The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 May 1917

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TKN CENTS SINGAPORE TUESDAY, MAY, 15, 1917. NO. 89,758
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  • 307 1 TH E DAY'S NEWS. Fighting news from the Western Front, if not m large quantity, is quite satis factory m quality. We have Bullecourt aud have made progress down the Scarpe beyond Roeux. We have advanced, cap tared a thousand prisoners and a fair amount of booty, and smashed up
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  • 1237 1 What is an optimist We know what a pessimist is. At least we know that entertaining definition which has truth ac well ac wit m it What ie a pessimist Why, a mm who lives with an optimist." It is a 6ori of new reading of the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 240 1 GOODRICH TYRES \FETV TREAD SMART WEAR G^UK^mtim for ff\ I GENTLEMEN j Ge k fW 9 \fwr Gents Black Cotton Half Hose> MM Bt^ bun j embroidered jl l iffcJnt^iilMi^^^ strong make. W^^Plßßß^^^^ Price 75 cts. per pair. P.-ice $1.7* j^^ Ceats White Cashmere Half Host with <V y^ i,w
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    • 73 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re Vacuum Oil receipts Page 3. Mining engineer wanted Page 8. Permanent way inspector wanted Page 8. China Mail SS China Page 6. Straits and X P M revised sailings Page 6. Ching Keng Lee sell motor cars on Friday Page 2, Harima Hall and Gaiety new
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 93 1 THE WEEK. Toesdii 15th. High Water 4 6 «.m., 853 p.m. Singapore Assizes. First Day. Races. Wednesday 16th. High Wcu? 5 8 DQ 6-54 p.m. Thirsdai 17th fll-h Water -7-7 a.ra.. "»-47 p.m A-cension Day Holy Thursday. Second Day, Races. Eastern Gate. 8 30 pm. Frldaj 18th High Water- b
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  • 241 2 His Majesty the King hai been gracious ly pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to No. 781 L-Sgt. (now 2nd Lt.) Frederick William Palmer, R Fas. For most conspicuous bravery, control, and determination. Daring the progress of certain operations, all the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 270 2 KOYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION. The following donations have been received by Mr A W Vick at the Chartered Bank. Already acknowledged 9185 Tan Jiak Kirn, c M o, 10 Brinkmann and Co. S I> 3, R H A 1, 3 A T 1, Grizzy 3. W Mansfield and Co,
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    • 432 2 United Engineers. Ltd. Clients are respectfully requested to give legible receipts for all goods received. 0 w ing to losses occurring from time to time through neither our- selves nor our clients being able to recognise signatures on Delivery Notes, no initials or illegible sig- natures can be accepted m
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    • 706 2 5 PS WA I HH i^^L_B^^^imßißbbßßwßlß bIP^ (TONIGHT AT 9.15) A RED FEATHER SUPER-PLAY (TO-NIGHT AT 9.15 POLLY PUTI THE KETTLE ON A Moving-Picture Version cf Helen Bailey's Widely-read Novel PRESENTING DOUGLAS GERHARD RUTH CLIFFORD LITTLE ZOE RAE The cleverest and most delightful Child actress now appearing m Moving-Picture*. THIS
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    • 556 2 Announcement Extraordinary TONIGHT. WHO IS THE CRIMSON S TA l\ >y J I Don't miss a single episode until you know WHO IT TBM ihe Perplexing Master Drama of hi Time' S^ A AT THE n /s ivi o ti A THE PIONE R AND PREMIER HOUSF OF QUALII V
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  • 1527 3 The following account of the sixth ordinary general meeting of the share- holders of Central Engine Works Ltd held on Saturday, at the Offices of the Coin pany, Laidlaw Building, has been kindly Bupplied for publication. Mr J A Hamilton, managing director, presided. The Secretary (Mr F
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  • 336 3 The Place Names of the Empire was the subject of a paper read before the Royal Colonial Institute by Sir Charles Lucas, under the presidence of Mr W P Scbreiner, High Commissioner for South Africa. The lecturer pointed out that one of the leading characteristics
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  • 76 3 THE BIRKENHEAD DRILL." The Mayor of \ndover, Hants, where Colonel John Ward, m p. worked as a lad, has received an offer of £50 from Colonel Walter Faber, m p. to erect, preferably at Andover or Weyhill, a memorial to Colonel Ward's bravery m the Tyndareus, the Admiralty transport mined
