The Straits Times, 14 May 1917

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    14 1 The Straits Times. NO. 25,414 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. MAY 14. 1917. PRICE 10 CENT 6.
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      212 1 MILKMAID SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Price vow $16.90 pet eaae NOTICE. With reference to the advertisement of the sale of "HOLLY BRAND" MILK appearing in the Singapore Free Press over the name of Messrs. Huttenbach Bros. Coy., and stating such milk to be as supplied by Joseph Travers Sons, Ltd. (London),
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      239 1 E Call and inspect our stock of I NEW GOODS FOR GENTS' WEAR, j V "Heath's" Fur Felt wwte Md Coloured r T Hals Neglige Shirts. I in the latest shapes and shades. Stiff Soft Collars. Nl rl SOFT PLUSH HATS £k PLAIN FANCY TIES in dark-green only, mk in
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      15 1 JEFFREY'S PILBENER BEER. 1 Soli Aoimts AOAMBON GILFILUN CO LTD (Inecrpor&Ud n Knf Und) J
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    Hobgoblins and Bogeys.
    1134 2 AMENITIES OF POISON GAS DRILL AT THE FRONT. The Death-Cloud. A corporal, writing to Tbe Express from Somewhere in France, says: Tbe moot grievous of all the complaints that the soldier has against tbe German is that be has deliberately taken the gentlemanly quality out of fighting
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      301 2 THE PERFECTED NERVE FOOD. SANAPHOS I T.IEIL^AL RECONSTRUCTIVE NERVE FOOD L A MM. WHW HIS PWEPSM AND H^AJIIA Tempting, Palatable, Wholly Digestible. I". irliT and inferior products, representing Sanaphos is producing results which ara to give tbe HM directly the truly remarkable. ■it they c.innot gel It 'in ordinary Unlike
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      304 2 WARRANTED FIFTEEN YEARS fifc^—^—^^ Packed Pm*. rmuci Pud Jim f*m 7v'i"*°EUt° lCil I .J, l 'ml*, T MT Su"' #V P— tT Cotfa n I r y Flymfm '7»H^rif £3. .f0t. JB9 PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS. Amateurs' Work Developing, Printing and Enlarging. Repairing Cameras KONG HING CHE3NG& COMPANY Adelphi Hotel Buildings). Singapore,
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      538 2 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS WAR LOAN BONDS. Rearing Interest from the date ol purchase at 6 per cent per iiiib, payable Half-yearly on the 15th May and tbe 15th November. Repayable at par on the 15th November, 1919. PRICE OF ISSUE 100 PER CENT All proceeds of this issue will be lent
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    Imperial Preference.
    913 3 A POLICY FOR EMPIRE AND ALLIES. No Seeds of Dissension. Now that we are within measurable distance of tbe adoption of the policy of Imperial Preference, it is useful to consider certain aspects of the subject oat of which its opponents have in tbe past sought to make
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    70 3 It is of interest to recall tl.at before the war tbe line La Fere-St. Gobain (JraonneRheims wai generally considered as one on ulikl: tic French armies could offer a p< Kir ful it distance to an enemy advance and bar tbe road to Paris. After Cbarleroi, and ii" 1 ill
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      722 3 NOTICE. I, Shirley Brook. T*nge, hereby Rive votiee that I (ball Dot bu rcaponaible (or at-y debts or Labilities incorn d by my wife, Edith Mildred Lange, she having left my protection. Dated this Tth day of May, 1017. SHIRLEY BROOKS LANQE, Birgaporc Robber Works. 86—14-6 THE TAPAH RUBBER ESTATES.
