The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 July 1918

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49 64 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    Masthead
    15 49 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918, No 1,617,
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    CONTENTS.
    135 49 PAOB D J J r:rcp f n Failure 49 lon »n Etattia 49 la S Dgaport 50 d Counter Off* ;:bive 60 The Boat Campaign gQ Prei s Subj^c. 50 T c Sfttianl gj POLICE /.NO COUKT NEWS vi :e r.nd J n ea 58 Baraeiaof Sentenced 53 Thi
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  • Domestic Occurrences
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      BIRTHS
      62 49 Robinson.— On Jaly 18th, at the Maternity HORpit*), dfngapcre, to Mr. and Mrs. F. H KOBINBON. a son. and Mrs C. Sayers, a daughter. Mac'.eod.-Oii the 17th instant, at the Maternity Ho.pital, Penang. to Mr. and MrB. K. M. MacLeod, Crian Estate, Province Wellesley, a son. Miles.- On July
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      MARRIAGE.
      21 49 Klang, F.M.S., and Ceylon), to Mary Margaret Annie iMadge), daughter of the late Key. H. E Copingerand Mrs. Cobinger, Ealing
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    • Obituary
      DEATH.
      18 49 Playfai^.— May ie, at Keivedon, Es?ex, George William Forbfs Playfair late of Hongkong, m his 67th year.
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    EXCHANGE.
    53 49 Jxtwwmomß np fc July 24 1 F>*k* 4 c 24i >. 01 r »^»^i* J«4 PffiTßtd 9»4 lift 7K 3.4 17-32 Ww&uc* teaMoi Bt*nl 815 Iboia,-: r. U7 fMOBAKA, i«m»n* 102J Java, i«i»wrt ioef Bazsjic.- iauMi 36^ 6ov»»B' Bank B*»'r« $g.s^ tr.ak c? tfi „»njid h 5% IM SUrtf
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    PRODUCE
    109 49 Tjd (bnyoia) $171 co P*PP*i k Dtdln* >fl pore Bl 25 i'-tnt?** vJ 0 o i^s ft tton v Oofti 1 (4% Bjh!>*' q TigJlWi u&aU p-awr* Muff 9«aHff doit .**.>*• 1* 2 CO '1 P t:,*> tit QOfU rtfijfl 9AfO noai ni Sxiudrf** 7gg UflptAlfciM* 7 40 *i**u
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    Toe Crown Prince's Failure.
    853 49 M »*;rie. Title b«> (uiovs v«>»yii AjMh Joly 19. The fuller accounts of the battle which has Rheims for a centre confirm the first impressions that the opening stages have proved a failure for the Crown Prince's armies. The telegrams are sufficiently explicit to show the
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    The Situation In Russia
    925 49 July 20. One can hardly avoid coming to the conclusion that Russia, though a wash out as concerns a fighting force on behalf of the Allies, can still have an important bearing on the resources and ultimate decisions cf the Central Powers. When Russia collapsed and
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      149 49 Iberstothe M BingapoM Free Preßs" turning from Europe to the Straits the mall lines, are invited to send to nager the name of their steamer and arrival In Blngapore. Copies will then liledtomeet them at various ports of call. Kribert m Europe wishing detailed inaiar.cn v to thares &c. cm
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  • Page 49 Miscellaneous
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      Page 49 Miscellaneous Column 1
      185 49 THE WEEK'S NEWS. A Mail arrived here from Home on Sun day, July 21, with dutes to Muy 28 A mail leaves fat Home to day. The Fourth Assizes of 1918 commenced before Mr Justice Ebden, in the Supreme Court, Singapore, this week. Although at the opening of the rnbber
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    Mortality In Singapore.
    373 50 The mortality ret arm for Singapore i for the week rnded July 18 l .h, last Saturday, show 395 deaths (against 416 and 822 m previous weeks) a ratio per milie of 55.71. Tho chief causes of death are malarial fever 69, phthisis G2 pneumonia 19 beri
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    The Allied Counter Offensive.
    780 50 July 22. Ooce 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. Wo can rejoice none the less that tbo Britiph army has no part m it, beyond tbo indirect
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    The U. Boat Campaign.
    757 50 July 23. There is an on pleasant reminder m the wires of the last few days that the submarine campaign is not yet done with. Two transports nave been sank, tbe 'Barunga" and the Car path ia," luckily without great loss of life. The Americans have
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    German Press Subjection.
