The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 October 1918

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  • 16 225 THE Sigapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1018, No 1 ,028,
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  • 190 225 LSADCRB. PAQH S.ii'pp.tiK Lotf€i 225 Prpe-IDR tha Germans 225 I i pftifd Poeitian 2'iB <i- rrnany'f Dew Policy 2^6 i J ip&BQM Tr »de 226 la Kxprr;> es 226 D*Ti»!optnrnti 226 POUCS AND C-JURT N^VYi A tie no peed Matdec Cam 229 KnaU Lr-rrrr Robb Trmsactioa 229 LITTSHI Tj
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  • 13 225 i 4 7"^ 2 S „v.,.. •,<>: n < '*i j;o4tt4y^. tot«vui 46# Prem
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  • Domestic Occurrences
    • 59 225 Williams.— On October 6th, at tbo Ma'er- i nity Hospital, Singapore, the wife of E. hj. Williams, a t-on. G3A>>TH4M.— To Mr.acd >Ira J. Gkantham, Hollan 1- American Plantations Co y. Kiaarau, j Asab.au, Bamatra, on September tlh, a i daaqbter, Moir*. -ouqere. \t Tacjong Kbtoc^ en 'th October,
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    • 41 225 Mr*. 800 Chong Chlu, nee Tan Teet Neo, aged E8 years. Keith. OnOctrber at Tnrriff, 4berdeen- I Bhire, Kobert Dos*ld Khith, m. a., m. p., Aberdeen. (By cable). CL4RKE. Oq Bth Oct., at 315, Qaeea Street, W. Clarke age 68.
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  • 105 225 Oct 9. fro (tOO toaa- 1149 87i 10 50 *j ■> Js.ti ttuat#i C«%« N* *'<* 0 *Kv*k .»dL I-. pot* 29 2 5 m |»j i 53 GU ff i^Hv '12* Vm 9in «.i.u%%<* vtiO 14 UM ifc *O»i M «"Si«*'jt a it 0»<N« f< l"'n H!*Pt ao
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  • 509 225 Mm* Baa Dtk« Prut tko Fteple't r?f>»J r Vm«««d by la(!a«ncp i rd anbHbtd »y f^n M«« fatrUt Treth ker elorlocs ■-y.f IAtA U H 1 WhiUt it would be useless to contend that the figures of shipping loss and replacement are in anv lit wee satisfactory, we
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  • 694 225 Oct 5. Bo furious ii ihe battle on the western front growing that we are almost forcsd'to believe that it i3 really reaching a point when a great co-lapse of the enemy becomes a possibility, Oar attacks hare been maintained with rothleesnesa and cor losses must have
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  • Page 225 Advertisements
    • 176 225 Subscribers to the "Singapore Free Pro—" weekly returning from Europe to the Straits by any of the mail lines, are invited to send to the Manager the name of their steamer and date of arrival m Singapore. Copies will then be mailed to meet them at various ports of call.
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  • Page 225 Miscellaneous
    • 281 225 THE WEEK'S NEWS. No mail from Home baa been received here this week, but one is expected to morrow. The death took place thia wet k of the Rt Rev C A Bourdon at the age of 85 Bishop Bourdon hud be^n connected with Malaya for thirty years. There vrasavery
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  • 616 226 Oet, 7. The enorino«3 mass of telegrams that have come pouring through during the past week, many of them late at night, to be snpplemented and extended by the next morning's wires, with the number of new placos mentioned, have exhausted the time and patience of those
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  • 570 226 Germany 's New Policy. 0:t 8 The declaration of policy of the new Gorman Chancellor is rather different in tone from that of his predecessors in office, and more to be feared because it has in some respects the somb'anoe of sincerity and an evident desire for an early peace.
