The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 December 1918

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. :KN OiUNTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1918. NO. 9,553
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  • 196 1 The call for a vigorous Allied campaign m Russia is again being emphasis cd. The Bolsheviks' arrogance is m creasing as they find themselves able to extend the sphere of their terrorism Page 5. The Baltic provinces are threatened with a Bolshevik invasion, and it is even
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  • 1551 1 The late Rev Charles L Dodgeon, better known to fame ac Lewie Carroll, was bet* ter known to his University ac a mathematician than as a wit. One of bie achievements m the mathematical line was the inveotioa of an infallible system for bookiDPbit'p or n rot-p.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 186 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS I FFLES CAF£ CONFECTIONERY Bras Basah Road, Raffles Building. X mas New Year Cakes IfllflCG IBS. BOOK YOUR ORDERS EARLY. We are the only English firm yr ,k m the Colony doing an If [fW\ ;f Exclusively Tailoring )§fw m J.GrowtherShaw&Go. E| We have just
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    • 421 1 sg, 1^ V mkvi M« SQS 1 THE V€RY ESSENCE f A.P.G. ECONOMY EFFICIENCY j [•ij- it. C OIL T O A FOR fs" MOTOR CARS ivr Incorporated m j LOOK FOR if UXn\ England. B\ Jfl 1 \^Al§ m mmmm OUR MARK Kryptok Bi- Focal Lenses. It is well
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    • 96 1 L%l EST IBVERTISEIISSTS. Fat Kryptok bi focal leas Page 1. 1. mora'a Christmas programme P,\a^ 2. Howitt Phillips Co bill— Page 2. C X Lee's sale of unredeemed pledges Page 3. Notice by Jaeger and Co Page 8. JLast Teb&k Tin scrip 3. Seaside buagalow tor sale Page 8. T*nnis
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    • 5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 103 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 25th Ffigh Water— 3 AJ a.m., 3-36 p.m. Moon Last Quarter. hrietuuaa Day. Poblic and Liank Holiday. Christmas tiffin, Swimming Club. Thursday 26th. High Water— 4 24 a.m., 4.*9 pm. St. Stephen. Public and Bank Holiday. teg o'My Heart, Vie Theatre, 9.3) p.m Frito* 27th. difb Wfttev—
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 22 2 Victoria Theatre TO-MORROW NIGHT At 9-3O p.m. prompt THE Howitt Phillips Co. PRESENT Peg 0' My Heart The greaus of all successes
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    • 318 2 5 EST/ELISHED AGKNCY iH AUSTEALIA i With- head cftioe In Melbourne desires to gut into t^uch with SINGAPORE FIRMS Importing anj Exporting Hardware, Metals General Goods Apply m first instance to:— "MERCHANT" c/o ANDERSON'S, Advertising Agency, 16, CHANGE ALLEY. WINGARNIS $2^75 P er uart bottle. FRESH STOCK AT MEDICAL HALL
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    • 461 2 PALLADIUM ORCHARD ROAD To-Night! at 9-3O To-Nightl A THRILLING FIVE-PART FEATURE MADAME SPY I A Sensational Bcreen version of the great stage play, Featuring tbe i well known actor I "JACK lIULHALL" Supported by the Kls.g of Comedians "CHARLIE CHAPLIN" In a two part Absurdity. Entitled THE PAWNSHOP And a
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    • 456 2 V A Merry Christmas to IMwpS 8 9 1 Pictures of Rare Interest and rm^^ latr °»5 m the Programme for Six SUX£tSSSS, tb Monday, December 30 I9j| y Uec e»nher 25 AT THE /f SL. n Iwe £ji jm A I IN THE SECOND SHOW atik,,, Exceptionally interesting Pictures
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 457 3 NOTICE power of Attorney f;xnrit:d b? m r cf Mr 8 Fuch-Tninn In cvv^iji «th. I3i^, as 5-u^hMua^n our rl ru. JABGER k CO. 14 Collyet '-J-^y, 12 Hf|| IM FIELDS, LIMIT£O. j ,[ix bM b i LLaie tj the Dirtctoia mp%n v U9fM a dupi^ate of -hare .c So.
