The Straits Times, 26 May 1916

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 25,117 SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. MAY 26 1916. PRTCE 10 CENTS.
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      130 1 MILK "jffthgSsqni&lir The TOP NOTCH" or Scotch j^& Wrf^t&frH H 1 the Distillers Company. Limited^ EDINBURGH. COPYRIGHT r\ O NIl 0 CLIPLESS FASTENER REQUIRES NO STAPLES *W SUPERSEDKS ALL OTHER Wt\ TYPES OF BINDING AND S *V No STAPLING MACHINES (Stflfcttv 288 It is economical there is no need to
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      169 1 ROBINSON CO. j, X ■^OGS£SBKu^ ust received New Millinery WI Hi The Latest Models r r\ t u\ for smart afternoon V I weaT, also Morning //\y f and Untrimmed Hats l wjK 7 Smart and up-to-date Gowns \l!\\ Afternoon Morning and *+/s£/* Evening Wear. ALL STEEL OFFICE CUPBOARDS Fitted
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      2 1 GOODRICB TYRES
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    British Casualties.
    991 2 The following casualties are reported Indian Expeditionary Forces. London, May 7. Wounded.— Capt. J. O. Andrews, Irish Fusiliers Lieut. J. Bailey, Northumberland Fusiliers; 2nd Lieut. H. V. Becber, R.A.; 1 Capt. E. W. Bell, Welsh Fusiliers 2nd j Lieut. P. M. Brooks, North Staffords M Lieut. W. H.
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    AN EASY WAY TO INCREASE WEIGHT.
    253 2 Oood Advice for Thin Folks The trouble with mott thin folks who wish to gain weight is that they insist on drugging their stomach or stuffing it with greasy foods; rubbing on useless "flesh creams," or foil iwing some foolish physical culture stant, while
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      364 2 DV the automatic curving of the blade to t!i exact cutting angle required the NO HONING ensures a sliave tliat is closer, smoother, and more -njoyablc than any you have yet experienced. Gillette hhdes are so smooth, keen and hard that each gives miny delightfully < -asy shaves- no stropping,
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      243 2 •S Body-building power proved equal to from 10 to 20 times the amount of Bovril taken. NO LAXATIVES are so gentle and effective as that's why children can safely take them. Of chemists, 50 cents per phial, or post free from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Dept. 6c, Singapore. I
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      267 2 With LEA PERRINS' SAUCE, f^fck a few dnp> sprinkled over the meat, tS^i %kx fish or cbeese, &C, arc all that is «Sgo i^if required to impart the most delicious i^k A piquancy and flavour. ifr^ mSW( The QUALITY and concentration of its Bw* a L W*'i ingfredients make a
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    Langkat River Rubber.
    1133 3 CROP FALLS SHORT OF THE ESTIMATE. Dividend of 20 Per Cent. The Times of Ceylou reports Tbc tenth ordinary general meeting of the above Company was held at Colombo on May Id, at 11.46 a.m., at the office of 1 is brown and Co., Ltd., agents and
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      178 3 there's Purity and Vigot:: i\ V iM: )KOI oh KfcA? i Dag's Head Guinness The TONIC th^t cheers and soothes and doesn't harm. A simple nourishing food of high medicinal value. NOTE.— The aioove DOGS HEAD Label i* on every bottle. i-efuse imitation* S->ld Everywhere 6 6 14 4—lB 7
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      159 3 j||Sßp Rubber "illLj^f Machines The "CENTRAL" Hand Rubber ■^U> Machines are specially designed, and are manufactured in our own Works. They are the outcome of considerable experience in actual working on Estates, and will be found EFFICIENT and SATISFACTORY IN EVERY PARTICULAR. Follow the Specification carefully and note the special
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      1095 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O." British India AND A\pcar I— inc. (CoMI'ANIKH IniOBI'OBATKD IN ENGLAND. iAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIBNTJaU SAIUN3B (Under Contract witb His Majesty s Qovernuient). Fo* China, Japan, Panang, Caylon, Australia. India, Aden, Kgypt, Maditarranaan Port* and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or abont MAIL
