The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 April 1917

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    Masthead
    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN* CENTS SINGAPOEE THURSDAY, A PHIL, 5, 1917. NO. 89,725
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    173 1 Oar London Letter will be fouad oa page 10. The diary of the week's warning ap pears on page 10. 1 An armed American merchantehip has t been sank Page 5. The British forces have progrested north i eaßt of Baghdad Page 5. U Letters on Monday's
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    NU SPELING.
    777 1 It seems that an association for epelling reform has got. or is likely to get, the ear ol the Government m England, aud the Empire is thus threatened witb changes m ifctj written language, which may be desirable from the point of view of the scientific utilitarian, but
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      389 1 GOODRICH TYRES S FETY TREAD r VALUE *>k x s r f *f v j i v rjfsVV^BW XT' ■■9 x^ Goodwins Exquiciu-lv Perfuiu' d 3Sf Bouquet Bath Tuilet Foap, 6 caked /j> f jf V f H jgjJ Ktj r and Oallet flrsi Roger and Oallrt. Rrij" r and
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    • Advertisement
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      129 1 I *i ADVERii&£**!ENI!!>. II .< r ipal notice re gae refuse removal F e»h films at Gaiety and Empire cin j o t Page 2 and 3. •7 em's pink pills far muscular back i Le Page 3. N ie to the planting and mining com munity re Jongkeena Page
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      2 1 Martell's Brandy
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      105 1 THE WEEK. Thursday sth High Water— B-lU a.m., 9 42 p.m. Mark L dge, 8 30 pm. KSfil Inspection. Tanglin, 5.15 p m. Maundy Thursday. Friday 6th Rtgh Water- 9 43 a.m., 10 12 p m. Good Friday. Public and Bank Holiday. Sstorday 7th. Hlgn Water— lo-2U a.m., DSfip.m. Full
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    " MARINERS OF ENGLAND."
    598 3 MARINERS OF ENGLAND." Rescues from the Sea. I will give yoa a toast— 'The salt of the carth the British Navy.' And we drank it m the sparkling wine of France. It was one of the Merchant Service who spoke, and he had not landed an hour. He and his
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    250 3 It is just aa well that Mr. Hughes fchould keep an open mind over the Day light Saving Act, says the Sydney Daily Telegraph. In some quitters this law has unquestionably imposed very serious m conveniences. The complaints from the country dihtrtcts contained evidence of hardship and irritation without any
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      555 3 THE POPULAR PHOTO-PLAY HOUSE EMPIRE Tan jong Pagar Road. TO-NIQHT Trams Pass the Door. SECOND SHOW 9.30 p.m. Sbarp The Final Ipisodes. The last 4 Parts. n U THE RED CIRCLE ,&> EPISCU: 13. "Branded as a Thief EPISODE 14. "Judgement Day." REGENT PRESENT 3 "SAVING THE COLOURS" 3 A
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      431 3 MUSCULAR BACKACHE. Tbe muscles of the back do the heavy work of the body. When they are overworked or ill-nourished they ache and people begin to worry needlessly about their kidcojs. Backache may be due to lumbago, which is rheumatism of the musclea of the back, but n ore backaches
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      693 3 FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE. SINGAPORE MARINE INSUfiANCE AGENTS ASSOCIATION. Ottlcoß of Members of the above Associations Will be cloned for the transaction of budirjesson the 6th, 7th and 9th April, 1917. By Order, CKTTET ft BATEIAN. Secretaries. 4-4 4 NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark contesting of
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      94 3 NOTICE. BOELEN Co. We beg to notify the pubiio that our intereats will be acquired from the Ist April 1917 b/ THE HOLLAND STRAITS TRADING CO., Ltd incorporated m Holland, and from that date oar butinr-Hs w)ll be carried on aH branch offices of THE HOLLAND STJiAITS TRADING Cc, Ltd
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      812 3 NOTICE. Notice is hereby given, that under the Army' Act, a soldier cannct be placed nnder (stoppages of pay for a private debt Persons giving credit will do so at their own risk. 53 5 3 c SHORTHAND IN THREE LESSONS With, m addition a treatise on the Logos Phonetic
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      18 4 Booty -On April 4 at 2.i Cairn mil Road, to Mr. and Mrs. K. Bcotv, a daughter.
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      DEATH.
      22 4 Meredith.— On Feb 20th. 1917, Henry, the beloved father of R W Meredith, at Mercedrh Hospital, Dublin. 'Thy will be done."
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    The Singapore Free Press Thursday, April 5, 1917.
