The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 June 1917

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY, JUNE, 6, 1917. NO. 89,776
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    373 1 To day's wires regarding the fighting are sparse, as o#ual after the week end. Russia made a small move near Kovel. The Italians are kept busy replying to enemy bombardments. Raids and a few scrape from the Western Front. And good ait work. The Germane have not
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    THE FARMER TO THE RESCUE.
    923 1 We m the homeland are being taught, m unexpected, surprising, and rather picturesque fashion, the derivation of the word ''earth," which it is not merely ft joke to call a common or garden norm. We rarely think of their derivation when we use words, bat
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      190 1 RAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER OH SATURDAY. RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM Open from 8 a. m. to 12 p. m. daily RAFFLES BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY The best m town Upcountry orders promptly executed Bread delivered at private residences daily. RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE Cars Repaired, garaged, and Cars on Hire RING TELEPHONE No.
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      120 1 TH B only tyre wjxich has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or punctures. "Stclastic" Supcr-Cym i; "^Si 'llk Stelastic Tyres P &M W Made m Britain from Plantation Rubber, j *m*> SOLE ACCENTS l International Trading Company, Limited. IT IS REAL ECONOMY TO BUY A CANADIAN
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      71 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Wireless operators wanted Page 5. Also a clerk Page 5. The Midwives Ordinance comes into force m Singapore on July Ist- -Page 5. The Logos Phonetic Shorthand Page 5. Two Dutchmen seek employment as assistants Page 5. Crowther Shaw's new advt Page 1. Huttenbach's for Bull Dog Lager
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      124 1 S.V. C. DRILL PROGRAMME. TO DAY. 4.30 p.m. Balestier Range S R E v. 5.10 Drill Hall SVR4MCS. 5.15 do Veterans Co. G G Wace, Captain Actg. Adjutant, S. V. C. THE WEES Wednesday 6th. High Wstssr— H-18 a.rn IC-35 p.m. Thursday 7th. High Wator— o-0 a.ra., 11-14 pm. Corpus
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    HOW GERMANY RAISED HER SIXTH WAR LOAN.
    494 2 Berne. Germany is endeavouring to persuade neutrals that the German people is as! united as ever m determination to pursue tha war, pointing as a proof to the figures o! tha sixth war loan. The facts are that the loan vtuj compulsory, save
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    DARED TO REBUKE THE KAISER.
    232 2 The late General von Biasing belonged to that raw-limbed, hard-living Silesian petty nobility which m times gone by supplied the Prussian army with some of itfc roughest material. Like others of his type he did not get on very well with the Kaiser. On one
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    58 2 According to tha Auditor General's repott on the Navy Appropriation Account for th 3 ye v 1915 16, appears an iUm of £5,090, which haa been abandonad as irrecoverable, as it represents public mcney m vessels lost during the War but as £8,700 was m Treasury notes, it is not
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      572 2 Victoria Theatre FOB A SHORT SEASON ONLY iOMMENCING FRIDAY JUNE 15th HORACE GOLDIN THE ROYAL RUSSIAN ILLUSIONIST And Foil Company of 35 ARTISTES 35 Including Beautifcl BARBARA BABINGTON And a BEVY OF BEAUTIES Presenting A Series of NEW SENSATIONAL PECTACULAR URPRISES A CARNIVAI OF CONJURING Introducing "THE OLD and TBS
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      639 2 I FOREGONE CONCLUSION— Every Seat SOLD OUT BEFORE 8 p.m. ...I RECORD. A CINEMA— SPECTACLE Beyond Comparison or Description (TO-NIGHT 9.15) THOS. H. INCE (TO-NI6HT 9 15) Presents THE $1,0 0 0,000 CINEMA-TRIUMPH CIVILIZATION THE MORT THRILLING CONVINCING PICTURE AS WELL AS THE MOST TERRIFIC INDICTMENT OF W*RIT 18 POSSIBLE
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      667 2 President Li-Yuang-Hung of the Chinese Republic reviewing the Chi iT^^ I President Wilson of tbe 0. SA. and the ever ready America^ I Fnneral of the late Duchess of Connaught attended by the Rcv?i t I and y Faifi J!y I Pathe's Exceptionally Strong Dramatic Masterpiece cf Acti* I AT
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS WAR LOAN BONDS.
