The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 August 1918

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81 96 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    15 81 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1918, No 1,619,
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    CONTENTS.
    221 81 LIiDEtS. PAGB United Xalaya Council 8^ '[he War Auriver&arv 81 Victory of t:*e Sjh'ienc 82 Wb it J5 to Follow 82 TL e Of Fur co 82 Tba G-/rnn& Witkdr* w.»la 88 POLICE /ND COURT BEITS. /3S 83,83 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Married Men 87 The Anniversary Meet!
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    EXCHANGE.
    42 81 Co*»»o?sr l* vi Aug 7.) 2 4 7-82 •i Jt liiEr.^ 2-3 81 82 *«ac;^ domaod Bda> 815 Y 3?Q r^ A| c, 101 i fctt. «iin X 105 •*»t«0I dtiufu 86i Bml j ig #8.^4 1 1% 48 13 16
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTHS.
      85 81 Rai-p.— v the Maternity Hospital. Penacg, on Friday, s>6th July, to Mr. and Mrs. T. (J. Hand, a daughter. Bartholomeusz.— On July 29, 1318, to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Babtholcmeu&z, Brewster Road, Ipoh, a son. MUBRAY.—On 30th July, at 39 Northam Road, Pttang, the wife of A. E.
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      DEATHS.
      62 81 Mbikle.— May 36, an Keithick, Coupar Angus Robert Scott Meikle, fo^mtrly of Federate! Malay States. McX :rrow.— May 27, at S, Parsifal rd., Hampetead, William McKerrow, la*e of Slngap.ro, m his 7ft th year. Setu.-Ou the B <th July at Soarabaya (Java). Bhrnarb Philip Beth, son cf the lute
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    PRODUCE.
    146 81 Aug 7 Tin (2CO tona) $175 00 QftmfcU J'J.OO fTi>fMMi IS.Cf G mMa n1 c 3. 2 1 0 PfgpNf I HIM li ll) 40 DO Hru-J*. IjfrO lo fee -4.' a ro BfotnMgJ la f :>.a i OOTO !3*#o >•' a-iu <JiOVvtC Ia Qri BaII U*> ;"j.- -N
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    United Malaya Council.
    784 81 "J -„*i. t"-«e» -Jiv ?«<•>•«• «-»v fftt t »fcxir y,^ Aug 2 In another part of this issue will be found a fallout not verbatim report of the meeting called at Kaala Lnmpor to form the United Malaya Council. As we have not jet received sufficient m
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    The War Anniversary.
    665 81 Ang 8 The meeting held m the Victoria Theatre last night to pass a resolution expressing oar inflexible determination to continue to a victorious end the struggle m maintenance of those ideals of liberty and justice which are the common and sacred cause of the Allies," calledjno
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      97 81 MUwcrlbers to the "Singapore Free Tress* My retondng frum Europe lo the Straits v of the mall Hues, are invited to send to Q&ger the name of their steamer and u rival m Singapore. Copies will then il to meet them at various ports of call. bscribers m Europe wiahlag
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  • Page 81 Miscellaneous
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      264 81 THE WEEK'S NEWS. No nail has been received hare from Home this week. Two pablic performances were g'ver. m the Victoria Theatre this week by tbe Blighties, m aid of the Ring Albert Civilian Hospital Fund. The first evtning H E the G'vnrnor, Lady Evelyn Young, H E Vice Adm;rnl
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    Victory of the Salient.
    1008 82 Aug 5. French troops have entered Soissons. That is an inconspicuous statement introduced m the body of a French communique, and until there is a more definite announcement it would be well not to assume that this important town on the Aisne has been abandoned by
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    What is to Follow ?
    827 82 What is to Follow Aag 7. Detailed cnmmcnfc on the Q -man retreat from the fatal salient wii better he reserved until that retread is < nded until LUDENDORFF has succeeded m wh:it has so far proved beyond him, the ftabilifeing of a line of resit 1 ai>e-.\ At present
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    The Overseas Force
    879 82 What to do with our conscripts? That is a problem which needs to be solved at once unless the Military Service Ordinano? is to prove a comparative failure. Once again we may learn from the mistakes of Hongkong, Originally it was stated that men enrolled under the
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    The German Withdrawal.
