Malaya Tribune, 10 February 1916

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  • 28 1 The Malaya Tribune. Lining daily.] AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. I EVENING DAILY. vol- No. 33. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1916 Price 5 Cents. Cb< maiapa Crlbune. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
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    • 376 1 THE POPULAR CINEMA HOUSE Picture Palace The House Beautiful" 0R PICTURES, FOR BRIGHTNESS, FOR COOLNESS. FOR ALL. Junction of Albert and Bencoolen Streets. In The First Show at 7.30 p.m. Great Exclusive THE STEPMOTHER In Three Parts At 8.15 p.m. Sharp. THE APPALLING ROMAN TRAGEDY THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII
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    • 47 1 t Estate Supplies] j Acetic (99&98 D Acid j Veneer Chests Mo mi Chests Latex Cups ETC. I I Mitsui ffiussan Kaisfia, Jbtd. j E (Incorporated in Japan 1 MILKMAID BRAND I MILK. PRICE $8.50 PER CASE. MAKES PEOPLE STRONG Nestle Anglo=Swiss Condensed Milk Co. (London) Singapore.
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  • 634 2 Interesting Notes Compiled In Petrograd. The Petrograd correspondent of the Jiji sends some interesting notes from the Russian capital, in which he observes that the census taken in November last puts the population of Petiograd at 2,300,000, an increase of 400,000 over that of 1910. This figure
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    • 304 2 THE NOVELTY OF THE MOMENT H. M. S. MALAYA. ON VIEW AT JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. INCORPORATED'IN ENGLAND. MlilliiliiiitiiiptMMlß^^ I JUST TRY A TIN j OP THE WORLD-RENOWNED I Atank Mi grab Pit is WHICH ARE J COLD AFTER DINNER A JEWEL AFTER SUPPER, f Only 60 cents a Tin
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    • 169 2 POWELL Co.'s j v CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY, 1916. Sun. 6 13 20 j I j i Mon. 7 14 21 28 i TUES. 1 8 15 22 29 1 < I Wed. 2 9 1G j23 THURS. 3 10 17 24 j I™ j Fri. 4 11 18 25 I
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  • 360 3 A Very Mixed Lot. The crowd that left Calcutta on the B I 1 iner Golconda, which recently arrived at a U.K. port, were a very mixed lot. Miners from Burma, nuns and German mission people, and all sorts of odds and ends, including many of those
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  • 277 3 Commenting on the prices of coconuts obtaining at Belize, the Chamber of Commerce Jour nal says that during the eight months January to August, 1915, there were shipped from Belize 40,649 lbs. of copra to the United States and over 100,000 lbs. to England, or more
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    • 215 3 I MOTOR CARS ON HIRE I MOTOR REPAIRERS MOTOR CAR IMPORTERS GRt-ASE Cylinder Oil AND I Motor Accessories OF Every Description. Sole Agents For: Meltz Weiss Oil Engines Tbe Celebrated Star, Mitchell and Paige Cars Pope Motor Cycles bub-Agents MICHELIN TYRES. "Gasolene light Cycle Co. 5,5-1 5-2, BEACH ROAD. New
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    • 32 3 TENTS For Circuses, Cinematographs Shows AND OTHER PURPOSES. CANVAS WORK of all descriptions by skilled workmen BOON SĔNG&Co. Ship-Chandlers, Sail-Makers, Estate Suppliers and Commission Agents. 11-19, Robinson Road. Li. No. 1261. v
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    • 197 3 Tuition by Correspondence FOR Oxford and Cambridge Locals, London University yatriculation, Hongkong University Matriculation, Professiona 1 Preliminary Examination, S.S. and F.M.S. Medical School Enhance Examination I AND ALL EXAMINATIONS TN CONNECTION WITH GOVERNMENT CLERKSHIPS IN THE S.B. AND F.M.S. Prospectus and Scale of Fees on Application to THE SECRETARY, CORRESPONDENCE
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    • 65 3 H. AHMAD. Civil 11 d Structural Engi *er AND Supers or Buildin£ Contractor, 125, taamoon Road, SINGAPORE, Office No. 111, Market Street. ■PTIIMTBfi FOR WOKKS FREE Olr C 4ARGa !^-7 15-2 03RIS' HALftMj FEVER] REMEDY. A Permanent Cure for Malaria and other P\ v rs. tt is also a lonic
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  • 419 4 Change Wanted. Ah,take the cash and let the credit go," is a line of Omar which every honest merchant, tradesman and shopkeeper in the Straits must have echoed in his heart a thousand times. It may not be, and it probably is not, within the bounds of
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  • 258 4 Warning to Exporters. The Board of Trade (through itt Journal) directs the particular attention of all manufacturers and traders concerned in the export trade to the need for scrupulous care in the transaction of their business abroad. The Government's reprisals policy, formally announced by the Order-in-Council
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  • 277 4 Application to the I .M.S. The following notification appears in the current F.M.S Gazette Whereas it is provided by the Public Emergency Enactment, 1914. as ammended by Enactments Nos 5 of 1914 and 9 of 1915, that at any time when the Army Act shall, by virtue
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    • 54 4 THE BEST Absolutely LIGHTEST fCBL m the Z~y*P?k DrinkiD Best Quality Malt Hops, TROPICS. SOLE AGENTS: ANN LOCK CO., Battery Roar*. SUB-AGENTS TAITO KOSHI, BEACH ROAD W 'tk m m Ml W 1 BUY FROM ft P <C* «2> I RUBBER SHEETS MADE LOGALLV 1 5 V V I I
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  • 713 5 pit** iQ th< Mwklt tkil MofiiD| SI.NGAPOB», FEBRUABT 10. t rod Evatt, Exchange and Shar? M* 1 :i .win?lifet of quotations Rubber Shares. ]'nv. rs. Sellers. tXjav. 12/- 14/6 £l f y Mahv 10/- 11/6 K-nin» lip 1 o-.' Malaka 2/- 2/4 nirTcavt* 220/- 2.;0/-nom. 1 JEta
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    • 648 5 lL»cii<es 9 *SmZ Cliildrens Hosien?y*| 111 IP i Ladies' Black Lisle Hose ThreadiHose jj Children's Bombax Lace Socks, t* -hit*, tan, P i„k and Ay. Lace Ankles pair. J Tn pretty design*, colours white M Ladies' Lisle Lace Hose i 4 s 6< 7 ins and I In black only.
