The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 March 1915

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TE.N CENTS SINGAPOEE, MONDAY^ MARCH 15, 1915. NO. 8,392
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    181 1 Ten more of the mutineers have been accounted for Page 4. The lists of conditional and absolute contraband have been enlarged Page 5. The M.S.V.R. received a very hearty welcome home at Kuala Lumpur Page 10. Latest contribution lists for the Belgian and Prince of Wales Funds
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    "RUMOURS OF WAR."
    912 1 There are Eome pebple who have a mania for startling nevrs. They will ac- cepc any rumour no matter where it comes from and no matter how evidently it is false. There are many whose object seems to be I i search for rumours, to batch them
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      281 1 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT EH fIR E^Sk HP^ £1 HQaB bPSB S I t iff wl 1 k9 hR -E* '4 >Jl jjjagi, ga 52 0 S S £9 BBV 1 H fi H THE PiCNEER CINEMATOGRAPH THFATRE-BEACH RCAD. SECOND SHOW, AT 9-15 P M. A Masterpiece ofiAction, Plot and Photography l£
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      542 1 F°R S'* S'Q>4TS ONLV commencing wp^ dk mm m w^. «v «Ba (to Wj A I ft fi 1| 'i Bli I Aljlj A 11 I llf I ML A HJiJi aH/ J5 WLJ 119 J%|^ in "J_J_ ■■ft£sff*lfl}Q H^I^AIITI Uima ICO llUTOill ph««ps »With their Pcwerful Ibndon Dramatic and
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      225 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Experienced storekeeper wants situation Page 2. Mort^Bnee'6 6ale of land and bouses by Cbing Kerg Lee and Co Page 3. Caldbeck Macgregors bave fresh 6tock6 of Allsopp's pilsener beer Page 5. At the Theatre Royal Indra Hang sawan At fiarima Hall and Alhauibra fresh iil rue Ptge 1.
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      101 1 THE WEEK. Monday 15th. High Water— lu-iu a.m.. )C-IC p.n. Tuesday 16th. High Water— l0 -4-s a.m.. l«»8 p.m. B. 1. Or.twaid muil expected. Wednesday 17th f?lgh W*w» u-4i ».1.].. 11-39 p.m. Tdarsdsy 18th aifih W»»er— i y *.m. P. <£ 0 Borne war J mail da?. Biblicul atd Liiciai>
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    THE U. S. AND THE PHILIPPINES.
    268 2 Some interesting information is afforded by a correspondent in The Times concerning the work of educating the native race carried on by the Americans in the Philip* pines. Industrial instruction seems to be the keynote to understanding the distinctive feature of the educational work
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    DEATH OF MR J. HALLIDAY.
    288 2 Burma papers announce the death which took place on Feb. 13th at Eastbourne of Mr John Halliday, Chairman of the Arracan Coy. Ltd., Rangoon, in his 73 rd year. Mr John Halliday was born in the Parish of Hutton Carrie in Dumfrieshire on the 1
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    THE KAISER'S GUILT.
    148 2 A Petrograd message says the Official Messenger publishes an important document which, as it was omitted from the German blue book with obvious iuten tion, add'i still further to our knowledge of the blooQ guiltiness of the German Kraperor in Hfcifl war. The liussian foreign office. say3
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    91 2 The }'lon<jt r say-: We regret to learo that news has been received From Bareilly of the <udd"n death from cerebral hemorrhage of (dent- Colonel Holmes, imperial hact^rioiogist. This is ;>. very s r.'ous loss as c'uionei Holmes had conducted much original search into eattle disease in India aud was
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    SOME FACTS ABOUT MALARIA.
