The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 October 1917

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAJL OCTOBER 29, 1917. NO. 9,199
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  • 309 1 Late wireQ will be found on page 4. The Italian Cabinet has resigned at has also the Spanish Page 6. The report of Pulau Bnlang Rubber Com pany is given on page 2. The funeral of the late Mr Tan Jiak Kirn C M took place yesterday
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  • 768 1 lB Considering the praises lavished upor. wine by poets from Anacreon downward 1 1 it strikes one as somewhat leraarkable that co little comparatively has been written oo the subject of intemperance. t Alcohol has not yet found its De Quincey bat possibly Robert Macoish, author
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 182 1 Martells Brandy I JUST LANDED I A few famous American M GRANT 6 Cylinder Touring Cars, Model "X 1917, fitted with Magneto, Speedometer, Electric Light, Demountable Spare Rim and all Accessories. Colour Brewster Green. On view at our Garage. Raffles Motor Garage, Raffles Hotel Buildings. "H J. GROWTHER SHAW GO.
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    • 97 1 THE only tyre has won the R.A.C. certificate of spoo miles without cuts or punctures. I "Siclastic" SupcKym y Stelastic Tyres H /jkm Made m Britain i'^- from Plantation Rubber. SOLE AGENTS: Vet*c t* International Trading Company, Limited. Keep Your Baby Healthy and Contented Mothers, you owe it to yourself
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    • 126 1 LATEST ADVERT iSEmiSNTS. Sale of sago flour Page 2. Darkroom assistant wanted Page 7. Matron wanted (or Raffles Hotel Page 7. Another reminder ol the SVC smoker on Friday Page 8. Notice re coming alteration m trains on ;the F M S railways Page 2. Ribeiro and Co (or unique
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 100 1 THE WEEK, ■oodif 29th. HiSii W&«ur— 9 >4 aD 9fB p.m. I Tuesdaj 30th. High Water -9 42 &.H3., 1C44 pm. Full Moon. Muar Rubber meeting, Evatt's, noon. Mandai-1 ekong mtg, 6), Market- st, noon. Rent Board 2. 50 p.m. Palladium "Our Day," 9.15 p.m. Wednesday 31st. High "v-ales— lo-2-
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  • 839 2 The foilowics ia the direcrors' report to eaar« l iolder3 foe the annual meeting on November 3. Your directors submit herewith a duly audited statement of the accounts of the i Company for the rear tnied 80th Jugp, 1917. Finance Tb'j br.l^nce of the amount due on the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 217 2 HONGKONG DIRECTORY NOW ON VIEW SEE WINDOW DISPLAY Kelly_&^Walsh Singapore $1 Directory m course of preparation. DEFAULTER'S SALE OF 290 BAGS SAGO FLOUR (In good condition) TO BE HELD AT Tbe Sale-room of The Commercial Rab::r Co., Ltd. No. 3, Raffles Place On Wednesday, 31st Oct., at 2 pm. For
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    • 1175 2 THE BRAND OF EXCELLENCE Thos. H. Inces Film of Action and Thrills. Stupendous In its scope and sensational AT THE rhe Hall for Music. The Pioneer and Premier House The House of Quality Beacb R SECOND SHOW; AT 9-15 P M. VSAtf A Powerful Ince Kay p ..n Thos. K.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 600 2 FEDERATED MALAY STATES EAILWAYS The new train service of which a preliminary notice has appeared, will not iome Into operation until Ist Deasmoer 1917. The principal alterations are as under Y/EEK DAYS Tbe present 7.42 a.m. Alor Star to Ponaug wi 1 ruu 53 minutes earlier. The- pr^-r.t Tata Penang
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  • 1013 3 THE DOUBLE TAX COMPLAINT. The seventh annual general meeting of the Jimah Rubber Estates, Ltd, was held on Saturday at the registered office, Chartered Bank Chambers. There were present Messrs A E Baddeley (chairman) J McCly mont, D D Maokie (directors) and O R S Bateman (for the
