The Straits Times, 7 February 1917

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 25,333 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      153 1 MILKMAID SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Price dow $13.60 per ca r BEAR BEAR BRAND s^ffißPfe" BRAND WTT tr "BfAR" BRAND wff MILIA NYOIENIC SWISS W't R rf IVllLffY |fcJj«rwdinitena.uralpurUJ!^r a or anvrhj^ I, 11 11' 1 wilhoul J ddlliun 1 WkZtV*** ftr maintain** s SOLE IMPORTERS: J. TRAVERS SONS, LTD. (INCORPORATED
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      221 1 ROBINSON'S INTERNATIONAL GAUZE HALF SLEEVES SINR f S HALF SLEEVES The lightest, strongest and most reliable garment for tropical use BUTTONED ""^l %Zr~p3& JERSEY FRONT M M jl STYLE As illustration. >< <^ without buttons. ALL BRITISH MADE ALL BRITISH MADE These garments we have This singlet is made on
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      28 1 KARTELL S BRANDY. I Soli Aoihts ADAMBON.6ILFILLAN I CO. LTD. FITTER'S ALL BRASS AKO NICKEL BEDS Large assortment to cHoose from Special agent* A. FRANKEU CO. Victoria Street.
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    A Stone for Bread.
    1168 2 WHY PEACE AT PRESENT TIME IS IMPOSSIVE. A Critical Moment in the War. Id thu c^rly siat-ei of the war it is probable that a 1 iry>> MfMfkM of neutral opinion favoured the clmuci'x of the Central i'jwers. Events li.ivuciusitl a revision of this opinion, and
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      626 2 gpgppD'Ofiicers, Aluskctry Instructors Surveyors, Prospcctors,Sportsmen, 7 Will you test this Pocket Range-Finder for a week V AM v<> Tierd do is to write (or the Runt* Finder, nr cheque.™- monry order fo» s-i. an«l ■jkfci^. -..■,<! Ilie insn I.- n ie.illirr tiell 1 i 1111 7m "Mat I I ires
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      392 2 00*** Body -building power proved equal to from 10 to 20 times the amount of Bovril taken. TYRES for Etaolenoy and Economy. Sw^Make W m HAIR f»: beautiful Nature intends you' h*" <•> IxauufuL Wlim IV aWatal .1! which pOTMCaI ami hMaWai the hail isde6cKvt.it must be mpiilemrntctl. < lih«-;»i—
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      346 2 AUCTION SALE Of ONE IJ/2 TONS ALBION MOTOR LOKRY At Messrs. Ching Keng Lee* Co.'s Sale room, No. 8, Raffles Place, On Saturday, Fkbruabv 10, at 11 a.m. One 1t ,2 Albion Motor Lorry. CHINO KE.N\i LBE t Co Auctioneers--8 2—9-2 AUCTION SALE Of UNSERVICEABLE PULIOB STOKES, UNCLAIMED AND CONFISCATED
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      160 2 CHEONG BROTHERS Dentists I No. 25, South Brlgad Road First class Mechanical Dentistrj, Gold Crown Bridge Filling and Vnlouite Duration of Wear guaianteed. CHAROBB MODEKATB FULL LINE DENTAL SUPPLIES Boat Tooth Powders and Brusboe (oi sale PHOTOGRAPHIC STORE STUDIO. Amateurs' Work Developing, Printing and Enlarging. Repairing Cameras. KINBHINBGHESNOft CBMPAKT Adalphl
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    Pilmoor Rubber.
