The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 June 1918

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY JUNE 10, 1918. NO. 9,385
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  • 248 1 Alterations m the local share list will be found on page 7. Lifete of subscriptions to various war funds appear on page 8. The names of the War Tax assessors for Singapore hive been gazetted Page 8. The Indian Government is drafting a scheme of internal political
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  • 1265 1 I don't know anything more whole* some for a man," said George Warringtoa to young Pendennie, than a state of tick. It is an alternative and a tonic. A. little necessity brings oat your pluck if you have any, and nerves yon to grapple with the future.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 112 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS RAFFLES HOTEL [RACE WEEK Tuesday 11th June 1918 I Thursday 13th June 1918 Saturday 15th, June 1918 I Special Tiffin, Dinner Cinema Show I On Above Days Raffles Orchestra m Attendance r" J. Crowther Shaw Co. S* 3^| RACING COLOURS $&<%? t J SMART SUITINGS
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    • 102 1 TH B only tyre whicbljiaa won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or punctures. •ft M i^r I#l iF r^B^SK^^tw l\n HX i"I Af^ r^% AT A■£l A T^ W J AjfWt TBaat^By l|l 1 r\. J E A 111 111 W y^ja-JW^Cyt F**- fffrjvuOiflu -*«*f A A%w%
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    • 157 1 LATEST ADVEBTISEHEhTS. »VK P 31 )ate*t wriKi a— P»ge 6 The Johore P W D require tenders Cor works Page 8. Robinson and Co for all photographic supplies Page 5. Sftcuna, tbe sovereign remedy for malaria Page 8. New York firm desires business connections here Page 8. Important furniture sale
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    • 5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 104 1 THE_WEBK, ■eodil 10th. Rtcii W\t&— c.o a.m U 6 p.m. W O T U mtg YMCA, 8.45 p.m. Tatsdi? 11th. Hftfb Water— o-44 a.m., 11. 49 pm. Philharmonic Practice, 9 p.m. Si. Barnabas. Mohammedan Fasting Month (Bolan Paasa) commencesRace meeting, First Day. Kinta Aesn. mtg Barkers, 18. 6 pm. Fillls'
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  • 452 2 Orders for week ending Jane 8, 1918. Friday, Jure 14. Ambulance Clasß V M C A, 5 15 pm. Executive Comciittee Meeting, Commis* sioner'a Office 5 30 p.m. Individual Troop Orders as issued by Scoutmasters. A petroleum Field has been discovered by Mr X Nisbida of Cholwon,
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    • 486 2 Subscribers QwX^A may obtain T I their copies now. IB DOLLIR O^ECTfiRY Co". I 16. CHftKGE ALLEY. a fh i aa ft ii .a r •'>•"*•' t r m^j*-- \4k.J± AGNESIA (Registered) HAIR CREAM A Lon groa c y preparation for fixitjg thB hair m any deatred fashion. Keepi the
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    • 634 2 Xi mm mrm\ IS apxfli *^m f&aJßm&Sma&B^mMmmmmmm Features.] Lm^^^^^^BS^BJ Features. DON'TILOSE THE WAR AT..HOME! If you Can't Fight-Doa't Glocm. »S* GO TO "THE PALLADIUM," and see AlCbeerful'and StlmolatioglPro^pamme of the World's Best Pictures. An Evening at "THE PALLADIUM" (Like AnotherlLlttle Drink) WONT DOjYOU ANY HARM! The Predominant "Feature" TONIGHT, 13
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    • 635 2 PLEASE REMEMBER CHANGE OF PROGRAMME EVERY SIX NIGHTS PRESENT PROGRAME RUNS FROM SUNDAY JUNE 9 to FRIDAY JUNE 14 A FIRST-CL*SS PICTURE FROM EVER' ST KQPQipr AT TH& ALHAMBR The Hall for Music. —The Pioneer and Premier Hous* t c S**m <■> Beach Road In the Second Show at 0
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 828 3 VICTORIA THEATRE T. DAKIEL FRAWLEY Presents The Frawley Company m a series of new and earrent snceeiaes Tuesday Max Marclns Drama of New York lite i u, nib *> r HE HOiJSE OF GLASS" By special arrangement wltn David Belasco m i th THE BOOM ERA NG By Winchell Smith
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    • 491 3 IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR Music Hits AND HITS-THAT-ARE-TO-BE CALL ON HUDSON 'Phone 1705. 100, North Bridge Rd. In the tropics constipation is the cause of most ills and requires promptly dealing with. Harsh purgatives are useless because they upset the stomach, irritate the delicate membranes of the bowels and
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    • 534 3 j| Dissolves quickly m hot water (j SOLUTION A (j^ PURIFYING Manufactured wcr r^ I LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED. J L,^. VpORT SUNLIGHT ENGLAND.^/ Notice is hereby give that Messrs. Lever Bros Ltd Fort Sunlight, Cheshire, England, Boap Manufacturers, are the owners and sole Propietors of tbe Lax Trade Mark depicted
