The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 January 1924

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. HI CENTS. SINGAPORE. S.S.. THURSbAY^JANUARY io7 1924. NO. 11,090
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  • 237 1 The Da:'ly News thinks that instead of the Singapore Base, we ought to build shi>p« that will come through the < anal. JlW o fortify the Cape— Page 7. Parliament has met. The Speaker has been re-elected and prophesies that the House will prove worthy of its
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  • 1339 1 The first of our Western associations with Russia is wolves. Samovars and icon? and anarchist? all come later. Wolves following the flying sleigh the terrified occupants throwing their mittens to them their furcaps, their shubas. and last of all the baby this- picture is as old as childhood. Russia
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 180 1 Raffles Hotel -ondaT^^lT™" i TUJJSDAY.-Dinner Dance. Telephone 2920. (10 Lines). WEKvesday.- Orchestral fl Concert. the Ei.t THURSDAY.— Guest tfipht— ni w Dinner W Dance. FRIDAY.-TiE ttansant. SATURDAY.-^Guest Niffnt. THURSDAY Pinner and Dane* <.TEST NIGHT. baffues orchbbtka. Dinner and Oance Z^ l^. \RKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. >* JUST ARRIVED! t THE NEW
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    • 289 1 jj COMPARE THE WORK ■Jr :j KSS h2^ Its r.iomsr.ts of illI 'piration no less than the arU I] r==^ /^^^~~7l ta Bciences. But in the offices of i iritt S* )7 STi'eat and successful executives, Vy t« B)7 Til( ova^ Typewriter acts as an \r^r^^\n ff organization nerve-centre, transvKJlll^M
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    • 206 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Special ship notices: Glenbep, Carmarthenshire, Kina and Seelar.dia I»ago '0. Chandler motor car fa§ sii« hv Powell i. 1 VI. KL m lsli T^ Kin ft* MYI V I Office to let in Ma'acca-st, fun.ished houses in T*-Nk r lin; bachelor require- board aid residence Page 5. Cheong
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 48 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 10 th. Hiph Water, 1.9 a.m., 0.34 p.m. Penang Races. Friday, 11th. Hiph Water, 1.46 a.m., 1.21 p.m. Saturday, 12th. Hi*rh Water, 2.24 a.m., 2.11 p.m. Penan*; Races. Lodfrt- Zetland, 8.30 p.m. Sunday, 13th. Hiph Water, 3.4 a.m., 3.6 p.m. B. I. outward mail due.
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  • 135 2 Writing on the question of the wear of wickets Mr. Wilson: What exactly constitutes fair wear and tear has not been defined. He would like to see some attempt made to define th e batsman's grour.a and the bowler's ground. The 4host violent case of tampering with the
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  • 302 2 The death is announced of a very old j and highly respected resident of Hongkong' in tin- n, 130:1 el Mr. F. E. Carvalho, of 1 Kowl. 1 on Dec-. Ust. at the age of 63 The deseuscd K vy\ ir.an had been with the Great Northern Telegraph Company for
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 341 2 MUSIC LESSONS. o In piano theory practice, English, French and Dutch by competent teacher. Apply: Office: Sunnyside, 7 Oxley Ro .d. Tel. 575. 8-1 10, 12-1 NOTICE. Mrs. Douglas, Beauty Specialist, receives Lndies at Raffles Hotel, Room 124, for Shampoo, Hair Treatment, Face Massage Manicure, Marcel Waving. MANICURE FOR GENTLEMEN.
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    • 275 2 VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING MONDAY JANUARY 21sf: FOR ONE WEEK ONLY AT 9.30 P.M. FAREWELL VISIT OF XT' Kaai s New Hawaiians REAL HAWAIIAN SONGS MUSIC AND DANCING. Booking Opens TUESDAY, January 15th. PRICES $3, 2 and L Commencing Monday Jan. 28th, "THE GLOBE TROTTERS" y CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS.
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    • 230 2 Alhambra From Monday, 7th January, to Saturday, 12th January In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. JUNGFRAU RAILWAY 1 Reel Service. ASSOCIATED FIRST NATIONAL PRESENTS NORMA TALMADGE H in "A DAUGHTER O 7 TWO WORLDS" In 6 Reels. CARL LAEMMLE PRESENTS MABEL JULIENNE SCOTT "THE POWER OF A LIE.'
