The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 May 1916

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. N CENTS SINGAPOKE, SATURDAY, MAY <>, 1916. NO. 8,74.")
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    159 1 Compulsion bas conin fit last, .Mr As quith in ibe H(»uBe of Cotntn tot baa in i troduced a Military Servun Bill v.bic>i e\" tend? c .xnpuUiou to hI! males from afgbt teen to forty-one- Page 7. Tbe P'ederai War Committee of Aufetra lia has informed thp
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1439 1 Quicquid agunt ItotniiiCH nostfi tvi fart ago libt Juvbmali Tbe lobjectof long sentences (notb ing la do with th>- courts) has at f r acted HtM-ntioo jcj a mail paper. Mr !>*ifour'e closing neiJteure of a ipaofh at the C'arltou Clnb ram to jr»B words, a
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      229 1 RUFFLES MOTOR GARAGE JUST ARRIVED "NEW COMET" MOTOR CYCLES FOR SALE 2 H.P. Motor Cycle, two speed 4 stroke, Pego Engine, $370--2.] H.P. Motor Cycle. 2 Stroke, Pego Engine, $320--2; H.P. Motor Cycle, 2 Stroke, Pego Engine, $420Above includes Tool Bags, Tools etc. Telephone No. 491. INSPECTION INVITED. j I
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      152 1 PARA TUBE Plllfa Your maintenance expenses are affected by t)ie tubes you use, <nid it pa us you to take the same care in making your tube investment that it does in buying a car. It always pays to find out before spending your money. Even a superficial examination of
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      204 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. i I Notice re H. Thomas, deceased— Page 5. Auction of Inserviceabie J'olice Scores Page 5. Tbo -laya Opera o. Pa£Q '2. N. V. Km List of Sailings Page 8. Mortgagee's Sale of Laud and Bouei I Page 5. Adelpbi and S< a a View Hotels fjproisl Dinuere
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      192 1 THE WEEK. SttvrtQ 6 th. Hlgb Water 1 a«■ rrt Acct^-ionoi ?iag Qeorge V. 19 Ha<- Ktit ir-«* eJoae O^-tciog of Cbartt red Bauk. Sanday 7th. Hii^h Wafer a.m.. 1-56 p m. Jaa Sunday after Ba t< r. Monday Bth. Slgb Water- < .©it a.ti. 1-41 p m. Tuesday 9th
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    209 2 A god at Stockbndge (liants^. who is interfering herself in writing cheery lejtten to lonely soldier.-, has thirty-eight regular corres-pondtnts, distributed as follows* Fiva in ladia, tive iu Egypt, oue in Meso potiiCK i, one iu S;Uouicu, twelve iu France, six in England, and eight sailors. She has received over
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      680 2 THURSDAY, 11th MAY, 1916. THE FAMOUS JayaOperaCo.,ofMuar IS PERFORMING In Aid of The Red Cross Fund. Under The Most Distinguished Patronge of His Excellency Sir Arthur Yoosg, K CM G., Governor <6 Comma' der-in-i'liief b.B. and bi»>h Commission, F.M.S. Ht< Highness The Sultan of Selangor I O.M G. Hts Kxrc-llency
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      476 2 PALLADIUM SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE'S PREMIER THEATRE ONE OF THE GREATEST PICTURES EVER BROUGHT TO SINGAPORE i EVERYBODY S OPINION TO 01Y 1 I tJ T 1 -T2 If l x XVXJ-I.D X By SIR HERBERT TREE and Company from HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE LONDON. England's Greatest Actor; in
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      640 2 4 GRAND EXCLUSIVE PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT SS.SK BY-THE-SEA OFF BEACH FOAD SECOND SHOW S SPECIALITIES The Motion Picture Dnn Company PfcEbENTS 2 the STRANGLERS N REELS ut r *r4 Ka O REELS Dramatization of Beiot s Famous Novel BY DAViD BELASCO NEW NUMBER I TjPTC\L WAR i aßTftfivT GAUMONI GRAPHIC No.
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    GERMANS IN THE EMPIRE.
    1017 3 PLAIN WARNING FROM Mr HUGHES. \jr Hi !f>ri i'^ tlitJ Minister of Australia. tbe j»— Ul lue K '°P !rfl ParliaeD tar\ v,-, ition at luucheou at the jj Co«»flM r jnur 1., iw, Secre- min the chair. _g -I tw, m proposing the health tbt
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    M.S.V.R. CONCERT AT TAIPING.
