The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 December 1923

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    17 1 Si ngapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S^.; FRIDAY, DECEMBER li, 1923: No. 11.059
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    215 1 Labour is ready to rule Every effort is to be made to increase the party's power at the next election, the most momentous in the history of labourPage 7. A statement said to have been made b.. Mr. MaeDonald is fluttering the French dovecots Page 7. The
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    KOXINGA, CONQUEROR OF FORMOSA.
    1016 1 Part 11. Kcxinga made no attack upon Fort Zeelandia until May 26, 1661, when, having brought up twenty-eight guns, he began, a furious bombardment with the objec: of making a breach in the walls through which his troop9 could storm the fort. But now the advantage
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      212 1 r T MONDAY. December *>4 Tea I ms »id Dance. Ce X mas Eve Di "«er TUESDAY, December *>5 Ch. Orchestral Cone^t 2wt 1 M r Crackers r r anu B »i». Dancing until 1 4") fl m n; c bution of Carnival Nove ties r THURSDAY, December 27—Guest HMf
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      166 1 THE THST OF PAINT Is the Pervi- e IrGives ft __IBZ-______- tU 4 iIHI Jtftxoco ||_P^ Paint IS THE CULMINATION OF I THIRTYFIVE YEARS OF AGENTS FOR S.S. AND F.M.S. Gordon and Company, LIMITED. 6, Battery Koad, SINGAPORE. Telegrams: Telephone: VAPOROSITY, SINGAPORE. N O 2 024. if I The EUROPE
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      167 1 m LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. I K lpC1 t^ n leather factor y in Hongkong to be sold b v auction— Page 5 riongKon^ bef A^'-P^ T^ f C f C Rub P_£T f a orney t0 Mr F. C. JonecClerk wanted for stationery— Page 5 PaM eW io* Uamer H e(lic
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      119 1 THE WEEK. High W|ter. 3.2 a.m. 2.27 p.m. Football: Royal Sussex vs. S.F.A. High Water, 3.53 a.m. 3.35 p.m. St. Antony's Boys' School Sports, 2pm Yacht Club Regatta, 2.30 p.m. Rugby: Maiaya Cup. B*perc vs. Johore. Genuang Medical Students' Social, Sepoy Lines, 8.30 p.m. Sunday, 16th. High Water, 4.50 a.m.
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    POMEGRANATES.
    189 2 Ther 0 i- a certain fruit, like a Mills "bomb filled with pips and red. ink, with which we ar c more cr less familiar through the agency of the Song of Solomon and. perhaps, an isolated case here and there of great daring in tasting one. It is
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    EASTERN BANKERS DEATH.
    125 2 The death occurred yesterday, (Nov. 14) after a long illness, of Mr. Percy Mould. chief managtr cf the Mercantile Bank of Ind^a. Mr. Mould, who was only 5") yeais of age, joined the Mareantile Bank of India as a junior clerk in 188'.'. and had spent the
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    265 2 Perhapi some husky European country would like to have a mandate for Oklahoma. Xew York Tribune. Now that glands are the fashion as a panacea for every ill or want, why not give tl sweat-glands a good tryout and I what happe San Diego Union. Persons fi dn ths Malaysia
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      262 2 SKETOLENE for prevention of MOSQUITO and other insect bites. $1.60 per bottle. o— MEDICAL HALL LTD. 28, BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE. NOTICE. Mrs. Douglas, Beauty Specialist, receives L-.alies at Raffles Hotel, Room 124, for Shampoo, Hair Treatment, Face Massage Manicure. Marcel Wavir.g. MANICURE FOR GENTLEMEN. Hours 9 a.m. to 1: I
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      393 2 VICTORIA THEATRE LAST TWO NIGHTS. To-Night and Saturday Night, At 9.15 p.m. OF JACKIE COOGAN in TROUBLE o FOX NEWS. Wonders of the African Rift and Two Part BUSTER KEETON Comedy. o Special Addition to the Programme for THE LAST TWO NIGHTS. PAPYRUS ZB/V RACE. The most talked of Kace
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      267 2 Alhambra FROM FRIDAY, 14th DECEMBER, TO WEDNESDAY, 19th hsw_, rA K MBEp k In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. Zev vs. Papyrus and arrival of Lio. d George in Wu v HODKINSON PICTURES PRTiENTS MABEL BALLIN l\ In 6 Reels "MARRIED PEOPLE." 1"
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    ACCUSATIONS AGAINST FRANCE.
