The Straits Times, 16 November 1917

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 25.572 SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1917. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      277 1 MILKMAID SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Price now $18.00 par (Ma Libby's Soups THE FINEST OBTAINABLE They are prepared from the choicest materials under perfect conditions and by experienced chefs, A tin makes six plates of the beet »»oup you ever tasted. Messrs. Jbibby, MeJieiW Jbibby state "If there was a way
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      293 1 NEW SUPPLY OP Jgi— HORNLESS GRAMOPHONES AND eS Iff^ THE U™ l LONDON'S GREATIIg^jT EST MUSICAL SUCCESSES 'j£yr "His Master's Voice 'EASY-CHAIR 1 ROUTE The recoid f perfect tonal purity to the WC3LD'S BEST MUSIC High JirkB Follow the Crowd sutm^ at bom in cusrfon and KstM Theodore Co. Betty
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      43 1 GOODRICH II! p~ S TYRfiS Building Materials We hold stocks of Italian flooring marble slabs 18" z 18" and 34" x 24"; white glazed tiles 6 z 6 oement flooring tiles 8" z 8", etc, etc. Particulars horn A. FRANKEL CO. Vlotorla Street.
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    British Casualties.
    1035 2 'owing oaMM'ii.v -»re rt»»ort<*l tube* MUM*. K tVatt,! U i n t>r rl 4 -LWM C. O. Hi Uaal J B. H. SVTraar Kl»iop '.Jurp*. repOTi- I I.] ,i. l)i.i.»OU, Irish Lioot. K -bar, inrrakilli&g t "oi.j-j 'Ut-. J Ud ir «ail l. c ,:y «porMI in iii-B,
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      534 2 rti sojo sic I A nr>f< wtih'>»»tf-»-.';T**»«if>«»» Caf I BS.A. medti. CYCLE k GARPIACE CO. laaX. tHaaaf aatf ftwaia Uaaitp r i l.aleat MJ «■>«» i Mt i —1— —an I Trie pMv •*>'! •'■r~. ping R-ior <■ AUTO d^ttJ* 3AriTTY FAZCE Sav.'H c. iaij,-t e^ a «jr bL- -^—^1
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      307 2 NO SrROPK.iG NO HONING ki« not many yean Z n vine* avery man who ahavrJ uaed »n apen-blad« razor— tnal deadly I all o»er tl« world are u«m» Ui« Gilletta Safety ff^^ 'k i tkaa the fact tKat the (.illcttc Safety Rasor \tj«»s an,G< Parllaid SiraM. Loudoa, tag. *r«. (uuinl
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      34 2 BHEBNB BRBTHERB Dentliti. 38. South Briage Boftd FULL LINE DENTAL SUPPLIES First olaw MoohanioaJ Dentirtrj Oold Crowa Bridge Filling ud Vnlouite. Dnraiioa ol Wea» gnaimateed. CHIBOIB MODBRATB Best Tooth Powden and Btnabei lot aale
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      39 2 Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk HAS NO EQUAL f 71 OOTA I N A BL E EVERYWHERE CONNELL BROTHERS COY. Raffles Chambers. Sole' Agents. NOW READY The Singapore and Straits Rough Diary for 1918 Publishers: FRASER and NGAVC. LIMITED
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    Pay of Army and Navy.
    1153 3 INCREASED RATES COME INTO OPERATION. Cost of £50,000,000 for First Year. The decisions of tbe War Cabinet on the raising of the pay of tbe Army and Navy were annoonoed on September 80. Tbe iiicrcaaeti latca oame into force next day and will cost tbe
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      460 3 Debility and Weak Nerves Dr. Cassells Tablets Build Yon Up and Make You Strong and Healthy. When 70a are thin an* -r»afc it it becao— yoar food i»not lonrishiaf ycu. Perhap* your aMawaaa is out of order, or the organs thit maka Hoalthv blood arc- nm wnrkin^r Wanu your nervm
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      212 3 fcf umi Saptrm. tS« prwil »*r ■rauwl |jn< «iat •*>«ie«bu*B i fc I SUNBEAM a**4acti«a* k»w» «Iw«r* achieve d.«'>c 3a SS U iN o AM -CO AT ALaiN AIRCRAFT ENGINES ■r» «it«»"-I wi }J«r<n*; '^ir rM*»« lt> nifh n;.' Hij»'» M*a Mi*j 1 ara tmrmstd. aad »r» »nai.it grr..«» fat
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      225 3 *< '4 y j5 ?Pi r \filii- üBBr I ]N ■v ri h--B i that Jjc scevou uv hajatl *io same ■"■>'. i• t oV.'v Itv*a I Padlock is ttiu br iih it can b. made for it.. j.orf.csf. FOR "ALE by ill lead ng ironmongsrs. Alk for e.i intfrektint;
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      445 4 STEAIER BAIUNIB. N. Y. K. J AN MAIL STEAMSHIPCO..LTD. (iMOOBrOBATBD IM JaFAM) EUROPEAN LINE suiihii is maintained betwuen Yokohama, via ports, sad England under mail oontraet with Hit Imperial Japanese Oovetnment. Tba New Twin-sorew Steamers maintaining this sstvtoo have been specially designed and oonstri-ti d, and are fitted with all
