The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 February 1916

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. PEN CENTS SINGAPOKE, SATUEDAY, FJfBRUAKY 19, 1916, NO. 8680
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    212 1 Tbe fall of Erzerum is the chief topic in to day's wires, and the enormous effect it is expected to have on Turkey and Bulgaria Page 7. Fruit from the Empire is not to be barred fvom importation into Britain Page 7. The Enemy in Albania ,and
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    VISIT TO A NAVAL BASE.
    1492 1 The first thing on- 1 hiw wrr a snhm nn«a close alot g>i<i< She «;is snerkvu like «*W snake hat belly OOHed opulen?i> „r» j ei ber lide of h»r, ard etae I eked (ir. td indl j nielanch :> y. >he had heen not.
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      86 1 RAFFLES HOTEL TO BE FOLLOWED BY CINEMA SHOW MISS MAY CLARKE WILL SING J DURING THE PERFORMANCE isk tor gET^U BOND.rfGS FB9IV. 1880 TO 1909. p^l^^SS^ NO MONEY CAN PRODUCE BETTER OR OLDER. iT'f if SI MACKIE CO., DISTILLERS LTD., Lagavulin and Malt Mill Distilleries. Ittt -tj l T. r^i
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      107 1 mauamvMmvWvMvWvWvwvwmmvm^vmvM*m*mmvw—vwvM*mvm*, 111 Bill Preserve Your Woodwork From the ravages of wfe.te ants, bad weather, and dri rot. 1 Jipfl Wood Preservative f sp E -sw-v-RTOivv-^ is the Best and cheapest Wg&*g£* on th market lilliSf :>^^^S -Silvertown" is the magic talisman which gives to low priced ,i£ft woodwork the same
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      172 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Auction sales of motor car, peppermint wine, m or cycle, by Powell Co Page 5. Pala iquin for sale Page 2. Furnished house in Tanglin to let Page 2. Casino new programme Page 2. Wilkinson's Tansan 'Caldbeck Maegregor) is the real Page 6. Palladium attractions Page 2. Straits
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      107 1 J THE WEEK. Saturday 19th. High Water -10-V3 a.m., 11-27 p.m. S.V.R. Smoker, Drill Hall, 9.i5 p.m. Sunday 20th. High Water— 1 1-0 a.m., 11-11 p.m. Septuagesima Sunday. 8.1 outward mail expected. Malacca Planters' meeting. Monday 21st. High Water— 1 1- 86 a.m. Interdenominational Prayer, C.E.Z-M.S., Chinese Girls 1 School,
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    DEATH OF OLD PENANG RESIDENT.
    306 2 The Strait j E^hu with deep regret an Aounces the d«_ath, of Mr Fiancis Henry llawkns, one of the oluest European re«,aent9 of this Settlement, and for thirty gears Assistant Master of the Penang Free tfehool. Mr Hawkins was a Somersetshire man, arcd was benu
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    216 2 I lLud_r Um kith of A Modern ColumftUs," R. (i Kuuv. 1_ o, ike V. eii k hOffU .comedian pub lobofl a book of ixuims*_enceo of l_U oi Id tour, in atrial, be vi^.;_d the United oi_.te_, E^pv, New __e«_nd, C.Ji.m. India atd ihe Gape. lu- 1 ardeotat b-tg pore,
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      414 2 TO LET Raffles' Square THE PREMISES NOW OCCUPIED BY GAUPP CO. ENTRY: IST MARCH. APPLY THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., LIMITED. ORCHARDING IN TASMANIA SADLEIR KNIGHT Orchard Agents and Attorneys LAUNCESTON. [TASMANIA, We plant and manage orchards for Ab? entee Clients, with graduated payments, and under Government Expert supervision, until it
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      957 2 ANOTHER MOST EXCEEDINGLY RARE OFFER TO-MGHT The Biggest Reception in Town This Evening. Delightfully Fascinating, Most Energetic and HIGH CLASS PORTRAYALS to strengthen to and make this BIG PRO2RAMM& PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVE AT THE IDEAL PICTURE THEIt mTA^LTNO BY-THE-SEA U**tJ*i^ OFF BEACH ROAD SECOND SHOW 9.15 P.M. SHARP THE UNITED KINGDOM
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      193 2 To pt TO LET Bandlands" Tanjong Kut >n^ \v,i! Electric light Uid on. Apply, MEYER BROTHERS 51 TO L-T. rompoand Efooae, Upper BfcaaiEHiii j^ I Luinuti i from To-.;.; i< nuinui rate. Applj W. f TO BE L£T Commodious Offices in Grushatu Hour Battery Road. Apply McALISTER Co. Ltfi 23-8
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    FIGHT IN MID-AIR.
