The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 January 1920

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  • 18 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. EN CENTS THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1920. No. 9,87:5
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  • 242 1 The Peace Treaty has been ratified. We are not told so m so many words, but His Majesty has replied to a loyal message from the citizens of London, and the substance of the supplementary letter is wired out Page 7Lord Robert Cecil has issued a manifesto
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  • 1655 1 When a constitutional monarch has thd misfortune to sloop badly it is probably only his valet and his wife who experience the ensuing bat' temper, but when it is an autocratic despot, who has only to say Heads off" and off they po, who
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 322 1 II VOr; WANT NEW CARS __f HIRE, RING UP if RAFFLESHOTEL. The largest and most successful Hotel on the Island FACING THE SEA. Luxurious Suite > of Rioras and spacious lounges, verandah aod beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TE*S. Every Thursday, tfusic m attendance Cinema on the Lawn from 6.15 p.m. First
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    • 239 1 KELLY AND WALSH, LTD. GERMAN RAIDER EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY "WOLF" MEDICAL BOOKS From the log of TECHNICAL BOOKS CAPTAIN DONALDSON LATEST FICTION -S.S. MATUNGA" AND With Map and Illustrations ALL THE CURRENT Price Sl.OO. ANNUALS READY SHORTLY "WHAT THING r The Straits and States Annual Price 51.50 Orders now being booked
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    • 110 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Motor boat wanted Page 5Fowell and Co. sell household furniture md Preussen targo Page 5. Shorthand typist wanted Page 5. "Buster" has gone astray Page 5. Cheong Koon Seng Ktl furniture Page 5. Powell and Co. list of forthcoming sales —Page 11. Travel's ••Signal" Asparagus Page 12. Great
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    • 12 1 IF YOU WANT NEW CARS __f **P FOR ffIRE, KING UP W
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 113 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, 13th. High Tides 3.14 am Bft Tin, 3.44 pm Tlt Sin. RentJEtaard,. 2.15 p.m. Mo#n Larst Quarter. Wednesday, 14th. High Tides 4.1 am Bft Oin, 4.59 p.m. Tft 3in. Thursday, 15th. High Tides 4..">5 am Bft 4in, 0.32 pm Tft Oin, Eastern Gate Lodge, 5.30 p.m. Batty's
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    • 184 2 I. AST DAY LAST DAY FILLIS' GREAT CIRCUS MUSEUM EQUESCURRICULUM 1 Tents, Beach Road. TO-NIGHT AT 9.15 TO-NIGHT AT 9.15 FAREWELL PERFORMANCE FAREWELL PERFORMANCE See the COSGROVES In their Miniature Flying Act. (First Time m Singapore). TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT Positively the last I GLAXO S s s BWLM BONNI3 B;B1F.S 5
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    • 821 2 From THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, to TUESDAY, JANUARY 13. A GRIPPING BLUEBIRD PHOTOPLAY Featuring RUTH CLIFFORD In a story of a girl who commits one of the follies common to youth FIRES OF YOUTH In 5 Parts. One of these photoplays with intricate situation which hold the attention during the portrayal
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    • 498 3 ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY HG PKTI XX PRODI CTION PRESENTED SERIALLY PALLADIUM lrom WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11. to MONDAY, JANUARY 10 J'ACCUSE In 3 Chapters, Acts or Episodes. The First m Six Reels The Second m Four Reels and the Third m Five Reels ial picture quite different from the usual run of
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    • 333 3 Perfect ASPIRIN at last genasprin (Made by Genato.an, Ltd.) "Genasprin is really perfect aspirin even better than German aspirin," writes a physician who has thoroughly tested it. You take no risks when you take Genasprin —no risk ot harmful re-action or inadequate effects —no risk of depressing the heart, or
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    • 602 3 iitiDukii ifiMiinincii I D" Type Machines For Hand or Power Drive I Ami mm mm f^ |Blm||ja_ fJO ea .S li^B_-_B_^_^____s_s_E_3M_i_E_._a 3 „_____M-_-_-_------^_^_^_a__M_B_& r^fffi^ m^SS^m^^ ___g -ld_f?fg^ B _i£^__._._L. B .< <Bb r;-4^^^BHP B^™"^B|^^ B BBaw XX..K X -^M Brju] _fl£ a* >- ~18 jfi l^B _B c tm fi_il
