The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 January 1916

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPOKE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1916, NO. 8.660
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    THE DAYS NEWS.
    237 1 I 1 The police in Berlin brutally charged large crowds of women and children who i were crying out for cheaper bread. The J j Germans are also demonstrating the etpe- cial "blessings" of their form of do- j. minion in Turkey and Serbia Page 7. The
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    MODERN THOUGHT AND LIFE.
    1343 1 MODERN THOUGHT AND LIFE. Man is a bundle of precouceived ideas. a, resultant of unnumbered forces wbichi in tbe end produced bun He is so much child of the pant thai man has asked u all ages Is it possible for him to ht* 1 child of tbe pre cut
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      253 1 j RAFFLES HOTEL /VEXr S4 TURD AY Cinema Show DANCING AFTER DINNER Ornamental Tile Works 57, HILL STREET. Our tiles made by new process (patented 1914) are unequalled in strength, hardness, durability and beauty of colour. They are manufactured with a non-porous and therefore sanitary face which cannot be obtained
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      73 1 iemJ%Jr^mV^mJ W Halt God Liver Oil LARGE BOTTLES 65 c EXTRA LARGE co. 1/Note the Prices Sole Importers INTERNATIONAL TRADING Co. ?Mt Sv ■jMb^KmJhßmilWm vr^-^'rV-'J^'lmmmmmn m Lli mmm\m\JK^wTamm\ mmm* THE WdOLS FAfI'LY CAN DAMS WHEN THE G^&M 3PHOME PUYS THE Start the Gra n 3phone and they j, all enjoy
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      99 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. i Casino's new programme Page 2. Sale bargains at Wbiteaway's I'age 4. Singapuie Shipchandiery Co. Page 5. Steam launch Pulau Übtn foi sale I Page 5. Hay tor f'jare certificate lost Page 5. Notice re managership of Chitty fcetaples —Page 6. Sungei B.igan interim dividend Page 5. Notice
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      150 1 aTHE WEEK. i Wednesday 26th. Htgt Water— l-48 a.m. 1-53 p.m. Thursday 27th. High Water— 2-24 a.m., 2-44 p m. Friday 28th. High Water 3-5 ».m 3-57 j>.m. Last Quarter. Homeward mai' closes. Y.W.C.A. Annual Meeting Vic. Hall, P. 15 pm. Saturday 29th. High Water— 3 SI a.m., 5-31 p.m.
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    421 2 The Rishcp of Singapore is visiting Seremban during this week end, when there will be special services at St. MarksChurch. The dedication of the new teredos and of an altar cross in memory cf the late Mr Grigor Taylor will take place at the Sunday evening service, when the Bishop
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      807 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hongkong). Chief Importers OF British Pianos FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Kn.ineer's Cfflce, up to nocn of the 7th February, m*, for supplying approximately the following quantities of metal on the undermtntioned roads (l) 5
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      527 2 A HOST OF FEATURES FOR 2 NIGHTS ONLY AT EVERYBODY'S RENDEZVOUS THE PALLADIUM SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE. What you want and >*hat you ask for are short bright and interesting Features— a programme that pleases— whether j you arrive early or late. Here it is IHE GREAT AUDACITY Featuring M Uo
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      641 2 GRAND CHANGE OP PROGRAMME TO NIGHT AT THE IDEAL PICTURE THEATRE cine»a CASINO^ m OFF BEACH ROAD. SECOND SHOW 9.15 P.M. SHARP MOTHERS 'VICTORY NECKLACE f° B T A SPLENDID 2 REEL COMEDY BY THE AM j$ L\M MAJESTIC FILM CO. I FEATURING HOWARD CAYE, IRENE HUNT AND A STIRRING
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    THE MEDITERRANEAN SITUATION.
    1164 3 A Vital Strategic Area of the War. lh r > Mediterranean ia the greatest aaaett ft ll( l avenue of commerce in the world. The 2. 300 miles of ita length, id t \:eud from the Pillars of Hercules janai, re our highway to Egypt, India ■ai
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    ENEMY'S DREAMS.
