Malaya Tribune, 27 March 1916

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  • 28 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY.] AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. [EVENING DAILY. Vol 3.- No. 72. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1916 Price 5 Cents. CN inalapa Cribunc. MONDAY, MARCH 27.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 241 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. New Pathe Official War Gazette. A Striking Film D'Arte Italians Exclusive 3 Dolly Twain 3 A
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    • 166 1 I ASAHI (SUM-BRAND) BEER j Obtainable at Leading Liquor Stores at the j Following Prices from Ist April, 1916. j j ASAHI BEER. i j QUARTS: at $11.80 (Per Case of 4 Doz.) I I', at $3 Per Doz. j I I PINTS: at $10.50(Per Case of 6 Doz.) I
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  • 412 2 How in the cost of Ameri-can-made shell* for the British whs cat down by the substitution of wooden in pi tee of expensive bras* plugs in the fu*p, is related in Tne Engineering and Mi»ing World (New York). High-explosive shell, which, ac cording to
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  • 291 2 Total Abolition Decided On. At v special meeting cf the Siamese Cabinet held at Phrapatoom on the 4th inst. it was decided to take steps to abolish the remaining licensed gambling houses in Bangkok and also tbe Chinese lottery known as the Huey which is drawn nightly.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 101 2 Finest Assam Souchong Tea f SPECIAL BLEND. 80 cents. $1.55. Less S per cent. SOLK AGEKTS JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. INtMPOfITBf IN ENGLAND. Tampenis Cement Tile Works. MACHINE PRESSED CEMENT TILES. The Tiles of the Day MADE UNDER HIGH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ENSURING Great Durability. SAMPLES AT No. 94 SUNGEI ROAD
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    • 285 2 POWELL Co.'s CALENDAR FOR MARCH, 1916. Sun. 5 12 19 26 Mon. 6 13 20 27 I i TUB. r 7 14 It 28 Wed. 1 8 15 22 29 Thurs. 2 9 16 23 30 Fri. 3 10 17 24 31 SAT. 4 11 IS 25 Tuesdays Land Sales.
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  • 420 3 Supplies from Bolivia and Nigeria. It 18 believed 10 Bolivia that the proposals recently ««Je to the Government by two American group, for °"»ces«ion under which electric smelters cold he «arte,I i„ the neighbourhood of the mines w,ll be nhelfed. Tho Virginian interests are now said
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  • 172 3 Coconut cultivation, though still a small industry in Queensland, is rapidly extending. Hitherto it had been supposed thai copra from Queensland c« conuts did not contain enough oil to bo of commercial value, but the examination of a sample of copra from these nuts at the Imperial Institute
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    • 53 3 WALKER'S m "LION" Packings for_all Purposes Ensure getting the best 4 Packings" —Walker's Genuine "LION" Packings—by seeing that you get the "Thin Red Line" that runs through all "LION" Packings. NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. If you have not yet tried "LION" Pack. ings start to-day and save money. IPENTRAI I
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    • 117 3 I MOTOR CARS ON HIRE I MOTOR REPAIRERS MOTOR CAR IMPORTERS GREASE Cylinder Oil AND Motor Accessories OF Every Description. Sole Agents For: I Meitz Weiss Oil Engines The Celebrated Star, Mitchelljand Paige Cars Pope Motor Cycles Sub-Agents -MICHELIN TYRES. "Gasolene Light Cycle Col 5,5-1 5-2, BEACH ROAD. I ICHEE
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    • 872 4 AUCTION SALES. PUBLIC AUCTION SALE. OF RUBBER PLANTATION AND COMPOUND-HOUSE. By Order f the Supreme Court of the State of Johore. IN THE MATTER OF Syed Omar bin Mohamed Alsagoff and I nku Omar bin Almarhom Unku Ahmed TO BE SOLO BY AUCTION At Sale Room, No. 53 Jalan Ibrahim
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  • 793 5 rn«j Ouoted it Ike Market this Morain* Singapo&x, March 27. Messrs Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Bw*ers, issue the following list of quotations ftobher Shares. Kom. Value. Buyers. Sellers. 2/. Allagar 2/- 2/4* i Anglo Jara 16/- 20/- Anglo-Malay K)/- 11/6 1 Ayer Kuning 17/6 22/0
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  • 192 5 Ts-4sy. Theatre. r wS* h0 T Beward mailjcloaee. 3 pm ,A a 5^ cture Teck «•on, 8.4 a p.m. H p m W fiTt r 2 37 111 8 ft 5 52 To-morrow. Emulation Lodge, 8.30 p.m. Victoria Theatre. High Water-3.52 a.m. 7 ft. 5 ins. 7- 38 p.m.
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  • 67 5 The new maid was entirely a wartime makeshift, and the mistress bore With her patiently at first. But on the third day she placed a, very unclean dinner plate on the table and patience broke down. "Really, Mary, you might at least see that the plates are clean." "Well, mum,"
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  • 148 5 Orders for the week ending Friday, March 31 To-day. 0.10 p.m. Keppel Harbour, Tram Terminus S.R.E. v. 5 p.m. Squad Headquarters Motor Cyclist Sec. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall Veteran* Co. do Chinese Co. n tt Bras Basah Rd. Malay Co Drill Hall S.V.C. Band To-morrow. 5.15 p.m.
