The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 February 1917

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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORB SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 3, 1917. NO. 8,9673
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    296 1 The Mad Dog, m its latest star turn. has plunged the globe into excitement. Neutrals are probably more perturbed. than the declared enemies of Germany Page 7. A lead is awaited from America, who is already said to have despatched a peremp tory intimation to Germany. Holland
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK
    1723 1 Qauequid ugatnt homines nos ri est farrago Übclli Juvenal. The Topicist knows a secret which is hidden from most of those gentlemea who dabble m rubber shares, but not from those who sit at the early Victoriau desks with the deevy little hat rails m tbe
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      425 1 GOODRICH TYRES 'FETY TBEAD •i^.'Sß M_B___i_____________________________nß___________H i3______s_-- rit'^i _^_3_-____^___-^r^vf «iTMMT_B^^^^^ffß______i!^lißß_Wn^iTii _!I___-t___l_^___HH_h_B i WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW C» Ltp! (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). I >w_-^ *i_iMitf_fy J y.,__________bT____'^____________K_______ra________________________i_ j*g^^p^rr^ juggg^^ 3§ Mens India Gauze Singlets, I JASON OASHMERE SOCKS, 1 I Button Front Short Sleeves I All Colours aud Blacks I Sale IViee_s4.9s dozen
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      76 1 mmtm* LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Papa Haiia" at the Alhambra Page 2. "Tangl.d Hearts" at the Palladium Page 2. Ching Keng Lee's property sale Page 2 F.I A. holiday on Tuesday Page 5. Sandycroft interim dividend Page 5. Five seater car for sale Page 5. The F and N writing pad Page
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      3 1 I Jeffreys Beer
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      135 1 THE WEEK, Saturday 3rd. High Water- 6-.o a.m., 9-38 p.m. St. Blaize Football Cup Final. C. ground, Homeward mail closes. Sunday 4th. High Water— _7 a.m., 0- 8 p.m. Soptuagt'sima Sunday. Monday sth. High Water -8 9 no 1 47 p.m. Taiposam (Hindu Festival). Legislative Council. 2 3 p no
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      356 2 TL* Jmm We > >Srn The Worlds best m BRITISH Pianos by— Broadwood Collard and Collard Grands and Uprights AT i!7ijTn"Tw?|Tl -__a__-D_S Incorporated In Hongkong, -gTH_____P____— ■Hill II I I ■_■■__■>■ I II II l_^P_____________-___--i Victoria Theatre. BANDMAN OPERA OOMPANY IN THE LATEST LONDON SUCCESSES OPENING Monday, sth Feb. h\
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      667 2 H a tmW _b Evil wHLt-M-m -B_S JE Xl mm^m&r&vXy&W.*'^____§i^^--^^^!----r^^-rT^^?_-^>n_-P»ySlr*tiiii*^ JUST A REMINDER TO-DAY BEING SATURDAY, YOU ARE ADViSED TO BOOK EARLY (TO-NIQHT 9,15) (TO NIGHT 9.15) IDA PARKS GRIPPING PROBLEM PLAY J. t% w \\p 1 j -Tj 1 J 1 HF ARTS! J-LJL Hj ZTI Jn. I »J
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      323 2 Last three Nighls'of ABBOTT and M ARTEL L Supported by a Monster Programme of Pictur. AT THE HOUSE OF QUALITY ALHAMRRj\ Tfa e Le.tdicg Theatn m SUK-.IPORE MANAGI R M. H. KENTON**, TO-NIGHT! TON GHT ABBOTT DARE DEVIL M T£|l The Merry Wizard m a new Myetifylng Act. B Unfold
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    STORIES FROM THE MAGAZINES.
