The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 September 1917
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Title Section15 1917-09-11 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPOKE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBEK 11, 1917. NO. 9,15815 words
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Article355 1917-09-11 1 The disclosures of the perfidy of the German Minister to Argentina, with the assistance of the Swedish Foreign Office Is still the sensation of the day. The people of Sweden may have something to say on the action of the pro-German governing classes Page 5. Apparently the355 words
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Article1605 1917-09-11 1 Apropos of superstitions the following notes may be equally amusing if not bo interesting. They refer to some of the superstitions believed by Dusuns in theic district. The other day while on a tramp upcouutry I saw crawling across the track (I was perfectly sober at1,605 words
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Advertisement221 1917-09-11 1 GOODRICH TYRES SAFETY TREAD DUE SHORTLY I A few famous American GRANT" 6 Cylinder Touring Cars Model "K" 1917, fitted with Magneto, Speedometer, Electric Light, Demountable Spare Rim and all Accessories. Colour Grey. PRICE delivered in Singapore $2,925. Book now Raffles Motor Garage, Raffles Hotel Buildings. NOTICE. A fresh consignment221 words
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Advertisement161 1917-09-11 1 Kelly Walsh, Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG.) CHEAP EDITION OP THK yKAR BOOK OF W. H. FITCHETTS WORKS wireless telegraphy 1917 each 70 cents. $2.75 DEEDS HUT WON THE EMPIRE FUBN ITUBE MAKING FIGHTS FOR THE FLAG With over 1000 illustrations' $4.25 I THE TALE OF THE GREAT THE HAND-BOOK OF161 words
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Advertisement95 1917-09-11 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Netherlands Consulate announcement of salvage at Bagan Api-api Page 3. Malakoff dividend and transfer books Page 8. Government tenders for lift at General Hospital Page 3. Bullock cart numbers lost Page 8. The Blighties performance in aid of the Red Crose Page 2. Kelly and Walth new books95 words
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Miscellaneous85 1917-09-11 1 THE WEEK Tuesday nth, High Wafce?— 7-Si. tt.ia., 6-7 p m. Vtdoisdiy 12th. High WitO 886 a.m,, 7-^6 p.m. Snngei Bagan meeting, Barker's, 1.15 p.m. Football YMOA.vsSCFA Lodge Zetland Regular, 8.30 p.m. Thursday 1 3th. s ilgh Water~»-22 a.m., 8-42 p.m. Football Brookdale Rovers vs Sea Defences. Fridflj 14th. Higb85 words
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Article244 1917-09-11 2 The latest edict in Germany forbida the use of tablecloths in hotels and restaurants. That must be a real hardship in a country where, so far as pre war observa tion went, tablecloths were necessary to an unusual degree. A writer in the Paris Revue Bleue records with deep admiration244 words
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Advertisement608 1917-09-11 2 THE BLIGHTIES VICTORIA THEATRE THURSDAY, 20th SEPT., AT 9 P. M. PROMPT. Admission $2. Proceeds in aid of OUR DAY FUND. Seats may be booked at Messrs. MOUTRSE Co. 11-9 20-9 Dodge Brothers rotor car H_spßaksJ!wrJtsi i r Central Engine Works, Ltd TO SUFFER OR NOT TO SUFFER There is608 words
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Advertisement687 1917-09-11 2 TO-NIGHT 9.15 THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PUY OF THE YEAR TO-NIGHT 9.15 THE DEVIL'S I f PAY DAY A Gripping Story of a Great Problem, Introducing the Most Beautif jl Actress now appearing in Moving-pictures. LEAH BAIRD This BLUEBIRD Photoplay was adapted from the novel "THE TOLL OF VENGEANCE an.l produced687 words
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Advertisement443 1917-09-11 2 BABY HELEN MARIE OSBOfiNr^^ 55^ In the Meet Delightful Gold Rcoster mf rL AT THE ALHAMBR& The Pioneer and Premier Bouse. The House ol Ouaihv PATHE PRESENTS Baby Marie Osborne in Joy and the Braeon The winning mannerismß and fcbe charming and phenomenal LITTLE MARIE OShORNE who ia without parallel443 words
