The Straits Times, 30 October 1916

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  • 14 1 The Straits Times. NO. 25,250 SINGAPORE. MONDAY OCTOBER 30. 191 C. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 186 1 fliiuaiiiD i SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK $12.40 j per Revised Price INCLUDING DUTY (h-| AC PER (4) Jl kJ bottle an advance of II cents (excluding duty) on the pre-war price Compare this with other Standard Brands THE DISTILLERS CO., LTD., EDINBURGH. BRITISH -MADE RONEO Typewriter Ribbons RONEO Typewriter Carbons THE
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    • 150 1 BABY CARRIAGES I Canopies on frames to 3 FOLDING GO-CARS Casement cloth silk. JxZj^E^^MfcS^^ MAIL CARTS j ROBINSON CO. D'— Aekcroft'e miniature and full-sized billiard tables F erro outboard motors of 2J h.p. Ro"Rel'B Parisian mirrors, all vizes Aoponio'B wall and table clock Nepali's marble and alabastro figures Kokea'g American
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    • 11 1 KARTELLS BRANDY. Soli Aobnts OAMBON. GILFILUN CO., ITO. lacorporatwl in Kngland)
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  • 1131 2 WHAT A FREE ZONE AT MANILA WOULD DO. U.S. Loss is Hongkong's Gain. The one step necessary to place American trade interests on a proper tooting in the Orient, according to Mr. Jefferson Jones in Tbe Nations Business is tbe establishment by tbe United States Government of a
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    • 109 2 SULPHURIC ACID 66 degrees. PROMPT DELIVERY 'Phone 1770. 6-a, Change Alley Why Drink Foreign Mineral Waters V ZOM 001 LOCAL PRODUCT Is the Best Natural Mineral Water FOR THE Tropics GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE HIGHEST MEDICAL CERTIFICATES Price list on application to SINGAPORE HOT SPRINGS, LTD. No. c, UPPER CIRCULAR ROAD
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    • 540 2 %OTy Cycling weans •V; Health Pleasure I 'n v you from a health point I J uC3 a bicycle at once. A B-S.A. am Bicycle Ljr^SSaß fi""l with a BS.A. V^Ts3 Three-Speed or Eariic \Jm \M Coaster is so easy io Mil If ride control that WHkj one would be
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    • 742 2 THE STRAITS TRADING CO.. LTD. (Ini ORPORATID IN SINOAPOIKj NOTICB ia hereby given that an Extra ordinary General Meeting of tbe Ccmpany will be held at tbe hugistered Office of the Company, No. 11, C'oll>er Quay, Singapore, on Wednesday. November 1, 1916, at noon, for tbe ourposa following, that U
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    • 713 2 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. GENERAL RUBBER COMPANY. NOTFCR i« hereby liven that tbo cffi«i n( tbe V notation* Uepoitruent olthe General Katber Company will be removed from tbe baidlaw Balding >n tbn Chartered Bank i bamberH on ''ctob>r'. f; and the offloe* ot tbn PurchaoioK Durartment will be removed irom tbe
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  • 1000 3 MORE STORIES OF THE NEW ENGINES OF WAR. Four Enter Flers. More stories of the wonderful exploits of the Tanks are told by the war correspondents. "It is difficult," says The Times writer, to speak of the things quite seriously, be cause they are so prepooterious,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 224 3 THE Negri Sembilan Trailing COMPANY 138, Birch Road, Seremban GENERAL MERCHANTS, ESTATE SUPPLIERS AND COMMISSION AGENTS The only firm where you can get the beet and cheapest poods of Britibh manufacture— all orders will be promptly attended to. SECOND-HAND MOTOR CARS KuR SALK PRIVATKLT BT POWELL CO., LTD, KorJ MSSS
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    • 387 3 PHOTOGRAPHIC STORE STUDIO. Amateurs" Work Developing Printing and Enlarging Repairing Cameras KBNGHINGGHEQNGft CBMPANY AdalDhl Mot.l BuUd.n*. BißKaporo. Branob at HeDan^ 81-6-17 Cassells Tablets w»«r and Te«p of Hai'i« and Body. Prices in England 1/8 and 8/K. TSUTADA Japanese Dentist, 74 74-1. BRAS BABAH ROAD Telephone No. 1346. EXTRACTION PAINLESS. Chartfaa
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    • 504 3 Vat in the game-Sargol makes Puny, Patvish People Plump and Popular. SARGOL, the couoentrated food that pats on good, healthy fleeh, (sometimes at the rate of a pound a day, builds np the tbin and weak, brio^ back the rosy blush of health rounds out the skinny, sorawny figures to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 778 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O." British India and Mpcar L_ine. (COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS (Under Contract with His Majesty Qoverauent), For China, Japan, Penang, Oeylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Hobuwabd
