The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 January 1918

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918 NO. 9,2(>s
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  • 210 1 The Penang Race results on page 8 French Consular telegrams will be found on page 8. A letter regarding traffic difficulties is given on page 5. Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt has been pro moted rear-Admiral Page 8. The Frenoh authorities combat the German statements regarding air lossas Page
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  • 1184 1 Young man,' eaid the &ag^ ta U arrogant youth who bad questioned hi'- know ledge with an air of :onumpt. I have forgotten more than fOU are evt r likti\ h loam." Thie wag arrogance too. i>ut venial. It la the fact that m the pxpi jkation of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 137 1 GOODRiOH TYRES SI-ETY T«£AD I irrLLa nil ILL. moon TEAS will be served m the iel lounge and on the lawn every trsriay from 4.30 p.m. 1 ilO lH ATTENDANCE I jnema Show on the lawn, especially for children, I at 6.30 p.m. (weather permitting). B J. Crowthßr Shaw Co.
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    • 57 1 TH E only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or punctures. "Sttlastic" Supcr-Cyres from Plantation Rubber. %^o£^ SOLE AGENTS: International Trading Company, Limited, j ALLIES The Babies AND 3ti§^ Borden's Milks CONDENSED, s^^^V,^g^ EVAPORATED, NATURAL. They Have No Equal. From all dealers or Coimell
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    • 164 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re Tbaipusurn festival Page 3 Whiteaway Laidlaw'6 for kitchen requisites Pago 3. To get jewellery at the right place go to de Silva'e Page 8. Agricultural implements oew or second baud wanted Page 3. Freafa film? at the Palladium. Bmpica and Alharnbra Page 2 Oaldbeck Macgregor have
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    • 2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 102 1 THE WEES Rondai 21st. Slfl) Wfiter- 4 19 a 5-35 p m. Legislative CoudcU, 2 30 p.m. St. Agnes. Tuesday 22nd. R?<h Watt*-- 5 17 ft.m., 7 20 p m. Kent Board, 2.15 p.m. Vedoesds? 23rd. HJgh Wa*»»— 6-»4 8-5." p.m. Lodge St. George K< gnlar, 9 p.m. Thursday 24th.
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  • 222 2 Two Million Prisoners A I ami oAeia! comtnunication to ths Oar man Press slaims that Bines the succes=a» In Italy, Qermany new holds more than 2 000,000 prisoners cf war This total is said tc include euly actual pcisooers on lbs list? ol the German prison camps.
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  • 251 2 t alcutta, Jan B. —At the final Bitting tc day of the Conference of Bengal Co operative Societies, the Hon'ble Mr J C Camming presiding v ,r Daniel Hamilton u.ade very striking speech m aeking QoTernment to cover Bengal with i net work cf cd optrativt BOOieties.
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  • 98 2 tatranooM I throughout the' United Mates ttlrj; MM [preparing for the work or ODidrvic^ Urn total eciipse of tbe sun. vhieb m Hi on June 8, 1918, and which will bfl visible v Its totality along a aix-y mile itrip wHodfi acrosa the United >cate9 from the north- western cotcat
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 543 2 We have on oar office walls a few i BLANK SPACES Any firm caring to send CALENDARS j will be hung ithe calendar, not the firm). DOLLAR DIRECTORY 16 a. Change Alley. Batavia "Our Day Lottery FOB THE Red Cross Society Permitted by the Dutcn Government on Sept. 28th 40.000
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    • 448 2 i flu ShT fIH HH B^B /jm B^^^*c99 flB aEv H Orchard Hoad, Singapore's Premier Theatre. A COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME every MONDAY and THURSDAY To-night s Mil Lack of Evidence This Thrilling story of the AMERICAN SECRET SERVICE is ho filled with surprise situations and tense mcroenta that it
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    • 430 2 A Sumptuous Five Part I ramat-- p-. !The H3l! for Music The Pioneer and Premie- House -The H BEACH ROAD. Second show at 9.15 p.m. sharp A Play that breathes the soirft of s brilliantly and vividly Metro's Wonderpiav of Patrio Starring the beautiful and gifted y<Miss Ethel Barrymore. m
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  • 891 3 New York at Bursting Point The war has added to the afflictions of the tenant m New York. Tenement hou&e records m that city bhow that war time economies are crowding the flat dwellers. I Families are moving to 6raaller apart j inente. Some are
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 307 3 AT THE POPULAR PHOTOPLAY HOUSE flmBHKg j g T\/r "D T "ID .^S^B^HBaa Tanjong Pa^ar Head. Trams Pass the Door. HHiHV^HB HT SECOND SHOW 9-15 SHARP TONIGHT" 4 THE CRIMSON STAIN 4 he Broken Spell. Ep. 4. Mysterious Disappearance. fHE Thrilling 3-part Girl Detective Drama FIRST SHOW 7.30 SHARP -rp.
