The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 March 1918

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. V V SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1918. NO 9 80;}
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  • 237 1 Tin has touched 1148 with no sellers Page 7. Peek's .Tava produce report is given on p«ge 8. Vorwaertp says the inter- Allied socialist teracis are ridiculous Pag3 5. The enemy is pecsiltootlf bombiniC Venice endeavouring to destroy the hiefeoric monurnnnt^ Page 8. Thare have been numerous
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  • 912 1 A dainty work of 1909 on fib* gems of inch is the "Book oi i-\owera" 'bi4), by KatLerme TyOMI tmi i-innce* Haifcland, 1 taking cue oack lo »»arl\ I tt Home. W T e venture to atoMopl >ouquet, with a few of their upriog cu'.-h D ihe. conviction
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 193 1 TV TRE^id Afternoon TEAS will be served m the hotel lounge a/>r/ on the lawn every Thursday from 4.30 p.m. &4 4 > al'££*'4£a Qoema Show on the lawn, especially for children, 1 1 lI P T— C Vf C j at 6.30 p.m. (weather permitting). 1 1 U vlUffLllCl
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    • 147 1 LITEST ADV£«riSSi*fit:^TS. Whiteaway Laidlnw and Co advertise a wide range of boots and shoes Page 3. Stenographer with bu-ine^s experience Large godewn to let Page 7. Tenders wanted for house construction and laying out au e?tate Page 3. New ftlmt at the Alhv.uora, Marlbo•cugb. Palladium F.nd Empire; Postpone raent of
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    • 2 1 kartell's Brandy
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 91 1 kasflaj 4th. m&h V?at f— l-l a ,2 3 p.m. Tuesdaj sth HW y Wjlf'r- -47 «..rr., B-§1 p m. Kent Board, 2.15 p m. *fidcs3f-&i 6th. High '-V-»( --2 2 a. in 3-53 p.m. Hloon Last Quarter. Tbars^j 7th. Wl Vv^t- -<-16 am 5 *8 p.m. Dalhousie R AO,
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  • 601 2 iers for weeL- en I :^h 9, 1918 iri: Foot bail! Thure.. x 7. C imbine I tiea, Malay 1 Mai t ion by I Maior G-^aeral Rid All S: x?3re Pn 1 pirp.l A. rocMr Howard Qai .r or the i 19 re i'toop. terms v,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 569 2 I YOU \VI LBS <s^^ 1 I I B1 >:: TO LTBTENI! G HXJN ■"'.yin IPYOI a i UN IS DIBKOTORY OCILAR DIRECTORY COY. DR SCOTT'S RENOWNED GRIPE MIXTURE j or Infants 1 Preservative d. A Boon to Infants iind Mothers alike Qoioß I cases ol o)!c dot tuienre or
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    • 1126 2 Announcement Fitrtoi thiirj Alhambra Special I g TheHob'bie F. te* I A Film Attraction Tha: rein Your I Monday, 41h March, 18: Something Distinctly New m Feature I iltn that will be talked afoul 10.000 ZULUS KEE WPLOYEO IN Th South Africa's Mov ing Pid kdapi PICTURE 1 j S'
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  • 286 3 INDIAN EMIGRATION TO CROWN COLONIES. Bombay, Fab 1. Th.> Committee of the .I i j laiperial [ndian Citizenship Association, i H Bombay, have addres6ed tha Goveramtnt j I of Inciia on the report of the Inter-Depart-mental Committee on Indiun Emigration to Crown ColomtK. They gladly recogniee that j the Gchenif
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  • 244 3 i -I A Democratic Hotel Hsnu. Thnt baked potatoes m their jackets Bhou'd appear on the dining tables of our most far-hiorißb'e hotels and restaut I ants is tie last of tbe ininy str-mfje innovations brought fibout by the demo- cratic timo- m which we live, The
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  • 269 3 Commander Locker Lnmpsou. as head of tbt British squadron of armoured j j cars iM Raeeia h:\s kfpt: the British fl^g 1 1 h 1 1; h bj gallant bervice on the Russian j j front, Buid so:ue things at the King's Col* j lege that
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 583 3 'f<r*MHk AT THE MPUUS PHOTOPLAY HOUSE SECOND SHOW 0-18 SHARP TONIGHT.! i n;w:--il— erial-Mys U :io;w-n Bptaodet-SO Parte 4 TH C VOICE OH THE WSRE 4 I rerber ana Ben Wilson. To-night Episodes 1 and Cor. eluding Episodes o! 4 3.E CRIMSON STAIN 4 JEp 15 TUE HUMAN TIGER. Ep.
