The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 May 1917

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCATILE ADVERTISER. TEN' CENTS SINGAPOKE MONDAY, MAY, 28, 1917. NO. 89,769
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    259 1 There is a fine speech by Mr Lloyd George which will do much to stimulate optiraißm and confidence, especially ac it is supported by a very buoyant deliverance from the French Minister of Marine Page 5. The message is this Germany cannot win by eubmarinism. Already the
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    "SOME MATES ARE FOOLS."
    623 1 The Picavi," a tramp steamer of soma 5,000 tons, with a "Geordie" Skipper, left Barry with a new Stewardess. All the nale stewards of military age had been jailed up for the Army. There was much speculation amongst the Officers and Engineers as to the one
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      314 1 GOODRICH TYRES ran tbead DACCIFQ UflTFI I I. tt T i tj L o Tit* i Ij Li PT^ H E onlY tyre which has won the RA c a certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts'or j SPECIAL DINNER ON SATURDAY. X RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM Open from 8 a. m.
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      77 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. 'Black Orchids" at the PalladiumPage 2. "Double Room Mystery" at the Em pire Page 2. Sale of land and houses at Johore Page 2. Powell and Cob property sales— Page 8. Land m Singapore wanted for rubber and coconuts Page 3. Matron wanted for Hongkong Page 3. Exchange
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      2 1 Martell's Brandy
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      104 1 THE WEEK. Monday 28th. R'.gb Water— 2 i 4 a.m., 3-S3 p m. Whit Monday. Belangor Ciickct continued. Taesdai 29th, Htgh Writer- :i 10 a.m.. 4 41pm. Moon First Quarter. No ipsue 01 BiDgaporc Free Press Emulation Lodge, Ml pm. Wednesday 30th. High Vpff -4. «g p. m 5-*1 p.m.
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      651 3 TR-ADE^VtARIC; mm* C:^. 1889. f i m hereby given that Haji Junid p •sic licam "*bim and Mohamed Noor bin Ibiabi bt>th ot No !*8 Victoria Street, >le proprietors of the above Mark wblch is used by them m con- 1 ,<non with a nativt Embrccation called yiavak Kootaa m*nnf
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      582 3 FRASEU'S SHAKE CIRCULAR Rather more attention was given to tbe Share market during last week and prices ts a whole have been well maintained. Fin is steady with narrow fluctuations and iubber as quoted from London keeps ibout 3s. but the local auctions show a tligbt improvement on last week's
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      335 3 y^ffiTk Best V^T T--f When baby needs a food it /> W \l£X cnoice to b reminded that ■C^» \Zx<MS*^£> Savory Moore's Food is an /ys& old-established, thoroughly tu- j[f v>^ liable Food that has been used /pfi^yF or a K^eat many years with the J^ *^^~^t* to ®j$ es
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      603 3 Dodge Brothers MOTOR CAR AN AMERICAN CAR NEEDING NO APOLOGY. IT IS BOUGHT ON ACCOUNT OF ITS MERITS. Just over two years ago Dodge Brothers enjoyed an enviable repn Itation as manufacturers of a very large volume of motor car parts. This reputation aroused expectations on the part of tne
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    U-BOATS BEATEN
    1092 5 Premier Says Germany's Last Hope Has Failed SHIPPING LOSSESDECREASING FOOD SmJATloTlMPROViNG But The Whole Nation Must Help B> Bubmariae Cable] .Renter's Service] The Irish Problem II In the House of Com- 1 c: adjournment ge said Ibel loiBelj state the com. Irish Cocventicn, but tbe i !^tt no
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    FRANCE DEFIES SUBMARINISM
    313 5 A Confident Outlook Paris, May 26. The Chamber discussed submarinism. The Minister of Marine agreed with Mr Lloyd George and Lord Milner that the submarines will not beat us. With cap tared tonnage and tonnage purchased and constructed, the Allied and neutral tonnage at the beginning of
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    LEARNING BY MISTAKES
    58 5 London, May 25.— The Glasgow ship owner. Mr Hector McNeal, has been appointed Controller of Coasting SLipping, j and will arrange for the transhipment of catgoes from the larger liners arriving at the first Home ports with cargoes for I other destinations It is anticipated that V
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    TOWARDS TRIESTE
    951 5 IMPORTANCE OF ITALIAN SUCCESSES Infantry's Great Exploits i By Submarine C*b!«j [Renter's Serrioe] London, May 25. Correspondents on I the Careo front describe ih poemy lino as quarried and holed m the rock, with acres of wire held up by iron stand;: Ja ccv tnted into stone. On
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    THE WESTERN FRONT
    416 5 Lots of Local Fighting London. May 26. Fi e ld Marshal Haig reports W« drove off a local night attack southwest of Fontaine lez Croisillee, heavily repulsed a raid north east of Arleux tn Gohelle, and captured a further portion cf the front trench system this rooming
