The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 August 1918

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65 80 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    15 65 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, AUGUST I, 1918, No 1,618,
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    CONTENTS.
    213 65 r.:. PAOR }::,bber Ir. vestigatiou 65 kio| Submarinibin 65 B«tl!l of the Salirut 66 1 1 Ecor omfo Settlement 66 Kirglv (jprmac Comma? derg 67 Foeb'i Counteratruke 67 Thi Lai.diord'6 £>uro».r: 67 ]c WboM loterctt 67 POUCI AND COURT MEWS Thi Atfcizei 71,72,76 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [o DifiDN
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    PRODUCE.
    69 65 I M tona) |178 GO 16 00 por* 80.50 n :;jb norn (toll Qialil? noin li&t 9.00 noin 7 40 1t6«4 2 4* 0 I 218 2SO wm 840 U i 1 BOED f«l 8M« 18 8D i^roceut, 6 00 Arrcw 4.80 M Pt> tIDI 4.66 pe«2 4.96 pec
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  • Domestic Occurrence.
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      MARRIAGE.
      26 65 Btredwick— Lea.— On July 35. At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore. Albert GnOBGE 6TREDWICK, to SOPHIE MaRION LEA eldest daughter of Mr. a Mth. Alfred Lea.
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      DEATH.
      23 65 At Tanj .eg Katong on July 2-, th, the infant son of Stanley J. and Mui.ibl Gertrude Vincent. F.M.B papers please copy.
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    EXCHANGE.
    45 65 OotmOtlO Di fc July 81. K»9» 4 f 2-41 N d md 5-4 FvtTftU «r«tf«li 2417- 32 FtAiiea Afirdoi i'<k'i> 815 IHDX.I, 0 i 147 i Java, d«m»«.rf ice 8ovb»* 4 -»n» Bank Bfiyi $8 >^ > *fc la -v-a> a«t« Bf»» Mlr^i 43 IS 18
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    Rubber Investigation.
    843 65 #mm *k«ai j f v, Hh ?«o|rt«'f rlfbt »it) o r..:a ktX < ort.—it f»«C«ptl dU««v July 26. The report of the Director of Agricul ture for the PMS for last year deserves more than ordinary attention. It is fall of detail about our chief production, rubber, over
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    Checking Submarinism.
    1128 65 The figures relating to the marine losses for the month of June, which came to hand late on Thursday night, give us ground to hope that at last the curves have crossed m the struggle for sea existence the curve of the sinkings of U boats and the
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  • Page 65 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 65 Advertisements Column 1
      78 65 cribers to the SiiiLj<ipi)re Free Press" My retaining from Europe to the Straits A the mail lines, are invited to send to iger the name of their Hteamer ami arrival In Singapore. Copies will then mailed to meet them at various ports of call. übscribeirj m Europe wisaing detailed innation
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    • Advertisement
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      71 65 y^BRONGiIITiS I I Doctors Recommend I ASTHBRO. I 9lt a d^ the secretion of ranious y I quickly care* b^oachlal afficciou f Q I and m an attack of Asthma gives immediate relief. S PRICi $1.73 PE2 BOTTLE. 5 3 Sold by all cutmirttrf or who > o •<£«! aa
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  • Page 65 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      249 65 THE WEEK'S NEWS. A mail from Home arrived to day brinff ing letter*, papers, etc, to the date of June 11. The wedding took place at tbe Presby terian Church on July 26, of Mr A G Stredwick, of the Asiatic Petroleum Com pany, end Miss S M Lea, <
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    The Battle of the Salient.
    1330 66 The Battle of the Salient continues to be accompanied by the mont despe rate fighting, m wbich all the accounts agree that the Allie3 are relentlessly if slowly pressing m on both 6ides and at tbe apex. The progress made on the map and measured
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    The Economic Settlement.
    712 66 Every day fresh matters are revealed which, while not bearing on the actual Ighting more than ever now (hat there seems a prospect of an ending by flghUns, become of more and more importance m the ultimate settlement. It was little use talking of what we would
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    Kingly German Commanders.
    332 67 There seems little doubt now that the Crown Prince's Army has met with a severe defeat m this salient of the Marne, for to have to retreat further than the advance after an attack which failed, cannot be otherwise than a defeat, was loudly proclaimed that the
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    FOCH'S COUNTERSTROKE.
