The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 June 1916

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE! ADVERTISER. CBN CENTS SINGAPORE, THfRSDAY, JUNE 15, 1916. NO. 8,778
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  • 166 1 The Greek army is demobilising Page 5. A special article on Dr Sun Vat Sen will be found on page 5. A curious accidental discovery of counterfeit notes was made on Tuesday Page 10. Representative attendances were present at the Kitchener memorial services at hotce Page 5,
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  • 980 1 According to Romesh C. I >utt (1), tradition has it that when the Vedae were compiled, the position of the solstitial points was observed and recorded to mark tbe dates. Tbe lyotifeha, m which. this observation is now found ie a late work, not earlier than 3rd century
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 224 1 RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE non-aJoholic JUST ARRIVED "NEW COMET" MOTOR CYCLES If fl D Q FOR SALE I— Im U|. I V 2 H.P. Motor Cycle, two speed 4 stroke, Pego Engine, $370- mmmm Jl\ H.P. Motor Cycle, 2 Stroke, Pego OTftllT Engine, $320- JIII II I l 2} HP. Motor
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    • 156 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re Haytor dividend Page 2. Sargol for making thin people fat Page 8. Notice re Royal Job.ore tin CompanyPage 3. To let furnished 603 Juo Chiat road —Page 3. Sale of teak furniture and Australian gelding— Page 2. Junior assistant surgeon wanted for Johore Page 3. Fresh
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 100 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 15th High Water- 0-16 a.m., 9-26 p.m. P O. outward mail expected. Lodge Eastern Gate, 8.&0 p.m. Friday 16th. High Water— ll-6 *.rn M 1f. 12 p.m. Legislative Council, 2.3" p.m. B. I. homeward mail closes. Full Moon. Saturday 17th. High Water— lt-5i a.m., 10 19 p.m.
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  • 615 2 Oh tbe afternoon of the King's birthday ia playiog off the tiual tie for the Syed Omar Alsagoff prizes tbe first and second teams of tbe Kota Raja Football Club had the good luck to secure both prizes, which were presented to them after the play. The members of the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 63 2 AUCTION SALE OF Excellent Teak Household Furniture Wlktorin Spirit Lamps, Electroplatedware and Cutlery, Crockery, dec. Also a chestnut gelding, an ex griffin named "Bonnie Scotland.' 6 years 15.1 hands, quiet In saddle or harness. To be held at Powell Cos saleroom Ob SATURDAY, 17th Juno at 11 am. Catalogues will
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    • 663 2 the ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Hongkong). THE Chief Importers OF British Pianos FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos AUCTION SALE OF A Beautiful Turnout. Just arrived from Australia per s.s. Montoro, and absolutely New To be held at Powell ft Co. s sale-room On Saturday 17th June at 10 30
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    • 719 2 PALLADIUM Singapore's Premier Theatre ORCHARD ROAD Singapore's Premier Theatre TO-NIGHT 9.15 THE PICK OF THE BASKET. TO-NIGHT 9.15 1 8 THE MOTHERING HEART A Biograph Feature of Superlative merit, played by Miss Betty Gray and Charles West m startliugly realistic fashion. A live drama from start to finish. "TIJC' I
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    • 646 2 THE CINEMA "> PRESENTS i 25 JAPANS FOREMOST TROUPE OF REMARKABLE ILLU I sf? R I SIOHISTS, JUGGLERS, MAGICIANS ft ALSO INTRODUCING «^> L=. s j THE GREAT CYCLING FEATS [i&| tHE LATEST ILLUSIONS By Miss Tenkwo nrP THE MODERN MAGIC By Miss Tsuruko W l_ L THE INGENIOUS JUGGLING
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  • 362 3 BIC BOON IN TRADE. e \er m. her history has Japan met Mich a periol of material prosperity i. to Jay. This is entirely due to the ,ar The Katente Allies bave been bay- great quantities of war supplies since ktgtnniai of the conflict, and more rjers are
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  • 431 3 Singapore, Jane 13th, 1916. Beans, Long per catty C 6 do. French do 13 Beef perlb. 20 Beefsteak do if Bean Sprouts per catty 08 Bamboo Sprouts do 03 Blachan do 12 Brinjals do 06 Cabbage, Batavia do nil do. China do 24 do. Salted do 06
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  • 269 3 was with feelings of profound regret I i a MOM of personal loss that the MMBitJ of Suojjei Siput and district Hnrt the news of the death, io action, on ril ;0. of Capt. E. C C. Wellesley, who ■v.t s formerly an assistant
