The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 November 1919

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  • 18 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1919. Xo. !>,8:)2
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  • 306 1 A considerable assortment of telegrams to-day deal with America and the Treaty Britain and Egypt and the French elections. The attitude of the Senate is apparently to insert reservations to the Treaty, but with some discretion The President thinks Lodge's amendments will pocket the Treaty opinion m
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  • 903 1 The disappearance of young white child* ren, who are believed to have bvtn ,arriot| oft by necrroe? and sacrified m Voodoo rites* has greatly excited public opinion m Cuba, and for the first time since the cessation cf Spanish rule easel of lynching have occurred. Voodooism has linn practised
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 289 1 IF YOU WANT NEW CARS b b HIRE. KING UP t# RAFFLES HOTEL I St. Andrews Nicht A SCOTTISH DINNER AND BALL WIL BE HELD Fall particular* of Spe a Arrirgnent lat3r GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LTD. [Incorporated m Hongkong] \Jt Mkd t™ M J, COULTHART, 25-1, Boat Quay, Singapore.
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    • 113 1 SINGAPORE AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY Under the Distinguished Patrunago tf His Fxcellency the Officer Administering the Govern)!. cut ami Mrs. James. MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT TUESDAY, Dec. 2nd THURSDAY, Dei. 4th SATURDAY, Dec 6th at 9.15 r,.m. HOOKING NOW OPEN AT MOUTRIE'S 75 per cent to the Children Aid Society /^M m\ ITI/iv/J\ri
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    • 98 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS A speciality of Rickard Page 5. Burlington Dancing Academy Page 2. Drialene Trade Mark Page 5. Partner wanted with some capitalPage 5. Notice re time of telegrams Page 5. Tenders for furniture called for Pages 5. New silks at Wassiamull Assomull— Page 12. Ching Keng Lee, three more
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    • 11 1 I* \OL WANT NEW CARS JMsi FOR HIRE, EJNG UP W
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 73 1 THE WEEK, Monday, 2ith. High Tide 10.42a Oft sin ll.">8p Bft Oin. Lodge St. George, 0 p.m. Wednesday, 26th. High Tide 0.31a Bft 4in 11.43p Oft 4in. Thursday, 27th. High Tide 1.5a Bft 3in 0.16p Oft 2in. Friday, 28th. High Tide 1.42a Bft 2in 0.55p Bft Oin. Saturday, 29th. High
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  • 703 2 The annual i A meeting of the X m Mines, Ltd.. was held m the registoffices <>f the company, French Bank Buil«. Mr M Sum- m the chf t being Elias, K. H. Toft Bad 11. B. etariea, Messrs Kvatt In moving the adoption of the 1
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  • 111 2 A man who was charged with drunken--IUS3 at Thames Police Court was said to haw been sinking at the top of his voice. The Magistrate (Mr. Rooth): What led you to break into song? Prisoner: A drop of <lrir.k, I'm sorry it occurred. The Magistrate (to the policeman):
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 277 2 1* U f 0 N HAT DYES, I ARGE ASSORTMENT JUST ::!■< MYED Price (50 cento per bottle. medicaTThall Opposite Post Office SINGAPORE. THBMAN N\lfW Discovered y He eO«M not set copy of the October Number of the MALAYSIA KINBMA REVIEW He luu howevei booked his Not- copy which will
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    • 444 2 Prom FRIDAY, NOVEMBER .21, to WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26. A MIGHTY PIONEER FEATURE F assuring SUPEKL.V IVE DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT n which excellence m detail mid furnishing serves as atmosphere fur the intensely dramatic offering 1 WIVES OF MEN F L O R E N C E REED Mistreu of the art
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    • 325 2 >om FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, to TIIUJ VEMBI A UNIVERSAL ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY Featuring Popular HARRY CAREY n a story teeming with interest and humorous situation < and brinj m a striking manner the wonder fui personality of that popular film actor whom patrons of this show have missed for 1 O^^£*T