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    • 236 3 I FASHIONABLE GENTS WEA*§ FOR THE RACES tl-jW ■'il' ■'111 <"'"^' J Gents' fancy heather mix"* Gents' plain silk half ''W r |ll .f 11 i, i ture stockings with turnover hote v ith litle thread (jf^\- W 1 tops. Price $2.50 per pair. feec and tops. A.ll mJ7w Ji^^
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  • 988 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, June. 10, 1918. There seems very little reason to doubt that the first rush of the Aisne-Marne attack has ended, mainly due to the increased resistance now offered by the reinforced Allied line and secondarily possibly to a German intention not to push this advance
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  • 1338 4 Brigadier General A B Hubback, c M a, has returned to France, and has been given a brigade. He has quite recovered from his wounde. Judgment was given on May 18 by the Tokyo Patent Bureau Court m an aotion brought by Messrs Henry Solomon, Will cox and Co, London,
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  • 311 4 London, Jane 8 -It It mfa, that the extent of the German adv Ipbb than ia tbe battle two »onl| but the capture of gun* i dolj o the captors of il; e prwiouc; hatttc, the total cf pHcQMft clanrnd th Germane is rougbiy about the <■»!,:. Th
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  • 45 4 Winner Disqualified London, June 6 Tns result of the substitute Onks wai My Dear (10-l) 1 j Fertv (100 6) Silver Ball*! (83 l) Dm| hect becoud. Fifteen ran and Stcnyfoid von by a length from My Dear but wie diKju'iltfUd fcr buujpiutf.
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  • 42 4 Big Liner Lost Washington, June 1. Admiral Simi repcrtw thittbe trEL sport President Lincoln 18,000 tons homeward bound hn<* been torpedoed and sunk. There are tic detaiit. American Official German submarine! have sunk several ships off the Americua coast
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  • 80 4 Some more excellent oversea gttti to Our Day Fund for the British Red Crou Society and the Ordsr it St John art announced. From Netherlands East Indies the British Consul General at Batavia sends a further instalment of 44,000, making a total of more than 420,600 received from
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  • 289 4 The Japanese Naval Office announcer that a warship which bae boen engaged m operations m the Mediterranean hae re fumed to Japan. Tfce cfflccr& and men are m high spirits. The Pharmaceutical Trading Company ie introducing locally a number of patent mfdicinee which ha? m« t with much m: sees
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 120 4 L^B^M SOLE AGENTS Wl Cy MJiCGREGOR Watson's N 2 lO ahead of all otKers THEY Furnish Well WHO FURNISH Affl X l^fe^^^fl^ THE FINEST f l^l^^" EAST OF SUEZ JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) THE TRAVELLERS MALAY PRONOUNCING HANO-BQOK. This handy iittle book has now reached its ELEVEHTH
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    • 43 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1085 g-FOElg 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the conditions of our offer "No satisfactory Proof, No Payment. 15 No better guarantee of the high quality of oar work could be given or demanded.
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  • 327 5 ALLIES IMPROVE THEIR POSITIONS Another Blow Imminient London, June 7. A French coonrnuoi c »ays North of Montdidier and weai I we made several successful coups „v and took prisoners. North of w°, by a nuhiat^ark, captured I L-pur, we^t o( Focttnoy. M we improved oar poai
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  • 447 5 Ldndon, Jupa 7. The battle news yesterday siakti it clear that the second phase otjhe grand German offansive has ended. the great a: Sacks on tbe Noyon Rbeima Jina which bsgan on May 27 have been nplaced by local fighting m isolated isciors and (ha German* tar
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  • 512 5 COLOGNE-PARIS CONTRAST The Times and the Pope (By Submarine Gable] [Bevter'a Serrioe] London, May 81. In compliance with the British promise no Allied aerial at Ucka were made yesterday throughout Raiceian.l but the festival of Corpus Chrisii m Paria which city, aa Che Went niiusUc Gazette remarks, is
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  • 162 5 Local Successes London, Jane 7. Field Marshal Haig cays We raided a post on the night of June 6 northeast of Bethane inflicting casualties and capturing a machine gun without losses. The French improved their line m the neighbourhood ol Locre by a successful lochl attack Caking
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  • 73 5 AIR RAID SUCCESS AT ZEE BRUGGE Amsterdim, June 6. The Telegram's Flushing and frontier correspondents re* port a long, heavy aerial attack on Zeebrugga on the night of May 80 SI. Great explosions were heard at one o'clock m tbe morning attributed to the blowing up of a powder magazine.
