The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 March 1915

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. lEiN CENTS SINGAPOKE, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1915. NO. 8,390.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    250 1 Tbe indications are that tbe prolonged fie^e of Przemysl dra?;s near its end r !i< j f.^ll of tbe fortress is expected m a fowl days I'Mge 4. Tbe Etassiaos aie lark ou the EtBt Prnssiao frontier, and ou other parts of I tbeir long line there
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    AGRAULOS A STAYER OUT IN FIELDS."
    1632 1 AGRAULOS A STAYER OUT IN FIELDS." The term "library being thought too grand for tbe little study where ail my books are ranged lound the walls, ou the tables, chairs, and piled up M the floor, it has i d called the book-room Tbe youngest daughter o( the house, sitting
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      319 1 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THE PICNEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATHE-BEACH ROAD. SECOND SHOW. AT 9-15 P.M. A Masterpiece of Action, Plot and Photography H SECRET OF THE WELL Drama m 4 Massive Act?. ADAFTED FROM PIERRE SALES POPULAR NOVEL rv la rife with poweifal <■: /iation<, with it> t-ntrarciug atmosphere at'd vigrrons stir- ituLaatic
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      441 1 PALLADIUM Orchard Road. Crchardßoad. S NGAPORES PREMIER THEATRE. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT: 1 Commencing at 8 p.m. Grand Gala Performance v ill i>o g'ven tonight and also to-toorr«»w night m h tnonr ol the NAVAL Lui.i'i,,; Piit\. And the MEN of the X G. a auJ H X We ate Piesenting SPECIALLY
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      129 1 FOP SIX NIGUTS ONLY. COMMENCING MONDAY, MARCH 22ild AT THE PALLADIUM Charles Hewitt i A. Phillips i With their Powerful Dojtdon Dramatic and Comedy Company (,t Picked Artistes. WILL PRESENT. MONDAY I The Wcrlfl Famous f arcia! Comedy m! "Snc'i I WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD TUESDAY I The Latest of
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      103 1 L4TEST ADVERTISEMENTS. To let, Blairadam, Leonie Hill Road Page -2. l'owell's auctiouE Face 3. Kjbinsou's bave copiei ol I'bctograpbic Almanac Page 5. Latest shipping announcements Page B SiTAMGAR The famous 12 o'clock Dr, ma AVILL I.E STAGED to-night! to-night:: AT THE EVER-POFULkB STAR OPERA AT THE THEATRE ROYAL North Bridge
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      124 1 THE WEEK. Friday 19th. High iftffctuf 0 I a.**-' f-tS n.m. Ancivtisity Mt^.. C. r -V. M.<\A 8/0 p.m. Wdr Lecture by Mi P. Or. Btevast, Anglo Chinese school, s.i p.m. M. M. Outward oiail expecied. Sttirda? 20th Rlfh W»*er- 0 i\ a ra 1-7 p.m. Bukit Titu&b Elnbber, Evat.'s,
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    "ORANGES !"
    123 2 "ORANGES x v. Moi I 9 UGOUKG C PEBi Th( genoitjt i I the copper Bmaggh r i? astounding. The latest method i? to r ia thin sheet- BO I I tnd it at, say. Bai Che re the sheets are carefully divided m small lo;> m. -i w\ the
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    DYSENTERY.
    594 2 HOW TO OVERCOME AND AVOID IT De*pite modern hygienic onditi ins, Dysen< tery.-tiilrtauL.SM) mtny victiUM that everyone should take precautions against catching it If he h is a'r »ady cnntrac'ed it, his cisc lies m the doctor's h;iud if he is neir a phystciau Otherwise, he Bboold learn the
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      49 2 GRAPHITE LUBRICATION Bynsiog this method it is daimed^ylin«:er lubrictition cost is reduced yu iv either >team. Gas, or Oil Eugiues. Fuel ConHULuptiou is reduced fj% to 10% and Pi.-toi rin^s, Valves, and Valve gears, are protected from wear. The Borneo Company Limited Singapore, will send particulars to those interested.
