Malaya Tribune, 26 August 1915

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY. SHIPPING GAZETTE. s. [EVENING DAILY. Vo 2-No. 198. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 1915 Price 5 Cents.
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      351 1 I An Exceptional Programme at the C A SIN O BEACH ROAD. THURSDAY. FRIDAY AMD SATURDAY. 3rd, 4th and sth Episodes—6 Parts—of THE BLACK BOX HE WONDERFUL UNIVERSAL MYSTERY DRAMA By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM. This thoroughly intereiting photo-play at which all Singapore ifl marvelling, can be seen at The Casino
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      159 1 Roneo Duplicators. iif '"in i fOO FACSIMILE Letters, Plans, etc., per Minute. From S2O to SI GO. 14 a COLLYER QUAY, SINGAPORE. G. R. COELHO, 52, Selegie Road. Tuner, Repairer and Dealer in Pianos, Organs and other Musical Instruments. Music Warehouse. Fresh Music Arrives by Every Mail. Strings for Stringed
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      191 1 I GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. I THE SERIAL SUPREME World's Greatest, Brightest, Best and Longest. The Perils of Pauline Written by Charles Goddard, the distinguished author. IN FORT If TWO (42) MASSIVE REELS. At the Popular Cinema House of Serials The"GAIETY" Picture Palace JUNCTION OF ALBERT AND BENCOOLEN STREETS. NFW
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    China News.
    320 2 Redeeming Notes. Ch'eng Erh-an, the new Governor of Szecbuen, by proclamation announces that he will on 1st September commence to redeem the $5 notes only at 50 per cent of their face value, that he will ouly accept the genuine ones and reject the false ones How he
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    JAPANESE RAILWAYS.
    211 2 The British Commercial Attache at Yokol raa (Mr. E. F. Crowe, C. M. G.) -eport that the Imperial Governmer c railways about 175 miles of ne v sections and about 150 miles of light railways were open to traffic during 1914. The most important sections were 36 miles
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    BECHE-DE-MER.
    134 2 In the Moluccas, the Gnlf of Siam, the Southern Pacific, and Eastern Asiatic waters, says the nsian, there is found on the reefs a kind of seaslug—the Beehe-de-mer. There are as many as sixteen different species found in Fijian waters, where as in other parts the industry of fishing
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    French Loan Placed in America.
    258 2 Big, Order for Fast Speed Boats. New York, July 10.—Negotiations virtually have been completed whereby thirty millions will be placed to the credit of the French Government on the books of Wall Street for the purchase of supplies and munitions. The Rothschilds of Paris borrowed
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    Belgium Relief Fund.
    160 2 On behalf of Mrs. H. B. Salmond, Mr. D. R. Kinloch, care of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Singapore,acknowledges, with many thanks, the following further contributions Previously acknowledged $33,422.15 A. W. Sturgess 5 Proceeds of collection boxes 14.43 G. P. Hill Sourabaya (August) 35.40
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    VALLAMBROSA'S LOW COSTS.
    109 2 The great point about the results of the Vallambrosa Company, one of the poineers of the plantation rubber industry, is the reduction in working costs. On the crop of 542,2031b5., compared with 556,238 lbs., the average cost M all in was only 10.G5d. per lb., compared with
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      126 2 THE WHISKY. f ton K+s Sole Agents JOHN LITTLE &"CO., LTD., Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. mmm^^^x^l ii iimiiiiiwi iiiwul—■ ii—■■ 'wi ~wi nun— iii hi i—iwi HOTEL van WIJK DURING THE WAR SPECIAL RATES for MONTHLY BOARDERS. TELEPHONE 111. NOTICE TO MOTORISTS. "SHELL" FOR SHELL MOTOR SPIRIT Please send Your
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      334 2 G. C. LEE, 158, Prinsep Street. PIANO TUNER AND REPAIRER. WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED TERMS MODERATE. 211 MO TENTS FOll CIRCUSES, CINEMATOGRAPHS. SHOWS and other purposes. CANVAS WORK of all descriptions by skilled workmen. BOON SENG Co. Ship-Chandlers, Sail-Makers, Estate Suppliers and Commission Agents. 18-19, ROBINSON ROAD. Telephone No. I2£B. The Malaya
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    London Bank Smash.
    263 3 Penal Servitude for Officials. At the Central Criminal Court on the 2o'th ultimo before Mr. Justice bcrutton, James Trippet Southgate, 59, solicitor, and Edwin Wilding, 63, Chartered Accountant, were found guilty of conspiring together, and with a man named H. S. Cooper, to issue a balance-sheet of
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    AMERICAN AEROPLANES FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
    241 3 Army and Navy Machines. The report from London that the British Admiralty has ordered aeroplanes to the value of $10,000,000 in this country was confirmed in this city, says a New York paper. Nearly every factory manufacturing aeroplanes or motors for aeroplanes in the United
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    £76,000 BANK FRAUD.
    90 3 SPECULATIONS ON LONDON STOCK EXCHANGB. Basle, July 21.—The chief cash- ierof the Swiss Bankverem at Basle has been arrested on a charge of embezzling sums amounting m the aggregate to about £76,000. Notwithstanding the frequent checking of the accounts the frauds had been carried on for a
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    29 3 The first women justices in the Britith Empire weie appointed on July 7, in South Australia. They include Mrs. Price, widow of the first Labour Premier of that State.
