The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 July 1915

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. te:n cents .SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1915. NO. 8,484.
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  • 160 1 The Russians continue to retire steadily aud hit back shrewdly Page 5. The Sultan of l'-rnk b&4 m i le a b'g property parchase id Ipoh Puge 4. Farther oorrespoodoncfl v>n the q. nation of the limitations of felie Service Bill id j given on page 10.
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  • 871 1 Every human being ie a museum. Perhaps we have not regarded ourselves in that light before. Every mother's son is a storehouse of inherited tendencies, experiences, beliefs, prejudices, and superstition fie is Ihe resultant of all kinds of forces that have played upon his forbeais a'l
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 573 1 SUBSTANCE AND VARIETY ||Q| A 1 111 A I H A Iwl r^ !JP to HIJL XjL XW JL MJ? M.&L JUa CRCKABO ROAD. Singapore's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD. j TO-NldiT Extra Show at 8 p.m. Isua! Show at 2-15 p.m. TO-NIGHT THE PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE— BEACH ROAD. RHITr<slT PTr
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    • 152 1 "GENUINE QUALITY.' METHYLATED l/& unki jl HIM WAT*T'& Co. BHIP-CHASDLERS. Telephone Mo. 423. 102, Market Street. THE HIGHEST EXAMPLE OP HUMAN DARING AND AUDACITY IN MOVING PICTURES. CINEMA %.J J\ M. il %3 BEACH ROAD. C NEW EY THE SEA £T NEW C> PICTURES. O PICTURES. TQ-Wgtti S^ D 9-15
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    • 112 1 LAT AOVEBTISEMENTS.I N itics re British India sailings Page G. Bankruptcy notice re Chop Hong AnnPage 2. Woods great pappermint cure for old and young Page 3. Fresh films at the Casino Cinema Monte Carlo at the Theatre Royal— Page 1. Wanted Expert typist stenographer for Hongkong Surgeon for steamer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 106 1 THE WEEK. High Water -1-55 a m., 2-59 p.m. High Water— 5 a.m., 3-83 p.m. H'gh Water— 3-.' S a.m., 4--23p.ru. Flu Days More, War Lo^n. Three Days ALcre, War Loan. Wednesday 7th. EJigh Water— 6 4'j a.m., 69p r, Chuich Woiket's Association, monhly meeting, G. F. ri. ttooot* 4.3.
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  • 747 3 ijuicq"id agunt homines nostri est farrago libeili. JUVENAL. \Vhf>u we topiciaed on Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, we forgot for the moment that tie is the son of the White Ro3e Queen Mary 111 of Eagland and II of Scotland Maria Teresa, wife of Prince Louis of
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  • 95 3 A comic case of attempted s-nu^glin? has jtisG come to ligbt at Copenhagen. Aben three well dressed roen with a j diatiact lecl^ucy towards adiposity were j at out to step aboard the ferryboat for Swedeu the Customs officials subjected them to a close scrutiny. Their uncommon stoutness was due
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 2133 3 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF A 2 Seater Standard Car. The property of the late Mr. B. If Woollcombe. To be held at oar saleroom On Thursday, Bth July at 11 a. m. A 2 seater 10 H. P. 4 cylinder Standard Car, with hood, wind screen and dickey seat fitted
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 21 4 "Whabton Kirkk.— On -Tune IStb. Knala Pilah the wife of C. \Vh«kton Kirke, a daughter. Au&tiali»n p apeis pleaae copy.
