The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 March 1918

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. CEN OHiNTS NO. 9,325 SINGAPOKE, FRIDAY, MAKCH 29 1918.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    296 1 Late wires on page 4. Tfce Municipal Commissioners met yesterday afternoon Page 10. Latest changes m the local share lists will be found on page 6. Weekly share reports and accounts of rubber auctions ara given on page 10. A gang of hotel thieves has been arrested
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    IDLING AS AN ART
    1224 1 I thought I knew something about idle ness and the art of doing nothing before I came to Spnin. A very short time m the Basque provinces and m Madrid showed me that I had been mistaken. But it was not until I came to the
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      135 1 GOODRICH TYRES for MOTOR LORRIES LARGE STOCKS ON HAND Cl J X MV ANNUAL CASH Clearance Sale COMMENCES APRIL 2nd FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY NOTE.— Owing; to Conditions the Quantity of Goods ye have to offtr this year will be somewhat restricted and to get full advantage of the
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      89 1 TH B only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or 44 %t&\&si\t Stelastic TyreB V?l!~/«L Made m Britain /tt -^--^y "i- *SM*?3fr from Plantation Rubber, International Trading Company, Limited. Combination Unsurpassed A great company using only modern and perfect appliances m their own factories.
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      81 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. P.ukettes for good health Page 8. Anderson's agency foe intelligent ad vertising Page 8. Fresh films ac the Harima Hall this evening— Page 2. Little's cash clearance sale from April 2 Page 1. CaJdbeck Macgregor for special cigars Page 1. Municipality require a Conservancy Inspector Page 3. Important
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      9 1 GOODRICH TYRES for MOTOR LORRIES LARGE STOCKS ON HAND
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      101 1 THE WEEK Fridtf 29th. High Water— 1 1 36 a.m., 11-31 p.m. Good Friday. U. Choirs at Presbyterian Church, 9 p.m. SatoPdni 30th. High Water- 0-3 a.m., 11-50 p m. Sunday 31st. High Water- 0 32 a.m. Easter Sunday. ■ondiy April Ist. F'.e? 1 Wncr-o ii a.v.., 13 pm. Easter
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    296 2 Courtesy of tif Frkxch Consulate Pari3. Mar 24, 4.10 pm.-The Premier Clemenceaa had a conference atCornpiegne with Generalissim Petaio. The bombardment of Paris by a long range gun firing from a distance of over one hundred kilometres was resumed at seven m the morning, with the same
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    43 2 The Chinese river steamer Man Shun, 115 tons, was put up for auction, at Hongkong on March 11. The bidding started at $30,000 and was taken to $42,000, but r»5 this figure did not reach the reserve tbe steamer was withdrawn item sale.
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    181 2 One of the modern institutions of Jerusalem it a large missionary hospital, which has been maintained since 1824, under a succession of very able doctors, by tha London Sjciety for Promoting Christianity amoog the Jews. I:p activities wara necessarily brought to temporary h~»lt by the uatbteak of war, ie will
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      119 2 THE SUN OP YOUR OPPORTUNITY IS BETTING After March 3Otii, Your Name cannot go m THE DOLLAR DIRECTORY I ACNESIA 1 (Registered) HAIR CREAM 1 A noagrea?y preparation for fixing the hair m any desired fashion. Keeps the hair tidy all day and confers on the user a smait well-grocmed
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      616 2 the house P^VBHMTfifTfnSI WHERE REPUTATION 1^" 60ES Commencing Thursday March 28th. FOR 4 NIGHTS ONLY. An Astounding Jewel production— The Dramatic Sensation of the hour. THE MAN I r WITHOUT A I COXJNXRY From Edward Everet Hale's Immortal riassic— lntroducing FLORENCE LA BADIE H. E HERBERT The Most Patriotic Picture
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      474 2 ALHAMBRA Beach Road. JW MATHESON LANG IN PICTURES fflFor the First Time In Singapore THE BROADWEST FILM CO. PRESENTS That Famous Actor so well-known to I Singapore Audiences MATHESON LANG jt Another Famous Star M In an ALL-RRITISH Production of Intsnss Interest The House Opposite As Played In the Savjy
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      505 2 STRAITS MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD. Dispensary Buildings, Raffles Place, Singa pore are Honorary Agents of tho Imperial Merchant Service Guild where subscription* are received, new members enroltel ard all members are welcome as Visitors during tbeb stay In port. In The Coils of Rheumatism A man's most valuable possession Is time.