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  • 49 5 Paris, June 7. Official. Twenty enemy aeroplanes were reported coming to Paris at eleven yesterday evening. They encountered a terrific barrage. Some bombs were dropped. It is reported one person was killed and a number wounded. The all dear was given at 19.30 In the morn Ing.
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  • 205 5 11 OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON ENTENTE" Admiration for Britain [Renter's Bervioel IBj m*tim*nmm uabJel London, June 6. The correspondent of the Daily Vlail at Tokio says Premier Teraucui interviewed emphatically declared such a contingency as a GermanJapuuese alliance was impossible. He was aware of no change m Japanese
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  • 137 5 Germany Stop 3 her Shipping Locrlon, T'^jg 6. Rentes learna the Germans are doing everything possible to prevent Hollaud securing supplies which tbe Allies have placed at bar disposal cansequent on the taking over of Dutch shipping. An instance is m connection with the offer made for
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  • 73 5 London, June 7. The Gazette contains fifteen hundred names of appointments and promotions ia the various grades of the British Empire Order for war services. Twelve conferments of Knight and Dijne Grand Cross include Princess Christian, Duchess of Argyll, Princess Helena Vio toria and Mis 9 Agnes Weston.
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  • 81 5 Madrid, June 6. The Premier, S Maura, has submitted to tha King a decree placing a tax of 50 pesetas per hundred kilogram* mes on raw Amerio *n ooblou, 6 pesetas on Egyptian cotton, 87$ on Indian cotton, tha tax upon manufactured cotton to be 20 per
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  • 61 5 London, June 7. Italian Official We entered trenches fronting Mont di \v.\ Bella, took 50 prisoners and captured six machine guns. A French surprise attack took 21 prisoner* oa the siaernol front. We set fire to shelters end blew up a large ammunition dump m the Tonale region.
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  • 53 5 Simla, June 1. The Government of India has framed a resolution outlining a policy of more complete local H&lf>Govern nentt including an increased eUotive ele ment, a lower and wider franoiee, aod ex tended financial and administrative powere. Other recommendations foreshadowed em brace the ludianieation of the servioes
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  • 29 5 London, June 6. Lady Randolph Chur ohill was married today at Paddirglon registry office to Lieutenact Porch. Thoea present included Mr Winston Churchill, the bride's son.
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  • 32 5 London, Jane 8. The Press Bureau says the expeoted meeting! ol the Imperial Wai Cabinet and conference begin m the next few days. A majority off repxesentativaihai alrsadj arrived.
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  • 286 5 Courtesy o» the French Consulate. Paris, June 6 680 p.m. The French Chamber adopted a bill increasing by three milliards the advances of the Bacque de France to ths State. The French, British anl Kalian Premi era meeting iv Versailles, published a declaration recognizing the efetablishrnsrn of
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  • 194 5 The following students have pasted the preliminary examination of May (m order of merit) Foo Hee Serg Wea Tli^m Hock Tay Soo Woon Hoo Chew Efaan Tan Joo Cheng; YD Seavaretnam Tham Yfng Khow Tan Soo Hock Loh Pin Lin N H Patera 0 Subramanyana
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  • 123 5 The Marlborough features to-night, a strong cix part detective drama, Through the Wall, supplemented by a Social Piratss series episode. Some flue shorter pictures nppear m the first show. The Angel Factory is the quaint title oi tha principal picture at the Alhambra, to nighfi, It is an
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  • 95 5 A public meeting to welcome Mips Flora Strout, the representative of the World's Women's Christian Temperance Union, will be held m the V M 0 A Hall this even inz at 8.45 pm. The speakers will b? Roy W Cross, m a, Rev W T Cherry,
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  • 59 5 It was announced by Sir George W Watson, chairman of the Maypole Dairy Company, at the annual meeting recently, that the output of the margarine factories had increased to 2,100 tons a week, eoffloient to provide a quarter pound ration foe half the population of Great Britain, and equal to
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 168 5 ROBINSON Go. Photographic Cameras FOR PLATES FILMS. J Plate Size i. P] ate Post Card Size T Sf^2 Size 1--A Size piV ;y Who'e Plate Vtst Pocket Size T^U Size T ay '"^■^niji .>^!!f^U;.; M '^>^ ILFORD S PLATES KOOAK RLIMS IN VARIOUS SIZES. lateoi Messrs LAFAYETTE, Photographers to Their
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 477 6 P, &O« Ohitish India 4ND AIPCAR JLIINE (Companies Incorporaiefl la Englanfl.l Mail and Passenger Services PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) *ne company's MAIL services BAST OF BOMBAY are at present pended. no Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND FROM; LONDON are at present suspended.
