The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 July 1918

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. r_s CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JULY 5. 1918. NO. 9,407
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    337 1 Set yonr teeth That is the policy now, as declared by Mr Bonar Law. It is a grim struggle against the Wild Beast of Germanism, to destroy which is a B acred doty— Page 4. There is a new theory today to explain why the Germans are
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    THE DIGNITY OF PRICE.
    1552 1 Tbe phrase mere bread and batter should be temporarily altered. Since white breed became priceless and batter a luxury, it has loat its restrictive significance. An income which suffices without margin for the maintenance ot a family might now be described ae grey bread and jam.''
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      165 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS RAFFLES HOTEr SATURDAY, JUNE 6th Special Dinner _I\ _fc- CINEMA SHOW, j ITSaWa-.S-1-Lr? -Ul»rr_i'. IffIWHP 1 11 1 1 MMWBB-taMB-EaHa-88-MMB-MM-a-JBMM-M-W 8 J. Growther Shaw Ce. jl J;! Mfl^^\ mOUR SPHCIAL SSRGES FOR M^) TROPICAL WEAR ARE L^f^f X QUITE UNSURPASSED FOR U|i| I 'fl i/U;
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      68 1 THE only tyre which haa won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or £#Aa_'_-* attA *_-7l1Llll«jlv m e\fr w WW w m W ><^w!_ar_*^"^ International Trading Company, Limited. DC PADCEIII Bt uAKtrUL Wmwmß I WLw mm wal OF YOUR CHILDREN'S DIET! BORDEN'S MILKS SWEETENED CONDENSED, EAGLE BRAND. UNSWEETENED
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      92 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Aathbro for asthma Paga 2. Pacific Mail sailings Page 6. Atico removes suffering Page 8. Pinkettes as i laxative— Page 8. A steamer for Calcutta— Page 8. Government invite tenders Page 8. Charity ball at the Adelphi Page 10China Mail for San Francisco Page 6. Chmg Keng Lee's
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      5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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      60 1 THE WEEK. Frldsi sth. f-iUh Water Bil a.m., 735 p > Scudai Ltd. meeting, Market-st, noon. Saturn*; 6th. High Wale*— 9-33 a.L-., 8-38 p.m. Sunday 7th. High Water- 10-26 a.m 8-26 p.m. 6th Sunday after Trinity. ■suds* Bth. Rica Waaef— il-IO a m 10-13 p m. New Moon. TBSsdiy 9th.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    55 2 Orders for week ending July 6th, 1918. Malay Volunteer Club, 5,15 p.m. Friday July 5. Ambulance Class, Y M C A 6.15 p m. Satuidiy July 6. Route March. All Singapore Troops Parade Fort Cauniog-rd (back of Y M C Ai 4 80 p m. ludividual Troop
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    170 2 Mr Hughes has promised Australian farmers tbat the Government would consider making the mouse plague a national lOSfe The municipal authorities of Calais have placed Rodin's Six Burghers of Cil<ua'' for safety in the vaults of the hote! de Ville. Thsra are now 39 different vocations bain^ taught to disabled
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      342 2 fi _>l_>i«T_W[¥--n— TTTT~' -~T*nt--fiT~*~~~*~~**~**~~~~* kow Only^S on ppj SALE |j| (Cloth Covers $1.75) rM now* i j OFSICE, 16 CHANGE ALLEY. SIBERIAN INFLUENZA Can be prevented by taking oar Cinnamon and Quinine Mixture Per bottle 75 cts. MEDICAL HALL Opposite Post Office SINGAPORE. Ml Ill I I JEFFREYS j PILSENER
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      481 2 fc*3 _S _5R_Cf_M 7*'£" Up— tfSfl _BfljKCßjftttdgriih>)jS>y^fcJs^ 1 En Pl^m^'i^_ffl_^fllttTflfriH__rTW f^s!i7if? T Jgc_R~tt>;& J«r A >llli *ss_— _b_-___^__b_____bkjb^^ ar_w_ »v. To-Night To-Night THE GREAT "JEWEL" SUPER-FILM "The Go-Respondent A screen version of the stage play by Leal Pollock and I- ita Weiman, produced by Kalph Icce, featuring tli9 beautiful New
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      472 2 From To-night until Monday. July 8 A PROGRAMME THAT WELL MAINTAINS THE STANDARD At The Alhambr A The Hall for Music.— The Pioneer and Premier Houss.— rTiraaic D Beach Road. J In the Second Show at 9 15 p.m. Introducing One of the best of the Pathe Rati A New
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    AMERICAN CABLES.