    488 3 Bearing Interest from the date of purchase at 6 per cent per annum, payable half-yearly on the 15th May and the 15th Not. REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 15th NOVEMBER 1919. PRICE OF ISSUE— IOO PER CENT. All proceeds of this issue will be lent
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    SURRENDER OF TSINGTAU.
    972 3 The Sinking of Enemy Ships. In the Prize Court April 23 rd the President, Sir Samuel Evans, had before him a motion on behalf of the officers and crewß of HMS Triumph and Usk for a decree that they were entitled to prize bounty as being actually
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    BELGIUM AND THE U S.
    754 3 How the News Reached Brussels. Berne. Although the Germans have, as far as they can, hermetically sealed their side of the Swiss frontier, I am able to send a message from Brussels which has just reached me direct through an absolutely trustworthy source. My informant,
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      237 3 N FRESH PURE CREAMERY 1 60 M-jTTrrHTIT7>T'> i DUI XxLiJtl I 7K ALWAYS OBTAINABLE. j #8t In 1 lb. and i lb. pats. j SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. j SoL (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) 4 Handy for Out-o'-Doors Simmons Folding Chairs are built to withstand the roughest usage. You
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      18 3 Vitafer Line A'» -nr^T^^^"*fcJ Fortifies the System against disease, restores the tissue* after illness end invigorate* without reaction.
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      258 3 ,-BEDSTEADSUAIfIr ww^ m^ uAlflr BEDS BEDS THE U GOLD MEDAL" CAMP BED The Camp Bed with a big reputation m the army and amongst civilians all over the world. Double Brown Canvas on stout wooden frame, sound made, will stand any weight. Folds up instantly, weighs only 15 lbs. "A
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    40 YEARS A FIGHTER
    820 4 A Soldier's Memories. Recollections of People, Places, and Things. By MajorGeneral Sir George Younghusband. Sir George Younghusband's military experiences range from Afghanistan m 1878 to Mesopotamia of the present day and as they include not only India, the pre-ordain ed stage of all the Yotraghnebands, bat
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      353 4 STOCKISTS Singapore. Dupire Bros. I Johore Bharu. A. C. Harper Co. The Gasolene Light Cycle Co. Muar. Sime, Darby Co. The Cycle Carriage Co. Malacca. Malacca Rubber Ong Sam Leong Co Plantations Ltd. E. Siddons. Hock oC. JI)£ll)-£M)t!5i(I) I SCENT of ARABY **<# •> /f. A Harmony of Fragrance /i"
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      80 4 MARTIN'S j(fTMforLadies.i "J| LLD A French Rornedy for all Irregularities Thousands* 1..4di<.-s ke<»p a box of Martin's Tills i;i tlie house. s« that on the hrv ti,'i of any Irregularity of the Syiteni timely oose may N-a'''-T!iis:creil. Those who usr i..e;i: rccinunend them, hencp th«i enormous Ml& At a!! Chemists
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      278 4 SUPPLIES FOH^"^ Estates Mines Etn Acetic Acid. 99 per cent pure. 4nt Fumigators ("Four Oaks") Sulphur Powder. a^ Arsenite of Soda for killing out i a i a Aspinall's Best Copal Varnish. Cartridges. Nobel's own loading with sp O n ing Ballistite which holds more pig cO n shooting records
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    THE 'BALLARAT "
    688 5 THE 'BALLARAT AISt ralians Admlrablt Behafiour. don >**y 8td TJle PreBa Bureau 2t thai the Admiralty, m announcing Australian transport Ballarat en torpedoed when 35 miles from S** fttest land, says that the magnificent aod steadiness of the troops was with the finest traditions of c Briti* army. .1 litary