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    • 27 5 ASHCROFT'S j Billiard Tab 5. AWARDED GOLD MEDALS. CONTRACTORS <X H MTO GOVERNMENT All Sixes Kent in Stock by j SOLE AGENTS: j A. FRANKEL &> Co., gg-
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  • 135 6 (Exclusive to the Malaya Tribune). Messrs Latham and Co., tbe Arcade, advise the following quotations for to-da} Alor Gajah $3.20 $3.35 Ayer Kunings 1.15 120 AyerMolek 2.10 220 AyerPanaa 8.75 9.00 Balgownie 4.50 5.00 Bukit Jelotong 0,70 Bukit Katil 0.75 0.80 ChangkatSerdg.... 8.75 9.00 Glenealy 140 1.50
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  • 293 6 The proceedings at the Indian National Congress in Bombay si.ow how deeply tha events of war have affected "all political problems throughout the Empire. In the prewar period the annual meeting of the Congress was generally utilised as an occasion for criticising British rule in India and
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  • 61 6 Singapore, February 10. On London— Bank 4 m/s 2/4 19/32 Demand i Private 3 m/s 2/4 29/32 On India— Bank T. T. I'4J On Hongkong— Bank d/d I6| On Shanghai Bank d/d On JavaBank T. T. 133 On Japan— Bank d/d Sovereigns—buying rate 8.54 India Ceil Bills last issue
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    • 701 6 PALLADIUM Singapore's Premier Theatre OPCHARD ROAD Singapore'? Premier Theatre. THRILLING! SENSATIONAL!! COMPELLING!!! You know the Palladium Reputation for Good Things. Act on Our Recommendation. Don't Be Put Off See THE GREATEST OF ALL MYSTERY SERIALS Jared Fairfax's Millions Episode No. 5. Ruth Roland, The Girl Detective, and Harry Warrington clear
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 50 6 Singapore Volunteer Corps. Orders for the week ending Friday, frebiuary 11:— To-day. 5.15 Drill Hull Maxim Co., N.C.O's. do Malay Co. To-morrow, Feb. II. 5.15 Drill Hall S.V.A. do Maxim Co. do Chinese Co. Bras Basah Rd. Malay Co. Drill Hall, S.V.C. Band. H. Roland Llewellyn Captain, S.V.C. a/Adjutant, S.V.C.
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  • 102 7 Football. (laeen Mother Kicks Off. Wistful incident happened A t he colonial country """which was recently visited r r i.'|«xan.lr». Kefore l«avW M« Majesty inquired if sha U do anything for the men a„me hesitation the spokeswas captain of the camp 0": said that what they •""n'reallv lit®
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  • 46 7 Tbi result of the spoon shoot for r wnarv was as follows fe n rtnell 23 31 54 67.53 X 27 29 56 67.42 a 1 31 26 57 67.2 jXlyn Young 27 27 54 67.4 Ibedistaneei were 100 yards and jj rarda
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  • 220 7 *J Annual Prize Meeting. The returns for the various coin--etitions at the annual prize meeting of the Clangor Golf Cklb were U follow 18 Holes Handicap. 1 R.A. Camidge 86 4 82 w H»v 89 6 83 iV.Mtekie 103 18 85 4C D. Mathewson 99 12 86
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  • 100 7 To-day. KJ»-Asiatic 8 cktj Annnal Meeting. HatHe» I outward mail sails 6 p.m. a J?J Wat«-2.l? m 8 ft. 9 imt. 3-2 p.m To-morrow. Mmeward mail expected. H* Wat w i-bi a.m. a ft. 7 in*.: 4-« p.m. Saturday, 12th. jfl Zetland Regular, 8.30 p.m. netting, Derrick's, noon. n
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  • 65 7 It anything is calculated to stir soul, it is the imperishable story X «orae Kdith Cavell, who was JJJM death by the Huns in Bms- October. The story, in 11 Met from (issued by the Daily Leader), and also Archive article from the Fort- Review entitled RevelaBudget" are being '->t
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  • 236 7 (Singapore, February 10.) Tiv.-~ 586.80 100 tons sold. Copra.— Steady. TajHOCtr. —Weak folf/o Flour- —Strong. Gambier. —Weak. Pepper- —Weak. Other Products. —Market Steady. Latest Local Market Quotations. Nutmegs 110 8. per picul $2t.oe Nutraags 80 S. go.oo Copra Bali 10.P0 Copra Gorong Tal» 11.00* Copra Dongalo 11.00* Copra
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  • 144 7 Singapore, February. 10. The market has shown a further improvement this week, to-day's quotations being for Fine Sundried about $11 and for Fair to Good qualities $10.50 to $10.70. Exchange Report. From Singapore Exchange market report from 28th January to 2nd February, 1916. Coffee —Palembang 15
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  • 58 7 Torpedoed in Mediterranean The number of the merchantmen torpedoed by German and Austrian submarines in the Mediterranean from September 9th up to December 21,1915, is put at 84, as below French Brit. Ita. Jap. Sept. 3 6 1 Oct. 5 9 2 Not. 11 25 9 1