    508 67 July 31. Paris papers arriving here yesterday, bearing dates op to Juno Boh, give fuller i ars of the German Hrst drive bweeo the Ai^ne aod Marne than oar wires did. Ooe striking i<*aiuie i. might bj ;i week'f mails is that the opei tion at the end
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    The Landlord's Burden.
    658 67 August 1. It is quite fashionable now for public opinion to decide, when any expenditure is to be incurred for town improvement, that the landlord is the one to meet it, those who so decide ignoring the fact that that expenditure will come back on the tenant
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    In Whose Interest?
    568 67 Everyone who could look a few months ahead was hound to take note of the conflict sure to arise between the interests of the traders and the producers, when the question of settling policy after the war came to be discus sed. The trader and the shipping
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    516 67 The daily average consumption ot water m Kuala Lumpur during the last fortnight ot Juce was 2,393,838 gallons. (M M) Tne premises opposite the Race Ccuree, Shanghai, formerly occupied by the American Women's Exchange, are uniergoing alterations to transform them into a Naval Club, which ie being fitted up at
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  • Correspondence.
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      THE MARRIEDS.
      241 68 To the Editor. Sir, There is joy m the ranks of our married tnen this morning and who blames them? after reading the Governor's announcement that those who aie fortu nate enough to have their wives with them witl not be required to go on active service outsido
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      WAR LOTTERIES.
      309 68 To the Editor Sit. Shades of Consistency." I have Borne recollection of having heard of the Government informing the Bishop of Singapore last year that no more loan lotteries would be sanctioned. (By the way, how the Government can sanction what appears to be an illegal proceeding is
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      PARTIAL CONSCRIPTION.
      475 68 To The Editor, Sir,— -The announcement m your columns that married men of A class, with family ties m Singapore, Ac not to be called upon for active Eervice should dow settle chat momentous question over which arose a superfluity of acrimonious piffle, viz, the payment of steamer
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    ELECTRICITY IN PENANG.
    360 68 Tbe annual report, covering 1917, on the Electricity Supply Department of Peuacg, statue th«t tbe undertaking (m its thirteenth yenr) has been m a ftate of arrestod development so far as extensions of a capital nature are concerned and maintenance hus been carried on with increasing difficulty
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    PENANG'S TRAMWAYS
    246 68 Mr 0 Yenning Thomas, a m met c E, M met c c, engineer and manager of the Electric Tramways Department of Penarg. m bis report for 1917, the twelfth year of the Department's operations, describes the year as somewhat un eventful." The usual services between tbe Jetty
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    MALAYA COUNCIL.
    931 68 Tbt Merchants Attitude A meeting of the Selar.gor branch of the F M S Chamber of Corr.ixerce Wn<? be!d m Kunla Lnirpur on Monday. Mr H P Clodd, who presided, id J retted the meeting —Yen huvf been tilled to ottecd ttaia meeting to cousiier tb n ;::t\tude
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    POST OFFICE PROSECUTIONS.
    451 68 Yetfterdty, r the DUtrlcl r btforo Mr WL bam JJJ mag, Pirate, lone m »refttini rv heard. The off ,mn ££L** dmance No. XIV of i O)6 h hibits the convey ■^ct\^ c^ olh J than through the port, i Q or out o Colony, and as
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    MILITARY TRIBUNAL.
    175 68 Chamber of Commerce Memiii. A special meeting of the Chamber c Commerce was held at 12 30 yesterday t< elect a member to serve on the Tribanal tinder the Military Service Ordinance, 1918. Mr F H Tomlin presided and there were present about 85 members. The Cfaairraac read
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    PASSAGES FOR WOMEN
    57 68 The following commun-q^ v at the Colombo Secretarial on Jwf It is hereby not fled for liberal tion thut owing to the roodation from Son! being extremely limited be granted pawpor'a to p that route to In rope, will not go to travel by any ft wh!P
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    12 68 The Netherlands India Bank has declared a dividend of 13 per ieut.
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    THE BLUEJACKET AND RELIGION.
    1780 69 The ship's bell is being slowly rung by the guaitermaster of the Watch, and up through various hatchways come the flgortf of men laughing and chatting on their \^o: ufc. Ou deck it is hi *ck da?k De§r »nl jou p;ck your wiy over or rDU.
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    MUDDLEHEADEDNESS.
