The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 February 1916

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. iSI CENTS SINGrAPOKE, FRIDAY, FEBKUAEY 25, 1916, NO. 6.685
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    214 1 The heavy fighting near Verdun has attained important proportions. The German losses have been particularly heavy. Tbe French have evacuated the village of Haurnont Page 7. It appears that the Tuik3 left, or withdrew from, Erzerum, for military reasons," an explanation which is certainly to be believed
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    S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME.
    53 1 TO DAY. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S. V. A. Maxim Co. 430 Bulestier Range 8. V. K. 5.15 Drill Hall Veterans Co. NCOs. Chinese Co. Bras Rasah Road Malay Co. Drill Hall S. V. C. Bind S. V. C. Cadets. H. Roland Llewellyn Cap-, tin. S.V.C. Art*!.
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    THE TEMPLE OF
    1179 1 Ln:>c long >i[»o in u is 'O say, abjul ihe> beginning of bhe seventh < my, *m emiC 'O,! K>| pi A f in 1 kn s# .1 i V.t. I i j.- „M il tai M BudUl [,«t the; rr, < t* tbeic r«»l 'ion with
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      242 1 V \-'-fAVM^^^wWumm%.^^M The Dafracq is par excellence the Car for the connoisseur. Every detail of Dhrracq construction is built to satisfy the judgI mod oj the expert a perfect combination of skilful engineering, strength, durability, artistic outlines and luxurious comfort. ■unmunwaiagsiiusmiiM mmm mmm iwii i PwnnnnnsuunraniuiSa.Li^nMHi 1 1 1 1
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      140 1 M4SS.4GE HALL THEARAPEUTIC MASSASE, AS'JPUNSTURE, MANICURE OPEN DAY NIGHT Mr. S. FUJITA Mrs. HARU (JAPANESE) No. 239, BENCOOLEN STREET. mm m BBS mtmrn Telephone No. 1467. AVON BRITISH and BEST i TYRES W.J. GARCIA, 213, Orchard Road. Pianos bought, sold or exchanged Good prices allowed or old instruments. Cheapest and
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      168 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMKNTS. j Chin* Keng Lee's sale of land and houses Pttge 2. Via Wireless" at the Gaiety Page 2. A Broadway Drama at the Ilarima Page 2. Accountant seeks part employment Page 5. Uufurnithed rooms to let Page 5. Y.M.C.A. technical classes Page 5. De Reszke cigarettes Page 7.
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      64 1 THE WEEK. Friday 25th. High Water 31 a.m., 2 M p.m. M.M. houiewirl mail expected. B. I. homeward mad closes. j Municipal Commission, 2.30 p.m. Saturday 26th. High Water- 2 11 a. a., °-4 p.m. Chung Hua Girls' School, Y.M.C.A 4.30 p.m Sunday 27th. High Water— 3-6 a.m., S-S6 p.m.
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    CHOSE HIS OWN EPITAPH.
    172 2 CHOSE HIS OWN EPITAPH "The Warm Ur.ency of Young Blood" Mr Thomas Healop Hill, of Redenham House, \iiJavvr, H^uts who dud on Oct. 19 'ast. leaving estate of lbs gro<~s value «s>f .£7H 057, desired that ou his tombstone •Should be written I.OVf d, Wuiked, Prayr j, Played With the
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    SUBORNED NEWSPAPERS.
