The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 June 1917

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. SDFSFDSFDS TEN CENTS NO. 9,095 SINGAPORE THUKSDAY, JJJNE 28, 1917.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    217 1 Results of S C C tennis yesterday Page 10. The cotton trade crisis is growing acute —Page 5. The Allies are gaining control in Greece Page 5. Barlow's rubber report and share report on page 10. The War Prisoners' conference is getting to work Page 5. There
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    A NAVAL HOLIDAY.
    1434 1 There are many advantages in seavoyaging, wrote Saadi the sweet singer of Persia but security is not one of them. Which ehowe that it ie quite poseible for a poet to talk eenee at times. Security Why, it ie not eo much a question of the dangers
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      232 1 GOODRICH TYRES SAFETY TREAD RAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER ON SATURDAY. RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM Open from 8 a. m. to 12 p. m. daily RAFFLES BAKERY AMD CONFECTIONERY The best in town Upcountry orders promptly executed Bread delivered at private residences daily. RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE "IST French and English Cars In
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      225 1 ALL-BRITISH T ROM TYRES USED BY THE BRIT|H WAR OFFICE M& One tyre m us go 3d as another mS only when both are "ROMS. 11 AH They not qnly give more speed, m,. ■1 j more conjjjprt and most mileage I til at least expense, they stand the 1
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      130 1 WAR LOAN PREMIUM TICKETS. For Small Investors In War Loan. Price Ten Dollars. SERIES 10,000 TICKETS. Premiums for each series paid in cash every six months BY THK ANGLO-CHINESE SYNDICATE First $1,000 Second $500 Fourth $200 Third $300 Fifth $100 Eight of $50 Fifty of $10 The full cost of
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      78 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Robinson and Co have ladies' new after noon and evening dresses Page 5. Latest model Studebaker for sale— Page 9. For sale privately, a coasting steamer ia current charter Page 9. The Cameos at the Theatre on July 9 New films at the Empire Last three days of
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      2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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      117 1 THE WEEK. Tbarsdii 28th. High Water— 8-83 a.m.. 4-28 p.m. Italian Gircae, Beaoh-rd, 9. 0 p.m. Bandman Opera, Tina.* Fridaj 29th. High Water -4-39 a.cu., 5-il p.m. Italian Circus, Beach rd, 9.80 p.m. Municipal Commißßion, 9.*0 p.m. Straits Trading Co. meeting, noon. Homeward mail closes (by train) 4 p.m. Bandman
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    CAPTAIN SHEPARDS MILITARY CROSS.
    144 2 Details have come to hand says tha Penang Gazette of the circumstances under which Captain Shepard, late of Penacg and recently in the service of the Straits Steamship Company, gained the Military Cross in Mesopotamia. An Order of the Day, dated 11th April, 1917, by Lieut
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    ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BO AT INSTITUTION.
    134 2 ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BO AT INSTITUTION. The following donations have been received by Mr A W Vick at the Chartered Bank. Already received 31,478 50 Per British Dispensary: 'Nemo', Johore 91, Capt Hunter •1, J Gebbi «1, 8 B $1, M S 91, S J B V2, Ranea and Miriam
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      425 2 HOW TO GROW FIT. Are yon one cf the many peop'e who complain of being "me down Are your muscles flabby and your nerves "on edge 9 Do you feel greatly depressed and are yon restless at nights and unrefreshed by sleep Do you ftnd yourself exhausted and trembling after
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      905 2 POSITIVELY THE LAST /VlGffr^ THRILLS, LAUGHTER AND PATttn* AT THE nU^ ALHAMBR/\ The Pioneer and Premier House The House cf |uttt| Bea^h p ESSANAT PRESENTS "WINE WOMEN fiSG^fi" IN 2 ACT:* Keeping in fine restraint aoy desire tbai might have mlbim to hr^ prominence the ownfall of the character from
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      747 3 MASSAGE HALL No. 239 Bsncoolbn St. TELEPHOIE Mo. 1467 OPKN DAILY 6 a.m.— 9. p.m. MASSAGE, BATHS MANICURE, By Mr. Fdjita, Mrs. Habo and Many Assistants. W.J. GARCIA, 219, Orchard Road. Pianos bought, sold or exchangee Good prices allowed for old Id stroments. Cheapest and best stock of Music and
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      108 3 m EFFICIENCY. Agents: BRINKMANN CO. Singapore. diii 1 nnr DULL UUu 1 11 rrn Ii H 11 II I JM vnfH PfW^mT^-' 4t^. $24 mWm $20 PER CASE B^Jllls PER CASE 8 DOZ. PINTS. k j 4 DOZ. QUARTS. puUfj omm DUTY EXTRA Sole Importers Huttenbach Bros. Co. H mum,,,,,,
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      765 3 1 PERMANENT WAY INSPECTOR Vacancy now filled, applicants thanked. GUTHRIE ft Co., Ltd. 26-6 29 6 WARNING. The number plates cf Bullock Cart No. 2241 and 1798 (red ground and white figures 1917) are reported stolen. W. E HOOPER. Registrar of Vehicles. Singapore. 25th Jane 1917. 26-6 28 6 NSTICE.
