The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 February 1917

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  • 12 1 Singapore Free Press FEN CENTS SINGAPOKE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 27. 1917. NO. 8.9693
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  • 240 1 The feature of tha fighting on the Ancre is the easy way the German lines are fall ing back on advances and raids from our j i men. There was heavy artillery work on j the Sorarne Page 5. Attacks on parts of the Italian frontier 'have
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  • 1128 1 Captain F. Selous, DvS.O. t the celebrated big game hunter is dead. He haß 1) -en killed in action in South Eat-t Africa. Sometimes the couventional pirates of regret sound hollow, and it may be that this is 6uch an occasion, for this open air man, who
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 151 1 THE W£ER, Tuesday 27th. High Water— i. 8 a.m., 219 pm. Outward mail due. Emulation Lodge, *.3" p.m. Homeward mail closes. 'has (StraitK) meeting, 5 p m. Theodore Co." Vic Theatr< 8 15 p.m. Wednesday 28th. FHF- V r. 2 3 3-' 2 p.m. 8 V C annual meeting. j
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  • 351 2 Tan Bong, Mandore at the Municipal Incinerator, Jalan Besar, who vu convic ted in the *ecoi:d police court last week of assisting in carrying on a pablio lottery, acJ receiving money ou account ol a Ch.'.;! Jee Kee lottery, and Lino Choon Oo eo< all emp'.oyei at
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  • 334 2 Thie Company is prolonging ill stay itill ThursJay and irill repeat Theodore I Co to night. On Wedneedaj Bigfa linki will be Kiven again anj half the proeeedl will go to the lo:a! irai fund?, whilst if the takings sieved the bare coeta the whole of the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 216 2 The Worlds best In BRITISH p ianoa by-.-Brinsmead Broadwood Collard and Collard Chappell Stromenger Grands and Uprights AT [ncorporati .1 is Hongkong, Victoria Theatre Sped a! Return Visit Of IBE Bandman Opera Co. TO NIGHT TO-NIGHT By Special Request THEODORE Co. Wednesday, Feb., 28, Special War Fund Performance HIGH JINKS
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    • 931 2 A Programme that is BOUND to Command the Patron*-,, nt i of the Film World. of L °\er s AT THE HOUSE OF QUALITY ■ANAGEB a, K- \on. SLALI BLISS MILFORD and KATHRYN JMWHJWBCKBI 1 A Strong acd\ with a PUNCH that v Pathes Weekly War Gazette i Caza's Horrible
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    • 106 2 AUCTION SALE OF a tS H.r. l-mal IU I *itl Dickey at ha abh Iwete. in txct ctaor. The Saleroom ct Po*f a Cc On Saturday, 3rd March, at II a i [aapeetloi ■> POWELL i Cc Ltd 17 I GAGGINO Co Ko. 6, 7 8, MALACCA STREET Wines and
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  • 868 3 English Finances. I London, January 28 Sir Edward Hold en at the annual meeting of the London City and Midland Bank, of which he is the chairman, said that the country was overflowing with money. The credit of the Bank of England before the war was forty
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    • 902 3 NOTICE The public ai notified not to accept delivery of a Certificate of 2 0 Jasin Rubber tstateB Ltd., Rhares Nob. *****1-*****0, as it has been mislaid or stolen. 26th February, l9l7. 5-2 THE INDRAGIRI (SUMATRA) RUBBER GUTTAPERCHA CO LTD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the j Annual General
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    • 816 3 POLICE FURNITURE. Tenders will be receive3 at the Colonial Secretary's Office up to noon on loth March 1917, for the supply of furniture to the Police Department during the yeir i 9 1 7. Full particulars as to the schedule of furni- tare required can be obtained at the Chief
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    • 477 3 PAYING GUEST Private Family can ftOOOOMaodftte man 'J'»nglin. lenr.is. Garaqe. Itl'^hone. Apply Tanglin c o Free Frets. 27 2 _> 2 STAMPS. AVaDtod to bnj complete sets of stanaps of ill the Malacca btates, b'onekoug and F/en<;h Colonies. Also EtraitH Crown issues. Wiling to take stamps on commission. J. Van
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  • Dmestic Occurrences.
