The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 August 1915

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rga cents SINGAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1915. NO. 8,532
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    132 1 The I S. Government is displeased with Mf Hoosevelt, arhoianot lobe permitted to apeak at the Citizen's soldier campa m j future Page 5. i A capital nights, entertainment wee pra> vided at the Victoiia Theatre iv the Boxing i Tournament ou Saturday night— Page 10. Lord
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    UNDER FIRE.
    1244 1 it nam neatly dawn aud we were waitiug— a trying two hours wait for the bombardmeut that preceded our attar- on the trenches opposite. We were m an "asBeeahly*' trench, just behind tiie firing-line narrow ard none too deer, lt had beeu dug the Bight previous; aud the
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      433 1 Beautiful Work Clean, neat lettering with tht daintiest featlicr-iight touch— tluit is wltat makes the Monarch co popular. Bm BCHBn4^Bm4 WW rVaßrnw I SPS M >mW M Light touch. WJ MpBB^I £*aamwL*"- I Hard wear. j Ko Hammerintj at the keys, but just that rapid light filigci' touch which makes
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      350 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Little's Expert Tailors —Page i. 'V.) let 3 Lloyd Road— Page 3. Notice of Removal Page .J. Little's Oriental Balm P.ige Pn kettea foe Children Pago i. A uft ion Sa!e of Stock in-Trade, To day Page 2. The s.s Katong for Bangkok— Page fi. straits Steamabip Co's
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      115 1 THE WEEK. Monday 30th. High v»atei .-^ua.c, 1-18 p.m. Tuesday 31st. 1 11 £.'h Water -I 0 a.tn., ]'f pm I Keppel Quit Clab, auu tai roonilnaj b. l. uuwai'J mail expected. Wednesday Ist September. Eig& Atir 2 4 I a.m., .-itt v v.. (High Wattr -3d) aan., 2- r
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    537 2 Among tLe slain bas now to be counted George Mitchell, tbe joji 09 nnd plucky amateur koxer. and nephew of Mr Percy lllingworth, who last year journeyed to Paris iv secret and tbere fought the redoubtable Georges Carpentier. He has made the supreme sacrifice for Britain, and bis o!d opponent
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      57 2 OIL GAS POWER. Diesel, Semi Diesel, and Suction Oas Engines 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 is a guarantee of reliable power Te and satisfactory running. Crude OU Con- eumption
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      387 2 Victoria Theatre TEN NIGHTS SEASON COMMENCING Monday, Sept. 6th MAURICE E. BANDMANN PRESENTS THE BANDMANN GAIETY COMPANY LATEST LONDON REVUES. New Artistes, New Songs, New Dances, New Scenery, New Dresses, New Effects. X Sep, Hk j FROt|(S FR|US Tuesday. Sept. 7th I "V SOMETHING DOING" Thursday Sept. 9th Friday, Sept
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      540 2 PALLADIUM ORCHARD ROAD. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY. A TRIUMPH OF DRAMATIC ART THE DANCER A Ibree Reel Drama of tho stage ftatuing Cleo Madiscm. THE LIVE WIRE A Sensational Two Rod braruu. THOSE WERE HAPPY DAYS A Two Reel Riot of Fun. The comidy jod are asking
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      811 2 Auction s__^^l REMINDER. THIS DAY, MONDAY, AT 70-30 <t. m Re. M. A. Saiboo In Bankruptcy AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Stock-in-Trade Shop Fittings, Iron Safe Ar At Nos. 171A and 1718 South Bridge Roan w Comprising: -A nombei olheoßa m pum] Hboea: ladies ahoea;«fimu aad felt hats; helmet* handkerchiefs; mufflers
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    AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION IN ENGLAND.
    213 3 ISO COVERNMENT_CUARANTEF. Lord Jeibcurne on Compulsory CpryJCS. K,rT"'3 BwAnm, L haa acjumbtated acheme elpmg farmers throegh the County Cone L -me on being ■eked] whether on the aystsui of voluntary or compulsory service many more men COuW be got go 0 the an bull Jo u
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    LORD KITCHENER HID NATIONAL REGISTRATION.
