The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 August 1917

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TIN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1917. NO. 9,127
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  • 256 1 The victor for the present m the Last Battle of Ypres is the weather. A few counter attacks have taken place, the British quite holding their positions, and the French slightly improving theirs Page 7. The correspondents lay stress on the German losses due to overwhelming gun
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  • 1327 1 Quicguid agunt homines nostri es# arrago libelli Juvenal. To day's topic is the war anniversary meeting which is to be held at noon m the Victoria Theatre and at which, considering to day is the beginning of the August i holiday, thero should be a large
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 144 1 GOODRICH TYRES S FETY TREAD Raffles Motor Garage I BAFFLES HOTEL BUILDINGS Motor Cars and Motor Lorries ON -tiIRE, NIGHT. FOR SALE :-MOTOR ACCESSORIES, BENZINE, CYLINDER I OIL, TYRES, Ac, &c, Ac. j King up Telephone No. 1181 (RAFFLES HOTEL EXCHANGE.) I isEW GOODS NEW GOODS COTTON CREPE IS ASSORTED
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    • 54 1 Kelly Walsh, Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG). FOR FRANCE (C'est Pour La France) Some English Impressions of the French Front Captain A. J. Davvson WITH FOURTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS CAPTAIN BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER PricG $7*50 STRENGTH EFFICIENCY BBINKMANN Co. j$ SINGAPORE. I iJLbßih MM— —^^M IB Brass Memorial Tablets I Designed and Executed. I
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    • 68 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Ching Keng Lee sell Lavender st proparties Page 2. Notice re Municipal Dog Registration Page 5. Adelphi Hotel dinner and dance— Page 12. A specially interesting book at Kelly and Walsh— Page 1. Powell and Go's forthcoming sales Page 4. Cutler Palmer&Co's. OXXJCjXi»X\ X jrvJjXJL MARSALA MADEIRA. RECOGNIZED
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 109 1 THE WEEK. afllDFOB] 41D. High Water— l- m a.m., 11 T p.m. Government Holiday. Ancre Films, Palladium. War Anniversary mtg, Vie Theatre, noon*. Sondaj sth. High Water— C-6 a.m., 11-53 p.m. 9th Sunday after Trinity. War Service, St. Andrew's Cathedral. Bond a j 6th. Htfh -Vfrte: 0--9 p ai. isanK
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  • 368 2 Mra Kidoat, Honorary Treasurer, Offi cars Families Fond, bega to acknowledge with many thanks the following contribu tions S D Logan monthly 126 Captain Bredenberg monthly 1° Mia G P Owen further donation 25 Mra G P Owen sale of Postcards 25 Per Or»2 Peng Hock Lim
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  • 190 2 A feeling as of a tight band about the head s often felt m p Edition to the pain of a headiche that is caused by nervous exhaustion, the ache is generally at the back of the head, rarely m the forehead, and it is often accompanied by
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 587 2 miumiiiiiiji; Such a lot of good things can be made quite easily at home with Brown <S: Poison's "Patent' Corn Flour. Here's a little list which you might j find useful SWEET. SAVOURY. Banana Pudding. Cheese Straws. Blancmange. Cheese f^fa^ C S£3 Shape. Haddock Souffle. Fruit Ice. Macaroni Cheese, Creamy
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    • 1019 2 SPECIAL PRODUCTIONS OF UNUSUAL STReJ'B AT THE H AIHAMBRI The Pioneer and Premier House. The House of Quail >■ Eea PATHE PRBSEr?TS H The Most Powerful Gold Rooster Play 9 "KICK IN" J A wonderful screen version of Willard Mack s gripr m*** m One of the most absorbing motion
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  • 2939 3 >,nn Kubber hesitant— Difficulties: at *'°*The Excess Profits tax— bipm r reports- A firm share market 5iS Rabbs. Lands. London June 8. _j ia plantation rubber haa 5 T» rather easier tendency during j k' w Jay txeept the difficulties ifltf-^ are an adverse influ* fc^bougV' «oK
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1096 3 WITHOUT PURE BLOOD HEALTH 18 IMPOSSIBLE. VETARZO SSSSU Never before was there anything like it, nor can its marvellous properties ever be equalled m all cases of poorness, impurity, or other imperfection of the blood from whatever cau»e arisine. NO sooner is it imbibed into the system than it permeates
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 721 4 FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION. Subject to the conditions prescribed by the Straits Settlements "Alien Enemies (Winding-up) Ordinance, 1914." as amended from time to time by Ordinances, I of 1915, XIX of 1915, XVI of 1916 and VI of 1917 and as adopted m this State All that land knoun
