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

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 24. 1916. NO. 8,811 j :en cents
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  • 22 1 I Notes on Saturday's race training at j anang Page 10. Latest changes m the rubber share list i
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  • 984 1 THE EMPTY SL EEVE. All rigbt, nmte. you're cnn.ing round, Where am I Same hlisteriu' spot ac ufcual If this s where the Tnrks live, give hip IVrkham." both done something rather wonderful. I And the bricklayer with a bullet through his foot had carried the man from Ken aington
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    • 812 2 RELIEF FROM DYSPEPSIA. All condition I depres-rd vitality tend to disturb the ptooessee of di^stum. Thin, weak blood affecte .Urt-c l l\ and at OHM the proossses o. numt on. ?S»t only i- Ihe action the gastric and in te^ n U gland* diminished but the f^fTJ o^ of the
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    • 683 2 I P I Zm^^^^J^^^^^^ MONDAY, TUESDAY WEDNESDAY JULY 24th, 25th, 26th AT 9-15 P.M. THE VITAGBAPH Co PRESENT PICKWICK PAPERS BY CHARLES DICKENS PHOTOGRAPHED ON THE ORIGINAL SCENES IN ENGLAND INTRODUCING Mr. PICKWICK and JINGLE No. 1 THE ADVENTURE of the HONOURABLE EVENT. FILM DART PRESENT NOT GUILTY Beautifully Mounted,
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    • 609 2 A TIP-TOP PROGRAMME TO NIGHT AT THE CINEMA Cl n W I g^ BY-THE-SLA I ill fj OFF LEACH UO SECOND SHOW 915 PM SHAR' 1 Aquila Film Compariy ol Italy Presents p, 4 rts The KING of the BEGGARS ftL An unusual modern Drama showing the ragged r ..c
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  • 912 3 Hysterical Ootborst m the Dock. I. us Timothy Trehitsch Lincoln hiri third appearance at the Bow et PottM v'ourt. London, on charges of rgtfj m counection with which he bad t-viradited from tbe I nited States. d lUifltd that he forged the names of Sort tii Kowntree,
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  • 505 3 WHY SHE CRIES FOR PEACE. American View of the War Map.' 1 A recent nambor of the New York Tribune contained a long leading article entitled, 'A'hy Germany Criee for i Peace," from which we make the following extracts The single fact iv the world situation of to-day
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    • 277 3 AUCTION SALE CF Iron Trolleys. Waggous. Concrete Elevator?, L>t i>kn Motor Car, bint, ngor Poles &c. TO BE HELD AT The United Engineers Ltd s Blacksmith's Yard. No. 5 Read Street Cfl Thursday 27th July at 10 a.m. POWELL Co. Auctioneers. 24-7 27-7 Re Deutsch-Asiatische Bank 1$ LIQUIDATION AUCTION SALE
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    • 825 3 NOTICE. TING KIL TIM MINES, LTD. Notice is hereby given that the fourth Annual General Meeting of the above Coy. will he held on Friday, July 28th, at noon, m the Chamber of Commerce Board Room, for tbe following purposes (1) To receive the Directors' Report and Accounts for the
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    • 708 3 SINGAPORE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY Notice is hereby gives that the Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held m the Cricket Ciub on Thursday the i7th icst. at 515 p.m. BUSINESS > To receive Accounts and Report for the year. (2) To elect Officebearers for the ensuing year. (3)
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    • 495 3 •,^-TOLET KENILWOKTn. Barker Koad. now being repaired and paibtecl throughout, x cupatioD immediately. Apply SWAN ft ■ACLAREH 4-4 ujwf uc TO LET No. 21, Newton Koad, New Ho.ise, 6pa< iouh grounds. immediate f-ntry. POWELL ft Co. A... uoi.ti i--21-7 n.c. TO LET No. It, Lloyd Koad, Compound Hoaae. Apply to
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  • 1087 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, July 24, 1916. 5l«f? ih*!l tfce Pre*s the PtopZe'r right mthMalft. 5m np H oy mJffift and atbribed hj {ale Hare Mtrtat Truth her glorious practptl 4btm«« ■'■WU'a* tm P K iioioa. Layalty and Law- In considering the mass of telegraphic news which rrtis come
