The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 December 1918

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    16 353 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1918, 1 No 1,686,
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    CONTENTS.
    262 353 LKXDERB. p AQE Finnish Complexities 368 Etsot Bourn's W i; 358 rmHDS turns Sullen 354 A Sett Public 0p.0.0a t54 Ifeleyaii Choreb Bin ioslmi 854 cir-i H.co-iflii ._;ion 855 A S ir*. :n LJbin 855 FOLIC_ AND CGUST NKWS. 8 tread log of Anemba 357,859 Local Divorca Casp 858
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    154 353 "Subscribers to the ''Singapore Pree Prese" weekly returning from Europe lo tho Straits by any of the mall lines, are Invited to send to the "Manager the name of tlieir steamer and date of arrival iv Singapore. Copies will then be mailed to meet them at various porta of call.
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    249 353 as a re soil eleven of that company's forme:* employees have been charged m the Third Polioe Court. N_j Tek Hak charrt j lV i.tij making faUe entries m tbe day book bas been committed to tbe ntxt Ateixftt A f rm J farewell to Mr R G van Some
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTHS.
      43 353 Yesldiw— At the General Hospital, Knala Lumpur, tho wife of Key Y.S. Yesudian, on the 2_th November, 19.., a son. Bbrc Ira —On Saturday ihe 30th November, at Knaiji Kangsar, PeraS, the wife of John fc?. Bergi:-:, Inspector of Mines, a son.
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      MARRIAGES.
      188 353 Woo:bu^y— Hust— Sept. 9. at Acton, Londo. SLOSOT Jihs Leonard Woodbury, son ot late Albert Woodbury, Batavia, to Olive W haver Hunt, daaghter of late Charle Fiederick Hunt. Thorn 8-Howe 3eot. 11, at Barnes, Howard Goi.ot Rhys Thom-s, Capliain, Labour Corps (formerly of the Malay Plates). to BLSta Hugo,
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      DEATHS.
      191 353 Clufies ftoes— Kept. 27, ol Queen Mesandra's Uo- Dital.of pneumoui Centals Cluiue-v Kusa, King.. African Etifles <lale of Anstral; a Imperial Forces*, of Bvdoev. N.S.W W-BECißT.— Kept. 29, at Loughtoa, Psscx, Alfred kdwabd Whebley, formerly of Hongkoug, eldest son of th_ lata A. Wheeley anl Mrs. Wheeky, ot Hi-iings.
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    Finnish Complexities.
    874 353 Nov 20. The fate of many small countries is m the balance, and he who would predict the geography of Europe and the status of it 3 ultimate parts would be a bold man. In some countries the issue seems fairly well settled, when the disturbing influence of
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    The Rent Board's Work. Nov 30.
    568 353 We poblish elsewhere a summarised report issued by the Chairman of the Rent Assessment Board detailing the work of the Board during the first twelve months of its existence. Generally we think it may be said the enactment haa not achieved as mnoh as
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  • Page 353 Miscellaneous
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      155 353 THE WEEK'S NEWS, A mail from II Dmo wim received here on Mottdey D?c 2 wi.h d.tes to Oct 14. Dariog ihe week an eoqairy was held m the Marios Court into the circumstances of th a its mcj of lhe StesSßOt Anamba off Pulo Web on Sept 26. The
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    Tin Control.
    535 354 Judging by tho rather acid nature of the comment which is now being passed m connection with the Home Govern mint's control of tin prices, we should imagine robber producers must be rather glad that up to the present they have not been forced into the meshes of
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    A New Public Opinion. Dec 3.
    909 354 There is already m Singapore aeon siderab'e number of men dis 'mrged during the present war after i ice m His Majesty's forces. At h.i.-ue of course the number is infinite!^ reater since the war has been one ie which the whole people has
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    Malayan Church Expansion Dec 4.
    1095 354 In any history of Malaya which has to be written, either m the immediate or more distant future, a chapter will have to be devoted to the foundation and progress of the various Christian churches and one of the most striking passages m that portion
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    Germany Turns Sullen Dec 2.
    417 354 Writing when the armistice was signed, we anticipated that one of the things which would happen very shortly after would be that the German people would, m their calmer moments when the delights of cessation of fighting had worn off, begin to repent the bargain
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    Commercial Reconstruction. D?c 5
    577 355 Commercial Reconstruction. D?c 5 Retail dealers, and wholesale import Dorohanta too for tbe maUer of that, hay- very delicate subject coming np for deb it am their minds. Immediately war broke out, the home prices of goods derived from loreign countries for Bale here rose a good dea! m price.
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    Affairs in China
    431 355 The position o: Chios as regards the war and the peace conference has much interest for the Chinese m the Straits Settlements, though, separated by dis tance and time from the home of their ancestors they can hardly be expected to express any opinion that wonld accurately
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    307 355 The oeoo pants of a privately cvnfd motor car oomiog into Kuala Lam par frcm Kajaog on Saturday evening found a rope etreiched f:cro~-R tha road about four rntlne from Kusls Lumpur* Later en .he occu pants of an 5 b if cms found ih_ top?, again ti-.-'d s .ro-.-
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    ENGLISH BRIDES FOR AUSTRALIA.
