The Straits Budget, 28 July 1916

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      82 1 |Owing to shortage in supplies of coloured paper, the cover of the Straits Budget is for tune being printed on white paper. The customary coloured cover will be resumed on receipt fresh supplies.] w TV Re vet Vatiorii hiLoiu igj hi oh h }'J> finLorii 'd JcotfhDh m fi/i horn
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      109 1 i L SCJM Obtainable from every Liquor Dealer at the following prices from April 1,1916. ASAHI BEER, Quarts C $11.80 per case of 4 doz. (Retail Price $3.00 per doz). ASAHI BEER, Pints (?< $10.50 per case of 6 doz. (Retail Price $1.90 per doz.) SAPPORO BLACK BEER, Pints (a
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    Masthead
    28 1 The Straits Budget. BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXX No. 3050 Singapore. Friday, July 28. 1916. ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CCHTWV. Price 25 cents.
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    Table of Contents.
    233 1 RADERS— Getting Closer 12 Exports and Taxation I‘2 Wiping Out a Debt 12-18 The Merchant Navy 13 The Great Battle 13 Critical Inquiries ...1314 Ireland an Obstacle 14 jOCal and Gknkral Local and Personal 12 Malayan Fighters 3 The War 4-8 Papuan Sorcery 9 Straits War Contribution
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    5135 1 o fiosire to draw attention very specially r a from Archdeacon Swindell in tnen^Tv t 0 a *°°tball ground for our Naval our e rQa^er is one that has been under indof^n 6 before an< 3 we very glad the n ,i a e^ 8 being made
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    Malayan Fighters. MR. ALMA BAKER CABLES HIS CONGRATULATIONS. A Fine Contribution From Taiping.
    919 3 H w Invo received the following cable from Hli vluia Baker who is now, it will be Been, in Australia as ho was in Malaya: V Sydney, July 22. Heartiest congratulations on the splendid H re r
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    The Durian.
    150 3 A curious correspondent, says the Straits Echo, is puzzled by the number of durian skins put out to dry on the five-foot ways in the Chinese quarter of the town and would like to know to what use they are put. We are informed that the dried skin
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    Kampong Kamunting Tin.
    72 3 Mr. A. J. King, manager of the Kampong Kamuuting Tin Dredging, Limited, informs us that the output for the first two weeks ended July 10 was as follows No. 1 Dredge. No. 2 Dredge. Hours run Nil Cubic yards treated 40,8U0 Total piculs 291.24 Realised on sale
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES. Cricket Club Clerk Sentenced To Three Years.
    1769 3 The fourth assizes of the year were begun on Tuesday, Mr. Justico Earnshaw, presiding. There were eight cases on the list, including a charge of attempted murder, charges of forgery, using forged documents, and possession of forged notes. Francis do Rozario,
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  • THE WAR.
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      THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      1874 4 Kkutkk’s Tblrorams. Heavy Fighting. SOME GERMAN COUNTER ATTACKS. Bombarding Whole German Line. Kkutkr’s Tbliorams. London, duly 1H. 9.530 p.m. The hast telegraphed to General Haig bin groat admiration of the continued and successful advance of his troops. Ho con veys the Tsar’s congratulations. General Haig has replied conveying
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      FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      941 4 British Position. GROUND LOST NOW BEING RECOVERED. Gravity of German Losses. London, July 19. 11.40 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig in his communique says: Most of tho ground lost at Longueval and Dolville Wood has been regained. Heavy fighting is Htill in progress at both places, south of
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      THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      1870 4 RbUTKH'S TlLROKAMS. Heavy Fighting. SOME GERMAN COUNTER ATTACKS. Bombarding Whole German Line. Rkitkr’s Tblrorams. London, July is. 9.30 p.tn. The King has telegraphed to General Haig his great admiration of the continued and successful advance of his troops. Ho conveys the Tsar’s congratulations. General Haig has repliod conveying
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      FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      902 4 British Position. GROUND LOST NOW BEING RECOVERED. Gravity of German Losses. London, July 19. 11.40 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig in his communiquo says: Most of tho ground lost at Longueval and Delvillo Wood has been regained. Heavy fighting is still in progress at both placcR, south of
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      SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      2226 5 Somme Battle. ALL WELL WITH ALLIED ADVANCE. Progress on the British Front. London, July 20, 5.20 p.m. General Haig says in bis communique: A little more ground was gained in Delville Wood and Longueval. North of Longueval and Bazentin our line was pushed forward. East cf Leipzig Redoubt
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      MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      3840 5 Heavy Fighting. SECOND BRITISH PUSH BEGUN. The Position in Egypt. London, July 22, 1.20 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig says in his communique: There is a comparative lull in tin. mam battle area. The enemy ontorcd our front trenches on the Leipzig salient at one point, but he