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      783 4 BTEAHER SAILINGS. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. 1 .(Incorporatbd in Siam). SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Kretay, Tringganu, Bisut, Semerak, Bacho, Kelantan, Tabai Bangnara, Telupin, Panarai. Patani. Singora, Laoon, Kobsamoi, Bandon, Langsaen, Chumpon, Koblak A Bangkok. Due Departure i.i. PRACHATIPOK May 29 SI, 3 p.m. The Steamers are fitted throughout with electric
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      476 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED, AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (Incorpobatkd in England) (;The Companies' steamers are drspatch-d from Liverpool outwards for tho Straits, China and Japan every week and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for GeDoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and
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      522 4 STEAMER BAILINM. N. Y. K JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP GO., LTU (Isi oKP'mvrßD in Japan) EUROPEAN l\Hk. A snrvioe is maintained betwe n Yokohama, via port", to KsCsaaaal and London under mail o >ntraot with tbe Imperial Japanese Government. ThNow Twin-scruw Steamers maintaining this Hirvico have beoo specially designodand oonßtructed, and
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    858 5 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, May 26, 1916. Mornrs. Ly»ll and Kvatt, exchange an< ■hare broken), iwiue the following list o quotations this morning. The quotations on sterling shares are onlj nominal. Noa. Vali-». Botbb*. sbllbbs. 2/ Allhk" '*M 4 1 Adrlo J»»» 20
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      607 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. INDOCHINA BTEAM NAY. CO. LTD. IIMr.HI MXI. IV KxiLASD). Dlp«ot Sat^ioe to Japan via Hong hong A Shanghai, and to Oaloutt j via rananl, from Singapore. Taking oar^o on through Bills of Lali-j for Canton, Maoao, Swatow, Amoy. Ciihlu 1 ientxin, Ne«cnw.in«. Vanxtflsv Porks Ka m mm. tbe
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      353 5 NOTICE. NOTI E is 1 by given tbat all the roads and approaches to Covent Row and Covtnt d.rden (lat-ly Cheang H ng Lim Market) belonging to the Estate of Cbeang j Tew Muoy, will be doted to poblx traffic from 6 a m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jane
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      91 5 ■pMsWJsm^m^ Vt- ■«f'/ jj "aal MM |Ey W$- CIGARETTES vi "«f' a f| 0 555 tin of 50 60 cents Packed in patent vacuum tins ensuring the perfect condition n'p— HUM the cigarettes in all climates. L* v .c,qLL//c/. Sole Manufacturers, iMTcPXrKvn ARDATH TOBACCO Co:, Ltd., LONDON. P5, VQ L
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      161 6 THIB 'f 18 MARK THE guarantee: of the Absolute Parity of our Bottling* of BURTON PILSENER AND CUINN ESS'S STOUT. W. A. ROSS BROTHER, LTD. Bottling Specialists, LOIDON. LIVERPOOL, BELFAST and LEI H 68 PIANOS TUNED and REPAIRED Cheap, Prompt. Thorough BY (Latk of Thi Ihbm Puso C <>.) 100,
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      315 6 NOTICE. MEETING OF THE BOARO CF LICENSING JUBTIGEB. The Meeting of the Lizeopiog Justices for ■In Third Quarter, 1916, commencing July 1, ■s tli be held in the Kir-t Migi-tra'c s Court, 2.80 p.m., on Tuesday, Juoe "20, 19 6. Applicants for transfer*, renewals, removals and new lioence? and perrons
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      126 6 "Triomphe" Sardines represent the tugboat qnality in Sardines, bciDR packed in pare olive oil and in tomato. Tl.ec Sir ■\ihh, bavo bit v specially selected, and will B i T e fatisfaction to tbe moat fastidicuß pemon "Triompho" Sardines aro del^btfully tasty and will be folly appreciated by tboce who
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    114 7 FIXTURES. Friday, May 26. HiUfi »'»t«r LM a.m., 6.83 p i iry's Kirtlldiy. ->i»nilyrr,)ft U'lbi-r. o> ,o. Municipal I'oiirnisxiin. 2.30 p.m. Homow-ir.l miil 4MM rain.) aturday, May 27. 4igh '*'aw>r fi oO a m 7 21 p.m. 1 van Wijk meeting, noon. h Settlements Association. 12.10 p.m.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    176 7 EXCtiANOB. SiMaavou, May 26, 1910. Ow Lumo Bauk 4 m/f> Demand 2/44 f rivate 8 m/s 3/4) On France Bank T. T. 3v6 IM Ikm> Bank T. T. 174 On HoHokOM»...Back d/d 7{% On Shahqiiai ...Back d/d 774 Ok Java Back T. T. 1. t. on Japan..