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  • 383 226 It ha 3 bron a common criiicism of Japanese trade policy that too often the quality of early consignments is nofc borne out and continued by the quality of subsequent consignments There has a'so been comment upon the poor quality of a great deal of the manufactures sent
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  • 729 226 Waiting the other midnight for an expected late important wire we parsed the time reading some of the very entertaining reports of the Select Committee on National Expenditure, which reveal methods of conducing public business and incurring expendi tnre worthy of the Bolshevist regime And in an adjoining
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  • 796 226 O^. 10 Since tbo report of -V' Housing Commission, Singapore w I Maoicipal CommiV-lnr r fore them I wo i abject i w hi e- of f h^» of the C ion T t- CommisBioo hapi f h€ tbe Hoaeing Com lit vi 5 Jl sabjeots shows that
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  • 683 227 Thf? first batch uf J*pane?e vrmnd^d, j 117 m Dumber, from Siberia u.civtJ at i Moji on S?p^ 14 Ttie N V X bcs decided to &dd tao extra boatd to the Seattle Una. It b^ now twelve regular uad extra boatl on '.ha tun. I i The Horth Taipiag
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  • 1094 227 I went to Bleep th<* ofheg d\y. I vrfxc j tfctidir.s p ::c^ Sins ot Baden'i lit monologue en democracy «»^d I sot bored by th« F. berland roucne?. As I say, I v^n: t j p \cJ I dreamed. I:. earned of peace. J Iti
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  • 573 227 Relist for British Prisoners. Among ia~uy branches of ths york the British Ked Ctois Society and the Order of Si John to whicb recant developments In *hv. (igh'iriFj aieaa havo brought matked it crease cf. rbiponeibiiity is the t«-k of ncovicLcg fo^i p\icel* for Bcitish pr>*oners of
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  • 51 227 Thu ageDtf, Kennedy and Co, Fenang, ate cffleiuUy informal that h dividend (the eeventb) of 2a par abrtre ca all the it-sued shirrs m Larut Tiu Dredging Ltd was pnid m Sydney on S-ipt 30. The bcoka of the Company were closed from Sept 23 to Sept 80
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  • 78 227 Major Birry de Flnmel was tec ntly at Rotonia, New Z^alnDd.— Mr Fren Knocker, who is ependiug a holiday \a New Zealand, pxpecta to leave Sit: py od Novprnbet lab for the Stiraita. (I 1 01.O 1 On the recommendatioc of *^bn Government of India, the Secretary of State has
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  • 1960 228 GOOD YEAR'S WORK RECORDED. Continued progress was reported at tbe seventh annual general meeting of United E igine^rs Ltd held at noon "s esterday m the registered office of Mesars Darrick and Co, wtio net as auditors to the Company. Mr V T Lomberger presided and tbe
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  • 278 228 Hospitals Crowded. The Spanish Influenza has a firm grip of the Federal Capital, and doctors, ministers and clerk* are among the euf ferere, saye the Malay Mail. Bank* end firms are working with depleted staffs. The hospitals are full and admissions have to
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  • 313 228 Fifty six Americans, resident m J^.pan. registered od Sept 12 with the Military Attache of the American Embassy, for military service under the law bringing under the requirements men between eighteen nnd forty five years of age. The first to register was the American Arnbp.e sador. Additions to the list
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  • 134 228 The Agents of the N V X inform q, t ba t telegrams have been received rfp ort j n the loss of the Hirano Maru 'Much regret to inform yo u thai Hirano Maru was torpedoed'and sunk Oct 4th. Following paasenßerfl for your por safely
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  • Correspondence.
