The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 June 1915

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TE.N CENTS [SINGAPOEE, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1915. NO. 8,457.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    194 1 Bruang Limited, Director's Report, advocating the winding up of tbe Company Page 10. Tbe French have gained fresh poets on tbe right bank of the Yser canal, aod have taken many prisoners Page 5. A Chinese bigamy cass, in which the Straits-born Chinese are greatly interested, was
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    BOUNDING THE HORN.
    901 1 It was mid winter in the vicinity of sixty degrees 6outh of the Equator —that is to say, somewhere towards the end of June. Bad weather had followed us down from the Roaring Forties. The life lines, stretched taut fore and aft, were working double watches. We
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      347 1 J PRCCRAMME OF UN EXCEPTIONALLY ATIBSCTIVE CHARACTER. ALHAMBRA THE PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE-BEACH ROAD. FIRST SHOW 7-30 to 9 P.M. SECOND SHOW 9- 15 to 11 P M 3 PHANTOM of his LOVE 3 PARTS. *erful drama with an absorbing story from beginning to end, wonderful'y fascinating, spituJ iiy acted and
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      373 1 ORCHARD ROAD, Singapore s Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD. SPECiAL SEASON GF THREE NIGHTS. Messrs GONSALIiZ BROTHERS Present THE ITALIAN GRAND OPERA CO. All Star Art stcs, direct from Milj\ Italy. Augmented Orchestra of 2! music ans under the direction ef Signor Gonsalez. Special Scenery and effects carried for esch production.
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      132 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Dr. Cassell's Tablets— Page 7. Sale of Motor Launches Page 2. Latest Shipping Intimations Page 6. Vitafer (British Tonic Food)— Page 8. Mobiloils Page 3. Music at Adelphi Hotel— Page 10. Bungalow to Let Page 2. Medical Officer for Johore Page 2. Sale Pair Australian Horses Page 2.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      148 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday June Ist. Ttgh Waier— l 1* a.m. Italian Gr^nd Opeta. Palladium. The Qaaiats, Vic oiia Theatre. Wednesday 2nd. w»te»-— > %.m.. 2 5 n.m. Italian Grand Opei.i. Palladium. The Qnaints. Victoria Theat e. Bac'edC'jT»o«-rtPrac.. Pre Church, r.m. Lecture by Bev. Xt. Dae, Life of W. C. Burns',
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    THE GREEK BATTLE-CRUISER "SALAMIS."
    155 2 THE GREEK BATTLE-CRUISER "SALAMIS." Will Germany Commandeer? The battle cruiaer "Salamis", which is the great feature of the new naval programme of Greece, is being built by the Vulcan Company, at Stettin. The contract was signed in August, 1912, the ship to be delivered within two years. Her construction was
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    NEUVE CHAPELLE.
    164 2 Incomparably the finest story of the war is the version of tbe battle of Neuve Chapelle circulated by the London News Agency, which is in every respect superior to the much boomed description of the batlie of Ypres by au American correspondent of a contemporary. No one can
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    OUR COAL SUPPLIES.
    88 2 CoiiMiTTBE Appointed to Control Exports. A very strong committee, with Mr. Kua■ell Rea, m p., as chairman, will shortly be appointed by Order in Council to control the export of coal from the United Kingdom. The matter is one of urgent importance. One hundred and fifty thousand
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    THE CASUALTIES.
    48 2 Consolidating tbe lists given under tbe two dates, May 16th and May 17tb, as appearing in Ceylon papers, the following are the totals of the casualties for those two dates, amongst officers. Killed 101 Died of Wounds, 14: Wouoded, 163; Wounded and missing 13 Missing, 44.
