The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 March 1916

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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. iEN CENTS SINGAPOKE, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1916, NO. 8,608,
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    207 1 The German Grand fleet is now reported to have gone back to quarters, interfering with the commercial trade of Rotterdam Page 7. The French seem not merely to be holding their own in the Verdun district but to be recovering lost ground Page 7 1 A letter
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    THE LETTERS IN SHAKESPEARE.
    1354 1 THE LETTERS IN SHAKESPEARE. Letters, having a more or less import iDt bearing upon the development of plot». ire made use of in rather less than a third of the plays. The ten histories Rive hut one— thai jowever a gem no lens than Fdlstaff's etter to the Prince, of
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      71 1 RAFFLES HOTEL! TO-NIGHT. SPECIAL DINNER AT 7-30 P.M. .wit t- \\mmmm*Tf*Kmkmm\m win n im ii^iii miai i \sk for mm LAIRD O'LOGAN J|L WHISKY. ffsr-11 BONDINGS FROM 1880 TO 1900. fellS^^ NO MONEY CAN PRODUCE P^^^^ BETTER OR OLDER. "LTm.i^ 't JISTILLERS K\CKIE CO., DISTILLERS LTD., Lagavulin and Malt Mill
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      139 1 I _irri__ -"I Tiie Dnrracq is pnr excellence the Car for flic connoisseur, Every detail of Darracq construction is built to satisfy tlie juii<jmi ni of the expert a perfect combination of skilful engineering, strength, durability, artistic outlines and luxurious comfort. I Ask to see the new mode! just arrived.
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      98 1 LA STADVERTISEMENTS Change in managership of Trading Co. Holland Page 5. Power of attorney revoked Page 5. Bankruptcy case, (^uah Beng Chin Page 5. John Little for cigars Page 6. Raftles and Adelphi special dinners page 1 and 12. K. P. M. and T. K. K new sailings and the
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      124 1 THE WEEK. Saturday 11th. High Water- •> 7 am. <*-S0 p m Bandmann's "To night's the Night. Sunday 12th. High Water- '2-46 a.m., i-5l p.m Quadrageßima— Jst Sunday in Lent. First Quarter. Monday 13th. High WatPr— 3 -37 a.m., 714 p.m. L»rdge Zetland. f.?O pm. Bandmann's "The Man who stayed
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    166 2 With reference to the Government's taking over the whiaky distilleries, a correspondent of the C. I>. News suggests that the alcohol is probably used (jost as it can be m photography) for drying the material of which the explosives are made in a fhort time. <>n Feb. 20th 115 tins
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      566 2 VICTORIA THEATRE MAURICE E. BANDMAN PRESENTS HIS Opera Comedy Go. FOR A SHORT SEAS6N COMMENCINIG TO-NIGHT (Saturday.) In a Repertoire of the latest London Successes. Sat. lar. 11 "TO NIGHT'S theWIGHT" Mon. Mar 13 The Man who stayed at Home. Tue. Mar 14 The Cinema Star. Wed. Mar 15 Grumpy.
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      975 2 PALLADIUM SINGAPORE'S PREMIES THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT SS GREAT GARSONS THE MOST DARING SHOOTING ACT EXTANT INTRODUCING THEIR REFINED SENSATIONAL SPECTACULAR SHARPSHOOTINC ACT. THE GREAT WILLIAM TELL SHOT 7 SHOTS IN 7 SECONDS REWARD- $5OO Will be given to anybody that can prove that
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    JAPAN AND THE WAR.
    1559 3 Increase in Trade. In do w« v the war in Flu rope had go on fapan as la the expan* -hipping, which has witnessed .ximiicion in almost every u go Ihai to day she commands the freight traffic of the Pacific. •break of the war Japan
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    STEEL PEN SHORTAGE.
    175 3 There is a chance that the old fashioned quill pen may come again into favour. The exigencies of war have made its steel succes-or vtiy difficult to obtain. Thr demand for steel pens has boen Bind] greatet than before the war," said a large mannfaetnrei to a
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    STORM AT HAMBURG.