    • 64 228 To thh Editor, Sir, With reference to a report according to which the eioortation of rubber from the Netherlaod Ei6fc Indies had been stopped, I hava the honour to inform you that tha exportation of rubbar and jelutong from the sa:d Oolouies baa beea placed under Government
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  • 203 228 Damage Estimated at $45,000 Early on Saturday morning, eaye the TOM, a flte occurred m the town ol Qopeng m a block consisting of eight tenements tha whole of which was gutted. The local firemeu und the Ipoh fire brigade were early on the ?pot, bat eomething
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  • 135 228 BARLOW'S RUBBER REPORT. Singapore, Oct 9. A fair demand was experienced at the Weekly Auctions which commenced to day, and values show a elight improvement on the week. Most of the buyicg was limited to Dealera, of wbich the Cliice^e formed a large proportion. Some 1,689 tons
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  • 186 228 La6t Saturday was the eighth anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Portugal. It is a moot point, whttber it would not pay the Government to boild a new Ssrcnr'iih town near the foothill', allow owner* of r lifting Soreud^h town pro porty to exchange into the new 'own
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  • 465 229 THE LATE BISHOP BOURDON. We deeply regret to record the death at the Kvecbe. Victoria Street, at 4 a m jMterday, of the Right Reverend Charles Arrt'ie Boutdon, Bi-hop of Dnrdanua r t rri ex Vicur Apostolic of Upper Burmah, at the venerable Rge of 85
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  • 192 229 The annual report to be submitted to the general meeting which will take place on October 10 at the offices of the Com pany m the French Bank buildings, baows thfj. m the fire department the net premium after deducting re insurances amounted to 1132 180 88.
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  • 110 229 At the nofei/ yesterday, before Mr Justice X d.n. f-irther evidence wad heard m the attempted murder caße m which Ang Tong, a Hokieo, is charged with stabbing with a knife Lim Ann, a Hokien, who keeps a tea shop nt 43 Havelock rd. During the
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  • 72 229 Tb<i Noeembr-r half yearly of District Orand Lodge aud District Graui Chapter wiii be hfcld at Kii'ilu Lu-npor on Saturd ly Nov 1. A Arc hrok^ our: j»j Bentoog at 8 pm. ou Sf»p| 27 th which eluded the destruction ot hbout liftmen koudeu occupied by dulaog VBBhf*r§, An ettap
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  • 626 229 In tha Supreme Court, K'.iilu Lumpur, before Me Justice E^roobaw, with Mr E A S Wagner ccudhl for plaintiff* John Emmott Barlow and Fr*nk Barlow, part ocrs m the Qrm of Bariow and Compmy of Singapore, Kuala Lumpur cud e!ee where, nni Mr A B
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  • 185 229 The annual report of the Children's Aid Society, for the year ended August 31et, 1918 (to be submitted to the annual meet iDg which will be held on October 8. at 10.80 a.m. m the Municipal Board Room) shows that only $9 000 wae tub*cribcd to the
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  • 58 229 Prince Franz of Bavaria rececMr re pri'nßni d bi«? men ppverely for offences against dit»cipliue. They bad not pat np wir« and some bad r* fused to ro into the line. They simply replied that when they tried to repair tbeir trencbee, the Britibh shot thorn perhaps the most (ngeoiouq
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  • 383 229 BARLOWS RUBBER REPORT. Siugapore, Oct 3 Kubbbb. Bueinrs* pissing m the local market since the Auctions which were complete! on tbe 26ib ultimo hi been email, but tbe m^rkwt generally ta* re ma-nej fairly steKdy. Information has now been r-.c^tveJ thit the rettrietioni on tbe importation .ihuhb-r
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  • 127 229 Singapore, October, Brd At tbr? weekly Rubber Auction held ye? terday and to day, litniu. wa* oa a vtry limited ecait*. the manufacturing interefetd being completely out of the market. Prices show only a sligb reduction, but the state of the market may be judged from the
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  • 235 229 Singapore, Oct 3 The p*st week ng*in ehow6 a decline m all grades and apart from a blight im provement to 47 ceuta narly m the week, the market ii wa*k at abau f 4ti for Prime Sheets with thin Pale Crepe J a cent higher.