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    85 5 Stnuni Conservative newspaper discussing the question of -uay ccanooaic guarantees for the 53 3p1v of raw materials, which it considers important than European annexa -r :he war Germany will resemble which haa been com so.d out. Over 65 per cent of all ria)a used m peace time was •;-i bm
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      53 5 AUCTION SALF OF if Oce foar-seat9r rubber-tyred Victoria t, a horse with harness, lamps iconapiete). ■1 J2t Aj^tralian horse. °ae Kabber tyred Dogcart and one horse with harness, lamps etc., TO BE HELD AT Ollr Sale room Raffles Chambers haffles Place. Saturday, 9th June, at 11 a.m. CHUG KERG LEE
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      558 5 EXHIBITION of water-colour paintings by M. KINSEN (A Japanese painter) at the V.M.C.A. Rooms on the 7th Bth inst., 2-8 p.m. All art-lovers are cordially invited Admittance Free. A clearance sale of work from 30% to 50% less the listed price and 20% to the British Bed Cross. JONGKEENA The
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      227 5 WAR LOAN PREMIUMJIGKETS. For Small investors In War Loan. Price Ten Dollars. SERIES 10,000 TICKETS. Premiums for each series paid m cash every six months BY THE ANGLO-CHINESE SYNDICATE First $1,000 Second $500 Fourth $200 Third $300 Fifth $100 Eight of $50 Fifty of $10 The full cost of the
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      416 5 "CIVILIZATION Notice is hereby given that I the undersigned have this day bought from Messrs Margelis and Champion of the HARPER FILM CORPORATION of New Yofk, U.S.A. the Exclusive Rights for exhibition of the film "CIVILIZATION" by Thos. H. Ince, for Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, Siam, Sumatra, Netherlands East
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      808 5 MIDWIVES ORDINANCE ■o. IX of 1915. 1 This Ordinance comes into force within the .Municipality of Singapore on the Ist July 1 1917. Amongst other things it provides for the Registration of all midwives who are qualified. I Those who have no qualification will be registered by the Registrar if
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      506 5 PUNTING. Two Dutchmen tSTS&ztgs; ence ettatework Java-Sumatra, m Rnbber aSSSJ!?* Tobacco, are seeking employment as assistants. Both speaking English Letters stating commencing salary etc. j kindly address sub No. 5931 office Soura- baiasch Hanaelsbl&d, Sourabaya, Java. ig 86 WANTED Wanted Chinese or Eurasian Clerk with knowledge of booking and general
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    The Singapore Frre Press. Wednesday, June 6, 1917,
    2232 6 The Singapore Frre Press. Wednesday, June 6, 1917, The coming of the world war cnt short all hope of solving one of the most interesting economic problems of modern times, which may be briefly summed ap m the question "Does such a campaign of industrial and commercial penetration largely at
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    73 6 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. LBYCOUBTESTOFTHKFa Pan* i The French Bp The German atttck« J_*?* plateau of California J extreme fury m deilt c failed eferjwbtre t T^*l? losses. c'e v er? > Rio dp Jdne rv. itr been astced and Brazing, 816 a* amid the ovatioue of n,'^ W Petrograd. Tb,
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    FRENCH WAR MAPS.
    42 6 A limited r,i:n rsfft,^ maps are now obtainable iT from tbe French CouneulJl Dupire Brothers, The "2? maps ccvericg tbe front f r Verdun, h cold at HO half of >J l ci voted to the French Kei Crow
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    Correspondence.
    377 6 sum, To the Editor I Sir -Referring to Landlotdi I no mention ha been made about pTI Why fehould tb» ybe fxemn- i t H for example tbn p 1 note ['mi quite recently their charge hi BI J accommodaticn was m per mo-th t5 it now raised to
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    NO PROFITEERING BY MIDDLEMEN.
