The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 October 1919

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  • 18 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ,r;N CENTS TIIE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1919. No. 9,800
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  • 282 1 The Letts, are giving the marauding German arpiy a hard fight Page 7. The Dutch East Indies are to he to be visited by Queen Wilhemina of Holland shortly Page 7. President Wilson's illness has taken on the nature of a more or less permanent disability which
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  • 1044 1 The most important oi the Samoan Islands are Upolu snd Pavaii. The control ot the ••t'l;: portion >f ihe Samoan group, whkh includes the island name.!, was ceded to 'Germany b\ international agreement, some years ago, but there was never anyactual cession ly the native inhabitants to
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    • 253 1 ril «OI WANT NEW *J7? ARS F oR HIRE, RING UP \mm*mmmWmmmmmmmmmm^mM Race Week October 14, 16 and 18 ial Dance Dinners are arranged for the above dates. 11 orchestra will render up-to-date dance music for dancing during dinner and afterwards. MVH «atmM«*jn__B_Hßi^^BMMaaamHHiaMHi aBB B— Baßa a—Ba Ba i H—
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    • 156 1 ~^^^--^%i^' .j v> *TiT^i!iwfiflTf***i«^if A s s^^ _-sHfcl^&_ mmmum^r-' j x* ***L A^^zjFm HyA~*., 4£ae__sr -k^ Wfe-'-" I^***--^*^ r- A. z <^*m\ U a _c_rc^s :;r, "'V.-* /V-^. '^_s i ne^^^^~^^^"*i&-*^^h^—OD*. "^.^t *rT&^ H il^ J__rSi_t^_^^P^l_L^V/^ 'fi^*-^ ON SALE AT RONEO LIMITED. 1 la C OLLYER QUAY SINGAPORE, Inoorporated m
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    • 127 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS bevoral parcels of valuable agricultural land will be disposed of at auction by The Commercial Rubber Co. Page 5. White wheat flour from Australia to be had m Singapore^ Page 3. English lamps of all varieties are on sale at Messrs. John Little and Co., Ltd.— Page 6.
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    • 11 1 IF YOU WANT NEW 4Tf JP CARS FOR HIRE, RING UP
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    • 90 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 16th. High Water.— 3-6 a.m., 2-1 G p.m. Moon Last Quarter. Autumn Kaee Meeting. Fantaatics, Victoria Theatre, 9.30 n.m. Eastern Gate Lodge, 8-30 p.m. Friday, 17th. High Water.—- i-32 a.m., ,°>-36 p.m. Fantaatics, Victoria Theatre, 9.30 p.m. Polo Club at Home, 1.30 p.m. Saturday, 18th. High Water.—
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  • 605 2 >\ Mi BREAD ANJ) IMERICA* IJ \< u\ I A corrfip^n-ect vio hai fast (Sept ll)! _<.?arned from German} writes One caa bu> variou§ delleeeiei m Berlin now, but I B_gpect thai tbo Ejteote and -Associated Powers ate dampiug into tbat country goods that have been
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    • 221 2 FREDERIfI SHIPMAN'S FANTASTIGS _Bj C _t Am\m*m*mmm9mm.' _H_H_^_M^_ r _H iH_. > JB lu I k S j«. $o_^^^? J5^R» W_B_. \_Er fi _________Per _f ;»___^_{:_--51--'S- !^s MITI FORDS I HINTS I RELIEVE I I FULL FEELING 1 I AFTER EATING 1 H_-«_.- <>>•> »_-,->cv-^rv>_-^ r^ THE GOfiONA PORTABLE THE
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    • 715 2 Irom WEDNESDAY. October 15. is; .MO.Vi "b»i Aarming Bluebird Featuring In Her Most Appealing Picture since "M> rtmarriei v Who Wili Marry Mm In I* ive I arts The story of a girl who sacrifices her good nanu t<> save IL husband. One of those more than merely pleasing pietun
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  • 528 3 Proffer Arthur Keith, President of the An:hrcp3?ofiical Seetioo, discua^ad at the Britit-h A^aociaticn, (he origin of the racial types into which man i«3 divided. Tha erolottonery machina as it is com monly understood, ho eMi}, doea not j supply cue to tha origin of the