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    A KING OF THE AIR.
    292 3 Destroyed 45 Machines In Five Months. Many daring and successful exploits by officers of the Royal Flying Corps are recorded m an honours list ißSued on Jan 9. Pride of place mast be accorded to Lieut (temp Gapt) William Avery Biatnp, vc, dso, mc. He
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    750,000 BOYS TO BE REGISTERED.
    264 3 Taking Stock of the Nation It was important, if we were to have an accurate stocktaking of our resources that the registration should be maintained properly, said Mr Hayes Fisher m the Commons on Jan 18. The President of the Local Government Board was moving
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    JOHN BULL AND GO.
    191 3 Vision of State Trading Proposals giving the people new oppoc tuuiuee to invest then. 1 savings, and to reduce the war debt without new taxation, were made by Me H Wilsoa Fox, M P at a meeting of tie Royal Colonial lustirute. Mr Fox eaid that
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    118 3 Mrs Gibson, wife of Dr McLean Gibaon, Superintendent and Secretary of the Alice Mjcuucial at-.d Affi luted Hospitals, Hoog ton ft died on Much lfi passed ziiev an iilneafl uf but a fdw oa\b' duration icom seretxco spinal meningitis. Mrs Gibson a week previ;:,u9ly was saflering f:oui what was thought
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      766 3 i^'S r C~\ Best fop Baby Ti l) Wuou b l >y needs a food it ©7/ J m m 7 help Uie moti m ber choice to be reminded that Savory Moore's Food is an X^r^^v. old established, thoroughly res.*Mi liable Food that has been used y!^ or a
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      592 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal Commisf-ionets of Singapore, require the services of aa Inspector for the Oonseivaucv Department. The salary attached to the post is $160 per mensem with such transport allowance a. may from time to time be sanctioned by the Commissioners. Preference will be given to applicants having a
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      394 3 WHITEAWAY'S FOR Watches <& Perfumery AT— J L O WEST PRICES v I ME> 'if \i\ m\v i^s, U i V V^__iT«fos*? Quinine hair f\ V __^;*^P^r tome. very JtA -3V jvMJ/ cooling for The Fo;u:ar" nkkcl si:vtr o*9** Laidlaw's Most "Popular" Tempus D w Pattern 8 D»y« Watch, $1.50
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      DEATH.
      19 4 VSM km? —At Bvu Gajah F. M. S. or> March J7th I9IS. Captain Samue-l Yinces.t a£t'd 66 years.
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    The Singapore Free Press
    1384 4 Friday. March. 29, 1918 The Beoond bailie of the Somme baa cow consul-r.tbi> dereloped, and the •ievt 1 >i meats ol the last two days seem rathei mow favourable to the Allies, bnt there is an absence ot" details oi the new line winch makes it
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    LATE WIRES
    909 4 London, March 28.— Wireless German Official. Oar armies engaged are slowly progressing m the attack on both banks of the Samme. London, March 27.— The Press bureau gays: Oar troops during (Tuesday) night were pressed back a short distance oc both banks of the Somme. We, early this
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    284 4 Courtesy op the French Consulate. Paris, Mar 27 4 p.m. During the eeance of the Council of Ministers, Premier Clemenceau exposed the military situation, having just come back from the front, wbere he had remained all day on Tuesday with the President Poincaie, andLoucheur, Minister of Munitions
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    HOTEL THEFTS
    495 4 ARREST OF A GANG. The mystery of a series of thefts fron local hotels was solved yesterday when cix Bengalis, including a constable named Hazrat Sbar, p. c. 783, were charged be' fore Mr Ham with theft from tbe Raffles and Europe Hotels m the case of tbe
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    THE SEA WAR
    159 4 SINKINGS HEAVY AGAIN Spanish Steamer Destroyed t HobmartM Uablel Reater'i Service] London, March 27. The Admiralty announces that the arrival during the week were 2,471, and sailings 2,468. Sixtesn over, and twelve under 1,600 tone were sunk. Tbe former include one which was euck m tbe week
