The Straits Times, 18 June 1917

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    Masthead
    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 25,444 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. JUNE 18. 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      79 1 MILKMAID BWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Price now $17.90 per omc Best Quality «rENGLISH SODIUM BISULPHITE In drums containing 140 lbs. nett. THE BORNEO CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) BRITISH Typewriter Ribbons MADE IN ENGLAND IN OUR OWN FACTORY ARE BETTER AND CHEAPER Compare the Price and Quality. 1 1 S .JHPOKATBD
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      153 1 New Stocks Just Arrived PUDIOWQ SINGLE AND IJATC UnlllOll 0 DOUBLE TERAItIA ID to Greys, In Greys, Fawns Fawns Browns M A Browns ALL SIZES ij^^m M^v ALL SIZES LOCKED A STQCKED Made from best quality felt. The style and finish leave nothing to be desired. Ventilated headlining and at
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      13 1 JEFFREY'S PILBENER BEER. 1 Soli Aoihts ADAMBON GILFILUN CO LTD (Incorporate! a Bn«lud)
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    A War Paradox.
    791 2 MAKING WAR TO SECURE PEACE. What Democracy Means. Francis Oribble writes in The Evening Standard One neutral Government after another plunges into the war with the cry that what it really wants is peaoe. It sounds para doxical, and it would be easy to be cynical abont
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    COMING CHANNEL TUNNEL.
    239 2 From England to Singapore By Rail. Mother Natnre has. according to Sir Francis Fox at the Royal Geographical Society last nigbt. made every provision for the construction of the Channel Tunnel. She has left a bed of grey chalk between England anil France, which is the most
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      686 2 NOTICE. NOTICB 18 HEREBY OIVBN that all the roao> and approaohes to Covent Row and Covent Oarden (lately Chiang Hong lim Market) belonging to the Estate of Cbe»ni{ T*w Muey, will be clo« d ts pablic traffic from 6 «.m. to A p.m. on Tuesday the 19th Jniw, 1917. Dated
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      231 2 To enrich the blooci To strengthen muscles, t>one3, nerve? and brrvin you cannot do baUßfl than cake SCOTTS EaMsaaa. in every BaM <..< »iic world this valued food leak has. proved its worth as the purest and best ot a'l (orr-s of cod liver oil •THNawai find the riche'si aßaagsVaßaaai
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      468 2 London Buying Ageuts C We offer you oar atiftut aa> buy ma; iirenu for British or Cowrioenrai vooda* h«t»t>|ish«-J in IM4, hut thoroughly vp-io-date, our «ucceaa is attaiwJ by m»kina; Five expert buyers, with capable mnffa. nun .me different department huyina; with greatest care even- ciasa of tooaVi. triviriv our
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      219 2 WILLARD SERVICE -3f STATION A Service Station (or the repair and adjustment of Willard Storage Batteries will be opened here shortly. As 90% ol ears fitted with Bleotrioai Bqaipmant are supplied with Willard Storage Bttteries, ownors should iiake a note of oar addren for tntnre reference. Motorists in Singapore can
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    Punishment of Germany.
    949 3 WHEN THE DAY OF RECKONING ARRIVES. French Committee's Report. Tbe Germans have blundered once more. One of their objects in plundering the abandoned territories wat to incline French opinion towards a peace without victory. The French." wrote the Berliner Tageblatt, mast now realise what is costs them
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      816 3 Ttt la the gaM— largal mbbm ratvlia raapK Plu«» aaa rspslar SAROOL, tin r<rc<ntrated food that pots on rood, healthy fl«>»b, sometimes at the f%te ct a pound a day, builds op tl.e thin and weak, brirg back the rosy blush of health, rounds oat tbe skinny, scrawny figures to
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      471 3 Cockle* Pills go to the real cause of most of the usual ills of the stomach, bowels, liver, and bile. They act without J'lay. without uncertainty, without interruption of one's duties. On ■I counts they are recognised as the most useful all-round remedy for those simple ills, which, if neglected,
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      442 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incoepoeai.d in Japan EUROPEAN LINE A servioe is maintained between Yokohama, via, port, and London under mail oontract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and eonstracted, and are fitted with all
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      616 4 STEAMER SAIUNW. P. O." British India AND Mpcar L-ine. (Companies Incoefoeateu in Kn(hand). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PBNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (Under Contraot with Hit Majesty Qovernuent), *o» Ohma, Japan, Panang, Oaylon, Auatpalia, India, Aden, ftalypi, Meditarranaan Port* and London. MAIL LINES. Uo«BWAED IFOE KCROP.) ODTWABD (rOB C«Na) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT