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      395 3 Cockle's Pills stop serious illne ficforc it begins: l)v curinß the minor ills. Every illness, remember, is heralded !>y onr or otlier ol these warn n(js const ipat:on, biliousness, sick headache, indigestion, torpid liver, i.Miuik, cl(i>ri'sbion, nc: vous irritability- Cockle's Pill 1 go to the cause t v. i .hnr
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      784 3 INSTANT RELIEF FOR DIZZINESS AND SPECKS BEFORE THE EYES Liver derangement is tho cause behind thrse distressing conditions and only restoration of perfect natural action can iff.-ot laatinn cure. That ii why Dr. Casstll's Instant Relief is so iuirai amrably xuperior to the old fnsbionod cat artic liver pills and
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      476 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL L STEAMSHIP 00., LTD. (Inoobpobatbd im Jatan EUROPEAN LINE A aon ioe is maintained brtwien Yokohama, via ports and London under mail oontraoi with tht Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin screw Steamers maintaining thin serrioe have been specially designed and oonstraoted, and are fitted
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      665 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O.- British India AND Mpcar L-ine. (Compamibs Incobpobatbo im Bnolamo). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. FBNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SAILINGS. (Under Contraot wltb Hli Majesty aovermaent), t-or China, 4apan, Panang, Oeylon, Australia, India, Aden, Kgypt, Mediterranean Ports and London. MAIL LINES. HOMBWABO IFOB ECBOPB) OOTWABD (FOB OaUMA) INTERMEDIATE DIRECT
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      608 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE SIAM STEAcVI NAVIGATION CO.. LD. (Inoobpobatbd im Sum). SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Kretay, Tringganu, Bisut, Semerak, Baoho, Kelantan, Tabai Bangnara, Telupin, Panarai. Patani, Singora, Laoon, Kobsamai, Bandon, Langsaen, Ciiampon, Kohiak A Bangkok. Due Departure s.s. ASDANG May 14 ie, 3 p.m. s.s. BORIBAT 21 23, 3 p.m e.s. PRACHATIPOK
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      595 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. OOMBIHKO ftaTRVIOB OP THE OCEANS. 8. CO.. LTD. ilncospobatbc in England) SJH THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO.. LTD. (Incobpobatbo in Ensland) BBTWBBN Fr«mant:e i Perth Norf h-W.a* Australian Ports, Java ■nd Singapor*. Regular sailings between Singapore asd Western Australia calling at Java (aa is ducement offers), Derby,
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      634 5 STEAMER SAILINGS STEAMER SAILINGS. HDO-CHINA STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (iNOoaroaATBD in Enoland) £>•*•« t •«rvto« to Japan via Hong<ceng t% •Hanghmi, and to Oaloutta, vial Panting, from Singapore. I'tking oc'VO on through Bill* of Ladirg Icr Canton. M*cao, Swatow, Amoy, Chi too. Tientsm. N- ehwang, Yangtaae poita hoi noaa tbe
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      633 5 FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF BINEAPJRE. SINGAPORE MARINE INSURANCE AGENTS ASSOCIATION. Tie offices cf members of tbe above associations will be closed for tbo transaction of bnsincas on Tuesday and Thursday, May 15 and 17, 1917, at 1 o'clock. By Order of tbe Committees, OATTEY AND BATRMAN, Secretaries 12 6—14-6 NOTICE.
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      240 5 For Rubber Factories^^, THE "SIMIT" save-room RACK 288 Coagulating Trays Of 18 ft. x 9 ins. x 3% ins. on a floor space of 10 ft 8 inc. x 3 ft. 6 ins. and only 5 ft. 6 ins. high. Particulars from SINE. DARBY CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS)
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      272 6 LEOLIN M. THIN LIQUID POLISH LEOLIN differs from all existing furniture polishes and cream*. It oontain.no wax or other dost harbouring ingredient, and leave, a hard and lasting brilliant polinli. which dope not fingermark and it remove, all dirt. Beside, this, it i. a KEVIVEK and the constant one of
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      95 6 RAOELLA RUBBER EBTATE. LIMITED. Notioe i. hereby given that tbe Directors have declared an Interim Dividend of 16 per oent, tree ot War Tax, on account of the year ending December 81, 1917, payable to shareholders on the Register on May 31, 1917. AND NOTICE is hereby further given that
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      423 6 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE. Notice i. hereby given that all Road. within Government Honee Domain will be closed to the Public from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on each of tbn following dates vis:— t May 16, 17, and 19. O. HOLDEN. i Executive Engineer. 14 6 A— lB 6 THE
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      403 6 COUTURIEUX is a famous French Doctor and Chemist, who was at one time the chief of tbe Laboratory of tho Hospital* of Paris. As a result of tbe long experience lie. ocquired in pharmaceutical preparations bis name affords a sufficient guarantee as to tbe trustworthiness of the products ot his
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    98 7 FIXTURES. Monday, May 14. High Watst 2 42 a.m., 4.44 pm juesday, May 15. **i«h Watm 4 6 a m., 5.58 p.m. Singapore AN*i/.es. Singapore Kace inneting. Wednesday, May 16 High Water 5.88 a.m., 6.54 p.m Thursday, May 17. High Wale* 7.7 a.m.. 7.47 p.m. Singapore Race
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    SINGAPORE MAiLS CLOSE.
    138 7 T'l-OAI, Batu P\bat 2.30 pm P. Sweltenbam and Teluk Anson 2.80 pm Malacca and Muai i pm Manila 4 pm Kota Tinggi 4 pm Kota Tinggi 4 pm Hbio, Lirnjya and Singkep 4 pm To-mobbow. .ucob 8.30 am fulau Batam and Pulau Bulang 8 30 am Pulau
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    Trtin Services.
    309 7 The mail tra a* from Singapore for t'i aortli leave Tan. lioad station daily at 7.7 a.m .nd 7 cm., ar..v:o. at Kuala Lumpur a '.18 p.m. and 6.40 a.m. respectively. Tb Chrooga exprt-o t- Penaag loaves Kas t lirpcr at 8 a.m. Mfc arriving at Penan.; li
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    Malls for Europe.