    788 3 660,000 Germans Sacrificed. Washington, Jane 14. The German j losses to date in tbe offensive are estimated to have been 666,000, and their 'ranks are being filled with auxiliary < troops. I 0 S.A. Feeding 120 Millions In Europe. i San Francieco, June 14.— The State Food Director
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    23 3 I I Baseball bats to the number of 14,400 have been sent to tbe Americana iu the Lorraine sector of the Western front.
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      542 3 REMEMBER THE BIG, SPECIAL ATTRACTION On Tuesday, July 9, 7978 IN AID OF 1 FRANCES DAY ■he Distingu-fehe- Patronage atd in tbe In. mrdi ate Presence cf His Excellency The Governor and The Lady Evelyn Young :l alhambra aunt programme generously contributed by Messrs Pathe Freres. consisting of the Pick
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      439 3 W£AftN£ BROrKEKS, LIMITED. MOTO2 ENGINEERS IMPORTERS. 2 9-212, Orchard Read, Singapore. Notice is be eby piven ihat the Directors have deolarod pn Interim Dividend of 15 per cent ifrce ot War Tax) on account of the year ending =>lst October, 1913, payable io shareholders oi the Register on July 9th,
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      905 3 Government Notification. Tenders will be re ceived at the Colonial Bccretaiy's OUcC, up to noon of the 15th July, 1918 for tbe following works 1. Additions and alterations to the Beach Road Police Btation 2. Alterations to latrices at Rochore, Kandang Kerbau, Beach Road, Orobard Boad, Kampong Babru, Havelock Koad
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      259 3 Exclusive Fashions m Ladies' Costumes LATEST /$W|" FASHIONS yilfe j g^EHIfoL arriving dfpll «HSSf EVERY %;:f\ J|fflri\ "AIL FROM •Ml ili iw LEAD,NG 1 I\k FASHION 44h^-P Jf" CENTRES j2_ LADIES GABERDINE COAT FROCKS WDKV WHITE exact to illustration, fast VOILE ROBES washing colours, made from a neatly embroidered. In
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    Domestic Occurrences BIRTH.
    18 4 Domestic Occurrences BIRTH. Walker.— On Jnly 4th., at Rcchalie, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. E Walker, a eon.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, July. 5, 1918.
    1254 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, July. 5, 1918. We are almost becoming hardened to the horrors of war. It is because four years of it have made us, not more callous necessarily, but more resolutely practical. It is of profit at times to take a glance at tbe other side
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    62 4 Major H D Jensen, mc,r f c, formerly of Kelantan, has arrived in Kuala Lumpur from the war area. M M.) Mr T E Wells, Wharf Superintendent, FMS Railways, stationed at Prai, will be leaving in tbe near future on transfer to Kelantan ai Assistant Traffic Manager. Mr Freemantle, Station
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    THE STICK-IT POLICY
    217 4 MR BONAR LAW'S STURDY COUNSEL War on the Wild Beast 1 [By Bnbmarina Cable] [Reuter'a Service] London, July 2. An International j Parliamentary Commercial Conference opened this morning at Westminster Palace, representatives of Britain, France, the United States, Italy, Belgium, Greece. Serbia, China, Japan and Portugal being
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    FIRES OR FIGHTERS ?
