The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 June 1918

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CISNTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1918. NO. 9,393
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  • 248 1 I The Appeal Court sat yesterday Page 10. Late wire news will be found on page 4. Wonderful tales of Aomiralty salvage cf sunken ships are told Page 5. Latest rubber dividends are wired bj our London correspondent Page 4. The usual meeting of tbe Rent Board
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  • 969 1 An interesting booklet wm recently found m a raided German dag oat. It was published m Germany m the interests of Amol which is alleged to be a remedy for all the ailments of Active Service, each aa Lumbago, Toothache, Frostbite, and Bayonet wounde. One does
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 123 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS RAFFLES HOTEL. Afternoon TEAS will be served In the hotel lounge and on the lawn every Thursday from 4.30 p.m. Music m Attendance ALSO Cinema Show on the lawn, especially for children, at 6.30 p.m. (weather permitting). J. Crowtlier Shaw Co. Jt t^|^£i OUR SPHCIAL
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    • 128 1 THE only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or A| |A j* f^^ |f Aft A A Wr JT V iTISICIC 111 JZ>rilalil zf *v r 'vin^jt*^ "^t? < -*is^B trorn "lsntstion xvuDueri International Trading Company, Limited. I If IT IS REAL ECONOMY TO
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    • 113 1 LAIEST ADVERFISEfiiE^TS. Whiteaway Laidlaw'a for boots and choce Page 8. B S Kirwan's office has been removed to Chancery lane Page 8. Sale of a Sentinel steam wagon by Commercial Rubber Company Page 9. Shipping Nanking for San Francisco Shiny o Mara (cargo) for Japan Page 6. Notice re power
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    • 5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 90 1 THE WMJ&m Itdnesdai 19th. High V=-a4e»- 6 1 h 6->5 pm. Frawley Co. farewell, Victoria Theatre. Fillis'a Circus, 5 and 9 p.m. Thoredsj 20th. Bitfj Wa»e»— i'4i ».tu., 7-11 p.m. Licensing Justices, 2.3. p.m. aigb Wale*- 84* a 7-51 p.m. SitsrtfB7 22nd. Hl£b Wftfecs 933 i.iit., 8-31 p.m. High Water—
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  • 700 2 Orders for week ending June 22, 1918. Thursday. June«2o. Signalling Clas3, YMC i Ground, 5.15 p.m. Bai.d Practice, Malay Volunteer Club, 5.15 p.m. Friday, Jane 21. Ambulance Class YMCA, 5.15 p m. Individual Troop Orders as issued by Scoutmasters. Numerous applications have been made for mining rights
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    • 284 2 Subscribers Qafr^tf may obtain t their copies now. B DOLLAR DIRECTORY Co. 16, CHANGE ALLEY. When Anaemic Run-Down TAKE -> KinaTer V THE IDEAL TONIC. THE MEDICAL HALL Opposite General Post Office. SINGAPORE. THE SOCIAL BOTTLE JOIN ME IN A JEFFREY QUART" NOW IN STOCK JEFFREYS PILSENER QUARTS ADAMSON, GILFILLAN
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    • 457 2 NEW B^^i BB B^?^^^^i^^^^P^B NEW COMEDY IfrpWHiy^j^^ COMEDY FEATURES I fM^j^JßgnmSßlßg^^ FEATURES TO NIGHT I Mlflll^^l^S^^lJ^lll^^H^ TO NIGHT At 9-30 Complete Change At 930 TO-NIGHT TO-N GHT Four Tremendous Features ~W§ For the first time m the History of Cinema Shows m Singapore a complete programme of English Films. iiniiTi
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    • 432 2 A THREE-FEATURE PROGRAMME FOR SIX NIGHTS COMMENCING SATURDAY, JUNE 15 AND IWrr SUNDAY, JUNE 16. LLD ElN(i AT THE ALHAMBRa The Hall for Music— The Pioneer and Premier Hous" iht Imh ,< r Beach RoBd. In the Second Show at 9.15 p.m. A METRO PRODUCTION, SENSATIONAL AND G!?5Ppj Nf ENTITLED
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  • 175 3 Great Demand, Bat a Small Supply. "To many retailers the quantity of wartime boots on sale will be small," says the "Shoe Trades Journal." "m a.big portion of the shops there is not single pair. Factories are overwhelmed with orders, and some of them, we understand, are thinking