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      456 3 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS POLICE. POLICE NOTICE ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES ORDINANCE 1913. I RENEWAL OF PERMITS FOR FIREARMS. All persons in possession of firearms are hereby reminded that permits for nuch firearms expire on the 30th June 19i?, and should be renewed as soon after that date t h popsloie. Persons failing
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    Domestic Occurrences DEATH.
    29 4 Domestic Occurrences DEATH. Cunico— On June ?7 at riobore, Mapsimino Gunico, aged 55 yearn, Af-s wtunt MaDager, Straits Rubber Plantation, Johore. Funeral this afternoon at Bidadari at 5 o'clock.
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    The Singapore Free Press Thursday, June 28, 1917,
    1319 4 The Singapore Free Press Thursday, June 28, 1917, Since the Allies are keeping the enemy on tenterhooks in the West, the British Press Censor has precedent for keeping the civilian population in the same irritating condition. Yet, reading all the news together, and making dne allowance for the fact that
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    LATE WIRES
    979 4 London, Jane 26. The report of the Mesopotamia Commission constituting an other historic war document was issued to-night as a bluebook of 188 pages. It deals comprehensively with the operation from the time of its origin, through the various stages of the advance to Bagdad, and the incidental
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    DUTCH WIRES
    444 4 The Sugar C Batavia, June 19. ->.-.,.• iee have stopped the export c Soerabaya, owing to ui I ttoek. eugar |g being Hani lu the ffa godowng. Soerab&ya v. .r i Nieuwfeblad": Tader tl. ±1:^-lZ ;of a member of the ran jwho had come acrces from Bata?j this
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      130 4 JUST RECEIVED FRESH SHIPMENT OF AUSTRALIAN BEER IN HOGSHEADS FRO& A WELL-KNOWN BREWERY FOR PARTICULARS AND PRICES APPLY TO m^ gmm tmm m mm^ib^ Fashionable Ladies' Shoes. NEW STOCKS JVST ARRIVED. IS^H^\ Walking Shoes. W^^hl Evening Shoes. Black Paten! NEWEST STYLES No. 1404. Finest English Chrome Patent Court Dress Shoe.
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      64 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS S I Orchard Road, Telephone 10. 10SS. Tie Oldest and Leading Studio. Flrtst In 1872, Foremost In 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at oat Command, thus ensuring always the production of only the best results in Studio Portraiture,
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    THE HAMMER IN THE WEST
    453 5 MORE RINGING BLOWS Encircling Lens [By Submarine Cable] [Renter's Service] rJon, June 25 Fieldmarshal Haig re: we carried out a successful night m uorthwtst of Fontaine lez Croi- securing prisoner. rua weetwaxd of la ■fa a? _7 K.oid Marshal Elaig gg! (lined all our objectives
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    THE GREEK SITUATION
    94 5 Allied Hold Strengthens kifcem Jane '26 Allied troops have «i:etei Athans to assist in the mainten ic:- if oriar. owing to an unimportant acn Venflzalist demonstration on Jane 28, fkfcwiln. Juna 2o Out of 350 com-aiace-s in Theaaaly 338 have adhered to -•.:L troop* have occupied Bralo
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    ITALY'S OFFENSIVE
    35 5 June 26. Italian official The e -perateb attempting to retake l kMMM recently lost at Ortigara, ..j heavy lo.ase* in the attacks and '.cks which are proceeding. v^ iivaaced on tba Carso southward
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    RUMANIA PREPARES TO STRIKE
    41 5 H f, Jane 26. Many contingents of •^uuiiaiana from Transylvania and Buko* ■fci vrhom Bruoiloff made prisoner last I* attte enrolled in the Rumanian 4 "a: and taken the oaths of fidelity to the d atirriug scenes.