    306 83 not much nfewa to day of oo and about the Vesle, a givs some idea iking pUoc further north. 3, op| oiite the British m gion am] opposifco the Mont tier region, the rotanUrily "withdrawn 1 Jhe fact that they are with rivers between tnd tl.e Allies
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    548 83 Mr.i OOfi, of Xi 6 ak Estate. laleftTiog this west for Aabccalia la joia the Fiyj L g Corpe. MM) Man> ra:iced Chinese miners are doi^g a gocd baeineaa ia ecrap machinery which Cap* Lfimbruggen, a brother cf Mr E O Lt o.bruggen of the P M O'e office who
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      THE MEDICAL SCHOOL.
      107 83 To tbe Editob 8ir JT D S has tuken up a brijl for Mr Braddell doe B ool \ec-rn lo und^aud what he is wn, J* Nobody ha 6 questioned the peroeotec. of iocce m m the local Medical School My contention i B have any cf
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      UNITED MALAYA COUNCIL.
      103 83 To the Editor. JMmi glad that tbe people of British Malaya have at Wo founded an Aviation raoh aa the United Malaya Council. The Council I. wMI NpteNolea hat not very well. Im t there m the whole of British lUlsy. «n iMoetation or a elnb or
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    ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SINGAPORE.
    257 83 It le well known by now that a number of gentlemen are cn R a R( dia conpilioq a History of Singapore for the past 100 yearn. Their task ia far from easy for waile Me Buckley covered rery thoroughly tae period from the foundation
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    THE ASSIZES.
    139 83 ALLB3BD FORGERY. Before the Ciref Jaetico (Sir John Backnill, k c^ yettetday, a Japanese n«imed Bokemari Iwal was charged on three ccutta with frtodnlenfcly and dia boocfll7iivioff at genome fo»R-d docu menti porporting to be reoeipti tor good* to th« valna of 3f49 10, |5)0 und a tj
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    POST OFFICE PROSECUTION
    65 83 Before Mr W L,.-. B L«ra Car.er, senior DBMtilrAt*. ;etterdf>y, Kf.der Sahib Malim, purport r! P rk On bo*rd aB I eteamer. was chrtr«*.d ruth* lutUrea of the Poatuiaatec General v?itL roD^#rfin f from India to Singoporo, eevcn opened and fl^e sealed letters addressed to local Indian
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    FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS.
    191 83 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. COURTESY OP THE F BENC H CONSDLATH. Pane, Aug 5. 615 p m.- We occupied Fi*fMt. tar'jf!,..a the Va-I- I ca P' e<l fl taJe ou tb. uortoeru bank of the nver ments on the right bank of the Vesle ar* meeting everywhere the enemy re*Wance On
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    172 83 One ot the rubber eaU'es near Kaala t27n^ulT Ja]n rermifc to rM Pee. Cages which formrrJj boused wild Qn i. mil- at the Southern* on Se* Kurev,] have been converted into rabbit houses, and it i« expected that SXOO fall grown rabbit, will be pat on the mHtket this season.
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    AMERICAN TELEGRAMS.
    342 83 Hlndenburg Reported Dead. WasbingtOD, July H._ An Atnetetaam Von K' I 6 rUmOUr that Gene "> Von Hmdenburß h M rtiea from a core ea lion of the braic after Htormy interview at gcaod headquarters with the Kaiser regarding tha offonsive on Paris. Launching Record. Portland, Oregon, July
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    A RAINY DAY IN BILLETS
    997 84 PASSING THE TIME When we awoke it wae pouring with rain. Thanks to our waterproof sheets our blankets were dry. There were one or two big chinks m the roof, through which the rain dripped steadily. There was a wind, too, and now and then
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    WHAT A LIFE !
