The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 June 1917

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE SATFBDAtI JUNE 30, 1917. NO. 9,097
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1211 1 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est arrago libelli Juvenal The Topicist expects there will be ft furious rush to gain the prizes for the bail Limerick forwarded in connection with the Belgian Red Croes fete. To make ft Limerick of which the first line ie There was
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    THE DAYS NEWS.
    190 1 Our London Letter appears on page 12. Late wire news will be found on page 6. A fire occurred in the harbour on Thursday—Page 12. Results in yesterday's S C C tennis are given on page 12. Lord Stanley has won the Abercromby bye eleotion—Page 7. German
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      154 1 GOODRICH TYRES SAFETY TREAD RAFFLES HOTEL SATURDAY, JUNE 3O Special Dinner AND Cinema Show 0 AFTER DINNER SINGAPORE < DIRECTORY. Please send your Name Address for Publication in new Directory FREE NO CHARGE MADE Singapore Office Kelly and Walsh Singapore. Head Office Dollar Directory Co. Hongkong. BALLASTINES FILSEHEB BEJR~~ CAN
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      466 1 KELLY WALSH, LIMITED. "MUTINY MUSINGS AND VOLUNTEER SKETCHES." BY W. ARTHUR WILSON with a preface by Brig-Gen, (now Maj-Gen.) B. H. RIDOUT, CM Q. Price $1.50 A compjfcgion of clever and humorous sketches aiffiamnsing rhymes —a local book by a local aauor. It treats In part of the lighter eide
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      158 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Sargeon wanted for ship —Page 5. Dunlop philosophy is Buy Dunlop tyres" —Page 10. Joogkeena for all aches and pains Page 12. Auction sale of motor-cars and busses at Kuala Lumpur on July 28 —Page 4. Last performances of Bostock's Circus; Theodore tod tioW the Victoria Theatre —Page
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      2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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      104 1 THE WEEK. Sitvdai 30th. High Water- 5-- 8 a.m., 6.6 p.m. Italian Circus, Beach rd, 5 9.80 p.m. O.C.A. Lecture on Raffles Library, 4 p.m. Anglo-Chinese Pcbool Sports, 3. o p.m. Bandman Opera, Theodore Co." Sundaj Ist July. High Water— 9-S8 a.m., 8-38 p.m. 4th Sunday after Trinity. ■ondiy 2nd.
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    144 2 A writer in a hcme paper oppoaed|to the Channel Tunnel pathetically aski What would have been the position in the autumn of 1914 when the German hosts were pressing forward to Calais and the thin red line above Ypres was less than one man deep From an open note published
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    ST. DONSTAN'S.
    308 2 The tuccMMS achieved by the men trained At Si Danatan's in secretarial work are really wonderful. In the Report just issued, giving details of St Dunstan'e second year of work, we are told, "several men who occupied secretarial positions before they joined the Army are learning Braille shorthand,
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      226 2 LAST DAY LAST DAY YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY OF EVER SEEING IN SINGAPORE The World's Vesuvius of Wonders. BOSTOCK'S ROYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS LAST TWO PERFORMANCES To-day at 5. To-night at 9-30. BOOK AT MOU TRIE'S Victoria Theatre LAST TWO PERFORMANCES OF THE NEW BANDMAN OPERA GO. TO-NIGHT THEODORE CO. MONDAY JULY
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      689 2 (TO-NIGHT 9 15) LENA ASHWELL'S GREATEST TRIUMPH (TO-NIGHT 9 IS) THE FOLLY I OF DESIRE! I MASTERFUL and GRIPPIRG PORTRAYAL OF THE FAMOUS DRAMA THE SHULAMITE," That was adapted from the well-known novel by Claude and Alice Askew. Dramatised by George Knoblauch (producer of KISMET,"" MILEBTONEB" for the GPEAT ENGLISH
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      477 2 SOME .SPLENDID FEATURES 5!5555^ A Programme of a High Degree of Excellent AT TBE ALHAMBRa The Pioneer and Premier Hcuse. The House of Qualhv it., u PATHE PRESENTS ia^M. A Brilliant Photo-lay MADELEINE IN 3 ACT*-. A very fine film play enacted amid tbe norst btautffui buti nndlnc efleote, teen-ing
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    London Financial Letter.
