Malaya Tribune, 23 March 1918

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1 1 Malaya Tribune
  • 29 1 The Malaya Tribune. EVENING DAILY.] AND SHIPPING GAZETTE. L EVENING DAILY. Vol. V.- -No. 69 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1918 PRICE 5 CENTS. ClK (Raiapa Cribune. SATURDAY, MARCH 23.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 322 1 Tay Guan Klat j 36, Philip Street, Singapore. fIREWOOD! supplier to the Singapore Municipality. > Full particulars on application. jj Phone Nos. 1361, 1362,1363 and If private Residences No. 1450, 87 Tank Road. I No 1073, Sunnyslde, Gaylang J No 1824, Tanjong Katong. 1 WAR" WAR WAR j,. Terrible War
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    • 237 1 Straits Jiote] TANJONG PAGAR ROAD. The only Hotel under StraitsChinese management. Telegraphic Address "PRANAKAN." K. TBUTADA JAPANESE DENTIST 74 A 74-1 Bras Basah Boad, Singapore. (Phone No. 1245.) Begs to inform tha public of the arrival of two Assistants, Dl. I. HONMMA AND DR. H. OHNISHI Japanese Dental Sargeons. Extraction
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    • 92 1 THE Pot Stills I 0F I ;Great Britain j Have Been I Taken Oyer by Government, i "> NEVERTHELESS I Buchanan's l will be able to continue I to supply their famous r blends and to maintain f f the quality as before, r I f I being in the
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    • 373 1 jTay GuanKiatl 36, Phillip Street, Singapore. |j Government and Municipal Contractor. J Phone Nos. 1361, 1362, 1363 and Jfl at Private Residences No. 1450, 87 Tank Boil. 1 No. 1073, Sunnyslde, Baulang 1 No 1824, Tanjong Katong. J SULPHURIC AND Hydrochloric Acid. Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) SOLE
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  • 430 2 L'oO.OOo Fit M a Not li the Army Lord Londonderry, ipreUng at fanej W* at L aod mdrrry fo< wir charitiee, said th> memLeis o: Liah ConvtnM >n tßrocottf d«s:r d to rrmovo fro'n th** path < r lbe Government a problem that was hampering the successful
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  • 237 2 War Office Generosity.' An Essex correspondent ia respon. aible for the following storks A wheelwright in Essex bavfeaj executed v BBmU job for troops encamped near bis workshop, sent in an accouut for S 1 to the military authorities. To his amaz-meut he received a cheque for
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  • 133 2 Private Wireless Station. According to the Chinese Prere an interesting discovery has been made by the Chinese police, who recently fonnd concealed in a house near Lunghua a complete wireless telegraphy outfit. It appears that the owner of the property, a paper merchant living in the International Settlement,
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  • 479 2 (By courtesy of the Frenc* Consulate Paris, March 18, 6.25 p.m. Artillery fighting continues on the r»«ht bank of the M> nse and in th» Voeges; enemy raids on the north-east of Reims and aw L» Pom pel le failed. The British made prisoners daring a rai
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  • 35 2 Drill Programme for March. To-day, Mar. 23.— Normantcn Range 4 p.m. Mon lay, M»r. 25.—Pande at P-arls Hill ai 1 Ta.j.rg Pa car ».15 p.'u. A. Ar.XEW Offic. r Coa maiiilinp, Hvil Guard.