    40 3 London, Aug. 27.— Lord Kitchener, m to an enquiry by the Labour Weakly un i thai there is no l tor the al n that national registration will bo used indirectly lo cc coneei n.
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    IN FRANCE.
    211 3 C."»m? Ppnprp^Q tt?(\P 28. A cemmunique wya the French a haa aCt CtlTely bemburded th-- I poailiana at many points especially north oi Ana-, where tbe German trenches weie wrecked and i.ition dr-prt destroy, j. Enemy between the Somn e_ end -were hkrwhe led. Tk- oa dropped] itg
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    LE MATIN ON CONTRABAND COTTON
    54 3 LE MATIN ON CONTRABAND COTTON Pai Rcgai ti e iecle cotton as contraband the Mttiu" pou.ts out that tbe annoal Crop ex 1 1.245 million pour ion ate i ing, i the Tame of gold extracted comoree*B!>ibic ibia: pr*C i o !c avoid su h a precious and I omIrom
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    ALLIED AIR RAIDS.
    65 3 <• u"r raids have been j -iiaadron bombarding a station a^d electrical ins Mvlseim, I a oi the t D .much, nbile, afrer German I Clermont, tbo replied by bombarding Enory I 18— A communique Mryi there i s no feature to report, beyond ~ul ory artileiy
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    BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE.
    24 3 i v LondoD, A;,g. Ml— Tke I'>ritish steamer v, lab," f-o v port Kr-mbla to Calcutta a »bure at Thursday Island.
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    A HOLLOW VICTORY.
    298 3 BREST LITOVSK AND GERMAN LIES. Orderly Fussian Retreat. IB j Submarine Cable], RlUTll'g 8******. Petrograd, Aug. 28.— The Russian General Staff announces that the German claim to have assaulted Brest Litovsk is not j exact." The facts are that the Russians had long previously decided that it
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    THE STUBBORN RUSSIANS.
    75 3 Petrograd, Aug. 28. A communique states that stubborn fighting bas taken {lac-- 1 m Courland. tho Russians preaeiog tbe ueiuaans north cf the Pvm.-k Pcneurec railway. There is no change at Vilna. Tb.e Rnaainna blocked the fierce attacks of the Germans by day ard night at Kialy-r-tork,
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    GENERAL JOFFRE TELEGRAPHS.
    68 3 To the Crard Duke. Geneial JciTre and M. Millerand have telegraphed to the (irand Dnke Nicholas expressing tbe pride of the French army I cooperate with the valiant Etneaian tn ops whoae heroic struggle has aroused the admiration of tbe world. The- Grand Dnke Nicholaa replied, that
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    THE FRENCH CHAMBER.
    194 3 A united cCdy. L ndon, Ang. 28.— The vote m the French Chamber proves the futility of the agitation of a Bmall section of the Radical eialist deputies against the I ivernment. Tins was never really serious but exaggerato i imp irtai cc was attached thereto OAing
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    THE E 13 VICTIMS.
    67 3 Bull, Aug. 28. Bareheaded crowds watched thc transfer of tbe remains of tl c E 18 victim.; from the Danish funeraliDip Viliar" to the railway Btation. Ibe coffins were covered both with Union Bl and the Danish colours. Masses of wreath- were sent from Danish sympa
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    MEMORIAL SERVICE TO 14 TH SIKH OFFICERS.
    38 3 London, Aug. 27.— Mr Chamberlain accompanied by Col. Dunlop Smith was present at a memorial service m St Luke's, Rrtdcliffe Square for officers ol the 14th Sikus fallen m the war.
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    RUSSIA'S DOUBT OF ALLIES.
    179 3 ANOTHER GERMAN LIE. Russia Ready for Winter [Bj Submariiir Cable]. MiUTH'a Siivica. The Times correspondent at Petrograd bas obtained interesting statements from M. Sazonoff, and tbe Minister of War, General Polivanoff. The former indignantly denied reports of German 'origin that the Russians doubted the good faith
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    TROUBLE IN TEHERAN.
    119 3 Consuls Attacked. Petrograd, Aug. 28. A telegram from Teheran states that the Russian and Brit ish Consols, with escorts, when withdrawing from Kengaver were attacked by Herr Scbnenemann the German Consular agent at Tabriz, with an armed baud, lhe escorts used rilles m defence and suffered ios6es.