    1142 69 MUDDLEHE ADEDNESS. This ]9 a complimentary Dime be&towed by the impatience of the superior upon the JiraKtticne of ibe inferior mind. It i.* supposed *.o be descriptive. It implies turbidity ond m bulopi f y of thought, with v suggestion of confusion, and its positc-or is regarded as the viotlfli
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    20 69 1 The Malay Mail of Monday *yg A mail from Earope is expected to arrive on Wednesday evening, July 81.
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    RACING IN THE FAR EAST.
    781 69 Calcutta Sporting Man s Experiences. (For Ihe Statesman Bfemithibl m Yokohama v;hcse husbands go racing must be mcsfc uacomraoa glad whan hubby >- has a good day for ho ie no; paid hia winnings m cifeb. Instead, he i* given a ticket for the amount
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    Friday. July 26, 1918.
    352 70 KENT BOARD. The weekly rneetirg of the Pent Assessment Board was held m the Municipal Offices yesterday afternoon, attended by tne hon'ble Mr C J Saunders (president), andMessrß S Tomlinson, E A E!ia«, E Tea eenoohn, Gaw Khek K^.uq, and H Carprrme! (asseseor Th<a first application
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    443 70 A" Class men m the Penaug Volunteers are now undergoing a epecial course of training. Ong Chuan and Yiou Tean, charged «t the Penang Aseizee with piracy on the high seas, were found guilty and sentenced to penal servitude for life. The flrßt three winning numbers drawn m the French
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    FRANCE'S DAY FETE.
    267 70 THE MANNEQUIN PARADE. The list of the ladies who kindly acted ac Mnnnf-quias m tho Parado aDd ot those who pr«f*nlcd the go^na has already beea publi -h«d but. ia addition to the eura raised by tht» auctiou of theeo generous gift^, ehtqaei veto most kindly Ben:
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    LOCAL WEDDING.
    322 70 STREDWICK— LEA. A pretty wedding was solemnised yester day afternoon at the Presbyterian Church, the contracting parties being Miss Sophie Marion Lea, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Lea, of Glengariy, Oxley rd, .and Mr Albert Goorga Stredwick, of the engineering staff of tho Asiatic Petroleum Company.
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    BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.
    126 70 On behalf of Mrs H B Salmond, Mr M B Oliver, care of Chattered Bank of India Australia and China, Singapore nek now ledjjes with many thanks the following further contributions Previously acknowledged $43,962.61 Sinqnpore St. Andrews Society baftng half proceeds cf Scot fcitb Concer; and Bale
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    13 70 Fifty-four horses were m teftialog 'o* the Penang Races whioh oommenced on Tuesday.
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    97 70 The Singapore Chamber of C >n 'nerce Rubber AMOciation 85ftth A'jrii mm* beid on 24 1 3 >\nd 25th July, thanI *H9 offered for sale 8,148,698 ib ro< 957 Prices Realized Ct« t-r li>. b> Sen. Fioe Rtbiv-o 49 68 j Crepa Fine Pale Tbin 4- 51^
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    Barlow's Produce Report.
    245 70 Singapore, July 25, Rubber. Since our report d:-.: 1 the I8t)i iasti/nfc tUare hei beea co improve men! to record, and the tcneof tfce arket throughout the weekly i<uc:ious .vhica concluded this morning was weak, with only s fair demand. The average prices pai.i generally weie on
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    Gutrie's Rubber Report.
    154 70 Singapore, Ju'y 25. The weekly Rubbdr Auction held yesterday and to-day opened quietly, at prices up to oli cents for Sheet and 5 1 cents for Fine Pale Crepe. Later m the day some rathec erratic bidding broivit the prices up to 58 cents for Sheet nod
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    Fraser's Share Circular.
    372 70 Singapore, July 25. This market has Buffered for Boms years from being unable to readily dispose of Sterliug registered shares and ie is desirable to advise such shareholders thai it is still possible to dispose of shares register ed m London at market valuer tb 10 provided
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    Macphail and co's Share Report.
    192 70 laih 18 h July, Iqiq The eh*re ma" leea, do nag the past w Rubbbb. Aaetioo reiulti July, 1918. (GirWiY, Total offered teas 797. Top prices Sb London Equivalent X 7<; |g 6}d (P^sent Auction and No 1 Crepe |5l). Rubber chare bmineti present. Tin.—
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    F M S MUSEUMS.
