The Straits Times, 29 November 1915

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    13 1 The Straits Times NO. 24.067 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1915. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      184 1 MW" 'II i i Watchmen's Portable Telltale Clocks I r-v EACH BOX 18 FITTED ■vi >-9i.c«t.«* ONE YEAR S SUPPLY P COMPLETE WITH LEATHER CASE AND SLING STRAP $35«OO each. KATZ BROS., LTD. 7 ■^aai RONEO FILING CABINETS £T I MADE IN ENGLAND To buy British-made goods is to -i^-
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      99 1 ROBINSON CO. 9| Toys, Crackers m Christmas Presents A LARGE VARIETY NOW DISPLAYED. A huge quantity of Crackers TOM SMITH'S. CALEY'S and BATCHER'S. Prices from 40 cents to $4.75 per box. BUTTER PURE AUSTRALIAN CREAMERY BUITER In 1-lb. and pats SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO..LD. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang.
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    War in Warren.
    943 2 TURKSTNDERGROINDTRENCHES BARRICADED. Disaster Averted. It is useless to attempt to give a detailed historical account of this six days of wild, confused trench fighting, writes Captain Bean of the battle which began at Anzac on August 6. When the first linea reached the enemy's trenches they found
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    Natural Gas in Wenchow.
    208 2 Wbilti harvesting near the north bank of the river recently some farmers heard rumblings and noises like liijuid in violent ebullition from the ground beneath their feet. One of the men commenced to dig and, after going down to a depth of about three feet, found
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      192 2 CEREGEN Proteid-Phosphate SI I'HLIBS STRENGTH to the IftfEARY ENERGY to the FLAGGING} CERKOKN locreencs pow. rot rosupetstion attor Ulnew. CKRCOKN -aidH d.Kuttior. GKRKOKN -help* in poriodn of^trem and worry OIRIOIN i> onticelj of British oriKin. ■O TRY CERBOENt! ObUinablo of all Cbomicts. •locks kept Mid Samples supplied to \rtlt by
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      477 2 MaJe in England for over 100 years. Cockle s Pills Cockle's Pills A tried and trusted family dicine, prescribed by medical men for the common ailments of everyday life, such an ACIDITY, INDIGESTION, BILIOUSNESS, SICK HEADACHE, DISORDERED LIVER. These famous pills cleanse and regulate the whole system, leaving it free
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      895 2 NOTICES. GUAN KIAT GO. Ship Chandlers, Oovcrrment and Municipal CoitrsctOPt. 37. Phillip Street. WHY PAY MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET FOR c LESS P The Following are some of tht numerous maUrlals in our stock 1,000 Sheets Galvanized Iron Plates, 200 Sheets Mild Steel Plat) a, U'O Ca»es Ha va
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      657 2 NOTICES. NOTICE M. S. V. R. Officers and N. C. O'g. who eign orders (or ilotbing to be supplied by local tradesmen vill cease to issue these (or all articles a(tor 'OiU N'jvcmber, 1016. Now arrangements are hting made for the lopply o( Clothing to the Corps frjm tst December,
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    Local Postal Affairs.
    988 3 PROGRESS DURING TEN YEARS' WORKING. Mr. W. G. Bell's Review. Mr. W. O. Bell, ex Postmaster General, Straits Settlements, baa published a circular on the Post Offioe of tbe Slraitj Settlements during the years 1808 18, in which ho Bays In the ten years since I first
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    121 3 Major Clayton Ltne, IMS, who has been placed in charge of the enquiry into book worm infection, will shortly begin work in tin- Dirjoeling Tea Garden*. It is expected tbat tbe investigations will show that 70 per oent. of tbe whole population is infected, and hopes are entertained tbat as
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      638 3 The Mirror Shows Plainer Than Words What a Wonderful Improvement May Be Realized by a flam of Even 10 or 12 Pounds. "SARGOL MAKES PUNY. PEEVISH PEOPLE PLUMP AND POPULAR." If yon «re tired of being callod Skinny," Bean-pole or any of tbe other tormenting natrn shoot.*) at thin folk*,
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      226 3 Poor Health To (ace the clangers of weakness and diseaie with a weakened constitution, is to liken oneself to the captain who sails a disabled ship to meet the perils of the storm. In both cases disaster must surely follow. Failing appetite, nervous irritability, loss of weight and lack of