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      107 2 )M I )^ka Jmß I I NH ORGANS SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED FOR THIS CLIMATE. VERY SWtET POWERFUL TONE. FROM «p3d C9SBL THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY. iyiATJCOI Re i:.-. -pi >cribe <;n--ma. Mat th ■it active and a 1 time the mosi h Sen n remedy hi the treatment of Acute and
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      379 2 Notices NOTICE. In the Matter of Tbe Alien Enemlet (Winding up) Ordinance 1914" AND In the Matter of Winkelmann and Lubking Limited an Enemy Company within the meaning of the said Ordinance. NOTICE is hereby given that H. E. Sir Arthur Henderson Young k.c.m.g., the Governor and Commander in-Chief cf
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      421 2 Notices SARAWAK GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. NO. XII, 1915. IN THE GCODS OF "THE KUCHING MILLING COMPANY. (m Bankruptcy) All creditors and other persons having any claims whatsoever against the Estate of the above named ate lequested to send particulars thereof to the undersigned within two, months fiom date, after which date
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      345 2 Wanted 1 WANTED. By- Ex 'Soldier *mployment as storekeeper. I timekeeper or m any position of trust. Sober and trustworthy. App'y Bex 20, co Free Pgaai 16-3 22 3 CHANGE OF EMPLOYMENT WANTED. Experienced Storekeeper and Bookkeeper, trained at Home, *teks billet v\L<-!t ntrict att« j ution U duty is
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      280 2 Tojjt TO LET Blsiradam. Lf-onie Hill r o&! i Urt fcav or ta.l er. For particular^ a^,> 19-3 THE DISP "S* R¥ tc TO LET. Imirediate Entry C om pound Hoaft Ko. 4 Hta hide Hot j ar PorteKtfa«r|iM!tlcnlan &p P v ng^*»l. MEYER BROTHERS If.| TO LET tctoombi N:
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    London Financial Letter.
    1303 3 The Tnarliet m rubber The Position n K!an*ngs— Licggis New Issue— Batu lUft«*l attractions a good Ratanni report. The market m plantation rubber has been very firm this fortnight the feature! nciDg coaticued broadening m demand, jespite supplies coming out more freeh. a general firming up continues
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    THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
    412 3 And a Ttkk's AMBU6H. A British Army officer wrote home as follows from Bussorah, Persian Gulf I am writing this from Bustorah, having come down the river forty mile 6 from a place called Kurna. We had a great battle again la6t week, m which my
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    110 3 The late Minister for the Colonies, Mr J. H. Bergsma, has passed away at The Hague, at the age of 76 years. In 1W62 he went to the East Indies as clerk first class m the Civil Service, and became successively officer of justice at tbe Council of Justice of
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    A HEEO OF FRANCE.
    311 3 The Telephone Operator. Under the heading Cameos from the War Zone," tbe Daily ChrouicJe publishes the following All's well, colonel.'-' The cheery message came over tbe telephone from a youth of twenty stationed j behind an old redoubt m front of a wood i now occupied
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    TSING-TAU.
    467 3 "ark You Ready Now. Glnti.emfn The first ordinary meeting of the twenty-fourth sessiou of the Japan Society was held oa the 21st ult. at 20, Hanover square, W., when a mo6t m teresting lecture was delivered on Tfeing tau by Mr. William Biane, wbo ba6 6pent much time m
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    PAIN IS A GOOD THING.
    229 3 Nature sejds pain for an important purpose. If fire oid not burn and kniyes cut few child' ren would survive their babyhood. The burn and the cut warn them to leave dangerous things alone. So with a rain m the head or the back it
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      540 3 MARTIAL LAW. Proclamation by Order of His Excellency Brigtulier General Dudley H. Ridout, Commanchug the Troope, Straits Settlements. Notice is hereby given that no Male person of auy of the Indinn races over Eighteen Years of age is permitted to leave the Settlement of Singapore, m which Martial Law has
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      1313 3 Aji^cjions MORTGAGEES SALE O F VALUABLE 999 YEARS LEASEHOLD PROPERTY KNOWN AS No. 11, MALACCA STREET, SINGAPORE. TO BE HELD AT POWELL A CO. S SALEROOM ON TUESDAY, 30th MARCH, AT 2-3O P.M. (1) /ll that piece cf land eituate m the District of Singapore Town m the Island of
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTHS.
    55 4 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTHS. Olliver.— On March 17, lo Lt. C O. and Mrs Olliver, a dacghter. Jarvis At 8, Logan Road, Penang, on the 15th inst., to Mr aud Mrs R. Bpencek Jarvis, a daughter. Leonard.— On 16* b March, the wife of Mr H. G. R. Leonard, 7, Sepoy
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, March 19, 1915.
