The Straits Times, 27 April 1917

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 25,400 SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. APRIL 27. 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      210 1 MILKMAID SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Pric< DOW $16.90 per ca-< NOTICE. With reference to the advertisement of the sale of "HOLLY BRAND" MILK appearing in the Singapore Free Press over the name of Messrs. Huttenbach Bros. Coy., and stating such milk to be as supplied by Joseph Travers Sons, Ltd. (London),
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      490 1 lfP*%ki\ "HIS MASTER'S VOICE." fll j jlfly iW^ JDi—^l^-J3 List of the Hubert Eisdell Records fc^****\# piOMETHINGNEW now obtainab eon the New RECTOR DS AND SOMETHING Plum Label Series. BETTER every month, mm That's what ZONOPHOME 10 Inch. Deubla-sidtd Plum UW Records, *I.as offers you al! the time. cBM 1
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      19 1 GOODRICfI TYRES BLANCHARD MATA-HAKI (BRITISH-MAKE) HIGH-POWER KEROSENE LAMPS. 300 A 600 C. P. Obtainable om A. FRANKtL&CO. Victoria Street.
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    Lloyd George's Day.
    960 2 INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF HIS WORK. A Most Strenuous Routine. We print below a viry int< -n-stini; ao count ol an avcratjt day in tbe Prime Minmter'x life by Mr. Henry Suydam, tbe special oorrepp 'ndent of the Dtooklyn Ea K !t I>avi<l Lloyd George, Prime Minister of
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    40 2 King AUonao, of Spain, bu telegraphed to Prinre Leopold, of PmMia, that according to the latest news, Piinoe Friedricb Karl wai eariotulj woonded by a bullet in the itomacb I iurißK hi* reoeet aerial figbt when he wai OptOMd g
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      686 2 JIMAH RU33ER ESTATES. LIMITED. Iv KFOKtrM'IV ■■■■■MM SuTLKMF.irttl) LOST SCRIP. A p-.'lication liai b(*n inadii to th« t> wctnrs ol tui<i C'Uipauf M iuMJt to Julis Pfcul Ui thm,rV of Paiaa Milan j a daplicatt Obi lii <at<i for ;.u.) Sjartw in ibe Coiupanf opon ihe rj nt tbst thr
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      298 2 NOTHING IS MORE LAiBAR RASSING THAN EXTREME THINNESS. It is thn plain-,, w M developed man -who cr'« tbe mol'in-i" and h%« tbe fan socially. -cra*oT,>-kit. ay people are seldom popular. W.i 1 admire fino tiunr^s. No dressmaker can hioe a bony, akinn; form. You Lu,<Lt to tj t >he
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      523 2 ELEY BROTHERS. L m specialise in the manufacture of the following articles at the lowest prices: Shaving stick Cases Oval and Hound Tops lor I'owJcr Tin*, r...15. Urrdfen, eta. Metal Boxes for D n Hrici-, Snap l.blels, <4e. Ferrates for Walking Sticks, Whips. Bamboo Ntth**. StO. Pencil" rlltlngs ii mv
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      146 2 JUST ARRIVED "New Imperial" MOTOR CYCLES J.A.P. 2J4-h.p. engine, twospeed, countershaft gear, kickstarter, aluminium foot-boards, extra wide mudguards, lamp, horn, etc, etc. $515 fllec.Williamsoa), V^ LIMITED. MOTOR CYCLE DEPARTMENT 23, Orchard Road 'Phone 404. Telegrams: AWL, Singapore TO LET RAFFLES CHAMBERS The following sections only available: Ground floor sections Nos.
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    Patrol's Adventure.
    1182 3 MOONLIGHT EPISODE IN NO MAN'S LAND. Over the Lip of the Crater. WatcLer, from Somewhere in France, writes to tbo Daily Kx press They've been bammeriag away now for three uiyhto," naid the major. You've just sot to find out what they're doing in that hollow." Right, mr,"
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      225 3 UNQUESTIONABLE The best ROPE on the market to-day is the JOHN-SON-PICKETT MANILA ROPE made in the PHILIPPINES, the home of Manila Hemp. Careful selection of fibre and modern methods in manufacture produces the QUALITY SOLE AQENTS KEAT CHEANG CO., ■1, Market Street, Singapore, and 418, Beach Street, Penang. War work
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      143 3 British Pumps F. PEARN CO., LTD., Manchester We have just received a consignment of 2" x3" Single Ram Pulley Pumps 3i' x Double Ram Pulley Pumps 2\* x 5* Double Ram Glared Pumps GUN METAL FITTED 4- x6" Double Ram Pulley Pumps Quotations on application.: THE BORNEO €0., LTD., Singapore.
