The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 March 1916

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. i;:> cents SINGAPOKE, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1916, NO. 8.696
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  • 214 1 Mr Baifour made an encouraging speech ou the Naval Estimates Page 7. The P v\ 0 homeward bound Nellore is a£re at Malta, but mails and passengers have been lauded Page 6. News of the latest phase of tbe Verdun attack comes m slowly. From the com
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  • 873 1 Tbe large place filled by expletives is ordinary talk escapes notice until attention is called to it, when there follows the amut-ed suiprise M of M. Jourdaiu on learning tbat he Lad been talking prose all his liii without knowing it. Foreigners believe tbat tbe Englishman begins most of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 327 1 RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM I nrw-Zl I UMO.N.NC llk /|g\ ii fADIT'C CONFECTIONER'S SHOP I I»3©^^^! LU I li iJ "VT TTTT -n -skT 1 pA^^^S TOBACCOS CIGARETTES AND COCOA, Etc. f| I* ITI P II AFTERNOON TEAS ill KRI I! S H AN! Jtsr\M ANJNIMI^ ALL DRI ***** Moderate Charges.
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    • 84 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Steim 1; uncb for sale Page 5. Offices m Katz Bros. Buildings to let Page ">. Creditors of Garner i^uelcb to meet on March 20— Page t. Government of Johore call for tenders for 27 miles of road construction Page 5. j Sabatier's go to the premises formerly
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 142 1 m THE WEEK. Thursday 9th. High Water -1-4 a.m., l-« 8 p ra. Charity Performance, Alhambra, 9.15 pm. Friday 10th. High Water 1 ■'> a.m., 2-3H p.m. 8.1. homeward mail closes (irain). Saturday llth. High Water- 2 7 ».io., '-80 p.m Ba^.dmann'B "To-night's the Night.'* High Water— 2-4(3 a.m., 4-51
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  • 266 2 Important Point of Marine Insurance Di Settled. one of the most important decision given since the war began relating to marine insurance, and involving hundreds of thou I eands sterling, wae announced by the Hou&e of Lords on .lan. 27. it was decided that Hritish merchants who
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  • 278 2 Delhi. February 25. The following meesage, dated February 24th. has been received from Eye-witness m Mesopo tamia Columns commanded by General Gorringe advanced yesterday up tbe river on the right bank to Ummal Frug by a night inarch occupying at daybreak portions which commanded the Turkish camp
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  • 240 2 A very human picture of the Gurkha is given m the Bystander: A strauge little fellow, Johnny Gurkha. I have seen him receive the medaille inilitaire without a smile, aud I bave heard him roar with laughter while two of his subaltern sahibs indulged m a rough-and-tumble outside
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 577 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Maurice E. BANDMAN PRESENTS HIS OPERA COMEDY Go. FOR A SHORT SEASON COMMENCING Saturday, March llth In a Repertoire of the latest London Successes Sat. tfar. 11 "TONIGHT'S the NIGHT" Mon. Mar 13 The Man who stayed at Home. Tue. Kar 14 The Cinema Star. Wed. Mar 15
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    • 922 2 Can it be possible to cross the Atlantic from America ?<. Europe by an Airship. This is the question that will ba answered TO NIGHT AT THK IDEAL PICTURE tbeatkj. c,» E CASINO -T3SS, SECOND SHOW 9 15 SHARP. From AMERICA to EUROPE BY AN AIR SHIP An Exclusive Feature
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  • 1019 3 Trade Before the War. ll m the Germans are large fruit- many years preceding the U iiptJQß of fruit m (lermany I .I.i aud rapidly increasing. only m regard to bulk ne of great importance m aattt of the world; but the thing was wanted m the ri
