The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 September 1916

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERISER. 'EN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1916. NO. 8,8()O
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  • 273 1 Training notee are giveu on page 2. The September Assizes were opened yesterday Page 12. The Italians are pressing the Au*trian6 j steadily m the Cacao region !'a^« 7. Alterations m the local t-hare list are given on page 11 A peculiar Chinese marriage case catne before
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  • 1296 1 A n -v'f-r: .d^d locidili POftfa S.a Ugh! reminds vi* I ere still Jiving a remai al ■>■ W M fa I MMl] bftif a century ago annexed I Mtir-h Now Guinea to the Empire, and is the only sailor who b.*r had i i itir
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 357 1 GOODRICH TYRES S'FETY TREAD I RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE JUST ARRIVED "NEW COMET" MOTOR CYCLES I Pego Engine, $370- H.P. Motor Cycle, 2 Stroke, Pego j 2\ KP. Motor Cycle, 2 Stroke, Pego Telephone No. 491. INSPECTION INVITED. (BEST DANISH PdRTLAND CEMENT) I New supplies arrived per m.s. "Chumpon". rOMPANY I
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    • 106 1 London Assurance Corporation. [Incorporated m England] We have hern appointed AgeMs of the above Corporation a4 from INTERNATIONAL TRADING Co. t/utldldW J hll' d > Hi/. London Assurance Corporation. [Incorporated m England] We have beo/ appointed Sub-Agents of the above Corporation as INTERNATIONAL TRADING Co. Laidlaw Building. Sole Agents:— lnternational
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    • 140 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT*,. Office to let at St Helens Court— Page 5. Ocean S S Co latest sailings Page fi. Chinese typist clerk wanted— Page 5. Notice re sale by Powell and Co of liud Sieverts property Page 2. Billiton Company require tenders for wolfram ore— Page 5. Notice re raining
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 104 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 20th. 3\&:j Water— 4 29 J4.ua 3«tfl p.m. Thursday 2 1st. Hi«^ Water- b-'J» a.m.. I«t9 p.m. Bt. Matthew. ?>rasnnic c ub meeting, S.M pm. ljodge Bastero (iato, c.'-i: pm Friday 22nd i High W&tt<r B 1 .6 22 p.m. i B. I. homeward mail closen (train).
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  • 402 2 I can now (writes Massey about the previous fighting at Katia) give fuller details of the Anzac Mounted Division's sterling work. These magmflcent troops fought with a tenacity, courage, and endurance worthy of comparison with tha greatest things done by them m Qallipoli. For a week the
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  • 69 2 An extraordinary court-martial at Kiel. aaysa local joucnu l has sentenced a woman to a tine for seeding a picture postcard to ker nlatilOt m the interior of Germany stowing several warships which she des" cribed as having gone down m the battle of Jutland Lank, Another woman was sentenced
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 595 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m HongkuDg). I British Pianos j FRENCH PIANOS Italian Pianos CHILDREN'S CONCERT. Tin next Children's Concert will be held m the Victoria Memorial Ballon Friday, Sept. 22nd at 5.15 p.m. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable 18-carat Gold Jewellery without reserve. At Messrs. Ching Keng Lee
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    • 737 2 h^^^^ i I^^F Bm^r I i I i mßk Lin this Space you will find no BOMBAST To -Night is the last opportunity yon have oi seeing The Great Problem Play "Dr. NEIGHBOR" ilobart Bosworth the eminent actor is seen here at his very best WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN
