The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 February 1919

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1919. NO. 9,594
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  • 218 1 Football and other sporting news is given on page 10 The results of tbe second day's racing at Koala Lumpur appear on page 4, Some remarks on the Cherniavsky concerts here appear on page 10. The subscriptions to Our Day fond have reached over the half million
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  • 986 1 Sir Frank W Dyson, Astronomer Royal of England (and by the way, father of ova late lamented District Judge), gave on October 80 last, his retiring Presidential address to the British Astronomical Association, selecting as his enbjeot a point which the present writer has more than once had
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 266 1 RAFFLES HOTEL. •«*«_____■__■______-> Afternoon TEAS will be served m the hotel lounge and on the lawn every Thursday from 4-30 p. m. MUSIC IN ATTENDANCE Cinema Show on the lawn, especially for children, at 6-30 p.m. (weather permitting) •_B-H__Haaa__BHKasa___i____B__HH_____Bß__^ We are the only English firm w m the Colony doing
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    • 485 1 ________B____BSS-_ESCS_____S__s__iv >^___. I Full Sizes v. Under Sizes 1 r Undersized Tyres, that is, tyres which are not equal to the carload, have to be over inflated to make up for their deficiency m size. c Over inflated Tyres not only transmit excessive vibration,harm- ful to the jcar and uncomfortable
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    • 116 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Ford car for sale Page 9. The 1919 motor car directory on sale Page 8. Wanted conduator for rubber eetate and contractor for tapping Page 9. A bint ac to advertising by Mr Sow. Choon Leng— Page 2. Fresh films at tbe Harima Hall, Gaiety and Marlborough cinemas
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 85 1 XxxHi W HiJiixV.. Friday 14th. Hfgb W%*er— 9 41 a.:* 10-2 p.m. Feetle Knuts dance. Vie Hall, 9 p.m. Saturday 15th High Wate*~ 10-7 _.ie 11-21 p.m. Full Moon. Sunday 16th. High Water— ll- a.m., 11-49 j.m. Monday 17th. High Water— 1 1-40 a.m. Legislative Council, 2 3 p.m. Tuesday
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  • 518 2 Details are just to hacd of a further C-JE3U;. tbkeu at the instance of the United States War Trade Board, showing tbe htocks of raw rubber held by American dealera and manufacturers ns at September •1 la*t. The figures, which include stock* aflojt, ara compared below with
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  • 171 2 Aftea m gallant fight of two hours' duration off Marseilles m June of last >ear, the ..earner Cheltoniao was sunk, and Captain Enoa and one ot the gunners were ordered on board the submarine. Captain Esoa waa kept a prisoner for eighteen month* and has jnet arrived
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 553 2 URQDONAL for Gout Rheumatism Price $3 per bottle MEDICAL HALL Opposite Post Office, Singapore. ».i _»■——< an i«in rgii -i«- Ty»-iimiw~TTT nrmi_m» HAVE YOU TRIED I GOODRICH FILL SIZES P LARGE STOCKS NOW AVAILABLE. I .i di_ 1 1 m m i i— wii— m— _j— gp^^__m I Advertising is
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    • 779 2 PALLADIUM To-Night! at 9-30 To-Night!! ENORMOUS ATTRACTION! The Great Selznick Super-Film m 7 Parts 7,000 Feet Long ENTITLED "The Common Law" Featuring America's Famous Actress CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG, SUPPORTED BY The British Official Pictorial News SHOWING THE OCCUPATION OF LILIE The "Vindictive" at Ostend, etc. IN THE FIRST SHOW COMMENCING
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    • 313 2 FEATURE FILMS BY ONE OF THE WORLDS BEST PRODUCERS WILLIAM FOX Introduced Int 3 Singapore TO-NIGHT AT THE ALHAMBRA The Hall for Music and Features. Beach Koad. DUSTIN FARNUM The man with a reputation for forceful and sensational acting T|J_ CD V I lit or i A Fcx Standard Picture
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1053 3 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS Settlement of Singapore ESTATE OF HADJI H*RUN BIN TA«BY KECHIL (deceased) AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Town and Country Properties At Messrs. CHING KENG LEE Cos., Sale Boom. Bsfflea Chambers, Raffle a Piace On Monday 24th February, 1919 at 2-30 p.m. Lot 1.
