The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 July 1918

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. US t*:NTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1918. NO. 9,421
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  • 329 1 Long descriptive wires have come m of the fighting between the Aisne and Marne. The Germans are recrossing the Marne. The German offensive has apparently stopped, akhongh Prunay has been recaptured by the enemy and he was still fighting south of the Marne. He is said to
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  • 1082 1 If Mr Banfield does not know the coast ot Queensland well he moat be one of the r greatest of imaginative arti&te. He gives the impression of having absorbed its sunshine and eea- water until he has become part of it, so that he seems to be expressing
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 121 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS \ND PNEUMATICS Raffles Motor Garage FOR SALE 1 Brand New New Comet Motor Cycle," 2 H. P. 2 Speed, four stroke, fitted with precision Junior Engine and also Motor AccesSOFI6S. J. Growther Shaw Co. Jl m Mm\ i^f?. OUR SPECIAL SSRGES FOR TROPICAL WEAR ARE /-%^Lj^ V
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    • 55 1 TH B only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of 5,000 miles without cuts or |lUllv[lli6Bi j International Trading Company, Limited. Use Inferior Quality You can have THE BEST? BOROENS EAGLE BRAND SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK IS THE BEST IT HAS NO EQUAL ALL DEALERS SELL IT. Connell Bros. Coy.
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    • 191 1 I LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Malayan Association of Rubber Pro- duoers Page 2. Site m Middle rd wants utilising Page 8. I De Silva for brilliants eet m platinum j— Page 8. j Garrick cigarettes cow m stock Page 5. I Borden's most famous brands of miik Page 1. j Powell and
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    • 5 1 iiOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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  • 337 2 To the Editor Sir.— With reference to my letter pub lished m your paper of tbe 18th iustuader the above bending I note that various coi respond enta take different views, there fore I ibftll be pleased if you will publish this supplement. I wrote with no
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  • 207 2 An Indian named Hazart Shah who was arrested m connection with a series of thefts at several local hotels and convicted br Mr W Langham Carter of (1) dishonest ly retaining stolen property, a revolver and nine cartridges, stolen from tbe Raffles Hotel on March 27, the property oC Baron
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    • 127 2 MALAYAN ASSOCIATION OF RUBBER PRODUCERS. It k proposed to form an Association under the above name to represent the interest of (1) Rubber Producing Companies registered m the Straits Settlement? and Ftderat d and Mon Federated Malay States and (2) private owners of Rubber Estates The following gentlemen form the
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    • 382 2 NOW (Mt^| on V j SALE HH (Cloth Covers $1.75) JJ[ DOLU R DIRE6TORY OFHCE, 16 CHANGE ALLEY. SANATOGEN Fresh Stocks $3.00 P er bott le. THE MEDICAL HALL Opposite General Post Office. SINGAPORE. 0&\ If Victoria Theatre Thursday dr Saturday, Aug. Ist A 3rd, 1918 THE KING ALBERT CIVILIAN
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    • 475 2 new I IjUjJjQll new I 2j#£ wJzShem BSV'nf 'VTMMitiffi FEATURES l^^^^m^^^^^mm STARS TO-NIGHT! AT 9.30 TO-NIGHT!! PATHE Presents The Beautiful MOLLIE KING m a new 5 act Gold Rooster Play ENTITLED On-The-Square A remarkable story of love and Eacrifiee, with strong acting, magnificent Bettings, making it Supported by our exclusive
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    • 338 2 From To-night until Friday, July 26, I9is ANOTHER POWERUL ARRAY OP PICTURE Keeping yon thoroughly interested and entertained from the minute *r the nioite yoi leave er At The Alhambr? The Hall for Music ard Features. In the Second Show at 9 30 p.m. A FORCEFUL WORLD FEATURE HMMNuratra ROBERT
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  • 634 3 COUBTESY OF TMB F&ENOH CONSULATE. Paris, Jaly 17th, 8.35 p.m.— Rubber is quoted 2e 0&d. Duv«l, condemned to death m the trial ol the Bonnet Rouge case, was shot this morning, In the High Court, the Seuator Rioul Peiet continued tbn reading oi hie report he reproached
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 440 3 "i^;^\ _j I '^'**'^V^^' llllulllll ll l H |lllllllllullul niiiiiitMiiiiiiiiiniiHiniiiiMiHiiiiiiKatHiiiiiw»iuigH^nMitii«iiiiiniiiiti < r3K& H iliSr, BSfis8 Sfi5° 1 o «"i».»>«p.o,™ lOT ottb. p.- MriiTxrrscxr^sr'ssy^rxr^s person who without the authority of th e B aid Berli ,and Company uses such marks or any colouraVe :> "°h IE7&W*" their nBhb iD reBPeCfc ther6of