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  • 199 3 How Revelations Came Out The following is the account by the Vorwa6rts of how the Licknoweky revelations came out One Captain von Beerfelde, who retired after seeing much eevvioe m the present war, for which ha received tbe Iron Cros3 of the First Class, saw a copy of the
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  • 179 3 Although Mr Charlie Chaplin sacrificed 920,(00 a week salary from March 28th to May 4th to tour the United States for the Liberty Loan. Supreme Court Justice would not absolve him from liability of being served with papers m a 9500,000 breach of contract suit. So the
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  • 172 3 The separate starched collar was invented abouD 92 years ago by the wife of a blacksmith of Troy, N V, who made one for her husband. Siace then it has grown m popularity until there is prob ably nobody who has not worn a starched collar
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  • 120 3 A member of Uib Government^ wbo*9 manners f«r*i Dot of the b^st, entered a well* filled lift at hi* Ministry tbe other day. The rest of the passengers v/ ere i bpnnd fur the top of the building, ani the lift girl, recently engaged, to whom the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 900 3 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Wax Polished Teak Household Furniture, Well Grown Plants etc. TO B-3 HELD AT Burrougb" No. 11-1 Holland Road near Tanglin Barracks. On Saturday, 22nd June, 1918, at 2 p.m. i\;mpri-:rg —Excellent walnut ntained teak writing deck with imitation leather top aa^ive pcllshed teak dining table and
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    • 476 3 i NOTICE is hereby given that the Power of I Attorney granted by me to Mr. Bassoon Grimberg baa been revoked. Dated this 18th day of June 191 ft. JOSEPH EHALIFFI. 19 6 216 NOTICE OF REMOVAL My office at No 113 Orchard Road, has been closed nntll further notioe,
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    • 207 3 BOOTS SHOES DISTINCTION WHITEAWAYS Geat's White Canvas b-iota, flttel with best The Ammunition Boots, made of spletka«ber sole and helsrouod tee, as illustra- kepp plain front, one deck sole as sketch tin. Priceslo 95 P 9rpaic. Price $10.50 per p>ir. 1 v v^^SHf smart shape. f*J/* Wi »*e anvas Tennis
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  • 25 4 Domestic Occurrences DEATH. Golem an.— Edith 6. Goleman. the beloved wife of O. G. Coleman, on Juma 13th, of enteric fever, at Copnoor. (By cable.)
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  • 942 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, June 19, 1918 One of the most interesting wires m the day's news is that concerning the arrival of American troops m England. Despite the contradictions and seeming discrepancies between the enemy and allied statements and indeed between statements made by different persons m England,
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  • 390 4 Mr D Richards is appointed a collector of War Tax for Singapore. The marriage of Mias Vera Daly to Gapt. Vyner R G A, will take place on June 25. A special gazette issued yesterday makes additions and deletions m the list of prohibited exports. The White List for China
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  • 499 4 Nipa Sbbyice. i Amsterdam, May 27 The Germans have again seized three Dutch snipe which were on their way to Sweden. Hear Van Veen having requested the Government to requisition cargoes on the Dutch steamers saved from America, his opinion was the answers were unsatisfactory, beer Van Veen
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  • 39 4 Wrcm Omr Own Comtwondeni London, June 17. Highlands and Lowlands declares no final dividend, Selangor river 5 per cent, British Malay 10. Oriental 16, Batu Caves 36, Eombuk 6, Dusun Durian 6, Tacgga Batu 10, Escot 10.
