The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 April 1917

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPOKE TUESDAY, APKIL, 17, 1917. NO. 89,734
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  • 277 1 The entrance of the British into Lene is chronicled by the war correspondents and some interesting particulars are given i of the proceedings which led to the taking of Vimy Page 7. The Germans undertook a strong counter attack on a front of six miles m the
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  • 861 1 THROUGH GUATICULED GLASS— MUD. "The roads are bad oh, yes, very bad Everybody wags hie head and depresses you juet at rauch as be possibly can. No mention ie made of Vno roads, because you cannot discuss a nonentity. And yet there are no roads beyond that The hortee splash
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 384 1 GOODRICH TYRES SAFETY TREAD LADIES CAMISOLES, trinimed ssssJ \vsF('<'\ l M' S ▼al tdging an 3 insertion and LADIES CHEMISE, trin- lO \m em broidery beading. mcd val, edging inser- W. B. Nuform CorseU, as M»» R CORSETS im «k«krh w Price 14 95 each. tion wlib val beading. nketch
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    • 75 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice cc Indragiti dividend Page 5. Two clerks wanted Page 5. French leseoua wanted Page 5. Harbour Board tenders for a piece of land Page 5. New Firestone advt. Page 8. A Royal Packet eteamer with good passenger accommodation for Hongkong Page 8. Announcement re new Dollar Directory
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 129 1 THE WEEK. Taesdu 17th. High Water— s.64 a.m., 7 51 p m. Diocesan Cooferccce, 10 3; am. Chung Ling Soo, 9 15 p.m. At Home," 9 p.m. Wednesdaj 18th. High Water— 7-2i am, 8-82 p.m. Diocesan Conference, 1" a.m. Chung Ling 800 Matinee, f 5 p.m. Outwatd mail expected. Public
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  • 1213 3 i A City of Unredeemed Italy. Mr Perceval Gibbon writes m the ''Daily Chronicle Gorizia. Long streets still a9 midnight, inhabited only by casual wayfarers who walked very close to the walls great conrtyard doors hanging narrowly ajar, through which one gained, at the cost of pushing them
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  • Correspondence.
    • 649 3 To The Editor, Sir There was a time within recent recollection when the Muharnedane m general were averse from their children learning English. They feareJ, and there was some cause for this fear, that English Education might wean their children away from them and make Christians
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 862 3 CHANGE OF PROGRAMME ETHE POPULAR PHOTO PLAY HOUSE mpirE Tanjcng Pagar Road. Trains Pass the Door. HHHHH^^H SECOND. SHOW 9.30 p.m. Sharp. BUGLER OF ALGIERS Loyalty Patriotism. Love,— Constancy of Purpose, Lifelong Friendship, -EntwinII a i«..-toral romance, stirred by a breath of War and Beautified by hetoic achievement, constitute "THE
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    • 382 3 Vet m the game— Sargol makes Puny, Peevish People Plump and Popular. SAROOL, the concentrated food that puts on good, healthy flesh, sometimes at the rate of a pound a day, buildi up the thin and weak, brings back the rosy blush of health, rounds out the skinny, scrawny figures
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  • 663 5 (incorporated m Queensland.) ■Grsrbal Manager's Progress Report for Folk Weeks Ending Mab 24th, 1817. Gentlemen, I herewith beg to kand you my report on your Mining and Milling 'operations for four weeks ending March 24th. 1917. The accompanying sheet of Mine Measurements and
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  • 55 5 According to the Hague correspondent of ;he Morning Post it is now believed m Germany that the United States is )c possession of the key to the German secret code. German officials are reported to be convinced that it was not through Mexico that the United States learned the ontenta
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 779 5 THE INDRAGIRI (SUMATRA) RUBBER AND 6UTTAPERCHA CO., LID. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thd Directors have declared an Interim Dlvidcne of 10%, free of War Tax, on account of the year ending 31st October 1917 payable to shareholders on the register on 10th April 1917. AND NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY
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    • 490 5 FRENCH LESSONS Gentleman wants lessons m French. Reply Box 9 p/o Free Press. 17 4 19 4 WANTED FOR MALACCA Chinese speaking clerk, experienced m wharf work, shipping, and storing good*. Keply stating experience, age, Ac. To SHIPPING c/o Free Press. 17-4 22-4 CLERK WANTED IMMEDIATELY. By the Great Eastern
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    • 373 5 JONGKEENA TO MOTHERS lf you are living any distance from town and have a family it will pay you to keep a bottle of JONGKEENA m your homes, for if your child is labouring under any ills, which often come on (juite suddenly a dose of "JONGKEENA" will soon give
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    • 124 5 GORDON'S The Oldest Established London Gin Distilleries Famous for the Purity and Flavour of their 'OLD TOM" AND "DRY GINS." OF ALL DEALERS THE BORNEO CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED INeENOLAND.) SOLE IMPORTERS. BUCHANAN'S BLACK WHITE' There is no better value on the Market than this old and perfectly blended Whisky— A
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 30 6 Wiohtwick— Stilkb. On Wednesday. April 11th, atßt. Mary's Church, Acton, Humphrey Quest Wiohtwick, of the Singapore Electric Tramway*. Ltd., to Ethel Mary ctil.es, formerly of the O.E.Z M.8., Singapore.