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      259 2 A Pioneer's special cable states that the sinking of the Lusitaoia has added another army corps of recruits and the Liverpool Regiment is iu dated to something like 33,000. For many years says a home paper the Chinese Government have been considering the advisability of encouraging the formation of a
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      349 2 JUST ARRIVED. SPECIAL 5 OCTA VE CABIN PIANO ENGLISH MADE Complete Iron Frame, Fall Trichord, Overdamper action, Tropical construction. A perfect miniature piano suitable for the smallest room or cabin. (Size only 3ft. 4in. by 3ft. Sin. by Ift. 9in. Price $250- Net Cash. THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD., FIRST
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      700 2 Notices I NOTICE. Tenders are invited for the removal of about 22,0f 0 culic yards of earth and laterite at Cairn Hill. For particulars aprly to H. B. Y. No. 1 Institution Hill. 16 l^i ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS. NOiICF. A General Meeting will be held at the Association Rooms on
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      569 2 Notices PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SINGAPORF. 8 The Annual Meeting of the Congregation will be held in the ChurrWHi Tuesday next f, tt-e lit of June. Tea will be served from *-30 t p.m. an i the business will be taken at £-15. On Wednesday at 9 p.m. The Rev. Wm. m
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      570 2 Wanted WANTED. As Assistant for a Rubber Estate about miles from Johore Bahru. Tappiog ex- xrience essential, must epeak Malay, a know- j edge of Tamil a recommendation. Apply o X.Y Z. c/o Singapore Free Press. 1-6 uc JONORE GOVERNMENT. WANTED Immediately Assistant Medial )fflcer (European preferred) for first class
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      481 2 To Let BUNGALOW TO LET Rent *35 p r cuinth. Large pr,,,,^ ing three bed nni^n?^™ 1 :oom& etc. Furniture to be sold a? "it S2SS pIMIOMd BilUard n 2-5 TO LET "Heytor" and 'Burwood", 50 m r Road, also Eatlier L:d*!e i| Sisi No. 11 Malacca Street. 3 etorev^d
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    MALACCA In 1914.
    414 3 r-i'ort on Malacca for last year v n M:che!l says gftfjboij a nd everything in Malacca I {a varyiofll degrees, experienced the tofMBC* o4 the great war in Europe. uough Malacca was far removed from the ece cf coodict still the effect was uajc r :< :'y
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    GERMAN IMPORTATION OF COCAINE.
    206 3 M Til of the Kultur obsession ;;o the 1914 report of the ."•aper.i.rn.ieQtof GoveramenC Monopolies I 9fl i tent'on i» drawn to an importv Mr Kliis in Penang of a y of cocaine and Persian c ou9 steamers of the Hamburg Umi Lisa. Th^ goods were
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    THE FREE IMPORTS FARCE.
    103 3 1 t ipltcß the Hi.ica! Free 1 the door in the lace of the I. Xow, under tbe test of the tOVCfcaIOM of war, they I I it open aaain. It is, of ilv at and nroper that our o.v -tfubj-eta should have the ■»t;>M!ted before
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    Market Price List.
    422 3 Singapore, May 3lst, 191*. Beans, Long per catty C6 I do. French ck> 94 ee perlb. 18 Beef Steak <jo 20 Bean Sprouts per catty 0* Bamboo Sprouts do <H Blachan do u Bnnjals 04 I Cabbage, BaUvia do nil j do. China do J6 do. Salted
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      142 3 PRIVATE HOTEL. STAMFORD HOUSE. CENTRALLY SITUATED. Bras Basah Road. Comfortable Forms with Bathrooms attached Electric Fittings throughout. Separate Tables in Spacious Dining Room Large Reception Hall. Billiards and Newspapers. The Preaent Manaf ement (*esire it to be known i hat they cater esf-ccialiy for Ladien aud Gentienun (Besi^em or Tiavellers)
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      552 3 1 Mobiloils I I A GRADE FOR EACH TYPE OF MOTOR. 11 I "OILS THAT LUBRICATE MOST." I (Continued.) I Question. How can you determine the correct oil I for your car? Answer. By consulting our lubricating chart. Question. What assures the reliability of our chart Answer. The chart is
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      88 3 DUNLOP Tyres. The best that money can buy. Material and process of manufacture are a longj way ahead of any other make 25 years manuDUNLOP. Pounders of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry. The Dunlop Rubber Co. FAR EAST LIMITED., 43 ROBINSON EOAD, SINGAPORE. SIEMENS §WOTAN f W JL fill "TIT? A
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      19 4 Hendi:kBon.— On May 28th, 1915, at "Valhalla," Penang, the wife of C. M. Hkndereon, of a daughter, (stillborn).
