The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 August 1915

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. lE.N CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST U, 1915. NO. 8,51!).
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    113 1 The DarJentlles uews continues good Page 7. Topics of the Week will be found en page 7, Itiissiaa securities have Lad n Hidden rUe Page 7. Details of the Birbarossa incident ar*? gives Pftgo ?i An account of the Hmden crevv's adven tcres is given cm page
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    A GRAND FLEET CHAPLAIN'S NOTE-BOOK.
    961 1 A GRAND FLEET CHAPLAIN'S NOTE- BOOK. Ifyeetf; Tbt-ru was a f'j'.low m Hudu bias Wbo na*et bit; mouth did ope' Bat cut tliere flew Lrope. First Vv'atclkeeper Well, of all the 6:l' j rotten tilings to iaj le it bupposed to be futi:j\ ])j we laugh now And what is
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      130 1 RAFFLES HOTEL BUILDINGS. TELEPHONE No. 491. CARS and LORRIES on HIRE DAY and NIGHT. i Daily or Monthly Rates) BENZINE, LUBRICATING OIL, TYRES, &c, &c. ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. TERMS MODERATE. C. G. C4RR, Engineer m charge, j y7 y ORNAMENTAL TILE WORKS k ii. uILL BTR£CT dC C POP "latent
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      115 1 I I 11 he brand which is us?d all over the World. Some Large CoDtTdcts where "Rhinoceros" Brand lias f frnmingham Docks 40,000 S {'Vanjong Pagar Docks 20,000 ROSytfi NclVcil BdS6 (l nder Construction) !125 5 000 Tons. I I i supplied to the British Admiralty, British War Office, Bi
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      254 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS X P M. lutes'" fiiilinir? I'age 8. BI i atner for Bangkok on Aug. 24 Page 2. Woods Peppermint Con for the digestion Page o. Notice re irregularity of Bokit K. B. accoonts Page 5. Alteration of the time for the N.D.L, J linen 6ale Page f>. L:i^t
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      115 1 THE WEEK. lii^h W• "i r f r.m. Hyalas abber eeting, Evatt^s, uooa. Hi 5m ;.y afto lriuity. B. L OOt »»1 mail expected. Monday 16th. If.M. outward n ail Kpected. [uterdeaominatiaßal rrH\<r, l'a 1 Sdiiatc, Htv \Y. Muuny, ">.15 p m. > Tuesday 17th. yr gb Water l 55
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    420 2 (I 1 Meaning that he has been court martialled. TLe ship m which n CM. is held (ire 3 one gun at 8 a.m. ou the day cf the Court, {•>) At certain firiag practices the ship steams aloD£ a buoyed course, aiming the guns at the target but not
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    A RANGOON FIELD DAY.
    236 2 Ihe Singapore veterans may compare their experiences (taring certain recent operations "some- where m Malaya," with those of their coraradea at Rangoon] thudescribed Variety is ihe to ol volunteering, and Wednesday's tactical scheme r,:r£ plea6ant chun^e en she monotony o! route marclit'S. I haven't tbe faintest
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    CHINA'S CONSTITUTION.
    59 2 Cirrrao States ro ra iakkn FobModbz*. vice President; Li Yunn-Lung, m his capacity as chairman of the Toanchuug\uan, will become chairniiu of the committee for drafting the Constitution, which held a preliminary meeting on the I 25th July. It is understood that it has been decided to use
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      515 2 GRAMOPHONE RECORDS. THE PICK OF THE TITLES NOW THE RAGE AT HOME (Sister Susie's =ewirg shirts for soldiers. Jack Charman. j Are we downhearted? No! Jack Chanuan. I We shall all do the Goose f-tep, from the Keveu. Business as Usual 1 When we've -wound up the watch ou the
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      252 2 ORCHARD ROAD. TWO LAST PERFORMANCES OF THE COLOSSAL PRODUCTION i &.?j-- COMMENCING AT 5 P.M. SHARP. *=2# (When a! are admitted at half price to all parts of the House. EVENING PERFORMANCE CO^IViENCiKG 3 P. W. DON T FAIL TO SEE THIS WONDERFUL THE GREATEST SERIAL PHOTOPLAY EVER PRODUCED.! T
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      281 2 GRAND HOLIDAY PROGRAMME^ """^^j| at ram fotunu cnu ki h ioh \>* Sv JUNCTION OF ALBERT BENCOOLEN STREETS "THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG APTIY TH iin THE WATERLOO OF I THE GREAT AMERICAN CIVIL WAR I 4 IN FOUR HIELS OF FtRTOUS UGHTINC, IN THI THE MYSTERY I KQF THE UNDEROROUNB
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    894 3 Tb- Peat la Families— American Flax— I, forth* raited States—Death- iv War— laheard Thunder— I reversible Motor Car Health Troub!-.'- Uam Teeth Electric Curbing—Asia's Big Tree, may be b-.st promoted by liHes o: Iti to eight, ia the view of Dr. Kirl Fearer, of the Galton Eugenics L
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    REPATRIATION OF CHINESE FROM BORNEO.