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  • 318 4 A meeting to support the formation of a food reform society is to be held m the V M C A this afternoon at a quarter past five, anyone interested is invited to attend. A lecture on Pragmatism will be given m the Amateur Drawing Association hall, Tank Road, to
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  • 1498 4 INDIA'S MILITARY ORGANIZATION QUESTIONED Bagdad Advance Decided on the Spot. WHAT PART THE WAR OFFICE PLAYED. Lcndou, July 20. In the House cf Commons, Mr Lloyd George explained the re-j lations hitherto existing between the Indian Government and the War Ofiice with regard to Mesopotamia. Sir W
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    • 222 4 I Fresh /umlfchX Sole I of this jy&T Catdbeck I whisk V Wf Macgregor j shortly |ft co. I arriving 0 I Watsons N c lo ahead of all otkers I JOHN LITTLE'S (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND*. "SPECIAL" SEWING MACHINE kNEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. Entires owing to the exhorbitant ikAA freigbt
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  • 1089 5 GERMANS HEAVY LOSSES. Successes of Allied Aircraft. „lL IN BRITISH ADVANCE. July -C. General Haig, m bill rommaniq aa>3 that elsewhere m the j niaiE -rea there haa been chiefly ghling, without alterations of i he diar> o' a (jenuau commanding >fi~ that ou .July 1,
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  • 149 5 Further Progress. London, Jolj 22. The War Office says that General Smr.'a reports that on July Jl enemy forces endeavouring to interfere with our communications west of Tanga were driven off southwards over i the I'aagani river. Muhi/.a anil Amani have been occupied giving effective possession of
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  • 58 5 London. Jnlj 20.— Montagu's silver report B«J8 activity m the Indian ba/.aars caused recovery but China sales led to a renewed fall. The rise m price of money m London has unsettled China exchange so tbc possibility of an adverse influence from China exists. Owing to Americans
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  • 34 5 Louden, July 20. General Booth solemnised the marriage of Major Hugh Sladen and Captain Mottee Booth-Tuckar, the daughter of Commissioner BoothTucker. A number of Indian members of the Salvation Army attended.
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  • 523 5 CROSSES THE DVINA NEAR RIGA. 12,000 Prisoners on the Lipa. [Bj Sahmarine Cable] [Reuter'a Service] London, July 22. A German commuuiqup admits that the Russians have crossed the Dvina. This is not mentioned m the Russian communique but it has now leaked out m Petrograd that the
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  • 73 5 I Petrograd, July 28. M Sazcncff Foreign Minister has resigned find is sue ceeded by M Stunner who retains the Premiership. M Khvostoif has been up pointed Minister of tb.6 Interior aud M MeUaroff Minister cf Justice. The Tsor m a rescript addressed to M Sazonoff dwells
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  • 58 5 London, July 21. A supplementary i vote of credit tor J5O millions fo, the war! is officially nunounced. London, July 22. The new Armyi Council is composed of Mr Lloyd George (President), Lord Derby (vice President) and Generals Sir William Robertson, j cowans, M '-ic ready, David Henderson,
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  • 68 5 London July 20. Mr Redmond has' published a. memorandum which be sent Ito Mr Asquith and Mr Lloyd George on .Tussday declaring that delay m introdac I iu^ the Bill, and the irritation caused by Lord Lansdowne's speech, hud created a 'most BeriOQS situation m Ireland. Any
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  • 43 5 R. A. S. APPOINTMENT. London, July 21. Sir Mortimer Durand has beeu nominated as Governor of the School of Oriental Studies by the Royal I Asiatic Society, m succession to Lord Reay, who has resigned on account of his frequent absence from London.
