The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 August 1918

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. xrv v.^nts SINGrAPORE, MONDAY, AUGUST 19. 1918. NO. 9,444
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  • 321 1 i News from the Western Front con tinues good. The Allied line is now straight from Goyeocourt, where it is connected with the Lissigny line by the occupation of Logea wood, passing with m a mile of Roye and up to Albert Page 5 Humbert has entirely
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  • 1176 1 The outburst of wild applause which accompanied the publication of the first I article cf this eeriee, not to mention the somewuat iaadequate cheque, mcouiages me la the belief that another (however inadequate) will be extremely welcome. On the other hand an innace modesty leads me to warn
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 137 1 GOODRICH TYRES OLI j)S AND 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 Asses- J. Growther Shaw Go. jl J* v If -m! OUR SPECIAL SSRGES FOR r^® 'I TROPICAL
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    • 122 1 UQ YP IT HAS NO EQUAL. CONNELL BROS. COMPANY, ISo/c Agents, Raffles Chambers. ESTD. 1872. PATRONIZED Jsjssjs£§& BY ROYALTY. DIAMONDS Our Stock is well adapted to take care of your wants and Customers are assured of lowest prices. Our Lines of Jewellery, Watches and Hall-Marked Silverware are selected to meet
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    • 109 1 LATEST ADVEETISEPfcMTS. Notice re Ban AiK Hup Kee and Co Page S. Ching Keng Lee Bell land on the 2nd prox Page 3. Henderson Cycle for Bale Page 7. Address to Men next Sunday Page 2. Enlargements of photographs Page 2. Dr Scott's Gripe mixture Page 2. 1 Powell and
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    • 5 1 600DRICH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 82 1 THE WEBB ■tndi? 19th. High Wfttar- 854 a. 7-32 p.m. Tneßdsi 20th, Ei£h Water- 9 36 ».m,, 8-36 p m. Yadoasdaj 21st. High W»te^— lo-11 a.m., f-29 p m. Tli«rs.i3) 22nd. Hitfi Wafte?— i '43 a.m., 11 p m. Full Moon. Friday 23rd Hlfb Wst t 114 a ,13 p.m.
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  • 227 2 The Secretary of the All India and Ceylon Ma?s Meeting Coinimtte has been informed that the Lady Evelyn Ycung has distributed the sum of 950, f 01 handed to Her Ladyship at the Macs Meeting m tfce manner following Red Cross Fund $1,001 France's
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  • 33 2 Mrs J B Wishart begs to acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of the fol lowing contribution From Messrs Barker and Co, Ltd. Proceeds of small sale of rubber 9114.40.
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  • 33 2 The Committee beg to acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of a donation to the Clnb of 95 C0 from tbe Central Engine "Works, Ltd. A W Vice Hon Treasurer.
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  • 102 2 Courtesy o» the Fbevch Consulate. Paris, Ang 16th, 6.15 p m. We progressed m the wooded massif be tvreen the rivers Matz and Oiee. We cap tured on the north-east of Ribeconrt tbe farms of Attiohy and Monolithe. We now occupy positions rising above the coud from
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  • 62 2 Attendance at three recruits' parades a week is couipuldoty [Drills Marked are compulsory.] Monday aug 19. 4.30 p.m Bakstitr Riuße SREv 6.16 Orchr rd iid O men ry Wteraua* Co S V C Dcill Hall Signalling Sec SVC it S V C A V Recruits n it
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 368 2 on $9 SALE Q (Cloth Covers $1.75) J^ DOUiH DIHICTCrY I OFflCc, 18 CHSWCE aitY. IDR SCOTT' I RENOWNED GRIPE SIiXfURE i N f*^ j r</ F.t j or Infints' Preservative [Kfgd 1 A Boon to infants and Motners alike Qolokly sivos reli. f i?j Grlpt.s, cases of 1 Colic
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    • 1156 2 From Wednesday, August 14, to Monday aik OKE STRONG PROGRAMME SUCCEEDS m^ At The Alhambrjl The Hall for Music and reatortts. B6ai m m% r\ l^ i\ w4 ¥T~* 1 A km i 'it LJ i:X li \N 1L XJ Xl Cj\ J b Oi irQll .\ii i I I
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 721 3 AUCTION S4LE OF Valuable Town Properties At Messrs (hlng Keng Lee Cos Sale-room Rafltal amber', Raffles PI ice on Monday, 19th Aug., 1918, at 2-30 p.m. t v tec oi !aa^ s'tu^te m the Dtfctrict of Singapore Town estimated to contain iijißinfiat Ko^arvey au art a of I*B4 square foet
