Malaya Tribune, 22 August 1916

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  • 47 1 The Malaya Tribune. IvEiNING DAILY.] AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. I, EVENING DAILY. \ol. 3. -No. 197. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916 Price 5 Cents. The Malaya Tribune. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22. Straits Shipping=Gazette. issued Daily.] Supplement to the Malaya Tribune Issued Daily.] No. 197 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 208 1 CHANGE OF PROGRAMME TO=NIGHT AT THE Gaiety Cinema Junction of Albert and Bencoolen Streets. IN THE SECOND SHOW c Latest Pathe Official Wa** Gazette Two Startling Episodes of The Great Girl Detective Series The Most Sensational Detective Stories Ever Filmed. 40 lUeb JARED FAIRFAX'S MILLIONS AN r D OLD ISAACSON'S
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    • 122 1 r IU 1 1 r mm m TiTTTTTTTiriTTiT^Tm7m■ m Estate Supplies 1 iii Acetic 09&981) Acid I Veneer Chests I I > Momi Chests Latex Cups I ETC. 1 I I; Mitsui tßussan Bfaisfta, Jbtd. (INC )RPoHATiiD IN JAPAN" warded Numerous Gold Medals 2 Rotterdam Holland. 'J if Ual CCn<l
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  • 680 2 The Opening of Parliament. Parliament was formally opened on August L There were about 400 Senators and Representatives pre--<erit. President Li Yuan-hung attended in person. Tbe ceremony opened at 10 o'clock when Prosident Li Yuan-hung, attired in a frock-coat, entered amid the applause of the assemblage and
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    • 301 2 ■■■■HMW-araMMMMMMMMr' lIIHH—IWIW W—lll—Mil The World-Rene wned Lux Lamps. vlc,op,a if 1 1 1 A NOTE. —Silk shades in any colour mad* to oroer j with bead fringe for Lux Double Victoria Limp. Price: $8.50. LUX LUX MINOR L'AMT. t INVERT LAMP" Incandescent kerosene oil lamp with mantle can be ')jBT
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    • 144 2 ANOTHER MIRACLE The miracles performed by Little's Oriental Balm are almost countless. Men and women who hare become' crippled by the horrible agonies of Rheumatism are throwing away crutches, canes, and bandages, and walking free with elastic step* Rheumatism in the back or shoulders, in the arms ur logs, can
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    • 214 2 E. C. SEAB B. Sc. (Kn^ineerin 2 Civil Engineer, Architect w 2 North Bridge R oa(i Prepares Plans, Ma es F ti Supervises Works Bui| dioj Undertakes Surveys. 9 Bt f POSTAGE STAMPS A Collection of British Colonial Stamps being broken to meet Collector's requirements, me Continental Stamp Ci D.
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  • 413 3 A Trap for Chinese Boats! A in I superstition that prevail* i »st tli© uneducated classes of Thkese, U that the foundation! of a ng ol any kind wi'l never es& a number of human br'cked in at tbe com-w-u oent, Whnn the Victoria Hall wai being bui.'t,
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  • 34 3 A hundred miles to post a letter ii the record of a well-known Seremban resident who motored to Kuala Lumpur in the small hours of the morning to catch the Homeward mail.— Malay Mail.
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  • 146 3 f Exclusive to the Malaya Tribune). Messrs Latham and Co., the Arcade, auvise the following quota tions for to-day:— Alor Gajah $3.35 $3.40 i Ayer Knnings 1.30 140 Ayer Molek 2.25 2.30 Ayer Panas 10.00 10.20 Balgownie 4.G0 5.00 Bnkit Jelotong 0.57, Bukit Katil 0.75 0.80 ChangkatSerdg....
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    • 617 3 last J'^. —77 n-i v t Cv aChiCVed by the we have gained J22£2J2^^^^^^^^^P The TO-NIGHT g 855 attractions See the foUowing Programme. Ulfcamera is MBB Ar THK j The ft and the BEST I BEACH ROAD j[£ aceorjiflo- I ™E HOME OF FEATURE ATTRACTIONS Tea etc. S J riation.
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    • 74 3 MASSAGE Those who have long been ailing and have found no cure, will derive complete benefit from my wonderful massage treatment, especially in cases of Rheumatism. A trial will convince you. Mlfl6 T. YOSHIDA, Member of Japanese Red Cross Society, 37, Princep Street. 2-6 n G B G. lee 158,
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  • 121 4 To-day. A Country Girl. Victoria Theatre. High Water—s 3 a.m. 7 ft. 4-12 p.m. 8 ft. 2 ins. To-marrow. Lodge St. George 8.30 p.m. Higii Water—7-10 a.m. G ft. 7 ias. 5.23 p.m. ft. Thursday. 24th. St. Bartholomew. High Water—B.3B a.m. 7 ft. 6.51 p.m. S ft. Fri4«y. 25th.
