The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 November 1917

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    Masthead
    14 321 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ■!>, 1917 No 1,582,
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    CONTENTS.
    196 321 LEA.Ot.^3 PAGZ I Petrogrmd Problems 821 t>C Freight? 321 Recruiting ideas &22 Training Malay Etaleri 829 Phe War Position 822 National Unity 328 Ku-ti'in CompU 823 h* Premier BxpUioi 823 Infrnce of th« N.-iherlauda Indies 838 Tbe D«?ft Station Of War 823 < POLICE AND COUKT NEWS. A .Teßfful
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTHS.
      64 321 Wag»eh. On 14th November ;;t v Carolyn.* 1 Kuala Lumpur, to Mr. and Mrs. Atheli:>g Wagner, a danglter. Craig. —On Pantn.i Estate, Scrcmban, to Mr. and Mm. Fklverton Craig, a dangbter. Eaton. On the Bth instant at tho European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur tho wife of B. J E*ton, a
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      MARRIAGE.
      40 321 D'Aranjo— Capel— At M Rosamond Cct- tagf«. M 32 Larut Koad, Penong, ou November ;0, Hector Vivian, jouegcht son of Mr. Bonnet E. d'AraLjo, to Eugenic, third daughter of tho late Mr. J. Bernard Capel and Mrs. Mary Capcl.
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    THE WEEKS NEWS
    176 321 Tho last mail iroin Homo arrived on Nov 10 with dates to Oct sth. A mail left early m the wack and no other id yet ariccunced. At a meeting held m the S C C and j presided over by Mr M Rode=Fe, it wae decided
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    EXCHANGE
    45 321 Casßic^»D *r> Nov 21 I 4^B 3 4|l Insiol 2 4t .va?^ $**&iU 8 m 2 4 27-82 f *&n-j» dsmuud Raul 318 [ftBIt.T. T, 157 BtMMtOsil. iUxxici»tf 25i%Prem T9KOfIAMA| Cwmsir.rf 108 Java iifnianil I^6 I glTflUmit BUftk bar!r« |8 64 B»* Lavdea 43}
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    PRODUCE
    160 321 Nov. SI Tid (er toQB^ $129.00 <•♦< 19 OC j i > <i 6 00 j ;mS« Mo. J 25. 0 C fc r.j i:. -pore buyers 29 60 j Wniti ftvs' 89 50 I »f m 10 'oe l> '2i.ni gi ;H0 Id b« »>■ OOIQ oom i
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    Petrograd Problems. Nov16
    538 321 Petrograd Problems. Nov16 ftit 11 To-day to mo, to morrow to thec. The politicians of Petrograd must bo reflecting m somewhat grim mood on the appositeness of the Spanish proverb, for the ministers who a dr.y or two ago were hurried to prison by the excited Extremists'. have now the
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    Shipping Freights.
    853 321 During the last twenty years it has been our unpleasant and unfortunate fate to have to comment on the doings of shipping firms doing business m this Colony, and especially of those who at the same time represent the Conference lines au3 have their own import and export
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    • Advertisement
      Page 321 Advertisements Column 1
      176 321 l)Bci'lbers to the "Singapore Free Tress" weekly returning from Europe to the Straits hy any oi the mail lines, are invited to send to the Manager the name of their steamer autl date ot arrival m Singapore. Copies will then be mailed to meet them at various ports of call.
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    New Recruiting Ideas.
    765 322 Nov 17. One of the disadvantages of being at the far end of the cable, as we are here, is that most of our news reaches us more or less m summarised form and it is often impossible to tell exactly how any particular statement should be
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    Training Malay Rulers.
    535 322 The High Commissioner's speech at the meeting of Federal Council m which he reviewed the past year as it concerned the Federated Malay States shows a picture of unexampled prosperity, which is appropriately coloured by the very generous assistance which the Federation has given to the Empire
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    The War Position.
    1024 322 Nov 19. Towards the end of the week some evidence appeared m the wires of the likelihood of a supreme German effort against our advance on the Passchendaele Ridge. It seemed as if the mass--ed artillery fire might be followed by massed infantry attacks that the enemy
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    National Unity.
    598 323 Nov 20 Condemned to pags judgment on events briefly related i.o us m telegrams, we look forward with interest to what the military critics will have to say the Italian catastrophe. Prohab!> some modifications m the views of the military critics will be astonishing, UDlesa they believo m
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    RUSBIAN COMPLEXITIES.
