The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 December 1918

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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. jßi> OBNTS SINGAPORB, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 1918. NO. 9,541
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    213 1 L ifce.st change? m the share list on page 9. Rasait of Singapore Golf C!ub monthly medal is givtrn on pa*?e 12 An interesting letter f»om L* T C Hay gives his experience 3 m the Tj,nk Corps— Page 7. There was enthasii ie agreement at Pen-ing
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    PROPOSALS IN FICTION.
    1399 1 A writer arhoai oontrfbetfoai to tha world of !-t',(:r ba*« ftvaa p: tsure to niultiruck-B i t r-v- V 'ir rrore lihq1 ihq bslf ;a peatery in* been food anoega to fug gest that proposal* mactfoga ia tic-ion might prove a suitable Buhjaet f ;r luese not<
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      414 1 GOODRICH TYRES jUtIDS PNEUMATICS X'mas New Year Oakes |j BOOK YOUR ORDERS EARLY. I A I A He volution m Tyre Sizes j Motoiiats have hitherto hail recourse to i 80-called ovarsizes (at a highly ov rsized i We are the only English firm Jf 31 r 3^£PlfP r* I
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      168 1 Pacific mail steamship sailings Page 8 Dutch lady wants conversational lessons —Page 5. H C Hudson for the latest m song and dance music— P.^ge 5. Programme of the Howitt Phillips plays at their forthcoming visit Pige 2. Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co advertise their special lines m hardware Page 3.
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      6 1 eOODRICH it RES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS)
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      108 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 11th. J?igh Water— i-ii a.m., 823 p.m. Moon First Quarter, Pearl's Hill Hchool Prizeday, 4.80 p.m. Thursday 12th. High Water— 4 -3 d a.m., 4.48 pm. Lodge Zocland Emergent, 5.3 p.m. Europe Hotel, Supper and Dance. PrWaj 13th 3lgh Water- 529 a .6 16 p.m. Kwong Yib
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    IPOH OFFICIAL'S RECORD.
    166 2 Mr J S Holmbarg, chief clerk. Supreme Court, Ipob completed 86 years m the Government Service last Saturday, having joined the Clerical Serviße on December 1, 1982, as a clerk iv the Marine Depart meat, Malacca. He spent 12 years m Malacca Service one year m Singapore
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    THE CHINESE AND THE TROMBONES.
    130 2 THE CHINESE AND THE TROMBONES. An officer frieni writes to me this nice little tale of the Chinese coolies that have bren employed m his district. They bad some eports, mostly composed of *;-ange ceremonial dances with wooden v-apona. A brass band was sent down to perform for them. We
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    53 2 Oder for week ending 14th December.! Tuesday Dc 10 Signalling Classes, TalC a grouch 6 io p.m. l Thursday Dro J3 Bogle Band Practice Malay Volume -r Oiub, 515 p.m. Saturday, Special Orders for M Our *>**y will be issued later. I Individual Troop Orders as issued
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      374 2 i—lll im ni «£l*Lrl Advertising J. R. FLYNN ANDERSON Advertiser 16, Change *Hey KetlllaOaVfA $2 50 pktof 12 j MEDICAL HALL Opposite Foot Office Singapore. I ii i i A R FRESHING DRINK j JEFFREYS i PILSENER BEER BREWED IN SCOTLAND. Victoria heatre THE AITBACTION 0? THE SEA IN! Return
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      1099 2 THE IMPERIAL GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S m uc. How the German Secret agents r on^ E ,N Mlfr/^ A REIGN OP TERROR INTH4T<CU^ fv STARTLINGLY R vr In a Serial Photodrama Produced by Wto toi M MM A H& Q aft B 4H. niv mc w »v wit In 20 Episodes or
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    SCAPA FLOW.
