Malaya Tribune, 25 March 1916

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  • 26 1 BOOk EVENING DAILY.] AND^^ SHIPPING GAZETTE. [EVENING DAILY. Vol 3. No. 71. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1916 Price 5 Cents. Cto fttalapa tribune. SATURDAY, MARCH 25
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 255 1 THE GREATEST WAR OFFER Of War Gazettes, War Dramas, and War Comedies AT THE POPULAR CINEMA HOUSE GAIETY Picture Palace Junction of Albert and Bencoolen Streets. IN THE SECOND SHOW Modern and Scientific Warfare. Mew Pattae Official War Gazette. A Striking Film D'Arte Italiana Exclusive 3 Dolly Twain 3 A
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    • 208 1 i ASAH I T (SUH-BRAND) BEER i I I Obtainable at Leading Liquor Stores at the IE I Following Prices from Ist April, 1916. f i I I I AS AH I BEER. j QUARTS: at $11.80 (Per Case of 4 Doz.) j| at $3 Per Doz. J j PINTS:
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  • 491 2 Fraser Cos. Circular. Singapore, Mate 1 22. —As far as any movement in shares is con. cernetl oar repot i for last week could practically be repeated. The business passing here has again been mainly confined to Local Rubber and Industrials. fining shares are detail ip on a
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  • 169 2 Improvement of the Service. The extension by the PostmasterGeneral of the contract held by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company for the carriage of the mails to and from India and the Far East for another year will give time, says the Manchester Guardian's London correspondent,
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    • 191 2 Finest Assam Souchong Tea f SPECIAL BLEND. BO cents. 51.55. Less 5 per cent. SOLE AGENTS JOHN UTTLE Co., Ltd. IN ENGLAND. Tuition by Correspondence FOR Oxford and Cambridge Locals, London University Matriculation, Hongkong University Matriculation, Professions 1 Preliminary Examination, S. S. and F. M. S. Medical School Entrance Examination
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    • 303 2 J POWELL Co.'s CALENDAR FOR MARCH, 1916. Sun. 5 12 19 26 Mon. 6 13 20 27 TUEJ. 7 14 21 28 Wed. 1 8 15 22 29 Thurs. 2 9 16 23 30 Fri. 3 10 17 24 31 SAT. 4 II 18 25 i i ■_k^_mm«_— Tuesdays Land
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  • 397 3 Ready for War, Win She Join tbe Entente? A despatch from Bucharest to the £cue Zuricher Zeitung declares that Rumania appears definitely on the point of entering the war on the «le of the Allies. Th is h nthw remarkable as coming from a paper with noted pro-German
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  • 152 3 Stocks in England. In London ou February 10tb, 1,872 tons, as follows Straits and Australian, 801 tons; Banca, 863 tons Billiton, 120 tons Chinese, 75 tons and English, 13 tons. In Liverpool on February sth, 750 tons as follows English refined, 270 tons common, 126 tons; Banca,
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  • 91 3 A new treatment for shrapnel wounds is being used with great sue cess at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. The "cure" consists of exposing the wound to a very powerful arc light namtd, after its discorerrr, the Simpson Jigbt. The light, which is of great inteusity, is applied in periods of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 226 3 I MOTOR CARS ON HIRE I MOTOR REPAIRERS Hnm m j GREASE Cylinder Oil AND Motor Accessories OF Evepy Description. Solo Agents For: IMeitz Weiss Oil Engines The Celebrated Star, MltchelTand Paige Cars Pope Motor Cycles Sub-Agents :—MICHELIN TYRBS. Gasolene light Cyck? Co. S.S-l 5-2, BEACH ROAD. S Alas! What
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    • 640 3 The Malaya Tribune. Can be had at the following depots Singapore. Messrs. Koh Co., 90, Bras Basalt Road. Messrs. The Hean Store, N. High Street. Moneychanger, Adelphi Hotel. Mr. Pang Boon Tin Tank Road Railway Station.) Messrs. Kwong Seng Chiang 8c Co.. Selegie Road. Mr. Mohd. Abu Bakar, 265, Gaylang
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  • 506 4 For the first time in the history of China's relations with her dependencies, an ambassador has been appointed to Outer Tibet who cannot perform the sacred rite of 4 worshipping the famous Koko Nor, the Blue Sea. Ma Chih, former Chen Tai of Siningfu, is a Moslem
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  • 161 4 A Petrograd correspondent reports a new terror for the Germans is a system of air tactics worked out for Russian big airplaues. The Ilya Murometz—the airplane in question— has at last, it is claimed, come into its own. As a result of an improvement in Phototechnique, the airmen, even when
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  • 186 4 From a Grateful Parent. I, the undersigned, have great pleasure in testifying to the skilfnl treatment by Doctor Gulamhyder bin Galamdin, of No. 34-1 Hill Street, Singapore, who has effected a remarkable cure of the disease affecting ray daughter's eyes. For a considerable time my daughter suffered
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 305 4 The Continental Stamp co. D. High Street. EUROPE HOTEL BUILDINGS. Have Just Received Tuck's Postcards including Postcards of our Army, Birthday Postcards, Actresses cards, etc. Wholesale prices on application. 3-1 n CHEE ENG SONS. j j ESTABLISHED 1859. j 71 v North Bridge Rood. S CIVIL, NAVAL, MILITARY, AND SPORTING
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    • 61 4 G.C. LEE 158, Prinsep Street. PIANO TUNER AND REPAIRER. Good and well selected Music Violin, Piano, etc. Good strings for Stringed Instruments. Workmanship Guaranteed TERMS MODERATE. 3-11 n I For chronic complaints, nerve and skin diseases, try Mechano-Therapy, at 350, North Bridge Road. Hours 7 a.m. till 6 p.m. daily
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  • 784 5 prices Quoted in the Mtrket this Morning i Singapore, March 25. )|?3*rs Lyall Mid Evatt, Exchange and Share fjrviwrs Us>ue the following list of quotations Rubber Shares. Sok. v lue Bo vera. Seller*. tj. Aliagur 2/- 2,4± l Anglo Java 15/- 20/--5/. Anglo-Malay 10/- Ufa I AyerKuivng
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    • 1170 5 Church Services. a. Axdrews Cathedral. Third Sunday ix Lext. Htm ma*ch, 1916. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Rolr Communion (Choral). 9.30 a.m. Corporate Communioa for Mot ben' UnionJPreacher Ber P l030 a-w.Matin* (Choral.) 4 p.m. Children i Service, 6.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Hya. IV 43 19, 465, 182.