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      674 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE SUM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. (Inoortobat.b in Sum). SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. Fo roU y; Tri«W*nn, Buut, Semerak, Baoho, Kelantan, Tabai Bangnara, Telupui. Panarai. Patani, Sißgora,Laoon, Kobaamui, Bandon, Langsuen, Chumpon, Konlak a Bangkok! Du Departure ..s PRACHATIPOK June 18 June»O 3 o m 5... ASDANG Juna 25 j"ne 27* 3
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      587 4 STEAMIER Mltil. OOMBINBO fMUVIOII OP THE OCEANS. 8. CO.. LTD. (Imcoet orated in Bholamo THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Bnolaiio) BBTWBBM ■NmantU (Perth), North.Wee* Australian Porte, Java and Singapore. Regular sailing, between Singapore and western Australia oalling at Java (a. la duoement offer.), Derby, King's Sonar
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      500 5 ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA. (KONINKLYKE PAKETYAART MAATSCHAPPY) Special 5,000 Tons Tourist Steamers. From JAVA to AUSTRALIA BATAVIA. SOURABAYA. PORT DARWIN. PORT MORESBY. BRISBANE. SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. VICE VERSA In connection with the H|>ecial fast saloon steamers MKLCHIOR TREUB AND RUMPHIUS. Patsaatgfat from Blnfjapore to lot single. Ist return. C35-1O
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      594 5 STEAMER BAILINBB. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAY. CO..LTD (Inoobpobatbd in England) oi^eot Servioe to Japan via Hong* *ong Shanghai, and to Oalowtte, via PtfiMig, from Blngapor*. Taking cuk» on through Bit's of Ladivg or Canton, Maofco, Sw»tow, Auioy, Cbefoo. TieDtmn, Newcbwuiig, Ysnwtxio ports, hoi BOM. the Philippine*, ulo., etc.. eM FOR PENANG
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      140 5 II C. T. Patent Process for Coagulating Latex We have undertaken to exploit the Maude, Crosse, Thomas patents, by which process complete coagulation is obtained without the use of acetic acid, or other coagulant. The process has been successfully employed for a considerable period on the well-known Cicely Estate. The
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      338 6 UNITED ENGINEERS, LIMITED. Clients are respectfully requested to give legible receipts lor all goods received. Owing to losses occurring from time to time through neither ourselves nor ourclients being able to recognise signatures on Delivery Notes no initials or illegible signatures can be accepted in future. T. C. B. MILLER,
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      290 6 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. JOHORE GOVERNMENT DISPENSARY. Wanted, a well-qualified dispenser and store-keeper Chinese preferred. Must have good knowledge of Bngliah and Malay. Apply enehsing qualification and testimonials to Principal Medical Officer, Jobore. 18 8< -?8 6 SOON KECK. LIMITED (Incobporitbd in thb Straits Sbttlsmbnts) Notice is hereby given that tbe Annual
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      461 6 DRINK Kola Wine MIDY The best pick-me-up. I Kola Wine Midy oontains in an agreeable form all the qualities of the African Kola Nat, also tanin, cafein, heobromin, etc. 1 Aa a stimulating tonic it is without equal. It excites a good appetite, stimulates circulation ol the blood, restores energy,
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    85 7 FIXTURES. Monday, June IS. Higc Wmw IC* a.m., 9.18 p-m Tuesday, June IQ. niKh W Me ln.SS a.m.. 10.1 pm Wednesday, June 20 1,111, Waiei 11.85 am.. 10.41 p.m. Thursday, June 21. *i«t> Watc 0.11 p.m.. 11.30 p.m. LioenoitiK Justice*, S.8G p.m. Friday, June 22 Hiab Watei
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    108 7 Todai. r Swettenbam and Teiok Anson 3.30 pm !'< -nine, and Caloettav taking mails (or Durban 2 30 pm Batu Pahat 2.30 pm '«»laooaand Mnar 3 pm f'ontianak and Bitari* 4 pm T B *kow. Polao Batam and Pala Bolang 8 3C am <. ucob 8.80 am
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    Train Services.
    262 7 Tb9 mail trains fro-Ji Mnaapore for th stovtt leave Tank RoaJ station daily at am %nd 1 p.m.. arriving at Kaala Lnmpar a' 71" p.m. and 6.45 a.m. respectively. Tb toroogU I xprv« to Penang leaves Koala i-aapcr at 8 a.tu daily, arriving at Pc-nanu a; 6.28 p.m.
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    Mails for Europe.
    102 7 Oo* atl.-nt q bat boen eulie'l io the fact thai oat arrival* in London ar^> mccb brhind Ihaee pebliah.id elaewb«re. Oar rale is to arrival" only trbon they are officially iupmtti'l in the Poei OtSae notice* and do lean date tban that printad above hai beec w
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    179 7 EXCHANOB. Suoirou, Jcni 18, 1917. Loauo* B»uk 4 ni/« m 1/4J Demud 1 Private B>m/l MM On Fm*Moa Bank T. T. 818 O» Indu Bank T. T. Oa HoHaconii...Baak d/d &i%Fm Ob U«am»kai ...Bank d,d 6'2J IllM. BankT. T. 184 i Oa Jaf&b Bank 1; Sovereigns bayin«
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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      MINING.
      169 7 ZZ SeUers 10 10 Ampang 6.80 6.10 1 1 Ayet Weng 125 1.50 10 10 Kanaboi LM 1.40 id 10 KinU Association 9.25 9.60 Cl £1 KintaTin 1.10.U 1.17.0 t'l £1 Lahat Mines 4.00 6 00 10 10. Malayan Collieries 12.25 12.76 Bl 11 Malayan 'X in 1.15.0 1.17.8
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      GENERAL.