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  • 373 5 GERMANY BEING PREPARED. Everything at Stake. [By Submarine Cable] [lUuter's Servioe] Paris, July 22. General Haig, interviewed, said The supreme decisions of the war are on the battlefields m the west. There it is that we must impose the peace for which it will be worth our
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  • 212 5 The British Black List Washington, July 21. The state-De-partment has informally asked the British Embassy for information as to the application of the Enemy Trading Act to American firms and corporations, with a request that due publication be made of the list of a hundred firms and individuals
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  • 175 5 i Inhuman Austrian Action. Rome, July '22. A communique states i that the Italians have captured the Halle Pass and 6cored other succesees completing the possession of Vallone mountain. Rome, July 20 —It transpires that Bahiati, an ex-Austrian Deputy for Trent. I {who was fighting with the Itahann,
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    • 209 5 ROBINSON <& CO. THE VERY LATEST GILLETTE RAZOR STROP DON'T THROW AWAY OLD BLADES the "NEW ROTASTROP KEEPS YOUR BLADES IN PERFECT CONDITION FOR MONTHS INITIAL OUTLAY SAVED IN A FEW MONTHS I'm fl^'7 i I LOaNDON S MOST POPULAR REVUI I --<©• -rj XT rpti tt> ox lrlfj ORIGINAL
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    • 756 6 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND. FOR LONDON. ss. City of Bombay ill< lll t An g< 12. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. KONINKLIJKE PAXETVAIRT HAATSCHAPPIJ Incorporated m Holland, Boyal Pacuet Navigation Co., of Batavia.
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    • 805 6 Mr m O# British India AND Apcar 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 MAIL LINES. Homeward (for
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    • 557 6 M. M. MESSAGERIES MAEITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CETLOR tod MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1916 1916 Atlantiqce Ang. 2 A P»bic tag. 1 Polynesien Aug 16 Porthos tag. IS Athos Aug. ;i0 A steamer A if, '29 For all particulars apply lo J. de COURTOIS, &BHC PACIFIC SERVICES. FOR VANCOUVER
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    • 549 6 N V X JAPAN MAii. STEAHSHIP Co.. LI4 llncorporafccd ie Jfi( a EUROPEAN LINE A service I? malntatned Ml en fo| via ports to Marseilles, Loodoo r contract with the Imperial J a pn; l ment. The New Twin ure« malntaintng this Bervlce have t < 7'' designed and conßtrocted.
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  • 1791 7 From Out Own Correspondent Mr Asquith and Ladybank. Edinburgh. .Time 21. The little town of Ladybank has become quite famous m these later years as the place from which Mr Asquith addresses the world at large acd, incidentally, his o*n constituents m East Fife. We once heard the
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    • 796 7 War nr Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP !HE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C. -T»%ay h*4 £20,000 deposited with the Snprome Ooart ol
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    • 324 7 THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (INCORPORATED IN CANADA) PROVIDE NOW FOR YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION. A BmaH annual premium makes certain a good education for your child. By no otiu-r jilan can you iuak«' -o sure a provision for a child, as an Ertucati<>nal Endowmt pi with thr Manufacturers Life. Iftht
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  • 379 8 In tbe early eeventiee it was a matter of common observation m tbe North that a man wonld be an overlooker m a mill one week and a manufacturer the next. Such were the art patrons who, from buying engravings, quickly wanted "something m colours/ and
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  • 1739 8 RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS K'ng K'tar, Dec 324,000 '27 000 119,500 Kamasan, Dec 100,080 11,627 53,393 K'munintf, June 385,152 69,123 334,474 Kapar Parr, Dec 530,161 72,1 *7 178,1*5 Kapayang 1 0.^9 5 42,37 5 Kapoewap, 4«,000 Karak, Dec 138,201 1-*,OOO 65,864 Karan. 10,4 77 42. 6i^ Kedab, April 309,126 44 899
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  • 65 8 EVEN THE RANKS OF TUSCANY." There are still some German officers with a sense of chivalry. A despatch from Zurich states that Major Raynal, the gallant defender of Vaux fort, was first told that he had been made a commander of the Legion of Honor by the German general to
