The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 May 1918

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. •EN CENTS SINGAPORE, FjRkDAY, MAY 31, 1918. NO. 9,377
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  • 204 1 Late wire news will be found on page 4. Notes on yesterday's race training are given on page 10. The Arabs m Palestine have saved Armenians from the Turks—Page 5. Further air raids have been carried ou!i on Mannheim—Page 6. The Singapore Art Club exhibition was opened
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  • 1124 1 Entering the theatre, we mounted a broad flight of steps and found curselveg m a large room, at the end of which was the stage, lit up by two Kitson lamps hangiog by ropes co that they could be raised or lowered at will. A balcony,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 79 1 I GOODRICH TYRES OLIDS AND PNEUMATICS RAFFLES HOTEL SATURDAY, JUNE Ist SPECIAL DINNER AND CINEMA SHOW. J, Orowther Shaw Co. FiACING COLOURS 7jUKfj SMART SUITINGS FOR j 'I ji THE RAGES. J^ MERCHANT TAILORS. CAN FURNISB YOU WITH ALL YOU NEED IN STATIONERY FKOM THEIR OWN EXTENSIVE STOCK. i .LOTATIONS
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    • 75 1 T.HE only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or punctures. Siipcr-Cym > Tyres I«Kv AII British '|M 4Ws[ Made m Britain from Plantation Rubber. C/A T f A JCT ftQ International Trading Company, Limited. BE CAREFUL OF YOUR CHILDREN'S DIET! USE ONLY BORDEN'S MILKS
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    • 17 1 Just Arrived CHIANTI (MIRAFIORE) he Best Produced SWEE LEE GO. 15, Cross Street Telephone Opposite 1749 Market
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    • 5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 114 1 THE WEEK. Frldej 31st aigh Water- 0 4s a.m., 218 p.m Municipal Commission, 2. I jo p.m. Art Club Exhibition War Film, Vie. Theatre Saturday Jane Ist. aifh Water— -li hjok., i-13 p.m, Race Entries C ccc Sandycrofr ineetin coonWar Film, Vie. ihea re. Sunday 2nd. High Water- 2 46
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  • 46 2 Orders for week ending Jane 1, 1918. Friday, May 31. Ambulance Class, T M C A 5.15 p.m. Individual Troop Orders as issued by 1 Scoutmasters. Saturday, June 1. Route March. All Singapore Troops parade V M C A, 4 80 p m.
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  • 562 2 Following on the announcement that the Government terms were signed at Kahun by the Mari Chief and tribal headmen on May 2, it is now stated that the terms of settlerrent were aUo read to the Sardar and headmen of the Kbetran tribe at Baikhan and duly signed by them.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 308 2 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE DOLLAR DIRECTORY MAY OBTAIN THEIR COPIES ATTBE OFFICE 76 Change Alley When Anaemic Run-Down TAKE -> l\inafer\ THE IDEAL TONIC. THE MEDICAL HALL Opposite General Post Office. SINGAPORE. SAFETY TRF.AD^^ Victoria Theatre TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! THE INDIAN EMPIRE. AN HISTORICAL FILM IN MINE PARTS POPULAR PRICES. Booking at
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    • 508 2 1 S#% tfl^Mi^wfffllffßftiJra COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT B o'clock J "Hands m the Dark/ 830 "The Magpie." 9 15 INTERVAL 927 Selection ORCHESTRA. 930 I One Damp Day/ 940 "Cheyenne's Pal.'' 10 'The Girl by the Roadside." "•«> Minding the Baby." SPECIAL MATINEE ON SATURDAY, Tlfe Battle of Arras
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    • 557 2 Week Commencing Monday, May 27 Tw» Excellent Features to Hike up a Rattling 6ood h m >L AT THE me ALHAMBRA The Hall for Music —The Pioneer and Premier Hous? t ihBeach Road. a > In the Seccnd Show at 9.15 p.rr. A Eritißh production presented witb gi oat Dramatic
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  • 1460 3 FINES OF 1114,180 TO BE REFUNDED.! In the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, oq Tuesday before the full Cour& of Ap peal consisting of Mr Justice looes. Acting Chief Judicial Commissioner, F M 8, Mr Justice Earnshaw and Mr Justice Farrer MaD by, the appeal came on of
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  • 389 3 News of a somewhat remarkable motorcycle accident comes to hand from Kedah sa;e tbe Straits Echo. It would appear tbat a motor cyclist who used to be a well-known resident of Penang a few years ago was hastening from Sungei Patani towards Alor Star which objective he wae
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  • 80 3 At the meeting of the Honßkong Sani- tart Board on May 14, Mr F B L Bowley, winhicg farewell to Mr B V Carpmael (President) ond Mr C M W Reynolds (Secretary) formerly a joflrnaliefr m Hongkong, eaid that while the Board re gretted their departure, it approved of their
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    • 378 3 Madame Adele ba, just arrived with a consignment cf PARIS MODELS utag, a/:ernoon and morning Gowns, LlDgerie bhic Millinery GoovN on View at R \FFLi S HOTEL Wednesday, 29th May, bciwe n hoar 3 9 a.m. to 5 pm. NOTiCSf. E INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THE Singapore Bon Marche, Ltd.