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  • 972 3 \»:\v PLAYfI OY MR BARDT. Dorchester, Nov. 28. I':, na has deep roots in Dorchester, and li.ffi Players aro not innovators here LfcviNUJigts an aj?e-long tradition. I' I'*1 vi.-if of Dorchester trout the railway psatforaa is a view of the ftnai mounded wails of th*. Amphitheatre,
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  • 505 3 LIGHT-TEST FOR "CULTIVATED" PEARLS. Natural Pesrls and cultivated pearls may row be tui<! apart, for Dr. Fred E. Wright f the U. S. Gesphysical Laboratory in VVaskinict< ;i has literally "thrown light" on L > i subject. There arc now three k.mU of t'en-JiT' pearls, are are told by Science
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  • 409 3 ExptrinK'nts uilh Mimr-. Remark^blg statement! in regard to ti efficacy of sail i ;>:■• i i;t R] <! how tl:c human Ik Jy c«.l it t If. without disc<nnfort, to i tmp< ratui of 200 degrees (which will cook a vrere mad« at the meeting
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 317 3 1923 MODEL DODGE CARS THE NEW DODGE TAR IS BETTER VALUE THAN EVER AS IN \m>rTloN TO THE GENERAL EFI KIEVCY SO Lfv\(. ASSOCIATED WITH DODGE < \r:s rnEiiE are vast improveMINTS IN THE BODTWOBK. THE HOOD IS OF AN IMPROVED TYPE CORD TYKES OK LARGER SIZE ARE FITTED ALL
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    • 126 3 PEUGEOT BABY QUAD. We Keg to Announce the Arrival of a New Shipment „f PKI <;EOT O.rs. 7 H.l\_Tw<. Scatec Kitted with Detachable Wheels. Flectric Li K hlin K and Starting. Speedometer. Clock. Horn. Spare Wheel and Tyre. PKFKRRED PAYMENTS ft 1Q RA YOUR USED CAR ARRANGED- SpIOOU TAKEN IN
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  • 895 4 Ciiinc.. Love and Logic. By the late Ch:;r'e> s. Peirce. (Kegan Paul. 12s. <;d. j net Tht latf Charles S. Peirce, a distinguished Amer'can logician and philosopher, son of Benjamin lYinv a well-known matheii). liv-ian of Harvaid University, was sud-t.v-nly thrust into European notoriety about twenty-five
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  • 1127 4 j FAMILIAR QUESTIONS OF STATUS. Outwardly the servrnt problem in j America ia very Jike thrtt m Europe, only! ir.ure io writes a New York correspondent of the Manchester Guardian. There ia th' same dislike of domestic service, the same! suggestion that it \a de,uradin.u\ and.