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    • 460 3 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS POLICE. I POLICE NOTICE. ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES ORDINANCE, 1913. REREWALS OF PERHIT3 FOR FIREARMS. All persons who h»ve not renewed their firearms licences for the year 1918 1919 are advised to do so before the end of this month bo as to avoid prosecution and the possible forfeiture
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    • 390 3 NOTICE. Intending Pilgritcs should take notice thai no accommodation can be provided until further notice top passengers to the Moslem Holy Places owing to the shipping requirements of the Indian Government, r No passportstheiefore can be issued for the j purpose. i F. S. JAME3, Colonial Secretary, fetiaits Settlements. 86
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    • 169 3 SITE \H MIDDLE ROAD. Available, 1%0 eqoare feet 1 1 building land J| n Middle Road, opposite the Kik^haw Depot }l vi table for the erection of a Garage or Shop- 3 louses Owner is prepared to build to suit a enant's requirements. Apply Messrs 6 WAR ft MACLARBN, 2
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    • 218 3 Our Latest Headwear AT LOW PRICES TRIMMED WHITE PANAMAS. Ladies Real j£t B&hiv IV-* yw Broad brim pn t/-* o i 'Iv v with Moire OQC C A 1 6axe ßiue iPZIVIvUI or Black. C Very smart. ""^-*a~ a •>' MILLENERY DECORATIONS illm iBl 95bunch 1 Straw Plaits m White,
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  • Domestic Occurences.
    • 33 4 Harvey-Cobikgbr May 16, at Ealing, Ed«ar William Harvey (late of Beverlae, Klang, F.M.8., and Ceylon), to Mary Margaret Annie (Madge), daughter of the late ttcv. H. E. Copinger and Mrs. Cobinger, Ealing.
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    • 18 4 Playfair. May If, at Kelvedon, Essex, George William Forbes Playfair late of Hongkong, m bis 67th year.
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  • 785 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, July 22, 1918, Once again the week end has brought big news, and a fair prospect of the finest news that we have had for many a long day. We can rejoice none the less that the British army has no part m it, beyond
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  • 509 4 We acknowledge receipt from the British Adviser, Kedah, the annual report tor 1917, by Mr G A Hall. Mr Lee Seng Yu hat been appointed lo be a member of the visiting board to the Sfi John's Island Quarantine Station, Singapore. The King has granted permission to Sir Robert Ho
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  • 993 4 London, July 21 (2 80 a). French communique The result of oar victorious counter offensive was soon Apparent. The Germane violently attacked on their right flank and eoath of the Marne were compelled to retreat and recross the river. J IWe held the whole eoutb bank. The Franco
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  • 66 4 COWARDLY URALIANB LoDdon. July 20 W;r official Tie Cn'ia: Bxec tee hp.v« a niH»f.o ß( ni „,<, Ural Hyfcii'iw! C «i n shooting of tb»^ ti l /.^r Ekitt. itihurc h(-irn ened by the t> cut oar li gft] and fimu'ti. < >.r > a < ary BOmpfraCi
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  • 176 4 Tok o, Ju'y 20 -It v >3vernnieut haa <3en:df.: iibaria anJ neocfrt:»;\ t )ei'J£f maie. R«W Yo:k, July Prese Agency at Wrui. itaitd that negotltttioai ci Ihe United IMm, B.i lapHQ, r»-pa:ding thsctiai to Rueeia. Nj igtteniani reached. Correspondent lotPc new French gMaem j mandiup the eouthi
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  • 19 4 Already acknowled»t d < B G (per Mrs Cbacceiior) Franko'&cotch But NJM Mrs J B Wishabt. Hocbtt
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  • 253 4 The writer ol Random Notes i: Straits Echo thus gets back od SimipoJ The Honourable Mr Darbisbire p»ul telt a little bit sore about that pn J classification of himeelt ai tbe Lord Nodi oliffe of Malaya or ehe petbapt urn trying to deserve the title- lor
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  • 35 4 Amongst the delec« c I •econd Inter Allied < nf^en: hibition rtiaur-R woik which he, been d Allies for the lltot n! I and boldipro 1.• J minster, wero M- Phra-San Packi' I H Siam. _^-^B
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 136 4 a %L JL Ml *b+ N&&K fa-'&\ Fv&&i %S%. I J|§B|k THE PUREST MSm IYIyNATURAL MINERAL WATER *|li| %SKi^ T() BE OBTAINED SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO. Weighing Machines wjfe^^^aS^p^^^li^£^, tJ^^^^ AND Fairbanks 11%^ Union Scales I 240 lbs. and l^^f^S^ Catties. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. [Incorporate m Englamd] SINGAPORE
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    • 43 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1085 I 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note' the conditions of our offer: 11 Mo satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high quality erf our work could be given or demanded.