    964 3 Terrible Drop to Earth Telegrams frequently describe fights between rival aeroplanes with the reeu.lt that one is sent to ground. This rather bald statement may cover a wealth of thrilling incident as witness what ia giveu below A thrilling duel between a Britisher and a German, fought
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      352 3 I Drink Wisely _^j1 I _vf fIONTSERRAX I 1- Agv^lV Lime-Fruit Juice. I fi *^K<^ 1 Jj' It's a fine healthy, cooling, and refresh- B kVy \J|/1\ in^ drink an^ keeps me fit in the hot I i i MiirnTiri— nTrTuTr^TT^Lwyir-f a __B_-__Eg__e_aß___i__B__MßßßMiMi ALL-osil I ISO jROM TYRES USED BY!
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      5 3 IAVON BRITISH and BEST TYRES
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      173 3 M—— IM— ——a— tt. T_ m mm** I am* ySt^S _r_* aat a ud r <#/ w orniiipr 111 L ml M uLllflllL H H mm* fc m k f m H*ar aaw Wheii you buy lyres I H JP f B *r m C BH X X XiJliO Because—
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    "CENTRAL EUROPE."
    471 4 Canals v Sea Power. The Vienna papers publish the full text of a lecture delivered by Herr Dernburg. It is a most interesting exposition of the view that Germany can destroy the British Empire first, by disputing or persuading other peoples to dispute the British possession of all
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    THE ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY.
    320 4 THE ANGLO -PERSIAN OIL COMPANY. The Anglo Persian Oil Company made in the s ear ended March Bl6t a profit of £90,431. After wiping off the previous profit, and loss debit of £26,711, a sum of £'63,720 remains. After paying the dividend on the 6 per cent, preference shares, the
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      315 4 _-iar»g^M-—^--— -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--i "t Ml QUALITY'S LIMIT" To attain and moreover retain perfect A {^^^^^L\ quality has been the motto of State (\l\|l f\fl fl re rB Express Cigarettes ever since the y < W_N I _vl\llll w Ir^^jJ have been on the market. State Ex- \y/\ *J WSy I \lJ*
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      472 4 A splendid SS J dish for i| J growing children 3^y is a Corn Flour blancmange l£ with jam or stewed fruit It is rich in easily o 1 gt-stible nourisli- Ss 1T.% ment, ami is very economical to >. It you use y. ißrown 4 Poison's jt**** Corn Flour'
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      41 4 AN INVITATION TO THE GREY-HAIRED. TO COLOUR GREY m FADED KAIS. j BLONDE, LIGHT or DARK BROWN, j BLACK, AUBURN, and GOLDEN, Detection impossible. Permanent, washable, free from grease. ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS EUROPEAN Hair Dressing Saloon j I GRAND HOTEL DE .'EUROPE
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      605 4 j REMINDER. HS^ To-day one of the dominant forces inspiring pro i gress is the desire to possess land; the desire is »o I marked in the individual as in the nation a place m i the sun is the universal aspiration. ©S^ Investments in real estate in Singapore have
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    U BOAT NETTED.
    557 5 Thrilling Escape in the North Sea. Naval Lieutenant Wenninger Commander of the German submarine Ul7, which torpedoed the French steamer Graveline, in an interview with M. Lacduer, a Hungarian war correspondent with the German armies on the western front, gave an interesting description of the way in
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    A SHAKESPEARE TAVERN.
    240 5 Brentford's "Three Pigeons." "The Three Pigeons" at Brentford market place, an old Elizabethan Inn, has been nlosed :ts redundant under order of the Middlesex, licensing justices. It was j the resort ofl the poets and dramatists of Um Elizabethan era, aod Mr Halliwell i Phillips, in his
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    41 5 I i A Mongolian Prince with a large suife has arrived iu P, king with tbe object cf acknowledging bis vassalage to China, thereby ending the opposition of I'cga to the terms of the triangular convention between Russia, China and Mongolia.