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      SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      2236 5 Somme Battle. ALL WELL WITH ALLIED ADVANCE. Progress on the British Front. London, July 20, 5.20 p.m. General Haig says in his communique: A little more ground was gained in Delville Wood and Lougueval. North of Longueval and Bazenfcin our line was pushed forward. East of Leipzig Redoubt
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      MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      3847 5 Heavy Fighting. SECOND BRITISH PUSH BEGUN. The Position in Egypt. London, July 22, 1.20 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig says in his communique: There is a comparative lull in the main battle area. Tho onotny entered our front trenches on tho Leipzig salient at one point, but he
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      TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      1290 7 Somme Battle. DESPERATE FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES. British Forces Steadily Gaining. London. July 23, 10 35 p.tu. General Haig further reports: In the neighbourhood of Pozieres we captured a number of prisoners. London. July 24, 2.40 p.tu. Sir Douglas Haig says in his communique: Some ground was gained near
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      WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      1738 7 British Position. ANZACS IN THE P0ZIERES AREA. Russians Steadily Advancing. London, July 25, 12-30 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig states that fighting continues at Pozieres. The prisoners captured by the Australians have reached six officers and 145 others. London, July 25, 12.30 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, m
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      THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
      1742 8 Brutal Fighting. THE GERMANS USING BLUDGEONS. Whole of Pozieres Village Taken. London, July 25, 10.45 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig says in his communique lho Germans attempted an iutaritry attack on Pozieres from the uortheast which was repulsed by our artillery. 1 hroughuut the day thero was fierce
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    “MOTOR OFFICE.”
    359 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. -In your issue of a few days a <-o veu said Mr. Chamberlain Las accepted a motor office presented by Sir \lfj Mond to the Indian Army.” The question mark in the above passase suggested that a few lines about
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    Postal Packages Seized.
    136 8 In the Prize Court Mr. Ronald Walker (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor' askc for an order for the condemnation and sa t of the contents of a number of postal packe s forming part of the cargo of the steamship Orange, en voyage from Holland to t
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    The Kaiser as a Humourist.
    162 8 The Kaiser lias a l<«oo unec He also must have a k«» p'lMft dity of his own people. Iu t j| e j, B 9 observes The Globe, it is report' k se j B addressed delegations trom,. a r iHacJ which took put io
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    Papuan Sorcery. WHOLE VILLAGES SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. Cause of Tribal Warfare.
    1186 9 The practice of sorcery on the natives of 1 portions of Papua is still a matter oils concern to the authorities charged Bitt! the administration of that CommonK l tb possession. Some interesting inK s are quoted by resident magistrates
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    ECHO OF A DIVORCE. Ipoh Resident Mulcted in £l,000 Damages.
    395 9 Mr. Justice Farrer -M.iuby was engaged in the Ipoh Judicial Commissioner’s Court on July til iu hearing a suit between Aubrey George William Mends, Captain in the King's Royal Rilies, and Geoffrey Richard Stuckey, Lieutenant, 12th County of London Regiment
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    Snakes in the Straits.
    172 9 A correspondent of tm L. and L. Express who knows something of himadryaes relates some of his experiences with them“ I’ve shot several pythons and hamadryads in the Straits Settlements says), and the hamadryads averaged more in weight aud length. Ophiophagus elaps, the hamadryad, is the
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    SINGAPORE SHARE REPORT.
    514 9 TMessrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Circular. in their share circular dated tho 19th iust., Messrs. Fraser and Co. stato A moderate business has been passing again this week in both local rubbers and industrial stocks, but other sections of the market are for the time being rarely
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    Straits War Contribution.
    345 9 In the course of an editorial note, Tho Statesman says: —The Straits papers bring details of tho remarkable debate in the Legislative Council at Singapore in which a resolution was moved providing for an annual contribution of .£'200,000 to be made from the funds of tho Colony
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    TING KIL TIN MINES Dividend of 12 Per Cent. for The Year.