    187 3 Port's Narrow Escape. The great storm which did so much damage on the Zuyder Zee has also done serious harm along the German coast and |up the Elbe, says the Hamburger Frem- denblatt. In Hamburg itself the damage done was enormous. The fire brigade was absolutely powerless.
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    342 3 Major-Geueral SirAlfred Turner K C.B speakinf; on Jan. 29 at the annual meeting 'of the Chelsea hranch of tbe Navy League, said they were assembled on the fifty seventh birthday of thegreatest villain and criminal that ever disgraced the face of the earth. Staple Inn, whose old time gfirden is
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      91 3 A Clear Head a hearty appetitr, sound sleep and goori aigestion are sure to follow au occas onal dose of **f f > Tli the tiny laxatives. Gentle as nature. Do not gripe. Of all Chero<stp, 50 cents per phial or pnp' dee from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Depo.
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      540 3 r^ t^_____3 l^ inr= irti =nmp -,i r /T\K e e o^ f rom Yorkshire p /^■a* M >Ure 8^ Woollen Suit Lengths Direct by Post. E\?r\Jyt TI7 VKr<Y well-dressed man pays particular attention to the quality of the cloth he wears. Wffa X_y Colonials, especially, will und it pav
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    "HOWLERS."
    417 4 HOWLERS." (By New York University Candidates j Following are some replies received by i the University of the State of New York in examinations for regents' certificates. Among tboee who wrote the replies were candidates for teachers' positions, for qualification as law and medical students and for admission to college?.
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    THEN AND NOW.
    269 4 The following extract from a book on the Balkan war is of interest just now. The excesses of the Bulgarians are ten times worse than all the Turkish atrocities, and one would think that the days of the Huns had returned, or that one was living in
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    DUTCH EXODUS FROM GERMANY
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1160 4 To Dec. 81 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-Johore, Mar 177,249 20,100 43,147 An Malay, Dec 1,507,347 108,626 261,454 An Stra, May 473,623 Asahan, July 93,736 Atbara, A. Hitam, Mar 262,140 A. K'iug, Dec
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    TIN RETURNS.
    229 4 Id above list the totals m fct-t M monthly totalp I jr Jan Dae, Itll in which the Company I year ends is i?; J after the name. Thml i 1916 total to date aud wo ittd I of the paHt month ICverj 1. to get the figures
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      442 4 Build up after Illness by taking ff 0* all Li.-n,i:-i >^^^anJ Bazaars. A:---- Bond n b both heaKr* and propertooe to the di^estiv^ functions and strcr.-tiH- Soothii to the entire for buiUlhw op health and strength after too, tl tt, Inng stomach and illness or when run down. Pteasanl to
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      61 4 SINGAPOBE Shipchandlery Co SHIPCHANDLERS k PROVIDORINC CONTRACTORS The Coinpai.\ > Launch me' 1 incomiDg Ollicrs:- 16 BATTERY W TAhh U Telephone *o. Ml Orders promptij afctx dbul) hum iea sf i b H. W. H. STEVEN W.J. GARCIA 219, Orcbard Koad Pianos bought, sold or exchaW 'Jood prices allcv/ed or
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    GERMANY'S FOOD TROUBLES.
