The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 February 1915

Total Pages: 10
1 10 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPOKE, THUBSDAY, FEBKUARY 25, 1915. NO. 8,377.
    15 words
  • 197 1 The Press Bureau version of our trouble, published m England is given on page 5 of this issue. It is authoritatively disclaimed that any portiou of the CDramuui ty is under suspicion by the local govern ment Page 4. Attacks on merchantmen at sea were fairly frequent
    197 words
  • 1096 1 CHANGED SCHOOL LIFE. HEADMASTERS tTATBMKXT. Describing the effect of the war on Eton .m an article m the School Guardian," the monthly organ of the National Society the Headmaster writes Outwardly, the school life seeui6 to be j going forward much bb uhia). But an jobservant
    1,096 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 380 1 PHOTOPLAY BY ESGLASD'S MOST TALENTED ARTISTES. A GREAT GRIPPING, MASTERFUL FOUR-PART DRAMA By the British and C ulo:ial Film Company of London. ALHAMBRA THE PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE-BEACH ROAD. SECOND SHOW. AT 9 15 P.M. A Magnificent Film Version of WALTER HOWARD'S BIG LYCEUM SUCCESS The MIDNIGHT WEDDING GREAT ROMANTIC DRAMA
      380 words
    • 350 1 ORCHARD ROID. Singapore's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD. TO-NIGHT. EXTRA SHOW AT 8 P.M. USUAL SHOW AT 9 P M. TO-NIGHT. A Fine Powerfully Enacted Western Drama by the Kalem Co. THE GREAT WAR MAP (Sew Number of the largess War Map m Singapore). NAVIES OF THE WORLD. (New Number of
      350 words
    • 202 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS, j Surgical Instruments for Sale Page 2. (General Manager for Educational Institution Page 2. Notice to Creditors re Tan Cheng Tee Page 2. X. Y. K. Sailings Page f>. K. P. M. Dutch Steamship Sailings Page 6. Siam Steam Navigation Cos Sailings Page 6. Chin Hunt Lee for
      202 words
  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 99 1 THE WEEK. Thuwdaj 25th. FHgh Water *-3» a.m., 9-12 p.m. St. Andrea's School Prize giving, Victoria Theatre, (postponed.) B I. Homeward mail clotes. Lodfie Zetland Emergent, a.SOpm. (postponed Friday 26th. High Water 7-0 a.m., 9-45 p.m. Saturday 27th Hl#h Water— B-11 a m, lCllp.m. 8.1. Cutward mail expected. Sunday 28th.
      99 words

  • 465 2 (iwilym O'Vaushan contributes to the Times of Ceylon tbe following. It de scribes an iuc;dent m which Captain Hug gard was killed and Fuller of 2nd Battalioa Welsh Regimeal received the V.C. Somewhere m France,' one autumn day Death dealing shells shrieked by, Whilst bullets hissed acucannensroared,
    465 words
  • 88 2 This all SOOlldfl very modern, U not i:^fut::iliar Tbe military m reparations, so a mission ary states, point to the dread of a British invasion of Palestine a3 well as an offensive movement iv the direction of the bae/ Canal. The hills around Nazareth are said to have been fortified,
    88 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 657 2 PROCLAMATIONS. IN THE NA^g OF THE KING. AtvnivV: Young, GoYftft6£ &»id Commander inChief. Marti ftj Law is hereby proclaimed I throughout the Settlement of Singapore m supremacy of all Civil Authority. Ma jor Thompson is hereby appointed Provost Marshall with authority to net. Dated this 15th day of February, 1910.