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  • 240 4 In his latest report the Public Health Commissioner with the Government of 1 India directs «tt< ition once moi\ t<» the |fearfuJ infantile mortal.ty experienced in I Indian Sities. Bombay i. in the unenva^le position of being second on the list, the number of infants in
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  • 184 4 Th low of Mr. H. J. Tennant'a sold Watch at the close of an election meeting recalls an ancient tale of the skill of Giasjrow pick-pockets. Orer a <ur> of coffee in a U?a-room in Buchauan-street a Ix>n don detective had boon chaffing Glasgow confrere about
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  • 76 4 A problem of the devastated rfeffiona of France that ha i not been eolved ii that of j the concrete "pill-boxe*." fi- the Kord Depart mei.t alone there w» 6.<)jn j)illlx»\(^ and concrete du«outs. Some of these have bet n destroyed, but \vh< nrver poMtblc the authorities prefer to pay
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 332 4 Remember Wincarnis is a positive A necessity to you if you are 4 Nervous or Run-down I Wincarnis is not a luxury it is a positive necessity to all who arc Weak, or Anaemic, or Nervous, or Run-down. Because Wincarnis exercises an extraordinary power in H promoting New Strength and
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    • 399 4 CRICKET ft OUR RES II LONDON ,i STOCK XM. PKICBS OX APPLICATION GEAR §M^ NOW READY I THE SINGAPORE AND MALAYAN ROUGH DIARY— 1924 $2.50 Published by Fraser Neave, Limited. Obtainable from John Little Co., Ltd. G. H. Kiat Co., I to Robinson Co., Ltd. Mohd. Dulfakir Co NOTICES. I
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  • 1201 5 THE SHIPS AND THEIR OFFICERS. iTo-mcrrow (Nov. 27) th^ Special Servio Squadron, under Vice-Admirai Sir Frederici Field, will leav« Devonport on the mod g important cruise of its kind ever under j taken. The squadron is to vis.t ai. tin British Dominions oversea, India, South America, and
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  • 541 5 Aft^V three ytars of research at a cost 0/ $40,000, Prof. Samuel C. Prescott of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has come to the conclusion that coffee as a beverage is not injurious, but, on the cont:i ry, that it aids both mental and physical iHiivity.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 323 5 BUSINESS CARDS. DEALERS. Pri-tiac Devi) lspsat IWai f fcmf FRAMES MikDE. K ON(, HING CHBONG CO. 1( ,_1. North Bndpf Road. IMJNDMAKERS. Chuks Bertasj Panel, Canvas and Tennh Bluest reer. HOHAMED hin HOOSAINSAH, 12, Kohinson Koad. "^^JOTOIU AR MM HERS. Sheffield Number Plates. v Them To Ycur Car. KRINSH ELECTRO
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    • 363 5 SHIP-CHANDL E 1^ m:::m:13 < ONTOACTOftS and STEVIIbORES M J>AWOOD AND CO. 3 a, Eafiea Quay. Tp ftlA LUCAS ACCESSORIES. JI'PT ARRIVED: Horns. Reeds, Bulbs, Oil and Ta 1 Lamps, etc. Td N n^°- rHINESE MOT °R CO. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS. p. r"f*f men *8 and Miniatures. Nrr.a? Cards and Calendars
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    • 139 5 DRIVES AWAY INDIGESTION o T he VC 7- W rSt aUack of digestion is nistavtly driven awry by a dose of Bisrrated Magnesia, or Bismr.g U it is popularly called That s becauce this preparation neutralises the harmful stomach acid the moment you take it. With the acid no longer
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    • 696 5 SITUATIONS WANTED. Position wanted by an energetic Chines. as accountant and bookkeeper. Capable o drawing Balance Sheet and Profit and U account. Many years experience in larp, Offi POrt p n<l EXP 2t nTms and Accounts umce. Best references and pood security Please apply Cashier care of Free Press 5-1
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    • 596 5 i The house of reliability for Scientific Instruments. Agents for STANLEY Co., Ltd. NAUTICAL REQUISITES. Agents for HEATH Co.. Ltd. WATCHES AND CLOCKS. Agents for S. SMITH Sons, Ltd. Case of Drawing Instruments $7 Drawing Pens ami Pencils Piimp Spring Bow Pen 10 Faber's Slide Rules 12 o Magnifiers w