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    • 760 3 AVER PAKAS RUBBER ESTATE, Ltd. ALOR GAiAH RUBBER ESTATE, Ltd. G.ENEALY PLANTAIIONS, Ltd. T£LUK ANSON RUBBER ESTATF, Ltd. NOTICE is hereby given that from this date no transfers will be certified by the above Companies By Order of the Board, DERRICK ft CO., Chartered Accountants, ecretaric3. Gresham House, > Singapore,
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    • 480 3 gllillllllltllllllllllinilllllllllllillllllllill!linilllllllilllllllllllllll!iiill!l[llllllllll!lllllllllllll!!lllllllll^ The Difference m this Baby from the usual bottle-fed baby is his firm flesh, k^mMmW!lfe_, strong bone and happy intelligent expression wk this is because he has been reared on Glaxo. W^M See the GlaxoSmile^_W* S babies. Glaxo contains only those things which build up firm flesh rr and
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    • 558 3 WANTEO. Hone and Palauquin— florae muet be quiet, and Palanquin ia good condition. £pply X. Y. Z., c/o W. Maneneia Co Ltd. ?4'i2 nc WANTEO A. Sanitary Inspector for the Government Health Department, Singapore, from let January, 1919. Salary $1,2(0 rising by $120 per aiiunm to 91,800 per aanum wich
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    • 1304 3 BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AUCTION S/\uf OF CONFISCATED JEWELLERY At Messrs Chlng Keng Lee cos Sale-room Baffles Chambers, Baffles Place On Tuesday 31st Dec, 1918, at 10 30 a. m. Co^prisfrvg o^* Bracelets set pearls etc., Go d King** Ml FearlH Kabics etc., Gold Penda^tt,
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  • 919 4 The Singapore Free Press Wednesday, December 25, 1918. The great festival of the Christiar Churches is with us to»day anl th< contemplative will naturally turn theii thoughts to the past four Christmases with thankfulness that a great load o! dread and horror has cow been moved !if cot entirely removed.
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  • 1300 4 The supper shadow dancea at the Europe Hotel were very successful and realised a sum of 19.884 for (he Our Day fund. Dr A J McCloeky, Senior Medical Officer, Selangor, has been appointed to act as Principal Medical Officer, Federated Malay States, with effect from Dec 3rd. Dr S C
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  • 169 4 The Banks aud 9mrom««t ftSeu be closed to day |ft| ta RKtot Shipping Import and Export nfe* tj open from 10 12 on Thi:^d-y. There will be no Ktnc r? t*t tomorrow and telegram !p s *flj available fcr subscriber- totfctteltfni cervice cn'y A mail fcr Europe team
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  • Correspondence.
    • 104 4 To the Editor Sir With reference to your two leader^ on the above subject fffcidi preient H :r an aspect distinctly novel to most of you readers, it ie interesting to recall that tht Russian cruiser Varyeg eteamed at m speed round the island, much to everyone
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    • 57 4 There was a large attendee Friday, iccluding Sir Edward &rJ Brockman, tbe Hon Mr E G mi and Mr W G Maiweli I w a opening of tbe V 8 Art Cm hibition at tbe icturia Inetitutior. Mrs Cubitt. Mis Clayton M* W" provided mu-u
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 159 4 CALDBECK, MAGIEGOR Co. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. "JUST THE STUFF" FOR CHRISTMAS X UI Li ft XXJ.OO Liqueur Brandies X innonvc Cigars. TENNIS, golf" Accessories of the Best Makers EXCELLENT STOCKS OF KLINEY, JAELAN O, SPALDING GOLD MEDAL, RISELY HEXAGON Etc. RACKETS. YOU CANNOT DO T*> t? r T* T*
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    • 41 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1035 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the conditions of cur offer "No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high Quality of oar work could be gives or demanded.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 74 4 r CHRISTMAS 1918 ST. ANDREW 8 CATHBDRAI 6.16 a.m. Holy 08HHMBtf°" 733 a.m. Holy Commanun £1 10.30 a.m. Matins (Choral fs II.SC a.m. Holy OMPiOfa" 6 p.m. Evensong. Th rs 26th Dec Mi SStepbeD the first H v v Fri «7thDec H x Co* 8 John, A. <ftE. M it
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  • 180 5 t BOLSHEVISTS MENACE BALTIC PROVINCES Food Supplies Controlled [JUttor'a fl«rvio«] I B, Dec 18. The newspapers ara c i !ic? t»U?ntiou to the problem of v. r i j u iv Rugaia, especially m »i nation ir: the Baltic Pro rbtffl tbe B Isbevik forces ate :4
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  • 34 5 [v c 19. The Liverpool Ccttcn inoe BOBOWses thr,t restrictions on urns lisiva bff»n removed. D^c 19 Moatagu'a Silver ■ayi that Urn market is quiet, <:i_ I excliangs continues to fluctuate
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  • 31 5 a, I>ic 19 A jaiut conference of ..::.r. upioy^rs aod operatives at Man :.;,:c: baa signed the terms already :*:.l1 .bas enuics tbfl strike. The mills ::?•:>.: this Luorning.
