The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 June 1918

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1 10 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPOKE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1918. NO. 9,381
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  • 187 1 I Further successful French counter attacks are reported, and the German losees have been high. The British have put m some useful work, with captures of prisoners and machine guns— Page 6. There has been a notable religious assembly on the Mount of Olives, auguring well for
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  • 1185 1 From the f nlminations of Juvenal, and. the airy, graceful entire of Horace, 'til but one step baok to this gem cf the Augustan Age, Virgil's poetry. Enter a tail, shy, rue tic* looking man. The Emperor's wife has begged to hear a portion of his latest poem, the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 187 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS RAFFLES HOTEL. Afternoon TEAS will be served m the hotel lounge and on the lawn every Thursday from 4.30 p.m. Music m Attendance Cinema Show on the lawn, especially for children, at 6.30 p.m. (weather permitting). a- -> _?j< r _r»^__K___----B______^ f J. Crowther Shaw
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    • 106 1 TH B only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or -^7^P^^_^ k° m antat on Rubber. International Trading Company, Limited. IT IS REAL ECONOMY TO BUY A CANADIAN TJi r\ T> T_ J? vJ Jtl v I IT IS LOWEST IN FIRST COST MOST
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    • 175 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Palladium and Gaiety programmes Page 2. Crawley Company coming Page 2. Dollar Directory Page 2. Powell's sales of damaged cargo, ironwork, motor car, curios, etc Pages 2 and 3. Commercial Rubber Co s sale of furniture, etc Page 8. Footwear ac Whiteaway'- Page 8. Malacca Electric Lighting Co
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    • 5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 95 1 THE WJ-.J-JK Wednesday sth. High W&te.- 7-2 a.__., 7 14 p.a. Thirtday 6th. High Wale*— 8 2i a.m., 8 8 p.m. Friday 7th High Water- 9 26 a.o_ 8 51 p.m. Satirday Bth. Eijh Water— id -2 1 a.m., 9 39 p m. Sunday 9th. High Water— ii-i4 a.m. 10-23
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  • 53 2 Orders for week ending June 8, 1918. Thursday, June 6. Signalling Class, V M C A Ground, 5 15 p.m. Friday, June 7. Ambularce Class, V M C A 5.15 p.m. Saturday, June 8. Cyclists parade V M C A 8 p m. Individual Troop Orders as
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  • 347 2 A Rlfil to Alpha Centauri it Its Lilt Cup. Almost before astronomers have finished discussing the remarkable star m Op hiucb.ua, discovered m 1916 to be nearest star to the earth m the northern heaveni (an account of which was given m The Observer al tbe lime),
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  • 80 2 Many vi the good thing, o_ the Law Courts go unrecorded m Penang giving a wrong lmprsssion that there ia only one D.-'ing ct the Straits Bench. During the hearing of a Kong.i caaa the other day it vi\9 mentioned that cer.ain tablets contained the n<*mes
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  • 50 2 The Hul iotoUeetnalt do not want too many educt ed woman. The Prussian Minister ol Culture, m *uppbj_g the D(el with statistic, showing a heavy increase m the number of women now regularly at: ending Prussian universities, deprecated the tendency of the sex to go m for ac__.e-.ic education, j
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 409 2 Qrikfo^fe Subscribers I may oMa n BH tneir copies ME| now. 'dollar directory Co. 16, CHAW6E ALLEY. MB-oana-ai m -on BUMSuoum SANATOGEN Fresh Stocks $3.00 Per bottle. THE MEDICAL HALL Opposite General Post Office. SINGAPORE. SAFE T V T A l)*^ This Year's Notable Attraction fillis' Circus Animal Academy and
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    • 536 2 CO-RESPONDENT ÜBJ^BtfB CO-FESPtNDENT TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW LASr 2 NIGHTS OF THE SHOW-DOWN A Remarkable Bluebird Nature Study" Commencing Friday, June 7th Ihe Blondely Beautiful Star of Screenland VIOLET MERSEREAU In Nell. B. Bronson's Photoplay Sensation "THE RAGGEDY QUEEN" Another "Bluebird" Masterpiece COMING COMING I COMING The Greatest of all Jewels
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    • 558 2 A Programme of Predom m ant Tea tv» AT THE w es ALHAMBRa The Hall lor Music —The Pioneer and Frcn.kr Er lf« rj t Beach Road c CG a In the Second Show at p 15 p m A PICTURE OF UNIVERSAL AND EXCEPTIO^I INKIEST THE GIRL WHO GOES
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  • 574 3 Progress and Future Mr Uchida, the Vice Minister of Com munication., addressed a meeting of ship ping men at the Shipping Club, Kobe, recently, to the following effect Ten years ago I was present at the ceremony of launching a steamer of 700 tons at the Kawasaki dockyard