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    THE METRIC SYSTEM
    41 5 tia Juoa 28 A general assembly ol •l Kreach Chambers of Commerce hM a hope that Britain, Japan and HQ aaia will adopt the metric system in :r( fer to promote a closer economic rap Pfochement with France.
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    NEUTRAL DIFFICULTIES
    710 5 GERMAN PRESSURE ON NORWAY A Weird Assortment of Bombs IB j BnbmariM Oabte] [Renter*! Service] Madrid, June 25.— 1t is officially stated the suspension of constitutional guarantees was never more necessary than at any time since 1873, owing to notorious persona provoking disorder* and a section of tha
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    THE STEINHEIL CASE
    30 5 London, Jane 26 —Lord Abinger to- j day marries Madame Deserignac, who aa Madame Steinheil was the central figure in the sensational trial in Paris in 1908.
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    THE PREMIER AND GLASGOW
    21 5 London, June 26.— Glasgow will confer the Freedom of the City on Mr Lloyd George on Friday.
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    REPRISALS
    355 5 HOW WE HIT BACK Air Attacks on German Posts [Bj Submarine GmbU? IlUuter'i Bervioel London, June 26.— The Admiralty states that three aeroplanes patrolling on Monday engaged ten of tha enemy in the vicinity of- Roulers. They fought for sixteen minutes and brought down on§ enemy in flames. It
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    PRISONERS OF WAR CONFERENCE
    120 5 London. June 26. The following ques tions will be discussed at the Hague War Prisoners Delegation The resumption and extension of repatriation of combat ant and civilian prisoners under existing agreements the transfer of combatant prisoners to neutral countries in addition to Switzerland the internment of
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    THE COTTON CRISIS
    128 5 London, June 26. The correspondent of the Morning Post at Manchester wiites bhat the importance of the Cotton Conference of June 27 cannot be exaggerated The Lancashire cotton trade has reached a crisis comparable to the great cotton famine in the American civil war. How best equitably
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    STRICTER FOOD CONTROL
    75 5 London, June 26. The Press Bureau says that Lord Kkondda has decided on a stricter and more complete control of foodstuff?, enforcing maximum prices and limiting profits at every stage of production and distribution. A costings department will be established in con nection with the Food Ministry,
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    OUTWARD MAIL LOST
    37 5 London, June 26. Official. Tfaa letter' mails for India, Mesopotamia, Ceylon, the Straits, Malay and beyond despatched from London on May 31, and the parcel mails of May 28 have been lost at sea.
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    GAMBLING
    37 5 London, Jane 26. Lloyds underwriters for a hundred guineas if the war is in progress at the end of 1917 are demanding eighty guineas and proportionally down ward to thirty guineas for the end of 1818,
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    GERMANY'S RESERVES
    620 5 WHAT REUTER ESTIMATES THEM AT Only Twelve Fresh Divisions Left i fßy Bnbmarine Cfeble] [Beater's Service] < London, June 26. Reuter's rorrespon j dent ai Headquarters amplifying Lis state ment cabled ytsterriuy, gives eorne import- ant figures, showing the enormous nom j herß which Germany has been forced
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    THE KING VISITS THE FLEET
    133 5 London, June 26. His Majesty tho King has just concluded his second war visit to the Grnnd Fieet accompanied by Prince \lbert. Ho commented on the great expansion and improvements during the past year. To reach the Fleet the King embarked on a light iruieer
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    C. O.s MAY VOTE
    39 5 London, June 27. The House of Commons rejected by 144 to 71 an amend raent to the Electoral Reform Bill die* franchising conscientious objectors, after Sir Q Cave declared ita adaption would wreck the measure.
