The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 November 1914

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. EN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1914. NO. 8,2!):J,
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    196 1 Keppel (iolf Club beat Sepoy Lines easily yesterday Page 10. A special article on the popularity of lhe Indian soldiers is given on page 10. Our special London rubber wire gives details of latest dividends Page 5. The death has occurred m France of Field Marshall Earl
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    HERR LEUT'NANT.
    1009 1 Even m captivity the Prussian officer maintains that aristocratic arrogance which proves him, among other things no aristocrat. Having been admitted to a barrack > ard around which about 50 German prisoners were taking their exercise, I was at once I struck by the bearing of two men
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      427 1 UHAMBRAPALLADIUM THE PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE- BEACH ROAD. COND SHOW 9-15 P.M. Two Shows for one Payment. FIRST SHOW 7-30 P.M. P ANOTHER PROGRAMME INTENSELY INTERESTING PRODUCTIONS TO-NIGHT! A 1 borough British Film of the "Big Ben" Series THE POWER TO KILL Mo-i i^uy at a i.uj yabl€ Comedy SEEN ON
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      276 1 ORCHARO ROAD Singapore's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD TO-NIGHT COMMENCING AT 9 P.M. SHARP. TO-NIGHT GRAND HOLIDAY PROGRAMME. 11 Singapore is watching for War News. We have it. It is the Latest and the Best. Here it is." Transport m France. Naval Brigade and Despatch riders admired India's Loyal Response. Examining
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      148 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. t the Star Opera. "Mahmood Page 1. I atest war pictures at the Palladium N w programme at the Alhambra— Page 1. Kelly and Walsh have 1915 diaries ready Page 4. Notice re estate of late I). G. McClellau Page 2. Rooms to let at Silver Bank, Orchard
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      103 1 THE WEEK. Monday 16th. High Water— B-13 a.m., 9-3* p.m. Polo Practice Tyersall, 5 p.m. S. S. Government Holiday. Contingent Mess Dinner. 8 p.m. Tuesday 17th. High Water— 9- 17 a.m.. 10-29 p.m. New Moon. Wednesday 18th. High Water— 9-51 a.m., 11-16 p.m. Polo Practice Tyersall, 5 p.m. N. Y.
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    RUBBER SHARE TRUST.
    181 2 ..ueber conditions during the past year have had au unfortunate effect on the Kiibher >hare Trust and Finance i ompany whose rt-poit is just published. Few changes have taken place m the invest ments as compared ith the pre\ ioni year, and the total is only about
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    THE BIBLE.
    68 2 Papal Doclabati London, Ostdbei 25th. The Etomi cor respondent of the I>aily Mail" states that the Tope has published a let.er declaring that the Bible ought to be found m every household, aud that a portion of it should bl read daily. His Holiness is said tohave remarked
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    444 2 vpar: from the Slav p ml, Germany i im three dietincl claim, m the present ■Irnggle. Firetly, that German ideali end ivilisatiou are superior to those, uot o:i!y Ol Bneeln, bal Ol the rest of the world. .ndiy. Germany claims that its owu !s are so much superior to those
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      154 2 gi| li ijij _____r^ .____r .____r "Hazeline' V Snow' Beauty's Best J^M/J Protector Ladies whu use 1 la/i.linf IB^^^^W Snow daily are able to indulge m open-air pastimes 1 to their heart's content, ancl j still preserve their beauty. Because 1 lazeline' Snow" prevents the disfiguring effects oi .exposure to
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      865 2 Notices NEW YEAR SPORTS, 1915. NOTICE. A Public Meeting will be held m the North Room, Singapore Ciicket Club, on Wednesday, the 18th November, at 5.15 o'clocK p.m. To consider the desirability of holding Laud and Sea Sports on Ist January, 1915 and it approved of: To appoint Committees of
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      522 2 i Notices j ESTATE OF LATE D. 0. MACLELLAN Deed. Notice is hereby given that on 9.'h October 1914, the Court ;at Shanghai granted an order |that the estate of the above should be administered m Bankruptcy and at a meeting .of creditors held m Shanghai on 21st October 1914,
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      363 2 I?J^ I GODOWN TO LET No. I Palmni Qodowas. Ml •<> FKASCR a v^ ||j( Boom N B 01 CHINC KENG LEE Cc I Ull f 13 C^KENCLEE, I "Auchencairn n, i Kmaas> Duarte. v..., I I i Prom h? Deoember, to let nrnmsi If The eumfortabu- European as Wo
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    THE "MOUSQUET."
