The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 March 1916

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rEN CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1916, NO. 8,708.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    130 1 Rubber Auction results Page 6. The weeks warring ie given on page 7. Toe As6iz?6 were continued yesterday Page IS. Sangei Boaya dividend is notified Page 6 On Page 12 will be found fuither late war news. Kritifch destroyers chased Germans near Zaebrugge Page 7. A proclamation
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    THE REVOLT OF THE UNWANTED.
    1081 1 We bad been talking about the Red Cross eaie that |g to take place at Christie's m April, uud I went to bed wishing jthat I were a collector with galleries full of pictures or rooms full of porcelain from which to choose ray gifts.
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      298 1 RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM ADJOINING COiNFECTIONER'S SHOP Bras Basah Road, Singapore. NOW OPEN FROM 9 A.M. TILL 12 P.M. ICES, CAKES, PASTRY, COLD DRINKS, TEA, COFFEE AND COCOA, Etc. AFTERNOON TEAS AND LATE SUPPERS SPECIALITY. Moderate Charges. Moderate Charges. SUN LIFE "Zr OF CANADA. Incorporated m Canada. Assets £18.370.600. We have
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      99 1 I TOBACCOS CIGARETTES REG° TRADE MARK N9//&43 1 1 1U 11 COPEBROS.^C?D? LIVERPOOL LONDON. Cope's tobaccos and cigirettes are cocl, 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 Copes brands.
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      117 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Stores and kitchen clerk wanted Page 5. Shipping Ocean S S. Company' 6 latest sailings Page 8. At the Palladium fre6h filme At the j Victoria Theatre "The Man who stayed at jliome" Page 2. Auctions Teak office furniture Lease 'hold land and shophouses Forthcoming furniture salee by
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      124 1 THE WEEK. Thursday 23rd. Ffigb Water > --9 a.m. P. <% O. outward mail expected. SoldierY anj Sailurh' -moker. L-'d^e St. George B^nlar, 8 HO pm. Bacdman's "M n whj Stayed, 9 16 pm. Friday 24th Hi^h Wat-r i 2 ft.oo 1 26 p.m. B I, homeward mail closes (train
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    THE GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY.
    410 2 A correspondent wrote to us i Pioneer) recently pointing out the enormous prcflta made by the Governments of Hong koiig, the Straits Settlements acd others by retailing opium purchased m India, and suggesting that the upset prict m India should be raised so that til tbe pro
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    258 2 I was talking the other evening with an American, who while deeply m sympathy with the Allies, expressed much irritation at the methods of the blockade, and especially at the censoring of letters and of business cables. Why, he asked, ahoukl there be this gratuitous holding up and scrutiny of
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      408 2 VICTORIA THEATRE Last and Farewell Performance OF THEBANDMANOPERAGo. TO NIQBT TO-NIGHT!! Thursday, March 23rd. I By Special Request UNPOPULAR WAR COMEDY The Man That Stayed at Home. Prices $3, $2 and $1. PLAN AT MOUTRIE. Commence 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre COMMENCING Saturday, Mar. 25th FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY. MAURICE
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      741 2 SINGAPORE S PREMIER THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE FEELING FED UP P Those who are suffering from the Blues and Liveritis are those who DO NOT GO TO THE PALLADIUM. There are a few folks m Singapore who Don't GO TO THE P ALL ADI M, That's not our
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      526 2 SENSATIONS! THRILLS!! EXCITLMLNTS t I ARE WHAT 7CU WII L GET nl PICIUBE THEATBI CINEMA fH A QT'KTi^ by-the-sei SECOND SHOW- -9.15 P.M. SHARP. LUBI* PRESENTS 'WHEN THE EARTH TREMBLES" ORT f n ST 3 R P G J HOFLOVE i JVM S f D M aSa E ?i. of
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    THE STRANGLING OF GERMANY.
    2204 3 16 is well that tne Government has H ;v;upted to explain to the public the r.i! principles upon which it is act jgg m asereieing its control ever the Th^re has been considerable MB of the Foreign Office policy, Sil Kdward Grey and Lord Robert took
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      194 3 BELLIBB MORCOM, LIMITED. lINCOHPORATEI) IN ENGLAND). Manufacturers of High-Class self-lubri-cating Engines, Condensing Plant, Steam Turbines, and Diesel Oil Engines. This firm have a word-wide reputation for the excellence of their products. Simplicity of Form, combined with High Efficiency, has been the aim m all their designs, and users know that
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      165 3 Est^r Messrs GHEE ENG SONS, ffy CIVIL. NAVAL. MILITARY AND SPORTING TAILORS a ~*'r(s^. be ana 6 j cg Proprietor, vho hap received his training from *>/">^^ aE Master-Tailor, PerSCDßlly ClltS t very garment jf^CTV thuh tiiburtng perfect fitting with the latent West End cat fl s^^f BIJ^ Pt 3
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    OFFICIALLY SLUMBROUS.
