The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 May 1916

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. i'k:s cents SINGAPOBE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1U16. NO. 8,742
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    115 1 Latest share prices on psge 1 1. Our Scottish Letter will he round on page 3. Accouuts of yesterday's race training— Page 12. Latest alterations in the telephone list j Page 7. The report of tbe Chartered Bank meet ing Page 12. The death has occurred of
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    CHURCH AND NAVY.
    1223 1 When King Alfred conceived the idea of a Navy, he not only brought into being a now no'icy, but tbe embryo of a new race of Englishmen, aud in no profession is the hereditary spirit mote marked than Ul that of the sea. There are character latios
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      254 1 ix^y Economy :^M Stelastic W J Most mil* s per Dollar Thi pleasure of eotnplett confidence I The comfort of lht qui buoyant ride K est Tyre tron i J^ -n a. lINTERNATIONAL TRADING CO. j SOLE IMPORTERS. I 0, Satiafactioi sj RAFFLES HOTEL. SPECIAL DINNER Messrs. Sarkies Brothers have
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    • Advertisement
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      331 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re Chop Joo Mob Page ~>. To let 9, Cairnhill Circle Page 5. The Palladium advertise tbe film Trilby At ihe C.'asiuo freth Blme— Pdge 2. N. tice re transfer of business of Charter 'd Bank to new premises Page 5. Auction sale of freehold buildmg allot
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      112 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 3rd. 1 ..tn M ~n p.m. P O. oaf^LrTlijai! expected. I Thursday 4th i Hleh Water c- a.m I »f pm. 1 Dalhooaie Chapter, &JS? a m. C. u. A. aumversary, Y.M.C.A., 8.33 m. Friday sth I High W»»Cer u 8 s.ni 11 .5! p.m. Legislative Councl.
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    HUTTON'S MARKET REPORT.
    365 2 Manchester. March 80. W, b;ivt' again bad a week of fairly bteaJy prices but there has uot beeu auy appreciable demand to test value very much and the report- both from New York and i.iverpooi M far M the raw material is concerned, are that, there is
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    £450 TRADE-WITH-ENEMY FINE
    34 2 For having entered into a commareial and financial contract with i German in StaangJ: u Harold EJwi (lee, of 57, Fenchurch street, was .1 ir>o cos: i| the Man- ■j B
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      744 2 IJ A T T A T^ TTX Tl/T JL -Li -Lj JL JJ X U IVI SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE, ORCHARD ROAD. TO-NIGHT 9.75 P.M. m A FEW N.CNT^IT THE LONDDN FILM COMPANY, ENGLAND. The World's Greatest Moving Picture Producers. PO W^hVff m^'n his Theatre THE PALLADIUM, THE WC aL- Y^m^
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      368 2 <V^l"lsf^sr^Bf^sf^sr^sfVVV%sf^B^ T*o "M"m"Wnn T»r\ \v r' tl T HERE'S ANOTHER OF UR B?G CHANcis 1 TO NioHT I "GAIETY" PICTURE PALACE J c,NE,yiA OAbINU n g JUNCTION OF ALBERT AND BENCOOLEN STREETS C c ni>r CTVT JP in Tin: first siw.v IS PRESTvM I!N(j J [3] THE CARRIER PIOEO^ [31
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    Scottish Letter.
    1511 3 Caarn >pw ekmi The Scottish Sailor. KJiuburgb, March 29. o H^ Batault, who has been i-gow as the special reprssenietit Barisien, has ranch, nraing ships and the men who j'ive or. the Ihe real seafaring man,' tai appaafi to him to j^ge, <'e cthec men. 'ibis impressiou is
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    VIBRATIONS OF ATOMS.