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  • 130 8 I •JiS. Th< n ye. after the name. 1916 total I |d column the t of tlie j ast month. avonr^ to gc: v art utt' will ol by Bupplying correctionh w Mine rtturun arc irro^ui;u ,ru\ ti m brackets indicat. t.n< v :iiuUt i for wLi eh
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    • 320 8 GAME The following are now m stock PHEASANTS, WOODCOCK, WILD DUCK, TEAL, and QUAIL, SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. K. LUMPUR, IPOH PENANG. I Health for Infants i r i entary Savor* Moore's Pood lias been m general use. both home an. l abroad. II has the repntatiou of
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    • 105 8 Singapore Gold Storage Co., Ltd. Near Entrance to Borneo Wharf. Telephone 1026. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meats etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, or m the Singapore Roads on short notice. OFFICE HOURS. Weekdays 7 a.m. to S p.m. ■-HJ£X*£: POl farther particulars apply
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  • 1384 9 Issued by FKASER& Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, July 22q& RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. 'All f nolftlioafl of Stwliaj Sa**aa maal bd feiaiiod as ratoly nominal foi tae f leaeal DAW, *****. VkW. r 'AOT DIW. BUYWRB. SBbbIBB 100.000 Ih Aiiagar 12*% 23 a q 379,831 2a 2.s
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    • 26 9 "BUFFALO" ■^■^■v .^■^■■^■■W Iblb^^blbH bB ■BR ll H^ |a l^H l» \J \J \J &Ik A JL 1 Ik^ A JL\ V/ a" aINCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
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    • 53 9 AVON BRITISH and BEST TYRES MARTIN'S A Fre.rcY. Hinit ciy tor -Jij 'r.-e^'jlai ities. 1 M the "ust I of the a a i i "GENUINE QUALITY." :s.'* R kit 1 jkj.nl 1 i.^fjF STOCKISTS fif//V 1^47*7 ci- Co. B HIP-CHANDLERS. Telephone Na 428 02, Market Btreet fMost Certain Cure.
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    • 25 9 Massage Hall Miunni n many doctors MASSAGE Mi Pi Two As st. M OPEN DAILY a.m.- 9.00 p.m. No. 239, Beocoolen Stn Teleph. No 1467."!
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 355 9 EXCHANGE. ICOEBECTED DP T) July 22.) Bank 4 tae a-4 18 82 ii demand 24* Pilrafci eredite Bms |.<] France demand Bank 826 Ihdia, T. T. |T4| HoaaKOKa, demand n| Yokohama, demand no; •T A 7A, demaad 135^ Bahbkok, demand Ssi FO7BaaiasB, Bank Buying 18.64 Bank of Sngland Rate 5%
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    • 644 9 DAILY SHIPPING REPORT Chamtcr of Commerce (to II a m July 22 ARRIVALS. /luly It. Han Hin (iuac, Tarn Si Nam (Brit) 3rotiuts (Dtit). .July M. Uonfj Moh. Minitr. I* rnk (Brit) Pontiant-k, F^milf. K< I'.nru Doßf gula hjt Hei\o Maru (Jap 1 CLEARANCES Jaly 20« >kuie (Not July 'Jl.-
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  • 125 10 TURKISH MDfc SHOWS. El Arish and Medina [By Snbmarine Cable] R«ut*r'9 Service] London, July Tl —An Official report w.atoa that the Turka are reported to hive advanced westward from HI Arieh to five miles east of K*tia whue they are entrenching, uur mounted fore*-* are m contact
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  • 75 10 London, July 21. --Mr SfcKenoa m formed a deputation from Municipalities that a grant of six millions would be placed at the disposal of tbn statutory committee far petitions after the war io addition to the million already granted. Further amounts &bou!d result from voluntary subscriptions and
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  • 88 10 London, July 20.— la tbe Hausa of i omruou!*, Mr Chamberlain, m reply to Mr W \V Astor read teie^raiua from the Vice roy dated June 1 ."> J ly, and July 15 and i>) regarding tbe troop train incident m stating that tue train
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  • 52 10 v»n Fraocisco'e, July 28.— Six p^isous were killed and tweury nice injured m a bomb explosion amongst the spectators of a Preparedness parade. The bomb, concealed iv a suitcase, \vaB placed m front of a bouse which was demolished. Several person* received postcard warn iuga which
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  • 39 10 London, July 21. The British*stearaer9 Grangemoor and Karma have been gunk m the Mediterranean. The crews wera saved. The British 6teamer Y/.er has beeu (>unk. Tbe French steamer Cettois his been sunk. The crew landed at Algiers.