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    • 798 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. (Incorporated in Sum). SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Kretay, Tringganu, Bisut, Semerak, Bacho, Kelantan, Tabai bangnara, Telupin, Panarai. Patani, Singora, Laoon, Kobsamoi, Bandon. Langsuen, Chumpon, Kohlak k Bangkok. Due Departure ASOANG Oot. 3O Nov. 1, 3 p.m. a.a. YUGALA Nov. 3 4, 3 p.m. BORIBAT
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    • 574 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England) P The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa. Marseilles and
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    • 513 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. nTy.k. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Japan) EUROPEAN LINE A service is maintained between Yokohama, via port*, to Marseilles and London under mail oontraot with tbe Imperial Japanese Government. Tbe New Twin-screw Steamern maintaining this service have been specially designed ana constructed, and are fitted with
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 955 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. STOOMVMRT-MUTSCHIPPIJ (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND." (Incorporated in Holland) MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN JAVA AND AMSTERDAM, VIA SINGAPORE, BELAWANDELI, Saß\mQ. DURBAN CAPETOWN, LAS PALMAS, AND VICE VERSA. Steamer* are doe to arrive on the undermentioned dates OOTWARD. HOMRWARD. I 1016 1918 Orotius Nov. 26 Vondel Nov 17 P. Juliana Dec. 24
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    • 615 5 NOTICE WILSON. HOL6ATE CO. (FAR EABT) LTD. Notice is hereby given that tbe offices of tbe above oompany will be removed to Nor. 51, 68, 55 and 67, The A'oade, on October 80. All communication!!, after this date, should be directed to this address. Wilson, Holoate Co. (Far East) Ltd
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    • 202 5 P. 0. Eight-Disc Light Harrows CHEAPEST AND BEST ON THE MARKET STOCKS HELD BY SINE, DARBY CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS! MALACCA S qm E REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD INSTAL A i U. E. SCRAP WASHER (1) It will enable you to recover more rubber from your scraps
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 676 6 STAMFORD HOUSE PRIVATE HOTEL, Bras Basab Road. CENTRALLY SITUATED Always cool and exposed to sea breece Furnished Apartmenta wltb or without Board Comfortable Rooms wltb Bathrooms attached. Blectrlc Fittings throughout. Large Reception Hall and Billiards Separate Tables in spacious Dining Boom. TEimt- Mm mott nsMMMi la Town. For further particulars,
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    • 411 6 Pure Olive Oil It is very light, the parent, and aromatic retaining as it does the delicate fragrance of the olives. Mayoonaise Sanoe, May onnainse Drestiog and Salads in which Ayam. Pare Olive Oil has been added will not fail to give complete satisfaction. It can also be need for-
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  • 105 7 FIXTURES. Ylnrutay October JO. I tter. n.21 am 11.40 a.m. Chamber of I'mnnorc: meeting, 2.30 p.m. rucsdav, October 31. -*<i h m tom 17 a v.. 0.17 p.m. Municipal Ccuuiuission, 2.30 p.m. Wednesday, November 1. iigb »»ui. 2.1 a.m.. O.M p.m. Thursday, November 2. licb I.* a.m..
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  • 244 7 Pontianak Khoen Foeng '2.30 pm P. Sweitenhaiu anl Teluk Anson I'erak 2«0 pm IMgl lUjob. Tercbilahan ■mil Indra^iri l^uorra 2.80 pm Malacca and Muar Abbotsford Ipm I'lin-tinas Island Islander 4 pm KoU Tinggi T. Surat 4 pm Kota Tinggi B. Lie (ivan 4pm Rangoon Hong Bee 4
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  • 253 7 The Sksil tra:3- !rou> Mi.i;*por, for tli torth letrc Tank Koacl station daily at 7.7 a.m nJ 7 p.n.,, ajsMau at K iala Lumpu- at ami 6.45 a.m. re.sp«-ctively. TU -h to P nang leav(* Kua>>. at 8 am. daily, airivinv a. Penaa:: in. the. name <i southward
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  • FINANCE. AND COMMERCE.