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    • 1107 4 This Preapectna has hoea filed with the Registrar o\ Companies, Penang. The Subscription List will open on TtMrsday, the 15th January, 1920 and close on or before the 22nd January. 1920 loeallj and .Ist Jaanary, 1920 for other countries. SUNGEI TUK/VNG RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated -n .straits Settlements under the
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    • 432 4 SUNGEI TUKANG RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. POEM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of SUNGEI TUKANG RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. Gentlemen, Having paid to the Company's Bankers the sum of '.being a deposit of 20 cents per Share payable on application for. Shares of $1 each m the above Company, I
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    • 332 4 CHING KENG LEE CO. To Investors, Capitalists, Company Promoters, Planters and others ItifFOlfTANf AUCTION SALE OF RUBBER ESTATE AT NIYOR, JOHORE The undersigned have been instructed to sell by Public Auction at their Sale-room Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, Singapore, On Monday, Bth March, 1920 at 2.30 p.m. In order to
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  • 819 5 FRASER Co.. EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS SINGAPORK, JANUARY 10th. MINING. [figures m brackets shows the capital and issue value of the Share m dollars, unless otherwise marked. C— Cum div; r equals er div.] Ampang ($lOO,OOO-0) 14.00—14.50 Aver Weng ($100,000—1) 2.05—2.25 Hitam Tin ($300,000—1) 2.50—2.75 cd X
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  • 489 5 Prussian Who Kan 20 Ali les. The greater portion of the lecture on the Aur Force delivered at ihe Royal Cnited bervice Institution recently by Air Com modore 11. R. Brooke-Popham dealt with technical aeronautical matters, war wast-' ftge, and navigation. The lecturer remark-
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  • 185 5 Lord Weir, speaking at Tower Hill, said he endorsed the Premier's view that the recent war was an engineers' war, and m the shipping world the marine enginer had played a prominent part. The introduction cf oil fuel lie characterised as parallel m importance to the 'introduction
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  • 714 5 MODERN METHODS IN CHINA. IVITAT OUS RIVALS ARE DOING. American competition is becoming very keen, and a situation is arising that will rued careful attention on the part of British manufacturers. When the American manufacturers came into the market they found that there were no well-established American merchant houses through
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  • 181 5 I Some eleven million pounds of the choicest Bulgarian tobacco have been bought by an American and an Englishman, and about three million pounds of it is coming to I land for the blending of Turkish ci. Tney paid 220 million levaa fm* it anri the Bulgarian depteciatsd
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    • 514 5 WANTED. Shor'h md-typist required i?n- hj J I iV, 1 IH Colly, r Quay. 1 v.c* about 'JO f» M .t long am 10 hor Reply I i Pi I'M S i ED. Clerk able to conduct commt 1 use the type writer. Apply Singapo:. hree l*r, 14-1 J GRAPHER
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    • 800 5 m^%jKjLiui*i SAUSS. AUCTION SALE OF ik Household Furniture; Personal Effects Linen; Gas lamps; Singer's Harness and Canva *>ewing Machine; Grampbone; Mauser Pistol Bicycle etc.. To be held at The Sale-room of Messrs POWELL CO., Ltd., On SATURDAY 17th JAXFARY. al 10.30 n.m POWEI \.u\.. (Auctioi I■i I i* 1 AUCTION
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    • 865 5 AUCTION SALES. Excellent Freehold Building Sites, at Tanjong Katong, near the sea. The undersigned have been instructed to sell by public auction at their saleroom, No. 30 Kling Street, On WEDNESDAY 14th JANUARY at ?.30 p.tr. Lot 13. Freehold building site fronting a rye for road off the 1% milostone
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    • 24 5 j TO LET. TO LKt.—PnaUM No. 7at Mount Elizabeth. Apply to Ten e Senj- Hin, No. 5 Teluk Ayer Street. 8 1 14-1 i
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  • 115 6 Domestic Occurences. BIRTHS. llth January at Paaaag to the wife of A. R Watson a son. COOKE.- On January 7. 1920. at tho Euroi pean Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, the wife of C. F Cooke, Kent Estate, F.M.S., of a son. TAYLOR- At European Hospital, Bate Gajah. to Mr. and Mrs.