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    • 296 3 fy J\o\Jv/i\J-j1 (l y»»* #=i" Vi^^ qualities. |?^r\ s^^ B*^ I>l GRAND SALE Tokyo Goods A^ I Now Proceeding /Yrmr I MUSEUM, ,/S I T^ viV 4bH flft fi*P B# T^H^A Jh .^PBr I B Mr S aMßjajajßjajaajpßjajß^ajßjßjajajßjaa^^MHjejpjgß^^ j •Do You Suffer from any I y^^^^^^W 1 SKIN OR BLOOD
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    • 62 3 f^^P J^alls. L^ ifiH Flooded Cellars. M Cannc-t weaken ft. -*!JS^SS^ < s?&v. v HRtiTnVaVai^^u'lfr. British and apart from patrUlsnr The Best, h. s o?'f "ud*. il Used also for Leakln^ Tanks Bat bs Garage Pits, Stokeholes. Flat Roofs, Concrete Buildinls cc. h Ne,sim a thardelPKrh^^ m ab U Shem
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  • 1050 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.* London, Oct. 8. Dancing, like the rest of the art*, has Buffered many vissicitudes and undergone all manner of changes during the last few years. The art as known by our grandmothers, nty, even our mothers, was an entirely different process' from that we
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  • 216 4 The Punjab, says the C. and If. Gazette, haa lost a very notable fipure by the death of Mr. P. Warburton, C.1.E., Indian Police, retired, which has occurred at Kasauli, Mr. Warburton had a long: and distinguished career m the Indian police, joining it m ISG4 and tit
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  • 163 4 liootblack m Turkey. Admiral Huge Cons, of the Italian battleship ('onto di Cavour, who was recently entertained by the members of the Newport (U.S.A.) summer colony and city officials was a year age a spy touring Germany ami Austria on behalf of the Allies The officers of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 212 4 Fire Extinguishers have extinguished over 1,250 actual tires m India since The Borneo Co., Ltd Incorporated m England] A BUSINESS GAR RECOGNIZED m- its true light by the Government, the business world, and the individual buyer, the automobile has cast aside the title "Pleasure Car" and is now properly classified
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    • 270 4 IMPORTANT SALE. i In order to wind up a partnership Messrs. Ching Ken« Lee A Cj., have instructions to sell by auction at their premises at No. 6 Raffles Place, Singapore on March Oth 1920 a very valuable rubber estate situate at Niyor, fronting on the main railway line from
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    • 804 4 CHING KENG LEE CO. AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGENTS TOWN PRO PERTIES IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT 16 SHOP HOUSES/ The undersigned have been favoured with instructions to sell by Public auction at theil bale-room Raffles Chambers, RnffiVs Place THE UNDERMENTIONED PROPERTIES Nos. 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204,
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  • 565 5 ifANt HI <TIM PROI i HIS i \;i OR Mam luster. Ort 1 I. l'< T. F. Tout, of Manchester University, \v:;s the complainant m the beard by the Manchester profl The respondents wore Ifsi r ;>n«l JetTery, tailProf mo Tool ordered Mack suit with an extra pair of
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  • 245 5 pened to old dame fashion? Has she had her head turm-.i likr other old dames? This is a query that must, remain unanswered. But the fact ret that "things are not what they seem." The women are cutting tin ir hair short: nre covering their forehead with romantic
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  • 76 5 Th'j statutory meeting of Lanipeh BritUl Mining Company was held at I'enung OR the 10th, Mr. Duxbury presiding. He stated that the whole sharr tajnti.l wfcs issued, partly m discharge of the purchase consideraton, and the remainder against subscription from the public at par. If tho
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 405 5 WANTED. BOX \o 20. V;a ;.!,> y for J fot applicani Ml 11 BILL£I Ledger i hiring. Q and t. I 26- 1 lu> TOR WANTED A Medical or a red for s steamer proceeding to o ai»< at the 15th November. Apply ;t. < SI pping Department. l-li U.e.