    592 355 Eager groups of relatives and frieSds battled against terribly stormy weather for more than three hours on October Ist at Port Melbourne pier, when over 120 English girl- wbob^ve ro irrted Australian -ihii.es arrived. ib. roat wa- expected ti b?r'.h sl 9 a m, but it
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    WHY A GENERAL ELECTION?
    259 355 The view of Mr Fredeuc Harrison may kelp to explain v, hat to many cf us seemed mn unnecessary intsrfeteoos with the work O- reconstruction. To tbe Editor of the Times. Sir, Aa one long ou s id a ill political port'es, as one who has
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    42 355 The Irish police, m searching tha house ot a M- hei roan at Cape Clear for arms, c .rue across a bundle of bank noes worth ..2 000, which the owner said wa. his ?n from the summer mackerel fl.uing this year.
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    THE TWO ESKS.
    1224 356 The Scot who knowsbis nativegeograpby may ask— Which two? For there aro no fewer, and there may be more, than six E-ks m .Scotland tbrre brace, 60 to speak m most of which I have ***** my line." The frequency of th* 5 name :s due to
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    A MODERN BATTLEFIELD.
    1001 356 The ideas formed iv the d*ys of childhood die hard, and it needs more th.n the illustrations m the weekly papers to blot out the mental picture of a battlefield which exist. In the minde of most people, a picture of a small plain strewn with corpse,
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    RUBBER ITEMS.
    501 356 Figures compiled by tho Rubbe: Association of America, says the Loud, n and China Express, show that the total imports of rubber for August last werr- 10,421 tons, against 17,290 tons m Angus 1917. The plantation import was 8.47 V tons, against 15.158 m 1017. Ina letter to
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    LETTERS FROM HELL.
    661 356 The following ere extract, from UtU written by Briti«b prisoners of wm il Germany during the month cf -.d.ll part of the month of May These letters are censored m German but it sometimes happens that thron_>„ oo ths part of soma sxsminer tho complaints sr MJ
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    258 356 A Tokyo news agency understand* that owing to the insufficiency of .hip*, Canada has abandoned the idea of sending provi sions to Siberia. At Hongkong on Nov 19. h Sgt Harry Linfield of the Naval Yard Police while on duty was shot by an Indian con-table and died m a
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    KILCUMEN ABBEY
    400 357 Friday, Noyembkb 29, 101* r.ld<*f generation of tho resident of British Malaya will remember :he 1 _t r Sir Fred er irk Weld, at one tima Governor ol ti l< v ste ond High Commis nor ii of .he Mai- Sia*-". The folio wl extract from Tbe EJoiverss
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    PROPERTY AUCTION.
    164 357 The undermentioned Singapore proper ties were sold by auction at the saleroom of the Commercial Rubber Company on Wednesday afternoon. Land and house No. 4 Stanley Street and No. 93 Telok Ayer Street, area 8,000 pquare feet, comprised m Statutory Land Graut No. 6, bought by Mr Ang
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    207 357 Vice Admiral Sir William L Gran' k h. formerly m charge of tho China Station, wa_ promoted to b_ Admiral on The Master Attendant reports that a iod conical buoy parti > covered with b .rnacles wa. eecn on 2 6 L ti Nov nt 1 B 0 p.m. In
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    THE RUBBER SITUATION.
    933 357 AMERICAN IMPORTS QUESTION. At ons time or another a great mar? wild its t.'r.p.atfe have b-en made ac ro garde ths American rubber situation vis a vi- M 4U*ya. The regulation of the Uoiti i Stat* Government that only r» 000 ton. per qnhrtrjr vvou'd bs licensed
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    STRANDING OF ANAMBA.
    1472 357 MARINE COURT INQUIRY FA U I.TV S TBEBIKO C BAB In *ho Mat C mrt, y < Iy, an Ing ry wse < thi cirt a tooees ol lhe stranding r.f ths Briti.O steamer Anamba o£f Palo Web, near S.bang on tbe night of Sept 2S. The
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    GERMAN MISSIONARY FROM MARSHALL ISLANDS.
    225 357 Appearance m Shanghai Mixed Court. At tte Mixed Court, Shanghai, Carl Henri Mass, described as s Qoffmsn< 57 y.ars of age, was charged with ti taring China without the permission of the Chinese Govern men S; at present cc war with Germ my D.teclive S_rgear.i;
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    109 357 The B 1 .teamer Tara from NegepelMS. 6tc, wia cxp r cted to arrive m P naog at day!:g_c ou 'Vedua.diy, and to <ye for Pore Swetter.han: an. Sl._g_.p3r_ .boot 4 p CD the same day. The Evening Standard tells tbe 'blowing stor> A certain otiicia!, after i 'king a
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    LOCAL DIVORCE CASE.