    1031 50 July 24. Freedom of eoh an I denoe and the powe r of the pi lt dead-water lev*! m Germany feo d far a.a tho public expression of opinion i« ccjncernoJ, though farioua in r or(sts aro able, through the newfpapert and from the platform, to still
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    The Marne Salient.
    895 51 July 25. The offensive m France is developing quite well and the genins of General FOCH has been proved m very striking fashion. He has seriously staggered an enemy who had imagined himself gaily marching on to decisive triumphs. Already, even were the battle carried no further,
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    26 51 MMtri R P Browning and P L Mill, of Banting Estate, are .\i"g for Home about thfl cad cf this mouth to join up (M M.)
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    KELANTAN IN 1917.
    657 51 Universal gratitude, ptti by those who w*-;e its devcteep," was the rtbiiJi cf ihe inppreieion of chap Ji ki m Keluotßn, states Mr R J Farrtr, Acting British Adviser, m bil a'miniatraUc-T report for 1917. The "mnnia" hnd "renamed its reiga as eooh a« tho harvest was
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    MISSING PRISONER OF WAR.
    64 51 An Austrian Prisoner of War giving the name of Dubofsky and parsing a3 a Russian is missing from the Prigoiier of War Camp, Tanglin. His description is as follows: Age 23 or 24, height 6ft Bin, broad shoulders and well sot, eves grey, complexion fair, hnir
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    113 51 The laying of the foundation etone of th Scotrifeh Masccic Temple m Vanning Road, Ku Ja Lumpur, toot pltcs on Friday last. The ceremony vvua coudunt^d with full Maßcnic ritual by R W M r> Ince, D G M of eh.? Middle Ea^t. (V. M Mr Low Kwuy So-og, tbo
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    "OUR DAY"
    1026 52 A large budget of correspondence has been sent ve in connection with the Oar Day collections. The following extract is from tha report of the Joint War Committee of the British Red Crocs and th-3 Order of St John of Jerusalem. The Straits Settlements floe response gives us
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    SCOTTISH CHURCHES' HUT FUND.
    157 52 SEVENTH AND FINAL LIST. Previously acknowledged ***** Francis Graham 50 Captain Bredenberg 10 M E W (2nd Donation) 10 Mrs J A McCully ft Church Service Tebong 28 A McKenzie 50 R H Baltour Blair 80 Mrs Husted 3 A D Allan 250 D W Reid
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    A ZEEBRUGGE CHANTY.
    247 52 We've sought adventure far and wide, 'Frieoo to the Cape, Our battles m the islands of the Main We've fought upon the seas with men of every size and shape. With Dutchmen and with grandees out of Spain. We've had the world for ooveit, and we've made
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    104 52 Seventy eight Spanish merchant ships had up to May been sunk b\ U beats since the beginning of the war. Speaking at Shrewsbury meeting on be* half of the X L S I Prisoners of War Fund, Col Garrett, commandant of tbe 4th battalion (who had such a long spell
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    THE ASSIZES.
    983 52 FORGERY CHARGE. Before Mr Justice Ebden id the Snprerrp court yesterday tbe c»6e was conMmed iti which a Japanese named Wada Shu.zo ie chared with the forgery of a ceriiti:ate of compt-Uncy us a d-. j ntiet Mr A V Brown, DPP prosecu!; d 'or the Crown whilet
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    F M S HEALTH IN 1917
    666 52 The Medical Report for th* p a Malay States for 1917 E ,v e3 jf basei on an eftim»t< i oab^.ngthe be«t •vaiUblennder condition*." The increase m DO n u baa been eteady b? f pop record for seven yean put ibowl 1, popalation
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    92 52 Mr Stafford Whitbf has been research work In Canada iv t with fata and b»i hsr-n awtrdi I work, by McGill University the Master of Science and ft silver I sented by the Governor-General. I On a complaint mn<?*' 1 7 Roberta, the Offici I Ctaio graph Films, Mr TaoOheog
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    THR EFFORT TO LOSE ATTENTION.
    1461 53 tnen'n experience of tha toil of life h»-c«na with the effort to p^y attan I) wo rot renvmbar m our earliest h weary struggle to beep Ibe mimi from wand»r nq, vari<>rl by bopaioee which the united power o f a irilll czu y d
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    MILITARY SERVICE AND JURIES.
