The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 May 1916

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. _LN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1916. NO. 8,751
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    192 1 The infantry attack is believed to be j now quite disproportionate to the artillery at Verdun, and le6B active than formerly, possibly indicating au abandonment Page 7 The Russian movements in the west Persian districts will be noted with interest Page 7. j An enemy transport has
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    866 1 i Quicquid aajmmi homincA nossVi < st;. I tarrnijn iihrlli. .lUW.NAL* The four fighting aeroplanes from tho Europeans of Singapore are assured, in spite of the fact that no man of note in the cammercial world came forward. Still -the thing is done and some nen
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      133 1 RAFFLES HOTEL RACE WEEK Special Dinners Tiffins TUESDAY, 16th, May, THURSDAY, 18th May, SATURDAY, 20th May. j Cinema Show on the Lawn I Dancing During Intervals On Above Nights. \SK FOR dUD LAIRD O'LOGAN JL WHISKY Wm 51N9INSS FROM 1880 TO 1900 NO MONEY CAN PRODUCE fe_-^^^| BETTER OR OLDER.
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      146 1 Wrigley's Chewing Gum 411 -WRIGLEYSm T I -/f-Ul-HJiiHL|L "The flavour Wrigley's Chewing Gums a>< dcAids Digestion lightfuUy /In voured mien morsels Quenches thirst. wMeh queneh the thirst >cithnuf Lasting flavour. causing profusi perspiration as Cool and Refreshing. toith coU drinks one Wl/e packei Preserves the Teeth. wUI keep cool and
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      117 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Ching *Keng Lee and Co.'s announcements include the property of liehn Meyer and Co. land and bungalow at Boktt Tiraah rd., at Tanjong Katong, and l'ulau TekoDg Rubber Estates Page 2. Straits Settlements Association meeting Page 5. Ticket Office of Singapore Motor Service for sale Page 5. Wanteds:
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      113 1 High Water- 6-:?0 a.m., 7-28 p.m. High Water 7 M a.m., p.m. B. I. outward mail expected. High Water- 848 a.m., B -38 pm. High Water— 9 If a.m.. 9-11 p.m. 'Singapore Race meeting first day. High Water— .l-i a.m., 16-18 p.m. Singapore Race meeting second day. Lodge Eastern Gate,
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    CONTINENTAL NEWS.
    302 2 Serbia's < iaims tr'roru I>_meh papers.' Paris, April Ist. Tha Serbian minister chief Pasitsch before he left Paris where he attended the Allies' great conference, to a journalist of the "Echo de Paris's" staff expressed himself regarding various interesting questions as follows If the Serbian problem the unity
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    HEAT RECORDS
    372 2 Calcutta's Sweltering Climate I aicutta, May Ist Since Friday Calcutta has been in the midst of a particularly naety heat wave which, to make inatters worse, does not show signs of removing itself. A man, born and bred in Calcutta, spoke of Saturday as the most unpleasant he
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    67 2 Mr E. Nachbaur, who is French commissariat officer and one of the Secretaries of Mr Albert Thomas, the Minister of Ammunitions, passed here on board the Andre Lebon, going to Shanghai. A Teochew woman named Veo Gwek Cheng for the theft of five fowls belong ing to a neighbour in
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      435 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO j COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hongkong). THE Chief Importers OF British Pianos FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos SINGAPORE Shipchandlery Co. SHIPCHANDLERS PROVIDORING CONTRACTORS. The Company's Launch meets in-coming ships. Offices:— l6 BATTERY ROAD. TAKE [tHT TO TOP FLOOR Telephone No. 141. Orders promptly attended to for daily and
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      781 2 We Do Not Ask You To Watch Our Announcement For Saturday's Mammoth Programme. You Can See it Every Night and at Every Change at The PALLADIUM SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORES PREMIER THEATRE TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT Another all British Programme of Exclusives by the World's Greatest Film Producers THE LONDON
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      494 2 ro./v/GHr: to-night!* A CASINO S_«2_ IS PRESENTING ANOTHER STRIKING FEATURE PBGGRAMMI. EN T3E ___"O_TD 6HO-. Li P M BH4I SACRIFICIAL FIRES JAPAN E h L PA_T T s AGEDV MAGNIFICENT CAST OF ALL-STAR PICTURE PLAYERS HEHRY KIKC, MISS BELLS BEMNETT, MADELINE PARDEE and Mr FRANK ERLANCER Supported b):-Socicty Leaders Members
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    SIR FRANK BENSON.