    • 156 7 SlNOAPOU, OCTOBER 80, 1916. O» Loh^« Bank4m/H «»AJ Demand i/4^, Private 8jm/B 2/lft Oh Khan, k Bank T..T. mt Oh India Bank T. T. 174; On HoK(Woso...Buk d/c 5% Ok Sbahohai ...Baok d/d 74 Oh Java Bank T. T. 185 Oh Japan bank 109£ SoTeraigna b; ring rate I6.M India
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 178 7 l8 «ne Buyers Sellers. Value 10 10 Ampanu 5.00 6.0 C 1 1 Ayer Weng 0.60 0.60 10 10 Belat 1-86 10 10 Kanabol 0.90 1.50 10 10 Kinta Association 5.00 7.00 41 £1 Kinta Tin 1.10.0 1.17.6 41 £1 Lahat Mines 3.00 500 10 0.25 Malayan Collieries par
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    • 629 7 J"?» Buyers. Sellers. Value 3/- 2/- Allan*. 2 9 2/- 2/- Anglo-Javk 2/- 2/- Anglo Mal*J 10/- 12/--2- 2/- BatangMalaka 3,2 8/6 41 41 Batn Ti^a 8.0.0 4 0.0 2/- 2/- Bekoh 3/6 3/9 41 £1 Bukit Bajang 2.15.0 3.5.0 41 41 Bokit Lintang 8.10.0 4.2.6 2/- 2/- Bokit
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    • 130 7 I? 8 6 a Buyers Sellers. Value J 41 41 Smelting Co. 9.25 9.50 41 41 Ptel. 1.5.0 1.8.0 6/- Bleotne T'waja 4/- 5/--10 10 Frase» Neave 52.00 60 60 W. Hammer k Co. 86.00 81.00 100 Howartb Bnkioe 60.00 60.00 100 7%Pref. 100.00 100 100 KaU Bio, Dot
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    • 60 7 United Enaineora v 1 1,284 601) par Singapore Blectrio Tramways 6% £860,000 notu S'poreMunicipal 6% 11,878,000 par Spore Municipal 44% of 1907 $1,800,000 98 Spore Municipal 4^% of 1909 11,000,000 96.00 Spore Municipal 4% 2,000,000 90.00 S'oore Hunioipal 4% £800.000 92.00 X.M.S. loan 1910 115,000,000 !<):< 104 Quotations of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 397 7 Mail Steamer Movements. The P. and O. outward mail steamer Malta left Colombo in expected to arrive at Penang at noon, on Wednesday, the Ist proximo. She will probably arrive here at 7.30 a.m. on Friday, tbe :ird proximo. XMAB! XMMH PHOTOGRAPHS If yen want them to accompany year greeting))
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    • 426 7 FRASER CHALMERS, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Eastern Branch: SINGAPORE B DREADNOUGHT COTTON BELTING TNCade of Finest Quality of heavy Lancashire Special i Duck. NFrom 2" to 10" in stock. G I I This Belting has been giving the greatest satisfaction for many yearn in India, Singapore, China and the Far
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  • 24 8 Thomp>on.— At tbe General Hospital on October 'M, Lily Thompson, beloved wife of W. D. Thompson, late of Shanghai Shanghai papers please copy.
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  • 1079 8 The Straits Times. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30. VICTORY AND REVERSE. The great French success at erdun great because so unexpected and so swift marks another stage in the overthrow of German power in the western arena. It was a finely planned assault, and it was carried oat superbly by our Allies.
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  • 14 8 Saturday was the second anniversary of the memorable visit of the Emden to Penang.
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  • 13 8 Tbe Municipal Commissioners meet tomorrow afternoon to resume consideration of the estimates, 1917.
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  • 22 8 The Band of Hope will meet as usual in tbe V.M.C.A. Hall on Wednesday, November 1, at 4.80 p.m. All are welcome.
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  • 26 8 The draft of the enactment to make finan cial provision for the K M.S. public service for 1917 is published shewing an estimated expenditure of »46.580,252.
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  • 20 8 Tbe Jenderata Rubber Company, Teluk Anson, has generously presented a cheque for 91,000 towards Our Day fund in Teluk Anson.
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  • 21 8 Lately continually many persons are being arrested having bombs in Wuchang and Hankuw and very strict precautions are being effected again.
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  • 35 8 Tan Hak Kee. who stole a clock from tbe confectioners shop at 1, Dhoby (ibaut, last week, came up fur sentence tbis morning in the second police court and was awarded one month's rigorous imprisonment.
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  • 36 8 At tbe Legislative Council meeting on Friday tbe treasurer will move That this Council approves a vote of 91,006,689 to meet expenditure incurred to the end of June, 1916, on services arising out of the war."
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  • 42 8 Chang Wu-rliun. a distinguished scholar of Szechuen, has started a society called tbe Society for Protecting the Republic of China by the people of the Five Races." The flocit'ty is to oppose any ambitious man who may plan to upset the Republic.
