The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 August 1916

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ;en cents SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1916. NO. B,Bls
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  • 257 1 The Russians ere continuously progreseiug, on the Kovel line particularly, and the opinion ib strengthening that the whole enemy line m Poland will have to retire Page 5. On the western front, the French have made a useful advance, the British are consolidating their gains and making
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  • 1545 1 War is three fourths a sp ritual ii^sue, as even Napoleon the Great admittiJ, and that the moral exaltation of our gulden, youth m arms will bring us victory at* last is manifest from tuife -that they gee visions and remember them m music, whereas the c><
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 110 1 I WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW Co., Ltd. itk rL a t Mk i I Commences To-Day, Tuesday, August Ist I BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENT LIBERAL REDUCTIONS ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN SHE FIGURES. 1, tf^ >^^P' Tapestry Table Covers m red and green SalelPrice $4.25 Dozen C^S '-VyV > '■'jGt' -<|l' ->*
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    • 106 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Dutch steam launch Janus for Mia Page H. Bookkeeper vrnnteJ Pape 8. Offices to let m French Bank— Page B. Japan for Calcutta, alterations m P a O, Strait 6, and Toyo Kisen advte j'age 5. New programmes cf the Harima and Gaiety Page i. Tingkil Hinefl closin-;
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 137 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday Aug. Ist. [High Water- 0 17 a.m., 1' 46 p m. Kari Kaya (Mohoinmedan Fc-tivaJ.) No S.C.C. gsruf s on Esplanade B. 1. outward mail expected. A.D.C. matinee, Vie. Theatre, 5.33 pm. i Bank Holiday. Wednesday 2nd. Hifh Wm*er-0 39 a.m. M.M. outward mail expected. Church W.A.,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 404 2 SJ iTT ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Hongkong). THE Chief Importers British Pianos FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos j fIS [OR CARRIAGES-^ C :H(3AIVteICLBS- I Agricoltural Tractors j 5 TNtD/'MLER COMPANY wi 5 I CCVtNTRY.ENCLAND. i Crvr~w-\~v-*-^~s^~\ /vyvwyvyvvJ DISTRICT COURT SALE E J. Mootiwalla A Co. vs La* Pan P
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    • 649 2 HPQfI Hr^Tfi SB B wm Mm ra i gwj Ha ML H SPECIAL HOLIDAY SELECTION 15 REELS OF FEATURES 15 TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT FOR FOUR NIGHTS ONLY We are Showing a Programme which has never been attained so far m Sterling Good Quality and Variety Every Picture a Feature of Exceptional
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    • 698 2 M f^k gTh tr~ M T ATTRACTION /A II #T f\ I SERIAL M PROGRAMME AT THE IDEAL PICTURE THEATRE A P 11 1 /X BY THi SEA CINEMA tAoINO OFF BLACH TC-NIGHT SECOND SHOW 9.15 P.M. S Ma THE FAMOUS THANHOUSER FILM COFPORATIO>< PRESENTS THEIE NEW SEKIaI. The Great
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  • 651 3 MUNICIPAL PROVIDENT FUND. foJ .-"Vr io Urn Uaaie r»ii -loners whic'M !.T.nd\ <;rtiwitly d;>i tt of our reprosen of Municipal Cool- pntililhftd M being Urxti roloniui .<■' ir% < >;'.: a i tpon, 19tt -July 1916. tKBOQI to inform you io\ ernraent was irawu to a l»l lUm p- ivedioga
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 598 3 LAMBERT Co. Auctioneers and House Agents. 32 RAFFLES PLACE Branch of G. R. LAMBERT Co. BTJ 9BSS 2872 Photographers, Orchard-rd. Telephone No. 1001 Auctioneers, No. 1000 Photographers.) TING KIL TIN MINES, LTD. AMENDED NOTICE OF CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS. Noti< hereby given that the Transfer Books of this Company will
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    • 738 3 ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF WAR j NOTICE. A Public Meeting of British Subjects will be held under tne auspices oi the I Straits Settlements Association, on jFrlday. August 4, 1916. at 5. 15 p m. In the Victoria Theatre. Singapore, for the purpose of passing the following resolution That
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    • 749 3 NOTICE In connection with th<- Y. K. C. A. Bpi rial Building Fond a meeting of Active and Ah- aodate members will he held m the V- X. C A. hall on Wednesday, August 2nd at x p.m. sharp. A fall attendance is very desirable. H-7 H NOTICE OF REMOVAL
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    • 487 3 ID LET H No. (;xley md Lhr^ Md weJlvfn;i iated bungalow, and -or.vtn.'u' v ntunfei! to 'liiwn. Good teiwil h 'veun<!. !.otty l«t beptember. For further pftrtie iiMSi ftppl MEYER BROTHERS, 1 Ooiiyi r Qhh\ 1 n.c. OFFICES TO BE LET, FRENCH BANK I BUILDINGS. rvro pood rocms. taSI and
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 34 4 Emyell.— At Alor Star, Kedah. on Thurs day, i7th July, 1916, James Lccuard Black wood, dearly beloved yotmger Bon of Fran k Blackuood and Efpie Isabel Sewell, aged 11 months and 3 weeks.