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    HOFFMAN'S SUCCESSOR
    26 5 Berne, Jane 20. Gustave Ador, president of the International Committee of tbe Red Cross has been elected to tbe Federal Council vice Hoffmann. I
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      156 5 Robinson Go. «s2s JUST RECEIVED Eadics Department Evening Dresses HIGH CLASS STYLES rHE SINGAPORE STRAITS HOUSEKEEPER'S DAY BOOK. Name* of Articles In EDgliah with phonetic equivalent in Malay. ContainH Bazaar Account (52 weeks), Cook's Cash Account, Beef and Mntton Account Jhobie'B Account, Summary of Monthly House Expenditure, Tables for Calculating
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      724 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 PAXETVAART HMTSfiUAPFhg (Incorporated In Holland, Roy*l Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—3, COLLTER QUAY, C«DBJi CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA QOVBRHMKHB
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      617 6 P. \3m British India AND Alpcab Line (Companies Incorporated la England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental sailings. (Under Contract with Hit Majesty's Government.) For! China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. {MAIL LINES. HOMEWARD (FOB BUROPB). I OUTWABD (FOB OBMlt INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE
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      767 6 «ESSAGERIES M?P^l «*IL LlHg, Fortnightly fcervirv f-t»« China, Japan, Ceylon Z D la **<k aiarbeUlea. J -."-^ll. BRANCH LiNB Fnrt n !j;htlyßrrsric«. b ,t, e&iphoug. ll -in* N»t*bermiorniatlon apply k to CQURTCis _/J L8l < (Osiki ■ereactlli Simb^'b r. KOBE-BOMBAY LINP The Company maintain" Sr wrvtc-e with fi lx Btcamcrf
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    HOREORS ENDORED BY THE GERMAN PIRATES.
    601 7 We beer a great deal cf the success of the German submarine. Its failures are cloaked in an impenetrable secrecy. It requires an effort to visualise all the 'sweating egony of fear, all the minutes that ace centuries in passing v, htn deathly disaster
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    GERMANS' ORDEAL.
    270 7 According to Colonel Gadke, the military expert who now writes in Socialist Forward (VorwarU\ and is accustomed to epeok with Bomewhat more frankness than the spoonfed Morahte, the German armies in the west are fighting for their lives on a 115 mile front. He gays 11 Never 6iDce
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    THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
    216 7 Capetown. May 1. Sir H«*Liy Belfleld, Governor of the East Africa Protectorate, is visiting South {Africa as a guest of tbe Union Govern ment. Sir Henry dined last niqbt atTar liament Hou~ Sir F S M.' Minister of Mines, pree ding. Refiring to the war, the
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    ANOTHER RUBBER INVESTMENT.
    180 7 x Owing to the churn ffpfr ffiiotn ProtiU Daly, the fta»ftOH cf thfl BablMC Estatee of Jobore vre unshoe to pay more than 20 per ce:?t, Em 1916, agfuiitt 25 per cent, f£r 1915. TJbe utnount of profit earned was equal to more than 40 per cent,
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    Market Price List.
    421 7 Singapore. June Iff, 1917. Beans, Long per catty OS do. Frencb do ...18 Beef perlb. 21 Beefsteak do 94 Bean Sprouts per catty 08 Bamboo Sprout* do 04 Blachan do IS Brinjals do 08 Cabbage, Batavia do nil do. China do nil do. Salted do 08 Carrots,
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      592 7 Was or Peace, Fahinb or Plenty, Lire Insurance is wohth j&o c?3nts on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP j s GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURAKCE CW ANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEM£K r Ja,. sr^fi OFFICE: Wlnelieitar Hoas*. Singapore. LONDC QJFUSt i SI, Old Jowry, F,c. Ccr: V a» t
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      511 7 THE HO HONG BANK, Ltd. Ees3 Office SINGAPORE, R&FFUES CHAMBERS, 5 &6. Branches .Malacca, 155 First Cross Street; Maar, 77/79 Jalan Suleiman i CAPITAL. Registered... $8,00^,000. Issued $-»,OvO,<;00. Subscribed $3,500,000, PaU U P ...91,750,C00. BOARS OF DIRECTORS. Lirn Peng Siaag Esq Chairman. The Hon'ble Dr. Llm Boon Kecg. Lee Choon
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      773 7 !KSI n*?IOE CO., LTD. j (Inoorforated !n Few Zealand. ?I£S [nsajrancea efleoted oa I3nllCln^3, Rent acd Moif^hßcdlfjo of evory dc&ofiytih'fl. MJgHISJS laenrarsces accepted to all parts cl the wcirld at lowesi rates. I JHE R!"U accepted tc ail parts. J, HENRY, Manage*. OlBcas 2, Flslsysoß gross, HLIAN&E ASSURAH€Eeo. Ul (Inoorßorated
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    HOLY LAND BATTLE.