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  • 53 8 The steamer Renong, the new "essol of about 600 tons of tbe Eastern Shipping Co.. was to have taken the water at Suo^ei Nyok on Saturday, but after Mrs. Kliaw Joo Tok bad set her in motion, the Renong stuck forty feet down tbe ways, and she will have to
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  • 49 8 Our Day football match at Ponang bttwecn Kedah and Penang Cricket Club ended in a draw two goals all. The ball played with was thrice auctioned. 1600 being realised, also 9100 for Kedab's football colours. A collection on the ground with the charge for admission realised a considerable mini
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  • 51 8 Forty students have joined tbe Chinese Language School at Hankow. Mr. Archibald Rose, of tbe Consular Service, who wa? largely instrumental in setting the Shanghai school on foot, opened tbe session with a most instructive address and all arrangements were made for steady work. There will, be three meetings per
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  • 54 8 Walli Mobamed, Bengali, with a previous conviction against him in Penang, was sentenced to three mouths' rigorous imprisonment, and A mat, his Malay friend to six weeks' rigorous imprisonment by the second police court magistrate this morning for stealing a basket of clothes and fancy costumes from tbe tent of
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  • 57 8 An increase of 700,000 in the population of Petrograd having resulted from tbe war, tbe authorities have decided to send tbe refugees from tbe invaded districts into tbe interior of tbe country. It is expected that the number of inhabitants will be thus reduced by 200,000 and tbe difficulties of
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  • 82 8 Tbe KatHes Hotel garden party results in a gross sum of 92,000 to tbe Our Day Fond. This is made up of proceeds of sale of coupons sums collected by Mrs. Boumphrey i9BOi, Madame Dictz and Mrs. Magedorn (9127.50) and nearly 9300 from the Pro pn. >-. in addition to
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  • 79 8 The Kolniscbe Volkzeitung. which has denied that a medal was struck in Germany to commemorate tbe sinking of the Lusitania, now learns that such a medal was struck at Munich and distributed. Endeavouring to defend the artist, the paper says Tin medal is not meant to glorify tbe sinking of
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  • 84 8 How the Chinese robbers in Malaya supply themselves with ammunition has been a problem which has puz/led many people in the past. Daring a case in the Ipoh Supreme Court Chief Detective Inspector J. Cullen produced a number of cartridges. He said that the Chinese bought cartridges in the usual
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  • 109 8 The Figaro, under tbe heading tbe Hero Without a Rifle, devotes an article to the work of Lieut. Malms, the brave and popular cineinatograpber of tho British army, whom God protects while he produces good stuff.' The journal describes, in particular, the coolness with which ho took the film of
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  • 119 8 Hamid, tbe Malay chauffeur employed by the Asiatic Motor Car Co., of Orchard Koad, who was charged a week ago with driving bis car No. 710, in New Keppel Road, on Sunday evening the 2*2 nd, and knocking down a Chinese coolie, was again brought up by Inspector T. Cannon.
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  • 118 8 The Department of War at Buitenzorg publishes an order with regard to Djambi. Officers of the army are warned not to Hive any information to the Press. The department will publish a weekly resnnii' of the operations, and in the latest, it says* that in the field of operations are
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  • 423 8 Mnjor A. McD. Graham. Assistant Ci.ai in i* mil- t li >.- been appoints! Deputy Commissioner of Police, F.M.S. Mr. C. \V 11. c'ochraue has been appointed to officiate as Deputy Public Prosecutor lYi-iik, with effect from October 5. Mr \V. Peel, Prtsideut of the Municipal Com
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  • 44 8 We very gratefully acknowledge a donation of 96 from Naguradas and Co.. per Mr. Yabya Abraham, to our fund for assisting the Overseas Club to supply smokes to our soldiers and sailors. Tbe total we have received is now 90,084.99.
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  • 41 8 Tbe first dividend of tbe F.M.S. Government 6 per cent, war loan falls due on November 1. Tbe interest coupons will be cashed, free of commission, at any of this bank's branches in the F.M.S. or Straits Settlements.