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    40 5 v V Brown has arrived from P^nan* waned Obarge Of the Civil District Ml K. U Talma bM taken over the MM nt s fH )n ,i }'ii;c^ Court Masistrate, 1 Mr G EL (i. Ciarke baa gone to the
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      1009 5 Notices S. M. ALSAGOFF Co. 738, North Bridge Road, Singapore. The undersigned H. M. Alsagoff the son of the late Syed Mohamed Bin Ahmad Alsagoff the founder and senior partner of Alsagoff Co. has the honour to inform the public that he has now opened an office at 738, North
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      593 5 1 A 'ver e<car.tt >s», ain, thr' f in:tt.ib» scia t> ati.id ue r mli«d iu id.. Lu^ '.Km "V" Fr.e Pith 182 9 2 Slrr6APo^t UIF CLUB. NCTKE. The Twenty Fifth rt.nr.ual Q<;ncral Me.oii,^ of the member* wnl t»e field l<i ih« l>ii__, Hous., on lhu __4| tao 2.tb
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      633 5 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. SEPTUAQEIMA SUNDAY. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. Litany* |Sa-*n« H(.ly C'lumiunion (Choral). By una. l's. »s, 69, '78, 551. u. Matins and Holy Communion. 4 ;i Baadaj School and Bible Classes. \.j j ESveBMBg and Sermon. Hymns 99ft, 83, 21. Sr 1 HEWS, SKPOY LINES. gi« a H 0080-BUal
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    The Singapore Free Pres. Saturday, February 19, 1916,
    1053 6 The Singapore Free Pres. Saturday, February 19, 1916, mm* W-iil WIIIIM II ■I T l*-*WM^M"MM^W«MM«.m*-W-WWi^WWMM«M-«MMMMWW It is altogether satisfactory to learn that an apprehension caused by the v agueness of a Reutor's telegram regarding the possible exclusion of canned fruits of Imperial origin from British ports has been entirely allayed.
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    1214 6 The Rev. Oechsli, b.a., will conduct the service next Sunday at the Boustead In stitute at 8 15 p.m. Music will be arranged by Mr A, T. Haneoek. All are cordially invited. The Quaints, who were recognised as one of the best concert parties that ever came this way, are
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    THE CHILDREN'S CONCERT.
    290 6 The fir6t Children's Concprt o' u seat on took place yesterriav mM n considerable number of the littu being present and evidently enjoyio musical niecu provided for _betr er ment aud musical education. Th.- ant vocal items were supplied l tl Rev. B. D. Roberts end Mrs
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    THEFT OF RUBBER.
    168 6 In the third police court on Theisisj Mr F. C. G. Graham charged a OhiSHM vegeatable gardener from the ink it Timet district, named s>oh Choug. \s;tL lishonestly retainiug a bullock-cart load of stolen rubber value #8,600. Fecty-sii bullock-cart, loaded with rubbei m east-t--were despatched to the
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    283 6 Mr Leslie Thornton, retired Justice oi the Straits Supreme Court, has arrived on visit to liangalore and is staying st th« West End Hotel. The Wc6leyan Troops of the (Jen will he the guests at a Bpeciel M rvitt '>' Wesley Church, Fort Cauuiog Rd. Sunday evening. The public if
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      107 6 STB.Y TANSAN Not any Mineral Water called "TANSAN" but WILKINSON'S _t_M_-Mi km. «**m. *w _mwiu JA e*m. TANSAN To be obtained in Pints and Splits, Wholesale and Retail from the CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co SINGAPORE MALACCA. mMmmmmmWKmmmmTMmmmmmWmmWmWmm^ I JOHN COTTONS CELEBRATED CIGARETTES AND TOBACCOS. Virginian 50's $1.05 do. No. 2 50's
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    FALL OF ERZERUM.
    446 7 IMPORTANCE POLITICALLY. PAnd Stratageticaily. [By Submarine Cable j. Fiona's Biarica. ,r:dcn, 17. Tbe German attacks .h.. western front are promoted with a lesire to impress neutrals, especially ■astern cations, but Russia's great Erze r ,;rn -troke is far more effective in that J TMctiro- Kr/erurn is the
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    THE BOOTY.
    34 7 betro^rad Feb. 17. The official paper 'lesserger says it is estimated tbat Erzeroum had a hundred thousand garrison and •'A gens, while the advanced torts bad IBM and the central forte lOC*
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    EFFECT ON ENEMY PLANS.