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    RUSSIAN KALEIDOSCOPE
    153 4 Enemy Beaten at Odessa Moscow, Mar 26 —The Bolshevik* offi cially state' that after a sanguinary fight loyal Soviet and Ukrainian troons insisted by liavai forces have retaken Odessa. Petrograd, March 27 Simultaneously with the news of tbe triumph cf the Bolshevik forces at Odessa over the Ukrainian
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    RAUB
    54 4 Messrs Derrick end Co advise us ct tho folio wing output foe the Cone vfeeki Boded the '28 rd Instant Bukit Etonian.— -Stone Crashed 6 720 tona Gold obtained 881 DEI Avetape per ton 2.821 dv, is. Bnhit Malacca.-— Stone Crashed 4,8-1; tone Gold obtained 328 oss Average pet
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    32 4 In tbe event of a moil from Enrope arriving during the holidays the G P O will be opened to deal with it and there HPill hft nna rlniiuorxT fr> oil rmwfro
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
    735 4 PLAGUE PREVENTION HBISCBES An E\ergp:tic Campaign At an ordinary mee'iop of the M. Commissioners, held m the M board room test?.rday fcftecoooa, j over b> Me J Pol£la*e (lv|-nty and atituded by Me*t-t^ vY Mnr-h Secretary), H BdU [M«oielp«< R Dr J A R G»noie Hei. i b
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    swatow earthquake RELIEF FUND
    32 4 swatow earthquake RELIEF FUND Tb»» BOCMM With lijI ij >■.;];* Ml foiiOWtDg i'/ I' Vi(. I! i The Cbeotig Boa 'a EBC] I cbdp m uiseoived bMMHM ufced Hoc purpo- ti laoomp I
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      43 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1035 OHfHQ 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do S1O) Jiote the coaiiitious cf cnr cfler M Mo satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the'h^h qua ity of oar work could be given or demanded
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      60 4 SWIMMING CLDB LAUNCHES. Friday 29, Saturday 80, Sunday 31 inst. and Monpay April 1. Johnston's Pier, 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 2.30 and 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow 9.30 and 10.80 a.m., 12.15, 3 and 5.80 p.m. The usual hot tiffins will be provided on Friday and Sunday. Cold Club tiffins
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      193 4 NO CHANGE IN THE TURK Athens, March 27. It is reported that Armenians and half a million Greeks at Trebizonde are being atrociously treated by the Turks, who have pillaged and destroyed wholesale Their pretext is the forestalling if possible, cf the offensive by the Caucasian troops. EXPLOSION IN JERSEY
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  • BATTLE FLARES MORE FIERCELY
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      OFFICIAL DESPATCHES
      174 5 London, Mar 27 —A French coramuni I mjt the enemy 19 everywhere held. M^r'JT —French Communique r: .v and s: night- the enemy who ftYtijWfcera b~lj. wu* obliged, weakeel by his htavy looses, to slow down his The Kiilantry cf our troops who re defending tbe Ground foot
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      The German Versions
      213 5 m, Mar 26 Wireles3 German Offi-\ta.terd->y are achieved fresb sue M and defeated English divisions i; up fcora Flanders and Italy and ecch thrown against us m desperate El vog Below and von der Marwitz retairei Ervfllers af:s?r a hot and .ii'-S bictld, cad advancing against le
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      Gallant Air Fighters
      51 5 London, Mar 27. The Preaa Bureau mmnoM that the King has sent a mes to Haig to express to General nd and all ranks of the air services the empire m France, gratification ai Urn splendid achieveme3ts m the great "'l am protid to be their colonel
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      THE TACTICAL POSITION
      93 5 -jog. Mar 27. The Morning Post says II rermans are reaching where the valley eowi considerably and long spurs of gb jroucd running into it offer suitable nod for defence. They are therefore to be held upon a line well aa9t of i correspondent at tae front