    1141 84 WHAT A LIFE I have just arrived m Singapore. That is to say, I have been here six months. Bub what a time I've h*d What a life Wherever el»e you may have lived before, you've never come across any place like Singapore. Take my word for it. If you
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    Y M C A HUND FUND
    301 84 The following further donations are gratefully acknowledged "SS4FMS Balances Huts Previously ackuowltidged 94,309.60 W A Sim 6 BO E 200 S Sehested 50 E B C 10 Further collections m Negri Sembilan separately ac knowledged 8,288 Mr and Mrs Sctyrageour 50 Per Mr E
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    216 84 A mother- cf pearl baptismal shell carved at Bethlehem has been given to Rochester Cathedral by Colonel Ronald Storra, first Christian Governor of Jerusalem, and a boo of the Dean of Rochester. Amongst the men of the Chinese Labour companies m France there txtfH a clan nishness that shows itself
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    THE WEEK'S WARRING
    665 84 [The dates given are tboee of Hi grams from London c tel eJnly 29. Germßn retre&f m i etui m ta ii Bwinß Md f B k Hone tbat speed of Allied pro«e<, i. serioas trouble to tb« tatmj. "''""I July 80.— Germ.ns lhrow' tof M* k
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    45 84 Sergfc, H Genga formerly Jackson, Ltd, m S-n^P :S B good deal of service with I ij^ ab France, and was wonoded. jBD j eequently been serving l bii uJ* Water Transport m MeBopJ a ttdr bt*^ reoeived a commission intbe of the R B
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    WHAT IS A PEARL ?
    1206 85 WHAT IS A PEARL What ig a pearl The substance of a sensation tho consolidation of discomfort on the part cf an oyster or other nacre secreting rnoliusc. It is a globular deposit of carb3n;i*a of lime, with a very smtll proportinn o! water, generally enclosing a tr;fl eta i*
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    "KEH NANG HA-OON."
    1062 85 This is v cry that will draw a crowd of Nicobarie as quickly as a dog fight will attract a crowd of Englishmen beyond which of course there it nothing, B&ing interpreted, the wordd mean catch earpig that is, 'a mac is going to wrestle with a
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    THE ART OF PROPAGANDA
    948 85 Ab Studied m Germany. For the fcurtb $ime TorokinEoa was brought m for examination. cHa w»b tired of repeating bis name, hiR rank, his regiment, and his occupation bffo:e the- war, to his cross examiners, and he resolutely refused to give any further daicile than these.
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    81 85 The Most RevereDd Goorpp \lfced Lefroy, DD, Metropolitan of i.a and Ceyloo, It paying a visit here, ai will be staying at Bishop* Lodge. It m r ,ped that it will ba possible to arrai I for a Men's aervioe m the Theatre w il« > ii here m view
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    OFFICIAL SALARIES
    473 85 [The Editor of the Malay Mail."] Sir, I have read Mr Kenion'a speech m your issue of April llbh and 18th with much interest, and ha deserves the thanks of any member of the Civil Service for the way iv which he put forward the claim of the
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    THE BLIGHTIES.
    893 86 FftIDAY. August 2, 1018 LAST RVRNINGTa 1 BUOCBS& Ie ie a pleafuic to reccrd that the pub »ie performance given by the Bli^htiee m tlie Victoria Theatre la*t evening v»Q3 a pro., oaaceti loooaaa, a capital pro^camrae giving fc vernl boon cf real enjoyment to a largo audience,
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    DUNGUN LTD.
    321 86 The fourth annual general meeting of Dnngun Ltd, was held at the regietered offices of the company, Nos. 64, 65 acd 66 Market at, tit neon \eeterday. Mr W L Watkins wca m the chair and these present wero Msaers J M Sime, Tan Siew Nin, Lee Chim
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    THE ASSIZES.
    183 86 FORGSD NOTES. Before the Chief Josllot (Si- John Backoill f Ko) yesterday afternoon the heat* lug was begun m a caee m which a iiokieu named Chun. Hwang Kia was charged with posseesinn of torgtd currency nut >s, pon session of raatcriilB for forging cnrrency uotep, nud po»-6e8«-ion
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    THE H-K & S GUNNERS
    219 86 THE H-K S GUNNERS Of the Elongkoag and Singapore battery at the battle of Maghgiba I will raantion what General Cox told mo. The battery was attiohed to the Camel Corps but for time it waa plajod at tha disposal cf the Lichc Hcrss. General Cox said. Th 3 Major
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    99 86 The Bishop of Sin^^.pcifl wii? ba leaving Singapore for IfMOpoUmitt about Sepl 22ad, or shortly thereafter. Lieut P R Pinhorn, w s v R, bar, betn Rrruted leave to jcin the Imperil! Forces, and is ecconded for (hs pfciiod cf the war. (M M). Mf W Chivers, reprcseDtative of the
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    1165 86 The Singapore* Chamber of Corcmesrcn Rubber Association 857 th Auctiau was held on 81st and Ist August, when ther*? was offered for sale 2,248,947 lb. It: 1, CG1. 76 Prices Realized. Cts pet Sheet Sra. Fine Ribbed 46 to TO Good 38 46 Sheet Unem. Fine Plain
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    COLONIAL NURSING ASSOC
    426 86 Imperial lastif:nt^, S W 7 16tb April, 1918. The tolloxiaft letter baa bean cvived bj Hie Excellency the Governor Sir, At the r* quest of the Bxtcnttr* Committee of the Colonial Nartiog A i ci&tioo, wbicli is the Attootation c ;^t oytd bj tb^ Colonial Office la
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    32 86 Arron^ :he KB E* i.; kb« Dam« oi Mr Liodiaj Byron Peterg, Db«irm»o of Pelepah vatky, Bigintiog and KoU TieW* rubbtr comp:t:irf, ehftlrmtil of engiueer and work 9 supply committee, Wat Offljo.