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      446 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP rOO., LTD. (Imoobpobatbd ih Japah EUROPEAN LINE Tiee is maintained between Yokohama, vis ports and London under mail contract witta the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin screw Steamers maintaining ibis service have been speoialiy designed and oonstruoted. and are fitted with all the
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      661 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O. (British India and Mpcar i—inc. (CCMPANIBS INCOBPOBATBD IH ENOLAHD). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (Under Contraot witb Hli Msjaaty OoTemuent), #o> Ohms, Jmpan Panang, Oaylon, Australia, India, Adtn, «aypt, Mediterranean Ports and London, MAIL LINEf BOMBWABC {rOB ECBOFB) Uutwabo (roa Cbina) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT
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      501 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. WE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. (Imoobpobatbc in Sum). SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Kretay, Tringganu, Bisut, Semerak, Bacho, Kelantan, Tabai Bangnara, Telnpin, anarai. Patani Singora, Lacon, Kobsamui, Bandon, Langsuen, Chumpon, Kohlak A Bangkok. Dua Departure a.s. BORIBAT April SO May 2, 3 p.m. PRACHATIPOK May 7 9,3 p.m. a.a. ASDANG
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      102 4 CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES, LIMITED. (Incobporatkd in England) PACIFIC SERVICE. FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO EUROPE. via CANADA and THE UNITED STATES in connection with the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Co. 1?£! I G 5348 G $31 7 C G $278 FASTEST TIME ACROSS THE PACIFIC EMPRESS OF RUSSIA' A 'EMPRESS
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      591 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED SKRVICK OF TNE OCEAN 8. 8. CO.. LTD. ilncorpokatbc in Enuland) AND THE WEBT AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Enoland) inwiiK Framantl* Perth Ncrth.w.. t Australian Ports, Java and Singapora Regular sailings between Singapore and Western Australia calling at Java (an is. duoement offers), Derby,
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      636 5 NOTICE. Ie consequence of my return to Singapore, I do bereby revoke tie power of Attorney granted by me to S. L. M. Abamed and U. L. M. »reem, joiutiy, to act for me during my late »b>ence in Ceylon. DV«i April ML 1917. (Signed) A. B. A. RAHBEM, OF
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      541 5 F.M.B. GOVT. 6 PER CENT. WAR LOAN. The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China are now prepared to receive Scrip Certificate* of tlio above lorn to be exchanged for definitive bonds. Delivery of the bonds will be made within a weok of reoeipt of tbe relative certificates. At the
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      792 5 POH GUAN AND COMPANY. LTO. (IN LIQUIDATION). NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of section 184 of tbe Companies Ordinance. 1889, a Oeneral Meeting of tbe Members of 'be abovenamed Company will be held at No. 7, Telnk Ayer Street, Singapore, on tbe aist day of May, ISI7, at
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      1068 5 SALES BY AUCTION. for sale: privately At the Saleroom of Powell A Co., Ltd. LAN EXCEEDINGLY FINE COLLECTION OF RARE AND VALUABLE CHINKS K OLD PORCBLAINWARE a.NL BU4SSEB. Comprising vase* of various dewVns and oolours on blackwooU stands, howls, p'c<ji ->, card trays, inoonse bnrnors, elaborst. irved blarliwcod tablo «croen«
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      1247 6 STAMFORD HOUSE PRI V ATE HOTEL, Braa Baaah Road ObWTRAI.LV aiTUATBD Always cool and exposed to sea breeae Furnished Apartments wltb or without Board Comfortable Roome wltb Bat brooms attached. Electric Fittings throughout. Large Reception Hall and Billiards. Separate Tablet in Spacious Dining Boom. TERMS— tha moat raasoaaMa hi Tswb.
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      353 6 Intense pains in the joints, and swellings almost deforming these parts due to deposits of Uric Acid disappear by taking PIPERAZINE -MIDY Crutches can tben be thrown away, as it is tliu sorest preventativeand cure of gout, fcravel, acute and chronio rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis. It is tin greatest solvent
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    96 7 FIXTURES. m*Vi April 21 vi p"> Municip.il Ciiiiiiuissinnnrs. '4.80 p.m. Club nit^., 8. V. C. Prill I'-.'. 9 p.m. Saturday, April 28 «.»<«<i UUin.J.Hp.m. w»nl mail clohob (train. 1 Kukit Timiti mttotiag, Kv»tt'i. noju, Tan,_lia Club raeetinK. 9 pm. Sunday, April 29. di.Li <V»U«. i.ii a.m., 4.49
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    247 7 To-dai. Batn Pahat 2.80 pm nl uh an I Tcluk Assoa '2.10 pm Medan 2.80 pm Ui pm ii'm'jk.iLt:. si, v 1 .pin Malacca and Muar 3 pm ll*Ui is, SamaraD and Suarabaya pm ami Uandj- 1 4 pm P. Sambu. Uawean, Sourauays, Ban ii'-tiu i-~iu Slat;,
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    Train Services.
    251 7 The mil trains from Singapore for t'i morih leave fault Koad station daily at 7.7 a.m 1 7 pM| arriving at Kuala Lniupur at Il'pt an i H.to a.m. respectively. Tv throni;. NMD l.avi-H Kaa I jQitfc- v. H h.lu. <laily. arriving at Punan^ .t 8 pui. Km
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    Mails for Europe.
