The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 March 1916

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. IX .N CENTS SINGAPORE, FEIDAY, MAIICH 24, 1916, NO. 8,70!).
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  • 156 1 Malakoff Rubber Report— Page 6. Our London Letter is given on page 7. The account of thfi week's warring I appears on page 12. There have been slight German attacks m the Verdun region Page 7. Sir John Pilter writes a personal note on trade relations with
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  • 37 1 X O J-J A a Tauglin Hirracks Veterans Co. Officer and N.C Oh. Drill Hall Chinese Company. Bras Uisiib Rd. Malay Co. Drill Hill S. V. C. Cadets. H. Roland Llewellyn, Actg. Adjutant, S.V.C.
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  • 187 1 The debility end depression following en attack cf Malaria tneaii more iban a ianoifd disordet. This condition is a omofseatMthet.ia or nervous exhv.s:i;n that iis;ii)]y develops aite ar d its aoriOOWM S If r cogma d by all medical writer Low ring of nervous tone, with InerMuiM
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  • 1264 1 Pushaiong tbil is oot her real name but the one her crew gave her was tramping her beat m a stormy eea, which nearly rolled her over mm minute and galloped contemptuously aeros?6 her decks the next. She was on irhftl Dttciftllf called examination duty-- blockading' 1 is the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 459 1 THE PURE Jig|£2| PARA TUBE pfpai Your maintenance expenses are affected by the tubes you use i and it pays you to take the same care m making your tube investment thai it does m buying n car. li always pays to find out before spending your money. Even a
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    • 113 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Reliable alarm clocks for sale Page 7. Shipping Salami 6 for Hongkong about April 10— Page 8. Notice re auction sale of rubber plauta tion at Juhore Page 2. Sale of unredeemed pledgee by Uhing Keng Lee and Co Page 2. The international Trading Company ad vertiee the
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 94 1 THE WEEK. Fligh Wat r < 2'»-o 1 26 p.m. 8.1, hemeward m^il closes (train.) High Water -2 in..* 29 p m A.anuaci-ition -T«ady I) iv "The Scamps Victoiia Theatre. High Water— l 4! a.m., 3-i9 p.m. 3rd Sunday m Lent. Last Quarter. Sigh Water— 2-87 a.»r l 2 pm.
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  • 438 2 Germany s Real Feeling. New York, Jan. JO. Wir Uassen die Amerikaner und alles was aus Amerika kommf' (We hate the Americans and everything that cotues from America' This is a phrase which Mr. Gustav C Boeder, a special correspon dent of the New York World,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 537 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Hongkong). THE Chief Importers OF British Pianos FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos i Auctions PUBLIC AUCTION SALE. OF RUBBER PLANTATION AND COMPOUND-HOUSE By Order of the Supreme Ccurt of the State of Johore. Dl THE MATTER OF:— EYED OMAR Oin.MOHAMED ALSACCFF AND UNKU OMAR
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    • 1051 2 SENSATIONS! THRILLS!! EXCITEMEMS.: ARE WHAT 'SOU WII L GET Tf)-\llfiHT AT THE IDE*L I V '*'Un f PidUBE THEATRE CINEMA f*i A QTTVrr^ ■"■MM SECOND SHOW -9.15 P.M. SHARh LUBIV PRESENTS 'WHEN THE EARTH TREMBLES" It is as full as an Fgg of Interest and Sensations without an Inch of
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  • 993 3 [table Smitary Drinking Tank jfbert Klectricity Is Most Cued— A Novel lid j'tour Hxplosiona Boat for A'eedy Wells Fouled by War— Electric f Working A Varied Metal Pellfrom l)!eteanrM drinking tank of Maj. T. C. hv Medical Corps of the Tutted H ehliniei to have established v superiority
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  • 1114 3 Danish Impressions. Ueuter's Agency has received an inter jesting communication, from which the |l>uly Telegraph extracts tte following, I from a Danish gentleman who lately re I turned to London from a visit to Scandinavia 1 The desire to keep neutral is strong m all three Scandinavian
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  • 366 3 German Methods Exposed. Damning Correspondence. London, Feb. Sth. A British White Paper has been issued publishing copies of documents found m the possession of Captain von Papan, German military attachr at Washington, who was recalled at America's request. These papers were seized whsn von Papen was returning
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 37 3 RANEEGUNGE I Drainpipes pi 1 lhannels SOLE AGENTS INDO MALAY CO., SINGAPORE. 1-10 mwf 31-3 1 DAIMLER®^ I flo tor Carriages I 5 I -ACRiCCLTURAL TRACTORS C 5 i thc DAIMLER COMPANY «-'j > J < COVENTRY, ENGLAND. i