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  • 46 2 Orders for to-day 3.00 paa Drill Hall SRE (v) (Compulsory) 2.30 pui Bales! ier Range Maxim Co SVC 330 pa Alexandra Rd. PS 3pm Drill Hall (for transport) Dismiss Alexandra Rd P S. 5.30 p.m. SYR (Compulsory) O. O. Wach Captain, */Adjutant, 8.V.0
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 661 2 ■J I Run-down M When your system is undery mined by worry or over-work M —when your vitality is lowerH ed—when you feel" any-how" B —when your nenres are "on B edge "—when the least exer- tion tires you—you are in a I Run-down condition. Your I system is like
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    • 1160 2 AUCTION SALES. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF High Grade Mahogany Stained, Wax Polished T Blackwood Household Furniture, Cottle Piano Well* and Plants, etc., etc. To Le held at Inverturret No 4, Gallop Road, Taagiii To-day, March 23, at 12 noon Comprising:—An excellent toned cotU* mahogany stained teak upholstered standard an i
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  • 241 3 Saturday, Mar. 23. Messrs Latham and Co., the Area advise the following quotations $3 25 $3.50 0 »5 1.00 *yer .vloiek 2.10 230 AjerPan* «.00 8.20 Btlgowate 4.75 5.00 Lukit a 0.50 0.60 Bakit v.85 0.95 Bakit KB 0.60 0.70 Ckt Qgkil r tig..., 050 675 Gleneal"
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  • 210 3 Rangoon. Mar. 2.—ln the case in which Mr. G. W. Mercado, Proprietor of the Mercado's hotel, is pwefted nnder the Indian Telegraph Act, on a charge of sending a forged telegram from Yenangaung to Mr. C Stewart, Proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Rangoon, some evidence was recorded
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  • 295 3 Singapore, March, 23. Tin.— See Local and General column. Coora.- No business. Tapioca. —Weak. Business done. Sauo Flour —Business done. Qambier.-—So business. Pepper. —Steady. Business done. Other Product...— Market Quiet. UftOl L;a! X. i .i. c.t.ili-ii. Natmegi 110 S. ner pioui $40.00 N.umegs 80 J. 43.00 Copra Bali
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  • 49 3 Copra. Singapore, Mar. 21. The market for this article has been very quiet with very few buyers operating. Small transactions of "off quality" copra are reported. To-day's valuesi»g •be given as 17.80 (nominal) for finest snndrbHl and $7.30 to $-.50 for fair to good qualities.
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  • 508 3 Action By Controller. Bombay, March 4. —In order to f revent speculation and to tteady the prices of Indian cotton and Indian made cloth the Controller of Piices, Mr. P. R. Cadell, addressed the Bombay Cotton Trades Association find the Cotton Exchange on ihe 11th February requesting
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  • 73 3 kingapore, March Batiki o-. 2/4 1/1 Dwurl 2/3 29/3 i' Fri-*»e 3 w/ B a/4 7/16 ?r. It— 151 0 Hf IJEI Bank fi/i 35}% prerr. argfcai— Brakd"t 51A On J* c Bmk T. T 12L, On Ja an— Pant d/d. 105 i '•v»rr tai —rm?ing Mta $5.5; In
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 149 3 »ry Powerful Productions will be Shown To-night AT THE Marlborough Theatre BEACH ROAD, Metro Pictures Corporation Presents Charming MIM Emmy W«hie tt The Trail of the Shadow !N c ACTS. A powerful romantic tale of love and adventure T»,_ Web,™ display. the S her 1 The Social Pirates Series IN
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    • 591 3 i VERY POWERFUL FEATURES TO MAINTAIN THE STANDARD E I Tha j AT THE AUuuafcrt Alhambra Is J V C s3^PJJ »w -m—i a 18 tbe only I tie Theatre A &>< 9& j4| A theatre where you I U Mbf with an sssjA L. nA a VID f\/V 35:
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    • 456 3 AT THE POPULAR PHOTO-FLAY HOUSE EMPIRE Tanjong Pagar Road. Trame Paaa the Door. To-night SECOND SBOW 9.15 SHARP To-night! aio-p.ii DHUlllflV lIIII t EplsodM 1A 7 Serial IfUIIAff AI JUtIL Four Parte A Metro Wonder-play 5 THE MASKED RIDER 5 Starring Harold Lockwood and May Allison FIRST SHOW AT 7.30
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  • 1384 4 Taking as an example the United States of America, there has been of late a noticeable freedom and frankness in supplying the House of Commons with desired information. For the past three years, whatever questions the Government did not feel inclined to answer were not pressed, under the impression
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  • 175 4 Gang Robbers Sentenced. Eefore Mr Justice Ebden at the Assizes, yesterday afternoon, the trial was concluded of two Cintonese. Leong Yeong and Wong Yik, who were charged with committing gang robbery. The former pleaded guilty, while the latter claimed to be tried. The accused are alleged to have