    575 323 Russia for the time being can be anted < it of war cor Orations except far as ho Gem ma feel it neces to k»>op a certain number of troops jh the front to provide against another kaleidoscopic change detrimental to their taterests, therefore the consideration of the
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    The Premier Explains.
    581 323 Nov 21. In the report of tbe debate m the House of Commons on Mr Lloyd QBOBGB'B action m forrinq th*? forma tion of an Allied Council, we have got MrASQUITII Squoslions reported briefly, and the Premier's answers givenat murh leng'h. From this passage of arms, if
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    Defence of the Netherlands Indies
    333 323 Absorbed m the solution of our own little question of bow we can best h^lp the Empire, by sending men to the front, or preparing thorn here for military service, or keeping them m the army of commerce, lit Lie attention has been paid to
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    The Devastation of War
    771 323 Nov 22. In one of bis stories Rudyard Kipling speaks of famines a6 Nature auditing the life account with a big red pencil, implying that m the prosperous years nations get careless to the demands of the future m tLe fatness of the present. At the
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    THE CADMUS FUND.
    204 324 Mr Frank Adam eesds us the final audited account; of the Fuud for th^ entertainment of the crew of H M S Cadmus aDd of kl 0 Singapore garrison. Balance and lnlere§t amounted to 11,764.81. The trophy to the M S V B and the Tablet m
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    358 324 The winner of the second prize m the Johore lottery was Mr A C Hayton of the F M S Rubber Co, Kajung. A young Hokkien who was carrying rice recently m Beat Quay, slipped and fell with the bag of rice on his shoulders. Ho was taken to hie
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    MALAKA PINDA.
    455 324 The seventh annual report Bays the net profit for the year was after deducting Directors' Fees 8254,647.42, baiaDce brought forward §4,254.93, total 0258,902. 32 cte; interim dividend %i% paid 90,000, balance available for distribution $168, &02.35. The Directors recommend a final divid end of 13% $58,500, write off
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    AMPANG (KINTA) TIN.
    151 324 The fifth report to June 30th says The profit on Mining Accouut for the year is $'24,697.80 and, after charging deprecia tiou, the "Pcofifc and Loss" Account shows a net profit cf 81, 630. 48, to which must be addcJ $7 11.03 brought forward from last account.
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    BARLOW'S PRODUCE REPORT.
    84 324 Rubber. Singapore, Nov 21. For this week's Auction which commenced to day, homo 1,580 tons were catalogued. The maiket showed continued weakness and prices further declined Ribbed Smoked Sheet.— The highest price paid was §107 a decline of $4. Fine Palo Ciepe.— A small quantity changed hnnda
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    80 324 On my way to miaon (wtitei a corres poadent m the Manchester Guardian), for the purpose of visiting a conscientious objector I wtl joined by another wemnn. Wt began to txchangt confidence!. In r?ply to a question, I fla id I'm «oing to Bee a coDßcieDtious cbjector." Her coee turned
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    THE WEEK'S WARRING.
    1103 324 1 The dates given are those of the telegrams from London. Nov 13. Germans tying men civilians, with women and children, m line between them and Italian troops to prevent latter attacking. 1914 outrages m Belgium being generally repeated m Italy. Conflicting reports of Kerensky— Soldel fighting
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    ENGLAND'S St GEORGE.
    205 324 The recent accounts of the discovery near Gaza of a church m which tbere was a fine mosaic of St George adds interest to the subsequent progress of our forces m Palestine, for the capture of Ludd (or Lydda as it waa called) puts m our possession
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    136 324 COURT OF APPE AL. In the Court of Appeal yp^rdiy. hpfore the Chief Justice (Sir John Backnill. ic', Mr Justice Woodward and Mr Justice Ebden, the hearing til reium o( the appeal m the caso of Ifeyoa Mey p.pp:t Chetty vs. BbiK-^ Siogh, plaintiff chrilieneing the judgment of Mr Jv;«tinfl
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    52 324 The mortality returns foe Singapore for the week ended No? I7tb iho -i- lv ii^uth9, a ratio per mille of '63 07. I^l of tha deaths were of ChioMOi Malarial faver caused 88 deaths, phthisis 29, btari-bau 24, fever not 6pecioed 15, pneumonia 18, dysentery 11. Males 166 aud females
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    FLOWERS.