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    • 53 5 TO CORRECT CONSTIPATION and Biliousness, clear the complexion of blemishes and sweeten the breath, use the dainty laxative They gently assist nature and will help to keep you well. Tiny but thorough, do not gripe. Of chemists, 50 cents per phial, or post free from the Dr. Williams Medicine Co..
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 179 5 Singapore Volunteer Corps. Orders for the week ending Friday, March 31 To-day. 2 30 p.m. Balestier Range A r» i S.R.E. p.m. Reclamation Ground Chinese Co. To-morrow. 7. a.m. to dusk Balestier Range S.R.E. v. Monday, Mar. 27. 5.10 jf>.m, Keppel Harbour, Tram Terminus S.R.E. v. 5 p.m. Squad Headquarters
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 543 6 SELECT a State Express Cigarette at random from any tin—bought any where in any part of the world, cut it open, and you will find a perfect cigarette, made of the finest tobacco the world produces and entirely free from all dust and other deleterious substances. CIGARETTES TI j£S ,A
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    • 235 6 PALLADIUM Singapore's Premier Theatre Orchard Road Siaftapore's Premier Theatre JUST A WORD WITH THE GROWN-UPS You have had your share of •njoyment this last week or so now give the children a chance to see the greatest of all comedy SCAMPS at the SPECIAL MATINEE 5 p.m. To-day S p.m.
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  • 108 7 EFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR J. A. S. BUCKNILL, K.C.) :cquittal in Alleged Murder Case. Tin Fong was accquitted yesteray on the charge of gang rob,erv and murder, by a unanimous ertiiet of the jury. Dishonest Clerk Una Chin Teng, the clerk to the cnop 6nan On Tong
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  • 175 7 List No. 2. Amount previously acknowledged $1,964 Collected by S. C. Sioha Wong Ah Kee 20 Mrs J. D. K. Butler 20 Chelong Pillay (Ist inst.) 5 Tan Lee 5 Low Yit 5 Wong Kai 5 L.E.Poh 5 Tye Chong 5 Xikka 5 Wong Kai 5
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  • 68 7 Singapore, March JoOn London— Bank 4 m/s 2/4 19/32 Demand 2/4J Private 3 m/s 2/4 J On India— Bank T. T. 174J On Hongkong— Bankd/d 13% On Shanghai— Bank d/d 82§ On Java— Bank T. T. 133J On Japan— Bank d/d Hl£ Sovereigns— baying rate 8.54 India Ceil Bills
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  • 108 7 Annunciation-Lady Day. m*h* w 0 Victoria The p.m. 7 ft 3 ins. 1 To-morrow. Last Quarter. 3nd Sunday in Lent. High Water-1.44 a.m. 8 ft. 6 ins. 3-49 p.m. 6 ft. 5 ins. Monday, tftk. "The Scamps," Victoria Theatre. vS? hot neward mail closes. V.M.C.A. Lecture by Mr. Tan
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  • 234 7 (Singapore, March 25.) Tin.— s9s 125 tons sold. Copra* —Strong. Tapioca, —Weak. Sago Flour- —Strong. Gambier. —Strong. Pepper- do Other Products.— .Market Steady Latest Local Market Quotations. Nutmegs 110 S. per picul $30.00 Nutmegs 80 S. 35.00 Copra Bali 11.00 Copra Gorong Talo 11.10 Copra Dongalo 11.10 Copra
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  • 53 7 Lawn Tennis. Singapore R. C. Tournament. Play in this tournament was continued yesterday with the following results: Handicap Singles, Class B L. C. Pennefather scr. beat E. G. Wheatley—£ 30, 5-7 6-1; C- 3. Mixed Doubles.—F. A. Peralta and G. Ahin, beat E. E. de Souza and T.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 72 7 THE VICTORIA CONFECTIONERY AND STORE 387, Victoria Street, Singapore. Fresh Cakes, Ices, Cold and Hot Drinks. Chocolates, jujubes, bonbons, Almond marzipan sweete fa vartaw shapes and tastes, such as strawberries, red and white .cherries, olives, nuts, etc., gold and silver coins ch-colates. General provisions, perfumery, porcelain vases and figures, artincial
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    • 365 7 l^tes^^veptisements. Auction Sale or Valuable Wataut-Stalnedl Java Teak Household Furniture, Semi grand Piano, Motor Car, etc. The property of Dr. A. P. V. O R ijn At MoeB Banki No 2g GrHoge Koad On Saturday, April l, at 1.30 p.m. An excellent toned SEMI-GRAND PIANO BY Rachal- ele 2 entlv
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    • 381 7 REMINDER This day at 1.30 p.m. AUCTION SALE Of First-Class Wax-polished Teak and Canton Blackwood Household Furniture, etc.. etc. AT 44 WOLVERTON" No. A. Dalvey Road, at end of NasBim Road. CHING KENG LEE CO., Auctioneers. **j 25-3 For Vancouver (B. C.) and Seattle (Wash) (San Francisco with transhipment.) (Taking
