The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 April 1915

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTELE ADVERTISER. lES CENTS SINGAPOEE, SATUKDAY, APKIL 24, 1915. NO. 8,425.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    294 1 There are indications of hz events pending m the North Sea. Tbe German submarine piracy ha 3 had a pmxticalarty lean week, bat nr. c^emy report refers lo the great aciivity of British suboiMriaei m Heligoland Bight. :md n ve»y siitnfieaat announcement is «LhC (f tie t<n.p;rar>
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    A GUNNER'S WEDDING.
    1110 1 It ra at a timona Northern junction that the mere etrttiSß, bftiMilO lord of the compartment, orcfiitg^ bU solitude for abundant tniirnry DOMfVBf. Only two Mftti remainnd emptf, ai:d these, it was clear, were be?pi k-u for two warriors who still Lingered on the platform, reluctant to
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      691 1 INTENSELY DRAMATIC AND POPULAR PICTURES. mt m m m P% MMW&Wk jM .jL^, .^.i ORCHAUO ROAD. Singapore's Premiar Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD. THE FIOMEER CI^EMATOCRAPH THEATRE- BEACH ROAD. TO KIGRT FXTfiA SHCW AT 8p 3UAL SHOW AT 9 J5 pM< TO KIGaT< secondjhow^^is p.m. WHY WAS THE IRON CROSS? f DRAMA
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      149 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Wilkinson's Tansan Page 4. Revised sailing lists Pdge 5. Motor-cjcla wanted Page 3. Electrical eugineer wanted ion i\ L. Page Bl Powell's and thing Keng Leth auctions I ago o. FILMS FOR SALE OR RENT, OF EVERY MAKE ABSOLUTELY NEW 111 \H GOOD CONDITION. FEATURE FILMS A SPECIALITY
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      55 1 THE WEEK. S.turdaj 24th. Hi^h Water— -4-'<4 a.ra 7 5 p.m. H 1. Outward ma 1 expected. Chan^kat Serdang. meet Dg, Evar's. roon. Flifih V/ater -f-29 a.m., 7-50 p.r, M.M. Oirward mail expected. Scd Sunday after Latter. St. Kark. High Water 7-2U a.tn B 2S f m. High Water— f--'2«
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    SOCIABILITY ON SENTRY-CO.
    70 2 Cases of indiscretioa nre bound to o?cur wheu so many ue.v «ud euthugiastic soldiers are about. Sentries are forbidden to talk to civilians, but; m the case of camps and lovely posts it is hard to ob serve the rule. Well'Qieaning but inquisitive people think it a
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    188 2 The stii'f and silent Lriton never used to cuirt a mp Fot the pushing, over-friendly kind cf gentry. Competed with hint] tho oyster was a chatty sort i f cbiip r..it it's different, cf ccurso.whcn he's on sentry. When jour post's approached by strangers m the middle of tho night,
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    168 2 L'y Courtesy of the Fbssch COKBUL Qkikral. Paris, April 20. The French 3 pel cent bonds axe at francs 72.60. Yesterday, we progressed m Alsace, the enemy hurriedly evacuating Eselsbrucke. To-day, there have been artillery engagements on the front at Soissons, aud iv Argonne. The Freocb aviator
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    TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF FRENCH ARTILLERY.
    212 2 A letter was recently found ov a Ger man prisoner, which he hai no time to send: "To day only I find time to write to you. Oa the \iih and the 18 to of this month, we had to stand the most terrific fire
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    RIFT IN THE DUAL KINGDOM.
    123 2 Austria's SaVAGB OUTBUFWf AGAINST HUXOABY. Copenhagen, Tuesday, March \K A feel ing of p-rrfect fury prevails m Austria against Hungary, which has for over a n;onth prohibited the export; of to Austria. Hungary is accused of trying to starve Austria iv order to obtain the
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    CEILINGS AND PANELS.