    171 6 The course cf trade shall be I hampered as it ie possible to make i there sb&ll be no unwarranted caril* tion of tbe natice'e tec] scpplr N who handle it on itc v:,> to the co«J This is our opportunity to demc^ tbe efficiency of
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    KAISERIN'S JEWELS
    50 6 KAISERIN 'S JEWELS Cop **f* Among tbe K>'. if have just be, n I C oD*«* magnificent diamoi c It^ of B'.t large and HD»n Mor^ a gift from the late Mr i;t!r^; c br* A diamond bair cr- gt d Empress at Court fut.rtioD were also di*pottd of Reuter
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      225 6 MACGREGOR'S I "V. O. S." I I m 1 IS SUPPLIED TO THE I I \p3^ Bouse of Cords I I AND I cj?( l0 li^ Rouse of Commons I 1 Macgregor.Caldbeck&C 0 I LOtt .?^.,f» G ,y. S6oW It is also supplied to the principal a residents throughout the
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      64 6 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 81 Orchard load, Telephone Mo. 1085. The Oldest and Leading Studio. First In 1872, Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at out Command, thus ensuring always the produc tion of only the best results m Studio Portraiture,
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    POLISH ARMY DECREE
    96 7 FRANCES CONFIDENCE [By Submarine (-able] [Ranter's Service] D<ir June 5 A decree creates an -atonorno:? Polish army subject to the eQC b supreme command, fighting under 5^ p 0 ii 5 a flag. The Poles serving in the french wm3 orm a nucleus. p., \uni 5. The
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    PROTECTORATE OF ALBANIA
    25 7 I 4. A proclamation issued j. A -:ro oq Jan° t, establishes the ai:d unity of all Albania pjg uiaa protectorate. m
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    RUSSIAN HIGH COMMAND
    26 7 Petrcsji a" Jane 5. General Alexieff has tesigee i s.i General Brusiloff has been ippoin:ei Jeneralisstmo. General Gucfco toll on the southwestern Srca:
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    BRITISH BREAD SAYING
    75 7 London June f. The National War having- iraittee announces that from jficiai reports* hitherto received for May t the imistry for food, the national bread =uu:pcion ha 3 declined heavily m She ?2?: suoath. When the remainder o! aj|g»afl have been received it is aatici ja:ed :aa:
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    ROUTING OUT SUBMARINES
    108 7 London Jane 5. The raid on Bruges j tfaa fourth attack on the enemy subaurins aaJ aeroplane casts m Belgium rfMsßj repotted since Thursday. Dosch correspondent* speak of constant illied cava! air raids on the Belgian coast. I:e sky is illuminated for miles with the tactic? of
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    ALIEN MISSIONARIES AND TEACHERS.
    234 7 the Ceylon Government is taking steps rii a view to bringing a closer scrutiny to Mar on :he work of alien missionaries and aacier? m this Colony. Recent experience India and m the Colonies, it is remarktfta the "Statement of Objects and Rea«as affixed to the
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    GERMAN INVASION PLAN.
    115 7 fas celebration of the entry ar were held all over the conethe chief speaker was Mr j erarj c f ormer Ambassador to Gar declared that it was his duty farts which had been kept i flfa ol the cjuutry for two I JHII Mr Gerard said
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    THE WESTERN FRONT
    372 7 ATTACK AND COUNTER [By 8aba»ara» Oftfcb] [Renter*! 8«rrit«] London, Jnne 4. Renter's correspondent at Headquarters says that 112 prisoners from three regiments were taken in yesterday's counter attacks south of Souchez in which the enemy employed over a division. As they were under the concentrated fire of
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    ITALIAN FIGHTING
    61 7 London, June 4. The Italian Official. The enemy artillery become more interne east of Oorizia and extended from Vertoibozza to the coast and was particularly violent at San Marco upon the Doseo Fnite lines and eastward of Flondar. We replied effectively stopping attacks. Enemy attcks penetrated the western
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    RUSSIANS AGAIN
    47 7 London, June 4. Wireless Russian Official. Our scouts surmounting four rows of wire entanglements at New Mossar m the direction of Kovel dispersed the barrier guard. We penetrated the entanglements and drove out the enemy from trenches m the region of Pnevi m the Carpathians.
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    THE PRICE OF ZING.
    272 7 In a short article m Chambers'a Journal for March, Mr John Bowman gives Some Facts about Zinc," f rom which we extract the following Before the war prices, for zinc ranged from JEIS to £21 per ten. In November, 1914, the price was £24 per ton.