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  • 1356 8 The news published in our last issue to the effect that the Chinese Government has issued a mandate announcing the abandonment of the Monarchy and the resumption of the Republic" will surely be glad tidings for very large numbers of Chinese and for the frieuds of China
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    • 106 8 {ROBINSON Co. White Rose Hair Oil «B SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR ROBINSON GO. 1 An exquisitely perfumed IjURmP dressing for the hair. Igl Price 65 cts. per bottle. ROBINSON Co. SHELL Motor Spirit SOLD BY All Garages and Retailers IN SINGAPORE. R 90cts. Pe ar' WAR OR PEACE Famine or Ijfjenty
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    • 100 8 I Best Spanish Port 1 FORT BRAND. Sole Importers:— CALDBECK, MACGREQOR AND COMPANY Wine and Spirit Merchants. ADELPHI HOTEL TO-NIGHT j Special I Dinner ON THE LAWN AMD AFTER DINNER BALL Y. M. TOYO. t E PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO I 1 15 High Street. X (Coroer of North Bridge Rood.) 1
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    • 51 8 M^UlUUtl#i j I Sweetened Condensed Milk per case $13.90 Sterilised Natural Milk 9.39 Ideal Unsweetened Milk 5i0.50 The friends and relatives of the late Mr. Tan Chay Van are respectfully informed that the interment of his remains will take place at Malacca on Sunday morning the 9th April next. 20-3
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  • 95 9 Valuable Services During Mutiny Recognised. It is intimated in yesterday's Gaxette that His Excellency the Governor has been informed by the Right Hon'ble the Secretary of State for the Colonies that His Majesty the Sing has been pleased to approve the appointment of Vice-Admiral Mitsukane Tsnchiya of
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  • 63 9 It is notified in the Gazette that the Hospital Board is constituted »s follows for the current year Principal Civil Medical Officer, Resident Councillor, Penang, and Resident, Malacca, ex-officio members Hon'ble C. L Carver, Dr. Fewlie and Mr. F. J. Hallifax, ap»inted by the Governor Dr. Uiddleton and
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  • 21 9 The by-election for the Harborough division of Leicestershire Waited as follows Mr. Percy Harris (coalitionist) 7,826 Mr. T. ibson Bowles 3,711.
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  • 110 9 he Great WaA PaGE The Western Front 1 The War on Shipping In the East 9 French Consular News 10 iare Market 2 r East Mails 2 imania's Attitude 3 c Tin Trade 3 ma Moslem Problem 4 Jirch Services 5 and Shares 5 Intelligence 7 -Wca War
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  • 576 9 I Tin is at $95— U up Mr. E. L. Talma te~galjetted Col Wellesley Volunteer Rifles. of Danish labour on English farms s Projected^ife Mfer fe Idrms 13 The appointment of Mr. 0. H 6 The homeward-bound French liner Lotus is due here next Monday morning, 27th
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  • 503 9 Important New Regulations. *ar too late (it was about spm as a matter of fact) for any notice to be taken of it in onr last we revived a copy of the Government Gazette, published yesterday, containing the text of an ordinance to amend the Res-rye Force
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  • 99 9 (Through the courtesy of Messrs Francis Peek and Co., Ltd.) Batavia, March 24. The Rubber Market t| still weak with very small offerings. For First Standard Grades there are buyers f. 2 per half kilo but no sellers. The Coffee Market is uosettled and quotations cannot be
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  • 86 9 In the East Activity around Vilna j Enemy Hurrying up Troops. REUTER'S SPECIAL SERVICE. London, Mar. 23, IM p.m. Petrograd There is great activity in the Vilna region, where troop trains from the west and south are arriving in a ceaseless stream, and ordinary traffic is suspended. Vilna
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  • 76 9 London, Mar. 24, 4 a.m. Petrograd: The communique states that the buttle is developing in the Riga region. The Russians following up their success pierced the enemy lines in the Jacobstadt sector. A violent enemy connter-attack south of Dvinsk recovered part of the trenches which the Russians
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  • 87 9 Two Barqoes Sunk. London, Mar. 23, 2.15 p.m. The barqaes Linfield (Norwegian) and Bougainville (French) have been sunk. Of the crews 30 and 23 respectively were saved. [The Bougainville was a four masted barque of 2,248 tons, owned by Messrs Bureau Freres and Baillergeau of Nantes.