    105 4 FIRES OR FIGHTERS London, Jaly 3. The Press Bureau states: The withdrawal of 75,000 mines from British collieries involves a 22_ million tons reduced coal output. It is also estimated that an extra 1 2_ million tone are required for war purposes for France, Italy, neutral* and coaling stations. The
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    RAW MATERIALS QUESTION
    94 4 London, Jaly 9. In tbe House of Com mons, replying to Brig.- Gen. Page Croft, Mr Bonar Lew said that tbe question of (he best methods for securing the command of essential raw materials produced within the Empire, with a view to safeguarding the interests ol ths
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    AUGUST THE FOURTH
    68 4 London. July 80. Tbe Press Bureau states that H M tbe King baa expressed a desire that the fourth of August, being the fourth anniversary of the war, should be observed, with spsoial solemnity, as a national day of prayer. Tbeir Majesties the King and Queen, and
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    LORD RHONDDA DEAD
    266 4 London, July 2. Tbe Press Bureau states that Lord Rbondda'e heart shows signs of failing. London, July 8. Lord Rbondda ie dead. [Lord Rhondda was Food Controller, which office he occupied with much die tinction. He will be better remembered as Mr D A Thomas, prominent in
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    TONNAGE FIGURES
    134 4 JUNE RETURNS FOR U S ANn BRITAIN WD Big Advance on Last Year J*7 «*-bman_. G_bl«] Hswrios) Washington, July B SLip prod Qc r in the United Kates lo June amount 280,4^0 tUeJwetgel torn, e reeetin! bate] for 1918 ptcd-uctio., to f 670 foes. 4 Loudon, July 3
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    HOSPITAL SHIP OUTRAGE
    136 4 Seamen's Righteous Angtr London, July 2. A maeti j gr.n j seamen oud stewards of Lni.,p a resolution ttrocfcly pceteeti tgafetf j the Utefct crime, the siukn g ct the hospital ebip Landovery C&rt k with lout warning, aud urging Mr iisveloek Wilson to add five yearb
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    THE DUTCH CONVOY
    112 4 The Hague, June 80 Tbe conclusion of tbe Foraign Minister's statement on the Dutch convoy question reads But Britain would not oppose the carriage ot tht dyestufia in the Noordam if it could be shown that tbey were not obtainable exoept from the enemy. HU Haul replied
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    BELGIAN SHIP SUNK
    36 4 Washington, Jaly 8. It is announced tbat a German submarine sank tht Belgian steamer Cbilier 1,400 miles from tha Atlantic ooaat on June 21. Twenty fiffl survivors were picked up on the 27th.
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    140 4 LOUBTBSY OF TEI FRENCH CONSULATE Paris, July 2, 6.8C p.m. On the west of Chateau Thierry, in conjunction with the Americana, we captured tha village ot Vaux and the neighbouring t eights, making 300 prisoners. The British repulsed enemy t-feS-attempted in view of recapturing tht ground previously
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    MR J W C ELLIS'S DEATH
    37 4 Frcm Our Own Gorrupondtnt Kuala Lumpur, Jell The body cf Mr J W C Ellis, iController of Labour, wbo had beefl I sing Bicce Friday, waa found to le] i: river.
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    MILITARY SERVICE BILL.
    65 4 We are ai-ked to meke bnov.; f d public through our columns Ibet bi >' medically examined uoder tbe i R»" tion and Medical Examination Odioao j1917 who ie anxious to KBOW j category be has b^en placed ti x ah at the office of the Jhiet
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    37 4 m The open lawn tennis che_Bpioneni| Hongkong has been won by the tt'bi» Chinese plater and nil round atVett, S_e Kwong. who uefeated the boi^r Bj Oreen, by three f^te Bi one -6- I 4 6—l, 6—2.
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      175 4 I THEY'RE SO REASONABLE C B SPECIALITIES No. 4. Sparkling Moselle White Label _jj ~L IMIW I _Sva* »*_D*« SLIGHTLY DRY CANNOT PAIL TO PLEASE CONNOISSEURS. CRESTA BLANCA WINE COY. SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK MCGREGOR CO. AT jC-t-s -Jt t**Jt __^_^^F^_ff^y u^RNl T%at C IT IKIC OT ffß^sS^^^-^^^-iass^ THE rlnc3T ___6
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      43 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1085 g_F__ZQ 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note tbe conditions of our offer 11 Ho satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high quality of our work could be given or demanded.