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 96 3 j Massage Hall (PATRONIZED BY MANY DOCTORS) MASSAGE MANICURE BATHS Mb Fimita, Mrs. Haiku and Two Asst. Masseuse. OPEN DAILY 6 a.m.— 9.00 P m. No. 239, Bencoolen Street, Teleph. No. 1467. Nothing m this world is equal to a mother's tender care for her children. She, knowing the danger
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    • 224 3 THE OFFICE MAN leads a sedentary lif* his brain grows ftlu^fcish so does his liver. His health sutlers— so does his business. tte tiny laxative?, gently ttimulate tte bowels, thus tonlDg up the system and nerves wbich lead to sp rkling good health. To not gripe. Of chemists, 50 cents
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    • 571 3 NOTICE I, the undersigned, being one of the heirs of the late Syed Mohamed bin Ahmed Alsagoff and who am also interested m my father's Wakaff property situated at Kukub within the Jurisdiction of the State of Johore, property worth at least i-3,000,000 have read a Notice m the Malay
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    • 470 3 TO LET FURNISHED No. 603, Joo Chiat Road immediate entry, close to the sea. Rent f£s. Apply to No. 25 Mohamad Sultan Road 16 6 28 6 TO LET Bachelors' Hall (Orange Grove Road) Beautifully situated, Gas Tennis A Stabling. Apply JAEGER ft CO. 14 6 28 6 TO LET
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    • 725 3 GOVERNMENT NOTiFICCTION. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Engineer* Office, up to noon of ihe 27th June, I9lt>, for the following works 1. Rebuilding one of the cattle sheds at the Animal Quarantine btation, Beach Road; 2. Renewing decayed timbers and flat tiles m the roof over the aisles
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  • 1145 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, June 15, 1916, H«ie ifcail ike Preu the ??ople's rife; M wltalfc, *Cfe«««d by infla«tnce &nd arbtibed by g*\n\ H are putrfoi Tratb hex Rlor'c js precsptt illCVb '^atA t* H iisioa. l.sT*.ity and Lav. An economic conference is now sitting at Paris to consider
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  • 206 4 Mr A. F. Richards, who has recently been stationed m Kelantan, has been transferred to Kulim, Kedab, to act for Mr 6. E. Shaw while the latter is on leave. A Chinaman trying to board a moving train at Silian Station on Sunday afternoon fell between the footboard and the
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  • 296 4 LBt Courtesy of the French Consulate] Paris, June 12, 7 p.m. Yesterday there was a duel of artillery oa the front of Verdun and Champagne. To-day, we destroyed works oa the west of Soiseons we repulsed aa attack on the west of the fort of Vaux. Salonika.
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  • 526 4 Taking advantage of the visit of Mr. F. Salzmann, champion of Singapore, a match was arranged at Penang between him and Mr. Threlfall. Threlfall won by 2-6; 63; 6-4. On the first day's play of the cricket match Perak vs Penang at Penang, the visitors made 277 of which C.
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  • 282 4 ARMIES ROUTED Russians Still Advancing Router's la v B [Bf Bttbmu iafl Ckbh London, June tlflitMi wbila dwelling on lb« marvellou ofthemaßuiflc.^.liu^anei:";,,!^':' ;»ee«ive amicipation. pending developments. It is uutew:r«:. shal Hindenburg has begun the m t&e north which was lo^ prepared tbo. it is believed bis forces
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  • 98 4 London. JuDe 13. The Clster Dtlaaftl Council yesterday pasted a lesolution t> pressing "unabated abhorrence of Hod,. Rule but feeling it a duty of loyal citierin the present crisis to make sacrifice* it authorised Sir B. Carson to contimi>negotiations on the basi6 of the defioitt exclusion of six
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  • 62 4 London, June 13.— Official. A telegra: from Egypt Bays that on Sunday hostiii aeroplanes dropped bombs on Kantar^ and attacked Romani with machine gu; fire. Our aircraft drove them of 'i Lt r were a few minor caEuallits at Ksntar but none at Komani. There ha\<-
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  • 19 4 Paris, June 12. Lord Crewe, Mr Imm Law and Mr Hughee have arrived iot ueconomic conference.
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  • 31 4 From Our Own (^unrsftM'd'i London. June I The following rubber dividends an II nounced Interims Strait 6 10 per cent Caet.i I 15. Finale. Madingley 10 per cent.
