Malaya Tribune, 2 February 1918

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  • 28 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY.] AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. EVENING DAILY. Vol. V. No. 28 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1918 PRICE 5 CENTS. ClK inalapa Cribune. BATTJRDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 428 1 Tay Guan Kiat Phillip Street, Singapore. FIREWOOD Supplier to the Singapore Municipality. Fall particulars on application. Phone Nos 1361, 1362, 1363 and i at Private Residences No. 1450. 87 Tank Road. U 1073, Sunnyside. fiayiang j No 1 824. Tanjonn Katong. Look Are you Coming To-Night "GAIETY" CINEMA In tbe
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    • 259 1 Straits Jiotel TANJONG PAGAR ROAD. The only Hotel under StraitsChinese management. Telegraphic Address PRANAKAN." ft. TBUTADA JAPANESE DENTIST 74 A 74-1 Bras Basah Boad, Singapore. (Phone No. 1245.> Begs to inform the public of the arrival of iw > Assistants. DR. K. HONMMA AND OR. H. OHNISHI Japanese Dental Surgeons.
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    • 63 1 mnsm aaaaaaaaaj—ail imaaiacimnraun .mu*u?jxs.Vi x t n^a~v—ae Ross's Famous Botflings I 1 /Ml i TRADE MARK Fresh Supplies Mon'bly. l I 4 Pure Pilsenar Guinness without ifff Ik Preser- f// >; vatives of any if t _n Descnp- i tion li^ll British and best. Insist on being served with ROSS'S
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    • 336 1 |Tay Guaitipatf 3G, Phillip Street, SiogajJ&^ Government and Municipal Contractor. Phone Nos. 1361. 1362, 1363 and at Private Residences No. 1450. 07 Tank Boad No. 1 07 3. Sunnyslde. Gaglang No 1824, Tar.jong Katong. Estate Supplies Acetic (99&98D Acid j j f Veneer Chests j j Momi Chests Latex Cups
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  • 121 2 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce. 331 st Auction, 30 31 Jan Offerel for Bale pkk 80,819 60 Of 2,77 .940 lbs. Toi l I,'JiJ 26. Prices Realized. Sm. Sheet Pine Ribbed 988 to $'<3 Oood 63 f>B Fine Plain S3 Good P!a u Crepe Fin. IVe Tl
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  • 272 2 Messrs Barlow Co's Report. Singapore, J 4 ;i Si. F< r this w< ek's auction th- qaantity catalogu< i amounted to 1,450 tons, of which 1,239 tons w> r» r-ffertd and 825 tons sol At tb< commencement of the sale th< rwts a good demand ;«t al» ut ii we»
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  • 219 2 Messrs Guthrie Co's Report. Singapore, Jan 31. The quantity of rubber catalogued ior this week's ictio i w is l me what above th* average at 1,450 tons. sale opened with a fairly giod Ini—ni at about last week's closing prices, th* high st paid for Fine Pale Crepe being
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  • 211 2 The General Meeting. The third annual general meeting of the Chartered Bank Mutual Provident Association was held in the Chartered Bank. Kuala Lumpur, on the 28th instant at 5.15 p.m. Mr. Pat Zilwa pr- si -i, nearly all the members b"ing present. Trie 'hoirman in reviewing the
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  • 850 2 Cruelty lo Native Races. Discussing the reasons why the Germans' colonies should ry>t be restored to them, the Morning Pott Bays We have discovered in the onrse of onr campaigns in Africa that thi German treatment of the African native is something more brutal, unjust, crnel, and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 664 2 Do You Love Your Hair THEN TRY A PHIAL OF MANI OIL TO-DAY. This, oil while beautifying and increasing the growth of tbe iir, prevent a its falling off. restores it to its natural colour, makes it silky, pliant, lustrous, glossy, and keeps the brain rool and refreshed no other
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    • 34 2 G.C LEI pian REPAIRER bj* v io; t'i*no. etc. j ,oj Strk« Stric. tii la:*: am?ot« v KA win TcfiHl MUQER*.? lb > i t'i J i KIM HIN Co I IS I'lD StT'.Z tlftfff.
