The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 May 1916

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. CEN CENTS SINGAPOEE, THURSDAY, MAY 4. 1916. NO. 8.74H
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  • 196 1 I Our London Letter appearn on pago f>. r lhe deaiu of Mr Gilfiliau is aunouueed Pftge 4. Results of the Litlie^' Lawn Tennis Club tournbment l J J^e 10, j Sevt-rul ships have been f-ut)k and a collier has heateu oIT a 6Ut»»nariue Ta^e 5* The
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  • 832 1 Without going into any details Of peit-ona!ity. it must have struck the observant that of ia'e several prominent aciorb in our im moving drama of Mraite life have made or are about to make their linal exit from tue scenes they have known so well
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 179 1 RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE JUST ARRIVED "NEW COMET" MOTOR CYCLES FOR SALE 2 H.P. Motor Cycle, two speed 4 stroke, Pego Engine, $370- H.P. Motor Cycle. 2 Stroke, Pego Engine, $320--2: H.P. Motor Cycle, 2 Stroke, Pego Engine, $420- Above includes Tool Bags, Tools etc. Telephone It. 491. INSPECTION INVITED. ALL-BRITISH
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    • 116 1 4^tt' jflH s^^^ti a* *!m^\ <^SSc^a77^y The low-priced Motor cur without the stamp of cheapness over it. The "ARGO represents low cost with utility and beauty. It is a stm-.f\ car, standard in every sense. It's upkeep is so low thai it places it within the reach of even one.
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    • 121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. n retrieves du^' lust Page 3. t bed bungalow WMlfeed Pa^e I. t g for Hongkong to day l'age 6. ale: Kabber estate machinery P.i S t'lie RdvantftgOfl of using Dualop covei'6 P jft 10, <■ Itck M :cgrf gor advertise .Club wbisky I'age 4. j NoLice rn
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 189 1 THE WEEK. Thursday 4th i <%Seh Wata# J- a. in I i\ p. re. Dalhoasie Chauter. s.-r p tu IC. U. V. aarjiv r,ai y, Y..YIa'.A., pm, Friday sth Bijib W«ttA' U« S WfD«, 11 t3 p.m. Legislative Cotootl, I < p uj. i Eiomevrard Euail ci>j>(-s (train). Saturday 6!h.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 708 2 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Coy., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). For LONDON S.S. Keelung via Suez Canal sailing about sth May. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Go., Ltd., AGENTS. KONIKKUJXE PAXETVAAKT $A/Us6i!A*i»M Incorporated in Holland,) Royal Packet navigation Co., of Batavia. I—
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    • 711 2 Ir O« Ohitish India AND Apcar JLine (Companies Incorporated in England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Panang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. HOMHWARD (FOR EUROPE).
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    • 497 2 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LIRE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON intf MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 Ifl6 Porthoa May Andre Lebon May 9 Andre Lebon June 16 Atldntique May 23 Atlantique Jane 30 Ama/one .^une 6 Pol > ue^ien June 20 i i For all particularß apply to J. de COURTOIS,
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    • 515 2 L Ml m m\ JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd Incorporated in Japb: fcUROPUW lihl A service is maintained bet^< < L via ports to Marseilles, Londou aontract with the Imperial Ju, .*>■ r aw tueot. The New Twiu won w f>tea maintaining this aerrice bave h i. v {H^f designed
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  • 519 3 D.sa^ied Soldiers and Sailors. of F'.edford presidpri 'ernoon at a crowded held »r -t3 Pa!a< a Theatre in aid Nomm*l Hospital Huildinc *or the B r l|r::i *rter Home *.o!di«r8 ami sailors. 0 w»8 collected at the WeM over u^r dract' made an earnest mamm of