    • 39 4 BlMMfi -To Mr. sod Bfra. G. v BIMMB, at Baogel Betl, on tb< 1 3tb instant ada gbter. Pi.aiu. hi) j a t. >\. ;*rh hi W; hint, ton, N. to Mr. and Bfri K J. Blaib a Eon
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  • 1918 4 The Si n gapore Free Pres s. Tu esday F ebruary. 27, 1917, An interesting military point arises from a careful Btudy of the recent advances of the British in the Anore region and that is whether the German retreats are not to an extent dictated bj B new idea
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  • 26 4 MALA YA W AR LOAN TRUST war each U, tl rather am u XT local imtMOCI I| and <;- th« »a MS M Jr. ri ;i; coognU
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  • 50 4 The following t i en I\; goc i if it were ofl I lik»; ecantv I \ocu- I got au i •d milk I or vtll e-hor it lufiv Ll ~z. patent and mec f>r 2^17 I i DOt: be oIn poi: f(K can the T'uited Kii]j.
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  • 218 4 Colon: informs tie public c: Maj- I no women acr. tted to embark on rough ai:> A| B KBDOI Ic 1 1 vernment fci or v un!> n thl :r pM| Colonial Se. late of eaiLai h I IBM thiup. we BOp| EM war j HBOW B nsowi macy
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  • 23 4 Privy Cojr,.: D VH The Malay M I from t tat I brooght by the i i Mouamol Bai I I
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  • 23 4 K M H. i c Tin* Pint 1 raeeni-ter. I I i broke c to ret:. ecC U H.-'.gl.i!:, U plafM of Ma
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 139 4 I B^P^ "^^^BBp l^ i LALUdHLI\« lflnvui»i»uUu v»UI. i m -%*A +B+m~ w« y T Fi'^j^vT LjlQUJliUxt A 4S SUPPLIED TO i ITH HOLIES OF P^'AME'X I f T -^fe^^^^^-w- e 9 "*s>SPECIAL OFFER I 8 Plate "Dot" Disc Cultivator 1 iUi* sketi h but without driver's seat, bullock dr&i
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    • 96 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 3a Orchard Road, Telephone No. 1000. The Oldest and Leading Studio. Firtt in 1872, Foremost in 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and tho Requisite Experience, aro all at our Command, thus emmrin?. always the produc- tion of only tho best rebults in Studio Portraiture,
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  • 226 5 3PIHA* EXPEDITION By BuDmtura Cable] RsgHfl Serrice] from k#l Abbas says Sir >lumn we;: tc Herman. Texd, the arriTal at Ispahan ■emulation o* fear oi attack 1 Pare; opened up the ri»l f dc rantei with IS loads of tak< n to Up than to Shiraz, which they
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  • 153 5 Raiding Results h -The correspondent ulail says that from 1 wt took prisoner 1 600 in Um Of '.lerman morale is the difßcultias of rationing I iTiaCAS acJ precision cf I I rafwr's correspond I tfaatfag the sne I rith the failure of I >.fh of Armentieres I
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  • 40 5 ENE MY STI LL YIELDING 15. 31 Baif T*:e ing the of our troops ad..J occupied Serre points ej=tward. si :iou. raided eastward of tront, inflicting -oner fiftylive. of Arraencieres Jers who reached our I Ypreg. furtitli 1 1 '.vcik
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  • 39 5 I F« nch Sin ipore on on Thursday n* ;i. ii column. r:a and the singer where he I IlicbeU MrGA] LET Voile retan are men- Bl Cuuncillor^hip of "hell ia meantime ou leave. v |ak« over the duties
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  • 404 5 PRISONERS TO SHARE PRIVATIONS Reduction of Imports [By Submarine Cable] Renter'* Service] London, Feb 26.— Lord Devonport has approved a r:ew scale of rations foi German war prisoners and internees in VOlTing a reduction tc the proportions recently er joined on the British public. London, Ftb -24.— The
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  • 304 5 In the District Court yesterday afternoon a Teochew named Goh Cheng Nee was convicted of house breaking by breaking into and entering the hair dressing saloon at the Hotel de I'Kurope buildings in the early hours of the morning cf February loth Between 9 and 3HO on
