The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 March 1915

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TE.N CENTS SINGAPOKE, WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 17, 1915. NO. 8,394,
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  • 203 1 The German cruiser "Dresden," fugitive since tbe Falklands battle, has now been sunk Page 5. The French have achieved another valuable success, capturing an important position in eastern Argoune, held by the Germans 6ince September, after a fierce action fought with characteristic dabb and valour Page 5.
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  • 967 1 Xo factor has wrought greater change in the methods of belligerents than our underground ally, oil. Its conquests range from the clouds to the depths of the sea. Petrol, its derivative, hag made possible our two most formidable weapons, self propelled aircraft and the submarine. The foam
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 397 1 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ALHAMBRA THE PICNEER CINEWATOGRAPH THEATRE- BEACH ROAD. SECOND SHOW, AT 9 15 P.M. A Masterpiece of Action, Plot and Photography Tijl SECRET OF THE WELL Drama in 4 Massive Acts. ADAFTED FROM PIERRE SALES POPULAR NOVEL 7 rv is ::i"e with poweiial >'tua:icns, with irs entrancing atmosphere a~d
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    • 602 1 PAI I A ntllM F w s x W/ WI S OSLV I Jt\ Li MJ l\ LI I U 111 COMMENCING MONDAY, Orchard Road. Orchard Road. march 22nd SNCAPORES PREMIER THEATRE. AT THE TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! Extra Show at 8 p.m. Usual Show ot 9-15 p.m. PALLA D I (J
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    • 206 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re estates nf Major Galwey and Capt. I/.ard Page 2. Pink Pills— Page 8. (iuiunesfe' Stout Page 5. Powell s auction at Letcoinbe, Giletead Road, Pnge 7. Black and White" Page 7. MALAY FAiRY PLAYS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED BY OUR PATRONS TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT I ANOIHER MALAY FAIRY
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 134 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 17th. High w%6er— ll-2* a.m., 11-39 p.m. St. .Patrick. Toarsday 18th. High W»«er 1 9 *.m. P. O HomewarJ mail If avts Biblical acd Litenu y Research Society. Y.M.C A $.bO p m. Friday 19th -fight vVai, c r- u i f-33 p.m. Anniversary iltg.. C.C.A. T»M.G
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  • 260 2 A Conference Lullahy. Hush, my soul, be still, ere you Make tee lose a poucu or two I will try to tell you why Shipping rates have gone so bigh War Insurance premiums stand Higher thaD they used to, and Profits that I mode ia
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  • 212 2 The- New York Sun says that while the economic Objection! to the ship purchase bill may net be understood by everybo-' it requires no great information abou* intensity of the war spirit in Btr abou: our foreign relations of it f^ vears to realise that the I
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  • 150 2 i bare beeu a strange and tragic coincidence. Some w;! 7 believe there was more in it than thar. bacd of a Paris lady violinist, h iac, left for the front shortly aft- c Uisatioo. His Cbxistian name [Hurting be told hi a wii i, "1J 1
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1139 2 i TpSa^^^^^^^^!M| M__B B^rV' i I 9 1_!____i^V____< A ifi'i v L CJ_^_^_i'^^-*J. Fi^^_J_k 3 > H ig^^B ORGANS SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED FOR THIS CLIMATE. VERY SWEET POWERFUL TONE. from $35 cash. THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY. MARTIAL LAW. Proclamation l>y Order of His Excellency Brigadier General Dudley H. Ridout, Commanding the
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    • 484 2 Wanted I WANTED. By Ex-Boldier c mploymect as storekeeper. timekeeper or in any position of trust. Sober 1 and trustworthy. App y Box 20, co Free Pre^s 16 3 2 v S I CHANGE OF EMPLOYMENT WANTED. Experienced Storekeeper and Bookkeeper, trained at Home, seeks billet whet e Hti ict
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    • 306 2 To Let TO LET, FURNISHLD Thule House Cavanati tti renm*. 7 bedroom., Z m !t^..oa application to L. 12-2 TO LET. immm fliato Batrj Lompoond Eoa» N i StE UH For forth* p^tffniUi _j MEYER BROTHERS 10-3 W CG...- r TO BE LET FURNISHED HOLYftOOD Bt««M B 4 IJ. twote«tf«oocutB.
