The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 May 1917

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. T£X CENTS SINGAPORE TUESDAY, MAY, 1, 1917. NO. 89,746
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  • 167 1 Late wires arti given on page 4. Report on the local share market Page 5. Our Scottish letter will be found on page 10. News from our Java correspondent will be found on page 10. Results m the Ladies Lawn Tennis Club tournament on page 10. Awards
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  • 971 1 "B ACK FILES." The stirabout m newspaperdom consequent upon increased coete and enhanoed prices tends naturally to make one refer to earlier numbers, which are technically back 61e6." We thus become spectator* of old and forgotten controversies, the dust of which has been, for years, laid and overlaid. Bat it
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 257 1 GOODRICH TYRES FETY TREAD GENTS WEAR S2£ BETTER VALUE A^ I 1 I I I CentS Str 'P? d Tunlc Shlrts v ery hard wear- 1 y£( 7 W*lm\ ing quality. All coloured stripes. Lj jl Price $2.50 each. g k Mr^J- I^^ ■!■> Sports Coats made from best quality
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    • 113 1 LA If ST ADVERTISEMENTS. Premises to let m Malacca street and Cecil street— Page 2. btU c and Co, have special stocks of •p irtii g requisites Page 4. F >th films at the Harima Hall and Gaiety cinemas lilascbeck at the V M C A Pitf-2. Njtices Re laterite
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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    • 135 1 THE WEEK. Tnesdij May Ist. High Water— fi.lt a.m.. 7 6pm. St. Philip and St. James. Wednesday 2nd. High Water— 6 38 a.m 7 p.m. Thirsdiy 3rd High Water— 7 ".J a.m., 886 p.m. Dalhousie Chapter, 8.33 p.m. 6t Andrews Meeting, S And. School, 8 p.m. Fridu 4th. High Water-
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  • 727 2 la order to cope with the shortage of *hoes, the Imperial Clo.lbiug Department lias ordered a census of all shoea ia Germany, excepting tho6e m nee and those kept m reserve. Working, walking, riding, sporting, evening bhoes (pumps), sandals, and slippers all have to be reported. The restriction of advertising
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    • 692 2 V.M.C.A. CONCERT HALL iONE NIGHT ONLY rsday, May 3rd 9.15 p.m. 2 World fatuous Humorous Entertainer JOSEPH BLASCHEGK (From the Qaeen's Hall London) Presenting a Brilliant, Clever, Original Refined, Novel acd Humorous Entertainment Entitled SOCIETY -SNAP -SHOTS Supported by Miss ALYCE AUSTIN The Delightful Yonng Australian Boprano and Entertainer. Admission
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    • 1066 2 When it comes to Programmes, no other Show IN THIS COLONY of ours can holi a Candle to vs -get the Public Opinion. Frederic Isham's Narrative is known to evorybody-but yon must ccc it on the Screei fc SOCIAL I c BUCCANEER J (TO-NIGHT 9-15) Presenting Two of Singapore's Favourite
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    • 608 3 m tonightTT EAT. THE POPULAR PHOTO PLAY HOUSE HMB mpirE Tanjong Fagar Road. Trams Pass the Door. fllHlHHl^^H SECOND SHOW 9.15 p.m. Sharp. NEW YORK MOTION PICTURE CO. PRESENT ji BATTLE of GETTYSBURG 4 A Four Part Stirring Civil War Drama GUSSLE'S DAY OF REST 2 A Roaring Keystone 2
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    • 560 3 HOTEL CLERK WANTED Fcr a first class Hotel m the Straits Settlement to take charge of the office (only those with experience need apply). Apply stating salary required and enclosing copy of testimonials to Box No. 28 c/o Free Press. 80-4 M WANTED A Victoria and horse, or gharry and
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    • 884 3 THE JERAM KUANTAN RUBBER ESTATE, LTD. (Incorporated In Singapore). Notice is hereby given tbat the Fifth Ordinary General Meeting of the Members of The Jerain Kuantan Rubber Estate Limited will be held ut the Offices of the Company, Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Monday the l«th May, 1917 at 12
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    • 882 3 REMOVAL NOTICE The Holland Tradiug Co. tHandels veteeniglng Holland ha«< removed from i-B Malacca Street to No. 4 Cecil Street. Godowns also at 4 Cecil Street. 1-5 7-6 NOTICE On and after May Ist 1917 our offices will be transferred to St. Helen's Court. The premises No. 12/18 Boat Quay
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  • 56 4 Domestic Occurrence DEATHS. Harrifon.— On the 27th inst., at Bepoy Lines, Ptnang. Hortense 1 ilvira, infant daughter of Dr and Mrs. John Harrison. Dugoan —Killed In action m Flanders, on April 4th, Ktaff bergeant (8 and T.) Jamks Duggan, only son of Capt. and Mrs. Dnggan, Ordnance Depot, Klrkee, aged