    356 3 M, Kleta's Triumphant K«pl>. Jf. Ki".;; formerly French Minister of Finance, addressing a meeting at Amiens spoke of th. Impr s-icii- made upon him during his recent visit to England. Ti.' were, be* said, KT»<rii-i-i critic- who am v. wr. nually trying :<> prove that France was
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    PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA.
    1008 3 LORD HEADLEYS ACCOUNT OF HIS JOURNEY. A piece of the black and fold sacred •■nut which surrounds tho Kaaba, one of he most sacred spots in Mecca, hung over 'tf.< reading desk in the Roval United Servlci Institution, when Lord Headley, the Iliac-, r ci' the British
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      385 3 r^ jf <^ *^^1 a tet mmmm m %i*^^o^ _rz mr~~r^ J^A /yS i^*^*^^-^**. V-* I *'A 11/ i r |k x^\ '^mß*r S u S STURDY AND DEPENDABLE Tubes play an important part thods of manufacture that go in the upkeep of your motor car far to help you
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      491 3 __j1 v** *f*^*B_^ ___^_i _____fk* >^s_^^_Pfl^^^S s^a .jfjMrJ***^*M*_— B>_wS |^v *^B afj— > r-A?Q f Kft\ yF isam. m. m fcsßuß MlaT* .Hgt* a -^^***e\ !sflo TAKE NO RISKS. They use a SROMPTON MOTOR To print the Paper. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT 13. Battery
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      ST ANDREW'S FETE.
      623 4 Sir,—l have bc'ii requested bv the He>r. Trca>u. r of the S c. Andrew's Fete and Children's Carnival te> state that the gross receipt, up to date aaiount to $8,788-72. Th. expenses were $177.36, leaving a net. profit of $3,546.47. 'I here are still a few small
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    4d. SHAKESPEARE.
    167 4 The casual visite-r to tlu OH Vic. on night recently, _ays th.- Daily Expresa, must have been astonished and perplexed. The production «>f the rarely performed Troilos and Cressida" .-ouiel not have accounted for thc exuberance ai .i excitement <»f the audience. Mor could it be possible that
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    357 4 Det em her I. The following art the 'results of the football matches played ir the League toda\. First Division. Arsenal 2, Blackball! 2. Aston Viila 0. ICiddlesborough 0. Burnley :i, Newcastle 2. Bolton 1, Westham 1. Everton 2, Birmingham o. Manchester 1, Notts County 0. Nottingham 0,
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    CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL.
    243 4 After uo.kinu undo.- wvy adverse circumstances and surroundings for manv years, in spite of which the Singapore »»ne«e Girls' School has pro^ressted preal :U il] < jt '8 nom v,rv gratifying to not that the Government has hem kind cu h l <> buy Dr. Boon Keng*_
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    A WONDROUS SIGHT.
    81 4 Astronomers are already aiaking arrangements for pbaenrms the eclipse of the sun on January 24, 1926. Nine-tenths ol the sun's dameter will be eclipsed in Englamf, hut the most interesting Cad sboul the phenomenon is that the Niagara Falls are Just on the central line of the
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    14 4 "Average lif, is long light; this man's roccets i* that man's failure."-John Gals. worthy.