    1053 3 PROFITS NEARLY 13 PER CENT. ON CAPITAL. Substantial Forward Sales. The ordinary y< i t r;il ijjeitii]^ of the Pilmoor Hubbcr Company, Limited, was Ixkt on Deoembor '21, at the registered otlices of I the company, 139. CanDcn Street, E.C.. Mr. K Arnold (chairman of tlie corupany) pn
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      388 3 ,■> .nmStel&iJfrJlWf— Ji't'/'Jm*' **f *'T V^3jMHßm^mßmßPl»Wm^m^mßiPmUUllo^a fl\\ l \F\^ BEST MANILA CIGARS AX REASONABLE PRICES SOLE AGENTS: KEAT CHEANG CO., 61, Market St«eot. Singapore, and 415, Beach Street, Penang. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tLat Brne»t Otto Oammetfr. of 7, DalbooFie S^nare, Ca'cntta, Britifh India, lias acquired in the Straits
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      311 3 For SEA SICKNESS TRAIN SICKNESS MOTHERSILLS hu recaired the unqulited endorsement of Uw loading popm ol the world, and the inert le»timociiab from th« world'i (reateit me». women, and msthuliont. Among then we Buhop Tartar-Smith (Chaplai. General ol the Brituh Forcw). Doctor*. Bankan, HolrtecW Tow*. Satratioo Armj. ttc SoM Dnttar
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      392 3 I Anaemia I or Poorness cf Blood, is far more prevalent than is generally supposed. Men, Women and Children are all liable to suffer. If neglected, serious consequences may result. If taken when the symptoms are first noticed, it is a very simple matter to enrich the blood and so
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      442 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP rOO., LTD. (lacoapoaATSD in Jata> EUROPEAN LINE A seitioo is maintained between Yokohama, via ports and London under mail oontraet with the Imperial Japanese Government. Tbe New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with all tbe
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      710 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O. -British India AND •Mpcar Line. (Compamus Incorporated in England). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS (Under Contraot with His Majesty s Government), For China. Japan Penang, Oeylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt. Mediterranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. HouwAU) ifor Europe) OUTWAJLD (FOB ChIMA) INTERMEDIATE
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      528 4 STEAMER, SAILINGS. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION GO.. LD. (Incorpobatid in Siam). SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Kretay, Tringganu, Bisut, Semerak, Baoho, Kelantan, Tabai Bangnara, Telupin, Panarai. Patani, Singora, Laoon, Kobsamui, Bandon, Langsuen, Chumpon, Koblak A Bangkok. Due Departure S.S. BORIBAT Feb 7 3_ m PRACHATIPOK Feb. 13 14 a p.m. 19 ai, a
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      609 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED SKHVICE OP THE OCEAN S.S. CO.. LTD. (Incorporatid in Knqland) AND THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England) BSTWSSN Frsmantls iPerthl, Nort h-w««t Australian Ports, Java and Singapore. Regular sailings between Singapore and Western Australia calling at Java (as inducement offers), Derby, King's Sound
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      414 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. OSAKA BHOSENKAISHA ilncokpokatbd in Japan) (Osaka Msreastil* Itssmt hi* Cs.. Ltd.) KOUE-BOMBAY LINE. jbe Company maintain* a .-egular oargc service with six neambr* oallirg at Moji Tokkaiobi, Hongkong, Singapore. Port Swet teoham, Penaoy Colombo Bod Bombay, and on the return roya«« calling at Totioorin Singapore. Hongkong and Moji
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      543 5 NOTICE M S. Bawasah baying been din^harK«d by or from oar Kervioe be ha* no authority whatever to oolleot any money on our behalf or to transact any basioeas in connection with oar firm. Dated at Singapore thie Ist day of Feb I mary J917. M. HOHOMED SHARIFK. HOOStX MttAH
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      532 5 NOTICE RE ESTATE SVANTA KLINTEBERG. DECEASED. In order to facilitate the administration of tbe Estate of tbe above Swedish subject, Notice ia hereby given requiring all persons having in their hands any assets of tbe deceased or to whom any moneys may be owing by, or from wbom any moneys
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      121 5 Sulphuric Acid 66° READY STOCKS H. WOLSKEL CO., LTD. Singapore and Kuala, Lumpur. 1-7— Bo-« Estate Water Supplies THE SOUTHERN-CROSS WINDMILL AND Complete Pumping Plants THOUSANDS JiTuSE IN AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND Prices and i>artiatlars M ni>i>l nation In THE BORNEO CO. LTD., <IM ORPOKATBD IN EnSCAND) SINGAPORE JEWELL FILTERS JEWELL
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      315 6 THE SERVANTS' AGENCY OFFICE (Established 1911) No 17, MMMV QHAUT, SIRMPME. i DOMESTIC SERVANTS (indoor and outdoor). Men and women of all nationalities supplied at moderate charge*. EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT. Now on registry: —'2 book keeper*, four assistant book-keepers, three clerk and typists, fonr fi-^d conductors, two factory oonductors. one junior
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      459 6 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED, BTORKKKEPER(CHI\KSE); mast be thoroughly reliable man of experience, able to furnish guarantee. Apply to the Borneo Co., Ltd., Import Dept. 1-2— 7 a WANTED, NURSB to tray. 1 to England at tbe beginning of April, and to t%ke charge of an infant. Apply Box No. 56, Straits
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      133 6 Consumption One tablea^oonfiii of Hmmoit'obin Deschiens in equa! to marly half a pound o( Raw Meat. Raw meat barboors tarewornis and iv hot countries is likely to be tainted, and is therefore injurious to take. Consumptives treate with Haemoglobin Deschiens gain in weight to the extent of 64 lbs. to
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    119 7 FIXTURES. Wednesday, February 7. Hieh «iin. 10 H a.m., 11.41 p.m. W I A. annual m^etiu);. Tbe»*-<!. The Biog Royn, Victoria Theatre. Thursday, February 8. "i«h W«t(«. 11.10 am. Tina, Victoria Theatre. Friday, February 9. HigL «itM M ra 11 »1 a.m The Girl li >iv Obe'S,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    155 7 Ton»t Mudan 2.30 pm Fort Swettenbam and I'unant! 2 30 pm Malacca, P. SwetU-n.ii i and Teluk Armor, 2 <0 -.in Penang and Calcutta taking niaiU for Durban 2.30 pm Bata Pahat 3.30 pm Malacca 2 30 pm Kota Tinggi P-" i'ulau Saiubu hM Rajob. Tumbilalian and
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    48 7 Tim. balls I I K.irt Canning and Monnt ral» i drop ■tally at 1 p.m., Singapore stamlan! time. corresponding to 6 a.m. fiut ow. -h ii'ia .iiiie. The Maj fired at I 1 indicating Singapore rtan.iard ti'u v every day excepting Sunday when M i- tmi one o'cluek.