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  • 323 229 (Sfcpc 26 Oct I Tbs? phsc wetk has bi?ei; featureless. Rubber. —The America rtßtrictione partuit of only 25,100 tor-, for Octobar to December. Tho basis Xi lie came as for f-orriA montba past except/ that the new r» ou atiioos Intltl on at h nst 25% coming
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  • 369 229 FRASER 'S SHARE REPORT. Singapore, Oct 2. Ihp good ue« we are receiving from all fronts has bad a cheering tnVcfc on this marks!; ai d considerably mo^e business L-\s been p^esing. la Mining thares the dc.ale were confined to a few descripMcns wbleb thaw ho advance wblltl the rtmtiodet
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  • 136 229 The following letter has been received by tbe Lady Evelyn Young with reference to tbe Singapore gift to Queen Mary. Buckingham Palace, 16th July, 1918. Dear Lady Evelyn Young, I am desired by Tbtj Qneen to acknowledge the receipt of youc telegram, saying that the Singapore
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  • 91 229 The manner m which Liaut H M Tcowfr, of the Middlesex RegimeD aod late of Serendah, won the Military 'roes ia thus officially described "\?hpn the battalion on the flank wa9 hold p by machine gun fire he immediately f< raed a defensive fl*nk with his platoon, and attacked the
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  • 1070 230 [The fatal riven are these of thu telegrams frotu Lu^oon.] Stpt 24 Tr..!:; eai 6 of Jordan retiring en Amniun on Hfdjiz railway, hot)y pursued. British, oooapy.H* bait, a*aba occur? Mean. In DOrib, British cavalry occupy Ila'fa mi v Ajri. Captures further ■uranting up M -0: donii
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  • 272 230 Putrcus to the X'adacg laut evening were well cattred for m tbe matter of 6port. Tberd was a large attendance at the game of fooLbal! between the S C C eleven and the ROA eleven. From 6fcart to floieh the tbe SCO asserted themselves aud iau out
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  • 204 230 Mr D N 8h«rtoo, of rnajoug Maliru, Les obtained a comraiHSioa m the Indian Army. Capfc Hunter, late of Eastern S S Coy, is cow oovigatiriK officer en one of HM auxiliary cruiser*. Burma b? the end ct the third week m Aue»u*t hvd told fight million rupees wortn of
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  • 925 230 SATISFACTORY OUTPUT. neral meeting c! tfc i Mv r Rabbet Limited was held al th-; R* Dffl the Compai v. Fran'- Bank n, A H biding i wat regent IfeisraJ v Sime, P M Robintoo J Tan Kheam Heck (dii ort) m) H Ward (foi tha leer*
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  • 100 230 TIM lift Of ChlD* M mittoeq is to' Bokien X m Lian, lap Kbiam, Yeo Ho v K oh San Bio, Tan X* TI.O, Chi* T«OO, fCn Spow Pob Leuß. Teoehew Co, (Convener foe I repnienting the K«ra i« Cbn Scah Peck S«ah, Kbuay, Her.g P Lefl
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  • 90 230 Oiv London correspondent irrttei that arrangements are now b^ing madi to eeDd out to Singapore -the bmt of tha U( Sit Cecil Cleiue-i I Smith, a plMte: cist of which is now m t!)<i totdetny. Sit Braeti Birch hai th« brraofemtnti m hand, and
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  • 90 230 la the Gazette yesterday is fuhliehed the text of a bill to be introduce d into the Legislative Council, the Non-ferroua Metale Bill, baeed on the Imperial Act and introduced on instructions of the Secret ary of State. Ifc is essential, m order to frea the Empire from
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  • 54 230 Hydraulicing woik has been temporarily suspended owing to unsatisfactory returns daring the past inontht Thp new byjran licing position, namely tbe Town Lode Hill" ie being close pitted, Rnd tho re eulte show good prospects. The General Manager estimates that tbe Hydraulicing Plant will not be ruaniog until
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  • 109 230 Two Chinese Passengers Killed. Whilst the noon motor bas from Kitnpar to Goneng oo Tuesday was taking a turn m the bend of the road near tbe Kuala Dipang bridge it fell over sideways. Two Chine6e passenger*, m trying to efcape from the falling bus, jumped
