The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 June 1918

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 7. 1918. TEN CENTS NO. 9,383
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  • 359 1 The gravity of the present struggle m j France daily becomes more manifest. Ex i ploiting their temporary superiority m man-power, the Germans are nnquestion- ably making the supremest effort of which they are capable. It is victory this year or never for them. They are frantically
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  • 1183 1 He was a country bred townsman with 1 a calm voice and far-eeeing eyes, a soldier of the New Army, typical m appearance, but from his talk, clearly a character. It was difficult to make him speak ol actual fighting or to draw from
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 140 1 GOODRICH TYRES iOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS RAFFLES HOTEL RACE WEEK I Tuesday 13th June 1918 jjj Thursday 15th June 1918 Saturday 17th June 1918 Special Tiffin, Dinner Cinema Show I Raffles Orchestra m Attendance j "j| J. Growther Shaw Co. JT tj. SMART SDITINGS FOR il 1 MERCHtWT T.UORS. __JL If
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    • 84 1 TH B only tyre which has won the R.A.C certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or a m Fa CtlH A t* mf* IF t* i% vUpt i vy v 5 Stelastic Tyres I'lMii (^Wm Made m Britain from Plantation Rubber. SALE AGENTS International Trading Company, Limited. PHP ftARFFIII DC
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    • 136 1 LATEST ADVERTISEJ-IKNST. Sammy is lost— Page 1. Race week fixtures at Raffles Hotel Page 1. The best at Ribeiro's— Page 8. Palladium, Gaiety and Harima pro grammes Page 2. Men's wear at Whiteaway's Page 8. Motor-tyre lost Page 8. Mary Fowlie Scholarship— Page 3. Pinkettes help digestion Page 8. Bankruptcy
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    • 5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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    • 50 1 Fridsj 7th __igh W&.e. 996 a ,8 51 p.m. SatHFda.* Bth. eie.t Water— !C -8 4 do ,939pm. Lost, from 48 Cairn Hill rd, bull terrier dog, Municipal No 4,156, name Sammy." Reward if returned to above address or to F. G. Allen, Rigold, Bergman and Co. 7 6 uc
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  • 51 2 Ocdese tot mil Bating June 8. 1918. Thursday, Jnne 6. Si.^ualling Class, V M G A GaoRRRRd, 5 IS p r_. Friday, Jure 7. Ambularce Class. IMCAS 15 r m Saturday. Jul 8. Cyc:i.:s parade IMCA 3 p m bdividnal T oop O'.d.ra as istued by Sooßrtana
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  • 374 2 By a eanndßrte iaeßnd reo-ntly Chira forbids trading irith ihe pneray m all forms The pßrohibition goveena foreign t-übj.cts as wel! a. CUnesi unless special prcvi sions p.r. made. Chinese are cow forbidden to trade with an enemy country, enemy subjects and enemy legal bodies. All
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 155 2 HOW CAN YOU STAND A HEADACHE? There i.- nothing more EaadJenir.-; than a duli 1 i n c. i v headache, or short sharp twinges m the temples, over b eyes fiui at the ba^e of Mm team. How tan you stand it You could staOßd it if yon had
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    • 419 2 r«a___«M«___^__»__».__«_B__«---aß____B_--_a_«-«-«--B____«a Subscribers Qlliy^ may obtain V I their copies w DOLHIPi DIftECTOSY Coj II 10, CHiK.E AL.EV. I __a__oß_M— m_>^ a___a«__(aa__i«BaM«aa_aa_a___i Fresh Stocks $5.00 p er bottle THE MEDICAL HALL Opposite Ceneral Post Office. SINGAPORE. 1 _tM k: 's .".i'Mslf > SAFETY TS.EAD I Th.i Ye -r's Notable attraction! fiiiis
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    • 1199 2 A Programme of Predominant Featur* AT THE vr GS ALHAMBRa The Hall lor Kusic— Ihe Pioneer and rmmior Sou Th h Beach Road m Q a v •m the Second Show at 9 15 p r I PICTURE OF raiTEBMI AND EXCEPTION lITtKn B ii L Uh ■;> r$ 1
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  • 602 3 j Outrage by Chinese Pirates. We recently reported that the Rev H E G Graham, a missionary of tbe Dnblin University (T C D) Mi__ion to Fukien m connection with the Church Missionary Society, had been killed by pirates. A friend of the deceased man has
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1008 3 VICTORIA THEATRE T. DANIEL FRAWLEY I Presents j The Frawley Company! m a series of new and current successes g lV Max Marcln's Drama of New York Hie I -*j E HOUSE OF GLASS'i By special arrangement with David Belasco Rj k I r#VE BOOMER AMG By Winchell smith and
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    • 532 3 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR Music Hits AJSD HITS-THAT-ARE-TO-BE CALL ON HUDSON 'Phone 1705. 100, North Bridge Rd. LOST Fetween Paw Mills, Grove Road, and Rochor Police Station a Go;dye-.r Motor Tyre 3 by w newly retreaded. Finder will be rewarded onreturr-kgto p g F4LSHAW Govt. Vety Surgeon. 7 fi
