The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 February 1917

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. CENTS SINGAPOKE WEDNESDAY, FEBKUAEY, 21, 1917. NO. 8,9688
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    226 1 The monthly report of Raub Gold mine is given on page 3. German repervistsare stirring up trouble m Mexico Page 7. An article on old time cultivations m Singapore appears on page 7. Several Chinese were charged yesterday with making coun.erfeit coin— Page 12. The annual report
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    BEHIND THE SEARCH LIGHTS.
    1059 1 The battery control poet is a box of a room, six feet square, crowded with sandbags, telephones, three duiymen and a 6ubaltern en watch, and the elaborate range licding tele. cope that casts an inquiring eye seawards through a slit m the breastwoik cf sandbags. Anyone
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      169 1 .OQDR..H TYRES =ETV TSEftD 0 A ***** 170 UHTI7I lArrLlio nui >EC!AL DINNER ON SATURDAY. RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM Open from 8 a m. to 12 p m. daily ..*FF .I..S BIKERY AND CONFECTIONERY The best m town BOQntrj orders promptly executed Bread delivered at private residences daily. RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE
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      329 1 THE only tyre which has won the RA.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or s ___w m "s_«las.lC" Super Cyrcs 1 I i!i f^" Stelastic Tyres 1 4^?T Made m Britain 3f~*" $v£***s_* from Plantation Rubber. 8 i SOLE AGENTS: International Trading Company. 8 fmmammta^mmmmmmmwmrm^ r utf sj MADE
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      91 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMV-KTS. Salt' of victoria and mare Page 2. Concert at the Hollandsche Ciub— Page Freeh programme at the alhambra Page 2. Ship's surgeon wanted for the China run Page 5. Chinese storekeeper wanted for rul.ber godown— Pagti 5. Bobinson and Co have a new lot ol ladies' velvet bats—
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      2 1 Kartell's Brandy
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      114 1 THE WEEK Wednesday 21st. H»• r .-fti.i 11-2 p.m. Wearne Bros, meeting, noon. Ash v, ednesday. Thursday 22nd. f'tah Watei tO-88a.m.i 11' i p;_. New Moon. .Friday 23rd. High Wasei ll i. %.v*, Lodge Bt George, 9 p.m. A Homeward mail cio.es. S4tard__ 24th. High Wator 0-1 a.m 0 B
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    A STORY OF PRESIDENT WILSON.
    213 2 A good story was told ms the other day by irell'known American who was on a vi.it to lz i c_-u_..-y, ar._ he vouched ior its Imth. A tan necks ago a number of celebrated Americana were entertaining President Wilson to _i::Uc r bnt or.c
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    SWISS PREPARATIONS.
    257 2 A Berne despatch to Reuters Agency states that important military frontier measures are announced m a Note issued by the Federal Council. The Note states that during the la6t few mouths circumstances had permitted the reduction of the frontier forces, but that it has now been found necessary
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    167 2 With regard to the report that the Kippoo fuses X ii-ha contemplatei arming li i liners navigating Ihe Atlantic it i^ r m i eertained that lbs Compa y bat abandoned ihe idea, al leaal los the I Mohan ed Haeaan was charged m the Eecond police court Monday with
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      348 2 Tlie Worlds best In BRITISH Pianos by— Brinsmead Broadwood Collard and Collard Chappell Grands and Uprights AT _^_^_H_rf_____ _^_____^_b— B___l I 7 Jl' <^_i^^i^^hßK fi B_ 1 XV «fl eg A |H _^__9__J____H^_Er__W__H _r«f»_i^_^i! Incorporate tl m _J< di tti Dp, I _aa^ m— _mi a— DUTCH CLUB SINGAPORE. Saturday
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      496 2 L& As _d_f Ba Nnh ja m g _*Jf _r^a" a a_B2PI t._^__3 THE GREATEST OUTDOOR PICTURE EVER PRODUCED ANOTHER SPLENDID BLUEBIRD PRODUCTION GODFATHERS A Wonderful ar.d Bensational Story of THE VIVID WEST, a Moving-Pi tore Version of tbe best stor\ written by PETER KVNK, a _-?tu.< Pulsating with real
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      417 2 A TIP-TOP PICTURE PROGRAM*)!: rm. IL ra Iwi f: 4 The Flower of Fvi. 4 PARTS llw I IwllU. Ul L_f|s Powei fnl slfa itions abound throoghout tttti -sal, the Bnaaa Appeal where a Mother makei to the end ABenaitln_^Vltara»bDrn»a i m The Mysterious Lodger The Slorv oi n y
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    NATIONAL SELF KNOWLEDGE IN EDUCATION.