    148 3 4t a recent roeetiog ol tbc British N'ortli Chamber of Commerce the Secre 1 1: y re;itl lie folio -vi^ ciicula: it -.tt r iic>:\, tha S cretariat A.I employers of labour aud others who maj iesire to repatriate Chinees are I -:cJ to do
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      1431 3 Wolfe's Arociafcc fifffM R^sjk wug& >9Laa\ sja Australia alottt (hollanos gim) B? W^ csnsmned near 'y T,OOO ,000 Boiu, ia Si yea The Beverage that Benefits n tft Not simply a thirst quencher, not II U J!iV& merely a stimulant, but just the purest JjßjjJ^^'JL. most health infusing spirit that
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    EUROPEAN LADY DROWNED AT RANGOON.
    355 4 A drowning accident took place m the Rangoon river ou Sunday evening (Aug. Ist) alongside the tteamex BUora moored at the Burr Street buoy, the victim being a European lady, Miss Y. Loeblin, twenty years old, a resident of the Royal Hotel the sampan rower
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    GERMANY'S MISCALCULATIONS.
    246 4 Color.! >' -ins on "The Pro j Mem ol the Western front* 1 at the Shaf'ea j bany Theatre amid tl tJ l\ deed whD he been cr_; ling ooi N..v\ as krroy for the past I years had been ci og an icLluii-i rse war I nha
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    RUBBER AND COPRA DRYING.
    60 4 The principal Of Well known l'rm c' Ventilatii^' and Drying Plants risiti IJava, The F.MS. »nd 5.5. during the present year for the purpose ol Requiring informa tion ou the above subject aud he hur- now submitted plans and specification! to the i;orueo Co.. Lid Singapore,
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    DISAPPEARING GERMAN SUN SPOTS.
    311 4 DISAPPE ARING GER MAN SUN SPOTS. The "Picneer" has received a most encouraging report of the progress that is being intule iv the conquest of the few remaining German colonies. Questioned m the House of Commons on July 14th, Mr P.onar Law 6tated that out of 1,100,000 square miles of
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    THE BATTLESHIP'S PIPER.
    205 4 i .i not app< ie yet whethex then it any instance i an II >no ary M imbership the Scottish Associated Pipera (f i Bat an opportunity (ox each an tiatnt is afl rdedbythe case cited b i"w xr.d it will be cb-erv»<l that alI igh battle
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    "LET US MANUFACTURE."
    88 4 r sch Senator's ai peal to :hi N LTK The pr6B€ol po&itioo nr.J the datiei ol France are Ihai Bummarised by a Senator. U i ufi tell the troth, 'i iimo is w oi king for as. 1 lus hold on. Let as i. waui ictare. Lt
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    WITH THE 6th GORDONS AT NEUVE CHAPELLE.
    605 4 The Grnpbic prints '"After Neuve Chapelle," by Miss Mary Syruon, Pittyvaich Dafftown, versified from the prose of a wounded Gordon Highlander m hos pital." We'd a hefty second horsemen, fae the braes on Devronside, An' twa bit college birkies like to burst their
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    A BADEN LULLABY.
    218 4 A BADEN LULLA BY. Translation of n lullaby popular m Ba den prior to the war of 1 368 Th.< Prussian Blew thy sire, the whole Of thy poor mother's Bavings stole. hose eyelids that m slumber quiver The Prussian closes v'»d for ever Sleep softly, baho, nor stir nhoitt
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    Market Price List.