    153 7 Nteogiad, Feb. 17 Erzerum is of SBensoui importance because it is the ol military administration, with huge ammunition magazines and opens lor Iks Bfu— ians wide aece s northward, i southward, foiling the plans raaaa Staff. Naturally the Turks •HI to rep iir the disaster but
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    SOME GERMAN NOTES
    118 7 4 Butter £iways Scarce. Feb 17.-— Germany starts but keti on m urea Ist. loa Feb* 17 A correspondent ol i Gorans Zaricb Zeituog io a long ioe .t Salonika defaSMMM seys they a: pi ai tsti i Ims, Feb 17 The Socialists in t;: hrussiaa Dial
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    ADRIATIC CAMPAIGN.
    36 7 ENEMY SIACKS OFF. [By Suhmarir.e Cable]. B-rnTVß'i Kiafioa. Corfu, Feb. 17— The Austrians have ceased their offensive at Durazzo owing to the arrival of Italian troops. Generalissimo Putnik has joined the Serbians at Corfu.
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    GREEKS ON DEFENSIVE.
    73 7 I j Salonika, Feb. 17.— General Sarrail shortly visits Ring Constantino. Salonika, Feb. 17. The Greeks had a j two hours fight with and routed another band of Bulgarian comitadjis penetrating into Greece. The Greeks are now vigilantly guardiug the whole frontier. London, Feb. 17. Italian reports
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    MONTENEGRIN LOYALTY.
    38 7 Montenegrins who have arrived at Brin" disi state tbe Austrian attempts to dis cover the hiding places of Premier Mirko and General Martinovitch have been unsuccessful. Tha people remain unmoved by bribes or threat of starvation.
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    NAVAL ACTIVITY.
    32 7 Paris. Feb 17. M, Hntin of the Echo de P*ria says that during the last three days French warships in the Adriatic have sunk I two, perhaps three, enemj submarines.
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    COLONEL "WINNIE."
    25 7 London, Feb. 17.— The fact that Mr Churchill iH now a Lieut, colonel was mentioned by Mr Tennaut iu the Commons last evening.
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    AN IMPORTANT DISSENIRENT.
    21 7 London, Feb. 17. Sir Wilfred Law son MP. has re6igued as he disapproves of the Government's war policy.
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    HOLLAND'S WOE.
    90 7 The Storm Continues. Amsterdam, Feb. 17. In the northwest the storm is imperilling Holland. Waters are rushing in at Monnikendam aud the inhabitants are again leaving Voleadam. The railway dvke between Purmeiend and Oostzaan is destroyed threatening a tret-h catastrophe. Large forces of troops are striving to stem
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    AN ARTEMIS APOLOGY.
    75 7 Amsterdam, Feb 17. TLe German Government has informed Holland that its enquiry proved that the Coiuuiauder of the Dutch stean er Artemis, mentioned as sunk on Feb. 4th, was blameless. It admits that the torpedoing of that ship was a blunder on the part of tbe Com
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    292 7 Captain F. R. E. Savory, Ist Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry, who died on December 5 of wounds received whrie serving with the Mediterranean Force, and was buried at sea, was th* eldest -,nii of M_ Arthur Egerton Savory and of the late Mrs. Savory, ei Hartington, Mansions, Eastbourne. Captain Savory,
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    BRITISH ECONOMICS.
    56 7 NO LUXURY BUILDING. More Spirit Needed. [Ut Submarine Cable]. RnuTiß'a Bievire. London, Feb. 17. Mr Lloyd George urges the cessation of building and the temporary transference of labour to the building of munition factories. Mr Lloyd George and Mr Runciman conferred with the distillers with a view t
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    LABOUR STILL
    74 7 1 i Dissatisfied. London, Feb. 17. In the House of Commons replying to a Labour amendment to tbe address demanding pensions for those who have contracted disease while serving with the colours, Mr Forster announced the Government had established a new body to deal with such cases which
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    DEAR FOOD STUFFS.
    44 7 Bad in Britain.: Worse in Germany. London, Feb. 17.— The Board of Trade Labour Gazette shows that prices of food iu Great Britain have increased forty seven per cent compared with eightythree in Germany and a hundred audi twelve in Austria.
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  • IN THE COMMONS.
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      Importation of Fruit.
      30 7 London, Feb. 17- —In the House of Commons* Mr Ruueiruan announced that the import of fruit from all parts of the Empire is exempted from restriction. j
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      The Tonnage Famine.
