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GENERAL NEWS.

A Church Quarrel-

Two Philadelphia Presbyteriza ahurches the Paritan, ar Seccad

and Clearfield streets, and the

NOTICE

OJOKO

MOUTRIE PIANOS

First Church, in Ulney-are dead represent the highest degree of

looked in a contest for a bequest.

of $15,000, which is to go to the perfection in artistic construction

ahurch which is "doing the moat

work. A committee appointed and are backed by a guarantee

to decide the maiter met yealer- day in the Witherspoon Building, but was unable to rsach agres-. mant. The bequest is contained in the will of Mr. Henry B Pale- thorp, and the money has been available since last June.

Innovations to meet Light Restrictivas.

The darkening of London streets by night has introduced many innovations, such as the whiten-| ing of the kerb stones. The Istees f is the marking of the constables on point daty with a broad, white band above the loft cuff This

will enable drivers of vehicles to distinguish the checking official sex which otherwise in its mantle of dark blas would be lost in the gloom "They will be white- washing as all over soon," said a policeman, "and I don't know but what we shall want it when the fogs come real and good.”

Toll of British Submarines. Seven British subuuarines have now been sunk or destroyed and One damaged and intermed. AE1 (an Australian boat) was lost on September 14, 1914, by accident; E3 was sunk by the enemy on October 18, 1914; D.5 was sunk by a mine off Yarmouth on No- Tember 3, 1914 E 15 was lost in the Dardanelles April 7; AE 2 in the Dardanelles April 30; E7 the Dardanelles September 20;

in

E13 was drivan ashore on the

for five years.

INSPECTION OF OUR

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GENERAL NEWS

Camberwell Guardians Heavy Task

Every week £82 is paid by the Camberwell guardians to the British born wives of 35 internal enemy aliens.

Forthcoming Wedding. Sir George Reid announces that his daughter will abortly be mar tied to Mr. Leonard Clever, a solicitor, practising at Liverpool.

The Singapore Chinese Volaxiteers. His Excellency the Governor of

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GENERAL_NEWS.

Germans to pay for Zeppelin Damage.

The Ge-mans will hars to pay the bill for the damage done by Zeppelins. A careful account is being kept by the police authori ties in different parts of the when the war is over the various country of the damage done. totals will be added together, and the whole bill presented to Germany.

Strike at Penang. Panang, December 24-Ninety

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Danish ecast on August 19, 1915, bas alter being shelled by the She is now interned in Deams-1 Chow-kim, Tan Soo-bin and Tas The polics were summoned as Deacon & Harston,

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And now E 20 in the same waters the Straits Settlements has been Chinese employed on night sani-LET — Ravenshill East den and Tennis Court.

Park Road, contsiniog pleased to approve of Lieut. Longtary work strack at midnight as rooms, a THE HONGKONG LAND IN- Ong-ng to be captain; and protest against the discharge of quarters, &c. vacant 1st Novem Messrs Seah Cheng-joo, Tan

ten who were replaced by Tamile. ber Apply De.com Looker, things looked ugly, but eventual- ly the Municipal Engineer was Bammoned and an arrangement 10. There was several hours' delay in the despatch of the collecting motor-Straits

Quee-wah to be second lieute mans in the Singapore Volunteer Infantry.

The Late Mr Booker Washington Tusegee, Al, Nov. 17.-Sim plicity marked the funeral of Mr.

Missing Shropshire Officer. Booker T. Washington, noted

It has been reported to the negro educator, race leader and suthor, which took place here this Dublin police that a missing morning at Tuskegee Institute, Army officer fell overboard from

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the steamer Greenore on a trip Another Gang-Robbery la the Fully 8,000 persons attended, caly from Holyhead to Dublin last 2,500 of whom could get into the week. In his portmantesa was Ipoh, December 24-News has chapel. The procession was het ded

found a ticet in the name of reached Ipch of a gang robbery by the board of trustees. The Episcopal burial service was read Lieutenant C. S. Kenny, Shrop in the mining village of Timoh. Three shops were invaded and and many old plantation songs

Husband Szores Too Mach. which Doctor Washington loved

goods to the value of $800 taken Because her husband shores, The robbers were armed with re- so well were sang. A few of the Mrs. Wilhelmina Vinson of Phivolvers and knives and stacked thousands of telegrams of can- dolence from all parts of the ladelphia refases to be reconciled the police. During the affray. 5 Queen's Road Central

country were read.

