The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 March 1915

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    14 1 Singapore Tree Press MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. :n cents SINGAPOEE, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1915. NO. 8,3J)«.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    184 1 A heavy casualty list is included in the teltgLams today Page 5. A gigan&O army clothing =candal has I been discovered iu Austria Pjgs I. The Cathedral wttfl parked yesterday i morning for the thanksgiving service Page 10. The annual meeting of Bokit Tinßh Rubber Company was
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    DRIVEN TO DEATH
    105 1 bj the ud bearable torments at Neuralgia— piercing, torturing, nerve-destroying paine that rob life of all its pleasures. Don't let j Neuralgia drive you to tfeath. Don't let it make life miserable, intolerable. Jist use Llttltffc Oriental Balm and get the tpeedy. sure relief that this great
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    THE SUBALTERN.
    1408 1 The subaltern lay in bed listening to the heavy grinding of the dray wheels op cobble t-ionee. When he doxed off he was still conscious of them. Tbe wagon6 passeciyin a harsh, unceasing current all night. Sleep only meant that the 6ound became a vague oppression which did
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      222 1 TWO EXCELLENT DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS. fi3v J^v jCj i^S m^^r BA JBh cEb THE PfCNEER CINEMATOSRAPH THEATRE-BEACH ROAD. SECOND SHOW, AT 915 P.M. I A Patbe Drama with a Conscience 3 PARTS. By If. Jn'e-. ITary, Author of Che Celebrated Screenplay HER DREADFUL SECRET T A YiviJ tkme that deals with
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      357 1 ORCHARD RO4D. Singapore's Pramier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD. FOR SIX MGHTS OKLY. Charles Howitt and A. Phillips With tbe;r Powerful London Dramatic and Comedy Company of Picked ARTISTES PO-NIGHT WILL PRESENT TO-NIGHT. THE WORLD FAMOUS FARCIAL COMEDY. UESDAY *he J ite^ t of L ntlon buccefeses, MarcH 23rd. MILESTONES. fEDNESOAY Expo->iu^
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      110 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Bankruptcy notice re v. Paglar Page 2. Cinema Minis for Bale la variety Page 2. At the Theatre Royml ''Dan dan Stiah" —Page 1. At the Alhambra and Eacimi Hall new filmi to-night— Page I. Opening of bh Elowitt*! hillipi season at the Palladium Page I. i Shipping:
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      102 1 1 THE WEEK. Bonds? 22nd. I Hlfih tVato- 1-14 H.m., 2 21 p.m. 5 i>jaj)oera (Imirafriri) Kt.bu r, i^vatts. tOOBU Etowftt-Philllps, Pattadium. Tuesday 23rd. nij;h Water -1 u -».m., 3 -!5 p.m< j Sowitt-Pbillips, laliadiuLii. Wednesday 24th. -l!gh Waaor tfj ».i; <-39 p.m. Howitt-Phiiiip*. Palladium. TUriiij 25:b. i Qigh \\*.;>v—
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    RUBBER TOPICS.
    287 2 Sao Profits bi Utilised fob FUBTHEI EXTKNSIONS In the years immediately following the boom, says the Financial News." the planting up of rubber in the Middle East proceeded rapidly. At firbt most cf it was extension work in accordance \v;th pre arranged progratame3, but later i: reached a
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    MARVELLOUS BACTERIA.
    110 2 Mr Henry George Plirauner. lecturing at the Royal Institution, said that bacteria are immortal, since at the age of 15 Minutes they each divide into two. One bacterium in 24 hours might become forty thousand billion billions. One thousandth •f a gramme of tetanus toxin will kill a
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    BOY SCODTS AT WORK.
    743 2 The fca&ka assigned t ue oy ScouUat Home seem to h^ region. There are two hundred of them acting as messengers in tha War Office. There are eighteen hundred of them guarding the East Coast. When the coastguards were absorbed into thQ active list of the
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    TALL AND SHORT MEN.
    129 2 I>r. Pembrey, of (juy's Hopitnl, who initiated a discussion at the lloy;il Saui tary Institute on tho relative valup of tall and short men. might have adduced in support of his preference for tho latter the experience of Rifleman Harris, whose recollections of work in tho
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    SIX DAYS' BICYCLE RACE.