    3039 3 London Financial Letter. Tbt Share Market. From Our Chen Correspondent London, May 5. The price of the first grade. of plantation rubber fluctuates within narrow limits eing generally slightly on the high side per lb. In the share market annual tporfti continue o > the whole satisfactory racially those of
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    A DUTCH DREAD.
    172 3 The official intimation that German soldiers who desert into neutral countries will be severely dealt with after the war can only indicate that the practice is becoming disconcertingly prevalent, and a Dutch subject says that the problems whioh it threatens to raise are a cause of great
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    41 3 A Japanese company to be known as the Borneo Colonization Company is Boon to be floated with the object of cultivating 80,000 acres of land in British Borneo, which has been leased to Mr Yasutaro Ando. The capital will be Y1.000.Q00.
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      522 3 FAMOUS FOR EFFICIENCY. Agents: BRINKMANN <* CO. Singapore. WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH 18 IMPOSSIBLE. VETARZO MEDICINE Never before was there anything like it, nor can its marvellous properties ever be equalled is all cases of poorness, impurity, or other imperfection of the blood from whatever cause arising. No sooner is
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    THE ONLY WAY.
    182 4 Not too much attention should be paid to the reports of food riots at Stettin. There have been incidents of various kinds trouble with labour and the like in England since the beginning of the war which might easily be, and doubtless have been, distorted and exaggerated
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    HOW THE GERMAN WAR LOAN WAS RAISED.
    120 4 Zurich, May 2. At a recent meeting of the Karlsruhe Town Council the members sharply criticized the action of the magistracy in subscribing 3 000 000 marks (£lOO,OOO at the present rate of exchange) to the Sixth German War Loan without having first
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    PRISONERS.
    103 4 See where^stoutEmil, Ham and Fritz With all the speed their girth permits Hie. hands up. to the British Hoes, That home of rest and sweet "wood* bines.'' Ambition for a comfy cage In German trenches is the rage In fact, they feel so sad and chill They've do more
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    HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS.
    1276 5 Expanding Production. The eleventh annual general meeting of the Highlands and Lowlands Para Rubber Company, .Ltd, was held on May 14 in the Rubber Growers' Association, 88, Eastcheap, e c, Sir Frank A Swettenham, gc m q (Chairman of the company), presiding. The estimated yield for 1916
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    W I TURF CLUB SWEEP.
    635 5 j Bow it Is to be Drawn. I Bombay, Jane 15th. Tbe following communication has been sent to tbe Preee by the secretary to the W I Turf Club war loan lottery A6 there appears to be some doubt as to how the drawing of
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    67 5 The case in which Abtabam Ettinger, a. j Turkish protege of the German authorities i in China, who is charged with committing a breach ot China's neutrality and at- tempting to forge a Spanish passport, waa j continued on June 4th, at the Shanghai i Mixed Court. There was a
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      176 5 INSTANT RELIEF FOB LiVScTKOUBLE TORPIDITY AND POOD SICKNESS. No liv m sufferer can rail to benefit from the ise of Dr. Casstll's Instant Relief. Its .~t!oi: is natural as %'atare, sure as science. la fclto ,cher dlffcreLt to ordinary liver I an] r: s an- morning I hese weaken ive*
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      744 5 HELPING THE CHILDREN. One of the saddest of sights is that of children who, instead of being full of activity and the joy of life, are just pining, weak and on. happy— -almost always on the brink of a serious illness, and never well enough to be miHChievous or play
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      643 5 A SALE OF PAPERS AND MAGAZINES WILL BE HELD AT THE Y.M.C.A. On Tuesday, 3rd July, at 6.30 p.m. 30-6 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. DOG REGISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that owing to the non-azrival of Dog number badges for the year 1917/1918, the Registration of Dogs is postponed till Monday, 6th
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      624 5 WANTED SURGEON For steamer proceeding to Yokohama about Bth July, and thence to London via Colombo and the Cape. Apply by letter to the P. ft 0. S. M. CCMPJUY, Oollyer Quay, Singapore. BQ-6 4.7 PLATEN PRESSMAN WANTED. Apply METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE. 30-6 8.7 WANTED SECRETARY For a Chinese Commercial
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      592 5 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES' 4tn SUNDAY AFTER TBlftlTT. July Ist. BT. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. »0 a.m. Litany. t{s a.m- Holy Communion (Choral). Hymns ffa?, 5«8, 31*, m('), ;89. > V 2 :o am. Matin* Holy Communion. Ol Children's Service. s,jj p.m. Evensong Sermon. Hymns 222, God the all-terrible 30*. Daily Services Communion
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    Domestic Occurrences DEATH.