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    • 473 4 Powell^&^Co., Ltd. FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES. For Sale Privately, One Motor Lanncb. Aug. 7. At Kampong Glam Beach, at 11 a.m. District Court Sale of Chinese Tongkang No. 78 Teck Cheng Kang." Ang. 10. At the Central Police Station, at 2.30 p.m. By order of the Chief Police Officer. Sale of
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    • 430 4 AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTIES At Messrs. CHING KENG LEE Go's Saie-r "Raffles Chambers'* Baffles Place ON MONDAY, 13th AUGUST 1917, AT 2.3q gg Description Tenure J^ i 1 Vacant Land at 2 mile Lot N h stone Tnompson Road 7786 Freehold X. H tVtn 2 Compound House "Earnbank" L-t
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  • 620 5 Receiving Ordeb Against an Alsagoff. A petition for a receiving order against Syed Mohamed Alsagoff has several times j been before Mr Justice Spronle, bat dim* cnlty arose on the question of service of the notice, the debtor at present not being lin the Colony. An order for
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  • 717 5 AWARD EXCEEDS MUNICIPAL OFFER. In the Supreme Court yesterday, Me i Justice Sproule announced the award of j himself and the assessor* (tha hon'ble Me j C W Daibi-shire and Mr H Robinson) m! connection with the applications made by j the Collector of Land Revenue (Mr
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 86 5 IN STANT RELIEF FOR &d( HE DACHE >:i -sea and Heartburn v dekheadMlM when yourl •elTa Instant Relief why it cures tick' i Wea so quickly, -■iy It is no: violent, '"on?, and you don't need helps, oor liver CVS&r*"* acl1 ;V;J^nt Relief for con- orpid liver, sick i^-sforDr i
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    • 383 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. DOG REGISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that owing to the Eon-airival of Dog number badges for the year 1917/1918, the Registration of Dogs is postponed till Tuesday, 21st August, 1917. By Order, J. POLGLABE, Municipal Secretary. Municipal Office, Singapore, 29th June, 1917. 30-6 5,12,19,26,4,11,16 8 NOTICE. To avoid
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    • 703 5 I NOTICE. Messrs Fraser and Neave's Aerated Water Factory will be closed on Monday 6th instant, Bank Holiday. 3-8 4.8 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. TENDERS will be received, up to coon on Friday, the*l7th Aug st, 1917, at the Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore, from persons desirous of contracting lor supplies of Lime,
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    • 535 5 WANTED IM2NEOUTELY A Junior typist, Chinehe picferred. Apdlv m own bandwritiDg with copies of testi- K2£» to BIRKER Co *-*S I 2 B tths 7-8 JOHORE GOVERNMENT DISPENSARY Kp^l ted O qaalifled DS Pcn B er and Store Keeper, (Singapore qualification). Chinese SSS^i mOBC have good of Malay. Apply stating
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 548 5 g^HURCH SERVICES. J, 3CN DAY~ZF^R TBINITT. AD.. STH. rt ANDREW S CATHEDRAL. >'- 2it communion (Choral). Matins Holy Commanion. >' a bi aren'fl Service and tcouts 1 Parade. Fvtc?ong (plain) il P- m glecift] War Aimiversiry Service. Dai!\ Services D n al 3 s a.m. M W., F. m a.m.
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  • 45 6 Domestic Occurrences. MARRIAGE. Hardwidge Panting— At tb o Mission Chapel, Farquhar Street. Penang on July 31, 1917, by the Rev. E. Tipson, Arthur Hardwidge, eldest son of Mr. Samuel Hardwidge, Ocmpton Bishop, Somerset, to Annie Panting, eldest daughter of Mr. Robsrt Panting, South Molton, Devon.
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  • 1250 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, August 4, 1917. Today at noon will be held the meeting to commemorate the third anniversary of the War not because war itself is a thing to commemorate but because of the struggle for right which finds its practical exemplification m the war. Since the
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  • 393 6 The seventh annual report of the directors of the above company for the year endad April 80, 1917 to be presented at a meeting held at 86 River Side Malacca on Friday August 10 states:— The nett profit for the year was t60.592.99 to which must be
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  • 460 6 Series of Faction Fights. For a week or to past there have been a number of faction fights between the rikisha coolies m the Brickfields Road portion of Kuala Lam par and the Batu Road coolies, none of which, however, have had very serious conaequencee. A number
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  • Correspondence.
