The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 August 1915

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1915. NO. 8,520.
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  • 245 1 The prospects cf peace probably provide the tcpic of the boar, whist tii- (J.i:!\ joke comes m the way of German propi I tl« to that end. The K.i-n 1 hue tv too <• comical offer to Etossia— I'<f; e 5. More solid signs <-f !>^ ihings
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  • 1709 1 If ';■.■■•,< tr wart aeksd to s-u-n up m bt f hi* impressions ofl t^e B bt. he mi o ht I Weil express iLenj m the one word "vivid-t-'et- 1 -Umnu ib >-o FCMcbing the sea jso iipaiilillg blui there are tuch
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 149 1 RAFFLES HOTEL BUILDINGSTELEPHONE No. 491. CARS and LORRIES on HIRE DAY and NIGHT. GENERAL REPAIRERS -Daily or Monthly Rates) BENZINE, LUBRICATING OIL, TYRES, &c, &c Always m Stock. ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. Cars Painted. TERMS MODERATE. C« G. CARR 9 Engineer m charge, 1 j ORNAMENTAL TILE WORKS HIU Strket" Bko
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    • 111 1 [The brand wh!ch is used all over the World. B 1 Some Large Contracts where "Rhinoceros" Brand has f I Rosyth Naval Base (Under construction) g .1' supplied to the British Admiralty, British War Office, British M Sole Importers. INTERNATIONAL TRADING Co. THERE ARE CERTAIN CRITICS who even now will
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    • 248 1 LATEST ADVER TISEVIJ NTS I>anion and Pythias at the Caaicb Page 2. NarM w?uit> situation Puce t. Kuls, pip* 1 rtc foe Bale— P#ue2. "The Black Box 1 the Palladium— I'age 8. s. c. C. autur'.iH meeUo^ Pag< S. s. c. animal meeting— Pago t. Auction announcements Page l) All
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    • 79 1 High water— a itii i.fj p.m. [aterdeapninatioßa] Pray«r, Fcftef Ta Booage, K-. v W. Hnnay t 5.1J p ■■>■ Wednesday 18th. High w&tet— i PJ a.v. 2-4 > p re. Thursday 19 n High Watir 4-8 aoi 3- 3 p m Friday 20th. Sigh Wit r f- H.n> 4 48
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    • 77 2 DRIVING BELTS, Frequently MHHiidwMfl trouble nriiefl through the right Belt not beiug selected auJ the drivt-s not properly arranged. The u.\M)V Belting which is world famous as for its btreuglli, durability and grippiug power is especially (suitable for this climate and is not affected by heat or moisture. The Borneo
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    • 502 2 GRAMOPHONE RECORDS. THE PICK OP THE TITLES. NOW THE RAGE AT HOME. (When the Acgelu3 is Ringirg, from the Reveu lousiness as Usual." i Tha Red, White and Blue, from the llaveu Business as Usual," Your King and Ccuntiy want you. Paiiiotic Kong. (Fall In. Patriotic Song. (The 9unhne of
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    • 383 2 To-Night To-Night l AT THE Opening Night of the Great Universal Mystery Drama THE By England's Greatest Fiction Writer, E. Phillips Oppenheim The Universal Film Manufacturing Co. is far famed for its production of Serials. "The Black Box" is the fourth production and without question the best. UfoU of Mystery
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    • 344 2 IS" GRAND HOLIDAY PROGRAMME AT THffi POPULAR OBDJBtI «JBJ| iS m JURCTION OF ALBERT BENCOOLEN STREETS ♦.J^ 1 1 1 In SPBOMh U9QI lATI *"Sj "THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG APTLY TFRm £d THE WATERLOO OF J THE GREAT AMERICAN CIVIL WAR* 4 IN FOUR REELS OF FURIOUS FIGHTIM, m eh
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    • 256 3 I The Universal Film ianufacf uring G- 1 I THE LARGEST PRODUCERS OF MOTION PICTURES IN THE WORLD. I I THE GREATEST OF ALL MYSTERY SERIAL FILM STORIES I I BY THE FAMOUS BRITISH MYSTERY FICTIONIST. I ~T~y T*| TT T T T TT3 Oi f~\ T3 T*^ "F~> TV
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  • 1594 4 The Singapore free Press. Monday, August 16, 1915. Here shall ihe Pi ess ihs People's ri.^ht inaiulpj^ 0 red I j influeni and uphribed oy gain; Hen i ti > 'i Ti 'it'i h« glorious precepts ttrnw, Piedped to X ILLm. Loyalty and r j'he circimstances m which Sir Evelyn
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  • 550 4 Outrage that was Predicted. Windsor Ontario', tag, 14. A BftUn of Detroit has been sentenced to ten year?' hard labour for participation m a Conspiracy to dynamite buildings at V'iudt-or, Walkerville und Pittobarg. In the case of the explo.-ion m the IVostiflgtKMUl shrapnel factciy. m which two MCMMH