    212 2 Although Malaria wm known and accurately described two thousand years ago It is only of recent years that its true cauae has been ascertained. In lPrtO Lav rn, a French army surgeon, traced the oause of Malaria to parasites in the blood. His discovery was quickly
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      521 2 MARTIAL LAW. Proclamation by Order of His Excellency Brigadier General Dudley H. Ridoot, Commanding the Troops, Straits Settlements. Notice is hereby given that do Male person of any of the Indian races over Eighteen Years of age is permitted to leave the Settlement of Singapore, in which Martial Law has
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      395 2 Notices 1 NOTICE. In the Matter pt The Allen Enemies (Wlndjng up) Ordinance 1914" AND Ib the Matter of WlittgHsM, mi Lubking Limited an Enemy Compaoy within tie meaning of the said Ordinance. NOTICE is hereby given tbat H. El Sir Arthur Hendert on Young k.c.m.g., the Governor and Commander
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      475 2 Notices NOTICE. TAKE NOTICE tbat the Power of Attorney dated the fcth day of May 1914. granted by Tan Ghiap Heng to Ernest John linger has been cancelled as from the 6th day of March 191ft. Dated this 6th day- of -March 1915. M. C. JOHMNES, Solicitor for Tan Chiap
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      401 2 Wanted CHANGE OF EMPLOYMENT WANTED. Experienced Storekeeper and Bookkeeper, trailed at Home, seeks billet whete (strict attention to duty is appreciated, 14 years experience in the East. Sober, Steadj, Energetic and careful. Used to local labour and g.afifo Age 57 years. Can leave present billet at one month's no:ice or
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      406 2 Let T <> LET, FURHI&HtO etc., on application to L cJJpSt 12-2 rrfc^ TO LEL Immediate Entry Compound House No i, Scott k o6 j For further particulars, apply "EVER BROTBERS. 10-3 i4 Va», uc TO LET "Li tcombf, No 5 Gilstpni p-« April, 1 9 15. Appl y^Vau7L.:r L
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    DUTCH SATIRE.
    592 3 Tbe following ha» been translated by Piaang Gazette from Het Nieuws dec Dag." dated February 24 It is Not Tbue." A prow* 6 oi 93 aerman-professors, "jteof art and science," to tbe civilised world, against the lies, which the nemiee are using to drag down Germany's luetevce and
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    THE BRITISH BLOCKADE AND GERMAN FAILURE.
    240 3 Allahabad, March 4. A Pioneer cable, dated London. March 2, that the decision to stop all German applies hag greatly relieved puHic feel-■~-i Especially in the army and navy. itisfaction 1^ expressed at the exclusion ood for enemy troops and cotton for ogives. The
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    CAPTAIN VON MULLER.
    519 3 A New Story of the Emden. THB VfSIT TO DIB6O GARCIA. The Tural, once an Australian merchantman, which hat beeh converted hrto a storeehip (or the Commonwealth, called io at Fremantle recently for supplies. In her voyage over the Indian Ocean the Tural paid visits to various
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    AT BANGKOK.
    213 3 The position in Bangkok is rather com plex, in so far at while Siam is a neurr «1 state, there are elements in tbe Baogk k population that represent nationalities that are actually belligerent. Which accounts for this passage in the Siam Daily Mail." On Saturday night last
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    RANGOON OPINION.
    106 3 To-day we Pinaog Gazette") recei ed a letter from Rangoon dated February 8. A full month occupied in transit between the ports seems somewhat above the average even in these censorship days, and v?e have been wondering whether, by anyj chance, the post cript accounts for the prolonged
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      57 3 OIL GAS POWER. Diesel, Semi Diesel, and Suction Gas Engines and Plants enquirers for this class of power would do well to consult. The Borneo iforajany Limited, Singapore, who represent firms of the highest repute, which is a guarantee of reliable power 1 and satisfactory running. Crude Oil ConI sumption
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      1173 3 Auctions 650 LOTS. Re TAN TAT YAN, IN BANKRUPTCY. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF High Clase Europe-made Oak. Mahogany and Bentwood Household Furniture; Teak and Black wood Furniture; Cottage Piano; Antique Curios; Valuable Oil Paintings; Valuable Books; Plants &c. 1 TO BE HELD AT No. 1 DUBLtH ROAD, OFF KILLINEY Hv*D.