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    RUSSIAN PUZZLE
    291 7 INTERNAL BICKERING The Socialists |ly §ubm*rin# OabI«T [Reutw'i Btrvio*] London, Jane 4.— In connection with the confused and conflicting news from Petrograd it is important to remember that there is no censorship, henoe all sorts of reports with which Petrograd is filled and which in the present constantly
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    CAPTAIN HALL THE AVIATOR.
    168 7 London, May 18. Correspondents at the front send the latest news obtainable of the missing Captain Hall, the famous airman. On the eveniog of 7th instant he was out with another machine. They attacked a party of four Germans. The other pilot, after felling one of
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    CIVILISATION.
    202 7 This is certainly the most, wonderful cinema film which has been shown m Singapore and the Palladium manage ment is to be congratulated on having secured the production of it locally. Last night there was hardly an unfilled seat m the house and the booking for later nights is
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    RUSSO-RUMANIAN FRONT.
    149 7 London, April 18. It is learned from a high Rumanian source that big events may be confidently expected to develop m tbe Russo Rumanian region within the next few weeks. The Rumanian army, close upon 400,000 strong, is completely reor pani/.si and full of confidence m victory. It
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    GENERAL NEWS
    298 7 SHIPPING SHORTAGE SOLVED [By Submarine CabU] [ReuUr'a Service] London Jane 4. Beater learns from an authoritative source that it is certain that Brazil will utilise all its resources for the war, and with a population of twenty millions can soon raise an army which should be of considerable
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    HUGHES'S VICTORY
    36 7 Melbourne, June 4. A revised and final count of the Federal elections gives the following results House of Represent atives P3 Nationalists (being coalitionists under Mr Hughes) 22 Labourites. Senate 24 Nationalists, 12 Labourites.
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    SUPREMACY OF THE BRITISH SOLDIER.
    463 7 Sic Arthur Conan Doyle writes to the Editor of the Daily Chronicle It may be of interest to remind your readers how completely, judged by every test, the British soldiers have mastered the German during the war. After the foolish gibe of the Emperor, and
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      192 7 ROBINSON Co I H^i 1^ HOLD A L R6E STOCK 0F r 1 IF* I II r ifinpninopcri i l, v .v LlllUl ulUclcu I Dress Flouncings lilttl I WHIIE VOILU, f,*?-!:;^ 3 I 27 Inches wide T "--J 1 p 3 $1.10 $1.50 per yard mKyjj I te 45
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      762 8 "ELLERMAN*' LINE. ELLERMAN AND BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND FOR LONDON. Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Go., Ltd., AGENTS) KOMNKLIJKE PAKETVMRT NAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated In Holland.) Royal Packet Navigation Co.. of Batavia. I—3, COLLTBB QUAY, UHDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS IMDIA GOVERHMEHS
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      604 8 Mr* O» British India AND ZmpcAß JLine (Companies Incorporated la England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsulas and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with Hit Majesty Government.) For; China* Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. HAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOB BUROPB). I OWTWABD (l>ol OBIIA) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE
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      634 8 N. Y. K. JAPAN HAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. (InoorponteA Id Japan). EUROPEAN LfNE. j A service la nifttntftlnfig between £ofcoi^iku,« via ports to Marbeillee, London, nndet ma* contract with the Imperial Japanese Govern* ment. The New Twin screw Steamer maintaining this Beivice have been special!! flflHlgnafl and constructed, and at
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      282 8 ■ESSAGERIES Mar!;* **IL LIBH **AHCH LIKE Fortnightly service bet**** 1 Haiphong. between fe&i^.. For further imcrmatlonappi^ d 9 COURTOIS Singapore Gold Storage Co,, n Hur Eitraoofi to Borito Telephone 1261, Sea stocks of all fc^ sen Meats etc., can be dpw to shipping at the Wharves T the Singapore Roads
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    HORONVILLERS.