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    • 46 3 By Order of the Chief Police Officer. Singapore ALCTION SALE 0? Unserviceable police stores, Unclaimed an( confiscated property, Intestate Estate, etc etc At 2.30 p.m. on Friday Bth March, AT Central Police Station Catalagues issued. POWELL ft CO., LTD. Anctioneer* (Incorporated m Singapore). 28-2 B*B8 8
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    • 787 3 THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED. The Directors of th^ Straits Trtding Company Limited iu^ite tended for (i) the erection ofhoase*', nil (1 c nßtrnotion of roaCf ut their Bu-h > Park l *iaie Drawioyn aud bpccillcations may bo inspected, and Tender Fomup obtained from the Company'^ '.;CQcor<, Tho Arcade, or
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    • 100 3 t NOTICE. ALL EURASIANS are specially re quested to attend a mass meeting to h( j held at the St. Andrew's Sohool Hall Stamford Road op Thursday, Marc* J 7th, at 8 80 p m. (1) To discuss the 'following reeolu i lution which will be proposed b> J)r. N.
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    • 319 3 A inanition Boots Broad Fitting, good leather no 1 .y nail sol. and heels, as sketch. Price 58.50 pei '^^^B^v^'l K\ Ladies' Black Glace Court Hhoeb. -m il.-ir to VM^-wXI bketch. smart round buckle Witn cjbau hot! v^P^^^^. ali h/ 8 riiee $n 5O per palr< I Gfl Tan Hegal
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  • Domestic Occurrences
    • 45 4 Cram -r.— On the 57th F< brcary to Mr and 1 1 Mrs B. j. C I raigielea, Newton Road,! [Singapore, a daughter. Mann. On February 28. at the Maternity j Hospital. Pen an g, to Mrs. MLann, wife of (Inspector &(avn, a daughter.
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  • 2168 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, March, 4, 1918, TJ c chiei v ar news of the week i i I relates to the enemy penetration of !Ru conqaesl It cacnot be called, for the Russians make co sort of resistance at all. (And if anyone wants to 'know how the
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  • 389 4 LondoD, March 2, one en\P [q tb< c. fi completely reetlbb Pon p"i!n. 1 nil If arch 1 i ion to t! I tempts eaetwav Lioi i,v la i Portucuee^ fe I able strength en front hy euec most trenc s i We repotted j certain case* «f:»
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  • 11 4 CANADA'S SOLDIERS SUPPORT GOVERNMENT Ottawa, Much, af the home and oven
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 247 4 j Ji A^l P^i <f^B I To be obtained m bottles, as well as m 4A and 10 liallon Casks a y prices which be RseertsJnea en application to r \ji* t-11.3- -LSI ii- v-: w- \->o V i WE I RETAIL WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS. .ft^v* WWi 0 J*^ "^S^
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    • 49 4 I Wilson Go. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHAFD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1035. jimll 6«fHB Bnvasnuuca __H i <x.iaMinri W&*JN/j 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 1 1 Note the conditions of cur offei "No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guaraEtcc of tLe high quality of I our work ccuUl be given or thmanutd.