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  • 445 3 THE FINANCIAL SITUATION IN JAPAN. §a wetptiOßallj well informed Hm Morning i'ost has received an resume cf some outstanding i the present economic position tpan. It w^ re remembered that time ago reports, subsequently .Ito be unfounded, were current in f:be Continental pipers with regard "ei.eral conditions in Japan, though
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  • 284 3 ies rs Pk 1 r. Prc:- A •1 61 MgO r r tb€ InttikQi do! I eera a London Ihc niztb iv-lv;u re. The in j«el ra Lord Kelrin*i n gjrewtaticfl. m I '.he leeton was vUm oiigiiMd grroacopw and t prc— rr»d aodai ProfeMOt
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  • 53 3 Corrected cp to March 16» Bank 4ms 24 316 demand 24 1-32 Private oredita Bms 2-4 19-32 India, T. T. 174 HONQKONQ, deruai d 19 i Yokohama, demai a 114 1 Java, demand 14] J Bangkok, demand 66J SovsßßiONd, Bank Buying 88 54 Bank of England Rtt.e 5% Bar
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  • 137 3 March 16. Tin (185 tons) $82.80 Gambler Cube No. 1 13.00 Gambier Cube No. 2 9.0 j Pepper Black ordin. b'pore 2 1.70 Pepper, (White fair* 87 5 0 Sutmega (110 to the lb > 21.00 Nutmegs '80 to tie lb 22.00 Mace ißanda? 90.00 Cloves lAmboina> 40.00 Bali
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 42 3 OIL I CAS POWER. —en i liters Eta thii >f povec wou'.'l do well to consult Limited, Singapore Bnu of the highest repute M I pnurutM of reliable powe 1 factory running. Crude Oil Con from .4 1b per H. P. hour.
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    • 342 3 WHERE IS YOUR APPETITE Logs of appetite daring the summer months is a cciiiuion trouble arising from Indigestion. Lacking a healthy appetite, many (especially women 1 go too long without fool, and it is not surprising taat they complain of faintness and lan "all- gone" feeling, with an inability to
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    • 646 3 THE ONLY LIFE INSURANCE COHPINY REGISTERED IN THE COLONY. LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL Of ANY EASTERN COIPARV. I PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I I HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old 2 Jewry, E.C. Tbe Company bas £20,00C deposited with tbe Supreme
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    • 498 3 CHARTERED BANK if India Australia and China. IKCORPORATED BY ROYU CHARTER. ?AID UP OIPITIL i. f1i.100,000 31BBBRVB PUMD I «1,800,000 ■leterve Liability ot Proprtetorß £1,300,000 HEAD OFFICE: 88, BIBHOPBOaTE, LONDON, B. 0. ABBMCIIUB AND BRANCHES; Amnlear Hongkonf Penang Bangkok Hollo Pnket Batavia I poo Rangoon Bombay Karaonl Saigon Calcutta Slang
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    • 524 3 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI I BANKING CORPORATION. PAID.QP CAPITAL 115,000,000 RESERVE FDNDB Sterling j £1,500,000 a8 2a.- $15,000,0001 t Q Silver $18,000,000/ 8 3. n W3.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors^. 115,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTOR!. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman. W. L. Pattenaen, Esq., Deputy Ohairmaa, j 8. H. DodweU, Esq. P.
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    • 340 3 CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, U Hongkong, Capital Subscribed m $2,500,000,8(0 Imodkt Paid-up soc.ooo.ociRkskbve Fund m $1,600,000,0(1 Marine Rleks at Carrent Rates, Boustead Cc, Ageßtt ILLIANCE ASSURANCE Co, lit, locamolated Funds exceed £17,000,000 FIRE A MOTOR CAR RISKS Insurances effected at rates of premies which will be found favourable to the laeorei
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 41 4 Andrew— Lwy,— Jan. 6. at Victoria. 8.C., B. Lb Mbsurikr Andrew, son of late J. Andrew (China), to Mabt Doroi hy Grantham Ley. Sharpb— TnoMAN.— Feb. 9, at Grove Park, Rev. Aubrey Lystbh Sharp, ot Seoul, to Ruth Margaret Tuoman.
