The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 September 1918

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. PES i MINTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1918. NO. 9, _tfs
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  • 364 1 Tho Franco American attack on the St Mihiel salient has bron wonderfully successful, smashing through the power ful German defences and bringing a big haul of prisoners aud guns, with more to come." The town of St Mihiel has been occupied and the inhabitants liberated— Page 5
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  • 1229 1 Ifoeleai trrvditioa places tLe tomb of Mopes aai a prominent peak situated 006 far from the north west of tbe Dead Sea nnd overlooking tha v.'Jlcy of Lbe Jordan the scriptural account record tbist Moses was buried m a valley La the land of Moab, over
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 131 1 I 80QDB1GH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS ■■caw hiiiimi ■*»*'*M***^***H«***«wMMwaaß__gajM»j«cagww^»Mi~*a~aM»ii***aM^ e^^ar^K.^ iHaaaammaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa RAFFLES HOTEL. xftcrnoon TEAS will be served m the hotel lounge and on the lawn every fhursclay from 4.30 p.m. Vlusic In Attendance rQoesa Show on the lawn, especially for children, at 6.30 p.m. (weather permitting). I __T -T-W-.
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    • 162 1 f^*^*\. mamma IT HAS NO EQUAL. From all Dealers OR CONNELL BROS. COMPANY, Raffles Chambers. m numn lie I wi iffliTWr;'! ■■Ji ji ih iWhHJ~i_rn \l\ TT-"BIj1 v rgiTT-iTTtlgflnii'ririi.a., i>_Ja^»iT^' j niOTiy>MV_-_T__Mrr-m m mmßmwmwm\Wmw*\mwmw*s > *s%*gmV MMaVßVWrm *»3r» wm m %T 9m mww w i Ja\m *pmvff m mW~wwmw m
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    • 63 1 Films at tbe Empire Page li. Farnitare at VVhiceaway's Page 8. Notice by Han Tong Co Page 8. Coatts' O'd Ton— Page 4. Waesiamull's sale Page 7. Music at Hudson's Page 8. i JOHN BEOS S WHITi iMPSULI Scotch Whisky As S pplied to all the Royal Palac-s mm*, mm*.
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    • 5 1 6000RIGH TYRES SOLIDS AND PNEUMATICS
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 108 1 -»a^ X y±SL W f* SflJMs* 16th Btfo <7atev i.-i 537 p/--Day of Atonement (Jcwifeh Holiday Tiestft. 17th. Btgb Waiev -8 15 _.BD., 7 12 p m. Hari Raya Ha<ljl (Mohamaedan Festival.) Sungei Brgaa Rubbor, Barker's noon. Howarth Ers doe* meeting, coon. Root Mo .rd, ie. fi p.m. Vtfßttflf 18th.
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  • 271 2 In Saturday a Gazette appeared a locg list of inventions io connection with whioh fall rights are granted, aa follow The General Robber Co, of New Jersey and New York Improvements m processes ot treating latex and the products obtained thereby m adhesive rubber compositions m apparatus for
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  • 141 2 Orders for week ending September, 21st, MondSQ, Sept 16. All Camp Equipment must be returned to First Troop 3 Bead quarters. Tuesday, Sept 17. Signalling Glasses, V M C A Ground, 6,15 p.m. Thursday, Sept 19. Bugle Band Prac tice, Malay Volunteer Club 9.15 p.m. Friday, Sept
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 573 2 wmmwwammaamwmmmmmrtmmyawm (mwaawm^t^wamw^^amm -ov; Qalvq^j I (Gioth Covers $1.75) __^L OOtHfl DIHESTOBY OFnCH. 16 CHaHfIE ALLEY. mWWmmamwaaamwmwammw i~mmw~mm***w***m*************** mim>^_i M mi n.n nni i_.ii naii. r i innai I A RCFRESBWG DRINK I PiLSEHER BEER I i H i BREWfcD IN SCOTLAND, f Jt *s*v aoncß aa. >- -u*v jc— »4s-^«;>-jr.^f
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    • 975 2 From Friday, September 13, to Wedne«o_v i A SIX-ACT DRAMA OP EXTRAOhDIv A I v An Exceed n.ly (me and Mighty tfaMUßfed Wm. P °W_b THE gt AT THE tn I T a tr i try r"* "iMirg *KIIA »UW*KI [tf£ BIAUHFi "'THIT-OOM' v 4t or, th- fight of a
