The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 August 1916

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. EN CENTS SINGAPOEE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1916. NO. 8,841
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    173 1 I Italy has sent a declaration of war to Germany rage ">. I An allied air-squadron has visited Ghent and other centres Page 5. The fire ou the Glenartney was burning fiercely all yesterday Page 10. Notes oa the careers of two Smuts i I officials who
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    FICTION.
    967 1 Thooe who have not been n^sed with leisure, nor, perhaps, v. ith inclination, for Fiction since those early days iv whjcb they delighted m *ucb authors as Scott. Thackeray, bud Dickenf, will be tbe more am ions to hold the scales evenly an to He Pros find Cons. 'i
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      171 1 I FINAL SALE REDUCTIONS WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW Cq Ltd (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) I the. y/iD^H/ff j I' )e NV^^fei^-^^ lliliy REMAINDER SMOE L J^W*r 4*^s 8 STOCK k > > 50PAIRS WHITE CANVAS SHOES Sale Price 82.75 M^^Ml! E,.r, MRnsMftLL. she. .f4 7 M Puttees Gaiters a few that lcaret the
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      242 1 Hi LATEST ADVEETISEMKNI^. v.- <:vp *>zr oognic— P«g| i In Bale of teak Eurnil jre ftfcge 3. of Lambert and Butler's snecialiI fa re liquidation of Kwong Yik] [bi lb i^d Sungei i>agan rubber t^o. j VThiteaway Laidlaw and Co, ■dim Mm the Omen of their boot and shoe sale--N>-.ces:
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      112 1 ITHE WEEK. Tuesday 29th. j Htgb Water -n n a.m., 0 43 pm. Emulation Lodge. B.N p.m. [FillisCircaa opens. j Wednesday 30th. 9t*h Water— il a'i a.m., »1 2 p.m '8.1 ctward mail expected. Straits Chinese British Assoc, meeting, b p m. j Tborsday 31st High Water 11-4S a.m., U-54
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    517 2 I, v:rurdi:]g to ihc* Motor," the great ad \dUCH on the wester: front has increased patrol consumption by l.PCO.COO gailon? -very week. The caterpillar tractors that iiaul the big guns carry ninety gallons id cover or.e mile to the gallon. The well known writer. Poiybe, of the Paris Fkgp.ro," saya
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      264 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, limited, (Incorporated In Hongkougl Chief Importers British Pianos Italian Pianos To Correct Constipation anil Bilii osness, clear the ct mple don >1 bit mishee and sweeten the breath use the dainty laxative They gently assist nature and «*ttl be)] to keep yon well. Tiny bnl QaSn
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      513 2 r BSLy GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT! We give you the best COMEDIES and DRAMAS ever produce d with casts of the' best known Stars m the Cinema World WANT A PROOF-READ THIS r The Unknown Rayr The world is quick to blame those who have stumbled. Here is the
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      730 2 TO-NIGHT THE IDEAL PICTURE THEATRE 0 If] CASINO "^S. ISPBESENTING AN EXCEPTIONS I NHIGIIAI IN THE SECOND SHOW 9.15 PM SI A! SECOIID LIST IHSTALLMER7 OF THE FAHOUS MaUMOSEI i SERIIL The Great ZL/DORA Mystery j™n 2 HEW EPISODES. In 11 Episodes of Two Reels Each- 2? partst* 1 Second
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      480 3 WANTED -■sc with a General Hoso;tai ran s ajtnaaito Is iy wnoapeakt manaart p at. AKRATCS- Off cc o! tSis Pap?.r. rr Ari 1 1 Apply to MEDICAL HALL. ASSISTANT i box No 9i a j Pre* i'n aa, SITUATION WANTED I rekt-per, can furnish'] i- ami good inferences flrtdrrma
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      786 3 LAMBERT Co. AUCTIONEERS. 32, RAFFLES PLACE Merchandise of every das arrntion receive i ear Baleelthes Privately or by auction. "r Spaci i i and Bright Hall, situated In the best sad most frequented par' oi Ihe S juare, is well adopted I.r th- t:Tective <hs play and sa!o it-der the
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      826 3 KEPPEL GOLF CLUB. Trifi Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of the Members of toe Keppei «ioll Club will be bold m the CLUB HOUSE. On Thursday, Aug. 3?st, 1916, at 9 p m. BUSINESS. To receive the Committee's Report and Statement of aoooonts for tbe year ended June aGth. 1910, aud
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      296 3 Dodge Brothers PIU I Ull ImMIX The car satisfies them completely. They admire its beauty. They dwell upon its comfort. Tbey insist m the most emphatic way upon the I B^aw^^^l HnvMQ arm m \am n^&MU Bbw\ /TbT wsi^ mmW^^mm* it m jmr'/fir M V m jH^vßn^Mr^nk M^^aT ktm V
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      162 3 TQ LET Bou.ee Ko. 1 Cnancery Lane Apjrly t-; COIRG aERG LEE 4 Co., A act! „n<,er> 13-11 TO LET No. 25, BATTERY ROAD now occupied by the Straits Cycle and Motor Co., Ltd immediate entry. Apply to RODYK DAVIDSON 4-4 uc TO LET THE HARSiOI, Kiver Valley Road, occnpylni
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      125 3 HOME COMFORT Gentlemen wishing a cornfottabli >.un.<I should oommnnloaen natk 11. afa Pans Proas*' ndaose m%r,u.* sentry situated ami attractively furnished private house is p mbMj S9 let. nits -.uthout board. I.wiyooi *enjecct n N Ifeatbontai Ho, 4. QMnai ad Road, sun Station. Bratnay"NL- I QOaaaai I ai IMnm I
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH.