    383 4 The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be is all variations. Singapore, A ig ttt Hh, 191 B< ans, Long per catty ii Fn seta do 16 Beef per lb. so Beef Steak Bean Spc sta per
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      182 4 QP PRIMARILY Yi-Casefn is of value as a pure proteid food* enriched with phosphates. It, special value lies m the fact that it differs from the proteid of meat m being free from pur m 8, the nitrogenous IIWK«. I.'^JM -X3T* substances from which uric acid is formed. It is,
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      251 4 iMMßacinaqapit»aoa»*«t reßß^^!is_MPMiEi3feE^pigi| ITIVKKBIHBIfIBffVBIHaBTHDiSKBTSKBBrBTacsXB(£:aiKOHEB:.-teE&>.^ X"»h %'d 2a S eEtfBfKBS*?if|FB*MIBIE6 B Sf BiBIBIBiaMI. B 9 n k i I S B mmmuumm^-uL.i~.i-u^-. i iihi, v §b ■■88l t» am m *1 5222 B a.^ v <»** s tLctll Scies\tafic J§,^ The 'Ailenburys' Foods ere based on scientific certainties. U are ■Q i
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    THE MAKING OF A BIG GUN.
    755 5 A contribute! |o home papal gives an itMStiai peep at the process of turning t a heavy fa* He says:Vheav rhe Armstrong Woika iKewcastle, 1 was shown the ISm, guas L* the King Gear- V These were about -1 striped seventeen pace 3 oaeof
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    ESTIMATE GF CHINA'S REVENUE.
    105 5 sources from which tbe ramenl expects r derive '.he current teu are -Judging boon the n porti oriuus provinces la-, year, Ibi i lorcc daring the Ml ►,000, foreseen 1 ;.-s I I Dtl r istomi re (ban 134,01 0 000 a shrinkage of tome million
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    RUSSIA ORGANIZING FOR VICTORY.
    658 5 The following extracts from two leading Russian newspapers will help English readers further to realise the resolution with which our Ally is facing the burdens and trials imposed upon her by the war m ita present phase, and also the measures Bhe is taking to overcome
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    THE GERMAN PRESS.
    244 5 a Pbikscsbip wrra England Leaoi c A league has now been formed m Gerii.anv whose object i» to bring about an lUDdortiandingI UDdortianding betweeurh.it country ami [England. No particulars concerning ita: I members, thsir Domber, etc.j have been permitted to U'Kinpiit-, but the newspaperß reproduce tx f
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      659 5 PERFECT SATISFACTION. There's luxury m the flavour and aroma of State Express Cigarettes. W They are good to the very last a test that few cigarettes can emulate. W State Express have unusual quality and an individuality that H at once creates a preference for this exquisite brand. W B
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      477 5 Notices St. ANDREWS CVTHEDRU. Notice Is hereby given thai Ifoh&tni .1 Jaflar is QO lOOger aut b<; :'i/i\l t i <;r.\\, et:::vj.ii« on acottut oi Bt An '.l'O'.v's Cithudra'. A.br&uam 'h i.rl <■ [a the now Ii 11-ccl!ect and bas a .(■■it of a ith trii goed by m b
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      489 5 Ayctions NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, LIQUi NATION AUCTION SALE OF tent 1 ten Comprisi Bath To eh, iitk Cloths, Counterpanes, Pillow Cases, reim Curtains. A number Ia! Fertber Pill ws, Bimkets &c. Also Four Ling Rolis of Carpeting. To < latP Co/s Bali ro m Jon Wednesday, 18th Aug., at 10-30 a.m.
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      521 5 To Let FURNISKLD HOUSE TO LET. EaMdltaorffhedhoveeta letehwe to town. Apply "is c,u Fxee Press. 6 8 uc TO LET FURNISHED. Lisvane, 74 King's Road, near Cluny Road station, llent $70, entry sth October. Apply to J. M. MACLEAN, Lisvane. 14 7 24* TO LET FROM Ist SEPTEMBER Tbe Ground
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Aug 14, 1915.
