The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 March 1916

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ri?< cents SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 1, 1916, NO. 8,689,
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  • 123 1 Further submarine activity is reported from various points Page 7. The number drowned in the IfftloJ* disaster is published Page 7 The new books ready for issue at Rallies to-morrow are listed on page 7. The S. C. C. players easily beat the Chinese champions at lawn
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  • 1560 1 As far ae can be at«certaiued, the Roe6ian guerrilla bands are of a *eroi military, I semi civilian formation To the regular dwellers in this dreary, forbidding expanse* jof e warn p and woodland belongs tun advantage of familiarity with every trait me! bypath intricately iutf
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 140 1 RIFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM ADJOINING CONFECTIONER'S SHOP Bras Basah Road, Singapore. now" open FROM 9 A.M. TILL 12 P.M. [CES, CAKES, PASTRY, COLD DRINKS, TEA, COFFEE AND COCOA, Etc. AFTERNOON TEAS A V 1 C? 1O *E* X a T T rn xx Moderate Charges. Moderate Charges. LAIRD O'LOGAN J|L WHISKY.
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    • 233 1 KOP^ STOUT Teetotal Drink. HAS ALL, THE FLAVOUR, PALATABILITY, DIGESTIVE, TONIC, AND WHOLESOME PROPERTIES OF THE BEST STOUT WITHOUT THE ALCOHOL. The ideal Stout for the Tropics gratifying to the palate, aids the digestion, refreshing to Invalids, wholesome and appetising. Has no heavy after-effects as with ordinary Stout. Guan Chin
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    • 207 1 LAT^T ADVERTISEMENTS. N 13 Lloyd road to let Page 5. N aice te flotation of Habrakol Ltd Pagi o. A the Casino and Palladium fresh film this evening Page 2. N sice re forwarding of reading matter to B tibh troops Page 5. S tippii g Tovo Kisen Kaisba, Dutch
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 106 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, March Ist. firtgh 7-^4 a.m. l'.-0 p.m. Thursday 2nd. High Water 8-t» a.m., ir-29 p.m. Dalhous'e Chapter, *.3O p.m. Ladies' L T. Club meeting, 6.15 p.m. Friday 3rd. High Wator— v 38 a.tu., 10-5< p.m. Saturday 4th. High Water 10-44 a.m., 11-13 p.m. 8.1 outward mail expected.
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  • 203 2 Tbe Kotlin Pont deplores the financial eifcU'itiau and the German government's 'icy of concealment ai.d dtchiras it ie a great mistake if people be not made gradually acquainted with position which i-> terrifying Few people navu any idea haw aerioue the position ie. Daring a recent d.;b \:e in the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 215 2 I THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Hongkong). 1 xlJa i Chief Importers OF British Pianos FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos Victoria Theatre COMMENCING Monday, March 6th i FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY. MAURICE E. BANDMANN PRESENTS The Scamps Direct from all the Principal London Theatres PLAN OPEN AT MGUTRIE'S.
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    • 616 2 FOR A PEW NIGHTS ONLY TO-NIGHT Programme of Exceptional Excellence -^-TO-NIGHT AT THE PALLADIUM SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE TRIUMPH OF STRENGTH A DRAMA IN TWO ACTS The Story is crowded with so many thrilling encounters and rescues from forest bred Lions that it is no exaggeration
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    • 637 2 AN EXTRA SPECIAL PROGRAMME WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE A V IM A BY THE SEA CINEMA \J tk 0 I 11 U OFF BEACH RO COMMENCING AT 7.30 P.T'. SHARP FOR SEATS RING UP 1368 STILL ANOTHER STAR PROGRAMME AT THE POPULAR CINEMA BOtTMI "GAIETY" PICTURE PALACE Where all
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  • 1094 3 K. M. S. June 46,630 10,219 Kombok, Dec 848,063 41,377 Rota Kahro*, 42,573 Ko Tinggi, Mar 65,000 11,300 Ko Tampin, Jan Kriau E^o Jan 43,000 Krian Plant, Dec 273.785 38,474 Krubong, Sept 27,942 8,621 Kuang. Dec 180,637 19,700 Kuala Kangsar, 35,601 K. Kubu, June 61,363 13,049 K.