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    • 17 4 IRennib.— Feb. t at Brom'ey, Kent, James Rennie, late of Hongkong and bhangbai Bank, aged 50.
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  • 1247 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, March 17, 1915 With the gradual lengthening of the days over the whole area of the war in Europe, all the accounts that come from the long trail of conflict that extends in the West from the Channel to the Southern Yosges, and in the
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  • 878 4 i To dayifi St. Patrick's Day, the national l I I A water polo match was played at d Pulan lirani on Sunday last between the p Royal Engineers and a team of the S.B E. I (v), Tlie reeult was a win Tor the S.R.E. a j (v; by
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  • 34 4 SOME (From Our Oun Corr tipO na m Batu Cave, pay 6 a^nli'V !cost of productiua wag w ij lu 8i: Cheviot 7* with m^JtS^ tOtwH£tjßoo. Mala-, interim and Biuoklai:,:- "•■HI
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  • 59 4 Loss caused In tfa V (From CHrOM f -Wpujuj Kuala I r r The annual report of the show, that instead < 1 1.000 en- M J* to the war. TL, .,-unated \o n current y.ar M All economies M also temporary MiH*u b ub tious of local
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  • 101 4 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. PASSSKOSB :lum MEyi 1 iwirtwrt r« lUUwayi writes 86 follovrs tothe WmrtJ y.:- J.;r.,; 5 draw the at of the public tfcrooffa the medium of xcpaper, that a WUW Ml <,! coaches Umnfonted br tfce F S laiiway, fe, DM ol the auil train leav;ug Tact
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  • 162 4 The following SfogtpoM pn dispose lof bf lucti u at Me,- tod Co.'i nliit Fraeba at«a 4 3 roo.:~ B togei with UM K.: iii|i i koot iii l i Cbmm irj Uum M i. a. TaChitt] M T c. I-ii-r»-i:;es in Bandi No. 18, 1.-L4 ft IMBthly
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  • 125 4 It is ansoi BO I bf the Post j C('rrp^| i adow I Mm March:; and those of the Btarfa fbn erl\ be'ongtd to being ioapatchad t decce fot ilie acd [stands, is being I foe Mtwai I tram mloi I'air: b the Snasian Xavy ai i the day before
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 125 4 FINEST ASSAM BLENDED TEA BLENDED Pi PRODUCED FROM £1 BB IN THE CAREFULLY M BEST SELECTED HB TEA DISTRICTS VARIETIES sJH^Lb IN INDIA. TRADE MARK. Special Blend Ilb Tins Each 65 cts. Flowery Orange Pekoe 2lb $2.35. Assam Souchong 2lb $1.35. SOLE IMPORTERS: John Little C :i L Tli IMPORTANT
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  • 545 5 HARD FICHTING AT VAKQUOIS. t French Victorious. [By Submarine Cable]. Ril^ib'a Sibvic*. March 15. It is announced chat the French have cap'.ured ittan and half of the village of ,is in eastern Argonne after days c u oerate routing. This gives them m Important positiou which the
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  • 85 5 E f RXNCB C SSI krgefl B reau, i od n Secretary cf lerchanl d \tj, i troop3 have contii:i:t- 1 t^. ol Um ¥"ser, Ti ret and killed I popvlatk f S as and R] in Champagne two in Mrera] eJ on in Argonne agi ds! miles
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  • 289 5 LORD KITCHENER'S STRIKING SPEECH. Indian Troops' Gallantry. [By Submarine Cable]. RiuTKs'a SvEncrn. London, Maich 15 —In the House of Lords, Lord Kitchener made a brief stateinent. He said that many weeks of trench fighting had not affected the moral of oar troop*. The fighting at Xeuve Chapelle
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  • 112 5 Mr Lloyd George Plays the Gama Lccdcn. March 15. In the House of Commons, Mr L'oyJ George, answering Welsh criticisms anent the postponement of the Church Bill, emphasised that powerful opponents of the Bill were at the front, and if the war ended on Sept. 30 they could
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  • 148 5 Strong Navai Measures. London, March 15. The Gazette publishes the derails of measures to prevent good= reaching or leaving <rermauy. It declares that no vessel sailing for Ger many after March 1 will be allowed to proceed to Germany and, uuless it receives a pisj enabling it
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  • 110 5 Cerman Batteries Wrecked. London, March if. a Petrograd com-. i muniqae says On the whole front in the I region oi Ptz*sny6z, from Mlawa railway. lo Orzye river and the leftbank of the lat ter. we progressed, fighting all the way* The German counter attacks were every,
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  • 51 5 internment in Switzerland Proposed. Louden. March 15 Id the H-m?e of Commons, Sic Neil Primrose announced] that the Government were considering the! Question of proposing that wounded pri i BOnerJ of war should be interned in 6witserland. Negotiations fox a similar arrangement are proceeding between France and Germany.
