Malaya Tribune, 30 May 1916

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  • 31 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAIL1. AND SIIIPPING GAZETTE. v v v [EVENING DAILY. Vol 3.- Mo. 126. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1916 Price 5 Cents Cbe n?aiapa tribune. TUESDAY, MAT 30.
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    • 269 1 1 Another Big Programme again at iGAIETY picinre" palace I Junction of Albert and Bencoolen Streets In the First Show 9 Kalem's Series of Seasationai Railroad Pictures I The Hazards of Helen I Featuring Helen Holmes, the Girl Without Fear I The Flying Freight s Captive The Broken Train.'' I
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    • 141 1 ■■>«w«*m"m ***************1111 *****11 llrilllM Estate Supplies! Acetic <99&98 i) Acid I Veneer Chests I Momi Chests i xx I Latex Cups I etc. I j Xtfsiw ffiussan dtaisfa, Jbtd. 1 (INCOBPOIATED IN JAPAN H wmarnir —t n i winnim i tmi mun M ii-rjniM i.wmpi imm\ n \nmmm —i "~t
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  • 2892 2 By Sir Edwin Pears. Sir Edwin P«ars, who settled ia Constantinople as long back as 1873, where be practiced in th,e Consular Courts, and became president of the European Bar in lhas city iv 1881, and who has oonti inured much literature on tbe nabject of Turkey, writer
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    • 322 2 LA GIRALDA CIGARS. The Best i English |o o s $3js "J Retail X Wholesale I :^!i^^a JOHN LITTLE and Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England.) i— Lj? _j SOLE AGENTS. I DO YOU LOVE YOUR HAIR I Then Try A Phial of I MAKI OIL I I TO-DAY. I 1
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    • 194 2 ■«'Jf»MMM» M •JUST RECEIVED I Maps of China f!nT r k °^n eg 10 auno «™c tbat they have just received from China beautifu ]y executed large (6 ft. x 5| ft.) wall-m, handsomely bound folding maps of CHINA All cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and ports clearly shown m English
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    • 145 3 H. AHMAD Civil and Structural Engineer, Surveyor and Building Contractar. 125 Serangoon Road. Omau ill Market Stkbbt. PI ans and Estimates at Aomiaal charges. RANEEGUNGĔI Drainpipes AND Channels SOLE AGENTS: i INOO MALAY CO., SINGAPORE. j POWELL Co.'s j CALENDAR FOR MAY, 1916. Sun. 7i 14 21 I 28 j
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    • 765 3 "Incapables are always irritable." M jV- 1111 >- -ork forward are under sisofcio i V criminations, you sponsibilities" 1 too small for your reIrritability wastes time* nnA rtor. of o.h^; S&lSi maknS^'iSbW? 1 arc See ho* much smoother, faster and th, work goes when you KEEP YOTTP wpd t c
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  • 109 4 A severe shock of earthquake was experienced in Tokyo and neighbourhood about half past eight in the evening of April 28. The shock lasted for about 70 seconds, the vibrations continuing for 3 minutes l.~> eeconda. The seismograph of tho Imperial Tniversity recorded oscillations over a period
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  • 262 4 In the north-west of the Punjab, petroleum has recently been discovered, the locality being in the district across the Jhelam river. The Attock Oil Company, which obtained licences to prospect for mineral oil over square miles in the Attock is reported to have strack oil in
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  • 23 4 The operations against the Chinese bands in Upper Laos have been satisfactorily concluded, and Colonel Frignegnon has brought his troops back to Hanoi.
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  • 47 4 A number of Chinese women doctors have applied and secured police licences from the Central Police Station for medical practice in Peking. The applicants, being graduates of Medical Colleges, are not examined by the Police authorities as is done in the case of the ordinary old-fashioned doctors.
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    • 763 4 AUCTION SALES. THE TANJONG GEMOK ESTATES LIMITED. (IS LIQITDATION) AUCTION SALE By Order of the Commissioner of Lands and Mines To be held AT HIS OFFICES IN mm On Saturday, 24th June, at 3 p.m. All that piece of land situate at Johore and estimated to contain an area of
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    • 128 4 AUCTION SALES. Auction Safe of Valuable Freehold Lands situate in THE DISTRICT OF KALLANG, SINGAPORE To be held at Messrs Cheng Lee Co's Sale-room On Monday, sth Jane 1916 at 2 30 p.m. L All that piece of freehold land situate in the District of Kallang, Singapore, estimated to contain
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    • 635 4 AUCTION SALES. Ih The Matter of The Alien Enemies Winding Ud Ordinance 1914 y AND In The Matter of Behn Meyer Co. Ltd., an enemy Company within the meaning of the said Ordinance. Auction Sale Of Valuable Landed Properties Situate at Collyer Quay de Souza Street, Prince Street, Robertson Kanisah
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  • 724 5 Prices Qa«t«l i»th«M»rkrt tin l| efiii| M«8T! Lyall ud Evatt, Exchange and Share ferokert. usue the tollowing list of quotation* Rubier Shares. Allagur 2/- 2/H i. Anglo Java «qjc tS 1 Esses t% 2/- Batang Malaga 2/7* |3l 1 BatuCavt-s 2JoL *aw 1/. S&h** <B Z/- Bukit
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    • 79 5 Koh Co. i CASH C/learancei 9 9 Sflß H 1 i 9 9 COMMENCING 1 FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. Ii -3 Enormous Reductions I IN Eg 111 Departments. I g 9 1 4 GOLDEN OPPORTDNITY. i 9 9 9 I>on't lose* i*. 9 9 KOH Co. 9 8 3 84
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    • 597 5 TO-NIGHT 3 TO-NIGHT!! TO-NIGHT I ««CA SINO js& 13 PRESENTING In the Second Show 9-15 p.m. sharp Special Feature THE GOLDEN PATHWAY A drama nil of heart interest that will please oneand all. IN 2 PART 6 The Great K&lem Series. The Hazards oi Helen Bnitng Railroad Drama. Full of
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    • 319 5 5 JAPANESE MASSAGE. 1 Mrs. S. Nagashinia, newly arrived J 9 from Japan, certificated Masseuse, will be pleased to give massage i J treatment under medical super-5 1 vision. i X Address: 1 1 c/o TAKAH ASHIYA, I No. 208 Queen Street, Singapore. The Malaya Tribune. ~a*i be had at
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  • 653 6 Educational Progress. Extracts from the fifteenth annual report of the Director of Ed a cation in the Philippines, published in The Far Eastern Review (Shanghaijand Manila), show that American energy and enterprise are establishing an educational record unprecedented in the colonial history of any European nation. Placed beside
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  • 30 6 A fire which resulted in R78,000 damage occurred on May 14 at the Colaba Cotton Green, Bombay, in the godown of Messrs. Tata and Sons. About 500 bales were damaged.