    142 3 one p!ea*mg result of tha first M.S.V.K ti'aiuing camp held this year nb Taipiog wis the pejroenl of 5406 to tbe Wat Hy h^f Fund from the proceeds of tbe enter teintnent yivefi on April tub at the Tdipirt; Town Hill hy nifinbers of tbe coutin2,?ni
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    487 3 A few day* ngo a Chinese employed on a uiiue m Peruntao, neat Koala Kubu, whtie working at an enyiue, had hotb bi^ artuH m terribly iojared an tbe result of coming in eoutaet with the bolting and wheels tb it he diiccumbed to bis injuries on Saudav. M.M I
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      384 3 Everything in Silverware i Suitable for Wedding >nd Birthday Presents, etc. J* NEW GOODS s^4^^ ?V^M) CONSTANTLY i Jr m *^ilk nT jc Is IV&li/ DFOS. L/id {Bfta3MMJBSBB3gMMBaBIgBffIWf# JL JWJMIk^-^ IBWBW f EXTRA SPECIAL WHITE LABEL. MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SOLE AGENTS -13, COLLIER QUAY. STOCKED BY ALL HIGH
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    SUNK HOSPITAL SHIP.
    976 4 OFFICIAL STORY OF THE PORTUGAL CRIME tfany Women Perish. T'le Turks have almost surpassed the Huns by the eiti kiuy, without warning, of the hoepitnl bbip Portugal. The £hip wrk stationary at the time of the crime. Tbu submarine circled round her, and then suddenly firpd two
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    THE PRISONER OF WAR.
    842 4 We (Morning I'o-tj published the final nstalmtut of oue of the moat remarkable larrativt-c in the Ifioglisn tongue toe Tbe Story tf a Prisoner of War is vvtitten in good Bound idiomatic soldi* -r s Knghth. Tbe Mltboc began ho wriie it in hospital, setting dosro
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    297 4 II I .Uihn l.:u >- bookt bM ii i: 'm Malaya by C. V 11 ;i i t i^;:u i i i. T oi. I h \,i> Pi Innim i'^}'! bM <r<-.iiu« y.<..u3d wa» inraated al Bui lingfr u P^lai ih. Ah h liantamant, MMi i Siogaporain IB9fl m fqeptctarof
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      750 4 SINGAPOBE S SPORTING CLUB. -syj^"* t< THE SPRINi RACE MEETIN6 (UNDER i, F. A. RULES OF RACING) e m U.I. H HF.LD ON Tuesday the 16th, Thursday the 18th,; and Saturday the 20th of May, 1916. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. c i i I. THE OPENING STAKES— 2-45 pm. 1501 |5O
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      784 4 NTRIES CLOSE M SOON on Saturday, the 6tt Lay, 1916. In all races th< advertised Second Prize will nly be given when there are not less thru tivt tarfersthe property of different owners. NOTK :—The attention of owners is called d Rule 198, which makes the hour foi cratching B
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      266 4 "For the Blood is the Life." WHEN YOU ARE ILL WitH any disease due to impure blood such .is Cczam.i, Scrofula, Scurvy, Bad lt l AbWMSOS, "JicerF, Glandular 3*»!."lliriKf>, Roi. Himploe, Goresof any kimi, t- .h»"J' >•'•*' P '.i!on,r. haumalieni| Gout', etc waste tune and money on I i. 1
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      9 4 r resh o Breakfast t j Rolls. p^ n
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    LATE WAR NEWS.
    1228 5 Cermany and the War. ermaUß Tnubed drcpoed in w irship Miwa m Ai Gait of K -i estostet the veswel to biesk u!t'> fi»* ■:i submarine sat.U ItM RuSfiaJß Military Claims «.u e 'n'-utii'jurt claifiii various I Nmttmn front. On the is asserted th«t in fbe ■b
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    ENEMY PROPERTY IN INDIA.
    407 5 < ilcntta, \piii l v i r* H!' r* r> (>r; khe f ACfiOl orde r ;tc Idg kbe n-i p-rrv of euenij firms and thn con oiudiog r «i.''- ol fiHir liqaidation in the, ii tutis ol Mr J S I* ninnaoud, i < r.,
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      787 5 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES 2nd SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. MAY 7TH. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 7.4 5 a.m. H^ly Communion (Choral), Hymn* Ps. 70, (27, i9 T 558. F. a.m. n atius and lloly f'oromuuion. 4 p.m. Snrday Si hool aud H bit Classes. 5:; < p.m. Ft livi-t)sf)aj; nnd Serujou. Hymns i?;-i.
