The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 October 1918

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1 10 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. Ib:; uiiiNTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 1918. NO. 9,506
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  • 172 1 Late wire news will be found on page The Serbian advance continues steadily—Page 5. Late war news from Indian papers will be found on page 10. The Turkish position m Mesopotamia is becoming desperate— Page 10 There were a few alterations m the robber share list yesterday—
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  • 862 1 Of most things concerning the war the j British Tommy will talk light heartedly enough his hardships, his joys, his little disappointments. j Bat, packed away m the consciousness of all old firing line stagers, are scenes j which tbey never attempt to describe
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 206 1 RAFFLES HOTEL. \fttrnoon TEAS will be served m the hotel lounge and on the lawn every Thursday from 4.30 p.m. Music m Attendance Cioema slow on the lawn, especially for children, at 6.30 p.m. (weather permitting). we are the only English firm yr i I :in the Colony doing an
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    • 354 1 A******^ NOTICE TO CONSUMERS OF QQkehosene oil. Take Care of your Tins. You can get seventy cents each lor them and so reduce the cost j of your oil. Punch a hole only m tbe cap when opening. Don't Punch a second hole; use a pump. Wipe your tins if
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    • 186 1 LATEST ADVEBnSgSU fITS. KPM latest sailing list Page 6. Whiteaway Laidlav/s for the O Cedar polish- Page 3. Robinson and Co, h_v. m stock of P-ter.on's pipes Page Notice re amalgamation of L.buan lottery m the Straits lottery— P_ge 10. Notice re sailing barque Cumberhui-'e c\t»o Scripps* Booth car for
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 87 1 THE WEEK, Wednesday 30th High Water— 7-48 a.m., 7 J6 p.m. Thursday 31st. High Water— B 3j a.m., 8 46 pm. Boy Scouts Meeting Y.ilC..,3pm Pf§iU\ November Ist »-I«h Watm— 9-. a .3 33 p.m. All Saints* Day. Special Municipal Meeting. i. j Sfl!if6Bs 2nd High Wa*e- 928 a.m ,1012
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  • 368 2 Half a Hlllbn Dwellings Required At least 900,000 working olasa house are require! presesU ia Ores-it 8ri...:;.i Aa annual supply of 100,000 cew houst< la needed, m aJiiitior, to meet Ibe require meais of :tn iacrea-rJ population aad r. tike the pl_.ee of tbe houses demolished. These
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  • 426 2 Austrian Monitor Destroyed News of a daring enterprise by a British picket boat on tbe Danube, resulting m tbe destruction of an Austnan monitor is to hand from an authoritative .ource. Ths enemy had six monitors and seven pitrol boats, while the Allies possessed only
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 448 2 t_ New Ideas Advenising J. P FLYNN ANOF.RSON Wtsrdsg. 16, Cban;> Pino-Mentho Pastilles i of al! chemists or tho Agents t? ..v «a _-_>__- -v.__x_-_* ----M-.W j;,t.i^a*-a_ak»_l_Bf_fc--_?»^B-_-_B____B_M-Ba__MHB__Bi*M^^W A R FR-SHI^G DMNK slfc F^EV'?! l 6&.vC.vfe»lra DEE.It j f BREWID IN SCOTLAND. THE PARSEE EMPIRE THEATRICAL CO. OF BOMEUY A High
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    • 615 2 PALLADIUM AT 9 30 TONIGHT! AT 9.30 COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME INCLUDING A Magnificent Bluebird" Production 5 "IF IMMIR RFTWFF^ 5 PARTS J $■>""£*■■ 4 PARTS A remarkable ecreen version cf Samuel Merevin's story Actor ny the Absolute." FEATURING MONROE SALISBURY ROTH CLIFFORD M. Mum.**. J a < i' W~-
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    • 384 2 Saturday, October 26, to Thursday Octoh EVER AN ENTERTAINING PBCGI U^ir PICTURES THIS 1 l l Al L I fn the Record Show at 915 j I An Ince-Kay Bee (Trlngle) I ro I Fcatorfng H m ww w**\* w t v I i. 9 n Off""" 11 b>_ ca
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  • 641 3 It war with feelings of dismay tnat we I received notice we were to ba attached to No -Company, Chinese Labour Corpp. How oouid we hope to talk to them How could we keep discipline We mustered our courage (and kit) for a journey