£12,000 for Westminster Cathedral.

shize Light Infantry..

and return to him. She had him two Chinese and a Malay are said arraigned in juvenile court on a to have been shot. The robbers charge of non-support, and after

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The Draamite Cure. Figgott that if the commander of three bedrooms, each with base- gross value of £51,098 4. Ba

A report from Sadong stateng, German submarine torpedo a room. are: $12,000 for the marble de cocation of Westminster Cathe that a Chinese mice coolie who British liner and rink her, it will dral, his automobile, the bank advised by his friends to eat some sent him on his mission of

was stung by a coorpion was not avail, his Government who court notes and gold in his possession dynamite. He followed their advice destruction to say he did not or in a box, and the income from with the result that he nearly now an American citizen was $25,000 Canadian Pacific Bail- way Debentures and $10,000 died; a tough constitution and on board and there was no time Hlinois Central Gold Bonds to his the Hospital Dresser managed, to inquire; nor will an expression TO LET-Office on 1st Floor, Gold cross. set with Garnets, in- however, to pull him through. of regret tem a damnable act of No. 14 Fedder Streetscription on back containing A murder into a loyal act, such as Apply Property Office, JAR-Initials. Finder will be rewarded Singapore Free Press.

belligerents are bound to perform DINË, MATHESON & Co, Ltd Central Police Station The rate of mortality in-the Settlement of Singapore for the countries. It remains a disloyal towards citizens of neutral weer ended December 18 was set for which the neutral Govern 24.10 per mile of the popuuation.

ment is entitled to sock re The total number of deathe was

paration.

faithful servant Frank Waldron. After other legacies, the residus of the property in left to the Roman Ceibolic Bishop of South wark to establish and maintain

new missions.

The Greek Navy,

Singapore Mortality Returns,

As the Greek Navy may con 157, of which 105 were male sub-

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be called on for active service, itects and 52 female. Convulsions UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. may be noted it has had the claimed 19, phthisis 28 and advantage of British training and instruction by stafid of officers malaria fever 18. The highest number of adult deaths, 28, took under Rear-Admiral L G. Tufnell

place between the ages of 25 and and Mark Kerr. Since the con45. The deaths under tree clamon of war with Turkey, the months numbered 20 and between Fleet has been improved by the that age and one year 12. Three addition in July, 1914, of two Europeane died, 1 Eurasian, 123 fairly good ironclads from the Chinese, 23 Malays and 10 Indiana Bangkok. United States Navy the

Malacca Planters” Association.

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Toney Standard Oil, Manilla, Wanfoong, Singapore, Yuenloong Kumynetong, Sing-

“Missisippi” and “Idaho,” which As a well attended meeting of Loo 27 Leighton Hill Road, sre renamed “Kilkis and the Malacca Planters Association Hanoi. “Laa nos" respectively, and by held in the Halsccs Club an “Mar Exstern Extension, Sing- the addition of new torpedo craft. December 19, says the Pinangor The light cruiser "Helli, former Gazette the following resolution Ty the Chinese "Fei Hung," was

was moved: What during the also purchased from the New present shortage of labour man York Shipbuilding Company on completion in the summer of agers be authorised at their dis cretion to utilise the labour they 1914, and is now serving with the have to tap all or any vacant lots seagoing feet. The battle cruiser Asecciation rates, but that is Salamis, building at the Vulcan be distinctly understood that l Tard, Stettin, when the present the members of the Association war broke out, has been seized

agree to revert to the existing by the Germana,

Jules regarding minimum tank and maximum wages as soon as there is sufficient labour available. you have lost your supetate, Other topics discussed were

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