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      575 5 Re HERBERT THOMAS deceased. AJI persons having claims against the Estate of the atiovb-nauicd i iat dy eniolo>i-3 in the Straits btearnnbip i ompaDy Ltd.) who died at Singapore on the 9 h day of April 1916 are requested to send particulars of their clairm to the undetHigned within one
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      554 5 tlrorthand and. typist clerk wanted Apply ESTATES o 0 Fi.e Pn m, 5 •"> B*i W4NIED WANTED gcod Maoife-t Clerk. Apply I Manilest o/O ttingaj ore r'iee l'»e.ss, Hiatiu^ a^e, experience aud salary PLqntred. 2-5 s« WANTED IMMEDIATELY To take cbar^e of the Rubber Department of a Singapore Firm a
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      515 5 TO LET FURNtSHFD Barn^ley. Gallup i\oa<l. Tyerttftli. iinfry early in Jam ApjN r.CUTHFIE A CO LTD. 27-4 lid*TO LET B (airntiill Cird< Kntry 2'th May. Apply JOHN C. CAMPBELL, Bollettor, 3i KIiUK Street TO BE LET The oomfoctaUa and pleasantly Mtuaied residence koowii m WnnrtiTlltn Pnf tuflo. Mia JHfcT, Sirau^oon
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    The Singapore free Press. Saturday, May 6, 1916.
    977 6 The Singapore free Press. Saturday, May 6, 1916. Her* natli the Pr^ss the People's rlfht tp.%\mt*i^. iJv» m*<* by influence r.nd rr bribed hj f»l» K«/e p«trso« Truth hrr giorsous precepts fifim. Tf all the talk that is going about of Imperial Trade does not help to make up the
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    1286 6 Mr B. W. Allen, A.S.P., is granted eleven months and fourteen days' furlough. Uatiug from »>th ok. sixteen Griffins for Penang Turf Clnb left Australia on April H6th. and are due at Singapore about the end of May. Mr J. Mitchell is appointed to Up. local chairman, and Mr J,
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    THE CHARTERED BANK.
    409 6 Thi* afternoon tfaeftna i...« .ildi nffhft# the Chartered auk, .a the 5 r tbe S|u., vull h, t0r,.,,,,!;, o^ :n d 11-e v.Mtorp will fttfl Of fc» tiOg I |Jf» -V }l(,,iM < f^, The Bit, f the I ldio«*. by the Cosapai i la. Bl v
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    MERCANTILE BANK.
    334 6 Mr T. K. I'eterkin, Manual i ye&U-rdny netiwmi a ttfagHMi from tb. Heart Offtol Ifl London ad\i ::.at tLi IfOTßlltih Baal < I I :j U i a Lt -sorb ed the B*ob of .Vianritiu- i<l<i. g I Uuteofc The Kev >. Abraham [>iatri< >uperirjtt-nder:t of Vnv DOpftl
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      153 6 WHEN ORDERING j WHISKY THE BEST. i.e. i fa i ffy//Jc CALDBECK&D LONO3M i Glasgow. Not the best advertised article, but the best WHISKY. SOLE IMPORTERS:— GALDBECK, MAGGREGOR CO. SING^POKE >»NI) MALACCA. LAGIRALDACIGARS THE BEST ENGLISH *AITORY IN IANILJT P£l? BOX OF 25 2.00. WHOLESALE UNO RETAIL FROM THE SOLE
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    THE SINN FEIN RISING.
    291 7 IH* BIKRELL'S MIS-CALCULATION. Appe-ii for Clemency for Rebels. I',. ->u»;nar:rie ('aJ>!it Heater*! Barviet m mij B -Mr B rrell la tbe m I tt) ulm a personal tiement which wad frequently interruptby iif OJBIHII who shouted agaiuwt Qtftmm Hmmtrti couduct in la ■aid thar* would ba
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    TRIALS AND EXECUTIONS.