    300 4 A paragraph m The Man of the World's weekly column io the "Rangoon Gazette seems to point to an actual incident m a Burma Government Office. Ah, well Quanrfo<pic bonus <1 or m it at Home rus, and even classic and scriptural gods takfl forlj winks on due
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    ALL SORTS OF PAPER.
    218 4 Some Kinds Will Disappear. Some kinds of paper will disappear altogether. How many kinds there are m j daily use to-day would be a revelation to/ most people. Hde are some If the output of paper is reduced by 40 per cent, almost every trade m
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    LADY CHAIRMAN OF A RAILWAY COMPANY.
    132 4 For some years the two daughters of the late Lord Gladstone the Hon. Mrs Daniell and the Hon. A, K. Elaine Jenkins have held the distinction of being the only lady directors of railway companies. Now, pays the "South Wales Daily News," the Hon.
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    WAR AND MERCANTILE MARINE.
    136 4 Admiral Lord Heresford, m a letter to the Secretary of the Mercantile Marine Service Association, w rites I wish I could have done more for the great mercantile marine, which has so distinguished itself m the present War by its heroism, discipline, and the fearless cxc
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      449 4 9 Ws Look at that pair of skinry waMCKWII Why don't they try Sargo!?" EXCESSIVE JJTHINNESS Doctors Say There Is Safe Simple Way To Get Fat. Dr. Armant the eminer.t French authority, declares "this is the most successli i method of putting onllesh. Women who find it difficult to dreBB
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      81 4 THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. No No 2 No* THERAPION k;So 4 ;2 BLOOD POISON, KIDhEV, BLADDER, LKINARV DISEASES, DISCBAXGBS, wi.axm-ss, pii.ks. sknd stamp ADDSKS9 KHVKLOPB FOR FREE BOOKLET TO DR. LH CI.KKC Mhl>. Co, UaVKRSTOCK Rl>, HaMISTKAD. I.dNDdN V>■ i PARIS DKPOT: 12. Kl'E CABTIGLIONE. I A CURFI NKW VOKK
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      542 4 1 mm U ty^ /\*m. *^tk J B^^^^r 1 1 vB J wB tut i \wt S v (y 1 j^M^^^aJJ MANUFACTURED AT OUR This Beverage is Special m every respect i quality— in its Manufacture and m the unique position n holds among other Dry Gingerales. The water is
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    WAR LESSONS BY NAPOLEON.
    560 5 WA R LESSONS BY NAPOLEON. I do not adimt the truth of the proverb know how to command you should a to obey." front I sjenenlly travelled m a nt- with a fur coat, because a kfl chief oiikjht to do hia work a tn^ tir^g himself UQneceB6arily ng thi
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    98 5 T».e liishop of London, wbo ii »bcot I M) i the most p pulu His br« />• no KMiTentiom r h i%; man lv JO t8 ft! fiitnr!^. a; i ;i. '.-fii-tu-e \shich hn p >ore< ofaaMi Ibroogta I of rtrennooi laboot m BeUinal iireen, Sp iod S epne] h«
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      2148 5 Wanted WANTED WANTED immediately, stores and kitchen Ci- t. Must be experienced m taking Htocks ol >ars aDd htoies. Quick and accurate at figures. Apply, with tebtituonials, Box No. SW. c/o Fiee Frtas. i .3-3 25 3 WANTED Wanted an assistant book-keeper with a thorough knowledge of accounts and office
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      548 5 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press i« a tuornlne Daily, and is on Bale at depots, from an early hour each morning Sundays excepted Cash price Ten Gents a oopy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered atthelt private residences, (or town oflices or godowna
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    The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, March 23, 1916.