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      218 3 MORTGAGEES SALE On Monday, 22nd March, at 2 30 p.m. I, Freehold land and house No. 626 Joo Thiat Teirace off Oaylang hoad, being lotß 816 to to 845 ail inclusive of part of Grant No 2. Estimated area 31,%1R tq. ft. Freehold land and houso No. H5B off the
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      290 3 IMPORTANT DISPLAY Just Received Large Consignment of Swiss Muslins Longcloth and Cambric Embroideries, Edgmgs.Beadings, Flouncings, Insertions and Frillings, etc! etc!! etc!!! LARGEST SELECTION IN SINGAPORE. KATZ BROS, LIP DBINK DRINK CABLSBERG BEER! If \\J \J JC<ix*\ X f- 1 twfatur r wf/M ACCORDING jK^^^^ra^^ TO THE LATEST '^H^^aW^ METHODS WITH
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, March 15, 1915.
    927 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, March 15, 1915. It would save some people much needless speculation regarding the present and future relations of China and Japan, if they would only remember that these are very effectively regulated by the terms of the Alliance between Britain and Japan, as revised and
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    549 4 A telegram receiveJ at the Burma Brigade Office 6tates that another hatch of Turkish prisoners left Bombay ou March 2nd for Calcutta en route to Rangoon for internment at Thavetmvo. The engagement is announced of Patrick A. Bruce, Trinity College. Cam bridge, of the China Island Mission, I'uo ning, eon
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    THE SITUATION.
    22 4 (Officially communicated.) Since the last commuoiqui'' seven more of the mutineers have been captured, and three others have been killed.
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    A GERMAN ADVENTURE IN CHINA.
    85 4 Peking, March 13 Pappeuheira, tbeGerman military attache here, accompanied by ei«bt Germane, whoetcaped from Tsiugtau, procured Chinese pu6t ports for a bunting expedition in the interior and are now located between Busaida and Tsitsihar with 20 camels and a large supply of explosives. Their apparent
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    THE MEXICAN MUDDLE.
    65 4 Another jar for USA. Washington, March IS Great Britain has asked General Carran/.i for an expla nation of the seizure of a British steamer. Washington, March 1 1 ZtytftfM ba\e murdered an Atueritar'. named McMaruir in his house in Mexico City over which Um American flug was
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    THE CASUALTY LISTS.
    42 4 London, March If BOUNDED. L. \i Andrews, E. Broadway. B. Dodx, Q. Hoi man. (StuopdUflM), K. W. Jobuhon, G. P. llfclby. H. li. Sutherland. C. S. LyuJen liell.C'aptG Wheeler '2nd lit. 9th Goorkbas. Dikd or Worsub. P. A. o'j;rieu.
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    FRENCH DOMESTIC REFORM.
    27 4 Paris March 13 The French Chamber has passed bills prohibiting the maoufjicture of absinthe and revoking the natura lisatiou of natives of enemy couutnee.
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    DEATH OF COUNT WITTE.
    276 4 London, March It At Petroprsu the death is announced of the Ru6*ian btatesman Count Witte. .Witte, Count Sergins, member of Council of Empire b. Tiflie, |f(tt) .Tune 1849; s. of director of Department of Agriculture in the Caucasus descends by hie father from a family cf
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    THE LION'S SPRING.
    53 4 'Tip foot by foot, or inch by Loch, The Allies onwaid ciav.i. And here and ilivio a trench they pi ruh," Ami r.-jw and ',\u a wall. Bat Prencfa ai Joffra are aol asleep: The] UDdersl uid the t Be patient. Now i have to cri Bat
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    119 4 Napoleon roe BUndettbur^ i public appeal to Um L... It flu P*w ol Oermeos to stop Laand him w Ltfa icm me, love-letten conKrataletions. Thw >..:■-. be inters i ing «nu ii rei and import. in; Id „.i A nui'M' irai wheeling !l x perambulator pael Buckingham i.. one dny
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    THE POLISH CAMPAIGH.