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    • 661 5 AUCTION SALES. CAKGO ex NINIVE. AUCTION SALE OF rigs, Gun Metal and Iron -a' Electric Table Fans and Cargo fitting Copper and Iron chains, M < i m various lengths, iii diameters oi 1 hto 4 (aches r.nd laneoip < t. Ie be Kid at the PALE ROOM of POWELL
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    • 491 5 FOR SALE. TO PRINTERS. TYPE, CASES and FRAMES for sale, cheap. Type manufactured by Stephenson Blake Co. Already m cases or m galleys ready for distribution. Full rr^ge of sorts. Nine point on ten body. Apply to Manager, Singapore Free Press. Oet 21 v.c FOR- SALT..- About 300 acres rubber
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    • 593 5 j TENDERS. NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Resident's Office, Kuchin^, up to the 30th November 10 lu *or the lease of the Pawnbroking Farm ;or the District of Sarawak Proper, i.e., from Tanjong Datu to the Sadong River, inchisfre. The Farm confers th» exclusive right to the lessee
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    • 538 5 I NOTICES. THE SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERY Co., Ltd. Shipchandlers and Prcvidoring Contractors. The Company's Launch meets in-coming shins. Offices:— l."., BATTERY ROAD, Take Lift to Top Floor. Telephone No. 433 Orders promptly attended to for daily &nd sea stock supplies. n. W. n. STEVENS. Manager NOTICE. MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
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  • 773 6 The Singapore Free Press. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1919. All Around. It looks as if the United States wm». going to let its partners m the Great Struggle down rather badly m the Great Settlement. Assuming that the resolutions of the Senate truly represent the views of the people, and, not
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  • 599 6 It is estimated that Czecho-Slovakia contains 80 per cent of the mines and industrial concerns of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire. The* Halvard with a cargo of Hongay anthracite coal for the Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd is timed to arrive at Penang about the 28th instant. The hon'ble Mr. J. H.
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  • 735 6 This interesting and learned volume presents the body of religious and moral teaching contained m the Quran itself apart fro.n the Traditions which form the second main basis of the Moslem faith. Dr. Stanton during 35 years' residence m the Central Punjab, where Moslems are m a majority,
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  • 88 6 COMFORTS FOB ROME-GOING TROOPS. A subtcnption list has been o ,»c-n e a m order to provide comforts and extra me.-,,,,--»n Loan! tin Troops which will soon b taking ho.ne the iarge drafts m thc old ■am,.,,; uhoso relief arrived l,v the "Tras C)s Monte The fan on bo.-.rd a
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  • 674 6 BOLSHEVIST PROPAGANDA TRADE WITH LJKRAIM 1 1 A British mi Russia. :a < OlWtMltinople, to Ro I Mr Mackindcr, M.iv Government the rt«at f.- 1 importance to the economic development <>f South I view of placing British trad basis In the rich area with fort;, people which
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 62 6 TUD KIT CTAD 1 lllVfirJE* O 1 /\t\ CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co,, "ROVER" CYCLES r i SIZES 22 inches 24 nches 26 inches PRICE $140 NETT Complete with Bell and Lucas Lamp JOHN LITTLE Go. Ltd. (Incorporated m England). KEEP YOUR VALUABLES MILNERS' I ijill 1 Iji3 Beslsltog t 'IE S^W^MBeaß
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    • 34 6 S. A. D. S. i SONGS, CLASSICAL, BALLET, COUNTRY, DANCES VICTORIA THEATRE December Itod 4th and 6th at 9.1 Plan of Se*>K Now Open at Moutries' 75 per cent to the Children* Aid Society.
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  • 756 7 BRITAIN, TURKEY EGYPT HALFOUirs PLAIN SPEAKING DEI H m SETTLING WITH TURKEY. [R«ut«r*fl Sorviv-^i L melon. Nor. 18. Captain Gore deplored vith Turkey. Me I half tl.e trouble m Egypt to-day I del*] Until a detin whether the ikwi Si 01 was not Koing to S( 01 (here would continue.