    834 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, March 19, 1915. din:* by btfl »oca tod n bribad h» fXt I In connection with the military inveatigatioo now proceeding Tor the purpose of determining the guilt, or otherwise, of the large cambers of those a2CUBed of complicity m the recent Mutiny of what
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    716 4 Mr. B. H. Young is shortly retiring o^ pension after many years of meritorious] Service, and his place a Chief Surveyoi at Singapore mil be taken by Mr. a. 8. 0. Coveney, at present cv leave at borne. Mr F. G. Stevens will give n lecture tonight, at 8.80 o'clock,
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    190 4 By Courtesy of the French Consul Gfneral, Paris, March Ij, 6.26 p.ni The French 3°.. bouds ate at francs 713 5. It is DOCI and more confirmed that the English had B coiuulete tuccess at N'euve Chapelle. They Lave tua.de a further advance on a fiout ot
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    PRESENTATION TO MR H.S. MACKENZIE.
    142 4 At a meeting d Lht Biblical an I Litei ary B v ci< ty, L Id at the II '.A. last evening, Mr ii 8 liaclranrie m i tary of the V.M.' a raad t moat inten iu<; panes on 'The BaUgioui Faith oi Joob
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    425 4 SJi B. F. L nt with Urn M.S.V.U. m Singai n uid itm iroiiod bat io i -ir recovered ai tj be abli Iq retain to bii eslati I M [a the Illattrated I- id !iewi of Urn t- i a v I Mr dtOO >^::^ STofl ot >.i sbowiu^
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    RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN.
    102 4 FALL OF PRZEWYSL NEAR Back on the Prussian Border By Submarine Cable]. I'ctrograd ,M:ur 17 say. Fheßeasiati offao^f, ol lhaOtzu profMMim Sw« eu g UCs I been oaptand riM Q perti of Hrn En B llefci lad Km hmsh safitf ftn i I frequently i rm began Hid
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    THE CASUALTY LIST.
    111 4 d, March H v. c;;:.;... Wor. cd.- F.I Q LOft "I I, Bettington, A. lad Lieu 1 1■ H Stal ;i.i:>. So Lieu! es, o. H Hildma] ■M L -i\.♦ B ISA I i. i \i Mnour. Turner B I Wmitb C.I Itei l SOD. i i
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    FROM NEUVE CHAPELLE.
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    FROM DARDANELLES.
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    MORE PEACE TALK.
    63 4 I i tar 1 < 1 The Soci :u\.- I.- tratiofllher. tkal tl t«0 «ri« of Uocki -•<• on* fu ibe purfv M Of fi jfounaatun EM o«WrtO| 1 common raying that t..r ;U;} ftt tc to get the whole world ■i* in *J^ il i^o* have
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      102 4 FINEST ASSAM BLENDED i TEA BLENDED K^^^^S PHODUCED CAREFULLY M BEST SELECTED TEA DISTRICTS VARIETIES ,JB^ Mb_ IN INDIA. —i——B ■™»i«»Mi«™iii^ w«M TRADE MARK, MODERATE IN PRICE Special Blend Ilb Tins Each 65 cts. 2lb $1.30. Flowery Orange Pekoe 2lb $2.35. Assam Souchong 2lb $1 35. SOLE IMPORTERS: Large Consigiiment
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    THE BLOCKADE.
    94 5 PROBABLE PROTEST FROM U. S. newspaper Opinions. [Bf SnbmanM Cable]. KtrTißH Ssßvicm. March IT, 4.10 p.m. A New i ch.tt i;.ost of the newspapers the I mted Mates 13 bound gainst the British order imI U v. .tbout enforcing it by ckaied coasts. Xcv \oiic Times" points out
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    GERMAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE.
    168 5 1 cii 17 The German sub 23 task the British steamer j I Biles from the Maas en were saved. 7.— -The Admiralty re- British steamship At- ss ru bocpedocd on' faith* I. Thi crew lauded or. v i a:. 1 the Vt sscl is now m
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    A KARLSRUHE REPORT.
    81 5 fSaid to have been Sunk. :.-..a 18.— A Copenhagen Itefl a newspaper put- MMTtI tb.it the cruiser mi on the Aruer.- 1 cf 1914. crew tak vp when an explosion rest :-4 the enuNi into two. tmn\ laimediatelj and the other 1 to ecj'-ie btr censcrt to
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    TIE U.S. AND SEA WARFARE.