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    • 621 4 Tliis space is worth your Attention Everybody knows that we always secure the GOOD "—THE BEST ONly TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! I CLARENDON PRESENTS A Strong Man's Low a moring-picture version of the Marchioness of Townsend's celebrated novel, a drama of love and duty delineating renarkabl powerful character. Featuring Hilda Hurlingham and
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 143 4 Singapore Volunteer Corps. Orders for the week ending, Friday, August 25. To-day. 5.15 p m Drill Hall S.Y.A. do S.R E. v.. N.C O's do Maxim Co. do s.V R N.o O's. 510 do Chines*- Co 5.15 p m Bras Basah Rd. Malay Co Officers <fc N.t .O's 5 Sepoy
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    • 58 4 Friday, August 25. 5.15 p in Drill Hall S V.A. H do S R.E.v. do Maxim Co. do S.V.R. Fire Station, T.P. S.V.R., No. 5 Platoon. Drill Hall Veterans Co. 5.10 do Chinese Co. 5 pm Tanglin Malay Co., Officers N.C.O's. Sepoy Lines S.F.A. Co. 5.15 pm Drill Hail S.V.C.
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  • 567 5 bt Lendoo China Express foil »wing particulars wp!l-known men who lall*n 1,1 w iv Valentine Gordon Duke, i ged 28, was the second son V. a te C l«nel A.W. Duke, of Tunbridge Welle, and Duke, 2d Jverna-court, W. Ed oo duly 10. He was higher
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  • 76 5 The Gambling Craze. In the Second Court this morning no fewer than twenty-two Hylams mostly domestic servants employed in the Tanglin district, were charged With playing in a common gaming hoose, No. 5, Pnrvis Street. They were arrested in a well-planned raid by the police. The men were
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  • 127 5 A Hylatn named Teo Ah Jong was charged in the Second Court, this morning, with the theft as a servant of a gold chain and locket valued at $25, the property of a Mr. Jones The accused pleaded guilty, but said that his mother had died, and he
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  • 21 5 The Deutsche Tageszeitung has published statistics showing that r >,00(),()00 women are replacing men in various fields of industry in Germany,
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  • 130 5 Page. The Great War Mesopotamia 7 The Western Front T Another Naval Action in the North Sea 7 German and Peact In East Africa 8 In the East 8 French Consular Newg North China News 2 Tho water 3 Local Share Market 3 Police Court 5 Malaya Roll
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  • 89 5 The Ratepayers' Association of Singapore, which m*t to discuss the proposed grant of £.500 to the retiring Mnnicipai Bngineer, thought it fit to exolnde ihe Press from the meeting. We have already said that in making Mr. Peirce a prpsent of Ii >0 of the ratepayers' money Singapore
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  • 69 5 Singapore, August f$ >n London— Bank 4 m/s. 2/4 19/32 Demand 2/4 7 32 Prirate S sn/s. 2/4 13/16 •n India— Bank T. T. On Hongkoug— d/d |j •'m Shanghai— Bank «I d. On Java— Bank T. T. 1351 On Japan— Bank d/d. 110£ •^ovHieigns—bu>iug rate 8.54 India Ceil
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  • 35 5 Rosa Luxemburg, the German woman Socialist, who was arrested at Mannheim recently, is charged with conspiracy and high treason having protested against the arrest of Herr Liebknecht and assisted in distributing pamphlets denouncing German Imperialism.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 277 5 By Special Request of our Chinese Nodt* friends THE NEW STAR OPERA AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, NO*TB RRIDftl Roab. Te-mgnt! Ye4Ua%t! will i A JAVAXESK PLAT 15 TIBII PARTS PANJI SMERMMC FART To-morrow, Wedo.^day PANJI SMERAMG PART 8 will be lingod. Phone 366 for Seats. K. H. Ckeott. Proprietor. 29
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    • 162 5 WHAT'S STOCKED BY ALL High Class Liquor Dealers, Victoria Theatre, Singapore. THE NEW BANDMAN OPJRA AND COMEDY COMPANY Under tne Direction of MAURICE E. BANDMAN. LAST NIGHT LAST NIGHT Tht new and Rerised Version of "A COUNTRY GIRL" Plans No* Open at MOUTRIBS. Prices of Admission S3, S2 ft SI.
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  • 1131 6 There are those who cannot understand why the F. M. S. should, in so many things, remain quite apart from the Colony. Our differences are the result of our evolution. The Colony has been the cause of all the progress and development of the Malay States.
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  • 45 6 The Committee of the BoJdier'l Sailor's Recreation Fund wouM again remind ladies who may to join the wori Qg parties, that they meet twice eek on Tnesdaj l and Saturdays at 10 a.m. There is a very great ne« more helpers.
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    • 117 6 'His Mast er's Voice' REfgDS Malay, Chinese AND Hindustani. ALL THE LATEST TUNES. Robinson Co. LIQUID FUEL FOR Diesel Semi-Diesel Engines, Smelting Furnaces, Boilers, ETC., ETC. KEROSENE FOR Kerosene Oil Engines. Large Stocks Always on Hand. For Particulars and Prices apply to THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM Co., S.S., LTD. (Incorporate) in
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    • 141 6 FRESH STOCKS Now obtainable of DENIS MINNIE'S WELL-KNOWN RED FIAC BRANDY. Also DENIS MOUNIE'S "THREE STAR" BRANDY. The tjstent ef prizes for erory two cages sold, still continnos. S#LB AGETWS Caldbeck, Blacgregor AND Co. WWE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. 'adelphi HOTEL During the Bandman Season SPECIAL TANGO DINNERS $2.50 TO-NIGHT I
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    • 20 6 l Sweetened Condensed Milk Der c M- 8 Sterilised Natural Milk P Me *J*-40 J Ideal Unsweetened Milk "JJ-fJ J
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  • 506 7 $£2 —55 cts. ap. sion has occurred in t dynamite factory Gaunt, the well-known 18 now a temporary ►enant in the Navy. I Sil/mann, late of C Koala Lara promoted to Major. i newspaper L'Heure u*d by the authorities and I for a fortnight. lo] mcd at
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  • 162 7 Overseas Club Fond. An Appeal. ..^l l^ 6 are doubtless aware that the Overseas Club has organised a tobacco fond to send M smokes to the men at the front About £2,000 a week is being expended on tobacco and cigarettes which have been mnch appreciated. bmoke
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  • 402 7 The following acknowledgment of the Ist remittance of £1,000 collected in Singapore for the above Fund, has been received by the Laslj Evelyn Young from Her Grace the Duchess of Buckingham and Uhandos, the President of the Fund The Depot, 116 Brompton Road, London, S.W.