    113 70 Two numbers of the Journal of fh6 FMS Museums reach U3. Purt II of vol VIII. gives the results of an pxpedition to Korinchi Penk Sumatra, by Me?er! H C Robinson and C Boden Klobb. This part deals with the Mammals, and is fall of interest
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    SINGAPORE DEATH RATE.
    67 70 The mortality returns for Singapore tot the week ended July 20th. chow a total number of deaths of 845, a ratio per mills of 48 65. The deaths m previous weeka have been 895,416 and 322. and the rate last week 66-71. The chief causes of death
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    THE GOVERNMENT'S DUIY.
    158 70 We are fully m sympathy with corres pondentß who have written to the Pm« contending that a man's private should not absolve the Government granting adequate assistance called up under the Military Service B neither should tn^ eon tide rat lon that 1 may receive an allowance
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    73 70 A Washington, me^euge of be NeErly 10 0P0,(C0 p. «pla llvlrBlU [IOW United States come from under German domir D ment against t> lands is rapid'% nc9n American public I Navy, whicb is m 001 for %n 0 t3 gain individu be employed for ill P the Adriatic. Sm i
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    THE ASSIZES.
    743 71 RETURN FROM BANISHMENT. Before Mr Jtißtice Ebd. o m the Supreme Court yehtoidrty, Ng Ah l!a pleaded guilty to a charge of returmr to the Colony uJuiy 1 ia«t after hnv.ug been banished fjr life on Oct 27, 1917. Hialoriahip .d the usual sentence of penal eervi* tuJe
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    69 71 A hai been r^mpaifjaicg at to raise 5250,C00 for a YMCA eampaifn closed !a3t week l« 037.11 collected, but ft Com to coatinuo the effort until lippine LeKi-jlatJire haa made lon of 3 0 o, Of 0 pesos for the degraph linos m the PhilipBe icetiiUation of wireless Ibe Secretary
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    THE WEEK'S WARRING.
    874 71 iThe dates given are those of the telegrams from London July 15. --Attack on Brifcigh positions covering passages of Jordan, and on Abat ellul ridges north of Jericho. Enamy severely repulsed m both places; 510 prieo.i rs (850 Germans Jcly 16 Germans or n big offensive on
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    ULU PANDAN RUBBER.
    579 71 The folio *ing ia the report of directors of the Ulu Pandan (Singapore > Rubber Estates, Ltd, to be presented Hi the annual meeting m Singapo c on Aug 2 Gentlemen, Your directors submit herewith a duly audited statement of tua accounts of the Company for the
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    148 71 Mit* Jalit >c ;o(.-f. Cro»by, who bud b«en *ng*ged m tnietioaiiry work m J p.in for nearly BO year?, died txh her ho ©a V kobßm«i on the n;;:h: of July 4. Mi 41 Urotb; ,v.j3 horn m New York on Jn!] HO In the year 1638. Tbe funeral took
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    Saturday, July. 27, 1918.
    722 71 Dr S R H Lucy is appointed to be P C M 0, Straits Settlements, from July 20th. Mr N A Sed*iefe i B appointed a collector for Sicgapor* under the War Tax Ordinance. The Kong Woo Hian Association, Singapore, has been registered under the Societies
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1005 72 I An ordinary meeting of the Municipal I Cooirci&fcionerß vras held yeeterduy after neon attoodpd by Messrs W Peel (president), J Polglase >fe€-cietftty), W A Sims, E [•••••OiOkll, J 4 Eliaa A W Been, T«n Kh°^m Hoek.Bßxll (Municipal E'igiueflr), W Lowther Kemo, Rolsnd Brr-ddell, M A Namazea and
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    WAR HONOURS
    166 72 The. Gazette contains a Hat of the n^rLcs of thoso who have been brought ro the notice of the Secretary of State for War and the Army Council a« h&virg rendered valuable service during the Wai Tba name! er^ H H the Sultan of Jobore gcmg, M^jor Hamid,
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    SIAM AND THE WAR.
    101 72 The following telegrams wer? exclntrg. co between Ih^ Governor and H M Minister, I Mnm. If you huvo an opportuo^y pleape expresa to Hie Majesty tha King bp*t wiehfa of British Malaya on anniversary cf SUra'fe entry into war." Young. With reference to your telegram of
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    FRANCE'S DAY 1918.
