The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 February 1917
1917-02-07
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Title Section15 1917-02-07 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. n.x cents SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, EEBEUAEY, 7, 1917. NO. 8,967615 words
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Article299 1917-02-07 1 It is denied that the United States have severed relations witb Austria. The process of severing relations with Germany does not mean American officials leaving Belgium. The Germans are reported to be making realy for a climb down. An ancient treaty giving nine months for the departure299 words
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Article1554 1917-02-07 1 The high courage and unfailing cheer" fulness of our wounded soldiers strike all j who have the privilege of helping m a j military hospital ac oneof the most amazing features of the war. The worse the case, the le6s fuss the patient makeu about it 6uch is1,554 words
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Advertisement180 1917-02-07 1 GOODRICH TYRES t'FETY TREAD RAFFLES HOTEL. SPECIAL DINNER ON SATURDAY. RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM af\. r\ k***k m. 1 I Open from 8 a m. to 12 p. m. daily j RftFFiiS BIKERY AHD CONFECTIONERY The best m town Upcountry orders promptly executed Bread delivered at private residences daily. RAFFLES MOTOR180 words
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Advertisement616 1917-02-07 1 -H3Mpm__«_MMMMMMBMBMi.|^EaaBB«MM ■■■1111 l lII II ■■■III 1 1 I ■■MMMMBMaM— a» I la is only the tyre w ctl gives you the I B Greatest Mileage per dollar expended I JL. which is worth buying. I I J J j6m> A \m\ A 4 I 3lvß&Mlv I I motor Cvrcs616 words
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Advertisement250 1917-02-07 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Meeting oi Licenaing Jnaticea Page I >oou i\eck to take part m the War Loun Pace 5. j Palladium and Alhambra new pro- grammes Page !i. Consignment of game, Cold Storage I'atje 12. Mineral waters? at Caldbeck Macgregor'e —Page 6. I CHEST, THROAT AND j LUNG TROUBLES. i250 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous121 1917-02-07 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 7th. v «'!«b Waaot tO-88 ik.m 11-43 p.m. 1 Fall BToon. 1 Anniversary of the S'ment of S p^ie f Y.W.C.A. Annual SfeettOg f Theatre, ,*>. 0 jim. "The Cinq Boys are Here Bandman's. Tbursday Bth. Bngh Water-- 11-l a.m. "Tina,*' Bandman's Friday 9th High Wate? 0121 words
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Article262 1917-02-07 2 At Vladivostok, Harbin, Changchun, and Mukden the recent blizzard was the severest known for 30 years, the average tern perature bein,j 44 degrees of frost. MrT Ff Carlisle, British Consul at Sai Ron. has been transferred from the Siam Consular Establishment to the Genera! Consular Service, and bas been appointed262 words
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Advertisement473 1917-02-07 2 _i_______-^ M The Worlds best ln BRITISH Pianos by— Collard and Collard Chappell Stromenger Grands and Uprights AT DIH-I &n__E_________iX i Incorporated m Hangkcng_>gffTSwt Victoria Theatre. BAN OMAN OPERA COMPANY IN THE LATEST LONDON SUCCESSES TO NIGHT! TO NIGHT!! 'THE BING BOYS ARE HERE' Feb. 8. "Tina' Feb. 9. The473 words
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Advertisement1295 1917-02-07 2 AN EXPECTIONALLY GOOD PICTURE PROrQAMiir SOMETHING FOR YCU TO O^ iTomTTkS TA^' I,C,T AT THE HOUSE OF QUALITY AECIJT ALHAMRRh BBAOB BOAD HANAGtR TL l U jd ;Ih,a ,M S W 2 t TO-NIOHT' M^i A foil Plctnre (Vogcamme, onetbatsonciaiJ Jubt glanoa bt the mnowini fe-tur, to oe term I1,295 words
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Article2235 1917-02-07 3 From t>ur Oxen Correspondent Ne* Year Time io Scotland. Edinburgh, Jan 3. upon a time Hogmanay was -.ottish festival. It ushered m tbe days,' a wetk of holidaying auc g in honour of the New Year Ther- WM much fun, daff.ng," and hor:eplay a:: I the spirit of2,235 words