    175 2 Parte. Jan. 12. Papers found at the enemy Consnlatee in S*louik:» yield instructive »cd amusing info* ma lion. Tbat tbe German end Aus in iq Cuuiuln were active it? proved, but th^ir activitits cn&t th*ir Govunniente Comparatively little. To pur it bluntly, th ■-> Chret ki. v. -paptrrs
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    WARNING TO NAVIGATORS
    199 2 The Comrn sodsf of a large trrr.f rort in j writing to tie Secretory oj tbe Imperial M rchr.nt S^rvic^ Guild requeste that: l> dj lo warn aavijgstori to loos out fori sjiiajsosusil orate* arhes in bobcusrine at re as as he states thai, hia vessel with
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    127 2 The Ho*» i Bfetropole, Northumberland-] asNenue, Ihe ens of many China, Straits, a.~ i c v hc- a_ inal ahi ten, ii i bo t-.ken <t>erby |1 M istry of Ho i0.:.. f<,r .he p "-iod of tb << dm osed f Ihe 4, ver, i-cea-icg seta nistraaite wr L
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      291 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hongkong). THE Chief Importers OF British Pianos FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos Notices S. M. ALSAGOFF Co. 738, North Bridge Road, Singapore. The undersigned H. M. Alsagoff ihe son of the late Syed Mohamed Bin Ahmad Alsagoff the founder and senior partner of Alsagoff
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      607 2 THE COOLEST AND THE MOST COMFORTABLE THEATRE IN SINGAPORE. i SINGAPORE'S PBEMIER THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE Palladium Programmes have an unbroken record of SUCCESS, they contain without Question the Greatest Pictures The most, consistent cf all time, Compare the PROGRAMME below with any other in the Town ard
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      578 2 THE IDEAL PICIUBE THFATEE. cnuu CASINO .Si IS OFFERING ANOTHER STRONG PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT. SECOND SHOW 9.15 "p"TT SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE FEATURE wwy m, jtf^ w^'mT^K <e?*im WW xjm,^J jIOBI A GRIPPING DRAMA IN 4 ACTS. SHOWING AN EXCITFNG CHASE ROUND THE WGRID Featuring MISS DORA. HEWfcTT AS LADY DSTBCTIVS HARRY WATSON
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    Our Scottish Letter.
    1873 3 Our Scottish Letter (From iOur O^i* Correspondent.) Edinbnrfi»h, January, 9Pa Lord Rosebery on Trade and Tariffs. II We must be prepared to disregard previous opinions aa to tariffs," was the leading note of a speech delivered by Lord Kosebery to a meeting of business men in Edinburgh. He was making
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      520 3 I 1^ 16 VAMETIEs7^\ T% POTTED I m 1 sfm ALL DELICIOUS AND appetising. |S aalssssP MEATS. I GAME, HAM, CHICKEN AND TONGUE, ETC, ETC M m^^ m^^ m^ mmmmmmmm^^^ m^ mm Prepared by a celebrated Chef under ideal JEr conditions of cleanliness and selection. IN GLASS, TINS AND WHITE
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      420 3 g\\ Little Lecture; Jjs J# L R sr- Win c fn 1 s j|F 1 An^eiia I Our blood is composed of fc»3 IfiW red and white corpuscles TuT f|* —the red to nourish the 5» body, the w r hiie to fight §j£ =r disease. In Actrmia— or =5
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    A DUTCHMAN IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
    490 4 Tbe Amsterdam Telegraaf publishes an I article giving a writer's impressions of the situation. He says: Between Cleve and Cologne a wounded German officer got into our compartment. We got into conversation, and be informed us tbat be bad taken part in tbe Marne
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    MINERS AT THE FRONT.
    346 4 Experiences of Shell Fire. An interesting story of the visit of a contingent of South Wales miners' leaders, all members of the South Wales Miners' Federation, to the first line trenches on the Western front, is given by the Central News. 'We followed the cu3todian of
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    DEFENCE OF EGYPT.
