The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 March 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 j AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. CEN OfaiNTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 18 1918. NO, 9.315
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    71 1 Acting under the law of "angary" or neceseity, the Alließ have taken over the Dutch ships m Allied Ports for thair use. This affects a number of Dutch ships at present m Singapore Harbour. Holland is thus able to plead force raajeure to Germany, and possibly save
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    THE WARD ROOM.
    82 1 lt ie eas^r to get the Ward Room m ri R fafj perspective from (his comfortable armchair m a shore billet. It is blowing from tae south weBt| m fttCfc it poisonous" y durty night, and yet m face ol al* fchi6 loray intente aetoniehment, lam thinking
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    RAFFLES HOTEL.
    14 1 Afternoon TEAS will be served m the hotel lounge andonthe lawn every
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    884 2 half hours to do nine holes thia afternoon, and during that time held np two Vice* Admirals, a Rear- Admiral, and five Post Captains, kindly born bis cluba It gives the shp a bad came. Draughts are evidently his ran the message one evening. Such shafts of wit, through crude,
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGKAMS.
    109 2 Courtesy ot the French Consulate. Paris, Mar 14!h 6.30 p.m. The Aviation Group* of tht Chamber of Deputies aud Senate met under the presidency of M Jacqucß Lonib Dumeenil to leceive the aviators Garroa ard Marchal who escaped from Germany. A raid of enemy dirigibles on Britain
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      375 2 WE ARE COMING OUT SOON. HAYS YOU ADVERTISED YET DOLLAK DIRECTORY Go. When Anaemic Run-Down <- TAKE -3» KinaferY THE IDEAL TONIC. THE MEDICAL HALL Opposite General Post Office. SINGAPO&E. Victoria Theatre. Saturday, March 23rd, at 9 30 p.m. THE MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR GRAND FAREWELL CONCERT. M. Bogumil
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      1258 2 VERY POWERFUL FEATURES TO MAINTAIN THE STANDARD ALHAMBRA The Hall for Music -The Pioneer and Premier House The Hose n BtACH ROAD. In the Second Show at 9 15 p m. PATHE OFFF'RS A Magnificent Production with the very finest and mos' v WILL POWER A FILM DRAMA 600 FEET
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      1172 3 LOST An Opal and diamond brooch, betweei Gaiety 1 heatre and van Wij ck Hotel on Mend a; night, 1 th Match. Finder will be rewarded Reply to, H. 1. c/o Free Press 183 M-3 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the COLOR lAI SECRETARY'S Office, up to noon
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      743 3 1 «^T^Mfc» tL^JBL export /R^W 8 1 NOTICE 16 HEREBY GIVEN that the c Mark depicted above is the property of Teit'koka Brewery Company, Limited, of No. 3 2805, Dairi-cho, Kiku-gun, Fukuoka ken, Japan, and is used by them as a Trade Mark m respect of Beer. Any person who
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      334 3 WHITE A WAYS jfffSSk Kent's Tan Calf A dfltk. I lorn \7 Ns h i-* s 9 Gent's White «m* Canvas boots b^-^ sj-::.. quality, ,v«^~=s=^^=p^ +[< nnn English make W^-- IJU/JU dtied with k\\ */}s*&] j^± \t> i sole and urri rm >^B h round >> v A^fm^^M m
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, March, 18, 1918,
    1347 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, March, 18, 1918, The chief news of the war this week end, and one which touches us here rather intimately, is that under International law the Allied Maritime Council has announced that it proposes to take over for the duration of the war such Dutch
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    RELIEF FOR RUBBER.
    51 4 Export Duty on Singapore Prices. From Owr Own Corrtspondeni Malay Mail. Marcb|l6. A F M S Gazette notifies that the rubber export duty from March 15 to May 21 v, ill be agitesed on the price of 990 per pikul for all grades tbat ia the Singapore
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    WOMEN TRAVELLERS TO INDIA.
