The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 April 1917

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1 10 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPOEE THURSDAY, APRIL, 19. 1917. NO. 89.736
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  • 326 1 A I* boat has fired on a U S destroyer a hundred miles from New York, and the blockade of New York is announced Page 5. Gruesome details of the German Vat of j Honour are printed on page 8 of this issue. The accounts of the
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  • 1255 1 The word book is usually derived from boc (beech tree 1 the substance need by the Anglo-Saxons both m slabs or tablets and m rolls formed from the bark. In A similar manner the Latins used the word liber, a book or scroll, from the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 188 1 GOODRICH TYRES SAFETY TREAD GENTS WEAR.. I LATEST STYLES I W "^lr^W .C' TXTWW V miT« WAItKI IIUUI< CENTS DONEGAL SCOTCH TWEED SPORTS COAT, AGENTS BATH GOWNS inTnrkisb towplling with COATS 1D Bhade^ of green excellent for golf or evening wear. A wide block stripe*. Price $1.50 each. vV fawn.
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    • 77 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. mm^_ Notics re estate of J J Hudson Page 3. Seaside furnished bungalow to let Page 3. Sale "Tek He Seng' 1 postponed Page 3. Codes for Philippine telegrams Page 3. The Soo Matinee ou Saturday Page 2. A J S Motor cycles, John Little and Co— Page
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 105 1 THE WEEK. Thirtdif 19th. Rtgb Water- 8 3> a.m., 9 p.m. Eastern Gate Lodge, 8.30 pm. Friday 20th Hlßh Watet— 9-3f a.m., 9-41 p.m. Lodge bt George Emergent, 9 pm. Diocepai Service. Cathedral f* p m. Homeward mail closeß (by train), 4 p.m. Satnrdß) 21st. High Water— lo-18 a.m., IC-13
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  • 440 2 The following is the Directors' Report to the Shareholders to be presented at the meeting oo April 28. Accounts The net profit (or the year as shown by the Profit and Loes Account amounts to 1114,960.01 to which must be added the balance of 917,104.44 brought forward
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 710 2 IN THE HOT SEASON. Many people •off* r from overheating of the blood, with waun'sa ami a sense of b ing too tue i m th s ruaruiDg. evt-n it there are no pimples or n*U owneas of the bkin to show that niedi iui: is needed. 1 he |[rntl
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    • 370 2 (TO-NIGHT 9.15) JO-NIGHT 9.15) BLUEEIPD'S LATEST TRIUMPH. WANTED home! By THE WORLD'S GREATEST PRODUCER IN MOTIONPICTIRES, LOIS WEBER PRESENTING THE WONDERFUL EMOTIONAL ACTRESS— 6INGAPORES IDCL MARY MACLAREN THE SCOTCH SCREEN BTAR THE HEKOINE OF "SHOES" "The triumph of a rightful Purpose over besettlrg intrigue and crime. NOTHING IN SINGAPORE has
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    • 338 2 An Excellent Programme of Features TO-/VI gjj A AT THE HOUSE OF QUALITY I THE LHAMBHfI BEACH ROAD f THE LEADING THEATRE IN SINGAPORE PATHE PRESENTS MDLLE NAPFRKOWSKA THE GREAT RUSSIAN EMOTIONAL ACTRESS IN SABINA m 3 parts A fascinating and romantic story excellently produced A Thrilling and Sensational Wild
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  • 843 3 Corpse Exploitation [By Submarine Oabl«] [Renter's B«rrioe] Locdon, April 17. A sensation has been created by the publication of some details of the revolting treatment to which the Germans subject their dead soldiers, m converting their bodies into pigs food and manure. The Lokal Anzeiger correspondent
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 862 3 CHANGE OF PROGRAMME ETHE POPULAR PHOTO PLAY HOUSE ■HHHB mpirE Tanjocg Pagar Road Trams Pass the Door. HHHHHIHi SECOND SHOW 9.30 p.m. Sharp. hw p ar t5 L/Dl/i V New Parts 1 Episode AMERICAN BLOOD" 4th Episode DEAD or ALIVEj GLSSIE RIVALS JONAH O Two Reel Keystone Comedy. The latest
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    • 758 3 THE KUALA SAW AH RUBBER CO., LTD. llnco porated In the Straits Settlement.) 28, Robinson Road, Singapore. Notice is hereby given that application having been made to the Directors of the above Company to issue duplicate Share Certificates m place of those lost namely No. 43 for 110 shares *****—*****
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    • 696 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. STEEL ROOF AT MACKENZIE ROAD PUMPING STATIOI. The Municipal Commission? rs of Singapore invite tenders for the demolition of the existing roof over the Boiler House at Mackenzie Road Pumping Station. and for the apply and erection of a wttel and corrugated iron roof m place thereof. Copieb
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  • Domestic Occurences
    • 18 4 Willson— Feb. 28, at Heroe hill, wife of late L. 11. J. Willson, of Mengkibol, Johore, son.