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      THE MARRIED MEN.
      454 87 To thi: Editor. Sir.— This priceless Government of ours ie gotling worte Further trcßpaaw 01 your epace by me is foe apology, but leally, the weird attic-, which arc be>r:,7 Performed by- wLum, ehali we Ray?— are :o-> f^r on:i. !,a.nto£ much public agitation ond the tz,
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      THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING.
      134 87 To the Editor. Dear Sir, On Friday evening the citi zens 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 grit
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      MR BAKER'S BOGEY.
      211 87 To the Editor Your front page diarist thi* morning ecggesttf that Mr Alma Baker, m urging hia new appeal tav battleplanes, is "trying hzid :o make our fl &h creep/ The suggestion is quito justified. If tbe Gfinans wia Ibis battle now 'aging m Franca," gay» Mr
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    UNITED MALAYA COUNCIL.
    2160 87 In the Mercantile Bank Buildings, KuaH Lumpur, on Wednesday morning, aroeeting w&* he'd to decide on the formation of a United MulayuCouocil, there being present the hon'blo Mr A R Adams (Chairman) und Ma^ra RSt John Bradd^ll, W F Nutt, t^e hou'ble R C M Kinderaley. Frank
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    NEWS OF STRAITS PEOPLE.
    302 87 Three old Straits hands are Jiving within a cricket pitch of each other id Earls Court; Square, London R N Bland, who is looking well, but hie deafneps has not improved; C O Blagdec, pretty fully ungaged with his dutfes at the School for Oriental Btudiea,
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    SINGAPORE LADIES' RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    52 87 Lady Evelyn Young won the July Spoon at Balestier Range on Thursday. The following are the score* IOOy 150y Total Lady Evelyn Young 29 27 68.46 MraLyall 34 81 68.4 Booty 81 80 68 04 Thomas 80 88 67.69 Mugliston 27 27 67.04 Payne 29 2
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    191 87 Me Newberry, third officer of the Muui* cipal Fire Brigade, has been ma-la officer m charge of the Ambulance Transport Maintenance at Salonika. By way of expressing ita inflexible determination, <kc, our Kuala Lumpur contemporary iE6ued a fifty per cent larger War Anniversary Number" on Aug 2nd, oce whole page
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB
    24 87 The July Monthly Medal resulted as follows J Lornie 49 40 4 65 J A Campbell 44 49 5 88
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    M S O REGULATIONS
    142 88 A GuZutte Extraordinary containf the regulucioTja mode by the Governor ir Cour'.cil Qodci tho M;licary Service OrJi nance with rei-p -ct to the functions and proct-dure of tbe txerapMcn tribunals. Section 2 dca!u with the grounds for opplication for exemption TUey ere m ■übftanet ft 9
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    Saturday, August 3, 1918.
    581 88 Mr W A Milloer, of Bitu Caves, has joined the Siege Artillery. (M M The Tan Tiak Chunn scholarship at the X f'l Institution for 1918 is awarded to S N Evane. The Gazetta contains the Statutes of the Order of tbe Companions of Honour given
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    WAR ANNIVERSARY.
    2626 88 PUBLIC MEETING IN VICTORIA. THEATRE Two Striking Speeches. Last evening, on the eve of tha fifth year of the war, a public meeting of Singapore citizens ouce more aflirmad the Settlement's faith m the Allied :au?e and determination that the otruggle shall 1 continue to a victorious cud."