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  • 1335 5 A LiIED GOUNTE«?-ATTACK MAKES PROGRESS i German Reserves Brought Up j o l 20, (730 p m). ,t at French i 2Dfcb) slates reorossiDg i orthvv rla a are re mi Ithe s >nthern i 1 are apks ol tht* river. -J] C ,ii Mi uniques
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  • 23 5 H E the High Commissioner has ap pointed Capt C W C Parr to bo Officer Commanding the Malayan Volunteer Infantry m Pahang.
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  • 1737 5 GENERAL London, July 16. News received m the evening concerning the French counter* offensive shows that the attack began at four thirty m the morning on a front of twenty seven miles. Tanks participated but there was no artillery preparation. On the extreme left the French oaptured the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 157 5 ROBINSON @> Co. Ladies' White Ladies' White Canvas Walking Afe.^ i^JiiW ik Canvas Court Shoes, Smart W^T" W Shoes Shape l :^tM V IZE price jg^' r*& $6 00 $7.50 i^m^ $7^25 A PAIR. 3^ A pAIR Jl/Sr RECEIVED .^ew Shipment Ladies' hoes Smart Patent Black Patent Leather Shoe. NS.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 662 6 KONINKUJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Ieee rporated m Holland.) Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLA.ND3 INDIA GOVERNMENTS. Melchior Troub Belawan Deli July SI Mabtsutckkr Mantok and Palembang Joly 84 Bih«aradja Berombang, Pan* h, I sahcn and Belawan Deli July 25 Binska^a Singkawang, Selakan, Pemangkat
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    • 845 6 MESSAGERIEB MARITIME! JA DA &2 f$ All (IhoorpobatbdihFbahof) r*. i Xla rl I I -s STEAHSOIP Co., Lfc<3 Monthly service between Shanghai, He (laooiforaled la j&&a»i fcong, Saigon, Singapore, Colombo, Djibo EUROPEAN LIKE Egypt and Marseille* and vice- versa. BRANCH Lilt, m \m— v— 1^ Fortnightly service between Baigon-Tonra fir
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    • 675 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CGKjpli (INCORPORATED IN U 8.A.) REGULAR MONTHLY TBANS I'ACIFIC SERVICE Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu and Sao Francis Stjgf- "SHHf. 1 tonB from H Dgkong on or abou < m! ob. LULGMBIA 14,000 tons do do r S.S. VENEZUELA 14 000 tons do do ne and eveiy
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 415 7 to over 52.000.000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 TH GREAT EASTERN IM ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). BEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. c nany has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court 0/ England, and compiles with the BrlfclsbLifa 493araaoa Ojm^ali? V.3t la
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    • 498 7 rOROHAHA SPECIE SINK, LTD. I!*CO3PO3AT«D lUf JAPAN •;&p lbal Sabscribed V. 43,000.000 Olfltal FalJ Dp .Y. 80.000,000 li^3ervc Fond.... Y. 11,300,000 President, i. Inonye Ev«. Vice pYiHient. Y. Yao:abav.& Baft DIRECTORS. J. Incaye Eaq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. N. Boma Esq. M. Odagiri Esq. j K. SocorU Esq. T. Kawashlma Esq.