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      180 4 p-— BSBSM_Maaaa— aaos_sSMMS— G...J i<r- _o<rr£ dkiunctl Linantmous decision m f avju r of FELUCCA CIGARETTES I 1 r f\ t r i f X'MAS BARGAINS X'MAS GIFTS SAVE YOLK MONEY "SILK EMPORIUM" H. D. ROOPCHAND PHONE 432 14. HICH STREET, ST PAULI GIRL BRAND LAGER BEER I Af \^<^^*^^^^^^s:
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      815 4 rm i7-sec2ui^es'i Ifl I Is ;r ust ln,.^77t^- Entirely Brrt«,h M ak, GOLF STICKS: Drivers, Brassies, Baffies, Putters. uJ Jigers, Mashies, Niblicks, Sammies. Mashie Niblid ai p lt Putters. Golf Balls (AU Makes). Golf Batr- n,\ lumin iu_and Ladies), Tees (All Kinds). u (r MEYER MANSIONS. «->. I Singapore. KA
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      378 5 BUSINESS CARDS, AMPS AND BOOKS. j- vt!V mail bring! us the latest Boe;ks and Papers. THE ASIATIC STAMP COY., H. High Street. REPAIRS. j mw\om Machines, Gramaphones, etc. IrfYPB^^ITERS A SPECIALITY/' STORE MECHANICAL WORKS, N 1. Prinsep Street. Ttl. 2356. I^W^TCH^^ Ju»t unpacked: A variety of Bronze Flgarca, suitable for
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      408 5 Ql ICK-SEATING PISTON RINGS ror Replacement on All Makes of Cars m-K^A j? n now be obtained et TeV N 1 G oV 7 OCHINE S E CO., ,e l0U N". S. Dhoby Ghaut. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS PI, nI ?ru 6ments ard Miniatures. PAUX \vn Pastels. t I AIL AM) (Q.
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      940 5 FIRE-FLIES! "In the tropical countries/' writes Michelet, one of those enthusiastic delvers mto Natural History— we had M. Pouchet's g-igantic Spongfia (on dry land!) recently"the stranger generally travels by night to avoid the heat, but he would not dare to enter the populous shadows of the forest depths were he
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      553 5 NOTICES. IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB. s NEW YEAR MEETING, IfH. i PROPOSED PROGRAMME. T FIRST DAY— Tuesday, fSth, Januarv, 1923. r SECOND DAY-Tfeerttlay, sut. Jaauary. 1914. I THIRD DAY Saturday, 2nd. February 1904 I TWO RACES for Ex-Griffin Ponns each day I THREE RACES for Ex-Griffin Horses each 1 d; y.
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      768 5 AUCTION SALE. HONGKONG. o PUBLIC AUCTION MESSRS. LAMMERT BROTHERS have received instructions from the Liqu'dators of the HONGKONG KIDE AND LEATHER COMPANY, LIMITED. (in Liquidation) to sell by Public Auctior. ON FRIDAY 21st. DAY OF DECEMBER. at 3 o'clock p m. at their Auction Rooms in Duddell Street. The Property,
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      563 5 TO LET. TO LEl'. No. 5 Oxley Rise, he.ilthy locality, commanding view of the haibour; b.,throom attached to each room, tennis court. Apply Meyer Brothers. 12-12 u.c. TO LET.-No. 7«~MiddlTßoad. Apply Meyei Brothers. 21-8 cc. TO LET.-No. 353 Havelock Road, Godown 2000 square feet, near the river. Apply personally, ESTATE
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATH.
      57 6 LIM -On December IS, 19SS, St 3*3 High Street Singapoi e, of apoplexy. Mrs. Lim Cheng Wee (nee Lee Kwan Nto) aged 57, beloved mother of Dr. S. K. Lim and Messrs Oon Beng Teck. Lim RobeV:s, Lim Soon Chin and two daughter- and seneral grandchildren. Funeral Bukit Brown
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1923. What Will MacDonald Do?