    181 3 baa i eachi d IB| Bgbl nS 1 1 1 i 28tl ber, i ban ag tie* Mon- qxu it ;ei aiaer. She lid not »b< cc friend or fo*- nnd ing I lie B nden, tunnelled veaael Fn fl ig r *>. Bmden i not reply i
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    THu NORTH CAROLINA.
    213 3 !> THI I LLSJB iepteml I Turkey has t tb- i the i rnited o tc nd the a nisei OUgh 1> tdanelle> In n\ 1150,000 in •re for r .f of .\v,.' Empire. inl i ted Ihe raters ol bare boeu mined and unsafe for reatel
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    KAISER'S PLAN FOR PARIS.
    120 3 i Spomra. \n account il given I .eh the Bmperoi a tm hil Stay iu Paris, »'M i intra between the taguat The ptngrmn>« M Poinean ami tin I of luei ftmhanadlori. I LanU- and the Pre.-d il n and Janata tiie Bank of France, »n
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    EGYPTIAN OFFICERS AND THE WAR.
    312 3 Apropoa ol a Cairo correapondent'a ra tereooa lo lha moating <»t ajmpaUiy held by Egyptian ofitcera. Iba following Iran ■lution of a eireulai iaauad I i membara i»f Iba Egyptian Aur. will bt of inftareBt. We cxc indebted foi it to iba Egyptian Qazalta A
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    RUBBER TO THE FRONT.
    209 3 There is no end to tha strange requirementa of modern war. Twenty \ears ago who would bava dreamed thai starch and petrol would oe neeeeearj eoudiments m tht- war god's dish Sow rubber has been declared conditional contraband," and to deprive fhe enemy of this apparently
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    HUNTLY WRIGHT AS TROOPER.
    201 3 The Ricbi n on Hobseback. '['he well known comedian, Mr. Hnntlyl Wright, ia now n trooper m earnest, having joined No. 8 Company, B Squadron, Middlesex Human. Iv reaponae to a letter I from Mr. Laugfoid Keed asking him why. i he joined, Mr. Wright replied
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    ITALIAN PRECAUTIONS.
    106 3 I The exceptionally large call to the colonn of Reservists, has rendered it neccslaary to fomi u concentration camp, owing Ito the inaulßoianey of barracks, and the .greater facilities for drill which such a camp offers. This measure also renders possible the concentration of a large j contingent
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    A DIFFICULTY
    59 3 a retired Lilian officer is credited with saying that the Gurkhas will be all right i 1 when they understand whom they have to kill, which implies that pains will have to be taken to impress on them that French and Belgians are on oar side. It is
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      11 3 r r uic Chest Complain*, Weeeet Great Peppermint Cure, ls. 6d
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      1218 3 9 Mm^-x. mm mWaamm l^mm^mc- 9^ JOZ^j v? TJjKc" WINCHESTEa HOUSt. MJfSIFOgE. j jj Telegrams: SIESEHa. SiNOAPORE. j Telephone Nc. 54/, ij Eiectrlcal Engineers, 1 1 Manufacturers aod j Contractors. j BIEi£WBROTHEBS DY^AiO W8», U. j Beod OJJloe Gsxtoo House, Itetmislsttr, Loador, Supplies Dept, an i Store* Upper Thanes Strati,
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      794 3 ADELPHI HOTEL We be<> to inform the General Public that we have Reduced Our Rates and we hope that the Public will accord us their generous support. The Adelphi Hotel is now under Entirely New Management who will try their level best to eater for the comforts of their Quests
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, November 16, 1914.