    114 7 Oat attention haa been oalled to tiie fact that oar arrivals in Loo Job are much butiiod Mmw pablmii«J olwwhure. Uai rale is to Hint arnvalH only when they are official]; upartij to tbe Pout Offloe notioea, aad do ta*e* dale tbaa tbat priotod abore bai bt-eo
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    50 7 Til., halls on Kurt Canning and Mount Fabcr drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard time, corresponding to 6 a.m. Greenwich moan time. The time gun is Aral at 12 o'clock ooou. indicating Siuy iporc standard ti i:i< sa every day excepting Sunday wl»u it is fired at one o'clock.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    175 7 EXCMANdB. Siksapom, April 27, 1017. Om La*m.m ...Bank m/a S/4| Demud m "*i*i Private B m/l m 2,4;" On Fkanci Bank T. T. 819 On India Bank T. T. On HonoiioHa...Bank d/d 2^jm Uh Ssammai ...Bank d/d 66 On Java Bank T. T. la"? Oh Jafah Bank
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    RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
    315 7 Messrs. Fraser and Co. s and Messrs. L\ alland Evatt's Quotations. To-day 'h Prices. Fcdser Lyuli A ,v Co. hvatt. Alor Gajah (91) 4.00 4.10 4.00 4.10 AtuaJ. Malay (2) 0.20 0.40pm 0..U 0.40 Ayer Hitani (*5) 14 25 15.10 14. LU 15.00 Ayer KuDlDg i*l) IJi
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      MINING.
      177 7 vSSe Bu T<« Bellen> -10 10 Ampang 6.C0 6.C0 1 1 Aver Wen*; 1.20 1 35 10 10 Kuoaboi LSI 1.40 Id 10 Kinta Association 9.00 10.'. 0 41 £1 KiotaTin 1.10.0 1.17.6 *1 £1 Labat Mines 4.00 SOO 10 10. Malayan Collieries 14.00 1-2.50 it £1 Malayan Tin
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      GENERAL.
      125 7 vS£| Ba en Sellin Ml Ml 1. Smelting Co. 7.C0 7.E0 Ml Ml Are*. 1.8.6 1.C.0 6/- 5/- Hlectrie T'waya 4/- 8/--10 10 Kraset Ne*ve 47.00 48.00 60 60 W. Hammer ft Co. 07.00 68.00 100 Howarth Brekme 57.00 6i.00 100 7%Pref. 100.00 100 100 Rat« Bro, Del. par
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      DEBENTURES.
      46 7 United Engineers 6% t1,28M00 par Singapore bioctnc Tramways 6% £850,000 ncm S'poreMunicipals% 11,b75,U00 [.ar a pore Municipal 4j% of 1907 11,600,000 lo^dis Spore Municipal 44% ot 1909 1.0CU.000 10%dia Spore Municipal 4% 2,(00.iX.U io^dia Sport) Municipal 4% 4V(KJ,UUU F.M.S. 8% lean 1916 HS.UvU.OOO 102X0 108.00
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      417 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED, MOTOR PICVCLB. Apply giviDg f'j 1 particulars to Box No. 218 Strsit> 'lira«». 27-4-W-4 WANTED, a small home near tiwn. Oas I and water laid on. Apply to House, r/o Straits Timer. 'i 7 4-80-4 STORK ASSISTANT REQUIRED. Good f alary ro suitable person. Apply S. Montr
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      628 7 T\^;.a,C3l^ i.Mi^^»*y for The Systematic Treatment of TIN-WOLFRAM ORES CRUSHING CONCENTRATION PLANTS. ELECTRO-MAGNETIC SEPARATORS. Manufactured in England by FRASER CHALMERS, LTD. (Incorporated in England) EASTERN BRANCH, SINGAPORE. REMINDER. IMPORTANT TWO DAYS' FURNITURE AUCTION SALE On Saturday. April 28, at 1 1 m. AND Monday, April 30. at 10.30 a.m. At
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    The Straits Times. FRIDAY, APRIL 27. BATTLE OF THE SCARPE.
    1074 8 The Straits Times. FRIDAY, APRIL 27. BATTLE OF THE SCARPE. The first reports of the battle which is now raging in the West created something of a false impression. They gave the idea that the whole British line was making an advance simultaneously, and this caused us to ask whether
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    18 8 The Cologne Gaze .to stated recently tint I'ortugal had sold Mtcao to Japan. Tt.c assertion waa promptly domed.
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    27 8 A model of lubber estate buildings, presented by Mr. A. H. Alstoo, of Kuala Lumpur, is now shown in the British Malaya Court at the Imperial Institute.
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    41 8 This evening at 6 p m. at S. Andrew s Cathedral there is tlie Monthly S rvico of Intercession (or OMMM Work and M'ssion*. The subject announced i* The Korei^a Mixiion field. The servioo it being Me* ducted by Archdeacon Swindell.
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    26 8 Ten days' imprisonment, without tbe option of fine, was the penalty imposed in the second court this morning for working a bullock in an unfit state.