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    91 88 Mr R F Swettenha-n If Ira a R G A OiHcer G det S hool, and irh< a ct heard of vnv-: rpi n 2 *r (^1 M Thenamei o? the foilowiofl ir ill II 8 VB orden for Autfint m hmf ag f la join up:— Mefl*r9 C 13
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    Scottish Letter.
    1715 89 Cr23ter Britain and the Pacific. from O'df Chrn C -respondent irgh, May 27. Blgb Commie ll at prcbent on tr P Z tb« nsc?H md broadaf Imparial baa e:)rae very iV tho florae P I I m. Hero m adm] ifttai tho •jrc batmen, but the I teai
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    THE WEEK'S WARRING.
    819 89 THE WEEK'S WAR RING. [The dates siren *ue thofie of tbe telegriims from London.] Jntvj 23. Germans arc faced r -ith im mi,n?e difficulties m Soi. :c is Rheim 8 eabent aud to F.ave a great disaster must drnw heaTily /mm o'.brr front i. Allied progress f;ora three direeetions r«n«:inueB,
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    81 89 Von cTrr Maeficn, n men lentsoeed to d^n m Piris for havicß trnsirb«rr;^«ly kil!«d two woikirg oomptoioot, refuped a rp;;ri >vr> granted by tlio Presiient of the Republic as ke desired tv expialu hia crioiPß. He was RailloHnei i t V^rgqj]] fl o t dying courageously nnd declarinp m his
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    ADMIRAL SIR F C TUDOR TUDOR.
    497 89 Pirt II of "Admirals of the British Navy/ baa the portrait of the Admiral, a fair liksnesa but not quite aa genial looking as the original. Th? text (a)ao not quite up to date r.a regirds Admiral's honourb) reads. RBar Admiral Frederick Charles Tudor
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    Monday, August 5, 1918.
    271 90 INTEKOESSIOADN V Yes f erday, ac coramacJed by Hie Majesty the Kinjf, was observed as a Day of Interceeeiou m all tbe Churched of pore. At tbe Cathedral cf the Good Shepherd a ■pedal Rervico whs held, the preacher being F itht-r Ru^uJtl. 41 the Presbyterian
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    91 90 The 200 yds handicap yeeterday was a capital race. The starters wete Davidson 60 Morrison 50, McCall 50, GossJey 45, Potter 40, Salter 35, Bornoman 80, Harris scr. A very close finish resulted Harris 1, by a touch, 2 Davidson half a yard 8. Morrison and Salter
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    THE BLIGHTIES.
    222 90 The Victoria Theatre was packed fco the doo!6 M on Saturday night, when the BUghties gave their second poifoimauce m aid of the King Albert Civilian Hospital Funl. Again they secret! a very pranounc ed eucceto, and thoy OMI look buck upon their two public appecrancea with unqualified
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    193 90 Me A Blackburn, of Knjang, is now 2nd Lieutenant m the Balloon Section, RAF. He was only m the Cadet School four weeks. (M M.) A Government department is as slow to move and as devoid of sympathy as sheriff's officer, sajs Mr Barnes, the Labour member of the War
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    A WAR TRIBUTE.
    2068 90 INDIANS «fc CEYLOtfESE RETURN THANKS. 1 Amii the glories of huge and gaudily- coloured umbrellas, silver maces a woulth r.:{]..' i^aoilil)!'- ivisd Qj:u j dacorations i and ih^ ranafui aitl cf tho Johore Bind, a large a^sembla^e mnt around the R jfH^e .^{;i.* T .:..'3 on tho
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    UNITED MALAYA COUNCIL
    415 90 The afternoon iltting cf the initial meeting of thia botfy reported m greater length iv the Malay M dl, We quote ihase portions. Delegates The discussion oa tba number of dele gates, which OOtnmtnotd before and wag resumed after the tiffin Inter?*], whb somewhat lengtl v Me
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    55 90 It will be interesting to Wl Ma collß note that the late Mr obl>l lf 4 M otor Camming went to Frmre wt« g||| Ambulance Corpf. ne i flin and m 1918 he became OW* mißßioner for Chorch Army bni i Front, a poßition from wbicD fl gx i owing
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      THE PRICELESS GOVERNMENT.