    1090 6 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, March 23, 1916. jj o«. 'if in 1 XC ur>briV>«r* b/ ga.at Sara pati ot Trati bn Rioricos pteqapti imwa By a telegram received on Tuesday evening, there is evidently a great movement on at Home for restricting, luxuries. The method chosen for pre venting
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    334 6 Mr. and Mrs. Cunliffe. leave to day for Hongkong, proceeding to England via The Senior magistrate yesterday lined a Chinese MO and costs for sending a letter by post on which he had placed a stamp which had been previously used. Mr. W. P. W. Iver, of Paterson Simons and
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    KOREAN AND OTHER CURIOS.
    187 6 A fine collection of art ware and curios from Korea, China, Japan and Malaya is being *hown m the Tea Room of the Grand Hotel de l'Europe for a few days, Mrs Legrew Watkins, who has travelled much m Asia and is a careful collector of
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    676 6 A casualty list dated March Btb gives under wounded "Jed Lieut. T. Cop,' Norfolke. This, we are afiaid. refers to' tbe F. If. S. Civil Servant of the same uam?, who obtained a commission m the 7th Norfolk*. [M.M.) An elderly Scot was relating t^orne of his experiences m the
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    "RUBBEB DIVIDENDS."
    56 6 Me^rs Trutbne p.- (J \i, U6 thH> have recem.i ;Ofn don that the feafd ttttyi ;ifinv declarea an intent;: d:\idei.j i bbie- ;')tb April. Mawn (.uthiif c reCfeived ruble from the (F.M.S.I Hubhf r Oinipai the I)lr(clo.^ kf Aeotft )m ne] the payment of for j of 10
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    14 6 A-etj'H liateiiiau and < Smd urong Apptirs. (Uithr.. X a aloe
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    BARLOW'S PRODUCE REPORT.
    244 6 Sii At this WMk'g Auction some 870 totu were offered. The tone of (1 muk quiet and prices all round v. 0V r»: Fiuenbbid HBOked -h..'t and fine pal, crepe sold up to b>4 a du-i II PMpMtively, i "nbin, Ud ih«et i loww at 1167. lf<
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    GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT
    159 6 Sing( on Mai At to-da\ b Auction pijd- declined c tbe average about I !-r ikul dci. due to the fUhiti advice received ttorc London. Bidding tbtooghoiH inn downd total of abcut ISO bust .ttalogued ooly 23C tons changed hami^. TLe high* pri( c < |IW was
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    RACIAL FEUDS.
    108 6 411 ft] 3rd If arch at Bacaflly Sir Jai ton. the I MMM inlj m Hrn fcweaa Hinda* ai he 6aid v. Bai fro .1 the course of hi- 1 is t^i M i ttM ■nnonraj 1 differs aud Mai Ida tin m it may rule n racial
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      128 6 ACALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co STOCK LIQUEURS of all descriptions. 'cherry brandy $Sm i| Wholesale and Retail EmJSHkWine Spirit Merchants. JLBENSON^ y^ WORLD-RENOWNED rj^%\ WATCHES X -2S /J WARRANTED TIMEKEEPERS '"'Jr LONDON MAKE t^^ (i Bracelet Watches from v Bb^ The £25 "Field." M S7l> lieU Thr "BANK OF ENGLAND." m BUrei
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    AUSTRIAN DEFEAT IN GALICIA.
    212 7 jVANOFF ACTIVE AGAIN. Vienna Admits Heavy Losses [hi SuKmarine Cable]. <(•■: ~i«"i Bimvicm. London, Mtrch 11. Russian advices Qe— III IvanofT has delivered a on the Galician front. Follow b| up h;a success iv February when I >k L'scieczka some twenty-five ward of (Tsmnowill. he has
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    RUSSIANS IN ISAPHAN.
    18 7 March 81.— -A Teheran wire j jays the B m entered Ispahan on \!:ucu 19.
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    QJESTION-TIME IN THE HOUSE.
    121 7 London March 11. In the Houae of .i Mr. Tenuant said be was unable to italt the motives for the re- r d of Major Geueral Long which I i! to Loni* himself. {q the House of Commons that Mr Llo> I |i said the date
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    LUXURIES BARRED.
    38 7 ion March 21. --The King has signed a proclamation prohibiting the import of luxuries including motor cars, motor cycles, musical instruments and txoepl brandy and rum. jcjitnan m the House mentioned ther luxuries will be prohibited
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    GAZETTED APPOINTMENTS.
