The Straits Times, 19 May 1917

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 25,419 SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. MAY 19. 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      255 1 MILKMAID SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Price »ow $16.90 per Mk-e 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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      149 1 SUTTON'S CELEBRATED GRASS, FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS In Air-tight Tina. Standard Lawn Grass Seed $1 .75 per tin. Vegetable Beeds "11 Varieties" $1 .50 Flower Seeds in single Ve S etable Seeds in sin T Tlfflyn KB Lettuce, Water Cress, eDS sn Onion. Flower Seeds 36 Varieties $5.50 per tin.
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      14 1 MARTELL 8 BRANDY. Soli Aoihti ADAMBON. GILFILLAN CO., ITD IneorporkUU in Kn K lnn.l)
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    Lies to Please Kaiser.
    866 2 BERLIN'S FALSE STORY OF 1,030 ENGLISf) DEAD. The Hindenburg Line. The Daily Chronicle special correspondent, Philip Qibbn, wiiting from the war corruspooiJt au' headquarters, France, on March 29, say* There is good evidence for believing that not only was Marshal von Hindonborg at Roisel on March
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    CONGOLESE TYPISTS.
    232 2 Assassin's Blow at British Industries," says Sir W. Lever. Sir W. Lever told tbe shareholders of Mensrg. Lever Brothers, at Port Sunlight, on March 29, that the Congo natives were doing the work of white men who had been called op with an efficiency no one bad expected.
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      544 2 >N THE MATTER OF THE ALIEN ENEMIES (WINDING UP) ORDINANCE. 1914. ANO OF THE AMENDING ORDINANCES. THE SINGAPORE OIL MILLS. LIMITED. SAL* BY rRIVaTB TKNDKR. NOllcr. Is i iri by k'ivi n thai u..d<r dirt«tit<n r oHvcd from tlie Ooverntuunt of tbe Straits Sottlemt nts, th»> Business. Goodwill and Cnd<
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      477 2 THE MEANING OF "NERVES." Nerves are fibre* rnnoing from the brain to all parts ot tbe body, like tbe wire* of a telephone pxehange. Some ot them give as tbe sense ot <oaoh and feeling others oonvny messages to tbe brain aad the will to oar mabdes and enable us
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      152 2 RUBBER MACHINES OF BRITISH MANUFACTURE We have made arrangements to have prio these made for us in up-to-date works Machine in Australia and can supply them O-j OHH with best hard chilled rollers and VIjOUU cast steel cut helical gears, etc., etc. lngapore SUPPORT BRITISH ENTERPRISE ANO BRITISH INDUSTRY. The
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    Boon of Steel Helmets.
    796 3 MATERIAL DECREASE IN HEAD WOUNDS. The Wearing of Armour. Captain Henry J. Reilly has shewn in tbe New York World that about 75 per cent, of the wonnded in trench warfare on the western front had been bit with shrapnel, or pieoes of shell, travelling at
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    RETURNED SLAVES.
    250 3 Why Germany is Sending Belgians Home. Germany has recently been returning to BelKinm l»r«e nomben oi Belgians who were deported to work in the German factories. Mystery has surrounded this change in policy, and it has been represented by Germany as being a concession to representations made by
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      569 3 nonet. THIS 18 TO OIVB NOTICM tfcat U. L. m Cureem, lately employed as Managing fas fro to Mew* Ismail and Rabcem, Jewellers, Brsn Barab Road, Singapore, bas left aba sasploy of that firm and ia now carrying on boawMSS at a Diamond Merchant, Jeweller and Broker, at No. ?6
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      332 3 Run-down •—when your vitality is lowered —when you fed any-how >our nerves are "on edge" when the least eier» lion tires you you are in a Run-down condition. Your .ystem is like a plant that is drooping for want of water. And just as water revives a drooping plant to
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      435 3 CUTICURA FOR SKIN TROUBLES i /'"""""^s. f ins Sodp As%= ll^EjX to Cleanse z&^W y t0 Heal //^KvQ****?'} t\ Nothing lrU(4'»lr i/!& J\be1 1 c r i i>^^^^^«Jl^y safer, surer \?^C^TV \at any price 'for skin troubles of young or old that itch, burn, crust, scale, torture or disfigure. Besides,
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      328 3 COUGHS! COLDS! INFLUENZA! Hudson's Eumenthol Jujubes The Great Antiseptic and Prophylactic. CONTAINS NO COCAINE OR OTHER m. -<">«^ POISONOUS DRUGS. AS rl^ Jl^ Ask lor HUDSON'S, and aroid imitations likely to prove harmful. They are sold only in bottles. »?-S^ OF ALL CHEMISTS-Pfice SO ota. V^» :--^VO y Unlike Coogh
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      449 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incobpobatbd in Jatan EUROPEAN LINE A service is maintained between Yokohama, via ports auo London under mail oontraot witb tbe Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin sorew Steamers maintaining this servioe bave been specially designed and eoestracted, and are fitted with all
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      676 4 STEAMER BAILINGS. P. O. -Qritish India AND Mpcar L-ine. (CompaMISS Incobporatbd in Enoland). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS (Under Contract witb His Majesty Ooyenuaent). for Ohma, Japan, Panang, Oaylon, Australia, India, Adtn, Kaypt Mediterranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. HOHBWAJU) (FOB ECBOPB) OCTWABO (FOB CsiNt) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT
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      625 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE SI AM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD, (iNOOkPOBATBD IN SlA«). SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For KreUy, Tringganu, Bisut, Semerak, Baoho, Kelantan, Tabai Bangnara, Telnpin, Panarai. Patani, Singora, Laoon, Kobsamui, Bandon, Langsaen, Chumpon, Kohlak A Bangkok. Dua Oapsrtura BORIBAT May 21 nt r. ....PRACHAT.POK Si S 2 p.m*. The Steamers are fitted
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      608 4 BTEAMER SAILINGB. COMBINED SKRVtOK OP THE OCEAN 8. 8. CO.. LTO. (Incobpobatbo in England) •NO THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTO. (Incobpoeatbd in Enulakb) BBTWBBN Fremuntla Perth), N«rth-M» M Australian Ports, Java and Singapore* Begu ar takings oot wuen Siugapore aad Western Australia calling at Java (ax uscluoeniunt oð,
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      46 5 fjt^t T^j^ilaß^aiA^al ■?Br'^Bil^aßis» law^^Jaan Sole Importers INTERNATIONAL CREDIET& HANOELSVEREENI6IN6 ROTTERDAM. SINGAPORE The only quality X 98% (Pure) /I A\ GLACIAL ACETIC flCiD^^* GLACIAL ACETIC ACID IMPORTERS YAMATO CO. 41. Hlafh Street. Telephone 432. t s b— as ait Raincoat t dPP '/jd g» G. OTOMUNE CO.