    274 358 LOCAL DIVORCE C ASE. B Hi rustics Bbden m tl Supreme Cou d f, the hesring wss continued of the petftion brought by it Charles Vs n B wen Biaddox lor divorce from hit wife Olsrs Augusta Ifaddox on grounds rf hi r infidelity snd dispu paternity c{ two oi
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    PENANG NEWS.
    159 358 rFrom Our Own Correspondent Penang, Nov 28. -ie death hai occurred at Penang from heart failurs *f>r a four months' illness of Dr Iflohae] Bdwin llrlveo, Jate cf the Btraiti Medical Service. The deceased gentleman csme from ladle to Penang iv 187. end he te ired m 1010,
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    HENRY FORD DEFEATED FOR U. S. SENATORSHIP
    107 358 Weshiogtoo, November 9. A R.publi can majority of two m the Senate and not less than tortythree m the HOUSS is the result of Tuesday's election Henry Ford was apparently defeated for thi Senatorship m Michigan by Newberry The Senators retired include Weeks
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    U. S. PROTESTS AT INJUSTICE ON BELGIANS.
    271 358 Washington, Nov 7. Secretary of State Lansing announced to day the following note had been delivered to the Swiss Minister. I hare the honour to request that you will bring the following to the at tention of the German Government "m its note
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    FRASER'S SHAKE REPORT.
    206 358 Singapore Nov 28. Business .t^rL.a this week extremely qn:et!y but tha news that Amerir.n requirements ot Robber for this quarter b^ slightly increi ncouraged invesioi > to add to their holdings a__d m consequence Robber shares imnroved io vel The position of ths Mining sec tion i?
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    BACPHAIL'S SHARE REPORT.
    338 358 (.Ist -27th Nov, 1910.) Rubbbb. The American Government hss increassd Us authorised Importations for the C'.o?\nfr quarter of tho year from -.5 000 to 112,600 tone. Too Singapore Robber Committee Is Instituting (from letDeor.) S.undard Grudt?- iv sheet and crepe the basi. b::v,g i j g ii
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    PROMOTION BY MERIT.
    159 358 Inland Revenue Scheme. Promction In tbe Civil Service is popu larly supposed to resemble Lord PalmerEton's description of a famous Order, aa having "no d meric about it." But the machinery est up by the Inland Revenue Department suggests a real effort to find the right man
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    56 358 The wedding took place on Wednesday at St John's Church, Ip.h, of Mr F Duucan Hindley, of Bukit Tembun, Pro vince Wellealey, only son of Mr and Mrs F W Hindley, of Boshey, Hertford-hire, and Miss Greta Dore, second daughter of Mr and Mrs S L Dore, of Pinner, Middlesex.
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    WATER RIGHT
    861 358 PERAK APPEAL CST. Crder of the Court Io ths Court f ppei I I a i on Mo judgment j n the ccc knowi I of tbeir jad h. Mr Justice I lc Co lon^i) sud J Bernshaw, occi pytog tb rhoi. of tbe 17. The cs cue
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    23 358 Penang pHots for another six months ore permitted to charge the ten Jollers war allowance per vessel, m addition to the ordinary fees.
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    Saturday, November 30, 1918.
    522 358 KENT ASSESSMENT SmrJ REPORT FOR 1917 TO 191 p The President of tha n Q r1 forward, th. lollowi -one dnrins tte w^k 'Hie Board on he2st_ poblic meetiDg o, the 9th o I wei L-; Id two c *o •o mh';. r, CO with the
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    109 358 An amendment to the Education Board Bid, shortly to be introduced into Council, raises the education rate to two per cent, m order to meet the proposed increased grants ie aid. The American Consul G.neral, >i"gapore, informe the F M S Chamber of Co-a-merce that hia offlie haa receive 1
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
    2616 359 THE TRANSPORT QUESTION. m rv -'of tho Municipal 1011,1 Datri Id m the Board dag In sttendanee the Prseideot (Mi |f M B Roland U. W Li« Kemp, A W Bean, 1 Bim, i J B Teseensobn. See Tiong Wah, ran Kheom Hock, M A E>« NVS 9
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    90 359 Th BJ i Si .vie >i i. *Xi ipted .rorv r::u;o;i undi ss Ordi The Lam Sl i Club und the Ann Koi I '.g. At a conference of loral War Pensions Com :',ru Mrs Reginald BfoKanna paid the laleel e_tin.ate of the number of torsi orphoue was approximate ly
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    STRANDING OF ANAMBA.
    438 359 CAPTAIN SEVERELY OENSURBD. The decisions of tha Marine Court of T^nqu'r- ou Thursday m ha cir^umstar.ces of ci»M fe( .r line i the Britieb sleames Anamba off P-._ A'.n, Lear :_au_.L>g, on the night of Sept 26, have already baen promulgated. The court consisted of Mr W
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    ALLEGED FRAUD AT ROBINSON'S.