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      227 3 MOTOR CARS ON HIRE MOTOR REPAIRS ALL KINDS OF TYRES GREASE Cylinder Oil AND Motor Accessories OF Every Description. Sole Agents For: North British Clincher Motor Tyres Meitz Weiss Oil Engines The Celebrated Star, Mitchell and Paige Cars Pope Motor Cycles ""Gasolene Light Cycle Co. 4/5-2, BEACH ROAD. Tuition by
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      192 3 POWELL Co s CALENDAR FOR AUGUST, 1915. tOM. 1 8 15 22 29 i S 1 m ,lox. 2 9 16 23 30 'OUD ~\l id£S. 3 10 17 24 31 Wed. 4 11 18 2:> Turns. 5 12 19 2G FRL 6 13 20 27 SAT. 7 14 21
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    Jellicoe at School.
    615 4 The Canadian Magazine contains an interesting sketch from the pen of Professor MacNaughton in which the reader gets a glimpse of the school days of the man who is Admiral of the Grand Fleet and in no small measure holds British destinies in his hands. The writer
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    55 4 Two ambulance cars subscribed for by the boys of Eton College and specially fitted up for the service of the Chasseurs Alpint have been presented to the French War Office. Each has the following inscription on a silver plate "To the French Army from the boys of Eton College, iv
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    MY JOYFUL LUCK.
    239 4 Pity many of us are spending enormously their earnings in vain fruitlessly struggling for a future joy. Thus while I was iv trouble for tbe last six years I was not able to get to that, state of joy notwithstanding my great spendings of money. There was
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      364 4 AUCTION SALES BEHN MEYER CO., LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) AUCTION SALE OF MACHINERY, TOOLS, MOTOR CYCLES, ETC., ETC. TO BE HELD AT Behn Meyer Co's Engineering Department at Telegraph Street. On Saturday, 28th August, 1915, at 10.30 a.m. Comprising Centrifugal pumps, Mining gravel pump*, Pulsoraeter pumps. Rotary pumps, Electric Motor, Electric
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      96 4 MORTGAGEES SALE. On Monday, 30th August, 1915. at 2.30 p.m All those sixteen pieces of freehold land situate at Lorong 39 Road, being lots Nos. 106 to 109, 158 to 161, 110 to li 3 and 154 to 158 of Grant No. 5, estimated to contain together the total area
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    The Rubber Trade.
    84 5 Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association. AUCTION, AUG. 25, 1915. v p.i. 4 531.01 or 610,801 lbe. C (Tom 272.69) Prices Realized. wdfne ribbed ...$125 to $128 «ood"W-d J22 12 fine plain XLI "ood plain -H« J" fine ribbed 116 120 mod plain ;«d plain »55 i 4
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    Barlow's Prices Current.
    176 5 a por*, Aug. 25.—At the nt? i i the auctions to-day the j was disappointing and large B wire bought in, prices being much below sellers' ideas, sales progressed competition i, and sales were effected which, for the chief grades, v little change on those of week.
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    Guthrie's Rubber Report.
    226 5 ngapore, Aug. 25.-—The auction bold to day under the auspices of the Rubber Association opened tly and the proceedings throughout were dull. Demand was poor and prices rally marked a further decline. Fine Pale Crepe and Fine Ribbed 3 k< 1 Sheet sold up to $130 and
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    Legal Intelligence.
    102 5 Nightbird Caught Wee Ah Chow, a Hokifn, was i charged in the District Conrt yesterday with house-breaking by night, by breaking into 79 Spottiswoode Park Road and stealing therefrom, clothing to the value of $71 50. Accused was convicted, sentence being deferred until Saturday n«xt, to allow of
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    SPORTS.
    127 5 Raffles Billiard Tournament. Last night's play resulted as follows Cart-r beat Howard by 8 points. Meredith beat Dossett by 58 points. Toft beat Buckeridge by 76 points. Winton was not present; Coleman w. o. The draw for the third round resulted as follows Game Nos. 1. Gale plays Toft.
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    Selangor Golf Club.
    133 5 The monthly medal was played for last Saturday and Sunday and was won by Dr. F. C. Morgan—2 up on bogey. The Eclectic Sweep was won by Mr. D. F. Topham,— 5 up. New Bye-Law. The bye-law governing the Monthly Medal Competition has been altered with a
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    Penang Golf Club.
    27 5 The final in the Mixed Foursomes was won by Mrs Dennys and Mr. D.A.M. Brown who defeated Mrs. Ebden and Mr Rogers 2 up.
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    Round the Halls.
    107 5 The Casino Another sensational Universal feature is being screened this evening in the 44 Mysterious Hand, w hil« the third, fourth and fifth series of the Black Box are also billed. Alhambra. •'The White Rose,'* a Chinese play produced by Chinese, drew a crammed house at the
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    Fire on Rubber Estate.
    50 5 2,000 lbs. Destroyed: Fully Insured We are informed by Mr. Chan Su Onn, Secretary to the MandaiTekong (Singapore) Rubber Estates, Ltd, that the Company's rubber store, Mandai Road, was burnt down last Tuesday forenoon and some 2,000 lbs. of rubber destroyed. The robber was fully insured.
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    Straits Produce.