    41 7 Load Mar. 11. The Gazette notifies .!ark«»O!i HOtfe PWljabli to be Am -:int Quartermaster Gtiieral r-u-'.er 6:h Cavalry goes to the Staff. ral W. ibtie \r I >epnty -r.il Army Medical Service to j -fjeon General Mr A. Keotjli.
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    CANADA'S ONE AIM.
    40 7 X, March 21.— 00 L Sam Hughes, Mtnlrtiw cf Defence, interviewed 1 til to England was strictly connected with army mutters. Canada, was m I mined as ever to farther the cnu?e of IwilUllng up humanity and
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    MRS ASQUITH'S GOOD NAME.
    26 7 London, Maroh 2 I.— Mrs ABqaith has: awards i a thtmmni pound damaget libel action Igmiael the QlotM over, Q«MI iwitOiWTl statemeet.
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    A NEW SYPHILIS GURE.
    22 7 M.irch '21. A new specify for ayphil.- fetti been Uncovered. His alleged rwiceas poverfu'. as Bhrlieh's and bartnlaaa.
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    WAITING FOR BETTER WEATHER.
    19 7 ria, March 21. -General Cndorua. in- said Italy would advance whea itUt r was tine.
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    KING MANOEL READY TO HELP.
    20 7 cdon, March 21.— A telegram from -:uJaays KmjZ Manoel ban offered his •ervicea to Portugal.
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    THE SUBMARINE WAR.
    122 7 DUTCH SHIPPING CRISIS. Crew Refuse to Sail [By Submarine Cable"]. KICIHI4 (tllVll Hague, March 20.— Tho Foreign Office damea the report m Het Nieuws van den Dag that the Dutch shipping companies are stopping sailing, but five Ministers, including the Foreign Minister, conferred at noon with representatives
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    THE FIRE ON THE GHAZEE.
    32 7 London, March 21. The Ghazee is still afire and has sunk by tbe head aud is reitiug on the mud. The whole cargo is threatened with destruction.
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    VERDUN CRISIS OVER.
    127 7 Pane, March 21. The newspapers state that moat reliable circles affirm tbe German offensive at Verdun ia definitely crushed. Paris, March 21. The communique ■ays The Germans several times latt night renewed their attempts at Avocoutt M;ilancourt where the bombardment of shells of large oalibre continues uniatenraptedlj.
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    BELGIUM'S CHARTER.
    81 7 London, March 21.— 1n the lloutse of Commons Sir B. Grey, amid loud cheers, announced a declaration by Britaiu, Franca and Russia to Hdl^ium that the latter when the time came ahall be m vited to participate m the peace nego tiations and guaranteeing the Powers will not
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    DESTROYERS IN ACTION.
    50 7 London. March 21. The Admiralty announces that four llritish destroyers sighted three German destroyers off the Belgian co-ist. The latter immediately ran for /eebrugge chased by the British. There was a short running fi^ht and two cf the German destroyers were hit. We had four men wounded.
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    MR HUGHES. P. C.
    21 7 London, March 21. —Mr W. M. Hughes, Premier of Australia has been sworn m a Privy Councillor.
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    MR ASQUITH BETTER.
    16 7 London. March 21. —Mr A.sq tilth attend ed the war council to day.
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    FOUND DED.
    23 7 London, March 21.—Colonel Kustace Trevor half brother cf Lord, Trevor, has been found dei\d from a gun Bhot wound at r.alfast.
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    HISTORY OF THE STEAM ENGINE
    178 7 P.efore :i large aui.l interested audience larit evening, at the Association o? Hn gineen, Mr W- J« Trowell, m i n.a., &c surveyor general of ships, delivered a lecture on the history of the eteam engirt, this being nn^ of a series of lectures on
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    BACK LANES CASE.
    1009 7 DECISION FOR MUNICIPALITY. The hearing of a bummons brought by the Municipality, arising out of steps taken under their back-lanes scheme, was continued m the senior magistrate's court, yesterday, before Mr Ralph Scott. The accused, Mr D. Kitovitz and Mr W. M. \llen, were proceeded against, as
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    ALLEGED POLITICAL MURDER.
    197 7 A murder was committed m Japan Street about 11 o'clock on Tuesday night, when a Kheb named Chew Vow Ming was 6tabbed to death. From information at present to hand, the affair is believed to have been a political one. Inspector Joyce has already arrested a man
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    BANDMAN CO.
    81 7 There was again a very well filled house at the Victoria Theatre last evening when tbe above Company gave a variety entertainment. The programme included some of the most popular songs and dances m the Company's repertoire and tbe various items were heartily applauded and much enjoyedi Owing
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    WANTS TO BE A SAILOR.