      657 words
    • 142 2 ORGANS SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED FOR THIS CLIMATE. VERY SWEET POWERFUL TONE. ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY. M. Salomon Son, DUBASHES, SHIP CHANDLERS N NAVY CONTRACTORS. GENERAL STORES SUPPLIERS. Supply Fresh Provisions, etc., to M n-of-War, Blciiuers aud tSiulia^ Vessels— extractors lor Fortign Navies. Busir< ss Office No 9, Kalillrs Vuay and 16 aud
      142 words
    • 655 2 I Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ADJOURNED MEETING. Re TAN CHENG TEE, deoeascd. Take notice that the adjourned First Meeting of Creditors m the above iuat er held on the 23rd day of Fibruary, 1915, ac 11-30 o'clock m Jhe forenoon at ibe office of the Official Assignee, SiDgapore, was
      655 words
    • 384 2 Wanted WANTED Genprsl Manager for Educational Instiru tion: m stiaitn Betdaaceata: Bioat t>e good correspondent, well educaud. with or^aoi/i- tion and administration ability ar.d miii tiv» Income governed by ability aijd riDOOOfi Voaug man prefened. J. C. RODGER, Shanghai. I 25-2 M BOOKKEEPER. ExpeiieuccJ B Dißeptr r.nd OfiOMal Ctofk, Eurasian
      384 words
    • 416 2 Tojet HOUSE ToTeT^^^ A Small I OBgalow, I 5 Minutes Wain f ;O nj Town a 1 d n iJ >' HCOMS ToTe7~ I j Vac^iicu ■at tl i Kili I BiDgle and <buble ey v V I Forpa.ticularfl I I I above address. B io-i g TO LET I
      416 words

  • 836 3 s Merchant's Forecast ok tv.;k ■< Effect. OOO.OOQ >'l AHYINC. Pfcgl CUinMHIJ wculd be brought to her i Britkk an p^wer m time of war r lighted prepbacj to which the j WerkTeniil (or Chamber cf j ol Berlin was treated two] m an astonishingly fratk
    836 words
  • 213 3 The stories subjoined somehow remind us of the soldier who was* found by an oltieer m tha act of bayoneting a wellconditione«l sheep, quite contrary to regu lation?. The peccant Tommy, however, had the presence of mind to explain his irregular action by promptly saying The
    213 words
  • 212 3 [a n rpcpnt issue ol P. P. 8 .Tm-nnl of Great Doadj <-f ti:e <ire:it War, tia tiCfcltenl macazine, pru!u-.ely illnatratad, to which we Lave already refr-rred, Miss Marie Covelli writes •>! Tbe nrhtrlwfaid to I itify the House cf Mac la tbe course cf
    212 words
  • 1503 3 Issued by ERASER Co,, Exchange and Stare Brokers, Feb. 9th 1 "All quotations of Sterling Bharea must be retarded as purely nominal for the present. Cap. Ibbcb. Pud. LABVDnr. Buthbb. Sellers. B&, uso sa as Aiiagar H% l 4J 1 7J 630,04 0 1 1 Anglo- Java
    1,503 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 149 3 Auctions Re Tan Tek Puan, In Bankruptcy AUCTION SALE OF EIGHT MOTOR CARS AND ACCESSORIES TO RR HEI.I> AT Ncs. 215 216 ORCHARD ROAD Cn Friday, sth March, at 4 p.m. By Crder of thz Official Assignee Fcr full particulara, me catalogues. POWELL a Co., Auctionpera Re TAN TEK PUAN,
      149 words
    • 474 3 The Cigarette k c -^^slg JJe -Luxe. k^^_f^^^^ N.B. Save the Coupons, which may be exchanged locally for various useful Presents. j $1,450. FQHQ $1,450. 1 LJ^^DlI urn m^a^ ■LsS^Btt^» Over 800 m use m S.S. and F.M.S. Put wings on the FORD and it would fly— ALMOST. It has
      474 words

  • 1224 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Feruary 25, 1915. There is rather more m this bom bardment of the Dardanelles forts than might be imagined from the bare reci- tal of the facts as telegraphed. In the first place it is m a general way a principle of sea warfare that
    1,224 words
  • 258 4 The Singapore Golf Club is closed until further notice. The Emergent Meeting of Loige Zetland called for the 25th February is cancelled. The Tzar has issued a decree, about the lHth of .January convoking between Janu ary 15 aud February 15, the young men of the clues 1915, about 585,000.