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  • 92 5 Trom "ur Oxen Correspondent Koala Lampor, Fel 5 6 h At the meeliog of the Kaa a Lumpoi Planten Ibis morning, Six Harvey in tb< chair, it was decided to approve of tb. reaolu ion regarding man power passed al the joint meeting cA r.- pre=erituti\ts. The
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  • 214 5 THE DUTCH LOSSES I The Day's Bill [By Submarine Cable] [Reuter's Service] Amsterdam, Feb 25. The German Legation in an explanation of the torpedo- ings of Dutch ship?, blames Britain for the inability of the Dutcb ships to utilise the opportunity fcr departure in extending the time limit
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  • 152 5 A Pioneer cvMe, dated London, Fabru< ary 1 '2, says So far Berlin has treated all representations Against submarining with indiffer ence Ambassadors have been informed that Germany's chance of victory lies is the submarine weapon as tbe laud warfare it* deadlocked. The concentration of troops
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  • 117 5 PENANG NEWS. PENANG NEWS. From Our Oicn Correspondent Penang, Feb 26th. The bon'ble Mr A T Bryant, who has resigned his office as Resident Cotincilloi through ill health, left, f>r India ye9ter day. Mr Peel is acting for him. At the I'enar.g Bisley, the shooting for the !;.ir Challenge Cup
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  • 271 5 From Our Oxen Correspondent Kuala Lumpor. The hearing commenced in the Supreme Court this morning before Sir Thomas Kracidell of the case ugamst Kdward Innfs Botbwell, of committing rape on \g Cho ut Kiang on Feb 11 and of using criminal force to her in a manner
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  • 20 5 Mother If you fell m the water, why are your clothes dr% Tommy I took 'em off in case of
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  • 672 5 SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL STUDIES A Kingly Speech [By Snbmanne Cable] [Beater's Service] London. Feb 23. At the opening of the School of Oriental Studies the King etnphasieed its wide scope and the vast ira portance of its work, affording freeh oppor j tunitie6 of study to those 6ervices
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  • 176 5 Mr C Alma 1> tuer, of the L'uion Bank, Sydney, has received an acknowledgment from ihr War Office respecting the bnttleplant b prescnipu to the forces by the people of Australia, "i'b »> Army Council has n>;.v.iviJ i;i7t)o for c:<ch of tho follow ins,' i, !ttlf.-p!rtu»'s South Australia No 1,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 158 5 "Cycling Capes" Eminently suited for Walking, Cycling or Estate Use Made from a light Fitted with storm Fawn shade of v Collai> Shoul(ler Water Proofed I and !e^ stra P s Cashmere strong I Cpen btltton Front and Full and Serviceable n PRICE W j: j r PRICK $14.50 Each.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 714 6 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERIBAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. I~^ I^L I m >I \l I II II For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS." ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA (KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPY) SPECIAL 5000 TONS TOURIST STEAMERS FROM JAVA TO BATAVIA—
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    • 580 6 ML m \9m ISRITI3H INDIA (Companies Incorporated in England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with His Majesty Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOB EUROPE). I OUTWABD (WOE 0HI«A) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE Homeward (for
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    • 611 6 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated in Japan) EUROPEAN LINE. A service Is maintained between Yofeohami via ports to Marseilles, London, andei m»i contract with the Imperial Japanese Oovotn ment. The New Twin screw Steamer* maintaining this eervlce have been speclalli designed and conetructed, and are £<toi
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    • 282 6 M. if "ESS.CEHICS «4; e "AILLiNg Fortnight. v ntvia Thina, .lap, c Mareeilles. MUttOI L!N£ Foi f .:;,>.. r inf r; aJ Mall Service befwEtc !15 SingaporE, Beiaw DD ,,> Colo^'= Suez, GibliiH aod v eg versa Steaaerp flu For tr.ighl ih.-agtSoSLT 1 1 Internationale C-ediet-PB u Vereenigini HEAP ENGIiTTBii