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  • 64 8 We are informed by the Colonial S, retary that salutes will be tired as ud er by warships of His Imperial Japaneso M ijosty's Navy At Singapore and Penang o.i Tuesday, tbe 31st inst., and on Friday, the Brd proximo. At Malacca, on Tuesday, the 31st
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  • 70 8 For the period from November 8 to 9, 1916. inclusive, the value of the highest grade of robher i» fixed »> 'J«. 4 Id. per Ib.. and the duty mi cultivatea rubber mi which export duty is leviable on an ad valorem basis in accordance with
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  • 58 8 Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co. advise that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them at their auction sale at Penang on October 25 nsmokod sheet 10S 'repe fine pale thin and blanket 125 good fine brown 93 dark 78 barky 57 untreated and pressed
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  • 125 8 What will undoubtedly prove to be one of the most disastrous fires that has occurred in Singapore broke out at Kampong Martin, oil Robinson Quay, at about 10.80 this morning, and aa we are going to pres-i is still burning. The kampong is occupied by fishermen
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 261 8 "THREE Ir^i PACTI EC" ft: UR9 I LEO LK^jSi^ CIGARETTES (VIRGINIA) Also "Three Castles" Magnums. ON SALE EVERYWHERE. iff^^FTS ARE GETTING *m DEARER j USUAL SI/£S COMPARE OUR PRICES READY-M,' DE Height Len^tb Width Price 8 ft. 6 ft. 6 in. 3 ft. 0 in. $7.26 H ft. 6 ft.
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    • 209 8 THE BIG SHOW WITH THE BIG PROGRAMME AT THE HOUSE OF QUALITY THE ALHAMBRA Beach Road The Home of feature Attractions The Leading Theatre in Singapore SECOND SHOW AT 9.16 Daniel Frohman presents Grace George's Famous Success CLOTHES Four Parts TLm oclcbijt. li HO.-,..y Jrama with CHARLOTTE IVES an H
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  • 3657 9 RUMANIAN POSITION. i Hope and Fear About Situation. FIGHT IN THE CHANNEL. German Attack on British Transports. Rn vms. Lonilnn, October 27, 7.45 p.m. A Kamaoiau coinmnasfM says: There in no change in the Dobi :i Ija or on the Danube. Wo continued to advance in the I'/.ul
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  • 124 9 Rkutbr's Tblkoram. London, October '29, 4.10 p.m. Tokio: Marshal Torauchi. addressing a conference of provincial governor^ declared that Japan would devote all her energies to the attainment of the common objects in co operation with tho Allies. The Anglo Japanese Alliance formed the basis of Japan's foreign policy
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  • 97 9 Rbutbr's Tklbi.kam. Messrs. Samuel Montagu's report statet* that the silver market generally i* quiet Supplies are forthcoming so steadily, especially from America whence two hundred thousand ounces arrived this week, that the buyers are somewhat shy and the tendency of prices is downward. The fall in apparently encouraged
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  • 168 9 Hkctbr's Tklk..i:am. London. October 29, Ul p.m. At an itcjucst, at Chelsea, on tin- body of the late Sir John Muir Mackenzie, the widow and others gave evidence that deceased suffered for years from diabetes for which he habitually took codein. I'nder the doctor's direction on October
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  • 52 9 Rioter's Thlboram. London, October '29, 12.20 p.m. The weather was very stormy in the Channel on Thursday and tbore were many wrecks. Lifeboats were very active. The Salcombii lifeboat, while returning from a distressed schooner, turned turtle close to Plymouth harbour and thirteen of the crew
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  • 46 9 Kkutbb'b Tblkubam. London, October 12.55 p.ui. New York Mr. Hughes has issued a state iuent of policy in which be says he is determined to maintain America's place, but by firm and courteous insistence on tbu rights if citizens at li uiie aua abroad
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  • 41 9 Rbutbr's Tbleobax. London, October '28, 12.20 p.m. Statistics received by the International Institute of Agriculture show that the world 1 wheat crop for 1916 is nearly 2, 2 28,000,000 tAsbela, only 76 pur oent. of the Ml harvest.
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  • 2029 10 f,r fING READY FOR THE COMING PEACE. From Our Special Correspondent. London. September M. 1 1 is curious to notice how tbe belief that Germany is invincible still persists aiuonj. a small section of our home population, among the people who have never left our shores since
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  • 25 10 Tbe leave of Mr. G. A. Hereford, 5.D.0., Province Wellesley, has been deferred till the return from home of Mr. A. B. Voules, Solicitor General.