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  • 215 3 In above list the totals in first column are tuoutbiy totals fw Jan Dec, lfc The iuonth in which the Company's year ends is indicat d after the name. Second column shows the 1916 total to cUre and third column the tota of the past months. Every en
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  • 298 3 A Case for Urgent Action. We desire to draw attention to a matter that urgently concerns the health of every resident of Rangoon. The outbreak of srmtll-pox at present is serious. It is more violent than the annual occurrence of the disease about this time of year,
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    • 91 3 THE KEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION Na 1 CVREbDIiiCHARihb.EnHKRSEX.WITHOUT INJECTIONS. THERAPION NO. 2 CURE' BI 000 POISON, BAU LEGS, SKIN ERUPTIONS THERAPION NO. 3 CT KKS CHRONIC WEAKNESSES. DRAINS, LOST VIOOR.ftC SOLD BY LEADING CHEMISTS. PRICE IN ENGLAND. 29. 5-IM) STAMP ADDRESS ENVELOPE FOR r(|RE I FREE BOOK TO IJR. LKCLEKC
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    • 561 3 THE growing activities of our second year's hostilities find Avon Tyres in increased demand for H.M. Transj P° rt# u an<l P roven in the fierce be of War, as they J have been tried in every sort of civilian service, Avons emerge I as Seasoned Campaigners worthy of the
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  • 1287 4 REICHSTAG DEBATE. How Reuter Is Regarded. Amsterdam, Jan. 23. There was a lively debate in the Reichetag yesterday, mainly on the subject of the censorship. According to the report of the proceedings in the Kolnische /sitting, the Socialist, Here Dittmann, said that the authorities
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 441 4 1 PROVISION FOR THE YOUNG I EDUCATIONAL ANNUITIES J remove one of the chief anxieties a married man with a family has M namely, how best to provide for the education of his Children, the I expenses tor which reach their maximum when the Children are I from 14 to
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    • 196 4 I SAY EMPHATICALLY That Sciatica., that most excruciatir-g of maladies can be cured! Littles Oriental Balm caret! me, after live years of misery. "It will cure you."' That voice the sentiment of one grateful patient. Thousands of others are ready to join in the chorus of jirai-irp this remarkable dispeller
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    • 198 4 Aromatic CJ t Schiedam c Tisumed neariy ',000,000 Bot- >"'"'*"■ "The Beverage that Benefits" H T? li^TiJ' T T T^l TT f A^ KAN GOON. GLASS AND PORCELAIN RUBBER LATEX COP. IN HALF LEMON AND FLAT BOTTOM SHAPE. SAMPLE FREE ON APPLICATION. G. OTOMUNE <^» Co. I |^Sfe; v LADIES
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 323 4 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. I Per P. O. str. Malwa.— Mrs J. A. Webster, j Mr C. L. Caldicott, Mr <s Mrs Pearson, Mr Ho- well, Mr Mrs E. Johnson and 2 children, Mr i Mrs Tagg, Mr Anderson, Mr Garton, Mr and i Mrs Erown, Mr Mrs Marshall, Mr Gage Per
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  • 650 5 A Hospital with Peculiarities. j t\e nt-Ht white cot», aud ICftvrea, and daintily-attired d soldiers dressed in u fa reu ties, whereas Ward 0 j> H tuiliK*. i rrt*) coloured blankets... |7»8 the inmates sleep :i i authority is represeu- who shouts out Staud a as we writer
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  • 48 5 urj poursA rhe contract with StMMI Navigation Company evince of the weekly raaila '•Mi. a and other Eastern ''-'lild have expired at the 'Qth. but as it is impossible a u'horit:ea to give close attention '"is of a f redn contract in present a "ceB, the existing arrangements
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  • 882 5 lbe rery new soldier, learning hia new business in England, finds many things to produce the illusion that he is once more a boy at 6chool. No one of them does eo more poignantly than the week-end's leave wrung from a stern superior. He has
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  • 129 5 Aggregate of 141 Years. A vtTDflcnlar paper from India gives the news tbat Sheik Gazi, a Mahomedan, had been convicted under section 395, I P.C., of dacoity and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment. The accused who is about j thirty-two years of age, is a native
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 651 5 Subscription List Closes at Hongkong Bank on Saturday, March 4th 1916. HABRAKOL SYNDICATE, LIMITED. AUTHORISED CAPITAL 15,000 Ordinary Shares of $10 each $159,000 Issue of 7,500 Ordinary Shares of $10 payable On application $5 Oh allotment $5. DIRECTORS. The Hon. A. R. AD\MS. Advocate and Solicitor, Penang The Hon. ROBERT