    274 3 An Attack on India Rome, Dec. 11. According to indirect news from Coustantinople all the German efforts at preseut are directed towards the organisation of a great Turco German army against India. The German project com prises the formation of an army of 500,000 men, of whom 400,000
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    406 3 Dr Wilson, according to Mr Roosevelt, is a M Byzantine Logothete," which, in plain American, means one who juggles with words. The phrase deserves to rank with other Roosevt ltiaua which have already become historic. Among these are the famous beaten to a frazzle and race soieide," terms which, if
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    PRINCE OF WALES' RELIEF FUND. (JOHORE).
    259 3 i The Hon Dato Ismail bin Bachok 920 j Inchi Mnstapa bin Jaafar 10 Wan Hitam bin Adria 2 Syed Mohamed bin Mahnten 1 j Ali bin Husein 1 Inchi Abdul Rahman bin Yahya 50 Ibrahim bin Haji Mohamed Ariff 5 Abdul Rahim bin
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    THE "MALAYAN" AIR SQUADRON.
    389 3 Malaya No. 14 (Reconnaissance) Previously acknowledged $3,496 27 MrR. W. B. Darke 50 Mrs F. Baker, monthly subscription 20 Mr H. E. G. Solbe 1(0 Mrs F. Baker 20 Mr M. C. English 20 Mr P. F. H. Crowther 10 Mr J. A. Kinloch 10 Mr
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      452 3 ff "Make it *l|^^ fc^^L s the standing order fe^?lV~^ T-^s^ in every Michelin manufacture g Good enOUgh never has been, and never will be, a Michelin opinion ot Michelin Tyres. Research work and exhaustive tests are constantly being carried out in the Michelin factories with a view to the.
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    THE IMPERIAL IDEA.
    393 4 It was a little old man speaking, a clean, hard, wiry old man of more than sixty. Time had touched his head and chin with a frosty hand, and his unshaven, stubbly beard was white. All round the noise, bustle and turmoil of the big London market
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    GEYLON AND INDIA.
    243 4 A Railway Squabble. The long hoped for connection between Ceylon and India by Palk Passage is being nullified by disagreements between the respective railway managements in South India and Ceylon. A statement on behalf of the latter side says It is certainly astonishing that the height of
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    GATHERING SONG.
    186 4 A word for you of the Prussian boast, Or never a word, but under the drum The liinber tread of a tramping host Out of the English counties come There are men who could count you the Warwick spires, And fishermen turning from Severn and Ouse They gather
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      463 4 I STOCK-TAKING SALE BARGAINS. English Manufacture, American Style. Made ftoiu jfm^lt^SmW^'-''' ,A)^B^^^^ aiv carefully selected from ft, 5 l 2 6, 7. 7,8, 8 ft, 10 Tsnal price t9.00! 'l^*' stocked in tan or black glace I The Same Hake of Boot In tan or Use* glace Mfl. Black sizes
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      510 4 THF ECONOMICAL CAR. I A FEW REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY A FORD. Because (1) It is BRITISH, being made throughout in Canada. F (2) It is the most ECONOMICAL four passenger To, nit: COST PER MILE RUN in the raid. I (3) It has been officially certified loeaDy to
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    THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co. Ltd.
    651 5 tat Maifaems Pooenees Rki-ort for I Wkkks Em>in*. Jan. Ist. 1916. Qaasleesea, I herewith beg to submit report ou your Mining aud Milling ratio** for four weeks ending Jan. Itt. I M sec *»eni sing sheet of Mine Mea Mats a t Vssay
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    36 5 According to a telegram from Maestricht to the Maasbode,', a tunnel which was being constructed on' the Aix-la ChapelleVta*J Tongres Brussels railway has colJapsed to the extent of 500 metres. Twenty five workmen have been rescued.
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    MORT POUR LA FRANCE.
    291 5 The news has just been received here |of the death at the front of M. Julien Yuillaumie, who fell in the Vosges at the end of October. M J. Vuillauraie, who was bora in lislfort in 1686, had been for the last ten years in the
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    A NEW "SOFT" DRINK.
    294 5 A correspondent of a home paper gives a freph example to the already long list of curiously named drinks, it is especially welcome just now. as the drink can be obtained at any time of the day. You just go to a dairy aud ask for
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    AN EASY WAY TO GET FAT AND BE STRONG.