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  • 247 6 Forty-four out of the 125 American oil-drillers at the Burma Oil Company's field at Yenangyaung who have stopped work have arrived in Rangoon. The men on being interviewed, stated that their action did not constitute a strike as they were not organised. They demanded higher salaries which
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  • 154 6 Work on the scheme has been continued though much curtailed in the way of ontput owing to retrenchment in expenditure. Dredging is going on the Galle Face side, as well as at points off Pettah and Fort Stations. One wall of the new canal from the lake
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  • 73 6 Singapore, May .to. On London— Bank 4 m/s. 2/4 19/32 Demand 2/4/ i Private 3 m/s. 2/4 13/16 On India— Bank T. T. 174} On Hongkong— Bank d/d S°/ On Shanghai— Bank d/d. lOn Java— j Bank T. T. 134 On Japan— Bank d/d. 11 Of Sovereigns—baying rate 8.54
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    • 419 6 PALLADIUM Singapore's Premier Theatre Orchard Road Singapore's Premier Theatw IF ITS THE BEST YOU'RE AFTER, STOP RIGHT HERE! V> Bead t *ny farther—St tbe Select ion we arc offering yon thi* evctdae A Tragedy in the Alps A Qrippuag story of th< algbetf dramatic lewder, containing some of the n;o~t
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    • 65 6 MRS. ML MASSABNI Maternity Nurse, has removed to No. 1 Dhoby Ghaut, top floor. 3-5 Mi 1 BUSINESS IN WAR TIME. a? it is our intention to continue > to advertise our various spe- J j cialities with unabated vigour, J and our appropriations ar* J c* already planned for
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    • 141 6 Singapore Volunteer Corps. Orders for the week ending Friday, Jane 2:— To-day. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.V.A. do S.Y.A. Officers -v N.C.Os. S.R.E. v. I do Drill HaH Maxim Go. do S.V.R., N.C.O's do Chinese Co. Bras Basah Rd. Malay Co. Drill Hall S.V.C. Cadets. To-morrow, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall
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  • 335 7 P c 1915 report to Government Krniiei, tne late Mr. F. B Maunf i jiritish Resident sayg oa the biect of robber that the year 1914 Hi seen the beginning of the exrt of rnbber from the State, with h from Malay and Chinese t near Brnnei and
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  • 110 7 total trade of Canada for the 6tti year ending at the end of May n all probability reach the refigui es of one and a half ilHon dollars. The figures for limn months ended in February were $1,300,000,000, and Mtirch figures ought to bring up the r
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  • 119 7 t hk Great War Page. The Western Front 9 %'lo-Russian Allianee 9 ,n the Balkans 9 lh King and His Navy 9 /J 1 East Africa 9 Jfc War on Shipping 9 r ench Consular News 10 £**ted Turkey ...2&3 Quakes in Japan 4 J**! and Shares 5
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  • 242 7 Nine men out of ten, pro'oably uinety-niue out of a hundred were they asked the author of the famous phrase M God is on the side of the big battalions would answer Napoleon," possibly because it is just the sort of thing that Napoleon used to say.
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  • 76 7 On April 30 Rls. 3,250,C00 worth of Russiau coins struck at the Osaka Mint were transported in twent} waggons to Umeda station, whence they were sent to Kanegasaki, Echizen, under escort of eight Japanese and Russian officials, to be loaded on board a Russian Volunteer Fleet
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  • 93 7 The manifesto received by Great Britain from 500 prominent Americans conveying sympathy with the Allies, states The conscience of the American people cries out in protest against the Austro-German outrages upon civilisation, their methods of warfare, the breaking of international laws, and the moral laws of humanity. The final decision
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  • 47 7 Captain W. M. Sime, Commanding Oiiicer of the M.V.R., sailed for Home on the Hirano Maru, when there was present a guard of honour of officers, non-coms, and men, in token of the corps' esteem for their popnlar 0.0. Second Lieut. K. C. Butler assumes temporary command*
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  • 228 7 (Singapore, May 30.) This- s92f 100 tons sold. Conra.—Weak. Tapioca, —Weak. Sago Flour.—Weak. Gambier. Pepper- —Weak. Other Products.—Market St eady Latest Local Market Quotationv Nutmegs 110 S. per picul $35 00 Nutmegs 80S. 45.00 Copra Bali 9 60 Copra Gorong Talo 9.70 Copra Dongalo 9.70 Copra Kayong 9*oo
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  • 126 7 According to Japan* <c papers the Russian Government has intimated to the Japane c bankers its desire to raise, if possible, a further loan in Japan, and the bankers have been conferring on the subject. The Japanese bankers, vernacular newspapers report, appear to entertain doubts as to
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  • 90 7 It is stated in Petrograd that Japanese merchants are greatly interesting themselves in Russian flax and that they are taking steps to send large quantities thereof to Japan At the moment, sa\s the Japan. Chronicle, the conditions are ver; favourable for such a movement, as the flax
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  • 69 7 One of the minor terrors of war is the addition of new words to the language. Thus the Boer War gave us *'maffick," 44 trek and "commandeer." The present war has already given us "armleteer," "slack ci." M ttrafa" bosche N and 4 Zepp," and, as an earnest of feature
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    • 344 7 Latest Advertisements. 9 nun mmßmmimmmm For Japanese Curio's General Goods I GO TO jj MARUNI Co. I No. 10, High Street, Singapore. i WHOLESALE RETAIL IMPORTERS. LARGE STOCKS ALWAYS <W HAND, f > AfV"A ggggggPgj mum iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmiimiiiiiiiimtmmg RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE Just Arrived "New Comet" Motor Cycles. FOR SALE. 2h. p.
