The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 June 1916

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. L'EN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1916. NO. 8,776
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  • 209 1 The telegrams anent the battle of Lutzk make very good reading, our Russian ally has achieved a most important strategical success, and captured over 200,000 prisoners, parks of artillery and munitions and other rich booty, besides capturing whole fortified positions, and breaking up twenty divisions of the
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  • 1253 1 By a Follower.] Some days ago there appeared m the issue of tbe Free Press" an article on the life "of Mubammad, tbe Great Arabian, presumably from the pen of a European. That article is full of mistakes, perhaps due to lack of knowledge on the part of the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 281 1 RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE JUST ARRIVED "NEW COMET" MOTOR CYCLES FOR SALE 2 H.P. Motor Cycle, two speed 4 stroke, Pego Engine, $370--2k H.P. Motor Cycle, 2 Stroke, Pego Engine, $320--2\ HP. Motor Cycle, 2 Stroke, Pego Engine, $420--1 Above includes Tool Bags, Tools etc. Telephone No. 491. INSPECTION INVITED. WhLsKv
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    • 454 1 Expert Medical Opinion OH Kops Ale. (Non AB|jliolic) DR. JAME3 EDMUND?, M.D.,%t.R.C.P. "It Is a pleasant, wholesome beverage, marvellously lika ordinary Ale." Dr. T. R. ALLINSON, L.R.C.P. The beverage will, no doubt, meet with approval^from those who like a bitter drink. It Is a good substitute for light English ales."
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    • 273 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Unhappy Thin Folks— Page 3. Malacca Electric Lighting Co. Notice Page 3. Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Removal Page 1. Palladium New Programme Page I. Notice from H.M. Aleagoff 3. S.V.C. DRILL PROQRAMME. TODAY. WtttT Monday, 12th June. 4,00 pm. Baleetier Bange Malay Go. Tuesday, 13th JtoJtfi. 5.15 p.m. Drill
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 131 1 THE WEEK. Monday 12th. High Water— 7-5 a.m., 7-5 p.m. Scudai Robber, 181 Cecil Street, 12. Whit Monday. Exchange Banks close. Public and General Holiday. Tuesday 13th. High Water- 8 16 a.m.. 7-53 p.m. No issue of Free Press. Lodge Zetland Regular. 8.33 p.m. Sandy croft, Barker's, noon. Kitchener Memorial
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  • 425 2 The Amsterdam Telegraaf learns that the German opera company which has been visiting Holland was stopped on its return journey at /.evenaar for examina tion by the Dutch Customs official?. It was then discovered that the ladies and gentlemen of the company had expended the proceeds of the performances on
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 676 2 HELP FOR THE WOMEN. The demand- uikmi a mother's strength are many and severe her own health trials and her children's welfare exact heavy tolls, while harried meals, broken rest and much j indoor living tend to weaken her constitution. No wonder that sbe is often indisposed through weakness, sick
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    • 980 2 GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAIUMiT^ AT THE CINEMA CASINO mm* SECOND SHOW 9.15 P.M. SH *RP. THE GREAT TENKWA CO. comprising 25 STAH ARTISTS. Iklß^lftf ILLUSIONS By Miss TENKWA iILIII TRICKS lir if MAGICS TCSFIRo 11 JUQaLINQACTS Mr. KYOKDSHC Pictures m the First Show 7-30 to 9 p m COMICAL ACTS
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  • 249 3 THE PIKATES 1 PINPRICKS. jfci statistical Tables for 1915 issued Lloyd s Register of Shipping contains vC b il formation of special interest as war losses and so on. total addition to the Register of r t tonnage during the year was 101,810 tons gross, and sailing
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  • 394 3 trvin, writing five weeks ago on the piMptCtl cf a Russian inovt, burns up x i Bdeatatfl has advanced his quar Ko*M to Vi!na, and the vigour til pwfc at Laki N irotcu has shown is m ttnagtk, Oa the Dvinsk preparations have been going on r
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  • 111 3 •ondon, May 7. According to a dea Pale* |q the "Daily Chronicle, from bag n, the captain of a Danish ship *Bpofti thut, when cU The Lizard last ith, a (i^rman submarine prevented MB going to the aid of the crew of a ratse] which
