The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 April 1918

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. <EN '"'ENTS SINGAPOBE, FBIDAY, APKIL 26, 1918. NO, 9.348
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    368 1 The great battle has resumed with a heavy bombardment of the whole British front aod very powerful infantry attacks tear Albert and between the Somme and Avre and against the French on the British right Pege 5. The German people, satiated with unful filled promises, are getting
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    NIGHTJARS.
    1117 1 The nightjars are very vociferous m March, and by the end of the mocth those of us who are egg collectors may chance to find their beautiful eggs, pink m colouo which crimson markings, which are laid on the bare ground. There are several species of nightjars m India,
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      105 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOUPS \NO PNEUMATICS RAFFLES HOTEL SATURDAY, APRIL 27th SPECIAL DINNER CINEMA SHOW. *J. Growther Shaw Co. Jr ••I- v J ©£'-fdBs RACING COLOURS. f%f\JT SMART SUITINGS POR ill MERCHANT TAILORS. I Just Reprinted EXCHANGE TABLES I from -;;r 2/3 to 2/5 st Lr SterUng ascending by 1-32 nd
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      116 1 TH B only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5.000 miles without cuts or 0»If«A* uy% l vy i > v /^W^^^o^k Stelastic Tyres Mlm IMB All British U s *i^*sA I'M \mW mTXIk £*****911 V***^ a^^um\\w¥ mm J t-» A V /iJiw Made m Britain :>:y^^/^^^^ from
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      87 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. At Raffles tomorrow night Page 1. Secret Man at the Harima Page 2. Whiteaway'e dresses and skirts Page 8. Bungalow at Changi for sale Page 3. W D contract open— Page 3. Fob medal lost— Page 3. Overland car for sale Page 8. A steamer for Calcutta— Page
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      5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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      117 1 THE WEEK MMMMB Ffldij 26th 1 High Wale?- 046 a a .<., 10- 2 i pm. Poll Moon. j Municipal Commission. 2.? C p.m. Tanglin Club meeting, 9 p.m. Satnrdt; 27th. 'High Wfttev— lt-lfi a.m., l 51 pm. Sunday 28th. jHigh Water- li 46 a.m 11-1 i p.m. 4th Sunday
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    46 2 Oric:? f, i week en: g April 27, 1918 Friday April SO, Ambulance Clase, TMCASI p.m IncUvi aal Troop Orders 0.3 i: 3;_-i by Soju:. a Thfl Cooinii-j-i^Gr? will axamine Scoote tor Proflciece bis offics from B SC 7 laj Bl d WednCS
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    523 2 Ani on rspspers <*cc alarmed st tho taction of thc Bntenti al tl b vhu ra tions Austrian losii a. Mr 7CB pc ii i from cadel corps to lemi oran Ts k Got\ appears hi 6 ol J.*.c 80, a friendly game oi Boecei n ill bs a: d
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      318 2 NE/lELY FINISHED I Jj BtjL I DOLLAR DIRECTORY FOR GOUT, RHEUMATISM, STONE, OBESITY Price <. 3 per bottle. FBESH STOCKS SINGAPORE. r* > ti AUCTION SALE At Messrs Cning Kerg Ue I I o*s sile« om Baffles Uamt rp, Raffles 3 Op Saturday, 27th April, at 10 SO a.m. One
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      415 2 For 2 Nights only T0 9 K i B 0 HT For 2 Nights only Give us rrore plays like Bluebirds," patro taof TKE PALLADIUM THBATRE a;e Ba] ing tc the management. "It it's a Blnebird, it's r tto be good f iifit is not the best obt it abie
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      359 2 A Picture you'll Be Delighted witb, quite out of the Ordinary Hltfhkir AT THE tnter tB r tHA fk/i _R I? 1 The Kali for Music. Tho Pioneer and Premier HourBeacta Boad A Mutual Featuvp ?rp-- iting thai Br:s~t mm v KISS JACKIS SAUNDLR Bhe v i fu! sad .p/i'c**—
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    THE WEEK'S WARRING.