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    • 773 3 Notice to Creditors of Adjourned Meeting. RE Chop Joo Bee. Notloe ie> hereby given that the First Meeting of Creditors m the above matter held on the 29th day of May 1918 at the Office of the Official Assignee, Singapore, *as adjourned to the sth day of Jane, 1618 and
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    • 254 3 Ladies' Dainty Lingerie. At WH/TE4II/4VS. J Ladies' dainty JRM p" Ikk Stocked m a 1 nightdresses, made .7 l^^>vHm^r^£ V J^H^k* variety of shaped from soft nain- /L?^^ necks, and fanoy 3 These garments yggW tr^V^^^^-^^s r^ '^^w $7.50 wear splendidly. '^^^^^"^^l &Jw each< ByL^.^" ,Jr *_V l^ Ai A
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  • 1402 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, May. 31, 1918. The Aisne position or as we apparently must call it npw, the Vesle position, the enemy having also crossed that river which lies considerably south of the Aisne is today somewhat clearer though taken on the whole there has been a distinct
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  • 863 4 Mr Siow ioon Ling, compiler of tbe t Cliiaes: Commercial directory, has return ed f rom hii busiD6feß tour m Penacg and: the F M S. Mr C L Collenefetoa late of PenaLg Vol unt(ttfa, bad pafcfe^d ths exatninatjoc^ for n c^irttaiesion m the Tack Corp6, e;»rly jni March. Tha
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  • 363 4 London, M -.y |f y que k, 59 tba Germans outtktru c: Bqi On the r -,br r. r> 1; an tner^e;^ defence 00 Tkforry lav, rith rt K»tfctad, ttef Bfhtii g i•■ V. v fending > An iHMTic, French a n couct-a! popart! the Aiene wor. were
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  • 209 4 Kuala Lumpur, Mas At a meeting beld hure yesterday nM by the P AM, representatives wt-re tkn present from the Society of R state Doctoti the Malacca P A, the F M I EM| Selangor Chinese pnd P< i aog Gkftfi Chambers of Commerce. MM F M v
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  • 52 4 The Sail ty acr< ci [ntarMting ep 4. dom," I WUi Plicltag mWk girl'r Bghl (or I itM< B!uebi'.i fi'm If the Bftfftaa ver-=.il v itk ;> p cjmio and IfMtatifi The Emoi-e with its new ptOfTMBM Child of Mystery." fr.-». or WJ O f the Army" and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 129 4 THE CONNOISSEUR DEALS WITH CALOBtCK MAGGREGOR 80. TENNIS, GOLF. ACCESSORIES of the BEST MMEiS. STOCKS OF KLINEY, JAELANCO SPALDING GOLD MEDAL, RISELY HEXAGON &c. RACKETS. Fine Se!e YOU CANNOT DO fj on of C!ubs BETTER THAN. Balls &F very "GET it at LITTLES." Requisite. JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN
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    • 41 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TBLBPHOKB 1035 ,6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the conditions cf our offer "No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high quality of our work could be given or demanded.