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    THE WESTERN PUZZLE
    844 5 WHY ARE THE GERMANS W WAITING? New Gun Theory 9- staD-»»tm« Oeble] ißeeter'i Service] j u j„ j Hauler's correspondent p°°i-u Headqaa rterB telegraphing to a_M rnv'a pnzz Ing rust* OB tl ri wboid f:OUl. Ii r thai he ia awaiting ol typo intermediate _a and tha
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    ITALY'S RECOVERY
    449 5 MORE USEFUL HAULS OF PRISONERS Enemy Gunnery Below Standard I*7 eebmar-te Oabta] IJReeter's eWvioe) London, July 2 —Italian Offtoial Artil- lery fire crushed new enemy attacks on the Asiugo Plateau, inflicting very heavy lobs lee. We took 127 prisoners and four trenchcannons. British parties to the south ol
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    HOLLANDS GOOD DEEDS
    94 5 Amaterdam, July 1 Sir George Cave interviewed said I have always been an admirer ol Holland and I am impressed by the fortitude with whioh the Duloh nation are bearing the necessary war hardships. Great courtesy and hospitality has been eocorded us. lam delighted to hear the
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    FRANCE AND AMERICA CZECH FIGHTING MEN
    143 5 FRANCE AND AMERICA CZECH FIGHTING MEN Paria, July 2. —The Frenoh Chamber ol Deputies yesterday decided to oelebrate the national festival ol the United States on July Fourth. M Franklin Bouillon supporting this resolution aaid that the union ol tbe two na lions must survive tba war. General Pershing has
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    ENEMY TROUBLES
    375 5 FOOD SHORTAGE AND BIG STRIKES Meney Market Pointers (By Beta-eriee Cable] IBeuter'B Service] Zurich, July 8.— A Munioh telegram states that the gsneral food situation is :so unfavourable that provisioning the Bavarian population is most difficult. j Amsterdam, July 2 A message from [Vienna dated June 27 says
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    WILL RUSSIA AWAKE ?
    143 5 WILL RUSSIA AWAKE Prospect of Allied Aid Paris, July I. Ambassadoi Gerard writes in Le Petit Journal Should Russia, when awakening, claim help against Geimany, then Asia's aid is quite assured. Owing to the Chino Japanese agreement ol 1916 the two ohisl eounlrise ol Bastern Asia are the ones the
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    CHINA SUPPLIES GERMANY
    143 5 A Matter for Inquiry London, July 8. Tbe Daily Mail Harbin correspondent, wiring on June 26, says that the Chinese are sending to Russia large quantities ol cottons, blankets, fats, oils, coffee and other goods vitally needed in Germany since the removal of the embargo on exports,
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    GERMAN FINLAND
    66 5 Helsingfors, July 2. Ib is learned from high military authority that all Briton* are to be expelled from Finland. It Ib believed that this is due to the fact that the Germans desire to oonoeal their move ments. A considerable German force is marching through Finland, in order
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    50 5 At the meeting of the Council of the Royal Colonial Institute, held on May 7, the following gentlemen resident in the Federated Malay States were elected Non resident Fellows Ernest Keating (Klang), B A Lamerton (Taiping), Fred eriok J MsDougall (Klang), Samuel R Wallace (Klang), John J Warren (Poit Swettenham).
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    GERMAN CONTROL OF ROTTERDAM.
    263 5 Niw Phase of the Threats to Holland. Amsterdam, April 29. Although officially the position between Germany and Holland has not ohangsd materially during the past twenty four hours, the optimism that prevailed on Saturday is not fully maintained by those in a position to know the
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    "PESTILENT BUNKUM "
    214 5 "PESTILENT BUNKUM Mr Frederic Harrison cannot be accus ing ot mincing words when be describe! the talk about a Lsague of Nations as pestilent bunkum" In bis "Obiter Scripta in the Fortnightly for May. Mr Harrieon points out that there is already a League of Nations, acd we agree with
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    PICTURE SHOWS.
    64 5 At the Gaiety there is a picture which it is to be imagined will furnish a eur prise The Men she Married a 1 Snappy Stories romance on the screen. More Perils ol Pauline in the early show. The Harima is doing well with Universal pictures. Fear Not,'*
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    124 5 The Rent Assessment Board for Singa pore will sit at the Municipal Board Room on Tuesday the 9th instant at 2.16 p m. There are now 8,000 members of the China and Japan War Savings Association whose headquarters are at Shanghai. A big robbery took place on May 12 at
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    SHELL FACTORY EXPLOSION
    91 5 London, July 2. The Press Bureau announces that a serious explosion occurred on the night of Joly 1 at a national shell filling faotory in the Mid lands and it ia feared tbat between sixty and seventy persons perished. Tbe number injured is unknown. A considerable part
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    JAPANESE MISSION
    48 5 London, July 2. The Japanese Mission has just visited the Belgian, front, and is being initiated into tbe organisation of the different services of the army in the field. It was composed of General Tan rushi, Colonel FigutUcbi and Colonel Josbida, and Captains lohida and. Susuki.
