The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 August 1918
1918-08-02
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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Title Section15 1918-08-02 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. lEN CjdNTS SINGAPORE, FBIDAY, AUGUST 2 1918. NO. 9,43115 words
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Article234 1918-08-02 1 The Germans are fighting more' re eolutely thin ever m the salient, which makes all the better the news that the Allies, despite all opposition, are still winning ground. Heavy German count er attacks have been crushed -Page 5 It 6eems clear that the Germans will have234 words
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Article844 1918-08-02 1 What is a pearl The eubetance of ft sensation th* consolidation of discomfort on the part of an oyster or other nacresecreting moliufcc. It is a globular deposit of carbonate of lime, with a very email proportion of water, generally enclosing ft tnfle which is fti844 words
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Advertisement157 1918-08-02 1 GOODRICH TYRES iOLMS PNEUMATICS Raffles Motor Garage FOR SALE 1 Brand New New Comet Motor Cycle," 2 H. P 2 Speed, four stroke, fitted with precision Junior Engine and also Motor Accessories. f J, Crowther Shaw Co. jjl tjjf'-L O UR SPHCIAL SHRGES FOR P" 0 1 TROPICAL WEAR ARE157 words
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Advertisement172 1918-08-02 1 Use Inferior Quality You can have THE BEST? I BORDEN S EAGLE BRAND SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK I I IS THE BEST ;IT HAS NO EQUAL. I I I ALL DEALERS SELL IT. I Conneli Bros. Coy. I SOLE AGENTS, II RAFFLES CHAMBERS, SINGAPORE. I I ITEMS WORTH REMEMBERING. M 1J172 words
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Advertisement151 1918-08-02 1 LATEST 4DV6en&E3i».^TS Eastern Illustrated Review— Pige 1. New programmes at the Alhambra Marlborougb, Gaiety and Harima Pagei 2 and 8. Powell's sale of a Paatostat Page 2. Gants 1 goods at Whiteaway's sale— Page 8. Re Stella Benjamio, deceased Page 8 ChiDg Eeng Lee's sale ot a palanquin —Page 8.151 words
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Advertisement5 1918-08-02 1 SOODRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS5 words
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Miscellaneous113 1918-08-02 1 THE VVSFiK FfWsi 2nd Hifb W*«er 6 49 a.m 6 69 p.m. Ulu Pandan meeting. Public War meeting Vic. Theatre, ff.15 p.m. Edaljee Khory Ledge, 8.80 p.m $8t8rd£r 3rd. High Wait)-- 8-21 i.ta 7- 16 p m. Government Ho'iday. Ceylonese Indiin Mass meeting, 1.15 p.m. The Blighties, Victoria Theatre. Sunday113 words
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10 1918-08-02 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, August 2, 1918. HKD;LGKH JKOTYIU10 words
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Domestic Occurences
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Article819 1918-08-02 5 rB cMZIED RESISTANCE BY FRE the g^kmans Ho the Samnriw Attacked 1« Hnhn3« r:p O»bl»] Beater Im*<**] i tbe Boom vi .n N »l6d lhai C- i li d I n ibovi f ie Bitftniicc esb divisions itov ing f r L'io h'.t'L I ia F wee819 words
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Article210 1918-08-02 5 Notorious von Eichhorn's End Amsterdam, July 31.— An official mat saga from Kfff, dated the B;th, via Bedia, states tb r .i when.aitwoin ibe after coon Field Mirih^l von E»cbborn aud hii adjutant, Captain von Dressier, ware returning from th 3 Caslnc near von E:oh horn's house, a210 words
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Article122 1918-08-02 5 Another Balloon Released London, July 81. Lord Lansdowne, m a further letter, contends that the war cannofi be ended by a knock out blow. He does not affirm positively that a pre* liminary agreement udjo essential points > and profitable conversations are m pros pect at present bat122 words
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Article74 1918-08-02 5 POL A STRAFED AGAIN London. July 31. lulian Naval Offlcia! la the upper Adriatic oac air Berries on tha aarly rno?niag of the 80th bombarded military aad harbour works at Pola. strong rtiaob lasted two hoars, nud achieved vary important rsdiilSe Saverai serious fl;-s wars observed, mm pacially iv the74 words
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Article85 1918-08-02 5 London, July 81. In the House of Com niooi, Mr Macphereon, replying to the Oec man Gortrciuent'a attempt to justify the bombing ol Staples hospital on the night oi M-y 19 on the ground that the Ksd Cross vu not shown, said that he was satisfied [thai85 words