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  • 192 7 J Nervous dyspepsia is a disease of the nerves not of the stomach. Indigestion one day and complete freedom from symptoms the next usually mean nervous dyspuptia, especially if the patient is of a nervous or highly emotional temperament. The attacks recur at more or less regular r
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  • 589 7 - East African Warfare. In his report for 1915-16, the general nanager of the Uganda Railway gives de;ails of the persistent efforts of the Gernans to damage the line and interrupt ihe traffic, and of the methods adopted ;o foil them. The last attack occurred m May 16
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  • 217 7 The marriage of Mr K N'ewbouse, of the Public Works Department, Hongkoug, to Miss Elsie Gertrude, Hancock, of liroadßtair^, i:t Holy Trinity Cathedral,! Shanghai, on the 10 h inst., was a happy stquel to a moit romantic courtehip. Commenting on the romance, the N C i>aiiy
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 137 7 TROPICAL ROOFING CSNASCO Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS which do away with the necessity of usin 0 sticky cement at the overlaps^ GENASCC is the result of over 50 years experience in the manufacture of Ready Roofings. Its durability makes it the most economical of any roofing on the
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    • 376 7 NOTICE. I READY MADE J LADIES' DRESSES, BLOUSES SKIRTS etc., MADE TO MEASURE EVENING DRESSES OF ANY DESCRIPTION FANCY COSTUMES etc etc., i FRENCH TAILORESS 1 20 Stamford Road opposite Yan Wijk Hotel. i DYSENTERY! AND I DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC To bo hafl m the S:*»aAPOHB D r bi v
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    • 10 7 fjj Most Certain Cure, jfi rtl Physicians recommend them. I
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    • 636 7 There are many causes of this complaint, but iln> dJ spring fro; 1 disordered liver which does not properly Fulfil its functions, (.specially in b warm ciimatc. when it becomes sluggish In its action. The bile is turned I I f^ its pr« annel, and enters tic htood, and I
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  • 826 8 Its Effect Explained. London, January 2 let. Reassuring details as to the efficiency of the British blockade have been given in an interview with Lord Robert Cecil to the Radio Age ncy, published in the Parisian newspapers on Saturday and transmitted to London by the wireless Press
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1017 8 HAND PUMPS j^ REVOLVING TOP A J.VI. IT ±\j\J V JIIiJL/ f VERTICAL POWER l t% COLONIAL I LIFT AND FORCE PUMP j: V* JJll CONTRACTORS t u i DIAPHRAGM FUKPS |^Z^ ,^n AJ H COLONIAL e d W LIFT PUMP sMisW nmfll m p I ]nivwwrs v United Engineers
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  • 56 9 Feb. 26, 1917. The following are the shares as tc which changes are notified in Mest-rg Fraser k Co.'s yesterday's sharp list Buyers Selleie ChuEgkat Serdang 9 50 -10.00 Haytor 10.26 1 1 00 Indrawn 21 76 BB.tf Teluk Aneon U 75 12.20 RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. straits
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  • 41 9 !COBKBC!TKD U> TO Feb 28). B&:» 18/| 24$ M W* |4| Pianct dsmand Back 825 ißcrA, T. T. H:s6SOHS, demand i% pm iAv i, ';:»mti:;j IB?" 1 11 lIOKi d^r'H.n^l tma $51 SjVJBUGSi, Bank Bnytcg w $8.64 Bm Bffoti LaaiM
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  • 155 9 Tin (230 tons) «> g tap biat LO*OQ Hn k'j* Qske Wo. 1 2 8. 0n ia« rrr Om\ 1 Ha 21.0c BJQMI B'.ft.'k BHUn, p |t.fs Peapts, (Wfeite (ate) 87.50 N ttmagi (110 is t^« u 42 ag Efolo&efi BO la Eha ii. SS.CC «uce tßandsJ bo.oo .'ijvefl
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 465 9 of Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. i ■ht easurn lsfe'lSnce' 8 company, limited. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: SS, Old Jewry, E.C. a ?.a3 £20.000 aetoslte* with the Scheme Ooturl ol Saflaaa, and eomfllea with Ina