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  • 76 3 A private museum containing hundreds articles, including many of historical VHi^e, representing nearly 40 years' travel n i>Jcneo and the tropics, was destroyed > lire at the residence at By fleet, Sur- > of Mr Edward Peregrine Gaeritz, forltl"iy Governor of North Borneo. Mr Gaeritz, had oaly
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  • 332 3 Mr. W. W Douglas Retires. j After nearly thirty eight years m the F.M.S. Police Force, during more than I six years of which period he bad been at j its head, Mr William Willee Douglas has [this week retiied from the post of Cora missioner of
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  • 86 3 There is a tumour m circulation (says the Hongkong Telegraph to the I'ffecfc that the premises formerly used as j thu Club Germania have been 6old to a Chinese for the euuo of $400 000. On enquiry from the Attorney General, we tram that there was a mortgage on the)
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 810 3 1 1 t\^^ UNHAPPY THIN FOLKS. Oue of the readers of a popular health journal wrote to the editor, asking why she was peevish, blue and discontented, and his answer will interest all thin people. "My dear reader," he said, "when, you write that you are thin and do not
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    • 516 3 MALACCA ELECTRIC LIGHTING COMPANY, LIMITED. Notice is hereby givea that the Tiansfer Books of this Company will be closed from June 15th to 17th inclusive By Orfler, T. C. B MILLER, Secretary. Singapore, JOth June, 1916. 12-6 178 ANNOUNCEMENT. We have admitted as a partner, Ernebt Alfred Monntford Williams, Incorporated
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    • 574 3 WHIT-MONDAY HOLIDAY. It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on Monday, 12th June— WHlT-MONDAY. 6 6 12-6 The Royal Johore Tin Mining Company, Limited. 13, Collycr Quay, Singapore, May 22nd, 1916. Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above named Company will
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    • 506 3 TO LET The Doable bouse m Oichaid Road next to Kcily Walf-h. Fcr root ac*d other particulars. Apply to CHINC KENG LEE ft CO 10 6 l\(. TO LET KENILWORTH, Barker Road, now being repaired and painted throughout, occupation immediately. Apply SWAN ft MACLAREN. 4-4 mwf uc TO LET I'nfurnished
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  • 1245 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, June 12, 1916. Here shall tie Pros the Peoples right aabttlft. tfaawed by influence and ar bribed by f*la| Kara patriot Truth her glorious precepts Am* r«M t* R Ueloa. LoT»it7 «nd Law. One of the curious psychological aspects of the war is to be
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  • 1012 4 A Gazette Extraordinary, issued on r Saturday, contains the Proclamation dealj ing with contraband, and Trading with the Enemy, brought up to date. 1 A steerage passenger on board the e.s. Hong Wan I reported to the Hongkong police that while on the voyage from Singapore some person stole from
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  • 92 4 DUTCH ARMY FULLY PREPARED By Siil.niui .n,. „y.. [R<»ut.>; S.>:v ;O t, Amsterdam, .luno I It fa o} r nounced that the aru,y v \kmmil pared for war. The Reich^n^adjonr,;. London, June I,— tip announcement that the &ra lr f a take the field, if or when u-oes^T,
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  • 85 4 Over Subscribed The Hague, Jane 10.-Subßcnptiooi i the new Dutch East Indian loan of eighth million guilders amounted to over 1 million guilders. News from Creece. Athens, June 9 —In the Cfcamber tbc Premier announced the demobilisation' l twelve claesee. He added that the mn sure
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  • 95 4 London, June 10. The Daily U*H m% that its Copenhagen corgebpondect reports that the steamer Dunrobin of Neweaet passed the Sound to Knglaml. Sbe hkbeen m a Swedish port since the hegii. ning of war. Twenty Gennau MM trawlers chased her hut Swedish torpe
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  • 32 4 London, June 9. The Traunport Meiers Conference at Glasgow hue r resolution demanding legislation at > check on the alarming increase of employment of Chinese and other MilftfM British chips.
