The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 December 1918

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CHiNTS SINGAPOBB, MONDAY, DECEMBEE 30 1918. NO. 9,556
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  • 213 1 Penang news records the death of Mr D LDgao Page 4. Various Christmas oelebratioos are noticed on page 2 The Government has issued a state raent with regard to the rice position Page 10 There has been another revolt in Berlin the result of which is still
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  • 1073 1 i Th* r%t cam') oat of a thadow blob, p.nd trailed etradily across a stretch of 1- ve! meadow land lit by a moon which was making the broad expanse of No Mao's fiind almost as bright ae by day. Sniper Jackson, resting wearily in a shellhole a$
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 205 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS \ND PNEUMATICS lUFFLES CAFE CONFECTIONERY Bras Basab Road, Raffles Building. R6W iGdi tiiIKGS I ifiiiice nes. BOOK YOUR ORDERS EARLY. ;f? We are the only English firm 55 .Mim\ in the Colony doing an m (IfA n m\ Exclusively Tailoring twW *mt^ KIIQIriOQQ ifci'll J Jjk J.
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    • 244 1 A Revolution in Tyre Sizes Motomts have hitherto had recourse to so-called oversizes (at a highly ov« rsized price) to make up their tyre capacity to the normal or adequate requirements of resiliency aud carryiu^ power. This is no longer necessary. Tho remedy is to] use only Goodrich FULL-SIZED millimetre
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    • 103 1 LITEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Robinson and Co for flower and vegeta ble set da— Page 5. Whiteaway Laldlaw and Co for window dranings Page 3. The Adelphi Hotel gives a New Year Eve dinner and dance Page 10. Waesiamull Aeeoraull and Co for the latest and daintiest fabrics Page 1. New programme
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    • 5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 145 1 THE WEEK. Monday 30th. High Water-7-37 a.m., 9 41 p.m. Alor Gajab Rubber Co nutg, 12 p.m. Pajim, Ltl meetiDg, 1.1 1 p.m. Legislative Coancil, 2.30 p.m. Case of Lady Camber, Vic Theatre 9 3 p.m. Tuesday 31st. High Water 8-ai a.m., 10-16 p.m. Straits Trading Co meeting, noon. Are
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  • 313 2 The ioea of iba local garrison together with a cumber of na7al ratipg^ were eu t drtaiceJ to a capital night's *i jovmeat at the Y M C A oa Saturday. Snpp-r vras pro ▼ided and there wms also mu<ic which was. highly appreciated. Various games ana competitions
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  • 513 2 On March 6 arrived Lien tenant Geizer, hailing ttom m marine t*or« depdfr at Kiel, then a member of the Bruges battalion, a harmless and somewhat supercilious youth, who rarely received visitors, and spent moat of his spare time lying on his bed. He staved only
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 225 2 ESTABLISHED AGENCY Itt AUSTRALIA With head office In Mtlbca»re desires to get into t iuh with SINGAPORE FIRMS Importing and Exporting Hardware, Metals General Goods Apply in first instance to: "MSKCHANT" c/0 ANDERSON'S, Advertising Agency, 16, CHANGS ALLEY. PINO-MENTHO PASTILLES. ANTISEPTI STIMULATING 75 cents P er bottle OF ALL CHEMIBTS
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    • 969 2 PALLADIUM OBOHABD ROAD To-Nlght! at 9-30 To-Night 1 1 Jury's Imperial Pictures Present A Grand Feature 6,000 feet long ENTITLED "THE MORALS OP WEYBURY" Prom The Famous Play By Henry Arthur Jones THE HYPOCRITES An all British Production acted by London artistes. Supported by CHARLIE CHAPLIN In a two part
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  • 374 3 The following is tbe ninth yearly report to be presented at the annual meeting at Derrick and Co. on Jan 6 at 12.30 p.m. The profit for the year, after providing for depreciation, amounts to 168,660.96 which with balanVse brought forward •28,662 89 makes #92,228.86. The Directors recommend
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  • 51 3 The Overseas committee of the Robber Association of America has received the following telegrams, dated New York, December 17th, received from the Robber Association of America Effective immediately. Government remove quantity restrictions rubber imports from Overseas points." Government abolish allocation regula* tiona.also maximum price rubber. Effective
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  • 74 3 From Messrs Sandilands Battery Co. agents for the Singapore Para Rubber Estates, Limited we learn that the report and balance sheet for this Company for the last financial year has been issued, that it is proposed to declare a final dividend of 2d per ehare, that the annual
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  • 131 3 i A Scot, followed by his five children, entered the Ritz Hotel, aucl sat down in the lounge. Waiter t A bottle o* lemonade and eax tumblerß he cried. Tbe waiter was too dumbfounded to do anything but bring tbe liquor. He stood in open mouthed amazement as the Soot
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 699 3 i hEQUIKED by British ft-m, for early in janoa-y. a oapabl© Siorthand- Typiet. Mnsl rstand English well aid be able to take j lert a« dictation. Btate pbrJoal^rn of, .\perienoe and salary expected to Box No. 55 .ta^apore Free frese. 30.1 WANTED. \n experienced CQlne*e Ctaincbew r 3 8 -Qaor.-a":
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    • 577 3 THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. HOLIDAY, NEW YE4RS DAY. Notice is hereby given tbat all work at the Board's Wharves will be suspended during Wednesday next, January Ist, 19 IP, and on tbat day tbe Board's godowna and bonded w»re bouse h will be closed. j lOTICB RE CLOftllG OP ROADS.