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 593 3 VICTORIA THLAIKL T. DAMF.L FRftWIEY Presents The Frawley Company m a series of new and current successes i IV Max Marcln'a Drama of New York life ■>____] HOUSE OF GLASS' i By special arrangement with David Belaaco til THE BOOMERANG I By Wlntoheli Smith and Victor Mapes Wlllard Mack's success
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    • 279 3 -v.-' f»*» ft»» ■BMIIB-MB~WHg»WW»>gaWWaWi AUCTION SALE OF Valuable eak Household Furniture, cottage Piano &c. Removed fron a country residence for con. venitnce of sale (Owner leaving the Colony). At our Sale-room, No. 3, Raffles Place. On Saturday Bth June at 11 a.m. A g.od tored cottage piiro by M F
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    • 658 3 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR Music Hits AND HITS-THAT-ARE-TO-BE CALL ON HUDSON 'Phone 1705. 100, North Bridge Rd. NOTICE BOARD OF LICENSING JUSTICES. Notice is hereby given that the list of applications fcr renewals, Transfers and new license- to be considered oa Thursday 'it th, June 914, can be seen
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    • 344 3 MALACCA ELECTRIC LIGHTING Co, Ltd Notice of Closing of Transfer Books. NOTICE is hereby given that the Transfer B-O-s of this Company will be closed from Monday, June 10, to Wednesday June 12, 1916, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board, T. C. B. MILLER, Secretrry f-6 7-6 FOUND
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    • 315 3 Ladies' Gents Boots S -hoes. Gents' white canvas Oxford shoes, Gents' <" fltten with chrome sole smart kid tan calf toe-cap, best quality as illustration. Derby _/"_si make. _-^__f/________[ Beßt •%T _/_r quality iMfl __L Tv^V /f fth_L_M- __f-_-_l _r V\ 4 a Bm Bjm MB I># J tings all
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  • 1426 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, June 5, 1918 We do not know whether it is an imagination or merely fortuitous chance but it has certainly appeared to us of late that there are a few more poor and needy persons to be seen about the streets than used to be
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  • 879 4 A large and representative gathering of Singapore bnsinessmen attended the reception given by tbe management of tbe well known Japanese shipping firm, tbe Osaka Shosen Kaisha. yesterday afternoon on the occasion cf the opening of their branoh m Singapore. The new office, which is eituated
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  • 131 4 Fr9m Corrupt*!.* The result. of lbe sS2'sj«Saturday w^re a. tallow* Cc Moving rigor. Brent 4 Evans, 4 Liv 0), pj, U^jjS I On Mond E,,n. Pt rjb„ Seng. Pta L M Wooden*, b_« Kinder, tfefc score fin «eh EtarObe!!.n«i Cap ai First da winner. P;. CI m Hock
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  • 69 4 A third und fini,! b. be tweeo memb-> nf thl H preventatives- of the HiM will be Danttsted at tl evening, noni.wng.ru al p Each side La. secuna MM rfoteff vious gsmes, and thil decides the robber. There will be two sfagtf A D B'.he.r v Pte C. Spanai
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  • 181 4 Singapore theatre gceta will be rleaei. to learn that the Frawley Comedy i v be vieiting the colony shortly. Mr 7 Daniel Frawley, whoec name it- a hoasi hold word m America, bus got tctethera company cf New York artiette. n| hag decided to make
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  • 82 4 At the saleroom of Messrs Powell and Co, Ltd, on Tuetday afternoon, the follow ing piecee of freehold building land at Gaylaog and Grove rds were disposed ol by auction; Lot I (48,186 iq ft) 13.4.0: Lots 2 and 4 (82 722 sq ft) sold to Low Teng
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  • 26 4 10TH LIST Amount already acknowledged HMH Mr John Somerville -00 Ambrosoli Stoppani and Coy Jl M C w Dabhishike. Hca Tmm
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  • 20 4 B F BIBLE SOCIETY. (EMERGENCY FUND I Amount already acknowledged .9« Messrs Harrison end Cro^fleld Bandoeng BI Chab BGTisi.Ai.: Agen
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  • 93 4 Ec Sang Kop. a r.ki* ha own Qa.nn Bl report to tbe police the I a nkisha valued at |110 al aft on June 1. Eta MBSpealS MBN coolie who hts be» n I treated Mr Robert Van Oartiaadt, i one of the nldart fa- ta State, and, fr, ad
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 210 4 By Royal Warrant TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V. SOLE AGENTS CALDBfCK MACGREGDR GO. REFRIGERATORS AMERICAN STYLE. I These Refrigerators are made m PRl^*---' .v.v- *^giaSt*^fmgfXf *i i? IT* 1 our own Workshops, ot irlijm Grade Solid Teak. They are well insulated, and lined throughout Ifc- with zinc. They will
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    • 41 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHABD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1085 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note tbe conditions of our offer "No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high quality of our work could be given or demanded.