    574 3 A stranger entered a church tbe other day during the sermon and eat Dear the door. Getting tired of the sermon he asked his neighbour. "How long has he been preaching About thirty or forty years, I think," replied the man. "I'll 6tay, then," said the
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    WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
    158 3 Enterprise of Dutch Shipowners. The great desirability has often been represented of the establishment of a Dutch company for the supply of wire!e._ upparatus on board Dutch -teumer?, with the object of making Holland independent of the _.riti_h Marconi Co aud of the Ger man Teletanken Co. The
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      587 3 GRAND CHANGE OP PROGRAMME IN BOTH SHOWS TONIGHT AT THE POPULAR -|ji -j^/T TD X TD TP PHOTO PLAY HOUSE i 1 JLV-L JL X JLtl C I CINEMA :.\J)NC- PAGAI. ROAD. TRVM^ Pl^S THE DOOR. SECOND _>huW 9bU p mi. _>t>arp The vit a. i irous Berial EPI ES
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      56 3 AVON IBRITISH and BEST I b I TYRE B SHIP HOLERS FyVmWxxx--C Or: TRACTORS. i' c ''ompi: v's Launch raeeti in-coming ships. Offices:— l 6 BATTERY ROAD TAKE LIFT TO TO? FLOOB i elephone No. 141. Orders promptly attended to f.r F daily an i sea stock supplies. A H.
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      185 3 iTQT-_irArK"»» Wtemj _-___i f V* NO. 555 PER TIN OF 50-75 CENTS. (INCLUDING DUIY. Packed m patent vacuum tins ensur- <! -1 ing the perfect condition of the |i SB $ofr>^tf<inz//ar/a/<c>f-.s; AfWATII TOBACCO (VlM h London i_ynii 5 i^mt We respectfully draw the attention of prospective buyer i o the
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    1342 4 Weak Heart m tbe Trenches— Cork Waterproofing for Cloth BlectrfcAutomo bile-Heating— Health of Forest Trees— Celluloid Surgery- Industrial Waste— Bacteria Gardening Peanut Milk -The Selenium Kye for Far Seeing. Various theories are being offi red to explain the weak heart— -known as "soldier's heart" or "trench heart tkat
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      943 4 CHEESE AUSTRALIAN GHEDDAi WEEK SINGAPORE COLO STOR GE Co Ltd SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR, IPOH PENANG aiiiiiii.ni-.-Mh_. .»_r-;-ir&i^^ C. A. RIBEIRO CO., LTD. a A SMALL SUPPLY OF I nDrAGrDBPnr omm I ufiLHuLriiyur ihi tn i INVALUABLE FOR PACKING GAMBIER, RUBBER, BUTTER, ETC*. I AND FOR CULINARY PURPOSES. WEAK STOMACHS CAUSE
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    WINTER WARFARE IN THE CARSO.
    1062 5 Splendid Italian Achie?ements. lhe advent of winter has limited the v :v of the Italian troops m the sector M Cat-O. Oa the remainder of the v. the trenches are already buried m ,v. The lines of communication are Ull-Wd by avalanches. Hundred, of thousands
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    "CHURCH DIVISIONS AND CHRISTIANITY."
    780 5 Artifex, writing m the Manchester Guardian, says My own position on the 6ub ject of reunion is well expressed by a passage from a chaipe by the Bishop of Bombay which Prebendary Grame quotes. It runs If there is a great change coming m the action
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      705 5 i SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES j SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY. -tii February. BT. ANDREW'B CATHEDRAL. 1 7..0 am. Ltay. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion and Sermon, an i Offering of Resolution j Preacher: The Rev. B. C. Koberts, i i Hymns s<« 553. 3>i. Rej >ice Olanc 9.15 am. Matins followed by Holy Com.
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      340 5 3. The well-known Big Gam Hunter Captain YAHYA of th Johore Military Forces, who ha been suffering from a bad sore ey< ,d since Januaiy 4, through 8 poisonous insect entering the ev< i and since then has l>een unde the treatment of a Europear Doctor and also from a
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      629 5 c FiRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION 01 c SINGAPORF. S Singapore Marine Insurance Agents Association The Omcea rf Members ot the above As sociations will be cio. Ed for the transaction of business on Tuesday next, tbe 6th February, r CATTEY BATEVAU, Secretaries. 1 2-3 4-2 3 THE SANDYCROtT RUBBER CO, LTD.