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  • 1751 10 OUR DAY FUND. Conclusion of the Movement In Singapore. With the dinners and dances at tbe hotels >n Saturday evening the movement to swell Oar Day fund in Singapore was practi cally concluded, it now remaining for tbe organisers to balance books shewing to what I extent the British Ked
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  • 397 10 (From Oi:r Own CoRSMPONDiYrr.) Malacca, October 27. This association entertained the public to a concert on Wednesday, the 25th. at tbe Royalty Hall, which bad been kindly lent for the occasion by Mr. Tan Tiam Tye. Tbe hall was taxed to its utmost, and the amount realised
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  • 144 10 Latest advertisements of the day appear on page 1 1 The special supper ami shadow dance yiven at the Europe Hotel on Saturday evening was a very great success and not withstanding the numerous counter attraction* was largely attended. The management tabled a dainty supper and arranged
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  • 169 10 The famous law action between tbe Amalgamated Properties of Rhodesia, Ltd and the Globe and Phienix Gold Mining Company— one of the world's greatest producers reached its concluding stages on September 22 before Mr. Justice Eve, who reserved judgment. The action, which concerned some underground rights,
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  • 151 10 Yet another increase of 50 centimes (5d.) per ton in the Suez Canal dues is announced. The increase is to take effect as from January 1 next, and will make tbe rate for loaded ships It. 75c. (6s. 2d. at tbe normal rate of exchange) and for
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  • 143 10 Baron William Edward von Keiffenstein was discovered in a City public bouse on a recent afternoon, daring prohibited boars, with a glass of whisky in his hand. He was lined £S at the Guildhall and the barmaid who served him waa ordered to pay £5.
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  • 26 10 Mr. W. M. Graham, of Messrs. Drew and Napier, at present Sergeant Pilot in the French Air Service, has been decorated with the Croix da Oaerre.
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  • 939 10 A Night Attack in German East Africa. A Briti-u soldier's remarkable experience i>f ,t night attack by lions in Guruian East" is described in the J)aily Express in a letter received from Private E. T. liaker, of the Kegiment. recounting his march ot more than 2'JO
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  • 143 10 Mr. E. T. C. Oarland was present in the Ipob Police Court on Thursday to give evidence in a case in which Kang Kan. driver of C»r 735, was charged with not having slowed down when signalled to do so by Mr. Garland in Tambun I
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  • 72 10 In tin- tirst magistrate's court, this morning, Seou» Hup Ctiye was laa4 MO ""<< driving a car at junction of ltccboro Koad and •Jueen Street, and having no licence to drive. Accused gave his age ait tiftoen years. Chung Key Ling for driving a motor lorry in rash and negligent
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  • 601 11 What General Brussiloff Thinks. In demeanour and ailboaette General Bros. Mloff's face recalls to my memory the features of tin- lat»> U>rd Roberta when he was still at tlic apex of his activity, wriWs Ludovic Naaduan. a special correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, of an interview
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  • 209 11 Progiimme of drills, etc., for week ending Friday, November 8 MCXDAT, O< TOKKK .'JO. :15 D.-ii Hall S.V. A. i U E (V.I. M»\iiu Co. Hre Station, T. S.V 1; T. I. Nat*. ri.-.uuL 1.v.1l Hall Wit-tons Co. 4 p.u, .iJedtier M— "f Co--6.1." p.m. MaIMIMtMS ATX
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  • 62 11 It »n "sroniantic fact, and highly un datU-ting to our frniiumr vanity, but none the lti» trut Uiat brluw anrttiu Uvcl of iDcome. a plat>' >f ■aunaip'S and uia»ljt*i and a mag of bwer v U awaken uioru gtjuuiDe toioliuQ in the a\trige aeasoal man than tbe nigbt of tbe
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  • 773 11 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, October 30, 1910. Mews. Lyall and Evatt, exchange and ■bare broken, imoe the following list of quotations this morning. The quotations on sterling shares arc only nominal. Norn. Valob. I Botib*. Sillbi 2/ AUagai 2/- Anglo-Jar* il- An«lo Malay
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 442 11 MOUTRIE New consignment just to hand. Call and inspect these su ierb instruments. S. MOUTRIE CO. LIMITED (Incorporated in Hongkong) RAFFLES PLACE E. and O. HOTEL PENANG Situated beautifully by the sea The leading hotel in the island. CRAG HOTEL Penano Hills The Sanatorium of the Straits Settlements Completely Renovated.
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    • 96 11 RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM ADJOINING CONFECTIONER'S SHOP Braa Buah Road, Singapore, From 9 a.m. till 12 p.m. Ices, Cakes, Pastry, Cold Drinks, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, etc. AFTERNOON TEAS AND LATE SUPPERS A SPECIALITY. Moderate Charges. 812—712 CLARKE'S CIRQUE TO-NIGHT AT 980 TO-NIGHT GREAT CHANGE OF PROGRAMME MISS CLARKE and a brilliant
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    • 42 11 Adelphi Hotel TO-NIGHT Miss Bonnetta (Vocalist) AND Miss Smith (Dancer) WILL PERFORM DURING DINNER MISS BONNETTA will render the following very popular songs "MY SHEENY BOY" BOYS IN KHAKI "TAKE ME TO THE PICTURES" MISS SMITH will givt' the LATEST DANCE CREATIONS.
