The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 July 1918

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 1918. NO. 9,423
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    228 1 The battles on the Soissons Chateau Thierry front continue. The Allies hold positions south and west of Soissons. Advances are recorded m the centre. The enemy is bringing up reserves and bitterly contesting all positions. Page 5. The American communique chronicles further captures between the Aisne and
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    THE WEED THAT SOOTHES.
    1104 1 If tobacco ia further to be taxed, m addition to the swiftly rising pricee of the commodity aa the war goee on. the habit of smoking will coon become an almost impoeaible luxury for the middle classes. In the East cigarettee and pipe tobacco have gone
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      177 1 GOODRICH TYRES 50L1J)S AND PNEUMATICS m Raffles Motor Garage FOR SALE 1 Brand New New Comet Motor Cycle," 2H.P. 2 Speed, four stroke, fitted with precision Junior i Engine and also Motor Acces- j sories. r *iHHBiBiBIBBUii BCWH HWB BB^Hißfc J. Crowther Shaw Co. JjL tJtf-X OUR SPHCIAL SBRGBS FOR
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      111 1 TH B only tyre which has won the R.A.C. certificate of s*ooo miles without cuts or punctures. ,<V^^^^^^3^ f r° m Plantation Rubber. a^" •3^**v**-fe r* a ana V*^ '^Mf-SEfli^p SOLE AGENTS: International Trading Company, Limited. IT IS REAL ECONOMY TO BUY A CANADIAN VJ Xi JJ IT IS LOWEST
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      133 1 LATEST ADVEBTISEMENTS. Fjr eala Ford Landaulet Page 8. Gb*og Keng Lee sell unredeemed auction pledges Page 8 Bankruptcy notice Page 8. Lady teacher wanted Page 9. Shorthand typist wanted Page 9. Robinson's for toilet soaps Page 5. New novels at John Little's Page 4. Whiteaway Laidlaw's for Voile Blonaes —Page
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      5 1 GOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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      93 1 THE WEEK. Wednesdaj 24th. High Wato*— 1 11 ft.ir 10-25 p.m. Full Moon. Tfiursdaj 25th. High Wate*— ll 42 am, 11.11 pm. St. James. Bent Board, 2.15 p m. Emulation Lodge Special, 8.45 p.m. Frldij 26th. High Watev o*l4 a.m., 11*67 p to. Saturdu 27th. Higo Water— o 49 a.m,
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    GLASS AND GLASSWARE.
    503 2 Straits Import. Information is published to the effect that tbe Germin glass niunu .'aiming industry, among6t others, has been taken over by the Government, and the various businesee*- amalgamated, into one great company. This wtll control the manu facture of goods, and the selling, both wholesale and
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    76 2 -a A rogue elephant is causing a lot of damage to kampong*? at the 10th mile, Klang Gates. During the latter part of the Bulan Fossa it attacked ar.d killed an old Malay man, and on Friday last seriously injured a Chinaman. The brute then pulled down a Malay house,
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      391 2 j now Qnfrg^j on V I SALE iS (Cloth Covers $1.75) i __M Eh DOL? ..m DIRECTORY OFFICE. 16 CHUNGE ALLEY. warn Fresh Stocks $3.00 p er bottle THE MEDICAL HALL Opposite General Post Office. SINGAPOBE. I A REFRESHING DRINK I j JEFFREYS PILSEHER BEER BREWED IN SCOTLAND. Victoria Theatre
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      1033 2 TWO BBH WPB t *BflfWmfW9 TWO From To ni^ ht untH Friday, July 26, i<j 18 Al Hrai IV^ Bil IU U I ANOTHER POWERUL ARRAY OF PlClup t SPECIAL I B|B|JM|^mggM SPECIAL Xcc P ln^ ou thorou h, ,Bt^ vt c e n f the minute y o fg
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      1306 3 AA-en that Berli and Corapxny of No. 4 Prince Street, Singapore are the sole Proprietors of the bj them as regards the Trade Mark consisting of the device of an Eagle and Globe m connection 9 lirtioge ard Drills and as regards the Trade Mark consisting of the device of
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      604 3 Tha Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888. Ii tha Sapreme Court of ths Straits Settloneits. Settlement of Singapore. IS BANKRUPTCY No. i 7 of 19:8. Notioe is hereby given, that on a Petition filed the Uth day of April, 1918, a Receiving Order against A. Kurumplan of No. 2m, Bajaral Lane, Singapore, was