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Advertisement193 1917-02-07 3 IJi j ppwi!fjj||| I' t« >*' f Can A you Ice a < 1 1 Cake? j The free recipe ;j Jl book tells you how to 1 make not only the icing but ■j the most delicious cakes too. ji I V anduara, caraway, or fruit lunch cakes, Madeira193 words
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Advertisement85 1917-02-07 3 I on «quest. 1 Sole AHent*- entral Engine Works, -UXIYII JliiJ. SINGAPORE AND BRANCHES. WHY DRINK FOREIGN MINERAL WATERS'? ZOM OUR LOCAL PRODUCT Is The Best Natural Mineral Water FOR THE Guaranteed Absolutely Pure -Highest Medical Certificates Price List on Application to SINGAPORE HOT SPRINGS LTD. No. 6, Upper Circular85 words
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Article386 1917-02-07 4 The Mailed Fist Outclassed. Interesting notes ou the evolution ofl war equipments siuce August 1914 are j supplied by Mr Henry Wood, the United Press correspondent with the French Army. Germany, it is now clear, bas been un able to mainiain her former superiority386 words
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Article358 1917-02-07 4 KACHINS AND OPIUM CONSUMPTION. According to the last administration report the uee of opium was becoming more common with the Kachins of the Katha district. Opium taking ia not remarkable m thefe tribes, according to the statements of all previous travellers and officials. Sir J G Scott Baid that west358 words
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Article138 1917-02-07 4 I Before a great shop m Oxford street nt I noon over a hundred worneu stood rapt m silent admiration of hats and blouses. Suddenly panic spread among them from the roadway inwards. Screams and scuffling ended ma wild rush. Some of j the shoppers were nearly pushed138 words
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Article140 1917-02-07 4 Death uf Famous Mare Many a Bportsman will feel a pang of i regret at bearing of the fate of the famous mare Signorina, which fell dead jat Newmarket. The animal was the dam of wonderful little Sigoorinetta, which won the l>j;b> m such a Bensational fashion for140 words
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Article199 1917-02-07 4 _4«. Qerman uaval nomenclature ia frequent* jly a puzzle, uh, no doubt, it its meant to be. VB9| which is out of action m a Dutoh port fur the remainder of the war. Ie described us a deatroyer, and h therso jail tbe V boats met with several of them199 words
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Advertisement353 1917-02-07 4 A young chemis: named .John J i '..'oods. Bvankaomerroad, Slerton killed m the machinery at the Kale Chem:.- Works, Vauxhall, h_id diecovered seven I liermau secrets. At the il lest his fatl I said that at the beginning i I the wax I is son ael cut to find hou353 words
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Advertisement102 1917-02-07 4 The Kubara Mining Company m Osa ka "..i-. according to the Asahi, i tered into a contract m London with t! lii tisb Borneo Orl Syndicate for c iking the oil districts m l'< rmo to the ttt.t 100 square miles f. t a certaia tarn* her oJ years Tbe102 words
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Advertisement170 1917-02-07 4 j We respectfully draw the attention of prospective buyers to the fact that the I CANADIAN FORD WHICH WE SELL IS FITTL O WITH HAGNE O IGNITION AND DOES NOT RELY ON A STORAGE BATTERY FOR IGNITION The FORD is recognised as the most economical 5 passenger car on the170 words
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Article758 1917-02-07 5 Holland and Germany. odon wirt 1 to the Paris Temps .;e relations between Tii. :.j Berlin continue to be soma -'rained. Tbe Netherlands, as i k.-orcn has sent tbe German Govern I ka OQ the deporta:ton of P, The Imperial Government ba ko this Note m such unfciendl;758 words