      119 7 vSLl Bnyere S e tl Ml I. eimeltuiK Co. 7.85 7.75 gl 41 i"»el. l.a.b l.t.u 5,- Bleotarie T'wtjrs 4/- S/10 10 Fnwe» Ne»vc 43.(0 45.00 60 60 W. Hammer *Co..85.00 MOO .00 Howftrth Brekiat 58.00 65.00 .30 7^Pwl. 100.00 00 IM iLa.il Bro, Let. par 120.UO 10 10
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      DEBENTURES.
      51 7 United Engineers 8% |1,2«4.6G0 pat Singapore lilecsrio Traiuwayb 6% £860,000 con. Spore Municipal 6% »1,87b.000 par S pore Municipal 4t% oiiiM)7 11,600,000 S'pcre Man eip>: k\ o of iri'i 11,000,000 10% di« Spore Municipal 4% 2.000.UU0 ld%dta I Spore Mutiripn: 4% 45C0.003 F.M.S. 6% lean 1816 U6,0i;0.000 i ico.ro
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    RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
    322 7 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s and Messrs. Lyali and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prioea. Fraser Ly.ili A a Co. Kvatt. Uor Oajab (91) 8.90 4.06 y.SU 4.10 Vmal. Malay (2) 0-80 0.50pm U.bO 0.40 Kyi r UiUiu (S5! 14.25 16.00 14.00 15.00 \y. r Kouiug lil) 120 1.30 1.20
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      109 7 FOR SALE T*O REMINGTON TYPEWBITERS (Now on view) CHING KENU LEE A CO.. Acctuneere Bstete A cento. IH6-n GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. T< nJiri are invited for th 3 fol'owinjj works: 1. Customs Ofif and G.iown Ban Jar MabaiaDi, Moar Plans ano toocifications lor t :e above ma*
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      634 7 LATEBT ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED, laniiOi'd houee. State term and rent. A. 8., o/o Straits Timen. 1« 8— 236 FOR SALE fiaernbb-r stomps, imwdi ate de'ivery or order* booked for Ootoh. r. Manager, Harpenden Bstate, K»par F.HS 18 6-80 6 VACANCY for el«Ter »»leswomsn iD Lidies' Outfitting Departmint. Good salary t.) capable
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      392 7 SAWMILL MACHINERY (RANSOME'S) IN STOCK: One V/ 2 foot Self-acting Saw Bench with carriages and rails. One Sharpening Machine for Circular and Frame Saws. Prices and particulars from FRASER h CHALMERS, LTD. (Incorporated in England) WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE. MUTUAL TRADING. LIMITED (Incorporated in thb Straits Sbttlkments) Notice ii hereby given
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      52 7 Hotel van Wijk Co., Ltd., Telephone 662. Telephone 683. Every Night OUR EUROPEAN QUARTETTE will play during and after Dinner, except Sundays. Saturday in addition at TIFFIN TIME. RICE TABLE on bundav. Tuesoay and Thursday. EXTRA SPECIAL DINNERS in the open, every Wednesday and Saturday. G. J. JORIBSEN, Manager J7
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      50 7 ~Tl«mi hall i on Fort Canning and Monnt Faker drop daily at 1 am., Singapore mani»i i time, corresponding to 8 a.m. Oseeewicb uit-an time. The timi- »ua h Arod at 12 o'.-lnck noon, indicating Singapore 4aff-lan] time, on every day excepting ioD.iny wluu it h fired at one o'clock.
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    DEATHS.
    34 8 Sabff..— On June IS, at the Government Rest House, Malacca, N. J, Sarre: ased 69 years. Coclohir.— On June 10, at tbe General Hospital, Singapore, Jennetb, tbe beloved I wife of A. Coulcber.
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    32 8 Mr. Coulcber and family wish to convey their thanks to tbe many friends wbo attend ed tbe funeral yesterday of Mrs. Coulcber and also to those friends who sent beautiful floral tributts.
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    The Straits Times. MONDAY, JUNE 18. HOUSING PROBLEMS.
    1165 8 The Straits Times. MONDAY, JUNE 18. HOUSING PROBLEMS. There are certain broad principles of public policy applicable to conditions cf special emergency. One of these is that tbe people must be fed, and tbe State may intervene to prevent those wbo have stocks of food from boarding it or super
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    13 8 Subcommittees of the Food Control Committee have been appointed for Penang aid Malacca.
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    17 8 The notification of May 16 prohibiting the import of motor cars accessories, etc., does not include tyres.
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    29 8 At a nle by Mr. c bitty at Malacca on I Saturday, freehold land and brick bailt house, 29, KampoDg Kali, were sold to E. Kods Guan (or 14,300.
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    23 8 Tbe Rev. Donald Ross, of Penang, will conduct the Interdenominational Prayer meeting this afternoon at 5.15 at the Wesley Parsonage, Fort Canning Road.
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    26 8 For being in unlawful possession of cbandu Wong Tek Yoon was fined >500, in default three months' rigorous imprisonment, in the tbird police court this morning.
