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

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TE^ CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1915. NO. 8,500
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  • 129 1 The struggle m Poland between the Russians and German Austro forces, con tinuee with unabated vagour, the greatest battle of the war for Warsaw is ragiog m full fury, the line swaying first one way and then the other Page 5. The Welsh Coal Strike has been
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  • 949 1 R Comparisons are odious yet sometime* leceiicial, m that by them one is led to higher achievements by making greater efforts. Singapore may well boast of her luxuries which are very many m number. Yet for some comforts, which m other places have come to be
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 359 1 Fine Strong Dramas full of Exciting Situations Admirably Played AT THE ALHAMBRA THE P.O« E R S^™«T«-.«CM ROAD. Pathe s Powerful S.C.A.Q.L. Drama P.HTS the GOLDEN SWORD-KNOT 3 p™ BY M DANIEL RICHE, THE CELEBRATED AUTHOR. I-heiheiueUa clean aad wholesome one, iDtea^ely interesting, and with most picturesque MM* It U
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    • 277 1 POLICY No. *****. $10,000 jq year Endowment. t ho T h ls P° lloy n he We of a Prominent gentleman m Malaya matured quite recently, anthe optional methods of settlement offered him were. y M I CASH Face of policy 10,000. Cash Bonne 5,805. 15 805 II PAID UP
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    • 151 1 LA*:i,T ADVEBTISEMESNT R hituon and Co., for Ladies Ready- to Watr Hatr Page 5. A set ion Sale of Nautical Instruments an i Hookt- Page 3. Mortgagee's Sale of Freehold Land— Pa^'e 2. Reminders of Powell and Co., Sales, Today Page 2. Tbe Star Opera (a Chinese play to-night) Pace
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 135 1 THE WEEK. Thursday 22nd. Htgb Water -5- (4 a.v..., 5-4 p.m Siagapore St. Andrew's Society Annual General Meeting, Ciicket Club, 5 bO p.m Friday 23rd. Hieh Water- 7 55 &.ro 6-17 p.m. Children's Concert. Vi Hal, 5-15 p.m, P. A O. homeward mail due. Governor opeLH i»oldi<jrs' Lin 'reation Room,
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  • 503 2 I Messrs E. H. Mackenzie sod J. Fleming 1 both formerly on Ratu I'njor Estate, have received commissions, the former m the Seaforth Highlanders and the latter m the Berkshire Regiment. (M.M.) An engagement is announced between Herbert Lee Wright, a.m i.c c eldest son of Colonel William Burgess Wright,
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    • 113 2 MARTIAL LAW. Proclamation by Order of Hie Excellency Brigadier General Dudley H. Ridont. Commanding the Troops, Straits Settlements. Notice is hereby given that no Male pei eon of any of the Indian races over Eighteen Years of age is permitted to leave the Settlement of Singapore, m which Martial l.aw
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    • 618 2 GREAT BOXING CONTEST. -AT THE- g<\ J* C* 1M" J*\ OFF CINEMA \J l 3 IIT BEACH 80AD. BY THB«SEA To-Night SW 9-15 To-Night Bombardier Wells AND Frank Moran Fight. FOR THE WHITE HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Of THE WORLD. Taken at the London Opera House, Kingsway IN 2 PARTS. IN
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    • 386 2 Notices THIS IS TO REMIND YOU That it is a blessing to be able to give m our business it is more profitable to receive. Therefore don't be downhearted whenever you find you are indebted to us, but let this irresistibly remind you that we shall be pleased to receive
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    • 905 2 Notices TANGLIN CLUB. JULY 14th 1915. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING. A Special General Meeting will be held at th< Club on Satuiday, July 24th at 9.15 p.m. BUSINEB3: To consider and if thought fit to pass th< to lowing resolutions I (1) That the amended resolution passed at I the Annual
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    • 614 2 Auctions REMINDER. This Day, Thursday, at 11 a.m. AUCTION SALE OF ENGINEERING PLANT To be held at Powell A Co's Sale-room Comprising eight green well pomps Ji ir. suctions one diaphragm m. pump one ston chain block, two loton chain blocks, a number of grindstones, sledge haamer, trenching spades, diilling
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    • 526 2 L To Let TO LET, FUtNISHtD The premises known as Thp i«» No. »86, Vicioria Btrett lCtOna Hot*: For particular, apply to lfi 7 ..Aucuonee, TO LET "MAISONETTE," 6". Tallin. F v l. rooms new chicks to verandah, L oed kept grounds excellent te DDlb Co t g^, Wfcii ate
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  • 488 3 ASSISTANCE FOB KI'SSU. Tokyo, 11th May. It is now known definitely that Japanese jugs. manned by Japanese officers, are at the Russian front sweeping the German and Austrian trenches. In spite of the lessons to be learned from the Balkan wars Russia at the beginning of the pre-ent conflict
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  • 24 3 A lerrograd telegram received ie Copenhagen states that General Rnsski, whose health compelled him to retire from the command m Galicia, will shortly return.