    384 5 A recent issue of a London papet gave a selection of Advertisements from German papers showing the fDod difficulties with which Germany has to contend. The following are representative of the selections made. Translation. I buy large consignments of COFIEK Srp.STITL'TR, ALSO ACORN Coffee. Offers to Heinrich
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    GOLF UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
    269 5 The peccadilloes ui the golfing crow at tbe Sports Club ooatintra to annoy golfers and atnuse other folk, eaya the Bangkok Tnneo of February 24. Laßt evening he made a big haul, securing tive balls. A bird of discernment, he refused to touch three golf bills pluced
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    64 5 With refwreiMM to the dea^h of Rev. Junes R>br-rt Stewart, it may be recalled that both Mr SWtrarVi father aud mothex were ChnrCO Missionary Society miesiona riee in FoOChOW, nud both were nmrderfed ia the disturbances at that port in 1895. Chaplain BfcCWftrt himeelf, who vran the third son, was
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      1319 5 Notices Notices TRADING COMPANY "HOLLAND." SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMiMERCE SINGAPORE AGENCY. AND EXCHANGE. NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that I have NOTION is hereby given that the Annaal given over cr-arge and management of tbiH General Meeting of the Chamber of CornBranch (3R Malacca Street) to Mr. D. Blaauw. merce and
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      428 5 For Sale FOR SALE One Australian pony. harness, and two wheeled trap, complete. Apply H. C. c/o Singapore Free Press. 11-3 18.1 MOTOR CAR FOR SALE. A Daimler Car S 615. Apply to H. L. BTADERMANN. Collyer <juay, No. 10. 10-3 14-8 FOR SALE ANY OFFERS SMART TURNOUT. Australian Pouy,
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      656 5 IUNDAY CHURCH SERYICES. v- vQESIMA IST SUNDAY IN A LENT. MAK. ITW. 5T ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. QotJ ('"sncuunlon. iy Comiuansou (Choral). ayuns. Ps. 11, 9i, 9J, 189. -lS ,ni. Matins and Litany. I if School and Bible Clasne^. >.-n.-ung and bermoa. Hymns. JBP 91. 47. 25 P B 51. v\l rHW*B,
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    Domestic Occurrences. DEATH.
    34 6 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH. Duncan.— On Bth March, at St. Thomas Nursing Home Singapore, Jon* Duncan of 41 Kinnaird St., Arbroath, Forfar, and Chief Engineer of the 8.1 S N. Co.'s s.b. Fultala aged 40.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, March 11, 1916,
    1192 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Marc h 11, 1916, Hen tbt Press the People'a tiyht maiautau On&wed by mfioenda ard v ."bribed by fmla* Heie patriot Tnth her gkwioas p:erepU &TWH-, It is a truism nowadays that were it possible for the mind of any person to realise all the
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    697 6 Mr E. Bradbery. of the Straits Trading Co., has gone to Seremban to relieve Mr Stronach, who is going to Tongkah. Mr Riley, Police Inspector at Kampar for the past three years, has proceeded on I transfer to Kuala Kuhu. and Inspector Mayo takes his place, assisted by Inspector Sweng.
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    A FACTION FIGHT.
    156 6 Trouble which must bav^ t hr< for some days past, Hmoo^bt two clane of rikisha cooliee resid loway Lane, came to a head "ar afternoon, for when the polir,. h body arrived on the mtc o'clock, the street irai 001 of coolies, whilst houaai on were barricaded,
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    LIQUOR DUTIES IN HONGKONG.
    108 6 A special mertmn if ii jS Legislative Council w&i < notice on March 2nd to IOJMOOOI the li q duties, the Governor NEOtaiiiiaf that tbt information he gave tpgpj i,; meeting with closed door* had Lai and large removals i to\u ttort made. The great cost
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    STRIKE AT HONGKONG.
    33 6 A disagreement BfOOjfjaa Bh Chine* employees of the BnagfcOOf 1 W < a foreman, and the fcubtequri.; tion of the Guilds, has la| h I complete stoppage at tbt- Tiukoc yaids.