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  • 755 6 The Singapore Free Press. Income Tax. TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1920. The Committee of the Strait: Settlements Association (Singapon Branch) have been considering th< Bill for imposing a tax upon incomes and they have passed a resolutioi sent to the Colonial Secretary, whicl will be found m another column The Bill
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  • 493 6 -m*- The export duty on birds' nests m the >\ on rth Borneo has been r^sed oy 100 per cent. Mr. Frederick Williamson has been appointed Secretary to the Municipal ComI n.issionerg. Malacca. Mr. F. VV Couch goes on leave by the ;s. 9 Tydeus due to leave Singapore, on
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  • 636 6 To the Editor. Sir, You give m your Saturday's issue a summary of a paper by Mr. Austin Harrison, m the English Review, which you describe as thoughtful. I beg to suggest that if your summary is correct, aa I do not doubt it ia, the more'a
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  • 232 6 To the P.ditor. Si K~~u Uke k that with such of the highest political, social and religious opinion behind it, the League of Nations i. not dead, nor is likely to be defunct, how~ar difficult it may be to bring it into play aa an international
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  • 175 6 To the Editor. Sir, For the safety of the residents and convenience of pedestrians, will the Municipality erect gas or electric lamps along Hong Hin Court and Chin Nam Street. All the adjacent streets are more or less lighted with such lamps. After 9 p.m. the street becomes
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  • 125 6 To the Editor. Sir.— l am directed by the i cf the Straits Settlementa (Singapore Branch) to infort on a discussion of the Bill fo, lax on Income now before the I Council, which took place at ti.e Committee held on the fth, following Resolution was paaaed "That
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  • 315 6 THE POPE AND SIBERIAN PRISONERS I [The Editor of the "Mala. M I<st Sir The v'u ram fr^> published yesterday, deecribii, agonising suffering, which mutt madness or death of tin of different nationalities m th, Japanese m Siberia, pas., prehension, seemg that it ly few years ago, when, at Di
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  • 43 6 A general meeting of the ah tion will be held m the I I Prinsep Street Church, on Thur- at 8 p.m. for the purpose of i Officers for the ensu and ar business that may be brought I meeting.
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  • 97 6 Dr. 3. C G I Perak will be retiring fhortly Dv whole of his ca: Dr. Fox has been m Perak, I Taiping, and nil that time many a fine thing for State en, ally. He joined the scr\ I suigeon m 188* The T. O. M. reports that on
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    • 118 6 9mssumusmmsmL*mmmmmsmwmmL\msmimtmmmsmmsssmmamk^^ S} WHOLESALE AND RETAIL tyj*\ WINK SPIRIT 4%S BEER I SINGAPORE «g^ MERCHANTS **4t*!S a^*m l^AW^ PENAN(J O >^» KUALA LUMPUR T»-()^ /R u \WA WAm Wm PRK F 1 XT HfiOfijS Finest Ground 'lit *sv?iivs 1 I_pT__l *i£XSs^_2V Roasted and Ground on oui a« feet Freshness. John Little
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    • 30 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS and MERCANTILE ADVERTISER Established, 1836. Telephone No. 66 The only Morning Paper m the Straits Settlements. CabIks— "ADVERTISER." Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, 80 RAFFLES PLACE.
