The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 May 1918

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. EBN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATUKDAY, MAY 11, 1918 NO. 9,361
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    425 1 The latest German effort near Ypree developed into a serious affair. The enemy, at huge cost, made progress which would have been of great importance to him if he could have retained it, bat a spier did Franco British counterattack drove him back, not a bit better
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1248 1 Quicquid agunt homines nostri at farrago libelli Juvenal. The Topic of the week, or shall we bay, to use the pbraee co comforting to the hack journalist, the cause celebre, is the case of Maurice ye Lloyd George, Bonar Law and others, which has now, since
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      138 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOIWS PNEUMATICS RAFFLES HOTEL SATURDAY, HAY 11th SPECIAL DINNER CINEMA SHOW. The Antigraph Filing System The letter which knows where to go Cut the human element out of your filing system and ou wu! bo able lo lay your hands ou any paper tho moment jog want it.
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      152 1 Kelly Walsh Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG.) I BOOKS ON THE MALAY LANGUAGE. COLLOQUIAL UW. MALAY-ENGLISH DICTIONARY. A Simple Grammar with Conversations. BY by R. J. WILKINSON R. O. WINSTEDT 3 parts paper cover $25.00 Paper Cover $2.C0 1 vol. 4 leather cover 31.53 Cloth 250 H. O. WINSTEDT' S SIR
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      108 1 LATEST ADVERTISERS TS. Books on Malay at X and W'b Page 1. Commercial Rubber Go's sale of a {Dodge car Page 2. 1 New stocks of Pilsen beer Page 8. Qaatity m Danlops Page 6. Bankruptcy notices- Page 5. Intimations re War Tax Page 5. Motor* launch for sale Page
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      5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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      44 1 THL& WEBK Satnrdei 11th. High Watey~-11-i» a.m., 10-4' p.m. Sunday 12th. i High Water-- 1.-8 a.m., 11-13 p.m. > Sunday after Ascension. aatria; 13th. i Rt«r IVate* 044 a. 1157 p.m. Fraser and Neav meeting, noon j Church notices will be found on page 5.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    71 2 Orders for week ending May 18, 1918. Monday, May 18. Signalling, Class V M C A Oround 5. 15 p.m. Wednesday. May 15. Signalling Class, YMCA 5.15 p.m. Thursday, May 16. Combined Band Practice, Malay Volunteer Club 5.15 p.m. Friday, May 17. Ambulance Class V M C
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    355 2 The Ipoh V M C A has been undergoing a period ol transition owing to the departure for home oi Mr It D Pringle, General Secretary for Malaya, and of its own Secretary, Mr G J Daws on, of Penang. Chong Ong Hing, of No 95 New Market rd, reports
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      427 2 WATCH FOR FINAL 1 ANNGUKGEMEftT DOLLAR DIRECTORY GO. I SAFETY TREAD^^ i Singapore Htt Club. EXHIBITION. THURSDAY FRIDAY, 30th 31st MAY. AT THE Young Men's Christian Association Rooms. Admission $1. The Exhibition will be open oo Thursday from 4 p m. Friday 10 am to 1 p.m. and from 4
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      484 2 the h use P'VHBV'fßTnnni^i where WITH A E s#^ §^I^l milmMS frßliil EVERYB^ DV REPUTATION 1 -^^^^^^^^^^^^o^ GOES UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT PALL ADIUM* THEATRE CABMEL MYEBS (A. Luminous Star of The Celluloid Heavens) The Latest Bluebird Super Film UNMARRIED TTT- <■—'»•— —>■'»' l— lll >■■! AN AMERICAN PLAY With French
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      434 2 A PROGRAMME UNEXCELLED FOR oui.n s AT THE «W»LITy ALHAMBRa The Hall for Music —The Pioneer and Premier Hcus Tre p J&each Road U£c c! Qua In tbe Second Show at 9.15 p m A British Production Par Excel* ncr -ein Gallons Well known Dr air. a The Man m
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    BRITISH OIL.