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    • 632 3 TEBAK TIN FIELDS, LIMITED. Application hag been made tj the Directors of this Oompam to is&ue a dapiicato of bhare ceftincate No. 81 for )0 shares numbered 61 to 70 inclusive io the name of Ong Cheng Pew wfcioh is said to have been lost or destroyed, and notice it
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    • 92 3 I APPENDICITIS, dysentery and other stomach troubles can be avoided by maintaining regular action of the bowels- Laxatives whicti upset the stomach and irritate the delicate membranes of the bowels merely make mat ters worse and should be avoided. What is wanted is a gentle laxative, thorough in its action,
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    • 227 3 C* C^_J *ew hipmtßt Bordered Casement Qffjj]lyy^ Cloth very pretty design WM^f^^^^^|^gg^^?^^t' excellent quality cur- lßfftjSa Iffl/^^'J^'llf ''Tss! 1 I*l PRICBS FROM fI 1 fJii/l ML I| j $1.35 t0 52.50 ll |pffl||l A Hover Floral design I I \m'i\\ m Wl\ i I C ement Cloth best m\ I
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  • 67 4 Domestic Occurrences. DEATHS. Little. Nov. 7, at a nnr Ing home, Hampstead, Robert, eldest son cf late Matthew Little of Singapore, and first wife, Isabella McNair Black. Morgan.— Nov. i, in hospital, Cecil Archdale Morgan, boh of late \V. J. Morgan, of Paris. Cabdwell.— At the Victoria Nar* ing Home.
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  • 824 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, December 30, 1918. The news regarding the Iljme elections, which we are enabled to publish this morning thanks to the courtesy of the French consulate jo forwarding the information well ahead of oar usual news services, will be read with the greatest satisfaction by ail
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  • 368 4 9 B Mr John Henry Wilson, cB e, has been elected a director of the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Co. Mr C L Sendee, who succeeds Mr C 2 Champkin as Manager of the Mercantile r Bank, arrived in Hongkong on Dec 19 from Bombay. Mr J T
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  • 239 4 Death of Mi- D Login. From Our Own Correspondent Penang, Dec 28 The death has occurred of Mr Daniel Logan, barrister at law at tbe age cf 60 He was a arm of Daniel Logan who was foe over 30 years Solicitor Oeaeral o! the Straits. Ddcaaeei had
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  • 71 4 From Our (hen Corruwnd§%i KuaU Lumpur Dec 2 8. The Controller of Labour has received cable fiom the emigration agent at Madras that the shipment cf twenty thousand adult labourers will be permitted between Januan Ist end March 81st. No men under 25 will be allowed
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  • 291 4 There was a very full congregation at the Cathedral last evening when the service in memory of those fallen in the war was held. Amongst the many official heads who were present, besides mem* hers of the Government service, the Admiral Commanding, tbe General Officer Commanding and the
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  • 174 4 Of fifteen women municipal candidates who came forward at Swansea not one was At the Empire this evening there will be new episodes or The Mystery Ship shown together with several excellent comedies. As the result of the Michaelmas examination of students of the Inns of Court {held by the
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  • 56 4 ELECTION RESULTS KNOWN Landslide for^Co- i lion P*H«, l,. f Lomi.n 'in, M **>*•***» tot t* Co* .Oat of 49') known r loni.N bu.b.,, fl IMMrfM^ Ml Lh,,i.,., *W OCfit U;e COAI D ed u.-t Llu>.i Georn Tbb Labour] p tn pacifl-USuo^dou. h, n j M man
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  • 18 4 London, D 3C 28. ESeriu :i Combined £ng';.b Cc,v. r Educa: KiafftorFitferfc J Hootoo llndepQ fam
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  • 23 4 says dealiaft in bin b 1 Kiogiooi mill 1 D January. London J>,ci. 7- m,l ral MUNmiioet that from lnwardgacdoni^rtra^ B
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  • 356 4 [COURTEhV OF THE Kkf.M m Parie D?c 26, 6 25 p v ~1 y r9r ,< percent bonds are at lam 81.61 tfa per cent at 88 25, HLd ofe 4 r r c <-r:> 71 05. Rubber ie quoted Si 2|d President Wilson arrived to Uo**