    285 4 GERMAN ATTACK SLACKENS Petrograd. March ]■> stated that the bombard.:.., ;is weakening. Thaler, J ing the. -mod hours en Ma, c, 11. TI)H five agaiu.t the Him\»m Przasnyt, mott collwis tl l..^»butthei O fa O tr y ar e atr r I >etro ra M The co
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    JAPAN AND CHINA.
    240 4 How Britain is Affected. London. March ll— The T.: N correkpondt- i:t iasY that th( insistence upon wholesale acceptai re of the Japanese itnrn li migbi prom i crisis i would berii damag< In ?>* li eminent Tb.» v iiu'ffortur. all DOMOfBed lnc'.wd;: g Japan. 1 reco^niM-
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    GENERALS WOUNDED.
    36 4 Pttii i p v C0M Io^: Corp -andor. k J. fr: i I .■i n v la miniog fclw <■" I UMoa, Man n-^ I tbousaud (k I l6cri B aLd are piocudiog to Ki
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      296 4 KELLY AND WALSH, Ltd. BOLE AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF WAR OFFICE MAPS NEW MAP3 RECEIVED EACH MAIL. JUST ISSUED BELGIUM AND THE NORTH EAST PRICE $1-40. FINEST ASSAM BLENDED BLENDED PRODUCED FROM gg BK| J[ IN THE CAREFULLY p{| BEST SELECTED |^^l TEA DISTRICTS VARIETIES mmwwi IN INDIA. Special
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    PROGRESS IN THE WEST.
    774 5 GERMANS DRIVEN BACK. Allies' General Advance. Mirch 12— The afterncoa com Two divisions of the Bel progressed at various points m loqi Lur.dred to five hundred metres D the direction of Schoorbakke, jf Nienport. There is nothing ova the rest of the front. g Much 1
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    AN IHFERNO OF SHELL.
    864 5 HOW NEUVE CHAPELLE FELL. British Take Kevenge. London, March 13. "Eyewitness," at the British headquarters, describes the British success at Neuve Chapelle. The battle began at 7.30 in the morning of Wednesday (March 10) with a bombardment by a large number of guns and howitzers. Oar
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    IN THE STRAITS.
    489 5 STORY OF THE BOMBARDMENT. Turkish Fire Improving. Athens, March 12— The Vali of Smyrna proclaims that in the event of an attack on Smyrna by Allied warships the towu will be converted into an entrenched camp. He invites the inhabitants to leave the town for the interior
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    NEAR EASTERN POLITICS.
    155 5 What Italy Thinks. Athens, March 11 A decree adjourns the Greek Chamber for thiity days. It is believed a dissolution will follow. Rome March 13 The Stampa, commenting en Count Buelow's proposals, says that such a sorry initiative throws a new light en the ecopo of German
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    CONTRABAND EXTENDED.
    132 5 Trade News London, March 18 The Gazette makes the following additions to the list of articles cf absolute contrsiuiind r.uv wool, wooltops, nails, woollen, worsted yarns, Mr;, cablet oil, parsfßo w;<x. copper czide, lubricants, bides, tkins, ammonia and compounds. Conditional contraband, tanning substances of iill kimis, oleaginous seeds,
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    OBITUARY.
    15 5 London, March 12. The death has occurred of Sir George Turner, the leprosy expert.
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    WAR ON COMMERCE.
    319 5 GERMAN SUBMARINE SUCCESS. Many Steamers Sunk. London, March 13 An official statement says that since the beginning of the war 54 British merchantmen had been sunk or captured by cruisers, twelve had been 6unk by mines; twenty-two by submarines; and forty-seven fishing-vessels were also lost. The same
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    ARMED CRUISER LOST.