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  • 400 3 Interesting Banquet. The Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai, entertained the Committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at dinner at the Palace Hotel, j The object of this gathering, the first of its kind, says the N C Daily News, was to give tangible
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 783 3 The 3,000,000 Francs Picture. LAST 3 NIGHTS. EAT THE POPULAR PHOTOPLAY HOUSE ■IHHHB mpirE Tan jong Pagar Road. Trams Pass the Door. TO NIGHT SECOND SHOW 915 SHARP TONIGHT D'Annunzlo and Itala Film Co., present THE BO STUPENDOUS and MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE CABIRIA 12 Massive Reels, 12.000 feet. All In one
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    • 543 3 rhe Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888 In tht Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. Settlement op Singapore. N BANKRUPTCY. No. 269 of 1915. SUMMARY CASE. RE Chop Kono Hup Aik Che Kwai Yeow. bankrupt. Notice is hereby gtven that application will >c made to the above Coirt on the 9th day of
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    • 462 3 NOTICE. As a provisional measure, m modification substitution aud ampiin jation of the Rules m force, the following Kaiea are fixed for the importation of goods, including postal parcels, by tuu maritime frontiers and the Russo* Finnish frontier, as well as through the station Manchuria (1) The importation sh ill
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    • 117 3 Large Shipment of New and Fashionable Goods IN WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW'S GENT'S DEPARTMENT la -v^iii? Gent's Tweed j iT d Sports Coats Uw IS ViyGlla ryjalllaS medium weight. Heather mixtures. Ui j inbable, smart block and pin stripes. -o flj-f/i oe v A Price $14. Sid each. Price $8.75 suit. Serts
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  • 20 4 Domestic Orrurrences BIRTH. Mordey.— To Mr. and Mrs. G. Mordet, of Batu Gajah, a daughter, on Friday, October .9, 1917.
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  • 918 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, October 29, 1917. This morning's wires shed considerable light on the offensive against the Italian front. Prom a military point of view it is impossible not to admire the quality of the enemy attack and the com parative surprise with %\hich it appears to have
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  • 452 4 Mr and Mrs F L Torulin have returned to Singapore from their short holiday. So has Mrs E A Brown and her children, much the better for a stay down under.' 1 News from Mr and Mrs H X C Fisher was that they had had a very rough passage
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  • 190 4 i London, Oct 36. Fieldmarehal Haig Bays Operations with tbe French this mornirfg northward of St Jan's beck con" tinued with success. The French advancing astride the Bizschoote-Dixmnde road despite difficulties of floods and heavy ground captured the villages of Aschhoop, Kippe and Merckem with many farms and
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  • 297 4 The funeral of the late Mr Tan Jiak Kirn took place yesterday soon after 11 a.m. The coffin which was covered with a black pall with white embroidery was put m an elaborately carved black hearse with EOptt to be drawn by a
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  • 46 4 From Our (hen Corrupondeni Penang, Oct 27. At the annual meeting of the Penang Cricket Ciub on Saturday night Mr Tbrelfall was elected President. The report and accounts were adopted. The Club is m a very satisfactory position considering the decrease of membership
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  • 268 4 A Peking telegram to the Hongkong Chinese Mail states tbat a Mandate will be issued shortly depriving the Ex Emperor, Hsuen Tung, of 4iie title and ordering the removal of hie family from their present location, as a punishment for their compliance with the Restore tion scheme of Chang Heun.