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  • 272 4 Messrs Barker and Co agents for Ledbnry Rubber have received a cable from London advising that the directors of this Company have decided to recommend a final divi dend tot the year ended 81st December, 1917, ol 10 per cent making 20 per cent for the year. Doan
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  • 284 4 I London, June 17.— The p r p.- t, pays that st the Eecor me e ti r Dreat Imperial War-Conftreno on tha f lh of June 17 there w» 8 a full uuendT?'" 1 member* iocludt.-g r pre€e n taiiv° Australia an J Ir ;,v whom the
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  • 122 4 LoDdoD, Jane 17. The PfctM taw save the Swedieh Government b&F rat;£ta the agreement en:f>r<»d into m Lccdcc whereby the Allies secure the services <rf i Swedish shipping tc the exter.t of MM DM tone deadweight. Credits bnve besn arr&Dg ed for the Allies m
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  • 119 4 London, June 17. Mr Devlin epeakicg at Virginia on behalf of O'Hanloc nationalist candidate foi East Carao a;a the Irish party did not intend to discard the parliamentary weapon which bad been one of the principle factors m winnisg Irish freedom. Sinn fain bad been before
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  • 54 4 London, June 17 -The corn -^ndfi: of the Times at the Hagu« Iftfl jous disease at Ksien locally wiled pagu lis increasing m virulence. Hrn 'has riean from an average bC twenty daily. Workers M* r to leave their barracks H>4 f been vaccinated the author; I
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  • 30 4 TheHftßue JuuePT. -a. < s fog at Meiderikh iHwflll bi i people ep-alc-ro |«M«BC I it-aid thiybad had BO— gfc 'meaning fhe iiminmill bo^inJ t rair
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  • 28 4 London, I«M 17.- M I inounced m Mm Hondo of I the Food Minibtiy w»r HW utility (or the vMMtli utilisation »nd iUtribai on <-
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  • 20 4 1 Amsterdam, Jww ■<• Cabinet Lhs BMi|B< J mmim Mm itoWw to t- l portfolios until reformed. Hm«mm
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  • 21 4 i New York. June 17- -I -r«mia <>^ has been arrestud aui •UoJW Uf the self-styled Preiidant of ne* Republic.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 162 4 MARTINI ROSSI MAr>Tiiln I VERMOUTH FRESH SUPPLIES JUST RECEIVED FROM ITALY I \\CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO. X xJj Hi O FRESH STOCK gps CARPETS ixUGS >t* INSPECTION INVITED ASSORTMENT OF JA PA NESE MA TTING IN ROLLS OF 40 YARDS. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. [Incorporated m Englmad] THE TRAVELLER'S MALAY PRONOUNCING
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    • 41 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1085 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the conditions of our offer "No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the hfgh quality o onr work could be given or demanded.
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  • 1298 5 AUSTRIAN ATTACKS REVERSED Small Gains at HeaVy Cost tßy Hafctaartett uafctej LMsmtar't ■■Tim) Rome Jane 17. Sami official, Tbe enemy ai lied at a Qftjton ki > onn»'tiro ad vanci m tie firdS day *outu of Montello. The HMiß] crossed tha Ptave with conside rable foiccs bat is
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  • 149 5 SALVAGE OF SUNKEN SHIPS Huge Liner Raised j LBy Sabmariae Okbla] (Innt 1 ■arvieaj I London, June 17. Remarkable salvage 1 operations have been oarriad oat by the I Admiralty during tha war which would have been thought commercially and en* ginearingiy impracticable bafore the war, j especially
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  • 177 5 London, June 16. In a speech Mr Hughes *aid Australia has paid and is payirgtha ptica of hbeity. She will not falser. She is m tbe war to the end. We bave suffered iv Australia as elsewhere from tha i ffec«e of insidious GacmKn pro pag.mda manifesting itself
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  • 71 5 London, June 17. In the Honse of Commons Mr Balfour stated the Government did not propose at present to recognise the Finnish Government which seemed undoubtedly to be entirely under German influence. He also stated that as far as he was aware none oi the Allies had