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  • 3775 12 QUARANTINE C4MPS AT PORT SWETTENHAM. Arrest of Absconders. A general meeting of tbe Planters' Asso nation of Malaya was held in tbe Ipab Club on October M, with Mr. W. Duncan (Malay i'eaiosula Agricultural Association) in tbe cltair. reports tbe Malay Mail. The attendance consisted of the following
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  • 330 12 Outward. The f oUowtag passenger bosaiogs to tbe Straits a»» taken from the Londoa aad China Express. It should be understood that, in some inßsaaces, bookings may be provisional and that Attending passengers may alter tbeir arrangements, subsequent to tbe issuance of this list i> London Per
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  • 96 12 Tbe report of tbe British Borneo Devtlop ment Company, Limited, states that the crop for the year to April 30 was 428.110 Bats, against 656,849 for 1915. 467.446 foi 1914. 884.752 for 1913. Tbe crop has been secured from 16.300 trees, the tutal number of trees planted
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  • 200 12 Tbe Rev. Dr. Gray, formerly of Bradrield College, in an eloqient speech on behalf of tbe National Kefuiieg and tbeir training ship, Aretlmsa, of 164. Sba/teoburj avenue, London, WC, in speaking of tbeir wide national basis, said i I venturo to commend to you and plead with you for this
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 215 12 f~' I~ all Ml£ "Four Oaks" WHITE ANT DESTROYER British made throughout. Price: $35. 00. THE PUNTERS' STORES AGENCY CO. LIMITED (Incorporated in Enula»j>) KUALA LUMPUR WHITE GLAZED TILES 8 in. x 6 in. We Kuarantee-our tiles are the whitest tiles imported (NOT CANARY WHITE We guarantee our tiles to
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  • 1072 13 SAD PROCESSION OF FRENCH WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Merciful Work of the Swiss. Tbe Evening Standard's correspondent writts from Berne, on September 16 By tbe end of March last 97,753 French civilians, mostly women and children, had already been ruddy torn from their homes in occupied territory
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 88 13 WHITEAWAY'S (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) POPULAR VALUES IN GENTS' UNOERWEAR JAEGER ALL-WOOL GENTS INDIA GAUZE VESTS COAT SWEATERS cool, comfortable and durable in white $9.50 dozen $11.50 The Genuine hat This Label T£~sy\ T«Aorsas(^|ii w**~ SHAWKNIT SILK SOCKS CASHMERE QUALITY SWEATERS shade* fine finish roll collar SLOP p"'r $4,50 GENTS AERTEX
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    • 462 13 A PROOF of the SUPERIORITY of HAIPHONG "DRAGON "CEMENT Contracts have been renewed for the supplies of Cement during 1916 to y^jQULfiSSy and to THE MUNICIPALITY Z^^^^i ™E GOVERNMENT of vif%v f SINGAPORE V&MS3y JOHORE Insist on getting Haiphong Dragon" Cement and beware of imitations. DUPIRE BROTHERS, Sole Agents for
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    • 602 14 »Var or Peace. Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPERTY IS 7 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Sbttlbhbnts) HBAO OFFIOC i Wmohsstt' House, lingspom. LONDON OfFlOli 32, Old Jewry. E.C. The Company has A 30.000 deposited with
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    • 376 14 INSURANCE. UNION FIRE INBURANCE COMPANY OF PARIB. (Incobporatbo in Fbancb). Established 1826. RESERVES AND TOTAL GUARANTEES £4,0C0,000 The undersigned, Agents for the ab?vo Oompany, are prepared to accept fire ricks M long or nbort periods at ourrent rates CASH SETTLEMENTS promptly made by the agents in Singapore MOINE COMTB A
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    • 483 14 BANKING. H9NGKONB AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incobpobatbo in Honokono). PAID-UP CAPITAL m. ■16,000,060 &BSBRVB FUNDS Sterling 41,600,000 at 3/- •18.000,000 Silver > 18,000,000 188,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 116,000,000 COURT OF OIRBOTORS. W. L. Pattenden. Esq., Chairman. 8. H. Dodwell, Esq., Deputy Chairman. a. T. M. Bdkins, Esq. Hon. Mr,
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    • 497 14 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUBTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND BT ROYAL CHARTER Paid up Capital in 60,000 Sharos ot *W each Ji.joo.OOO Reserve Fund 41,800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... 41.300,000 BANKERS Tbe Bank of England, The London City and Midland Bank, Ltd.. The London County and Westminster Bank,