    993 3 A GRAND FLEET BASE Lifting The Veil. Alter many a long month, says a writer m the Malay Mail, the Admiralty has given us permission to speak of Scapa Flow, the Grand Fleet Base of more than four years of war. Many of us knew from (tie outbreak
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    CITIES OF PHOENICIA
    658 3 Beirut The Beautiful. Beirut, for the last half century the principal port of Southern Syria, is built on the south side of St. (ieorgb's Bay, aud i 8 60 miles from Damascus and 250 from Port Said, hitherto tha sea base of the Egyptain Expeditionary Force. It
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    BUILDING SHIPS IN THE DUTCH INDIES
    225 3 After having hammered during about 2 years upon the anvil building our own ships it is quite a pleasure to read now that tbe Ned. Ind. Scbeepswerf (Neth. Indian Ships-yard) under management of the Tellknown Machinery Manufacturing Coy "de Vojharding of Sourabaya, at present
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      585 3 ft 4l 2_l roraa ce of beautiful Dixie Mason L < J of the Secret Service, suspected of German f' A •ympathiea by the man who loves her— adds heart interest to the master serial The Eagle's Eye" WILLIAM J. FLYNN Recently retired CHIEF OF THE U. S. SECRET SERVICE
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      199 3 WHITEAWAV'S SPECIAL LINES I HARDWARE SECTJQN. IWJrjr rgßßCy^ Gravy St airier, Just arrived. Sun Rise Stove, a quick Boiling Steve. >> \_n%^^^^^^ !___s^*^*^£__^^ _<_^^ Frying raa made of Special quality W)l>'ViMj,, ,Lto[ljr eriamelled S ''"'^^9 "^^v Basin Extra Vs^^JSHßa^ I gy strong enam j D Boiler, Capacity 1 f elled
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    "THE BULL-DOG BRITISH."
    745 4 Soma Comments from America. The Louisville Herald, m its number c( August 28, devotes an appreciative leading article to "The British," which shows a tendency m America to prompt reaction against certain anti English propaganda. If the Kaiser? possessed presoience or had read history, he must have
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    AMERICA'S ARMAMENT PRODUCTION.
    121 4 AMERICA' S ARMAMENT PRODUCTION. The United State. Government doe. not, apparently, expect the war to end for I ).ome time yet. eayg a reoent tew.-! 1 j paper. It ha. completed plane for the*' !wlll be tbe biggest m the world, not excluding the famou. Krupp P win cost tto.eoo.ooo.
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    TERRIBLE PICTURE OF GERMANY'S FATE.
    437 4 "Yopwaerts" Vision of Def at and Ruin. Amsterdam, Sep. 28. The Vorwaerts writes "We must to day with all necessary courage consider the following situation as possible— Bui garia deserts the Qaadruplice to make peace with the Entente, and AustriaHungary and Turkey associate themselves with
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    TO THE PIOUS MEMORY.
    218 4 St Andrew was Saint o' cense A menfcefa" Saint was he Hemancged to get born a Scot And made tb* wee Bawbee. Hie eons an' dochters growin' np He sent tDitfaer lands, Tj edicate the backward folk Pat Bawbees m their hands. And some gaed East
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    AGRICULTURAL LOAN BANKS
    82 4 The difficult conditions encountered br tnany colonial e Btatea m lhe Datch J nd.cc which could not .ell their cropa and l let needed money ti continue their 1 -rorkHd t0 the o.g.niea.ion of an igr'l ultur.l Loan Bank. Thi. Bank will ad I ranoe money on
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      218 4 l_H r '_t_\^^___\ _W_fC Mmmf—mmmM" mm^^^^Mmmm^T Am*' km\\\mmw\ W^T^^^^ _______Wm^^^^^^^ _*C S -Wm\\\\W'' _mmmm^-\\\ wF^^^ ■'k**^'*C |l|f|f^ H*GNETO 1 111? IGNITION I yi *s^j rOut o'Doors! I Ride the road of the great Outdoors! S Be healthier, happier drive an Over- 3 land. A model of your very heart s
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      28 4 JUST ARRIVED ASPIHALLS I A. C. V. PAINT The Perfect Paint for Motor Car Mudguards. STOCKISTS HINWATT&CoJ Haad Office lotar WorkiLW 102 Market. Street B fl. Orchard Road
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      226 4 InfO lOI7I* ivir^r f by Carbon. That koockixi 4| Fivs minutes' time is a:i>v, pour an ounce of Carixw Rem cylinder through the spark plug pen! it ro stand 39 to 45 minutes, i S3 f^^ir.e and watch the cior.d(-. V. through the exhaust. You or, 4°" -'a- IHKU Johnson'
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    WESTERN ART FOR THE BASE.