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  • 247 3 (Singapore, Saturday, Feb. 2.) Latham and Co., the riae the following quotations Oajafc t4.10 $4.25 Cnnin*r» 1.35 150 WoJefc 2.50 260 Pan* 10.. r >o 11.no 6.40 6.60 I reknomi 0.77J 0.87* '> 85 0.95 Bokit X B 0.80 090 ifkatSerf*?.... 880 9.00 *>J 2 2.5 240
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  • 227 3 Singapore, February, 2. Tm.— Sea Loctd and General column. Copra. No Business Tapioca. —Weak. Business done. Sago Flour- —Business done. Gzm^ier. —No Business. Semper. —Steady. Business done. Other Products.— Markot Quit. Latnt Local Market QaoUtieas. Xu;megß 110 S. per pionl $40.00 Nutmegs 80 8. 43.00 C ra Bali
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  • 67 3 Imp. Bril. Oil 5.69 per case I" 1 lirand 4.90 per caae if *n Arrow Oil 4 80 per caae '-ipsiUris Jo Oil 4.70 per 2 tins Jo Oil 4 70 p«r 2 tins i l? r Keroaine Oil 4 61 p«r 2 tin» p wn do Oil 4
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  • 60 3 delivered In London. Thy following are the dat*»a of de>paririre from Singapore of the Enrop«an Mails and their delivery ia London. MaiL. Lsrr. Dklivkb«d. Mails Fi J Nov. 17 k U Jan. 1J Mail H J\ov. 20 Jan. 13 Mail B Dec. 4 Jan. !l Mail G Dec.
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  • 263 3 Singapore (Tank-Road) Dally. The mail trains from Singapore for the north leave Tank Road station daily at 7,7 am and 7 pm, arriving at Knala Lampur at 7 18 pm and 6.45 am respectively. The through express to Penang leaves Kuala Lumpur at 8 am daily, arriving at
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  • 356 3 Messrs Fraser Go's Circular. Singapore, Jan. 31. The market was very active in Mining shares and Industrials bat Rubbers received only small attention. A new flotation was recently pat on the market called M Basset Rubber Company" the c tpital of which was privately subscribed here and in
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  • 15 3 Vessels iii communication at n<»cn with the I cat Commercial Wireteai Station None.
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  • 69 3 Drill Programme for February. Monday, Feb 4.—Route March, fall in at Sepoy Lines Police Station, Dismiss Sepoy Lines Police Station, 5 15 p.m. Friday, Feb. B.—Both Companies parade at Boustead Institute 5.15 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11th and Friday Tel 15th.—No Drills. Monday, Feb. 18.—Parades at PearlHill and Tanjong
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 152 3 Swellings Disappear. When you rub in LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM, the pain goes right away and the swelling itself disappears with a few applications. It is utterly useless to suffer. It is useless to pay big doctor's bills and then to find yourself no better. For 65 cents you can buy
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    • 546 3 A CHOICE SELECTION OF PICTURES e j will be presented Alhambra I Comme ci M onday a anuary 28 ,1918 where you > AT THE pictures, the j R gMH attached? Ice and the BEST Tea> etc. accommo- The Hall or Music The Pioneer antl Premier House. The House of
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    • 729 3 I 1 1 Steadiest and Brightest Pictures in Town AT THE POPULAR PHOTO-FLAY HOUSE 1 EMPIRE Tanjong Pagar Road. Trams Pass tbe Door. To-night! SECOND SHOW 9.1S SHARP To-night! Butterfly Pictures Present Allen Holubar and Louise Lovely in 5 The Field ef Honour 5 ACTS ACTS A Thrilling Romantic Drama
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 320 3 Mails Close. To-day. Malacca, Port Swettenham Ba?u d PahT g M KIang 2 S0 K 7 L| hat H^ew Pal11 Baum Pal au H ng A k 3 P Hock Keng 3 pm P?,? S Khoen Foeng 3 pm Pa au Soegi Violante 8 8 pm Pa'au Batam Pulau Bulang
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  • 1147 4 Next to th} Ris-jian revolution and its attendant upheaval of the dormant forces of Labour, there appears to be BO OOQOOrtad Labour movement as s (riooj as that which his just occurred in Germany. Jast as much as th'< downtroddenpeasants and workmen in Rassia exceeded all
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  • 441 4 Last Night's Function. A social was held at the Medical Hostel last night by the students of the King Edward VII Medical School. The gathering consisted mostly of ladies and gentlemen connected in some way or other with the medical profession, with a sprinkling of outsiders mainly
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  • 86 4 With reference to the list of winning numbers in the Batavia Red Cross Lottery (drawn last Saturday) which we published yesterday, the list was reproduced by us exactly as it appeared in the official sheet sent from Batavia, and any difference between the apparent number of prizes
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  • 54 4 The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. S. Y. Wong, begs to acknowledge with many thanks the following contributions to the above fund Already acknowledged $8,478 Mr. T. J. B. Wearne 250 Mr. 0. F. F. Wearne 250 Lt. Col. G. A. Derrick 100 Mr. JA. Elias 100 Mr. E.