    110 53 MILITARY SERVICE AND JURIES. His Lordship, Mr Justice Ebden ac? dressing the assambkid jurymen at the AsfeiztiS yesterday said that he did not know m what way military service was likely to engage these called, but if a man sat ov a j'Jry ha would have to carry hia duty
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    EURASIAN'S SENTENCED.
    100 53 B afore Mr Sugars io the eeconfl ooort yeßteiii^y, a E icagian named S D Hiddon pleaded goUty to a chnrgfo of thrj theft of one box of ci;-Ats aaci four wine glasffi I tbe property of ihe Rev Father Rnaudel, alto to the theft, m corjunc'ion with
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    97 53 Mr J T Donuici, ti»?6 the M \Uiy Mail, hue \(*t f tar Home. Mr Home, frbe Negri Serubilun, planter, hue leil to join up. (MM.) Ch:.r^ttl on remand h fere Mr Hani, third magistrate, yettarday, v. ith being the occupior of o co-: moo gaming house tit '66 In'ovv
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    UNITED MALACCA RUBBER ESTATES.
    866 53 UNITED MALACCA RUBBER ESTATES. The eighth p-nna\l report of the Jirc eton of tbg United Malacca Robber H Ltc?, ta be presented u.t the general uibct m? m Mafecoa 0:1 July 81, is m follows: rbe dlrectori have plearari .a -übm:t::ri'4 ibeic report vii ~t .-j: of acooantf, dai; ;^i]
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    THE FOURTH ASSIZES.
    443 53 CHINBSE AND bPURIOUS NOTES. The Fourth Assizes for 19 1 8 ccmmenced ut bhe s^prtuic Courc, 8 r^-ipore, yesterday befoie hie Lordship, Mr Jastloa Bbden. Me A V Brown, Deputy Public Prostcittor, *-*\s m charge of Ibe prosecution of U.-8 CBen for the Crown. Q a i
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    412 53 Ms 0 H Ma:ki\, of Lunaa Rubber Estate, hab gone to India, wiiers he will be given a eorninidsiou m the Indian Army Reserve of Officer?. (M M.) Mi John McNeill has bevin rsippointed to tbe chair of Early and Mfdi;*evM Irish Elißtory m Lha University CoHf^je, Dublin. The chair
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    Friday, July 19, 1918.
    787 54 X British steamer ie reported aehore off Palau Sambttu Mr G Simpson, act, Ipob, left on Tuesday for Siugiporo, en route to Meeo* pjtutnia on active service. (l O M.) A Macau clerk earned Leong Se, employed at Fort Canning, hss been arrested on a charge
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      CONSCRIPTION.
      360 54 To the Editor. Sir, The Government have up to a point done splendidly over the Consorip tion Bill. They have truly cleared tbe air and shown a disposition to give full consideration to special circumstances. It is to be hoped that they are not going to spoil their record
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    RE CONSCRIPTION.
    65 54 Sir, If people come to this Colony, either to reside or earn their living, m preference to staying In their own country they should be perfectly willing to abide by the laws made here. If Australian and others object nnd wihh a special exemption regarding the Conscription Law,
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    AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIPTION.
    146 54 Sir, Me Antonio Bythewpy treats us to a dissertation on the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and reminds us that Australia has done splendidly, all of which wa udiiifi. Dr Naaghton's letter was not directed against the Com raonwealth of Australia but at the doubt ful
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    A JOHORE STORE.
    114 54 To the Editor. Dear Sir, Uader the heading Food Supplies, m your paper of today's date, a correspondent refers to a letter cf Sept 1917, re Johcre Store m or near Tank Road Station. Will your correspondent kindly inform the writer what nature of a store he
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    98 54 A* a result of the coupon changes it is probable that for the n«xt few inoathß this country (England) will consume a larger proportion of bicon m proportion to other meats i v inn it bag done for many genera Unai To dny we* shoulJ rII corao under tbfl ban
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    116 54 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association 855 th Auction was held on 17:3 and 18th July, when there was offered for sale 2,715,866 lb. Tons 1,212.44 One lot Ribbed Smoked Sheet 4 194 Ib. sold for 52$ cente per lb. One Lot Fine Pale Crepe Sheet
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    Barlow's Produce Report.