    320 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1923. What Will MacDonald Do? To-day's political news from Home! reveals the uncertainty which still prevails, for in opposition to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's recent statement that the Labour Party would I not seek Government, there comes i a suggestion that it is prepared after
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    The Sequelae of Prohibition.
    560 6 Curious and, in part, rather depressing, conclusions, can be drawn from a consideration of the efforts which are made to suppress what majorities declare to be the sins of minorities. America is asking for twenty million dollars annually to suppress rum-running and the manufacture of hootch.
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    1059 6 One reason why President Cootidge looks shrewd la that it is necessary to be shrewd to keep from fallinir off a Vermont farm. —Charleston Gazette. Th e Scandinavian countries have not had a war for 10D year*. But in all that time they have had nothing any other country wanted.
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    87 6 PENANG NEWS. (From Our Own Corresponded. I>en *ng, Dec. U Straits Penang A*****, The Straits Penang AsseeSk. formed at a largely attended me t in the Town Hall, the hon'ble John X presiding. n Mlt^ell The rules were adopted with amendments and the following wer i officers. e
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    MORE TANKS.
    121 6 Newton. Chambers and Co.. Uttx[t Tnorncliffe Ironworks. Chapeltown. h;T .secured a contract from the Admiralty T the construction of steel work for the naval base at Sinpapore. The work co„ Fists in supplying and Meeting eleven mild steel oil fuel storage tanks of the lar e* oize. There
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    JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA.
    261 6 Hard Hit by Anti-Alien Uh. Wsflriagtsa, n ov -> Ai a result of the deciak n preme Court upholding ei California anti-alien land lawi prohibit*!* Japanese owning or leasing lan^ -attd that 50,000 of th,. 155,000 Japaruse in California will either migrate fe other States whose laws
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    192 6 "Baby" Brown of Baltimore is abl< to order. She is only three, ar.d I salary which is E460 fiom tears. Mr. F. 6. Schan secretary an.l account:.' ,*on Pre--. Ltd.. Singa] of the Malayan Tribu retai ial department of Hoi Gra ier and Co., Kuala Ump M< »u the depi
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      170 6 |i Napier Johnstone's ML "NJclub" J|i SCOTCH I ■J WHISKY SOLE IMPORTERS. Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai). OFFICE, 45 Robi-oson Road. Telephone 228. ORDERS NOW BE ING TAKEN FOR XMAS TURKEYS AND TURKEY STUFFING NEW SHIPMENT XMAS HAMS JUST ARRIVED. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., Ltd. ORCHARD ROAD. [Incorporated
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      103 6 *tttf'f t'l ii-l-l-Hll-l--l»---lHl-llq I ■i ii e l WE HAVE READY STOCKS I 2 OF GENUINE i I I; MARSEILLES 'it < I t ROOFING I TILES. 1 1 I DUPIRE BROS. I j I I 2, DE SOUZA STREET. I :iltltttttt!>>t»mMl>!M»M!{l»i:!l!l!t!HHlHTtttul Ocular headaches. Eighty per cent of headaches are
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    P. AND O'S HARD LUCK.
    223 7 jfIfINBSS NOT PAYING. >V\(,ES MUST BE CUT. [Reuter's Service.] London, Dec. 12. Inehcaps, at the meeting of the n(j o Company, regretted th«.t with 0ce ptioni the earnings on every voyt ,j r steamers in the past 12 months below the disbursements, and Ompsny had
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    KING'S KINDLY THOUGHT.
    392 7 London, Dec. 12. 3. M. the King has ordered that civil of the Foreign, Colonial, and who are required to serve in üb-tropical, or unhealthy climatle their country of origin, be eii-' •dmission to the King Edward :h Home for Convalescent Offic- 1 •.-borne. (WAN STAYS AT
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    THE DRUG SCANDAL.
    220 7 INTERNATIONAL PEST JAILED. t CONTINENTAL ABETTORS. [Reuter's Service.] London, Dec. 12 Yasukichi Miyagawa, a Japanese merchant, charged with dealing in drug*, has been sentenced to three years penal servitude at Old Bailey. Counsel stated t-ftt the authorities were of the opinion that he was the largest trafficker
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    GERMANY DOWN AND OUT.