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Article28 1918-08-02 5 London, July 81. At (be inquest on Lord Licbtield, the verdict returned was one of accidental death from a gunshot I wound while duck shooting.28 words
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Article306 1918-08-02 5 I Three old Straits bands are living within a cricket pitch of each other m Burls Court Sqnara, London R N Bland, who ia looking wall, but his deafness has not improved; C O Blagden, pretty fully engaged with his duties at the Sshool for I306 words
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Article220 1918-08-02 5 The following is the result m the flrat round ol the various tournaments of tbe Moslem Institute Tennis dingle)— S A Karim tar beat S Osman icr Daud bin Mohamad Shah owe 16 walk over; HajJ Alias owe 15 walk over A W Mahmood cor beat A Latiff220 words
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Article202 1918-08-02 5 Alice Brady, who hsi a charming personality, appears m Miag Petftiooafis," a five reel feature adapted frcm Dwight Tilton'i novel, whioh will be screened aft the Alhambra tonight, m addition to two more episodes of The Neglected Wile serial and the Pafcbe Mews and GtEette. A good five202 words
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Article89 1918-08-02 5 London, July 80. Mr Mussey, m a fepeech at Kew, said that oul of 7$ million eoldiera contributed by the Empire tha British Iwles had iupp.ied 75 per cant, "1 including 4| millions f rom Eoglaud alone.; The tonnage of the British Navy was now lover six million,89 words
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Article40 1918-08-02 5 London, July 81.— The Prase Bureau' states that the Food Controllers of Britain, France, Italy and America have appointed a permanent committee to etudj food supply programmes and oo ordinate them having regard to the available shipping.40 words
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Correspondence.
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Letter491 1918-08-02 5 To the Editor Sir Tbi* priceless Government ol ours i« getting woree Further trespass oa your space by me is a matter for apology, but really, the weird antics which are being performed by— well, by whom, shall we gay -are too much tor one. By dint491 words
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Letter134 1918-08-02 5 TO THE EDITOB. Dear Sir, On Friday evening the oiti zem of Singapore are to meet for the purpose of passing a resolution the terms of which are published and generally known. It implies sacrifices made and to be made, the practice of the qualities of grit134 words
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Letter216 1918-08-02 5 To the Editor Sir, Your front page diarist this morning suggests that Mr Alma Baker, m orgies his new appeal for battleplanes, ia "trying hard to make our flesh creep." The suggestion is quite justified. If the Germans win this battle now raging m France," says Mr216 words
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Article33 1918-08-02 5 I Amoog tbe KB Es is the name of Mr Lindsay Bjroc Peters, chairman of Pelepah valley, SigintiDg and Kota Titggi rubber companiei?, chairman of tbe engineer and woiks supply ccmaiittee, Wai Ottoe.33 words
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Advertisement112 1918-08-02 5 ROBINSON Co. g& PYJAMA SUITS k"*f-i£h Cream Cotton SUITABLE FOR LADIES OR I GENTS WEAR VL t $6,50 Suit |n j/V\( Best Cut-Make-and Finish l\ Similar to illustration \l\ without Collar V I \\i ROBINSHH Co. M M fHURAVEtLERS MALAY PRONOUNCING HANU-BOOK. This handy little book has nowreached Us K:.EViHTH112 words
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Article582 1918-08-02 7 Captured Romanoffs Insulted. Zurich. May 17. There i« much r»»j >ioiug m Germany; and Austria over the fact that the Dowtiger Empress of Russia and the three Grand i Dukes, Nicholas, Peter Nicholas, nod' Alexander Michael, have fallen into thb hands of the German troopa that! have accomplir-bc?582 words
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Article455 1918-08-02 7 > A New German Bomber. I A detailed description cf G??rann! AEG bombing Htrcplane is io a- n-port prr-pnred by tbti Technical Depart ment, Aircraft Production. Ministry of Munition*, j This machine, which, according to a: label on ie, vras accepted on November J '10, IWJ7,455 words