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      654 5 SCUDAI. LIMITED. (Incorporatbd in the Straits Sittlk mrnts). NOTICB is hereby given that the Transfer Register of tbe Company will be dosed from May 22, to May 36, 1917 (both days inclusive) (or tbe preparation of Dividend Warrants. By Order of tbe Board. CHAN SZB ONN CO., Secretaries. l>at.d May
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      140 5 LAMPS Hurricane Lamps, in great variety, Japanned, nickle-plated and brass. Hurricane Acetylene Lamps, 35 candle power, stronger and safer than any other make, as used in French Railways. Japanned square engine room lamps. Tom Bowling Lamps, Japanned, 10" ruby globes. brass 1" clear globes. h 7" green Wells' No. 13
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      257 6 Imports Exclusively AUSTRALIAN Hmcoit*. Bolter, Chet»e, Canoed Meat 8 Corned Meat*, Floor, Jams, Pioaerved Fruit*, Ham* Bacon, Saute*, etc., Bisas, f'ilw n< r, Wines, Soap. Didinf-ctants, Mediemet, Oila, Confectionery, Motor Tyres, Ha dwßri PiintH, Varninber. Ws m Sol* Agents for Fog^it. Jones A Co., Stanmore Preserving Penfold's Wines, Wm. Amott,
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      433 6 The Traveller's Malay Pronouncing Hand-Book. Tbit, bandy little book baa now reached ita TENTH EDITION, a sore indication of its owfolnow. Price, $1.25 per copy; Post Free, $1 .50. Publishers FRASER NEAVR, LTD., Collyer Quay, Singapore TMPQR HeP 7JL J We beg to inform our numerous clients and the general
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      303 6 SIEMENS BROS. DYNAMO WORKS, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Contractors to the Admiralty, the War Office, the India Office, the Post Office, the Office of Works, the Crown Agents for the Colonies, the British Colonial, and Foreign Railways, etc. OUR MANUFACTURES INCLUDE Electric Motors and Generators, Switchboard* and Special Switchgear, Machinery
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    96 7 FIXTURES. Saturday, May 10. a; c b Wntr- 9 :>n a.m., 9.8 p.m. rtingaporc R»<>' moetiDß. Sandv^rcft R'ibb<T mnrting. noon. Charity Cnoccrt, Europe Hotel, 9.45 p.m. Sunday, May 20. Hich Water. 10.9 a.m., 9 45 p.m. Monday, May 21. High Water in..' 4 a.m.. 10.31 p.m. Tuesday,
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    FINANCE AND COM MERC E
    184 7 BXCHANCIB. SiMOAFoaa, May 19, 1817. O« Lorn** Bank 4 m/ 8 2/4 i Demand 2,4* Private am/i m Mil Ox Fbanci Baak T. T. 818 Om Imou Ban* T. 1. m On HoMOKOM»...B»nM d/d 2i%pm Ua SaAMa>Ai ...Bank d/ii 65^ MM B»ukT. T. m la:,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    148 7 To-dai. Malacca 2.80 pm Saigon 2.80 prr. Medan 2.80 piu Malacca, P. Swettenham and Penang 2 80 pm MersinK. Blair Harbour and TrengKanu 2.30 pm Kobe 3.80 pm Pontianak 4 pm Kota Tinf^i 4 pm Cucob 4 pm P. Hatam and Pulau Bulang 4 pm Kerimon 4
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      MINING.
      172 7 £lue Bn re« Seller* 10 10 Ampang 5.60 6.C0 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.25 1.50 L 0 10 Kanaboi 1.2 J 1.40 10 10 Kinta Association 9 10.10 fil £1 KinUTin 1.10.0 1.17.8 tl £1 Lahat Mines 4.00 500 10 10. Malayan CoUieries 12.00 12.50 El £1 Malayan Tin
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      GENERAL.