    1185 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, November 16, 1914. r It is nearly impossible to frame sentences to express the grief which will be felt throughout the Empire to-day when the news of the death of Lord ROBERTS become- known. There are cases when the ordinary expressions of griet and sympathy
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    DEATH OF LORD ROBERTS.
    116 4 WHILST VISITING INDIAN TROOPS. 1 Kitchener's Announcement. [By Submarine Cablel. Riutkb'r Skkfics London, Xov. 15 L.85 a.m. —The death is announced of Lord Roberts. The Press Bureau say 6 that a communique from Lord Kitchener announces the deep regret, which he knows will be shared by
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    LORD ROBERTS'S CAREER.
    999 4 FaO.M V (J. TO THE (.ARTE! From a review of Sir George Forrest's life of Lord Roberts written on the veteran's 82nd birthday we take the following. Sir George Forrest bas written a life of the grand old man "to whom yester day the Empire offered its
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    REFUSED TO APOLOGISE.
    75 4 [From Our Owm CowreepoHdeni.i Ipoh. Nov. v lb Justice Edmondi to day the suit with costs m the action \V. Reid vs Aylesbury and Garlanl. Plaintiff claimed for damages for irrongl il dig missal, he being discharged foi >. apologise for a letter written by es.ate manager.
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    THE PALLADIUM.
    462 4 There was a very fuli house on day night the programme being muck enjoyed. It included the lavpictures which came by Saturday mai! and this set is one cf the best sent ,o far A Qoeon'f Love a fine piece of dim work was well received and will
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      260 4 I KELLY AND WALSH, LIMITED, SINGAPORE. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF DIARIES for 1915 JUST RECEIVED NOW READY THE IMPERIAL DIARY 1915 CONTAINING LOCAL INFORMATION AN.'^iiviNc; THE DATES IN ENGLISH, MALAY AND CHINESE. Price $1.25. H^^HHM--------BHHHBV___I-_-------_------H_H_-H^ XMAS PRESENTS! FOR I Western Friends. MANILA CIGARS FROM LONDON. i__---— •w-mmrn For the convenience of
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      132 4 MALAYAN CONTINGENT. A Contingent Mess Dinner will be held on Monday, Nov. 1 6th m the Hotel de l'Europe, Singapote. at Spm. All Contingent Men invited it is contemplated that a econd Me:-a Din n r will be held ou Monday, Nov. '^rd. Names of those intending to be present
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  • BATTLE IN THE WEST.
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      STILL GAINING GROUND.
      204 5 Germans Beaten Everywhere. j Ht Sibnuirine Cable]. K»i Tru'§ Srtmre. 13, 1.10 i> m. Park com Fioi. the North Ben to Lyi i I m -lightly leee tevere days. The enemy has attempt! to cross the Yser If urdof 1 feuaode and farther up. it pped. tu
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      ALLIES AGAIN ATTACK.
      42 5 1 "at;. Tan.- The .hcial repi MJI irom the Mt 111 action bas been less 1 Joints we resumed tbe utb of Bixschoote and hamlet east of Ypres itl el no tbe Prnaaiaa Guards, Dl] 1 .-..nnonades an re
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      LATER FRENCH REPORTS.
      102 5 I SC P H!. A LUUI '.it th c German attacks :i of Laasigny, tlie Ai.ue and rif r i i t iimeeefiil -tru.. raged mure fiercely m the t where Ike enemy vainly kakc lort de fan... and St. Mio made several partial attacks round Verdun
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      LATEST NEWS FAVOURABLE.
      57 5 lo\ 1 1.40 a.m. A com from tbe sea to the f Lii i.. te bas been a good day. ia attack-, north of ZonaeMoth ol 1 pres were repulsed r with ijreat lorn to the Germans. Be teeee c_.ual and Arras and also c Lihona d_.-tr.ct
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      THE ARMY AND ITS CASUALTIES.
      57 5 I IS, 1 ..".0 p.m. —Mr Asquith ;>l\ m tbe House said tbat .-.mlties m France up to Oct. I ronimatnlj ".7.000. He was •mn to estimate tbe losses of i Allie- i r of tbe enemy. ci tar\ vote >f a million Mt provision
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      FIELD PROMOTIONS.