    959 325 Folks m that lovely climate of northern 'nurcpe will he shivering by now, and wistfully looking foe the eun. May we take them away for ju*t five minutes to Fcene? bo like our own that old Malayans will ho fancying themselves back m their now iougrd for wilds Mr
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    THE JOHORE CAUSEWAY.
    356 325 In hie Budget speech at Kuala Lumpur, Sir E L Brockman gave these particulars. The n^xfc item m the estimates was 11,500,000 for a causeway over the Jahore Strait a. Originally it was intended to con Btruct a bridge from Woodlands to Jobore Rharu, and an investigation
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    PRO-GERMAN PROPAGANDA
    170 325 PRO -GERMAN PROPAGANDA Nowhere ia pro German propaganda busier or actiog m a subtler subterranean way than m Italy, says a London correapoadeiit, writing on September 23. The efforts co ►camp it out have never thoroughly succeeded, and the recent ngitatiou against bignor Orlando, the Minister of the Interior, reflected
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    183 325 Abdullah wag yesterday fined $10 by Me Hfim for attempting to land m thii colony without ii p-ißeport. Mhjid, for a similar offence, -us also mutated m the 9ame amount. A Fu!l Coul-u sat at; Hongkong on Nov 8 to give judgment In thp rase Argued recently, m v?hich Mr
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    TAXATION ON INCOMES AND PROFITS.
    1796 325 The theory of a direct tax on incomes Be the best method of obtainiLg revenue according to the ability to pay, is ideal, and like the prospectuses of new companies leaves nothing more to be desired, on paper. Ifc is, however, when put m prac
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    79 325 T %Vheu Uu bot l« i >ip ii Porl Arthur harbour with Togo oa watcJ ontßida the Kiisnr wna profni i I 'lr^ini upoa the Ttic t'ae wit-Jorn of cci d'uz bi ships outside to zivh bftltla Now th.it bi owu fleet If bo. tied up at. Kiel with th
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    Friday, Nov. 16, 1917.
    475 326 Mill Stella Snrkie*, daughter of Mr A Batkiee, ll en the cursing staff of a Red Grou Boepitel at Baatbourne. Mr Sirlriea* eon hat arrive at homa to join up. (p a.) The Mfibter Atlsndant reports that a fltu;ken toa«kari« lies m the fairway i D
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    NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    336 326 Decision to Hold Ete.n-ts as Usual. A mcotins to oomUn the debility of holdin 8 the annual 6 ea and i an(3 eportB on New Year's day was held at the SCO ye.t«a* y afternoon. Mi U R oJesse pr 9 tided over a good attendance. In
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    PROPERTY AUCTION.
    64 326 satilXy Se ver, Freehold land and ■hopIMWM No 166 "> we i .a Kye Kok for 8 2,e00 Vn tag by Mr Na-n Oh.«fcr q bo «Bot 178 N- B-= o n S Ck f r 800 cl thit iaJ MB.ooo. fotal rtt2ia Fte Sutam n a plea
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    CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK.
    151 326 CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK. Tha fifth Qnnua i report of the bemrd of Director, to the Shareholder., for the aTS Ite?^ a 2^ hJ lrec have pleasure m lajing before .be rimtebold.r. the Babncs-sU! and B«.t« raea t of Profit and Lo* Aeeonn for he yearend.ng 30th September, 19[ 7 'J
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    F M S PROSPERITY.
    443 326 Th 6 ettimata of rov#no« for the rurrenfc year ii el 4 911 o>3 n n r T c "Tb'f w am r lQtins t0 M M8 .0,V SS! wb.ch wer. not iuclud; d ta estimato of revenue fcr 1917. or 'S |Ui The estimate of
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    10 326 North"!! hnB b6e:] Po ed l 0 Ec «'and as
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    FAMOUS GENERAL WOUNDED.
    162 326 TOJrDrUm "J!!^'9U Retreat. Th« thou^anrla of friend- urJ 1 ot Majo. General To D n "Bret to lo Brn thlS h ba bM 'MB wouaded Id Fr«c that •d. with the ra.-nnorar im- Slecfc exceedingly popular, bo H§ hat been wounded before r« matched th 8m off
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    F M. S. WAR SERVICES.
    163 326 Kuala Lumpur th a High CommlMiooM raferriag to war services Mid. W t n ovet a thousand Briton fc ubj,.ct* have 1 ft Z SrSce I JOIDUP fol c^e military thai th« 1° m Pr Ud be abb t0 a^ that the honours granted to
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    GREAT DIAMOND FIND.