      121 7 II Ml 8. Smelting Co. 7.25 7.£0 II 41 P»el. 1.8.6 1.5.0 >/• Blectrie T'w»ys 4/- 5/--10 10 Fr»se» Neave 48.50 45.00 50 60 W. Hammer Co. 65.00 6H.00 100 Howarth Btskioe 58.00 65.00 100 7% Prat. 100.00 LOO 10U Kati Bto, Del. par 12U.J0 10 10 May Lird
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      DEBENTURES.
      53 7 United Engineers 6% 11,284,500 par Singapore Electric Tramways 6% £850,000 norn s 'pore Municipal 6% 1 1,878,000 par Spore Municipal 4|% of 1907 t1,500,000 10-ViiP S pore Mumcipal 4 T of 160W t1,000,000 10%dis Spore Municipal 4% 2,000,000 15%dia S i>ore Municipal 4% £800.000 F.M.S. 8% loan 1916 t15,0U0,000
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    RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
    319 7 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s and Alessrs. Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. To-day's Prices. Fraser Lyal) A A Co. Evatt. Alor Uajab (tl) 4.00 4.10 4.00 4.10 Amal. Mala; (2) 0.30 0.50pm 0.20 0.40 Ayer BiUm (»5) 14.25 16.C0 14.00 15.00 Ayer KaniDg (tl) 180 1.40 1.30 1.4U Ayer
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    Train Services.
    260 7 The mail train* ft.im Singapore (or th 3 irtli leave Tank K-*.i station daily at 7.7 a.o Mid 7 p.m., arri-i/ox at Kuala Lumpur at 7.18 p.m. and 6.4* a.m. respectively. Th ihrouph expres* to Penang leaves KuaU Lampcr at 8 a.oa. daily, arriving at Penauu at 6.28
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    Mails for Europe.
    106 7 Out attention ban been called to the fact that oar arrivals in London are much behind I boat published elsvwhere. Our rale is to gi»e arrival" only when they are officially ■efortad in the Post Offloe notices, and do late* date than that printed above ha I
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    47 7 Time-ball*, on Fort Canning and Mount Fatter drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore 'ituxiard time, corrcftpon'iing to 6 a.m. Greenwich mean time. The tiuir hud in fired at 12 o'clock nuon. indicating Singapore standard time, on every day cxikipting Sunday when it h fired at one o'cl'»:k.
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    F.M.S. Rubber Export Duly.
    82 7 Fur the period from May r. to :tl, 1»17. iseifMi**', the value of the lii|(tM-«t of rubber i« fix«-l at Bs. I', 1 p. r 11.. tod tli< 'Itity on cultivated rubber on wliicli < xport leviable on an ad valorem b««iH in With tin- Kllll-S
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      560 7 LATEBT ADVERTISEMENTS. EXPERIENCED MANAGER required immediately for Bobber Estate. Apply Eratt A Co., SiDKtpore. 19 5-25 8 BETING KUSA-Qaite new Bungalow to let with n'W p*gar, garave, boyo' quartt rs. < tc. Apply to U. Roland Llewellyn, D.rrick fcOo, 19 5 -n WANTED for m-rcbaots 1 ofßce in Singapore, a
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      361 7 No 77 Aiaiy No 77 I L »«'»TOL »_LQHD°*^^a CIGARETTES MIXTURE, THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING CO. (IMCORfOKATID IN UoNOKONO) Estatbliatied 1883 MANUFACTURERS OF PIRE»»«ROPE I ITRANB CABLE LAID 4 STRAND to IF J" to 10* B* to 10* Prioee, samples u-u tall particnlaiß will be forwarded on application to Agent:
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      9 7 GO TO W. J. GARCIA. jf Ofolmrd Rat. $700. <*
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      129 7 TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT I! Tanjonf Pa<«r Road rrams Pass the Door •^■■■■■■■"■■■■l SECOND SHOW. AT 9.n Sharp. The Serial Glorious New Parts. LIBERTY New Parts. Episode 11. "A nAUOHTBR OK M*k\" Eoisod* 12 "FOH TUX KL*O. 2 Farts. BRENNON C THE MOOR 2 Parts. Universal Special Feature —Two-reel Irish Drama.
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    46 8 Tbe family of the late Miss Maria de Souza desire to tender their sincere thanks to those relatives, friends and members of tbe Singapore Catholic Benevolent Association, who sent wreatbs and also for their kind attendance at tbe faneral which took place on Wednesday, May 16.
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    The Straits Times. SATURDAY, MAY 19. INDEMNITY AND ANNEXATION.
    1063 8 The Straits Times. SATURDAY, MAY 19. INDEMNITY AND ANNEXATION. Tbe position of Rnsoia is illnstrated by the attitude certain of her people have taken up with reference to post war settlements. Tin y declare for no indemnities and no annexations, and tlmt amiable embodiment of futility known as Mr. Philip
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    19 8 Larut Tin Dredging returns tor the first half of May am picuU Jlu.ol, boars ran I yatds treated 40.L0
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    19 8 Tbe Malay Volunteer performance of Othello at Pinang rea!i«*j I4OU whiuli will te banded over to the ltej Cro*s.
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    17 8 A notification nyariinu oxport regulations under the Arms am! Explosives Act appear in a Government Gazette extraordinary.
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    21 8 Rales rt-Uting to tbn examination of engineers und< r tlie Me reliant Shipping Urdinauou are published in tbe Ootctduk nt Oiattte.
