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

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FBIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1917. NO. 9,173
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  • 289 1 Whilst the German talked vapidly of British defeat, Haig was preparing more physic for him. This has now been administered, and the Han is feeling pretty ill m a vital epot Flandera Page 5. This latest attack was magnificently carried ont, and gloriously successful, resulting m the
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  • 1505 1 SIGNALS URGENT The Signal office of the Division wai extremely buey. The Vibrators were giving I out a monotonous hum and the telegraph. keys were rapping oat messages at j the rate of thirtyflve to forty words a minute m the Morse Code. The eyes of the operators were bloodshot
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 230 1 GOODRICH TYRES SAFETY TREAD FOR SALE One large 4 Cylinder NAPIER CAR Recently overhauled^ repaired and painted and m good running order. Apply RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE Raffles Hotel Buildings. Telephone No. 1181 ft J. Crowther Shaw Co. W v RACING COLOURS. fc-K li SMART SUITINGS FOR |'l^ "f THE RACES.
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    • 96 1 THE only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or punctures. $f clastic" mS% S 1 C a \f r w 8 t \£]r Ws\ y>jaTaroHMUJ A. 1 1 y^ a. V» ol v 3>A Kg fefjPfc*/ aJ.II XDiTI i 1 Oil from Plantation Rubber.
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    • 82 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. HArima and Gaiety new programmes Page 2. Our Day S CB A children's fete Page 2. Bankruptcy notice Page 8. Gharry and pony for Bale Page 8. Medical officer seeks engagement Page 8. Toilet bargains at Whiteaway'e Page 8. Wassiamnll Asscmull's annual sale Page 9. Musical meals at
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 105 1 THE WEEK. Fridif 28th. High Water- 8 50 a.m., 8-19 p.m. Kwong Yik Bank meeting, noon. Mutiny Memorial Unveiled, 5 p.m. Football Trial Match. Church Council "At Home" 9 p.m. Satordiy 29th. High Water-9 25 a.m., 9 '8 p.m. St. Michael Michaelmas Day. Lodge St. Michael Installation. Sunday 30th. High
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  • 197 2 3etinan prisoners of war are to be given employment m connection with a scheme vt ironstone development near Banbury. A branch line connecting the Great Western Railway with extensive fields of ironstone m the Edgehill district is being be^un at oi_ce. A new type of labourer has appeared at Tawau,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 544 2 "OUH DAY* Children's Fete Arranged Under the Auspices of The Straits Chinese British Association. Patrons H.E. TheGovernorSirArthurYoung.G.C.M.G. and Tbe Lady Evelyn Young. SATURDAY, October 6, 1917 3 to 6 p.m. and 7.30 to 11.30 p.m. on RAFFLES RECLAMATION GROUND. By kind permission of RE. Major General Dudley H Rldoot, CMC
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    • 605 2 EVERYBODY ASTOUNDED Photographic Trickery Works Marvels THE GIRL IN THE I CHECKERED GOAT From the novel by E. M. Inglcton Produced under the direction cf J. De Grasse mmm NOTICE Your attention is respectfully called to the fact that DOROTHY PHILLIPS m playing BOTH of the LEADING ROLER m "THE
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    • 487 2 A LH AM Eft a The Pioneer and Premier Boose. Tbe Hocse of Ouaiitv *> a y "each l m IN THE SECOND SHQW 9- 15 P M. SHARP QUALITY PICTURES OORPOIUTION PRKSEKI FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN The Crowned Kiog ol Motion Pictures and BEVERLY BAYNE Sweetest cf tars, li Win.