    428 3 Lord Cowdray's £500 000 Offer. Lord Cowdray's offer to commit hit firm to ao expenditure of £600,000 to drill for oil m this country still awaits acceptance or rejection by the Government. Up to date nothing has beep done to ascertain whether oil can be dfay wed m
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      218 3 LUZON-UGIO PLOWS J a steel pi jw made to meet every ciarliiioa foaad IH^ on tropical far jqs and plantations. Li<*b6, strong \fi^ aad adjaateble lor dee* and shallow plowing. HcvTi/ \!ii\ vi i> of these plows were sold m the Philippines \Vf j ng 1917- Write Pacific Oommerclal Co.,
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      272 3 State Express becomes the all-time friend of every man who j||K^§|^\ t^~-^-M j smokes them and recognises their /ti^^^^^^^p^ y_ refinement, exquisite aroma and W^'P'^'^Y delicate flavour. They are the yi\ r. standard of cigarette quality. /C. 7 \A&t^ y^^^^^ CIGARETTES NO. 555 Virginia p ps" s T r'sl Packed
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    THE WEEK'S WARNING.
    714 4 [The dates giveu ate those of the tele- j gtnnib ifom London.] April 80. Germans suffer disastrous repulee m first phase ot battle begun m desperate attempt to capture line of bills heM by Allies m Flanders. They cuffer more terrible losses than m any previous bailie,
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      111 4 ESTD. 1872. PATRONIZED jgj||ftj|]jb BY ROYALTY. DIAMOND YOU WiLL NECKLACES i/inmunu APPROVE AND THE SIAGKIFICEN7 PENDANTS j GEM-SET display of BROOCHES ORNAMENTS. JEWELLERY AT KlNub B. P. De Silva DIAMOND MERCHANT AND JEWELLER fj Q 62 63 FOB NEARLY HALP CENTURA mcuoD high Every-Article-Newest SJ T P street Model-Faultless Finish,
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      135 4 HILLSIDE PRESS 8S i i.'^uev^e^H B^Br §ir^ •Jbvv S PACKING RUBBER IN MOMI CHESTS, SAVES CHEATS TRANSPORT-AND FREIGHT THIS PRESS SAVES ITS COST THE FIRST MONTH IT IS IN USE UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Irrigation, Pumping and Electrical Machinery of Every Description I We carry a
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    LATE WAR NEWS.
    468 5 Turks Surprised. :.e Headqaartera. March 81 —By 3 e h -;7rßii rta ADZic Mountad Im 1 i famel Corps blew up a portion of rl railw«| noclh and south of IH |kfl infancy had taken the AO tß»n. „6 mi j e8 eagt of he C Ttb
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    214 5 IM ftrtdhm soldiers were talking. I b»hr cbc Australians were m ■u-aiem cc Christmae Day." To which :a=r replied, Bet^her tbe shepherds j ~^:ciad iheir fl-k- that night/ A B«ci»taBl mecbacical; U a ct State Railways,! i boes accepted by :he jr i fat railway c NMtnM Xesopotanfte) bai left
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    SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES.
    95 5 Sunday. May 12. Johnston's Pier. 9 a m, 10 a.m., 11 a.m '2 90 p ra. oud 3.30 p.m. Cinb Bungalow, 9.30 a.m., 10.38 a.m., 12 15 p.m 3 p.m. and 5.80 p.m. Trie tint of the series, 00 yards Jackson Millar Cap will be e*uin off
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    78 5 Tha Ray W a Foster Pegg, who was Chaplain to the Forces ia Hongkong about a year previous to the outbreak of war, baa been presented by *be Duke of Devonshire with the vicarage of Edenaor, near Bakewell (says Truch), which 18 i worth altogether about £400 a year, with
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      197 5 The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888. The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888. In tbe Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. In tbe Supreme Court of the Straits Settlement! Settlement of Singapore Settlement of Singapore. IN BANKRUPTCY No. 84 of 1915. IN BA.NKKUPTOY No. 66 ot 1918 SOMMiRY CASE Notice is hereby given, that on
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      439 5 Lost, White 801 l Terrier Pap about 7 months old, Municipal Licence No. 4,921. Any one returning same to No. 18 Naselm Road will be rewarded. 6-5 11 5 WARNING. The number plates of Bollock Oart No. 2045 (white ground and red figures of 1918) are reporte (^stolen. W. E.