    51 5 I 17, Cot respondent c E Amaricaa md „uij?cii wail'.-irt. ring t InqairiM, sni] md Fnuicf onlj intti- Qcn mo porti :y a corj a< roplj t.i tie pret I raj lies IB :'..t:.ce. The san ii a Dsiaral f*a t( ttl] hi I I
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    A CRUISER'S CAPTURE.
    13 5 \j Hail i thai -.i- i -he lictr Mace- i
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    GOVERNMENT'S "CRAZE."
    42 5 m WitblHjlding ol Revs. I 3 m.-The I a, and that the tor ma ti socli ext bl] a careful rther relc i no«. greatest i condem tb< ms of Lordi aly It' says Ihat tbe Qdisa nnt n>l ody,
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    CANADA'S FOURTH CONTINGENT.
    22 5 CANADA' S FOURTH CONTINGENT. Mareklfc An Ottawa telegram 3 J i h enlistment ha? begun I srtfl Canadian contingent for the "if
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    ADVANCE CONTINUES.
    203 5 GERMAN EFFORTS REPULSED. Solid Cains m the West. [By Submarme Cable]. Siptib'* Service. Par:?. March 17. The afternoon communiqr.r says: The Belgians have made fre^'u i ogress and have also repelled a counter attack. There has been fairly violen- artfllery firing on the British frout. The Germaus made
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    WARSHIPS AND WARPLANES HELP.
    48 5 London, March 18. —An Amsterdam me?sa:(e states tbat British airmen have again been active m tbe Ostend region Germans ascended but were unable to drive th^'ii away. There has been heavy firing frona British warships to-day. s-.;n porting the Allied troops near tbe Yser.
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    THROUGH THE DARDANELLES.
    64 5 Twelve Miles Won. London, March, 18.— Tbe Daily Tele* grepb/s"' correspondent at Tenedos states that be boarded the Charlemagne, wbicb had been convoying transports from Suez ar.d participated iv the operations m the Dardanelles. She was not even scratched. Tbe Captain sau; that all resistance bad '.eon
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    LABOUR AND THE WAR.
    324 5 Patriotism of the Right Kind. L ndon, Marcb. IT. A Great National Labour conference nndei t:ie auspices of tbe GoveruT^ent tuet m London this afternoon and discussed tbe production of additional Si pplies of war material. committee o! seven laboui meraberswasl formed representative of all sections
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    WHAT THE WOMEN MAY DO.
    36 5 London, March 18, 485 a, m. The ol Trade, m circul ir, urges every woman and willing to w toregis tei- and thus free men for war service. m^^^ m i
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    13 5 London. March IT. Rubber 2s "id coconu: oils 47^ copra 2Slt
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    THE MUTINY TRIAL.
    1067 5 When the Court Martial proceedings commenced yesterday morning, Jemadar Cbiste Kban was put upon hie trial charged with joining m a mutiny on February I 15tb, and also, that being present when a I inutiuy broke out, he did not use his utmost endeavours to suppress the
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    THE STRAITS ECHO.
    367 5 Thus censures tbe censorship It isTeally too puerile Oar latest batch of Shanghai exchanges arrived m an emasculated conditiou with little bits of pro German news cheppsd out by some oliicious simpleton. Does the Ousor really think that the perusal of teutophile matter is going to poison
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    U.S. AND THE ALLIES.
    371 5 Ninety Five Peb cknt on oub Sii c. The following Is an extract from b lettec lately received m London by a w. known novelist I ooa a friend m Now York, who has or;!;. Lately retired from thu diplomatic Bervice ol the United States, and
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    105 5 In this age of hurry his desire to compress and contract is responsible for some cariosities of i >;.>» Bsion. Eyer Witness's" story of the- Ordnance oilicer whose habit of official abbreviation led bin 1 to announce a hymn as "Art tbou weary ditto languid, ditto sore distressed,' 1 recalls
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      18 5 RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS. Agents. Paterson, Simons A Co. Kuaia Pergan 7.000 against 5.6C0 total to date 78,200.