    223 5 (Singapore, Angus! 26.) Tin.— s74 30 Coora.— Wtak. Tapioca— W*ak. &?0O i<7our —Weak. Gambier.— W«ak. Pepper. —Weak. CMier Products. —Market wtak. Latest Local Market QuotationsNutmegs 110 S. per picul |t9.00 Nutmegs 80 8. 22.00 Copra Bali 7.66 Copra Gorong Talo 7.76 Copra Dongalo 7.75 Copra Kayong 7.50 Copra
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    Messrs Barlow's Report.
    64 5 Coffee- —The market for Robusta has weakened and latest transactions have been done at per pikul. There is no change to report in the position of Liberian. Copra —The market for Cop a has kept fairly steady through the week and to-day's prices are firm at about
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    The Home Markets.
    136 5 Latest Quotations. (Special Service-) London, August 25, 4 p.m. Metals. Tin Straits, 3 months £151.10.0. Bar Silver 22*. Produce. Fine hard Para spot: 2/5. Smoked Sheet 2/s}. Plantation, Ist class quality crepe 2/44. Copra £23 12.0. Black Pepper; fair Singapore open ports spot 5f dist. s^. White
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 5 Singapore. August Sfc On London— Bank 4 m/s 2/4 13/32 Demand 2/4 3/16 Private 3 m/s 2/4 27/32 On India— Bank T. 176 On Hongkong— Bank d/d 23 On Shanghai— Bank d/d 102* On Jay Bank X. T. 14<H On Japan Bank d/d H3f Sovereigns—buying rate 16.54 India Ceil
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    FIXTURES.
    108 5 To-day. Singapore Automobile Club Meeting. Tanglin Club. B.C.C Annual Meeting, 5.15 p.m. Grand Boxing Tournament. Victoria Hall. High water:—ll.36 am. 9 ft 11.20 pja. 10 ft. 3 in*. To-morrow. Children's Concert Victoria Memorial HalL 5.15 p.m. Municipal Commission Meets. 2.30 p.m. Legislative Council 2.30 p.m. M. M. outward mail
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    Singapore Automobile Club.
    223 5 The annual general meeting of the Club will be held at the Tanglin Club, Singapore, at 915 this evening. Business. L To confirm Minutes of the last Annual Meeting, held on 22nd May, 1914. 2. To pass the Committee's Report and Accounts for tht year ending 31st
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    795 5 fticn Quoted ii tlx Mutrt tin Marti*. SIN'UAPOBE, \UGUIT 16. M«*sr*. Lyall and Eratt, Exchanf* and Stoop Broken, issue the following list of quotatiaaa Rubber Shares fleas Value. Buyeia. Sell***. J/- Allagar 1/10 2/1 1 Anglo Java 6/6 7/2/- Anglo-Malay 8/3 9/3 1 Ayer Kuning 10/- 12/6
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      69 5 Train Services. REVISED SERVICES. W&torc (Tank Road) Daily Weekday Sundays. MT« for north at 7.7 am an Oihm trauM leave for Johore at 9 x. m. Ijti ptn LM pm 4.40 pm. *rrirm from at 8.16 am and 7.14 pm, k i«av« tnm J.-hore 7.9. 8.42, 10.16, 11.42. Mtt, iM
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      279 5 Mails Close. To-daj. Bangkok Gerd 2 pm Batu Pahat Men* 3 p« M alacca and Muar *Kaka 1 pm Port Dickson and Port Swettenham *Sappha 2 pm Bengalis. L.iboean Bilik, Tandjong Balei and Medan* Singkara 2 pm Hongkong, and Swatow Van Spilbergen 1 pm Koemai, Bandjermassin. Stagen. K. Baroe, B
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    Japan and Siam.
    244 6 Siamese Mu.ister fatuns Aft-r iv Siam for a year P?;d ball en fuilouth, H. E. Phya CiiainnoDf Dithakar, tae Siamese to Japan, returned to Tokyo on July 28 with bis children and servants. Speaking to a press representative the Minister said v Nothing special ha 4» happened.
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    Rubber Supply.
    347 6 Difficulties in Europe- Germany is not the only country in Europe now suffering from the diffi culty of obtaining an adequate rubber supply—and in her case adequate supplies of many other commodities, too, if the beginning of the Press campaign for peace in nt utral columns is aDy
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    RICE CROP IN SIAM.
    74 6 Discocraging Reports. Some apprehension is felt regarding the forthcoming harvest. The rainfall to date has not been anything like sufficient over a considerable part of lower Siam, and the opinion prevailing is that unless heavy rains are experienced during the present month, the crop will be
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      247 6 New Stock of Important Books.i Signalling and Map Reading Made Easy.... 30 cts. Entrenching Made Easy 30 cts. How to Use a Rifle or Pistol 30 cts. j Active Service Hints 30 cts. Motor Manual—all about Motors in Simple Language 85 cts. How to Drive a Motor Car 8 5
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      29 6 J. H. JAVATILAKA Licensed Surveyor OF VAST EXPERIENCE Counting over 35 years' serviein Ceylon and the Straits Govern ment. Work Under Personal Supervision CHARGES MODERATE. No. 81, Tank Road.
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      361 6 I Palladium 1 1 ORCHARD ROAD. 1 2 I Last Three Nights I AT 8 P.M. SHARP. J 3 j Yd Another Strong and Varied Feature Programme that should suit tbe most fastidious THK X fCorsican Brothers! I In 3 Acts. J I I A Photo-Play after Alexander Dumas' G/eat
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  • MALAYA TRIBUNE (SINGAPORE)
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      20 7 THE GREAT WAR. THE MALAYA TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1915 Latest Cables and News-Notes. Cl)< iflalapa Cribune. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26
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      V.C. Awards.