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 252 3 TONIGHT TO-NIGHT EAT THE POPULAR PHOTO PLAY HOUSE ■■■MM mpirE Tan joe g Pagar Road. Trams Pass the Door. SECOND SHOW 9.15 p.m. Sharp. George Gray (The Fighting Parson) Presents. Mrti THE ROAD TO BUIN r £<, ire Play 1 1 vceptional Jerk. Founded upon the Celebrated Academy Pictures. Described
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    • 782 3 NOTICE. This Company will not b 9 responsible fjr amounts collected unless official receipt is given bearing the signature cf any one of the following pet sons ILTYD H. GEIRE. (Manager) C. FORBES BROWN, (Assistant Manager) A. LEACH. (Accountant) VACUUM OIL COMPANY. ILTYP H. GEARS, Manager, Singapore Branch. 15 5
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    • 521 3 WANTED For a Mining Property m Trecggana Medical Officer. Apply by Utter ttatiag quali ncations aud salary inquired to CUTHRIE A Co, Lid 15-11 ac WANTED Permanent Way Inspector for ecrvioe with Government of Dritish North Borneo. Com mencing salary %iw per month, and allow ances For further particulars apply
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  • Domestic Occurrences
    • 41 4 Gray.— On M»»y 10 at 1 Sepoy Lines, Penang, to Dr. and Mrs. J. (Jray, a dautfhttr. MUMrPACHRR.— On the If th instant at the Eon j tan Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to Mr. and Mis. MudispaCHKH, of Bentong, a daughter.
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    • 54 4 PIPE Wolfef stan —On April 1 at the Royal Naval College, Opborne, within a few dayH of his fifteenth birthday, Cade: Humphrey Pipe Woli bbstan. R.N eldest eon of Little ton Edward Pije Wolferstan, Straits Settle iuenta Civil Service. Abramh Mary Abrams. widow of late H. Abrarus, at Corbally.
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  • 832 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, May 15, 1917. The Home mail has brought us full reports of the recommendations of the Dominions Royal Commission on the development of Empire resources, and the local mail has brought the Chief Secretary's annual report on tbe Federated Malay States tor 191 G. There
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  • 324 4 Mr X WiMbtedt, aseittaut director of Education, returned from leave of absence and resumed duty on April 80th. The PinnDg Gazette snys that Mr .Tarae6 Nolan, Chief l>etective Inspector Malacca, is on short furlough, and there is a rumour that he is shortly coming on transfer to Singapore. Three months
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  • 480 4 (Horees marked with Scratched.) 1. THE OPENING STAKES 2-30 pm. Eng Keat Kbeng's— lnrectißator, 7.0 Mr Amber* The Monk, 1.1 *Mr GleDdinniDg'fc Tim, 7.8 C W Abram's Foriibu, 7.R Mr Yap's- Myepec, B.C H M BoUi/s— Kreliß Sister, 8 6 Heah S«e Lee'e— Sit Douglas I II Mr
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  • 246 4 Lady Evelyn Young hat arrived m Penang from Singapore by the Ipoh. His Excellency Arthur Young travelled op by train. Thursday next being Ascension Day, there will be a Choral Celebration at St Andrew's Cathedral at 780 a.m. The Service will conclude by 8.80 a.m. Tha Chief Secretary to Government
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  • 347 4 There are big field* for race and if the weattatr I •bould b* wme interior,, U fi Opening stakks fw"* popularly iupp o **d to b* k the Singapore and Penan.** 1 named Sicgapor, h, Bides are peif. tty Coa the *< gather. tc 2j hi to
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  • 62 4 rSSTBRDAI S RES Mixed Dol -im.kis A Class Mrs Vowler and Mr Ticiley o« Mrs Ridout and Mr Muglietonc? B, 6-4 Mrs Thomas rec i beat Mm <&* owe 8 6—B. I Mrs Mtfr and Mr SlMrt beat Minß* aideon and Mr Cameron 6—4, 8— i
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  • 79 4 Tbo liuut taatrli m the ColmM competition, was played on the Reclamation rigi. mrdav. W* the Simpoleu I I ub Faihul Z*mar I I Excelled «.tneral Officer I There was keen fD b^ l arr jbebob Cltb J I m the*** half, the Faihu: goal, hut their opponent* tc.
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  • 20 4 Mr L I oft: 10* above sal Wirefe camp tbrou night. London I Singapore 14tb quick work.