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      657 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O." British India AND Apcar wine (Coupamibs Imoobpobatbd id BNaLAMD) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PBNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N CO. (Under Contntot with His Majesty's Qovenuaenl) The Company's MAIL SERVIOES BAST OF BOMBAY are at present suspended. The Company's INTERMEDIATE SERVIOES TO AND FROM LONDON are at
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      665 4 STEAMER SAILINfiS. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LD. (Imoobpobatbd im Siam!. SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Kretay, Tringganu, Bisnt, Semerak, Baeho, Kelaataa, T»bt: Bangaara, Tolnpta, r-aaarai, Pataai, Singora, Laooa, Kobsamui, Bandoa, Laagsuen, ohom4>oa, Kohlak Bavgkok. Due Departure S.s. ASDANG Nov. IS Nov. 21, S p.m. S.S. BORIBAT 96 28, 3 p.m. S.S. PRACHATIPOK
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      606 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. OOMBINBD •■RVIOIt a» THEBCEANB.IGB..LTO. (Imooepobatbo im Baa \amd, THE WEST aLsTRALJAS 8. N. CB.. LTD. (IMOOKPOBATBD B«8lA»Di BBTWBBR y^amantla (Parth). Norths^ Australian Porte, 4ava and lln^Dbr^ Regular sailings betweon Singapore mo Woxteru Australia oalling at Java (at ia daoemr nt offers), Derby, King's Sound (porj lor the Kimberley
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      504 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. OSAKASH OSE NKAISH (IHOOBPOBATBD 111 JAFAB) (tsaka Ssrssitits ttsßiasala Cs., Ltd.) KOBE-BOMBAY LINE. lot Oompaav maintains a Tegular eargt twvioe wMh S steamers oallirg at Moji Tokkaiobi, Homgkong, Singapore, Port Swet tanhsin Peaang, Colombo and Bombs/, and oa tbe 'return voyage (sailing at TutiooriD, Staaspore, Hongkong and Moji.
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      333 5 JON6-KEENA A marvollous speeifio for counteracting the poisonous effects of snake-bite, wounds caused by the bites of dogs, eats, etc., the stings of venomous fiab and insects, centipedes, soorpions, etc., and rusty nails. A tew minutes or as soon as possible after the occurrence civet the wound with a dab
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      748 5 TING KIL TIN MINES. LIMITED (Inoobpobatbo in ihi Straits Sbttlbmbnts) DECLARATION OF INTERIM DIVIDEND AND NOTICE OF CLOSING OF TRANBFER BOOKB NOTICB is hereby Riven tbat an Interim Dividend of T} per sent, has been declared by tbe Directors on aoeount of tbe year ending 80th April, 1018, payable on
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      365 5 BRUNNER MONO CO., LIMITED, North wioh, England. CRESCENT ■BMoiQy BRAND MANCFA.CTUBEBS OF Bicarbonate of Soda. Soda Ash. Caustic Soda. Carbonate of Ammonia. Sulphate of Ammonia Calcium Chloride. Pure Zinc, Etc. AOENTS, Straits Settlements and F. M. S. H. WOLBKEL CO.. LTD.. Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS WAR
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      210 5 THE HON6KONB ROPE MANUFABTURINI SO., LTD, (laoeßFSßArao m Hoaaaeae) Established 1883 MANUFACTURERS OF PURE^ROPE 8 STRAND CABLE LAID 4 BTRAND i to 12* t* to 10* 8* to 1 0* Prioes, samples and full particulars will be forwarded on application to Agent: ALLAN KEITH, t f li O .V. M
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      153 6 Just Arrived! Just Arrived!! Cornets, Baritone (in C and B tiat), Euphonium (4 valves in C and B flat), Side drums, Bass drum and Cymbals. Violins by well-known makers (Couesnon, Amati, Stradivariue, Guarnerius, Vuillaume, Stentor, Compagnon, etc.) Guitars, Mandolines, Flutes and Piccolos in 0. Violin cases, bows and accessories. Gall
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      393 6 PATENT CANVAS BAGS for packing RUBBER R. ARISAKA, 496, North Bridge Road, Singapore. LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. DEFAULTER'S SALE Of 500 BAGS SL'PEhIOP» WHIiE SUGAR (la good cmdition) To be held at tbe saleroom o( Tbe Commer oial Rubber Co., Ltd., No 8. Raffles Plac, Oh Satoidat, Novimsib 17, at 10.80 t.M.