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  • 73 4 From Ovr Oven Currftpon ''*<' Kuala Lumpur, June M A joint cabl« from the P. A. M W and I'erak Chambers of Commerc*-. M M. S. Chamber of Miues was deepatchi to Admiral Jellicoe to -day cfTeri::g ro: tulatione on the Jutland victors asking him to
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  • 54 4 from Om 'wv GbffWppMfo Penang, fWM At the annual meeting of Bukit Tom* Hydraulic Co. today after the repot t accounts were pasted an extraordini meeting was held Mr HMgti P r < at which it was resolved Hml ov.uu liabilities preventing the continun >:
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  • 28 4 Agents Gutbrie and Co. Brunei— 2,B4s total 11 mmtl Agents Sime Darby and Co. Middleton Tin Sluicing ISt.W P* Tribute 95.21 total 3*4.^0 Jeodarata
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 192 4 ft CHAMPAGNE LtiL BOLLINGER IBb vintage 1 Lxfr&Oxaiity J The Wine supplied at most of the I Very Dry >/•■ n« W*U* e M*f>®\ principal Banquets throughout ,titiGbfo\ SOLE AGENTS:CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO. SINGAPORE MALA CCA- JOHORE AGENTS A. C. HARPER Co. FINEST INDIAN TEAS. Assam Souchong; 2 Ib. Tin sl.6o
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  • 162 5 ,r R «<N CONCENTRATIONS IN BELGIUM. Our Artillery Active. I, Pnbwirtwi C'»Wt»« JMM i-. Keuter'a corrnspon.arters pi** a tribute to the sr > lniti-itivHof the Canadians at I c counter attacks never paused iersbip. Tbe German losses gfc. By taking the offensive ptejiaf our game.
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  • 105 5 Thiaumont farm Assaulted. lane 1 -Semi official. Yeeter- -'ruting at Verdun was hellish. .v^re desperate all day attacks by icusand Germans at Thianmont -iierely resulted m enemy forces placed bors de combat for a coni.ierrle frno. luae 13.— The evening com :e the Germans last evening BM«eJ
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  • 28 5 I -2U.3, -luna 13. With regard to the I 1:-:. \n Election the important correcft.-- :-.:ade that Hughes, whilst undoubtm: rtrong candidate, is not the
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  • 26 5 I ,:j'., June 13. American reinI nts have been despatched to Mexico I >c iueuce of attacks on American :es m north Mexico.
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  • 23 5 I' .:k> 13. Ambassador Matquia s ntnnifag to Japan for family Mr Chinda of Washington 16 l: i bis successor.
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  • 27 5 I "ion. June 13.— It is notified m the Ifeal bi3 Higbneps N'auab Malei honorary Major and Rajf tfscara s#h *of Tehri. honorary Lieute
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  • 29 5 I hi une KJ. The cotton spinnen 1 -^appointed Sir G, K. Aekwith'i > they will abide by it til vfc a the whole question may b<
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  • 139 5 I—* M m thenama of the P. and D '-'Pa.! y has been sent to the Red I behalf of those interested" of cbeir steamship Socotra," iteaoftlj ashore off Le Touquet. assistance ia salvage work Urn Critish boldiers stationed t, an.l this gift to the Red regarded as a thankoffering
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  • 118 5 GREECE DEMOBILISES. Situation becomes easier. [By Sabaariae C»Ue] Renter* Service] Athens, June 13. The Government has not yet received any communication from the Entente concerning its demands m consequence of the new situation m Macedonia. The release of some steamers which were held up by the Allies
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  • 80 5 Home, June 13. Semi-official. The Austrian otfenßive has apparently failed* After consolidating our lines and moving up reserves, we shall begin a counter offensive. Home, June 13. The communique says that our advance between the Adige and Brenta made some progress, though tenacicusly disputed. We stormed a
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  • 36 5 Home, June 13. It is reported Signor Boselli has been asked to form a Cabinet. If be accepts it is believed there will be no difficulty m forming a Ministry on a national basis.
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  • 233 5 The Kitchener Service. London, June 13. At the Kitchener memorial service the scene m the Paul's Cathedral was most impressive. The building was packed with a black-clad congregation relieved by the khaki of the soldiers and tha scarlet of the robes of the members of the Corporation. Distinguish
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  • 269 5 How the situation was reestablish ed before Verdun. Under this head ing, le Temps of May 12 publishes the following official note. 'At nc moment whatever of the battle of Ver dun, did the high command give an] instructions to the effect of withdrawing the French troops on the left
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  • 1200 5 A MEMORY OF 1912. Sun Vat Sen has returned. That was the burden of a recent message from Shanghai. And that meant a great deal for China. Four or five years ago, San j Vat Sen was a big man not m etature, bat m personality.