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  • 146 230 Mr J R Brown bftl received a cc eion i*: the Indian Army Reserve of 0» and leaves Penanß m v few days. Mr W Kelly, formerlj of tbe Smelting Work?, after i;narly two on the Salonika front, wbtW b« was wounded, ie now IhC ?rnn m W Prior to
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  • 718 231 The United Solicitors Clerks Football Club Singapore ha* hern exempted from Registration. Mr Arthur Cu)len, of the Indo Malay Co, has been granted a to vn auctioneers licence. Rates are published m the Gazette for Radio telegraphic mftfeieges between the Sirnits and ladU. The cost is
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  • 256 231 Oar Penan* Correepondent wired yesterday that the following conditional exemption* had been granted: McAuliffa Dories Pnd Hop* one Boustead and Co two; Eiatern Extennion Telegraph Co six Preegrave and Mathews one Hotten bach BffOi two F W Barker and Co one Road I'Dl Samuel one; Val dOr Rubber
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  • 255 231 An interesting game was played on Frida\ evening at Targlin, between the Manchos-tere and a Naval Team. The Man ohestcrs turned out a very strong eleven but tbt-y looked very small compared with the lorrra and heavy Naval team. Tbe Mancb. sters took the aggresive from t!i« kick of!
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  • Correspondence.
    • 218 231 To the Editor Dear Sir,— Captaio John F Milln, ting on Maj 27th, I*lB, en the nec^jry of arraying for com« sort of prevision for the housiugof the ludiau cooly on bis wuy to or from India, cays I Some of them come quite !cng die tanceß
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  • 61 231 It is rumoured tout the Hongkong Government;, which recently voted a bubatantial bouse allowance to member* of the Civil Service, propotcß now to grant a general increase of 10 per cent, upon the Balarie* of all Government servants, he a war boiiin, and that papers asking for the approval of
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  • 1005 231 DEPRECATE HOLDING UP OF LAND. An adjourned ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioner* was held m the Municipal Board Room yesterday afternoon, Mr W Peel presiding. The other Commissioners present were Messrs Roland Braddell, A W Bean, J A Elias. Tan Kbeam Hock, E Teefensohn, Sect Tioug Wah,
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  • 456 231 A U S GOVERNMENT WIRE. The suggestion that the United .States programme as regards rubber, embracing a total import; of 25,000 tone during October, November and December is independent of or exlra to Government requirements for war purposes, has caused something of a flutter. The point is.
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  • 62 231 The Honpkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation have reaeived a telegram from their London Office stating that on and after l3t Oatober a n«w issue of National War Bonds will ba mude on the fcame terms as last except that redemption ia on let September and interest payable
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  • 52 231 The October epoon aboot took pines on Thursday at Balestier, Mrs Muglieton being the winner. The scores were: If 0 yds 150 yds Mrs MugJiston 39 26 H7.20 Mrs Thomas 83 29 67.18 Lady Evelyn Yourg 21 27 67 14 &rs Allen 20 22 6 36 Mrs Payne 24
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  • 172 231 The Malaya&ia Message whilst disap proving of the lotteries say a M Let there be no bulking because the lotteries are to be held anyway. N-aver miod if the promoters io claim that owing to the lot teriee. this will be fcLe bipgest gifc on record from
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  • 796 232 Lt*ut G C Ash, MSVR, has been granted leave to proceed to Op<* Town for reasons tf health. Wt regret to flud m a caeualty liet dated S*p!; 3rd under Mieeing the nome cf 2ad Lieut J B Ritk, Air Force. (M M). The Rv Simuel
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  • 344 232 TAMBALAK RUBBER ESTATES. Tbo director* 1 rrport for the annual maetiDg of the above Company ou Oct 12, at neon, at Me-: ra Derrick and Co's offlc«», ptatee The profit fur the ren.r 35.*****, which with $18,8f>7.04 brorlpb^ forward. Lees War Tax from January to December, 1917 2 644.45 leaves