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    • 591 5 Tuition by Correspondence Oxford and Cambridge Local*, London University Vatriculation, Hongkong University Matriculation, Profeaaiona' Preliminary Examination, 8. S. and F. M. 8. Medical School Examination AND ALL EXAMINATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH GOVERNMENT CLERKSHIPS IN THE 8.8. AND F.M.S. Prospectus and Scale of Fees on Application to THE SECRETARY. CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT,
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    • 82 5 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. o-ll ii ECONOMY IN WAR-TIME. I i Wken a firm kas spent a |{j great deal of money m It I advertising it cannot
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  • 311 6 Destruction of Prussianism Her Goal. The well-known author and journalist, Mr. Harold Begbie, has secured a special interview with M. Sazanoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, which is published in the Daily Chronicle. M. Sazanoff said be thought th<> war might be followed by some measure of
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  • 68 6 Singapore, March 27. On London— Bank 4 m/s 2/4 19/32 Demand 2/4} Private 3 m/s 2/4J On India— Bank T. T. 174} On Hongkong— Bank d/d 13} On Shanghai— Bank d/d 83 On Java— Bank T. T. 133 On Japan— Bank d/d 111£ Sovereigns—buying rate 8.54 India Ceil Bills
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  • 65 6 Out at the front, "somewhere in France," two regiments were returning to the trenches when they chanced to meet. At once there was the usual exchange of wit. When's this bloomin' war goin' to finish asked one Devonshire lad. Dunno," replied one of the South-shires. We've planted some daffodils in
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    • 326 6 EMPIRE Another Grand Change of Programme To-night and the Next Two Nights Only. IN THE SECOND SHOW 9.30 P.M. ADVENTURES OF KATHLYN 6 In Six Massive Reels. 6 Episode 4. fOYAL SLAVE 5. A COLONEL IN CHAINS 6. THREE BAGS OF GOLD. GAUMONT GRAPJIC. MiRATHOM RACE and I GENTLEMAN OF
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    • 270 6 PALLADIUM Singapore's Premier Theatre Orchard Road Singapore's Premier Theatre Pictures that make you Come Again I If you have time, don't lose any of it, but go to the PALLADIUM— Th most Comfortable Theatre in Singapore and see THE Greatest of All- 6 Comedy Programmes ever seen at any Theatre
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  • 380 7 The Scamps. At The Victoria Theatre- Of late thert; has been quite a glut of good thinin the way of amusement in Singapore, but that the surfeit has not drawn the well of patronage dry was proved on Saturday, when Mr. Wolseley Charles' party known as The Scamps opened
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  • 213 7 Note —This is the last chance you will have of seeing Hobart Bostv orth in the great Western drama Colorado at the Harima. The outstanding features in this evening's programme at the Casino are the Madman's Secret and Kid Keagan's Hand, a strong sporting drama. Three new
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  • 4 7 Empire Cinema 'Phone 816
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  • 694 7 Second Court. (Before Mm. C. H. G. Clarke.) Blamed the Woman. Last Saturday, Kwek Keng Joo, an ex-det< ctive constable, was charged at the instance of Teo Fook Siew, with enticing away a married woman from her husband. On being questioned, the accused pleaded guilty, saying "It was
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  • 89 7 Lawn Tennis. Singapore R C Tournament. Play in this tournament was continued on Saturday with the following results Doubles Handicap. —J. r. Cock burn and C. Mania—ls beat A. E. Coelho and T. de Silva—4o 3—6 6—4; 6—4. A. Peralta and E. E. Ryan—J 30 beat C. F.
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  • 100 7 Adelphi Cop Tournament The first round of the second competition for the Adelphi $100 Challenge Cup*was brought to a conclusion on Saturday, when the following heats were decided A van Renesse (owes 95) beat J. B. Miles (scratch) by 8 points. F. G. Williams (owes 40) beat A. van
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  • 126 7 European War FundFor the Joint Benefit of The British Red Cross Society and The Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England. Amount previously acknowledged $5,674.93 List No. 46. Collected by Mr. A. Ei!y, Port Swettenham. Mr, H. Fraser, $10. A. G. Wilaon, 10. R. C.
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    • 76 7 j LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO., LTD. APCAR LINE. FOR PENANG, RANGOON AND CALCUTTA. The Company's Steamer FAZILKI 4,152 ton?, C. C. McNair Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on or about Thursday April 6. For rates of ireight and passage apply to ADAMSON GILFILLAN Co.
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    • 659 7 NOTICE. VICTORIA THEATRE WHEREAS one Inche Hussain bin T Twlgkt !I Chupit now deceased was in his life- M.uric* L Ration Pr~»»t. time in possession of the lands known 0 Ffmil1 !nJl?™ 91 \1 22 123 < 124 269 > WOLSELEY CHARLES' RENOWNED CO. and 270 ot Grant No. 47
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  • 1077 8 Recognition of his Thirty Years' Valuable Public Services. Tea-Party at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. At the Chinese Chamber of Commerce last Saturday afternoon a tea-party was given in honour of Mr. Tan Jaik Kirn, C.M.G., who has served the community so long and so
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    • 114 8 Irobinson Co. FRESHSHIPMENT OF Cadbury's Chocolates. KING GEORGE, SELECTED, TROPICAL, CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, in i-lb. and l ib. tins. Nut Milk Chocolates 25 Cf*. per pkt. Chocolate Biscuts $1 per 1-lb. box. ROBINSON Co. SHELL Motor Spirit SOLD BY All Garages and Retailers IN SINGAPORE. RETAIL) Qf| pfo Per Imperial PRICE
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    • 74 8 CH. MANILLE COGNAC. H Sole Importers: CaNbeck. Macgregor < Co. Wine Spirit Merchants. ADELPHI HOTEL Every Evening During Dinner OUR MANILA BAND WILL PLAY. I Y. M. TOY©. I I PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO 15 High Street. 2 (Corner of North Bridge Road.) S 3 Special low charges for attend-1 1 i;
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    • 52 8 J Sweetened Condensed Milk ner casa tnon I Sterilised Natural Milk to 52 Ideal Unsweetened Milk $10 t 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.