    264 7 I bear that Prince John is getting to be a very manly lad, although he is not ten yet. Like all his brothers, the Prince is very keen on things mechanical, especially model ships?. His one passion is to go to sea, and I should
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    184 7 I 1 At the Palladium to-night the change of programme includes several very good films. Charlie Chaplin appears m a laughable picture, there is a Vitagraph drama "He Never Knew fresh war pictures etc. Mr. Jobn P. Duff, who bad been m I business at Kobe for many years, was
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      42 7 PROPERTY SALE, Freehold building land fronting Lavender Street, Singapore, area 8,350 square feet marked lot 169 3 of Town subdivision XVII part of Grant 175. Sold by auction at Powell and Co.'s gale room yesterday afternoon to Lim Tuah Bock for •1,950,
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      77 7 ROBINSON ®> CO. SOLE AGENTS FOR NEW HUDSON ftiOTOR CYCLES i*^»^ •it ML. BB **"Jlfr*r' J w. «MrW#^H LIGHT WE GKTS WITH COUNTERSHAFT TWO SPEED GEARS. "THREE NUNS" I UDnliyUi On Sale m 4 oz. Airtight Tins I Brinsmead, Oroadwood, I I Colfard CoHard, Challen. I I ROBINSON PBMQ Co.,
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      713 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. KONINXUJKE PAKETVAART iAATSGSfA'PIJ Incorporated m Holland,) Roy*l Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2— 3, COLLYKB QUA?, n#r>vn OONTKACT W(TH THF NRTHFKIMNDP «WDIA aOVRKNWEWT Bingaradja RioQW, Taiubt'L
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      811 8 Sh IjjJLLiK IT. O. Ohitish India AND Apcar JLine (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 MAIL LINES.
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      538 8 Shipping M. M 7 MESSAGERIES MARITIMEB MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 19lf 88 Atlantique Mar 18 ss Porthos Aoril 11 88 Amazone Mar i 4 \sh oid Here April 25 ss Lotus Mar '27 I ss Andt^Lebon May 9 88 Polynesien April 7j ss Atlantiijue
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      511 8 Shipping JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated In Japan EUROPEAN LINE. A service Ik maintained MNiSSI Yokolm* via ports to IVLarHeillefc, Lsb4ob contract with the Imperial .tapar. v. r meut. The New Twin sen maintaining this Horvice ha\( b< n -pe^S designed and conHtmcted. and with all the latest improv«
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    WAR PICTURES IN RUSSIA.
    1584 9 Transform at ioi of Petrograd. The British traveller, arriving at Petro grBd m winter and m war time, has, en ough to do m the first few days to find his bearing?. In one senso everything is so different from what he left at hom*\ Of
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      536 9 I Wag or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE! Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. .i. j Company hae 20.00 C fletotdled with
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      446 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m New Zealand. < FIRS Insurances effected en Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description. MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of the world at lowest rates. S ARTHQUAKE Stake accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager, i Offices 2, finlayscn Green. I ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co.
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      324 9 i DRINK DRINK 1 CARLSBERG BEER! I T*tJTJ T> T"?PT* T*> T~? T"? T*> 1 Lxd DDol JDCdCtLK \mJ O X xa. X I AI xi G X-* jLj .^ff^TAr'^fiJ^v. tij^^^W^^^Bi/tf' f ■U^^r MM M T"^s»cXv3Sk^' AflSz&ul'^m CAPTTTDCH i I CARLSBERG BEER |S DANISH BEER BOLE IMPORTERS THE EAST ASIATIC
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      175 9 WE CAN DO ENGRAVING' G. W. S. de SILVA, 46, Selegie Road, SINGAPORE 7 S tts 7-4 Commencing April 1 1916. PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE STAMFORD HOUSE, Bras Basah Road. CENTRALLY SITUATED Always cool and BXfOMd feO v <i l.r<- x I &NISHBD M'-MiTMI-lsrs Without board CoxnftMTtAbla Rooms With Bathroci.^e attached.
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    PUBLIC GAMBLING IN SIAM.
    587 10 A r is well known, the question of the restriction and ultimate abolition of all forms of public gambling m Siam is one which has engaged the serious attention of the Government for a considerable number of years. The moral and material evils resulting from it
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    THE LESSON OF GALLIPOLI.