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    • 562 2 TO-NIGHT! TO.\,( >HJ AT THE IDEAL PICTURE THEAIRE cinema C ARTNTJ BYTHFSrA VXIQXIM V-/ OFF BEACH Ru SECOND SHOW 9.15 P. M. SHAR^ 'WHEN THE MASK FALLS A Thrilling drama m 3 Parts. II inh ntm I .'-cinatinj:. I ,h. "THE MILLION DOLL^K MYSTERY In 23 Episodes §8 Reels TOm\||fiHT
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  • 406 3 Aden Headmen s, Gratifude. twist letter from itive Head- I v.h-n, expressing their gratitude --.■-^lnr-f of the British Navy iv E. i repeal hostile attack, ha 9 been red by Mr Tfwl m BttXtOO, Secretary j tte Aoti-Sswiati and Aboriginal Protec i >ir, -We two,
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  • 198 3 Smaller Production Anticipated a outlook for pi t:tau m minlog m the..'.,••: by recen: ev^at?, would foresbadj.v an even smaller pro Ihia 3 ir than m 1915. Re :ions m the platinum mining difl whicii bive hr irto not b D upon, have gre i r
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  • 128 3 Navj League and Compensation. eetiogol the Executive Comoail t the MglM the QOfetion ofi 'ppropri itioa of \t--els of fchfl (}er UHtttfl marine to ivphtre VStMlfl Alii;-- I at the imlane« 01 ■lianv during Urn v. :ir, *vas under con- i Urn motion of Cotonel
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  • 177 3 Flip following poem by Tenanyson may, i Hka Ihe Prophecies of old, bave had a primary apphcuion it certainly now has iecoodary. m the doomed Kaiser. I send you hen a sort of allegory, (For you will understand it) of a soul, A sinful sou! possess 'd of many
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  • 435 3 Openings m Malaya and North Borneo. A correspondent writing m tbe Imperial and Foreign Trade Supplement ot The Timei says it is a mistake to suppose that the quebracho tunning extract produced m Argentina aud Paraguay, largely under German auspices, is indispensable to the British tanning industry. Quebracho
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  • 159 3 Tl is a 'rue story of oue of our K?ad ing flying men, who, iv tbe way that pome times mysteriously occur.-, lose his flying nerve, and i< BOY) a subaltern m the artii lery. Not long ago ho got into a first class railway carriage, m which
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  • 229 3 Berlin, June 29.— (Official). Up tc date s the Germans have ruude tbe following prieoner* 0,947 ofilcers and 348,731 men of the French army y,019 officers and 1,202,879 men of the Russian* 650 officerg and 41,752 men of the Belgian troopt; 94 7 officers and 29,950 men of
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  • 156 3 If the Penang Chamber of Commerce does ever start its classes m Malay, it ought to open a special section for Huro pean ladies. One fair dame who ha* been nearly twelve years m the country was heard to remark the other day to :i
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 22 3 to TtfOSE OOMEWABD BOUND; J CAMPBELL LATHAM Co., Cocrt Nsial Hllltari Tailor* sv, CONDUIT BTRBBT, 4 LONDONW Hr. B. G. DISS. I
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    • 266 3 Put all your v et and then wai I C urmecik.) XJLzny people can do several thing! fairly well, but nobody can do rrany thine^ saoerlatively weiL This is what Wfchelin recognises, and it is why U'C r,:cr,trate I >:^ V A r^ our attention \ir>^. t'-c ma n ,i:'.r;
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    • 113 3 m I w wL*W m J w i In 1904 the Indian was give.; the h gheM award at the St. Louis Exposition. In 1915 the jurorof the Panama-Pacific Exposition bestowed upcn the Indian th c Grand Prize the most Sole Agents coveted of all honours. I Achievement tells Time
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  • 134 4 Last month the following garments were despatched to Salonika 381 Limb Pillows; 166 Jug covers 4s Eye Bandages Old Lineu Japanese Puzzles. This month the following garments are being sent to Lord Monson, British Pied Cross Commissioner. Rome 13H Hospital Shirts 33 Helpless case