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  • 711 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1924. "If..." The children of this generation are to be envied in that they will see the consummation of a succession of political experiments which will enormously affect the future of the British Commonwealth. The action of the Liberal Government after the Eoer war,
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  • 509 6 The Hon. Mr. J. H. W. Park, Colonial Engineer. S. S., arrived in Penang on Monday on an official visit to the Settlement, by the Klang. The Far .Eastern Review contains the trxt with illustrations, of a paper o n "Rubbe:- Factories on Estates," read by Mr. W. J. Xicholl,
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 54 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Jan. 9. At the Assizes two Chinese counterfeiters were sentenced to s:x years imprisonmert each, and u Chinese was sentenced to seven years for possession of 4678 false ten cent notes. A stall-holder was commended by the Judge i'n the latter case and
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    • 93 6 (From Our Own Correspondents.) Kuala Luiupur, .Jan. 9. There have been s#npus floods at Temerloh owir.g to the rising of the Semantan and Pahang riv«r>. The whole village is inur.dated to the extent of ten to twelve feet and the residents have taken to boats. One fatality
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    • 53 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 9. Lim Tiang Ter.g, rubber dealer, was convicted of making a false statutory declaration regarding- certair. coupons which the court found were stolen. He. was ?enteiced to four weeks 3imple imprisonment and also a fine of $500 or a further
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  • 105 6 The performances given in the Viv Theatre on November 3rd sth 7'" and 1923. in aid of the fund f fchs R i.f c f Di.-tre«eed Britishers Ir j i!,z a nett profit of $278" J7. The statement of accounts has be n by Mtaftn Gattey
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  • 116 6 (By Cour:esy of the Xanyo NichiNithi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Jan. 8. Messrs, Inoue Kotki and Tsoraini Sakic have been apporte.i to b e V^-e-M -nister.> of Interior and Commerce ftnd Agriculture respectively. Baron Matsui. t ntw Mini-ter of Foreign affairs h*j u nounaed that t»ve Government policy on Frreiyn
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  • 312 6 Among the Indian List of th* New Year honours are the names of H. E. Gen ral Lord Rawlinson, C.5.1.; General Sir C W Jauh, K.C.5.1.; Mr. C. W. Dm re?.*rar of co-operativr x^ietif? r u -r r qy\V»bb. ch,- p eiopmen: Tmstj EUngoon, Krigfc'hi id. The Lat Pan P^-,
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  • 93 6 [Reuter> B< A telegram from Bizerta (Uspatch boat E*jaut. whi« h r for wreckage of the Dixmud.-, pl sea a Charred, body with nunts oj French naval ui thereto. A!so a mass of v. ing a quantity of metallh fa confirm the th ory that the biowi\ to
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  • 172 6 A correspondent forward Mail the amusing tetter fivei beloi writers describe themseK, other things as- "suppliers of cooks, b->ys, manager sers. conductors, clerk>. engii etc." Their literary skill ma] j^. '< from the letter. "We have the honour to inf i we are instructed by Mc^i -K.
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  • 168 6 Adelaide. December 2. Althou ously by th Laboui Bill Jor th introdu tioo of Eng tic wnranti hai i pi sed. Thr Bill provides that th. b-- over 1 S Ml ft, tr.u>: ship of at least 1J rvonths, and I consent <>f tlwir parti
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  • 45 6 The second a: ts (S nga] jbe held In the ga| day »>th Febnil the Governor will be 1 ciat or. A> th limited. BHmben Who wish t have not yet sent in their niniw communicate with the Hon: S once.