      237 7 Famous Mater Decorated. j, j Aug. 2ii 11.10 pan. more V. 0. decorations have added to those published one recipient being the Ei glish aviator Capt. L. tt. The details of the feats of wD ich have received such j recognition areas follow 1.. G. Hawker, Royal .and
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      Feeling in Constantinople.
      89 7 A Significant Statement Lon lon, Aug. 25, 4.55 a.m. Sofii Information from Constan- shows that the population c m lera the situation a grave one. has been heavy fighting in luring the past week, and ®Ty day thousands of wounded >ught into Constantinl*w: whilst fresh troops are
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      Canadian Minister Honoured.
      22 7 *onaon, Aug. 25, 3.35 a.m. .Samuel Hughes, the Ilh t* r of Militia and •*i h i been Knighted.
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      Germany's Military Strength.
      281 7 Recent Heavy Losses London, Aug. 24, 12.10 p.m. A matter of most vital interest since the outbreak of war has been the strength of the German army. There has been much controversy thereanent and many most inaccurate estimates have been hazarded. Renter now learns from the best
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      Artillery Duels in the West.
      83 7 Aero pi uv* Active. London, Aug. 25, 2.15 a.m. A Paris communique state? that there was marked artillery activity from Belgium to the Oise. French artillery silenced the German batteries which were bombarding Montdidier. Almost incessant grenade fighting, supported by artillery, is occurring at several
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      Russian Government.
      37 7 London, Aug. 24, 12.20 p.m. Petrograd A meeting of the leaders of all parties discussed the possibility of changes in the composition of the Government, alio a Coalition Cabinet or a Cabinet of National Defence.
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      Balkan Situation.
      45 7 London, Aug. 24, 8.30 p.m. The utmost reticence is maintained concerning the negotiations affecting the Balkan States, but there is some reason to believe Serbia has shown a conciliatory disposition which may be the beginning of a wider agreement embracing Bulgaria and Greece.
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      South African Aid.
      32 7 London, Aug. 25, 4.55 a.m. Capetown It is reported that the Imperial Government has accepted a contingent of Indians from the Union for ambulance service with the Overseas Forces.
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      More German Piracy.
      20 7 London, Aug. 25, 3.35 a.m. The steamer Sylvia of Liverpool has been sunk. The crew were saved.
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      Japan ana the Future.
      92 7 Minister Interviewed- London, Aug. 25, 12.55 p m. Paris Baron Kikujiro Ishii, who has recently been appointed Japanese Foreign Minister, in an interview said Our first care must be to draw still closer the ties existing between Japan and the Triple Entente. The lot of Japan
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      Italian Progress.
      39 7 London, Aug. 25, 3.35 a.m. Rome The following official communique* has been issued The Italians have successfully countered the Austrian artillery bombardments on the various fronts and have also repulsed repeated attacks with quick-firing guns and bombs.
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      Epidemic in Germany.
      23 7 London, Aug. 24, 7.55 p.m. The Foreign Office has notified Lloyd's that cholera is prevalent in numerous districts in Germany.
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      Lipton's Ltd. Losses.
      66 7 Remarkable Statement. London, Aug. 24, o\3o p.m. At the annnal meeting of Lipton's Ltd., the Chairman announced that, through serious discrepancies revealed in stock-taking and the extremely unsatisfactory speculations by the late general manager, there was a shortage of capital amounting to a quarter of a million.
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      KEYS TO CARSO PLATEAU WON.
      320 7 Dominating Positions Taken. Rome, July 26.—The following communique was issued at the Italian General Headquarters to-day In the Val d'Aona we completed the work of establishing ourselves on the heights dominating the right slopes of the valley by occupying Monte Lavanech and Cima Piasola. The
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      ARM ORDERS FOR AMERICA.
      101 7 A faint idea of the individual items called for hy the Army can be gathered from the estimate made by one of the United States papers that European orders have already been placed in the States for 25,000, sheila, involving the consumption of 110,000,000 lbs of
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      Prince of Wales War Relief Fund.
      72 7 The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. John Grug, Manager, Chartered Hank of Imdia, Australia and China, Singapore, begs to acknowh-dge with many thanks receipt of tht,- following further contributions Previously acknowledged $.'j.>'J,s23.tj."» Singapore St. Andrew's Society (Local Belief) 1,500 W. Kvre K< nn. (.Nionthly)' 25 Collected
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        224 7 I 5 for the price of 4 I i SB< Ist Motorist (pointing to burst tyre) "Hullo, old chap, I'm in trouble one of my confounded SjJ tyres has burst, and I haven't a spare." B8 #wci Motorist !14 No spare and I always looked on you as an experienced
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      Domestic Occurrences.
      53 8 MARRIAGE. At Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, on August 9, by th« Rer. W. tt. Frit*, J«hn Eaaie Grant, of the Chines# Retenue rraiser Ping-hing, to Lillian Ros*, eldest daughter of Mr. Radcliffe, of Shanghai. DEATH. On August at Shanghai. Capt. Herbert Thoma* Howard, Commander C. S. -V. t
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      THE ALLIES' PROSPECTS.