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  • 142 3 khc kind related beiow cculd ri i f Ihfl world. I'oa ee?m ajad W yean employer La--••^d.'* ea 1 Ihe eheinnan of Hsry tnhuaal. to elerl la refesingen a bed sJiellled tbel he was ready sod arilling to serve I i fere I ;;t had not yet sd. I wu»
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1638 3 PAf flNfi Jfc TO S M AISAGOFF Co. UfiUUIIIU QL tvi 738, North Bridge Road, Singapore -r^Xsr* The undersigned H. M. Alsagoff the son of the late Syed Office, 20 Raffles Place J Mohamed Bin Ahmad Alsagoft the founder and senior partner Store, 25 Malacca Street of Alsagoff &Cq hag
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    • 447 3 TO LET 9 Cairnbill Cirrh Entry 80th May. Applv JOHN G. CAMPBELL, Solicitor 31 Klin« hireet 3-8 nc TO BE LET I The coiiiiortabie and pleasant 1 y Mfuated ro*ideoo6 Known ;is Woods\iil«- < ottage, No r-i(7. Siransoon Road. Entry ]>t June next The farnitur* i;..iy bcLnkeu ov< t at
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  • 1025 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, 4, May 1916. icier* v)* 1 foe Prtts kha i'^-r I djjbt maiwAfo I t»wed lafloe tce&nd onbribed t>v B*l n i Ban ?*>.r:o» TriM Kt rforiocu prac^tsaHNPi The reign of King Edward the seventh saw a definite breaking away of England from the German
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  • 225 4 Meßere Adam^on Gilfillan and Co yeeter day received a telegram irotu London au I nouncing the death of Mr 8. GilfiMau. lie was an octogenarian and ib cue of tbe few remaining liukb of old Singapore, ile appears to have coma cur to Singapore about
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  • 85 4 ThikTEKNTH LIST OF Bl MCI PTOONS. Previously fleknowledged 18,829 54 A Frinud Telok AttMO 50. Colonel 10. Collected by Mrs A. H. Lemoa, Seremhan J. D. McCullojh 'JO. Dr Mucaulay 10. A. Braddoo SO. Hrg C. W. Harrison Major Graham 1 ti BiM F. J. Lloyd 5.
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  • 95 4 37 &EBOPLANBB BSESSKTEO VO DATB. Malaya No. 20 C l.ghter.") Subscribed by all National itics Previously acknowledged > 6^1.90 Mr G. J. Brand, B. N. Borneo LOO.OOQ European Staff of Pulau Braui Smelting Works Mr R. J. Kirke, Penang 20.00 Mr M. S. H. McArtbur. Koala
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  • 53 4 The llou TreaHurer, Mr H li. Ward of Evatt and Co., French Bosfc BuildingH. Singapore, acknowledges wita many tbaukw the following <*nteibntioni to the above Fund Amount I'reviously acknowledged 15.7M Roland t.raddell LOO A. W. Bean MM Hon Mr C. T. Carrec 100 Tutu! to
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  • 84 4 -hoThe staff of Misers PowoU I Co. are giving a farewell Ton, at Cairn Hill Cot tage, ou Saturday, at 6 p.m.. in honour of the departure hue Bncont of Mr J. T. Uoyd. Subadar Major Fatfth Siceli. late of the M.h.G. and of the Supreme Court. Seremban, has written
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  • 72 4 Mr P7, B Smith, of Hm luihu ranr« Society of Cailou. lantOl fefcil D the P. O. Novaia on taOnotM •Soriety'b Shnnghtii jirauclj A garden fete oUfMiiaod 'elut Aabon Church Uorksrh JPtOCiotioo, foi tue purnoKe of raising fundl toiPOfdt tIM Soldicrte" Widow! and Orphun- I M to provide ram of
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  • 64 4 N>ws of the denth from vi niooiu hi London on 29th Ha*< iialpij B« Proilon, fi/i iiK-i U treit*Trading c itrviot km boon i Mr ]'re» i-to 1 ITOI Ht BOOM on it- BUfcMOah Of War. ai..i |o OOd li. A. C, t-et-u a M-rvi, c in I with tbn
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  • Correspondence.
    • 601 4 To IHI K Ditor, ••m. Tne last Government traotdinu' v incraabed the price of I from M lo $s M per tabi Tl create vlll doubt deter fmtmu :rnan_ tionts from indulging ia iL.- habile opiutn smoking not hi cue do gocd IWaUii. 41 pr«>, BV«r(
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    • 168 4 arm g^ Myf j£^ 4^g~k 9 te Supplied to most H t^» IT* %X VJ\J O* of the Clubs, M!L **2 Jrt aaa-^ throughout I 1854 Caldbcck, jlbcgrcaor c\ Co.. flft Shanghai. Tientsin, A .-^:f|l Hongkong, Singapore PtfNANG, fSi -"\«y LONDGiN. Glasgow. -wiJl Malacca Branch: Johore Agents: ttflßf 23, RIVERSIDE.