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  • 26 10 London. July JJ. The Kitchener memorial fund has reached sixty thousand Tbe f^ueeu gave £'250, v'ueen Alexandra X 250, Lord Lansdowue jC 1 00.
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  • 32 10 London, July '/2.— The K-^v Frank Woods, icar cf Bradford, has been nncointed Bishop of Peterborough. Mr skinner Turner, Barrister has been appointed as sistant Judge of Supreme Cnurt m Cuina.
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  • 26 10 Stockholm, July -8. Ifc is aunouueed that su!)tnarines entering territorial waters are liuble to be attacked by Swedifeh armed forces without warning.
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  • 75 10 MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. Sir luuglas Huig's list issued on April HOtb, t-hows tbe distinction gained m France by many oiFcer* among whom tire tbe following known out here. Major C H M Bingbam, A 9 G Major J F Close, tt E Lieut Col. Gnggisberg, X E Major W F
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  • 100 10 I'n-n (hir <>nn Correspondent I'enang, .July 11. m the tinal gallop* to day tbe hort-es m Race one were all out with the exception of Loaddeer, and did food woik The best form WM Bbown by Nullo and Milky Way, and the letter's cLr.ir.ee li Goomdared Rood*
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  • 979 10 H.M.S. MALAYA." GIFT OF A SHIPS BELL. The following interesting account of what hat* beeu done, which will interest all Malaya, has been sent by Sir Ernest Bircb to Mr W G St Glair for the news papers of Malaya la the first week of February owing to the good
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  • 802 10 MOVEMENT TO CLEAR IT OFF. Acting upon a suggestion made by H E The Governor at the V M C A Anniversary on the 29th of last month a representative committee has been formed to make an effort to wipe out the debt on the Association's building
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  • 98 10 A visit to the Gaiety on Saturday night proved to bo as happy an inspiration as ever, for the programme was an excellent one, and well appreciated by the large audience. A Spanish film, The Idiot of Seville," provided three reels of intense and well acted drama. Two
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  • 365 10 [By Courtesy of the French Consulate) Paris, July 20, 6.10 p.m. The French 3 per cent bonds are at francd 64.60 and the 5 per cent at 90 60. Yesterday, we stormed some trenches on the south of the river Somrne, making prisoners. The British withstood a
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  • 315 10 The elaborate table of the new tobacco and cigarette duties published m the Gazette of Friday, will enable consumers to judge whether tbe increase of price by the retailers is to 6imply recoup them for the duty, or is used to put on an extra squeeze.
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  • 54 10 5.15 pro. Drill Hall SV A i! M it S R E v SV R, No. 4 Planloon ii M Motor Cyclist Section ii V eterane Co ii ii Chinese Co 7.00 a.m. Balestier Range Malay Co 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall SVC Hand F. Younger Elaip, Captain,
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  • 15 10 Agents Evatt and Co. Indragiri (Sumatra) 10.520, total 8 months 63,693.
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    • 181 10 HOTEL DE L'EUROPE, UNDER ENTIRE BRITISH MANAGEMENT OUPrLn will be served after each Theatre Performam undermentioned dates Thursday, July 27 Thursday, Auti. >• Saturday, July 29 Saturday, Aug. i ORCHESTRA win piay from 12 p.m. till 1.45 a.m. Tables may be booked m adVJU&M a tfct Hnol or 1 i'rc
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