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  • 886 4 The Singapore Ferr Press. Tuesday, May 1, 1917. The advantage from a military point of view of railways has been abundantly proved by the use that the Central Powers have maJe of them during the war. Possessing internal lines, the despatch of massed of troops from one front to the
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  • 1159 4 A special Ga/ette published yetterday makes alterations m the regulations regarding exports of tiu and rubber from Malaya. Mrs Pinhorn. the wife of the Key F X 1> Pmborn, formerly Chaplain at Taiping, has died suddenly at Bath from influenza and bronchitis. On the expiration of his three months full
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  • 528 4 [Bj Snbmanne Cable] o [Ranter 1 tterrfe,] Washington, April 80 —The tioa BMI provide* foe an ftftw million men The details of the' will by settled by a conference bouses. Preheat W,U on j, Bttrfa^ appointment of S, h^ reprr cental, v*. for au Atii<»ric*& jr^^ Mmm l
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  • 75 4 The Hon. Treasurer, Mr A WVickar of Chartered Bank of India Auetrtlu China. Singapore, begs to ackoo*l«fr with many thanks receipt of the ioßfff contributions to the above I und Already acknowledged Received thrcugb A W still K«j Belir and Co \Y Asiatic Petroleum Ct sfi l-
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  • 41 4 A de bat** on the mbject are La***. War? will take pl«c» j iv thi Prinsep St;ept. tbi>» Tbured:.y p.m. Affirnifttive I r < Cuua Boon Tionp. Cbye Fjnfc I Chua terested m the m vited to be present
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  • 21 4 The Band of Hope vfU !i;eet M rf m the Y. M. C A. Hmll. on Wtdn*^--4.30 r.ui.
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    • 189 4 I I'll C BL 5 SCOTCH WHISKY Jls Trepared for £xporl \J EXTRA SPECIAL, GOLD LABEL Q SPECIAL VERY OLD. WHITE LABEL, wj Proprietors l£* Bulloch. Lade Co., Lid., OFRCtSr GLASGOW and LONDON. SPORTS OUTFITS~ Jim,. "JAEB.ANCO" "DOHERTY" gßpf Riseley Hexagon WBr^- Tennis Rackets $16.00 tittlejohn Rackets $12.50 't StOCk
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    • 140 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS Si Orchard Road, Telephone Ho. 1035 The Oldest and Leading Studio. First m 1873, Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at on Command, thus ensuring always the prodac tion of only the best results m Studio Portraiture,
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  • 482 5 GERMANS HARD PRESSED British Take More Prisoners [By Babm*ru»« Cable] [Renter's Serrice] London. April 29.— Reuters represents Jj^Headqaarter says Occe ne«r Oppv W ave* d Germans advanced blindly J*H an appalling fire m an atCempt to re t^losc position*. An explosive torrent JJ^rr shell* gashed their ranks.
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  • 114 5 April 29.— A French communi there were i 3°l ft 'ed operations 1 Wfion north and south of Courcy, ■Kviai of Rbeims. We took prisoner ***»preciab!y enlarged our positions. *aa a somewhat lively artillery iCaampagne. Between Prunay and j oar detachments penetrated as l^fttsnemy's second line. At several
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  • 97 5 iinese Minister to Ger- nvate telegram to hi* J .farming them that l' I Germany f or Denmark (Peking T *Qts lC Tin-*..- 1 ac only Parliameu y m Araenc* who c c procedure 1 J J« features unknown to other coun I v mh Hatch -ew York State Legia
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  • 129 5 ROOSEVELT'S ARMY Joffre Urges Rapid Despatch [By Submarine Cabl«] [ReuWr'i Servio*] Washington, April 29. The Home of Representatives and the Senate have passed the Conscription Bill by 397 to 24 and by 81 to 8 respectively. Washington, April 29. The Senate has adopted an amendment of the
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  • 236 5 Many Awards for Gallantry London, April 20. Thj London Gazette notiries tbe following awards iq Indian Army Forced Major Robert Biker, who showed a quick grasp of the situation and secured bid left flank with great ability i at a critical time, thus enabling the or
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  • 118 5 London. April 25. At an Empire Tress luncheon Sir J Meston said there was a' time when it was thought India had done lea* than she ought to have done. The reason she didn't do more vaa that she was not told whac to do. If
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  • 38 5 London, April 29. Berlin Official. Gar man seaplanes on April 26 bombed the port of Salica on the Danube causing serious fires m the harbour and on lighters. They returned safely deepibe violent antiaircraft fire.