    826 3 NATIONAL SELF -KNOWLEDGE IN EDUCATION. i pantos muck to mind rrell to the farmer. I do," farmer emphatically. Ho h_d g kitting iiow, if only the money, on education were spent il mann gs mid return again to are. rhe view was typ cal .i| .i certain class not i
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    THE LAND OF MAIAS.
    821 3 THE LAND OF MA IAS. A Naturalist m BORNEO. By the late j Robert W C Shelf ord, M a. k L S, P z s. I I s, late Curator of the Sarawak Museum I and Assistant Curator of the Mope Depart i j ment of Zoology, Oxford University
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      52 3 f 12 NEW FRENCH REMEuf, VHSRAPION No. -3 THSRAPIpNIio. 2 fMiRA-MOIV^Na 3 IK Wl »KNE_-__.ERAIJIS,I RAPING CHEMISI STAMP A I r _Tc U H E~i HSKK?. THERAPf<B3l_a_s__ ..r MIAT tADI M^^'KK.^> w f.D TH-KAPION IS Of V (TAMPAF-IXEOTOAU US! !UIN I 'r 'MOIST OM HAVIMQ THBRAFIOII SOLD BY MAYHABD Co.,
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      118 3 f I £/ff*"*^ 'Hj K§P Ay _f^*a. «g B a%^^^W<^% With LEA PERRiMS SAUCE I drops sprinkled over the meat, fish A^Si_?|_S^V«C or cheese, &c, are all that is required B '_m^ly^f[^^^W to impart the most delicious piquancy Ihe QUALITY and concentration of its H -ev._^__T£s»-^^s S^^ Ingredients make a
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      204 3 fPtPPIMfI Pa Nt. 6, 7, 8, MALACCA STREET. Wines and Spirits DEPARTMENT. Vino da pasto, m bottles and m Cc.Sr.3. French Claret. 1 Wine Table Claret. Vermouth Cora, Martini Rossi, I Chazalettes. Old Moscat of Syracusa for in;old Scotch Whisky, Mackenzie's French pure Vinegar etc. Ferro China Bisleri. Absinthe Pernod
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    THE MURDER OF A RACE.
    1270 4 How Armenians were Exterminated. Among the abominable crueltie and ex tensive massacres perpetrated by Germany and her Allies, the deliberate attempt of the Tuiki-h authorities to exterminate the Armenian people stands preeminent. The evidence available of this colossal crimo has, however, been obtained hitherto mainly
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      788 4 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS WAR LOAN BONDS. I Bearing Interest from the date of purchase at 6 per cent per annum, payable half-> early on the 15th May and the I.sth Nov. «_-_^-^__^_«----C__-__-^^j^j^j^Bß_M-_J-r___iJ "Vi- 1 r I^'-- *MMMmw:m*m a mmvraßtim*m.mm REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 15th NOVEMBER 1919 PRICE OF ISSUE-100 PER
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      104 4 Gent's Full Hunter"*' WRIST WATCH *m FOR I I i x A I i ESS (Ma fill' H m ye ii ii for a WR 181 W Al nb!. lodes,. I Full Hui seen I I I FIVEY( I v. ID NICK) I IS Jewel BILVI I 1 HANOI POSTAGE
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co, Ltd.