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    • 35 4 Burgess.— Killed m action, on the 17th Feb Eric A. Hi: pokes, Bee. Lieut Royal Fusiliers, dearly beloved son of Sydney and Nellie Burgc-HB, of Malacca, Straits Settlements, and Littlei atup'on, aged 19 years.
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  • 1198 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thubsday, April 19, 1917. la considering the great struggles going on over a hnndred miles of frontier m the West, the first instinct of the student of tho campaign is to take out his maps and try and find tho names of the places mentioned m
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  • 714 4 A Gazette Extraordinary issued last evening amends the list of prohibitions of articles exported from and impoited into the United Kingdom. This evening the SCO eoccer team meet Mm Strnita Cbineeo F A on the Esplanfide m a league match. This will be the last gamo m which C E
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  • 188 4 [Bt Colbtesy of thk French Consulate Paris, April 17th 6.15 p m. The Fr«nch I per cent bonds are at! franca 61.85, the 6 per rent ut 8h 85, and the new 6 per cent at h8 60 M. Albert Thoma*. the Mn r ol Munitions, left
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  • 250 4 From Owr Own Corru 90% i m In the Supreme Court m e proceeding of the *uit Mrs D > V* 1 widow of G M Donald aga, 08t jjH Duncan. The plamtiff claims an of tht partnerbhjp dealing* betw**** 1 plaintiff acid defendant m j t0 ,JJ
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  • Correspondence.
    • 314 4 To the Editor. I annex a hypothetical illaafe] lion of an inequity which will aj probably ariie m several case* where i total income of a taxpayer just tutm one of the amounts which regular fc rate of tax to be paid ucder tbe &bo* Ordinance.
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    • 72 4 Sib Yonr correspondect T. D P fallen into the usual vulgai trrorofc* fusing intention and ruotne Thtt**^ man who threw a stone 11^0 tL<- hit the Bishop on the bead bad no u»*» tion of doing so. but the social refora* who killed Rasputin did co iotect»ooaW
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    • 123 4 Sir,— When is tb« nifting hffaus n*. regard* tin- 1 Rcicn to ceaee I At pi' fair* a raiiW* hour trying to do butii m dib«iu»-t It is dow i\- month* the pub^r rio coDveniei.ro, m the fi 1 folly of tbe L'omp.., installation on a wooJt^
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 217 4 DENIS MOUNIE S "THREE STAR" COGNAC Per Case of I dozen, $25, duty extra. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. ARE SOLE AGENTS. FOR DENIS MOUNIE Co. A. J. S. Motor Cycles NEW SHIPMENTS 2< h p A. J. S. Motor Cycle. 3 speed counter shaft Gear all cba:n drive. All up to
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    • 65 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 3 1 Orchard Road, Telephone No. 1035. The Oldest and Leading Studio. First m 1879, Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at our Command, thus ensuring always the produc> tion of only the best results m Studio
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  • 753 5 GERMAN APPRECIATION British and French Progress B 7 Submarine Cable] /iUowr't B«rvie«l tj- *>n. April U.— WhlllH German One of the greatest battles m uahty war. and therefore m the aa» been progressing Ataw iioM the 6th. with artillery •gad mine throwing of unprecedented 1 irday morning the
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  • 543 5 London, April 17. Field Marshal Haig reports In the neighbourhood of Epehy we captured Tombois farm, on tbe Lem pire Yendhuile road. We progressed along the spar north eastward. of Epehv station, taking a iew prisoners. The weather is stormy. London. April 17. Marshal Elaig says we
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  • 195 5 Chung Ling Soo continues his bold upon tha Singapoie public, as thu excellent houses can testify. Last night he presented an entirely new programme and not only are tbe illusions which be presented real illusions, which leave one wi.hout a theory as to how they are accomplished, but they
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  • 192 5 U BOAT ATTACKS U S. The Freiburg Raid [By Submarine Gable] lK#otar'» B«rvioe] London, April 17. Berlin Official Twenty three aeroplanes atitncked Friburg m Breisgan on Saturday. Eleven persons were killed and 27 injured. '1 be Univ. r sity was considerably damaged, and tbe Municipal Theatre, institute? mid
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  • 34 5 Washington, April 18. A German sub marine fired on an American destroyer a hundred miles south of New York. Thus the German submarine blockade of Amen can ports has begun.