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Advertisement677 1917-02-07 5 Morgan's Agency C_# CmJ W Rubber Produce Brokers Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and j Kuala Selangor. i 2. Battery Road, Singapore. i Grand Hotel Herstellingsoord SINDANGLAJA" I Preanger— Java Railway Station TJANJOER. Health Resort 3,600 feet above the sea; within sight of the volcano Gedeh" Private bungalows 50 rooms. Up to677 words
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Advertisement585 1917-02-07 5 i An extraordinary general moetiug of Sooi Keck Ltd., will be held at 7 Malacca Stre on the 17th February, 1917, fjr the purpose o i approving o! a proposal tj invest what sua the Company can affur.l m the British Wa: I Lean. This c ur-c is prompted pureh585 words
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Advertisement555 1917-02-07 5 SHORTHAND IN THREE LESSENS Q Taught m One Fm all Bee*. Ko Extra Peef t Extra Eoofcs or Postal tuition. Brief, simple P actical. Be^t on the market. R vi<.e< r Edition Rs. 2. V. P. P. f Apply -LOGOS. D PuDjab Chamber ot Commerce. Delhi "j 62 B-S j555 words
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Advertisement573 1917-02-07 5 ii I THE Singapore Free Ptess MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Pre^s is a morning Dafiy, and is on sale at depots, from an early hour each morning (Sunday.- excepted). Casta price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered atthelt private tesidences, (or town offices573 words
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Article37 1917-02-07 6 Domestic Occurrences DEATH. LKGOATT -On Chriatmas Day from sprue, at the realties C€ ot her fatlurr, William Haslam. of White Bank, Bolton, England, Mildred Hey wood, the wife (f WILLIAM LEGQATT, of Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay Ktatts.37 words
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Article, Illustration1268 1917-02-07 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, February. 7, 1917. The cabled news to-day doe- little to carry ac any farther m a tr:ie est imation of thc new war j ositiou which has developed out of the latent German lit of madness. It is true we find that Austria- Hungary is1,268 words
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Article802 1917-02-07 6 Mr Blagden ba6 been appointed Malay teacher at tho Loudon School for Oriental Studies. Capt. Rus-ell Grey is now acing as Adjutant of bis old battalion .14th Royal Fusiliers) IX HI. It is understood that the .Siuggora Kedah road bas been re opened for motor traffic. Ibe distance to Alor802 words
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Article557 1917-02-07 6 . X 0 :w huala Lumi r I There was excellent Pib t4t attendance at tht- op, ;iI ing, for which the llJt^ 6Uitb. jJ Pahang via,..- -j g 1 hilverhght ,W hl Parens]. Ti, tenhr:g«n,.easii S hnuao aran 2 'Urn .Logo,) \\on by sifts aa tl ht-hmd.557 words
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Advertisement129 1917-02-07 6 l__________-_-M-_-__-_----_---_.M_-----_----*_--_l aaaa aaaa -"M_-__---------M MINERAL WATERS Perrier stocks Tansan Schweppes! HAND CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. GARDEN ESTATE Implements -ML g FINEST STEEL HEDGE SHEARS. '^^^^m| lawn '^^^^^^^^^^^^f:^P MOWER AS USED BY THE LEADING CLUBS $24.50 nett $27.50 nett, JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. THE 100 SHEETS BANK PAPER129 words
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Advertisement63 1917-02-07 6 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 3 a Orcbard Read, Telephone No. 1000. Tbe Oldest and Leading Studio. First In 1872, Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at our Command, thus ensuring always the produc tion cf only thc best results m Studio63 words
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Article310 1917-02-07 7 "FRIGHTFULNESS CAMPAIGN Enkings Old Iniquities Dutch Calamity Hv Submarine Cable] Keuter Servicej Feb o. Sinkings Steamers Brisiea), BassoßS (Doteh), I ,;:.'auj rirst Butrou, Dosdenoviembre I Spanish?, also a British i Itapsisil barquentine. Ten ibrse Spaniards were fob 8 —Is view of the new the mail and cargowhich had already sailed310 words
