The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 April 1917

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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPOKE MONDAY, APKIL, 23, 1917. NO. 89,739
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    293 1 Internal disruption m Germany apper.rs now to be indeed, m a measure, an accomplished fact. Large strikes are being stubbornly maintained, riots on a big scale have taken place, and desertion from the forces is growing Page 4. Hindenburg cannot understand it all. He wants to know
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    IN A MILITARY HOSPITAL.
    1361 1 Distinctions of rank are abrogated m ft nilitary hospital to a large extent. The ifflcer of very exalted rank has a special [uarter where be meets only other high leases but, for the rest, major and pip queak (the odious term which it p aioly designed
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      150 1 GOODRICH TYRES S FETY TREAD RAFFLES DAY ii In aid of our Blinded Sailors and Soldiers. A GARDEN FETE WILL BE HELD AT RAFFLES HOTEL COMPOUND SATURDAY. MAY 5 Commencing at 4 p.m. THERE WILL BE Merry-Go Bound Fortune Telling Branpies Aunt Sally I Fishing Ponds Hoop La jumble Sale
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      98 1 THE only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts'or punctures. "Stclastic" Super-Cyrcs Stelastic Tyres \v 3 are JO All British Made m Britain rV $r" from Plantation Rubber. SOLE AGENTS: international Trading Company. Borden's Condensed H Milk Sales Co., OF NEW YORK. > < Borden's
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      104 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The Target at the Palladium The Battle of the Somrae at the Empire Chung Ling Soo at the Victoria Theatre Page I. Sale at Powell's auction room, by order of Custodian of Enemy Property Page 3. s Notice re Poh Gnan and Co., Ltd. (m liquidation) Page 3.
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      2 1 Kartell's Brandy
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      88 1 THE WEEK. Monday 23rd. Htgn Wa»r»- li-44a.ru 11-44 p.m. Lodge St. George Installation, 6 pm. St. George. Tuesday 24th High Water— 028 a.m., r 63 p.m. Emulation Lodge, B.M pm. Fraser Neave, meeting, noon. Wednesday 25th. High Vr.tor— l 7 a.vi. St. Mark. Thursday 26th. E!«b Watet- 0-V8 a.m., 151
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    414 2 Anybody who doubts the energy of the troops m Mesopotamia will surely be utterly confounded by the news, which is taken from an advertisement m the Hasrah Times, that it is proposed to start a football league. And this with the hot weather coming on According Mr 0 W Law,
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      642 2 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. MAY RACE MEETING, 1917. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, May 15, 17, 19. Tickets of admission to tbe Grand Stand can now be had ac Messrs. John Little Co. Dally Tickets 4 Season $10 Note:— Visitors' Tickets ma 7 be had npon payments of the Obargfl wade for
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      1036 2 PATHE PRESENTS (TO NIGHT 9 15) IT BUST BE GOOD, IT'S BY REX BEACH TO-NIGHT 9 15) m nwT*TKWT*\w9 A Popular Novel by a Popular Author Presenting Popular Players jJDLLiE NAPI^J JANE NOVAK SOSWORTH THE REAT RUSSIAN Aoi M The Brilliant Russian Actress. The Eminent Screen Star a 'T~*% "TT
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    CHANGKAT SERDANG RUBBER.
    912 3 TED ARKA PROBLEMS. The annual genera! meeting of the DK kat Serdang Estates, Ltd, was held .j-u'iay, at the registered offices, cinch Hank Buildings. Singapore. There present Mr C Everitt (the Chairman), I Rev N J Couvrenr and Me^rs W H Jl-reger and J Orner (directors), W
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    WHAT TURKEY IS COSTING GERMANY.