    • 707 6 To the Editor, Sir, With rtfereaco tyour issue of to cay on th f l "< which, by tbe way it disastrous effect on the to Ot V m throughout tbe Straits and c^ following de>n- B m bp your readfv- n.cludin,- 6r€ *i Tbp official Pictu
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 198 6 JUST ARRIVED *ft Buhner's Ciders CHERRY PEARMAIN MEDIUM DRY Per case of 6 dozen piuts $28.00 BULL BRAND THE IDEAL LONG DRINK M Per case of 6 dozen pints $23.00 THE DEVONSHIRE CHAMPAGNE" Per case of G dozen pints $18.00 Duty Extra CALDBECK. MACGREBOR CO, JOHN LITTLE GO., LTD. (INCORPORATED
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    • 64 6 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS Si Orchard Road, Telephone 10. 10SS. The Oldest and Leading Studio. First m 1872, Foremost m 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at out Command, thus ensuring always the profiuc tion of only the best results m Studio Portraiture,
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  • 298 7 sE VERE COUNTER ATTACKS Allied Superior Gnn-Power ru. Submarine Oabls] 1 [lUuttr's Service] Ang 2— Field Marshal Haig Lo a /> r cvai2hß hours incessant ram. mv yesterday afternoon succeeded Tbeea A r 0S c m setting a looting m our 18 Z itioos near the Ypres
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  • 529 7 The Dominating Gun The Times military correspondent says that the objectives m Flanders did not include che enemy main artillery positions. Hence a large capture of gone is not anticipated. Lesion, Aug 2. Reuter'g correeponiant a*. H-.ai^uarta.*3 says tbs aaroa wintry wea:her continues, the low leadan sky and
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  • 119 7 London, Aug 8. Mr Lloyd George Baron Sannino, General Smuts, Lord Robert Cecil, Mr Bonar Law and Russian re prefentativea left'for tlie soutbeoast to attend an Allies conference. Amsterdam, Aug 3. A wire from Berlin says that the government has protested to Spain against the submarine decree.
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  • 613 7 Extensive Ramifications. Some years ago a gang of Jew smugglers trading between Rangoon acd Calcutta caused the exoise department much trouble before m 1915 they got the alleged leader of the gang Jacob Agabata Cohen. In February of this year, it will be remembered, a young English
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  • 375 7 THE WAR SITUATION [By BubmartM Gabtel [Rrator's Barrios] London, Avg 2. Genera) Maurice, Director of Military Operations, General Staff, has summed up the present: war situation to press representatives as follows In Flanders Field Marshal Ilaig ie pursuing his plans, confining his operations to fixed objectives determined
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  • 369 7 London, Aug 8. There are publiahed to day m the Gazette stirring fctories ot extraordinary gallantry and heroism m connection with the latest Victoria Gross awards, which Include six to Imperial regiments, two to Australian, one to New Zealand, and one to Canadian. The fol lowing tales are
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  • 57 7 London, Aug 2. The result) of the new Oaks was Sunny Jane 1 Diadem 3 Moravia 8 Eleven ran and the race was won by halt length with four between second and third. Betting at the start wai Sunny Jane 4 1, Diadem 7-4, Moravia 100-8. Place
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  • THE SOCIALIST WAVE
    • 418 7 [By Submarine Cable] {Btiter't Bwrioe] London, Aug 2. —In the House of Commons, replying to Mr Wilson Fox and others, Mr Bonar Law emphasised that no Government representative weuul attend the Stockholm conference and h did net depend on the Government but* on the T,*honr Party wbefchor
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    • 209 7 London, Aug 1. la the House of Com mons. replying to Mr Stewart's question ac to whether the Government will arrange for the purchase of all silver requirements whatsoever either through the Bank of England or through special Committees of Bankers, Mr Bonar Law said In view