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  • 50 6 In* ited to Malas i Dr. Rabindranath Tagore and mystic, is visiting Siani ir: lU»A and it is understood that offorta macie to induce him to ndeti to British Malaya. It will be remembered that EUbindl Tatrore, in common with other Indiw patriots, renounce hi^ Knigfithood I ago.
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  • 105 6 PUBLIC ENTERTAINMEN T S The Manager of the Palladium thml tl at of the numerous pictun ad and greened a:.d 1 W M Hvx Beach's production 'Fair I.:M'." t<> b .shown to-night stands i u a clmi The fair lady h-rs^f |t played b Blythe who achieved UmM M PI
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 287 6 IS Napier Johnstone's JJ^ "NJclub" 4hm SCOTCH ■71 WHISKY wT Ja^^li' f:oi E IMPORTERS Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai). OFFICE, 45 Robinson Road. Telephone 228. i^^ ™^33^Z Hl mmm^~ PATRONISED J-^^y^^g^^TyA BY ROYAITI THE REQUIREMENTS IN JEWELLERY, SILVER AND E. P. WARE. TO SATISFY EACH INDIVIDUAL TASTE HAS
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    • 78 6 I Have You Madel s Your plans for to day I Fair Lady? <r tX OCULAR HEADACHES. Eighty per cent of headaches are Ocular Headaches caused through some defect of vision. If your headache is so caused you will never be relieved until you wear scientificaliy-fitted glasses to correct the
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  • 189 7 LABOUR REJOICINGS. IIU gpBAKEB PBormma [BcoUr'f Service.] London, Jan. 8. Boom Conunotai «>p«»<i with a attendance and an atmosphere of inticiptfwn though to-dajr's busi■Mial. red taeortthe partisans who route with rattles, the Red Flag, iraa the first woman attiNd in black trim-| 91 ftvqu.-ntly surveyed If* tortoise- 1
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  • 374 7 M\< IMIN I) SPEAKS OUT. London, Jan. 8. ami the audience llUtily sang Labour ami arise the long night They cheered for several mi-, Mr. Mac Donald r >..-. He by fcdmiti v, re a party if dad built habitations away horizon but, "we are nor
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  • 222 7 MEETING TRUSTS DIRECTORS. PAINFUL REVELATIONS. [Reuter'- Service.] London, Jan. 8. I A resolution of confidence in the direc- 1 ton was passed at the extraordinary' meeting of the shareholders of the Dunlop Rubber Company, at Cannon Street Hotel. Sir Eric Gedde^, presiding, said the find-! tag of the
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  • 527 7 T p "is. Jan. 8. The Committee of the International Aeronautical Federation announce that the Schneider Cup plane contest is bein? held in the United States in 1924. NOT KEEN ON A STRIKE. London, Jan. 8. At the close of an all-day meeting of the executive of the
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  • 206 7 DAILY NEWS THEORY. REJECTS SINGAPORE AND CAPETOWN. [Reuter's Service.] London, Jan. 8. In a leader on its Naval Correspondent's contention that the project of developing a great naval base at the Cape, as an alternative to Singapore, is strat gically useless, but that the Cape route to
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  • 520 7 Washington, Jan. 9. Replying to a question from the Immigration Committee. Mr. Hughes stated that the establishment of a Government inspection service in foreign countries for the selection of immigrants would be difficult without r.ew treaty agreements. MEXICO'S OIL WAR. New York, Jan. 9. The
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  • 625 7 CHINESE TOWKAY HEAVILY FINED. When the First Singapore Assizes were resumed yesterday morning before the Chief Justicte, Sir Walter Shaw, the trial of the Chirtese towkay, Sim Wye Koo, on a charge of receiving the property of a bankrupt with intent to defeat a receiving order was continued.
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  • 123 7 An exciting shooting affray took place in Yaumati Hongkong, on December 29th.. within a few yards of the police station, during which Servant Robinson and Detective Sergeant Sender were wounded, the former seriously an Ind.an sergeant and a Chinese detective also receiving wounds. Warned that an arm^d