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      95 3 AUCTION SALE Of 42 CASES GALVANIZED IRON SHEETING AND 60 EMPTY TAR BARRELS (Damaged Ex. b.b. TeiresiM). To be held at Godown No. 40, Wet Deck, On Thursday, Dicimbir 2, at 10 a.m. For account of concerned. POWELL k CO., Auctioneers. 27 11 12 After all The name there is
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      55 3 AUCTION SALE 01 PAWNBROKERS' UNREDEEMED PLEDGES, On Widkisdav, Dicimbbr 1, at 10 a.m. On Fkidat, Dk. kmhkh 8, at 10 a.m. On Monday, Dickmbib 6, at 10 a.m. Jewellery, consisting of Watches, Chains, Diamond Kin^s, Broocbec, Earrings, Bracelets, Chinese and Malay Oold Ornaments, oto. On view from 29tb November. POWELL
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      1086 4 O. Oritish India AND rrXpcar I— inc. MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (Under Contraot with Hit Ma]«ity Government). For Cnina, Japan, Penang, Geylon. Australia, India, Adsn, Egypt. Meditapranun Ports and London! Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. HoMtWAKD (KIR EUBOPK). Conr otiny at Colombo
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      805 4 HE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. SINGAPORE-BANBKOK. For Kretay, Triaman. Bisot. So -nn-nk, Kelaataa, Tasal Baanara. xeintm. Pataal, lagora. Laooa, Kohsamui, Baadoa, Langraea, Taka, Chnmpon, Koblak aad BiazkU Out O«p«ptui»« a.a. REDANG Dec. 1 Doc. 2/8, 3 p.m. BORIB AT 3 p.m. MAHIDOL 6 n 8,8 p.m. a.a. ASDANQ 9
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      484 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. ICEAN STEAM SHIP GO. LIMITED, AND H!«A MUTUAL STEAK NAY. CO., LTD The Ootupnatft*' steam<<M are desp*.totied bom Liverpci; outwards the Straits, China aud Jape v. every week «od from Japaa bcmewa?d> fo- London. Amnterdam and Antwerp evt>ry fortnight; for Oenoa, c Marseille* and Livorpoo'. and tm Msrooilles,
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      526 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. A service i* maintftinid bit ween Ifokonama via ports to Marseilles and [jondon nnder mail oontraot with the Imperial Japanese Qovornmont. Tht New Twin-screw Steamers uiaintvuing this servion have boon specially do«igaed and ponstracted, and are fitted with
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    889 5 Pried Quoted la tbe Market TW» Morning. S ngafote, November 29, 1916. Messrs. Lyall and Bvatt, exchange and share brokers, ii-sae the following list of qaotations this morning:— The quotations on sterling shares are only nominal. SOU. VALUI. BOTIBB. SILLIKB. 2/- AlUrm 1/10 2/1 1 Au«ioJava 8/8
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      514 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. "ELLERMAN" LINE. For LONDON GLASGOW. City of Bombay due Nov. 30 For LIVERPOOL s.s. Kascnga due Dec. 12 For particulars as to rates of freight and passage, apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., Agents 18-1 HENDERSON LINE The Steamers of the above Line sail fortnightly from GLASGOW AND LIVERPOOL
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      239 5 STOOMVAIRT-MAATBGHAPPM (STBAMSHIP COMPANT) "NEDERLAND." FOKTNIGHTLY MAIL SBRVICI BBTWBBN JAVA AND AM9TBRLA* VIA SINQAPORB, BBLAWAN-DIM 3ABANO COLOMBO POfcTSAID. OBNCA AND LISBON. Stoamen ara doe oa or sboo 1 tb ocdri sentionHi] latjs i OorwAtc. Hobiiwa>b. 1911 Ult Soningin d. Oran je Dec. 1 1 Ned. Deo. H Vondd Dec. :l jroticß
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      408 5 MT NEEDLEWORK AMD FLOWER DEPQI 917. Orohtrd Road. OIPL.OM* AND FIRST PRIZB MB -HORTICULTURAL SHOW MIKOAI ORI, 1910, Arranged Flo al Baskets, Bonqcet', Wroatbt StoKenaad Floral 1 orm» o' »li Wfddiog orders receive tpmtal sttentto* Oat Flowers from oar ow» Nnrnsnc* qniii Pretib CBBEHIFSAVP nAFtBNR TB<IN' hi BIRANOOONO ROAD Pcaats
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      139 5 THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO. (Established 1883) 1 MANUFACTURERS OK j PIRE«^ROPE 8 BTRAND CABLE LAID 4 STRAND 12* to 13" 6" to 10* 8* to 10* Prices, Samples and (all particolars will be forwarded on application to Agent. W. A. STOPANI, KUML.*"*" 1 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.. LTD. Portland
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      161 6 il.tii- ut Tin V (Marion- 1. B U keys, at $30X0. Fliitr. H II it, military pattern 18.00 PiimK I) and E Flat.each 6.00. Mouth Harmonicas, each from $0.90 to 1.75. a rina«s (with tuning slide) from 0.90 to 2.50. Niwuer Bones, one set of four, from 0.75 to 1.25.