    72 4 The British Fortifications at Suez. According to the Naples correspondent of the Petit Journal," several missiona ries who have arrived at Naples by steamer from India declare that the British have completed extraordinarily powerful fortifications in the Suez Canal region. The general impression, they say, is that
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      368 4 fISW BHi HUM ISfIHHBSSSiH™^B^OiMB« *^^^^w^^i^^^^i^^a^^^ business, but he §ErH Essr AND PROFIT BY IT THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO., (FAR EAST) LIMITED. Founders of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry 42-3, Robinson Road, SINGAPORE. MANILA CIGARS FROM "GERMINAL" FABRICA DE TOBACCOS NOTHING GERMAN CONNECTED WITH TBBSEttEINA VICTO3U, LONDRES, PRINCESAS Etc Wholesale at 6
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      578 4 Singapore Gold 1 Storage Co., ltd Rear Entrance to Borneo Wharf Telepone 1026. Sea stocks of ill kinds c sen Meats etc., can be ao I to shipping at the Wham-, ori; the Singapore Hoads on ihort i Q.Qtic©. OFFICE HOURS Weekdays 7 am. to 5 i Sundays j I
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    £60 WAR WIRELESS.
    262 5 t -Jos wss Linked With Trinidsd. addition to the •as VW€ organisation (says urdan, the (..'olonial Secretary been the erection by ,!unteer Force of a very t'len, which has placed ij in t) tuanent wireless comth 1 riKJud. and has, therefrom :'r>' duncjerous posilianca on the suhniarioe
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    43 5 j SI SlltiOfl a town iu ig I king a mosnent) I am l khnj hive uH been des i'lie." said the teacher of th^ what il the term etc." I lo mnke p OfllS believe I I ban are really right youngster.
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      49 5 SANEEGUNGE Drainpipes AND liiannels SOLE AGENTS INDO MALAY CO., SINGAPORE. mwf 31-3 —^fca mm ■mim) 41". I V. RWAUfJ PARIS Scid bj ail P-rfomen DYSENTERY I DIARRHOEA tROWNS SPECIFIC. had at the BiNOAroßfl Dispmi- and of MISB BRCWN, Graasdale, Vadloy Road, B^cgapo«e. mmmmmmmmmomam mm m m mmmmmmmi 9 V
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      1159 5 Just look, Mary, at those Robinsons. Thrce"^ nonths ago they were aa thin as you and I. And Robinson says all they have done ia Take Sargol and grow fat.™ HOW THIN PEOPLE MAY PUT ON FLESH. *~m~* We believe the thinnest man or woman can fill cut," become plump
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      752 5 Notices Y. M. C. A. Engineering class Elementary Math*, and Mechanics, Y. M. O. A. Enrolment of stulents, Tuesday the 29th, at H p.m. 26-2 28-3 GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Tenders are heieby invited for the building )f NEW LAW COURTS AND POLICE OF r ICES, .1 CHORE
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      528 5 To Let TO LET Large Comfortable rooms unfurnished. Apply M. C. 19, Lloyd Read 25 2 uc TO LET FURNISHED. From March J Oth, 5 St. Thomas' Walk, rem $100. Suitable for quiet men. Apply to 91 c/o Singapore Free Pre=s. 23-2 29 2 TO LET FURNISHED Compound House, in
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      602 5 THE Singapore Free Press im. MORNING DAILY To Ciy Readers. The Singapore Free Press is a morning Daily, and is <>n sale at depots, from an earl y> hour each morning (Sundays excepted). Cash. price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered at their private residences, (or town
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    Domestic Occnrrences. BIRTH.
    38 6 Domestic Occnrrences. BIRTH. Bsewis.— On the 19th Jan., at Mill Monnt House, York, the wife of Major F. B. Brbwis. k. o. Yorks Light Infantry temp. Lieot.-Col Bth East Yorks Regt., 8.E.F., France, of a i daughter. i
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, Feburary 25, 1915.
    1761 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, Feburary 25, 1915. So urgent has the question of the blockade of Germany become, and so insistent have been all the respectable organs of public opinion as to the proved insufficiency of this method, that it has been deemed prudent by the Government to provide,
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    412 6 Mr Harry Jennings, late of Ipoh, hap, according to a letter received from Sir John Campbell, been killed in the war. Mr W. J. Foley, Penang, has received further news regarding his gallant son, Captain Michael Foley, Adjutant, 10th Middlesex Regiment, vvho was killtd in IGallipoli on August 10th. La
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    THE F.M.S. LOAN.