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    • 762 3 AUCTION SALE OF valuable Jewellery cf European Workmanship v to be held at Mtss rs CBING .KENG LEE ft Cos Sale-room Haffles Chambers, Baffles Place, Thursday, October 31st, at 10.30 a.m. OH t r list as I. 0 a.m. comprising -Gold bangles Bet brilliants, rnbies :v:r .j-y >vl brilliants. gcW
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    • 796 3 SAILING BARQUE CUMBERLAND Consignees of cargo per the abo^o vessel ar herpby notified that any enquiries Ihey ma I wish to make should ne addresea to th und oi signed ADAMiCN GILFILLAN AID CO LTD. (incorporated m England Agents. 8040 i,mi i Singapore Gold Storage Co. Ltd. FOR BVLE: Scrippsi<ooth
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    • 183 3 SINGAPORE AND STRAITS DIRECTORY, 1919 All papers m tbe bands of the public referring to tbe Directory thou!'! b. returned to the publishers at once. Firms, Plantiag Companies or individuals whose nam°s were emitter! from the Directory for this year, anl who desire tbeir names to appear m the 19
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    • 248 3 "Prevention is better than .are"! Polishing Your Floors and Furniture I O'CEDAR OCEDAR POLISH WILL DISINFECT, CLEAN I and POLISH I all your Floors, Furniture, Piano, Automobile, Carriage etc cc. The Polish tnat does net gum or veneer. I Restores the varnish to its original brilliancy, bringing I oal the
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  • 1342 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Oct 30, 19 18. A particular interest attaches to the annual reports of the British Agent m Trengganu, because through them we can 6ee the gradual carrying out of the process which has rescued other S atefi m Malaya from the"depression of tho past and
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  • 693 4 i Mr JW II iddoo, a.fi-taut Gov-rrnmen'; Analyst, Sing' pore, left for Au-traiia ou leave on Monday la**t i Thf» meet m ft arranged by the Girls' Friend!. Secieiy for Thursday Oct 81st is •postponed anti! fhuibd.y Njv 28. h. j Information has beeu rccfivfd tbat a .white conical buoy
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  • 410 4 Lop do p Out Mm srlul,-' ia Getr_ic.ny if fa !3 cenir '..I lane i l-jaaittoi irill be j cod ft i ence Bitting •< [CtiaHOC aa, Pocfa G-org.-. Ba four, jconfe-M lOi ii I -v. -> i Hon iucludiog lan. ii. tuna j a MOM rigorous p
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  • 151 4 J The wedding tock place on b *Jj Oct 19 at the Assumption CslM f *[H kok and later at H B M < Dositatt *H of Miss W E Beer, flaoghtei J Mrs Beer of **at Pbw Krai sat* ■JJ Mr H ChapmaD of tbe cston* at Koh si
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    • 158 4 If* W* f% I ALLSOPP'S Kppk amstel **w mm n i tooths BULLOCH LADE MfUEQE/ICQ Watsons no. io lEiIIuSiIIU I PERFECTION MARTIN'S V.V.O. LARGE STOCKS-Reasonable Prices :o GALDBE X MAGGREOOR A GO. BL____^__________________ M MWM HMaM M MMMM»_^BM----_-W^ GENTS BiTHIi COSTUMES f LATEST CANADIAN (C 5 BATHING COSTUMES /If i
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    • 43 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS ORCHABD ROAD. TELEPHONE 1089 6 g% 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 (12 do 810) Koto tbe conditions of onr offer "No satisfactory Proof, No Payment." No better guarantee ot the high quality ol our work could be given or deraaucod.
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  • 141 5 r^jULAB- ARM. ibis lc _D V fl B I "G ?e ag ihs I i lias I fey B s r taign e i s%uf p -ieoaers .joners >ioc Oct 2 4 :-n m the gaai and gaaa The th tbs First on i posbiag the rccupied I
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  • 16 5 I =i!ver re* market is ren-ittaaotf j mocMoon is I i Urn general
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  • 17 5 louteol Com- W tae Gov I leet-oe of articles ot "tion with!>y all :he
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  • 13 5 ■-■-ter of' bow* MamMm and -i Kingdom; il held or: toe.