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  • 162 4 The sale in aid of th? Vfffc of the Church of England in the strait*- Bit* rxente, Federated Ma!ey Stare Bangkok, etc., took place on M acd Nov 1, at the Central Hall, Weetminetet from 12 to 6 o'clock. tt ie announced that the British (t v ernment has permitted
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 125 4 RELENT* 9 9 '.."9 THE BRITISH APERIENT WATER BOnLED BY SCHWEPPES Ltd, CALDBEGK, MAO6REGOB Co. TENNIS, c olf" Accessories of the Best Makers Jr riTH iXi i' IT "T" '"^vW r^T^t !~T 'j~i *T jVj 1 IX« _I I I 1 F^fTj^w x EXCELLENT STOCKS OF KLINEY, JAELANCO, SPALDING GOLD
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    • 41 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD BOAD. TELEPHOHE 1088 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the conditions of onr offer "No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high quality of out work could be given or demanded.
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  • 1547 5 HAPPY AUGURIES FOR PEACE EMPIRES HEARTFELT WELCOME PRESIDENT AT THE FRONT (American Oanersi 11 -ad M F.i.cc) l):c 25. Presided; -".lit tbe right ItaTelliOg acro-a :il aA'ok-i this morning In kg It y..ni lea nilct frooi tn^ iti tpeoding Christmas diy pi Mid it it planned
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  • 663 5 LIEBKNECHT TRIES AGAIN Is he Again Defeated (3j lubaiaruM Gable] [Brator'i Bervioe] Amsterdam, Dec 24. A wire from Berlin eaje: Two bailors guarding the Chancellor's residence yesterday informed Ebert and Lonsberg they bad been ordered to allow no one to enter or leave the house, whereupon the telephone
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  • 32 5 Amsterdam, December 24 The Premier interviewed by Renter declared that the revolutionary movement in Holland is at presentl dead, but it is impossible to say that it won't be resurrected.
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  • 31 5 London Dec 28. The King has instituted a military division of the Order of tbe British Empire for wbioh officers and others engaged in war activities will be eligible.
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  • 10 5 London, Deo 26. The Earl of Lytton
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  • 360 5 WHAT THE VISIT REVEALED Enemy Duplicity London, Dec 27.— Tbe Press Bureau has issued an account of tbe Allied Naval Comniisoioo'b wock in German waters. The Commission headed by Vice Admiral Sit Montague Browning included distin guished American, French, Japanese and Italian naval officers assisted by
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  • 326 5 The E 14 London, Dec 24. The first and finest of all tales of achievements of British eub marines in wartime is now completed by the official story of the sinking of tbe famous submarine E 14 off tbe Dardanel les early in 1916 with loss
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  • 148 5 London Deo 2 B.— The Imperial War Cabinet has been meeting twice daily with the Premier presiding. The Maharpjah of Bianir, Sir S P Sinha, Mr Hughes, Sir R Bor den, General Botha are among thosepresent. It is understood tbe most careful consider ing is being
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 148 5 ROBINSON Co. FRESH SHIPMENT OP AUSTRALIAN FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS FLOWERS Zinnia, Cosmos. Begonia, Amaranthus, Convolvulus, Carnation, Sunflower, Aster, Balsam, Marigold, Phlox, Canna, Calliopsis, Dianthus, Salvia, Gaillardia Price 25 cents per packet. Spinach Beet, Radish, Tomato, Parsley, Cress, Spinach, Carrot, Cucumber, Beet, Kohlrabi, Onion, Lsttuce, Turnip, Mustard, Vegetable Marrow Prioe
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 416 6 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) UNDER MUL CONTRACT WITH THB IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (Subject to alterations without notice) EUROPEAN LINE, Fortnigntly Service. For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, Marseilles, London or Liverpool. YOKOHAMA MARU' for London about sth Jan. (via Suez Canal) 1 TAMB A MARU January EUROPEAN LINE. Fortnightly
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    • 46 6 SEAP ENS HOfl STEAI3Hi« CO., UNITED. logapon to BataiJa, Chiriboa, A Saaayaag Sail Twice a Week "'-tzjere la sniitoß Sorrabaia en (BaU). S&U Woekly. Staftapors to Pangkal Pfaaag, fatawla. sussr aa£ a SatcTla, Plsaag, aad SJaficif) Sail fortnightly. rot ftelght, passage tnfl tnrlhot IxSoimstio Apply to