    93 7 Berlin, Dec. 13. Addressing foreign pressmen, Chancellor Marx said that Germany had reached the end of her tether, and could not carry on without foreign assistance. Government officials, including even judges, intended to demonstrate to-morrow against the totally inadequate lev-el to which their salaries had been
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    320 7 (By Courtesy of the Japanese Consul General) The Japanese Consul-General in Singai pore has received by cable from the Minister of Fore:gr Affairs in Tokio the following gist of the Imperial Message delivered by H. I. H. Princs Regent to the Imperial Diet at the opening ceremony of
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    PANAMA TOLLS AGAIN.
    80 7 Washington, Dec. 12. In the Senate Senator Borah introduced a bill for the repeal of Panama Canal tolls, as far as they affect American coastal shipping. The bill was referred to committee. Washington, Dec. 12. A delegation of five women from Minnesota called on President Coolidge and
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    BARKIS IS WILLIN!
    388 7 LABOUR READY TO RULE. BALDWIN'S PROBABLE PROGRAMME. [Reuter's Service.] London, Dec. 12. It is authoritatively stated that the programme with which the Government wiil meet Parliament will not include Mr. Baldwin's tariff proposals but very probably those measures of Empire development agreed on at the Imperial Conference,
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    DOUGLAS AND THE JUDGE.
    350 7 London, Dec. 12. On the resumption of the Douglas case, Lord Alfred Douglas gave evidence. Replying to Mr. Justice Avory, in regard to th e article which the Judge said suggested that Balfour and Churchill had withheld the truth in regard to Jutland on account of
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    SUPREME COURT.
    455 7 PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE. Sikh Watchman^ $6,000 Investment. The reputed prosperity of the moneylending Sikh watchmen was borne out in th e course of the action which came before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, in the Supreme Court yesterday morning. Larb Singh sued three other Sikhs, Baktawar Singh, Arjan
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    ASSIZE SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL.
    159 7 The following are the details of the Ceremony to be observed at the Cathedral on Jin Sri. on the occasion of She Service f< r tie opening of the first Assize of li>24. Member, of the Bar will he seated in the p'a.-s aliot'ed to
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    DRUNKENNESS IN DRY AMERICA.
    99 7 Philadelphia, Nov. 19. What are considered to be recordbreak inf.* week-end cases of int' x 'cat ion under p hibition for this, the third largest city of America, show some three hundred arrests of pers-ons for disorderly conduct while they were under the influence* of liquor.
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    THE COTTON MARKET.
    49 7 Messrs Edgar and Co. are in receipt of a late New York cable stating that the final ginning report of th e cotton crop is that it will be short. The market is decidedly stronger with a tendency upward?. Recent declines hav e been fully recovered.
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    41 7 The Hongkong' Hotel has secured for its new cafeteria, which will be opened early in the year, the services of Mons Lainel, a well-known chef, who has had appointments un Marborough House and Buckingham Palace in the service of King George.
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      106 7 Afternoon Tea Delicacies. MACHIE'S EDINBURGH SHORTBREAD In 2 lbs. Tins Price $2.50. LYONS' DUNDEE, FANCY AND TOASTED SHORTBREAD In 1 Ib. Fancy Tins Price $1.50. CADBURY'S CHOCOLATE BISCUITS H lb. Tins |1. 1 lb. Tins $2. BOURNEVILLE CHOCOLATE BISCUITS In 1 Ib. Tins Price $1.50. Robinson Co., Ltd. [Incorporated in
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      691 8 STEAMER^ SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Serrieee te LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. SARPEDON Marseilles,
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      539 8 STEAMER SAILINGS "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER SERVICE. Steamer. OUTWARDS. Due Singapore. *s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY China— Japan Jan. 5 HOMEWARDS. *s.s. CITY OF PARIS Marseilles— London Jan. 7 ♦s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY Marseilles— London Feb. 26 ♦s.s. CITY OF YORK Marseilles— London
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      663 8 STEAMER SAILINGS p. &o. H BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION rr. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, Londcn and A Tonnage.