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    • 477 5 '.conditions are restored because of the inherent superiority of the new material. Local Works. Satisfactory arrangements have been made for the carrying out of the first object of the Company, > which as mentioned in the opening para graph, is the inauguration of the industry locally as a preliminary to
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    • 698 5 Notices NOTICE. The Post Office is now in a position to receive and forward literature fjr the following British forces His Majesty's Ships on this station (2) All local military forces <) The B>iti«h Forces in Egypt (4) The British Forces in Salonika. It is hoped shortly to extend the
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    • 586 5 To Let TO LET No IS, LUiytl Road. Compound Houw. Appiy to S. M. ALSAGOFF ft Co. 7SB, North Bridge Road. 1-H U.C TO LET No. 12, Mount Elizabeth Road. Apply to Loh Lam, 601, North Bridge iioad. 15-9 DO TO LET RAFFLES' SQUARE, The Premise* nowoccupied by Oaupp A
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  • 1437 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday March 1, 1916. With Mr Hughes, the Prime Minister of the Australian Commonwealth, Mr Fisher, a former Premier, now High Commissioner for Australia, and Sir George Reid, a former Prime Minister and High Commissioner, and now a member of the British House of Commons, all
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  • 800 6 Capt. J. J. Hudson, for many years Bailing out of Singapore, and for a time, Secretary of the Straits Merchant Service i Guild, died at Perth, W, A. on Dec. 18th 1915. The Singai Vannia Kshatriya Sangam. I Singapore, is exempted from registration j under the Societies Ordinance. The Gaylang
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  • 127 6 SAILORS AM) THK EfcAjlj To thi; Editok Sir,— The man of war Usssli v have recently been in port. h a 1 every case been berthed ai King 1 the distance from which u, t!)V^ far, that the 6ailo»s ruunt ipmij least twenty four cents for a, r r
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  • 107 6 Dear Sir,- In the Times rcontlv tbe appeared tbe following pura^m, An old sea captain rssirtsul noticing that the engin.> of a u :iXU London and North Western ftsHwej bo the name Dachsbuud. wiot.' to th* »■<>, l r rai. way company eugeohtin^ thm.
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  • 123 6 The Postmaster General. Mi j Baddeley. announces that litftatiiii liritish Koreas (H. M. mpSSfj thfl rti local military forren British I Rgypt Brfttsh Pbvost in Salor.ika can I handed in at the enquiry couuti-r < h l^bt Office, and uitu the kind assistance of the P
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  • 227 6 Copy of telegram receive- 1 iMscharged from boapita] dullab Haveldar LSk6 Bbi Sepoy '2771 Dula mij^li. al, 111 Guides. Aden. He I hav- a mnioiH Iwadoibi nitfht." "She: Ivi battd ibat will cure Ml j thing of own Shall 1 sing to v!.!, Hi dO6oß*t ache at PMltj
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 67 6 JUNORA Tonic Wine of Health. GALDBEGKjIn^ Go. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) SPECIAL DISPLAY New Stocks of Men's Wear I WALKOVER K. BOOTS SHOES I FINE FELT HATS. I TIES AND SOCKS. I fdfijph tii ro rnHnbH IILUo. "LIGHTHOUSE" BRAND f *:ft ff ft '<f I I v
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    • 58 6 PKOPEKTY SALE. The following Singapore pooped di6po8ed of by auction at Messrs lowell* Co.'b sale room yesterday ftiternooc Leasehold land, preu 1104 square! Lease No. 1814 for IM yearn. > *-ar i> rent tC. Together with Hmi bricfc in I roof Bhophou6e premis^b WMteJ \k*H and known a6 No. 19
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  • 284 7 GERMANY S GREAT ATTEMPT. Allies High Spirits. [Kt Submarine Cable 1. tHiTisa Sibvio* London F.b. ->m.— The Meuee Heights, vh.> h the (iermana are trying to ijvui; 'ire seamed with ravines which a r pgattafl are water courses. The French fcaaeMi and batteries enfilade these, and ,i
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  • 52 7 "•'< a-': ;r _;ton, Feb. 28. Germany has !> ted ount Bernstorff to inform the I n:t> A states tbat the Lusitania assur■MM ipplj ouly to unarmed merchant- ;> understood tbat Germany il that aimed merchantmen are to il^Btruction without warning. Submarine commanders are instructed to ::.t:r
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  • 143 7 Kfh. '.H. Official. Sixty four passengers of the Maloja were saved out I 1 19, ai;J altogether '260 were saved out of the complement of 411. It is hoped b v~\> r that more names of saved will vet he received. I. r r Feb. 28 Two
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  • 48 7 L Lenta Pel 18 Ir i< stated at Petro--3d thu: <'< i.!<z Kaaita the German Comhu t a: L- nMUMhah, committed &uiD tlu tr. try cf the Russians, i mp 1 Armenian priest eaid that H <>u»ai:d Armenians were nas- wk niter the fall of Erzernm.