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Article990 1917-09-11 3 Petrograd, July 21. *,iaily speaking, the new Petrograd re |n was successfully crushedon Thurs however, in fact has since such the same condition as four go, Machine gun and rifle firing heard ail over the town both by day Ijgbt, unexpectedly breaking out and /several minutes to a990 words
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Article381 1917-09-11 3 There used t j be much speculation as j to what Americans of German antecedents i would do when the States went to war. A letter from a German born citizen in the Central States, in an American journal, I supplies a piquant answer to such a ques tioa: My381 words
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Advertisement391 1917-09-11 3 DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. SWEE LEE COMPAIY, NOTI ;E is hereby given that the partnership hitherto sub-istiug between the undersigned carrying on business as Wine, Spirit and General Merchants at No. 15 Cross Street, under the style or firm of SWEE LEE A COY. has b' en dissolved by mutual consent391 words
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Advertisement400 1917-09-11 3 WARNING. The number plates of Bullock Oart No. 1363 (red ground and white figures of 19i7) are reported stolen. W. E. HOOPER, Registrar of Vehicles. Singapore. 10th September, 1917 119 139 CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE NETHERLANDS NOTICE. The Receiver of Customs and Excise at Bagan Api Api has in his400 words
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Advertisement538 1917-09-11 3 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the COLOIIAL SECRETARY'S Office, up to noon of the 2nd October, 1917, for the supply and erection of an electric passenger lift and bostwyok gates at the General Hospital. Every person applying for a form of Tender will be required to deposit the538 words
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Advertisement310 1917-09-11 3 „*L NEW FRENCH REMEDY YKERAPION N0. l THERAPION No. 2 rVRES BLOOD POISON. BAD LF.tiS. SK'N ERI'PTiONS THERAPION NO. 3 USES GHRoNir WEAK NESSES. DRAINS, LOST VIGOR, t.C SOLDBYLEADfNGCHEMISTS. PRICE IN ENGLAND 89 -VNU STAiTP ADDRESS ENVELOPE FOR r k FREE book to Dr. LkClercMep. Co. A CURE f ■i310 words
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Miscellaneous984 1917-09-11 3 SINGAPORE SPOBTING CLUB. THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING) WILL Bfl HELD ON Tuesday the 16th, Thursday the 18th, and Saturday the 20th of Oct 1917, PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. I TUEBDAY, 16TH OCTOBER, 1817. 1. THE MALAYA PURSE— 2-30 p.m. Value $400 and $100 to984 words
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Miscellaneous483 1917-09-11 3 B*6. THE MERCHANTS PLATE and STAKES— 2-30 pm. and 4-30 pm. Value of each Stake $600 and 100 to each Second Hot Be. A Hanaicap for all Hordes that have run at the Meeting. The horses may be divided by the haadicapper into two classes i.e A and B. Each483 words
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1031 1917-09-11 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, September 11, 1917. Statements, curiously contradictory in tone to all appearance, are being freely issued from Petrograd with re gard to the Riga campaign. Whilst assurances are readily forthcoming as to tha impossibility of the Germans reaching the capital before winter, other statements are made1,031 words
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Article1169 1917-09-11 4 k. Dutch gentleman named Mr. H Harms reports the theft from his house of coppers, notes and silver amounting to 920 on Saturday night. Tan Teng Hoon was sentenced by Mr Ham yesterday to one month's imprisonment for being in'fraudulent possession of a quantity of rubber. The owner of the1,169 words
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Article113 1917-09-11 4 London, Sept io.. F We consolidated th* 1? Mat| k*!ir yesterday mth^* drove off raider, east of u 7 tieres. or L °°6 a cd *t Cadiz, Sept 10 -Th pr D 293 entered the b^rh T^W of lubricant, ftLd £>5 terned. e '^dia^? London. B*fi If __j.113 words
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Article146 1917-09-11 4 HRH Prittet UhmU arrived in S lCR npor fe last even 'V tout of the HM s. Hecam* lande by motor car and Oo^mneot House! TuepriST. 1 of the K:ng of Siam i r Genera! of tbe Railwav* of hliT*** ofiflce to which he recent!^ i>146 words