    70 2 Chicago, Feb. 7.— The six days, bicycle race was won by Oscar Egg (Switzerland) and Francesco Verri (Italy), who covered the world's record distance of 2804 miles, eight laps, and scored 65 points. Jimmy Moran (Boston) and R. J. M'Namara (Australia) finished seoond, with 58 points,
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      271 2 Notices J The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888. IN THE a.UPREME COURT OF THE 9TRAIT9 BKTTLKMKNTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. IN BANKRUPTCY. No. 40 of 1915. SUMMARY CABS. Re(!) FRANK VICTOR PACLAR. Receiving Order made 6th X arch, 1915. i Date cf Order for Summary Administration I 18fch March, 1915. Date of Adjudication
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      572 2 Notices NOTICE. In tbe Matter of The Alien Enemies (Winding up) Ordinance 1914" AND In the Matter of Winkelmann and Labking Limited an Enemy Company within the meaning of the said Ordinance. NOTICE is hereby given that H. E. Sir Lrthur Henderton Toung k.c.m.g., the Goverior and Commander in-< hier
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      454 2 Wanted CHANGE OF EMPLOYMENT WANTED. Experienced Storekeeper and Bookkeeper, trained It Hone, t>eeks billet wbeie titrlct attention to duty 18 appreciated, 14 years experience iu the East. Sober. Steady, Energetic and careful. Us6d to local labour »nd suSi Age 57 years. Oan leave present billet at one month's nolice or
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      490 2 TO LET, FULLY FURNISHED 198 I impound Boms, 4 bticpon Qm r f Stabling. Appiy "BVBK<jok -Tun. r r s iHewtaNi. "Raid I TO LET, FURNISHtO Tennih, bedrooms, fias »nd wattr p 1 etc., on lp»HoiHu« to i. ,f r f H^H TO LET |H i The bNMUd ptMßlaei No,
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    NEWS LATER THAN THE MAIL.
    1273 3 GSHMI Admiral's Statement. |H ENEMY S FAMINE SCARE. c York, February 18th. A wireless te^sage from Berlin states that Admiral „ke has informed the American Nival At:ache at Berlin that the stoppage ji the food supplies has forced Germany H a point where she will
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    SPY-HUNTING HUMOURS.
    358 3 An artillery officer writes :--Three days ago bad lutorrnatroa there was a tpy in tbe neighbourhood of one of our batteries-. "Took measures.' as they say, and informed all battery commanders that oar tpy was said to be a woruau with a tiai»ing red beovl, not very common
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    ANYBODY'S LUCK.
    73 3 An independent wife in the divorce ca&e, Jones v. Jones and Duffus, explaining her meeting with the co-respondent Hud I am a very helpless person at a railway station. I have never had tbe gcod luck to have a busbaml to do little things for rue, like taking
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    CEILINGS AND PANELS.
    50 3 Beautiful and adaptable to any style of Architecture and to any method of interior tinisb, are tbe CRANE wonderful Art Metal Ceilings, Cool, clean, white ant, and vermin proof, for Bungalows, Hotels, and Public Buildings. For illustrated catalogtte and particulars write to the Borneo Company Limited, Singapore.
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      411 3 DRINK DRINK I CARLSBERG BEER! THE BEST BEER OBTAINABLE J^^^^^^P; TO THE LATEST '^^Kffißii^ «P^ METHODS WITH EVERY POSSIBLE CARE CARLSBERG BEER IS DANISH BEER. THE EAST ASIATIC Co, Ltd. OBTAINABLE FROM: JOHN LITTLE Co.. Ltd., RAFFLES PLACE. KATZ BROS., Ltd., n GARNER QUELCH Co., Ltd., KIAN THYE Co.. ROBINSON
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      1218 3 Auctions MORTGAGEES SALE I VALUABLE 999 YEARS LEASEHOLD PROPERTY KNOWN AS No. 11, MALACCA STREET, SINGAPORE. TO BE HELD AT POWELL A CO. fi SALEROOM I OIV TUESDAY, 30th MARCH, AT 2-30 P.M. (1). /I) that piece of land situate ip the District of Singapore Town in the Island of
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      MARRIAGES.
