The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 March 1917

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, MAECH, 7, 1917. NO. 89.700
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    294 1 Latest tin and rubber returns on page 6. j A list of new books shortly to be issued at Rallies library is given on page 12. Further subscriptions to the Children's Aid Society are acknowledged on page 6. The annual meeting of the Hongkong 1 Bank is
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    THE CRATER.
    1971 1 To live on the edge of a volcano is admitted to have its disadvantages but to j live directly over the top of one is far worse. Vet this is what the Hun had knowingly been doing for more than a month, and ab people do not do
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      171 1 GOODRICH TYRES FETY TREAD RAFFLES HOTEL. SPECIAL DINNER ON SATURDAY. RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM Open from 8 a. m. to 12 p m. daily j RAFFLES BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY The best m town Jpcountry orders promptly executed Bread delivered at private residences daily. RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE Cars Repaired, garaged, and Cars
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      333 1 VTV H E only tyre which has won the R.A.C. I certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or ML punctures. "st«Ms<lc" Super-Cyres \w\ i-Si An British /«^K5r Made m Britain International Trading Company. FORD MADE IN CANADA. A FEW REASONS WHY YOUR CHOICE SHOULD BE A 11 CANADIAN FORD FIRST:
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      121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Dick's all'ltritish ships' paint— Page 6. French orlene is claimed to cure deafness Page 5. Kaukruptcy notice re Chia Song Sam Page 5. Chinese typist clerk wanted Dog lost 1 from Albert street-Page 5. Crowther Shaw and Co have a special lot of hard wearing tweeds Page 1.
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      2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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      78 1 THE WEEK. i t Wednesday 7th. i FP.fb W»|pr~-6 4)H.m, 10-41 p.m. 1 Mirovitch and Piastro, Vie Theatre. Thursday Bth. j"l»jh Water 10-ia a.m., 10 55 p.m. Purim (Jewish Festival), Mr Frederic illiers Lecture. Friday 9th j High Water— u-48 ft.tn IMS p in. Full Moon. Children's Concert ">. }nn.
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      105 2 m The Worlds best In BRITISH P ianos by— Brinsmcad Broadwood Collard and Collard Chappell Stromenger Grands and Uprights AT r»TiT»^^^a^s^n I J BsT tff a% wM Ice tpcrafed m Hongkong. CHILDREN'S CONCERT. FRIDAY, MARCH 9th AT 5.15 p m. IN THE Victoria Memorial Hall. Victoria Theatre TWO FAREWELL CONCERTS
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      380 2 I wj ■■k WA n S wA I Wm W\ 4** HfIdHHBSHn fl^ No ordinary picture this -A BIG, WONDERFUL PRODUCTION A Son of the ImmnrtsillcL A Moving Picture Version of the World Famed Stage success by Louis Trace: THE lATEST PATHE WAR GAZETTI Supported by the Biggest Programme of
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      642 2 A QUALITY PICTURE PROGRAMMr^ A AT THE HOUSE OF QUALITY fi& LHAMBaA UEACH ROAD THE LEADING THEATRE IN- t:r.GArcii Manager M. H. KENYOM,,. TO-NIGHT k Full Picture Programme 7 J.v',, Mdlte. NAPIERKOWSKI The Gra«| i; r Aa Overwhelming Production, beau tifulh Pdtbef Pa tB HINDS FROM THE SHADOWS 3 j
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    THE NEW NOTES.
    682 3 Elaborate Precautions Against Forgery. j present currency notes are to give uew kind of note. The present ive served their purpose, but not il raising occasional alarms of the HOB of forgeries. The new notes Bl e:.: iely different character, and •> ju.J be premature to say
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    99 3 cew aMnm of the War Trade In- j Department is No. 1, Lake- 31 s Park. What set of ec i era save conceived m ild h re oanaofl u= to erect a Beet In the bed cf the St] kkf I BdenJ sends another story of Ii I ■ttlliuiillg
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    BRITONS FROM OVERSEAS.
    444 3 There's a might; nation sleeping far beyond the setting sun Its subjects wide are scattered, their bread is hardly won. Unknown and unregarded its numbers wax and grow, And straight and broad the furrow its brawny sinews hoe. Its name ye Home men know not, its thoughts
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    THE CROWN COLONIES.