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  • 157 5 FRENCH COUNTER-ATTACKS CONTINUE German Losses High .•y tfabasartae OeJ-l__; .mortar's Servicel London, June 8. A French communi qcesays: We continued our counter at tack yesterday evening en the whole from rvtvofc":: t Onrcq tni tbe M_.rr.eanc advanced at taaiooi points. violent I k atk ci both sides
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  • 123 5 A Happy Augury me 8 -—Although the nuna > ma an.! speotutON wss ibad owing to the war, _'i S bj Mj^ p.lgr;_ca-?a will re v B_ j m arable. I- >•• ell fjr tbe future of Pal« 3 ti„ itfti some happy inspiration r r BS cf
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  • 248 5 Siaela, May 9— A very interesting lecture was delivered at tbe Gaiety I.earre Simla, by Captain H C Bishop, b :v on Kut and After." The lecture w_- given under the auspices cf the U.ueJ service Institution ol India and th... was a large attendance, including th.
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  • 39 5 A big jajna sacrificial ceremony has an commenced en tha banks of the Bai i by lbs Marwari cuamber of com SMtee I r :Ue Mctcry cf British arms The cerecuooy will cost Rs 20.000 and last a teatoigkt
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  • 224 5 Laed Bonafcaaa, presiding at a dirnev glial cv Ihe Anglo French Society to M t'hejuji^. said no one la thi» country would s'.it pri«__l i* their guest beoame Prime Wlietee ol France. The eociety wai doing 'k gMal work m seeing that there should n_ d a i r ements
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  • 828 5 SOME FACTORS IN THE BITUA .lON. I The following information which wa 1 have obtained by enqniry m reliable quarters gives we consider a eouod repre eentation of some of the main facte m re gard to the robber position, particularly I locally. There are iv London
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  • 121 5 A New Combustible. The Paris Auto announces the discovery of a new combustible whioh contains neither petrol, coal gas nor alcohol. A trial recently gave most favourable results. A motor car, carrying six persons, made a tour of Paris, climbing the steepest bills without the least mi. hip.
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  • 556 5 The weekly meeting ot the Rent Assess ment Board was held m the Municipal Offices yesterday afternoon, those present I being the hon'bie Mr C J Saunders (Preei I dent), and Messrs S Tomlinson, A M 8 JAngullia, M Meyer, E A Eiias, Gaw Kbek I Kiam
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  • 267 5 In the V M C A Hall, on Friday June 7 at 9-15 p.m., a lecture will be delivered that should be ol very great interest to the public generally. The lecturer will be the Rt Rev Biebop Trower, D D, now Biebop ol N W Australia, but at
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  • 160 5 LARKING HIM The story (says a writer m the New York Herald has been told and retold of the smart Second Lieutenant who .ought to impress a National Army recruit with the importance of the salute, after the officer had failed to receive one from the recruit. "Do the salure
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  • 943 5 Taken la Spite of "Artble. I I was asleep, comfortably asleep, having learnt overnight that work for me did not begin until the afternoon, when I was roused by a hand on ray shoulder. Through half closed lids I was aware of my batman. n Ton confounded cuckoo,"
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 84 5 S 3 vC> ry __^S* *<? ao& A^M^mm^ J& <& v /y^y^^yy^m r<y a .*p /'■/?<".^yy- :yy>f§ y^~y k. <& y^W _V C X^-yi'iS _^V y^ oV _-V o* v I 4? -tooIMESsasLAFAVETIE, Photographento -.etrMAJESTIBSI Begs to antouiice that be oondaots the ONLY EUROPEAN ifUDSO SIH_APOIfSE a. tl B{f!.L.HGTON. (100
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 442 6 Pc <&0« OaiTiSH India AND Apcah Lime (Companies Incorporate.; la England.) Mail and Passenger Services PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) Vce Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present pended. «ne Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND FROM LONDON are at present suspended.