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  • 38 7 Handcuffed and under escort, 275 German soldiers guilty of disobedience of orders at the front have passed through Aix-la-Chapelle, on their way to Germany. A number of others who tried to deB9rt were captured shortly after their flight.
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  • 349 7 The Bandman Company. Oh, I Say.' There is a limitation to practically everything, and, in the case of the Bandman Company, it seems to be farcical comedy. Last night one of Mr. James Welch's big successes, Ob, I say was attempted, and whilst the large audience which as. sembled
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  • 66 7 M. Duprei, a French vocalist who was formerly with the Scala Theatre of Paris and M. Risse, a Belgian piano virtuoso are staying at the hotel on their way from Sumatra to America via Saigon. They will give a series of entertainments during dinner at the hotel, beginning
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  • 54 7 The first of these was held yesterday afternoon on the spacious lawn of the Raffles Hotel and the large attendance showed that the idea has decidedly caught on. We learn tb tt owing to yesterday's liberal patronage the management will make these events a permanency o»
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  • 122 7 These clever dancers continue to draw houses which nightly fill the dining room of the Adelphi Hotel to overflowing. Their Mexican Table Tango and other graceful numbers are highly successful and find very appreciative audiences The Harima Hall has some excellent new films for to-night. 41 The
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  • 173 7 The Western Front. Fight in High Wood. Success Near Bazentii. REUTER'S SPECIAL SERVICE. London, Angnst 21, 2.25 a.m. The following is the text of General Sir Donglas Haig's communique At noon on Sunday the enemy delivered a strong attack on the new line we have established for about
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  • 34 7 London, August 21, 1.40 p.m. It is noteworthy that the casual, ties arriving In England from France are not one quarter of what they were at the opening of the British offensive.
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  • 51 7 London, August 21, 1.40 p.m. The Gazette announces that the Military Cross has been awarded to Lieutenant O. T. Boyd for conspicuous gallantry in a bombing raid. In unfavourable weather he descended to below a thousand feet and bombed and machine-gunned ■x train, despite heavy rifle and machine-gun
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  • 80 7 London, August 21, 5 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig in his communique says Hostile attacks on High Wood war* repulsed, and north-west ot* tVood tn>ui>British patrols withdrew. The enemy was unjoin t i make any progress. After a heavy bombardment three bombing attacks were made on High Wood.
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  • 23 7 London, August 21, 7 a.m. The aviator Br in de Jjnc Moulinaise has been kiliei in an accident at Verdun.
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  • 76 7 London, August 21,3.45 p.m. The Paris eotnrnunique states that a powertnl German attack on Fleury was repulsed with serious losses. The attack, which was accompained by liquid fire, was checked by our curtain fir# and rifle fire. There was a violent artillery duel on the Somme.
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  • 34 7 London, August 21, 2.5 p.m. Paris The Temps states that the enemy numbers a million and a half on the Somme front. General Mackensen is said to be in com* mand.
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  • 16 7 London, August 21, 1.40 p.m. The British steamer Swedish Priuc* has been sunk.
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  • 213 7 Two British Cruisers Sunk. London, August 21, 2 25 a.m. The Admiralty announces that the German High Seas Fleet was out on Saturday, but avoided battle with a considerable British force, and returned to port. The cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth were submarined while
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  • 37 7 London, August 21, 5.10 a.m. The North Sea fight was mainly a scrap of patrols, the big ships apparently never getting into contact, since the Germans retired when warned by the screen of patrols.
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  • 39 7 The official German version of the sea fight is as follows: "submarines on August 19 sank off tb» English east coast a hostile small cruiser. A destroyer, a small cruiser and a battleship were heavily damaged."
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  • 34 7 Sir Beaucharnp Duff Recalled. London, August 20, 11.50 p.m. Official Sir Beaucharnp Duff, Commander-in-Chief in India, has been recalled to give evidence before the Mesopotamia Commission. General Sir Charles C. Monro succeeds him.