    371 10 With the final evacuation cf the Gallipoli Peninsula, the curtain has been rung down on the most conspicuous failure m a war of many disillusionments. Conceived m ignorance, and elaborated without conviction, the plun to force the Dardanelles has failed as the Greek General Stuff prophesied
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1634 10 To Dec. 8 i Feb. Toda'e 19 Iff Allagar, Dec 266,800 21,000 48,000 A Gajah, Sep 29,790 9,000 18,850 Alor Pongaa 23,276 Alma, 16,000 37,500 Ampat, Sep 36,054 13,093 25,580 An-Johote, Mar 177,249 20,100 43,147 An Malay, Dec 1,507,347 108.626 261,454 An S'tra, May 473,623 72,790 146,337
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    TIN RETURNS.
    226 10 In ;i tUrt thi M bd I gf<MT .I.i'. i' I v i i.n i. tt 1( Oootpftttj ndttetadi ift. i tbe i.;.nic. ]hM I M !wta' tv d Ue aiu! MOM I iCUm i ;tst month ].\ir\ ,t at inmate ■o g..t I Bgßrei MWWW I <
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      269 10 ii^\ benger>s Egm S$ Ws\*uh entire jy ree f r °m any |u?«yJ ff^ \w chemical substance V^ V*^ IS?*' i wnatsoever. V 1^ prepared for child, invalid, or aged person, with iresh new m Ik, and m course ol preparation, both the Food and the. milk arc partially digested,
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      59 10 W.J. GARCIA. 219 Orcbftrd I snos bought, told ed >ooJ pr^cci aiiov struments. Cheapest and be r Jkof l^isic and small BM ML i l3 Singapore, Piauo, Or^an A: HotlCftl I.oatrnQienls dealer. FKE BANGKOKMES (»t...b1;: h LEADING PAil AM )AILY AND WEEKLY ENGLISH AND SIAMESE LARGEST CIRCULATION JELLY km WALSH,
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    EXCHANGE.
    57 11 COBBECTED UP TO Mar. 28.) Bank 4ms 24 19 82 H demand M 2-4} Private credits Bras 24A France demand Bank 824 Ihdia, T. T. m} HOKGKOim, Jems-rd 15°« Yokohama, demai d 1 1 1 i Java, demand IBft| Babokok, demaEd 65i Sovsaaiosfi, Bank Baying $8.64 B&nk of England
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1372 11 Issued by FKASEK Co., Exohange and Share Brokers, Mar. 22nd. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Cap. iseon. Paid. &aot Buyhkb. Sbei&brb. 85,000 Is 9s Allagai 8% 2 0 2 6 900,000 1 1 Anglo-Java 15 0 10 0 150,000 2s 98 Anglo-Malnp 8% -.9 6 10 6 60,000 9s
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    TRAIN SERVICE.
    82 11 SINGAPORE (TANKKOAD). Weekdays a Runways. Mall daily leaves for north at 7.7 a.m aud 7.0 p.m. Other train? leave foi Johove at 8.0 a., 10.29 a., noon, 1.30 p., 2.65 p., 4.40 p Mall arrives from north at 8.16 am, ann 7.'4 p. id. Trains leave from Johore
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    NEXT MAILS DUE.
    25 11 Prom Europe— Per outward 11.I 1 A Packet Nagoya expected to day. From China. Per M.M. homeward Amazone cxpecttd od Marcli It.
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    London Mails Despatched.
    46 11 Left Due Arrtrtd Feb. 11 8.1 Mar '0 Mar 10 Feb. II M.M. »0 10 Feb. 17 P. A o VO 20 Feb. M B I. Feb. 26 M.M. Mar. 2 P. O. War. 1 8.1. Mar. 1 I. A<> Ma-. ]7 M.M.
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    PRODUCE
    147 11 Mar. 1 11. Tin (100 tout) |«b |f| On'abiec 21 00 Gamfcier Cube No. 1 28.00 Qamfcier Cube No. I '25 00 Pftppeu Black ordin. b'pore 29 r P«ppet, (White fair) Muntok 4 0 s'! Natmege (110 to Mm lb. MMI NdtmegE (80 to the lb.) nom. Mace '.EundaJ
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      237 11 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. Ant Fumigators and Sulphur Powder. Arsenite of Soda for killing out lalang. Aspinall's Varnish, Paints &c. Cartridges. Nobel s own loading with sport■Dg Ballistite which holds more pigeonhooting records than any other powder. Cement "England" brand by The Ship (anal Portland Cement Co., Ltd. Disinfectant.