    215 4 Calcuttti, Msrcb 7. j Tbe fic«t batch of women and children to arrive since the issue of the probibi toiy order against ladies aad children travelling b? sea landed In Calcutta yesterday. A steamer was specially char i tered by Gravernment to convey thofio] passengers, who
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    DELHI TELEPHONE FIRE.
    105 4 Delhi, March 5. A fire which broke out at the central telephone exchange on Sunday night completely destroyed the whole of the connections, and some time must elapse before the majority of subscribers can again be provided with telephone facilities. The staff, however, hope by 6trenuoue exertions
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    374 4 The members of the F M S Clerical Service are preparing another petition to Qovernment asking for an increase to the war bonus granted to them recently. Dr Lessler, Acting Medical Officer, Telnk Aneon, having been relieved by Dr X N Ghost from Klang, has arrived m Kuala Lumpur and
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    OTHER TELEGRAMS
    428 4 THE AIR R ftl r, s Amsterdam M > g-am states fcbst there air raids into c rmaoy iq fthirteen 01 jin Lorraine Lot, jet lie. three oo Saaibruck 1: M I The dam../- do inc.T Bfdff ib Tv |fc lied tea II to] London, Hai Id h
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    OTHER SEA NEWS
    116 4 Copenhagen, Mar 15 U I 6tearner Raodels-bourg was tcrpeioed c side the German danc« r Beat captain was taken prisons Bad the were abandoned after the <iermarjtbad rifled tbe chip. London, Mar 15 The Londc North Western Steamc-r Rath-- ate coi with a warship in the Wei
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      122 4 'Full of Life' H Caldbeck Macgregor Co. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE GRAND OPERA #/V YOUR HOME EDISON DIAMOND DISC PHONOGRAPH f^#j^^^ EAST OF SUEZ JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. The Traveller's Malay Pronouncing Hand-Book. This handy litt'e book has now reached its TENTH EDITION, a sure indication of its usefulness.
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      41 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHABD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1035 6H2HO 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the conditions of our offer "No satisfactory [Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high quality of our york could begiven or demanded.
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      59 4 1 Bonds 18th nigu wt Gonsakz Co: W rt I Moon Fir>! Qu I a Jobore Plat u ma I, i Kent Board, Ift pn QoBttk b Concert P Itmlii 2ist Licensing lastto I Y.w c.A. neettnft, Lodge iMtan Osto* P« FHd£i 22nd Hlgb Vv»t M&lp,koff ujeetinr. noon. 3a tin
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    DUTCH SHIPPING AND THE ALLIES
    499 5 T HE FORCE OF NECESSIT My submarine Gable] [Renter's Serriee] DO March 14.— U i, understood H Allied Governments intend %o m BaaaHaa of the right of angary as In- international la* Ra d take oration cf tua war tbe Dutch present lying i Q
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    Enemy Press Angry
    255 5 London, Mar 15— The Austro German p: c >s is moat indignant at the Allies taking over Dtitsh shipping The Neve Freie Press characterises it U h unprecedented act of violence against a neutral. TIM German press demands drastic Mil *nd threatens to cease to supply md
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    BATTLE NEWS
    618 5 WESTERN FRONT London, Mar 15.— Field Marshal Haig, reporting on aviation, says We bombed a rail head near Lille and aerodromes north east and east of Saint Qaentin. One of the latter's hangars was set afire and two were badly damaged. All oar machines returned. London, Mar 15.—
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    GERMAN OFFICIALS
    170 5 London, Mar 15. Wireless German Official A strong French attack on a wide front only gained a foothold m our trenches west of the Thuizy Nauroy road. London, March 15. Wireless German Official We dispersed enemy bands m the Ukraine. We are occupying Bashmitsch. Amsterdam, Mar 13. A
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN
    852 5 MR BALFOUR EXPLAINS Illy aebmarlBe Gable} [Renter's Service] London March 14 In the House of! Commons Mr Balfour spoke on the Rtsso- I Japanese situation in reply to Mr Lees 1 Smith, who deolared there was no evidence j that the large number of German prisoners j
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    GERMANY AND THE BALTIC
    572 5 ORGANISING SUBMISSION is? la bananas Cable! IBevtor'i ferric*} London, Maroh 14. The German Government hastens its preparations for attaching the Baltic provinces to the Empire. Germany is preparing m Livonia for manifestations, carefully manipulated, similar to those which just took place m the Diet of Courland.