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    • 317 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. Al-Hasna Cinematograph. Muar. The Al-Hasna Cinematograph which is at present showing ;it .lalan Abdullah, Bandar Maharani, Muar, is to be leased including ihe rent of the house in which it is now showing from the Ist day of March HUG to 31st December 101G" Any person or
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    • 497 7 Latest Advertisements. Auction Sale of* VALIABLE TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, GRAMOPHONES, Etc. AT POWELL CO.'S SALE-ROOM *>■ Wednesday, 16th February, at 10.30 a.m. Handsomely carved wax polished teak sideboards with mirror pannels wax polished teak dining tables, carved t*»ak arm chairs, teak dinner wag >ni", teak refrigerator, excellent porcelain tiinn» r
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  • 126 8 The Great War Pack. The Western F rout SM In the East 9 In th* Balkans 9 The War on Shipping 9 Canada's Parliament 9 Intrigue In America 9 The King and Parliament 9 French Consular News 10 Condition! in Russia 2 The Golconda Deportees 3 Copra in
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  • 1391 8 I may seem somewhat out of plaC" !«< I well at length nowadays (wbeti Attila II ami his savage hordes frMpiently commit atrocities that appal civilised communities) on acts of fiendish barbarity, but it must sorely be conceded that it is called for in respect of the news
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    • 194 8 S THE D^fCE f§ 7 is a sure success if the ff music is given by the 1 j greatest of all home I entertainers, 4 His 1 7 I Master's Voice" A Gramophone and I some of the new /J J i dance records. 7/7. They include the newest
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    • 84 8 WILKINSON'S TANS AM. l Caldbeck. Macgregor Co. 1 Adelphi Hotel. I EVERY EVENING I I DURING I 1 DINNER I 1 5 our Z Manila Band f E WILL PLAY. I S MMMMpHMMIIMiiiii J Y. M. TOYO. I PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO I J 15 High Street.i S (Corner of North Bridge
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  • 515 9 >o—s cts. up. fie 15 -h-p crossley oil engine in j erking order id for sale. See e people claim that Ford's is doomed to but wiser ones expect to see 0 f his cars doubled next Transcript. Institute Journal, the official f the Institute of Journalists,
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  • 1022 9 Legal Changes in the N.I. Native Status Improved. {prom Our Java Correspondent) One of the greatest differences in ha administration of the Netherlands Indies and that prevalent in the British Indies and Malaya has been that in the former Colony a gulf existed between the native and the
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  • 197 9 New Late Fee Arrangements With regard to late fee arrangements the Post Office notifies as follows Ordinary Letters.—In case of mails closing between 8.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. only, ordinary late fee letters will be accepted up to 30 minutes late on payment of a late fee
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  • 74 9 Hordes of rats infest the British trenches in France, and in the past few months some 500 ferrets have been sent to the British front In Flanders. Rat-hunting has become quite a sport with the troops, and owing to the abnormal demand for ferrets the price of these intrepid little
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  • 72 9 In the East. Russian Fleet at Work. REUTER'S SPECIAL SERVICE. London, Feb. 9, 0.5 a.m. Petrograd The communique says that heavy gu Q firing continues in the Riga district and skirmishes have taken place at Strypa. Russian war ships in the Black Sea successfully bombarded the Turkish position
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  • 71 9 Attacked in the Adriatic. London, Feb. 9, 10.30 p.m. Paris It is officially announced that a British cruiser and a French destroyer while covering the evacuation of the Serbian Army encountered four enemy destroyers in the Adriatic on the evening of Feb. 6*. The latter lied towards
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  • 52 9 Hun Consuls Arrested. London, Feb. 9, 4.10 a.m. Waahington: The German Conaul General Copp and rice-Consul Von 8haek of San Francisco have been indicted for conspiracy, including plotting to blow up tunnels on tha railroads of Canada and to hamper shipment of wheat to the seaboard and
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  • 45 9 Loudon, Feb. 8, 9.10 p.m. It is announced that His Majesty was quite prepared to open Par. liament in person but yielded to his medical advisers, who said that he should not undertake the ceremony in his present state of convalescence.