    487 3 wara ago hv the courtesy lor WM allowed to publish a* turn over in tins paper a tribute to h Ben- M which was headed c. U. ithoiiMl.' 1 6 has plsaS-d EHt Majesty to confer yon him honour of Knighthood. rer has tint honour been more
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    FATE OF SMALL STATES.
    324 3 Their Position in the Present and the j Future. «___n_____^__-_-_--> •■tiag on the share of the small states resent war. the Nederlander writes _U States are having hard time of it. The old doctrine that they ure destined to be faaai ta the large ones, s
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co. Ltd.
    466 3 RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co. Ltd. (Incorporated in (Queensland.) BammmkTi Manager's Progrkss Report kok POtfl WttKS Ending April 22nd. 1916. The accompanying sheet of Mine Measurements and Assay returns shows a total of 131 ft made up of 41 ft sinking 30 ft driving, and 60 ft cross cutting, as
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      1394 3 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE SUIT NO. 574 OF 1915. BETWEEN BHAIK SiLLEH PLAINTIFF AND SYED HOOD AND ANOTHER DEFENDANTS AUCTION SALE OF j Valuable Freehold Residential Properties Building Sites SITUATE off Niven Road, Singapore. TO BB HELD AT Messrs. CHING KENG LEE CO'S
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1742 4 Juru, Njv 10,500 36,518 Kajang, Dec 92,723 13,200 47,730 K'ng K'tat, Dec 3 24,000 23,000 92,500 Kamasan, Dec 100,980 8,300 32,128 K'muning, June 385,152 53,029 200,671 Kapp.r Part, Dec 530,161 24,100 145,878 Kapayang 5,906 5,906 KapoewaK, 15,000 Karal:, Dec 138,201 14,287 51,241 Karan, 8,059 82,141 Kedab, April
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    TIN RETURNS.
    262 4 In above list the totals in first oolnmn are monthly totals for Jan-Dec, 1915. The month in which the Company's year ends is indicated after the nama. Third column shows the 1916 total to date and second column the total of the past month. Every endeavonr is made
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      619 4 WHAT TO DO TO GET FAT AND INCREASE WEIGHT. The Real Cause of Thinness. A Physician's Advice. Most thin people eat from four to six pounds of good solid fat making food every day and still do not increase in weight one ounce, while on the other hand many of
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      101 4 I Dr| nk Wisely I _tf po ntserr at __^_____ffiaw^ 7 Lime-Fruit Juice. I\ _J| Br"' Wv ont care two -town ior anv but WSK^TMn**' m O ntse^RAT Lime Juice. W I r It's a fine healthy, cooling, and ireshaW'' fiX WJl\ m^ drink and kcc r s B tiie
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    IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE.
    744 5 ■j- n6 i .-.utroiler of Labour F. M. S. forI the following for publication. x met'ting of the Indian immigration oamw**waaA was held at Kuala Lumpur on here were present: The Con--0l HIHHIf 'Mr J, R O. Aldworth) hairniat- The Principal Medical Officer, •> C. L. Sansom), The
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    29 5 »kl Tm Jiak Kim Scholarships for Hi hive bean awarded to: 1 Foo Hee B*-|8 I fu Thiam II ock and the Hullett to Than. Ying Thim.
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      137 5 Re HERBERT THOMAS deceased. All penona having claims against the Estate of the above-named (lately eruoloyed in the Btraita Steamship I ornnany Lid.) who died at Singapore on the 3th day cf April 1916 are requested to send particulars of their claims to the undersigned within one month from the
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      614 5 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION SINGAPORE BRANCH. The annual meeting of the above will be i held in the Exchange Rooms on Saturday May 27 at 12-30 p.m. A copy of the report and accounts can be j obtained by members on application to the Hon cee G. R. K. MUGLISTON, Hon
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      478 5 TO LET FURNISHED. j Barnsley, Gallop Road, Tyersali. Entry' early in June. Apply to GUTHRIE CO., LTD. 27-4 ttbs UC TO LET KENILWORTH, Barker Road, now being repaired and painted throughout, occupation immediately. Apply SWAN MACLAREN. 4 -4 mwf uc GODOWN TO LET. No. 5, Palmer Godowns, area 9,900 square
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      522 5 HOTEL BUSINESS FOR SALE. Old established, first-class licen scd busines ln busy thoroaghfare, close to docks. Pro prietre*R retiring owing to ill health Apply BALDWIN HOTEL, 110. Anson Road, Singapore -9 4 txs 16 FOR SALE The following second-hand Machinery One Cochran Boiler:— Vertical Multitubular type 4 ft. 6 ins.