    51 2 lieautiful and a.lupiable to any style of Atchitecture and to any method ol iuterior liaisk, are the CRANE" wonderful Art i Metal Ceilings, Cool, clean, white ant, and vermin proof, for Bungalows. Hotels, and Public Buildings. For illustrated catalogue und particulars write to the Borneo Jonipauy Limited,
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      56 2 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENT'ST CHAPEL, PIiNANG LANE. Sunday, 8 p.m Subjects ia the prophecies of RevelatiooB. Saturday, 8 a.m., Sabbath School m English, Chinese, Tamil and Malay. Saturday, ya.tu., Missionary Meeting. Saturday, 3 \> m., Chinese Serv oe. Saturday, 5 p.nj English Preaching. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Obinese Prayer Meeting. Wednesday, 8 p.m.,
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      403 2 ORGANS SPECIALLY CONSTBUCTED FOR THIS CLIMATE. VERY SWEET POWERFUL TONE. from $35 cash. THE ROBINSON PIANO CCMPANY. FIRST CLASS ENGLISH EDUCATION lM YORKSHIRE. Mr. C. 11. BURDEN, 8.*., 8.8 C., Head Blaster, Beverlay Giammar School, England, takes entire charge o( Chinese boys and youths. Every facility for education. Beautiful, healthy
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      804 2 Notices AVIS. A VENDRE aux encher s publiq-es deux [TBINES a decortiqucr le paSdy sises a Cholon Cochinchi c fiaaca'se) avej inagasins, materiel et outilla^e appartensnt aux Societes "RIZEBIE ORIENi et BIZERIE UNION. La B'zerie "ORIENT" onti! es avec un materiel "Douglas c* Grant" entierenaent oeuf peut produire environ 60C
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      528 2 Notices I AVER PANAS RUBBER ESTATE, LTD. NOTICE OF CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS. M Notice is hereby given tbat the Trars'or j Bo ksol the Company be closed from Friday, the 3^th Apil, to Hu turd ay, the ithj May, 181^, both days i&cluhhe, for the pur- j pose of
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      383 2 To Let lunoand Houhe, No. h 1 Entry from Ist iJ;, Roy For £i)il»ier pattieniai < m y to BEY EH BROTHERS 234 l 9m TO BE LET Froir ift-June. 1915, commoi known ac" The Castle ifiif t< In pibeiro 22 4 Ho. I, s-ottB He.-. I Port vf aplyti
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      464 2 SUNDBY CHURCH SERVICES. 3rd SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. APRIL 2.'TH. ST. ANDREW S CATHEDRAL. 7- a m Holy Communion. 7. 15 a.m. Hcly Communion (Choral). I!}ibe« 4J J (tun- ft? i. 18 SI?, t 15 9isa m. Matins and Litiny. 4 p m Children's BetviCtf 53 J pm. Festal BTenfong acd
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    MALAKOFF RUBBER CO.
    936 3 c annual meet ng of tbe above earnu: ,s held yesterday at the ctlices of ullli— Messrs BousteaJ and Co. DOtiei and minutes were read. :t Nad accounts having been m I s ion for the prescribed period .vr!i vovu- peiruissiou, take them as before dealing with
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    KANABOI, LIMITED.
    823 3 Tbe eighth report of the directors to the shareholders, to be presented at the meeting on April 30, states Your Directors leg to eubmit a duly audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1914. From this it will be seen that after making due provision
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    THE OLD GHENT ROAD.
    111 3 \3 sunsj by that Chevalier san<? peur et cans reproche, the British Tommy.; Last weeL down the road we met the Hun Found we'd lately got a better gun Soon we got the beggar on the run In a British Army kind of way. Lor' is
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    SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB.
    717 3 SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB. The following is the report of the Com- I mittee for the year ending 3 let January, to be presented ab the meeting on April 27. Finance. The Working Account for the year under review Bhows a profit of 51,155 64 as compared with $2,130.44 for. the
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    A GREAT BULGARIAN.
    215 3 Ib ia impossible for Bulgarians to re i main unmoved at the news that their countryman, General Kidko Dimitrief, is about to be promot* d to the raLk of Field Marshal by the Cz ir m recompense for his epleudid services as Commander- in" Chief of the
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      474 3 Wanted WANTED A motor cycle and side car. Must be m first class condition. Particulars to F. c/o Frea Press. 214 2 4 GOVERNMENT OF SELANGOR, F.M.S. ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT, KUALA LUMPUR. I Wanted, a Europpan Assistant Electrical Engineer for temporary employment (with j the possibility of pe?m vnency) iv
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      626 3 I The Best Finished I I Motor Car on the Market. I NEW MODEL FOR.DS.| a n^fi* s^^^^^*™ BBS «h I Just Landed ex s.s. Kalomo, I I The two latest specialities of the Ford Motor Co. The COUPELET (illustrated above) and the SEDAN. The fitting j Q and upholstery
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, April 4, 1915.