    233 3 Pralaasof Sit .1 J. Thomaon, ou R idia< j tx.ii tii.ni Afcomi fi d Electrons' ut tbe Eiotral iuftiLunou, detUi vaith caaeei vf tb« n rt-^ul.ti i! y oh-.ervfii in r > j r vibrations Atoms, ii tr paid, h.«d diff^reat periods of vibration, eonos with wavea
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      173 3 al-Ma^ga^galalaWaWHaVaVgaValgaVHg CALENDAR FOR MAY, 1916. SUNDAY £5 7 14 21 |28 MONDAY 1 j 8 15 22 29 TUESDAY 2 9 16 23 30 WEDNESDAY 3 10 J 17 24 31 THURSDAY 4 11 |18 25 |gg FRIDAY I 5 12 19 I 26 I zg SATURDAY 6 13 20
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      785 3 AUCTION SALE OF One Valuable Rubber and Coconut Estate Near Bukit Panjang Railway Station TO BE HELD AT Messrs. CHING KENG LEE Co s Sale-roam ON MONDAY, Bth MAY, 1916, AT 2.30 P.M. All that piece of freehold aad 999 yaara' leas hold Rnh^er and Ocoanui Plantation j situate at
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    TO THE FAINT-HEARTED.
    342 4 When with half-measures of the will, Faint-hearted hopes, inconstant fears, You bow your soul from deeds to tears, And wail against the need to kill, Lift up your spirit to the Lord, Who lent His face to holy wrath, Took in His bonds a knotted cord, And
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    RUBBER RICH HARVEST.
    295 4 The present is harvest time for the shareholders of many rubber companies and the crop of dividends which is being, gathered in is the richest since the palmy days of the boom, when the price of rubber rose to over 12s. per lb. In the subjoined table,
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1514 4 To Dec. 6 1 March To date 1915 Allsgar, Dec 266.800 48,000 A.Gajah, Sep 29,790 8 150 27,000 Alor Pongsu 15,655 38.931 Alma, 14,000 54,500 Ampat, Sep. 86,054 12,082 37,662 An-Jobore, Mar 177,249 15,383 58,530 AnMalay.Dec 1.507,347 101,385 362,889 An- S'tra. May 473,623 66,387 212,7 24 A&abaD,
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    TIN RETURNS.
    228 4 Ju above list tin totauj monthly totals tee Jaa Dec. 18 ujodu inahichtbeOompan] i year ands 1 lndicet< < aftei thfl uam< 1818 tOtal tO mmSM i.I of aha \am Daoatl b oi pjaf RM BfUM BO! -re d; v guaranteed by Bnpatying aorreeakms wh« w Mine retorsa
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      753 4 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE SPRINI RACE MEETING (UKDER 8. F A. RULES OF RACING) WILL UK HF.LD ON Tuesday tbe 16th, Thursday the 18th, and Saturday the 20th of May, 1916. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. I I CESDAI Btn VAT, IW6 1. THE OPENING STAKES— 2-45 pm. Val IBOOaadtfl I tba
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      595 4 ENTRIES CLOSE ai NOON on Saturday, the 6tt aiay, 191tt. In all races the advertised Second Prize will only be given when there arc not less than livt Starters the property of different owners. NOTE The attention of owners is called to Rule 123, which make* the hour foi Scratching
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      45 4 W.J. GARCIA 2 IS, Orchard Read Pianos bought, scv< changed Good prices allowed for old inBtromants. Cheapest an d bei 1 1 1 cc I of Mnii< and small mui M Singapoi Piano, Organ ft Musical Itrr evils dealer. Singapore Gold Qtamaanmsßtan Org I *\A
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    ISOLATED GERMNY.
    560 5 I|| WSMI voir strongest tmnression C y ll the quesMon which the aawapsaaac Pagans Nybeter put j pror:; ntut who recently visited The ttrst t) reply is M. Patrik I I'rofessor of Medicine. He With regard to the geueral con hat struck me, most of all, p irti
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    THE EDITOR'S SAUSAGEE
    118 5 itoi ol tne Munich Poet" be* rigour ol srar, •▼en il be is and be tails Ihe atory iu hi--1 i ggjc ons of onc reprosentu sd o M'lai," i 1 1 v o f tbe 'arras v i .1 1 1 p 1 c h*«w B
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    EXPENSIVE SHELLS.
    103 5 l t shell which is Bred from b bowitsers costs £1,900. s&rativelj small Beld*guns i wrTi shells which each coet ice. Ths Germnn B«4in. I inns demand shell which 1 bhs Kaiaor*S fortress can projectile rained at £800. li I gnn Srfl in the Koyal Navy mw r,
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    DRAMATIC SEA-FIGHT.