    531 3 [The datea given are those of the telegrams from London.] April 16. Germans oocupy Baillenl, British compelled by overwhelming nam bers to retire after inflicting tremendous losses. German advance hitherto has been over plains. They are now attacking the ridge eystems. Ten German trawlers sunk by gunfire
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    220 3 TO DAY'S TIES. Mixed Doubles A Class Mrs Holden and Mr Raih^m owe 15 v Mrs jßuiliill aud M. jor Wingate Saul ewe 4. i Mr and Mrs Wit-hart owe 4v Mr and Mrs i Macgregor ser. Mixed Doubles <! B Class. Mrs Braddell and Mr
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      874 3 AUCTION SALE OF Valasb'e Town Property and Bungaow at Upper Serangoon Road, \t Messrs. CHING KENG LEE Co's Sale room, Baffles Chambers, Raffles Place, OH Monday, 29th April, 1918, at 2-30 p.m. y ;t liece of land area 1,389 square feet together with the house No. 8 ntei Street erected
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      798 3 LOST— A fob medal (horse shoe shape) diamond iri centre, two Photographs inside, between Prince's Resturant and Chart -red Bank Finder will be suitably rt- warded on applying to Sisfer Sewing Machine Co. 26 4 29 4 WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACT FOR REPAIRS AND MATERIALS. Tenders are required for the Contract
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      153 3 LAPSE?' READY MAD!E Dresses Skirts 1 Just Received I druses, m tho latsst London and Pari- Plain white drill golfing dresses. t-ia-i -lyies. Loose fitting style Best English drill gnat anteed ni. hrinkable Prices $8.53, 9 50, $15.50 each Prices from $19 50 to $27 50 ea. <o^^^^ iM^f 111
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, April. 26, 1918.
    855 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, April. 26, 1918. Thr Nation, r.o less than the Bailors, will rejoice at ihe growing-evidence that the Navy has been unleashed .and is being given a freer hand m those daring enterprises which have, throughout onr naval history, been the breath oi" life to us
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    176 4 The.: has arrived ia Singapore Mr J S W Bartholomews, cf Messrs. Bsrtholo rrov. r.nu vi, Leader?, who vt_l a,~. m.j bhe French 'Ct r.'-i de Gr-erre ay* c p .rrr for ui-ii!:*K^'*'h:d civics ond cosj^pic-uoui braver; m tbe 6 i-n October 1916. lit Bartholomeusz, who was m the fighting
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    SECOND CHAMBER REFORM
    453 4 IMPORTANT PROPOSALS BY THE CONFERENCE i Principles of Representation 5i 8 abicinet OebJej [Renter* Service] London, April 24.— The Report of tbe Cc. f. rene?, presided over by Lord Brvce. en ihe reform of the Eccond chamber, is now issued. I; recom rr t nds tha; thr
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    UNLUCKY HOLLAND
    299 4 A PAWN IN GERMANY'S SCHEMING The Dutch Colonies j *y feabmsrise Cfcb'eJ Roster* Service! ThGH^^-.r', \piil 23. Nothing Es liu-wu incocnpcl'-i.^ qnutters of au ul eged G nnao ultimatum threatening to cccupy ihc Dutch ports ullc&s ctrtaia dbtuaada aie acceded tb. Lczlrr. April 24.— Tbe Tiffin oorres poodenl
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    GERMANY AND RUSSIA
    164 4 War Prisoners Problems London, April 22.— Wireless Russian Official Russia *±o.= informed Germani that orders bave* been issued io Intern ment c::::p: to prevent acts cf violence mo.'*^t w iir p.idorera differiog political iy and Iso to assure to officer prison* rs the privil >g< a which
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    ENEMY BLOW UPS
    67 4 Paris, anvil 24.— Thirty five- were silled and 19 injured by an explosion ai the Bimr. ?nau powder factory m lowar Au.tr;*. whicfa is great centre for the production ol picric acid. London, April 24, Zurich newspapers] cay that tho Grazsr Post states that two large- powder
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    ABOUT PRISONERS
    73 4 London Apr:l 23— In tbe Boose of j Commons, replying to Mr Snowd^r!, Mr Hbpo 'd that war prisoners were t !i£ b Le for repatriation (as distinct from intern im-nt -a a neutral cannery crj bt-u! b [grounds only, ac:ording to tbe l_cglo German eel edule of
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    GERMAN RAILWAYS
    46 4 AmT.ii 'm, Anril 24.— 1n ihe R-ieb m thc com bs of a iieens ;i a a Progressive deputy remarked Ju b fche s ■cf things en out sii i condi tii i I the materiel are apP Tp C' of eouinr.iD- c 1
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    FOR REASONS UNSTATED
    41 4 Wi 1. log An i 35.— Set itor B after cor fex ng with Preeid anni vi ot d- I I nol l to prei 1 (fiing's) l hi g for i declaration of war again liuik- y.