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  • 19 7 udon. Kfh. •Jri. The Austrian com- linstbc bombarding of DoXAZZfI Harbour ar i the Icaltuu warships replying.
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  • 118 7 n or nit Frksch Consul Feb. K —The French three per toada tat M Kit. 61.75 and the live Per c- 88.7Q 1 BOrth of Verdun the enemj bk t- r:\.i ug -liust the heights of j I I and VaiKv, where we repulsed j IhevaU occupies
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  • 259 7 HOW THE WESTBORN WAS TAKEN. Appam's Gold Removed. £Bj Bubmiruiv C*bl«). Blum's Sievioi. London, Feb. 28. Steamers sunk are the French Trignac in the North Sea on Friday five of the crew were rescued. Twenty six passengers and crew are miss ing. The Russian vessel Petshenga was also
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  • 86 7 London, Feb. 28. A large and influential city meeting at which the Dominions and India were represented passed a resolution unanimously that in the interests of Imperial trade and Commerce and the unity of the Empire it is essential that steps be taken by Government to
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  • 76 7 THE ECONOMY POLICY. London, Feb. 28. The Committee on Retrenchment in the public services recommends a detailed review of the Civil Service, reorganisation of the Circuit and County Court systems, simplification of the Insurance Act, various alterations in the Postal and Telegraph service, temporary suspension of old age pensions where
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  • 15 7 London, Feb. 28. Mr Coote (Unionist) has been returned unopposed for south Tyrone.
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  • 125 7 Germany and Raemaekers' Cartoons. The Paris wireless service recently included the following The German journals are insulting Holland. The Dutch aie accused of not having displayed enough admiration for those who, after having guaranteed Belgian neutrality, invaded Belgiau territory and still continue to torment that country. M
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  • 110 7 Ten gang robbers were recently convictes and each sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Court at Alor Star, Kedah. The Casino is screening a special pro gramme this evening beginning at half past seven Some unusual attractions are promised. Edmund has just begun to attend the public school, and
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  • 378 7 NATIONAL ARMY IMPROVISATION IN WAR TIME. By this time even heedless persona mast feel convinced that if Lord Haldaue bad not abandoned the Boy-Training clauses from his Bill (Territorial and Reserve Forces) in 1907, those clauses drafted by Brigadier General Ellison of the War Office Staff, seven years' consecutive 1
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  • 357 7 Id the list of officers killed in the war casualty lists to hand by the mail appear these) Captain W. J. H. Leete, 11th Lancashire Fusiliers, killed in France on Jan 21, was educated at Berkhamsted School and Caiuß College, Cambridge. In 1909 he entered the
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  • 82 7 I With the January issue this magazine enter* upon its tifteenth year of publication. The article 1 continue full of in terest, and vary from "The Yalue ol South West Africa" to the Welfare of the Child." Mr. K. J. Wilkinson, cm g., Colonial Secretary of the
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  • 86 7 Maduran Fireman's Savagery. (From Our Own Correspondent. f Penang Feb. 29. A perious affray is reported aboard the Koninklijke Paketvaart Maacchapij'a steamer Singapore at Sabang, The second engineer was murdered and the Chief I Engineer, Oaweneel, was severely cut by a Maduran fireman. The latter stabbed
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  • 310 7 The following new books will be ready for issue on Thursday. Bennett, Arnold, These Twain. Blyth, James, Ursula's Marriage. Chester, 6. K., and Lillian Chester, The Enemy. Cole, Sophie, The House in Watchman's Conrad, Joseph, Victory. Horn, Kate, Because of Phoebe. Johnston, Mary» The Fortunes of Garin. Lethbridge.