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  • 26 5 L:2ioa Dec 19. The meeting of the CoKtiri-d Bank* of India, Australia and 2i: passed the resolution increasing :»:jcLtal to two millions sterling.
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  • 252 5 THE FOOD CONTROL. In a Grazatte issued yesterday appears i Proclamation by H E the Governor, jroaib.ting, as from Deo 24, the importa\.Z2 :l'o tha Colony cf rice except under licence from the Governor. The appointment is notified of the aca'ble Mr F S James as Food Controller,
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  • 123 5 HO WITT-PHILLIPS CO. Howitt Phillips Repertory Co last gKave a very successful presentation J khat popular play The Glad Bye," Neet is not new to Singapore, and J Jii-aoh enjoyed by a large and en attendance. There will be no "•-f aioca this evening bat to morrow 5* i so'
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  • 288 5 SOVIET CONGRESS ADJOURNS IN UPROAR Berlin Out of Hand £»y Bubmarta* O»bl«' iftftVter'ft feterviocl Amsterdam, Dea 18.— At the Soviet Congresi, during a sharp passage between Barth and Ebert, thirty soldiers of the Berlin garrison entered tbe hall and de manded an immediate discussion of the question
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  • 53 5 Copanhsgen, Dec 13. A wirj from Ber lin says that the Polish Government has decreed the election of a National Aesem bly to be held on Jan 26, comprising the eastern provinces of Prussia. The Ger man press strongly protests against this, alleging that the Poles desire to
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  • 17 5 Madrid, Deo 20. The German Ambas sador and staff have received their passports.
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  • 407 5 The great respect and esteem m which the late Mr James Henry was held were evidenced by the large conoouree of people who attended his funeral yesterday afternoon at the Bidadari Cemetery. The deceased gentleman, who was the manager of the South British Insurance Company,
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  • 628 5 I London, Dec 20. Hie Majesty is Riving a banquet at Buckingham Palace on the 27th m honour of President Wilson. London, Deo 20.- Fifteen British merchantships interned at Hamburg eince the war began have arrived m the Tyne, with German crews. In a memorandum on the world's
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  • 182 5 The King has granted authority for wearing the following decorations Siamese Order of the Crown. Glass I, Mr E W Trotter, Adviser to the Royal Siamese Department of Gendarmerie. Siamese Order of the White Elephant. —Class 111, Mr Norman Gibb, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Royal Siamese State
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  • 309 5 Step bj Calcutta Authorities. It is apparent, says the Times of Ceylon of Deo 14, that the powers of the Principal Collector of Customs over the control of rioe imports are to be further increased Some of the local importers have received telegrams from Calcutta stating that the
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  • 196 5 The Shipping Controller, Bombay, says the Times of Ceylon of Deo 7, has been made to understand that there has been considerable profiteering m freight m Rangoon. As a result he has taken drastic steps against the shipping ngents there, and he has had one
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  • 293 5 Public Meeting m lpob. Whilst the general shortage of rice supplies, and the famine prices prevailing for what is available, have been exercising the public mind, says the Timee of Malaya, the more respectable members of the Indian and Ceylouese classes are known to be suffering
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  • 56 5 Judge Crawford's luncheon, ordered lo be Beat to him as usual at Southern! Couniry Court, mysteriously disappeared. Inquiry showed that a new errand boy had been lent with it from the restaurant. m he was passing the prisoner's cage m the courtyard a prisoner, awaiting an escort,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 232 5 ROBINSON Co. Gentlemen's Footwear We have just unpacked a large shipment of English Made In Black and Tan Giace Kid aid Calf m Various SI apes— Half SlzeeTwo Fittings. ROBINSON Co. I Three Castles Magnums Ciorarette^ NOW ON SALE I i]J'he magnums: yy/' JL hree Castles J i; [I Cigarettes
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 517 6 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, (INCORPORATED IS JAPAN) USD3R MUL CONTRACT WITH THK IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (Subject to alterations without notice) EUROPEAN LINE. Fortnlgntly Service For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, Marseilles, London or Liverpool. "KlOi MARO for Liverpool about 25th Dec at 4 p.m.., (via Sues Canal) YOKOHAMA MARU" for London January