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  • 805 7 I EAR LEADERS' POPULARITY. PEACEFUL LUDENDORFF. iPc liter's Service] Berlin, Nov 19. The war enquiry was indefinitely postponed alter Ludendorff testifying. He denounced as an infamous lie that be did not deairo peace m 11)16. 1 In view of Hindenburg's and Ludendorff 's first appearance at the
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  • 596 7 SENATE ADOPTS RESERVATIONS I BUT NOT ALL. fßtuter's Service] Washington, Nov. 18. i The senate has rejected a reservation declaring that the United States declines interest m responsibility for the German Over- seas possessions; nlso a reservation providing that questions which the United States j considered
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  • 168 7 M forecasted. The New Chamber will consist of seventy nine Catholics, thirty eight Liberals, and sixty five Socialists. A feature of the Italian elections wai he general apathy possibly due to the] severe measures by the authorities to predisoiders. Results are still unknown ;hough it is expected, that the socialists
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  • 789 7 SOCIALIST DEBACLE CHAMBER WITHOUT OPPOSITION. [Router*! Service] London, Nov. 18. The Bolshevist issue has made the elect'.ons m France momentous, far more than the electoral reforms. It inaugurated a result significant not merely for France, but for the world, which is bound to be" influenced by France's resolve
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 456 7 ROBINSON Co. MANILA CIGARS FROM THE ALH AD/I BRA FACTORY BXCELENIES 25 m a box. The moat popular I ,gm m the Philippine Isles. ESPECIALLY 25 m a box. A most ratifying smoke U r any hour of the day. Ame hiX^S s 27i m a box A bhort full
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    • 547 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated m J:«pan. UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. j i (Subject to alterations without Notice). EUROPEAN LINE. (Via Suez Canal-. Fortnightly Service. For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, London and Antwerp SADO MARU Dee TAMBA MARU > rd Dcc IfISHIMA MARU 17th Dec. TATSUNOMARU <<
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    • 688 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA Telephone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. H»«)2 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept. 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. KfcLitoo*. To tUnafr Nov »34 M";lch o rTr CB ielawa'j-D'.ii
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    • 581 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA I APCAR LINE. i (Incorporated m England). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at preswl suspended. LONDON .FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON I TO MARSEILLES LONDON DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 789 9 THE SIAM STEAM N AVIGATION CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM.) SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kr.iay, Tringganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Laco.i, Kohaatnni, BaadOß, Lanersuan. Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALAYA 2 lth Nov. 1910 26th Nov. 1919 PRACHATIPOK Ist Doc. 1919 3rd Dec. 1919 DHADIB Bth Dec. 1919
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    • 471 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND "EUerman" Line. EUerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Leaves Due Route For New York Spore FI'RYADES
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    • 999 9 NEDERLANDSCH-INDISGHE STEEHKOLEN HANDfc'L MAATBGHAPPU (hETK£RLANBS-iJ.DJA COAL TUMM tOSPAKY, LTD.) Iccorporatod m Java. Coal Merchants, Landing AgeLts, Bteredorefl an<! Oontracto C ibh Address "STEENKOLEN" Head Oftice Amsterdam. Brauca OfiliM s Batawa Soerabaia Tanjong Priok 7 iilSLtjap Macassar LARGEST COAL SUPPLIERS LOCAL AGENTS:- WESSJ LINK LIJKdIJIS 2, de Souza Street, Cable Addreti
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  • 2689 10 v <»rp bro Mr Cbarlton aftxwaff, an acco: wto'd bouj Io)m for i^c* 9 Dgap ri tree Pratt, wbtota a:n ■till dotcrip-. ;<>n o! tlio ipi rtl froei ibe pen of v pxaotic&l .pjrUiu.tu jbe Stcj?«pore Vi Clob, no* rfcvivpd n/iLt P \eurp, Italnk