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  • 149 5 MUTUAL RAIDING Heavy Attacks m Lorraine {fey Hbatriii UafeteJ £B«**er's lerTfae] London, June 17. Air ministry affioial. An independent forse of the Royal Air force carried out m the week ending June 11 lour attacks on the station and sidings at Thionville. Several direct hits on
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  • 227 5 Government's Sharp Warning Cnpetown Jena 17. Minister Mentz said Govcrnmsnt appreciated tha attitude of some labour leader* who bad shown sense and responsibility m the prasant rtcxious time yet there wera boma who were trying to cause trouble by underhand work. He affirmed that Bololsm waa
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  • 204 5 French and American Successes London, June 17. American Official. We repulsed with severe enemy losses an attack m Woavre taking prisoner some. We broke up two attacks m the region of Chateau Thierry. There is vsry aotive reciprocal artillery fire m the regions of Cbatean Thierry and
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  • 78 5 Rome, June 17. In the Chamber, tae Under Secretary for Transportation said that thanks to steel from Great Britain, shipbuilding m Italy has been greatly accelerated. 'Seven new shipyards had been constructed and by the adoption of a staniard ship 120,000 tons of new tonnage would
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  • 42 5 j Rome, June 17. The Gioruala d'ltalia say* the Austrian naval division which Rzzo broke up wban he torpedoed tha Szantisvsn was proceeding on a mission to bombard a town on tha Adriatic m conjunction with tha land offensive.
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  • 24 5 Mosoow, June 14. M Noulens the Fiench ambassador has airivad here. Oeiman propaganda had reported that he had bean recalled.
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  • 220 5 I The following sums are gratefully acknowledged Already received $16,806.54 Mrs Easley (4th) (6 months to end of November) 80 T Robinson (7th) (June and July) 10 R S Carr {4th) (April and May) 10 Fawcus(2nd) 10 Tony the Dog 20 $16,869.54 Total received
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  • 170 5 Since the last list was published, two more huts have been presented individual* ly viz, by tha Penang Turf Club, Penang Turf Club No 2 Hut" and by Mr A W Bean M The A W Bean, President, V M C A Singapore Hut
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  • 58 5 18th List. Amount already acknowledged 156,807 11 Anon" 100 Mr W P Millar 100 Wearne Bros. Ltd 500 Mr T J B Wearne 100 Mr Seah Liang Seah 100 Mr A S Shooker 100 Mr Thio Sioe Kiat 100 Chop Tong Joo Hin 35 Chop
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  • 92 5 Tfee Frawley Company last night gave a most enjoyable performance of Tiger Hose," a New York success of exceptional attractiveness which wae well saitsd to Che company's real abilities. The play is a Canadian norflk wast Romance of some quality calling foi good acting which was noticeable throaghonr,
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  • 143 5 T*n Teng Kow, of So 26 Synagogue- st, reports to the police the theft of a ia>go quantity of salt valued at 1170 Cram his godown on June 16. He suepacts two coolies namad Cbwa Qwah and Koh Teek who have been arrested and charged. A boatman named Kwee Eup,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 151 5 ROBINSON Co. SEEDS FROM Tlie Empress Botanical Gardens of Poona, FiLOWEBiS I Sunflower, Coreopsis, Cosmea, Aster, Phlox, Balsam, Zinnia, Cockscomb, Carnation, Petunia and Pink, 20 cents per packet. VEGETABLES TOMATOES, 40 cents, French Beans 50 cents, CRfcSS 15 cents, MUSTARD 15 cents, Cabbage 35 cents per packet. Radish, Carrots, Lettuce,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 598 6 P* '&O» Bwtish India AND /ILpgar Li ike (Comysnlee ißeoipovated England.) Mail and Passenger Services peninsulas and oriental s. n. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) *he Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present pended. •Q3 Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND PROMjLONDON are at present suspended. Passengers