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    275 7 Today. Medan \.l)iumen 'i.BO pm tenham and Teluk Ansnn Kinta LM pm \l. r-ini; *1< rsing °2.30 pm that Mena 2.80 pm Hongkong, Shan^aai aud Japan Suiakoku Maru 4 pm Malacca and Mu*. Lady Weld Bpm 3atavia, Samarang and Sourabaya, Kumphius 8-iO pm K.itaTiULtui Mtrinti 4 pm
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    Train Services
    262 7 The mail trains from Singapore for t'i i n >rth kavu Tank KoaJ station daily at 7.7 ft.in. ;u 1 7 p. in arriving at Kuala Lumpu it /.'.-(p.m. and 6.15 a.m. respectively. Tli through express to Penan* leaves Kui'i Luirpcr a« 8 a.m. daily, arriving at Ponan^
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    25 7 •i m JKurope by tbe B. I. tpected by train to morrow m.>iniD^. i <>ir. xpoixlenoe will be ty about tf.46 a.m.
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    14 7 lio Hclg* pnblifibr* a report from ii .1, Raask, who aw«i-t< J i luUnthrupic
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      423 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. It i^ hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on SATUROAY. JUNE 3 Hi £iUhd > 26-5 NOTICE. THE ROYAL JOHORE TIN MINING CO.. LTD. NOTICE i« hereby fciven that the sixteenth Ordinary General Meeting of the above I'orupwy will be held on Tie day
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      522 7 FRASER CHALMERS, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Eastern Branch: WINCHESTER HOUSE, Singapore, Are now in a position to manufacture Electro- Magnetic Separators For Tin- Wolfram and other magnetic ores. In addition to magnetite, which is highly magnetic, this machine will pick up llmenite, Wolfram, and Monazite, or. in fact, most of
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      144 7 GAIL BORDEN'S EAGLE BRAND CONDENSED MILK Borden's Sterilized Natural Milk Purity of Quality Guaranteed. Best and Oldest in the World. CHINA PRODUCTS TRADING COMPANY Sole Agenta, Telephone 1689. SINGAPORE. RHODINE A GREAT FRENCH TRIUMPH OVER GERMAN ASPERIN. RHODINE "USIN ES DU RHONE" means acetyl salicylic acid of the purest quality.
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    The Straits Times. FRIDAY MAY 26. VERDUN.
    1147 8 The Straits Times. FRIDAY MAY 26. VERDUN. Recently it was announced that the Crown Prince had been relieved of his command. Whether that was literally true or uot, and we doubted it because it would be a somewhat serious blow to the prestige of the German Imperial Family, there can
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    25 8 Mr. J. Descraques. superintendent of the Tronoh Mines. I'erak, arrived yesterday morning from a trip to Japan, and left for Perak later in the day.
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    27 8 The police seized 1,150 Uols of prepared opiuui on board the GlenoKlc on ber last arrival iv Hongkong from hioxapore. The opiuui was found in the bunkers.
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    931 8 Mrs. Matthews, of the Nursing Home, st Thomas's Walk, left for home by the P. and O mail today for a brief holiday. The further hearing of the Titi Tin Company case, before Mr. Justice Earnsbaw in the Supreme Court, has been adjourned until Tuesday next. The
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    Malayan Fighters.