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    • 270 3 AUCTION SALE OF Vali able Town Properties, At Xes?rs Ching Keng Lee ft Go's Sale-room Raffles rhauib* rs. Red m Place. Cn Monday, 2nd September, at 230 pm A !?e va uabio land at Ifae junction ol Koutn i\^-2e Road and Upper Naa^Jn Streft contaiitliMt an area cf 1,8^9 f-quare
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    • 780 3 NOTICE. BAN AIK HOP KSE CO. We the undermentioned persons who oarry on baninesß m partnership as iiubber Merchants under the style of Ban Am Hap Kee Co at No. 9, Tcluk Ayer Street, Singapore, hereby give notice that on and from the date 1 hereof all forward contracts for
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    • 897 3 NOTICE. j f Meeting of the Board of Licensing Justices' ii The mr- tting of the Lit^ nsing Justices for the S Fourth Quarter 1918, c<uu fencing .»t October I fe will be hjid m the Ist Magistrate's Chambers at 2.30 p.m on Thursday the 19th September, I 1918. B
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    • 271 3 vglQClcll vale I dnu 1 Crockery /T^l CHEAPEST Sale Pri °c $8.75 $14.75 I ksM^m fIIAQQ W'RP IJT Sale Piice doz. 1 yC^:-Ml WkKC Claret TumbW $4 95 1 KU4U Port Tumbler $4 25 /i^HrL IN THE MARKET Uf S' apet r GIM fef l K\ "J Glass $7.95 1
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  • 23 4 Domestic Occurrences DEATH. OLI7EIR0 At Ja'an Be^ar on August 17th, John Oliveiko, aged BP. Ictermcnt on Saturday evening at Eidadari at t p.m.
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  • 1020 4 The Singapore Free Press Monday, August 19, 1918. Daring the past week the military position on the West Front has changed considerably m favour of the Allies. Not that the gains m territory equal those of the previous week, when the drive was m full swing, but nearly all along
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  • 263 4 The operator's little joke A Heater on Saturday commenced Chancellor exche quer statemented to day subscriptions (or national war bombs reached etc." A friendly game of soccer will be played on S* Joseph's ground this evening between tbe Asiatic Petroleum Football Team and National Union Club. Charged before Mr Ham,
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  • 191 4 The Communication Department, Tokio, m accordance with tna decisions of the Standard IShip Construction Investigation Commission attached to the Department:, are conferring with the other Departmentsconcerned, the principal shipbuilding con puniee, etc. as to the adoption of some compaledry naeaeure regarding ihe conetruclsou of standard ship-, 6.15s
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  • 220 4 Curious storiea of the watit of motaod m come of ihe Borne G.-vernmeat deportments have beea cfldiei. but WB thick o recent example wiJi tuki eorae hmmiAng. llnoide&fieJlf,I Inoide&fieJlf i. 6U3.t£t:s that DMmey nnef be plentiful when these departraento ioflial on paying aoccuats twice over.
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  • 547 4 Tondue Colliery, near Bridgend, Gla morganshire, which was closed 25 yeare ago, is about to be reopened. An explosion occurred here oil Aug 26, 1892, when oat of 151 persons m the mine 116 lo9t their lives. The scene was visited two days later by Mr Asquith, who was then
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  • 370 4 BURNING WSDNDED^ t-anaon, Ipmbliahnd ol British p J March Is by iei r v lite of I he B he pal i I DBI ill 1 M d "Hi* j Mooch) n. raaipo ent a eon listed l tea of v b I lined p land lafl i
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  • Correspondence.
    • 85 4 TO THR EIMTOK Sir,— Now that Mm 'H* H to be sold, it is a:; BMII H to once BRiiiQ rfl^e Ifct II"*" 1 which men >who netd not be lo»'--i can join. I Singapore ie the only tp- H East, which has not (jot sue! b| "J^B
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  • 18 4 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. n i .> it '1 i- 'I' I lam M Lottorj bi fr, tbtkCCt m Bpri
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  • 41 4 Mr I Baa i b i tn r< Ilidfl I bl bsi It: /.I 9 .erviJ. :wiu i) V of Lo 'i 1 V,liC i- i: bard. !;-i v.u^l, riagivft houn i gu^'*^ I bae teen tIH9M >' i:rt m good couditiuu.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 159 4 WHISKIES H Martin's V. V.O. $30.00 M C/i/ib H//i/slcy 30.00 Perfection, McCallum's 36.00 J^^ Bulloch Lade's White Label 33.00 P*^, rulloch Lade's Gold Label 36.00 fß^i'i Macgregor's "V.O. S. If/atson's /Vo. 70, 33.00 SOLE IMPORTERS Caldbeck Macgregor Co. the most Effective Economical DISINFECTANT An 4*ViA l\/Iciv*LroT Ull Lllc lfXctl ivcl.