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 445 3 AMBASSADOR JAMES W. GERARD'S JH^R^ 1 8HcT*ff Wm**^^ Jk S3 bnuwifib AI Tnt VICTORIA THEATRE September 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st 25 per cent PROCEEDS o the red GROSS TEH REELS STARTLING INTRIGUE Bex Han at Messrs MOUTRIE Co, Ltd. Now Open BEAT 3 $3. {Reserved) $2. $1. 50 and
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    • 849 3 Ro Sally Liebmann. Deceased. AH periods having claims againet the Estate of the hbovename 1 who died at Bingapore on the '6th day or August, t9 8, are required to Stni m particular thereof to the m dtr signed as Solicitor for Mrs. Sophie Calderwood the Executrix ef the will
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    • 588 3 BUSINESS NOTICE Required the partial ?or vices of a gentle man witn wide experiei cc and connections among tbe principal importers throughout fctraits Settlements, P;*». and fiiam, cf all classes of rsrnish Goods, ctpecially Hardware and Provisions. J Applications will be considered from gentle men of unimpeachable character and un
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    • 122 3 Everything m HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE WHITEAWAYS W-'' < iI I lfe^'' '""*_P^ W White Cotton y^ :^Sliiiiii- \0 a $4 25 British made A *-A JS/& >' Leatherette s~*^^^ ■•all I \_a* .S:"^- x~~_r 1 ipDu»OU Sl<S %">^^\^J ji ill c^§il w*w**m***i British made I i f 4 4 h^^s^^isA^A combination
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  • 37 4 Domestic Occurrences MARRIGE. Wards Batho. July 6, at Bt>. Andrew's [Church West Kensington, P Dudley Wabdb, of Singapore to Mary Louis v «Mollie», oclj [child oi Mr. ami Mrs J. batho, '6, Kt-n--isington Sail gardens, W. I
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  • 1311 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, Sept 16, 1918, "A great democratic peace offensive! lis being organised m Gferrnany for the I delusion cf tho Allies/ That we quite [believe, bui none hut a very icu-i^b I person will be deluded by tins move, particular!? If i assume the- form of
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  • 554 4 ATTACK TOWARDS LAON London, Sept 14 (4 p in. Th« ITrcMOii tauoohed a now attack vi. £ye D*ek>ck this moratug on both f-ides of thr lileite] and between the Aiace aud the Yt.i*. j The attack towurdt Covey fo-a-.t at' thy son.-! Bud el St Gobuln mace f
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  • 214 4 Amsterdam, Sepfc 12 Tbe Telegraaf states that during the confusion of tbe retreat hundreds of German coidiera escaped and are now wandering m Beigiuiri hidirg m the woods. Numbers have reached the frontier. London, Sept 15 Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters creye Pri sonars admit that disaffection
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  • 115 4 Paris. Sep- 12— Tba whole French press, coromen.'Cii ou the laet peapoei I of B.irr.n Buriao, ca'lb It a Bamoaflagcd enterprise fjr weakenu^g th? Allied poa by stoppitg military progroaa. KothtOgi tru':y liber ti is to b^ fouud iv MUM enterprise. It is only a p< j
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  • 457 4 BUTBIBMT or tutecvh |bj v i .1 nasi leegu ml tad nor-.: I I would C j i• oi era i q bcil ire,! b- reetrh on." Polftlld* FiDtand-B \g\ tateterda vpa l lined lee red tl fa 1 a*, t Ib| pi^c'n. ata; ?<***• Q roj
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 218 4 COUTTS' plf! PRICE $38.40 PER CASE <V* aCIt ay I _j,.iin_M wiawinim— ni" a»a -«-Jii-« nw<»^aa i—ii n i nam ———a I a ■■»—>— 3i H. P. 1917-18 MODEL THREE SPEED MODEL os M.M bore and stroke, Fitted ROVER" countershaft Bear, combination silent chain an I 1 m Belt drive
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    • 47 4 Wilson Go. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHARD VQAV. TELEPBOKE 1035 flu Smm ■■oaiMßniiiHca r» mmammm 6 Cabinet Portraits $3 (12 do $10) Note tho conditions of our offer: "Ho satisfactory Proof, No Payment" No bet-er guarantee ot the high quality of i our trotfe oould be given or demanded!