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Article59 1917-09-11 4 The following are enteitainoeou i ready arranged in connection with above Fand i Thursday Sep 20 'The EU^htW Victoria Theatre, 9 p.m. Sat Sept 28, evening. Fancy Fair it tM Dutch Club Sat O:t 27, Our Day, 8 a.m. tolp, Sale of Badges afternoon Gymkhac* be arranged59 words
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Article416 1917-09-11 4 Although no exact estimate fait m been made, it ie generally taken thttiM three million acres of land ic this coaoj are at present covered with forester m> land. Owing to the difficulties of up* trees are being cat down on i whoM scale for war and teini416 words
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Advertisement213 1917-09-11 4 Rainier THE FAMOUS American Beer SHIPMENT JUST LANDED Per case 'of 4 Dozen Quarts $20.50 Per case of 6 Dozen Pints $18.50 DUTY INCLUDED CALDBECK, MACGRE6OR A CO. Fairbanks' Scales W^SjT' NEW DELIVERIES K^TJlpi IRON PLATFORM SCALES J^BffffTTr livyJfc 400 600 I'ooo>1 000> 1200 ll50()> PRICES ON APPLICATION. Union Scales213 words
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Advertisement65 1917-09-11 4 G. H Lambert Co.' PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS S I Orchard Road, Telephone 10. 1038. The.OWest and Leading Studio. First In 187S, Foremost in 1917. Unef uallefl Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at out Command, thus ensuring always the f reduction of only the best results in Studio65 words
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Article584 1917-09-11 5 SWEDISH NEUTRALITY Argentine Hoodwinked Washington, Sept.— Mr Lansing publish „w. -ablation of the Swedish cypher ra m« without comment. Copies of ononneemenfe have been delivered to > Embassy and the Swedish on fcere It is thought that the purj t e Laited States in publishing f ,^,,.;-aJence is584 words
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Article130 1917-09-11 5 *ba Chinese lady doctor, Yamei Kin, 3? the Woman's Medical School and 2ospi:al near Peking, after graduating in >*tlt»bai jaafc returned to the East lav esC!gat9 there the methods of eoya *a cultivation and preparation. Though 3 n ±> Hm reputatioo, the soya bean is 56 :ooi130 words
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Article44 1917-09-11 5 Italian War Minister states that it inadvisable to compel men from hernia to submit to an ***ioa so as to fit them for the front, is intended to find useful occupation J^ 8 A'my Auxiliary Services for these **< who, it ii estimated, number 100,000.44 words
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Article516 1917-09-11 5 LORD RHONDDA'S CONFIDENCE (By febmaruM Oabte] [Heater's BeTTio«] London, Sept 9. The Food Controller is henceforth the sole importer of dried fruits including raisins, dates, currants, I figs, prunes, plums, peaohes, nectarines, I apricots, pears, apples. The order does not apply to the goods shipped by Sept516 words
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Article236 1917-09-11 5 London, Sept 10.—Wireless Austrian Official. Since August 19 we have taken prisoner on the Isoozo front 500 officers and 18,000 men. Udine, Sept 9.—There is no abatement in the weather. The fight for the heights northeast of Gorizia is continning day and night and has reached a climax236 words
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Article26 1917-09-11 5 London, Sepfc 9. —Official. Summertime Will cease on Sept 17. Amsterdam, Sept 10.—Esead- Pasha commander of the First Turkish Army has arrived in Berlin.26 words
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Article216 1917-09-11 5 SENSATION IN GERMANY Inbatriu OaklcJ [Renter's Bervice] Copenhagen, Sapt 9 There is a great sensation in Germany owing to the de* claration by HerrMichaelia that Germany would shortly, be able to publish her peace terms. Newspaper Comments Amsterdam, Sept 9. The Vienna correspondent of the Hamburger Naohrfchten216 words
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Article280 1917-09-11 5 Petrograd Precautions Petrograd, Sept 10. The Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, who is controlling the partial evacuation of the city, in a reassuring statement, for military reasons advises the non- business population owing to the food question to leave in batohes. The Government has decided the280 words