    111 6 THE F. M.S. LOAN. A Com p rein ms\\ (From Our Own Corrt* Tl( in n{ j l#ou.F< At a meeting held mil ail consider the F. M g, iinately ItOO 000 wab atoi present. Subscription i.-:- v culated througbout th.- iu*l The meeting wae Btnsidi I over W Hon.
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    " ANZAC."
    206 6 ANZAC." TO THK CHILDREN 01 T]\y j I appeal to ail ol ana Ul Malay Peninsula, men. rod v.. I claim a birthplace andat the >uuth I Cross, and who have a glory in tbe andyieg far. AD/.acs," to help to im... Malayan Air Bqondtun, M jFigbtiiig OnnpUna, met i
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    356 6 Pai is, Feb. BS, 6 p.n. Ti,.' French j three per rent, bonds arc at -j the I've per cents at Ir. 51 In the region of Verdun, seal I I violent artillery nation, and at mm jof considerable losses, tbe aaasw oc jcupied the liois de
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    RAHMAN HYDRAULIC.
    41 6 Mt ists adamson I i i Ivin us thai h m of 6"., in re.-pect ef tht j.iune, Itl6, bee bi in A the Ist March to those d Rahman Hydraulic erhosi I on the register of menil inst.
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    THE GOLDEN PROMISE.
    625 7 ERZERUM THE FIRST RAY OF r VICTORY'S DAWN. Duma's Striking Enthusiasm. [By SuboaariiK Cable]. ns< tbb's Mebvicb. Petrograd, Feb. 23.- Never before have there been such scenes of enthusiasm in the Dunsa. Tbe house was packed. All the Allied Ambassadors and Ministers ettendeeV the President, in hia
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    VERY GOOD REASONS TOO.
    100 7 Why the Turks Withdrew I. a, Fab 2& The Turkish com nyi Uutt fm military reasons the arm] ass withdrawn from Brzernm to a n n was wnsd. Btaasnni wat not albftrsss and nan, militarily, ▼alnolesfe Fab. Tba river Beynfc i a\ n ti mm i
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    AUSTRIANS IN AN AVALANCHE.
    46 7 L m m, F< bv 22 During tbe prngrnss i larsibla nval utebs in the mountains, krinnt St the Tyroi tJOSB engulfed. tbtfj etotfSM d tor shelter iu a hut. Fifty Iss naws Billsd and forty nioe injured, whilst thirty are missing.
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    25 7 The story of A Little Brother of the Kich." uow on view at Harima Hall, reads quite thrilling and interesting and should prove very attractive.
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    THE BLOCKADE.
    359 7 LORD LANSDOWfIE'S REPLY TO THE CRITICS. "A Fortnight in Germany." [Bj Submarine Cable]. MiDTU'e gnnrion. London, Feb. 22. In the House of Lords, Lord Sydenham moved a resolution urging all possible use of the fleets in more effectively preventing supplies reaching the enemy. With reference to the suggestion
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    THE BLOCKADE MINISTER.
    130 7 Lord Robert Cecil Appointed. London, Feb 22. It is etated that the Government thinks that for the purpose of the enforcement of the blockade of Germany it is desirable to have a single Minister with coordinate powers to those held by the Foreign Office, the Admiralty, the
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    TAXATION OF LUXURIES.
    77 7 Londou, Feb 22. The Daily Telegraph states that signs are increasing that an important feature of tne next budget will be a further extension of the customs tariff. The principle and object will ba to tax luxuries, but the new t-cheduie will be prepared with due regard
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    PARLIAMENT PERSONALIA.
    85 7 Loudon, Fub. k z3. Col. A. Yerburgh is retiring trom Chester owing to ill health. I Sir Owen Philippe will be the Unionist j [candidal and il is expected that he will noi Iheonnosed. Major Bradie Henderson, ths machine gn •x] ft. is ths I nipnist candidate foi
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    ORGANISATION AND AVIATION.