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      194 5 ROBINSON Co li The British Journal Photographic Almanac/ —1915— PAPER COVERS 70ctS. CLOTH BOUND $1.20. &ch w I Br fln^ B c^l^Bt. IbU Jh C^Vsßh XL? ASSURANCE. By the Hon. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL Firs: Lord of the lißMty. if 1 hail il,> way l wo ild writ< ii.> v. <
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      822 6 Shipping 1 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPM Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, COLLTBB QUAY. TTtfDER OONTRAOT WITH THB NBTHEKLANDR INDIA GOVERNMENT. Van Ooens Beiawan- Deli Mar 19 •Sampit Prigißadja, Sapat, Tembilahan, Tjenako, and R ngat Mar 19 Db Weert Baw an, Sourabaya, Bandjerir~sin, Btagen, Kota-Baroe, Samarinaa, Donggala, Wani and Balit-Papan
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      602 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., AGENTS. OPERATING MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS STEAMERS. MONGOLIA 27ooet—
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      506 6 Shipping MM. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES For CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1915 OUTWARD Atlantique Mar 26 Dumbea Apl 11 Polynesien Apl 9 Cordillere Apl 25 Ernest- (Simons Apl 24 V. de la Ciotat May 9 For all particulars apply to J. de COURTOIS, agent BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd.
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      534 6 Shipping I p.&o. STEAM NAVIGATION COMP 4 |J For China, Japan, P c n &n g, c.^ Australia, India, Adon, Egjp, Mediterranean Port., P^ &nd London. Through Bill* of Lading iseoea f Bteamen wUI leave Singapore ot f MAIL LINES Homeward (fob Eceoh, From Singapore, connectini Colombo with 1915. A
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    AIRCRAFT IN THE GREAT WAR.
    1340 7 The Overdue Zeppelins. No more do we bear of a fleet of fifty Zeppelins and most of the writers who were misled by the persistence of German boastings of this kind are now finding it convenient to drop the subject those who continue to discuss
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    THE NEW SULTANS PRAYER.
    231 7 On Christmas I>ay the new Sultan cf E^ypt said hi? prayers at tbe mosque of Sai.ia Ztjnab. where tbe tomb of Zeuab, tbe prophet's is said to be, 1 and this being the first occasion on which 1 he lias visited a mosque since his accession
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    IT CUTS THE CORDS
    112 7 that Mai helpless liaLds. It btrikes eff tbe kbaekles uf Rheumatism. It restores strength aid freedom from pa:u, brings fcack^the abil.ty to Walk, work aid euj.iy life's richest ble.-BiDgß. Lit'Je's Oriental Balm has been fcr many years the uue great liberator of suffering hurnauity the marrelloas
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      171 7 SIDEROSTHEN PAINT protect tbe Mudguards and under work o f your Motor Car witb Siderosthen ;i 11 ti corrosive paint which is now put up m 1 gallon drums Din (Price $2-50) ■^BH^^l^ c conyenience of One gallon is sumcient to keep a var free from rust for several months
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      9 7 BUNGA MELOR V. RIGAUD PARIS Sold bj all Perfumers
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      113 7 DUNLOP Tyres. The best that money can buy. Material and process of manufacture are a long way ahead of any other make —25 years manuDUNLOP. Founders of the Pneumatic The Dunlop Rubber Go. FAR EAST LIMITED., 43 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Grown on British owned plantations I^^^^^m^^ Of m the Br:tsh
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    BOYS AND GIRLS AT THE FRONT.
    882 8 Child Patriots of Russia. One of the phenomena which show bow populnr the *ar i 6 m Russia is the parti cipation of the children m the conflict. There is scarcely a town school m Russia from which boys have not run away to
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    GERMAN ANXIETIES.
    302 8 Peace with Russia the Only HorE. Paris. Tbe real reason for the suspension of tbe Vo6eische Zeitung L.st month has now come to light, according to the Humanite's correspondent on the Swies frontier. The journal was impended for printing the substance of a confidential interview between the Chancellor
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    GREAT MAPS OF LONDON.