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  • 1756 5 Franco-Americans Break the Salient n w HIVY Cv TUB'S OF PRISONERS AND GUNS is.g ttacks Brilliantly Executed c Vj %1 j. Panties and I Sfooaau J twV a!ry I v*ige< nl es, aSI re am out- be Am and i o ,1 mn lo offl .1 I
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  • 1051 5 Further Valuable Progress London, Sept 12.— Reuter learns that tbe British to day successfully attacked, reaulting m the capture of the village of Havrincourt with the exception of the north eastern edge. Thiß ia an advance of half a mile oo a front of three and a
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  • 114 5 Amerioan Attack Assisted London, Sept 15 The Air Ministry announces that m conjunctiou with tha American attack, we on the night of the 12th heavily bombed the railways at Matz Sablon and Ooarcallss with good resales. We machine-gunned Metz station aud search lights, and bombed Metz Sablon
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  • 60 5 P..ria, Sept 12.— Germany accepts the proposal of Spain, claiming compensation for damages inflicted by oubmarines. For every torpedoed Spanish chip, Spain will 'claim the poesesdon of equivalent German tonnage. The same political result m the same case has been obtained by Holland. (Havas.) Paris, S-rpt 15.
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  • 47 5 London, Sept 15. —French E intern com- mun que "**lher6 wae iivfJy artillery and 1 pa!.>U &cti?i yat t.uroeroufr points, The enemy we^t of the Vardar, after a violent bombardment, attacked the new British 1 positions but was repulsrd wUn heavy lost* BS, loavi.ug piisoi.ers.
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  • 38 5 t London, Sept 15. The Gazette an i nounoee that the Victoria Gross has been awarded to Lieutenant Harold Austen, i B N R, for urstatrd K"tv»c*B m ection 3 with an enemy submarine.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 192 5 Robinson Co. SFFDS j Hie Empress Gardens, Poona. I Spinach Victoria, Cucumber Long Green, Parsley curled, N IVlustard Large White, Cress Extra Curled Price 20 c-.nts per pkt. Carrot English, Lettuce Drumhead, Beet Round Head, Cabbage Drumhead Price 30 cents per pkt. Radisti Turnip Scarier, Turnip Commotiwealtb, Onicn Rid Globe,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 739 6 K. P. M. Koninklyke Paketvaart MaatschappiJ (Inccrporated m roiland.) ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVIA 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENTS. Mblchior Tru lb Belawan-Deli ...Sept. 18 SPBCLJdAS Belawan Deli Sept. 17 O. G. Daendils Muntok and Palembang Sept. 18 BiKfIAR-DJ- Berombang. Paneh, Asahan and Belawan-Deli
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    • 886 6 M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES (INCORPORATED I» FB**CF) MIIL LIRi, Monthly service between Shanghai, Hong* kong, Saigon, Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti, Egypt and MarteHles and vice- versa. BRANCH LIRR. Fortnightly service between Baigon-Tourane-Haiphong. Fcr farther Information apply to J. Cgg OOUgaTgfa, Agents. THB OCEAN TRANSPORT Co Ltd. The s.s. "Eastwind" ol 10,0f0
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    • 616 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CoSto (INCORPOIUTED IN ri A V "**^f|? ■■■■■■■a m^— mm___ REGULAR MONTHLY TRANS PACIFIC SFRyi r Hongkong, Shaagbat, Kobe, Yokohama, Honolulu acd Ba r S.S. "VENEZUELA', 14 000 tone from BftftgcW. on m S.S. ECOADOR II 000 tons To *r'k 0_ S.S. ••COLOiBIA", 11,000 tag do d
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  • 58 7 Ooan scran „> Sept \i iaal 4 6 14 7*82 J S 8 81 82 Ptfvats esedils cct^s i-4i ?«tEn*»4 ilsiascd Baal 102 Ema, T, T. 151 9taNffiasa a i 62%Pft«i SQmmK&mXwi -■■C 99 IATA, s*mtni .112 s::-.5a5ia?. lami al 68l ir sxzrsxS; BLaoi B c 18 Bank tl
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  • 78 7 Ka (25 tone) 1149,87* GrMBlMai 28 6U rjaas&lu Cms* So. if 12. CO Peycti, [WU Hit i 60.00 tfctniggl (IlfJ Hmi nom Vati tags [80 la MM tt nom ragtetsx ira&I] paaal tlali nom la u\ ftafct 8.00 -?s t:*;ifiix- ?&&si Jt nom 'v^,;h.; PCS Kiv'fttliSr** S.400 I Stan
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  • 46 7 Sept. 14 1918. The following a tha shares as tn which changes are jtifled m Messrs Fraeer and Co's Sati ay's share list t Buyers Sellass ■WES Kinta Association 14.00 14.60 Titi Tin Co Ltd 18.76 14 16 INDQSTBIAU. Straits loe 7.75 8.60