    661 5 RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co, Ltd. t( ::.orporate_ m Queensland.) Man \_ek's Progress Report for \\'k_k> Knimng Jan 21th, 1917. ".'.emen, I herewith beg to hand you m v report on your Mining and Milling mm for four weeks ending January 1917. The __CO- inying sheet of Mine Measareiv- Bil
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      471 5 I "For the Blood Is the Life. w WHEN YOU kM\ I ILL M Wilh any diseaso due to impure btood 3 such as Cczam'n, Scrofula, scurvy, i;.>_ I g Le«j_, Ab~c_3Bcs, Ulcere, Glandular B 1 Sv--:Hing3, Bails, Pinriplos, So/c« of any P kind, ri|jb t ß>oad Po.son,f\houmavi. m, Gout,
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      122 5 SINGAPORE Shipchandlery Go. SHIPCHANDLERS PROVIOORIN6 CONTRACTORS. The Company's Launch meet* in-coming ships. Offices— l 6 BATTERY ROAD. TAKE LIFT TO TOP FLOOB Telephone No. 141 Orders promptly attended to for daily and sea stock supplies, H. W. H. Sre.EHS, M_u_«. r S.( 3-7 13. p*W! *t 5 ll_T_L5 1 1
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      708 5 SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB i A Special General Meeting of the Members of the Singapore Ticket Club will be held j m the 8. O. 0., Pavilion en Friday, the 2nd March, 1917, at 5.15 o'clock p m., Business To obtain the Sanction of the Members so the fallowing resolution vi_
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      661 5 BALGOWNiE RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. i DECLARATION OF INTERIM DIVIDEND AND NOTICE OF CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS. j Notice is hereby given that a Third Interim Dividend of 20% has been declared by the. Directors on account cf the year ending 31_t I March, 1917, payable on Monday, the 2:th j
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      609 5 WANTED. A ship's surgeon for s.B. JACOB on the I China run. Stating salary required The Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatscfaappij. il 28 2 STOREKEEPER Chinese, experienced, wanted for Rubber godown. Good .alary to competent man. Apply, with full particulars, to Bex No. 320, c o Free Press. 20-2 23 I SITUATION
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    Wednesday, February. 21, 1917. The Singapore Free Press
    1049 6 The Singapore Free Press. rtta MteM I D .I man .>•.:'- he» glaiieas pttui l*vm Wednesday, February. 21, 1917. I The cosmopolitan is a very agreeable person to meet travelling or on a visit Determined to bare tbe best of the good things of tho world, he encourages tbeir cult
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    1218 6 A general meeting of the Chinese Christian Association will he held m the C 0 A Hull on Thursday, at 8 p.m for the purpose of electing new officers ior the ensuing year, to receive the Treasurer's report ne.il to transact any other business that i may be brought before
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    PENANG NEWS.
    53 6 BS-TTHQCAI BS IN I Tr<m &*m tu I I-_k The rot,,, given Ei meeting fund. i. H- M b and red to I [mistering Cigar, ti. The It th i f dm Ol" 1 laasagos or to Boele. t t occurred l several can erace eruption. 1 1
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    CONCERT IN THE DUTCH CLUB.
    72 6 CONCERT IN THE DUTCH CLUB. m i i- an cn <? letropol was hi, hai R pa c aipiete m mam van L a.barg preeenl va papers hot i si Bm teefai m ss a i she sroaU BtV e a i seal ia I ..urcb. p banged i n
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    FRENCH GOODS.
    65 6 Firms di g f re _cb good. and Coasmissioa agents witb good r. j ferences. wil ing to local market, I rs t ither at prese., ar al write direct to the a Xl Commerce Bated bi ru Feyd Pan-, wbieh will pat thi witb I expense m
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      WAR LOAN SCRIP.
