The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 March 1916

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rEJN CENTS SINGAPOBE, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1916, NO. 8,701
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    237 1 Certain of success is the cheering pronouncement of General Petain, anent the Verdun 6truggle. (Jreat numbers of German wounded have arrived m Belgium full of the horror of their experiences--Page 7. Against the French confi may be set the growing German depression. Berlin is weary of the
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    THE ULTIMATE REALITY.
    1235 1 I am on dangerous ground, I know. Theman who takes 6uch a tpxt is asking for trouble. Some of us will have m mind Bradley'a well known epigram that "Mr Herbert Spencer had told us more about the unknowable than the rasbest of theologians hae ever ventured
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      233 1 RAFFLES HOTEL I TO-NIGHT. SPECIAL j DINNER AT 730 P.M. i^K FOB j LAIRD O'LOGAN EL WHISKY. P"Pt BONDINGS FRaM 1880 TO 1900. I^4^^ NO MONEY CAN PRODUCE BETTER OR OLDER. ifflvii.T 1 j)fc« JISTILLERS. MACKIE CO., DISTILLERS LTD., Lagavulin and Malt Mill Distilleries. ISLAND OF ISLAY. A3. 1742. "GENUINE
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      96 1 ASSNE For Coating Decks t Bunkert t or any Structural Steel work, when the colour (Black) is situable, is without a rival. BasiSt pure Asphriltum, When dry has a consistency like Gutta Percha, Used by 11. M, Office oj Works, Indian Government, the leading Railway and Steamship Companies* Exceedingly tough,
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      107 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The merits of Asphaltene bituminous paint Page New programmes at the Palladium and Caeino Pago 2. Shorthand typist wanted— Pege >. Powell's furniture auctions Page 5. Hou^e m Wiikie Road to let— Page 11. Indo China S. X. Co. revised sailings Page 11. Renowned Physiciau.-^ prescribe Gnrnault's Matioo
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      154 1 THE WEEK. Saturday 18th. High Water- 9 2* am 11-t! pm Bubit Timah meeting, Evatt s, noon. B Bandmaus "Betty." Sunday 18th. High Water— io c a.m., IC-45 p.m. 2nd Sunday m Leut. Purim (Leap Yean (Jewish Festival.) Monday 20th. High water 0-i4 a.m., 11-8 p.m. Full Moon. Cbam er
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    IN EAST AFRICA.
    421 2 On the Eve of Great Things. Gunner A. Pedley (*****), 2nd Light battery, East African Forces, a Penang boy, writes on January 24th. from British East Africa, says the Pinang Gazette. He saya We have been lying low for a bit and have now started or will
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    TREBIZOND ISOLATED.
    99 2 London, March 4. The Agen/ia Liber ale leurna from Petrograd, by wa£ of Athens, that Trebi/ond is completely iso- j lated. The Kussian Navy are blockading the town from the Black Sea, and the j Russian troops are rapidly elating m oa the landward side. The garrioon has
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      599 2 VICTORIA THEATRE FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY. TONIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! SATURDAY, Mar. 18th. THE BANDMAN OPERA, Go. IN BETTY (Playing to record houses at Daly s. London.) Monday. By Special Request March 20th. THE CINEMA STAR Tuesday. THE MAN WHO I larch 21st. stayed at home. Wednesday. BETTY ■arch 22nd. Playing
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      701 2 PALLADIUM SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE "COME IN AND BE FRIENDLY— Wfc'LL MAKE IT PLEASANT FOR YOU' FORTUNE'S FAVOURITE A spendid three part drama V-y the Film I/art Co., Italy, adapted to the screen from the celtbrated novel The Fortune 1 eller'; featuring Italy's cine star M'lle
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      440 2 The Ideal Picture Theatre CINEMA f°i A OTTVTi^ >» these, OAOIIN <J t IS OFFERING ANOTHER TWO STERLING FEATURES TO-NIGBT SELIG POLYSCOPE PRESENTS THE FIFTH MAN "^^Sr A Thrilling Drama of tbe Wild- of < ennal Amern .1 produced m th< Inln table has made Si-iiu Urn the Ciiimia PfttrotiH
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    London Financial Letter.