      134 4 DeHoghton—TownlfyParkeb-—On February, Uth, at All SaiLts' Church, Mergaret-t-ticet, by the Rt-v. ircest beathcote, rrctor of Silvertou, Devon, 88Pist<<l ty t e Kev Father Moore, All Saint**', Cap ain GUY DE Hoohton, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, ycunge t sen of Sir James de Boghtou, Baromt, of Hogbton Tower, Lancashire,
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      SILYER WEDDINGS.
      46 4 GOB9AGK—Jackson Feb. 15.18*0. at B-on-desbury, E. F. G(*£B*OE to Emily, daughtt-r of William Jackson, chief manager, Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London aud China. Owbn—Ronvell—Feb. 17. 1890, at Hampton, R. H. Owen, to Hilda Grace, daughter of Dr. T. livine Kowell, C M.G., Singapore.
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      DEATH.
      31 4 Bl*< k —On the Uth Feb at a nursing home. Edinburgh, Captain John Kerr Black, bth (Reseive) battalion (Princess Louise's) Argyll and Southfrland Highlanders, late of biugapore, aged thirty eight.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, March 22, 1915.
    2184 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, March 22, 1915. A notification published in the Govern ment Gazette of March 2OSh will help to brintf home to all concerned the thoroughly effective character of the reply of the British Government to the frantic proscription of all merchant shij ping, British or neutral,
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    CONCERNING THE CENSOR.
    295 4 .indeed. Ami j amiable young ceutleuii.. or other bI M** M demonstrate that be has lots'of tll Herein fcfa* tote devoting ti.at U ;!ous au d .liousopeniua of 0 ruunicatious fatl ming envelop,- fcagetfa i Censors. l H brl. U it or other is magnif\iug his oil:.
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    MAJOR HIGGINBOTHAM.
    271 4 In tbe casuultx >>: another reported a^- mi?-,' :,v A an officer whc. was no; onlv well knovn but actualh famoi.- I HigginbotLum." wi; pinbothani f tin- ad Nji Hegt. This ifi.oi-r i several veus was Superintendent of A ?:a at Aldergbot. was, with hii Mfi«Mi a subaltern
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    THEIR MAJESTIES AND THE MUTINY.
    63 4 THEIR MAJESTIES AND THE MUTINY. Their KajftgticM I have done I psfltou in directing the t be;H on th>;i bekftll I Mr Q«O«gl \Wi\A I bat preheuci I:' Hi 1 el). 10th London, if To Mrs Wa!J. Singapore. The King Mid v IOKS yOU ha\t .vU>ta rour' hnibf I Th-.
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      133 4 KELLY AND WALSH, Ltd. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF WAR OFFICE MAPS NEW MAP3 RECEIVED EACH MAIL. JUST ISSUED BELGIUM AND THE NORTH EAST O P FRANCE. I PRICE $1-40. LITTLE'S TUESDAY, 6th APRIL LASTS FOURTEEN DAYS ONLY TT A O BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. WATCH THIS PAPER FOR
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    DARDANELLES ATTACK.
    338 5 THREE WARSHIPS SUNK. Floating Mine Danger. [By Submarine Cable]. Bfffli Sirvice. March 19. The Press Bureau tin the course of a general attack the tarti W the Narrows of the Dar t lies tie French battleship Bouvet I i Bdrtrag mine and sank in three tea. Almost all
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    THE FORTS ATTACKED.
    211 5 correspondent at Tecedos watch- 1 1 t:-. bombard mrinl on March 16 from Si Klias hill. I: began at eleven in aui ceased by rive in the even SixtMß battleships in group3 cf three tl :be Straits rired at forts Suandere, Hamid.-h. Kilidbahr, Medjidieh. Sjiraen replied vigorously
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    THE LATEST REPORTS.
    134 5 Elwo Thousand Shells. March SO -OttciaL The honour D| U lorti ifl UM narrows at gi i BiMfgntil fco the French Fhoii brilliant vigour rei| rufiattmni oi the British i Admiral (iueprattf layf thai >ur of the Bag wa upheld ever: vat fly ifchamtil bj the ct
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    WESTERN CAMPAIGN QUIETER.