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  • 511 4  -  Submarine Cable MACKENSEN'S GREAT EFFORT Heavy Italian Losses [B 7 [R«uter'i S«tyk*] Londcc, Oct ie— Itu\, G o£ Powerful enemy foicee con! offensive on (rat left wiom frooi. w.. *tthdra« r 0 J J iac ary Hi t b< twtin Ho«o< we; i a.. .a u£
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  • 210 4 Rome, Oct 26.— The Italian Cabinet hit resigned. Rome, Oct 26.— The Chamber by 814 votes to 96 rejected a vote of confidence m the Government. The fall of the Italian Cabinet hat been anticipated for some time. The Premier Sr Boselli is upward 3 of eighty
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  • 57 4 Mr George Redfern* broti Bi ii up from Auttr-ilia to start ti un-n f v It wa-3 claimed on belt!: of an B s*'\ cant for exemption before a lfl Tribunal that after I year? ■tp** l he had discovered a process whid result m a section of the glass
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 117 4 -$s JUST ABRIVED es£«A SHIPMENT OF YOUNGER'S EDINBURGH ALE In Barrels PRICES on application to CALDBECK, MAG6REGOR CO. -British HatsFinest Velours rf A 1 A The Tanglin extra fine quality Plain Felt Hat m all leading I shades. "^^'^^^^^'il^^^a^^B $8.50. Largest Selection of Gentlemen's Hats m Newest Season's styles. John
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    • 63 4 G. R. Lambert Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTB Si Orchard Road, Telephone 10. 1035, ThelOldest and Leading Studio. First In 1871, Foremost m 1017. Unef nailed Facilities, Ample Resources, and the Requisite Experience, are all at oat Command, thus ensuring always the profiaction oft only the best results m Studio Portraiture, Child
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  • 544 5  -  Submarine Cable ALLIES AGAIN ATTACK jjore of the Flanders Ridge Captured :bj {Barter's krriotj m __i kg! -_>6. Field Marshal Haig LOf 0 French totCM lauuch--5 45 m the mjrning east, k and torch of Ypres making progress. It raiaad heavily m n.:: Bl the uighc and
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  • 101 5 ents m Mesopotamia -7. -Wireless Russian OffiBAOij eqnadroni bombarded ■sector. Saliamun and the ol Sana island. If.— i French eastern r: qu Myi the British raided the m south of Ssres taking Iq outpost flght •OOfe prisonered 11 Ana s region of Pogradec. Oel ,6— The British
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  • 148 5  -  Submarine cable NO LOVE FOR GERMANY Only One Dissenter &r f Bmtw'a StxTice] London, Oott 20, Brazil has dsclared war on Germany. Ranter la officially informed the Brazil war declaration wai finally due to the torpedoeing of tha Brazilian steamer Macao on the Spanish coast. London, Occ
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  • 674 5 REUTER'S STORY THE FIGHT A Flooded Battlefield London, Get 26. Reuter'i correspondent at Headquarters says to day's battle has been fought on flooded fla!ds m driv ing rain of pitileM iotensity although the meteorological experts overnight regarded the portents hopefully. It is therefore a 'marvel that the troop* accomplished to
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  • 343 5 WHY THE ZEPPELINS STRAYED Men and Machines Frozen London, Oct 27. Field Marshal Haig report! that daring the air raid on the night of Oot 24 20 another ton ol bomb! waa dropped on Barbaoh works. Three of the participating aeroplane! are missing. Our aeroplanes on Thursday
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  • 258 5 Moderates Meet at Moscow London, 00t 26. A congress ol politicians, chiefly ol the Bourgeois element!, numbering a thousand hai opened at Moscow and is interesting as showing the tendency of the more stable forces to unite m view of the failure of the Soldel to meet the
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  • 59 5 The Hague, Oct 26.— The British Minister interviewed said the Dutch ■tfttisticf regarding tbe transit of band and grav3l were untrustworthy. The etoppsge of commercial cables would not ceafce vhile the transit continues. The British Government does not conteuiplufe arbitration which Hollaud bae sujigebted. America will not
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  • 14 5 Amsterdam, Oct 27. Hardeu hay been prohibited from delivering lectures m Berlin.
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  • 10 5 Madrid, Oct 27. The Cabinet has resigned.
