The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 January 1918

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILW ADVERTISER. XI »SNTB SINGAPOEE, MONDAY, JANUARY 28 1918 NO. 9,27 1
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    THE END OF THE WORLD.
    895 1 There may be learned gentlemen who know bow the world began and bow it i will end. 1 seem to have heard of mem I bere of the Royal Society who leiture, during the Christinas Holiday-. M tuese and birailar topics, Hut when was a
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      121 1 BIiCH TYRES PTY TREAD U 4 FFI F^J HflTl?! moon TEAS will be served m the lounge and on the lawn every 10 8N ATTENDANCE Cinema Show on the lawn, especially for children, at 6.30 p.m. (weather permitting). i 'V OTBHBMMMHB V. 1 4 filv/K/llvlw 1 IUI Oil m quarts,
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      76 1 IV^PB H R only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or H punctures. MCIdSIIC Super-tyres aT^ r ""23^ irom Plantation Rubber 8O L E A. C 5 F a l TS I International Trading Company, Limited. xi-l 1 1 d£jQ I The Babies I
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      107 1 LITEST 4DVEKriSEMF^TS Tbe White Raven at the Alhambra "The Flame of Youth" at the Palladium Page 2. Chinese theatre pertormance at the Empire— Page 3. Whiteatray's Sale men's wear bargains Page 8. Furnished flat to let Page 3. Sale at a tannery Page 3. Yamato'6 cotton crepe Page 6. X
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      2 1 Jeffreys Beer
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      96 1 THE WEEK Konday 28th. ~»lfr> Wale*— ll 0 a Emulation Lodge. 8..V p.m. Tuesday 29th. RifL Wafcpr— 0-7 s*.t!>., I -35 p m. Rent Board. 2.15 p.m. Lodge St. Michael. 9pm Wednesday 30th. High tfJMtti L-32 a.m., 0-11 p.m. Thursday 31st. aigfi Wae»'»- 0-^6 a.ca 0 15 p.m Sporting Club
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    293 1 Count Hertling (with Count Czernin as a faithiul echo) has replied to Mr Lloyd George and Preeideut WiUon. Together with home epecious word epinning ie »n unnn'fctakuble rattling of the sabre. Offi cial Germany seemingly still thinks that the Allies can be beaten Pages 5 and 8.
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    806 2 The sp.d fate ol whale wh oh liv. 3 in the Nor i Sea and swaggered and bollied, he met a strange t-»h in the Bay, |hi cb, a Woolwich -Jo" ha-? b^fn tunefully t:>ld in comic ooera. i r ty librettist fancy is A whale bad been brought 5li
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      501 2 i MAROONED The man who does not advertise is Isolated Ironi bis fellows, and will siarve. DOLLAR DIRE TORY Co. > MASSAGE HALL rHO, 239 B-.NCOOLEN BT. TELEPHONE la, 1487 OPffiN Dr..U,Y 6 ;i.::l.—L>. P. in J L P b M^SSfeGS, BITHS B? Mr Fujita. Haru and BfAN? ILBBIST4HTB. i
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      1152 2 A Choice Selection of Pfcti Will be Presented Commencing Monday, 2 S 1 1 The HdJ for Music The Pioneer and Premiet W Second shew at 9.10 I A Metro Wonderpiay of a Gam An ab.,orbiDgly g.-.od drama that grip* It is a i Bitnaticus which are admirably aDd deiicateiy
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      7 2 w"^ i^t i* Sole Central Engine Works
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    Our London Letter.