    2078 3 London Financial Letter. I from Our Own Correspondent.) London Feb. 17. Strength Ofl Rubber Expansion of LampSMfd Trust Developments Selangor'i Progress Knpong's :on -The Culloden Trust -i new Capital. red ns as to sharp fluctuations lies commodity have again led. Another sharp rise has rwarci positions have dis- RrkabJe firmness
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      590 3 Yorkshire's Famous Pure Wool /jj Cloths maKe British Gentlemen the y^ Best Dressed Men m the World. *S\ ISIlt a^°§ et^ er l^ c good cut or make. There are good tailors all over the v 4^^ Globe. Good cloth is the first essential and English cloth is the best
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      169 3 SUN LIFE ::r OF CANADA. Incorporated m Canada. Assets £18.370.600. Yfe have received word from our Head Office that the year 1915 has been the most prosperous m the Company's History. Notwithstanding the war, the Claims by Death were only 73% of ths Expected. And were more than covered by
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1542 4 To Deo. 31 Feb. To date 1915 Allagar, Dec 266, 5C0 21,000 48,000 A.Gajah.Sep 29,790 9,000 18,850 Alma, 16,000 87,500 Ampat, Sep 36,054 13,093 25,580 An-Johore, Mar 177,249 20,100 48,147 An Maley, Dec 1,507,847 108,626 261,454 An S'tra, May 473,623 72.J90 146,337 Asahan, July 93,736 23,960 45,480
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    TIN RETURNS.
    286 4 Arnpang Kinta. 887 (7) 110 '210 Ayer Weng 176 176 Deebook 406 406 Belat, Mar 1916 II 186 Brueeh. July 800 (1 1 1 25 Ohenderiang. 4 9^o 19) 600 600 GopengCongol, 14.670 (ID 1.550 1,550 Heawood. 2,791 (ID Sl] 422 Idris 200 200 Ipoh Tin, Dec 1,537
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      94 4 ALL-BRITISH ROM TYRES USED BY L THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE. COMBINATION M^ DURABILITY NON-SKID im'\ Ek* Huh THE ROM TYRE AND RUBBER Co. CONTRACTORS to H. M. WAR OFFICE, HOLBORN. LONDON. E. C, MEYER BROTHERS, Singapore. SOLE AGENTS FOR STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND F.M.S. m ,i», m ■sanauaaaaaßi BOhai Montserrat i
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      105 4 Singapore Gold Storage Co., Ltd. Near Entrance to Borneo Wharf. Teiepoce 1026. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meats etc can be delivered o shipping at the Wharves, or m the Singapore Roads on short notice OFFICE HOURS. Weskdajs 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays i 1 a m
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      542 4 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAll\ To Our Readers. The Btaja^an Wtm i-«. s 8 ig ft mopß Dally, and is on w U at fl< pote, from an boor eat* naontef ted price Ten Cents a copj I ButMorlbera'ooptea wffl baft privaU raaidefii bs,(oi town* fi if preferred) bj
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    LATE WAR NEWS.
    684 5 RiotsMn Constantinople. London, March B.— The "Daily Telegraph's Home correspondent says Arrivals from Constantinople report that the receipt of the news of the fall of Erzerum led to rioting. German officers m the streets were followed, and stoned. Enver Pasha defended himself with a revolver. All the
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      1295 5 Notices SUNGEI GAU TIN MINING CO., LTD. NOTICE OF CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS. Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Books of this Company will be closed from Thursday, the 2Jrd,to Monday, the 27th March, 19 1 6 (both days inclusive) for the preparation of Dividend Warrants. DERRICK ft CO.
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      410 5 Wanted WANTED Wanted in) mediately experienced stenographer and typist. Only thoroughly qualified man with good knowledge of Kngli»b and general office experience need apply. Go<»d openicg to suitable man. Apply Box L.B. c o Free PreBH. 18-3 uc wanted A Eurasian Girl for a small business. Apply m own hand*
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      624 5 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. 2ND SUNDAY IN LENT. MAR. ItTH. ST ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. I Matins. B lv Communion (Choral), and ordiation. Uyaim. 3 T ,4, SdO, 470, 268. ,>oa m Holy Communion. E mday Scaoot and Bible Classes. SJO p.m. Kvensong and Sernioa. Hymns. 84. 1M9i.P5.51, ST. MATTHEWS, SEk'OY LINES. Bui
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, March 18, 1916.