      464 7 London, Feb. 17. In the House of Commons Mr Basil Peto suggested that tt central expert should have authority to control shipping. He said the congestion at the ports was largely responsible for the shortage of tonnage. Mr Balfour said that he did not doubt that an
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    LATEST LUSITANIA.
    53 7 M Washington, Feb. 17— Mr Lansing 1 Secretp.ry of State, has informed Count Bernstorff that Germany s latest Lusit 1 ania formula would be acceptable for that particular case, but demanded -i assurances that Germany's new submarine 1 policy would not be extended to passengere! carrying liners, even
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    AT THE FRONT.
    242 7 THE COMMUNIQUES. (By Submarine Cable]. Ksoybs's BXEVIC]_ London, Feb. 18. Sir Douglas Haig's communique says tbat the enemy in the morning sprang two mines, one near Fosse Eight the other South of Loos. They attempted to occupy the crater of the latter but were repulsed. We hold
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    CONQUEST OF CAMEROONS.
    57 7 London, Feb. 17. Gen. Dobell reports thai active operations have practically en jded, and the conquest of the Cameroons is complete, txceptan isolated position on Mora Bill French columns have closed the frontier eastward of Ngoa, and the Catnpo column has cnly a ftw miles to travel
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    PROTECTION FROM AIR RAID.
    94 7 Lord Kitchener. Loudon, Feb. 17. In the House o* Lords Lord Kitchener said that antiaircraft guns had now priority of construction. Aeroplane attacks on a Zep pelin at night were attended with great difficulties but ha believed that these would eventually be overcome, and a system
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    SILVER MARKET.
    87 7 London, Feb. 17. Montague's silver i circular says that the market is most in 'active and inclined to sag in tbe absence of support from the Home mint. American supplies are almost cut off. As the price fell away business shrank to very small dimensions. There was a
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    BALUCHISTAN RAID.
    155 7 Gsrman Intrigues. In tbe House of Commons Sir E. Cornwall (li Bethnal-green, N. E asked tbe Secretary for Incna if be could give any details of the Persian raid into Baluchistan Mr. Chamberlain The hon. member is perhaps referring to a rather alarming rep-brt quoted from a Russian
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    88 7 I Although this from the Chaunte Tribune" is headed Bedicalism in Kansas, it seems to get in a Bide knock at that re- putedly respectable social institution known ae Freemasonrv "My ambition in life," confessed Judge Pentiugill to d»y, "is to be the organizer of a lodge without flobclub, gold
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      747 8 Shipping "ELLERMAN LINE. For LONDON S.S. M KANS%S" 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 to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, 00L.L7EB
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      546 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. I For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON lid MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 ss Porthos Feb 9 ss Amazone Feb 15 ss Cordillere Feb 11 ss Poiynesien Feb 2} ss Andre Lobon Feb _5 ss Kamak Mar 14 ss Atlantique Mar 10 ss Athos Mar 2H
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      631 8 Shipping N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Japan) EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London, undt-r m a contract with the Imperial .'aimn. < r < vf-m ment. The New Twin ncrew Bteamew maintaining this service have been s, M designed and
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    NEWS FROM INDO-CHINA.
    643 9 The intermediate mail steamer running between Saigon and Singapore will, in future, leave Saigon on Sunday afternoon, instead of Monday. A decision of the Governor General, dated January 81, promulgates in Indo China a decree of the French Government of August 25, prohibiting the exit and reexportation
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    THE LATE SIR CECIL SMITH.
    355 9 A Ceylon Tribute. The announcement of tbe death of Sis Cecil Clemeuti Smith says the Timed ol Ceylon will revive for the older residents of Ceylon the memory of a singularly able official and a delightful personality. Coming to the island as Lieut Governot and
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    PRESIDENT WILSON'S ENGAGEMENT.