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    28 8 For tbe tbeft of a silver button a Chinese was sentenced to four months' rigorous imprisonment in tbe third police court this morning. There were three previous convictions.
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    35 8 A Calcutta wire of May SO, saya Freights from tbe United States and Atlantic ports bave risen by 159 per cent., from India (Karachi) by 140 per cent., and from Australia by 82 per cent.
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    40 8 German deserters state that the newest Zeppelin was destroyed on April 23 During a trial trip from Friedricbshafen to Wil holras-hafen tbe airship encountered a gale. It overturned, exploded, and fell into a wood. All of the crew were killed.
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    39 8 A special Government Gazette on Satnr day gives tbe names of tbe asßcnsors to advise tbe collector regarding income tax in Penang and Malacca, and notifies tbe appointment of Mr. G. McMicben as Column sionerof Taxes for Christmas Island.
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    42 8 Tbe Straits Robber Company in 1916 made a net profit of £199,854, against £157,678; to reserve fur development. £10,000, the same final dividend of 25 per cent, (making 55 per cent, for thn year), againut 40 per cent. forward, £16.310, against £18.956.
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    40 8 In the district court tbin morning before Mr. W. Langham Carter thirteen Chinese were charged with being members of an unlawful society, assisting in tbe manageid. nt. and holding a meeting at 93. New Bridge Road. Tbe bearing was postponed.
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    43 8 Tbe profits of the Kuala Selangcr Rubber Ccmpnny for 1916 were .££0,976, against X' 47,747. Final dividend of 50 per cent., u&king 150 per cent, for the year, against 137} per cent. forward, pnbject to Excess Profits Duty for 1916, £17,199, against £12,123.
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    52 8 Messrs. Sime, Darby and Co. advise us of tbe following outputs for tbe half of June, 1917. Kamunting Tin Dredging piculs 300, boun ran 250, Cbenderiang Tin Dredging, Ltd., Dredge piculs 160, hours run 310. Tributors— piculs 40, total 200. Larnt Tin Dredging, Ltd.. piculs 324.28, hours run 299, yards
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    76 8 Tbe first of a course of monthly lecture* to mothers, to be held under the auspices of tbe Women's CbristUn Temperance I nion. will be given on Thursday, June '21, at 4 45 p.m., at tbe Short Street Girls' School. I", will be givon by Mm. A J. Amery and
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    78 8 Tbe Adelpbi Hotel on Saturday night had a great number of guests and passed a most enjoyable evening. Miss Lolita Ramos bad a great success, many encores being demand ed and frrely given. Bbc bas consented to appear on Saturday next for tbe last time before leaving for Mi dan.
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    82 8 Mr. Justice Farrer Manby bas beard an appeal at the Ipob Assizes in which Mr. II Melbye, proprietor and manager of Edward Estate, Teluk Anxon, appealed against tbe i-onviction and sentence by the Teluk Anson Magistrate on a charge against him of having neglected to send two coolies to tbe
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    110 8 The report of tbe Lahat Mines for 1916 Mate* that BM tois of tin nn, were sold as compared wub 264 tons in 19!. 1. The amount realised was £47.(58, «qual to £***** per too, against i.'9d 67 in 1915. In addition to this there in a revenue from Tribute™
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    133 8 It baa generally escaped notice how well the manhood ut Ceylon bas s'iov n up .iin u.jj toe war. Counting men, w nut v and cluldreu all in, there were on tbe ielaud about 10,010 wbite people, of whom abou: c/JHJ belo '«e<' t.i the planter claM. Th. Oeylou UuvJrn
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    408 8 Mr. H. C. Cooke-Yarboroogb in due from borne in a few days. Mr. W. Bartley is appointed Secretary to tbe Food Control Committee. Mr. R. Myram, of Ipob, is passing through Singapore on bis way to Shanghai. Owing to the Lady Evelyn Young beio^ still at Penang,
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    Mr. Horace Goldin.
    82 8 Mr. Horace Goldin bad. a very good audience on Saturday evening. Tbe Rag Time dancers and The Ruffles, and Mitis Barbara Babingtou made up a light and pleasing first part ot tbe programme and in tlio second the wizard Gcldin binself kept tbe audience bewildered and amused
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    Passports.
    118 8 It is notified in a Oovernment Gazette Extraordinary, muued on Sunday afternoon, that in future no paxsports or endorsements will be granted to enable pemons wbo are prima facie aui.inablo to local military discipline uoleuit tli-y can produce evidence either that they are t xempted, or that the command
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    Death of Lieut. R. V. Cuthbert.
    129 8 Yesterday's mail brought news of tbe death, on April 28. from wounds received in action of Kegiuald Vaux Cuthbert, 2nd Lieut., Seaforth Highlander)), and a son of .Mr. and Mrs. Hugh CutLbert, 52, Great King-street. Edinburgh, and grandson of tbe late Lieut. Colonel Sir
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    Church Army War Tents.