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  • 85 5 ITALY'S SHARP ATTACK Nearly 6,000 Prisoners {9m Sabmarina G_.ble] 'Reuters Ser-.ce j London, Oct 28 -British Italian official The Tenth Army', line on Sunday night whs sou'.w-rd of Stabir z?o, San Polo di Piaso, Boraoz^netti, B-.gomala. oatte, LlSfgasad Tonon Prisoners are M2OOI Whom 8 5.0 were taker by
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  • 174 5 TURKEY 'S LAST HOPES Paris, O. 28 -x aiemgf from Athens tb it the last remnants of t' iri Turkish, ■armj n.o concentrating ar Balsii and will use Chatalja is the second I. no for '.he jdefeace olCoi tantinople 1 r 0 d: a8 i: l 8 Pliably slated that
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  • 55 5 Londos, Oct 28.— French Orient Com mun;q We are continuing our vigor* ju. poi^i;: dt-^p.te tbe de-prate resist sacs oi the enemy Ths Satbs reached the hei_b:s south cf Kragojevatz on O.; 2 5 anj the southern outskirts of Cupriji bn the Bfosava v.l The retreatiDg Austro German*
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  • 69 5 London Oei 25.— The Gazette states The Distinguished Conduct Medal has been awarded to Havildar Rur Singh of the Hongkong and Singapore Garrison Artillery for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, and his cheerfulness and never failing keen-ess throughout active operations. On one occasion when hie battery was
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  • 69 5 Pari?. Oct 27 —The influenza is to be tbe subject of v debate m the Chamber. The infec.ion has lessened. tHavas.) London, Oct 28.— The severity of the influenza m London, the country and Ireland has not abated. Some schools are closing down. The mortality is increasing though
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  • 74 5 London Oct 24.— The Cotton Control board announces tbat from Oct 28 American ami mixed spinning mills will be licensed .0 run flftj fire per cent of tbeir total spindles for fifty hours weekly. No .hange will be made m the case of mills icen.ed to run on
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  • 22 5 Sydney, Oct 28. The Colonial Sugar Company's refinery at Pyrmont has been lestroyed by fire, the damage being £175,000.
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  • 69 5 FRENCH CONSULAR TELEGRAMS. COUBTEST OF THE FBENCH CONSULATE. j Paris, Oei 27th 5.85 pm. We threw the enemy m disorder between the Oise and Serre and captured several villages. j Vancouver. Tho steamer Princess Sophie coming from Skagway foundered I m a tempest. 348 people were drowned. Ludendorff has resigned
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  • 47 5 A Pioceer cable of Oct 16 states th it the Germans since July have lob£ 22 900 machine guns. This adied to loss cf artillery mast make tbe work of defence very strenuous. The Washington correspondent of tbe New York Times says that as a result of
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  • 629 5 REPLIES MORE MODEST Austria Ready to Act I Independently [Bj Submarine Gabla] j 'Haatar JCer-uw. 7 Paris, Oct 27.— Generally gpeakii > President Wilson's reply is regarded satisfactoiy but a doubt ia expressed as 1 the wisdom of discussion Bfcihe pre.ci '.moment. French opinion is quite clei
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  • 83 5 Copies ot a film entitled Care of tbe wounded, Western Fiont have been sent out to the Colony by Sir William Hudson, to be used m connection with Oar Day collection.. The Aims will be available for me at various benefits m aid of the Red Cross Fuod.
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  • 80 5 Tba third ingathering salts of tbe S. Peter's Tamil Church will be beld ou Saturday November 2nd at 4.16 p m. with a special service and collection. The Bervice will commence at 8 80 p.m. sharp, All members and well wisher, are coidially invited. Offerings wiil be
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  • 150 5 BADGER THE KAISER Significant Threat [By Submarine Cable] t Beater's Isrvioe. Amsteidam. Ocs 28. The Independent •socialist Ledebour, speaking m the Reich tag, denounced the Kaiser's famous message of the Tsar, "the Admiral of the Atlantic greets the Admiral of tbe j Pacific, as a direco challenge to
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  • 96 5 London, Ocfc .3.— The resignation of] Ludendoiff, tantamount to dismissal ia a staggering blow to Geimany's prestige, maiking tbe deflnita failure ol tbe great offensive upon whicn Ludendorff staked all. Hia disapnearaore ha. caused a sens.. lion because Germany specie Hindenburg bo co next Hitherto there is no
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  • 93 5 London, Oct 28.— Swiss reports state that all the Austtian Archdukes have taken refuge m Ch.tcau Ccdollo near Budapest. It is reported that tbe Emperor Karl is about to go to Dobreozin. revolution is fear*d m Vienna. Two hundred officers en Oct 2e mode a Pacifist demonstration
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  • 245 5 BOY COLLIDES WITH RICKISHA. Death from misadveature was the verdict returned by the Coroner, Dr Mur ray Robertson at an inquest held at tha Central Police Station yesterday morning relative to the death of tbe six teen years old boy Maximilian Aloysius Andrews who died at bis home
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  • 190 5 Tbe following Singapore properties were sold by auction by Messrs Ching X ng Lee and Co at their Saleroom on Monday afternoon, Freehold land and bouse No .1 Ramah Street, area 1064 sq ft bought by Mr Tan Kwee Wah for *****. Freehold land and house No 20
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  • 7 5 London mails up to Sept 12tb were
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    • 100 5 Carefully selected from the oldest and be .t seasoned Briar.-Rcct, seme Root: are over 150 Year.- O d. Subjected during manufacture to special treatment which adds to the durability and smokiog qualities of the IN STRAIGHT AND BENT SHAPES Smoking Mixture $1.35 par i lb. tin late of M SSSR*
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    • 531 6 *0» w British India i%pcAa Liinc (Companies Incotfovalea Is England.) Mail and Passenger Services peninsulas? and oriental s. n. ca (_n_er contract with His Majesty's Government.) _n- company's m_il services EAST, OP BOMBAY are at present DS-idsc*. •ae Company's INTERMEDI ATffi SERVICES TO AND FROM LONDON are at present suspended.