    1189 9 Positions that were Deemed Impregnable French Front, April 18. The general action that is engaged on the French front from Lena to Champagne continues to develop m accordance with the plans of the Allied High Commands, and already onr Allies are able to report brilliant successes all a long
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    HOW PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IS WORKED.
    673 9 A simple example will perhaps make the general scheme of the process still more clear. Assume a constituency with only three seats and 40,000 voters. The "quota i c, that number of votes which for a certainty secnres the election of a candidate is 40,000
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      572 9 War or Peace Famine or Plenty. Life Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY IS P [HE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS), HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: U, Old Jewry, E.C. Tfcd Octapaay fcaa g20,000 •efoettefl wtth the Bnyteme
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      524 9 THE HO HONG BANK, Ltd. Head Office SINGAPORE, RAFFLES CHAMBERS, 5 A 6. Branches Malacca, 155 First Cross Street; iur, 77/79 Jalan Suleiman. CAPITAL. Registered.- $8,000,000. Issued W.OCO.COO. Subscribed 83,500,000. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Lim Peng Siang Esq Chairtnan. The Hon'ble Dr. Lim Boon Keng. Lee Choon Guan Esq. Tan Cheng
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      544 9 INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the U.S.A.) Capital U.S. §3,250,000= Straits 95,800,000 Surplus U.S. &3,?50,000= Straits 95,800,000 Undivided Profits.. .U.S. $1,010,022-81'= Straits 91.800,000 Head Offlo9 55, Wall Street, Naw York. London 36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES Bombay Hongkong San Francisco Calcutta Kobe San Pedro de Macoris Canton London Santo Domingo Cebu
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      202 9 SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated In New Zealand. riSI ißsut anooß effected on Buildings, Rent and Merchandise of every description. MUIII Inent anoes accepted to all parts ol the world at lowest rates. VII RISK accepted to all parts. J. HENRY, Manager, Offices 2, Flilayion Breei. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE 60.
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    BLIGHTY.
    1005 10 On the way Home. There wat a noise like a train rushing over Holborn Viaduct, the night sky seem* ed to fill with epectroecopic flashes, and the next thing I knew was that I was being jolted over a rough road m an am* balanoe. There was a smell
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      221 10 PROGRESS TRANSPORTATION has always been closely linked with progress, a step m advance of it, leading the way. The locomo. tive and the steamship made possible the tremendous strides civilization has taken m the past hundred years. With the dawn of the new century came the motor car-the long sought
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      299 10 WORKS LTDIL NOTICE. The above mark is the property of Central Engine Works Ltd., of Singapore, and proceedings at law will be taken against any p c r?on firm or company using a rectangle and heavily lined riDg m conjunction with the capital letter O and L m such manner
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      505 10 Singapore FfmJ MORNimq 04 J To Our Readers, The Singapore Fr^P n I Daily, and is O l ale a Td. resB l s 4 J hour each morni D (std^ price Ten Cents a' copy^ 6 l *mM Bubscriberfi 1 co r s m A H private residences. o^
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1535 11 issued by FBASEB Co., Exohange and Share Brokers, Jane 2nd. •All fnotftttois of Sterling Bb»vee const fee regarded as jatel? ■omb»l tv* tbe pveeest Oaf. Ibbui. Paid. Ciabb De? Bunas. biubbi 100,000 n ii Aiiagai m% a so 879,880 IS IB A»glO'JATg 10% lit 5 0 6
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    EXCHANGE.
    54 11 (Cosbbctbd ct 1 to June 6.) Baak4roi S4| v d«a«»cr? a-4i -s.iaUsjviditf etn c 2 4 27-82 ffianca damand Bank 818 IHDIA, T. T. Xosssosa, flimnili Bi%Prem 7020KSJU« dUaaasd io» Java, JesQ&L fi 184$ BAC3SOS, is --.find 66} dovaaiiaat. Bank Burr g $8,54 Bask sf £n£'?md Kete 6% -;v
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    PRODUCE.
