The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 March 1916

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. i;n cents SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1916, NO. 8,70; i.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    210 1 Gradually the Germans' disastrous Yer dun effort is receding into smaller per spective, and events at other points of ibe western line claim attention. To u:iy's telegrams tell of successful thrusts by tbe French m Akace Page 7. The Italians have made sime forceful attacks on tbe
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    THE POOR MAN'S ROAD TO WEALTH.
    869 1 Tbe i^uest of tbe Gulden Fleece may engross some folk )t is tbe Worship of tiie Golden i alf that engages tbe diligence of most. How grand a thing it is, then, maybe after long years of futile struggl in^., to flnd delineated, m
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      435 1 \^MA cope's TOBACCOS S CIGARETTES )BRITANNIA( ALL BRITISH r REG° TRADE MARK N°f/843- y Cope s tobaccos and cigarettes are cool, fragrant, and gloriously flavoured, pleasing the most fastidious. They are the favourites with all discriminating smokers, and a trial is sufficient to make you a confirmed smoker of Cope's
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      86 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Bandman's furtber performances Page 2. "The Frame l'p" at tbe Harima Page 2. Xew feature films at tbe Gaiety Powell's 6ale of Cairnhill Cottage Page 5. Goslings bave wines for connoisseurs Page 5. Sungei Gau transfer books closed Eurasian girl wanted Page j. Godown wanted Page 5. Keelung
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      170 1 THE WEEK. High Watar- 6*o a.n.., 10-0 p.m. Homeward mail closes. Meeting Visiting Justices, 2- 5 pm. Bandman's Potash and Perlmutter. Saturday 18th. High Water-— 9-2. a.m., W-M p.m. Hukit Timah meeting, Evatts, noon. B and man s "Betty." High Water 10-1 a.m., 10-5 p.m. 2nd Sunday m Lent. Puricu
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    HUTTON'S MARKET REPORT.
    354 2 Manchester, February 17. Cotton bM ''ten fairly steady during the week, with value*, to day on the easier side, but then uot many items of note to report The domestic ennsump tion ot the Sta*«i continues ot a high rate, and during .lauuary a total of H37
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    MAJOR ELLIOTT-COOPER.
    132 2 A Cheery Letter. Major Elliott-Cooper writes on Feb. 16th to a friend m Kuala Lumpur a cheery letter, m the course of which he says You will have heard Foot has lost a leg, amputated high up the thigh. The Doctor says that with the help of an
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    270 2 Samming things up m general, one may 6ay that the two heroes of the year who have kept their following are FieldMarshal von Hindenburg and Charlie Chaplin. 'Chicago Daily News.' The Batavia Handieshlad states that the british have informed the l>utch Government th*t the vessel m which Count Stunner, the
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      420 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Hongkong). i THE Chief Importers OF British Pianos FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos VICTORIA THEATRE FOR A SHORTVSEASON ONLY. TONIGHT TO-NIGHT FRIDAY, Mar. 17th. THE BANDMAN OPERA Co. IN Potash and Perlmutter (The Success of Two Continents.) Saturday. BETTY March 18th. (Playing to record
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      648 2 PALLADIUM SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE "COME IN JND BE FRIENDLY— WILL MAKE XT PLEASANT FOR YOU" A FEAST FOH PICTURE SEEKERS-A PIGTURE PICNIC- PICTURES THAT CURE THE BLUES. fIES^ 9.15 TO -NIGHT 9.15 FORTUNE'S FAVOURITE A SPLENDID THREE— PART DRAMA BY THE FILM DART Co., ITALY.
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      375 2 ANOTHER GRAND TRFAT OF NEW FEATURES AND COMIDnT TO-NIGHT At the Ideal Picture Theatre casino E TIVOLI FILM Co. PRESENTS "A CRY IN THE NIGHT" JN 3 PARTS. See thia masterly pcodooHoi by Tivo i Filn, oo.fl rv mMm] v ,-t afford-- p sequence dud mary inddeoti acl sci tea
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    THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co. Ltd.