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  • 411 3 Aids to tbe Stability of the Aeroplane Karly m the war it wae discovered that parrots were incomparable for detecting the approach of an aeroplane or airship. Kverjone knows that no submarine would put to sea without white mice aboard. Nor does a day pass
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  • 145 3 Many faithful silk hat wearers have j written to complain that the elegy co the silk hat which a sad silk hat wearer wrote i m Wednesday's Daily Mail is premature. The silk hat, they maintain, is not even seriously ill. It is only temporarily indisposed. The
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  • 118 3 Some discussion has recently taken place m The Bristol Times regarding which is the oldest vessel afloat. The Ceres, built m 1811, is said to be the oldest British steamer. She is still sailing m and about the Bristol Channel. But the Jenny, which was built 128
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  • 219 3 Further particulars regardiug the recent discovery of Buddhistic relics show that they comprise several deposits found m various stupas at Chir Tope aud Taxila during the last two years. The majority are enclosed m small vases of gold, placed inside larger vases of soapstone Or silver, and accompanied by gems,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 50 3 fJIAP-WZ FILLS a 1^" I I b soJiHAw?VON, BMGUUUk AN INVITATION TO THE GREY-HAIRED. TO COLOUR GREY OR FADED HAIR BIiOFDB, LIGHT or DARK BROWN, 1 BL^-OK, AUBIRN, and GOLDEN, Detection 1 impossible. Permanent, washable, free from grease. ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS EUROPEAN i Hair Dressing Saloon I GRAND HOTEL DE L'EUROPE
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    • 71 3 Blue and White Enamelled mM l^^MMl^— I II U ll_^— W I UMIIII IM— »>■, I lIIMIW I II Coagulating Pans. UNITED ENGINEERS, LIMITED Dama Road, Singapore. Branches at Bangkok, Ipoh, Penang, Seremban, Malacca, and Medan. I IjA IKA SI^EjI^I/IlLi WHITE LABEL. i Single Trial Cases. MAY BE OBTAINED FROM
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    • 59 3 MANILA CIGARS rFROM "GERMINAL" FABRICA DE TOBACCOS NOTHING GERMAN CONNECTED WITH THESE NOW IN STOCK REINA VICTORIA, LONDRES, PRiNCESAS, Etc. Wholesale at 6 THE ARCADE 12 RAFFLES QUAY. Retailed by KIM HIN Co., TYE HIN Co., ISMAIL BROS., KWONG JIN HENG AND GUAN CHIN HONG. FINEST IN THE WORLD IGODILLOT'S
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  • 959 4 Ths announcement made by Germany and Austria to neutral Governments that from the beginning of March tbey will treat armed merchantmen as warships appears to be regarded m London as involving no change io the existing practice of the barbarian Powers. German submarines have m the past sunk
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  • 686 4 The writer of an American letter m Fairplay has this Some of us grow hot with shame when we contemplate tbe actios, wt Juction, of our Government a6 to Bubmarina matters, and we would rather have seen America swallow every outrage and murder m silence than have 6o much
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  • 91 4 Plana ate being made for tho found. i- tion of a aderlandtche Club [Patriotic Clnh), wlioi-e objeol it trill be to create i reully independent Dutch nation, to kard< 0 tbe people against foreign Inflnoncoa. bo imprnb.s upon their mind! the politic-:- 1 position oi ibe Netherlands v matter which
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 522 4 FRASER NEAVE'S SPECIAL DRY GINGERALE 7 mi'j— !_____!_< m\t] MAKING HUGE STRIDES V; i MASSAGE HALL jl 5 5 THEARAPEUTIC MASSA6L ACUPUNCTURE, mW*,*^^ MANICURE 1 From the same tin of Benger s OPEN DAY NIGHT Food you can maintain a healthy Mr. S. FUJITA man or feed a baby." Mrs.