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    • 986 3 L Wanted I WANTED WMEOIITELY Hongkong. Apply with full i-articulars statiagaW, experience and salary required and wtojtog three recent references? P. O. Box «o. 277, Hongkong. 87 tths 27-7 EUROPEAN ASSISTANT WANTED. BrtES? A f BlBtanti a Robber estate m Singapore. Apply m writlnc with copies cf recent testimonial to
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  • 31 4 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH. Rogers.— Killed in action at the Darda- nellea on Jnoe 28th, Captain Ronald J. Bo- GtR3, 14th Battalion Kifle brigade, and late Manager of Puchong Estate, Petaliog. i
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  • 1490 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, July 22, 1915. Hei* «.h.t!' ihe I'icss the People's tipht i>m:at«l}^ QTuawed by Snfluerx < and unbribed by gain; Her patriot Truth her glorious uiecepts drmv* '•ird>r«-u to X liuiou, L-valL V ai.d i.a;v. Never was the difference m campaign character between the progress of
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  • 728 4 Mr F. J. F. Crook, of Serapab Estate, who went home some months ago to take j part m the war, bag nbtuitjed a commission as Captain m the New Army. Mr Crook saw botur wtwiOß m South Africa. (S. Echo) Messrs AtUmsop. Giltillan of Penong the agents of Hahman
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  • 205 4 (Prom Our Uwh Correspondent^ nu Pen& Dg.Ju!v2l The first day s entriee are as f O oWfi Pony Roadster Bammcu f. ™£l"" a bM s h NoreeD >££; Selling Plate (One mile Batu r The Friar, La Cocotte, Tom Tom s George Town Platk anM"h m Pr Michael
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  • 78 4 (From Our Uun respondent.) NMM I, Tbe nevre has t pen ecQnfoi d L< r- t- cs r of the death m Kntflaud 0 Avetoom, a well knowu anj highir re6p^cttd refeident, v.Lo v.ut .< Mifcce. 1 popular with all clat^^•^. Doctor AvPtoorn b:ui »(<■
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  • 40 4 RUBBER ESTATE DIVIDENDS. CFrnm* fl;<m f 1 ?tpr>rtti»r,* i Kuala Lurar;:r July KM Mount Austin Eetute v. lam aiu 1 of 7 per cent., and Padang Jawa tiie sac* 7 per cent.,) whilst lu^t of Jmm k I per cent.
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  • 184 4 AX AMENDKI* PROCI IMATI N In a "Government Ge/etre Extraora Inary." dated July Uftt, i-i" ,<: bpi claimed by H the Qmreram laCoad that tb^ proclamation of the ;th day c: April. 1915 sb(.i.!,i be itl -r amended I making the foliowicp; a endu ic aduitioct; to the
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  • 80 4 Tbe folio v. Engcotifl Colouijil Btcnrtirj't ie\ koug, deals with put^nori all persons pacM,t tl.s ;._-ii i 1 It fii hereby notified Hud or neutrji! pmettfeif bm| N to produce either (a) a ftMtportottaa ottcUl bearing au oilicial etuirp. '> 16 eBB j tial iv the case
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  • 36 4 Mr James Johnstone Kenwick. aged i of Mabie, Kirkcudbrightshire uai ol Grove, Annam, N 15 formtily of Me6 gI Jardine. Matheson I Co, Jeff p estate m the United Kingdom of the *a° f Of £46.132.