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    • 576 6 JAPAN MAII STEAHSFJ7P Co., Ltd LUaeorporated In iayaei EUROPEAN Ufti. ftp Hiagbwg Shiaghal, Ktbi a Tokobaa* fit lalma. Piaaol, Colemba nl England i la Tha Cape. A servloe Is maintained between Japanese ports and Liverpool or London nndei mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The Steaaers maintaining this servloe
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    • 243 6 THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated m Japan.) The s.s: Suwa Mam 21,0C0 tons will sail for Seattle on or abrnt the 15th November calling at Hongkong Shangkai Kobe. For freight passage, and further particulars apply to Paterson Simons ft Co, Ltd, Agents. 2510 nc THE OCEAN TRANSPORT. Incorporated m Japan
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    • 522 6 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSH'!> ri>_ (INCOKiOHITED IN D 8.1 ••i|J REGULAR MOTHLY TRANS l ACIHf >. Hongkong; Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, Koroiu'u > S.S. "ECUADOR". 14 000 tens from Boacfconc m r 4 S.S. COLOMBIA 14,000 tons do S.S. "VENEZUELA, 14 000 ton. do and ever> %a\ days Uieteafb r. The steamers
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  • 1068 7 It; is not too .o-m to prepare for the j econonrc war*which Germany intends lo] wage, oc renew, upon our shipping and macufacturing trades when the military Struggle o?asr9. O:r ;inprf-n"-».rfd ness f>r war is costing us d_a:ly It wa ure uu prepared fcr
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    • 1406 7 asM*^^^^ r ,r |f,000,000 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 j fizM I ASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I li 1 INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). 0 OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. I v £20X00 cposltcd with the Hupreme Conr t of Eoglaad, and compiles with the
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    • 227 7 The Far Eastern Tourist Igency Express Services Cable and Telegrams TOURIST' Code Used 8. B. C. sth Edition N<\ 3-B, FIBLB.SOM GREER SINGAPORE. .'ocnf-ctum with lhe Princiral Express and ir.r ttirdicg Apeuciet" throughout Great lir tain, lb ■■> Oolouies. America, aid Cotitiuent of Europe. GENERAL SBIPPI%G AND FGRWARDI!sG AGENTS OUR
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  • 955 8 Their Place m European History. Bismarck (no fool! declared that the Master of Bohemia wiil be Master of Europe "—history and a large map corro borate. Tbe Kingdom of Bohemia lies m the very centre of E irope, oocupyiug, with the Crown lands of Moravia and
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  • 544 8 I I 1 t I I I B S The Tank Behind The Lines. A .harp turn up a leafy lane suddenly bring, to view a few uc.ea of yelicw gra.slees earth, cunuingly hidden between pasture and cornfield, flattened as if by countless Etcam rollers acd cries crossed
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  • 209 8 2,000 Miles Flight from England Two Royal Aie Force officer., with two air mechanics, have just flown from England to Egypt. The aeroplane used was of a type which baa already seen considerable eervice at tbe front spare p ..te and other require m.nts were carried;
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    • 250 8 j?.-'"^>'*"'-*"»**'***]i.' r i*' ''}^,~*^il*f*i*ty£'j&^~~?y.&'^ i rSTfA)& *V >C^ '-■*z'.''tm*a~Z'.ZZ ~"v '•uril _A '-Awm i-"i tMv'^ '.-*■;.''>•!"* fc*?*^-**?^' "'--mWrny- MM mmm¥ ''mmmmAr^mmmm^^^:^^Z^ amrSV _*__V' Samar Sm*W J*m*maam*amw Ar*^ *(r ►•V mar Ay.\ rr Am*t 'Saaw MsSL. Ask Sefmmw Ar mm Jr S__r P^__/_M_r__yB^ 'J» hßf _^r" \\\mv ___#__l^___^___t_P__r^^ H MAGNETO fSSC]
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    • 290 8 protec ts and preserves the var- I nish adding years to its lii j I beauty. It cleans and p >1 shes m one operation cover, up mars and surface scratches prevents checking. Johnson's Prepared Wax ca r. on the finest finish without dar era! a Twr*a -i injuring it.