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    WHY CZFRNIN WENT
    26 4 Am rdai pni 24 Tn he Hnnj P>; m< it, k d thai <_ Csern'n retic because jtha i a the X denco sufficient
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    THE CRIMEA INVADED
    41 4 -i Pi g I, A.-- 24 T. r E ign Atr drs has c planation of the Gertm co-Uki invasion of the Crime* und thtovw- ou warning of the possibility of consequent action by the Black bea fleet.
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    THE GERMAN VIEWPOINT
    61 4 EXTRAVAGA TCLAi, SFrt fc THE OFFENSIVE W But th. Peep!. I mi tif I Dlber epi > tiea pei ssali tish ftnai derciis BM nods. o<vin£ to tfcf m and the recogn Bobmarfoiem b ie flisolosed by lig Weser Zeiua I I I ung. The pin |bigl«i
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    SHIPPING RETURNS
    77 4 Monthly Statement b> Enformati d lott, also tits toi trom Urn (Toil B i I will be pob ished Witt- 6SH BOd OIhGJ i i I i'ie goal I ec .r .td Fhe 1 j SiCor.d qunri: I I British loi ies wen 1.84 i highest month's loi
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    A WILTSHIRE V.C.
    29 4 A London,'/:; [Crosses fi b Ito Lien WlmU com iai I od wonnded ii fin shat n he i collapsed. I I i soli] coi, i
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    THE PARIS BARRIAGE
    12 4 French eb bes derma 1 not bten bua.ojucK.i I
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      206 4 Cresta Blanca Wine Co. I j §P- -> c I Lfyi i- w I A supefb sparkling "red wine, made from the Petit Pinot grape. A splendid banquet wine, and a great favorite with the ladies. bole Agents Caldbeck laegmor&Co. SINGAPORE. |-r-;g; %opP EAST OF SU EZ s* *r- m^mptmrnw*'
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      44 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD BOAD. TELEPHONE 1035 fob 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do SIO) Sci c the conditiom> cf onr effer "No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No bettor guarantee ol tbe high quality oi 3ur work could be givi iv cr demanded.
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    BELGIAN COAST RAID
    1118 5 -LOCKING CF THE BRUGES CANAL C„Hant Action %3Kr£S3. deli yed sectio i irding f I s o*~ 0 i ground D Op. I ll i is too 1 kl I I fa v:' M CO! m Britain I, the i sals of thc I episod has re
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    SILVER
    16 5 London, April 24.— Silvec is at 47fd Sd.lera are holding. The bank rate is steady.