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    ITALY PRESSES ONWARD.
    178 3 London, Aug. 27. The Italians captured trenches en t he southern slopes of Moneroo* son, two miles northward of Plezzo. This considerably narrows the investment of tbe fortress as en the sctith tho Italians bave already reached the suburb cf Cersoz/a. Rome. Aug. 29. A communique states
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    A SUBSTITUTE FOR HEMP FIBRE.
    84 3 London. Aug. 27.— The Hamburger Nacbiichten" states tbat the jute spinnert and weavers jf Hamburg, have beeu experimenting with wild meadowroBB eptlo bium a> a substitute for Indian hem]) fibre. Il is little inferior to hemp, and cultivation is expected make ie equal, rendering Germany
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    PRUSSIAN LOSSES.
    40 3 Aug. 29. The Prussian i looses prior to Aug. 24th were 1.740,836, killed, wounded nnd missing To that must be added 845 casualty lists of ihe; other countries of tbe German Empire, the total of which i* unknown.
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    THE GERMAN LOAN.
    36 3 London, Aug. 28. It is finally announced m Berlin that the new war loan will j bo issued at ±9 at five per cent and will 'not be redeemable until October Ist, 1924.
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    AN OFFICER'S FORTUNE.
    35 3 London, Aug. 27.— Captain Maclaren Lambert, formerly Aide de Camp to the Viceroy of India, who was killed m action on May 13, left unsettled estate to the I value oi 4.6,065.
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    GERMANY'S FUTILE ATTEMPT.
    176 3 REPLY TO SIR EDWARD GREY. Heutbi's Sebvici. Amsterdam, Aug. 28. TheXorddeutscbe Allgemeine Zeitung m a long and laboured reply to Sir Edward Grey's letter mokes another futile attempt to prove that Rritain intended to land troens m Belgium, and the latter would not m anywise be de
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    HINDENBURG IN THE BALTIC PROVINCES.
    54 3 Amsterdam, Aug. '27. To-night'? Bsilin communique indicates fresh activity of Hindenburg m the Baltic provinces southward of fiiitau. It says that the Russians evacuated Olita but the total absence (f claims of booty, either he-ie or at Brest Litovsk, shows bow orderly and well executed
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    THE ZEEBRUGGE INCIDENT.
    52 3 Amsterdam, Aug. 27, —It is now learned that B great number of Germau soldiers were killed iv the British bombardment of Zeebrugge. Ninety severely wounded were brought to Ghent. The damage its apparently enormous. The Tyd" ta\s that the submarine sheds, also a number of submarines, were
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    GERMANY CLIMBS DOWN.
    91 3 Washington, Aug. '-7 Count Bernsti rff has been instructed to intimate that toll satisfaction will be given to the I'mteo States for the sinking of tbe Arabic uooni Bernatorfl explains that Germany will make more than a mere disavowal, if the Arabic was sunk without warning. Washington.
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    GERMANY AND THE U. S. A.
    88 3 Another Evasion. London, Aug. 29. Germany is now hacking down m her assurances to give America full satisfaction the latest promise is not to jeopardise the lives cf neutrals. Tbis, read m the light of President Wilson's notes, cannot meet America's wi-die- which are
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    U. S. A DISPLEASED WITH ROOSEVELT.
    52 3 Washing?:;, Aug. 27. Mr Roosevelt c fiery anti-German speeches have aroused 1 the displeasure of Government, TheSecre- tary for War telegraphed to tbe Commander m Chief deprecating Roosevelt being allowed to address tbe Citizens' soldier 1 camps and directing that nothing similar be permitted
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    GERMANY'S SUBMARINE LOSSES.