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    • 140 7 SANDYCROFT RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraord nary General Meeting of the Mtmbers of The Sandycroft Rubber Company, Limited, will be held at the Offices of the Company, hartered Bank Chambers, on Tuesday, the 13 th June, 1916, at 12 o'clock noon. AND NOriCE IS ALSO
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 142 7 FIXTURES. To-day. Emulation Lodge, 8.30 p.m. High Water—9-56 a .m. 8 ft. 2 ms 9-15 p.m., 8 ft.; 8 ins. To-morrow. Municipal Commission, 2.30 r> m 8.M.S. Guild, 8.30 p.m. High Water—10-39 a.m. 8 ft ina.; 9-49 p.m. 9 ft. 1 in. Thursday, June 1st. New Moon. Ascension Day—Holy Thursday
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  • 852 8 Few people nowadays remember that Sir Stamford Raffles was led to seek for an entrepot in the Straits of Malacca, in his anxiety after the Peace of Amiens in 1802 to keep a British door in the most —in fact the only—practical trade route from the
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  • 247 8 Germany's declaration of war on Portugal brings our oldest Ally actively into the war at a very opportune moment, and is likely to shorten the campaign in German East Africa, as now with Portugal's helj. the encircling of Germany's last colony will complete and escape for the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 169 8 I Robinson Co. j J NEW. SHIPMENT OF j "BBB" PIPES. I Other Qualities I No. 6018 B. Best Briar Pipe with Vulcanite mouth- J J piece and Silver mount as illustration 1 I Price $2-45 each. I I Robinson's Special Briars, London Make I I BENT SHAPE usA/W I
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    • 181 8 I ASK FOR CHOP iSarang Burong I i. c. BIRDS' NEST I BRANDY I Caldbeck Macgrejgor 1 and Co. ADELPHII HOTEL GREAT CHARITY I Masquerade Ball In aid of the fond for Blinded! Soldiers and Sailors and Fancy I Fair in the Gardens and Lawn I of the I ADELPHI.
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    • 19 8 MILKMAID j Sweetened Condensed Milk per case $14 90 Sterilised Natural Milk g'gg J Ideal Unsweetened Milk n $10.50
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  • 618 9 fin fa steady at |92|-42) cents U. c Serdang Tobacco Co., Ltd., 0 dividend this year. t rubber is quoted in London while Sheet is done at 2/Sik pfcet easier. r nf P. an 1 0. s.s. Mongolia at Snez on Sunday night 28th instant. Royal Johore
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  • 31 9 Yuan Dangerously III, Reuter. London, May 29, 12.45 p.m. A telegram fromTokio states that 'tis reported that Yuan shi-Kai i* in the gravest danger. It i 8 huh
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  • 35 9 London, May 29, 12.45 p.m. A Message from Tokio states that Count Okum* has intimated his intention' shortly to resign the Premiership. He will probably be succeeded by Admiral H. Kato
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  • 35 9 Reuter. London, May 29, 2.10 p.m. The Canard and Ellerman Companies have purchased the goodwill of the business of Messrs. Herbert Watson, of Manchester, and will maintain a joint Mediterranean service.— Beutvr*
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  • 38 9 Reuter. London, May 29, 2.10 p.m. The Suez Canal report states that the receipts for 1915 deceased by £1,075,725 as compared with 1914. Tne total net tonnage through the canal decreased by 4,143,340 tons. Reuter,
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  • 63 9 Last Sunday evening the Rev. R D. McKaw, 8.D., preached a moving sermon, dealing with the sad plight of the Armenians. The collection amounted to $352. Archdeacon Swindell wishes it to be known that he is keeping the Fund open until the end of the week and
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  • 36 9 A Special Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held in the Municipal Board Room tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2.30 p.m. Business. To consider proposed amendment of Conservancy By-laws dealing with removal of offensive matter.
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  • 122 9 Thursday, June 22, is appointed for the Annual Festival and Day of Intercession for Girls' Friendly Societies all over the world. As this date is not possible in Singapore owing to the number of teachers amongst the members, it has been decided to keep the following Saturday,
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  • 176 9 There passed to his rest a very old servant of the Mission on May 20 in Mr. Kiong Choon, the old Hokien Catechist, says the Cathedral Monthly. He had earned the love and respect of a large congregation during nearly 30 years' work as a Catechist. Until
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  • 15 9 The Telegraph Company operatin between Holland and Germany pays a dividend of 6 per cent.
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  • 42 9 (Tribune Special.) Swimming Club. Penang, May 29. A meeting was held at the Swimming Clab yesterday, Mr. Simpson being elected President and Mr. rhrelfall, Vice President. The Committee now consists of Messrs. Adams, Briggs. Yell, Stone, Burgess and Captain Hall.
