The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 November 1914

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  • 18 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVE RTISER. I EN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1914. NO. 8.2K 1
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  • 398 1 Turkey seems r,o be in the war now. though no news of an official declaration is to band. The Allies' terms to her were that she should remove all (iermans from her ships, and dismantle the Goebeu and Breslau Page 5. It is clear that Great Britain
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  • 1489 1  - PLANT LI FE. Jungle Wallah Adaptations .in the plant world meet the country dweller at every step. Shall we glance at a few cases round us IVe spoke, in our paper of .July 22, of the mangrove fringe to our coast. iewed from the sea, those curious bays and promontories
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 170 1 UHAMBRA THE PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE-BEACH ROAD. OND SHOW 9-15 P.B. Two Shows for one Payment. FIRST SHOW 7-30 P.M. Zl I I A WOMAN 7 UAST CARD Mmle. REGINA BADET IN THE TITLE ROLE An Kmotional l>rauia of tbc highest c-lasf, with supeib acting. MAX LINDER IN MAX'S MARVELLOUS CURE
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    • 524 1 PALLADIUM ORCHARD ROAD Singapore's, Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD TO-NIGHT COMMENCING AT 9 P.M. SHARP. TO-NIGHT "It's A Long Way to TIPPERARY," bat there is a Short cut to the PALLADIUM where one can always rely on seeing The L G HP m^ M tf^L m Z SW W iai^H^m. P
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    • 87 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Palladium and Alhambra new pro grammes— Page 1. Parsee love drama at the Star Opera Page 10. To let Villa Marina/ Auchencairn and a compound house in Bencoolen Street —Page 2. Sungei Gau dividend notice Page 2. Powell's auctions Page 3. H. S. Kirwan's riding ***** us for
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 90 1 THE WEEK. Monday 2nd. High Water— 9-50 a.m., 10-3* p.m. All Soul's Day. Polo Practice Tyeraall, 5 p.m. Tuesday 3rd. High Water— 10-ls a.m., 1.1-11 p.m. Full Mo.n. Wednesday 4th. High vvater— l"-35 a.m.. 'l-4Sp.ru. Selangor River Tin, De. ricks, noon. Polo Practice Tyereall, 5 p m. Toarsday sth High
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  • 157 2 Ach Now we know, or at least we shall all guess, how German news is communicated A San Francisco telegram which has reached the Far East this week says It is reported that the Kaiser has sent the following telegram to King Humbert You are one who breaks his trust.
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  • 76 2 Wby be despondent concerning the lowprice of tiu. It is cost of production that counts. The GARRET r Superheated Steam Engine will save 50% of your fuel account over other types of Steam power. Think— what 50% of your Coal Bill re presents, and the dividend it
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 628 2 Notices THE SUNGEI 6AU TIN MINING Co., Ltd. Declaration of Interim Dividend and Notice of Closing of Transfer Books. NOTICE is hereby given that a Second Interim Dividend of 7£% has been declared by the Directors on account of the year endbug 3lHt December, 1914, and notice is also given
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    • 722 2 Notices RECRUITING FOR SERVICE IN THE ARMY DURING THE WAR. NOTICE. Men wishing to enlist in the Army should apply to Major W. L. Cotton, Headquarters. Fort Canning, between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and 10 30 a.m. and 12-31) p.m. on Friday, the Suth instant and following days Sundays
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    • 845 2 Notices IN THE COLONIAL COURT OF iDMRALTf OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. No. 6 of 19)4. In Prize. The s.s. "MARKOMANIA Y: alter Fass- Master. GEORGE V, BY THE GRACE OP| GOD. OP THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND OF THE BRITISH DOMINIONS BEYOND THE
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    • 486 2 To Let I TO LET 2 A compound house, No. lit, Bencoolen Street. Kent moderate. Apply P. CONBIGLIERE, 74-2 Bras Bassa Road. 2-11 7-11 TO LET VILLA MARINA, thoroughly repaired and overhauled. Immediate entry. BTEPHENB. PAUL ft Co 1 6-5 uc I "Auchencairn. No. 1 Tanglin Hill— freshly i done