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      279 11 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAYIG&TION Co., Ltd Mncorporatcd m F.ngland.) DIRECT B2BYIOE TO 4apaD via Hongkong Shangtoai aid to Calcutta via Pecaisg frorr Singapore. Taking cargo on through BIUb of Lading tc< Oanton, Macao. Bwatow, Amoy, Chefoo. Tient 3iD, Newchwang, Yangtsze Ports. Formosa <he Philippines. &c, &c, &c, STEAMERS. Tons Oommana&t Snteang
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      438 11 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per P. O. str. Malwa.— Mrs J. A. WetMter, Mr C. L OaJdicoft Mr Mrs l'e«r,wn. Mr tlowel', Mr Mrs E. Johnson and I cbildri v, Mi Mrs Tagg. Mr Anderson, Mr Gaiton, Mr atd Mrs Brown, Mr Mis ilarthj.ll, Mr Gage. Per P. O. str. Khiva. Mrs
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      345 11 MAIL TABLE. To -Day. Intermediate and local mail*, will be fouafl In list below Penarg, Malacca. F.M.S. (by Train) 6 pm. d ;ily (t xcept Sunday). JuQoie. 8. 9 50, 11 a.m., 12.3G, 2. 4 A 6 pm. Pulau Soegi Hock Hye 8.P0 am Cucob Soon Hong b.3y an; P.
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    ASSIZES.
    488 12 In the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice Sir .T. A S. Buckaill R.c and a common jury, the trial was continued all the forenoon, and the greater part of the afternoon, of a Kheh named Lam Chin Then, on three specific counts of making false entries m
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    WIRELESS FEAT.
    110 12 Message from Germany to Sabang. The Soerabaya Handelsblad learus that thanks to the energy and initiative ot the ebiel >f the wireless station at s-»hans BMCSagCS have been received there during the pa-t week from a German Headquarters Station believed to the Nauen, the powerful wireless station near
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    111 12 Ii1 'i the second police court en Muuday, a Ciotouese named Ghoa Way Tee was charged with fraudulent possession of a heu value 80 cer.t«», sit the 7* mile si:one I ;per Beraagoon Koad, m the early hours ci yesterday morning. A policeman saw Ihc aoouted biding behind a tree
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    CHINESE CRITICISM
    226 12 Kveryhcdy who know! any;bing of Chinese education m these days knows that there is a diaeipiinaij question of the utmost importance. The Chinese atudeut is sometimes given to iosubordi nation, but of course, there are two sides to the questiou. The Review" gives an amusing example. A certain
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    LATE WAR NEWS.
    1920 12 The Battle of Verdun. Paris, February '24. Yesterday evening's communique shows that the Verdun battle is the mo6t important fight that has taken place m the west since the Loos and Champagne battles, aud it is likely to equal the German offensive at Ypres m April. The
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    230 12 The P. and O. outward mail eteame r "Nagoya" will now leave Singapore at 8 a.m. on Friday, the 24th instant. The P. and O. Kishgar arrived at Port Said, and the ss. Kashmir arrived m London, on Monday, the 20th instant. The Imperial Merchant Service Guild have
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    S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME
    56 12 TO DAY. 5,15 p.m. Bras Basah Road Malay Co. Drill Hall S. V. C. Band. Friday, 24th March. 3.15 p.m. Drill Hall S. V. A. S.R. E. v Tanglin Barracks Veterans Co. Officer and N.C.Oa. Drill Hall Chinese Company. Bras Basah Rd. Malay Co. Drill Hall S.
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    20 12 Intending competitors are reminded that the tournament entries close next Saturday 25th inst at 7 p.m.
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    AFRAID OF ENGLAND.
    108 12 Germany and United Peace Conference. The Koelnische Volkszeifcnng, discuss ing the possibilities of peace, say-; that Germany would never cunsent to parM'cipate m a general peacs conference wbicu is evidently Eugland's reason for suggest; ing the London Agreement; pledgiug each of tne Allies not to conclude a
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    ARE YOU A KE-BIN?
    104 12 ARE YOU A KE-BIN The nation that is too proud to fight is just proud enough to be interested m its new title invented by Mr Margin j Fauzdick. with ears tuned to the musical name of his native city, Kilamazoo, Mr Fauzdick considers America a harsh name, (and has
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