this Lottery are issued under W^^__ the aaspices of the Federated Malay States m^ 0^ War Charities Committee and the Piizes will I be allocated as follows I
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      511 7 DUNtOPIOTOnYRES STAND OUT b y themselves. You notice an >«!*> />^^vo\ im Provement- m antiskidding I /wWmm qualities ~when you fit them, a F^ lll^BmS, greater improvement when you I I \BK\\ haVe run them for some time r 5 ill mk\\ and noticed the absence of tyre Wkv troubles
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    GERMAN SHIPPING SUBSIDIES
    781 8 Australian Line Ousted. Light ii ehed on some aspects o( Statesubsidized German shipping enterprise before the wir to the detriment cf British and Australian trade by the report of tha Commission appointed by the Australian Minister of Trade and Customs io 1916 to inquire into British and
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      389 8 I B A Double Safeguard. m p always look for the signature m fVhitt I ill <m*si>3^@££^ I b/|J -'j on the label, and see also that the Pj !|IBBS ;w LEA PERRINS is embossed >o i 1 Air srL JN jjr xS-JN Iv £J ILLUSTRATION SHEWS THE ACTUAL SIZE
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    FIELD-MARSHAL SIR DOUGLAS HOLG
    1292 9 An American Appreciation. One of the ablest soldiers the war his produced does cot 6peak for himself, or about himself. He praises others, and is clow to censure. Sometimes bit Govern merit baa failed to send him ieiiiforce meuts when his need of them was sore;
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    THE PRUSSIAN VERMIN
    193 9 Apropos the P'U-gintent ttoriee o( the dislike of the South GernaLS for the Pra?giana they are cow r*c\i)icg m Paris a Btory which wasß favourito of Ah xandre Dumas. A Prussian officer was being 6hown the relics m the cathedra! at Fiank fort, the South German town
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      335 9 oor^ r 22,00 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 i GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). I mad OFFICE Winchester Bouse, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. I r £20,000 deported with Ihe Supreme Gonr %o t Eo.'.aod, and complies with Ihe BrltlahLife tauraioe O^v^s v
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      456 9 YOSOHaiA SPECIE I BANK, LTD. l»#»t»s; aalwwrtfcfjj y. *>\ooo.OOv; O»fltal PaidUy y. u,000,0(H Betertc tad it l ieo,o«i P^s^ttcn!, j. laonye Eh^ k i ivswcisnr, S, Kajtwaia £r%, J. Incoye Esq Y. Yamakawa Esq. H. Kajlwar j Esq. K. Odagtri ßsq. N. Soma ESQ. Bar-'i K. Iwaeakl K. Ekmoda E^q.
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      279 9 The Eastern United Assurance CORPORATION Ltd. Khao Office— Sinsapobb, Ueorrorated In itae Qtarails SeWlomeatß fIH 3SPIBTISaT.-RiBkB Receded o« Bailfl. lugs and Mcc ahandiae at oanesl rateßi mams OS.»AR?flgl?.~lnßnraaoe eflccsc? c* Halls and O&rgo. For tall y&rllc&lars as to rates aad aU o«?ier U»crm3.lion *?fly to B. J. PODGERK, Oeneral Manage?.