    708 5 How ths Alcantara was Torpedoed. From an account of the dramatic fight j betweea the Britiife auxiliary cruiser Alcantara aod tbe German laider (.reif, contributed by the special correspondent i of the "'Scotsman,'' it would appear that' the l.ritieh ship could have come out of. the action but
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    MAYOR AND MARRIED CASES.
    121 5 When a young iohii, a framework I knitter, who had mtirried after he wa-< lattestedI attested pur in In* wedding corticate to Mantafleld Tnbanal, the major v»!r T. I Mniiii' announced that uh was nol goin^j lto den l witn any married ft roup, and if
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    DESCENT BY PARACHUTE.
    100 5 Officers Leap from Drifting BaMosn. The Journal te.io taa stirring story I of an officer wao was making observations from h captive balloou, the Sausage, when the cable broke. The man reduced to the emelleal frngraenl the documents which the cer contained, and theu precipitated himself into
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      792 5 IS YOUR DAUGHTER PALE? The ana-mla of young girls may be inhentI ed. or it may be causeel by bad air, unsuitable f jod, hastr eating, Losnffloient out-door exercise, and not eoOQgb re it and sleep. Ii comes on gradually, boginnintj with languor, indisposition to mental or bofilv exertion, iriitab
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      898 5 NOTICE j 1 The Manager of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia A Ohini beg} to announce that on and after Monday, toe fctd instant, the business of the Rink will be transacted in the new premises in Raffles Square. 3-5 s-5 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the interest
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      525 5 WANTED SURVEY DEPARTMENT, MALACCA Immediately hn thoroughly qualified 6urveyo s, Salary $125. ptr month each. Ait»o oue Draftsman at a salary So), per month. Applications with copies of three receut testimonials to he addrtssed to the CHIEF SURVEYOR Survey Department, Singapore. fW mwf j- 5 I WANTED WANTED good Manifest
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      507 5 I TO LET 9 Cairnhill irH< Kntry 2fth M&y. Apply JOHN C CAMPBELL, Solicitor, I raiii.f., hire* t I 5 nc TO LET KESILWOKTH, Barker Koad. now being repaired and pan, ted thioaghout. occupation immediately. I Apply SWAN ft MACLARER. 4-4 mwf uc GODOWN TO LET No. 5, Palmer Godown
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  • Obituary
    Domestic Occurrences. DEATH.
    19 6 Domestic Occurrences. DEATH. llandv. At Nallore. .Jaffna. Ceylon cn the 2nd May, SAMUEL R. Hans' T, a^td 52 years-
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, MAY 3, 1916,
    1161 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, MAY 3, 1916, ir -•»>»!• o. Press the J «<vV s fifbt rss'lU*,. R«ra 9. sol Truth ba gsoriaaj practptl Awa ■''•v^.'f > 8 lijdoa Loyalti md Lot I In the different parts of the Empire the British people are hammering out their ideas on
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    48 6 Tbe return of the Hon'ble Mr E. M. Elliot to the Colony by the Kamo Maru on Saturday adds to the strength of tbe Legislative Council. The Freemasons are also glad to have back their District Grand Master, who will preside at D G. L. meeting this month.
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    LET US NOT DRIFT
    834 6 Let us, resolutely patting aside all considerations of party, class and doctrine, without delay proceed to devise a policy for the British Empire, a policy which shall cover every phase of our national, peoncmic, urn social life which shall develop the tremendous resources and yet he
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  • Correspondence.
    • Letter
      TREES IN THE CATCHMEN
      275 6 To thi: Editor, Dear Sir, —In reading tha- r. p rt 0f .v meeting of the Munieiuai I ifl your iasne of April I'lnn. 1 w tt(. ed by the painflSOOJ e \urtam President's reply tu a m t t« utilisation of certain rufobai eatobaissst ates
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    KING ALBERT'S CIVILIAN HOSPITAL FUND.
    60 6 The Hon. Treasurer He B nd ol Evatt I 06., French Ban! fll flßflfjl Singapore, acknowledges v. iv thank-) the following contrib bioostotbc above fund Amount praVJOflafll] Bl ledged Members of the SwtSS J om m unity >eet Teong tVah J. Donobue 40.0C K. A.
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    THE ROLL OF HONOUR.