    309 9 The following in tho report of tho directors of Ting Kil Tiu Minos to bo presented at tho general meeting to bo hold on Friday. It is signed by Mr. K. A. Stevens, tho chairman. Your directors boo
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    A Tale of the Sea.
    219 9 Captain Scott, of the Straits Steamship Company’s steamer Hebe, which plies between tins port and Toluk Anson, on arrival at Penang, on Wednesday, handed over to the harbour authorities four Malays, a fishery inspector of Lower I’erak and three lascars, whom he picked up at
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    Our Blinded heroes.
    114 9 A copy of the accounts of the successful entertainment c.n behalf of Ulinded Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Funds held on dune 00 and duly 1 in the grounds of the Adelphi Hotel, with the correspondence regarding the remission of the money, has been f >rwarded to us. The
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    War Week By Week. “THE HOUR OF THE ALLIES IS ABOUT TO STRIKE.”
    2099 10 By Our Own Correspondent. London, dune 29. The hour of the Allies is about to strike." That sentence troiu a French newspaper certainly expresses the feeling wdiicli permeates at this njeineut the atmosphere of Western Europe. Tho
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    Railway Bridge Burned.
    212 10 On the night of duly 11 an outrage which might have had the most serious results was committed upon the railway near Ban Chet Samien ou the Katburi line, Siam. The bridge there, a structure of wood about 60 metre, long, was set on tire by some
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    A Hero from Kuantan.
    174 10 Temporary 2nd Lieut. Fred. James Yarcoe Ballen. 251st Tunnelling Co., R.E., who was an engineer on the staff of the Pahang Consolidated Co for about 12 years, has been awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry. When with some infantry he was making a reconnaissance of
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    War Work and Pensions.
    133 10 The following regulation made by the Governor in Council with the sanction of tho Secretary of State for tho Colonios is added to the regulations mado under section 4 of the Pensions Ordinance 1887 Any period during which an officer absent on leave from the Colony
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    Bank of China. STRONG PROTESTS BY THE SHAREHOLDERS. The Reorganisation Scheme.
    816 10 lteuter telegrams trow ft-king ntKn the action ot the SbarohoM, r if lt of the Bank of China, in n ro t, the appointment of Mr s V aa ic manager, has caused cousidtrabk and generally is regarded as
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    Irish Crisis. MR. REDMOND’S VIGOROUS PROTEST. Compromise Bill Being Withdrawn.
    1201 11 Kkctek’s Telegrams. I London, July 24, 5.20 p.m. I the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith ‘“need that the Government did not pro S 1 t(, introduce the Irish Bill, rewarding KS there did not appear to be a prospect B'ubstantial
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    Chinese Coolies for Tavoy.
    371 11 Shortly after Mr. Hardimau’s trip to Penang aud the Straits to get Chinese coolies to go to Tavoy to work in the wolfram mines, reports the Rangoon Gazette of the 15th iust.. a number of coolies so engaged became turbulent on arriving at Tavoy and Mr.
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    Correspondence.
    39 11 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the poiut. Long, rambling epistles are liable to be rejected or ruthlessly cut down.
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    Kuala Mersing Police Force.
    462 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Tho following incident may be of interest to some of your readers, showing our police system at Kuala Mersing. A few days ago, I, accompanied by a Chinese, had occasion to visit the Inspector of Police about a
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    Football For Our Naval Visitors.
    781 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir, —It is common complaint that there is very little that we out here can do to help in the war. We constantly hear people reproaching themselves that things are perforce so comfortablo and normal. For all this
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    PENANG TURF CLUB. Opening Day of Summer Race Meeting.
    275 11 (FltOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Penang, July 25. There wan a good attendance for the openin'* day of the Summer Race Meeting and the weather provod pleasant. The going was good. Opening Stakes.—Ono inilo. Nullo (Ross) 8.5 1 Black Satin (Rillett) 7.8
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      GETTING CLOSER.
      1015 12 —Straits Times, July 20. Germany set out to conquer the world by frightfulness and she is b< ginning to ex* perionco a good deal of it herself. Those reports quoted by General Haig discloso appalling losses, and a degree of demoralisation which seems to mark the beginning of
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      EXPORTS AND TAXATION.
      1123 12 -Straits Times, J u i y 6 11 is DO more possible to discuss the finances of the Colony—practically of the two great ports, Singapore and Penang without reference to the remainder of Malaya than it would be to discuss the finances of London and Liverpool without
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      WIPING OUT A DEBT.