      1199 8 The position in the Weft has changed very little during the last few month*, and the progress of the war in that quarter has been to a great extent in keeping with general expectation. It is now reported that the new German reserves are not likely to
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      China's Mining Laws.
      162 8 Not a few of our readers will be interested to hear that news of a reliable nature reached Shanghai a few days ago from Peking to the effect that the Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture has decided to make amendments in the existing Chinese Mining Laws so
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      To-Day's Contents.
      142 8 Pack The Great War Gulf of Riga Battle 9 Demonstration in London 9 Sinking of the Arabic French Munition Workers 9 Ultimatum to Haiti V. C. Awards Germany's Military Strength Artillery Duels in the Wept... Japan and the Future Feeling in Constantinople Italian Progress Royal Proclamations Local and
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        284 8 NEW ZONOPHONE RECORDS. AUGUST 1915. 12-inch Double Sided 52.00 cacti. A —l 63 Margarita Coltham The Willow h A—l 64 Merry-makers Dance Black Diamonds Band Country Dance 10-inch Double Sided 51.20 each. Z—1449 Wake up England Black Diamonds Band Our Gunners March >» Z 1450 Roumanian National Anthem Black Diamonds
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        45 8 ASK FOR "SARANG BURONG" BRANDY. A Birds Nest Brandy SOLE IMPORTERS: CALDBEGK, MACGRECOR CO. ——i—— Adeiphi Hotel. 2 E I Music During Dinner I to-night, j 1 OUR I I French Chef I HAS JUST ARRIVED J I Direct from Europe I DAVID BENJAMIN, Manager.
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      Local and General.
      478 9 :o:— n ess done in tin to day. or is now priced at 13/6 ji me markets. Exchange, cheque basis, has —:o: T t a hertisements are lmc page 10. i dtS Produce and general n trcial news page 5. :o:— of \V T ales War Relief
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      Royal Proclamations.
      96 9 Reserve Force and Civil Guard Authorised. This forenoon two important proclamations were published for general information by command of His Excellency the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, The first authorises the establishment in the Island of Singapore of a Reserve force to the Volunteer Force, and the calling out of
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      Malacca Merryweather Club.
      109 9 The first annual general meeting of the above Club will be held at the Club premises on Sunday sth September at 2 p.m. sharp. All members are requested to attend. AGENDA. To read and, if approved, to confirm the minutes of the last extraordinary general meeting. To
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      Malacca Chinese Aircraft Fund.
      65 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Aug. 24.—Though it was a wet and unpleasant day, the Chinese Aircraft Committee set to work with a will and succeeded in obtaining $2,500, making a total now of $6,700. This is very creditable to the Committee, for the whole affair
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      Accident at Tanjong Pagar.
      89 9 A fatal accident occurred on the Holt liner Atreus at the wharf. The cassab of the vessel, while the ship was discharging, crossed the deck at the side of the hold. A bale was being swung over the ship's side and this caught the unfortunate man
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      Legislative Council.
      42 9 Supplementary Order of the Day for the meeting convened for 2.30 p.m. to-morrow Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Bill (Bill 44 To facilitate marriages between British subjects resident in the Colony and British subjects resident in the United Kingdom.")—Ist reading.
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      137 9 Messrs Cheeseman and Swaine, of Penang Free School, are spending the holidays in Singapore. The latter is shortly proceeding Home to join the army. The Koala Lumpur Sanitary Board has decided to grant a lease of the market at the 4th mile Ampang to Mr. Ong Lan for 1916, and
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      Association of Engineers.
      417 9 Interesting Lecture. In the commodious club-room of the Association of Engineers on Tuesday evening last a large audience of members and friends listened, with evident enjoyment and appreciation, to an interesting and instructive discourse on 44 Armaments," given by Mr. W. Cummings. It is to be hoped
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      BUSINESS AS USUAL.
      112 9 P 0 Sleeping Car Special Train Service Resumed. The local Agent of the P. A O. Co. advises us that he is in receipt of a telegram from his Head Office notifying that the P. k O. Sleeping Car Special Train is to be re-established, commencing outwards
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      Y.W.C.A. Notes.
      91 9 The T. W. C. A. monthly meeting will be held on Monday, Aug. 30th at 5.15 p.m. in the Institute, 8 Fort Canning Rd. The address will be given by Miss Stiles. All members and friends are invited. Instruction in typewriting is now being given, and on Sept.
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      TELEGRAMS.
      169 9 Gulf of Riga Battle. The German Defeat. Reuter's Special War, Imperial, and Ordinary Services. London, Aug. 24, 8.30 p.m. How the attempted German landing at Pernoff on the eastern side of the Gulf of Riga ignominiously failed is told to-day by the Novoe Vrernya. Three large German transports filled
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      Demonstration in London.
      116 9 London, Aug. 24, 7.55 p.m. There was a remarkable spontaneous demonstration outside the Russian Embassy in London this afternoon, which conveyed congratulations on the naval victory and encouragement of the brilliant defence by the Russian army. The Russian Ambassador and his wife received ovations. The Ambassador, in
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      Russian Official.
      75 9 London, Aug. 25, 2.15 a. m. Petrograd The following communique has been issued There is no change in the Riga district. The Russians continue to hold the enemy between Kovno and Vilna. Prior to the withdrawal from Ossowiecz, the Russians blew up the fortifications. East of Bielsk the
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      U.S. Loan to France.