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    177 7 EXCMANOE. SmoAroaa, Fkbkcaby 7, 1917. it Lomjo« ......Bank 4 m/s m 2/4| Demaad 2/4, Private 8 m/s m 8/4 On Fbakcb Bank T. T. 825 ok Ikdia Bank T. T. On HoMaKONii ..Bank d/d 1 pm Oa SmaHaaAi ...Bank d/d 83 On Java BankT. T. 187 OaJaraa
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      MINING.
      173 7 Is ne Buyers Seller* 10 10 Ampang 6.50 6.50 1 1 Aver Weng 1 JO 1.10 10 10 K&naboi 1.00 1.25 1 10 Kinta Association 8.50 10.00 41 £1 Kinta Tin 1.10.0 1.17.0 41 £1 Lahat Mines 4.00 500 10 10. Malayan Collieries 11.00 12.50 XI £1 Malayan Tin
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      RUBBER.
      650 7 vSil Bnyertl Belletl1 a/- a/- AUagai 2/8 a,» 2/- a/- Anglo-Jara 4/- 5/ih 1/- Anglo-Malay 10/- 12/--i- a/- Batana Malaka 8/3 8/6 41 41 Batu T;«» 3.0.0 4 0.0 il- 2/- Bekob 8/- 8/7* 41 41 Bnkit Kajang 2.15.0 3.5.0 41 41 Bnkit Lintana 8.10.0 4.2.8 2/. s/. Bakil
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      GENERAL.
      129 7 41 41 1. Smelting Co. 7.26 8.00 41 41 nti. 1.36 1.5.0 6/- I/- ■leetrie T'waya 4/- 6/--10 10 Fnaer Neave 40.00 61.00 60 60 W. Hammer Co. 68.00 M.OO 100 Howurth Brakine 45.00 55.00 100 7%Prel 100.00 100 100 K»ti Bio, Del. 94.00 par 10 10 Marnard Co.
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      DEBENTURES.
      48 7 United Engineers 8% 11,284 600 par Singapore Blectrio Tramways 6% £860,000 norn 5> I poreManicipal6% »1,878,000 j.ar Spore Municipal *i% Of 1907 11,600,000 lu%dis S'poro Municipal *i% of 1000 11,000,000 10%dis Spore Municipal 4% 2,000,000 16%dis S'txirc Municipal 4% A'HOO.WO X.M.S. 8% loan 1916 }15,0CG,000 par l%ym
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      107 7 SPECIAL PL* f S DURING THE CHAP-GO-MEH SEASON By the Famous STAR OPERA AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, North Bridge Road to-night: to-night:: By special reqiest of oar CHINESE XOSYA FKIESDS CINDERELLA AND THE GLASS SLIPPERS will be Htaxed. K. H. CIIEONG, Proprietor. WHY ALLOW your aog to suffer from that
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      608 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTEP, COMPBTRST BOOK KEEPBR. Apply Box No 60 Straits Time* 7- i— g HIMBEK MOTOR CYCLK FOR SALB, h p.. fixed engine, pxcellent condition. On vittw Ching Eeng Lee Co., Raffles Place. *200 or bout off<r. I—9- 2-2 COCONCT B"»T*TK. Experienced Planter reck appointment as Manager, permanent or
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      488 7 ra "GARRICK" CIGARETTES |V,»GIN.». WSi SMOKING MIXTURE. Cigarettes per tin of 50, 75 cts. Smoking Mixture, Ordinary and Coarse Cut in y K lb. tins $1.10 DUTY PAID. On Sale at all Dealers. FOR SALE, sporting sun, 12 bore. hammerless fj-ctor, by Sco'.t and Webley. Excellent condition, nearly new. Owner
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      131 7 NOTICE. Tbe extraordinary general meeting cf Sson Keck, Limited, wi 1 be held at 7, Malacca Street, on February 17. 1917, for the purpose o( approving of a proposal to invest a snm wast tbe Company can afford in the British j War Loan. Tui-i ooaree is prompted purely out
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    DEATH.