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  • 695 5 ENEMY'S SUCCESSFUL SURPRISE Armies retire m good Orde? [By fctabmann* <J«bl«l lUqwi Scayioel ion >hv 28 Reuter's corresponj. I hr -r Headquarter* wiring en i -i \rt mi I I vr 3 ..--.ril bom i •oeiaj *n;>agfld twenty j at log some moved frcra Mi *ien regtoa
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  • 55 5 'b ri of the Amateur Musical af 'J DnMullfl Associ-trion who have "Quitted tiieir intention of participating l Q the "Drama" which is shortly to bf "'aged, are requested to attend the Meet* tag which is to be held at the Association Premise on Sunday the 2nd Jane, foi toe
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  • 907 5 Fierce Fight on the Yesls London, May 29. A Frecch communique of May 27 save: Latt! night and to-day the enemy, again profiting by bie I autnericrtl superiority, nride fresh effort* |to accentuate hia drive eoufhward and jtjwards Soissone. Our troops on the Heft counter attacked
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  • 33 5 I The engagement is annoucced of Mill 1 Olive To ae saint, sister of Mra R N Albrecbl rI of Kuala Lumpur, to Charles Nell Leem I brnggen, of Telak Mtcbftu Estate, Sapang
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  • 205 5 STORY OF THE GERMAN EMISSARY flow he landed IMy BnbmariM Cable! {fleeter'! lerTieel London, May 28.— In the House ol Commons, Mr Bonar Law, replying to Mr King, eaid that the Government at present did not intend making a etattraent regard ing its Irish policy. London, May 29
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  • 259 5 Allied Line Restored London, May 28 —Router's corrcepon dent afc British Headquarters wiring on the evening cf May 28 saja except; north o! Mont Kemmel the enemy artillery was comparatively quiei on the FJauders front. Four British divisions which withstood the first onslaught on the Aiene were
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  • 197 5 London, May 39. A French official message Bays ISnemv aeroplanes espied at midnight on May 27 28 well of Rouen were violently attacked by anti-aircraft batteries. One dropped bombs m the Rouen district and one person was killed and four wounded. The weather was fine
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  • 61 5 London, May 29.— The Daily Chronicle Bays the Gevernmenfc expects all munition workers m fucurt: will volunteer for war work anywhera m tho country. Any nure«?oDa*-!e refusal will eerious-ly prejudice the tight to exemption from the army service. The War Cabinet coneidc-r they muat now be absolutely
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  • 25 5 Copenhagen, May 29. Thousands m Sweden have been stricken with a mysterious malady akin to dropsy atti i bated to insufficient food.
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  • 414 5 GOOD AUGURY FOR A NEW ALLIANCE. Fighting Turkish Oppressors ilUutcr's SatTioa; London, May 24.— The Press Bureau' states that owing to Arabian co operation with the British forces m Palestine, a number of Armeni&as, men, wdmon and children, whom the Turks deported to the dercrts E^t cf
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  • 83 5 London, May 28. In the House of Lords, Lord Newton strenuously asserted that there was not the slightest vestige ol tenth m the newspaper allegations that War Office inactivity had resulted m woree treatment; ol British war prisoners than others No Government had been more
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  • 66 5 Amsterdam, Msy 29. The Koelnieche Yolks Zeitung has a Kkff wire slating that a new Federal State entitled the South Eastern Federation, comprising the Don, Kuban and other Cosiacfa moan taineers of North Caucasus and the Steppe peoples of South-Eastern Russia, is &t wai with the Soviet
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  • 54 5 I London, May 28. In the House ol Com mone, Lord Robert Cecil, replying to Major David D*viee, said that the Government had repeatedly given assurance el thair desire to assist RuseU. At present the Government were conatautly consuUing the Alliee regarding the most etf&ctive way
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  • 47 5 Motcovp, May 26. A tire br\ ka out m n munition traiu n% K\r n n starion, and spread to mRDy houses. Io ifissed all day. Seven warehouses full of mcrchandige and 350 trucks wara destroyed, tha damage amountiog to ihirftj million roubles.
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  • 37 5 SIBERIA'S HOP E Peking, May 29.— Upwards ol a thousinri border Chinese huvt< joined the Cosßack leader Seminnff, who is gaining &tren«ih and popularity, dispersing bie oppnuente, and eetab iehing a mea6uru of order in&tead of chaot?.