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  • 446 4 INDIAN CATTLE AND ENGLISH BREADS. Sir, It is always difficult to light, .vith euccess ngainst Kngiith prejudice m any matter where old Bysteme have taken root, i and here is an instance of it In introducing a few Indian cattle, three m number, which wae done at great ex peuae
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  • 201 4 Jugend has a curious little jape headed, How long is the war going to last The question, it says, is the one topic of conversation everywhere. It gives the anEwer, working it out thus Seventeen French villages have been won back by the English m the course
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 392 4 < tercial transport «of secarii-. imparted v n rubber and the luce to a n inimum the risk of pu sure £i Sunstone tread mafces you proof as it is eto ver the road. j c rioi maximum comf or i car owes it. reputation for !uxu > y running
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    • 244 4 jy^ACj|qiJLC^ClAt3l.rfl L C^G^iX LfcAo Twins' savj< ..tQ^PMZMfQIufIL 1 X>X V X *J? j| H f Variety of uses. 4^ I la ideal sauce for Roast Meats, Fish, Game, I 7 C^* 7 In the Kitchen, it is indispensable to the cook for 2 flavouring Sfetttf, Gravies, Minced Meat, etc. J
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  • 652 5 T HE ATTEMPT ON EGYPT. Ey« Witness io Asia Minor. i 8 d:-vult for people here m Kor ;!< at the recent Turkish attack ul m its tra*i pei>pec j that the decisive defeat ■'_>■:- MaM to tho Ottoman 1 .viii WSI uo ha!: hearted attack, .i. .peditton carefu!!y planned
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  • 225 5 Valanthan a Tamil employed at kh< irvee. was convicted m the lecond cc court M B lay Ol the theft as a r ant of two tahiats ol eoap from godown .agoon i Ao* was sentenced to :wo months rigorous Imptisonmenl aaa bhj I urlfl hi lh« third pol;ce on
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 665 5 EATING WHAT YOU LIKE, i Not to he limited m rne'H diet but to eat whatever one plnancfj without discomfort |s th< dream of (-very dyspeptic. Nobc;dv i- in honestly promise to n -store any StomSClJ to thssj conditiou, because all people cannot eat tn<- same k.ud of Cood With
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    • 458 5 GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. MINING LAND AT MERSINC. Mining rights over nineteen blocks of land m the district oi Morsing will be disposed of by tender ou the 10th October I9h;. Full Particulars may be obtained on av^lt-i cation to the COMMISSIONER OP LANDS AND MINES,' Johore oahra. 20-9 B- 0
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    • 553 5 NOTICE. Tenders will be received by the Sucerintendenti Governu ent Hon< polies Department, up to noon on -eptemti v' 2 tad, l&H, tor tho following Bervicea fox the year .917 1. Supply of beat Aiuuy or Hongkong pets, «~ach oapable of easily containing three chees j Of chatdu. Tend, rer
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    • 946 5 The Straits Trading Co Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE.) NOTICE is hereby given that an F traoi liuary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Kegi tered Office of th< Company, N<>. 11, CoJJyer Quay. Bin*a) >v. on Wednesday, the sixth day of September. 1916, it noon, for
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    • 456 5 St. Helen's Court Collyer Quay. TO LET; Sp endid front office on 2nd floor. Floor space 3692 sq. ft Also godown m basement Apply to the Secretary St HELEN S COURT Ground Floor Office 28 by 28 feet, m the centre of thSquare, Dry, Well Lighted and Ventilated, on monthly
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  • Domestic Occurences.
    • 15 6 To Lt. Oliver, k.a and Mrs. Oliver on September 4th, a daughter. (By cable).