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  • 529 4 Tin here is at $137.50 ($1 down)no sellers Rubber in gaoled at 2/3 tor cren* and 1/2] for sheet. Mr. W. W. Do Lampar on Thurtdaj hi We fo» Nairobi. The Rev Broih r J ;.-g arrived in Singapore from Penan* He hopes to citch a steamer
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  • 129 4 The Great Wm; The Fighting i iouw 5 Russia 5 German Unrest Loss of Troopship J Air Raid on Puis War Aims J U. S. Help 5 House of Commons Africa's Future Peace Questions Havas Service French Consular News 5 General: The Rubber Trade J German Colonial Rule
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 129 4 ROBINSON Co. New Stock! New Stock!! Perfumery It^ 3 "B.B.B." Pipes Tillet Soaps ■MfSi CioareUe Holders Shaving Mirrors Safety Razors Purses, X::3 Cases, Stationery. ROBINSON Co, fiMMaTIi Asiatic Petroleum Go. I (S.S.), LTD. I I Incorporated in England. I MILKMAID j Sweetened Condensed MWk per case 519.00 Sterilised Natural Milk
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    • 231 4 I GUAN KIAT AND Co., Ltd. 'Ir.- -.jorate'l in the StraiU Settlement*) Head Office: 36, Phillip Street, Singapore. ESTABLISHED 1917 The successful Tenderers to the S. S. Government and Municipal Commissioners for the year 1918 For the supply of Engineering Stores, Paints and Oils, Metal and Hardware, and Miscellaneous Stores,
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    • 132 4 4 Bulloch I ado's jPSg WHISKIES I Of world-Wide Repute 2 c GOLD LABEL Qualities C WHITE LABEL. SOLE AGENTS Caldbeck. Macgregor AND Co. Wine and Spirit Merchants. JUST ARRIVED NKW SHIPMENT OP Scientifically prepared Indian VERMICELLI (Elephant Brand) 35 cts. t Bl Packet. S|*-<-;.»l r*t«» for purrli»i.er* S Am
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 82 5 ftBUTSR'S SPECIAL SERVICE. The Fighting Fronts. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES. British Patrols Active. London, Jan 31, 11.55 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports Our patrol! have secured several pri■ooera io the ntighbourhood of E f >-byXa-* hostile artillery is busy and northward of Lens and in the neighbourhood of Passe^odtolo. London.
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  • 68 5 London, Feb. 1, 12.30 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig reporting on aviation states We heavily bomb■d an aerodrome southward of Bheat and a dump eastward of H.nlers, besidea rail-sidings at Conrtrai, and also machine-gunned transport, and batteries in action. We brought down four and drove down four enemy machines.
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  • 39 5 London, Feb. I, 12.10 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports We repulsed successfully an attempted rai I westward of Arlenx en Gohelle, capturing many prise ners. The hostile artillery is bnsy in the neighbourhood of Grou ieaucourtand Lens.
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  • 47 5 London, Jan, 31, 6 0 p.m. A British Mesopotamia message states: Hostile aeroplanes on th< nichtof January 24 and 25 bombed onr hospital near Baghdad, causing casualties. On the night of Jan 25 and 26 onr aeroplane snccessfnlly attacked the Turkish Headqnarters, nnits and nerodrom^s.
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  • 30 5 Bombing Work. Lon Ion, Jan. 31, 4 55 p.m. A French commaniqie states A French aeroplane from the lowest altitude the station of Thian. cxirt causing a great fire.