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    RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
    24 6 (From Our Own CorrMpondeni London Mai liatu Rata has declared an .unt,i» f| per cent. Pegoh a (ititi (if I per c«t
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    289 6 At the Boubtead Institute to m at btls p.m. Mr J J >. I'urdy viU conduct the Evangelical Service ami HIM will sing a sacred solo. A!i mU I Mr A. Mckeu/.ie has left Kobe for London. Mr McKen u- v. resident in Koba for ibovt ;•■•■< has resigned hi6
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      123 6 SCOTCH WHISKIES VERY OLD HIGHLAND BLEND CLUB WHISKY M. 0. G. WHISKY D. J. Me CALLUM'S "PERFECTION" T. P. GRIFFIN Go's "POLO'' BRAND EXTRA SPECIAL "CHOP RAJAH" BULLOCH LADE'S (WHITE LABEL) CLUB BAHRU (LIQUEUR) BULLOCH LADE'S (GOLD LABEL) MACGREGOR'S V. 0. S (LIQUEUR) SOLE IMPORTERS:— j CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO. Wholesale
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    THE FIGHTING FRONTS AT VERDUN.
    428 7 THE FIGHTING FRONTS AT VERDUN. No Material Change. [BY Submarine Cable]. llCTßt'i BltTiOl. M.ireb 9— Official. West of the Germans at night made several to r^oair their failures of yester- TW9 attacks preceded by au intense -nt iig'iniHt lie&hincourt were i f -y the French curtain of tire. The «<
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    THE BRITISH REPORT.
    43 7 LonU' n, Mur. The comrnuuique lay night runs: We repulsed a let near Hohet/ollern. To iiav the enemy sprang a mine near iivenc:. bvfl there was no infaatry attack. 'a- -t>- WM consivierable artillery activity on both aides about Ypres.
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    NO EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN LIKELY.
    55 7 London, Mar. 9. A letter from Con- !e received at Athens says that all talk of an K^yptian expedition has ceased liiMM the fall of Erzerum. Four B ■tMMMU with coal and munitions have been sunk in the Black Sea. London, Mar. 9. The Turks are
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    THE POLISH FRONT.
    42 7 i,l. Hani U.— The communique record- -^,1 ilfnmtnrl on both sides oath' trout Dvina to Galicia. An attempted <remum crosaing of the Dviua MM of i riednch-itadt WJsi repulsed. The bff daylight stormed a French .jaeLLiQg auJ capturui^ the
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    ITALY'S GREAT TASK.
    61 7 Home, Mar. I Dm communiqut'* says Loiiti' uaiic- of bad weather is bampt :n4 .iper.iuoutsiu the mountainzoue. The mm bj sought to turn the weather to acconni by tiring high explosives Ringing down avalanches oa the Italian o~itioti- !)ut did no damage. fhe ItaHmi succeeded in advancing
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    KILIMANJARO AREA.
    48 7 London, March 9. A communique sayi the East Africa troops under General "uts advanced against the German forces l Q the Kilimanjaro area. General Smuts °u the seventh seized the crossings on the urai River with insignificant losses. *e?eral counter-attacks of the enemy *«re successfully repelled.
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    NAVAL MATTERS.
    74 7 GERMAN FLEET RETURNS. fßy Submarine Cable). Slum's Semvicb. Amsterdam, March 9. The German fleet has returned to its base. Rotterdam, March 9. Only three steamera entered the waterway in forty eight hours, apparently owing to the activity of German warships. Sea Plane Downed. Paris, Mar. 9.— The French
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    CONTRABAND.
    61 7 London, Mar. 9.— ln the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil 6aid that the question of extending the list of absolute contraband 60 as to include every commodity vitally necessary for enemies was beiog considered. Mr Runcimau said the brewers had agreed to a reduction in importation of brewing
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    THE CHURCHILL INFLICTION.
    128 7 London, March 9. In the House of Commons, Mr Halfour warmly repudiated tbe suggestion of slackness and indiffe rence. Let us dismiss vain empty fears," he said. Mr Balfour's rebuke to Mr Churchill is regarded as one of the most severe ever delivered in the Hou?te of
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    SOME J.M. BARRIE STORIES.