    245 54 Singapore, July 18. Rubber— For the looal Auctions this week which commenced .yesterday and closed at noon to day, some 1,855 tons were catalogued of which 1,212 tons were offered and 797 tons sold. At the openiog of the ealea Buyers were well represented, the tone cf
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    Guthrie's Rubber Report.
    129 54 Singapore, July 18. For the weekly Rubber Auction held yesterday and to day there was again a heavy offering, the total quantity catalo gued beiug 1855 tone. There were acme larga buying orders on the maiket, but the heavy supplies precluded any serious competition and a further
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    Fraser's Share Circular.
    313 54 The price of Tin has again advanced and with a !oc\! price of 9165 per pikul there has been a tendency for some Mining shares to appreciate m value. There have been no developments of any importance m other pectioos although there is come enquiry f>r Rubber
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    Macphail and Co's Share Report.
    262 54 July 11th 17tb. The bhaie market has been firm bat inactive during the week. Rubher. Robber sharea steady, and fair demand alwL lutlT the better class shares at «ayth n R f market quotations. X QDdet TiN.-Tin tMII tends to rie, s reported Singapore and
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    Mr W. PEEL, P.M.C.
    423 54 Mr W Peel, who is succeeding Mr F J HftlHfex as President of the Sin^'opore Municipality, has arrived m Singapore and takes over charge at the cud of the week. MrB Peel and family will not come down for some ten daye. Oa Tuesday m Penang
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    230 54 The Calypso starting off on her journey to Malacca oo Wednesday bad to put hack to Singapore with a defect m her boilers. Two little stories told by Mies Genevieve Ward m her bock o/ recollection*. There was a law suit over the pl»'.y forget me not m America, un\
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    FRANCE'S DAY 1918.
    623 55 Already acknowledged 19,124 «0 "Bridge 18" 6 MrB Wolekel 15 W Bircham 25 •9,170.60 Tbi- -v.L=cription will be closed on jy ,7uly 81sS. .1 B WIBHABT, Hon Secretary, Th proceeds from th> Gal Prr(ormaoca *v the Album bra, through I of Mr TVn Chang K» c, 1754.15.
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    66 55 •rho will be kavicj? foi by rpar future, with a vie 97 ice, will be Mr G Neville (T 0 M Kiband," iid aha «.'rl who m> «i jrrls, must* bo lvi!i of «rit, und üb!e hear ;md burden of the d»l one who will not \ieur toont me, and
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    Saturday, July, 20, 1918.
    812 55 A Dew Rale provides for half fares for ffun of 'be ;:avy, nrmv and nolfca, travel ling on dmj, on the F M S R*iiwiije. Mr W T Chapm ,i is ftppoibtad an Assistant Offlciri Ataignat) l or Sintf»pore j aleo a Deputy Reghrrur o! Billa
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    THE ANJOU EXPLOSION.
    1531 55 MARINB COUHT EXQCIRY. In th« Mim'cp Court \e-fer3<iV, b-fn^ Mr P F Uav.U (ptatiJent), Ccn,.,r. B A Cator. m Mr F G Ritchie and Mr L F Payne aa iiitnon, aa enquiry v.-,,.- condue 3.1 by Me A V Brown, dp p, o the eiroan»UQO«i of lv*
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      AUSTRALIANS AND CONSCRIPTION.
      178 55 To the Editor, Sir, Further discussion concerning Australians and conscription aaom unntcbH^ary. The two letters were doubtless wriitun with tbe purpogo of bringing to attention tbe fact that Au-traliang are Australians apart from being British. It is a national matter and not a personal one and aa
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    140 55 Th^ King baa granted p^rm'spi^n to Sir Robert Ho Tung to waur the Ohlnifi Order of tbe Exc^llaiit Cicp, C!a*6 I, ia recognitisn c! valuable services rendered. At an inquiry held m the Coroner's Court on SMr.d&y into the nlroiim ■Hanoi attending Ihc death of a mt'lo C* ~":E;e infant
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1597 56 Quicquid agunt homines nostri tit farrago libelli Juvenal. When the faithful Router became markedly m lifjrent to our demand for news at the begianing of the week croakers be* jjaci 10 voioe their faara that something bad was being kept back." The real ex perts but
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    FIVE MORE IS M's.