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      505 5 WANTED Well furniehefl house with 3 to I BedroOßM* tennis curt and motor garage m 'langlin j Disti iet. Wanttd f r ote year or longer. Please send Gff.r and particulars to lhe East Asiatic Co Ltd 8 D'Aimeida b'reet. i I 22-1 tths 6-2 j Italian, young, highly educated,
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    The singapore Free Press
    26 6 Tel th. Pmj th. Ptop^e r'.jhi by i_fiue __c rod ar bribed 1 fUm. »_t lot Tr-tc he* t'i.iio"-* trt*c.*i£ i»\v i
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    Saturday, February. 3, 1917
    2123 6 When all the tumult and the client ing die, we shall be m a state of mind accurately to estimate tbe value of Germany's latest attempt to bluff the world into believing she is aa mighty and terrible as an army with bmners. The "grand universal
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    275 6 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. (BY COURTESY OF TUI Pi n H c o> Pans. Jenner] €j_ Tbe Fr.wh p* t< francs 62 BS, the per oenl I tbe new 6 pn i-ni al B 9 *X quoted 2a 10 IJ ;> "w Ye6terd.iv v. Btorp d two a at. t attack-)
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    EMPIRE RESOURCES.
    189 6 Fearing tbat m tbe for tie developr if ut Dl the Empatj resources there might bt v lapping m the operations cf Institute and tbe iwud c' mercial Intelligence Department lean departmental committee was arr enquire into tbe matter It r^. tion6 which it ie hoped will eusßi
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    FIRE ON P AND O BOAT.
    62 6 The lire m tbe coal I unketl V and 0 Somali, w hich start< last, was tina!!y ratinguished oi H night. Serious damage has r-een d:^f'the decks m fact the planku; tl tbe decks bas been burnt CO I Tbe ueceesary repairs however m/t
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    Correspondence.
    81 6 Bm It is distm.; '..i.i of tue Vwatbt r t aael I I now, wbt n tbe evenii long. Aud this oomg whether any of i ur n ad< re I r» a iiy meat;- if (j Qreenn >cb tablea ol su i > ffl m Hi;\ o'.ber H
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    63 6 a ffnropean ■ho bao ai i loeiil pol.ee courts u;wi p:« siot.s ou charges ti o p-ib'e. m the seeea I f pleaded gmlry tOCe I te xo f,tt offenoe. Mr eH tf Clark* who told accu.ed. wbom be for some yeats, that units- be wl lie wouid cud up
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      256 6 GALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. I Have stocks of the following fS P- Pi _-i.-*% CASTLEMAINE Do. JEFFREY'S Do. GREAT AUKS HEAD Do. _m ii mm rii If«X NY CARLSBERG Do. I RAINIER Do. J PETER WALKER Do. TUBORG (DANISH) m Pints. Special Sewing Machine t^".- _S »*!_»>-,_ *%_W_^S _^_______\_\_______t __K_____*_-I^jß H
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      65 6 G. R. Lambert Co. I PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 3 a Orchard Road, Telephone No. 1000. The Oldest and Leading Studio. First m 1872, Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at our Command, thus ensuring always the produc tion of only the best results m
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    GERMANY'S MADNESS
    1021 7 WAR UPON THE WHOLE WORLD HOW NEUTRALS VIEW "UNRESTRICTED UNITED STATES' LEAD AWAITED Britain Faces the New Menace ,By Bubmarine Cable] [Renter's Service] 0 Feb. 1. The German Xote Md: For two and a half years haa misused ber naval power m a ..tempt to force Germany to
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    THE ALLIES UNDISMAYED
    143 7 Victory Inevitable London. Feb 1. Mr Asquith m aspeecbat Ladyb_.nb.said that the victory of the Allies was inevitable The notion that the strug- gie was about to end m a stalemate was a mere dream. He urged all to subscribe tbeir utmost to the War Loan, and
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    AMERICA PONDERS
    460 7 Demand for Resolute Action Washington, Feh 1- President Wilson I and Mr Lansing conferred fcr an hour, after which it became known that the Govern j ment had already begun to formulate de j finite steps anent submarinis m. The j situation is regarded aa very grave, and
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    HOLLAND'S HOUR NOW ?