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    • 313 3 PINKETTEO' the tiny laxatives l^_w are lndlspensible to hearty eaters, because tbey help tbe digestion, take care of tne over-load, prevent congestion gently stimulate the stomach and prevent many distressing results of overindulgence. I They are superior to old fashioned medicines which 0 7erstimulate the liver and leave it more
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    • 321 3 I Gents' Furnishings POR ALL OCCASIONS. y \^y^ y%^\ LJ ftffji $r v >^ I I .44.'" > l-""' i II I fi' i I LJ V 1 <*%k^ v 2 mm ff! vk >_IT^_}L 'lai lp^±iP- y j j■ Gents' Genuine French Wy\//' WL I QJMATeJ braces with non-
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  • 1439 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday. June. 7, 1918. The German attack m the SoissonsRheims area appears now to have settled down into a desperate ding dong battle on a fairly wide front with the enemy making extraordinary at tempts to enlarge his manoeuvring ground. The Allied reserves have come up
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  • 98 4 Penang C of C m Favour. PROTEST RESOLUIION DEFEATED. From Our (hen Correspondent Penang, Jnne 6. At the Chamber of Commerce shipping requisition meeting, Mr Low proposed the resolution as published. Mr Watson see ended. An amendment was proposed by Mr Mitchell and seconded by Mr Thorne "That
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  • 524 4 Allied Bluejackets and German Roughs Theie waa a naval engagement oa Sunday morning (May lfl), m Shr.cpha:. m which a combined Amer!c__ and Britiah foice successfully de.lt with an .qml number cf the enemy (soys ihe N C Daily News). ".The Trenches" m North Sze
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  • 223 4 Help of Chinese Every time you lick a bandage stamp you belp to lick the Kaiser." Thia w.s the key note, says the N C Daily News, of the American Red Cross Drive Inangn ration tiffin at the Carlton Cafe, Shanghai, on May 25, ie
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  • 737 4 FRANC E'S DAY. THE GOVERNORS CALL TO UkLi\ To the Editor Dear Sir.— lbe letter of tbe >^ March, 1918, ficm *he Director cf th British Committee of tbe Frencl a 6 Cross, a copy of which I forward tn! which I trust ycu wiil kindly fl n B| ir
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  • 103 4 To morrow is the last •< 9 tor ie^ue of ladies' tick -it* if Bdaatee- B forthcon ing race meetirg. Major WiUinm Mcßan eon I' I F Mcßain, of Sbangha. INM BW 0 awa the Croix de Guerre M-J M I B the Royal Flying Corps. The premise of ttM
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    • 154 4 By Royal Warrant TO HIS. MAJESTY KINO GEORGE V. SOLE AGENTS CALDBICK MACGREGOR CO. TTJ TCP "Cy XX Hi X Furnish Well m I M_J Iml H II I W M V^P if M W^k^^M STORE f^^S^l^iP^^ EAST Or SUEZ JOHN LITTLE C0. 9 LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) THE TRAVELLER'S
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    • 44 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1088 O 6 tf Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do SIO) j Note the conditions of onr offer "No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high quality of onr work could be given or demanded.
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  • 1294 5 GERMANS ALL OUT TO FORESTALL AMERICANS A Brutal Straggle [By Submarine Cable] [Renter's Service] Pari. June 4. The battle ace— is to be U pii g inic KMBBBthlaig Lkd a race for I Ihi battle it. September 1914 p j iuto a race for the sea. Pushing a
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  • 139 5 A Far-Reaching Bill London, May 81. In the House of Commons, Mr Hewina, moving the eecond reading of the Emigration Bill based on the recommendation of the Dominioni Royal Commiasion and the Empire Settlement Cooamittee, eaid it established a central emigration authority ot seventeen or eighteen members including
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  • 110 5 London, May 81. Great interest is being taking m the forthcoming celebra tion of the silver wedding of the King and Queen which is the first such celebration m tha case of a reigning sovereign since George the Third. Their Majesties, desiring tbat
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  • 64 5 London, May 81. The correspondent of the Times m Paria states that M Clem enoean haa just returned from the front, where he had a narrow escape. He had just left a certain point where he was surveying positions with a general when a patrol of Uhlans
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  • 25 5 London, Jane 6. The Preaa Bureau states As a tempoiary maasnie, General Robertson haa been appointed Commander m Chief m Great Britain.