    16 4 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. On the 84tn instant to Mr. and Mrs. B. Gordon Manners, a son.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Aug, 29, 1916.
    1399 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Aug, 29, 1916. Set*. iln& tka "Ww the rifht m«JMa*L B*«md b>y '.nfj-.ncr sr.d arbir/id %r t*l« Xae« 5».j-!o; Trath her p.-or'.ous m-ac«r>U drtW. *i*.\.*i i* Ujtioa. Loyalty kg I aw. There aie points of interest m today's wires some of interest purely to diplomats,
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    783 4 Ths usual Monday chambers woi k bl the Supreme Court was taken yoßtnrday by Mr Justice Kimsbaw. Me* 3rs Robinson and o begin their J annual oath clearance sale on Friday, .Sept. 1. Catalogues are already issued !and the nrm Tiili b« glad to supply them. I j Mr A
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    STAR AND GARTER FUND.
    196 4 The llonciory has received letto- M r. Secretary c f th, r > pitai iiuiueaii rery grab i oh v.(i') aar 1 i for tfaeii fa p (a hlI raeviehii q U i m tin etoc Eloapital. two i Rift of tbe v third Mrs Bat
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    Y.M.C.A. SPECIAL BUILDING FUND.
    37 4 Y.M.C.A. SPECIAL BUILDING FUND. Tbe Hon I moontt btl H oare Of c barter, i lank of India, Austrai.s aud China ftansmn*** begs to acknowledge with aaasij theses receipt of the following bet contnl u'.ionß Prewcu-iy ackncwled.
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    474 4 Mi I 1 I olhns, (ieneral Man^ tbbet Plantations, ht- Ind.a an a six reeks' holiday Mr B Si R I liver, of Lowlands I wa? married at Klsng on Thursday to Mitt i... r;.l Seari sister of Mr J I controller of Labour, Klang A re: bai grad D
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      155 4 GALDBEGK. MAGGREGOR k Go. 1 MaMajtMWMfJIMfJMJMajMninBMfJIMM RMRMMMi HOLD LARGE STOCKS OF THE FOLLOWING I SCOTCH WHISKIES. "1/ n H R V a if* Os Jas MARTIN (Leitn) VERY FINE OLD 'V.V.O WATSON S No. 10 -In Quarts and Pints. D. J. McCALLUM S PEKFECIIUN. T. P. GRIFFINS "POLO Brand, EXTRA
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    THE INVASION OF GREECE.
    230 5 SS OCCUPY K WALLA. StfsmW Advancing iter'i Ms n official h Two British mono ,~<r on ihe 'J':h horn■ i oxen have been tlgariaaa with one salooika,Ao Badgers aaitered tha tests with ;cn*ware transferred to thorn, Cue .ent an munitions intact m with orders received by
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    AUSTRIANS ATTACK IN TRENTINO.
    49 5 Home, Aug 27. The communique says ."acre has been COI -Me enemy artilery activity m the Trentino bat no infan ick. The Italians are steadily bag the*- .M the Cisaa v a llone The ene: -.he Isoc o I ndges. aaalla fell ia Qori ba,
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    A BUCHAREST CONFERENCE.
    22 5 I 27. -it is sntboritsr announc-.-j ths King has anmmonor] -eatative atataasnea of all Mwtiea to b til ':on.