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      915 5 WAR TAX ORDINANCE 1918. INDIVIDUALS.. 1. Attention m invite- to tbe provisions ot Section 16, which require evry p-r&on who is m receipt cf a toi*i income of $3,ui/0 per annum or more to notify the Collector, m tbe month of April, that he is chargeable with Tax. There is
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      605 5 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION, Mat 11th. ST. ANDREW! CATHEDRAL. a.m. Hoiy Communion. M 6 a.m. Holy Communion 'Choral). Hymns £01, 147, 469, 2Z9. 9. 1S am. Matins and Litany. p.m. Sunday School and Bible Classes. 5.30 p.m. Evensong A Sermon. Hymns, 15 174, I|h,Bi 4, 8*«, (vv. 1—5.)
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      BIRTH.
      23 6 Fiam— On Tuesday, 7th May, 1918, at the European Hof-pit&l, Kua)a Lumpur, the wife cf R. W. Hum, a daughter (Mona Audrey
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, May. 11, 1918,
    1161 6 The news from the Flanders front indicates that the Germane have failed to break free from the lure of Ypres. Their latest attack, which is very localised m character and does not appear to be proceeding too well for them, aims at
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    915 6 There will ba a celebration of IIol? Communion at 9.15 a.m. at Si Matthew's Church to-morrow To morrow the Rev L W Coleman, Chap lain of Java, will preach at evensong at Su Andrew's Cathedral. To-night the Sea View Hotel have their usual pleasant Saturday evening special dinner and open
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    LATE WIRES
    81 6 London, M t g o.i.e H e,,.,/,.. •unmuocu „M neb etaena I ii i E«fed a DM I tf Ptwho cou I K-b-cb pi n I Mi > w v. B bv> war. 'I. a<| I Ittlfqaith, ;tt c-: with \k FMBOVi )i-; I iagfl which mi I
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    CHURCH ARMY TENTS
    262 6 Tkt follow! ig sr fa I (fool Etfdoat c if I I W,>b pod lb' i.; I appeal for Dhnrctl I nC lOObt ciii: I respond to it 10 I The L.cf-d te }.>iuter thao rer 01 I tbf n Met Bgfctfi pj I bmw h..'\ tettei
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    244 6 Mr E H D Sewel', tbe taMHNM I and writer on cricket. Ru^- golf feubjtcte. hae Arrived m i. intends making bis borne pMMVfcM the Himalayes.' He had an adve;:? voyage froai England ar.d mM tady* come through unscathed. A vety 6mall and unpopular Hi m a certain colonial regmunt
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      140 6 Oil OBEOK, MACGREGOR 00. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS U lAITAII 111 B ml w^ I SB M^J f| JL Motor Cycles ENGLAND'S BEST. Gears and Clutch on Car Principles. Easy Inspection of Gears through removable Dcme Cover. Massive Cast Aluminium Silencers THE FINEST l^^M^^^ EAST OF SUEZ JO///V LITTLE CO.,
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      42 6 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1085 6.H2H.Q. 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 out work could be given or demanded.
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    SERIOUS BATTLE
    616 7 FINE RECOYffnY BY THE ALLIES Germans Again Defeated Renter'i S«rrk»] Lon-r, M*y 9 The German attack T ester Jay morning ia believed to be an to c!**i <u« Wft y f^ r a tbru3t a i aberf Iron Ujo ucrtu eaet v Ihfl preiudti to renewed v B
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    JAPAN'S FOREIGN POLICY
    49 7 B.— In La Petit Journal, ban dor Gerard devotes an Baron Goto m which he lauds 13 &D(i tenacity of the fcr Foreign Affairs, whose borough knowledge of Japan's with Chiaa and Russia have > remarkably to pursue a m, W'.ico J^pan always hae to p:dftiee. tUuvas.)