    168 3 London. Aug. 27.— The Admiralty's revelation as to Germany's important losses of submarines has aroused the keenest interest. Tbe papers reproduce tbis m connection with the recent confession of the German expert Capt. Persius that the submarine policy has been nothing like po j successful as German;
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      164 3 ROBINSON Co. J ELECTRO-PLATED WARE WEDDING PRESENTS. I CAIRO-EGYPT I BQUTQN ROUGE FELUCCA MADE FROM THE I J FINEST SELECTED LEAF ONLY. I I IN AIRTIGHT TINS OF 50. I ON SALC EVERYWHERE. m j mm^"\yH<^iH i jvi^iat m^ i ii*i^ m a? r7 c i rWV\W*Rm m m m
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      227 4 Shipping "ELLERMAN" LINE. For LONDON HULL s-s. CITY OF RANGOON due on or about Aug 30. B.S. KANDAHAR" due on or about Sept 12. For LONDON B^s. CITY OF VIENNA dae on or about Sept 22. The abive steamers have accommodation for a few first class passengers. For particulars as
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      777 4 Shipping KOKINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, COLLYBB QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THB NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Japara Muntok and Palembang *>ept 1 Van der Farra Letong, Kramat, Maras, Tarempa, Mida*. Genting, Poeloe- Pandjang and Serassam Sept 2 Singkel Tandjong-Mengeidar, Tandjong Leidong, Berombang, Paneh. Asahan Rumphids Uatavia,
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      469 4 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON ill MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD 1918 OUTWARD sfl Nera Aug 27 bs Paul Leeat Aug ?9 sb Amazone hep 10 ss Magellan Bep 12 ss Cordiileie Bep '24 ss Vit ede la ss Paul Lecat Oct 8 Ciorat Rep 26 BS
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      643 4 Shipping ~pT¥oT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPA|| For China, Japan, Penang, Cerba Australia, India, Aden, Efrm Mediterranean Porta, Ply£o ott and London Through Bill- of Lading lß6aea Ooast, Perelan Qoll, Continental a&fl _L>_£_ Bteamera will leave SLniator, oc o. MAIL LINES HOMKWABD (rOR ECBOPi. From Singapore, connecting n Colombo with fh Novara
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    SUN LIFE OF CANADA.
    480 5 ,r- report for the years 1914. with special satisfaction your Stftte ?tor/are able to report that, notwith VlT€ °A o the unfavourable conditions m and tinancial world, the 66 )f the Sun Life Assurance Com-. T Ida bas reached a level higher eTeI previously attained, both
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    JAIL-BREAKING AT KIRIN.
    313 5 Four Hußd Ed Killed and Wounded. -f a very Iftrrmined jell hiealriDg rted frcm Klein, iv which a large number of later reports gay lour hundred were killed nud wounded. I: appears thai cc :be Bth 'ustant *'>me rere at votk oateide the pii^ou and at I
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    24 5 a 1 < ■of further legislation to BTmmm ptj ar .d nffeM to trade l c enemy ig voder consideration of >y^ai— iai of India.
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    CAMPAIGN OF PESSIMISM.
    763 5 A Dutchman's View. The question of the shower of pessimism that is passing over Britain is worth discussing, writes the London correepon- dent of the Nieuwe Rotterdarasche I Courant." To begin with, it will be well not to take the Times and Daily Mail as a standard.
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      217 5 IN TKE ISTATE OF SIM CKOD KIM, DECEASED. ROTICE is hereby giv. n thU all e.reeiios and other petvoas having anycain.s or dema ds a^ainM ihe estate of the abovesMmed deceased l*teof Singapore wtaa ied on the 1 t h d w of ifar> h i 9 •"> au i
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      769 5 Notices NOTICE. LOST, during the recent Mutiny, probably between Seletar. Bukit Pandjang. and P. A Wharf, two grey water-proof railway truck covers and three green Willesden canvas railway truck covers, each 20 feet by 16 feet, and marked 5.8. 8. m 81 Inch white painted hitters. On and after to-day,
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      599 5 Notices NDTI3E OF REMOVAL The offices of the Patent Fibre Company will be lemoved to Winchester House as from the Ist Septeaber, 1915. PATENT FIBRE COMPANY. 3%9 1-9 Oje hunlred Jat. Sikhs required for the Keiantan PoMce RATE 3 OF PAY. Constables 9168 $192 per annom. Lance Corporals lf'2ol do
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      544 5 To Let TO LET After thorough repairs No. 3. Lloyd Koad, Apply- ILN. ADIS, No. 3. FiDlayson Green. 30-s mwf nc TO BE LET MAISONETTE No. 6 Tanglin. Five bedrooms, new chicks to verandah?, large wtllkept grounds, excel ent tennis court, inodeiate rent. Immediate entry. POWELL A Co., Auctioneers. 24
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      589 5 1 Auctions 1 AUCTION SALE OF 30 BAGS TROCAS SHELLS Weigbt about 65 pikuls To Ac feeld at f owell A Cf s Sale-room Oa Wednesday, Ist Sept, at 11 am. ;for account or concerned). POWELL A Go., AnctlonAerp. 27* 19 AUCTION SALE OF Unredeemed Pledges, the Property of Sixteen
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, August 30, 1915.