    296 9 PRESIDENT WILSON 'S ENGAGEMENT. An American's Comment. M Too Proud to Marry writes to the Daily Mail In common with all other American residents in this country I am delighted to hear of our President's engagement, and we feel sure, that the whole British public will unite with us in
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      584 9 I War or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP 1 HIE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry. EC. The Company baa £30.000 flc^ooalted with the
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      826 9 SOUTH BRITISH |l drink i drink i INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) i ff^ AW%9 A W% H"A fffi W% W* ff* W% B FIRE Insurances effected on Buildings, Rent W«» 5 1 Ll9 O lii mW mW i_» W* Si B and Merchandise of every description, i
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      253 9 WOMEN GRADUATES AS SHORTHAND EXPERTS. The war has evolved a new shorthand typist, the woman who can work ber machine swiftly and corrtctly. take a note at an amazing speed, and get through her ctfice wotk generally wiib all the resource and initiative that one might expect from a university
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      112 9 W.J. GARCIA, 219, Orchard Road. Piaros bought, sold or exchanged Good prices allowed or old instruments. Cheapest and best stock of Music and small musical oods in Singapore, Piano, Organ KnsloaJ Instruments dealer. NEW ZEALAND INSUR/iNCE Co., Ltd. FIRE A. 0 *s\mi (Incorpoiated in New X aland.) YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC.
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    A VISIT TO THE FLEET.
    1677 10 On Bo rd the Arethusa. Mr A. H. Pollen, a well-known naval writer, thus describes a visit to the Grand Fleet, and particularly his experiences on the gallant ''Arethusa" reported the other day as having struck a mine and likely to become a total wreck
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      431 10 BANKRUPT NERVES. Each of n» has a certain supply of nervous energy. Everv act. even every thought, uses oa some part of this energ During rest and aleep tbe snpply is increased by the blood which gets the needed elements from the air we breathe and the food we eat.
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      800 10 t r i\ ll^ t Ai s^*y''iiiw7~s i wi* < itßßß3B Fßff— *H_fffe!__tojJL i'r_*_H-M_-H* r -*WMBHHF*BP-i^~l y T*yr T s±Z'7~?'\ '7""^ _HB_i_R_r 1 THE BLOOD is the LIFE of the FLESH j Dr. Morse's Indian Root Piils-What they are and I what they do. Their Four Principal Ingredients. I It
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      17 10 GLASS AND PORCELAIN RUBBER LATEX SUP. IN HALF LEMON AND FLAT BOTTOM SHAPE. G. OTOMUNE (B Co.
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1454 11 Issued by FRASER Co., Exohange and Share Brokers, Feb. 18th. All quotations ot Sterling Shares most bo ie_arfled as purely nominal foi tbe present. Oar. iSBUfI. Pam. labs Dir bbtbbb. Snnbnna. 86,000 Sa Sb Allege* 6% .18 3 0 600,000 1 1 Anglo-Java 15 0 10 0
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    EXCHANGE.
    54 11 'Corrected up to Feb. 18.) Bank 4ms 2-4 19 82 demand 2-4£ Private credits Bms 2-4 29 82 France demand Bank 828 Ihdia, T. T. 17 i{ Hosgkong, demaxd 17% Yokohama, demar d ...111. Java, demand 182 Bangkok, demand 65| Sovibsions, Bank Buying 98.54 Bank ol Bngfond Rate 6%
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    PRODUCE
    143 11 ***Ni***»-_aM--M-a-» Feb. 18. Tin (125 tons) 987 62* Gambler 18 25 Gambles Cube No. 1 20.00 Gambler Cube No. 2 16.00 Peppes Black or din. B 'pore 24.60 Popper, (White fair) Muntok 88.00 Mctmegs (110 to tbe lb. nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Maae (Ban da) 80.00
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      161 11 lETROPICAL ROOFING GENASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS which do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. wm ■•psiii iti S_ fc r. t> t as, xt^S-Sfcft.. Iffjt A U_3_^^^¥<ti^_. a ■**.f *^^j^^ c )^T^ m Sl__9*_ a^^ _fl_K GENASCO is the result of over
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      95 11 DADHDUBR^I Na'-- x Capjhmss*-*- L f >-■ I■l ten mc 5 iiTURAL Tractors e 5 n«l tl c^ COMP/ NYva J J COVENTgy.CNftLA (Ut, L r'' C ._< r vnrvv%/^'..^w-v\_____/'v-.^' v rwvw»» The Singapore and Straits Housekeeper's Day Book. Na?neB of Articles in English with phonetic equivalent in Malay. Contains—
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      443 11 TRAIN SBRVICB, SINGAPORE (TANK-ROAD). Weekdays A Sundays. Mall daily leaves for north at 7.7 a.m. and 7.0 p.m. Other trains leave for Johort at 9.0 a., 10.99 a., noon, 1.80 p., 9.66 p., 4.40 p. Mail arrives from north at 8.16 a.m. ann 7.14 p.m. Trains leave from Johore 7.9,
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      470 11 LATEST ARRIVALS List of vessel- in port at 11 a.m. on Feb. 18. 1.16. Name Date of Arrival Remarks British. Klang Feb 17 Medusa Malacca Penang Nam Sang Welsh Priuce Feb 18 Dutch. Sembilan Feb 17 Kumphius Journal* Koemai Singkara K, S. Bttru Singkep Singkawang Feb 18 Bantam Japanese. Kitano
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    854 12 Quicquid agunt homines nostri ent\ farrago libelli. Juvenal! Like all the Empire we have read Sir lan Hamilton's dispatch on the Gallipoli operations with mixed feelings. We I believed in tbe bulldog tenacity of the j British army, and frequently expressed nor opinion in this column
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    631 12 I The annual meeting of the above was held yescerday afternoon in the Exchange Room Mr. A. Darke presiding. The following other members were present, H. Price, (Borneo Sumatra Co.) A. j S. Sbarpe, (Barlow and Co.), F. L. Tomlin, l (Adamson Gilfilian and Co.), F. S.