    212 3 To the Editor of the Times Sir. Mr Kric Macfadyen, whose letter is published m your issue today's date, may be interested to know that the question of the representation of the Crown Colonies and Dependencies at Imperial Conferences has frequently engaged the attention of the West
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    84 3 Another discussion is going on m Germany as- to whether true Teutons ehould wear any clothes at all and Herr L'ngewitter, of Stuttgart, replies m the nega tive. That would be only a reversion to type for Adam as we know from Mr Houston Chamberlain was the first German, as
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      50 3 BUICK CARS Every Owner Constitutes Most Valued Advertisement. Beauty -Strength Dependability-Power Silence-Flexibility l Economy. J THE IDEAL CAR. Illustrated Catalogue on request. Sole Agents: Central Engine Works, LIMITED. SINGAPORE AND BRANCHES. THERE IS NO BETTER ALE THAN BULLDOG ALE TRY IT! O/V SALE AT THE LEADING HOTELS Principal Liquor Dealers
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      328 3 |j YAMATO C(J U 41, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. U U Great Annual Cash Clearance U Ml GREAT REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPTS. WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH IS IMPOSSIBLE. VFTflD7ft BLOOD W SZ* I Mn^V MEDICINE Never before was thete anything Uke it, nor can its marvellous properties ever be equalled m
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    PREMIUM BONDS.
    431 4 The gambling spirit is power fully deve loped m England. Nearly all business bears to some extent a resemblance to j gambling. Not only do business men j gamble m stocks and shares, wheat, coal, j copper, oil, fish, etc., ou the exchangee, buc they gamble also m
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    24 4 A prisoner at Himpstead to the detec tive You are a German "i ju musl be or you could not tell so many lie?."
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    GERMAN BRUTALITY.
    221 4 The Rev. E \Y Doulton narrates an incident cf camp life at Tabora which illustrat ed the cruelty practised by the Germans. In May last he was sent for by the Deputy Governor, audfoundhimself before a Court- martial. He was charged with having taught hsliography to the native
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    INDISPENSABLES.
    194 4 Apropos cf tlie sittings of the Man Power Advisory Committee? m I'erak and Penanfl we are reminded cf the elderly yokel who was asked what he did all day >u;d made reply, Sometimes I cite and thinks, pnd Bometimea I just site." Meantime to hark to wider &phere~, the
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS WAR LOAN BONDS.
    517 4 Bearing Interest from the date of purchase at 6 per cent pei annum, payable half-yearly on the 15th May and the 15th Nov REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 15th NOVEMBER. 1919 j PRICE OF ISSUE- 100 PER CENT. t All proceeds of this issue will
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    EXPANSION OF THE GERMAN ARMY.
    437 4 10,000,000 Men m the Field Since 1914. British Headquarters, France, Jan. 10. I have bed an opportunity cf seeing I some interesting and important figure 6, illustrated b\ a diagram chart, showing the degree of Germany's military expansion Bicct) the outbreak of vrur. Tbe i
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    BIG SHIPOWNING.
    182 4 For the eighteenth c Syren an* Shipp, ng be* table showing Bri! Ue ac Dtii ton.. The 61 romp H lietown \mtmm atl Rttl represent I a I tone gtc^ -.003,0--total tonnaj, Marine fee If %i the Bret fene La one rnanj.p i,., q| bMii half million i
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    92 4 Dm h i- m about th. |m -h and pun::. Mr frilf— l*l Hgnature to bii Uteate at v 'im |BMI truth v: Ir. c\ i moat ob< dtent, fa BOMM Mr Ball ur if nothicp r;i;Ler tbe LCi.tr-.ry But it ie k iof repruuct: B|alß it< r epiftoUi ttMi
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      239 4 BRITISH CAR OWNERS, IT'S UP TO YOU TO SEE THAT YOUR CAR IS PITTED WITH BRITISH TYRES MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN It is difficult to understand the attitude of mind which allows Britishers and British Subjects at a time like the present to be indifferent as to the origin of
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    MAJOR CHAPPLE, MP's STORY.
    299 5 Whst A Wounded Soldier Said. A Chappie, m i l for Stirlingial sent a strong reply to the la :,at Labour Party m hia conatituwao a?ked him to urge the Govn to eater into peaca negotiatioua w t h (iermany. hju member, who is a surgeon,
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    WOLVES STOP A BATTLE.