    734 3 THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co. Ltd. I (Incorporated m Queensland). GINBBAL MAN'AfiHR's PbOOBBSS REPORT F«R four Weeks ENDING FEB. 26th. 1916. Gentlemen, I herewith beg to hand ray report on jour Mining and Milling operaj tions for fcur weeks endir. g February 2Btb, 1916. The accompanying sheet of Mine
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      199 3 MARTIN 3 STL blai^ A French Remely k*^ all Irr_2*il.-*-it les Vh brst v .mr *:'Oir t free B/t kkARXIM. I*OU < H Awl TON. KNGLANO. ELLERSLIE COLLEGE. 99. Kivrr Vallpy Road, (Martin Lane) DAY k BCARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ■iT Al] Ordinary English Snbjects taught. Special Subjects
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      396 3 jg|^: <* C. &B. English Soups tigm 30 Varieties AU Delicious im. The Cuisine of one of the finest chefs m the world available for your table. p| Crosse Blackwell Gnarantee these Soups b 7 Rovai to be made onder ideal conditions, as are all their table delicacies. Appointment ACENTS
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      621 3 SINGAPORE I SPORTING CLUB. I [HE SPRIN3 RAGE MEETING NDtK M R A. RULES OF RACINO) wn. H jfWffp tt Tuesday th 16th, Thursday the 18th, s nd Siturdav vi. 20th of May, 1916. j PROGRAMME.! I FIRST DAY. i MAI l THE OPENING STAKES-2-45 pm. nd |W to I
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      400 3 ENTRIES CLOSE at NOON on Saturday, the 6tb May, me. In all races the advertised Second Prize will only be given when there are not lens than five Starters tht property of different owners. NOTE The attention of owners is called ito Role ltt, which makes the hour for Scratching
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    THE WHIRLPOOL BATH.
    373 4 The wounded soldier whose wound hae become Btiff furnishes one of the great problems of the present day. The problem has been approached from various directions, but co fur the most successful work of alleviation 6eemB to be that carried on at the Grand Palais m Paris,
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    SPARTAN LULLABY.
    182 4 (Dedicated to tbe I >oi_'t Worry- tbe WarOffice Brigade.) Oh I hush thee, my baby, tbe Zepps tbey are here Endeavouring vainly to fill us with fear Their cargo is thermite and sweet T.N. T. Put up m neat parcels for baby and me. Papa is m Flanders
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    TO INVADE CANADA.
    222 4 Xew York, Feb. 7. According to the Xew Yori; Herald, the Canadian Government has received from j its secret agents iv Xew York a startling i report showing (1) That '200,000 Manser rifles have been secretly purchased by Oerman agents and cent to points along the Canadian
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      437 4 t BEWARE OF THE i ICY-COLD DRINK. g^ OUR I SPECIAL ■p Ul memammtataaareaamteß^smaamKawaaat^ THE MILD STIMULUS I DO NOT PUT ICE INTO OUR I FRASER NEAVE NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE ANO MARINE. (Incorporated m New Zealand.) YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. Ltd. MARINE. (Incorporated m Hongkong. > CHINA FIRE
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      426 4 IS A 5 A? 2| Little Lecture |U ajfi 1 by Nurse 1 <■< .h qf Lecture So 2 I p«jb>> (_),lr nerve ;imilar to w*"^ 1 t -j/V an intricate network < I te! hfcr j >->* praph win land jfl jy nourished by a portion of tl g
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      434 4 THE Singapore Free PresE MORNINGDMi\ The Bingap re Fro ft m Daily, :.ml i- ob prir- Dea Oei a copy. Etabwrfbera'oopfa i roeid< if peotm rod Full adi livered shou..i In RATES OF SrESCHIPTIQv Postage 50 cents I month extrn For subscript ,ent to the Office m Advance, .-mi witfaouli
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    JAWA NEWS.