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      269 9 L NORTH BRITISH AND MERCWTUE INSURANCE COMPANY (Incorporated Jn Great Biitain). UtT^tmS 131 Contracts LateetCoiicesgiona. MARINE All kind, of Marine Business trans asroc!. MOTOR CARS Reduced Rates. Increase* Jsenents. PoUcief. issued by this Company .covet Accidental Damage, Public Liability, Barglary, Fire Transit. v H ',h ™!2?' ■•ILWTBR Co., Ltd., Resident
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      156 9 &p THE SURE CURE Wi §rj FOR ALL J A COMPLAINTS OF !^H H THE SKIN yoc v y HB ALHI H i^H Fragrant Aromatic Oriental u£B? J Affords ppeedy relief frcm f j Jecztma, pimp'es, abrasJoßs f I J^ iatb, acd nujtir ni- rf the ibit, l^H L^Sj It
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
    327 10 MONEY MATTERS Britain's War Winning Wealth London, Nov 12. In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar Law, moving a vote of credit of seven hundred millions, eaid that he expected the expenditure to be lees but if this wae the end of the war some expenses ot demobilisation
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    THE HUGHES' MARESNEST
    211 10 Mr Bonar Law Explains London, -N'jv 12. la the House of Commons, replying to questions as to whether the Dominions were represented fit the armistice discussions m Paris, Mr Bonar Law referred to the statement cabled on Nov 8. Mr MicMaster asked Were the Domin ions represented
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    IN WAR AND PEACE
    132 10 Fighting Men as Comrades London, Nov 18. The War Office an nouncea that a conference of representatives of the Admiralty, the War Office, the Air Ministry, the Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, South African, Indian and Imperial expeditionary forcei, has appoint ed a committee, with General Sir
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    WAGES UP AGAIN
    51 10 London, Nov 18. The Committee on Production, owing to the increased cost of living, have awarded a further advance of five shillings a week to men of eighteen and upwards, and half a crown for boys and apprentices to engineering, shipbuild ing, aircrafc, chemical and other munition
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    FRANCE'S ARMY
    47 10 Paris, Nov 13. General Pa tain, m an army order, extolls the courage and tenacity of the Frenoh troopi m the war and exhorts them when they enter Germany M liberate! b to retrain from excesses, which resentment to German outrages m France might justify.
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    SERBIA'S SACRIFICES
    103 10 London, Nov 12. A Serbian Official announces that from July 25 1914 lo July 14 1916 Serbia placed 707,848 men m the field, and maintained during the whole of that period halt a million effec tiveH The number fallen m battle and died m captivity up to the
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    ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
    89 10 New York, Nov 12— There wire enthusiastic armistice demonstrations throughout the States. Business generally was at a standstill. President] Wilson drove lo the Capitol m Washington through cheering crowds and read the armistice to Congress. The •nforcstnsnt ol the draft law was sacpinded bat the navy will
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    THE WAR PRISONERS
    63 10 London, Nov 18. Wireless German Official The Provisional Government's executive committee has decided that prisoners of war shall remain m their places of employment and obliged to work as heretofore they will receive the tarae wages as free German workmen. Later. The German wireless inatruc tions cabled
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    TOLL OF THE FLU
    77 10 London, Nov 18. In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr Macpher* son stated that m October 25 COO British 6oldiers m France were sent to hospital with influenza, of whom 420 died. 2,700 were sent to hospital with pneumonia, of whom over a thousand
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    IN RE PASSPORTS
    33 10 London, Nov 13. In the House of Commons, at question time, Mr Macnamara stated that Ihe Government were con sidering the whole question of restrictions as regarded travelling at see.
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    74 10 Courtesy of the French Consulate. Paris, Nov 18, 685 p m. The Kronprinz has arrived m Maastricht. The Duke of Saxe Weimar and the Prince of Lippe Detmold have abdicated General Pershing, m tbe name of President Wilson, bar conferred on Marshal Joffre the medal for distinguished
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    DEATH OF HERR BALLIN
    187 10 Although of plebeian origin and of Jewish extraction, Ballio was one of the intimates of the ex Emperor, and has frequently been called one ol the real makers of modern Germany. His master is stated to have offered him on more than one occasion a portfolio
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
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    PRODUCE
    145 11 Ncv 14 Tin 125 lost) 1142.96 J iioo <*■-■"-'-' O^i 1 25.16 9 .-,'■;»> C«% 4 H« I 12.C0 Btedt ncAfi por* 82 00 W*MMMt (Wfefls Itfd 5 8#0 0 NatoMgi (110 £3 r-Jt El I oom Nihsugs [80 tc Ift.l norn Mrs (E&adu) asm GteTM (4mfcaftiud oom Ml
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    DAILY SHIPPING REPORT.