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    • 883 6 K. P. H. (Incorporated In iiolland). s.s. "Van Cloon" The above steamer of 4,50( tons will be ddespatchesd s foi Hongkong and Swatow about th( 30th December. For particular* about freight apply to the Agent 2 and 3 Colly er Quny, or Telephone No. 1202. 23-12 3Q. 13 NOTICE. The
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    • 553 6 Wmm s*ii j >« OJJ J- <»OJo ifi >Vti'x~ xrtte Company's MAIL services c* ?t d» imm, pended. Xl "Vmßkl art at < Company's INTERMEDIATE SKRVICKB ivi >>- eil &Qe at present suspended. J AND r.ov-n Passengers for Enrope are booked 111 Bo^l-.-- :> ■*^sc:-T«7r;Odation:is available. >. v t»pp Jj
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  • 56 7 (CORBECTED UP TO Dec 24.) Bank 4m s 2 4 16-B2 demand 2 4 7-82 Private credits sra s 2421 82 France demand B<itik 802 India, T. T. 166* Hongkong, demand 44|%Prem Yosobama, demand 105 Java, demand is2i Bangkok, demand 66i Sovereigns Bdnk Baying 1854 Back of England Rate
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  • 148 7 Dec 24. Tin (100 tons' 1126.10 Gambler 12.00 j Garnbier Cube No. 1 26.00 Gambler Cube No 2 22.00 Pepper Black ordin. Spore 88.00 Pepper, (White l&h) 68.00 Nutmegs (110 to the Ib.) Qom Nutmegs (80 to the lb oom Mace (Banda) nom Cloven (Amboina) nom Ball Coffee <4%
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 852 7 A»ets over $2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 iTH GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE Winchester House. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The oomv»rb>B £20.000 deposited will, the Supreme Cow, of England, and oomplles with me BrtUah&Ue isaaraaoe Oomftalss tot la every
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    • 450 7 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Incorporated m Great Biitain). FIRE Simple Contracts, Latest Concessions. MARINE Ml kinds of Marine Bubiness transacted. MOTOR CARS Reduced Rates. Increased Benefits. Policies Issued by this Company covet Accidental Damage, Public Liability, Buy* glary, Fire Transit. H. J. TOTTOR, ic&LISTER ft Co., Ltd., Resident
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    • 487 7 ifSASfIILiICU Gil till If iidla sod iiiina, insfwriM ii Eiflaid by Rsyei Cbartar. ?AID DP CAPITAL £1,200,0C0 MBBRYEFUHD I £2;000;000 tflMrve Liability of Proprietor! £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICK 80 BISHOPS^Ta, LQKDGH, 1, 0. AB&KCXS6 AMD BRAKCHBS. ittum&it Hoa£feoc« Penaat Singkoft Iloilo Pake* tfttftVlft Iy;oh 8a23g008 Soiu&tj- ELuaobl Saigon 3*iaas«*it EQang Berauib&ffl
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 790 7 VESSELS IN PORT. Steamers Nat. Tonnage A Master From Consigners For Hock Lee Bri 93 Sampeon Penacg 6 Govfc U&c Singaradja Dut 299 Kromer Deli 8 KP M Dry D^ek Wing On Bri 1100 Radabffe Hkong 11 Qov FTfeonß--Rainbow, Bri 76 Moss Colombo 17 Nam&gpj Utc Phranang Bri 1022 Nicol
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    • 175 7 STOCKS AND SHARES. Dec. 24, 1618 The following are the chares ae lo which changes are notified in Mmiii Fraber and Co' 8 yesterday's share lie I Bfayerf Solleti ROBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Glenealy 1.90 2.06 Indragiri 7 10 7.40 Jeram 1.86 1.50 Kluang 5.50 6.00 Mandai Tekong 75 .85 Pantui
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  • 276 8 Singapore, Deo 24. la view of the Christmas Holidays wi issue cur weekly circular two days earlie but shares have not altered much. Soini rather depressing balance sheets hay; recently been iesmd which remind share holders of the difficult times Directors o local rubber companies have had
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  • 204 8 The following Siz.gapore properties were told by auction by Messrs Ching Kecg Lee an i Ca. at their Bale room on Monday afternoon 09 Years' leaseL 1 land and houses Nos 56, 67, 58, 58 1, £8-4 and 58 5 Jalan Saltao, urn 9840 *q ft bought by
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  • 275 8 Mr W Turing MacEenzie, who was out here as a planter m charge of the tea estate at Skudai, Johore, tt irty years ago, also at Chaaseriau Estate, and later at Bacjoewaogi, is now chairman of Laras Sumatra and m his speech at the annual meeting was as
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  • 85 8 Ie having been stated during a case at the Central Criminal Court that a one tim-3 :!v>:.g?rcu3 criminal had been assisted to get emp'.cymeat by a police officer, the Common Sergeant (Mr H E D'ckecs, X C.) said that the more h9 siw of the palice the
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  • 477 8 Progress of National Scheme p Of the 8f 0,000 new bouses which, it is estimated, will be required after the war, neatly 250,000 have been promised by looal authorities, with the financial aid of j the Government. Sites are being selected, 1 and designs are under consideration.