    73 326 Kin, berk Sept An a m ber coloured diamond aperior quality acd 442* oatati ie fouud m the Dv Toiti R B day. Aitboogij tbititDotari ir da BtoneUai ;n e6t ljd m valuable dial m Qriqaali I W%%%. Tha laondin Ufl roogfa ur i the wßigbt of
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    79 326 ht. ColJ Ward M P hat h Dl *d wltti a souvenir mad« pd jftiogofHMS. rynda revs, which was micifd off Cftp« AgalbM with the 25th Batft, of tha Middh^vx on tjoard. £he Gouvwit i- ttistically monstcd and bean an inaoriptioa reoordinir the me, that owiDg to the ipleodid DOodlWl
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    Saturday, November 17, 1917.
    806 327 Tbe friends of Mibb Abel, of the C E 7. Mission, will be sorry to hear that eh« has to leave here shortly under medical advice. She will go first to India, an.l as Been as may be, Home. Li iy Brock man 1 r.r hr,m«
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      THE KING, PRAYER AND THE WAR.
      516 327 To thh. Editor. Sir,- A few days '£> vnnro^uran 1 coj veyed to us a aaegeagfl tt cm King ap pointing Sunday, Juur.-ny 6th, n« a specie day for prayer tnrooghonl ih-. E.ji^ire. I n Impnf > word 4 the King i wind Qgn
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    THE STRENGTH OF FRANCE.
    298 327 In an cfiGnial letter Fer»t iccently to the Under Secretary of State, Mr 1J ,kfir, M Aadre Tardieu. the Freaeh High Com mist-ioner to tho United Statee, vehement ly dtnirs tbe ftt^articn, co frequently circula.iiip m tLb American oewepapers that Frtfict^ gj:3 bc<:Q bled white." Franc?,
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    60 327 Thfl Sarawak G welcona th? Hon'ble Mr H{: C k 10 m pnfiper:r: f bj tb^ f>!adji irbicta arrired from BJ \i kpora i>^ (he 4 J6Lh all. He bai te turueJ ftom boin-j J«^t' v la g v \gj fit. cud in*. L with no exotUag oltmentt on the
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    TOPICS OF TEC WEEK.
    1391 327 Quicquid nqunt homines nottri ext farrago libelli Juve: i The Strange K§ o( P.' v continue t.) L rJ«f:* Vt r j ybe }ftt rftticrd f »qj »r:t law .j rivi 3 them «-f fooJ d r: i drink v, I*,, dq doubt rrnv: Into opet&tioa
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    ERASER'S SHAKE CIRCULAR
    252 327 Singapore, Nov 14. The pact has been a featureless week m the Ehara market w'th no particular demtin:i tor auy 6'jaree. The price cf tio has advanced to record price? with fairly large buyers of the metal still m evidence, the mining sharee, ho-vover, h*vd failed to
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    OPIUM SALES.
    129 327 Ci Uu< N en b r 6 A :',.■> opium Btiie ii '<i this morales at th^: Government e::'e room 583 cb< lof B I opium were offered for tale and i i r v do ruitk bid as '''I. 'f'be r i H 71 v j 10,
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    MOKE ABOUT RENTS.
    1313 328 MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS AND ASSESSMENT QUESTION. Mr Braddell and Co oeeration. A meeting of the Municipal Commissioner waa held m the Board room yesterday, there b~in* present the Preei iout (Mr F J Hallifax), Dc Veerasarny and MeF^rP Roland Braddell, D Tecteoeohn Sect Ticng Wah, 3 A Eiiae,
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    POKTUGUESE A. D C.
    127 328 Romeo and Juliet" wae the play selected by the Portuguese Amateur Dramatic Company for their performance 6 T le )tre R °S«'. North Bridsie rd, on Thursday night, for tbo benefit of Our vp q Colonial Secretary (the hon'blo nil. f. J »™e».c v wae present,
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    FOOTBALL.
    62 328 Sjccsr was returned on the H C C Ground re.terdny, the Club meeting a Neva team m a well fou E ht game which In a win for the rMton by 2-0 The rlub «.r. not quit 8t (h Th« Navnl men pi aye d m good style which
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB
    14 328 srassvsMrs MnDuoeu E ]5 41 Mrs HoSdtn 44 a 4,
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    32 328 The Men's KedaJ for November (80g,,) Monday, 19th 8p U on In the final f Of p,i za preeen'od by a n^ber T Fl.tt beat F Montgomery 1 up*
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    84 328 I Afc the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber A.ercioticn auction on Nov 15-16 thera waacffered for Eale 18,815.88 pk!* or 1,842,117 lbs. (Ton? H22 37). Prices Realized. bneetsm. Fine Ribbed $105 to 0111 r•" 94 IC4 repa Km« Pah. Thin j O g n h Good lro
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    BARLOW'S PRODUCE REPORT.