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    • 646 3 nk used to, but equally 1 .>,. m^^^ harmless if you take t^ ie P ro P^ r precau- ml^v StB r tions by refusing to W^JRL I^B' take it m. 3^jh^ 3wMjij^ are as good as their word. THE OUNLOP RUBBER CO., Fourders of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry throughout
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  • 651 4 Camp Life Described. The following news of the Expeditionary Force m Egypt has been received by Reuter's Agency Imagine a narrow strip of laud not much more than a mile iv width, consisting of a long ridge of sand dunes, sloping on one side of the
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  • 109 4 It has been well-known for some time that His Majesty the King v/ill be present at the Army Manoeuvres, which will take place during this month. Now. however. Dr. Poix has advised his Majesty not to undergo any exertion, because afier careful medical examination the i>octor
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 108 4 B UCK\»ELL CONFID£JVr iF c&b S snrs: IVIIDLOTHIAN^ROLLED OATS A clean, tempting food, giving stamina— unrivalled for Breakfast. jd C A GENTB FOR LEA 4 PERRiNS* WORCESTERSHIRE BAUCE K^ W He best preparation o1 i j Fraser Neaves "SPECIAL" DRY GINGERALE Improves IE 1 if B 1,1 fv *f***f 1
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    • 42 4 SINGAPORE Shipchandlery Go. SHIPCHANDLERS PROVIDORIKG CONTRACTORS. 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 11 113
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    • 944 4 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. 'the spring race meeting r (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING) WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday the 16th, Thursday the 18th, and Saturday the 20th of Kay, 1916. PROGRAMME. fc FIRST DAY. 1 TTESDAY, tnm IV: A Lfl I. TKE OPEHIKG STAKES-2-45 pm. Value 1500 and
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    • 500 4 ENTRIES CLOSE at NO N onSatui ft,' ay, 191 C. In all races the ad\< only be given when t en an d< Starters tht propert] 'iff...: NOTE The attenti n of tmrnan to Rule 128, wbicl HcratchiDgop.n, on th< DAY BEPOPI Race. Owners ol Oriflm areewti either of the
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  • 536 5 Tie totM given are those of the dee i of the telegrams from London .hinh II continued i— Action m East Ma westward of Taveta against prepared pobitiona. Kneray compelled to re treat after obstinate struggle. Many parI m killf captured, being cut off by iJity at
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  • 181 5 Exploitation of Fiame Adn: v. 801 l uAo.il baa, writel r,t. I BWhal UM i*,'Seirtted v MMO* 10 <"^ BogMHHTi f^» r > thf I narcaoti a aua m t>ut b would uo duubt b.- taM to HQ Lhat m H-rr lllifl W t«r more for to
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    • 597 5 NoticGS MAUKOFF RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Pott ements). Notice ts h-rtby piven that the Annual General Meeting will be held m the Regißtered Offices of the < ompany, m, Coilyer Quay, B njjapote. at mxjn on Friday, the dint March, m 6. Singapore, 83rd March, 1916. BOUSTEAD CO.,
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    • 563 5 To Let PART OF FUSNISHEO HOUSE TO LET Special opportunity for family or three or four friends to rent the spacious upper storey of beautifully furnished house near town. Large gardens, stabling, garage, telephone. Board if required. Apply BELE 3T c/o Free Prebs. 24-3 2i-3 10 LET "HARTFELL 1 NASSIM
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    • 425 5 Wanted WANTED Junior Shorthand Typist Apply Office, JOHN LITTLE ft CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England). *4-3 ac WANTED WANTED immediately, stores and kitchen clerk. Must be experienced m taking stocks of bars and stores. Quick and accurate at figures. Apply, with testimonials, Box No. US. c/o Free Press. .3-3 25
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    • 509 5 Auctions PRELIMINARY NOTICE AUCTION SALE OP Valuable Lard aid Hooks Ncs. ?44 to 2?4 Kallang Read (even numborß) Houfos at Bin Koh Street aid ham Lock Elrett and Fr.ck kiltg and ccconut plantatkn at KaJiang Pudding TO BE HELD AT Messrs Ching Keng Lee Co s Sale-room m the month
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  • 49 6 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. Brown. At Bnrnsa'l, Grange Road, on 23rd March, to tor. and Mrs A. Drown, a daughter. MARRIAGES. Ingr#m— Mactaogaft.— February 19. at Lonckn, P.C.P. Jigi&m. m b Lond., Captain j R a m c, T.F., to Dorothy Fanny Mactaggart. vfidow of F. D Mactaggart, of Singapore.