    1260 6 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, August 30, 1915. It is :i duty as it is a pleasure to invite pub lie attention to a letter, appearing elsewhere m this issue, advocating the formation of a "Local Patriotic League." Tlie writer, as the context of his letter explains, is not a
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    106 6 His Highness the Elajah cv" Sarawak has i sent to Bngland Beveral bead of cattle of the ludian humped variety. It will be interesting to see bou- they thrive. Bight officer, and 400 soldiers, forming pan of Dalmatian regiments Sfhose con duct m recent encounters with tbe Italians was considered
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    SELANGOR CLUB MEETING.
    169 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 29.— At the half yearly meeting of C üb, tlie he sident presiding, the accounts showed a credit balance, including profit aud loss account of 17C60. The Misses Woods gave successful cabaret entertainment at the Selangor Club on Saturday night
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    224 6 Borne, tag. _."th. The King of B i^ians accompane tl by Preaident Poincar. Mille rand, Minister for War, and Oenereln doifre, visited the fronts of tbe troops, on the rivers Oftsa and Aisne, and m tbe Vosges, ■flitting iv pflrßmitniei of the solemn distril ottoo Of Itagfl
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    372 6 To thOM v lie bold thai the duty of tbe Press m war time consists iv blindly backing the Government ef the laj recommend perusal of Sir Harry Johnston's fercible letter m thi Tims-s. lit- points out that I'm v'.e-'.-.i;, i exposures and criticism! were follow id by a changi
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    LONDON RUBBER NEWS.
    34 6 SUNGEI WAY DIV| D£ND {Ft' m Our (j v fream 4 *«gatt -mget^ay pay, an mten m of 3s. per share. The market ,i e t bat fi tIK > pee] at
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    THE SOUTH WALES STRIKE.
    98 6 t^yo Gorge IK nunciman I -ndon, Aa«. 27.-T Imioert are angry becaust 1 -tl j Nearly ten I "**> I feared tha trote rfcad Loudon, Aug. 27.-The Miners' tbe afternoon to Loudon aod l( the men to I loptneate, Tbs ten thousand Kti fi mediately. ..ndon,
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    THE SPEAKER ON THRIFT.
    52 6 London, Aug ?e of Con ech at Penrith, tt iv war tbiift was a virtue and waste was v a example lv salaries of Ifei time, however light tbey may be m I of peace. TLo- also reduce number of efficia could economise on c tobacco,
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    KING OF SWEDEN.
    42 6 SI .kLolra, A -The King ol .-den Lu-. Jem a i station. I to Stock footing on entering be latform and tbs can Th' fell again a. 1 ortu was quick dressed m a saloon oar consequences are tea
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    KING OF SIAM'S GIFT.
    18 6 W i _-i-____—__--_--h: Siam has sent a gift of to the Purham I. er.
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    BULGARIA'S POSITION
    38 6 A Goferueaf Statement. feeling the Government's i the people i situation. Thc I the national fore. BBSuading that parliai The Govern no change m Bulgaria will m till her natioual rlfi f m ..•rnment will not
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    NO TURCO-BULGARIAN AGREEMENT.
    14 6 i tin papers the signing of I thing possible to iaucc.
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    ATHENS PARLIAMENT QUIET.
    29 6 Athens, Aug. 21 I on tricts j ing their projected i il bobs i SI i to I binding BIS policy while u« B were progressing.
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      251 6 f^*Sfe y__nrtaA TH E FINEST |IM| H.'_|M a o -<-_ d p •sjl^^^^P' EAST OF SUEZ :j j "~1 j NEW STOCKS MI r I' jJ M TROPICAL TWEEDS Vl| '::j \M Fast-Dye FVavy Serges. -__y~ ♦i-' Personal Care to e3ch Order. M— IMM 1 1 1 111, Ill—lll *****11
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      FIGHT AT VICTORIA BRIDGE.