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    • 596 6 JAPAN HAH STEAHS2L.P Co.. Ud (Incorporated la EUROPEAN LSNB. for Hdlfkofig Shcßghal, Kabs A Yokehaaii Hf Balgggg, Penang, Calcratii gig England tig The Cgpg. A service m maintained between lokobacu. pcr^s to Ma-seillee, London, uader ma' sontzaot with the Imperial Japanese Gov.** meat. The Kow Twin screw Btcame. a_ai:i?i?j.iu.n_ this
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    • 309 6 JfSSP* *_H_' 3&P" MESSAGEBJES MAS-TIMES (INOOBPO RATED IN FBAHCP MAIL LIU, Monthly service between Shanghai, Hong* feong, Saigon, Singapore, Colnmbo, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles and vice-versa. BRAMCH LIMI. Fortnightly aei vice between Saigon-Tourane-Halphcng. For further information apply to J. (SO GQIf RTCIS, Agents. RANGOON. 8.8. LAMA will be despatched for
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    • 767 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY (INCORPORiTED IN U.S.A.) r|| lf l REGULAR MONTHLY TRANSPACIFIC SERVICE. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco SS. COIMIIA 14.000 tons from Hongkong on or about. I toft, T S.S. M YEIIEZOELi.^ 14 000 tons do do m S.S. "ECUADOR", 14 000 tons do do
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  • 1972 7 In above list the totals m first column are monthly totaU for Jan-Dec, 1917. The month m which the Company's year ends Is indicated after the name. Third column shows the 1918 total to date and second column tbe total of the past month. Every endeavour Ie
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  • 182 7 Austria Manufacturing g Case. Berne, March/. The significant announcement ie made m a telegram received by tbe Vienna Reichspost from Czernovitch that "accord* ing to the reports of refugeee from Beeaarabia the popnlation ot numeroue districts m that country have declared m favour of incorporation m
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  • 122 7 American Dintist Robbed. The Harbin correspondent ol the N C Daily News, writing on April 22, said To-day at 9 am. three armed men visited the epartmente ot an American dentist situated m the bueieet part of the Kitaiekaya, pretending that they required their teeth fixed. Their
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  • 126 7 Washington, April 80. The Ordnance Department, m tbe presence of high Army officers, the members of the British, French, Italian and Belgian Missions, and a number of Congressmen and Stnatore, made a eeriee ol tests of the new Browning automatic rifle and machine gnu which the Americans
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  • 111 7 A popular English actress who married a young mau connected with titled family seme time ago was aeked by a friend how she managed to retain the same taxicab driver every night and whether she did not find this expeneive m theee days cf taxi
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  • 131 7 The purchaser cf a suit of clothes, who complained at Clerkenwell County Court that the trousers were moth eaten, and one leg was some two inches shorter than the other, wae awarded a verdict for the return of bis money. Moth-eaten trousers were not reaeonably fit for the purpose for
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  • 159 7 A. Kinta, June 1,710 135 679 Ayer Weng 2,406 122 702 Bandon 826 3,068 BangnonVal 5,195 480 1,216 Deebook 8,690 840 1,144 Bruseh, July Chenderiang, 5,857 355 1 397 Gopeng Consol, 17,075 1,275 5,122 Heawood, 2,782 HI 647 Idris 8 780 2(0 8013 Ipoh Tin, Deo 4,425 420
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 76 7 STOCKS > OF THE TWO FAVOURITE TYPEWRITERS THE "rauiDIDE" LiY.rl._L AND THE "OLIVER" HAVE ARRIVED Stoc Sizes. EMPIRE OLIVER." iboheag takes paper 9in. wide. Foolscap takes paper 9in. wide. Bdel 14in. wide Brief 14in. wide. P -■■■•> 18in. wide. Policy 18in. wide. Special (Oliver) takes paper 30ir_. wide. Lightweight Empire
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  • 985 8 Details of the Pursuit. London, May 8. Io a message dated from Baghdad on May sth, Reuter's special correspondent with the Meeopotamian field force, m a message dated May Ist from Tuz Khurmatli, twentyflve miles north west of Kifri, says The operations on the Kind side,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 156 8 fff?^";' );^i_^.t^i:li..__l______s^ ;C\4^--'. _t- Vjhair tor all Occasions |j TJUILT to withstand ihe roughest u> W ::;y,IH t. ::ig,;-,uvuM:„ i_s y\ Ihh r B ;i^ H P?si 42 SS-535Z3. ■.v.v;;:::z-"^:>::_3 c" r n Vr 1 -4.1 \J. *U _'.-x i.- •si.J.-T-. --v^- |J ell :_p ed for us 4on 1
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    • 229 8 Ease _P% gP >->_ joh\. W m ._r __ss^_!____RPg'_*W_'ia^te_l!_^^. wOinfOfE jf It^^_!S___n_ v*-~* L t^ J _fi-^L pjl fe S^^jrs frcsd Covers Singapore. Straits Motor Garage. Muar. Sime, Darby k Co., Chin Huat Hin Oil Trading Co. Ltd. Cycle Carriage Co. j Malacca. Malacca Rubber Joh re Bharu. A. C.