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    • 437 9 THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE CO. (Incorporated in Canada^ I AH binds of Life and Endowment policies issued, S Evar.s, Manager, South Eastern Asia. I GatbrSe ft Co. Ltd. Ge-Deral Agents, Singapore. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE GO., LTD. (Incorporated in New Zealand.) FIRI Inearanres effected on Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every
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    • 454 9 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.JJD. Capital Subscribed Y. 48,000 000 Capital Paid Up Y. 30.000,000 Reserve Fund Y. 20,800,000 President, J. Inouye Esq. Vice-president. Y. Yamakawa Esq. DIRECTORS. J. Inouye Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Soma Esq. M Odagiri Esq. K. Sonoda Esq. T. KawaßhimaEsq i R. Kiinura Esq. Baron K Iwas«ki
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    • 586 9 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. Tho Singaporo Free Press is a morninj Daily, and is on sale at depots, from an earlj hour each morning (Sundays excepted). Cast price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered attheh private residences, (or town offices or godownr
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    • 19 9 I Vitafer I FortiHea the System against disease, restores I the tissue* after ill new and msigormte* without reaction.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 369 9 MAIL TABLE To day. intetrreJlate and locai m&ile w! l oe loqbo tn list below Pcnarg, Malacca, F M.S. (by Iraic) I ■.c Jatly (except Bc^3ay). Jobor* 8. 9 so. 11 a.m., 12.3C, a, 4A 8 p. a Calcutta. L>urban, etc B 30*ai. Soon Hong 8 30 am P. Batam
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  • 1488 10 COMPANY'S SATISFACTOR\ 6 PROSPECTS. The fourth annual general meeting of-( the Titi Tin Co., Ltd., was held nt then offices of the secretaries, Messrs G&tteyM and Bateman, at noon yesterday. The l chairman, Dr. DJ Galloway, presided, and I the others present were Messrs R Scoular, Tan
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  • 1048 10 The director^' report to bhareholdors of the [ndragiri (Sumatra) Robber and Guttapercha Co. for the meeting of March 6, reads Singapore, Feb. 'J J. Accounts.-- The not profit for the year ended Hist <>ctcb"r, 191 r> earned by the Naamloozs Vennootsohap Bxploitatie Maatschappiji Soengei Lalah, amounts to 171*697*88
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  • 30 10 Mr .1 Snodgrass agent for Bekofa Kubber Company hue received the following cable from the Secretary Bekob, declared interim dividend Beven aud Lulf per cent less tax. I
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  • 119 10 I The popularity of the choice of films by tbo Palladium management was shown on Saturday by a crowded bouse, and ngain o Monday when large numbers saw The Chalice of Sorrow," a fine dramatic piece based on the famous, "La Tosca." This is ouo of the
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  • 102 10 I The Bishop of Singapore was in Kuala Lumpur last Tues-Juy from Seremban, whore he had u Visitation from the 16th to 19th iust. He wont to Klang on Wednes day. After his visits to the Coast Districts, the Bishop was to return to Kuala Lumpur and
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  • 843 10 RUBBER ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the above was ield in the Exchange room yesterday at noon Mr Darke presiding over a good attendance of member?. After the notice telling the meeting, and the minutes had been read the Chair* man made the following speech. In presenting
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  • 37 10 KAMUNING TIN RUBBER. Messrs Guthrie and Co, have received a cable that the directors of this Company have declared an interim dividend of 10% in respect of the year *****7 payable on the 21st March next. M
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 203 10 7//E B£S7 FOOD FOR I\FasjM YOUR baby is the most precious thing Y()(j i IQ I J /lIS Good health is the most valuable posses ml I I I I GLAXO is a complete food in Itself, requi I addition of boiling water, no milk or cr< I A FRESH
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