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  • 182 9 A correspondent writes Mr. M. C. Chidambaram Pillay, patron of the Vivekananda Sanmarka Sangam, and others have sent messages of condolence to the family ot Mr. G. Subramania Iyer of Madras who passed away recently and who was the Editor of the United India"
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  • 134 9 Arrangement have been completed, we understand, for a powerful syndicate to acquire 44 The Hot Springs v of Singapore and to build a suitable hydropathic establishment in Sembawang, as well as to bottle the hot spring water under proper safeguards and scientific direction. All those who
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  • 203 9 The following properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs Ching Keng Lee and Co's sale-room yesterday afternoon Rubber Plantation situate at Pulau Tekong, area 112 acres and nine poles together with all tools and implements, bought by Messrs Lee Keng Yew and Yeo Choon Seng for
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  • 24 9 Mr. B. Allison and Miss Harley of the Bandman Opera Company were quietly married at the U. S. A. Consulate, Shanghai, on May 17.
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  • 258 9 Anglo-Russian Alliance. The Dawn of a New Day. REUTER'S SPECIAL SERVICE. London, May 29,12.45 p.m. The Times correspondent at Petrograd states that M. Sazonoff in an important statement said he had read with deepest gratitude and appreciation the King's address to the members of the Dnma and Mr.
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  • 150 9 The Bulgarian Invasion. Indignation in Salonika. London, May 29, 11.45 a.m. A telegram from Athens states that the Bulgarians have also occupied Dragotina and Spatovo and are reported to be marching towards Kavalla. Athens: The Government explains the occupation of Rape] as in consideration of concessions to
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  • 69 9 Good Progress. London, May 29, 12.45 p.m. Brigadier General Northey reports on May 25 that his troops had advanced twenty miles into German territory on the whole of Lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika. The enemy was retiring towards Newlangebnrg. General Smuts reports the column as having occupied the
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  • 373 9 infantry Resting. London, 31 ay 29, 1.55 a.m. Paris The communique state* that the French artillery blew up an ammunition depot in the Ville sur Tourbe region. Thert? was j? violent bombardment of the entin Morthomme and west of Thiaumont front, bat no infantry action on the
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  • 31 9 London, May 29, 1.45 p.m. The Italian steamers Hercule* (2,704 tons) and Moravia (3,500 tons) have been sunk. Also the Italian sailing ship Rita. M. (251 tons).
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  • 29 9 London, May 29,12.45 p.m. His Majesty the King is visiting Portsmouth and other naval anci military centres and is returning to London on Wednesday.
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  • 31 9 London, May 29, 12.45 p.m. Mr. Lloyd George continued hit negotiations with the Irish leaden during tho week-end and hopes tc go to Ireland for the Whitsuntide reoew*.
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  • 230 10 (By courtesy of the French Consulate.) Paris, May 28, G. 15 p.m. Yesterday, we drove back an attack in Champagne. We stormed dements of trenches at Morthommo •apturing 50 prisoners. We progressed on the northwest of the farm if Thiaumont. To-day, in Argonne we occupied the southern
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  • 26 10 London, May 29, 1.45 p.m. A fire at Vladivostock has destroyed large quantities of cotton recently received and also some rubber.
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  • 44 10 London, May 29, 12.45 p.m. Mr. H. J. Tennant M.P. s son, Henry, who is in the Royal Flying Corps was severely injured in a flying -accident in Kent yesterday morning. The pilot, Captain Grime Jones was killed.
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  • 33 10 London, May 29, 12.45 p.m. General Townshend interviewed 4>y a Constantinople paper, says he rs deeply impressed at the chivalry of Hai-il-Pasha. "All our wants *re attended to beyond expectation.''
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  • 46 10 London, May 29. 1.45 p.m. The bicentenary of the Royal Artillery was celebrated by a commemoration service in the garrison < hurch at Woolwich yesterday, General Sir Douglas Haig in a special order pays a tribute to the H.A.s discipline and devotion to 4aty.
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  • 65 10 London, May 29, 12.45 p.m. This week business in the House o£ Commons will include the discussion of the Consolidated Fund Bill. A keen debate is awaited on Lord Kitchener's salary. Mr. Winston Churchill, the Rt. Hon. Ellis J. Griffith and Sir A. B. Markham, it
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  • 59 10 The marriage of Mr. W. Gottsche, ♦f the Meklong Railway Co., to •Miss Emma Gottsche took place on May 22 at Bangkok. The civil ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride's father Mr T. A. Gottsche, Manager of the Paknarm Railway Co, by Mr. Erik ..eth, acting Danish
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  • 41 10 The Government of India decided to raise the upset price of opium sold at the Calcutta sales ?2"L the P****" l minimum of R B I £oo per chest to Rs. 2,5tK) with effect from July 1 next until further orders.
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  • 166 10 Austrian Reports. Austro-ltalian Straggles. The Nene Freie Presae a leading Vienna journal, says that the Italian lines of defence from Borgo to the river Brenta are threatened. All the roa'tg and passes which converge on Arsiere are in the hands of the Anstrians. An Austrian communique says
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  • 121 10 In an interview with a correspondent of the New York Times Herr yon Bethmann-Hollweg reminded the interviewer that already on two oocasions he has freely declared that Germany is willing to discuss peace on a basis, which will guarantee against a new attack on Germany by
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  • 64 10 A wire from Berlin states: General Liman yon Sanders is collecting a large Turkish army with an abundance of supplies, munitions and guns. Another Turkish army is being formed at Angora. These forc?s are intended for Asiatic Turkey. The campaign against Egypt has, for the present, been abandoned.
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  • 36 10 The Hague confirms that the majority of the German troops from the Greek and Serbian frontiers are being transported in a northern direction. Austrian troops are also leaving Albania in the same direction.
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  • 35 10 A Cerman communique says that British troops attacked the new German positions to the south-west of Givenchy. They also attacked Hulluch, Blainville and the south of Nouvrou. These attacks were, however, repulsed.