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      315 6 DRINK Kola Wine MIDY Xhe best pick-me-up. Kola Wine Midy contains in an agreeable form all tbe qualities of the Ahican Kola Nat, also tanin. cafein, beobromin, etc. As a stimulating tonic it is without equal. It excites a good appetite, stimulate!; circulation of the blood, restoros energy and is
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    90 7 FIXTURES. Friday, November lA. High Water, 10 M a.m., 11 62 p.m Homeward mail closes. Saturday, November 17. High Water, 11.8 am. Bembrong meeting, nooo. Homeward mail closes. .Sunday, November I A. Water, 0 83 a.m., 11.44 a.m. Monday, November 19. Hitjb Wafer, 1.18 a.m., O.U p.m.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    224 7 To-day. P. Swettenbam and T. Ansos 2.80 pm Batu Pabat 2«0 pm Saigon 2.30 pm S»n Francisco 2 80 pm Malacca and Mnar 3 pm I>. Batam and Palao Bulang pm P. Sambu and ISagan 8 pm l'ulau Samba, Prigi Rajab, Tembilaban and Indragiri 8 pm Calcutta
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    Train Services.
    262 7 Tbe wail trains from Singapore for the nortfa leave Task iload station daily at 7.T a.m. sad T V.W., arriving at Kuala Lnmpnr at T.lB p. 8 and •45 a.m. respectively. Tbe Mwoogb exprme to Peosag leaves Kaala Lamp- 1 at 8 *,m. daily, arriving at Penang st
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    Mails for Europe.
    58 7 (Official Post Offioe Report.) l.«ri 3KIUPUU toftaet 34 B. I. toga* M P. 0. LagMt 81 B. I. l^inte 7 If M. September 0 B. I. September 10 P. O. September 12 B. I. September 31 B. I. September 2H B. I. Dclober 8 > October 18
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    185 7 BX6HANQB. 8wa*p*u, NoviMBiB IS, 1017. On LotOM ~...B«k 4 m/i l/4| Demuri Prinze I m/t I/4|| Oa Fran B*ok T. T. m 818 Ov Ibdia BMk T. T. m 165 Oa HwHon...Buk d/d 2(J tpm Or BkAiraAi ...B«U d/d H Ml On Java BukT.t m 138 OiJatar
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      MINING.
      164 7 £E2 B.yen felbn. 10 10 Ampeng 800 1 1 Ayor Wenß 5.15 3.25 10 10 Kiola Association 7.00 41 41 Kinia Ti» 1.10.0 1.17.6 41 41 Lahat Mines 6.40 665 10 10. Malayan Collieries 11.00 12.00 41 41 Malayan Tin 1.10.0 1.17.0 norn 10 10 Middleton 18.C0 lh 50
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      GENERAL.
      116 7 vKg B«ye«. Selle... 41 41 I. Bmeltiifi Go. 7.75 8.C0 41 41 Pief. 1.2.0 1.8.0 6/- I/- Bleotrie Twayi 4/- 6, 10 10 Fnaet Ne*ve 4S.C0 46.00 60 M W.Hammei* Co. 76.00 77.00 100 100 SmU Bics. Del. pat 120.06 10 10 Maynurd Co. 8.00 41 41 Shell Transport
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      DEBENTURES.
      55 7 DEBENTURE S. United Engineers 8% |1,284,50S pat Singapore Bloctiic Tramways 6% 4850,000 non. Spore Munioipal 6% 11,878,000 pat Spore Municipal 4^% of 1907 11,600,006 10%dif Spore Municipal *i% oflßo9 11.m50.000 10<Jf <l> Spore ManicipaJ 4% 2,00O I COe 18%,1 m S'porc Manioipal A% «iißC''..rvs F.M.S .*<*, loan 1916 I16,OCC,0«0 100J
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      RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
      320 7 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s and Messrs. Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Prioee. Franc* Lvall A k Co. Evatt Alor Gaiah (II) 4.60 4.75 4.50 4.70 Amal. Malay fy. pd. 3.83 8.00 2.78 8.00 Ayer HiUm (15) 16.50 16.60 16.00 16.00 Ayer Kuning (II) lfO 1.60 1.46 1.65
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      18 7 K. TBUTADA JAPANESE DENTIST 74A74 i.lrasßaaafeUsa rasseksmi EXTRACTION PAINLESS SSABtCS MMIATE lIU BMARUTEU. sWaAalftatfiaßßsi aV^tsaMff CSBtllsßsfe bW HbVJbU
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      443 7 UTEBT ADVERTIBEMEIITB. TO LBT, nicely farm-hid flat; fa'nitore for sale. Apply F.at, No. 8. Tanjoog Katong. 16 11— 19 11 CLBRK WASTED. Mo tbe a good writer and st onld be able to type quickly. Apply Manager, Tehran Betato, Joh ore Bahrn. 18 11-19 11 RBQOIRBD sis 24 s 12
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      392 7 FRASER CHALMERS, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN BNQLAND) EASTERN BRANCH-SINGAPORE HAVB FOR DBLIVBRY FROM STOCK (SDBJBOI TO ***** OBSOIO) FOR MTNES ONB No. 6 WILFLKY CONCBNTRATOB ONB NBLSON FBBDBR (SUBPBNDBD TTPB) ONB 8*" HOLMAN ROCK DRILL FOR SAW MILLB ONB RANSOMB SHARPBNBB FOR CIRCULAR AND FRAMB SAWS 72* DI AM CIRCULAR SA
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      112 7 THE SILBNT MENACE AGAIN AT THE GAIETY TO-NiGHT In Pat he' graat military mysterf atrial with Paarl Whits as tht American Joaa of Arc Pearl of tKe Army A big, piip[:ng, reslibtio story, Dnmarking Amorics'B secret f> ci in SO Parts Bid Bpisode THB SILENT MENACE in 2 pat ia
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    DEATH.