    431 7 SOME J. M. BARRIE STORIES. Some of those wbo know him tell a number of stories in the February Strand concerning Mr Harrie. One he is said to have told himself. A certain theatrical star fell ill, aud his understudy was suddenly called upoD to play the part. The understudy,
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    79 7 The Hongkong Jockey Club have dona ted to the War Charities Fund $35, C00, and to the Blue Cross Fund 51,000. The Yunnan Government Gazette has published a letter from tbe German Consul at Yunnanfu acknowledging the rebel circular to the Consuls, which proclaimed I the independence of Yunnan, i
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    MATTERS IN GENERAL.
    207 7 Mr. SAM HUGHES. [By Submarine Cable]. Rioter's Suviom. London, March 9. Tbe Morning Post says Mr Hughes emphasises he is not empowered to represent any Dominion except Australia though Canada and New Zealand and Australia have agreed on certain matters. It is understood the Imperial Government will
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    OTHER PERSONALS.
    112 7 Teheran, March 9. Prince Firman Firraa has resigned. The Russopbile Sipahsa Larazam succeeds him as Premier and Minister of the Interior. London, March 9. Lord Curzou is progressing favourably. London, March 9. H. H. the Aga Khan has gone to the Continent. Toronto, March 9. The German who
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    GERMAN ALIENS.
    45 7 London, March 9. In the House of Commons Mr Tennant said there were 18,821 German prisoners in Britain and 32,181 interned aliens. A Very Low Mark. London, Mar. 9. The mark on neutral exchanges is now twenty-nine per centum below its normal value.
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    MARRIED MEN'S PROTECTION SOCIETY.
    58 7 London, Mar. 9. A meeting at Cardiff of attested married men resolved to form an association to protect their interests. It was declared that the pledge given by Mr Asquith and Lord Derby had not been kopt, and it was urged there be a revision by
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    WHERE ARE THE ARMENIANS?
    42 7 Petrograd, March 9. There were forty tbcusHnti Armenians in Er/.erurn before the capture but only sixteen were found alive when the Kuseiane entered. The others were driven out before the fall of the fortress and massacred by Kurds.
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    KESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN.
    77 7 Turks not to be Shifted. Lor don. March 9. Ad official says that General Aylmer advancing on the right bank of the Tigris attacked the Esein position, seven miles e.utt of Kut el A mar a on the eighth. He was unable to dislodge tbe enemy. Ke states
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    THE TURF.
    33 7 London, Mar. 9. Substitutes for the Epsom classics will be run at the first extra meeting at Newmarket, namely The New Derby on May 80 The New Oaks on June 1.
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    THE FAT MULLAH.
    84 7 London, March 9. In the House of Commons Mr Steel Maitland said that the I situation in Somaliland was extraordin- acily favourable. There had been less trouble in the past eighteen months than for many years. The tribes of the north who were largely the cause of
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    ANOTHER TO THE FRAY.
    50 7 PORTUGAL AND GERMANY PART. (By Submarine Cable]. MBrjTii'a Simvioa. Amsterdam, March 10. The Portugueee Minister at Berlin has received his pass* ports. The German Minister at Lisbon has been ordered to aek for his passports. Lisbon, March 10. A decree calls out the naval reservists immediately.
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    AMERICA AND JAPAN.
    61 7 One Source of Intrigue Eliminated. London, Mar. 9. Reuter learns that the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs declared on March 6 that despite the efforts of a European power to cause a conflict, Americo Japanese relations were better I than they bad ever been, and with the
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    FEENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    123 7 By Courtesy of the French Consul General. Paris, March 8, 6.80 p.m. —The French 3 per cent bonds are at francs 62.50 and the 5 per ceuc ac 88.35. Yesterday, in 1 Argonne, we brought down a German! aeroplane. We repulsed attacks on the I west of
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    INDIAN MUSIC.