      27 5 iOT. 18, 826 a. m. --Brigadier 9 tndbach and McCracken are a General.-. Major Browse nett ii promoted Lieut Colonel M. conduct m the field.
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      A SAD DAY FOR GERMANY.
      40 5 udou v i, 10.10 a.m.- -The Ite M.JI that all patriots '^el >.:.ei nam at the day we lost den. lr vNcts a black day for us, and tf the life of the Koenigsburg short.
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      JAPANESE DESTROYER LOST.
      23 5 ■w Nov. 14, s.">o— Tokio A Japa rpfdu-boat destroyer has been sunk 1 Itet off Kiauchau Bay while sweep- nes..
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  • THE RUSSIAN ADYANCE.
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      STEADY PROGRESS.
      154 5 General German Retirement. [Bj Submariue Cable] Bwrut'a Skrvii London, Nov. 1 10. SO p.m. I'etro grad. A conim unique says: Fighting continues m the Stall wponen region for possession of the outlets of the eastern chain of the Masurian Lakes. Tho battle at Soldau is proceeding. A German
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      LATER NEWS FROM FOLAND.
      79 5 Notable Russian Successes. Loudon. Nov. 14. 8.10 p.m. This evening*! communique at I'etrograd announces an important Russian success compelling lhe German! to retreat from Rypin near Thorn. We continue to make progress iv F.ast Prneeia and yeaterday captured five howitzer! near Soldan. I here have been
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      GERMAN FORCES IN THE EAST.
      102 5 Loudon. Nov. 14. 10.10 a.m. -Tbe Times .Military Correspondent says tbat tbe talk of untold millions of Germans on tbe Eastern frontier i> pure bluff. Tbe AustroHragaviani are strong, but nothing yet sbows more tb m four or five active Ger man corps, md tbe
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      RUSSIA'S FINE ARTILLERY.
      37 5 Loudon. Nov. 14. 10. In a.m. -The Morning I'ost says tbat the Kussian artillery is now recognised as most deadly, owing to au improved sighting apparatus which tbe French admit excels tbeir own device.
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      SEVERE GERMAN LOSSES.
      83 5 Shortage of Ammunition. (Belter's si-fa iai. service -l'iO'yi.iuht.) Later. Reports are still rife m Holland of tbe transfer of German troops from tbe west to tbe cast According to captured Germau ollicers half a million Germaus were fighting at the beginning of the battle on tbe Vser.
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      GERMANY'S WAR RESOURCES.
      63 5 GERMANY' S WAR RESOURCES. ißf.l'TE..'- Stkciai. BBBVICB— -COPTRIOHT.) Loudon, Nov. I?. A message ftom Paxil says tbat it is autboritatively slated tbat Germany will soon be iv need of amiauni tion tbauks to tbe English fleet preventing tbo importation of copper and lead. It has been alread> obser\cd that tbe
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      BRITISH WAR CREDITS.
      59 5 London, Nov. 18, 6.56 p.m. A vote of credit is announced for 226 million sterling for war expenditure. The vote of credit defrays the expenses fo April next, and also gives assistance to the Dominions and to our Allies iv raising funds. Temporary advances are made of
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      SHIPPING BOOM AT HOME.
      73 5 A Reign of High Freights. London, Nov. 14. 3.50 a.m. There is a sudden shipping boom as a result of the scarcity of cargo steamers aud a demand for carriers of grain and other cargoes. Some of the freight rates are more than doubled and no
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  • MOSLEMS IN EGYPT.
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      A REMARKABLE APPEAL.
      380 5 Shun intrigue and Discord." [Bj Submarine Cable]. Redteb's Ssnvioi. Loudon, Nov. 14, 10.15 p.m. A Cairo telegram states tbat a council ot all chiefs and of the LTema, composed of the leading Bi oslem religious authorities of Egypt has published au important proclamation urging Egyptian Moslems to
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      BRITAIN TAKES CYPRUS.