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      391 3 "Stylish and Attractive" I Voile Blouses WHITEAWAY'S lA'ili 'JJ K# fe vfe rffi^ /4/Jl l \','\'i\i 1 \J^a 'S%|Few Voile Blouses tip^ M -pened oat. ver, BtylUh and BeStQuaUty jap Silk attrieuve well cut and finished. In Blouses perfectly styled, made only from white only, frices heavy Jap Silk, come
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, July 24, 1918
    1063 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, July 24, 1918 Freedom of speech and the independence and tbe power of the press are at dead* water-level m Germany to- day as far as the public expression of opinion is concerned, thouglTvarious interests are able, through the newspapers and from the platform,' to
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    200 4 Capt E May, late of tbe M S V R, is visiting Malaya on short leave from Mesopotamia. (M M Mr J T Donald, says the Malay Mail, has left for Home. Mr Home, the Negri Sembilan, planter, has left to join un. !(M.M.) Mr C H Mackay, of Lunas
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS
    438 4 London, July 22. French eat tern com munique. Northward of the Davoli, oar troops dashingly carried the Austrian poai tions backed by the river Koit a ani made prisoner a hundred. London July 22. Haig There was hoetile artillery fire southward of Arras and eastward of Nieppe Forest.
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    428 4 Alluding to anti U boat devices, Judge Wadhams taid recently that come of the submarine destroyers employed had been built by a man who used to be called a pacifist, and who used to make a certain article which, like a bath, one found extremely useful, but did not like
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    OUR TRADE
    244 4 The rctumecf impo*-t 8 8L(1 the quarter ended M trcb hand, contain the follow.* <. J i figures k COrn P»Ut„ MQrltii ua. Singapor e ||6e M 9,11* ]v y Penang 40,^38 4 e- Malacca 6.U8 i» J Total 191 r«l I-I Cii.ie. ii £„p The leweMM ie
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  • Correspondence.
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      THE CONSCRIPTION BILL.
      97 4 To the Editor. Sir, Permit me to endorse even wo.*; expressed by ABC m your issue of H inst and to compliment your corretpr. dent on the best letter tbat has sc fu appeared m tbe press ou tbe all icpec ant subject of conscription. Let the
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    BOMBING THE U-BOATS.
    331 4 Scapltne Sutceises When a submarine meets seaplie the latter generally gets tbe best c matters. A British seaplane afci patrolling tbe English Channel, eightedi U boat travelling on tbe surface at speed. The submarine started to but before sbe could get quite under ta seaplane waa upon
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    36 4 Mr John McNeill b**« liS to tbe chair of Early *r*d M**'* V .,,M History iv tbe University "T rlD M The chair had been vacant m period of hie imprisonment tton with the Irian rising*
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      160 4 In Lis IM -#ftav a ML J$L A °A ♦■io ill Mi Ail <y> \|«-£-^Si/ Vr..\il-'y \_^J_*( TANSAN I $$Q^l._. THE PUREST JBIa rinr|JNATURAL MINERAL WATER IPJH TO BE OBTAINED SOLE AGENTS BALDjjECj MACGREGOR CO. NEW NOVELS Alexandre Dumas. "O. Henry" Series. Hemry Seton Merriman. Jerome K. Jerome. We have
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      44 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD BOAD. TELEPHONE 1088 RIslR i i 6 Gabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the conditions of our ofler "Ho satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high quality of Dur work could be given or demanded.
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    GERMANS BEATEN BACK
    759 5 IirC4P IURESOFMENAND W l GUNS Co niniunicaTj^Threatened push on Epemaj Stopped IU-ti •*->-»-*■ eWrtoel French, rem* L laa w Undent I iha Francer* Asaeti i the 0 A/cq a:i 1 tha p b H: or.:*»*.«J the md Cn urtevee, tho P yoad Hie line i Chateau D
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    IMPORTANT POSITIONS TAKEN
    407 5 Paria, July 20— Daapite a fierce resia* tance, the Fiench ani Amarican troopa 'continued their progress yesterday bat ween the Aisue anc the Marne. wreating front the enemy a large numbar of highly limportaul portion*. The couat of pri.SDners nnd material la not yet complete. Tne figure
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    HOLIDAYS AND THE ASSIZES.