    42 6 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires that Second Lieut, (i. T. Wehh, I mausara Estate, 24th Royal iliers has been killed ic action The Military Crosi- ban oe. i. v to (apt. E. Sherlock 1..1 A n.«. Scotia EflSatfl
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    148 6 RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS Agents Beats and I Rukit Timah 1, 749 I 'nth &B,fOo. < hangk<±t Serdang 14 4 months 3 y 1 4 2 Agents Boustead and Co. ■fntflßTlrlf lf«SOg seta N .700 ifjslnsl 1b7,000. Agents Latham and i Kampong Kamuutit tg Thi I r *-agingout put for
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    TRILBY.
    83 6 1 alladiom art da the magnifioenl Lond I ilea Oo'i unction nf "'I nlhy the ir QeOfSJfl du Maurui. g i by Herbert Tee* flflsd I BsDaaf from Majest\ 'f ThsntTfl '1 oo of tht' famous bl EOtm from ths doi si, and batt. Btage version, mui b Sii
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      162 6 A FRESH SHIPMENT OF I GOATES' Jt PLYMOUTH $Sj% G I jM J LIST RECEIVED 4zS^h IMPORTERS CALDBECK. MACGREGOR Co. Wine <* Spirit Merchants. m* mm m- a *M*M*M M *mmmmmmmWmm LAGIRALDACIGARS THE BEST ENGLISH FACTORY IN MANILA. E f w%^ j M mff****k V'^ J^^'' "w~~ v^^s»>^ iHsrssJnv*^ aU.
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      85 6 NOTIFICATION. |< The Consul General for Russia herewith notifies all Russian sub-* jects whom it may concern that Reservists of the Ist class Ratniki Opolcheniya Pervago Razriada. Of tbe years 1916 to 1908 in-l elusive, and those of the 2nd class. Ratniki Vtorago Razriada. Of the years 1916 to 1908
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    DUBLIN SURRENDERS.
    157 7 REBELS GIVE UP THEIR ARMS. A Countess Arrested mmmmmmmmmm er's Serocs > ihflSai me Cable, ri j... i'.iv 1 ihe Dublin coiumuni •poodi the daathhnsH of the Irish larlj signiAennt is the r t;ug wh .b-ib' surrenders in |)-ibl«n whu'u .i the centre of tbe ment. The soldiers
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    DEATH OF FOR LORD ST. ALDWYN.
    51 7 lento has occur rmsrrj Sit v ehae! Hick- Keach. a past Ch meelloc ol the *mm\* t who came to S DgnpOCS lOC tiie •ration. Hs v..oi bees I aeii srai killed ssel Sttd bit four year ol i ,u sacctc as tc ths
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    SUNK BY MINES.
    31 7 lon, May 1. His BfajSSty'l armed I I lhe mheeesraepef Nestor" si bv mines in the rr-vceHn All odicers were saveda and seven o:" the rtium's an teeing
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    PRO-GERMANS IN IRELAND.
    305 7 PRO- GERMANS IN IRELAND. ir REDMOND'S INDICTMENT OF ANTL TAX AGITATION g ceatly to correspondent in iralaod with r M to an agitation s.iiti^v. Mr John iiedniOP.d t The agitation is nefl colcnlatod to strengthen the bands Ol tiie Irish parti iu resists 112 unju-: ta\a;ion. The Dublin i eeting,
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    60 7 adl has been conies*m fin was written at mne. Tennyson bagan even i nest remembered hues I when hs was ouly fire. St n:V n.pts was an elegy Imotbsr, which he showed r. The old man put ten tho boy's hand and said •'1 the first money yoa have v
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    THE POETS AND WAR.
    690 7 It is an interesting pastime, amid our present anxieties, to spend a few minutes upon tbe Sortea Poetarum. The passion for historic parallels is strong in the human breast, and the oracles of the poets, though they offer us no insight into tbe vsiled future, help,
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    275 7 Osinan, a Malay chauffeur, was brought I up in the eicoud police court yesterday, laud charged with driving his car in a rash and negligent manner, and knocking down a rikisha puller in Victoria Mreet, lOUI OU Monday evening, and fracturing his thigh. The case was formally mentioned jand postponed
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    JESSELTON ICE AND POWER CO.
    181 7 The B. N. B. Herald of April 17 gives Jan account of the opening of the fine j works of thia Co., by the Officer AdminiaI tering the Government. Mr W. Webster, a I director, and Mr L. T. Wakeford, received i the visitors. His
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    TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.