    21 6 Domestic Occurrences DEATH. Oliveiro.— At Batavia on June 28th 1917, Anna Catherina (Nee Pestana) beloved wife of Mr. E. C. Oliveiro.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, June 30, 1917.
    1309 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, June 30, 1917. The alternation of light and shadow is considered to be one of the most effective artistic devices for evoking the emotions, which 6ome tell as are only existent to lighten the drab monotony of existence. We need not go to the stage
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    ENLISTMENT QUALIFICATIONS.
    188 6 ENLISTMENT QUALIFICATIONS. The following extract from a letter from the War Office, regarding recruiting is for warded to u* by Headquarters for publics tion "l mm to inform yon that recruits to be pasted at fit for general service thonld be well formed and developed and should be j able
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    BANDMAN OPERA CO.
    148 6 Last night that tried eucceee "The Cho I colate Soldier/' was etaged at the Victoria Theatre by the Bandman Opera Co, and proved as enjoyable as ever. It has good music and capital conge, and uii- i. r is of a merit justifying its eucceetive revi vals,
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    "OUR DAY" FUND 1917.
    93 6 OUR DAY" FUND 1917. TheCommittee acknowledge with thanks the following Subscriptions to the above Fund Previously acknowledged 110,746.98 Contributed by Sikh Community of Kelantan 2,826.50 Victoria Bridge School Boys lOC Half proceeds of Entertainments held by the Adelphi Hotel on Oth, 18th and 16th Jane 188 07 HA O M
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    NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.
    24 6 Additional contributions. Association of Engineers Billiard Tournament 18 T Wilson 6 A H Fof gie 5 C J Judah 6 ♦28
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    317 6 The mortality returns in Singapore, for the week ending Jane 28, were 48 08 per mills of the population. The deaths, of which three were European and one Euru sion, numbered 267. There were 46 deaths from malarial fever 48 from phthisis 88 from convulsion 21 from beriberi, and 16
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    WTE WIRES
    294 6 Rio de Janeiro, j Lne f recked her decree of £r**X h* war between the AlUesa^^ 10 2 London, June H A &e *mm, LordWintour.cir^cioroUr^^Ol 1 on the provision of Bappu!/? Coc^ hae exceeded fct^ LLuL ;^th e^ cluc;ng Hrobcndrcd ourAilie. <r. t LaS! purely ah u l«*
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    AUSTRIA'S WANTS
    52 6 Amsterdam. June 28 —In a debate it the Austrian Parliament oc the progpect* of peace, "Ae Premier, Herr Seidiei clared that Austria Hungary wm &ifj|j ready to conclude an honourable p*& bat it mu6t include a guarantee (or assured development of the Empire. Other wise they would continue
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    A NEW TITLE
    50 6 London, June 28 Reuter is inters that the King representative ic Net Zealand ie henceforth tc be desigi&e: Governor General, instead cf Governor The effect is to emphasis the fact ttut New Zealand's statue is the 6ame &e tat of other dominions, where there in Governor General.
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    CANADIAN MINERS STRIKE ENDS
    33 6 Calgary, Alberta. June 'J6. A striked 80,000 colliers in Western Canada whig hae been in progress since April faif ended. The Government CommiMiose? bas ordered an immediate reeucpti:: wark.
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    SMALL SAYING
    33 6 London, June 28.— Mr Prothero sttid that the 6uepenuon of the publication the Kew Bulletin it, Mag re ccl: and it was hoped ibat it ir.gh: be posfc^ to resume publication.