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  • 38 5 Success Continues. London, Jan. 31, 6.30 p.m. Italian official: Oni 1-uchments continued the thrusts southward of the Asiaao, and impr■ position north-eastward of Col del Rosso. We bronght dowc thre« aeroplanes and the Englisb bronght down fonr.
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  • 48 5 A Reprisal." Lonlon, Jan 31, 4 5$ p.m. Wireless German official As a reprisal for bombing the German towns, aviators last night dropped fourteen tons of bombs on Piria in a first systematic air attack. The Italian attack sooth westward of the Asiago has broken down.
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  • 159 5 London Defences- London, Jan. 31, 6.10 p.m. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Lynch, Mr. Bonar Law said that the Cabinet is satisfied that everything possible is being I Ofl to maintain and improve the efficiency of the air defences of London, and opined that
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  • 56 5 London, Jan. 31, 1.20 p.m. 1 '*ria: The inter-Allied Oon- has exchanged views on the the Hurtling and Czernin speeches, and the- X p H ji encv o{ replying. The I" ling showed complete Allied jewed militarily and politically. M. **ttncett stated that he was very J«
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  • 86 5 Another Government." London, Jan. 31, 3.15 a.m. Petrograd A Provisonal Revolutionary Government, mostly of Labourites, has been established at FMsingfors. A Central Conncil laces the Senate which was Hshed in the manner in which it elected by the president. The ite Guards continue their successfighting in northern Finland and
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  • 29 5 London, Jan. 31, 3.45 p.m. Jassy The Romanian troops on the invitation of Russian high command in the south-west entered Kishineff amid the cheers of the population.
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  • 40 5 London, Jan. 31, o.O p,m. Amsterdam The peaoe conference at Brest-Litovsk was resumed. Baron Kuehlmann announced that Bavaria was specially represented, [rotzky annonnced that two rejresentatives of the Ukranian peoples' Republic'' were incorpora:ed in the Kassian delegation*
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  • 62 5 London, Jan 31, 6.0 p.m. The representation of Bavaria at Brest Litovsk possesses a certain significance as it arises out of the priviledged position conceded to Bavaria under the Treaty of Versailles in 1871, entitling h«r to participate in the Empire's psace negotiations. It is noteworthy that the
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  • 83 5 London, Jan 31, 6.30 p m. Amsterdam At Breat-Litovak Trotzky stated that the Ukrainian Soldel controlled the entire coal basin of the Donetz mining region at Ekaterinoslav and the Governments of Charkow and Poltava. The Soldel'a power has been increasing while the influence of the Kieff Rada is
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  • 21 5 London, Jan. 31, 10.55 p.m. Petrograd The Bolehevik troops b*»ve occupied Kieff, the town sar-« rendering after foar shots.
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  • 113 5 LoDdon, Feb. 1, 7.25 a.m. V telegram from Petrograd states: other attempt on Lenin's life waa -treated. A student entered Srnolny Institute and fired a revolver which missed and he was arrested. Petrograd Trotzky addressing the Soviets Congress foreshadowed the possibility of an unfortunate peace." Tartars are
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  • 77 5 London. Feb. I, 12.30 a.m. Replying to a congratulatory add. ress from an influential deputation introduced by Lord Lorebnrn, Lord Lansdowne declared that he and his sympathisers were determined on an honourable and durable peace and that it was unthinkable that we should prove disloyal to our Allien.
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  • 28 5 London, Jan. 31, 6.0 a.m. Official It is reported that eight were killed in one house on the outskirts of London in Tuesday s raid.
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  • 32 5 London, Jan 31, 2.20 p.m. Rio de Janeiro Admiral Pronti has been appointed Commander of the Brazilian Fleet to co-operate in European waters Brazil is also sending aviators to England.
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  • 132 5 Four Squadrons Attack. London, Jan 31, 6.55 p.m. French official Fonr mmbi riir squadrons crossed the lines north of Compiegne flying at the highest altitnde owing io the clearness of the atmosphere, aporoached Paris from th 9 north nud from the northeast, dropped brant>a successively on
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  • 64 5 London, Feb. 1, 5.10 a m. A French communique states Onr casualties in the air raid were 36 persons dead, including 22 in Paris and H in the suburbs, and 190 injured, including 114 in Paris, and 76 in the suburbs, among whom were many women and children.