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  • 78 10 The Dutch Government has asked for increased credits from two million to five million guilders for the year 1916 to cover the cost of maintenance of refugees at present Mr. Posthuma, the Dutch Minister of Agriculture submitted supplementary estimates to the House amounting to 2', million guilders, as
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  • 19 10 Both flhe First and Second Chambers have passed a law imposing a temporary duty on sugar.
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  • 94 10 Germany will again ask the Reichstag for a credit of 10 milliards of marks. A Turkish communique admits that the British forces had a success on the Tigris. Rumania is announcing the issue of loan bonds to the total of 300 million francs. The reasons for tht
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  • 114 10 Attracted by cries emanating from two carrier-baskets, slung from either end of a bamboo polo and carried by a Chinese woman, Police Constable Cave, who was on duty at the Kowloon Railway Station on May 14th stopped the woman, and found that the baskets contained five infant girls.
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  • 25 10 The body of the alleged murderer of Syed, the old Sungkai Forest Ranger, has been found in the jungle. Death was presumably due to starvation.
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  • 30 10 M. Emile Faure, Socialist Deputy for the Department of Indre-et Loire, recently was victimized by a pickpocket at Marseilles, who stole his pocket-book containing notes to the value of 120,000fr.
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  • 32 10 The Prussian Government has requisitioned all the stock of sugar existing in the kingdom. Various places have been named where the inhabitants will be able to obtain the quantities allotted to them.
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  • 151 10 General de Greve, Commander-in-Chief. Major General W. A. de Greve has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of tbe Netherlands Indian Army in succession to General Michielsen, who met with a fatal flying accident in Java. The newly appointed officer is 52 years of age and has been in
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  • 183 10 Embezzles Fls. 70,000. In the Sourabaya High Court, an Eurasian of the name of Simon, lately bookkeeper of the Blimbing Company was charged with embezzling fls. 73,959. Accused, who is about 51 years of age admitted numerous defalcations. He commenced the frauds in 1912 when he made an
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  • 93 10 Twice this month we have had trouble with the electric installation in the Cathedral, says the Cathedral Monthly. On one Sunday a flash of lightning struck the switchboard in the Vestry at the S. E. corner, and disorganised everything. Mr. G. F. Williams kindly came to the rescue and fixed
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  • 46 10 Malay F. A. Cop Final. Th0^ al t,e 0f ,hfi Sye<l Omar Alsagoff Cap will be played on th, Beach Road eronnd on Satordanext, kick off at 4.45 p. B jj V the Governor and the Lady Evelvry Young are expected to be present"
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  • 256 10 Famous Australian Dead. Renter's Melbourne correspon dent sends news of the death of Mr T. Horan the famous old-time eric koter, at the age of 62. Horan a member of the pioneer team from £?Tw r 1878 taken 10 by D. W. Gregory, amongst other, in the combination being
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  • 125 10 Major Cecil Hutchison, one of the brilliant soldiers in that original little expeditionary force of ours, who was captured at Mons, seeing to have fallen on his feet. He is no longer in a German camp, bnt is teaching golf to a daughter of some member of the Prussian
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  • 160 10 New Amateur Record. Although he is 64 years of age Mr. Walter Winans, the most enthusiastic supporter of trotting in England, succeeded in bating the the amateur drivers' half-mil* record for a foar-wheeled carriage at Parsloes Pnrk, Barking, Essex. His pacing m Lire, The Elf, covered the half-mile in
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  • 27 10 Mr. R. B. Osborne will shortly untitled leaving Penang not for Bmnei, bnl tor Labuan. whose Acting Resident Mr. G. E. Cator, succeeds the late Mr. Maundrtll.
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  • 46 10 A Havas message says that M Ribot laid befqre the Chamber tb€ proposed provisional credits for the tl ird quarter of 1916. Thf3 tmount to seven milliards and mlllioiiß, It id proi*.t>tu to raiM again most of the direct taxes iv order to produce 900 millions.
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    • 44 10 The man who can Smooth Troubles over is con- I sidered a Public Benefactor. Can do this for you. Fit Square Tread (smooth) Tyres on Your Wheels and thus Insure Smooth Travelling and, owing to Absence of Tyre Troubles, Smooth Temper. Dupire Brothers, SINGAPORE.
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  • 142 11 {Exclusive to the Malaya Tribune). Messrs Latham and Co., the Arcade, advise the following quota tions for to-day Alor Gajah $2.25 S3 50 AyerKunings 1.25 135 AyerMolek 0.15 225 AyerPanas 75 9JQ Balgownie 4.00 4.10 Bukit Jelotong 0.574 062 1 Bukit Katil 0.80 O.V Changkat Serdg.... 5.25
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  • 78 11 Singapore (Tank-Road) Daily. Mail Daily leaves for the north at 7.7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Other trains leave for Johore at 9 a.m. 10.29 a.m. noon 1.30 p.m. 2.55 p.m. 4.40 p.m. Mail arrives from north at 8.16 a.m. and 7.14 p.m. Trains leave from Johore 7.9. 8.42,
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    • 151 11 -jjjjsmw*""* i lining I THE Pot Stills! I II i I OF I hi I" IE [Great Britain! I <• < > t» II Have Been < >' ■j I Taken Over by Government, iSi IK. I < < ■3 B If NEVERTHELESS I I > I I I Buchanan's
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    • 316 11 BOX MAKER MASL'i'ACT IR KUS AND DEALER* Ia Artificial Strawboard Ware, in all Lia«». boxes and Cases for packing M edical and Toi et GoodBt Cake 9 &nd §w Dresses, Bhoes, Books, Hats and Caps, Etc. opdeM executed with despatch. YANAGIZAWA Co., N 35 ir. r Singapore. J 14-6 To
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  • 7 12 «in «tot enelnree elt« OGylninno «-orrrzpynllenl,.)