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    • 486 2 THE J Singapore free Pr J MORNING DAliii To Our Readers. The Singapore Ir< EtaßM Daily, and is on sahatdc, >„,.. I aour each morning (Sunday- price Ten Cents a copy. Ml I Subscribers' copies will he d. h. private residences, (or bownoflla if preferred) by seven o'clock i I
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  • 947 3 QtTAILfI O» riiK Fk.mt. correspondent of the Times of -ml hi> paper the following 1 ing bag had a s-care to day. :m Bnfl streaks of dawn were Bg in Ike K.ist, and the mists were tit'tinan cruisec Kmdeu, Roauafl tlag. and currying an i ;\.in\
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  • 42 3 < 'bservers of Russian rural life say tha* the closing down ol public-houses and the introduction ol newspapers (in time of peace a newspaper rarely makes an ap pearance in a Russian village* have com plettlv transformed the Uussiau countryside.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 431 3 Wanted WANTED TO RENT Furnished Bai within convenient distance oJ town. Apply K. c/o Free Press. ii-i.i a ii WANTED V ri liable European Storekeeper with good knowledge ol Engineering requisites. Balary offen I according to experience and ability r< rmaneni position for suitable man. A;| v with copies of
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    • 1078 3 H. S. KIRWAN Is prepared to (rive Riding Lessons at greatly reduced prices for those proposing to enlist. I wice a day if necessary. Apply at Office, opposite Palladium, Orchard- rd. Telephone 1393. Auctions PRELIMINARY NOTICE. ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE fJF Superior Teak Household Furniture, Cottage Piano, Tennis Gear and a
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    • 21 3 KATZ BROS., L' d Cv r ad n Lflr CAMP BEDS $rr each GREEN AND BROWN CANVAS. KATZ BROS, L« SINGAPORE.
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  • 34 4 Domestic Occurences. BIRTHS. On Friday, 30th October, at The Maternity Hospital, the wife of L. R. Edmett, of a daughter. To butt. —On October 25th at Batak Estate, TeluK Auson,toMrs. KENNETH Tjbutt, a son.
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  • 1578 4 The Singapore Fre e Press Monday, November 2, 1914. i« It is a matter for extreme regret that (as now seems only too clear, though finally definite news has yet to come) Turkey has been unable to withstand the pressure which has certainly been put upon her by Germany to
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  • 550 4 On Oct. 22nd. Hongkongs bit towards the Prince of Wales Fun J amounted to 5124.519.4 M. Capt. Eades. formerly of the Eastern Shipping Coy., joined the first Australian contingent for the front. (\>.G Two hundred and fifry American troops have been transferred from the Philippines to Tientsin to relieve the
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  • 267 4 EiDEN FIGHTS UNDER FALSE COLOURS. Tale of two Torpedoes [By Submarine Cable]. Riuteh'h Srrv.ce. London. Oct. 30. 2.5."> p.m. A Toki message says that the Russian nmJemchug lying in the roadstead of I'm;, and a French destroyer have bmm tori doed and sunk by the cruiser Etndt'n Jemchug's
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  • 312 4 I FIRST I>A\. (From Our Own Correspondent.) lpoh, Qet The first day of the lpoh Imm i marred by heavy roin. which madi running very heavy. There irfti I attendance. Kesults Bar Cup If furlongs). The Iftto Anu, 2 Mai> Ann, '•>. Time. 1 1» Borneo Cup furlongs'
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  • 101 4 A correspondent sends some ittigi cal references which seem to hu\( m thing to do with a /00. Give it up the paragraphs, which read WY 1 I amongst U6 some cats and beuis Ml I good place for them would be I'ulau Fife Certain human chameleons who art MM
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 272 4 NEW BOOKS.! WALL OF PARTITION by Florence Barclay $150 INITIATION by Robert Hugh Benson 1.10 YANDOVER THE BRUTE by Frank Norris 1.10 I LOUIS NORBERT by Yernon Lee 1.10 WHAT I KNOW by Stamper 150 AUTHORS CRAFT by Bennett 2.50 OUR BABY by Mrs Hewer 100 AFRICAN CAMP FIRES by
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    • 35 4 G. R, UMBERT Go's ARTISTIC PORTRAITURE EQUALS THE BEST WORK AT HOME 1 AND ALL SITTERS ARE PHOTOGRAPHED PERSONALLY BY Mr H. N. BUCKERIDGE Late Artist to Messrs LAFAYETTE PHOTOG*<AT'HH<S TO THEIR MAJESTIES.) MS 3112