      269 7 To thk Editor, Sir,- I was on my way home to Katong on Wednesday afternoon m a rikisha read ing my paper and just as we were passing the school at the corner of Rochoie Canal Koad, I heard shouts of Pah, Pah.' j My puller
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      TOBACCO FOR THE TROOPS.
      279 7 Tobacco Find pob Bbitish Boldies- aud S.M LOUS AT IHB I- UONT. Sir, May I a-k you to favor me with space m tbo columns of your paper, m order to thai k the 865 subscribers, who have contributed one dollar each towards the above fund
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      A CONTRAST,
      83 7 To lir. ESDITOB, Sir, —Reading the paragraph ia Friday's issue m which it is stated th it poot little Jamaica, who is always having her own purely local troubles, bad Riven (government contribution only' i 1.'0.000 worth rd sugar to the Home Government and iv addition to this
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    BARBED WIRE.
    224 7 The origin of vrhich S r Tan Hamilton recently attributed, with unhistorical picturesquenesa, to the dcvil was acu illy the invention of an iogenioufl child named Latta, the 'limps of India teca'.l?. Fifty four years ago tho boy, tben aged 10, saw on a farm at some distance
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    A SAILOR ON HOME AFFAIRS.
    284 7 An officer cv one of the ships m the Dardanelles writes to his brother m London lt was good news to hear of the Coalition Government, and I'm sure it's welcome to everyone m tbe fighting line. One gets horribly sick of the clap trap
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO RESULTS.
    164 7 BRITISH NORTH BORNEO RESULTS. l*p to tlie outbreak of irer tiie receipts ofthe Britiab North Borneo Company lor 1y 1 4 irere much m except- f those ol the previous yeur but a euaeeiioe of trade followed the commencement of hoatilitiea, with the result that tin re was a heavy
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      580 7 I \y AS or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. 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 haa £20,00 C deposited with the Snpreme Conri ol
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      487 7 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China, INGOfiFOBITED EY ROYAL CHARTER. '•AID UP CAPITAL AI.tOO.OCa iHim FUND £1,800,0 CC __.a-"7_ Liability ol Prop rletor3 41,200,000 HEAD OFFICE SS, BISEOPS3ATS, LONDON, 0. _,___nc__:3 and BB_acaE3; ..mritsai Eon£_;on| Ponanx Bangkok Iloiio Pake. Batavia Ipoh Rangooa Bombay Kara. hi Saigon Caicntta Klang Seremban
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      500 7 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, Ltd. CAPITAL AUTHORISE. 21,900.000 j CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED 11,113,000 j CAPITAL PAID-UP £552,500. RESERVE FUND £500,000 BOARD Or DIRECTORS K. J. Black Esq., Chairman. 1 James Campbell E3Q. j H. Melvill Simonß Esq. J. M. Ryrie Esq. j Sir David Yule. Chief Manager Percy Mould Esq.
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      355 7 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. ?IRE Insurances effected on Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description. lARIHE Insurances accepted to all parts of the world at lowest ratc-s. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2, Finlayson Green. ROYAL INSURANCE Co. Ltd. FIRE AND LIFE. Dotal Fund Exceed j1_0.000.000
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      157 7 MASSAGE HALL Mr. FUJITA Mrs HARU, JAPANESE MASSEUR AND MASSEUSE No 239. BENCOOLEN STREET. Telephone No. 1467 WINCHESTER KG.SF, BiSftfGRE. Telegrams: SIESEKS, SI&D.AF3SE. Tklsphoh-i no. c*?, Electrical Engineers, Manufacture's and Coatrictors. i i •£iß.H*er:?T". I i Office brtei Boite, letti iWk Iwtm I Urn < tmd Btor*S4 lipptf f u
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    A LETTER FROM FRANCE.
    539 8 Pemng Man's Experiences. The following extracts from a letter dated 15th July, from Lieut. T. W Wright, A.v.c, formerly Veterinary Surgeon to the Penang Municipality, will be read with interest by hi. many friends m Malaya h I thought, perhaps, that a letter from France would
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    A DISPROVED FORECAST.