    54 72 Already acknowledged $13,070.21 C J Sngari IPoc Mmo de Courtoi*) 50 »!3 120 21 TLe Btinque de I 1 Indo Chine has received a cheque for 8800 from Mrs Rp<'eer, baicg tho prooeedl of the Dinnnr r.nd Dance given on Saturday July 13th at tho Adelphi Hotel.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    297 72 CURRENCY NOTES CASES. Before Mr Justice Ebier? m the Supreme Court si?(p.rday iha case wa3 concluded m which three Hockchiae, Chan Ttk Chee, Ting Bi San end Tr.n Tee wore charged with f jrzir.2 a quantity of 10 cccte currency notea at No. 3 2 T;ink rd on
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1163 72 Quiccuid auunt homines nostri ett farrago libelli Juvenal. (idribraliy Rpe-kiDtf a more ge.ieroue foae and bngn er r-pir j C ha* beetj iufaeed into the Topics of this Week. (Except on the one point of passages and allowances to the dependents of Warrinre, m connection with
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    DUNGUN LIMITED.
    255 72 Tea fourth annual report o{ the director of Dut.gun Limited, to b<a pre •anted at the annual gentr.,l meting m Singapore ou Au,f 1, ll as follow! Gentle men, Your directors have pie«\turd In fuo minting their fourth annual rrrort acd statement of accounts as at 28th Ftbtuary,
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    PLANTER IN TROUBLE.
    283 72 Assault on a Health Officer. The TeJuk Aneon correepondenl; cl the TOM writes A cha's»« of assault rrfn recently bi-ougbt by Dr Orrna, Baal b O*fl car, Lower Psrak fatora Me B?aek, nifigis trafce,* againat Mr J H McKeon, a planftat At Teluk Anson, m the tibcharga
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    35 72 Tha Comrades of tba OteM wat of R..ni-aiion now htia o2« brsoobei cod poetd uad 81 clubs. Tb« wnploymanl one week recently 75 pe f pt nfc cr upplioatioua foe positiona were pac fc 6UCoesßflu!y.
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    Monday July 29, 1918.
    602 73 Mr ood Mrs G P Owaa aro on a visit Knftli Lumpur saying with Sir i- J Ladf Bn ilman. Kiebol, wife of Couit luspector and tier two children wiil be coming home m the D lat future. eominodiiiea m 1 irkey are being norhitaL.t pric«g.
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    THE BLIGHTIES.
    257 73 TL? Blighties Rave a performance m the Victoria Theatre oa S>Uuid*y night for the benefit of t, large audience, chiefly conc'^ *»rd el soldiers aid sailors, who wert: g ieror 43 m fcb^ir appieciition of a real programme, fhe Comply wer< la excellent form and encores were I
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    PENANG RACES.
    230 73 from Our Oxen Oorrtipondent Tho third day's racinf- of tha Penang Turf Club waa hp'd uud <• f ivour»h!e condition i. r.d these was v \a,n>»> attend lnce. Recall*. RACfI i 1 Tbu E^r!, 9 0, Thonir«on 2 Fallow laod, 8.1, Bowdeu 8 Ampang 96, Sou L. i).
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    PATRIOTIC KEDAH.
    58 73 from Our Own Corrupondtni A mf^'ing of thd Kedah Pianterq Aeaoci it«o.. wfts heid ;n tha Chamber of Com:z.""C' b :i i s i rj g to d-»y. Ie wr« decided to ask Gorf-.r; i»i e li t to ex'e.i} tb«j i obligation of- military servicu to th?
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    289 73 Ai A dootor v^ho ha a oecapfd from Belgium report* tr.u. m L 6^g 17,000 children under 18 are suffering from tabcrcnlo«ie. Forty pec oent of Ihe petlenti lo the rUy aro Eftia to be affeoted by this didcnsa. Me Ab€i4 D*i jou, French Oooent m Singapore h*f been informed
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    NEGRI SEMEILAN IN 1917.
    1484 73 i Mr A H Lemou, Bcuinh Resident, Negri Sembilan, m hie administration report for 1917, notes a revenue of 17. 182, 461. 43, a big jump compared with |4 691,485 m 15?16 and $3 129,512 m 19U. But special war taxation amounting to 91.828,713 75 is
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    330 73 Me B Nunu is appointed fco ast as Resident, Malacca, from July 2 6th. A PtkiDg telegram states that the Pccipidonfr is mi kng progress with the arrangements for p:ace m Cbinu. Great change I m tl. o political situation are im« pending. Two more Negri Sembiltut pi «o tart,
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    HONGKONG TRIBUNALS.