    25 8 Mathii.— On February 6, at the General Hospital, Singapore, at 11 p.m., Peter Mathie, Engineer. Interment at Bidadari Cemetery at 5 p.m. to day.
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    The Straits Times. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7. DEGENERACY EXAGGERATED.
    1261 8 The Straits Times. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7. DEGENERACY EXAGGERATED. Pig-dogs, cowards, degenerates cambering the earth, ignorant fools incapable of any higher thought than sport— is it for sach as these to bar the way of superman, of tbe race which has evolved kultur j So the German in tbe year 1914
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    25 8 Next Sunday, at S. Matthew's Church, Sepoy Lines, there will be Holy Communion at 9.15, and evensong and sermon as usual at 5.30 p m.
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    25 8 The annual meeting of the Y.W.C.A. will be held this afternoon in tbe Victoria Theatro at 5.80 o'clock. All friends of the institution are invited.
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    29 8 Following the practice adopted by His Majesty's Government the Government of India have decided to require certificates of origin and interest for wines shipped to India after January 31.
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    65 8 Tbe statistics of tbe tea exports from Java show that during tbe first 9 months of 1915 and 1916, 68,000,000 and 70,000,000 half -kilos, respectively, left the island. In tbe corresponding period of 1914 those exports amounted to only 52.000,000 half-kilos. Exports from Sumatra reached in the first H months
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    93 8 The British Minister for Pensions, Mr. Barnes, in the course of a speech, stated that he aimed at assisting disabled soldiers to earn money. He added that if a man was hurt or disfigured he would receive a definite sum, irrespective of bis earning capacity. Widows provided a problem. He
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    108 8 The following property was disposed of by auction by Messrs. Ching Keng Lee and Co. at their saleroom yesterday afternoon Freehold land and bouses 6 1, 6 2, 6 8, 6 4, 6 5, 6 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17 1, 17
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    131 8 Mr. Sheedy, Assistant Superintendent of Police, in the third police court this morning, charged Koo Kek Guan of 237. Tanjong Pagar road, with assisting in carrying on a public lottery, being tbe occupier of the premises used as a common gaming honse, and receiving money in respect to a Chap
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    140 8 In tbe first summons court this morning, before Mr. W. Langham Carter, the Hon. Mr. C. J. Saunders, Registrar of Companies, summoned Messrs. Guthrie and Company, Ltd for failing to bold an ordinary general meeting of that company in tbe year 1916. punishable under Section 5414 of tbe Com panics
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    143 8 Professor J. Argyll Campbell, D.Sc, delivered an illuminating and most interesting lecture on The Brain," at tbe V.M.C.A. on Monday night. Assisted by a series of excellent diagrams, the lecturer conveyed to bis hearers a vast deal of information about tbe contents of tbeir brain boxes and simplified a highly
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    156 8 His Excellency tbe High Commissioner has received information from tbe Army Council through the Right Hon. the Sucre tary of State for the Colonies, says the Malay Mail, to the effect that owing to the very rapid expansion of the Royal Flying Corps, and the unceasing generosity of tbe various
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    456 8 Mr. B. M. Webber baa returned from leave Mr. T. S. Dumbreck is now with tbe forces in East Africa. Mr. O. B. Cargill, late of Sangkai, went over to Franco in July last. Major J. A. Cbamier, formerly Adjutant M. S.V.It baa been awarded tbe D.S.U.
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    Music in the Gardens.
    52 8 By tbe kind permission of Lieut. Col A. B. Garrett and tbe officers of the King's Shropshire Ligjt Infantry, the band of the regiment will play in the Botanic gardens this (Wednesday) evening, at 5 p.m., weather permitting, tbe "election of music which was announced for
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    War Relief Funds.
    74 8 We have received a cheque for ?:!H 09 from the Kota Tinggi Club, with a request to place it ,to the credit of whichever war tund we consider most deserving. Some differences of opinion are possible, no doubt, about all the others, but Ifeg Blinded Soldiers and
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    A Motor Smash in Ipoh.