    98 7 Oar attention ban been called to tbe fact hat our arrival* in London are muoh behind (hose published elsewhero. Our rul» i* to fit v arrivals only when they are officially f ported in the Post Offici notioen, and no 'atw date than that primed above ha*
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    147 7 hXCHANOB. OaLotu*. Bank4m/i a/4) Dem-d M Private 8 m/i 2,4 H On Krancb Bank T. T. 818 B~> T" T On HoHOKOna...Bank d/d m, 2i%fm Ok Shadobai ...Bank d/d C6J mta Ba-k T. K. IBfl o» Jafak Bank 109 Sovereigns —baying rate t8.64 India Council Bills last
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      MINING.
      173 7 vs£ Bn BeUerB -10 10 Ampang 5.60 6.00 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.26 1.60 10 10 Kanaboi 1.2 > 1.40 10 10 KinU Association 925 10.(0 41 £1 KinU Tin 1.10.0 1.17.6 41 £1 Lahat Mines 4.00 600 10 10. Malayan Collieries 12.00 12.50 £1 £1 Malayan Tin 1.15.0
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      GENERAL.
      119 7 £Zl B a Seller8 II 411 Smelting Oo, 7.25 7.50 II 41 Pwf. 1.8.6 1.(0 Blectrie Tways 4/- 0<10 10 Prases Neavp 43.50 45.00 BO 60 W. Hammer* Co. 65.00 08.00 LOO Howartb Brakioe 58.00 60.OO 100 7%Pral. 100.00 100 1C0 Kits Bro, Del. par 120.00 10 10 Maynard
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      DEBENTURES.
      46 7 UoitodEngineers 6% 11,284,500 par Singapore Electric Tramways 6% £860,000 ncm S'poreMonicipal6% 11,878,000 par Spore Municipal 4«% of 1907 $1,600,000 lOj&dis S'poru Municipal 4|% of 1906 t1.000,000 10%dis Spore Municipal 4% 2,U00,0U0 16% dM Spore Municipal 4% £800.000 F.M.S. 6% loan 1916 115,000,000 99.C0 ICO.OI ixintercsl
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      RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
      310 7 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s and Messrs. Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prices. Fraser Lyall A Co. K vatt. \lor Gajah (SI) 4.00 4.10 400 4.10 \mal. Malay (2) 0.20 0.40pm U.iO 0.40 \yer Hitam (ss] 14 25 IS.CO 14.00 15.00 \yer Kuning (91) 130 1.40 1.80 1.4
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      480 7 LITEST ADVERTISEMENTS FOR S ALE.onn 97 h p "Tansye" kerosme o<l engine in good workioe orrier. Apply to Harrisons and CrotfHd, L*d Kna'a Lnmpar or Manager, Selaba Estate, Telnk Anson. lt-6 a— 21-6 WANTED, clerk and book keeper as locum t<>nens fnr six months commencips Jane 1. Salary 1 100.
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      421 7 The Systematic Treatment of TIN-WOLFRAM ORES CRUSHING CONCENTRATION PLANTS. ELECTRO-MAGNETIC SEPARATORS. Manufactured in England by FRASER CHALMERS, LTD. (Incorporated in England) EASTERN BRANCH, SINGAPORE. i I AUCTION SALE Of VALUABLE FRBEHOLD EUROPBAN BCNOALOW, ■BMRJ *s TAUNTON, No. 33, STEVENS ROAD, At Messrs. Ching KeBR Lee A Co.'s Sale-room. H»tll s
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      101 7 TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT > t Tanjowt Patar Read Trams Pass ths Poor SECOND SHOW. AT U.l'. Sharp. Gsorgs Oray (Tha Fifhtint Parsoa) presents 4 parts THE ROAD TO RUIN 4 parts A piotnre play of exceptional merit. Founded upon th-j celebrated academy pictures. Described by tbe "Times" as Tbe griatest
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    DEATH,
    18 8 Amums —Mary Abrams, widow of late H Abrams, at Corbally, Cavenagb Road, age 68 Funeral BiJadari 5.30.
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    The Straits Times. MONDAY, MAY 14. BALANCING CHANCES.
    1059 8 The Straits Times. MONDAY, MAY 14. BALANCING CHANCES. Admiral Capelle, speaking in tbe Reichstag on tbe German naval estimate? claimed that in three months submarines bad deatroyed 1,329 ships of 2,800.000 tons. The figures, wo may be sure, do not err on the side of caution, as it is not
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    23 8 The preliminary enquiry into the alleged defalcations by the Ipub Chief Police Statiui. clerk, Boty Ah Wee, has been postponed tiil May 18.
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    25 8 Tbe installation meeting of Lodge Scotia, No. 1003, 8.C., Penan*, v to be held on Thursday. May 17- The H.W.M. elect ii> Bro. T. Wilson.
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    51 8 Bullecourt, captured by the British, is a village of VH) inhabitant*, 16 kilometres east south east of Arras, on the north of the railway from that town to Cambrai, wbilt Koeox is ten kilometres on tbe north east of Arras, a little south of the railway from lhit* town to
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    27 8 Mr. L. Gordon Cranna, General Secretary of tbe V.M.C.A will give a lecture on "Active Service' in the C.C.A. Hall, Prinsep Street, on Thursday, at 8.16 p.m.