      1027 12 —Straits Times, July 22. These be not times in Bllicb I strongly partial to the raising of puUic L? I tor other than war purpose,, and a I V.M.C.A had simp], come before the p ubl I beggmg to have Us debt removed i, s 11
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      THE MERCHANT NAVY.
      1030 13 -Straits Times, July 24. Wt have had the privilege of reading a rtpi.u: of the Watt Anniversary lecture delivered by Mr. W. G. Abell, Chief Ship nrvtyor to Lloyd's Register. lie chose as L*' thane The Merchant Navy in Wartime au I a vast amount of information
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      THE GREAT BATTLE.
      1164 13 —Straits Times, July 25. Great Generals are usually poor nows correspondents. General Sir Douglas llaig is perhaps a shade moro communicative than Sir John French was in the tirst year of the war, when he let his countrymen suppose that little more than a skirmish was in
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      CRITICAL INQUIRIES.
      1142 13 gallantly and skilfully.—Straits Times, July 26. A commissiou lias been appointed to inquire into tlu> miscarriage of operations in Menopotamia and the Dardanelles. As far as we can judge the operations in the latter arena were no better and no worse, in a purely administrative sense, than such
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      IRELAND AN OBSTACLE.
      1013 14 9quabbling should cease.—Straits Times. July 27. Wherever they are, true hearted British subjects will intensely deplore the quarrel that has arisen about Ireland. We do not wish to say that ono side is more to blame than the other. Mr. Lloyd George conducted the negotiations with Mr.
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    F.M.S. Hospital.
    146 14 Thanks to the liberal financial support accorded by all classes ot the community in the Federated Malay States (European and Asiatic), the committee of management of the military hospital established by these States at Hlackmore End. Kimpton, Herts, has been able to increase the accommodation from 80 to
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    Ton of Cigars Confiscated.
    158 14 Tho case of Lim 800 Seh, charged under the new tobacco ordinance by the Superintendent of Government Monopolies, again came before the third police court on July ‘2l. Accused was charged with keeping seven cases of Burmese cigars other than in a bonded warehouse and further
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    French Red Cross Fund.
    364 14 Mona. J. Do Courtois be«»s to n ,1 the Manasseh J. A. Elias 100 Collected by Mr. BereD«er:- 100 R. Berepger *25, Li m Xee Soon $25, Poor Boy $5O t f;.lkie Moses $5, him $2, heok $lO, Song Hun $2, Tan Xeo $5, Koat Seng
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    Freemasonry.
    116 14 The annual installation meeting ot Eastern Gate, No. 2970, E. C., was bdd ic Freemasons’ Hall on July 20 in tie P sence of a large number of br ?^!J; n V niot; R. Wor. D.G. M„ Wor. Bro. F. M. Elliot installed the new Master, W or. Br
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    Singapore Mortality Returns.
    71 14 The rate of mortality in of Singapore f°r the woek on n was 33.63 per millo of the p 1 r total number of deaths j c cou 159 were male subjects ant >< j ar j a f#>ver vulsions claimed i7; phthisic oD beriberi 21, smallpox
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    H.M.S. MALAYA. Gift of Ship’s Bell by Former F.M.S. Residents.
    1142 15 I interesting account of what I Tlll l ,in which will interest all Malaya, m bll U "n bv sir Ernest Birch to Mr. W. m* bt ‘jr for the newspapers of Malaya W first wet k of February owing
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    STRAITS’ APPEAL UPHELD. Judgment of Penang Court Reversed.
    333 15 Reuter's Tblkokam. London, July 21, 8.5 p.tn. The Privy Council has decided that an entry in a family record is admissible as proof of infancy in a money-lender’s action and has reversed a decision by the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements
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    The Wealth of the F.M.S.
    238 15 We wonder, says a Madras journal, if Sir E. L. Brockman, the Chief Secretary of the F. thought of borrowing the Persian couplet in the Devan i-Khas at Delhi with which to open his report on the Colony for 1915. If not, he has managed
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    THE GREAT WAR. Confucianist Outlook Upon The Struggle.
    927 15 At tho Y.M.C.A. hall on July 20, iu the presence of a large audience, the llou. I>r. Lim Boon Keng lectured tipou the war from the Confucianist standpoint, dividing his subject into four stct'eu v The first related to tho genera 1
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    LUETZOW CARGO CASE. Straits-Born Germans And Trade Domicile.