    144 7 HOLLAND'S HOUR NOW War Considered Possible Amsterdam, Feb I.— Competent circles regard Germany's announcement cf ruth less submarining as a matter of gra.e anxiety. Amsterdam, Feb 1. Tbe Dutch press dwells on tbe risks of tbe cutting eff of Dutch sea borne imports acd exports and tbe entire paralysis of
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    SPAIN'S EYES ON US
    148 7 SPAIN'S EYES ON U S Anti-German Outbreaks Anticipated Madrid, Feb 1. After tbe Cabiuet had discussed the German Note, the Minister of the Interior conferred with the Editors of newspaoers and commuuicated to them the contents of the Note. He added that m view of the necessity of defending Spanish
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    MONEY-MEN PANICKED
    32 7 New York, Feb 1. The cotton market on opening experienced au unprecedented break but recovered later. The stock markets were similarly affected by the wildest selling sincii the war began.
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    SINKINGS
    117 7 I i Loudon, Jan 81. Sinkings: Steamers Cambrian Kange (British), Fozdodouro (Portuguese). Argo and Hallbjoerg (Nor iwegian), a British trawler aud a Danish schooner. The Cambrian Range was sunk by a German raider before Jun 17. According to a telegram from Berlin to tbe Politiken the re. ult of
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    SOLDIERS FIGHT ON
    190 7 BRITISH PROGRESS BEYOND BEAUMONT French Aircraft Busy [By Submarine Gable] [Renter's Service] London, Feb 2. Marshal Haig reports: We have improved our position northward of Beaumont Hamel and carried out a successful raid south-eastward of Neuville St I Vaast. We repulsed attempts to approach our line south
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    RUSSIANS IN FORM
    58 7 Loudon, Feb. 1. Wireles 3 Russian Official. Despite asphyxiating gas nnd frost we cleared out tbe enemy from tbe Kaleu cem highroad and reoccupied our trenches. WV frustrated on Wednesday three attacks Bgainst heights eastward cf Jakobeni, l«av iug taking prisoner there on Tuesday more than a
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    FOOD AND PROFITS
    61 7 London, Feb 1. —Mr Prothero, speaking at Maidstone on the fixing of produce prices, appealed to farmers to cultivate to the greatest extent and so induce India, Egypt and the Dominions to follow tbe example of sacrifice of war profits and enter on a great movement whereby
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    KING AND TERRITORIALS
    42 7 London, Jan 81. The King, m his letter to Lords Lieutenants of Counties refer ring to the Territorials, 6ays: It is with much pleasure tbat I welcome this opportunity of thanking them with all my heart for tbeir services."
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    ARABS' BAD DAYS
    34 7 r-_B_M«HI_--M-. London, Jan 31. Reuter is informed that tbe Turks aro trying to suppress tbe Arabic language and al*o to eliminate Arabic from the Mohammedan religion by introducing non Arabic prayers.