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      HAIG TO HIS ARMIES
      90 5 IOS, Mirch 27. The Press Bureau I Manhal Hal| la a special order Mflq oa Haroll 2 3 b-jjs: Wears M ctisis of the war. The enemy UacM every uvai'.able division and ing ftt Urn dastructton of the British m infliolad very heavy lo««s .od».v= and
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      APPRECIATION IN AMERICA
      40 5 uogfco M «cb 7- The Geriaan i, tli eorbing lopta "he Is Ibc StOfttl ill devoted ts.clu I |lo ipMdiof up war preparatioiis. Il Elodgfl argdd lh« cotupnlsory traioof tooths of lrt to '21 a.id said the
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      RESERVE FORCES JOIN IN
      395 5 Days of Open Manoeuvre j Paris, Mar 27. The Under vSecretary for War states that the Germans are now meeting a powerful and fresh French array protected by almost inconceivable artillery firing. Hithetto the enemy's advance had baen delayed by only a few independent divisions, but
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      Battle Moves South
      381 5 London, March 27. Renter's correspon dent at Headquarters, on the eveniDg of the 27th cays The sixth day of the offensive finds the British front standing firm practically along the line which is perhaps the strongest occupied since the beginning. Some spots are weaker than others, where
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      OPINIONS OF EXPERTS
      475 5 Patis, March 27. Among the newspaper command, L'Homma Libre says It is, then, a dscisive phase, perhaps evan the final phase, of the war. Theie furioui battles are deciding at this moment the fate ol the world. Afterwards, the war may continue still, at the same time,
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      WHAT THE SPECIALS SAY
      314 5 Lcndon, March 27. Mr Hamilton Fjffe says the Germans had eightyfive divisions m reserve at the opening of the battle, thirty three of which are known to have been put into the battle on the first day and approximately ten on each of both the succeeding
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      MEASURES TO MEET CRISIS
      252 5 Strikers Receive a Lesson London, March 27. The papers are discussing measures to meet tbe emergency. The Daily Telegraph joins with supporters of conscription for Ireland. The Daily. Chronicle urges raising the a^e limit to fortyflve. The Times says the Government rouet immediately embody m a
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      THE UNMASKING OF GERMANY
      444 5 Lichnowsky's Revelations Stockholm, March 27.— The Politiken publishes farther portionsof Prince Lichno* weky's memorandum which deal princip ally with negotiations for an Anglo Gorman Colonial treaty. Prince Lichnowsky remarks at the outset that the good relations which he had made m London had effected a noticeable
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      127 5 ROBINSON Co. "MELACHRINO" CIGARETTES No. 3. Gold Tipped 50 esa aa at ai» rx a<g mat g^ am^ ops Sfli s Us PL n&iyliEKlUuk ate of Messrs LAFAYETTE, Photographers to Their MAJKSTIKS) Begs to anuounce thit he conducts the ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO m SINCAPGBE at The BURLINGTON. (100 Paces Nonb
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      73 5 GOOD FRIDAY S3KVICES; S ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 7 a.n?, Matins ami Ante •Communion. 9 12 'ihe Three Hours Devotion. 4 p.m. Children's ServiceWV3SLEY CHURCH. 8.30 a.m. Preaching Service. Subject "The The services at St Matthews Church, Sepoy Lioei on Good Fna.iy bid Easter day are Qood Fndny. March -:9th. 9.15 a?j.
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      461 6 P« OmTise India AND I PGAB ILjINE (Oomfanies Incotpoiaioa Is England.) Mail and Passenger Serviceb peninsulas and oriental s. n. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) Tne company's MAIL SERVICES EAST op "BOMBAY are nt present pended. The Company'! INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND PROM LONDON axe at present suspended.