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  • 227 5 REPORTED SINKING OF RUSSIAN WARSHIPS. Movements of Turkish Troops. lersiand on good autho- war has broken out with The information is at >\ Miiicial. however. A RAID ON ODESSA. Ships Bombarded. 1 H» Sjhmaniie Cable]. v .r i r K*n SItVIUI 1» r 50, 480 p.m. lit
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  • 111 5 A Straight Hint to Bulgaria. Ocl i i ~'< pid Constan i>r tb« _:^th in>t.. Hm lirand r»::tutd to Ilm Bvitißta ambassador v\\..".c ;i-suriince that Turkey would on war. was sending Hah! Bey on a mis- -oihi. l*»ukh;ire-t. Vienna and Ber- 1 asvteia the accoooitj for Turkey's
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  • 82 5 Turkey must get rid of the Germans. m <)ct. 31, M.i s. p.m. Reuter MM thai the Allies have presented a la Turkey askiug for an explanation iitacks iv the Black Sea, and de line a withdrawal of Germans from Mi ihinf and the dismantling of the
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  • 50 5 Britain Takes no Risks. Nov. I, 9 a.m. -The Press nnonncoi that in view of Turkey's opting of communication with the Embassy in Constantinople, iJ'.y the piehldu to further acts o';. (Ireat Bntaiu must take the action to protect Hntish iuter j 1 t.rntory, and Kgypt.
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  • 34 5 DOES WASHINGTON TELL THE TRUTH bingtan Advices received here say Turkish Minister of Finance has -a the French ambassador in Coutino;.K> that the raids by Turkish '.i|<> took place without the knowledge Mttoman Government.
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  • 36 5 nt' Advisory Council in Peking is dis -'ing the adoption of compulsory mili 1 v service throughout China within the **xi rive years. It also proposes taking a ""sus simultaneously as well as reorgani/ ■H finance.
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  • 776 5 GERMANS SUFFER MORE HEAVY LOSSES. Allies' Sure Progress. [By Submarine Cable]. Kbhtpk q Skkvtck London, Oct 6.45 p.m. A Pari communique sass that on our extreme lef the floods caused by the Belgian army ii the lower valley of the Yser compelled thi enemy's forces which had
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  • 72 5 NEGOTIATIONS WITH INFLUENTIAL FRENCHMEN. Przemysl's Formidable Defences. (Hkuter's Special Service— Copybight.) London, Oct. 81, 11.55 p.m. Petrograd In addition to powerful defensive works, Przemysl is surrounded by a regular net work of barbed wire, and mine fields, and is manned by the largestgarrison in Galicia. Prisoners state
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  • 55 5 Germany's Too Colossal Enterprise. The Giornale Italia says The scales of war Lave even now begun to weigh decidedly unfavourably for Germany and Austria. The former must begin to realise that her military organisation, although formidable, in out of proportion to the colossal enterprise she
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  • 85 5 Wreck on the Yorkshire Coast. The British hospital ship Kohilla ran on the rocks, in a gah\ at Whitby. She was bound from (Jueensferry to Belgium to fetch wounded. All her boats but one were smashed. The lifeboats brought two loads, and were then unable to return.
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  • 103 5 But they Ignore Belgium. The Daily Chronicle has a Paris despatch stating that certain influential Frenchmen have been approached on behalf of the German Government with a view to ascertaining whether peace proposals will be acceptable to the French Government. The proposals include the cession of Met/,
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  • 48 5 Indians Helping. RiUTve'e Skbviob. London, Oct. 31, 11.50 a. m.— Tokio, official General attacks, by sea and on land, at Tsingtau, began during the morning. London. Oct. 81, 4.50 p.m. The Press Bureau states that an Indian contingent has joined the Allies at Tsingtau.
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  • 48 5 London, Oct. 30. 3.40 p.m. It is oflfi cially stated that Lord Fisher succeeds Prince Louis of Battenberg as Sea Lord. London, Oct. 31. King George has received Prince Louis of Battenberg, on hi 6 resignation, and directed him to be sworn a Privy Councillor.