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    • 157 4 I OLD TOM I Jas. I LONDON (JO UIXS °l N I Co. fl Sole^ Importers: I /C aldbeck, Macgregor &cX S /wholesale and retail wine and spirit merchants.X I Johore Agents A. C. HARPER Co. ABENSON'S J^ WORLD RENOWNED g^%\ WATCHES Jr-JZj J WARRANTED TIMEKEEPERS yL jM LONDOI, T
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  • 574 5 A STRUGGLE OF GIANTS. Russians' Hard Hitting. RWCTRS'B SntTICB. London, July 19. Field Marshal Hindenberg's onset baa not depressed Petrograd where it is pointed out that the elaborate German strategy has hitherto only half succeeded because it failed to entice the Russians from the south to the
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  • 27 5 i Petrograd, July 20. Russian torpedo boctt* h\x\ c destroyed a convoy of fiity-oiue; Tarkijh sailiug vessels, bound for Trebi- j NMhf with munitions.
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  • 60 5 I I'ari;:, Jt.'y 19. Tbe l!u!garian Premier' ir.t^rv c .Vf dbs a rppreseutativeof lie Temps sedated that liulgana was ready for alii tven:u:ihtied with an army strot-'ger then tver. but if she engaged m the conflict it j v.ovid he only if t>be v.ere as»urtd of real
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  • 46 5 Horre, July 2 1. A communique states, that the offensive is continued on the whole Ison/o front, More trenches and five hundred and more prisoners have been captured on the Carso plateau. Couater attacks were repulsed Fighting is continuing throughout the night. t
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  • 34 5 London, Ju!y 19.— The Freedom of the City of London will be conferred on Sir ft Jioiden on July 29. It is expected all I the Cabinet members will be present.
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  • 27 5 New York, July 19. Negociationa to avert the ammunition workers' strike at Bridgeport, Connecticut, have failed and the strike begins to day. i
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  • 226 5 SATISFACTORILY SETTLED. Hen's Demands Gonceeded. KIDT«M 6 ftfc*FlO*. London, July 20.— 10 the House of Commons Mr Asquith announces the appointment of a committee to enquire what savings were possible m the Civil Service. Cardiff, July 20.— The work of Mr Lloyd George and others is bearing
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  • 52 5 London, July 19, In the House of Ccmiuoriis Mr Runciuian eaid the Govern rueut iutended to tax excessive coal prorite. Ths rise m price represented twenty millions over the whole year. 119 declar ed that coal owners as a dags were not extortionate, but were a shrewd body
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  • 129 5 Referring to retrenchments, Mr Asquith declared that there had been some waste, but that was inevitable m such a campaign of so gigantic a nature, but Mr McKenna, Lords Kitchener and Balfour would now see to it being reduced to a minimum. London, July 20 The German claim to
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  • 112 5 London, July 21 Mr Asqnith speaking m tbe House of Commons, said there was a great problem of comp'exity with regard to the transmission of luited States cotton for Europe, he emphasised that he himself, was dissatisfied with the existing Btate of things. He believed that greal
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  • 67 5 From Durban it is reported that the steamer Uaualla bjund for Australia with eight hundred emigrants aboard, is on fire m one of tbe holds, eight bimdred miles east of Durban, the feteaimr Otaki, 1 a hundred and fifty miles off, pickfcl up a wireless menage aiul
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  • 164 5 London, July 21. Lord Kit"chpner inspected the ludiau hospitals at Brighton yesterday. Renter's headquarters m France, reports there was an unusual scene m a small town netir the firing line, where pipers of the Fortieth Patbans were giving a public performance, which attracted a large attendance of all
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  • 124 5 THE WAR CHEST OF THE WORLD. Passed Without a Division. RkTTSB'B fcgRVIO*. London, July 19. In the House of Commons Mr Asquith moved for a credit of 150 millions making the total for the war 1,012 millions. It estimated tbe present vote will last till August 81
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  • 123 5 London, July 19. The pauses m the operations on the western front are almost confined to bombardments including that of Soiesons. Tbe communique also says A number of German attacks have been easily repulsed. Paris, July 21. A communique reports that there have been only local cannonades,
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  • 102 5 London, July 21. A Palis message says that two highly successful air raids are reported m official despatches. Six aeroplanes dropped eleven heavy bombs on Colmar railway station, causing great damage, no bombs touched tbe town. Four aeroplanes bombed Cballerange Junction, southward of Youziere, and drop ped
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  • 29 5 Amsterdnn, July 20 A British attack eastwatd of Ypree, following the explosion of minfs is admitted m a Berlin commumqiit'' also some British progress.