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  • 180 7 London, August 21,1.40 p.m. The Times says that General Monro has won distinction dining the present war. His sound soldierly qualities have placed him among the foremost of our generals. He can, perhaps, be ill-spared from the trout but there are strong reasons why the Imperial Government •bould
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  • 52 8 Another Russian Advance. London, August 21, 4.40 p.m. Petrograd official We are advancing in the region of the Stokhod, where on August 18 and 16 we took 1,350 prisoners and captured eighteen machine-guns and other war material. We have also captured Jablonitza, twenty-five miles south-east of the
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  • 103 8 The Lie Direct. London, Angnst 21, 5 p.m. In the House of Commons, Sir Wiliam Byles drew attention to the statements of Herr Zimmermann, the German under secretary for foreign affairs, that Germany had often declared her readiness to negotiate peace but Great Britain prevented the Entente
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  • 30 8 Kidete Occupied. London, August 21, 3.55 p,m. Renter's correspondent at General Tan der Venter's headquarters states that we have occupied Kidete, near Kilossa, after a determined stand.
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  • 58 8 London, August 21, 10.40 p.m. In the House of Commons, replying te Mr. J. C. Wedgwood, Mr. Lloyd George expressed his willingness privately to convey the results of communications with the military authorities in Africa on the subject of the employment of native troops for garriron purposes
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  • 35 8 London, August 21, 910 p.m. Official: An explosion has occurred at a munition factory in Yorkshire, with it is believed serious loss of life. No details are as yet to hand.
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  • 146 8 (By courtesy of the French Ccnsulate.) Paris, August 19, 6.10 p.m. Yesterday, we stormed on the right hank of the Somme the greater part of the village of Maurepas, and two fortified redoubts on the northwest of the work of Thiaumont, taking one hundred prisoners and three
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  • 6 8 A*g<M 11, 1.10
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  • 14 8 Der Reise Kaiser. The Kaieer has proceeded to the Eastern front.
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  • 26 8 Hague reports indicate that the German losses are 3,135,177, including 122,540 in July. The figure* do not include the naval and colonial casualties.
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  • 41 8 It is stated that a frontier incident occurred, soldiers of the German LandBturm firing on Dutch officers who were conducting an enquiry into the bread smuggling traffic from Holland into Germany. Fortunately all the shots went wide.
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  • 42 8 A Berlin communique says that the destroyer Lassoo was sunk by a German submarine. According to the Dutch papers she was sunk by German destroyers. Dutch torpedo boats brought in the Lassoo's boats, but saw nothing of the victims.
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  • 59 8 The Tijd learns from Paris that a large proportion of the heavy German artillery at Verdun has already been silenced. The offensive is now on the side of the French and an end has been put to the minor successes of the Germans in this theatre. Events
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  • 57 8 The head of the British censorship in London has informed the London correspondent of the Amsterdam mer Handelsblad that negotiations are proceeding between the British Government and the Dutch postal authorities for the acceleration of the transmission of the Dutch mails, and a reduction of the time they
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  • 92 8 A Paris communique says that the Franco-British troops to the North of Maurepas have captured German trenches over a distance of a mile and at certain points they succeeded in cutting the road between Guillemont and Maurepas. All the German positions East of Maurepas and in the Clery
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  • 15 8 London, August 21,2.5 p.m. Montreal The death is announced of Major-General Frederick Henson.— Reuter.
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  • 99 8 Keppel Golf Club. The Ladies* August spoon competition was decided yesterday afternoon, and was won by Mrs. Willies with 54—10=44. Mrs. Marsh came next with 50—3=47. Six cards were taken out. The monthly medal of the Selangor Golf Club was won by Mr. C. C. Brown score 1
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  • 151 8 The following properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs Ching Keng Lee Co's sale-room yesterday afternoon: 14 pieces of freehold land situate off Confederate Estate Road in the District of Siglap, area 28,000 square feet, bought by S. N. S. M. Meyappa Chitty for $1,500. Land
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  • 132 8 Quietly and without preliminary announcement, Captain Henry Hamilton Kitchener, younger nephew of the late Earl Kitchener and son of the late LieutenantGeneral Sir Walter Kitchener, has been married in London to Miss Esther Block. Before his deatli Sir Walter Kitchener was Governor of Bermuda, and the wedding of
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  • 28 8 It is to be feared that Capt. E.E. Sykes, Duke of Wellington's, whose death in action is announced, is the well-known Singapore and Penang resident of that name.
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  • 279 8 Malayan Collieries. Futßre Prospects The third annual general meeting of shareholders in Malayan Collieries, Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the company, £-10, Loke Yew Buildings, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday at 11 a.m. Mr. J. A. Russell (chairman of directors) presided. Mr. P.P. Spradbery i'or the
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  • 118 8 The Rev. Henry Fanshawe Tozer, of Oxford, for nearly forty years tutor of Exeter College, who died on June 2, aged eighty-seven, left estate of the gross value of £37,7.55. He gave to the Britiih Meseem the tiag of King William 111., borne at the time of
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  • 50 8 Disorders are occurring in rapid succession in the industrial tow*s of Westphalia. At Gronau, wives of working men have attacked members of the middle classes, crying M Give us at least bread for our children, whose fathers are dying for the Fatherland." A mother of eight children has committed suicide.