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  • 39 5 attempt to counter-attack m mass very coitly since the advantage of ground is largely m oar favour and he is bound to come under ft tremendous concentration of fire ai soon as be tries to deploy fox ftn adyance.
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  • 632 5  -  Submarine cable GERMANS RETIRE HASTILY All Objectives Achieved t*T {Renter'! Service] London, Oct 26. Correspondents at Frenoh Headquarters emphasise the burn ed retreat of the enemy who m tr>iug.to evacuate the district) northeast of Pinon, in-lading the fore?*;, found hie difficulties very great, &a La had to
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  • 111 5 Firm on Alsace question Paris, Oct. 26.— 1n the Chamber M Bar j them iv a statement on fote'gn policy re*' affltmed the French solidarity with the Rutiian army. The enemy's military offensive having' broken he whs new pursuing an intense diplomatic offensive with the ob- ject
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  • 56 5 London, Oct 26. The Times says it is understood a provisional agreement has been concluded with the director of the Ham steamship company to sell their shares to the Peninsular and Oriental at a price of eight pounds sterling for each ten sterling shares, representing a total
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 253 5 ROBINSON&Co. JUST RECEIVED The "GladlieCk" Hegt. 1 ril a 1 I I B I P The Ideal Shirt for all Sports, the collar is so fashioned and tailored that the top button is omitted, thereby doing away with the useless and unsightly lapping of the ordinary style of Tennis Shirt.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 760 6 ONLY 2 DAYS MORE. ONLY 2 DAYS MORE. OUR GRAND ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE Everything at exceptionally reduced prices Do not miss this golden opportunity An inspection kindly earnestly solicited Wassiamull Assomull Go. Jewellers Silk Merchants, 56 57, High Street, Singapore. Phone 1144. SiiSpsj 16-b, Change Alley 0000 Singapore Telephone 2228.
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    • 794 6 ELLERMAN" LINE. ELLERHAN AND BOCKNALL STEAMSHIP "CO., LTD. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND FOR LONDON. Por particulars as to rates of freight and passage apply to McALISTER Co., Ltd., AGENTS (incorporated m straits'bbttlementb.) KONINKLIJKE PAKETVMRT BAATSGKA < M (Incorporated m Holland, Boy*l Packet Navigation Co., of BataviSL B—B, OOLLYEB QOAT. n WDKB
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    • 482 6 NY M JAPAN MAIL STEAHSHIP Go., Ltd. (Incorporated la Japaai. EUROPEAN LINE. Ftp Hongkong, Shanghai, ft obi ft Ytkobtßi Ftp lilrai, Peoug, Colombe int England til The Cape. A service Is maintained between Tofconaa i via ports to Mar Bellies, London, and&r m&i eontaract with the Imperial Japanese Oovcrv ment.
