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

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEIN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1915. NO. 8,4_6.
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  • 107 1 An interesting account of the sinking of the Scharnhorst is given on page 3. In Belgium the British and French advance is pushing the Germans back Page 5. The fervour for war is growing in Italy and the Ministry will remain in power Page 5. The Spring
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  • 1167 1 His mother had read the account a dozen times before he came home, bat it had not lost its freshness. "Oh, Woll," 6he said, when be came in, yer name's in the Gazette. It's a' here the hale story." He hu.Dg his pit lamp on a nail in
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 444 1 A VERY ATTRAC TIVE BILL OF FARE. AT THE ALHAMBRA THE PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE-BEACH ROAD. FJFSTSHOW 7-30 to 9 P.M. SECOND SHOW 9 15 to 11 P.M. A POWERFIL SENTIMENTAL DRAMA THE SPELL OF DARKNESS IV 3 PARTS i p werffel ti,e_e, ong sctnes of ea.otio~al characterization aud intense expression
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    • 414 1 ORCHARD ROAD. Singapore's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD. FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY. Maurice E. Bandmann beg* touaiocnce that he has arranged fo: a short return vist of Messrs PHILIP BRAHAM and CAMPBELL'S POPULAR COMPANY THE GROTESQUES THE LAUGHTER MAKERS including FRED WINN. In addition to a full Programme of New Musical
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    • 155 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re British India sailings Page 6. At the Theatre Royal "indra Sabha" Page 1. Municipal notice re dog registration Page 2. The Grotesques make their appearance al the Palladium to night Page 1. The Cold Storage Company have a fresh shipment of pheasants Page 1. At the
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 202 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 19th. 1 Wtgh W»tAr t, 13 a.m.. 1 "3 p.m. Feast of Weeks (Jewih Festival). Grotesques, Palladium. Thursday 20th. I H?ch Water -0 "i? a.m., t-42 p na. B. I. Homward malt closes. Cp: ing Races. Second Day. Grotesques, Palladium. I Friday 2 1st. High Water— l-39
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  • 277 2 Owing to the presence robbers and local brigands in the provinces, the Government, says a Peking contemporary, realises the necessity for the re organisation of Pao-wei-tuan, or Volunteer Forces in various localities in order to effectively suppress the lawless elements. With the exception of
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  • 130 2 IMPORTANCE OK BCBUABIKBS. Paris, Apiil 12. M. Laubeuf. the well known engineer, writing in the Journal to day investigates the question of who owns the mastery of the Bea. I '.using his arguments on the views of Admiral Fournier, Lord Fisher, and Admiral Sir Percy Scott,
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  • 104 2 At the end of March, says the Kangkok Times, only some seventeen kilometres of rails remained tc be laid to link up Singoia with Bangkok end it is estimated that this will be finished early in May. Much of course remains to be done and the regular train service between
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  • 55 2 OIL GAS POWER. Diesel, Semi Diesel, and Suction Gaa Gngines and Plants enquirers for this class of power would do well to consult. The Borneo Company Limited, Singapore, who represent firms of the highest repute, which it a guarantee of reliable power -and satisfactory running. Crude OH Consumption from .4
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 429 2 JUST arrived. SPECIAL 5 OCTAVE CABIN PIANO ENGLISH MADE Complete Iron Fiame, Full Trichord, Overdaiuoer action, Tropical construction. A perfect mi&iature piano suitablejor the smallest room? or cabin. (Size only 3ft 4in. by 3ft. 3in. by Ift. 9in.) Price §1250-. Net Cash. ROBINSON PIANO Notices NOTICE. Notice is htreby given
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    • 824 2 Notices MUNICIPAL NOTICL Notice is hereby given that the Registration and Licensing of do«8 within the Municipality of the Town of Singapore for the year begin ning June ltt, ldl and ending May 81st 1916, will commence on Tueaday, June lst 191), and will be contianed dally (Sundays excepted) betweea
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    • 1162 2 Notices Wanted 1 Tolet^ BEKOH RUBBER ESTATES, Ltd. ZIZFi* kong absut M* May. j„„? »k RMa n Dalvey Roar* i June, thoroughly reni.vi.tJ Q tr^ Tenm «w-rt. ablins and SSjf 5 WANTED A PP >' tO STEPHENS°PAULif All bll&rCS Oil WlllCll Position as Manager or Chief Assistant by 13 '^d^,
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  • 1246 3 t R oM a Nawl Lieutenant's Letter. M 4 pra. the Scharnhorst is seen to ca p*i :ng :to have stopped and be listing la port. At 4.8 Scharnhorst," going down tv the head, ceased firing and tipped over. Al 4 17 sbe