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  • 485 8 At a committee meeting h*n July 29 there the Hon. Mr. W. G. J a? Chair), and Messrs K W IkL D. Jnpp, 0. Belton. W V and C. Boyer (Acting Secret!' The accounts for the year 30th June 1916, aadited, we* aented to the
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  • 74 8 The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. W. Vick, c/o Cbarterea Bank of lii« lin Australia and China, Singapore begs to acknowledge with DQ thanks receipt of the following farther contributions Previously acknowledge 1 < S. Wanasseh and Co. J. A. Elias Tan Kheam Hock U
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  • 21 8 The plan to untitled children into Holland h i a iias been abandoned. Now «jueHtion of I says a Hagne wire.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 113 8 ymMimmnMMimm imnimmmmM, j IBQRDEN'S EAGLE BRANS MILkI j Has been Extensively nsed Over 60 years Throughout the World. j PUfHy GarMteed Ull(ler L S F od Drugs Act j GET FAT J BORDEN'S l 1 STERILIZED NATURAL MILK. ss§g||l|^ STOCKED BY Penang-CHOP POE SENG. Beach Street iDoh-CHnps n.« c. I
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  • 776 9 fric a r «ft;d ia 111 Manet vis Mcnia* fcISOAPOEE, Avwm Meter- LytU and Evatt, Exchange and Share Brokers, unt the following list of quotation* Rubber Sharw. Norn. Value. Bayers. SeU.~ 2/- Allagar 2/3 2/9 Anglo Java 4/6 5/3 Anglo-Malay 10/- n/o I Ayer Kuning 27/- 32/--2-
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    • 114 9 [Ssn i 13. si Disinfectant I m I 4 Pine-Tree" j Brand. I use n ther I 11 >' ou want the I I I This disinfectant freely emulsifies I with water, producing a i milk-white, strong disinfectant I and deodoriser. 1 i 1 *S XV INI I i I
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    • 805 9 New Episodes! New Episodes New Episodes!!! OF th*: GREAT ZUOORA MYSTERY TG-NIGHT AT THE IDEAL PICTURE THEATRE casino Second Show 9-15 p.m. sharp The Famtus Thaormuser Film Carptratioo Present tasir New >~riai THE GREAT ZudOPa MYSTERY 2 NEW OR ||£UH FPKOIFt. The Twent y Million Dollar Mystery lL n rr
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  • 35 10 Notes and Comments from all Parts of THE ARCHIPELAGO. The Dutch Budget. The Dutch estimates for 1917 show an expenditure of fls. 82,990,709, for Holland, the expenditurefor the Netherlands Indies fls. 317,712.759.
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  • 42 10 Mr. Schierke who has been mentioned as mayor of Medio, is ill with typhus at Tjikini. He hasfer this reason, had to change his plans and there is at present doubt existing whether he will accept the post of mayor,
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  • 210 10 The Autumn Meeting of the Semarang Racing Club will be held on October 20, 21 and 22nd. On the first day the hurdle race for the Semarang Cup takes place. The following are the events arranged for the second day tfanjoe Biroe Prize Distance 1,200 metres. A race
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  • 190 10 Some time ago we mentioned in these columns that an official of the Dessa bank at Solobojan had mysteriously disappeared. On a certain day one o£ his relatives came in order to go with him on a visit to the head of the village. As the official
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  • 118 10 Two locomotives were derailed near Tjiinahi, Java, recently. All passengers had to disembark and the batavia and Bandoeng services were much much delayed. .«tcr-"7* On Saturday the trial of Adam Faulhaber, a prison official of Valembang commenced at Batavia. He is accused of embezzling fls. 1000 which
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 250 10 SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Excellent Teak Household Furniture, Cottage Piano, etc. At Castor, No. 6-3 Oxley Road On Saturday. 26th August, at 2.30 p.m. A good toned COTTAGE PIANO by R Weissbrod, i Q first class condition, a pair of binocular*, wax polished teak curio cabinet with glass panels, wax
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    • 453 10 THE I SAXON J The New 11*9 j The new 11-9 h.p. Saxon is a car that is built t0 an ideal—to provide a two passenger vehicle of I individuality and taste—of the greatest efficiency and full of refinements that tell—all at a moderate J I cost Note these points
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    • 153 10 SALES. Under instructions received from the K. P. M. Messrs. Powell Cc will soil by Auction at their sale-room A QUANTITY OF UNCLAIMED MERCHANDISE On Thursday, 24th August, at 11 a. m. Comprising nine bales boll paper, cement, soap, rattan. gmo copal, nutmegs, cutch, chati, v, rice pots, copra, green
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  • 1394 11 Latest Available Figures. The fir>t half of the year 1916 bat «"me to an end to the accompaniment of a tiourish of trumpets, mii} Syren aad Shipping. Not only it the military situation full of promise and encouragement showing our trade returns make a truly excellent showing. While
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    • 412 11 BANKS CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. rSOOR FORATMD IN IN GLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER. wmki up Capital in 60,000 Shares of iolch £1,200,00* Swerve Liability of Proprietors £l,«00,00f BANKERS. I'neßank of England, Th* Londot and Midland Bank, Ltd., The n County and Westminster v Ihe National Provincial I
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    • 656 11 LEE BROTHERS' STUDIO. RENOWNED FOR HIGH-CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. THEREFORE ENSURING BEST RESULTS. your PhotOflrnph taken at oar Studio. 1-5 a Useful lonaniers. our ground nut cake, which is only oare p aaaed, is of the quality, ar.<i w e have no doubt will rove very beneficial for trees and plants in
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    • 15 11 HAM TIGERB HEAD BRAND Sugahara Co., No. 334 North Bkidgf Rd., SINGAPORE TEL 1333. 146