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    • 1223 3 The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888. lo the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlement!, Settlement cf Singapobe. SUMMARY CASE. IN BANKRUPTCY.- No. 114 of 1918. RE fl) Lim Beb Sin trading as Cbop Lim Nam Kie, Receiving Order made 18th October, 1918 Date of Order for Summary Administration 6th December, 1918. Date
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    • 576 3 BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (IKCORPORATBD BY SPEOI L IMPERIAL Charter m Japan.) Capital Subscribed Y. 30,000,000. Capital Paid Up V 25,000,000. Reserved Foods Y. 6,030,000. President T r-^ utaro Saknrai, Esq. Vice President Kj r j Nakagawa, Esq. DIRECTORS. Iyetoshi Sada, Esq. Kyorokn Yama.arl, Eeq, Shlngo Minami, Esq. HEADIOFFICE TAIPEH,
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    • 649 3 BARTERED BANK OF !i!dl9 Intra!?* m Mm, In. -v:r?'.es ii iMfmt by fe-i. Tartar. fAID OP CAPITAL M €1,100,000 SIBIRYBFUND ttioooiott letarve Liability of Proprietor! £1,100,000 HEAD OFFICE •fl lIIHQFMATI, LOMDOP, I, 0, ABBNOIBB AND BBABOBBB. Amritsar Hongtonf Penauf Bangkok Hollo Puket Batavia Ipoh Ranger* Bombay Karachi balgon Cacatta Klang
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  • 41 4 Domestic Occurrence. BIRTHS. Finnic.— At Singapore, on the Ith February, to Mr. and Mis. William Fisme, a daughter —died at birth. B/ker —At Maternity Hosjital, Singapore, en the 12th Febtusry 10 Mr. aud Mra. A D. Baker, a son (still born).
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  • 1412 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, February 14, 1019 j The aftermath of war is not only to be seen m the mutilated bodies of the brave men who have been exposed to the physical dangers of fighting. Pitiable though the> be, there is hope fo r those who have ?ufYored
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  • 336 4 From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Feb 18. Tbe weatber was flue aod going good. There was a fair attendance. Stewards Stakes R C. May b 0 1 Roes 1 Oh La La 112 Suttle 2 FallowJand 112 Redfern 8 Won by a length and a half third
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  • 464 4 Messrs Kempton and Co bave been informed by wire that the amount subscribed to the British (Siam) War Loan Lottery is 725,000 Ticals, for which the drawing takes place on Saturday the 15th inst. We regret to hear that Dr R P Iyer, ot the Johore Hospital, was shot on
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  • 268 4 MINE'S' CASE ANSWERED Fear of Unemployment [Healer's Service I ft »eiMß*rt«« «j*a<« London, Feb 11. Tbe Government teply to tbe miners* demetds ha* be fcL > issued. As regards tbe demand for a six hour d«y rhe reply states that while the Govr.r<. inert sympathise with bfa
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  • 219 4 Explains Jutland Strategy Loudon, Feb 12. Admiral Jeliicci bock makes it clear the Hampshire wmt mined. He toys that Kitchener persisted m starting m bad weather eayiug he bed no time to lose. The storm ptovocted sending cf minesweepers ot au escort Dl dettroyere. One third
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  • 152 4 Strikers Beaten By Strike Cologne, Feb 11. The professional classes of Eberfield, and Barmen have agreed to strike if either town was threatened with an outbreak of Sparticism London, Feb 11 A German Wirehss says that the outbreak m Berlin on Feb 8, only partly
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  • 107 4 Stockholm, Feb 12. M Znovieff, tbe virtual dictator of Petrograd, addressing tbe Petrograd Soviet on Jan 27 stigmatised the peace conference m Paris a« a gather ing of bankers end bourgr>ciaie bandite He declared the Prick'po proposal was- a ruse of the Allies to weaken tbe Soviet resistance.