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    26 8 Service will be held at the Boastead Institute as usual on Sunday night at 8.15 pm. The Key. A. J. Amery, 8.D., will give the address.
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    26 8 A concert specially arranged for thnofficers and men of tho Army aud Navy will be held in the V.M.C.A. IIj.II this evening, couimoncing at 8.80 p.m.
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    22 8 General Maxwell, of the Northern Command, presenting medals at Nuweastlo, pinned medals on the breasts of two little children of deceased soldiers.
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    26 8 Mr. Lee Kirn Soo, of 86, High Street, Singapore, has been granted exclusive privileges for fourteen years in connection with tbe manufacture of a collapsible box.
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    26 8 No applications lodged with tbe Man Power Advisory Committee of tbe Colony after April 30 will bu considered; outstanding applications previously lodged will be dealt witb.
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    24 8 Kadic-telegrams will now be accepted at any postal telegraph office in the Straits Settlements for transmission to Sarawak bhroagh tbe Singapore Commercial Wireless Station.
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    31 8 The Registration of Deeds Ordinance. 1915, will come, into operation on August 1, 10i7, in the Settlements of Singapore and IVnaug with the exception of the Cocos Ulands and Christmas Island.
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    38 8 Jumbo, tbe giant elephant jf tho StoschParasani Circus in Berlin, has been killed for food. He yielded fifty five tons of flesh which is to be put in cold storage and sold by the municipal authorities as required.
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    38 8 It is notified from London that in future uninsured parcels will be forwarded in bags instead of in boxi s or basketß. The public are therefore advised when ordering fragile goods by parcels post to have name insured.
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    39 8 A proposal has been made, says the Malay Mail, that Government officers who have unsuccessfully applied for permission to join up should be supplied with a certibcate recording the fact aud tbe reason tor the refusal ot their applications.
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    45 8 According to a ministerial decree published at the end of last month, all the French soldiers on leave who arrived lately in IndoChina from France cau, on their demand, bemaintained these by tho Governor-General and attached to a corps of their choice in the Colony.
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    67 8 A Spanish mail steamer which has left Singapore for Minila ha- been over three months on tho voyage out, sailing from Spain early in Februiry. Thu vessel was detained for twenty sevi. i- days at Cape St. Vincent on account of dim^ulties iv obtaining coal. The purser said feeling y
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    56 8 Me-srs. Guthrie and Co. have received a cable troiu tue secretaries of the Inited Sua Betong k.ibber Estate advUuig tbat ihediiecturr, Lave declared a Dual dividend in MMMI ol the year 1916 of 15 per cent, payable on June 2, to place to reserve account Xli'.UOO and to carry forward,
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    53 8 Tho Portuguese Legation in London gives an emphatic denial to the n port published iv a German newspaptr stating that Portugal hid ceded Macao to Japan. Tbe report is out ouly without tuauuatioo, but is characicrixtd by the Portuguese Government as an obvious attempt ef the Germans to create trouble
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    65 8 Thu King hi* approved of a miniature replica ut the Victoria Cross being worn on tbe riband iv uudrtss aud service dress uniform by all recipients of this decoration, states an Army Order. The award ut a bar t-j tho trijjisal decoration will be marked by ihe addition ut v
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    76 8 The Berlin Morning Post says that the Berlin authorities have obtained troiu liol land a million pounds weight of frozen rabbits which will bu nold free ot cards. It aadx that the price was certainly very Inj; as the rabbits canuot be hold at cost pneo for les« chao 3d.
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    71 8 Giving details of paralysis of MM German texttlo trade the Socialists journal Neve Z it states tint not a siugle textile machine is working full time or evt n every 'Uy. I'oi example, in mid Ft braary 4,0>)« K.ouih in itt'ichtubauh wero iJlo. Two out ut three big cottoD spinning
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    77 8 Privnto Douglas H»ll, of the Lanoasbire Kuc.iter*, who rtoeived the Dmtingaished *Joiuluut Jit Jdl kr his gallantry in putting his hauduvrr the muzzle of a trench-motor gun to rave a ccuj'ade who was Htiiudiog in front, is one of oight sons of a utono niaaon, and he has four brothers
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    70 8 The Morning Post's Borne correspondent states that tbe Lausanno Gazette says Germany is preparing a colossal trick for thu Entente. She is arranging a poeudo resolu tion in order to excite the Entectu'w pity and is pretending to mtr niin-e democratic mea Hiirm iv the Inpo of cnuing a delusive
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    81 8 After "looping the loip" 8»e time* at Brcokland* od March 14, at a hei||bt of about 1,1 f;0 ft., an airman performed the looping feat »id«wayH, wm^ ovit King, tlir b.[ .i.w.i revoking, it hi stated, likn windmill an it dcHc. uao.l to within J6d ft. ol tlie grouo.l. At
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    350 8 Mr. G. Wood, formerly manager of the Island Trading Co. at Selalang, has bce-D killed in action. Mr. George lirinkwortta, a director cf Meosrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., has returned to Singapore from home. Mr. W. W. Scotland, lately of Singapore, has joined tbe staff of the
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    Overseas Club Tobacco Fund.