    248 5 The trouble with most thin folks who wish to gain weight is that they insist on druggirg their stomach or stuffing it i with greasy foods; rubbing on useless flesh creams. or following some foolish physical culture stunt, while the real
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      330 5 Notices TH£ EXCHANGE BANKS. WILL B9 CLOSED Otf Ti rsdav 3rd February Chinese New Year Pfiday, 4th February f Holidays. j vo I 4 2 bI«CAPJRt LANDOWNERS AND RATEPAYERS ASS)GIATION. Th as we Iss ciation is now in the course tof form it 1 ;u. Persons interested and wishing i
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      420 5 SINGAPORE Shipchandiery Go. SHIPCHANDLERS PROYIDORING CONTRACTORS. The Company's Launch niec 's iucomiug ships. Offices— l6 BATTERY ROAD. TAKE LIFT TO TOP FLOOR Telephone No. 141. Orders promptly attended to for daily and sea stock supplies. H. W. H. STEVENS, Manager. For Sale CAD C AI C UK ZjALI 3£ H.P.
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      763 5 Notices NOTICE. The public is informed that the number plates now being is ued for Carta for the current year are bUck dgures on yellow ground. W. E. HOOPER, Registrar of Vehicles. 25th January, 1916. 26-1 23-1 THE SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER CO., LTD. NOTICE t< hereby given that a l*t
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      869 5 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF The British Screw Steam Launch MACALISTER as she new lies at Tanjong Rhu, Singapore. To be held at Powell Co's Sale-room On Tuesday, Ist February at 2.30 p.m. Length 36 feet, breadth 10 feet, depth 4 feet. Non-condensing compound eogine. built of teak by Messrs Mley
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      521 5 To Let a I TO BE LET Richmond." No *sa, Ft v*;ns Road. Partly furnished gas laid on. Rnt £75 per month. Apply S. Tomlinsos M. last. C. V. 100 2, Robinson Road 26-1 12 GODOWN TO LET No. 5, Palmer Godowns. a«ea 9.9: 0 square feet. Entry at lst
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, January 26, 1916.
    1482 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, January 26, 1916. (Here shall tbe Preis the People's right malatat^ Onawed by influence and unbribed by jaia j Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw* PWfeed to R liaioo. Loyalty and Law. There is really now no Turkey, no Moslem state of that name
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    690 6 A baby elephant, caught in Negri Semaiian, has been 6old for one hundred The Municipal Commissioners meet ou Friday the business including appoint ment of standing committees, reports en appeals against Valuations etc. The members of the Hollandeche Club will be at home to their friends and the friends of
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    313 6 [By Submarine Cable). ii(iT»«B Hatvioa Petrograd, Jan 24- Tbe defeat. 4 Turks in tbeir headlong flight toward* Bi continue to abandon cnormouh ansa of war material. Stragglers are leattet ing and hiding in tbe village*, bait able to escape tbe Russian cavajr\ appeared yesterday before Erzerutn London, Jan.
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    GALLIPOLI STORY.
    436 6 TURKS COMPLETELY HOODWINKED A SECOND TIME. Unobservant German Aviators. London. Jan. 24. Reuters correi-po: dent with the Mediterranean force In cribiug tbe withdrawal from Gallipoii jiraises the discipline and courage of the troopa aud the efficiency of the staf* When the Peninsula had to be abandoned in obedience
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    THE MURDERED NURSE.
    24 6 Parie, Jan. 23, Two well known In Bfll playwrights are completing a thr* ■< ci play entitled The Murder of Edi** Cavell."
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      101 6 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINES (FROM THE AULDANA VINEYARD) ST. HENRI CLARET DO. SPECIAL VINTAGE CLARET HULIV SPECIAL VINTAGE SPECIAL VINTAGE SPARKLING BURGUNDY SPARKLING HOCK CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE™ ABSOLUTELY DRY CALDBECK, MACGREGOR GO. 1 k T%7^ T A T\y| TjO LUA J_^AIVJJI o LIGHT THE WORLD m J 7SS Lox Lnverella a self
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    THE BALKANS.
    175 7 GERMAN KEIGN OF TERROR IN CONSTANTINOPLE. And in Serbia. [By Submarine Cable]. liutii'b Saavicß. -alonika, Jan 24. A telegram says t:. it I fty thousand German troops have arrived at Constantinople and are inten j,. 1 to support Eover Pasha, who is .Tiling by terror alone. The swift
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    VIRILE MONTENEGRO.