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  • 22 5 London. Oct. 31, H.ir> p.m.— The Mar- guis of Lansdowne's eon, Lord Charles Nairne, was killed in action yesterday.
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  • 194 5 Bangkok British Legation telegrams, received, October 23rd. The following has been issued by the Servian Press Bureau The Austrian attacks in Bosnia from Oct 13th to 18th were repulsed by the Servians with great loss to the enemy. Along a front of less than a mile in extent
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  • 182 5 AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS BOTH PUNISHED. Important Captures. [By Submarine Cable]. Rioter's Service. London, Oct. 31, 4.55 a.riL— -A Petrograd official says that hard fighting continues on the East Prussian front. Persistent German attacks in the region of Barlarzhevo have been repulsed. Reuters correspondent understands that beyond the Vistula
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  • 23 5 Italian Cabinet Resigns. London, Nov. 1, 4.35 a.m. The Italian Cabinet has resigned, in consequence of differences relating to military expenditure.
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  • 216 5 By Courtesy of the French Consul General. Paris, Oct. 30, 6 p.m. Official The floods caused by the Belgian Army having broken the dykes in the lower valley of the river Yser have obliged the Germans who had crossed this river to fall back under a very
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  • 79 5 {Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 31. The floods at Kuala Kubu are the biggest ever known and the line is impassable to the south of the Station, the mail passengers having to transfer by walking nearly half a mile. There was four feet of water
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  • 71 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Oct. 31. Heavy rains at Kinta have caused the flooding of all our valley and many places at Ipoh are inundated and traffic has been temporarily suspended. Washouts at Rasa aud Kuala Kubu have caused considerable delay to the mail train
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  • 60 5 The Palladium was crowded on Saturday evening, and the programme was well worthy of the patronage it received, To night there is an entire change, with 11 The Mysteries of Paris," The Dream of Napoleon (showing four of his battles, including Moscow and Austerlitz), and a selection of
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  • 44 5 On Dec. 23 local musical amateurs will give a Sacred Concert, "The Messiah," in the Theatie. The choir will consist of a hundred voices and an orchestra of about 30 to 40, and the Oratorio will be conducted by Mr Alex Proctor.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 258 5 Robinson Co, I SOLE AGENTS FOR I "NESTOR GIANACLIS" EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES. "FRESH STOCKS *JjmL THE EGYPTIAN OF ALL BRANDS g^P^ CIGARETTE BY EVERY MAIL pAR EXCELLENCE." fOi PMSStL'R fmmmmmmmmm^tmmmmmmammmmmmmm X s v r.H(D..r a^i^^^^,,,^^^^^ FINE PETIT in 50's $1.00 per box. EXTRA PETIT 1.40 FORMAT MOYEN 1.75 QUEENS GOLD TIPPED
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 688 6 S h i pjLJ n 8 STRAITS STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. SUM STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. An Express weekly service is being maintained by steamers of the above companies between SINGAPORE and BANGKOK. The steamers leave Singapore every Saturday [and have very good accommodation for passengers. Full particulars may be
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    • 801 6 Shipping KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2 3, COLLYER QUAY. HNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHKKLANDR ?Nf>JA ()OVKKNM(.ni> peelman Pangkal Pinang. Nov 3 apara B.itavia, CheriboD, and Semaraug Nov 3 ingkara SingkawaDg, Selakau, Pemangkat, and Sambas Nov 4 iINGARad.ia Muntok and Palembang Nov 4 r ALENTYN Pontianak
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    • 595 6 jhipping^ N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE < i A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining tbis service have been specially designed and constructed, and are