      39 9 London, Aug. 25, 3 35 a.m. France has arranged a loan of twenty million dollars with the United States for the purpose of paying for exports. [Further details concerning the negotiations appear on page 2.]
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      Sinking of the Arabic.
      144 9 Official Statement. London, August 24, 0.40 p.m. In order positively to contradict any suggestions that the Arabic was not torpedoed or other misleading and untrue statements, the White Star Company has officially issued the following definite facts The Arabic was struck by a torpedo. Captain Finch
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      Abject German Plea.
      135 9 London, Aug. 25, 4.55 a.m. Washington The tone of Count BernstorfTs plea for the suspension of judgment regarding the Arabic is almost abject and in startling contrast to the trucnlence of the former German Notes. Count BernstorfY trusts that the United States would give Germany the chance
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      French Munition Workers.
      88 9 M. Thomas Confident. London, Aug. 24, *.30 p.m. Paris Addsessing an audience of munition workers M. Thomas said the results had been enormous and very satisfactory; but they must be multiplied tenfold. France knows her great industries will answer her appeals. We speak to-day of victory because
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      Ultimatum to Haiti.
      33 9 London, Aug. 25, 2.15 a.m. The United States has sent an ultimatum to Haiti demanding th* acceptance of the agreement to American control of their finance*. (Continued on page 7-)
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        539 10 Latest Advertisements. THE Chinese Commercial Bank, Ltd. Statement under section 72 of the Companies Ordinance 1889, as amended by The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 1914, as at Ist July, 191 a. The Capital of the Comrany is $4,000,000 divided into 40,000 sharet of $100 each. The number of shares issued is
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        427 10 Latest Advertisements. A COUNTRY FAIR In Aid of the Funds FOR BRITISH AIR CRAFT WILL BE HELD ON Saturday, Sept. Ath, 1915 (A to 7 p.m.), At m rogie," Gunnr road. (Kindly lent for the occasion by Mr. Latham.) Donkey Rides. R Shooting Gallery. Bran Pie. Cocoanut Shies. Fortune Telling.
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        262 10 I It's No Use Trying I I y to persuade yourself that you are I getting anything better by paying j higher prices for Guinness's Extra I Foreign Stout than those Charg- Ed by our Agents. THERB IS I ONLY ONE QUALITY I a of tltts Stout and it is
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      FRENCH WAR LOAN.
      124 11 d oatte d« I'lndo Chine bejjs h Public ttwrt they are accept applications for the War Loan. jj, sdi in connection with iff ii follows j Bons de b Defense Nationale Mixtions de la Defense Nationale Bsns Hr to arer or larmateed by the Govern- n pa\able
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      A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE.
      141 11 inform the Public that I :n hydrocele during the ra I sought medical adme to time, both EuroNative, and I was invMiime icine would cure me, T fß months ago I found I could ievc nature without j-unering paid. I was treated roth by and Native
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      Destroy Krupps's By Air Raid!
      1182 11 Suggested Bombardment By 1,000 Aeroplanes. Destroy Krupp's works at Essen by regular raids of 1,000 aeroplanes. Destroy by air bombardment the fifteen bridges over the Rhine. Destroy a German town for every Zeppelin attack on an English town. Keep enough air stations and air scouts
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      FRENCH V.C. FOR ENGLISHMAN.
      131 11 Paris, July 24.—There was a ceremony of peculiar interest at an auxiliary hospital at Nancy last week, wheu Brigadier E.mo Vaughan, a grandson of the fifth Earl of Lisburne, received at the hands of the General Commanding the -Cavalry Division the Medaille Militaire, the highest French
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      60 11 Mr. S. Sinnadurai, clerk, District Otfice, Temerloh, Pahang, has been awarded the special prize for bookkeeping competed for at the Government examination held on May 20. A neutral who recently arrived in London from Vienna has asserted that the Emperor Franz Joseph is now mentally incapable of transacting any business
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        277 11 THE QUEEN MARY" PEN. Stt 25 FOR SALE AT STRAITS ALBION PRESS, Ltd. Printers Stationers. 20a -20C, COLLYER QUAY. In aid of The Queen's 'Work tor Womell Fund. Udy Roxburgh writes: Her Majesty is very much pleased with tbe Pens." Pen has received the approval of Q teen and Her
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        680 11 Some one, it seems, is still baying tbe product of an enemy whose vicious countrymen are killing our brave comrades by asphyxiating gases. Is it You Sanaphos it All-British. It surpasses and displaces the enemy-product. SANAPHOS rebuilds worn nerves, brain and muscle. Medical Officer's Opinion. I Received Great Benefit. Sanaphos
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      SHIPPING SECTION.
      491 12 Singapore Loading List. Europe. For London Kandahar, Sept. 12; City of Vienna, Sept. 22 City of Rangoon, August 30 Nore, October 5 Suwa Maru, Sept. 1 Knight Companion, gept. 4 Atsuta Maru, Sept. 15 Sardinia, September 17 Novara, Sept. 3 Helenus, Sept. 15. Liverpool Priam, Sept. 7 Ping
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      Harbour Movements.
      267 12 Latest Arrivals British. Indrawadi Brit str 25-8-15 Outer Roads. Sri Muar Brit str 25-8-15 Inner Roads. Kaka Hrit str 25-8-15 Inner Rds. Krian Brit str 25 815 Inner lids. Sangola Britstr 25 8-15 No. 7 Wharf. Aing Leong Brit str 25-8-15 Inner Roads. Hock Hye Brit str 25-8-15
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      Singapore Clearances.