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  • 1365 6 The Singapore Free Press Wednesday, Sept. 20, 1916. Of the two types of duties on im t^rts and exports, one is frankly for the purpose of producing revenue the other for the purpose of stimulating or protecting some trade or commodity vital to, the interests of the nation or of
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  • 720 6 The Eulgarian army hag now to Bght the soldiers of Rumania, Russia. Serbia. Britain. France, Italy. Sir Charles Eliot, returned bo Hongkong by the Persia Kara. Sir Cbengtaag and Lady Liang Chen^ returned 'oy the same steamer. By the Glecogle yesterday there arrived the hon'ble Mr Lim Chin Thong, a
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  • 120 6 Bi Oommamm an rv Pane, -ep\ |i fere iv M an i 1 Yesterdiiy Kmtfa 'jpletr-d the Bern*. W. Borne and Barfeui i TteßHttsli I !b e prison* I r LttM n O! of til- ttje e:it t l f HeMj and m >, court, which ii
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  • 104 6 From Om (km Correspondent Kuina Lumpur, Sept. 19 Tbfl lan Simpan Rubber Co's repott Ehowa c profit oA |8I COO. A fhml divi deed of '20 pet cent, is recooimended makiac M per cent, for (be year a ear of 10,000 ib to bt taw r>d to
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  • 422 6 HONGKONG Y M. C. A. Premises to be Closet FOX Eome time patt tbi iioc^. branch of the "k M C A. has been i encing the greatest d r ,c...:y m making both wato asset." 1 tiseioei official* have made vahai.i. SS)6eSjveßjN to prevent impending iis—tar, due to lack
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  • 51 6 Agents Latham and Co Kamponj Katouoting half month eco< No. 1 hrrdge Hours run 199; Tlrill tlMtai 1 0.000 No. I l>r*dge hrt 5 4 MM M Total Pikuls 6' Bi iliaai kgmufa tafti ad a:.. AAglo-Jofeore, 21 total 10: PBDCfBC 14 98 to'a! I I
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  • 45 6 Thu orapany flnul Ja ver> ful Kliril last night wl aye popular CatM a audiencn. The Bam| Rn] lent perfonntnee tind ippiauded At the Harima H I itrong Victor drama, The Wtf :ogether with I'lot ani <" miterplat. navy good oomtdiub wil btj i
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 141 6 MACGREGOR'S "V. O. S." i S k-, IS SUPPLIED TO THE P**''"'' HOUSE OF LORDS 7 HOUSE OF COMMONS :3lgorCalc3sc<:aC° LONDON S LA36OW It is also supplied to the principal residents throughout the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States-. m i HI a— SOLE IMPORTERS CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. VeicS*™ 11
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    • 168 6 A MIDSUMMER MIGHT'S DREAM PERFORMANCE IS AID CF KING ALBERTS CIVILIAN HOSPITAL FUND Under the Patronage of His Excellency Sir Arthur Young, G.C.H.G. and the Lady Evelyn Young. A. performance of Scenes from a Midsummer Nights' Die.ani" will be given by the Girl-' Friendly Society at ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL HALL.
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  • 294 7 |H |1 STRENGTH OF DEFENCES. Enemy Dead Eight to One, W —An <• iat Kron a Keadq.ii irl urn pattlea] i he battle I fie and I6tb. The troai Lease Wood to Pbe enemj'i litioni irese led a triple line of er. HUM I d \.y
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  • 174 7 5flO Prisoners nioQ, j n: If Sir DooglM Haig i:h at the An era we made t:u; rtuat advance to day, A itroog! 'jrliri^d German work between BoQieaax Wocd anJ Ginchy, 6tyled the i^aadr: i -T.il, .vbich had hitherto resisted aoreff.- s fell cjrnp!etely into oar handd
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  • 176 7 ludmark m British journa- iduc.ion uadec the auspicea wn Goverctut zt of the tlr^t illuI with a purely Oriental text printed m Ibil country. They are a new Mo«l— I propagandist and Cat [.4 PftO, a similar ition m Chinese, both of which have brought out for
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  • 34 7 the Oariaa thU eventai? Miaa Asta fthi fimou* Danish actress, will be JJ principal m Wnen the Mask Falls. a f are further episodes m the Million Ila f Kyttsay. war badge* and o:her
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  • 273 7 I 600 MORE PRISONERS. Heavy German Losses. [By Submarine Cab!**] [Renter's Serv»wl Paris Sept 18.— Two German aeroplanes were biought down. Our air squadrons bombed the railway stations of Nriutillois, Villierscarbonei and Horgny, causing serious damage, The German* made three violent attacks south of Denittcourt. Tha losses
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  • 65 7 London, Sept 19. T'je (larrnan-Ame-ricau correspondent Carl Wiegand ha? been permitted to cable to Now York from Berlin that it is probable the Germans on the Scrame, will retreat at various points* as a result of the Tremendous and splendidly executed Aoglo*Frenofa attack." He yiaya it
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  • 105 7 London. >ept 1 S General .Murray re porta that a mo^'e column of Anzao mounted men and cornel corps artillery left Bir el Abd on Sept 8 to reconnoitre west of el Arish. They attacked tbe enemy at Bir el Ma/ ir six!:y five milea from
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  • 77 7 AUSTRIA ALARMED AT ITALIAN PROGRESS. Rome, Sept \9. Semi official. The enemy is hurrying up reinforcements and trying by bombardments of unprecedented violence to check our advance ou the Carso. He has also attempted diversions BMI of Civarou and the Sugana valley which were repulsed with heavy losd. Rome, Sept
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  • 35 7 London, Sept. 18 —The Russian com* rnuuique saye that on the western front there was nothing of importance. In the Caucasus Tuikish attacks m the region of the village of Adiaa were iepulatd.