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  • 107 7 London, Jan. 8. The dock fire was still burning this morning- but was well in hand. Ten fireengines and a hundred firemen are still working and it is hoped to suppress it this afternoon. The damage is now estimated at over two hundred thousand. The Concordia premises,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 147 7 PRESENTATION CUPS IN STERLING SILVER AND FINEST SHEFFIELD ELECTROPLATE ON NICKEL SILVER, IN ALL SIZES. ox EBOMZED PLINTHS. \V m' \m Mr No. 581. BEST SHEFFIELD ELECTRO- HAND MADE STERLING PLATED CUPS. SILVER CUPB. Height 9 in. Price $33.50. Height BH in. Price $15. 10 in 540. 7 i n
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 655 8 STEAMER SAILINGS BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular SerricM U 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. PATROCLUS Marseilles,
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    • 512 8 STEAMER SAILINGS "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER SERVICE. Steamer. OUTWARDS. Due Singapore. HOMEWARDS. ♦s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY Marseilles— London Feb. 26 ♦s.s. CITY OF YORK Marseilles— London. April 4 ♦s.s. CITY OF CAIRO Marseilles— London April 20 PASSAGE RATES. ♦A Class Steamers Ist
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    • 592 8 STEAMER SAILINGS P. O. 1 BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and Artverp Due
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 473 9 iEAMER SAILINGS HIE mh\y STEAM SKIP COMP^VISY. LIMITED. CU\*\ MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. AM) ELLERMAN ft IJLCKNALI. STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. [AMERICAN MANCBUtIAM LINE). (laeorporatad in England). ,M SfcKVKE rO BOSTON AM) NKW VOHK V.a SUEZ OK PAN 4MA I ROM NEW YORK I'je S'porc. R(, p or i:
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    • 423 9 STEAMER SAILINGS j^s' l^^l s'' W W "C? lAS r PASSENGER ANTi rrvl-I^nT SFRYTCK From Singapore and Penang to Boston and New York via Port Said, Genoa and Marseilles. •s.s. M. S. DOLLAR loading EKngapsn January it -.3. PRKSIDEXT HARRISON' February 13 •sa ROBERT DOLLAR n February 27 s.s. PRESIDENT
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    • 428 9 STEAMER SAILINGS ISTHMIAN LINE Arriving from America via him and Loading for -BOSTON. NEW YORK. AND stesl mSSSS"**' VIA SUEZ DIRECT For freight and T'articu!ars. apply to Tei n« sao McALISTER CO., LTD. Acrcnts. koninklyke JismKMWamm) ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA UNDER CONTRACT WlTlKlSra«ffi4 INDU GOVERNMENT Telephone Nos. Passage
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  • 151 10 The Master of the Nino: Chow report* that. Anjr?a Bank liprht vessel light was extinguished in January 8. Th- Chargeurs Rsunis steamer Amira' Ponty is du here on Mot. day. Jan. 14'. h, fi'cm Colombo and will be dispatched for Saigon, Tourane and Hsdphor.g on tho afternoon of
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  • 223 10 One of the most remarkable motor boats that has ever been despatched to India will be shipped from London within the course of the next few track*. This i* not a pleasure craft but i> intended for carrying passengers and goods in the Gulf Of Cute 1
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  • 271 10 Of Late iru question i r ife-saving ap plianc^a carried by passenger vessels hi. bdn receiving full eonsideratioL at th< h^nds of the British Boanl of Trade. Tha l>m\y for -;.me linn past has .;>i^fie' with trie lumber of Irfeboat3 calculated t( carry th< number of people
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 359 10 i UNDERWOOD Improved PORTABLE Model I j^jl^m B_a __S^Q _S __9| KnH __|___pH_H^HI^H_^^9HHH_HnB_____3H_^MHHHHHHH__P THE MACHINE VOi: WHJ i:^ KNTITALLY BUY. t Sole AKents: t PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE. POUMO, KUALA LUUPCM. Stockists ROBINSON Co. Ltd. A CHAMPAGNE ___E_/> _^j__§_K_^J_L I wL N0 Lox THE HOTEL WINE