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  • 103 5 Sharp Warning to Krupps. London, July 19. It is reported at Basle that thu directors of Krupps met representatives of the workmen on Sucday with a vie w to pc -tiling a dispute. Prior to the meeting the military authori ties warned both sides that unless
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  • 50 5 London, July 19. Tlie Football Asso ciatiou has decided there bhaU be no International Cup ties while the Leagues will be allowed to arrange friendly matches provided they uo not interfere with war work. Only Saturday matches will be allowed and pla>ers will not be paid or registered.
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  • 130 5 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. Paiis, July 19. The French 3 per cent, bonds are at Francs 69. Yesterday there were only artillery engagements. To-day m Belgium, the enemy violently bombarded our positions, we repulsed repe»ted furious attacks m Argonue and Artois. From Petrograd. We repulsed the enemy between the Vistula and
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  • 391 5 Yesterday— Before the Chief Justice (the Hon. Mr J. A. S. Bucknill, k.c.) Coiners Sentenced. Four Kheh counterfeiters were brought up for sentence. Wong Fai Yin was given one year's rigorous imprisonment for counterfeiting, four years' for being m possession of instruments for counterfeiting, and one year for
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  • 257 5 CHI LDREN'S CONCERT. The next Children's Concert will be given m the Victoria Hall Ou Friday afternoon, at 5.15 p.m., laeting one hour. In the absence of a military string band, such as those of the Buff* and the York ttbire Light Infantry, a combination of the string bands of
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  • 158 5 The Committee grutefully ncknowledge receipt of the folio »viug further donations to the above fund Previously acknowledged $1,350.25 Mrs Swindell 5 Brigadier General Mrs Ridont 80 Mrs 3.C. H. Darby 25 Hon. C. W, Daibibhire 50 H. A. Mason 10 Their Friend 5 Mies Tomlinson
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 318 5 ROBINSON Co. MILLINERY^B^ NEW SHIPMENT OF— Ladies Ready V^V to Wear Hats 0 A LARGE VARIETY OF Smart and Up-to-date Styles. I KELLY AND WALSH, Ltd. I JUST OUT NEW EDITION S™r7TT!m MUSKETRY i Si! LA IRE I reguuteons. I HP! B OP'Q 1 WITH AMENDMENTS. m ''9W *-Ur\tV ry
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 714 6 Shipping w^ «y KONINKLIJKE PAKETVURT MAATS6NAPPM Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, COLLYER QUAY. URDER CONTRACT WITH THB NETHERLANDS IHfDU GOVERNMENT. Yah bbrPakra Rtoow, Letong, Kraeat. Maras, Tarempa, Midai, Genilng, Poeloe-~ Pana jang and Becass&n July 8! Sisgkel Tandjontf-ißongeidar, Tandjong-Leidong, Berombang, Paneh, Asahan and Btlawan-Deli Ja j y 2i
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    • 404 6 I Shipping "ELLERMAN" LINE. TO LONDON j as. BBANKSOME HALL sailing on or about Aug 12. s.B. CITY OF RANGOON sailing on or about Aug 15. I"* MASHONA M sailing on or about Aug 1& For particulars as to rates of freight and passage money apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd.,