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    30 8 In the second polioe court this morning Dot. -Inn. Brownings (barged a man named Ang Chin Seng with possession of forged currency notes. Tbe bearing waa adjourned for a week.
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    56 8 For not reporting to tbe police the fact that bo bad seen tbo body of a murdered man lying in a ditch in Kirn Kiat Road on the 11th inst., a Chinese named Oi Moo Koo was fined 150 in tbe second police court this morning, with tbe option of
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    56 8 The Amsterdam Telegraaf confirms the report to tbe effect that tbe Germans bad virtually put a stop to all industry in Belgium. Tbe journal adds that tbe prohibition includes all factories employing over twelve workmen and using motors of over j h p. or consuming over five tons of coal,
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    48 8 TI e French consular cables report that a Gtrman aeroplane bombarded Poirentruy doing material damage and wounding three people. Considerable excitement prevails. Puirentruy is a picturesque little town of Switzerland on the river Allaine, about eight kilometres from the- Kn neb frontier, on the railway line to Belfort.
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    49 8 The University of Hongkong has received the following donations *50,u00 from Mr. Ho Kum Tong towards a school of Tropical Medicine. S.ai.OOU from Mr. Chan Kai Mini; towards a school of Pathology. These schools, which will be built immediately, will be known by tbe names of their respective donors.
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    60 8 Battersea Park was fished again on March 5 for its carp, pike, and tench. The lakes of Finsbury Park, Victoria Park, Chssold Park, and Dulwich are also to be netted. An East End firm, wbich has obtained the contract trom tbe County Council, is usin^ lbefi>b from tbe London parks
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    61 8 When tbe timo comes to erect MM commemorating ihe different types of Ltntous who have glorified their me; iv Aruus did', tbe one before wbich 1 shall stand (slates a correspondent), and in deepest reverence will be tbe one that shows a calm, dour Scotsman with his hand on a
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    67 8 The King has approved of the sppointmei t of Lord Edmund Bernard Taluo', -UP., to U Deputy Earl Marshal of England. On the death of the Duke of Norio.k the oilice ot Hereditary Earl Marshal passed, with the dukedom, to bis son, the Earl of Arun W, who is not
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    81 8 A writer in The Chronicle notes that racial and instinctive talent has made every Chinese a cook and a gardener. His prowess has been seen already in the North, where Lducisiiiie farmers Dear witness to las industry and competence. Some 3 'Jj "Celestials" are said to be in tins jo'intry,
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    88 8 Mr. tUlph Hoyt Thayer, tbe American teacUer, cuarged with violation of th i Japanese Military Secrets Law, appeared before tbe judges of the Yok ibauia District Court on the first hearing on the charges which grew out of the d> ten lam s alleged entrance into tlie fortified uavnl /jne
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    96 8 Mr. A. H. Dickinsoo, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Penang, with a poise of policemen, raided, on information, a xpiiit shop in Jelutoog, wbich a gang of M i broken into. The robbers not. ruspuctin^ anything wror^ arrived on the premises and wtie met by Mr. Dickinson and lim inn. who
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    99 8 Mr. J. D. Ritchie Souzj, of 27 1, Sophia R>ad. Singapore, as representing tin F.M S and S.S Advertising Agency, foi wards a copy of Malacca and Its Environs, ,i publica lion devoted principally to advertising business houses, cfiSses, shops, etc. One of tho features is a description of Malacca,
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    104 8 The strennousness of the American officer's training at Wost I'jiut Military Academy is well illustrated by the tiuie table of the day's work. Reveille is at 6, and all cleaning of dormitories, etc.— known as police duty hai to be completed before breakfast, which ends at 7.20. Eight o'clock commences
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    124 8 Information has baen received from the Secretary of Stati that Hi* M.ijosty tbo KiDg Emperor has been graciously pleased to award the King's Polio* Medal to pen sioned Subedar Sunder Siogb, late of the Perak Contingent of the F.M.S. polica force, in recognition of his exceptional ability .in I merit
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    319 8 Mr. N. F. W. Paul has been given a commission as Lieutenant in tho Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and will be attached to tbe R. N. Air Service. Dr. F. D. Phinny, for well nigl. forty years in charge of tbe extensive printing and publishing concern of
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    Active Service Help Fund.
    34 8 We have to acknowledge ritl thanks J'jJ from il. t: li. |*t MM Active Service Help l-'und. Tbu tot.il wo ha\e received for this funi is sow If. > ~r> 80
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    The London Rubber Share Market.
    99 8 The L. and C. Expiess of Marth 14 nays A strong tcne lias been in evidence in tbe rubber share maiket during the week, and quotations have- contiiued to harden in lespouse to a steadily incieasioy demand. It is noticeable that utuutio l is no
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    Singapore Mortality Returns.
    91 8 The rate of mortality in the Settlement of Singapore for the week ondud April 21 was 35.97 per mille of tho population. Tbe total number of deaths was 24H, of which 179 were male subjects aid M female. Convulsions claimed ,'<<), pbtbmiH 32, malaria fever 27, ben
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    Agricultural Bulletin.