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    • 85 4 NOTIFICATION. i The Consul General for Kussia herewith notifies all Russian subjects whom it may concern that Reservists of the Ist class Ratniki Opolchenlya Pervago Razriada. j Of fche years 101G to 1903in-' elusive, and those of the 2nd class. Ratniki Vtorago Ra/riada, Of the years 1916 to 190S inelusive,
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  • 285 5 DUBLIN NOW QUIET. Wholesale Surrenders I*, SuhoMU .no ('«!>!•• i •> >♦*) nee] nJon, Ma- I.— official. All the reia Ib* Doblfti have surrendered and C iSy i- reported quite safe. The rebels JilsriJltl ace surrendering mobile coluMtis. TfcMlt were a thou a p r *oner- in
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  • 175 5 Fresh Recruiting Bill. Ifag -la the House of loinourctd the Govern neat v> IO'M rj .v .utruduce a measure ihf vshcle recruiting pro- 1 th- history of recruiting at U I abinet 1 s exhaustive in ».ti the object of coordinating ■.try riaan.uil auJ mdustrial efforts, ir outstanding
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  • 91 5 'odou, Mav fllllllWlllilH en the mued der::;ind for silver for coinage i<* the ajMH of the recent rapid M of th*> psice the Times t«gga«ti i oa the psnMSBl ex-panr-ion of i- needed. It points lltfkM M much silver is Ist] Dl M bofMffl the
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  • 60 5 A Gallant Collier. l. ti*W tabttsriiM idle in the N'ortb hoa t tht War.dle, which wkMtj nehangad shot for pimtc dtsuppeiireiJ. One of odk was wounded. Tka following ■teamen sunk Teal ritU^) Mod (Nori«Nio]»<B««dUh). The A picked up. 1 The steamer City ol au L been sunk.
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  • 333 5 MORE GERMAN WASTE AT VERDUN. British Trench Activity. Hv Submarine ;>bl« [Beater's Service] I'aris, May I.— The Germans met with heavy defeats at Verdun eays the com munique. They attacked powerfully at du*k in massed formation against Mort homme. Our artillery and machine gun fire indicted enormous
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  • 75 5 British Flour Purchase. liukharest, May 1. —It is stated General von de Golt/ was shot by an Anatolian officer named All Abdullah. There is great Turkish discoctent against the Germans and a serious split amongst the young Turks in Constantinople. A British syndicate haw bought all the Rumanian
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  • 73 5 RUSSIA 'S ACTIVITY. Forces Wearing Bagdad. I'etrostrad. May 2. The features of the communique are the Germans vaiuly attempted to debouch from their trenches southwest of Lake Naroc/ in face of our fire. On our front in the* direction of Diarbekir the Cossacks vigorously drove the euemy westwards Ou our
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  • 56 5 London, May 1. Official. The eituatiou in the Sollum district of Kgypt i* rapidly returning to the normal. We have occu pied Moghara and ftte making continual aerial raids from Kharga on Dakla. A small body of the euemy is still occupying Ihiharia, terrorising the natives who
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  • 42 5 i General Townshend Keeps His Sword. London, May I.— The Berlin wireless lamyi the Torkiah commander Valil Pashu has allowed General Townaheud to keep his t-word. He claims among the prisoners •four generals, 240 Uritifeh and "27U Indian ofl'icerti
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  • 30 5 London, May 1. Captain Cheuey of the Penang Volunteers has been gazetted temporary Captain Royal Fusiliers, Lieut- enant Puttick, Bombay Volunteer Rifles temporary Lieutenant in the West Rents.