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    25 8 Thursday next being Ascension Day there will be a Choral Celebration at St. Andrew's Cathedral at 7.80 a.m. The service will conclude by 8.30 a.m.
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    34 8 Three months' rigorous imprisonment was tbe sentence passed this morning by Mr. Mudie, third magistrate, on Ho Keon Tin, convicted of tbe theft of a quantity uf rubber from a godown in Cecil Street.
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    36 8 For snatching $100 in notes from a money changer in Market Street, a Hylam boy named Liang Seng Liang was this morning ordered by Mr. Mudie, the third magistrate, to receive ten strokes with a rotan.
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    48 8 Two men were charged in tbe second police court this morning in connection with tbe theft of 1660 in notes from tbe bonse of Dr. Mehta, 101, Selegie Road— Eusope with theft as a servant, and Mohamed Hum-in with abetment. A remand until tbe 2Ut inst. wad ordered.
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    45 8 Pleading guilty to importing cbandu into the Colony, and possession of non Govern ment cbandu, Hassaa, a Malay, was this morning, in tbe second police court, fined •250 and costs or three months' rigorons imprisonment on the first pharge, and cautioned on tbe second charge.
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    46 8 The British Consul General at Batavia has presented £3,815 to tbe Overseas Club tor the purchase of two up-to-date aeroplanes. This sum has been raised by tbe British community in tbe Netherlands East Indie*. Residents overseas have now contributed ninety-five units to tbe Imperial aircraft flotilla.
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    57 8 Two Eurasian women were fined in tbe second police court, this morning, for being drunk and disorderly in OaylaDg Road. Alice Clarke, with a previous conviction against her was ordered to pay (10 and costs with the alternative of 21 days' imprisonment, and her sister, Emily Walker, was let oS
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    56 8 Mr. W. D. Scott, Police Magistrate, Ipoh, beard a case on Thursday afternoon in which a Chineso towkay of Cbemor, named Thai Cheong, was charged with having offered an illegal gratification of 115 to Sanitary Inspector Mohamed Esab, on the afternoon of May 9, at Chemor. Accused was fined 1100
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    57 8 Mr. W. Langbam Carter, first magistrate, this morning sentenced Tan Heng to two years' rigorous imprisonment for housebreaking with intent to commit theft at 199, Havelock Koad, occupied by Sin Hob Van. As Tan Heng id also discovered to be a returned banmbee, there will be farther trouble for him
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    59 8 Two Bills relating to commercial matters are published in the F.M.S. Gazette as about to be introduced in the Federal Council. Tbe first is to make such provisions as are necessary to enable the Anglo -Portuguese Commercial Treaty to be extended to the F.M.S., and the second to consolidate and
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    73 8 A correspondent writes: An old hotel keeper in this part of tbe world, has just retired from business, after about forty years as a licence bolder in Singapore, Penang, and Bombay. Mrs. S. Abramovit/, the hotelkeeper referred to, lias disposed of her interest in the Baldwin Hotel, Tanjong Pagar, and
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    76 8 A correspondent, commenting on the races, says Caramut was brought down by that evergreen old jockey and trainer, Charley Morton. Very few of the present generation of race-goers will recollect Morton some twenty-two years ago, when he rodu St. Veto at a Siugapire meeting, after which he went to Japan.
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    86 8 Inspector Costello and a body of police raided a gaiublem' den which was iv Ml daring a wayang performance at 14th milestone, Chua Chua Kjug K >ad. Tho yamblere, ten Chinese, showed tight, and it was with some difficulty that Hey were arrested. Brought before Mr. Clarke, second magistrate, this
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    92 8 The General Officer Commanding bas lately received a sum of 120 from H. A. G. 11. Kadario, 44, and 46, Toko British Indian Merc! aut, Handlaar, Djainbi, Sumatra, half of which is to be given to the lied Cross Kunds aud half to Indian Funds. Mr. Kadaxin propose* to give
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    145 8 The F.M.S. Government Gazette draws the intention of persons iuten Img to embark for Australian ports to the following definition of tbe world "passport, in the Commonwealth's Regulations Passport means a passport issued or renewed not more than two years previounly by, or on behalf of, tbe Government cf the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    352 8 Mr. O. Hereford has returned to Penang after short leave in Europe. Mr. K. Anderson, manager of Messrs ManMield and Co., has left fur home. Mr. O. Copley has arrived in Penang from home to take up bin old post in tbe Treasury. Mr. O. N. Allen,
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    Overseas Club Tobacco Fund.
    36 8 We very fjratt fully acknowledge SS from "Bowlers" to our fund for assisting tho Overseas Club to provide smokes for our soldiers and sailors. The total we have received is now $8,944.57.
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    Union Jack Club.
    58 8 I The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. W. Vick, c/o Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Singapore, begs to acknowledge with many thanks receipt of the following further contributions to the above fund Already acknowledged v 116,921 Dr. S. C. Yin 10 Capt. W. S. Fawcos 25
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    Motor Car Prosecutions.