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Article96 1917-02-07 7 I -r. —Ths Press Bureau noti Us Mr Neville Chamberlain, m atasss with tha the War Cabinet's er.sion, is instructing every Government al te csncol forthwith all ex sss up to and including ysarfl cf age tit for general I rti bnt scheduling as tern p cxc- tl96 words
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Article134 1917-02-07 7 Lan 19th. a Press ccmmuni j een MS I by the Commerce; ta Bl Itatins that the j will be raised by ten *tws tin unit m order to suhsti iU\ of oi! iv balk instead of Una, I lis plate imports from Ths price cf oil134 words
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Article392 1917-02-07 7 DIPLOMATIC SPECULATIONS The Hidden Danger [By Submarine Cable] [Renter's Service] New York, Feb 5. The Associated j Press has a Berlin wire of Feb 4. It ia stated positively that the submarine warfare policy will not be modified. Germany is most keenly disappointed at Mr Wilson's message. A392 words
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Article372 1917-02-07 7 London. Feb b The indications are increasing that Germany is preparing to climb down. It is reported that negotia tion-. are proceeding with neutrals with a view of further concessions. This is what is going on beneath the surface and strikingly contrasts with the sword rattling attitude of372 words
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Article820 1917-02-07 7 BATTLE GENERAL NEWS SMART ACTIONS IN FLANDERS Progress on Tigris [By Submarine Gable] [Renter's Service] London, Feb 5. Wireless. German Official. Our counterattack against the j English regained the greater part of the lost trenches east of Beaucourt. We took prisoner a hundred. A Btrong English attack north of Beaucourt820 words
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Article694 1917-02-07 7 A SUGGESTED WAR TAX. (By a Contributor.) i The absence of any practical suggee tions, other than an income tax, or a export duty on certain classes of produc indigenous to the Colony and Federate! Malay States, m order to assist the horn Government by taking a share m thi694 words
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Article250 1917-02-07 7 t'rgiug that the inmates' hair grows much faster now that the institution is heated by 6team, tbe hairdresser at Mailing Workhouse, Kent, has applied for increased prices i Jimmy Wilde, the famous Welsh bcxer, baß been accepted for the Army, and is pissed for garrison duty abroad. A short time250 words
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Advertisement265 1917-02-07 7 Irobinson&co. !8 "SUTTON'S" i Flower and Vegetable Seeds I FLOWER SEEDS VEGETABLE SEEDS Convolvulus Major Cos Lettuce Marigold African Carrot Coreopsis Cabbage "Imperial" 65 cents I\.-l ,-t White Mustard Balsam Parsley Salvia Y^!}X SpßniSh nion i Carnation Marguerite Tomato Sunflower special OoUeodo. ot Chrysanthemum Annual VEGETABLE SEEDS r Phlox Drummond265 words
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Advertisement720 1917-02-07 8 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP^CO.^LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND, FOR LONDON. Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Go., Ltd., AGENTS. ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA (KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAftTSCHIPPY) SPECIAL 5000 TONS TOURIST STEAMERS FROM JAVA TO A USTRALIA BATAVIA— SOURABAYA— PORT D4RWIN— PORT720 words
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Advertisement595 1917-02-07 8 Pmf\ mf m %J m British India m AND W I fiPCAH JLiINE (Companies Incorporated ln 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. MAIL LINES. Homeward (for Europe). Outward595 words
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Advertisement604 1917-02-07 8 Pw af im JAPAN MAII STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd (Incorporated tn Japan, EUROPEAN LIKE A service Ip maintained between Yoftobeu.▼la ports to Mareellles, London, ondei mat contract with the Imperial Japanese Gov^rt ment. The New Twin Bcrew Btet t maintaining this service have been RpectaU* designed and constructed, and are fit»e4604 words