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  • 32 5 London, April 29. Wireless Russian Official. We recaptured the height lost yesterday m the direction of Erzingan. rurkieh attempts to attack near Takepiaari we6t of Belumer were repelled.
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  • 22 5 Londou, April 29. Horse racing fixtures after May 4 will be cancelled m ace ardance with a Government request.
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  • 1228 5 la response to an invitation ftom the Krench Government, sanction has been given by the British War Office for the massbd bands of the Brigade of Guards to Vieit Paris m this spring, when several public concerts will be given A \ery popular figure m Hongkong baa been removed by
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  • 297 5 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. i [£l £cvs?l8l Mf tiie Fbjuch Consulate j Paris, April 28th 6.20 p.m.— The Frencu 8 pei. cent bonds are at francs 61 50 and the 5 per cent at 88.70. Yesterday the artillery was very active on the north west of Reims and m Cham pagne.
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  • 256 5 The following is a list of the fourteenth consignment of Rev Cross garments des patched from Singapore. The cases are sent to Lord Monson, British Red Crocs Commissioner, Rome. From tbo ladies of Singapore, 124 pyjamas, 218 batfs, 91 day shirts, II night shirts, 80 hospital shirt*,
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  • 135 5 [Saunders and Macphail's daily report.] Monday s Bnsonsa Rukker Shakes. The week opened (and the month closed) with a dull but steady market. I Teluk AntOßl are offering at 912.30 Ayer Panas about the eurne figure, Tapabs at 921 Chungkut- at «9.80, (lv Paudane at 37 i,
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  • 46 5 Mtis&srß Guthrie und Co Agents for Korubuk have received a cable from the Secretaries of the Compauy udvieing that the Directors have decided to recommend the payment m respect of tbe year 1916 of a final dividecd of tJJ%. poyab! 1 en May I^.l.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 170 5 ROBINSON Co. TWINPLEX STHOPPER. "D£ LUXE" i For Sharpening GILLETTE BLADES. The "DE LUXE Twinplex is the Aristocrat of the Shaving World. Entirely new design Light, Compact, and strong, Nickel Plated and Leather Cover. $7.50 EACH. I ROBINSON (2b Co. Mr. H. N. SUCKERIDGE (late of Messrs LAFAYETTE, Photographers to
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    • 744 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 PAKETVAART MAATSSKAPP3.S (Incorporated In Holland. Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. I— B, COLLTBB QUAY. UHDEK CONTKAOT WITH THE NBTHBHTiANDB TMDTA GOVKBMMV*
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    • 551 6 Jl O# JDritish India AND /xpcar Line (Oompanlee Incorporated Ua England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with Hlf Majesty i Government.) Fop; China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (POR EUROPE). I OUTWABD (FOB OHI.A, INTERMEDIATE DIRECT
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    • 844 6 M. If MESSAGERIES MA«», T INCORPORATED is Ffi^J *fc MIIL LIM, Fortnightly gervioe betw«* BRAMCB LIKE H For,ntg llt yB e rrtK betweaiSt l For farther Inlorm»tloii w fc J. COUBToij Gaggino&Ct (Established \%m No. 6,7,8, MAUCCA STR^ VICHY SPRIJ Property of the French GoveJ The State Spring Vichy Water
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  • 484 7 Cetewayo s Nephew. I do not think that I have ever been so impressed with a sense of why the Allies ate bound to win the war than I was to day. It was the eight of a double line of South African natives lined up for
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  • 446 7 F Dutchman's Thrilling Story A tragic story ia told by a Dutch seaman who had juat reached homo from Germany, where he had been taken on board the Yarruwdale with a large uumber of other eoamrn of belligerent and neutral na tionnlities. The narrator was