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  • 311 5 NG UP CONTINUES tiv heaij German Raids kfarthai Haig i pri*oner suxne m paii firp betwean k pil lump 3 son to I D yr/e. I ome lllets •■:y. 1 r was I ing tur i all OOtt :ront; .rty »c front ittack -pletely restoi Ihe ulst
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  • 628 5 THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIO N GERMANS REFUSE TO SI OP Bolsheviks Urge Opposition ißj B«bmarin« CabU] f H^uter'i B«rrioe] London, Mm l._ Wl reless German mciai Advancing taetwards along the ?****•«> I rentier ol Ukraine wa reached thn Datoner We uncounted ne^r Rj.tfl s:tt >^« I d bridge-head dtfan led by
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  • 130 5 hington, Mai 1— A referendum of rs Of Commerce of the United ,;iy favours a resolution German business men that an; economic combination vrill be formed; 1 them a*t6B (he war, unlesa the 1 ye armaments be re moved, by making the G. government
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  • 910 5 JAPAN'S MOVE AGAINST Preparing for the Decision ■[■j ftubniartxia t [iUuUr'. Bwvio«] Tokio, Feb 26. Public attention i- con- j centric,! on Ihe necessity of saff irdinf the peace cl tbe far ?t\e h r\priin*t tbo inlrueion of German influence la Sibada Ap prehension is f tilt;
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  • 197 5 GERMANS FAIL TO MAKE PEACE Fighting May Begin Again [By Bnb7a*rine OabieJ :>iaaur's Servic«J Amsterdam. Mir 1. Berlin telsgrams etate that Count Czernin has demanded that the King ot Rumania abdicate m favour ol bib brother, Prince William, or r dum o( Romania regarding thti 6tcct'66ion to ihe
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  • 182 5 Loudon, March 1. ReuTer'g ccrreepon denl with the American army m France wiring on Fob 28 says: The Germane yesterday morning attempted to raid American treuch*s m tbe Chamiu d»s Dames sector but were repuleed with machinegunH and took a single prisoner. There wtte no American
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  • 100 5 Vorwaerts Rejects Socialist Peace»Terms Amsterdam, March 1. Vorwaerts, com menting on the interallied socialists war ainie, declares that practicability is the ruling consideration, because there is no volume of Gannan opinion ready to con ?ede acytliing disad^aut tiglous Gormauy. Any government willing to make concee sions relative
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  • 28 5 London, March 1. East Africa official Columns from Lake Nyasa dispersed the Bnemy reargaard boatheaet of Mtarika. Uur column frotn Port Amelia occupied M«za.
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  • 20 5 Hongkong, Murch 1. —573 charred trunks have been counted m the race course disaster, mostly of Chinese.
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  • 159 5 Tokio, Mar 1 —Reliable reports show Maximalists* are supplying arms to the Austro*German prieonsrs ir. Siberia. London, Mar 2. Me Lloyd George had d. long interview with the American Ara baseador yc-Rtsrday evening. London, Mar 1 -—'Ihe correspondent ot the Morning Post :.fc Shangfa the Chioese pcese J^cuhka
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 109 5 Melachrino l-^>pti«r i^arcttes. Bi|| *T^^^?S^> 4. m tin of 50 Cigarettes m 3. €o!d tipped m tin of /r^^fe^K^" s=fe±^^| MESSRS. C NGAPORE. bo Their MAJESTIES) oounce that he condacts the ONLY EUROPEAN STUDJO u> SfHOAFOUE at The BURLINGTON. (10: Paces Nonh of the Adelphi Hat I CIGARETTES 6IBHP o
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 313 6 MESBHGV RiES H&RITU-^ !y RATE P PBABOI FcrtDUh'. rviee between lodi Csi»«i OMafti Japan! teylon Djibouti Bfyti BRANCH LINR, Fortnightly set vtce between BeJUjOM'TtQiMi i hitphong. Foi ImKbfli liifiiiimtlf c.?f]j tc tj. de GOURTQiS. GLEN LINE. nsigneea rt Information regarding a CBen Bteamer b I alted Kingdom and Genoa shouKl
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    • 404 6 JAP A N H i STEAHSUIP CO., LI [nootfotated m Ja^aJ rti Salaesa, Psnafig, Go!cmb«f *r.c Bflgland t la The Cap. a seivice la maintained befrw Koaoftaui ports to :J^--illofi, Londc-.s, andei sontvaet with ihe lmjetialJaFanese Gkw cneci. Thu ■•<t < v t^lu screw Bteasc ouUntalning tola Benfioe have been
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    • 615 6 KO33tKKLMKE P^KETfMiI mk^MM^ (lncorporated ?e TToiiftn;?.. Royal PscH^t Navigation Co., of Batavfa, 2 -3, COCiBIHB QUA 7, UNDER CONTBACT WITH TOE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENTS MklchiorTreub Eelawan-Deli ...Mar I Van Rees Rloaw, Billiton, Batavia, Cheribon, Bemarang, Bonrabaya. Bceleng, AmpenaD, Macabsnr, Boeton, Raha, &mboina with transhipment at Amboina to Piree, Namles, t-anat.a,