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    LOYALTY OF ANNAM
    50 7 -Tue Emperor of Annam, ■*i 'H- jat b-e« honoured with Cwm of Grand Officer c( the Legion yxneut by President Poinoai* B 9 m X cf higu e«Uem and gratefulness lot >rinr' tanl aDd Vfllu ble loyalty shown to U^ C 8 by lne Annam population during
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    THE ENEMY OUTLOOK
    491 7 DEPRESSION GREAT FOOD SCARCE Russia May Fight Again [By Bnbmarin* Oabl«] liUotor'a B«rvio«l Stockholm v May 9.— The Politiktn's Copenhagen correspondent has interviewed a traveller from the Central Empires who paid that the depression is great, especially m Austria. Food ehortage is a«rious and internal strife ia
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    THE PEACE LETTERS
    62 7 Paris, May 9. The Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, concluding its investigations of the dossier regarding Emperor Karl's letters to Prince Sixte and Connt Armand Revertera, after discussions passed a resolution opiniog that the peace conversations initiated and continued by Austro Hungary m 1917 and 1918 had never
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    UNCLE SAM'S DANDER UP
    204 7 Will Fight to the Finish London, May 9.— A thousand American naval men were entertained at the National Sporting Club. Sir Frederick Smith said he was glad that the imericans were here to see the spirit of the people, and the sacrifices they were prepare to
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    MAURICE LETTER DEBATE
    443 7 MR ASQUITH DENIES BID FOR OFFICE [Bj Submarine Cabl«l [Renter's B«rvto«] Paris, May 9 Several newspapers regret the publication of the Maurice letter and emphasize the necessity of maintaining the credit cf tho Allies' lead ers, also the unity of the Allies, m view of the renewal
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    Maurice's Grave Decision
    63 7 Referring to General Maurice's letter, Mr Asquith said that General Maurice must have known that he was committing a serious breach of the King's Regulations, jeopardising the whole of his career. Presumably he would not have taken that oouree except nnder a grave sense of responsibility and
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    APATHETIC SPAIN
    82 7 Malta, May 9. A DuSch gentleman hai arrived after three years m Spain, am describes the country as wholly taken nr by bullfights, even tbe poorest having enough money to attend and bet. Th< people do not care a rap about tbs war. Al least two thirds are
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    THE LOST MAIL
    65 7 London, May 8 —The Pspfc Otfice an nounces tbe loss at cc& through eof.my action of parcels posted from Singapore biifcween 26 2 and 2-3, Penang between 18 2 and 5-3, Malay States between 16-2 and 48. Only a few letters were lost dated I*B to 8
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    A SECOND CASEMENT
    54 7 London, May 9.— En the House of 1 Commons, replying to Mr Ropald McNaill, !Mr Macphereou confirmed the rumour that a man landed from a German sub* marii c recently m the week of Ireland 1 and was arrested. He was now m the Tower and would
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    INVALIDS
    33 7 1 London, May 9 —Lord Rhnndiii? h<\p been operated on fir plearal effusion but ii pregre-siL-g Ba:ivf«ctorily Paris, May 9. A telegram from Zurich says thaC ex* King Constantino's condition n improving.