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  • 38 5 Stockholm, May 1. In response to the urgent appeal of the Russian Government 1 the Swedish authorities are allowing the transport of enormous quantities of food for the prisoners of war iu Getmany. f
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  • 11 5 I London, May 1. Mr Arthur Lionel Smith
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  • 1822 5 The Paris Conference From (hi r Own l'urmpoiuUi>t London, March '60. No one has failed to appreciate the ful significance of the Allied Conference at Paris this week. Eight Allies were represented and for the first time Portugal was included. We sent Mr Aequith, Sii Edward Orey,
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  • 37 5 London, May 1. Official. Prince Albert, who has been undergoing a long course of j I treatment for gastric disorder, ha^ corn- pletely eeoovered and ehoitly resurneß active duty in the navy. r .a,
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  • 24 5 London. May 1. —Mr William Hicks- Beach will be the Coalition, and Mrj William Boose? the Independent, candidate,' 5 at Tewkesbary. i
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  • 22 5 London, May 1. Official. Amongst those! j missing is Captain Leslie Cbeape, the j famous j)olo player.
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  • 327 5 j Comrnenciutj from to-nigbt a large' troupe of clever Japanese jugglers show at b ibe Harima Hall. Misa Teukwa bae 2 5 i aitistes witb ber and tbe season is for ai was expressed by oue man in this way. Out here one ia somebody and tbe rnatamatas
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 138 5 ROBINSON ®> CO. NEW MODELS OP GILLETTE SHAVERS Price JpPjpP^ Price $Q lift J&bM <n Q f\f% "THE ARISTOCKAT' French Ivory Case. Velvet Lined, fitted with Triple Silver Plated Razor. If CIGARETTES. i PACKED IN AIRTIGHT TINS OF 50 PLAIN AND STRAW TIPPED ON SALE AT A. P. NOOR MOHAMED
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  • 578 6 Kover i'asha has chosen a curious time foe his visit to Medina, and tumour naturally has it that he has gone farther and fared worse. If, as is persistent lj asserted, Kuver has been assassinated, his disappearance from the ecene of his misehiexous activities has yet come too late to
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 478 6 THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hongkong). THE Chief Importers OF British Pianos FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos AUCTION SALE OF Of Valuable Freehold Building Allotments Fronting Bukit Panjang Railway Station TO BE HELD AT Messrs CHING KENG LEE Co.'s SALE-ROOM On Monday, Bth May, 1916, at 2.30 p.m. All
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    • 926 6 PA 1 Hl||l1 TO NIGHT! TO-NIGHT AL L A D I U m Cllk casino o FF %kI J S p RESENTING BIWCAPORES PREMIER THEATRE ORCHARD 80A0 SIKGAPORES PREMIER THEATRE ANOTHER GREAT EXCLUSIVE FILM TO-NIGHT AT 9.15! TO-NIGHT AT 9.15!! 6 TJ* T T T fTF\ ¥"¥T W^ A GREAT
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  • 495 7 Lord Xorthcliffe who, in hi« recent journey in France, paid a visit to General Joffre, tells us that when no a previous occasion he had the honour of beiDg received by General Joffre his Office consisted of a email bedroom in a hotel very
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  • 228 7 A Splendid Contribution The Secretary of Stale for the lolomee on March "J4 announced that the N'tgerian Council on 1 uc. 29 last passed unanimously a resolution in favour cf the acceptance by the Nigerian Government after the war of the charges for merest and a sinking fund
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  • 140 7 (in Siarcb :ll stanijard copper re icbfj £112 buyers pec ton, thu* atlattrealit ing the recent expectation that it would create au absolute record for modern feiroes. In iliy 1906 7 bourn the metel touebfd almost I'll! per |pD, wbiie the highest piicH achieved at. the
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  • 471 7 Mr W. M Haghes. Prime Minister of Australia aud the Maa of the Day visited hie old school in London aud gave an 'interesting address to the boys. Mr H-ughes said that he hoped that j they would not think that he was one jof those
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  • 178 7 An Mnaiißg etory relative, to the Kaieer and Admiral vou Tirpit/. w h;eb, however observes the Kxchauce Telegraph Com pany, appears too *ood to be true, reaches England through Holland, \\*ben vol Tirpitz had c craeion to see the Kaiser in the lield In connection with matters
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  • 131 7 Bonafl papal btui ihe following clavax Little p.irody tmirhii^ satirically on tL»air defence proldern What do our wiseacres guy In (bail Muis at hi t-hk of u:t> VTttil tod tet-, say our Mlvieen Dool tlosi we sluil) Qud h wi Britons, v\ ;i 1 1 littla loof