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      225 5 WINTED. Junior Assistant Firgeon 'or the Johore Medical sei vie. Foi saiary and particular* Apply PR NCIPAL MEDICAL OFFICER, johore Bahru. 12 I mw 17-5 WANTED. A liftman for hotel, with knowledge of gas lamps essential. Apply to THB MANAGER, Europe Hotel, Ltd. 13-5 ln-i WANTED IMMEDIATELY. For the Singapore
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      497 5 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. 3rd SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. MAY 14iu. BETHESDA, BRAS BASAH ROAD. 9 a.m. Worship and the Lord's Supper. 4 p.m. Bible Class and Sunday School. 8 p.m. Kvangelistic Service. Preacher: Mr Harold Bower. PRINSEP BTREET (BABA) CHURCH, 8 a.m. Sunday School. 9 a.m. (Malay) Mr Tan Boon Chin.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, May 13, 1916.
    2118 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, May 13, 191 6. H«n th« Pr^i. the PeopH-'i i-fid r»»._»_UiL. \)?r.ard by inflaance r.r.'! nnbribed oy g_.n W-r* p»: lot Trait bet c;!onous p-a^pw 'fc- -»<. ta Tf BgJOQ "'-J-.r^'itT Mid !.*V Though there are still some people in high commercial positions who imagine
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    STAR AND GARTER HOME.
    472 6 Foi; XtoVAUM DrsAi i f Sol rfl Sau.oh-. A' 1 meeting, largek triemn.. icloria "Memorial Hall on Max, »th! was ugre. 1 to start at ouch |g rolled for the Slur nnd Oa«*fc r Ruild;nc I uad and a committee was elecu-j v purpose. lor the
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    THE STRAITS TIIIES AEROPLANE FUND.
    84 6 This adventure grows great< ream three fighters have been B. and yesterday $14 I wat- nut the credi of the Fourth. The IM of Ml becoming more representative and as thaw ie still a great number of linns a-d P el sous who^ aaaaaa aara
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    ROLL OF HONKONG.
    33 6 I rom Our ■•--*,"pe". Kuala \aammmU There Nm been 1 eu in actior Egypt Mr 0 Baaaf •Ul ol Kaai [Johore, who WM iance corporal in j Worcester Yeoman ?v
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    KING ALBERTS CIVILIAN HOSPITAL FUND.
    37 6 KING ALBERTS CIVILIAN HOSPITAL FUND. I The Hon. Treasurer. %V H Kvalt and Co fawawM I >' Singapore. acknowledges v. •hmanytb. the following oonteitratfc i to the e Fund Amount prarioualj ackni a i ai Total ha Jul
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    19 6 The Anniversary of tbe Taaail Epworth League will be celebrat- Sunday tbe Mtb inst at 'SOp rr are invited
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      193 6 The wise man calls for ALLSOPP'S jg l_l /-> Rl _fl Sffi JJ* [jj IS SOLE AGENTS t™ CALDBECK, MACGREGOR &CO Imi^m WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS. }m&s SINGAPORE AND MALACCA. IJ^gj JOHORE AGENTS :-A. C. HARPER Co. LA GIRALDA CIGARS THE BEST ENGLISH FACTORY IN MANILA. *—m aaaaammmammmmmmmmmmmmm^m^mmmaaaaammmmaammmmmmmmm E f T^"v;"T77^
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    IRISH REBELLION.
    70 7 NE W LOKD LIEUTENANT. m- > marina CabU} \tmaaa*a wmrrioai\ I tmi Wimborne. Lord kfl laaigaei, r" n:,:Lukeofl>evon- Detbj ll mentioned as M lir j Wimborne and Mi ,t* tha laaaal nominee for the Tt__**°* in*;, mawNationalist Party. nB Nationalist pail, appeals to tbe -eland to rapport the
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    A COURT OF ENQUIRY.
    139 7 London, May 10 K: ttlP Bsmm of orn ith announced tbat a com--jgeion of inquiry lata the outbreak in d would be composed of Lord Har- e-Wtraaaa) Mr Justice Sir Mckenzie Chalmers,. They :he MMM r i the out fc—t aad the conduct and degree of
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    TRAITORS TRIAL.