    691 15 •Judgment has beeu delivered at homo in tho case, iu which claims were made to cargo from the steamer Luet/ow. Ihs Honour Judge Cater said: —Those goods form part of the cargo of the German steamer Luet/ow and aro now in course
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    Taxation and Income.
    92 15 Id answer to a question, we may Htato that in pro-war times the income assessed for income tax in the l nited Kingdom was X 1,111,456,413, aud the income actually taxod was X'755,577,647. The «ross was equal to the combined total values of imports and exports and
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    Letter from Home. TAKING STOCK OF SOME HOME PROBLEMS.
    1962 16 From Our Special Correspondent. London. June 23. Lord Derby was speaking at Manchester on Wednesday afternoon, to ollicials connected with tho work of recruiting, and lie made use of words which certainly sound significant in view of the hopefulness pervading all
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    The Gallant Dares.
    349 16 Mr. Harold Dare, (nephew of Mrs. G. P Owen. The Lake) who was for a short time in Singapore, with Messrs. Lyall and Bvatt, has been serving at the front in France in the K.F.A. as a lieutenant. He was lately gassed at Fricourt. The particulars received
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    Guthrie and Company.
    232 16 The matter of Sir John Anderson's petition ior the winding up of the firm of Messrs. Guthrie and Co Ltd. was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Monday before Mr. Justice Earnshaw. The Hon. F. M. Elliot, who appears for certain opposing parties, said that since the
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    F.M.S. Tin Exports.
    59 16 During the months of January to June tin wero exported from the F.M.S. as against 891,737 piculs in the corresponding period of 1915, a decrease of 26, <54 piculs. Ihe duty collected during the first six months of this year amounted to 94,088,637 compared with 93,648,794 from
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    Facts from the Front SINGAPORE HAS NOT YET DONE ENOUGH.
    465 16 In an article recently wo «,.-i “blush when wo are tolif that wm that passing well," and if we bluX m' 6 many others who have more nL A well-known Singaporean is do hottest part of the line in Fran?*"
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    Pink Disease.
    126 16 On July 21 at Kuala Kubu. before O. D. Bowen District Officer c i7,“ iiio, charged at the instance of inti j Malay Assistant to the Chief j lC Inspector, with failing to comp> 1 v r j. terms of sections 6 (i) and 9 0 r cultural
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      222 16 Property Sale. The following properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs. Cliing Keng Lee and Co.’s saleroom on Monday afte rnoon :—Agricultural land, partly planted with rubber, situate in the district ot Linggi, areas 2.137 acres and 78 acres 1 rood and 10 poles, respectively: bought by Sect Tiang
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
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      Cricket.
      397 17 I Malacca correspondent semis parti- uiatH. at Tam pit), oa July 17, l ar M .'icca paid a visit for a return P D i Malacca batted first, and with 44 iK D-'uivel and 26 from Hunter made. Scbarenguivel hit a six and f 1 1 1, an did
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      Rugby Football.
      244 17 I For Saturday afternoon’s match, in which l~>. S.C.C, again met a Naval team, the pr md was in much the same state as on the previous Saturday. The players ploughed through mud and water, but the rumour that Dee man was drowned happily proved incorrect. It was
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      Keppel Golf Club.
      134 17 ollowing is the result of the match betr)te Keppel and the Singapore Golf u D g at the Keppel Links, on Sunday: KkI'I'KL. SlNGAl’OBK. 1 i Vhi te (Winter n Auckland v, Miles 0 1 H- K. Bionie i Clarke ihornetnau v< Smith 0 0 s pin4ll
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    Chinese Swimming Club.
    202 17 At the annual general meeting of the Chinese Swimming Club, held at tboir Club House, on the 23rd instant, the report of the committee and statement of accounts for the year ending June 30 last, were read and unanimously adopted. According to the committee’s report, tho club
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    Lawn Tennis Tournament.
    113 17 The following ties in the S.C C. lawn tennis tournament were decided on July 19. A Singles Handicap. Hflchwaldy beat Stout. 11,-9, 6—3. Veterans’ Doublks. Miles and Perkins beat Sir A. Young and F. J. Pigott, 6—2, 6—3. Talma and Tyler beat Firmstone and Croucber, 9—7, 6—l.
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    EXCITING SHANGHAI SCENE. Police Defied by Chinese Bomb Thrower.