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  • 182 232 It is not very otion tha 1 we cet a musical trea'c m Sinfjftpore, therefore it was only m the order of thincs to 3nd a large and appreciative audience ut the Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening to welcome those two ac.:omplichnd avliell Rafalevgki and
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  • 113 232 We are hiSotined that, Hia Excellency tbe Governor haaceeelTcd ateleg#.nm from tbe Right Honours bio the Secretary of Stpj;*i (or fhe Coloaios intfmating that Hie Majesty The King has been graciously pleaded to approve cf the following appointments to tbo Most Excellent Order cf tte British Empire?: To
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  • 156 232 Ifessri E II Glover, A 3he!ton Palmar bd'J D M Pibbi i\i?. leaVing tbifl -.veek for ladi* U) join thi' I R O. Bnbedat Major Fateh Slogb, late cf (ho Malay Statei Quidet and now emDlovnilgs an aetlitant Oaoeor al Baghdad, h^s bee a aocepted m a oandidata for caa
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  • 1489 232 Quicquid ngunt homines nostri est far rap o libelli Juvenal. A visit to Penmofl is a trap set for the an <vp.ry, and the Top ciat notes with a certain amount of unrighteous joy that even the reverend author of that wonderful work Apa Suka Turn
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  • 240 232 Tho SRC crickot eleven pi <yei a team of garrison N C Oa oil Saturday, and tbe game resulted m a dn?r N 0 Oi 89; S R C 84 for 7 rfekei (Play propped owing to bad light For tbe N COs Scbofleld (16), Barnard (14) nnrl "Mr Extras"
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  • 834 233 We rrgret to learn tbftt the d-ath has occurred at Home rf M- W T Wood Jate of ibe Survey Department (\f M.) Messrs Patereon, Situ j B and Co Ld bare made a ftart la II c way of encourag ing Iccil iodaitrj l,v ra
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  • 394 233 A* 7 a m on Friday, the coffined re main, of the late Mgr Bourdon were car ried m procession frotn the Eveobe to the Catn.dra! r .f the Good Shepherd for tbe requ'Mn hi«h maa*, ptjrfoeined by the Vicar General of the Diocese of Malacca m
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  • 354 233 A motl interesting letter has b*en received by cne of his many ttiends m Singapore from Mr C E Winter, manager of Trafa-«?*r Estata, Singapore, and fo well-known m local soccur and golf circles, who ie new m France, holding n comtr.iveion it) tbs Chinese
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  • 151 233 Liwui: no!d M Cook, ion if (bg 8«v j JAB Cook, *vb.:> ii itill rfqnfrtd to pi In ftppearancei M London Ho* i. for his feet, bae been reel »st*d Foe a borne i Bervice. Rii old divieioD, tht BScd N T aval Division wa3 »a »otfon at I umbrai
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  • Correspondence.
    • 301 233 To the Editor. Sir:— a member of the Overseas Club who does anything |«M the special satisfaction of being thanked for it It may b 3 a email matter, but it is eneoatMio* Of the many Faods Offftfii#«d by' the Orerteaa Club none bas met with greater appreciation
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  • 186 233 >Ji;py people m Singapore will regret to bear that She well kaawu ViolinUt, Mr van Dam van Hakecdorp whose services vrer c so frequtfufc aud ge.erous and so much appreciated m Red Cross efforts m tbe city till business claims took him to Java a year or two ago,
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  • 374 233 In the courea of whit reaila to be a masterly speech iv the Reichstag, Prince M«x of Biifjpn referred to amongst others PretJdfnl Wjlsoo'tj Speech of Sept 27 as indicating a similnritr of view on tbe part of President and Prince hkr!y to !e^d to agreemeut.
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  • 171 233 THE TIMES AND THE STRAITS. The appended two telegrams which ap. peared m the Times O f Aug 6, from the own correspondent of the paper, hardly b,%r th« mark, of Ibal Empr*tl*Ht y wfaleh the Times of old n*ed to i.cist up ,n m ice ccrreeporidentb A Straits Lottery.