    1650 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, March 18, 1916. Here shall tbe Press the Psoole's right mtlatftlft, On»*ed by influence and unbribed by fatal Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts ar*W« S"«v'«ref» tt. R-ligion. loyalty and L*«. i There are two facts that stand out m glaring prominence m relation to
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    519 6 Lieut. William Gordon Bennett, B. N. h., is appointed a magistrate for the settlement of Singapore. Dr. E. C. Foston, superintendent of the emigration depot, Negapatam, has been granted leave of absence for three montbe from March 16th. A sum of 50,000 francs has been collec ted m the churches
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    KING & INDIAN OFFICERS.
    575 6 KING INDIAN OFFICERS. Hie Excellency the Comrnandet la m India directs the publication following telegram, dated ruary 1916, from the Right H the Secretary of State for Hi 6 Excellency the I lomn The King to day received k from 21 convalescent Indian Text of Hie Majesty 1 reply M
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    123 6 !;y COUBTBSI 01 TliF FBBNCH I Qh MMLi Paris, Mar. 16. 6 10 p in. Yesterday i t'hampafiue. we captured hi t- a e my tree milking juibonertOn the two bank? nf tber wab a somewhat \i<»l»-nt bombar. without any infantry action. To day, north of \*-rdui
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    THE MALAYAN AIR FLEET.
    30 6 Mr Una Bftfa rhMtooi Jp^ of No. mopi l'i;tj(j Slaog wl and 10 M ccniii'K (ltii lo the dot. oik Thfl that nn\ iieropla be Fik'.'iterti.
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    53 6 Some exjiti'ji v neighbourhood I Church m Pmwitei Rfl adjoining tfci Mm threntened to Inn o- I galuw. r lb» 1 1 r Orifil vfcan the };<-\ i »thi prnnjlive ni^tbmi <f mm collected daily from th.- the parden. Nobody MM >> the time, and the outbreak waf caeually obberved
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      151 6 II CAIDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. IE STOCK II LIQUEURS m B of all descriptions. B W -"*•< Jh^B Wholesale and Retail ffipHß^^V Wine Spirit Merchants. JLBENSON^S WORLD-RENOWNED WATCHES ?T M WARRANTED TIMEKEEPERS yjk SjjW LONDON MAKE. Cu'l.l Bnuvlt't Walrlies from Bs., The £25 "Field.- W S7l> neU Th«.'-BANK OF ENGLAND," m
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    AUSTRALIAN'S VOICE.
    217 7 VIRILE SPEECH ON POLICY OP EMPIRE. Decision Wanted Now. [By Submarine Cable]. ftlLTßl'ft BIITTCM. LocJ d. March 16. The Australian oister, Mr A\ M. Hughes, speak i^'-i i' a dinner of the Chambers c of the Empire, said 'Victory w ill WU (Ml arras only when we have
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    CACHELORS IN ARMS.
    161 7 Kitchener Appeals to Married Men. London, M »reh I".— In the Hou^e of rdl Lord B tobeoei atYirmed tbac even if all anticipated bachelors enlisted, the men ruu?: bi trained anil tuauy married i wou.j »:ill be required. tier the •v *>•.''»■*, therefore, he appealed to r•
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    CANADA AND COMPULSION.
    22 7 ::awa. Mar. 15. In the Senate. Lord stated that many of the utiDg lengues favoured a modified r- conscription.
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    THE NEW VICEROY.
    57 7 March 15. Lord and Lady :^'jrd lunched with their Majeatiei %l Buckingham I'alace. Loadon. March IS.— Lord Chehnsford bad an aud.ecce of H. M. the King and iud> a bis appointment as ViOWOQI of Ind a. llr received the insignia of the •rrand Cross of the Star
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    THE INVALIDS.
    27 7 March 15. Me Asquitu passed good uighr. Loalja. Mar. IS, Lord Curzon is pro- -::u* slowly. Loc.on, March 16.— Lord ConOjD is ikicg satisfactory prosrae3.
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    BY-ELECTION CONTEST.
    27 7 London, Mir. 16— Mr W. Davies conI t! j^ ia a by-election cm bebalf it Ifcf ::-irried attested men against the -oalif. candidate, Mr Jacobsen.