    36 8 Roll or Honoc* Gaolurdi.— On September 5, accidentally drowned at Amara, Captain L. P. Gagliardi. I. A. R. 0., attached Lancers, only brother of Lieutenant F. B. Gagliardi, 1.A.R.0., attached Sikhs. Bitterly regratted. 16-11 17-11
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    The Straits Times. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16. CRITICAL MOMENTS.
    1240 8 The Straits Times. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16. CRITICAL MOMENTS. The Italian trouble threatens to breed more, for we do not like tbe ajppearanco of the political situation either in Britain or in Fiance. In tho latter country the resignation of the Painlevo Cabinet may be dae to tbe ministerial attitude on
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    22 8 Tbe Negri Sembilan State Council h<is passed an enactment to prohibit in certain cases tbe cultivation of land ctiietwisa tU-u with rice.
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    26 8 The sorvices in Christ Church Malacca next Sunday will be Matins H a.tu holy communion H3O a.m children's service 6 p.m. Evensong and eermon 6 pm.
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    27 8 For being in fraudulent possession of ninety-six artificial teeth Neo Toh was fined 150 in the third police court this uorning in default two months' rigorous imprisonment.
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    33 8 The Jolly Eleven members of the staff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Penang, who won the second prize in the Sungoi Patani lottery, also won 1610 m tbu Selangor Tarf Clab lottery.
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    34 8 Tbe board of directors of the Tebong Rubber and Tapioca Estate, Ld., have decided to pay a second interim dividend of Tie. 0.50 per share, payable on November 20 to shareholders then on record.
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    35 8 Lim Kian Ann appeared on Tuesday before Mr. Langston, Penang, on a cSiarge of defamation of character in Taiping. The case was transferred to Taiping for trial, bail in tbe Bum of 11,000 being allowed.
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    37 8 Messrs. Barlow and Co. state in their copra report: Tho market bas remained steady since wo !aot reported. Quotations may be given as tS 70 tor finest sundried and 15.20 to 15.40 for fair to good qualities.
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    44 8 A dividend (the third) of 1 I per share on all tbe issued shares in the Larut Tin Drerig ing, Ltd., was paid in Sydney on the 31st ultimo. The books of tbe company were closed from the 22ad to the 3lßt ultimo inclusive.
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    42 8 The following motion will be introduced in the Federal Council ou Saturday That this Council resolves that a contribution oi £750,000 be made from the funds of the Federated Malay States during the year 1818 to the Imperial Government towards War Bxpenditure."
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    77 8 It wai proposed to hold the St. Andrew's annual dinner at Rallies Hotel on St. Andrew's eve, November 2'J, bnt in response to tbe wishes of a large number of Scotsmen resident in Singapore, the proprietors of Rs flies Hotel have decided to hold it on St. Andrew's Night November
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    86 8 The rate of mortality in tbe Settlement of Singapore for the wtek ended November 10 was 34.37 per mille of the population. Tt:t total number of ik-aths was '237, of which 159 wore male subjects and 78 female Convulsions claimed 19, phthhis 27 malaria fever 33, brri-beri 23, small-pox 0,
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    76 8 The steancr Buliruba left Madras for Rangoon recently, carrying about, '.'BO deck passc-ngtrß and a quantity of cargo. She called at the North ','oromandel Coast to pick up passenger?. While she was oil < ypalpi'r a fire broke out among the cargo in tho hold, and the passengers had to
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    103 8 A message from Rangoon etateb There are prospects of the outturn of wolfram in Tavoy being considerably increased in the near (uture. One or two minos which until recently were cut off from all communications are now on development and promise to turn out HO to 40 tons per month.