    160 5 r i J. correspondent of the KlMll :be following remark ry A MSMgfl tram Urn Russian front m itatei that Duroorovi packs of l ye» ire ictesting the forests rebel of Pole-ie. The wolvos frontal position?. anJ ■ers are ;j formidable that the i soldiers h%W€
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    THE DYING ADMINISTRATOR.
    106 5 The London c^rre-ro-: Jent of the Manual Han on Lcrd Crcraer, sket lyteg tvlmiui-itrator keeping r-jia'.icg to the Dardanelumn-. .--ut: hv his bedside and turning "hem eontißiiallj m moments of con- aai add? "He made it a ko totted hff return of po?-t. I remember, 'an informant
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    59 5 larriage look pbM on Jsth inst, 01 I I MCh, Warwick uveuue, .1 Umil Charles Cordon Jeavons, Corps hi -tw) ion of the late and Mm H X Gowham, and iaagbla of Mr and Mrs phen- Landexdalc manwiona, bi »M loraaatlj on the liid was manager Kij ins. tiud Balan
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    DEAF PEOPLE.
    90 5 •.a.-.si: ahsolute:;. cures ||m Bead tiu matttr I hwgrt a log the case n.ay be. t pers:as wbOM cases WOW aupI .-.v'j bees permanently .vj-.v Ren d. foatafal PrafMratlon goes dinct to Ifl ol Urn trouble, and Oue Box i.s 3 to ell etaallj care any ordinary case.
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      592 5 WHOOPING COUGH and Babies' Bronchitis Cured by VENO'S LIGHTNING COUGH CURE i No cough snfferer old or yonng can tab* Veno's Lightning Co igh Care without benefit In wheoping cough its quick, sare relief 1 truly startling. Mothers who do not knov eno's often think that whooping cough mus go
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      812 5 UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG MATRICULATION, SENIOR AND JUNIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS c Notice is hereby given that thaee exaurina- tions will commence on Monday, July 9th s 19i7. t Arrangements will be made to hold the 9 Examination at any town where a sufficient number of candidate? otter themselves. Oandia dated who
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      654 5 DOG LOST. Lost from Albert Street on Saturday, English hound, chocolate and whtte colour M. G. No 4877. Finder will be rewarded on returning same to No. 198 Waterloo Street. 7-3 7-3 TAMBALAK RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. Declaration of 'nterlm Dividend and Notice of (.losing of Transfer Books. Notic 9 is
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      391 5 CHINESE CLERK Required for mercantile offlcr. IMust be good typist Keply giving full particulars and salary required to N. N. c/o Singapore Free P re; s. I 7-3 v.c. WANTED i Experiencel, Competent stenographer ani typi&t wanted Apply Box No. 917 co Free Tress. 3-3 7-3 WANTED Pilot and Wharf
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      578 5 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press is a morning Daily, and is on sale at depots, from an early hour each morning (Sundays excepted). Cash price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered at thelt private residences, (or town offices or
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    Domestic Occurrences. MARRIAGE.
    22 6 Domestic Occurrences. MARRIAGE. ISaykk-Druce.- Jan. 10, at Wimbledon, 1 Geoffrey R. Saver, H^n^kong Civil Service and Kitle Brigade, to WINIFBBD Lily Druce.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, March, 7, 1917.
    955 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, March 7, 1917. It has been the fashion for sonic years past to decry the British trader, the British 'Manufacturer, the British Consul, British Banking, and everything that is British, point being given to the damnatory criticism by references to supposed German virtues m all
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    1176 6 The following was issued as a (iovern ment Gn/ette Extraordinary last night. NOTICE to Marinkks. Straits Sbttlbicbnts Fort Canning Light and Cyrene Shoal Light have been extinguir-hed. Railles Light will be extinguished on the night of the 10th March. Any other lights iv the Singapore and Malacca Strait 6 are
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    69 6 The Committee of the i v Society gratefully MkaowleifT 1 **l lowing further tub^crip s l e kj Amount previoa«)y »ck n ledgf-j Mrs rat«««i M W V HiUm i. B Bakat E A Jircv H B w Loba Archde-ucon Swii ipoh Sunday Bclum CAS Bos, Eatepi
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    420 6 AgMtl I t.d'.-Ma'.a\ I Mhl a y a < j i t: c t ii Sedenak Mer.gkibul Pontiun Agents, J 800 Betook Bat_Og M l'fcit puL ill j Kotu rings Siginting cio\*i:> Burma I• ient Agent* Fht Boi B Co. I'-ruseh [poll Kb hi. Agfa Agent-
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    Correspondence.