    1277 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Aug 14, 1915. Heie hall the Piess the People's right malaUili I ■%<• I v influence and unbribed oy sain; He patriot Tmtl rgi rious pieccpts draw. '••i i ;to lifiSOQ. I.j'/all'i M<d LmV. The world that watches bhe war has at i his particular
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    1041 6 The time for the gale of the N i'L. linen on Angus! 18 baa been altered from 1 1 a.m. bo BO a.m. A proclamation m the Government Gazette authorises the formation of Volunteer corps for that Battlement. DrLim I>ooii l\ og'a provisional appointment as a member of Legislative Council
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    THE LATEST MALAYAN AIRCRAFT.
    65 6 THE LATEST MALAYAN AIRCRAFT. [Fnrn Our )bu <iajuh, «n.h regard to Vi>^ Hm<l Mother air craft ba^ b^» <Ul Alt to the fleet. Doctor U rn Boon IMphttffOOl Singapore that the fnu* teiethree i.. t: ,r,. BapoT^8 apoT^ .luian.Snn Cheng M,a and Tan h te«« ptM into the (bartered B,
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    26 6 toJtrmta -.-a- tota! 255,940. Oope**:— l.WCpkli i n t£l .wood |0 tributes total 2£C pkU. Set revenu, l€ pkle. N I j
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    WAR NEWS FROM DUTCH PAPERS
    166 6 Pence Campaign. The committee of the Council has received munications from gome ol era to the effa permanent co Urn promotion of peace and to appcrepresentatives oa it. Hollands War Expends. 1 Le Dutch have alt guilders m relieving the d the Belgfn n f
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      BROTHERS IN ARMS.
      143 6 The Volunteers iv the 6isted of men who vo 1 ■MM M I heir time i preparing t&eottalrea to rink tL f_r t l it :g m the event of trouDu "1 lie Val future v D NBpM I a) Of the abOVl I M who havi
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    GERMAN LOSSES IN THE EAST.
    20 6 A! dat< oicle di i f thi it liMfl of forcing i: I Retti lluuttcif-ei
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    43 6 Sir E. 8 croft COU« LMJ i 8 Mr G. C S «f. tomeT> t ti \p Imm oiiTM.ii.vi id ic d :;«d JBatt. ii.»sai [ma i■• m stauomd iv Cork at pr. V nt. Hormdge bold* a cuui'.ifcSioii in 1 re^iujeut. P.O.
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      126 6 i\ If you take a pride m the Cigarettes I ?*^&P^^^^\ YOU SMOKE ;^<§f resz kb;':-; \A W^SIQABSt^^M L 9 a guarantee of a Vs. s^'^Rwpk?^' '-r^^o^i^? Cigarette at its best a wit i I FRESH SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. SOLE AGENTSI I OALDBECK MAOGRFGOR ft Oo Johore Agents A. C.
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  • RUSSIA'S RECOVERY.
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      GERMANS HARD PRESSED.
      195 7 teavy Fighting In The South. Rj Sul n-anne Cable j. tit- irv i >::. I iv a. Aog. 1:.- A ccmniuoique sinter TbeGt-rmans ndaj night and Tuesday renewed the-ir desperate assaults oa the western foit Bcatioi I oi KoTno attacks b] the gartismi wip d out tbree
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      RUSSIAN FAIR WEATHER INDICATIONS.
      48 7 RUS SIAN FAIR WEATHER INDICATIONS. Rastian Btock3 haxe a i Ibi .ijlituess a:: 1 pre tamer ni| i±;~ is attrit iked to l>-iraanel!!?s position or U) a su- -:roke by ti. rand Duke r is the more likerj s are a f es also the tango ral From
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    NEED FOR CONTRABANDING COTTON.
    77 7 NEED FOR CONTRABANDING COTTON. I i mci Ui 8 at presided ever by Sir < Ma red to urg^ the Governtton contraband. {was fully repreieat itivi tha c J a rid. The principal speakers w; i Macara lad S v h of whom known arg tments m c( declaring cj'.tan
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    MORE COLONIAL AID.
    43 7 I i Mia r Milan reviewed, a: tha presented co!^ r I od Imperial Sei »ici Coot :o Lheir departure. The respou-e to thr; call was most enthusiastic and the l have been recruited three timea over. Colonel Moorbead coinman
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    "G. C. P." AGAIN.