    191 8 MORE HELP FOR THE "ANZAC" AEROPLANE. We arc able to announce yesterday that the cost of six Fighters had been cabled to the War Office through the Treasnru of the Malayan Air S.iuadron Kund. AUcr closing our lint for the six Fighter* we carried a balance to endit
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    A Fine of Ten Thousand Tads
    128 8 In the Mixed Court. Shanghai, on May 7. before Mr. Grant Jones, Assessor, and Ma^is trate Wong, a Chinese provision dealer with a shop on Broadway, was fined Tls. 10,000 and stntenceO to three months' imprisonment for having in his premises 126 lbs. of
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    Chinese Pirates on the Chiyo Maru
    111 8 The other Suuday night 12 members of the crew of the T.KK. Chiyo Maru. now lyinj. stranded near Hongkong, arrived in Kobe. The Mainichi quotes a member of the crew as saying that the Chiyo Maru has virtually been soi/.ed by the pirates inhabiting
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    Property Sale
    177 8 The following properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs. Powell and Co. s saleroom on Tuesday afternoon Freehold land in the district of Bedok (about 10 miles from town), Singapore, area 1 acres and 35 poles being part of the land marked lot M comprised in Government
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    Star and Garter Entertainment
    315 8 Standing room only awaitnl about three hi iiilrtil members of the audience winch wrnt to the Victoria Theatre yesterday afternoon for the entei taiium ut ttn m aid of the Singapore Women's Star and Garter Building So from the point of view of the receipts the
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      124 8 W. D. H. O. I y WILLS'S J\\l *V^>/\\ MIXTURE VVJ CIGARETTES (VIRGINIA) Usher's Green Stripe SCOTCH WHISKY Per dozen $17.50 nett Duty mtra. Wholesale and Retail Ms* from the Sole Agents f JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. ■ft^a^Bl^BC ;Tv o»> p o(.Arii> in En.lind) Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Fly Catching
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      177 8 SOMETHING PLEASING SOMETHING STARTLING I SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY Tonight: Tonight I! AT TMB ALHAMBRA E*e«,oh Road. The House of Quality The Home of Feature Attractions. The Leading Theatre In Singapore. Manager M. H K.n\or. Slade The Ambrosio Film Co. PRESENTS A Sensational and Fascinating Spy Drama THE HONEYMOON
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    THE WAR.
    2333 9 VERDUN STRUGGLE. The Furious Combat Continues. ITALIAN CONFIDENCE. Anniversary of the War Celebrated. KaxTKN'y taMUW London, May 24. 5.20 p.m. A communique says continued artillery prepaiations and infantry attacks succoeded one another with unabatttl violent c in n of Haudromont and Douauiacnt, but despite furious assaults, regardless of
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    EMPIRE DAY IN IPOH.
    103 9 (From Oir Own Ommmwmrj Ipob, May 25. The motor car and cycle carnival last evening was highly successful. There were some very attractive designs and the com petitors included all races. In the football match tbe Ipob Club defeated The Rest by 8 goals to one.
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    Mail Departures from London.
    284 9 A despatch from London, dated April 20, says At the end of last week the official list of oversea mails indicated that the Eastern mails would close at tbe G.P.O. as usual at 7 o'clock to-morrow was changed to April 20, midnight." No special pains were
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    Hongkong Liquidations.
    124 9 The methods of liquidating tin- Gorman firms at Hongkong, says the London cor re spondent of the N.-C Daily News, are now occupying much commercial attention in this country. Ab is possibly known letters were written recently to the Government on behalf of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce
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    THE DROPPING OF GERMAN BOMBS ON PUNTRUT.
    1195 9 The incident, when, on March 81 German airships passed over I'uotrut in tin: Itermsi Jura, and dropped bombs is still fresh in our memory. Puntrut. or as it is called in French, Porrentruy, is an old township, the seat of the Government officer
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    SINGAPORE AUTOMOBILE CLUB
    420 9 Danger of Dazzling Headlights Discussed. The annual meeting of the Singapore Automobile Club wan held at the Tai Jin Club last night. The Hol. C. 1. Carver presided, and the others present were Major A. M. Thompson, Mr. I). If. IVrkins, Mr. E. K. Willett, Mr. T.
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    SINGAPORE SHARE REPORT
    310 9 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Circular. In their share circular, dated the 24th inst., Messrs. Fraser and Co. state:— Local rubber shares have puttered this week mainly from lack of support, and on the whole, only small parcels of shares have changed hands, and for this reason
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    " Down Glasses."