      481 91 JR. expec f i •■< q leni deoiaaatloni t! B whf.i rhft Mill j roducvi. ho will Oracle t: the Government iCB. m certei of ca3 3 were tbo c :~,;jial Secretary >ntd bo carefully men! and assist l> of the Govern DOM /pli by his rr
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      NON VERBA.
      55 91 Sditob, to attend the Talk fee Id yesterday. If we a bit leal Bad do a bit be uiOi-e Jl3 point. 1 for c ry;isonB cannot rt altai frcut, I oCfe.r Dheqve lor 55C0 for any :.u; d^cid^ upon, provitled >1l»8 'f end otberc toAa beii bit ou
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    55 91 fonlhlj Medal played and Saud.iy, 3rd and 4th > Mi iv a wiD foe Mr O R S 1 -ity oardf were taken out »l log if EC tel uroed DMUI fes 8 77 Bhoote 85 I 88 95 12 88 87 2 85 102 16 86
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    ULU PANDAN RUBBER.
    523 91 Tb« «T;nual gtnpral meecin^ of the Ulu Pace- bo Etubber Estates Ltd was held at thj regletered offiiee of tbe company, Frrn ?h Bank IJnildincj^, itti nocn y^Rterday. Mr Koh Sau >lin W4i m the shall and IhoM present were aleeen Tin Kbian Hock Lim Nee Boon,
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    THE LATE HARALD DE BONDY.
    243 91 THE LATE HARALD DE BONDY. We r egret to annouuca the death at the front cr llarald d« Bondy, tbe jounge^t son of the la^e Oorate de Bondy. He joined thi Colours eariy m the war, an 3 served m an infentry regimeoh A>fter havicjT U m part m the
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      TURING OR DOING.
      127 91 To the Editor, Sir,—" O'd Ua'e toll Ukti the offer of a Uurgei Blip c! bank r> ipec than some cf v; can 1 r Mir. Tbc idrr; Mtni ai! r\ ■>. Pub it, "Oil 'Ua f> ;a i l 'c War Load which is the fnntl
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1303 91 Quicquid agunt homines nostri tit farrago libelli Juvenal. A very gracicua ant meet" was the household verdict a&d .ha strain went cut of many anxious ejei frilling enough to pee their men do theii: d I but ra::ksd by doubis as to how tiia ohi would
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    STRAITS CIVIL SERVICE.
    314 91 Id the third article which lig hao con tuibuted to the Timaa* I'taue Supplement on British Trade with China under tlio title cf Commerce ar.d iniußity of Hong *iont»," Profeffior O A Middletoo Smith ■ayt: A tribute ir,uat bo paid tj the 102.\l Government official o* thil
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    BLUE CROSS FUND.
    20 91 X Friend per Mrs R SI J Braddell $500. Geo P Owen, Hon Treas, Blub Cross Fund.
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    20 91 M*Eer* R F Aylward, A Bnrleigh and •i W Cooken all of Negri Setubilan, have joined the RFA, (M \i.)
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    Wednesday, August 7, 1918
    246 92 BIG SLAZE AT KALLANG. What proved to ba an extensive Ace doing very considerable damsga broke out at Messrs Kitz Bros' godown afc X \llnnp Pudding m the early houre of Sunday inorninr. The Fire Brigade, who were summoned to the scene at 628 a m.
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    HONGKONG TRIBUNAL.
    68 92 Up to July 26, the named of 828 men had been before the Hoogkong Conecrip tion Tribunal. Out of these 148 men had been declared medically unfit, leaving 180 cases to be dealt with. The following was the result of the Tribunal's deliberations Total Exemptions 115 Temporary Exemptions
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    MALAY ANIMAL NAMES.
    113 92 Sir,— On Aug 25, 1916, I put m a plea for a vocabulary, bo much needed by, at any rats, up country folk. Mr Wilkinson, m (Q 207) Malay Be liefs states that m the naming of inol animals the Malays are usually accurate and observant they
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    331 92 The Petit Parisian states that the Kaiser, for the honour of the array, has ordered that each soldier taken prisoner must be specially examined, and on return from has captivity the officer must make a report on the circumstances m which he was taken prisoner. For some time mining engineers
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    LABUAN "OUR DAY."
