The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 May 1917

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  • 239 1 Haig's merry men have made a farther advance on the Hindeuburg line, capturing a section north of Bullecourt. Fighting etill continues there Page 5. The French are heroically and successfully resisting fierce German attacks north of Soissons, and are making progress at points Page 5. The Italians
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  • 795 1 THE LIQUIDATION OF A SULTANATE. The liquidation of the affaire of an abdicated Oriental potentate is by no meant a simple proceeding and it was into such a whirlpool of contention and discussion that the writer was enticed. The Sultan, who in 1912 signed the Treaty by which France assumed
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 518 1 VVHITEAW'AY'S P II IT. ■■■■■■■^■iPBWWMMBB A Travelling Goods ff I «:13& "■■■—■l i $&*'< M _I^<^^B W« hold the largest stock of Travelling Rugs in the east and the i* fi J^fl 1 best valae obtainable. Selected wool soft finished and light Selected >;;• 'i* M flJEWjßßjja plaids and colouring.
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    • 114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Firfßtone Tyres Page 8. Clytma Egyptain cigarettes Page 3. Horee and Victoria for sale Page 8. Harima Hall ne*v programme Page 2. Lax Lamps at John Little and Co Page 4. Exchange Banks close for Whit Monday Page 3. English Governess wanted for Java Page 3 Kelly and
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 83 1 THE WEEK. Taesdaj 22nd. Hl£h Walei— ll <6 a.m., 10 56 pm. Wednesday 23rd. High vr%n»*-<M7 ui 11-P9 p.m. Lodge St. George. 9 pm. Thnrsdiy 24th. High Water- 0-57 a.m. Empire Day Friday 25th. High Wator u9 m '.'Bpm. Scudai, Ltd meeting, noon. Saturday 26th. High Watu* 0 it üßh
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  • 1120 3 Recognition of Power of Britain. The RheiniEch Weatfalishe Ztftug/Mi a journal owned and controlled by the r leading armament firms of Western Ger- v many, has always been an uncorapromie t ingly Chauvinist newspaper. We have been hitherto accustomed to look to this c I journal for articles
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  • 246 3 Simla, May 5. Since the end of March the Mahsud tribe have been giving trouble on the Derajat border. Telegraphic communications have been interfered with, a few shots tired at Jandola fort and a convoy picquet on the Gwaleri pass ambushed. On April 9 convoy picquets
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  • 197 3 The expor f of lodian jopium to China is now prohibited. By an agreement wuich the British Government concluded with the Chinese Government in 1907. and which wa3 confirmed in 1911, a 10 years' limit was fixed for the disappearance of tbe traffic, and this term
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  • 176 3 Addressing the eighth annual meeting of f-hareholdere, tbe Chairman said tbe dividend it was now proposed to pay would bring up tha returns to 300 per cent, since the inception of the Company. Seeing that tho Company was only formed in 19C8, the average yearly dividend was
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  • 112 3 At the Assizas, ou Saturday, the jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty in the case of Rawee bin Imbang, a Boyaneee chauffeur charged with causing Lha death by a rash ect in the driving of a motorcar. The accused was therefore ac quitted. The charge
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 142 3 om^m*m AT THE POPULAR PHOTO PLAY HOUSE ■MHHBH EmpirE Tasjocg Pagar Road. Trams Pass the Door. SECOND SHOW 9.15 p.m. Sharp THOR, LORD the JUNGLE SELIG WILD ANIMiL DRAMA IN 3 PARTS. Clarendon Film Co of London, Present LIEUT 10S£ 88 SEALED ORDERS A moat ThrUing Naval Detective Drama With
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    • 646 3 THE EXCHANGE BANKS Will be closed on Monday, 28th test WHIT MOMDAY 22-5 23-4 |l WARNING. The number plates of Bollock Cart No. 1137 j i (red ground and white figures of 1917 are re- ported stole a. i W E. HOOPER, i J Registrar of Vehicles. Singapore, 19th May,
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    • 535 3 E WANTED glish LADY, age about 18-24 years, ;o look af.er a boy of two years In Dutch fairily at Batavia, Neth. [ndia Planoteachicg required. Saliry 50 guilders monthly, with board ind lodging Lettcre with photograph No. 6616, Nleuws van den Dag. Batavia, Java 22 5 tth t WANTED Chinese
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  • Domestic Occurrences
    • 34 4 Dossett.— On tbj 20th at Parramatta", Nas*-im Road, Singapore, to Mr. acd Mrs. J. W. Dossett, a daughter. On 21st infrt., at Conncmara. Gllstead Road to Mr. Mis. Charl.es C. Dunman, a daughter,
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    • 35 4 HIME-AU6TEN.— On the 17th May at Bt. Peter's Church, Hontfkcnp. Thomas i. Hume of KlDKapcre to Dorothy Elpie, youngest (langttcr cf the Rt v W. T and Mr 1 Auuton of Yok hania, Japan.