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    • 15 4 LmOTTZH*.— At his residence "Frankon'a," MtuliueiD.cu June 22, lU\ Frank Limousin. age 80 ears
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  • 1303 4 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, July 3, 1915. Dei haP ibe Piwts the People** right n ahtttfefc 'a... pb ibed by k -„i: 1 ff'orioui pie epu onw« k'■ v.v. It is a fundamental element in human nature that all the emotions involve a duality, the Kgo and the non
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  • 859 4 Sergeant C. D. D. Hcgan, Ptnarg Volunteer Corps, has been promoted to a secojud lieutenant. t A town auctioneer's licence has been granted to Mr W. A. Hesta, of 20, Collyer' Quay. j The Chief Justice (The Hod Mr J. A. S. Buknill, k.c and Mrs Backoill are staying tempuranly
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  • 55 4 (From Our Own Correspondent) lpoh, Julj It is reported that the Sultan of p^ has purchased a large block ofsfaopt* boat-e property in Station Strfpt y The building is situated in the heart O f the business quarter, and bus b♦ from Chung Thye Phm
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  • 489 4 HOW SINGAPORE HLaDCBS TBKNGOANI In the course of his rcpor! m fur JMI4. Mr C N. Maxwell, in Tieugsanu. k<\6 -The CUrrei tiou has bmm a vita! ore hi Ti for many year*. The old at-d the new Strait* iulhu.- an- |j e tender in the State, the
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  • 242 4 Agents. Kast Asiatic (o. Mount Austin LJohore^ Agents. Boustead and Co. Malakoff 4 2,000 tot;.! I 249,000 last year |§Mtt. Sedenak Members of the 8. V. C. will !>e mtt-r. «u to ieaiu that Gunuer Hocke of the Mu\;r Co. who was in one of the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 99 4 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants. EHIICUEES MQ WAITS 1 Billiard Tables I ABE THE BEST IN THE MARKET. I 1 < 9 Qc£.iity"Always;Kxctll» nt. ijj AIIEITIf ICCI F THE 101 It* > C Till £fl M! I $910 NET I. II COMPLJITB WITH AL.L JyOOiaBOHIBBi
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  • 592 5 EAGERNESS OF THE TROOPS. Every Cbjective Attained. [By Submarine Cable]. SIUTII'B &X&YIC*. London, July 1. Tha men leopt from their trenches like a pack of bonndspouribfi out of cover and raced across and took the fort most brilliantly." Thus General lan Hamilton describes the lonier R-g"n.ent storming
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  • 117 5 London, July 1. Great London stores, such as Whiteley's and Harrod'g, have devised a mutinl scheme of cooperation and interchange cf a small staff cf mech anics so as to release the maximum nuin ber of skilled meu for the raanufactnre of munitions. There is a
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  • 55 5 Consideration for Neutrals. London, July 1. Gre*t Britain is9eek jo g to facilitate trade atd remove m utrals* grievances arising from the British block Aile. SLe bae already made friendly ar racgements with Holland acd Switzerland and has now sent a commission to Stock beta to discuss
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  • 24 5 Arosterday, July I.— The Socialist pa pera at Koeuiqeberg and Goerlit;: have been suppressed for reprinting the Vor waerts peace article.
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  • 449 5 MORE AMERICANS DROWNED. Germany's High Power Craft. [By Submarine Cable]. SiOTii'ft Slavics. London, July 1. U39 eauk tbe Nor wegian ehip O.mbu&kenntitb, United Scates for tLe Mersey, and tbe Norwegian barque Corcyra, botb southward of Coik. Sbe took off eight of tbe former's crew who were Germans. The
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  • 110 5 London. July 1. l)a f ails received at of the exploits cf the B. 1 1 show ;hdt the submarine remaiued in tbe Sea if Marmora till her provision of torpedoes ivas exhausted. Only one miss was made, tfhen tbe strong currents in Constautilopie harbour deflected a
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  • 42 5 London, July 1. Iq the House of ComTions Mr A&quitu announced that the \sntibh naval and military casualties in he Dardanelles to May 31 were Officers. \illed 498, wounded 1,134, missing 92. Men. Killed 6 927, wounded 28,542 jiiesing 6,445.
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  • 32 5 London, July 1. As a result of negotiaions between Mr Huncitnan arid the foekey Club, race meetings will be held it Newmarket fortnightly for the renainder of the season.
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  • 40 5 London, July 1. The Admiralty state that last night an old destroyer, the Lightning, was damaged on the east coast by a mine or a torpedo. It is now in bar bour. Fourteen of the crew are missing.
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  • 34 5 London, July 1. Flight Sob-Lieut. L. Wataon hag been killed near Fja6tbourne. He had started on a long distance flight when villagers heard an explosiou and the machine crashed to the ground.
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  • 22 5 Amsterdam, July 1. Tbe Lokal Anzeiger" states that the airny command iu liraudenburg forbids the manufacture of cotton goods.
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  • 555 5 THE WAITING PERIOD. Cricket with Bombs. [By Submarine Cable]. Biutib'r Bnvioi. London, July 1. The correspondent of Rauter in the Dardanelles on June 22 says there has been little change in Oaliipoli Eince the assault of June 4. Fighting continues especially on our left where we are
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  • 105 5 London, July 1. In the House of Com ruons, rt pljing to Mr Hees as to whether the selection oJ a judge of high court of Madrua to fill a vacancy on the Council of the Governor General is to be regarded as u precedent for making a judicial
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  • 36 5 London, July I.— The South Waifs miners' dispute has been settled as the result of a visit to Cardiff of a deputation from Government, headed by Minister A. Henderson. The men resume today.