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  • 82 9 London, Mar. 23, 12.25 p.m. The papers state that an order extending the age limit to 45 will probably be issned this week. It is understood tbatsome Unionist members of the War Committee met Mr. Bonar Law yesterday and heard his views on the subject
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  • 35 9 London, Mar. 23, 12.25 p.m Mr. Asquithis still confined to the house. Lord Curzon is not so well. Lord Scarsdale is weakening. The Rt. Hon. Sir L. S. Jameson is making good progress.
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  • 42 9 London, Mar. 23, 12.25 p.m. In the House of Lords to-day, Lord Newton said he hoped that soon all military prisoners in Great Britain would be usefully employed. They were considering regulations for the employment of interned civilians.
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  • 51 9 London, Mar. 23, 1.30 p.m. New York: Fires at Augusta (Georgia) and Nashville (Tennessee) have done damage to the extent of six million dollars and a million and a half dollars respectively. The damage caused by the fire in Paris (Texas) is estimated at eight million
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  • 174 9 Enemy Gain of 800 Yards. Tactically Unimportant London, Mar. 23, 1.30 p.m. Paris: A semi-official message states that the German advance of tight hundred yards at Avocourt is tactically unimportant. Before they can threaten the Morthomme position the Germans must advance along a long glacis devoid of
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  • 64 9 London» Mar. 23, 4.25 p.m. Paris The communique reports that the bombardment west of the Meuse has slackened. The Germans have not renewed their attempts on the knoll at Hancourt of which we hold the redoubt. There has been violent bombardment at several parts east of
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  • 91 9 London, Mar. 24, 0.5 a.m. The communique reports successful raids on enemy trenches about Gommecourt, Bethune and La Bassee road. One prisoner was captured, and three dugouts full of Germans were bombed and blown in. The enemy sprang a small mine to the north of Arras and
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  • 102 9 London, Mar. 24, 1.15 p.m. Paris The communique states that north of the Aisne we effected a destructive -tire in the enemy •works on the plateau as Vauclerc, while in the Argonne we pounded* enemy organisations, roads, railways at many points in eastern Argonne and Malancaurt wood, west
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  • 56 9 Two Hundred Killed. London, Mar. 23, 5.15 p.m. Amsterdam The Tijd states that in last Monday's air raid on Zeebrugge many guns and some aeroplanes were destroyed. Two hundred artillerymen and marines were killed and a large number woanded. A train passed through Ghent with 350 wounded.
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  • 196 10 HOUSE OF COMMONS. British Air Service. London, Mar. 23,12.35 p.m. In the House of Commons, during the course of a debate on the Air Service, Mr. Tennant said we were constructing numerous larger types of aeroplanes and were pursuing an offensive policy. Mr. Macnamara stated that the Government intended
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  • 259 10 (By Courtesy of the French Consul- General.) Paris, Mar. 22, 6.50 p.m. The French three per cent bonds are at francs 62.85 and the five per cent at 85.25. There were extremely violent artillery duels in the region of Malancourt, on Hill 304, and on the heights
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  • 30 10 London, Mar. 23, 4.40 p.m. The report that the Galloper Lightship had been sunk was founded on a misapprehension. The lightship has been withdrawn for some time. it
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  • 22 10 London, Mar. 23, 12.25 pan. The fire on the Ghazee at Tilbury is now well under control.
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  • 25 10 The Giornale untitled Cairo cor respondent says recent aerial reconnaissances have ascertained that the Turkish troops have evacuated Palestine. Even the railway works are abandoned.
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  • 20 10 Taube Lands. A German Taube, with two airmen, came down into Dutch territory. Both aviators were interned.
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  • 25 10 The Times remarks that the report of Hakki Pasha being appointed Minister of War confirms the. rumour of the death of Enver Pasha
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  • 14 10 General Kronouer succeeds General Michielsen as Commander-in-Chief of the Netherlands Indian Army.
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  • 33 10 General yon Pissing, the German military Governor of Belgium, has sent a summons to Cardinal Mercier to give up political activity. He accuses him of using his position for political ends.
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  • 36 10 A French column has occupied Greek villages Mackiovo, Kogedagh and Kozoene which the Germans are using as a supply depot. The villages lie within the neutral zone. The French lost twenty men.
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  • 53 10 The Dutch press regards as diplomatic quibbling tbe German contention that the Rotterdam Lloyd liner Tubantia was not torpedoed by a German submarine because she was outside of the danger zone notified. If Germany attempts to throw the onus of proof on Holland it will not lessen the
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  • 63 10 It is officially declared by the German naval authorities that exhaustive enquiries made on all returning submarines and other craft have proved for certain that the Tubantia was not torpedoed nor were any German mines strewn in that place. The Dutch press accords no credence to this declaration.
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  • 77 10 Although the captain of the Palembang has refused to express any opinion whether his vessel was torpedoed or mined, the crew consider it impossible that the ship could have run on three mines in quick succession. Moreover at the time of the explosion the vessel was stationary.