    226 74 They still call this, ia I-longkontf, the Conscription Tribunal. Tho sitting aa July 17th mtkM interacting and the results were. Vucuum Oil Co. One unfit, two do ex emption, oue two raonthp ex- aiplion. A S Wiuson nnd Co (CheiT.ietp): Enropean Btaff 11, rejected aa ud«H 6, cue
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    Tuesday, July, 30, 1918.
    553 74 Tbere is talk among Kuala Lumpur Chine 66 of formica an anti-Gambling society, the main object of which will be to suppress gambling among nonias. Practically tbe whole of the Kuala Lumpur robber factories closed down on Thursday aod Friday, consequent upon having no rubber for
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1170 74 Ordinary Meeting, Monday, July 29. Present. H.E.the Governor (Sir A Young, g.c.m.o. k b b.) H.E. the General Officer Commanding tbe troops (Major-Gen, Ridoat, cm. a. c b.) The Hon the Col. Bee. (Mr F. 8. James, cm g.) The Hon. Att. General (G. A. Goodman.) m Act.
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    LIFEBOAT FUND.
    62 74 Mr A W Vick, Hon Treasurer, has sent JE276 0s 6d to the Royul National Lifeboat Institution, London, the equivalent at 2s 4&u cf $2,355.44 tbe total emount collected including accrued interest, aud two donations received since the account was closed viz— Mr§ Yin |10 and M B
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    MR F J HALLIFAX.
    63 74 A handsome silver salver was presented to Mr F J Hallifnx on his retirement from the Presidency cf the Municipal Cora miesiocers, by his fellow Commlepi'onere. Tbe inscription stntei that it is From his fellow commissioners bb a mnrk oJ their esteem and appreciation, July 20th
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    SINGAPORE ART CLUB.
    37 74 The following War Faads have benefited by tbe recent Exhibition St Dundtan's Fund for Blinded Soldiers and Bailore 8373 82 Facially Wounded 861.62 King Albert's Civilian Hospital 256 Prisoners of War Food Clothing 195.75
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    NO MERCY!
    251 74 Man lernt nic aua cna has never done learning— cay the Germans. Con eequeutly they eeem bei?t oa teaching the world that Mr Kipling'e classification of mankind into human beings and Ger mans was ecientiacttlly exact. Their latest exploit m bombing deliberately a well known group of British
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    27 74 Messrs R P Browning and P L Mill, of Banting Estate, are leaving for ho p about tho end of this month to join up. (S E.)
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    SINGAPORE HISTORY.
    463 74 The Director of Ruffles Mu«u., Hanitßch, wisbe. to nikl p lln r^ tbeportraiteof.enXUel 1 0 mark m Singapore, for rreeervatiV theM nge foe which P p rP :rr h^ addressed a circular letter to a null firms. Ha would welcome con Tb ni f from anybody, a 9
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    MURDER OF HONGKONG POLICE SERGEANT.
    359 74 Snlelde of the Murderer. Reports of the dastardly murder of Crown Polioe Sergeant GlendeuLine, ia Charge of the Tai O station, m Lantao Island, reaohsd Hongkong on the 17th. An Indian constable 818, stationed at Tai O was charged at the Magistracy before Mr Wolfe
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    21 74 I* ie notified that the ports o( Batdjor masein, Samarang and Sourabaya are declared infected owing to the existence o! cholera.
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  • Correspondence.
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      IN DEFENCE OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL
      428 75 To nil Editor. Dtar Bie,— I am constrained to write thi« Iflttci OO aoeonot of a remark pa6fc«d y oofl ol fcbl Municipal Coramiflsionerri nt thtii Btlog >. gardiog the King Bdward VII IfediotJ School and |I The remark that the Bohool irai i
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    MOTOR ROAD AROUND HONGKONG ISLAND.
    407 75 [By Amoric.in Consul General George E Anderson] De-pita war conditions a motor road Brouod the principal portions of the ieland of Hongkong is m course of construction and the budget cf the colony for t pxt year makes provifilon for itg completion. Until about five
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    F. M. S. MINING IN 1917.
    1425 75 Me W Eyre Kenny, M lost c E, Senior WurJcu of Btinee, F M S in his r*por' ou the administration of toe Mince Dep irt ment Bud on th 9 r-« r [off indn^tries for Ihi year 1917, concludes by ttfttiog, with laoonieifloa
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    ARTILLERY TRAINING.