    1701 3 Lord Lansdowne's Bombshell. Frum Out o%rn Corespondent London, sth December. It baa been another eventful week— we crowd as much into seven days v? would normally last us a month. This week we I have had the Lanedowne letter, the great battle at Camhrai, the Coventry btrike,
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    148 3 Donations to this Society are not coming t m BkB well as m former years and tbe j committee has received several thousand j dollars les6 than at this time last year. It is bop.-'d tbe public will take steps to amend this as the object is
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    72 3 The King haa cut down his tobacco bill considerably m the past raonth6, we read m a home paper. Hie Majesty's I present consumption of tobacco is about three cigarettes a day, a couple of pipes i m the evening, and a cigar after lunch and dinner. In prewar days
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      346 3 AT THE POPUU PHOTOPLAY HOUSE ej TX/T I—^ TT? Li I U 1 No Picture Show To-night fO^Si^HT I TO-NIGHT g c will be a Chinese TheatreJPerformance. 1 whole proceeds will be given to the Nam 1 id Nam Wah Schools. I change of Cinema Programme to- j night f
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      470 3 Corafcvtafcle Furnlabed Flat to let for six months Hareb Ist close to town, Would suit ruarried couple. Apply X. Y. c/o Fr«»e Press. 18 501 IN THE SUPREffIE COURT OF THE STRAITS SiiTLE.VIENTS Settlement of Singapore En the Cause of C i Ban BuatHin Plaintifle versus Chop Kwong Siang Defendants.
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      223 3 -SJI SPECIAL SALE VALUE'S GENT'S wFaR TO-DAY J t i 9f Gent's Leather Mix«B ture Golf Cycling Ucse with fancy Gent's Matte Tennis Shirts Hard wearing, exact as n ps. sketch. All sizes. ]r: 2 75 p f r pair, Isual Price 51. 50 Sale Price 51. 35 Sale Price
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTHS.
    42 4 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTHS. Limm.ey —At ?f' Alison KoaJ, l-nan^ 1 on the 'i2nd January, the wife of Mr. A, LINDLBI of a ton. Gotz.— At the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on 24th instant, the wife of P. Leon A. Got a .son.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, January. 28, 1918.
    891 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, January. 28, 1918. The Empire and the Allies owe to Count, HEBTLING a deep debt of gratitude. He has, by bis speech, lifted from us one of the most oppressive burdens we have had to bear for a long time and has given us peace
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    323 4 It is reported that a Straits postal official has be3n appointed Accountant, Posts nnc Telegraphs. F M S, m the place cf Mr W A White. (M M). Mr A S Evens, of Caledonia, is retiring owing to ill health ani will probably be leaving the Straits about the end
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    JAPAN'S MISSION.
    294 4 GUARDIANS OF THE FAR EAST Anti-Bolshevik Action j London. Jan 26. L<? Joarnal, com nrnentingen the declarations of Ministers Terauchi and Mo'ouo, Fajs: Japanese interventioti is amply justified by tbe activity of tbe Bolsheviks, who, after 3 'being severely repressed by tbe Chinese i at Harbin, attempted to
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    HOW JERUSALEM FELL
    152 4 Brilliant British Operations London. Jan 85t There ll published m tb3 Gazette General Allenby's dispatch covering operations trim Jam 88, 1817, to khfl fail of Jdrusalem It emphasises the trantpjrt diffi^u". ties and watet sbci tage, laying that the routes for wheeled transport were extremely limited nni
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    LABOUR AMBITIONS
    79 4 Louden. Jan 25. At tLie Labour Conference m Nottingham, II Recaude! theFrench delegate, said that the presence of Allied Labour representatives was being utilised to promote a genera! Ai!iea agreb meet oa the lives of I'.rKitb war IiUM, with the adherence of Labour m the inited States. Having
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    ALLIED MAN-POWER
    56 4 London, Jan 26. A new detachment oi Portuguese soldiers has just arrived it France to tight beside the Allies. At the same time, news come frorr Wrt-hiugtou that President Wilson has pre dieted that m June what will be the American expeditionary force m France will be twice
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    SAFETY OF THE SEAS
    52 4 London, Jan 26. Rtuter is informed that there have been only 2,0(0 casualties among troops afloat since the beginning of the war. Approximately 11,000,00 C troops have been carried overseas without casualty. An 1 Allied Naval Conference m London this week reviewed the whole question of
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    THE WAR COUNCIL.