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      DEATHS.
      102 4 Cahi.e.— On the 9 h May. 1915, killed in action in France, Sec. Lieut. Gkorqb lICKEBS(iiLL Cable, ind Batt, Rifle brigade, dearly loved and only son of t-ir Ernest and Lady Cable of Lindridge, Bisbopsteigntcn, b. Devon, and 2tf Hertford Street, London, W. Rosa. On May 31. at the
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    37 4 Hrr shaß the Press thr People's right iii.'iiut*iafc Unawed by influence an,! »rl>ril>eu Lv gain t !<•:•■ ioti'.>i Truth li-r '''unoi-.-. pie. epti draw. i J if J,''J o K Itgioo, Loyalty icid Law.
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    Tuesday, June 1, 1915.
    1069 4 When we hear from the North that the German Club Concordia at Tientsin celehiated the sinking of the Lusitania, and the drowning of some fourteen hundred men, women, and children by a jollification that lasted till 5 a.m. it is clear that we are face to
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    967 4 The 15and of Hope will he held as usual in the Y.M.C.A. Hall ou Wednesday, June 2nd ut 4.30 p.m. AH are welcome. Capt. H. Pyne, R e. his frienda here will be sorry to hear is included amongst the wounded in the casualty list of May 12. The Government
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    EXECUTION OF MANSOOR.
    514 4 HE ADMIT* GUILT. htKAMT QF TKK4SQK. At the Singapore Ceutra! Pri^ day morning at s am £„,<**■** sentence of death pronounced bj »Y General Court Martial, att^r ,ii, a verdict of guilty of bv-l tret**^!? Kaeeiui Ismail Man&OMr, ru rr D effect. The scene of the execution
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    DEATH OF MR TAYLOR OF IPOH.
    71 4 DEATH OF MR TAYLOR OF IPOH. (From Our Own Correspondent.) ipob Haff B Mr K. C. A. Taylor, chartered turvespartner in the firm of KeOrysWD Oarre:-. and Tajlor died at r.atu Qttjak 1 yesterday afternoon and WM bunt IfeM l Gajah cemetery this morning. l>ecea*e: who was only M returned
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    OFFICERS' FAMILIES' FUND.
    39 4 Mie lvon Dm ac'.i many Humid the Mlof i I tions townttis tbit Fund. H K Sir Arthur HMOf I (i 50 OtTertory (Half) St. Amlt. w Cathedral Thauk^iviuj: H l.(i. Steven Pievious'y tekxwrk 1 v
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    108 4 A reraarka! !<> f o: ftt I before Lord an.i L:uiv i .nnicl Kirbhum. iu lndu, Ki >erib Pioneer Mail The B0 arrow u string from irbil b suspended. He then b:nS fc« ing in opposite directions. Uki <-''•* 6trin^s with oue arrow i'.- tlßl tt eorings of sewn balls
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      133 4 PILSENER Wlm BEER. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. .TOHORE AGENTS -A. C, HARPER CO, FINE ASSAM BLENDED JL JLLS JljL BLENDED I^l PRODUCED FROM BB 9 IN THE CAREFULLY HE BEST SELECTED H^ TEA DISTRICTS VARIETIES IN INDIA. MODERATE IN PRICE Special Blend Ilb Tins Each 70 cts. 2lb $1.35. Flowery Orange
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    THE ITALIANS IN AUSTRIA.