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  • 616 3 A few weeks ago I read in a Germau piper a discourse on the decadence of the British Empire, which used aB its crowning illustration the fact that there watt only one Hritish soldier to every 4,000 of the people of India," says Mr. J. A. Spender,
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  • 77 3 Mr Walter Lookenburg, tbe Russian artist, has been honoured with a commission to paint the portrait Of President Yuan, and tbe first sitting has already takeu place. The p'cture will be in oils and full length, the President beiug represented iu oidinary Chinese dress. Mr Lookenl>urt_,',whot.e work hasbeenfrequently exhibited io
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  • 1440 3 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share lirokers, May lsth. I "All quotations o' Sterling Shares must be regarded ai purely nominal £or the present Gap. Iseoa. Paid. L*er Drt. botbw Belle Be. 65,000 as la Allagai 5 4 1 10* 2 •00,000 1 1 Anglo-Java 4
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 35 3 KXTiQH SiLE OF SIX WINCHESTER RIFIE3 eX S. 8. GLT-.NR3Y (in good condition) To be bjelJ at Powell dt Co.'s sale-room On Womfay, the 24th May. at 11 a.m I POWELL Cc., Auctioneers 13-3 "-5
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    • 792 3 j DANGEROUS DEBILITY. AIICtiOIIS 1 J Debility may result from a number of eau- i^lwW Mw 1 1 fly ses— worry, ait ?r-tffects of acute illness, lack iI of nourishment due to disordered digestion, MORTGAfiEE'*- SILE .f or anything tbat makes the bl od thin, there- m n u by
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  • 66 4 Domestic Occurrences BIRTHS. Funk.— On the -88th April, 1915, at Aggie VUla." Sandakan, the wile of John S. UNK, of a eoa. Pratt.— On 16th inst at the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to Mr. nnd Mrs. W, H. PRATr, of Knala Selangor— a d .tighter. Macdonald.— On the iHh May,
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  • 34 4 Bet: shal' the Press the People's right maittaim Cuawed by inflaenGe anH tn»brtbe_ by Kai-", Here patriot Truth Ik-i glorious pi ecepts draw. Pledueil to k liijioa. Loyally and law.
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  • 1086 4 Although it cannot even now be affirmed that Italy is united as a nation in the face of the historical crisis she has to confront at this moment, the fact that the King, whose endeavours to maintain neutrality as long as possible in the presence of
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  • 1085 4 Mr E. Stockwell, late Manager of Sungei Liang Rubber Company, Pahang, bas obtained a commission in tbe l.'ith battalion Hampshire Keg*. Talking of 6craps of paper there is a fairly substantial scrap in the District Officer's bouse at Tatnbunan, in the shape of a stone upon which Mat Salley swore
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  • 478 4 A motor ambulance driver at th sends bis mother a thrilling accoun' O fT fortituda and cheeriuluess of ar n* under the most distressing Mttdi Tbe writer say6 Ds After dinner I commenced a w, but was interrupted by a >h?V ba somewhere in the vicinity and
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  • 402 4 _he marriage took place at Church, Xewchwaug. on u; nil c! George Fremont l-ickford. of the .-.mericaE Consular Service, and Mis* Edith Lillian Edgar, only daughter of Mrs James Adgej Edgar, of Newchwang Hu6siau, a Malay BOtoc eu inter, wa; charged in tbe second police court iMIB day, with driving
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 164 4 F BURROUGHES AND .WATTS' I Billiard Tables j ARK THE BEST lIN THE MARKET Quality AlWtiys Excellent. A SEW STOCK OF THE IOLLOWING TABLES JUST ARRIVED. j "THE STRAITS" I COM PEE*. E WITH ALL. ACCESSOFI_B, > $829.50 nett. "THE CLUB" CCMI'LETE WITH AIL ACCBBSORIXB, $1086.75 nett. Sole Agents: I
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  • 341 5 GERMANS' FURTHER WITHDRAWAL. IWest of the Yser Clear. [Bj Submarine Cable]. Rama's Sw-ioe. i^ May 17 The afternoon commu i ine: The French continued to MCS sl Hetsas and captured yesterday L! c fortiued house and eastward e cana ma de advances beyond the first rruan Vine,
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  • 229 5 German View of Situation. lossa, M.iy 17 Tl.e majority of ItaMM DSMkt that immediate war is now H must be remembered that Khsl refused ro accept Premier Salan NS^eaftMM for the sake of God and oarccuntrj. When the Italians realised liel I a had offered ridiculously
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  • 182 5 allowing property wa-i disposed of at Messrs Ching K<vig Lae and °s sale ro MB cu Monday afternoon. F reeh,.; j du j and house No. 18 Race our^ I area 10,611 squnre feet 8. I'. bupavah Chitty for I I v; j. 142 3 Orchard Road was
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  • 217 5 ■EET WITH DISASTER. Several Fail to Return. [Bi Submarine Cable], neurit's Bievio_L London, May 17. Tbe Zeppelin hovered for some hours tea ward from Margate to Dover. Twenty bombs were dropped in a field near Deal. The raid was abortive except for three persons injured at RamsRate. The
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  • 20 5 Petrograd. May 17.— Official. Piince Kurakine telegraphs that the German cavalry have killed and burned Russian wounded.