    173 8 As the Kinhop of Singapore explained in his letter, on June 14, a Church Army Tent which can be moved close in rear of the fighting line* in France, costs (2,600 fully furnished. We are very pleased to hear that those collecting for Puuang, Selangor and
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      87 8 "EMBASSY" No. 77. J^^A No. 77. k v >*oYhia 11 C ICARETT£S^;fa ■I CIGARETTES MIXTURE. Fine Manila Cigars 'v£. <3ri *^*<*>V FROM M^^rjff La GIRALDA WM< so JOHN, LITTLE A CO., 1 r (Inoriosatkd in England) J "S. A." White Ant Powder FOR RUBBER ESTATES. The most powerful and economical
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      210 8 MONEY EVERY MAR AND EVERY WOMAN SHOULD SEE THIS FILM AT IHK ALHAMBRA The Pioneer and Prtmisr House of Quality Beach Road A Drama of the People and for the People Money IN B ACTS OF SURE-FIRE APPEAL snrrouodtd by an »tiuuni h> re if poverty and wt a>th, this
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    THE WAR.
    2956 9 WESTERN POSITION. Effects of the British Hammering. > GERM AN PEACE TRICKERY. Revelations About Swedish Action. RauTH's ataMssiH London. Jane i 6, MJi a.m. I leld Marshal Haig reports: Early this morning we attacked and capiar»«i a further portion of the sector of tbe II indue burg line
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    Pacifying Ireland.
    429 9 POLITICAL PRISONERS TO BE RELEASED. The Forthcoming Convention. Rrctkk's Tkleohams. London, June 15, 6.55 p.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law eaid that tbe Government had long and anxiously considered tbe position of Iri-li political prisoners and had arrived at a dcci t-ion which it was
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    America and China.
    57 9 ReLTER's TCXKORAM. London, Jane 16, 7.30 p.m. lit nter understands that tbe replies have now been despatched to tbe note of the United States regarding China. While agreeing in general principles with the view of the United States some other powers will not find it possible to
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    Smokes For Our Soldiers.
    438 9 KEEP UP MALAYA'S MONTHLY THOUSAND. Help For The Overseas Club Fund. On June 14 we intimated that we bad paid the last of ten monthly contributions made by tbe fond we organised to assist the Overseas Club in providing smokes for oar soldiers and tailors. The
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    Life-Boat Institution.
    64 9 Tbe following donations have been received by Mr. A. W. Vick at the Chartered Bank Already acknowledged «1,245.50 Per W. P. Millar W. P. Millar 10, A. R. W, K. V Z. $2, A. B.C »2. I .1 BlaD.Jiu >10, H. B. War.l $ll>. .1. M. W. $10,
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    Teluk Piah.
    130 9 Mr. J. It, Loudoun Sband, who presided over the meeting of tbe Teluk I'iah Rubber estate (1914), was re-elected a director, on the proportion of Mr. R. S. Templer. Speak ing of the futu.-e, Mr. Shand said There, is no market about which it is morn difficult to
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    The Copra Market.
    99 9 Tbe Time* of Ceylon, of June 6, aays Ten parcels of copra were brought into tbo market this morning, and the highest price fetched was Ra. 35.50 per candy. It is understood that a firuj in Colombo, which is doing a large biiMm mh in copra and
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    India's Record Wheat Crop.
    51 9 A stateineut, issued in Calcut'a on May 81, shows the tr. a and yi.-lil < f the wheat crop for Itfl6 17 an the highest rm record. The toUl area v »timat«d at 31,040,000 acre*, against 8J,143.0e0. and tbt yi. M at 10,160,000 tons, against 8,418,300
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    46 9 Capt. A. C. tmkmm, IMS., »on..fth« Governor of Ceylon, was adtnitfcd to the General Hospital, C jlumbo, uo .Ij. 7, »r\<J was operated upon tbe next niucning for appendicitik by Dr. S C. Paul. Tbe op. r ation was successful and the patient in progressing favourably.
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    THE WAR TAX.
    1650 10 Some Results That Were Not Quite Expected. To tbe Editor of tbe Straiia Time*. Sir, -Tbe object M tbe War Tax Mfc Dane. I'.UT is to nt-cure from >very person in tba reoeipt of a total uicume of 43,1)00 or more a year a contribution to the
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    THE ITALIAN SUCCESSES.
    404 10 Exceptional Losses Sustained By the Enemy. A London wire dated June 1 says Interest in the past week has been almost entirely confined to tbe Italian front, and the entbu •iasm witb which the Italian successes have been greeted in all the Allied capitals proves again tbe
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    114 10 To-day's Business. Saunders and Macpbail'a Daily Report Silver Hongkong unchanged 2/5J (5; pm Shaugbai uoohanged 3/8J (W^.J Tin —Sales MM tons at Ilioj. Kubber. -2/8J weaker. Locally quite steady. No. 1 ribbed sheet about Jl2B No. 1 crepe scarce, with few sellers under 1135. Kubber Shares —The
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    88 10 lathe MM of (MM Edge and a number of I jitei BlnaM trtuy aud National Guard uftie rs an iQUn-itiu^ experiment »ai carried out by Dr. Gjv Bm water, wh, wearing a shock-ibu)ib,nu Wml aud coirass, alliwed a sharpshooter to lire at Inui sixty \art« range. Ibe investor was unharmed,
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      TENNIS.