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      601 6 JAPAN StAli STEAMSHIP Co., IM. (Incorporated In J&pasai EUROPEAN LIKL For Bos_-ong, Ro&o h T£-3„a&* Ht Hi !&B3S, Panant, Colombo M England via Tho Capo. A servioe Is m&istalcod between Vokoha£ui ports to Marseilles, London, under ma> 3ont«aot with tho Imperial Japanese Govern mexii. The Hew Twin screw Ste&meii! m_
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      288 6 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES (IHCORPORATED IV VftAWCit MAIL LIXI, Monthly service between Shanghai, Hongkong, Saigon, Singapore, Columbo, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles and vice-versa. BRANCH LISTS, Fortnightly service between Saigon-Tonrane-Haiphong. For further information apply to J. dO COURTGI**, Agents. SAIGON, HONGKONG ANO SHINGHAI A large mail steamer will despatched fcr the
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      731 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP Csm (INCORPORATED IN U.S.A.) REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS PACIFIC SERVI^F. Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and San Frsncizno I S.S. "VENEZUELA'', 14 000 tons from Hongkong on or about 17 k S.S. "ECUADOR". 14 000 tons do do H S.S. 41 COLOMBIA 14,000 tons do do llth Se^
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    Scottish Notes
    1956 7 From Omr Own Corrupondeni Edinburgh, April 15. Belmont Castle Presented to Dundee. i j Belmont Castle eed grounds, bo inti mately associated with the late Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, have been presented by Mrs G Marry at, to the City of Dundee. In a letter to the Lord
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    "ANOTHER OF MY SONS,"
    197 7 Orlando "Adopts' 1 a Brave Boy. The -ar correspondent of the Giornale d Italia relates the following incident When tbe Premier, Signor Orlando, wee recently visiting the Italian front he wee acquainted with tbe story of a youth of 15, named Marcello Davide, serving with the
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    WOMEN NOT TO FIGHT.
    179 7 Sir William Bull has secured the promise cf a peer to introduce the Bill which he is preparing for the conscription of unmarried women between the ages ol eighteen and thirty one. A great many people seem to think that married women are to ba included,
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      158 7 TROPICAL ROOFING GfNASCO Lpplied with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS Lhich do away with the necessity of ising sticky cement at the overlaps. *> :.>■?. f £*V^V s 3Sia tf *Ammn*W&' "'^^»^_M^_^^*^' -j :s f _R "fLi jENASCO is the result of over 50 years experience in the manuacture of Ready
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1599 8 L To Deo. 81 Jane To date ill? f 86,168 Allagar, Dee* 809,400 98,800 A.Gajah, Se# 140,405 58,809 1 ▲lor PongStt k 276,418 49,985 Alma, 852,700 144,800 Ampat, Sep 216,284 76,261 An- Johore, M^r 305,005 100,124 AnMalay,Dec 1,710,142 485,493 >nS'tre.Mey 888.964 378,688 Asahan, Jnly 438,269 208.801 Atbara,
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    TIN RETURNS.
    244 8 A. Kin£a, June 1,719 579 Ayer Weng 2,406 832 j Bandon 3.068 BangDonVal 5,196 1,666 Deebook 8,590 1,6 4 Bruseh, July Ohenderiang, 5,857 1762 Gopeng Consol, 17,075 6,682 Heawood, 2,782 786 j Idria 8.780 805] Ipoh Tin, Deo 4.425 1,960 Kanaboi, 88 Eamuniog 1,968 2,091 Kamunting, 7,691 2,065
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      521 8 JUST RECEIVED AMERICAN ORANGES GRAPE FRUIT in excellent condition. Singapore Cold Storage Co., ltd. ammm /_/IlS_. 1 W w®M BRITISH MADE The 7 o'clock" is a really de- and locks rigidly for stropping or pendable razor at a popular price, cleaning, and with another touch and the ideal razor for
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    EXCHANGE.
    41 9 MM BOQini CI Sfj July 4 I -4 16*2 d p S 43 82 r 2< f <: bob Smb. S i 516 147i t 4lf-%«?B-flB b a io*§ itflßKfii "07_ ;_so£ci Aei iOts ue Bo Bi.6i |Bflßt-e#-hM t 46 18-16
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    PRODUCE.