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    • 218 6 M. M.. iIESSAGEBIES m t[ "AIL LIU, rortnightly Hervicc hr^ China, Japan, Oeyi on v?** Marseilles J D r -wrm. ltt BRAKCH LIN| Fortnightly horvicf-bct'-^nc' Haiphong. Db&i «oi.;, ti| nni I limn A 7,000 tone fi t«~ai; ,r for HoDgkong, Shanghai and i J^ fles »J Ist November. Excellent ac2?"*M
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  • 56 7 Gnßa?nr*iD u^ Oot 27 d :...*&•s H llj Pltfaltmttll t Lik 2 4 27 b'i Fsftnet dtmcnJ R-.-^v 81 S IHDZA; T, T, 165 HWWIJCTWO. -a .5 24%Pr#m (Ui a^4 108 i Ja*» i. dim^n: 30 "AlJ.aiiOE, fit l 3 Sf.i "'jvatKiiGSs, MkEoyioi ss 64 Ufti^k Ol IttfttM i
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  • 171 7 Oct. 27. tin (bu\er?) 1114.00 lamton 22.00 iMßfciM .No, 1 26.00 nh'.it ir.kc, Nc. J 26.00 ?«9PN B.s.'L caite« B pore CO. OO rkVX.tx (VTuiU fait) 86.50 a*. I*;.. 110 iotte 1* Dom. vnicii^K iSO lha ifc,'< norn HftM {ffMlflri norn, jiovGi l^iri^-: r) norc Ml OtftM [i% Black)
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  • 25 7 Oct. 27, 1817. The following are the shares as to which changes are notified m Messrs Fraeer and Co's Saturday's share lilt
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  • 10 7 Buyen Sailers 1 United Engineers Ltd 12.01 12 2S
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 611 7 I ,J:^ PxACB. Fahini or PLENTY, LIFF INSURANCE IS WORTH 100 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY ISP I GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS), BBU OFFICE Wiaeiiester Room, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE t SI, Old Jewry, E.G. I 1 ;viay*s? €93,000 iefcalleS wu> lite Saytnma
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    • 514 7 THE YOKOHAMA SPEGIE BANK, LTD. iNCORPOSATtD IN JAIAN Capital Subscribed ~Y. 48,000.000 Capital Paid Up Y. 80,000,000 Reserve Fuad Y. 21,300,000 President, 3. Inouye Esq. Vice President. Y. Yamakawa Esi. DJEECTOBS. J. laoajeEsq. Y. Yamaftawa Esq. K. Soma Esq. M Oda^iri Esq. K. Soncda E34. T. Kvw&shlma Eh« B. Klmura
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    • 493 7 SINGAPOBS: Shipchandler^ Oo sHiPCHAmERS PR3vig*aar** C&sffftACTQRS The Company's Lannoh meet in-coming ships. Offices:— lo BATTERY ROA& TAKJ LI7T TO TOP FLOQIi Telephone No. 433 Orders promptly attended to fo daily and sea stock supplier H. V. H. STEVENS. M^rayt MASSAGE HALL NO. 239 B&NGOOLEN ST. TELEPHONE 10. 1467 OPEN DAILY
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    • 607 7 MATRON. Wanted en experienced acd energe'ic Matron to look a'ter cleanliness of k oins o^Jy. Good SBlary and free bca"d, Apply m pe.son— b fewdeb 10 a. m, and S p. m. to MANAGER, Kafflss Hotel. 29-10 v.c Required immediately competpnt m^n able to develop platen vi.d lilms, and:; sptt
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 337 7 MAIL TABLE To day. icieiosediale tod looai malle, wUi be touto to list below Peuang. Malacca, F.M.S. (i)f li&lij l|,n> flai!y (except Sunday). Johote, 8, 8.80. 11 a.m.. 12.80. t, 4 St a p.a P. Batam A P.Balanf Hock Lim 8.30 am Cucob Boon Hong 8.80 am Cucob Soon Lee
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  • 311 8 HONEY AND METAL Need for National Economy London, Oct 26 —A select committee on national expenditure reports the gross war expenditure to Sept 80 was approximately five thousand million sterling against which 1.321 millions will be owing by the Allies, Dominions or India. The deadweight of national debt
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  • 148 8 Ireland a Republic London, Oct 26. A Sinn fein Conven tion has opened m Dublin for the purpose of formulating an Irish Constitution. A provisional constitution declares the Sinn fein aims at securing international re cognition of the independent republic of Ireland, this achieved the Iruh
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  • 87 8 London, Oct S6. The Press Bureau aayg the President of Portugal, m a mess age to the King warmly acknowledging the demonstrations on ths occasion of his visit to Britain, says they are sure proof of the friendship and solidarity of the two nations. The King m
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  • 27 8 Chri&tiania, Oct 26. The famous Arctic explorer Sverdrup has followed Amund sen's example m handing back his Get man decorations for the same reason.
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  • 15 8 London, Oct 27. Six inches of snow has fallen ia east Scotland.