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  • 49 7 ENEMY AERODR OME BOMBED. London, Sept 18 Official. A squadron of Dftva! aeroplanes diopoed a large num b^r of bomb* on the enemy aerodro?ue of Sc Denii WMtnn on Sept 17 with iuc-ces-ful results One of our machines wa6 fcrce-1 to land m Holland, where the pilot was interned.
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  • 56 7 London, Sept 18.— R-uter saya that British diplomats consider the new Gre* k Cabinet sati fac:ory only if it be made clear that it is a business and not a political ministry. Athen, Sept. 18. The new foreign i Minister received congratulatory vibita this morning from diplomatic
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  • 47 7 Gob Ah Koon of 17 Chin Nam st, a Teochew, wa* charged m the District Court yesterday, with being a person under police supervision and failing to Dotify his change of address to the Chief Police Officer. He was convicted and sentenced to (wo months rigorous imprisonment.
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  • 86 7 i RUMANIA'S DEFENCE LINE. Progress m Transsylvania. London, Sepb 18— The Times correspondent pondent at Rumanian headquarters wiring on the 17th, eaya that the Russo Rumanian forces m the Dobrudja are taking up strong positions on the line Uasova (ten miles couth of Tchernavoda) to Tv/la (twelve
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  • 213 7 Allies Capture Fiorina. London, Sept 18. The Bulgarians have armed Turkish civilians at Kavala from the Greek arsenal. This is most Bignifio ant iv view of the Bulgarian assurance that the permanent occupation was not intended. Salonika 1 SepS IS. The Allies have occupied Fiorina. [Fifteen miles west
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  • 121 7 London, Snpt 18. General Smute reporft? that the British have occupied Lindi and Mikindani, the last remaining prts held by the Germans m East Africa. The occupation was effected by naval men, marines and African troops. The email German forces retired inland. The enemy has been
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  • 46 7 London, Sept 18. Lieutenant Raymond \Bquith of tha Grenadier Guards, eldest sou of the Premier wbb killed m action on Sept. 15. London. Srpfc 18 Kill°d, Brigadier General II F H Clifford. Lieut. Ronald Pease Cold stream?, son of Sir Pike Pease
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  • 11 7 London, Sept 18. Lord Ralph Kerr and Sir Lauder Brunton.
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  • 36 7 London, Sept. 18. The Imperial Gov eminent ia considering meisures for ■stopping tbe speculative inflation of the price of shellac ID London and Calcutta Ie is stated much is required for military uses.