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    • 446 6 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LIME. Far CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1919 OUTWARD 88 Ville de la ss Nera Jnly 18 Ciotat Joy 24 ss Am a rone Aag 1 88 At] antique July 10 as bteamer Aag If 88 Polyuesien Aag H ss A Pteamer Align
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    • 633 6 j SWpping STEAM NAVIGATION COIP4 it For China, Japan, Penan* (U.U. Mtditerranaan Porto, Pi^ and London U Biewneta will *m ttagpow- MAIL LIHBB HOMIWAHD (rot EOBOPt, From Singapore, connecting at Colombo with r? 'Sardinia J a y 2 3 Mongolia ssKashgar An g 6 bb MalU OUTWARD (rOB OBlBs) m
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  • 874 7 INTRIGUES IN CHINA AND JAPAN, Sowing Mistrust and ill-will. No one should imagine that the fall of Tsingtau has m the slightest degree put a stop to German intrigues m the Far East, Germany's political and commercial arms will certainly not be obstructed by the decision
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  • 730 7 BATTLE-BUMMELERS, GHOULS GRAZED BY SLAUGHTER. Warsaw, May 17.— Battle buromelers rage all over blood soaked Poland. Amateurs of battle. Cnasers of S>arf> sensations. Schlachtbummelers." world is German the type universal, i Battle bummelers are idle, inquisitive men** I who for amusement, distraction, or mental? perversion, like to see war, to
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 613 7 I War or Peace, Faminp or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP -j THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore, LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20.00 C deooatted with the Supreme Court of
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    • 345 7 CHARTERED BANK •f India Australia and China JSCORPORITID IT IOYII CMBTEI. AID UP OtPITIL _f i ioo OCX SEBBKYBFUND Z Jl.SeoioS Sutra Liability of Profrtetoie U.aOO.OU HEAD OFFICE 88. BIftEOPSeiTI, LdROOI, 1. O. 1 aOBHOIMB AND BRAHCB33: I Amntsa* Hongkong Penang i Bangkok Iloilo Pnket I Batsvia Ipob Rangoon Bombay
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    • 490 7 t THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. Ltd. CAPITAL AUTHORISED £1,500,000 CAPITAL SUBSCBIBED £!,!25,000 r CAPITAL PAID-DP £562,399 I REBEBYE FUND M C 509.000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS R. J. Black Esq.. Chairman. Jam or Campbell Esq. I H. Mclvi!) Simons Esq. J. M. Ryrie Esq. j Bir 1 avid Tnle. Chief
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    • 356 7 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Co. OF CANADA. ESTABLISHED 1887. Policies are "WORLDWIDE," UNRESTRICTED." "INDISPUTABLE" and "NONFORFEITABLE." Claims, loans, cash-surrenders, etc., are promptly settled by the General 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 are supervised
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    • 22 7 CHILDREN'S UNGING A class !b held at the Victoria Memorial Hall, every Saturday, at 10 a.m. Prospectus on application at the Hal.