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  • 122 233 Mast people are aware tha* tbe men concerned iv the upkeep and working of telegraphs or cables are not allowed to be Cttl!e,l on for military service, for obvious raasens. They do not coma before Exemp. tion Tribunals (if eueh exist where they are stationed) because the
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  • 96 233 The following are tbo results of the I races at the Swimming on Sunday last Club Championship 100 YABDs.—let W W Harris 2nd J Bagaal! Brd C Salter, won by 8 lengths, time 51.2 5 seconds. Team Race 50 Yards —Ist Team No. 8 (C Salter, O LBorntman,
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  • 34 233 Dr Sun, tha Viet Consul m charge of the Chinese Gonanlata General here, has received tbe following telegram from the Foreier Ot3ce at Peking. 'Htu Shifa Chang elected P.eeidcnt assumes office tenth."
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  • 322 233 Capt (acting Major) Horace Anderson, who from 1910 to the outbreak of the war was manager of Biatang Batata, Johore, has been awarded the D S O. The Gazette aaja Anderson receipt d it for conspicuous Galiaatry and devotion to dutj. He wab sent to take a hill with two
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  • 809 234 It it notified m the Gazette, for public information, that members of his Mejeety'a forces arriving m the United Kingdom from over-seas are not required to register. The Committee of the Ipoh Gymkhana Club are arrauging to procure freight for '20 racing ponies from Australia, and
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  • 1077 234 H E APPEALS TO PUBLIC. The annual general meeting of the Children's Aid Society was held yesterday morning m tha Municipal Board Room. The President H E the Governor (Sir Arthur Young, qcmq,kbe) presided and there were also preeeat thd Lady Evelyn Ycung, Mrs Elliot, Mrs Chancellor,
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  • 152 234 Tha weekly meeting of the Rent Assess menfc Board was held m the Municipa Offices yesterday ufternoon presided over by the hou'bie Mr C J Sauoders. The other members present were Messrs S Tomlinson, A M S Angulia. M Meyer, E A Eliae, Gaw Khek Khiam, E
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  • 127 234 The following Singapore properties were disposed of by auction by Meeere Ching Keng Lee and Co at their eale room on Monday afternoon. There was a large attendance cf intending purchasers, the biddiuga were brisk and the prices obtained were good. Lota Nob 1 to 7 Freehold land
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  • 131 234 Yesterday afternoon the marriage took place of Miss Jeanne Almey, of Medtii, and Mr J J C da Wolff, managing partner of Messrs Hooglaudt and Co, Singapore. The ceremony was held m the Presbyterian Church, the Rev W Cross officiating. The bride who was given away by Mr
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  • 183 234 In the Gnzefcfce appear new Rales made by the Governor m Council under the Liquors Revenue Ordinances. One million five hundred thousand bushels of corn, and iron, steel, zinc and coppar manufactures agricultural machinery, and certain foodstuffs are to bo exported to Mexico from the United States m ordor to
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  • 486 234 Yesterday morning, though misty, M pleasant and cool. Work is brisking Up considerably now, and the training i 8 be coming more interesting. The exercUe done was quite satisfactory and the horaei seem all well prepared to give a good Nullo nnd Roaraania (m charge of R 3S
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  • 213 234 Race one 7 fur. Earl 10 Miaa Linacre 9.7; Fallowland 8: Royal Plame 7.12; Arnpang 7 9 Aringa 7.7 Paul 7. Race two Scurry. Merih* r Boy 97; Gem 9 2 B?.tu An**m 8 10 Fariebft 8 9 Katnk 8 Express 8; Nipper 7 7. Race three RC,
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  • 134 234 The conjpetiticn for |b« October Medal w/i3 p'pyed on the links of the S^n^apore Gulf Ciub ou Saturday and Sun.i»»y tth aad 6!;h instant and resulted m p- f R F Binnie with ttie Del :t icore of 72. Tbe folio v\ in^ car-is wera returned. The