    358 5 AEROPLANES AT DEAL. German General Superseded. [By Submarine Cable"! tIEUTKR H SkKVIOE. Paris, Marzh 19. The communique says At Notre Dame de Lorette we have taken communication trenches towards the village of Ablain. We killed, drove out or captured the defenders. There has been most violent fighting
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    LABOUR AND THE WAR.
    139 5 Every help to be given. London, March 19. A complete agreement was reached to night between the Government and the Trades Union re presentatives. Consequent on the agreement with the Government the labour leadnrs recommecd there be no stoppage of work upon munit ions. All differences
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    A BRILLIANT JEWEL.
    82 5 Malta. March 19.— The "Amethyst" sustained casualties in brilliant work in cutting the cable between Kilidbahr and Cbanak. She actually lifted the cable unobserved but when she started to return her presence was detected and she had to run the gauntlet of forts on both sides of
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    GERMAN CORSAIRS SUNK.
    57 5 New York, March 2C A despatch from Valparaiso says The Oratna" fought and sank the German armed liner "Xavarra" in November oft the river Plate and res cued the crew. London, March 20 The Admiralty an nounce9 there is reason to believe the German cruiser "Karlsruhe" was
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    THE TURKS AND THE CANAL.
    45 5 London, March 20. The Press Bureau states that a Cairo official communiqut* says Tuere is very little activity amongst the enemy's outposts who are still four days march from the Canal. Lecusts are greatly damaging the crops iu southern Palestine.
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    BOMBS ON PARIS.
    22 5 London, March 21. A Zeppelin has dropped three bombs on Paris causing a fire in the suburb of Neailly.
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    RUSSIAN PROGRESS.
    120 5 THE OCCUPATION OF MEMEL. Warning to Prussian Refugees. [by Submarine Cable]. Keotmr'b Sbrviub. Petrograd, March 19 The communique says On the left of the Niemen the Russians captured Veysu. Cavalry are pursuing the Germans who are retiring on Seyne. Fighticg for villages on isolated heights continues in the
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    THE RUIN OF POLAND.
    96 5 Petrograd, March 20. The German invasion of Russian Poland has been ac companied by the desttuctioa of 95 towns and 4,500 villages. The total damage is estimated at over a hundred million sterling. Pelrograd, March 20.— Official The Germans after the fight at Tauroggen had been
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    THE TREATMENT OF ISLAM.
    235 5 A Contrast. London, March 19. Viscount Bryce presided at a lecture by Lieut. Colonel A. Yate on the subject of tha Indian Army. He paid a tribute to the loyalty and devotion of the Indian princes and people and said tbe tpontaneous offer of belj) was
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    AUSTRIA'S TROUBLES.
    90 5 Desertions and Contract Scandals Venice, March 20 Whole companies of Austrian infantry largely composed of recruits from the Italian provinces have surrendered to the Russians with the con nivanca of their officers, A gigantic army clothing scandal has been discovered in Austria Contractor* furnished the War Office with
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    ITALIY'S THREAT TO AUSTRIA.
    75 5 Koine, March 19 The comments of the Tribuna, and Giornale d'ltalia are considered in political circles aa almost a semi official ultimatum, meaning that Austria must give up the territories inhabited by Italians or war will be iuevitable. Meanwhile Austria is endeavouring to do her utmost
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    HOLLAND OBJECTS TO BLOCKADE.
    24 5 The Hague, March '20. The Netherlands has communicated to the AngloFrench governments its objections to the blockade measures against Germany.
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    LONDON RUBBER WIRE.
    59 5 LATEST DIVIDENDS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, March 20. Pataling pays 85% and carries forward £'16,400. Gula Kalumpong pays Sl% and puts to reserve £10,000. Selabrj p*ya 10 and puts to reserve .£4,000. anil forwards i'9,000. Kombok pays 6} and put3 to reserve X'3,500 and forwards £3,500.
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    THE CASUALTY LISP.