    36 7 12. The Gen::.i!i Crown PnnC' it the Argonne made to* i uric '1 Lierese, L^ Contains anx C'hanncs, which v i Used. Dg i 3 proceedic at »ia !o .je an abo.-.ive
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    LOSS OF AN AUXILIARY CRUISER.
    21 7 —The Admiralty anlac anxiliarj cruiser India, I dntj North and sm J two c a huve
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    A VISIT TO THE FLEET.
    27 7 Press Bureau is .-ited tba 6> nts of Admiral -Jelli Cv officers and I i m w-jius o! coujjrutulution and I B<
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    PROPOSED CIVIL GUARD FOR KAULA LUMPUR.
    49 7 I ifi I fa I the n Satoi lay, I over by the B purpose of the 9 lines o* pore. Ail Eni-fpe'aaa who I members of the Volunteers arc nd. ■<■ lag \s to be addressed by ►''g i 11.1 it, i :a.
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    44 7 r ba 4 metroiig, retired railway I nicipal eommiseioiier, has ?*u killed iv s eaniags s»wMtent tit Ban Ralore He whs itiviag a Iriend's carriage wl«en ibe BMMTM tkJed sad bolted. Mr r Mi was thrown out ani bo badly -hat he succumbed. i
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    TURKISH DESPONDENCY.
    182 7 GALLIPOLI DEFENCE WEAKENS. Russian Success In Caucasus. Sofi:i, August 11.— The return of the Turkish heir apparent from the Dardanelles Bjnchronisi a with on even dot per wave vi depression m Constantinople. There are persistent reports as to the seiioasnesfl of splits between the Germans ar.tl ihe Tmks,
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    THE LOSS OF THE BARBAKOSSA.
    179 7 London, Aug. 12. The Vice-Admiral m I the Dardanelles reports that one of the British submarines operating m these waters sai k on the 9 b inst., at the entrance ol the s- i of Marmora the Turkish attleship "Barbarossa," while i he gnn it
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    SHELLS AND PROFITS.
    69 7 London a 12, The Ministex oi BJ nitioua announces to night that th» re arc J tirtcu;- 349 controlled establishments wbose profits are limited and the t-urplus r gto the Exchequer. Tims the sacri iices the workmen bare made fur the nation. combineJ with the efforts of
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    SUBMARINE SUCCESSES.
    40 7 Loadon, Auj*. \'l. Tl:cro lave been Bunk BBTen trawlers, a Norwegian barque, the Norwegian Bteamet Qeiranger, a L;;iP>;;iu barque, the British Bteamer Oakwood. The Lure British steamer Rosalie has been beached. is believed all the crews irere a
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    ANOTHER WILD VENTURE.
    51 7 London, A.U£. 11. -Salouiki de-pitches declare that Qermany is basti aing pro partitions for an invasion i I Serbia. I ifl estimati .j 111 there nro already two corps concentrated m 'be district of Orsoi o, near] the Seibian and Etai i m\ m f ro.it ic
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    THE LA TOURAINE CASE.
    45 7 Pai \ii.,:-t 11. Il is announced that an crd'.T quashing the proceed :n^ Bgainst tbf- American Swoboda, v.bo was charged In A] ril th Betting fire to the liner La Tonraiae, will shortly be signed, and bo will be i ited.
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    PROTEST TO MEXICO.
    32 7 N-v, V k. An 12 —The conference of I Latin America) representatives has issned an sp; eaJ I t M sican factions to com- t Be it. 'if differences.
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    CURE FOR SPOTTED FEVER.
    24 7 Melbourne. Aug. 12.— Dr. Bull o! Mcl bourne niversity has discovered that eucalyptus kills the germ ol cerebro spinal meningitis.
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    PAGE OF SECRET HISTORY.
    122 7 Wiekham Steed, more than any j r, knows the secret history of tks which preceeded the si<:»t war. disc] I a good deal that is not yet public pioperty m bis little pamphlet gleterrti et la Gaerre* 1 (Colin, Paris) la c^i& Lo shows, inter alia,
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  • A PLEASANT PROGRAMME.
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      PROFESSORIAL SOLEMNITY.