    61 7 ORGANISATION AND AVIATION London, Feb 22. Arrangements are utarty complete for the formation of a stand Bg jow,. committee I i coordinate naval aud military aviation* Probably Lord Derby will take charge of the cd?u [mitten, ot which the technical heau will be either General Henderson, Director* General of Military
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    SAILORS' MUNITION WORK.
    60 7 London, Feb, 28a— Mc Lloyd George has sent b letter to Admiral Beatty warmly thanking the fleet for the splendid v. oik of officers and men in making munitions for the army. The output was already most striking and the value was en hanced because it was
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    BATTLE NEAR VERDUN.
    222 7 FRIGHTFUL LOSSES OF THE GERMANS. French Recapture Ground. J"By Submarine Cable"]. Itßirma's Hbbvtob London, Feb. 22. A British correspondent with the French force? gives authoritative figures showing that the German casualty lists are most unreliable, con stantly underestimating the losses. Frequently it happens that the total casualties
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    LOID CHELMSFORD'S HONOUR.
    152 7 LOID CHELMSFORD 'S HONOUR. responsibilities of the Yicercyalty. i London, Feb. 23. At a meetiug of tbe j London County Council, a resolution was pasted with acclamation, congratulating j Loid Chelmsford on his appointment nnd j assuring him of the esteem of his collea j goes and their confidence that
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    NAVAL AVIATORS KILLED.
    34 7 London, Feb. 23. The list of casualties includes five Naval aviators killed or drowned, including such well-known fliers as Commander Neville Usborne and Lieutenant Commander de Couicy Ireland, who were killed.
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    HOLLAND PAYS HER WAY.
    24 7 The Hague, Feb. 22. Bills have been introduced to raise 210 million florins for extra ordinary expenditure to August Ist.
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    THE BOMBSTERS.
    96 7 Quebec Church Burned Down. Quebec, Feb. 22. The historic Catholic Church at Reauport has bren burned, the) loss being put at four hundred thousand j dollars. It is believed that the Church! wad fired by sympathisers with the German j cause from tbe Concentration Camp at j Beauport.
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    SUBMARINE RAIDS THE BOSPHORUS
    63 7 Athens, Feb. 22. Reports from various sources state that an Allied submarine passed through the Dardanelles and reached the Bosphorus on tne 16th inst. It there torpedoed a tug and six munition laden transports. There was the usual 'panic in Constantinople. Hague, Feb. 23.— A British
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    THAT GERMAN THREAT.
    28 7 New York, Feb. 22 Anonymous letters warn Americans booking by tbe liner Espagne not to embark in view of Germany's determination to attack armed merchantmen,
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    DUTCH STEALER SUNK.
    31 7 R >trerdam, Feb. 28. The British steamer Oosal bat arrived with the second engineer and a sailor of the Dutch steamer La Flandre, which has been bubs: mm.
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    THE BANDON RELEASED.
    30 7 Hague, Feb. 28. The Owed Nieuwediep publishes a Copenhagen telegram that the East Asiatic company's steamer Bandon, which was seized by a German trawler, has been released.
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    SOME WAR^ TALK.
    121 7 CANADA HAILS THE UNION OF EMPIRE. The Certainty of Success. [Br Submarine Cable]. Knr/ma'a BKBVVOB Ottawa, Feb. 22— The Duke of Connaught banquetted Col. Hughes, Minister for War, who said that in spite of disappointments and disillusions there would never be any doubt as to tbe ultimate
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    HOW JAPAN IS HELPING.
    97 7 Inseparable from Allied Cause. Paris, Feb 22, The new Japanese Ambassador, Mr Mateui, interviewed on his arrival at Marseilles, said that all the Japanese factories were working for the Russians. They had not yet reached their maximum output, but they were already furnishing material of ail
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      NEUTRALS AND THEIR MULTIPLIED WAR IMPORTS.