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  • 13 5 Amsterdam, July 1. The drought in Germany has broken.
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  • 87 5 Major Eric St J. Lawson, ex Chief of Police at Bangkok, in a letter to a frieud received a wetk or so ago, says he is still training with his battalion at Hull. Seventeen miles of marching a day is a frequent occurrence and he Jiudd it no strain at
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  • 190 5 FRENCH ADVANCE. Germans Getting Anxious. [Bj Submarine CUble]. KIOTKB'B SERV'H Paris, July I.— The battle in Argonoe is particularly violent. A cooimunique reports tbe repulse of two further attacks and another violent engagement at Metzeral which was completely checked, the Germans sustaining important losses. Paris, July 2.
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  • 124 5 Land and Sea Engagements Petrograd, July Official A Squadron of German warships, including a coast battleship, four light cruiters acd several destroyers, bombarded Windau and attempted landings, which were repulsed. An enemy destroyer was sunk by a mine. Our destroyers engaged tbe enemy crui seiß and destroyers protecting
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  • 167 5 London, July 2. An Austrian r otnruuni qre mentions 6evere fighting on the Isonzo front following a general Italian attack principally on tbe positions to the north east of Monfalcone and the bridge-bead at Qori/ia. While it claim* that the attackt were repulsed with loss it admits that
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  • 138 5 London, July 1. Presiding over the annual meeting of \\<e Indian Tea Association, Mr James Warien Paid tbat in view of tbe uncertainty of the outlook when war broke out they could corgratulate tberusrlves on tbe comparative epeed with which tbe position was cleared. Despite Russia's inability
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  • 117 5 Four now bridges will shortly be con stiucted across the Thames, one at Goriug and Streatley, one to be called the Albert Bridge, at Windsor, aid two at Rending. The commissioners of Richmond Bridge have contracted for the entire covering of the bridge and its approaches wilh granite setting at
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 207 5 The French Official Review Of the First Six Months of tha War Price 55 cts. The Way of the Red Cross Cloth Bound. Price $1.50. The Story of the Hohenzollern By C. Bheridad Jones. Fries $1. THE LIFE OF HIS MAJESTY Albert King of the Belgians By G. de Courcy
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 883 6 Shipping KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. I—i,1 i, COLLTKR QCAI. HHDER OOHTRAOT WITH THB HBTHBBIiABDB IHDIA OOVBKSMBHT. Sikgaradt v Singkawang, Selakio, Pemangkat and Sambas Jnly 8 BUTbftES Penan?, Lho-Seumawe, Sigli, Sabang. Oelee-Lheue, Ifeulaboh, Sinabang, Binf>k*l, Baroa, Sißolga, Ooenoeng biloli, Lahewa, Nakoialand?, Telok Dalem, Poeloe Tello, Padang
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    • 570 6 Shipping LINE. TO LONDON AND LIVERPOOL s.s. NETHERBY HALL sailing on or about July 9. TO LONDON ONLY s.s. BRANKSOME HALL" sailing on or about Aug 4. TO MARSEILLES AND LONDON s.s. CITY OF RANGOON sailing on or about Aug For particulars as to rates of freight and passage money,
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    • 427 6 Shipping M. M. 7 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LIME. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 191ft OUTWARD M Chili July S ss Polyne-iea July 6 ss Polyneslen Aug n s- N»'-. a July 16 ss Mera Aug 27 ss A Steamer Aug 1 as bep 10 8« A Steamer Aag
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    • 665 6 Shipping P. 0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPART For China, Japan, Peaang, Gey i%& Australia, India, Aden. Egypi Mediterranean Forte, Plymoati and London. Through BUI* of Lading loaned tot Qbta* Ooast, Persian Gall, Goctinental and &&*e*t«a« Port*. Steamers wtll leave Singapore on o* »»c i MAIL LINES HOMBWABD (VOE BOBOfBI From Singapore,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 631 7 War or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insubance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. I WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.G. The Company hia £20.00C deposited with-the Supreme Court of England, and
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    • 335 7 yoMtiiLfkO oARK •I bdis tml?ti\s gnd Shins, nmvNiTEa oy roysl zmm, 'AID DP O&PITAL «l t 300,0(K «BBRVB VU*D «1,800.00t Liability of Proprietors 61 200, 0<K EEAD OFFICE 38. BIBHOPSaiTS, LOSDCS. 8. C AGSNCIUS ANC BBANCJHRB: j imntB&r Hongkoai Peoftt>s Bangkok lioiJc Pnket j B-ifcavU Ipcb Rangooa j Bombay Karachi
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    • 466 7 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-DP CAPITAL tIS.OOO.OM SS3BRVB FUNDS Sterling £1 ,500,000 &t 18. $15,000,000 r^ fUM one Silver 118,000,000 J Seaerve Liability of Proprietors— tIfi.OOO.OOC COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chalrmaß. W. L. Pattondon, Esq., Deputy Cnalvmaa. S. H. DodweU, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Eaq. G.