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  • 672 10 FRASBB Co.. EXCHANGE AND I SHARE BROKERS SINGAPORE, NOVEMBER 22nd. MINING. [Figures m brackets shows the capita) and issue value of the Share m dollars, unless otherwise marked. C. Cum dir; x equals er dir.] Ampanjr ex ($100,000—0) 11.25—11.75 Ayer \Veng- ($100,000—1) 2.10—2.30 Hitam Tin ($300,000—1) 2.15—
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 103 10 Permk River Valley (205,000—1) 3.50- 8.75 J Pdlau Bulang (2,000,000—4) 3.90—4.10 Punyrgor (350,000—1) .95—1.05 Radella (200,000—5) 11.25—11—75 Sandycroft (360,000—5) 4.50—4.70 ScvkUi (800,000—5) 9.25— 9.C,.-) Sembrong- (260,000—1) .55 .65 Sungej Bajran (600,000—2) 4.75—5.00 Sungei Patani (1,000,000—1) .90—1. prem. r ianibalak (450,000 1) 1.15—1.25 Tapah (600,000—10) 21.50—22.00 Teluk Anson (400,000—5) 14.50—15.00 Temerloh
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    • 253 10 Are Full Size. I AGENTS: I I Brinkmann Co. I NGAPOnE. I TEIK CHIN Co Ltd. HIAP MOH Co. I I ft Co., WEARE&CO. D. 3Bj£twSsi^ftT;f ]V 9 r**i'J *1"" IJ ■"■■!■■<«■ w--« ri m i M n,| .^m—^^^J^^i^— JUST RECEIVED iff I W 9 'OLD SILVER MESH BAGS SB
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  • 147 11 November 22. No sellers 1139.50 Gambler 160( Gambier Cube No. 1 2 4 0 Pepper Black g7 Cfl Pepper, (White fair) 59 pt Tapioca, small pearl, f.q. 20.00 fl ake, f.q. JISQ m medium pearl, f.q. 20. C0 Pearl Sago, small 19*7 5 Copra Sundried '28 CO Copra Mixed
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  • 45 11 Private credits 8 m.B. c^.g New York Bank den.and 4H France demand 4 2 U 1 1 0 Hongkong, demand I2«i Prem Yokohama, demand g^ Bangkok, demand ggi I Sovereign, Bank Buying #rt 64 Bank of England Rate 5% 1 Bar Silver London 73
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1424 11 AMCta over $2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 I j THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act W ATTRACTIVE
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    • 270 11 INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the U. S. A.) OWNED liV THE NATIONAL CITY DANK OF NEW YORK. 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 55, WALL STREETNEW YORK. BRANCHES:— Batavia Kobe San Pedro de Macoris Bombay London Santiago de
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    • 133 11 THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Life Assurance at Home Rales HO EXTRA FOR RESIDENCE IN TEE STRAITS I ■LJIL_E..X The "Standard" issues policies to residents m the Strait* it Home Rates under the Double EBdcwis&si Agsargn^ pMa. Rates and all particulars, ap~)ly ADAMSON GIL,FIIoL,Ai; Ck). f LAd.. Atfcnfca (Incorporated m
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 293 11 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Among the passengers who arrived here on Saturday by the Carnarvonshire from Hongkong are Prof Nicolas, Mrs. Nicolas and Mrs. Beddells. Mrs. J.H.Pearson and Mr. and Mis. Wyhertz also arrived here on th 3 t-ame da) by the Gregory Apcar from Hongkong. The following arrived by the Blue
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    • 279 11 MAIL TABLE. To-day. Intermediate and local mail., will bt found m list below: Pcnang, Malacca, F.M.S. (by Train) I p.m. daily (except Sunday). Kota Tinggi and station! to Kua'a Lumpui at 6 a.m. Joi.ore 8, 9.20, noon, 2, 4 ft 6 p.m P Batara _L I Bui ing Hock Keng
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    • 351 11 VESSELS ARRIVED. Kuching Saraw Prom Sarawak IS f<M Sarawak 27. Pin Seng British 378 from Penang 18 f<> Penang 25. Ban Hin Guan 242 from Pontianak 29 for I 0 itianak 26. Emely D 22 for Rhio 24. > Saraw 129 from Siba 22 for Siba unc London Dat 1
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  • 503 12 The first <!ail\ > mmercial air service, for i j'lnl parcels, which began runninf on A (rust 25th, 1919, between London and I'ari. completed on October Hh. L 919, its first six reekl of continuous operation. A summary of tins first six weeks' "exivke, which is being
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  • 189 12 Calcutta, Nov. 3. Frontier reports state that the tribesmen appear to have been much impressed by the airmen's reprisals for the outrages at Wana. The desolating effect of our 112 lbs. aeroplane bombs have inspired a wholefcorre icspect for the latest development of aerial warfare and the signs