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  • 109 10 The Scamps. To-night at the Victoria Theatre Mr. Wolseley Charles' celebrated troupe of entertainers enter upon a seven nights' season, and with such an enviable reputation as they possess, both from home and in the East, their visit should prove an assured success. Seats can be booked at Messrs
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  • 219 10 The Alhambra programme is great. Nuf said. Hobart Boswarth is seen at his best in the film representation of the great western drama Colorado at the Harima. War looms large in the Gaiety programme; but there is not a great deal of it on the screen, except
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  • 60 10 The Daily Express has begun a aeries of articles dealing with Krupp's armament factory at Essen, written by the journalist who furnished the Daily Mail with accounts of the Kaiser's banquet at Nish. The writer claims that he obtained work in Krupp's workshops, and learned tie making of a Dew
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  • 12 10 I We do not necessarily endorse the opinion* expressed by correspondents.\
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  • 285 10 To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune. Dear Sir,—I found your article headed 44 Marital Matters," published a day or two ago, very interesting indeed and so did many of my friends. No doubt the Chinese marital affairs could be greatly improved, for it is hard to see
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  • 444 10 To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune. Sir, —Will you please allow me space in your columns to let it be known that the Malayan Squadron Air Fund is still open, and will remain open during the continuance of the war. Arrangements have been made by
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  • 250 10 First Court. (Before Mr. Ralph Scott., Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt, Rengasamy, a Tamil r was charged with causing hurt with a bottle tc another Tamil, Narainasamy, at Tras Street, on the 10th inst. Mr. Johannes appeared for the defence, and Mr. de Silva for the prosecution After lengthy
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  • 98 10 (Before Mr. C. H. G. Clarke., Japanese Charged With Theft. Mr. Fookada, proprietor of Japanese Printing Press at H Middle Road, charged three of h 1 employees, named, Taki Mot 1 Tanaka Kenji and Okajinia YoibJ for theft of printing materials a fJ type valued at 11,000. A
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    • 226 10 I 5 for the price of 4 I 1 gl is/ Motorist {pointing to burst tyre) "Hullo, old chap, I'm in trouble: one of my confounded £85 jjj tyres has burst, and I haven't a spare." 7 Motorist No spare and I always looked on you as an experienced motorist."
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  • 136 11 (Exclusive to the Malaya Tribune). Messrs Latham and Co., the Arcade, advise the following quotations for to-day Alor Oajah $3.50 $3 60 AyerKanings 1.30 1.40 AyerMolek 2.40 250 AyerPanas 9.40 9.60 Balgownie 4.25 4.40 Bukit Jelotong 0.67£ 0.75 Bukit Katil 0.85 0.92* ChangkatSerdg.... 10.25 10.50" Glenealy 1.65
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    • 89 11 THE I Pot Stills! OF J Great Britain! Have Been 5 If Taken Over by Government, i NEVERTHELESS 3 Buchanan's! If will be able to continue 2 to supply their famous blends and to maintain 3 n the quality as before, 3 3 being* in the unique posi= tion of
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    • 382 11 THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life Assurance Co., Limited. Etablihhed 1874. Incohporated in India. Life Assurance at Minimum Cost, ASSETS exceed Sa,oeo,ooo-ABSOLOTE SECUWTT. Profits to Palicy-holden it last Valuation $1,116,673. LOWEST Apply for Prospectus and full Information to LIBERAL RATK Singapore Brand Office CONDITIONS J. R. MACPHERSON, Secretary for S.S. F.M.S..
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  • 36 12 Notes and Comments from all Parts of THE EMPIRE. Commercial Alliance. Great Britain and France have approached .lapan to join the commercial alliance against German trade, and the Japanese authorities are considering the question.
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  • 29 12 Owing to an eruption of Mount Asaina, there was an earthquake in the vicinit) of the city of Tckio on the evening of Feb. 22.
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  • 25 12 The Japanese nurses who have been engaged in Red Cross work in England are expected to reach Tokio on the 29th March.
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  • 31 12 The Times will despatch Mr. Porter to Japan at the end of March to prepare for the issue 6f a supplement of The Times styled 4< Greater Japnn. n
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  • 36 12 It is reported here again that Sir John Jordan,the British Minister to Peking, will return to England some time in April and be created a Privy Councillor as a reward of his merit.
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  • 40 12 The majority of the Directors of the Oriental Colonisation Company, Ltd., in Korea, have *sent in their resignation, as the bill to revise the charter of diat Company 1 has been shelved iv the Imperial Diet.