    179 7 The following additions and alterations were made during April. 1704 Abdeali. IST., 16 Malacca Street. 896 Ambrosoli Stoppani and Co., 2 Battery Road. 654 Busrai. A. .t E. 27 Malacca Street. Ib6;t Clarke, J. A., Valhalla, Cavenagh Road. 16m') Dean, J. A. Valhalla Cavenagh Rd. 172b Dossett, J.
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    'KITTY FRASER'S."
    309 7 Eton Landmark Gone. Kitty Fraser's," another of the time honoured institutions which bas just passed away, recalls many pleasant memories to tha older school of old Etonians, it is, or was, a quaint little tobacco shop, situated in the centre of the town, and although it has existed
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    119 7 Prize money now is a trifle compared with what fell to lucky crews in tbe palmy days of the 18th century. After the capture of tbe single Spanish ship Hermione in 1762 by tbe Active and the Favourite the rear admiral and the corn- modore. who had not even been
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    WHARF CASES.
    207 7 Anam Eusope a Siamese, who on the 29th of last month waa convicted and sentenced to three months' rigorous im j prieonment for criminal trespass on the j Singapore Harbour Board premises, and who then admitted one previous convic- j tion, was brought to the second police court
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    197 7 The following new books will be ready for issue on Tbur:*dHy. Adair, Cecil. The Mist Pool. Burn, Irene, The Border Line. Deeping, Warwick. L -icest. Dell, Ethel \L. The l».rs of Iron. Fletcher. s.. The Annexation Society. Hill, Marion A Slack Wire. Leversqn. Ads, Love at Second Sight.
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    M. E. CHURCH NEWS.
    218 7 The Rev. H. B. Maosell and family have removed to Batavia, .lava. Mr. Mansell takes up the work as District Superintendent tf tbe Netherland Indies District in place of tbe Rev. C. S. Bucb enan, who bas left for America on fur lough. llev. L. Oechsli
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    166 7 A new weekly paper is published at Cebu, Philippine Islands nso allyandanti< Teutonic in everj respect.' 1 The Allianoey will be circulated on the Chins Coast, where it is certainly wanted. Some time buck a doctor on active 'service wrote home one sentence in a letter which it was not
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      282 7 I ROBINSON ®> CO. NEW MODELS OF GILLETTE SHAVERS Price k^^^^m^ Price $9.00. $9.00. "THE ARISTOCRAT French Ivory Case, Velvet Lined, fitted J with Triple Silver Plated Razor. CAIRO,^w^ I I r u,lfr,TT nhi,L.... i 1 >-.-■ 2 r i --i > V l^ K. ifr >r;~ %*^\W-j Was z
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      728 8 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Coy., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). For LONDON S.S. Keelung via Suez Canal sailing about sih May. Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. KONIKKLIJKE PaKETVAART HAaTSGHAPPIsJ i Incorporated in Holland, Roysl Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia.
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      682 8 .Lv Oa British India AND Jtllpcar Line (Companies Incorporated in England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract witn 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. HOMEWARD .FOB EUROPE).
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      530 8 MM. i MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 Lfli Porthos May 19 Andre Lebon May 9 Andre Lebon June 16 Atlantique May II Atlantique June 30; Amazone June 6 Pol 1 nesien June 20 For all particulars apply to J. de COURTOIS. AOBK
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      501 8 N^L/ W7 JAPAN MAIL STF.ARSHIP Co Ltd (Incorporated tc lenaa tUROPEAN LINE A service is maintained h< t vta ports to Marseilles. Lou r Ut&l contract wirh the ImrH-nai Ja ment. Tne New Twin tore* r. a maintaining this service hav< designed and construct <j K Ld fc^ with all
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    WAR OF THE MICROBES.
    1530 9 It has been said that tbe greatest of Napoleon's battles was a mere pothouse skirmish in comparison with tbe tremendous struggle which is fought out in the hujnan body as a fever runs its course. No quarter is given in the fight to a finish between
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    WHAT MALAYA HAS DONE.
    220 9 From the material point of view, Malaya has provided an extra 111 wad 110 tight (which probably wnu'd not otherwise have been laid down a Beet of aeroplanes, an Indian regiment, a battalion of volunteers the bulk of whom have bean given eommis sions. about half
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    HYPHENATEDS ALL FOUGHT SHY.