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    • 39 8 T(P<3r I B. V~ (p 36 «QRtf mm W MIV 1 J FHE QUEEN OF SILK Very tempting and of pleasing qaality— the bes Prompt Priming TRY US! I at _t *T% 16 b. Change Alley, i Rickard Co.
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  • 57 9 ep ~c Jane 4 4 i .2 4$ d> matd 2.4 816 PitrateetwSiea 9mim R 4 28 82 Fa&noa demand Ear.) 817 ESBlft, T. 7., 146 Boiwun, lannnl 88_%Pee» -OEOHAMt, .*r.-__i_: 106 Jatj, dami-u. 111 EiICEOE, ill II Ml I 66 ?CVSESiIO_I?, Baatjt Bf. ri -f 18.64 Sack sf
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  • 150 9 June 4 Tin 100 tons |165 00 (taaetta 15.2R Saxx. lai o*** So. I 2 8. C0 C»i__t_e- Crta >'„ I 20.00 Pep^es Black pore 85.00 l-ljpia, (Wlrtte la!i) 49.00 ■filBHIl 111! lo Umb II norn :/r..?_._gs (80 nom Hjmm (Br.n&n< norn C.ofijc (AaakofiEaO norn Bail Cu3s. (i% BlafltJ
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 530 9 y Assets over $2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 TH GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.G. The Company baa £210.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and compile, with the BrltlsbLifa Assurance a.mp.il..
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    • 514 9 -.I——. l HI I lIWIM. iH.» ..IM.— THE YOKOHAMi. SPECIE BANK, LTD. Xsgcrf:_.a__.d m Ja?an OavHal .c. srribed Y. 48,000.000 Oapttal Paid Up ,Y. 80,000.000 Reserve Fund r: ,„„Ti 21,300,000 rrer.der.t, i.lnouyeEs^, 7me.Pran.l9nt. Y. Yamak&wa Es*. OIRECTOES. J. Inouye Esq. Y. Yarnakawa Esq. N. Soma Esq. M. Odagirl Esq. j
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    • 546 9 m stuns mmumi Be,, m, rbe m mini, Trcr-r^oxratad m New Zealand.) lIIIIE. dßeorpoaated In Hcmgkosg HIM Mi lISNIHeE b., LSI. gnooapo-ated tn Hongl ong m\m B6ARAKTEE 4 ACSI9EK; U, Ui [Incorporated m Eaglaal] Fire and Marine Risks of every description mderwritten at lowest current rates. Adamson, GilfHlan Co., Ltd.