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      339 6 kif ~-j TREATMENT of ANAEMIA «g^p^| or chlorosis jBE-P; And -.11 oasea «f .lc-l>ility W^ FEROXAL GRANULATED COMPOUND QJTw Of prot^x»l»le of iron and alcaline phosphates 2 Albert BUISSON E^S^ "^Academy ol Medecme .< P»tU III!!". """"^1 5 Avenue de Tourvllle <5 f*MRH9 J£ MORE ASSIMILABLE THAN SANATOGEN. Sto. ks
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      161 6 KONINKLYHE PAKETVAART WAATSCHAPPY (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVIA) Ai?i? T J,?£i B.Drr^7Rivtn8 .D rr^7 Rivtn tbat tfco PailiD 8 I'om Sirgapore to BATAVIA. SKMAIIANO AND SUUKAbAYA, on December 10 and Dowmbor 24, snd to KKI.AWAN DXLI on Docenaber 6 and December 30, by the RUMPHIUS and MELCHIOR TREUB. have
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    107 7 FIXTURES. Monday, November 29. rligh W»tnr 8.11 a.m IM pm P. an 1 <>. outwai'l a upni i;' ■>[ Hi In Mmml, 1 11 am Tuesday, November Mi Hixh MMm I P m Wcdntsdny, December I. ligli -Vatcr, S.I a.m., 4.4« p.iu. PiurMiny, December 2. M a
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    218 7 liain and T. Auson 2.80 pm Malacca II Lian 2 .'lO pm Si i nt PaU'ljaog, K. u^k.ilis and lU^au Mcran 2.30 pm .n 1 X. -in luiau Hock Lot- 2. 50 pm k :i i Mu.ir KaJi 3 pm ,%;liai MM 1.ip.,11 Antilocbus 4 pm Kate
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    Train Services.
    258 7 i-■ i]_»poro for the north leavo Tank Itoad station daily at T.T .i ml 7 p.m., arriving at Kuala I.umpur at 7 H p iv. and 8.4 A a if. The, Juroogb exfjra* to Pe»>ng leaves Kuala I Latai at I m. d.iiiy. arriviis< at Penaue P tu.
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    131 7 Tin P. and O. outward packet Maloja ■H Ix expected to arri\e M at 0 p.m. I <>rr<~tpondenoe will be ready for delivery about H..'tO p.m. Our alt. ntion ban boon called to the fact that our arrivals in I .on. loo arc roach behind ttlOM pokiMtMd
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
    66 7 Latest Arrivals. BritUh Nam. Date of a h. i.i kB, llong Bee 111' Wo. II A hart Aotilochus N n Wharf Kut Sang Vj. 7 Wharf <;uorra Inner Roads Cdrlvle Pin Seng Sri Wungscc rtong Vih lluck Lim Uoeaa Bog II S:iuit Sultana UdyWeM M-1141 i is' i.
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS
    447 7 Outward. The following passenger bookings to the Straits are taken frou tbe London and China I Express. It should bo understood that, in Hoiue JD-itancee, bookings may bu provisional and that intending passengers may alter thoir arrangements, subsequent to tbo issuance of j tliis list in Ixinilon
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    Speculation in Ships Active.
    181 7 Tliere is a most active sp relation in ill ip T'i \>.ic. ii -iii|i- ,-i i.ir: d-inu by vesstN on tb. k i:a being »old and resold several time!-. The C'hristicnia eorrt-ponde.it of Tbe Temps gives an i xnuiple of this ■rxcilation. He says that 1
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    77 7 Ihe Kiny, wfao liab just yiveo our of bis most valuable stamps a ninepenny stamp of tin- Victorian ora —to tbe special war fund wbicb tbe liritisl' philatelists havu started, has been v keen collector himself since his midshipman days, and it is hardly necessary to «ay that hi* collection
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    161 7 EXCHANOE. SiMOAPoaa. Nwuxbkb 29, O* London Bank 4 m/s I 4 Demand '4; frivate 8 m/i 2/4} On Iki>ia Bank T. T. 1764 On HoNuKoNa ..Bank d/d li, On Shanghai ...Bank d/d 87 i On Java Bank T. T. 1.4 On Japan Bnnk 1 hi. Sovereigns— baying
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      11 7 Kor ('hrunic C'lwst C'Hupbuntu, WtKulii ttr.«t PoppcrmiDt Curt- la. fri. I
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      97 7 ..ATEST /<VEKTISEMri.NTS. To Coconut P anlirt »»d Copra Makers mathitu s "portable coco nut opener: Mr. Matlimu will give a working demon >f l.is Co -mot Opeour oo Friday, i ,mb..r. at 11.30, at Messrs. John Little *4 Co. courtyard. 'i* l- a-ia ENGINEER WANTED. Wanted, Barnpean Engineer for Rubber
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      839 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. m 1L .mmmmmmmmmMmmmmmM ESTATE OF LrOiflT KIM PONG, Deceased. AUCTION SALE Of Businesses and Leasehold Land Houses consisting of the Goodwills, Stock-in-trade, Book-debts aod Furniture of (I) the Old Established Retail Business, a Chinese Dispensary carried on under the Style of Cbop "Ban San Chan," at No 13,
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      737 7 Theatre Royal NORTH BRIDGE ROAD (FohMFiav Stah Opnu THE STAR CINEMA FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th and Wednesday. Ist December. Tho Gloria Co of Italy I' E-KNTS Mile Maria Casrrini in A STOLEN INHERITANCE A Powerml Drami in 4 Un" lie. \i. PATHES LAiEST WAR GAZfcTit. TROUBLESOME
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    The Straits Times. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29. DR. STRICKLAND'S DISCOVERY.