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    149 5 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. rTHS Fasts a Conboxai I isj'o: 21 S. jO pm. lay, on foaenaa front, we repulsed counter >attaeka The number prisoners mods daring a aeries of Bsaagemex. .gust 28 Beached 600. *c took eight farthei aaaehiae guns. lay, we rspolssd attacks ia ham pagne, and on the
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    105 5 -aThe Chilian Ojvernment has instructed U« Charge d'Affairea at Tokio to negotiate the purchase of Japanese steamships m Ihe freight difficulty *fter addressing the Court for twenty Mr l"pj ihn c broke dowu afore he had tbaished his speech. He Q ow be known as Mr Couldn't Keep "»val Cor
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    ITALY DECLARES WAR.
    333 5 GENMANYS LATEST FOF, Constant Hostility. [By iaaaaarins Cable] [fteuter'a Sarriee] Amsttrnam. Aug. 27.— A Berlin official says that the Italian Government, through the Swiss Government has notified that Italy considers she is m a state of war with Germany from Aug. 28. Home, Aug. 28.— The Foreign
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    AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIPTION.
    51 5 Melbourne, aug. 21 \fier a cabinet maetingi Mr W M Hughes (premier) stated that a decision had been reached regarding conscription, bnl he declined to say more. it waa noafced thai Ministers known to favour conscript. on looked pleased. The political parties are now consider ing the
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    RUSSIA'S FRONTS.
    42 5 I'etrograd, Aug. 27. Official. On the >tokhod near Toboly the enemy engaged m a violent bombardment. There has been tierce fighting near Diarhekir on the Caucasian front. Our columns reached Maola on the Darasi river, a tributary of the Euphrates
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    RETIRING OFFICIALS.
    312 5 Two officials of the Government Service retiring on pension leave the Colony this week. Mr B S Fry, observer for time balls and deputy registrar of shipping, has been m tha Colonial Service since 1881, with an interval of a year, when he resigned through ill health. In
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    75 5 The City of Paria has just awarded one of the prises for founders of large families to a widow named Deviercy, who has had 19 children, of whom 15 are living eight sons and seven daughters. Seven of Mme. Deviercy's sons are m the army, and several of them have
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    ON THE SOMME.
    384 5 BRITISH STEADY ADVANCE. Heavy German Losses. [By Submarine Cable] [Raster's Service] London, Aug. 27. General Haig'a communique cays a further 200 yards of German trench north of P.a/eutin le petit has been captured. Sevan more machinegnns were captured than were reported m the communiques of Aug 25.
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    SHARING UP THE GERMANS.
    77 5 Amsterdam. Aug. 27. 1 Echo beige sajs an alien air squadron dropped bombs m the neighbourhood of Ghent en Aug. 25. Two big explosions were heard and it is believed two munition depots were blown up. It is rumoured tbe damage done and number of victims
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    303 5 Malay named Bakar bin Abu was yesterday sentenced by Mr Mudie, third magistrate, to three months rigorous 1m prisontnent for tbe theft- of 55 3 from another Malay on board the steamship A nair of iron shackles which were used for chaining smugglers m the olden day? have just been
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    KWONG YIK BANK.
    869 5 I Iv the second report of the liquidators, for the period to the Dec 17, 1915, occur the following items: Dhbtors.— The total amount due from sundry debtors to the Company at date of Liquidation together with amounts sub sequently added for legal expenses, interest collected and
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      396 5 I ROBINSON CO Sanacren I %m*F' THE BRmStiV3) NERVE FOOD unce ins, EromtheDoi Mail, July 26th 191$. It Is pleasant to the palate. "To 11 tlio nooonnliy lot steeora ing Fjanatogrß Bi di< vi pr« f< ssios baa I It is free from Purlns, Sugar, Starcn. manifested a oesire tor
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      573 6 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN" ENGLAND. FOR LONDON. s s. City of Norwich about end of September. Poi particulars as to ratea oi freight and passage apply to fVIcALISTER Go., Ltd., KONHMLMKC PAIETVAsfIT «AATSCBAPPIJ m xarp aratsd ta Holland. Royal Pai:iiet Navigation Co., of Batavia.
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      750 6 AND 1\ PCAR JLj IN E (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, Mediter- ■ranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOR EUBOPB).
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      981 6 IVJLa J_V_L# ify V MESSAGERIES MARITIMES i mail un, lAp /J v vj i For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLCN to. MARSEILLES. STCAM^H' O 1 1 Doorporat" BOMEWAB D OD T WA KD mr; m r 1316 1818 tUrt&PJ-Art UJU :\thos Sept. 6 Paul Lecat Aug. 29 Bebie Sept. A service i-
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    BATTLE DREAMS.