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  • 632 9 Tin is at cts. up. >Ir. R. P. Brash has been re-elect-.1 President of the Ipoh Club. L 0 nl Hardinge has been made a Knight of the Garter.—Reuter. The first sod of the Chefoo-Wei-hfljen Railway will be turned on May t Prince Kondoscheff aiS been appointed
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  • 753 9 Monarchy Abaodoocd: Republic Restored. Officii! Telegram. The following telegram, setting out the reasons for the abandonment of a new monarchy for China, as briefly reported in these columns ?k r£? ay last haa been received at the Chinese Consulate and forwarded for publication {Copy of Telejjram.) By
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  • 142 9 Germany's|Doom. London, Mar. 25, 7 p.m. Renter understands that the official view relative to the position of British and German credit is that whereas the depreciation of the pound sterling is comparatively trivial, the value of the mark has fallen between twenty-five and thirty per cent
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  • 45 9 London, Mar. 24, 10.55 p.m. Amsterdam: In the Reichstag Dr. Helfferich announced that the subscriptions to the last war loan were ten thousand six hundred million marks. London, Mar. 2d, 5.25 p.m. Copenhagen: The price of the mark has again fallen severely.
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  • 75 9 Reversal of Judgment Roth Accused Convicted. The Court of Appeal at Medan has reversed the decision of the lower court, which acquitted Captain Lubcke of the Hamburg American liner Preussen and 4th officer Volt* of using a wireless apparatus at Sabang and endangering Holland's neutrality. The Public
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  • 115 9 The Great Wae Page. The War on Shipping 9 The Western Front 10 In the East 10 In Mesopotamia 10 The Egyptian Campaign 10 East African Campaign 10 Small Wastes in a Big War 2 Gambling in Siam 2 Tin Smelting in America 3 Queensland Copra 3 Stocks
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  • 199 9 The War on Shipping. Channel Steamer Torpedoed. All Saved. REUTERS SPECIAL SERVICE. London, Mar. 24, 11.45 p.m. The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Cos' steamer Sussex was torpedoed this afternoon be. tween Dieppe and Folkestone. There were 350 passengers, mostly French, and a crew of fifty also
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  • 127 9 London, Mar. 26, 3.55 p.m. Twenty-five Americans were on board the Sussex, including several prominent men. Of these eight are missing and some are in hospital. Mr. Huxley, President of the United States Rubber Export Co., told a Renter's representative that after a momentary pandemonium it became apparent
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  • 83 9 London, Mar. 25, 1.50 p.m. The Dominion liner Englishman has been sunk. Up to the present sixty-eight survivors have been picked up. London, Mar. 24, 5 20 p.m. A Havre telegram states that the steamer Konig (Norwegian) has been torpedoed in the Channel without warning. The crew
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  • 46 9 London, Mar. 25, 1.20 a.m. Washington It is announced in the Senate that the Powers are replying separately. They have declined Mr. Lansing's suggestion to disarm merchantmen. It is understood Mr. Lansing is preparing a circular explaining the United States' attitude on the question.
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  • 84 9 London, Mar. 24, 6.50 p.m. The Dutch naval authories have ordered an enquiry into the sinking of the Palembang. It appears that the German submarine which torpedoed the Tnbantia has sent a wireless message saying the vessel struck a mine. London. Mar. 26, 3 p.m. The Hague: Confirmation
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  • 37 9 London, Mar. 25, 1.30 p.m. A further long list has been issued of imports prohibited except by licence. They are mostly heavy and cumbersome goods; also various cotton and woollen manufactares, cutlery, soap and toys,
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  • 39 9 London, Mar. 25, 3.30 p.m. Shanghai Owing to the comic mdeering of all boat* for the transport of troops, cargo, piecegoods and yarn to the value of four million taels cannot be forwarded to Szechuen.
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  • 136 9 A North Sea Affair. London, Mar. 25, 3.20 p.m. The Admiralty announces an engagement, on February 29, in the North Sea, between the armed German raider Greif, disguised as a Norwegian merchantman, and the British merchant cruiser A Icantara, which resulted in the loss of both vessels,
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  • 164 9 London, Mar. 26, 5.25 p.m. The Greif, like the Moewe, had two seven-inch guns, six four-inch guns and three torpedo tubes. She was really a light cruiser. When the Alcantara hailed her the two ships were three hundred yards apart. When the British Captain megaphoned, enquiring for
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  • 43 9 London, Mar. 24,12.45 p.m. Amsterdam The Dutch Sailors Union has overwhelmingly decided not to sail in view of the German submarine menace. London, Mar. 20, 5.25 p.m. The British steamer Fenay Bridge has been sunk. Her crew has been landed.