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    • 928 6 JAPAN BIAII STEAHSSIP Co., tU (Inoorfoiatod In iajfiiij. r»KSPEAK LSSSi. ftp B9nfkt_g, Sbaogliil, Rtbc ft Ytkohm Iff Bali f it, PiiMf Calimbi aad England ill Tbi Cipi. A Boivico Is maintained between Yo-o&un* ports to MAiselUeß, London, under m*i aonhraot with ftbe Imperial Japaasso Qovevs meat. The Hew Twin screw
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    • 629 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY (INCORPORATED IN U.S.A.) REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS PACIFIC SERVICE. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco S.S. "VENEZUELA', 14 000 tons from Hongkong on or about 17- 1, I i 1 S.S. "ECUADOR. 14 000 tons do do im If m SS. 'COLOMBIA", 14,000 tons do
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  • 793 7 (incorporated m Queensland.) The Gknebal Manager's Progress Report fob Four Weeks Ending May 18th, 1918. The accompanying sheet of Mine Measurements and Assay returns shows a total of 418 (t made op of 28 ft sinking, 172 ft driving, and 228 ft crosacntting, as
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 158 7 3UCHANANS SCOTCH WHISKY *CAUC?MtU^ TA ill r m jUnLiniNi] iv F i CROW ABOUT Ij *v!i I >*^^ o^s s S^ C a rfJ I'l" I "BLACK WHITE' j ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUAtITY Tne Enormous Stocks held by BUCHANAN Co. at their oonaed store the largest m the world) enable
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    • 683 7 Dr. Cassell's Tablets Cure Indigestion aai All Internal Pains and Troubles doe ko You cannot be well with a bad stomach, he-cause your f < 1 turns to wind and acids, and the i>..u matter goes all through your body. But Dr. Cassell's Tablets pan cure you. They soon put
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  • 1836 8 To Deo. 81 May To date 1317 Abaco 86,158 Allagar, Dec 803,400 76,800 A.Gajah.Sep 140,405 12,100 58,809 Alor PongßU 276.418 49,985 Alma, 352,100 32,0.0 144,800 Ampat, Sep 213,284 83,111 An-Jcbcre, Mar 305,005 19,295 100,124, AnMalay.Dec 1,710,142 98,082 485,498, >dS'tra.May 889,984 218,412 Asahan, July 438,269 160.171 j Atbara,
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  • 273 8 In above list the totals m first oolama art monthly totals for Jan-Dec, 19 7. The montt In which the Company's year ends is indicated after the name. Third column shows tbt 1918 total to date and second column the total of the past month. Every endeavour is
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 169 8 The NUcHcliii Red Inner Tube is made of pure para rubber it insures: the maximum mileage the minimum expense because it lasts 3 times longer than any other inner tube and costs the least STOCKISTS Singapore Straits Motor Garage Cbin Huat Hin Oil Trading Co.; Cycle Carriage Co; Ong Sam
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    • 27 8 PINEAPPLE Hams Bacon SUPPLIES NOW AVAILABLE SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. 0L133 AND PORCELAIN RUBBER UTEX W 111 HALF LiKOM ANO FLAT BCKOM SHAPE. m%O M ty
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  • 54 9 OOMMtn Off WO June 18 4u t 2416 82 di .<•*♦; j 1-i 5 82 «iiiiJ» 3 X: ..2 4 11 10 F«aj;sea dcstacS ffinf 817 ItLiA; T. T, 146 BomOSB, ibtßiol 4Cl%Pts» EOJEOfIAMAi SMMBi 106^ Java, fiam?ji iO7| S37ffsaieß«, Bank Bn lug js.s* ■nik oS Hs^'r.aa Bala C^
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  • 155 9 Jane 18 CIS I*l lons $I§B 60 QimMf r 11.00 3whin: (MH Ha I 28.C9 SmbMm Ctata Ha 20.00 PS^ya EitCfc J POM 84.00 P«Pf«c, tWfefti tola) 49. 00 ffvtaMgl '.ViC to ac Efc.) n&m BfvftMgi 180 Cc Mm Hfc ncm llatl (BMlift) noui Ototw UftittfJ O3in BaU CcC«»
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 598 9 Assets over $2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 TH GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, UMITID. INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court or England, and complies with the British Life Aunraoee Oompwies lot
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    • 499 9 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. IKCCBPO34T3D *Sf JAPAN HSBS S°!*f C i? bea ".'--.-..Y. 48,000.000 j oayltal Padd Op Y 80,000,000 Kbsa»?e Puna n.MtuT. 21,300,000 Pr**<d*fit t 4. Inonyo Esf ?ioy President, y, Yamakawa Ea« DIRBCTOSS. J. Inoaye Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. fc.bomaEsq. M. Odagiri Esq. K. Bonoda Esq. T.