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    • 482 4 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAtL\ To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Presi a Daily, and is OttSßfc sl depots I hour each morning (Sonde] i price Ten Cents a e< p\ Bobeoribers'oopiei will bt ft private residences, I c towi if preferred) by seven o cl k < Full
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  • 787 5 Trawler Captain's Story. ondon. I *h. I>enny, mate of the rfef "Kiag Stephen," which found the 1 rman ppelin off Spain Head, thr-re was no chance of sav--lin. It was impossible, too, rhe dead weight attached, for rhe strain of the wind, which considerahly. When the the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 419 5 |jg Little Lectures by Nurse 'Wincarnis.' *Ltciiin No. 4 Weakness 1 ?Mr E very movement of the body W_ 2? rises up a definite amount of fSt 3t vitality. When you overtax §E =5 yourself, or your vitality is J^ undermined by illness, your -5t OJ^ whole system becomes too
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    • 571 5 Notices BEKOH RUBBER ESTATES, Ltd.! Warrants for first interim! dividend have been received aad are held by the undersigned. They will be delivered to the interested on application and production of share certificates, as proof of interest. The Secre- j tary advises this unusual course I is necessary m this
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    • 889 5 I Notices NOTICE OF REMOVAL COIFFEUR SUATIER. This Establishment will shortly be removed to new premises m the Square, next to Robinson Piano Co. 9-8 J6-3 GARNER, QUELCH Co., (Singapore) Ltd. (In liquidation) NOTICE is hereby given that a meeting of the Creditors of the above named 'ompan y will
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    • 439 5 Wanted WANTED I First class dresser innst speak Tamil and Malay, and he able to heip m office. Good I Salary. Healthy locality. Apply THE WATERHGUSE Co., Ltd. 8-3 uc WANTED An experienced Assistant for a Rubber Estate m Jboore Must be able to speak Tamil. Apply with copies of
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    • 533 5 To Let TO LET offices m Kat/ Brothers .Limited) building m Raffles Place. Lilt. Apply on the premises. 9 3 ao TO LET. No. 5. CHANGE ALLEY, No. sa, CHANGE ALLE 7, suitable for office or godown. Electrio light and water laid on. Apply 7, Change Alley, or 159. Jalan
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  • 50 6 Domestic Occurrences. MARRIAGE. Biubrock— Grant. On March Bth at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, by the Key. W. Cross, M. A. f Arcbibald Thomas Bturkock of the Chartered Bank of India Australia and China to Adalike, second daughter of the late Mr. William Grant and of Mrs. Grant, Bkirmount, Dundee, Scotland.
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  • 1726 6 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, March 9, 1916, Hrrr Aatl Ptnu People's right mataiafftDnMrad by Influence ar,d imbribed by gate *i*;t p»ir/c^ Ti rth b« giorioos ptectpU d—v~. And thus the whirligig of time brin gs m his revenges." There is hardjly any more satisfying sight m the eyes of
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  • 624 6 Major Chancellor, Inspector-General of Police, left for Penang yesterday on a tour of inspection. Tin Yin Yok, a wharf coolie, was convicted of the theft from godown 49 West Wharf of a tin of milk value 30 cents, and was fined t>s. witb tbe alternative of seven days' rigorous imprisonment.
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  • 206 6 London, March I.— Lloyda jr ew Malta says that tbe British stes ore, Yokohama to Loudon, m a: main hold. Togs are assisting and mails bave been landed Lord Curzon bas fractured h,, Washington, Mar. B. The Representatives by 176 ko I I indefinitely shelved a I't-oh.:.^ of
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  • 198 6 THE TSAR'S V ISIT TO SINGAPORE. FWBNTI -Fi\ fi,- a The present Tsar, at- Toacevil Singapore just a quarter ot cc on his way to the Far Fast tra\< tbe Russian cruiser Panuat A.-ovh Arriving m the first week o! Hand His Imperial Highness was r. Sir Cecil Clemeuti Smith
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  • 296 6 Sir John Andersou, tbe nev. QoveOM of Ceylon, ba6 appointed LteotMMMl Livingstone Learmonth. Irihh <-uara? be A. D. Tbe mortality returns for Singapore for the week ended March 4th. show deaths, a ratio per mille of po| IH9O. Convulsion caused H deaths pbtbisie 22 and malarial fe*er 1 No death*from
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 163 6 t CALDBECK, MACGREGOR &Co j STOCK LIQUEURS m E B of all descriptions. CHERRY BRAND! j flßfe lj £> l^i.« „tm*mm _\l I W *Vr*** J\ BmW 'Am Stmmmm—,.\—\ l vr~"— amvmSam.:-mm. Wholesale and Retail fe Q» L m Wine Spirit Merchants. EN SON'S WORLD-RENOWNED WATCHES WARRANTED TIMEKEEPERS LONDON MAKE.