      416 7 To 'I he Editor. sir.— Your leader today gives great prominence to a table showing exports from the United States to certain neutral countrws for the first ten months of 1913 and the corresponding ten months of 1915 and also to an extract from
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    165 7 In the first summons court, yesterday morning, before Mr Ralph Scott, Inspector D. Kilourhy, in charge of Kadang Kerbau division of police, mentioned a summons case in which J. W. Stayton, an American employed in Singapore, was charged with causing grievous hurt to a woman named Polly Bernstein, by doing
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      743 8 Shipping "ELLERM AN LINE. S.S. K ANS IS due on or about Mar. 3 For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALSSTER Co.. Ltd., THE SIAM STEM MAVIGATION GO., Ltd. SIN6APOBE- BANGKOK. I Foi Kretay, Tring^anu, rnsns, Semer&, KtSanaaa, Tabai, Baa^Bmira, Teinyln, Pattnl, Stngova, Laouo, Kohsamu;.
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      897 8 Shipping ITa On OMTISH INDIA Apcar Liine (Companies Incorporated in England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract wltn His Majesty's Government.) or China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediteri.s. Namur March 2 s.s. Medina s.s. Malta Mar. 9 J 1.8. Nankin Mar. 16 s.s.
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      540 8 Shipping MM. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINB. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON end MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 ss Porthos Feb 9j ss Polynesien Feb 29 ss Cordillere Feb 11 Iss Lotus Mar 18 ss Andre Lebon Feb 25 ss Athos Mar "S ss Atlantique Mar 10 I A Steamer Apr 11 83
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      616 8 Shipping I^l a I S\ m JAPAN MAIL STFAMSHIP Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Japan). .UROPEAN LtNL A service is maintnined betw< en Yokohara* via ports to Marseilles. London, under m&a contract with the Imperial fapai 1 ■< Qo?«m. I maaa. Tiie New Twin totem Steamers maintaining this service have b<
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    GERMAN FINANCIAL CONTRADICTIONS.
    355 9 GERMAN FINANCIAL CONTRADICTIONS. Curious Statements by Herr Helfferich. Recently Herr Helfferich, Imperial German Minister of Finance, made, it will be remembered, some very optimistic official statements favourably comparing tbe German financial position with that of the' Entente Powers. It is curious to note tbat, faced witb a question of fact,
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    THE PINS' POINT OF VIEW.
    380 9 Lord Ropebery in the course of an address to the Glasgow Rotary club, made this useful point. But after all there is only one subject that is in all our minds, which blackens every day from morning until evening, which occupies our thoughts in business
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    PEACE BALLOONS.
    411 9 New Device of the German Anti-War Party. The anti-war section of the German Socialist party, acting in conjunction with supporters und sympathisers in three adjoining neutral countries, has adopted a novel method of condncting its propaganda in favour of the speedy termination of the war. A large number,
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    FOSTERING OF TRADE.
    321 9 Considerable interest has been aroused by tbe statement that an important report from the Advisory Committee of the Board of Trade was in the press and might ba expected shortly. It is understood that Government subsidies for certain industries are advocated and protection by tariff also approved
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    "SPOONERISMS."
    72 9 According to the fhuustsm ol tbe 3rd General hospital, there has lately been an astonishing revival of spoooarieaWa* 1 It quotes a doctor who began by railing his audience tons of soil, next informed thetn that the first thing they muet learn was to shout and scoot, and wound
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      587 9 ______nw&____t__\ __M UU I Was or Peace. Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. S (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE! Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,00C
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      435 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) FIRK Insurances effected on Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description. MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of the world at lowest rates. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2, Finlayson Green. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated in England.)