    472 17 When a bomb thrower defies arrest and stands in a doorway and throws bombs and bottles at a foreign constable, and then arms himself with cleavers and more bottles and shouts Come and take me and is finally overcome only after
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    London Finance. BILL AND SHORT TERM LOANS POLICY.
    1258 17 From Our Own Correspondent London, dune 22. On several occasions iu the past feu month* I have called attention to the rather terrifying increase in the amount of the Gove.n meat’s floating debt, and the question is now beginning to bo seriously
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    DEMONSTRATION FOR GREAT BRITAIN. British Wounded in Switzerland.
    335 17 We quote tbo following from tho Zurich Post:— Keuter from London published tho following telegram received from iiis Majesty’s Ambassador in Berne:— In my first telegram I had the pleasure acquainting you with tho short facts of the magnificent reception which was
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    King of Siam’s Yacht.
    173 17 The Siam Observer understands that an agreement ha* been arrived at wi h regard to the bail liny of a yacht for Hi Majesty the Kiuo of Siam by the Kmva“i ki Hock. Some time ai»o Limit. Niem Vajruitira was sent to Japan to arrange with
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    Clearing off the Y.M.C.A Debt HANDSOME DONATIONS PROMISED.
    507 18 Acting tipou a suggestion made by 11 K. tbo Governor at the Y.M CA. anniversary on the 2s;n of last month, a representative committ- e lias been formt 1 to rnakt an effort to wip< out the debt on the association’s line
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    MALAYA’S ROLL OF HONOUR. Mr. Percy Gold Killed in Action In France.
    1190 18 Tbo tragedy of war has been brought terribly near to the hearts of many in Singapore by the receipt of a cable from home announcing that 2nd Lieutenant I’orcy Gold was killed in action in France on the
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    DANISH COLONIES SOLD.
    82 18 Reuter's Telegram. London, July 25, 9.45 p.ui. Washington. otlicial The United States has practically concluded the purchase of the Danish West Indies for five millions sterling. A treaty confirming the salo will probably be signed to day and will go immediately to the Senate. The 1 >anish
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    SHACKLETON EXPEDITION.
    81 18 Hkutkr’s TkLK'.RA*. London, July 23, 7 p m. Official: The Government has decided to despatch the Hudson Bay Company’s ship Discovery, which was specially built for Antarctic exploration, and which will be placed at the Admiralty’s disposal, to relieve the Elephant Islanders if they are not rescued before
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    SILVER MARKET.
    73 18 Rkutkr’s TeLKwRAV. London, July 20. 9.20 pm. Messrs. Samuel Montagu’s bullion report states that the activity iu the Indian bazaars has caused a recovery, but China sales led to a renewed fall. The rise in the price of money in London has not settled the China exchange, so
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    AMERICAN NAVY.
    58 18 Reutkr’s Telegram, London. July 22, 10.45 a.m. Washington: The Senate has adopted the Naval Appropriation Bill providing for a three years' construction programme, including four Dreadnoughts,and four battle cruisers to be built immediately. It provides for an expenditure of 5315.5(X).000 during the first year, or 545,830,(XX) more than
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    BOMB OUTRAGE.
    55 18 Reuter's Telegram. London, July 23, 5.20 a.in. San Francisco: Six were killed and twenty-nine injured by a bomb explosion among the spectators ot a Preparedness Parade. The bomb was concealed in a suit case and was placed in front of a house which was demolished. Several persons received
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    THE SALVATION ARMY.
    34 18 Reuter’s Telegram. London. July 20, 9.20 p.m. General Booth has solemnised the marriage of Major Hugh Laden and Captain Motec Booth-Tucker, daughter of Commissioner Booth-Tucker. A number of Indian Salvationists attended.
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    ORIENTAL STUDIES.
    43 18 Reuter’s Telegram. London, July 21, 8.5 p.m. Sir Mortimer Durand has been nominated Governor of the School for Oriental Studies, by the Royal Asiatic Society, in succession to Lord Reay who has resigned on account of his frequent absence from London.
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    APPOINTMENTS.
    34 18 Reuter’s Telegram. London, July 22. The Rev. Frank Woods, vicar of Bradford, has been appointed Bishop of Peterborough. Mr. Skinner Turner, barrister, has been appointed assistant judge of the Supreme Court in China.
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    U. S. AND MEXICO.