    752 4 The Singapore Fre e Press Thursday, April 5, 1917. The declaration of President WILSON, buktHl by the vote of Congress, that the Cnited States is at war with Germany, will come a? a welcome relief from uncertainty to the Allies and the people of the I'nited States. The truth of
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    546 4 It is confidently announced that His Royal Highness the Duke of Cocnaught who was formerly Commander m Chief m India, will be the next Inspector General of the Overseas troops a poet for which he is eminently titled. M j-r M F 1 Mr, Kinge Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, has
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    LATE WIRES.
    436 4 [By Submarine Gable] Renter a Bervioe] London April 4 —A French communi q le says East and Wesl of the Somme after a violent artillery preparation we attacked the enemy position south of the line C lstret Eaeigny Benay from Epine d' Allon to t,e Oiee. We attained
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    CHINESE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
    411 4 On Tuesday night the Primep it, Church was tastefully decorated, the occasion beiog the celebration of the 27th anniver sary of the Chinese Christian Association. The attendance was go large that a number had to be content with standing room The audience included a good number of
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    33 4 Sir Thomas Holland 'President of the' Indian Industrial Comrmefion) 16 to pro I vide m India as many supplies ac pof sible which are now imported m a manufactur- ed state from home.
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    MAJOR BLACK'S M.C.
    191 4 MAJOR BLACK'S M. C. Another attempt was made last evening to hold a Parade for Hip public present tion to Major Norman Black cf tb<. v i tary Cross awarded him for servict i» Flanders. Once -nor<» tb# rain came down v x>rrentt. it Ifci I I vi i. rr.mtQd^
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  • Correspondence.
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      HARDSHIPS OF COMPULSORY SERVICE.
      433 4 HARDSHIPS OF COMPULSORY SERVICE. To the Eni T o;t, teed m your ye-tprj lgtlM a paragraph staling certain p. jp| e v tr€ going to Kuela Limp football game 6 on Easter Mordr. ceepiie the fact that there It allege., day for tbe I that d leemi to me very
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      INTER-SETTLEMENT SPORT.
      83 4 Sir,— Your paragraph c cricket and soccer teams' Hi during the coming Easter week end *F pealed to a good many people as di«: to the point. These inter eettlss** sporting fixtures are an ondoubtfd WP* 1 fluity m war-time They c- 'ail a deal of expenditure m
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    20 4 The London paUm off formation cunctn.irc r ti> v!a barge m the 1 1 120 ingote of tin, eacb weifiiiiuc
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      130 4 jp^^^s TRY J COCHRAN'S '.jT)j^_ BELFAST DRY GINGER ALE. CALDBECK, MACGHEGOR Co. SOLE AGENTS. JOHN LIfTDFs jgT NOW PROCEEDING teTr THE #h\ WAR ECONOMY A OPPORTUNITY Genuine Reductions m Ladies* tll^ Gents' and Fancy Goods XjK f V FOR |(l 13 Sale Days. -lI \J Once a Year. vi John
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      64 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS Si Orchard Road, Telephone No. 1055. The Oldest and Leading Studio. First m 1872, Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at our Command, thus enßurin# always the prodoc tion of only the best results m Studio Portraiture,
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      31 4 ST fcNDREW S CATHEDRH. Good Friday Matlne and Anu (VtunniLt fct.; V J ST. MATTI H lv Commonio 7am r&1 Mi lujrial vService. at Fidadan I Festal E vecbong 6 6
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    STILL PUSHING ON
    188 5 MORE BITES IN THE GERMAN LINE Nearing St Quentin By Submarine Cable 1 [lUuter'i Berrloe] London. April 8. Renter's correspond- I at H .dqaarters on April 3 *a\s a impeded operation*, bus th j had been completely cleared out iin sar Coj^al. fire miles southeast HM tntl3
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    MORE PEACE OFFERS
    90 5 Amsterdam. April The Lokal Anz?i ger state s tha Cantral Powers are going te make a new peace < £f-r London, April, d. The Ljk-»'i Anzai^er'a announcement i» the culmination of a combination ol circuuiatace :s. Firstly Coast I statement cabled on Mar fondly the Vorwstrti declaration
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    THE RUSSIAN FRONT
    87 5 London, April 3. Wireless. Russian official. We threw back at the bayonet point enemy attacks which penetrated oar tienches m the regions south of Ulukst and southeast of Vladimir Volynsk. <>ne of our seaplanes raiding Derkaa was compelled to descend. The aviators attacked a Turkish schooner with
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    BASUTO LOYALTY
    121 5 •lows, April B—A8 A special session ■I the Baautolaad Council was convened m order to discuss the High Commissioners appeal for native war labour overseas, It concluded a m satisfactory appeal and embodied a scheme for the recruit meet of native labour m Baautoland similar to the South
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    NEW MUNITION WORKERS SYSTEM
    37 5 Lzz:2-i. April 3 —The Press Bjreau -on. presiding at the cf the tcide card scheme, v ol the army's -Ceiaary I of lir^e number I ft% A^ia foreshadowed >o a n»;w judnpansables -lurbed.