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    • 42 6 Died »t Batavia on tbe 12th April, 1917, D.J.van U tng AAßDEN formerly of Amsterdam and Singapore, aged 09 years. Wolkerhtan.— On April 7, of pneumonia. Humphrey Pipe-Wolferstan, aged IS yearn, elilest son of L. E. P. WolfersUn, Civil Service, 8.8.
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  • 1070 6 TheSingapore Free Press Tuesday, APRIL. 17, 1917. The situation m South America is developing m a way which carries with it something more than a war interest, since it is possible that a general conference of these States may be brought about, the influence of which will not be confined
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  • 1402 6 Mr A S Mackie, of Messrs Neill and Bell, is leaving for berne to join up. MM) The Klang Railway Station Master baa been awarded tne first prize for Station gardens, bit being tbe best kept m Selan gor m 1016. The firing of guns on Friday evening at Klang
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 152 6 DENIS MOUNIE "THREE STAR" COGNAC Per Case of I dozen, $25, duty extra. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. ARE SOLE AGENTS. FOR DENIS MOUNIE <&> Co. tittle^ SALE TWO FINAL DAYS Cucsday i?tb, (U(dnesday isib. REMNANTS, ODDMENTS, SURPLUS GOODS ETC. WILL BE SOLD AT HALF SALE PRICES GREAT CLEARING BARGAINS John Little
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    • 166 6 6. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 3 1 Orchard Road, Telephone do. 1035. Tbe Oldest and Leading Studio. First m 1872, Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample ResoarceM. aDd the Requisite Experience, are all at our Command, thus ensuring always tbe production of only tbe best results m Studio Portraiture,
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  • 670 7 LARGE HAUL OF GUNS [By SnDvaxiM Cable] (Bevter't iervioe] l^ondoo, April 16 Lloyds news cor L-ondent at Headquarters, wiring on says British patrols have entered Jog Though the enemy were still m ma I ioe gun redoubts m some places they w only rearguards, for the main
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  • 112 7 I Jt of che S R A will take i-ioge on Thursday. of chandu dross exceed i** S T«?o Kai was yesterday >•■ Si 3 by Mr Mudie, third magistrate. I case was mentioned m the second and postponed, of 10, charged with criminal of tru< m respect of a
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  • 618 7 BIG ENEMY ATTACK One Small Success IBy Submarine Cable] [Renter's Service] London, April 15. Marshal Haig re ports Early this morning the enemy strongly attacked, on asLxmilesfront astride the LUpaume-Cambrai road under cover 1 of heavy bombardment, oar new positions from Hermies to Noreuil'. The attack failed everywhere
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  • 221 7 The Observer declares Everything foreshadows, for the present year and perhaps beyond it, a long struggle testing the Allies to the core before they can bring the enemy to the ground. This year's cam paign will be the greatest and most terri ble of all. Until the season makes other
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  • 497 7 SOUTH AFRICA'S SHARE L H? Hnbmarine Cable 1 [Reuter's Serrioe] In his speech at Edinburgh following Sir R Borden, General Smutn referred fo the solidarity of the Union of South Africa and declared that he was fighting to day tor the same cause for which he fought against
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  • 249 7 The marriage between Dr H S Moom-hi, j m h, and tbe second daughter of Mr iulabkhan Saratee took place on tbe 7th nstant at the residence of tbe bride's ather at Serangoon Road. Among tbe 500 prominent Moslems who accompanied ;he bridegroom were Messro. Syed Moha ned bin Agil,
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  • 136 7 The subject of the abolition of tbe use of stock* aa a form of punishment for the lower castes came up m the Madras Le* gislative Council. Qne of the members moved for leave to introduce a bill for that purpose, but tbe Government replied that they had already submitted
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  • 405 7 TROUBLE IN SPAIN (By Submarine Cable] [Router's Service] Madrid, April 15. As a result of the outcry m the press that the government has concluded agreements involving a breach of neutrality, a Eemi official com munication has been made which declares that the agreements made by tbe
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  • 245 7 Cbristiania, April 10. Survivors of two torpedoed Danish vessels officially reported that they were sunk far outside the German danger /.oue. Hardens Distrust Amsterdam, April 16. Herr Harden, writing m Zukunft, expresses distrust of the Kaiser'it promised constitutional reforms and declared it to be unnecessary anyhow to postpone