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  • 15 5 We are officially informed that the German cruiser "Dresden" has been sunk.
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  • 91 5 White Flag after Five Minutes. Kidtir'b Suwci. London, March 15, 855 p.m. The Press Bureau states that at nine in the rooming of ypsterday the Glasgow, Kent and Onima caught the Dresden near Juan Fernandez island. After a five minutes action, the Dresden hauled down her colours and
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  • 216 5 Wounded. Lieut H.R. Arbuthnott, sth Black Watch 2nd L .eut A. Berry, E ist Anglian r e 2nd Lieut R. V. Buxton, West Kent Yeomanry Lieut J. de H. C. Chieholru Batten, R F.A. G. O. McKinoon Lieut A. Digby, R.F.A. Lieut J. Duke, sth Somerset Light Infantry Lieut
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  • 21 5 London, March 15. The death is announced of Mr Walter Crane (painter, decorator, designer, hoc k-illustrator.writer, lecturer socialist; born !S4i.)
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  • 360 5 At the Court Martial proceedings yes terday morning, Sepoy Karim Baksh was arraigned upon the charge of joining in the mutiny on February loth aud, further, with attempting to open the regimental treasure chest. Lance Naik Biakaad told how he 1 1 r s t heard shots
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  • 75 5 six I lam boys" who were charged ,:i the second police court last weefe with causing the death of a rikisha coolie iu Martin L r iue. off River Valley Road, were; again brought up in the Bame court yesterday, Ihe charge being reduced to one of voluntarily causing grievous
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  • 879 5 In the secotd police court, yesterday morning, the preliminary inquiry into a murder charge, which was postponed from Monday afternoon on account of the illness of one of the witnesses, was resumed. Mr Roland Braddell is in charge of the prosecution, Mr V. D. Knowies being
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  • 89 5 Lieut-Colonel A. D, Geddes, 'The Buffs," commanding ihe 2nd Battalion lately at Singapore, is being retained in command till further orders, on tetrmiottt ivg the ordinary tenure of f^r.t: years at its head. There will be a complete change of pro gramme at V.m Cinema Casino tonight, when a three
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 202 5 BEWLAY'S PERFECT BRIAR PIPES. A LARGE ASSORTMENT s h .hi h n I 1 A/l THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES ROBINSON Co. 1111 It vai tIV/<7 ASSURANCE. By the Hen. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL First Lord cf the Admiralty. 44 IF I bftd uiy way 1 would write the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 852 6 SJh i p pi ng 1 KONINKLUKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, COLLTER QUAY. r»*r>Kß CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS 'NOTA OOVUIRVMffVT. RuMPHiua Samarang, Cheribon and Batavia Mar 17 •Rsynst Muntok aud Paltmbang Mar 17 •Sinoaradja SiDgkaxvacg, Selakau, Pemangkat and Sambas Mar 18 •Sisgkara Tan^jong Mengeidar, Tanajong-Leidong,
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    • 600 6 Shipping ELLERMAN LINE. s.s. "BRANKSOME HALL 11 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 COtj Ltd. 9 «MiraJ^wn mrwrli mSmmrbm (UErJßJLiJMi^JLipJlHa^'i^P^^k^w^^^^L OPERATING MODERN HIGH POWLRED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS
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    • 440 6 Shipping MM. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES For CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1915 OUTWARD Atlantique Mar 26 Dumbea Apl 11 PolyDesien Apl 9 Cordillere Apl 25 ErLest-bimons Apl 2i V. de la Ciotat May 9 For all particulers apply to J. de COURTOIS, agent. BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd. FAPCAR
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    • 358 6 Shipping BTEAM NAYIGATION COMPAQ For China, Japan, Penang, Ceyl tB Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bills of Lading leaned toi pk» Coast, Persian Gulf, Contlnenu: m* L~p+ Porte. -«n«ii Bleamere wIU leave Singapore oc or iboo, MAIL LINES Homeward (ron Ecbcpe, From Singapore, connecting at