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    A NAVAL LOSS
    35 7 I London, May 9. The Admiralty reports that Beit lib mint sweeper wai mined and sunk on May 1. Three oflfl cere and twenty three others, including tha- mercantile cmw, were killel
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    TRAGEDY OF ROMANIA
    356 7 NOT BEATEN BUT CHEATED AND DESPOILED Teuton Tyranny m Chapters f*y BcbaartM Cable] IReutor'a Servioe] London, May 9 —The final claueeß of the Rumanian treaty state: Germany Austro- Hungary, Bu'gafia, Turkey aod Ru mania have the right to maintain war* ships on the Danube. Watabipa shall cos
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    THE IRISH PROBLEM
    144 7 Home Rule Bill Delayed London, May 9. A manifesto of the join executive of the Trades Union Con grees and Labour Party appeals to the Government to refr&in frcm imposing conscription m Ireland, at least until the Irish Parliament is fully m existence. London, May 9. The
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    SOUTH INDIAN MATTER
    99 7 Factories under Suspicion London, May 6. In the House of Corrmoas, replying to Sir A Fell, Mr Fisber said that there were certain factories m South India connected with a weM.kuown mission under German influence iv which a Swigs agency was employed, but Etepi had been taken
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    EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
    151 7 The Virtues of Stripes London, M«y 1, In the House of Commons, Mr Hods?, replying to Me Hume Williams, said inns all the 400 Britieh civilian prisoners eligible under the Hagu« agreement to be interned m Holland, and the majority of tha officers vwl son Come. captured
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      156 7 ROBINSON Co. FOR La Flor De La Isabela lwJlClJ.JlJll.Cl. i 9 Reina Ybtoria m boxes of sGVLondres (Fineo) m boxes #f 100 s High Life 50s| Fer ectos §> 2g s Princesses sO's,ti m v i »x i. x t bai E Tabacalera 25's Ktgalia A. Lopez 5G f sl
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      1056 8 Powell^&^Co., Ltd FORTHCOMING AUCTION SALES. m m*. »-^^-yi^Kfe» BeBiaeßtlal ptop6rtles at MavUth Tuesday, at «.3O p.m. Auction Bale cf that Valuable, Well Bita»t t d, Freehold May .«h, lacs J gjj a at« tl i| p^pcrty situate at Tangltn a E d known an Municipal No. 291 Cavanagh Road or
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      941 8 MSSBA6ERIES MARITIMES aNOOBPOBATBD IH FBAHCE) MAIL LIHE, Monthly service between Shanghai, HongKong, Baigon, bingapore, Columbo, Djibouti, Egypt and Matbeilleb and vice- versa. BRANCH LIMB. Fortnightly eer vice between Saigon -TouraneHaiphong. For further Information apply to J. ti« GOURTfiIS Agents. O. S. K. (Incoporated ii* Japan) HONGKONG AND JAPAN. A steamer
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      616 8 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY (INCORPORATED IN U.S.A.) i| *l, REGULAR MONTHLY TRANSPACIFIC SERVICE. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco S.S. "ECUADOR' 1 14 000 tons from Hongkong on or aboct 22nd M S.S. "COLOMBIA", 14,000 tons do do IThT 191 S.S. "VENEZUELA I',1 14 000 tons do do
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      516 9 Assets over $2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 TH GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Snprome Court of England, and compiles with the BrltishLife Assurance Companies Act ia
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      482 9 VOgORAMfi SPECIE BANK, LTD. f ttWOBPOBATTO m Japan rapi^al Y. 48,000.000 Cteytta] Pau v? y. 30,000,000 DMUrifj Ftma ..Y. «,300,000 frmtamit 3, Inouye Eaq, Ww-.Pr<tie|gwl. Y. Y&raa-iawa Sm. J. Inouye Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Sonia Esq. M. Odaqlri Esq. K. Sonoda Esq. T. Kawashima Esq. R. Kirnura Esq. Bar
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      215 9 m tm tfAHiNE. (Inooryoratofl ia Wqvt Zealasfl.) ■HUE. (Inoovforated m Hongttos| mn mi mmmt Co,, m. ilAeoryor&ted m Hongkonfi) IWNH Wimm h UNDENT b. LW. BUARANTEE. [Incorporated m Eaglaad] Fire and tfarine Risks of every description underwritten at lowest current rates. Adamson, Gilflllan ft Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) General
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      177 9 THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) Capital Registered $r ron onn Capital Subscribed $3 sooroo Capital Paid Up ii'.TOO.ooo HEAfI OFFICE RafHes Chambers, 5 6, Singapore, j BLANCHES Malacca, Muar, and Batu Pahat. S. r i", en *i Acc nn 3 opened,: Fixed Deposits' received aad
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      928 9 j SINGAPORE I SPORTING CLUB. M SPRING RAGE MEETING (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING) WILL BE HELD ON Tiasday the 1 ltb, Thursday the 13th, 2nd Saturday the 15th of June, 1918. A& %J %Ji r*. iwß L if 8. SLA FIRST DAY. Tuesday, iith June, 1918. 1.