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    • 190 4 Jd J-j i s SCOTCH WHISKY i TrepcnJ for £xport \J EXTRA SPECIAL, GOLD LABEL Q SPECIAL VERY OLD. WHITE LABEL, |j Proprietor* i IS Bulloch. Lade Co.,,Liu^ OFFICES: GLASGOW wA LONDON. Co. SPORTS OUTFITS "JASLANCO" "DOHERTY" imt AND g;|| Riseley Hexagon I^^ Tennis Rackets $16.00 \|g| Littlejohn Rackets $12.50
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    • 127 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS Si Orchard Bead, Telephone Ho. 1035. The Oldest and Leading Studio. Firet In 1872. Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at on Command, thus ensuring always the produc tion of only the best results m Studio Portraiture,
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  • 565 5 THE WESTERN FRONT Steady Progress Of H -Renter 8 correspond hoadqiwrtera lt ha bfCOm? •\L n t that the fighting on May 11 wid 1 ltd Ratifying important anca cJ tactical advantages. A smart •"'vjng movement around a chemical ax nonplused tlie enemy of oar main attack,
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  • 650 5 BALFOUR MISSION New York, May 18.— The Chamber of Commerce luncheon to the British mission was memorable for the fact that American financiers and business men of world wide note cast aside their accustomed restraint and uproariously acclaimed Mr Balfoar as a friend of the United States.
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  • 101 5 Ottawa, May 14. M Viviani addc eased both Houses cf Parliament aud hud an enthusiastic reception.. Hd dweit on tbo services of Canada at tb* Front, notably a; Ypres and acknowledged the material aid of the Dominion. Melbourne, M^y 14— Mr Pearce, minis ter of defence, had a
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  • 1884 5 CHAIRMAN FORECASTS FUTURE PROFITS. Thk Increase m Capital. The fifth ordinary genp»n! meptincf o the Jeram Kuautau Rui.br r Eataie. Ltd waß held yesterday nt tht registered office! Chartered Bank Chambers. Singtuore There were present Mt-tais Chew V.'ooe Poh (chairman), Gaw Kli.k Kbiam. E A Elias (directors),
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  • 57 5 At the Gaiety new i'dior ure a Leep of Despair and Tbe Danger Path, with a two reel comedy Max and the ftpy. Tbe Hariimt Hull bus ft picture story based on the Tatuit.g of tbe Shrew, wbiob should be good, a special Universal Sorue whfcie on the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 147 5 ROBINSON Co. Race Field Glasses COMPLETE IN LEATHER SLING CASES (-I"IOiR 10 t&LUSTEJffI Mr. H. N. BUCKEBIDGE (late of Messrs LAFAYETTE, Photographers to The:; MAJESTIES; Begs to anaonnee that t»e has opened a STUDIO at The BURLINGTON, oolemam st ArtifrHc I'oitraiture; GroapH, Commercial and Oat-door Photography of t very description
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 653 6 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN BNGLANI\ FOR LONDON. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS? CHINA MAIL S. S. CO., LTD. FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS Z. S. CHINA WILL SAIL FROM HOSGKONO FOR SAN FRANCISCO Via Shanghai, Najasafci,
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    • 556 6 ml m \Jm .British India AND Apcah Lime (Companies Incorporated la England.) Mail and Passenger Services, peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract wltn Hli Majesty's Government.) For; China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, meanerranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOB EDBOPE). I OUTWARD (WM OHOU> INTERMEDIATE DIRECT
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    • 597 6 L^» si m Km JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated Is Japan I EUROPEAN im\t. A service U maintained between Icfcci %v.. via ports to Mamolllea, London, nndet mw oontract with fine Imperial Japanese Qoverr ment. The Kaw Twin aorcw Btoaraer maintaining this service have been speoUUf designed and constructed,
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    • 228 6 I M. J For fnither intorumUm o OEW *~*Sj^ 9"® of the Company s Bte*T^ pafiteogers. WM I* AjplytolWlTE4B| t| 115 **"*'<■ Steomvaart Maatschaiji^j^ aod Rotterdam Uqg (Incorporated m Hoii^ KOYIL DUTCH lA| L cot^ Rejular Mail fkrvi Ct faJava, Singapore Hon^ I Nagasaki, Yokohama aod ||J SAN FRJUKK VICf
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  • 971 7 Man- Power. Mr Brookes asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he can inform the House what steps are being taken m parts of the British Empire, other than the selfgoverning Colonies, to utilise the available British man-power Mr Long My hon. Friend will no
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  • 498 7 691,000 at Work. Women's part m the engineering side of the war is shown at an exhibition opened by Mr F Kellaway, M P, Parlia mentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions, at the Royal Colonial Institute, Northumberland avenue, W C 2. The exhibition contains official photographs
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  • 137 7 4,000 Behind the British Front. The condemnation of 82 cases of type writers shipped m a^Swedish bteamship for Gothenburg, was sought m the Prize Court by the Crown as absolute contraband destined for Germany. The Sohcitor-Oeneral said typewriters were instruments of war. About 4.000 had been supplied
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  • 117 7 "FRENCH ORLENE M abbolutely cares Deafness and Noises m the Head, no matter how severe or longstanding the case may be. Hundreds of persons whose cases were Bapposed to be incurable have been permanently cured by this New Remedy. This Wonderful Preparation goes direct to the actual heat
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 153 7 TROPICAL ROOFING GENASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS which do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. t &f a§Mmfl <i »<Z2 C 3 liL^n'tW [iiin KI J!!d nfiH Pi GENASCO is the result of over 30 years experience m the manufacture of Ready Roofings.