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  • 44 9 London, Mar. 26, 5.25 p.m, Amsterdam It is officially stated that the Government, on behalf of Dutch merchantmen, has placed a vessel equipped with a wireless installation near the Noordhinder lightship and provides convoys, tugs and mine-sweepers to British waters.
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  • 39 9 Paris Signor Salandra, the Italian Prime Minister, and Baron Sonnino the Foreign Minister, arrived during the evening. M. Briand, the French premier, met them at the station. The crowd wss tremendous to welcome them.
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  • 75 10 Still Hammering at Verdun. London. Mar. 24, 2.600 m. Paris A semi official ijwWeage states that the enemy's intense artillery preparation on the whore fr?>ut at Verdun indicates that more furious assaults than ever are imminent; but, owing to the reduction of the enemy's effectives, the renewed
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  • 113 10 London, Mar. 25, 1.20 a.m. Paris The communique states that in the Argonne the Germans gained a momentary footing in the French first line at Gauguois, but were ejected by a counter-attack in which the French captured thirty prisoners. Our artillery activity continued intense against the enemy
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  • 46 10 London, Mar. 25, 4.20 p.m Paris: The night was calm in the Verdun region. There was an artillery duel in the Woevre. The communique adds that the coup de main in the Argonne enabled us to seize some prisoners and inflict some losses.
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  • 64 10 London, Mar. 24, 4 p.m. Patjs A most significant feature is that west of thi'Metise the was calm, while eastJplt.the Meuse there was only an bombardment at Donaumont and Damloup. This is the most tranquil period since the battle of Verdun started thirty-three days ago. There were
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  • 40 10 London, Mar. 25, 12.10 a.m. Communique: The enemy exploded mines last night and to-day, near Cuinchy, and just north of La Bassee Canal, but no damage was done. We bombarded tbe enemy trenches south of the Commines Canal.
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  • 39 10 London, Mar. 24, 12.45 p.m. Amsterdam An aerodrome and six aeroplanes near Ostend were destroyed in the recent Allied air raid. A torpedo boat has been towed into Zeebrugge with six killed and thirty wounded aboard.
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  • 160 10 London, ,Mar. 24, 2.30 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig, in his latest communique, records, for the first time, fighting in the new sector recently taken over by the British from the French and extending from Souchez to the north of Arras, facing the German stronghold of Vimy ridge.
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  • 96 10 London, Mar. 26, 4.25 p.m. Paris: The communique states that west of the Meuse there was a most violent bombardment during the night at Malancourt and Hill but there was no infantry at- tack. To the east of the Mense it was calm. Some artillery activity prevailed
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  • 142 10 London, Mar, 26, 4.25 p.m, Lord Sorthcliffe, interviewed on his return from France, said that the battle of Verdun will continue much longer, because the Germans after their unprecedented preparations would not dare to cease their attacks. Their failure to capture Verdun would be the greatest defeat in
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  • 108 10 London, Mar. 26, 9.55 p.m. Official Yesterday morning British seaplanes attacked the German airship sheds at Schlesv$tijfc Holstein on the island of Syff They were convoyed close to the German coast by an escort of light cruisers and destroyers under Commander R.Y. Tyrwhitt. Three seaplanes are missing.
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  • 63 10 London, Mar. 26 y 3.15 p.m. Athens: The Germans have started the offensive in the Doiran region. The French are succeessfully resisting the attack. The Greek Government is doing its utmost to hasten the evacuation j of the civilians in the fighting zone, especially at Ghengheli, which
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  • 25 10 Londen, Mar. 24, 12.45 p.m. Athens: Owing to financial difficulties the Government has allowed demobilisation to the extent (♦f thirty per cent.
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  • 300 10 General Smuts' Progress. London, Mar. 24, 10,25 p.m. Official: General Smuts on March 21 ousted the Germans from a strong position on the Ruwu river to which they had retired after their previous defeats, inflicting heavy losses and capturing a 4.1 inch gun belonging to the Koenigsberg.
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  • 62 10 London, Mar. 25, 1.30 p.m. Melbourne: Senator the Hon.G.F. Pearce, Minister for Defence, states that 209,500 troops will have been sent abroad by June. An additional sixty-thousand are training, and he did not doubt that not only would they be able to find reinforcements to keep the units
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  • 49 10 London, Mar. 24, 6.50 p. m. An article in the Indiaman calls attention to the need for a central authority and definite policy to regulate emigration from India. The Westminster Gazette suggests the Colonies be asked to co-operate with the Indian Government in finding such a policy.
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  • 57 10 Change of Command. London, Mar. 24, 9.50 p.m. In view of the satistactory military position in Egypt resulting from the Turkish failure on the Western frontier the reorganization of the forces in Fgypt has been effected. General Sir Archibald Murray has assumed sole command in Egypt. General Sir
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  • 122 10 London, Mar. 24, 12.45 p.m. Official The rescue of Senussi prieoners was effected on March J 7, and was entirely apart from the engagement of March 14. Nine armoured cars, twenty- six others and ten motor ambulances left Solium at three in the morning for Sirhakim, seventy miles
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  • 130 10 (By Courtesy of the French Consul- General-) Paris, March 24, 6.30 p.m. The French 3 per cent bonds are at francs 63.25 and the 5 per cent at 81.25. Yesterday, on the two banks of the Meuse, there was bombardment without; infantry aoti m. To day, we
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  • 83 10 London, Mar. 24, 2.30 p.m. A Bill proposing to transfer the management of the Imperial Institute from the Board of Trade to the Colonial Office provides for an Executive Council to consist of twenty4ve members, two each from the Board of Trade and India Office, one each
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  • 134 10 Two Months' Fight for a Bridge. London, Mar. 24, 5.20 p. m An interesting description of a fight forth* Michalsze bridgeh'b on the Dniester, captured by tl Russians a week ago, is given in Budapest despatch, which savs that the fighting was incessant there 17 two months.