    42 6 A MAT! E8 [a ctowini Ecmn J Wocdi on a. r,^., i; r«n 1 bMMW Inter, Bw four: a t b*l oi.:> < rC up;:( r iack v, is i 1 u-c tbi Im Uits p;»pct to brine (hit tc Singapore. Mwcb
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    13 6 o( th« Captain Deni* Muxwi-!:. British Resident of Ven^, enoutly wounded at Kui.
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      127 6 DRINK TANSAN BOTTLED BY J. CLIFFORD-WILKINSON, KOBE. GALDBEGK, MHCGRE6OR Go. CULTIVATORS SPECIAL OFFER ~^*^EAS!LY EXTLNDED& REVERSED. 8 Plate "Dot" Disc Cultivator Like sketcb but without driver's 2 bollock draft Fitted OAP 0 0 F. 0. 6. or F. 0. R. Ready to Use IfOll nett Singapore. John Little*& Co., Ltd.
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      64 6 G. R. Lambert Co.' 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 production cf only the best results m Studio Portraiture,
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    BRITISH LINE of 130 MILES
    188 7 DESOLATION ON THE ANCRE fgiißim Claim Success at Verdun By Submarine Cable] Heater* Ber»ic«] March 5. The corumuniqu.-3 British line now expends is Roys near Noyon, which is Inl cf the German line to kitfe line Yprea to Rjye is ?ial correspondents describe the oJ
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    THE EPIC OF THE SHARK
    206 7 Commander's Heroism A thrilling story of tnd 1= cow fully revealed acnouncement of the palkarcoas a\~.ir i of tbe Victoria Cross i .\':es of the destroyer :ue division of destroyers o tiie euemy battle cruiser qndros. The Sh irk wad. disabled by two »ci v
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    RUMANIA'S OIL WELLS
    26 7 '•lar 5.— The King has conferred ■mtfofihifi of the Star of Rumania 3nel Norton Qrittths, who directed m cf the Rumanian oil wells.
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    95 7 THI nODn B CONriII.AR Itll 6 j4 p m On the south penetrated into the Ger Po=-- raoh:r,^ the second lice IIMM important destruc the eas: of Gommecourt, tht- coantenttaek* looft Hamadiin and are I ta iting enemy. desk M put on the re I chit: I
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    CHRIST CHURCH, MALACCA
    58 7 laj ia National Mission Sun- h-.J the Messenger is There will be Holy 7 aoa., and Matins with I 30 a.m. ThB tpeci.il service D vil] be M 6 p.m. when the I bi g.v^n. Ie i» hoped that ni Chrial Church will accept :-jq aud endeavour
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    FILIBUSTERS AT WORK
    561 7 ARMED NEUTRALITY BILL TALKED OUT i President Wilson's Claim to Live [By BubmaiiDa CmbU] [Renter's Service] Washington, Mar. 5 —President Wilson t in a statement yesterday evening inform led the country he is without power to arm merchantmen or take other steps to meet the submarine menace
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    UNHAPPY MONASTIR
    64 7 London, March 5. Reuter's representa tive at Serbian Headquarters says the Bulgarian trenches before Monastir are snowed up. Is io officially estimated the enemy has dropped 2,627 shells or bombs, J into Monastir m three months. Fortythree houses have been destroyed and 300 damaged, 32 men have been
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    IRISH TACTICS
    56 7 London, March 5. The interest of the Parliamentary week centres m Mr T P O'Connor's motion on Wednesday, de manding immediate Home Rule. Mr Reid has tabled an amendment deprecating such 1 legislation during war. 1 Mr Lloyd George is expected to parti cipate, although at present he
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    COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED
    40 7 r Sydney, March 5. Owing to the obj« structive tactic? of the Labourites, the Federal Goverumeut has euddeuly an n^unced the dissolution of parliament en- i tailing an indefinite postpournent. Mr i 1 Hughes will visit England.
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    A HAPPY SPY
    36 7 London. March s—The5 The I'resa bureau states that a prisoner court-martialled at i London received the death sentence for espionage. The finding was confirmed but the sentence was commuted to imprisonment for life.