    258 words
  • 260 4 Flowers and Cigars for Ark.vim, Troops. This is from the Daily Express Corres pondent Rangoon. Dec. 10 basket loads of cigars and matches and bouquets of be aiuiful flowers were presented to the oliicerg, non commissioned officers, and men of the two battailous of Territorials who arrived
    260 words
  • 148 4 The Twenty ninth Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Sing apore Slipway and Engineering Co. Ltd. was held at the Registered Office of the Company, Taujong Pagsir, on Tuesday the 23rd Febiuary 1915. Mr S.A. Lane m the Chair. The minutes
    148 words
  • 231 4 M. E. Chain, sub Agent, M. M. Office. Kobe, has arrived m Colombo to assume dutie? m sub Agent. Colombo, m place of M. Fombartaux, sub Agent of the Sydney branch who has proceeded to Marseilles. The Japanese huve seized the Norwegian steamers Chriatftailbort !*t Kobe fur Mir reptitiously conveying
    231 words
  • 74 4 Ofiiciail} Commu n!( v d The situation continue. m satisfactory. ele .v Tbe clearing of extension of the.,:, a,.,,,^ Captu.es and sum.n.lors Conli some have taken pluc the bush. J :i The«ietachmPnt,/IheenacLivehcnii.im,. |m searching for pa,;,,.- h v the den.^e count r\. Farther cuaaltj |f r g
    74 words
  • 660 4 Tbe new catalogue of M,^ rg v l^uelch I Co., is jwillijlj tMtefel ductiou. and gives tuany purlieu---besiaesthe price of their m*m A Gazette Extraordinary d ye v day prolongs and modifies (hi prol :of tbe nportation of fc u K ar f rO!K tLt Colony. It may not h-
    660 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 303 4 j X I MACGREGOR'S II PjARLIAMENT JtWL BLEND. I^^^l Supplied to the Houses of J^fSj Parliaments. I I LONDON AND OTTAWAS. J V SOLE IMPORTERS; -t^2J Caldbeck, Macgregor I AND COMPANY. mmm^^ Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants. OF ALL 111 Bass's Ale Guinness' Stout MB E. J BURKES
      303 words
    • 135 4 NOTICE. It must be impressed upon the public that tbe two executions of men ot the sth Light Infantry which took place on the 548 rd February, at Singapore, were punishment for Mutiny and firing on unarmed Civilians. Any rumours that these men were shot for refusing to go to
      135 words

  • 51 5 FURTHER PRECAUTIONS. Seme Casualties. f]h Submarine Cabie]. KgrTKs'a Sehtic*. Ft-.. 23. The Admiralty an.nfnvojrable weather and "^V ..ijei to the gale intenupted a |fee p irJanel!es. The o:iter '^"were *erit usly damaged by the bom- nineteenth. -> :v ftlac announces a re&tnc B ia the Irish Channel
    51 words
  • 255 5 Keb.'.M. The Admiralty reporti ;,estoce Boulogne mailboat a r ta -ke i by a submarine shortly after ay Bo i o^ne harbour yester-eve. A j 0 p1 .,--'.i thirty yards ahead of the ffctfl wt-re mnety-two passengers civilians, and including „/mN. L-p,| February 24 —The steamer fcgßksoin^ CbilM
    255 words
  • 132 5 By Two of Them. 'he Flouse of Commons Mr Austen Chamberlain made a notable speech m which he praised the decisions of the ;u.i T.zxnce Conference and suggest- tail iosteail of a joint loaa for latter might raise a loan pa --.'dby the.Mlie3. Mr Lloyd George
    132 words
  • 81 5 Jm. 16.— A telegram fronn that t,. meet the exaggerated shed m the United >cates the -^iun Militia Department has author statement that there is no reason dc --3 regarding toe coustructioa of \m Ou Ida stooM cot be puh- B rmu follows: The keels class craft