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  • 189 3 The Egoist eurely iDtpires pity. He who would detite to c!otha himself at everybody*! expense, aad is of that desire cciiutnjuedto ttrip hir_«cif etatk Bftkcd, he, if p llhoi e^or had a form m:«at ba taken for the t.c:ail peroon Impa have! theic trt-bkish wickedneeri m them to
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    • 354 3 ■s 'wJ _Tf^ **X _k Sb"»s %-i SPr '^^_fc_ fl -*f "^W *4___6__t e*^ A _-_f^_^_T t B_kL-^i '^s_Br^^^S*nS jJS^^ __fe__r_B *___flf v^--vv -T-itr '5^ < T >* 'jrs'*^>N_i k Cjl f-' C- C^ _R> *i£\_s<' v» w m m 9 m i! IliH s _%J^^^_ii_M j |Ji al LiCcllij
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    • 179 3 "For r/;_ Stood" is the Life. 9 IWHEN YOU ARE! I Witn any dlnoase duo to Impure blood B eucn oa Eonmj, Scrofula, Scurvy, Bad 1 Lec«i. Abtcush'ift, Ulcarn, Glandular Swc'llintr^i, Boif-, Pim.oloi, Qoren of any I kind, PtloOj ßlOOd PoiHin,lth«umat ism, I Gout, ot your time and money I
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    • 322 3 II IIIIIHIinilllllll! 11l iIHIf HI III! IH HHI IHI HHII II If IUUI IHHHI HH Ifl II »niffflf-Hf f I I The Difference m this Baby 1 from thc usual bottle-fed baby is his I H (W stron g bone and happy intelligent expression \|p "£j this ts because he
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    • 146 4 ■■OK— BS— DB— l Efl— mmmm AC E l— OB Sfl 0 Bfl— l 3 D ffl _■_>■■— FsE^V23—B_B—B—BBa_B_M—B—Ba_Bf* DUNLOP N _«f-fl-_* Sac v-HT* %fc s£amm% It has been the policy of the AMkto y* PiP* Dunlop Company from the bell ~<yj By I ginning to be exceedingly care- V^^JP^
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    • 737 4 AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGENTS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Settlement of Singapore. Originating Summons No. 6 of 1919 In the matter of the Estate of Chia Ann Siang deceased settled by his Will dated 219t day of May 1884 and m the matter of tbe Civil Procedure
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    • 626 4 CHING KENG LEE An Exceptional Opportunity to acquired Magnificent Building on a commaiuli,, MORTGAGEE'S SALE The undersigned have been instructed to sell by p^y at their sale-room I RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES p|. \< i On Monday 27th October 1919 at 2.30 p.m. .THE UNDERMENTIONED VERY YAH ABLK pR op jH
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  • 463 5 Major General Squier, Chief Signal Officer of tto United States Army, bai euoceeded m usiog living trees for most of tbepnrpcßei for which extensive and costly outside serial structures have hitherto been employed. Trees, to which a simple appliance bas been fitted, serve to receive or
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  • 568 5 REGULARITY OF THE SERVICE. Tbe Airco expirees aeroplanes between London acd Paris completed on Saturday a tvtek of uuinterrupted daily service. The machine which left London at 12 30 p m. witb naseeogera aud parcels reached Paris at 2 60 p m, and tbat which lef Paria
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  • 37 5 Mr E dereoa, who thought very favour ably of his own taotfulnees, was asked to deliver an address and began as follows:— My friends. I shall not oall yoo ladies and gentlemen I know yoa too well
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  • 494 5 A DEFENCE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE. The British Civil Service is thc best ir the world, the mort highly educated, tht most industrious, and tho most honourable. Not. even the lungs of faction have ever breathed upon the mirror of its purity and civic conscience. All the corruptions and imperfection?