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  • 1491 3 The following are from the Manila Daily Bulletin Excess War Profits Tax. j Washington, Aug 30. Following an agreement reached late yesterday to fix the excess war profits tax at 33 per cent 66 members of the Upper House signed a j petition for closure on the War
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 630 3 EA^THE POPULAR PHOTOPLAY HOUSE HMMMMMB mpirE Tanjcng Pagar Road. Trams Pass the Door BHMHMIBHi TONIGHT SECOND SHOW 915 SHARP TO-NIGHT Gold Rooster Play Present AN AFFAIR OF THREE NATIONS J most Gripping Detective Drama In 5 Parts. mSLIHE IKON CLAW A Kpisolt 15 "THE DOUBLE RESURRECTION 1 2 parts Episoie
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    • 493 3 POSITION WANTED As Medical officer to Plantation or Mining Companies. If necessary would consent to 3 years engagement. Please ssate salary and other particulars. T. R. c/o "Singapore Free Press." 28 9 WANTED With respectable European Family, two furnished rooms or one large room verandah, with board. Terms and particulars
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    • 181 3 The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888. In tbe Supreme Court of tbe Straits Settlements. Settlement of Singapore. IN BANKRUPTCY. No. 135 of 1917. SUMMARY CASE. Re (1) C. A. Me Keon Receiving Order made 7th day of September, 917. Date cf Order for Summary Administration 26th day ot September, 1917. Date of
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    • 312 3 TOILETS AT LOWEST CASH PRICES WHITEAWAY'S ■:.J^sS^? THE BEST QUALITY STEEL i -^2*W^?S^| $UM-//ijaj,yg k iv 4 ■JS r i itS^Bß Real Ivory Nail TrimT, ir.: f w's Popular Air rr™ mers with File Colgate's Perfumed VioFloat Talcum Powder, m 1 Price 85 cts. each. let and Cashmere Bouquet ib.
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  • 35 4 Domestic Occurrences MARRIAGE. Naughton-Wadp..— At Adelaide on September 26, Thomas Ogle, only surviving son ol the late Thomas Nanghton, of South Australia to Mary, youDger daughter of William Wade, Panaramitee Frome Downs Stations, South Australia.
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  • 972 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, September 28, 1917. The extraordinary story wired today as to the events that led to the removal of KoRNILOl T as Generalissimo of the j Russian armies, and his impeachment as a rebel against the Provisional Govern* ment, seems, if true, a notable example of
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  • 260 4 The Selangor Cluh to meet the email change difficulty has introduced five, ten and twenty-five cent tokens. Legislative Council meets on Monday next when Supply 1918 will be taken and othfer bills passed through various stages This evening m St Andrew's School Hall there will be an At Home of
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  • 98 4 From Owr Own Correspondent Ipob, Sept 27. At the Ipoh Gymkhana Club half-yearly meeting the accounts were adopted. The balance showed a credit of 1779 after the payment of 9800 towards the Red Cross and $1,680 to the up keep of the course. The chairman mentioned tbe
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  • 81 4 ENGINEER'S FATAL BURNS. Oq Monday last, a steamer ol the Blue Funnel line wae taking oil &t Pulau Bukom. Arthur Black, the second engineer, and a fireman were working m the engine-room, where a light wab burn ing. A fire broke out, and tbe engineer and fireman
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  • 235 4 Especially With Germany [Renter's Service] Amsterdam, Sept 26. A Vienna mcc age states that thelowerhouseof tbeßeich stag reassembled yesterday. The Premier, Herr Seidler, outlining policy, dealt with the urgency of social and economic matters, the necessity for a constitutional settlement of relations with Hungary, the regulation cf trade
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  • 60 4 London, Sept 26. East Africa Official Our mounted troops destroyed all enemy food depots between Mbemkuru river and Kilwali-wate road, nearing Nangano. an important supply centre south east of Liwale. We engaged Germans at Mtua, southwest of Lindi. Fighting is progree eing. We dispersed a company attempt
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  • 36 4 London, Sept 26. Egypt Official The Hedjaz railway near Maan was successfully attacked, a bridge destroyed, a train derailed and sixty eight Turks and two German officers killed. Eighty Turks were taken prisoner.