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    • 202 11 INDIAN MEDICINE. FiIWW TREATMENT FOB THE ETES. I the under meanoned (xolant Hyder can cur*- a!! disease* of eye* >uch as, pain, redeees. dimnw, white specks, «tc For 15 veare 1 here lived at 34.1 Hill Street. Singapore, and have cured thousands of people from whom 1 hoid certifieatei. Besides
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  • 513 12 Messrs Wm. G. Hale and Co. the leading rice brokers, Saigon, favour as *ith their monthly report of the Saigon rice market, for the period ending July 29rh, as follows Since reponing last on the 20th June, our market, under a continued demand from Java and the
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  • 55 12 There would seem to be a surfeit of pa lice constables in Ipoh,says the local paper. On Thursday morning two young and sickly looking prisoners were brought to the Police CoLrt in state by a corporal and eight constables. Each of the constables looked good enough to smash np six
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 255 12 I For Japanese Curio's General Goods GO TO MARUNI a Co. j No. 10, High Street, Singapore. I WHOLESALE RETAIL IMPORTERS. j LARGE STOCKS ALWAYS ON MA*TO. j 15-6 i iiimHtmiiiiiiimiiiiiiimmiMmiinm»»mimiw 8 AYE «H| ON YVm LABOUR HU B site r YW* aalnfbMGs I United Saw Mills 1 LIMITED. j
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    • 449 12 We beg to inform the pu x o that we have purchase stock of ni,r4 MESSRS KshTZ BOS. LTD. Furniture and Hardware Depar tuneitta an 1 are now offai at moc] reduced prices. Watch this Space for Bargains. TO-DAY'S BARGAINS: Katz Price. (>•-.- p rj( a Hutthinioa'i Motor Cycle covers
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  • 164 13 Question of Keorganisation. In the House of Commons on J*? tt Sir Edwin Cornwall asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he would Kate what steps the Foreign Office had aiready taken to strengthen the organisation and constitution of the Biitisb diplomatic service in view
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  • 52 13 Returns for July. Nyalag Rubber Estates, Limited., (Evatt and Company Agents) 8,381 lbs making a total for the 2 months of the current financial year of 17,029 lbs dry rubber. Sembrong Rubber Estates, Limited,, (Messrs Bateman and Company Agents.) The output for the month of July amounted to
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  • 148 13 Advices from Nova Scotia state that most of the leading industries in the province are working overtime. This is especially the case with the large steel plants and collieries at New Glasgow, Sydney, and Sydney Mines, which are ex ceptionally busy. Some difficulty, however, is experienced in
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  • 80 13 Following a strike at a lumber yard at Oakland, Cal. the strikers instituted 44 peaceful picketing of the establishment and evidenced their peacefulness by assailing with stones and iron bolts the motorbuses in which the non-union men were being conveyed to the yard. One of the men attacked
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  • 60 13 Inspector Newman, Officer in charge of Suppression of Gaining, raided the premises of the Health Recruiting Saloon," in Campbell Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Weonesdap night, eleven persons being arrested, some of whom are alleged not to be members of the club. The hearing of the case in which the eleven
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 284 13 SAKURA PORTLAND CEMENT (Cherry Brand.) BUPFUaW ALWAYS T3 HANB. HLSO DYES FOR SALE m .tod for every description of Japance goods, especially it ZTf 10 P iece -SOods, glass and I a are, etc ,on men favourable terms. A. ABBAS Merchant and Commission Agent, 5-1, de Souza St. HAMYAHB BROS.
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    • 35 13 Your Morning Headache will disappear after a dose of missis the tiny laxatives which do not gripe. Of chemists, 50 cents per phial, er post free from the Dr. Williams* Medicine Co., Dept. 5c, Singapore.
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    • 858 13 I THE IDEAL RECONSTRUCTIVE NERVE FOOD I IP A >LSTORATM: NWVOUS WSPEPSiA AND AVLMIA "Incapables are always Irritable." The moment you try to move your work forward by temper, impatience, scolding or recriminations, you are under suspicion of being too small for your" responsibilities. Irritability wastes time and effort wastes
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    • 363 14 NOTICES 1 NOTICE. j Mr. T.O. Mayhew has been admitted a partner in our firm. CHING KENG LEE Co. 12-8 2>-8 NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that I aye from this day been appointed to take cbarpe of the Chinese Burial Ground known Tenp." Permits for burial will be issued
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    • 445 14 NOTICES NOTICE. By act received by Mr. Ayraard, ootarv in Saigon, onJa v 17th, 1916, Mr. 'tiUACH DAM otherwise QU4CH THAM or QCACH SEON TEE, merchant residing in Cholon (French CochincMna), proprietor of the firm TONG-HUP, in Singapore, 80, Boat Quay, bat revoked the power oi attorney he had given
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    • 344 14 FOR SALE FOR SALE. Dutch Steam Launch, Janus, 22 tons nett. Apply 27, Arcade. 31-7 30-8 FOR SALE News Printing Paper. Apply to Box 229, o/o Malaya Tribune. 27-5 v TO BE LET Offices To Let. Ist and 2nd Floor of 17, Change Alley. Entry immediately. Also 16a, 16b, Change
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    • 332 14 WANTED SITUATION WANTED As Cashier or Store keeper. Car furnish security and good reference Address, Box 239 c/o Malaya Tribune 27-7 25-8 WANTED A capable Chinese Clerk for a Rubber Estate. Apply to E. Toon Wah, Tatnpin Estate, Batang Malaka, 18-8 24-8 WANTED. Efficient News compositors for the Malaya Tribune.