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    LORD MONTAGU'S APPOINTMENT.
    21 7 LORD MONTAGU 'S APPOINTMENT. iou, March 16 -—Lord Montagu of hu.s 'Accepted a auat on the InterBte] Air Service Committee. -4»
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    A NEW AIRSHIP.
    20 7 Lond March In— la thl House of nous, >lr. M-.;cnann\ra announced p^tiun of au Admiralty rigid ;p.
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    INDIAN ARMY PROMOTION.
    17 7 Mir. 15.— The Gazette notifies M Indian Army Officer, Colonel is appointfd temporary Uri^adier.
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    CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES.
    20 7 •jnLm, March 15. The Civil Service a atimatea show a decrease of a million *Qd half. i^^
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    OBITUARY.
    13 7 -oaJoa, March 16. The death is ancuuaced of Sic Charles Watson. I
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    FRENCH CONFIDENT.
    673 7 BfcLUIUH hULL UK ti&KHAN WOUNDED. Attempts to Desert. Sbutib Sbbyxob. Paris, March 15 —The Deputies who visited Verdun state that the French motor transport is working splendidly, and is much more flexible than railways, of which the Germans have fourteen. General Petuin said that a load was now
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    ITALIANS STICKING IT.
    69 7 Austrian Front Penetrated. London, March 16. Severe fighting is reported on the Italian front, m consequence of Italian attacks. It is recorded m Rome that the Vienna communiques admit that the Italians penetrated the Austrian trenches on the Isonzo, after hard fighting. It mentions an Italian air
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    GERMANS WEARY.
    96 7 BERLIN NOW TALKS ONLY OF PEACE. Trouble with Neutrals. BSDTIB't BIITIOB. Paris, Mar. 1"). The Portuguese Minister recalled from Berlin says that the former bellicose spirit of Germany has been succeeded by weariness and regrets. Now only the necessity of peace is discussed. The Germans are fighting for
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    THE LAST OF TIRPITZ.
    19 7 Copenhagen, March 16. —Admiral Tirpitz has resigned and Admiral Capalla has beeu appointed his successor.
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    AUSTRIA'S BOY SOLDIERS.
    13 7 Amsterdam, Mar. 15.- -Austria ie calling up the 1918 class.
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    UNCLE SAM'S LITTLE WAR.
    131 7 May Last Two Years. New York, March 15. Military experts predict a two years campaign m Mexico. They anticipate that thousands of troops will desert Carranza to fight against the Americana. They point out that 12.000 American troops are already mobilised on the border, and probably
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    DUTCH LINER SUNK.
    110 7 All Passengers Saved. Amsterdam, Mar. 16. The Dutch linei Tubantia, 14.000 tons, Amsterdam for Buenos Aires, wirelesses that she is sinking. Destroyers steamed out from Flushing and a steam lifeboat from the Hook of Holland for rescue work. Later. The Tubantia is now near the Noordhinder Lightship.
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    TORPEDO THAT MISSED.
    45 7 New York, March 16. The French liner Patria, with nine hundred passengers, including twenty Americans, hae arrived. The captain reports that his ship was attacked without warning by a submarine off Tunis, the torpedo pass ng vvituiu twenty feet of Ihe stern.
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    BOMBAY COMPANY'S CHANGE.
    87 7 Headquarters Removed from tondon. London, Mar. 15. A meeting of the Bombay Electric Supply Company passed a resolution by a majority of 80,000 votes m favour of the transfer of control to Bombay. Sir Edward Ollivant, presiding, 6aid tbaf. the Ho-'rd felt that the interests of the
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    A PROFESSOR HONOURED.
    74 7 London, March 16. Presenting Professor Macdonell with tbe Campbell Memorial Medal, on behalf of the Bombay branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Lord Sandhurst paid tribute to Campbell's great work for Bombay on the out break of plague. Professor Macdonell, replying, advocated a school of research for
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    A NEW BRIGADIER.
    23 7 London, March 16. The Gazette noti- fiea the appointment of Major MacMullen, > of the Ludhianas, to be a temporary brigadier.
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    EAST AFRICA.