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  • 49 12 Mons. Malevitch, the Russian Ambassador, will leave Tokio fcr Petrograd some time in tie middle of April, and Mons. Krapensky, the present Minister to Peking, will come to Tokio as Russian Ambassador. The appointment is very popular, while the retirement of Mons. Malevitch is much regretted
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  • 55 12 The two German prisoners of war who escaped from the Marugame Prisoners' Quarter, Japan, are reported to have been arrested in Moji Mura, Mitoyo county, on Feb. 14. Tfc'j seem to have given their pursuers a good deal of trouble, as troops as well as villagers were
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  • 440 12 Lieutenant-General Aoki, the officer sent to Shanghai by tbe General Staff at Tokio, left Shanghai en March 1 for Peking, according to a statement made by the Japanese consulate, the G9neral said that his government sent him to China to make a thorough investigation inte the rebel
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  • 58 12 The Ninshin Steamship Company has, it is reported, received official permission to raise freight rates all over the Chinese waters where the company runs its liners, excepting on cotton yarn and tissues, sugar, marine products, cereals, and cotton. The new rates are between 15 per cent,
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  • 64 12 Tbe sum necessary to rebuild the railway as a broad gauge one between Tokio and Shimonoseki is Yen 254,000,000 while the estimate for the repairs of the line is Yen 238,000,000. Therefore the Imperial Board of Railways of Japan has decided to effect the rebuilding of the line
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  • 67 12 Prof. Jenks arrived nt Yokohama on the evening of Feb. 22 from the U.S.A. on board the nteatner Shinyo Maru. His mission is said to be merely an inspection tour in the Philippines and China, but it is generally observed with much attention. Dr. Clark alto arrived in
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  • 205 12 Paterson, Simons Co's Report. Singapore, March 22,—For the auctions held to-day some 369 tons were catalogued. Advices from the home market were weaker and at the opening of the auction the demand was not very brisk, Pale Crepe realising $181 per picul and Ribbed Smoked Sheet the same
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  • 229 12 A sharp controversy is being car. ried on in the Bombay Parsi newspapers as to the desirability of calling a public meeting of the Parsi community to put on record the sense of loss sustained by the community through the death of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, and to
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  • 44 12 Mr. John Lever Tillotson, of Bidston Court, Bidston, Birkenhead, managing director of Messrs Lever Brothers (limited), Port Sunlight, who was last seen alive on January 23, 1915, and whose body was found in the Thames at Battersea on May 11, left estate value £223,371,
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  • 553 12 Bataog Benar Rubber. The following are extracts from the sixth report of the directors to the shareholders to be presented at the annual meeting on March 31 at 2.30 p.m. The profit on rubber production for the yearJtmounted to $11,104.39. Against mis amount must be charged Debenture Interest
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  • 438 12 The following are extracts from the report of the Directors tc Shareholders of the above Company to be presented at the annual meet ing on April L Accounts. The net profit for the year, at shown by the Profit and Loss Account, amounts to $110.(J2CUU to which
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    • 171 12 S fmmmm siEDei brand S §K&jS&r* i 11 ALL [comes from cews grazed on the famous ffi p **tt_± !m Bernese Airs pastures. It* unrivalled purity and |S fff"ffl v H richness in cream therefore never vary. This is most |i ye II impoitint as aH mothers and those responsible
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  • 867 13 Descriptive Report of War Correspondent. The Press Association Correspondent with the Expeditionary Force in Mesopotamia writes: We have entered the oldest country in the world. We arrived at Basra (67 miles from the sea) on December 31, md the same night we transhipped into two paddle steamers. These vessels
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  • 43 13 The body of Mr. Huang Yuanyun, a well-known Chinese journalist in Peking, and former editor of Asiatic Daily News, who was assassinated in San Francisco, has been conveyed to Shanghai and gwill be taken to his native place -by his family for buriaL
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    • 397 13 f&f* 5 1 I T A Most ■•<»Hlci t ProgramiM MI be Host Comfortable and Host Up-tod»» J g 14* Alhambra Theatre JJ X f| ernx. „n„cr BEACH ROAD. U 11 ***** Igc I U THE HOUSE OF QUALITY THE HOME OF FEATURE ATTRACTIONS. G I tt Manacfr Leading Theatre
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    • 20 13 MALAYA TRIBUNE SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Pel annum $14.00 Half-yearly 7.25 Per quarter 3.65 Per mensem 1.25 Postage Extra. Telephone No. 985.
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  • 463 14 Japanese Buy Large Estates. Writing from Manila on 12th ultimo the Philippines correspondent of the Shanghai Daily .News reported that for some months it has been known that a powerful Japanese syndicate has been endeavouring to acquire several large sugar estates in the Philippines and particularly
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    • 732 14 AUCTION SALES. Preliminary notice. AUCTION SALE Of Valuable Land and Houses Nos. 4 II Boat Quay and No. II Market Street To be held In the Month of April, 1916. CfffJfG KENG LEE Co., Drew k Napier Auctioneers. Solicitors. 13-3 v mmm sale OFJSUPERIOR TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PLANTS, Etc The
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    • 151 14 /MJCT^JALES. Mortgagee's Sale Of valuable freehold land and brick built dwelling house No. 19 Heeren Street, and a rubber estate at Durian Tunggal, Malacca, TO BE HELD AT MY SALE-ROOM On Thursday, tke 30th March. 1916 tt 12 noon. PARTICULARS. L All that pieeecf freehold land situate at Heeren Street,
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    • 574 14 AUCTION SALES. AUCTIO^SAL^OF VALUABLE TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, WIKTORIN LADY'S GENTLEMAN'S SADDLES, PLANTS etc The Property of D. D. Maekie, Esq. At Fairyland, No- 257 Pasir Panjang Road To-day, 25th March, at 4 p.m. On view 3 days prior to Sale. 18-3-16 POWELL Co. Auetio^ MORTGAGEE'S SALE Monday, March 27, 1916,
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    • 502 15 TO BE LET TO LET. Two Story Compound house Vo* 9 Lorong 14 off Gfaylang Road, Moderate rent. Apply to No. 180 Serangoon Road. 7-10 v TO LET. Klmside, 6 Upper Wilkie Road, beautifully situated tennis lawn, stabling etc, and water laid on. Ist April 1916. Apply to y g.