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    • 672 7 \',vj{e3y //BMe^ —^MlS^r^ fiTi g -h>C' ~^^^za^v n fl[ Vet. in the game— Sargol makes Puny, Peevish People Plump and Popular. SARGOL, the concentrated food that pats on good, healthy flesh, sometimes at the rate of a pound a day, builds up the thin and weak. brings back the rosy
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  • 539 8 DOG OUT FOR 6,000. Dishonoured I. 0. Us. German life behind the lines, what the soldier and the officer did and thought, how each treated the French he lived with, how he lived himself and how he worked, at last becomes almost as plain as the
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  • 484 8 Ostracism for the Boche. Parii, Match 25. Great satisfaction is felt here at the action of the French Government m mak ing a formal protest against the barbaric action of Germany m destroying French territory m the coarse of retreat. Every correspondent at the front, whether Allied
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  • 556 8 Hungarian Statesman Views. A correspondent of the "Matin reports an interview which he had m Switzerland with a distinguished foreigner who had just returned from a journey through the Central Empires, where be had conversa tions with the leading statesmen. Prince Andrasey, the Hungarian ex Premier, made
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  • 155 8 nerves are flbree ron« to all par* O f the b 3? tt R telephone exchange L l dS the sense of touch atd f^jS O* messages to the brain lunacies and enable ugTV*® »U!> are nervous or have i^ Tfe O it lEfcans that the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 623 8 FOUL BREATH. WOMEN'S GREATEST MISFORTUNE. The oIJ sa>ing that "distance lends enchantment" was nevermore aptly to the point than when applied to thotc people whose breath is laden with evil smelling odours. Many persons appear most attractive tt i c' -stance, hut produce a feeling of pity and disgust when
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    • 128 8 DYSENTM AhD DIARRROEi BROWNS SPECific Tc be hafl at the fc*^ I o*ii*. and ol Kill i Ro% lilvot VaLej i4c%«, wa*t fflr ll STAM?Ofii HOUSE, PRIVATE HOTEL Brat Basab Boac CENTEALLY SITUATI: AJwaye cool and expctaflioeeik FURNISHED APARUBft with EoMd. Comfortable Booms with Bi^m* attached, Electric nttingi ttroaftai Large
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  • 46 9 »C0BS»OTBE O? TC May 14 tart 4 :r> I 4| N d ui^ud 2ii pT^v; > 'me 24 1 PnLis* demand Back 818 (anu, T. T. &ONESO««S. s2om»cd 2f%Prem fCT^TTf.MI, £^mb 1 .109 Java, tmuai Übi !«DMI4 ds| I xctaad SUii 6% S -Jivrfi Laorlvc 88
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  • 134 9 May 14. Tin (ICO tone) I! 12.50 15.5 C i 26.26 kirn Ca*s Na, I 21.0 C Se Pita. B*pm 81.00 PtfpM, (W»tti f ill) 87.76 tfVtatgl (110 to tb« M 49'oc Nvtmtfgl <80 to tht Ik.) 52.CC KftM fßMlia) 90 0C Hcv/s fAmboiaa) QOm CtiJ OoOm (4% Eli
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  • 47 9 May 14, 1917 The following are the afcuM a c 10 which changes are notified iv MeB«=rt Fraser Co.'s yesterday's sbare list RUBBER STERLING COSPANIES. Buyers Sellers Malacca R P ord 4 0 0 r> r 0 ROBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES Mergni 5 15 BM
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 468 9 \\'k« ~-r Peace. Faninf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY It P GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANC* mm, liiiTED. (INCOBPOBATBD IN BTRAITS SETTLEIIBI-rrS) '£AB OFFICE WtoeiiMtar Boose, Singapore. L JNDOf OTncti '.a, Old Mwry, EC. wowettoloak. ucmlcoh^^^ i-.BaoKEas. F>r all partlottlaw. appiy t>
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    • 519 9 THE HO HONG BANK, Ltd Head Office SINGAPORE, RAFFLIS CHAMBIRS, 5 &6 Branches «a, 155 First Cross Street; luar. 77/7! Jaim Suleiman CAPITIL. stered ?8.r00,000 l*™ cd o/00, Subscribed $3,500,000, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Lim Peng Slang Esq Chairman. The Hon'ble Dr. Lim Boon Keng. Lee Cboon Ouan E*q. Tan Cheni?