    506 5 Japanese Shipbuilder's Purchases Japan, which for y*ars has b«en the happy hunting ground for European col lectors of art treasures and curios, is, it would seem, about to take its revenge by acquiring works of art from the West, especially pictures by British and French
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    GENERAL ELECTION SITUATION.
    409 5 The situation with regard to a general election is baffling. There nre reasons which make is d*-;irab'3 that we should huve iv power the strongest possible Coalition Government during the delicate transition period too new world Unless we wish to overthrow 'ha aoeial and economlo equilibrium the
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    67 5 -4*. The Oerman Navy has its own method of logic as well as of morals. "As God has given beasts teeth and claws," said Admiral von Koesler to the German Navy Leegue, M io man needs the sword.'' Any other nation might have come to the tame conclusion that as
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      404 5 r o'JTCH US* l -v.r- ion 'esson^ by <v, Ra -r.i th Singapore HtQUJREO I etasfl Estate Clerk. lung with full partlon- S.^rker A Co., Ltd. w i 9- 1 1 [KPOrsTCt VifiSi v leal year Jonlor aJ uinst havo tx- g r 1 4 it rca-i. Apply cedtoltojocier, ASSISTANT
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      785 5 IN TBE HIGH COURT OF JUDICVTORE AT MADRAS. i (NONSUimiRY,. IN INS >r,VKNCY NO. 159 OP 1916 KE T. A. Firm. fn£«^ i3 w be eby given that a dividend i! intended to be declaicd m the above matter. Creditors who have not yot proved then debta should prove them
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      651 5 NOTICE. A General Meeting of the Association of Engineers will be hold* at the Regiateied Offlco cf the Assoc'ation, French P.anb Bull- dings, ou Thursday the lith inst, at 8.3 p.m. j BUSINESS-IMPORTANT. C^""~". j The Bankruptcy^Ordinance 1888. In tbe Supreme Caurt of tbe Straits Settlements. j 6ETTLEMKNT OF (SINGAPORE.
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      1032 5 I pniiuiiuiunn I Is your Baby conten'^d I Y°M r baby can he contented and hnppv. a joy and pleaaore to v. <. ly if his food satisfies him. Baby should tal e !-:s bottle to the tikop should s'eef peacefully, and \aci» after week gais m /^l^^Sm_\ weight and
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, December 11, 1918
    873 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, December 11, 1918 Perhaps we ought not to perplex the local government by quoting the pre cedents of the Homeland, where votes tell and the voters have to be placated at whatever cost to the general community, but. m connection with housing schemes there is
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    367 6 *a> "Flag Day*' on Saturday m Kuala Lumpur resulted m the collection of between S3 000 and ft. 000. Monsieur A M .ttiuaau, Governor of tbe French Settlements m India, has been appointed an Honorary Knight Command .r The Chinese Christian Association will meet on Thursday, 12th inst, at 8
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    THE GANG ROBBER'S RETURNS.
    72 6 THE GANG ROBBER'S RETURN S From Our Own Correspondent Koala Lumpur, D.c 10. Mr W G «ia Msrnaz a.*i-tm: t ie Gil 1 lonian Rubber Ca. pfosaadtnf to the .state at tas seventh mile oa tii<i D-mar. Sara RoaJ yesterday m a bullock cart with 81 500 W. 9 attacked
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    PENANG IN DARKNESS.
    143 6 /Vom 0«r Oirn Correspondent Penai g Dae 9. Therv sv.\? tecioaa fi._d o* ia PdOtnc last flight. H-uvy ruu m tils afternoon lagging till a lata hour Bxftdod ti»? eleo trie povrt.r station, at PiOiu^ aLdj! intarf.rai wiih the Ufhtiog amd i'r. m■ way s^rvic^s. Tha Satttetneot
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    DOUGHBOYS, PLEASE NOTE.
    381 6 'Of all the characteristic, of you E igtish folk, lha one thai hit me most w;> yr.ur casual manner," Eaid an American i.a__er who ha. been engaged iv the axattlnatioa of British and Allied Army roe hod-'. "Ie .truck tne right from the outset. 1 i had
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    CIGARETTES IN CHINA
    245 6 Mr E W Thwing writes It is estimated that twenty thousand million (20,f 00 0000C0) cigarettes are now consumed m China every year Aid the habit is on the increase. Never befoie has such a flood of c'garettes come .o quickly to a great nation. First million.