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  • 70 10 LondoD, Mar. 24,11.45 p.m. Petrograd, communique W e r <>- pulsed strong attacks in the Jacol,. stadt sector. Our offensive north, west of Lake Vargunek is developing. In the Dvinsk region our troop* are advancing after repulsing several counter-attacks. There was desperate fighting, partly with the bayonet,
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  • 64 10 London, Mar. 25, 1.30 a.m. We ousted the enemy from the woods in the Biisnik region south of Lake Narotch, which were strongly organised and thickly enveloped with barbed wire. We captured 1,273 Germans, eighteen maxim?, thirty-nine mortars, and mnch There was fighting in the Lake Narotch region
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  • 74 10 London, Mar. 24, 9.25 p.m. Petrograd The main fighting front is sixty miles from the Drii viaty lakes to Narotch. A number of Caucasian regiments are participating. Experts say that the initiative is clearly in the Russian hands. London, Mar. 25, 3 30 p.m. Paris The Russians
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  • 83 10 London, Mar. 26, 1.10 a.m. Petrograd A communique states that we developed success southeast of Augustinhof sector at Jacobstadt, capturing, after a desperate action, a fortified region in the village of Lepuku. Furious German attacks and counter-attacks were repulsed and our advance continued in the Dvinsk region. We
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  • 63 10 Situation Unchanged. London, Mar. 25, 5.40 p.m. The forces operating on the bank of the Tigris surprised arni seized a small Turkish post at Falahiyeh on the night of March la. Our casua ties were four. General Townshend reports that enemy airciaft and artillery bombarded Kut at intervals
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  • 48 10 London, Mai. Z'6. 9.25 p.m. The death is announced of Scarsdale. London, Mar. 25 3.30 p.m. Earl Curzon of Kedleston ««f present at Lord Scaredale's funeral at Kedleston to day. He has dedded to retain tho present title an<i not use thai oi Lord Scarsdale Renter. Reuter.
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    • 52 10 f'DRAGON" CEMENT. I Contracts have been Renewed for the supplies of Cement during I 1916 to the Municipality of Singapore and to the Government U of Johore also to the Federated Malay States Railways. I Beware of Imitations. I I I Insist on getting the Haiphong "Dragon" Brand. I IDUPIRE
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  • 137 11 (Exclusive to the Malaya Tribune). Messrs Latham and Co., the Arcade, advise the following quotations for to-day:— Alor Gajah $3.50 $3.60 AyerKunings 1.30 1.40 Ayer Molek 2.40 250 AyerPanas 9.50 975 Balgownie 4.25 4^o Bukit Jelotong 0.67£ 0.75* Bukit Katii 0.85 0.92" ChangkatSerdg.... 10.50 10.75 Glenealy 1.65
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    • 107 11 Sanitas! Is E Disinfectant j j "Pine-Tree" f Brand. I I tWtsl 5 8 This disinfectant freely emul= sifies with water, producing a 3 milk-white, strong disinfectant 3 and deodoriser. 3 j SANITAS I !is known throughout the world 3 AS a 3 RELIABLE l disinfectant. The name always car=
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    • 368 11 THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life Assurance Co., Limited. Etabushed 1874. Incorporated in India. Life Assurance at Minimum Cost. ASSETS exceed $28.QQ0 COD—ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Profits to Policy-holders it last Valuation $1,116,673. LOWEST Apply for Prospectus and full Information to LIBERAL BATK Singapore Branch Office CONDITIONS J. R. MACPHERSON, Secretary for S.S.