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    149 8 A message irom Batavia, dated November 1 states: Tbe Rice Commission which was appointed on August '27 by tho Government with regard to recommending what nieasnrtst should be taken to enuare a regitlac import of rico for those districts which are in mcd of it reports that, as tbe result
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    179 8 Russia's currency is in every bit as queer state as her politics. Tbe Imperial Uank of Russia, now become tbe State Bank, has doubled the amount of paper money in existence since tbe revolution. The rouble early in September, was quoted at o{d. exchange, as against '2s. lsd. before the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    506 8 Mr. George Grant, of the Frdpratrd Engineering Co., KuaU Lumpur, has joinod the Engineer Ofßceis' Training School in Sydney, and has been prniuct d In a letter be says that work kj slron ucub, leave only being allowed twice a month. Captain A. S. Jelf hits doe-ply
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    Children's Aid Society.
    49 8 The commiUoe of Ihe Childrcu's Aid Society desire to acknowledge receipt of 9100 from Mr. Willison, of Willison arid With Circus 575 of this amount am the pi a benefit performance held on November IP and the balance of t'2s in ■jnml donation from Mr. Willison.
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    Smokes for Our Soldiers and Sailors.
    55 8 We very gratefully acknowledge tiic following addition to onr fnnd for assisting the Overseas Club to provide smokes for out soldiers and sailors Lala Bridge 114.50 The total we have received since the fund was opened in Angnst, 1916, is now 18 ,211.60 and
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    Singapore Amateur Dramatic Society.
    154 8 Tbe Singapore Amateur Dramat.c are staging on December 4, 6 and H Sir Arthur I'inero's farce Dandy Dici. was written for the Court Theatre and was the third of a series of plays «1 play goers a beak source of laughter. It was vt-ry successful m:d
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    Chinese Commercial Bank.
    213 8 Tbo fifth annual report of the board cl directors to U.o suarttliuldrrp, in the Chinese Commercial li»nk, Ltd., for tho ueeting to be he'd on Saturday, November 24, at not d states The director** have pleasnro in laying before th« shareholders the balanu. sheet and statemont of
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      110 8 "EMBASSY" l_ N °-77-[^pj No-77--ij. CICARETTt»^:^a CIGARETTES and MIXTURE THE ROTOSCILLO THE SUPER SEWING MACHINE I isr» 1' POTOitiao MOV^* tT' <>] m I jp^AT'/jl Insist or seeing the Rotoscvllo before buying. A glance at its co wi:l convince you of its superiority. There is rothin^" ju-t like it," neither
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      194 8 ALHAMBRA Ths Nail for Music The Pioneer and Premier Mouse The House of Quality -Beach Road. Tha«n ut"n; wonder attraction ever pteteoted Famous serial play d to rapaoity hotm* a 1 t>ie worM cypr. The World-Triumphant Super Serial in 1 5 episodes THB SHIELDING SHADOW Featuring Qiacc Datmood KalpUKollavd and
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    THE WAR.
    3000 9 PALESTINE. British Army Pressing Forward. ITALIAN SITUATION. Some Checks to Enemy Advance. B TSLBCRAUS. Lond-u November 14, 8.26 p.m. General Allen 1 reports:— We have driven the enemy seven miles northward to Kedron. which coven the Jaffa, Kamleh and Jerusalem railway, taking 1,100 prisoners and several guns. London,
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    French Consular Cables.
    72 9 We are indebted to tlie French Consulate for the following telegrams Paris, November 14, 4 p.m. Tbe French 3 per cent, bonds arc %t f ranos 60 and the 5 per cent, at 87.65. Rubber is quoted at 2s. 6>d. President Poincar.- has consulted tbe principal political
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    56 9 To-day's Business. Macphail and Co.'s daily report Silver.— Down ft 43|. Hongkong.— Down 2 11 26% pm. Shanghai. V'nobanged 4/1 j 66} Tin.— Buyers $180, ao sellers. Rubber.-'2'si to 27. Auction about II lower than yesterday. Share Market.— Unchanged. Tin shares are still unaccountably neglected. Investment stocks
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    Portuguese Dramatic Entertainment.
    313 9 A successful performance was given by tbe Singapore Portuguese Amateur Dramatic Company at the Theatre Royal last night, and with a large audience present a substantial sum w&s realised for the fund. Among those present were tbe Governor's Deputy (tbe Hob. Mr. F. S. James, C.M.G.), ana
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    16 9 Dr. W. J. Dixon has been appointed a member of tbe Larut and Mature Licensing Board.
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    Training The New Armies.
    1806 9 MUSKETRY INSTRUCTION (CONTINUED) By a Correspondent. No. 8. At tbe command schools of musketry tbe syllabus for the normal course has nut greatly varied since the beginning of tho war, the chief difference being that with the successive extension of time more hours can bo devoted
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    256 10 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. Messrs. Kraser fend Co. in their weekly •■are. circular, dated November 14, state Tbe past ha* been a featureless week in Uit sbartr :j»rket with no particular demand lor any shares. The price of tin has a-ivaco to record prices with
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    OCTOBER RUBBER RETIRNS.