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  • 94 4 RUSSIANS DESrROY a C f»»u CRUISER im: >* Austrian Submarine < Wlt bondi I■ c jjteifi n Pi tool fttae* near O#tel cm ibe M Bad several other osged. ItibMirmieed that the wa.s to bottle op the Rut Ovlfi of i indland and liotbm'a Londen Ail Meconuntoi
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  • 174 4 F'cpwegian f>aval Courted London, Auru mander. W (i A. Kennedy. Christiania. Aoj India' 6 6ailorp, killed m t the vessel, were buried at was a most impr. chape!, where The pgttm were covered wi The rt ma a Norwegian The cemetery flag* were half mass A
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  • 121 4 Several Steamers Sl r London. Aug. W.- i that Nro I'ntis-b and m fishing I r :i i r \< pt sunk during the vreei endicg Aug. I lth. I.l: I 14. The Norwegiai steamer Aura has been rank. of tbe (tew it- -"uin. Tbr D '-i- i-u-u'-<\
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  • 70 4 French Submarine's Derring-do. Toulon, ang LI French submarine is mention m Arc Orders. The I ariue encountered a kuatrfan I \m :.eld m the Adr. ,i..~tioyed several floatit^ I rough the minefield. The ere* dn ing it I fi cut tin nnadn d mine.-, which were i
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  • 93 4 Austrian tur.s Fi Rome, Ing. 18 tho ightmtbe region of communique so; attacked tb. i near Via > lev, n Vbom her Austrian foi< i ed tbe C'ovedule r M mmi Beet bicb,«nd *ttacked< < r wait -lifu; It;;! Mil Alpinists the ipnuoeoein iin^ a cOl attack drovt
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    • 232 4 W ¥T1 f¥l O A VJf Ai A O $J9---v a^l Hfe*"^" i fil H?t '^w^^.v. t .^.*««wJpPwl pore aa-^ B'* v*** v- -____M___i Har^ Qr 1 1 1 v SmBBShH 1 OTijr., I|SPC I S W l^/^-su'TCH O.V.G whisky Koala P Ul >S Lumpur. H. M. S. LAEI n.
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  • 207 5 EARLY IHHPH FOR ALLIES EXPECTED. Balkan Statas almost Decided. Submarine Cable]. London Aog I Win a. which ad vanced li to Is 6d I In w< i ftnisht to a stamp it: Ai leriea on the report li Ik* British Go*erni lenl had cane- I atracts with America
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  • 260 5 Fc Alarm at Cerman Threats. Aug. 12. It W Officially uncoun- .atnent meet- ou Monday. S, Venizelos returned to Urn capital to Lo: The La -.an; are r.cw g interest as it believed that the Germans are contemplating reinforcing their diplomatic efforts by v invasion of hoping to
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  • 96 5 &'any Killed Near Northampton. Louden, \ug. 15 —There has been a serious railway accidei n r N mptor. The seconJ portion of the I? to day ran eff the raila Xt the Weedon end S mnel. It; i i 1 that many are killed and injured. Djctora
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  • 57 5 EBRITAfiN urnment of Negotiations. Lo;- tag. 15.—Negotiations wh l^ceu p:ooeediLg for iOUM met v A Stockboiro, betwe- SSd Swedish represtt with a WWW of arranging the modi- riTendJ regarding importation oTersea fasso Sweden, have been adjjurned, psneUßf refecoDoe to the f%i»ctive Governments. -ft M aadatasos i Ihat
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  • 383 5 BRITISH SOLDIERS DEFY GERMAN DEVILRY. The Inhumanity of the Kun. [By Submarine Cable], Kicxis'a Sjravici, London, Ang< 12. —An ofSicer present at the Hoope lire attack vividly describes the German "devilry." "Everything for yards round seemed to be wreathed m tlarue. We were so thirsty we could
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  • 145 5 Lissauer Reconsiders His Sentiments. Ljndou, Augi 14. —An Amsterdam raea •BgC says that Krnst Lissauer, author of he famoug Hymn cf Hate," apparently oecoming ashamed of his work, writes to ,he Barliner Tageblatt agreeing that the -cng was no: intended for the younj», and he had
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  • 54 5 Parir-, A;i». 13. A communique says Ihat tie Allies m the North Cameroons bave occupied the important post of Tin gere. The enemy, who fled returned later reinforced, and ftgain attacked the wbo repulsed »iid routed them. The Aliied loss irafl I nail. The enemy numb rs
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  • 89 5 London, Aug. 13.—A Press Bureau luecsage b:.-. t!. two V ppelina visited the Coast st night, dropping incendiary 'I )Sive bombs m various I »ur men and two women were k.litd and three men, eleven women ami nine childi^u injured, nil civilians, and i fourf- 1 i.