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  • 368 12 Notes and Comments from all Parts of THE EMPIRE. PUNJAB. Moslem University Scheme. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the New Punjab Muslim League held at Lahore on Feb 24 Nawab Haji Fateh Ali Khan, C 1.E., President, Anjuman-i-Islamia, Lahore, and former President of the Old
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  • 315 12 Alleged Anarchist Raids. It is; reported that the raid on March 4 was extended bejond Calcutta and several arrests were made in mofussil towns. In Calcutta one of the students said to have been concerned in the assault on Professor Oaten was arrested and it is thought probable he
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  • 261 12 Death of a Great Mill Owner. The Honourable Sardar Sir Chinubhai Madhavalal (Baronet), c.I.e., merchant, milt owner and a highly respected citizen of Ahmedabad, died on March 2 at his residence in Ahmedabad, of heart failure. He was a grandson of the late Rao Bahadur Ranchorlal Chotalal, g.i.b., founder
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  • 291 12 The Hon. Mr. Cardew's Tour. Tbe Hon. Mr. Cardew arrived at Tuticorin on March 1 from Talaparai. At Talaparai a deputatiou of the cattle dealers of Tuticorin waited upon him and complained of the great hardship and suffering experienced by cattle owing to the transfer of the cattle depot
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  • 403 12 Lecture on Tuberculosis Dr. A. Lankestcr, H. d., who is at Rangoon on an enquiry into the prevalence, spread, cause and possible preventives of tuberculosis, gave an interesting lecture this evening at the Rangoon College under the presidency of the Lieutenant-Governor and in the presence of a large and
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  • 325 12 Patna Fires. Patna fires at the Sanitarium have been occurring rather frequently. It was only recently the patna adjoining the military convalescent depot took tire, as a result of sparks from the railway engine. A week previously the half of the Moon Plains below the road was completely burnt,
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  • 587 12 Special Reduced Fares for Vj sitoK from Malaya, the Netherlands indie? Burma, Australia, and India Arrangements Completed For A Great Show. From the local branch of th Mitsui Bussan Kaisha w e hat received large, handsomely g0 J u and artistically coloured" p oster l drawing attention to
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    • 38 12 I SHIP BRAND I I SUGAR CORN I ft OMTAIXAHLK AT ALL PRINCIPAL RETAIL 5 IZip 1 •4 V* rsrr? °\y stores S SOLK IMPORTERS: I L CSlfD® JJ- havers Sons, Ltd. I r ...itfTTfrF (Incorporated in England}
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  • 1071 13 (By Reginald L. Foster of the M New York World.") When the war began on August Ist official figures were at hand as to the number of German submarines. They totalled just forty-jive—twenty-seven submarines built and commissioned, and eighteen building. To turn out a submarine
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    • 347 13 1 0 Jk "*b* ST NIGHT OF THIS EXCELLENT PROGRAMME J It4«t Alhambra Theatre „L\ Y. THE HOUSE OF QUALITY beach road. lU-NIUH I I H The* Leading The "2P F ATTRACTIONS. C 5 t MANAGER, Leading Theatre in Singapore. JJ S I T 4MAI "PATHE Present M. H. KENYON-SLADS.
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    • 20 13 MALAYA TRIBUNE SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Pei annum $14.00 Half-yearly 7.25 Per quarter 3.65 Per mensem 1.25 Postage Extra. Telephone ]No. 985.
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  • 1406 14 On the Western Front How gigantic is the scheme of field fortifications which has made the Anglo-French lines in the West absolutely secure is shown in the dispatch from the British press representative with the French armies given below. It is estimated that along the 500
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  • 171 14 The long spell of wet weatl now having evil fleet on a of people, and the tortures aTS matism are disabling many v- D of this malady have every* rl?' 1 t«ar the first dull aches in 2? i and joints, followed by s larr through the
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    • 352 14 ALL-STEEL Office Cupboards Fitted with 5 Steel Shelves: Fire-proof and Germ-proof. STOCK SIZES 60 in. x 30 in. x 18 in. $48 60 in. x 36 in. x 18 in. 58 72 in. x 30 in. x 18 in. 88 72 in. x 36 in. x 18 in. 08 72
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    • 19 14 MINERAL WATER (NuHobiki Tansan) BOILED SALMON (Net Weight 10 01.) SUGAHARA Co. 332 334 North Bridge Road. 'phone 1333
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    • 304 14 K.TSUTADA Japanese Dentist 74 «741 BRAS BASAH tOAD. Extraction Painless. Charges Moderate. WORK GUARANTEED. Consultation ift either English or Mill] Telephone No. 1245 18-12 v The Malaya Tribune. Can be had at the following dipots:— Singapore. Messrs. Koh Co., 90, Bras Bash Road. Messrs. The Hean Store, N. Hi2h Street.
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    • 510 15 TO BE LET TO L£L Two Story Compound house Vo 9 Lorong 14 off Gaylang Road, Moderate rent. Apply to No. 180 Serangoon Road. 7- 10 v TO LET. Elmside, 6 Upper Wilkie Road, oeautifully situated tennis lawn, stabling etc, and water laid on. Eatry Ist April 1916. Apply to
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    • 409 15 _JHmCEB NOTICE. Mr. M Helton, who has had 20 years experience in diseases of the friary tracts attends 2t 7 a~ reBide ace at 7-1 Oxley Rd. Attendance 8 to 11 a,m. and 4 to 5.30 p.m. 1 3 30-4 THE XUAIA SAWAH RUBBER CO LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits
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    • 577 15 WANTED WANTED To rent godown with frontage on ii n /SP oro River > area approximately 12,000 square ft. Apply to Box 216 c/o Malaya Tribune. 17-3 WANTED. An experienced conductor for a small rubber estate ten miles from town. State salary required. Apply to Box 217 c/o Malaya Tribune.
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    • 463 15 BANKS CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER. Pa jd up Capital in 60,000 Shares of £20 each £1,200,000 g €Berve fund £1,800,000 Keserve 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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    • 434 15 WSCffiHICE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO.- LTD. [Incorporated in New Zealand) FIVE Insurances effected on Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of tbe world at lowest ratet. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY Local Manager, Offices: 2, Finlayson Green. HEUNC ON INSURANCE CO.. LTD. (Incorporated
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    • 324 16 j GUAN KIAT Co., j I Head Offiee: 3T Phillip Street BRANCH STORES AT .'—Phillip Street No. 14 and Tank Road Nos. 14, 100 and 102 S I Telegraphic Address Telebkone Nos. 1174, 1178, 1233, j Codes Used I J t I GUANK/AT. I (Private 1450 1073.) f A.B.C. 5th
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    • 19 1 Straits Shipping Gazette. issued Daily.] Supplement to the Malaya Tribune Issued Daily.] NO. 72 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1916
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      • 429 1 P.*o.-bltish India AND Apcar Line (Companies Incobporaw) ik Bn<*law*.) 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 Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about Mail Lines. Homeward (for Europe). Outward (for
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      • 318 1 STOOMVMRT-MAATSCHAPPIJ (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND" THREE WEEKLY MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA AND AMSTERDAM, VIA SINGAPOBB, BELAWAN-DELI, SABANG, DURBAN, CAPETOWN, LAS PALMAS AND VICE VERSA Steamers are due to arrive om Ike undermentioned dates OUTWARD. Oranje Mar. J8 Voadel Apl. 18 Kon. der Nederl. May 9 Grotius May 30 HOMEWARD. Rembrandt Apl.