    1461 4 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, April 4, 1915. Again do we have m the House of Commons a statement from the Undersecretary of State for War, that at first sight seems to mean more than it really does on analysis. Mr TENNANT declared that he was authorised to say that
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    855 4 The Adelphi Hotel is Eerving one of its excellent special dinners this evening, and tliia will be followed by a Cinderella dance, The great German coal depot on the Rhine nfc Stratburg, which was set on Ore by the bomb of a French aviator during the raid of fifteen days
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    PLANTATION RUBBER.
    84 4 En connection with Urn MtebUahmeol of a Rabbet uuriket at Bafcuria, H be pointed out that the year 1915 promise* to be ft very important geac for the plaol ing of and cotimieice m this article tal 1914 the production En Xetheilands tndial amounted to 9.000 tone, whilst
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    ITALY'S DECISION.
    68 4 KusMa Moment...;- s At a late hour laei through m BMHtoy Consul General, that cording to a lV.ro-,; wou a very important Mi n pathians. They ha\c pmottel i ato region of Marmarop. and cut the communication* :ee Austrian armies of <, a „t anf j Pllb Another
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    RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
    17 4 (From Ovr Oun r: The Eollowii m aro mmmttf ,/j. BMtf, fl.ial: Suofei luteum ;OfM
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    THE MRKET.
    4 4 Uligiapb' >• cocoa
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    "M. S. V. R."
    262 4 with Urn itert U i t tie A I'erio i ral Franc, iberr MJ iH m her of a new n-i. Malay state-; Va teei I:s j cepUou it. tL;> fag At a meet: t geut. at AU j x.tu(i: -c 11th mfet tLib Bill tar
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    KEFPEL GOLI CLUB.
    83 4 The followinc rtiatr! v Sunday, commeutiiig at Captain. Kennedy Jones v. kftOl Ferguson White v. King Arthur, Aspinall I I'.rowu v. how Le^gatt I Sopt i v i>l. .it >v I >ar Iy. Trowell I A. Smitii I nhickweii .v Oiwiiim i Gtmybnca >\ K. fTilaon i
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    MOTOR ACCIDENT TO MR. J. P. WALEN.
    118 4 !!:> Siog .nore nu looks iftec the ii vdß Line of rtew painful notOC I timm > Calculi*. k\ .1 11. A between two m I return foaraey froo ciiy. 9m fr 1. I the .lava i.. Bgi lilH I other. b«Ki. hH
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      403 4 s '^2^r j^fc E 3•» '4 t\ f f\tt Tf~ lift *l vjkSSHbkv I'-Ml WILKINSON'S Jim T 1 AKT Q A "NT I^^^^^)^ is free from all 3n^=,sgc^^pß impurities anl bacilli. CALOBECK, MAGOREGOR Go. Johore'jAgents A. C. HARPER Co. ;ii i r i :-fitiLntUiiiiuitiutiu,-ituitiUituii;itiiU{iufinnint SiunnmitiiiiMnnitni ntmnitiJunnurniininirtrrtrnTunui LrMrKMrFmnntnmnuuunMnrntTT! t TT^^OSS m
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    THE DARDANELLES.
    71 5 KQ OCCASION FOR IMPATIENCE. !n? Fxneditiorary Force. roj Submarine C»ble~J. Hkjtsi'9 siaTici. M- Au^ngneur has i low iv the north of •he ecntM oi which he met Mr igterriewi I»•> ld ihAt rie tha jectl of bis conversation with MM M to the best means of > the
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    SIR IAN HAMILTON'S COMMAND.
    37 5 11m Daily Telegraph's, n correspondent says il Sir 1 Ifl Hamilton commands peditionary force, bJ to. It includes the i'.ritish army which Ight chis war. C.eneral Colonial division forme H tmilton'i common H.
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    A LANDING AT ENOS.
    38 5 ML- 6«nMa wireksa i twenty th )usanJ All ed troops Iv 8n« ia Lhe midst of a hea- cannoiuui frcm warships md TeK- horn Athens state tbot Allied pa are Iwinlmnil ng the Gallipoli
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    E 15'S COMMANDER SAFE.