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    ESSAD PASHA REAPPEARS
    21 6 Rome, June N —I! Me«ts^rr > >s" ika cotre6pondeut pave Eeead Paebs !> protested against tb<s Italian protect* of Albania.
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    ALLIED WAR CHIEFS CONFER
    22 6 Rome Jane 17.- try confer^ was held at Saint Jean *> :< r railway station vfeeceal Foch, Radchffe Ml Nn
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    AMERICAN NEWS
    17 6 Washington. I«M American regulars The Senate ha* p. I ing Bill applicable to l^ w
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    GERMAN PRISONERS ESCAPE
    23 6 Petrograd, Junethat 3 600 Barman r r^ oDer g cO l through Finland thie mjc:h &e* assisting in their r?c.tptnre
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    UNWHOLESOME WAR BREAD
    22 6 London, June 28 Lord instituted an enquiry into t&e ioe of an epidemic of internal en to war bread.
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      156 6 JUST RECEIVED FRESH SHIPMENT OF AUSTRALIAN BEER IN HOGSHEADS FROM A WELL-KNOWN BREWERY FOR PARTICULARS AND PRICES APPLY TO GALDBEGK MCGREGOR GO. Fashionable Ladies' Shoes. SEW STOCKS JUST ARRIVED. J^B^V B'^k Glace, Kid TB^BkX. Blaci( Satin ven < n 3 Shoes Black Patent Dress Shoes. NEWEST STYLES No. 1404. Finest
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      64 6 G. R. Lambert Go. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 1 1 Orchard load, Telephone 10. 1085. The Oldest and Leading Studio. First) In 187S, Foremo&t in 1917. Unequalled Faculties, Ample Resources, anfl the Requisite Experience, are all at out Command, thus ensuring always the profluction of only the best results in Studio Portraiture,
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    THE TRIUMPH OF LABOUR
    721 7 HOW MATERIAL HAS GROWN Our War Industry [Bj Submarine Qabfe] IBavtor's B«rvk»l London, June 28. In the House of Commons Dr. Addison gave a striking review of the work of the Ministry of Maaition9 since it started two years ago. m -aid H 'v .is a
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    GOLD AND FOOD
    60 7 rmiUsiins. June 28 —The Handels Mai -tatea that twelve million florins gold an been received by a Duch bank, it is behaved from Germany. Zurich, June 28— Crop reports in German papers Bay the harvest is unsatisfaclory, owing to drought and destructive taiiatorms. The Bavarian Ministry of
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    THE P AND O DEAL
    48 7 London Jane 27.— At the P and O meet>ag, Lord Inchcape presiding men|Joned tfaat the purchase price of the Union Company was three millions sterling Holders °f 940,031 shame oat of a total of a million fa&d already accepted the Peninsular a offer.
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    BATTLES IN THE WEST
    297 7 DURHAMS FIGHT WITH SPADES Heavy Artillery Work [B j Submarine GabU] [Baiter*! Servioe] London, June 28. Correspondents at Headquarters says that during the fight inn in the vicinity of Lens a detachment of the Durhams beat off German counterattack with spades. The Durhams were digging a
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    GERMAN PLOTS
    145 7 London, June 28. A telegram from Stockholm says dynamite has been discovered in a British steamer loading there. German agents are suspected. •Barne, June 28 At a debate of the National Council on the Hoffmann affair the Italian Deputy accused M Grculich, the Socialist Deputy at Zurich, with
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    THE GREEK CRISIS
    111 7 Athens, June 28. A decree is about to be published convoking the Parliament elected on May 31 loao year, in which there was a large Venizelist majority and which King Conataatine arbitrarily die solved. The Government intends seeking the King's consent to convoke a national as sembly
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    RUSSIA'S AFFAIRS
    75 7 Reports of an Offensive London, June 28. Since the 24th there has been nothing more from Petrograd about the Durnovo affair. Apparent; ly the Government have avoided a conflict amidst much inflammable material. Petrograd, June 28. The Provisional Government has decreed the Constituent Assembly elections for Sept 30
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    ZEPPELIN SURVIVORS
    54 7 London, June 28.-— lt is disclosed that there were three survivors of the wreck of the Zeppelin on Jnoe 16, including the commander. The latter was shaken bat uninjured when the military reached the burning wreckage, whence the two others were extricated. They were believed to be dying
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    SILVER STEADY
    16 7 London, Jane 27.— Silver ii al 89f d. China and other buying ii steady.