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  • 562 12 ?o l«e Editor o/ tli« Trnld«ne. tiir. —'lbe Obinsse in singapore «lre anxious to Know in wbut ps>si> tion Vuan 3bi Kai now stands, lie bad resigned tbe otLce ol tbe president ok lIbina on December 1" last vear and bad declared bimselk rbe Emperor witbout tbu
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  • 95 12 A careful reader of the Mercantile Guardian has noted the entrance of the tirui of Stuzenegger and Co. into the import trade of Penang and is < therewith. He tells that journal R. Stuzenezger, of SchafTitHuaen, Switzerland, used to- bnj tor Schmidt, Kustermann and Co. of Ponang and Hamburg, and
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  • 413 12 Walter Runciman, Bart, M.P., contributes an article on "England's Economic Outlook after the War" to the naval architcets' number of the' 4 Shipping World." To Sir Walter one of the most imposing features of the mad folly of war is the fine courage and self sacrifice of
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  • 32 12 During July an international conference will be held in London in accordance with America's proposal for the federation of British labour. At the same time peace and diplomatic questions will be discussed.
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  • 444 12 Manager, Captain Interpreter. Th© Seattle Times of a recent date is responsible for the following rather interesting story. W. R, Robinson, Puget Sound manager tor W. R. Grace and Co., and Captain Eduardi Novo, master of the Chilian barque Mario, then loading lumber at Port Ludlow, met
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  • 146 12 Strong guards were posted on all vulnerable points of New York's vast water supply system recently, as the result of the disclosures from the documents seized from Wolfe yon Igel, the former secretary of Captain yon Papen, which, it is stated, outlined plans for the blowing
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  • 28 12 The Ceylon Observer states that coolie immigration from South India has been temporarily suspended owing to the large number of cholera contacts at the coolie camp at Ragama.
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  • 242 12 Asthma got hold of me nnd ced mo mo very mu-;h that J h lose hope of my existence. am fond of theatres and outdoor tri L A few minutes exposure or attendin! even once a theatre «iU bure certain bring me Asthma. Oh to suffer tedious end
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    • 57 12 I ON YOUR LABOUR BILL /M E BY U6INQ 1 i j |ffl»»tmiimmtttmttrmnMm I SHIP BRAND 1 ItflßS" <fi| WINDHAM SUGAR CORN Si A,S A VEGETABLE THERE IS NOTHING I! Tl, y !t 5 y°« are sure to like it. |j |i OBTAINABU2 M CU A BETAHi j I SOLE
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    • 79 12 KIM ffiN Co., Id Kling Street, Singapore. 6-4 ;>-4-17 F"^P•■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■^ ECONOMY IN MR-TIME Wken fir, spent a great J*»al money in advertiser not alter its price ut losing muck or I fit oi* its aJvertistn It ts tr>- t an undoubted c to buy advertise." wken general prxt =>ing. For
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  • 761 13 France jn this war is the wonder >>i the world. Germany herself on--.rained to admit that "the grandson- before Verdun have shown themselves eren greater than their before Met*," and the gearing spirit, the eet unity of purwhich animates the whole nation ire clear omens that out
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  • 85 13 The bill passed by the Senate on April 24 increases the army to 240,000 men, the militia to 280,000, and the volunteers to 261,000. An appropriation of 15,000,000 dols. was also voted. A wave of military enthusiasm is passing through the universities and schools
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  • 60 13 Referring to aircraft, Mr. Pemberton Billings, M. P., who has extensive knowledge of air matters, stated during a lecture: "The development of aeronautics is the forerunner of universal peace. Britain or another nation will possess within 10 or 20 years 100,000 airships, divided into 100 squadrons capable of devastating the
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  • 106 13 Regarding the salt tax revenue question, the 44 Xichinichi" says that reflecting on the growth of disquietude all along the Yangtze region closely following the independence of Kwangtung, the Governments of four powers, Britain, France. Russia and Japan strictly ordered their bankers in China not to deliver
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    • 680 13 AT THE rT2Z£i Alhambra Theatre The House of Quality beach road i *c The Home of Feature AttractUms Man The Leading Theatre in Singapore. We are willing to kf the picture, convince you that the following is tbe GREATEST prograiume-BAR NONE-*bowing in SINGAPORE. I A Bread Statement, but you will
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  • 434 14 In the midst of the world-wide j commemoration of the tercentenary of the death of Shakespeare, it is permissible to wonder whether Cambridge bore in mind anothe* very remarkable tercentenary which the university is entitled to celebrate if it so w ills, says the Telegraph. For it
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    • 256 14 I FOR THIS WEEK i 9 3 AT J I I SPECIAL VALUE IN J I Cretonnes, Tapestries and Muslins. f 5 Bordered White t Casement j Muslin in j 1 {o Ira Spot and > 1 i S f Spray 1 Spray auincnes* Borders iPti I I 3 wide
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    • 54 14 Silks! Silks! Silks l *E HAVE ALIf.sOBT.S Oi Our Famous „ras B Toys 32 articles. 8 B 'SS Set fig, j_ Medium Set R, V ,T smaii a* [-«Jj Cata' que, iv Tamil, En»li\h t, i and Bengali Free. T U n Addre,. SARMA &Co Silk Mwchaa,, BMUuagbat, BENARES CITY
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    • 103 14 A Stubborn Foe To conquer an obstinate enemy requires persistency aDd perseverance. It is the same with Rh« umatiPin. the dr«ad fee of mankind, which ranks foremost in stubbornness To eradicate it from the system,' you must uf=< th<- right w< apon. Little's Oiiental Balm is the onlyremedv that ran
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    • 310 14 ALL-STEEL Office Cupboards Fitted with 5 Steel Shelves: Fire-proof and Germ-proof. STOCK SIZES 160I 60 in. x3oin. x 18in <.._ 60 in. x 36 in. xlB in. !r j 72 in. x 36 in. xlB in. fj 72 in. x 36 in. x 18 in. 72in.x36in. x24in. A. Frankel CO.