      206 7 German Lack of Humour. [Bj Submarine Cable]. MECTfK'? SKBVIO*. F.ais, Aug. 12. —The German intellectual?, beaded by professors, m a new manifesto say: Germany rose m order to safeguard Kuitur against baiharianp. Naturally," they say, we do not want to dominate the world but we demand the possibility
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      PEACE OVERTURES.
      64 7 London, Aug. 12. The correspondent of the Times at Milan says a competent Vatican so\u-ce says that Germany has I engaged m preliminary overtures to < obtain the mediation of the Pope for the discussion of p->ace on the basis of the I restitution i f Belgium. Hoth
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    THE FATE OF A ZEPPELIN.
    138 7 Dunkirk, Aug. 12.— Some details are j available of the Allied aviators destroying j( Bterday a ppelin of great Bize near Ostend, British aeroplanists had engaged the airship, seriously damaging her, then French aviators from Dunkirk gave the Zeppelin the coup d.c grace. Another account
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    THE USELESS GERMAN NAVY.
    130 7 London, Aug L 2 —Naval exports point out that the Meteor which was a Ham burg America liner previously figured m reports as interfering with neutrals, on one occasion attend -d by aircraft, but Bhe and other raider-* bave hitherto not yen tared fir from their
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    154 7 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. By COUBTESI OF THB Frh CB Consul General. j Paris, Aufl 11 -The Allied cations have transmitted to Sofia, N»Bh and Athens collective comrauirc.itions to the effect of Qsuring to the cause of tbe Quadruple Entente the collaboration of Bulgaria m agreement, with the Balkan States. The
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    54 7 Tbe report published by a Japanese paper that Major Nagano and Captain Hanhimo, Japatu-se eftjeers attached to the Rassian army m Galicia, committed harakirl on the oceabion of tbe fall of Lemberg, ou Juno 19, rather than fall into the hands of the (ii r-iian.i, ia now dec- j lared
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    840 7 Quicquid agunt homines nostri e3( farrago libelli. Juvenal. Tha idea of the National Register is a good one, but most unfortunately it ia being put into practice ou lines that will make it as costly and as ghastly a failure as the Laud Valuation Scheme. What
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    40 7 Colonel Aube, fome \ears Rgo chief cf tbe geographical service m Indo China, who had been severely wounded and mude prisoner m Belgium, had bin armamputated during his captivity, and has ben sent back to France with many other invalids,
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      509 8 Shipping MM. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1915 OT'TWAKD 38 Polyru'-slen Aug 11 jss Cordi ra Arp 15 ?s N£ra Aug 27 n Pasl Lecat Au« 29 ssAniazone BeplO at XagailMi B plB RRGoidillt-ic BepSJ A hK./jjfer BepM bs Paul Lecat Oot a.Bteamet Od
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      228 8 bTE^M NAYiGATiOM GOMPH% For China, Japan Pen Australia, India. A Mediterran- n Par- a|fe Thnmph Bi! Ooast, Peralac Ju'.i ouUni Potiß. Bte&meTr will leaf! ttfi s-fcrr oi bd (me From Singapore, oi a; Colombo «ri*t^ f-.fi Malta hi Koran I Onjfwaßa |poi INTERMED!AI t Fo? Egypt, tv AcooniLcocs.l paaßeagers. BDBSMfaH
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    LATE WAR NEWS.
    1566 9 Creat Rearguard Fighting. London, July, 11. A "Times'correepondent, after a visit to the Russian army bolding the Zlotalipa, states "They fought one of the most remarkable rearguard ncticns m history. Despite an overwhelming concentration of German and Austrian forces, the Russians, iri withdrawing, during six weeks, from
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    CONSCRIPTION IN CHINA.