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  • 53 4 London, Sect 26— The Press Bureau says that Mr Lloyd George proceeded to France on Monday. London, Sept 26 The Press Bureau says that Mr Lloyd George, accompanied by SirW Robertson, conferred with MPainleve on Tuesday and visited Field Marshal Haig at British Headquarters. They returned to
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  • 25 4 Washington, Sept 26.— Official The shipbuilding programme provides for the conpletion of 1,600 merchant bhip^, ag gregating 9,2C0,C00 tons, practically within twelve months.
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  • 46 4 Peking, Sept 26- The garrieou of the strategic pass at Linlicg m south Hunan has declared its independence at the instigation ol the southern leaders, with the object of gaining the control of Hunan. Kwangsi troops are going to assist the rebels.
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  • 23 4 The death occured at Bangkok, on Fri day Sept 21, of Mr Frederick Dean at the age of 41, after several months ill-health.
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  • 703 4 NOTABLE SPEECH BY mp AS^UITH m German Hypocrisy Castigated [Router'g Barrio,] London, Sept 26. Mr A* QU th on war aims at a meeting mi n ,'T^ phaßieed thai with neg; ed 6 em. we had pfweentu) au unhV D :CD| unshnk -ablij resolve for t r
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  • 49 4 Loadon, Sept 26.— Reports from B^ wLich are ofteu unif-liaM' »J Kuhlman has verbiilv iotimated i Nuncio at Munich that Germany i.. to consider peace on tbe basis evacuation of Belgium, a D d even contributing to njmiring w^r J* but the separatiou between Haode nr
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 151 4 CLARET IN BULK AND IN BOTTLE PRICES on application to: CALDBECK, MCGREGOR CO. CULTIVATORS FOR Rubber Estates !6075. Littles "Straits" E. C. Light Draught Plough Fitted Swan Neck Beam giving extra Clearance over Lalang Land. Dnir*£* ftf m Ne Ex Oodown r^f IKsXD \p f IV Freight etc. extra. JOHN
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    • 62 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS Ii Orchard Road, Telephone Mo. 1035, The.Oldest and Leading Stndlo. First in 1872, Foremost"in 1917. Unequalled Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at ont Command, thus ensuring always the produc» tion of only the best results in Studio Portraiture, Child Studies,
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  • 1614 5 t|E ATTACK ON LO*s FRONT IMPORTANT PROGRESS ACHIEVED Troops' Fighting Spirit By BnbmariM Cable 1 [Router's Berriee] 0 :i3tx. >3pt 25 —Field Marshal Haig v ltd fchil morning on a wide front I jc east and north east of Ypres. ,d pro^resa ia reported. vj c S
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  • 375 5 LONDON'S DEFENCE MORE EFFECTIVE Dutch Down German Plane [By Submarine O*bi«] [Beater's Service] London, Sept 26— Press Bureau Gunfire turned back the first group ol raiders approaching London yesterday night, only two penetrating the defences. These dropped a number of bombs on the couch eastern outskirts of London
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  • 91 5 13 Big Ships 2 Small London, Sept 26. The Admiralty reports that arrivals m the past week were 2,775 and sailings 2,691. Thirteen over and two under 1,600 tons were sunk and ten unsuccessfully attacked. Two fishing vessnls were sunk. Italy's Immunity London, Sept 26. For the
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  • 80 5 London, Sept 26. A French communique cays There is marked artillery activity by both sides at various pointe on the Aisne front and on tbe right bank of the Meuse. L ondon, Sept 26. French communique There is an intense artillery struggle between Beaumont and Bez
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  • 56 5 Paris, Sept 26 Capts Guynemer went off m the morning of Sept 1 1' on an ex pediticn. He 6oon encountered a whole squadron of chasing aeroplanes. He might have avoided combat but he straightway dived into the enemy and shot down two, but was subsequently overwhelmed