    315 5 London, March 18 The Admiralty auxi liary cruiser B&yano has been lost while patrolling. Wreckage and bodies were found ou March 1 1, circumstances pointing to the Bayano's being torpedoed. Four officers and twenty men were reicued. The remainder are probably lost. The Belfast steamer Costlereagh reports
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    INDIA'S SERVICES AND REWARD.
    176 5 London, March 13 —Lord Hal dane speaking at v. reception of Indian Ptudt ntSDy fche hospitality committee at Brassey'p, said tbat we required every skill nv.d energy we possessed in fighting for our liberties and Hvea against a great nation which, after contributing bo much to
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      249 5 BEWLAY'S PERFECT BRIAR PIPES. A LARGE ASSORTMENT TO SELECT FROM mnmi'/mrlm SOLE AGENTS jjj j THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS i AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES ROBINSON Co. I THE LESS YOU HAVE I «j^»anB» TO SPEND ON A PIANO THE If I!! mi- GREATER TOD K K EED OF CARE 1 H
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      799 6 Shipping 1 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MUTSCHAPPIJ Hoyal Picket Navigation Co., of Batavia. 9—B, COLLTBB QUAY. "*TIFR OOWTRAr^r WITH THR WKTHBRrjAWD« IWDIA OOVWHWMIPWT. BUMPHius Batavia Mar 1 •RXYNBT Montok *«d Palemban* 17 •BING4RADJA Singkawang, Selakau, Pemangkat and Sambas Mar 18 •Sinqkara Tan Ijong Mengeidar, Tandjong Leiden g, Berombang, Paneh, Asahan and Bela
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      548 6 Shipping ELLERMAN LINE. TO LONDON. s.s. "BRANKSOME HALL" sailing about April 5 TO MARSEILLES, LONDON LIVERPOOL. s.s. "CITY OF CORINTH" sailing about April 10 For particulars as to rates of freight and passage money, apply to McALISTER Co.. Ltd.. OPERATING MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS. MONGOLIA "000 t~.
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      443 6 Shipping m. m. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES For CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON at. IARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1916 OUTWARD Atiantiqne Mar 26 Domb^a Apl 11 Polynesian Apl 9 Cordiilere Apl 26 Ernest-Simone Apl 23 V. de la Ciotat May 9 For aii particulars a PP iy to J- de COUBTOIS, AQEHT, ■■""■jSSlf At Ltd FOR
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      457 6 Shipping p n Wi STEAM HAYIGATION COMPAii wmr^Nl *0P China, Jap&n, Penang, C«?la« fl Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, PlymosU and Ulldoll gSlB^^^^^ B** IMi- 81nf4r)t€ w MAIL LINES Hom«wabd (roB Edeopi», FrODD Singapore, OOnnectini ai n^l^^u :*u Colombo With 1915 as Sardinia Mar lft m Medina Nnbla Apr
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    A DAY WITH THE GUNS.
    1822 7 Diary op an artillery Officer. We print tbe following amusing and descriptive diary of an artillery officer in eluded in a letter home We bad a few contretemps yesterday really the diary of a battery in action when things ate fioicg all wrong would be
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      635 7 THE MIT UK imMUKE COIPINT REGISTERED !N TIE COLONY. UUEST PUMP CIPITII Of UT EASTERN GOIPIIT. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old-Jewry, EX. Tbe Company has £20.00C dnooelted with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with
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      474 7 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China, INCORPORATED If lOTAL CHARTER, JHtJK. CAPITAL £1,100,000 UIIRYI FUND 41,800,000 Umtt« Liability of Proprietors f11.200,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, BIBHOPB9ATE, LOHDOH, 1. 0. I AOKNOIita AND BBAH0HI8: Amntsai Hongkong Penang Bangkok Iloilo Poket Batavla Ipoh fi&ngooa Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcatta Klang Seremban Canton Kobe
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      501 7 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-OP CAPITAL •18,000,000 RESBRYB FUNDS j— SterUng Jl^OO.ooo at is.- 115,000,000 .3.^000 Silver 818,000,000/ WS.noo.OOO Beierve Liability of Proprietors^. 115,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORB. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Deputy Chairman. 8. H. Dodwell, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. O. T. M
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      338 7 UNTON INSURANCE OFFIiE. U Hongkong. G^PiTAb Sdbbobibbd m »3,600,000,ci 0 AMODHT Pud-UP 600,000,011 BBBSBVB FUND •1,600,000,0t C Marine Bisks at Current Bates, Boustead Go., Agents ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co, It*, T¥ M jiff*"" Insurances effected at rates ol pvemint which will be found favourable to the IftßUief Patarson Blmoot A Go..