    368 8 Tough Job Ahead. Before Oaza, April 21. The biggest battle in all Palestine's long history ie being fought before Gaza. Though we have only fought the first' phaso it ie clear that we are engaged upon the hardest struggle in this age- worn battle area. We have
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    A MODERN BABEL.
    229 8 Id India there is a very considerable variety of languages, bat Burma and the neighbourhood is a region where Esperanto wouldcertainly be a boon. We have received from the Government of Burma a prepara tory report regarding a linguistic 6urvey of the country, and in it we
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    PRIZE TICKETS ON TRAMS
    122 8 An ingenious and simple method of raie ing funds for war charities has been applied with conspicuous success in Glasgow. Passengers on the city tramways may purchase what are termed war savings and comfortß ticketp. Each ticket costs one penny, and on the back ie a
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    67 8 An official message from Berlin states ihat the German War Office has ordered great number of the enormous army of 3xempted (reklamierton) the total of which is greater than that cf the field >rmy of 1871, to be liberated for field iervice. They would be replaced in the war indubtry
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    DUTCH WIRES.
    241 8 Jin Tea. Batavia, Jane 19. The import of Java tea into Australia ie prohibited. Later. We) learn that, in consequence of a permit granted by the Netherlands Oversea Trust, to (hip 86,000 chaste of Java tea to Holland, daring the months Mar. to May 1917 and of which
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    BRINGS SWEET SLUMBER TO MERVE- WRECKED PEOPLE.
    184 8 BRINGS SWEET SLUMBER TO MERVE- WRECKED PEOPLE. That old devil, r n6OffiQl booking agent on eartfa of his never ending i abour Jhe t it required thousand^ i B "I hundreds of iueane a^j,,. toria^^!, of hi* book.rcs tc take to priKons, workhouses, and he 6t^ Insomnia ie a o
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      373 8 Actual Results are more Convincing than Words! A oomm^\ Tie following unsolicited testimonial from one of the numerous enthusiastic users of Dunlop V^tfKk Tyres must strongly appeal to those motorists who y**\T^E^^T? recognize mileage value as the one and only means v™^F^!l<F of ensuring economical service. bmL&»tV« Singapore, A.mD?**'' v"T
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      355 8 Tbe following sections only available Qround floor sections Nos 8, 9. 10, It, 12 aLd (iHING KENG LEE 5 C* Powell^&^Co, Ltd FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES. FOR SALE PRIVATELY, British acre«v steamer plying under ch&rter !?x Singapore to Merging, June 28. At No 85, New Bridge Road, at M a.m. Salt
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    EXCHANGE.
    56 9 SCOBBBOTHD UP BO JOU6 27.) Bank 4 »n/i m s4| dimand 24| PlfTSlt Qfsditt 8m s a. 2 4 18- IP Plane* demand Bank 818 IBDIA, T. T. BosaKOHe, demand B|%Preis YasciTAMA. fiatracd 108 Java, damand 184 BAB3K9K. dcmana 85^ &OVMBSZ&S», Bank Bcvug I 4 iir cit c^ icglaad
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1482 9 Issued by FBASER Co., ExohangH and Share Broken, June 27th. I *AU tPOtottoM ol Starting fltiiiw mm le regarded m potelf woadni Urn the mwi Oai ibbdi. Pin?. Labi Di? Butub, giuni. 100,000 II I* All**** 111% 1 i 8 0 879,980 9a Sa Angle-* ara 10%
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    PRODUCE.