    643 5 London, Mar. 19.— Killed. 2nd Lieut C. Alliston, (i. Barnett, (Worcestershire), K, P. Oates, 2nd Lieut M. Deningfiid, (Wor c«Btersbires), R. Hrietowe, W.* A. Burges, \V. U. Campbell, A. Capell, R. Carden, 2nd Lieut G. Clague, (Highland Light Infantry), Lieutenant M. ClosefHighlaud Light In fantry). A. Colles,
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    PRODUCE PRICES.
    22 5 London, March 19. Tin 181; Shellac quiet March 61 slid, May 62s Od, August •ixtyfour all sellers rubbec 2s Sfd,
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    MERCANTILE BANK DIVIDEND.
    70 5 The local manager of tho Mercantile Bauk of India Ltd. bus rece ?ed i; We advice tbafc the Bank has declared n Una] dividend at the rate of 8 per cent per annum on A and l'> shares frm ut income tax, .£47,200 is cariied forward and
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    STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES.
    45 5 London, March 19. In the revised list of Stock Exchange minimum prices Consola are fixed at 66a. Indian 3i per cents at 80f, threes at 69*. 2± at 57. The reduction of other home and oolonial funds ranges from 1% to 4%.
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    KOMBOK RUBBER Co.
    36 5 Messrs Qutbrie and Co. have received a cable advising that the Directors of this Company have deoided to recommend the payment in respect of the year -tt 14, of a dividend of 6l "<>.
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      226 5 ROBINSON Co. JUST ARRIVED. Photographic Almanac." i A A\ A F* ■111 JL. w*r JL. K/ PAPER COVERS 70 ctsj CLOTH BOUND $1.20J 1 TEE LESS YOU HAVE I I I m Wfrlif* '*^vTT i 'Wfi^\tiSmr r !Nil ON A PIANO THE S fft GREATER YOVA NEED OF CAKE I
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      739 6 Shipping 1 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 9—3, OOLLTIB QOAY. ntfr>Hß OONTRAOT WITH THE NRTHWRLANpn IWDI^ onvwn»»M»WT, •Sisoapobe Pontianak v Mar 22 MelchiorTreup Belawan. Ueli Mar 29 •Rkynst Mnatok and Pelambang Mar 24 •Singkav, ako Singkawang, Selakau, Pemangkat and Sambas Mar 24 •Van Goens &ema ang
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      176 6 STOOMVAART MAATSGHAPPY (Steamship Company) "NEDERLAND." fortnightly Mail Service between Java utf Amsterdam, via Singapore, Belawan Dell, Saban*. Colombo. Port Said and Genoa. Steamers are due on or about the undermentioned dates Ot'lWAKl). HOMEW-KHD 19 5. 1910. Koningln Emma Apr 9 Oranje Apr 3 Vondel Apr 16 Rembrandt Apr 17 Koningm
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      540 6 Shipping ELLERMAN LINE. TO LONDON. s*s. "BRANKSOME BALL sailing about April 5 TO MARSEILLES, LONDON LIVERPOOL. 5.3. "CITY OF CORINTH" sailing about April 10 For particulars as to rates of freight and passage money, apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. IFT?3 I Rf7iJ^TTIBJ'JrJII OPERATING MODERN HIGH POWERED TWIN SCREW EXPRESS
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      432 6 Shipping I M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES For CHINA,. JAPAN, CEYLON god MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1915 OUTWARD Atlantique Mar 26 DnmWa Apl 11 Polynesien Apl 9 Gordillere Apl 26 Eraest-Bimons Apl 28 V. de la Ciotat May 9 For all particulars apply to J. de CBURTOIS, agent. COMPiNIA TBUITUNTICi Of BARCELONA FOR
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      538 6 Shipping P. &0. STEAM NAVIGATION Co»m For China, Japan, Penang, Ce ji#| lostralia, India, Aden E|yp^ Mediterranean Poru, Ply ttwtk and London Through Bills of Lading lwm ec to, nw*. Ooml, Pewlan Gulf. Oontlnenta: vaT!J£* Btoamen win leave Bingapo* 0B MAIL LIMES HCMSWAAD (FOB BCROPt; Prom Singapore, connecting it Colombo
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    THE "TIGER'S" PART.