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    • 476 15 NOTICES NOTjC£. \j Hocn Leong of Heap Erg Steamship Co., Ltd. Singapore dye notice that, in con- a general desire I have to the board of Trade, under 47 of the Merchant Shipping '|v) 4, in respect of the shin m'• of S.ngapore official ***** of tonnage 788 ■agister ti
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    • 453 15 NOTICES Bank Holidays. It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on Saturday, June 3rd HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY. 26 9 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. Messrs. Latham Co. beg to notify that fro m Monday next the 29th inst, the offices of their Ship and Genera 1 broking business
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    • 374 15 WANTED WANTED. Wanted by a Fire Insurance Coraoo?L a Can^? SBer A W l y fi ox No. 42» Malaya Tribune. 27-5 D M WANTED. Wanted apprentices for Engineering Office. Apply in person to 11 Raffles <^uay. 2*-4 v WANTED. By a Ceylonese young man (Certified Accountant) position as Acaoantant
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    • 471 15 BANKS CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND GNINA. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER Pa iL up in 60,000 Shares of £20 each £1,200,000 Keserve Fund £1,846,000 Keeerve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 BANKERS. JEL Bta i c England, Th* London Uty and Midland Bank, Ltd., The London CWy and Westminster
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    • 314 15 JNSURANCE INSURANCE CO.. LTD. [Incorporated in New FIRE Insurances effeated on Bail ingt, Rent and Merchandise of ever? description MARINE Insurances accepted to aB parts of the world at lowest rates EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY Local Manager, Offices: 2, Finlayson Green. HEUNC ON INSURANCE CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in Hongkong.)
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    • 135 16 [steam boilers I The upkeep of Steam Boilers of j j all types, which was once a j problem to many, is no more so jj I to such as are using > f I To economise labour and time. j I To keep the Boiler Clean b laHa Da°l
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  • MALAYA TRIBUNE (SINGAPORE)
    • 19 1 Straits Shipping Gazette. Issued Daily.] Supplement to the Malaya Tribune Issued Daily.] No. 126 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAT 30, 1916
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      • 469 1 P.&O. British India AND Apcar Line ourks m IwcvmaoftAVD mr Bh«lah>.) Mail and Passenger Services. Peninsular and Oriental Sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). For China, Japan, Penan*, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on er abont Mail Lines. Homeward (for Europi).
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      • 245 1 STOOMVMRT-MMTSCHAPPM (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND" (Incorporated in Holland.) MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA AND AMSTERDAM, VIA SINGAPORE, BEL A WAN-DELI, SABANG, DURBAN, CAPETOWN, LAS PALMAS AND VICE VERBA Steamers are due te arrive on the undermentioned dates OUTWARD. Kon. der Nederl. June 17 Grotius June 17 Rambrandt Jaly 28 P. Juliana (via
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      • 567 1 N.Y.K. NIPPON YTJSEN KAISHA (INCORPORATED TN JAPAN) (JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP 00.) EUROPEAN LINEA service is maintained between Yokohama via paiftpj to Marseilles and Londen, wider mail contract with the Imperii.. Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and contracted, and are fitted with all
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    • 590 2 Europe. For London: Merionethshire shortly Kaga Maru May 31 Gleniffer May 31 Oanfa Jane 3 No vara, Jane 8, trans at Colombo. Moyane Jane 5 Kamo Mara Jane 14 City of Rangoon Jane City of Lincoln Jane 20 Cyclops June 21 Katori Mara Jane 27 Mentor Jane
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    • 292 2 The Straits Steamship Company's liner Kuala sails for the Menam on Saturday June 3rd. She carries the Bangkok mail and will leave from the wharf. Daring early July the Agamemnon of the Holt line, may be expected in port. She will take cargo for Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama. The
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    • 277 2 Vessels in Port. Iritis*, STEAMER. BERTH DATE Mascot Inner Rds 27-4 Amherst Dock 4-5 Recorder Outer Rds 13-5 City of Bombay Dock do Magnet Inner Rds 15-5 Islander do 22-5 Carlyle do 23-5 Ban Whatt Hin Dock »5-5 Mata Hari Inner Rds do Indrawadi Outer Rds do Giang
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    • 48 2 Calypso tor P. Dickson and P. Swettenham. Rajah of Sarawak for Sarawak and Goebilt. Hong Wan for Batu Pahat. Lady Weld for Malacca and Muar. Meranti for Kota Tinggi. Guan Kirn S«ng for Bangkok. Devawongse for Bangkok. Nagoya for Hongkong. Shangahi and Japan. Haiphong for Saigon.
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    • 172 2 The Rotterdam Lloyd liner Sindoro left Las Palmas on the 21st inst. on its way from Rotterdam via the Cape of Good Hope for the Netherlands Indies. the recent arrival of the American liner St. Paul in the MerS h V etirement took effect of Mt. 1. Kmsey, the purser,
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    • 528 2 Wireless Reports. Noon To-day. Vessels in communication at noon with the local Commercial Wireless Station:—s.s. Oanfa, and s.s. Nagoya. Amboina is declared partly infected with small-pox. The N.Y.K. liner Kaga Maru, is due here for Europe to-morrow. The outward bound liner Kawi sailed from Rotterdam on the 19th
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    • 597 2 Plucky British Crew, The following extracts of a r*n from the British merchant v 6BBe V steamer Duendes (Paoific S Navigation Company, Li r*'* which was attacked by gunflra w out warning, by a German ■übrnari.. and whose master, Captain Ci tenden, by his judgment, plack •kill,
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    • 115 2 A lascar on board the P. and O liner Nyanza was sentenced to weeks rigorous imprisonment fot the theft of a bottle of brandy t'roin the hold of the vessel. The homeward P. <fc 0. liner Nagoya will leave this port on June 22nd for Colombo to cannot ti with
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    • 308 3 [t is only quite recently that two rize money cases were decided in [he Home Prize Courts where the D ol prize awards for sailors iaed and awards granted. The ros award we have dealt The other was the claim for -j »3 the crew of H, M.