    147 9 June 27. Tin (buyers) $108.87§ iamiici M 16.0C -.iftsnfeiti Cake Nc. 1 26. 2t SfimtUi C«fce N'o. f 25.0C Penpal Black o*fdin. B'pa&« 29.80 Peppti, <Wbit£ f»l«) 40.00 tfaSmege (110 fio tha 1& 42.00 Naftmegß (80 to £ha Ifc.i 62. C0 Macs (Bands) SO.OC Clovea (Amhcina) nom Bal2 Gofto
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      57 9 S. A." WHITE-ANT POWDER I FOR USE ON RUBBER ESTATES The Strongest Most Efficient Ant Killer on the Market IT IS ALSO The Most Economical Of All Dealers Or in Original Oases^of 1 Dozen. Tins each about 2 lbs. PRICE $14 NETT FRO M IHE BORNEO CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. (INCORPORATED
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      522 9 NURSE WANTED. European Nurse Wanted at once to take charge of two children aged 2£ years and 14 months respectively. Must be prepared to travel immediately. Apply NURSE c jo Free Press. *6-6 8-7 WAITED SECRETARY For a Chine o Ccmmc.Tcii.l firm. Must be a good correspondent and accountant. Only
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      475 9 MAIL TABLB Todaj. Intermediate and local maUe. *m be found lo list below Penang, Malacca, F M.B, ity Ttalai j.a dally (except Sunday), Johore, 8. B. SO, 11 a.m.. 11.80. J, 4A a pan P. Batam kP. Balang Hock Keng 8.80 am Cncob Hock Gan 8.80 am Kerimon Sanil 8.80
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    MUNICIPAL "GENEROSITY."
    341 10 I When Mr R Peirce, the late Municipal Engineer, retired a lump sum of £600 was voted to him by the Municipal com- i mfttioner*. There was tome public feeling about the matter, at the time asj while everybody recognised the excellent i work the Engineer had done,
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    CHARGE OF TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.
    369 10 The summons case in which Tan Keog Lan. proprietor of Chop Seng Yuan and hfe Manager Tan Chio Keat were charged with attempting to trade with Soe Hoe Seng of Surabaya in connection with 52C bags of rice for export to that firm in
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    PLANTERS EH CONGRESS.
    130 10 From Ovtr Own Co-respondent Ipoh, June 27. Tbe PAM held a largely attended meeting at Sungkai which lasted nearly three hours. There were several important discussions. The secretary stated the Madras Government had agreed to increase the number of adult immigrants from 60,000 to 70,000. An official
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    BRUNEI IN 1916.
    614 10 The report on (be State of Brunei for 1916 appear! in the name of Mr G E Cator, who succeeded to the Britieh Re--1 sidentship after the tragic death of Mr E B Maundrell. Revenue amounted to 1127,615 and exIpenditure to 1118.817. Export duties brought in »15,265,
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    BARLOW'S PRODUCE REPORT.
    175 10 Rubber. Singapore, Jane 27. Some 587 tons were catalogued for sale at the usual weekly Auctions which commenced to-day. The tone of the market was quiet, with only prime qualities of the standard grades in good demand. In sympathy with advices from London, prices all round show
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    94 10 la the appeal of the firm of Joo Moh j against a decision of the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill k c) before the Court of Appeal, the court by consent ordered a new trial, all costs to be at the discretion of the Judge before whom
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    Correspondence.
    789 10 CONDITIONS OF COMMERCE IN JAVA. To the Editor, ISir I was very muoh interested in the short article on page 7 of this morning's I issue of your paper under the heading "Openings in Java." The writer of the communication to the Times Imperial and Foreign Trade Supplement is
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    113 10 i (Saunders and Macphail's Report.) Wednesday's Business. The tone of the rubber auction was firmer than expected especially in the afternoon Crepe touching 1181 and sheet •127 but the average was considerably lower. The share market is Btill very inactive, and buyers are scarce except for Malaka
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    BANDMAN OPERA CO.
    171 10 HIGH JINKS. |f Bandman's had a "tare thing" on show last night, when they played that merry piece of mvsieality High Jinks, another big audience .being immensely pleased thereby. Mies Marjorie Manner! as Sylvia had tome pleasing songs, and Mr Fred Winn as the lovelorn Dr Thome
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    S C C TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
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