    1065 8 The Straits Times. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29. DR. STRICKLAND'S DISCOVERY. It is a pleasure to publish to day the very interesting article in which Dr. Malcolm Watson, who stan I* r -ecn<l only to Sir Ksnald Koss as an auth >rity on malaria, oxpresses his appreciatiou of the research work done
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    19 8 •-.'bioese New Year holidays in thi K M S in l'Jlti are KriJay and Saturday, February 4 and ft.
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    40 8 (i i many hd^ ilt-rtd th. Unit"l States XI, OOO per head for the 125 Americans who perished in tl.e Lusitania. It is said that America has rejected the offer as Germany refused to disavow the authors of the crime.
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    40 8 A pout carl wis ncuived from Col. Hubback by the last mail stating that some of the tobacco for which subscription* were collected by Lady Brockman was received by his ri-iimtnt anil that it was much appreciated by the men.
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    49 8 At the \.Mt\A tonight at H.bO tluro will be an important educational debate- Is there an immediate need for the et>tabUol nt of a Inivertity in the lolony A Uii iiiative Mtsxrs. Seovr l'oh Leog and Chua Key Hui. Negative Messrs. l>. M. D. Stephen and E. V. Davies.
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    12 8 Latest advertisements of tho day appear on page (I, 7 and 11.
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    39 8 Heer Bichou has proposed as an amendment to the Dutch budget that an item of ■"'OO,OOO guil. \i fui the buildiug of two submarines K2 and K3 be deleted from the 1916 programme as they will not be needed.
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    46 8 It is reported that the fourteen Vangtse steamers of the Japan China Steamship Co. (one of which is tho captured Suimow) are practically lying idle. Tho river steam; rs not being fit for ocean traffic, there is nothing to be done but wait for bet'er times.
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    49 8 His Highness tbe Rajah of Sarawak returned from Simanggang in the Zahora on the 14th inst. While Ilia Highness was at Simanggang a small force of rangers was sent up the Batang I.upar to endeavour to punish the Jingin inhabitants for having committed murders in the >akarau^ Hivi r
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    65 8 For the period from Ivcembei 4 to inclusive, tho value of the highest grade of rubber is fixed at 3s. Id. per lb., and the duty on cultivated lubber on which export duty is leviable on an ad valorem basis in accordance with the rules under tbe F.M.S. Customs Duties
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    56 8 There was a large congregation at the Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon, when some forty members of tbe S.Y.C., with band, under command of I.t. Col. Derrick, attended. A very powerful sermon on St. Andrew and Religion was preached by the liev. W. Cress. The Volunteers afterwards marched back to the
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    87 8 A motor cyc-'e accident occurred in Farquhur Street. Peuang, near the junction with Love Lane, ou Friday evening. It appears that Mr. Millard.of the Robinson Piano Company, was proceeding home on his motor cycle along Farquhar Street. At the junction of this toad with Love Lane a cyclist shot out
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    82 8 Dr. Ort, Dutch Minister of Justice, has ordered the prosecution of the newspaper I let Yolk which called Mr. Posthuma, Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry, a rascal because of his attitude towards tbe peasants. It accuses him of having raised the price of milk iv order to favour the
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    97 8 According to a ti'lrgram received by the Kobe branch of the Yaimshita Kis< n Kaisha. Tokio the company's Yasukuni Mm tons, was attacked and sunk by a German submarine off Morocco. 130 miles east of Gibraltar, on the evening of the 3rd instant. Captain Karaada and all other members of
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    97 8 Six inhabitants of Andopoth, one of the islands of thi- Laccadives group, reached Badugara ou November 5 after an adventurous voyage of about six days. It would appear that the Auiin. or Chief Government official, refuse d to permit these men to i saw to the mainland on the odam
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    95 8 Both Mr. Peuster. of the I'eak Hotel, and Mr. F. Heichmann, of the Graud Hotel, Hongkong, have had their licences restored to them by the Executive Council. At the meeting of the Licensing Board a few weeks bgo, it will be remembere-d, both applications were refused by substantial majorities, and
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    103 8 Bulgaria would seem to be a happy hunt ing-ground for journalists, if one may judge from the fact that in Sofia alorv tli> I are published no fewer than fourteen daily newspapers. This is a lurger number than the dailies of Petrograd, which city has twenty times Sofia's population. One
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    111 8 Shanghai is getting prosperous, says the China Press. For the last fifteen months, ever since the war started, we have been going about taking long, low men tal looks at the poor house, and all the time we have been growing richer over a million taxis a month richer. To
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    99 8 An important banking combine is pending, says The Times, between Barclay's, Litniteel, and the I'nitcd Counties liank, Limited. The foruer of these was already one of the hKRMI joint htock banks, its business centring in the .Metropolitan and Kaatern area of England, deposits having accumulated of well over £70,000,000. The
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    449 8 Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Miuldon ar.' MfMtod to leave homo for Singipore about of next month. Mr. C. O. Mawson. of the Socii t. Fin.iv cie'ro des Caoutchoucs. Knila Lumpur, ha' gone on leaviv The Rev Walter Naish. M.A., who has made quite a number of
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    Who Will Help?