    174 7 ill wa eondact of the given the greuter<t satis m d aa orii.-r thanking the M for t: leadid behaviour uuder ying coneUlfoai of iteoet Bghtiiig. lie t owin^ lo Um ezeeUenl direction ,i; the tiffetCM ettorc of ■1] the tnnriTiag rebt-ls iu have OH 9 urrpudered
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    RIOTS IN GERMANY.
    81 7 Boraea Cry fcr Peace. M ty 3 Ta-> m jst ■'"rioa- riot- be* i m rac tt&e i Vasi "iacipally ol won M oWoMUldad were exciting iffWHH in P.erliu, Kiel, Cttemmiti ind other oities thar:- k districii tae pe v k^an: imp Ism relara of their hm
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    RUSSIA'S PIMIESS.
    47 7 RUSSIA 'S PIMIESS. The co' I'liuniquf* i 3 repulse of Gen MUI uttacks in i regions siightj projjresa south ol O!>k. the i of au nuy. Mel kW of thB tion ou the nppoi Ghovok*] S the >:y were i«<j:iin rard in ths dixaetion of 1 1
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    THE TWO THOUSAND.
    39 7 don, M iy 3.-Tht result of the Two ■•ui-, btlHn 100 to B, 1 betting 10 to 1 -^ovian. bettiog 20 to 1 p 'U(-en raa WOQ Dy three qaarters "'"th, half a length between second
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    REAL COMPULSION AT LAST.
    197 7 THE NEW BILL. Passes First Reading. By Jfcubmannn CaSl* (Router's Service j London, May 8.- Mr Asquith in tbe House of Commons introduced a Military Service Bill which extends compulsion to all males from eighteen to forty one and includes the minor provisions mentioned by Mr
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    QUIET DAY IN FRANCE.
    116 7 Paris May 8. The communique nays there were only aitiUery duels at Blort Homme and Douautu m%* The P^rench ior^ rnnge guns did de •tractive work agnio^r the enemy railways eastward of Vignenlle*. The Germans a?!»*r artillery preparation and toarehells made a small attack on Argoune,
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    AUSTRAL'A'S MEED OF HELP.
    83 7 Melbourne, Mey B The Federal War Committee has informed the (Government Committee it does not believe Australia is adequately represented at the front and recommends thd government to t\\ au eariy date fora minimum number of new recruits. The committee intimate that if the nuuiber is
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    WAR CORRESPONDENT WOUNDED.
    42 7 London, May 3. The Grst British war correspondent to be wounded is Mr Pre vost battersby who was struck in the stomach by a bhell fragment when visitiug a section of t'ue frout in France with a British general.
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    AEROPLANE OVER DEAL.
    35 7 London. May 5. A German aeroplane has dropped sii bombs over !>eal railway Btatiou. Several houses were badly damog ed and one man lojured. the German machine departed purtued by British aecoplunes.
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    THE JAVA BLACKLIST.
    31 7 London] May The Gazette notifies three more firms in the Dutch K*st Indies a-* udded to the commercial blacklist but the .itiva j>ode ha;* now been removed therefrom.
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    SHIPS LOST AND GAINED.
    26 7 ed that the British ships lost during the j v.nr were- exactly balanced by the new i ships added to the register.
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    THE MESOPOTAMIA PRISONERS.
    21 7 Rome, May .!>. A wireless message sayfc j th( liriti^h priscners iu Mesopotamia will be =eut to Ana'olia. 1
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    TRIAL OF CASEMENT.
    21 7 London, May 5. Mr Asquith annouuc ed that Sir Roger Casement will ha tried' with the utmost expedition,
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    SPANISH STEAMER SUNK.
    53 7 London, May 5. Tbe Spanish steamer Irnifreda has beea sunk. ProfeasorJ. G. Anderson, couductor of. the Swedish Institute for e tologioal Research, who during the past yearn hub acted as Adviser to the Chinese Government with reference to geological inveetigation in China, has been permanently appointed to
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    ANOTHER AIR RAID.