    409 359 ALLEGED FRAUD AT ROBINSON'S. BDOK MANIPULATIONS. There has b?f,o goiag on m the office of Messrs Robinson and Company a swindle and two distinct math >ds seem to have baen operated," said lie J C Cobbatt to Mr Ham m the Thirl Court y.sterday arising out of a cane '.v
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    Mr VAN SOMEREN'S DEPABTURE.
    1998 360 FARBWBLL FROM BENCH AND BAR. In tha Supcsms Court yesterday morn ing, tha bench and bir bada a formal farewell to Mr R G van Sameron, the did tinguiphed and much- repented doyen of tha bar m tbe Cilony, who has retired from practice and is
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    FILLIS'S CIRCUS.
    190 360 Fillis's Circus continue to do good busi nes. and larga nudieuces are lha rule at tha locstioo m B_.aeh rJ every n^ght. Thursday night' 6 programme i-aw the m troduction of a number of naw turns al! of which were well received. Ajnx, tha South African bone!eiB marvel,
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANS GERMANS
    144 360 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANS GERMANS At a meeting of the Committee of the Chamber held on 27tb instant, the following resolution dealing with the exclusion of Germans from the Colony was passed unanimously In view of the fact that the War was indisputably due to German intrigue, and as a
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    CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK.
    116 360 The sixth annual repo.t of the Chinese Commercial Bank Ltd for the year ended Sept 80, 1918 (which will be submitted at the annual meeting to be held at the bank premise., Kiing st, on Nov 80) shews that the net profit for the year amounted to
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    61 360 Tbe accounts of the past year .how receipts of 970,9.6 of which $***** odd cr.me from totaiisators and 325,000 odd from lot_3ri_6. The expenses included 924,000 on prizes, and donations to war funds 922,026 leaving a balance to ba carried forward of $17,039. Tho vary satisfactory condition
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    THE JAFFNA FLOODS.
    58 360 A largely attended meeting of tha Cey'on Tamils was held yoaterday evening m th^ir hall ot Dhoby Ghaut when a sum of over Ra 8000 was eubsoribed en the spot. It was announced that Ra 2000 have a!veady baen cabled for the relief of the distressed. [The
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    170 360 A naval officer had been sloshing around m a destroyer abroad fcr eleven m.nths, and was homo on leave. A Liend a.k.d him what he waa going to do when tho war was over. He said As jon aa I get a.hoca I am goivg to buy an car, put
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    THE HOUSING PROBLEM.
    309 360 Important and ettensive ichemee are now under v ay m Singapore io ths buildlog line, although we ara sorry i 0 lay not m the direction mo*t needed, n .mali houses foe the poorer an:i labcmi.ni classes. In the fulfilment cf the hopexpressed by ths Governor when
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    LEWIS & PEATS ROBBER REPORT
    206 360 LEWIS PEATS ROBBER REPORT Singapore, Nov 29. Since our last report the market has baen distinctly steady, transaction- for Sheet; have be^n dona at 74 and 74^ aud some were reported as high us 76 the forward position is firming up nod 85 cents has baen done for tbe whole
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    324 360 Mr See Kew Lye, of Cinnamon Hell," Penang, passed away at 9 80 p in. on Tuesday, lie was the managing partner cf Messrs Chin Hin Comp.ny, cf Beach Street, Rice Merchant*, Director of the Eastern Shipping Co Ltd, and tbe Ho Hang Biok, Limited. He leave, thro widows, fl?e
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    Monday, December 2, 1918.
    1788 361 PULAU BULANG RUBBER. 81l REDUCTION IN CAPITAL. Haw v Dubkni hk Issua TU- am ual general meeting of the Po --ang Rubber and Produce Comparr, Limited was he'd on Saturday at at the rcgieti i offices of the Kl,, v- X Boildlnoe, Singapore. Mr D V
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      "STANDARD" GRADING ADOPTED.
      230 361 A considerable advance has been made iv the strengthening of the position ot the Singapore rubber mar':^. B.i io_ arrangements which are otw com plete providing for a Singaporo standard quality grading of rubber. The Rubber Association has drawn up rules dealing with the constitution and appointment
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      BARLOW'S RUBBER REPORT.
      485 361 _?i VT ft Singapore. Nov 29 Since our report dated the 28rd instant noti3caticn has baen received to the effect that the War Trade Board of America has authorieed the leouauoc of licences, prior to Ist January next permitting the importation into the (Jotted States of 7,500
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      GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
      201 361 Notwithstanding the announcement tha Doited States W.ir Trad. Board hed authorised an increase m tbe im portation of erode rubber from ail sources to Hi.r.oo tous foe rue l*9t quarter of the yee.r, the Auction .-pened on the 27th in6t with a weak demand and. ap-ir. f:ora lower
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    PENANG SCOTS REAWAKE.