    1430 5 [rade genera. continued to be slack -t a p.-; toftaight, and conditions, if reeaed. The rubber market *h was dull aud depressed pt ag made a good recovery, •••Hy of a firmer tone, •r:cy. Buyers of first reel na* ia the market last 1 gioa of from f
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    85 5 +mThe numbei ol Germans interned m Spanish Guinea was at lirst given as 900. a latex official despatch gives the number at 2,600, and as these are m many m- j j ttances nccompaoied by tbeir wives and tbe number of person*, that have i lto be fed by tbe
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      749 5 SIGNS OF DEBILITY. People who are tired all of the time and never feel rested, even after a long night in bed. who cannot regain weight and strength, whose step lacks elasticity and who feel no joy in living, are debilitated. An examination might show that every organ of the
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      813 5 Notices SUNGEI GAU TIN MINING CO., LTD. NOTICE OP CLOSING OP TRANSFER BOOKS. Notice is hereby given that the Transfer 'Books of this Company will be closed from Thursday, the 23rd, to Monday, the_!7th March, 19 6 (both days inclusive) for the preparation of Dividend Warrants. DERRICK CO. Chartered Accountant.,
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      574 5 To Let I TO LET j KBMILWORTH, Barker Road, now beirg repaired and piloted throughout. Occupation April lst. Apply SWAN MACLAREN. l«-S uc FURNISHED TOP FLOOR TO LET. Tenant- wanted for upper story of well I furnished, la-ge h ..use. containing a flne si ite of rooms (five) with further
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      413 5 Wanted WANTED A Eurasian (.iri for a s lh!1 business. Apply m own handwriting to D. A. N.. c 0 Free PreHR. 17-3 VO-;. WANTED To rent Godown with frontage on Singapore Kiver, Area appro.\i/u itely lf,ooo Hqnnre feet. Apply to Box No. 200. c/o Singaport Free Prtsss. IM uc
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTHS.
      52 6 Harington. On Febrnary 22nd, at Jesael- j ton, the wife (nea Delve Cocks) of Major C. H. Harington, commandant, B. N. Borneo < Constabulary, of a son. I Kellik Smith. On the 14th Febrnary, at Hobart, Tasmania, the wife of W. Kellie- Smith, of the Federated Malay States, of
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      DEATH.
      19 6 Crofton.— On Friday, tbe llth Feb., at H, 1 Hervey-road, Blackheath, Stella, wife of Captain Roger Crofton, R.G.A.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, March 17, 1916,
    973 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, March 17, 1916, lEXere V Pruts the People's nal*»U^"fe. sn*ire_. by influence »nd nnbribed k» S*i« < Nothing can permanently dim the bright mirror of Australian heroism held up by the armies who, m conjunction with their comrades from New Zealand, earned undying fame m
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    1172 6 Aeroplane quality at submarine prices'' announces a placard m a fruiterer's window at Cardiff. Mr R. Little, of Singapore, now m tbe National Guard, has been doing duty for a week at Waterloo Station to meet soldiers on short leave from the front. Mr Brigden, who was with Messrs Hogan
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    146 6 IwcTii'i Btavica. New Mar. If. than sensational decline 10 tht The New York Herald tea* thi. tinued decline, despite of (ierman financier* arm it, reveals the world, pen, Germans' impending fh.unr;:,:., collapse. Rotterdam, Mar LS, neural from Berlin nays that tht- convinced that the \erdui, an attempt to
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    211 6 Bl COUBTEB. 0 I EJi Tans. Marcb 1 6 i p.m I per cent bonds an ll ttmi tbe I per cent af Bti 1 Yesterday we Kptttaed, inflicting br losses, an attack following nient witb b*a\> guns ou the lletbiucourt Cum mre**-. |l pOltit-. We f:;:)!l;|(ii
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    BOOK NOTICE.