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    • 912 6 I^l S, JOk* JAPAN MAI! STGAHSSIP Co., Ltd (Ineoryoratea la Ja»aa^. EUR9PEASI UNI. Mr Htniktnl, Sbisgha!, Kibi Tefenkmi ?ct Itliiii, Pinnl, Coltmbi ml Bnglinfl til Till Cape. A aervloe Ie maintalnea between loftOßanti ports to Marseilles, London, under mal oontract with the Im#erial Ja»aneae Govern meat. The New Twin screw
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    • 607 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPMv (INCORPORATED IN U.8.A.) fI H| 1 REGULAR MONTHLY TRANSPACIFIC SEBVICE. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and Sao Francisco S.S. COLOMBIA", 14,000 tons from Hongkong on or about mv t S.S. "VENEZUELA' 1 14 000 tons do do 7 inp S.S. "ECUADOR", 14,000 tons do do i
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  • 47 7 mmmcmwn op W Jane 8 •••I 4/3 m* 1 4i d; :^r I S-4 8!6 •v»t* v'ifc. ci t M 9-4 28 82 i's&cri 3?a*rd Baai 817 brou,7. T. 14« BO»BrO«g laeuuftl 89%Pmm timiMtiiiii teraaai 10fi| tfA¥A, dim..?.'' 109 KUHBOBi I 66 townt, utkß^ytat $8.64 4ei
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  • 140 7 Ju,jfc 8. Ti_ 125 looa m. 1161.00 16.2 ft 9t alfti Ctati 28. r* Om&Mm (Hfa ft 23.00 r«-r> k i'wmm 85.00 NWMS '•-•?> 49.00 N < In Hff (118 l norn ll:.ea (U&ucla) com Qtoflt ii■ mm i»!l C^SEm t*; BlMkl n-,in Ts,tieos. maß pMMI UMi Qts'itv norn
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  • 69 7 Lert liiiapoM OulaLMicft iniitt, March IMb E May 20 jlarcti Utta C May 9 March IStk F „9 March Lffb M ;0 Maroh 20tM O „8 Uarch iUt J March 23rd L 3 March t'th N n 7 March 55th E „9 March 25th O „28 March
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  • 112 7 June. 8, J«18. La* toUowittf a"? bhf tLn'es as to which chbn^r-a ure ncdfiai m Mauri Fr&rer Co'e Saturday's bhare list: Bu^erß Sellbra Time balls on Fort ning and Mount Faber drop daily rl l p iugapore standard tiaie, ccnesponding t a.m Greenwich mean time The time
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 487 7 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.G. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and compiles with the Britlahtiifs Assurance o)m?t!iie3 Lot ia
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    • 490 7 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE SANK, LTD. tBOOatfitHUTBD n JAPAI a pttftl Babscrltoa 49.000.C00 O&pitBl Paid Cp Y. 3J,00C,000 AOSOwoFond.... Y. 8J,300,0C5C President. 3. Inoayo L nee President. Y. Ya:u»t&wa Eflfi SISSGTOKS. J. Inottye E^. Y. Yamakawa E&q. N. Soma EsqT Jtf. Odaglrl E^q. j K. Scnoda Esq. T. Kawaahim-i Esq. K.