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    • 311 6 Shipping p.&o. STEAM NAVIGATION rOMPANV Uv 111 i rill 1 9 China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon. Australia, India. Aden, Egypt, Mcdi terranean Ports Plymouth and London. For freight, passage anc further information Btpp H. W. BUCKLAND, M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIME* MAIL LINE For Saigon, Haiphong, Hong kong, China, Japan, Ceylon Djibouti,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 377 7 THE ONLY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY REGISTERED IN THE COLONY. LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL OF INY EASTERN COMPANY. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of EDgland, and complies
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    • 553 7 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, Ltd. CAPITAL AUTHORISED £1,500,000 CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED £1,125,000 CAPITAL PAID-UP £962,500; RESERVE FUND £465,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS R. J. Black Eg, Chairman. James Campbell Esq. H. Melvill Simons Esq. J. A. Maitland Esq Sir liavid Yule. J. M. Ryrie Esq. Chief Manager Percy Mould Esq. London
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    • 546 7 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Co. OF CANADA. Established 1887. Polioies are WORLD WIDE," UNR» STRICTED," M INDISPUTABLE H and HOI FORFEITABLE. M Olaime, loans, oaßh-sarrendeis, etc., are promptly settled by the General Agents at Singapore without the delay of tefeieaoe to Head Office. The Reserves for proteotioa of Poll y, bonders
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    • 515 7 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. CHANGES IN STREET NAMES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with a Resolution passed by tl» Municipal Commissioners of the Town of Singapore, at a meeting held on the 81st July 1914, that on the Ist January, 1915, the names m the third column of the Schedule
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  • 584 8 Praise for the Naval Brigade. London, Oct. 17. Mr Churchill, in a lessage to the Naval Brigade on its reuru fiom Antwerp, congratulates all anks on acquitting themselves admirably, horoughly justifying the confidence ilaced in them. The Brigade bore itself dmirabiy under the enemy's artillery fire, t
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  • 225 8 His Highness the Agha Khan has communicated with the War Office offering to serve as a private in the Indian contingent at the front. His Highness, who is at present in London, is the head of the Khoja Mohammedans, and is a personage of
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 183 8 Have you a weakly n=r child at home? Oik- wh<> lacks the joyous spirit. the sparkling eyes, the hearty appetite ami tin-k-^ energy <»! healthy child- hood In countless such cases, rapid i and complete change from delicacy 11 to robustness has been wrought I>\ J_l£ M Cod Liver Oil
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    • 59 8 Diogenes, so classic bores maintain, Searched all the world for honesty in vain If he, perchance, had been an honest man] His quest had ended where his quest began Now, wiser men, more genial, just and kind, Severe the world of honest men they flad Loving all things potent, prompt
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    • 957 8 i^EMENSj Winchester HOUSE, immm i TELfcjGRA&ie: SIEMENS, SfHauPQtl Telephone No 847 Electrical En^neeri j Manufacturers mt Contractors. j W^'JWOTKEWJbT/Ui I tjastoo Houss, Ifestm I Sttpj'ii** Dept. mul Morai Upper Thames Streat, ;,<iw.p« and Fittincti D* Da!?toc t Lon<ir;n Stafford and #colw:tr, ESANOFELE Anti-Malaria Pills Sold Everywhere GREATLY USED BY THK
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  • 47 9 Issued by ERASER Co,, Exohange and Share Brokers, Oct. 29. I* All baying quotations of Sterling Shares mast be regarded as purely nominal fox the present. f asfsdaf asdf asd gsdfgsdfgsd fs ehwen rjrm dfsaf af asdf asfas gf dfg fghgfh fhsdf ermem ehwen
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  • 53 9 (CORRBCTRi UP TO Oct. 3\) Bank 4 m/e 2 4 7-16 demand 2-4 1-16 Private credits 8 n c 2-4 i India, T. T. 174* HONGKONG, demano 26% Yokohama, demand ii4| Java, demand i4l| Bangkok, demand 66 i SOVBBBIGN6, Bank Buyi< g $8.54 Bank ol England Rate 6% Bar
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  • 145 9 Oct. 31. Tin Gamblei 6 30 Gambler Cube No. 1 9.50 Gambler Cube No. 2 8.50 Pepper Black ordin. '•'pore buyers 14.00 Pepper, (White fair buyers 31.75 Nutmegs (110 to the lb 21.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb. 22.00 Mace (Banda) 80.00 Cloves (Am bo ma)i na) 40.00 Bali