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    257 7 'Bf Submarine Cable] [Heater's Bervice] Norway Obristiania, Feb 2 Mails and goods tratT.c wuh England has been euspended. Denmark Copenhagen, Feb 2«— At a secret sitting of tbe Rikbdag, tbe Minister for Foreign Affairs announced tbe Government's iv tention to endeavour to ensure tbe main tenauce of trade
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      224 7 ROBINSON CO. "SUTTONS" —m m, m. m^ w -^__rFlower and Vegetable Seeds FLOWER SEEDS VEGETABLE SEEDS 40 cents Packet 40 cents Packet Convolvulus Major Cos Lettuce 65 cents Packet White Mustard Balsam w/h;!L^KP Salvia wni.e Spamsn Onion Carnation Marguerite Tomato Sunflower BpacUl HofleoHoa of Chrysanthemum Annual VEGETABLE SEEDS DkU« T\~.*~-.--~*m*
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      711 8 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIPICO.,gLTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND, FOR LONDON. Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Go. y Ltd., AGENTS. ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION GOMPANY OF BATAVIA (KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPY) SPECIAL 5000 TONS TOURIST STEAMERS FBOM JAVA TO AUSTRALIA BATAVIA— SOURABAYA— PORT DARWIN— PORT
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      585 8 Jr %3w British India /iPCAH LIINE (Companiea Incorporate* In England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. j (Under Contract with His Majesty's Oovernment.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOR EUROPE). OUTWABD (FOB OHWA) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE Homeward
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      634 8 Na Ya Ha JAPAN MAII STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated tn Japan) EUROPEAN LINE. A service Is maintained between Yo_to__an_* via porte to Marseille*- London, onder mai contract with the Imperial Japanese Go vers ment. Tbe Mew Twin screw Steamer* maintaining this servioe have been special)! designed and constructed, and are
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      401 8 M. M. MESSAGERIES Mart-,!, I.NCoßFoiwn '*l\ MAIL LINE Fortnight y Bervice be m China, .lapau, Oej lon, Marf-'illeti. g BRANCH LINE Fortnightly service bK Haiphong. For furtber infcrm&ti; r ply ta J» Cte COURTQts PACIFIC SERVlci^ FOR VANCOUVER AND SEATTU I Taking cargo on Through 3Ms ot iae t|| I
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    ARMENIAN ATROCITIES.
    1106 9 Exposure of Turkish Misrule. A report on "The Treatment of tbi Armenians m Turkey hag been issued as a Blue Book by the British Governmenl and is being published for geueral cireula tion by Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, The report presents nn approximate!] complete collection cf first hand
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    THS RUSSIAN NOBLES.
    388 9 £):rk Forces' Denounced. Petrograd Dec 14 By an overwhelming ntejorttj the conference of the Russian nobility kM decided to .d! its \oicv to those of tbs Imperial Council and tbe Duma. Tbe form of \u manifestation ha_ not yet been decided, bnt its substance is predetermined by
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      385 9 P Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth ioo cents on the dollar. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). iCs WlHcbeater S^ase, SiQgjpore. LONOON OFFICE! SS, Old Jewry, B.C. I <*«; c.^dcco-: wJ^ i^ Sufreme Oourt ol l^ggtf, gM ggupOgg wIMi thg Btillßb LWeiiararaace aomyanlea Aolla eve^ parttenlai; PL.^S OF ASSOTANCg
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      425 9 TH£ MAHUFACTURERS LIFE ISBBB.WECO. (Inooarporated m Canada). J I kinds ol Life and Endowment policies Manager, South Eastern Ada. Cctuii s Co. Lli General Agents, Singapore. mimnzE co., ltd. incorporated m New Zealand.. ?;S8 Insnrancea eOeeted on Btdldingß, Keni «vsd Hfcrciaaadise ct every de_cci_>r«cc. UA2iCli losuran,":r3 accepted ta aU parts
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      568 9 lEI ZEALAND \mwmi Co,, Itf. F^£ INO URINE, (Incorporated m New Zealand J riH-TIZE IH3ORAHOE USSO3. Ui. UHHE. HIU Fifi? INBURINCE Cs., IW, FIRE. (Incorporated m Horgkong.} UMMM KiUNTEE K6IDENT Co. ltd IOIUNTEL (Incorporated m England.) Fire and Marino Risks of every descTljt'c* onderwxlttei] at lowest current ratos. IdantOD, Giiilllun
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      191 9 YOU GAN DO IT YOURSELF If yon know any ono who inflate, if see suffer yourself m tho relentless grip of rheumatism, if your joints aio Btifl or swollen your muscles weakened, c.i pom limbs drawn out of shape, if you suffer from beadach< neuralgia, sciatica or other bodi j
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    AMERICA'S DEFENCE.
    417 10 Demand for Universal Military Service Tbo reason given by General Scott, Chief of Staff of the Army, why the lnited States should have an Army of 1.500.0C0 trained and fully equipped men at the outbreak of war ia that one of the European Towers whose territory extends the
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    SCOTTISH CHURCH UNION.