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      508 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. (INCORPORATED IN U S.A.) REGULAR MONTHLY TRANSPACIFIC SERVICE. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco SS "VENEZUELA 1 14 000 tons from Hongkong on or aboot 24th April 1918 SS*. "ECUADOR". 14 000 tons do do 22nd May 1918 S.S. COLOMBIA 14,000 tons do do
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      377 6 M. M. HBSSA6ERIES MARITIMES ([HOOBPOBATBD IN FB4V0I) VAIL LIHI, Monthly service between Shanghai, Hong* ftong, Saigon, Singapore. Golumbo, Djibouti, Egypt and Man-eilleb and vice- versa. BRINCH LIMB. Fortnightly service between Saigon Toa raneHaiphong. Fot further information apply to J. dO COURTOIS Agents. GENOA. A steamer will be despatched for Genoa
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      376 6 NY X JAPAN BlAil IS7EAHSHIP Co., Ll6 (laeorporatefl m S**&mi EUROPEAN LINE. t*r BraltoU, Sknfkil, Ribi A Ttkoiiu, Ht lilacta, Pfnang, Coiimbt nd England t la The Gape. A eet vice IB maintained taHreti I ports to MarretUes, Londc^i andei oontraet wttb Mwt f immrt al lifiiMwi meet. The Rew
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    ALFONSO'S THRONE.
    329 7 In the coune of an interview, Count Romanones, the Spanish Liberal leader, ■aid "My own opinion is that, although the economic situation is very grave, we shall overcome our difficulties. "The treaty which we have just concluded with Britain is practically the same as the one I drafted
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    JOY RIDING BANNED
    265 7 A Bombay Government Press Note ■ays lt is announced for public information that the military authorities having suspended their reservation over the petrol stock m Bombay, a limited quantity ii now available for public distribution. The Asiatic Petroleum and Burmah Oil Companies are, therefore, prepared to distribute
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    Market Price List.
    403 7 Singapore, Mar. 25th, 1918. Beans, Long per catty 13 do. French do 16 Beef perlb. 26 Beefsteak do 28 Bean Sprouts per catty 3 Bamboo Sprouts do —6 Blachan do 24 Brinjals do 1 > Cabbage, Batavia do nil do. China do 80 do. Salted do 15
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    FOOD FIGURES FROM OTHER
    230 7 The following figures from other lands may be given for the purpose of oompari son Paris. The lavel of retail focd prices m April (the lat66fc available figures) was 47 per cent above that of July, 1914. Holland.— The increase m the cost of food between
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    35 7 X M Pitcbey, a Tamil money changer carrying on business at 171 Cro^a- st, churged an asßifctant Daraed T T Padtaehi with criminal breach of trust m r.^pect of 1428. which tbe complainant entrusted bo
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      136 7 I TEe Iropical roofing DENASCO Ipplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATB ■hi: h do away with the necessity of ■m sticky cement at the overlaps. I v j~ *314j41 fe i BH^lB ■ENASCO is the result of over 1 years experience m the manuIcture of Ready Roofings. Its lirability makes
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      309 7 «mimKniJ Another of C. B/s Delicacies *«ssiiJ»L£§g|2 S C. B. OXFORD SAUSAGES 5 Crosse Blackwell guarantee off these and all their other table delicacies to he i^^J^riri^^ SB S produced under ideal conditions of cleanliness. (1 i^S^^^ir^ST «r *S AGENTS FOR LEA PERKINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. l l l '^ffikik. i
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    TAMPIN CUSTOMS FRAUD
    563 8 CONVICTION QUASHED. From O%r Chen Corrtipondent In the Supreme Court. Seremban. on Monday morning, before Mr Justice Edmonds, with Mr McCabe Reay. DPP, lor the prosecution, and Mr Roland Braddell (with whom was Mr Mark Stone of Malacca), for the appellant, the appeal was heard m the
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    PERAK PLANTERS
    477 8 The Central Perak Planters Association at the annual meeting elected Mr P Q Lawford as chairman and Mr A B Milne vice chairman. Mr Ferguson reported a check m the negotiations with Mr Sarkies regarding the planters' sanatorium at Tan Jong Bungah. Mr Lawford initiated a discussicn on
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    MUDS AND SPIDERS
    298 8 Our Motor horn Fish contributor writes: "Two more curiosities: 1 A Motor boat Bird We were for a short while blessed at this Kuala with a motor-boat, running to outlying steamers. It seemed to be going at all hones of the nigbt, and, strangely enough, after it
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    190 8 Courtesy of the French Consulate. Paris, Mar sth 6.16 p m. The German gun of lcng range continues to bombard Paris at very irregular intervale. The French began to intervene from March 23 m the battle proceeding on the British front. They relieved part of the Allied
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      165 8 Afaacf thus Auto Strop uaer. Y^* 3^ 1 _4^E~***^ imm0 mm K ¥&§£&l*^ Augi;o"t I got a Valet Auto Strop razor combining o// the essentials of the perfect shaving implement simple, accurate adjustment ease of cleaning- blades that cannot be surpassed and, beyond all, the means of keeping them sharp
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      41 8 PARROT-LIKE REPETITION MAY MAKE AN IMPRESSION m^x r^ 111 i*c I JDU 1 I Intelligent Persistence Does More: It Makes an Impression on the Public Mind that cannot be Erased r Advertising is an Intelligent Insistence that Creates a Favourable Impression.