    261 5 RAPID ADVANCE. British Italian Friendship. [Bt Submarine Cable]. Kilter's Servica May SO. The commuuiqv.r says Italian advance continues. The jjtaa it: the Tyrol have seriou-ly tsvo Austrian forts and advanced bank 3 of the Adig^ and firmly ;e town ot Ala en route to Trent. I
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    POLITICAL SECRETARYSHIPS.
    137 5 i^n. May 81. The apoointmenU c ;is I'tniersecretaries the Labour cr Mr \\cnce to the Home Office; Mr ItM tafl to the War Office. Financial secre- !<- Mr Mcnaman* to the Admiralty, Mr Forster to the War OAce; Parlia iutiu:ary -eeretdries. Mr Pretymaa to the irJ al Trade.
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    THE CASUALTY LISTS.
    23 5 k», M.iy 30 KiT.I.F.:> N. Bivin, i A.njc?, H J. Walter. ;>::- Wh nd- —C. Loxtau. Wousde:\ W, A. Wilton 'artillery'.
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    THE SINGAPORE MUTINY.
    246 5 $13 u >rs Volunteer's Story Writing to his tather in KoglauJ, a member ot the Singapore Volunteer Artillery, who took pirt iu the suppression of the recent mutiny, relates hid experiences at tae e\e:u:ion of tha mutineers. Iu a letter Mil I M.irch "J5, be says: I
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    40 5 I large batch of Turkish officers den. prisoners of war, arrived at by the steamer Thongwa from 'i. Ttey are bring transferred to eteamer and flats and will be ken up the river and interned in the *kaye:a}yo concentration camp.
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    RUSSIA'S ADVANCE.
    454 5 MACKENSEN'S EFFORTS THWARTED Furious Battle Still Rages. [By Submarine Cable]. Kidtxb'b Sirvkjb. Petrograd, May 30. A communique states The object of the enemy's prodi gious efforts recently was the encircling ot Przemysl. The Germane, after a desperate battle on the San, were occupied for four days in attempting
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    THE TURKS IN ASIA.
    64 5 Athens, May 30. Tha Turks have committed almost unparalleled excesses in the district of Aivali against Greeks. Women and girls were seized and it is declared were the victims of disgusting orgies. The captain of a Greek steamer reports that the Allies are bombarding Turkish fortitications
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    THE CONSPIRACY TO MUTINY.
    268 5 Lovat. Soldiers Rfwakded. Simla, May 15. At a parade held at Meerut on the 4fch May tha general officer commanding Meerut addressed the troops of the garrison in the following words Indian officers, nou commissioned officers and men, eight days ago the troops in the garrison
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    RUBBER AND TIN EETURNS.
    11 5 Agent?. Hooglandt and Co. Pangkattan is. 48,500
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    THE SEA PIRATES.
    175 5 GERMANY TEMPORISES WITH U.S.A. [liv Submarine Cable]. Kiutib'b Sikviob. London, May 30. Germany in her reply to tbe American note proposes that the United States shall defer definite consideration of the submarine policy until tbe two Governments establish whether the Lusitania'' wan a merchantman or auxiliary cruiser
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    THE LATE MR. DUNDAS-MOUAT.
    260 5 News was received in Penang of the death at the front of Mr G. DundasMouat, who counted many friends among tbe older generation in this Settlement. Mr Mouat joined the Penang branch of Messrs. Sandilaoda. Buttery and Co. nearly twenty years ago in 1896 and remained
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    THE QUAINTS.
    318 5 It is a pity the (^uaints have paid their return visit to Singapore at such a time of counter attractions. Theirs ia auch a good entertainment that it ought to be rewarded with a fall bouee each night. This could not be said last evening, when they opened
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    84 5 At tbe Hariraa Hall to-night, there will be an entire change of programme, when a three reel film entitled— The Knights of Mystery, a detective story of a highly senHational nature, will be screened, also a fine drama by the well-known Pilot Film Company, entitled Through Troubled Waters, a new
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    IN THE WEST.