    103 8 Inspector Hills prosecuted a number of motorcycle owners and motor car drivers in the senicr magistrate's court this morning. For driving a motor car in Stamford Road in a rash and negligent manner, Haji was lined Sl5 and costs, and Abu was similarly fined fora like offence
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    Charity Concerts.
    125 8 The management of the Europe Hotel bas ananged wha; should prove to be excellent concerts for Thursday and Saturday eveninuft in aid of the Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Fund and the loion Jack Club. My permission of Major Guest, of the Middltuex Kegiment, Lance-Corpl. Gordon Osborne, baritnui of
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    F.M.S. Government Service.
    252 8 Ah already n port. .1 Mr. M. D. Daly. Chief AfmiHtant District Officer. Kiota, leaves for Loiue shortly on m 'dical advice. Nays tlio Times of Malaya. His departure will caupe a vacancy whirl), iv tin; ordinary course of tbingH. wdolil havu o«in tilled by anotlitr A.
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      206 8 SMOKE W. D. ft H. 0. WILLS' lIS "GOLD StF I FLAKE" CIGARETTES Packed in /5/\ On sale at air-tight tine of 50 CIS. AU DealerB INSPECTION INVITFD. I.• New Goods The RACES! Smart New Saltings, Latest I St) les In Hats and Ties, New 1 Stocks of Boots and
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      210 8 ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY! TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT WHO IS THE CRIMSON STAIN P I>jn't mi-s a »mule opcode nntu yoi know WHO IS THE CkIMHON STaIN? The Perplexing Master Drama ot Modern Time*. AT TUB ALHAMBRA Tha Pioneer and Premier Houas of Quality Beach Road. Consolidated Film Corporation Present* Maurioe Costello A
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    THE WAR.
    4132 9 WESTERN POSITION. Sharp British Attack Made. Every Objective Gained. MISSION TO AMERICA. Great Enthusiasm in New York. RrcTFR's Trur vi«*s. London, May 11, 10.45 p.m. Field Marshal lliig rap. rts The enemy early thin morning launched a third attack, using tUtnoionwerter, south of the Sonche River. After three
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    OBITUARY.
    34 9 ■MimA Timin London, May 11, 1. to p.m Tli>! death! are announced of Dr. H. li Sweto, the author of many divinity w .rk- Mr. Harold Fielding hall Mr. Frid.-u. I. D. SaMOOO.
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    Malayan Man Power.
    2766 10 ACTION IN FEDERATED MALAY STATES. To tbe K Jitor of tbe Strait* Times. Sir.-l aui directed to forward herewith for publication, a preliminary litt of all Kuropeaox in tho Fedirated Malt; States whose naive« have tx«D N|hM as having volunteer! il fir Military Service, under tbe present
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    100 10 To-day's Business. Saunder's and Macphail's Daily Report Silver np 1,8 88. Hongkong 2/4| (2| p.m.) Shanghai 3 6} (06). Tin.— Sales. 100 tons at 9112{. Rubber 3 locally about 9150. Share market. No change in tone. Lnnas are offering at 97.50, Ayer Panas at 912.25, Scudais at
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    Royal National Life-Boat Institution.
    183 10 Royal National Life- Boat Institution. Tbe Rev. J. A. B. Cook. Hon. Secretory, informs us that tbe following donations have been received by Mr. A. W. Vick at tbe Chartered Bank Alrealy acknowledged $185 Tan Jiak Kirn, C.M.'i. 10 Brinkmann and Cj. S. D. 13, K H. A. 11, Q.
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    60 10 The committee of the Ceylon Association, Taiping. which met on tbe Bth inst., unanimously decided to honour Mr. S. Ramanatban. J.P., Kuala K ingsar, at a reception to be he! i on tbe 10th inst. at 5 p.m. in tbe asso ciation rooms and present him with a suit able
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    Central Engine Works.
    1286 10 BUSINESS AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The Best Year on Record. Tbe sixth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Central Engine Works, Ltd., was beld on Saturday ut the offices of tbe company, Ltidlaw Building, Mr. J. A Hami! ton, managing director, presiding. Tbe secretary (Mr.
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    COAST DEFENCE VOLUNTEERS.
    205 10 List of Appointments in The Force His Excellency the Governor hag been pleased to approve of tbe following appoint ments in tbe Coast Defence Volunteers Force, with effect from May 1, 1917: Lieut Commander Bertie Angelo Cator, R.N., to be in command of the Coast Defence Volunteers
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    TRAFALGAR, LIMITED.
    612 10 Visiting Agent Reports Excellent Tapping. Tbe seventh ordinary general meeting of Trafalgar. Limite 1, was held at the offices of tbe company in Princ? Street at noon, on Saturday, Mr. W. M Butcbart presided, and others present included Messrs. A. P. Cameron, H W. Noon, W. P. W.
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    APRIL RUBBER RETURNS.
    11 10 Sapong.— -iifiU lbs. total to date 116,406 !bs.
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      Lawn Tennis.