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  • 409 5 St Andrew's Cathedral was crowded to overflowing yesterday morning, when the service of thanksgiving was held to commemorate the victory of tbe British Fleet at the battle off Jutland. His Excellency the Governor (Sir Arthur Young) accompanied by Lady Evelyn and Mr W. H. Lee-Warner (Private Secretary)
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  • 298 5 j Herr Dtlbruck, the German Minister of the Interior, who has been temporarily relieved of otlice on the ground of ill-health, is still unable to return to the Cabinet. It ;is believed that he is suffering from a purely diplomatic malady, and that his withdrawal from the Government is really
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 60 5 ROBINSON ®> CO. NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED IMPERIAL SERVICE tobacco ISiipff CIG>RETTES MnßHr^Sßittr^ PER PER LB. 90 cts Kf?&ffl^ 70 cts. TOBACCO CIGAREnES WJGOtm HPji i i|H ON SALE EVERYWHERE RARII7Q ■^^^j^^^j ON IT I BORDENS EAGLE CONDENSED BORDENS NATURAL HILK THE LEADERS OF QUALITY BORDENS ENJOY THE CONFIDENCE OF
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 694 6 "ELLERMAN LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Coy., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). THE FINE STEAMSHIP City of Sparta due Singapore about June 30. FOR LONDON Has excellent accommodation for Saloon passengers Faro £30. For foil particulars apply to McALISTER CO., LIMITED., Agents. "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED
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    • 840 6 IT &O« Oritish India AND Apcar Line (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 abost MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOB EUROPE).
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    • 558 6 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CETLOR U0 MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1918 lcie Paul Lecat June tS Atlenriqoe June 20 Magellan June 30 Polvnettien July 4 A. Lebon July 14 Athos July It Atlantique July 24 For all particulars apply to J. de COURTOIS, AaBMTI t INDOCHINA
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    • 571 6 N V X JAPAN MAf! STEAMSHIP Co Lti (Incorporated l B Jap dL EUROPE** like, A service is maintained betwr*». v via ports to Marseilles, Londca J?'' s**5 contract with the Imperial Japan/" V ment. The New Twin Beret^ o**0 maintaining this service have v- htf a designed and construct,^
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 546 7 I Was or Peace. Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. J WHAT OTHER PROPERTY 18 P IHE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). H£AD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry. EX. joif any has €20.000 dei oslted
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    • 428 7 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m New Zealand.) FIRE Insurances effected on Buildings, Bent and Merchandise of every description. MARINE Insurances accepted to all parts of toe world at lowest rates. EARTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2, Finlayson Green. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Go. Ltd.! (Incorporated m England.)
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    • 353 7 THE Manufacturers Life Insurance Company. (incorporated m Canada) > < TWENTY-NINTH YEAR. 31st DECEMBER, 1915. Premium Income Gold 3,232,237.44 Paid to or set aside for Policyholders 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 83,746 172 00 The average rate of
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    • 288 7 (m^ JkW true economy to j3s&[^ jmf treat yoiir tyres with IJfWjjSm/ care especially i n j llH^y^y^ the matter of inflawUßmw 11 tion, because a worn '«Hh| j m grooved cover with a J^^hLa^ sound casing can be j m^^p^ retreaded at approx- f Wffjj imately one third the
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  • LATE WAR NEWS.
    • 95 8 New York, May 21st, Mr Roosevelt, m urging that the United States should prepare m case war should break out, advocates universal military service. He declares that if Germany had at any time gone to war with the United States, the latter would have been obliged to pay
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    • 122 8 Dye -Staffs for America. London, May 21st. The Morning Post protests against the proposed arrangement, by which Germany is to supply the United States with 15,000 tons of dye stuffs conditionally on its being consumed by American manufacturers and not re exported to Britain or her Allies. It is variously
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    • 89 8 London, May 19th. Little progress was made with the air inqniry yesterday. Me Joynson Hicks, m. p. admitted that there had been great improvements m the air defences since his charges were formulated. #He said that Britain might be superior to Germany, but that was not to say
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    • 57 8 London, May 21st. Edgar Mobbs, the Rugby international player, applied for a commission m the army at the opening of the war, and he was rejected on the ground that he was too old. He raised a company of Northamptonshire troops and joined as a private. Now he
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    • 21 8 London, May 21st.— 35r Lloyd George status that the establishments controlled by the Ministry for Munitions now number 3,577.