      73 6 I rHE B I Mr.— iv Norea bi it I int tbe Straits > t ttli □i Bt War Lot i although three tnontl 1 bare [seen no notificsttioe th I the ecn; d ite was aroila Allowing fcr i _:ra work ent; ealcnlatinf interest from raryiag
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    NEW £1 NOTES
    155 6 Brown Greer, Purr i Isi B i c r The aOW stl 80-OI as tbe pcaee. v lata m lana The pai ar ii of eoaeidere r stronger ;in k-t ol tha preei i isene 'me weaarmaik consist <mePma 1 m a t i R son eil
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      63 6 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 3a Orchard Scad, Telephone No. 1000. The Oldest and Leading Studio. Fh.t In 1872, Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and tho Requisite Experience, are all at our Command, thus ensuring always the production of only the best results m Studio Portraiture, Child
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    PARLIAMENT MEETS
    77 7 Ie \R LOAN SUCCESS Co-Onies' Military Service i u h_-.ftr__6 Cable! E:_ut-- Service] 19 —la tb s Boose cf Law laid that at i. i of new I to tbe Wo* tti ma avoid Ih bapfcs v, at n weeks a| ii on tbi inbject _.j not be
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    THE GERMAN MELTING POT
    22 7 7 rbe 1 T-rial d md that ents and c of spe. artistic c as part c: the
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    ATTACK ON SANNAIYAT FAILS
    42 7 bl9 M vpol ia i i ffieii lines of 82 end S ana i > 1 1 I m o tretc made; the thai waa pai iq back our right Owe left was with -r pi sd westward cf
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    THE WESTERN FRONT
    37 7 M u-hal H -ii? reports so i 7 of ouc_ez We :..i destroyed several -_'r~uch communiqvi e: artillery work m the Ptyppei kiO and Be/octaui Tae Frencli destructively b.mbarrs n sationa north of Dam
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    THE SUBMARINE WAR
    31 7 Rt! -unkings Steamers Marie L-.ouard:. Marion 7 BosssdalSß, Valdes (raft, all British. Total m I itershin about twenty _»o__nd toai a nombsi of men are r mis.ing. mm,
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    ZEPPELIN RAID FAILS
    27 7 1 1 ;:r.n:u[];ii;> sa% s a :_h: of Fen 17 flew over St.il Straits c: Dover of B B OgttC and threw r.hou: randl
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    PROTECTION GOVERNMENT IN AUSTRALIA
    11 7 PROTECTION GOVERNMENT IN AUSTRALIA -It is understood Gov sal will declare
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    INDIAN ARMY PAY
    80 7 The Timet military Bti I 111 the gritvps :o respect to promoted to captains nee rale and also 1 t s"i v L e to r m e r it a vis* •a Bri rmy a regards a I hardship B itiel loced from a bond an
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    ADMIRAL'S SELF-SACRIFICE
    9 7 EUa<-Admiral lamp- ro-antartlj to facilitate "^lon-. juniors.
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    AMERICA AND THE WAR
    129 7 THE SPY TROUBLE Roosevelt's Proposed Army [By Bubmaiioa Cable] New York. Feb 20. The New York Sun's Washington correspondent says the State Depirtmeot is informed of the arrival ol 300 German reservists at Mexico Ci:y ready to j^in aay faction to prevent the landing ol an
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    IMPROVING THE INDIAN POPPY
    75 7 L ndoi Feb 10. The Imperial Institute referring to experiments now being condoe cdii regarding the comparative -8 of tbi i Heron! varieties of p foropinm production, says there seems no reason wl i i course of time an Indian product equal to the Turkish should
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    MEMORIAL TO INDIAN SOLDIERS
    55 7 London, Feb 19. The India Council has sanctioned tbe expenditure of £750 for a ptopoa. d Indian memerial at Brigh too the U wn council ol which has voted a like sum, Tbe sit;< of tha memorial is ou the downs close to tk-> town where
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    ECONOMIC QUESTIONS
    91 7 Copenhagen Feb. 1. --I: is cthcially announced that the restriction en the export of coal from England to Norway has been abolished m view of Norway undertaking no: to .xport pyrites to Ger many. London. Feb 50. The War Office has decided to loan hor.es and drivers to
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    MORE TROUBLE WITH GREECE
    95 7 Athens. Feb 20 The Legations of the protecting powers m a statement say the blockade is continuing because the requirements of the ultimatum have not not been completely fulfilled especially half hearted has been the removal of arms nevertheless the Entente is not indifferent to tbe
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    PORTUGAL'S RESOLVE
    30 7 Lisbon, Feb. 19. In the Chamber the Finance Minister Senbox da C )Sta declared the Allies could rely on Portugal's efforts and sacrifices m the war 'loud applause.)