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    • 691 3 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Xc -.'.iitil for Mi.itary purpose* new or Bi eond haud Six rin^ roller clod crushers. Seven hone r ikes I "iiruax. chaff cutters. Two Bamfora's grinding Mills with Shaf tinu Pnlleya > v engines f B. H. r Please communicate with Chief Ordnance Offl(M i Bingapore I 1
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    • 745 3 The Exchange Binks will be closed on '26^h January, Saturday Tuipasaaa (Hindu Festival) 811 r 5 I The clos'ng of tho sale of Batavia "Oar Day" lottery tickets will be on the 26ch instant, at noon. The winning numbers of fcha fltst six prizes Will be cabl-.d lp;n- aad published
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    • 57 3 HARNESS STABLE REQUISITES A NE)V STOCK of the above, just to haDd, together with two additional expert HarnessMakers. Harness of every description made to order on the premises. Repairs to all Leather goods. 2nd-hand harness bought, or taken as part-payment of new. Prrinpt attention to ontstations. H. S. KIRWAN, Harness
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    • 309 3 if nil Eftt? ill j JEi^£&e' P****^ J The White Moantain Ice cr > Th o ff«m,«n D nnui v ic* Theoldest tird the best. By with two 5 ins burners a 4 ppltndid boiler Prices $4 95 $5.95 $8 75 S9 95 W$ Single wick $1 95 Double WlCk
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 46 4 Augustus. -On tho 10th January. 1918, the wife of J. M. Augustus, Dove Cote, Taipiug, of a daughter, a udrss papers please copy. Mai kie —At Batn Estate, Nilai, en tbe 15th instant, to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mackie, Twins (Son and Djuighu i
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  • 1011 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, January 21, 1918, The week*end Limi war news is not heavy as to incident, except that the revived power of the Italian armies assisted materially and morally by their French and British Allies, is shown by the capture of about five hundred men. The number
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  • 282 4 In connection with the possible Imperial principles involved m the Rubber Lands Restrictions and our suggestion recently that these might be the real reasons for the bill, it is interesting to note that the London Stock Exchange has lately adopted a new form of declaration regarding transfer of certain shares
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  • 697 4 A new cfScs called the War time Ship ping Board has been established by the Government of Japan as an incident of the operation cf the Law for the Control of Shipping. The marriage was to be solemnised at Si Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, on Satur day of Mr E
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  • 507 4 [Reuter' lUut London, Jan lw Iftjf Mm- re is ncthii r There were t-ev, tal i raids J»nt night Neuve ChapelU t 0«t bO6tllfc Sifci down and oce dr. None of our- i London »n I HStIC f app^ ur.Tueiit ol his Chief of SSt:t t: London, Jan
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 139 4 JC/S7 RECEIVED FRESH SHIPMENT OF For Particulars and Prices i O F I I CARPETS RUGS j| a! LINOLEUMS A^a INSPECTION INVITED ALSO AN ASSORTMEST OF I JAPANESE MATTING IN ROLLS OF 40 YARDS. JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. Incorporated m FrclaDd). The Traveller's Malay Pronouncing Hand-Book. Th; I tody little
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    • 85 4 SOMETHING NEW FOR THE NEW YEAR Means 6 Cabinet Portraits for $6. (12 do. for $10) AND IT ALSO MEANS No Satisfactory Proof *o Payment, The Eest Guarantee of the Quality of Cur Photographs. Ring up 1035 TO-RAY and make an appointment for a Sitting on ANY DAY. WILSON CO.