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  • 350 5 London, April 11. The King reviewed the Australians on Salisbury plain, where His Majesty welcomed a distinguished company, the High Comm.i66ioner, agent* generals, the American attache, and General Turner commanding the Canadians. His Majesty minutely inspected the lines, then the troops marched past, eliciting hearty cheers from
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  • 141 5 London, April 17.- -Food prices m rmda have increased by 40 per cent, m j the United States 25 per cent, m Italy 70 per cent, and m Vienna 171 per cent. sinco July 1914. Ottawa, April 17. The Government has free listed wheat, wheut flour and semolina
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  • 312 5 London, April 18. For some days past news baa been arriving of grave industrial discontent m Germany. A great strike of metal and wood workers and transporta tion workers broke out during the week end at Berlin. This is the first serious labour trouble since the munition
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  • 532 5 British Parliament London, April 17. In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar Law, moving tbe second reading of tbe Bill prolonging the life of Parliament until Nov 80, said that it would be a misfortune if an election was forced at present, when we were m a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 213 5 ROBINSON ®> Co. FLOR DE LA ISABELA MANILA CIGARS. BOX OP Reina Victoria 50 $5.25 Per Box Nett. Carolinas 50 4 25 High Life 50 5.50 Princessas 50 4.50 Favoritos A Correa 50 6.25 Regalia A Lopez 50 7.00 Perfectos 25 3 50 f> Especiales Tabacalera 25 425 Esp Fior
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 543 6 ELLERMAN LINE. ELLERHAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND FOR LONDON. For particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS? KONINKLIJKE PAXETVAART KAATSCHAFIPM (Incorporated m Holland, Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. I—3, OOLLTEB QCAY. OSDFiK OOHTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS IHDIA QOVBRHMBH
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    • 562 6 M: m <& O# British India AND Apcab Line (Companies Incorporated 1h England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract wltn His Majesty's Government.) For; China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Medlter ranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. HOMHWA.BD (FOB EUROPE). I OUTWARD (1X)B OB
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    • 633 6 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated 1b Japan) EUROPEAN LINE. A service 18 maintained between Yofconaibi via ports to Marseilles. London, andet ma* contract with the les perl al J&paneee Ooveit ment. The New Twin Borew Bteamt*i maintaining this service have been specialty i designed and oonstrnoted,
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    • 235 6 M. M. MESSAGERIEB MARl T n lt INCORPORATED IN Fkan y **1L LIKI. Fortnightly service between i« China Japan, Oeylon. DjifcSi Marseilles. t mi BRANCH LIRI, Fortnightly service between Halphy. ag L r, For further information apply J. de COURTQis 4 Stoomvaart Baatschappy^J and 'Rotterdam Lloyd (Incorporated m Holland). tOYIL
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  • 1587 7 A month ago Russia called itself a j constitutional hereditary monarchy but it differed from other constitutional i monarchies m allowing the legislative, executive and judicial powers to be united to a great extent m an Emperor, Nicholas 11, who continued to bear the title of 1
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 405 7 a/ iz or Peace. Fauns or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY IS P IHE GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE! SI. Old Jewry. E.C g ompaaf t« MC.QOO flaporttod with tie