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    • 44 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHABD6BOAD. TELEPHONE 1085 6_Z!L- g% _FOB_ jj 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do $10) Note the conditions of cur offer "Mo satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee of the high quality of out work conld be given or demanded
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  • 192 5 gL iMBEBr3_lMP0? TANT TASK n (4 D rim»nn« Cable] HitiUt B^rrioel ij, !-\-t<:b Third Array yesterday corn -,-k capturing tbe I f L .§9*gny, domie H rn corner Of nini are fail greet nt two Albert, nrar i tj ictenj |b( Mli^nl :r.-v have large offaniiT« Iheii frjat
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  • 194 5 The Side Packets >-i:x n 1 —i The Ganeial Review towttlMy rttitJOß continues: Re s=4 the position and Rassia, there l iaewasing indications clan impend Iran »t:ack on the Morraan rail |1 I WiWi h force !8 reported to be -::ong from lake Oaega to- lier-naaa ate
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  • 90 5 wkiefe obvi Oi. cumng Bea. ic is troops boon -;aitber j i oppoti 1). c bcjeu Mid ar« trj wcrth ii" < Hioeotioß with »T J H u^ IUB arrival |t'" <; to v I{ v appears thafi Ul9 force m the north west of Per.ia. The
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  • 280 5 Londoc, Aug 15.-Renter' 8 couponOfl a* at French headquarters, wirln« to day, •ay« thafc General Humbert received the correspondent! and summed up Marshal to:h 8 manoeuvre as follows The Fourth British and 11m First Frecch irraieB were io aiuck eimulUnouely in the general Jir-cuuu cf
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  • 328 5 London, Aug 17.— The Daily Mail corres pondent at the Hague says that the dis cussiocs at the German head quarters were baaed upon the German demand that Austria ehonld eend 10 to 15 picked divi sious to the western front and remain on the defensive in Italy
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  • 203 5 A selection of probably over 100 citizens of Great Britain m Shanghai will be made from the survey by the Military Service Tubuual, now m session at thai British Consulate General. The age limit is 41 and only men fit for active duty will be chaser. The Board will make,
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  • 627 5 LASSIGNY-NOYON POSITION Again Restored [By Submariae O*bl«] [fUuter'i Barrio*] I London, Aug 6.— Renter's correepon j dent at French Headquarters (Aug 16) Says that General Humbert'*) troops gained ground to day to a very important though' .email extent in Thieeconrf massif, captur jing the Atticbes position, eo calltd
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  • 206 5 PEN ANG MEETINGS. From Owr Own Corre$por.(Unt Penang Aug 17. At the adjourned meeting of Kadah Rubbar, the honble CA Adama presiding, the chairman said, regarding the reduction ia output, tbie wssdueto unsettled weather < conditions and the policy of conserv- I ling the bark by tapping all irees by
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  • 727 5 RAIDING AND PATROL WORK Progress North of Albert {By Submarine Gable] IBrator'e Bervicw] j Loodon, Aug 16.— Field Marshal Haig The Canadians captured Damery Pavillera We also advanced south east, of Proyart taking priaooera in both operations. Oa< patrols north of Albert all day Jong k pt contact
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  • 82 5 Foe tan years rafter tbt declaration of pence, ths Citj Cctporaticu of London ptopose ihitc uo Vessel, air or maritime, owned by nations at war with Great Britain will be permitted to obtain motive power or btoiefc in Britain. Signor Biseolati Let us fight this war without quarter, without any
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 140 5 Robinson Co. FRESH SHIPMENT OF MELACHRINQ BZtX W sr I #/i/V I d~* /H ilk frr "v tr~ o *ultx /ss£lb i TES £f£" a (Gold lj PP ed m Tins of 50 s Nn t in Tins of 50* s 2"" g to ims of 50' s 2^* m
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 712 6 KONINKLIJKE PAKETV&ART MiUTSCHAPPIJ (Inct rporated m Holland.) Royal Packet Navigation Co., of Batavia. 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENTS. Retniers i'.iociw, Billiton, B*t»via, Chrribon, Semarang, Poarabiya, Boe!elcng, A tape nan. Ejaboe-.n-Eadjl, Macassar, Boeton, Kaha, Ambolna, Pine, Nara'ta. Liiwoti. '>«tjan, Ternate, Najaboe'a, GaleK, Tcbf-lo Kau, Aktst la