    225 3 Teutonic Paper Finance. Amsterdam, March 5— A Constants nople telegram stated that iv opening the general debate on the Budget (or the new year the Turkish Minister of Finance said that the advances which Germany had made, together with those which she would make up
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      311 3 TO LET Sea side Furnished Bungalow 43 Telok Knraa. Apply to I. H. Si S SOON, il Malacca St. 19-4 19-5 TO LET Furnished rooms. Bathroom attached near town Apply TINO 0/0 Free Press. 1110 oc TO LET Comfortable terrace house, near town, two airy bed room* and verandah, bath
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      580 3 BY ORDER OF THE CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTY In the matter of the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Ordinance 1915 AND In the matter of F. P. Bauer and Captain 0 Pahnke- alien enemies Between Julian Frankel Furniture Co. Plaintffs AND The Custodian of Enemy Property Defendant IMPORTANT TWO DAYS'
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      821 3 POH GUAN AND COMPANY, LTD. (In Liquidation). NOTICE is hereby given that m pursuacce cf section Imi of the Companies Ordinaace 1889 a General Meeting of the Members of the aboe-named Company will be held fit No. 7 Teluk Ayer Street, Bin£apoie, on the 2lst day of May 19 7
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      640 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. CHARGES FOR THE SUPPLY OF GAS The Municipal Commissioners of the Town of Singapore hereby give notice that trom )st April next the dhc< unt of 10 per cent allowed on bills for gas supplied where the consumption is less than 100,009 cubic feet a month will be
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    Domestic Occurrences MARRIAGE.
    27 4 Domestic Occurrences MARRIAGE. FAnyUHARHON-MiLLER —On the 19th iDfit at ht Joseph's Church, Honcbocg, Gorlon Ewart Fak^uharfon of Aberdeen and Siugapcre, to Eleanok Frey Filler of New Ydk.
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    The Singapore Free Press Monday. April 23, 1917.
    1047 4 The Singapore Free Press Monday. April 23, 1917. Tb" Russian GeLcral Staff publi-hc the information that the Germans an collecting numbers of ships, transport and men of wm with the suppot>e< object of making a descent upon thi OOftfi of the Gnlf of Finland and takini the Russian right m
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    233 4 Col. A. R. Adams left I'enang on Thursday for home. Mr H Manlefflnch, of the Mulay Mail, I ami Mr E Mnultfflncb, Surveyor, FM s 'the two eldest son* of Mr X H Mauie ffincb, District Surveyor, Johore Bnb.ru. are leaving for London shortly to join the Force?. A marriage
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    RAID ON DOVER
    340 4 GERMAN T. B. D.s STRIKE A BAD SNAG Two Sunk the Rest Run riUator'a Scrric*] London, April 21. Tb« Admiralty re ports tb«t >i rrrdav Li^bt five (iorman deßtroyprg %U -m pled a raid m Dovkr and fired t numb of roundK into a plougbed tield a
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    SINKINGS -AND FAILURES
    171 4 Norwegian Sailors Murdered Cbristinnia. April 20. An enquiry into tbe ninkicg of tbe Norwegian etearorr >-ir confirms the report that the submarine fired en the lifeboat*, while German eailcre robbed tbe ebtp. Four persons were killed m tbe lifeboats. London, April 20 French Official The arrivals at
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    SHIPYARDS v. SUBMARINES
    101 4 Britain's Million Tons Yearly London. April 20 —The shipping Controller announce* that the output of steamer* of ever a hundred tvint. iv the 6ix months ending l»ecember wbf leso than the estimate, but the output m March ex d it. beii:« at a rate of ov»r a
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    RESTRICTION OF ALIENS.
    76 4 RESTRICTION OF A LIENS. A Gazette Extraordtuarv of Satr. coutains au amending Id;: M ink vi Hiuiy on or brtmawii uf p■• ongiu, aeesociatiou* ot t :our. \n\ nn\.r or iniktar\ commend, aiitl :h may re-trir- m itttf v or about to i.c: la a maLutr pr.jc the public i>df'yct
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    COIN EXPORTATION.
    49 4 An Order m Council ie contained m the Gazette probibiaog tbn lpiJ of silver coin to tin- 1 Kedah. P- r ie K-lai:taii Trnei auu Bttawak. But the piohibition coaiee when lbs above mentioned coun- t tries irjpor«e prohibit :ou cf t\y laid coins from their territories
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    TURMOIL IN GERMANY
    157 4 WIDESPREAD STRIKES ANr DISTURBANCES Uhlans Attack Deserters \bw Submarine O»bl» •>«rTioej Am-ter. h!ad r-porr- I mi it, m Tbe *t-re v.'our.ded. rr>PTi ied m r< Zurich, Ay paper V turbaoceK i i tad atioj of peace on the basil of v c o tLOf MHB| j*7j Hindenburg
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    GERMAN RESERVES GOING
    167 4 Allies Upset Enemy's Pirns .The fol'owing is the third cectuctfi me^ajje tbe fir** and second eccuooftf which are Dot vet to band pgpecihliy railway and Run?, and irif Hindenburg'g hoisted strategic*] mm *o gain victory. However, ihe erne dinary rapidity of tbe Allied advance m clearly disarranged
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    AUSTRIA CUTTING LOOSE ?