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      381 9 i STEAMER SAILINGS -^HE OCEAN STEAM SKIP COMPANY, LIMITED THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. AND ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE). (Incorporated in Er.gland). ))INI SERVICB TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK V,a SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steaaaera. Due S'pore. Route For b\GTOS HALL
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      547 9 STEAMER SAILINGS W _-_--^^B^'---L it 1 wfity^ffiih*^) ii— >^ *1 1 w d_a^^M^ ______> h__^ -'■■~B aB— —■£_*****53EE5_*****___i (Incorporated in U.SA.) FAST PASSENGER SERVICB 1» DAYS— HONGKONG TO AMERICA. Steamer. Sails Hongkong. Arriveg PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Dec. 24 Jan 12 PRESIDENT GRANT Jan. 5 JaiL 24 PRESIDENT MADISON Jan. 17 Feb
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      657 9 STEAMER SAILINGS ISTHMIAN LINET Arriving from America via Panftua and Loading for BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DIRECT ATLANTA CITY duo Singapore D, STEEL INVENTOR due Singapore l>ec 2h FAIRFIELD CITY due Singapore J£ Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading to all Inland Point?. For freight and
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    945 10 RLGBY CHAMPIONS STILL AT TOP. (From Our Own Correspondent.) November 14. Al was expected Heriot's F.P.'s were hard put to it before they got the better of Stewart's F.P.'s and might possibly have had their wonderful record smirched had one 0? the College forwards net come under the
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    562 10 The League Tables. The following are the positions of Clubs n the various Home Football leagues up to and including Saturday, December Ist:— Division 1. Goals P. W. L- IX for agt. VUCardiff C. 17 0 1 7 2S 16 25 Astca Villa 19 7 9 W W
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    NEW VOLCANIC ISLAND IN THE BAY.
    338 10 T'*--- < Ofl r of t! Chakdina riiih toe boat -\as •> ber voyage back Rangocn fio:n Akyab on November 14 about ,A7) a.m.. was surpr'aed to saa a .srgc island in the hay at latitude li* dig. lu n i'i i an I
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    172 10 Th: Rotterdam Llcyd mail steamer, Insulinde, which left here on Nov, 19th, arrived ar* Marseilles on Dec. llth. The on-carrying rate on cargo to Swansea has been reduced to 21s. per ton of 20 cwt. from 13th December, 1923. The Sea Belle with H. E. The Governor on
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    ROUND THE WORLD BY DOLLARS.
    176 10 Captain Robert D«»lla:-. chief owner of the Admiral-Oriental and Rob re Dollar lines, arrived in Shanghai recently by the President Jackson on bin mission of inaugurating the Dollar Lin round-the-world freight and passenger serviced Cap-t-ain Robert Dollar will visit the northern port- first and iai"r
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    WORK ON LARGEST FLOATING DOCK.