    158 9 Jelf 4 PlB (150 tons) $.60 CO 11.C0 Brans i .as 22.CC 9bo -lea gs*a I 2Q.00 Peep. Black evils. F/pora 82,60 P«l pa Bita Ba i) 43 oo ir, -.'5.- l( Bt [118 t_te I nom '^i-cusj,.» (SC Isc 1 5. nom L£ its (Bee I I docd
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      440 9 et-, over $2,000,000 Assnrance in force over $9,000,000 GS-AT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). BEAD OFFICE: Winclaester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EX. rpaaykea €?O.GOO deposited witb the Supreme Court 0/ England, and compiles with tbe BrltlshLife \.«aranc3 Oaai^talea iu every particular. M-ANg OP
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      720 9 831 WANTED 2,fl ©,T0 lbs. of Bakan Fir*-~ood, in billet* 8 5 lbs *-i fi Ibae&ch, delivered wit-in t womi'^a lofGP. O. Singapore. Offers to £BIPF ING S <Vo Free Press. I 31-6 ?5,29,\5 8 7 j FEDERATED HAIAY STATES RAILWAYS. U WASTES). B Three Under Foremen for Eleotrical Branch
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      46 9 Time balls on Fort _nning and Mount Faber drop daily at lpm Singapore standard time, cortespondlng to a.m Greenwich mean time The time gu is fired at o'clock noon, indicating ningapo e standard time, oa every day excepting Sunday when it Ib fired at one o'clock.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      341 9 DAILY SHIPPING REPORT. [AU British vessels unless otherwise marked.] Arrivals. July 8. Sri Pat.iua. Kaka Siiigkara, Khceu Foeng, V^n Overstrattn tDut). July 4. Kampar, Meran, R.nee, Me duts, Klang Indragiri, B.tud, Menggala, Singkep, Brouwer (Dut. CLEARANCES. i July 3. Sri Maur, Ip^h, Anjou, C.lypeo; Maetsuycker. Emile, B S Baru (Dot)
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    THE PRODUCE MARKETS
    113 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association 853rd Auction was held on 3rd end 4th July, when there wei offered for sale 1,987 072 lb —tons 887.08. (Sales at cents par lb.) Prices Realized. Sheet Sm. Fine Rib'.idd 50 to 66 Good 36 49f Sheet Casmok-i Fine
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    BABLOW AND CO.
    220 10 Rubber. The practice of Belling rnbber in the Auction Room at cents per pound instead of doll .rs per pikul was initiated et tha Auction which conclnded this BBOrning. There was a much better attendance of active Buyers than has been the case recently nni demand throrghouS
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    GUTHRIE'S RUBBER REPORT.
    145 10 Singapore, July 4. The weekly Rubber Auction which opened yesterday was the first to be held nnder Ihe new system of Belling in oents par lb in place of dollars per pikul. The Bale opened rather quietly at prices a little belcw thoee ot last week, but
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    FRASER AND CO'S REPORT.
    285 10 There is again very little to report* tha market for the lima being haa locked np its robbsr holdings end apparently pays scent attention lo tha preßent value ol the commodity. Locally this market ia gradually regaining confidence in Mining Stocks and soma new Companies are
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    MACPHAIL AND CO'S SHARE REPORT.
    259 10 '28th Jun?—3rd July 1918. This his been a dull we«k. ▲action Results 26th to 27th June. Total offered Tou«« 1,008 Total Sold 326. Top prices Crepe $70, Sheet $73, London Equivalent ib ?id to Is 7i. (This week's auction —about the same, 02 to 56
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    ARETHUSA WAR EMERGENCY FUND.
    205 10 Patrons: Theic Maj jstins the King and Queen. Chairman and Treasurer C Maiden, K-q, M A. To Britishers in the Far East. It is of tbe utmost importance that the splendid work ot the Arethnsa Train iug Ship should not suffer dnring the War and onwards.
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    SCOTTISH CHURCHES' HUT FUND. .
    100 10 SCOTTISH CHURCHES' HUT FUND. Previously acknowledged $5,168 A Gift (Rev W Cro6e) 25 Mr and Mrs P R Davison 25 R G MacKintosh (Rembao) 5 It is definitely intended to close the fnod on the 15th instant and remit the total Bum received to the Scottish Churches' Hut Treasurer in
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    RED CROSS WORK FOR THE WONDED.