      67 10 Today's ties in the Ladies' Lawn Tonnis Club tournament are: Mixkd Docrlss, A Class. Mrs. Vowler and Mr. Tinsley owe 15 v. Mrs. Ridout and Mr. Mugliston owe 8. Singles Handicap. Mrs. Griffiths owe v. Mrs. Thomas reo. 15.2. Championship Pairs. Miss Richardson and Mr. Camoron v. Mrs.
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      Football.
      115 10 The final for the Colman Shiold. played under the auspices of the Malaya Football Association on tbe Reclamation ground on Saturday, produced an excellent game between the Simpolan Muhebah and the Fatbul Zaman Clubs. The former won by 4—l. Play was very fast in tbe first half, and although
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    Straits Settlements Association.
    248 10 Tbe annual meeting of tho Singapore branch of the Straits S ttlemeuts Association was held on Saturday at half past twelve in the Exchange room, the Hon. Mr. F. M. Elliot presiding over a small attendance including Messrs. A. Agnew, D. Y. IVrkiun, W. Makepeace, Hon. Mr.
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    Rubber Shareholders and Taxation.
    211 10 Tbe underlying motive of the small opposition to the le-e'ection of directors at the meeting of the Gula K&lumpong Company, says the L. and C. Express, seems to have been tbe attempt to elude taxation. This was the reason of tbo earlier attempt made some time
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    How French Trapped Submarines.
    125 10 The trapping of two German submarines was reported on March 'M by Captain E. L. Smitb, of the American steamer Alaskan, which arrived at Newport that day from La Pallice, France, for New York, according to the pilot *ho brought tlw ship into tbe harbour. The
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    59 10 Information has been rec'ived of the duiith on active servioe of Mr. J. Graves and Mr. E. B Nolson, both of tbe Bank of Bengal. Mr. Graves, who was attached to Jacob's Horse, is reported to have died of wounds in France. Mr. Nelson, who j nned tbe 1.A.K0. when
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      The War Tax
      395 11 To tbe Kditor of the Straits Times Sir. It would be a good idea for Mr. i'nuntney to arrange to attend a meeting in Singapore, similar to wiiat was done in I'enang. and answer the innumerable ciucriex that are at present worrying our minds. It would prevent
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      Bangkok and Singapore
      123 11 To the Editot of the Straits Times Sir,— Your correspondent < i lobetrotter mast have bit trotting around Bangkok a good many yean ago. If he went there at the present Uui I would tind that, thanks to a good »aur .-upp'y. cholera is practically dod luMint,
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      Adjectival China.
      136 11 T•) tbe i ditor of the Straits Times. In supporting your learned correspondent oi yesterday's date, on the subject undtr Mm bt&dine <<f China man," I have ■om> point* to elucidate as to how tbe word I thiu ecu.'.* to lit ag Dsed. Foreign people! occuft'onaJij by slip
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      Local School Hours.
      456 11 To the Editor of tbe Straits Times. Nu,-*-Haviiig heard tbat certain steps are abon. to be taken in tbe Raffles Girls' School tli r>'t>«rd to tbe hours of attendance, t venture to ask if the parents of those going to school think it tit to alter the
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    NO REVOLUTION IN GERMANY.
    428 11 Anti-Prussian Revolt of The States. The Daily Kxpress special corresponded at ibe tl.it: ue, wilting on March 25, said The stories, circulated with such persistence, that revolutionary outbreaks have occurred in various parts of Germany are untrue. This is proved by statements made to me by
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    HONGKONG SCHOOLS.
    275 11 Lack of Educational Facilities For Families of Moderate Means. A resident of Hongkong, says the N.-C. Daily News, who is on a visit to Shanghai, where he was formerly stationed, when ask t■! bow be liked the Crown Colony said that the outstanding drawback was the lack of
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    14 11 Programme of drills, etc., for week ending, Friday. May I*. 1917.
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    Singapore Civil Guard.
    63 11 Okill Orders kor May, 1917. Monday, 14.— Parades at Pearls Hill and Tanjong Pagar, 5.15 p.m. Friday, 18. -No drills. Monday, 21. Koute March, Parade at Boastead Institute, 5.15 p.m. Dismiss Boastead Institute. Friday, 25. -Parades at Pearls Hill and Tanjong Pagar, 5.15 p.m Monday, 28. Entire
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    59 11 Chief Artificer Engineer Joaeph rarrer, R.N., whose death in action has taken place, was serving on the Thistle, China squadron, when tbe present war broke oat. He served on tbe Thistle, tbe Triumph (flagship), and two other Hagahips, and took part in various operations there in *****6, as well aa
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      377 11 We have just received a large shipment of Guitars, Mandolines, AND OTHER Musical Instruments. We also hold full stocks of MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STRINGS S. MOUTRIE Co.. Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG) Hotel van Wijk Co., Ltd,, Telephone 662. Telephone 662. Every Night OUR EUROPEAN QUARTETTE will play during and after Dinner,
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      198 11 RAFFLES HOTEL RACE WEEK Tuesday, May 15 SPECIAL TIFFIN AND DINNER Dancing after Dinner. Thursday, M«.y IT SPECIAL TIFFIN AND DINNER Cinema Show after Dinner. Saturday, May 19 SPECIAL TIFFIN AND DINNER Dancing after Dinner. RAFFLES BAKERY CONFECTIONERY. TRY OUR WHO LI :.ME*L (BROWN) BREAD as recommended by the Food
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    Bagan Serai.