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    • 151 3 Hia long and intimate association with the Indian horse transport trade in which liners under his command tvti shipments of horses from iMtralia to Calcutta with conspicu- MKcess, has stood Captain Colin ii aald in good stead in connecth similar duties which he has time past been
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    • 79 3 To Europe via the States Toyo Kisen Kaisha liners Maru and Tenyo Maru will Hongkong on the 4th and Jniy respectively for San Messrs. McAlister and company's local agents book and passengers from here to 1 francisco, New York or any rican Inland town. Pasbooked right through
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    • 44 3 N V. K. s.B. Tategami Maru jr^ lnto 1 "Hision with the s.s. Omi the same Company in the of Iyo Province on the 9th r™ »ved hewdf trorn going under j ntog aground. crew and passengers are all
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    • 19 3 Reuter. London, May 29, 2.10 p.m. The Cunard and Ellerman Companies have purchased the goodwill SsSssarjtts
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    • 40 3 Reuter. London, May 29, 2.10 p.m. The Suez Canal report states that to? for 1915 by tk 1 as com P ar ed with 1914 The total net tonnage through the canal decreased by 4,143,340 tons neuter,
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    • 87 3 Commenting on the establishment of a union of Hamburg shipowners, the Vossische Zeitung remarks that the union will continue in ex istence until the end of the war but will terminate, in any case, on December 31st, 1916." It« obi ect is to secure to Germany
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    • 105 3 Ten thousand dollars were bequeathed to Mrs. W. W Greene widow of Capt. W. W. Greene of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha service, who died in Honolulu, March 15. This sum largely is in stocks and bonds. The will was admitted to probate It was written
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    • 121 3 The U.S.A. Atlantic Fleet, which has been off the Cuban Coast for three months on manoeuvres has just returned to home ports. A reporter for The World who visited the ships inquired about target practice. The query was met with a counter one Has not
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    • 100 3 May. 30.—High water :—9-56 a.m. 8 ft. 2 ins 9-15 p.m. 8 ft. 8 ins. May. 31.—High water :—10.39 a.m. 8 ft. 3 ins. 9-49 pm.j9 ft. 1 in. Jnne. I.—High water —ll.lB a.m. 8 ft. 2 ins.; 10.22 p.m. 9 ft. 2 ins. June. 2. —High
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    • 47 3 Delivered in London. The following are the date# of departure from Singapore of the European Mails and "their delive. v in London. Mail. Left. Deliteiisd. P. A O. Apr. 14 May lo |.v ft: s S: 5 P. Si O. May 12 B.I. May IS
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    • 57 3 The Josses of the Danish commercial fleet during the war have been by torpadoine, mines, and fires, caused by submarines, 21 steamers and 13 sailing ships lost by atrandiugs and missing, one motor ship and seven steamers total, 42 ships, with a value of 11,430,932 kroner, besides
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    • 137 3 Vessels Expected. Fultala (B.I.) 3rd June, from India for Singapore Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd. Thongwa (B.I.) 3rd June, from Singapore for Penang, Madras and Negapatam. Agents Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and Co., Ltd. Teesta (B.I.) 3rd June, from India for Singapore, Agents, Messrs Boustead, Hampshire and
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      • 40 3 SINGAPORE SHIPGHANDLERY Go SHIPCHANDLrRS 8 PROYIDORING CONTRACTORS. The Coinpany'3 Launch meets incoming ships. Office :—l6 Battery Road. TAKE LIFT TO TOP FLOOR Telephone No. 141. Orders promptly attended to from January Ist, 1916. H. W. H. STEVENS, Manager. 5-1 5-4
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      • 864 3 Mr M. M. MESSACERIES MARITIMES. Mail Line. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON, MARSEILLES. HtlllWAlD. OCTWAKD. me Parthn. June I j p au l Lecat Jnne. C Andre Lebon Jane 16 Atlantique June. 20 Magallaa Jnna »0 PolyneeieE July 4 Paul Lecat July H Atho* July 18 For all particulars applytoT J.
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    • Page 3 Miscellaneous
      • 223 3 Mails Close. To-day. Port Dickson and Port Swettenham *CalTr>a<> an iTri.St" g II 1 MaUce*..d Maar wild Kota Xinggi M e ritr" d '< a Baujkok Gu n K,m 8,08 4 Pm Saigon 4 bm Hongkong, Shanghai P 4 P 1 t J.,,.. Nago_„. p To-morrow. Spurahaya Ban Ho Lion*
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      • 567 4 TOYO KISEN KAISHA m THE NEW ROUTE VIA HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, NAGASAK T, THE INLAND SEA, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU AND S .N FRANCISCO TO ALL POINTS IN THE UNITED STATE 9, CANADA, MEXICO AND EURO PH. Sailings from Hongkong. stealer Displacement Speed Leave *ke»j?, Vie Manila oaiift g "•.•anghai. PERSIA MARU
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      • 521 4 Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd. (Incorporated tn Japan) {Contractor* to the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy and to Foreign Governments J Cable addresses Codes Jped Al, A.8.C., dockyard j« n n Western Union Ko IM nfli wKjfp yj Scott's, Lieber's. ana DOCK-DAIKBH. If Engineering. KOBE Shipbuilders, Engineers, Boiler and Locomotive Makers
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      • 366 4 Ocean Steam Ship Company, Ltd AND China Mutual Steam Nay Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). 3 The Companies' steamers are at*, patched from Liverpool outwards f Uf the Straits, China and Japan ever? week and from Japan honewardg for London, Amsterdam and Antwern every fortnight for Genoa, Marseit. les and
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