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    AUSTRIA EXCITED
    181 5 Zurich March 3 5. Tumultuous scenes occurred last Wednesday m tne Austrian Chamber on the occasion cf a difccu^ion on the food situation. Never have such scenes been witnessed, at least not fcr many years. They were provoked by Germans, who accused tha Czechs of wanting to starve
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      185 5 ROBINSON CO. NEW SHIPMENT OP SPALDfNG TENNIS RACKETS The H. I. C Gold Medal Model A close strurg Racket that will meet the requirements of all first class players. Only ihe very best Elack Gut is used m the stringing ot The Padang Tennis Racket. Special attention is drawn to
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      419 6 M. M. MBSSA6BRIEB HARIIIMES (Incorporated is Fbahci) VAIL LIM. Monthly service between Shanghai, Ho kong, Saigon, Singapore, Colombo, Djiboi Egypt and Marseilles and vice-versa. BRANCH LIIB. Fortnightly set vice between Saigon- Toara: Haiphong. Foi farther information apply to J. HO CSURTOIS Agen GENOA. A steamer \ull be despatched fcr Genoa
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      504 6 No Y« Hi JAPAN MAII STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. t f (Inooffpotatea la Jayaft). EUROPEAN UM. a9 Ptr Hwfktßf, Shaolbat, Kobi ft Ttkehaa ftf liUtti, Penang, Colonbi ntf Englan wmm til Til Cape. A aervlee Ib malnlaloed betweea Toftoham porta to MaiselUeß, London, nndet m*l ooßtaract with the lmyevialJapaneße Oovara Fia
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      670 6 KGRIKKIMKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU (Incorporated In Holland, 5 Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 3-4, COILYEB QUAY. UNDER G">NTEA2r WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENTS ROCHUBBEN Billiton Batavia, Cheribon and Semarang M elchiob Treub Batavia, Semarang, and Sourabaya with transhipment for Passengers it Batifla to TeloK- Betong, Kroe, Benkoelen, Oosthaven, tferab, Kalianda
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      115 6 GORDON'S The Oldest Established London m Distilleries Famous for the Furity and Flavour DRY GINS." OF ALL DEALERS THE BORNEO CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) There is no better value on the Market than this old and perfectly blended Whisky-A Fancy Price does not necessarily mean high quality. A thick,
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      506 7 Assets over $2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 th: great eastern life assurance company, limited. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). u *nCE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. S r de PoBlted with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act m
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      507 7 r THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. j INCOEPOSATED IN JAPAN Capital Bubs3rtboa Y. 48,000.000 capital Paid U» .Y. 80,000,000 Beserve Fund Y. 21,800,000 PreHdent, 3. Inonye Es«, nee-Pr69iierit, Y. Yamakawa EBf. DIRECTORS. J. luouye Fsq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Soma Esq. M. Odagiri Esq. K. Sonoda Esq. T. Kawashiina Esq.