    51 4 LoLdon, Jan 26.— The inter Allied sup fcrior War Council meets next week at Versailles. Mr Lloyd George aud S Orlando will participate. M CUiuenceau will be president. (Ilavas Washington, Jan 25.— General Bliss will represent the American army on the 6up« reme Wat Council at Ver
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    41 4 The Honourable Mr E G Broach ick, Kri tibh Residtnt, Selangor, hee been appoint td to act as Chief Secretary to Govern meet, Federated Malay States, m addition to h:« own duMps during the temporary absence liom the Federated Malay States
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    OUR FRONT EXTENDED
    316 4 BRITISH AIRMEN S I No Rest for the En en i bomotd and Lit ettiaere today. pattole on Wed; .<■ j enemies and shot d< One of ours Li i orting on J activity on the oorl 'over three Bnodr< Ledfghem and I aerodrome j.t Courtr&i of
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    BOMBING THL GOEBEN
    52 4 London, Jan 25. The I potts ceaseless aerial attacks Goeben. Seven tondropped on and aroun par-t tony eigh; hour- aud were also 6i»cured on I < n.iata. The Turkish c: companied the Goeban has gooe Stnlftl W« compelled a ing the Goeben tod? was a Greek officer
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    THE ARABS AGAIN
    6 4 ward of Madina
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    IN EAST AFRICA
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    BATAVIA LOTTERY DRAWING.
    19 4 BATAVIA LOTTERY DRAWING. The draw ing Lottery took n u tuber e cabled to 1 1 If] iOlu ii
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      177 4 FRESH SHIPMENT OF For Particulars and Prices pAinocni/ MAonpcnnD jp ff pn uALUDIuIv, IflHUuiiLuUn ffiuu. ONLY AT LITTLE'S M— m\ M"\ \^r THE PORTABLE COOKER Heating r^^^^^^^M^. Smokeless. Cooking. lj'l' ij I jijj j equally Cannot Vs^TV^ly^ rx /r/j/ Useful fcr E PRICE $1.50 Complete with Solid Alcohol (Replacing Methylated
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      101 4 SOMETHING NEW FOR THE NEW 6 FOR 6 Means 6 Cabinet Portraits for $6. (12 do. for $10) AND IT ALSO MEANS No Satisfactory Proof, ro Payment, The Ecst Guarantee of the Quality cf Our Photographs. Ring up 1035 TO-PAY and make an appointment for a Sitting on ANY DAY.
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    COUNT HERTLING'S SPEECH
    684 5 &HERTLINGS PRUSSIAN MILITARISMS "PEACE" TERMS Bl to Surrender Gibraltar, Hongkong, Etc! -LIES KUST NOW GET ON WITH THE WAR iaba:»rL»« Cab o —Count llertlinp;, at -k but b the Rus^iina have OC -her the Rub I bold fast to tbn I I will shortly conclusion. with the
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    COUNT CZERNIN'S SPEECH
    364 5 'Self-Determination Deceit. London. Jan 85, CounJ Czeruin, ipuak iug ie Ibe R*icbsiafh, *aid that be had no Intention of demanding Jroni R*i*ia n single square metre ol territory or a single centime of indemnity Altai mentioning that the insultd of pan-Ltermanb were hie only dietractioa, he pi
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    26 5 faithlul to her engagement* to fight to the end m defence of her Allies. The words m deleuoe are underlined m th* telegraphic text from Vienna.