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Article34 1917-09-11 5 Heleingfors, Sept 10. The newspaper Vetcherno Vremya announces that the Senate has drafted a bill for the final separation of Finland. It will be presented as an ultimatum to the Provisional Government.34 words
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Article202 1917-09-11 5 London, Sept 9. East African Official We overcame the enemy resistance at Mpondas to the south of Mahenge and occupied all the positions. Our troops are pursuing. It is reported that in the southern area the Germans were dislodged jat Tunduru and are retreating towards Hiwale. There are202 words
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Article262 1917-09-11 5 THE FRENCH POSITION {By Bnbmarine Oabl«] j [Renter's Servioe] London, Sept 9. A French communique ■ays The Germans violently counterattacked positions we captured yesterday in the sector Fosses- Caurieret woods. Oar fire shattered the attempts with heavy enemy losses. There was desperate fighting at some points but we262 words
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Article207 1917-09-11 5 Petrograd, Sept 10. An authoritative statement explaining the catastrophe of Riga says it was due to the weight of the German thrust, particularly the artillery superiority. The fact that the bulk of the Russians showed discipline and courage is regarded very, favourably, as the Riga front was207 words
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Article102 1917-09-11 5 London, Sept 9 —Field Marshal Haig We entered German trenches on several hundred yards front eastward of Villeret, taking prisoners. We raided near Gavrelle and eastward of Yermelles. London, Sept 9. —Wireless German Official. We repulsed an English night attack northeast of St Jnlien. London, Sept 9.102 words
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Article243 1917-09-11 5 This is the Times notice of the late 2nd Lieut Lane of the Kuala Kangsar Malay College. Second Lieutenant H C H. Lane, Border Regiment, who is officially reported ae having been killed on July 10, was born at Sydenbam, and was educated at Dean Close School, Cheltenham, where he243 words
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Advertisement125 1917-09-11 5 ROBINSON CO.'S PATENT LEVER WATCH OAatl SALE IN OUR NE7/ %JH^ ABSOLUTELY SPECIAL j^^^^^. N ON MAGNETIC DUST-PROOF j^^^T^^^^ GUARANTEED PURE MM < c S A o^ A NICKEL Bl^^^ TH RELIABLE CASE ftf^Mr TIMEKEEPER This watch will be sent post free carefully packed to any address during this week125 words
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Advertisement681 1917-09-11 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, ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA (KOMNKLYKE PAKETVAART MftATSCHAPPY) SPECIAL 5000 TONS TOURIST STEAMERS FBOM JAVA TO AUSTRALIA MTAVIA— SOUR4BAYA— PORT DARWIN-PORT681 words
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Advertisement576 1917-09-11 6 ir %Jm BeiTisH India AMD A.PCAR LaINE (Companies Incorporated la England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental s. n. co. (Under Contract with His Majesty 1 Government.) The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST gOF BOMBAY are at presentasuspended. The Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO ANDBFROM LONDON are at present suspended. Passengers576 words
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Advertisement580 1917-09-11 6 IN. I M\. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd (iDcorjorstea la J»f»n) EURGPEAH LINE. A eervloe le malntrtnflfl between Yoeo£>»h.i vU ports to Manetlles, London, ondet m»l oontraot with the lmf ertalJapanese Ooven ment. Toe New Twin screw Bleunett tn^iw^itiitig this service have been apeclaUi fleafgnefl and ooiißtoaotefl, and are flttei580 words
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Advertisement166 1917-09-11 6 MESSAGERIEB M& Rl til nail u n Fortnightly service *f BRIKCH Lim, Fortnightly service between c Haiphong. For further lnformaticmap ply|o J rfe COURTois HEAP EHG MOHsiigj; CO., LIMITED, SinOpcretoßatavia.Cherl^^ Sail Twice a Week, Slagipw* to Blllttoi Scand,,, lM Slngaradja (Bali). Sail Weekly, Sail fortnightly. t'aw truight, passage ul^ t.r-.:-,166 words