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  • 49 5 London, May 27. Silver is steady. Charged before Mr Sugarg m the second court yesterday with voluntarily oausing hurt to a compatriot, Chinees P C 110. Lim Pee, a Ghinete named Wmg Ah Peng pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months rigorous imp rison me at.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 142 5 1 J i l" "i. ROBINSON do. BRITISH LEATHER Fitted with extra string shoes, sliete bolts i~cks, lined warp, studs on the bottom; two straps as illustration. latcfef Messrs LAFA 7ETTI Photographert to Their MA JY STIES; Bess to announce that he oondnota iix ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO i SfUMPOHE ibe
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    • 623 6 P« &O» fSaiTisH India 4KB Apc4R JLjine {GomyftQlGS InouiryoffftteA !b Escl&o3.) Mail and Passenger Services peninsulas and oriental s. n. co.. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) «ne Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present ponded. Tne Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND PROM LONDON are at present suspended.
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    • 617 6 JAPAN HAH 3YE&WISHIP Co., Ltd. (Incorporated Sn Japaai gU»9?EAK 18KL Par Basikang. Saanflial, Kaba ft Takahasi far lalaaaa, Paaasg, Celambe aid England tla Tbe Capa. A servioo (o maintained betweea lokonauii ports $o Marseilles, London, mtdar m.t>) oontxaot with the Imperial Japanese Gksiers meat. The New Twin screw Steazn^^ m^sfisla:r,g
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    • 504 6 MESSA6ERIEB MABI7IMES (INGOBPOBATBD IN FEAHCF) MAIL LIKE, Monthly service between Shanghai, Hong* kong, Saigon, Singapore. Colombo, Djibouti, Egypt and MarteHles and vice-versa. BRANCH LIHI. Fortnightly service between Salgon-Tourane-Haiphong. Few further information apply to J. dfi GOyRTOIS, Agents. HONGKONG. A steamer will leave for the above port about the Bth June.
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    • 691 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPLY (INCORPORATED IN U.S.A.) 2 *ni, REGULAR MONTHLY TRANSPACIFIC SERVICE Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Francisco S.S. 'COLOMBIA 1 14.000 tone from Hongkong on or abn lOfu S.S. "VENEZUELA, 14 000 tons do do J S.S. "ECUADOR 11 14 000 tons do do l^ and
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  • 274 7 0 S.A Example. Tbe United States m to order the German docks at New York to be sold. A Bill to authorise their sale and that of German property totalling £200,000,000 m value is being passed. Great Britain has taken possession of at least £100,000,000 worth
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  • 209 7 The Morning Poet correspondent on the French front Bends interesting details of ;he German tanks. The Germans modi led the construction and use of the tanks fcfter the experience of British use. They jreatly increased the speed, and have ianks capable of travelling five miles an lour over
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  • 174 7 Malayan Food Prices At the monthly maeting of Kinta Sanitary Board Mr de Paula drew attention to the excessive prices of locally produced foodstuffs, which are onfy slightly m flnenced by war conditions, and asked whether the Food Control Committee is taking action to prevent profiteering m Einta. The
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  • 163 7 Shortage In Colombo Market. Colombo. May 9. There ia a shortage of Java sugar m the Colombo market bd<l consequently the price has gone up considerably. One of the largest importers of the commodity informed a press representative that future prospects were not too bright. Shipments were expected,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 128 7 GORDON'S The Oldest Established London I i Gin Distilleries! i Famous for the Purity and Flavour of their OLD TOM" DRY GINS."] OF ALL DEALERS THE BORNEO CO., LTD.; (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) Buchanan's Black and White There is no better value on the Market han this old and perfectly blended
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    • 400 7 IUSSMIi' CONFIDENTLY o^ c& b Mrr« iviidlothian' n rolled oats A clean, tempting food, giving stamina— unrivalled for Breakfast 4$ *fr A QENTB FOR UA ft' PERRINf WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCI K^S HE Mst preparation o^. £kw*VHma&+m> run ii'n niiiiiimiaiwiw nmwi B DYSENTERY! iJ9D DIARRHOEA BB3WNS SPECIFIC. I Xo fee bad at
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    • 236 7 8 SS AND PORCELAIN RUBBER LATEX GUP. IN HALF LEMON AND FLAT BOTTOM SHAPE. SAMPLE FREE ON APPLICATION. G. OTOMUNE <& Co. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Incorporated In the United Kingdom by special Act of Parliament) Temporary Assurance at Lowest Cost. The Standard issues policies for one, three, five
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  • 793 8 B I Boat Lost. London, April 26. —The British India Bteamer Itria has been sunk m a collißioo. AH on board were saved except the Second Engineer and a man. San Francisco Indian Plot. London, May Ist. San Francisco. Doctor Chakravarty, one of the Hindu defendants found
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  • 36 8 The engagement is announced of Mii§ Laing, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Laiog, and a sitter of Mrs W Peel, to Mr F B Rickett, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Penang. (P G).