    800 7 What a Marine Saw. Id a letter to a relative at Alton, Han^, a corporal in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, serving on board his Majesty's chip Tiger, gives a description of bis experiences during the battle. As to some of the things be heard there are
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    OUR HEALTHY ARMY.
    105 7 Sir Wilraot Herrinßham, who with Sir Anthony l>owlby is visiting the cleariDp stauons (formerly called clearing hospitals) and a stationary hospital, writes Perhaps the most surprising thing about the campaign is the Blight amount of eerioue illnese. We have had a month 01 more of unceasing rain
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    FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT THE FRONT.
    586 7 The doings of well- known University athletes, says Ranger V in the Sporting and Dramatic, are always interesting, and it is unlikely, as all wbj}..koow the type will be the first to admlflh that at such a time as the present, recent Blues are to
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    STEAMER LAUNCHED AT KOWLOON DOCKS.
    151 7 STEAMER LAUNCHED AT KOWLOON DOCKS. A most 6ucces£ful launch was made at Kowloon Deck on the afternoon of March 11th, of a very smart cargo and passenger steamer, constructed to the order of the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd., Singapore. Her dimensions are Length between perpendiculars '250' 0" Breadth, moulded 88'
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    WHAT WORRY DOES.
    226 7 Anxiety and worry have most harmful rfftefcs upon the neivou'g system Overwork also tenses a man to become nervous and Inclined to worry. This* feeble state of the nervous system often enos in what the doctors calls Neurasthenia which is nervoue exhaustion. If you cannot devote your
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      46 7 Chronic For'Chest Complaint", Woodß Great Peppermint Tare. Is. 6d MARTINS, STEEf^ PI LLS fe frwtb ■«ai«<:y tor all Irr««ii]arlU««. TVmnMi* L±te kwp a boi of M.nin 5 PiUs id Oi. huase. Mtkilx tH«fc» l<p «f «»7 IwepiMlty the S y it.n» tin»eJ y dow r X
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      48 7 STAMFORD HOUSE. Private Hotel. Bras Basah Road. CENTRALLY SITUATED. With 40 Comfortable Rooms and Bathrooms Attached. Electric Light and Call-Bells Throughout. Meals Served at Separate Tables in Spacious Dining Room. Huge Reception Hall. Billiards. TERMS MODERATE. ROOMS NOW AVAILABLE. With or Without Board. Tel. 1303. W. P. LOWE.
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      531 7 Cripple Walks Paralysed for Three Years. Now Walks 5 Miles to Work. Cared completely by these Tablets. H*t« is a miracle indeed. Mr. Hayea, f f 11. Church-etreet, Middlesbrough, say. I wa s cured of paralyeis seven \««r*» ap<^ bv Dr. .^■■b^bw Cassell's Tabkt?, and I have been well ever
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    THE PREVENTION OF MALARIA.
    1022 8 Engineering Operations. A paper was read before the Institution of Civil Eufiueers, on 9th inst.,by Mr F. D. Evans ou Engineering Operations for tie Prevention of Malaria." Mr Evans is engineer to the Malaria Advisory Hoard of the Federated Malay States. The paper is soaiewhati too
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    "THE WET TRIANGLE."
    355 8 Herb Ballin and the Ghliman* Base, Iu the course of a New York message to the Frankfurter Zeitung," Herr liiliin, head of the Hamburg-American Lime says there is one lesson winch Germany bas already leurut from the Wi.r In my youth sailors ua<;.l to give t'ie name
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    THE TIME ZERO.
    224 8 At least one inlertiutionul cunferer.ee is to take paice this year iu spite of the war that \\hiuh has tot its j.urpose the st:unUrdisiug of railway time in Kurope. Ia the last few yejrs the DM of the (ireenwich ineridiun as the time ZeCO has made cousiderable
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    A MAD ELEPHANT
    117 9 oroshfi g ;>;it a ui°. life with its tinge Boot W')i;!<l aot be more terrible than the cruel dem a Rheumatism— Rheumatism that cripples I the limbs, weakens the musoies auJ cm hi^. all lor.jfoit. pe&ce and hope by its horrible paine Little's Oriental Balm cures Khcnmat,i>:u.