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  • 70 9 London, Feb. 9, 12.30 p.m. The Daily Telegraph says that there will be a fresh and almost unlimited war loan early in April. It is hoped that it may be preceded by a substantial victory in the field. Wall Street expects another large Allies' loan floated in
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  • 57 9 London, Feb. 9, 5.45 a.m. The Standard says that the Government intends to appoint a Minister of Aviation to direct and co-ordinate the army and navy services The Government has no intention of making reprisals against Zeppelin raids. London, Feb. 9, 12.10 a.m. Paris If. Besnard, tbe
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  • 59 9 London, Feb. 9, 12.30 p.m. The Ho me Office has ordered the lighting restrictions to be extended to the centre and north-west of England. The S ratford municipality has resolved to abolish street lighting. The Lord Mayor of Birmingha n convened a conference of AJidiands' representatives
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  • 112 9 Big Artillery Duels. London, Feb. 8, 11.30 p.m. General Haig reports mutual shelling between tbe Ancre and the Somme and north of la Bassee canal and considerable artillery activity about Hooge. London, Feb. 8, 5.20 p.m. Paris A communique states that south of the Somme we bombarded
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  • 82 9 The Baralong Affair. Cattlemen's Revenge. London, Feb. 8, in p m A eorrespondent of the Daily leiegraph gives gory details of the liaralong incident. He relates how he American cattlemen on boar,! he Nicosian avenged themselves on with bombs Clambere<1 n b0ard A fierce struggle ensued.
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  • 35 9 London, Feb. !>, 4.10 a.m. Washington It is stated that the Lusitania draft agreement ha» been returned to Berlin for minor alterations and it is expected it will be six days before it returns.
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  • 22 9 London, Feb. 9, 12.10 a.m. Washington Count Bernstorff has requested permission to allow the Appam to remain in America indefinitely.
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  • 104 9 Session Extended. London, Feb. 9, 5.15 a.m. Ottawa In the House cf Commons Mr. Borden moved a resolution to petition the Imperial Government to amend the Canadian Constitution in order to extend Parliament up to October 7, 1917 Mr. Borden was of opinion that w© are not more
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  • 26 9 London, Feb. 9, i 10 a.m. Jan. 28 reached Jaunde in the Came roong, where the British, French and Belgian flags were hoisted.
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  • 23 9 London. Feb. 8, 7 p.m. A Proclamation calls up British compulsory National Servicemen thirty years of age on March 17.
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  • 28 9 London, Feb. 8, 7 i> U2< Melbourne Mr. Pearce states that it is possible that Mr. an ti cipation of 350/.00 troopa ~iev hi surpassed. J
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  • 44 10 London, Feb. 8, 6.20 p.m. Renter learns that German consular officials in Holland are refusing payment of fees in German paper or silver money, insisting on payment either in German gold or Dutch currency at a pre-war rate of exchange.
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  • 72 10 London, Feb. 8, 4 p.m. The Sugar Commission recommends the restriction of th# importation of sugar in order to assist in solving the problem of shipping tonnage. It urges the people to economise in sugar. Thus prices will not increase, whilst tonnage will be released which will
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  • 111 10 London, Feb. 8, 6.20 p.m. The British steamer Texas, bound from New Orleans to Christiania, is on fire. She carries a cargo of cotton. [There is no steamer named Texas in Lloyd's Register trading from a British port. Of the six listed, the vessel referred to
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  • 15 10 London, Feb. 8, 6.20 p.m. Nice The death has occurred of Commander George Jephson.
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  • 112 10 (By Courtesy of the Frensh Consul-General.) Paris, Fab. 7. A funeral service for the victims of the Zeppelin raid was held at the church of Menilmontant. Cardinal Annette, Bishop of Paris, officiated, and gave an impressive address and pronounced the absolution. Several speeches were delivered at the
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  • 180 10 A Reporter's Ring. An interesting case to newspapers was decided at the Small Cause Court, Calcutta, on Jan. 25. A reporter named Swinton, who was police reporter to the Indian Daily News, sued that paper for one month's pay in lieu of notice. The man was dismissed
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  • 269 10 Hydroplanes have bombed Durazzo and Valona. Vienna reports that the Austrians have occupied the Kroja district. An Austrian air squadron bombed the Russian positions at Sjoenisk. The Cologne Gazette says that Greece is about to partially demobilise its army, sending eight classes home. A Berlin communique says
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  • 60 10 At the Eastern Produce Exchange rubber auction in Penang on Feb. 7th 26\5521b5. of rubber were offered for sale and 21.068 lbs. sold at the following prices Sheet Ribbed Smoked $161 Plain Smoked 152 Plain Unsmoked 155 Crepe Good Pale 150 Brown 146 Scrap Crepe 145 Bark
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  • 228 10 In the district court this morning a case which excited much interest amongst the Straits born Chinese community was disposed of. The complainant, who is clerk in the Straits Steamship Company residing in Balestier Road, charged a school lad, Tan Swee Choo San, of Mandalay Road, with assaulting
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  • 220 10 The Sick Man of Europe has been provided with a German surgeon, and he is not happy. When Turkey ranged herself on the side of the Central Powers of Europe she did so because the ambitious Young Turks hoped to reap a rich reward, but instead they have
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  • 710 10 M. C. F. C. At Home. The Malacca Chinese Football Club celebrated the Chinese New Year with an "at home" in the Club premises on Saturday last. The rooms were tastefully decorated with the Hags of the Allies, bunting and Japanese lanterns, and after a group photograph of
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  • 195 10 Following is the full text the Declaration between the Unite; Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan Russia, engaging not to concludi peace separately during the pres*:.; war, as signed at London, Noveml*: 30, 1015 Declaration by which Grrsaf Britain, France, Italy. Japan aik! Russia engage not to conclude Peace
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  • 87 10 229 th Auction. Ofterett f©r iale Poll. 6,018.68 M Sold Piculi o J Prices Realized. J Sheet imoked fin* ribbM good ribbed JTJ !«i fine plain 1 mm* pl»in unsm«ked fine ribbed good ribbed fine pl ain 1 good plain w Crepe fine pale thin
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    • 53 10 1 1 rm AGON" TOS|O CEMENT. P °fITLANO I Contracts have been Renewed for the supplies of Cement during 1 1916 to the Municipality of Singapore and to the Government I of Johore also to the Federated Malay States Railways. Beware of Imitations. Insist on getting the Haiphong "Dragon" Brand.