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    RUSSIA TO BUILD SHIPS
    30 7 Petrograd. Fed. 19. In the Duma the Minister of Industry introduces a bill prc\idicg for government advances cf a hundred million roubles to build mer chantmen.
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    PERSONAL
    18 7 Loudon, Feb 19.— ihe death bas occured oj Surgeon General Sir Be. ji mm Franklin ol India.
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    PICTURE SHOWS
    32 7 Alhambra pots on a new programme this r tog Included m which are "The I oi Evil I it, st P :t c i i.»zetle. mysterious Lodger" and other good
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    WORKING THE MARKET.
    102 7 i The Chinese middleman hiving rice from the cultivator s bit fields was not long m taking advantage of the temporary congestion ol shipping m Singapore. In Klong Rangsil purchasers ot paddy main* tainsd thai In view ol the tl rsatened shortage m cargo space tbey could
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    R. A. S. (STRAITS BRANCH).
    717 7 The annual general meeting of Straits Branch of- the Royal Asiatic Society will take place at the Society's rooms m the Raffles Museum at 5 pm. ou Tuesday, February 27th, and after the business of the. meeting has been transacted Mr H N Ridley, c
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    NAVIGATION OF THE RHONE.
    120 7 Tho Actirg British Consul at Lyons (says the Board of Trade Journal) has forwarded a copy of the text of a speech by the Mayor of that city at a sitting of the municipal council, from which it ap pears tbat steps are to be taken
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    GERMANS VALUED AT £5 EACH.
    108 7 The Prize Court awarded between March •27 and December 81, 10 6, £40 986 as bounty to vess-ls of t_e K.ya! N ivy for tb< destruoti m of tw nty three enemy els. The sums ranged from £186 to £12 160. The tot 1 sum
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    LATE WIRES
    189 7 [By Submarine Cable] [Renter's Service] I London, Feb 20— The papers are unanimous that the first results of the loan are a veritable triumph and afford unmistakable proof of the -country's determination to give as freely of its wealth as of its manhood to secure victory. Ex perts
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    "BUAH SALA" (1)
    633 7 "BUAH SA LA" (1) I hoy come across a bit of ancient bis lory of little value, perhaps tj experts or to those having the earlier Botanic Gardens Bulletins &SC, Betting forth offi cia! aud private < xperiments, eg by the Messrs Almeida, Dunman, Crane, and Robert Little, but giving
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    AUSTRIA'S BANKRUPTCY.