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  • 140 7 In fcheir monthly circular, dated tbe 22nd February, by the MM. mail steamer Andre Lebon, Messrs Win, G. Hale Co,, report as follows on the Saigon Rice Markets. Business stagnant, dtmand trifling, prices weak. Freight from Saigon to Hongkong 67 to 68 ceucs, to Java 85 to
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  • 118 7 Calcutta, Feb. 16. In connection with the representation of the Bengal Chamber of Coramoi-ce that the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Ordei in Great Britain was being operated so as to prevent the departure of newly engaged and leave-ex-pired mercantile assistants leaving for India, the Secretary to the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 126 7 ROBINSON <2b Co. JUST ARRIVED NEW STOCK GF -m RAZORS M THE STRAITS RAZOR (it MM BLACK HANDLE RAZORS KM mI I BY FORD MEDLEY m |B M! m WINGFiELD ROWBOTHAM Co. Jf H fm^ Braej PRICES Im^ J l^H imp i Sfctf I mi' H A IWT ¥f Zk
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 736 8 Shipping "ELLERM AN LINE. For LONDON S.S. "KANSISj" due on or about Mar. 3 For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to hMcALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. THE SIAH STEAM NAVIGATION CO., Ltd. SINGAPORE— BANGKOK. (INCORPORATED IN SUM). Pot Kretay, Trtng* ann, Blanl, Semera, Kelaatan, Tabal, fianfnara, Teinfl*,
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    • 894 8 Shipping MTm O« British India AND fi.PCAR Ijine (Companies Incorporated in England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract witn His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon. Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, MediterSteamers will leave Singapore on or about Connecting at Colombo with jj S.s. Nauiur March
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    • 535 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWABD 1916 ss Andre Lebon Feb 25 ss Polynesiea Feb 29 as Atlantique Mar 10 88 Lotas Mar 18 ss Amazone Mar 24 ss Athos Mar 38 88 Poiyne bien April 7 A Bteauer Apr 1
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    • 568 8 Shipping NV U JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. Incorporated in Japan). EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, Ix>ndon, nnd*-r nlnil contract with the Imperial Japanese (Government. The New Twin screw Kt«iamore maintaining this service have been '-r>«- iaijy designed and constructed, and an u
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  • 621 9 In an article on the above the Daily Telegraph says ln all its century or more of chequered fortune the Pavilion has never been used to such good purpose as today. Let us set against this picture of the activities of the Indian hospital some sketch of
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  • 111 9 The Government Statistician estimate* the are a under wheat in Xew South Wales 1915 16 at 5,166,000 acres, as compared with 4.158,000 acres in the previous! season, and the estimated yield at 20.68H, 000 bags of wheat and 1,220,000 tout* of hay compared with 4, 262,
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  • 334 9 At Falmouth, where Captain von Pap«n, one of the two German attaches ejected from the United States, called on board the Dutch liner Rotterdam on his way home, there were found in hie possession some remarkable documents. Captain von Papen's complicity in outrages is establi
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  • 235 9 German Professor on his Countrymen. Professor Rudoff Eucken, the German philosopher, in an addrebe in Berlin the other day, declared that drinking ig the only vice the Germans have inherited from their remote forefathers. Martin Luther and Tacitus both bear witness of this. Germans must conquer this custom.