    11 7 Hi-ioa, May 11. -Sii boger Casement :-ied oa Monday
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    LOSS OF THE CYMRIC.
    82 7 C Survivors Story, on, M I, The survivors of the .jmnc emphasise th.it tbe German sub aariae comciacder broke all the rules of tsifare, even those Germany herself laid The survivors were left in a n. a boats, inmost without prospect of naeaa. The most gallant
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    INDIA AND TRADE POLICIES.
    76 7 maj 11. In the House of i u.'.mherlain in reply to ml b. Rees, said that India would not ae represents- a: the Paris Conference. The new -..port tax would apply to wm unshipped balance of last season's Indian tea crop. II had not been thought
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    268 7 Kis rather a coincidence tbat two unaccidents of the same nature have ■rraiia dii taal pacts of Singapore hi-twenty f.. jr hours. <>u Wednesday scini;, the roof of a house shop on the Hoad (opposite the Boustead Instigation, fell in, a considerable portion cf the >ri- falliug on to the
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    WAR, TRADE AND SHIPS.
    100 7 AUSTRALIA'S CONTRIBUTIONS. [By Submarine Cable] [Reutor't Service] Melbourne, May 10. "The time has arrived when Australia should furnish her own war expenditure if not lend money to the imperial Government. "This is the strikiug announcement of Mr Higgs' budget speech. He added that the wealth of
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    MANCHESTER'S NEW BELIEF.
    46 7 Bondon.May 11 The Manchester Chamber of Commerce has resolved on the necessity of excluding enemies from poet-war trading in the Empire and the desirability of preferential reciprocal trading relations with all parts of the Empire and as far as possible with the Allies.
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    SERIOUS SHIPPING NEED
    73 7 Furnishing tbe Capital. London, May 11. Sir Owen Phillips in I t-peech says that British shipping losses i Daring to submarines were less than 5 per annum up to April 30. He emphasised our urgent need for more and still more merchantmen which owing to high priceo
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    ENEMY TRANSPORT SUNK.
    30 7 Home, May 11. A French submarine sank an enemy transport laden with war material in the lower Adriatic. Also British Steamer. London, May 11. The steamer l>ol-
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    ITALIANS IN CYRENAICA.
    38 7 Uorae, May 11. The Italians occupied Mar-anioresa, Marsabur di Suleiman on the coast of Cyreuaica. near the Egyptian frontier, both centres of supply to hostile submarines and for the despatch of contraband to the interior.
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    LEIBKNECHT'S IMPRISONMENT.
    45 7 LEIBKNECHT 'S IMPRISONMENT. Amsterdam, May 11. The business committee of the Reichstag has declined to accept the Socialists' motion asking for the release cf Leibknecht and the postponement of the trial on a charge of inciting the crowd at the Potsdam demonstration on May 1.
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    NOVEL OFFER TO AMBASSADOR.
    239 7 Mr Henry Morgentbau, the United States Ambassador to Turkey, who is now at home on leave of absence, addressed the New York Merchants' Association, and revealed the remarkable fact that just after war broke out ha was invited to join the Turkish Cabinet. He epoka of
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    138 7 A tramway conductor named Koo Tin j was convicted in the second police court j yesterday, of cheating in respect to aj tramfare of three cents, and was sentenced lo 21 days rigorous imprisonment. Mr Langham Carter who has just re- j turned from ieave, occupied the bench in the
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    BATTLE NEWS.
    89 7 RUSSIANS ADVANCING. [By Submarine Cable] [Renter's Service^ Petrograd, May 11. The Russians have overcome the mountain difficulties and are advancing downhill and pursuing the Turks who are heading for the Tigris valley. Military authorities however anticipate a strenuous resistance at the strong fortifications of Khanikin where the Turks
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    THE FRENCH REPORT.
    233 7 Verdun Offensive Slackening. Paris, May 10. The communiquu says that is an appreciable slackening of the German activities in the 'erdun region. The Fiench have had minor successes elsewhere. Paris, May 11. The communique says ou the left of the Meuse, after a violent bombardmeut, the Germans
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    BRITISH LINES.