      811 10 Handicaps in the S.C.C. Tournament Handicaps bave now been finally arranged ftir tbe S.C.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament, wbicb begins officially tomorrow. Some preliminary ties have been played in tbe profession pairs, which is a scratch event, i Tbe handicaps are as follows Sinolk Handicap. A Class.— Dean, owe 30.2
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      Golf.
      138 10 The Spring Cup of the Singapore Golf Club was competed for on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a win for Mr. W. K. Fordo, who returned a net score of 78. Twenty-eigbt cards were taken out and the follnwiug wtre returned I The tie 'or tbe June medal
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      Football.
      354 10 After about a fortnight's interval another league match was played on Saturday afternoon, the S C.C. team going to Tanglin to meet the Middlesex. The visitors were not at full strength but still manag«d to win well by 2—o. At tbe sime time the Middlesex were obviously a much
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      Cricket.
      380 10 Thanks to the bright scoring of Dr Scbarengaivel and E. Gilistao the S.R.C were able to beat the S.C.C. on Saturday with nine wickets in band. Twelve a side were played. The S.C.C. battei first, and were out for a total of 136. of whicli 63 came from Wodebousf.
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    The Mecca Pilgrimage.
    151 10 The Government of India baa been considering arrangements for tbe forthcoming pilgrimage to Mecca. Tbe shortage of shipping at Bombay as elsewhere is at present, however, a serious obstacle and aa far as oan be foreseen is likely to remain bo. If present conditions continue therefore it
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    93 10 Mr. II A. Phipps, eldest son of Mr. J. II Phippe, Government au iitor, Penang, ban sucoieded in sweeping the bond of the prizes offered for competition to third year medical students at Hongkong University. News ha* first betn received that Mr. H. A. Pdipps hits won both the Chan
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    The Grand Army.
    1605 10 MAKING THE FORCE THAT BEAT! THE GERMANS. Everything From Nothing, A military correspondent writes to Tbe Morning Post: Many of tbe men of tbe New Armies wbo conquered tbe German main forces at tbe Sonioie and Ancre were in 1914-15 without uniforms or rifles and carried their
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    DISCLOSING INFORMATION.
    329 10 Penal Servitude for a Censor's Assistant. At the Central Criminal Court on April If, before Mr. Justice Law, Anthony Thomas Spalding, 44, was sentenced ti. three years' penal servitude on an indictment charging him with having without lawful authority collected and communicated information contrary to tbe Defence of
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    Question of Time Limit.
    117 10 At tbe Calcutta High Court on June 1 Mr. Justice Grieve delivered judgment in tbe suit brought by tbe Metropolitan Engineering Cjtupany agaiUHt Mr. W. E. Debruuner. The defendant agreed to sell tlie plaiutilf Ml motorcar and in his letter said his otfor held good up
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    91 10 Does any ono rui'iire a wife. or a but baud/ A ticket iv Lidy Muiirun HnMM lucky bag may »iv one for w -n II it in/,No. M~ is "A UUv-HMMMM to run smartly iv double harm as' an! M A Spinster- -y«Kin^. clikmluj; aud attriv live" And all fur
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      40 10 PUBLIC NOTICE PARAGRAPHS. Latest advertisements of the day appear on pages 6 and 7. A sale of three motor cycles will be bold tomorrow at the Commercial Habber Co. 1 ttalt room No. 3, Kulll m Race, at 11 a.m.
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      Overcrowding.
      190 11 To the Editor of tbe Strait* Time*. Sir, Lant Saturday, 1 went to tbe Royal Italian Circuit and bought some tickets for the box seats— they were tbe only tickets to be obtained at that time. My friends and I ntared a box, in which there was nothing to
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    OMENS OF VICTORY.
    885 11 Loid Curzon On Effort And Sacrifice. Lady cur /.on oi Kedleston. wkowu ac conipanied by Lord Cut/on, opened in mail week a Y.M.CA. but which ban been erected outside the Midland lUil way station at Derby. The Mayor presided at tbe opening ceremony. Lord Cur/on, responding to
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    27 11 Le Matin ujn It in known for a tact from German order* that tbe German* only relieve a diriaioo when it has lost at leMt 4.000 dm."
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    PRISONERS IN GERMANY.
    642 11 Criticism of the Government's Policy. In tbe House of Commons last month. Lord 4. Cavendish Bentinck raised the question of efforts to secure the release of civilian and military prisoners in tbe bands of the Ger mans. At Rubleben there were forty to sixty people sleeping in
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    147 11 Programme of drills, etc., (or week ending Friday, Jane 22, 1917. Monday, Junk 18. 5.1S p.m. Drill Hall S.R.E.(V.) ii Maxim Co. Corner of Orchard Road and Cairn Hill Koad Veterans Co. 5 p.m. Labrador Villa Malay Co. 6.15 p.m. Rattles Institution S.V.C. Band. 'ICKSDAY, Jl'M 19.
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    Singapore Civil Guard.