    49 11 [all British vessels cnleee marked.] Arrlfali. Nov 14.— Bcouwer, Melcboir Treub, RS Batu (Dai) Tenchi Macu (Jap). Njv s. —Baud, Rmdjani, Pontianak (Dut) Gladys (Sar\ CLEAR ANCESt Njv 14.— Gian«j \nn, Eameralia, Hai Nam, K-ika, Hebe Emile, Siogkara, Singaradj, IDut^ Francis Gamier (Ft) Pin Sumud (Sinm.)
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      155 11 PASSENGERS OUTWAkD. Per N.Y X Yokohama Mara.— To Sin^a f pcre: Mr. 1 W. Reid, Mr J. H. Martin, ilr R D. Sell, Mi W. Davis, Mr W. Rose, Mr T J.S i Whitehead, Mr. A Anhwoith, Mr. M R Bell Mr. D. N. Frasdr, Mr a. R. Smyth, Mr.
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    Our London Letter.
    1604 12 War News From Owr Own Corrtsvondent London, Sept 25. In the midsfc of a vetek cf «aporlatU«!y good war news bo go id that we have had nothing like it fora very long time ru industrial crisU baa arisen m thia country which is far more esrious
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    DEATH OF MR. J.J. BENTLEY
    228 12 Mr John James Bentley, a former President of the Fco'baii League, died recently at b:s rpjidtiuc?, co.-.r Blackpool, at the sg.3 of flf y eight. Ha had bstn promin antly connccred wiih football for nearly forty ytara In his esrly diys he played for tbe
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    144 12 i Ai; bI Capetown meeting oaTled t-3 nx [prase sympathy with those who lost their Illvfa m ihh fialw&s Oastle, Mr U ping ton, a member ol thr> Bouse o* kiiembly, said "S3u:b Afric «n wota^n and children can jsecnrol; s.i! the eeaa t::. 3 b>- drawiDg ths claws ol
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    PROGRESS IN RESEARCH
    536 12 Rally of the Big Industries. i Welcome signs of progress m various directions of research are furnished by third annual report of the Committee' established by the Government for tbe' purpose of encouraging n search and as sieving the scientific investigation of m daa&rial problems. One of
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    JAPANESE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE
    282 12 J ipanesa enterprise m tbid pact o( tie world— which both Chinese and Japanese trade associations have agreed to call the South Seas will shortly receive a use ful stimulus by the opening io Singapore of the Japanese Commercial Museum which has taken orei the old Stamford
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    FOOTBALL.
    37 12 A fast and interesting game of football was seen on the 8 G C ground last evening, between the Mancbeitsra and the Singapore Harbour Board team. The ManohoGters ran out winners by four goali to two.
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    "OUR DAY" FUND, 1918.
    288 12 The Committee acknowledge with thanks the following subscriptions to this' Fund Previously acknowledged 1195,677.85 Eastern Rubber Co SCO F H Myers 60 Disthelm 4 Co 250 HooglandtACo 250 Too Choug Siong 25 Revd G Dex.er Allen 200 NNAdis COO B F Clarke 60 Lee Chiow Lim
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    S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME.
    176 12 Attendance at three recruits' parades a week ie compulsory. [Drills Marked are compulsory.] Sunday Nov 17. j S V A, S R E (v) lOOfp Drill Hal! IX!mCc SVI I Veterans Cd, A V 1 Platoon and Band Tuesday, Nov 19. 5.1 5p Drill Hall SVC Recruits
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION
    89 12 j Orders for week ending Saturday, Nov 28. Sunday, Nov 17.— Church Parade at St Andrew's Cathedral All Singapore Troops parade Foit Canning Rjnd (back of V M C A) 8.80 p.m. Tuesday. Nov 19.— Signalling C-asees, YMCA ground, 5 15 p m. Thursday, Nov 21. Recruit
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    35 12 S?crpfari6B Evatt aid Co. Indrngiri 23 81>» to al 8 moa 64,471. Agen*a Siina, Dnrby und Co. MiddJetou Tin. Plant 80 50 Tribal 83 Total 118 50 piknls. Duff Dfcvelopment 93,^99
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