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  • 750 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, May 22, 1917. German alarm at the prospect of an after the war commercial struggle is really a very hopeful sign that the German nation is now to have a chance of considering what the policy of the military party is leading to. The in
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  • 602 4 Dr J E Barnes, Into of Selangor, has been mentioned in det-patches. He is now a (..'(ipluin in the K A M C. Capt. A 0 Lendrum, Inniskillijge, late of Eow Sc-Dg Estate, Perak. baa been wounded. 2nd Lieut Lindbey Years, formerly of Cafitlefleld Estate, has now recovered from a
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  • 88 4 JOHORE "OUR DAY FUND. In addition to $195.2 5 already received from Johore, a furthf r nraount of M'27 being contribution by llocg Hin Co'e staff at Bulob Kaeap. a t per llet attached. has been received. The total from Johoie ii now brougLt up to ?b 22.25 for 1917.
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  • 792 4 Washington, May 8. The seized Gernann bh«p j will be ready for service witLin l.ve mouths, accord. rp to 6rt:ttments maue by administration officials to du> c t MM, a*- they are put iuto comrui63icj tfctf vviilbe placed in the Atlantic MCVfei to take ccr\l to
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  • 85 4 Two Hen Shot Calcutta Ms An oat.age w. < I rday iu a fbc I A:u:euiau Hi *"T named Mohan I>*U b*t two <f tki d.ud QCi SI T person budlv v three Bon tLe r u.k. I meut entered a 6i£m>l to coll- lurct- ljllo in
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  • 491 4 FOOD En TO THE F.I.ITGK Sir, The proc-urc«ineat o! thexnorof If h Cim^.^' F.MS, m re;. supplier «oqj to oi;h mat ;^t is e«p< h« R *u h fa, it woulo Lave btf -n ad\i BuC opinion A M. r is ae to tht l^JSZf* C«r>in« It tut. Had:
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 258 4 OALDBEGK, M AG6REGOR GO. I SINGAPORE. Branches at: KUALA LUMPUR KLANG MALACCA PENANG HONGKONG SHANGHAI TIENTSIN PEKING WHOLESALE AND RETAIL I WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. LUX LAMPS SIMPLE RELIABLE CLEAN J 780 J 788 J 780 -VICTORIA LAMP No. 2 WVER4LIA VICTORIA LAMP No. 1 Self-contained Incandr* A fee lf-eoE:aiueJ
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    • 65 4 G. R. Lambert Co.: PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS Si On hard Road, Telephone No. 1035. Th( Oldest and Leading StDdlo. Firat In 1872, Foremost in 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Reßonrcea. and the Requisite Experience, are all at ou Command, thus ensuring always the produc tion of only the best reunite in Studio
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  • 95 5 BRITISH TAKE ANOTHER BR SECTION [By Submarine Cable] [Ranter's 8«roc»1 •on, May Jl -Marshal Haig As a lJ^T an early morning attack we j a farther section of the Hinden "^iM on over a mile front, between 2dat ler Croteelles and Bullecourt. n:'acce63fnl!y counterattack- J all day
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  • 145 5 Hea/y Gun Work *i communi- violent artiilery jk H cf Chemin des whole froat between I r.-d Kurtebise. Ac enei salient at Labovelle m r jl^ed. A email action ma elements of -B e pt o! Laffsux Mill. fgggh niqae, May 21. The ||B y <> -xui
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  • 158 5 Positions Extended i Utiou. May 20. Italians Official We NHdad oar positions at Vodice and drove c: :^e enemy attempt if to slop otr progress. Ti« e&emy in the evening abandoned ■Mr attacks and concentrated their Aflkry on the lest positions, which we ntiia. We captcred several
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  • 18 5 I— The Press Bureau official casualties 11.888) whereof 11,979 j ntodateis4/jr3SO4 deaths. Rttfftl m
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  • 34 5 Three Swedish from England have :.3 were drowned. mdec itei o; i killed in the fight P rciohaß been h I Ii i 20 —The Franch Naval i the Medi rifts-one were
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  • 21 5 v and J foi in the Grants I will be made cut u a committee acc;l io approved trade for research.