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  • 171 11 Messrs Barlow's Report. Considerable Rise of Prices. Singapore, Feb. 9.—The offerings at to-day's auction, amounting to about 300 tons, met with a good demand and prices all round are substantially higher. The highest price paid was $174 for Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet, an advance of $19. Fine Pale
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  • 191 11 Singapore, Feb. 9. —The rubber catalogued for to-day's auction met with a good enquiry and of 298 tons offered 270 tons changed hands. Demand throughout was good and all prices shew substantial improvements. Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet sold up to $174, an increase of $19 while Fine
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  • 317 11 New Regulations Re Export. In modification of the press communique dated September 25, 1915, it is notified in Delhi for general information that the export of coal or coke from British India to the Dutch East Indies will be permitted under liceuces subject to the
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    • 143 11 s Sanitasi mmf ll—>l 111 111 111 Mil 1—III! MIMM—M—— —f M iujiiu___ I Disinfectant I s I 3 I' Pine-Tree" Brand. s J S Use No other 3 J >' ou wan t the SS Best Results for i E I This disinfectant freely emul= Isiiies with water, producing
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    • 333 11 GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT. AT THB IDEAL PI3TURS THEATRE Cinema Q A SIN O i SECOND SHOW-9.15 P.M. SHARP. A Thrilling Detective Drama FICHT FOR THE BLACK DIAMOND In 3 Parts. #ll —The Exciting Motor Boat Chase. §l/l~'The Sensational Motor-Car Chase and the collision between 1/ motor-cars. mm \m
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  • 88 12 Notes and Comments from all Parts of THE REPUBLIC. Shanghai Admiralty. According to Chinese papers t has been definitely decided by Admiral Liv Kuan-hsiung to abolish the Shanghai Admiralty. Admiral T. S. Lee. Commander-in-Chief of the Naw, and his staff and department chiefs of the Local Admiralty, will
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  • 57 12 With a view to dissipatiug the atmosphere of doubt created by mischievous reports in the newspapers regarding the movement and health of Field-Marshal Tuan Chijui, and in order to profit by his experience in military affairs, the post of the Chief of the General Staff will be offered
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  • 52 12 The Chinese Government has telegraphically instructed Ministers in foreign countries to ascertain the number of Chinese emigrants abroad who have graduated from a university or a high school in a foreign couutry and to submit their names to tbe Chengshitaug for record preparatory to employing them in
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  • 45 12 Owing to some disturbances by the Mongolian bandits, the Government proposes, states the Peking Daily News, to notify tbe foreign Ministers in Peking to prohibit their people from travelling in Wuchu, Moshingho and other places on the boundary between Outer and Inner Mongolia.
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  • 35 12 M. Passeri, Financial Adviser to the Chinese Government, has left for Shanghai with the intention of studying the local financial conditions in connexion with his scheme for the unification of the currency.
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  • 51 12 Admiral Duke Liv Kuan-hsiung, Minister of Marine, has arrived at Shanghai and taken up his abode at the Local Admiralty. His retinue consists of a Secretary, Lin Chuanshou. and an Aide-de-Camp, Liv Ping-yung, besides some twenty soldiers as his bodyguard under the command of Captain Kung
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  • 85 12 According to information reaching the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, quoted by the Asahi, agricultural crops, especially that of millet, in Manchuria have turned out much worse than was expected. Conditions are especially miserable in the neighbourhood of Harbin, the crop being half the normal yield. Taken as a whole,
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  • 106 12 As already reported, General Yang Shan-teh has decided to purchase several hundred mow of land at Lunghua for the purpose of building barracks and laying out a drill ground for the Northern troops, and instructions have beeu issued to the Prefect of Shanghai and the Director of Works
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  • 78 12 Tne Ablatio Daily News reports: The following changes have taken place in the military commands The 11th Division of the army has been renamed the 9th Division of he army, and General Li Tien-tsai has been appointed commander of the 9th division and General Yang Cheng has been
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  • 58 12 It is reported that Wong Mingjeu, the commander of the cruiser Chaoho which mutinied at Shanghai earlj in December, has been sentenced to serve four ears' imprisonment. He was recently sent to Peking for trial before a court-martial. Others who were tried at the same time, the
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  • 61 12 The Eastern Times reports: The French and the Belgian Bauks, as well as the Chinese Banks, have agreed to provide the capital for the Peking Tram Car Company and the agreement has been duly signed. Mr. Chang Tab has been appointed the general manager, and business
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  • 242 12 It will be remembered, states the Peking Gazette, that in order to redeem the fianchise for building the Canton-Hankow Railway from the American China Development Company, some eleven years ago, the Chinese Government had to buv up the shares and the golddollar bonds issued by the Company. For
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  • 474 12 The Manager of the Kelemak Rubber Estate reports that the output for the month of January amounts to 7,484 lbs, making a total for the eight months of the current finaucial year of 63,715 lbs., dry rubber. The secretaries of the MandaiTekong ('Singapore) Rubber Estates, Ltd., favour us