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    • 451 6 Phone No. 1925. THE Osaka Shosen Kaisha (The Osaka Mercantile S.S. Co., Ltd.) (Incorporated in Japan) No. 2, De Souza Street Proposed Sailings from Singapore (Sobject'to change without notice) For EUROPE via Suez, s.s. Altai Mara for London 2nd Jan. •b.s. Ganges Mara for Marseilles About sth Jan. s.s. Nanking
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    • 445 6 K. P. M. (Incorporated in Holland). s.s. "Van Cloon" The above steamer of 4,500 tons will be despatched for Hongkong and Swatow about the 30th December. For particulars about freight apply to the Agent, 2 and 3 Collyer Quay, or Telephone No. 1202. M-ll 30-18 JAVA PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE 8.8.
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    • 685 6 I Mail and Passenger 8 Bttncn PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. R, Co (Under Contract with His Majesty's Governing tat company's mail services eist op Bombay ZTI pended. DUffitJAY are at prc, eni fb» Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES to and prom BUB at present suspended. lond 0 n Passengers for Europe are
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  • 424 7 Heavy Burdens. The falruggle bo near her doer has imposed heavy burdens on Holland, writes a correspondent of the Manchester Guardian." Taxation is eevere. Two years ogo a levy was made on war proGu. The army, mobili6ftd eioce July 31, 1914, i involvee high expenses, A
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  • 287 7 No Relief In Calcutta Calcutta, Nov 22 —The number of deaths from influ pzi in Calcutta on the 20th were 68 as against 58 of the previous day. The total deaths registered during the week ended the Nov 16th wera 1,030, being febe highest; number: record* d
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  • 151 7 Aerodrome Ground Wanted in Rangoon Intimation has been received by the postmußtet genern', Burma, tba: Me Booth, i IC S, 'poetraaater-generii! of Bengal, j and Mr Ffocde, reprePeuticg the Handley i Page Aeroplane Company, rue on their way to Burma in connection with the establishment of nu
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 133 7 THE PURE British Pilsener Cf nip Sm u ttA l^B 1 i JD I^l fiS fll j?s f^H IT IS BREWED FROM THE BEST MALT HOPS jLjl 1 w a^ih M 1 1 1 3 WITHOUT PRESERVATIVES OF A 211 1 f 9\ i"*^% fik 9^ l I 11 Ha
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    • 14 7 KRUSE'S FLUID MAGNESIA TT 111 1? I TV p A 1 PICK-ME-UP Sale Everywhere
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    • 286 7 fgfTOGEPf *he natural Milk fooi For Infants find Invalids Obtainable at ail Oispe laries. \a\D F \O, RELIABLE g j rrtß ?ILI.— ST£EL BICYvLC All joints nre Liquid brazed, that is brazed <. immersion in a bath o( molten brass, '^-'"S is ensuring a perfect joint instead ol the fa
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  • 445 8 Machine Damaged While Landing Calcutta, Dec 10. —Almost the whole of Calcutta assembled this afternoon at the racecourse to welcome General W A H Salinond, General A E Burton, Captain Ross Smith and Sergeauts Shires »«o.d Bennet who arrived ia a Handiey Pige aeroplane. The machina
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  • 329 8 OPPOSE REVIVAL OF CHINESE OPIUM TRADE. Iti ie high time that the champions of the anti opium movement, Buch of them as are ©till alive, girded on their armour afresh and rushed to the defence of ail they woo through tnaoy long years of weary and upbill fighting, gays the
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  • 811 8 The annual meeting of the Eastern' Extension, Australasia, and China Tele graph Company, hid, was held on 22ud Oefc at Eiectra House, Finsbuty Pavement-, 1 Sit- John DsaigoaPdcder, k c M G, the chairman, pre&idinn. The General Man ager aud S sere tar y (Mr F
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 523 8 By Order of the Custodian of Ene vy Property AUCTION SALE OF I Valuable Freehold and 99 Years Leasehold Property Situate at Paair Panjang and Chancery Lane. Singapore To be held at the Auction Rooms of Powell Co, Ltd., Nos 16 17 Raffles Place J On Tuesday, the 14th Jan.