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  • 1220 9 _*OMBMa___»naß« Cuae** by FSASE_i Co., Kxoluage aod Share Brokera,* Oct 29th. 878,930 «s 23 AafSSf*, 35% 6 0 So ASi. SSgEL. 48,000 J i Oasileflelfl (Klaaii 88% 9I iin n •0,000 18 1/8 Ohlm#ol ii|% |10 J,? Jlf'iSF Ja v MiU» 88 1-8% I II o U
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  • 53 9 OSSMOII 3 -JF 3_ Oct 29 i feWaal „t 5315 10 fllrftta iat lit- S ea I J 4 158Ssnn.t (-.rnan-i ISaal 892 aoaasoas, fl* 44-r p.-., r?l foso-*_-_u, asma-_4 100 JA7i, A*HU_aJ X27^ taas-.o'Ei i-a-an&d *o| 397afiSI»_ia, Bank :i.. t»f og. .3 Baai kJ __a|Ura-l Bute i g
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  • 122 9 PRO D UCE. Oct 29 i r.n 150 Cons) 1 150 CO 18 -7 5 i 15 j -.■<• Sttl iMc .2.00 i ci oi .a p, yo 50 (Wfcita I- 53 GO ,*C jl-t l I ._.;>.. i to l a~r.: i«_N 190 I ib i so r; 3
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  • 70 9 [All Briti.h vessels unless marked.] Arrivals. Oct 28. Krian; Kalmoa, Pontianak, Van Neck, Van Reea. Van Hogendorp (Dut). Oct 29 —Malacca, Sri Mn.r, A*J_n, Hebe; Pin Samud (Siam). Time ball a on Foxt Canning -and Mount .ber drop daily at 1 p m., Bingapore standard me, cones
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 140 9 KOPICAL ROOFING ppl e a with patent "KANT LEAK" KLEATS Ajch do away with the necessity of j d c sticky cement at the overlaps. #_a ._*_>-■.- >"*^^.. "~***^i|*p*:?j s2T v £iiASC is the result of over years experience m the manucture of Ready Roofings. Its urability makes it the
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    • 480 9 A Cooling and Refreshing Drink. mSmr The trying Climate makes 'A fn^ demands upon the human x rr\ P?is frame which must be replaced pz^k h /-f la found of inestimable value ■_m yM Nature to combat these trying j*J L.i| health, energy and vitality. ±M N^-g No Cooking. Add
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 321 9 CLEARANCES. Oat 28.— P-rak, Kampar, Kaka, Hai Sam, Kuala, Poh Acn; Emil., M Icbior rreub (Dm). tally (exair^t dar...* t I Johore s. 3.-10 noon, lift-? p.__ Cuoob E i.c. 9.10 \> H'kong, Shmtja ti A J_p »v r s _t t_ mails for USA and Ca ia i I
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  • 1027 10 In the Supreme Court on Monday the action brought by Ang Yong Yap, trading aa Chop Soon Thy a againafc Koh Teng Poh, trading aa Chop Chye Soon waa concluded before Mr Ju»tic* Eblec. The plaintiff alleged that K**h Teng Poh want to him and purohai<**i p
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  • 2803 10 The Value of Tanks j London, S.p 8 —Colonel Seely, deputy minister ot munitions, addressing a meet* j ing m East Midlands of workmen engaged ia the manufacture cf tauks said he apoke the literal tiu'h whea he declared tli it he And hundreds of others
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    • 318 10 _^->| a mmaa. gmmm GAME 1 In Excellent Conditio:] I AUSTRALIAN I BLACK DUCK ft H v I SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE 68 LTD LABUAN LOTTERY. It bas open decided to merge the Libum Tea t m tbe Straits S.ttiements Two Million Dollar m terj 1. Straits Settlements tickets eqnivalent to
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