    55 11 Dbill Obmbs fob Jcni, 1917. Monday, 18.—Route March—Parades at Pearls Hill, 5.15 p.m. Dismiss Victoria Theatre. Friday. aa. Parades at I'earls Hill and Tanjonx Pagar, 5.15 p.m. Monday, 26.—Parades at Pearls Hill and Tanjong Pagar, 5.15 p.m. Friday, 29.—Entire Company parade at Boustead Institute, 5.15 p.m. Akduw
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    MAY RUBBER RETURNS.
    11 11 Siak Sanwtn.-35.7U5 lbs. toUl to fete 121.J01 lbr
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      300 11 Moutrie PianosBuilt in the East for the East BENO FOR CATALOGUE OF LATEST MODELS S. MOUTRIE CO., LTO. (INCORPORATED IN HONOKONO) Raffle* Place 8 I 8 NEW REELS NEW REELB AT THE ">^sgr- f'^l >-j T m GAIETY jm£M GAIETY TO-NIGHT l^^:^£§ TO-NIGHT OTHERS LEAD— WE FOLLOW THE DIAMOND from
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      236 11 RAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER CINEMA SHOW Saturday, June 23, RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM Open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily RAFFLES RAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY The bast in town Upcountry orders promptly executed. Bread delivered at private residences dailj\ RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE Cars repaired, garaged, and cars on hire. Ring Telephone
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    Origin of the German.
    1310 12 DAMNING STIGMA UPON HUN HEREDITY. A Wild Beast Race. Lieut. Colonel L. A. Waddell, C.8., traveller, explorer, archaeologist, ethnologist, philologist, and author of many learned books, has devoted a large part of his busy lifetime and his entire time during the last ten yeare-to a research
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    THE ATTACK.
    783 12 Waiting For Signal To Go Over Tbe Top. lam a platoon commander I have just left company headquarters' dugout after a powwow, and my watch has been synch ronised up by brigade time. First, there are the sergeant and junior N. C. O.s to be told. Even now
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    AMERICA'S NATIONAL SONGS.
    730 12 The Famous Battle Hymn Of Tbe Republic. Below are the words of the Battle Hymn of the American Republic which was sang recently at St. Paul's Cathedral. The tone is that of John Brown's Body," the marching song of the North daring the American Civil War. Mrs.
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    65 12 Captain Clive Durden, of the Australian Medical Corps, died from injuries sustained through being run over by a train at Victoria Station, London. It was stated at the inquest that Captain Durden remarked after the accident, Isn't it rotten look, after months in France, that this silly thing should happen
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    OUR BOYS IN BELGIUM.
    490 12 English is Spoken Everywhere. Eve»y British soldier who has served in this part of the line will tell you that he likes Belgium. Why.l The country itself is by no means beautiful. If you ask that shy man Thomas Atkins, he will probably tell you that
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    FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD.
    505 12 Japan Wios Championship By A Wide Margin. Winning 47 points in swimming events the first place in tennis, singles and doable, and first place in Decathlon, the Japanese team finally carried off tho championship of the Far East, 48 points ahead of the Philippine team, and 78
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    52 12 The commander of a trawler, which arrived at V maiden on May 1, states that on the previous day he saw a Zeppelin capture the Norwegian barque Ravale. The airship descended to the water and put oat a boat with a prize crew, which took the Kavale in the direction
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      219 12 of In dusfty /^7 Cigarettes No. 555 per tin of 50-75 cents 'including duty) Bole Manufacturer) s 4RDATH TOBACCO CO., LTD. LONDON. J~( FURNITURE TSS 1 |l> Let us make your bouse glad. .Fgjtel! l FURNITURE BKJJT I f£?\l MJfill Let UB 'Uure on your next order. F^^eJ^ We help
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    Old-World Christians.
    1175 13 WARLIKE TIARA NESTORIAN AMD HIS WAYS. Reading Upside Down. Edmund Candler, British Press reprenentative in Mesopotamia, writes The East Syrians, better known to the world nowadays as Nestorians, form an interesting bat small mille in tbe Ottoman Empire. They are tbe remnant of a once powerful community who
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      169 13 X33f o M iB b from p a u c ars and all lara«ss a«d Mk^ Motor Cycles W&j*Wk I^ha LODGE w 3^^^ mm mm iM SPARKING PLUGS. The NAME ensures the AM MJJSgi QUALITY This familiar reference to the Lodge ami Sparking I'lutfs is your 'S^r greatest assurance of
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      652 14 War or Psaox. Famine or Plintt, Lin Insurance is worth 100 ointb on the dollar. THE GREAT EASTERVTIFiIsSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (laeoareaataß ta Staam Sbttibbbbts) BMaVB OtWOa i Win— ltr>— Hull, BlHgaptJ— LONDON OMiOli 18, Old awpy, E.G. Tbe Cotapaay bat tUMMMM deposited with tbe Bottoms Ooort ol Baglaad, aad eemplies
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      390 14 BMIKIWi. THE HO HONG BANK. LIMITED. Neai »ft iet tlataaere, Nafnea Caaaiatra, Ul ■PBMket ■alatet. 111, First Crett Itrett, ■ear, 77/71, Jalaa talahaaa. CAPITAL i Registered •8,000,000 Issued 14,000,000 Subscribe •8,600.000 Paid up •1,780,000 BOARD OF DIRBCTORS: Urn »aa( siaat. Eaa Malnaaa. The Nee. Dr. Lin teaa Taa Baaag Uefc,
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      475 14 BMKIHQ. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incoworatid in Hom«koms) PAID-UP CAPITAL •11,000,000 RBSERVB FUNDS Sterling X1,600,000 at 115,000,000 Silver 118,500,000 188,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 116,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. S. H. Dodwell, Bag., Chairman, J. A. Plnmmer, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Hen. Mr. C. B. Anton 0. S. Gnbbay, Rsq. A.