      89 5 Bangkok, Nov. 18. An official message to tbe Britis-h Legation states that iv consequeuce of tbe annexation of Cyprus, inhabitants of the island will henceforth be recognised by the Legation and Consulates as British subjects on the production of satisfactory evidence of origin of birthplace. Similarly, on
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      AN ITALIAN VIEW.
      53 5 (Rei tee's Speciai, Service Copykk... it.) London, Nov. 18. The Giomale d'ltalia says that the destruction of the Emden by the Australian warship placed at the disposal of the Mother country shows the enormous resources of the British Empire. Tbe paper also states thit cholera is steadily
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      ITALY PREPARING.
      31 5 London Nov. 15, 6.25 a.m. A telegram from Home states that tbe newspapers say the Cabinet bas unanimously approved an extraordinary credit of sixteen millions sterling for military purposes.
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      SEARCHING FOR THE MONMOUTH.
      18 5 Loudon, Fov. 14, 10.10 a.m.— The Chilian ships have returned after an unsuccessful search.
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    172 5 At a meeting of the Council of the Royal Colonial Institute on loth inst. Mr Gregory Paul Jordan m.b. (Hongkong, and Mr .John Lamb (Butterworth, Straits Settlements 1 were elected non resident Fellows of the Institute. Among the railway arrangements noted m the orders relating to Great Britain, there is
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    LONDON RUBBER WIRE.
    92 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, November 14. Interim dividends declared are Klanang 15 per cent; Bukit Cloh 6* per cent; Sialang 4 per cent; Damansara 7* per cent. Sungei Bahru is issuing £15,000 seven per cent preference shares. London, Nov. 15. Interim dividends announced are Third Mile
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    287 5 By Courtesy of the French Jonsll General. Paris, Nov. 12, 5.40 p.m. The action continues always extremely violently with slight alternate advancing and retreating movements. At nearly all the points the front line remains unchanged. Since the evening of the 10th llth, the battle line passed through
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    NOTES TO TELEGRAMS.
    330 5 The Russian advance continues and a day or so will show whether the Germans intend to resist on the jline of the Warta river or retire into Germany on fortress line Thom-Posen Breslau. We are inclined to think they may do the latter m order to contract
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    66 5 The fall of Antwerp calls to mind the great stocks of ivory and rubber usually there. Those who know Antwerp will recall the magnificent warehouse there stored, as a rule with hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of goods. One very large warehouse contains floor upon floor devoted to the
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    A FATAL POLICY.
    805 7 F.M.S. Government Criticised From enquiries made by one of our representatives says the Malay Mail we find that the Hon. Mr Eric Macfadyen's criticism of the Government's estimates of revenue m 1915 as being framed on a scale nn necessarily pessimistic" represents the considered view of the
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    THE DEMON DEFIED
    116 7 The demon Rheumatism can no !< agar bold you m thrall of terror, pain and misery. No more sleepless nights ami days of agonj. For between you and year tormentor ii raised the protecting shield of Littles Oriental Balm. It defies Rheumatism, Eftosstfl it out of the
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    SIR EVELYN WOOD'S STORIES.
    498 7 Yin w* '>"- BSD tv Atrocities. Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., I Commandant ol the London Division of (the National Bsssff, speaking of the ■charges of brutality made against the Ger■nana at Elnekney recruiting meeting. said "We need not fear that the British soldier will
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    WAR NOTES.
    381 7 London, Oct. -3rd. A letter trom a G rmsn officer, who pnitiripntsi m the Seres fighting In ths region of laps and N tyon, StSSBS \ny NOOSeSSS tbe (mt mans scored nnn neutralised b\ our terrible loos. <>ur men fight bravely. bat the enemy Is becoming more audacious
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    OIL & GAS POWER.
    57 7 OIL GAS POWER. Diesel, Semi Diesel, and Suction ua. j Engine., and Plants- enquire. > hM this class of power would do well to consult. The Borneo Company Linuttsd, Singapore, who represent linns of the highest repute, which is a guarant. c of reliable power land satisfactory runuing. Crude Oil
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    PEKING NEWS.