    56 9 v a v i »i 1 1 h I < tenaany ha* failed completely in I 90 obtain tu beer apt is ns in Atu erica for the bm 9 Wm Loan. r l b< •o toe I beaaeeteas b ing 1 1 10 oi be
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      499 9 r j j nn .*>*fi*& L •■•wvj^ r > j ■?<. ~^-g falser':- dPflfe r "i- HsTJHi BB j Wah or Peace. Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is wobth 100 cents on the dollar. I WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS
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      423 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) FIRS Insurance* effected on Buildings. Rents and Merchandise of every description. M IRINB Insurances accepted to all parts of tne world at lowest rates. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2, Finlayson Graen. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated in
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      284 9 I DRINK DRINK j j CARLSBERG BEER! THE BEST BEER I mFWk^^^^^^ to the latest I mWM^^^^^^^jf METHODS WITH I 7 m EVERY POSSIBLE CARE IN SANITARY RESPECTS. CARLSBERG BEER IS DANISH 6EER. I THE s |^AWATIj^Co., Ltd. OBTAINABLE FROM I John Little A Co., Ltd., Baffles' I lace. Chin
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      85 9 KE! ZEALAND INSURANCE Co., Ltd, FIRE AM KARiKE. (iLcorroiati la V< a. and.) VIM-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. Lta »a ft ti f Hit iti La (Inco.poratei li Bongl cam f/u vm?mi co., \u ME. Door] or.'.; sd in 1 kong L oIDGf. CIURANTEE h ACCI3M Gu Ltd IMUMTEE. '.Inco-poratt d Ip
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    THE POILU AT VENDOR.
    702 10 Confidence and Enthusiasm Paris, March 24. In previous despatches I have quoted at some length letters, found upon the persons of German prisoners iu order to throw light on the point of view from which tbe enemy regards the present war. Jn my present telegram I
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    TODDY.
    133 10 The Malay Mail has a long report of the very important discussion at the P. A M. on this wide spread evil. Dr Wattou showed that toddy sellers were accustomed to adulterate the liquor, with native drugs. He cited cases of poisoning aud also of diarrhoea and dysentery follow
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1158 10 Issued by FRASEK Co., Exchange and Share Efofctfl RUBBER STBRUNQ COMPANIES AP. ***** Faio Lam DBV, brt^ki 100,000 Ss Sb /Mlagai • a • UU:Oi>o l i Anglo-Java -110 160,060 tn B) i*nglcMaia* e% A • 50,000 98 Se I-C&cg Malaßa 1 1 — 8 0 fi
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      214 10 You can reduce the running expenses of your car by using Michelin Tyres. Tyre bills are the heaviest item in the upkeep of a car therefore every motorist who wishes to economise should ask himself this question Am I using tyres which are the cheapest per mile run If you
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      174 10 NO MORE HEADACHES Headaches, intermittent pains, sharp shoot in* spa- uis. or steady, dull aches, ovt r the eve-, iu the back of the head, at the base of the brain or in the temples, quickly succumb to ihe soothing Influence of LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM Every minute you so Her
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    PRODUCE
    142 11 May 8. Tin (50 tons) 197.50 Gambles 20.75 Gam feist Cubs No. 1 80.00 Gambler Cubs No. 2 29.00 Psppsr Black crdin. S'pors 25.50 Pspper, (White fair) 85.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb. 80.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb. J uom. Macs (Banda^ 7 5.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali
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    EXCHANGE.