    146 7 At Them Again in the Spring. t iris. Jan. M -A Petrograd telegram The Montenegrin Colouel Lopovatz ia* erei that only 5, 500 Montenegrins vill old guns aod little ammuni Hen o cupied Lovceu. Montenegro reMM d mo ht-ip from any quarter. Autivari Aa-. open to bombardment by
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    THE ALBANIAN CAMPAIGN.
    72 7 Austrians Occupy Skutari. Salonika, Jan 24. Tha Austroiiulgariana have captured Herat. The Bulgarians are proceeding to Valoua, aud the Austrians are making fcr Daraszo, where Esaad Pasha ii making military prepara tiODB. a Amsterdam, Jan 24.— An Austrian commamque, announcing the occupation of Skotari yesterday evening, does
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    PETROL STORE SEIZED.
    49 7 Paris, Jan. 24. A Salonika telegram states that a secret store of fifteeu thousand litres of petrol has been discovered and seized by the French. Gen. Sarrail immediately informed M. Skouloudis. Bakers have struck owing to a lack of flour, and bread is at famine prices.
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    BOMBARDMENT OF MONASTIR.
    27 7 Salonika, Jan 24.— Forty-five French aircraft bombarded Monastir on Jan. 23 and damaged heavily the railway station, rail vay lines, barracks, aud ammunition depot.
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    THE LOAN TO GREECE.
    54 7 Athens, Jan. 23. The Graeco Entente loan negotiations are progressing favourably and nearing a conclusion. BELGIANS FIGHT FOR RUSSIA. London, Jan. 24. A Belgian motor ma chine gen corps? sent to Russia three months ago has been reviewed by the Tsar prior to its departure from
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    UNCERTAINTY AT PANAMA.
    33 7 Panama. Jan. 2 1 -Col. Goethals 6tates Hhat he cannot predict the date for the reopening of the Canal on account of <|he uncertainty of the movement of the slides.
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    124 7 When the Germans invaded Belgium, It. Cramer, a Brussels stockbroker, decided to deposit certaiu securities in England. He left for London with a compatriot, each carrying securities. M. Cramer reached his destination, but hia cumpmion disappeared, and was after■BM ll discovered in Paris. M. Cramer Uar t i that the
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    HUNGRY GERMANY.
    64 7 WOMEN AND CHILDREN DEMAND CHEAPER BREAD. Brutal Police Charge. [By Submarine Cable]. -emaaeg t^aexiiKg London, Jan. 24. The French wireless states that on tbe 12th inst. a large crowd of women and children demonstrated in front of the Ministries at Berlin against the reduction of the bread allowance.
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    POPE'S PEACE TERMS.
    73 7 Full Reparation to Belgium. New York, Jan. 24. A telegram to the British Embassy announces that a distinguished Belgian Jesuit priest, lately received by tbe Pope, states that the Pope told him he would never consent to offer his good offices for the re-establisbment of peace unless
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    THE WESTERN DUEL.
    52 7 French Air Squadrons Active. Paris, Jan. 24. A communique mentions activity with grenades and aerial torpedoes iu Artois, The French batteries bombarded German convoys at Roye. Ten shells were fired into Nancy. French air squadrons bombed German forts in the region of Rheuns and encampments at Middlekerke
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    BRILLIANT RUSSIAN RAID.
    60 7 Petrograd, Jan 24. A brilliant raid by Lettish volunteers on the Libau Romay railway has taken place. They crawled up in broad daylight and killed a German sentry and cut ten yards of the line. A Lett, dressed in the sentry's cloak, gave "line clear" to an
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    DOUBLE INCOME TAX.
    68 7 London, Jan 24. Dealing with the question of double income-tax, the Times suggests an inter Imperial arrangement wberebv income tax of colonial merchants or companies with oflices in Britain should be equitably divided between the exchequer of the mother country and each interested Dominion, so as to
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    WATERLOGGED HOLLAND.
    42 7 Amsterdam, Jan. 23. The water is still rising at Ostzaan and Broek. Many more houses are sutfering, while in Purrnerend, despite a south wind, the tide rose unprecedentedly high and the new seuth portion of the town bad to be
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    TRAINING OF OFFICERS.
    43 7 London, Jan 24. The lower age limit for candidates for entrance to Woolwich, Sandhurst or the training college in India will be raised to seventeen at Woolwich and seventeen and a half for others from the examination in June next.
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    MUSEUMS PUT UP SHUTTERS.