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  • 32 5 London, May 17. A Paris telegram states that French troops have scored a brilliant success by capturing Escka in the Cameroon?. Our losses were insignificant, tbe enemy's serious.
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  • 41 5 London, May 17. A telegram from I'rumiah dated May 15th says that six thousand Armenians have been massacred at au. Tbe Armenians are now defending themselves against the Turks and Kurds but help is urgently needed.
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  • 30 5 Madrid, May 17. Premier Chagas whilst proceeding to Lisbon was fired at and seriously wounded by revoler shots when at a wayside station. His assailant was killed.
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  • 16 5 Lonion, May 17. All Hia Mijesty's Derby horses have been scratched except Sammarco.
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  • 133 5 With regard to the adoption of a new j monetary standard, a series of confer I, ences bave been held by the Currency I Reform Committee without reaching any j conclusion. In view of the argent need i of the country, the Minister of Finance
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  • 217 5 A highly successful acd very enjoyable i smokipg concert wa<? held at the Hong kong Volunteer Headquarters on May, 6th the guests of the eveuiug being the officers and men of the 4th Shropshire Infantry, billeted at Mount Austin, Hongkong, in connection with the Colonial Protection j and Defence Scheme.
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  • 1302 5 FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. Considering all tbe circumstances of the time the spring meeting opened very well yesterday aud there is promise of a satisfactory two days racing on Thursday and Saturday. Thanks to the energy of a few of the members the lotteries tbe previous night had
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  • 160 5 The Taking of the Oath. g Early this morning, reports a Peking I telegram of the 2nd instant, tbe whole of I the officials and officers of the Ministry of War, Ministry of Marine and the General Staff, includiug their chiefs, Vice-President Li Yuan-hung, General Tuan Chi
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  • 232 5 Ii contingent for the war it is stated that "The military bunds will be uuder the command of the brigade bandmaster, Gap* taiu Bentley.'' This ia certainly no other than that fine musician and most efficient bandmaster Mr W. Q. Boutley, who rntirod from the West Yorkshire band when the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 218 5 ROBINSON Co. SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Heath Ltd., Hatters to H.M. The King 4 NEW SHIPMENT OF GREEN, AND STONE GREV FELT HATS IS LATEST SHAPES JUST ARRIVED, Inspection Invited. «g_H-H-H-B-B-_B-H-K--B_a__B_H_B^^ y£mm^^ _*__*^l i» _M_ L -»">i' iu^ jlic Three Caftlesj [%arette^ ASSURANCE. By tbe Hod. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL, First
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 946 6 Shipping 1 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU Royal Packet Navigation Co., ot Batavia. a— -8, Collyer Quay. HIVDRR CONTRACT WITH THE NETHF.RLANDB INDTA GOVERNMENT Bravdan Mnntok and Palembang May 19 V. Hooendorp Berombing, Paneb, Asahan and Belawan-Deli May 80 De Kock Pontianak May 80 Bampit Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan. Tjenako and Rengat May
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    • 658 6 Shipping ELLERMAN LINE. TO MARSEILLES LONDON s.s. "KALOMO" sailing about May 24 s.s. "CITY OF NEWCASTLE" sailing on or about Junc 7 For particulars as to rates of freight and passage money, apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. fHE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION GO., Ltd. SINGAPORE— BANGKOK. FOR BANGKOK DIRECT. •SS,