    113 8 The February and March issue of tbe Agricultural Bulletin of the, F.M.M. has been issued and is full of intert sting uiattrial. Tbe cootents include a note on tho d> fi lop i. ii ut of chromogenic organisms in dry raw rubber allowed to become damp; preventive mtasurts
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    War Donations.
    121 8 Amougst the further subscriptions to the British lied Cross Fuuii ate tho follow in Staff of the Haatern Extension, AistraUsU and China Til< urapli Co., Lt<i.. OoM* Xi c i? j Island (seventh contribution!, X7< Mr. David R. Sassoon, a further donation of 4M European staff of the.
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    Para Rubber Exports.
    131 8 We are 1 indebted to MM l!»rlow ami Company for thi) following H.ati-tlcs >.t tlm export of Rm rubber from tho four ports of the l'eninmila from January 1. Tin- <|van tities are Htatud in lbs, witli tho KajaMM *M the corresponding periods of the three pro
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      191 8 SMOKE W. D. ft H. 0. WILLS' 111 l "GOLD FLAKE" CIGARETTES Packed in Ctf\ »4 C On sale at air-tight tins of SO CIS. All Dea i er9 t Choice French and English 6 I ftl RACE I I v 5^! w^ NEW goods J y/ NOW DISPLAYED I
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      199 8 BTRON6 VARIETY PROGRAMME OF GRIPPING DRAMAS AND COMEDY AT THE AIHAMBRfI The House of Quality, Bench Road SRCOND SHOW, 9. 5 to 11 POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT. Th* Oliver Moretcs Photo-pliy Co. presents k Plai from Real Lit* THE WILD OLIVE IN FIVE ACTS The story of woman's victorious battle
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    THE WAR.
    2614 9 WESTERN POSITION. Sternly Hard Fighting Continues. NAVAL FIGHT. Six German Ships Run From Two British. \>n London, April -2», 11.40 p.m. Field Marshal Hag revort« We slightly alvanced our line today south of the irpe rive r, wlur tv> < ii-rman field guns were captured on T i-
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    127 9 To-day's Business. Saunder's and Macphail's Daily Report Silver (87 Hongkong ?,-H (2" o p.m.) Shanghai (3'6j (66)— a1l onchauged. Tin. -Sales M tons at iU .>. liubber.- Incbanged 2 11 1 -2/11*. Exchange.— lt may interest some reader!) to know that it is almost impotsiblo at present
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    Midnight Mysteries.
    197 9 Roguery of every kind seems to flourish apace on German noil. A remarkable in stance is cited in Vorwaerts During the last two or three month* a miniature n ign of terror prevailed in Hanover owing to an extraordinary series of midnight burglaries. Each of these myoterious crimes
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    442 9 Good Demand at Lower Level Of Prices. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's 292 nd auction, was belc on April 25. and 26, 1917. Offered for sale 14,549.75 piculsor 1,939,966 lbs. (tons 686.05) Prices realised Sheet smoked fine ribbed fill to $160 good ribbed 135 164
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    SINGAPORE SHARE REPORT.
    457 9 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Circular. In their Singapore share circal.tr, dated April 25, Messrs. Fraser and Co. state At ttie position has b-en map r Uicl |a certain quarters we deem it advisable, to state that the bulk of enemy shares have now been disposed of,
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    26 9 ■iiu»t>s for the K< r t t.'.. and Colon's) ii' Service, iv (lima is put immm at 478.963, and that for Jaiao and Siaiu a*. •tittOJi.
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    Help Our Naval Men.
    345 9 FUNDS WANTED FOR THE UNION JACK CLUB. Long before tbe war, Union Jack Club* bad established their claim to recognition as a great moral force in relation to the Army and Navy. There is no greater mistake than to suppose tbat the avorage sailor or soldier
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    AMERICA AND THE WAR.
    546 9 Service of Thanksgiving At The Cathedral. There was a good attendance at tho special service lie-Id iv St. Andruw's Cathedral at noon yesterday to render thanks for America's i ntry into the war ou the side of the Allies. A congregation fully representative I the official
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    P.A.M. Conference.
    1211 10 LABOUR CONDITIONS DURING PAST YE*R India and Emigration. Following is tlie coi.d-i ling portion of the &noual report ol the. I 1 A.M. prison ted at tbe met ting lifl i at Kuala Lumpur on Widnos da; :—A consi'rable improvement took place during 1916 in immigration from Sonthtrn
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    OUR "ELEGANT" ARMY.
    425 10 Impressions of French Writer At The Front. M. Paul Itirault, editor of the Bulletin dps Armees, the official organ of the French army, wriks in a home paper In the course of my visit to the British front I bad the opportunity of seeing a tank that
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    PUBLIC NOTICE PARAGRAPHS.
    123 10 It is interesting to note that it will not be lung before Siui^upore will have a store carrying everything British. The Australian Asiatic Co. is cnmuiw cinq business at 67. The Arcade, and will impoit only Australian goods. A Blue Bird drama, Oloriana, is the feature film
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    How Shakespeare Spoke.