    367 7 It i«; announced from Bombay that, in connection with the reform movement in Indian music, a conference ia to be held at Baroda, at which Sir Rabindranath Tagore, Mr Clements and Mr V. N. Bhatkaude will attend. The main proposition which the conference will be invited to discuss
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    214 7 A German train while conveying guus and shells to the Smorgon positions from Lido met with disaster owing to the washing away of the embanktient due to thaw. Shells exploded with euch vioJenco that the noise wan heard at the Russian positions. One hundred German soldiers were killed or injured.
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      162 7 Gent's Walking Shoes. I j NEW STOCK i^^rm^v OF THIS WELL I JUST ARRIVED. I^™^^/ KNOWN BRAND' The high standard quality of this Shoe has in no wise deteriorated, it is still made from the best Encash leathers. The uppers are of M^^ i<^ Good medium a good sha d
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      814 8 Shipping 4< ELLERMAN ff LINE. For LONDON STEAMER Sailing early May. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGBNTS. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAUSCHAPPIJ Incorporated in Hulland,) Roy* Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2— S, COLL.TBB QUAY, nWDEB CONTRACT WfTH TRF NRTRKRMNnu »Nr»TA OnVKRMMKUT S
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      833 8 Shipping 1 i O« British India AND A.PGAB LIINE (Companies Incorporated in England.) Mail and Passenger Services. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Panang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD
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      552 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES, HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1918 ss Atlantique Mar 13 s& Porthos April 11 ss Amazone Mar 24 jss (ordillere April 25 ss Lotus Mar 27 ss Andre Lebon May 9 ss Polynetien April 7 ss Atlantique May 28 ss
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      573 8 Shipping N. Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In Japam. EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintained betwe<n Y hami via ports to Marseilles, London, andt-r rum contract with the Imperial Ja»ari< m (tovea meot. The New Twin screw st- atueit maintaining this servioe have h* j< jri,« designed and
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    THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.
    824 9 For some time past, there has been an undercurrent of discontent in the Colony owing to the high cost of living, and recently this feeling has found expression in our correspondence columns. There is no doubt that the restrictions imposed during war-time, the wholesale requisitioning
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    108 9 The Crown Princeßs Milit/a of Mbttte negro is a cousin of Queen Mary. She was Duchess Jutta of Merklenburg Strelitz. granddaughter of the wonderful old lady whom the Queen used to visit in Germany when the DowHger Orund Ducbess could no longer come to her house in Buckingham Giite. The
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    MIDDLE-CLASS GERMANY.
    598 9 Hindenburg s Appeal t) the Chancellor. A significant letter from Field Marshal von Hindenburg to the German Imperial Chancellor and other Ministers of State ie published in che Deutsche Tages/eitung the organ of Agrarian Party in its issue of January 23. The letter first appeared in the newspapers
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    155 9 The Germane have now pvit a second network of electric barbed wire about 120 yards behind the first at the I)utch frontier. All buildiupß situated between the two networks hav^ been evacuated, and the order ban been istued by the German authuritifs to lir- on any persons found Uhveen ibe
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      1325 9 I Wah or Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. j WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP THE GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EX. The Company has £20,000 aesosltefl with the
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      66 9 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE AND MARINE. (Id<: .-rpotaa il.irTNew Zt&laud.) YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ABSOC. Ltd. IAKIE. (lucoipdratcJ iu Qoogkoi g.) CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE. 'Incorporat* in iKngkst LGNDDH GUARANTEE ACCIDEKTJUi. .c GUARANTEE. (Incorporated in England.) Fire and Marine Risks r>f every descrlpi'ot underwritten at lowest current rates
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    CHINESE CHOIR IN NEW YORK.
    538 10 It is always a wonder what information and guidance is lost to eight in the bound volumes of newspaper files. Looking for something altogether different, in a volume of the M Singapore Free Press for 1901, we casually noticed thie, on turning over the leaves,
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    DUCKS AND MALARIA.