    186 9 Down Glasses." The Times of India, of May 15, says Another up country club has followed the example of the N'asik and some other members of th'i Hoyal Western India Golf Club to stop treating during tho war. At a special general meeting of the members of the Ahmodabad Gymkhana
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    12 9 The Lu/.on Sugar Itcliniuu Co., Ltd., <A HociykoD'.' i- in li<|ui I
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    State of Brunei
    1757 10 MR. MAUNDRELLS LAST REPORT AS RESIDENT. A Year of Quiet Progress. patlu tie in tens t attaches to the report on the State ol llrunei for the year 1915 which we have just received from the Secretary to the High lonmiissioner, KM S. It wan written by
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    Seafield Rubber.
    314 10 The report of the Seafield Rubber Company, Limited, states that the profit for the year amor, n 'eel to £71,208, and. after making the appropriations and adjustments applicable to ICJI41 C J 14 and paying two interim dividends of 10 per cent, each (less income taxi, there re
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    42 10 A lecture on the life of Thirunavookkarasu Swamikal will be delivered by Mr. A. C. N'agalingam Oopathiar, of Jaffna, at the Vivakananda Sanmarga Sangam Hall, 5, liernam Street, Tanjoo^ Pagar, on Sunday, at 7 p.m. Members and their friends arc cordially invited.
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    88 10 I I'riuccis Mary, the only daughter of the Kiiisr mi I Queen, received many gifts and c<i:igr»w 'TtioDH at Windsor Castle on April 25, wheu tl.c celebrated her nineteenth birthday. Ag the result of the outdoor life the princess looks the picture ot health, Horse jridint' is ono of her
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    THE LITERARI MAN.
    1493 10 His Notorious Hostility To p Interviewers. n F. Raymond Coulson, writing in the k English Race the .Journal of the Royal 8 Society of St. George, says There are frequent articles in magazines and periodicals describing bow popular authors work. And it has struck me that it
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    FULL SPEED ON NATIONS WORK.
    583 10 How Women's Labour is Being Organised. It is a frequent experience that employers doubt the possibility of the introduction of women into an employment when in fact they have been quite successfully introduced in the same industry in another centre. Thin. Mr. Cecil Harmsworth, M.P.,
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    90 10 A Pioneer special cable says:— An Athens telegram states that acooiding to the Hespcriai, whose Editor has just had an audience with H. M. the King, His Majesty considers that his policy hag been fully justified hitherto and it will be oontinued on the same lines. The King, it is
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    114 10 The directors of Messrs. Steel Brothers and Co., of Rangoon, have recommended a dividend of 50 par cent, for 1915 on the net profits of Ra. 822,699 after providing for bad debts and maintaining in full working order all the company's plant. A snm of Us. 30,000 had been set
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    LITTLE KNOWN MALAYA
    560 10 Mr. F. J. Weld's Impressions Of Johore. The following gem scintillates in the official report on the State of Johore in 1915, by Mr F. J. Weld, the acting General Adviser. He is referring to Muar Bandar Maharani. I will not easily forget my first visit to
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    TOO OLD AT SIXTY?
    494 10 A Far Eastern Claim for War Service. Mr. Joseph H. Longford, formerly of the British Consular Service in Japan, recalls that, on September 1, 1914, The Times published a letter from Lord Hedesdale, in which he offered himself as a substitute during the war for any
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    74 10 The Daily Chronicle publishes an interview with General lvanofl's successor. General Hrußsiloff, famous as the captor of 300,000 Utrmans and AuHtrians, who said 1 aiu not a prophet, but I thiuk thai 1h months will be ncouttsary to complete the victory. Kusaia can endure without difficulty, but the German morale
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    WAR RELIEF FUNDS
    451 10 King Albert's Civilian Hospital Fund. On ot half of tho Lady Kvelyn Younj;. the bon. treasurer, Mr. H. H. Ward, of Evatt and Co., French Hank Buildings. Singapore, gratefully acknowledges the following contributions Balance previously acknowledged 1 .."iii:i.sl Mrs .1. A. B. Cook 10.00 Balance in hand
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    PUBLIC NOTICE PARAGRAPHS
    232 10 Latest advertisements of. the day appear on pages 7 and 11. The Palladium to night has a change of programme which includes a Tragedy in tho Alps, a finely dramatic and thrilhug picture. Another which depicts the inner workings of the American Secret Service promises well. There
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    75 10 The marriage was solemnised at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, un M:iy 1«. of Mr. Edwin Liouel Sim, ot the Mi-rcautile Hank, Hongkong, and Miss Gertrude Ai;n. s Mury Aitkin, who has just come out from Kngland. The bride, who was given away by Mr. Harry Hancock, whs attended by little
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    42 10 A Kai yoon message says that among the wounded in tile Dublin distm b.unvs is Captain A. IJ. B I ir. A. 11. Bagley, late .f uilj^i 'it the Small Ctt>> Kaoguon. He is an officer of th« Royal I'l> iug Corps.