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  • 104 5 figures, though m fighting of this charac ter the total of prisoners is no criterion of the measure of succesß. So far tbere is no tidings of German counter attacks, although our troops everywhere are pre pared to meet them. The ruins of Ypres b&ve taken another long stride into
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  • 347 5 KERENSKY'S OPTIMISTIC FORECAST No Separate Peace [By Submarine Cable] IBeuter's Service] Paiie, Sepl26. M Eerensky, interview* j ed by a representative of the Figaro, declared that Russia was beginning to j reolimb the slope and would reach the j top. He emphasised that over half the forced
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  • 66 5 Army and Navy Alert London, Sept 27. Wireless Russian Official The enemy penetrated our trenches south-west of Yory-Sereth Onoudory. A counter attack restored the position. German aerial forces and submarines are endeavouring to prevent our vessels from approaching the Courland coast. Our torpedo boats, submarines and aerial forces
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  • 199 5 Pro-British Enthusiasm Buenos Aires, Sept 26. A great de monstration m favour of a rupture with Germany has been arranged for Sept 26. The railway strike is very serious and the strikers have refused the Govern* ment's proposal of arbitration. The strikers, including women, whilst trying to bold
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  • 30 5 Limas, Sppt 27. The Peruvian Gov eminent has Bent en ultimatum to Ger many dHmanding satisfaction within i week for the sinking of the sailing ehi] Lorton.
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  • 18 5 Monte Video, Sept 26. It is asserted that the Government prior to the end of
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 176 5 ROBINSON Co. NEW SHIPMENT OF IW plsn^fipin a fl l¥l.dCt till IUU CIGARETTES /Vo. 4 m Tins of 50 No. 5 50 No. 8 TOO /Vo. 9 700 ROBINSON Co. Mr. H. N. BUCKERIDGE (late of Messrs LAFAYETTE, Photographers to Their MAJESTIES) Begs to announce that he conducts the ONLY
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 691 6 "ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERMAN AND BOCKNALJL STEAMSHIP GO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN BNGLAND FOR LONDON. For particulars as to rates of freight and pasaage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGBNTS (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.) KONINKLMKE PAKETVMBT KAATSCHAK'?«E (Incorporated m Holland, Royal Pacitet Navigation Co., ot Batavia B—3, COLLTBS QUAY. UJIDHK OONTRAOT WITH
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    • 565 6 P O« Ohitish India AND Apcah JLine (Companies Incorporated la England.) Mail and Passenger Services. peninsular and oriental s. n. Co. (Under Contraot with His Majesty Government.) The Company' B MAIL SERVICES EAST gOF BOMBAY are at present sue. pended. The Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND FROM LONDON are at
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    • 624 6 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd (Incorporated m Japan) EUROPEAN LINE. Ftr Hongkong, Shanghai, Robe A Ytkrtißt Ftr liliiti, PtoiafY Colombo h* England fla The Cipt. A service la maintained betweea Yofcon*i-i via port a to Marseilles, London, under mat oootraot with the Imperial Japanese Qoven meet. The
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    • 175 6 MESSAf ERIES MARITm. MAIL LIKI, Fortnightly eervice between i BRANCH LIHR Fortnightly service botwe*-n t o Haiphong. -iweeo halgoc-Toot^. For further information apply H FOR SEATTLE. Direct, sailing about rriddleOct Sin l a Pore to Seattle by Uit steamer under American Fiu; carrying about 100 fi rst c^ passengers. For
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  • 983 7 An example of the complexity of the Russian situation is given by the following accounts of discussions in Petrograd early in August. Saturday Night. For three weeks the talkers have been talking and no man is yet the wiser. The Constitutional Democrats sneer at the Workmen's Councils
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  • 226 7 Secret Conference In Switzerland. The New Europe draws attention to another "peace plot." This time it is high finance that is at work, with a certain amount of Roman Catholic support. The "New Europe" heads its note, "The Unholy Alliance of Finance," and says "We learn