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    THE RIGHT OF SEARCH.
    444 8 How British Ships Fared in the Civil War. The following letter appeared in the. Washington Post of January 5. The 1 writer is Colonel J. M. Morgan/ who was j a United States naval officer but joined j the Southern States at the outbreak of the
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    GERMAN MISCHIEF-MAKING IN MANCHURIA.
    137 8 GERMAN MISCHIEF -MAKING IN MANCHURIA. The Manchuria Daily News (Japanese) says A weird rumour ia abroad that a (i«r man of the name of Wartbmann [t] who opened an exporting and importing esta bliahment at Mukden recently as a ruse to disguise the nature of his mission in Manchuria, is
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    55 8 The Navy List for January gives the following officers as attached to the battleship Malaya, now being completed by Messrs. Sir G. W. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., at Walker, Newcastleon Tyne:— Engineer Commander Arthur F. White, Engineer Lieutenant Comrnan der John R. Macey, Chief Artificer Engi neer Frederick Steed, and
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    TERRITORIALS IN INDIA.
    894 8 It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good," and in ona^espect the war-wil! certainly confer a mutual benefit on the future relations between Great Britain I and India, writes A Correspondent in Indio," to the Indiaroan. We refer to the 'excellent plan of having replaced troops
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      656 8 I Pure Yorkshire wool W I suits— light and cool. rla/ I a We'll tailor you in latest European style in the IMn /^Wr\ smartest, lightest and coolest suit you've had. I mil/ fj^Co Avoid sl °PPy- ill-fitting garments. They're no l^rl/ It jS cooler anti make >' ou I°°^
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      47 8 How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining minute, And gather honey by the ton, We all know who have teen it. How do our coughs and co'-'s get well, 1 hat we may life endur Why, |ast because we always take Wcods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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      455 8 ■PAfter Fevers!"^ Especially valuable after Malaria or Enteric* Hf As a healing tonic and restorative after fc\or> An£ioi Emobioa i^ invaluable. It soothes and heals the mucous membrane of th. Btouiai b and intestines, corrects digestive and bowel irregularities, promotei norms health/ appetite, and greatly improves assimilation and nutrition. At
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    EXCHANGE.
    59 9 Corrected up to March 13) Bank 4m a 248 16 demand 2-4 1-82 Private credits Bms 24 19-32 [ndia, T. T. 174} Honqkono, demai d 19 J Yokohama, damai d 1 1 4 Java, demand 14 li Bamgkok, demand 66 Sovhbbignb, Bank Buying $8 64 Bank ol England h«.
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1489 9 leaned by FBASER &Co,, Exchange and Share Brokers, Mar. 13th. s Ail quotations of Sterling Ebsxes moat be regarded us purely nominal for the present Gap. Ibbob. Paid. LaotDiv. butbbs. Sbllibs. 85,000 li Sb Allagai 74% 1 74 l i« 600,0^0 1 1 Anglo-Java —33 89 100,000
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    PRODUCE.