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    • 114 7 TO MINE MANAGERS. Wby be despondent concerning the \6w price of tiu. It is the cost of production that counts. The GARRETT Super aeated Steam Engine will save 50% of four fuel account o~er other types of Steam power. Think -what 50% of your Coal Bill represents, and the dividend
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  • 1569 8 Shells, Shells, and More Shells. (From Our Oton Correspondent) Edinburgh Jane, 24. In order that the necessity for expediting the production of raunitioas of war might be more fully recognised, Sir William Beardmore, head of the famous engineering firm, as was stated m last weed's Scottish Letter," organised
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 236 8 itATZ BROS, Ltd. J^mk MENS NEGKW£AR bEs^ THE HANDKERCHIEF" -HP (S rSl^f^tfrnM Pure Silk Foulards In Nea^ W fm^^t^^S'M'^^^ Figure 3 p.nd Paisley Designs, A Smart and Dressy The Batswing Bow Tie j& In Smart Fancy Designs and Black Grounds iih Neat $kfc3&S^r fif Wbite Fancy Figure Designs. JSr $1.00
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    • 162 8 LIKE OIL ON THE WATERS Like the quieting Influence of oil poured on the ang«y waters m a storm, Little's Oriental lUlni c .lms aud soothes the tortured nerves, m s 'ps the excruciating pains and bids Sciatica h i»• ens.' its hold ou the sufferer. Little's Oriental C has
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    • 392 8 Mobiloils A GRADE FOR EACH TYPE OF MOTOR." THE OILS THAT LUBRICATE MOST." The friction-points m a steam ongine are reached with lubricants through special mechanical appliances, and separate oil cups. In the automobile motor they are all reached through one lubricating system. Your car, therefore, requires An oil whose
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  • 58 9 COBBECTED UP SO July 21) Bank 4ms 24 J h demand 2-4 116 Private credits *m s 2-4| France demand Bank 296 J Isdia, T. T. 176 Eohgkong, demai d M 23| Yokohama, demai d list Java, demaad 14O| Bangkok, demand 66 i Sovhbbigkb. Bank Buying f8.64 Bank ol
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  • 1502 9 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, July 20t] i r i i. -1.,.-,. .1,. i All quotations of Sterling Shares most be regarded as purely nominal for the present. B RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. 000,000 1 1 Anglo-Java I 6 o 2 J 100,000 ta is
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  • 146 9 July 21. Tin (buyers) 179.00 (Jambier 11 CO Gtambier Cube No. 1 13.40 Gambler Cuba No. 2 12.00 Pepper Black ordia. Spore 19.00 Pepper, (White fair) 86.00 Nntrur-gB (110 to ike lb. 21.00 Nntmegs (80 to tie lb 22.00 Mace (Banda) 60.00 Cloves (Amboina) 40 00 Bail Coffee (4%
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 249 9 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. Ant Fumigators and Sulphur Powder. Arsenite of Soda for killing out lalang. Aspinall's Varnish, Paints &c. Cartridges. Nobel's own loading with sporting Ballistite which holds more pigeonshooting records than any other powder. Cement "England" brand by The Ship Canal Portland Cement Co., Ltd. Disinfectant. "Sanitas"
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    • 43 9 THE BANGKOK TIMES Established 1887.) LEADING PAPER IN SIAM. DAILY AND WEEKLY ENGLISH AND SIAMESE i LARGEST CIRCULATION. KELLY AND WALSH, LTD., Singapore Agents. J Telegrams TIMES BANKOGK Two Special Lines m Note Papers. STONEHENGE HAND-MADE AND JACQUES CALLOT^WHITE LINEN. FRASER NEAVE, LIMITED.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 278 9 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— t er P. O. Outward Packet Malta expected at Peiaog at 5 a.m. on Batur day the 24th inst. From China.— Per P. &O. Sardinia expected here at r> p ru. to-day. Per MM. Vile de la Ciotat expected at about 6 a.m. tomorrow. London
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    • 472 9 LATEST ARRIVALS List of vessels m port at 11 a.tr. on July 21, 1015. British. Name Date of Arrival Remarks Penaog July 20 Inner Roads Sappho Hainaru Dutch. Pontianak July 20 Inner Roads Schoutan July 21 Japanese. Fvarao Mat v July 20 Outer Roads Kenkon Maru Spanish. 3. Lopez Y.