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  • 28 4 Monte Video, June 9. —The Sbackleton relief ship has sailed for Klephant Islac: and calls at the Falkland* to pick up ifcr Shackleton Expedition. i
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  • 181 4 Answering the wishes several tiw*§ expressed of the authorities and people oi Marseilles. Colonel Tinley. conimafvdiiig the British base m Marseilles, ordertu May H last, a general review of bis ma|i. ficent troops, which defiled on the f'lac de la Prefecture. The parade include; infantry,
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  • 149 4 Un Thucsday the V.M A \m S.K.C team an the padang m a fi; football. In epite of tbe grew>d slushy it was a fairly fast gauie froi:. start to the finish, the M.C.A. *I a*wrt ing themselves all Hw PkH* after starting the V.M (A. MBtfl I tbe scoring
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 192 4 A NEW SHIPMENT OF I DE RESZKE CIGARETTES RESZK£-'^ JUST UNPACKED GALDBEGK, MACGREGOR Co. SINGAPORE MALACCA. I FINEST INDIAN TEAS. I Assam Souchong 2 lb. Tin $1.60 I Orange Pekoe g^nr 2 lb. Tin $2.70 1 mj^y^^ >L Special Blend I Jl^^^^s x lbl Tin 85 ctSl I^^L 4 --sy>>
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  • 967 5 AUSTRIAN LINE SHATTERED FOR MILES. Important Strategical Success. By Submariue Cable] ItfUtt'i Service] t; pad June 9. The Russian sue ja \\:ihynia continue. The total D re: o( prisoners since the offensive H p B is over 65,000. Pe:co?fiJ' iuno 9. The scene of the ia§:ro Russian
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  • 179 5 The Enemy's Lesses. London. Jane 9. Renter is informed that officers from the Jutland Battle are amazed at the German assertion of a victory. They describe the attacks of the enemy destroyers as the feeblest. They retired at tha first sign of defeat. The German fire was generally
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  • 192 5 Hush A Hero has passed away, To his grave m the Ocean Waste. Sad, sad blow of (Ah who can say How many blows yet to be faced To him no ceffin decked with flags No tomb among the country's Best No mourning crowd, with step that
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  • 20 5 From to-day onward the Mitsui Boesan Kaisha are m business at No. 1 Battery tdf, the Chartered Bank old premise*.
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  • 217 5 THE PRESIDENCY. Roosevelt Too Modest. [By Submarine Cable] [Renter's Serrice] Chicago, June 10. At the Republican convention Senator Fall nominated Mr Roosevelt as candidate for the Presidency. He described him as a colossal figure of American manhood. The speech was received with mingled cheers and hisses. The
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  • 232 5 More Details. London, June 11. The Admiralty hava now established the fact that the Hampshire struck a mine at eight m the evening, and eank m ten minutes. She was escorted by two destroyers, which eventually detached, owing to heavy eeas. London, June 11. Vessels which have
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  • 112 5 London, June 10. The school of Oriental Studies has been incorporated by Royal Charter. The Governors include Sir John Hewett, chairman Sir Charles L>all and Lord Reay representing the India Office and the Royal Asiatic Society respectively and representatives of the Foreign Office, the War Office,
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  • 101 5 London, June 9. The Imperial Council of Commerce, concluding its sitting, passed a resolution unanimously m favour of an early agreement between the Imperial Government and the Dominions to adopt a single income tax on all income within the Empire, wherever earned or produced. Sir Mcßobert,
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  • 60 5 London, Jane 10. The funeral of Lieut. -Col. Fitzgerald took place at Eastborne with military honours to-day. It was prdteded by a service at St. Mathews Westminster. Commander Kitchener, Nephew of Lord Kitchener, Sir Reginald Brade, Assistant .Secretary to the War Office, and Sir W.Robertson, with
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  • 427 5 HUGE SACRIFICES, LITTLE GAINS. [By Sikmarime CaUe] [Renter's Serrice] Paris, June 9.— lt has taken the Germans a hundred and four days to force the 2& miles separating Douaumont and j Vaux Forts, though they have employed their whole strength m the effort, firing not batteries but
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  • 191 5 Home, June 9. The communique says that the Battle on the Sette Comuni plateau continued with unabated violence. On Wednesday there was a desperate struggle around our positions eastward of Campo Mulo, which continued till midnight, our men making hecatombs of the assailants. 203 dead were counted
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  • 30 5 Rome, June 10. Two Austrian submarines attacked three Italian troopships escorted by torpedoers m the lower Adriatic and sank one trooper, half the troops aboard being lost.
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  • 30 5 London, June 9. M. Briand and Ministers Royues, C lament el, Denys Cochin, j and General Joffre have arrived m London to confer on military matters.