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  • 1054 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, March 24, 1916. We:-* tkaH the J !tr> dw P"»op'ft'« r!j«bt w»3?«*}£ >i»r; p*t!i;ii ;'t'i'c bet j.onc"; pi SMpU One of the inestimable benefits of the present war and it is well to remember amid the welter of carnage and destruction of material things that,
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  • 288 6 i The tremendous glut of wool and other products m New Zealand ports owing to the scarcity of shipping le causing the greatest anxiety. The January wool sales i have been postponed. A epeciai gazette ieeued yesterday m connection with the exportation of goods frcra the Colony adds a long
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  • 243 6 i A LETTER FROM SIR JOHN PILTER. By this mail we received a private letter fiom Sir John Pilter, Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce, Paris (dated 4S, Rue Michel Ange, Auteuil, Paris), who has been m business m Paris all his life and
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  • 561 6 THE STRAITS BRITISH CHINESE ASSOCIATION. The Hon'ble Dr. Lira Boon Keng, Mr Song Ong Siang. and the members of the Committee of the Straits Unlit h Chinese Association, will be pleased to learn that the pamphlets recently issued explaining the duty cf that community m view of the war were
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  • 740 6 MALAKOF RUBBER COMPANY. The following is the sixth r, directors to the bhareholdi o to be sented at the annual meeting on \l g 1 Your Directors iMg to mii.h.,: audited statement of aeeoaiiti year ended 3 let December. Accor.NTK.- The oett pro! f year, after making full p, s
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    • 72 6 Importers- CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. Manila Cigars FROM THE ENGLISH FACTORY LA GIRALDA. NEW STOCKS of the following Have Arrived Reina Victoria m Boxes of 100 &50 Londres 100 Perfectos 25 Commerciales 25 Princessas 100 Entreactos 100 SOLE AGENTS for Straits Settlements and F.M.3. John Little ®> Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN
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  • 65 7 AN ATTACK AT DYINSK. bearing the General Assault. [By Cable]. fct* tsi ft Biifioa* Pt-: '."iJ, March 22. The communique earvjtei the bridge-head of ..t we captured two guna. Most U fenders of the bridge head were killed m bund to hand fighting. H rruop-i m tbe Caucasus
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  • 163 7 I The Tsars Admiration. M irch 22. The communique re has been grenade lighting m nc- 1 A violent bombardment contin loft b*nk of the Mpiise m tbe i of M»! uicourf. The Germans did !-ir*> to Rttael m fac° of our artillery beta intermittent bom of
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  • 61 7 r i urn March 2_'. -A telegram from Rotterdam gays the only things at /.ee broggf to escape tbe al lit J air bombs were inner* which submerged m dock. irpedo destroyers tied to sea and maow ;w-ii m the minefield but the forced them further out only
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  • 42 7 Columnurv March 'il. There is no the American anti-Villa expedition owing to the failure of the wireless and the wrtting of the telegraphs. Two tries accompanying the expedition have no: arnved and possibly got lost m MVt, o
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  • 40 7 D Mar. 22. General Cadorna has lia London. Ha was welcomed bj Lord Kitcht ■unr, Lord French and others and Ii- ovated by immense crowds amongst whom were many Italians. He will be :-:-cived by the King.
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  • 272 7 km Our Own Correspondent.) rpiiTfflgl -March I>B. Ie annual meeting of Malakotf M Ml Benson presiding siid tapi ftl the end of March lust aud i h year reached the un- higfc ti^ure of 48,431. The explac ti uas found m the remarkable growth of lh« krttl after
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  • 101 7 GERMANY S M PEACE TERMS. 1 Still Looking for an Indemnity. [Bj Submarine Cable]. New York, March 22 —The Evening Post correspoDdent at Washington say» r>r. Bethmann Hollweg recently requested Mr Gerard not to leave Berlin on vacation, and told him the terras whereon Germany was willing to
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  • 32 7 Amsterdam, March 22. It is reported that Herr Ballia has declared that Ger-ru-.nj'a policy is to prevent all trnffic between the Inited Kingdom and Kuropean countries neutral or not.