    125 328 BARLOW'S PRODUCE RE PORT. F.UIiBER. rp, Singapore, Nov 16. The quantity catalogued for this week's Auction which concluded to-day, was 1341 flat with very f,w b C yer S and prices al round were considerably lower Kibbed Smoked Sbe.'t. Prime qoaltttol •old up to fin, a a^lin. ol 99. Off
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    GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT.
    91 328 Nov 16. Ac the weekly Rubber AneMon h Id ye B terd»y and to day (U ece were few buyere m the maiket. a D .J culv a B maU proportion of the Rubber on offer was -0, tons out of 1356 tons cat 3!o B ued
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    LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
    48 328 .m llowiD B boys have been awarded scholarships on tta result of the Junior Cambndse local examinations b..ld m U-C i!! 6 T~ Si .T P re> Yap Pbec Seek R«ff) i lan u ChOD 8 X*">K *"> N N Leicester St JosY** g ChiBDgl L>AD B«>»a'
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    BARLOW'S PRODUCE REPORT.
    133 328 Rubbui Singapore, Nov 15. tor this week's auction, which commenced to day, the quantity catalogued amo Unted to 1,341 toes. The market wa9 flat with only one or two buyer 8 operateofd aVGry Bmall quantit y °^y was Ribbed Smoked Sheet. The best price paid was fin,
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    208 328 Fan Kow was yesterdny fl Qe d by Mr Shrotb $260 or six months' imprisonment. 101 being m possession of 10 Uhili of morphia at the Singapore Harbour Board premises. The mortality rate m Singapore for the week ending Nov 10 was 34 37, and the deaths numbered 237, of
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    U S PASSPORTS.
    95 328 In connection with Joint Order o passports and certain ioforLT" from aliens who deeire to entei Vb« r D States during the war, pro^ted"'^ the Departments of state and rlt 7 UIM State, Government on is:-, and pvblkbed m fall Id tha 2 "ud m this papec
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    DICKENS IN BRAILLE.
    274 328 Lieut Iso Fwzer, late of the ITW. Jwn Shropshire Lighi Infant,,, wbo X «8 ..*ht ia th e fltBt of the BaS, Jl the Somme, nud who has s inco learnt something 0 whnt 8| Dun6tuu 6 C °J en pared to do for blinded offlcsra and'
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    EVADING.THE CUSTOMS.
    185 328 Big Haul at Ksjang. Inspector F J Kennedy, m charge of the Kajang division of Police, received on iuesday evening certain information with regard to eighteen large cases of goods which had arrived afc Kojan- from Singapore. Acting on this information Inepec tor Kennedy and his etaff of
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    EX-HUN FLEET RENAMED.
    124 328 Atlantic Liners which America Seized. Twelve larae cx-Geiman Atlantic liners wlicb found refuse j n American harbouta when war begun, »cd have since been 6eizt?d tor tho American navy, buve been renamed by order of Mr Daniel?, tbo Secretary of tua Xavy. Thechaußfcß of name are printed
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    32 328 Under tl^ Volunteer Ordinance, Pt« WH N Bright m ftppointod bon lien I of the Penantr Field Ambulanc Corp* Corp T \V Maiu of thd Malaoea VoJiiMteers is appointed I Lieu! (t).
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    WAR ROADS AND ROAD MAKERS.
    968 329 WAR ROADS AND ROAD MAKERS. PMii .IV.SS, il kind of wheeled transput ut me -tono thrown out by bla-ta or piekl and fcUto, Ud it answered l the porpo., v t n: ro J B t r o travel and*. d Hef J' D ither E «yP"an front and away
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    A JESTFUL JUDGE.
    264 329 Since Mr Justice Ebden oamt to SiLga pom there has been more provocation for Jaushter m court than previously. His iordibip seldom loses au opportunity cf enlivening tbe solemn concentration of Je«al argument, and iv such ways as he can making litigation as palaUb.'e as pcsEible. F
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    308 329 Col A R Adam*, who wus expected m Penang on Monday, the 19th met. has been retained to oppear as counsel m a big will case relating to an Estate worth about $5,000 000. With reference to a notica which ap peared m our issue of 10th November, 1917, on
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    LATE WIRE NEWS.