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    EXCHANGE.
    56 9 Corrected cp to March 20) Bank 4ms 24 732 i, demand 2-4 1-16 Private credits 8m s 2-4 4 India, T. T. 174^ Honqkonq. demai d 2O| Yokohama, derctaj d 114; Java, detatvnd 141$ Bangkok, demand set SOVEBKI3NB Bnuk Boytnfi IS 54 Bank oi RnglacJ r— c 6% Bar
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    PRODUCE
    155 9 March JU. Tin 3 amber 8 30 Gambier Cube No. 1 13.00 Gambier Cube N'c. 2 B.oo*l Pepper Black oraia pora 21.70 Pepper, (White fair B7 50 Nutinege U)0to t l t > ]'o i 21.3C Nutmegs 80 to ts e lu 22.00 Maco iliandii 1 80.00 Gloves (Amboina
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    LATEST ARRIVALS.
    83 9 List of vessels in port at 11 a.m. on March 20, 1915. Name Date of Arrival Remark* Huioau March IS Sri Muar March 10 Inner Roads Hong Bte Outer Roads Bulimba M No. 2 Wharf Anamba March 20 No. 8 Wharf Anjou Inner Roads Perak No. 8 Wharf
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      341 9 BANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, U Hoogkong. 34PTTAL BDBBCaiß.tt H^OCOOO^ 0 U-ouht Paid-up 9 soo.ow.r-i iSSfIBVB PUHD $I,S(K),OOO,C(C Marine Rlafca a« Ourrent liaftos, BoustaaJ Co., Agest». ALLIANCE ASSURANCE 60, Uf, Looomolated Fonda exceed £17.000 000 FIRE SOTOB m HJSSSt Insnranoes ejected at rates of premli2J rhloh wtll be found tavoorable to Shelnaui^'
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      47 9 The Singapore and Straits Directoryfor 1915. Price sB.so per copy. $9.00 post free to i laces in Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States. Johorr, Kedah, Kelantan Perlis, Trengganu, British North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei to Slam, Saigon, Netherlands Indii, &c, $9.50, post free. PabUsbers: FBASEB and CEAVF, UMITEB.
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      327 9 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.—Ptr B. Picket exp©et#d •n Maiob 17. From China.—l at ti.il. Atiantijue ei.p«-ctiel on March "ib. Looden Sails TsspaUhed. Left. Dee. 'r rived Jan. 'AH B. 1. Marck 1 M^rcii ll Jan. *9 M. \l. Peb. f P. 40. s March Feb. 11 8.1. 19 Mirch
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      413 9 CLEARANCES. IMUUNL Vafi?e s Name I cite of Clearance A.mkerat March l i Kdendale Kinta Lady Weld Ksm^raida March 23 Ban What H;u Koala Helenue Ham-e Dutch. Sampit. March 19 Etu i! e Van OutbootO March 2C J'rouwer Ifimwin PkaU March It* Gerd March M French. Bmst Stooai March 11
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    SINGAPORE'S THANKSGIVING.
    905 10 SINGAPORE'S THANKSGIVING. IMPRESSIVE SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL, It is only now that the tension of the mutiny is over that the people of Singapore can attempt to realise "What might have j been.' 1 And such realisation, so far as it is possible, begets a very fervent gratitade. Tiiis gratitude
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    28 10 Mr Archibald Ross Colquboun, 66, of' Iverna-gardens, Kensington, W., the wellknown traveller, author, and journalist, and editor of the monthly journal of the Royal Colonial Institute, left vmetMed.
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY ENTERTAINMENT.
    793 10 NAVAL AND MILITARY ENTERTAINMENT. The Victoria Meiaorial Hill presented the same gay appearance on Saturday eveumg, as it had on the previous night, j wliwi the second batch of petty officers and men of the Royal Navy and NC O*. and men of the R G.A., the RE.,, R A
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    128 10 A motor car returning from Kuala LampUK WBB recently held op by i\ 14ft. rhon which lay across the road at (lib mile the other side of K:>jancf. The Labu (F.M.S.) Rubber Co., Ltd.. payi dividend of 15 per cent, places to reserve £10,000 and carries forward I The notification
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    BLOCKADE OF GERMAN PORTS.