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    A TRUCULENT OUTBURST
    389 5 Lord R Cecil's Comment Paris Jan '25. There iw no common! j so far oa Couat Hertllngs spiech, ovvlng to the late arrival ol the speech, but the j newspapers are of opiuiou thst CountCzeru- j m v noting on suggestion from Berlin nnd is endeavouring to
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    RIOTING IN BERLIN
    144 5 Hoffman's Grave Warning Wa&hingtcn. Jan 25. A telsgram Irom Amsterdam save An important bank learns fchat there hai been seveta rioting m Berlin m the past two days. The mob marchad through the streets demanding p§ace. Amsterdam, Jan 26. In coneeqnance ol disturbances at meetings of the
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    THE KIEL MUTINY
    100 5 Mine Sweepers' Outbreak London, Jan 25. A telegram Irom Amsterdam says that a German naval lleut enact who deserted from Kial hrȤ arrived m Holland. He says chat threa weekc ago the crews of rnine-sweep'ng trawkra ware b idly handled m a fight with the British. When
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    RUSSIA'S MAELSTROM
    802 5 BULLIED BY THE CENTRAL POWERS Split by Internal Strife aMBW c BvVTiCMJ Petrograd, Jan 34. While th*ie was n bloodihed m tha capital on Tuesday, thirl o» loity wflie killed am! ttro hondi^< woundud, inolujiug many women am rhildt^n, m the cpn*r« ol Mosccvr. A lai^ji Bjlobevik pcucauaiua
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      122 5 JMsfflsJs In Flam White and Neat Striped r Fitted with Hood or Roll Collars NOW SHOWING. ~Klft_,JW *»_#_>^~J_ t^_tJO___ZliT___i Z______Ml 'I A Large Shipment of the finest Egyptian Cigarettes m the World. Bouton Rouge i F^N -i-i x-n r% j I i Maspero Specials Clysma Hemely -I The Traveller's Malay
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      535 6 JAP A ft MAH STI.AM9SIiP Co Mrt. llucojporatcd ?a Jap»a) EOMPEAM LINE. Fir Han^kda^, SbcrgUa!, Ktda T»koh^* Fir Bil&cci, Paaanf Colombt vat England t ia Tbs G3p«. A service 19 m%tala!acl bUtWOOM fOfcOfcami pcrtn tc tfuraellie?, Lon"on, an:bi BUU contraci wi;h ihe Imperial JapanoM Qoven meal. Tnc iS-vv T;iq «-:rew
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      450 6 ■EBBIGBRIES MARITIK Xt i IHOOBPORATBD T H FR4*Ol FortnUhtiy Berrtce between Inflo-C»»»« Cu'u'i, lapabi Oeyloni DjlbooMi BfinH BRAHOH LINK. IToctnlgbtlyßefvloebetweea 8a!go»-lou»»* li For furt: cr information apj*ij 10 J. da CBU373*?, abbb« THE WATERHOUSE STEAMSHIP LINES. FOR SEATTLE bailing Bl Vancouver if BOffldenl inducement offt-r-)-A rtrst class vessel is Inteqfled
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      539 6 j KOKIXKISJKE FAKETVAART iAATS6KAPF!J (Isicorporalea m Hoilani!. ho^\ NaTigtttfon Co,, ct Batavia. UNDER CINTRA'JT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENTS. j [NDRAIURI Klouw, Prigi Badja. Sapat, Tern oilahan and Rengat Jan. 23 Singk^ra Singkawang, Selakan, Pemangkat and Sambas Jan. 29 Altino Mnntok and Palembang J an 30 BiNQAKADJ v Benghalie, Tanjong-Mengeidar,
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      197 6 MV «CI VW Iwl K#u i 4rsenite of Soda tor killing ispinall s Best Copal Varnish. Bisulphite of Soda (Best English). ing Ballistite which holds m< shooting records than buij drums. The most economical tive carbolic disinfectant on the roar Thoroughly emulsifies with ducing a milk white fluid. Explosives. Nobel-Glasg*
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    EXCHANGE.
    34 7 II riC .Jan 26 I > 4 ItKMMl 2 4 5 82 E'fSrtftt etsiit* i II Il-St FiftDrr ImmdI I BOMSBOl I *u4 "-'1 I'rtta j lOKORLU: l*O§ IOf| J*7A, dare *ri.; tea 4
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    PRODUCE.