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    • 87 10 s. s C rmarthenshire FOB UNITED KINGDOM Thi steamer, expected to sail abou February 7th.. h-i^ excellent acconunoda tiun for first-class passengers. For full particulars, apply, BOUSTEAD CO, LTD. (Incorporated in the F. M. S. AGENTS, Telephone No. 3121. EVDO-CHINA STEAM NAV. COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hongkong) S.S, LAKANG. (Tonnage
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    • 328 10 BLACK ANJ WHITE I SCOTCH WHJSKY. I OBTAINABLE IN ALL i'OTKLS. CLUBS I PROM THE SOLE AGENI The Borneo Company i td. I (Incorporated in Enelantii. f INC^APOfUS— IPOH— PENANG. STEAMER SAILINGS. OC XT KD JLJL PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. C«nh)«it io citaouf withool oreiioni notice.) European Line: hor London,
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    • 241 10 STEAMER SAIUNGS. I LUni.) TUIKSTINO S.X. (j (IncotpoTatod la l'.»\'» UOMfiWAotU »AlLDitt J-or Penang, Brhidisi, W'n'cc urd Trtnl v portl taking eargo on thnrjirh Blljm Lading for Framo, the Levant and RUal P ts, aiso id n)\ portl on tbe Vhl oart of Italy. raj, but a I Arr ?a3
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 805 10 MAIL TABLE. TODAY. Bangkok (By train) 6 a.m. Batavia, Derby, Broome, P. Htdland, Cossack, Onslow, Carnarvon and Western Australia (taking articles for other places in Australasia by train from Fremantle if prepaid at letter Mte Charon 8 a.m. >!<-» ara_Saba and Djambi Ban Teck Guan 9 a.m. Karimon Fook Mow
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  • 620 11 I RASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9. [Figures in brackets show the u&ue valtw of the Share m dollars unless otherwise marked. C— Cum div. x equals ex div 1 Batang Padang Tin 37% 42% Hitam Tin <$) 1.27Vs 1.32%. Jelantoh 20 nom. Johan
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  • 66 11 January, 9. Eank 4 m.s. 2'4 1 Bank dem^i.d oj4 h-iz Private creu.t- ;j m.5. 2i4 «C New York, demand 49^'nw Credits yo dtyj 52 i /4 Nom France, demand 950 India, T. T. m% Hongkong, demand p. c Dis. Yokohama, demand 110 Java, demand 138 3 Bangkok, derr.and
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  • 166 11 January, 9. Tin 325 Tons $121 00 Gambusr J 9 50 f epper White 27 00 Pepper Black 17 50 Flake Tapioca 13 ,)q Pearl Sago Small 9 M Copra IL9O Copra Sundried 12.20 Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon whiue 275.00 Rice Siam No. 1 for export 30.00
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  • 152 11 Singapore, Jan. 9. Tin.— i'24:J 10s.. up £1 121. 3-.:.") tona Kulaber. Is. 2%<L, unchanged. Bha?e Market.— Br sk. Rubbers. Jimahs 1.10 1.15, Aver Moleks I.OS 1.12, New Seudais 1.05 1.15, Kedahs 2.10 2.20. Maruiai Tekon.cs 32 1 2 35, Bukit Jclotongl 47 1 >2fe, CraVerieLea.-
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  • 417 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT. rp, x Singapore, Jan. 9. Ine New tar has opened briskly ami the market has been steady with a 'much better tone fc all sections. Immediately after the hoiid. ys business wa> rather difficult but latterly has brightened up considerably and closes better than for
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  • 133 11 YESTERDAY'S AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Fu-bber Association held its <>:>7th auction yesterday, January !>th, wi. c w~as Catalogued 1,637,550 tt>l.; T^i i,j toru>> Offered 1 .317.254 lbs.; r«ss.(W tans. Sold ,182 Ibi ***** oos. PRICEB REALISED. London l s |%d New York 26% cts. Ribbed
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  • 116 11 r. Singapore, J a n. 9. Rubber Is. l%d. Tin £243 10s. $26 tons ?old at 121. Kubbers.— Ayor Pana* 5 5 2EL Malak i Pindafe 1.35 1.45, New S.-udais l i2 O New CniffMer* Ktt WH, Sung* B^m. UO Jon sass5 ass< ts VJ 0 Ayer Moleks
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  • 334 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore, Jan, 9. Kuhber.— London la. 2%d. Local 49 1 toil- in ndOa t24 i 10S L Cal 12L 325 Rubbers.— Allenbys 1.02V 2 to 1.10. Ainal Malay, L9C I to 2.05. Ayer K™*» 46 to Ayer Mofeki 1.07% to 1.17%. Ayer Psnaa 5 to 5.60.