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  • 160 5 Thousands of visitors to Brighton and neighbouring resorts m Sussex are being' attracted to Southwk* by the mystery surrounding a series of ships which' have been under construction there. They are known loct ilyas "wedding cake" ships. The original intention was to build six of .hem at
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  • 599 5 FRASER ft Co.. EXCHANGE ANI> SHARE BROKERS SINGAPORE OCTOBER Uth MINING. < I Figures m brackets shows the capital and issue value of the Share iv dollars, unless otherwise marked. C. Cum div; x equals er div. 1 Ampang ($000,000—10) 1 1.50— 12.50.-. Ayer Weng ($100,000—1) 2.25—2.50
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    • 283 5 WANTED. young Chines- iv British firm. l||( X MACGREGOR CO. Rafflea Qoay. ...Ur for Sumatra. and care of I I > export-oAce with „.>. .a ledge of tpyeExport ca< 1-10 work, and pn Pi |:1 i sei Bl rwear Fl Ben- < laire. < Children SB. 18-10 r to] Island.
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    • 582 5 AUCTION SALES. THE COMMERCIAL RUBBER Co.. Ltd. Auctioneers Valuers No. 3 Raffles Place. Perl booming Auction Sales. St at our Sale-room, at 2 3o p.m. 1 Mortgagees Bale of agricultural land at Pulau Tekong, near Singapore, area :> a. res and 517 pole comprised m Statuary Lav I x 2
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    • 428 5 1 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. i The Exchange Banks will be closed at noon on Tuesday, October 1 lth, and Thursday, October lOtu, being Race Days. 910 ig-10 j THE PIRE INSCKANCE ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE, I BINGAPORE MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Thc offices of members of the Associations will be rlooed for
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  • 18 6 IKEYMKR.— At Lake Villa, Penang, or the llth inst. to Mf. and Mr?. E Keymer, a son.
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  • 54 6 RCBLESS— PHIPPS.— At the Church o1 the Assumption, Penang, on October 11 by the Rev. L. M. Duvelle, Mr. Charle; Edmund Robles. of the Audit Office, eldesi son of Mr. C. L. Robless, of Messrs Bousttad Co.. to Miss Pauline Henrietta Phipps, second c.aughter of Mr. J. H. Phipps
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  • 8 6 THURSDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1H1!>.
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  • 815 6 Tbo Peace Treaty hai now been ratified by enough of the Gee* 4 Pjwera to ensure is coming into iomeJiate opera tion and ending th.3 state of war with Germany. Austria has also signed at So Germain and that treaty may be taken aa ratified. Therefore
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  • 234 6 District Orand Lodge ot .reemaions, and District Orand Chapter, meet at Seremban on Saturday November 16tb. Mr, Mn and Master Stonehswsr bave left Kuala Lumpur for a holiday m Southern India. The barbed wire ueed m France, at aoy rate tbe greater part of il, bai been rscoiled by German
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  • 171 6 H E tha High Commissioner hai been pleaeed to npprove tbe promotion of ths following Ttui. Lieus end Tern and Lisufisnanta to the rank of Lieutenant m tha M S V R Temp. Lleuts J C M Matthews P R PiQhorn. E W Tyler, H de Z Lancaster, F J
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  • 110 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Oct. 15. The flagship Hawkins has arrived under the command of Captain Henderson. I The Alacrity, with Admiral Duff, is expected to-morrow, when a volunteer guard of honour will be formed. j The officers of the Hawkins meet the Cricket Club at cricket
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  • 721 6 CHART CO., OCT. 15th. During the past fortnight markets have displayed a fairly good tendency. In the rubber section prices have sagged m sympathy with the ran material and a good deal of selling has come from the September bulls. Connemara have been tinoutstanding feature of
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  • 394 6 UTIOTmE(^| The a\ iator Poul I i- flight to ftl I ETO-DAI HANDICAPPI i vi: SING \r«. M, A. H. W P, J. A. Willi.in P. J. A. Willis H. HL Sultan P< Rari Kong* Lsoi B Eng Kh< I Leong Eng X I Scratch* Da THE LAW
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  • 44 6 Mr Cbnrobill bti futuro cffleen Office shall wear plain fl! m any particular (I 1 .^t the Army Council should <* D,ld J' I|^t it is necessary for an officer w uniform m the performance cf W l he may order him to do so.