    96 5 HOLIDAYS AND THE ASSIZES. At the outset of yesterday's sitting of the Assise Court before Hia Lordship, Mr Justice Ebden, Mr A V Brown, Deputy Pnblic Prosecutor, who appeared for the Crown, explained to hia Lordahip that Saturday week and the following Monday would be public holidaye. His Lordship It
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    MILITARY SERVICE AND JURIES.
    110 5 His Lordship, Mr Justice Ebden ad dressing the assembled jurymen at the Assizes yesterday said that ha did not know m what way military service was likely to engage those called, but if a man eat on a jury he would have to carry his duty
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    67 5 Charged on remand before Mr Ham, third magi**. rate, yeatarday, with being the occup er of a common gaming house at 86 New Bridge rd, an elderly Chineae named Aw Kam Chuan pleaded not guilty. After evidence had been taken for the prosecution, hia worship, on the applioa tion ot
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    WHAT NEUTRALS SAY
    425 5 NON- SYMPATHETIC {M, Submarine Gable] [Reuter'a Servioe] Stockholm, July 22.— Foe once tha pro* German Swedish press doea not attempt to minimize the importance of the Allied advance. Enormous headlinaa m the Stockholm Dagbladt and Svenskallagbladt declare tbat the German reverses are increasing. The Diganinjheter, carefully reviewing
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    ITALIAN FRONT
    106 5 London, July 22.— British Italian Official We carried out three reide west of Aeiago, killing 80 Auetrians and taking prieoner 24. We have destroyed seventeen enemy aircraft since tbe 16th. The Albanian Advance London, July 22. The Daily Mail cor correspondent at Valona, wiringon the 17th, states that
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    TIBET AGAINST CHINA
    50 5 London, July 22. The Times Peking correspondent wiring on the 18th, states that Tibet has revolted against the Chinese. As the Central Government is unable to finance the frontier forces, it is impossible for the latter to withstand the Tibetan advance, and an armistice has been arranged.
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    AUSTRIAN CABINET OUT
    114 5 Copenhagen, July 22 A telegram from Vienna states that the Austrian Cabinet has resigned. It is anticipated that Count Czerniu will form a new Cabinet. £3 The resignation of the Austrian cabinet is due to the refusal of Count Seidler, supported by German Austrians to accede the
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    29 5 -a***Retail shoe dealers m Budapest; commenced a strike recently as a protest againet the action of the Hungarian Government m fixing maximum pricee. Reoently pair of shoes cost -420.
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    PENANG RACES.
    280 5 It FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. Race I.— The Earl T C Thompson 7.18, and Aringa 7.8, Scott, Dead heat. 8. Fallow Land 8.2. Bowden. Tote $120, places •10 and 18. The dead heat to be run off. Race 2—l. Dandy, 8 11, Southall 2 Sol Dhu, 8.9, Bowden; 8
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    MALACCA CADET CORPS.
    349 5 PRESENTATION BY Mr TAN JIAK CHOO The Malacca Cadet Corpa hae had an unbroken exiatence for more than thirty! yeara It is composed exclusively of the boys of the High School, Malacca, and is officered by members of tbe school staff. On Saturday, 20tb July, the Corps
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    RED CROSS FUND.
    42 5 Dr Naughton having received a state ment to the effect that Australian is an Australian by birth, encloses a cheque for $50 for the Red Cross Fund. It will be forwarded on to the Treasurer of Our Day Fund.
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    FRANCE'S DAY 1918.
    102 5 Already acknowledged $9,210.50 Collected by H N Ferrers (Kuala Lumpur) 500 Staff of Lanadrou Estate (Muar) 100 G E Boswell (per A W Still) 5 Anonyme (per Rev P Couvreur) 10 Mrs Yanoweki 5 E Lauthier (per Mmc Donati) 10 Hohießser 1(1 C Meunier 10 P Chauvaux
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    36 5 Five thou aand United Statea War i Savings Steamps, valued at gold 926,000, have been received by tbe American Postal Agent at Shanghai, Mr E H Everett, and are on eale at the American Poet Office.