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    37 6 c Many will regret to learn that Mr A S P l White Cooper, Vise Chairman of the Municipal Council, has left for Home by the I *-ki Mara, owing to recent illhealth, says he Shanghai Mercury.
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    PENANG NEWS
    52 6 The Anti i f*em Tmm t. bow ;i b H •o'ot i i '-> Cf j;- t em of l Ban i b f: < fp. *kei nuthu _l B C t' Tl ai 4 cli-r: i agaioal i by J" tfc 1 Naob j by [fa a
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    NEW JAPANESE CONSULATES.
    137 6 ta Scuih Pac Fo-r if n Afl i m?ro- Jof I Of 800 801 Sooth i Bioaaiatf Coi after vr a r The rmfrW -i-.--ine potou !e- gn6, oeo c are Sa goi M.,T: dO, v a few o:.*: r P a- Eoarti m ti Oceanic is
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    U-BOAT COMMANDER.
    206 6 A Cambridge Graduate A junior wireless cptra'.cr r.a_i George ShearruaD. of ~aiCfelßi Abb? eta'es thit bis boat b:uud fjt thi i gentine aas torpedoed by eg eceu submarine, say. a Home papf. Ti vessel was itrnch amidebipe. ul ti crew took to tbe boats tbe c.3:a:_ fo lowing
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    COMPTON COMEDY COMPANY
    118 6 .< _i i baa It is gratify -.eg tr Hoi e "n Compton Comtdy (on pan;, i- DC to an end with ihe death of ltfi '°Jjj Edwn»c Coir p oc Ie thirty five sear, i:f X v i!i become an institute v, and one fl; abie
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    68 6 Tbe finding of lb' 0I > Roberta.) to thi lcqo»! j .:e rflfe. Harjaria I** s J_t the u moral B j |t«aa joicganopera'-ioi: bo J r _v anee.fbfctic-.ami »aii to tbe anaet'b- Bit The rfWahaaaUeri^^.. VlC toflflj ,oingto be Day." Tbcy a^ goi Nicies a r.dl.b-i-db rf rejoicing- -tb
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      99 6 Wilson Co.; PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 1 OBOHOD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1038 6mmwmmmmmmmmmm iiw» m sB BH FOR 1% 1 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the conditions cf our offer 11 No satisfactory Proof, Nc Payment." No better guarantee of the h'gh oaa'ity ol our work could be given or
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    GERMANY'S HOUR OF PUNISHMENT
    95 7 GERMANY'S HOUR OF P U NISHMENT i|SE B TO BE TRIED mm! be' Paid for SUew: *«rvioo3 -Mr B.nar MR al fa Government I i troi "d that tha ixamine tbe y pay for the I i biog. She oonld thi p years, but h t I o kiting ur-.-n
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    LITTLE WILLIE NOW
    153 7 tysF I was the Trouble t rr.-e.vie td by the al Wtexiagf b Urn QeißafU- d he had net r^ncacc r >:j.ei any documents arm .Ml vjove ruiueut decided co h_ wouiJ be perfectly L return to G-fnaaay asa eimp'e profetoad &du_iratijn for net ftlaoo, who ha
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    WILSON STARTS FOR EUROPE
    102 7 r>_c 4 President Wilson PisaWofl Europe yesterday evening. NiaaMd I j Mrs Wil.on, Mr Lansing, 1 J Hear Acmir&l Grayson and tha cheers of crowds. The r :scj_u b:ard the George Washing Pj| thi .t.am.r sailing immediately. J lean txpec.s to bs abroad Ml weeks. P.ior
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    DUTCH MINISTER IN TROUBLE IN CHINA
    89 7 DUTCH MINISTER IN TROUBLE IN CHINA l' Dec 6. Caioa h33 demanded t m\ ;_o hnch Minister at Peking L a T rj ac :,ve pro German and who ti ]rl Chin.se from interning *cj liquidating German banks.' k Z 1 a prevent the deportation of kT Au 'tralia. alleging
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    ENGLISH SHIPS IN GERMANY
    71 7 h [>ec 9.— A wire from Berlin -;i c tv_l armi.tiee delegation li-Bifai Browning ie shortly 1 Ham *>u.g to inspect the Lj m German ports. J lft '•■•■■ltai the surrender P'Afe! n nel uoerchantahipa I,s^' by priz c<mr g M^ *n»^* r VeBseU includmg submarines
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    CHAOS IN GERMANY
    333 7 ALLIED ARMIES APPEALED TO Liehknecht's Failure i*j Uabaaru.9 C*bl»_ IWeuWe ftervioe] Aix la Chapelle, Dec 8- A British detachment consisting of two machine pun brigades baa accelerated its entry into Cologne which was eff. cted two days ba fore schtdule time, m response to the burgomaster's appeal
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    ROOSEVELT ON ANGLO-SAXON AIMS
    157 7 New York, Dec 4. Mr Roosevelt m the course of a statement declared it was the business of the United States to stand by the Allies. It should be oonceded that Britain needs the most powerful navy with the Cuited States next. All Ameri cans should