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    • 126 6 DENIS MOUNIE et CIE m r.A- fm mmml mmW kf^ /m C_T PER Ij)C3CM tf/%9mt m _^"V I*k Am* THE SOLE AGENTS AND EISECT IMPOBTEBS CAIDBEGK MACGREGOR Co., LAMPS at KEEN PRICES. BEST ENGLISH aA DUPLEX TABLE LAMP A 50 CANDLE POWER Biz i Price, $14.50 each. Ajt TT* .J
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    • 39 6 e««**e PERFECTION In Uniierwear At MANILA HOUSE 196 Orchard Road JUST TO HAND i A New Selection of PHILIPPINE HANDMADE LINGERIE at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES also A Fine Assortment of Velours and Intrimmed Straps, and Beaded Bags From Paris.
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  • 357 7 Waahingssn, Oct. IS. announcing that Ml •es bis remainled pei v i resumption of from n ged to hr taring that the from ceretwral lesion. I facial Ij to be *>f any anythii gai ent aai office sai- ;;> I pec:: no precedent w sshiugtan, Oct. It. Ailson
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  • 42 7 bt coast of South West to be tbe sandie.t plaoe world. A writer m ihes hi* doscrpition "'4 anecdote p w «o bad only bean m days waa asked on his Uf*| What do jou think of BCIJ De f them 1
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  • 415 7 EVACUATION OF N. I SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. London, Oct 13. Ine evacuation of North Russia haa been completed. The last transport sailed from Murmansk yesterday with Genera] Rawlmson and his staff and is expected to arrive at Glasgow to-day. H. If. King hai j •ent the following telegram to
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  • 422 7 Atked to mine tbe cldeet tune m tba j world few could give tbe correct answer, j Ie is tbat to wbicb we now 6iug tbe worda, t 1 For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, and ths f air, whieb can be traced m distant Asia and
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  • 50 7 Farmer: "Just hold that horses head whil* I get down, will you, missie New Land Worker Which one?" Farmer: Why, the ofif nn. to ba sure" L*nd Worker: I'm awfully sorry but I don't know anything about horses, so I can't tell whioh one of them I is an orphan."
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  • 346 7 AFGHANISTAN. London, Oct. 11. The Times condemns the giving to the Afghans control of their external relations, also what it calls the apparently calculated and unpardonable delay by the Raj m revealing that this "great concession" had been made. It says that Chirol's words m 1903 are
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  • 206 7 Before Mr. Langham Carter m the District Court yesterday, Mr. Walter Ingold manager of Messrs Diethelm and Co, was summoned to answer a charge that being the licensee and manager of the licensed warehouse, N0. 5 Burnam Street, belonging to Diethelm and Co did present or cause
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  • 210 7 Whoever ia co succeed M. Poincare as French President next year, it is not likely to be M. Clemenceau, who has been mentioned as a possible candidate. Next November the "Tiger" will celebrate his seventy-eighth birthday, and m spite of his amazing energy he is not likely
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  • 83 7 Private R G Bai!_y (Dcroheeier) has we» ■£3 850 m tha Army Victory St Leger J sweep, promoted among tbe officers N C iOa aud meu ot tbe Overseas Forces i Private Bailey drew tbe field, which included tbe wiuner, Keyeol, bia ticket i bsing No -0,865. Ths aecond prisa
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  • 784 7 SUPPORTING THE LEAGUE. THE KING'S MESSAGE. London, Oct. 13. A national campaign m support of the League of Nations was inaugurated at a meeting at the Mansion House this afternoon at which Mr. Asquith was the principal speaker. H. M. King George wrote emphasing that a strong enduring
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 109 7 ROBINSON Co r .J. fig**'; r *»c ■<*_£_— "ELLWOODS" Celebrated Tropical Helmets IXTBA NEW STOCK 1 ravelling Rugs, Dressing Gowns. Suit Cases, hit Bags. ROBINSON Co. _^_b£_E \m\^l^^E^oW___B___bt_L_ Ay I il G t T hroo 1^ xs__?^^x» J_> .mm wm^r mm 8 \MAGNUMS^f I I "THERE'S NO SWEETER I I
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    • 502 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated m Japan. UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (Subject to alterations without Notice). EUROPEAN LINE. (Via Suez Canal-. Fortnightly Service. For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, London and Antwerp YOKOHAMA MARU Nov EUROPEAN LINE (Via Suez Canal) Fortnightly Service. For Marseilles and Liverpool, via Ports.