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      825 9 2 ft 7. THE VISITORS' PLATE and STAKES--2-44) p in. and 5 p.m. Valae of each Btake $500. A £andtc«» for all Kz-Gnfflo Hors«, that h»ve run at tht i Meeting. Tbe Hjr« s may bo divided by the I Handk-appcr into two ciames, 1.c., A aud H. Each claes
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    KIDNAPPING AUSTRIAN SENTRIES.
    455 10 Night Exploits on the Piave. Italy, March 18. When you cross the Piave with a British night patrol, the impression with whioh yon return is, above all, that of the almost impudent audacity ol our men m taking libeitiee with the Austrians. Theoretically, the river Bhould act
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      54 10 ■I WE CHALLENGE COMPETITION I We are not brokers or I sellers of advertising space A ADVERTISING M I CONSULTANTS /B IWe advise WHEN to liv 4* I advertise, WHERE to ItAiS I advertise, and HOW r -^Uri f^^ui 1 11 flu VKrLluCa l^ B&^ I Advertising Agency I I
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      243 10 CHEESE We are now receiving regular supplies of Ist quality AUSTRALIAN CHEDDAR Singapore Gold Storage Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements. B< Why Metal Lath Excels 8< rS< l\/r ETAL LATH excels bef ft>< t cause it offers the advan^ f>O tages of being fireproof, permanent and ?ss<j P^^
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    EXCHANGE.
    52 11 Qonm^tartm tit May 10/ tmmk 4 p g t 2-4 8 1 ,i dtocacd m |.4 lit ttnmtt <« wIMi fa mm 2 4 5-8 T*wt fltMStti Vtm* 816 '-•^1.7. 146 S9S«S3!W II i w| 85HP»«i ErwoaMta, itamni 106 Java, itmand iv JMMiMOK, flWjßji P6i Iwmmi B*akßvftat 9fi 8m
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    PRODUCE
    167 11 May 10. Tin (buyers) M 9180 08 >*.* mm 15.20 M 1 tm 28.00 ■■.■■>'; C~-'i Ml 20.r0 > .<>< k i.r bport 64.00 fi fi i*iv: 49.00 BX4OM (2 10 i 0 ttui tt l nom -< -ri f ri i-5 n n >-. > v^ J 1,,
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      110 11 ZOC U S HiL BRITISH ANTI-FOULING ANTICCERO3IVE SHIPS' COMPOSITION is supplied under Contract to THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY. Many of the largest Battleships, Battle Cruisers, Light Cruisers, Destroyers, Monitors, Submarines &c. &c. at present afloat are treated with it. Also supplied to Royal India Marine. Crown Agents for the Colonies. H.
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      1118 11 AUCTION SALE OF Seaside freehold building allotments and bui ding allotments at and off East Coast Road, Singapore At Messrs. Ching Keng Lee and Co's Sale room Raines Chambers, Baffles Place, On Monday, 20th May, 1918, at 2-30 p.m. 14 Building allotments facing the sea, areas from 4,*18 to 6,102
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      709 11 WANTED Experienced miner for a Tin Mine m Trengtjenu. Apply to GUTBKIE ft Co., Itl. Singapore. mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm mm m mmm GOVERNMENT OF NEGRI SEMBILAN. ENGLISH SCHOOL KtULA PILAH. Experiencd teacher wa'itel p.t otce as Headmaster or Headmistress for the above school. Salary, m the cisc (t pnyone possessing Grade
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      395 11 MAIL TABLE AneennwUate an£ local mails, wtU fee toumo Mst below Penaug, Malaoea, F.M.B. (»f Tfata) p,u> "««!y (except BcndayK Johore 8, 9.30, noon, S, 4 A 8 p.m. Cucob Soon Hong 8.80 am Cucob Azmere 9 am Penang, Colombo, etc taking mail for United Kingdom Mail D 9 am
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    265 12 Courtesy or the French Consulate Paris, May 9, 6.10 p.m.— Robber is quoted at 2s 4d. The Emperor of Annam has been made Grand Officer of to* Legion of Honour, as a mark of ihe esteem m which the French Government holds him aud their gratefulness for
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    AMERICAN TRADE WITH CHINA.