    167 6 .Messrs Hodder and StoogfatOO publ it- bed m I >add\ Longleg6 one i mott delightful littl* lloffief iicagiL m the form of a .eriet- of '<w H Ei orphan girl to MB iumv, ctor wbo bas ofcatged bin-*-* If with her fa education and preparal i r profet*-.*-life.
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    CHARTERED BANK DIVIDEND.
    49 6 CHARTERED BANK DIVIDEND. Tb* bas eaoeii ed telegrai ti Head < iHice that at tbe appr in<_ of thai Bb r BBCOntroend a dividend tx ending B I it I I 1 4 per cn-l pet thai MMI count, thai £i< ■fl fefl] furs he! tte*, ai.J that ii- O.OIN
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    65 6 _4*— [Uaetrative of het ihall w i I m the papnn h to hie witt brain loadi 1 4 batti tnd im j; g Dot teen tba i The Bendwien Co .caeon beyond to- bo I ol tne wn 1 ;,'i\ t> tihe (olloa next v, ii Monday Tbe Tilted
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      92 6 CALDBECK, MACGREBOR Co. SOLE 4GE/V7S FOR:— wTTZ CM-MI 4t almost all public functions, thisllWine has been served. Manila Cigars FROM THE ENGLISH FACTORY LA GIRALDA. NEW STOCKS of the following Have Arrived Reina Victoria m Boxes of 100 50 Londres 100 Perfeetos 25 Commerciales 25 Princessas 100 Entreactos 100 SOLE
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    THE UNRESTING GUNS.
    436 7 K STAINED INTENSITY OF THE WESTERN STRUGGLE. Germans' Absurd Claims. [Bj Submarine Cable]. tii a fe.aar.ca. London, March 14. The French official •rt says that the total prisoners claimed v the Germans at Vardun is double the number French killed, wounded aud i prisoners. Tbe French lost
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    EGYPTIAN BORDER FIGHTING.
    97 7 Submission of Starving Tribesmen. bond Mar. 1 o&jku A telegram from Cairo Mfl tba: Mw)- Oomwrfll Peyton r.upii -.1 i:u today. The Sl nussi i ni is repotted to be unoccupied ar n* *'po***ition is expected. The mtofliu who lojflod >ayed Ahmed are i mai !-u':Vr::-g greatly
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    THE ASSASSIN IN BULGARIA.
    29 7 March l i -a Conafcantinopit* 1 tb* Bulgarian pollI w u gf, cb arincip X insti- ,d man agreement .riered al Sofia 00 Marek 10.
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    RUMANIAN OFFICER'S ARREST.
    27 7 hares' Marefe 11 -Ku mania is enqu. rding the ttxeetby Bulgarians Of ti: a. aw of ttio Kam AUKUI ttabi* wham on tour ut
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    PERSIAN POLITICS.
    23 7 JOgni, Marjh 14. The Persian Gov- m reappointed as treasurer ■uera. Hfiatinr wbo resigned last MjutcL miH of tbe Gorman intrigues.
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    34 7 .c A Chines map of >u-cbou, used by Hd cordon m bis siege of the city m •as been presented to tbe museum (fcl Royal Geographical Society by bis Q ephew, Mr Dor.ald Gordon.
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    THE RED GROSS.
    228 7 IMPROVEMENT OF ARRANGEMENTS IN MESOPOTAMIA. Peer as Commissioner. [Bt Submarine Cable]. JLidtii Hnerioa. London, March 15. A joint committee of the Briti. h Red Cross and Order of Saint John bas for tbe past fortnight been m close touch with the India Offlce and War Office with
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    PROVOCATION OF PORTUGAL.
    110 7 German Breaches of Neutrality. Londou. Mar 15.— lv the House of Commons, sir Edward Qrey justified Portugal's requisitioning of German ship.. He stnted tbat at the beginning of the war Portugal declared that under no circumstances would she disregard the duties of her ancient alliance with Britain.
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    MAJORS' WIDOWS' PENSIONS.