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    Bujong Rubber Estate.
    1483 11 SATISFACTORY CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY. The Year's Estimates. Tlic sixth ordinary general meeting of the liubber Kstate, Limited, was held on Aiuil 11, at tlie ufficts of the company, 20, Eastchcap, 8.C.. Mr. M. S. I'arry (chairman of the couipauy) presiding. The Chairman said: (ientliimn, as the
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    FOREIGNERS IN SIAM.
    656 11 Official Dismissed for Moral Insult" to the Army. European Bundok has been much con cerned over a communique from the Ministry of War which appeared in the Bangkok press on May IT. The communique ran as follow* On March 27 B. E. MML while the troops returning
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    65 11 Programme of drills, etc., foe week ending Friday, May 20:— Friday, May 28. 5.19 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.A. 5 pm. Tanglin Barracks S.V.A. Officers and N.C.O.'s S.R.K.(V.) Officer* and N.C.O.'i Sl6 r.m. Drill Hall Maxim Co. Veterans Officer* and N.C O.'a Cbioeee Co. Bras Ba>ah Road Malay
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      911 11 PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE STAMFORD HOUSE Bras Baaab Road. CENTRALLY SITUATED Alwajs cool and exposed to sea bieeze Furnished Apartments Without Board. Comfortable Rooma wltn Bathrooms attached. Electric Flttlcga throughout. Large Reception Hall and Billiards. TERMS- the moit reasonable I* Town NOTE. Spacious Dining Room, with separate Tables at tbe disposal
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      328 11 RAFFLES HOTEL On Saturday, May 27 Special Dinner CINEMA SHOW AND DANCING AFTER DINNER. 812—712 ADELPHI HOTEL Saturday, May 27 SPECIAL DINNER AND BALL 27 11— 16-11 SEA VIEW HOTEL SPECIAL m CINEMA DINNER SHOW Saturday, May 27 Music by the Sea 1 Dinner on Lawn View Orchestra j by
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    Serdang Central Rubber.
    2114 12 GOOD PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. 12' 2 Per Cent. Dividend Paid. The mat annual ordinary general meeting of the Serdaog Central Plantation*. Limited, was beld on April 13, at tbe offices of the company, Mincing Lane House, 59, Kastcheap. K.C., Mr. \V. F. de B. Maclarcn
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    182 12 Outward. The following passenger bookings to the Straitn are taken from the London and China Express. It should be understood that, in some instances, bookings may be provisional and that intending paawngers may alter their arrangements, subsequent to the issuance of .I'iM hut in London: li i
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    Semambu Rubber.
    1359 12 TLS. 1,500 DONATED TO A WAR mm. A 15 Per Cent. Dividend. At the third annual general meeting of the Semambu Rubber Estates, Ltd., held at the office* of tbe general managers, Messrs. K. N. Truman and Co., on May 3, a dividend lof ten candareens per share
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    DJAPOERA (SUMATRA) RUBBER.