    235 12 The following article is by Mr Rsy Ovid Hall, Alexander Hamilton Institute. For* mer Principal of tha Peking School of Commerce f.nd Finance The most remarkable thing f\bout Am erican trade with China is that it is talked ■o much about. For there is little about
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    303 12 A report reaches the C Critic,*' that a Bolshevik member of the Trans Baikal Military Committee has absconded from lekutsk with 150,000 roubles of Government funds and a large quantity of opium. As a result of the safety first" campaign the number of accident per 100,000 miles run by London
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    LAW COURT SPECULATION.
    275 12 A SUPREME COURT DECISION. In the Supreme Court, before the Chief Justice (Sir John Eucknill. k o), yeeter day, one Chiong Guan Hion Bued a Chinese woman earned Tan Peck Yong for 9958.45 for moneys advanced to her to bring an action m the Johore Court, which
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    LIFEBOAT FUND.
    41 12 Mr A W Vick, Chartered Back, Singa pore, has received for the Rojai National Lifeboat Institution: Already acknowledged 1263 Civil Service List. Hon F S James, c M G, 5 Hon G A Goodman 5 JAB Cook, Hon Secretary.
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    408 12 Mr V D X Craddock, who was severely wounded sometime ago ani invalided out of the army, has returned to Shanghai, with lirs Craddcck. A Serbian Ambulance motor car corps, consisting of 14 officers and 854 men and 10 nurses, arrived at Mukden recently and left far Japan via Chosen.
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    SINGAPORE FIRE BRIGADE.
    263 12 The report of the Superintendent of the Singapore Fire Brigade, for the year 1917, says that the num ber of call's to fires or supposed fires was 42, a decrease of 7 on 1916. Of these 27 were genuine fires on assessed property within Municipal limits, 9
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    RIOT IN SHANGHAI.
    453 12 RlMsha Coolies In Revolt. There was a riot among rikisha coolies m Shanghai on the 17th April. The coolies have a grievance against the Tramway Co. They fear that if the Company is granted certain extensions which the; have recently applied for, the number of rikieha licenses
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    163 12 It is proposed to commemorata the Rev. E H Moss3B, rector ol St Paula Covenfc Garden, who was killed m a recent air raid, by establishing and endowing a hoe pital m China for a medical mission, which the late rector's son may join at the conclusion cf the war.
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    BILLIARDS.
    129 12 A match which caused a lot of interest and was watched by a very large audience took place on Thursday evening at the Catholic Club, the contestants being A Lewis and W A Aeria. The game was one of 600 op on level terms. The first half of the
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    S. L. R. A.
    58 12 The following were tbe results of the May Spoon Shoot, which took place at Balestier on Thursday last 100 150 total jds yds heap Mrs Mnglieton 26 26 68 02 Lady Evelyn Young 28 26 67.69 MreCatr 28 26 67 69 N Booty 81 28 67.82
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    33 12 The result of the Ladias 1 Medal for May is as follows Winner, Mrs R St J Bcaddell, 2 down. Runners up, Mrs Holden and Mcc Drummond, both 4 down.
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    51 12 YESTERPAY'3 PLAY. Championship Pairs. Mrs Cantrell and Mr Upcotfc beat M:e Holden and Mr Beatty 6—o, 6—3. Mrs Vowler and Mr Tinsley beat Mrs Salzmann and Mr Stout 4 6, 6 4, 6 B. Singles Handicap. Miss Gove plus 4 beat Mrs Blair ecr 3—6, 6—2,
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    S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME
    325 12 S.V. C. DRILL PROGRAMME Attendance at three recruits' parades a week is compulsory. [Drills Marked are compulsory.] Saturday, May 11. 2.80 p.m. Balestier Range S V A Details Drill Hall SR E (v) A V Platoon 8.15 Destination to be] notified later [s VR 2.30 Transport from D Hall] Drill
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    ROBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    34 12 Agents Borneo Co. Bruseh 10,000 Ipoh Tin 420 Agents Paterson, Simons And Go. Kuala Pegan 21,500; against 26,121; total to date 46,900. Hevea 19,146 against 21,665 total to date 280,228.
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