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  • 21 4 London, Feb 12 Tbe Daily Express says Sir R Borden has been tffered the British Ambassadorship at Washington.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 130 4 CLARETS. 1 Dozen 2 Dozen Bottles. 1 Bottles. YIN ORDINAIRE $8.00 $9.00 MEDUC 9.00 10.00 ST. ESTEPHE 15.50 16.50 ST. JULIEN 76.50 77.50 MARGAUX 17.50 18.50 CHATEAU LEOVILLE 17.50 18.50 Duty $1.20 permease. GALDBECK MACGREGOR GO. *m W ■i >--~r— <»W_W—M— > M|^^ M w __^__,___-__M-__M______^__»«"--Ma-^----M-»»BMJMII II IMI 11 I
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    • 66 4 CLOSING OF THE BUSINESS OF WILSON Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS. The proprietor havirg disposed of the premises and retired from business offers for private sale the whole con. tents of the studio, including studio and outdoor cameras and lenses of all sizes and by the best makers; also the furniture and fittings
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  • 1325 5 PROGRESS TOWARD PEACE Labour's Attitude l»j Submarine Cable] [•eater's Strvioe] London, Feb 11— The Premier deliver ed an important speech m the House of Common? this afternoon m the course of ihe j«bate on tha Adire*a mov el mi denuded bj Colonel Sir Rhys WilhameDBQ and
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  • 206 5 Washington Feb 11. Tbe House of Representatives has voted 1269,000,000 for tha completion of the first naval building programme, authorised m the 1916 debate. Tbe new naval programme was precipitated by an attempt of tbe democratic leaders to add a new three year programme to the present
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  • 41 5 Seattle, Feb 10. A general strike has been officially called off. Fiftyfour alien agitators have been sent to New York for deportation. New York, Feb 10. A threatened general strike m the building trade has not taken plaoe.
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  • 37 5 London, Feb 11. Tbe Press Bureau says Major General Trenohard has been appointed Chief of the Air Staff, Genera) Sy kes Controller General of Civil Aviation, Major General F.lington Direotorgeneral of Aircraft production and research
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  • 818 5 KINGS APPEAL FOR DOMESTIC REFORM Greater Sharing of Wealth {By ■übmar-ee Gable] {Better's lervfoel London, Feb 11. Tbe Sing's speech after pointing out tbat the struggle of German tyranny with European freedom had ended with the defeat of Germany and that a new era had dawned, says
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  • 26 5 Washington, Feb 11. The grant oi woman suffrage by a federal constitutional amendment has again been rejected by tha Senate.
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  • 803 5 RENEWAL OF GERMAN PLOTS New Armistice Terms Considered £»v tub-flaiiae Gable] [Reuter's Service] Paris, Feb 6.— The League of Nations Committee is to discuss the draft covenant, which embodies the best points of the American, French and British schemes, the principal subject being compulsory arbitration for the
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  • 58 5 Tbose who remember Slogger Par eons," the captain of Ordnance Stores iv Singapore m 1895, who used regularly to break tbe tiles on the Municipal buildings with bis leg hits, may like to know that he is now Hajsr General Sir H D E Par sons, X c ll o,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 167 5 ROBINSON Co. WALKER'S B LOCKET TES (PATENT '"CARBOLASENE DISINFECTING PERFORATED BLOCKS) I. They ensure Healthy Homes aad a pure, pleasant and beneficial atmosphere. 11. They purify and sanatize the air, and are a safeguard against infectious disease 111. They last many months, cost very littV and require no y^mM 'W~
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 447 6 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. or (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) ONDIR MilL CONTRACT WITH THB IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (Subject io alterations without notice) EUROPEAN LINE. (Via Suez Canal) Fortnightly service. For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, (Marseilles) London or Liverpool. MISHIMA MARU for London about 26th February SAD 3 MAR O M for Liverpool
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    • 671 6 K. P. M. Konlnklyke Paketvaart Maatschappi] (Inccrporated m Holland.) ROY&L PACKBT NAVIGATION Co. OP BATAVIA Telegram Address PACKETVAART Telephone 131 Pasaage Dept. 1202 >*aiTO Dept. y ICO2 Managers Deßk 1437 Superintendent 3 COLLTER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENTS. Yah Goens Bela wan-Deli with transhipment to Langsa and
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    • 699 6 Jr On OfiiTisH India A.PCAB LlNfc (Oompaolee Incorporated In England Mail and Passenger Services PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with Hta Majesty's Government.) The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST or BOMBAY are at present sai ponded. INTERMEDIATE SERVICE PROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES A LONDON DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAPORE