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    • 374 9 SW ZEILIHD INBOBINGE 53,. LM. fiie md ami. (Ineorsor&ied m tiew ZetlAßfl.) lIUIE. ilnooryoratea m Hoc^cflg.; illil FIBE IfJUBBIfISE 53,, lU. FIBE. i flaeoiTorated m Ho^g^ocg.; *****1 SGIUHTEE A UNBENT Br. Ul eUIRINTEE. [Incorporate, ia bgIABIJ Fire and Marine Risks of every description underwritten at lowest current rates. idamson. Giifllian
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    • 171 9 THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) Capital Registered *r rnn nnn Capital Subscribed isoooSS Capital Paid Up So son S8 Reserve Liability S:SSSSSS HE AO OFFICE Raffles Cnambers, 6 6, Slagapore. v BttANCHES Penang, Malacca, Muar Batu Pahat. SS ent Aoo untB opened, Fixed Deposits received
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    • 593 9 Wolseley (Birmingham) apprentice, well edaoated. peeks position. Fnven years m the East as Motor Repair t-nop Manager. Speak* Malay. Free end July or August. JKeplies No. frS, c/o Free Press. WANTED Bing&low or House, must have at least three bedrooms. Keppel Harbour or Katnponc Bharn Di-trict prefeired. Pinda 'c/o Free
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    • 16 9 Vitafer Mort valuable for Nerve Trouble, of every kind, from Temporary Debility to loot •tandim Nearaathenia.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 411 9 MAIL, TABLE Tt-daj. Izttetxe&late &r<s local maile, wl!! »c fo*i»a ib Hat bslaw Fec&og, M&laecft, F.Sf .S. (If X»a;*i I»ut Sft-iiy (cxoept Sunday). Johore 8, 9.80, noon, 1, 4 A 8 p.m. Cacob Soon Hong 8.80 am Bangkok Katong 8.80 am P. Sambu, etc. Indregiri 0.80 am Muntok, Pa! era
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  • 407 10 EJECTMENT ORDERS WANTED. The weekly meeting of the Rent Assess ment Board was held m the Municipal Offices yeaierdjy afternoon presided over by the hon'ble Mr C J Saundert and attended by Messrs S Tomliceon, H Carpmael, E Teaeensohn, E A Ellas, M Meyer, AMS Anguillu and Oaw
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  • 386 10 The f olio wit g properties were disposed; of by auction bj Messrs Chmg Keng Lee ard Coy at their sale room on Monday afternoon. There was a large attendance of intending purchasers, the biddings, were brisk and the prices obtained were good Freehold bnildicg allotments fronting Eoek
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  • 162 10 Before tho Chief Justica (S.r John BuckniH, I c sitting m the Appeal Gonzt with Me Justice Woodwftcd and Mr Jastlee Sprcula jptterday, the cisc vaa heard m vhicii A M V R S*rainmtbaii Ckitiy appealed Bgr.ir iS tbe deciaioE of Mr Justice Bbden] m tie caeo m
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  • 592 10 The report on the Postal and Telegraph Department of the Straits Settlements for the jear 1917, says that the articles posted m the S S daring the year were 1 1,888,680 against 11,178,857 m 1916, and the number received for transmission was 2.465,091. Of the articles posted
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  • 217 10 The following is the report of the directors of tbe Hotel van Wjjk Co, Ltd, to be presentnd afc the annual meeting nl Chattered Bade Chambers on June 29 After providing far the usual depreci afcioD, wiping cff b-c debts and bcingnig reasrve account up