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    • 149 7 Lecturing at Greabam College on John Playford, a 17th Century London musio publisher, Sir Frederick Bridges told how Henry Lawes, who was a teacber as well as composer, got his revenge. He brought out a florid Italian eong which was eung with delight m London and
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 108 7 ROBINSON Co. hSS!^?^ '=fojSs'\ TEE D INTIET f:\est and iWPfi|/-) fI '^\W^r\\ SOFTER NAINSOCK MATERIAL |j^ i>rf i; Cadi«s' Under Wear ®^mio Children*' Garments IUI UllLmllC Standard SS cts. per yard Makes remarkably fine, and Fine 75 cts. Durable Lingerie. Superfine 90 cts. FRASER NEAVE, Ltd. Printers. Office: 13, COLLYER
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 783 8 "ELLERMAN* LINE. BLLERMAN AND BUCXNALL STEAMSHIP CO.. LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND', FOR LONDON. For particulars aa to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY. TO HONGKONG AMOY The Steamer Van Waerwyck Accommodation for 44 First Class Passengers. For Particulars apply to the
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    • 605 8 %J m Obitish India AND rmpCAB Lime (Companies Incorporated England,) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsulas and oriental sailings. (Under contract with Hit Majesty's Government.) For; China, Japan, Penan*, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. aOMKWARD (FOB BUBOPB). I OUTWABD (Nl OBllft} I INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SERVICE
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    • 592 8 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd (Incorporates In Japan). EUROPEAN LINE. A Bervloe Ib maintained between ¥ofconar< < via ports to Marseilles, London, on&et txii: oontract with the Imperial Japanese: Oover» ment. The New Twin screw fettamei maintaining this Bervloe have been speolaili fleslgnefl and constructed, and are
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    • 198 8 M. 3VI MESSIGERIEB aARr Tta IHOOBPOEATED IS F RaB '"It KAIL LIRE, Fortnightly service b(-xv^ n BRIKGH LIHB, Fortnightly service betwec-u R a Haiphong. "^^BHy For further tnlcriiiation a ppl| fc J- c!e COURTCij Stoomvaart Kaatschappy^^ and '•Rotterdam Lloyd (Incorporated m Holland, ROYAL DUTCH MAIL COaPl| !El Regular Mail Service
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 586 9 i| *g or Peace, Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP m EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). SEAD OFFircu Wlncbeiter Hooie, Slagapore. LONDON OFHCEt SI, Old jovnrf. F.C. Ooxapw* m.« €20.000 levosttefl wtth »c Bnpteme Oonrt oi
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    • 496 9 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Incorporated m Japan) Capital Subscribed Y. 48,000.000 Capital Paid Up ,Y. 80.000,000 Reserve F0nd....~. Y. 21,300,000 Preridentt J. Inooye Esq. VieePrerident. Y. Yamakawa Esf. DIRECTORS. J. Incaye Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Boma Esq. M Odagiri Esq. K. Sonoda E?f. T. KawasbimaEsq. R. Klmnra Esq.
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    • 350 9 HEI ZEIUHD INBURINCE Co., Ltd, FIRE IND MARINE. (Incorporated m New Zealand.) m'S-TSZE INSURANCE ABBOC. Ul. MARINE. (incorporated m Hongkong.) MINI FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ul. FIRE. (Incorporated m Hongkong.) LQNDO* BUIRINTEE ACCIDENT Co. Ltd. lOMINTEE. (Incorporated m England.) Fire and Marine Risks of every desorlyfoi saaerwritten at lowest current ratea,
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    • 124 9 Singapore Gold Storage Go., Ltd Niir Eetraioe to Bonaa ikart. Telephone 1261 Sea stocks of all kinds of Ttc sen Meats etc, can be deliverer' to shipping at the Wharves, or ii the Bmgapore Roads on shon I* OFFICE HOURS. Weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 |.a SMtm I 1 P.O.