    87 56 It m notified m tha Gazette that His Miijasry the Kins? haß been pleased to approve of the granfc of the Imperial Service Medal co the following officers Ml- W A Clcugh, surveyor, Public Wovks Department!, length of service, 27 yearp, Mr H O Fe!6ingfir, draftsman,
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    SINGAPORE ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
    51 56 Eighth LUt of the Subeoriptions for the "Scottish Soldiers Comforts Fund Brought forward $7,838.77 F G Ritchie, Suben Deo to Jane 105 Capt. W Dawßon Suban Marc I to Jane 50 J M Jaokeon 10 W W 10 •9,013 77 A M McNbid, Hon Seo. and
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    THE WEEK'S WARRING.
    523 56 [The dates givsn are those of the tele* grams from London] July 9. Czech Slovak force operates from Vladivoatock and alter severely defeating large force of Auetro German prisoners and Bolsheviks occupies Nikolaievek. State of eiege m Moscow. Bobhevika claim to "have completely suppressed rising there. French
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    TURKEY IN DIRE STRAITS.
    100 56 London, May 80. A message Icon Athf eg stateß, upon credible information, that the preoent condition of aflnirs m Turkey is lamentable. Epidemics and famine have caused wholesale deaths, and the population is depressed m consequence of the British successes ill Mesopotamia and Syria. The Turkish
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    90 56 senior Chaplain the Rev logail Andor son, m A. has been decorated by the King with the c M a for services rendered on the French front, aud by the King of Italy frith the Order of the Crown of Italy for services rendered on the Italian Front. The Rev
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    Monday, July 22, 1918.
    288 56 MALAYAN ASSOCIATmvT OF KUBbER PBODOCER& The following circular hao been I byMessrs Barfcer and Co, Secr^^ You will no doubt recollect tbat n. meeting of representatives of 47 r paniefl registered m the Strait, S ,m ments and Federated Malay State* I on the 18tb of
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    COLINSBURGH RUBBER ESTATE.
    414 56 The following ie the report of the Directors for the period ended 8 1st March, 1918. The Company was registered oq 19th June, 1917. Situation of Estate —In the St«»te of Johore, 9f railts from the town of Muar, whence there are regular steamer srfilingg for Singapore.
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    CRICKET
    38 56 On Saturday the SHC p!;v f j a Gftrria XI and won on moderate scoring wirke! The Garrison scored 66 (Bilaon not out 24; Oibarne ll). The Olota kncckei up 96 (B de Silva 39, Fancitcas It.)
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    17 56 We acknowledge receipt from British Adviear, K?dab, the annual report for 1917, by Mr G A Hall.
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    OUR TRADE.
    300 57 The returns of import* and exports for the quarter ended M*rch BUt, now to hand, contain the following comparative flgnree Imports. let Qc 1918 i 8 t Q r 19J7 Singapore 1185, 609,773 122,618,487 Pananj? 40,988,462 32,811,699 Malacca 6,118 167 6,786,220 Total 181/***** 161X66,806 jm, 182,163 £18,791,069 Tha
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      THE CONSCRIPTION BILL.
      104 57 To the Editor. Sir, Permit me to endorse every word txoressed by A B C m your ieeae of 28rd intt nud to compliment your correspon dect oa the best letter that has bo far appeared m the press ou the all import ant tubject of con&ci
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    334 57 The following little note is from the Idpjn Chronicle: Wiru regard to the maintenance which it m proposed to grant at Honekcng of fiOO a month to each wife," m Ryuter puts it, perhaps it may be well to explain that polygamy is not teroguized or permitted m Hongkong. Wbftt
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    PENANG RACES.
    279 57 FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. Race I.— The Earl T C Thompson 7.18, and Aringa 7.8, Bcott, Dead heat. 8. Fallow LaDd 8.2. Bowden. Tote $120, places $10 und 16. The dead heat to be run off. Race 2.— 1. Dandy, 8 11, Southall 2 Sol Duu, 8.9, Bowden; I
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    MALACCA CADET CORPS.
    360 57 PRESENTATION BY Mr TAN JIAK OHOO The Malacca Cadet Corps has hnd an unbrcl en existence for more than thirty years Is is composed exclusively of the boys of the High School, M »lace», and is officered by members of the school staff. On Saturday, 20th July,
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    RED CROSS FUND.
    42 57 Dr Naughton having received a state menfi to the effect that Australian is an Australiau by birth encloses a cheque for 950 for the Red Cross Fund. It will be forwarded on to the Tceasurer of Our Day Fudq.