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  • 193 7 There is a good deal of optimism (sajß 11 D.igonet m the Referee) with regard to the finieb of the War. Whtrever you go you find soimorje to assure you that the end ia m t>i^ht. The confident tone of our new W vr Minister has probably had a poo
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  • 221 7 BBiriSH "TANK' EXPLOITS Wells Stories Recalled. London, Sept 19. Renter's reprosenta tive at Headquarters cays the advent of "Tanks or Land dreadnoughts ac the Tommies have dubbed the new armouri ed cars has consternated the enemy and inspirited the British. Tha first to enter Flers bore a newspaper
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  • 394 7 lii Lh> Becond pjlice court yesterday, before Mr C H G Clarke, Inspector Mann m charge at Rochore Divieion of police.. chin £tid Lim Kirn Kow, a.Hokien, and Lim X -c a KAi-ri woman, with cheating, and Lim Soon Chok, a young Hokieu woman, with aiding and
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  • 120 7 The folio. ving properties wore dispj =td of by auction at Messrs Ch\og Keng Lee Cos tale room on Monday afteruooo. Ffpfhold land situate off Seraoggoag rd, area 14.3C0 t-q ffc bought by A B S Socka lineam Chitty for $1,100, Fret hold land and house situate at
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  • 101 7 Milay police constable 422 of Kochnre police BtatiOQ was convicted m the District Court yesterday of enticing away a married woman, and was fined 540 with the alternative of two months rigorous imprisocinent. In the District Court yesterday the case was partly beard wherein a Chinese postman named Low Chco
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 66 7 ROBINSON Co. I LAST WEEK OF CASH SALE HANDSOME EOBINSON'S VIORATING SHUTTLE Will sew from the finest to tho s'outest c-oth and is stronjil> recommended for family us*\ being Ugh! running and quick work in£, complete with all attachments. This "Vibrating" Shuttle Sewing Machine is es>eci3l!y made for l' le^f^
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 916 8 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND. FOR LONDON. s s. City Of Norwich due about 29th September, Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS. KONia&UJKE PAKETYAART HAATSCHAPPU I (Incorporated m Holland,) Roysl Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia.
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    • 830 8 P. O« British India AND Z%.PCAB i-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 about MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOR EUROPE).
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    • 541 8 JLTJL* JLtJL« MESSAGERIES MIRITIMES MAIL LINE. For CHINA, JAPAN CEYLON tol MARSEILLES. HOMEWARD OUTWAKD 1616 1916 Athos Sept. 6 Paul Leeat fiept 2 A. Behic Sept. 17 Cordill.-ie Hept 14 Porthos Bfnrt ?1t f llatf ltan Etapt 26 Paul Lecat Oct. 1» A >-uanier oct 10 Cordillete Oct. i"i j
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    • 480 8 %T X 7 i-r japan hail STEAWSHIP Co. [m (Incorporated i E h h EUROPEAN LINE A wervice te malntah. via ports to Marsellh Loi contract with tbelmpnnal j a .,i iaf jT* ment. The New Twin maintaining this service have beea^JS? 1 designed and constructed. U3C pecl ll with
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  • 730 9 j In b; ea ddr e6B to the annual meeting the Hon Mr E Darby said.Jf Labour ba 8 not been too plentiful during the past year, there beg b een no shortage Mich a 8 they have bad on some Rubber Bltatti m the
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  • 178 9 MASTER MARINERS' C ERTIFICATES Board cl Trade Regulation 1c e Micoaotile Service Aseocia tioa have receiwJ circttl m the tlariM Departimnl of Board of i n.dt rtatinß that tbt Board l»av« tkaA during the war do m id ;jiued for a otrtificab comj Leoej m ieter. extra mahter. or matit<
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 475 9 War or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. i WHAT OTHER PROPERTY tS P j THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester Bouse. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 82, Old Jewry, E.C. w uiv. PLANS OF ASSDRANCF HONEY
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    • 432 9 THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO. (Incorporated m Canada). AH kinds of Lite and Endowment policies I F. S Evans Manager, South Eastern Asia. Guthrie Co. Ltd., General Agents, Singapore SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. 'Incorporated lv Now Zealand.) PIRB Insurances effected on Buildings, Rent »nd Merchandise of o very deflcrtption.'