    1593 329 Java Rice Export. bat the Government bss received a repori •».':-?«'r.. ih« embargo o. Lbs ,xpor Ul bai beeu ternoTed We nnier.tand thai the M Boerakarta" belonging t i ibe f/o j arrived bera lolloafgoo(tiC6 -*^o^ to 145,000 p kule, from Safgon. Telegraphic Communication The Jiva Sagac
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    Monday, November 19, 1917.
    800 330 Ipob Gyiukbana Club has voted «I,OCQ to the Kiuta Our Day Fund. An Ipob Kougses tool: 500 tickets m tbe Selargor Lottery ovri won— cotbirß. Thfi fine new or£>.n at 81 Andrew's Presbyterian Churca Peiiaug, wbicb has been pur up by tbe Robinton Piano Cora pany,
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    THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    160 330 Prom Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Nov 17. Federal Council resumed this morning Tho cbiel secretary movfd that a donation of JEUV 00 sterling be mode to the Belgian Rf-d Cm>b and £5,000 each t.i Montenegro, Rumania Mid Serbia. The Uaofficials un animnu^y supporting tho motion wa
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    WESTMINSTER ATHLETIC CLUB APPEAL.
    243 330 WESTMINSTER ATHLETIC CLUB APPEAL. The hearing of the appeal m connection with the Westminster Athletic Club was continued before Me Justice Ebitn en Saturday and conelud I It will b« re membeced thai the case v^s that nine Taocnews ware lutnnioned by Mr ±j Bcatty, Protector of Chin Be, for
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    THE DIOCESAN MAGAZINE.
    92 330 The December number of the Singapore Diocesan Magazine has been issued and contains the usual full nccounts of dio ceoan activities, and includes a Bpeciul appeal en behalf of the Diocesan funds which are considerably balow the Bum needed. Mr Eivin contributes a counter proposal regarding a
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    330 330 The S C 0 Rugby tes.ru will piobably »o:«o to Kuala Lumpur at Chri^raas to olay SelangOl for the trophy. 1 6 ia ex pected that a Saremban team will visit Singapore at the New Year, and at Chinese Sew Year the SCO hop* to visit; Klang. [M M The
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      ST ANDREWS DAY.
      416 330 Sir. From the column? o? yci:r yeeter day*! latVfl I extract the followiug, viz "Io wii proposed to hold the St Ar ,(i iv.-'-i annual diaoee a» R.fEles Botoi S Aodrewn B**, November 29 bat m tu»ponteto the wi-hei of large oumbat of Scotsmen resident m Singapore,
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      MOSLEM CLUBS.
      123 330 Sir, With reference to the abovf I wish to point out that M An Anglo Chiut^e Moa lem has been misled m believing that the R M C "is only open to old Mohamedan boys of the Rbfflea School". I know for certain that the member ship ie
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    WAR TAX BILL.
    255 330 Ab the Ordinance for irnpo&ipg a War Tax on the basis of income is an annual one, Mr Pountuey's Bill for the imposition during 1918 is published again m the Gazette. The objects ami reap-ors state. This bill continues fou tha 3 ear 1918 th* Wat tax
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    TWO JUDGMENTS.
    722 330 ALSAGOFF WILL CASE. Two interesting judgments were deli' vored the other day by the Chief Justice (S r John Bucknill, Ke One related to the trusta cf the v^ ill of S^ed Abmad bin Abdulrahmsn Al-sgofl e« I, iommoai bfi taken out by ~_j Hassan inn Isiohamed AUcg^ff,
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    95 330 Ifaoytboniandi dI B and been eurollod for MKVioa In tb I Navy. apiopotalhae been bri fore Congreti for the Bom men* of all nentraU, enbjed to to kionfoi lbre< they Will bu\o tbo option ol poontry.— (Daily Telegraph At Government Houte, U 6, Hit Excr;i t 5 y the Goi
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      ST ANDREW'S DAY.
      573 331 To thk Editor, S i f :r! fc W Uld app&ar fccm the letter on St Andrew's Day published m your to ua> h issue that Mr Frank Adam takes upjn himself the portion of Father to lh« Scottish community ia Singapore. May I pomt out tbat
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      UNITED PRAYER.