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Advertisement299 1917-02-07 8 MESSAGERIES iJUtnw (meow 1 1 MAIL LOt, Porteight > n rv]-i <"bina. Japan, c, Marseilles. BRANCH Ll|| Portnightlyai rrio 1 1 Haiphong. For further inf< r:..a; h-, 1 J- de COURTOis, PACIFIC SERVICE^ FOR VANCOUVfR kSd ttlTTit Taking cargo on Thrc.;; San Francisco itcCa" v*. I or Pialglii ia B299 words
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1481 1917-02-07 9 SMUGGLING TO GERMANY HOW IT IS DONE. Sweden, and to a less extent Denmark jand Norway, says a Stockholm corres pondentof the Manchester Guardian, are .'struggling against a sudden increase of attempts to smuggle to Germany aud her allies goods whoso export is prohibited. Within the past few weeks there1,481 words
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Article420 1917-02-07 9 H. annual report of the Chiengmai (N rthern Siam) Leper Asylum says ihe past year has been marked by the introduction into tbe Ch.engmai Leper Asylum of the Chaulmoogra oil treatment for lepers. This treatment has been sue oeesfnlly used m tbe Philippines and has brought about such a change420 words
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Advertisement420 1917-02-07 9 Lt*"' IpVas or Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth ioo cents on the dollar. THE GREAT EAST™ ioMPANY LIMITED. (INCOBPOBATED IN STBAITS SETTLEMENTS), H£AD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE t 52, Old Jewry, E.C. Jomfatf baa £20,000 deposited witn thc Bo»»em2 Oourl ol Esfland, and oompllea with420 words
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Advertisement434 1917-02-07 9 I THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO. (Incorporated m Canada) All binds of Life and Endowmc "t policies i-nned. Bfanager, Bontn Eastern Asia. C'jtfir.a fi Co. Ltd.. General Agents, Sin^a.ore. 800 TH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTO. (lucorporaCed Ju New Zealand.) HRH In-nrances effected on Bnlldlngß, Rent and Merchandise ol every Seeeitptton,434 words
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Advertisement647 1917-02-07 9 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE Co., LW, fire km umi, (Inccrpurated In New Zealand US9-TSZE IN8l 8A;*CS ASSOC. iM llneorporated ln Hongkong.l CHI«A FISE WH&mi Co., iti. FIRE. f Incorporated m K->j, v_v.. LOkGON fiuIRANTEE fi ***** EN! Cc. ltd eUARANTEE. (Incorporated m Poland.) Fire and Marine Hl.skti oi cvm-v doacrlyt'c Bttdevwrltten647 words
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Article606 1917-02-07 10 The following new books will be ready 'or ieeue oa Thursday, February bth. Albane6i, Madame, Hearts and .Sweet hearts. Begbie, Harold, In tbe Hand of the Potter. Blackwood, Algernon The Wave. Bland, Hubert, Oiivia 'a Latchkey. Canfield, Dorothy, The Keal Moti\e. Carpenter, ,1 Harold. The Pendulum. Chambers, Robert606 words
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Article111 1917-02-07 10 A rather Bmnefng rtory is bold cf i Curnon, who has recently heen mair igein. When, nt; Mr Oeorge Nathaniel Curson, Le journeyed m Koran, the Mm ter for Foreign Allaire of that r. sti. country aekfd him, point blank, "How old Bra you?" "Forty," nU Mr Curzon promptly, although111 words
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Article213 1917-02-07 10 Sew fori Daoaml T I c, of New York are r:,,, atioo of Germany for th, tbeßelguans. must enter such I German heathenism ac all the I bear. If it t kmtulM diplomats relatioi »f Bafts, j, Wmik eaid: .s ucb a s form ment v.»tb hich213 words
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Article105 1917-02-07 10 Sh. H The i rices qnoti fl ai I rent at I /de Trrrac< market* there may be su-ali varnsu- Beans, Lot do. 1i I t-. K:-.\\ I 'r.\h-. do. 3i Huff grout .'I di Small do Duck I ggf l n r ci Eggß, Hen 6'|105 words
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Advertisement294 1917-02-07 10 GAGGINO.Co (Established 1876). No. 6, 7, 8, MALACCA STREET. Wines and Spirits DEPARTMENT. Vino da pasto, m bottles and m Wine Table Claret. Vermouth Cora, Martini Rossi, i Chazalettes. Old Moscat of Syracusa for invalids Old Scotch Whisky, Mackenzie's French pure Vinegar etc. Ferro China Bisleri. Absinthe Pernod Fils. JUST294 words