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    BRILLIANT ITALIAN ASSAULT
    28 7 London, March 5. Wireless. Italian Official. We brilliantly attacked and occupied a strong position 2700 metres high m the Costabella group of the Avisio sector,
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    SALONIKA DEBATE
    376 7 CHURCHILL CRITICISES INDIA Government Refuses to Disclose Policy [By Submarine Cable] L Renter' Berne* j London, Mar 5. la the House of Com mong, on the Army Estimates, Mr Winston Churchill declared that m order to achieve v decisive result at Salonika larger armies would be required, while
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    THE WOES OF WAR PRISONERS
    80 7 Amsterdam, Mar 6. —In the Reichstag he War Minister alleged that prisoners n the hands of the Allies were exposed id tire. He announced tbe institution of similar reprisals and other rebtrictions on prisoners. The Press Bureau exposes many of the Vhnisters' misstaterrientH and demonstrates
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    THE PETROGRAD CONFERENCE
    72 7 London, March 5. Lord Miner inter viewed by Keuter eaid that the results of the Allied Conference at Pettogrod exceed ?d his expectations. The results were largely owing to the support of the Tsar, rcho was particularly gracious to his lord 'hip aud insisted that the war
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    MORE NATIONAL SERVANTS NEEDED
    30 7 London, March 6. Mr Neville Chum berlain speaking at London said that he bad now a hundred thousand National Service Volunteers ami wanted half a million.
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    VAN WESTEN CONCERT.
    181 7 VAN WEST EN CONCERT. Last night, unfortunately, was not one to tempt many people out of their homes, and consequently the auJience at the V M C A was not a large one, with very few of our Dutch friends amongst it. Mies Flora Wolff van Wbbten was m excellent
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    LATE WIRES
    358 7 Pans, Mar 6. La Liberia's correspondent cays the British have been fighting a ceaseless fierce battle from Gommecourt to Irles m the last fortyeight hours on an eight kilometres front. Saturday particularly was marked by a whole series of very violent artillery and infantry ac tione. The Tommies
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    SHIPS' LIQUORS.
    270 7 Oa Monday afternoon before the District Civil Judge, a dite was heard of feome m teresr to the Masters of local ships. It was a claim brought by Messrs Caldbeck Macgregor and Co against Captain Wil6on of the Lady Weld m respect of liquors supplied to the ship's
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    MR FREDERIC VILLIERS.
    179 7 I To morrow night Mr Frederic Villk-rs, the veteran war correspondent, will deliver j a lecture nt tbe Palladium, commencing at 915 p.m. Mr Yillier* has been iv practically all tbe campaigns of the world t for tbe last forty years, aud bis n^me and j picturen
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    105 7 Periakarpen a Tamil coolie, for wilful ItiPspa^aou ILo F M S Railway line at the i sixth mil*' lJukit 1 imnh rd, whs fined three dollacu i(i the second police court yesterday. f I Detective [d spec tot Hrowninp R mi n the' i second police court yesterday charged Chun
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      257 7 Robinson Go. SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED Children's White Drill *V• m Under Lining IN DARK GREEN SMALL AND LABOE SIZES. Mr. H. N. SUGKERIDGE lateol Messrs LAFAYETTE, Photographers to Their MAJESTIES) Begs 11 announce Butt f-o baa opened STUDIO a. The BURLINGTON, oolem \x st. Vrtistlc Portraiture; Groupp, Commercial and Out-door
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      698 8 "ELLERMAN'* LINE. ELLERHAN AND BUGKNALL STEAMSHIP»CO., LTD. Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Go., Ltd., Stoomvaart Maatschappy Nederland ■and "Rotterdam Lloyd" (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND). ROYAL DUTCH MAIL COMPANIES REOULAB MAIL bKRVICE BETWEEN Java, Singapore, Hongkong, Yokohama and SAN FRANCISCO VICE VERSA For freight, and
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      569 8 ir 9 CJ» British India Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract wltn His Majesty's Government.) For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Homeward (for Europe). I Outward (fob Ohimal INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE Homeward (for Europe) I Outward (for Ghima ajtd
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      570 8 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAHSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporatu". In Japan! EUROPEAK LINE. A service Is maintained between Tokonac: via portfi to Marseilles, London, ondet mat contract with the Imperial Japanese Govera inent. The Hew Twin Bcrew Steamer* maintaining it!" service have been special)! designed and constructed, and are fltlet
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      276 8 m. m "855 ss», "AIL LIKE I-ortDißbt.y ien China .Japan. Oej n Maret-illes. BRANCH LINE Fortnißhtly scrvic. v Haiphong. L For further infcr^atir. a r p; jJjJeCOURTOiV HEAP ENG MOrTsTEAMsS CO.. LIMITED •^Syft-Sjoja^^ Singapore to Blilito. So.rabij, m Slngaratija (Ball;. Sali Weekls Singapore to Psegkal mi S,n, B r,ng. BaUvla.