    619 12 Loans Extinguished by the Profits Earned. Tlir oecond ordinary general meeting of the Djapoera (Sumatra) Kubber Company, Limited, was held on April 11. at the registered offices, Load an House, Crutcbed Friars, EC Mr. H. de C. Hamilton (chairman of the company) presiding. The Cuairman said Gentlemen,
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    125 12 A Nagasaki despatch to the Mainichi reports the arrest of a German. It seems that on April 2-1 Karl Bauer, a Utrinan expert in the employ of Messrs. L. J. Holt and Co., Nihombashi ku, Tokio, en route to Now York, stayed at the Nibon Hotel, Nagasaki, where be was
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      186 12 "Four Oaks" WHITE ANT DESTROYER British made throughout. Price: $30.00. THE PLANTERS' STORES AGENCY CO., LIMITED (Incorporated in Enulaud) KUALA LUMPUR. ANOTHER BRITISH SUCCESS THE VERDUN (THE SAFE IMPREGNABLE) FIRE BURGLAR PROOF IRON SAFES All Size* Connect Pnices Manufactured by Phillips »nd Sod*. Bnrmiogbsm, THE SAKS lH" -K. JULIAN FRANKEL
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    The Siege of Kut.
    1148 13 HOW GENERAL TOWNSHEND WAS SURROUNDED. Heroism of the Garrison. A telegram from Eye Witness in Mesopo tamia dated May 3 says —The last communication from General Towdslx nd was received on tbe morning of April 29. At 11.40 a.m. bo sent by wireless I bave destroyed
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      78 13 SPECIAL VALUE IN Gents' Goods AT Whiteaways FASHIONS, !i FANCIES fl| IN COLLARS iiSfefc 7 Silk Collars *O.«» Cotton Collars 90.35 Dress Collar, all »b»pc» '^g^ /lS^rHfc^mSly}§B\ 53.50 ll D vjGfi&l^£ Light w.igl.t FLANELLA PYJAMAS $4. 50 i "IK /T viyella f"JS m V^-~ Jy ORES- SNG I GOWNS \W
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      178 13 A PROOF of the SUPERIORITY of HAIPHONG "DRAGON "CEMENT Contracts hava been renewed for the supplies of Cement during 1916 to /vßfl) £sjv and to THE MUNICIPALITY /fe^^^ ™E GOVERNMENT SINGAPORE \&>w*&/ JOHORE Insist on getting Haiphong Dragon Cement and beware of imitations. DUPIRE BROTHERS, Sole Agents for the Straits
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      553 14 War or Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY IB? THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) MEAD OFFICE i Winohaatar House, Singapore. LONDON Of FIOEI 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company lias £20,000 deposited with the
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      413 14 INSURANCE. GUARDIAN ABBUMNCE COMPANY. LIMITED. LONDOU (Incorporated in Enoland), subscribed Capital 42,000.000 Total Invested Funds. 46,260,000 Annnal Inoome .41,100,000 The undersigned, Agents tor the above Company, are prepared to aooept fire and Earthquake risks for short periods of ten days as longer periods at current rates to be named on
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      642 14 THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (INOORPORATBD IN CANADA) Twenty-ninth year, December 31, 1915. ESSENTIAL FEATURES Premium Income Gold 18,282,287 44 Paid to or tet aside for Policyholders 8,376 5!6.88 Reserves for I'jlicvholders 17,887,***** Surplus over all LiabUities 2.V64 66M0 Asiets 30,744,678.84 Insurance in Foroe 88,746,172.00 Tbe average rate of interest
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      594 14 AUCTION SALE i Of VALI'AELE FREEHOLD LAND SITUATE AT JBRVOIS ROAD, To be held at Messrs. Ching Eeng Le k Co.'s Saleroom, On Monday, May 29, at 3.80 p m. All that pi-ce of freehold land situate at Jetvois Road, off River Valley Road, Singai pore, bting part 1 of
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      750 14 SALES BY AUCTION. IN THB SUPREMB COURT OF THB STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE Suit No, 267 of 1915. Between LEE KBNU YEW l\aintiff ANO TEO CHOON SENG AND OTHERS Defendants AUCTION SALE Of VALUABLE FREEHOLD KUHBER ESTATES, SITUATE AT PULAU TEKONG, SINGAPORE. To be held at Mefsrs Chicg Kodh
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    861 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Supply of Liquid Fuel. Lrrd Montagu, of Heaulicn, writing in The Car, sajH that great as the natural resources of tbe world are with regard to crude petroleum and the petroleum spirit distilled from it, it is obvious that before long
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    It Was a Lifetime's Virtue.