    81 words
  • 140 5 o, p iunmii I Co. H. 115; against lA'><? wtel to Jute i .v: balance Officer! t Rives a account ol Idini and othei i: :;.tJ done astray, uy c melette, D( l broai UUer f his Christmas .hnner: **J WHMOfatkMI m the fact that ir
    140 words
  • 165 5 [By Submarine Cable]. Riuteb's Sibvici. The Parip evening communique says that the day was comparatively quiet except m Champagne where lighting continuea favourably. We cap'ured more trenches m the region of Beaueejour and maintained our previous gains. Tbe Germans tried to debouch on a portion of the
    165 words
  • 136 5 Lcucon.Feb. 23. Fieldmarshal French's bulletin says that theie were several at tack* and counter attacks m the neighbourhood of Ypres. The Germaus at six m the morning of Sunday exploded an elaborate series of mines, destroying the trench, but a new line was established a short distance
    136 words
  • 104 5 Large, Middlesex Lieut. C G. Clowes, Ist King's Royal Rifle. (There are two Larpes m the 3rd Mid dlesex Major Philip Large and Captain Herbert Edward Large, who was Adjutant with that battalion when m Singapore. The nature of tbe casualty is not stated m this telegram*. Killed Captain
    104 words
  • 156 5 London, Feb. 24. The Petrograd com muniqm' says that m engagements m the Transtchorok region the 'links were thrown across the River Itchkhalsu. Loadon, Feb. 24. The Petrograd communique says that the Russians m the Carpathians captured 48,331 Austrians with seventeen guns and 118 mitrailleuses between Jan.
    156 words
  • 177 5 London, Feb. 24 ih. A Petro^rad tele- gram that a despatch from the Com- j mauler m CMc! Bays that the force sur rounded during Urn retreat m Bast-Prnssia eonsittod of th 3 Twenty ninth Division, l ::nd three re~frve re<?ira ii iita, uU belon«jiiifi to
    177 words
  • 480 5 A LONG MARCH. Ladies Still There. [Bj Submarine CableJ. KlOTll'ft SfHVIO». London, Feb. 23.— A telegram from Cairo says that forty Europeans from Bagdad of whom thirty seven are English- men, arrived at Alexandria m the Italian steamer Syracusa from Mersina. These included missionary Doctor Stanley, re: 'preseutatives
    480 words
  • 307 5 London Exhibition I fiat Will Show The W\y. A concerted effort on the part of representative bu&inees men to further the campaign for the captuie and retention of enemy trade was inaugurated at the Man sion House yesterday afternoon, when Sir William Bull, M.P., presided over the
    307 words
  • 128 5 PRESS BUREAU VERSION. [By Submarine Cable]. Kkijtkk'b 8kk"io». London, Feb. 23.- The Press Bureau states that owing to jealousy about recent promotions, a portion of the Fifth Light Infantry (late Fifth Bengals) at Singapjre I refused to obey orders, causing a serious riot; which was quelled by the
    128 words
  • 59 5 London Feb. 23.— Tin is quoted at 185; wheat at 61s 6d; rice 924 cocouut oil Ceylon shipment 47. Good Offers British Loan. London, February 23rd. Applications received for tbe tweuty millions of British Treasury Bills totalled 60* millions. Tbe average rate of six months bills was 1
    59 words
  • 195 5 By Courtesy of the French Consul General. Paris, February 22nd, 6 5 p.«n. The French 3.. bonds are at francs 68. We yesterday realized fresh progress m Champagne capturing German trenches. On the rest of the front, we repulsed some counter attacks and maintained all our positions.