    167 8 A motor accident took place on Sunday night on Club Road, Ipob, almost opposite the Ipoh Club. It appears that Mr. D. R. Davidson, assistant accountant. Chartered Bank, was riding on his motor bicycle towards the town and Mr. H. P. Surrey's car was coming
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    Mr. Manhattan.
    165 8 Mr. Alex Kellaway in tbe title role of Mr. Manhattan played by tbe Bandman Opera Company at the Victoria Theatre last evening was really good and shewed a good deal of energy. Miss Marjorie Manners at the heroine of the comedy waa equally attractive. Miss Addie Leigh figured
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      115 8 <VV H A y The F| C HT for TRADE I vfc /vX^J> after pEACE SaU J| wiU demand CS^^ EFFICIENCY j j M ri! Ir V tn YOUR office I I 9et a Sloneo Jiling System NOW t S;RONE.O X-itiM j 9 INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) uuuuuuoctbd&uucftjatotftai^taiJLjiJiJdEcl FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR NEW
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      253 8 A. Plotura Pro^ramms TO NIGHT THAT WILL SIVE YOU SOMETHING TO TALI AIOUT AT THE HOUSE OF QUALITY ALHAMBRA Beach Road Tbe Home of Feature Attractions The Leading Theatro in Singapore A Programme of features To night. KfMMd to the accompaniment of SPECIAL MUSIC, played ai it should bs played
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    THE WAR.
    2481 9 AMERICAN ACTION The German Attitude Uncertain. Climb Dow/v Considered Probable. XX? TfLtJKA>>. London. February 5 H .lO p.m. Stockholm At a conference of the Centre an 1 National l/boral leaders on 'anuary 31, Bethmann-lljllweg stated that tbe German A lmiralty calculated that the world tonnage had reached the
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    Active Service.
    186 9 HELP FOR MEN GOING FROM MALAYA. We very gratefully acknowledge additional subscriptions to the Active Service Help Fund. Men who have passed tbe requisite medical and military tests, and whose departure is sanctioned by the Advisory Committees, when reference to such committees has been necessary, should communicate with
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    Coconut Planting.
    767 9 A VALUABLE AND PRACTICAL GUIDE. I Hitherto tbe most reliable source of in- formation on coconut planting in Malaya has been Bulletin No. 2. of 1910, written by Mr. L. C. Brown, late Government Inspector of I Coconut Plantations F.M.S. We have bad 1 occasion to refer to
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    272 9 Opening of the Spring Race Meeting. (From Our Own Cokrfspondkst). Kuala Lumpur, February 6. Tbere was excellent weatber and a fair attendance at the opening day of the meeting, for which the going was good. Results Pahano Stakes.—! Silvia (Mat Noor) 2 Silverlight (Norman); I Nullius (P.
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    24 9 Mr. N. F. W. Paul, owner of Tarsus Estate, Negri Sembilan. baa left for borne. He hope* to obtain a commianion in the R.N.R.
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    Letter from Home.
    2087 9 PRESIDENT WILSONS CHRISTMAS BOMBSHELL. From Our Special Correspondent London, December 29. President Wilson's note to the belligerentv. has fallen like a bombshell in this country disturbing what Christmas peace the borroiß of war bad left to us, and Bending us inn vast field of speculation where daylHjtl
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    PROPAGANDA BY FILMS.
    825 10 The Peking and Tientsin Times has some very pertinent observations on British indifference to calumny. For the first eighteen months or two years of tbe war, it says, the Germans were flood ing China with scurrilous literature about tbe Entente, and spending money freely upon any enterprise
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    The Peer and the Penny.
    123 10 At the Agricultural Hall recently only two out of four telephone boxes were in working ■alar. The little crowd waited tbeir turn, (Juex Senior relates in the London Even my News, while tbe owner of one of tbe oldest nauius in the Peerage could not
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    Shipping from Japan.
    110 10 There is groand for stating that, as the 1 1 suit of communications which have passed between the Rritisb and Japanese Govern uients, an agreement lias been arrived at by which the shortage of tonnage may very soon be considerably relieved. This applies, •ays the London correspondent
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    UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.
    538 10 Lecture to Singapore Medical Students. A meeting of the Medical Students' Literary Association was held at 8 p.m. on Friday, February 2. in the hall attached to tbe F.M S. Medical Hostel. The hall was crowded and among the distinguished visitors were Dr. Finlayson, Dr. J. T. Duncan,
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    THE HUN AS TASKMASTER.