    69 8 We yiatefully acknowledge the following additional subscriptions to our fund lot a Christmas Box to the troaps in K^ypt and the Dardanelles: Cash gifts previously acknowledged Mr. S .1. Howe .",0.00 Mrs. Earnshaw 10.00 Mr. H. C. (iibs 10.00 Mr. C. Eaton Cunningham 15.00 5540.70 We note
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    A Sad Fatality.
    144 8 A most distressing iatality occurred on Saturday night oi the R -idence of the stall of Uaities Girls Hetwpl, n baa Miss i tiivc Bthai I'inki rton. who was appointed Kurojx ;m ■Mm ss of the Institution m May. l'JUf, was shot iv the mouth with a
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    Need of Scholarships.
    145 8 "I haw tliir. h*m of i xri -phonal intel lectual powers. They could haWI the Junior Cambridge but tlicy .it. goißfl to leave. Circumstances are such that their patents cannot atTord to keep the in at srhool any longei. A little help from the Government ;it the
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    The Soldier's Feet and Footgear.
    159 8 Messrs. Thackcr, Spink and Co., 'ulcntta, have published at abt low price of one rupe<'. llent little book on "The Soldier a !"t Hi Kootgear by Cafi Cecil Wefcfc .IdhllMiD. who is 111 nil llicul ch.ll;;c pi 1 1 10th Muldli sex Kruiiuent in Calcutta.
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      80 8 I m% T ism THREE MHftlC" TO 3 ACC O. A COOL AND FRAGRANT SMOKE. On Sale Everywhere in 4-oz Airtight Tins. SPECIAL DISPLAY OF NEW SE&^ON'S GOODS in all Departments. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. I A -<j«ißlWiwi>Y^- |5 EIGWND el mGNEST 3RAOE P f JRTLAND£pW^TS^^^v
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      275 8 FOR 2 NIGHTS ONLY. Hoidaj and Tuesday, tlth md JOth Hoxmbar WMI YOU HtVE KEN THE OTHER CINEMAS MV VISIT TO THE ALMAMiiA TM nmmr (iMmatotrta* Theatre, Math Road The People Favourita Picture Houm Two Shows (or One Admission Watch Our Exclusive! SECOND SHOW, «t 9.1 S P.M. Another Powerful
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    THE WAR.
    463 9 CREEK POSITION. A Renewed Feeling Of Anxiety. Entente Send a Second Note. GERMANS IN RUSSIA. i Kaiser's Dramatic Appeal. l;«i rm's Tn-f-. I I. u. lon, November 27, 1.5(1 p.m. Home: The Entente Minister* to Serbia hive arrive! »t Andrievitza in Mont London, Nuveiubir 28, 5 p.m. Uhen-
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    The Fighting Lines.
    1593 9 London. November 27, 3.15 p.m. I'aim A Salonika telegram states tbat the Bulgarian newspapers declaration that there is no longer any question of conquering Albania may be inspired by fear of the Turks retaining Thrace. ■m n Turkish divisions are at Sufli, northeast of Dodeagatch, one at
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    DARDANELLES.
    1125 9 London, November 28, 2.25 a.m. A Parii communique says:— ln the Dardanelles expedition, ourartillery was most active on Wednesday and Thursday and succeeded in shelling several Turkish heavy guns, causing the enemy's fire to markedly weaken. Numerous Turkish wounded arrived at Constantinople recently. There were hand grenade actions on
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    50 9 The Lachinc Canal, commenced in ML and completed four years later at a cost of 14 10,000, opened the way for the shipping of tin- (>r,at l.aki- It Hi -.in been re peatodly doopencd to keep ftm with tho requirements of lake shipping in Montreal. ty a 14 fl i/
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    German Resources.
    1319 9 FOUR AND A HALF MILLION MEN LOST. London, November M, H. 6 p.m. The oflicial MfMHBMIM of the llntisli Press, witli tliu Kreuch Aiain s, i stimuli* tin German losses during tli. Sirs', liftn mouths of the war at four and a bait million*, of which three uiilliuus
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    PORTUGAL
    42 10 Km run a hMMM London, November 'JB, 5 p.m. Lmbon Tin: nionista und Evolutionists hating itfimod to jjin the Democrats in Uk- forming < t a National Ministry, the rYaaMaa* hut euUuateJ Alfonso Costa with Urn luriij i'.iob of a st* nuaiatry.
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    Trade in China.
    265 10 SCHEME FOR COMPETING WITH GERMANY. Revision of Our Methods Essential. KrrT»K's Tklri.uams. London, November, 26, .1.10 p.m. In an address to the Far Eastern section of the London Chamber of Commerce and the China Association, Mr. T. M. Ainscough, who has recently concluded a mission of investigation
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    THE PENANG TRAGEDY.