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    • 702 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE P.VKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA Telephone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept. 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. ———■_~______i Mi SiNO<RArJA raneta, Eercirba g Afn han and Belawan-De
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    • 531 8 P. &O.- BRITISH INDIA I AND APCAR LINE. J (Incorporated m England). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. (Under Contract with Ilia Majesty's Government) The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY ar suspended. I LONDON .FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON I TO MARSEILLES LOK! DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SU
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    • 315 9 T |fE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM.) SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. A! ava 22nd Sept 1919 24th Sept. 1919 -TIPOK" -«.Uh Sept. 1919 lst Oct. 1919 riIU K,n. Lttm < -liumpon Telupin. Mwrf, Singora. I.aeon. a TrinjFganu, Kelaataa, Baagmari and Itangknk. lilli' ,8 j 9l!) 1 fm
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    • 276 9 OCEAN TRANSPORT COMPANY, LTD. [Incorporated m Japan] FOR SEATTI I Sailings not yet fixed. For freight and further particulars. Apply to PATERSON SIMONS Co., Ltd., Agents. FOH NEW YORK. "LOWTHER CASTLE" I oads en< ia Panama Canal. PATERSON SIMONS A i. Ltd.. Age V, SOCIETA DI NAVIGAZIONE A VAPORE LLOYD
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    • 387 9 THE "BEN" LINE STEAMERS, LTD. (Incorporated m the Unitod Kingdom.) OUTWARDS. BENCLBUCB about October 15th- For Hongkong Japan BEXVORLICH about October 25th PATERSON, SIMONS Coy., Ltd., Agents. 1 lnc o rporated m England). X, P. ]VL JAVA, CHILI LINE. S.S. VAN CLOON. From Singapore October 2:) rd For JAVA, SYDNEY,
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    • 409 9 K. P. M. Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (Incorporated m Holland.) ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVIA. Telegram Address: "PAKETVAART" 2 3, COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT* SpeciaLs,ooo tons Tourist Steamers From JAVA to AUSTRALIA. Route.— Batavia, Semarang, Sourabaya, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and vice versa. Passages from
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    • 504 9 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION TENDERS will be received ap to noon Tuesday, 28th Oct., 1919, at the Office of the Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary, Singapore, from persons desirous of contracting for the supply of rations for prisoners daring >20. Forms < f tenders may be obtained at the Office >r lhc
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  • 695 10 II IC THEASURE ISLAND qi, ws world ano f jag 1 I a b 831 „r, r 10l This Island, l w*ih i:? mtlll ol ■of lime lh I 1 ,f#l huown, wa- vi'u-h rt r worked agricultural ll adi I I thi snd. Tho; :lcfc wor- *°j Oerm*nj
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  • 117 10 Th t vsgsrlss of a Weß.in^br>UßO br?ke I iy r.n a mn:a Boutbsro 1 lioe, Bud intending paferpgrrj oonnlry Janetio cooling their heels' by the elrrplo prtc.ss ot impsilf pic: tm. To nnj?»y rccnou-i '•ta^y porter returned Ficnt: Beni'h answ-frs iv tiOt't Siisetx Pre-ettlyi 0 pale, clear eyed
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    • 127 10 z t A^ i i wt Yo He ti and I /ye Power 1 be atu m yoa v> d v c d< >n< realised what it would che< ring, strengtl d you I yon v. re not I the will W hy m Gem iimQ Bi -li Ii m
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    • 251 10 INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU INVEST I wawn mmmmmmmmmasaa M I motor trucks must stand hard service I to be profitable to their owners tm 3 mV I They possess an indefinable individuality and incorporate a combination of well-balanced Utility and Beauty. VV IlltC/ XIUV^jH m any Company stands out with a