    114 10 Tht Aral of large sections to be added Ito Ihe giani ex-Gcrnian floating dock was I launched at Chat nam Dock v ard on Nov. 10.1 j Bef. re rurrenderinfg the dock, which it rtated ti» b< the largest in tin world, the' Germans damaged
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    72 10 At a box ng tournament held in Hong- kong on Dee. Ist. rhe Lightweight Championship „f tht Colony \u< iron by A. B. Chndwiek, of H. M. S. Marazion. who defeated Pte. Flynn, Hid Batt. King's Rcg'menf in tin- second round. Opportunity sras taki-,i on thii oecnaioi of presenting] a
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      158 10 S-TEAMER SAILINGS. CHARGEURS REUNB. j E?amer "HOBDIC 10.000 tons. I OR -MARSEILLES 2nd January. 1924. Ist class $<>18. 2nd class $21)2. Inc!uJinjr table wine. Thc Successors of MOIME COMTE CO.! T-lophone 208. Agents. I INDO-OttNA I STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD (Incorporated in England). Direct Services to Japan via Hongkong anr
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      629 10 Genasco Rooftno 2 PLY AND 3 PLY O COMPLETE WITH PATENT WHEN riFm ANO mi FOR FIXING 5 6/ v*sr i* Jp J^g^ sc N tlie re^u/^ or B| zn fA e /o^ t j over 40 Ve*/'* pVp rw,, '^^p»r j experience f;>v manufacturi* h& GE/V4SCO F l gg|||
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      755 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Japan Moji Maru 8 a.m. Karimon Soon Leo 0 a.m. Pengeiang Despatch i> a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Cucob and Pontian Hong Soon 9 a.m. Hongkong and Japan, taking mails for U. S. A. and Canada Kamakura Maru 9
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 11 December, 13. Bank 4 m.s. 2|4 7 32 Bank demand 2|4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 Xew York, demand *m Credits 90 davs r^ 8 ranee, demand 900 India. T. T. 164a Hongkong, demand p ar Yokoharna, demand 10g Java, demand 138*V Bangkok, demand 791^ Sovereign, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    170 11 December^ 13. Tin l!50 Tons >q Gambier 19.60 Pepper White 25^50 Pepr-t-r B'ack I Flake Tapioca 12.75 Pearl Sago Small 905 Copra Copra Son I 12. 1 Opium, Benare3 unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 275.00 Rice Siam Ko. 1 for export 30.00 Ric Siam Ko. 2 for export 310.00
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    38 11 Singanore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 49 49V 4 Dec. 49% 49M$; JanMar 50*4 50V 2 April-June 51 V 2 52; JulySept 52 53. London Quotation Sheet ls. 2y B d. Market Steady.
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    187 11 Singapore, Dec. 13. Since our last issue we have had a weak and declining market. There has; been practically no demand from the trade whatsoever except at very low prices and the fear of trouble in New York is still hanging over the market, thus causing
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    BARLOWS REPORT.
    213 11 Singapore, Dec. 13. Rubber. The market has been easier during the past week with the price of Standard Sheet round about 49 per lb. In the auction held yesterday the tone was decidedly dull, and the sale s-omewhat protracted. Awarded Spot Sheet sold at 48V_, Good Average Quality
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      MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S REPORT.
      281 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Rubber:—London Is. B%<L Local 49. Tin:—London £238 10b. Local 120. 250 tons sold. Rubbers:—Ailenbyi LIO 1.20. Ayer Moleks 1 1.10. Ay.r Pana> 4.75 5. Bassetts 1 1.03. Broga- 50 GO. Bukit Jelotongs 50 67%. Bukit katil.s 62% 70. Colinsburgs 85 96. UraigieUas 50 55. Gicntaiys 1.25
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      136 11 Singapore, Dec. 13. Tin.— £23B. 10s. up £7. 15s. 120 250 tons. Rubber.— ls. 2 1 B d. up Hd. Rubbers. Craigieleas 52 54. Bass-etts 95 1, Malaka Pindas 1.42*_ 1.47%, cum div., Kuala Sidims 2 2.10. Mentakabs 21 22 I_,1 Ulu Benuts 22 24 Ayer
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      AUSTRALIAN ZINC PRODUCTION.