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    • 294 14 JNSURANCE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO,' LTD. J Incorporated is New z £al FIRE Insnranceg effected on Bailaj Rent and Mer handiM description MARINE Insurances accepted > part* of the world at WAR RISK accepted to all r Lccsl M M c Offices: 2, giclays.. a G r 6eil KEUNG ON
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    • 437 1 P.&O.Britishlndia AND Apcar Line (COMPAVW IVC*BPOKATHE> IN EaTOLAVD.) Mail and Passenger Services. Peninsular and Oriental Sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India. Aden, Egypt. Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or abont I MAIL LINES. 11'iMKWABi (for Europe). OuTWARn (for
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    • 260 1 STOOMYAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND" (Incorporated in Holland.) MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA AND AMSTERDAM, VIA SINGAPORE, BELA WAN-DELI, SABANG, DURBAN, CAPETOWN, LAS PALMAS AND VICE VERSA Steaaaers are due to arrive on the undermentioned dates OUTWARD. Oranje Sept. 15 Vondel Oct. 27 Grotina Dee. t HOMEWARD. Rembrandt Aug. 27 Oranje Oat.
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    • 556 1 N.Y.K. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (INCORPORATED IN JAIA.N) (JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.) EUROPEAN LINEA service is maintained between Yokohama via pa/to to Marseilles and London, under mail contract with the Import* Japanese Government. The New Twin-gcrew Steamers maintaining thi* service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with all
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  • 651 2 Europe. For London Somali in port sails August 26 Atenta Maru August 29 Hitachi Mam August 30 Nore August 31 (connects with Mooltan) Helenns September 3 Iyo Maru September 13 Malta September 14 (connects with Kashgar) City of Norwich due end Sept. Pembrokeshire middle September Toyahashi Mam
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  • 100 2 British Hock P. Batam. San it for Kerimon, Raja of Sarawak for Sarawak and Goebilt. Kaj*ng for Bangkok. Pin Seng for Port Swettenham and Edendale for Pangkal Pinang. Cal> u8o for Port Dickson and Port Swettenham. Hock Lee for Mersing and Kemaman. Mena for Batu Pahat. B. Hin Gnan
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  • 315 2 Vessels in Port. British STEAM KR. BERTH DATE. Patrol Outer Rds 9-6 Magnet K. Harbour 3-7 Soon Ann Dock 29 8 Chow Tai K. Harbour 8-8 Tweeddale No. 8 Wharf 12 8 Jehangir Outer Rds 14-8 Orissa No. 4 Wharf 15-8 Kajang Inner Rds 16-8 Recorder Outer Rds
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  • 109 2 The following ports are declared infected (Signal X G. Q.) and suspected (Signal F. P. B.) Jf« Note Port. Signal. Disease Date. Bangkok ...F.P.B. ...Plague 746 16.6 Ba«sem ...X.G.Q. ...Plague 606 28.4 B-tavia ...F.P.B. ...Cholera... 649 26.5 Bombay ...X.G Q. ...Plague *****.3 Calcutta ...X.G.Q. ...Cholera 426 7.4 Lho Heumawe
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  • 76 2 The Canadian Railway Commission gave its jadgment recently on the question of railway rates and the commission has declined to grant the five per cent increase the railway companies asked for. They, however, permitted the companies to increase their rates from one to five per cent*, on certain com modi
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  • 540 2 Wireless Reports. Noon To-day. Vessel In communication at noon with the local Commercial Wireless station :—Nil. The Glenliner Glenartney, 10,300 tons is due in port for Vladivostock. The British India liner Mata Hari will leave this port for Bangkok on the 25th inst. The Holt liner Titan is
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  • 69 2 Newcastle Shipping Master. Captain R. R. ITlnto in the Newcastle service, has been Sel< position of Government master at Newcastle, in the late Captain J'\i. M'lntosh leaves <y In once, to take np hb Captain M'lntosh was the pilot am »ice f<.- years. Laterly he has be
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  • 111 2 Information has benn r e j T the dock and harboar autl t that the Prime Minister in reference to the and harbour du«* on shi] < Government service, that there i bean all-round payment of r cent, of the customary dees M percentage to be
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  • 172 2 In Melbourne recently forma! application was made to the Chief Justice, sitting in Admiralty Jurii diction, bj tha masters and owuei«of the steamers Sumatra, Tiberius, Melbourne, and Cferiabreek, for leave to appeal to the Priv? Council on the question of the ulni of tbe ships and
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  • 268 2 Mr. Ernest Plisson, the managing director of the Chargenre Francais. recently stated that two new steams of large tonnage have been recently acquired. The Cie dcs Cbargeori FrHncais, of Pari**, was formed l*J Mr E. Plisson in 1908, and since thai period striking success has attended the
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  • 630 3 mysterious Disease on Board. *1' ion with the fire on the < A ti hud to be run ashore ;uy on the Annatn Coast o! Ore the crew of the brought to Hongkong by I Gillies it is learnt that is still on the beach P", as
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  • 101 3 untitled cryptic message sent by regarding the Monmouth--Peraian collision is ex I by a h >me exchange Owing 1° a collision near Malta with the ■onrnouthshire the Ellerman liner Persian sank. Sh« was bound from ntta Io London a*id the Clyde, l was a boat o 2,734 tons gross, boUt
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  • 439 3 Royal Packet Company's Report. The report of the Royal Packet Company (Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij) for 1915 shows a record of satisfactory development. The contract with the Government, which was due to lapse at the end of the year, was renewed for another period of ten years, the company's obligations
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  • 52 3 It is seldom that sailing vessels ship coal. In fact Colombo has seldom or never shipped coal on schooners, bnt recently two sncb vessels were being actually coaled, and the sight was a unique one. On enquiry it was stated that coal was being shipped for the Ceylon Sugar Refineries,
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  • 80 3 Delivered in London. The following are the dates of departure from Singapore of the Euiopean Mails and their delivery in London. Mail. Lbitt. Dblivilrkd. H. I. Jane 8* Aug. 8 P. kO. July 7 Aug. 9 M. M. July Aug. 7 8.1. July 14 Aug. If M.M. July
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  • 49 3 The Board of Trade have awarded a piece of plate to Captain Honore Themeze, master of the French steamship Ville d'Alger, of Marseilles, in recognition of his services to the shipwrecked crew of the steamship Trnnkby, of West Hartlepool, whom he rescued in the Mediterranean on the 27th May.