    111 361 From Our Own Corrupond*ni Penang, Nov 80. The St Andrews Society ball lasc night after an interval of five years was moat successful. There was a large number of Penang, Province, K.dah and Perak Scots as guests. Mr Michel] and Mrs Michel] were present. The decorations were
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    JAFFNA FLOOD RELIEF.
    39 361 The following telegram was received m Singapore on Saturday morning Thanks. Flood abated. In low.^ying villages mud houses fallen provisions destroyed, cattle lost lives safe. Canaqaratnam." (Mr Canagaratnam ia the editor of the 1 Ceylon Patriot.")
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    HEATHER DAY.
    161 361 Saturday early morning, with its black skies and its pelting rain, did not look at all promising for the Heather Brigade, who were timed to go over the top at an early hour. Shortly after eight o'clock, however, it faired up," allowing the wiusome warriors— big and little—
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    MILITARY SERVICE ORDINANCE.
    73 361 With reference to Notification No 1491, published In tbe Gazttta Extraordinary of the 22nd Nov 1913, authority has been receiv-d from the War Office by His Excellency the General Officer Command ding the Troops, Straits Settlements, to grant their discharges to such men as have baen already
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    SEGAMBUT ESTATE TRAGEDY.
    120 361 SEG AM BUT ESTATE TRAGEDY. The hearing of the eh lrga against Mr A M Monkland of Segambu. estate m connection with the death cf his wife from a revolver .hot was concluded an Kaala Lumpur on Fciday when accused was found guilty of a negligent act and waa sentenced
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    175 361 With the retirement of Mr R G V.n Someren, the mantle of uoyon of the Straits bar fails on the shoulders of Mr E R Koek, who commenced practice here m October 1888, having been called to the bar of the Middle Temple on June 18 of tbat year. Lieut
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    MALAYAH MATTERS.
    186 362 The forthcoming meeting of the Federal Council will be cue of more than ordinary interest, says the Malay Mail. It nicy be tho la.t meeting to be attended by His Excellency, the present High Commissioner, and it wiii ha the first to be attended by an English speaking
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    42 362 Dr William R Jones, late Anting Govern mant Geologist to tha FII S, and now General Manager m the East for the High Speed Steel Alloys M.ning Company, has arrived m Penang oa a business visit to tha Malay Peninsula. (P G.)
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    CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK.
    605 362 CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK. A SUCCESSFUL YEAR The sixth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Chinese Commercial Bank, Ltd, was held on Saturday at the registered offices, 64 Kling st. There were present Mr L°« Cooon Guan (chairman), Messrs Gaw Kbek Khiam (managing director) Lim Nee Soon, Cheok Cheng
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      DISCHARGED SOLDIERS ASSOCIATION.
      453 362 To thr Editor. Dear Sir, Now that hostilities have cea.ed and peace will soon be with us, I would again make an appeal through your columns to discharged soldiers generally to see if we cannot form on association among. t ourselves, not only with view to looking
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    VICTORY.
    158 362 Our Day— Their. Day. Sir. It is very gratifying to learn from your article on the above subject, that the gallant men of Our Navy and Army are to 09 honoured and feted by the general community of Singapore, on Our Day Dec 14th 1918, as a small token
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    223 362 Mr G P Owen acknowledges with thankG the receipt of $10 from Mr L A Thomas for the Blue CrOOS Fund. We regret to hoar that tha Rev B J Baugbman, Principal of the Anglo Chinese School is laid up m Penang General Hospital. Mti Brash and Mr and Mrs
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1412 362 Qnicquid ayunt homines nostri est farrago libclli Juvenal. Life hae baen dull m Perak these last few weeks despite the armistice celebrations, for much to everyone's surprise there have been no gang robberies. It is little wonder therefore that the Times of Malaya shows some excitement
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    BRITISH GUIANA OIL.
    157 362 2,000 Square Mile Concession Georgetown, British Guiana, Sept 17th. It is reported here that the Colonial Office has granted lo Senor Alvet, president of the Bolivar Concessions (Limited), 2,000 square miles m tho north west district of tbe Colony to explore for oil. It ll onder stood
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    PERAK STATE APPOINTMENTS
    125 362 New Raja Bendahara and Raji di Hilir At tb meeting of *he Per k Council held at Koala Kangeas on day last, the Hen. the Brii-,1 i announced that the Seoretarj for 'he Colo .on behalf cf Hi-. ty the Kin-?, had b id *o approve of
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    Tuesday, December 3, 1918.
    738 363 Mr W H Dinemore, of the INK .1 Service, hbß gone to Booth Africa. lho Rnjxh and R.nte of Sarawak, who arrived In Kuala Lumpur on Monday la*: (,n k vieil to the High Commissioner, > Bin| m-e by thp night mail oi: i d that
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    VICTORY.