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  • 607 5 PREMIER TO TRADE UNIONISTS rOGAN GO ON GO UNDER Refuses Reparation I ttabmarLoa CablaJ tff Lloyd OeoVgO, ad f tha tradti pcuver Bill 13 which they men! h ipiril ol comI both sides, --.ila were tha liog back the ;>e (oily to withh -;r sooner 1 would bn treason icy,
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  • 415 5 THE NEW REGULATIONS Asquith's Tribute to the Nation I ondon, Jan 17. -Iv the Home of Com ment, m moving the btcond reading ol the National R-Rietratiou Amendment BUI Mr Bajti Fithai explained that it provided for the registration of 750,000 ladl between the agtl f B and
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  • 105 5 The papers emphasise the unanimity m favour ol Ihe mac-power proposals, pointing out that not a tingle amendment hostile to the measure has been advanced, They declare that people are doubtful ns to whether tbe best use is being made ol our resources. The Daily Mail say 3
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  • 87 5 Paris. Jan 15.— Daring not to own their aerial losses m Dec last, the Germans exaggerate the number of allies' aeroplanes lost, whilst wilfully omitticg to count m the list of their losses a certain number of their machines. The following liet restore* the truth. The accurate figures
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  • 534 5 RUSSIA' S SITUATION WORSE RUMANIAN RUPTURE NBIRER Germany Appeals for Czarina's Release [Bj Submarine Labto] [R«uter'i Service] London, Jen IP. Th*> Daily Mail corresjondcnt at Tientsin aajy the telegraphs jetrceen Vladivostock and Harbin are m EtoUhavik hands. Several ships are ready o remove the Japanese residents. Petrctfrß.l, Jan 19.— The
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  • 190 5 Petrograd, Jan 1W. The Bolsheviks have issued a proclamation that they will ruth lesely suppress any opposition from whatever by quarter pro Constituent demonstrators. It describes as enemies tho people who are btriving for the downfall of the Soviets. Workmen aud soldier a are or dered to
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  • 46 5 The JapaueE3 Government) hi;s granted permission to open an Exchange m Shaug hai for dealing iv securities, raw cotton and cotton yarn. The promoters include prominent businessmen of Osaka and the capita] will be YlO 000,000. The Exchange building will be situated m the Shanghai Concession
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  • 404 5 GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF VERDUN RAID Italian Captures [By Submarine Cabla] IKeuiw's S«rvic«] London. Jan IB Field Marthal tfaig iayi the enemy raided a post eastward of Epoby, ft few of our men are missing Out aeroplanes last night despite bad weather bcrub_d large rbliw&s D .^ona at
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  • 185 5 An Interesting Comment Parie, Jan 18. Excelsior publishes an interview with Buu/.abro B^une. tbe Parisian correspondent of the Oaaka Maniehi, a diitineuifehed war reporter, who said It Beemfi that the French officers understand their reepontibiluy like Japanese officers. They do not impose their infinance mechanically and drily,
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  • 163 5 Two Years Ahead of Germany London, Jan 18. Lor.i Rhonddu, speaking at Aldwych Club, said Chat a great difficulty was due to the falling en* of imports and the necessity of feeding the army therefrom. We had reached the stage where the Germans were two years ogo.
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  • 39 5 Paris, Jan 18, A recent report issued by the Baaed of Trade ehowa that the French monthly coal output ha« been raised from 1,771,769 tons to 2,410,089 tons, making an increase of 88 pet cent, (Havas),
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 266 5 ARI] xow Booking parcels of Cigarettes and Tobacco for the British Expeditionary Forces m France, Mediterranean, Egypt, SaloV l-2ib. Wills' United Service Mixture l-4 f i, kl r 100 Wills 1 Wild Wopdbino Cigarettes s's. Z 280. Wills' Wild V7oDdbine Cigarettes ss. 190 X. 425. Wills 1 Wild Woodbina Cigarettes
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 537 6 JAPAN MAIL STEAHSHIP CO., Lid (Inccr?cratc3 In Japan). EUROPEAN LINE. Fir HiagkQDg, Shas^bsl, Kofai Tftkobaai Fir laliici, Pinang, Coicr.bi ib_ England fia Tbe Cape. A service la maintained belwooa YoKotami forts to MaiBeille r i, London, andot mil conltact with the ImperlxlJapaneac Goveiri menl. The New Twia screw Sleamen malntainlnf
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    • 477 6 MESSAGERIES MARITIME! Incorporated ih France I MAIL LIMB, FortDlghtiy bervice between laao-C-i»M China, Japan, Ceylon, Djtbontl, E|fi»» Marseilles. BRANCH LIKE, Fortnightly Bervice between Balgo«'Toat»» 1 1 Haiphong. For further information apply 10 J. do COURTOI3, ah»» Stoomvaart Waatschappy "Nederlanfi 1 and "Rotterdam Lloyd 11 (Incorporated In Holland^ ROYAL DUTCH MAIL