    61 7 London, Mar 15. —In the House of Com mons, Col. Yate suggested that widows of temporary Majors of the Indian Army should be placed on the same footing as regards pensions and gratuities, whether their husbands were killed before or after Sept. lst. Mr Chamberlain said tbat
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    UNIVERSITY FOR BURMA.
    41 7 London. Mar 15. In tbe Hou3e of Commons, Mr Jardine asked regarding the I'niversity of Burma. Mr Chamberlain said be understood tbat the Government of Burma were drafting a Bill which would be submitted to the Indian Governmeut.
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    NO PREMIUM BONDS.
    22 7 London, Mar. 15. In' the House of Commons, Mr McKenna said tbat Government had decided not to issue premium
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    GIBSON BOWLES AT THE POLLS.
    30 7 London. March 14. Mr Gibson Howies contests Market Hurborough ou behalf of the married attested men. Tbo opposition candidate is Mr Percy Harris (Liberal.) I
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    THE PREMIER INDISPOSED.
    25 7 j London, M*irch 15. Mr Asquith ia suf I faring from bronchial catarrh and is unable lto attend the House of Commons.
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    PRISON FOR PERJURY.
    104 7 In the District Court, yesterday, a Macao wayang proprietor, named Lob Chun, of 88, Smith Street, was charged witb committing perjury during tbe cour. c of a preliminary inquiry, before Mr N. J. 'Mudie, into a kidnapping case. Tbe ac--1 cused was alleged to have stated m
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    46 7 One of tbe largest banks m the south of Germany has failed. Its liabilities are 500,000,000 marks (about £-25,000,000) 1 aud thousands of depositors have been ruined. Another report names Stepper--1 feune, Schul/, and Co., of Stuttgart, the capital of Wurtemberg, as having stopj ped payment.
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    READY FOR ZEPS.
    160 7 LONDON'S AIR DEFENCES NOW COMPLETE. British Troops' Spirits. [By Submarine Cable J. j ■■OTil'i Bnvica. I London, March 14. In the House of Commons, Mr Tennant said that the air defence of London was now complete on the agreed scale, which was being applied to the provinces.
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    ITALIANS' STRONG ATTACKS.
    117 7 Enemy's Disease-Spreading Designs. i Rome, March 15. The communique says On the Isonzo front, despite torren- tial rain and fog, the Italian infantry made successful attacks at several points, not- x ably m the San Martino district, where after a rapid and violent artillery prepara tion they
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    DUTCH WAR LOAN.
    20 7 Amsterdam, March 15. Tbe Dutch Lower House bas adopted a war loan of ten millions sterling. +m
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    ARGENTINE WHEAT HARVEST.
    16 7 Buenos Aires, March 14. The wheat harvest is estimated at 4,698,800 tons. a
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    BANDMAN'S.
    408 7 THE ONLY GIRL. There was still another good bouse at tbe Victoria Theatre last night, to witness the musical comedy, The Only Girl. The story of the play is that of a playwright, wlio is lookiDg for a collaborator for the music to bis composings. Above him, m the
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    31 7 What's the matter, girlie I have lost my ideal. He has married another." ".ijlost mine m a elightly different way," said the older woman, reflectively. How was that "He married me."
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    DR. DONALD MACLEOD.
    645 7 A venerable figure m the Church Courts of Scotland bas been removed by tbe death of Dr. Donald Macleod, for forty years minister of Park Parish Church, Glasgow. He came of one of the most notable clerical families of the North. What Scot does not know and
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    277 7 I The Adelpbi Hotel advertise a special, attiucviou for to morrow night. Th&re i will ba a special dinner on the lawn and afterwards there will be a dance. The i Filipino band will play. David Bastian, a Ceylon Eurasian, inj the second police court yesterday pleaded guilty to the
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      103 7 SMOKERS OF Manila Cigars CAN NOW OBTAIN A HIGH CLASS BRAND LA INSULAR Reina Victorias, Reina Victoria Extras, ROBINSON (Sb Co. ______________________n__*****'i^__________________________________________MS__ flHfl_-l_-B-BBH__-_--H----H_---il-_-_H-HBB__B_-Q-E^ ETUDCC IIIIMQ" IiIrECC iiUrld TADAPPA TUBAliull. On Sale m 4 oz. Airtight Tins FORD (MADE THROUGHOUT IN CANADA T ECONOMY It is the most Economical 5 Passenger
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      609 8 Shipping "ELLERMAN" LINE. For LONDON STEAMER Sailing early May. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU Roysl Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. ONDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA OOVERNMENT. Van Dmm Bi ■ta Deli Mar 17 ■fca-y-s;. Bawi an.