      311 331 TO THE El)ITOR Sir,— The Rev Mr Crc?? concludes bis reared m your issue of the 17th it V7»'b these words This ion I make m ♦he hope that it may find a response m other nrnda. la such r> Act (t hamble jiruyer every one uh (yei
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    693 331 la the Supreme Court, yesterday, th< Chief Justice (Sic John Bucknill, k c) Mr Justice Woodward, Me Justice Ebdec and Me Justice Edmonds Bat to fix* the case* m the list for the Court of Appeal The cises numbered twalve, but five o! these aro not being
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    39 331 Captain Owen R Lloyd, Shropshire Light Infantry, whose name appeared m the Military Cross awards recently hay died from wounds. Hie two brothers, both captains m the came regiment, have won the D S O and M C respectively.
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    JAVA NEWS.
    1340 331 From Our Own C^rretvondtnt Trade Disorganisation. Soerabaya, Nov 15. As already reported m these Notes, trade throughout the Island ha« been greatly disorganised through tLe stoppage of all commercial telegrams since mid October. During the Diet fortnight, however, a slight recovery was noticeable aud trans actions m some
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    THE LATE RAJAH BROOKE.
    329 331 Some time ago w<» notnd from the Sarawak Gazette a proposal for a Memorial to the late Rajah Charles Brooke. The memorial aims at the establishment of three Institutions m Sarawak, viz a Leper Settlement, a Pauper Hospital, and a House for Imbeciles, and these laptitutioas
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    75 331 1 land ,i house No 5 Ah Hood Road, ofl Balettiar Road, nr. 88 600 Bqoai ti been col p vhv t-be Commerc: I ::übb"r Oompaoy tv Ml Teo Eng Hock for 51,600. Sir Franoii May hnvin« UN Bonghoag, the hoa'blo Mr (JJauJ Bavero, c M has aeeumed the adminialratioo
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    Wednesday, Nov. 21, 1917.
    817 332 The engagement is announced of Misa Evelyn Gill, daughter of Mr and Mra W H Gill, of Tokyo, to Mr William Haigh, of the British Embassy staff. The marriage was to take place about the middle of this month. A donation of Guilders 470, to the
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    "OUR DAY" AUCTION.
    708 332 E HO HEAX AND GARDEN CLUBSEFFORT. Following the example set last year by the Straits Chinese British Association, an auction on behalf of M Oar Day Fund was held yeoterday at the Garden Club, Raffles Chambers, under the auspices of the EHo Hean and Girden C!ub 3
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    133 332 (Macphail and Cos Report.) Tuesday's Business. The auction (Wednesday will probably ran* as a r PCCra for quanlity of rubbfic offers* for Bale, but we fear not f-r aiiantity disposed of M prices rule rety low and v R rent deal of it ig EU re to
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    50 332 The following property was disposed of by auct.on by Meesre Ching Keng Lee 4 Co at their sale room on Monday afternoon LTatl 6 R Ot frCehOld JttDd afc C^'ederate Eatate Road, area 23,180 eg ft bought by Tan Choon Chua far #1,900. The eale of other propertiea was withdrawn
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    RENT ASSESSMENT BOARD.
    417 332 The Rent Assessment Board met m the Municipal board-room yesterday afternoon the President (the hon'ble Mr C J Saun ders) being m the chair. There were alsc present Messrs S Tomlinson, H Carpmael Gaw Khek Kbiam, E Tessensohn, M Meyer A M S Angulia and H Carpmael.
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    192 332 In ths appeal cr*&e Sana Natur Sabib vb P«keer Meudiu Mnhauaed Salley m which rV.e pleintiff w».s the appeliaDt, Messrs E R Koek and V D Knowlee appearing tor him and Mr Roland Braddell foe the respocdent, judgment was delivered oo Monday, the judges, Mr Justice Woodward,
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    253 332 Sir Arthur Stanley, Governor of Victoria, m a remarkable speech urged that because war was raging the citizens should abandon the constitutional right to criti cite the Government. The Age says a more outrageous proposition was never foietfcd upon the consideration of an advanced democracy. Public cri*::;hm created the necessary
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      UNITED PRAYER.
      533 332 To the Editor, Sir.— Allow me, if you please, tv die pute the assertion made hy Rati nali B f In this day's isgue of your paper, when be says Prayer, among other things haa been brought to the har of R Pa6 oV en 3 under fce-urhing
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    NAVY LEAGUE FOR JAPAN.