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    • 224 6 SUPPLIES FOR I I |4cetic Acid. 99 per cent pure. 4nt Fumigators ("Four 0; Sulphur Powder. I \rsenite oi Soda Un killing \spiiiaHs Best opal Varnish. Bisulphite of Soda (Best English). Cartridges. NobeKs own loading in£ Ballistitc v r liich holds slu)otnifj records than any other Msilifeetailt "Sanitas" m 1
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  • 3 7 Mar. 2
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  • 74 7 Mur. 2 Tin (buyers) 1143 00 81 P«?f< 42 60 (i B i .2.00 700 7-SO Of iwa, Bfc? li l*d 2.400 Sk?, R— itfwi v 2ie Ml Bub $26,00 8 05 I corn r- >"' Devoe'i BrilHft^ per on 9» 15 6C brand kec( I.W :;a Arrow 4.8U
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  • 145 7 Mar 2, 1918. Tha following are tha febnres as tc vbich changes are notified m Meter Fr^ar and Go's Siiturday's sbare list i Buyers Seller* RUBBEH DOLLAR COMPANIES. I Alor Giijaii '2 9o 3.25 Aysr Molek 1.70 1.90 «Ayer Punas 7.75 8.25 EukiC Jelotong .5( .60 Bukit
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 299 7 vv-r 5 2.000 000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 THF CM hi FASTFRN I IFF COMPANY l IMITFII (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EC. 5 10.000 deposited With the Supreme Court of England, and complies ttlUi the Eiiiis-lLifo Assurance Companies Act
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    • 422 7 THS iHGoaa o m Jap ah Y. 43,000.000 >. ..Y. 30,000,000 Beaer^ y. 21,300,0^.1 Prm 9T. Inonye E X. Yamakawa EetIHECTORS. J Inonye 1 Y. Tamakawa Esq. N. Soma E« >dadri K. Bonoda Esq. T. Kawas'aim:t H- R. Kimura E B v n K. Iwasaki R. Hara K. Tai Esq.
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    • 546 7 Established 1876. Merchants and Commission Agents PUKET MOUSE PharmaoGutica! k Drugs Oept, ESANOFELE Jus* received from Bordeaax, I table claret ia bulk and bottle;! also light dry white wine. Vichy Gslestios fable Water (for the kidneys) Vichy Grand-Grille (for ll?er complaint) Vichy Hopital (dyspepsia and digestive organs) We have always
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    • 487 7 STENOGRAPHER. Wantfd, must be fuly qma! lie 1 with pn rious Commercial experience, 'v lv with tull pariiculai.s to oox No. 8-8 c/o Freb Tress. 4-3 D WANTED COMPETENT tTENQiiRAPHi^ Per Ficgap'jre Offl c A.pplic :t to com mence fin ties on 'st. April Vry -> 3 iud blight prospects
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    • 10 7 i SPEiN R MOUI ON J Central Engine Works. Ltd.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 280 7 To4lf. ij Bfitali kafl ofti mf.tia, wi! be- r^f I vf% b^iow :ion 8, 9.33, noon. 'i. 4 6 p.m. Cncoh Soon Hong 6.80 AM Butavie A >araarui 9 am Kbio B B Huroe fl.Bo am Port Dsrwin Australasia and articlek prepaid at letter rate for W. Auitralia) 10 am
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  • 260 8 GERMANY -FORCED' TO F GHT Astonishing Diplomatic Xt velaticn i Pai: anaivarsary of the pr.- ,t I b y ■nintt Gcrnnn anoi xatiou w a celebujJ throotboal France. M P. ebon ipeal d| i lh« 3orbonn« In the pMNi M ol ft ...i-'i.; P i neare, M Cleracnceiri
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  • 163 8 Boa War Problems London, M i irrespondence be |v«< Urn »^d tha Dutch QoTarai ragaj H Dutch internment cf maplanei. mad. v.ud parts d wmnhipi lalvtd m the North wa Mr Balfotir corup^r^s thfl removal of the v bm i to taisap j proptitAion liable to criminal
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  • 128 8 communiq le A gquadron cf «ebp: ieg B w over Pola on the night of Feb i 9 and tped two tons cf exp!o»iTt.i Dn t--.<e arsenal and other mlHtarj m nk%, can-u g isrs*3 Ores. They r-urDed ondamagtd, despite ettong anti m Germ »ns are
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  • 66 8 Peking P« -7 P ague has broken out :rqyaLK neaa PeDgpu an important pom": o r i] Four de > Peking hive caused g' coLcerna^ plague is anep&cted. The cases ht9. artr agn carried bj be p ugue urea aa the miH tary arc Bg quarantine
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  • 37 8 Rorae, March 1. Wolv^g drivrn from the Apennines by the encw hkve p-ppoarf d I (ci i f rl killing (-h:ep. The] a^e b.-icg hua'.cd by ihephei la and jarabiuitrs who have killed several.