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  • 798 10 MR. LOWfHER KEMPS EVIDENCE. How Insolvent Bank Showed a Profit The trial was resumed at th< Assizes, yesterday before Mr .lustic< Earn sh aw and a special jury, of Lin Tiang Senc (Cantonese), h director o the liquidutt d Kwoog Yik Bank, chargec with criminal breach of
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  • 67 10 Tbe public ore cordially iuvited to hear the Rev. W. Cross' le;'tu-e to night at the IJI.G.A. Nt B.4'j p. !;>., the subject cf the' papa- briir.^ 'Sn K\enii)g with Teuny- i con, 1 next TbtUfedaj ereniDg, at the same; hour, Mr B. A Brown
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  • 49 10 TL:- pn scut programme r»t the Palladium .vill end on Saturday of this week. The fllflM a-.e uiiu-Liaiiy gocd a i J there have h«M !u.r bouses, A specially reuiaikible featu c ie prcniscd for Moni iy m a repreeeafation by Miss Annette Kellerraan, the world's famous woman swimmer.
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  • 503 10 [The dates given are those of the despatch of the telegrams from London.] July 13. Desperate German attack on the Labyrinth beaten off with great slaughter. Crown Prince's army severely defeated m Argonne. July 14. Germnn bankers have told Kaiser that if war be prolonged to anothec
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  • 158 10 The following lighters and launches belonging to the Norddeutscher Lloyd, (m Liquidation) were bold by auction at Messrs Powell and Co. 'a sale room yesterday afternoon N D.L. lighter No. 2 L 9.'00 tons, Bought by The Singapore Harbour Board for $3,300. N.D.L. lighter
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  • 46 10 The Daily Mail's Rotterdam correspond. Hifl id informed th it Germany's latent surprise for the Allies is an automatic feed or the guns. Wheu the enemy is again ready to strike iv the West the rapidity of he artillery fire will be found to be unprecedented.
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  • 429 10 Singapore, 21st. July. Rubber. I The Auctions to day opened rather quiet ly, the demand, however, soon improved and competition for all grades, with the exception of Scraps, was keeu. Fine Pale Crepe at 1141 brought the highest price ol the sale this figure being 9 1
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  • 220 10 Singapore, 21st July. At the usual weekly auction of the Rubber Association held to day there were again very full supplies on offer, 6ome 276 tons being catalogued. Demand at the opening was fuirly steady but fell away considerably during the course of the forenoon uud m
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  • 141 10 In all probability the United States will shortly possess the first battleship driven by electric motors the superDreadnought California, which has been laid down at Brooklyn. There will be boilers and coalbunkers m the California anil turbine engines, but these will be < used solely to woik the giant electric
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  • 159 10 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. I Championship. C. R. a' B. Terrell v Capt. W. F. Christie postponed. B Cubs Singles. Dr. M. W. Chill beat C. B. Hadden, 5—7 6—4, 6—B. F. A. Teale beat Percy Gold, 6—l, 2—6 7—5. C Class Singles. Final. W. A. Wilson
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  • 251 10 THE P. O. "NUBIA." Operations Suspended Owing to Failure of Pumps. The operations of the B. I. Palitana m convection with the stranded P. &O. Nubia" were working very success* fully and it was hoped that home definite result would be obtuined but the failure cf the pumps ou the
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  • 183 10 Brassing lt" Hecklits at Chatham. Sergeant Major E. M. May, of the M.S. V.H., writes to us as follow* I received a letter from S. M. W. Wood ye6terduy. I thought as he had only very shortly left the F.M.S. and M.S.V.R. you might like to mention
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  • 78 10 Sunday, July 25. Johnston's Pier at 9, 10, and 11 a.m. 2.80 and 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow at 9.30 and 10.30 a.m. 12.15, 8 and 6.33 p.m. 75 Yards Handicap. This Race will be swum off on arrival of the 10 o'clock launch. Entries will ho received
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  • 74 10 TbeP.A:o.ovitward mail steamer "Malta" left Colombo and is duo at Peuang at 6 a.m. on Saturday the 24th instant. She may be expected to arrive at Singapore at 1 7 a.m. on Mouday the 26th idem. The M. U. Company's steamer Ville de la Ciotat left Saigon at
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