    81 8 >Ye very gratefully acknowledge the following additions to our fuud for assisting the Overseas Club to supply smoUos to our holdiers and sailors Mr. G. M. Laidlaw, I'ikan, 310 Mr. C. G. Hutton, section bogi neer, Lipis, F.il.S H. JlO Per Mr. T. A. Manchip iSungei
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    Breach of Trust.
    137 8 A Tamil storekeeper in tbe P.W.D., Kuala Pilah, was charged in the Judicial Commissioner's Court at Serttuban on May y, with criminal breach of trust and forgery in connection with some kegs of paint, oil, charcoal, etc. Ue hud been three years in the P.W.D. store. He
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    £10,000 for Sighting Submarines.
    180 8 It is not generally known that a splendid i fTi-r bui bivu made, by Sir Allied Yariow. Hu l- prepared to ppe.ud i.'ll'.n (I in rewards to persons on board llnti-h commercial vi ss> Is who sight enemy 6iibmarine». In each CbNo a reward will bo
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    Malayan Wealth.
    222 8 We bad a note tun other day from Mr. < de Baraguiti from I'atani, on the East Coast of Siaru. He has been actively prospt cling tbtro for nonic months and Hpeaks in litiuh of great cootideuoe of the mineral wealth of tbo province which he regards an
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      142 8 Veuve Clicquot CHAMPAGNE IN QUARTS PINTS. Sole Agents: GALDBEGK, MACGREGOR GO. Wine and Spirit Merchants SINGAPORE, MALACCA, ETC., ETC r-^vS/ n H.J.HeinzC? 57 VARIETIES P ure Foode, Soups, Just Heat g^glSjSa^ Sauce*, Reliehep, «nd serve. C^S^^S^^> Condiments. PWCE LIST ON APPLICATION. Sole Agents Straits A F.M.S. JOHN LITTLE CO., LIMITED.
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      256 8 The CERTAINTY OF A GOOD SHOW AT THIS ALHAMBJLA Th« Pioneer and Premier House of Quality Beach Road. Paths presents a magnificent feature of i-Mlittic NEM ROD CO. In 3 Aots. A drama brimful of appeal and preseotiof; a dra untie portrayal of hum in t motions sbowa to perfecti'
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    THE WAR.
    2149 9 ITALIAN OFFENSIVE. Heavy Fighting Among Mountains. IMPERIAL QUESTIONS. Effects of General Smuts's Speech. Rkcter's Trlsorams. London, May 17, <46 p.m. An Austrian eommouiije claims tbe capture of two thousand 'isoners in tbe Isonzo battle. It admit* tb<: Italian gain on tbe left bank. London May 17. 10.15 p.m.
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    Ireland.
    150 9 THE LLOYD GEORGE PROPOSALS. Rectkb's Telegrams. London, May 11, 7.85 a.m. Mr. John Redmond in a letter to Mr. Lloyd Goerge refuses tbe proposal of immediate Home Rule exclusive of Ulster and accepts tbe alternative of a convention. Sir J. B. Lonsdale, on behalf of the Ulster Unionists undertakes
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    THE DAILY HUN.
    367 9 Inhuman Document Found On Prisoners. Lan Malcolm writes to Tbe Times of April 6, as follows: Sir, I enclose herewith two "scraps of papers" taken from German prisoners in the region of Bapaume where I found myeelf la>t Monday. Their contents should, I think, be made known
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    FOOD ECONOMY.
    287 9 Official Warning to Public Of Malaya. We are requested to give publicity to the following notice Tbe Oovernor of tbe Straits Settlements and High Commissioner of tbe Malay States desires to bring to tbe notice of the public tbat tbe exportation of food supplies from the United Kingdom
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    UNION JACK CLUB.
    254 9 The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. W. Vick, c/o Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Singapore, begs to acknowledge with many thanks receipt of tbe following further contributions to tbe above fund Already acknowledged $17,156 Subscribed by British community, Sourabaya, and forwarded through Mr. John Campbell of
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    TO-DAY'S RACES.
    274 9 Selections for the Various Events. There are again nine races to-day and tbe promisa of several biggish fields. Extra Rick. Scurry There are five left and Farisha should win here. Sir Douglas was fancied for a place on Thursday and may run second. Farisha, Sir Douglas. The Stewards
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    82 9 To-day's Business. Saunders and Macphaii's Daily Report S,lv,r down I til Honukoo)> unchanged 2/4| (2| p.m.). Shanghai unchaDged 8,6j (66|). Tin. -s-il. h, t,,,., lt $n; j Rubber Dull except for prime quality (1148.9). The share market is still featuio l<-ss. TrmorloliH aro offering at 91.85, ayn
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    Death of Rajah Brooke.
    2058 9 NEARLY FIFTY YEARS KULER OF SARAWAK. A Romantic Career. We regret to record tbat a cable was received by Government yesterday announcing the death at borne on the previous day of His Highness the Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Anthony Brooke, O.C.M.G. The Rajah, who was
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    A PERSONAL MEMOIR.
    1003 10 (F«om Ok« Who Ksfw Him WfLL.) News was received from KnyUnd by cable yesterday, of the death of Sir cbarlwi Anthony Hr wke. G C.M.G J.nA rUjih of Sarawak, on May 17. at the advanced age of nearly 88. l>irmg a reign of SO years he glide
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    RIFLED VAULTS.