    352 10 Prisoners Work in Mines and on The Land. A member of the Municipal Council of Bourg, a miner who has recently returned home, describes in Tbe Matin tbe way in which tbe Germans are exploiting tbe Briey mining district, in tbe Department of Mcurthu and Moselle.
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    Unconscious Humour.
    83 10 I'nconscions humour often lurks in clerical notices. On the door of the church in an Essex village the following note was displayed The rector will be glad to hear of any sickness or distress in the parish." A parish magazine has the following The vicar, in thanking a
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    45 10 The death has occurred at Eastbourne of Capt. Henry Michael Jones, V C, the senior holder of the decoration in Great Britain. The deceased, who was in his eighty-sixth year, won big decoration at the Battle of Alma while carrying the colours of his regiment.]
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    SOLDIERS AT EIGHTEEN.
    473 10 A Malayan Womans Ardent Appeal. We bave received tbe following from a lady correspondent As one reads tbe stirring announcement from London, January 30, Tbe Reserves 18 year olds called vp does it really convey any meaning of tbe stupendous sacrifice to us, or are these words
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    COMPULSORY SERVICE.
    354 10 Obligations on British Subjects In Ceylon. An important notification appears in a recent issue of tbe Ceylon Government Gazette regarding compulsory service and registration. It ia signed by Mr. R E. Stubbs, Colonial Secretary, and reads as follows It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor in
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    PUBLIC NOTICE PARAGRAPHS.
    146 10 Latest advertisements of the day appear on pages S and 7. Owing to the increasing cost of printing materials, the Chinese newspaper, Union Times, has increased its subscribing and advertising rates from the first moon of the Chinese year. Bret Harte's famous Btory of tbe romantic days
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    Belgian Slave Raid.
    2441 10 WHAT AN EYE-WITNESS SAW AT WAVRE. Tragic Scenes. An eye-witness write 9 in the Diily Telegraph as follows The district of Wavro (Brabant) consists of twenty-two communes there are 2,800 communes in Belgium. Tbe order wicb summoned at Wavre tbe entire male population between tbe ages of
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    JATS OF THE PUNJAB.
    327 11 An Incident in The Mesopotamia Campaign. The followiDK teWyram has been received wita«m. MenopoUmia— Sinn,.lana The cavalry r. turned from llai to day after camping there three days. It is a solid, comfortable little town, with a river frontage and covered bazaars Supplies were plentiful. Yeftterday
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    JANUARY RUBBER RETURNS.
    363 11 sskaf. 1 K.-J6M Ib*. Bikai. -2H.400 rW. Knblx 1 Company of Malay. -20.80. lb« Klpl.il 20.300 aW J lbIh.l.iin Stream- -Jl.4(M> 11,Karak IKOHo Idh. London Asiatic. -183.518 :bLuujut. ».;,500 lbs I'ataliDtt ">fi.T4o lbs. Kibu J 1 IbSelaba. "7 MM 11.TasoUan 141 IL-. Kubb r K-tat. c! .lohore.-49,5»8
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    738 11 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, February 5, 1017. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt, exchange and share brokers, issue tbe following list ot quotations this morning. The quotations oa sterling shares are only nominal. Norn. Valdi. I BUTSBS. -I.IH2/- Allagat 3/- Anglo J*>» 3/- Anglo- Malay
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      269 11 BAFFLES HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER CINEMA SHOW Saturday, February 10, RAFFLES REFRESHMENT ROOM Open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily RAFFLES BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY The beat in town Upcountry orders promptly executed. Br< >t 1 delivered at private residence daily. RAFFLES MOTOR GARAGE Cart* repaired, garaged, and cars on hire.
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    British Casualties.
    2306 12 London January 2. The fr.l lowing casualties arc ftp-.-ranoed Killed. -Lieut. C. A. F. Browo. Flying Corn; 'Jed Lieut. J. Larkin, Lincoln*, Capt. ,1. W. W. Nation, Hying Corps. Accidentally killed. -2nd Lieut H. Hews. Durham L.I. Reported killed.— Lieut. C. J. B. De U Bere, Gloucester*; 2nd
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    THE RUMANIAN CAMPAIGN.
    620 12 Our Allies Task Against Heavy Odds. An Independence men ber of the Hungarian Parliament coming from the Rumanian front has given a long interview to the correspondent of the Nepezava, explaining from the military point of view why the Romanians have Buffered defeat," says the Morning Post.
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    70 12 Boyd CV le reminds us that it it jast two yean since on the Western front the war settled down into a state of siege. In 1914 we are being besieged in 1016 the Germans were being besieged. In 1914 we were fighting for time. To adopt Mr. Lloyd George's
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    V.M.C.A. DUG-OUT HUTS.