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      401 7 sew lui&m mum® Co.. in. mi ino mm. {Incorporated in New ZeaiftrC.) nm-mi mamt sssas. as. BiniE. (Incorporater! In Hongkong mwi nas iiHMifiE a., it*, Fi8E, I Unootff crated in Hon^ong,} i IMBSI IIIIMTEI I icSJOEIT 8s. If*. I miuhtef. [Incorporated in England] J Fire aDd Marine Risks of every
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      161 7 Gaggino&Co Established 1876. Merchants and Commission Agents PUKET HOUSE Pharmaceutical Drugs Oept. ESANOFELE Just received from Bordeaux, table claret in bulk and bottle; also light dry white .wine. Vichy Celestial fable Water (for the kidneys) Vichy Grand-Grille (for liver complaint) Vichy Hopital (dyspepsia and digestive organs) We have always steamers
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      874 7 EXCHANGE, iCOßttaotaD ur rr Mar. 16 B»r* 4 t. c 2 4 9 82 t dKznacd 2816 16 t*s:tAN latfiH 8 n f 2 4 13 82 Fianea dtmand Baa> 815 tan*, T T. I6i BOTtBKOW, IwiiiMi 88j%Prci» Java, lams M i.. I^2 RaIUDSi At-rnnpfl ee| SC WBWM, Bfcck Buyiat
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    GENERAL WIRE NEWS
    827 8 AERIAL POST [M* Bnomarme Cablel JUcUr'i fOTIMI Paris, March 15.— A French and Italian Ministerial Commission on air questions met in Rome to discuss the prooiera of a postal air service between Italy and France and the tfa'kans. The establish meat is assured cf rapid communication in
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    French Catastrophe
    796 8 Paris, Mar 15.— Two big exploeiona which were heard m Paris occurred m the Cournenve district. Sixteen dead h*ve been counted and numerous per* eons were injured. There are thirty dead and many in* jured by the explosion of the monitions depot at St Denis, which waß built
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    BUKIT TIMAH RUBBER.
    1007 8 tl*,ooo to reserve account and the carry forward of $12,299. t9. 1 Mr Still was re elected a director, and Messrs Gattey and Bateman were re appointed auditors. THE BOARD'S CONSERVATIVE POLICY. Reason for Decreased Output The ainual general meeting of the! Bukiu Timah Rubber Estates, Ltd,
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    EARLIER TELEGRAMS
    87 8 LoDdon, Mar 14. Field Marshal Haig says the Australians encountered a strong patrol last night m the neighbourhood of the Ypres-Comines canal and took prisoner twenty- seven. Our casualties were light. The Australians successfully raided west of Houtern and m tbe neighbourhood of Gapaard securing prisoners and inflicting
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    The Outlook
    673 8 London, March 15. In a discussion on the appropriation Bill Mr Bonar Law said the question oi the publication of tonnage losses whs being discussed by the Allies and he hoped Sir Eric Geddes wculd be able to give accurate figures when making his shipbuilding statement ol March
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    53 8 It is reported that all classes of cargo Bant frcm the South Pacific and India, which has been transhipped so far m Japan or other points for the United States, will henceforth have to be oarried direot to their final destinations m Ame rioa, owing to a change m America's
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    GONSALEZ OPERA CO.
    272 8 There was a big and very enthusiastic audience at tbe Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening, when the Goneuhz Bros. Italian Grand Opera Co gave their third concert. A long programme was rendered with a high degree of artistic excellence a wonderful evening of de lightful gioging of
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    SYKORA CONCERT.
    120 8 On Saturday next the great cello virtuoso M Bjgumil Sykora, assisted by Miss Kathetine Campbell, the well known New York Piiniste, will give a farewell concert at the Victoria Theatre under the distinguished patronage of H E The Governor, H E llajor General Ridout, H E Vice-Adraira! Tudor
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    38 8 In connection with the wayang per fotmances m aid of the Swatow earthquake relief funj we are asked to state that all proceeds go to the fund, all expanses m connection with the entertainments having been Liuriiy provided.
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    ANOTHER MOTOR MISHAP.
    165 8 DRIVER B<J§BTlHmt,| Before Mr H,un Dm, driver of charged with the r, Ml d' r■/ Taojong Pagar -rd US -'a: colliding with and M 7411. Inspector BOlg, R• was driving ia hii v conoing toward* towi rfl I Messrs Fraser 4 N> (lV(■. the accused', car app,
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    150 8 Mr J H P,:diow and Mr I: ,r£ appointed under tbe War i collectors for biagapore Mr F R Hani is appoini j „r of tue Pnoriiy cf Ind"ui- Q% Mr W J Trowell, refiigot J, A Gazette Estrnordiiiary Satniday contains the G v rboncure. as already published. Lai H:n
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