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    FOOD PRODUCTION
    369 7 MORE HELP FOR FARMERS War Prisoners Employed £By Bnbmarut* Oabl«] [Renter' Service] London, June 27.— 1n the House o! Lords, Lord Milner in a statement aa to agricultural labour arrange meats including 2,700,000 acres grassland for which ploughing up instructions had been issued said that war prisoners were
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    CAPITAL AND LABOUR
    256 7 An Important Report London, Jane 28. The Ministry of Labour, circulating the Reconstruction Committees report to the Employers Associations and Trades Unions, intimates that the War Cabinet is deeply concerned that effective measures be taken to solve the questions of the relations between capital'and labour, feeling that
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    OBITUARY
    75 7 London, June 28. The death has oc* cured of Brigadier Gen. G E Holland. London, Jane 28. The death has taken place of Sir George Birdwood, suddenly of heart failure. [Sir George Birdwood was born in India in 1832, joined ttia Bombay Madioal Staff in 1854, and later became
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    THE SEA WAR
    140 7 NEW REASON FOR SINKING DUTCH SHIPS The Mongolia Loss fly BnbmariM Cable] IBmWs BerviM] Amsterdam, June 28. A Berlin official statement confirming the compensation for the seven torpedoed Dutch ships, declares the torpedoing was due to a d^ranpement of the Eubrarxrine's wireless. Tins is in striking contrast
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    GOVERNMENT CHANGES
    28 7 London, Jane 28. The Press Bureau states that Mr Hayes Fisher has been appointed president of the Local Government Board aod Mr Stephen Walsh parliamentary secretary.
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    THE PREMIER TO SPEAK
    21 7 London, Jane 28. Mr Lloyd George is expected to make an important ppeech at Glasgow on Friday.
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    THE COTTON CRISIS
    110 7 London, June 27. At the Cotton Con ference a private official statement is being issued. It ia reported that it has been decided to form a Board of Control for raw cotton and it is expected the Liverpool Exchange will open on Friday. London, June 27. It
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    OUR AIRCRAFT IN MESOPOT
    100 7 London, June 28. Mesopotamia Offl oial. Our aeroplanes bombed and directly bit a Turkish river steamer. Hostile aero planes on Monday bombarded oar Camps bub did no damage. We retaliated on Tuesday with 24 bomba on the enemy Camps at Tekrit. Seven directs hits on teDts
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    THE MACDONALD EMBARGO
    93 7 London, June 28. The Seafarers con ference has reaffirmed the embargo on Macdonald although a telegram from Mr Henderson in Petrograd was read de daring the embargo was likely to create difficulties for the Provisional Govern ment. It was stated that 474,700 organised workers had hitherto approved
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    A RECASTING OF TREATIES
    72 7 London, Jane 27. In the House of Commons Mr Bonar Law said the Italian Government had denounced, excepting two, all her commercial treaties under which Italian tariff rates of duty had been fixed. The French Government had intimated the intention of similar action without exception. The
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    THE MESOPOTAMIA REPORT
    62 7 London, June 28 The Daily News Lobbyist says the consensus of political opinion is that Lord H^rdiuge must resign the Foreign Undersecretaryship. It is understood Mr CUambarlain will re main at his poet but it is expected he wifl shortly submit a etehpme of govern* mental reform
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    AFFAIRS IN CHINA
    67 7 Peking, June 29. The President has accepted a number of Chaughsun's demands, including the re organisation of a Cabinet with a reduction of its powers. Tho President in re-drafting a constitution for the re election of a Parliament with a reduced membership. Consequently, the commanding generals of
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      124 7 Robinson Go. -$S3 JUST RECEIVED Cadics Dcpantv.cnr Afternoon AND Evening Dresses HIGH CLASS STYLES THE SINGAPORE STRAITS HOUSEKEEPER'S DAY BOOK. Namei* of Articles ?n E v^u>h with phonetic equivalent in Ma'ay Contains Bazaar Aocouct (61 w «ks), Cook's Cafeh Account, Beif and Mutton Aecoaut Ohobie's Aocoant, Summary of MontDiy House
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    Scottish Letter.