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    • 361 7 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Co. OF CANADA. ESTABLISHED 1887. Policies are "WORLD WIDE,' 1 "UNRESTRICTED." "INDISPUTABLE" and "NONFORFEITABLE." Claims, loans, cash-surrenders, etc., are promptly settled by the Genera] Agents at Singapore without the delay of reference to Head Office. The Reserves for protection of Policy holders are over £3,500,000. The Accounts
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    • 285 7 POLICY No. *****. Z> $10,000 :C year EaAowfcenf. This policy on the life of a pioijin^ct gentleman In Yaliya mature H qniii: rccclitiy, the o, tie: iti method-, of hcUlerneut Lflfer^d sniu wtit. I CASH Fa eof policy 10,009. CMhJfcutM 5,805. 15 £05. 0%1 II PAID UP roUCY 23,555. f
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  • 1950 8 I It is important at this moment that we should understand America, not because we wish to persuade them to fight for us, but so that, when this war is over, we and they may have part in that new friendship of tbe nations that we dream of. We
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  • 74 8 I A message from Home Bays the I'ope has addressed u letter to the President of the Committee of Xoung Oafcholics exhorting them to enlist undet the Italian flu;: and praying for on Italian victory.— Excl:iiu^e. I>r von Euch, tbo Catholic liisbop m Deumark, interviewed
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 114 8 HUTTON'S "Pineapple" Hams WHOLE OR IN CUTS TO SUIT PURCHASERS. SINGAPORE COLO STORAGE CO., LTD. SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR, IPOH AND PENANG. ELECTRIC LIGHTING GET QUOTATIONS FROM US OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT! CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, LTD. imißhiinnnr— I B tN 48 n7T.~~~~ lS&9s?S fit lAJtsfffi W ek Each A; T^ the
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    • 86 8 SIEMENS! SWOTAN DRAWN WIRE FOR ALL TYPES OF ELECTRIC LIGHT INSTALLATIONS NO LAMP TAKES LESS CURRENT LONG LIFE HIGHEST EFFICIENCY. Manufactured at: DALSTON, ft SIEMENS BROTHERS DYNAMO WORKS, Ltd. (incorporated in HMUM WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE, Head Office CIXTON HOUSE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W. Works -STAFFORD, WOOLWICH. DALSTON. IHBHHi(n«MfIMMMBHnBHaMnHMMMBi« DUNLOP The best
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  • 1303 9 Issued by FKASEK Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, July 1st. All quotations o' Sterling Shares mut be regarded as purely nominal for the present. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Cap. *****. Paid. f»*t»Di?. Boms, Sbllubb. 60,000 ti It AUagai f 4 1 11 2 M0,0r0 1 1 Anglo-Java —63
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  • 60 9 Coebbcted UP TO July 2). Bank 4m 8 2-4 732 demand 2-4 1 16 Private credits Fm s 2-4916 France demand Bank 296$ IHOIA, T. T. 175J aoHGKONG, deraai d 2 f 2j Yokohama, demai d 113f Java, demand 140t Bangkok, demand 66i SoVKBHiONa. Ban! Buying $8 £4 Bonk
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  • 155 9 July 2 Tin (50 tons) $61.50 iambier 1100 Gambler Cabe No. 1 13.40 <3ambier Cube No. 2 12 00 Pepper Black ordin. b'pore 19 00 Pepper, (White fair' 86.00 Vctmegt (110 to tl e 1b 21.00 Vnimegs (80 to tl e lb 22 CO tiaoe (Bacda> 80 00 Cloves
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 483 9 GUINNESS'S STOUT "GREAT AUK'S HEAD BRAND. BOTTLED BY W. A. R6SS BROTHER, Ltd., LONDON. LIVERPOOL BELFAST. WHAT IT IS. *HEg|i IT |Q The Bottlers of tie "GREAT AUK'S ff_jM 1 1 ID HEAD brand ere midf r AGRFEMENT with ~~*M GENUINE. Messrs. ARTHUR GUINNiLSS, SON T COM**^B PANY, Ltd., DUBLIN,