    341 7 MANY CASUALTIES. Zeppelin falls off Norway. H7 Submarine Cab!*] H«ut*»r'fc S«rric<»j London, May 8. —la the House of Com rnous Mr Tennant said that a Zeppelin crossed the east coast yesternight and dropped bombs on agricultural land. There were no casualties and no damage. He had not
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    215 7 l'»\ COUBTBSI OF TBB PBBHCH CONSUL GK.NKRXL. l'Aßirt May 4, 6.20 p m. The French 8 per cent bonds are at francs 6'6 and the 5 per cent at H7 90. Yesterday we stormed German positions on the northwest of Morthomme, we captured a hundred pri »oners,
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    241 7 Brigadier- General A. B. llubback is now in command of the 2ad Brigade of the Ist Division, all fou* battalions of which have oeeu out since Augnsb, 1914. The friend* of General and Mrs Hubback will be iuterested to hear thac their son Gordon has parsed iuto the .Navy, being
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    THE OFFICERS OF INDIA.
    946 7 Front Our Own Cvrmpcwdrht Loudou, March 30. By all reports Mr Austin Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for India, is now frankly on the defensive with regard to the criticisms of the woik of his Depart ment. There is unfortunately no possibility of defending many of
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      232 7 ROBINSON CO. JUST ARRIVED FULLERS CHOCOLATES Ac Chocolate Pepperment Creams I Mixed Chocolates Pepperment Creams Mixed Sweets Cream Walnuts Chocolate Almonds Chocolate Nougat Mixed Caramels Pepperment Lumps Lily Creams Walnut Toffie Milk Chocolate C iGARETTES. j PACKED IN AIRTIGHT TINS OF 50 PLAIN AND STRAW TIPPED ON SALE AT A.
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      674 8 ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Coy., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND?. For LONDON s.s, City of Rangoon due about June 5. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. XONiKKLIJKE PAKETVA&RT HfAATSGHA?f»M I incorporated in Boilandi > Roy*l Packet navigation Co., of Batavia.
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      685 8 O. Oritish India AND r%.PGAR JLINE (Companies Incorporated in 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. HOMEWARD I FOB BUROPB).
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      521 8 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LIME. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON and MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 1616 Portboß May n AndV Lebon May 9 Andie Lebon June 16 Atlantique May II Atlantique June 30; Auiazone June fi Poi v neaton .1 une 20 For all particularn apply to J. de COURTOIS,
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      445 8 JAPAN MASL STEAMSHIP Co.. LU 1 in »u}>Hs fcUHuPUW UHI. A service is maintains tan -via pom to MaruciJle.s, l contract with the Imperial r j iij«Dt. The New Twin i j maintaining this eervice ha^. designed and oonbtruct-t^l, h: witn all the lat<'Ht 1l safety acd comfoit of pa-.-
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    JAVA NEWS.
    902 9 cTotn Chti Own Cu r c9iKwdfnt Tradb. Weltevredeu. .April 29. Business was resuuu-d after the bo!ida>s on Tuesday, April 25, when au improve* ment was noticeable all round. lhi> beiug specially the case with Robber, in which several transactions took place, tome thirty ton* changing bauds. First Latex
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    200 YEARS: 200 SOLDIERS.
    379 9 Messrs Al'en and Himtni'-y, the well known manufacturing chemists recently relebrated the bicentenary of the founda tion of the firm. The amptoyoo 1 present jedMr V. .1. Hanbuiv Mitto hie portrait and efrW.&alph Dodd feo director) with a case or plat*-. The following interesting particulars iwi
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    THE ATTACK ON SCHLESWIG.
    340 9 Copenhagen, -March g(j The Stijtsti dende. of Hil.p. referring to tbe nava. eucounter. Bay* the hani-h CVttoC ifr.hria whs Ufchiug near Kede Klif, twelve milce .-oath wctt of (iraadyb. about midday on Saturday, when it wu^ balled bf the Cier man armed steam trawlers r.raunechwo!j,' and
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      502 9 I Wab or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LUTED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. Ibe rorapwif has £20,000 fle»osliea with the BuF»eme
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      467 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In Now Zealand.* j FIRE Insurances effected on Buildings. Kent and Merchandise of every description. MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of Ibo world at lowest rates. EARTHQCAKB Risk h accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2, Finlayson Green. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated
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      423 9 I DRINK DRINK j GARLSBERG BEER! THE BEST BEER OBTAINABLE MODERATE. >gw?ti^^^^^/ .^**a P>j Ay^^^^^^L "J M EVERY FOSStBLE CARE IN SANITARY RESPECTS CARtSBERG BEER iS DANISH BEER i THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN DENSAKK) OBTAINABLE FROM John Little Co., Ltd., Baffles' Place. Chin Guan &Co North Boat
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      75 9 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co., Ltd. FIRE AND MARINE. (laccrpoftcd ta V#i /.< ilm VANG-TBZE INSURANCE AS3OC. ltd. miiE. [faootfotaAti iu fkmoamg,\ CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co.. ltd MS. Uucorporatod iu li t .i.-!- LONDON GUARANTEE HWBR Uu. Ltd GUARANTEE. (Inrorporati-d in Y.v.,,\ a 1 Firt- and ilarin« Kisks pi t\.<v StmlptfiM
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    USE OF DOGS IN WAR.