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    • 419 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In New Zealand. IIEI Insurances effected on Buildings, Kent and Merchandise of every description. 1 MASIII Insurances accepted to all partu cl tbe world at lowest rates. WAH KISK acceptoJ to all parts. 4. HEIfRY, MMiazer. Offiflgs 2, flilaysoi 6PBoi. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co.,
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    • 365 9 8- DAY WATCH. Guaranteed 5 Years. 8 DAYS 1 0/ U/lUniMO Strctits nlnUlNb. jS^l Dollars fly i *1 ■"O t 7t\ o*.* A or 3° for lh Gent's Very Hand. > 11 tome OF^N KACt Lenin Shape, IW| Keyles« 8-DAT Walr escaptfinent and arti> Hlu«t'nt<'il. Thi« W-itc'i has a sound.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 190 9 WEATHER REPORT Kasdaag Kerbaa Hospital May lit. B a.m. 8 p.m 9pm ba.<o:ii. U Fab 19 854 19 770 29 -SS Temp. 84 5 87.0 a 1.0 We* Bam The. 79.0 Th.i 77 0 Dli. clWiafl 8W W Calm M.-»x. Temp, la rtnti 88.0 M'«. 3r 3c 75.0 Max io
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    • 223 9 MAIL TABLIE To lay. Johoio, I, 9 30, 21 ft.ta.. j j.so, 1, U( pan. K Cuc L Heck Can 8.80 am I Bel»x 3 Hoct Keng 880 ah e «i Ain«Hon« 8 30 am B« 8 80 am rV° c y. 8O AM eu.au Sotgi Salt.ua iv.Bo am u
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  • 3628 10 k SHAREHOLDER WANTS TO KNOW. Directors' Fkes Grievance. The eighth ordinary general meeting of shareholders iv the Ayer Panas Rubber Estate, Ltd, was held yesterday at the registered office, Oreshain House, Batteryrd, Singapore. Mr A W Bean (chairman of directors) presided and there were also preaeut Messte
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  • 116 10 [Saunders and tfarphail'H Report.] Monday's BBIBHt Rubber is dull locally and the chare market is sentimentally affected. There are sellers of a few Kelemaks about $7.40, i JLnnas at 37 80, Pulau Bulangs ut $5 80 Ayer Kunings at $1.40, Scudaia at $7 05 j (cuui div),
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  • 39 10 The Hon. Treasurer, Mr A W Vick, Chartered B.iuk, acknowledges receipt of further contributions. Already acknowledged $16 896 B X 5 Dr S C Yin 10 Capt W S Fawcus 25 Mrs E Fawcus 25 116,981
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    • 232 10 EUROPE HOTEL^^ SINGAPORE. EXTRA SPECfAL~ANNQLfIXCEtor:K lr A GRAND VOCAL AND INSTRU^E^T CONCERT AL IN AID OF THE BLINDED SOLDIERS SAILORS FUND and THE UNlft* Wttlbeheldon THURSDAY May 17t& and SATUrday UKUiY M ay i^/JI B| special permission cf Siajr V. H. Guest Commanding Wing mtiku LANCE CORPORAL GORDON OSBORNE (B^*
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