    26 5 11. The relatives of Lt. nraanflt ol El 5, have received -i>: Im i» a- prisoner with tbv I legraai is undated.
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    IN THE NORTH SEA.
    49 5 0 tish Submarines Busy. i ril IS. —An Amsterdam tele- gra that a Berlin communique itiah > ibtuarines have been 1 i baeifed m Heligoland Bight. forCM attacked them aDd sank a f :::r:ce oa April 17th. The de- I ottwfl was probible though Ml :\;.'ertuii.eJ.
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    SHIPPING TO HOLLAND SUSPENDED.
    49 5 I .2. Offlcial A l">ri- llatM that ill shippicg i mover bdVMa Holland and the i :< are temporarily suspendi shcrtly to resume limited i ■q I ttfleagai services. Special :ents arc v »-ing m \de for mails, of 1 i anriioa is f, r ivea.
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    "BLOCKADERS" POOR WEEK.
    47 5 "BLOCKADERS POOR WEEK. Dariag the week ending April Uriu-'i inerchaatrnan and one i .-re sunk by the Ciermacs, ill and saiftnga. April -The trawler Ku- > > .1 aaJ the crew shelled Urn boats. pril 83. The Xorwa^iaa .iant." bound for London, has been eapland by the Germans. m^^^
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    THE PIRAES ANNOY GREECE.
    46 5 ■J i The torpedoing of i OH April 18 has caused t-e gri ite»t iodignatuM and will piobabiy a a claim ■gaintt Oerauuiy. Ihe l- U m an act of barThe....': >'....': nm n s.iys that Gcctee'i pi ca in a few daj'b.
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    "COMING EVENTS-"?
    122 5 C. 1 .Movements m Belgium. r I.— It porti from many show that fraaj troop motri menfta are m piogresi ioei la Belgium. I cjui::r,::i:qv. MJI 3 nc; !lo report. j die evening c uniqaiii I im :i, norrii of b ief ilsfl l lw€ »tt«ck3. i icki
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    IN PARLIAMENT.
    258 5 LORD KITCHENER'S GENIUS FGR ORGANISATION. The Ammunition Question. [Bj Bubnisriue Cable]. Recxzs'a Skmviox London, April 21— In the House of Commons, Me Llojd George, amid cheers, paid an eloquent tribute to Lord Kitchen- i era marvellous organisation and equipruent of the British forces m France. He dwelt on
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    INDIAN ADMINISTRATION.
    111 5 Communications with the Viceroy. London, April 21. Itep'ying to Mr King m the House as to what meaeuie& the Government proposed to adopt m view of the attitude of the House of Lords on the question of the Council for the United Provinces, Mr Lloyd George said that
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    SUCCESS OF RECRUITING.
    86 5 Kitchener's Confidence m the Nation. London, April 22. —In the House ot Commons, Mr Tennant made a Rtatemonf on tbe army estimates. Ha said that Lord Kitchener authorised him to say that recruiting during the past few months had been most satisfactory. The numbers bad been most
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    Tne Army's Efficiency.
    72 5 He cp.ipbasised the efficiency of the army m France The regularity of the arrival cf supplies had evoked admiration, the medical and sanitary arrangements were wouderfully controlled and the health of the troops was remarkable. The eagerness of the men m training m Britain to get to
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    ALL'S WELL WITH THE AIRMEN.
    51 5 London, April 22.— 1n the llouso of Commons! Mr Tennanfc affirmed that all is woing well with the air service. The diliiculties of training men and manufacturing material are being splendidly overcome, and it is considered that the new army will be adequately supplied with
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    THE FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE.
    56 5 Precautionary measures are bcint; taken with a \iew to anticipated plagues of flies and insects m the warmer weather, r.acteriolc^'ists are bus? combatirg epotted fever. He hoped and betievcil that they would overco.-iie this dauS'TOiis scourge. Mr T#Bnant paid a glowing tribute to Vut' spirit of
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    THE "MANITOU" EPESODE.
    82 5 London, April 2 2. In the House of Commons, Mr Macnamara explained that the "Manitou was stopped by the Turkish tori. Jj boat whiclf escaped horn Smyrna. Eight minute* were given to abandon the transport Three torpedoes were tired, but missed, and British destroyers attacked the torpedo
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    THE YPRES VICTORY.