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  • 211 5 SATISFACTORY OUTPUT FOI MAT April Easily Beaten iMy Umbmmrim. Oehta* (Renter's Bervioe] London, Tune 6 Tbe Admiralty announces that 197,274 tens of merchant tonnage were completed m May compared with 101,588 m April. Lord Pirriecommenta on the sati .factory output and says that great credit is due to
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  • 91 5 And Slavs not Forgotten London, Juoe*s The Press Bureau states that tbe Prime Ministers of Great Britain, France and Italy, meeting at Versailles, agreed on the following decla rations First, the creation ot a united independent Polish State, with free access to the sea, constitutes one of
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  • 71 5 12TH LIST. Amount already acknowledged 948,900 Franoia Peek and Coy Ltd 250 Singapore Free Presa Ltd 250 Mayo 80 Monsieur A Lecot 50 Bailee Hotel 850 Mr J Cairncrose 25 Mr C Everitt 100 "WMF" 26 Mr A Knox Wilson 25 A E Bond 20
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  • 85 5 The following Bums are gratefully ac kaowledged I ots Already received '16,898l 6,898 24 J P Macnair (per A W Still) 25.00 Mrs Everitt (Brd) 5.00 N Fair (2nd 25.60 MER 10.00 Miss Nancy Rangel (Bth) 8.00 Week day collections at S An drew'B
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  • 197 5 It is likely that Mr Abdul Majid, of the Kuala Kangsar Malay College staff, will leave shortly for Pabang as Inspector of Malay Schools. (T O M.) The Guildford Food Control Committee has asked tbe town council to fiuance a scheme for starting a rabbit warren on a site now
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  • 553 5 Before Mr Justice Ebden m tha Supreme Court yesterday, the hearing wbb begun m a case m which Mr S J Judah, trading aa Messrs S J Judah and Co, brought action against Messrs Sime, Darby aud Co, Ltd, claiming 92,100 aa damages sustained' 'through wrongful termination
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  • 374 5 The Manila Cablenews cay. The plan of Director of Commerce and Communications James J Rafferty for the construction of concrete ships, m the Philippines is worthy of serious contideration. We would go further than Mr Rafferty, who sees m the industry an opportunity for rehabilitating
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 142 5 ROBINSON Co. FRESH CONSIGNMENT OF DE RESZKE GIGAREITES TENOR BASSO -*«ip- AIRTIGHT AND (j)gRBSZK|f TINS OF American. (TgarefleS- 50 s I itmiJ Sm% The Aristocrat of Cigarettes. Mr. H. N. BUCKERIOGE late of Messrs LAFAYETTE, Photographers to Their M AJFSTIES* Begs to announce that he conducts the ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 564 6 P. &Oa tSerasH India AND r_kpcA__ jLiine (Ccmfanlea Incorporate:! In England.) Mail and Passenger Services PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Malestys Government.) *_.c Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present pended. vne Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND FROM LONDON ar* at present suspended.
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    • 1032 6 N H MM. J\ NaK -v ?g _--?->__.» s___; 7 _f___ 9 ft, I Jft MBSSA6BRIBB HARITIHES JAPAN MAI I MAIL LISIi STEAM Si ßiP CO. 9 F.t.Ci Monthly service between Shanghai, HongUacovpcsated .a c^-yua; Kong, Saigon, Singapore. Colombo, Djibouti, __Ui__I PEAK Egypt and Marseilles and vice- versa. BRANCH Ll**,
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    • 647 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPtiiv (INCORPORITED IN U.S.A.) REGULAR MONTHLY TRANSPACIFIC SERVICE. Hongkoog, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Hosololo and San Fr.ncisco jSS. COLOMBIA 14 000 toDa from Hongkong en or aboit Ittl i IBS. VENEZUELA' 14 000 tons do do 17 n S.S. "ECUADOR", 14.000 tons do do Mj, J™f l^ and
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  • 938 7 Probing for the— Beet Old Chinese Bricks and Mortar Wealth from a Weed I Non Freezing solution. Coconut shells for Fuel—Washable Heating Pads— The Theory ot Metal Corrosion Bringing Germs to the Mosquito— Control by Jolts. The efficiency Of a nation or an individual may not approach 60
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 37 7 FIRST CLASS British Made Sewing Machines An Exceptionally good opportunity to secure a Williams SEWING MACHINE (Hand or Treadle) it a Reasonable Price Hand Machines $25. Treadle do. $45. ON VIEW AT GHIN6 KENG LEE'S RAFFLES PLACE.