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  • 564 7 TREATY RATIFICATION. [Rcutcr'a Service 1 IHE KINGS MESSAGE. London, Jan 11. ♦•> a loyal message from the London on the occasion of the inge of the ratifications. His Majesty King telegraphed to the Lord Mayor all my heart 1 reciprocate their hopes ferventl that, please God, this fbe
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  • 655 7 JAPANESE SILKS. [Reuter's Service] GEDDES STATEMENT. London, Jan 9. Sir Auckland Geddes, President of the Board of Trade issued a statement reviewtrade prospect* ana said that the position was undoubtedly encouraging. He pointed out that the position needed only a natural increase m exports and the earnings of
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  • 359 7 THE TIMES REVIEWS. London. Jan. 9. Tne Times m a leader says that if the aeration of China is to be begun, a preliminary step must 1 c ci trier closing the rift ihe w >«,„..(- china and South-China, or ji£3£Lj2~saft»n dem.rc.tio_. It a that the
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  • 1631 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Dec. 11. The Fight. The great glove fight between Carpentiei and Beckett was a sensational double vie tory for the gallant French nation. Th< 1 sportsmen of the indomitable Republic managed to persuade their British compeers to lay substantial odds on
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  • 15 7 The P. and O. Co's steamer Kashmir arrived at Port Said on the 9th instant.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 186 7 Robinson Co. CABIN TRUNKS. ■TO B lined canvas, best l_W___.BßKE^__f^ I^^^-^^ throughout mmiSmmSmmemmmm^^"*^^ 1 fc- li tf>l«)U Best Willesden <_w_iaftr —^^^r-— MrM—hgaßM-SBKHB rfei __gv Canvas Trunks m\*~ r-A^&SSmib^^mu B9B^T^B made of com- w'OJ_— 'BflH_. Bii^^! s^'NL pressed .fibres, vW^^ B_k^B solid leather \^_v^ Hlk -v B—^^v au*mA\^rWe^M W^m\ '^s C«
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    • 536 8 i 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 KITANO MARU 14th Jan. INABA MARU end Jan. TOYAMA MARU (Calling at Hamburg) end Jan.
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    • 647 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART 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. mmamm^mmmmm^mm.^mmmmma^m^^mamm\mi^^m^mmm^^mmamma^mmm^maam^mi^mmaa.^m^^m^^mammmmaimmm^^mmme Van Hogendorp Letong, Kram\t, Tarompa, Gcnting, Poeloe* Tandjang Beras.an,
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    • 611 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (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 preatu suspended. LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON I TO MARSEILLES LONDON DUE SINGAPORE J LEAVE
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    • 461 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM.) SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. nU ela tan Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, UM a. Kohsamui, Bandon, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MAHII)OL 19th Jan. 1920 21st Jan. 1920 PRACHATIPOK 26th Jan. 1920 28th Jan. 1920 TU steamers are fitted throughout with
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    • 378 9 BHrrKl OF CAKGO. •f Cargo ox the ondernoted ■teamer are hereby notified that Survey of Car go landed tn damaged condition will be held at Tanjong I Godown and our Godown a1 Kallang aa follows and there is no other survey thenceforward. Claims should be hied within 7 days after
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    • 438 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND 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 AGAMEMNON 20th Nov.
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    • 829 9 Jt!Ll JL B aJLVXI Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (Incorporated m Holland.) ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVIA. Telegram Address: "PAKETVAART" 2 3, COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH TIIE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENTS. Special 5,000 tons Tourist Steamers From JAVA to AUSTRALIA. Route.— Bata\ia, Semarang:, Sourabaya, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne and vice versa.
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    • 255 10 »ivl/\»3i-_)/\v-lIl« -Ll-fAI a\ a *^(__r :^P'^M^ No. 23!), Bencoolen Street, '^ilf^ RS^I-^r- -I^fs§&| Open daily 6 a.m. 9 p.m. n^j^^t^J^^-^^^a _R9 i v J-E-BQSBSSsxJP^'B^wH r*^C_* r f __-__R_T-"" "V-.r '"*''>"' V' i*'^ C' < flft_B^^ ''^t. _I_BW-B-B-SB-scQf%usW-i_g^ feaf >^ Tv«si V* i/»j___iT-WPa^ffgaYj VT: ?«^Se_r^'-T* •W 853 ith r -»-_l r