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 529 7 j Wab or Peace. Fahinf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth ioo cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE! 32, Old Jewry, EX. Tbe Com jany naa £20,000 deposited with the
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    • 433 7 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) PI RE Insurances effected on Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description. M ARJM2 Insurances accepted to all parts of fihe world at lowest rates. BARTHQUIKK Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2. finlayson Green. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated
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    • 152 7 I DRINK DRINK I CARLSBERG BEER! THE BEST BEER OBTAINABLE MODERATE. Mn^^^/'v^^W ACCORDING EVERY POSSIBLE CARE lrsi oANIi AKY JcvtS* tiLTS. CARLSBERG BEER IS DANISH BEER BOLE IMPORTERS J THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN DENMARK) OBTAINABLE FROM John Little A Co., Ltd., Raffles' Place. Chin Gi'.an &Co North
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    • 88 7 <HE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. N Nr? n a THERAPION BLOOD POISON, KiijNfy. BLADDBR, 1K1.'.-FV DISI DtSCHAKGBS. WEAKNESS, PILES. SEND STAMP A] I ENVELOPE POS FREE K' KLBT TO I>U. 1.1- Cl >< MED. CO. HAVERSTOCK RP. HAMPSTEAD. LOW!) i Pakis DEPOT: !2, RUE CASTIGLIONE. A CLTPI-^! KKW V'.KK DEPOT: 90.
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    • 71 7 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co., Ltd FIRE AND MARINE. (Ilh.l pi ..Jtt- la N< /-i.'and. YAKG-TSZE INSURANCE ASIOC. Ltd HLKlhi. (Incorporated in Boogto ng Mill FIRE INSURANCE Co., LH FIRE. (uMXNrpocatod n^ Boat kou^, ILOUM CUIRANTEE ACCIDENT Cu, Ltd GUARANTEE. (in locporaAad m Ei fteadj Fire and Marine Riskn of every
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  • 436 8 Unqualified Failure.' Geneva, March 24. In Swiss banking circles it ie seated that the recent German loan has been an unqualified failure. The middle classes remained indifferent to the frantic appeals of the newspapers for subscription*. (Exchange Telegraph CompaDy.) I Zurich, March 24. It is learned here
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  • 270 8 Citizens' army Challenge. Dublin March 24. A small body of military, accompanied by policemen, visited the publishing office of the Gaelic Press in Liffey- street, this morning, and seized a number of publications, which were regarded as disloyal. These pipers were The Spark," Honesty," "The Gael/' and
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 158 8 HOW TO PREVENT RUST By using "Ruskilla" all trouble in this direction can be easily avoided. The compound is Black, and gives a glossy finish. It is applied like ordinary paint, and no chipping of surfaces or special preparation is required before use, except to remove old paint, oil or
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    • 14 8 MASONIC PASSES FOR SOLDIERS. Mr A. L. T'n^flil. W. M. nf thp rhni-^r. I
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    • 413 8 P^ /SI "Sip Summer Days Are Flesh Building Days. Gain Healthy Flesh -lacrease Your weight From Ten To Thirty Pounds-By Taking Sargol. Tbiu Men and Women say Id givp mo*t anything to put on u and weight," but v\ ben a frieod 6UK T t!e6t^ I w;tv tbey declare KtH
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  • 1568 9 Issued by FKASEK Co., Etohange and Share Brokers, May 3rd. *AU (notations of Sterling Shane most be vegarded ae 90*01? ootatofU for «be proeeai. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Iap. leeim. Paid. iiet Orv. bot«bb. hbllrrb 100 000 IB 1b Allagat 2 0 2 6 •oO.Ooo 1 l Anglo-
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  • 54 9 Corrected up ro May 3 I Bmak 4m e i-K 19-82 demand ¥m 2-4i PiiT»l» oreditß Pm a 2413 16 France demand Bank 826 IHDIA, T. T. ml HOHQKOHa, demand 3:1 Yokohama, demard lli& Java, deratvad ISB RAB9KO&, detn&nd 65?, 9OVIBBIGSB, Bank Buying 18.64 Bank ol England Rttie M
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  • 147 9 Mny 3. Tin 897 50 Gambler 17.00 Gam fc tee Cube No. 1 80.00 Gbrohier Cnbe No. 2 29.00 Ptppev Black ordin. .vpcre 14 00 Ptppeir, (White fair) 34.00 Nutmegs U3 0 to the Ib. HO. OO Nutrntßß (80 to tbe lb./ nom. Mooe (Randa) 75.00 Clovee (Amboina) uom.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 151 9 ISe TROPICAL ROOFING lo GENASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATB which do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. z] j<P^W*W *«e^ *4 l)j ..-.v r-4fmftffM'ftO— ftfctfrfr yim I ——^^M^m J GENASCO is the result of over years experience in the manufacture of Ready Roofings.