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  • 1194 7 Talkative Snaker— A Lost Species Rediscovered—Boiler Efflcieu37 Doubled Milk f*r from Cows— A \aw Dark Room Lamp Insect Balloon Passengers Waste Engine Heat for tbe Home— Shooting to the Moon— Blood Transfusion Made Easy J That serpents are less mute than we j think is shown by W
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  • 403 7 Singapore, Feb. 10th, 1919. Beans, Long per catty 10 do. French do 20 Beef per lb. 26 Beef Steak do 26 Bean Sprouts per catty 4 Bamboo Sprouts do 8 Blachan do 18 Brinjals do M 10 Cabbage, Batavia do nil do. China do 10 do. Salted
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 276 7 IN STOCK FINEST GRADE AUSTRALIAN EUCALYPTUS OIL In Cases Containing %mmW j CT k-\ 11 Am Am mw\J mmJ\Bm 11V W« mf**m\ I__ ft WW. _t_ (2 by 28 Ib tins.) QUOTATIONS ON mm ir itiait APPLICATION ill A Ml vil 1 1 V lis THE BORNIEO CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED
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    • 159 7 MONTSERRAT" /Jff^7 UME FRUIT JUICE W W P -*J IT COOLS THE BLOOD Yhty Mm^OmmmX. AND KEEPS YOU FIT., h A mM—\ Kw _a| mM w\mw The General Public are respectfully informed that stocks of Dewars' Extra Special Whisky BLUE LABEL will shortly be exhausted, tegular supplies are now being
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    • 69 7 Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. Hear Entrance to Borneo Wharf, Telephone 1261. 3oa stocks of ail kinds of Fro Z6n Meats, etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, er in tao Singapore Roads on short notice. OFFICE HOURS. Weekday 8 a.m. tt 4.18 p.m, If ba tt 8
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  • 511 8 The United States Commercial Attache at Shanghai, Mr Julean Arnold, has drawn attention to the importance of technical sohools iv China as a means of trade expansion. This is a very familiar topic, but its importance can hardly be overstated. Mr Arnold's comments were made
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  • 340 8 Forward operations m tin, says the Glasgow Herald of Jan 6 chiefly of a speculative character, represented the bulk of the turnover m the past week, and the market was severely depressed with the tnrn of the year, as sales of three months' delivery were pressed
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  • 427 8 Mr Bert Goodman has been doing the racecourses of tbe Far Bast, and m communicating his impressions to Tbe Statesman, he remarks The meetings promoted by tbe Nippon Race Club at Yokohama are the queerest of the lot. Tbe races are mostly for country breds,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 401 8 Venc's is the Incomparable Remedy. I Unfailing reliability has made Veno's Lightning Cough Cure ti, supreme rcme ly of modi m tira is f< r all chest, lung, and throat troubles m old <>r young. The test of time is behind this great remedy; m all parts of the world
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    • 174 8 o^ C&B mm rrrr MIDLOTHIAN '"ROLLED QATS tA clean, tempting food, giving stamina —unrivalled for Breakfast. 4C A GENTS FOR LEA 4 PERRtNS* WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCC _tS *o Tit** (\K b/A* si Hints x Lto M about M -'-'J c is: ofl ioni] ]'r -iC sod. t*auy -ji r- a mforl
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    • 529 8 Anaemia Our blood is composed of red and white corpuscles the red to nourish the body, the white to fight disease. In Anaemia or bloodlessness the red corpuscles are more or less deficient. Thus the blood cannot provide sufficient nourishment for the body. Therefore the face becomes white and pasty
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  • 59 9 (Corrected Up to Feb 13.) Bank 4m s 2 4 11 82 demand 2 4 8-82 Private credits Bms 24 17 32 France demand Binb 801$ India, T. T. 155 HONGKONG, demand 85% Prem Yokohama, demand 107 i Java, demand 135 Bangkok, demand 66* Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8 64
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  • 118 9 Feb 18. Tin No market Gambier 12 CO Gambier Cube No. 1 23.01 Pepper Black ordin. Spore 89. C0 Pepper, (White fair) 68 00 Tapioca, small pearl vfair quality) 16 00 do do flake do 17.25 do medium pearl do 18.r>0 Pearl Sago, small 10 00 Copra Sundried 1160
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  • 149 9 Feb. 18, 1919. The following are the shares as to which changes are notified m Msssri Fraser and Co's yesterday's share list i— Buyers Seller* ROBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Ayer Molek 2.40 2.60 Ayer Panas 10 25 10.75 Bukit Katil .90 1.05 Glenealy 2.00 2.15 Kempas 7 90
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 1866 9 ■-> .j*3KK/WMW— B>W___m____________— i— BB_ _HL 'fl__i M^__________ Assets over $2,000,000 Assurance In foroe over $9,000,000 j 1 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with Ihe Supreme Oou- t
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 912 9 VESSELS IN PORT. Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Consignecr For Barratta* Bri 65 Mugg Briebane 27 Smgapore Boeitang Dut 270 Forme Saruboe 7 A P C Dock Ucc KenkorMaru Jap 1682 Ito Nagasaki 10 MBK Uoc Mitra Bri 8508 Evans Tarakan 18 AP Co P Bnknmi Uno YoroM-ru Jap 18C4