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  • 104 12 I S. Underwriters Learn. When most if not all of the chief American heavy marine insurance risks were done on the London or British markets complaints were many and free that the British underwriters were making a fine thing out of the American business, although many Lloyd's underwriters'
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  • 633 12 I OBJECTIONS TO Mil NER COMMISSION. i Allahabad, Nov. .">. The Pioneer's Cairo correspondent writes: Tin? political situation has certainly not undergone any improvement. The violent attacks on the British Government and its officials which have filled columns of the extremist MCtiotl of the vernacular l-n -ss have
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  • 76 12 In addition to Basapah and Budda Singh, who are at present m the custody of the police m connection with the murder of Ram Mohan Singh, which occurred on Saturday evening, the. 15th inst, two more arrests have been made one, an Indian, named Sadar Ali, and
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  • 185 12 Tribute to British Rule of Satires. "The great advancement made among the natives of tropical Africa,'' said Sir Frederick Lugani at the V:j technic, "is not due to any particular Secre ary of State or Government, but (•rhiiaiilj to the work of that splendid class of
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  • 556 12 I A correspondent writes. I understand that the Medical School Hostel is closed for the time being and the inmates turned out on the streets of Singapore, homeless and penniless:, without any previous notice. The Hostel il established and conducted by the F.M.S. Government for the accommodation and
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  • 378 12 BOARDING HOUSE KEEPER AND GUEST. Before Mr. P. F. David m the District Court on Saturday a claim to recover $95 for board and lodging for the month of August 1919 from Mr. H. W. Hewett was made bf Mrs. F. M. King, proprietress of a boarding establishment m Gilstead
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  • 482 12 The decay of metals was the subject brought before the Institution of Engineers mid Shipbuilders In Scotland some time j ago by Professor C. H. Desch. Brass, iron and other metals were dealt with, and he J took a striking illustration of disintegration due to internal
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  • 205 12 A t't'ntleman whose business interests art m the Dutch East Indies says he is rather disappointed to h'nd m Sheffield and Birmingham a general indifference to the demand whiih exists m the East for the cheap <. lass of wares that the Germans used to I manufacture
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  • 158 12 A simple but pleasing palindrome is that regarding Bonaparte, "Able was I ere I saw Elba," and the list of extinct titles con- tains one name that reads the same bo:h ways Glenelg. The palindrome principle has even been applied to chess. There wo 9 once an old
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 42 12 Two teacher* of Liverpool have resignec their iositions m order to enter the Citj Police Force. Both teachers, who ar< making start on street duties, were m iluced to take this step by the offer of ex ctlltnt vajfi, promotion, and prospects.
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    • 136 12 n f M* HI f% V 4 3 j^x %B& HP SO CUT AS T*3 BAKE FOR THE FIE. run s #£T east \yJsT W^T NEW SILKST FflP NEW YEAR X'MAS. RAPPAI. CREPE. DIAMOND CUT SATIN, MAKBLE CREPE BROCADE SATIN CREPE. MAHARAJA CREPE, KUNCHE CREPK PISHAWAB RIBBED SILK, MALABAR CREPE,
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 69 12 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Programme of Drills, etc., for week endin? Friday, Saturday, 29th November, 1919 Monday, 24th.— 5.10 p.m. Drill Hall Chinese Co. SVI. Recruits. Wednesday, 26th.— 5.10 p.m. Drill Hall Chinese Co. SVI. Recruits. 5 to 6 p.m. Drill Hall Exchange of unserviceable clothing. Friday, 28th.— 4.30 p.m. Balestier
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