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    IMPERIAL RESOURCES WASTED
    86 7 London, Dec 4. The Empire Re&ouices and Development Committee draws atten tion to a striking instance of wastefulness m the East African cedar forests, which contain probably the finest cedars m the world, suitable for pencil making and which would command a ready market Nevertheless this valuable
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    POINCARE AND CLEMENCEAU EMBRACE
    86 7 Metz, Dec 8 There were scenes of indescribable joy on the occasion of President Poincare's ceremonious entry. The President wae Accompanied by Lord Derby and other diplomatists and was received by Marshal. Focb, Joffre, Petain, Haig and General Pershing. There was a moving moment when President
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    WHY COTTON OPERATIVES STRIKE
    43 7 London, Deo 87— Mr F W Tattersall states that forty cotton spinning companies totalling 8| million spindles made the record profit of £576,314 m the twelve months ending Nov 80 equalling orer 84 per oent on the eh&re capital.
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    SILVER QUIET
    21 7 London. Dec 6.— SHrer is at 48 7 16d Tbe market is quiet bnt easier awing to lower insurance.
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    LIFE IN THE TANK CORPS.
    720 7 LT HAYS EXPERIENCES. j In tbe course of a recent letter to a friend here Lt T G Hay Bays, speaking of bis training, I then went to tbe Depot at Wareham where for the first time I saw ai tank and went through a
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    THE H.L.I.
    104 7 Tho Highland Light Infantry were cor dially bated by tbe Hans long bef .re the seven men of Moeuvrea these heroes of imperishable memory taught them to respect the tartan. In the early days of the war, when Fritz saw the kilted lads of the London Scottish come
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    154 7 -s The contest oommiitee of the Aero Club of America has awarded the altitude record of 28,900 ft above sea level to C_p tain Ruddy W Schroeder. The flight was made on September 18th at the Wilbur Wright Field, Fairfield. Ohio, m a Bristol fighting plane, with a 800 horse
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      THE TRAMS.
      168 7 Sir, With reference to overcrowded trams as published m your valuable journal of the 9th in.tant, and signed by 'Nervous," kindly allow me to add a few worda. Is is indeed a di^gr„c. to se a the trams especially on the Gayiang lines, m the morning and afternoon.
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      SPITTING IN TRAMS.
      194 7 Sir, Your correspondent Nervous baa conferred a boon oa tho Singapore public by bringing to ootioe th. oyer crowded state of the local trams. There is another matter m connection with our trams which require exposure for which I crave the hospitality of your paper, and that
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    L'ALLIANCE CORDIALE A SAIGON.
    299 7 L' ALLIANCE CORDIALE A SAIGON. There were great manifestations of sympathy between the British and French m Saigon on the afternoon of November 11th, on the occasion of the Armistice. One of the first to go and congratulate the Governor General, Albert Sarraut, was the venerated British Consul, and so
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    MEN THAT PASS THROUGH
    184 7 The tide of war is again flowing through Singapore, numbers of military naval and semi military personages who have done their bit being seen about the streets. On Sunday a body of swart men, olad m duffl. gray and with substantial boots, seem to have come
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      157 7 ROBINSON Co. I I i 08 Choice Confections I i IN 1 LB 7iHS Fancy Cushions, Honey Pints Fruit Clips, Brandy .uaps, of fee de luxe, j Butter Scotch Toffee Highland Mints, Cream Bimpies, Aurora Jubes Plain HeapoHtan hocolate m Airtight Boxes Chocolate lmo!v:s m tins *^»«M— M— _^-__M^ Three
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      627 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (INCORPORATED IN J_.PAS) UNDER MAIL CONTRICT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVEBNMENT. (Subject to alterations without notice) EUROPEAN LINE, Fortnightly Service. For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Durban, or Delagoa Bay, Cape Town, London or Liverpool. 'KiQl M&R3 for Liverpool middle of Dec.m'oer (via Sue*z iCanal). EUROPEAN IINE. Forinightly Service.