    998 75 The last few waaks of a new battery's etuy m England ia occupied m mobilisation," that is to bay m collecting th-: guns and stores that It will require for service ov'i.-fiv, Ac eocn as 111 shooting at tha practice camp is concluded, the battery gota orders to
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    89 75 H E the Governor of Flour g was present et Statue Pier to bid f #el] to Mc-srs J H Ramsay. J A R i d j. ay and It T Baxtoo, of the Hon^kon^ b <aghai Bcink, who were loading to i juteer for feervice at the front. Hie
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    ONE-HUNDRED-AND ONE HUN WAR LIES.
    176 75 ONE-HUNDRED-AND ONE HUN WAR LIES. One ct the moet enterprising newspapftffl m America ia The Republic, of St Louis, a city m which an immense German population centres. Notwithstanding fchia it recently hae published v litl o£ the one hundred and one most notable German war lies told m the
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    Wednesday, July 31, 1918
    169 76 MARRIED MFN AND THE M S O. The following was pablished rs a Gazette Extraordinary yesterday. His Excellency the Governor bus been informed by tba Secretary of Sfats for the Colonies, that m view of express instructions from the War Office, passports fire nob m futuro
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    "OUR DAY."
    111 76 OUR D AY." >V Aiv JuOAN LiOrrERY. An Oar Day lottery value $2,000,000 has been sanctioned by Government end wil? be run under the aufpicee cf "Our Day Committee. A donation of 80 per cent of the totnl amount subscribed will be given m cash to the British Red Cross
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    377 76 Bishop Lefroy, of Calcutta, tbs Metropolitan of India, is expected m Singapore shortly* A mail arrived yesterday bringing Paris advices up to Juue 7th, well m advance of the last English mail. The coming contraction for the American forces m France is Amex," formed from American Expeditionary Mr Justice Whitloy,
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    THE ASSIZES.
    521 76 POSTMAN SENTENCED. Before the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknii), k c) yesterday, Abdul Rahim, who w^s on Monday couvicied cf tbe theft rf one $1 note and two 10 cent noi>«, -hti contents of a postal article, wua sentenced to 18 rcoatha rigorous tmpri sod ruenr A Dangerous
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    LAND SALE.
    106 76 Meesrd Powell and Co, Ltd, acting under instructions of the Collector of Land Revenue, sold at; auction yesterday 18 lots of building Bites situate at Cecil Street for the aggregate sum of 149,622.60. The particulars of sale are ac follows No. 1 David and Sons, $4.96 par eg
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    170 76 Mr C G Maweon, of the Soci4U Finan eiti-G de Caoutchoucs, Kuala Lumpur, has been transferred to Singapore as munagsr of tbo Central Malaya Trading Co. Oao eraa'l piece o£ evi^<?ce<i about tha rtlationi between Sina Fein an<3 Germany is very curious. I*; i* reported thut among the BOvereignQ which
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    ST ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
    795 76 THE ANNUAL MEETING Tbe annual general rcertirjg cf '.be St Andrew's Society was held m the S C U Pavilion last evtri-ag. being atftesded by Mestn A W Sci'l (vice president), F V Blair, J Q Campbell, H M Gaidie. W C Bill, T C B Miller
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    RIP VAN WINKLES.
    97 76 A firm of engineers dciag Government work recently received a tatter saying 'Wa regret to inform you that we are unable to occ»ep*i youc tead^r for !uainium pelts." as no one m tha Oral knew of any recent correwpoudeuc? en each a matter the files were bCLrchid
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      THE SMOKE CURE.
      163 76 To the Editor. Sir,— l ehall be obliged if you win !y allow me to inquu. tbrou Rh the me! of your paper fcbe Meaning c m ti.ements Inmtfd by tta import^ cigarette?. II mifht inter t3 k dealera are d-manci.r 25 for the lio cf omick
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      BOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE.