    144 9 March 13. Tin buyers 184.00 Gamb er 8 £0 Gambler Cube No. 1 13.00 Gambier Cube No. 2 9 00 Pepper Black ordin. K pore 21.70 Pepper, (White fair* 88 00 Nutmegs (110 to tie lb.) 21.00 Nutmegs '80 Co t> e lb 22.00 Mace (Baadal 80.00 Gloves (Amboiua)
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      368 9 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. Ant Fumigators 840 and Sulphur Powder Arsenite of Soda for killing out lalang $15 per cwt. Aspinall Varnish, Paints &c. Cartridges. Nobel's own loading with sportiuii Ballistite which holds more pigeon- shooting records than any other powder 85-25 per 100 in ca^es of 2,000. Cement
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      72 9 THE BEST DRINK I XZ£ IN HOT WEATHER. lij3i I La^^o supplies have lately arrived from London. 01 ALL STOREKEEPERS. I y Hi^lT^ jT?/l i« The Singapore and Straits Directory for 1915. Price $8.50 per copy. $9.00 post free to places in Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, Johore, Kedah, Kelantan,
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      324 9 WEATHER REPORT. Kandacg aerbaa Hospital. March It 9aM 8PM 9PM Barom. 82 Fan. 29 9J5 S9.773 29.676 Temp. 85 0 84 5 81 0 Wei Balb Thet. 80 0 78 79 0 Dif. of Wind NE b£ calm Max. Teap to shade 89 .5 Mtn. <io do. 73 Max. <q
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      401 9 LATEST ARRIVALS. Lift of vessels in port at 11 a.m. on March 18, 1«15. Bbitibh. Name Date of Arrival Remarks Qaorra March 11 N T ore Ban Hm Guan March 12 Inner Road a Sri Muar Telena Bhatata March 13 Kakt Perak No. 6 Wharf Dutch. Reynierez March 12 Inner
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    M. S. V. R. WELCOMED HOME.
    187 10 M. S. V. R. WELCOMED HOME. BATTALION TO BE INCREASED. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 13. The volunteers received a welcome back this morning. They arrived at seven o'clock and marched with band and the ret-t of tbe volunteers to the Padang where Sir E. L. Krockman on
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    FALSIFYING TIM-SHEETS.
    285 10 In the District Court on Saturday morning, a cat»e which has occupied that Court foe many weeks past, wan at lust disposed of, the three accused being convicted. Messrs Tcpbara Jones and RiilLon prosecuted three of their emp'oyees, a Chinese foreman in iheir engineering department, naiiuil Ah Soo,
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    BELGIUM RELIEF FUND.
    72 10 Mrs Salraond (c-o Cable Depot K.H.) acknowledges with thanks the following subscriptions Atuo'.'ut previously acknowledged &i6,36i.9o Dr P. S. Falehaw (3d 4th 5th) 30 Sports Fund of passengers oa board Siiwa Alaru per Wiu. Meade. Ipoh 17.20 Charles N. Harriott (4th and 5th) 30 G. P. Hill
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    GOVERNMENT ANDREBELS.
    452 10 Peking, Feb 25. During the course of the lust several t da} a, l'nportont advices have been received v here from Tokio respecting the secret a movements of piincipil rebel leaders d most of whom are under General Huang i t Haing and not Dr Sun Yat een.
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    PRINCE OF WALES WAR RELIEF FUND.
    61 10 PRINCE OF WALES WAR RELIEF FUND. The Hon. Treasurer, Mr M. Morrison, Manager, Chartered I r if Fodia, Australia ii rid L'hiiui, Singapore, bega '<> acknowledge, with tnauy thanks, th--receipt of the following farther contributtons Amount previously acknowledged •305,186 2*1 Ei V Morgan (.Inn.. Feb. *v Mcb.) 80 also situ)
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    IPOH CLUB FINANCES.
    81 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) I poll, M rco l 8. T'ip report of the Committee o( i"- Ipoh to be preseutt-,1 Ht the ra«edng on March 27 states the rtiluetion in tbe gross profits 16 acc»«aoted for bv the drop iu subscription and entrance fees, combined with
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    TREATMENT OF GERMAN PRISONERS.