    36 7 London, Jan 24. Tbe Government has decided that all public museums and galleries shall be closed ou tbe ground of economy. Tbis means a saving of a quarter cf a million annually.
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    SAIGON RICE MARKET.
    211 7 In their monthly circular of the 21st January, by tbe MM. mail steamer Atbos, Messrs Wm. G. Hale m Co. report as follows on the Saigon Rice Market: New paddy is only arriving in small quantities, and we do not look for larger and regular supplies till
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    HOWARTH ERSKINE, LTD.
    1223 7 Annual Meeting, Tbe tenth annual general meeting of Howarth Erskine, Ltd., was held yesterday in tbe Company's offices in Battery Road, j Mr V. V. Lemberger was in the chair and amongst others present were Lt. Col. Derrick, and Messrs W.Bircham, W.Cummings, j P. R. Davidson, J.
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    WEDDING.
    460 7 CLARKE— DALY. Few families are fortunate enough to have two weddings within about a month, and tbe manage of Capt. and Mrs Daly's second daughter yesterday was very largely attended, when Miss Alice Maude Daly was married to Mr Noel Leicester Clarke. The ceremony took place in St. Andrew's
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    144 7 Mr., Mrs., and Miss Alma Baker will probably leave for Australia at the end of March. The annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association will be held in the Victoria Theatre on Friday, at 5.15 p.m. H. E, Sir Arthur Young, kcm g., has kindly consented to take the
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      135 7 TWINPLEX ROTARY SAFETY KAZOR STROPPER ROBINSON Co. THE DISPENSARY'S ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER tAn Impalpable Powder of Velvet like Soltness and Pleasant Fragrance. IDEAL FOR THE NURSERY and contains nothing that will injure the most delicate skins. Invaluable for the Cure and Prevention oi Prickly Heat and all Dermic Eruptions. THE
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      576 8 Shipping "ELLERMAN" LINE. For LONDON S.S. "CITY OF COLOMBO due on or about Feb. 9 S.S. "KANSIS" due on or about Mar, 3 The above steamers have accommodation for a few first class For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply 2 to McALISTER Co., Ltd., KONINKUJKE PAKETVAART
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      907 8 Shipping P 0# British India jfVpCAR JLaiINE I/Jail and Passenger Services. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MATT TTNF<* IYIAILi Li IIN Hi O. Homeward (for
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      580 8 I Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 ss Atbos Jan 22 ss Andre Lebon Jan 19 ss Porthos Feb 8 ss Atlantique Jan 31 ss Cordillere Feb ll Iss Amazone Feb li ss Andre Lebon Feb z5 ss Atlantique Mar
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      714 8 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London, on contract with the Imperial Ispanea i r r meat. The New Twin scr.-ss Steamer* maintaining this service have been spe l«U| designed aud constructed, and an mmst
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    A ROYAL FUNERAL.
    906 9 Typical Malay Ceremony at Kuala Kangsar. A carpet of Royal yellow was laid along. the road right up to the porch or entrance to the Astaua Nagara, and here was drawn up a guard of honour from the Malay States Guides, who looked very smart in their
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    Address to New Sultan.
    624 9 When the Dato Sri Adika Raja had finished the Malay translation of the above, and the drums and other instruments had ceased to sound, the Chief Katbi made a short address to the new Sultan, invoking the blessings of Allah upon him. Then, amidst more Malay
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      589 9 I War or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too 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 Ocmaany has £20.00C deposited with the Bnpreme Court of England, and
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      467 9 SOUTH BRITISH I] INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Now Zealand.) FIRE Insurance-* effected on Buildings, Rent i and Merchandise of every description. I MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of J the world at lowest rates. j EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. I Offices 2, FinSayson Green. ALLIANCE
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      172 9 I HE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION No CURESDISCHARGES.EITHEI I WITHOUT INJBCTIOWS. THERAPION NO. 2 C"t-.-^ I OD P< li V BAD KIN ERUPTIONS. THERAPtON NO. 3 CURESGHROKIC Ui- A>- n SSI S. I I MNS. I OSI Vl< >n. A BOLD BY LEADING CHEMISTS. IF l< r^t«.NGLAK -^3 BEND STAMP
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    POTSDAMASCUS.