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    FRANCE'S DAY 1918.
    106 57 Already scUnowledged 89,210.60 Collected by H N Ferrers K u p 1 i Lumpur) 500 Staff of Lonadrou Estate (Mow) 100 G E Bofwpll (per A W Still) 5 Anonyme (per Rev P Couvreur) 10 Mrs YaDOWbki 5 E Lautbier (per Mmc Dooati) ]0 A Sohiesser 10
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    1080 57 From Owr Own Corrupondni London, May 22. All thii week the newspapers have been devoting attention to the understanding arrived at between Cbina and Japan regarding the Far Eaafc We have had every sort of version and every sort of oonetrnotion placed on it. What I understand
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    KENT BOARD.
    481 57 At a meeting of the Rent Assessment Board held m the Municipal Offices yesterday, presided over by tbe hon'ble Mr C J Saunders and attended by Messrs H Carpmael (assessor), S Tomlinson, E Teesensohn, X A Elias, M Meyer. A M S Angulia and Gaw Ehek Ktam. the
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    ITALIAN OPERA.
    160 57 A fairly good audience attended at the Victoria Theatre last night when the Italian Opeia Co presented tbeir second programme, whict consisted of two lengthy parts, tbe first of which waa occupied by the second and third acts of Verdi's Traviata, which as presented by Sigoorinas GoeziUz, Ross
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    20 57 Capt E May, late of the M S V R, it vifitiog Malaya on short leave from Mesopotamia. (>1 M
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    Tuesday, July
    844 58 The local branch of the Mercantile Bank of India has subscribed for *****,000 m the new War Loan. The Catholic Church has isEued nn appeal to its New York members, urging them to aid the Salvation Army war funde A Chinese woman named Til Hing, living at 81
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    PERAK IN 1917.
    792 58 Mr R G Watson, c m c, British Resident, IVrnb, m his administration report for 1817, robes a revenue of $31,923,825 (over 5$ millions up on 1918) and an *xpenditura of $19,897,020 (over bi millions up Trade amounted to $148,887,987 (nearly 22 millions up.) Generally, the increase
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    71 58 Fha new cede of canon law, prepared under tbe Pontificate of Pi-js X,ar.rl promulgated laßt year by Pops Benedict XV, eami into legal force throughout; the Roman Catholic Church on May 19. Members of tbe Singapore Philharmonic Choral Society are reminded tbat practices continue as usual every Tuesday evening at
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      CONSCRIPTION.
      840 58 To the Editor. Sir, —Tbe Government, Itbiik is cow convicted of breecb of foitb. TJ i Cdlo rial Spcretory has rrpli*d to na et quirer Tbfj Governmpnfc is Dot prtptred to ,:>HDt papaafie of the wive* of men go»»)£ Home, as many men are quite w?.!1 abiu to pay
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    63 58 Increase ia price o! ail the items ordi DMilf entering into the vroikiug cleaa family budget teuch ac food, rent, clothing, fuel add and light) between July 1914 and May IVIB, i« rst:raated, says the ''Board o£ Trtide G^zetrc at batween 95 and 100 per cent. If the amoaot of
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    KEDAH IN 1916-17
    332 58 be Kedah Government, m hie report ,o tbe year 1885 A H (Oct 28 IQip IT.lQlTXooteaarevenue^ 9 and an expenditure of 18.240 120 Coconut planting was pnctlctllf ni the attraction of rubber strong Wort. b,v. be. n mad vent the deetrucu v of old ka, the nuh
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    CHILD'S FATAL BATHE.
    216 58 Before Dr Murray Robertson m the Coroner'e Court yesterday, au enquiry waB held into the circumstances attending the death of a Malay boy named Johnny bin Hadji Raffee, aged 4i, who wae found drowning m two feet of water m a pond m Thomson rd, at 1
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    GERMAN OFFICERS TAMER
    220 58 According to en Amsterdam message to the Daily Chronicle," it is now somewhat dangerous for German officers, m Berlin at lenßt, to act on those roles of conduct of which the Zabern affair gave an admir able illustration. The Kreuzzeitung and some other journals are mightily concerned
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    42 58 Legislative Council DMtti oa next. The Ordrrg of the Day cjmpriee Singapore Railway Transfer and M"Oi Offences (Amendrn v )B Mi for and third read:r,.>, mid Oarr< Forgery and Municipal (Kurtber A -hi meet) Bill for second reading, committee and third reading.