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  • 63 7 Several newspapers m Copenhagen etate that South Jutland has been thrown into considerable alurm by tbe persistency of periodic rumours that dangerous epidemics have broken out m many of the great German towns. Hamburg is especially mentioned, and several hundreds of cases of cholera are spoken of. Tbe
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  • 250 7 Major Endree, the Military Critic of the Munich Neueite Nachricbten publishes a long article m it on tbe fourth year of the war. He admits that the Germau people are dieappoiuted with the results of the rutbless submarine warfare, and attributes this disappointment to the infelicitous treatment of public opinion
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 93 7 A NEW SHIPMENT OF Avon Tyres HAS ARRIVED. Stock sizes for Cars: 30 in by 3in 700 by 80 30 in by 3Hn 710by90 32inby3Hn 760 by 90 33 m by 4in 810by90 34 m by 4in 8 1 5 by 1 05 34 m by 4Hn 875 by 105
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    • 515 7 4$ SP c& B flB zrsrs: w MIDLOTHIAN "ROLLED OATS A clean, tempting food, giving stamina— unrivalled for Breakfast. 4-9 > A GENTB FOR LIA A PERKINS" WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE V^S B EST PREPARATION <>* Wincarnis will give you the New Health you need when you are Weak. Aofflic. "Nervy/ Run-down.
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  • 555 8 A Word to Critics. 01 coarse, there are some critics. There are people who say we should have guns ready all round the coast and aeroplanes waiting for the enemy. Where are they to come from From France, where the aeroplanes are the eyes of
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  • 373 8 The report of Nestle and Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Co. for 1916 states that various circumstances have prompted the company to entirely dispose of the inter eats which it still held m Germany and m Auntria. On the other hand, the company has increased its participations
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  • 525 8 Amusement at German Sneers New york, July 80.— German expree. sions of contempt for the part Amerioa may be expected to play m the war are treated here with amusement, which is heightened by the timely publication m New York Tribune of a translation of an article
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  • 243 8 Criticism of Eastern Management. A proprietor of theatres and picture palaces m India and Ceylon endorses the critcism which came from the Far East with regard to the management of the British official war films. Both for In dia and the Far East the concession
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  • 155 8 When you have that obstinate, lingering cough which will not be shaken off. There is no cough at any stage, whether old or young, but what needs attention. A cough soon wrt cks a strong constitution, soon makes one oelpiess, m fact a cough is a
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  • 372 8 On Life, Atoms and Other Things. In an address at the Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute Sir Oliver Lodge uttered the following reflections There are more atom m a thimbleful of water than there are thimblefuls of water m the Atlantic. The universe has been m
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  • 520 8 The Retreat as Seen by the Enemy. The War Correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatfc gives the following account o£ the f All of Tarnopol The pierced centre of the 11th Russian Army fled partly across the Seretb near Yalocze and partly through Jezierua to Tarnopol. At first,
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  • 306 8 clothing i 6 being cohered L UperftQ <*t authorities, who are cvi deß G «*m wits' end to provide esB.r., a i n thei meet for the arr.y m c*e Debility of a fourth J£ t f the PtoAccording to report \k\ catn Paign has Elrfudy
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  • 374 8 Singapore. Sept 17th, 1917, Beans, Long per catty QS do. French do Beef per lb, 25 Beef Steak do so Bean Sprouts per catty -j Bamboo Sprouts do u Blachan do 16 Brinjals do -.08 Cabbage, Rata via do SO do. China do nil do. Salted do