    350 363 Our Day" !4th Dece_jh.;u. The followiog hare bern ached to serve I as a sub committee for thd above Mrs F Set';n James, Mr-? Rilaod Braddell, Mrs Dashwood Saunders. .Mrs Clumeok M a Mr* Darke, Mr W Pael, Mr R Crichton, Mr C Hennlgen, Mr Lee Pang Seng Mrs
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    CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
    101 363 The appointment is gazetted of the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill r c), as President, the hon'ble Mr Hayes Marriott, the hon'ble Mr R J Addie and Mr Oliver Marks to constitute the Commi.sion io inquire into the Civil Service, ac relating to the salaries and the
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      "THE STRAITS BAR."
      92 363 To the Editor Sir, Referring to paragraph on the above m your issue of the 2nd inst. I beg to inform jou that Lieut Col. Sir Arthur Adams (who was admitted m England m April 1884 and m Penang m July 1887) is the real doyen of
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    TIN CONTROL IN SINGAPORE.
    120 363 (To the Editor, Times ok Malaya) Sir,— Our attention has been directed to a statement made by Mr Attenborough m the report of the meeting of the F M S Chamber of Mines, which appeared m your i.cue of November 26. Mr Attenborough is reported to
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    106 363 The Bishop of Sarawak aud Mrs Dinson left for Kuching ou Saturday, 23rd November The Bishop was much better, but is not quite fit. At Seremban on Thursday last Mr W Burton held an enquiry into the circurn stances attend. ug tue deah of Mr H R Hannier, manager of
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    THE LATE DR RD KEITH
    365 363 The death of Dr Robert D Knitb, i_te Principal of King Edward VII Med'ra' Sohooli -Uogapo i took place oo Jui Oct at the residfe-.ie of ins brother. .Mr Alexander K«itb, KJnoermit, Turir. Ab rde.n ■hire lo ibituarj notion the Banff ihirc Journal lays— Dr
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    207 363 The following Singapore properties were disposed of by auctioa by Messrs Ching Keng Lee and Co at their sale room yesterday afternoon Freehold land and house 19 Weld rd, area 1,403 eg fr, bought by Mt Hadji Mohamed Syed for $.5,800. Freehold land situate at tbe corner cf
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    AMATEUR DRAWING ASSOCIATION.
    108 363 There was a large gathering at the Amateur Drawing Association on Saturday night for tbe special Victory Dinner, over fifty members sitting down, amongst whom were many guests including the hon'ble Dr Lim Boon Keng, o B U, the Rev Wm Murray, Mr L G Cranna and
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    141 363 The Pucific Mail steamers Santa Cruz, on the San Francisco Manila- Calcutta service, and Venezuela, on the Pacific Service, Hongkong, have beeu rtquisiti-nec! by the United States Government. The King of the Belgians has conferred the Military Decoration "Croix de Guerre" upon the late Lieut Col (Temp Brig ieneral.) F
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    BUKIT SLARONG ECHO.
    291 363 On another par» fi 0 f tbii ie.ue, p.vh the P<n*in7 a, we r' produce correspon < R the decislc d cf the Government :o refut-.e to nerrr Uc Mac H Weston to take ohargs of labour m thia country, which waa u.<i outi of f he
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    MESSAGE FROM H. 18. S. MALAYA.
    212 363 The following telegram frcra H M 3 Malaya was nddres^ed to the High Cammis.inner, F M S, November 23, 1918 Mo^t of the German Fleet having been interne! m the Firth of Forth, the purpose for which H M S Malaya was constructed i»
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    DUTCH NEWS.
    152 363 Nov 2?. A cable from Amsterdam states that the German Crown Prince met a very boat.le receptiou at Eckhuizen m Holland, where the crowd greeted him with most uproarious abuse. A number of Bolshevik agents have been arrested m Madrid and other Spanish towns. Agitation aiming at self
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    166 363 In a Gazette Extraordinary i.sued yesterday appear revisions of the Schedule of the Statutory LM relating to tbe Netbf rlands East Indies. Dr J V Pe6tana who ha. be*-n ill and who hflH retired from th« Government Service arrived iv Penang m Friday from Singapore accomoaniec by Mrs Pestana. At
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    Wednesday, December 4 1918
    777 364 The Pataling Rubber Estates Syndicate. Ltd, pays a second interim dividend of 80 per cent. A telegram »o the Ni.hi N cbi states that S.ui Franoisoo will be n free port fro 01 Jan Ist. Dr R HaniUch. Director of Museums, ha gone oo a OOlleetiog
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    MANDAITEKONG RUBBER ESTATES.
    380 364 MANDAI TEKONG RUBBER E STATES. 'T:." eighth auuu.il general meeting of the Ompany was held at the Registered OfiW>~ Nos 84, 65. 66, Market Street, yesterday at noon, wheu tb^i^ were pie ?enr M*ssri Lee Keng Hse 'chairman), Fun Cbei Ree, B Bliae, A W Cashin, Cbia Cheng Ln ari
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      TO OLD CHELTONIANS.