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  • 235 12 Bangawan Rubber, Ltd. Total calendar year 1915 17,880 lbs. 10. Beaufort Borneo Rubber Coinpanv, Ltd. Total calendar year 1915 111,750 lbs. 7. Bode Rubber Estates, Ltd., Dec. 1915 output- 14,300 lbs. Total calendar year 1915 109,360 lbs, 12. British Borneo Para Rubber Co., Ltd. Total calendar year
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  • 73 12 January, 1916, Outputs. Heawood T n and Rubber Estate, Limited Monitors 115 piculs, Tributors 137 piculs. Kumuning Perak Rubber and Tin Co., Ltd., 314.62 piculs. The output of the New Tambun Mines in January amounted to 88 piculs and 12 katties. The output of the Tronoh Mines from
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    • 504 12 Train Servic s. Sinlafore (Tank-Read) Daily. Mail Daily leaves lor the north at 1 3 7pm. Other trains leav< lot J MuSMB noon, 1.30 pm tM ta UO ci Mail arrives* from north at 8.16 p.m. Trains leave from Johoi 11.42 l.lo, 3.02, 4.2U and ti.o,,. 1 Sundays, Additional Train
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  • 863 13 A Military Survey. Egypt has two frontiei s, an eastern, rhic'i is much the more important, sward? Turkey, and a western front--1 lacing towards Tripoli and the 0 independent tribes of the back :oun::v. Od both sides there is |Mrt, and the problem of Egyptian Idenee «ths
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  • 588 13 The Coal Mines Act had by the end of 1914 been in force two and a half years, and, speaking generally, may be said to be satisfactorily worked administered, says the Chief Inspector of Mines in the second part cf his annual report issued on December
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    • 308 13 v A COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMMF IN THE SECOND SHOW AT THE g ALHAMBRA The House of Quality. The Home of Feature Attractions. gji HERBERT BOSWORTH Presents ELSIE JAMS IN X=g«etrfcy in Searcli of skt Thrill In 5 Parts. A charming production that abounds in surprises, pathos, humour, excitement, during
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    • 278 13 The Malaya Tribune. Can be had at the following depots Singapore. Messrs. Koh Co., 90, Bras Basah Road. Messrs. The Hean Storo, N. High Street. Money Changer, Adelphi Hotel. Mr. Pang Boon Tin Tank Road Railway Station.) Messrs. Kwong Seng Chiang Co., Selegie Road. Mr. Mohd. Abu Bakar, 265, Gaylang
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  • 150 14 A Wonderful Escape An accident of remarkable character* happened to the East, Coast express recently. The train, one of the fastest between London and the North-East Coast, was composed of no fewer than eighteen heavy bogey vehicles, drawn by two locomotives, ami had an expectionall v
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  • 139 14 The R.M.S.P. Merionethshire, running in the Eastern Service of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, recently arrived in London, having among its cargo a flagstaff measuring 215 feet and weighing 18 tons. It has been presented by the Government of British Columbia to Kew Gardens to replace the
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  • 309 14 Great Extension of Plantations. Being encouraged by the good trend of the situation on the sugar market generally Taiwan (Formosa) sugar men are reported to have decided to extend their cane fauns this season to an enormous extent. Ab may be remembered cane growers in Formosa (Taiwan) effected
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  • 398 14 The Truth About The Great War. Free to Malays and Indians. For months past we have been publishing weekly and distributing fret* as a supplement to the Malaya Tribune, all over the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States a paper styled War News (in Urdu, Gurmukhi and Malay)
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 132 14 Solve Your Transport Problems With a I VALVEI-tN-HEAD \jfo f CARS Commercial Car I Built solely as a commercial car, and equipped with the most powerful self-started four-cylinder motor of its size in the world, the "BUICK" is simple, durable, economical and powerful. The <J BUICK" Commercial Car embodies all
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    • 150 14 Harsh Purgatives. Salts and Castor Oil, are old fashi* ed remedies more drastic than tk the tiny laxatives ensure th< results, but in a perfectly Datura ner. They do not upset the si D nor gripe, but gently assist natiffl Of chemists, 50 cents per phial, post free from the
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    • 393 15 TO BE L ET_ TO LET. Two Story Compound house *q Loron* 14 off Gaylang Road, >V. a -e rent. Apply to No. 180 **soon Road. L_ TO LET. .pjvup Villa "and "Birwood," Nos* rrange Road, "Surlingham," "*Mt. Elizabeth, tennis, lawns stablings attached. Also Nos. 67 »rchard Road, at present
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    • 520 15 NOTICES NOTICE. Mr. T. C. Hay, being granted the Singapore Firm's procuration, is hereby authorised to sign M Per Pro" as from this date. HUTTENBACH BROTHERS 8 CO. 8-2 14 2 NOTICE. GOSLING CO., Licensed Auctioneers, are open to accept business. Light, airy Store in Auction Rooms, where furniture may
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    • 555 15 WANTED WANTED. A Pianist for Cinema Show. State experience and salary required to Box 207, c/o Malaya Tribune. 7-2 12-2 Shorthand Typist Wanted. For Insurance Office in Singapore. Must have good knowledge of English and some clerical experience. Salary $40. Apply stating age, experience etc., to Box No. 208, c/o
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    • 464 15 BANKS CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED IN EN 'LAND BY ROYAL CHARTER. I 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, Th* London City and Midland Bank, Ltd., The London County and
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    • 423 15 INSURANCE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO.. LTD. [Incorporated in New Zealand] FIRE Insurances effected on Buildings, Rent end Merchandise of everj description MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of the world at lowest rates. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY Local Manager, Offices: 2, Finlayson Grreeh. The Eastern United Assurance Corporation, Limited.