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    • 94 8 ALEC WILLIAMSON LTD. (In Liquidation) lessrs Powell Co., Ltd. have been In strutted and will sell at (late) Alec Williamson Ltfl's Yard, Orchard Road at 11 am. on Monday the 30th Dec, 1918 One Indian Motor Cycle with side car. Oneextia side-car, wheel etCt complete. One Qas tank. One two
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    • 49 8 AUCTION SALE OF UNREDEEMED PLEDGES, The Property of Sixteen Pawnshops On Thursday, 2nd Jan., 1919 at 10 a m. On Saturday, 4th Jan., 1919 at 10 am, On Tuesday, 7th Jan., 1919 at 10 am. On Thursday, 9th Jan., 1919 at 10 am. The pledges consisting of watchoH. r>h*inc
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    • 896 8 BY ORDER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF TwTTT OF MRS. E. M. HENLEY Dec ESTAT E AUCTION OF Valuable Jewellery and unique enamelled ware on mi,,* At Messrs Ching Keng iee (os Rale-Room Bnd kon Raffles Chambers Baffles Place On Friday 9 10th January, 7 979. at in m Comprising.— A
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  • 55 9 (Cohbecte* Up to Dec 28 Bank 4m s 2 4 13-82 demand 24 5-82 Private credits sms 24§ France demand Bank 802 India, T. T. 155^ Hongkong, demand 44£%Prem Yokohama, demand 10'>i Java, demand 132$ Bangkok demand 664 Sovereigns, Buuk Buying §8 54 Bank of England R-ire 5% Bar
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  • 156 9 Dec '2 Q Tin No market Gambier 12 00 Gambier Cab* No 1 25.W Gambier Cube No. 2 f jJfC Pepper Black or din. S'pord 33 00 Papper, fair) 58 00 Nutmegs (110 to the Ib notn NatmecB (80 to rhe lb nom Mace (Ban 3 a) nom Gloves
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  • 93 9 Dec. 28, 1018 The following are the sharee as k which changee are notified in Msser* Franer and Co'b Saturday's share liet i— Ruverp Sellers ROBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Ayer Molek 2.65 2.76 Baeeett 1.00 1.10 Changkat Serdana 8 25 8.60 Indragiri 6 90 7 05 Kedah 3.50
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 1149 9 Assets over $2,000,000 Assurance in force over $9,000,000 i THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. Xht Coxnpacy h*e fvsO.CCO deaoHltrd with the Bnpreme Cour^ of England, and compiles with the BcttlshtiKe iasartics O^mj&alas V3t
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    • 505 9 CHARTERED BANK H Istfla Australia and thlna. isafjsspitsd !i Eijised by Roys! Gbirter. J AID UP CAPITAL £1,200,000 lIBBRYS FUND £2,000,000 taiarYe Liability of Proprietor! £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICS II iIBHOPSftATB, LOMDOH, 1. Q, A62H0188 AKD BBAHOBBB, .mvitsM Hongkong Penaug l&agkoft Hollo Pnket >fts»vfa Ipoh Bangooa IWJhtW Earasbl Saigon U'ftuttft Klacf
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    • 116 9 THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION No. 1 THERAPION NO. 2 THERAPION N0.3 No. 1 for Bladder Catarrh No. 2 for Blood ft Skin Diseases. No. 3 for Chronic Weaknestet I SOLDBYLEADINGCHEMI'-TS. PRICEIH EIJt^AKWIIB. DR LECLKKCMed.Co..Haverstockßd..N \V S.Loudoo StK TRADE MARKED WOKU THEBAPIOM IS ON tiKIT. GOVT. STAMP AFFIXED TO SEXOIKS
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 823 9 VESSELS IN PORT. 0 0 Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Con^iijneei For Singaradja Dct 299 Kromer Deli 8 K I 1 M Dry Dock Swaerdecrccn Dct 902 Van Duyn [>ocggl«l9 KFM Udc Khoen Foecg Dat 684 Van Tool ?ju%immmk 19 Tour A k Pontienflk Seikui Matu Jap BU Taugata Surinoe
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  • 311 10 HOLLAND'S POSITION German Dreams of Welcome [By tfobmartiM OtbteJ tiU«*«r'i BorricaJ Brussels, I>.»c 24. A prominent Dutch him burger describes tba present agitation as q-Uo au.ilca! and crmcntiLg fiom Dutch OerojQnophil9 circles which are disturbed bypro Belgiau mauifactaticiis in district* forcibly taken from Belgium in 1839. Germany is
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  • 169 10 London, Dae 22. Tbe Indian Tea Ae?o ciation aunouuees that the Food Ministry has arranged that licences be freely issued for private import of tea provided no portion of the tea is sold for home consuxptioa ac^ that at least fifty per cent of the importations is offered