    228 10 Interesting observations on the subject of union were made at the annual mission ary meeting of tbe l'r L -.bvtery of Edinburgh by .be Key. Principal Sir (ieorge Adam Smith, Moderator of the General 1.1 imbly of ths D F Church r alluding to the strain which
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    MAETERLINCK'S APPEAL TO U. S.
    177 10 New York, Doc 6. M Maeterlinck makes an impassioned ippeal to America m the "New York Tribune," declaring tbat "there are no words m human language to tell the story af Germany's inhumanity to Belgium, which haa no precedent m history. What Rome did wae
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      981 10 11 HAND PUMPJ^ 'COLUMBIA UNITED ENGINEERS LIMFm SM___BSBS_____-B-__B7YTnHffBM-_---______M -.*r- '^^^^^'^^^^^^^^t^^mmm—mmmtmfm.mm^^L.mrmKlgmXmt-mmmmmC —ff TW lit SC___ai__ag-BaS-__U--. NO ADVANCE IN THE PRICE (^fr^) DUNLOP TYRES! P' And DIO reduction m quality. d_W^ DUNLOP is the standard which J^fe other people endeavour to M C|\| reach and fail. -^^^^^M ni bki i noi iip
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1553 11 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Sbare Brokers, Feb, 2u RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. CUT, Isaoa. Paid. oabv Pay. Butbbo, B»6&bbb 100,000 is Its Allaear 12J% 2 8 s if 879,930 2s 2s Anglo-JaTa 80% -.4 0 6 0 150,000 8a 3«j Anglo-Malar 35* int 10 0 12
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 11 '.COBBBCTHD CP TO Feb 2 I Baak 4 m/s 945 v demand 24j P*!Tft«B Of sditi fc m y. 2431 32 Psaacs demand Bauk 826 IHDIA, T. T, HiHasONG, damand _s 0 pm Y-SOHAMA, dem&nd iov± Jaya, dsm&ad 137 B&S8K0S, 3s mand Sfii 83?8BM_QK8, Bank Bnylci 18.54 Bmk cf
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    PRODUCE
    178 11 Feb 2. Tia(llOtoDs) ***** damfclai Jt, io.co &smUsf Oaki Ns, I 21.00 Fe^ps* Black ordin, S'pois HI. OO Pepps*. (Wfcits lets) 88 00 tf*.msi:_ UlO lo .hs II) BO.OOJ Cloves (Amboina) nom. BaliOoffM (4% Black) nom'! Tapioca, small pearl fata tnaliti 9.00 Is do ila_.B da 975 Ifl mfldinna
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    K. S. KIRWAN
    35 11 Dairy man and Fodder Contractor. Fresh Milk 20 cts. pet pint (cheaper than tinned milk). Best quality Horse Food. Ilarnes- repairs i Riding lessons etc. Temporary telephone -Off! j. N" > §77 i
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      129 11 GORDONS' The Oldest Established London OIN DISTILLERIES Famous for the Furity and Flavour tm) Tf\\)ll/I 39 \mtW aaaaeee aWmmmW M m fWM DRY GINS." OF ALL DEALERS THE BORNEO CO., LTD.i (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND SOLE IMPORTERS. BUCHANAN'S BLACK WHITE' There is no better value on the Market than this old
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      97 11 1ir s^^^^^__^ jS_WWP^t__HP_Bßs^^ Most Certain Cure. SS Phyician* recommend them. 1 /Am \\m\ flB Of all Chemists. BL> ~'''MB-_______--Z__!ZZ-_B_HMHMC_____w.! E. C. SEAH. B. Sc. (Engineering' j CIVIL ENGINEER, ARCHITECT [SURVEYOR 3. Raffles Place. i Prepares Plans. j Makes Estimates. Surperyises Works Buildings Undertakes Surveys. 10-6 m th j aßa **tt_nM_B__aMM_BK__mnK
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      618 11 MAIL TABLE To day. Intermediate and ioca; mails win Lt rour*- In list below Penang, Ma'acca, F.M.S. (by Train) I p.L dally (except Sunday). j Johcie, 8. 8 SO. a.m EUM 2 .A 6 p.m |P. Batam ft P. Bulang Hock Lim 830 am Cucob Soon Hong 8 30 am
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    LVTE WAR NEWS.