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  • 63 8 The annual meetiug of the lVcaag Automobile Club was held m tbe hamWj ot Commerce, Penang. on Monday v *P l The chairman, Mr L M Bell, tbe P« sld of the Club, eaid that tbe pronte of to i year amounted to 1969. A Gvtr.kbana .n» i been held
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1045 8 COUGHS I Veno's is the Sure Curie— and Children like it. I The quick curative effect of Veno's Lightning Cough Cure is jC the wonder of every mother who uses it for her children. It cures whooping cough, bronchial cough, every kind of I cough and cold to which children
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 600 9 w\b Ifoci, Faminb or Plenty, Lift Insurance is worth too cents on the dollar. f I WHAT OTHER PROPERTY 18 P m GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). SEAD OFFICE; Winchester Boom, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: SI, Old Jewri, E.C. Ommm k., «o.aoo m—tm -iv ue iUi
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    • 481 9 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. Incorporated m Japan Capital Subscribed Y. 48,000.000 Capital Paid Up y. 80,000,000 Reserve Fund.... Y. 91,800,000 President, J. Inoaye Esq. Vice-President. Y. Yamakawa Eb*. DIRECTORS. i. Inoaye Esq. V, Yamakawa Esq. N. Boma Esq. M. Odagirl Esq. K. Bonoda Es«. T. Kawashima Esq. B. Kimnra
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    • 251 9 NEW mim IKttiMKCE Gc, Ltd, FIRE IND MARINE, (Incorporated In New Zealand.) MNB-TBZE INBURANCE ISBOC. Hi. MARINE. (Incorporated m Hongkong.) S«INA FIRE lISURANGE Co., Us. FIRE. (Ineoiyontsd In Hongkong.) mm auiiiNTEE i accident gq. m. GUARANTEE. (Incorporated In England.) Ftro and Marine Bisks of every desorlpa'ot ntdcj written at lowest
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    • 135 9 Singapore Gold 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, or m the Singapore Roads on shore notice. OFFICE HOURS. Weekdays 8 a m. to 430 p.m. 7 a.m. to 8
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    • 234 9 DOLLAR INSTITUTION, SCOTLfIND.-CHARLES S. DOUOALL. MA (formerly Eglinton Fellow, Glasgow University), Headmaster, which re-opens on 3rd September provides at a moderate cost a complete HIGH SGBOOL EDUCATION m all Departments fr jih lo ye<»rs of age npwaids. Illostr-ited Prosppctuspß may be had on apnlication to the HEAD-MASTER, to THOS. J.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 184 9 WEATHER REPORT. *<*»<i%Kf KevhAC tioapitet, Sept. 36. M 8 P.M If M b**V7M. 81 '8 9 0 (0 761 59.842 Temp, 75.0 79.5 76.0 W«3t Bolft T U-t 7 0 81.0 79.5 Dir. oJ Wiafl BW SW Calm U&x, To»:y tHaftt 80. jtfi*. a-. 74.^ Max. So» 174 0 utbts
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    • 632 9 EXCHANGE. UosssoraD vr to Sept 27 > 4 d 24< dunw. 1 2-4t Bir*Si fcSfdStf Fm 3 4 27-82 7iacr>« dstnand Bu .i HlB T. T. 155 iiCua&XCS*, .i«raAik^ B6%P»*ni rCS'JHAMA, (!?Cl»nd 109J ;*VA, itU' 111 I JB2i S-vsa*i6SP 'iank 1 yi: 0 ,< «S.t4 Sksl? »l 1:: *\»e4 IWc*
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  • 281 10 OUR DAY INDIAN COMMUNITIES* MEETING. Last evening, m the Memorial Hall, a meeting was held cf Tamils from India and Ceylon as well as the members of many Hindu communitiea from various parts of India, inoluding Malayalams, Bombay Hindus. Scindis, Sikhs and others, to hear an address from the Colonial
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  • 361 10 Arrangem ents for the fete which the Dutch community is organizing for Saturday m aid of the British and French Red Cross funds are proceeding witb great energy and promise to ensure an extremely successful evening. The Fete will be held m the Club and grounds
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  • 86 10 OUR DAY. Tbe Committee acknowledge with thanks the following subscriptions to the above Fond Previously acknowledged 958,358.12 Collected by Mrs A W Bian. Robinson and Co 1500 do Staff 176 A W Bean 500 Mrs: A W Bean 100 Dr Serle 50 J Crowtber Shaw 10 J L Campbell 10
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  • 34 10 The Singapore Volunteer Corps is arranging a smoking concert to be held on Friday Nov 2 m aid of the Our Day fund. Penang's Out Day Fund has already totalled inn nnn a* »vj.