    288 10 TREATMENT OF GERMAN PRISONERS. KINDNESS OF Tin: BNGLI8H.' 1 The Ten ps publishes an article by Mr I K s;»-fM). :i prominent member of the Norwegian Colonj in Paris, in *vhicb the writer dtscnhen hi- >t- j t. to a prisoners' of war camp in Engla mi Iu the camp
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    MALAY'S CHARGED.
    269 10 In the vecocd police court on Saturday last, two Malays: nnimd Abdul Rajsp BDd Mohatned, were charged* with using crimin ul forre to anothet Maluy iwiitud Abdul Majid of ">4, Huce Course lioad, ou the evening of March 11th. Prom complainant'i story it appears thai be gave iuforniation
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAM.
    265 10 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAM. By Courtesy of the French Consul General. Paris, March 11, 7 7 p m. The French 3% bonds are at francs 716" The British Army, seconded by our artillery, has gained in Belgium an important •access, storming 2,5C0 metres of trenche?, then making an advance of two
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    SPORT IN F.M.S.
    409 10 fu i letter which appears in an English] paper, (rom the Manager of u Rubber Plantation ol Lower Peruk, Malay State?, the writer describes the sport to be ob 1 1 r: *'il there as pigeon, fenipe, monkey, un-onang, aud crocodile shooting. Men Uhvb are. very nuiiierous
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    THE CASINO CINEMA.
    138 10 There WM a record crowd prps^nt at tin- eetu'id t-how on Saturday night iit tK' above named cinematograph theatre, and jit in safe to Bay that syeryoue p eseot ;nm-t bave greatly appreciated the stai 61m, niuiii'ly The Pilgrim's Progrei > highly dramatic 91 in io fottc
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    "EAST INDIA PALE ALE."
    132 10 It *e«'tns rather curious lo hoar of tin* complaint thai < i> m :> i: beet has c&uturid the Indian market. TIih u!< >l famous oi l English beer a pals ale— which i* known and api reciated all over the world. originated with t!i*> demand
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
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    THE ORIGIN OF "YANKEE DOODLE."
    168 10 Inside a letter from Copenhagen received by an American journalist was a printed notice, "Any part of this messa™ which U is intended to publish in th** United Kingdom most I'i r s c be submitted to the Press Bureau. Apparently til* 1 enclosure necessitating
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    "THE MAN OF THE WORLD."
    168 10 In fh»* Rangoon Times' 1 ir 5 much comforted by ;ui official communique:— It; Beem.8 rather ouriooa thing to Bay when bo many h\rs have been lost, hut I would not mind betting iii?»t the majority ol those vnIio read the official account of the
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    59 10 The March monthly medal against B was played on Saturday and Sunday i resulted in win fiir Mr H. C i [Twenty fivt^ cards were taken »>i;: and fullovi l ng were ret arm Tl b sweep was won by Me Y la on u ad ay
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    69 10 [The booking tor the Howitt Phillips pi rtartf ti> day. An interesting gathering will t:il>e place :tt the Bonstead Institute this evening at s :>0 for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr Creber, Missioner of Navvy Missions, subscribed for by his many friends I on hia leaving Singapore
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      A MYSTERY.
      69 10 p IVnr sir. It is regrettable to leans that a unit of Bucb tried Btability, both in civilian and military life, as ihe Veterans. still lies under tbe stigma of incorrect domestic behaviour as It implied in tbe quebtion now generally current as to I who did it."
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    31 10 The Ifarima Hall chief film is a melodramatic story of murder, incendiarism and the galleys", the scene being luid in France. It is supported by a number of other good films.
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      24 10 At the Alhambra to night there will be shown The Secret of the Well adopted from M Pierre Sale's novel, and other attractive films.
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      227 10 ASSURANCE. By the Hon. WINSTOI 1 CHURCHILL, First Lord of the Admiralty IF I had my way I would write the word "AsBure \tr the door 1 and nLon the blotting book of ev*ry public man, because 1 Hm Ol r every p °tt*fc saciiflces which are inconpeivabiy small, faruilita
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