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    NO PLACE FOR PEACE CRANKS
    29 5 loa, April 4 —South Aberdeen, tioo h:.* resulted m Mr Fleming ::on; polling 3,283 votes Mr Watluiepe 5u7 Mr Pcthick i N m 0
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    BARROW STRIKE ENDS
    26 5 ion, April i.— The Barrow .strike t** been tallied and work ia being resume<* to morrow. ballot waa 1,623 for resumption MM against.
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    WILSON FOR WAR
    127 5 CONGRESS ENTHUSIASTIC No Quarrel with German People (By Submarine Gable] {Renter's Service] Washington, April B.— Crowds outside the Capitol cheered frantically as President; Wilson entered and left, and during his address Congress roared cheer after cheer, m an ecstasy of patriotism, and vociferously applauded the declaration that
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    THE GREAT SPEECH
    225 5 Supplementing the United States intenwith regfttd to cooperation with the the Pre-idnat said it was necessary to organise and mobilize all material resources to supply war material to serve the national n.eda m the uusc abundant yet most euonomical and efficient way possible. An immediate and full
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    THE FRUITS OF DEGENERATE MONARCHY
    295 5 He sarcastically said that self-governed nations did not till neighbouring states with spies or launch intrigue to bring about a critical posture of affairs which would give an opportunity to strike and make a con quest. Cunningly contrived piano of de ception or an impression
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    NO QUARREL WITH AUSTRIA
    223 5 President Wilson postponed discussion of relations with Vienna, indicating that at present there was no fighting with Austria- Uurgary. America possessed no enmity t§a the German people and did not eetk to iDJorc or disadvantage them but w&9 m armed opposition to an irreoponsi- be Government,
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    HOW AMERICA CAN HELP
    418 5 London, April 3. The passage m President Wilson's speech regarding coopera- j tion with the Allies runs This will j involve the utmost pracricabla coopora- j tion m council with the Governmental warring with Germany, and as incident i thereto the extension to tbobe Governments of
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    THE SEA WAR
    103 5 U S. Armed Ship Sunk New York, April 3.— The I'nited States Consul Hist has advised the owners of the steamer Aztec, the first armed American vessel to sail for F.uiop-\ that ghe was sunk by a German euhtnarine on April 2. Havre, April 3. A French
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    MEXICO IN DOUBT
    44 5 New York, April 4. The attitude of Mexico towards the L'uitt-d Slates is at tracticg renewed atteutiou. It is re* ported that civilian leadein m Mexico cityare dif-po-ed to neutrality. V.Vila tlm military cftlcera favour a pro Gentjuu dtcliiration of war.
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    USING GERMAN LABOUR
    56 5 London, April 8. The Press bureau says arrangments have been made to license on parole selected civilian war prisoners for employ rnent In essential industries. Both employers and preruiees will be unconnected with war operations. The ordinary rate of wages will be paid and they will report
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    RUSSIAN SOCIETY SENSATION
    17 5 Petrograd, April 4. The wife of exPrainior Stuerraor hay attempted to com mit suicide.
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    A NEWSPAPER HOLIDAY
    91 5 London, April 3. Nj English newspapers will be published on Good Friday. A service will be held m th^ Presbyterian Church, Oichard road, -jn Good Friday :\t 6 80 p. ra. Special attention is also drawn to the service next Sunday evening at 5.30 p. BO. when
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    JESSELTON ICE & POWER Co
    657 5 JESSELTON ICE POWER Co WAR ECONOMY IN BORNEO. The third annual general meeting of; the Jesselton lea and Power Co. was held yesterday at the registered office, 64 66 Market et, Singapore. There were present Messrs A. E. Baddeley (chairman), Tan Khaw Lock, W. Webster, Cbee Swee Cheng directors, Ong
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    THE ASSIZES.