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    • 176 10 HOW CAN YOU STAND A HEADACHE? There is nothing more maddening than a dull grinding headache, or short sharp twinges m the temples, over the eyes and and at the base of the brain. How can you stand it? You could stand it if you had to, perhaps, but you
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    • 162 10 AUCTION SALE OF A large quantity of Fish Oil, etc, Ex S.S. PREUSSEN.'' To be held at Godown, 12, and 13. On FRIDAY, 16th JANUARY 1920, AT 2-30 p.m. COMPRISING 1341G cases of fish and other oils 75 casks fish oil. POWELL Co., Ltd. Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE OF A LARGE
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    • 99 10 I Collapsible Gates f (BRITISH MADE.) ALL SIZES IN STOCK M fci I fi I li! EiV/iV/h s*\ 1 1 /A t IiYIYIYIYIYIYIYI uAAA'AaAIaI W w W v/ y v hMMMJ JFTTf V T T 1 MAY IVE QUOTE FOR YOUR REQUIREMENTS? SLU*\\tkw Ipentrai O ItiNGag VrPRKSLTD] f, JtrW COLGATE'S
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  • 64 11 January 10 Bank 4 m.s. 2-4 V 2 Bank demand 2-4*4, Private credits S ms. 2-5 l-l New York, Bank demand 44% New York 90 uays 49 France, demand 440 India, T. T. 100 Hongkong, demand 122 U Prem. Yokohama, demand 88% Java demand |j^ Bangkok, demand 90 Sovereign,
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  • 156 11 Gambier Cube No. 1 10.65 Pepper (White fair) G4.00 Tapioca, small pearl, f.q. 20.00 Tapioca, smalT^flake, f.q. *\*j,*_t* Tapioca, medium pearl, f.q. 20.00 Pearl Sago, small 15.50 Copra, Sundried 29.50 Copra, Mixed 29.00 Opium, Benares uncert 8,900 Rioe Rangoon White 2,700 Rice, Siam No. 1 for export no stock
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    • 1820 11 **~*>-**™--**^ \-cN orcr 5.3,000,000 Assurance m force over $12,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I [Incorporated m Straits Sett (HEAD omCB Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E C Te Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of Engiand, and complies with the British Life
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    • 158 11 OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES' r___sS^' THKOUGHOUT STBiUT3 SETTLEMENTS AXD f£L£RAILD MALAY SUTES, FOR SALE. FOR SALE. SULLIVAN'S FIXE AMERICAN CREAM CHOCOLATE CANDIES fr lb. 1 lb. 2 lb. Boves Price $3.00 per lb. To be had at SAIBOO CO., Adeiphi Hotel Buildings, Colman Street. and at GOSLING CO., Distributing Agents.
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 408 11 MAIL TABLE. To-day. Intermediate and local mail.., will bo found m list below Penang, Malacca, F.M.S. (by £rain) 4 p.m. daily (except Sunday). Kota Tinggi and stations \> Kuala Lumpur at 6 a.m. P. Batam I\ Bulang Sank a.m. Ob Soon Hong J* a.m. Cucob li b wjpky Cucob M
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  • 335 12 MURDBR CHARGE DEALT WITH. The Assizes were continued yesterday m the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice, Sir John Bueknill, K. C. In the case of Kana Katnam, who was arraigned on a charge of causing death by a rash act, by knocking a Boyanese woman down with
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  • 295 12 Conditiona m Germany. The housing problem is even worse m Germany than m Malaya. In some towns steps have actually been taken to relieve the position by rationing house room, states Iflr. I. G. Gibbon, of the Local Government Board Intelligence Department, m a report issued recently
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  • 197 12 How Mieessns Help Gensan Trade m Asia. Berlin, Dec. 9. An appeal is being made for funds towards the support of German East Asiatic Missions, the existence of which, it is asserted m an advertisement m the newspapers, seriously imperilled m consequence of the cruel deportation of Germans. The
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  • 16 12 Mr. Hoover sees a drop m living costs He has eyes like an eagle. Peoria Trans
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  • 502 12 NORTH BORNEO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Minutes of Committee Meeting held on 29th November, 1919. Present Mr. J. Morton (m the Chsir), and aMcsbts W. A- Anderson, W. D. Jupp, J. W. Johnston, Soh Siew Boh, C. Watt and I, N. Wardrop (Secretary). Visitors Messrs C. B. Brewer and C. E.