    46 7 London, May II. The British communique says Mining activity has been noted at Fricourt, Souchez. Hulluch and Cuinchy but the situation is unchanged. There was reciprocal artillery activity at Maricourt, Souchez. Picptin, St. Eloi. Our artillery bombarded enemy positions at Boiselle, south of Messines.
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    F. M. S. BAR.
    117 7 A Chinese Member. In the Chief Judicial Commissioner's Court Kuala Lumpur Mr. T. H. T. Kogers moved that Mr. Samuel Fung be admitted a member of the F.M.S. Bar. Sir Thomas Braddell, in approving the motion, mentioned the success that had attended the efforts of lawyers
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    TRENCH HUMOUR.
    264 7 Mr Boyd Cable gives a neat little object lesson on the language of the trenches in tho Cornhill, in describing the work of A Night Patrol," which had to crawl out into the dead ground," where to betray your presence was jertain death, and locate a German party
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    GERMAN NOTE.
    144 7 ADMITS ERROR WITH SUSSEX. Offers Indemnity. [By Submarine Cable] [Renter's Service] Washington, May 11. The German note regarding the Sussex declares that while the submarine commander acted on bona fide belief he was facing a warship when he torpedoed the Sussex, nevertheless he formed his judgment too hastily,
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    HOW THE DORSETS SABRED THE SENUSSI.
    671 7 The publication is authorised today of one of the finest bite or description of an old fashioned cavalry charge which the war has produced. In the campaign agpinpt the Senusai, in Western Egypt, the mounted tnau had hid chance and availed himself of it
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    30 7 Inspector J. Dunne, of Dato Kramat Station, left Penang for Singapore on transfer, by the Klang, Inspector North from the eonthern Settlement having arrived to take hie place here. (P.G.J
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      109 7 ROBINSON CO. RACE AND FIELD GLASSES. Complete with Leather fern <_? K- a B' i SB jßt PRISM BINOCULARS. ||Q| 6 a/?tf 8 POWER Complete with Leather Sling Cases. ROBINSON <& CO. BIHBIM-M____M_lB__flMn-DHH_M--HHn-MM__MB_i I CLYSMAj I CiG AR ET TES. j PACKED IN AIRTIGHT TINS OP 50 PLAIN AND STRAW
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      757 8 ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Coy.. Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND), For LONDON s.s. City of Rangoon due about June 15. s s. City of Lincoln >, June 20. s.s. City of Bombay ,1 July 7. Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd.,
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      818 8 MTm Oa DfiITISH INDIA AND Apcar Line (Companies Incorporated in England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOR EUROPE).
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      524 8 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LIKE. ror CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON Hd MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 1816 Cordillere May 21 Ma-ellan Mav Ri Porthos May '-.3 j Atlantique June 6 Andrt'- Lebon June i6 Pol^nebien June '20 Magellan June 30 Atlantique July 14 For all particulars apply to J. de COURTOIS,
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      542 8 N.Y.K JAPAN MAR STEAMSHIP Co Ltd 1 ncorporated i d )1 1 EUROPEAN LINE A service is maintained txtwe. Vl jvia ports to Marseilles, London n■, r LSkUI oontract with the Imperial J i Pan( .7^.^ moot. The New Twin scr. v. Ste maintaining thin service hav. i, designed and
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    GERMAN GULLIBILITY.
    1177 9 How Long will it Last. The Government has no more wholehearted supporter than I. There is no one who feels more strongly that any attempt to force its hands in the direction of peace would be disloyal and perhaps disastrous. I further admit that even if we saw
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      497 9 Wab or Peace. Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. I WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP .THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE I 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Companj has £20,000 deposited with the
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      447 9 SOUTH BRITISH I, INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) PIRB Insurances effected on Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description, j MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of the world at lowest rates. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2, Finlayson Green. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated
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      251 9 I DRINK DRINK 1 CARLSBERG BEER! EVERY POSSIBLE CARE CARLSBERG BEER IS DANISH BEER i THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd. KINCORPORATED IN DENMARK) OBTAINABLE FROM I John Little &Co., Ltd., Raffles' Place. Chin Guan &Co North Boat Quu.j l I Katz Bios., Ltd., Raffles Place. Kim Hin Co., Kling Street.
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      432 9 J "Milk," says the j Doctor, but 5^ Et i y body cannot easilj digesl N ;d milk. In such cases put a tea spooi Brown Poisons J p^e.M Corn Flour into a breakfast cupful ol milk, and boil tor three minutes. bis ireaks up the ltd ■<■ the v^
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    THE ATTITUDE OF ROUMANIA.