    203 8 BTOBBD m Sakf.tv I'm. AFTBI m ">V m Two great maps of London bnve just been completed <>ne i- a (iiound plan. with an ownership iOCtfoil "-bowing estates BOTttring more thnu bandrcd bquare miles aL>i kbfl n>mw o! M i |;li o«neit The other ii manicipal
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    NINETEENTH CENTURY
    226 8 QUESTION _or I -Ay There are three irtiolet number which touch tL« est -t scnption m this cjunfcey. CjL writing under Mm km B of Germany's Kiffci a tr tne military KmfCfc b which everyone .m. s ;f, t w is well deserved. He rL long way yet
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    AN HISTORIC SCENE
    112 8 Tbe official KCOMt f tht I klssdb> laLda battle may ISOO bn tbm hag never been a naval i be fo thoroughly |SjQn«JntHiLHll v KBtsii engagement. The commander and anotbc 0 k the Manchet-ter »7,iaiu. Locdoe respondent. o( the ii!,t>H. i were and I hear that vrLu
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      28 8 BUSINESS AS USUAL. LIMITED QUALITIES UNLIMITED QUANTITIES SHIP-STOLES prom a NEEDLE XO IV ANCHOB —OUR TERMS CASH or CREDIT. HIN WATT Co. Phone No. 428 102, Market Street.
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      169 8 PROVISION FOR THE YOUNG EDUCATIONAL ANNUITIES remove cne uf the chief anxieties a married man w:th a tUttllf -as, namely, how best to provide for the education of his Children, :ne expenses for which reach their maximum when the Children are from 14 to 20 years of age These annuities
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    EXCHANGE.
    54 9 up to March 18) Bank 4ms 24 732 demand 2-4 1-16 Private credits Bms 2-4 i India, T. T. 174 i Hongkong, deraai d 20| Yokohama, dema; d 114} Java, demand 14 It Bangkok, demand 66 J SOVEBBIGN6, Ban* Buying $8 5*4 Bank of England h* c Bar Silver
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    PRODUCE
    155 9 March 18. Tin (150 tons) «S6 25 Gambler b 25 Gambler Cube No 1 13.00 Gambier Cube No. 2 9 00 Pepper Black ordm. J^'pore 22 00 Pepper, (White fa:r 87 50 Nutmegs <110 to He Vo 21.00 Nutnjegg 80 to t. c ib 22.00 Mace iß'iuda! 60. 0
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      495 9 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. JNCORPORITED BY 80YIL CHIRTER. PAID UP CAPITIL M £1.900,000 RISIRYI FUND 21.800.00 C Sater v« Liability oi Proprietor a-. £1300.000 HEAD OFFICE 88. BISHOPS&iTI, LONDOH, I, 0. ▲BBMCIICS AND BBANCHB3; &juritB&» Hongkong Penang Bangkok lioilo Pnket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta
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      520 9 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PIID-DP 01PITAL 115,000,000 RESERYB FUNDS Sterling £1,500,000 at Sa.. $15,000,000 M 3 n oj^ Silver $18,000,000 J W3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... $15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman. W, L. Pattenden, Esq., Deputy Chairm&a. S. H. Dodwell, Esq. P. H. Holyoafc, Esq.
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      320 9 NEXT xMAILS DUE. From Europe. Per M M. Ernest Simons expected ibis morning. Per P. A v. Oriental expected to morrow afterncon. From China.— Per M VL Atlanttqve e:wpecte»! on March i.6. London Mai s Despatched Left Due. Arrives Jan. 2fl B. I, March 1 Maicii Mar. 4 I. A
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    JAVA NEWS.
    2236 10 WAR NEWS. < (From Our Own Correspondent.) Weltevredeu, March 13tb. A recent Hague message says the Nieuw Rot. Courant urges the construction of tubmarinea of nt least 600 tons and that j as mauy as possib'e should be completed ■with the least delay. It further urges the establishment
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    304 10 Since the beginning of the war secrecy has very naturally been observed m regard to our rate of naval construction, but the Lond >n Press deduces from Mr Churchill's speech that two new squadrons o( Royal Sovereigns and Q wen Elisabeths are now m the battle
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    227 10 The S.M N. steamer "Rembrandt," with tbe outward Dutch mail for .lava, is due here tomonow morning or Sunday morn Ing. The outward intermediate P. and 0. Nellore" is due at Penang at 5 p.m. OO 28xd instant. She may be exptcted here on or about the 26feh
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    828 10 I German Naval Loss. w London, February 19th. Captain Eni tnoud, of the German cruiser Blucher, which was destroyed iv the recent North Sea fight, died at Edinburgh yesterday from pneumonia. The deceased was one; of the greatest gunnery authorities m, Germany. I PBI80N&RB m Germany. I
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