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    • 546 7 Iwx v Jr^r r*V great: deal of Shavm£ Comfort /V^^# I 1 1 11 U 11 iCI m^^m^ J is packed m this very small outtit 'wSeS^.^ *****11 Next to the paramount fact that the Valet" Auto Strop a^Ml W^SSffff Safety Razor is the only razor that strops itself auto\w|^r
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    • 216 7 Maharaja Velvet Crepe THE QUEEN OF SILKS Very tempting and of pleasiug qiality— the best material and surpassing workmanship are embodied in this CREPE. BUY IT TO-DAY. WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL Co., Jewellers, Silk and Curio Merchants, Phone 1144. 56, 57, High Street. Prompt Priniiiifl R irkardl fib* Ct\ 16b ChaDge Alley
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  • 1751 8 In above list the totals m first column art monthly totals for Jan-Dec, 1917. The ruont. In which the Company's year ends Is indicateafter the name. Third column shows tbt 1919 total to date and second column tho total ot the past month. Every endeavour 1. ma
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  • 124 8 A. Einta, June 1,719 579 Ayer Weng 2,406 702 Bandon 3,088 Bangnou Val 5,195 1,216 Deebook 8,560 1,144 Bruaeh, Juiy Ohsnderiang, 5,857 1 357 Gopeng Coneol, 17,075 5,122 Heawcod, 2,782 647 Idris 8.780 cOG Ipob Tin, Dec 4425 1,495 Kanaboi, 88 •KaruuniDg 1,963 2.C91 jKarnunting, 7,691 1,880 jK.
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  • 616 8 General Staff a Review. May 17. The following are the considered opin ions of the British general staff on the military situation during the past week There haa been a series of minor opera tions on the western front m the nature of sparring, m which we
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 277 8 |pß___ii-__l Another of C. B.s Delicacies lt iJ C. B. OXFORD sausac-;:: 1 UNEXCELLED. X ft! s l Crosse Blackwell gnarantee j-aSj these and all their other table delicacies to be i^^^^^t. J—.'. !**a prodoced under ideal conditions of cleanlineaa. ;?^"i:v';.....". lB AGENTS FOR LEA a PERRINS* WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE l-.y.x:
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  • 47 9 Oft. YI?D r* j-r Jnne 6 4 v 8 4_ Bunacd 5-4 816 ra_Bacsedtai B aai 4 28 82 fßaaoa demand 817 B3tA,T.T. 146 -;■>. arcana Bet%Paam .0 i ml loot Java, 11 Of «CB, <.<-. 66 ovaaaiaEn Bcyun 68 64 ri Kau c* Baa law tea 4f.f
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  • 145 9 June 6 ZlB 150 tOCS mm. 616 TOO v" 15 28 i akiaa 58.C0 lax, irlea Cats I 20.00 Black erd .'por* 86.00 tab. 40.00 saga Cllfl ia ___c It > norn baaga EBB BB KM nom _a vß_.-"._i) nom OIpTM (Ajnboina) n?!_a Ee_i Ce_S__3 •'_";1 Bi_.- V aaaa
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 1790 9 Assets over $2,000,000 Assurance In force over $9,000,000 I j TH GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. Tbe Company has £20. C00 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and compiles with the BrltishLife Assurance
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    • 592 9 SITUATION VACANT. Experienced Emocf&n Accoontan* required ior large Rubber Etta... Mu-t h^ ineligible! for military service. Apply stating previous! ezperieace and qualifications to t. B ii., c/o FresPrers. 7-6 v 5 WASTED. EngMsb-rpeabiag Chinese b-v a: hiu-.e steward. Good re.ere_.ce_ r. quired. Apply W KANSFIBLD ft CO., LTD. Collyer Quay-f-6
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 218 9 MAIL TA&LH* To-daj. s!'-{.rs2!M; occt local f «a*!!p y.i- &e toniO feofipf, iCftlaocfc, F.H.6. {ftp Cara**} 6 ».i 5. y fexaeft Sunday). Johore 8, 9.80, noon, S, i 6 p.m. Cacob Sdir-ft 8.80 AH PenaDg Nanka: Mara 8.80 A» Sap?-n v'a port! Hock G211 9.80 am Seiat Pt*ndJ4cg, etc B.