    187 8 One of the forecasts of this war lias r.n interest ns thowing how we could make 88-MaJcnlaUcna as well as the Qennant. It is m au aiticle by the present military J correspondent of "The Times" which! i appeared m Blackwood some five years ago. Colonel Bepiugron
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    PLAIN TALK TO M. P.'S
    244 8 Says tho "Morning I'ost" "Most of us aubmit to thi. Coalition, not because we admire it. I at because we cannot see m the cifCnmitanrOß any Government to take its place. And we go on hoping that it will c m 8 to allow, owing
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    THE NAVAL POSITION.
    361 8 NEW GERMAN SHIPS. Neutral Rights. The Paria journal Information, quoted ia the current is6ue of the Naval and Military Record, states that Germany is devoting great energy to the construction of two classes of vessel m particular, submarines andbattle cruisers, and that thelaterbattle Bhips and battle cruisers
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    PRESERVE EVERY BABY.
    144 8 Seven great meetings of the National Women's Service were held m Berlin recently for the purpose of firing German j womankind with even a liveliei sense of their wartime obligation?. Speakers paid women's woik m the war had not ended but was only beginning. The war was
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    CERTAIN CENTENARES.
    143 8 i It was m 1415 that a Hoheozollern b« came Margrave of Brandenburg under the title of Frederick 1., and co laid the foundations of the dynasty which to-day geeks to lay Europe m ruins. By the order of the Emperor, however, there is to ho no puhlic
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    POISON GASES.
    88 8 Expected use ia Dardanelles. Lahore, August llth.— The following is 00 extract from a letter, d. ted 4th July, published by tbe Civil and Military Gazette from a gunner serving with the Australian Contingent iv the Dardanelles There are tumours that the Germans are awaiting au opportunity to
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      302 8 JUST ARRIVED FRESH SHIPMENT KIPPERS, FISH FILLETS, HADDOCKS, HALIBUT. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR, IPOH AND PENANO--9 §a__m__ea_as____»^ PROVISION FOR THE YOUNG EDUCATIONAL ANNUITIES remove one of the chief anxieties a married man with a family haa. namely, how best to provide for the education of his
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      697 8 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. IHE AUTUMN RAGE MEETING (UNDER 8. R. A. RULEB OF RACING) WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday the 19th, Thursday the 21st, and Saturday the 23rd of Oct., 1915. PROGRAMME. Tuesday. 19th October, 1915. I. THE OPENING STAKES 2-45 p.m. \;.ii- $600. and $60 i tht Second ii
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      430 8 7. THE S.NGAPORE^iTTr^ falai $600 and moo Hon, v uo se^l ,W,! -r nt"^ uamed. i atra J, 11J I 5. THE DIVIDED PONY CRiFF,, THE LAWN PLATE 525 p ENTRIES CLOSE at NO JN on Saturday In;,. S_*S -arc not': r Staraaraahejs rty o( different KOTE:-T_. > of n
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    EXCHANGE.
    59 9 'COBBECTSD UP TO Aug. 28) Bank 4ms 2-4 716 M demand 2-4 316 Private credits Sme 2-4 27-82 France demand Bank 306 Lhdia, T. T. 175 1 HOHGKONO, demai d gf| Yokohama, demai d 1131 Java, demand 140 i Bangkok, demand 66 Sovebeigkb, Bank Buying $8 .4 Bank oi
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1507 9 Issued by ERASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Aug. 28th. i All quotations o» Stirling Bbaraa mart be regarded M purely nominal for the present Oaf. Ibsox. Paid. Dabs Oit. Bdthrb. Sellbjrs. 85,000 Sa Ss Aliagai 5* M 19 1 11 SOO.OOQ 1 l Anglo- Java 6
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    PRODUCE.