    87 10 Kandar Sumatra.— 4o,o3l lbs. Easier* Sumatra IH.BII It*. Herri*.— Bl,3BB lbs. Laagkat Sumatra.- 46,782 lbs. I *nkat- 62,601 lbs. k n K Central. -36,088 lbs. Tamiaag.-80,»68 Ids. ..r,. Pare Rubber C 0. —32,647 lbs. Holland American Plantation Co.- 658,974 •a Netherlands Lao-kat Rubber Co.-28,676 .In Brunei. -6,907
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    Federal Council.
    5272 10 THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S SPEECH. The F.M.S. in 1917. Tbe Federal Council opened its sitting in the Cuuuuil Chamber in the Government Buildingo, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday morning, U.K. the High Commissioner and the Rulers being given tbe usual guard of honour, says the Malay Mail. There were present
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    PUBLIC NOTICE PARAGRAPHS.
    82 10 A new Bluebird production entitled Mutiny is being shown at the Palladium tonight. It is an exciting story of the sea with realistic effects. Tho Casino is showing the opening episodes of a new Kalem serial entitled Tbe Girl from Frisco. The story deals with that fertile
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    "OUR DAY" FUND, 1917.
    143 11 OUR DAY FUND, 1917. The Committee acknowledge with thanks the following nnbscriptions to the above fund Previou-ly acknowledged 1238,904.18 Proceeds of the Boxing Kxhibition given at the luion Jack Club, on November 9 284 »MX M Per Chinese Cnamber of Commerce, collectid by Hokien Community. 12th list Chop Bian Si-n«
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    "Our Day" at Batu Pahat.
    534 11 Our Day at Batu Pahat. A correspondent favours us with the following report l'ntitr the stimulus of Hi* llii;l:m:-h the Sultan "c munificent contribution to Jobort h efforts on behalf of the rtcd CroFH Fund, Batu Pahat healthy rivalry for honours in this most enthusiastically supported of British war charities
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    86 11 Programme of drills, etc., for week ending Friday, November 10, 1017. Friday, Nuvkmbbr 16. O. O. Wacb, Captain, Acting AdjatMt, S.Y.C. 5 p.m. Jardino s Steps D.X.X. and O L. Specialists. 516 p.m. Drill Hall SV. A, all details. 180 p.m. Johnston's Piet S.KE.tV.) 516 p.m. Drill
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    Singapore Civil Guard.
    58 11 PaooaAnai or Dam.* ton Novixbbe. Kriday IS! rw«iM IVarh Hill and .oj. Monday r.i ifaatai parade Booiitt*.' i ■> p m .tea i'earb HiU and Taajong Pagar. S IS p in. Monday 'Mtb. -Botli ompanieh parade lUveK I P vi. Kriday Mat. IVradwt Pearls Hill Mad TaDJong
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    NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    628 11 Desirability of Continuing an Old Custom. There was a fairly good attendance at the meeting held at the S.C.C. yesterday afternoon to consider the desirability of again arranging for the annual sea and land sports wluc.i have been the chief feature of Now Year'v Day in Singapore
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      Golf.
      36 11 The Sepoy Lines Oolt Club ladies' medal for October has been won by Miss Cave. The following were the scores diM Cave tire. Duncan tfrs. Holden 55 15 40 50 15 41 44 2 42
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      Swimming.
      92 11 The Swimming Club launches leave on Sunday as follow Johnston's Pier: 9, 10 and 11 am.; 2.30 and 3. .'50 p.m. Club BuDgalow 930 and 10.30 a.m. 12.15, I and 5.80 p.m. lliiili tide 11.44 a.m. height 9 ft. 6 ins. Water Polo and Team Race These events will
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      Football.
      131 11 The Naval team which visited the S.C.C. yesterday wnin >l a good victory by 2 o, pcoricg a k°»' in each half. The clnb were not quite at full strength, and clearly buffered from want of practice, but this is not said with any wish to detract from the
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    106 11 Messrs. Barlow and Co. report under yesterday's date: For this week's auction, winch commenced to-day, the quantity catalogued amounted to 1 ,'tll tons. The market was flat with only one or two buyers operating and a very small quantity only was ■ML Kibbed Smoked Sheet The best
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    35 11 The leave of absenoc granted to Mr. O. Jackson, Chief Inspector of Police, has been extended by the Secretary of State for the Colonies for three months from November 12, says the Times of Malaya.