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    • 600 16 1 Head Office: 3? PbilUp Street. 8 BRANCH STORES AT r—Fkfflfc Street No. 14 and Tank Road Nos. 14. 100 and 102. j I T I Telephone No, 1174,1233, j 5 2 1 I /ti a. ncm I A.B.C. sth Edt. and A-l Codes, t 5 I» GUAN KIAT. (Private
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  • MALAYA TRIBUNE (SINGAPORE)
    • 19 1 Straits Shipping Gazette. Issued Daily.] Supplement to the Malaya Tribune Issued Daily.] No. 33 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1916
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      • 428 1 p.&O. British India AND Apcar Line (Companies IncompoHATiD ra England.) Mail and Passenger Services. Peninsular and Oriental Sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). for China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Porta and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about Mail Lines. HOMIWABD (FOR EUROPR). OUTWARD
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      • 301 1 STQOMYAART-VMATSOHAPPIJ (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND" THRBE WEIRLY MAIL SIRVICE BETWEEN JAVA AND AMSTERDAM, VIA SINGAPORE, BELAWAN-DELI, SABANG. DURBAN, CAPETOWN, ST. VINCENT, LAS PALMAR AND VICE VERSA. Steamers are due to arrive on the undermentioned dates OUTWARD. Jan Pm Coen Feb. 15 Rembrandt Mar. 7 Oranje Mar. 2f Vondel Apl. 18 Kon
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      • 588 1 N. Y. K. NIPPON YTJSEN KAISHA (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) (JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co> EUROPEAN LINE A service is maintained between Yokohama via porta Oe Marseilles and London, under mail contract with the Imperial ftipaneif Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this serwM» have been specially designed and constracted, and are
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    • 317 2 Europe. For London: Helenus, February 12 Oity of Colombo February II Atauta Maru, February 16 Sardinia (connects with Khybei) February 17 Mongara, FFebruary 22 Knight Companion, February t6 Hitachi Maru. March 1 Narnur, March 9 Kansas. March 3 Iyo Mara, March 16 For Liverpool Pmgsuey March 3
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    • 68 2 A Hague wire »a;rs that the passengers of the Prinses Juliana have been safely landed at Harwich There was no panic on board of the vessel when she struck the mine and ■he was safely beached. This liner is not the well-known local mail steamer but a
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    • 332 2 Vessels In Pert. IritisY sTBAMaa. bbbtb. San Sri Patana Inner Mi 9-1 Will-o-the Wisp d«i Hong Ho 1;-J Recorder Outer Rds IS-1 Penang Inner Rds 1-2 Yangtsae No. 6 Wharf 1-2 Carlyle Inner Rds do Gregory Apcar Dock do Tuscan Prince Outer Rds M Magnet K. Harbour 5-1
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    • 143 2 Hague wires say that the Dutch tanker Artemis was attacked at 12 midnight by four German torpedo boat destroyers and after a few friendly words she was allowed to proceed. An hour later another two torpedo boats appeared who ordered the vessel to go to
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    • 157 2 Arrivals Feb. 8. Indragiri, Dat., 160, Wilhelmera, F*b. 7, B. Bahra. K.P M. Alcinous, Brit., 4278, Kie, Feb- 7, Liverpool, W. M. A Co. Klavt£, 732 Fawous, Feb. 7, S pore, gen., A. G. Co. Pangkov, Brit, 94, Caswell, Feb 7, Dindings, E. S. Co. Van Riebeck, Dat.,
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    • 58 2 Sappho for Port Dickson and Port Swettenham. Mena for Batn Pahat. Singkel for Bengkalis, Laboean Bilik, Ac and Medan. Kaka for Malacca and Muar. Ulv for Bangkok. Meranti for Kota Tinggi. Chaochowfu for Bangkok. Elout tor Koemai, Bandjermassin, Balik Papan, Ac. Gregory Apcar for Port Swettenham, Penang, Madras
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    • 103 2 At the request of the French Government through the French Ambassador to Tokio, the Nippon Tusen Eaisha has decided to let the a s. Kumano Mara, 5,087 tons gross, recently relieved of service as naval transport, uq charter to the French Government. The Mitsu: Bnssan
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    • 155 2 Vessels Expected. Gregory Apcar (B.I.) 11th February, from Singapore for Penang, Madras and Negapatam. Agents, Messrs Boustead. Hampshire and Co., Ltd. Benarty (Ben) 11th February, from Europe for Singapore, China and Japan. Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd. Mata Hari (P. and O.) 13th February, to Belawan,
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    • 846 2 Wireless Reports. Noon To-day. Vessels in eommunioation at noon with the local Commercial Wireless Station s s Melchior Treub. The Dutch liner Bandsong passed Suez on the 25th ult. honnd for Holland. On the 15th inst. the N. Y. K. liner Kirin Maru leaves for China and Japan.