    70 10 Krom Oik Own Cobre-o-oxdintj Penang, November i". At the inquest on Robert Nelligan. th& cvidenco showed that deceased and the Volunteer, Donald Pengelly, w*i I friends. Both were under the influence of drink and Nelligan dared Pengelly to shoot him. The rifle was discharged five paces off.
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    FRLIT FOR THE FLEET.
    349 10 Supplies Sent to Men at The Dardanelles. The Vegetable Products Committet., which MM into existence at the end of September last year, under the pnsidency of Admiral Lord Charles lierexford, for tbe purpose of supplying the tVet with treth vegetables and fruit, has just published its
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    78 10 A case has been heard in Penang in which it was htated that a Chinese had ground two cough pills and given them to his ninedays' old infant, who went off to sleep and nevei woke up. At the inquest thu jury returned a verdict of death by opium poisoning,
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    76 10 Tho tjo>ciuiueut auditor at home has refused to sanction some of tbe war allow anoea voted by local authorities to men who have enlisted, contending that ratepayers shonld not be expected to pay the unreasonable sums that in some cases gave to the households of wldiers twice as much as
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    Mosquitoes and Malaria.
    2562 10 AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY BY DR. STRICKLAND. Contributed by Dr. Malcolm Watson. The short paper by Dr. Strickland ju-t published by Government will be found, I believe, to be one of the great landmarks in the history of malaria prevention. By bis observations Dr. Strickland has not merely
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    SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    256 10 Golf. Ladies' Qolf Championship. The draw for the first round of the Ladies' Golf Championship Andrew Currie Cup) to be played over the Keppcl links, has resulted as follows Miss Kerr v. Mrs. Peirce. Mrs. Wbbb v. Mrs. Barrett. Mrs. Swindell v. Mrs. Hallifax. Mrs. Gattey v. Mrs.
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    Rifle Shooting.
    52 10 Ladies' Uarrison Rifle Club. The ladies' spoon competition took place on the 26th inst., and resulted as follows klra. Wacc Ayre Scott Brooke Kidout 150 yJs. 100 yd». X«tt. Total. 24 24 48 68.46 26 25 60 68.84 viH T, 55 68.16 21 27 4M 67.72 80 27
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    Rugby.
    130 10 5.C.C. v. Naval Fifteen. The game between an S.C.C. fifteen aud a naval combination, played on the Esplanade on Saturday, attracted a large number of spectators. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Arthur Young, K.C.M.Ci., was present, together with His Excellency the l ieneral, Brig. -general I). H. Kidout, C.M.0.,
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    Australia and Java.
    98 10 The possibilities of trade between Western Australia and tho hutch Bast Indies were recently dipcuiwed at a meeting of the Perth Chamber of Commerce. It was pointed out that absolute Free Trade prevailed in the East Indies, aud urged that Australian manu facturors would always compete under
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    TRADE IN CHINA.
    507 10 The Recent Development Of Decentralisation. In connect ion with a Renter tt-leuMMl on this subject, priuti A n n Miis issue, the following is of int- n Mr. T. M. Ainnoiigh, who has lec-cntly ro turned from China, when h, Commissioner appointed by tho lioard of Trade
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    Ceylonese Wedding.
    274 10 (iracclyn, Telok Rlangah lioad, war the scene of a v. ty pretty weddiugon Saturday wluu .Mr. It. T. H. Madapatlu-, of the P. and I), f.)., son of Mr. I). U Madapathe, plumbago BM rchant of Colombo, w.ito Grace Kvi-lyn, eldest daughter uf Mr. P. B. Dias, of
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    A Far-Reaching Ordinance.
    205 10 An Ordinance is publish) d :i- kQIMMI I India Kxtraonlinaiy over the signature of the Viceroy, ext'-uding the pMNM tonfiin 1 by tho Defence of IndU Act. U apph. l. the wholo of India, and Mfmn the Governor-General in Council •1 > ko ii-jui sitiou the whole
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    118 10 Hi I -tor Walkor died ou October 18, aged sixty one, at his country mint, I >stuust<>u Mauur, I'erbynhire, after a long illness, lit wan known to the public oh a brewe r win. put on the English market a lager beer in competition witli the (iinu>in product. Iv his
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    FATAL PANIC ON GREEK VESSEL.
    682 11 Passengers Terrified by Austrian Submarine. The Cairo correspondent "f tlio Pion<-er wining ,n 1 1 -Uilxr IU says that them are I I u'liiupses si run d (if tl:r doings of <•<-rinn.il and Austrian submarines in tbe eaatorn Mediterraman. The, correspondent to say: One such
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    SINGAPORE VOLINTEER CORPS.
    171 11 I'm gramme of drills, etc., for wick eudmg Kri.l. iy, I'tcember -i Mo-.' ROT) 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Mnx.ui Co. >i;e.i\i s.V.K. Veterans Co. Bras lUsali Uoad Malay Ok Ml p.m. Drill Hall i h«ud. 'I N■lvh \i 1 1 6.15 p.m. Drill H ill Maxim 10.