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  • 656 7 BRITAIN'S NAVY. Kr BaifGurs Fine Tribute. [Bf Submarine Cable]. Kima'a Saavica. I M ir. 7. —In the House of Corner >ur, introducing the Naval dwelt on the international work I iht Hritish fleet. The present i \dmiralty (he said) had directly the work of their predeces
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  • 121 7 iting le recall that Sir Cie- j .'-..:au!, the famous geographer 4 ad explor- t. who^e death occurred on Hmmgli -bock Miitained hy Bn which tock place m his ■urn th nr-vicus day, was largely Mtfft] m reducing the price of int aud quinine from sorae- guinea
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  • 640 7 CHARACTER OF SECOND BATTLE. IBj Submenu. Okie). Eiotbi'b Baavica Paris, March 7.— Official. Intense bom bardment has enabled the Germans to progress west of the Mease along the railway line m the neighbourhood of Regneville. Simultaneously a German division attacked and captured hill 265, despite heavy losses inflicted
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  • 169 7 Tbe present paper crisis reminds us of the romance of the celebrated Oxford India Paper. About eighty years ago an Oxford graduate had a small quantity of thin, tough, opaque paper, upon which a few copies of the Bible were printed. One was presented to Queen Victoria, and the rest
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  • 220 7 AUSTRALIAN SIEGE BATTERY. The Calling Dp." [By Submarine Cable]. KjrtjTii'g Baafvua. Melbourne, March 7. Speaking to a crowded and enthusiastic meeting m the Town Hall, demonstrating sympathy and admiration for the French defence of Yer- i dun, Mr Pearce, the Minister for Defence, I announced that an Australian
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  • 57 7 Washington. March 7. Colonel House has conferred with President Wilson on the results of his mission to Europe. Petrograd, Mar. 7. Tbe Tsarhas conferred the Order of Saint George on General Yudenitch, captor of Er/eruni. M. Malevitch, ambassador to .lapau, ha 6 been recalled for health reasons. London, Mar.
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  • 34 7 London. Mar. 8. The increases m imports of grain and flour are X 1,425,517, 425, 517 exports of cotton <£2, 448, 690. The increases m February are imports £2, 147,771 export 10,158,845.
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  • 246 7 By Courtesy oy the French Consul General. Paris March 6, 6.80 p.m. The French 3 per cent bonds are at francs 62.50, and the 5 per cent at 88.85. Yesterday, to the north of Verdun, there was a violent bombardment without infantry action between the Bois de
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  • 136 7 Professor Eduard Meyer has elaborated tbe favourite German comparison between Rome and Germany on tbe one hand and Britain and Carthage on the other. The land Power against the sea Power, a national army against mercenaries and, of course, tbe suggestion of tbe eventual deletion of Carthage. But upon one
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  • 89 7 LOST IN THE SNOW. [By Submarine Cable]. KauTßß'ft toaanoa. London, March 7. Much surprise is expressed at the Zeppelin visit as it was snowing at the time. The arrangements j where warnings were given worked most i smoothly. Lights were extinguished without the slightest alarm. Both incendiary
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  • 104 7 London, Mar. 7.- -Official. At least ninety bombs were dropped during the raid, apparently indiscriminately, m rural districts. Possibly owing to the rough weather th 6 Zeppelins were uncertain whereabouts they were, and were anxious to get rid of their bombs before escaping under cover of night.
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  • 26 7 Amsterdam. Mar. 7. The Dutch steamer Bandoeng, homeward bound from India, was fired on m tbe Mediterranean without warning. Her lifeboats were damaged.
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  • 23 7 GREEK MINISTRY. Athens. March 7, The Government newspapers deny the reports of the impending reconstruction of the Skouloudis j Cabinet.