      189 364 To TBI Editor. Sir,-— May I rtquest theho.pitality of your columns fcr the purpose of bringing before any Old Cheltonians who may see these lines the needs of the Cheltenham College War Memorial aod Endowment Fund This Fund is being raised m order to erect a fitting
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    THE LATE SULTAN OF TRENGGANU
    132 364 We regret to bear of the death of H H the Sultan Ziinol nbidin ibni Alraarhom Sultan Ahamad, X c (i and Alhaji, Treog. ganu. tfii Highness, after a short illness, calmly passed away m the Istana at about 2 a.m. ou 25th inst at
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    109 364 In the District Ccurt before Mr Lang ham Carter, the charge of voluntarily causing prievcus hint brought against five Sikhs by Pans Sanjt on July ft, 19ls. ended on Saturday m the acquittal ol the Ove accused. The complainant was admitted into hospital with k numb.r of wound, oo his
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    494 364 High ConnnissoniM's Annual A del ress. From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur Dec 3. The Federal Council was opemd to day tbe Hi£h Commissi oei who iti the .our-r..' of h's uniiu.! addrers referred to the death of the Sultan Alidu: _!il and welcomed the new Sultan of
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    ALLEGED FRAUDS AT ROBINSON'S.
    118 364 The preliminary enquiry into the case iv which Ng Tek Hak, a former salesman m the furniture department of Messrs Robinson and Co, is changed on three counts with making false entries m the day books with intent to defraud the company was concluded yesterday afternoon
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    159 364 The Master Attendant reports that a white conical buoy with letter S in black waa seen adrift on Nov 29. m latitude deg 9.06 north, longitude 87.39 30 las-, Middle Island bearing S 76 deg E distant eight miles. His Excellency the High Convnissioner has informed tbe Hon the Chief
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    ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
    147 364 The Times of Oct 6 publish** th* li.i overseas honour m the Order to V from June Brd 1918 The following a!! those referring to this Colony a Knights Comnf rdcrs Adams, Lt Col Arthur v Official Memb.r I Of the StraitCommand- ng the Troops
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    UNITED MALAYA
    522 364 The Editor of the Malay Mail" Sir,— The meeting of the Federal Council which i_ about to be held at Kuala Lumpur, coining as it dots just si the moment when li E the High Commit lionet has received and acknowledged Iba message cent to him by H
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    85 364 The term might b. bune m mind when, say ten years hence, the question of military training of all Europeans i= undi weigh. Officers m Burma are repularly detailed for the "Refresher Mu^-l**? Course." The death ia .epirtol, on Sept Sir Henry Berkeley, which took pled el Buree, Suffolk, la
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    Thursday December 6, 1918.
    703 365 lhe now Fantastic, are having a very successful tour m the Peninsula where th»y h.'.ve drawi m full bouses. Bombay LegUlative Council has passed a resolution m favour of allowing somen to bl Municipal Councillors ae N X Is said to have resolved to B dividend
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    AN AMUSING SATIRE.
    372 365 IRON-ORE DISCOVERED M INDUTCH INDIES. The Dutch East ludian Archipelago Review, a Batavia monthly publication ir: Engl. eh which pcomlses to prove a very useful und succeseful c.mmerci_l journal. ha? a distinctly amusing article m tbe Aurjurt o amber taking ffl Government mathodi exploitation. Referring to CI
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    ALLEGED FRAUDS AT KOBINSON'S.
    363 365 Mr G L Ham, the third magistrate, was further engaged for the greater part of yesterday m hearing the charges against Low Leng Seok and Ng Kong Pah. t*o ledger clerks employed at Messrs Robinson and Co, of omitting to make several entries m the ledger
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    95 365 Perak and Penang football team* met at [poh on Saturday m r match m aid of Oar Oay fuuds A good game resulted m a srtu for Perak by three goals to one. Mr Waiter Fax, who used to be Buperln tendent, B.tanical Garden, end Forests, PentOg, was Rmoiig the
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    229 365 From Cur Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Dec 4. At tbe Federal Couocil tbo Chief Secret a»-y m lotrodooini tha Supply Bill stated J the estimated rereooe ->.;_s 160, 904 f *9B of which ehaa ju a ,u*d bring m $13 500 000, j tin export on'y 19 781,700
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    MOUNT AUSTIN,
    178 365 The eighth annual report of the Mount Austin Rubber Estates L*d for rhe year erded Mir HI shows a net profit ou the working cf _Cr0,424 19s 5d after provid ng for depreciation on buildings, plant bud mechinery. Together with the amount carried forward from last account there
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    BARLOWS RUBBER REPORT.
    138 365 Singapore, Dec i There is still a weak undertone m the market, although values have remoincd fairly Btaady. Jhe Auctions opened to day to a small attendance of Buyers again, and demand was poor. At the commencement many parcels of the standard Grades were bought m, prices
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    MADRAS BISHOP AND THE BROKEN
    141 365 The Bishop of Madras bad au uncomfortable experience when preaching at Wellington on the 6th October, the eve of the day on which the capitulation of Bulgaria aud other Allied victories was observed m India. In the course of his address His Lordship spoke of
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    DUTCH INDIES TIN-PRODUGTION.