    153 5 FRENCH GAIN FRESH POSTS. [By Submarine Cable]. Kiutii'h Sftßrioc I Paris, May 30. A communique 6tates that there is nothing to report. Paris, May 31.— The afternoon commu niquesays: We carried all tbe German trenches on the right bank of the Yser canal in the district of
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    THE ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY.
    398 5 Last night this Company staged La Bjhetue, Puccini's charming little opera based ou Murger's, La Vie Boheme. It is considerably lighter than the majority of the pieces in the Company's repertoire although the prevailing motive is sttll sadness but it givet good scope for some delightful
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      137 5 The Irrawuddy Flotilla Co. Ltd.'s nvail* able balance foe 1914 after making provision for depreciation and including £27,068 from last account la t166,437. The board recommend a balance dividend of JCi per share making £6 per share for the year, placing £25,000 to reserve and carrying forward £35,438. As an
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      174 5 ROBINSON Co. NEW DELIVERY WASHING COTTON TABLE COVERS IN TWO SIZES. 36 by 36 inches. tt^§pX^&^.|i 50 by 50 inches. PRICES &MS$fW PR!CEs 75 Cts. 52.00 85 Cts. yJI/f $2.25 $1&51.25 |j K I $2.50 Various New Designs Colourings. VICTORIA THEATRE last two performance 10-Night To-Night!! <g QUAINTS WEDNESDAY, JUNE
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      59 5 SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES. Thursday, 3rd June. .lohntton's Piec 9, 10 and 11 a. id., 2.80 and 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow 9SO and 10.30 a.m., 12,15, 3 and 5.30 p.m. Tiffin's will be hupplied. Sunday, 6th June. Johnston's Pier 7, 9 aud 10 a.m., 2.80 and 3.30 p.m. Club bungalow 8.30
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      934 6 Shipping KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCNAPPM Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, COLLTER QUAY. ONDUR OONTRAHT WITB THE NKTHEKLAWDB INDIA OOVRRNMBWT Spcelman Muntok and Palembang June a V. Hogk-jdorp Bengkalis. Berombang, Paneh, Aeahan and Belawan De'i June 8 Reymersz Riouw, Batavia, Seraarang and Bonrabaja Jnne 8 MBFGGALi Billiton ...Jane 8 Ds
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      681 6 Shipping "ELLERMAN^ LINE. TO LONDON s.s. "KORANNA" sailing on or about June 3. TO MARSEILLES AND LONDON s.s. CITY OF NEWCASTLE sailing on or about June 10. TO LONDON AND LIVERPOOL s.s. NETHERBY HALL |f sailing on or about July 4. TO MARSEILLES AND LONDON s.s. CITY OF RANGOON sailing
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      481 6 Shipping MM. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LIME. For CHINA. JAPAN, CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1915 OUTWARD Amazone June 4 I Atlantiqae June 6 Cordlllere June 18 Polynesien Jane 80 Chili July 2 V. Ciotat July 4 Atlantique July 16 Magellan July 16 Poiynesien July S n Aug 1 V. Ciotat Aug
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      555 6 Shipping STEAM NAVIGATION COMPAQ For China, Japan, Penang, Cay^ Australia, India, Aden, Egy pl Mediterranean Ports, Pl yao!|t| and London. Through BUle of Lading i Mae a to. *w Ooart, Persian Gull, Continental and IbJ^ Steamerfi will leave Blng&port on o» MAIL LINES HOMBWASD (rOR ECKOP»| From Singapore, conneotini w
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    CRICKETERS MILITANT.
    171 7 BiuTish Who Howled Jwu an- w\i I Bomb*'. 1,1 WJewi I One of the features flf^fMHreinkri, I independent narrative Of Neuv, Chapelle battle, in the f o Up »ijp)p[ 'ru »e 1 1 n reference m Five of tbe Garhw jilis' d&Bjfm'"-' 1 lieaJ^l I nave, killed in
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    THE COST OF LIVING.