    919 8 China's Neutrality in Shantung. Peking, Oct. 30. From Chinese official sources it is learned that there is some hitch over the 5.90 Torpede boat destroyer question in a Chinese neutral port. In a recent com municatiou to the Chinese Foreign Minis try, the German Legation demanded that in
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    WAR STAMPS.
    483 8 An Adventurous Deai Already the great wai of the nations is lcaviug its mark on the pages of ihe stamp album, and stamp collectors are on the look out to obtain specimens of the latest war issues immediately they appear. Something like a sensation has been caused in
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    IN A POLICE STATION COMPOUND.
    181 8 Au extraordinary find of treasure is reported m the last Ga/ette of India. The notification says that certain treasure is said to have been fouud m tbe Police Station compound at Tadivaripalli, Podili Division (Nellore) hy Polepalli Ramayya, Donta Subbigadu and Avulamanda Grrivigadu, all boys
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1409 9 j j tssued by FRASER Co,, Exohange and Share Brokers, Nov. 13. All buying quotations of Sterling] Shares must be regarded as purely nominal j for the present. s^o TT ?jT D BU B r BB r? 8 -500,0.0 l i Anglo- Java l I 160,000 2s
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    62 9 (CORHR<— R| DP TO Nov. 18> Bank 4 m/e i## > 4 7 .j Q dem.in.. t>t 24 1-16 Private credits 3n_ a •> 47. ]6 India, T. T. i ?4 Hongkong, demand 25 1 Yokohama, den; and 114^ Java, demano 14 j| Bangkok, demand 66^ SOVBBBIGNB. Batik Buy
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    157 9 Nov. 18. Tin Gambier g .jGambier Cobs No. 1 g.gg Gambier Cnbe No. 2 ha 0 Pepper Black ordi.;. -pore buyers 17.26 Pepper, (Wbite fair buyeie... BS 40 Nutmegs (1 10 be the lb. 1 tu o Nutmegs '80 to bhe lb .00 Mace (Banda* HO. OO Cloves (Amboina)
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      460 9 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. P r P. A o. steamer Malwa.— Mra C. A. M x s, Mrs Craven, Mrs E. E. Tyte, Lady l>n Sonng, Miss L. Absotn, Mr and Mrs a ■;■■< rand child. Mrs M Giles. Hon. Mr Oo u.B, Dr P. Fowlie, Messrs J. Reith, J. .-.Bell. W.
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      388 9 MAIL TABLE To-Day. Intermedial.- and looal mails will be found i.i ast below Penang, Malec-a. P.M s. i Johore. (Overland) (Daily h, raatej I a.m. a c p.m. Pmitianak J'ou.oeSoegi §AM 1 ulau Batam ami Palau Rulang nam Kerimon o o am S{l, S° D 11 AM hu],a R il
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    THE POPULARITY OF THE INDIANS.
    1152 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, October, 16. The British Public has not yet seen an Indian soldier but his popularity is ab solutely unbounded. We shall soon see hira. The India Office al first decided that the base hospitals for J the wounded Indian soldiers
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    TURKEY AND THE WAR.
    655 10 Information from various sources regarding Turkey's remarkable position appears m Indian papers to band. Sbbioi 8 Internal Troubles. London, Oct. 19. It is recognised tbat Turkey is m an extraordinary position. The Sultan, the Imams, tbe Sheik ul Islam and the whole of the real Turkish
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    14 10 The British North Borneo Government ii taking over the preparation and isle of Chanda.
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    LATE WAR NEWS.
    1069 10 Unnbcessabv, Atrocious. Infamous." We take the following additional details from Ceylon Mail papers. Rome, Oct. 21st. Leaders of the Radical Party, m order to counteract the propaganda of the cleri cals and socialist parties m favour of absolute neutrality, wish to send troops to the Lombard and
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    563 10 KEPPEL HARBOUR vs SEPOY LINES. A match was played between the above Clubs yesterday resulting m an easy win for Keppel Harbour. Keppel Harbour Sepoy Lines King and Bell 1 Dyne aud Everitt 0 Kennedy Henry 1 Mundell and Dr. FitzGerald 0 Appleton A; Aspinall 0 Talma and Dr.
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