    265 5 DESPERATE GERMANS MOWED DOWN. British Troops' Great Courage. [B$ Submarine Cable]. Ujcutib'u Beeviux. LondoD, April 21. The accounts of the British success near Ypres published m Paris show that it developed into a bigger fiction than was anticipated. The original object was to seize a ridge where
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    OBSERVATIONS OF EYE-WITNESS.
    510 5 Machine-Huns' Deadly Work. London, April 22. A report by Eyewitness gives some details regarding t he fishtiug at hill 60 near Ypres. Heavily charged mines were exploded under a (ier tnau trench, burying 150 men. We immediately rushed the explosion craters, gaining possession of some 150 metres
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    AUSTRIA HUNGRY.
    64 5 ANTI-WAR RIOTS AT TRIESTE. A Russian Success. Venice, April 21. Anti war riots are reported afc Trieste owing to scarcity of food. The police were stoDed and windows were smashed. Petrograd, April 4.— A communique says: Austrian night attacks ou the Tdle potch Rumania front were repulsed. The
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    THE SHAIBA BATTLE.
    116 5 Utter Rout of the Turks. London, April 21. Tha officers casualtieu m the Persian Gulf iv the last two days are seventeen killed and thirty seven wounded. London, April 22. Official The victory i of Shaiba proved even more complete than we hoped. Not only did the
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    GENDARMERIE IN PERSIA.
    128 5 Re-Organisation Being Considered. London, April 22. In the House of Commons, Mr King asked what was being done to replaco the Swedish gendarmerie nnd officers withdrawn from Persia. Sic Edward Grey said that the whole organization of the gendarmerie was thrown into confusion owing to the per
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    INDIAN WHEAT EXPORT.
    181 5 Operations of the Special Committee. London, April 21. A full explanation of the Indian wheat export regulations aud arrangements is issued by the ladiau Wheat Committee appointed to supervise the working of the bcheme iv Londjn, con eietiug of Lord Lucas as chairman, and representatives of the
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    THE REUTER TRAGEDY.
    109 5 Double Funsra! at Kin*swool London, April 22. Among tbe messages of condolence received m connection with the deaths of 15 iron do Rdufceraad bin wife was one from Mr Kdogomori, the Japaaea Onan'cial commission* r. The funeral of the Baton and Baroness took place m BLingoWOOd churchyard.
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    THE CASUALTY LIST.
    94 5 London, April 21.— KILLED.— J. W. Als j ton, 'iuci Lieut R. Conduit (<nxt jj.'tbs 1 M. Fitzroy, C. Belding, Accidentally killed, P. Marion Craw ford. Wounded. R. a. Uoughton, W. Jan Mackay, 2nd Lieut B. Nixon (London' Regiment), A.H. Tuke. London, April 22. KILLED. H. Delepine,
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      305 5 ROBINSON Col NEW IbIXiPMENTS OF ISOLA VACUUM FLASKS BRITISH MANUFACTURE WILL KE£? UQSIfiS HOT OH GJLD FOR 24 HOURS. No. 1 Plat Size 7 J No 2 ImMion H^^l G een Morocco. Black Japaned jy|| Pint Size PrlCB $3#50 PHCe $3 7 5 H :^iM^ Nc 4 Brown No. 3
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      621 6 Shipping ELLERMAN LINE. TO MARSEILLES, LONDON LIVERPOOL. s.s. "KALOMO" sailing about May 24 s.s. CITY OF NEWCASTLE on or June 7 For particulars as to rates of freight and passage money, apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., STRAITS STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. An Express weekly service
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      426 6 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN, CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWAUD J915 OUTWARD Ernest-Simcna AmMMM A pi 25 j May 7 (JortfUlen M^y 9 j Nera M«y 21 Cbttf May 23 Ainazone Iwm 4 I Atlsntiqne IOM 6 Cordillere IWM lb rolyuebien ItdM 20 For all particulars
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      457 6 Shipping P. &T STEAM NAViGATIQv q^ For China, Japan, NtiM, By Australia, India, Ad.n.E^p/ Madiferranoan Ports, F; TQI and Lend .n Through WU* cf feth Coaet, PereJanGo:; Conttc i Ports. a 4^e^, Blefttnen will Jeav. r cr MAIL UHBt HOMEWAhi) p From Singapore, connectiai t Colombo with 88 Malta b^_
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    ANCIENT BRITONS STILL.