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 154 8 Ir¥ 1 MAKING I I ppP OLEAN SWEEP I fl The close study of diseases and complaints peculiar I I to the East, and the application of the most important B fl discoveries of scientific research, under fully qualified fl I chemical supervision, have resulted m the finding of a
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    • 925 8 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE SPRING RAGE MEETING {UNDER B. ft. A. RULES OF RACING) WILL BE HELD ON i Tuesday the 1 lth, Thursday the 13th, and Saturday the 15th of June, 1918. PROGRAMME. FIRST DA\. TULBDAY, lITH JUNE. 1918. i 1. THB OPENING STAKES -2-15 p.m. j Value $400.
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    • 924 8 2 ft 7. THE VISITORS Pl.ite tf < T 2-40 p m. and 5 p,^ %n Value of each Btake $500 I i for all fcx-Griffin Hor n; lha v La^i c&| Meeticg. The Horses may beTvwK^ Handle apper into iwo cla.s^s i "V the Each class to b< hanaicapned
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  • 52 9 UDBUOCSJU Qf tc May 80 (111 S4| lttiaja/1 5.48 18 paSfMssj miili an* 3.4 28 82 ?xacet ft2it.Li:i Pml 817 hKXU, T. T. 148 £CBSjiiMa, .-.s-.-t 86i%Pf«Mi ICKCaAMA: latttMi 106 J^YA, CdCljL .111 SA«fiEOK, stv:ii&4 86 SOYBUHM, Bsjdi B. v} m 98.64 Bank at Wmglmai Raai 6% Esr Btfrti
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  • 155 9 Mfty 80. Tfn (75 tone) §166 50 QflßaftfM 16.26 G^ir; .Vs. S 28.C& SLC&MfItS Ctt.%C Nc. 2D.00 Pf£S&s Black oaMM, Spore 86.00 ?OFS2J; <V.:-f3 iuiit, 49.00 N'cit^fifs (21C !c I'ne ih.l aom K«2mtgc (&0 to Vtm ftJ nom %&£<& \iit»'-;ca) oom GtefM Ujahoioal n^sn BaUCoffM U% ElacU? natn Tapieca,
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  • 111 9 ENTRANCES— TAf »*9 PAOAB. Wh— fW fioofc God' i Gate Eutr BcmV archouse aast TrafaJ KooUkt sa gar Bl btora;. .4 1 X Paoab j r Eaei BAH lAS 20/82 f igo B 1 vvhart-tfl Bbecrs 3 1 do (Dry Docks) I Dock E- IlcaJ Tower. Offloc,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 578 9 Assets over $2,000,000 Assurance ii 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, EC. Tb> company has 120.000 deposited with the Bnpreme Gout of England, and complies with the BrttlshLife Assurance Cbmpaules lot m
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    • 484 9 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. Incorporated im Jap ah Capital Subscribed—.. T. 48,000.000 Cayllal Paid Up .T. 80,000,000 Besewe Fund Y. 11,800,000 Prosidtrxt. I, Inooye Esf ?%ce- President. Yarnakawa Esb, DIBECTOBS. J. Inonye Eeq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Soma Esq. M. Odagiri Esq. K. Sonoda Esq. T. Kawashima Esq. R.