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      346 11 "OUR DAY" UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AMATEUR DRAWING ASSOCIATION A GRAND MASQUERADE BALL WILL BS GIVEN IN AID OF XHS BRITISH RED CliOoS IiOCIS IV AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL (Through th« CourtMj of the Management) On Saturday, Oecember 1, 1917 Lades and Gentlemen's Prizes given (or the most simple
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      144 11 BAFFLES HOTEL On Saturday, November 17 SPECIAL TIFFIN AND DINNER OPEN AIR CINEMA AFTER DINNER IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST OF OUR CUSTOMERS A SPECIAL SCOTCH DINNER AND DANCE Witt BE GIVBN ON ST. ANDREW'S EVE, NOVEMBER 30 Commencing at 8 o'clock sharp A!) ■cv.fmtn intending to join \hu abova
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    THE COUNTRY OF THE DEAD.
    720 12 On the Great Highway Of War. Mr. G. B. Slocombe writes in the Daily I'br oicle: '1 i tluiru it i« for ever sacrisl, a place apart, a hallowed ground. A strange, grim country, tii is abiding place of our dead. It runs in a
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    A MENDER OF HEARTS.
    879 12 What keeps Women from Utter Despair. troops train of the day from the H t lulis was almost doe, and I bad hurri to London road Station to greet a Pil ".peeled homo on bid first leave from -ayit a writer in a Home paper. Just
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    GERMAN WASTAGE OF LIFE.
    608 12 Ludendorff Condemns His General's Tactics. Mr. Henry Wood, United Press of America correspondent with the French armies in the field, in the following article tells how Germany, at long last, is trying to economise the lives of her soldiers. Germany is at last facing the realisation
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    GENERAL SMUTS ON "VICTORY."
    766 12 GENERAL SMUTS ON VICTORY." Certain Success of Our New Methods. The London correspondent of the Paris Journal recently bad an interview with General Smuts, who, in reply to a question as to how the military situation really stands now," expressed himself as follows What you describe as the standstill of
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    FRANK CRITICISM.
    609 12 What the Soldier Thinks Of Shaw. When Bernard Shaw went to the front he was discovered by a journalist, who sent bis account of the meeting off posthaste to the London papers. It was an amusing interpretation of the Shavian point of view, and dwelt on the incongruity
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    WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
    702 12 Striking Homage at Ludgate Circus. Mr. St. John Adcock, the editor of The Odd Volume, a very readable miscellany, contributes this wartime snapshot to his last number About four in the afternoon— one of those dull, clammy, chilly afternoons when everybody looks irritable, and some people are the
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    42 12 The shopbonse 180, New Bridge Road, with two pieces of freehold laad adjoining, having a total area of 4,718 square feet, has been ■old privately by the Commercial Rubber Company to Messrs. M. N. Mohamed Uooeein and A. M. Abdullah tor 17,000.
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      208 12 Bacchus Marsh CONCENTRATED FROZEN Milk In quarts, pints and half-pints SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) We are the only importers of BRITISH BLANCHARD LAMPS Direct from Factory Bawane of Imitation* You are certain of obtaining spares If you buy your BLANCHARD LAMP FROM US SOO C.P.i
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    Through German Eyes.
    990 13 MYSTERIES BEHIND A SEALED FRONTIER. Hun Still Blind to His Crimes. Tho- summary suspension of the loading and most tracniont or^an ol tbe PanOermaniacs, iho Doutoche Zeitanu. affords farther evidence of the political disorders now raging behind Germany's sealed frontirra. Tbe Dentscbe '/eitang is tbe roioo of
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      205 13 THE LATEST IN LADIES' WEAR WHITEAWAYS I AP'^gRCH/EFS A-^fDA^ H£!3l kerchiefs I a IV y/ N^^^B^^^ wittl Uce edRPB aud j r** embr Ht-ffj I comers. Y\ f* In v6t y fine Beleo H *£v\ b "rices2.9s V^ perdczen. y y^i/ INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS '^v --^^^^rfV Qooi wearing quality, r-""l \-r^rT^TY
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      94 13 FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN SUCCESSION J We secured the Contracts for the supplies of Portland Cement during 1917 TO THE to£yf I§|^~T(f^jV^l MUNICIPALITY f^| wSl^^ GOVERNMENT SINGAPORE 1 11? JOHORE This is sufficient proo or the superiority of the HAIPHONG DRAGON Brand -Bewa-fe of Imitations DUPIRE BROTHERS, Sole Agents:
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      572 14 War or Peace. Famine or Plenty, Life Insurance ib worth 100 cents on the dollars WHAT OTHER PROPERTY IS? THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (iMOoaroßATas Stbatts Sbttlbmbnts) HBAOOFFIOi Winohaatar Hooaa, Binsjapoi^. LONDON OFFICE i 82, Old Jewry, E.G. The Company has MO.OOO deposited %i\h the Bupreme Court of
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      518 14 BANKINI. HBNGKOHG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION rIKCOBXOBATBD IX HOHOKOHOi PAID-UP CAPITAL 116,000,000 KBSEUVB FUNDS Sterling £1,f00,0£0 at 3/- «16,000,C00 Silver ♦18,600.000 188.600,000 Reserve Liability of Oroprietors 116,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwcll. Chairman. Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. C. B. Anton. C. S.