    401 10 German Rage Vented on The Churches. After an absence of three months from tbe S iiutne front, writes H. P. Robinson in an exchange, I have ranged over a wide tract of country by Roye and Neslr, green country much of it. almost unocarred by shells, such as
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    TERRIBLE IN INK.
    396 10 Poetical Invocations for German Readers. Them are two peouis in the latest Berlin I newspapers to which attention should be drawn. The first is by Heinrich Lerscb, the bouse poet of the Deutsche Tageszeitung and is beaded Sailors, U-boat Men. The following (the Daily Chronicle states) is
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    LUNACY AND THE WAR.
    440 10 Decreased Number of Persons Under Care. The report of tbe Board of Control for the year 1915. t-tat.-s that on January 1, 1916 the cumber of notified insane persons under care liv England and W d i«s was 137,188. this number being less than that recorded
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    World Potato Crop Decline.
    166 10 Complete statistics for 1916 world crop of potatoes are not available, but yields of seven of tbe principal producers compare in bushels with last year as follows Total ...1,7.">3,561,000 8,180,767,000 Tbe world crop is usually about 5,900,000,000 bushels. Of c iun' -les not reported, principal producers
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    MALAYAN AIRCRAFT.
    275 10 Ceylon Tamil Fund. A Central Committee meeting ot tbo Malayan Ceylon Tamil Aircraft Fund was held at Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, May 10. Dr. E. T. Maclntyre presided. The accounts as shown below were presented and passed unanimously. It wan decided to print booklets giving the names of
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    WHAT A JAM LABEL DID.
    536 10 Memory Coaxing in a Field Hospital. Bob Armstrong, the head case, is sitting up in bed, supported by a bed rest, in tue surgical ward cf a clearing station. Adornod with a skullcap of while rcller.bandage, his appearance suggests a scalp wound with penetration of
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    62 10 The trial of Kiwi bin Imbang, the motor driver who is charged with causing tbe death of Mrs. Kodrigues as tbe result of a collision with a ricksha on February 21, was con tinned at the Assizes to jay. Accused, giving evidence, stated that the rioksha puller ran in front
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    44 10 A Siamese translation of tho Merchant of Venice from the pen of liis Msj sty the KiDg of Siam has just been published. The Bangkok Times describes the translation as a very able one and a real service to t!ie. language of the country.
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      514 10 To the Editor of tbe Straits Times. Sir, Your correspondent S K is apparently of the same opinion as that once held by tbo majority of the principals of the Straits educational establishments with rtgard to the abolition of the Queen's Scholarships. It is a well known fact
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      The Shirkers.
      197 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l hive read with interest and appreciation yonr articles on tbe unwillingness of many men out here to help there country. and their anxiety tbe others should risk their lives for their sake with every Roll of Honour published I
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      396 10 To the E litor of (be Straits Times. Bir, Whilst yonr corn sp.iu l.ut Fairplay was about it be might have added a little more to bin letter of the 16tb instant. Tbere is no doubt tbat tbe Colonial Secretary bas been misled about tbe increase in tbe
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      146 10 To the E litor of the Straits Times. Sir,— The swamp off Jalan Mesar is b.'ing filled with rubbish collected j u the town, and brought by tbe Municipal scavenging carts. This has bean going on for the last two or three months. This practice is very injurious
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      Character and Conduct.
      299 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,— Tbe home papers naturally have a good deal to say of the gallant behaviour of the boys of tbo Middlesex Battalion on February 9 when the ship in which they sailed was struck by a mine off Cape Agulhas.
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      249 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, If you will kindly allow me a small space to publish the following letter I shall be most grateful. One Sunday afternoon two of my friends A and B challenged each other to have a game of billiards,
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    CURE OF WAR WOUNDS.
    280 10 What Science is Doing for The Soldier. Science has made many strides during tbe present war in the direction of fighting diseatte and wound*, lv this respect it owes much to the bacteriologist, and at a meeting of the Koyal Microscopical S jciety, Dr. Kunneth Goadby,
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    389 11 Sunday, May 20, 1917 Sr. Andssw'v Cathidral. St. Purr's ti> v, Stamford Road.— 9.80 a.Ui. iHokki-n I p.m. (Cantonese); 4 p.m. iKoochow 7. .i0 p.m. (Malay) Knulish Ist and 3rd Sunday* ni every month at 7.3 I p.m. Holy Commrcion (Malay) Ist Sunday of »-vi ry Hint Hokkien),
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    SCUDAI LIMITED.
    433 11 Dividend of 1\ Per Cent, for The Year. Tbe following in tlie brat annual report of tbe directois to tht shareholders in Scudai. Lisitod, to be presented at the meeting on May 2:>. The net profit for tbe year amounted to 17'.'.'2'2.1'>: The directors recommend a rlivicimii of
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    489 11 Poor Demand with Prices at Lower Level. At the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association 295 th auction, on May 16 and 18, there was offered tor sale piculs 9,667.18 or 1,275.62* lbs. (Tons 560.47). Pruks Realised. Sheet smoked fine ribbed $144 to $149 good ribbed 130
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    BELGIAN SLAVES.
    423 11 Men Broken and killed by The Germans. Some freoh details of the shocking treatment of Belgian deportees in Germany have been received by the Belgian Government. The report comes from a number of men escaped from Germany. Aftor detailing how all men from 17 to 55 years of
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      396 11 The New Style 111 MOUTRIE PIANO Is PERFECT in every Detail CALL AND INSPECT EASY PAYMENTS ARRANGED THE INSTRUMENT OR LIBERAL DISCOUNT FOR JUBTTOHAND. CASH. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED 1-4 HONGKONG Hotel van Jfijkjo., Ltd., Telephone 682. Telephone 662. Every Night OUR EUROPEAN QUARTETTE will play during and after
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    The Chartered Bank.