    120 10 la an address on Tbe Science of Speech at tbe Itoyal Institution Mr. Daniel Jones (■aid that in tbe first iolio of Shakespeare taken was written taen." showing tbat tbe "k was not sounded. Bristle was written bristle." and tbe fact tbat knit and knot wore always
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    U.S. INVESTMENTS IN CANADA.
    564 10 Large Sums in Bonds And Industries. To tbe end of 1916 tbe United States investment in Canada was approximately f 1,039,000.000. About t525.000.U00, or more than half, represents investments in Canadian Govi rnuicnt, municipal and corporation bonds from 1905 to 1916, writes a Toronto correspondent ot
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    SHIPMENT OF ANTIMONY ORE.
    493 10 The Journey from Changchow To Hankow. In the King's Btnch Division Mr. Justice Saukey has heard the casu of the New Chinese Antimony CompaDy, Ltd., v. tbe Ocean Steamship Company, in which the plaintiffs sought Jamay.-s for an alleged short delivery of N tons in a
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      693 10 To the E litor of tbe Straits Times. Sir,— Considering the issues involved, it seems remarkable tbat so little interest has been indicated, since the passing of tbe bill, on tbe subject cf the War Tax Ordinance. The measure appears to have been drafted in lines suggested
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      376 10 To the EJitor of tbe Straits Times. Sir,— I beg to draw your attention to a war publication in the shape if a map, that ibeing circulated through th- Chartered Back, F.M S. The publisher's uaiur is c mspicuous by its absence but it is not dillL-ult
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    MARCH RUBBER RETURNS.
    8 10 Kolan tan. -1 5,282 Iba.
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    ACTORS AND THE STATE.
    994 10 Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Call To Service. In order to secure their co-operation in his scheme of National Service, Mr. Neville Chamberlain addressed a large meeting at St. James's Theatre on March 8, organised by Sir George Alexander and Mr. Charles Gulliver, composed of all branches of
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    66 10 M. Kerensky, tbe Minister of Justice at Petrograd, has given orders to abandon the investigation into tbe murder of tbe notorious Rasputin. He notified Grand Duke Demetrius Pavlovicb, wbo arranged tbe plot md was exiled to the Persian front, and Prince Vussoupov, wbo put it into execution and was banished
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      Swimming.
      43 10 The Swimming Club launches leave on Sunday as follow Johnston's Pier 1 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 2 ;(0 and 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow 9.30 and 10.30 a.m 12.1?, 3 and 5.30 p.m. Tide 4 M p.m., height 6 ft. 2 ins.
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      FOOTBALL.
      452 10 S.C C.'s Fifth League Win. The S.C.C. won well at the expense of the V.M.I'A. yistenUy It was quite a reconstructed SC.C. team, minus three of the men wbo played in the last match, but an excellent game wax put up, and the work of the forwards brought plenty
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    HUN PLOTTERS IN PALESTINE.
    506 10 Why a Site was Chosen for An Institution. A correspondent writes to the Daily Express la reference to the remarks in your columns on Lord Cur/, id's speech aud the plot by Germany to carry out her plan for the extension of her pnv.r iv th*
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    Premium Bonds.
    1021 11 MR H. G. WELLS ON SPORTING INSTINCTS. Workmen's Money. i rtainconKideratioDxthatbethic'^Si 'jould modify the present reluctance to isanp wme form of preuiam bonds are set forth bj Mr. H. O. Well* in a letter in Tbe Time* on March 8. He writes It in too often overlooked that
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    121 11 Mr Touj lh| MI", UUs a «ooU story al >it t:-li< uiiiiu. .in the crrw of a ■awl. r. ;a| In n »"»> lit rollai al t 00l W»y to II.C I'il Mr. WiL«. M cum pull ur^ivt* together, other we .hall not be admitted,' be said wlu v irot
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    A RACE EXTERMINATED.
    299 11 Only 600,000 Armenians Left Oat Of 1,800,000. The following message has been sent by Mr. Half our to the American Committee for Armenian Relief, and is placed at tbe disposal of tbe Press Tbe sufferings of tbe Armenians in the Ottoman Empire are known, but it is
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    PAPER PROBLEM.
    165 11 Question of Indispensable Publications." The paper trade and tbe newspaper world will feel severely tbe effect of tbe redaction of paper imports to 840,100 tons, although a further reduction was not altogt tber unexpected. A member of tbe firm of Messrs. Spicer Brothers said it was a serious
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    266 11 Programme of drills, etc., for week ending Friday. April 27:— Thcmday, Apku. 26. No Drill. PaVMBj Aikil 27. 5.15 pm. Drill Hall S.V.A. Recruits. S.K.E.(V.). Maxim Co. 5.10 p.m. CbiDeae Co. 5.15 p.m. Bras Basah Road Malay Co. Kaffles Institution S.V.C. Band. Programme of drills, etc., for
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      270 11 1 We have just received a large shipment of Guitars, Mandolines, AND OTHER Musical Instruments. We also hold full stocks of MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STRINGS S. MOUTRIE Co.. Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG) ADELPHI HOTIT Monthly Rates for Tiffin $2O Dinner $2O Breakfast, Tiffin and Dinner $5O EVERY EVENIN6 DURING OINNER CONCERT
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      299 11 I I I] BAFFLES DAY fl In aid of our Blinded Sailor* and Soldiers. A GARDEN FETE WILL BE HELD AT RAFFLES HOTEL COMPOUND ON Saturday, May 5, 1917 COMMENCING AT 4 P.M. There will too Merry -Go- Round Bpanple* FUhlntf Ponds Jumble Sale Fortune T*llintf Aunt Sally Hoop-La Switchbaok
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    Dealing With U-Boats.