    195 words
  • 111 5 Russian Poland includes about 8,7C0.000, with two other millions m Lithuania. Petite Russia etc. Austrian Poland has 4,030,000, m Galicia. Prussian Poland 3,500,000 m Posnania and Silesia. The total amount is about 19 millions, without including the 2 mil lions established m America. To the day, where
    111 words
  • 249 5 A New STBAMBHIF Service to Inoo-Chisa. At a general meeting of the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce, held recently, the agenda paper included the representations to bo addressed to the Premier and Ministers of Communications and of Agriculture ana commerce iv favour of the inauguration of a
    249 words
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 190 5 TOBRALCO s^Mw^mLb\ COLOURS y^tiwiW^^^^^^^li^^^ NEW SHIPMENT (ft^^W A FAST COLOUR VlHlt^ L*-\+* \jsw/ Cotton Fabr'c m White, \^ij™^||^BpPv <^ Plain Colour?, Stripes and Price 45 CtS. 1 ,-SVM —'cos i/.* Tobralcoand 'tcasiics tontci,'* PER YARD. ROBINSON Co. KATZ BROS, LI? No i 256 dm^*' No. 257 3:j Inch Iv 3
      190 words

  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 982 6 Shipping 1 KONINXLUXE PAKETVAART MAATSGH APPIJ Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavla. 2— S, COLLYER QUAY. n«[ju'H rOWTRAfT wtth TFK NPTHKKF.ANDP »wr»l4 fl« v "««W r--_: •V. HOGasuOhP Beroiu bang, Paneh, Asahaa a^d Bola wan-Dell Keb 25 •Merk 3 Pontianak Fib 25 •JREYN3T Muiitok and ralernbang Feb »5 Van Goens
      982 words
    • 456 6 ELLERMAN ma mm mm il 111 n il TO MARSEILLES, LONDON AND LIVERPOOL. s.s. "CITY Of NORWICH" sailing about February 27. s.s. "CITY Of DURHAM" sailing about March 10. s.s. "BRANKSOME HALL" sailing about April 5. To be followed by:- s.s. CITY OF CORINTH For particulars as to rates of
      456 words
    • 407 6 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and KARSEiLLES. HOMEWARD 1915 OUTWARD V. de la Ciotat Mar 2 Pr.'ynf-sien PVb 2ft Chili Mar li Ne a Mar 14 Atlantique Mar 26 Magellan Mar M Polynes;«n Apl 9 Luuibea 11 For all paiticulars apply to J. de CGURTOIS, agent.
      407 words
    • 500 6 Shipping STEAM NAYICATIONCO^,, For China, Japan, Penang,^ Aostraiia, India, feden, E^ M Mediterrueaa Ports. h^ m and London Throngh Bills of L&diup i^, A Co**, Persian Oa»«. Conu^i^^ 6tean)er 8 will leave Slugapon oc w4^ MAIL LINES Homeward (for Eckch,, From Singapore, cennectinj v Colombo with PR Malta hti u^i
      500 words

  • 622 7 THE KAISER'S NAVY AS THE CAUSE OF THE WAR. Hated England. flattery tor the austrian army. I A semi-ofticinl German review of the 1 •operations on the Eastern frout since the 1 middle of September culminates m the assertion that "the original object has! already been attained,"
    622 words
  • 240 7 GERMANY*B lll'GK SACRIFICES. Calcutta, Feb. lOf.h. Lond<<;> rubles to the Poueer say that the grt*af assault on the Russian poeitiou west uf \\'ai.»ww continues with unabated vigour. After each defeat, the Germans return with fresh masses of meu. It is a battle of numerical exhaustion rather
    240 words
  • 501 7 The Poor Chinese Student. Professor Taylor Headland, of Pekin University, who has just published, through Messrs. Methuen, a singularly interesting book on Home Life m China' 1 (1(K 6d. net), holds that the people mo6t dteply intent on acquiring knowledge are the Chinese who come from
    501 words
  • 249 7 A t'OHMIDAHLE OUTILANKINU MOYEMKNT. Our readers may remember that come time ago, Id examining the aspects of the Eribteiu ratitpuigu we described the possibilities arising (torn a Kussiau advance not on StirStM via Cracow but ou Huugary through the Carpathians passes as fnt-ciuat.iiit»." Something of the kind is
    249 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 171 7 Trmdm Marlr GUaNNESS'S STOUT m Messrs. W. A. Koss and Brothers the famous bottlers of London, Liverpool and Belfast are now ottering m this market their bottlings of m BASS'S ALE, J3 Guinness's Stout //■A PILSENER BEER f I/^Hb under their j|l«H "Great Auks Head" label. iT<r^i\lß il Rk very