    28 4 AUSTRIA CUTTING LOOSE Emperor Surprises the Germ**! An. mfpirw**" the polthougb It «THf Of l con 1 I I tneatnr* I n wai mucL up trib I 1
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    THE CORPSE CRUSHERS
    17 4 London, A- I I I HV6 tlat tl I I arcaecte of au m
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      200 4 c vVliUr n i c s 7rT)Wi!F X i BL r I SCOTCH WHISI J <Prepar:d for {jxpor:. \J EXTRA SP£C!\U GOLD LABEL. £j SPECIAL^. ;i£ LAI..- wy BULLOCK, L.ADE CO., LtJ.» Co. A. J. S. Motor Cycles NEW SHIPMENTS 2 op A. J. S. Motor CynV? 3 speed counter
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      64 4 G. R. Lambsrt Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS Si Orchard Road, Telepbcne No. 1035. The Oldest and Leading Studio. First In 1872, Foremost In 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resonrces. acd the Requisite Experience, are all at on Command, thus ensuring always the prodac tlon of only the best results m Studio Portraiture,
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    WAR-SOILED GERMANS
    555 5 iNCTHER FRANCO-BRITISH BLOW_ATHAND 33,000 Prisoners m 11 Days ■submarine Cable] Rater's Service] J-fan. April 20 —Tha Gtugiea, men J2in tfce communique, is the ecutbdrn I tta. The artillery fire I*'-- that the French V c: h biow <rbich will I c ir.eatcf St Quentin jrtii railway srd nnioa
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    BERLIN'S BATTLE NEWS
    334 5 The Wobbly Hindenburg Line f IMJOW, April |O. Wireless. German Firing activity tafICMMM daily m to Ar ;j. i'ho oi:cup.»tioc of the for m cf Siegfrud liinden burg position.-, vhica buve beeu long con»tru?t ,jn, began en llai h 16 aad terrntnutt day by tbe übinJvir; rnent
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    TURKS TROUNCED AGAIN
    121 5 British Success m Mesopotamia London. April 20. Mesopotamia nffi cial. General Maude reports Ou the night cf April 17 18 we forced the passage ot Sha:t el Adhairn, held by a detachment of the 18th Turkish Array Corps. We attacked on Wednesday morning the main petition cf
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    ADVANCE IN PALESTINE
    48 5 London, April 20— E'ypt OtScial. We eel oa Tue-idiy north of Wacs a and c^piured the Ta?kiph ad i :iont* on a sixand b hvlt tnilp# Tae pisUtooa «ftiufld vs t -ro conr^o Idatoi. W ;r- l iipd assisted ana the fight ing is proceeding
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    GEORGE V TO POINCARE
    79 5 London, Ap"il 81. The Prr i ;d Bureau i m Kiagi m atelrgruiv. to the I'te^cii President, eaid I watia!? congratulate you on the gceer tnceett that itlfitld tho efforts of iho gallsol French army outing tha p;ist week the news of which has been t>.
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    SIR F. C. BURNAND DEAD
    23 5 L.ondon, April 2.2.— The death is an l.ou. Ed of Sir Francis Buroand, from led^iyOd editor of Puucb.
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    HAIL, COLUMBIA!
    266 5 ENTRY OF U S CELEBRATED IN LONDON Great Service at St Paul's [By Snbmar'.na Cable] Renter' t Service] London, April 2o. To-dr,y w.>^''America day m London and tha British arid American flags wete over> where ntwin* <i. The formal celebration service b* SI Pinl'B was crowded. Tue King
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    AMERICA'S WAR MEASURES
    351 5 Mr Balfour's Mission Washington, April 20. The American flag is now flying on the British Embassy, for the liH time m history. It is announced that President Wilson pxppcts to receive Mr Balfuur and his fellow Commißsioners at the Wuite House on April 23. The authorities are
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    UNCLE SAM STAGGERS
    15 5 Amsterdam, April 21. Tu>kav has brck'n o£P relutiun^ with too (Jailed States.