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    • 230 10 m Wmmmmm l Fire Extinguisher! have extinguishel over 1,250 actual fires m India sincJ > ITuly 1912. Full particulars from line Borneo Co., Ltd ..Incorporated m England] SINGAPORE IPOH. yi %J If£tJU JU O W" JU P a 1 AUCTIONEERS VALUERS V '^■iSIJm^P (incorporated In Singap^ro., JS&§£ E3TABLIS3ED !4 YLV.I-
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  • 121 11 Gambler 16 7S Gambler Cube No. 1 24 CO Pepper Black 87 CO Pepper, (White fair) 60. C0 Tapioca, small pearl, f.q. 20.00 flak*?, f.q. 14 25 medium pearl, f.q. SO CO Pearl Sapo, small 14 00 Copra Sundried 18 60 Copra Mixed 18 0 Opium, Benares uncert p
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    • 374 11 d«_______M— lM— _Bß__Vi__fcaUußfJi_ -r -_i___. ____HM___H__Bnsr a r?£_T2_nHnK_3_ g- ra „a ggga ■i'^l_^-_'co over $2,000,000 I H* Assurance m force over $9,000,000 g j THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. j-"* [Incorporated m Straits Sett.] Ai) OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry E C >mpan: noo
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    • 502 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Incorporated m Japan) Caj ital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 Capital Paid Up Y. 42,000.000 Reserve Fund Y. 25,000.000 President. N. K. Kajiwara Esq. lent S. Suzuki Esq. DIRECTORS. N« F. Watanabe Esq. 5 sq. I Matsukata Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. If. Mitsui Esq. M. Odngiri Esq. K.
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    • 473 11 CHARTERED BANR Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £2,100,000 ReeetTC Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE 88 Bfahep-gete. London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Iloilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcntta Klar.g Seremban Canton
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    • 382 11 I INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the U. S. A.) Capital and Surplus U. S. $6,500,000— Straits $13,000,000. Undivided Profits U. S. $3,054,763— Straits 6,109,526. HEAD OFFICE:— SS, WALL BRANCHES:--Batavia London S. P. de Macoris Lyons Bombay Manila Santiago de los Calcutta Medellin Caballeros Canton Pan. Santo Domingo Cebu Peking
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    • 464 11 Gent's Full linuier WRSST WATCH 113 This "Full Hunter" WHIM Watch hIW teen invented tnr those men who wouhi i.We to wear a WRIST WATCH, but iul., -en aa. able lo doao <>>i ni'c^inii I ot such arouuh and haznrdoa) onfall to the Watch and •■•-t'\ lo I li !>eoaa—
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 188 11 VESSELS ARRIVED. To^an Maru, Jap. 2838, from Calcutta 14, for Hongkong 17. Hydra ll Nor. 828, from Bombay 1 1, far Bangkok 1">. Martinique, Dan. 283, from Bombay I for Sabang 15. Toyora Maru, Ja;>. 1486, from Kobe 1 i. for Kobe 1 '■>. Sri Muar, Ci it. 96, from
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    • 382 11 MAIL TABLE. To-day. Intermediate and local mails, will bt found m list below: Penang, Malacca, F.M.S. (by Train) p.m. daily (except Sunday). Kota Tinggi and stations to Koala Lumpm; at 6 a.m. Joi.ore 8, 9.30, noon, 2, 4 k 6 p.m. Kerimon Sanit !> a.m. Cucob Soon Hong 9 a.m.
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  • 791 12 MEDICAL OFFICER'S GRAVE WARNING Cdylon will, m all probability, eventually have to cope with a disastrous outbreak of yellow fever." This grave statement was made by Dr. Marshall Philip, the Medical Officer of Health, to a representative of the Times of Ceylon, who saw him with
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  • 71 12 The Sze Hai Tong Bank informs us that m commemoration of the 2470 th anniversary of the birthday of the Great Chinese Sage, Confucius, all the rive local Chinese Banks' have decided, with the approval of the foreign banks, to close their offices pn Monday, the 20th instant,
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  • 42 12 Never underrate a common inan'a intelligence, for often the man who haa to •toop to pick up an H picks up someone else's money with it, and nothing destroys the only thing m the world worth possessing—the creative faculty— more than over-education.