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    • 662 9 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS WAR LOAN BONDS Bearing Interest from the date of purchase at 6 per oent per annum, payable half-yearly on the 15th May and tha 15th Noy. REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 15th NOVEMBER. 1919. PRICE "of"TsSUE-100 PFR CENT. All proceeds of this issue will ba lent to His
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  • 679 10 THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH. Plots In Burma, Slam and Singapore. Mandalay, July 6. j Judgment was delivered to day m the case m which four accused, Mujtabar Hussein, aliaa Mulchand, Amar Singh, Ram Rakka and Ahmed Ali Sidiqui ware tried by the Special Tribunal composed of Justice Robinaon,
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  • 167 10 A notice by the revenue secretary to the Burma Government says that Messrs Jamal Bros and Co., Ltd., have applied for a monopoly, for a term of years, of the right to extract bamboos m Burma for the manufacture of paper pulp; that it is proposed, unless
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 561 10 a Quality. m W> With LEA &PERRINS' SAUCE, W a few drops sprinkled over the meat, Pj^jL «3 fish or cheese, &c, are all that is <§g? required to impart the most delicious otSrJ MIJI piquancy and flavour. ||Un| JRkpß The QUALITY and concentration of its fftiSl jy)imlfl ingredients make
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    • 140 10 iS, DDNLOP Jf/V PHILOSOPHY M B n IPS j -is all ti|i m m\i Xl mr romance an adventurous spirit a M TOm R wf'W and a sense of the liveliest sati^f* V B^v? B^ follows when so whole-hearted an apnr 7^| 1 1 DDNLOP TYRE I CA m A
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  • 759 11 Issued by FRASER Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Ang. 3rd. •All fooitfloai ofßtßiUag Bhtam mam le regarded v poiolf Mmbi«| lor the pveteu. .110,000 1 I AlorGajah 10% lot 490 4.4) 1,000,000 3 1.60 Amalgamated Mala? .80 .60 f m 900,000 0 Ayer Hltam 82% ifl.oO 15.50
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 135 11 GORDON'S I The Oldest Established London din nfcflillprfp** Famous for the Purity and Flavour 111 I I I 1"^ I flk SI F*^ TT M~l& /I Mi 3 3 "DRY GINS," OF ALL DEALERS THE BORNEO CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) Buchanan's 'Black and White 9 There is no better
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    • 316 11 ..4 w£lV FRENCH RtMtu; f HERAPION NO. 1 KSOISCKARGES.EtTHERSEX.WITHOCTtI*;i CTICKTHERAPION NO. 2 r«E«j BLOOD P"lS' BAD Lh^b. SKTM f.f PTT< THERAPIOK NO. 3 RESCOftOtiir HKAKSLSSKS. TSAIVS. LOST ICO* A 1 s. :.:> by lka:>!n<, chemists, price m EMGLAni 2& iKND STAMP Al)]jß|-vs tNVELOPK FOR f —c f REE book to
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 482 11 EXCHANGE. CoaßßOf an DP v~ Aug. 8 Bast a m/i a4| dtm^-n-i 7a\ PB?T&*i ciediii 8m a 2 4 18-ie rianet demand Back 818 ISUIA, T, T. .160 oO9«KOSe, SKnaoel 13i%Fr«rm fOKOCAHA, dsmAGiS 109 Uv*. damand 18Ff SiWii, t.(§mr»2iJ Ib'i < -.SJKIJ 16*53, Buak Bnyi-tf |ft,|4 tank oJ Mniiond Kate
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    • 275 11 MAIL TABLE Ta day. imoiiiitutiau MdinaJ imßli oc bwod ts 'ist tt3icw ■ens: ■>. Male- :a, FJI (b* 1»*...v 5» flatly {accept Tnnaay). JohoiCi, S, 9.J3. II a.m.- 19.50. 1 lAt p.u. Cacob Saou Hong 8.30 am P. Baton Bnf«o« Qoek Ua 830 am P Sambu Siofkap k»tn«kep 8.80 am
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  • 3389 12 CHIEF JUSTICE'S JUDGMENT. A Reduction of 912,000. Raefleb Place Values Compared. In the Supreme Court, yesterday, the Chief Justice (Sir John Bncknill, k c) delivered a long and most interesting judgment m the rating appeal of Messrs John Little and Co, Ltd. The result was a reduction of
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  • 137 12 In the championship semi final round last night, an excellent game was played between Donnell and Hunt, the former winning by 6 4, 4 6, 6—4. A large crowd watched the game, which sustained its interest to the end. There are many ways of spending Saturday
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  • 67 12 Sunday, Auq 5. 6.80 a.m. Drill Hall S R E v 8.80 p.m. do Transport Veterans Co 4.00 p.m. Normanton. Monday, Aug 6. 6.15 p.m. Drill Hall Maxim Co 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall SVC Band 7.00 a.m. Drill Hall or 7.10 a.m. Orchard Rd P
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  • 97 12 August, 4, 5 and 6. Johnston's Pier, 9, 10 and 11 a.m. 2.80 and 8.30 p.m. Club Bungalow, 9.80 and 10.30 "a.m. 12.16, 8 and 5.80 p.m. Sat. High Tide 11.88 a.m. Height 9ft. Sun. 12.06 p.m. 9ft Sin. Mon. 12.89 9ft Sin. 75 yards Handicap Race.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 256 12 CHEESI AT PRESENT IN STOCK AUSTRALIAN CHEDDAR CHEESE OF EXCELLENT QUALITY. SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE Go. J SINGAPORE, K. LUMPUR, IPOH PENANg' ADELPHI HOTJQ SATURDAY, AUGUST 4~^ Special Dinner A IN JIJ Dance EUROPE HOfa SIXGAPQRE. The Management beg to announce the New Hotel Orchess will perform every week as follows
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