    669 10 How They Serve the French Dogs are being used estensively by the French as auxiliaries in the war, and the various 6ervic.es to which they are put are described by the Paris Correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette in an interesting article. Contrary to what
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    AUSTRALIAN TRADE.
    144 10 The Oversea imports during January were valued at £9,526,881, and show an increase tit £166,100, or 7 per cent, as compared wilii the corresponding mouth of last \ear. The total for the feevpn months, July to January, was X' l9 157,518, au increase of £1,907,641, or 11 per
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    A HINT TO VON CAPELLE.
    26 10 The MercriDtile Marine Corn urns ion. which has long dit-ciib^d a quid pro quo policy as regards the sinking uf merchant-
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    918 10 Issued by FRASEK Co., Exchange and Share Broken RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES tit, iBBCa. Paid Law i>r* Her** •uO.OCO 1 i Aneio-Javfc int 160,000 2e Sb Antfio-toalaf x 50,000 ie 2« Wang Mala** 80,000 1 l Bauo Ttga (bbl*«eori 105,000 9s 2b. Beboh 2 jo/o int iuO.000 l
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      223 10 H <&* Quality. 1 With LEA PERRMS' SAUCE, a few A rfw/i' sprinkled over the meat, fish A>l^ $\%if or c h ecse < c are all that is required p C/^t >IK Mxro m P art ie most delicious piquancy l^^^^^^^S and flavour. H ie QUALITY and concentration of
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 11 COBBECTiiD Vt TO May 5.) Back 4 m/a 2-4 19 M demand 3-4i Pvivatc credits 8m 2-4 13 H France demand Bank 826 IHDIA, T. T. 17 t, aoHQKONO, dematd I Yokohama, demac d 1 1 J i Java, demand 189 Bangkok, demand 6'i Scybbhigsb, Bank Buying Bb. t
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    PRODUCE
    141 11 May 5. Tin (100 tone) $98.00 li&riiluer 16.50 Gtamfeiev Gnbe No. 1 J7.00 Gambler Cube No, 2 25.00 Pappe* Block ordia. r/pora 'JS.SO Pappex, (White fait) 32.00 Nusmega (110 to the lb. 10.0b Nutmegs (80 to the lb. 1 nom. Mace (B»t)dft) 75.00 Cloves (Amboina) notn. Bali Coffee (4%
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      400 11 After a recent Air Raid the following unsolicited testimonial was received y -max Limited: On Wednesday evening last an incendiary bomb dropped on our premises, crashed through the roof breaking the rafters and fetching .v:i the ceiling, and set fire to the sitting room which is in the -nation of
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      580 11 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press is a mornini Daily, and is on sale at depots, from an earlj hour each morning (Sundays excepted). Caeb price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered at theii private residences, (or town offices or
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      230 11 Time-balls on Fort Canning aiid Mouux Faber drop daily at 1 p.m.. Singapore standarc time, corresponding to 6 a.m. Greenwich mean time. The time gun Is fired at 18 o'clock noon, indicating Siug&pore acaudard tiire, 01 every day excepting Suuday, wbctu it La Bred at one o'clock. GACGiNO CO. Office,
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      55 11 WEATHER REPORT K\aiii>ug ueto»u iiuspjta! May 4 9 *.M i F.M 8 V> V. texxxf. 88 0 »9 B *S n We» Bnib Ibet. 8 5 Ts.. c DiF. 0* Wiort B.E, r.i:. Calm M%x. Temp, to stiafli 90.0 Sfiu. 80 do. 76 0 Max. In fiua 1* Q Rain
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      740 11 DAILY SHIPPING REPORT 2 Chanter of Commerce (to 1 1 a m Maj 5 ARRIVALS. May 4. Kiang, Kanpp, (>»<iy \\>ld. Me i dusa, Katavi^r. Telemacbu^, llaiyaDg, Hye JLeong <P>nt; Xeritp. MerlnM, Van der JParra, Melcbior Trnuh Fale«>Jll (Dut) I Heim, Agga [Nor) Kucbiu^ (Sat). May 5. i^ongbor (Fr'. CLEARANCES.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    513 12 Ordinary Meeting Friday, May sth H E. theGovt rcor(S«r ftrthur Young k.« -.m.«;.,) the Qemni si Officer romm^nding. The Boa. Atg. Cd. b*c fW G. Maxwell. Coi. Trearatec lA. SI. Pountnej Attumoj General (O»A. Goodman H 001. Begin* et (F. J- Wgott). F. M. Elliot, w. Wi Coo
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    KING ALBERT'S CIVILIAN HOSPITAL FUND.