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  • 65 5 Loud n. Aug. 14. The Frankfurter nog, criticising the manifestoes of Austrian and Polish organisations regarding the future of Poland, says tbut it must be rt-cogui-ed m Cracow mid Vienna 'bat B settlement m Poland will bp decided m accordance with the defensive require u.enta of Germany and
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  • 817 5 I EXTRAORDINARY OFFER TO THE RUSSIANS. Curious Compensation for Turkey. Pttrograd, Aug. 12. The Novoe Vretnya cays that Germany ba9 proposed to Russia, as conditions of a separate peace, Gahcia and the Daidanelles with a guarantee of the integrity of frontier?, Germany taking Egypt as compensation to
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  • 321 5 GREAT EXHAUSTION OF GERMAN ARMIES. Confident Spirit m Russia. Petrograd, Aug. 12 —In accordance with a recommendation of the Duma, a com mission of enquiry will be appointed to investigate charges against General Suk homlinoff, ex Minifeter of War, aud others, m connection with the shortage of muni«
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  • 195 5 Patriots of all Parties. Petrc^rad, A\i£. 18.— It is a noteworthy aigu of the times that If. Rodzianke, Preai dent of the I>uma, addreefd a telegram to the Grand Take Nicholas regarding the Chief of the Staff of tie Kiefl military j district prohibiting the publication of the
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  • 265 5 American Airmen Fight For France. New York, Aug. 12. The 'World" says that a thousand American aeroplanes, officered by American aviators Dud subscribed for by Americans, will l;e prebented to the French army. London, Au^. l-l A Washington mes eap'e says that the American reply to thai
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    • 112 5 A NEW SHIPMENT OF IN ALL SHAPES. MSPERO FRERES rAIDA UnVDT V//llKb "SiVl IMI 1 FINEST SELECTED LEAF ONLY. IN AIRTIGHT TINS OF 50. $10,000 M yrar litd wmont. Thin policy on the iif<. of :i prominent genttoniu m Xi stun J .;:< reoeßtti &c<l 111 ANNUITY FOR LIFE 1
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    • 636 6 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE AUTUMN RAGE MEETING (UNDER 8. R. A. RULES OF RACING) WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday the 1 9th, Thursday the 2 1st, and Saturday the 23rd of Oct., 1915. PROGRAMME. FIRST DW. Td a 19th Oot ber 1915 i. the o?en;n; stakes Ma pm C r>
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    • 764 6 4 7. THE SINGAPORE PLATE PURSE— 4-15 p.m. 5-50 p.m. Value $600 and 5100 to each Second Borse. A Handicap for all Horses that have ran at the Meeting The n rses may l>o devided by the Handioapper into the Races named entrance Fee, |80. Distance, Bearry Oonrse. 5. THE
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    • 790 6 Notices SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB. NOTICE. Th« Annual General Meeting of the Mr mber.H cf the Singapore Cricket flub will he held In the Club Pa ilion, ou T.ui slay, the 2Sth August, 1915, at 6-15 p. n. LUSISESS. (a) To receive the Annual Repeat and Accounts for the year ended
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    • 508 6 To Let FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET. Fmall fuinifhed house to letcloe to town. Apply b c/o Fiee Press. 6-9 uc TO LET FURNISHED. Lißvan*, 74 King's Road, near Cuny Koad Station, Rent $70, entry sth October. Apply to J. M. MACLEAN, Lisvane. 54-7 24-8 TO LET FROM Ist SEPTEMBER The
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    • 282 6 HUTTON'S r lllwCl|J|lll# Pttb IS WHOLE OR IN CUTS TO SUIT PURCHASERS SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE 00., uq SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR, IPOH AND tWUOK I QDirr^iAi \/ai jtp —to. PRIMARILY Yi-Casein is of value as ipan oteid food* enriched with phosphates. Its special value lies m the f*ct that Eel ;he
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  • 1460 7 Recollections by Majoh General Bib B. K. Scott IfONCBtKi r. Msjor-General Sir E.K. Scott Moncritff, k c v., c.l c., contributes a timely article under the above headl t_:a to the July Dumber of JJlackwocd. It contains a very iuterestiog account of the life