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  • 26 5 Lonlon, June 9. General Joffre, Mi Cambon, Sir Edpntd Grey and Mr Lloyd George attended/ the Wac Council at Downing Streell 2
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  • 31 5 j Wellington, N. Z., June 10. The House of Representatives have read a third time the Compulsion Bill and passed it by 44 I to 4 votes.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 113 5 f 'mygh d gjhg fgfgsd uyge GAME rhe following are now m stock PHEASANTS, WOODCOCK, TEAL, SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR, IPOH PENANG. B ALL THE HITS FROM I I PUSH &GO I I LONDON'S MOST POPULAR REVUE I H BY THE I ORIGINAL CASTE I I
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 860 6 u ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Coy., Ltd. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). For LONDON s.s. City of Lincoln due about June 20. s.s City of Sparta July 5. s.s. City of Vienna July 10. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to RffcALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS KONMKUJKE
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    • 836 6 ST. ol %J m m Oritish India V I AND /tLpcar Lime (Companies Incorporated m England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about
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    • 521 6 M. M. MESSAGfiRIES MARITIMES HAIL LINH. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON md MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 1916 Magellan June 30 Atlentique June 20 Paul Lecat July 14 j Fohnesien July 4 Atlautique July 28 Eihos July Is For all particulars apply to J. de C3URTOIS, ltm FOR VAMCOUVER SEATTLE. Taking cargo
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    • 531 6 JAPAN MAH* STEARSHiP Co., LM 'Incorporated In j 6pi EUROPEAN LINE. A service is maintained bctwt*-,, v via ports to MarselUeß, London „l?° t4 contract with the Imperial Jaoan^^ ment. The hew Twin screw I°°^ maintaining this service havr tV**, aa l designed and constructed arH with all the latest
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  • 40 7 Jane 10, 1916. The following are the sbaree as to which changes are notified m Messrs Fraser and Co.'c Saturday's share list RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Buyers Sellers Pulau Bulang 13.90 94 10 Sungei Bagan 2.35 2 50
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  • 55 7 (Coebectsd UP TO June 10.) Bank 4in i 2-4 19 82 demand 2-4J Ft ivata credita 8m c 2-4 13 16 France demand Bank 826 IBDIA, T. T. 174* HOKGKOHa, demand 12* YOESEi-MA, demand MLOf Jaya, demand 134^ Basgeok, demand 65$ SovMßii&se, Bank Buying 98.54 Bank ol England Rate
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  • 146 7 June 10. Tin (155 tone) 191.12^ Gambles 15.00 Gambles Cube No. 1 27.00 Qimkiii Cube No. 2 25.00 Ptpptl Black ordin. Spore buyers 26 25 Ptppev, (White fair) 85.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb. 30.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) new. Mace (Baafo) 75.00 Cloves (Amboica) now. Bali Coffee
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 506 7 f ;Vah or Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. I WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP I IHE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. ((INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON DFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C. Jom»a°F h*a £20,000 Oetoflited with Ihe
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    • 430 7 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m New Zealand.) PIRB Insurances effected on Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description, MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts ol the world at lowest rates. IMTHQUAKB Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager Offices 2. Finltyson Gmn. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co. Ltd, (Incorporated m England.)
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    • 336 7 THE Manufacturers Life Insurance Company. (INCORPORATED IN CANADA) > < TWENTY-NINTH YEAR, 31st DECEMBER, 1915. Premium Income Gold 3,232.237.44 Paid to or set aside for Policybolders 3,275,526.83 Reserves for Policyholders 17.337,011 00 Surplus over all Liabilities 2,254,655.10 Assets 20,744.678 34 Insurance m Force 83,/4 6 172 00 The average rate
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    • 250 7 POWELL Co. June 1 3i h At Powell Cn's Saleroom ai 231 p.m. Hah I Bf|titts f BteoV mpti<»n .v Lea-' bold Land A Houses Nos. tl to S7 Moh&med Sultan Koad im Hot. II to N Kirn Yiun Road. Singapore. Rodyfe Davidson, S^'i-it .;s. I7tl; At No. SO.Seah Im
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 125 7 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per P. O. str. Mongolia.— Mr G. Glenny. Mr P. P. Abbott, Mrs Sanders and child, Mr J. C. Schut van dtn Berg, Mr J. W. de Plro, Mrs Craig, Mr C. Peterson, Miss Brooks. Per P. O. str. Maiwa Mr Hodgklns. Mr J. P. Baird. Per P.