    233 5 A coDclueiou was reached at the Ai6ize<s yeeteiday, before the Cbief Justice (Bic Jobu Buckulll, X o)i m the cum- iv which Knp; Hui Ti and Tan Seug were cLurged with ruiij? robbery. Mr A dti Mello appeared (or the defeuce. After his lordship's summing up, the; jury
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    37 5 Sufficient stock to enable every official m their service at home end abroad to share m the Loan haa been purchased by the British North Borneo Co. np to a maximum of one third of their balaiies.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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      188 5 ROBINSON <& Co. SOLE AGENTS FOR KYNOCH'S Sporting Cartridges. Kyccth's Grouse Ejector Cartridges loaded Jfchultze Rmolreh «s Powder. 12 and 16 Bore Sho'- No 4, 5 and 6in stoc'< Boats Obrtridgi I leaded. K. B. G. BmoLeleas Powder. The 1 1 s* CartiiJ fe at ibc prioa. 12 and i
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      697 6 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND, FOR LONDON. For particulars aa to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., agents; KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAABT MAATSGKAFP2J (Incorporated m Holland, Roy*! Packet Navigation Co., of Batavit. 3— S. CobbYBE QUAT, ffJIOBR OONTRACT WITH THE NETHtfKLANDS tUDIA
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      586 6 i O« British India AND Apcah Lime (Companies Incorporated la 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. MAIL LINES. Homeward (fob Europe). Ootwabd (fob 0b»a) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE Homeward
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      609 6 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAI! STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd (incorporated is Japan) EUROPEAN LINE. A Bervice is malctalned between Yoftohami via ports to Mareoilleß. London, andet mat contract with the Imperial Japanese Gcvgvb lneLt. The New Twin screw Steamem maintaining this service have been specialty designed and conttrncted, and are flkret
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      293 6 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARlTiit, Incorporated m c HAIL LIMI, Fortnighfy Bervice betweeo U*^China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti Marseilles. i« BRAMCH LWI. Fortnightly »er rice bet ween Saitfcn.T^ Haiphong. m For further lnfcrmation apply %c J. de COURTOiS j_^ Stoomvaart iaatschappy and Rotterdam Lloyd 'Incorporated il land ROYIL DUTCH MAIL COMPANY Regular
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      579 7 Wkk or Peace. Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY iS THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LUTED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester Basse, Singapore. LONDON OFFICES 52, Old Jewry. E.C. Joxapa«| baa C2O.CUO <tefoalt&d wltn the Scaiexae Ooort ol
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      521 7 THE HO HONG BANK, Ltd. Htad Office SINGAPORE, RAFFLIS CHAMBf R§,s &6. Blanches Malacca. 155 First Cross Street; Muar, 7779 Jaljn Suleiman. CAPITAL. Registered *^.fOO,OOO. la*ued *-„OfO,fOO. Subscribed 33.500,000. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Lim Peng Slang Esq Chmirmmn, The Hon'ble Dr. Lim Boon Ktng Lee Choon Onan E*q. Tan Cheng Lock
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      252 7 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In New Zealand.) PIRI Insurances effected on Buildings, Kent and Merchandise of every description HARINI Insurances accepted to all parts o! tno world at lowest rates. WAI RISK accepted to all parts. J. HENRY, Managot Offices 2, Fiolaysoa ftoai. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co,, Ltd.
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      155 7 ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated In England,) Aaoumulatod Funds exceed 917,000,003 FIRE ft MOTOR CIR RIBKB. insurances effected at rates of premium which will be found favourable to the Insurer. Pitersoa 8! moos ft Co., Ltd. Ifaiti (Incorporated In England.) Aog. 4 nc SUARDIAN ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated m England.)
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      261 7 ALL-BRITISH ROM TYRES USED BY THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE BRITISH^sk MADE MERCURY Kom Tyres are oted by motorists the world over, and their outstanding merits are recognised also by 11. M. War )flice, the Admiralty and other Government depat tments, all of whom are regularly placing orders for more and
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    SHIPPING PROBLEMS IN PEACE PERIOD
    621 8 Sir Thomas I Birkio presided at Ibe annual general meeting of tbe Mercantile Steamship Company. He moved the adoption of the report Mr J Howard Glover (managing director) observed that the conditions m which they met were very similar to those of last February, except
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    DEPORTED GREEK ARMY.
    83 8 Athens, Fi±b 24. A curious proclama tioD to tbe banished army has been ibeued by tbe Greek Wur Minister. Tbe procla matioa exhorts it to retata patience until tbe days of Borrow pass and sunshine re turns. It appeals to the army to keep its o\es coniidently
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    GERMAN BOAST.