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    • 477 9 Singapore chamber of commerce and Exchange. Wanted immediately a first class shorthand Typist. Apply GATTET A BJ.TE_.AN, Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore. '80-5 6 6 WANTED Experienced and capable Shorthand-Typist. Good salary and prot poets to suitable applicant. App yin wrl.hig with copies cf recent testimonials to IcALISTEIA Ce.,-Ltd. 32-5 a.c
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 424 9 MAIL TABLE To-lif. inaermadiafte and local malls, be fotuO i» .Ire* below Penang, Malacca, F.M.S. jitf TralJf 6 p. a datlp (except Sunday). Johore 8, 9.80, noon, 2, 4 A 6 p.m. Cucob Edina 8.80 am Miri, Labuan etc Malacca 11 am Mnntok, Palembang Maeteuycker 12.80 PM Muar A Malacca
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  • 338 10 There wae a good attendance at the course yesterday when some interesting work waa done. Playmate apnrted from 6 fnr to 8 fur, and Milky Way from 4 fur home. Tim ran 3 fur m 44 sees. Nullo who ie m good condition went three quar pace
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  • 59 10 Mixed Doubles A Class (Final*. Mrs Cantrell and Mr Crichton owe 15 vs Mra Swincell and Mr Beatty owe 4. Will be played off on Thursday 6th inst, when the prizea will ba presented by Mra Ridout. to the winners of the Spring Tournament, after which
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  • 257 10 VOLUNTEERING" IN INDIA Tbe Calcutta papers publUh the new rnles for the Indian Defence Force. Chiefly they are the setting cl the normal number of drills at 160 hours a year inoluding 6 eaya (18 drills) at camp. The former rule pnt the drills at four hours a week which
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  • 154 10 It ia curiently reported m Ipoh _a~6 the TOM that a Chinese towkay baa made* an important discovery m tha last few days, m that be has fcund an exten.ive deposit of iror ore m the Kuala Kang6ar District. The story is that whilst prospecting for
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  • 82 10 But Germany limes Orders London, May 14. The Ameterdam correspondent of tbe Central Mews Agency, dealirg with the Emoerors* meeting and the question ot tbe offensive m Italy, says that Austria is reluctant to embark on an enterprise which must entail very heavy sacridces and doee not
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  • 166 10 HANDICAPS FIRST DAY. Race One— (7 far). Earl 10 5, Fallowland 10.2, Aringa 0, Floradora 8.12, Paul 8 9, Oh La La 8 9, Pretty Molly 8.5, Kitty 7.8, Bonnety Bob 7.7, Will o' tbe Wisp 7.8. Race Two— (Scurrj) Merthyr Boj 9.7, Blighty 9.7. Charles X
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  • 767 10 In moat of the armies of the world the musketry training ot t_e individual soldier baa certain features m common. He is taught to Are m virions positions and at various ranges, but the targets are always stationary, or at the best what are
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  • 202 10 The following new books will bo ready for issue on Thursday Anon, Naval Intelligence. Bartimeus The Long Trick. Benson, R H, Richard Raynal Solitary. Broeter, D X, Sir I.umbras at the Ford* Champion, Jessie, The Foolishness of Lilian. Galsworthy, John, Beyond. Gorki, Maxim, In the World. Hansi, Professor
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  • 226 10 A Reorganization Scheme. Simla, May 21. A letter by Lady Chelmsford ia publish ed regarding the Indian Comforts for the Troops Fund. Lady Chelmsford explains that m the early stages of the war the work cf the Comforts for the Troopa Fund consisted m sending to
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  • 120 10 Agents Barlow and Co. Permas 18,250 Majecie (Johore) 11,259 Central Kelantan 15,800 Agents The Indo Malay Co. Malaya General Co 58, 5C0 Seden&k 42,187 Mengkibol 27,225 Agents Waterhouse Co. Tanjong Olak 26,500 Agents East Asiatic Co. Mount Austin 178,869 Secretaries Evatt acd Co. Tapah 22,8481 total
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  • 900 10 CAUGHT A SUBMARINE SINGLE HANDED. 1 1 Kiyolyip Hold Up. j There are two mystery V C's to whom this prodigious faot of valour might be credited. j They are Commander W E Sanders, of the Royal Naval Reaerve, whose award waa gazetted m Jnne, 1917,
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    • 232 10 Bacchus Marsh CONCENTRATED 1 1 I Milk m quarts, pints, and J pints. SINGAPORE COLO STORAGE CO., LTO. (Incorporate d m Straits Settlements.) M^\ U certainly is dis oearten:ng, f m the midst of an evening, enI f tertainment to °c suddenly overcome by a wave of depression and BUT
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 80 10 S.V. C. DRILL PROGRAMME Attendance at three recruits' parades a week is compulsory. Wednesday, June 6. 5.16 p.m. Drill Hall SR E (v) NC Os ii ii it Maxim Co and SYR attached 5.10 S V R and A V Pl toon MC S 5.16 Veterans' Co 8 V C
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