    1132 7 Why the Germans are not Our Cousins Now that the Fpirit of nationality is 6 conspicuous, and no Englishman can b too English, the problem of descant becomes more than usually interesting. Can we claim direct descent from the ancient British the meu who livtci 0:1 these
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    THE DIESEL ENGINE AND CRUDE OIL.
    356 7 A recent is«'.i? of tha Journal of Commerce contains an interesting article on the subject of oil fuel, which, judging from internal evidence, comes from the aen of Mr Kermode, of Liverpool. The author dors not think much of the Diesel engine for large
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    THE WAR POETS.
    111 7 An Estate Dresser s Ekkjrt. The war has produced raauy poets of varying dpgrees of excellence 6ay6 the M. XI and otherwise, hs one waste-paper bibkets could testify. The following effort by a Tamil (Wittewftfl who included it among his testimonials when applying for a billet, deserves
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    DOOM OF THE SILK HAT.
    123 7 A siMi hat maker told the Guildhall magistrate Sir T. Crosby) that he was unr.Wo to pay his rates. Sir Thomas Ab. theie'g nothing do.ng m these tall chimney pots just now. (Laughter.) My opinion is that the 6ilk hat is doomed. I haven't bought
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    121 7 Ou hearts po forth in sympathy with t'aat gallant Sr t Mr }>roh n, who, having travelled about nine thousand miles from his sugar plantation in Honolulu to London to enlist in the New Array, has, after all, failed to pass the medical test. He is now returning to his
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      448 7 HONGKONG AND SHINGHIIJ BANKING CORPORATION. P4ID-DP CAPITAL IIB,OOQ,<WC RBPFPYB PUHDB Bterliu« £1,600,000 at 3b.. »)5 000.0(X? t «>~ 0 000 Silver 818.(^,000/ Beinrvc Liability of Proprietors... |»,OOO.OOC COURT OP DfRSCTCFS j Hon. Mr. D. Landale. Obftfnnsfe W. L. Tatteaden, Ksq., Deputy Ch?.iiu;a*. 3. H. Dodwell, Esq. IP. P. FolyoK-s, E«.q.
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      361 7 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Co. OF CANADA. ESTABLISHED 1887. Policies are WOBLD WIDE," UNEEBTBICTED." M INDISPUTABLE and "NONPOEFEITABLE. 11 Claims, Loans, cash-surrenders, etc., sure promptly Bettled i>y the General Agents at Singapore "without the ilelay of reference to Head Office. The Reserves for protection of Policy holders are over £3,500,000. The
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    ODIOUS COMPARISONS.
    989 8 I it nas often been eaid that Tommy At hiit6 is as brave as a lion; but the com I parieon does our tp'endtd soldiers mucl less thau justice. In tpite of hi 6 roar which is more like a cough, the so calif* King of Boasts is
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      359 8 (HOLLANDS Gik) i^P Ar "The Beverage that Benefits 1 R Not simply n thirst qnencber, not jUfw merely a stimulant, but just the purest jJErJaL^* *^TV tih •> t luaiili iiit'iisii:^ sj.iril that Isas y^d^^^g/»A lL t vi r briii prcdut'i (.1. m iy« Imp —"Tt^^- N.B.- Save the Coupons,
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      295 8 STRUCTURAL STEELWORK BOILER BUILDING AND REPAIRS g Prompt execution and delivery can now b? given at very low pricn La"ge Stocks of miterial on h-nd. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED, PENANG, IPOH, SEREMBAN, MALACCA, BANGKOK AND MEDAN ppp^ Mental and Physical Fatigue. i^^ 5 ||g|f| When brain or body ia weary the
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      192 8 i M A GRADE FOR EACH TYPE OF MOTOR lubricant for the right purpose. In taking up Auto mobile lubrication we simply follow the policy that built our pre-eminence. There is a right and a wrong way m every fieM Lubrication offers no exception. Unfortunau !y. the I man who