    1114 12 WAR HANDICAPS AND THE STAFFS SERVICES. Men on Active Service. Tbe xixty third ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Chartered Bank of India. Austra'ia and Cbina was held on tbe Bank a premises at 38, Bishopagate, London, E.C on April 4, Sir Montagu Cornish Turner
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    The World War.
    23 12 With the entry of America, both bemispLerra are involved in what may now be literally described as a world struggle.
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    " THINK OF CORNWELL."
    924 12 THINK OF CORNWELL." Sir E. Carson's Advice To Shipyard Men. On the invitation of the Lord Mayor a large company assembled in the Egyptian Hall at the Mansion House on March 23 to witness the presentation to the Board of Admiralty of Mr. Frank O. Salisbury's picture, John Cornwcll, V.C.,
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    A MAN OF THE DAY.
    600 12 Magic Song of the New Pied Piper. Margaret Bell writes in tbe Daily Express Throughout tbe queer little streets be goes and sings his song- In the morning*, when the mist hovers about the chimney pots and the lamp posts seem to shrink from sight,
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    Synthetic Rubber.
    199 12 Synthetic robber since the commencement of the plantation industry ban been a bogy which has been held to trigiiten the weak, writes Mr. Arnold Wright in the March nuiu ber of the Mysore Economic Journal. Since the war «t»rtefl wo have heard a good deal of it in
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    THE WAR IN 1918.
    404 12 Farmers' Duty to Solve the Food Problem. Mr. Leslie Scott, K.C., M.P., member of the Food Production Committee, made an important announcement at a meeting at Winchester, of the Southern Counties Agri cultural Trading Association. He said he recognised with gratitude the way farmers were triumphing
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    LAON-ON-THE-HILL.
    453 12 Haven of Peace Where the Tide Of Battle Rolled. j Just behind the old German battle lices, 1 full in the way of the great retreat, says j Addison Mcf«eod in an exchange, there lies a little hill whose summit is some 400 ft. above the plain. The single
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      217 12 Bj' *B> W^ f^. W fo? M ~B mJ=* mutton s "PINEAPPLE" Hams Bacon ARE The Best. SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) J™l FURNITURE To™ i jl Let us make your bouse glad. ihgw! FURNITURE I Kjtjd£ ujfil Let us figure on your next order. r
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    Igrave warning to the tsar.
    914 13 Influence of the Empress Of Russia. The tirand Duke Nicholas Mikbailovitcb, the well-known President of the Russian Imperial Historical and Geographical Societies, who is a first cousin of the Grand Doke Nicholas Nicolaievitcb, was banished to hrn estates last December for telling the Tsar the
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    Richest Woman on the Stage.
    152 13 A message from Petrograd states that tbe dancer. Mine Kche«»io»ka, hat been arrested. Mme. Mattulde Kcbesmnnka, who w*» Dancer of Honour to the Czar, is n-puted t j be far and away tbe richest woman on any xtage in the world, tbe value of her
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      446 13 Western India Turf Club WAR LOU LOTTERY SANCTIONED BY GOVERNMENT NOW OPEN Tickets Rs. 10 each ONE THOUSAND PRIZES All pri7e9 will be in 5 l 2 War Loan Bonds, repayable in 1920, and the amounts subscribed Will be distributed as follows 2O per cent. in 1 Prize 1O 1
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      192 13 The Finest Light LAGER is trial will convince you. Aosnts KIM HIN V CO., Kimg Street. AVON TYRES More Miles for Your Money. C.&B. English Soups |^3=* 30 Varieties AH Delicious jj§gjggjg] T'r-.c Cji;:r.e of one of the finest chefs in the world available fcr your table. Crosse Black well
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      159 13 O|. Jg^^Jl I AERATED WATERS *Hi THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO. plncorpobatrd in Gnglakd) Thirtieth Year, Slst December, 1916 A YEiIR Of WONDERFUL PROGRESS The tbonrands of Poliovbolderß of THE MANUFACTURERS LIFB -■INSURANCE COMPANY will read witb ploasare of tho °übat»ntial Rrowth made daring 1918, as indicated by its Annutl
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      665 14 Wai or Piaoi. Fam ins or Plenty. Lin Inburanck ib worth 100 okntb on thi dollar. VYHAX OTHER PROPIBTT IB)? THE 6REAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (ißooareßAtao ib Stbaiis ginuum) TTT TT~ —IT "l-TT-l. "-BTirT-T LOMDON OVFIOBi «a, Old Jewry, 8.0. The Oompaaj has aIBOrOOO depos-ted wtth the Bofrane
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      369 14 BAMKINQ. THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. Head Off tr« Siatapors, Ran las Chimbsrt, 111 Bniichas Malacca, 155, First Cress Itrtet, Muar. 77/71, Jalan labjiaiaa. CAPITAL Registered 18,000^00 Issued 14,000,000 Snkacribed $8,600,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Liv Peng Slant, Ess.., Chairman. Ths Hea. Dr. Liai Been Taa ekaag Laak, Eta. ■aag. 101
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      489 14 BAIHUWBb hon6kong and shanghai banking corporation (Incobpobatbd in Honokono) PAID-UP CAPITAL »15,000,0C0 RESERVE FUNDB Sterling X1 .60C.000 at 2/- 116^00,000 SUver 118.600,000 188,600,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 118,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. S. H. Dodwell. Bag., Chairman. J A. Plummer, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. C. B. Anton B. V. D.