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  • 2440 235 'The Chinese nev«r," aaid an Arab tru\ llet m 9th century A D unawet by word of mouth to any buboes* whatever, nor ill they gWd an> anewer at til to anything that U not written." Spetcb Boatidered altOfethet a fecondary and inbordinate mode cf communication. c i-
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  • 239 235 The Hon Mr F S James, who has been ia Penang m cocnection with local shipping matters, returned to Singapore by the s k Ipoh on Saturday afternoon. (S Echo.) The Hnang Gazette understands that m response fo the petitions of Penang Chi nf-trti men and women recently presented to
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  • 242 235 An Interesting Platform. Loodjn, To« Liberal pirty has picpckfcd a pos'.vvrw i»ratnt:i» '.vhich cati be iil-o v.^ed as h fr»aei r t election plc-.form) lo !/e eubinutf-cl at a resolution as the meeting m Mao cheater on <hu k i6 l h Instant of tho ftenerM Committee of
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  • 345 235 FAR EASTERN PAY ON SILVER PRICES. A' sesterduy a meeting of tbe China Aterciatioo, Mr Anderson wbb well justified m drawing attention to vrhat is nndoubt edlj a real grievance with regard to the pay of our coDeular, naval, and military tecvices on tbe China sfation3. The Chinese Governm/'ni itself
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  • 204 235 Tbe lure of Paris, says the Referee, has coet Germany more lhaa a millioD lives of meo. The failings cf tbe Grown Prince bave broken Drouri military reputations and diecirded a email army of German officers Joge," m tbe words of their Kaiser, fit only for burning. Tbe commander of
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  • 405 236 [By Submarine O*bl«) riUuUr'i B«Tio«] Peking Oct 1. An American note to chirm regrets that China has sanctioned the purchase of opium stocks at Shanghai and has arranged for their disposal m contravention of the i n:ri of too Hague treaty which both China and America ratified. The note
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  • 320 236 London. Oot 2—l he Admiralty an nounces that tbe tonnage of merchantmen completed m tbe United Kingdom m Sept was 144,772 compared with 124,676 m Aug and 68,160 m Sept; of last yeat. The total for (he twelve months to Sept 80 was 1,594,262. Admiralty A
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  • 795 236 London, Oct 1. Air Ministry In conjunction with the first American army's operations, we bombed Metz sablon station and Frosoaty aeredrome on the night of the 80th. Bad weather obscured observation. We also attack the biaet furnace* at Burnnch. One British machine did not return. London, Oct
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  • 8322 236 LoadDn. Oct 1 Freth mcnt Important nfiwa from Flanders sho.-- n farther advance of one to 2j miles on the wholt front eomh of Dxmude. Tn< Lilie O^r^od railway has been cut co*-; h wnraa of Meoio, while Plumer'n troop*. <no are clo=e to Meuio. erOMcd the Li
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  • 2227 239 r\ Sapl 30— Renter Wrna that the Bavarian armietlcfl Dporatce immediely. proTtdaa f>r ibe immediate "™C" of Greece and rbift Q« are m tL<- I nda of the er.oiny w:dis(n do.raob; /4tirn Qf thQ afmy tie handing over t) the Allies of a ii Of tranepDrf, b-.nta, and
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  • 143 239 Several Recruits Join from Ipoh. p rr-7'-r notice f eopd lf< fof rrtcmiftn I c tha Ib >r« b v 11 bom, M »?ra G > »nd 080 id -He, na »jo* IC9 u'''i for war i rice Bit C A Daniels, til n?i Kfm« a pnpi? icber
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  • 4232 239 Am 6 «erdam, Oct 1.-The Kaiser has sent a message to the Fatherland Party m which he afpr.aU to the whole German oeop!« In th?se mosr r r, e *t time* rePO lately to g*sher ronaa mi .aJ ive tael b!^.:J nad wealth u> j- i 3 tba
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