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    • 893 6 gGNSNKLhSKE PASCETYAAStT IAATSGB3AFPSJ (Incorporated m Holland, Roy^l Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 2—B, GOLbTBB QUAY UNDER OONTRA2I WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVSRNMENTB. Van LinschotenßK-.uw, Blllit. n, Batavia, Cheribon. Tegal, Pebalonpau, Semeran^. Soorabava. MncasHar, Boetoa, Raha, Amboina, with transhipment at Sourabaya to boeleleng, Amp nan, Laboean-Hadji, Taliwang, Soembawa, Leksoela, Piroo, Wahal,
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    • 224 6 Estates Mines Etc Acetic Acid. 99 per cent pure. |4at Fumigators ("Four I 4rsenite of Soda for killing 4spinall's Best Copal Varnish. Bisulphite of Soda (Besl I Cartridges. Nobel's own Loading h sp 0 ing Ballistite which holds o pi^, shooting records than any i qq^i I Disinfectant. "Sanitas" m
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  • 39 7 3s»ti 4as a 0 m. Ml|| diman^ 24 I Pii?»l* gftjlltl Cm I m 2 4 1116 Fianei dim&nd I-ftnl 818 IKDIA, T. T. lfiH H3i3ILC-sr. :-*morii 2Hs%VteMi ScviKli&Hi, Rank Ecytut th C 4 Br.nk 8* Pn»!:.nd Kp.U
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  • 128 7 Tin (140 tone) m 1135.00 Gciraklii m l€ G-fein^is'i Gafct No. 1 '28.00 Qfccifcitß C«\i« No. 21 .00 Pspyn Bisc* ordia. b'pore 81.00 P«P56i, (Wait* lalt) 41.00 :a tbe Ik oom, nom. com, OcF?« M% tlacb) nom. Tapiocft, |!au t 18.00 it mtdinm ptM? 0 Peax! Basi, mull M
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 347 7 or PLENTY, LIF InSUHANCB IS WORTH 100 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR, j W<SAT OTH*zR PROPERTY S8 P (iI^COSPORATBD IN BTBAIVS BKTTLBMENTS). iIAO UK(IG£: tflactasxte? Blngx^ora. LONDON OFFICE! 2fS, Old Jfewrf, E.C. >*3 emoOQ aoaoiitcf wf» ttc Q-»»eine Ooo*l of SMji&aa, 9omt:se«? wtl& iB»c BrtMlft MielAwntaMfl Oomp*R'.es Acs la evesf farticoiwi
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    • 467 7 TH2 r&SOHAMA Incorporated m Japan CapUal Subscribed Y. 48,000.000 Coital Paid Up Y. 30,000,000 Sa-jerve Fund.... Y. 21,300,000 Hd*nt: 9 1 Inouye Ea^i Vice- President. V, Yaniafcawa Esf, DIRBCTOIS, J. Enooye I Y. Yainakawa Esq. v Soma Esq. M. Odagiri Esq. jnoda i T. Kawashinn Esq. K. Kiranra i Barcn
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    • 340 7 bey mum munmi ss., im, (Xusorporatefl m New ZtalaQfl>i »iSB-TB2f iHSURJNCE SSS32. Hi. {lueorporatefi In Hongkoaf, iIIRI F!B£ IKSOa*N2E Go., LM I'M. tlacoryorated m HoKgtong.) LOINI eU«RAifTEE ft (CC!3EHT 6c. Ltd, JUIRAXTF?. [Incorporated m England] Fire and Marine Risks of every description underwritten at lowest current rates. Adamson, Giifillan Co.,
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    • 158 7 Established 1876. Mercbanta and Commission Agents PUKE? HOUSE Pharmaceutical Drugs Dept, ESANOFELE Just received from Bordeaux, table claret m bulk and bottle also light dry white wine. Vichy Celestins Table Water (for ths kidneys) Vichy Grand-Grille (for liver complaint) Vichy Hopita! (dyspepsia and digestive 'orgais) We have always steamers steam
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    • 584 7 MORNING DAIL\ To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press Is a morale, )ai!y, and is on sale at depots, from an earlj lour each morning (Sundays excepted). Casr >rice Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delivered at their irivate residences, (or town offices or godowm I preferred) by
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 370 7 MA T r TARl P imcwmofllSSfl and ioc*i mails will he toonO Penang, Malacca, F.M.c. <bj Iraisi I p.tx laity (except Sunday;. Johoie. 8, B.SO, 11 a m. U SU, 1. 4 A I p.u. Ceylon I India Europe, etc Mail ii 9 am Cucob Azmere 8.80 am Cucob Soon
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  • 246 8 GERMAN OFFICER RECANTS Hospital Ships Properly Used By itabmar;n« C*bWi] [Ranter's Bwttic«j London. Jan 17.- Renter learns that Hrn British I menl has made repre eentatione I i Spain on the sinking ol Ihe Rerwtw a Oeim a officer, who Is a pri r In England bai
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  • 167 8 Lcndcn. Jan 1- White Paper con tain? Ing 0 Dutch correspondence. Tl Bh Minister on Oc* 86 oiaimed ccr-.pens it d tar the loss o! the «bip3 E!vs and ITBIMe, through enemy submarining because th-y wett oompelied to proceed to a Bn'iftb port when roysging from Fiuncb
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  • 26 8 London Jan 17. Sir Reginald Tyxwhitt, the hero of the Arethusa action, haa been promoted rear admiral. EUginald Tyrrwhitt was promoted rtj nine ofltoera.