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  • 95 7 Major A J Alexander, who arrived from home by the laet mail, after spending a fewdayd nt Singapore, has gone to Penang to take up the duties of Chief Censor on Colonel Ad *rn drtKuture for Eugland. Major Alexander has been serving on the Western front. A despatch from Berlin
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 206 7 ROBINSON ®> Co. FLOR DE LA ISABELA MANILA CIGARS. BOX OF Reina Victoria 50 $5 25 Per Box Nett. Carolinas 50 4 25 High Life 50 5.50 Princessas 50 4.50 Favoritos A Correa 50 6.25 Regalia A Lopez 50 7.00 Perfectos 25 350 Especiales Tabacalera 25 425 Esp Flor de
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 702 8 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND FOR LONDON. Por particulars as to rate 9 of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGBNTSS ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA (KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPY) SPECIAL 5000 TONS TOURIST STEAMERS FROM JAVA TO AUSTRALIA BATAVIA— SOURABAYA PORT
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    • 547 8 Mr. %Jm British India AND Apcar JLine (Oompanleß Incorporated la England.) Mail and Passenger Services, peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with Hli Majesty Government.) For; China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOR EU80P»). j OUTWARD (FOB CHIB1) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE
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    • 845 8 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARitth, IHOORPOR4TED IN Pr ASICe ■AIL LIRI. Fortnightly service betwees i«_ China^Oapan, Ceylon, D^ot,. l^ BRANCH Llig, Fortnightly service between s»i** Haiphong. °***I(^ For further Information apply J- COURTCg Stoomvaart Maatschappy^J and 'Rotterdam Lloyd (Incorporated m Hollands ROYIL DUTCI MAIL COlHt^ Regular Mall Service Be&m Java, Singapore.
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  • 982 9 An Editorial Office. Editor Perfectly astonishing the demand foe our paper. Sub Ed. Quite embarrassing. Editor We put it up to a penny Sub. Ed. With the gravest miegiringc, Editor Yet they hang on to it. Sub. Ed. Ah our readers are dogs of the bulldog breed. Editor
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 530 9 WaB o? Peace. Fahinu or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP W GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LUTED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD UFFICL: WlncLester Hoose, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE! Z% t Old Jewry, E.C Tne Ooxa»«r fcM £23.000 <^poftii^ wtlh the Soatece
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    • 498 9 I* THE HO HONG BANK, Ltd. Head Office SINGAPORE, RAFFLLS CHAMBERS, S &6. Tranches ■alaeca, 153 First Cross Street Inar, 77/79 Jalan Suleiman. CAPITAL. BegiPtered. ?8.P00,00C. Iwned ?4,0(0,f00. Subscribed 53, 500,000. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Llm Peng Slang E3q ChmUmmm, The Hon'ble.Dr. Lim Boon Ktng. isoon Ouair Esq. Tan Chen>; Lock
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    • 530 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In New Zealand. fIU Incuranoes effected on Buildings, Bent and Merchandise of every description. H.IBIHH insurances accopted lo all parte ot the world at lowest taler^ WIB KIB2 accepted to all parts. J. HENRY, Manager, Offices 2, Flolaysoi fireai. ft£» ZEiUND INSURANCE Co,, Ltd
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    • 467 9 THE MEANING OF "NERVES." N« rv. s ar« fibres running from the brain to all parts of the body, like the wires of a telephone fxchan^e >-ome of thtm gi\«- Uf> the fccn^e of touch and feeling others convey mea*iigc?s to the brain aud the will to our inuscks aud
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  • 347 10 [By Couteby of the French Consulate.] Paris, April 18th 6 p.m. The French 8 per cent bonds are at francs 61.85, the 6 per coat at francs 88.50. The French Premier M Hibot met Mr Lloyd George at Folkstone, and M Painleve Minister of War met Lord
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  • 412 10 London, March, 12. A mystery which ma; have developments ac important at thoeo which followed the seizure of pa pers belonging to Von Papen, the German Military Attache who was expelled from America last year, i* now en gag ing the attention of the British Foreign
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  • 1706 10 To Deo. 81 Mar. To dale 1810 Abaco 37,452 Allagar, Dec 300,400 A.Gajah, Sep 189,600 25,708 AlorPongsu 288,761 44,040, lima, 870,700 22,000 68,400 Ampat, Sep 155,580 84,984 An-Johore, Mar 251,256 47,199 j An-Malay.Dec 1,782,986 125,085 897,242 AnS'tra.May 848 693 154,182 Aeahan, July 845,551 75,161 Atbara, 66,494 8,288