    1028 7 You have been dreaming," t-aid the night nurse gently, "just a bad .[dream. The soldier who bad come to the ward that morning from France ga/ed at tbe j night nurse with eyes full of doubting, 'lie seemed scarcely to bear her. When the sunlight makes patterns on
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      221 7 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc, IcetiC Acid. 99 per cent pure. L t Fu-nigators and Sulphur Powder. \rscnite of Soda for killing out lalang. \spinairs Varnish, Paints &c. -Jariridges. Nobel's own loading with sporting Ballistite which holds more pigeon- hooting records than any other powder. Cement "Pistol" brand m wooden
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      38 7 ALL- 1$ XI 1 I&H ROM TYRES USED BY THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE. MOTOR CYCLE TYRES Combination Non-Skld. Rubber Stud. Rubber Bars. Rubber Bars, Steel Studs. Non-Skld. Non-Skid. MEYER BROTHERS, Singapore. SOLE A6ENTS FOR STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND F.H.S.
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      341 7 a m f f s ai i\nr*t i~* i? Ni) I IKjCj NOTICE ia hereby given thai tbe trad< mark eaasdaBasf tbe ci tries 4 i Cock aH shewn above and the word (Jock is the jomt propertj al ttu Asiatic Petri aai I ompenj (Straits Sett ements) Limited and
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    SUBMARINES OR BATTLESHIPS?
    438 8 A go? (i case f. r t: >• Latt!et-1 ;p is made ma by fl N >, m a recent iaaae of The Ctiitei? Service ;:t j Bach r. 1 v Jo velopiuen' ci riariHf»;fj ue m the opinion of its supporter 8 dooms the batUeship, which
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      84 8 ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR BOY INTO THE NAVY? n In any event you will need some money to give him a start m life and there is probably no better and surer way of saving It than by one of our "Educational Endowments." SUN LIFE OF CANADA, S. J. HOWE,
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      399 8 I Net only is the Liver the largest but one oi the mo timpoi deranged it becomes the source of endless suffering. When I er is < the kidneys and bowels, it becomes torpid, and fail to f froi biliousness and a general impairment of the digestive system, digestion is
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    45 9 Aug 28, 1916. The following ara the shares aa to j which changes are notified iv If eairi Fraser and Co.'s yesterday's share list i ROBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES Buyers Sellers Alor Gajab 13.35 i 50 Merßo, 4 G M leluk Anson |J0
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    EXCHANGE.
    56 9 •Cokbectbd uf to Aug 28 Sao* i as/a |.gl9 |2 dnmau'l 7.$ P-ivats credits Bm a S 4 18 18 France demand Bank 528 Cbbia, T. T. |?4| HOHSKOsa, demand g| iOEOUAMA, daman d not Java, demand 155Sabgeok, demand g.« SovsßSiasa; Bank buyict 16 64 Bank &t Bnfiand Ra:s
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    PRODUCE.
    153 9 Aug 28 Tin (liir, ten.-; |g_ 90 1 tfanikiei IC.Ti 1 Grsmhlsfl Guks No 1 20.00 I Ganiblsi Cuh« No. 2 IS. OO Psppes Blac ordio. S'poie 18.00 Pappas, (Wb'ta fair) Is.OOl Nsimega (110 t3 the is 80. Ou Naemegs (80 to the Ib.l aom. Mace (Bandal 75. 00
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      519 9 Was «r Peace. Fasiinf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP ffl GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). _lEAB OFfl€L Wlnciiefiter Hoose, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, F-C. asßsasßj has £20,000 deposited with tbo Supreme Court ol
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      445 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In New Zealand.) FIRI Insurances effectod on Bnldings, Itent and Merchandise of every description. M HIU In.onrances accepted to all parts of tbe world at lowest rates. WAS 11SI acceittdtoailpait J. HENRY, Looai Itanaget. jgtg 2, fiolaysoo Green, ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated In
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      583 9 THE as si Manufacturers Life Insurance Company. (IHOOBPOBATED IN CANADA) A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE. According to the official statement of the Superintendent of Insur ance for the Dominion of Canada. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company is one of the larger Canadian Companies, strong, well established and prosperous.