    127 9 A MlLl'J i Peking, July 16 It i stood tl ..<:. ru the recommendation of the kottaf sister of War, Resident Yuan Shin kal s ordered luo c^ublishiucnt oi a II tjry Training Department. Lieut-'.i MMbI Cl i g V. a Bheag, vrho wiis focntarlf Tb an
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      452 9 I War or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Oid Jewry, E.C. y The Company has £20,00 C deposited with the Supreme Court of
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      460 9 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and 6h!ns, INCORPORATED BY ftOf.L CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL «1,500,0G0 F.SSERVg PUKD «1,800,00 C 2ai«rve Liability of PiopriskHra <l t foa,oo< HEAD OFFICE S3, BI3HOPB&ATK, LOMDO2!, S. C. A323Cl_ia AND BBANCiiI.C Amntsai Hongkong Posset Baagkok Iloilo Takeo Batavia Ipoh iiangooa Bombay Karachi Saigon Galcalta KJang
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      524 9 r ESTABLISHED 1874. THE ORIENTAL GOVEBNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. i [ncorporat< m l adia.) ASSETS k <~~528,000,000. offering ABSOLUTE SECURITY i.» iviir\ holders. CLAIMS PAID exceed $26,000,000. PROFITS to PoU jr-hoiaera atlast Valuation S .l! (3 GrB. Next Distribution of Profi a as at 31st Dec 1315. LOW
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      391 9 I ROYAL EXCHANGE The undersigned having been appointed Agents of the above Company ara prepared to accept I Fire, Life, Marine, Motor Car, Personal Accident, and Fidelity risks at current rates. WEARE CO., Ltd., Arente I 21-7 55, ROBISSOM ROAD. -_>;s-s ROYAL INSURANCE CaTS! FiRE AND 11FE. 1 Tot Fund
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    Our London Letter.
    2060 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Prophecies. London, July 15th. No particular prescience, but only a i knowledge of current events, is needed m i thi3 war to enable one to make prophecies I with a very considerable amount of accuracy. Some time ago I ventured on I certain
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    ONE YEAR OF PERFECT WOMANHOOD.
    184 10 K\ en aft r<a; ly fcSBBi 'i i n j days of middle life, fen JromeKS I womanly h< a!:h esftsialy not rnJ petfe:i twelve months fre< trou a***™? F*** Wkwtk aid "Nature* mofct p gtrlt i Loess women, wives tad n Ml materlali, differ.
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      427 10 YorKshire's Famous Pure Wool z-i Cloths make British Gentlemen the Best Dressed Men m the World. v/\^j£ It isn't altogether ihe oood cut or make. There are good tailors all over the \V^ Clobe. Good cloth is the first essential and English cloth is the best m the /I\ Yj
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      428 10 3 I*** l I wa Why it needs special care during the first 1,090 miles. Your automobile m one respect is like any other piece of machinery. It "settles down only after use If well maintained it will ran belter the 2,000 Ul mile than the first. Motor trouble ani
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      72 10 TRE BEST DRINK "El IN HOT WEATHFi Lz \fi uppiies have arrived from L I i- at Sri Li H i ITS* S. l»i" y: ALWAYS Hi LIABLE QUALITY AM) QUANTITY. ckists: HIK If 1 7 7 A CO. v 102. Hi: Certain Cure. lv Phynidon* recommend them. B[ GENERAL
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1460 11 Issued by FEASEE Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Aug. 13th, All quotations of Sterling Shares most oe regarded aa purely nominal for ths present. Cap. I9SUB. Paid. Lara Drv Burses. Sellers. 85,000 sa sa Aiiagai 5 X» i ll 2 CCO, CCO 1 1 Anglo- Java 6
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 11 COBBECTED UP TO Aug. 13) Back 4 m/s l-4| demand 2-4 5-32 Private credits 8m c 2-4 4 France demand Bank 304 Ihdia, T. T. 176 i Hongkong, deruard SB| Yokohama, demai d ci H3i Java, demand T 14 0^ BAN3KOK, demand 66 i SOV3&2IGNB. Banfe Buying „r 88.