    2206 12 Dealing With U -Boats. ONE DESTROYED FOR EVERY I FOUR VESSELS SUNK. Leagues of fc Movable!|Nets. It h becanse England has defeated tbe snb> inn- campaign in sst home waters, forcing Germany to rai -<■» in •»*rcii si vii-tims. that the United States I tho possibility of war over the
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    THE DAILY HUN.
    181 12 'The Triumph of the Zeppelin." We take the liberty of reproducing I! v maker s striking car tooa. Th 3 corpse of tbe wife and mother, reordered by a bomb dropped in the dark on a iiii.'t village in nn way connected with military things, lies on
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    Disappearance of Japanese Steamer.
    97 12 The disappearance of tbc steamer Gisbunmaru.:),B9s toos, owned by tbeTttauma KioeD Kamlia, of Niibinomiya, which has not been beard of since her departure from Seattle on January 30, bad not been solved op to April 8. Inquiries have been instituted by her owners in various directions
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    German Points of View,
    833 12 THE STATE AND THE MUNITIONS INDUSTRY. A Defence of Krupps. Herr Krupp von B>hlen und lialbacb delivered a lecture at Munich recently on the character and importance of German industry. It took the form of a warning against excessive State interference with industry, and is obviously
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    BANK CLERKS AND THE ARMY.
    237 12 Question in Parliament Regarding The Release of More Employees. In the House of Commons, oc February 28, Mr. Wardle asked the Under Secretary of State for War whether there was any intention on the part of the military authorities to pri-Ks for the release for
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      209 12 FRESH PURE CREAMERY BUTTER always obtainable. The whole of the Dairying industry of Australia is under 6trict Government inspection and all Fresh Butter imported by us is certified as Ist grade by Australian Government Certificate. SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) THE WORLD'S GREATEST THIEF PROCRASTINATION THE
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    Across Bulgaria.
    981 13 A FRENCHMAN'S LONG AND DARING FLIGHT. Description of the Journey. The only means of keeping up the liaison between the army of the Orient and the Rumanian army is now by aeroplane (light. Wireless telegraphy has the disadvantage that the despatch can be intercepted by the enemy, while
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    NEW ZEPPELINS.
    155 13 French Paper's Story of a Coining Big Raid on Great Britain. The Matin Bays Some weeks ago the news agencies published telegrams from Zurich stating that Germany bad given up the use of Zeppelins, having come to the conclusion that these airships ran great risks which were oat
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      78 13 New Deliveries of FASHIONABLE GOODS FOR LADIES. Ladies' Smart Hats, Trimmed Untrimmed. Ladies' Dainty Dress Materials. Ladies' Fashionable Sports Coats. Ladies' New Dainty Ready-made Costumes. Ladies' Smart Ready-to-wear Skirts, latest style. Ladies' New Dainty Underclothing. Ladies' Smart Walking Shoes, in large variety. Ladies' Blouses, the very latest styles. Ladies' Dressing
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      96 13 IS YOUR CAR STILL RUNNING ON OTHER THAN BRITISH TYRES IF SO WHY? Fresh Stocks of the following BRITISH TYRES made in GREAT BRITAIN are available, (in alphabetical order) The AVON By The Avon India Rubber Co., Ltd., London. The ROM By The Rom Tyre Co., Ltd., London. The STELASTIC
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      683 14 WAEIor PIACI, FAMINK or PIKNTT, LiIFE InBURANCX IB WORTH 100 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY IB? THE 6REAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (laooswaaaflaa n Sraarrs SarTuaaaTC) HUB OMIOI i Wim>> »sm> House, ■tmipoiwa LONDON OFFIOB as, Old 4 awry 8.0. Tbe Compaay has CSOiCOO deposited with the
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      373 14 BANKING. THE HO HONG BANK. LIMITED Head Of tics Singaport. Rarriss Chaaibars, US ■ranch™ Malacca. 155 First Crass ftrest, ■Usr. 77,71, Jala* taleaaaa. CAPITAL Registered »8,000.000 ■aaaai M.000.000 Subscribed •8,800,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lias Psn| Slang Eso Ckairama. The Hoa. Or. Lim teen Tan Cheat Lock, E»a Kent. I Bob
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      500 14 LUJiKIHG. HONGKONG AND BHANRHAI BANKING CORPORATION (I NCOEPOBATBB IK HOKOKONO) PAID-UP CAPITAL •18,000,000 KKSBRVB FUNDS Sterling 1.500,000 at 3/- 116,000,000 Silver 118,600,000 •88,d08,000 Reserve Liability ol Proprietors 118,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. S. H. Dodwell. Esq., Chairman. J. A. Plummer. Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. C. B, Anton 1 8. V.