    1674 12 hVIDEND OF 30 PER CENT. FOR YEAR. The Piloting Programme. Tbr seventh annual general meeting of tbe ilagan Serai Co., Ltd., was held on March 27, at the offices. Pinners' Hall, 8 and 9, Aoatin Friar*. E.C., Mr. Arthur Young presiding. The Chairman said Gentlemen, before proceeding with
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    WASP FLEET.
    594 12 Motor Launches as I -Boat Chasers. The work ot the submarine chasers, many of which are now employed in the British Navy, and of which America proposes to bail I va«t numbers, is described in an article by Mr. H. Thomson Rich, recently published in the New York
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    Russia Driven Wild.
    1791 12 DR. DILLON ON THE RECENT REVOLUTION. Ex-Tsar and the Allies. Interesting light on tbe causes of the Russian revolution is shed by the following extracts from letters received in London early in the present year Irom Dr. E. J. Dillon, says the Daily Telegraph. Paris, January 19,
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    FUTURE OF GIBKALTAR.
    165 12 Spanish Officer Discusses Possible Exchange with Britain. General Primo de Rivera has been elected a member of tbe Spanish American Academy. In his reception speech he outlined tbe history of Gibraltar, and repudiated any idea of its being ceded to Spain under an alleged agreement between tbe
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    U-BOAT TORTURES.
    174 12 A Captain who died Raving Mad. A story told by Wayfarer in Tbe Nation, gives a hint ot tbe cruelties of the U-boat war. A ship was torpedoed in tbe Atlantic in bitter weatuer, two hundred miles from tbe Irish coast. Two lifeboats were launched. One sank, tbe
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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      189 12 /P^Pro^ucfojp^* of Industry /w v 3^London.^ r Cigarettes N0.[..555 per tin of 50-75 cents (including duty) pJCicAre^tesJ Bole Manufacturers s ARDATH TOBACCO CO., LTD. LONDON. THE WORLD'S GREATEST THIEF PROCRASTINATION THE ENEMY T') PROGRESS HAVE HIIVI BEAT BUY AN evinrude :r:r Don't Row Beware of Imitations— Just Go BUY FROM
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    Red-Cross Dogs.
    1188 13 BEST PHYSICAL TYPE OF MEDIUM SIZE. Their Training and Work. The dogs of war in these days are not ferocious, bat helpful. It ih estimated by Kllwood Heodrick, writing n the Red Cross Magazine that the various combatants now have in training sotup tea thousand dogs doinu lied
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      270 13 SMART FOOTWEAR Fop Ladies and Gents AT WHITEAWAY'S Gentlemen's High-class Brown m.ik( b.H- .]ial ty riDu i.v liow call Boots, En« ihU-makf, rel able quality, apptr* ard medittn lev.t, t r sole and u^t and comforUblc w.ar. %rT*I3.SO rn-r- Price $1*.50 F air. Ladies' Champagne Kid Court Ladies' White Walking
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      172 13 ■iflHKwJj Obtainable fro* fim orates a*o F or all Cars and mm Deiltrs. Hk Motor Cycles r!lo\_ LDDGE X SPARKING PLUGS The NAME ensures the dm GHSj quality a^T^sMM a^a» ThU familiar reference In the Lod-/c Wfrj—Wt name and Sparking l'lu,js is your |B ijreatcst MMPMM sWvtM OMI Satisfaction. Lodge
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      668 14 Wab or Peace, Famine or Plenty. Life Insurance is worth 100 cents on the dollar. WHAT OTHER PROPBRTT IB? THE y BEAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (laooaraaatmo ia Brains Samaaa«TS) MBA* bMIOI i WlnaHaa.— Mowaa, Slnsjapopa LONDON OVVIOBi SI, Old siawry, E.O. Tbe Cotupaay baa atSOtOOO deposited frHb sbe
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      373 14 BANKING. THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. Head Office tic lasors, Baf f let Chamasrs, 111, ■rsachss Malacca, 115, First Cross •tract, Maar, 77 79, Jalan (ultiman CAPITAL Registered $8,000,000 Issued •4,000,000 Subscribed ,8,600,000 BOARD OF DIRBCTORS: List Psn( Sltng, Esq., Chairmaa. The Hon. Dr. Lin. loss I Tsa Chant lock,
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      488 14 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporatrd in Honokono) PAID-UP CAPITAL 116,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS Sterling £1.600.000 at 2/- 110,000,000 Silver 118,600,000 188,500,000 Reserve Liability ol Proprietors 116,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. S. H. Dodwell. Bsq., Chairman, J. A. Plummer, Bsq., Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. C. B. Anton. B. V. D. Parr,
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      507 14 BANKING. SHATTERED BAKK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIAJNU CHINA, INCOBPORATBD IN BNGLAND BY ROYAL CHARTER Paid op Capital ia 80,00!) Shares ol 410 each 41,100,000 Reserve Fnad 41,900,000 Beserre Liability ol Proprietors^. 41,100,000 BANKIR3 SlSi **f 'i, 01 lMd lt£ L <»doa City aad MidlaaJ Baak, Ltd., Tbe Loadoa County sad Westminster
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      870 14 INSURANCE. Ettsbiisnsd 1874. THE ORIENTAL "^a. GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LTO. FUNDS exceed $30,500,000.00 ABSOLUTE SECLV.riY. Income m 1916 $4,309,51 7.50 I Total Out go in 1916 490 418 50 Assuraacs sffeeted is 1918... $4,230,542.15 Increase in Funds $1,81 9^099.00 Total Policies in iorce 65,84*2 atsurirp, with Bonus addition-,
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    789 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Starting a Ford Engine. F. O. B. writes in The Autocar: -Many people will maintain that the Ford is a difficult engine to start from cold, but, in the writer's experience, difficulty wben it occurs is always due to some temporary
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    HARPENDEN RUBBER.