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Article1335 1917-09-11 7 From Our Own Correspondent The New Scottish Constituencies. Edinburgh, July 18. The Scottish Boundary Commissioners under the Representation of the People Bill Lave, I understand, couiplatud tb^ir report, and it will be published shortly. In all probability it wll ba fonnd that jthey have retained the number of1,335 words
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Article295 1917-09-11 7 The old M P and the New P. We see Mr Winston Churchill has been making a bombastic speech in Dundee iu which he declaims against the hateful system of military and autocratic tyranny which allows a handful of arrogant, shallow, vainglorious personages of potentates, who draw their295 words
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Article180 1917-09-11 7 Died at His Post. The Kear Admiral Comm rding the British Naval Forces in the Adriatic hae forwarded to the Admiralty the wireless telegraph log of H M trawler Floacdi as an exhibit for the National War Museum. The following, as reported by the Rear Admiral, is180 words
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Advertisement606 1917-09-11 7 $4* o*" or PLENTY. LIFF INSURANCE IS WORTH 100 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP m GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS), I SEAD OFFICE: Winchester House. Siatapore. LONDON OFFICE t SI. Old Jewrj. E.O. -^m«w» fc»« OTO.OCO lafMttM wltt He Sn» leme Ocart606 words
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Advertisement499 1917-09-11 7 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. Incorporated in Japan Capital Bubscrtbed Y. 48,000.000 Capital Paid Up ,Y. 80,000,000 Reserve Fund... ,Y. 21,800,000 Preaidentt J. Inoaye Esq. Vice-President* Y. Yamakawa Eb«, DIRECTORS. J. Inoaye Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Soma Esq. M. Odagirl Esq. K. Bonoda Esq. T. Kawashima Esq. < R.499 words
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Advertisement249 1917-09-11 7 NEW ZEIUND INBOIUNGE Go., Ltl FIRE IND HEINE. Incorporated in New Zealand.) UNI-TBZE INSURANCE ISSOG. Ul URINE. (Ineorporated In Eongkopg.) mm FIRE INBURINCE 60., Ltd. FIRE. (Incorporated in Hongfcong.^ lOXDOH BUIRINTEE ft ICCIDEUT Co. ltd. BIMRINTEE. (Inooryorated in England.) Five and Marine Risks of every deseilpro* overwritten at lowest ounrent249 words
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Advertisement139 1917-09-11 7 Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. Near Entrance to Borneo Wharf, Telephone 1261. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meats, etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, cr in the Singapore Roads on shore notice. OFFICE HOURS, Weekdays 8 am. to 430 p.m. \7am to 8 a.m. Sundays139 words
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Article474 1917-09-11 8 Oat of every thousand babiee conceived two hundred and fifty 26 per cent. die before birth or before they are a year old. In 1915 nine soldiers died every hour, but twelve babies died within the same space of time. It was not without season474 words
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Article194 1917-09-11 8 Occasionally there appear in oar indi genoue contemporaries advertisements of Talismans guaranteed to oonfer health and wealth on the wearer thereof, and incidentally to bring him a C S I or bo. The following are a few letters of appreciation embodied in one such advertisement in the Beharee Mr194 words
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Article168 1917-09-11 8 Those who regard margarine as merely a cheap substitute for butter may be surprised to learn that the whole of the med ical profession declare it not only to be perfectly wholesome, but a very valuable food commodity. It is even said by doctors that rickets168 words
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Advertisement503 1917-09-11 8 Weak Kidneys Dr. CasselFs Tablets Strengthen Your Kidneys and Cure Backache and Urinary Trouble. You cannot V- well when yew tfdn^Va are opt o! order. No, you mastsuffer, because yoor blow* will be filled with bad matter jiucn you kidneys are 100 weak to remoye. What you Deed a I503 words