    192 7 GREAT DRIVE NOW IN FULL SWING. Germans Take to Flight. IIUTU't BIBTIOB. London, March 16. Official General Peyton occupied Sollum yesterday. The enemy blew up their ammunition stores on Monday and offered yesterday only a slight resistance. They were pursued by armed motorcars, cavalry and the camel corps.
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    WOUNDED IN MESOPOTAMIA.
    121 7 More Hospitals Supplied. London, Mar. 16. In the House of Commons, speaking on the Army Estimates. Mr. Lor,« said that the Govern •nent, both at Home and m India, were doing their u'most to provide every possible alleviation for the wounded m Mesopotamia, The Viceroy some weeks
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    BAD FOR THE TURKS.
    51 7 London, Mar. 15. Official from Mesopotamia General Lake reports that a column sent on March 11 to drive out the Turks advanced to the position they occupied on March 10, bayonetted a considerable number of Turks, and then withdrew with two officers, and 50 men ac
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    PORTUGAL'S WAR CABINET.
    27 7 Lisbon, March 16. A National Cabinet has been formed with Sr. Almeida as Premier. A Ministry of Labour and Food Supply will be created.
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    KING MANGEL'S COUNSEL.
    26 7 London, March 16. In view of the war, King Manoel has aeked all Royalists to support wholeheartedly whatever Government is established m Portugal.
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    REOPENING OF PANAMA CANAL
    21 7 Washington, March 16.— The War Department HiiLiounces that the Panama Canal will be reopened on April 15.
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    BANDMAN COMPANY.
    173 7 'POTASH AND PERLMITTKR." The play chosen for last- night has had a great run m London, where it is still a favourite, and must have been seen at Home by many who were present. The booking was exceptionally good, and the house appeared to be absoJucely full. The
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    55 7 The Portuguese Amateur Dramatic Co. will, by request, stage the play of Aladdin to night at the Theatre Royal, North Bridge Road. An executive committee of the Royal Society, with Lord Mail Mackenzie as chairman, has been formed to work m cooperation with a French committee with the object of
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      92 7 SMOKERS OF Manila Cigars CAN NOW OBTAIN A HIGH CLASS BRAND IN LA INSULAR Reina Victorias, Reina Victoria Extras, Londres and Perfectos AT ROBINSON ®> Co. "THREE NUNS" TOBACCO. PIPE PERFECT On Sale m 4 oz. Airtight Tins EVERYWHERE. I Brinsmead, Broadwood, I 1 Collard Collard, Challen. I I BRITISH
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      717 8 _Bhjl! JLlJ "ELLERMAN" LINE. For LONDON STEAMER Sailing early May. For particulars as* to »*ates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ Incorporated m Holland,) Roysl Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, Collteb Quat, UNDFR CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. ▼as dkr Parra
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      843 8 Sh ip pi ng 1 XT. %J. British India AND Apcab Lime (Companies Incorporated m England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about
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      546 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 ss Atlantique Mar 13 i ss Porthos April 11 88 Amazone Mar 24 !ss ordillere April 25 88 Lotus Mar 27 ss Andre Lebon May d bs Polynefeien April 7j ss Atlantique May 23
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      546 8 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated m Japai: EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintained bf .iw< via porrs to MarHelllefi. Loodoc, L... r^S contract with the Imperial Ja ment. The New Twin wore* maintaining this service havr 1 L pf denigned and constructed, and an ft.,J
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    GERMAN RULE IN TURKEY.
    300 9 London, March 8. itie Tiinoe" Cairo correspondent, quoting a recent arrival from Constantinople, writing m the K#yo Uan newspaper Al Mi Kkattam, says that Prince Yuesuf I/.zedin bad formed a 6trong antiwar party, which continually urged the Sultan to break with tbe Germane and dismiss tbe
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    NOT TALL ENOUGH.
    180 9 The question of the neutrality of Ho! land has called attention tc Urn effective method of repelling invaders from that laud of wmdmillg —by flooding the country. Apropos of this, a story it. told. At a recent parade before the Potsdam Palace, the Kuiter tLowcd maiked atteu
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    Kill Pain Before Pain Kills you
    43 9 Attacks of neuralgia, constaut ptic or th* dread of the eudden shooting j)ainf-. aie a continual wear and strain m MM vital turcep of the sufferer. I'nle^s it -i-.ct is obiainrt. a bieabdown is sure to follow.