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  • 124 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. K. Macphail). Singapore, Jan. 9. Rubber Is. 2 'h«l. 49 Tin 1248 10s. 121. :52f> tens -old. Rubbers Mai ika Pindai 1.36 1.40. Indragiria 4.50 4.70, Crfcigielou 52 54. Kempas 4 4.25. Tins.— Pengrkalens 15.25 15. 75. PtteUnn 94 96, Uncull 4.G0 4.7^ Murais .5.25
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  • 40 11 Singapore, Jan. 9, noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed SmokM Sheet. Spot 49V 2 49 Jan. 50 50% Jan March 51 51%; ApHLJune 52*4 52%; Jiily-Sept. 53^ 54. London Quotation Sheet L<.. 2 a >,d. Market Easier.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1391 11 lAwt"I Awt ridfPrniT w w^,^. Assurances in force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. rtUI I I (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD oF^^-Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry EC Be Company has £20,000 deposited wrth the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British
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    • 79 11 m The local manager of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking- Coiporation informs us he has received a telegram from his Head Office in Hongkong stating that subject to audit, the final dividend for the jfear will probably be: Dividend of £3 per share, bonus in addition to dividend, £2 per
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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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  • 402 12 CHINESE P WESTS ACTION. Land Depute with Merchants. Mr. Justice Acton commenced his duties in the Supreme Court yesterday morning, when an action was commenced before him in which a Hokien priest nam 'd Ng Chuan Toh sued two Chinese merchants, Gan Peng Kuan and Tay Ah Liang
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  • 476 12 As intt vesting case Ri reference to rent paid in advance was concluded before Mr. Guiam Sawar in the District Court yesterday morning, when judgment was delivered. During the course of the hearing it transpired that H.K. Mohamedi Ibrahim, sometime ago leased for a period cf
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  • 297 12 "One Hundred Yeftn cf the Chinese in Singapore" by Song Ong Siang (Murray, ?6:\), is a rathe* e'.abora: pendant to the centenary publication, "One Hundred Years of gfrigapore." It is intended to be (1) a record of the contribution made by the Chinese community to Singapore's
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  • 106 12 The H. H. the. Sultan of Perak, accompanied by Raja Kechil Bongsu, A.D.C., went up P-snang: Hill on Monday by special car. leaving again shortly after tiffin with Him Exeeftney the Governor and Lady Cuiillemani at "Bel Retiro." Many of our readers who have visited the famous mountain hotel at
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  • 190 12 TO-DAY'S \TEIGHTS. Penang, Jan. 9. The following are the handicaps for the second day's races. Club Plate. Six furlongs. Bobadil 9.4, Kiong Toi 8.12, Layang Layang 8.9, Tabasco o.i/, Chinta Hati 7.12, Captain Cuttle 7.4. Selangor Plate. Five furlongs. Calculator 9.12, Bonza 9.5, Patsy 8.12, Top Price 8.12,
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  • 494 12 The S. C. C. ground a/ter the heavy rain yesterday aft err. con was unfit for football, hockey or anything: elie, and in consequence the hockey match between the S. C. C. and the Royal Sussex Regiment was played on the S. R. C. grouni, where a little less
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  • 167 12 At the inquest concerning the death of Private Hatch, of the Scot- Guards, wsJ Expired after hi had swallowed a knife! and ether articles, it was mentioned that he was court-martialled in October lasi for having struck a comrade, and that while he was under detention in the barracks he
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  • 673 12 NOTES ON TRAINING. Training for ISM will comprise:— Re- J eruit,§ Training, Camps of Instruction for| Officers ar,d N.C.Os. Company Training, Battalion Training, Mus-ketry. Recruit training will be carried out in the tar:y part of the year to such an extent as will ensure that newly joined rr.en
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  • 33 12 The usual Monthly Medal for January j (bogey) will be competed for during the week-end, 12th and 13th January and the'" Ladies Spoon en the following Monday,! i 14th Jar.uarv. <*
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  • 105 12 The following Royal S'-ngapore Ytoch! i Club arrangements are ar.ncunced. On Surday, 13th instant, the second of (series of races for the Somerville Challenge IBowl will be sailed over the Club Course, sorting at 10 a.m. sharp Handicaps are Polly scratch, Kathke.. 6.1 Betty 7.1 Helen
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  • 29 12 Shanghai won the Interport Rugby foot- ball match against Hongkong, on the Hongkong Football Club's ground a* Happy Valley on Jan. 2nd, by two tries to on*.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 272 12 THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF A MOUTRIE PIANO I IS PROVED BY ITS DEPENDABILITY UNDER THE MOST Tiy ING CONDITIONS. THIS VALUE IS UNCHANGEABLE v' IS UNQUESTIONED BY THE THOUSANDS OF SATISFIFn CUSTOMERS. CALL AND LET US DEMONSTRATE THIS TO YOl S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. I (Incorporated in Hongkong). SINGAPORE. WHITEAWAYsI
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 470 12 TELVK AYER NEW CHURCH. The ceremony cf laying The foundation -tone of the new Chinese InstitutionaJ Church at Telok Ayer Street was performed by Bishop George H. Bickley in the pre> j Re nee of a large gathering of members of the Church and fr-ends yesterday afternoon. There were also
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