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      460 8 Phone No. 1925. THE Osaka Shosen Kaisha (The Osaka Mercantile S. S. Co., Ltd.) (Incorporated m Japan) No. 2, De Souza Street Proposed Sailings from Singapore (Subject to change without notice) Per EUROPE via Suez, B.P. Altai Mara" for London Early Jan *s.s. "Ganges Maru" for Marseilles About 27th Deo.
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      449 8 FOR HONGKONG AND SEATTLE DIRECT. a.B. Taiyo Mara will sail for Seittle on or about 10th December. Fcr cargo lars, please apply to Messrs. Pa'terton bimons Co., Ltd. Agents. HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN PORTS R. M. S. P. "PEMBROKESHIRE" will be despatched fcr above Fort j on or ebont the
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      392 8 Mail and Pasbbmoee PENINSULAR km 0BB» (Under Contract with His Majcr *.c company's MAIL SES7ICE3 east am pended. m« Campany's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES I at present suspended. Pa.sergers for En rope ar^ boofeer" if a Bo_nnai •IfOmm Ddatiop^is available. Tbe P.. O. Company ehal! be at liberty v N pre**=i Hate
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1354 9 iM-frf by FKABKR 4 Co., KxohanKO and Share "Broker,, Dec 10th. •All inottllrjM ol 88etUng Shafts moil ie legarded ai fmeJf aoniul tot Hrn puieai. 100,000 Se la All&iai 18% s 6 3 0 879,980 IB IB Afcglc Jhy» 85% 6 0 0 0 110,000 lE, 2b
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    THE TIDES OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
    233 9 It bag long beeo inferred that tbe at- m<- sphere must have its tides hke tbe' ocean, and, m fact, a minute, but distinct, j barometric variation, attributed to this' cause, has been recognised for some years! at tropical stations. A paper read by Dc
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    RIPPLING RHYMES.
    307 9 Weary Willie. (By Walt Mason.) Ir. is tb^» royal Teuton, and wearily he speaks I started all this shootin' hence tears upon my cheeks oh, visions great and splendid my dreaming soul attended I thought war would be ended, with triumph, m six weeks. I tbougbt my mighty
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    CAPTAIN FRASER OF THE HIRANO MARU
    268 9 Captain Hector Fraeer, who was either killed or drowned when his ship, the Hirano Maru, was torpedoed, with 300 lives lest, on the way to C-petown, has had a distinguished career. Born 71 year, ago, he started his seafaring life 50 years ago, when
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    MINER'S RECORD.
    95 9 Twenty Seven Tons A Day. John Mullins, a coalrainer, of Hemphill, Pennsylvania, claims a world's teenage record for mining and leading coal ins' single month, says the New Yoik corre I spondent cf tbe Daily Mail. Mullins is employed b> be Solvay Colliery Company. Between Augr.st 15th and
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    THE ANTI-SUBMARINE CRAFT.
    230 9 A recent number cf the Scientific American contained some interesting figures showing the relative percentage! of the Allied Fleets that were then engaged m anti U boat warfare. This important branch of Allied naval work was. cf course, pubpi.iiaty to tbe rnaio cuk of th. British Navy
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    SHANGHAI DYE MERCHANTS PANIC STRICKEN.
    192 9 The majority of the dye merchaa'.s < f Shanghai are panic stricken as the result of tbe end of war m Europe. The fear that has seized them is that the 1: rge quantity cf goods which they have accu mutated at high cost wculj
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    Market Price List.