    200 7 Says the Hongkong Telegraph-^*.- One of the Straits papers m«k%« a viij^ forcible complaint of the inrrcaocif rdfcft of living in Singapore and Penang. JJf> till three or four years ago- Singapoc* f was certainly a cheaper place in wliich4& live than Hongkong, and we were
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    GREECE'S SACRED LEGION.
    80 7 M. Yenizelos is reported in a dispatch from Athens to be woikinj* for the constituticu of a Sacred Legion composed of refugees from Asia Miuor and Greeks in America. He is paid to be supported by Greek. British, and French capitalist!. The expedition would consist of about
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    SHOOTING AN UMPIRE.
    90 7 At LO6 Angeles on April 16tb Jobu Hayes, a rancher, who replaced an umpire previously thrown out 01 a game between the Irwindale and Kl Monte amateur baseball nines, rendered a decision which was considered "rank"' before he had been officiating three minutes, and was shot twice
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      647 7 I War or Peace, Famine op Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. I WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20.00C denoslted with the Bupreme Court of England,
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      327 7 CHARTERED BANK 1 af India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CRIRTER. PAID OP CAPITAL «,soo,ooo KKBURYI PDMD Si M0 COO tattm Liability of Profitetow ai^aoo.'oGC J HEAD OFFICE s 83. BIBHOPBOATB, LOHDOH, H. O. 3 ▲araensa and branches: r Amntsa* Hongkong Penang I Bangkok Hollo Pnket j Bataria Ipoh
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      453 7 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $18,000,000 RESERVE PDNDB Sterling £1,500,000 at Ss.- $18,000,000 IM Silve* 118,000,000/ W». fl o0 f OOO Reaar¥e Liability of Proprietors^. 116,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Deputy Ohalimas. 8. H. Dodwell, Esq. P. H. Holyoab, Esq.
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      365 7 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Co. OF CANADA. ESTABLISHED 1887. Policies arc "WORLD WIDE,' TJNRESTRICTED." "INDISPUTABLE 11 aud "NONFORFEITABLE." Claims, loaus. cash-surrenders, etc., aie promptly settled by the General Agents at Singapore without the delay of reference to Head Office. The Reserves for protection of Policy j holders are over £3,500,000. j
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      477 7 Nerve Body Paralysis Was utterly helpless and had to b3 fed as he lay. Mirach-Cure by Dr. Cassell's Tablets, the Worid-Famous Remedy. Mr. A. J. Morris, 74. Suffolk street, fuplar, London; >3fc fcin-la.id, writes:— "l J*^ 5f got very wet while at Wl. bvork. i'litf result was I ss~ is
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    THE WAR SALE.
    906 8 Mr John Sabgent'b £10,0X0 Portrait. The War Sale at Christie's ended on April 27 with a total only a little short of £50,000— t0 be exact, £48,103 16s. Its finish was both splendid and sensational. Mr John S. Sargent, R. A., having the offer made to him
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    A SIGNALLER'S FATE.
    56 8 A SIGNALLER' S FATE. According to a message from Dedeagatch published here, the Mufti Cherif Mehmed of Tenedos was surprised by the British on the heights of Kastrati, where he was communicating by means of Morse signals with the Turks in the Dardanelles forts. He was arrested, tried, sentenced to
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    CONSTANTINOPLE.
    645 8 11 Constantinople extends far beyond the ancient walled city of the emperor*, which only covert d the promontory known to-day as Stamboul. This promontory, bounded on the ncrth by the poetic Golden Horn, which, extending some miles inland, form 8 perhaps the most magnificent harbour in the world,*' says
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    BRITISH TRADE GROWING.
    180 8 London, May 13th. The foreign trade of the United King dora has shown rematkable elasticity since the opening of ttie German tubmarine campaign. In both March and April tbe value of goods imported reached higher totals than have ever been recorded for these mouths. In April the
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    GOL. MAUDE'S VIEWS.