    204 332 The Navy Leogue (says the Jnpnn Gazette has just been set on foot by a large number of men prominent In public life. Its purpose, like the Leagues of Great Britain and France, is quite simple ii is to work for the upbuilding of the Navy.
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    94 332 Tan Ah Poh wa i I U\ .Mr 111 i« i at 'V. ig. China hhs lodged protest wiih J m PfNaryfc tlie I iction of civi 1 niatr*tion at' Tsingtao, eayi the "Peking Daiy Navve." General Maude has telegraphed trora Baghdad: I do not intend to cont.adict the Turkish
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    LATE WAR NEWS.
    854 333 The Descent on Itaiv A Pioneer epacial cable, dated London, Reliable information states that the G< rrnan high command d^ci Jed on a stroke •gainst Italy as the line of least resistance, and as a result of defeat* this year on the western fcont They tbui return
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    AMERICA AND THE ALLIES
    592 333 PREMIERS PLAIN TALK V/hat America Can Do I My lubmariß* U*bl« H«nUr i Hcrrir*] London. Nov 20. —The Presa Bureau report* a conference at Downing Street of the War Cabinet, th* heads of Government departments and the members of the United States mission. Mr Lloyd George
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    129 333 Thi f Our Day auo'ioa under the ruiepicea of i l ae EHo lie m and Garden Clobf on TuesJfiy reali-od a total of $9,464. By tho next M M mail itaamer M L Dupire, head of the vtpll known French firm of that name, 15 Lxpectt.d to rt.uru from
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    TELEGRAMS.
    312 333 {By Bubmarin* Cable] r Renter's Service] London, Nov 13. Silver is at 43 58d and the market is quiet. London, Nov 16.— 1n the House of Lords, m a debate on the Irish situation, Lord Wimborne said we must not jump to alarmist conclusions. Ireland was not out of
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    AIR FIGHTING.
    187 333 London, Nov 14 The Admiralty airservice carried out yesterday numerous patrols and had several cngagementH whereiu one enemy was destroyed and three driven down out; of control. We bombed Houttave aerodrome directly hitting the sh^ds. All returned. London, Nov 16. The Press Bureau states that during recent air
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    THE LATE GENERAL MAUDE.
    294 333 Among the n>v reputations made by British (Beer a In the war, trone stood ghex than tliut of Qenezal Sic Stanley M tude. His tucceß.sive captures of Kuti a/id B igaaJ are quite enough to have tii i-de his aame a household word He come-? of
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    WESTERN FRONT
    2080 333 London, Nov 14. Field Marshal Haig reports The enemy yesterday afternoon attacked our positions on the high ground north of Pa6echendaele, bat was completei lj repulsed. London. Sciv 14 A. French comranni* que says there is great reciprocal artillery fire on the right of the Meue-e. London, N
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    EASTERN FRONT
    4208 334 London, Nov 18th.— Reuter'a cocrea pondent at Italian Headquarters, cabling on the evenicg of Nov 12, saye that the troops occupying the regions of Carnia and Cadore succeeded m retiring with email losses and rejoined the main army, whose new linn runs from the sea to the elopes
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    CALCUTTA PORT TRUST.
    309 335 Report for 1916 17. Calcutta, Nov 7. The admiDistratioD report of the Cal cutta poet commissioners for 1916 17 Bhowed that, ac m the preceding year, the war considerably i,iT.cud the import and export tradd of the port. Lose of traffla was compensated to Borne extent by
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    36 335 gold rbaiu r*nd a metal watch, valued i at $77, bclo to Me L C Pennefather an Attiitaol Uftebec c! R;ffles lustitu 1 tion, bu\.a been etolbb. Mr Pennefatbe! 1 hag given information to the police.
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    WAR NEWS.
    3260 335 London, Xov 14, In the Honre of Commons Me Aeqoitb. emid cheer*, aked rbat fractions h%d been proposed fjr the ofeec AHied Council, pirocularly it* mill* try stafif. whether it WM prop- <> .1 that hould have power to iuififtgo titb, Bud override thn opinion »i the }enerai
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    WAR ON THE SEA.
    750 336 London. Nov 14. In the week ending Nov 11 the Italian arrivals were 884 tod Bailings 388. The sinkings one sailing, chip i^er a hundred tone. London, Nov 14. The Admiral^ re ports arrival? for the week 2,125, sailings 2,307. One ever and fho audit 1600
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    20 336 Colombo papers state .—His BlOtU Sir John Anderson's condition eatiefactory now and there has beeu decided improvement m his beaUu.
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