    348 15 Distribution of 125 Per Cent. For The Year. The report of the Haipenitn (Selanuor) Rubber Company, Limited, states that the profit for the year, after writing off £1,490 for depreciation of buildiny ami machinery, was £43,417 to this must be added the balance br night forward. £2.114, making
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      181 15 ALL-BRITISH ROM TYRES M\\ USED BY THE BRITISH WAR OFFICE. THE ADMIRALTY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. THE ROM THREE-RIBBED TREAD TYRE. THIS b thj Kirn' aui)n*s- tyros tor Colonial assra. The s.ibitatT.iil rib-i pro7H j tb<9 tyro with t'Ju i Ml rabb.-r In.io sk'J linn propensities p3«rbl3 aad this result
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      197 15 Are You Satisfied That you are getting the value per mile out of youi Motor Tyres that you would do if you used ft DUNLOPS P IJ[ THAT IS ALL WE ASK 3pWKg«Hj|ffi Supplies may he obtained S^tjl'k «^l*v^ i l uffl 7S M Ltd,, or any other Leading Gpl
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      608 16 I gaj I 'Si S No tyre by any ether name grips the road like 1 1 1 1 1- Goodrich Safety Tread. ITAr# Safety comes from MtyUM •Goodnc/i Safety Tread* when you are buying tyree. fl d -^BBaaßßfc. KMBBIIBh. I I i i i Bjf HI f^-'i, ]|3 "A
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      456 16 MISCELLANEOUS. LADY TYPIST— Mrs. F. Cooper Abbs. Address Burlington, Colcman Street. Town Office, Raffles Chambers. 5 6 4-6 LODGINGS WANTED. European desires lodging; with quiet European family. Reply tttting terms to Box i'2s, Straits Times. 9 5— 16 5 DOGS WASTBD, Bull-Terriers or BallDogs (male and female), pups or grown
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      582 16 HOUSES TO LET. TO LBT. Houses No. 7, Chanoery Lane. Apply to Citing Keog L«e k Co., Auotioneers. 18-11—q TO LET, bunrobin, Barker Road, lmmediato eutry Apply Lee Cheng Van k Co. 17— v BUNGALOW TO LET, No. I*. Tai Jin Road (Balestier Road). Apply 8, Prince Street. 24-2— n
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      259 16 KIAM KIAT CO. 108 A 109, Market Street Phone same No. 4?1 Soli a hunts. THE MULCOTT BELTING Company, Limited (Uo.r»»r.t.d In Engl.nd Have just received a fresh shipment of JACKSON'S Varnish Stains IN Colours of ROSEWOOD, Oak and Mahogany at REASONABLE PRICES. G. R.LAMBERT Co. PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS S-a, OrchanTßoad,
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      407 16 GUAN KIAT Co., No. 36, Phillip StrMt Telephone Nos. 1861. 1862 and 1868. Private 1450 and Sunnyside 1078. Sole Agents FOR THE GLOBE BOILER FLUID TIM ideal fluid r»r cleaning and praitrving mam boiltrs. READY IN STOCK:— Armoured and Plain Robber Ho>e. Salter s Family Balauoes, 14, 28, and 60
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      493 16 NEW MOTOR CARS 'phone For HIRE T t" iptlj attends I I II J J your call with firstI m m ||l clans,lii^h priced cars, ttm^J^J day ao.l uiylit. CHARGES MOOERATE STRAITS MOTORCAR SfRVICE 918 A 916, Orchard Road (Neat to WEARNE BROS., Ltd.) Tolegrams: MOTORCAR, Singapore. To ADVERTISERS As
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      313 16 Straits V)imes. Temporary Telephone SB. All communications relating to editorial matters and news should bo addressed tc THB EDITOR. All communications relating 'to business matters—advertisements, subscriptions* accounts, printing, etc.—should be ad dressod to THB MAXAUER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.—Miscellane oos wants of every description are inserted in tbe ordinary body typo of
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