    59 7 Turin, Jan 24. The Austrian Gov -m menl has prohibited all payments from Austria for goods supplied fiom external sour;: --s Itioio.Lin. Ist. S___s exporterare chiefly affected* The 'Journal de Geneve" Bays This is Austria's bulk rupte_'' aud attacks Austria's dishonesty, declaring that Germany appears io have taken
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      274 7 Robinson Co. B_K^^ v te lIROIR w% VFIVFT N4iß ::%,j 7- wit] sti bed brims, J boui un I I imm I wil h I I 7 TO PE HAD EM POl 1 OWING I C I CURS I PRICE SUITABLE FOR TRAVELLING 925 CR SPORTS WEAR E (lateof Messrs
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      696 8 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND, Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to a. a a 'fa mm m* ipa e% *y% 1 JL _Ji Sell .f** n I (_i(_r I kD mj H*#% 1 T_TS MGALIdItK at UO., Liu., agents;
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      585 8 Jr# O* British India Apcar Lime 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 (POR EUROPE). j OUTWARD (FOB GBIII) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE Homeward (for Europe) f Outward
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      623 8 1^ JL a lii JAPAN MAII STEAK SHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated m Japan) EUROPEAN LINE. A service Ie maintained between Yo_o___ via porte to Marseille., London, under mal contract with the Imperial Japanese Gover* mont. Tbe New Twin screw Steamer' maintaining this service have been speciallt designed and constructed, and
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      260 8 M. jr MESSAGERIES M/Rm MAIL L'Kg Portnlgl China, Japan, v Heneflaa. Xj s BRANCH LIKp Fortnightljeervt Haiphong. For further n.: J. de^COURTon istea: v ;.^Tj "NEDERLAND" 8001,1 A Kail Servloe between java iet! tor us Singapore, Be ?w3'.r! 4^ Colombo, G g.'v:.^ an. v- ,vvc Bteaj fitted For freight, p_
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    WHEN ROGUES FALL OUT
    954 9 . Kaiser "s ..and Fcrced By K,s Allies. The Hague, Jam. 7. Is Germany failing out witm ber allies t Thie question is pertinent enough m view cf the profound differences- almost opeuh _.VO«red between Berlin on the one side an_ .iennn, Sofia, and Constantinople en the
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      414 9 W*« or Peace, Faminf or Plenty, Life Insurance is woeth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP \3i\iJik mUldimn iirL AdouiyintE tUmrAnia LMll_tll. (IMCORPOEATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). aiAO BCTMSI fVl_»cJ_BS{ar Hoase, StEyspore. LONDON OFFICE! 22, Old Jewry, E.C. $aag fc_q £.O,_CC _U»..1.v w u._ l_e Bapreme Gcn-t ol
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      454 9 TWC r,.!». .wt^T«n H-~ is s *»ii'._~__-_ no int ■iil_..._iUa-_fta. lire lricjl i ._A..Cc CO. (Inoorporated iv Canada;. A:i ktnda of Lii'o and ISndowment policies WmA F. S Evans. -lanager, South Eastern Asia. B___rlt C_. Lt... Qeneral Agccts, Singapore. "SOOTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. i Bnooaporaaod m Rem Zealand -"IKk
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      650 9 .Ef Z__U?lo SNSUfiAN-E Co,, lit FIRE mmi (Inoorporated In Now Zealand f__S-TS2E IKSUB_NGr IHSOC. lid MARINE. (Inoorporated la Ifou^koug.) MINI FIRE IHSURANGE Cc, Ltd. FIRE. (Incorporated m Hongkong.) LODOON Gi! m .TE? a ACCiOE .T Co, LU. GUARANTEE. (Incorporated In England.) Tire and Afarlne Riaka oi every dos'-fi^i'oi Bnderwrltten at
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      585 9 Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Pros Is a mornin; Daily, and is on sale at depota, iron, an earl) hour each morning (Sundays excepted). Cast price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered attheh private residences, (or town offices or godown: If
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    CONTROL OF LINERS.
    932 10 Missionaries cf Trade. In view of the growing demand which w .ll be made on tonnage to bring food stuffs to this country, one of the most difficult problems now confronting Sir Joseph Maclay, the Shipping Controller, will admittedly be tbe control to be exercised over the
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    SWISS FACTORIES.
    153 10 GERMANY'S EFFORTS TO INCREASE OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS, The special correspondent of the Journal at Zurich says The effort which Germany is preparing has led her to increase the production of munitions iv considerable quantities, and it is notable that very important orders have been placed m Switzerland. 'It
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    Market Price List.
    454 10 Singapore, Feb. 19th, 1917, Beans. Long per catty 08 do. French do i Bee! per lb. Beet steak ii') 21 Bean Sprouts per catty ->> Bamboo Sprouts do 0Blachan do 18 Brinjals do 06 Cabbage, Batavia do ai. do. China do 10 do. Salted do 08 Carrots.