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  • 83 7 London, March 21. —In the House of Commons Mr Chamberlain said the It.iluehistau frontier of India had beeu remarkably free from organised crime or disttir banco during the war. The conduct of The tribes generally was good. The Khan and Sirdars of K-*lat and the Jam of Lasbejia
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  • 22 7 London, March 21. At tbe inque? f on Col. Trevor a verdict of suicide whilst temporarily iusane was returned.
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  • 105 7 London, Mar. 22. —In the debate on the Army votes the position cf married men was again considered. Mr. Long stated that the reserved occupations has been largely reduced and it was decided that m a variety oi trades men below certain ages varying from 2
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  • 30 7 Hague, March 29. The official Dutch representations to Ker'.in anent the Tv bantia will be forestalled by a declara tion of the German Minster at the Hague.
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  • 23 7 Columbus, Mirch 22. Damage of three million dollars has been caused by a mysterious fire at Paris m Texas.
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  • 75 7 The Manager has received telegram from the Head Ortlce advising that the Board of Directors have recommended a final dividend of 6 per cent le;s tax on both 'A -v 15 shares of tv s Hank making 10 per cent for the year (The interim dividend on
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  • 26 7 Copy of telegram received on March Wounded m action, 16th March, Sepcv •jO-41 Hildad Khan. Malay States Guidei guubhot wound left hand. Adeu.
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  • 171 7 Estate Valued at Rs. 44 Lakhs. Calcutta, 26 Feb. Probate has been granted of the will of the late Mr Aratoon Gregory Apcar, of 44 ChowriDgb.ee, senior member of the rirm of Messrs. Apcur and Company, Calcutta. The will is dated the 4th March,
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  • 1708 7 The Economy Campaign (From Our Own Correspondent.* London, Feb. 23. The Economy Campaign opened this week with a meeting at the Guildhall at which most of our star Ministers were present. It was primarily called by the National Organising Committee on War Savings which is attempting to
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  • Correspondence.
    • 114 7 TO THE EDITOE, Dear Sir,—In reading the article m Friday's paper re War Memorials," I thought why should not the British and French Governments Bgree to carry through, conjointly, the English Chan nel Tunnel Scheme. There we should have a lasting Memorial and one of great utility. The
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  • 53 7 A tram conductor naaied Swee Hee Soon was charged m the second police court yesterday with cheating m respect of four cents, received from a fare on the Gaylang section of the tramways. He was convicted and ordered to pay a fine of $25 or m the alternative serve one
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 135 7 RELIABLE ALARUM CLOCKS j Q THE 'BIG BEN X/f o T 7 r: >^^^^\\w\ G inches circumference (I j I"E« isAoi DtiiM \v7 \EmM inch s circumference Jr^-^mi^, Price <^O«* U Every One Guaranteed Good Timekeeper. "THREE NUNS" TAD A t^ ft A I UDnbvUi On Sale m 4 oz.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 735 8 Shipping "ELLERMAN" LINE." For LONDON STEAMER Sailing early May, For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., i AGENTS. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MA&TSCIfAPPUI i Incorporated m Holland,) Roy*l Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, COLLYRR QOAr. nONTHAOT WfTR THK NRTFRRF^NPfi »"IDtA rV)VFHNMF.I»T ▼AN DI»i!EN Btlauau
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    • 823 8 Shipping Mr m %Jm British India AND Apcar Lime (Companies Incorporated m England.) i Mail and Passenger Services. j 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
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    • 529 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LIME. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 19 6 ssAmazone Mar 24 jss Porthos April 11 se Lotus Mar 27 ss < ordillere April 25 sb Polynffeien Ap»il 7 ss Andre Lebon May 9 ss Athoe April 10 isb AtUntique May 23
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    • 527 8 Shipping N V X JAPAN iWAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd 1 1 ncorporated In Ift^n EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintained t*-tv,<, r via ports to Marseilles, Loini contract with the lrxip«irial iapai ment. The New TwJd ny >: maintaining this service hay«- r designed and constructed, an.i Q^2 with all