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  • 145 4 Stiff Sentences. Sentence of three months' rigorous imprisonment was passed by Mr. Langham Carter in the District Court this morning on Yeo Ah Teng, a Teochew twako coolie, who was convicted last week un a charge of hons- breaking by i I »ht at No 1 Cumming
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  • 59 4 D >ath due to a diseased condition of the aorta was the vardict of the Corner this morning at the end of the inquest held on Ong Kow, who it was stated his death almost instantaneously after falling heavily on th- road, in an attempt to get
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  • 60 4 To-Day. Malakoff meeting, noon. To-morrow. lodge St. George Regular, 9 p.m. St. Dunstan's Fete, Malacca. Sunday. Palm Sunday, Monday. Annunciation—Lady Day. Tapah meeting, E ratti* toon. Tuesday. Chamber of Commerce mtg. 2 15p m V.M.c.A. Social, 5 30 p.m. Emulation Lodge, 8.30 p.m. Wednesday. Full Moon. ttti
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  • 340 4 l.nh,r»», Bc u I 4Bh Rubber i* qaoted at 2/6 t*m Bftdlft for sheet. r cre P<? London, March 2U 7„, 43f There are rery rioge. T^k ll^ l^ Mr. Clerco.t WVyiianj appoint.,! to b. uitoW?"£ Coast Drfenn Vol«n7«rT te MrG RSykes i«appointed to as Asst. Protector
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  • 67 4 Tin is quoted at £319.0.0 in London. Black pepper is quoted at 14 and white pepper at 1/11 in London. On the Liverpool market cotton, middling American.Jie at 24.42. On the Manchester market S| lbe. shirtings are at 23,6 and 6 lbe. T. cloth at 19/3. In
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  • 76 4 In 6pite of other attractions, the Theatre Royal was packed with an enthusiastic audience, including a good many Europeans, to see the play Anti-Opium Reform. All the actors and actresses did well, especially Khairudin, who took the part of the opium smoker, while -Vliss Sarah looked charming in
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  • 139 4 Pagis. The Great War The German Olfenaive 5 Russia 5 Tonnage Lobses 5 The Reichstag 5 Dutch Shipping 5 House of Commons 5 Naval Action 5 In Spain 5 Miners ft Man-Power *> Havas Service 5 GENERAL: Singapore Civil Guard 3 Ireland's Fighting Strength Money for Nothing 2
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    • 163 4 nun,,, i« m «m ill Ml New Supply of His Master's Gramophones FITTED /v\ WITH Double-Spring Motors Famous f2-C "EXHIBITION" Sound Boxes. jjj ROBINSON Co. ILUBRIGATINB OILS! Asiatic Petroleum Go. (S.S.), LTD. Incorporated in England. No Further Danger! I Patent Bottle Opener (specially made for the use of Aerated Water
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    • 264 4 IGUAN KIAT AND Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in tbe Straits Settlements) 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, etc., etc.
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    • 139 4 Capstan Cigarettes Galdbeck Macgregor AND Co FOR sale: Tamil coloured man of the F. If. S., I most uaaftll t I Batata*,Tamil Teachers aid Students. Can kt i fr Jin NAINA MOHAMED SOMS, 19, Baffles Place, Singapore. flVlM Off.) OtfiV of Dir ctor ..f Education, I Mrf F.M S. let
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  • 88 5 On Fifty Miles Front. TERRIFIC FIGHTING PROCEEDING. REUTER'S SPECIAL SERVICE. London, March 21, 12.45 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig itates The enemy opened a heavy bombardment at dawn on the whole front in the neighbourhood of Yen lenil, south of St Quentin to the River Scarpa
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  • 93 5 London, Maroh 21, 2 50 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Headquarters, telegraphing at ten this morning, states that the heavy, enemy bombardment mentioned* by Bir Douglas Haig is extending prac ticaliv along the whole British front §oa:h of Ihs Scjrpe. It was followed by gas shells around Fleurbaix.
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  • 148 5 London, March 21, 7.45 p.m. Renter's correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this afternoon, says Following the heavy bombardment which the Germans commenced against almost th- 1 whole of our front sou'h of th" Scarpe, the enemy lannched an infantry attack on a scale. Under cover of the
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  • 145 5 London, March 21, 10.45 p.m. Router's correspondent at British Headquarters, wiring this evening, Bays that by the employment of great masses of men and a great weight of artillery the enemy appear to have penetrated the front line at certain spots between the Scarpe and Vendruil, but
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  • 45 5 London, March 22, 12 20 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on •viation, states that bad weather yesterday hendered flying. Onr night fliers dropped three hundred bombs on an aerodrome southwestward of Tournai and one dump north eastward of St. Quentin. All our machines returned.