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      225 5 ROBINSON (Sh Co. r TOILET SOAPS NOW IN STOCK. Robinson's Turkish Bath Soap Robinson's Special Toilet Soap Otto of Rose Soap Verbena Soap Bath Soap (4 varieties) Bunga Kemanlin Soap Yardl«ys Bath Soap Cuticura Soap Erasmic Bath Soap Eclat Soap Wrights Coal Tar Soap Palmoiive Soan Pears Unscented Soap Cashmere
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      607 6 P. <&0a Bmtish India AND A.PCAH LIINE (Companies Inoovfovaied la England.) Mail and Passenger Services peninsular and oriental s. n. Co. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) Vlie Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OP BOMBAY are at present fflie CtJmpany's INTERMEDIATE SERVICES TO AND PROM LONDON are Vma^wn\o^^o_t B tie booked
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      936 6 •na mm jajrTW IW MESSAGERIES MAFIIIMES (IHOOBPO BATED IST FRit-rCF MAIL LIBI. Monthly service between Shanghai, Hong* kong, Saigon, Singapore, Columbo, Djibouti, Egypt and Mart eilles- and vice-versa. BRANCH LIKI. Fortnightly sewioe between Baigon-Tourane-Haiphong. Fov further Information apply to J. d 6 00U8TBK&, Agents. OCEAN TRANSPORT CO., LTD. (Incorporated m
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      627 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COKPii (INCORPORITED IN tl I .A.) C *H REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS PACIFIC SFRVIcr Hongkong, Sbanghsi, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu znd San Fm- SS. "ECUADOR' 14 000ton8 from Hongkong on or SS. 'COLOMBIA", 14 000 tons do do S.S. "VENEZUELA 14 000 tons do do and every 28 (?a>B
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    DROPPING A DEPTH CHARGE.
    616 7 Following the explosion there was a great disturbance of the water and air 1 babbles arose. The submarine was not j seen again, but large quantities of oil floated on the surface of the sea over the spot."— Official Report. I am just dreaming that it
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    HOTEL SERVANTS ACCOMMODATION.
    314 7 Bombay, June 28 The corporation yesterday recorded tbe report of the health officer, which stated that the accommodation fjr servant* m all the largest Bombay hotels is, generally speaking, inadequate, not so much as re gards Goanese servants, but flagrantly vo as regards Hamals and other menial
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    WHAT THE HONS SAY ABOUT US NOW.
    496 7 By Onr Foriatr Birlin Correspondent. Britain ia now being portrayed to the German publio as trembling with panio and haunted by terrifying visions of the loss of the war. Instead of the universal spirit of grim resolution whioh haa dominated the nation since
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    THE AMERICAN WAY.
    150 7 No development of the war has been moie remarkable than tbe tremendous wave of anti German sentiment wbich has steadily been sweeping over the United States dnring the past few montbs. Thie tremendously strong feeling against every thing German id graphically summarised by a Times'' correspondent, who
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    COINCIDENCE INDEED.
    141 7 There are some coincidences of whioh it can only be said that they startle you like the blinding flash of ac unexp-ac ted snapshot after dark. A friend who came back to town od tbe Scotch express was asked by the young waitress: A serviette is missing bave
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    PEOPLE V CENSOR.
    62 7 Sir Arthur Quiller Couch, at Cambridge recently, expressed m plain English tbe feeling of bis fellow countrymen with re gard to the Press censorship. Ab Sir Arthur very rightly pointed ont, it is the people of Great Britain who are waging and paying foe this war, and
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      275 7 SUPPLIES Foe Estates Mines Etc. Acetic At id. 99 per cent pure. I a t Fumifedtors Four Oaks" anc I gulpj ur Powder. I I Arsenite of Soda for killing out lalang I \spinaHs Best Copal Varnish. [Bisulphite of Soda (Best English). I Cartridges. Nobel's own loading with sport* I
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      605 7 m*T f 2^^"***i *^\r*l^^v*^. ilL*fm jj3' "Before I Sit m a Chair I Like to Know Whether it Haa B B Been Polished with on Oily Substance or with IB fl TV/TOST LIQUID POLISHES remain on the fl |1 surface, gathering every bit of dust and fl jfl dirt and
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    BULGARIA'S HOPELESS PLIGHT.