    206 10 An Interesting Experiments. Ducks, the Wealth of Indian tells us, are a preventive of malaria, and, as ducks occur in all regions of the globe they are among the greatest enemies of mosquitoes and consequently of yellow fever and malaria. Their value in this respect has been
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    163 10 Sir Philip Sassoon, m.p., (Hythe), who returned to the Front after voting for the Compulsion Bill in mail week, has inti mated that be does not intend to accept his salary of £400 a year as a member of i Parliament. Colonel F. B. MHdmay, lf.p. for Totnee, has ceased
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1248 10 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange *and Share Brokers, M Ail quotations of Sterling Snares most be regarded m purely nominal tor ibi r u% RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES Oaf. I88O». Paid. Llbb Di*. Buyb* Krl 85,000 SB 2b Allagar 6% -20 WL *"-e •00,000 1 1 Anglo- Java
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      301 10 33 g I Quality. I i^^^^^^^ With LEA PERRINS' SAUCE, a few drops sprinkled over the meat, fish llf IM^^l^ or c^ eese c^ c are a^ at s re 9 u i re d M -Clii'w to impart the mostdelicious piquancy g The QUALITY and concentration of its ees
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    EXCHANGE.
    54 11 ICOBBBOTBD UP TO Mar. 10.) Bank 4mi 2-4 19 82 demand 2-4$ Private credits Bms 24 29 82 France demand Bank 828 Ihdia, T. T. 17 \i HOBOKONQ, demard Yokohama, demat d ...ill* Java, demand IH2 Bahgkok, demand 65£ Sovbehigns, Bank Buying 98.54 Bank ol England Rale 5% Bax
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    PRODUCE
    138 11 Mar. 10 Tin 75 tons 191.50 Gambler 20.00 Gambler Cube No. 1 26.00 Gamfcier Cube Nc. 2 '24.00 Ptpper Black ordin. S'pore buyer6 29.00 Pepper, (White fair) Muntok buyers 48.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb. 30.00 Nutmegs (80 to tbe lb.) nom. Macs (Banda) 75.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom, Ball
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      866 11 After a recent Air Raid the following unsolicited testimonial was received by Minimax Limited:— On Wednesday evening last an incendiary bomb dropped on our premises, crashed through the roof breaking the rafters and fetching down the ceiling, and set fire to the sitting room which is in the occupation of
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      557 11 To Let TO BE LET The comfortable and pleasantly situated residence known as Wolverton ho. A Dalvey Road. Entry Ist April Apply to POWELL ft Co., Auctioneers. 11-8 18 3 TO BE LET The comfortable and pleasant situated residence known as No. 5. Oxley Road. Entry Ist Apiil. Apply to
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      91 11 TO LET 16 STAMFORD ROAD Lately occupied by Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw Co., Ltd. Will be divided into six shops or less (each 45 feet deep) to suit tenants' requirements. All shops face Stamford Road, Apply to Messrs. Stephens, PAUL Co. 22-2 no NOW READY The Singapore and Straits Directory for
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      423 11 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe. Per B 1. outward Tara expected at Penang to day. Prom China.— Per M.M. Atlantique expected on March 13. London Halls Despatched. Left. Dee. Arrlwed Jan. 25 M.M. Feb ?3 Feb 2i Jan. 2< 8.1. 28 23 Feb. 8 P eft O. Mar 6 Mar
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      509 11 LATEST ARRIVALS. List of vessels in port at 11 ft.ro on Mar. 10, 1916. Vessel's Name Date of Arrirai British. Kinta Mar m Sunik Mar 9 Hong I. it- Lady Weld Hong Ho Yat Shing Hong Wan I Mar 10 Dutch. S. Van Kotei Mar I Van Waerwijck Mar 9
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    971 12 Quit qui'l ayunt homines nostri est farrago libelli. Juvenal April 28 is the tercentenary of the death of Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra, the unforgettable author of the ever fascinating Don Quixote. It is one of the curiosi ties of literature that a book which at once
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    THE AUSTRIAN KRUPP'S.