    140 11 Jane 5. Tin (100 tonfe) 1108 00 3»uzfcU? 15.60 Gvnltiti Cubs No, 1 26.26 GamfcUs Cttfct No. t 28.00 Pepptx Clack ordin. £'pqm 82.60 Peppai, (Wtotte fiit) 89.00 Killing! (210 to tha ft 42.00 $tL%ra«£z (80 £o tht Ik.? 62.C0 Mceo tSsittdft) 80.00 ClcTes (Amboina) oom. 2al! Coffes U%
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      352 11 BUCHANAN'S SCOTCH WHBSKY "BLACK WHITE' 9 I ALWAYS THE HIGHEST QUALITY The Enormous Stocks held by BUCHANAN Co. at their Doncied store the largest m the world) enable them to maintain tne high quality of this famous blend. The Borneo Co., Ltd. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND. Nlirc>C TICCltf nAAU without pure
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    ZINNIAS.
    650 12 For a sandy garden there are few flowers which make a brighter display m j so short a time and foe so little trouble J and expense as the Zinnias. The wide range of colours now to be had even m s the double sorts would be a revelation
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    CONDITIONS IN THE FATHERLAND.
    310 12 Dying Prince's Outburst. Paris, April 24. Ths Excelsior to day publishes a remarkable statement with respect to Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia. As is well known Prince Frederick was wounded seriously m the course of an air flight and afterwards died of wounds. At bis request
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    TOLD BY THE ENEMY.
    963 12 The Deadly Waterspouts. The following accounts are from enemy newspapers. One of the most vivid descriptions of the effect of Bhell fire m a naval aotion wa§ that given by a wounded survivor of the Bluecher to a •'Times' 1 correspondent. His story deserves to rank
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    CRIMINAL APPEALS.
    328 12 A Liquors Case. Mr Justice Sproule m the Supreme Court yesterday heard several appeals against magistrates 1 decisions. The first was that of Tan Tiak Hoo, who was charged before the senior magistrate, Mr W Langham Carter, first that he, being licensee of a retail liquor shop at
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    326 12 The following new books will be ready for issue on Thursday. Askew, Alice and Claude, the Paignton Honour. Benson, E F, The Freaks of Mayfair. Benson, Stella, This Is the End. Bereiford, J D, House Mates. Blaokwood, Algernon, Day and Night Stories. Cable, Boyd, Grapes of Wrath. Came,
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    86 12 One i-efculfc of the South Amerioan republics joining with the Allies will be the gaining of a much better knowledge of their peoples. We do not realise to the full the great cities of the southern continent, with their parks, libaries, public buildings, and universities. Their wide Btreets, electric trains,
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    S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    116 12 The Lawn Tennis Tournament m connection with the Singapore Cricket Club begins on Thursday, the 7th instant, with the following Ties m the preliminary rounds, of the profession Pairs. Polioe. Griffin and Macleod vs Ac counts. Plummer and Bateman. Engrs. Cassels and Henderson vs Press. Davies and
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    23 12 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Championship Pairs. Mies J Gnnn and Mr Upcott beat Mrs Holdon and Mr Hartoell, 6—o, 6—l, 6—2.
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    ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION.
    179 12 The following donations have been received by Mr A W Vick at the Chartered Bank. Already acknowledged 91,012.50 Gontribated by the European Employees of Polo Brani Smelting Works (per Mr J M Russell) (9102). SB Archdeacon 10, A E Bailey 5, F Higginbothem 5. A
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    A MOTOR MISHAP.
    102 12 As a sequel to a motor accident at 5$ milee, Bukit Timah rd, where half the road is up for repairs, a Straits- born Bengali chauffeur named Abdul was charged yesterday before Mr J C Sugars, second magistrate, with driving car No. 656 m a rash and
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    ROBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    99 12 Agents Paterson Simons, and Co. Trafalgar 8,669 agst 2,921 total to date 7,722 Coconuts 27,810 agst 16,000 total to date 48,010. Agents Boustead and Co. Nordanal 53,630; total to date 270,901 agst 220,069. Rim 27,700: total to date 51,500 agst 85,100. Anglo Johore 28.789; total to
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    19 12 It has been decided that the next Far Eastern Olympic Games will be held at Manila m May, 1919.
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