    2070 8 (By a C orrespondent 1 Bulgaria's internal affaire naturally at* I tract much less attention than affairs inj, Germany, Austria nnd Turkey, but though. •be ie much tbe tmailest and weakest of the Central Powers, she has played a very import:.!. t pirt m the history of
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      324 8 I prnveztsstßtctsaeamnastl JrSP^F t y J asp of J^ppelc t,e and all the ills, resulting from nervous debility from which most Eastern Residents suffer can be quickly cured by HHERYQNAIt is an ideal nourishment for the nervous system, supplying, as it does, new energy, renewed mental control and a new
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      236 8 I^VAa* <%'S'S~J OV-''-' A?"/'. '^A-^;*'jA^ ''A'^ t^-^^^^*A>^^ '*'A y i 'y-''j^:'*\*£^ '-Am'- -A—W •___\_r^__\ £lZ'*'Pc^'tY/^_i\'\'^ __m mr $.)-$i?S ;-?^m \/:^'^t^ -y-'-j^^if mm- mff AmWjOf aw^____W 4-rj_at_W'iAw -^M^' _m_f 'mmm. Am \w WW* LtSEm^^B MAGNETO HE] a- "■'■■a''-'.''..*/' tha glf IGNITION 2K I 1 A Consider the jf Engine A. a/AY
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    EXCHANGE.
    53 9 CoiirioUD Of tp Jaly 23 4 1 i\ leaeettl S*4 OM*IHI 8 re 2 4 17-32 franco ftsmasJ Baal 815 term. T 7, 147-J 4r*.oru^.'.A.u, Ast.t.*it.i 44£%P«*e» fOEOBAMA, Itinaol 102f Java, fieniarsi 10f f lAroroar* eannttJ 66-J •.♦CffaKtiss, r>ank Bu;- log 18.64 Hsl^ ol Bnglanl late Im BUvte London
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    PRODUCE
    164 9 July '23 Tin (buyers) 1171 50 OtteNM 15.00 <3lfea-i.kU« Cwle No. 1 22.CC Swa-Usr Cn%a No, t 2C.HC Pepppi Flack ordin. h! pore 81*18 Per?**.- (White laic) 4 8 00 SiUntf 1 (110 io ihe norn Ke.tcna.go (80 to tfcs !5... ncm Mass (Banda) norn Cloves (Aru^oi:::*,. D3*n Bfc'l
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      901 9 ____^__mm Z»*****»***********»**»~**— ***»*>ra*«HßHiHßaii^iHV.r'****| _________mXmW^^^^^^ 1 aaejctl ever §2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 1 TH GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. INOOBPOBATBD IN STBAITS SETTLEMENTS). I BfcAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. I Tno owpaaykai £20.C00 deposited with the Supreme Conrt of England, and oomplJes
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      531 9 f WaTTBB^ lM THE H0 HoNfi BANK LIMITEO. (I»co-*K,™*e* Ne w Ze..a..-.i d-oorporated lo the Btr.lt* Settlements) j MM.TBZE l«BuliiwCE *****. IM. caSltS SSSSSIBed Z g'SooSSg"' Oammmmmtammttm,.t ReBerVe "^gg OFFI E r M.500.000 wu FiBE nJaiiiiiiifiE c.., a*. aea Cham^ c Li 6 slDgapore f|gj_ Penang, Malacca, Muar Batu Pabat.