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      331 9 i fiADICQEDP PEED! THE BEST BEER 1 MANUlM^^^^^^mW FACTURED AmS-^P^/!F^mW ACCORDING I __W\^^^^^^^_f TO THB LATEST I METHODS WITH I EVERY POSSIBLE CARE IN sanitary respects. I CARLSBERG BEER IS D&NISH BEER, BOLE IMPORTERS I THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd. (INCORP «L A .T^.I N rnn E NMARK) I OBTAINABLE
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      66 9 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE AND MARINE. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) YAN6-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. Ltd. MARINE. (Incoiporated in Hongkong.) CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE. (Incorporated in Hongkong.) LONDON GUARANTEE ACCIDENT^. Jt GUARANTEE. (Incorporated in England.) Fire and Marine Risks of every descript'o* underwritten at lowest current rates. I
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    Market Price List.
    436 10 Singapore, Feb. 21st, 1916. I The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other j markets there may be sti.all variations. Jeans, Long per catty C7 do. French do 16 Jeef per lb. 20 Jeef Steak do 22 Sean Sprouts per catty
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1318 10 To Deo. J i Jan. To da'.e K. M. S. June 46,630 10,219 Kombob, Dec 848,063 41,377 Kota Bah rot 42,578 Ko Tinggi, Mar 11.800 Ko Tampin, Jan Krian Bhi Jan 48,000 Krian Plant, Dec 273.785 38,474 Krabong, Sept 27,942 8,621 Kuang, Dec 180,637 19,74 0 Kuala
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    TIN RETURNS.
    149 10 In above 'ist the totals in first column are monthly totals f jr Jan Dec, Ifc The n,onth in nhich the Company's year ends is indicated after the name, s- c">nd column shows the 1916 total to dtteaud third column the total of tbe i>ast months. E i
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    DYKES AND POLDERS.
    395 10 Tbe towns and villages of Noord Holland sheltering just within the great dykee that keep the Zuider Zee at bay listen always to the storm with the thought that such an event as that which has happened may befall. But the story of the dykes on the
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      202 10 PRIVATE HOTEL. STAMFORD HOUSE. CENTRALLY SITUATED. Bras Basah Road. Comfortable Rooms with Bathrooms attached Electric Fittings throughout. Separate Tables In Spacious Dining Room. Large Reception Hall. Billiards and Newspapers. The Present Management desire it to be known that they cater especially for Ladiesand Gentlemen (Resident or Travellers) seeking the Comforts
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      291 10 .'GUSS AND FCRGEIiIN RUBBER UTEX COP. IN HALF LEMON AND FLAT BOTTOM SHAPE. G. OTOMUNE Co. Good things to Eat. te-l==3 LIBBY'S ASSORTED SOUPS twC*y^ Packed in cases containing 48 tins, j^^^-\ f m ~rS~i «ay cne month's supply. \^Zl _^L__\ i Assortment from the following:— felffillS^ TOMATO, MOCK-TURTLE, MULLICATsWIY,
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1633 11 Issued by FKASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Feb. 24th. Ail quotations of Sterling Shares mast be regarded as purely nominal for the present Oaf. lBflUB Paid. Labs Li.*. Buixae Sellers, 85,000 98 38 Allagar 6% 2 0 2 6 600.0C0 1 1 Anglo-Java 15 0 1
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    EXCHANGE.
    57 11 Corrected df vo Feb. 24.) Bank 4 tms 2-4 19 82 demand 2-4i Private credits Bms 2-4 29 82 France demand Bank 828 Isdia, T. T. 17 li HONOKONQ, demard 16. Yokohama, demard 111* Java, demand 13 li Babokok, demand M 654 SOVB&&IGN8, Bank Buying 98.64 Bank of England
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    PRODUCE
    134 11 Feb. 24. Tin (125 tons) 989 12* Gambler 18 25 Gambler Cube No. 1 28.00 Gambler Cube Nc. 2 20 00 Ptppss Black ordia S'pore 24.00 Pepper, (White fair) Muntok 87.75 Nutmegs (110 to tbe lb. nom. Nutmegs (80 to tbe lb.) nom. Mace (Banda) 80.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom.