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      • 573 1 N.Y.K. NIPPON YUSEN KAISH.4 (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) (JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.) EUROPEAN LINE A service is maintained between Yokohama via ports ro Marseilles and London, under mail contract with the Imperial Japamese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this sense? have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted all
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    • 536 2 Europe. For London: Glenstrae loading Demodocns March 29 Novara March 31 Miyazaki Mam April 2 Nore April 4 Penang April 4 Teiresias April 8 Malta April 13 Kitano Miru April 13 Neleus May 5 Gleniffer May 20 For Genoa #4eniffer May 20 For Liverpool: Eumaeus April 3
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    • 267 2 Vessels In Port. British. STEAMER. BERTH. DATE Sri Patana Inner Rds 9-1 Recorder Outer Rds 23-1 Barque lone do 16-3 Ban Hong Leong do 17-3 Saint Patrick do do Sri Mnar Dock 18-3 Egremont Castle Outer Rds 22-3 Anjon Inner Rds 23-3 Ifontoro No. 2 Wharf do Glenstrae
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    • 916 2 Wireless Reports. Noon To-day. Vessel in communication at noon with the local Commercial Wireless Station Nil. The P. <k 0. liner Nore leaves on the 4th April for Europe. For Hongkong direct will sail on the 10th prox. the liner Salamis. The British India liner Fultala is fixed
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    • 77 2 mi mm I/ vi v The crew of the Japanese steamer Kenkon Maru reached Plymouth on Feb. 16. They were rescued in Mid-Atlantic from their vessel, which was bound to Baltimore. After being struck by a hurricane she sprung a leak, the pumps broke down, and she
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    • 36 2 Perak for Port Swettenham and Telok Anson. Pontianak for Selat Pandj^ng, Bengkalis and Bagan. Kaka for Malacca and Muar. Egremont Castle for Penang and Durban, Lotus ij>r Australasia, Egypt, Europe, Ac. Keelung for Manila.
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    • 402 2 Fine Royal Mail Liner L#« The Admiralty announces that engagement took place on fVi 5 in the North Sea between thr J' German raider Greif, tS as a Norwegian merhantman the British auxiliary cruiser \i f tara, which resulted in the log both vessels, the raider bv and
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    • 92 2 With flames destroying the cargo in her hold, the Not wegian freighter Sygna, which sailed for Vladivostok on Feb. 18 from New York with .'>.*• Hlf tons of railroad cars and fittings, turned back to port hen about 16 miles off Sandy Hook. She reached Quarantine
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    • 46 2 Offcial Confirmation, The Hague: The confirmation that the Rotterdam Lloyd liner Tuban* tia was torpedoed comes from the Ministry of Marine. Some piece* of metal were found in two of thr Tubantia's boats. They were examined and proved to be parts of a torpedo.
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      • 37 2 SINGAPORE SHIPCHAHDLERYCo SHIPCHANDLERS S PROYI c ;ORM CONTRACTORS, The Company's Lannel incoming ship-. Office :—l6 Battery Hoad. TAKE LIFT TO TOP'FLOOR Telephone No, 141. Or<iers promptly attended to froflJ January Ist, 1916. If. W. H. STEVENS, Manner.
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    • 522 3 Dutch Sailors Strike. That the members of the Dutch Sailors and Firemen's Union bave overwhelming 1 decided not to sail, in view of the Gerruan submarine policy, will cause an almost complete disruption of the shipping in the Netherlands. The Union, which includes not alone foreign «oing crews
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    • 88 3 Mar. 27 —High water :—2.37 a.m 8 ft. 5-52 p.m. 6 ft. Mar. 28.—High water a.m. 7 ft. 5 ins.; 7-38 p.m. 6 ft. 4 ins. Mar. 29.—High water :-5.M a m 7 ft. 3 ins. s 8-38 pm. 6 ft. ins. ou Mar. 30.—High water —7.28
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    • 92 3 beenXS^ ntl^!! UieB to Bhi PP in "«»«1« MM have d •mm* Flag. Tons. Damage (4a. Matl R stm 15 b y O n nfi re Five Packet Co. London V 6 n 6n SonJ C March 26 > KONING Norwegian (Torpedoed. Crew Liverpool.) •v. BritiBh
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    • 62 3 The Shackleton Expedition. London, Mar. 23, 9.25 p.m Renter says that Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance is daily expected at Buenos Aires. If Sir Ernest Shackleton is not on board it means that probably he has succeeded in crossing the Antarctic continent. Then the first news
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    • 66 3 London, Mar. 25, 4.10 a.m. Melbourne A wireless from the Aurora has been received stating her hull is severely strained. The ship was released from the ice on March 14 and drifted five-hundred miles. She is proceeding to Port Chalmers in New Zealand under a jury rudder,
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    • 73 3 London, Mar. 24, 6.35 p.m. Reuter is informed that a wireless despatch reports that Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Aurora broke adrift from her moorings in Ross Sea, leaving ashore Captain Mackintosh and nine members of the staff who thus stranded. Hence if Sir Ernest Shackleton crosses
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    • 40 3 London, Mar. 25, 4.30 a.m. A wireless received in London shows that a blizzard drove the Aurora from her moorings on May 6, 1915, and she drifted, locked in pack ice, till March 14, 1916.