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    • 247 9 INDO-CHINA 3TEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd DiRECT SERVICE TO iapan via Bongkong Shaagbni aad to Calcutta via Peuaag (mm Singapore. Taking cargo on through Bills at L-uilng tot Oanton, Macao, Swatow, Arcoy, C^iiioo, Tiea» Bln, Nevrcbwang, Ya!!£»tsze Ports. Formosa »he rh!lip|)iu(H, Ac, fto., &c. STEAMERS. T-jca" Couimaiiflef Kntsaej; 4,^-95 R. C.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 193 9 WEATHER REPORT. K&udaig Keitiau Hospital July 9«Ma' m i v u Sarou. ii r"ah 99 8M 23 79i ?9 823 Temp. f6.5 8-0 770 Wet Bulb Tbo« eO "7.0 7^ 0 Vtr. of Wind B NW cahu Max. Ti-t&p tc 8> act 9' 5 Jin. m sio. 74 5 Max
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    • 442 9 LATEST ARRIVALS. List of reuata in pore at 11 a.m. oa July 2, IVIS. British. Name Date of Arrival Remark* Klang July 1 Inner R^ads Kaka Cdrlyle Hong Wan Dutch. Siugkep July 1 Inner Roads Senang Donggala Melcboir Treub R. S Bdbru Sampit July 2 Ban Ho Liodg Siamese. Yugala
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  • 1527 10 i Mr MAXWELL'S REPORT. Mr C, N\ Maxwell, British Agent, has issued his annua'. report on Trengganu, touching the atfairs of the S:ate daring 1914. Fad Book kekp.nt. Tbe report begins, not very cheerily,' with tbe reniaiks Buch r-veuue figures as I have been able to obtain
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  • 186 10 ties fob monday. a Class Singles. J. K. Tyler v ti. (i. Bill 'If not played ou FriJa\ I, B CLASS SINOLBB. D. M. D 2 vll \V. Sinclair. Dr. M. w. Chill v Bobinaoo or shervtngton. J. Ttosley v F A. T»?ale. G Class
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  • 68 10 The Ladies' Bogey competition for. Tune was played on Monday, imJ was v. on by Bin Peifce. rhe following were the scores Mi.. Peirce 8 up Mra illifaz l up Mrs i:.al i- y 1 pp etnell all square i uaa 1 down th 1 «'own
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  • 13 10 The Serbian slutesinim M. P.i^hitch is assured thufc peace will come very boon.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 1403 10 DEFENCE AND ATTACK," AND A BILL. To tut Editor, Dear Sir,—Yesterday morning I happened to be reading a veiy amusing novel, 11 Grocer (iirattuart. u An incident in that is a shipwreck, and a delightful account is given of the way the survivors, three men and two women, have to
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  • 209 10 PATRIOTIC LECTURES FOR SCHOOLBOYS. The l'.illadium was fl'led yesterday af ler noon by senior schoolboys who assembled to enjoy a lantern lecture on Kngland'* great naval captain, Nelson. Mr H D Pringle in bis lecture dealt with tbe vari ous critical periods of tbe bero'b life and pointed out how
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  • 29 10 Sunday, 4th Jily. Johnston's Pier 9.10 and 11 a.m. 2.80 and '60 p.m. Club Huugalow 9.30 and 10.30 a m., 12.15, 3 and 5.30 p in.
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  • 113 10 In the second po'ice court, yesterday, Lee Ah H lO was charged with the thtft of 700 piuenpples, value $3 50, the pro perty of Tan Sian Chin, of the 12th mile, Yeo Ohu Kang Huad, on Thursday after noon. He was remanded in custody until to-day, for farther evidence
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 309 10 < j The Food that will suit your Baby is Glaxo the food that Contains efctni cream and milk-sugar, eo that it pro* S Uuccs firm rieshi sour.J p.i.ks. andittrong must le, the sam< e althj bn .1 1 ■a j^^^f^. l-"'^" :it liS v y <**e n;i she i«
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