    436 10 Austrian Fears Budapest, March 24. The situation in Roumania is described by a Hungarian diplomatist who spent some time in the Roumanian capital as characterised by the strain of daily expectation of a sudden change, and as being affected by the latest utterance of the Prime
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1008 10 Issued by FKASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers u„. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. 100 000 ts 9b Aliagar |M« '<«*** •^0,000 1 1 Anglo-Java j D i l 160.000 2b 2s Anglo-Malay 6j* 60,000 Sb Sa Bafiang Malaki j 6 80,000 1 l Bato Tlga (8el«»rc»l 22** 1
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    EXILE OF BACCHUS.
    323 10 Russia to be Alcohol-Free After the War According to the Novoe Vremya,'' a Bill haß been introduced into the Duma tending to prohibit the production of vodka after the war. The Bill runs "it is forbidden to produce alcohol for the purposes of manufacture of vodka. Equally
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      337 10 Yorkshire's Famous Pure Wool Cloths make British Gentlemen the V?T Best Dressed Men in the World. V\sv It isn't altogether the cood cut or make. There are good tailors all over the _/v \^r> Globe. Good cloth is the first essential and English cloth is the best in the r
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    EXCHANGE.
    53 11 (COBBBOTBD UF TO May 12.) BaDL-m/i 2-4 19 82 u demand 2-4} Private credits 8 m 'b 2-4 IS 16 France demand Bank 826 IHDIA, T. T. ...mi Hob&kosq, demand Yokohama, demand ill Java, demand ItSi Baugkok, demand 65& Sovbehigsb, Bank Buying 98.64 Bank ol Bngiand Rate 6% Bai
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    PRODUCE
    135 11 May 12. Tin (140 tons) 196.75 Gambler 18.00 Gambles Cube No. 1 '27.00 Gambler Cube No. 2 25.00 Psppev Black ordin. S'pore 25.20 Pepper, (White fair) 35.00 Nutmegs (110 to tbe lb. 30.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Mace (Banda) 75.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali Coffee (4% Black)
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      500 11 After a recent Air Raid the following unsolicited testimonial was received tfinimax Limited: On Wednesday evening last an incendiary bomb dropped on our premises, crashed through the roof breaking the rafters and fetching down the ceiling, and set fire to the sitting room which is in the occupation of our
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      572 11 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Singapore Free* Press is a morning Daily, and is on sale at depots, from an early hour each morning (Sundays excepted). Cash price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered at thel» private residences, (or town offices or
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      192 11 OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA (Incorporated in Japan) (Osaka Mercantile Steamship Co., Ltd.) KOBE-BOMBAY LINE. The Company maintains a regular cargc service with six steamers calling at Moji, ffokkaichi, Hongkong, Singapore. Port Swettenham, Penang, Colombo and Bombay and or one return voyage calling at Tutlcorin, Singapore, Hongkong and Moji. ss u Shinkoko
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      677 11 DAILY SHIPPING REPORT Chamber of Commerce (to II a.m May 12 ARRIVALS. May 11. Medusa, Kauchere Klang, Hyr Leong (Beit) Suirraei Maru flap) Mabi dol (Siam) Van der Parra, Serabilan jßumphius, Donggala (Dut'. May 12. Hai Nam, Woolgar, Giang Senft Ong Sang (Brit': Maru (Jap) S. Jacob (Dut). CLEARANCES. May
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    684 12 Ordinary Meeting Friday, May 12th Pbe^rnt. H E. the Governor (Sir A rthnr Younu k.i .m.0.,) the General Officer Commanding. The Hon. At*. Col. Hec (W G. Maxwell. Attorney- General (G.A. Goodman Col. Treasurer (A. M. Pountney.) M '".01. Engineer (F. J. Pigott). C. J Saunders. M Dr
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    87 12 Flight Squadron-Commander Lear mount has been engaged in bomb dropping operations around Verdun. Inspector E. H. Lawrence, who was some time back transferred to Singapore, has resigned from the Police Force to take up mining. Inspector F. C. Harris has also left the Force to take up planting. .Straits Echo.)
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    JOHORE G. C. M. G. CEREMONIES.