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      502 9 i Assets over $2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, i (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. i j The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British
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      483 9 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Incorporated m Japan Capital SubsertbeJ Y. 48,000.000 Capital Paid Up .Y. 30,000,000 Reserve Fund... ,~~..Y. 21,800,000 Pre9ident, i. Inoaye Esq. Fieu President, V, Yamakawa Esf> DIRECTORS. J. laouye Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. I N. Soma Esq. M. Odagiri Esq. j K. Sonoda Esq. T. Kawashima Esq.
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      556 9 THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) Capital Registered $B.roo 000 Capital Subscribed $3,500 fOO Capital Paid Up $>, 750,000 HEAD OFFICE Raffles Chambers, 5 6, Singapore. BLANCHES Malacca, Muar, and Batu Pabat. Current Accounts opened, Fixed Deposits received acd General Banking Basinets transacted. Managing Director LIM
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      589 9 EXCHANGE. (OOBBiorao op vo Mar. 28 > t»ttft 4* s 249 82 dtmand 2815 16 'afralc siaditi 8m 24 1 Flans* demand Bank B2DIA, T. T. ..161 IOHBKOH&, d«mac« 83i^Prcn> Ufi, demand Ivli lAB6EOS, 63| Bank Baj-mt 18.64 I, 3 b bi England East 5^ S>i* S.ilnf Lgd&oi; 45| Mar.
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      423 9 eUNfiILOW WANTEO. Family of three deMre comfortable taouee 3r bungalow, furcinlred or un furnish* d with Beot from 9125 to 9:75, or tuore if house suitable. Lut)g lease preferred. Apply Box li c/o Free Prr rs 26 3 28 8 CHINESE DISPENSER WANTED For Singapore. Mupt b« nn i xpprienced
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2119 10 Ordinary Meeting, Thursday, Mar. 28. H.E. the Govern r (>lr A H Young, G.C.M.G.) H.E. the Genera Officer Commanding the troops (vlajjr Gen. D H Rtdo it, CM G.) TheHou tfco.Goi.Bee (>lr F. 6. James, c.mo.) The Hon. Att. General (G. A. Goodman \ct. Treasurer (H. Marriott.) OolOAlal
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    GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT.
    128 10 Singapore, March, 28. The veekly Rubber Auction opened yesterday with a good demaud for standard grades, at prices up to $95 for Fine Pale Crepe and $87 for Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet. In the latter part of the day, spirited competition rushed the price for Smoked Sheet
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    BARLOW S PRODUCE REPORT.
    468 10 RUHHER. Singapore, March 28. Since last week's Auctions oa the 20th and 21dt inst, the market has remained steady with buyers of the Standard Qrades at ab;iut the top prices ruling at the close of those sales. The Auctions opened yesterday morning with a fair demand,
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR
    491 10 Singapore, Mar 27. With bo many conflicting influences it is not euf prising to find a paiticularly dead market. Ac the present time, with communications between here and Java bo unreliable, the great battle raging m France and the possible issue of a new local War Loan
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