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  • 455 5 IN BRITAIN [By Ivbraaria* Okie] [R«uter's Swvic«] London, May 20. Mr Henderson speaking at Richmond referred to the colossal losses of lives and property in the war and said that nevertheless there was no immediate prospect of a cessation of hostilities of a severe character and the pro
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  • 32 5 Rome, May 'iO.— The Inter-ally Com mercial Conference has concluded after unanimously passing proposals for an economic union based on an understanding regarding an international system of maritime transport.
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  • 103 5 Stokholm, May '20. The Jewish socie ties in Palestine have telegraphed to the eecrttariat of the Socialist Conterencs that the Turks are evacuating, ill-treitiog and pillaging the Jews in Judea, Jerusalem and Galilee. The victims appeal to the socialists everywhere against the cruelties threatening to culminate in
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  • 187 5 Full Co-operation in Food r.hins:oc May 20 —Mr Hoover, the iFood-Coniroller, announces that he in 13 to regu' -nifal commodities wcpj^n how M t:) avoid weste und substitute as far as possible other cemmoditipd for staple food? which will be exported to the Alliee. He aIEO intends
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  • 50 5 LANCASHIRE COTTON TRADE IBy ttabmarin* Gabl«l IBaoWr't S*rrio«] London, May 19. As it is necessary to have an eighty per cent majority in f.iv our, the stoppage of the Lancashire Cotton spinning mills for Whit r-oek has not been secured. Any restriction of ou'put therefore will be voluntary.
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  • 177 5 Plain Speaking IVtrcgr id. May 20. Premier Prince Lvcff in a weighty statement to pressmen dwelt on the necessity of reinvigorating the fighting capacity of the army, so to enable an offensive to expel the enemy from the invaded territories and actively to support the allies. He
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  • 146 5 London, May 20— The tiret part of the Rajah of Sarawak's funeral will take place at Cirencester ou May 21 A memorial per vice will be held in the crypt of St Paul's on May 24, attended by hie re lativep, officials and others ani
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  • 207 5 What the Government Need When They are Wrong Mr Herbert Samuel and Mr L'burc-ill won cheers in the House of Commons by advocating a greater control by the House over the Executive Government. Mr Cburchill pleaded for secret eeeeione, and complained that information is given to
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  • 148 5 A bit too realistic, in Miss M.iry Pickfocd'ei opinion, was the last part she 1 for the films. She didn't mind representing the daughter of an old Scotch fisherman and eloping with the hero in a fishing boat, but uhen it ca*oe to the eehoouer's actually
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  • 548 5 [By Courtesy op the French Consulate.] Paris, May 18lh 6.10 p.m. Wd made appreciable progress on the eaefc of Cmonne we drove back violent attacks on tbe Chemin des Dames. The Eritieh carried the whole of Ballecourt Io the 6 ilkans the Fr&nco Eutißb won further IUOOMMf,
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  • 25 5 The liarima Hall is strong on souU, the leading films being Her Soul's luepiration and Souls United. There are good com tdiet-, too.