    319 12 SECOND DAY. Yesterday was devoted to the Sea Spores in the morning und the presentation of Colours to the Johore Forces in the after noon. A considerable number of Singapore visitors went over, the trains both ways being crowded. Several special trains were run
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    330 12 The following' is the report to tho Members of the Singapore Branch of the Straits Settlements Association for the Period from Ut April, 1915, to 8 1st March. 1916 The Committee beg to present to you the Report and Statement of accounts for the period from Ist
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    FATAL ACCIDENT TO SCHOOL BOY EXCURSIONISTS.
    177 12 One Killed, Many Injured. Bombay, April 26. An unfortunate accident to a party of juvenile excursionists is reported. A party of 85 boys of the working classes belonging to Night schools in Paral was taken out for an open air excursion on Sunday last
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    RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
    31 12 From Our then Correspondent London, May 12. Heawood 5 per cent Sungkai Chumor 15 per cent Scottish Malay 15 per cent Riverside 10 per cent Oriental 25 per cent.
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    UNITED SUA BETONG.
    49 12 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., have received a cable message from the Secretaries of this Company advising that the Directors have recommended a final dividend for 1915 of 15") making 22 for the year. A sum of 10,000 has been placed to reserve and JC2.095 carried forward.
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    JAVA WEEKLY PRODUCE REPORT.
    104 12 [By Courtesy of Francis Peek Co.] Batavia, 12fch Miy, 1916. The Rubber Market continues weak and First Standard Grades are offered at F. 1.75 per half kilo. Coffee Market in firm spot business having been transacted at F.87.50 and F.85.00 pet picul for Kroe and Robusta
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    37 12 Agents Guthrie and Co. Sungei 8uaya:— 23,839; against 25,734; total 10 moe. 313.600 agst. 242,834. Sumatra Caoutchouc 21,380 (Kilos). Agents Sandilands, Buttery and Co. Bukit Sembawang 58,000 Singapore United 30,000 Mak (Sumatra) 22,894
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    THE SHROPSHIRES IN FLANDERS.
    407 12 Recent Gallant Work. London, May I—A1 A correspondent at Headquarters describes the fine work of the Shropshires on the 21st and 22nd April, and of the Dublin and Inniskilling Fusiliers on the 27th. The former recaptured trenches lost two nights earlier, and the Irishmen repelled an
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    MURDER OF TWO OFFICERS.
    91 12 Simla, April 20. Mr T. O. Hughes, acting political agent, Makran, and commandant of the Makran levy corps, and 2nd Lieut. G. B. Hurst, i a.r., who had only recently been attachI ed to the corps, have been shot dead at Mand in Makran by two
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    28 12 In the list of the subscription to the Womens Fund for blinded soldiers and sailors yesterday the figure 91 against Mrs Max Nathan's name should have been 910.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    169 12 According to the Agent General of the M. M. in Saigon, the mail steamer Porthos will leave Yokohama on May 15 and Saigon about May 26. The M. M. Agent reports that the outward French mail steamer Magellan passed Port Said on the 6th instant. She should arrive
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    MUSIC IN THE GARDENS.
    33 12 A naval band will play in tbe Botanic i Gardens, weather permitting, from 5 to 6 p.m. to day. It is expected that there will be a large attendance.
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    THE RACES.
    23 12 Members are reminded that up to noon to day is the latest time ladies' tickets for the races can be obtained.
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    CATHOLIC CLUB BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
    61 12 The single handicap of the A class in the Singapore Catholic Club has resulted as follows Winner W. Mosbergen Runner up J. B. Myles 3rd Prize vY. Aeria 4th Prize W. Scully.* For the highest breaks Ist Prize W. Mosbergen, 48 2nd Prize W. Aeria, 4
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    103 12 Quite a respectably large number of j interested spectators, including a number of ladies, watched the Rugby match on the Esplanade yesterday evening, between the S.C.C. and a naval team. The game was a fast one and good to watch, although the S.C C. were by far the
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    A BANK AMALGAMATION.
    33 12 An Indian message states that the Mercantile Bank of India Ltd. have arranged to absorb the Baik of Mauritius Ltd., subject to ratificati n by the shareholders, on May 2.
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      222 12 S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME. TO-DAY. 2.00 p.m. Balestier Range S. V. A. 2.45 Drill Hall S. R. E. v. Fall in at Drill Hall S. Y. R. Sunday, 14th May. 7.00 a.m. Balestier Range S. V. A. Monday, 15th May. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Maxim Co. Off. ft X. C. Os.
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