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Advertisement341 1917-09-11 8 A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY IN the best regulated families the little ills of life will creep in. Some member o f circle may occasionally suffer from Biliousness and Indigestion, and one or the othe- time to time exhibit the well-known symptoms of Constipation. From these little troylS serious complaints arise, and341 words
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Article1472 1917-09-11 9 Issued by FRASEB Co., Exchange and Share Brokers, Sept 10th. ?AU mmmwrnm. tl Stealing Shares must fee regarded aa vurelv aomlaaJ tor tba areseaa. Oa». lason. Paid. tuan D** Bunas, Bm*&bb» 100,000 2a IB Allagar U v .96 80 •79,980 la Is Anglo-Java 85% 5 0 61,472 words
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Article46 1917-09-11 9 GORSIOSID or WO Sept IQ.) fisa? 4 a 8 2 4| dtiivstttf 2-4i Paiv&3£ SisdlSi B cud M 27*83 ffsanca demand Bank 818 IKDIA, T, T. Java, dam in 2 183 x^n&magg, Bank BGyint i^. 4 &&ak ti Kiofiaitd i'ite 5% Sm Silr«i Loßtea 4946 words
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Article182 1917-09-11 9 Sept. 10 Tin (buyers) $110.! 0 htikin 19. oc iftO&BttfJJ O&b* KOi i 28 CO Stam&lu OsVs >: j. 22 oc Poppaa Black bsdia, 3 pore 27,00 Peps««, (Waifs to) M 87. OC Ntalmigi te i* e lit nom. Xvin.tg* (80 to Jllic lfc, nom /U-.;o (Baztda) nom. -.Ijyei182 words
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Advertisement159 1917-09-11 9 TIT fROPICAL ROOFING IS Supplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS .vhich do away with the necessity of using sticky cement at the overlaps. 7 ■?;?'"f'^:Y- r !?l i jj^i iT" iff f* ff*^l hf* f'ti mmtt M fi flC^XßfttSi fl&JS v-'V' MW^y^ GENASCO is the result of over 30 years159 words
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Advertisement306 1917-09-11 9 STAMFOBD HOUSE, PRIVATE HOTEL Bras Easah Road. CENTRALLY SITUATED Uwaye co;l and sxponfl to pea breeie FCKMSHED APAHTMBNTB with Board. :o!nforta^ e Rooms wftfti Ba.iroomt attaciica. 1 e 3s o Flttli; gB thro igb out. Large Kecc»ntlcn fciail And Billiard Separate MHm In BpaolooH dining rooa TEEMS T&8 raost nswubie306 words
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Miscellaneous434 1917-09-11 9 MAIL TABLE Ttdij. Intermediate and looal matla, *ii be foonr to list below Penang, Malaooa, F.M.S. (by Tmtfti a. dally (except Sunday). Johore, 8. 9.30,11 aim., 1330, a, «A 6 p.n.. Caoob Soon Hong 8.80 am Cnoob Azmere 8.80 am Kemaman, Trenggann Hainam 8.80 am Rhio R. S. Baroe 9.80434 words
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Miscellaneous56 1917-09-11 9 WEATHER KCPORT. KaafiMHj Keiban HospUs: Kept. 9 8 A.M. 8 P.M. 9 PM. 3ftfoin, 31 Tit 19.811 18 6:6 99.74S Temp. Bi.o 86.0 80.0 Wol Bulb Tbet. 7?.0 79.0 77.0 Dlt. olWtafl SW Calm Calm Max. Temp. snafle 89.0 ma. do do. 70.0 Max. Bob IH.O Te fad Thei. 78.056 words
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Article96 1917-09-11 10 The following are the subscriptions fio j 81st August. I Applications Amount November 1916 286 9127,760 Deoember 14 4 283,040 January 1917 192 248.870 j February 205 882,680! March 823 246,900 April 142 814,560 May 115 265,220 June 74 159,440 Jnly 111 152,470 August 117 135.84096 words
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Article77 1917-09-11 10 A new church, in connection with the English Presbyterian Mission, was opened in Muar en Thursday last. The building was crowded to overflowing, some cf the local government officials being also present. The dedication service waa conducted by the Revs Tay Sek Tin and W Murray, deputies77 words
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Article85 1917-09-11 10 By Courtesy of the French Consulate. Paris, Sept. 8, 610 p.m. —President Poincare received the Presidents uf the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, MM Paul Deschamel and Autonian Dabost; it is probable that Monsieur Ribot will form the Minietry, The artillery vras violent on both85 words
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Article169 1917-09-11 10 Legion of Slaves, was the Kaiser's de signation of Portugal's contemptible little army," when it first appeared on the Western front four months ago under the chieftainship of General Tamagnini. All this time the German scorn for this force was such that they dare t.ot attack it169 words