    1178 10 BLOCKADE OF GERMAN PORTS. Thef provisions of an Order of His Majesty iLe King in Council, made on the lieu d 1 i.v of March, 1916, und communicated by elegrapb to the Governor, are, by Hi* Ex-cellency's command, published hereuuder for general information Whereas tue German Government has issued 'cerl'.iti
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    BUKIT TIMAH RUBBER CO.
    512 10 The annual meeting of the above was held ou Saturday at uoon in the offices of Evatt and Co. Mr. if. I). Mundell prei-id ing, others present being Messrs A. W Still, F. s. Qoodali, Rev. Father Gex, und P. Gold (for Secretaries). The notices and
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    THE HOWITT-PHILLIPS
    60 10 THE HOWITT- PHILLIPS This company begins its 6eaeon here with the now familiar When Knights j were Bold nnd as the booking has been good they should receive a hearty reception. On Wednesday "l>iana of l>obsous will be played in place of Those Terrible Twins." The company bad a record
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    SPRING RACE MEETING.
    50 10 A meeting of the Committee of thG Sporting Club was held on Saturday afternoon when it was decided to hohl a f meeting in May. The ciat*6 fixed are May j 18, 20 and 2"2, and the course will be' otlicially opened for training on Saturday next.
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    114 10 There was a very full house at both the early aud later BOOW, at the AJhambraJ Cinematograph on Saturday night last, when fcome really excellent pictures were Bcreened. To night there is to be another complete change of programme, a new i PatbeVs Animated War Gazette, <just ar- i rived
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    CENTRAL PERAK PLANTERS.
    93 10 CENTRAL PER AK PLANTERS. (From Our Own Corrfspondtrt.) Ipob. March 2] The Becond annual report of the Central Perak Planters Astociatiop submitted aad {)issed at the general meeting held at the Club, 6tatea that the ngitster bhows a membership 23 nnd of estates 16, with a total of 19,59* ]»'auted
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    M.S.V.R. REVIEW AT IPOH.
    121 10 [poh, March M, Mr EL Ci. UTatßOtt, tbe Jiii;!>:j Boaideat, inspected tbe local pompaoy of ili- j .M s.VU. on rise l'rfdang l.i-t ir..i_' There was a bin mueier Dodet Limit .T eS f Mr Watson ex{irH«sf-ii priUilic'a' ion with the iTOlk of the M.S.V.it. and
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    70 10 The S.M N". itcniliCH Prfosef .laliana,' with the homeward hntrh meil from Java arrived in the roads on Saturday moraine, and after embarking a few pma*OO|Feri continued her voyage in the ftfteroOOS Eat Amsterdam via the istaevnodiate ports The s M.N. steampr Bembreodt, with the outward Dutch mail
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    143 10 The marritgi arrat.^-tJ between A. .1. FergtMOD, Si u^aporf. MM of Mr. a: -i Ml*. Macneil PeiKOton, Mio«bemd, tod pind* Bon of tba late Wry Rev John Fergai n, l^au of Mot:i\ i>ui Botti a tit! Contteaot AlKn. eldec dttoshlef of Mr. Rod Mn. Alien. D*leh«ple, V. Kin will t
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    GERMANY'S RAILWAY PREPARATIONS FOR WAR.
    167 10 [Jaite thfi b article tMMftn Irefirdin* Omt) r: paratiou* for war mhitib bav« 1 lon systematically c:i. 'over Germany." V 'who b~ m.d nre most Df IhMa fQ| t-w of tboteaeds oi aiulD bo ITS— yards where f pasaanot kra M i fcime." aaothm e
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    ONE MORE RIVER.
    64 10 letotdiag to I \|ilii-io!j i i^i't ac from bis ilttO tin h;.s :i L; .-t r in AJva i iran the low e WtOCOIf lijt J i: Wit h. U 1 1 1 f I the > i.i r. whet* unharmed, i record gIMdH I D ioctdvt
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    13 10 Train it. y <\' w at a vtrtijd-li'. ru.y r xercibi d du.\.\ I
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