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    • 41 8 London, May 21st. The British section of the Bureau de Spcours at Berne is supplying 19,000 British prisoners m Germany with consignments of 6,400 21b. loaves of bread daily* Over 1,000,000 loaves have been despatched up to date.
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    • 69 8 London, May 21. The new Bleriot aeroplane for French army is described as graceful but frail-looking. It is named the Spad. B. Bleriot says that it climbs rapidly, and is capable of travelling 125 miles an hour. Only expert aviators can use the machine, but these abound,
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  • 251 8 Dutch Liner's Adventure. The s.e. Soerakarta, of the Rotterdam Lloyd, convoyed by the e.g. Kawi, left Falmouth on tho 15th on her homeward voyage along the north-of Scotland route. On the 17th., between the Shetland Islands and the Irish coast, the wireless apparatus, which was m constant
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 105 8 If you want the Best, order I "SPECIAL" f|| Dry Ginger Ale KBi to avoid confusion with iiiipthe ordinary variety. NOTE.— Fraser Neave's Special Dry Ginger Ale is a beverage of Distinction. SOLD ONLY IN PINT AND i-PIHT CROWN CORKED BOTTLES. ICE THE BOTTLE, do not put ice m the
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    • 479 8 Yet m the game— Sargol makes Funy, Peevish People Plump and Popular SARGOL, the concentrated food that puts on good, health sometimes at the rate of a ponoJ i day. build;? up the thin and brings back the rosy btu«b of htultb, rounds out tbe Bkinoj »ma figures to lines
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  • 1474 9 issued by FKASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, June 14th. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. OAt las ob. Paid, r<4ra div Bums. Bkllirb, 100,000 U AHagat 12J¥ 2 0 a 6 379,939 2s 2s Anglo- Java 6% int M 3 0 8 6 180,000 »d *a Anglo-Malay 6)% M
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  • 54 9 ICOBBEOTBD UP TO Jane 14.) Baak4m/i 2-4 1832 ii demand M 2-4} PilTata credits 8 m a 1-4 1816 Franoe demand Bank 828 Iron, T. T. 174$ H0B&K0H9, demand 12% Yokohama, demand nog Java, demand 134* BAH3K0K, demand 65 Soyibbighsb, Bank Buying $8.64 Bank ol England Rate M 5%
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  • 141 9 Jane 14 Tin (125 tons) 188.20 Gambles 15.00 Gamble! Cube No. 1 27.00 Gambles Cnbe No. 2 25.00 Pipper Black ordin. S'pove buyers 26.25 Peppei, (White fair) 85.00 Nutmeg! (110 to tbe lb. 80.00 Nutmegs (60 to tbe lb.) nom. Macs (Banda) 75.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali Coffee (4%
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 154 9 The TROPICAL ROOFING GENASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS which do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. j 1 1 1 ss juif iici li iiii iai ISc^^e H GENASCO is the result of over 30 years experience m the manufacture of Ready Roofings.
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    • 132 9 GAGGINO CO. Office, 20 Raffles Place Store, 25 Malacca Street Godown, Sambaw Street Lifeboat Yard, Tanjong Rhu We have always Life Boats, well fitted as per Government Regulation, Life Buoys, Life Belts, Rockets, Life Savers, etc. JUST RECEIVED FROM AMERICA Family Salt Beef SO Kegs. Mens Salt Beef 50 Kegs.