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    • 346 15 _JOTICES_ NOTICE. *~J'* M B^elton who has had 20 years experience in diseases of the dailvl? E£ nd U s nary tractB atte nds daily at his residence at 7-1 Oxley 5\301m 06 *Ua m and 4 1-3 30-4 THE XUAIASAWAH RUBBER CO LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) Notice
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    • 334 15 WANTED WANTED To rent godown with frontage on ro River, area approximately 12,000 square fr. Apply to Box 216 c/o Malaya Tribune. 17-3 v WANTED. An experienced conductor for a small rubber estate ten miles from town. State salary required. Apply to Box 217 c/o Malaya Tribune. 17-3 WANTED. Planter
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    • 464 15 BANKS CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER. Pa jduP Capital in 60,000 Shares of £*oeach £1,200,000 Koserve Fund £1,800,000 Keeerve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 BANKERS. The Bank of England, Th* London Uity and Midland Bank, Ltd., The London County and Westminster gank, Ltd.,
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    • 415 15 INSURANCE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO.. LTD. [Incorporated is New ZealandJ FIRE Insurance! effected on Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description MARINE Insurances accepted to a parts of the world at lowest rates. EARTHQOAIE Risks accepted. J. HENRY Local Manager* Offices: 2, Finlayson Green. HEUNG ON INSURANCE CO.. ITO. (Incorporated
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    • 405 16 i»s@l)AN KIAT cr Co., f i" Head Office: 3T Pbillip Street BRANCH STORES AT —Phillip Street No. 14 and Tank Road Nos. 14, 100 and 102. g Address Telef>koite Nos. 1174, 1178, 1233, j Codes Used I NK AT I (Private 1450 1073.) j A.B.C. sth Edt. and A.l Codes,
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  • The Malaya Tribune.
    • 19 1 Straits Shipping Gazette. Issued Daily.] Supplement to the Malaya Tribune Issued Daily.] No. 71 ggTOAPOHE, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1916
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      • 430 1 P.&O. British India AND Apcar Line (Companies Incorporated in Enola».) Mail and Passenger Services. Peninsular and Oriental Sailings. (Under Contract with His .Wajesty's Government). for Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about Mail Lines. Homkward (foh Europe). Outward (for
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      • 315 1 STOOMYAART-MAATSGHAPPIJ (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND" THREE WEEKLY MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA AND AMSTERDAM, VIA SINGAPOBB, BELAWAN-DELI, SABANG, DURBAN, CAPETOWN, LAS PALMAS AND VICE VERBA Steamers are due to arrive on the undermentioned dates, OUTWARD. Oranje Mar. 28 Vondel Apl. 18 Eon derNederl. May 9 Grotius May 30 HOMEWARD. Rembrandt Apl. 3
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      • 562 1 O.K. NIPPON YUSEN KAISELA (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) (JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.) EUROPEAN LINE A service is maintained between Yokohama via ports Marseilles and London, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this server have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with all
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    • 517 2 Europe. For London: G'enstrae loading Demodocus March 29 Novara March 30 Miyazaki Maru April 2 Nore April 4 Teiresias April S Malta April 13 Kitano Maru April l£ Gleniffer May 20 For Genoa eieniffer May 20 For Liverpool: Eumaeus April 3 Machaon April 17 For Marseilles Lotus
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    • 268 2 Vessels in Port. British STEAMER. BERTff. DATE Sri Patana Inner Rds 9-1 Recorder Onter Rds 23-1 Keelung do 8-3 Barque lone do 16-3 Ban Hong Leong do 17-3 Saint Patrick do t'do Sri Muar Dock 18-3 Kuala Inner Rds 20-3 Selangor do 19-3 Egremont Castle Outer Rds do
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    • 32 2 The P. and O. Homeward mail steamer Novara has left Hongkong and is due here at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, the 29th instant. She mils at 8 a.m. on Friday, the 31st
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    • 1061 2 Wireless Reports. Noon To-day. Vessel in communication at noon with the local Commercial Wireless Station :—i.s. Melchior Treub. The P. A O. liner Nore leaves on the 4th April for Europe. The Holt liner Patroclus arrived in Batavia on the 23rd inst. The freighter Krakatau arrived at Amsterdam
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    • 36 2 Important French Shipping Deal. The Cie Generale r ransatUfi, has jnst acquired, for the 12,500,000 francs! the Cie de l'Ocean, whose home port Bordeaux, and whose fleet eomnri five vessels of 5,700 each.