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    • 234 3 London, Mar. 25, 12.50 p.m. Renter learns that the Aurora's mishap came as a complete surprise and was about the only contingency not foreseen. Her whereabouts and condition are still unknown, but already the question of approaching the Government in a view of a relief expedition is
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    • 165 3 New Service from Singapore- There should be quite relief in this direction by the vessels which have been placed on this run recently by Messrs. Boustead Co., the local agents for the liners Grena, Tokai Maru, Gishun Maru and Bangkoku Maru, which, as will be seen
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    • 161 3 The Imperial Merchant Service Guild received very pleasing news recently from the coast of China, to the effect that their representations to various Government Departments and those made in Parliament by their Parliamentary Committee have not been in vain. Members trading on the coast of China
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    • 110 3 The steamer Island, belonging to the United Steam Sbip Company, of Copenhagen, arrived recently at Reykjavik (Iceland), after having been seven days on tjie passage from Leith. When the steamer passed the Orkey Islands she went through a blizzard accompanied by fierce lightning, and all on board
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    • 41 3 Vessels Expected. Gregory Apcar (B.I) 28th March, from Singapore for Penang, Madras and Negapatam. Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd. Ajax (Holt) 30th March, from Europe for Singapore, China and Japan. Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd.
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    • 306 3 *Specially superscribed letters only. XA t all the sub-Post Offices up to 2 p.m. Ships in communication with the Commercial Wireless Station this morning:—Nil. Telegram.—The Mail despatched from Singapore to London, by French packet, on the 2tith ultimo, was delivered on the 23rd instant. Late letters, etc., intended or despatch
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    • 249 3 Ordinary Letters. In ease of mails closing between 8.30 a.m. 4 p.m. only, ordinary late fee letters will be accepted up to 30 minutes late on payment of a late fee of 25 cts. per letter. Such letters must e handed in at the Enquiry Counter, G.P.O.,
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      • 174 3 STEAMERS For Muntok Palembang For Freight and Passage, apply HOC < SENG Co., No. 28, Robinson Road. THE 10K0HAMAJ)0CK CO., LTD. Teh graphic Address.: "DOCK-YOKOHAMA." Codes used A.B.C. 4rh, sth Edition, Lieber'a, Scott'n, Al, and Watkin's DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT Telephone Nos. 376,506, 681, 2050. 3740. No. 1 DOCK No. 2
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      • 348 3 M. M. MESSACERIES MARITIMES. Mail Line. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON, MARSEILLES. Homeward. Outward. «1« 1916 Lotus Mar. 27 Porthos Apl. 11 Amarone Apl. 1 Cordillere- Apl. 26 Polynesien Apl. 7 Andre Lebon May. 9 Atnos Apl. 10 Atlantique May. Porthos May. 19 Amazone June. 6 Polynesien Jane. 20 For all
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      • 82 3 European Mails. Delivered in London. The following are the dates of departure from Singapore of the European Mails and their deliver in London. Mail. Left. Delivered. p. A O. Feb. 4 Mar. J B. I. Feb. 11 JJ M. M. Feb. 12 Mar. 10 >1 M. Feb. 12 Mar. 14
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      • 185 3 Mails Close. •Port Swettenham and A°« on 'Perak 2.30 pm kalis and Bagan Pontianak 2JO pm Malacca and M uar *Kaka 8 pm C3T Australasia, Mauritius, Egypt, Europe, etc. Lotus 3 pm* Penang* and Durban Egremont Castle 3JO p» Manila Keelnng 4 pm Thmttsw. Batavia, Samarang. Soura Ijaya, Port Darwin,
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      • 636 4 TOYO KISEN KAISHA THB NEW ROUTE VIA HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI. THE INLAND SEA, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO TO ALL POINTS IN THE UNITED STAT!*. CANADA, MEXICO AND EUROPE. Sailings from Hongkong. Steamer Displacement Speed Lear*- Hongkong, CHIYO MARU 22,000 Tons 21 knots Apl. 8 •PERSIA MARU 9,000 Tons
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      • 531 4 Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Japan) {Contrmiws to the Imperial Japanme Army and Navm and to Foreign Governments J Al, A.8.C., DOCKYARD It W Western Union Kobe 1 jltf Hgvi m Xl Scott's, Leber's, ana DOCK-Dairbm. Engineering. KOBE Shipbuilders, Engineers, Boiler and Locomotive Makers. All sizes and descriptions of
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      • 362 4 Ocean Steam Ship Company, Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Na* Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). i The Companies' steamers ar< patched from Liverpool outward* T' the Straits, China and Japan evert week and from Japan hone wards f or London, Amsterdam and Antw*ro every fortnight for Genoa, MnrtJ. les and
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