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  • 678 10 Final League Match S C C v S R C. On the SGC ground last evening, before a large crowd, the laet match m the league competition which has been m progress during several months past was played, between the S 0 C and the SRC. The ground was
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  • 218 10 THE OUR DAY MATCH. TRIAL GAME TEAMS. In connection with the charity football game on Thursday, Oct 11, between the League Selected XI and the SCC, there are two trial games, the first to take place this evening on the SCC ground. Tbe following teams have been arranged Whites "A"
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  • 534 10 Singapore, Sept 27. Rubber. Some 1,1^7 tons bf Rubber were cata logued for sale at the Auction which commenced yesterday and was concluded at midday today, of which 894 tons were offered and 451 tons sold. The tone of the market was decidedly weak and competition, except
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  • 121 10 (Macphail k Go's daily report.) Thursday's Business. Silver is down Id, Rubber about 12 and Tin half a dollar per pikul. China exchanges have almost oollapsed the rate m Shanghai yesterday was 4 10, this afternoon it is 4 6, whilst the Hongkong Dollar's sterling value has
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  • 188 10 Two new episodes of "The Mysteries of Myra" are offered at the Gaiety. This fine serial has jumped into favour straight away. Aleo more of "The Grip of Evil," and other good pictures. The Harima are putting another Red Feather photo play, and "Heart Strings" five reels
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  • 155 10 NSW STRIKERS L Beaten by Voluntary Workers [Beater's Service] Melbourne, Sept 26. On Sept 25, rei seating the introduction of the card-sys-[tern, the employees of railway workshops m Sydney struck. Two other railway and eight tramway unions struck work m sympathy, almost completely stopping the services of New
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  • 103 10 Providing Against Speculators London, Sept 25. The Cotton Control Board has issued an order having operation from Oot 1 for fixing the prices of raw cotton. The official values will be fixed daily for good middling American, for fully good fair, and good Egyptians and deductions will be
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  • 37 10 London, Sept 17. The national executive of the Labour Party has appointed ft committee to prepare a scheme for the reorganisation of the Party, enabling Labour to take the fullest advantage of the Representation Bill.
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  • 49 10 U S AN INVITATION Washington, Sept 27.— A joint meeting of the Foreign Relations Committees of Congress deferred action regarding the Anglo-French invitation for a deputation from Congress to visit Europe. This decision followed a message from President Wilton expressing the opinion that the visit is inopportune at present.
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  • 44 10 Melbourne, Sept 26.— The Bill authoris ing an additional tax on those not enlisted, which was mentioned on Sept 10, was passed by the Senate Committee. The amendment exempts bachelors of over sixty, with a gross income of under XI OO yearly.
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  • 10 10 London, Sept 25. The silver market it steady.
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  • 335 10 Singapore, Sept 26. A moderate amount of business hat> been recorded during the week, although the market was singularly without feature. The demand for local rubbers has been well spread over moet of the dollar com panics and as these sbareE are mostly strongly held as investments
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    • 293 10 YAMATO TV Phone 432. U v GUR GREAT CASH CLEARANCE COMMENCES on Ist Oct, continues until 31st Oct GREAT REDUCTIONS IN ALL OEPTS. ROCK BOTTOM PRICES TO BE CLEARED AN INSPECTION SOLICITED. AUCTION SALE OP A Consignment of Blue Coatings. Serge, Striped Alpaca Tweeds Sheets Flannel etc etc. At Messrs.
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