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    ENEMY FIRMS TO DISAPPEAR.
    81 12 The Colonial Secretary courteously forwards the following notice. "It has been decided that all enemy firms in the Colony are to be completely liquidated. Instructions to this effect are being issued to tbe official liquidators who are now carrying out the partial liquidation which baa been
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    SINGAPORE PINEAPPLES.
    113 12 The Colonial Secretary courteously forwards the following official notice. Some perturbation was caused to persons interested in the pineapple industry of Singapore by the news in Renter's telegrams of the 27th and 29th January to the effect that, owing to the shortage of shipping, His Majesty's Government was
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    12 12 The Chui Seong Club" Singapore has been registered nndet the Societies Ordinance.
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    546 12 Singapore, Feb. 18. The volume of business passing in the Singapore Share Market shews a distinct increase over the two previons weeks. It is very noticeable now how self contained this market is there are scarcely any j dealings outside local registered stocks except for a few
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    GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
    185 12 Importation of certain Articles into the United Kingdom prohibited. The following telegram received by His Excellency the Governor from the Right Hon'ble the Secretary of State for the Colonies, is published for general information Proclamation has been issued on February loth prohibiting, as from and after March Ist,
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    20 12 The Sepoy Lines Gold Medal will be played for on Saturday, February 26th, under special handicaps.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    150 12 The P. and O. outward mail steamer Novara has left Colombo and is due at Penang at daylight on Monday, the 21st inst. She will arrive here probably on Tuesday afternoon, the 22nd idem, and leave at 8 a.m. the next day. Cigar-shaped ships, with a capacity of
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    ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.
    53 12 EUROPEAN WAR FUND. For the joint benefit of the Ambulance Dept, of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England aud the British Red Cross Society.) Amount previously acknowledged $4,109.99 Proceeds of Collection at St. Andrews Cathedral on 3rd January 1916 per Rev. F. G.
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    THE S. S. GOLD MEDAL.
    86 12 i Mr J. G. Campbell, Secretary Scottish Universities Dinner Committee, is inform- j ed by tbe Registrar of the University of Glasgow that the University has awarded a Straits Settlement Gold Medal to Capt. i W. D. M. Stevenson, i.m s. The thesis in respect
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    S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME.
    223 12 TO DAY. 4 30 p.m. Drill Hall Maxim Co., N.C.Os. 3.00 BalestierßangeS.V.R.,No,3Pltn. Sunday, 20th February. 8 a.m. to 12 Keppel Harbour Noon Tram Terminus Maxim Co. 7.30 a.m. Balestier Range S.V.R ,No.l Pltu. 6.00 N Drill Hall Chinese Co. Monday, 21st February. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S.
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    94 12 At the Palladium this afternoon there will be a special programme for the cbil dren differing from the evening perform- ance. An unusual attraction will be a drama introducing all kinds of wild ani- j mals. Mr W. F. Nutt, secretary to the F.M.S. j War Relief Fund, forwards us
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      411 12 1 Look at these Twins __r are they not bonnie? they were fed on Glaxo from birth— and r^_ _j= were 16 months oid when this photograph was taken. Their mother j== writes: "They have not had a day's illness, cutting their /*v FEE teeth easily. Glaxo is the very
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