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    • 403 7 MAIL TABLE. To Daj. Intermediate and local mails, will be toufl n list below Penacg, Malacca, F.M.B. (by Train) 8 p,m laily (except Sunday). Johorn, 8. 9.80, 11 a.m., 12.30, 1. 4 6 p.m Batam P. Bulang Hock Lim 8.80 am Jucob Edina 8.80 All £erimrn Sanit 8.30 am Pulau
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  • 1412 8 A DEPRESSING YEAR. Mi Farrer'a report on the past year m Kelantan has come to hand and contains a good deal of interesting matter. The revenue totalled $692 556, a falling off of seventy thousand, whilst the f xpenditure fell off abont fifty thousand but expenditure also
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  • 156 8 Children and grown-ups, amahs and ayah-, were present m full force at the Palladium matinee on Saturday afternoon, when a special programme, particularly suitable for the youngsters, was screened, and heartily enjoyed. The wet night, far from depleting the audience, seemed to have helped m strengthening it, for
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  • 200 8 Ac tbe eacly show at the Gaiety Picture Pjiuce on Saturday night, all tbe cheaper class seats were filled, and a capital pro gramme was presented for their amuse merit. Undoubtedly, the most popular pigltore, was Pathe's views of Singapore. ThlWlrßt of these showed a French mail
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  • 121 8 The Universal Film Company's picture Graft, which is it pre-ent being screened at the Harima Hall, is a very fine piece of work indeed, and those cinema goers who are partial to these serial stories, and are anxious to follow this particular picture all the way through its
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  • 499 8 [By Courtesy op thb French Consulate] Paris, Jane 9 6.15 p.m. The French 8 per cent bonds are at francs 03 and the 5 per cent at 88.40. Yesterday we repulsed an attack on the south-west of hill 304, and on the right bank of the Meuse,
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  • 262 8 One describing himself as "Mr Paul Nijinsky, of the Imperial Russian Ballet, Petrograd," gave at the Dutch Club, on Saturday night, what purported to be an exhibition of classical dancing." It was indeed an exhibition. There was some skill shown, and any amount too much of vigour. But
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  • 115 8 In the third police court on Saturday morning another Macao named Loh Ah Moi, was charged with the murder of Koh Yaw Swee m Pagoda Street at about 6.30 on Thursday night last. He was remanded m custody until 16th inst., when he will come before the court together with
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  • 225 8 I The "Kasbgar" arrived at Marseilles on Thursday, the Bth instant. The P. and O. Chartered Steamer Chakrata" is due here on the 19th ins bant from Bombay she proceeds as far as Hongkong only. The S. M. M. cargo steamer Kanbanyn arrived at the wharf on Thursday
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  • 56 8 Mrs A. R. J. Dawar gratefully acknow ledges the following donation and subscriptions to Officers Families Fund." Mr S. S. Logan (June) 25 Mr G. N. Allen (June) 5 Singapore Sporting Club 750 Previously acknowledged 13.088.45 Total $13 868.45 Sent Home by Drafts $12,836.19 Balance m Bank
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  • 213 8 (A Home for permanently disabled British Sailors and Soldiers.) The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following further contributions Previously acknowledged 517.363 85 Proceeds of Concert, I:sth May 1916) 599 35 Mrs J. M. sime ioo Walt Jackeon 50 Hancock io Two Friends m Malacca 30 1 Madge
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  • 53 8 TUESDAY TIES. Championship. Wodehcuse vs Paeb. Profession Pairs. Shipping I. Jackson and Dove vs Telegraph I. Wilkinson ard Rose. Telegraph V*. Murray £nd Dunkerl'ey vs Merchants IV. Bewsher and Dames. C. S. I. Talma and Crichton vs Tel IV. Barnes and Dawson. There will be no
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  • 39 8 Agents Derrick and Co. Sungei Gau Battery 226 pkls Tribu tors 40 Total 266 pkls. Tambalak T,f»4l Agents Guthrie and Co. Emerald 15,075 agst 10,558 total 4 mos 57,649 agst 39,897. M. R. P:— 271,600
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  • 34 8 Launches will run to-day as follows From Johnston's Pier at 7. 9 and 10 a.m. From Club Bungalow at 8 30 and 9.30 a.m., and 12.15 p.m. Tide 6.48 a.m. Height, 6ft.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 170 8 sun UFFrr of canSl Incorporated m Canada *^*^JM Assets £18.370.60(J. I We have received word from our Head Office th I 1913 has been the most prosperous m the Company sh^ li Notwithstanding the war, the Claims by Death J 1 of the Expected. And were more than covered by
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