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  • 213 5 London, March 22, 6 10 a.m. Mr. Percival Phillips, writing from France, says that the German army south of the Scarpe seems to have delivered its first blow principally in the triangle of the ArrasCambrai and Bapaume Cambrai roalB, while the army south of Cambrai is striking
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  • 241 5 London, March 22, 6.35 a.m. The offensive on the battlefield at Cambrai is the scene of the opening Off the great German offensive, which the enemy has been endearing to maHk by subsidiary attacks on several points, namely on the Belgun sector, at Rheims, in Champagne and
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  • 163 5 London, March 22, 6.35 a.m. Mr Hamilton Fyffe states from France The Germins assembled an enormous number of guns for the preliminary bombardment, bnt this was not long in duration. It began at five o'clock in the morning and at seven some of the German units had already
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  • 247 5 London, March 22, 12.50 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig states About eight this morning, after an intense bombardment with gas shells and high explosives on our forward positions and back areas, the en- my launched a powerful infantry attack on a front of over fifty miles, between the Oise
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  • 176 5 London, March 21, 10.45 p.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. eonar Law announced that German attaok exten.led for over nity milva from the Soarpe to the nff 6, wae the lar g 0 8t scale offensive of the war. Information at present showed that on a
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  • 35 5 London, March 21, 6.20 p.m. East Africa official W« are in contact with strong enemy forces in the Medoboma coastal area. A fresh column disembarking at Mozambique occupied Nampnla, 110 miles inland.
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  • 57 5 London, March 21, 6.20 p.m. Palestine official: We consolidated and improved our positions and occupied Elmus-al-Libeh, and the high ground eastward and three miles northward of Wadi Ouja, also Beitrima and Kefrtut, near Bearballnt. Onr flying corps and the Australian flying corps dropped 470 bombs on El Kutrani
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  • 208 5 Enemy Activity. London, March 21, 5.57 p.m. French communique Towards the end of the night there was an intense and prolonged bombarlment of our sections north and southeast of Rheims, and also at various points in Champagne, where the Germans made several abortive attempts. An enemy bombardment on the
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  • 48 5 Artillery Work. London, March 22, 12.50 a.m. Beleian communique: There was lively artillery activity yesterday. During a naval engagement last night off Dunkirk enemy vessels bombarded our coast towards La Panne. A Violent bombardment of poison gas-shells against our batteries on the whole front lasted throughout to-day.
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  • 74 5 Some Claims. London, March 21, 6.15 p.m. Wireless German official: The Bavarians in a surprise attack southwest of Ornes overran the first lines and advanced as far as Bruleravin. They took prisoner 340. The Austro Hungarians co-operated against English and French in artil lery fire on broad sectors
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  • 60 5 London, March 21, 145 p.m. The Press Bureau states that excluding raids in Germany, British and Australian airmen on the west front during February dropped 5,290 bombB in the day time and S 553 at night time. The enemy dropped twenty eight in the daytime in areas
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  • 464 5 Liehnowsky Debate. London, March 21, 6.25 a.m. Amsterdam In the Reichstag, discussing the Liehnowsky memo randum, Yon Payer (the Vice Chancellor) said thai the key to Lichnowsky's mistakes and false con. elusion* regarding even 8 before the war was probably Lichnowsky's over estimate of his own ability and
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  • 47 5 London, March 21, 1.40. p.m. Amsterdam In the Reichstag the finance secretary stated that Germany's monthly war costs were now £187,500,000. The Vorwaerta says that Lichnowskj's brilliant testimony regarding England's policy may help to teach the Germans to think more calmly and more openminledly about England.