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    • 177 2 One of the oldest captain m the Eastern ran died reeeoUj Amsterdam in the person of Simon Fenenga. Commenctßf fii seafaring career on a small eoa« vessel to the Haltic, where food wa« scarce but blows plentlfiUj worked in this trade up to the H he joined
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      • 39 2 SINGAPORE SHIPCHAHDLERYCo SHIPCHANDL' RS 2 WW* CONTRACT iRS. The Company's Launc!' meet* incoming ship 9 Office -16 ißattery Hoa^ TALE LIFT TO TOP FLOOR Telephone No. 141. Orders promptly attended to r January Lot H. W. H.STEVENS, 5 1
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    • 633 3 u9W ronQ ft f ,iin to tD that rapid developments ara ;n tht <> r^er tne rfav in Bni PP in g ,t: ole3 i n orHer to cope with the ab. Clf conditions caused by the war, A»v seeing some new phase. atety Dutch Pacific Service,
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    • 48 3 r 1!&ll d has been discovered at abo where a clerk employed in jj* dipping department of Messrs. Finlay and Co. has been jfs*J with embezzlement 3,000.11 is understood that the »Bcovery arose through the nonof certain Customs charges a that larger sums are invoiTed.
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    • 187 3 The following casualties to shipping through hotAtt* acta have been reported recently Ship and Owneve. Flag. Ton*. Damage. BALGOWNIE British 1,061 (Sunk. Second officer (General Steam Navi- drowned Feb. 6 gation Co.) FRANZ FISHER British (Sunk by Zeppelin. 13 crew drowned: 3 sa\ed, Feb. 1). ARTEMIS
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    • 83 3 Delivered in London. The following are the dates of departure from Singapore of the European Mails and their delivery in London. Mail. Leer. Daa\ivsraae>. M.M. Dm. 4 Bmmk p. 40. Da*, t Jan. 6 B I. Dae. IS Jam. It M.M. Da». 17 Jaa. II P. kO. Dm.
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    • 105 3 Feb. 10.—High water :—2.lt a.ea. 8 ft. 9 ins. 3.2 p.m. 8 ft. Feb. 11.—High water:—2.sB a.m. 8 ft. 7 ins. 4-6 p.m. 7 ft. in. Feb. 12.—High %ater :—3 45 a.aa. S ft. 4 ins. 5-36 p.m. b* ft. 6 ins. Feb. 13.—High water :—4 41
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      • 272 3 SEANG LINE OF STEAMERS «.s. "Glenogle" 8,760 Ton* IA Bee" ft,7M Ton s.s. Semng C l oon" 6,775 Tun*. T mm beta ex .*u wemmum daatee for < iff«m »n4 nrrj •in-line I irq«oM. hey i iknMgi F .v w i *t a Kltt* rTMKI ft SAID MARICAN Co. 20,
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      • 435 3 M. M. MESSACEBIES MARITIMES. Mail Line. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON, MARSEILLES. Hohiwied Octwikd. 1916 1916 Oordill«rt Feb. 11 Amaaone Feb. 15 Andre L-bom Feb Polynesien Feb. 29 Atlantiqu* Mar. 10 Karnak Mar. 14 Arnazone Mar. M Athos Mar. 28 Polynesian Apl. 7 A Steamer Apl. 11 Do Apl. 25 For
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      • 447 3 Australia By Burns Philp Line. Singapore to Java Ports, Port Darwin, Thursday Island, Brisbane anel Sydney, via Torres Straits. Also taking passengers and cargo with transhipment for other Victorian, South Australian and North Queensland Portn, British New Guinea, New Britain, Tasmanian and New Zealand Ports. Smooth Passage Superb Scenery. A
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      • 337 3 Mails Close To- iav. Port Diokaon and Port Swettenham "Sappho 1.10 pu Batu Pahat Mena 1.30 pm Bengkalis Laboean Bilik, Tandjong Haiti k Medan* Singkel J.80 pia (V Port Swettenham. Penang, taking mail* for Europe, ttc. Gregory Apear B »«it Malaooa and IIht *Ktk« K pa Bangkok Ulv 3.80 pm
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      • 639 4 TO YO KISEM KAISHA Q THE NEW ROUTE VIA HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, THE INLAND SEA, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO TO ALL POINTS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, MEXICO AND EUROPE. Sailings from Hongkong. Steamer Displacement Speed Umre Hongkong, TENYOMARU 22,000 Tons 21 knots Feb .la ♦NIPPON MARU 11,000
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      • 596 4 Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd. {Contractor* to the Imp rial Japinese Army and Navy and to Foreign GovernmemU.) Eeaaeaw COPBft USED Cam.i A i>ijUßHfti*>> .I■ DOCKYARD j J Iflk Western Union B vW Scott's, Lieber's, and 11 DOCK-DAIKKN. h \f Engineering. KOBE Shipbuilders, Engineers, Boiler and Locomotive Makers. All sixes and
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      • 436 4 Ocean Steam Shp Company, Ltd. AND China Mutual !:team s». Co., Ltd. The Companies' steamer*. 1 patcred from Liverpool outwni U the Straits, China and J l4 p ai! PT|p week and from Japan bonews London, Amsterdam sod Anten every fortnight for Genoa, les and Liverpool and for Ma. r
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