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    VENICE WELL DEFENDED
    69 5 Austrian Enterprise Fails Rome, April 20. Official A squadron of enemy aeroplanes, supported by tub niatii.es and torpedo bouts, attempted n rcconfiuissance m force at Venice. liulian nod Pr«ooh airoraft, Bapi)oi-t«d by uiti Ai'ciiit h. egonter attack*d mid pn-vßi.rf.d tho hostile n»acLii;ea from my tbe city. Aeriul
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    PITY THE NEUTRALS
    227 5 I SCANDINAVIAN HUNGER PANIC Trouble m Norway and Sweden [By Submarine Cable] Reuter'B Bervice] Copenhfttfen, April 21. Daily demonstrations nre tnkinc? nlpre iv Saredeu against the Food C mUol Committee. Seven thotkMtfed pirided at Vesterai and thouaatius elsewhere, threi hf* to tnfit Un rV*o4 r» r ob'em
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    SPAIN'S NEUTRALITY
    83 5 Ex-Premier and the Germans LonJoc, April JO. Count RomanonAi Las resigned bacause he it convinced that thf ralNßaiini war is bo hurtful to tho life of the nation that the continued neutrality of Spain may become impossible, but he finds a large section of Spani&h opinion, even Liberul
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    ANGRY ARGENTINE
    42 5 Buenos Aires. April II, Tbe Govern men*, has p*»nt Germany aa energetic Note demundin({ complete saMbfaction for the smkins of tbe Montn Prol^gido, aud hue insttuctod the Argent. nn Minister iu.mediotrly to break off relatiuns if Germany evades her reHpjnsibi'ity.
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    ALLIED CONFERENCES
    73 5 Mr Lloyd George's Trip Rjme, April '20 —Official Sr Boselli, liiioa Sonuino, Mr Lloyd George, end M Hif)o > accompaniei by tinibassadors and military otlicerri, canferrei 1 at Sc Jeau Mpuci3nne. Tbe very cordial rulations kud perfect undeistanding atuontf tbe Allies v.rTc agaia dsmnustrated. London, April 21. The
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    INDIA AND PASSPORTS
    58 5 Lnndoj, April 16. Tha Press Buroau announces that no person over t\ ten yeait; of agi will be pnrmittpd to land m Indiu without a valid passnorb iMUfd or vitvl by a competent British authority. 1 bii do&R not apply to niflinbers ot the Bffltifb nuval and
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    FOOD CONTROL
    48 5 London April '20. Tbe P'f-ps Bureau announro tb«t IjOrd D^vonport reatricti tbe Ufca of wbent and rye to jc purpose of >f>ed. or tL»> innnnfucture of flour. It cocfines t'uo DM r,t t:lv anJ (l.ior dorived from wh*at, ry»> and ric: j to purpoM LuMiuii food
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    A BULGAR JEST
    44 5 London, April <i r I amatainFßi has bey.A cansed bj n telegram from ("on •tHntinople piyinj; thnk PrinOfl Cfyril, <n beha.!f of tbo King of Bulgaria, hai I t ed Ibe Sultan wftfa r b f > Order for BraTtty. 2 #w
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    PORTUGAL'S WAR POLITICS
    36 5 Lisbon, April 21. The Cabinet has raaiened owta to the Cbamber'H rpjoction of a d» crs« inttiftitißif a aationul economic council to ileni with th»< economia and industrial problanii tl'i** fco t!^o war.
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    THE CRUISER MACKENSEN
    25 5 London, April 82 A l>.'rlin telegram announces that n Riert eCdIiCK has been launched, being named Jluckeuten by order cf the Kaiser.
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    NO NEW NEWSPAPERS
    30 5 London, April 81. Ths P<*ess Bureau says thai, the Board of Trade under the Defence of the Realm Regulations proihtbiM tLe pubhoatiou o( any new mwi paper.