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    FRYATT MEMORIAL.
    311 9 The Special Committee which is ad ministering the Captain Fryatfc Memotia Fund have been gratified to receive th< following letter from Rome, accompaniec by Two Hundred Guineas to the Memo rial It is with pleasure that we associate ourselves, not only as Shipbuilders bul also as Proprietors' of
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    DESTINY AND THE EAST.
    468 9 How much satisfaction this part of the declaration of the allies gives to our selves our readers will rea !;ly imagine In season and out of season we have trieJ to explain to them that their cause is at stake, not only on this tide of
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    118 9 Tbn Committee appointed by the Council of the Manchester Association of Engi Deere to coneidf-r tbe question of the e (a cation of engineers have just leaned their report. They recommend (1) that em plovers Bhould insist upon a hoy reaching ti satisfactory standard of education before becoming un apprentice
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    TILBURY DOCK EXTENSION.
    321 9 Berths for Modern Liners. 1 a, Arrimportant extension of the accom I modation for the large6t class of linere j using the Port cf London has jue-t been completed. By the enlargement of the 3 main dock fct Tilbury, berthage hae been t provided for three additional
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    WHAT RAIDING MEANS.
    286 9 No Winter Quarters m France. The n:ccegE l! iLt Btititli tactics m the West coniiuunl Icpu! agtjn t-tion and aitillery octivny —is amply boro« out by reports from tbe German tide, gleaned by the Teicqrauf currt-r-pocdtjnt. Get mam on the Ypres Enmt complain bitterly of the trying,
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    HIGH-SPEED TELEGRAPHY.
    161 9 The committee appoint* d by the I'ost i:::i*ter General at the' end of 1911 to inquire intoarci report on lyatemt of "nigh speed helegraplif bava futl jeeued their report [Od 8411 Tin > legard vi! systems M high speed which pruvde greater output than v foplei Moit-e circuit.
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    IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE.
    119 9 Mr llmcfcdyen'fl BDgge6tioa thai tLe Crown Colon et shonld be represented at ih. [mpi m v. „r r nferc n< <■ In ing at From Mr Algernon E Aepinall, B ccetary, Wet-t India Conn ttee, to tb< ibat the question ut the repreeeatattoi tbp Crown Ooloniei and
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    184 10 Effects of Drink on German Marksmen. The remarkable results of tests, recently conducted by the Bavarian Minister of War to show tbe effect of alcohol on marksmanship, are described m despatches from Munich. The tests were carried out by twenty marksmen on twenty test days, the total number
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    1462 11 leaned by FKASER Co., Exohange and Share Brokers, Mar. 6th. •All fOOtatiOBB of Sterling Shares moßt fee regarded as p otsljr Boninai Cor Ibe preeeai 100. oou *s Sa Allagav I2i^ 2 s a q 879,980 Ss 2s Anglo^ava 90% 4 c 1 P 150,000 98 2a
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    56 11 COKBECTBD R TC March 6.1 Btal i.t |4| d X Mli 24 i p s2Vito SfCiu.t* a m s 2 5 Fnftnct demand Bar k e:c IsniA, T, T. BOMKOOtti damsrd i% pm JAVA, (J? yiiftn;i 187^ BjJMVCM^ dctnanc! 65& SO7SK2iaEB, Bank Bnyir g «8.f4 «aak it ?.Qgiar:d P.rte
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    676 12 In the District Court yesterday morning before Mr W Langham Carter, with Mr j Q G Seth D r P for the Crown and Mr Rene Eber for the defence, Gilbert George Gomes of 10 McKenzie rd, until recently a Eurasian clerk employed by the Charter ed
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