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    PUBLIC NOTICE PARAGRAPHS.
    164 11 Mr. I. Ellison has arranged to supply a »pi rinl Hi An. ln m s Da} Hil to MCMff, at tl.i lnteru>liuL.al lUktaurant. llaruist' I'irriis plnytd to a paikid tint ■<n SMiir.'ny ui^lit and had to turn niaoy dollar* a»uy. n proof 111 it-i If of the
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    CAREERS FOR SOLDIERS.
    508 11 Unsettled Lands of Western Australia. It is generally considered that after tbe termination of the war tin re will be a rush to tbe Dominions by soldiers who bave broken old tun and tasted th» open air life for the tirot time. One of the most attractive
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    SO! A TRAGEDY.
    584 11 I ll.inricli liluiucn came from Strass>tury 'juue thirty jearH ago. Ut a niao of few words: but be tLougbt stiiiily aud solidly. llu li-.'l married ao Kn^li^li «ii> ul<l c-hnn^iil 1111 uauii' to lleory MwE He bad Ins I'ipc, bis pot. and a Ict-dli in tLe subm
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    Diary of the War.
    2780 12 1914. June i~. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and bis consort at Sorajovo. July 'is.— Austrian ultimatum Rent to Servia. August I.— Germany declares war on Russia and Franco, and invade* Belgium. 4.— Britain di-clan s war on Germany. •J3.— Battle of Moon begins, anil the
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    THE BUSH WAR GAME.
    776 12 Campaigning in British East Africa. An officer engaged in the campaign in British Kast Africa, writing late in August, says: MaiU seem unannounced in this remote corner of the eartb, so I'll tting thin into tbe post. Perchance it will catch an early mail, and not
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    Chorus Girl Famine.
    219 12 There is something like a ciiorus yirl famine in tbe theatrical world. "It is doe," Mr. Hall, of tbe London Hippodrome, told a Daily News representative, "to the immense and still growing popjlaiity of the revae. The number of experienced chorus girls is not nearly large enough
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      336 12 Regesan KING £y OF HEALTH The active htfroiitmU Of Regesan Morning Powder contain M a jial'itnlilc form meiit itud qumlitia wkitk are identical to those dcrircil from Xatural Spa Wattn M tact the jireynrntiiii, mnij In ir.ll ihscrihcd a* an ini/n-cic, mint n/.on Suture htneif, for wUrd la thtoe amtlitia
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    A BETTING PROPOSITION.
    545 13 Totalisator Innovation in Calcutta. A new arrangement that will, says the Indian Daily New-. I>i- welcome to many racegoers is now under consideration by tbe Stewards of the Koyal Calcutta Turf Club, and we trust in the interests of a considerable section of tbe racing public, they
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    Railway Progress in Colombo.
    268 13 When the huge scheme of extending and improving the Colombo railway yard is complete, there will be an area of 20 acres of workshops alone. To meet the demands for more roiling stock and the renovation of wagons, etc, it was necessary to carry out considerable
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    202 13 The following circular letter dated October 25, received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies by 11. E. the Governor of Ceylon, was circulated to tbe press Sir I have the honour to inform you that by Section T (2i of the National Registration Act, 1915,
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    131 13 Mr. I >oiiglas Straight's fifth and last annual report in his capacity as Inspector General of the I'nited Provinces Police is full of instances of work of which any police force might be proud, says The Englishman. The five years during which be ban held charge of the department have
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      46 13 HIGHEST-GRADE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. KEROSENE DEVOE'S two brands. SYLVAN ARROW. BENZINEPRATTS MOTOR SPIRIT. LUBRICANTSOILS GREASES FOl ALL PURPOSES. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF N.Y. SINGAPORE BRANCH. TO K***** eP »o»£oZm£qo s VI fTJ I I F I I? 3 1 O c 3 > of 1 <3C O O
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      206 13 "DRAGON" CEMENT Contracts have been secured for the supplies of Cement during 1915 10 Av^'#3?v\ andto THE MUNICIPALITY (£{*^P t; i?Jpk THE GOVERNMENT SINGAPORE, \%*^_~wJ JOHORE. DUPIRE BROTHERS, SINGAPORE. Sole Agents for the Straits and P. M. S. MORTGAGEES SALE On Tuesday, Novkmbib 80, at '2.80 t >i. Lot 1.
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      40 13 GREAT STOCK-TAKING CLEARANCE SALE FOR ONE WEEK MORE ONLY. FOR ONE WEEK MORE ONLY. Great Reductions on 411 Goods. TRY US ONCE. K A. J. CHOTIRM LL CO. JEWELLERS AND INDIAN SILK MERCHANTS. Stores Nob. 51&52, High Street. 11l KM
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      497 14 Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY IS 7 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HUOOFFIGI. W.ncr....... Hou-. «lng.po~. LOMDOM OFFIO. 88. Old J.wry. 10. Tb* Company bas «2O 000 deposited with the Suprems Court of England, and complies with the
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      300 14 INSURANCE. POLICIES ON ALL MODERN PUNS. SUN LIFE OF CANADA, 6, Battery Road. S. J. HOWB, Manager GUARDIAN ABBURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. LONDOU Sabaoribed Capital 42,000.000 Total Invested Funds £6,360,000 Annual Income 4t1,100,0G0 The undorsignod, Agents for the above Ujaipauy, aie prepared to accept fire and flaithquako risks for short periods
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      452 14 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID UP CAPITAL m.000,000 RKSERVK FUNDS Sterling 41,600,000 at a/- 118,000,000 Silver 118,000,000 188,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors •15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Deputy Chairman. S. H. Dodwell, Esq IP. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. T. M.