    113 7 16.00 28. CU 3sHb r to I 21 on ?«i^p4i- H.aik v i I 00 °b ;<f. tWfcitt laiv) 4 Natmsgi (120 I ncm Natni«ev (80 So £h» oora SeiJ .*> ncra Tapioca, email peurl to. litf 1.8 0C 3 a fiati Ac At msdtac! y«ur) FfMl Stfejo, am-
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    68 7 SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOAR D. ENTRANCES— TAN JO SO PA.GA:. Wharves Sect Godowns Gate Enti Bended Warehouses, East Irafh clacjatioc fM Bt Stora^ 2 1 |T V |p S Ea-i Eafet 1 a >0/22 Storage B 1 IWbarf-rfl Bheen 3 IS l do (Dry Dock I>ccfe 3torc. Head T< Office, PolUx
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    13 7 Tlme-b&lib on For meuI j lb llrt><3 14 ceiock I ftred I l
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    30 7 following are a6 to which changes ard d fled tn Messrs xr~n h Sutur iitt f\ Malayan Collie 1 18.60 FSDFASDFASDFASD RUBBER DOLLAR I MFANItb MINES INDUSTRIALS
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      591 7 FAMIff* or P*,£OTT, INSURANCE IS WORTH 100 CENTS ON THE DOLI&fi. 1^ Of A5ISDS t£W*EYTOL(j£ L3 WmSSION TO BROKERS. I V' ai Apply tu A. H FAIE, 31 AnagiQg Direotft?J itti 1 m i i i inn.!, l.-. ••■~n~mi— i..i,i M «,i,, n—mi»iiiiMM«>iwiiiM-i™ ■"«—««>«> t»-i. twiffli«i fe» jxrrs-Mmar wwrM ,iuaiuisw,f«
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      350 7 fin? AND IARI^IE, (Iccorporatcfl irt Now ZeaUu HM-TIZE iHBUSiMC£ *****, Ltd. (Incorporated m Hanfikonf Hill HRE !SBDRMCE C« Si LM. not. ji ycofated la Hongkong.) DOM SJJIRiHTEE A ltt\'lW 6s. IM. PU*R»NTES. [Incorporated m England] Fire and Marine Risks of every description underwritten at lowest current rates. Adamson, Gilfillan Co.,
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      161 7 -.flp'Vi MS Established 1876. Merchants and Commission Agents PUKET HOUSE Pharmaceutical Drugs Depf. ESANOFELE Just, received from Bordeaux, table claret m bulk and bottle also light dry white wine. Vichy Geiestins fable Water ((or the kidneys) Vichy Grand-Grille (for liver complaint) Vichy Hopital (dyspepsia and digestive organs) We have always
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      434 7 WANTED IMMEDIATELY. Shorthand typist clerk. Mast be able to abe not( s fr^Tu dictation. pp'.v iHthietorsnceb to Box No. 100 b/o Free Preei 25-1 18-1 GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE The State Focro k arv. Job rr- i 'to eceive applications frcru qnalifl applicants, or employnx'El n the Clerical Service. Commf-neicg salary,
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      170 7 MAIL TABLE To uS^i latesmadlMc and local ti&iie, wu. be toano id nst below Pe3i.stf. Malacca. W.WLM Hi Tral», I p a iavly itxcft Bunday;. Jchoie, S. 30, 11 a m., 18,30. 1, 4 A I a Cucob Uock uud \M Cucob Edina Manila 11.30 au Bagan etc WID 0'
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      FRENCH WAR FINANCES
      143 8 Lew Taxation Proposed I My %-4bmaria« Cable; f Renter' i B*rrice] Lmdon, Jao *4 -The reports Oi tha oommivteeeon ihe French budget estimates as to civil txpenditurci m 1918, includ ing iut^re»t on natiounl debt, ?a}9 that a total of 7.76* million francs ie coTered :;t to
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      A DROP IN SILVER
      96 8 Market Loses Virility L:nion. J:\n 'J 4 —Silver id Bt 43 5-^i. lhere is a^.tence of demand and the n-arket Is dull Ljndon, Jan 25.— Tht silver market is gute: London, Jan '24. Montagu's report i 6 ißftlifcoailYei market lenos robust. i>oub! leis influenced p> apathetically
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      DIPLOMACY AND BUSINESS
      62 8 London, Jan 24 —In Ihe HOUBS cf L'emmons, Mr Wmg suggested that ex pedenced commercial Iravtlleri should be appon:r»-J as commercial attache! to British Bmbaariee. Mr .^tefc! Maitlai d rprl ed tha: a Bfl i ittee, Including I ueineesmen, was considerißsi ■ppointments m British :::r'»rs.iee :»nd Le^'aiione
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      STATE TEA-SHOP
      81 8 London, Jan —In connection with the rep. rt chat the Pood Controllei intends to dx a Bat rats Ss Bd pound for all tea sold a- soon us the whole tea imports pass lata his hanj« tue Financial Tlmas points out that the Government will thu» make a
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      AN EXCHANGE SUGGESTION
      58 8 London, Jan 25 At a meeting of BarBkKf'l Bank the chairman advocated the j atenaoce of a rlx^i rate of exchange i within the Empire, which would give the Dominion- substantial preference, to promote truie and ecouomise the use of gold. The ilanct of J.ruJe could be
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      THE PORT OF LONDON
      58 8 I.cnden. Jan 25. A deputation of London Members of ths Home cf Com- raon« is intervi^^iog the Shipping Controller w.th reference tJ the report that the Port of London is to ba closed to merchant shipping. London, Jan '25 The Pre^s Bureau eaye that the reported
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      TROUBLE IN SPAIN
      54 8 Madrid Jiu 25. The K-njj presided over a Council to consider tha political situation. Tl<* Premise announced fr«.sh '.-orders at Barcelona bu6 said that the .overnmeat was determined lo crush tha agilation. Madrid t iq'2s. Martial law has been' proclaimed m the province of Barcelona Owing to
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      HAPLESS HOLLAND
      30 8 London, Jan 86.— -The Kolr.igjhe Zeitung protests against Urn agreement betwean i Koluu-.i Mid the Knten'p, sayicg that it means a breach of D6Utrality. (X I P A.)