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  • 165 9 80 varied are the replies to the hoard of Agriculture's question, What is a newlaid egg t that an ofiicial itatement must not be expected for some days, a represent ative of the Jhiily Mail was informed, la the trado," a poultry expert said. there it
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  • 97 9 London, Jan, 17. Private Well a, of the Suffolk Regiment, who bus returned to England frotn prison in GeriiitiiJ>, describes the horror* of tLe treatment of prisoners at Wittenberg. They took my overcoat," he baid. in freezing weather,, and made trie march in the enow barefooted. Whin
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 551 9 IVVar or Peace. Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP \m GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. T^e Company has £20,000 Oevoaltea with the Supreme Coat!
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    • 431 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) FIRE 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. Offlcos 2, Finlayson Green. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated in England.)
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    • 329 9 a JL/JXxiNJft. i xjixxjjiJCL i CARLSBERG BEER! 1 THE BEST BEER I MB^^Pu^^fW ACCORDING a W^^^^^^w TO THB LATEST 1 i6H^^^^^r METHODS WITH I EVERY POSSIBLE CARE IN SANITARY RESPECTS. I I CARLSBERG BEER |S DANISH BEER M SOLE IMPORTERS I THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd. j (INCORPORATED IN DENMARK)
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    • 92 9 NEW ZBIiKD INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE AND MARINE. (lucubrated in New Zt aland.) YAKG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSGC. Ltd. mm. (Incorporated in Hocgkocg.) I CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Hongkong.) LONDON GUARANTEE AOGSDENTiXu. Jo GUARANTEE. (Incorporated in England*) Fire and Marine Kisks of every descrlpn'oo underwritten at lowest current rates.
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    • 178 9 ARE YOU MIDDLE-AGED? Forty is the age of greatest effort with most people. Vitality is used up at tbe most rapid pace. Often tue struggle in work or business produces nerve strain, or the failure to succeed causes worry, nervous breakdown, neurasthenia. Middle-aged people find that thev cmnot ran as
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  • 481 10 Northam ptonshire's Output. The Daily Telegraph Northampton cor* respondent writes Since the outbreak of war Northamptonshire has supplied five armies with the bulk of their boots, delivering to the British Army alone no less than a total of £325,000 worth a week in busy times out
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  • 294 10 11 1 have been told that the Drink Restriction Order ie so tyrannical and drastic that the edicts of the Star Chamber are but a pale shadow However that may be in the South, it is clea* 1 that north of the Tweed the
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  • 58 10 Basle, 12th Jan. The creation of cigarette and electricity monopolies in Germany is aimed at in the scheme of new taxation. A monopoly in insurance is also projected, together with taxation of advertisements in newspapers and on hoardings. It is hoped 1 that a milliard marks
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 279 10 H Appropriate, always, ii 3|K With certain dishes, such as Game, LEA Z3T PERRINS' SAUCE is always appropriate. CyJ It is the recognised sauce for such use. fen? <jsfa In fact, for everything with which a sauce ijftffc Mlto am be used, LEA PERRINS 1 is invariably MUfi Bwftjfl the
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    • 333 10 for the arduous task to which they are subjected. Our policy is to reduce our prices whenever it is possible to do so, but never at the expense of a sacrifice of quality* i The great Michelin business has been built up on this principle I THE BEST TYRE AT
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  • 1487 11 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Feb. 2!)th. All quotations of Sterling Shares mast be regarded as purely nominal for the i>Biaot. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Oa». iBBua. Paid. &aot Drr. Burms. Bhllrkb. 85,000 IB SB AllAgU 5% -.2 0 2 6 •00,000 1 1 Anglo-Java
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  • 56 11 (COBEECTED OF TO Feb. 29.) Bank 4ms 24 19 82 demand 2-4t Pitvats credits Bms 24 29 82 France demand Bank 828 (aDiA, T. T. 174* Hohskohg, demaiid M |f% Yokohama, demand lilt Java, demand 131 Babokok, demand 65| Sovbbbi&kb, Bank Baying 98.64 Bank ol England Rate 6% Bar
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  • 140 11 Feb. 29. Tin buyers 191.62* Oambier 20.00 Gamble* Cube No. 1 26.00 4amfcier Cuba No. 2 24.00 Peppor Black ordin. S'pore 2H.00 Puppet. (White fair) Muntok 41.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb. nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lbJ M nom. Maoe (Banda) 75.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali Coffee (4%