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  • 190 10 In Above list the total* m flr*t °£.r~^M monthly totals for Jacl'-- fl la v hicfa the Comp*c> f <■ aft-rr the name. Thin M 1917 total to date and sec nd of the past month. Every ento*™£ m to get the figures accurate bat wey^ guarantee^. Managers
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 236 10 ALL-BRITISH ROM TYRES USED BY THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE BRITISH MADE x -YCLrI-'V /rl*§!£^^X<! MERCURY Rom Tyres ure used by motorists the world over, and their outstanding merits are reoognifled also by 11. M. War Office, the Admiralty and other Government departments, all of whom are regularly placing orders for
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    • 22 10 DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC. To be had at Iho B:nqapobs Dibpbmbaby, and of MISB BSOWH, Oraß-idalo, Blvcr V alley Head, btng&fotc.
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  • 1538 11 [ssaed by FKASEK Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, April 14th. *Lil laotattou ol Sterling Shane moat le regarded t poitay aomlaal lot %he p resell. Oai>. ißaoa. v j :r dw U-t BUTBBB. BlUlll. 100,000 18 1b A»i»t^ 12*% -.18 IB 879,980 Ss SB Ac^jJavs 10% 4
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  • 51 11 (COBBBCTDO OP SO April 16.) Baok 4 rn/t 24| d '.rcnrid 24$ Mutfl ujradj&f 6me 2 429-82 Fvasoe demand Back 819 HUM, T. T. BoanKOsa, demand l%Prem demand 109 Java, demaod 186 Irof.'KOK, 3*mand 65g SovjpKiciSHi, Ban* Bnyu a f.4 Bftdr oS Hagland P.'.te 6% lias Sllvai London 86
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  • 141 11 April 16. Tin (190 tons) 1102.25 GftznfciM 17.CC ("iambic* CuO« No. 1 '26.26 QamtUi Cain No. Z 21.0 C teppri Black or^la. opoia 28.00 Pe^ptf, (WfciOs f »t») 86.75 Nb4iu«<i (110 to tha Ih 4"2.00 N«imegt (80 to Mm 1»J 52. C0 Mace (Banda) 80.00 Ciovei (Amboina) nom. Bail
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 151 11 The TROPICAL ROOFING GENASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS /inch do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. v r IMKASCO^ViIIIIiIIHUUUI LJgg* J I HHH»gSB GENASCO is the result of over 30 years experience m the manufacture of Ready Roofings. Its durability makes it the
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    • 586 11 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press is a inorntnf Daily, and hi on sale at depots, from an early hour each morning (Sundays exempted). Cash price Ten Cents a copy. Subscriber*' copies will be delivered attheli private residences, (or town offices or godowni
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 491 11 MAIL TABLE To day. lnlerrrediaie and local matin wiu b- too»«--in list below Penang, Malacca, F M.s (by Train* 8 ».u, dally (except Bn^day). Johore, 8. 9.80. 11 a.m.. IS.3G 1, 4 6 p.w Cacob Hock Gan 8.30 ay P. Batam &P. Bulang Hock Keng 830 am Pulau Soegi Aing
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  • 275 12 The Clergy of the Church of England are meeting this week m Singapore. The following are attending the Conference. 1 the Reverends L W Coleman (Jiva) E L Danson (Seremban); X Gamier (Penang); E N Greenhow (ipoh) H C Henham t (Batu G»jah); C J Siminonß ißang
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  • 54 12 A consignment of Red Cross garments will shortly be sent off to the British Red Cross, Rome. Garments ready washed should be brought to the Tanglin Club next Friday morning, the 20tb, or to Plas Gwyn, Cluny Road, by Monday April 4 JBrd. G
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  • 92 12 At the Gaiety there is a great attraction with "The Galloper," a stirring book play. Tha Harima Hall announce a two-reel Drama "A Soul at Stake another book picturised." which furnishes rare enter tainment. whilst Fighting Joe offers excitement of another type. A pood pro gramme is reserved
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  • 265 12 The eighth ordinary general meeting of shareholders m the above Company was held on April sth. at the office of Mesßrt Cumberbatch and Co, Colombo. Mr A L Gibson, Director, presided. The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and accounts. Mr Whittow seconded. Carried. The
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  • 197 12 A rubber swindle has apparently been claiming a number of victims amongst credulous people at Amsterdam, Rotter dam, The Hague and Groningen. It ia well known that no lubber is to be had outside Oversea Trust control. Those m the plot profess to have 150,000 kilos, of
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  • Correspondence.