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    BATTLE RE-OPENS
    756 5 GERMANS AGAIN ATTACK THE BRITISH An Extensive Bombardment {By fctabmarin* Cable. L Reuter tiervio*) j London, April 24. Field Marshal Haig] reports increased hostile artillery fire ya&terday afternoon and evening on the bulk of the front, particularly m the sonirna asd Acer* sectors, th. Scarpe valley and sectors
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    THE ST QUENTIN AFFAIR
    95 5 I di .p .1.- withdrawal o! the &th arniy from 81 Quentin wai tha j• o! i teriefl o( qnaeitions iii the ass vi Commons. Mr te Let Ihai there wai nol ali-g j !c ti :ir :ba 'k'Ses i ihi th ip h ■■■■'■•> oi
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    AIR SUPREMACY
    473 5 HOW GERMAN PLANS WERE UPSET Richthofen's Forlorn Hope fWr labaiariae GabJs] IReoter's Service] London, April 28. Renter's correspondent at British Headquarters Bays Ari interesting document which hasbeen found throws light on Richthoftn's destruction. It is a request from an aviation group coiiicn Einder ro tbe first pursuit squadron,
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    THE HIERARCHY IN IRELAND
    202 5 Times on Political Priests i LondoD, April 24 —The Times, m a leader referring to ths Roman Catholic hierarchy m Ireland placing tb em selves at tha bead of tba anti" conscription movement, cays "It says much ior the [forbearance of tho British people that ro
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    CONFIDENT TROOPS
    130 5 What M Clemenceau Say; Paris, April 28 —M Clemenceau, return ing t>cm a ti oc '.o Tte front, notably iri Flanders, declared to a representative of the Echo de Paris thai be had returned greatly i ttitfied with what 1 beard yv,i: \vh* 1 fnunu mi id oi
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      134 5 s^^^^^ Z Sartogloss I Motor^Enamel I MOTTO Ife LONDON VARNISH W o- ENAMEL 0? £«&*4MEI-' I I ONDON Jr Ei*«l¥l£L V UNI II ft COLOUR 4 r' f v S COMBINED. *f,-*r.x A Cslsera Ffo wa F d, Cry, /Cl Sla'e, ftt 4J? fowkmim 1 a n&^iM CL- *LJ%JO «agi?«gxr_j_r'._.T
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      837 6 f All h \h*\ WM 1 I BTEI«Sim j Ce M Lid: EUROPEAN UNB. fw Haegksßl, Sieagiiat, Kebi faksbiia; Ht S.2ISSC3, Peoing, Cdltnbt I cfi England via The Capt. A servloe le icaint&lned h^tvreea SoKftfuunt forts to i^rr.elllcB, London, nnder mr. oontraot w!;h tho Imperial Japanese Oovera mest. The Nev
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      509 6 JLVJL» JL¥JL« MESSAGERIES MARITIMES (IMOOBPOBATED IN FB. HOE MAIL LiM£. Monthly service between Shanghai, Hongkong, Saigon, Singapore, Columbo, Djibouti, Egypt and Marteilleb and vice versa. BRANCH LW», Fortnightly service beJween Saigon-Tourane-Haiphong. For further information apply to J. d 8 f.Ctttin.3'& Agents. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP GO. (Incorporated m U.S.A. A steamer
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      458 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CQ«d^| (INCORPORATED IN U.S.A.) 11l MI—I I-— B| REGULAR MONTHLY TRANSPACIFIC SERVI F I Hongkong, Sbangbai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and Sao Francis I S.S. "ECUADOR". 14 000 tons do do l C I S.S. COLOMBIA 14,000 tone do d 0 l'-M and monthly thereafter. The steamers have
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    BAMBOO PULP FOR PAPER MAKING.
    302 7 Concession^ granted to Turner Morrison and Co. Bombay, March 18. The Bombay Government Press Note states: Messrs Tnrner Morrison and Co. Bombay, have applied to Government for a grant oi certain concessions for the or* ganisation of bamboo paper pulp industry m the forests of
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    A FREE PORTUGAL.