      45 12 Gerd for Bangkok. Mena for Batu Pahat. Kaka for Malacca and Muar. Sappho for Port Dickson and Port Swettenham. Singkara for Bengkalis, Laboean Bilik, Tandjong Balei and Medan. Elout for Koe mai, Bandjermasiin, Stagen,Kuala Baroe, Samarinda, 4%0»f Van Spilbergen for Hongkong and Swatow.
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      31 12 The Holt liner Laomedon from Birkenhead on Jaly 29 for Hong- kong, Shanghai, Taku Bar, New- chwang and Dalny, passed Suez on Aug. 16th. She is due here on Sept. 2
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      Penang Shipping.
      112 12 ARRIVALS 24-8-15. Malacca, Brit, 404, Dun, Aug. 24, Tongkah, gen., Adamson Gilfillan and Co. Cornelia, Brit, 194, Ferguson, Aug. 24, T. Anson gen., E. S Co. Carlyle, Brit., 250, F. P. Morris, Aug. 24, Kelantan, gen., A. G. Co. Ltd. Van Reimsdyk. Dut, 1250, Visman, Aug. 24, Batavia,
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      Port Swettenham.
      194 12 Vessels Expected Telemachus (Holt) 26th August, from Singapore for Colombo and London. Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd. Arankola (8.1 28th August from India for Singapore, Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd. Ekma (B.I.) 28th August, from Singapore for Penang, Negapatam and Madras. Agents, Messrs Boustead
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      143 12 The Holt liner liner Alcinous. 6,74-i tons, from Liverpool on Aug. sih for Manila, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama, passed Suez on the 20th inst. She is due here on or about the 9th prox. The N. Y. K. liner Ceylon Maru sails for Rangoon and Calcutta on Sept. sth. For
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      The Waterfront.
      658 12 The P. A 0. Nankin leaves (or China on Sept. 5. The Bine funnel liner Teiresias passed Suez on Aug. 20. The Glen liner Glenlogan arrived safely in London yesterday. Cargoes for private accounts may now be discharged at Archangel. The Bates liner Istrar arrived in London from
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      CHILEAN LIGHTHOUSE TAX.
      108 12 A law has been passed providing that without prejudice to the present hospital contribution, which shall continue to be collected at the rate of 3.6 cents per registered too, every steamship that navigates ir. Chilean waters shall pay a lighthouse and buoy contribution of 23 cents per
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      Passengers Expected.
      130 12 Per P. and 0. steamer Moldavia From London August 7.—To Mani la: Mr. H Kenyon. To Singapore: Mrs. A. Troan, Mr. D. Troan and son, Mr. M. O'Hoghlan, Mr D. Paula. To Penang: Mr. G. 0. Hatch. Miss D. Hill. Per P. and O. steamer Khyber. From London
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      N.Y.K. LINERS.
      64 12 Per N.Y.K. Kitano Maru. FrooLondon July 31.—T0 Singapore: Mr. A. G. Mondv, Mr. E. R Bennett, Mr. C. EL Rowe, Mr. E. R«»Mr. H. Rhodes, Mr. Steele, Mr H. Marshall, E Phillipson. Per N. Y. X- Fushimi Mam From London Aug. 14— To Singapore Mr. and Mrs. Stanion
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
      49 12 Per Mataram from Australia MrsThomas, Miss Thomas, Mr G Thomas, Mr. E. Thomas, Mr. Hikings. Mrs. Hockings, Mr. JCrawford, Mr. H. V. Fov, Mm H V Foy, Mr. J. F. Bell. Mr. T. A Flett, Mr. A. C. McCaul. Mrs 1 Bohrsmann and Miss P. Bohrs mann.
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      ENGLAND'S MARITIME SUPREMACY.
      251 13 Germany No Longer second Maritime Power. A ling to Lloyd's Register of 3 ii iag, nw fewer than 162 vessels j 372 277 tons were sunk by warships or mines in 1914. The principal fljurts are No. Tonnage. Uaited Kindom 101 229,179 Hungarian... i 6,289 7 11.H0
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      CHEFOO BREAKWATER.
      283 13 Monday, August 2, witnessed the (> 't+i king of tlie dredging operations al Chefoo, by which the sea bed is prepared. At 11 a.m. to the 4 tpaniment of the firing of crackers, launches gaily decked 1 i. conveyed a large •presenting the various interest of tlie port,
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      PATHETIC WAR STORY.
      108 13 One of the most pathetic stories which Mr. Savory, late of Ceylon, relates is the following M A German shell had exploded on a house in which were two children, and the house caught fire and was blazing furiously. A man of the Black Watch entered the
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      WILD BUFFALOES IN WAR.
      141 13 The correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle (Mr. M.H. Donohoe) who is with the Italian troops in Northern Italy, states that the reported use of wild buffaloes for breaking down the Austrian entanglements was not an isolated incident. The Italians have thousands of iavage animals at
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      The King's Ships.
      583 13 What they Mean to Us- The Fleet is our security and our livelihood, whereas our armies are an adventure —an adventure essential to our honour and essential to victory but, still, an adventure, containing all the elements of novelty and surprise. These elements we could not endure
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      National Register far France.