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 209 7 9 B 111 g% I >v- sTVV^^ IC V%I vC 1» C OLj/tl v/1\ a w V 111 I£j I ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY The Enormous Stocks held by BUCHANAN Co. at their bonded store the largest in the world enable them to maintain the high quality of this famous
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    • 1052 7 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE COTTAGE PIANO BILLIARD TABLE MOTOR CAR; PLANTS &c At "Letcombe," No. 5, Gilstead Road, P^ ON FRIDAY, 26th MARCH, AT 3-30 P.M An excellent toned cottage piano by W. J. Garcia, in first cla«s c .ndiiion teak card table a miniature billiaid
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 502 7 LATEST ARRIVALS List of vessels in port at 11 a.m. on March 16, IUIS. British. Name Date of Arrival Remarks Indrakuala March 15 Outer Roade Penang Keppel Harbour Uuda Medusa No. 6 Wharf Selangor luner Roads Lima Edtndale March 16 No 6 Wharf Benveuue CarMe Inner Roade Abboteford Sii Muar
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  • 1724 8 THE INTERNAL CONDITION OF GREAT BRITAIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 12. Save for the high rise in food prices there is very little in this country still to tell us we have a war at all. Employment was never so good, and indeed the shortage
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  • 212 8 A Capable administrator. Brigadier General W II E Murray, c of Geanies, I;<>-s thire, died in London on' February 2 after a recent operation. .lust befote the war be commanded at Pretoria, and but for illness be. w< aid have been employed :<t the front. He
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  • 431 8 Reference having been made in the newspapers to the serious shortage of tanning extracts in English tanneries, tbe Forest authorities of the Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements, says the Malay States Information Agency, have been carrying out investigations with a view of directing the attention
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  • 394 8 The Britisb Bteftiusbio Lsertes" arrived at Amsterdem, after having been attacked in tbe North Sea by a (ierman tnbmarioe I J. Captain Prcpert htatts that the "Laertes" sailed without a rt ig The Laertes !i-ft Java some weeks »k'o with a general Eastern cargo, whu-a
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  • 16 8 Agents. Mine Darby Co. Buk.t K. B December 4,53 1 January 4,617.
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  • 31 8 The Jnd Uattalion South Wales Border ers aud the Indian regiments engaged in the recent operations which resulted in the fall of TsiDgtao will be entitled to a new battle honcur.
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  • 365 8 Singapore, March 16th. Rubber. Tbe offerings at to day's Auction were again large, about 210 tons being catalogued. The demand was good and the prices realised for Crepes 6how little change on the week, but the highest prices realised for the various clatses of Sheet mark a
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  • 196 8 Mu^apore. March 16. At the usual weekly auction of the Hub her Association held to-day there were again full tupplies on riTer, over'2lo tons beiug catalogued. At the opening bidding was slow but later demand improved considerably und of the quantity ottered about 150 tons changed hands.
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  • 172 8 INDO-MALAY CO' S REPORT. March 16, 1918 The Indo Malay Company report— A large amount of rubber was agaiu on offer to day over '2uo tons coming uuder the hammer. Prices were steady particularly for standard types, the liters for which were in some Instances a full Id. above London
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  • 61 8 The M.M. (.'on paay*B steamer KruestSitnons left Colombo at 5 pin. ou the lHth instant, aud may be expected here on Friday morning tue 19th in6t. The P. ami (>. outward mail steamer Oriental" is due at Penang at 8 am. on Friday the 19th instant. She may
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 200 8 APPLES NOW IN STOCK NOVA SCOTIAN APPLES OF EXCELLENT QUALITY SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE CO., LTD SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR,, IPOH AND PENANG DRINK DRINK CARLSBERG BEER! rKILh j A^ O I"") F~ R A T F" X Pir T cr n EVERY POSSIBLE CARE IN SANITARY RESPECTS CARLSBERG BEER IS DANISH
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