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    • 52 2 The Port of London A v thorn have decided that a floating «2 with a lifting capacity of 100 Ift shall be added to the equipment* the Royal Albert and Vil r The crane will also be available f? use in most of the other dock/*
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    • 61 2 A free harbour company hn* h*l formed at Malmo, Sweden, with a view of managing the basing 1 the free harbour which fa nu under construction. It i 8 expected that the hari our will be readv three years' time Gothenhurg'hai also a free harbour under
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    • 65 2 Owing to war conditions several charters have been cancelled in Australian waters, amongst them heir* the Norwegian ship Fider and the British ship Ravenshill. Thi latter was chartered to load wood for the F. K. but will carry wheat instead. The Norwegian fonr-master Skansen is to
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    • 65 2 According to the Dagens Niyheter. of Stockholm, attention is being given to a project for building big ferry-boats of 10,500 tons, or three and a halt times larger than the boat*. The idea is to inaugurate a daily service bj means of ferry-boats between Goeteborg and a
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    • 77 2 Lloyds List advises that following the supposed attempted escape of th« German liner Asuncion from HVlem (Para) it is reported that two German steamers recently succeeded in getting away from South American ports where they were interned namely, the Bahrenfeld, from Buenos Ayres. and the Turpi?!, from
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    • 89 2 The British Consul-General at Havre reports that it is proposed in the near futur? to utilise, at a point where there is already sufficient breakwater protection, about M5 yds. of the deep-water quay nov under construction at the port. This arrangement would permit three larg* cargo boats
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      • 43 2 SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERYCo SH!?CHANDL y RS 8 PRO VI ORIN CONTRACTORS. Tho Company's Launch neets incoming nhip-. Office —16 Battery Hoad. TAKE LIFi TO TOP FLOOK Telephone No. 141. Orders promptly attend*-*! to fro* January Ist, 1916. H. W. H. STEVENS, I 1 5-4
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    • 870 3 Station Easier in Home Markets. Thshipping situation is becomlUg pre satisfactory and the measure* taken by the Cnrzon Comiiiitt are showing good results. That he heads of the different |ep*ments exercise a co-ordinating j„fbnce on the demand and supply of tinage has resulted in an easier ma
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    • 109 3 Neleus for Hongkong,, Shanghai and Japan. Medusa for Medan Klang for Malacca, Port Swettenbam and Penang Van Goens for Muntok and Palembang De Klerk for Penang, Sabang, etc. Fooshing for Penang and Calcutta Van der Parra for Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak and Pakan Baro« Ranee for Merging, K.
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    • 59 3 Vessels Expected. Tara (B.I.) 25th March, from Singapore for Penang, Madras and Negapatam. Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd. Teucer (Holt) 27th March, from Europe for Singapore, China and Japan. Agents, Messrs Boustead. Hampshire and Co. Ltd. Gregory Apcar (BJ 28th March, from Singapore for Penang, Madras
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    • 80 3 been T to ha.. Ship and Owners. Flat* Tn«« m BOUGAINVILLE FreS s v ±Xl (Bureau Freres 2,248 (Snnk 23 of crew Nantes.) Bayed Mar ch 23.) U (H F Kiassen) 2 280 30 of crew Porsgrnnd March 23 SKOOGSBORG Daniah 1 fiQ- /a v (Ac,
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    • 79 3 Delivered in London. The following are the dates of departure from Singapore of the European Mails and their deliveij in London. Mail. Left. Pklivkrkd. P. AO. Feb. 4 Mar. 6 B. L Feb. 11 Mar. 10 M. M Feb. 12 Mar. 10 M. M. Feb. 12 Mar. 14
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    • 105 3 Mar. 25. —High water —1.2 a.m. 8 ft. 9 ins.; 2-28 p.m. 7 ft. 3 ins. Mar. 26.—High water —l-44 a.m 8 ft 6 ins.; 3-49 p.m. 6 ft. 5 ins. Mar. 27 —High water :—2.37 a.m. 8 ft. 5 52 p.m. 6 ft. Mar. 28.—High water
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      • 555 3 M. M. MESSACERIES MABITIMES. Mail Line. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON, MARSEILLES. HOM ,a^ ARD OUTWAKD. 1916 1916 V*** *«.27 Porthc* Apl. 11 An.azone Apl. 1 Cordillere Apl. 26 Apl. 7 Andre Lebon Miy. 9 2~ Apl.lo Atlantique May 28 Fortho* May. 19 j Amaxone June. 6 j Polyneaien Jane. 20
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      • 341 3 Combined Service Off The Ocean S.S.Co.,Ltd. (Incorporated in England) AND The West Australian S. N. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) BKTWBKH FREMANTLE (PERTH), NORTH WEST AUSTRALIAN PORTS, JAVA AND SINGAPORE. Regular sailings between Singapore and Western Australia, calling at Java (as inducement offers), Derby, King* Sound (Port for the Kimberley
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    • Page 3 Miscellaneous
      • 453 3 Mails Close. To-da v. J} e f* n A Medina 2.80 pm Malacca. Port Swettenbam and Penang *KJang f pBJ Muntok Palembang Van G<*»us 2.30 pm Penang ♦Sabang, etc. De Klerk 2.30 pm Fenang» and Calcutta taking mails for Dur- Fooehiag 2.3« pm Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis, »iak Pakun Baroe Van
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      • 645 4 TOYO KISEN KAISHA THE NEW ROUTE VIA HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, THE INLAND SEA, KOBE, YOKQHAMA, HONOLULU AND BAN FRANCISCO TO ALL POINTS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, MEXICO AND EUROPE. Sailings from Hongkong. Steamer Displacement ftpe«*d I*>• v Rongkorg, CHIYO MARU 22,000 Ton* 2i knots Apl. PERSIA MARU 9,000 Tons
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      • 528 4 Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED rx JAPAN; (Conirmctors to the fmperial Japanese Army and Navy and to Foreign Governments J Cable Addrmnbs <,L>H 0?W) I S |Bk n Scott's, Libber's, airi M DOCK-DairwK. IB Engineering. KOBE Shipbuilders, Engineers, Boiler and Locomotive Makers. All sizes and description! of Boilers, Marine and
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      • 351 4 Ocean Steam (hip Company, Lti A:VD 1 China Mutual Steamjav Co., Ltd. Incorporated in Englar The Companies' steamers areL. patched from Liverpool outwani-L the Straits, China and Japan ci v week and from Japan honewardsU London, Amsterdam and Antwlp every fortnight for MarsL les and Liverpool and for Mar«eill Havre
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