    248 7 Constitution on U S. A. Lines Lisbon Feb 17. A decision of profound importance to Portugal was arrived at at the Cabinet meet ing which terminated m the small hours of this morning, when it was unanimously decided to appeal to tbe country not by the ordinary
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    THE PRINCE AS MINER
    239 7 Hewing Coal m a Pit The Prince of Walee tad a busy day m Cardiff and m the coal and iron centre at Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, on Feb 18, and everywhere he wae welcomed with great fervour by the people. Attired m brown overalls and cop
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    69 7 The Straits Echo announces the death m action ot Mr A Duncan, wbo waa for several years oa Malakoff Estate before •goiug honoe to join the Army m 1916. Mr Duncan, who waa m the Scottish Horse attached to the Block Watch— was killed :od the Western front en March
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    NETTING A SUBMARINE
    546 7 Graphic Story of Patrol Work. The Liverpool Journal of Commerce contains the following article A seaplane spots a submarine lying on the sea bed. Instantly the observer's finger commenced to tap a key, and ten miles away a long lean destroyer and four squat trawlers detached themselves
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    AFTER THE WAR.
    185 7 MR HUGHES OUTLINES HIS TRADE PLANS Empires Future. A Melbourne telegram, says Mr Hughes, the Prime Minister, met with c cordial reception on addressing a meeting of Victorian employers there. He emphasised the necessity of the organisation of industry, referred at length to Germany's vaat preparations for
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      152 7 TROPICAL ROOFING GFNASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS which do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. "V *&*mam*rmW&m\w*~J£c± m* T V N -*'^X_^_^___^^^^^^^^^^^'*^** r > -V, V \lsNt_r^«V' X^Sf^T 1 -a- \.> ,'v. V■ k sKSSmECSSS J 'V"*'-- 1 Ili3^^si^^_^^^ ;^^t^^^..^^^^^<ii^^_^.^'*^.^ GENASCO is the
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      371 7 bU CKWELL CONFIDENT ffjp MIDLOTHIAN "ROLLED OATS A c/can, tempting food, giving stamina— unrivalled for Breakfast. 4fi A GENTS FOR LBA 4 PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE k*t S B £ST PREPARATION 0* mmm, golds, BRONCHITIS The Sure Remedy is Veno's Lightning Cough Cure. IVeno's Lightning Cough Cure strengthens all the organs
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1919 8 R'lig K'tan Deo 862,500 Kamasan, Deo 185,600 87,504 K'mtming, Juue 867,543 87,855 198,980 KaparPare.Deo 1,076,188 61,610 298,905 Kapayang 144,812 6,787 82,648 Kapoewaa. 289,060 28,(00 66,600 Karak.Dec 240,497 18,889 55,528 JKaran, 122,825 6,070 26 977 JKedoh, April 498,479 22,286 108,068 Kelarcafe, May 190,364 10,828 41,428 Kempae, June 269,370
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    TIN RETURNS.
    278 8 In above list the total ln first column art nonthly totals lot Jan-Dec. l 1 7. Tbe montl n which the Company's year ends is indicated tfter the name. Third column shows tbe .918 total to date and second column the tots) if the past month. Every endeavour
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      165 8 Vitafer [T h eA^»" ttsrTon,cF^ I Fort fies the System against dieease, restores 1 tha tissues after iilness and invisorates without reaction. i Strops Itself '^JfF^ t as well as a y Perhaps on some occasion you have come across a barber who has given you 4 the shave of
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      61 8 —^•'mmaaammmmmmam^. ESTD. 1872. PATRONIZED J^^^^^ BY ROYALTY. Presentation INSPECTION Gold txt mm of the Bracelets Watches, els MAGNIFICENT With Gem- set SHOW-ROOM B JJ_f° f Watches. IS INVITED Watches. B. P. De Silva LEADING JEWELLER AND DIAMOND KERCH**) FOR NEARLY HALF A CENTURY. 62 63, ALL WATCHES 1, BISHOP $T
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    125 9 'Apr. 25j 1918 T follomcg ere tbe Eharei ab tc whieb bUan<fe. aro notified m Slogan {.rarer ;'ad Cc'.- yesterday's share list:— Buyers StUen AIOT Gaj 3 40 8 60 Ay c r Eaning 100 LlO AyerMolek 'J..0 2.4 5 Lyet Panae 9 75 10.60 Balgownia 5
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    EXCHANGE.