    59 11 .cobbbotbd of Ou ".ir I 6 4 i P Jeroiaiid .4^ i'*lvi>i<w rt&dita Hra 6 2-4 lo 1 France demand Hank 826 [BM, T. 'V, |f 4 BOP.BKOB'J. c^en.ai d u Yokohama, Imm-dJ 1 1 1 iV Java, deivc- i 1: :> Babokch, a«mai.d 65 2 I-'ovihbiqhb, Bank Buy.ug
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      598 11 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press Is a morning Daily, and is on sale at depots, from an earlj hour each morning (Sundays excepted). Cask price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered at theli private residences, (or townofflceßor godowns if
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      258 11 FOR VANCOUVER (8.C.) SEATTLE (WASH.) (SAN FRANCISCO WITH TRANSHIPMENT.) (Taking Cargo on Through BsLading To Canadian and U.S.A. Points). Jap. bs. "GISHUH MARU, 3895 G.R. due nere 15th May 1916. Jap. s.s. BANGKOKU MARU," 6100 G.R. due here 2nd half May 1916. For Freight aud further Particulars apply to BOUSTEAD
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      736 11 MAIL TABLE To Da j. InternH'diate and local ma'ls, will be rouao In list b^low Penarg, Malacca, F M.B. (by Train) 6 p.m dßily (txcept Kunday). Joboie. b. 9 SO, 11 a.m., 12.80, 2, 4 tt 6 p.m Hongkong. Amoy. eic <.!enof?le 7. 50 AM P. Batam A P. P.ulatij;
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    433 12 Tbe oourse was in good order for train ing purposes yesterday morning, the rain over night heing welcomed by trainers, although the majority of their charges were not much extended. The attendance was quite good. The first two on tbe course were Quaker Girl and Black Satin tbey
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    HOCKEY.
    97 12 A particularly fast aud exciting game of hockey was played on the Efeplansde yesterday evening, between teams repre tenting the S C C the goalkeeper of which was club tamby who played re markably well and a team from the K-»--giment. Scoring on the part of the Clot) was
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    L. L. T. C. TOURNAMENT.
    33 12 Owing to the v\et weather the finals and pn. H giving have been postponed till today, 'lhs Club will be "at hotiii'' to members and their friends. mgm
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    35 12 The Mnr. Medal for April srafl won hy Dr. J. A Campbell with the tallowing score J. a. Campbell 4 2 43 fl 77 G. B Kellagher 47 45 8 84
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    BRITISH v. GERMAN MACHINERY.
    152 12 The fcllowirg cor.*pariaon o( the merits of <ierr:iHu and British niAchin -ry is contained in a V m-ula'r repfcrrt ou the trade of Finland, just i^-sued: Germau goods have very much m.provtdln quality during tha la-it ton \earcj, and in m tny brmnobei are btIPMiPg tc
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    CHARTERED BANK MEETING.
    1380 12 Tbe sixty second ordinary general meet- I ing of tbe shareholders of tbe Chartered Bunk of India, Auotralia and China was! held on Wednesday, March 29, on the bank's premises, 88, Bishops gate. k C, Sir, Montagu Cornish Turner (chairman of tbe company) presiding. Mr T. C.
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    CHINESE LOAN IN JAPAN.
    276 12 On the 3rd instant, says the Japan Chaouicle, the Yokohama Specie Bank announced particulars regarding the flota tion of a Chinese loan of Y. 5.000,000 to be used for the construction of a railway between Ssupingkia, a station between Mukden and Changchun on the South Manchuria
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    27 12 The final of the billiard tournament at the Adelphi Hotel between Messrs A. Lewis and A. Van Reuesse will be played {off at 9 p.m. to day.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    207 12 The P. and O. Khyber arrived at Port Said on Saturday, the 29th ultimo. I It is reported that the steamer Japara, of the K.P.M., has been sold to the Heap Eng Mob, and that she will be transferred from the Dutch to the British flag, and she
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    GUNS MADE TO BURST.
    448 12 Arrest of Cerman Director of Huiitian Works The grave perils attendant on the continued presence of Germans nolding important positions iu Italy is illustrated bj tbe arrest of the technical manager of the munitions factory at Saronno, near Galltarate in the Milan province. The factory is
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      133 12 DRIPPING PURE BEEF DRIPPING Manufactured on our own premises can be obt daily in small quantities or in 2 ib tini _W-B!i_MBM_WB-WM-M_atW-WM-MMMWW--W-s| WB SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE GO., LTO SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR, IPOH AND PENANG f A WIDE RANGE OF NEW AND MOST UNIQUE NOYELTIES IN GREEN V JADE c^\^-, f
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      62 12 S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME. TODAY. 515 p.m. Drill Hall Maxim Co. j 4.80 p.m. Balestier Range .S. li K. v. < 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S. V. R. n m do Vete aos Co, is ia do Chinese Co. Bras Basah Road Malay Co. Thursday, 4th May. 7.00 a.m. Balestier Range
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