    402 10 In Potsdamascus, where tbe great Pan Tent Islamic Khalifate Allah und Gott's united crown Descends on Hadji Guillioun. The royal capital's possessed By Kultur of the East and Weat. The marble mosques are all inlaid With gun emplacements, concrete made In every college, gold bedight, Imams expound the right
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    345 10 During December 1915 the output of tin ore at Banka wns 21.819 piculs, mak ing a total of 168.068 p:cul6 for the year, an increase of 4.259 piculs ever 1914. During tbe first eleven months of 1914 140,659 piculs were produced, the December output being 23.150 piculs. The Rome correspondent
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    FORD ANG HIS GOOD SHIP OSCAR.
    145 10 Oar Henry is a business man Who, though he made his raise By really, truly honest means, Has some peculiar ways Outside of business hours, and he Here lately, has acquired The notion tbat as Priest aud Prince Of Peace he is inspired. He
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    AIRMAN'S AMAZING EXPLOIT.
    144 10 AIRMAN 'S AMAZING EXPLOIT. V. C for Exceptional Daring. Loudon, D^c. 23, An amazing exploit has gained the Victoria Cross for airman Sec. Lieut. G. S. Ineall. He was on patool work in Flanders in a Vieker's fighting machine with a mechanic named T. H. Donaid as gunner, when he
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    A FRONTIERSMAN V. C.
    93 10 His Life for Others London, Dec. 28. The Victoria Cross has been conferred on Lieutenant Wilbur Dartnell, of the Frontiersmen. During the mounted infantry engagement at Maktau, East Africa, the enemy got to within a few yards, hence it was itnpos sible to rescue the more
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    429 10 The French Victory Ijoan," whose closing date draws on apace, was so baptised by M. Ribot. The belief of France's v hancellor of the Exchequer that money is the sinews of war has thus been written on the page of history. But silver bullets had already passed from the mint
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      348 10 PRE OF THE ,D DRINK. H DRY GINGERALE 1 13^ """i can be taken without the slightest f %^%nae^^k RISK even after violent exercise, fe^ THE MILD STIMULUS g i -I _#~Nd i 1 I 1 oi the Ginger Pints $1.50 perdoz. rendering it actively beneficial to i Pint $1.00
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      86 10 GLASS AND PORCELAIN RUBBER LATEX COP. IN HALF LEMON AND FLAT BOTTOM SHAPE. SAMPLE FREE ON APPLICATION. APPLY TO G. OTOMUNE <& Co. MAHTtrt j A MIPIOL&stee: mTh AST H M A I jg^ftffi* m^emW mm wmm m \*fM The he net is Prompt and Haroetlousl H-Jfa-Ladles4f r f imLttrJ;
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      579 10 THE Singapore Free Press -**i*^ MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press is a mornla. Daily, and is on sale at dejiots. from an eari? hour each morning (Sundays excepted/. c a6 jj[ price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered at tbeii private residences, (or
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 11 (Cobbected UP to Jan. 25.) Bank 4m b 2-4 19 82 demand 2-4$ Private credits 9m a 2-4 29 32 France demand Bank 818 Ibdia, T. T. 17 i i Hongkong, demar d is, Yokohama, demat d ...mi Java, demand 12H# Bangkok, demand m 65 A SovaaaiGNß, Bank Bnying
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1545 11 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Jan. 25th. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Oaf. iBsoa. Paid. Cabs Oiv. Botbbb. Sbllbrb. 85,000 la la Allagai 6% -.18 2 0 •01,000 1 1 Anglo-Java U 0 14 0 160,000 la la Anglo-Malay 8% 9 6 10 6 50,000 Is
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    PRODUCE
    146 11 Tin (100 tons) $98 .50 Gambier 18.6* Gambler Cube No. 1 18.5 0 Gambler Cube No. 2 15 00 Pepper Black ordin. S'pore 23.60 Pepper, (White fair) Muntok 86. £0 Nutmegs (110 to tbe lb. nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Maoe (Banda) 80.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali
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      439 11 GUINNESS'S STOUT "GREAT AUK'S HEAD" BRAND. W. A. ROSS BROTHER, Ltd., LIVERPOOL AND LEITH. WHAT IT IS. SIT JQ The Bottlers of the "GREAT AUK'S W HEAD" brand are under AGREEMENT with GENUINE. Messrs. ARTHUR GUINNESS, SON COMPANY, Ltd., DUBLIN, to bottle NO OTHER STOUT than their famous "EXTRA FOREIGN
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      89 11 S < DAIMLER 'm j Motor Carriages S j C T ir^ l 5 Agricultural Tractors c j r«t DAIMLER COMPANY l*j > [_^v-v^v\'\«"^irvv__-rw'^- v rwvw J The Singapore and Straits Housekeeper's Day Book. Names of Articles in English iritli phonetic equivalent in Malan. Contains— Bazaar Account (">2 weeks), Cooks
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      376 11 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per P. O. str. Medina. Mr A. V. Brown, Mr Mrs Beatty, Mr J. ForteEcue, Mr J. A. JohDS, Mr C. E. D. Warry, Mr R. H Taylor. Mr T. F Egan. Mr Whittaker, Mr., Mrs, and Miss Turner, Mr S. Dunn. Per P. &O. str. Mongolia.— Mr
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      420 11 LATEST ARRIVALS. List of vessels in port at 11 a.m. on Jan. 25, 1916. Name Date of Arrival Remarks British. Kampar Jan 24 Inner Roads Giang Seng CLEARANCES. Vessel's Name Date of C? uanos Mass is lan 24 Yat Shing Perak Carlyle Kaka Sri Muar Paroo Jan 25 Zaida Dutch.