    • 868 12 Co the Editor, Sir, —I see that the Bishop of Singapore »nd Mr J A B Cook joinhands m denouncing the granting by the Government of India of permission to the Western Indian Tnrf Clnb to hold a lottery for the benetit of the War Loan. They
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    • 312 12 To Tin: EDITOB. Sir,—Th»- remarks of counsel m a recent court case may or may not express popu lar sentiment, but they areundoubtedly apt to convey a wholly false impression m regard to the requirements of local military service. The magistrate waa only liable for the following
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  • 171 12 Reported Capture. That the merchant submarine Deutach* land has been captured and that he saw her m Plymouth Harbor with 189 other German submarines was the statement made at Baltimore on February 16 by William Palmer, second engineer of the Atlantic Transport Company's liner Mongolia. According to the
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  • 411 12 With the arrival at New Yore of the Lloyd Brazileiro liner Sergipe there came additional reports of the activities of the German raider that eluded the British North Sea patrol last November and m a month sent vessel after vessel to her doom. One of the
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  • 54 12 In the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd at 7 a.m. on Friday, the 20th instant, ttiere will be a reqniem high masa for the repose of the souls of the late Corate de i Bondy, the regretted French Consul, who died on the 22nd April last year, and of the
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  • 287 12 The Directors' report for the year ended i Het December, 1916, for the meeting on \pril 24th reads. After making ample provision for de preciation and bad debU, tbe net profit! amount to 1124,265.70 which, with the balance of $6,662.87 brought forward from j last account,
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  • 116 12 [Saundere and Macphail'e Daily Report,] Monday's Business. Kubheb BHABEB. The share market continues steady, but there ii little business being done. M alaka I'indas are still the favourite with buyers at 1 2 C' 2 i I'ungors are wanted at 82} UJu Pandans at 92i, Lunas at
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  • 49 12 Agents Hvatt and Co. Pulau Kulang 6,715 total 9 months 41,079. Agents Guthrie and Go. Emerald 18,509; 'gainst 18 059; total 2 months 81,148; against 80,082. Sungei Buaya 46,508 against 25,207 total 9 months 862,855 against 289,707. Sumatra Caoutchouc Maatschappij 82.076 kilos. Kwaloe 12,382 lbs
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  • 143 12 The report of the Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging Company for the year to Sep tember 30 6tates that the dredgtre worked 81,245 hoara, against 27,369 hours m 1915. Value of tin output, exclusive of royalty, £114,993 against £123.260. Net profit, £40,808, against £40.836. Four dividends, aggregating 30 per cent, (or
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 156 12 SINGAPORE DIRECTOR Please send your Name Address for Publication m new Directory FREE NO CHARGE MADE Singapore Office Kelly and Walsh Singapore. Head Office Dollar Directory Co. Hongkong. SMOKE W. D. H. O. WILLS >s^ k/^J£~s< -*^S^ Li FLAKE 1 CIGARETTES Packed m Airtight Tins of SI 60 cents. ON
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 107 12 S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME. TO DAY. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall SV A Recruits. do SRE v, N C Os. do Maxim Co. No. '2 Det. 5.10 do Chinese Co.. 6.15 p.m. Bras Basah-rd Malay Co. WBmDAI April 18th. 4.80 p.m. Balestier Range S R E v. 5.16 H Drill Hall Maxim
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