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  • 278 5 Heroism of the Soldiers. London, Jan. 31, 7.45 a m. Letters of the survivors have been published describing the loss of the Aragon. They state that there were troops aboard. Sh9 was torpedoed after parting company with a troopship twelve miles from her destination. She sank
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  • 105 5 London, Jan. 31, 7.25 p.m. Reply ing to a deputation of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce regarding the shortage of shipping in connection with cotton exports to India and the East, the Shipping Controller, reports the Manchester Guardian correspondent in the United States, stated that he would
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  • 157 5 Portuguese Apprehensions. London, Feb. 1, 7.25 a.m. The correspondence between the Royal Geographical Society and the Geographical Society at Lisbon, for November, is published at Lisbon. The latter wrote saying that the Portuguese nation was most alarmed by the Labourite proposal to found a kind of International State
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  • 108 5 Workers" Councils Formed. [Portions of the following messages were published in our Stop Press section yesterday London, Jan 3L 3.18 a m. Amsterdam The Cologne Gazette says that the strikers In Berlin have elected a Wo.kers' Counoil of five hundred waioh his appointed an executive of ten men
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  • 140 5 London, Jan. 31, 6.0 a.tn. A telegram from Amsterdam saja that an appeal from General Hindenburg has been placarded in Berlin, declaring; that the least stoppage ol work wonld canse a great weakening in Germany's defensive Btrength and wonld be an unpardonable crime, and a sin against
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  • 23 5 Lon Ion, Jan. 31, 2.20 p.m. Amsterdam: The TagebUtt, Vor. waerti, Di« Post an 1 D >utsch« Zeitang have been suppressed.
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  • 50 5 Lonlon, Jan 31, 1.20 p.m. Amsterdam A telegram, apparently semi-official, from Berliu latei Jan. 30. states that there are only one hundred an I twenty thousand strikers. The newspapers, with a few exoeptione, have re-appeare 1. Street traffio is normal. ire no disturbances anywhere in the Empire.
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  • 107 5 London, Jan. 31, 5.">j p.m. There i* still some suspicion here in London regarding the strikes in Germany. For example, in referring to the statement in the Vorwaerts that "now the AngloFretch workman cm sho'v whether mean peace as seriously as the Germans," the Tim<-s suggests the
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  • 31 5 London, Jan 31, G.O p.m Amsterdam For the fi*st time since the war two Gerintn airmen crossed the fron'ier at O'denzaal, landed, destroyed their machine, and then desrted on bicycles.
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  • 125 5 London, Jan. 31, 6.45 p.m. From unofficial reports it is nstimatod that there are seven hundred thousand strikers in Berlin. It is stated that many Socialisi leaders been arrested. Martial law has been proclaimed at Hamburg, Altona, and Wandsbeck. Wallraf, mentioned this morning, and Von Stein, the
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  • 50 5 London, Feb. 1, 1.50 a.m. Amsterdam The Cologne Gazette states that the military authorities have ordered all Hamburg workmen to resnme work, and intimates that those liable to military service failing to retnrn to work immediately will be incorporated in the army and be forced to work.
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  • 93 5 Lon Ion, Feb. 1, 2.45 p m. There is no indication that the Btrike movement in Germany is slackening. In the Bavarian Lower Honse the Minister of the Interior denonnced the strikers, and asked, wonld they destroy what their own sons had boilt np on the battlefield The
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  • 190 5 Ships and Crops. London, Feb. 1, 7.25 a.m. New York With regard to the measures announced for fntensifying the efforts for supplying food and troops to Europe, a Shipping Control Committee has been established to direct all ships, American Allied and neutral, entering or leaving American ports. The
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  • 127 5 London, Jan. 31, 6.55 p.m. Sir Edward Carson, addressing the British Empire Producers' Organisation at London, said that the present is a critical time both for ourselves and our enemies. He believed that the position resolved itself into this—would tbe autocracy disciplined for war show greater endurance and
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  • 96 5 Lon lon. Jan. 31, 5.55 p.m. The silver market ia quiet. London, Jan 31, 8.20 p.m. Mont.tgu's report stat-S| that the tone of the market is again easier. The fall in price is attributable to supplies, as the demand, though not active, has been fairly good. Shanghai
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  • 31 5 London. Feb. 1, 2.20 p.m. The AlmiriUv statea: Naval aircraft bombed E Igej aerodrome and dump. Direct hits were made and fires were started. All onr machines returned.