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  • 1126 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday. Aug. 1, 1916, It is with b feeling of regret that we return to the subject of the proposed war income-tax and we Bay with regret, because we notice there is a persistent attempt m quarters where there should be no desire to misunderstand, to
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  • 1048 4 The exports of plantation rubber from B N Borneo during May totalled 340,485 lb. Mr and Mrs H Ash worth Hope have endowed a bed m the F M S Hospital at Wheathamstead, Herts. It is rumoured that Mr G A Hereford will succeed the late Mr Noel Walker as
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  • 53 4 Ft <>tn (fur <>r r i J'CD:.. i .Mr I.tip'( Q jedto Mm s kmnefl a Ito the hoi, |tat of the DIM Q I tien of :i mob i cycle arc. on the way I Ararj laborahf Trading Co, pt Batter* -v I popalM m I r
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  • 10 4 Already acknowledged Pec Mfltrfc officer Tciitilol:
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  • 581 4 Foi the period from tbe Aii^us!. 1916, inr'M.-i\- the va, highest gtaia of rubber ie fixed at tvtv. ■hilling Mid tv ipam pi c Ik, i duty on cultivate 1 rubber on which t tot] ie leviable en an aJ valorem 1,... accordance with tbaßfllai under t-/ mn Dotiai Raactiaa
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 231 4 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. HOLD LARGE STOCKS OF THE FOLLOWING SCOTCH WHISKIES. iI f~h MJ £> 9 9 W 9 \~W 9 m m 9 m~9 9 Ja> MARTIN (Leith) VERY FINE OLD "V.V.O.' LtLUd Wnloni WATSON S "No. 10 In Quarts and Pints. D. J. McCALLUM S PEKFECTION. T. P.
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  • 73 5 MTI SOMfi CNGAGEMENTS 1 1 Uaig'i son MOM ifai ..:id 1.: r..' Dl H m It* MntWfdod eiiPiny -id I I INH between the; •lodtd an enwnv t uoelettf Tun enemy Iresefe it: hrc of Ypr< Tbc MunnttT I he J.oo* MlHent, The m m f oth II
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  • 153 5 OJ w r -raTt I i north of 8 Mine D the ico^niau' bill rl pnd tern cf en. from i ired nietros. They i ratUcks in the .1 i if:- rnoon i ONI i ...::> and m n We continued Floury, fans wood Fbl vie: aero-
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  • 96 5 Lcndoa.July 31. Geuera! Baig I com Co o;> rating wth the French udvance made this morning on a from eac-L ot i>e:v;!le wood to the nme.pro^ iafe«MtoJ W ater Troee a wood, uml Bfattzom :emy was m cor.^.J'.'- ibk itroiiftll have 3niTered heaviiy m the) I a
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  • 216 5 G remind- ::;emitimber of Commerce that >r tbe vacancy m tbe L Coaacil -d with the ub bei before 3.8€ pun. d thai Lt-Co! I 1 would decline re- and considerable speculation bifl successor. ::h DMMd Thomas Wil Bug rJ, pleadeu gvilftj third police eovrt yesterday to a silver d.
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  • 81 5 ADVANCE ON KOVEL. ;v> hhaariM GftUe] [Heater's Service] London, July "0. —The Russians are consolidating their positions on the left hiiik of the Stokhod and ace advancing on Kovei and at Urody and south of the I >niester. I'etroarad. .July 31. —The communique The Russians continue thtir
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  • 27 5 The Turk-t assumed an unsuccessful offensnri west of Qauuthkaii but the Kuaeians again expelled them. Tba Turks have organised" positions at Sivas and Kharput.