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  • 52 7 Salonika, March 7. A telegram from Constantinople says the town is full of German soldiers of whom fresh contingents are continually arriving, besides large quantities of heavy 'guns, munitions, motor vehicles, coal, and flour from Bulgaria. New heavy guns have been placed on the Goeben and
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  • 59 7 Big Government Victory. Peking, March 7. The Government troops' recapture of Suifu was the result of fierce fighting, m which the rebels suffered heavily. It is reported from Yunanfu that an alarm has been caused by the advance of the Szechuan troops, who have already entered Yunnan, where
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  • 176 7 Calcutta, February 26. I Mr Jenkins, superintendent of the P.! and O. m Calcuttn, seen by a Statesman representative, expressed the opinion that tbe occurrence was purely accidental' and due to bad weather. Tbe Channel ia notoriously rough m February und only a day or two ago
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  • 161 7 Calcutta, February 29. i. A short time apo the Admiralty m j response to an application by the Gov j ernment of India granted tbe use of two steamers as colliers to convey caal to Colombo relieving to some extent the difficulties of transport by
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 163 7 Gent's Walking Shoes. NEW STOCK f yggglS^W OF Tms WELL JUST ARRIVED. iS^^^) KNOWN BRAND* The high standard quality of this Shoe has m no wise deteriorated, it is still made from the best English leathers. The uppers are of 00( me d v m a good sha d c
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 796 8 S hipping "ELLERMAN" LINE. For LONDON A STEAMER Sailing on or about Nil. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Incorporated m Holland, Roy* Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2— B, COLLYKR QUA*. TTWOER nON^KAOT WITH TR|. NRTRVRIMKO'-" 'MTIIA
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    • 910 8 Shipping Mr* \3m British India AND Apcar Lime (Companies Incorporated m 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, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOB
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    • 552 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINB. For CHINA, JAPAN CETLON Md MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 ss Atlantique Mar 13 ss Porthos April 11 ss Amazone Mar 24 ss Cordillere April 25 ss Lotnd Mar 27 ss Andr£ Lebon May 9 j 88 Polynesien April 7 ss Atlantique May 23
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    • 560 8 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., 1.t 4 'Incorporated m Jat „.i. EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintained between r via ports to Marseilles, London. contract with the Imperiai Japan* ment. The New Twin sen v. >\,- A maintaining this service have been perm, designed and constructed, and
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  • 1387 9 An Exciting Week- End. It was recently intimated to the Northern Command that it would be acceptable to the War Office if a selection were made of seven gentlemen to visit the Western Front. Regard was to be had to signal service rendered m the
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  • 305 9 Gen. Townshend s Supplies Delhi. Feb. 23rd. The following mes sage, dated February 'J 1 et. 1916, has been received from Eye Witness iv Mesopotamia The la6t month here bas been one oi a certain amount of patrol work and sniping by night, artillery fire by
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 566 9 Kmmgaa/ g g^^ I War or Peace. Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth ioo cents on the dollar. J WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICES Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. g Tbe Company haa
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    • 422 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTO. (Incorporated m New Zealand.) FIRE Insurances effected on Bnildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description. MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of tbe world at lowest rates. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offlces 2, Finlayson Green, ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated m England.)
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    • 295 9 DRINK I DRINK I J CARLSBERG BEER! I THE BEST BEER I MODERATE. jj^JlSx I J^^^J^^a^Ht MANU--1 /i^^^^^^^^m FACTURED MmMs^^l' f^^^mF ACCORDING \Wm^^^^^^jf METHODS WITH i^^^^mS^j^W EVERY POSSIBLE CARE IN SANITARY RESPECTS. CARLSBERG BEER |S DANISH BEER, sole importers THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN DENMARK) OBTAINABLE FRON John
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    • 67 9 i mmm NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE AM MARINE. (Incorporated In^Nen Zealand.) YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. Ltd. MARINE. (Incorporated m Bbngkoa mn FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE. (Incorporated m Hongkong.) LOKDJN GUARANTEE ACCIDENI|tto. Jfl 1 GUARANTEE. (Incorporated m Rngland.J Fire and Marine Kisks of every descript'ofl Uaderwritten at lowest current
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  • 568 10 The French soldiers do not tell fancy stories, declares Herbert Corey. Their wit is often biting, but there is little laughter m it. On the other hand, the English soldiers care for little else by way of conversation when they are off duty. Carnage is a monotonous subject.