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    • 331 9 Ntw ZE sr«riz co norwich union fire (Incorporated In New Zealand.) INSURANCE SOCIETY, LTD. FOUNDED 1797 YMS-TSZE INSURANCE ABSOC, ltd. (Incorporated Id England). UIDIUC LoaseB paid exceed £30,000 000 (m,. .tin Lowest Rates of Premium. (Incorporated m Hongkong.) Prompt and Liberal Settlements. CHINA FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. Agents; the borneo
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    • 444 9 UNHAPPY THIN FOLKS. Oue of the readers of a popular health journal wrote to the editor, neking why ehe was peevish, blue and discontented, and hi« answer will Interest all thin "My dear reader," he said. "when, you write that you are thin ami do not weigh what you should,
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  • 429 10 Grand Sherif Explains His Hostility. Cairo, July 21. Id an article contributed to the vernacular journal Al Nirsad en the revolt of the Grand Sherif, Aly Loutfy tells of a visit he paid to the holy places gome yearg ago. The writer says he was admitted
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  • 317 10 One cf the cleverest tricks exercise;! by the fcx m its hunting ii ?avs MrHMottimer Batten m Country Life 1 that of mimicking the cries of the creatures it is after. One Bight, HUM years ago, I was driving home ifl hDr^etshire with an old
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  • 169 10 Germany premises to emerge feem the war a mere than balf-sccialiscd country. El is now accepted that the rationing and tool card ay-tern will continue 1003 after peaca is dec!artd. In other woeds, the people will be fed by the State. All Owttuj'l purchases of raw materials
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  • 284 10 The paople are depressed (says a Buda Pesth correspondent) when they ccc that whilst the Germans on tbe Western front are holding their own against the most furious onslaughts iv the history of this war, and that they are yielding only comparatively little ground m fpite of
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  • 271 10 Hnglieh and French papers can etill be had m Berlin. (The Eaglish papers have been stopped at the frontier since this was written.) 1 used to read them regularly at my favourite coffee-bouse up to thu hour ul my departure. But the Germans, who are reared
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  • 159 10 according to Doteb travellers from Germany, the state o£ mTairs. rumoured gome time r^o a? existing between Hindenbnrg Bnd Faikeohnvn, is b- ing cp^rjly discussed over the harder. Last spring, i| la said, Bindenburg asked for reinforcements oi four army corps, promising with tbeir belp to take
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  • 167 10 Country Life of Aug. 8, has a capital reproduction of a view of the Singapore River, crowded with boat 3, and the appended text. A Snapshot From The Straits Settlements. Slß,— I enclose a snapshot of a portion of congested river traffic at Sinsupore. The boats are not unlike our
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 168 10 Model 75 Price 1,975 plus surtax owing to abnormal freight: /^P^23pil^ > rat€S ruling at prfsent. Mode! 75 ik^fZ Model 75 Touriat Cw This light, economical, powerful Overland gives you pride of possession you can 'havef m no other light car. At the same time it gives the riding comfort
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  • 57 11 ICOBBRCTSO DP TQ Sept 19.) Bank 4 ra 2-4 19 82 demand S-4 782 Piivtit* oradiia 6mi 14 18 Ift Franc* demand Bank 825 Ihdia, T. T. \74\ HossEOsa, domand 5f% Yokohama, demand no Java, dtmand 185^ Basqeok, demand 66 SOVBBHIQ3B, Bank Baying 88. M Bank of Bngland Rate
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  • 141 11 Sept 19. Tin (280 tons) J82.90 o»mfeu» «m. 13.00 Gambiai Cafea No. 1 20.00 OamfcUß Cube No. *J 18.00 ie:p» Blac ordiu, Spoie 28.00 Fepptf, >Vte «ai*> 84.00 Nutmegd (110 i 2 the lb 80.0 b Nutmegs (80 to tbe Ik.) nonii Mace (Bar.da) 75.00 Clcvea (Amboina) com. Bull
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  • 1425 11 Issued by FKASEK Co., Exohange and Share Brokers, Sept, 19th RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. 379,830 2s 2a Anglo-Java 80% n 100,000 i BnkitKajang io 4 in t ~215 o 80,000 1 I BnklfcLinlang m n J5 J 175,000 2s ta Bukit Mertajiia 25% X 2 TO.OOO 1 1
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  • DAILY SHIPPING REPORT.
    • 28 11 Sept 16. -lone (Brit bq). Sept 17.—Upada (Brit). Sept lh.—GlengyJe (Brit) Van Kees Emile (Dnt); Thalang (Siam) Sept 19. Sappbo, Katouy IBcit o'; tianak (Dut). Japan (Swed).
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    • 36 11 Sept 18.- Meran. Patrol, Sri Mnar, Kaku Giang Seng, Perak, [JaCM, 100 Bhing !lirtt) Melchior Treub, KS Haru (Dut), Sept 19.—Armand Behic >I eh Ceylon Maru, Buehu Maru (jap): ontiea (Brit) H of Sarawak (SarJ.