    378 9 Singapore, U> c 9 L, 1818. The prices quoted ere generally those current al Clyde Terrace Market. At Ihe other Markets there may be small filiations. bean*, Long per catty 10 do. Prooob do So Beef Sfoak do 71 38 Bean Sprouts per catty (4 Bamboo SpcootG
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      28 9 t)GK WEST GRADE AUSTRALIAN i i l OCALYPTUS OIL I I In Cases Containing 56 lbs. netAj. QUOTATIONS ON APPLICATION. The KO CO., Ltd. I INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1668 10 Senawang, 861,702 838,075 Sendayan, Sep 658,867 86,857 206,294 Sengat, June 516,550 381,412 Seremban, Deo 074,780 665,877 j S'hai Kl'ng, 187,928 182,068 S'hai Malay, 18 3,767 288,422 S'hai Kel'tan, 140,829 156,47a S'hai Pahang, 169,144 148,128 S'hai S'tra 679,564 178,610 S'hai Seremban 122,896 102,788 Shelford, Deo 299,196 76,08? Siak,
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    TIN RETURNS.
    253 10 In above list the totals m first column art monthly totals for Jan-Dec 1917. The no.-..--in which the Company's year ends is indicate. after the name. Third column shows «r.c 1918 total to date and second column the to .ai of the past month. Every endeavonr Is m-cit
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    PENANG IMPROVEMENTS.
    562 10 New Buildings and Roads. Despite enhanced rates for labour aod material, there is a good deal of building work going on m Penang, for industrial, trade and residential purposes, as well as new road- making says the Pinang Gazette. The advent of peace and a fall m prices
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      289 10 B#_4C#- DUCK, TEAL SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE CQ„ itd Beauty's Ornament MAHARAJA VELVET Blfit "TiiE QUSEN O^ Sffjr« Very temp ing am of pleasing quality :h_ best nsi surprising workmanship are embodied m th i r. IN ALL LOV.LY BH DEg A something apart from the passing Every one is invited
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 11 (Corhecteu Up to Dec 10.) Bank 4m s 2 4 15-82 demand 2 4 7-32 Private ere -is sms 2 4 23 82 France demand Bauh 30_ Indu, T. T. 15M_ I Hongkong demand 44^ o_P_em,0 _P_em Yokohama, demand 10"> Java, demand 182_ Bangkok demand 86l Sovekeigns Bar. k
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    PRODUCE.
    155 11 I Dae 10. Tin (75 ton^ 5124.95 Gambier 14 fO Gambier Cube No 1 88.01 Gambier Cube No. 2 28 CO Pepper Blink ordin. Spore 33 00 Pepper, (White fair) 5. 00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) ccm Nutmegs (80 to tbe lb com Mace (Banda) nom Cloves (Atnboina)
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      1735 11 j/H* «H--______H__H_Ba^HHi^BH-_MB-BBBBBa*B__B___H_aBaBBBBBHi over $2,000,000 i Assurance m force over $9,000,000 1 G3SAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LffIRTED FINCOBPOBATKD IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). I \2 OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32. Old Jewry, E.C. g £20.000 "IH"*. tteSopreme Coar, o. Englanfl, aod compile, with Ihe Bri__._U. -_mr. M o (toafWta Mla
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      48 11 MASSAGE HALL No 239 Benooolen Street OPEN DAILY 6 a.m. 9 p.m. Telephone No. 1467. MANICURE MASSAGE. LADIES THE SWEETEST DRESSES AND THE SWEETEST HATS j ARE MADE AU BON MARCHE 20, STAMFORD ROAD ALL KINDS READY MADE i Skirts, Blouses and flats Orders exeouted at shortest notice.
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      393 11 VESSELS IN POET. Steamers Nat. Tonugge A Master From Con.igoees For* Außtra)ien Dan 3801 Tofte Yokohama SI EA Co Uncertain Giaug S.og- Bri. 1220 A Dunlop Ch- noon 23 J p Uncertain Konu Maru Jap 186 Haymad Sabang BI Uncertain •Pahang Bri 485 F P Morris Z.mboangt BI BB 3
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      479 11 MAIL TABLe inc£*_n6d.fcfe acd looa' vuJmH W M *c toar.o ia lie. beiow Penang, M'ilao?-, _Mt,B, dally (except Sunday). Jotauce S, 8.88, ncnr. 1 1, a t p.m. Cooob Bock Ti w 8..0 am Cnoob Blfoa .BC am P.utianak Khoea Foong 9.80 pm Palembang, etc fl ft fraonitla 11.80 am
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    MISSING SPECIF.