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  • 142 10 LsadoD, Dec 24 The Christmas ruih exceeded all expectations. The markets ware stormed with crowds of psople and tuikeys ware unobtainable. The pathways in the shopping districts of tha West end were impassable, and restaurants and tea&hopa were obliged to close their doors. London, Da3 25. Tha Queen
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  • 44 10 Cjpenhajpa, Dec 24. A wire from Beilin says the Chief of the High Sea-flaei\ Aduiiral Hipper, the Chief of thg Baltic fl^et Admiral BucDrannn, and tbi Ch^ef dir.ctcr o* Dockj^.rd^ at K'el, Hcnke, have been disnaifieed. The actiou hitherto is untxpliired.
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  • 43 10 Raw, Vok, Dec l 5 ia oonflrmad thit the (iovarDm^Qj ha* secured the Br M«% ftMCti in Ihc f jtsraitioaal Mer can ite Miriue, including the Wui'.e Star and Leylarrd ltnej, tbe pries beiug twsnty fi.e and threfqj\rter milliaos feterliag.
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  • 10 10 Dacbir, Dec 25 A met sage eays that
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  • 647 10 FRENCH OPPOSE EXPEDITION Bolshevik Activities Increase [ftrattr'i ferriot] *8j BmbaariM OfcUtT Parip, D*c *25.— M Piohon, Foreign i Minister, addressing the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber explained what the Allies had done to support the local governments in Russia which de sired to escape the influenc6of
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  • 53 10 Melbourne, Dae 23. Victoria Assembly hno passed a bill requiricg all good* to be mailed clearly with the oountry of origin, Tba bill prevents German goods after passing the customs being labelled as mad in Australia.' Goods improperly labelled will be liable to forfeiture and also
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  • 882 10 SUBSCRIPTIONS WANTED. From o%r Chan Corrtsvondm* London, Nov 15th I am indebted to Sir Erne&t Birch for the following fac:s relating to the Sic Cecil Clementi Smith Memorial Bust: > Ftret of nil I raised subsoriptions for a bronza statue of the late Col
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  • 91 10 Arrangements have byen made for uuiting the business interests of Caribuey Bros. (Limited), of Bournville, and J S Fry and Sons (Limited), of Bristol, by the foi [nation of a holding comp&ny. Cadburys end Frye will continue to carry en business in their names and under their
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  • 51 10 Copenhagen, Dec 22. The Frankfurter Zaitung states the ex Empress will scarcely live to see the now year. She ia Buffering from apoplexy and heart diseaee. The ri Kaleei i^ pJso soric^iely ill. Hie ear diseasa hv.-s b^coma Aggravated and it is thought m\y spread to the brtiia.
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  • 11 10 GERMANY 'S P OLITICAL CHANGES Copenhagen, Deo 22. Owing to the
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  • 758 10 With reference to tbe publication in an evening newspaper of a letter from the Colonial Secretary's Office addressed to Messrs Kim Lam Hin acd Company dated the 12th inst, the following letter has now been eent to the Rangoon Rice Merchants Colonial Secretary's Office, Siogapore, Dec 24th
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  • 34 10 The Singapore Golf Club Mjdal com petition which was played on the Licks of the Club oa Chrifetmue Day was won by Mr RLD Wodehouse with a score of 79 2 77.
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  • 24 10 TO DAY S TIES. Mac&aii v Van Cuylenburg or Geddes. Doubles. Bath and Cantrell v McKenzie find White. Championbbip.
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    • 354 10 |iiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!i!iiin nißiininniiiHM^TrT H rlcr First osiby EE Many a mother Js at a loss to know what food to eivt Although she showers all her love and care upon him I notgeton. But her anxiety is ended direct^ s-r S On the advice of the doctor this habv was father
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