    170 15 That Territorial subaltern, Alfred Victor Smith, son of a Burnley police inspector the man who dropped a lighted bomb as be was throwing it, jumped clear away from danger himself, but seeing the trench still full of men, sprang back upon tbe bomb and was
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    69 15 The remarkable prevalence of sharks in tbe HoogLly near Calcutta atill continues and in two day* three shirks were captured near the bathinx ghats in tbe northern quarter of the town two were netted while a third waa bookod by a fisherman. One caught one evening at HatkhoU ghat waa
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      160 15 ALL-BRITISH ROM TYRES Used by the Br.tish War Office. COMBINATION NON-SKID. Durability Ti/nrc tNffX^W I TYRt^|m 3 I IL/ 1 british THE ROM TYRE and RUBBER CO., Holborn, Lcndon, E. C, CONTRACTORS XO M. WAR OFFICE. MEYER BROS., Singapore, Bolt Agt nts for Straits Settlements and F M.S. CREOSOLUME AND
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      235 15 Jr#FOR OR AGAINST? rJw S 9 Arv jou or or a^»inst your rs&!i£ m Country? It stems a quaint ■V^P/^s. W thing to ask, doesn't it? B;it itl think a moment. What tyres i^BJ are you using Are you payil W I'll ing over your money to British I|m K
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      589 16 JEFFREY'S PILSENER BEER BREWED in SCOTLAND SITUATIONS VACANT. wanted, experienced clerk for tin uin in Trcngt;anu. Apply Gatbric and Co.. Ltd.. Singapore. 21 ft v WANTED. A DOCTOR to tako op private practice- m K. M S. Apply by letter C/O Road, Singapore. 19 6— l-6 WANTED, a CMMM Bcok
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      571 16 MISCELLANEOUS. BULL DOG WAN i KD. Description giving colour, age an j pedigree, together wit 3 photo and piice required, to be sent to rt. E li United Entiuuers. 22-5—27-5 WANTED by two bachelors (Knglish) two famished bedrooms and sitting room with or without bjard Reply to Hox No. ■>j'j,
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      872 16 HOUSEB TO LET. TO LKT, Rooms at Zetland House, Armenian Street. Apply Stephens Paul Co. IKI o TO LET. 8, Chancery Lane, 8 bedrooms, ■tabling and tenni-t court. Apply Ching Keng Lpr k Co. ai-M— u Te) LET No. 45, Cairchill Road. Immediate < ntry. Apply to Ching Keng Lee
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      514 16 810 STOCK OF ENAMEL COAGULATING PANS JUST ARRIVED. SPECIAL QUALITY. Siaes 15" x If x anJ 18* X 9" X 8i" Reasonable Prices from KIAM KIAT CO. 108 and 108, Market Street. So.- Agents for THE MULCOTT BELTING CO.. LTD. 10-4—94 NOTICE. NOTICE is hi reby givm that the Straits
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      413 16 They buy from us and sell, It means our profit and theirs, Their profit will be your own If you buy direct from us. You wish to save your money You will do so by spending it at GUAN KIAT CO. SIMiAI'OKE. HUBBUCKS WHITE ZINC THEY DON T HAVE IT.
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      479 16 NOTICE. How to solve servants difficulties such an cooks, boys, amahs, ayahs gardener;, clerks, conductors, shorthand typists, tnok-keepers. etc Charges moderate Also snorthar.d (Hitmar a' and typewriting are taught by an experienced teacher. For particulars, apply to the straits Employment Agency. Agents Patal Co 9. Selegle Road. Singapore. 8 4—
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      348 16 Straits V)imes. Telephones, Editorial and Uencral 70 Manager's Office 262 Job Printing Department 348 All communications relating to edilona< matters and news should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All communications relating to business matters advertisements. RubferiptioDH accounts, printing, rtc. should bo ad-dr.-ssed to THE MANACEK. AD\ '.TISEMENT RATES.— Misccllanri i
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