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  • 916 10 TJiere wis rain 4 a.m. yesterday but a fair crowd was at tbe couree aud saw some interesting gallops. Southall has been absent foi two da? s. Playmate was one ot the first out and did long work at medium pace. Black Watch end Loaddeer were associated
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  • 81 10 The Hochi s»ys tbat according to information from New York the German agents there contrived a plot to as.ae.inate Mr C Ya_a, Japanese Consul General m New York, and eeieral leading Japanese m tie city for the purpose ol creating dieacn aion between the United States and Japan. Tha American
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  • 314 10 Singapore, June 0. There is no doubt the War nawa over the past week has had a very dlequietinf effect m thia market and a general tendency to mark time ia prevalent. The exact position of rubber as a commodity cauaes a deal of diioueaiou with a
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  • 268 10 80th May sth Jans. The share market has been exceedingly dull during the week and finishes with a distinct selling tendency, partly due poa Bibly to th. grave (Situation on the Western Front and also to the difficulties of obtaining permits for exports to the United
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  • 208 10 RUBBER. Singapore, June 6. Owing to tbe public holiday on Monday Ift- 1 the week y Auctions did not commence until this morning, when an un usually large quantity amounting to come 1,458 tons was catalogued for eale com prised chiefly of consignments from Java. Since our
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  • 21 10 Mr Sugars, second police magistrate, officiated aa senior magistrate yeaterday m tha absence of Mr Lang ham Carter, who ia indisposed.
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  • 618 10 Disadvantage of High Exchange. Reviewing the tin industry of Hong kong ior 1917, Mr G E Anderson, American Consul General, writes m Commerce Reports,'* Washington In spite of the fact that the high exchange value of silver reduced the return for such exports m Hongkong
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  • 124 10 PICTU RE SHOWS. The Palladium gives good advioe to those who get humpy about war news, and that good advice is backed by good fare m a picture cf the type o! The Raggedy Queen," m which the beautiful Violet Mersereau is seen. There will be the usual matinee for
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  • 82 10 Hongkong Newspaper Soaimoned At tbe Hongkong Magistracy, on May 27, Mr G W G Burnett, printer and publisher of tha Hongkong Telegraph," was summoned for publishing, without lawful authority, and contrary to the Censorship Regulations of 1917, certain information with reepec. to the movements and descriptions of two
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  • 57 10 In the Inter- State Cricket match be tween Perak and Selacgor, after two days play, though it ended m a draw, the honours were undoubtedly due to Perak, her score at the end of the first innings being 258, to Selingor'a 106. The best scores were 121 by W 0
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  • 183 10 Agenta Hooglandt acd Co. Pangkattan 54,000 Bangeon Poerba 50,000 Batu Rata 2_, 7 00 Soeretariea Derrick and Co. Alor Gajah 12,100 Auetralaeia 6,800 Ayer Panaa 43,500 Balgownie 21,190 Bukit Kubu 16.500 Gltnealy 24,700 Pajam 50,182 Pantai 10.200 Port Swettenham 8,015 Tambalak 9,274 Teluk Aneon 15,200 Agents
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  • 96 10 Sunday, 9th inst. The Club launches will leave ai ucder Johnston's Pier, 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 2.30 and 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow. 9 SO and 10.80 a m., 12.15, 8 and 5.30 p m. Hi rr. i tgh Tide 11.14 a.m. On the arrival of the
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    • 256 10 A SURE CURE FOR MALARIA SACDNA 7 a Lassitude, a leaden feeling m the lege, shiverings of the bor 1 oppressed and dull hea.iness, little or no appetite, a distaste for nn L exercise and regular bath, occasional dizziness, a foul tongue m the moafter sleep, a disinclination to work
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 320 10 SCO LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Profession Pairs, qualifying rounds. Mer. VII. Sharpe and Knox Wilson beat Planters Whitehead and Gale w o. Pre bb. Davies and Wilson beat Engineers Henderson and Cassels 6—B, 2 6, 6 B. Mer. 11. Brown and Ruchwaldy beat Municipality Parish and Williams 6 3,
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