    28 18 Reuter’s Telegram. London, July 22. Washington: Negotiations are progressing favourably with Mexico towards the appointment of a joint commission to settle the border differences.
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    INDIAN APPEALS
    39 18 Rkcikr, Tvu, oluia In the Privy Council tlx. I h, strongly criticised the* deL v P b »»«ll» appeals, and declared that i„ J, 10 would not be allowed their co,«Vf‘ l WI needless delay. there wj,
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    INDIAN AFFAIRS.
    29 18 RrUTKK's TklKi.Ham London, J u v 19 Mr. C. C. McLeod has detailed’,. Chambor8’objections to the India Amendment Bill toa teT* 0 which is considering the measure.
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    LAKE ERIE DISASTER.
    36 18 Hkctkb's Tkikgbam. London, July 25, 5.45 p.m Cleveland There are 24 dead from 1 ou explosion in a waterworks tunnel ni T Lake Erie. Rescue parties are s i D ?t survivors. IOf
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    MILLION FROM MARMALADE.
    21 18 Tklkgiam. London. July 24, 6.35 p.m. The late Sir James Caird. of Dund-e u a million sterling. ,ca
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    DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM RAMSAY.
    23 18 Rkl TEK’n TELEGRAM. London. July 23. 9.50 p.m. The death is announced of Sir Ramsay, the famous chemist.
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    STRIKE IN SPAIN.
    20 18 Rkiter’s Tele..bam. London, July li. Madrid: The railwaymen have b«# promised arbitration an 1 are resuming work.
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    SIAM’S FOREIGN TRADE. War has Remarkably Little Effect.
    473 18 Commenting on the Siamese Governmentreport on the foreign trade of the port d Bangkok for the year ended March 31 last the Bangkok Times says:—The most striking fact brought out by the figures i« that the war has had remarkably little effect
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    Kuala Lumpur Comments.
    977 19 I B v Ocb Own Correspomdknt.) I Kuala Lumpur, July 24. 1,. Q npninl tournament of the Selangor b Vhib has arrived at tho final stage and K riven Coleman and Greening, the L the semi-finals. Ah Coleman is in E t Singapore tho issue must await
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    FOOD REFORM SOCIETY. Health, Economic and Aesthetic Arguments.
    1000 19 We have been favoured with a copy of the proceeding* of the food reform meeting, held in the Y.M C A. hall on the 24th inst. In introducing the subject, the chairman, in the course of hi* remarks, said that the meeting
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    BRAVO! “CHESTER!” An Incident of the Great Naval Battle.
    342 19 The following thrilling narrative is taken from the letter of a man serving on board H.M.S. Chester during tho battle of May fil: By now you will have heard all about the naval battle. Please do not worry because you see
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    BIRTHS.
    91 19 Fkruoa. —Gn Saturday, July 22, at 2d 1, Race Course Road, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. I). S. Forroa, a son. AndkrsoN. —On Juno 25, at the residence of her mother, 49, Bolsizo Park, N. W., tlie wifefm’u Molly Noble) of Lionel John Crossloy Anderson, of the Hongkong and
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    Trade and Finance.
    160 19 Sinoaforv July 27, 1916. EXCHANGE. On Lonul« Bank 4 m/s 2/4|f Demand 2/4} Private 8 Iu/» 2/4 On Franck Bank T. T. 326 On India Bank T. T. 174'. On Hongkong...Bank d/d 11J On Shanghai ...Batik d/d 82j On Java Bank T. T. 135} On Japan Bank
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    Stocks and Shares.
    362 19 Singafokb, July 27, 191P. MINING. Value Buyors Sellers. 10 10 Arnpang 5.00 6.00 1 1 Ayer Wong d.85 0.50 10 10 Bulat 1.85 2.00 10 10 Kuuabol 0.85 1.00 10 10 Kiuta Association 5.00 £1 jCI KintaTin 1.5.0 1.12.6 £1 XI Lahat Mines 3.00 5.00 10 9.25
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    50 19 OKATHS. Holt. —On Juno 1H, at Finabury Hark, Alice Holt, late of Singapore; a«ed 50. Ooli» Killed in action, on July 21, I'orcy Gold, Second-lieut., 2nd Hattaliun, Scots Guards* Ma« Horn. all.- On June 22, at Carr Invernestiliire, Or. William MaeDoujjall. M. I). (Kdiu.), late of CliristmaH Island and Singapore.
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