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  • 359 11 iVr P. O. htr Mon a —Mr Mm SibbaJd Mrs Fergmtm, Mr QevlgM, Mr Mrs A D. Robert ou. Mr Matthew*, Mr W. Allan Mf W GtaoplUfl, Mis- M j. McNair, Mr y' W Coates MrK.fi haptunri, Air Day. Mr II G. V J'uucau. Jir Con y ParP.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 234 11 JDJLilljll Will 1 Hi ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY Tne Enormous Stocks held by BUCHANAN Co. at their oonaed store the largest m the world) enable them to maintain tne high quality of this famous blend. THE BORNEO CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND. SOLE IMPORTERS f\ /1/iftTA i\ Sl/\ Tlme-Dalls on
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 440 11 MAIL TABLE. To- Day. Inter mediate and local mall", will bt foaoa In list bolou Penang, Malacca. F.M.K. (by Train) 8 p ,bj. daily (exoepl BaBday). JohOM-, b, 9 M, li fc .ir 12.8C, J, U6p.u] P. Batam I P. Balaaf Hock Liin RO au Pulau Soeci Aing Hong 8.80
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  • 911 12 SOME SERIOUS CHAB 5E3 The fifth As.-:.' 5 s cf the year opened m the e Supreine Court yesterday, before the Chief Jfoitice 'Sir John i'» icknill, i i The list, though not loi g one, m ts oi an unu.-r.iully Miioni character. No than four charges ol
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  • 813 12 from Our Own Correspondent WeUevreden, Sept 15. The insurrection at Djambi continues 1 up ice, though the situation is, according to reports, now much better than la6t week. Since reporting last several other companies of brigferfea have been despatched while three days ago Col Koersen of the
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  • 127 12 Tan Ah Peng, a Hokieu, was charged m the second police court yesterday with creminai trespass into 37 5 Telofe Blanga rd, the residence of .Mr Gartshubale, ot 7. 50 en Monday ui^ht. He was remanded m custody m tii to morrow, fox the police to complete their inquiries m
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  • 575 12 At the meeting of tha Johore Planters Association on Mondaj tbe subject cf the alteration m tbe arraugement of the night mail came up, und ife ia an important ona for them. Johore is a country with but one highway, the railway. Ie was built to
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  • 187 12 The Loan Negotiations. Peking, Sept 10. The Loan from tbe Group Banks which is i:nder negotiation is one of *8u,000,0C0 for administrative purposes, the disband ment of troops and the redemption of currency notes. The Salt surplus is offered as security. Shanghai, Sept It). A Peking message
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  • 122 12 I An enquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Adolpb Christiansen, a second officer of the Tean, who died of a 6hot wound on August 20th last while m police custody, was held at the Hongkong MiigistraQj:. A verdict of suicide during j temporary insanity was returned. The Old
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  • 579 12 The P and O Medina outward bound arrived at Port Said on Sunday the 17th instant. The Britfßh India packet Thongwp, with the mails for Europe, will leave on Friday afternoon for Port Swettenham, Penang, Madras and Negapatam, The PandO steamer Novara, with tbe mails from Europe, arrived
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  • 67 12 A rather one cided game of hockey was j played on the S C C grouud yesterday I evening, between a Club and Military team, the latter winning by five goals to one. The military >\de were a man short, co the Club lent them one, the Club also
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  • 104 12 LODAI 4. 30 p.m. Baiestier Range SR E v 5.16 Drill Ball Maxim Co 5.10 S V R 5.15 Fire Station. IP s V T P Platoon ii Drill Hall Veterans Co Brass Baeah rd, Malay Co Raffles Institution SVC Band Thursday, 21st Sept. 5.15 p.m. Drill
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  • 68 12 Ib is announced, says the l\iily .Telegraph" Paris correspondent, that a well-known Prussian officer, ned son of a notorious father, has been tak^n prisoner jby thfi French troops. This is Lieutenant von Bit-sing, Bon cf General von Bie&ing. who for months tyrannised over Belgium. The Prussian Herr Leutenant was cap
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