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Advertisement197 1917-02-07 10 j3j A Double Safeguardf/f :?y^r</fyrfQ on thc Red label, and see also that the M B ImS^ nam LEA PERR,MS is embossed m jjjj m ppgaiaji raised letters on the lass bottle H fei Li£- Lea Perrins' label and bottle are copied to such an IS? L^^v^;;^s:^3 extent that these197 words
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Article1519 1917-02-07 11 I Issued by FKASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Peb. sth •All (notations of Sterling tifcarns most ac regarded as purely nominal tor the present .wSi l f. W< f AID T4S f Bnras^ S«m.»rb IOO,OOU «8 Is Allaga* 124 H 33 2 B I"-"; 3s 2b1,519 words
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Article53 1917-02-07 11 (GOBBBOTBD DP TO Feb 5 Back I m./f 24 5 derated 24 J j Pdreie oi»dit« 6m 4 31-s*j Franc*, demand Baci |g| laDiA, T. T. EOMSHIi dsmand 1% pm v"j_t:jiiA_KA, demand lOfe* J_i7A, ikirai:.v_.u 187 Ba_MSOB| dttmaiud 65fc BOfBUHMHi Bank Buying 18.64 Beak ri England Kate 6% Baa53 words
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Article128 1917-02-07 11 Tin (lOC tent-} $95.75 a*m»ui 10. co QtanaMei °n*o No, 1 28.00 i.7*;n Mm L'a»:a Nj. r 21.00 fe .-par Bla. k oriin. S'peaa 31.00 re.:pr,* (Wfci-a fair) 88.00 tfvtmeei UlO la the v 80.00 NOtaMfi 1 0 j to tbe Ife.' ncra. a sue .nanaa. so.oo Cloves (Amboina^128 words
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Advertisement155 1917-02-07 11 a WW _2L3& VVm\ sSJk I^l SCOTCH WHS SKY X p*J ri- whisk* j Ji^^k^kkk*^^*^ >_. jg J BB «a-a_w *»o ra a «__T» tavma md ___n, ____ra i a "BLACK WHITE" ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY Tne Enormous Stocks held by BUCHANAN Co. at their oonaed store the largest m155 words
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Advertisement138 1917-02-07 11 s iB39. Messrs CHEE EN6 SONS, uug%u fmk CIVIL. NAVAL. MILITARY AND SPORTING TAILORS ekk_av The Managing Proprietor, who has received his training from >|/|a an European Master-Tailor, Personally ClltS every garment V thus ensuring perfect fitting with the latest West End cnt arKl style. (Minister's Gazette of Fashion uHed),138 words
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Miscellaneous558 1917-02-07 11 MAIL TABLE To day. lutorn-edlate and rocai mails wil. ot tonne Id list below Penarg, Malacca, P M.S. (bp Train) I p.n daily (except Sc-a^y). Jobore. 8. 8 SO. a.m 12.80 2 4 A 6pm P. Batara 4 P I-.-..'ang Hock Lim 830 am Cucob Soon Hong 8 30 am558 words
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Article852 1917-02-07 12 anguages, luiuiukuc, v, A. (formerly of the Straits Civil Seivice). Mr Blagden has a fine flair for book work 6 m languages. Ia 1822 a collection of documents and translations from Col. t Mackenzie, surveyor general at Calcutta, j 212 vommes or parcels, some m Malay and some852 words
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Article44 1917-02-07 12 The Colombo dhobies have also gone on strike, because a recent poet rule m tended as a quarantine precaution, forbids them to ga ou ships to collect the laundry m the ueual way. it is intended that linen should be brought ashore and handed44 words
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Article436 1917-02-07 12 Mr Manhattan The Bandman Opera Co. last night taged a piece m "Mr Manhattan iv j egard to which much was expected of j hem. It was one of the two or three terns m their repertoire looked upon as j 'special" and the company had the436 words
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Article285 1917-02-07 12 Consequent upou ths wretched state 1 of the weather last night, many of the Luropeau residents who would meet pro bably h ive accepted tbe Chatties invite tion to tbeir reception, were either delayed through lack of conveyance ifor even tbe humble rikisha bas been at a premium285 words