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 450 7 over $2,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 |jj IE GR-AT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I INCOBPOBATBD IN STBAITS SETTLEMENTS). HL\U OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 52, Old Jewry, E.C. ji IS£ Co*r-«* has MO.OOO deposited wltb tbe Snpremo Conrj ot England, and compiles with the BritlabLUe \ssnraao3 Oom^aioa
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    • 432 7 THK f«iiiuliAMA SPECIE tlacknßßmasaD a 3&- ia Qkfttal Bnbeorlbed y. 4S,ccu.-joo Li»;i?a! Ta;d b>. 42,C00,0C0 B^aevve Ft;ad.. y 11,100,000 Plrwidaffaii j taooye Baa, We» PtMldcaf N, Kajiwara 52s*i DIIBCTOcD. J. Inonye Esq Y. Yamakawa Esq N. Kajlwar c Eeq. M. odagiri Esq. N. Sorua Esq. isr, r ,c K. Iwasfeki
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    • 560 7 NORTH BRITISH ANO MERCANTILE I INSURANCE CODAP4NY (lacorporaKd m Great Bjitr.in). FIRE Simple Contracts, Latest Concessions. MARINE _11 ki^d.- o£ Marine BubiaeasiUracsacted. j MOTOR CARi lied need Rates. Increased Benefits. PoHcie« iseuod by this Company cover Accidental Damage, Public Liability, Bur- I »lary, Fire Transit. H. J. TOTTOM, McALISTER Co
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    • 595 7 W&tiTED I One copy each of Straits Bettlemrttts 3overn*xent o«?ze:tes nanobared 3 7 and 3 t f Fune, 19 Offers of the b oad Volume foshe Whole ye»r or th:> ilrfct half of it will b« jonsidereJ. *pp'y to the Oonsnl General foe ilia no, 7 battery Iv;aa, SiugHt-oxe. i
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 70 7 WEATHER iEPOBT Ha m: ang Kerbau Hospital, Bept 13 9 A.M. 8 PM. 9 F.M Jbarom. 82Fdb. 24 895 29 8.9 15.8 5 Temp. 81 !> 80 0 79. 'i Wet Bulb Tbosf .71 76 0 76 0 Dir. of Wind 6W BW Cairn Max. Temp, m shade 8.0 Mm.
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    • 251 7 DAILY SHIP! ING PEPO ttT [All British vessels unless marked.] Arrlials. Sept IS— Bitnvitr. Sept 14. Perek. X tka, Krian CLEARANCES. Sept 13 State, LAdy Weld Ru^pniue, Emile, R S Bjuu R.daug (Slcua Hung Lee (Chi Sept 14 Pingba, Eauioralda, Mata Hari, Rt*nee, Su Muar; Van Rees, Van ilogtndrop. Brou^tfr,
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  • 498 8 TERRORISM AND MOB-LAW RIFE Bolshevism Breaking Up [By Bubmariae Gable] (Ranter's Service] Lor.**n. S*nt 12 Reuter learns that official t«les:_m* portray aa incrertingly grave tituition iv Petrograd aad "do-cow. j Serious fire? ar^ undoubtedly ragiug in' Petrograd ar.d violence is rile. The Goe I evnment is stilt mgjtiaang
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  • 157 8 Ousting of the Turk London. Sept 15.— The'DaiJy Telegraph, referring to the presentation of addresses from the Armenian, Syrian and Z onist communities m Manchester to Mr LloyH George, 6ays that tha situation ia which Great Britain stands towards these national elements m tba Near E »st,
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  • 129 8 Amsterdam. Sept 14. An Satente lon 1 m Holland i» irumineiii. aa part ct tb3 general agreement being negotiated in] wbich an cuogesaenti for aa improved Dmch j food supply predominate. Hantalsbladl states lhat Great Britain is mainly con- 1 cerned m the reported loan and will ar i
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  • 441 8 WHY THEL MAILED-FIST HAS FAILED Victory Before Peace {3 j aubmarina Cable] [Beater's Barrios] [it-suter cables tha following aoipli flcation of the Premier's speech at Man cbceter.] London, Sepfc 12. Mr Lloyd George, iv his speech at the M^rchsster Hippodrome, I q-ioted the Frankfurter Z i'ung as
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  • 79 8 Flu Stops the Tour London, Sept 13 Ii wa; announced m Manchester yesterday evening that Mr Lloyd George was suffering from a chill and high temperature and would possibly ba ncabie to fulfil his Lancashire engagements. Later Mr Llcyd George's condition is safUf^ctory but all Lancashire
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  • 251 8 Still a Chance for Germany LoEdcu, Sept 14. General Smuts was presented with tbo Freedom of Newcastle to day. In the course of his epeach, he s:.id they were meeting under the happiest auspices. There wonld be a hard effort ahead bat we knew that tb9
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  • 24 8 London, Sept 14. *The decrease m sx ports tor August was J86.281.478, the in* crease m imports £9,577,528, compared with laat year.