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  • 44 5 A di a C Brman aeroplanes dropped Fotty i.o'i: h^ on Drinski Russian aviators 3 rove them o:;\ one German was brought §own. The Rnsaiana raided Yolovka sta t:n- v ivid al>o brought dov\u ;i German lTia( isl :>i Karauovitchi.
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  • 431 5 London. .July 31. The i'.ritish are now I attacking the thini line* which the Ger- mans have enormously strengthened, lising the forced laboni of thousands of helgiar..- Opinion in Paris, baeedon the slaughter lot German reinforcements and the weak- MS of reserves, it confident that the Qermam
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  • 34 5 London. July 30.— -Official. Ju £gypt :bi.TO were several patrol engagements on July 28 when the New Zealand Mounted Kifles inflicted fifty casualties on the ?nemy. Ours were very slight.
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  • 39 5 Kome, July 30. A communique says rhere was fierce lighting north of Monte Jimone, where the Italians gamed ground, rhe Alpini carried Forcella Wood, m the Fofana region, and began to advance m ;he Travenanzes Valley.
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  • 42 5 The following was the result of the spoon competition on July 28. 150 yds. 100 yds. Total. Lady Evelyn Young 24 28 68.31 Mrs Mugliston 23 28 67.62 Mrs Basevi 18 18 67.62 Mrs Scott 24 28 67.04
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  • 157 5 LORD NEWTON'S INTERVIEW. Bt Submarine Cab?*] [Renter's Bern London, July 80. Lord Newton who is m charge of the prisoners of war department, m an interview with Renter, said that the master of a merchantman was entitled to do everything possible to protect himself, hie crew and
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  • 102 5 American Opinion Amsterdam] July :so.— The Telegraaf says that the sentence on Capt Fryatt wa6 prouounced on Thu^day morning, and he was executed m the evening on au isolated plot of ground near the harbour. An alderrr-an of Hruges witnessed the execution. Paris, July oO. The newspapers des
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  • 67 5 London, July 30. An analysis of the tepary beans grown m Burma made at the Imperial Institute indicate? the beans possess a high food value. Ie is htated they should find a ready Bale m the United Kingdom and some allied countries a3 a substitute for small
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  • 83 5 Fresh Arrangements Being Made. Cairo, July 30. The Ministry of the Interior is studying the question of the Mecca pilgrimage. It is understood that pilgrims are being asked to deposit caution money of £'50, 60, 70 for first, second and third class respectively. A regular service to Jeddah
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  • 150 5 'Strafed Words. There is a new German dictionary, writes Mr F W Wile m the Daily Mail" [t has the high and mighty hallmark of the Royal Prussian Police. Jt consists of 320 Germanised "enemy wordi," English! and French, which have long heeu com mon m the German business
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  • 97 5 Professor Alison Phillips tells a good story amusing and characteristic," he calls it) m the Times, apropos of martiallaw m Ireland. Lady X, whose husband is at the front, found the other day m her 11 demesne an old woman tearing down boughs from the trees and tying them up
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  • 143 5 NEW YORK BAY DESTRUCTION. Enormous Damage. New York, July 30.— A fire started m a munitions warehouse on a email ieland iv New York bay. It spread to a lighter loaded with shrapnel and exploded the shells and fired some dynamite trucks on the wharves. The whole country
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  • 34 5 North Bay, Ontario. The towns of Cochfane, Matheson. Mushka station and TimminB have been destroyed by forest fires. Porquois Junction. Iroquois Falls, is burning. There are a hundred dead and many injured.
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  • 95 5 From Our (Jw-n OitTtSJfOtodenl Ipoh, July 'I Lecturing at Changkat Salah estate yesterday Mr C J Eaton, Agricultural Chemist, said that from the point of view of strength the best qualities of plantation smoked bheet were equal to fine hard Paia piovided ie was properly vulcanised. Acetic acid
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  • 104 5 17TH LIST. (A Home for incurably helpless British Sailors and Soldiers.) The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following contributions. Already acknowledged $19,H96.7;5 Mr Frank Adam 50.00 Mrs M Guston 25. 00 Collected v>\ Mrs C a da Sii.\ Mrs C A da Silva flO F Baker 5
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  • 132 5 Daily Express learns on reliable authority that among the prisoners te cently captured by the Hritish ou LLe Western front were several German sailors. These ciulors state that they are survivors of the great North Sea tight, and formed part of the crews of the German
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  • Correspondence.