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    • 531 7 rHE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED, (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) Capital Registered $s roo 000 Capital Subscribed $5000 poo Capital Paid up SSsoooto 1 Reserve Liability $£500 OSO HEAD OFFICE Battles Cnambers, 6 6, Singapore. BRANCHES Penang, Malacca, Mu^r Batu Pahat. S2?!i Aoc un 9 opened, Fixed Deposits received and
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    • 623 7 FOR SALE Purmea Home No. 614, Kamjcoog Road Two-Htoryod hou-e wish about Bt^nvi eg. leet of ground. Gas and water laiJ on Tennis court Can be viewed at ucy time. .For further particulars. Apply to S. B. ARCHDEACON, c/o Straits Trading Co., Ltd. li 7 m w f i 2
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    • 543 7 EXCHANGE, CdSKVC-cao -JT tv, July 19 t.%>:^ «t/f mm Cm 2i\ d«-t-?snJ 2-4 P»iT«l« CMfilSl 8m 2 4 18-32 fifiDfa domanl Br*.al 815 ?«Bli, T. T, .'47 i Bp—kowi, tenaai 48i%Psta YOSOBAM4, 3«-.:anl lO2f Java, fl«man,t M 106 i SAfiSKOS, itr^anS 664 oOVSßizesi, Bank But.~» §8.54 Baat tS RnsL\r?(! Sets
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  • 469 8 TWO TRANSPORTS SUNK Speedy Rescue Work [flmtor't ••rvWl London, Ju!y 10.— The Admiralty transp .ri Ftrn'iga. bound for Australia with uutis Australians, was torpedoed and sunk on the 15 th there were no casualties. A British sloop was torpedoed and sunk on the 16th; no offlaars
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  • 162 8 London, July 19. Italian Official Nay aircraft ajain bombad Pola on the morning of the 17th. On boih occasion visibly good effect was observed. They al=o sue cessfally bombed haugars m the isle of Lagosta m the middle Adriatic. Oar machinea safely returned. London, July 19. Italian naval
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  • 358 8 London, July 18. The Prfsa Bureau has issued a striking photograph ct iha dc.maga caused by raid* of the British Indaper.deut Air Force on iho German railway tystcui at Me//. Sablon. It >howi exceptionally deitiuctive bur«:s m the enginesbedi »cd workshops, the remains of two incinerated trains, ard great
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  • 442 8 RAIDING ACTIVITY l»t Bmbmmrimm Gabte] I Renter's fcforvio*] London, July 19. Field Marshal Haig We drove off raiders m the Villara Bretonneaux and Merlancourt sectors. We successfully raided m the neighbour hoods of Bucquoy, Willsrval and Locre, securing prisoners. London, July 20. Field Marshal Haig Scottish troops captured
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  • 132 8 London, July 18. Renter has received details of the disastrous fire at Fez m Jane, which is attributed to German m CEndiariea. The outbreak started al five m the morning at four pointß simultana ou-ly m tbe great Kaiaaria Bazaar and destroyed Q.CCO tqaare j arda m the
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  • 817 8 Cotton Operatives (Bj Submarine OabUJ [Rmter'a flervioel I London, July 17.— Owing to the opera tives contention that it would mean con- i tinuous unemployment of a large Dumber!] of men, the operation of the cotton con i trol boards playing off order has been < postponed for
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  • 282 8 I h The^following circular has been iieuad oy Messrs Barker and Co, Secretaries pro Ism. Yon will no doubt recollect that at the meeting of representatives of 47 Com* panics registered m the Straits Settle- mente and Federated Malay States held on the 18th of
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  • 419 8 The following is the report of the Directors for the period ended 81st March, 1918. The Compacy wae registered on 18th Jane, 19)7. Situation of Estate —In the State of Johore, 9f milee (rum the town of Muar, whenoa there are regular steamer sailings for Singapore. The
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  • 37 8 On S.itq^day the SRC played a Garrison XI end won on a moderate scoring wicket. The Gartieon eoored f,6 (Bileon not out 24; OsbDrne li). The Club knecked up 96 (B de Silva 89, Fanciecue 12.)
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  • 46 8 TO DAY'S TIES. Ruchwaldy ecr v fceggatt. Allen or Paah eec v Griffin. Sttedwick v Leakey. Newcomers 1 Handicap. Final Tie. Beitord or Hargiave ecr v Sutherland or Qooding. t B Doubli Handicap, Wright and Wilian tor v Sykea and Pedlow.
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  • 441 8 Bearing interest from the (date or purchase at Sh percent pc payable Half yearly on the 20th January and the 2oth j u n REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE 20TH JULY, 19 28 PRICE OF ISSUE- 100 PER CEI\T All proceeds of this issue will
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    • 112 8 ESTD. 1872. PATRONIZED BY ROM FEW DESIGNS THAT Will X X APPEAL TO THE MOST J FASTIDIOUS nc en u a %*>. lir nil VA Grl* c t w?i S-*f^ Diamoid Merchant Vl%? THE B£ ST JEWELLER f ®J^®@ar d IN THE FAR EAST. 'U **iQ JU BRILLIANT SET Brilliant
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