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  • 299 8 DIVISIONS WHICH HAVE SHONE In Defence aad Attack 87 anbtuariaa Oabisi [Renter's Berviee 1 London, Sept 15. Field Marshal Haig, m a supplemeniasy despatch, etates that m the secies ot auoces^ful battles on the Squame front, beginning on Aug 8, English, Scottish and Welsh divisions took
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  • 223 8 Lord French's Tribute London, Sept 14. Lord French, m the cjurse ol a letter to Princess Soh pit. Dalcep m connection with the forthcom int* India Day, expresses high appreciation of the services cf ludia's fighters on the weft front m 1014 and 1915. When the Indian troops
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  • 64 8 Lonodn, Sept 15 Silver is eieady. Montagu's report says that again tbere is nothing fresh to report. The tone of the market remains firm at the maximum pries. The British trade demand ie fairly large but not being considered unreason able is met at 49& d. The
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  • 39 8 Washington, Sept 15. President Wilson announces that tbo War Industries Board comrmttes will recommend biiHC price?! foe standard grades oi raw cotton only if; inves??gution coi v:nc«3 ii that fixing i priceE -s n*»ceis.?ry.
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  • 132 8 I A cable has been received from the! London office Btating that the Board ofj Directors bave deolared su interim divi detii at tba rate cf 12 p^r cent per enuum' on tbo A nnd B stores of tbi? Bank for; tha half year ouu*« d 80th Jutie
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  • 250 8 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. COUSTEST OF THB FRENCH CONSULATE. Paris, Sept IS, 6.25 p.m. In tbe sector of Si Mihiel, the French and Americans realized important progress. They advanced on an eight kilometres front, taking 8,000 prisoners. The British crossed che Canal dv Nord and part of the Hindenburg line, taking
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  • 154 8 The second performance of the Fiats at tbe Theatre on Saturday n'ght wae crowded, not another seat being obtainable m auy pait of the house. Hid Excellency the Governor, the Lady Evelyn Young, H E the General and many other distin gnished visitors, including M V I officers,
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  • 62 8 ORD LlbT Already tc-uowletiged 91,185 Hon C W aud Mrs D jibishiie 50 Hon R J Addie 50 Mrs GP Owen 25 Mrs Ebden 28 Tbe father of a Soldier a Sailor 2b .Mr aud Mrs H J Batten 15 Mrs Wretord l'j Peel 10 Griffiths 10
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  • 44 8 The Chinese patrons of the Empire will be especially interested m the picture wbioh shows the grand review by President Feng Kuo Chang. Tbere ia a fine Metro picture m Voice of Consc ience." "The Secret Kingdom" is the early show feature.
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  • 95 8 The report of the Singapore Electric Tramway Co for 1917 stntoa tbnt the profit was £4 274, vrrh £7,946 carric-d forward. A dividend of 5 per ctm haa already been paid and -£3 OCO is placed to depreciation wi h forward £i,ll\. Car milesge decreased 105,23^; mites.
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  • 53 8 Attendance at three recruits' parades a week is oompnlsory. [Drills Marked are eompultory.] Monday, Sep 16. 4.80p Balestier Range SRE(v) 5.15 Drill Hall Veterans' Co SV C i, i, Signalling Section SYC SVC4AV Recruits ,i Eurasian Co S V C ii t. SVC Bnglers G G Waoe,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 189 8 ■~c—— CCC_^_PßaMß_^_^__Bßi^iaaiCSacil^Ccc^c_BMMiM^^MM_i^^^r****i-^-^-^»-^-»-^---__-^_ i _|)CTOCErf The Natural Milk foo I Obtainable at all Dispensaries gww^"Mßa»aawßM_rs__^M»__MB—ap—M^^——g—r— i JUST ARRIVED Feldman's 23rd Sons AN D 0 w Dance Annual TO BS HAD ?JHM re. 1705 h. o. mmm f2 (7Le House of Catch, Hostel ab 'ww r 1 1 r_w s -t^afc-^ggtaaast -*~*r^_;-^:r
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