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    • 381 7 sfj ZEauxa insurance se.. lv. FIXE m g-i&NF. (Isoovtorated la Now Zealand.) Un-iut mmm icsdc. vi. IIIIRE. I Mill FIRI if^^ufc Oe., it». m Honsr.oaj;'> mm iuuitee uhdent Bt. c^ 4 NiuinL [IncorporaUd ia Eaglaafil] Fire and Marina Bisks of every aeaoriptiou underwritten at lowest current rate 3. Adamson, Giiflilan
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    • 173 7 THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated ia tbe Straits Settlements) Capital Registered $B,roo 000 rXift l^ 8C r r T lbed »5000.c05. Capital Paid Up $0 500 nnm Reserve Liability $2,500,000 HEA^ OFFICE Raffles Chambers, 6 6, Singapore. BRANCHES I Penang, Malacca, Muar Batu Panat. i Tnrrent opened, Fixed Deposits
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    • 598 7 CHINESE FITTER WANTEO. Preferably one u»ed to llorn3by Oi! EtgiL? and Rubber Factory work. Apply KE LANTAH c/o Free Prces. 10 6 i-i g WAftTED Motor beat m gool Fonnd condition ahou* l r /20 Horse power, please t-tate full partloolarg and lowest terms to Mcio;-Boit c/o Frea i*rcts IC-6
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    • 18 7 For BODY, Bit MSk NERVE Vitafer Whliiii »be PhfwcaL MmXal mi NtM •oquicUf umJ up m mod-m li«. <
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 205 7 MAIIi TABLE To dsj, v lesixtc&ftta Hfl lootl m&ilß, ie tonkO iw i belo^ Prang, Mniaaoa, F. ii.fi, Ay \iiim §§.m. !«ilf (ui.ce>t Bocaay). Johore S, 9.30, noon, 1, 4 6 p.m. Cocob Soon Hot;g 8.80 am Mersing etc Hong Ho 10.80 am Malacca Sri Patana 12.80 PM Malacca Kheag
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  • 1014 8 Good ne we is to hand of G W Lyon and A Robertson, formerly of Messrs John Little and Co, m Singapore, and popular and efficient N G Oa m the Maxim Coy, 8T C, who wc*Gt Home a few mccthd ago to join
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  • 713 8 The rain m tbe early hours on Saturday j morning made the turf much nicer going, i though the top bend was coft. The weather was floe, cool and clear and the proceedings were foil of interest. There wsl a considerable increase of members attending. This is
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  • 141 8 Under the provisions of section 8 (4) of the War Tax Ordinance, 1918, the Gover nor m Council has appointed the following tc be At sessors to advise the Collectors m fixing aEßesfiments within the Settlement of Singapore. The Hon'ble Dr Lim Boon Keng, T&a Hon'ble
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  • 45 8 TO DAY'S TIES. Profession Pairs, qualifying rounds. Press. Davies and Wilson yb Me?. 11. Ruchwaldy and Brown. Mer. I. Hill and Pash vs Mar. VI. Gcdwin and Moade. Bauka. Sutherland end Hickey veCJergy Yen. Arch. Swindell and Roy B C Roberts.
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  • 33 8 On account of the Races this week the monthly Club competitions have been postponed as follows: Ladies' (Stroke) Thursday June 20 Men's (Bogey) Saturday and Sunday June 22, 28. I +>
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  • 40 8 The death took place m Koala Lumpur (on Monday, of Me W J Pullen. Deceased, who was an old Army man, was for several yean manager of the Station Hotel, and only recently left to join the Federated Engineering Co.
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  • 380 8 The following further donations are gratefully acknowledged Church abut Tent No 4. Amount already acknowledged 81,912.05 Collected by Mrs Salzmann Office Staff E E A and Tel Co, Ltd, 9806 10 Cable Depot W Bireham 920 J C H Darby 20, W E Gibson 10, R
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  • 182 8 Mat Liit. Previously acknowledged 940,759.79 Mrs O P Owen 80 S Eliaa (One year) 50 Garcia Jan to May 10 Farrant March April May 10 C W Abram9 6 months 80 1 1 A Ontftloo O Long May and Jane 10 Toft May and Jane.
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  • 604 8 The directors report accompanied by duly audited statements of accounts for the half year ended 8 1st December, 1917 says: The nett profit for the period, after providing for amortisation and depreciation amounted to £38,929.6.7 which, added to the amount (£2,728.8.6) brought forward from last half year,
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  • 154 8 Charged before Mr Sugars, second ma giitrate, with theft of a private rubber tyred rikitha valued at 1100! a ooolia named Lim Hin was on Saturday sentenced to three months rigoroui impriion* ment. Secretaries Barker Co Ltd. Alma 82.000 Ayer Taweh 24,827 Batang Benar 22,645 Batu
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 160 8 NSACUNAi THE SOVEREIGN REMEDY FA T> MALARIA Pri« $1.90 per bottle. Obtainable from all Chemists, or Wholesale from The Pharmaceutical Trailing Coy. 8 RAFFLES QUAY SINGAPORE. Prompt Printing r«v vsi R irlrarai /Si. f/^ 16b cminge Alley IVli/liCll V 180 \A/« SINGAPORE. II T I I I I I f
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