    81 8 Calcutta, May Bth. A Statesman special cable quotes Col. Maude in the Evening Standard that the German wastage is now considerably greater than 260,000 per month. So long as the enemy continues to play into our hands by reckless expenditure of men, no general advance is likely.
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      512 8 INDIGESTION. It is not the quantity of food we cat, but what we digest and assimilate that nourishes the body. When the stomach and organs of digestion and nutrition are diseased, and gjjn a the food eaten is onl\ imperfectly digested, there is lo^s „W» Ak\' nutntl< ™> antl t'
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1437 9 Issued by FBASER& Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, May 31st. RUBBER STBRJLINCt COMPANIES. All fflttMtiM 1* Itt-""l 1* ~»g»rf«< ["—y Boakullor tlwfraMat. -k??"' P4ID Law Ort. Burma. Bh_l»bs. 86,000 1* ts Allege* 5% -,1104 j Ta 500,000 1 1 Anglo-Java 4 s so 150,000 ts ts Anglo-Malay
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    EXCHANGE.
    56 9 Corrected up to May 31) Bonk 4ms 2-4 582 h demand 2-4 PrivaSe credits 8m a 2-4 716 India, T. T. 174 2 aOHGKONa, demat d M Iff fOKOBAMA, dem&l d 114 Java, demand 14 1 i Bangkok, demand Bft 9OVBBBIGKB. Bank Buying „r $8 64 Bank of England
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    PRODUCE
    157 9 May 31. Tin 225 tons $81.25 ilambier 11 00 Gtambier Cube No. 1 14 75 Oambier Cube No. 2 12 00 Pepper Block ordin. t'pore 18 75 Pepper, (White fait) 86 50 Nutmegs (110 to tie lb 21,00 Mutmegs (80 go ti e lb 22 CO Kaoe (Band a)
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      168 9 SIDEROSTHEN PAINT protect the Mudguards and under work of your Motor Car with Siderosthen aiituonosive ]>aint which is now put up in gallon drums dHI (Price $2 50) WSt^M j u convenience of One gallon is sufficient to keep a ear free from rust for several months and soon saves
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      150 9 OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA (Osaka Mercantile Steamship Co., Ltd.) KOBE-BOMBAY LINE. The Company maintains a regular cargo service with six Rteamers calling at Moji, f okkalchi, Hongkong, Singapore. Port Swettenbam, Penang. Colombo and Bombay and on one return voyage calling at Tuticorin. Singapore, Hongkong and Moji. For Port Swettenham, Penang, Colombo
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      293 9 TRAIN SERVICE. SINGAPORE (TANK- ROAD). Weekdays A Sundays. Mall daily leaves for north at 7.7 a.m. and 7.0 p.m. uiher trains leave (or Johore ac 9.0 a., 10.29 a., noon, 1.80 p., 2.65 p., 4.*0 p Mail arrives from north at 8.16 am. and 7.14 p.m. Trains leave from Johore
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      419 9 LATEST ARRIVALS List of vessel b in port at 11 a.m. oa May 31, 1915. British. Name Date of Arrival Remarks Ellora May 22 Kaka Sui Sang Abboteford May SO Inner Roaas Cyc'ops No. 8 Wharf Hye Leong No. 6 Wharf Nellore P. k O. Wharf Carlyle No. 7 Wharf
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    BIGAMY CHARGE.
    1002 10 A DISSERTATION ON MARRIAGE LAWS. At the Assizas, yesterday, before the acting Chief Justice (Mr L. M. Wood ward) and a special jury, Chew Chiat Kbye, a Hokien, was indicted for bigamy. He is alleged to have married on Feb. 9th last whilst already having a lawful wife
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    KWONG YIK CASE.