    863 12 War-time Activities Somewhere In France. ETery day, since tbo commencement of war. the V.M.C.A. have spent £1,860 in carrying on their war work activities and developing them in new directions. The work is immeasurably xtronger than it was six months ago, said Mr. A. Yapp, the General
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    175 12 Outward. The following pttHsenger bookings to the Straits are taken from the London and China Bxpress. Per P. and O. steamer. From London to Singapore. Mrs. Low, Mr. and Mrs. Nutt, Mr. and Mrs. Cartiss, Mr. Orme, Mr. Heaney, Mr. aad Mrs. Adam, Mr. Watson, Mr. Wood,
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      229 12 HAS FORCED V *t jfek^***' > ITSELF ON THE PUBLIC /^\pl/ THK&S&.H SHEER ws|?x^ FXAKRO? jW <£•• Why Drink Foreign Mineral Waters? ZOM OUR LOCAL PRODUCT Is the Best Natural Mineral Water FOR THK Tropics GUARANTEED ABBOLUTELY PURE HI6HEBT MEDICAL CERTIFICATES Price list on application to SINGAPORE HOT SPRINGS. LTD.
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    Raub Rubber Estates.
    1154 13 STEADY PROGRESS ON THE PROPERTY. Current Year's Outlook, Tbe first ordinary general meeting of the Raub Robber Estates, Limited, was held on December 22, at the London Chamber of Commerce, Oxford Court, E.C., Mr. .James Durie Pattollo (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said I Gentlemen,
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      201 13 RECORD BARGAINS AT WHITEAWAY'S SALE WHITE BLOUBB PHI Aiiprn Immense variety of styles, quite bULUUIfCU the newPst patterns, all offered VDILE at one price. BLOUSES. $1.95 SPORTS FLU6Y WOOL SPORTS COATS in all shades, light in weight, COATS. Sale Price |y g 5 CHILDREN S WASHING TUNICS Plain, white and
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      234 13 BRITISH GAR OWNERS IT'S UP TO YOU to see that your car is fitted with BRITISH TYRES made in GREAT BRITAIN. It is difficult to understand the attitude of mind which allows Britishers and British Subjects at a time like the present tp be indifferent as to the origin of
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      668 14 W*ft»or Pkaok. Famine or Plentt. Life Insurance ib worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAX OTHER PROPERTY IB 7 THE BRE&T EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (iBOOajfOBATBD IB STBATTS SBTTLBMBBTa) MAAD OFFICB Wlnehasttr Houaa, UngapOM. LOBOOII OIBOTi M. Old Jewry, E.G. The Company has A 20.000 depoaited with the Supteme
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      373 14 INMIRANCE. 'union hie insurance company OF PARIB. (Incobpobatbo ib Fbabob). BSTABfcISBBD 1838. RBSBRVBS AND TOTAL OUARANTBBS 44,000,000 B undersigned. Agents tor the above OompsDy, are prepared to aoee^t fire riakn aa long or short periods at current rates 'JASH SBTTLBMBNTS promptly made by the agents ia Singapore, MOiNB OOMTB A
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      481 14 BAHKINfI. hONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Imoobfobatbd ib Hmmom), PAID-UP CAPITAL »18,000,0C0 RBSBRVB FUNDS Sterlißg £1,600,000 at Si/- 116,000,000 Silver 118,000,000 118,000,000 Bsaarve Liability of Proprietors 116^00,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS W. L. Patteadea, Bag., Ohairmaa. S. H. Dodwoll, Bsq., Deputy Chairman, Hon. Mr. C. B. Anton. I Hon.Mr.P.H.Holvoak O. T.
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      492 14 BAHKIHB. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATBD IN BNOLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER Paid op Capital in 80.00 C Shares ot 410 each m 41,100,000 ReaorvaFunJ 41,600,000 Reeerve LUbiUty ot Proprietors... 41,300,000 BANURS The Bask ot Bngland, The London City and Midlaad Bank, Ltd., The London County and Westminster
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      788 14 INSURANCE. ORIENTAL LIFE ASSJRAi.CE CO., LTD, BSTABLISUHD 1874. iMCOKI .KATB* IN InPIA •I par oaat of tha Fund*, or $23,000,000.00 are iavastad in Government Sscuritiei 42 years' record progrct-s and inert tt.wng i tubiaty. LOW tATE! for aon-rorfeitanla Endowmant Assurances with Profits A man aged 80 can secure IS, COO
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      74 14 THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (INCURroIiATKI) IN QuUUßafi All kinds of Life and Ecdowmont I'olioior issued. BUTHRIE* Co., Ltd.,;GuneralAgentn, Singapore j F. S. BVaNS, Manager, South Kadturu Asia i 6 9-c IMIBN 'NSUftANCE OFFICE. LIMITED. (InCOKI'OfcATBD N HONOKON9). Capital Subscribed... l2,(soo 000 Amount paid-up 600,000 Bescrvo fund 1,600,000 Hbad Orrica,
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    THE MOTORING WQRLD.