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  • 120 8 At the Empire a- wonderful It -;Us film, Cabiria, is filling the commodious and cool theatre. Cabiria is a historical drama of th«j time of the Punic Ward, and though the plot is not always easy to follow, the magnificence of the mounting and the vi;r:r of Ihi
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  • 320 8 A RED CROSS TRIUMPH. LADIES BUSY FIVE HOURS. From 9 am. to 2 p.m. on Saturday a battalion of ladies took command of Singapore, and there was much standing and delivering on the part of the helpless men. Wherever one turned he saw a lady neatly costumed as
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  • 495 8 The fine weather of the horning also favoured the afternoon affair at the Race course where a very pleasant little gymk hana meeticg wai held. As the afternoon advanced there was quite a large gathering and His Excellency the Governor, His Excellency the General, The hon'ble the Colonial
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  • 78 8 The secretary to the Fancy Fair held at the Hollandsche Club recently, informs us that on Saturday he paid into the Char* •tered Bank the sum of *****. R9 foe the benefit of the British Red Cross funds and a similar sum into the French Bunk
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  • 617 8 Previously acknowledged 9182,226.09 General jHospital, Singapore. Dr F B Croucher, Dr C J Smith 1 100 each 1200 Matron and Sisters t 60 H R A Day 50 Home Keeper and Nacee pro/bationen 22.50 Dr T W H Borne 20 Clerks, Steward Dressers 18.50 Dr F
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  • 195 8 Saturday evening was given ovi r to an "Our Day fffort at Sea View Hotel, an effort which was eminently successful and at the same time provided a large company with a few hours full of erijoy rnent. The beautiful weather made it possible to
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  • 86 8 Oar Day street and office collections were made m PenaDg on Saturday. A battalion of ladies recruited by Mrs Peel had on sale red cross, regimental arid other badges and flags. Tbe PenaDg band played m Beach Street. Exclusive of to day's results the total hitherto is over
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  • 111 8 A toaraameot has been Arranged to take place this week at the Singapore Cricket Club, between teams repreeentating the different units of the SVC. Tbe teams represented will be Sea Defences (S V A and S R E (v), 8 V R, and Veterans Teams will consists of
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  • 69 8 The fifth ieeue ol "Facts and Figures cf Dollar Rubber Companies has been issued by Messrs Fraser and Co, and is full of the latest information. A useful table of forward contracts is inserted at the beginning of the book showing some very good contracts have been
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  • 44 8 (Macphatl A (Jo's daily report.) The attention of the market on Saturday was somewhat evenly divided between "Badges" anC Tniteers the latter of which had more insistent buyers starting at $12.25 and closing strongly at ?12.5C. Other shares were comparatively neglected.
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  • 132 8 Mr J Terndrup was on Saturday brought up before Mr O L Ham m the third court, charged with causing the death of a Japanese sailor on Wednesday by rash and negligent riding of his motor-cycle. The caee was postponed until to day, and the accused was released on SI,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 282 8 I SIXTEEN STAR T(Jrl^ BOUSING CHORUSES 5 9 PHILIPPINO ORCHESTRA *1 S. V. C. 8S? SMOKE J Friday Nov. 2nd., 9-75 p.m. DriniT*\i BY SPECIAL IPPOINTMEHT ""ro Tr j IHE FAMOUS Horsr II H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAOGHT. JEWELLFR TT DIAMOND &jl I INV>TK vcu to inspect our lavge] A
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 59 8 S.V. C. DJ.ULL PROGRAMME. Monday, Oct 29. 4.80 p.m. Balestier Range SVA,] 5.15 Drill Hall SVA Recruits 5.00 Jardice'e Steps DRF&GL Specialists 5.15 Drill Hall SRE v! *i i, SV R atd Maxim Co j n ii H Veterans Co SVC M n n Signalling Section H SVC Band G
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