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      782 8 Shipping 1 MXc \3e British India AND -ctLpcar JLine (Companies Incorporated m England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract wltn 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. I
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      554 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA. JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1911 Atlantique Mar U MPotthM April II ifi Amazone Ttlar M;ss I ordillan April 25 j ■is Lotus Mar 27 ss Andre Lebon May 9 ■ss Polynffcicn Apiil 7 I ss A r lantique May
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      465 8 Shipping JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A service i*. maintained h< nn ports to Marseillon, L< n I :ontr<_et with the lmpei neot. The New Twt* WlC TTIICH nainraining this K-rvic< lesigned and conntructod, .\"l \iih all the latost m.; i lafety iml comfort of pH» hroogbont by
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    LATE WAR NEWS.
    991 9 Enormous German Losses London, March 1. The German papers publish lont» accounts of the Verdun fighting, all seeking to allay the great public anxiety on the magnitude of German losses, by strongly emphasising the success of the artillery preparation This evidently is inspired oflicially. The German casualties
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    DUPING THE GERMANS.
    301 9 Koepenick Affair Recalled Copenhegeu Ftb The Whol! district around I'.iandrup., a smell viliage on the (leinian border ol Jutland, is rooking with laughter! over a new Koepenu i. aifair which al "*o>~t puts the famou- original incident into tne shade i Nine Russian prisoners working on a
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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      508 9 I War or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth ioo cents on the dollar. H WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP i THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester Hoose, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, EX. Tbe Oompany htb £20, G0C deposited
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      432 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m New Zealand.; FIPB Insurance* effected on Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description. MARINK Insurances accepted to all parts or tbo world at lowest rates. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2, Finlayson Green. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated m England.)
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      273 9 1 DRINK DRINK 1 1 PADIQREDf! PKP I l bAKLdtfttfl-^ ISixH I 1 EVERY POSSIBLE CARE I CARLSBERG BEER jS DANISH bEER~ s6le importerh THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd. (INCORFOKATED IN DENMARK) OBTAINABLE FROM John Little Co., Ltd.. Baffles' I: lace. Chin Guan Co., North Poat X-iunj Katz Bros., Ltd.,
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      224 9 AN INVITATION TO TNE GREY-HAIRED TO COLOUR GREY OR FADED HAIR BLONDR, LIGHT or DABI BROWN BLACK, Al'hiKN. and GOLDEN DeU-ctioz. inipos!»ibk\ l'ermanc ut, washabk*. (roe from ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS EUROPEAN Hair Dressing Saloon GRAhD HOTEL DE LEUROPE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Lt i [mem porated la i !gli nd. bOmtmCT
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    WAR ON NEUTRALS.
    456 10 The Artemis Outrage. Rotterdam, Feb. 4. The utmost resentment was felt m Holland to day when it became known that a German torpedo boat had deliberately torpedoed the Dutch steamer Artemis, laden with water ballast, leaving tbe crew to fall into an open boat after the Oerman
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    RUBBER IN BRITISH GUIANA.