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    LITTLES ORIENTAL BALM
    55 9 bring- certain and tpeedf reliel to aJJ suffer trocQ DTterafcl uch< ;,ud patM, it can save youjirt; acd th< UvMof >our tamih or friends. DatUx still, U makeayi want to live i;ut m Little's Oriental Ealm ;t kills prfti Sold st Re. 1 per bottle. O: all
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    RACIAL DAMAGE OF WAR.
    436 10 Loss of the Better Types. At the meeting of the Royal Statistical Society Major Leonard Darwin read a piper on The Statistical Inquiries need ed after the War connexion with Eugenicß," the Presf int, Lord George Hamilton, being m the chair. Major Darwin said that our
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1490 10 *AH quotations of Sterling Shires most fee tegmrdod m purely oomto*- to» c r^""* 1 Issued by FKASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers Hfsl sa RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Oaf, lseoa Paid. Lab* Dip. BcrraEp 86,000 98 88 Aliagar 6% 2 0 109,000 1 1 Angio-Java — 15
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    BULGARIA UNDER GERMANS.
    289 10 The Pinch of War. Bukarest, Feb. 11. Much discontent is reported to prevail m Bulgaria owing to the increasing clearness of almost all com tnodities. Butter now costs 45., olive oil 35., meat 25., coffee 4s. lOd. per lb. Bread is not dear, but it is made
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    COPRA FROM QUEENSLAND.
    135 10 Coconut cultivation m Queensland, though still a email industry, is rapidly extending. Hitherto it did not contain enough oil to be of commercial value. Examination of a sample of copra from these nuts at the Imperial Institute has, however, made it clear that the oil is normal
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      406 10 I AIH QUALITY'S LIMIT To attain and moreover retain perfect A uJ quality has been the motto of State (\l\|i C\\\ f\ \L^ wS Express Cigarettes ever since the < v-^^ 1 jNti^lu W r V have been on the market. State Ex- \yy\ A >o j I J press
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    EXCHANGE.
    52 11 (COBBBOTBD UP TO Mar. 17.) Bank 4ms 2-4 19 82 demand 24i Pvirats credits 8m c 24France demand Bank 823 Ihdia, T. T. If4i HOS3KONU, demard lr Yokohama, demat d llli Java, demand ltti Babgeok, demand 60l Sovbbkignb, Bank Buying 98.64 Bank of England Rate b% Bar Silver London
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    PRODUCE
    143 11 Mar. 17. Tin (225 ton 6) 193.75 Qarobier 21.00 Gftmlbiar Cube No. 1 29.00 G&mbier Cube No. 2 25.00 I Ptppec Black or din. B'pore 87.60 Ptpper, (Wbite fair) Muntok 39.00 Nutmegs (110 to fcbe lb. SO .OO Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Macs (Baud a) 75.00 Cloves
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      772 11 After a recent Air Raid the following unsolicited testimonial was received v Minimax Limited:— 1 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 m the occupation
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      554 11 To Let HOUSE TO LET Unfurnished. 21, Wilkie Road, (.as laid on. Apply to B, c/o Free Pre»s. Ik- a uc TO LET KENILWHRTH, Barker Koad, now beiDg repaired and painted throughout. Occupation April Ist. Apply SWAN ft MACLAREN. 16-3 st FURNISHED TOP FLOOR TO LET. Tenants wanted for upper
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      70 11 BUNGA MELOR V RIOAUD PARIS Sold bj ill Perfumers RANEEGUNGE Drainpipes AND Channels SOLE AGESTS INDO MALAY CO., SINGAPORE. 1-10 liiwf. 31-3 NOW READY The Singapore and Straits Directory for 1916. Price $8.50 per copy, $9.00, post free to places m StraitSettlements, Federated Malay States, Johore, Kedah, Kelantan. Perlis, Trengganu,
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      433 11 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per P. 0. str. Malwa.— Mrs J. A. Webster. Mr C. L. Caldicott, Mr Mrs Pearson, Mr Howell, Mr Mrs E. Johnson and 2 children, Mr A Mrs Tagg, Mr Anderson, Mr Garton, Mr and Mrs Brown, Mr Mrs Marshall, Mr Gage. Per P. O. str. Khiva.— Mrs
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      495 11 MAIL TABLE. To Day. Intet mediate and local mails, will be fon»a In list below Penarg, Malaoca, F.M.B. (by Train) 6 p.m. daily (f scept 6unday). Johoie, 8, 9 »0, 11 a.m., UN, 2, 4 A 6 p.m. Pulau Soegi Hong Aik 8.30 am P. Batam &P. Hulang Hock Lirn
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1070 12 Quiajuid agunt homines Jiostri ft farraijo Übrili. Juvenal Under the somewhat inappropriate heading of Spontaneous Humor," a recent number of Jwltjf (New York) has a highly amusing collection of howlers from a recent examination held m the Empire State. The Government of England," writes a promising
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      MALAYA AIRCRAFT SQUADRON.