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    • 500 9 THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) Capital Registered $s roo 000 Capital Subscribed $5.000 000 Capital Paid Dp «2 son nn2 Reserve Liability Z |f;|c°o.oSS HE4D OFFICE Raffles Chambers, 5& 6, Singapore. BHANCHES Penang, Malacca, Muar Batu Pahat. i Current Aocounts oponed, Fixed Deposits received aud
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    • 325 9 WANTED Wanted from Ist Jnoe, for a temporary job, fialary $6<\ a good and reliable Chinese dtrk with knowledge of English, typewriting and salesmanship. Apply with copies of testimouials to Box Mfl c/o Free Frees. 305 316 SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF C3MIWERCS AND EXCHANGE. tc anted immediately a tlrst class shorthand
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 248 9 STOCKS AND SHAR£S. May. 30, 1918. The following are the chares as tc which changes are notified m Massrt Fraeer and Go's yesterday's share list Bayers Seller* ROBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Ayer Kuning 1.00 1.16 Ayer Molek 2.00 2.20 Glenealy 1.90 2.00 Haytor 7.25 8.00 Jeram 1.20 1.85 Kamaean 4.60 4.76
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    • 275 9 MAIL TABLE. Todij. IntevmeOlale cad local mails: vrU! Ie loaas ip list b&low Pecans;, Maiaeoa, F.M.S. [%w Tretci I ».as lally (except Snnflay). Johore 8, 9.80, noon, a, 4 8 p.m. Oucob Soon Hong 8,80 am Cucob Azmere 9 AM P. Sambu, etc. Singkawang 9.80 am Bagan via ports Hock
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  • 1976 10 THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION. The unnnal exhibition of the Singapore Art Club waii opentd In tbe V M 0 A Hull yesterdcy afternoon, acd continues to-day. The screens and tables are well adorned with works of nr^ of varying type atd merit, though iv Urn lat.ee respect the
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  • 385 10 Some interesting woik was done at the Race course yesterday 'morning. A haze was over the back stretch. The turf was m good condition. Playmate had no trouble m running 8 •furlongs m 45 sac. Good Omen and Kitty made th&ir way over 3 furlongs m 46 see.
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  • 302 10 Singapore, May 30. The pifeS has been more or less a featureless week with operations mainly confiaed to Mining shares. The price of tin fell about $5 a pikul and this brought out a few profit takers m tin shares but on the whole prices remain about
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  • 81 10 I Cha Cheng Kee \*oa charged before Mr Din-Hiaore, m tbb eecond court, yesterday, with the theft of ten fowls belonging to IMr Justice Ebden. Tha accused was I arrested shortly after he had diepof-ed of ;the f;)wls ia tho early morning of May Hi > He
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  • 26 10 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Mixed Doubles A Class (Semi-Final). Mrs Cantrell and Mr Crichton beat Mr and Mrs Macgregor scr 6 B, 6 o.
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  • 90 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's usual auction was held on Wednesday and Thursday when there was offered for sale 18,288.85 pikuls or 1,771,847 lb, Tods 791. Pricks Realized. Sm. Sheet Fine Ribbed $88 to $94 Good 71 87 Good Plain 65 68 Crepe Fine Pale
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  • 288 10 RUBBER v Singapore, May 80th. There haa been very little change m the market eincs the clo=B of tha auctions on the 24th met. The usual weakly auctions, which concluded this moruing, were well attended at the opening but only a few of the regular buyers were
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  • 155 10 Singapore 30th May. The weekly rubber auction which com menced yesterday disclosec a somewhat weak market, a*;d although the top prices are not much balow those paid last week, only the very best of the lota on cffer were taken at or near these prices lots which
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  • 172 10 Mr W Lowthar Kerr.D has given notice that at the ordinary meeting cf the Muni cipai Commissioners to day he proposes 1. To call the attention of tha President to a letter appeariLg m the Straits Times of tlie 3rd May last with reference to the recent purcbuse
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    • 295 10 MP D ITT In Fountain Pens, as m everything fl\ /J^. else, it is merit that tells, and that is Ml n£ why the M Swan has for a quarter lg f or a century gained more users every f| i year. When you buy a "Swan" 111 Hdl ml
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 50 10 S.V. C. DRILL -PROGRAMME Attendance at three recruits' parades a week is compulsory, Friday Mat 31. 4.50 p.m. Jardine's Steps for FortSileneing SVAGLandDRF 5.16 Drill Hall SRE(v) 6.10 ,i ,i Signalling Section SVC >, ii .m SVC Recruits >i it it A V Platoon 6 G Wace, Captain, Actg Adjutant,
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