    337 12 INTEUESTING CASE. In tha Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir John Bucknill k c, an action was brought by the Lanadron Rubber Estate. Company against the Straits Steamship Company m which they claimed damag.s for an alleged breach of contract by bi'! of lading on August
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    THE HOWITT PHILLIPS CO.
    93 12 THE HOWITT P HILLIPS CO. Theatre-goers are reminded that the booking plans for the first six nigh.* of The H.witt Phillips Compan%'3 .eason at the Vic.ori* Tcesitre are now open at Messrs Mcutris aud Co. The programme of plays to ba presf uted during the dctt we.?k is as follows
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    COUP DIETAT AT OMSK.
    379 12 COUP DI ETAT AT OMSK. Karbin, November 24 The following is officially reported concerning the coup d'etat at Omsk oa tho night o* November 18th o.ving to indisputable proofs that M M Akventieff, Z.nzicff, Arguacff, and Ragov ski were negotiating wi.h the Bolsheviks and organised criminal propaganda m the Young
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    NO USE.
    31 12 Daughter Gcing to bed, mother 5 Aren't yen going to sit np and wait foi dad? Mother— What's the use I have such a cold I can hardly speak.
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    PICTURE SHOWS
    226 12 The firs'; three episodes cf The Eagle's Eye Serial, revealing the Imperial Ger- j j man Government's secret agents' plots m Arc erica, viz those m connection with' the sicking of the Lusitania, tho blowing up of tha Hotel Ansonia m New York during a ball given m
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    113 12 The Competition for December Medal was played oa Saturday and Sunday 7th end B.U ia.;, ani wus won by A T Star rock with the net score of 78. Tlia Bali S veep wae jrou on Saturday by H T Whire und ou Sunday by J M
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    FOOTBALL NEWS.
    95 12 A pleasant week end was spent m Malacca by tbe members of the S C C soccer team Th_ result of the match placed oa Saturday before a large number cf spectators wa9 Mr Parish*, team 4 goals Malacca nil. IGolihard 2 Gooding 1 Simpson I. o*\»r $7
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    WASHOUT ON RAILWAY
    112 12 Serious Slips Near Taiping Pass During Sunday there were several Berions a'ip* on the railway line m what ie kaowu as tbe Pass Section, namely, between Padang Rer g\s and Taiping. The liv. fcr a considerable distance between Kuala Eangsar and Taiping bae also be6n w„sh_d away,
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    44 12 agents SanJilands Buttery. Bukit Sembaw&ng 61,500 Singapore United 86.500 Secretaries N Gomes (Malacca.) Bukit Katil 12,144; total 7 months 78 200. United Malacca 12,006 total 7 months 78,408. Bukit Jelutocg 9 444 total 6 months 61,288. I Ayer Molek 18,700
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    "V.N.F." AND "S.P.E.S."
    1705 12 The initials "V N F" stand for "Vereenig- j ing Nederlandsch Fabrikaat" (Society for Dutch Manufacture,) and by the authoriza tion of this Society are placed upon goods of genuinely Dutch manufacture. The *'V X F" has now been operating during more than two years, and was
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    "CINDERELLA" GERMANY.
    132 12 Admiral's Bellicose Speech. A message fscra Amsterdam, dated r^ept 25th, cays 'We mu_t be victorious if we are not to perish politically and ♦-con omically. As nature needs storms, as God has given beasts teeth and claws, man also needs the Ewoids." These words were spoken by Admiral
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      362 12 OUR DAY VICTORY^-* i A Fancy Dross 3_ll Id aid of tbe Re 3 Oros F-ind^ v O/'l 1 19 9in the Victoiia Memorial Hal at I p.m. bl I ,f*M j The Sail is under the patronage of His X .ctli.nc" tfann the Com _ittee biug an under r
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      112 12 S. C. C. LAWN BOWLS. To day s Ties .INGLES. A McCulloch owe 1 v P N Lowndes owe 1. J McK.nzie owe 4 v T B Norrie owe 6. J Hammond owe 12 v L P Hickey, owe 3. J H Mackail v J Bentley. Thursday's Ties. Singles. Bentley
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