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 150 7 TEe TROPICAL ROOFING IS Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS which do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. > T~ %iSMMi iiisasi!. mlßMiiiii W GENASCO is the result of over 30 years experience m the manufacture of Ready Roofings. Its durability makes it the most
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    • 973 7 THE MEANING OF "NERVES." I Nerves are fibres running from the brain to all partß of the body, like the wires of a telephone exchange. Home of them give us the sense of touch and feeling others convey messages to the brain and the will to our muscles and enable
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    • 517 7 Yet m the *ame-Sar*ol makes Puny, Peevish People Pluap and Populir. SARGOL, the concentrated food that put§ on good, healthy flesh, sometimes at the rate of a pound a day, builde up the thin and weak. brings back the rosy blush of health, rounds out the skinny, srrawny effectivel f
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  • 371 8 Australians nre amongst the greatest butter eaters m the world. And the quality of butter they have been m the habit of eating eince the extermination of the private dairy and the introduction of the factory, baa given them epicurean tastes m that direction for probably
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  • 354 8 Australian Commerce. A li'l le. Mar 26. Lbe qu tradp during and after ho war holds pirticu i.^ur. il men, and recnguH mo it^ loaporUnc^i the AsßOCiuted Chiuu i ea, ut the anr.inl moetinc I m iic. year, n; a < to pive a'tontion to all
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 311 8 FOUL BREATH. W BEATEST MJSFOBTUNE. DrCt lU r breath i.^; i ever she o men ami- m a feclinj the con >f such m woman a avoid her. 1 1 r then nalattr 3h m v s a y° ho are troubled with th j rapidly r and a v
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 514 8 GIISiiAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE S?RU;B R&GE MEETINS j (UIDER S. R. A RULE 3 V RACING) IU BE HELD OS I Tuesday the 15th, Thursday the 17th, j and Scterday the 19th of May, 1917. j PROGRAMME.' yFISSTDAY. TuAday, 15th Hat, 1917. 1 THE oA NINO STAKES— 2-30 p.m. *400
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    • 617 8 THIRD DAY. Saturday, 19th May, 1917. ft 8. THE STEWARDS' BTJIKE3 and PLATE— 2-30 p m and 5-W p.m Value of each stake $300 and $5" to eacb }<cond Pony. Handicap for all i'onies, 14.2 tnd uaficr that b*ve run at the Mooting. The taolet may l.c dividca by the
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  • 45 9 K-oDMOTBo or tv April 80 l 4 T- f tt d IHIMJd 24i sou, 7 aiy fOEOHAIfA, emand ,i» Java, d«mand „!i »M»kok, dasiand 6 5? SoyHßliast, Bank Bny!r B tg B 4 Jwik ci England Hete !i JMGilro Leaden... 7 8 7 9le
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  • 78 9 iJL \Duyer6- a1 QaznkUi f1 06.60 Pe:.p« HMi oriiß. B'poi. «o ■«»w-isa (110 tatt. jk) 420n .'BO to th. Ik.) I 62D Cloves (Amboina) L mi cdh. (4% Biac k 8 D 6 T-apioca, peari (fu r QnalJly) 0O( flaka d 0... 870 Sice, M«nai] )op« Snndried *m*tx* "JbUPi.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 347 9 THE GREAT EASTO Lg AgRARQE COMPANY, LIMITED Partloaten, apply to i. E FAIB, Iw^ w^ CHARTERED BANK Of India Australia and China, Mrpnisd m England by Royal Charter. PUD CP CAPITAL £1,200,000 UiSBVB FUND £1,900,000 teem Liability of Proprietors M £1,200,000 HI AD OFFICE ie BISHOPSBATB, LONDON, K. C. Aonrmrfl
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    • 533 9 THE HO HONG BANK, Ltd. Head Office SIW6APORE, RAFFLES CHAMBERS, 5 46. Branches Malacca, 155 First Cross Street; Muar 77/79 Jalan Suleiman o CAPITAL. KegUtered.? nnn rww Issued iJ'SMX* Sab^*>ed ™.r::::::::::i;SSSS: I BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Lim Peng Siang Esq flifiinj. The Hon'ble Dr. Lim Boon Keng. Lee Choon Guau Enq.