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  • 175 10 Boy kept till his Birthday to be shot. According to the Echo Beige," another act of inhumanity has been committed by Germans m Belgium. Three months ago a young man aged seventeen years and nine months, who m spite of his youtb, enlisted m the army for the
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  • 84 10 Dr. Helferich. the Secretary for the Im perial German Treasury, has brought m a Bill m the Reichstag for a progressive tax on war-proflts. The scale rises from five to twenty five per cent. Further financial proposals were also introduced, including an increase m the tobacco-tax. They
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  • 1222 10 To Deo. Bi Feb. To date 1915 Allagar, Dec 266,800 A.Gajah.Sep 29,790 9,000 18,850 Alma, 16,000 37,500 Ampat, Sep 36,054 An Johote, Mar 177,249 20,100 43,147 An Malay, Dec 1,507,347 108,626 261,454 An S'tra, May 473,623 Asahan, July 93,736 Atbara, A.Hitara, Mar 262,140 A.King, Dec 425 683
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  • 225 10 In above list the totals iv Ini w n are monthly totals fjr Jan Dec. 11 if, JI i iiiOnth m s*hich the Company* ytar »:u<ls il 4t4 after tbe name. Third column Bfaotn the 1916 total to date and second wfafliP •■■< Utt of the past month.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 571 10 Bam tbtUm Bktietoa at th< 'J Va.t." Lei Sargol make yoa^lumpland Popular. HOW THIN PEOPLE CAN PUT ON FLESH. A New Discovery. Thin men and women— that bit?, hearty, filling dinner you ate last night. What became of all the (at producing nourishment it contained f You haven't gained m
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    • 124 10 SINGAPORE Shipchandlery Go. SHIPCHANDLERS PRGViDORING CONTRACTORS. The Company*! Laancfa Lticomiog sh Offioei:— lf BATTERY ROAD I AKK Un fQ Telephone No. 141. Order* prompt!} attend to foi daily and tea ifco< Iz K. W. H. STEVEN! 1.1 W.J. GARCIA, 219, Grc&ard Road. Pianos bought, sold cr exchanged 3ood prices allowed
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  • 1555 11 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange fand Share Brokers, Mar. 8th. AU notations ol Sterling Shares mart be regarded as purely nominal for the preeenl. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Cap. Ibbcb. Paid. Labs Dn. Buyers. sbllkks. 85,000 28 2b Allagar 0% 20 2 6 •OO.OuO 1 1 Anglo-Java 15
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  • 55 11 'COBBECTBD DP TO Mar. 8.) Bank 4m s 2-4 19-82 demand 2-4J Private credits Bms 3-4 29-82 France demand Bank 823 Ihdia, T. T. 17*} HOSGKOHG, demard 16; A Yokohama, dem atd mi Java, demand Mil Bangkok, demand 65l Sovibsigns, Bank Buying 96.54 Bank ol Hngland Rate 5% Bar
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  • 146 11 Mar. 8 Tin 100 tons $90.50 1 Gambier 20 00 Gambier Cube No. 1 26 00 Gambier Cnbe No. 2 2 4.00 Pepper Black ordin. Spore 29.50 Pepper, (White fair) Muntok buyers 43.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb. 30.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Mace (Banda) 75.00 Cloves
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 252 11 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. Ant Fumigators and Sulphur Powder. Arsenite of Soda for killing out lalaug. Aspinall's Varnish, Paints &c. Cartridges. Nobel's own loading with sport- ing Ballistite which holds more pigeonshooting records than any other powder. Cement "England" brand by The Ship Canal Portland Cement Co., Ltd. Disinfectant.
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    • 99 11 INDO-CHINA S. N. Co., Ltd. FOR HONGKONG. The Company's Steamer LAISANG Captain Mooney, due on Wednesday, tin Sth inst., and will be despatched for the above po«-t on Thursday, the 9th inst.. at 4 p m. For freight and passage "pply to BOUSTEAD 4 Co.. Agf nts. 7-3 9 NOW
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 470 11 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Hospital Mar. 7. 9 M 8 t.M 9 v M Barom. SS Fah. 29 838 2b 733 99 7 4 Temf 84 0 80 5 75 0 Wet Bnlb Thei. 78 0 7b 0 74 0 Dlr. o! Wind Calm S.E. Calm Max. Temp, ln shaat
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    • 460 11 LATEST ARRIVALS. List of vessels m port at 11 a.m on Mar. H, 1916. Vessel's Name Date of Arriva! Bbitish. Kuala Mar 7 Hai Nam Sappho Devawongsee Mar I Sri Muar Hye Leoug Carlyle Dutch. Senang Mar 7 Elout S. Van der Beele Japara Ajax Limburg Kmn Drente Rensiena De
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  • 522 12 The dates given are those of the despatch of tbe telegrams from London] Feb. 29 (continued). Germany protests strongly to Portugal against seizure of ships. Verdun battleground now four to five miles north of the town, which has been much bombarded, sharing the fate of Ypres aod
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  • 278 12 The draw for the second competition for the 5100 challenge cup offered by the management of the Adelphi Hotel was made ouMonduv undresnUedas follows: Preliminary Round. Heat I.— A. D. Hiker (owes 85) v. H. A. Cowan (owes 40). Heat 2.— J. P. de Loseck (rec.