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  • 175 5 (By courier of the French Consulate.) Paris, Jan. 3), 6.40 p.m. Rnbber «s quoted at 2s 3H. The Inter Allied Conference had to-day its first meeting in Versailles. During the air raids on London, there were 4" killed and 169 wounded. Fifteen enemy aeroplanes tried to make
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  • 43 5 In the Gazette is published a proclamation clamation by the King requiring returns to be made of British property in territory in hostile tion, and claims by British subjects against persons, firms, companies and corporations residing or carrying on business in such territory.
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  • 355 5 Finance and^War. Paris, Jan 31,10 40 p.m. The Minister of Finances In Prassia, Hergt, declared this week that adding the expenses which have been already incurred with those which will be incurred in the near future by the Empire, 4* per cent, of the total wt-alth of the
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  • 24 5 London, Feb. 1, 1.50 a.m. Th« death is announced of Alfred Charles de EtothtsMM, C V 0 the London banker, born in 1842.
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  • 115 5 Swimming Club Launches. To-morrow, Ferbuart 3. Johnston's Pier. —9.10 and lla.rr. 2.30 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow.—9.3o and 10.30 a.m. 12.15 3 ft 530 p.m. High tide 232 p.m. height 7 ft. 6 in. After a very interesting game yesterday evening, the Nival team defeated the S. R. C. a
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  • 108 5 At the 10th annual general meeting of the above Association held on the 29th January last at the residence of the President, Mr. Quek Cheng Liang, at Pudu Road, the election of office-bearers for the current year resulted as follows President, Quek Cheng Liang (reelected) vine-President
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  • 86 5 Orders for week ending February 9th: Thursday. Feb 7. Combined Band Practice 515 p.m. at 4a Mount Sophia. Friday, Ft bB. Route March for First and Beeood Singapore Troops Parade 815 pm Fort Canning Koad (back of V M C 4), Individual Troop Orders as issued by
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  • 2341 5 Importaot Hearing at Penang. In the Penang Supreme Court on Tii'sday afternoon, before Mr. jus ur' L M Woodward, the case of Lim Gaik Teen Neoh versns Lioi Qaik Kee, Choong Lye Hock and Choong Lye Hin was called. Mr. M. J. Upcott of Singapore, and Mr.
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  • 94 5 POLICE NEWS. Hokien Woman Murdered. Report is ma'le to the police of a murder case which occurred last night of a Hokien woman named Ton Leo, who was slashed with a parang by another Hokien described as Lee Tai aged 40 years. The murderer escaped. Committal to Assizes.
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  • 119 5 Enlists at 43. A curious application was made by a youth of 19 to the Southwark Tribunal on Dec, 4th. He said he was managing his father's business during his absence on service. The Town Clerk read a letter from applicant's father, stating that when war broke out
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  • 139 5 The Times of Malaya states that Mr L H Clayton, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and Protector of Chinese, S*dangor and Negri Sembilan, will on medical advice leave early this month on a short holiday. Mr W T Chapman, Acting Deputy Public Prosecutor, will probably act for Mr Clayton, but it
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 184 5 LA 1 EST ADVERTISEMENTS. CLERK-DRFSSrR. Wanted a man to act as clerk and dresser on an Estate near Koala Lumpur. Apply to Barker Co, Ltd, Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore. 22 6 a FOR RANGOON. A Steamer will leave for above Port on or about the 6th instant having available *pace