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      172 5 ROBINSON (Sb Co, NEW DELI VERSES. Tm few l£' Ready to Wear Mats /v^lk Motor Bonnets Iff^mA^ Sports C as m Artficia! Silk /rfi§B Varying Colours and Styles. I^^ THE SINGAPORE STRMTS.HOUBEKEEPERS DAYBOOK. Nam 0 of Artie ca in i q'livaint iv Ma Contains— B^ziar A-crjir: i 2 ccoont, Betf
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      710 6 "ELLERMAN'* LINE. ELLERMAN 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 PAKETtfAART MAATSGHAPPIJ (Incorporated In* Holland Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 3—B, COLLYUB QUAY, UfIDBB CONTRACT WITH THE NBTHEKLAHDS IHDIA GOVBKRMBH
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      561 6 IK Obitish India AND Apcar Lime (Companies Incorporated England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract witn Hli Majesty i Qovernment.) For. China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediter ranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. g HOMBWABD (FOB EUROPE). j QUTWABD (FOB OBIIA> INTERMEDIATE DIRECT
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      601 6 N V X iii» JL lit JAPAN MAM STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd (Incorporated m Japan) EUROPEAN LINE. A service 1r maintained betwoen YokobULf via ports to Marseilles, London, asdet mai contract with the Imperial Japanese Govern meat. The Hew Twin screw Steamer* maintaining this service have beec speel&ilf designed and constructed,
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      331 6 M. Hd. ■ESSAGEEIES KARm, k "AIL LIWI. Fortnightly eervtoe betwe* t.. gJj-iJjP-. Oey.cn. iß»*gd V*«CB LIME For further infermation appi* to J. COURIHt 1 INDO-CHIKA iTEAM KAYIGATJON(U 'Incorporated lv Engi*^ DiKECT FZKVIr Japan via Hongkong and to CalcDtta vis Peag^J Singapore. i aklng carj o on through Rui* M Danton,
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    Scottish Letter.
    1663 7 From Our Own Correspondent Edinburgh, March 7. Electoral. Reform. Broadly speaking, the report of the Speaker 1 Committee on Electoral Reform has now received tbe general assent of all Scottish politicians connected with the I'nionist and Liberal parties. Oar leaders m this, as m other matter?, are a
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    TERROR IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
    183 7 According to the account of a resident m the Turkish capital, published m the Telegraif, life iv CoustantioopV inmost unendurable. There ie no coal and Lardly any food Tbt» GeMMiM buvo introduced a cord eyfrteni for thn letter, but have re qui6ition«r>d a!', available provisions for their
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      1830 7 Wah or Peace. Fawinf or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY IS P M GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLSM&NTS). 3£\D OFFICE: WlncHeater House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE! &3, Old Jewrj. EC. Ttr Compaaf aaa #20.000 Qepoalted wila tbe Bnpteme
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    A MYSTERY TRUNK.
    414 8 VON BERNSTORFF S BAGGAGE A British Capture London, March 18. A mystery which may have developments as important as those which followed the seizure of papers belonging to von Papen, the German Mili tary Attache who was expelled from America last year, is now engaging the attention
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    POSTAGE STAMPS IN CHINA.
    380 8 Writing m the Daily Telegraph Mr Fred J Melville, alluding to the fact that the British Post Office agencies m China (ex cept Wei-hai wei) have for some time past withdrawn from the Imperial penny post age arrangement, points oat that they now charge the rates
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  • Correspondence
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      SIR PERCY SYKE'S MARCH.
      80 8 To tfie Editoh. Referring to your issue of 16th met, giving Lord Curzon's speech m the Houue of Lordfl on Feb 20, could the Library Committee be influenced to give ua his Persia, 1 po constantly quoted by Lieut Colonel Sykes (A 8127 8 comp C
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    DUTCH SOLDIER SMUGGLERS.
    531 8 Brisk Trade with Hans. Rotterdam is now tbe scene of nightly disturbances outside the shops which sell Government provisions. Racentlj one of these bhopp was completely sacked, and a catt loaded with provisions was stormed and the food taken away says a corres pondent. These distutbances almost
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    372 8 For tbe first time sandwich men were seen walking through the streets of Calcutta carrying bill boards calling upon the people to subscribe to the Indian War Loan. There should be more of them. It is stated tfeat the Tokyo Electric Company, a considerable portion of tbe capital of which
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      314 8 Indian WJR [Qft| Lottery Sanctioned by the Government of India. Tickets Rs. Ten each O R Thirteen Shillings and Fourpence. If 500,000 tickets are sold the Prizes will be First £66,000. Second: £33,000. Third: £16,500. Other Prizes from £6,000 to £100, m all One Thousand Prizes Tickets are obtainable from
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      456 8 Satisfied /T^ 1 It is a common experien '^y for a niotlier to ml foods for bet bab) l»:oio r~\ s fining the i:^hi one How A < r«^ x ■uch better it would l>e, for I J baby and mother jilike, ii th<- < N/^ V >^'' j6 riglit
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    EXCHANGE.