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Article283 1917-09-11 10 Rome, July 19. This evening the Tribuca published an article on the wcrk of the British Navy in the Adriatic. It says that, though British ships have been cooperating with Italian and French units since 1915, the im portance of such cooperation seems little known283 words
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Letter611 1917-09-11 10 To the Editor, Sir,— Referring to your leader in this morning's issue of the Free Press on the subject of the Military Service Bill, it appears to me that the Government of this Colony has shown very sound judgment in bringing forward this bill in the way they611 words
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Article333 1917-09-11 10 To the Editor of the Times. Sir, There is one sentence in the il laminating leading article in your issue of to day that appeared to me to cover a very large assumption. You say in connexion with Germany's merchant shipping poli ley:— They forget that the333 words
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Article738 1917-09-11 10 The Second Reading Debate. The Hongkong Legislative Council on Aug 81 carried through its remaining stages the compulsory military servioe bill, the objeot of which in to make provision with respeot to military service and to provide for the establishment, maintenanoe and control of a local defence738 words
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Article96 1917-09-11 10 The Daily Express New York correspondent quotes the following from an Associated Press representative with the British Armies in France British soldiers, excavating near the battered remnants of the Hindenburg line, struck a strange object, which proved to be the tusk of a mammoth. The discovery96 words
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Article76 1917-09-11 10 Oog Twee, of 996 Sarangoon rd, a Hokkien trader, has had hie bicycle stolen. Mr B L Williams, of 26 Newton rd,! has reported the theft of a silver cigarette case and cash to the value of 164. Five Asiatics, five Indians and Arabs were fined on Saturday by Mr76 words
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Article168 1917-09-11 10 S C F A BEAT Y M3C A. On the SCO ground last evening, the Straits Chinese F A won their soccer league match with the Y M C A by three goals to nil, and were more than value for their victory. Their forwards gave on exhibition of168 words
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Article109 1917-09-11 10 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Final Ties. G C Aviet and K E Webb owe 15, beat A E Coelbo and T de Silva owe 40, 9—7 I—6; 6—2. TO DAYS TIES. Championship. T de Silva vs W A Aeria to finish. Mixed Doubles. C F Oliveiro and109 words
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Article279 1917-09-11 10 Rumours of i Cheap Sale. As a result of China's declaration of war against Germany and Austria, various kinds of enemy property such as merchant vessels, etc, have been confiscated by the Government in accordance with International Law. A great deal of the confiscated property is279 words
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Article66 1917-09-11 10 Agents Brown, Phillips Stewart (Penang.) Semanggol 9,730 Perak River Valley 17,808 Juru 15,500 Kong Lee 1,000 Agente Hooglandt and Co. Djapoera 47,410 Agents Evatt and Co. Mergui 8,084 total for two raos 4,568. Kelemak 15,970; total for three months 49,120. Scudai 22,000 total for five months66 words
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Article42 1917-09-11 10 Tuesday, Sept 11. 6.16 p.m. Drill Hall S R E v, N C Os! 6.10 do Chinese Co SV 11 i 5*15 Bras Basab Rd Malay Co BVI G G Wacb, Captain, Actg Adjutant, S. V. C. i42 words
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Article128 1917-09-11 10 Sammy is to have a new lid." It is to be the last word in head-coverings j a helmet that is to displace in the trenches I the United States army hat that Paris! milliners have recently been using as an i inspiration. The new helmet is now being designed128 words
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