      152 13 Better Utilisation of the Workshops Paris, July 22. —At the request of M. Millerand, the French Minister for War. the Chamber to-day postponed discussion of the bill for the immediate exercise by the Ministers of War, of Marine and of the Colonies of the right of
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      GERMAN SUBMARINES.
      169 13 The Germania, Krupps, Vulcan, Howaldt, Blohin and Voss, and Schiehau yards, a German naval officer states, have, since the beginning of the war, turned out twenkyfour submarines, each of 1,200 tons, with a submerged speed of 16 and a surface speed of 20 knots. These boats carry 4
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      GERMAN IDEAS OF SEA POWER.
      167 13 The Cologne Gazette prints an anonymous letter pointing out that if Germany can defeat Russia and then bring the French war to a happy end," there will still remain the question of what is to be done with England." The root of the whole trouble
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      64 13 In one of its recent seances, the Municipal Council in Saigon unanimously adopted the proposition of the Mayor, M. Cuniac, to erect a M Monument dv Souvenir for all Saigonese and Cochin-Chinese (and there are many already) who have fallen and will fall on the battlefield, and whose names will
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        149 13 I Kitchener's Mostff I Useful Assistant I Ads in Popular Papers I i Z Mr. H. A. Labar, who is in 1 charge of the advertising for 3 Lord Kitchener's army, ex- J J plained to members of tbe S S American Luncheon Club the j other day how the
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      MOUNT AUSTIN (JOHORE) RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED.
      1330 14 Reduced Costs Prospect of a Good Year. The fifth ordinary general meeting of the Mount Austin (Johore) Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on July 27 in the council room of the Ilubber Growers' Asiociation, 38, Eastcheap, EC, Sir Ernest W. Birch, K.C.M.G., presiding. The
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      Chinese Success at Panama Exhibition.
      171 14 The news that Chinese have carried off so many awards at the Panama Exhibition is highly gratifying. The opening of the Panama Canal is bound to have immense influence on the future of the Pacific and that so many important awards should have been gained
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      BOTHA AND HIS TROOPS.
      135 14 The following official statement was issued at Pretoria on July 1 General Botha, in a special field general order issued on the eve m his departure from Bealh-Weal Africa, places on record hi*, bigfti aD preoption of the splendid work performed by all ranks of all
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        175 14 i BUICK CARS. B£ The leading Engineers of all countries acknowledge that the maximum of economy can only be obtained with [j Overhead Valve Construction, j jl Louis Coatlen, chief engineer of the Sunbeam Motor Co., Ltd., says, in discussing the Tourist Trophy Race 1914, Ij gj the winner of
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        393 15 NOTICES KEPPEL COLF OLUB. NOTICE. TH- THIRTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINS OF THE fcalen of tb« Keppel Golf Club v I BE HELD IN THE CLUB HOUSE > TtnbT. Au»mt 51st, 1915. »t 9 p.m. BUSDOEBBi c the Committee's Report ::t of Accounts for the June 30th, 1915, and, if T
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        366 15 NOTICES g > NOTICEIs hereby given that the following arms, issued in February, have not yet been returned Rifles 38 Bayonets 133 Scabbards 165 They should be returned forthwith to the Central Police StatioD. On or after the 15th of July every person found in possession of a Government Rifle,
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        497 15 NOTICES GENUINE QUALITY METHYLATED SPIRIT. STOCKISTS HIN WATT CO., SHIP CHANDLERS. Telephone No 423 102. Market Street. THE MERCUI RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. Notice is hereby given that at the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, the Bth September, 1915, the Directors will recommend that a Dividend of 5
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        414 15 WANTED WANTEDWanted agents on salary and commissions for The Alliance Provident Co., Ltd. Apply by letters only to Patal Co. 87 Queen Street, Singapore. 31-7 30-8 WANTED. A for outstation Bunga'ow. a poly 0. C, c/o Malaya Tribune 4-8 4-9 WANTED TYPIST At once For temporary casual manuscriot work during
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        456 15 BANKS CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid up Capital in 60,000 Shares of £20 each £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1,800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 BANKERS. The Bank of England, The London City and Midland Bank, Ltd.. The London County and Westminster Bank, Ltd., The
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        538 16 SHIPPING Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—5. Collyer Quay. Vnder Contract with the Netherlands Mia Government. SINGARAD.IA Singkawang. Petokan, Pemangkat and Sambas Aug. 27 Van GODI Belawan Dth. lvr oM Trkfi: Batavia, Petnaranf aad Sourabava JJ jj a R 2plT E8 Te»bßah« and Rcngat and R,teh-Riv,r
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        463 16 SHIPPINC P 0~ STEAM HAYIGATIOH COMPASY. FOR CHINA. JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN. EGYPT,' MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers wjII leave Singapore on or about Mail Lines Homeward (for Europe) FROM SINGAPORE, CONNECTING AT
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        621 16 SHIPPING I N. V, K. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.) EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Afar* London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Jai Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this «r. have been specially designed and constructed, and are
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        48 16 S.S. SARIE BORNEO For B%ivii«rma88iri, Kota Earoe %nd Sftinarinda. Sails fortnightly for above port? for Freight Passage Apply to. THIO SOEN YANG, Agent 21, South Canal Road. 35-7 o M IWII I'HIH""*" Subscription Rates. Per annum $14.00 Half-yearly 7.25 Per quarter 3.65 Per mensem 1 r) Postage Extra.
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