    • 95 5 To the Editor, Sir, The Post box at this (Sea View) Hotel is marked cleared at 1 a.m.," but my letters posted ia the evening do not have for Singapore until 1 p.m. next day. I do not suggest that the mail-carrier need be distributed so
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  • 28 5 The new scale of income-tax m respect of Service Incomes is Up to £800, 2-i per cent; £800— £500, 6i J6soo— j§l,ooo, 8f; jE1.000— 1,500, 11} per cent,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 170 5 ROBINSON (8b CO. JUST ARRIVED Waterman's idea! SAFETY PENS GOLD MOUNTED A PLAIN ALSO LARGE ASSORTMENT OF THE Hew Self Tilling Pen TIME SAVING NON LEAKING Presentation Pens with Gold, or Silver Cases $19.50 to $50. Bebe Brand Milk I H i p|lM**lm il'jjl t^iili l »Bliffl it contain*. I',,'i,.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 612 6 I ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Poi particulars a^ to rates of freight ar.d passage apply to xxvjrxHiN A o» I KOHIHKLIJKE PAKEIVA4RT Incorporated m Holland, Roy^l Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2-3. oouvnm Quay. OOOSH OOWTRACT WITH THK NETfiBBItANDS IHDIA aOVEBNMEMT, lA6IBI I i-Ka«ha -,i|-a;. Tetuhilahan. Beng uod
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    • 838 6 Ml. %Jm Kritisfi India AND Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranaan Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about HOMBWARD (FOR EUROPE). OUTWARD (FOR CHIKA) Connecting at Colombo with B
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    • 923 6 M. M. M V X MESSAGERIES MARITIMES *\i MAIL LINK. lAO^*£ n t For CHINA, JAPAN GEYLON md *M t\ XT ASI MA I MARSEILLES. STEAHSHi? Cn a<< HOMEWARD OUTWAKD fi corporatcd m h! t: Atlantiquo An C •> I A r -hi, Aqg. I fU^OPEA«UHE Folyn^-ion Au^, ]fi Porlhos
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  • 739 7 1 viler the above heading Me Lnurence •Jerrold writes m tbe Contemporary lie view (iood old aucient Territorials, with fixed bayonets, incunt guard over the prisoners, but some ot the seutries, m tbe heat of the day, have laid by their rifles and rest, and the llocbes vouid
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  • 212 7 The revolt of the Arabs of the Hejaz against the rule of Turkey might be taken as one of the 6igus that the star of Germany it- visibly sinking and that her adberents are hastening to tbe ruin predicted for them. The Arabs could not be m a position to
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  • 401 7 Adverting to the decrease m the importation of coal into thn Federated Malay i States during 1915 the following reference to the development of the Malayan Collieries is interesting Although greatly delayed by the war. most of the plant had nt the end of 1915 i been
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  • 333 7 Annual Report of Netherlands Trading Society. The annual report of the Netherlands Trading Society, which has just seen the light, shows a profit of fl. 5,941,40*. out of which a dividend of 10 per cent, is dietributed to shareholders. We append extracts testifying to the va&t
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  • 181 7 As the result of consultations between the British Red Cross Society and the "War Office rules dealing with the use of the Red Crocs emblem have been ißsued. The use of the emblem on placards is regarded by the War Office as undesirable
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 244 7 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. \nt fumigators and Sulphur Powder. Irsenitfi of Soda for killing out lalaug. Ispinall's Varnish, Paints &c. Cartridges. Nobel's own loading with sportrag Ballistite which holds more pigeonshooting records than any other powder. Canal Portland Cement Co., Ltd. Disinfectant. "Sanitas" m 1, 5& 10 gallon trams.
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    • 407 7 I BOILS BLOTCHES. I A person suffering from erupt tis m the l t^lu has dhhli t<i I endure, h is not mere!) the disco n\ I sre .i:^i inifatiofi and painful m ~"^v. sensation, bul life is made miserable b> k d res lon «»t Bpiri« 1 h X%
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  • 391 8 Curious Drama m Pripet Marshes. An interesting description is going i the rounds oi the German Press, taken from a Russian journal, of a romantic form of war m the forest marshes of Poleoesia. The Russian journalist writes The I'.rigade Commander had some doubts as to
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  • 57 8 It is understood that there are DOW m I Shanghai pcrue 800 luembere of Parliament (saye the N C Daily News of the 15th iastJ, and arrangements are being made I for the departure of the eutire body for Ptkinq next week, cr the following week. According to a recent
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  • 236 8 KONGMOON CAPTURED CANTON MENAGED. It is reported that a detachment of General Shurn Chun Hueu't? troops era barked on the 14th mat. on the cruiser Popik and three other warships, for the purpose of taking possession of Kongmoon. i The warships od the 15th began to bombard the military encampments
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  • 188 8 The erection of the wireless telegraph j i- making rapid progress. The inetalla" tiou is on two feteel pylons BOrne 280 ft et high and 120 yards apart, and one is already completed. It is expected that communication will be established about the end of September. The work is being
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 224 8 ARE YOU PUTTING YODR BOY INTO THE NAVY? In any event you will need some money to give him a start In life and there is probably no better and surer way of saving it than by one of our ll Educational S. J. HOWE, Manager. •JO REDUCTION IN PRICE.