    2131 12 Why Germany Wants Peace New York, December SfB. The Tribune reprints the following article, published recently m the Berliner Lokalanzieger: We began the war a year too soon. When we have secured a German peace we must begin immediately our reorganisa tion on a broader basis. We
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    PICTURE SHOWS.
    96 12 The Palladium, m their ne.. programme fee night, have another delightful Louise 1. jVfly picture m Tangled Hearts," a dtsma of tiigh society which sustains a 1 vt ly interest throughout it* tlve parts. A good selection of pictures ha. been r. served for the matinee this afternoon.
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    S. L. K. A.
    59 12 Lady Evelyn Young won the February Spoon, the scores returned being. 150 yd lOoJd Total. Lady Bvelyn VouDg 27 28 68.12 Mrs Mau Idon B 0 81 67.95 Brooke 28 30 87.43 Payne 27 30 67 Oidham 24 21 67 Ferguson DavieJl 29 60 36 Lyall
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    BIG ESTATE CHANGES HANDS.
    144 12 A big land sale was concluded last week when Mr T V Pillay, licensed auctioneer, Ipoh, sold by auction, two blocks of land, comprising 573 acres 2 roods and 22 perches, tiie property of the Cnited Batang Robber Estates, Limited, of LoodoD and Ipoh. lhe property,
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    AFTER-THE-WAR SHIPPING.
    81 12 Proposals to be laid before all the Prime Ministers of tho Empire by the Executive Committee, British Imperial Chamber of Commerce include Ton for ton afl pare of peace terms. Lower charges m British porta fcr Bri tish owned ships and for ships cf Allies and neutrals iv
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    PLAGUE IN INDIA.
    87 12 Simla, Jan 25. The plague mortality m India continues to increase rapidly, the provinces chiefly affected being Bombay and Sind, the l'uited Provinces, the Central Proyinces, and Hyderabad State. The returns for tho week ending Jan 20 show a grand total of 13,685 deaths distributed as under
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    MALAYSIA CONFERENCE.
    315 12 The Malaysia Annual Conference of tbe Methodist Episcopal Church is now m session at Wesley Church, Fort Canning Road. Bishop J E Robinson, DD, of Ban galore, who arrived from America with Mrs Robinson on Saturday, is presiding. Examinations were held on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday afternoon
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    99 12 FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR. Our market .till remains lethargic with no fluctuation-, of lmportau.e m any single stock m either section of our li6t. Several dividends bave recently heen declared hy local ruhbers, viz.. interim, of 16* by Kempas, t% by Hukit .Telotong, 6 lnited Malacca aud v tinal of tQ%
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    121 12 The following are the official prices at the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rub ber Association on dan 31 and Feb 1 Offered for sale 11,895.02 pkls or 1,619,886 lb. (Tons 678.27). Prices Realized, Sheet Mn. Fine Ribbed *139 to OH 6 Good Ribbed 128 13s Fine Plain
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    RANGOON MARINE INSURANCE RATLS.
    125 12 The following war risk rates have been revised as under >.n-/, 2 pi r cent China, 2 p.r cent, Dutch Bast Indie., 8 .per cent; Australia 2 pec oenti Persian Gulf, 2 per cent; Pacitic (via China), 1 per cent; East Const of India to West
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    43 12 Agents Derrick and Co. Raw Godd Mini:. Bukit Roman. Stone Crushed 6,259 tons, Gold obtained 806 o/.s, Average per Ton 2.676 dwts. Bukit Malacca —Stone Crashed I 880 tons, Gold obtained 82G ozs, Average per Ton 1,478 dwts. j
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    SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES.
    38 12 Sunday 4th Instant Tide 8.7 a.m. Height Bft. sin. j Johnston's Pier 7, 9 and 10 a.m. 2 30* aud 8.80 p m. Club Bungalow 8.80 and 9.30 a.m. 12 15, 3 and 5.30 p.m.
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