    731 92 The annual general meeting of the Labaan Recreation Ciub was held m the Court Fouße on Saturdev July Bth at 11 am. with a large attendance under the presidency cf Mr G E Cator, Resident of Labum ruid Brunei. Tbft minutes of the gen* tal meeting held
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    122 92 Mr G F P Fartrill, bod of Capt J E Farrell, Singapore Pilot Association, has obtained a commission m the Royal Garrison Artillery. A sharp blow from a mallet on wood plut plock a crrack ping each of these and many more are the different eoundfl of a riflo and
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    NORDANAL (JOHORE) RUBBER, ESTATES LTD.
    1024 92 Tiie sixc>i annual general meeMag of the Norlacul (Johore) Rubber X tates. Ltd, wan be?d et 3S, E vstcbwflp B 0, on June 6th Me Thorn- Cothbeitioa, /hair irißvj. pvf tiding Tb Chairman f ;t^l jreat h»« boeu ooa of < inafderable difficulty m tbe
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      THE MEDICAL SCHOOL.
      266 92 To the Editor. Sir,— Mr BradcM! i statement tttl v local Medical Befaool ig a disgr^e t-v Colony has cau^d a good deal of ment m certain quarters. In my opiniou Mr Braddell did imply that all its graduate! were di^ne, If he did, he is mistaken.
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    TRULY PRUSSIAN.
    149 92 The following crisp little ite.u is from the Munich Poet We are indebted to the Wol2 Bareaa for details regarding the United Provin cial Council of Livonia, Eethonia, Bipa, and Osel." We learn that the United Council cod elate of fifty-eight members. Among Cheae the feudal landlords are
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    THE "EU TONG SEN " TANKS.
    120 92 THE "EU TONG SEN TANKS. Mr C R Tharefcan has received fiom bis brother, who is m Corps, m the coursn of which he Strangely eDougb, my Dew Baa presented by the Hon. Mr Eu Ton* Sen j the Federal Council. F M S, on 10th M» Jj 1917, and
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    53 92 T t v naif Mr W H Hunt, ger, F M S Rail* tf*i active service m M< m Penang on ODPncct A late report fro i Umv# free flght of ccnsulerab c P J^ occurred m Malim Nawar o psr night, a. a result of whlc police have arresUd
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    TELEGRAMS.
    821 93 'My Submarine liable] IKnWi lerrioel Amsterdam, July 81. An official mes saga from Kieff, dated the 80th, via Berlin, states that when, at two m the after noou. Field Miretnl von Eichborn and his idjetftoli Capteln von Dressier, were returning i'tam the Casino near von E;cu bom's hou-f-, man
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    WESTERN FRONT
    9622 93 London, July 81.— In the House of Commons, Mr Macpherson stated that eince March 21 the British had tuksn about 14,600 prisoners on the west front. Paris, July 81. The German resistance is gradually losing its character of rear guard defence. The enemy is unceasing 1? throwing m
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    WAR NEWS.
    1719 96 London July 81. Italian Naval Offi cial In the upper Adriatic our air service on the early morning of the 80th bombarded military and harbour works at Pola. A strocg attack lasted two hours, and achieved very important results. Several serious fires were observed, especially m the localities
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    EASTERN FRONT
    83 96 London, Aug 4. An Italian official message says We captured a peak on Dosso Alto where the enemy has been maintain ing himself at heavy cost since Jane 15. We overcame large parties hidden m caves and took prisoners 176 and a large quantity of war material. A
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    WAR ON THE SEA
    1018 96 London Aug 5. Admiralty The home Wttid bound ambulance transport Warilda was torpedoed And sunk on Aug 8 128 are missicg including seven of the crew. It is significant that this is the first occasion iv two years when the Warilda was crossing from France without
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    131 96 A Japanese flrm m Batnvi* received some time since a cable reporting thit the Japanese Government hnd requißi tioned 70,000 tons of tonnage f^r the transport of troops to Siberia. The Planters' Stores have recced a cable Grating that the United Sta'.ea Government have fixed the imports of rubber for
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    "WAIT TILL THE WAR'S OVER."
    79 96 An officer m a Bootttth regiment up an Auscrali tr: private foe hnv'r a alled to palufe The eoldier expUiued that he bad sepn the officer. The explanation vrag »oe«pte*i Br then tie officer litl«D«d m Wfttt astoaisbraant to the following: you wait till the
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