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    • 52 8 ALL-BRITISH ROM TYRES USED BY IHE BRITISH WAH OFIKJ. MOTOR CYCLE TYRES I Combination Non-Skiu. rubber £^tud. Rubber Bars, Steel Studs. Non-SkUL Noi SOLE AGENTS FDR STRAITS SETTLEMENTS M J FRASER NEAYE'S "SPECIAL" £fe 9V| &Ec9jk. firm mIiH wL ff a Sm^ mfi mg W% m,y amskmWkmm H m Jft
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  • 35 9 ■Tuly :il, 1916. The following are the bharee ac to which changes are notilled m Meßßre I Fraser and Co.'b yesterday's ghare list RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Buyers Sellers Kempae 5.70 5. 50
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  • 55 9 iCOBBBCTKD UP T] July 1.; Bank *m a 2.4 19-82 ismaid M 5.4 7 3'J Ptiv&s* croditg fi m c 1.427 82 Fraoce demand Back 826 I&DIA, T. T. 174A HOHQKOiso, rlemand 11% YasoiUMA, dematd 110: Java, dcr.;aad 186 Bae»eok, domand Scvhkhidhs, Bank Buying $8.54 Bank oi Bufl&ni KeJe
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  • 142 9 July 31. Tin 200 tons 163.10 Qstmfciee 10.75 G&ml'itx Cnfec No, 1 >.. 20.00 Oftmblic Cabs No. 2 18.00 Ptppci Black ordin. 8 poi?e boyert 26.00 PappM, (Wb'ts fais) 84.00 Hnttnega (110 lo thu Ib. 80.00 Nntmage (80 to the lb. l norn. Macs* (Bands) 75.00 Gloves (Amboina^ nora.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 433 9 I IVab nr Peace. Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth ioo cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). 8848 OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EX. ixofaay i i!20,D00 ae»c«iiL<3 witt the Soyteme Coarl of
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    • 434 9 SOUTH BRITISH I INSURANCE CO., LTD, (Incorporated m New Zealand.) FiRB In°nrances cffectc 1 on Buildings, Rent and Hercht.:.Jlb:e' at every description, j MARIK3 bmnranoes aocepled to ail parts of the world ut lowest rales, i iiRTHQUAKE Risks accepted. J. HENRY, Local Manager. Offices 2, finiayson Grsao. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Co.
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    • 326 9 THE Manufacturers Life Insurance Company. (Incorporated m Canada) A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE. According to the official statement of the Superintendent of Insur ance for the Dominion of Canada, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company is one ot the larger Canadian Companies, strong, well established and prosperous. Its excellent
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    • 116 9 II HE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. N f N 2 No 3 THERAPION BLOOD POISON. KIDNEY, BLADr.EK. IKINAKV I'ISI I DISCHARGES, WEAKNESS, FM SEND STAMP ADI ENVELOPE FOR FREE BOOKLEI TO DR. LE CLERC MED.CO, HAVERSTOCK Rl). HAMT'STKAI). [.oniii .N.I- I PARIS DEPOT: 12, RUE CASTIGLIONE A, CURE] NEW Vi X
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 295 9 WEATHER REPORT KiadaDg berban Hospital. Joiy r 0 0 A.M. 3 P.M. 8 P.M B&xem. X Ffth 29.7e4 23.729 59.72 Temp. -4 S 79 I 77.5 Wei Bolt Tbei 79 0 76. r> 75.0 Div. OtWlnfl B.E. Calm aim Max. Temp, is BHaae 87.0 •din, Oo So. 73.0 Max. la
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    • 642 9 DAILY SHIPPING REPORT Chamber of Commerce (to 1 1 a m., July 3 i ARRIVALS. July l Recorder (Bcil July 10. Sri ICoftT, Baa loh liatavier (Brit) Radang (Siaw) BbbUmm July 80. Lujy UTeld a \nn, (|«on I Pool Snug. Teebta Ai t I .tv of \np!efi Priam, >n rat.snu
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  • 1074 10 SIR E. GOSCHEN ON OUR AIMS. Factor of Sea Power, The following Irtttr from Sir Kl-rard Ooschen, who wa* British Ambassador to Berlia Croon 1908 until the outbreak of war, to an Knglisb journalist m Switzerland, was published by the Xene Zurcber /,Bitun^ It has appeared throughout the