    74 8 Rotterdam, Feb 24.— Dr Helfferich, German Minister for Home Affairs, ad* dressing Agrarian representatives, said that England seee herself m a position unparalleled m history. A year ago she thought she was able to use the world's acreage But the latter disappears m the face of the submarine
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      852 8 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE SPRING RACE MEETING (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING) WILL BE HELD OS Tuesday the 15th, Thursday the 17th, and Saturday tbe 19th of May, 1917. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 15th May, 1917. 1. THE OPENING STAKES-2-30 p.m. Value $400 and $100 to the Second
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      771 8 THIRD DAY. Saturday, 19th May, 1917. 1. ft 8. THE STEWARDS' STAKES and PLATE— 2-30 pro and 5-40 p m Value of each stake $300 and $50 to each Second Pony. A Handicap for all Ponies, 14.2 and under that have run at the Meeting. The Poniss may be divided
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      277 8 THE 'SUBSTANTIAL WHITE ANT EXTERMINATOR. THIS is manufactured m our own workshops from British materials, strongly constructed to withstand rough usage, wear and tear. All working and wearing parts are easily got at and renewable. price $39 POISON IN 2 lbs TINS $X PER TIN Mnitssrs UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. SINGAPORE
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    Our London Letter.
    1652 10 From Out Own Correspondent London, Februaiy 22. f The China Situation. The firm note taken by China m responding to the invitation of President Wilson to break off diplomatic relations with Germany has caused a verj good impression here*. Few of us thought that China had sufficient
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    FOOTBALL.
    161 10 Py their 2— 0 victory over tbe S RCio a well contested game on Tuesday evening iWmter scoring once m each half) the SCC, with full poiuti for three matches, now hend the soccer league table. Tbe competition is, of course, only m its early stages at present, but
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    THE WEEK'S WARRING.
    1009 10 [The dates given are those of the deslatch of the telegrams from London.] March 28 Cavalry continue to play tig part m Western advance. Progress to lepth of 3,000 yards made on. five mile ront Longavesnes Equancourt. Germans lave had to abandon large supplies of itores. Villages
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    103 10 [Sannders and Macphail's Daily Report.] Ruhbek Sharks. The Rubber Auction continued firm throughout the day on a basis of about 1158-160 for best grades. Business m shares is still much restricted Malaki» Pindac are steady at 92 45 2 50, Alor Gajihs 53 95 4 10 Jerams
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    BARLOW'S PRODUCE REPORT.
    115 10 RUMiER. Singapore, April 4. The quantity catalogued for this week's Auction amounted to 762 tons. There was a good demand last week's prices being well maintained and m 6ome instances improved on Up to the time of writing the highest paid for Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet was
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    74 10 Agent* Adaraeon Gilfillan (Penang) Rahman Tin 617 (mill 265. tribute 351.) Agents Indo. Malay Co. Malaya General 4 7,600 Sedenak 45,515 Mengkibol (C J) 28,574 Pontian (M) 6,900 Agents P&tereon, Simons and Co. Trafalgar 3,701 against 2,315 total to date 41,190. j Trafalgar >Coconut 6) 20,000
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    PICTURE SHOWS.
    98 10 The Empire this evening screens new i pictures The R?d Circle," Saving the j Colours etc. and on Monday next begins jto show the Britaiu Prepared and later the Sotnme Films." The feature m to night's change of pro i gramme at the Gaiety cinema is the gre&t
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      159 10 RAFFLES HOTEL. 1 SPECIAL DINNER ON SATURDAY. I RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM I Open from 8 a. m. to 12 p. m. daily I RAFFLES BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY I The best m town 1 Upcountry orders promptly executed Bread delivered I at private residences daily. RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE I Cars Repaired,
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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      56 10 SWIMMir.G CLUB LAUNCHES. Atril 6, 7 and 8. Johnston's Pier, 9,10 and 11 a.m. 2.80 and 8.30 p.m. Club Bungalow 9.30 and 10.30 a.m. 12.15 3 and 5.30 p.m. There will be a lar.nch leaving the Pier at 12 o'clock on Monday, m addition to the times advertised. Tiffins will
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      27 10 jS. V. C. DRILL PROGRAMME. TO DAY. 5.15 p.m. Bras Baeah-rd Malay Co Friday, Apbil 6th. GOOD FRIDAY. G G Wace, Captain Actg. Adjutant, S. V. C.
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