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  • 445 10 There was not m very la-ge andienee at the Theatre last evening for the third ot Ike concerts given by this very talented trio bnt the programme, which contained many new items, was well received nnd drew frequent applause. Now tbat tbe season is over, it may
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  • 267 10 The third of the Robinson's cases occu pied the whole day yesterday at the Assizes and Mr Zehnder, for the accused, drew the attention ot the Jury to the fact that his client supported a large family, lived m the back part of a house m which there
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  • 126 10 Io tha F.rst Cooct yeatarday morning before Mr W Langhaua Carter, the Harima Hall Company were ohaiged oa two counts with having carried on a cinematograph display of a public nature coa:r„ry to the provisions of the Theatres Ordinance. On the application ot Mr Eber the proceedings
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  • 53 10 II it m relief to find thai H M S Pig, from which a correspondent was alleged to have written, turns out to be "HMS P 19," These mistakes will happen as Ihe reporter realised when he found thai what ha had written as zigzag stair cases" appeared m print
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  • 91 10 Tha Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's usual auctions were held on Wednesday and Thursday when there were offered 8 021,698 lb; tons 1,248 97 sold 2,480,876 lb tons 1,107.68. Prices Realized Cts per lb. Smoked Sheet Spore S. Ribbed 78 to 76_ Plain 59. 601 Uosmoked
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  • 181 10 Singapore, Feb 13. AS the Auctions which ccmmenced on the 12th instant, a strong demand for all grades was experienced throughout the ealea and a considerable amount of i the offering* changed hands. Prices were ov a higher level generally than tho3? of last sale, easing a
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  • 156 10 Singapore, Feb 18. Since oar report dated 80th January, tbe market haa risen steadily with the result tha Auctions opened strong-buyers being ranch m evidence and bidiing brisk Pale Crepe realised as high aB 78_and Smoked Sheets 765. Browns both clean and specky were again
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  • 293 10 Singapore, Feb 18. The F M S Government removed their fixed price for tin ore altogether as from yesterday and the motal is on its own again. The price m London has jumped about very extensively recently and the latest price waa that of the 10th when
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  • 238 10 6tb to 12th February. Tha th ace market continues very dull. Rubber.— Very large shipments of rub ber are being made at present and the price rules firm at the Auction (l2tb) 79 for sheet and 78 far Crepe being touched. There were very few transactions m
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  • 166 10 FOOTBALL Iv the game last evening on the Esplanade between the S CC and an eleven from the Manchester Regiment ieoras very good football was produced j and when the whistle blew for time the teams had to share a division of honours The ground made the going
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  • 203 10 "OUR DAY FUND, 1918. The Committee acknowledge with thanks tbe following subscriptions to this Fund Previously acknowledged •492,980.55 Balance proceeds "Beetle Knuts Victory Danoe oa Brd Jan 78 75 Frank Adam 100 Coll by American Association of Malaya C C Johnston $25 J B Ingle 15 Capt P Ward Bombay
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  • 151 10 Courtesy op the French Consulate. Paris, Feb 11, 6.40 p m.— The French 8 per cent bonds are at francs 64.75 the 6 per cent at 91 30 and the 4 per cent at 7485. The legal hour will be advanced during the night of March Ist
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  • 12 10 Bnkit Katil 12,496 total for 9 months 108,528.
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  • 649 10 The P& O Nellore outward bound for for the Straits, China and Japan, arrived at Port Said on the Hth February. The British cargo steamer Elpenor left Havre on January 22 for Hongkong oar* rying 8 officers and 1,400 Chinese labourers for repatriation. j The Nippon Yusen Kaisha
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  • 185 10 Transgression," a Aye part Blue ribbon feature whioh is a good vehicle for the display of Earle Williams' distinctive talents as a leading man, never to bs seen to greater advantage than m just such strong silent man parts as that of Stephen Page, will be screened at
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  • 43 10 Tbe marriage ot Mr P W Qoldring, solicitor, and Misa Lucie Doris Luchong wet celebrated quietly at the Union Church, Hongkong, on Jan 29, the Rev J Kirk Haconachie officiating. Owing to a recent bereavement m tbe bride's family, no invitations were issued.
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    • 145 10 THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 2,000,000 Red Gross War Loan Lottery 9 \J Wof %J W \3 Friday, Feb. 28 THE RED GROSS REQUIRES FUNDS To-day as urgently as at any period of the War Every Ticket Purchased Means a gift of $3 to the Bed Cross A TU" 1~1 A Loan
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