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1464 9 Issued by ERASER Co., Exchange nd Share Brokers, April 28r& All quotations of Sterling Shares must be regarded as purely nominal for the present. Cap. leaoß. Paid. r^BT Div. Butkbb. Sellebs. 86,000 U 2a Allagat 74% -.19 2 0 •OO.OtO 1 l Anglo-Java 8 o 6 0
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    54 9 Corrected dp to April 23) Bank 4to b ..< 243 16 demand 2-4 1-82 Private credits Ems 2-4 17-82 India, T. T. If4l 30NGK0NG, dara*i d rt 20* fosoaAMA, denuu d 114 Java, densand 14 2 BAJHGKOK, damard 68^ 30VKeKiaN«, BcnV Buying 88.54 Bftck o* En«h;ai ba c Bar
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    157 9 Apr.'l 23. Tin (150 tone) Sold at $81. 12^ (Jambier 9 25 Gtarabisr Cnbe No. 1 14.0( Gambler Cube No. 2 12 00 Pepper Black ordin. b'pore '21.75 Pepper, (White fair) 88.00 tfntniega (110 to tie Ib.) 2KOO Nutmegs '80 to tie lo 22 CO Mane (Bacdo.) 83 Of
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      439 9 GUfliESn STOUT "GREAT AUK'S HEAD BRAND. I BOTTLED BY W. A HOSS BROTHER, Ltd., LONDON, LIVERPOOL BELFAST. $15 per case of 8 doz. Pints. $14 10 do/. Splits. 2M/MJAT M~W' #O W HA 111 IS. fciSS jj |g The Bottlers of tie "GREAT AUK'S V»Jf nry niiir HEAD brand ere
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      154 9 BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd FOR PORT SWETTENHAH AND PENAN3. Tn» Company's Stsamsb "L4MA" 1,293 tons, V. L. rutili, Conjinai.de r, v. il> bo despatched for tLc ftbovt port^ svory Wednesday, at Ip.m. trvxu, ihc Kotilp. A Launch leaves JoLuston'b Pier for st aiuci at 3-30 p. di. Sho
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      221 9 WEATHER REPORT. Kaodacg herbaa Hospital. April 22. 9 M 3PM tf P M Barom. S3 Fab. 29 853 29.7*5 N.T73 Temp. fc3o B*o x>o Wet Enlh The*. 7R B 7« 0 r 0 Dl». of Wlart NE B calm Max. Tecp m ah&Jt 90 0 Mm. vi.» co. 7ft. o
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      469 9 MAIL TABLE. To Day. Enienaea ate sad tonal maiU, will bsfbnni m list br owr Penang, Malacca, F.M.S. (by Train) 4 p.us duly. Joaoar, s, 9 30, n a.m., 12.3 2 4 p.m. Kerimoa Hock Tew 8 am Poaloe Soegi Aiug Houg w am Saml'aß. Pamargkat orri Pontianak Bam Po
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    CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON.
    2916 10 CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON. HEARING RESUMED YESTERDAY. The Case Finished. la the Supreme Court, yesterday, before the Field Court Martial, the hearing of evidence m the charge against lauiail bin Kassim Mansoor was resumed. Counsel for the prosecution were the Hon. Sil Evelyn Eiiis nud the Hon. Mr C. I.
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    RUBBER WORKS STOPPED.
    82 10 la a note circulated m connection with the closing of the Hevea Tyre works of Hoogezand, the Directors declare that as a result oi' the lack of a prohibition of export of rubber 131 of their workmen are now unemployed, whilst the 86 still at woik will
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    787 10 Qvlflqaid agwul n«minee awstsf ««t fa* s libelli. JOY.HO When a race of people educates itself, roan, woman and child— into the cou victioo that it is chosen by its own chop of Divine Providence to inherit tbe earth, and 60 to call itself Bleseed," there
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    BELGIUM RELIEF FUND.
    72 10 Mrs 11. B. Saltnond (care of the Chartered Hank of India, Australia and China) acknowledges with many thanks the following contribution Amount pre. acknowledged $27,884.83 Sympathy 20 Miss A. A. Harding (2nd) lv G. N. Allen 10 Collected m Bangkok by Mrs Butzard 197.25 Lodge Emulation for
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      240 10 imniiimiiiiiiH»i r nitsmif iibiih sin inmininiifii misu 1 1 1! t :iii»H!»ni^r^ <^H Arc you anxious about Baby? 1 1 S If so, you should do m tfai« mother d and your Baby would have ever) hance of tx firm and strong. The mother writes sh< h y suitable food,
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