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    • 329 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In New Zealand. FIKI bnnuei i effected on Buildings, Rent! and Merchandise of every descrip till I VISIII Insurances accepted to all savta of I tbe world at lowest rates. Wtl BISK accepted to all parts. Offlws I figlayto"eSe'if a aie>> NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE
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    • 144 9 I'UIANGE ASSURANCE 6c Ltd. (Incorporated In England.) Accumulated Funds exceed fi7 000 OOi t FIRE a MOTOR CIR RISKS. which will bo found favourable *o the Tlnwret hlmoi Simons ft Co., Lid. Ajeiti, UncciporaleJ m England.) no SUARDIAN ASSURANCE Co. Ltd. (Incorporate 1 In England.) Subscribed T^taJ Invest Fends exceed
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    • 267 9 PRINCE S TIFFIN ROOM SPECIALITY HOME FOOD MONTHLY RATE FOR TIFFINS REASONABLE. Kefrcshments all of best quality 8, PRINCES STREET. Passage hallj NO. 233 B NCOOLES ST. I TELEPHONE No. 1467 i OPEN DAILY 6 a.m -9. p.m. M\ -mm IJi«KO<M; Of MASS4GE, BATHS MANICURE, By Mr. Fujita, Mps. Haru
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    • 21 9 DYSENTERY^ AND DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC To be baa at the Szhgafobk i BABT, Ud 01 MUfl BPOWP Kivtt Valley iic*fl, oUi^K*
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 297 9 MAIL TABLE To day. n ui^Sw*-* 0 iOOal mEUi be toa Jofao.r-, y 9 80. 11 a.m IMOt i, 4 4 p a r J Ccb Edina 9.80 Ai, Utavia Tia ports Menggala 10 80 am t ontianak Ban Hin Ouan 1080 am Hongkong Shanghai 10 80 am Port S'haui.
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  • 1720 10 The Indian Tariff and Jute From Our (hen Correspondent Edinburgh, March 21. The revision of tba Indian tariff on cotton attract a good deal of attention m Dundee, where m some circles, il if (eared that the policy will be extended to jute. A trada coirespondent ia the
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  • 92 10 The vernacnTar papyri m China public i an InlaMftCioi ultgiam from Ma An liaug, the well-known Mohammodan General m i Kausu, etrccgly urging the Government to declare v^ar on Germany. He Bays that prudence and minute consideration should have been shown before the rupture with (Germany, but, once the step
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  • 592 10 Trom Our Chun Corrupondent Soarabaya, April 20. Trade locally continues to be very Black indeed, and the past week has seen a further depression m rates generally, while transactions m roost articles of export have been very few*, it any. The position of the Rubber market continued with
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  • 119 10 Before Mr W Langham Carter, first magistrate, yesterday, Mr F Williamson, I manager for the Asiatic Motor Works, Ltd, was charged with rash driving m Orchardrd, Mr E W Willett appeared m defence. Mrs O P King, the prosecutrix, stated that ehe was driving a dogcart towards
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  • 111 10 Ibrahim, a Malay police constable, slept 1 the other evening whilst on duty at the General Hospital, though he had been specially enjoined to remain on the alert for a particular reason. As he slumbered, (someone made off with his cap, number, crown and baton,' of which for
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  • 78 10 Those who are accustomed to travel by wa.et between Shanghai and Huugchow will miss -the old fort at Oo Ling Jao just above the town of Don^Bi, remarks the N China Daily News. This fort which played a prominent part m the Taiping j Rebellion stands at the junction of
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  • 142 10 For assisting m carrying on a public lottery (chap jee kee), Lob So Xi was yesterday, m tbe third police court, fined 9250, with the option of one month's imprisonment, Mr Mudie allotting half the fine, if paid, to the informer. The accused was also convicted on two
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  • 112 10 Mr Blascheck, whom the London limes describes ac the greatest living entertainer and humourist will appear for one DighC only m Singapore at the V M C A Concert Hall, on Thursday evening next, when he will present hi 6 very popular entertainment of humour aud mutic, Society
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  • 63 10 At the Gaiety tbie evening the star film is "The Mystery of the Old Mill," cup ported by "The Devil's Bondwoman" other dramas and a Sfarligbt comedy. Tbe last episode of Liberty is screened at the Harima Hall this evening ac companied by "A Daughter of the L
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  • 228 10 YESTERDAYS RESTLTS. Mixed Doubles A Class. Mrs Callen and Mr Griffith Jones, owe 3 beat Mrs Brrddell and Mr Milligan rec 5 by 6—3, 6—4. Mixed Doubles B Class. Mr end Mrs Thomas, ecr beat Miss Naughton and Dt Naughton owe 8 by 6 3, 6—B.
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  • 211 10 The report of the Hongkong Police Magistrates' Court for the year 1916 states that the number of cases was 15,057 as compared with 12,263 m 1915, and the revenue was 5109,664,82 as compared with $75,180.13 for 1915. By how much will those healthy looking Chap .Tee- Kee tines have sent
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 183 10 SMOKE W. D. H. O. H7uJ rs I^^^^^^S F I OfBOID FLAK^iI L I FLAKE CIGARETTES I Packed m Airtight Tins of H I 60 cents. I ON SALE AT ALL DEALERS. I SINGAPORE DIBECTOBJ Please send your Name Address for Publication m new Directory FREE NO CHARGE M& DE
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