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    • 1734 7 rm^^yyK^^sßSßSßm ES^SHb^^B BBSSbBES^HES&BSES^I &9sfISK3BSBES9 War or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. I WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.€. The Corr-pany bas E20.00C deDosited with the Supreme Ooart of EcgUnd, and complies with the
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    • 214 7 IN THE MATTEf PF THE ALT 1 E.SC»!£.S .W!ND!hG-OF OtDIIAkCI I II THE MATTER GT BEHN MEYER ftND COMPANY lAN F>£MY COMPANY WITKfN THE MEftNIKC CF 111 SAID MMUKi NOTICE CF S*±l FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD LANDS AND HOUSES Collycr Quay. Do Sc::u Street, IttarttMQuy, Kani&ah Marican Road. Mchamed TO BE
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 751 8 Shipping I KONINKLUKE PAXETVAART MAATSBHAFPM j Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. V 2— 3, Collyer Quay. UNDEK CUNTRACT WiTH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Elou Hnntok and Talerutang Ang is V. P. Porra Kiouw, Letoof. Kranwk, Mara-, Tarempa, Midai, Genttog, ToelceI'andj my and Seras>.\a Aug 19 frmnwwr. Tandj nglfesgeldar, Tan.ljong
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    • 241 8 BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co. Ltd. APCAR LINE. FOR HONGKONG THE COMPANI B BrEAMSBi DJfi£RA--15, t'jas, A. M'lji) srnmanier, \\ill be I despatched ur the abu\- port on Tuesd I7lh A igttstt at 6 p in Fhe his toelleiil ■< lomn tdation f >r Qrst and d ad < i..--
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    • 451 8 Shipping For LONDON HULL s.s. CITY OF RANGOON Sf sailing von or about Aug 26. s.s. KANDAHAR" sailing on or about Sept 14. s.s. CITY OF VIENNA" sailing on or about Sept 25. The above steamers have a :commoJation for a few flrdt class passengers. For particulars as to rates
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    • 435 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1915 OUTWARD bb Polym'-.-sicn Au;4 I"*| h u Oordl lew Aug If J ss Ne-ra Aug 27 M Paul L( cat Auft 29 as Aruazono Hep 10 ss Magellan E(ep 12 8S Cordilleie Bep 24 A
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    • 534 8 STEAM NAVIGATION COMPig^ For China, Japan, Penang. Ge?i* h Australia, India, Aden, pi Mediterranean Ports, Piymoatt and London TiiroQgh BUI*-, of Lt»*in* i-t fo| Ocast, Persian Quit Ccuttxiect.; aafl Ai.t^ 6 Sboamcr^ will leave Bln^Rfoi C oc 01 |kjr ft KAIL LINES li'iMHVTARD (FOB EUROPBi From Singapore, connecting Colombo with
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  • 56 9 AUG. 14, 1915. The following are the only shares 86 to which changes are notified m Hem Fraser and Co.'s Saturday's ebare list RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Names F.uyers Sellers Anglo Java es r 1 7» Batang Malaka Is 'id It Bsi RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Ayer Punas $4.40
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  • 54 9 Corrected cp to Aug. i4^ Back 4ms 24 1 demand 2-4 53 2 Private credits Bm s 24 France demand Hunk 305 Ihdia, T. T. |96| HOHQKOKQ, demai d 22J Yokohama, demai d lift Java, demand Uo| Bahgkok, demand cci SovaBBiQKB, Bank T.uying BS.E4 Bank of England Ra;e 5%
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  • 148 9 Gambler 1 1 00 Gambler Cube No 1 1:5.4 0 Gambler Cube No. 8 18.00 Pepper Black ordin. b'pore 19.00 Pepper, (White fair) 81 00 Natmege (110 to ti e lb 21.00 Natmegß '80 to t: c lb 22.00 Mace (Panda) 80. 00 Cloves (Atuboinu) 40.00 -iali Coffee (4%
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 225 9 SU* rLiltiS I* OR Ant Fumigators and Sulphur Powder. Arsenite of Soda for killing out lalaug. Aspinall's Varnish, Paints &c. Cartridges. Nobel's own loading with sporting Ballistite which holds more pigeonshooting records than any other powder. Cement "England" brand by The Ship Canal Portland Cement Co., Ltd. Disinfectant. "Sanitas" m
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    • 1239 9 Auctions REMINDER. AUCTION SALE OF SUBSTANTIAL B3ICK TILE ROOF BUNGALOWS; CORRUGATED IRON SHEDS, A LARGE NUMBER OF KAMPAR PILES, &C. To be held at Sir John Jackson's Works, Robinson Road. To-day Monday, 16th August, at 2-30 p.m. Circulars issued. POWELL Co., Auctioneers. MORTGAGEES SALE MONDAY, 23rd AUGUST, 1915, AT 2-30