    856 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. The Motorists' New Year's Eve H. Ma«sac Buist, writes in The Observer, 1 of 1 >eceinber 31 The third New Year's Eve siuco the outbreak of war finds all the belligerents on the threshold of quite unprecedented motor activities. In tbe
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
    124 15 Over 100,000 Invitations Issued By The Board of Trade. All arrangements (or tbe British Industries i -in which will be beld from February 26 to March 9 next, are complete. Over 100,000 invitatiooß, including those to oversea buyers. are to be issued by tbe Board of Trade.
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    65 15 in. l narinn of gnuc on food fit for l.uman cnu- uiupl:uu is to b.- deprecated, »uni Mr. CliarUn rlathurst, I'arliaruentary S uret.ry of the l\i>l Controller, when bis attention was drawn in the Huuke of Commons to the account of maize and other feeding slotfa given to pheasants. Tbe
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      310 15 Use Ali-:B:g»l*;*g=»l* ROM TYRES '.'yr are of paramount tf 'U^fc mportanc^ to you— and the life of your car, p. nis cpon t.jir reliability, yoar run- varj according to tluir lurabiiity, yonr comlort hi kiyely affectea by tbsir resiliency, »nd last, but not lea-t.y 'ir iui'.ial outlay Vju the t>;
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      52 15 Jin No ADVANCE rt H v""JP^& OF JEn DUNLOP TYRES ilililfiM reduction HIHRIL which other people endeavDUNLOP RUBBER Co, (PAR EAST) UU, INC: m HOMKOMB. SINGAPORE! $TELASTIC TYRES BRITISH and BEST I WRITE FOR PARTICULARS OF OUR GUARANTEE SCHEME. IT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. ■OLE AGENT! International Trading Co. I
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      1135 16 A^ B. MACKAYS Q THE ORIGINAL f^ .LIQUEUR WHISKY. As supplied to both Houses of OBTAINABLE FROM ALL IUP^ 1 FIRST-CLASS DEALERS ,>'- '^L^fi Soie enta A AOAMSON, GILFILLAN Incorporated in England) Singapore Penang and Malacca. BITUATIONS VACANT WANTED. AN ASSISTANT BAKBER. Apply to Mrderne Salon be loifftur. Soerabaia Bi-'-a—
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      581 16 HOUSES TO LET TO LBT, No. 20, Kirn Keat Road. Apply to Yeo Hook Hoe, No. 8, Raffles Place. 2 12-u TO LET, Dunrobin, Barker Road. Immediate entry Apply Lee Cheng Van k Co. 1 7-n TO LBT. Booses No. 7, Chanoery Lane Apply to Cbiog Keng Lee k Co.,
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      305 16 PAINTS OILS OF ALL COLOURS and Makes at reasonable prices for immediate veryKIAM KIAT Co. 108and109. Market Street. Phonk sahi No. 431. G. R. LAMBERT&Go. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS 3 Orchard Road, Telephone No' 1000. JHE OLDEBT AND LEADING STUDIO Unequalled Facilities, Ample RiHources, and tbe Requisite Experience, are all at our
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      298 16 NEW YEAR SHIPMENTS AT OLD YEAR PRICES! 500 Scythe Blades. 20 Engineers' Ratchets Braces 1,000 Dozens Sponge Cloth 160 Gross Brass Eyelets and Rings 25 Rolls Brass Wire Gauze 76 Sheets Asbestos Compressed Jointing 20 Coils Tarred Ratline, 12 to 18 threads 12 Coils Deep Sea Lead Line 50 Pieces
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      497 16 NEW MOTOR GARS Fop HIRE If you wish to hire a car make sure that you get a reliable and comfortable c*r winch will ensure a pleasant drive B) placing your onln with us, as we only supply FIRST-CLASS CARS. STRAITS MOTORCAR SERVICE 215 A 216, Orchard Road (Next to
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      318 16 Straits V)imes. Temporary Telephone i 58. All communications relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All communications relating to business matters advertisements, subscriptions, accoants, printing, etc. shoald be ad. dressed to THE MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.— Mlscellane ous wants of every description arc inserted in the
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