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  • 226 8 [Courtesy oi ra French Consulate.] Paris, Jan 15 6 15 p.m The French h.iv-.? ai.-ptci the bill raising the price of tobacco The Senate will ill M I High Court ol istice en Monday next Senator ftfonis has been ele:ted Pie?idant cf the Corn litnon cf the
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  • 108 8 The faecmation of the E isl never dies. it tb re unmet fatal time when, to tbe ihr 3 rei. (Ilj; the t> \ic o teuder!y, thsre II no reepcu?e. Age and new Juti. j have forfl 1 fetterfl p^est and eoft aa tc-e leave*, but sj binding that not
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  • 397 8 FOjD AND SILVER No Premium Bonds Yet [Hy linbmanne C»bl»] iUater's ei«rTio«l London, Jan 16.— 1a the House of Commons, Sir J D Reee questioned whether the shipment of coffee from Mombaeea should be parmittad whiie coffee from south Indian! ports was held up awaiting freight Also whether
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  • 121 8 AMERICAN INDUSTRY EXCITED Garfield's Order Calamitous Washicgton, Jan IS. The Garfield fuel order hr.s beeu signed by Wilson. The temporary closing down of industry has eveked a storm of protects. Garfield sxplaini thai the necessity for moving ships ha? compelled the drastic action. He cay? thai a national calamity i?
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  • 117 8 There were fall houses at the matinee and tvenitg performance at the Palladium oa Satarday v/here the programme ie now being changed twice a week, on Monday and Thursday. This evening there ia a feast of mystery whilst The Field cf Honour" will bs fhown iv the
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  • 68 8 The F^ntaetics' eeason at the Alhambra ended m a hu^s success en Saturday night when every seat m the theatre whs Bold and many were turned away. The management have however arranged for one farewell perfonnar.ee to be given tomorrow night when a Bpeoial program w»U be presented,
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  • 36 8 N s Ah Chsng bad a fight with another man and both were arrested. At the ilation five $1 forged currency notes were found m bis pos6es6ion. Tha fighting case was discharged by Mr Sugars on
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  • 863 8 THE RUBBER (RESTRICTION) BILL. THE FEDERAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION. Iv the debate iv Federal Council on this i .ill the following statement of action taken ,nd the results of the action, was made. "The Rubber Lands (Restriction) Enact nent, 1917, Amendment Bill was resnmed a the Committee etu.ge. H E the
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  • 11 8 Secretaries Gattay and Bateman. rvif. Tin T»iKnfo RIS Ritbr« anA Dtnnf
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  • Correspondence.
    • 496 8 ro the Editor, yj r) The remarks madd by the Chief Justice, Mr JusticeEbden and MrDinemore nt the ABBlzes, by yourself m jour leading article to day, and by the public generally for a long tima past, justify me, I thick, m returning to this subject, regarding
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    • 262 8 From Our Chen Corntpondtni l'e Liang. Jan 19, There was fine weather and a good attendance on Saturday. Scurry Plate.— HigbgaU N Walkover. Visitors' Purse RC— Fioradora( Billet: 7.6, 1 Black Prince (Soathall w4, 2; Royal Plume (Moncneff b. 7 *ud Oh La Li iParecn?) 9.13 dead heat.
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  • 131 8 Captain W A Carlson, the Harbour Mas ter at Shanghai, who retired at the end of laßi month, kiss been 50 yeura m the Cas toms Service and for 14 of them iv the position which he has just vacated. Ke first arrived m China on September 11th, 1861, as
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 161 8 Duccims i v iursn SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO.. LID. (loo'irporat. J U: .S' raits Settlements.) hP^^S iWI ITPIIO 1^ n w* f^\ T"^ Mr USjfS^B^Bßl I6 b Change Alley Telephone 2228. Established 1878 OF COIIIOGIT 3»rfa2i^^RSJ?S?Bf^TO^ X K.TKESIl t A!« OF JOBORI TO COMMENCE THE YEAR TO BUY YOjR JEWELLERY
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