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 81 9 OVERLAND CARS The Handsome 1914 Models are now available. Painted Olive green with cream line. i No. 79 T. 35 H. P. $2,300 nett. Upholstered in genuine leather. i I i i i i All fitted with Bosch Magneto, and Electric -lighting system, can i also be had with electric
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    • 146 9 riuNGA MELOR Concentrated ii in3S3 V. RIQAUD PARIS Sold by tl! Perfumers V.RIGAUD'S §9 OF JAPAN J 1 TOILET WATER R^iftSSH. Beware ptfffw' jjm of imitations, i^Wpm v RIGAUD i l^^yg^B 8, rue Vivienne. 8 Paris-France IFAR EAST OXYGEN ACETYLENE COMPANY, LTD., (SINGAPORE BRANCH.) MARINE BOILER REPAIRS BY AUTOGENOUS WELDING
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 87 9 London Mails Despatched. It Due. Arrived. S October 6 Oct. 6 S3 9 15 n ig S> I* „26 26 Se 7 26 26 Se I 30 30 Sep 26 26 Sep SO Oct. i 0c;. Oct. 15 Oct Oct. 29 Time-balls on Fort Canning and Mount Faber drop daily
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    • 370 9 LATEST ARRIVALS. Name Date of Arrival Flag Atlas Oct. 30 Dutch Hild Norweign Arabien Danish MAIL TABLE. To-Day. Intermediate and local mails will be found in list below Penang, Malacca, F.M.6. Johore. (Overland) (Daily by Train) 6 a.m. 6 P.M. Kerimon Bam Bangkok 9am Saigon 11 am Malacca 1 I'M
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  • 624 10 A VETERANS' COMPANY INAUGURATED. The meeting room at the Exchange on Saturday was well filled with an assembly of gentlemen who were all over or within nodding distance of forty years of age. And they were not talking dollars and piece goods and other trivialities of com merce.
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  • 235 10 The funeral of four members of the Russian cruiser, which was sunk in the harbour, took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Western Road. It was attended by a large concourse of sympathisers, including the Hon. Mr A. T. Bryant, Resident Councillor, and many leading men of
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  • 558 10 A very successful concert, in aid of the f Prince of Wales fund, was held at the i Club House, warder's quarters, on Satur- 1 day night, when close on three hundred people were present. The room in which the concert was held was strikingly decorated
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  • 384 10 Through the kindness of the C.E.Z.M.S., a First Aid to the Injured contest was held on the lawn at the School in Sophia Road on Saturday afternoon, before a large gathering of ladies and gentlemen. The competititors consisted of ten ladies, working in pairs, all of
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  • 607 10 Chinese Witchcraft. A remarkable story was unfolded in the second police court on Saturday morning last, by Inspector Mann, in charge of the Kochore division of police, when Teh Jeow Kirn, of 313, Victoria Street, was charged with cheating. The complainant, named Gob Ah Hee, a well-to-do
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  • 206 10 In the Second Court, Penang, before Mr V. O. Ezechiel, Kalli, a Kling, was charged with causing a disturbance yesterday. The accused went round China Street, Chulia Street and other thoroughfares in the vicinity bawling out that four Germans ships had arrived in
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  • 267 10 S.C.C. Defeat S R.C. Oq the S.C.C. ground, on Saturday. The >.C.C. scored an easy victory. Going in gainst a total of 93, they lot»L three pickets for 45 runs. Day and F.raddell hen settled down to a long partnership, md were still undefeated when stumps vere drawn, after
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  • 294 10 Bogey Sweepstake Co c petit ion. A Bogey Ssveepstake Competition was played on Saturday and yesterday, and resulted in a win for Mr E. L. Talma, who returned a net score of all square. The Sweep was won by Mr Talma on Saturday, and by Mr Smith
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 44 10 LAILY MAJiWON A PARSEE LOVE DRAMA WILL BE STAGED TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! BY THE FAMOUS STAR OPERA The Royal Theatrical Company of Singapore AT THE THEATRE ROYAL North Bridge Road. To-morrow Tuesday SULTAN AJAM A MALAY DRAMA kt f^^UM mm -m V. L TAN, Manager.
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    • 125 10 FRESH FISH Fresh Halibut, Salmon, Si] e ~l Plaice and Turbot. I SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD Singapore and Branches. GARRICK CIGARETTE I I UNSURPASSED Here is the Biggest I Light Car Opportunity You Ever Had Presented to You Handsome appearance, strength, comfortable riding. ate:' cooled motor, and the lowest
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