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Article577 1918-08-02 7 Men Who Have No Fear of U Boats. The proposed new badges, as Sir A Stanley announced, ore for ra&u of the Mercantile Marine w'.io, after being torpedoed or nuned, have gcna to bea again.' I How many men, do you think, after being torpedoed or mined,577 words
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Article75 1918-08-02 7 An a'linan out practising neor London bad a nasty smash His machine was wreoked and the aumaa buiied m debris When extricated he wa» fcuud t»o have escaped without a bruire. A brother oirman vcbo flew ov*=c to ascertain the fallen piloi'b fate, on reach75 words
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Advertisement167 1918-08-02 7 TSe TOPICAL ROOFING IS L, Iic d with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATB hdo away with the necessity of sjflc sticky cement at the overlaps. h■ i O s> v.- NV v.vv :"v\ <-■ w V L^MMJJ^ l^—-||-M- [T n T T^^— l— lt— t- I I i 3ENASC: is the167 words
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Advertisement743 1918-08-02 7 f JLJr MEATS. I game, ham, chicken and tongue, etc, etc. (Kdßana _^p ||HH|B|BßHH|aaHaaaHßHß J| Prepared by a celebrated Cbef under ideal conditions of cleanliness and selection. 4r^ ,IN GLASS, TINS AND WHITE JARS. £f ONE OF THE BEST OF wmmmi^^^^Mim tmr^ M CROSSE £t BIiACR WELIi f S <^743 words
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Article49 1918-08-02 9 'Oosssorao cr re Aag l Sa.i 4& 4 7 8a d«saaa3 14 81 82 ?*hfe&* iisditl 6 m f j 4 J Fhuim itmacd B»a» 816 r»DU, T. T. 14 7 J JA7A, £am»nii jQ6f PA?3as3]|, dita»nd cci Scviaaiasi, I'ank Bn?ir.| m.a B» -Htss Louis. 48 18 1«49 words
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Article160 1918-08-02 9 Aug 1 Tin (150 tons) t4 |1 80 .60 QanMu J6OO UaH $z. i 22.06 G?a«s%iwi Csfca Ha. f 23.U0 ?«pf s!*ck m£!b port 80 00 (WMfg fcOri 48 00 NeJmsgi (IIG to fhe Sfc QOm tfe&auga (80 ts tt« Ik.* oon M^Ct (Eatirle' nOM 3*li Cc£E«s (i% Biaafe;160 words
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Article47 1918-08-02 9 Time balls on Forl zoning and Mount Faber drop daily at 1p v Singapore itanffd time, corresponding to i a.m. Green Weh mean time. The time-gun le find at ito'cKok noon, indicating Singapore lumdard time, on •very day exoeptUg Sunday, when it ig .fired at one o'clock.47 words
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Advertisement375 1918-08-02 9 I „s et 3 over $2,000,000 I ft Assurance In force over $9,000 000 Ifl GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED j INCOBPOBATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS) **V BEAD OFFICE: Winchester Boose. Singapore. LONDON omcE: S2> m Jewpy Re rv, ("ouipftcy has £20.C00 deposited with the Supreme Court 0/ EncUnfl »wi375 words
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Advertisement490 1918-08-02 9 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. I taOOBPOh VTED iH JAPAN rSIEi ll^% lbQa y «.«».000 aSS^S^F*" V 49 000,000 iieaerve Fend...,_, Y. is.iOO.COO Pr««<d?n«, J, laoaye Ea«. rioa-Prwidtfni. N. Kajiwara DIBECTOBS. J. Inoaye Esq Y. Yamakawa Esq. i N Kajiwan Esq. M. Oda*iri Esq. N. Boma Esq. Bar^n K. Iwasakl490 words
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Advertisement341 1918-08-02 9 '""■"SMS.* 1 asraar" jlnccy...^ m Sew Ze^fl.i (Incorporated In Great B,U, ia) -M-m, mum k B&ngWsSrsz (I*eor*»ated mi n Hoai*on*.i n j Tnrrn r* ""mug" 1 m T" o £3=^R?v Incorporate m fl*gl*ai] Flro and Marina RiakaTevery deaorlptlon THE HO HONG BANK. LIMITED. underwritten at loweat current rates. (Incorporated m341 words
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Advertisement592 1918-08-02 9 WANTED IMMEDIATELY I Two senior Eurasian or Chinese floras for, S2?rS? c C n r leDfciftl work Jn a Govern meet Office. 0 ily men O f ability with a good knowledge of Eo.lish and flr>t rite teetimon iaig should apply. Applications may be addressed to the nd Ahsistant Colonial592 words
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Miscellaneous349 1918-08-02 9 DAILY SHIPPING REPORT. [All British Teasels unless marked.] MHfc July 81— Sri Patana, Hai Nam Reyniersz (Dut). Aug 1.— Scott Harley, Ranee, Klang, Lady Weld; Menggala, Singkep, Swaet l decroon, Brouwer (Dut) Yugala, Boribat, > Den Samud (Siam). CLEARANCES. July 80.— Gladys (Sar). July 81.— Abbotsford, Ipoh, Kinta, Anjou, Ban349 words
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