      85 76 To the Editor. So the Chinese carry pipcos of camphor m their pockets as a disinfectant against influenza 1 Why not try bundles of Straits 10 cent notes They aia busok enough to kill any germs But sorioußly, with ell Ihifl eicknp 59 about it is
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    RED CROSS WORK
    337 76 The following ttime are gratefully acknowledged I eta Already received 17,864.64 HAM (4tb^ Balloon Coy Collected by Mrs Brown, Kuala Lumpur for Balloon Coy H X B (2nd) per A W Still 25 Anon 6 50 Port Dickson hate 4 A bet per A W Still Mrs
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    31 76 Japanese ntldeali ibfod 450,778 at the tt dof J^<> k according to flgui-3? i§iO«« W cre gie Foreign Office. This number ib a| ol 60,857 as compared with the P year.
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    TELEGRAMS
    1215 77 London, July 24.— Continuing his ■peecb on Imperial Preference, Mr Walter Lodr said he believed that the whole Empire would approve of the echeme. The committee had dealt with the queatio.. of Becurkcg raw materials for the Empire m the firs: instance, and a whole series of reporU on
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    A METAMORPHOSIS.
    226 77 [Written after hearing a recent lecture] O pleasant isle of Singapore No more m indolence thou'lt back The flat hath gone forth No more May daily round and 'common task Be 'mid your old surroundings cast Of equalor and of dirt 1 But ye must up and arm
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    ACTION AGAINST SHANGHAI CLUB.
    166 77 A Member's Expulsion. In H M Supreme Court at Shanghai on July 11, before Im Honour Judge Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, an action was ttprted by Mr Gordiu-j Nielsen against the Shtii chui Club Plaintiff was represented by Mr N C Flcir.B acd d^fendanU by Mr
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    WESTERN FRONT
    8304 77 London, July 25. French communique: Between the Onrcq ard Mtx-ne oar at tacks wer^ rminid 'his morning and continued Buccssafullv thrcu^bout the d.iy. We bold cm thi )ef: of Am ertieres Ch&tclet wood, bevcnd which we r. .ched and occupied Breey. The Franco Americans m cbr coDtre advanced
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    EASTERN FRONT
    65 79 London, July 29.— Palestine Official In the ooattal sector Sikhs made v successful raid, capturing prisoners und moteria! and inflicting losses. East of th? Jordan, Indian civalry raided a p3*>t, killiDg or taking a number of tho en-ray. Our uflrcplones bombed camps at Amman, Shuuefc aad Ximrin. The
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    DR SUN YAT-SEN.
    106 79 Tha local Chinese papers report this rnorniDg (mji a Shanghai paper of July 8) tbftt on Dr Sun Yu!/ Sen's arrival m Shanghai there wae a report that the P-.L'ing Government had wired to the Ohin#ff« authorities at Shanghai to arrange for the MNtl of Dr Suu
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    WAR NEWS.
    1163 80 London, July 24. The Russian Wireless has issued the text of an agreement between Great Britain, the United States, France and the Murman Regional Conn oil, providing for co ordinated action for the defence of the Murman region against the German coalition of powers. The agreement describes the
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    FOOD SUPPLIES.
    284 80 Dr Jules Grand, writing on the nutriti ous value of vegetables, m La Revue" for April, says The energy which we require to keep ourselves m good health is calculated m calorics. 16 ie generally admitted that an adult needs daily at least 1,900 to 2,000 calories. The
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    PROPERTY SALES
    120 80 Tbe undermentioned Singapore properties belonging to Chop Chiang Guan wsre Eold by auction at the saleroom of tha CommeroUl Rubber Co, Ltd, No 8 Raffles Piice. yesterday afternoon Four pieces of freehold laud, Cheng Taan et, total area 10,6f 8 equare fset, bongbt by Mr M J Sheridafor
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    WAR ON THE SEA
    1074 80 Conclusive proof cf the diminution of the U boat menace is afforded by the Admiralty latett statement of the losses of merchant tonnage. This reveals that the total losses of the world's merchant men for the month of June were 275,679 gross tons, comprising 161,062 British
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    BABIES EXCHANGED IN COURT.
    493 80 Mistake that was made In Hospital. A mixed baby problem that would have puzzled Solomon, rec-ctly came before Magistrate Healy m the Eftex Market court New York The two babies m queption have been exchanged. Blaucbe L«oniff has become Annie Felner is Blanche Leoaiff. M rg
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    51 80 Young Walter bad heard th* rxpreb.-ion untold Tiealtb, i»nd was WDfldtrtb pozzled ac to it* meaning That tttDlßfl when hie father catne ho-np. however, became eolfghtened as to th« dtfluition Falh#»r," tald he, what if untold wealth f N "The property you keep from the m come tax Hut, my
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