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  • 1320 9 The Trouble m China Peking, 25th February. An official communique announces: A telegrnm from Chihkiang, m Hunan, 6ays that rebels from Kweichow Lave invaded Hunan from TuDgjen. It happened that there were net enough soldiers m Hunan and the rein forcemtiuts that arrived at ChihkiaD^
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 548 9 Wah or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. i WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EX. The Cora pan j has £20,00 C
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    • 453 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m New Zealand.) FIRS Insurances effected on Buildings, Ront and Merchandise of every description. MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of the world at lowest rates. BIRTHQUIKK Kisks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2, finlayson Green. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated m England
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    • 317 9 I DRINK DRINK 1 CARLSBERG BEER! THE BEST BEER A JYi \j LJ tit x\. i\. jL jlI j CARLSBERG BEER |S DANISH BEER BOLE IMPORTERS I THE EAST ASIATIC Co, Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN DENMARK) OBTAINABLE FROM John Little A Co., Ltd., Raffles' tlace. Chin Guan Co., North Poat yua.jKatz
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    • 152 9 BaWMTBOi Phy: u-iaiis prrs'-r;ti<- Gn■Hßli Matin. H the OMMi HOlfM arid a' tbi same lime the u.n-t ImbShm^m r* 1 BMiv m the treataMßt of acuu- iai OkM> me Discharges. lATICO DIJECTIOH is us«i v recent cases and. lATICO GAFSDLES it* more ciircmc ones. Principle of Cod Liver Oil with
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  • 705 10 Mr H. Thomas m the Cornish Post writes as follows The mining reports made by certain experts after the war to directors will be weird reading. Instead of dealing with the metallurgical contents of the rocks there will be references to a tunnel having been driven close
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  • 185 10 Peace m the Near Future. 1 The Yossische Zeitung reports that, speaking about the censorship m the Prussian Diet, Baron you Zeidlitz, the reporter, eaid "As regards the discussion of war aims, m view of the whole war situa tion, the conclusion of peace m the near
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  • 1548 10 To Dec. 8 1 Feb. Toda'e J9JS Allagar, Dec 266,800 21,000 48,000 A.Gajah.Sep 29,790 9,000 18,860 Alor Pongan 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 1,507,847 108 626 261,454 An S'tra, May 473,623 72,190 146,337 Aeahan, July
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  • 264 10 In above list the totalH id Brat column are DO v ii y totals fjr Jan DtO, i» 4 iv %Mob tin- Compp.ny'.'- y. U Wdl i"after the name. 'Jiiird ***** ivlt total to d«ite aud Mtoad (total of the past month. ]'\cr\ (i > m -made togOt^fl
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 495 10 SOME MAKES OF PENS gUM Jf\ are pretty, bat fail the g jjfff /M<^. te&t of hard work. Some g £gi (*f J^2. BSJI pens write under fay- g ffgl mi m £j J F ourab^condition^but gMM BE SURE TO! GET TK fell when driven. The a Jjgi ♦SWAT stands
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    • 18 10 14 WE CAN DO ENGRAVING" Q. W. S. de SILVA, 46, Selegie Road, SINGAPORE. 7-3 tts 7- a
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    • 62 10 W.J. GARCIA, 219, Orchard B:ad. Pianos bought, sold or MB Q-ood prices allowed o: c. struments. Cheapest and best st.rck o Uwk and small musica, 3C^ S in Singapore, Piano, Organ Musical ments dealer. THE BANGKOKTIMES (EdTABLIHHK! 1^7.) LEADING PAPER IN MA« DAILY AND WEEKLY ENGLISH ANO SAM LARGEST CIRCULATE
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  • 1560 11 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Mar. 23rd. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Oap. las cm. Paid. Lara Div. Borons. Bonbons. 69,000 9b 9b Allagar 5% ..2 0 2 6 600,000 1 1 Anglo-Java 1 0 0 15 0 160,000 9s 98 Anglo-Mala? 8% -.9 6 10
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  • 59 11 (COBBBCTED UF TO Mar. 23.) Bank 4m s 2-4 19 82 demand 2-4* Private oredits 8m a 24, France demand Bank 824 IBDIA, T. T. 17 U Hoh&KOHG, deznar d 11 i > Yokohama, demai d mi Java, demaad l»M BABftKOK, demand 65* SovEßßiase, Bank Baying M 58.54 Bank