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  • 238 3 (Bingapor#». August 22). Tin.— sB2.oo 11») tons sold. Copra. —Strong. No Business. Tapioca, —Steady. No Business. Sago Flour- do Business done. Gambier. Business done. Pepper- —Steady. No Business. Other Products. Market Quiet Latest Local Market OuoUtiotu. Xntmega 110 S. per picul $30.50 Nutmegs 80 0 39.00 Copra Bali
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  • 124 3 Per P 0 Liners. Per P and 0 Karmala London, July 21.—T0 Singapore: Mr Wydler, Miss Turney, Mr van der Wal, Mr C Ward-Jackson, Mr A Baker, Mr X M Garth, Capt Wingate Soul. To Penang Mr W N Walter, Mr W A Peters Miss L Webber. Per
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  • 98 3 Per N V R s.s. Fnshima Mam. London, July 17.—T0 Singapore Mrs L I Lillipgton, Mrs Sime and child, Miss A E Stewart, MrTLK Sang, Mr F C T Whatt, Mr W Leighton, Mr Zeldenrnst Mr E Wilkie, Mr Jayasuriya, Mrs and Miss WiUsher. Per NYK
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  • 60 3 Letters for the following vessels are lying at the Singapore General Post Office Baron Balfour, Chinto Maru, Garry vale, Ipoada, Iran, Promise, und Renell. Letters for the Hong Ho are at Penang. Captain Frank Bell of the Eastern Shipping Company's steamer Alma has been transferred to the same company's sj.
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  • 140 3 Alth"ugb the sUrtuaer Wakamatsu Mnru Ii 1« bften mi-sing since May 12, wh- n «he sailed from Hokkaido with a cargo Inoibei tor Yokohama, n*W9 of -nly reached London rect-r tly. It ar pears that a wreck a* ChibaKen, on the East Coast of Japan, has been identified
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 38 3 SHIPGHANDLERYCo. SINGAPORE SHIKHANdLEK I PROYIDORINC COMTIACTOIS. Tne Company's Launch meets incoming ships. Office:—l 6 Battery Road. TAKE LIFT TO TOP FLOOR Telephone No. 141. Orders promptly atterded to from January lit. 1916. H.W. H. STEVENS, Manager. 5-1 J*
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    • 234 3 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. Mall Line. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON, MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 191« 1916 Ath<» iept. C Paul Lecat Sept. 2 A. Behie Sept. 14 For all particulars apply to J. Do COURTOIS, Agent. GLEN LINE OF STEAMERS LTD. (Incorporated in Hifiaad.) FOR GENOA k LONDON. The following steamers
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 369 3 Mails Close. TO-'IHY. Bangkok Kwanj Lee iM pm Port Dickson and Port Swettenham *Calyp«e 2.30 pm Merging <k Kemamao Hock 2.30 pm Hatu Pahak Mena 2.30 p m Pontianak Ban Hin Guan 2.30 pm Malacca and Maar *Lady Weld 3 pm Kota Tiriggi Meranti i pm To-morrow. Pulau Batarn A
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    • 569 4 TOYO KISEN KAISHA The New Koute via Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, The Inland Sea. Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Sailings from Hongkong, Displacement Tons Speed Leave Hongkong, PIRSIA MARU 9,000 15 knots Sept. 19. 1 IBERIA MARU sails from
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    • 490 4 Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATBD IN JAPAN) (Contractor* to the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy and to Foreign Governments J CABLI ADDRESS CoDBS Jj,,D Al, A.8.C., DOCKYARD jfl^^ 9 W am Western Union kobu I S vl Scott's, Lieber's, and M DOCK-DAIHBN. Engineering. KOBE Shipbuilders, Engineers, Boiler and Locomotive Makers.
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    • 396 4 Ocean Steam Ship Company, Ltd AND China Mutual Steam Na y Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in F The Companies' steam?,, patched from Liverpool ou the Straits, China and J apar week and from Japan hunewar London, Amsterdam and Ut every fortnight for G les and Liverpool and for M are Havre
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