    125 365 The Beeea tin mints ot the DEI government produced io the bock vaar 19M 1917 288.124 nikula tin, ia tbe boobyeos 1917 1918 228 000 pikuls. Tbe production of the government tin rninee oe well as that of the Billiton Company vc sold m Mi 'bsrland. ladia.
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    THE RISER'S SLANDER OF JAPAN.
    517 365 To the Editor of the Mouuiko Tost. Sir, It has recently been rt ported tLai en a c#t|aio a cation the Kaiser exciairn.d, These Japsneso, I b*-ar, aro eatnraUy and inetincu^ely dishooeel. Their own p.ople cannot tru.t to.tn. M: men who corns back from Jip.n
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    DEATH OF CAPT. TURTON OF H.M. S. VENUS.
    134 365 We learn, says the Ceylon Times, that Major James, a H L I, Naval Intelligence Officer, has received a private letter, m forming him of the death of Captain Lancelot N Turton, ot H M S Venus. Major James presumes that the
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    173 365 The coast lights at Cape St James have been relit and entry intD the port of S.igou i* now authorized nigh, and day. A tale of work held en Saturday last at the Kuala Kuba ulub m aid of the Blu_ C-o.s Fund realised v sum of 11,100. The taking
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    TELEGRAMS.
    4675 366 ARMISTICE n f Dubmariaa Gable] [EaaWr'a Barrioa] Srrasbour*, Nov 26.— Tha French army headed by General Petain entered Strasbourg. The city wae beflagged and tha 6treets were packed with cheering thou sards singing the Marseillaise. PariP, Nov 16. Marshal Petain mace r.u ciu.ittl entry into Strasbourg ye-terday afternoon. With
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    WAR RESTRICTIONS REMOVED.
    151 367 411ahabad,*Nov 23. The Pioneer .pecial correspondent m a cable from London give. some, of "he striking change, from war conditions thot hive already occurred since the *igniu£ of tbe arm. srace. At.'antic shipping eoocpaotec advertise the names of reeeels and dates of sailing Streets are better lighted
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    28 367 The Sumatra Post "•(__f*dan Deli) is ii f. <nned tbat the General Rubber Com* pany of New York intents inftallini. a motor tyre factory on Snnatra's Eait Coast.
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    PEACE
    1971 367 Pari-, NO7 23.— -Yesterday Peril put tbe fiai.lj:; toi b o her toilet for Kiog George's arrival. Today the ent > fsrlj b..ai iv him. I 8»M0 c saanon l-o iced on th> Bly neatly aligned, and bane ri are flying c aver] meet ever) i indow. A military
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    TERMINATION OF HOSTILITIES IN MESOPOTAMIA.
    681 368 General Marshall's Speech at Baghdad. 'lhe following is the text of the speech by Generai Officer Commauding-in-Chief, on Nov 2, to tha assembled notables and populace of Baghdad When rather more than 18 mcnths ago the late General Sir Stanley Maude entered Baghdad at the
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    56 368 Presumably there Is a proo.r standard of weight for loading bullock carts but seme cf tbe carts going up River Valley rd hill und Oxiey rd to the new building going on m Oxl. y rd appear to be very heavily laden. The SPCA department might p.i-taps pay a few
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    HOME
    810 368 London, Nov 26 —Sir Edward Carson haa decided to stand for a B.lfast Division instead of for Dublin University, and Colonel Lynch has been adopted as tie Labour candidate for South Battersea. There is a growing feeling manifested m different parts of the country m favour of a freer
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    FOREIGN
    1022 368 London, Nov 28. The correspondent of the Times at tbe Hague says that a general meeting of Soldiers' Councils m Germany, m which every division will be represented, I has been summoned for Deo 1. There is i confirmatory evidence from Berlin that the I army will support all
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    AFTER-WAR BRITISH SHIPPING.
    206 368 At a luncheon given on 4th Oct by the Chamber of Shipping ot the United Kingdom to representatives of the Aus tralasian and South African Press, Lord Inchcape, who presided, said that the British Empire had lost by enemy nc tion 8,000,000 tons of shipping, and tha
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    FACTORS IN EASTERN TRADE.
    279 368 At an October meeting of Ihe Aberdeen Rotary Club a paper on tbe Ex tension of Commercial Education m tbe Eastern Trade, by Dr R D Keith, Prin cipal of King Edward Medical School, Singapore, was read. Pathetic interest was attached to the paper, as I).
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    84 368 Iq Japan, Yokohama ied th" way n the celebrations m honour of th-- ligi of the Armistice. In Tokyo thers the .lightest enthusiasm, and some eigners whoae offices are m TekjO and oho reside m Yokohama heard aotbiog of tbe new. until the late afternoon and STCOiog, when they saw
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