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    FRANCE'S DAY.
    537 59 Mrs Ridout, who was m charge of the H Dells' Stall at the French Feto, wishes to H thank Mrs Moulton, Mi— Gunsaulus, ("The old Woman*) and Mr O Edwards who helped 6t the Stall, and Mr G U Farrant fl and Captain and Mr Pemiger who got
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    151 59 1 general meeting at the m Oub *as held at the M IVluk Kuiau on Suaday. I el< cud Office Bearers 1 ling j^r- rodent, Chia I 1 Vice President, Scow Poh 9 ion Srcretaries, Cheah Chun 1 3hoo TLnf, lion Treasurer, M 00, Hen Audiror, Lim Teck 1 Chia
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    BULGARIA'S HOPELESS PLIGHT.
    1995 59 BULGARIA'S HOPELESS PLIGHT. (By a Correspondent Bulgaria's internal affaire naturally attract much less attention than affairs m Germany, Austria and Turkey, but though ■he, 6 much the smallest and weakest of he Central Powers, she Ma. played a very important part m the L .to* of the war, and her
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      AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIPTION.
      338 59 To the Editor n viu ir J~" With w'erenoe to my letter pub. hshed m your paper of the 15th iustuader the above heading I note that various cot respondent* take different views, therefore I ehall be pleased if you will publish tins supplement, I wrote with
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOYS SCOUTS.
    129 59 Tbs following donations fco the fuad* of the above are gratefully acknowledged Amount already acknowledged! »897 A M Suppiah Pillay Esq ln J C P*ter Esq 20 Lee Hoon Leone Esa t/1 M 1 v essrs Jttts and Co 10 Por C^pt N" AI
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    127 59 1 H E the High Commissioner has np. pointed C.pc C W O Pirr to be Officer Commanding the Malayan Volunteer In. finery m Pahang. An Indian na-ned Fiazart Shah who was arrested m connection with eeriaa ol thefts at several local hotels and couvicted be Me W Langham Carter
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    WESTERN FRONT
    12014 60 Paris, July IS The fifth German offensive piuce Marjh 21 began yesterday at da: bre&k, covering a total distinct of abouc b'ity mile-, from ChaNau Thierry to Mrun tie Mnssigtis, with Epctcay p.nd Cba^ori pur Manu a« main objaciiva?. But the reeulti gained by tba attacking emat tee
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    EASTERN FRONT
    395 63 London, July 16. British Italian Offi cial The Noitburuberlands successful^ raid-d positions southward of Asiago taking prisoner twenty four. We destroyed thirty five aeroplanes between July 4 and 15th. Oue British did not return. London, July 18— Italian Official: We gained ground m the northern region of Grappp,
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    WAR NEWS.
    1651 63 London, July 6.— French Eastern communique In Albania on the right bank ol the Devoli we occupied three villages and pushed a reconnaissance to th'j course of th« Holt*. We fo-'b nri«onpr 620 Pans, July 17--F,i K Lt Li^it Qaectin Roo*>tvfcir, yjuDgt sc eon of tua ci president,
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    WAR ON THE SEA
    2047 64 London, July 15. M Leyguee, the French Minister of Marine, stated that while the British Fquadrone are holding the German fleet prisoner ia the North Sea, the French navy ia barring the Otranto channel and keeping tha Austrian fleet prisoner m the Adriatic It is also
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    TELEGRAMS
    92 64 Paris, July 16. A telegram from Tokio says that the Japanese hattlepbiD Ktwaebfl blew up on July 12 m Tokuyami B;y rtnd sank. It estimated that over SCO were killed. [The Kawacbi was of 20,800 ton° dis placement and her complement was 960. J London, July 22. The Times
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    178 64 Barlow's Report. Singapore July 24. Rubier:— For the weekly auctions which commenced to day some 1,054 foaa were catalogued. The tone of the market was weak ond the demiad can only b<* described as fair. Daring tba forenoon Fine Ribbed Snuksd S^ine^ sold from 47 V to
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    113 64 The btory of German *pias moving among our troopa diHßU'sf'd la Iniei uniforais, says tba S F Chrooieif, recall a tele told by John llM«(Uld wbi i l was ia this cit?. At Gillipoli the Auatrwliana were frpquently deceived by (>"f nans m British nnifornoe. One day a rnnn po»iog
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