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    • 817 6 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES JAPAN iA'f <I H OOP.PO» AIED FB« CT STEAMSHIP CO., Ltd Monthly service between Shanghai, Hon fc ong, Saigon, Singapore, Columbo, Djibout (lacoiforalefl In i&jasj Egypt and Marseille* and vice versa. EUROPEAN Itm, BRANCH LIHI Fostnlgh Sly set vice between Baigon-Tonran; j Haiphong. lUOHI. ShUfhll^Stba ft TMtta*. o
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    • 514 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMShT?^ (INCOKPOH4TI I, IN 1^ BEGULAB MONTHLY TBANS I ,\C;t| t tt Hooskong, ShaUkil, Kobe, Yokohama, Horoiulu SS. COLOMBIA H.OOO (mm EhM torn F:!::: 8.8. VENEZUELA UOOOUma SS. ECUADOB'', 1! 000 ions The steamers ha y- the most modem eaaion BERTHS and Jar^, comfort*!,., SMt« r n:is The
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 300 7 flts O ve^ 52.000.000 sse Assurance m force over $9,000 000 IB G AT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS) bV FFICE WlDCbeSter H nSe LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry. E.C _> HONEY TO LOAN. LIBEBAL COMMISSION TO BRnttrp* For all particulars, apply to A. H. PAIR,
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    • 502 7 r THE YOKOHAMA SPEGf! BANK, LTD. i. [WX«PQRATSD IN 7APAB i j OapttaJ goteotted y. 48,800.000 Oayttal Paid L> 42 q^ i| heeorve Fond.. y. |8,108,00Q Prafdgiil, j, luonyo Es^. W« IVmfiliafi N. Kajiwara ifisf. DISGSTOES. J. Inonyo Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esc Kajiwara Esq. M. Odagiri Esq. JT. Soma Esq.
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    • 615 7 NORTH BRITISH AND MEPCINriLE INSURANCE COMPAMV (Incorporated In Great Bii(aiu). M akin e P a ,?°"T ta tates* OonoeMlons. BeS B R C4R3 KedMed R ™s- I™°™* 51 7 Straits Settlements F. M. S, nt THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated i Q the Straits Settlements) Capital Registered *q nnn
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    • 492 7 O. S. K. Wanted experienced typUfc*. A P^y personally to OS. X OFF.CE, j- g too. 2, De cojzi Street. mwB r URGENTLY REQUIRED. Lxperi need shorthand typist. Apply to A. T. A.. 16 8 r /j Singapore Free Pttss. WANTED IMVIEGIATELY First clas9*Steno^raphei fally f xpßrirnced, with gene al
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    • 545 7 1 x:h.angb, (Jj«a*fjff.uc up vc Ang 17 B»**4a. 1.41U .1 d*aand 1-8 16 16 »>itai« •Riiit.c xr> t m f.4 16-82 £&aa*a dtranni! Hr::I gi4| BOCtf&Oas, u'i.—r.nd g 1 i*Y IOEOBAUA, dti:Qa# gg Java, iimand 106 dtnjnni e6^ S27SMies§, E&nk Bajl^i 18 6t t»i* cs toflfti Ka'« f r 4rlB
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  • 291 8 NO WONDEtt LUDENDORFF ABANDONS MOB-FIGHTING £ly ■nbmariM Oeblel [Reater'e harvioej The following nguree, taken from a' mos: reliable eouroe, giva suideiot tbe frightful oonsnmotion of men in the German army. Siuce tbe beginning of the war uutll the eod of J iiy 1918. the Germans have bad about
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  • 251 8 GOOD NAVAL AIR- WORK London, Aug 1 Admiralty: Between the B'.h cnJ 15th cf Au* the air force dropped six'y looaol bombs on Z-?ebrugse. Ottead d^'k*. Vorgseu-iere aerodrome, la Brugeoiee work-, Biu^e-s decks Blacken bergbe and Midaltkerk* Aleoon raacy enemy batteries aud billets. As a result ol the Yarsseniere attack
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  • 194 8 In the course of bid report at the an nnal ec^ecb d*y at the Penung Free School, Mr R Ptntorn said. All the ordinary woik of the Scbco! vac conflicted m Ecgli^h. and Cb'Deso vra not part cf the curriculum. Aa attempt was bcibj* m .do to
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  • 77 8 Tha BlßboD was addresaiag the SaaJwy ecbool. Iv hfs laoa*; expreKfciva tone* he was eajicg, Aud now, children, let me tell you a V3ry cad Tact. In Africa there are 10,000,000 rqiare miles of territory without a single Sunday school where little boss aod girls can spend their Sundays. Now,
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  • 198 8 SURPASS ALL EXPECTATIONS A Legacy for Next Generation By uebaiafiae Cable; [Renter's Bervfcel London, Aug 15. The Chancellor of the Exchequer made a statement to day that the subscriptions for national war bond* had reached the stupendous figure of 1,000 millions. Up to now the world's record was