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 240 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 sportLinji liallistite 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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    • 411 11 Wanted ENGLISH NURSERY 60VERNESS. Leaving Java FOR HO MR abo-t end of March offers services FROM SINGAPORE in return for passage. Good sailor and t xper ienced with young children. Excellent references. Apply to No, 'i\<\ c/o Saurabaiasch Handelsblad, Sourabaya, Java. 89-2 1-3 WANTED To purchase a suitable mediae sized
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 433 11 MAIL TABLE. lntei mediate and local malls, will be fonad in list below Penane, Malacca, F.M.B. (by Train) 6 p.m. daily (except Sunday). Johoi*. 8, 8.30, 11 a.m., 12.30, 2, 4 6 p.m. Pulau Soegi Hock Hye 8.80 AM Singkep Singkep 8.30 am Pontianak Singkawang IT. BO am Hongkong A
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  • 249 12 The match between Messrs C. V. Miles and D. Kleinman and the Singapore and Penang Chinese champions, which took place yesterday evening, was witnes Bed by a large gathering of spectators. Both sides of the court were lined four and five d»ep, whilst the Club Verandahs held many
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  • 127 12 Superintendent T. Leonard in charge of the Singapore Harbour Board police, in the second police court yesterday, charged Koo Fong with the theft of a quantity of scrap brass from the Keppel Harbour Docks. Accused was convicted and sentenced to 14 days' rigorous imprisonment. Ko Tian Mo was
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  • 65 12 HABRAKOL SYNDICATE, LTD. Attention is <r lied to the advertisement of this Peuang enterprise, which has already been mentioned, to exploit Habrakol, a new durable, plastic insulating material invented and patented by Mr Orlo V. Thomas, the Penang Electrical Engineer. Prospectuses may be obtained from Messrs Fraser and Co., brokers,
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  • 368 12 The Federal Rubber Stamp Co., forward lie a ueat little desk calendar. The Palladium puts on new films tonight including a Charlie Chaplin special, a tiae animal act and other good pictures. Father, 1 said little Rollo, what is appendicitis Appendicitis, my son," answered the deep-thinking father, uis something that
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  • 1140 12 Egypt. j Allahabad, February 2O.~The Cairo correspondent of the Pioneer says the command in Egypt has now been split np. General Sir Archibald Murray is in charge of the Mediterranean expeditionary force such as it is at preseut and is responsible for the Canal defence with headquarters
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  • 370 12 Sir Arthur Evans has delivered an address to the members of the Royal Qeo graphical Society on "The Adriatic Slave and the Overland Route toConstantinople," in the course of which he said It wus of considerable importance to ourselves, and 6hould be of supreme importance to
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  • 127 12 Duncan Blair McPherson, who was found asleep on some waste ground be hind St. Joseph's Church, was sent to thej House of Detention as a vagrant by the second police court magistrate yesterday. Mr J. C. McCaul, Hatu Tiga, who obtained a commission in the Australian Infantry, has. we hear,
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  • 148 12 The M.M. eceamer Polynesien, with the French mail from Europe, arrived at the west wharf at 11 a.m. yesterday, and having discharged and loaded cargo, and taken in bunker coal, will leave at daylight to day for Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Yokohama. The Straits Steamship Co's steamer Katong,
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  • 345 12 Despatches from Constantinople which were received in Paris via Amsterdam state that Prince Yussuf Izzedin, the Ottoman heir apparent, committed suicide yesterday. (Feb. 2). Prince Yussuf was found dead by his servants at 7.30 a.m. in the ZmgirhKoyon Palace. The veins of his left arm had
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  • 249 12 Aod Enemy Aliens. In reference to the Chairman's speech at the recent general meeting the S. C. Morning Post makes these rruiuiks "The question of the Bank's loyalty has never cropped up in Hongkong and after the emphatic and loudly applauded state- j ment made by
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  • 11 12 United Sumatra 47,500 total 2 mos 97,500.
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  • 52 12 rMr P. Harm, formerly with the Central Engine Works, Ltd., who as an officer of the R.N.R. was attached to Admiral Jerram's staff in Singapore, and who left in the "Triumph," is now a Naval Sub Flight Lieutenant. Mr Hann was in the "Triumph" when she was sank in the
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