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  • 243 10 X Municipal CiiEBK committed. The third police couit magistrate was Occupied the whole of ye6tsrday afternoon iti bearing thfl preliminary inquiry into the cbaiges of forgery preferred against P Etatnam, one time de:k m the Municipal Bogineer'e 1< partmenS, who was charged oa ree 6tpa!«tf> conota ol forging
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  • 399 10 Sensational Raid on CheriNr. Telegraphic news was received m Ipoh about 8 o'clock oa Thursday nighfc that a lar^e party of over '20 robbers with fire arms were at that moment attacking the town, wbtra there was a force of only abou: h-ilf a do::eu police constables. The
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  • 54 10 A correspondent has noted this 6en tence m a conversation They are a tasty fi>h, are pardine Our correepon dent acks, Can an\body parse this sentence'?'' The answer is, Yes, any thing said m good faith can be parsed. In this cace we should parse lash and "sardine" as uoun,
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  • 469 10 [By Courtesy of the French Consulate] Paris, July 29, 6.30 p.m. Yesterday, we repulsed m the Voeges two attacks on the i south of the pass of Sainte Marie. The British completed the conquest of Longueval. To day, we broke two attacks on toe i right bank
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  • 246 10 Lord Robert Ccci!, m an late interview at the Foreign Office, admitted that for the moment, at any rate, there was a deadlock, owing to the German refusal to agree to the very reasonable conditions demanded of them. There is no doubt that when they overrun Poland the
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  • 21 10 Owing to Hari Ray a Puasa to duy the courts at the Ladies' Lawn will be closed.
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  • 28 10 The Band of Hope will meet as usual m V M C A Hall, on Wednesday, Aug. 2nd at 480 p ra. All are welcome.
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  • 37 10 The P and O homeward mail steamer Nankin has left Hongkong and is due to arrive here at 4 pm, on Wednesday the 2nd proximo. She sails at R am, on Friday the 4th August.
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  • 167 10 Manning, by beating Hartnell on Saturday, qualified for the final of the championship singles. Thus Dean and Manning meet in the final, men with much contrasting Btyles, and the game should be a most attractive one. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, ]> Singles. Wileon beat Winter, 8 6, 6 4.
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  • 179 10 Felt at Kapar and Klang. An earthquake shock was felt at Kapar jon Thursday ni^ht at about 6.5 5. running north and lasting about ninety eecouds. This is the Fecond shock at Kapar this year, the first being on February 29th at 8.55 p.m., when two distinct tremors,
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  • 129 10 Tuesday Ist August. Tide 017 p.m. Height e f: 6in. Johnston's Pur, 9, I and I] a m. 2.30 an.i 3.30 p.uji Cub Bongulow, 980 c<i 10.30 am. 12.15, 3 and 5*30 p tn. Titlm will be buppiied. Saturday sth August. Tide 1.57 p.m. Height 9ft. Johneton'6
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  • 41 10 TO-DAY. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall SV A S R E v N oO* n ii m Maxim Co 5.00 Sepoy Lines SF A Co 5.15 Drill Hall SV C Cadets F. Yodnqeb Blair, Captain, S.V.A. Actg. Adjutant, S.VC.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 16 10 mmmsmwmmmaKm Largest Stockers OP PAINTS AND OILS HIN WATT Co. SHIP-CHANDLERS Telephone 428. 102, Market Street.
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    • 245 10 BRITISH EAU DE COLOGNE! Specially prepared for us by the Oldest Lavenn r Distiller m England and renowned for STRENGTH, REFRESHING QUALITY, SWEETN!>s and DELICATE PURE ODOUR One oi tlic miii' I 11 import 9, a.i ilftnmnd Cor Ksa-de-Cologne, aoccnl 1 the us;!.-!'. Th« wonderful Ereatmees, ratine qumlttf kiiowu, it
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