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  • 151 5 London, March 21, 6.40, p.m. Th a national miners' ballot has resnlte 1 in a majority of 28.756 votes against the combing out of 50,000 minora for the army, as demanded by the Government. London, March 22, 6.10 a.m. Mr. Lloyd Qeorge yesterday told the executive of
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  • 66 5 London, March 22, 2.30 pm. The House of Commons has adjourned until April 9. Petrograd Pourparlers between the Caucasian Diet and the Ottoman high command regarding a separate peace have been broken off, as the Turkish demands are inacc»=ptable. Amsterdam: In the Reinhatag, Yon Dem Busseje, Qertnaai UnderSecretary for
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  • 66 5 Official Figures. London, March 21, 6.50 a.m. The Press Bureau issues an Admiralty statement which summarises as follows the shipping position at the end of last year The losses of the British were 7.079,000 tons, foreign 4,750,000 tons. The gains W'tp, new construction, British 3,301.000; foreign 3,500.000; enemy
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  • 273 5 London, March, 21, 8.40 a.m. The Daily Telegraph says that the statistics are not calculated to dissipate national anxiety. The position is worse even than we feared, since last year's depredations equalled the net reduction of forty per centum of the tonnage. The Daily Chronicl i Bays that
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  • 63 5 General News;. Lon lon, March 21, 6.40 a.m. Petrograd The naval commissary Dybenko has been arretted for not taking neeeaaary measures f>r the def*noa of Nai va. The papers state that Joffe, ex- sitient of the Brest peace delegation,has b appointed foreign coin-missu-y In succession to Trotsky, London, afaroh
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  • 121 5 London, March, SI, 6.40 a.m. Madrid After freagent consultations with the King, S-nor Prieto absolutely refused to form a Ministry. London, March 21, 6.40 a.m. Madrid S-nor Maura has been instructed to form a Cabinet. London. March 22, 2.50 a.m. Madrid Maura has refuted to form a Cabinet
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  • 42 5 London, March 22. 12.30 p.m Melbourne The Australian Associated Chambers of Commerce are unanimously nrgingthat Britain re'ain the German colonieB in the Pacific. Mr. Forrest has resigned the Treasurership owing to ill-health. Mr. Watt, Minister for Railways, succeeds to the post.
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  • 62 5 London, March 22, 2 30 pro. Amsterdam The Minister of the Interior of the Ukraine has ed Anglo Franco-Belgian officers at Kieff to leave the Ukraine. An omcinl aerial post between Vienna nnd Kieff has been inaugurated. A Vienna telegram states tha* the lower Danube is free from mines
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  • 98 5 U. S. Action. London, March 21, 11.30 a.m. It is announced in Washington that the President by proclamation authorizes the seizure of Dutch ships in American ports. The proclamation was issued after the War Trade Board had been informed that Holland rejected the American ultimatt m to transfer
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  • 69 5 London, March 21, 6 15 p.m. All comment on the taking over of the Dutch shipping emphasises, apart from the fact that Holland will not lose by it, that the Allies by their action have relieved the Datch Government from making what would have been a most difficult
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  • 328 5 London, March, 21, 10.15 p.m. In the House of Commons Lord Robert Cecil in a statement regarding Dutch shipping said that the Allies deeply regretted that any Government should have appeared to assist the objects of German submarinismby not making the fullest use of its shipping. The Allies
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  • 159 5 The French Front. Paris, March 11, 8.20 p.m. Henry Wood, thecorrespomb-nt *>f the United Press with the French armies, writes The French front has DMV perfected and developed into the greatest defensive o--ganisation in the world's history Daring the four months th.»t have elapsed since the fl at
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  • 33 5 London, March 22, 12.5 p.m. Rome Tin War Minister, General Alfieri, has resigned in order to take up a command at the front. The Senator General Victor Zupelli has succeeded.
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  • 83 5 Enemy Ships Sunk. London, March 21, 2.10 p.m. Tb»> reports that two British and ihree French destroyers off Dunkirk, between four and five in the morning, engaged German destroyers whioh had previously bombarded the town for ten minutes. T.v"; t neoay destroyers and two tor-pedo-boats are believed to
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  • 83 5 London, March 22, 3.20 a m. French official A division of Franco-British degtroyers fought with a detachment of German torpedo boats in the North Sea between 4 and 5 in the morning, sinking two. Shortly afterwards the same division fought a second action with five large destroyers which
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  • 44 5 London, March 22, 12.50 a.m. The Admiralty reports British monitors succ-safully bombarded Odtend this aftern >on. A naval air squadron destroyed five enemy aircraft. British seaplanes reconnoitring in Heligoland Bight, machinegunned minesweepers There were no British casualties. All the aeroplanes have returned,
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  • 176 5 Questions Answers. London, March 20, 9.45 p.m. In the Houso of Commons Mr. Carlyon B«llaira complained that the large enemy steamers Branenfels and Frantz Ferdinand, In the Far East, were nsed as stationary hulls for thirty months, although in perfect condition. Mr. Hayes Fisher replied that he
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  • 248 5 London, March 21, LSI a.m. In the House of Commons, reply, ing to Sir Richard Cooper, Mr. Hope said that it has been impracticable to arrange for the intern ment in a neutral country of British and Turkish war prisoners, owing to the lack of accommodation in the
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  • 32 5 Loadon, March 22, 7.10 a.m. Jassy The Mp.rghiloman Cabinet has been formed. It consists of nsignificant politicians, inclnding only one ex-minister. It is expected that peace pourparlers will immediately be resumed.