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    GLENEALY RUBBER CO.
    2184 12 DIRECTORS' MEAGRE HOLDINGS. Mr. Adam's Criticisms. The annual meeting of this company j was held yesterday in the Board Room at > (he office of tbe Secretaries, Messrs Der- rick and Co. Mr H. R. Llewellyn presided j and there were also present Messrs F. Adam, W.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    51 12 The monthly medal competitions for January resulted as follows Ladies. Mrs Vowler 56 3 53 Nicholson 54 1 55 F.G.Stevens 56 scr. 56 Men. H. W. Noon 93 5 Down Captain Wace 83 6 Down The ladies' gold medal competition for 1915 has been won by Mrs
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    262 12 A Kling named Nadayson Patria of Kampong Kapor district, was fined 925 by the tirst court magistrate yesterday, for failing to report a case of small pox to either the Municipal Health Officer, or at the nearest police station. A Hokien youth, 14 years of age. nampd Tan Kim, was
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    204 12 Bv Courtesy op the French Consul General, Paris, January 22. The French three per cent bonds are at francs 62, and the five per cent at 88.55. Yesterday, we bombarded the enemy's works. To-day we dispersed provisioning convoys in Belgium, Champagne and the Vosges. The French Chamber
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    84 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpor, Jan. 25. The Selangor Turf Club entries for the first day's rsces on Feb. 3 are: Races 1 and 2. The \Vreck, Laksfoss, Betting Bill, Charity, Lavie, Creemore, j Weewondilla, Jorrocks. Race 3, Flywheel, Pompom, Waig, Moment, Silvia. Races 4 and 5.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    56 12 The P. and O. outward mail steamer Namur" has left Colombo and is due at Penang at noon on Thursday, the 27 th instant. She will probably arrive here at daylight on Saturday, the 29th idem, and may be expected to leave for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan on
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    THE P. A. M. MEETING.
    81 12 A meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya will be held at 10.30 a.m. on Monday. January 31st, at the Club, Johore Bbaru, to transact the following business Minutes of meeting of 29th November, 1915 Absconders (a) Magistrate at Port Swettenham, (b) arrest without warrant
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    281 12 The performance of A Country Mouse" at Seremban on Saturday was a great success, and over 9700 was taken. In the death, on Monday night, at his residence, 72, Waterloo Street, of Mr P,atric Isaiah Woodford, managiug conveyancing clerk to Messrs. Rodyk and Davidson, the Eurasian community of Singapore has
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      177 12 PROPERTY SALE. The following Singapore properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs Powell and Co.'s sale room yesterday afternoon Land and dwelling house known as No. 41, St. Michael's Road, area '27,138 square feet. Leases Xos. 2,289 and 2,240 for 999 years; yearly quit rent 91. Monthly rental $25,
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      364 12 Your Baby should enjoy Childhoods 1 jUk Happy Days |__N^_r There is no doubt about this baby enjoying 2= 55 J_Bl9P _L childhood's happy days. She was rearc.: «R^ 4§PM_F Glaxo. Your baby can he just asstrm r^ *__f3_r healthy, just as bright and intelligent n ijs -ir ~~j 'ii&mm*
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