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    • 560 6 Shipping MM. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LIVI. For CHINA. JAPAI, CEYLON ud MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1915 OUTWARD Nera May 21 I Chili May 23 Amazone June 4 Atlantique June 6 Cordillere June 18 Polyoeaien Jane 20 1 Chili July 2 V. Ciotat July 4 Atlantique July 16 Magellan July 18 Polynesien July
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    • 547 6 Shipping^ P&O. BTBAM HiYIGATIOH COMP 4| for China, Japan, P anin g, c,.^ Auttralia, India, Aden, E ow Madltairanean Ports, P),^ and London Throagh Bills ot Lading u Paefl Steamers wUI leave Singapore 0,,,^ MAIL LINES HOIIIWARD (rOB E-JBOPI, From Singapore, connecting t Colombo with 1915. BS Nubia Ma\ ■>■
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  • 565 7 Mr L. Raven Hill, the well-known Paneh cartoonist, was the principal speaker at a War Cartoonists' dinner given at the Lyceum (Jluh l«bt night. Tbe Rinee of Sarawak, who presided, in proposing the toßsfrof "Our Guests," said that tbe country could certainly lay claim
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  • 139 7 New York, April 4.— Mi Ferdinand Bartels. an explorer who fo! owed ?<;r UcohPvelt's footsff|is in th»> wills ct* >oub America, end las jitet returned to the United Statpp, has discovered a sriaoge bird of prey, which he named the vliilne buff It has a very fbwrply
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  • 115 7 Sic Fiederick Edward Shftfto Adair, Bi., thn holdet of tbe Kmg'a Clogg," died at Flixton Balli BaDgay. The King's (-'loj^a is a perpetual annuity, created in the seventeenth ceu« tury by ,la»nes I wbo paid h.\\t the cost of tbe New Kiv»-r Connpaoy, and received
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 304 7 I^'OREAT AUK'S HEAD'' BRAND. BOTTLED BY A. HOSS BROTHER, Ltd., LONDON, LIVERPOOL BELFAST. $15 per case of 8 doz. Pints. $14 10 doz. Splits. GENUIHE. Mowrs. ARTHUR GtJINNf 88, SON A COM- if If JT \2 pI J jP 'LJ y! N l w <-i"- over rc ;V s^Jfinß nuUlt"
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    • 159 7 r~ The Best Tyre: tt -J _F I r t MICHELIN TYRES AND ACCESSORIES j 63 Physicians recommend them. j# /M BV <-* f < 'lifmists. Mfl STAMFORD HOUSE. Private Hotel. Bras Easah Road. CENTRALLY SITUATED. With 40 Comfortable Rooms and Bathrooms Attached. I Electric Light and Call-Bells Throughout, j
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    • 42 7 a_-^-_-a___nßSß_a__H__B_B-e-s_B____B__^^ J_# w _L1 J-JV/XT j Tvres. I 4 I 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 Tho Riininn Ruhhop ftn I
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  • 1077 8 There was a slight setback in crude rub ber prices at the close of last week (Apr. 15) following upon a steady improvement and considerable activity since the reopen. ng of business after the Easter vacation, says the Glaagow Herald," but tbe appear- j ance of the
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  • 263 8 An Ex Indian Civilian on the War. Simla, April 3rd. A well-known retired Ind. an Civilian, who is now in Rome, writes by tbe last Mail that the statistics and information which have been collected by the Statistical Bureau in Rome indicate that
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  • 245 8 It is officially announced that the Ame rican Embassy in Berlin, at Britain's request, inquired into the death of Henry Hadley, a British subject, while travelling from Gerraauy to Kngland on August B. It appears that a German othcer named Nicolay prevanted Hadley from leaving a
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  • 233 8 To Cevlon and the Straits. Onions, as everyone knows, are extensively cultivated iu India, aud form an important garden crop. According to Sir 1 George Watt there are two forms, a small silvery and a large red or yellow. Patna 'and Bombay are famous for their
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1501 8 THE LONDON GOLDSMITHS Co., 47, STRAND, INCORPORATED WITH STREETS Co. LATE OP CHEAPSIDE.) t "«U||(l BUY YOUR GOODS DiRECT FROM ENGLAND ASTOUNDING AD;ERT.SIN(i -M- MM. hu<e WELL KNOWN E LO?DON FJEH. 20/ S^SBBRSafatSTR JSSS. J^T-^'SS- <M<,S Thesc a •"«:< J'" These Goods are of the very besl British Manufacture throughout.