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    • 873 14 IWSURAHCE. ORIENTAL r= LIFE assurance co.. Ltd. ESTABLISBBD 1874. INCOKPOBATBD IN iMDU. 10 per M nt. of ths Fund*, or $23,000,000.00 art invatted in Government Securities *2 years 1 record progrtsH and increasing btability. LOW RATES for non-forfeit«bls Endowment Assurances with Profits A man aged 80 can seoure $5,000 with
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  • 850 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Outlook for Cars in the Straits. A recent report on the above subject b I j tho United States Vice-Consul D. J. Lewi I 1 Singapore, although written tor America I traders, may contain useful hints for British I makers and
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  • 198 15 The report of the ReooDg Tin Dredging t oinpany, Limittd. states that tbe profit and loss account for tbe year shows a credit balance of £30.745, from which is deducted debit balance at June 30, 191S, 46,876; arrears of preference dividend for year ended Jane 30, 11(16.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 541 15 Use AlI-B^itisH ROM TYRES Tyres are <f par»mount *>'£>" M >^' imcortaaee to yoa— and the I I j^ life of your oar. -"*>>^ Your safety depends npon their reliability, ynr rin ing expens h var? acoordiog to their darabilitT. your comfort is l«ru«ly sifeotprl by ij ih nr resiliency,
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    • 251 15 I'LL STAKE MY HEAD pn and reputation— on I^PJfe J DUNLOP jA TYRES t^ml\ because the unrivalled resources of the Dunlop Rubber Co., with its \\\w^w! i^ty own cotton mills, its extensive 1 1 A\ modern laboratories, its large and l\'M mm flj numerous tyre factories, and its I m|\l
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 517 16 GDDD No tyre by any other name grips the road like I s GoodricA Safety Tread. R^ICH Safety comes from saying •GoodricA Safety Tread* when you are buying tyres. EDDD "A grip on the road is worth two on the steering wheel." Fit 'GoodricA Safety Tread' a and feel iafe.
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    • 485 16 MISCELLANEOUS. EXPERIENCED STENOGHAPHER undertakes to do typewriting and shorthand work icasua! or permanent). Strictly conn dential. Ttrius moderate. Keplies to Box No. 685, SstrnitH Times. 1J IC— 2B-11 ARTICLES FOR SALE. FORD car lor sale, six months' old, excellent conditiorj, 81 400. K.. c/o htraith Times. 12-lc-u >Ei.O>D HAND MOMI
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    • 781 16 HOUSES TO LET. FURNISHED >BASIDB RBSIDBNCES B»n«oline, Bcliuount. and late Chinese Swimming Ciob. Apply H. Sotuapah Rl7. Snrangoon Road. 80-lfl a 1 O LBT. comfortable terrace bouse mar town, elevated lcoahtj. Immediate entry. Water and gas laid on. Apply A. R o/ Straith Timew. 1-B—3o-10 TO LKT, No. 3, Oxley
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    • 357 16 THE MULCOTT BELTING COMPANY. LTD. (iNCOBfOKATKO IN KnuLAND) Best Multiplar Hair Belting Ordinary and Extra Stout From 2 to 7" stock This belt has gained its reputation throughout Saigon, Rangoon, Sumatra, Bangkok, F.M.S. and the Straits, for its Strength, Durability and Reliability. Quotations from KIAM KIAT Co. Market Street, Sole
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    • 235 16 THEY DO NOT HAVE THESE WE HAVE THESE JUST ARRIVED i NEGRO OR LUZUN LAZIO "AND LUZON PLOUGHS! PLOUGHS! Price $17 and $19 each. A good number of these have been supplied to rubber estates where the demand for these ie great. BUY NOW. GUAN KIAT CO. 37, Phillip Street
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    • 470 16 MOTOR CARS phone For HIRE l^ I M^ promptly attends II A to your oall with I \J I I comfortable cars, ■I. F 1 I day and niftrit. \J \J \J Charges Moderate STRAITS MOTORCAR SERVICE. 21 S A 216, ORCHARD ROM To ADVERTISERS As requests to make alterations
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 325 16 Straits V)imes< Telephones. Editorial and General 70 Manager's Office 202 Job Printing Department 848 All communications relating to editoria matters iind news should be addressed THE EDITOR. All ci mmunications relating to business natters advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, printing, etc. should be addressed to THE MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.— Miscellaneous wants nf
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