    21 9 Apr. 25 :> 40 16 4 9 82 I 4 27-32 aand i 8 J47* 108 ffi* M J. *5€ Iff
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    PRODUCE.
    18 9 norn norn .J Dsvoe'e BciiUaat ptt <s_- .6 60 r_. 4.40 kefoseas pm I phUoM < C 5
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      208 9 .^ets over £2,000.000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 TH GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. 'LIITID. I INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS)! P j HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EC. 890.000 deposited with the .Supreme Court cf England, and complies with the British Life Oompaales Vet In
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      496 9 TKE mmmh wwm BANS, LTD. lln K3 is qi JAPAH C v aFltal 3ubc.ribed Y. 18,M0.00Q I v*.«ital Faiu Dp. Y. 50.000,900 i tiSPerve Funrl Y. f1,a00,000 Pinaldiilli I. Inoiye Esf. •'«9-r» js.iH?. y, Ysud^^ 4 DIKBCTOI3. J. Inonye Bsq, Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Boma Esq. If. Odagtrl E-n. K.
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      559 9 THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. (IncorpDrated m the Straits Settl ments) Capital Registered $s rOO con Capitai Subscribed S3 500 000 Capitai Paid Up $.*****0 HEAT, OPK E Raffles Chambers, 5 6, Singapore. BRANCH FS Malacca, Mua--, and Batu Pahat. Current Accounts opened, Fixed Deposits received a^d General Banking Easiness
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      343 9 WANTED NMEDUKLV Experienced Estate Book-keeper. Send c *cie c of testimonials and state salary _eqoired to Box No. '9. c/o Free Press. 85-1 27 4 WANTED Wanted immediately, an expert stenographer, gcod sa'iaiy to a reliable man Apply m the first instance with copies of teaUmo&iaia to UE.derv.ood," c/o Singapore
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      342 9 Te-csj. *.._••;■> aafl iooal nudlaj tetMti b list I ESIO r Penasg, _filao«. F.n ._r rsalal 8 p.n. j tally feKasft BBBtay}. Johore 8, £.30, nocn, 4 6 p.m. Cacol) Heck BMD 880 AM Cncob fid.v:. I-.80 AM Samarang via ports 9 80 am Sandakan, etc Rof Sarawak 11am Selat
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    EMPIRE BRACES ITSELF
    116 10 LABOUR PARTY [AND THE ARMY Everyone Mast Help IBj Hnbmariae Oable] [Renter's Bervioe] London, April 2?.— The national execu tive ot the Labour P^rty baa passed a resolution express. og def p graiitud-. and almiration for the army's heroic resistance to the terrible onslaughts "Such magnificent courage,"
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    AUSTRALIAN MAN-POWER
    174 10 AUSTRALIAN MAN- POWER A Recruiting Campaign Melbourne, April 24. A recruiting conference unanimously resolved m tbis time of anparallelled emergency, to make the almost efforts to avert defeat at the hand*. of German militarism and urged the Ana tralian people to unite wholeheartedly to secure the necessary reinforcements voluntarily. The
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    CANADA'S REGISTRATION
    140 10 Standing No Nonsense Ottawa. April 24. In connection witb tbe national registration m Jnne, the Government haa ordered that all residen is of Canada over sixteen years of age must register. The penalties for noncompliance will be fine or imprisonment, or both, disfranchisement, deprivation of the right to
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    NEWFOUNDLAND'S BILL
    59 10 St. John's (Newfoundland), April 24. The Legislative Assembly was opened by the Governor's speech m which he ai nouLce 1 a selective conscription bill rendering ail unmarried men and childless widowers be'.T.een nineteen and thirty nine liable to raiiisury service m four classes each covering a two year
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    IMPERIAL CONFERENCE
    51 10 Melbourne, April 2S. In tbe Senate, j Mr Milieu, Minister for Repatriation, j replying to a question gilding the proposed attendance of various Dominions opposition leaders a« the Imperial Con ference, said that he had been informed that Sir Wilfred Lauiier would not accom- pany Sir R Borden.