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    • 127 8 PROVISION FOR THE YOUNG EDUCATIONAL ANNUITIES remove one of the chief anxieties a married man with t family nas. namely, how best to provide for too education of his Children, tae expenses for which reach their maximum when the Children we from 14 to 20 years of age. These annuities
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  • 51 9 (Corrected up to May 18) Bank 4 m/s 245 32 demand 2-4 Private oredits Bms 2-4 1532 India, T. T. 174_ Hongkong, demai d 20$ Yokohama, demacd 114 JAVA, demand 14 lf Bangkok, demand ooi Sovbbnionh, Bank Buying $8.64 Bank ol BngUnd ha e 6% Bar Silver L .ndon
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  • 152 9 May 18. Tin 75 tons 181.50 Gambler 11 GO Gambler Cube No. 1 14 75 Gambier Cube No. 2 12 00 Pepper Blaok ordin. b'pore 18 75 Pepper, (White fair) 86.50 Nutmegs (110 to tl e lb 21.00 Nutmegs (60 to tie lb j 82 CO Maoe (Banda) 83
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 1870 9 I War or Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth ioo cents on the dollar I WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP I THE GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. Tbe Company haa £20,00C deDosited witb the Snpreme Court of
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    • 95 9 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR THE PHILIPPINES s.s. CITY OF NAPLES will be despatched on or about 30th May. For particulars of freight, etc apply to HcALISTER _t Cd.. Ltd., The Singapore and Straits Housekeeper's Day Book. Same of Articles in English with phonetic equaivaUnt in Malay. Contains— Bazaar
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 293 9 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— Per B. I. Packet expected on May ti. Per M. M. Chili expected on May 2 srd. From China.— Per _I. M. Nera expected ou May 21. Per P. O. Nubia expected on May 2-. London Mail! Despatched. Left. Doe. Arrived April P. AO. Mav
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    • 430 9 LATEST ARRIVALS I List of vessels ia port at 11 a.m. oa May 18, 1915. British. Nama Date of Arrival Remarks Euplectela May 16 Sappho Inner Roads Abbotoford May 17 Lama Teen kai Xo. S Wharf Inveric Outer Roads Ban Hong Liong Inner Roads Esmeralda Dutch. Van Heemskerk May 17
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  • 415 10 Mr E. Outrey, who has been entrusted with a special mission of propaganda in the Balkans, lefl on April 19th, for the Balkan capitals. The 28 Anaraites condemned to death on April 29th by the Conrt Martial of YenBay, for bearing arms against France, and assassination, were
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  • 334 10 The following Decree, No. f99, of the Governor of Cochin China dated at Saigon the 2rUh day of April, 1915, is published for information. 1. From this date no foreigner shall be allowed to disembark in the Colony unless he is provided with a properly authenticated passport
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  • 104 10 Well, Mrs J asked a lady in Hampstead the other dsy, "hive you heard from your husband recently No, mum, and I don't know for certain where be be just ncw, but I believe be be either in the Jargonelies or the Sewage Canal. The Nagasaki Press records tho death
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  • 314 10 Lists are out for a tournament in connection with tbe above Club on the usual lines to take plsce next month. This seems rather a rash, if brave en dea vour, on the part of the Committee and under tbe present circumstances it is
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  • 218 10 Mr W. E. Yowler, Manager of Seletar Rubber Estate, charged a Tamil named Sinuaaamy with breach cf contract hy leaving tbe service cf the estate without giving due notice, and fuither, with having been guilty of crimping two other men and a women, by seducing
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  • 349 10 DIYER IN THE TROPICS. Mr Fred. Midson, whoso services as diver were availed of recently hy the Fiji police in connection with the search for the bodies of the two Chinamen who were murdered at Kadavu, has returned to Suva. Mr Midson has dived in the tropics north
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  • 34 10 A very interesting wedding toSk place at 6 Seymour Road, Shanghai on the 2nd instant, when Miss Hannah David, daughter of Mr and Mrs D. J. David wae married to Mr S. E. Toeg.
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  • 1662 10 WIDESPREAD EFFORTS TO CREATE SEDITION. I Approver's Story op Propaganda. j j The trial of the Lahore Conspiracy case j began on April 27th in the Lahore Central Jail. Below we (Times of Ceylon) give a {summary of the proceedings, of three days accounts of which have
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  • 184 10 The Fukien Government is vigorously suppressing the distribution of anti-Japa-nese literature. Two law students at the Government School are reported to bave been shot as a punishment for carrying on an anti Japanese propaganda in Foochow, while another has just beeu arrested. In Seattle, on April 6th, the United States
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 416 10 |IIIIIIII_II_I_IIIII__|[__II_I__I!IIII.!.I__IW Is your Baby contented? 'S 3 Your baby can he contented and happy, a joy and pleaeun S if his food satisfies him. Baby should tyke h«e borne t<, =E_r should sleep peacefully, and v eel: aftei _5 *_fi!Pi^Bk weight and health like this bar.) V rf^SEPSk J 8tro:1
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