    156 9 Tin (lOC tone) 174 65 Gambier 1 1 00 Gambier Cube No. 1 13.40 Gambier Cuba No. 2 12 CO Papper Black ordin. b'pors 19.00 P.pper, (White fair) 81.00 Nutmegs (110 to t) a lb 21.00 Nutmeg. (80 to tl c lb I 2 2.00 Mace (Banda) 80.00 Cloves
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      157 9 TROPICAL ROOFING GENASCO Supplied with patent KANT LEAK KLEATS which do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. -^^^jggjjPß-Wl: :9S!l)___BP)_>: 's'" ****Sg., ttESn &t_ ;^c_Pߣ£_^___l m\ v <_H_9_K_i£__ft-_BS____ii____i BB GENASCO is the result of over 80 years experience m the manufacture of Ready Roofings. Its durability
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      269 9 I Nerve and Digestive Disorder completely cured by the Wcrlct Famous Remedy, Or. Cassell's Tablets. Mr. A. E. Barley, of 427, G >lden Hiliock-road, Birmingham, I says: "I aaa m the yr.p i and nerve trouble, and i I was >o sharp that it fel: a. til agh i nad
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      202 9 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per P. AO. Nore— Lt. A Mrs 0 O Olliver. Mr J. Flinter acd Mr L-. c Kut Cheong. PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per P. A O. str. Moldavia.— Mrs A. Troan. Mr D. Tron and sou. MrM O'Uoghlan. Mr D. Paula, Mr N. biauu, Mr F. B. Wilson, Mr
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      368 9 LATEST ARRIVALS. List of vet eels m port at 11 a.m. aa Ang. 28, I*ls. British. Name Date of Arrival Remark* Hai Nam Aug 27 Hong Wan Wilhelm Aug 28 Inner Roada Perak No. 8 Wharf Sri Muar Inner Roada Kaka Inner Roads CLEARANCES. Bum Vessel's Name Date of Clearance
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      A LOCAL PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.
      973 10 TO THE EI'ITOR, Sir, Tbe subject to which I wish to invite tbe serious attention of tbat large lection of the public m tbis Colony who, 1 although uot of Kuropean descent, are nevertheless uaturai bom British subjects, is one which has exercised my mind for
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    BOXING TOURNAMENT,
    1244 10 Saturday night saw a mucb larger audieuce at the Victoria Theatre than was preseut on Ihursday night. The greater part of the body of the auditorium was well filled and most of tbe ring side feat, were taken up, while tbere was a fair number of spectators m
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    THK K. P. M.
    376 10 The Bnn ual report cf the Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappij states tbat duri ing the year there was; little chauge iv tbe fieet. The lirst teven months shewed 1 tiie steady, considerable development of 1 the business which was expected sometime I ago. The war checked this
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    RED CROSS WORK FOR THE WOUNDED.
    168 10 RED CROSS WORK FOR THE WOUNDED. Those who have k nd;y snbscribed to this work as well as those who have givt n p esents of materiel will be interested to know tbat the following cable has been recei ved To Mrs Swindell, Woodstock, Smtjft pore. Your letter Lady Woherton
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    SEA VIEW HOTEL.
    123 10 The management of tbe Sea View Hotel haa secured the services of a first class orchestra which will add to the pleasures of tbis popular seaside resoit. The orchestra will commence, on Saturday, when a free open air Cinema Show will bo held after a special dinner
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    19 10 Mr Harry Campbell, assistant chief accountant of the Man il.. Bureau of Education, haa been appointed vice-Consul at Bingapore.
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    "MINNESOTA" LEAVES SEATTLE FOR EAST.
    615 10 "MINNESOTA" LEAVES SEATTLE FOR EAST. Has Big Cargo for Vladivostock. Cable advice haa been received that the Great Northern S. S. Co.'s steamer Mm neeota, with Captain Oarlick m command, left Seattle on the 6th instant for the Far East. The vessel will make her first j call at Vladivostock,
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    258 10 In the second police court on Saturday, Kee Lee An was charged vrith the theft of two catties of had from 12. Selegie bead, be was convicted, sent* nee being deferred until September Bid (O allow of bis past history being inquired into For being found m fiaudul.nl posses sion
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      177 10 "The Coolest thing thats ever been under fire"~ II "Bond of Union" Tobacco. ana like all fine old British goods ther' nothing bitter You will like the flavour too it is |«i_U cistip.ctive Retailed by Ann Look <_ Cc a k m. Saiboo Yong Lee Seng Co Singapore Store. Bole
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