    289 10 The Governor of British Guiana, Sir Walter "Egerton. has written a minute giving an authoritative account of the j actual conditions of rubber cultivation m the Colony. Speaking from personal 'experience acquired m 21 years' residence m the Straits Settlements, Sir Walter states that where seedlings
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1353 10 To Dec. 8i Feb. To date 1915 Allagar, Dec 266,800 21,000 48,000 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 Maley, Dec 1,507,347 108,626 261,454 An S'tra, May 473,623 Asahan, July 93,736 AtDara, A. Hitam, Mar 262,140 24,402
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    TIN RETURNS.
    180 10 I m above iiHt the aaaai* raoathlj totei* tat Im la -.Hhich the Ctenpaaj i after Hu- liiim* '1 I -ml column sfcowi 1.16 total to date aa4 aeooi loolumntlx lof Hrn tea* aaaai k. J < r> end* ta gel Vm- iamrea ■ooaxafc I gaaraateed rtaaageceaad .viliobHge
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      44 10 I SINGAPOBE Shipchandlery Go. SHIPCHANDLERS PROYIDORING CONTRACTORS. I The Company's Launch meets incoming ships. Offices:— l 6 BATTERY ROAD. TAKE LIFT TO TOP FLOOR Telephone No. 141. Orders promptly attended to for daily and sea stock supplies. H. W. H. STEVENS, Manager, I*l 81-8
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      90 10 I Singapore Gold Storage Co., Ltd, Near Entrance to Borneo Hfhtfl Bea stocks of al, kinds c F y o* jen Meats etc., can be deiivr o shipping at the W .arves, o HM Singapore Leads Weekdays c 7 a.m. to 8 a Sunda s j 2 p.a. to 4
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    EXCHANGE.
    59 11 'CORBECTED UF TO Mar. ltt.) Back 4m 8 2-4 19 82 demand 2-4f Piri vate credits 8m 'c 2-4 Z France demand Bank 823 1&DIA, T. T. If4| HoisaKO-ia, demai- d 16. Yokohama, demand 11 li Java, demand 188 Bangkok, demand 60 J SoVßßaiGftf., Bank Buying 96.64 Bank of
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    PRODUCE
    132 11 Mar. ltt. Tin ttatubier 21.00' Gamble? Cube No. 1 29.00 Gambia* Cube No. 2 2 5.00 Pepper Black ordin. Spore 88.00 Pepper, (White fair) Muntok 39.00 NuSmegs (110 to tbe lb. 30.00 Nutmeg. (80 to the lb. nom. Mace (Banda) 7 5.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Baii Coffee (4% Black)
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1477 11 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Mar. H>th. All laotettons of Sterling Shane mosi be legcurdod ab purely nominal tor the present, RUBBER STERLING* COMPANIES. Oaf. Iasoa. Paid. Labs Div rumba. Bbllbbs. 85,000 IB SB AJlafai 5% 2 0 2 6 •00,000 1 1 Anglo-Java
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      165 11 J-il-C TROPICAL ROOFING Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS which do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. p m PM i M___d4lKßr^W- &m <m tS _K2^3fi£- *^»J3i« MWMfe -J£ v■ wlxßk. &l_____________________£t¥_fe i. _nas_B&_ MfßjF SKa_Hi a V -.-'■■yfc.'- XV .V -S.* V.T"' s hs'".".'.!'
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      47 11 The Singapore and Straits Directory for 1916. Price $8.50 per copy, $9.00, post free to places m Sir Settlements, Federated Malay States, Johore, Kedah, Keiaii. Perlis, Trengganu, British North Borneo, Sarawak ond B -iinei Siam, Saigon, Netherlands India, &c, $9.50, post free Publishers: FRASER and NEAVE, LIMITED
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      541 11 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— Per outward P. 0* Packet Nagoya expected to arrive at Penang on March _3. From China. Per M.M. homeward Ama/one expected on March 24. London Malls Despatched Left. Due. Arriied Jan. 2* 8.1. Feb 23 Feb 23 Feb. BP. A Mar B Mar 8 Feb.