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  • 191 5 To Tho Editor of The Morning Post. Sir,-- 1 rend on March 31 with interest the note headed The Uses of the Soya Bean Gorman Fjresight from a correy pondent. For some timn past eoya beans have baen increasingly used iu this country for fool
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  • 30 5 Dr Leyds, former State Ssctetary of f be Traosvaal and the fiiond and companion of President Kruger, fays that tbe viotorj of Gecmany would be a menace to tb? world.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 364 5 ROBINSON Co "FULLERS" Chocolates k Sweets JUST ARRIVED PRICE "Regent" Chocolates Asstd 4 lb. Box 120 Nett M Ranleigh Sweets h 1 35 if M t» N Z.70 ft Peppermint Creams J 1.10 Lumps i 1.00 Chocolate Peppermint Creams I n ItO Lilly Creams J N n 1.20 Caramels Assorted
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 637 6 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERHAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INXORPORATED IN ENGLAN^ FOR LONDON. Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McAUSTER Co., Ltd., AGENTSJ CHINA MAIL S. S. CO., LTD. FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS S. S. CHINA WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR SAN FRANCISCO Via Shanghai, Nagasaki,
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    • 561 6 Ml o O# Bhitish India AND /\pCAR LIINE j (Companiea Incorporated ia 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, Mediterranean Ports and London. HAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOR EUROPE). I OUTWARD (»0R GRIMA) INTERMEDIATE
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    • 790 6 JAPAN MAII STEAHSEIP CO., Ltd (Incorporated In Japan; EUROPEAN LINE. A service Ie maintained be: vtsm k«pofeM via ports to Marseilles. Locflon. nndw t oontract with the Imperial Japaneec Qorevft taent. The New Twin screw SteaCitf maintaining this servioe have been speotaUt designed and eocstraeted, and are fittet with all
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  • 282 7 Tha chemical trade in this country is developing rapidly. At ore time the manufacture of drugs, \c, was almost entirely in German hands, and at the outbreak of war not only were stocks in this country extremely low, but few manufacturing houses had eithsr the noceasary
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  • 206 7 A Wellington correspondent, writing to a shipping contemporary, states that recently a cargo of coal, described by the Minister for Labour (Hon W H Herries) as \3rairaUy coal," arrived there from Japan, via Australia, it was 'black" coal, and brought to N&w Zealand in anticipation
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 156 7 IFe TROPICAL ROOFING GENASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATB vhich do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. I iiiiiitiiiiHn 1 1 wJßai iflHSfe Vr ■111 J] i AV^t iSvuEE ftKASCOi 1 illli'iijfe K GENASCO is the result of over 30 years experience in the
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    • 435 7 A WOMEN'S WORD. f you do not know what alloverishness M means you are net a woman. At all events, if yon do not know the sensation which it describes you are either not a woman or a very unusual and fortunate one. "Alloverishness" is what woman call it v.h'n
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    • 673 7 g/^ \t^JfcV 2 &3mm? 4 Yet in the game— Sargol makes Pony, Peevish People Plump and Popular. SARGOL, the concentrated food that puts on good, healthy fieeh, sometimes at the rate of a pound a day, builds up the thin and weak, brings back the rosy blush of health, rounds
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  • 846 8 PASSING MUSTER IN THE NAVY. The Admiral s Sharp Eye. I: is admiral's inepeetion. The Commander in Chief, having been duly piped inboard by the boatswain and received with the Admiral's salute, has gone over the ship and is now ready for the muster by open list." A very old
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  • 434 8 Bearing Interest from the date of purchase at 6 n annum, payable half) early on the 15th May and the 15*** lii I REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 15th NOVLMfiEfi PRICE OF ISSUE- 100 PER CENT. All proceeds of this issue will be !rnt tc
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 678 8 I FOUL BREATH. I WOMEN'S GREATEST MISFORTUNE. The old Sii> I- thai moe lends enchantment'' was nevermore aptly to the point than when applied to th pk whose breath is laden with evil smelling odours. Many persons appear most attractive j a feeling of pity and disgust when close to
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  • 2123 10 CALDBECK MACGREGOR CASE AT THE ASSIZES. At the Assizes, yesterday, bpfore the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, I c) and I a special jury, the trial was opened of Teo Swee Hong, formerly a storekeeperin the employ of Messrs Caldbeck Mac- j gregor and Co, charged on three
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  • 41 10 The Hon. Treasurer, Mr A W Vick, caie of Chartered Bank of acknowledges with many thaoku the following contributions. Already acknowledged 918,071.10 P N Huffton 2.03 M A Raebarn 50 Hon. Mr Justice L M Woodward 50 818,173.18
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  • 103 10 The Uaces over, a more lively interest will be manifested in the forthcoming SCC Lawn Tennis Tournament, for which entries close at the end of the month. Up to yesterday morning ten members had signified their intention of competing for the charr.pionßhip, and there are others
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  • 69 10 YESTERDAYS PLAY. Mixed DOOBLBt A. Miss D Lamb and Mr Tpcott owe 3 beat Mrs Vowler and Mr Tinsley owe 16 6— 1, 6— 2. TO DAY S TIES. CiAMPicuranr Paibs. Mrs Vowltr and Mr Tinsley vs Mrs Salzmann and Mr Hunt. MIXBD DOUBLM A. Mrs
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  • 38 10 A team from the SRC played a Naval team at soccer, the game ending in a draw one all. This evening the SCC play another naval team, and the match is expected to bo an interesting one.