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    FIGHTING NEAR VAN
    22 5 LondoD, May 26. Wireless Russian Official We frustrated a Turkish attempt to dit-lcdge us from beighfs toatb of Van
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    HOW AMERICA HELPS
    61 5 London, May 24. The War Cabinet ha* decided to discontinue the erection of t liirpe explosives factory m Bristol owiiij. to the entry of the United States into thi war. Washington, Maj 16.— A Governmen Trading with thr. Ei:emy BUI has been m troJuced m tbo House
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    GERMAN FIRE TROUBLES
    60 5 Amsterdam. Mm/ '26. Great fires con fcinue m Guriuar.j. The latest include tin gutting of M-jabis goods t-tation m Berlin m which tanks of petrol, hydrogen, etc exploded the destruction of part of Vital ami the townbhip of Oejory, upac Grcdno and a conflagration at the sta:iou
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    AUSTRIAN POLITICS
    54 5 Ametcrdr.ra Moy 26.— German paper ascribe Count TUza'e f;«ll to the nei policy aiming at t triple administrate 6j?stem m Austria, by which the thir stattj will be Slav, namo.lv, Polish o Poli6h and Czech. They declare th 1 Auetria Hungaiy would thus become ovei vrhelmingly Slav, which
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      190 5 ROBINSON Co. MCI APIIDINA cgvptmn £L&Ull!flRU 5 Cm;.R£TTES I -^z_— -^^S N3.451.e5 p^o Tin i^^^^^W No. 8 $2.05 Pe i r oo in ExO. t) $2.1!) ioo Pipes, Cgar, Cigarette Holders, Pouches, IN GREAT VARIETY. ROBINSON Co. THE SINGAPORE STRAITS HOUSEKEEPER'S DAY BOOK. Namea of Articles In Ecgllsh with phoi:
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      601 6 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATBD IN ENOLANr) FOR LONDON. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Go., Ltd., AGENTS! CHINA MAIL S. S. CO., LTD. FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS A MAIL STEAMER WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR SAN FRANCISCO Via Shanghai, Nagasaki,
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      546 6 Jlo O* British India AND Apcar JLinf (Companies Incorporated la England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract wit n Hli Majesty Government.) For; China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOR EUROPE). I OUTWABD (IUB CIJMAI INTERMEDIATE DIRECT
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      604 6 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated In Japan* EUROPEAN LINE. A service 1b maintained between Yoacnau* via ports to Marseilles, Loodon, under rcai contract with the Imperial Japanese Qovort ment. The New Twin screw Bteame»> maintaining this service have been specialif designed and constructed, and are fittetf
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      242 6 M. 1^ B RAHCH Liv H^ o r tiyB^^^ """ill M IMn^ 4 d couni Stoomvaart «aats^^ and Rotterdam Llofl 'Incorporated m Hfli^ 80YIL DUTCH MAIL cajjjj K^nlarMailbervioeß^ Java, Singapore Ho^ Nagasaki, Yokohama aid|Z SAN FRANGISGS VICE VEIl* Fcr freight, and further putie^ Ifternitlonile Cre4tet !D a^. lottarflaa* lacorporau-d Id
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      391 7 Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHE? PROPERTY IS? GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). fiEAft OFnCfc: Winchester Honse, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 52, Old Jowy, F.C. it Oomvaav nan 20,000 tepoefted with the Bapteme Ooart ol Eul&sd, utd
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      487 7 THE HO HONG BANK, Ltd. Head Of9ce SINGAPORE, RAFFLES CHAMBERS, 5 6. 1 tanches Malacca, 153 First Cress Street: Muar, 77/79 Jslan Suleiman. CAPITAL. Registered^. 53,000,000. Is*ued~. 54,0<0,f00. Subscribed «3,500,0U0. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Llm Pocg Siang Esq Chairman. The Hon'ble Dr. Lim Boon Keng. Lee Choon Gnan Esq. Tan Cheng
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      681 7 ALLIANCE ASSURANCE go. Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) Aaoamul&ted Fends exceed 117,000,009 FISE A MOTOR CAR RISKS. inearancas effected at rates of psemiazn which wll! bo foand favourable to the Itatircr, hi 3?2oo 2!m058 A Co., lit. igasis. (Incorporated ia England.) Acg. 4 ao BUAROIAN ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated m England,}
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      453 7 WANTED To purchase land m Singapore, betvroen 1' and 50 acre*, suitable for Rubber and Coconuts. State price and particulars n (OCO. Beaufort, B. N. JMIHII 29- "i a: I WANTED Ma'ron, experienced Housekeeper, giving full particulars aud t alary to secretary, WOMER'S INSTITUTE, Hong Kong. 29-5 Bi-:i WANTED A
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      593 7 STOCKS AND SHARES May 26 1917. The following are the shares ae to which changes are notified in Messrs Fraser Co.'e yesterday's share list ROBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES Bsrysa Sellers Balsowiiie 6.00 6.10 Glenealy '2 40 2.65 Kempas 7.70 7.90 Pajaru 17,00 1775 Pantai 160 1.70 Radella 11.75 12.50 Sandycr 4.75
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