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    • 48 9 Largest Stockers OF PAINTS AND OILS HIN WA TT Co. BHIP-CHANDLER6 Telephone 428. 102, Market Street W.J. GAKCIA, 219, Orchard Boad. Pianos bought, sold or exchanged Good prices allowed for old instruments. Cheapest and best stock of Music and small musical goods m Sirgapore, Piano, Organ Musical Instruments,
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 645 9 MAIL TABLE. Tt-Dlj. Intermediate and local maile, will be fonas j m list below I Penavg, Malacca, F.M.B. (by Train) 6 p.m daily (except Sunday). Johote. 8. 9.80, 11 a.m., 12.30, 1, 4 A 6 p.ru P. Batam &P. Bulang Hock Keng 8.30 am Pulau Soegi Glanggi 8 30 am
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  • 767 10 MUNICIPAL PROVIDENT FUND CASE. I The Penal Clause. In the Appeal Conn, yesterday afternoon, came on for hearing the appeal of A. B. Klyne, m the action m which he sned the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore, m an important matter arising out of the administration of the Municipality's
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  • 232 10 la the third police court yesterday morning a rather unusual case was mentioned by Inspector J. Dunne of the Central Police division. On Tuesday afternoon a policeman on duty at the crossing of Stamford Road and Hill Street, saw a Hokien named Lim Kwee Chnan of 4 Taiping
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  • 399 10 London, May 21et. General Sir Bryan Mahon is m command of the British forcee on the western frontier of Egypt, The British commander at Salonika is General George Francis Milne. London, May 25th. A Bulgarian official states that the Anglo-French force does not remain m the entrenched
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  • 219 10 Singapore v. Selangor. The visit of the Singapore team to play Selangor attracted a big crowd to the Pa dang at Kuala Lumpur. Helped by a light ball and an unusually hard ground, the game proved a very fast one. Both defences were good, but the visitors had a
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  • 161 10 "STAR GARTER" FUND. (A Home for permanently disabled British Sailors and Soldiers). I The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following further contributions Already acknowledged #18,723.20 Collected by Mrs Tan Khbam Hock. Mrs Tan Kheam Hock $50 Tan Kheam Keat 25 Lira Mah Seang 15 See Ewe Boon 15 See Teong Wah
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  • 30 10 TAN JIAK KIM PORTRAIT FUND. Amount already acknowledged $1,895 H. E. Sir Arthur Young G.C.M.G., 20 Wee Kay Siang 25 Rev. J. A. B. Cook 5 Total l f 1,945
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  • 305 10 The Times of Malaya describes the investiture at Kuala Kangsar of the Rajah Alang Iskander bin Sultan Idris as Rajah Bendahara, or heir presumptive *mb the Sultan. Rajah Alang has been since August Ist, 191 8, Assistant Commissioner of Police at Kuala Lumpur. The new Rajah Bendahara
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  • 39 10 The following was the result of Men's Medal Competition for June. Comdr. R. D. Forbes, 96 IB 78 Lieut Wolryche Whitmore, 89 10 79 Col. W. H. Basevi, 101 18 83 Five cards were taken out.
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  • 182 10 In the first summons court yesterday morning, Dr. Arthur Weerekoon of 97 Selegie Road was charged with not drawing up his motor-car as close to the side of the road as possible, co as to give room for other vehicles to pass, just over Cavanagh Bridge, opposite Whiteaway Laidlaw and
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  • 298 10 The P. and O. outward mail steamer Nellore is doe here at 2 p.m. to-day instead of to* morrow at daylight, as previously advised; She tails at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The 6. I. Contract Packet Teeefca with mails from London was expected to leave Negapatam yesterday, and
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  • 112 10 No play yesterday owing to rain. TO-DAY'S TIES. Championship. Cricbton v Tinsley. Profession Pairs. Mer. 9 Paeh and Douglas v Eng. Smith and Henderson. Eng. Tonkin and Caß9ells v Acctts. Man Chester and Potter. Press. Davies and Wilson v Medico 3. Elder and Hunter. Mer. V. Godwin and
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  • 77 10 TODAY. j 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall S. V. R. Bras Basah Road Malay Co. Friday, I6th June. 5.15 Drill Hall S. V. A. m Maxim Co. <i ii it S. R. E. v. m n n Veterans Co. 4.4 5 Parade at Drill Hall, Transport to Tacglin,
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  • 90 10 Sunday, June 18th. Tide 0.40 a.m. Height, Bft. 4 ins. Johnston's Pier at 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 2.30 and 8.30 p.m. < Club. Bungalow at 9.30 and 10 30 a.m., j and 12.15, 3 and 5.30 p.m. 150 Yards Jackson Millar Cup. This Race will be swum
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  • 141 10 In the Ist suramon's court yesterday, before Mr Langbam Carter, Wee Yu In, of 20 Beach Road was summoned "that he being a rubber dealer, did not keep his 7 license posted dp m a conspicuous place m his place of business." He pleaded I guilty and was fined 825
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 141 10 A CURE FOR SNAKE BITE. Calcutta, June 5. A recent cure of snake bite is reported at Serampore and is of interest through i the use of plantain juice. A servant of Mr E. Hoogewerf, principal, Government i Weaving College was bitten in the foot 1 by a venomous snake
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    • 235 10 ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR BOY INTOTJ^ In any event you will need some money t» a start m life and there is probably no better N way of saving it than by one of our -ph 83 Endowments." "WCttl^ SUN LIFE OF ctto S^ HOWE, ■*'q__yO__M_j__M_M_^—»__.^M^_^—^_»_«__— ADELPHI HOTeT IN CONNECTION
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