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  • 43 5 Racing. Reuter. London, March 21, 2.30 p.m. Rt suit of War National Handicap L Poethlyn, 5 to L 2. Captain Dreyfus, 20 to L 3. Ballymacad, 7 to 1. Seventeen ran and the race was won by four lengths. A bad third.
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  • 34 5 To-morrow, March 24. Johnston's Pier, 9,10 and 11 a.m., 2.30 and 3.30. p.m. Clnb Bungalow 8.30 and 9.30 a.m, 12.15, 3 and 5.30 p.m. High Tide 8.32 a.m. Height 7ft. Bin.
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  • 214 5 Messrs Barlow Co.'s Report. Singapore March 21. At the usual weekly auctions which concluded this morning, there was an easier feeling in the market, although the prices realised for all grades were about on the average of those of last week. The demand experienced throughout can only
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  • 120 5 As the result of a collision between two motor-cars, Nos 162 and 1234, driven by a Malay chauffeur and a European, repectively, which occurred yesterday at the jui ction of Cross and Cecil Streets, o ih of the back wheels of the former car was badly twisted. Another
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 188 5 LA I EST ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED Two apprentices (Chinrse preferred). Apply to Almeida 4 Co., 100-1, Robinson Road. 23 3 T— 28 I A VERY LUCRATIVE INVESTMENT. A set of first'class dwelling houses on freehold land, ideal site, at Sophia Road, for private sale within the next week. Offers received till
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  • 725 6 Prices Quoted in the Market this Mcrsiag SINQAPOKK, M.\ 23. Messrs Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Broken, Issue the following list of quotations Robber Sharu Noaa. Valus. Buvrs. f»»'ier». 1/- Ahagai 3/- 3 3 t Anglo Jara 6/- 71--1- Anglo-Malay 12/- 16/--1 Ay erE lining 40/-
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  • 1221 6 Malakoff Rubber. Tie eigth annual general meeting of the Malakoff Rubber Co., Ltd was held yesterday noon at tbe registered offices of the Company, 18 Collyer (juay. There were present Meaara V. Gibbons (chairman), W. Lowther Kemp, F. L Tomlin (Directors), G. Stothard (manager), C. Mancini, and J.
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  • 47 6 Orders for week ending Mar. 30. Mouday, March 25—Signalling Class. Fort Canning, 5.15 p.m. Tuesday, March 26.—Telegraphy Class, V.M.C.A., 5.15 p.m. Thursday, March 28 —Recruit Bug 1-rs only, Malay Volunteer Club, 5.15 p.m. Fridiy, March 29.—(G00d Friday) No Ambulance Class. Frank C. Sands Commissioner.
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  • 231 6 Heavy Fines Imposed. In the Second Court, Penang, on Monday morning, before Mr. G C G Mnller, Mr. V G Ezechiel prosecuted eight Chinese for being concerned or interested in the importation of opium into the Colony on the 9th Inst The accused were arrested on
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  • 177 6 Hongkong Febrnary 23.—The Bishop of Victoria and fourteen other Protestant eler.:\ni*n have sent a letter to the Governor protesting against the projected drawing of War Bonds in connection with St. Qeorfa'a Day, for the following reas >ns (1) The 1 .as of moral authority and s'rength and the
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  • 171 6 Madras, March 6.—ln a second appeal from Tanjore the question arose, which article of the Limitation Act applied to a suit to recover the price of paddy sold to the defendant in March 1910. The price was not settled at the time of sale j and the
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  • 86 6 Delivered in London, The following are the datets at departure from Singapore of th? European Mails and their dettrtfj in London. Mail. Dt- LivmKr. Mail C Jan. U Mar. 4 Mail «4 Dec. 28 Mar. 6 Mail B Jar. 6 Mar. 7 Mail Dee, 11 Mar. 12 Mail
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  • 14 6 Vessels in communication at noot with the local Commercial Wircfeta Station :—None.