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    PRODUCE
    155 11 Ang. 13. Tin (433 tons) 176.85 11 00 Gambler Csb-j No. 1 13.40 Gambler Cube Nc. 2 12.00 Pepper Black ordin. r 'pore 19.00 Pepper, (Wbita fair) 81.00 Sutnjege (110 to II c lb. 81.00 tfntmegs (80 to tie lb 1 22.00 jface (Eanda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina) 40.00 Bah
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      464 11 "GRE4T AUK'S HEAD" BRAND. BOTTLED BY W. A SOSS BROTHER, Ltd., LONDON, LIVERPOOL BELFAST. WHAT IT IS. fei^ IT JQ The Bomen of Use "GREAT AUK'S W-^Jsf nrv m HEAD brand ere ondcr AGREEMENT with GtNUIiiE. Mess- 1-3. ARTHUR GI 'INN: SS, SON COM--"fg I'ANY, Ltd., DUBLIN, to buttle NO
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      153 11 OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA (Osaka Mercantile Steamship Co., Ltd.) KOBE-BOMBAY LINE. The Company UlllilllM a rt.jr.uJar cargo service with six Htcamers calling at Mojl, Ifokkalchi, Hongkong, fcingapore, Port Swollen tiACj, Penanp, Coif iLbo and Bombay and on toe return voyage calliu^ at Tuticorin, bingapore, HocgkoEg anc3 Moji, For Port Swettenham, Peoang,
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      223 11 WEATHER REPORT. Kaa.i&Dg Kerban Hosplta'. Aug. 12. Bam 3pm v. tJarom, 32 ?ab. '/S 677 29.704 i9;35 Tcmf. 0 fc-9 0 B^s Wet Balb The?, BMI T9 5 '9ft Olf of Wind B.W. FW. BW. Max. Ten.p In i:aJc &9.0 Rain 'all m 21 hours- Nil. Time balls on Fcrt
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      363 11 MAIL rABLb To Day. Entermediatc end local matta, •■■U be found m list below Penang, Malacca, F.M.B. (by Train) 4 p.m. daily. Jonort 8, 9. 50, li a.m., 12.3 3 4 p.m. Rbio. Lingga ft bii>gkep Estneriilda 8 am Djambi Singkep 6 am Rhio Einelie 6 am Keriruon Hock Teve
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    THE EMDEN SURVIVORS.
    1321 12 MARCB Trim" -jh DESBBT. In the Orsl few days of last November the German laider E:ndeu was caught at the Cocoa groan of the Ke^licg Island* and u^tro\ed. Oa April 29 cf this year, over five months later, fourteen men straggled iuto the city ol Dtmascus, nil
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    A FRANK AVOWAL.
    214 12 Herr Blaximilian Harden, who tome ntbs i'i^o bade bin countrymen remem!rr that we willed the war, has now published m the Zukunft an even franker avowal of German aims, While England, be Bays, was m recent years deluding her--184 If that blood wa6 thicker thau water, 1
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    SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES.
    135 12 Sunday, 15th Aug. Johnston's Tier at 9, m aui 11 am., 2 1 and 'A .'it') pm. nub Bungalow at .<.30 and 10.80 m Divmo Com PBTmoN asn T 1 m Race.— These events will take place on Sunday nfrer the arrival of the. If) o'clock launch.
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    312 12 t? legram was received at the Rangoon brijtadu office on Aug. sth from army head* quarters India, to the effect that Gunner' jbi pi C. Jordan of the Burma detach- men) <>r the mobile battery for Expedition- 1 arj Force 1> m Mesopotamia bad been nccidi ntally drowned on -July
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    A GERMAN EXODUS.
    841 12 QUEEN ELIZABETHS EFFECTIVE REPRISALS. A Lesson From History. It is entertaining to remember that once before England fought Germany, writes lan Calvin m the National Review. Once before Germany sank English merchantmen without reference to any prize court. Oace before Englishmen complained that Germans iv London gave
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    51 12 The death Is announced m Japan papers of Me Walter Qassett, who has been the United Stated Vice Consul nt Kobe foi the past tea years. Mr (iafibett had recently undergone, nu operation at the US. Naval Hospital at Yokohama, lie rallied splendidly but some days later had a fataf
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      223 12 p|||||MlliyillHIHIIIIIIIIIillll!lllillill!ll!l!lllllliliil!iHiill!ii!ll;!iii!iliiiiHiiilli!lli,: i||Jj^I Arc you anxious about Baby? If go. you sjhwiM <*« modier did"-yom HE and your Baby would have every chance d thj 5: Hrmand strong. The mother writes sfo S a suitable Food, andT tried nearly all tbe first-ciass 1 kli S r r N< 1 ry." Th<
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      836 12 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. llth SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. AUGUST 15TH. BT. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 7-30 a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Il^ly Couimuu'on (Choral). Ilyixns 318, .<f, I Hi jfH. 915 am. Matins and Holy Com niu nion. 4 p.m. Sunday School A Bible Oiasse 3 5.3J pm. Evensong aud Sermon, lfymn^ 16 Jt>9
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