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    • 331 9 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF FREEHOLD LAND en pa at Payah Lebar Road and Of: Thomson Road. At loweii A Oo*s >iU room On Tuesday, 17th ftug, at 2-30 p. m. 1« Freehold land and house No. '2H Payah Ltbar Road, Sir gap ie. at a 1 acre '1 roods 12
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 543 9 LATEST ARRIVALS List of veesels m port at 11 a.m, 00 Aug. 14, 1915. British. Ntirne Date of Arri'a! Kttnarks Arjjou Au£ U [anecßotAi iJ^u Hin (iaan llai Kan Scott liarley Hock H\e H Hock Kecg l^diua lluat Obaanj Aicg llong Tanjoog Surat Heck Tlw VaDgU/e Aug 4 A ing
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  • 1090 10 (Contributed The time is rapidly approaching for the threatened transfer of large bodies of Enemy froopi fiom the Baaft to the West. The great otTensive movement by the Kaemy on the Western front to reach their main objective, Calais, must be now looked for at au early date.
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  • 203 10 It is seldom iv the history of Singapore that a local society can boast of fifty years' continuous existence, but tuch is the proud record of the choir of the Pbiibar- movie Society of Santa Cecilia of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, which celebrated the event
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  • 216 10 The following ia the draw for the first round l. Toft, scratch, va Ruchwaldy, minus 2I S Van Cnyleoburg, minus 60, va North, minua 75 8 Palgrave, minus .00, vs Meredith, minua 75 1 Whittering plue Rutherford, pus 25; G Butchart plus 25, va Dossett, plus 80;
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  • 121 10 The August irontbly medal was comI peted iHr c r i Saturdsj and yesterday and rrsultcii ::i a win (>c Mr C. <i Claike 'who returned the excellent net score of 69. Thirty cards were taken out. and the I following were returned t !1 0, Claike
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  • 152 10 it h l^- to be o good circus that can be j seen twice with full enjoyment. It can safi ly be eaid that more than one visit may be paid to the New Cirque, for the programme ia such a good one. The equestrian acts c>f
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  • 95 10 Agents. Paterson, Simons Co. Trafalfar 28l 6 eg tinst 1,058 total i to date 10,2 10, 1 1,000 coconuts < rg-^t 25,41 0 total to date 60,500. < Benar 5.669 Bgst 8,775; total to 1 d?.te 87,626. 1 1 Bujonjt 9,400 r.^aicst 7,785; total] to date
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  • 980 10 BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF THE WAR. The annual general meeting of the Nyalas Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on Saturday at the registered offices, French Bank Buildings, Singapore. There were present Messrs Koh San Hin (chairman), Tan Kheam Hock, Tan 800 Liat, Lee Chirn Tuan, Chi Keng Chin,
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  • 42 10 Attention ia drawn to Messrs Powell md Co.'s advei tisement relating to the iale of land and lau-e properties belonging to the e6t»te of Low Kirn long, ieoeased. The bale will b<- held on ruesduy, the 7'h of Stptetuber, at '2.30 p.m.
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  • 232 10 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. By Courtesy of the Fbesch Consul Genkhal. Paris, August 12. YeEterday we re--1 pulsed ia Argtmae a violent attack preceded by asphyxiating gases; we made prisoners on this date we repulsed two night attacks m Argoune, aud auotuer ia the Vorges. Petrogrvd We drove back the enemy
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  • 598 10 INDO- CHINA NEWS. According to the kvenir da Tonkin,' 1 several officers of the Colonial infantry will soon be sent to the front m Prance The Administrator Qourpy, reservist of 'the 9th Colonial Inf.ajfty, has been b. [tached as seeretaty to the General Cum mandii'd the t r o< p,
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    • 177 10 j FOLLOW THE ROYAL LEADj j w£MPo^J|ofcMl% '1 <■' nil.s.,"-/ ■atet^-a^.. I*\ P* I m 111 I I P\ if 4fr Id ii an Chin Ifottg kCo Ann I < Sole Importers International Trading Co. PRINTING PH(W STATiONERY 6 7 RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE BOOK BINDING ENGRAVING music Etc.. ee-pcun. <-*-■—>
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