    55 9 iCOBBKGTBD UP 90 April 21.) Bank 4 "«/a i 4§ dimr»nrt 24j Pl«7»tt aaiilll ."5 no s .24 29-82 Fvmno* damand Back 819 Ihdja, T. T. Hoae&OHS, damnod 2%Preiu Yokohama, demand 109 Java, domaad 184^ Babskok, daman* 66& BovßßJiia»i. Baiik Bnytr g 18.64 Bank oi Jngland Bbte 6% Bah
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1493 9 Uaaed by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, April 21st. Okt, leeua. pa;-. bin oit, isurasa. Sbclbb* 100,000 fi ft AiiftfM J2i J J 8 19 179,980 Si is Ac.iiu-Je.va 10% ict 4 6 fi 6 160,000 te Si Anglo- AUiaf 35 X lac M 10 0
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    PRODUCE
    140 9 April 21. Tin buyers 1103.25 OamkUfc 17.00 0 w.lriav Onfe* No. 1 26.26 Gfcmfait? C»%e Nc. 2 21.0 C Peppev B'ftck crdin. 8po»« 80.25 Fer;p«i, (Wtoite t *i>s 88.00 Natra«f< (110 to the !k 42.00 Natraegi (80 to the U 52. C0 Mace (Banda) 80.00 Ciovn (Amboiaa) coin. Bftli
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      266 9 SUPPLIES FOR Estates Mines Etc. LcetiC Acid. 99 per cent pure. Lit Fumigators ("Four Oaks") and I Sulphur Powder. irsenite of Soda for killing out lalang. UpinalTs Best Copal Varnish. I Cartridges. Nobel's own loading with sportBallistite which holds more pigeonshooting records than any other powder. lenient* "Pistol" brand m
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      14 9 "All tuolMlOM of Sterling SbM«e laosi fee regarded as purely ■otuln»i to* fee ptesesi
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      20 9 PRINCE S TIFFIN ROOM SPECIALITY HOME FOOD MONTHLY RATE FOR TIFFINS REASONABLE. Refreshments all of best quality 8, PRINCBS STREET.
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      227 9 Bili9Bfi3!ffilßl> AVON TYRES. MORE MILES FOR YOUR MONEY Singapore Gold Storage Co., Ltd. Near Eitraiec to Bopisg Wbirf. Tiephone 1261. Sea stooks of all kinds of Fro sen Meats etc., oan be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, or m the Singapore Roada on short aotice. OFFICE HOURS. Vbdcdayi 8
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      417 9 MAIL TABLE Today. inteiiredlate and local -vails. will 6t touti In list below Peoang, Malacca, F M.S (by Tral -ij n. dally (except Busday). Johoio, 8, 9.30, 11 a.m., is.Bo, a, 6 pu. Cucob Hock Oan 8.60 am P. Batam kP. Balang Hock Kens 830 am Pulau Soegi Aiug Hour
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    THE PROSPECTS
    121 10 LORD CURZON ON ALLIED VICTORY Eyes on Mesopotamia [By Submarine Ceble] [Renter's Service] London, April 21. Lord Curzon, speaking at Derby, said that the military position at present was distinctly encouraging. He did not wish them to run away with the idea that the end would come just
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    RUSSIA'S LOYAL SOCIALISTS
    334 10 No Disgraceful Peace Petrograd, April 21. At the Conference of delegates of tha armies aud represeuta tatives ct the council of Workmen aud Soldiers delegates, the former asked if the latter advocated a separate peace. Soko loff replied to tho council and repudiated any 6uch idea. New
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    DOCTORS CALLED UP
    155 10 The Han and Hospital Ships London. April 'JO. The Press bureau stays that Lord Derby, on behalf of th« War Cabinet, m a letter to the rnedicnl profession, states that the enemy, totully disregarding the universal ten-is of civilised warfare, has delibetately instituted a submarine campaign against
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    NEW EDUCATIONAL ERA
    98 10 Teachers to be Better Paid London, April 20. Professor Fisher (M nisrp r or Kdur^tiorO cr-irrd f r ■^.!c *>i Cjiuituutj, his proposals being unanimously approved, inangur what is described as a new educational era. The bulk of the increase m the eetin' i» due to an
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    JAVA NEWS
    479 10 From Our Own Correspondent The Produce Market. Soerabaya, April I' 2. Business during the past week has been rather disturbed, and transactions few and !ar between. Rates generally however remained at about previous week's level. Ihe Rubber Market was somewhat firmer and ready lots were dealt m at
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    387 10 Work is brisking up considerably now, and the training is becoming more interesting. Saturday was a nice morning and useful work was don«\ It was co misty for the greater part of the morning that it was quite impossible to ccc across the course, but the turf was
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    349 10 The following is the repoit of tne Committee for the year ending January 81st to be presented at the annual meeting on April 27, at 9 p.m., at the S V C Drill Hall The Working Account for the year under review shews a loss of 142.1
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    RUBBER FACTORY FIRE.