    1740 9 Rations of the Great and Good. From Our Own Correspondent Edinburgh, May 16. The Glasgow tramway cars are at present "le monde ou Ton e'arnuee. The Corporation, Cr at any rate their manager, uees the window for the exhibition cf ■posters containing advice on a great varie ty
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    116 9 The Japanese stewards from a Japanese steamer were charged before Mr Dyer Ball at Hongkong with being in possession of 000 rounds of revolver ammunition. The men were apprehended by a lukong when they came aehore at Blake Pier from the ship's company's launch. They admitted the offence, and stated
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      569 9 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. Incorporated in Japan Capital Subscribed Y. 48,000.000 Capital Paid Up T. 80,000,000 Keaerve Fnnd....~«. .Y. 21,800,000 President, J. Inoaye Esq. rieePreiident* Y. Yamakawa Esq. DIRECTORS. J Inoaye Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Boma Esq. M Odagiri Esq. K. Sonoda Esq. T. KawashimaEsq. R. Kimura Esq.
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    TOBICCO SAVES TONNAGE.
    442 10 The Lnbficatlng Oil of Clvilfntioo. The man who smokes, compared with the non-smoker, is aa a bicycle with a three speed gear to the ordinary article. He goes more easily up the hills of the world, and his mechanism suffers less from wear and tear— also his
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    FASHIONABLE CHINESE WEDDING.
    344 10 Tbe marriage of Dr Teoh Cheng Toe and Miss Gbuab Gim Yew took place in Penang on Saturday, at No 15, Love Lane, the residence of tbe bride, where some 200 people, friends and relations, were present. Tbe bride is tbe daughter of Mrs Chnah Teng Kee
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    65 10 There are now 107,700 tons of roer chandiee awaiting shipment at Kobe. These cargoes belong to seventy leading firms and aa there are more than fifty other flrme for which an investigrtion has not yet been completed, the amount will reach an immense figure. The value 4s estimated approximately at
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1472 11 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, June 29th. Oat. Isaon. Pad. -hot di?. Boreas, Bunnm 100,000 81 88 Ailagar IS_% 9 8 8 0 879,880 88 8s An^t •> Juva 10% lnt 6 0 6 0 180,000 88 8t Anglo-Malay 85% lnt J. 10 6
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    EXCHANGE.
    56 11 (OOBBVOVID VW WO June 29.) Baal tml* s-4| djmaul a 2-4| PflTa«« »tdi)s 8 ct a w 2 4 13*16 fiance darnand Bank 818 Cbdza, T. T. HOS9KOHB, d«mand 9%Pren? TOLicr.Aac^ 3«ra ar d I C 9 Java, 3«man(s 184 B&K3XOX, d§m>ui 55 1 3tx i tl Mnglar, d
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    PRODUCH
    152 11 Jane 29. Tin (75 Ions) 1109.50 QimMo M 16.0C 3.imkl*a C»*« No. 1 26. 2f Grftmkiti Cafc« No. 7 25. 0f Ptppu Black ordin. B'poia 29.00 Ptppi*! (Woilt £ii») 40.00 £*$mfcgg (110 lo the It 42. 0C Kvtmegß (80 to fbt Ik s 62.CC Xaea (Bapda) 80. 0C Cloves
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      128 11 GORDONS The Oldest Established London Gin Distilleries famous for the Furity and Flavour of their OLD TOM" DRY GINS." OF ALL DEALERS THE BORNEO CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) SOLE IMPORTERS. m f Buchanan's Black and White 9 There is no better value on the Market than this old and
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      547 11 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD. BNTR iSCES— TAN JOKG PAGIR. Wharves Sect Godowns Gate Exit* Bonded Warehouses, East Trafal Reclamation gar St. Stor&g. 2A I (T Paoab 8 East Easr 1 3 tC/M Storage B 1 Wharf-rd Sheers 8 19 1 do (Dry Docks) a Dock Stcrc. Head C Tower Offlc To!