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  • 62 8 CHINA GO ES GOLD Pck'll2, Aog 14 it i^ annouuoed by ibe Cxovernmaut tbat 'for convenience of international tra*de and to pave the way lo tbe adop-iou of a g3?d etßudard it has heeu decided to i?sue gold notes through :ha biDks nominated by tha Currency Bureau. Governaieut is negotiating
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  • 26 8 Ottawa, Am 15 The indications are of improved pros-p^cts for the Dominion wheat crop, wtrch h row likely to approx iuiate to laot year's.
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  • 125 8 In tho pressnc« French Premier, M Clemencetn, a railway line has jast been inaugurated which has b?en added to tbe northern railway fy9tem of France. It necessitated laying 2 10 kilometers of main or accessory rails, with a doub'.e %«t of rails m view of bearing tbe
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  • 161 8 O:tawa, Auflj 15. Brigadier Elmsley. Royal Canadian Drajjoou?, has been ap pointed to command the Canadian contin gent m the Aliieb 1 expadicicnary force to Siberia. Ireland's Development London, Aug 17. A Select Committee ot the Hou-8 of Commons on transport reform has appointed a cub committee
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  • 49 8 The SRC played the Medical School XC on Saturday on tha E-planada and 9tod prettj n :*&i!y. The Club made 184 (j Franoisons 49, E Coelho 29 riot cut, Ida Silva 24). Tlie Medicals put up 81 fox ben men, Sabramanian 22, M T Shelvam 19 not cut.
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  • 113 8 Ore?d, tbe first cf the Seven Deadly Sias" pictures which have baea >eenred by tbe Palladium, is a very etrik iu£ production, icteuttly dramatic and full of exccpuopal acting. It was shown on Saturdny night to a crowded house and was ty everyone voted a film above the
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  • 245 8 ARMY OF FOUR MILLIONS f By an bm arms Gable] I Renter's Service] Washington, Aug Id.— Mr Baker told the Senate's military committee that Pre sident Wilson's policy caJe for the con cencration of American forces on the western front, including Italy. The theory, of fighting fcr
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  • 133 8 London, Aug 16. Government gave a dinner at London last evening m cele bration of tha fourth anniversary of the establishment of the International Food supply Committee. Is was mentioned that the committee had already voted supplies to thfl value of a
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  • 500 8 NORTH CLIFFE'S HARD WORK The Better Mood London, Ang 16. Lord Northcliffa en tartained Canadian, Australian and American press men at luncheon m the hiatori cal courtyard of the Times Office, Printing House Square, which had been roofed with a spacious tent for the occa sion. Besides the visiting Canadian
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  • 321 8 His Excellency states that the passage of the Straits measure and the introduction of the F M 8 Bill were the result of stroag representations made to the Sectetary of Slate by an employer m the Colony and we coud, we think, make a very good guesd
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  • 503 8 The Times History of the War No 198 contains an account) of the British Island Colonies and the War. The iilua trations by courtesy of the Ministry of Information are the Sultan of Juhore presenting colours to the Native Troops acd the Malay States Guides entraining for Aden(botb
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  • 26 8 The Consul for the Netherlands inf arras us that the importation into Motherland India of foreign teas is prohibited as from the 15th of September next.
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    • 202 8 j PIC 08IAL REVIEWS 1 When you place your advertiserr^pr i Review, you trade under our tfnamn^ c your advertisements wiii Pay Our magazine will bs profusely iliustrat^ I For further particulars write to The Eastern Illustrated Review LNVLLUrtu GARBONTi PRINTED OR PLAIN. (6 by 3£ m, 9 by 4
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