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  • 62 10 Saturday's game on the SRC ground was between the R G A and the* Club. 92 was the Club's score. T de Silva putting up 28, A H liaudsr 27 and E E De Souza' 19. The Gunners made 67 T»ir Hrown 28, Smith 24. De Sou/a and Uuuder
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  • 103 10 Batavia, May 18. Rubber. The position of this market has strengthened with prices as follows Finl Latex Crepe spot per half kilo F 1.82$ Ribbed Smoked Sheet spot per half kilo 1.825; Outputs 11% Firsts 6pot per half kilo 1.7V h Outputs 16% Firsts July to
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  • 47 10 Agents Latham and Co. The output for kampong Kamunting for the flrct fortnight of May is as follows 2 Dredges, Hours run 672; Cubic Yards' treated 68,000 Total pikuls 827 58 Realised on sale |68,087i Bukit Katil 8,718 tctal for 12 months 102,146.
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  • 118 10 Plucky little Bolivia should receive a hearty welcome into the ranks of the Allies, when, as rumour says is likely, she joins them Indians and half breeds make, it is true, the bulk of her populution, but it is essentially a land of freedom. For a I long time it
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  • 334 10 From Our Own Correspondent Produce and Shipping Soerabaya, May 17. There is but little change to report in business daring the past week. Rates for articles of export however have been stationary, though enquiry improved tome what daring the latter days of the week. The Rubber market recovered
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  • 144 10 Reports from Palembang state that coal baa been found at Botkit Aesem. Tbe cool found here has been thoroughly test ed by tbe East Indies Naval >quudron acd found to be of exceptionally good quality in fact better than nay yet f jund in tbe Indies.
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  • 72 10 [Saunders and Macpbail's report Monday's Business. BUBMHI Shakes The market li -till dull and there is little to report. Tarnbalaks are offering at 91 O'i£. Scudais 97.15 cum div Jerams 5190 ex: div Kadellae 512.40 cum: Teluk Ansons 512 20, Pajams 917. GO, Glenealy, Malaka Pindne, I'lu
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  • 111 10 The following donations have been re ceived by Mr A W Vick at the Chartered Bank. Already acknowledged $653 Hgu I)r Liai Boon Keng 5 C H (i s G F Kobaon 5 Total 9666 [in a former acknowledgement of $28 as 923 per J
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  • 107 10 TO DAY 6.15 p.m. Drill Hull S V A, lUwlii. m h do SRE v. N C Oe. h do Maxim Co. i» do Veterans -Co. 5.10 do Chinese Co. Wednesday, M.ay 28rd 4.80 p.m. B destier Range S R E v. 5.16 Drill Hall Mhxim Co'
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 262 10 RAFFLEBBOTET SPECIAL PINNER ON SATURDAY RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM I Open from 8 a. m. to 12 p m daily RAFFLES BAKERY AND CONFECTION The best in town ™"l Upcountry orders promptly executed Bread deli? at private residences daily. RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE Cars Repaired, garaged, and Cars on BING TELEPHONE No
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