    94 12 Skodra Works Blown up Amsterdam, Feb. 10cb. —Information received in Vienna confirms the reports that the great Austrian armament works ac Skodra have been blown up in adiition to other enormous damage. The explosion wuh caused by a melinite bomb and whs uudoubtedly due to criminal indent.
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    BRITISH MONEY FOR GERMANY.
    83 12 London. F-ab. Mtb. The Amsterdam correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle states that tens of thousands of pounds of British money is regularly fiudiug its way to Germany through Dutch firms, who are selliug coupons of foreign bonds in London ani making the fal?e declarations. Renter's
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    AHEAD IN SHELLS BY SPRING.
    292 12 Mr Lloyd Georges Promise. Milan, January 28. The Secolo will tomorrow publish an interview which its editor, Dr. Mario Rorsa, has had with Mr Lloyd George, who, speaking of the progress of munition work here, said Yes we woke up slowly to it, but I
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    WEEKLY JAVA PRODUCE REPORT.
    78 12 [By courte?y of Francis Peek Co. Ltd.] Batavia, 10th March 1916. The market during the week has firmed and prices generally show advance on that of the previous week's. At clo^e of market to-day tbe values were as undernoted. RUBBRB: First Standard Grades per half kilo
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    A MERE MAN ON DRESS.
    154 12 Masculine Approval of the Pleated Skirt. 11 I am pleased to see that the abortion cf art aud science, the hobble skirt, has gone to the wall," said Mr Grant Ramsay in an address on Waste in Drt6B at the Institute of Hyg;ene. We have
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    ERASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    263 12 Singapore, March 9. There has been a fair business passing, but for one or two bright features, the demand has not been sufficient to inflate prices much over their previous level. With regard to Mining Bhares this market has for many years rather ignored all Tin shares
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    119 12 Agent? Paterson, Simons and Co. Trafalgar 2,602 against 2,442 total to date 29,990. H.OOO coconuts against 14, '200 total to date 126,900. Lower Perak 9,600; against 5,000 total to date 1R.200. Laras (Sumatra) 5,705 total to date 40,007. SungeiMatang: 12.079: against 9,573: total to date 27,904.
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    SIDELIGHTS FROM GERMANY.
    414 12 Hamburg Threatens Reprisals. Excitement prevails in Hamburg regarding the Mephistophelian plans of England to boycott German shipping after the war. In the Vossische Zeitung he have a prominent article headed The Choking of German Navigation, in which it is proved to the complete satisfaction of the writer
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    56 12 The Sapper Cup, played during Feb. wae by Mr Hooper, with one up. The Gold Medal was won by Mr Haddon. Scores J. W. Haddon 83 7 76 P. F. David 88 8 SO G. B. Kellagber 89 7 82 C. H. Leggatt 89 6 83
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    S.C.C.
    30 12 A lawn tennis tournament will be held in June. The following events will be played Championship, Singles and Doubles Handicap, Profession Pairs, Xewcomers Handicap and Veterans Double i handicap.
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    THE PALLADIUM.
    218 12 The sharp.shooting act of the Carsons at the Palladium is one that should cer tainly be seen. The ploddiug Veteran or the raw recruit in the Rifles will Bee something almost uncanny in the accuracy with which glass bulbs and toy balloons are shot with the workmanlike Winchester
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      387 12 piniiiiiiniininiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiniHiiiniiiniiiiiiiniiniminiiiiHii,!!!!!^ Look at these Twins :irc they not bonnic? they were ft\i on Glaxo from birtl ~E were !(•> in,»ntiis oiJ when thi* photograph waa taken. Their a x= \>iitc>: "Tncy have not hud a day *a illness, cutting their jsi: teeth easily. Glaxo i* the verj best food, and
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      346 12 SHIPPING NOTES. The M.M. company steamer Lotus left Colombo at 5 p.m. on Thursday and may be expected here on Tuesday afternoon. The P and O. outward mail steamer Malta has left Penang and is due at Singapore at daylight to-day She sails at 4 p.m. to day. The P.
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