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      94 10 Ijll liiPll'll'llllllllllll ,1 Wh 1 1 1 1 1 made the i 1 Milk Bread Twist? il Why cook, of course, I i and you've no idea how easy it is to make milk bread twists,spiced loaves, 7 (.ream muffins, hot break- fast rolls and other kinds of delicious fancy
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1509 11 Issued by FKASEK Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Feb. __o.li. •All «uoM-tlO-.9 ol bit*. ii_ j. _>_.__ i_ obi le regarced v i uteif lomloal lot tbe preseat. 879,980 2s 2b Anglo- Java 30% 4 c s c 150,000 *c Sa Anglo-Malay 3W lot 10 0 12
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      129 11 '''ML .^-fi^ I Tne Enormous Stocks held by BUCHANAN Co. at their Donaed 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 STAMFORD HOUSE, PRIVATE HOTEL Bra 3 Basah Road. CENTRALLY SITUATED .G
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      250 11 1 IN_C_£*_. By Roy_ L W„_-,t gfey-> ll||lt P,NTS g» M TO HIS MAJESTY ""S_2 KING GEORGE V. ffA up. a ti&l^ 1 1ff Pl^w^ CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH IS IMPOSSIBLE. VETARZO S-SSn. Never before was there anything like it, nor can its marvellous properties ever be
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      346 11 MAIL TABLE To day. luterrpe-tat. an_ ioe mail, will be tocaa m list b_uw j P.nurg. Malacca, F M.S. (by Trait n aa-lly (except Su__ay). woaore. b, 8 Bt, 12 a.m.. IOJt, 2, 4 A 8 p.n. Cocofa Soon Hong I 30 am HongLoi g h.KO Ul i'auiu Boog. Hong
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    A MACHINE-GUNNER IN THE BALKANS.
    575 12 A MACHINE-GUNNER IN THE BALKANS. The following letter from L Cpl E Beard Machine Gun Corps, of the Straits Trad- ing Company and a member of the S C Maxim Company, gives a cheery view of Borne Salonika righting. "The boat arrived safe and sound aud I look three weeks
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    388 12 Chid Detective Inspector M _fee and a pirty of pi!ice, oa Mo_ laj m ide a raid at N*_ E_9 Arab =t, arr^s^.d tone men there, and to.k possession of 9 7 len cent conn terfeil coin«,_n. 75-3 spurious twenty eenl piecee. Lalei a K;tng Mnnicipal i >ad
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    92 12 Loi Chin of Tanjong Pagar, who a few is ago v, c m ricted ia the third p .lice I st ng three iron coupling links. the property cf Sir John Jackson, was N-^te day sentenced to three months rigo* sous Imprison me r Inspector J J Dunne m the
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    807 12 Details of German Tanks Amsterdam. A correspondent, writing from Falkenhayn's headquarters m Rumania, gives the following description of tbe German Tauks." He claims, of coarse, that they are superior to the British machine.. The cars are twenty five feet long, with wheels about a foot wide encased
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    137 12 i,i od m < cie! rate was occupied tbe whole oi yesterday afternoon m taking I evidence m the preliminary inquiry into J thi charge of attempted murder preferred against Ng Ah Joo and Ng Kech Seng, two Teochewe who are alleged together with ano ber on the early morning
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    1138 12 Heat and Mirage. People pertaining to the Flying Services are now beginning to trickle back from the wild- of Mesopotamia, some of them be cause they have been promoted, hut most of them because they bave been so thoroughly cooked, that it is time they were taken
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    119 12 A case of assault oame before the second police ccuir magistrate yesterday, when the complainant Baid he had settled the matter with aC€UBI d aud did not wish to prosecute. The magistrate asked him how he had settled the matter and com* plainant suid accused had presented him with a
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      221 12 GAME. "mmmm' OD^-WM— JUST RCCEIVED A LARGE SHIPMENT op SIBERIAN PHEASANTS ALSO A SMALL SUPPLY OF WILD DUCK. TEAL AND 3NIPE SINGAPORE GOLD STOR .GE Co n SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR, IPOH PENANg' ~^7~~""^ C. A. RIBEIRO C 0. TD HAVE NOW IN STOCK A NEW RANGE OF IN HANDSOME AND
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