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    • 509 7 THE HO HONG BANK, Ltd. Head Office SINGAPORE, RAFFLES CHAMBERS, S &6. Btaaches Malacca. 155 First Cross Street inar, 77/79 Jalio Suleiman CAPITAL. Registered.- ?5.000,000. Iseued «»,Oi P.roo. I Subscribed $3, 500,000. i BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Lim Peng Slang Esq Chairman. The Hon'ble Dr. Lim Boon Keng. Lee Choon Gnan
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    • 413 7 ALLIANCE ASSURANCE Go. Ltd. (Incorporated In England.) Aoonmalafted Fonda exceed M 117,000,000 FIRE ft MOTOR CIR 818X8. Insurances effected at rates of premium whloh will be loan J favonrable to the Insarei. PatsrtoD Slmoos ft Co., Ltd. Igsitt. (Incorporated In England.) Aug. 4 ao GUARDIAN ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporated m
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    • 204 7 C 'W »y wV*M NOTHING IS IKlOhb EMBARRASSING THAN EXTREME THINNESS It is the plump, well developed man who cuts the melons aud has the fun socially. Scrawny, skinny people are seldom popular. We all admire line inures. No drwstsmaker can hide v bonny, skinny fcrtn. You ought to test
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  • 727 8 To the Editor of the Spectator. Sir, May I draw the attention of your readers to a book entitled The Turks and the Germans After the War, written by a certain Ernst Marre and published at Ber lin This is a carious and rather discern nected
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  • 145 8 An officer back from the Ancre front has given an interesting account of the conduct of German soldiers who fall into our bauds. On the day on which he left he was engaged m a scrap," which resulted m a considerable haul of prisoners. These men went wild with delight
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 425 8 WROUGHT IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS For Gas, Water and Steam MANUFACTURED BY Stewarts and Lloyds SEND US YOUR ENQUIRIES. Mnitssrs UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SINGAPORE. Actual Results are more Convincing than Words! S*^ The following unsolicited testimonial from out of the numerous enthusiastic users of Dunlop
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 745 8 PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. TUE8DAY, 13TH MAY, 1917. 1. THE OPEHING STAKE8— 2 30 p.m. Valae $400 and $100 to the Second Hoise. A Handicap (or Ex Gritfln Horses. Entrance Fee, $20. Distance, 7 furlongs. I ft 5. THE MALAYA PURSE AND PLATE— 2-55 p.m. and 4-10 Value of each stake
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    • 707 8 THIRD DAY. Saturday, 19th May, 1917. 1. ft 8. THE STEWARBS 8TAKE8 and PLATE— 2-30 p.n. and 5-40 p m Value of each stake $300 and $50 to each Second Pony. A Handicap for all Ponies, 14.2 and nnder that have run at the Meeting. The Ponies may be divided
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  • 1547 9 Issued by FKASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, April 18th. All taoUtlOßß of Sterling Shares most fee regarded »s »ureiy icuiltal for ibe p?eaeat Gap, laaua. P4SD, <abi bir Botbrs. Baaaaas 100,000 9a to All»«*t 12i> 2 8 2 8 879,930 98 2s Ai^.c-Java 10% let 4
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  • 60 9 Corkbctkd op to April 18 Ba?x 4 -n/f 2 4 1 d .'ni»»>-»ii 24j Mr«A««a«dtti fims ..2 4 29-32 Fin >i?« cletuund Back M EIC ledja, T. T. iiow&rcse, ilamfc^d 3%Prero TospoAHAi dambnd 109 Java., dar-.iand .1844 &AI39KCX, demand m 6 5 1 SO'Qa^ißfg, F.ank Bnyirg $8 54 {{^•;«r
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  • 141 9 April 18. Tin (l 60 tons) H02.60 Gtamfttai 17.00 G*i::fciti Qxxmt No, 1 2625 Gtauiiiai Cn*« No. Z 21.00 Peppap Biwk ordin. c'pote 80.00 Pagpr.tt, (WtoiS* C«ii) 87.00 Kx?ra«{« (110 tithe to) 42 00 Natmeg-i (80 to thu Ifc 52. C0 M'*ce (3anda) 60.00 Clovju (Amboioa) nom. Btdi Goflaa