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  • 72 10 F:l!io\! Circus hw been doing splendid bu?in?pa evex since Mie opening ni&hfc, the bring raetited by the exoellence of th\* entertainment. Monday bbw tba ft!fi change of programme, and a capital ch:.r^G it was. The season hew now nesrs IN c'otp. There is a matinee to day and
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  • 20 10 Regulations regarding passports, etc, of I Russians entering or passing through the I Colony are published m the Gazette. I
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  • 752 10 AGE REDUCED-GENEROUS ALLOWANCE FOR DEPENDENTS. Mtn to be Insared. Oa Jane 6 the Hongkong Legislative Council read a second time and passed through committee the Conscription Bill (to give it its short unofficial title.) A notable change was the reduction of the age limit to 40, and it
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  • 105 10 FRENCH CONSUL AR TELEGRAMS. Courtesy of the French Consulate, a I P.iris, June 16tb 7 p m, Enemy aero [planes cnJsavcurfid du^rin^ the night to fly 07ur Pi^is one o&'y eucceeded m .dropping bombs ov-ir the capital. There were several victims and some material damage. Wo checked the energy trying
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  • 183 10 No play yesterday. TO DAY'S TIES. Newcomers' Handicap. MoPhillipß plus 4 v Van Alkemade 4 Johnston plus 16 v Michael 2 Robertson plus 3 v Donaldson sor. Lynott scr v Belford 2 Tosoenie scr v Macgregor 15 Strachan ecr. v Hargrave 16.4 Newell 15.2 v
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  • 119 10 De Mello scr v Todd 1. Henderson ecr v 2*l cade 8. Allan Her v Fuller 1. Evans scr v Griffin 4. Gibson 1 v King ecr. Knox Wfleoa scr v Chater scr. Sharpe tor v Williams scr. Parish scr v Potter 2. Calder §cr v Morrison ecr.
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  • 76 10 A complete cbange of programme is announced for the Palladium to-night when entire series of all British productions will be screened, including the famous play When Knights were Bold," featuring the well known comedian James Welch m bis original part of Sir Guy da Yere. Other features include
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  • 75 10 Soarabaya, Jane 10. Trading «ras rather more active Ihia week than lset, bat the changes m prices were unimportant. The tone pspecially at the close to-day, was firm for ready new crop and weak for forward, with prices averaging about f 7 for whites and f6,j for
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  • 50 10 Agents Oattey and Batemaa. Bnkit (X B) 5.084 Ranb Gold Mine. Secretaries Derrick end Co. Bnkit; Komau. Scone crushed 6,885 tons; gold obtained 972 ozs average per ton 2 698 dwte. Bukit Malacca S'one crushed 4,884 tone gold obtained 280 czs average pei ton 1.28 dwte.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 115 10 S.V. C. DRILL PROGRAMME; 1 AMerxdnnce at three recruits' parades a week i« corapu'tory. I LDrills Marked are compulFcry.] Wednesday, June 19. 4.50 p.m. Jardine's Steps for) 8 V A, GL Fort Silenaing I and D R F 5.15 p-ra. Drill Hail S S E (v) N C Ob Al&xlm
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    • 181 10 ASTH BBO r IN AN ATTACK OP ASTHMA IT GIVES INSTANT RELIEF. FOR ALL COMPLAINTS OP THE BRONCHIAL TUBES IT QUICKLY EFFECTS RELIEF AND CURE. IT AIDS THE SECRETION OF MUCOUS AND WORKS WONDERS IN THE MOST STUBBORN CASES. Price $1.75 per bottle. Obtainable from all Chemists, or Wholesale from
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