    464 10 BAIL INCREASED. At the Assizes, yesterday, the Deputy Public Prosecutor (Mr G. O. Setb) men tioned to tbe acting Chief Justice (Mr L. M. Woodward) the case of Boey Liao Chin, a directorin tbe liquidated KwongYik Bjuk, who is on bail with charges against him relating to
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    ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
    294 10 Charge Against a Sikh. Before Mr E. E. Colman in the Second Court Penang a Sikh, named Jagat Singh, was charged with conspiracy against His Majesty's Government. Inspector Nicol, who represented the Crown, said that the Police had instructions from the General Officer Commanding tbe Forces, 8.8., to
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    AN INSULTING TOAST.
    118 10 London, May 2. Mr William Laraond Allaidyce, ex Governor of the Falkland Islands, relates that after the naval battle off the Chilian coast, in which the Good Hope and "Monmouth" were lof t, a colonel in the German colony at Valparaiso ban qaeted Admiral von Spee and
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    BRUANG TIN MINE.
    370 10 The following is the directors' report, to tbe shareholders, to be presented at the meeting on June 7. Your directors submit the Company's accounts for the year ending '28th February, 1915. The result again unfortunately shows a loss, which without any provision for directors' fees amounts to
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    INDIAN GIFT OF GUNS.
    433 10 MAHKAJA OF XEPALS'S GENEROSITY. Pkesknt to the King. At Buckingham Palace ye&terdrfy afternoon tbe King received from a representative of the Maharaja Sir Chandra Sham Shere Jung, of Nepal, as a personal gift, 31 machine guns, and after inspection handed them over to Colonel Browne, as
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    108 10 Per Nellore Mr C Sarre, Mr A Mrs Dallas Mr R. B. Salisbury, Me tiewe tt, Mr E L* MotS, WrJ C Fagiu, Miss A <. roxton, Miss Mav, Miss D. James, Mr T. Bannister, Mr Izc lick, Mr Chu Coi M;ng, Mrs Chu Chi Ying Mrs Cheo
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    LONDON AND LANCASHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
    426 10 I (The following points are noted in the t report of tbe above company. Tbe net Fire Department premiums a amounted to .£1, 655, 713 5s lOd, and tbe d net losses, paid and outstanding, to 4 £918,688 8s Od. The Fire Funds have J
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    MOSLEM ASSOCIATION.
    147 10 The general meeting of the Moslem Association was held at the Club premises, 91, Selegie Road, on Friday last and the election of office bearers resulted thus Hon. President Syed Omar bio Mohamcd Alsagoff, Hon. Vice Presidents Mr Hatix Gbulam Sarwar, Mr Mohamed Umail Sahib, Past Presidents Syed
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    LADIES RIFLE CLUB.
    86 10 The following scores were made on Thursday last in a Spoon Shoot at Bales tier, Mr Flanagan kindly helping on the range Deliberate. 100 150 200 h'cap total Mrs Robinaou 30 81 27 1301 ***** Mrs Howe 29 30 29 12 99 100*99 Mrs Brownlow fc9 25
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    71 10 The postponed Ladies Spoon competition for May was played yesterday, and resulted in a win for Mrs Pears, who returned the excellent net score of 37. Six cards were taken out and the following were returned Mrs Pears 41 4 37 Mrs Lyall 50 10 40 The
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    25 10 The deferred Men's Monthly Medal fur May will take place on Thursday 3rd June, and will bean 18 Hole Competition against Bogey.
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    44 10 In the report of Jeratn (Kuantan) meet ing an extra 0 was by mistake inserted in the number of trees not yet brought into topping. The figure should have been fr.ooo large enough to tap but not yet brought in" instead of 20,000 etc.
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      331 10 ASSURANCE. I, tbe Hon. WIKSTOM 1 CHURCHILL, First Lord of m to|fi|tt 44 IF I had my way I would write the wort "Assure" ever the (W I and mon the blotting bo.k of evtty |üblic man, bectnw I«n ever 5 <***, i-acriflces which are inconceivably mail, f^uiVES. M COrviD
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