      249 11 The works of the Electrolytic Zinc Com- ary of Australasia Limited at Risdon, Tasmania, in which nearly ±'2,750,000 of capital il invested, have been brought to h;«_rh stage of oduction. A daily output oi about 120 ims of electrolytic zinc is In ng obtained. In their report
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      419 11 Assets over $5,000,000. m m wm THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Cllim _in_ HEAD O F P,CE -W iMl ,e St e r hSTSS^ OFFICE V o,d B, The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Suoreme fW* -a o, OFFI CE 32 01d Jewry, E.C. ine supreme Court of England,
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      321 11 BANKING, YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. ESTABLISHED 1880. Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,00 (tully paid up) Reserve Fund Y 73,000,000. President: K. Kodama Esq. I Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. •N. Soma Esq. S. K. Suzuki, Esq. \amakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagiri, Esq. N. Icarashi. Esq Baron K. Iwasaki. K.
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      738 11 M^^^^^^^^______^. BANKIN& CHARTERED BANK Or INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital in 600,000 T?;i areS e *ch £3,000,000 Reserve Fund SROn onn Reserve Liability of 3 >800,000 Proprietors 3 ,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, 38 Bishopsgate, London. E.C Agencies and Branches. A^or Star Hongkong Puket
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      46 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    DEVON ESTATES LTD.
    1648 12 The annual general meeting of the above Company was held at the offices of the Company, French Bank Build. ngs yesterday, those present being Mr. H. C. Stewart, Chairman, Mr. S. Morgan, Mr. H. B. Ward and Commander F. W. F. Fegen, Directors, and Mr. J. D.
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    109 12 z Ar anonymous Chinese gentleman of i Kuala Lumpur has offered to advance' $100,000 c-. a sem'-philanthropie basis ir conjunction with Government, for the l purpose of erecting ratable houses for < the poorer classes in the town. The offer 1 is under corsjderation. 1 We have received a copy
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    581 12 RUGBY. Cricket Club Defeat Services. The Services turned out a strong side against the S. C C. for the return match on the Padang yesterday afternoon and throughout the first half of a keenly contested game they were superior. *Wsth few exceptions- they tired after the interval and
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    MALAYA CUP.
    280 12 MA LAYA CUP. Absent* cs from Colony Side. Tlu Singapore Fifteen will be without several of its most valuable players when it meets Johore for the second time in tbe Malaya Cup Competition at Segamat on Saturday afternoon, ami there will b? ihanjics in every department. McCullagh is not playing
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    S. C. C. RUGBY.
    351 12 The following will play Rugby football, on Tuesday next. Colours: Dr. Lindow; G. H. Warren, J. T. T. Webster, D. S. Robertson, B. E. Ablitt; Lt. Beville, G. J. Geoghegan, R. F. W. Leonard, Lt. Phayre, M. S. Bonaventura, K. H. Simpson, E. M. F. Fergusson,
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    33 12 The usual Monthly Medal for December Will be competed for during this weekend. 15th and 16th. by strok e play and the Ladies Spoon on the following* Monday. 17th instant.
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    THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
    229 12 Immense Stadium at Colombes. Fifty-two nations wiil fend a total of over 50,000 athletes to take part in the Olympic Cn-us that' are to be held in Prance next year. The construction of the immense stadium at Colombes, just outside Paris, of a swimming bath at Tourelles.
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    ZEV IN-MEMORIAM MATCH.
    118 12 Vancouver, Nov 17 Zev the conqueror of Papyrus- defeated In Memonam in a match to decid e the! supremacy of the three-year-olds, by a 1 scant nose over a mile and a quarter! course. Press photographs show that Zev and In Ifemoriam finished so nearly equal that
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    24 12 As tne seqn«| to a "Kuttu" sweep, a Tamil was clubbed to death fe Hospital Imes, Taipfcg, or. Sunday. Three arrests have been made.
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      245 12 WHY NOT GET A "HIS MASTERS VOICE GRAMOPHONE FOR X'MAS? YOU CAN PURCHASE THF FOR A VERY SMALL OUTLAY ON OUR EASY p^ PLAN. A^lE\T LET US PLAY YOUR FAVOURITE RECORDS AND Ev i OUR TERMS. A,N Prices $60. and Up S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD (Incorporated in Hongkong.) mA*SA 'V
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