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  • 222 6 Bengalee, F*b. 2S —A case of •nple mnrder followed by suicide of rht> perp-trator of crime i" 8 i in the city in early hoars of this nomine. The man who committed t he deed is one BidrAswathanarayana Sastri, a religions lecturer, author and pandit. He had
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  • 62 6 Calcutta, March, s.—The Dinajpur Special Tribanal delivered judgment yesterday in the Ranigunj looting case. Out of 42 accused a boy of about 10 years, who pleaded guilty, was comict d and sentenced to imprisonment till the rising ot the court that day, 34 to various terms of
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 186 6 There is no Better Ale Than BULLDOG ALE Tx»:v It 03 SALE AT The Leading Hotels AND Principal Liquor Dealers. BISCUITS Manufactured by Messrs. W U am Arnotts, Ltd., Famous Biscuit Manufacturers. SUPPLIERS Messrs. Guan Chin Hong &Co 94, Robinson Road, Sintapore. Wing Fatt Co, 11, Robinson Road Khye Joo
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    • 52 6 CIGARETTES. The particular man demands a particular cigarette "State Express" are 1 made for just such men —men of discrimmation who require the best. I &&Lt\ VIRGINIA No. 555 per tin of 50= $1.00. (INCLUDING DUTY.) (f Packed in patent vacuum tins. At* Sole Manufacturers: 4mejo+ ARDATH T(>BACCO CO.. LTD.,
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    • 701 6 Last X 8 DAYS Yamato&Co. 41, HIGH STREET. Phone 432 HHS Special A Reductions IN [I Cotton if Crepe sLi j a-*iMWß«wM«BnHßnwnnnnnnnnnnnnnM •'■■■KnsnnnnnnnnnnnnHnnnnnHH^nnnrnMnoi Church Services. S ANDREWS CATHEDRAL, mm i row Sexday Next BEF )KE Ea-ter, Palm Sunday. 24th March, If It, 7 a.m. Holy JDpjmhhwm. 7.45 a.m. Rate G>mmunion
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 155 6 Mails Close. To-day. Hongkong, Shanghai ana Japan 2 pm Malacca, Port Swettenham and Penang *K!ang 2.30 pm Muar Malacca *Anjou 2.30 pm Puiau Batam Palan Baling Hock Keng 3 pm Kenmon Sanit 3 pm Rhio Emely 3 pm Kota Tinggi Tanjong Surat 4 pm Kota Tinggi Ban LieGuan 4 pm
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  • 1182 7 How Gcmins Esc ped. A reside, t kindly aendi us the following inror' at >ry of hew German prisoners are treated when interned under the Boathern Cr from a private leitc- n k i tajß: A nice li'tle comedy has been enacted ben (Aukl nd). You of
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  • 254 7 London, Jan. 20 From Milan BBBtet an interesting story of the capture of an international $py, a woman well known in opera, through the aid ol the American secret rervioe. More than twenty years ago t Baataaian girl, Elena Te>d:>riria, i p< an d in pen at
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 490 7 NOTICES BANK HOLIDAYS It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on Friday, 29th March Saturday, 30th March Monday, 1st April Easter Holidays. 23 28 2 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. From 1*1 March our Offices will be at Comer of Telegraph Street and Ratlins Quay, Officta formerly u
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    • 469 7 BANKS C »lll m INDIA "U8TRAL1A AND CHINA R*»rv, Fund 1 :i,200,OC,r;t,T «x month* ffiyt" i«*iv*d for fi xt^ «>r.«-i on *r;^l;cat;.... fi -(Jt! (nun 1. CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD. (Incorporated in the Shaits Settlements.) 64, Kiing Street Singapore. Authorised Capital $4r0C<(0 N.-ued Capital $2,, *o,0- 0 J aid-up Capital
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    • 420 7 WANTED WANTED P.rmaneit Way Inspector, for service with Gov, rnu,ent of British North Borneo; commencing salary $120 per montb, and allowances For farther particulars apply to' GuthnoiCo., Ago*, G .onment of British North Borneo. 23 2 WANTED Office Assistant for Mercantile tfirm in Kuala Lumpur. Must have efficient knowledge of
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    • 145 7 A tonic needed No par icular disease, but your system lack-* to e. Your work dra«s. Ordinary tasks become bard You find )oiirself tred, I low spirited, unable to keep your mind on anything, enable to get sound sleep at night. Debility is robbing you of your power. Dr. Williams
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    • 362 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 3 75 Per mensem 1,25 Single Copy 5 CtS. Postage Extra 50 CtS. per month. AM communicationa relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed
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    • 429 7 THE ORIENTAL Government Security Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Established 1874. Incorporated in India. FUNDS exceed $30,500,000.00 Absolute Security. Income In 1916 -$4,309,517.50 I Total Out-go In 1911 $2490,411.50 Assurance effected In 1916 $4,230,542.85 Increase In Funds $1,819,099.00 Total Policies in force 65,842 assuring, with Bonus aditiona, $72,522,348.14. LOW Ai ply
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    • 68 7 law mm pi —'■ii u^mA^—» j Tips Worth Noting. Ad vertising is more than evei essential, on the principle that the smaller the demand the greater the necessity to increase it. The American Lea>i Pencil Co. Such advertising as we have done has shown that there is no reason why
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  • MALAYA TRIBUNE (SINGAPORE)
    • 24 1 Straits Shipping Gazette. Issued Oallv.] SUPPLEMENT TO THE MALAYA TRIBUNE. Issued Dally.] VoL V. No. 69 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1918 PRICE 5 CENTS.