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  • 36 8 Cc: n Feb 27>— The lgoiz Menii'fl passeDgoi-' tnelnJc r twjer and Mi itreea M I>ickin »on of Siog-vporv. Professor Fred c f 1 ens torn 9 officci Alexandtr Cues cl St ughai.
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  • 20 8 London Mfti <* Kaiiei hM c^n vokeJ a m Gouocil ol all German reigning lan Uici Main Headquactert,
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  • 319 8 He'" v Ham 0:1 -vrurdav, the case] >.vn? l 1 i slud ,1 m which Chin Litn Thong'; was charged with otiminal mi^-ppro priation ol a cheque valued st 1481.74 the property <_! Yea Ke« lion;;. Mr Stanley Zehndei appeared for the defence.; The complainant giving evidence, said
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  • 313 8 The rfport of Serendah Hyiraulic Tin Mining Cd states The pro.lt for the year, including inter Bt oa investment, was $17,070 87, whicu with 121,890.43 »c >ugh( r :-vr ;i rJ from the laet account, makes a total if $88,Q31._. tiding it the credit of profit ami 10-i
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  • 114 8 t via, Slarota 1. Robbar First Lattx Crep^ par half |kiio .»7i Ribbed SmoVed Sheet pt?r half kilo .95. Or F;rsts) Fust Latex Crape per hall kilo .91. Ribbed Smoked Sheet per half kilo .90.' Coffee. Robusta ready per pikul F 21. R busta r;cv on
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  • 15 8 Agents Secretaries nud Co. CbangkaS; Sere 1^,530. Mount Austin 192,682. j
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  • 991 8 Enemy's Next Blow I London, Jan U A. well known neutral who has jut 4 arrived m Parla from B?rlin states A great offensive will be do J cidtd upna by Germany directly ?be weather conditions allow the main b ow to bo aimed a^ Verdun, with
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  • 150 8 i To-night i 9 a special one at tha Alham bra whfie tbo Rreat historical tt^'ute j depicting trekking of the Boere, will !eho#n to v distinguished audience. The Saturday night attendance at the; [Palladium was as big ad ever, tha pro v gramme being maoh enjoyed.
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  • 90 8 The S RC played a combined Palo Brani I eleven on Saturday on the SR J ground, j an interesting game ending iv a win for j I the home side. The visitors batted ftrsfcj 'and scored 9J, of which Sgt Watts Bl M Brown 22, were the chief
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  • 514 8 Their Legality Questioned. Allahabad, Jau 26th.— At the Aii.iban.ri j High Court, Sir George Kacx decided an important :)oint of Railway law, oa ie ference hum the .Sessions Judge of] Allahabad. It appeared that Bishambt ar I Brahmin Pragwal a tout, had b^-n con- 1 victed under
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 170 8 .^BOH 4B^^l. Ictß^^ *iA .^hu 4tf *w j*' Ik CONCENTRATED I m quarts, pints, and J pints. SINGAPORE COLO STORAGE CO., LTD. (Incorporated !n Straitn m l^ i ™**fc Cotton Crepe Child Smocks Indian Chicoo W rk 1 -h Gowns IS NOW BEING UNPACKED ffit \J IcLin v l, JJ
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 32 8 S. V. Q DRILL PROGRAMME. Monday, March 4. 4.80 pm, Baieatiex Rai SUE (v) 5.3 5 Drill Hull SYR atd. Maxim On American Volunteers SVC Buglers Bias Basahrd Malay Co SV I
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