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  • 408 6 H.E. the Governor His Excellency is reported to have quite recovered from his recent illuess which confined bim to ms room tor some time. Pasteur Institute. We understand that the Pastour Institute will be ready for opening next month. Most of the necessary apparatus has been procured, some
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  • 328 6 Big Blaze Near Taiping. Taiping, Snnday.—A Disaster which in addition to tho periooj pecuniary loss involved, has plnnged a bride in grief, occurred this evening at Kota, Taiping, when the bous- of an Indian Mahommedan named Madarsah, whose daughter was to be married a few hours lal~r
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  • 49 6 The new pilotage rates is New South Wales are now in force. The old r*tes were 2d. p<r ton both for inward and outward pilotage, calcula. ted on the net regis»cred t)unage of the vessels. The maximum amount chargeable previous! v was £20, which is now increased to £25,
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  • 195 6 The results of the first day's racing at Kuala Lumpur on Thursday were Race 1. Will o' the Wisp (Parsons) 1 Beaulight (Redfearn) 2 Victory (BUlett) 3 Won by two lengths a length between second and third. Time 1.21 1-5 Tote, $24, 10, 12. Race 2 Charles X
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  • 108 6 Refused By Japan. An Amsterdam message of Nov 25 says Information received from a reliable source in Berlin shows that efforts have been male by Gerrnanv to secure a separate peace wit h Jap an through the intermediary of neutral Scandinavian diplomats. The proposals were rejected. Germany's
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  • 97 6 The death rate per mille for the week ending Jan. 26, was 43.14. The total nnmber of deaths was 306 of which 223 were males and 83 females. No Europeans and 2 larasians died, also 250 Chinese, 38 Malayi, 14 Indians, 2 of other nations. Convulsions caused 24
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 161 6 There is no Better Ale Than BULLDOG ALE Try I* I ON SALE AT The Leading Hotels Principal Liquor Dealers. 1 u j rn< r You've been waitifig for Australian I Burgundy Sparkling Wines «0* l 1 mmmm p Champagne THEY HAVE JUST ARRIVED TO SHOW THE OLD YEAR OUT
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    • 817 6 CIGAR ETT E S Quality counts in all things but more especially in cigarette manufacture. Men of discrimination find that, after smoking State Express," inferior brands are more of a misery than a pleasure. State Express are Quality's Limit." VIRGINIA No. 555 per tin of 50=80 cts- f~ (including duty.)
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    • 236 6 M. KAMIMURA AND S. WADA Nippon Den ists I NO 31 KLING STREET. SINGAPORE (First Floor.) J Extraction Painless, CHARGES MODERATE. WORK GUARANTEED. Direct Consultation in either English or Malay. 12 M< j WATCH FOR Metro Films THEY ARE REAL EYE-OPENERS. The Far Eastern Film Service Sole Distiibatofa I r
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  • 1299 7 And the Gulf "etwee The idea of a peaea organisation ot the Eoropeea nations the author of J'accuse" in the Bret vedume of his latest book, l"c Crime,'' translated \> Alexaadet Orsyaad pebhahed by Bodd r and St u.htMi, L-nd-.>ii). of sarreoder of the former I I
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  • 199 7 The amnsing suggestion that the attempt to secure divorce law reform ariees from the desire of a number of rich men to get rid of their wives, would have stirred Meredith. Thirteen years ago he was the, leading advocito of mar. riage reform. His idea was tri;il
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 437 7 NOTICES the Haiti RUBBER ESTATES, Ltd. i is. th Strai's Settlements.), VOTI E IS HEREBY GIVEN ii Directors have declared 1 Dn land of 5 per cent jr t r Tax, on account of 1 n ling 31st May, 1918, ible to shareholdera on the V a 7th February, 1918.