      171 words
    • 90 7 SWEET SLLEP. The} resto or of strength, the uuewer of life, the rich reward of weft y humanity— lT IS I0CR8? Or do you turn and toss through wakeful hours, risi»{4 uurested and unlit for the duties of another day Little's Oriental Balm rubbed into the throbhung temples, the burning
      90 words
    • 581 7 Mobiloils Who pays for Advertising I A large number of dealers firmly believe froi boperfietfJ theorising that non-.idvertising firms can soli more eheaplj UtaC the Vacuinn Oil t\ Company. I'roniinent advertisers have supplied an abaa&MloB of proof that ad- y veitising has been the means of improving quality and reducing
      581 words

  • 2232 8 SCOTTISH LET TER. ou* v-uh i^orrtsponatnt.l January 21. In this last few weeks a multitude of people have suddenly rediscovered with paiuful surprise that m war times things have a tendency to become abnormal. We say rediscovered," because m tbe early days of August there was a panic of a
    2,232 words
  • 319 8 Dsvicb to Obtain a Commission At Bow street I'oJice Court on Saturday Jan. 16 before Sir John Dickius n, Bertram Clement John Keatinge, 2H, rubber planter, no fixed uddress, was charged on remand with obtaining a commission m the Army by misrepresenting himself to be Second
    319 words
  • 195 8 "OUR INTELLECTUAL DEBT TO GERMANY." Who first put steam to 6bip and car And conquered 6pace on laud and sea Who cabled thought through oceans far? Not Germany. Who first trapped microbes under glass Man's ambushed, deadliest enemy, And bade foul plagues forever pass Not Germany. Who from Daguerre his
    195 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 50 8 CEILINGS AND PANELS. Beautiful and adaptable to any style of Architecture aud to any method of interior finish, are the "CRANE" wonderful Art Metal Ceilings, Cool, clean, white ant, and vermin proof, for Bungalows, Hotels, and Public Buildings. For illustrated catalogue and particulars write to the Borneo Company Limited, Singapore.
      50 words
    • 584 8 SKANDIA DRY CELL BATTERIES FOR MOTOR CARS, MOTOR BOATS, MOTOR LORRIES, ELECTRIC BELLS and TELEPHONES. TYPE F. 2. 04 ne I SIZE 7h ins. by 3.J ins. by l j ins. *P I ifcU EACH. SPECIAL RATES TO MOTOR GARAGES, c c. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED, ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT SINGAPORE and BRANCHES.
      584 words

  • 61 9 (Corrected cf to Feb. 24) Bank 4 m/s 2 4 316 demand 2-4 1-32 Private ere lit 98 m s 2-4 19 32 India, T. T. m| Hongkong, deraar (1 8?f Yokohama, den.it, tl 1 1 4 Java, demand 141 1 Bangkok, demand c tt\ Sovbrbionh, Bar^ Baying J8.64
    61 words
  • 156 9 February 24. CJarubier B 31 Gambler Cube No. 1 11 < 0 Gambler Cube No. 2 9 0. Pepper Black orclin. b'pors 21.5( Pepper, (White fair) 87 30 Nutmegs (110 to the )b !!.(.< Nutmegs (80 to tie lb./ 22. 0f Mace (Banda) 80 Oi Cloves (Amboina) 40 Of
    156 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 543 9 THE ONLY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY REGISTERED IN THE COLONY. LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL OF MT EASTERN COMPANY. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, 01d2Jewry, E.C. T: Cunjang has £20.00 C dooosited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies
      543 words
    • 496 9 CHARTERED BANK 3f India Australia and China, INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. "AID DP CAPITAL £1,W0,000 3SBKBYK PUHD £1,800,000 se««rvt Liability ol Proprietors 21 200, 00 C HEAD OFFICE 38. BIBHOPB9ATS, LOKDOII, fi 0. ▲GBMCIKS AND BRANCHES: AmntMl Hoagkorjf Fcnang BaiithoS Iloilo Pu'- Batuvia Ipch Kangooo BonbftJ Karachi Saigon Ca!eut:e Klan^