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      500 14 BAHKINQ. BHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIiWND CHINA. INCORPORATBD IN ENGLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER Paid op Oapital ia 80AM Shares si ■HO each en. a» 41,100,000 BeserveFoad... MI.9WMO rtoeerveLiabiUtyofPropTietori. M 41,100,000 BANKBRS The Baak of Baglaad, The Loadoa Cilv aad Midland Bui, Ltd.. The uSSm^SS aad Westminster Baak, Ltd., The Natioaa
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    815 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Oversea Officers' Club. The Duke of Connaagbt opened the new club for officers of the Oversea Forces which has been established in the building of the Royal Automobile Club, Pall-mall. Lieutenant General Sir Francis Lloyd received the Duke and conducted him
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    UNDER SECRET ORDERS.
    229 15 Visitors Barred from the Persia Maru. Secrecy surrounded the departure of the Toyo Risen Kaisha liner Perm* Mara from Sad Francisco on March 8 for Hongkong. For the first time in many yean a liner for tbe Orient left port when friends cf departing passengers were not
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      281 15 Use All-B:tt»rtdL»l» ROM TYRES 1/4 A. ffi» 'V Tyrce are ct paramount nn to you -&nd th" .Tl^S Ij A ife of your car. JJ yflU Your safety dopenis upon Jfc >*• their reliability, yiur run- 'v<-«! ing expunH h vary acoording I to tbeir durability, your comfort i» Ura
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      210 15 t~^ Vv With British Troops in German East Africa I *»S The followin extract is from a y3* v WdMi letter received by the B. S. A. Co., from f i I'^BSP^ Lieut. H. E. Jackson, O. C, B. Co., S. A. WL^'^Bt^^^^ Motor Cyclists Corps:— DUNLOP MOTOR CYCLE TYRE.
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      589 16 JEFFREY'S PILSENER BEER BREWED in SCOTLAND SITUATIONS VACANT EXPEKIENCBD COMPOSITORS WANTED for tin S-.raits Times (ni-w departLieat). Good saiariu to capable men. WANTti', an en^rossin^ clerk. Apply Let," e,o Mraits Tiiujb. W 4 —it? t WANTED ior Kemauiaa, Junior Clerk Apply by Utter 13 (.11 thru Co., Ltd. 2b 4—
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      579 16 SITUATIONS WANTED EN' >LISBMAN,BI, set &a eoJsgeaeLt any i~\ )r: or export buoinesi.ThprcUfcli kLov. o.e :t acoountn, Kep.y Box No. 199. ;f-, -JS-4—^-l* KURI FSaN PL.iN'lEUdetireB to change ts bMM!i| .state. Experienced .1: Lar."liut ObiMMt and Tamil labour, i'lrbtjritant. Seven MM .pi r, uct en SetMM and in Estate A^Mft
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      645 16 HOUSEB TO LET. TO LBT, No. 9a, Tanjong Katong Apply Meyer Brotborß. 8-B— a TO LBT. Houkcs No. 7, Chancery Lane. Apply to Ching Keng Lee Co., Auctioneers. IB 11— o TO LBT, LiDnrobm, Barker Hoad. Immediate entry Apply Lee Cheng Van A Co. 17-Q BUNGALOW TO LET, No. la,
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      237 16 KIAM KIAT CO. 101 101, Market I treat Phone same Ho. 411. Sols Aokvis. THE MULCOTT BELTING Gompatny, Limited Incorporated In England) Have just received a fresh shipment of JACKSON'S Varnish Stains IN Colours of ROSEWOOO, Oak and Mahogany at REASONABLE PRICES. G.R. LAMBFRT&Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 3-a, Orchard.Road. Telephone No.
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      295 16 WE HAVE IT IF YOU WANT IT HUBBUCKS COLOURED PAINTS. OILS AND SUNORIES The Little Nipper" Robber Mangles with wooden rollers, 20" z 4" Morgan's Plumbago. Europe Bass Broome, 12 z 6 row*. Scythe Blades and Soytbe Stontn Oalvd. Gas Piper, 4" and f Brass Bib Cooks, i", and 1".
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      492 16 NEW MOTOR CARS •phone I For HIRE promptly attends to I U J J your call with firstj m f class, high priced cars, I dsy and night. CHARGES MODERATE STRAITS MOTORCAR SERVICE 91 8 A 216, Orchard Road (Next to WEARNE BROS., Ltd.) Telegrams: MOTORCAR, Singapore. To ADVERTISERS Ar
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      319 16 Straits Wmes. Temporary Telephone 1 58. All communications relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All communications relating to business matters advertisements, subscription) 1 accounts, printing, etc.— should be addressed to THE MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.— Miscellane oun wants of every description arc inserted in the
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