    141 10 RED CROSS WORK FOR THE WONDED. Tbe following suras are gratefully acknowledged Already received $17,682.54 Mrs Wolskel (10th) 5 Hellifex (9tb) 5 Darbishire (4th) 10 Darby (6tb) (Jan July 80) Balloon Coy 5 85 Dexter Alien 10 Sirao (2nd) Balloon Coy 20 17,776.54 Spent 815,898 56 Balance 1,868 98 Two
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    FRANCE'S DAY 1918.
    41 10 Already acknowledged $2,468 i Lt Colonel W P Hume 60! Per Mme de Melle. A Z Alsagoff 10; F H Denis 10: J A Ellas 10 The Victoria Confectionery 50 1 $2,598 Mrs J B Wishabt, Hon Seo.
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    BROTHERS AND CO.
    518 10 i I UNUSUAL SUPREME COURT ACTION. Before the Chief Justice, Sir John Buoknill, kc, in the Supreme Court yesterday, a Chinese named Chan Cheng Bng sued Messrs Cbia Cheng Eng and 1 Chia Cheng Poh. trading as Messrs Brothers > and Co, at 80 Raffles Place, claiming
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    THE NEW REVELATION.
    218 10 The New Revelation" is cnnounced for immediate publication by Messrs Hodder and Stoughton. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author, says When I had finished my medical education in 1882, I found myself, like many young medical men, a convinced materialist as regards our personal destiny. I had
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    FRANCE'S DAY.
    83 10 On Tuetday next, by the courtesy of Mr Tan Cheng Kee, there will be a gala performance at the Albambra, when H E the Goxerncr r.ud tha Lady Evelyn Young are expected to attend. Messrs Patbe Freres generously contribute a fine programme. The whole of the gross receipts
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    114 10 e* I Of the H;?uskong lottery the China {Mail" soy*: How often does history, repeat itself Evory echoolboy has been j told for several generations past how when tremendous news of the approach of the I Spanish Armada was brought to Plymouth, Admiral Sir Waller Raleigh, with apparent j unconcern,
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    "THE RAIN WONT WASH."
    185 10 A rather amusing little incident happen- ed in the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday, dm ing the hearing ol e civil suit, in whioh the Compagnie dn Selangor, A Belgian Company with estates in the Kuala Selangor district, was being sued by i a contractor
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    Y.M.C.A. COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.
    88 10 Y.M.C.A. COMMERCIAL SCHOOL. The entrance scholarship ia awarded to Miss Doris Carnegie. The closeness of the marks made the award difficult. The winner showed tba greatest proficiency in general knowledge. The two unsuccessful candidates showed decided merit and prizes of #5 each are awarded to Miss Iris Blackman and Mies
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    SCC LAWN TENNIS
    63 10 No play yesterday owing to the state of A Singles, Bateman, O R S va Donnell, R B B. B Singles Evans, EB vs Gciffin, NAM. Calder, M G vs Lamb W H. Newcomers Macgregor vs Davison H A. Gooding, F R vs Totton, H. Griffin Jones
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB
    47 10 i The Men's Medal for June resulted as follows J W Haddon 48 44 8 84 J A Campbell 48 49 5 87 G C Dodd 50 55 10 95 i The Ladies' Medal for Jnne was not awarded owing to insufficient entries.
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    S.V. C. DRILL PROGRAMME
    129 10 mmmmmmmm Attendance at three recruits' parades a < week is compulsory. [Drills Marked are compulsory.] Friday July 6. 4. G0 pm, Johnston's Pier for Fort Siloeo S V A Sections 111 IV 4.50 Jardine's Steps for Fort Silensing S V A, G L and D R
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    105 10 Agents Evatt and Co. Bukit Timah 14 .806 six mos 86,866. s Secretaries Boustead and Co. Rim 21,600 total to date 68,800 agst 88,915. Nordanal 86,224 total to date 272 338 agst 828 366. Soletar 14,112; total to date 180,197 agst 188,683. Malakoff 87,500 total to
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      570 10 Good News for You! A huge consignment, comprisi g 1,000 lieces cf Burm >,-,.„ Georgettes Ninon hand embroidered ladies' unjerc <r|iin r knitted jerseys; ladies' motor wr ppers, ete has jis ceivcd and is now being unpacked. AN INSPECTION SOLICITED. WASSIAMULt ASSOMULL d P'hone. 1144 56,57, Hi h Ss> J
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