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      942 14 MMKIWI. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATBD IN BNOLAND BT ROYAL CHARTER. Paid np Capita, ia 80,000 Shares of 420 each mm ttt m 41,100^)00 Reserve Foad «:,9C5,00C Reserve Liability of Proprietors... 41,900,000 BANKERS 1 The Bank of England, The Loadoa City and Midland Bank, Ltd., The Loadoa
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      978 14 INSURANCE. THE CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. latorporatad In Hongkon< and Regltterod under lha AMnrmnoe Companies Aot (1909) Sagland) Paid to PoUeyhotdera by Singapore Office in ISIS $362,380.00 Paid to Policyholders since tbe Company's inception 1 6,637,893.69 Total Insurance in foroe 81.12.18. 38,428,62 ).ae Total Assets m 10,868,803.69 ALL
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    794 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Hints for Lady Novices On the subject of hints to new driven a writer in the Autocar says It has struck me that in the past I have singularly failed to take into account the- lady driver who, as time goes
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    A Lot More to be Done.
    225 15 General Sir William Robertson made a striking statement on the military situation in opening the Manor House Orthopaedic Hospital at Hampstead During 1917 alone we have oaptured from the enemy more prisoners and taken four times as many guns as we have lost to
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    No Swords for Subalterns.
    117 15 At a time when so many men are being promoted from the ranks, the point arises whetbtr it is obligatory on the part of a subaltern to rarchisc a sword as fc. pirt ol ti-. It is araounpci at so; n for the infantry and for
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      119 15 DUNLOP TYRES Remember, every other pneu\^L *r \J to-day is in principle an imi\Jj£^i 6 tation of the original Dunlop *ty&- w *vre a°d the tyre manufacturC^^jPflßLh them once licensees under the a^saVlSt "1 .^^aaV a^BßkaHafl JW^* <WB ife facturing which we won by Jjjk gjJjfljfewfS |ffl rB insaV being
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      579 16 JEFFREY'S PILSENER BEER. BREWED in SCOTLAND SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED, a nursery governess for one littlo girl. Apply Box No. 474, Straits Times 8-11—7-12 MABI KUKASIA.M KEQLIHED, ma.t be good at figures. Apply Box 498, Straits Times; 1611— SMI WANTED, a general cierk witb know ledge of tyrxwiitiny and accounts. Apply
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      567 16 SITUATIONS WANTED BURUPBAN engineer seekß change. Kivt years in Bact. Bzperienoe all kinds machinery, enkioes, power oraft, repairs, etc Uood refetenoes tree December. Appiy Box <o. 488, Straits T:mes. 1611— 14 12 SCANDINAVIAN, with over two ytars' experience (one year as manager) ana with round knowledge of planting, open to
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      668 16 BOARD AND LOD6IN6. BOARD AND RESIDENCE by lady near town, terms moderate. Apply P. S., e/o strait* Times. 16U-2MI P..VINO GUEST REQUIRED in a private family. Cloee to town. Tennip, etc. Box No. 468, Straits Times. 10-11—17-11 BOARD AND RESIDENCE, inclusive of attendance, teims 1100, within ten minutes of town.
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      215 16 KIAM KIAT CO. MARKET STREET Strck for immediate delivery SPECIAL MINING CHAN6KOLS THE LATEST AND Eonly UROPEAN STUDIO In Singapore II CONDUCTED IV H. N. BUCKERIDGE Late of Messrs. Lafayette, photographer! to their Majesties. AT THE BURLINGTON 100 paces north of tha Adelphi Hotel BUN BEE AND COMPANY Retail Wholesale
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      323 16 TAY GUAN KIAT 36. PHILLIP STREET SINGAPORE Firewood Supplier to the Singapore Municipality fortheyear IP l.s Full particulars on application to above address. 'Phone No*. 1 361 1362 and Private 1450 and 1073. BOON SENG GO. IHIP CHANDLERS AND MIL-MAKERS II and 19, Robinson Road •Pho»« No. 1161 Sole Agenti
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      256 16 FIRBT-CLABB CARS-HIRE DAY AND NIGHT 'Phone 1233 We have numerous onquiries for second hand cam from oar clients in tbe Straits and F.M.S. If yon wiah to buy any, consult us, we will be able to fulfil your needs. When you intend to sell, consult us, we shall fetch a
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      267 16 Straits V)imes Telephones: Editorial and General 5£ Manager's Office 1117 Job Printing Office 1244 All communications relating to editorial matters and news should be addressed to THE DROt, All communications relating to business matters—advertisements, subscription*, accounts, printing, etc. —should be addressed to THK MANAGER. Cheques and muney orders should be
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