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      563 9 Wanted Codds* bottles and liquid carbonic acid gas. Apply TOKO MESQUHTA, Sabang, Sumatra. LADY TEACHER. Wanted a Lady teacher for two children. 10 and 18 years old, either mornings or stW qoooh. Guod recuuieraJion to a quahned person. Apply letter li c/o Free Prtea. 24 7 8"-7 mirEo Fhcrtband Typist
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      69 9 OIAiLS FOR bUgOPt belt Singapore Due m London Arr)v«r> May 7th A June 20 May 9th B 22 July 24th H Time-balls on Fort Canning and Mount Faber drop daily at 1 p m., Singapore standard time, corresponding to 6 a.m. Greenwich mean time The time* gun ie fired at
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      381 9 DAILY SHIPPING REPORT. [All British veaaela unless marked.] Arrival!. July 22. Ban Poh Guan; Singkara, Pontianak, Emile (Dut) Pracbatipok (Siam). July 28. Hebe, Sri Mnar, Anjou; Senang, Van N sot, Banoa, X S Barn (Dut); Valaja [8 am). CLEARANCES. July 22. Perak, Kaka, Krian, Meran, Hainam, Scott Harley M Treub
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    1087 10 Tram Omr Own Corratmcndani London, May 22. AU tbis week the newspapers have been devoting attention to the understanding arrived at between China and Japan regarding the Far Eaat. We have had every sort of version and every sort of construction placed on it. What I understand
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    RENT BOARD.
    489 10 At a meeting of the Rent Assessment 1 Board beld m the Municipal Offices yeeter I day, presided over by tbe hon'ble Mr C J Saunders and attended by Messrs H Carpmael (assessor), S Toinlinson, E Teaaenaohn, E A Eliat, M Meyer. A M S Angulia and Gaw
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    147 10 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. I j Courtesy of thi French Consulate. Paris, July 2lat 6.10 p.m. —We forced the enemy to recro?e the Marne; the Frencb and Americana progressed between i tbe Aisne. Clignon &nd tbe valley of the Ardre. We have oaptnred ovtr 20,000 prisoners and 400 guns. The Frenoh
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    146 10 f When Robert Lcuis Sceveneon lay un conscious for two hours before he died, hia old friend, the Ray W E Clarka, knslt m an agony of sorrow beaide him. Now tbe war haa called Mc Clarke back to Sarao* from tbe well earned retirement m Englund which tbe veteran
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    UNITED MALACCA RUBBER' ESTATES. .
    900 10 UNITED MALACCA RUBBER' ESTATES. The eighth annual report of tbe direotore of the United Malacca Rubber Batatas, Ltd, to be presented at the general meeting m Malaooa on July 81, is as follows The direotore have pleasure m submitting their report and statement of accodnts, duly audited, for the year
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    STEVENS CHEATING CASE.
    91 10 The case wbich ia to come before tbe preeent Assizes of Shafto S Stevene, a European, charged witb cheating, cannot possibly be heard before Monday nex**. At the opening of the Assizes yesterday, Mr A V Brown, the Deputy Public Prose cutor, made application to his Lordship,
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    S C C LAWN TENNIS.
    60 10 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. A Single Wodehouse scr beat Dean owe 15.8 B SINGLB. Allen beat Griffin 6- 1, 6—4. C Singlh Final. Gale scr beat Salter owe 2 6 4, 6 o. Newcomers' Handicap. Hargrave acr v Sutherland or Gooding postponed. Ruchwaldy scr v Leggatt. Doig
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    BOY SCOUTS ASOCIATION.
    50 10 Orders for week eDding July 27, 1918. Wednesday July 24. Executive Com mittee Meeting, V M C A, 6.16. Thursday July 26. Band Practice (Bugles and Drums) Malay Volunteer Club, 5.15. Friday July 26. Ambulance Class, V MC A, 5.16. Individual Troop Orders aa issued by Scoutmasters.
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    S.V.C. DRILL PROGRAMME.
    76 10 Attendance at three recruits' paradea a week is compulsory. [Drills Marked are compulsory.] Wednesday, July 24. 4.00 p.m. Johnston's Pitr foi Fort Sera pong SV A Sees I &II 6.15 Drill Hall SR E v NC Os 5.10 SV R acd A V Platoon 5.15 Veterans' Co
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    THE FOURTH ASSIZES.
    439 10 CHINE9E AND SPURIOUS NOTES. The Fourth Assizes for 1918 com menoed at the Supreme Court, Singapore, yeeterday befoce hie Loidship, Mr Justice Ebden. Mr A V Brown, Deputy Public Prosecutor, wae iv charge of the prosecution of the oaee for the Crown. The first case dealt with
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