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      801 14 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE Ol IMPORTANCE TO PLANTERS. To be held at the Eastern Extension Telegraph Coy.'s Cable Depot, Ecppel Harbour On Wbdmbsdat, Junb SO, at 8.80 vm. CABLE WIRE. No. a 8. W. G. 160 pic jlh in one lot. „8 1200 pica Is in lots of about
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      767 14 INSURANCE. THE ORIENTAL GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LTO. (Ihcorporatid in India) invite applications from Experienced Chinese Agents with influential connections in Singapore. Liberal terms will be offered to bona-fide applicants who can undertake to introduce substantial amount of good Life business. Low Rates of Premium. Immediate cover. Apply to
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    927 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Sequel to a Collision. In the District Court, Penang, before Mr. R I). Acton, on Tuesday, tbe hearing was begun of the suit instituted by Mr. C. E. W. Hogge, agency manager, China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd., against Dr. C.
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    Air Fighting Extraordinary.
    167 15 High praise is given to oar British airmen' by tbe I'ari-" Matin. Tne pilot and tbe observer of a squadron, a captain and a lieutenant respectively, pursued and twice dispersed two companies of Bavarian infantry, e*ch '200 men strong. An air patrol fought twelve successive engagements near
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      177 15 ALL-BRITISH ROM TYRES 9 USED BY THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE. THE ADMIRALTY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THE ROM THREE-RIBBED TREAD TYRE. THIS is the Kins" amongst tyres for Colonial users. Tbe substantial ribs provide tbe tyre with tbe finest rubber non skidding propensities possible and this remit is obtained without
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      164 15 Are You Satisfied That you are getting the value per mile out of youi Motor Tyres that you would do if you used a dunlopsp Jffr^sL If not, then give them a trial when Wl .P^^ next renewing. m a*jj B anc are conn "dent M that in the future
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      536 16 |i j No tyre; by any •tk«r name grips the road Uk* Goodnc/i Safety TiW. Safety comes from sayfasf 4 Goodric7i Safety Trw»T when you are buy ing tyr«a> w\j LJ U "A trip on the rosui is wsjrtk tv,o on the steering whs si." Fit -CoodricA Safety Tr«**V i
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      451 16 SITUATIONS WANTED WANTED, position on Rubber Estate in S. S. or F. M. S. by Englishman, age twentynine. Has bad ten years' experience tobacco planting in Borneo. Speaks Malay fluently, at liberty in September. Borneo Planter, c/o Straits Times. 9 6—B-7 ARTICLEB FOR SALE FOR SALE, Mettalutiguesix-teater motor car. Good
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      620 16 HaUtCTTBLH. TO BB LET. Silverbauk," 107, Orchard Road, an npper-roomed European dwelling Bonne with tennii and stablioe. Apply S. Mauatsth h Co., 7. D'Almeida btreet. 19-4-n TO RB LBT, immediate entry. CAMBO HOUSE, 98, River Valley Road. Latge and commodious house. Suitable for a large family, a chummery or a
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      248 16 KIAM KIAT GO. 101 a 101, Market Itrsst Phone same Mo. 411. Sols Aobnts. THE MULCOTT BELTING Com pa.ny Limited (Incorporated la Cnflandi Have just received a fresh shipment of JACKSON'S Varnish Stains IN Colours of ROSEWOOD, Oak aad Mahogany at REASONABLE PRICKS. G. R.LAMBERT Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS J Orchard
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      337 16 When You Want SALAMANDER CRUCIBLES, NOS. 20, 25. 30. 40.50. 60. 80. &100 AMD Jackson's Stain Varnish IN 1 GALLON TINS Rosewood, Walnut, Dark Oak and Mahogany. R E b/L £1 Ml E R GUAN KIAT Co., NO. 36, Phillip St reel Telephone Nos. 1861 and 1862. Private 1450 and
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      476 16 BRAND NEW HIGH-PRICED O and leater Motor Cars FOR HIKE. 'Phone 1233 Charges Moderate. Oarage open Day and Night. STRAITS MOTORCAR SERVICE SIS A 216, Orchard Road (Next to Wearne Bros., Ltd.) To ADVERTISERS As requests to make alterations it advertisements, such as changes iai sailing dates of steamers, often
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      313 16 Straits V)imes. Temporary Telephone i SS. All communications relating to editoria' matters and news should be addressed to THE EDITOR, All commanicationß relating,' to business matters—advertisoments, subscriptions accounts, printing, etc.—should be addressed to THE MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.—Miscellaneous wants of every description art inserted in the ordinary body type ol the
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