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      230 11 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc, Ant Fumigators and Sulphur Powder. Arsenite of Soda for killing out lalang. Aspinall's Varnish, Paints &c. Cartridges. Nobel's own loading with sportBing l>allistite which holds more pigeonshooting records than any other powder. Cement "England" brand by The Ship Canal Portland Cement Co., Ltd. Disinfectant. "Sanitas"
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      105 11 SINGAPORE Shipchantilery Co. SHIPCHANDLERS PROVIDORING CONTRACTORS. The Company's Launch meets incomiug 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. 1-1 81-8 The Singapore and Straits Housekeeper's Day Book. Names of
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      425 11 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per P. &O. str Malwa.— Mrs J. A. Webster, Mr C. L. Caldicott. Mr A Mrs Pearson, Mr Howell, Mr Mrs E. Johnson and 2 children, Mr Mrs Tagg, Mr Anderson, Mr Gar ton, Mr and Mrs Brown, Mr Mrs Marshall, Mr Gage Per P. O. str. Ehiva.
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      445 11 LATEST ARRIVALS List of vessels in port at 11 a.m on Feb. 24, 1916. Vessel's Name Date of Arrival British. Mata Hari Feb 22 Sappho Kinta Kaka Wilhelm Amherst Sri Muar Penang Mataram Will o the Wisp Feb 24 Batavier Rauee Medusa Malacca Klang Dutch. Rochusseu Feb 24 Van Goens
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    545 12 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. At tbe Club House, yesterday evening. the twenty fifth annual general meeting of the Singapore Golf Club was held, tbe chair being takeu by the President, Hie Excellency the Governor, Sir Arthur Yonng. Amongst those present were Sir Evelyn Ellis. Dr. P. Fowlie, Messrs
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    FOOTBALL.
    339 12 PENANG CHINESE RECREATION This match was looked forward to not only by the Penang visiting team but with almost equal keenness by ihe Cricket Club. The previous match between the Penang Club and tbe Singapore Chiuese Club had shown that the visitors were a keen clever lot of players
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    BIG JEWEL THEFTS.
    473 12 Armed Thief. A week or so previous to Chinese New Year, there was reported the fact in these columns of Beveral housebreakings by night, where jewellery to a very large amount had been stolen. From a house in Princep Street jewellery to the value of $10,320 was
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    350 12 Sinapore, Feb. 25. Although there have been a fair number of bargains during the past week the dealiDgß have only been on a small scale. Tbe prices of both tin and rubber have fluctuated within narrow limits and in consequence shares have not altered materially. Industrial stocks
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    ERZERUM.
    955 12 The following account from the Daily Telegraph is of particular interest now "Erzerum" means "the fortress of Rome." In the days when a European Empire governed Asia Minor, when Rome I or Constantinople kept the peace from the j Euphrates to the Atlantic, Erzerum was j tbe. great fortress
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    Fortress of Erzerum.
    642 12 Erzerum covers the one great highway which penetrates into Armenia from Russian territory. If you wish to estimate the rigour of the weather .in the recent fighting, you may note that 22 deg is a common winter minimum, even in the plain. Through this plain the Russian
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    41 12 The January Silver Medal was won by Mr Kellagher, The following were the aeon G 38 B. Kellagher 48 44 10 77 J. W. Haddon 46 39 8 77 J. Lornie — 40 »— 45 4 81
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    108 12 The M. M. Company's steamer Andre Lebon left Saigon yesterday and may be expected here on Saturday morning. The captain of the Briush steamer Balgownie has received a medal for bravery for the gallant manner in which he saved his ship and crew, when on November 27, off
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    118 12 At the annual meeting of the Calcutta Law Society it was mentioned that 21 European Solicitors in Calcutta had volunteered and were serving at the front in various capacities. In the third police court, yesterday morning, Chief Detective Inspector McAfee, charged E. F. Pestana, of 73, Bencoolen Street, one of
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      31 12 Mr E. G. Hillier, cm. a., manager, Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank at Peking, has been summoned to London for consultation with regard to the Bank's pre-war association with German banks,
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