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  • 480 12 FIRTHER ACQUISITION OF LAND. In the Supreme Court, yesterday morning, Mr Justice Earnshaw heard and granted a i application made by Mr J, Lornie (Acting Collector of Land Revenue) under the provisions of the Acquisition of Land for Public Purposes Ordinance. This related to Lot. 440 1,
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  • 30 12 The Secretariat, Taiping, informs us that the Parak tin export for February, excluding I'pper Perak figures, was Block tin 2.721.94 pikuls. Tin ore 30,927.10 pikuls. Duty $375,018.64.
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  • 45 12 Messrs Sime Darby and Co. advise us they are m receipt of a cable from the London office advising that the general meeting will be held on 17th March nnd that ihe Directors recommend a tiaal dividend of 12 less income tax.
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  • 21 12 A Spring Tournament will be held beginuiug on 29th inst. Entries will close on Saturday 25th inst.
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  • 22 12 The Smoking Concert arranged for the men this afternoon has been postpoued to Thursday, the 23rd. 4.
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  • 95 12 Two Naval teams, an Australian and a British, met m a friendly game of soccer ou the S.R.C. end of the Esplanade yesterday evening. As regards play, the game was decidedly off, but this was made up for m tho great amount of fun occasioned by tho weird play
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  • 77 12 Inche Daud bin Mohamed Shah, who has been the Malay Settlement Officer at Kuala Kubu for a number of years, is to! be transferred to Singapore to be Malay j Assistant m tbe High Commissioner's Office. The Bishop of Sheffield, addressing his diocesan conference, said that thirteen sons of Bishops
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  • 413 12 A New Type of Ship. Rome, Feb. 6. The Agenzia Nazional" states Germany is making colossal preparations for a naval offensive m the spring. She will soon have a new type of torpedo-proof ship, armed with 16-iin. and perhaps 20in. guns. Germany is now convinced it is
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  • 683 12 A German Threat. London. Feb. 7. According to an official wireless message, several important mountain factories at Xeuchatel (Switzerland), employing hundreds of workers, have received threats of being blown up if they continue to deliver certain supplies to the Allies. Indian Troops m Flanders. Calcutta, Feb. 21.
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  • 63 12 The following are the result of crushing operations at Raub for the four weeks ending 26th ult., Bukit Koman. Stone crushed 6137 tons Gold obtained 865.75 ozs; Average per ton 2.821 dwts. Bukit Malacca. Stone crushed 3686 tons Gold obtained 280 czs Average per ton
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  • 131 12 Rubber. Singapore, March nth. For this week's auction, which commenced to day, and will be continued tomorrow, about 468 tons were catalogued. The demand on the whole was good and the prices realised for the standard grades so far show but little variation from those of last
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  • 66 12 Singapore, March Bth. A commencement was made today with the sale of about 52(^tons rubber catalogu ed for this week's auction and although values shew little or no change oo the week, the demand was somewhat better. At the close of the sale to day top price
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  • 28 12 Agents Bateman and Co. Jimuh 10,476 Titi Tin 555.53 pik. Agents Evatt and Co. Mergui:— 5.322; 8 montbs 38,334 Tapah 27,574: 2 months 58,267
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  • 188 12 The P. and O. outward mail steamer Malta has left Colombo and is due at Penang at daylight on Thursday, the 9th instant. The B, I. contract picket Tara with mails from London left Negapatam at 9 a.m. on Tueeday, the 7th instant, and may be expected to
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