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 56 9 S. A." IHITE-UT POWDER FOR USE ON ESTATES he Strongest Most Efficient Ant Killer on the Market IT IS ALSO he Most Economical )f All Dealers rin Original Cases of 1 Dozen. Tins each about 2 lbs. PRICE Jl 4 NETT FRO M I BORNEO CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. -ORPORATED TN
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    • 30 9 NOTICE. READY MADZ LADIES' PRESSES, BLOUSES SKIRTS etc., M\DE TO MEABURE EVENING DRESSES OF ANY DESCRIPTION FANCY COSTUMES etc., etc., FRENCH TAILORESS 20 Stamford Road opposite Van Wijk Hote 1
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    • 437 9 WANTED FOB MALACCA Chinese t-peaking clerk, expen uccd m wharf work, shipping, and stori' g gocdReply gtat.ng cxp.-iler.ee. a^e, Ac. ToSHIPPIN 17 I 22 4 NOTICE. \p^ i. a*ions arcoa: 1 y cop es of reeeet fc^sttmottUtU, wtQ be m .the Manter Atteudant'a Ollice up to ;he instan'; for tfie
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 384 9 MAIL TABLE To day. Intermediate and local mails, win »c coast la list below PenaDg, Malacca. F M.S. (by Train) 6 p.n. dally (except Sunday). Joboie, 8, 9.80, 11 a.m.. TS.SO. 1. A 6 p Cucob Hock Gan 8.80 am P. Batam kP. Bulang Hock Keng 880 kv Pulau Soegl
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  • 1248 10 CONTINUANCE OF NATIONAL MISSION'S WORK. Papeb and Discussion. In connection with ibe Conference of Clergy of the D oceee now sitting m Singapore, a public meeting wae held m St Andrew's School last evening. The occasion was an address by the Rev B C Roberts (Chaplain to the
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  • 96 10 A service celebrating the entry of America into the War ou the side of the Allies will be held m St Andrew's Catbe dral at 5 p.m on Friday. The American Consul General has signified his intention of being present. The preacher will be Archdeacon Webber,
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  • 54 10 Messrs Gutbrie and Co have cable advice from London stating that the Directors have declared a fioal dividend of 85 >, making with the interim dividends already declared a total of 140%* for the financial year ended ;Uct December last, and have carried forward to the current year's
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  • 90 10 [Saunders and Mucphail's Daily Report,] Wednesday's Business. RUBBM SniRES The Rubber Auction to-day was somewhat lower than last week's $158 to $16U being average prices for top grades. The share market, was also flat. Scudais were the strongest feature to*day, finishing iup with many buyers at $7
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  • 281 10 Rubber. Singapore, April 18. For the weekly auction which com* menced to day, some 777 tons* were catalogued. In sympathy with London advices price all round show a decline, but at the lower level there was a fairly good demand for most grade?. Ribbed Smok ed Nheet
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  • 1817 10 The Annual Conference of the Clergy m the Diocese of Singapore was opened at 10.80 on Tuesday morning m the large hall of St Andrew's School. Sixteen Clergy assembled to meet the Lord Bishop who after the opening prayers, and the recitation by all of the Veni Creator
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  • 43 10 Friday, Aibil 20th. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall SV A Recruits. do SRE v. do Maxim Co. 6.10 Kampong Bahra SV R 5.15 Bras Basah-rd Malay Co. Raffles lantitution SV C Band. G G Wace, Captain Actg. Adjutant, S. V. C.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 276 10 SINGAPORE DIRECToj Please send your Name Address for Publication m new Directory FREE NO CHARGE MADE Singapore Office Kelly and Walsh Singapore Head Office Dollar Directory Co. Hongkong C A. RIBEIRO CO., LT! have now m stock a new range op ACCOUNT BOOK! IN HANDSOME AND DURABLE BINDING OF GOOD
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