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    MILITANT BISHOPS
    34 10 i London, April 23. Tho Archbishop of Canterbury and eighteen bishops met at Lambeth Palace and uniaimouoty resolved to adopt the Bishop cf Loa-^n's calling- np plan, mentioned oa the 21&fc. j
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    N Z WAR LOAN
    35 10 Wellington, April 24 —For tha war lean of 9$ millions the contributions amounted to 8^ millions. Tbe compulsory clauses will b enforced to e-.cur? the balance oJ a Luj.i.oa st eating
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    57 10 The Ultima act. usees the screening of The S-:creu Man,' a five real Butterfly film with the bold Harry Carey m another western crama full ot action. The Gaiety is finding serials very popnlar with its patrons, and the change of programme brings the finale ct one (Protea IV and
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    A JAGAH'S CLAIM.
    1045 10 KNOCKED DOWN BY A MOTORCAR. Very Special Diet. Before Mr Justice Ebden m the Supreme Court yesterday, a Mohammedan Tamil named Ahmad bin Muatao, watchman employed by the Europe Hotel,, sued Mr J Maxwell, m forma pauperis, for damages for injuriea sustained by being rnn Into by
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    470 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's usual- weekly anotion vas held ou Wednesday and Thursday when there waa offered for sale 15,154.78 pikuls or 2.020,681 lbs, Tons 902.07. Prices Realized. Sheet Sm. Fine Ribbed $108 to $112 Good 87 107 Fine Plain 90 Good 81 88
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    GUTHRIES RUBBER REPORT.
    94 10 Singapcre, April 25. At tbe weekly rubber auction held yesterday and to day there was a strong demand for standard grades and a sharp rise m prices. Fine Pale Crepe acd Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet both Euld up to $112 per pikul, an advance m e&ch case
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    TWO INQUESTS.
    89 10 In the ca66 reported m yesterday's issue m which a Chinese was found dead m North Bridge rd on the foot path run niug along the railing of the Cathedra! between Stamford rd and Coleman st, the! Coroner (Dc Murray Robertson) relumed a verdict ot death from injuries
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    S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME
    57 10 x Friday April 26. 4.00 p.m. Johnston's Pier for Fort Siloso S V A Sections 111 IV 5.15 Drill Hall SR E (v) M ii ti Maxim Co ii ii .1 Signalling Sec S V C ii SVC Recruits A V Platoon 510 Chinese Co SV I
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    A COCONUT OIL MATTER.
    316 10 New Official Powers Used. Exercising his powers nnder an Imperial Order m Conncil, H E tbe Governor makes regulations making it -lawful for the Colonial Secretary to take possession of any articles of any description required by tbe Imperial or the Colonial Government, at a price
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    SWIMMING CLUB
    341 10 Tbe annual Meeting Tbe annual meeting of the Swimming Club was held itt the SCC pavilion last evening, being presided over by Mr A E Baddeley (vice president) and attended by a large gathering of members. The committee's report for the year ended Jan 81 wae confirmed and
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    FRASER'S SHARE REPORT.
    176 10 T l .mm Singapore, April 25. Ihe rubber eh-, re market 6ince our laet issue has been inactive and dull with share prices depressed. Busmees was on a very limited scale acd pric^ movements down j j wards. The market bas fallen out of its j stride
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