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    • 421 1 Burnt to the Water's Edge. To be burned to tbe water's edge was the fate of the famous Thames training ship Warspite, one of tbe old tbree-deckers that were once the glory of the British Navy. It ap. pears that the fire broke out in a
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    • 345 1 Hero of Scraps With t Boats. After a brilliant war record, Cap. tain J Watson Black, of Plymouth» road, Petiarth, baa succumbed to typhoid fever in a Southampton hospital. Captain Black, who was 4*. had bad a most distinguished career. He was educated at Penarth and, after
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    • 208 1 Rangoon, March 6.—Correspon. dence has passed between the Municipality, the Police and Rangoon Agents of the B. I. S. N. Company regarding the necessity for campinp ground and shelters in Rangoon fw Coromandel and Madrns coolies and native passenger traffic. It is pointed out by tbe Police Commissioner
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    • 55 1 It is officially reported that the Mr-ssageries Maritimes line has stopped its Far Eastern service owing to the wholesale requisitioning of shipping by tbe French Government with ■h« reuatll that Lyons is threatened by a fimine of raw silk. French weavi rs are now requeuing the French Government to restore
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    • Page 1 Advertisements
      • 574 1 guar Sir CO., Ltd. i Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) 2 Head Office: Phillip Street, Singapore. I Established 1917. Ship chandlers, Hardware Dealers, Government and I Municipal Contractors, General Impo ter* and W Exporters, Estate, Rice and Saw Mill Suppliers and Commission Agents. M Tel. Addreas GTJANKIAT. Codes u,ed A.B
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      • 257 1 Stoomvaart MaatschappiJ "HedeNand" 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 further particulars Apply to Internationale Crediet and Handeisvereeniging Rotterdam" (Incorporated in Holland) 1 D Almeida Street phone,
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      • 360 1 SOMETHING QUITE NEW TO SINGAPORE WILL APPEAR WHEN SHORTLY METRO'S Wonderful Productions are SHOWN IN THE LEADING THEATRES. The Far Eastern Film Service Sole Distributors for s.s., f M.S.. Slam. Indo-Chlna a China SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. Entrances—Tanjoog Pagar. Wh\rvbh hbction Oodowns Gate Entrances Bonded Warehouse®, Trafalgar St. East Heclamation. Storage
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      • 657 1 IKS KIAT Co., LtdT (Incorporated in the Strait* BctttaaMafeti Head office: ?6, Phillip mrket. si.v rAPf Established 1917. s Ship-chandler*. Hardware L>eal. rv <;,-,... n m* Municipal Contractors, Genera I ■m. Exporter*, Estate, Ri c an i y Suppliers and Comttis-i n Tel. Address: GUANKIAT Cde-' sth Edition and A
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    • Page 1 Miscellaneous
      • 37 1 Slogapore Tide Tables. Saturday, Mar. 23. High water 7.25 am 7 ft. 4 ina.; 9.13 pm 7 ft 4 ina. Sunday, Mar. 24. High water 8.32 am 7 ft. 8 ina; 9.48 pm 7 ft. 8 ins.
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