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      AUSTRIA'S PREMIER
      17 8 London. Jan 25. The ret-ignotion of the ian Prantac ll not cfScially ccnfitmed. ;N IPA.I
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      BISHOPS AT PEACE
      19 8 London, Jan 86. -The Bishrp of Ox ford hss witbdra%Tn his protest against Bishop Heneou'e consecration.
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    32 8 —4^— The twenty e'ghth anniversary meeting of the Ctnne?e Christian Association will be held m the V M C A Hall on Thursday, the 81*t instant, at 8 p.m. A special collec-
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    “A GERMAN PEACE."
    660 8 For convenience of reference we give below President WMnon'a conditions and Count Settling's replies. The absolute divergence en any but theoretical points needri no comment. Firstly, open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private international understandings of any kind, but diplomacy
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    A TAIPUSAM BONFIRE.
    136 8 The fireworks of the chetty community m connection with the Taipusarn at the RbtTljs Reclamation last night ended m a fiasco. Punctually at 9p m. the firing began, bat after tome ten pieceß had been teLt up, one failed to ascend, and fell on the store. An
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    SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    552 8 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. The following is the report for 1917 to be presented at the annual meeting on Jan 31 at the Exchange The statement of accounts shows a snrp lus for the yen.r of 828 616 08 after deducting the sum of 08.087 08 for depreciation, and 517,000 given
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    PICTURE SHOWS.
    185 8 Extra seats had to be requisitioned at the Palladium en Saturday night, the place being packed, as it bad been on the previous evenings for that very tine film Mother o' Mine," based on Kipling's great poem. It is to be further shown at the early show for
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    PEEK'S JAVA MARKET REPORT.
    84 8 Batavia, Jan 25. Rubber. First Latex Crepe per half kilo F 1.07 i Ribbed Smoked Sheet per half kilo 1 U7|. Outputs (75% Firsts) per half kilo 1.00. Cctfee. Robusta ready per pikul F 21. Robusta new crop per pikul '24. Rice. Krawaug (30 broken) per
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    28 8 At 2.50 yesterday morning a fire broke out m a rubber works at Minto-rd. A shed stored with rubber was ablaze when t-.htk f\rex hrian.{\{\ fcrrivort. Turn dncinri
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    187 8 From Our Otcn Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Jan 26. The following are the handicaps for the meeting this weekend Rack one (6 fur) Beaulight 10. If, May B 9.8, Victory 9.4 Lady Joy 8 10, Will o' the Wiep 8 2, Field 7.12. RACE two (6 fur) Manhattan 9,
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    204 8 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. [Courtesy of the French Consulate.] Paris, Jan 24, 12 15 p.m. The Chamber adopted the bill extending to the Colonies the dispositions concerning the increase of j the military allocations. Paris, Jan '25, 6 45 p m Madrid offi- cial. Following serious disorders, martial law was proclaimed
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    KALEDIN'S STRONG POSITION.
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