    55 12 The Hod Treasurer, Mr h. B. Ward of] Kvatt and To. French Kink Buildings, Mn^pore.a^ knowledges with ra«ri\ titan KG the f 'Mowing contributions to tiin bbove Fund An..ouaC nreviou^ly acknow ledtjeti |6,25S Their Friend "> Litur. Col. G. A Derrick 100 Mrs (i. A.
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    S.L. R. A.
    99 12 The May Spoon wafl won by Mrs Whittle. The following were ibefecort-s. 100 100 11 'cap Total. yarn, yds. Mrs Whittle • > •ji 14.4 f) 67.49 „ Pay ire •j '2 1 0 7 24 Oldbam ml 29 17 67. MitiH Kerr
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    KEFPEL GOLF CLUB.
    21 12 I The qualifying round for fhp Keppe] Cap will ht» p! ivrJ on Mnv ttth anti ?rh 1M
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    ART OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTING.
    864 12 After h cursory glance at the war news, just to make sure that Verdun is still in the hauds of its rightful owners it is the practice of many of us, I fancy, to turn the page of ouc morning paper till we find the accounts
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    290 12 Singapore, May 5. A few Eastern holders of Sterling shares Rie taking advantage of tbe opportunity to sell through the Stock Exchange ana invest proceeds in British War Securities, which has encouraged dealings in a certaiu class of London Registered Stocks. The market, however, has beeu rather
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    THE SINN FEIN MOVEMENT.
    488 12 There are several items of information in mail papers, which stjow the wny the wind was blowing in the Sinn Fein direc tiou. though the <iovernment has denied that warnings were received of an j;uDeuding outbreak. Aud to go back e til J further, ou February
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    424 12 I 1 The M. M. Company a tteemer Am\-v j Leboa left Colombo at 5 pm. on the 4 h i instant and may be expected here on I Tuesday morning the 9&h instant. j John Pentoney, an Irishman, aged 4> years, Chief Officer of the Shing Ban^,
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    WEEKLY JAVA PRODUCE REPORT.
    120 12 [By Codbtbst? of Pbancis Peas A Co Bafeavia, sth May. 1916. Rubber Mutknt price? have declined considerably nnd the positiou at close of bueiuess to day was weak at nominal quotations Fl.l 72! for fi ret quality standards. The Coffee Market bas shown acti I vity
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    64 12 Apentg larfo Malay Co. Sedeuak 21.981 Apentß Hou^-tead and Co. Seletar -14.136 total to date 187,080; Agents Kenrjed> and Co. Agents Evatt and Co. C!u Pandan (Singapore): 7,818 total 79 100. Xyulas:— 7 714 total 11 mos 91 189 Mergui 8,200 tolal 10 mos. 02,070 AgHuts
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    SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES.
    35 12 Sunday 7th May. .Tobnston'a Pier at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. 2 80 and 3 80 p tii. Club Bungalow at 9 80 and 10.80 turn 12.15, 3 And 5.80 p ra.
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      89 12 Copper Plates Dies Theot la CUT AND PRINTED t^ttiii iga^ ■■■SQG3BE!QQIi3[IBgi PRINTERS, STATSONERS, BOOKBIH:.ERS Enorra ver^; ALL WORK VI O ON ANY METAL EUROPEAN CHes SUPERVISION Crests. Monogram Baili, Inscrintionp. feo GLASS AND PORCELAIN ROBBER IiTD M IN HALF LEMON AK3 FLAT BOTTOM VHAPt GOTOMUNE fn **r %^IViS. I v>3~*
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