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  • 1001 12 I. O. Us IN PLENTY. Pleading that he must* hr.ye been drunk anl therefore irresponsible for his actions, iropean named G. Clarke, who described himself as a mechanical engineer and had j only been m Singapore for a short time, was placed before Mr. Monk, Third Magi-
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  • 608 12 MR. TOMLINSON RESIGNS. There were one or two references to the bousing question at the weekly meeting of; the Rent Assessment Board which was held m the Board Room of the Municipal Buildings yesterday afternoon. The hon'ble Mr. C. J. Saunder3 presided and otiier members present were
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  • 192 12 S. C. C. Tennis. YESTERDAYS RESULTS. A Singles (Semi Final.) Domu'll beat Wodehouse, 6 o, 6 l. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. A. Mixed Doubles. Miss L. Lamb and Mr. Upcott, owe 15,1 beat Mrs. Campbell and Mr. Stout, owe 15.4. by S— 3, 6—3. After a spell of few weeks,
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  • 30 12 To apologise is human; to insult divine. But try to be friends with everyone, or some wag many write your epitaph: "Died deeply regretted by all who didn't know him." <
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  • 125 12 BARLOWS RUBBER REPORT. Singapore, Oct 15. kt the opening nl the unual Weekly Auctions thin morning, there waa strong demand end prices were on a considerably higher level then those cf laut week Ribbed Smoked Sheet v*frp keenly com peted for opaniug at 98$ cents, it quickly
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  • 59 12 Tha U S military tran?p3r«. Sherman, wbdcU was detained Otttstdi tLe Kagesakl hurbcur recerjilv on Recount vt tb«* cut bcei k ot eleven fu^pcab ca*es ol cholera on board, pcodnoed, ai mull of the technical szarainalion, a Una cms of cholera m thc psnrn nt tha chief mate.
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  • 199 12 Tho Siler.fc Li?, ac of the f.n< I rf William F options, wd! be icreen- j td at l_B AU-ab-a, to*night m rJd'.tioa! to the great sporting plcinre 11 rpea D;ck Smi'Jn fight, p caw Topical :d ETaroid L'oyd o-ucdv. In uu Scsl show Ihe S.imr_rr Gitl, a
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  • 47 12 RUBBER TIN RETURNS. Sscrirttiy N Gcmei (Malacca Punggn 11,666; total 6 mo* 69,644. if .sn Detvlch »ni Co. Ting Ct] T.a Pant 100.80; tribute tB:\4C totr,i 2*l 20. Tbe p'ftnt ii bjiug overhauled and moved to a new positioa. Tiie output fcr Oatober will therefore fc* low
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  • 69 12 Tbe following strange mes sags has bscn leaned ihroush the wirsle^s stalicns of tbe Soviet Government at Md*cow Bokheviut government hce arcßg^d to penetrate to the Duich Coloaies ie the East Indies. The niovirutr.t embraces the it'Bnde of Celtbefe, Borneo, and Java.' In ihe beginning cf Joiy the
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  • 100 12 Meeers Qathtli and Co, are m receipt of cable adv*c* from M»q S^oretarier cf tb«> L*bu (F M 8) Rabbet Company to tb©' f-fiVct that tha nosid have? declared flitt i_;etii_ dividend cf fl»_ per ceu; payable on 15: L November. According lo a rnesrego /rem Belgn m Southern Serbia
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  • 114 12 New York, Sept. 6. Owing to the Strokers of the boilers' which furnish the power to work the lifts m the Metropolitan Life Building, m Madi-son-aw rae, carrying out a lightning strike at noon yesterday, the 10,000 persons employed m this sky-scraper had to use the
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  • 49 12 Orders for week ending Saturday, Oct 18th, 1919. 9t Thursday, 16th October. Band Practice Malay Volunteer Club, 5.15 p.m. Friday, 17th October. Sixth Troop Parade, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, 18th October. Competitors parade at Y. M. C. A. at 3 p. m. m full uniform without staves.
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