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    • 421 7 WANTED WANTED AT ONCE. A clerk who can translate ordinary short business letters int > Malay *uculd be a neat penman. Apply in writing, statiu- previous experience, to Box 101, e/o Malaya Tribune 1 Mggfll aMua-sani aW* Compound House Wanted. A compound house with six or more rooms, furnished cr
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    • 623 7 BANKS BNMTCRED BANK ii? IftOIA, AUSTRki* AND mm, INUOKPf tft LTWD IB ENGLAND BY .y ih < I UTtiA. Paid up Ca I Sharea of £20 each £1,200.000 ReservsFunt M .90 ,000 P««!»rv i Lia of I MXI 000 BANKERS. The Bank of England, The London City and Midland Bank,
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    • 86 7 Don't use harsh Purgatives I that clear the Intestines quickly ad V ive the d li< ate taembranea I iudamed and dr», an<l u-u.iiiv la a worse oooditiou than before. y PI N KETTES S the dainty laxatives, are free iroai babit-foratiag drugs and give Ej nature just the tetlstenrir
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    • 538 7 THE Malaya Tribune AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. (Evening Daily.) Phone No. 171. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in Advance. Per annum $14.00 Half-yearly 7.25 Per quarter 375 Per mensem 1.25 Single Copy 5 CtS. Postage Extra 50 CtS. per month. All communications relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed to The
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    • 485 7 THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Established 1874. Incorporated in India. FUNDS ex oed $30,500,000 00 Absolute Security. Income In 1916 $4,309,517.50 I Total Out-go in 1916 $2490,418.50 Assurance ertected In 1916 -;47, j.542 85 Increase in Funds $1,81 9,099.00 Total Policies in fore* 1 65,842 assuring, with
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    • 24 1 Straits Shipping Gazette. Issued Daily.] SUPPLEMENT TO THE MALAYA TRIBUNE. Issued Daily.] Vol. V. No 28 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1918 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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    • 636 1 Sweeps Nonh Sea Night and Day. Base of British Grand Fleet, Nov. 20 (Associated Press). —The head of the British Admiralty, speaking tbe other day in tho House of Commons, ilung out a challenge to the German Navy. He -aid :"I disclose no secret —or
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    • 163 1 Increase of Revenne. Pekin?, Jan. 4 :—The maritime customs revenue for 1917 shows an increase of haikwan taels 400,000. The total collection is reported to u« .'{8,177,000, which at the average exchange rate of 4/3 13/16 equals to £*,241,857 sterling as compared with 37,764,000 haikwan taels, which at
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    • 233 1 A point has arisen in coune.-'i n with the insurance of certain l»riti-h v Is to which the Government will it is hope I, turn a sympathetic car At the outbreak of war, a certain amount of British tonnage was trapp ed in tli*' Baltic S
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    • 301 1 By an Admiralty Order published in he Gazette all British merchant vessels of 5,000 tons gross and upwards are required to include in their crew four men, specially engaged, who are to act as lookouts at the mastheads. The total number of the crew is, however, not to
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    • 45 1 A new Norwegian shipping company. Nordisk Damp 11., has obtained a licence from the Danish Government to plac« a contract with Dani-h \ur is for tie steamere, of 3,500 gross tonnage esch. The vessel* are to be delivered by pairs in 1921, 1922 and 1923.
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    • Page 1 Advertisements
      • 593 1 GUAN KIAT Co., Ltd. I •V 1 Hri i- S*t>lementa .1 Hkao irriCß: hiu p tbkkt, .si tg L •tnblisned 1917. Ship tkmm lbrs, H .iduare Dealers, Government and 9 Mv i.ip:ii C-ntractors, General Impo ter< and I Exporters, Estate, Kice aad Saw Mill *j Supplier, and Commission Agents. US
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      • 259 1 Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Nederland" AND Rotterdam Lloyd" (Incorporated in Holland.) (Royal Dutch Mail Companies). REGULAR MAIL SERVICE Between Java, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Yokohama. Nagasaki and San Francisco and vice versa. For freight, passage and furth.3r particulars Apply to Internationale Crediet and Handalsverdaniging "Rotterdam" (Incorporated in Holland) 1 D'Almeida Street PHONE, 931.
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      • 80 1 Not ce to Mariners. Straits of Malacca. Information has baoa received rlia. the wreck oi the s.s. "Hong Wan has been located and llrs in position with Palo Undan bearing W. by N distance S| miles in 12$ fathoms of water. Marine: s ar>t warned accord it gly. SOMETHING QUITE
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      • 283 1 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. Entrances—Tanjong Pagar. Wh-vrves Section Oodowns Gate Entrances Bond"iI Warehotteaa, Trafalgar St. Bait Bnnlinntlm Storage 2 and 1 /T. Pagar. P S Ea«t to* 1 and 1». 20/22 Storage B 1 Wharf Road. Sh-rH |f i (Dr> Dock*) Dock Stor*\ Head 0 Tower OOee. Police and Main Fir*
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      • 586 1 I GUAN KIAT Go M Ltd7l Head Office: Phillip Btri y Established 1917. Sttp-chudkn, Bat hran D n E ft »—iti|Ml CwitractuM, Getx P E» porter*. K-tatf, Hi.-c ud >.. .i y St Suppli.n md c• H Tel. Ad iiw CI'ANRI A T. B sth Editiuii and A I. Q
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