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      141 9 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co lid FIRE AND MARINE, 'Incorporated In New Zealand Y.NB-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC, Do MARINE. (Incorporated ba Hongkong, CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Go Lti FIRE. Incorporated m Hongkoc_> LONDON GUARANTEE A ACCIDENT Co Ltd. GUARANTEE. (Incorporated m England.) Fire and Marine Blahs of every floßoalssfss underwritten at lowest current
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      63 9 WEATHER REPORT Kanoang iietbaa Hospital Aag Ml 9 A.M S P.M I P.M I Basoat, *I Fah SS 835 Jt.7** *9,80g Fenip *<.o 87 0 <o.a Wet Bnlb Tir*» 7« 5 n.f ?7 0 Dlr, olWind Ca'aa W Calss Max. Temp, to aaaoe tf.B Mia. au ao. 71.5 Max, ta
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      756 9 DAILY SHIPPING REPORT Chaafeer of Commerce Ho H ijj Aog 26 ARRIVALS. Aug I5 i ocas, Katoa (Bril Aug 26 Ban i'oh (iuao, BaAawist SSSJtt Harley (Brit) Sin^kktwant,* (Dat) Aug J7, Bopsa, Tbottfwa, Hod Las Lady We' i CslypSO, I'm BSSBJ, Strathfit. I rick, > amiir. Nam >an^, Meran (ilrit:
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    THE COCAINE EVIL.
    968 10 Fr»m Our then CorrssssssVnl London, July Mi The Anti Cocaine agitation m this conn try is assuming very large importance aad the position is summed up by Sir Milium Collins, our leading expert wbo, .peaking recently at a meeting of the society for tbe Bind, of Inebriety,
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    THE BURNING MORORSHIP.
    382 10 THE GLENaRWB* STILL ABLAZE, Last Bight the fire on the motorsbip Glenartney, lying scuttled alongside thej Middle Wharf at Tanjong Pagar, waej Btill burning after three frill days. On j Sunday evening it seemed thatr the fire [brigades were petticg the mastery of I the outbreak, hat
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    BOOKS RECEIVED.
    375 10 Pbesem Dai Chiba Gardner L Hax I ding, the Century Co [M.V. Had not the western world been <*n;>*-sd ir. its own I desperate struggle for Its idesls, tbe I spectacle of China also m tbe struggle for nationhood and liberty would have {attracted nniveraa! attention. The book
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    126 10 The daily tale of successes on all the far flung battle fronts calls to mind the joyous lament of Horace W f alpole m July 1761, when writing to George Montagu, regarding "the victories that come tumbling over oue another from distant parts of the globe." "i don't know where
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    ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE.
    624 10 A service was held m the Chapel of j f he Order m St. Paul's Cathedral on 24th July when the banners of the late Sir Cecil Clementi Smith and Sir Thomas Powell Buxton were taken down. On the same occasion the banners of Baron
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    284 10 lt is a matter of special satisfaction that General Smuts is clearing the Germans away from the neighbourhood of Tictoria Nynr/a, because, while half of the lake has hitherto been m German possession, the whole of it should be ours, as it was discovered m 1858 by the English explorer
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    193 10 The X P M express steamer Rumphius'l anchored m the roads yesterday morning I from Sourabaya, Samarang and Batavia, j and left again for Belawan Deli. The Compania Trasatlantica steamer I Legazpi, with the Spanish mail from the I Philippines for Europe, is expected to B arrive to-morrow
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    THE NEW YORK EXPLOSIONS.
    278 10 Island Arsenal Destroyed New York, July 81st.™ A eerie* of Lerrihc explosions of ammunition await ing shipment to the Entente Alli.s and itored on Biacktcn Island, m New York harbour, eff Jersey City, early thit morning, caused property loss estimated at 25 million dollars. So far,
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    GIFTS TO BRITISH MUSEUMS.
    132 10 Bequests of historic interest have been made by ihe Rev. Henry Fanshawe Tojcer, of Oxford, for nearly 4S year* tutor of Exeter College, who left estate ol the gross value oi £37,755. Testetor gave: To the British Museum, the flag of I King William 111., borne
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    S.V.C DRILL PROGRAMME.
    186 10 ro DAT 7 a.m 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall N Oe, SVC 6.10 p.m. S V A BRBv.NG Os m Maxim Co 6.10 Chinese Co gOO Tunglin Malay Co Off ANC Oe M Sepoy Lines S F A Co Wednesday, 80th Aug. 7 a.m. A 5.1 5 p.m.
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      334 10 BRITISH EAU DE COLOGNE! Specially prepared for us by the Oldest Lavender Distiller m England and renowned for j\ STRENGTH, REFRESHING QUALITY, SWEETN'r^ and DELICATE PURE ODOUR sosasad for Ban-4i [Cologne, accentuate I w i ■< t t Tht as KMa The wonderful tn aaaeaa, Invigoratint i .ty an«l known.
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