    138 10 A serious fire occurred on Friday night at a rubber factory belonging to Mr Tan K.iliKjm m Surabawa-td. The Fire Brigade received the call at 8.28 p.m., and sTMI quickly on the 6cene with thres engines at work. They found the fire well alight over the boiler,
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    PEEK'S JAVA PRODUCE REPORT.
    101 10 Batavia, April 80. RUBBBB. This Market has declined both Pint Grades and Outputs are quoted:— First Latex Crepe per half kilo F. 1 80 Kibbed Smoked Sheet per half kilo F. 1.80 Outputs (75,0 Firsts) per half kilo 1.75. Coffkk. The Coffee Matkef remains steady at
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    84 10 [Saundeis and Mucpb ail's Daily Report.! Saturday's Business. The heavy realisations of certain holdings m a large number of companies continues and the market is somewhat weuker, temporarily ut least, but the undertone continues firm. Prices m some instances have shown considerable variations from published quotation*, but
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    219 10 I We have several times spoken, says the Land C X, of the generosity of far off British communities m the Fur Eaetin contributing to the various war charities. On this occasion we may take, as nn example, Briti6h North Borneo— a territory which, at the census of 1911, numbered
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    197 10 [Bt Coubtesy of the French Consulate.] Paris, April 19th, 8.10 p.m.— The French 8 per cent bonds are at franc* 61 76, the 5 per cent at 88,55, and the new 5 per cent at 88 60. In spite of the bad weather, we pursued our action
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    CHUNG LIXG SOO.
    164 10 The Soo matinee on Saturday was a great success, the clever conjurer by him- self entertaining a full huu*e consisting! largely of children with exceedingly neat and clever tricks. Bat it was a little unkind to keep so many little ones waiting (or over a quarter of
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    PICTURE SHOWS.
    93 10 The Palladium is showing a fine Rex Beach picture novel, ''The Target," acted by star artittea and presenting an en thralling story true to Beach type. In addition some capital comedies are m eluded iv the programme. Those who hive not yet seen the great picture, The Battle
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    S.L.R.A.
    65 10 S. L. R. A. The April Spoon was won by Mrs Maul don with a nett fccore of 68. The scoref ware as follow 150yde 100 yds Total with h'rap Mrs Mauldon 81 N 08 II M Lyail '28 84 67 B'J Lady Evelyn YouDg 27 21 66.96 Mri Brooke
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      190 10 CA WIDE RANGE OF THE MOST I'M NUYELTIES IN GREEN jade I OF BEAUTY AND Va Bi J NECKLETS 9/ P£NDjfc)|J BANGLES A Bfi/VCELjj BROOCHES EABRLNqj PINS, etc. LINKS, J IS NOW ON VIEW AT DE SILVA High StrJ C A. RIBEIRO CO., LTD HAVE NOW IN STOCK A SMALL
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      200 10 S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME. TO DAY. 5.15 pm. Drill Hall SRE v. .1 ,i do Maxim Co. i, n do Veterans Co. Raffles Institution SVC Band. Tuesday, April 24th. 5.15 pm. Drill Hall SV A Recruits. do SRE v. H C O«. M n do Maxim Co. 5.10 do Chinese Co.
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