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      302 11 MAIL TABLE To -da? intermediate and local malls, »il be found Id Ust below Penang, Malacca, F.M.6. (by Tvalai I p.a dally (except Sunday). Johore. 8. 8.80, 11 a.m.. I2.sc, 9, 4 A A ».u. P. Batam &P. Bulang Hock Eeng 830 am Cnoob Hock Oan 8.30 am Kerimon Sanit
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    Our London Letter.
    1441 12 The Food Question. From Ow Own Corrupondmt London, 10th May. The one main topic in this county is. still the food question. It is interwove*) with everything that is and ever} tMpgj that happens. It affects the Army in JMh Field who are much more carefully ration
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    SHIP FIRES.
    91 12 The Singapore Harbour Board fire bri gauehad a turn-out on Thursday evening, to a Chinese owned ship afire in the roads Two fire floats were got to work and the outbreak promptly quelled, the brigade acquitting itself very efficiently. At Art! it seemed that the boat! would hav«
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    SCC TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    87 12 YBSTBRDAT'B PLAY. C. SI.NOLEB. Thomson beat Leytoo, 7 5, 7 5. Watt beat Holden, 6 o, 6 B. Moss beat Pedlow, 6—l, 6—B, 6—o. Gibeen v Bond, postponed. Newcomers'. Lindon v Rordman, postponed. Hnrst v Rankin, postpoded. Allen beat Salter, 7—5, 6-2. LaNauze v Brown, postponed. Profession
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    MONDAY'S TIES.
    102 12 Championship. Howe v Edwards. Hunt v Tyler. Wodehouse v Sinclair. A. Singles. Milligan v Rucbwaldy. B. Singles. Cassels v Palgrave. Tcdd v Wishart. C. Singles. Bond v Gibson. Crutwell v Nelson. Turner v Layton or Thomson. Newcomers'. Savage v Smith. i Stow v Seybold. Webb v Marshall. Lecot
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    S. R C, TOURNAMENT.
    38 12 The ties arranged tor Thursday last had to be oancelled, owing to the unfit slate of the ground. There will be no Tennis to-day, ths ground being given to the Navy for Cricket. f
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    13 12 Radio Telegrams for Kuching, Sadong Sibu and Miri are 21 cents a word.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
    716 12 MARKET FOOD PRICES. An ordinary meeting cf the Municipal CommiBB|pn was held yesterday afternoon in the boardroom. There were present Messrs FJ Hallifax (presiding), A W Bean. Tesßensohn, Dr N Veerasamy, M A Na mazie, Seet Tiong Wan, J A Elias, Dr J A R Glennia, (Health Officer),
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    CRICKET.
    72 12 S II C V S C C. A cricket match has been arranged for to-day between the SRC and S CC, on the S C 0 ground, play commencing at! t 80. p in. The following have been neked to play for the SRC. E Ede Souza, AE Coelho,
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    40 12 14 is to be (eared (hat the criticisms directed against the Church for not rising to the occasion will not be wholly allayed by the action of Convocation in reinstating the name of King Charles I, as a Blacklette* Da*.
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    THE GREAT AIR RAID.
    781 12 Liter Details. London, May 2% It is officially an nounced that a large squadron of enemy aircraft, numbering about 16, attacked the southeast coast of England between 5.16 and t .30 last evening. Bombs were dropped in a number of places. Nearly all the damage occurred
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    26 12 A woman is as old as she looks," quoth the Parlor Philosopher. 11 Before ot altee ehe is dressed to go out atked Mere Man. Uudge.)
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      35 12 S.V. C. BRILL PKOGRAMME. 2.30 p.m. Johnston's Piee 8 V A, Sec 1 2. Balestier Range Maxim Co. Sunday, July i. 7.30 a.m. Baleetiex Range Maxim Co. 2.80 p.m. do do G G Wace, Captain
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