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      463 14 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BT ROYAL CHARTER Paid up Capital in 80,000 Sharos ot 420 each 41,300,000 Reserve Fund 41,800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... 41.300,000 BANKERS The Bank of England, The London City and Midland Bank, Ltd., The London County and Westminster Bank, Ltd., The
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      875 14 INSURANCE. LIFE ASSURANCE AT MINIMUM COST. Established 1874. THE ORIENTAL hmwi—lM mim*. GOVERNMENT BECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. ASSETS exceed $28,000,000 ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Profit* to Policy-holder, at laat Valuntlon 91,116.673. LOWEST Apply for Prospectus and full information to LIBERAL RATES SINGAPORE BRUNCH OFFICE CONDITIONS J. R. MACPHERSON, Secretary for S.S.
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    640 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Imported Motors at Home. Id making hi* final effort against the Chan llor of the Exchequer's tax on the importation of pleasure cars, writes H. Massac Buist, in The Observer, Sir Alfred Mond argued that a better way of dealing with
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    206 15 The Cry for Spare Parts. Many commercial vehicles in Australia are at present being operated unJer very difficult conditions, ax, since war broke ont, it has been almost impossible to Krt spare parts there are few owners, »ho use their vehicles to any extent, who do not wail long and
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    The Plumbago Industry.
    238 15 Mm tli* war a largo quantity of the plumbago exported went to the continental putt", (urui.iny being the biggettt buyer. With the outbreak, the trade was mor<- or less at a standstill as the export of the article wan prohibits 1 except to England and the allied
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      181 15 t I J ■■E9 gm We ht boon awinlod tho following ntniury engineering oostraots KeMn. Whittaway, Liidlaw and Co., Ltd.— New Premises. M««'« Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.— New Premise*. The Uon'blb Mr Eu Toog Seng, Perak.— Adis Lodge. n.ir engineer in clin-go of onr Sanitary I), pt.
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      12 15 For ChilJren's Hacking Cough at Night Wooaa Great Peppermint Core In. (hi
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      360 15 3,876,920 W J am .Sal Tall Figures But a simple cal- Hi JIKIJL T culation will show you that this is roughly IvMKf w the number of times that a 26-in. motor jP^uK^ib cycle tyre will revolve in a mileage of MHflKfß^.' J In other words, every part of the
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      559 16 TO BE LET OB SOLD. FURNIBHED BEABIDE REBIDENGEB TO LET BBLINDA and JL ANITA tc 'a* furnished Apply No 9. Ml. Sophia If v TO LET. No. 84, Robinson Raad. Immediate entry. Apply E. Si'as, No. 8, Prinoe Street. 8 10 o FLOOR Hi LET To let, Sad Floor. No
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      488 16 TO BE LET OR SOLD. MMDMB HOUSt TO BE LET OR SOLE To be let, for six months, or sold, a Highclass Boarding Houre. Apply to Box No. 112, Straits Times. 86-11 212 10 LET. Compound House, No. 15. Wilkie Road, newly repaired and painted. Rent 160, from January 1,
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      364 16 WTHEt. GUAWKIAT&Co., 37. Philip Street. Ihip-Ch«ndler», Oovsrnment and Municipal Contractors, Gansrsl Importers and Exporters, Estate, Rice and law Mill Suppliers and Commission *gt>nts Sulk Auknts ton "GLOBE BOILER FLUID, The Ideal Fluid for Cleaning and Preserving Steam toilers. Tel. Address: "GUANKIAT,' Telephone Nos. 1174 and 1283 (Private 1460). Codbs usid
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      539 16 KIAM KImTACO. 108 ft 109. Market Street. Telophone No. M Shipcbanjiets. Government snd Monicipa Contractors Estate Supplier! and Com minsion Agents Sou Aoetirs The Mulcott Belting Co.. Ltd. Best Muitiplar Brand Hair Boltings. IT 80-8 GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. JOHORE TODDY FARMB FOR 1916. Sealtd Tenders for tbo above Farms will
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      240 16 Straits Tbimes. ADVERTISEMENT HATES.— Mieot.laai oas wants ol every description are msort ed at tho prepaid rate of II pei lout lines (or on) or two insertions. N )tioc! ol Births, Marriages, oi Deaths, i( no) exceeding ljur linos, tl each icsertic* Foj p.p.o. cards, on page 8, 13. Inch
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