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  • 301 12 A deputation consisting of the Hon. Mr. H. P. Clodd ard Messrs. A. MacLennan, C. D. Slater, G- E. Teale and E. A. S. Wagner was granted an interview by the British Resident on the 6th inst. for the purpose ©f considering the terms
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  • 59 12 An English syndicate has offered £10,000,000 for ex-Emperor Karl's tapestries, gold and silver ware, and art objects if the Allies will allow Austria to sell them m order that the money may be used to relieve the famine m Austria. But the syndicate fears ihat the Allies will claim the
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  • 119 12 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, Jan. 12. A special conference of the District Planters' Associations at Ipoh favoured Kennedy's suggestions for the reconstruction of the P. A. M. with certain exceptions and additions including the alteration of the representation of the Council at Selangor from four to eight,
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  • 105 12 LATEST TRANSACTIONS. Reported by Frsser Co. Rubber were m good demand to-day. Tapahs sold well i^gain at $28, Nyalas 51 7.60, Ayer Molekfl ,1.40, Kundongs $1.40, Tambalaks $1.77.. Radettas, $12.60, Pulau BulangS $6.65, United Malaccas $2.90, Kuala Ketils 20 cents premium, Glenealys $3.25 cum dividend, Ter.ierlohs $2.40,
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  • 197 12 A fine of $300 or three months' rigorous imprisonment was imposed by Mr. Langham Carter, sitting m the Third Court yesterday, on Woo Chan, a retail dealer of 186 North Bridpe Road for refusing to sell rice. If paid, $150 of the fine was to be given
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  • 112 12 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis and family arrived from Cheribon by the Prinz Ncderlanden" after 15 years absence from the Colony, and celebrated their Silver Jubilee at Elsie Villa' Teluk Kurau, on Saturday the 10th. amidst a large gathering During dinner music was played and the health
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  • 268 12 Fruits of its Labour. That Malay Street and its neighbourhood will be entirely cleared by the end of June next, of the occupants of its houses of ill-fame Will come SS welcome news to the public m general and social service workers and their sympathisers m partiSince
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  • 8 12 Socialism is Bolshevism with a shave.— Detroit Journal.
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  • 241 12 SING APORE YACHT CLUB. .Sunday morning saw the first of the iand .cap races for Mrs. Lane's Cup, and it provided plenty of excitement and surprises for all concerned. Messrs Smith and Stevens sent the boats _w&y m the following order: Betty, who being over the line was
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  • 115 12 Ladies Golf Championship. The result of the first round was Mrs. Stevens beat Mrs. Blair. Mrs. Scoular beat Mrs. Robinson. Result of second round Mrs. Gansloser beat Mrs. Campbell on the I 19th green. Mrs. Scoular scratched to Mrs. Stevens. Mrs. Gansloser and Mrs. Stevens will play
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  • 58 12 -Men's Medal for January, 1920. H. G. Mundeh 84 10 74 1 Major A. D. Welch 94 18 76 I Lieut. W. Gresty 94 18 76 Capt. J. P. Little 93 16 77 W. R. Forde 78 13 81 Lt.-Col. J. G. Bell 93 9 84 Major
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  • 70 12 The master of the Pin Seng which arrived m Penang from Singapore on Friday reports that a Chinese deck topas was found to be missing from 4 o'clock the day previous. It is surmised that he jumped overboard. ANOTHER EX AFIRE. New York. Jan. 9. The steamer Louisville,
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  • 181 12 The Great Houdini continues to mystify big audiences at the Gaiety Cinema nightly with his wonderful escape acts. In the change of Programme to-night Episode 3 and 4 of "The Master Mystery" Serial contain many of his big stunts. In addition there is a splendid Triangle comedy drama
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  • 62 12 Programme of Drills, etc, for week end- j ing Saturday, I7tfc January, 1920. Wednesday, 14th.— 5.10 p.m. Drill Hall. Chinese Company. Recruits. Friday, 16th -5.10 p.m. Drill Hall. Singapore Fieid Ambulance Co. Dress Drill Order. Y/aterbottles and Haversacks to be worn. Saturday, 17th. 2.30 p.m. Balestier Rge.
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  • 24 12 The world is going crazy over diamonds. It would be better for most of us to be giving more attention to spades. Philadelphia Record.
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    • 105 12 Just Arrived. .'//_/T_n_kJ i^4_^_»_ vJ^ t -^t-fci ASSmtSll Lm* ~~9R m\ I 1 *f***\s*w "S __^Sw f _^^^aa**^ TRA3I MKBN OUR OWN BRAND I "SIGNAL" ASPARAGUS. I •g_mmL\mmmLmmms*mmmmmmmmsLmj*^ Ask also for:- I LIBBY'S ASSORTED SOUPS Jos. TRAVERS AND SONS LTD., I. 12, B.Triß: BOAD, B SINGAPORE. I ,-T -J^""*^* **am^m
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