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  • 147 11 «< Mar. 23. Tin (50 tens) 198.76 Gombiec 11.00 Gaoikler Cabe No. 1 29.00 ilamliler Cuba No. 2 25.00 P«ppe* Black ordin. 3 'pore 29.50 P4ppe£, (White fair) Muntok 40.50 Nntnegs (110 to tbe Ib. 30 .00 Natmegß (80 to the lbJ note. 5fDO6 (Band a) 75.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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  • 77 11 From Europe.— Per outward P. O. Packet Namur expected on Apiil 2. From Cu>lna.— Per M.M. homeward Amazone expect* d to-day. Per M.M. Lotu-> expected on March 27. London Malls Despatched. Left Dot. Arrtwed Feb. 11 8.1. Mar 10 Mar 10 Feb. 12 M.M. TO 10 Feb,
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 146 11 TROPICAL ROOFING IS GENASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATB which do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. 7j ujiHlOWfll Jp Xlii ***<*«« x.: GENASCO is the result of over 30 years experience ir. the manufacture of Ready Roofings. Its durability makes it the Tiost
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    • 50 11 NOW READY The Singapore and Straits Directory for 1916. Price $8.50 per copy, $9.00, post free to places m Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Trengganu, British North Borneo, Sarawak ond Bt unei to Siam, Saigon, Netherlands India, &c, $9.50, post free Publishers: FRASE3 acd NEAVE, LIMiTED
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 477 11 Time-halls on Fort Canning and Mount Faber drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard time, corresponding to 6 a.m. Green wicl mean time. The time gun 1b fired at 13 o'olook noon, indicating Singapore standard time, or every day excepting Sunday, when it is fired at one o'clock. PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
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    • 468 11 LATEST ARRIVALS. List of vefiselti m port at 11 a.m. on Mar. 23, 1&16. Vessel's Name Date of Arrival British. Kinta Mar 22 Kgremont CmUs Kien'lale Kaka MedusA Mat 23 Klang Uanee Dutch. Vni N. r-k Mar 22 Kboen Foeng Baud R 8 I'Aru Semhilan Mar IS De Klerk UU
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  • 1214 12 THE MARKETS. (From Our Own Correspondent.} Weltevreden, March 19. Little, if any, improvement m business! Ie to be reported, and owing to tbe exIre me scarcity of tonnage few transactions have taken place. Quotations for most articles remained at about last week's level, with the exception of those
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  • 118 12 At the Assizes, yesterday, before the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, K.O.J the trial was continued of Lok Chiong, a Cantonese, on a charge of robbery armed with a deadly weapon. The accused, with two other men, was alleged to have entered a pork butcher's shop at 41.
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  • 108 12 This talented party of musical enter tamer* opeu their season here to morrow iv the Theatre. Mr Woleeley Charles has got together a band of ladies and gentleman of uudoubted abilities who have played and sung successfully m Loudon and other great cities and received excel lent press
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  • 260 12 SAVE ALL WASTE PAPER Useful and Rate Easing Economy. With the threatened shortage of paper increased value must be attached to the large amounts of waste paper. Since the war chemical experts have been working at the problem of conversion, and it is now understood that tbe chief difficulties have
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  • 100 12 I The Gaiety has some very good war gazette pictures m its change of pro gramme this evening. There are besides further Elaire pictures and a striking Italian film Dolly Twain," a war drama. "i am very sorry for you but there is very little hope for anybody who gets
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  • 800 12 MUST WE SCRAP OUR SCHOOLS TO WIN WHAT THE CRISIS HAS PROVED CONCERNING 'EDUCATION.'. For one good thing, at any rate, the war is directly responsible. It has drawn the attention of all and sundry to our defective system of teaching. Young men who two years ago did not even
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  • 32 12 R. Gale (owe 35) beat J. M. Goois (rec 40) 250—236. F. M. Piggott w. o. C. Martia scratch, beat F. C. Peck (45) 250—210. W, A. Aeria w.o.
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  • 31 12 Sunday, 26th March, Johnston's Pier at 9, 10, 11 a.m., 2 30 and 3 30 p.m. Club Bungalow at 9.30, 10 30 a.m., 12.15 3 and 5.30 p.m.
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  • 620 12 Rev. Father Charles, Procureur of the Foreign Missions m Hanoi, has left for France on sick leave. The Chinese General Trang and Captain de la Pomarede, the French military attache m Pekin, are expected very soon m Hanoi, coming back from a mission to the frontier of
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