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Article197 1917-02-07 12 One member of tha community has stated m one of the local papers, said tho i but of tbe Hongkong, Andrew's Society, (Mr A G Gordon), at ihe recent 'Hams Nicht," that be would subscribe siti to enable him to see how Scotsmen, got along cv al 2 dinner. 'We197 words
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Article305 1917-02-07 12 A Climax of Savagery. The Secretary of the Admiralty makes ihe following announcement f The degree of savagery wbicb the Ger- j nans have attained m their submarine 3olicy of sinking merchant ships at sight tvould appear to have reached its climax n the sinking of the305 words
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Article238 1917-02-07 12 Paris, Dec 28. The Liberie correspondent m Northern France writes 'Not a day goes by," some British officers said to me tbe other day, but we enter tI)H German lines at some point or; Other, inflicting heavy lo*s on tbe enemy. The continuity of cur effort worries238 words
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Article79 1917-02-07 12 Leghorn, Dec 25. The steamer l/sher, I flying the British flag and bound from' Hull with a cargo of coal, has arrived! here. The captain reports that his ship! encountered two Austrian sub marines during the voyage. They attempted to tor- rede his vessel, but the Usher,79 words
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231 1917-02-07 12 There is a very familiar ring about Sir Francis May's denunciation, of those wick- I ed people, v. bo are asking that more men should be eout Home from Hongkong. We wonder whether a really strict enquiry by a competent authority would result231 words
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Article15 1917-02-07 12 OThe Rev. R Richards is expected to return from furlough some time m March. 115 words
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Article24 1917-02-07 12 From Our Oxen Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Feb 6. Serendah Rubber Company declares a inal dividend of 15 making 25 for the fear.24 words
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Article68 1917-02-07 12 The Alhambra has another Blue Bird Play, "The Crippled Hand" tha latest Pathe with the forerunner of the Tanks, md a long list of other novelties. The Palladium have an agreeable change of programme, includ-ng the pictorial re presentation of Bret Harte's famous novel of the Far W«st.68 words
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Article91 1917-02-07 12 A company team of the Sbropshires met the S C 0 yesterday evening In a friendly game on the Esplanade. There was quite a large crowd present to watch the game, which despite tbe wretched state ot the ground, was well worth watching. Neither side scored m the iiret91 words
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Article252 1917-02-07 12 RUBBER AND TIN RETURN S. Agents Bvatl and Co. Margui 8,016 total 7 mos 18,089, Agents Boustead aud Co. Malakoff 54,500; total to date 54,500; agst 53,000. Nordaual (.Johore) 55,060 total to date 66,060 agst 4M.655. Seletar 16.005; total to date 110,006 agst 100,298. Rim 58,500; total to date 221,000252 words
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Article241 1917-02-07 12 Tbe death is reported from Calcutta of Unj Bahadur Sarat Chander Dae, c B, aud the Statesman remarks that his demise removes a unique personality from the list of Indian celebritiee, Se is sop posed to have Bat for tho Bengali Becrefl service agent drawn by Mr241 words
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Advertisement212 1917-02-07 12 GAME. JUST RECEIVED A LARGE SHIPMENT ftf SIBERIAN PHEASANTS WILD DUCK^eTITnD SNIPE SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE Co [v SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR. IPOH PENAN, C A. RIBEIRO CoTltl HAVE JUST RECEIVED A GOOD ASSORTMENT OE PEN PAINTING MATERIALS COMPLETE OUTFITS, COLOURS, PENS PANELS, CARBONIC TRANSFER PAPER MEDIUM POWDER ft GOLD THE "BRITANNIC212 words
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