      147 12 Dear Sir, —Kindly insert the enlosed list of subscribers to Malaya 16 of the Malaya Aircraft Squadron. The Chartered Bank has kindly for. warded $2,570 to Ipoh, and $200 just received is also being sent. Yours faithfully. Lim Boon Keng. Directors of Chinese Commercial Bank Singapore $500
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      384 12 Wee Soon, a Cantonese, was charged m the second police court yesterday with being found m possession of 357 bundles of bhang, value $178.50, m a house m Grove Road. He was convicted and fined 1350, with the alternative of four months' rigorous imprisonment. If the Fisheres Law figures m
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    LONDON RUBBER WIRE.
    35 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, March IS. The following interim dividends are announced Malay Planters, Permits, Taiping, Batak Rabit 5%; Federated Selangor 30% Tremelbye 20% Rembia 7i% Lendu 8| Harpenden final 40%.
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    CHEVIOT RUBBER CO.
    51 12 Messrs Outline and Co., agents have received advice from London by cablegram that the directors of Cheviot Rubber Limited are to recommend payment of a final dividend of 7'V., payable ou 2 2nd April, m respect of the year 1915, making a total of lTu for the
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    PERMAS RUBBER.
    41 12 PERM AS RUBBER. Messrs Barlow and Co., agents, advise having received a wire from the Secreta ries of The Permaß Rubber Co., Ltdi, to the effect that the directors have declared an interim dividend of 5°.. payable on the 23rd instant.
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    ERASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    413 12 Singapore, March 15. A good business haB been carried through m rubbers since our last report but shares like the commodity have moved within narrow limits. There was rather a better demand for mining shares and should the metal keep about its present high level it looks
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    JAVA PRODUCE REPORT.
    119 12 Messrs Francis Peek and Co., Ltd., inform us that their Batavia house cables them the report on the Java produce market for the past week as below Batavia, 17th March. Following lower London quotations rubber market bast weakened, First Standards having sellers at f2 per half kilo.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    46 12 Agents Harrisons and Crosfleld. United Serdang 266,970 Sungei Kari 28,240 Asahan (Sumatra) 23,980 Tandjong:— 97,201 Sialaug 86,816 Anglo Sumatra 72,190 Ampat (Sumatra) 18,093 Tanah Datar 9,011 Rubber Plantations Investment Trust 12,431 tea 164,830. Bah Lias: 5,409 Toerangie (Sumatra) 3,214 Mendaria (Sumatra) 1,820
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    289 12 The P. aod O. Kbyber arrived at Marseilles on Wednesday. Since the supersession of sail by steam it ie not often that one sees m the toads of Singapore a square rigged European owned ship, but such a craft is now m the roads here m the British
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    ISOLATED LIGHTHOUSE.
    129 12 Messages by Bottle. Skerryvore Lighthouse, isolated since December 21, owing to continuous stormy weather, has had to resort to most pri mitive methods of communication. The head light keeper, Allanson, put his letter m a bottle on January 10, enclosed the bottle m a wooden frame to which
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      255 12 S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME TODAY. 4.30 p.m. Cold Storage Dept. West Wharf, Maxim Co. 2.30 Bale6tier Range S.V.R., No. 1 Pltn. Sunday. 19th March. 7.80 a.tn. Balestier Range S.V.R.,No. 2 Pltn. 6.00 See Below Chinese Company. Vicinity of Kampong Bahru. Monday, 20th March. 5.15 p.m. Keppel Harbour Tram Terminus S. R.
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