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  • 247 8 Proposed Transfer to Corporation. Those who hold the opinion that an; scheme of Singapore improvement should be run by the Municipality will read this Bombay decision with interest. Bombay, Deo 8. In February the Bombay municipal corporation at the instance of Sir Ibrahim Rahintulla, who was then
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  • 137 8 The Straits Echo, m a leader describing what it calls the present Government's policy of drift,' has the following very true remarks M Many people have sighed f or a few months of the Anderson regime daring the past five or six years. In a wotd, the
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  • 207 8 v Mrs Rupert Manasseh, Raffles Hotel, gratefully acknowledges the following donations Irene Manasseh 100 Henderson Bros Lti 100 Manasseh Meyer 100 Mr and Mrs S Nissim 25 Mrs G Derrick 25 Andre Danjou 25 W Mansfield and Co 26 Netherlands Gutta Percha Co 25 Rev N J
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  • 107 8 TRENGGANU OUR DAY, 1918." FIFTH LIST. From Kretai Plantations Kretai Plaotatinns 500 Mr H Engberg 160 Messrs M Jensen, Th Nielsen, H Frizaard— 125 75 Mr T E Pereira 10 Tan Bow Suan 10 S A Gomez, T M G Williams, F deCroz, Hai Bat, Ah Mieng, Peng Kwong, Ah
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  • 169 8 The Hon Treasurer, Mr John Greig, Manager, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Singapore, begs to acknowledge with many thanks receipt of the following further contributions towards the above Fund Already acknowledged 9305 Mrs G A Derrick 100 Mr A R Linton 25 Red Cross
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  • 407 8 Many of the vessels of the Straiti Steamship Co were built at the Caledon Yard, of which the following appreciation appears m the Times An account of the ohangee, extensions and improvements m shipbuilding yards during the war will show that the mer chant shipbuilding effort of
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  • 165 8 Bombay, Dec 6 —The Persian Government gnnboat Pereepolis is returning to Bnehire on Sunday. The Pereepolis arriv ed m Bombay about two montbe ago to be docked and repaired. The officer com manding M Bourgeois, a Belgian, was at home on Thursday to the Icadins Pizeiuz
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  • 135 8 The Waited Chinese of Kuala Lumpur are due to arrive here by train to day and will meet the S C F A at soccer on Thurs day, 26th mat, and the S C C on Friday, 27th inst, on the SC C ground. Kick off at 4.45
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  • 25 8 FRIDAY'S TIES. Singles. Mackail v Van Cinhnburg orOeddes. Doubles. Bath and Cantrell v McKenzie and Hiite. Championship. McCulloch v Norrie.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 641 8 ESTATE OF BOEY AY FOn^i UNDER ORDER OF THE SUPREME COOR> sJ* O ecea*o-^ AUCTION S*LP i» Ruis str T VALUABLE BUSINESS PREMi^ a AT MESSRS CHtNQ KENG LEE Sf S tr On the 13th and in&ffiteSS^^?** FIRST DAY SALF g 1230 P m y LOT NO. DESCRIPTION g o
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 70 8 SWIMMING CLDB LAUNCHES. Christmas Day.— Johnston's Pier, 9, 10, .11 a.m., 2 80, 480 p.m. from the Club, j 9 30, 10.30 a m., 12 15, 4, 5 80 p.m. J Boxing Day.— From Johnston's Pier, 7,9, 10 am, 2 80, 880 pm.; from the jCiub, 8.30, 9.30 a.m., 12.15,
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