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      440 11 LATEST ARRIVALS. List of vessels m port at 11 a.m or Mar. 16, 1916 Vessel's Name Date of Arrival British. Bho Hin Guau Mar If Hong Wan Hock Lea Mar 1 1 Malacca Medusa Klang Wolloura Houg Bee Dutch Van Lnhoi'f -Mar I Kraile B S iat v De Kock
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    HOW TO SHOOT WELL.
    1590 12 THE SCIENCE OF KNOWING ONESELF. On more than one occasion witnin the past couple of months or so, men who have been out to the rifle range for their earliest experiences m rifle shooting have been heard to bemoan their fate aa Rotten." Cases of never
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    JOURNAL OF F.M.S. MUSEUM.
    493 12 JOURNAL OF F.M.S. MUSEUM. The February No, of this journal comes from thf acting Director of Museums, Mr lioden Kloss, and is marked by good matter and good illustrations. Mr Evans bas full notes on the aboriginal tribes of Inper Perak, with illustrations. Here are a couple of items about
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    BARLOWS PRODUCE REPORT.
    327 12 Rubber. Singapore, March 16. Thb quantity offered at the Auction this week, which occupied two days, amounted to some 412 tons. A steady demand was experienced and prices generally were on a higher level than last week, closing, however, slightly below the best. Fine Pale Crepe realised
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    GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT.
    235 12 Singapore, 16fch March. The quantity sold at this week's Auction amounted to some 350 tons out of a total of 435 tons catalogued. The demand for all grades was good and prices of Standard grades which recently have been bolow London pirity have this week come up
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    THE SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    113 12 15th. and 16th. March. Offered for sale pikuls 6,929.00 or 923,866 lbs. (Tons. 412.44). Sheet Smoked Fine Ribbed $180 to $187 Good Ribbed 173 to 180 Fine Plain 170 to 179 Good Plain 164 to 169 Unsmoked Fine Ribbed 169 to 174 Good Ribbed 161 to
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    51 12 Agents The Waterhouse Co., Ltd. Tanjong Olak Dec. 31, 1915. 239,600 lbs Jan. 23,261 lbs Feb. 19,763 lbs total 43,024 lbs. Pahang: Dec. 31, 1915, 248,574 lbs; Jan. 27,030 lbs; Feb. 25,960 lbs; total 52,960 lbs. Sungei Bilut Jan. 6,450 lbs Feb. 6,050 lbs total 12,500
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    239 12 Supplementary mail to connect with P. and 0. packet Nankin at Penang. The homeward M. M. packet Atlantique may be expected to arrive here this afternoon. The M.M. Company's steamer Atlantique left Saigon at 4 p.m. on Wednesday and may be expected here this afternoon. The Chargeurs Reunis
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    96 12 Eleventh List of Subscriptions. The Committee cf the Children's Aid Society gratefully acknowledge the following further subscriptions Previously acknowledged *****.87 I. McKenna 5 Singapore Recreation Club 47 Wm. C. Hill 10 Lim Hong Quee 1 J. C. H. Darby 25 Right Rev. Bishop of Singapore 20 G.
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    FOOTBALL.
    166 12 S. C. C. v. SHROPSHIRES. Quite a good soccer match was played on the Esplanade yesterday evening, before a large crowd of spectators, between the S. C. C. eleven and the Shropshires. The game was not nearly so good as the last one becween these two teams. The greasy
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    THE ADELPHI BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
    35 12 The following were the results of Wednesday night's play D. S. Ferraa scratch (250) beat A. I). Baker owe 85 (245) A. Pierbux plus 40 beat J. Schiesf plus 20 (212).
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    42 12 The results of the monthly medal competitions for March are as follow Ladies' Five Cards taken out. None returned. Mens': Lieut. 3. G. Cor. er 1 up. Lieut. J. G. A. Whitmore H down. Six cards were taken out.
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      33 12 SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES. Sunday, 19th March. Johnston's Pier at 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 2 30 and 3 30 p.m. Club Bungalow at 9.30 and 10 30 a.m., 12.15, 3 and 5.30 p.m.
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