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    • 224 9 Tlme-balle on Fort Canning and Mount F tber Orop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard Hue rorn spocding to 6 a.m. Greenwiob m a MtDe. The time gun is fired at 18 o'clocb nuj indicating Singapore standard time, ot. cv-j y day excepting Sunday, when it Is fired an -I
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 810 9 DAILY SHIPPING REPORT. Cham er of Commerce (to 1 1 a m May 3 ARRIVALS. .May 1. Waltemala, I tida, Orce fBrtl); Toussoura (Dat). May 2. -Sappho, Keeluug 'Brit); Khoen Foeng (Dal); arg, Produce, Cbildar (Nor). May I. Sri Muar, Kuala, Glenfallocb, Kinta, Hong Ho (Brit) Van Waerwjck, Vau Dipruen.
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  • 355 10 L. L. T. C TOURNAMENT. PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. Tbere was a large and representative 1 gatberingoflad.es »nd gentlemen, includ- e ing His Excellency The Governor and Lady a Evelyn Young, and it B Hrigadier General V Ridoafc C. m and Urn Riduuf, at the c Ladies' Lawn Tenuin Club yesterday after-
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  • 136 10 >ing^pore May, 3. R 8888, For the %UCtion wuich commenced to day some 4621 ions were eatalogned. Th< demand a' the outset was fair but fell away considerably after midday. Prices, realised for .ill grades were lower. Fine Kihbed Smoked Sheet brought up to SI 62 a
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  • 67 10 Singnpore May X. For the usual wet-kly auction beld 10 day 164 tons were catalogued* Demand at the opening was fair but in the after noon there was practically no competition and the majority cf parcels were boughi in. Ssandard Sheet is |fl lower at 1169 and
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  • 129 10 A Hylaxn named Wong Ah Fook, went into au easing house al Nfo. 24 Fraaer Street on Tuesday uight. and p krtook of retreaheientfl to the value of fifty cents, and then refused to pay. He was sentenced iu the second police court yester< day to BCTen days' rigorous impritonrnent
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  • 2059 10 London, April 2. Another Zeppelin raid raa made on England on Friday night, "he German airbhips crossed over to the ast coast at various times and places k nd steered different courses. Oae Zap >elin was brought down by gunfire, dee tending in tbe eatuary of the
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  • 99 10 By an error of tbe Devil" the Laii-ang was advertised as due on Thursday 4'h (to-day). It should have read will be despatched on Thursday at noon. Tbe intermediate If. M steamer Louqsor is due to arrive to-morrow from Mar seilles via ports en route to Saigon, >brd
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  • 151 10 I Agents B.irlow and Co. (Kuala Luiupm). Ayer Kaoing 39,400 Rraowall 16 :>4J Chersonese 47,057 DeoMstown 4 1.500 Highlands and Lowlands 86,768 Klabangj— 14,229 Kriau Robber Plantations 21 566 Sungei Krian 4 9 0(0 SoDge! Way (Selangor) b6,116 j Agents Boustead and Co. Rim (Malacca) 16,500
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 120 10 Under-Inflating ycur tyres also deflates your pui it ruins the cover casing for retreading purpo^ A Sound Grooved Cover can be successfully m i at a compa>ative'y small cost and on the average should run nearly as long DUNLOP COVERS are the best for retreading, and the last to nee
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