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      489 14 BANKING. IHMTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AMD CHINA. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND BT BOTAL CHARTER Paid op Capital ia W,OCO Shan* ol aVO eaob 41,100,000 Boaerve Toad... M 41,000,000 Reservo Luikilitj o! Proprietors^ J1,J00,000 BANKERS The Saak ol Banlaad, The Loadoa City aad MldJaaJ Baak, Ltd., Tbe London Ooaatr aad Wcstidii-'tor
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      837 14 INBURANCE. THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Imcopoiatid in Honqkono) BNDOWMENT POLICIES are issued for 10, IS and 20 yrar terms. Tbe annual deposit nnder the 30 year plan is but five and a fraotion per cent, of the sum assured, for a man 30 years of age. Should tbe
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    817 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. How Accidents Occur. A writer in a Brisbane paper says Most of the motor accidents, at least so far as collisions are concerned, can be shown to be due to lack of forethought on the part of one or both drivers.
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    LOSING THEIR WEIGHT.
    253 15 Effect of Underfeeding On B«Tarians. lccreaseJ attention is being KiTen in Germany to statistics of weight as a factor id the determination of food <_• jntrol p.jlicj. Scandals were caused in Berlin by police inspection of people arriving at the railway stations. Similar polico efforts in South
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      108 15 CANADIAN FORD A BRITISH CAR Which gives you the best automobile value in the world. Surely therefore it should be YOUR CHOICE, especially so in these times, when all your t-arplus cash is required to HELF YOUR COUNTRY. SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. Wcarneßros. BIN6APORE. KUALA LUMPUR. IPOH AND PENAN6. Sole Distributors.
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      112 15 OILDAG Saves Petrol as well as Oil, and the running is as smooth as silk. TO BB HAD FROM ALL GARAGES. 7ull particulars from DUPIRE BROS. Bole Agents. "SILVERTOWN" PRESERVATIVE will protect your woodwork from the ravages of <*—^===^g^ bad weather, dry rot, white ants !jgy THE MOST EFFICIENT jv'^RsSl
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      516 16 bW^^*^bM I^^^^^Rb ir *wk No tyre; by any other name grips the road like GoodricA Safety Tread. WICH Safety comet from Myiaff •GoodricA Safety Tr—d* when you are buying tyroa. EDDD I v n "A frip on the road is worth two on the steering wheeL" YV ,Ti Fit GoodricA
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      458 16 MISCELLANEOUS. LADY TYPIST— Mm. F. Coope Abbs. Address Burlington, Coleman Street. Town Oi'a.;-. Katßt- L.i'-amb r^ 6 5—4 h OFFKKS are invited lor one mile of second haad narrow-goage railway with steel sleepers and fish-plates complete. For parti culars apply to Harrisons aod Crotfield, Ltd. (incorporated in Knglacd), Kuala Lumpur.
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      590 16 HOUSES TO LET. TO LBT. H'-u«i s No. T, Chancery Lane Apply to Cbiog Kecg We A Co., Anouoneers. IBM-n TO LET, Dumobin, barker Koad. Immediate entry Apply Lee Cheng Van Co. 1 7- n COMFORTABLE HOUSE near town, 8 bed room* Gas, water. Apply H., c/o stran a Times.
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      269 16 KIAM KIAT CO. 108 AlO9, market Street. -'Phone same No. 411. Solb aoknts. THE MULCOTT BELTING Company, Limited Incorporated in Engljnd Have juit received a freoh shipment of JACKSON'S Varnish Stains IN Colours of ROSEWOOD, Oak and Mahogany at REASONABLE PRICES. G.R. LAMBERT&Go. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS J a, OrchanTßoad, Telephone Ho.
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      320 16 GUAN KIAT Co., No. 36, Phillip Street Telephone No«. 1801. 1862 and JBAB. Private 1450 and Suunyn.de 1078. Sole Agents FOR THE GLOBE BOILER FLUID Tha ideal fluid for clianing and aressrving I team boilers. READY IN STOCK:— Armoured and Plain Rubber Hoc. Saltern Family Balances, 14, 'ii, and 60
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      479 16 NEW MOTOR CARS ■phone For HIRE pruujptlv a-tmidh to 111 J J your cull wMh firstf MmMm V class.bi^li-prio-dcars, day and v.-lit. CHARGES MODERATE STRAITS MOTORCAR SERVICE SIB A 216, Orchard Road (Next to WEARNE BROS., Ltd.) Telegramn: MOTORCAR, Singapore. To ADVERTISERS Ah requests to make alterations is advertisements, nuoh
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      315 16 Straits Tpimes. Temporary Telephone i 58. All oonimunicationß relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed tc THE EDITOR. All communications relating to businese matters—advertisements, subscriptions accounts, printing, etc.—should be addressed to THE MANAGER ADVERTISEMENT RATES.—Miscellaneous wants of every description are inserted in the ordinary body type of the
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