      496 words
    • 494 9 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. P AID-DP OAPITAL 115,000,0(0 REBRRYB FDKDB Sterling £1,600,000 at 18.- $15,000,000) M Silver 118,000,000 W.nw.OOO Reserve Liability of Proprietors^ 116,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Deputy Ohainnaß, S. H. Dodwell, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. T. M
      494 words
    • 343 9 CANTOK INSURANCE OFFIfiE, U Hongkong. Capital Bubboribuo 9S,dOO,000,0( 0 Amount Paid-up 9 500,000,Wi Rebbbvb Fund «i,800,000,C(( Marine Rlekß at Current Hates, Boustead Co., Agon** ALLIANCE ASSURANCE to, Lti, Accumulated Fundß exceed £17,03 C 000 FIRE KOTGR CAR RIBXB. Insuranoes effected at rates of pvemlai whl oh will be foand favourable
      343 words
    • 98 9 BUNG A MELOR I V. RIQAL'D PARIS Sold by a!! Perfimen Jj HE\P ENG MOH STEAMSHIP Singapore to Fatavla, Cherlbon ftEd I £amaraig. Singapore to Sou.rabaya, S'^garadja. I ArnpenaQ and Macassar. Singapore to Sourabaya, Sin.caraaia MacaiTiiar, Mcnado, Ternatn >\y d Gorontalo. fml Onoh a :i>jnth. Tb.'v bave exoellenl MsoommodituM iti
      98 words
  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 196 9 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per P. O. str Sort.— Miss Z. A. Btomsoa, Mrs T oergensen, Mis Neale. Mr*'. S. Wiliiauau. Mr A. Lawience, Mr G. Edwards. Per P. A O. str Mai wa.— Messrs W. Dun maD. W. P. Pinkney. J. hket-on. R Thoru^on T. Glen Dilling, P. Turner, Mr A
      196 words
    • 525 9 LATEST ARRIVALS. List of vessels m pun at 11 a.m. on February 24, ly 1 5. hIUTISH. Name Date of Arrival Remarle Phemiot F.b 23 No. s Wbarf j3 Pak 'ing Xj. 7 Wharf Ilui Nam luuerKoads Ban Houg Leong Penaag No. 7 Wbarf Dutch. li inka ltb '23 Haliotis
      525 words

  • 25 10 i All special constables not appointed to stations last night shou'd report them- selves at Orchard rd Police Station at 6 pm. to-night.
    25 words
  • 952 10 AN AMUSING TIRADE. Hke\mng "The Web of the I'.ig PiDRR The following tremendous indictment of England is translated from the columns of the officially-inspired Rerlin newspaper the Yossische Zeitung As to the originator of the present war, words enough have been exchanged. The world may believe
    952 words
  • 435 10 Mr C. Strickland, M a., B.C. Cantab., sends to the Geographical Journal some notes on a case of recent rapid erosiou of the coast at Morih, a small seaside reoort m Selangor somewhat frequented by Europeans. A metalled road which ran at right angles to
    435 words
  • 324 10 A Pastor's APPBATj TO GSBMAN- AMBBICANB. Receut American newspapers contain reports of a remarkable sermon delivered by Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, tbe pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. l>r. Hillis occupies the pulpit formerly uskl by Henry Ward Heecher, and the sermon carries special weight m that
    324 words
  • 1820 10 The Mirketin Rubber Rubber Share Dealings Broadening Coming Dividends Highlands aud Peeling PcospecCt* L'liuut l>raunston. Ttifl m irk it m rubber, the commodity, has flu united considerably, rising on the official statement th it exports to the United States, would be permitted subject to certain restrictions, but
    1,820 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 46 10 Just before the; battle mother, I was thicking most of ycu, Wondering whether you were taking What I tod you for the flu." Fut I know that you will never fail to take that fine Renewer, Which has put new life m thousandsWoods' Great Peppermint Cure.
      46 words
    • 144 10 DUNLOP it i The best that money can buy. Material and process of manufacture are a long way ahead of any other make 25 years maimT£l C^ Til IT 1 Y*l i^ T*^^ T^ 1 Y^ O DUNLOP. Founders of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry. The Dunlop Rubber Co. 43 ROBINSON
      144 words