The Straits Times, 22 February 1918

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 25.653 SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 22. 1918. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      310 1 ■ILKMAIB SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK Pneetow $19.00 vet mm BEAR BRAND MILK THE MILK THAT'S WORTH ITS PRICE QUALITY «/^^^N«L 1 ALWAYS NEVER sTALDEr^iy^^^ MOST VARIES "BEAR" BRAND EXCELLENT HYGItNIC SWISS W' lK its served 'n its natural purW h a or S* i ?S wahouta<ldilion defect security, .his of^ 1
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      113 1 ROBINSON CO. 'I tWm "ALlilli S "H loose.leaf note books < E. Stocked in four sizes ggjy -Wo 4^o 43/1 x 3 inches. -< No. 530 5J4 x 4 fv? No. 630 m x4\ Befille for all Nob in stock. FOUNTAIN PENS Moore, Swan, Blackbird, Onoto, Waterman Fine, medium, medium
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      5 1 GOODRICH w Si < E TYRES
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    Allies' War Aims.
    1115 2 MR. BALFOUR REPLIES TO CRITICS. Constantinople, Rhine and Poland Mr. Balfour, Minister (or Foreign Affairs, made a statement on the diplomatic action of the Government in the House of Commons recently, when the war aims of the Allies were discussed, the occasion beioii the third reading of
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      543 2 CDKOrG BROTHERS Dnati't*. M, South Bridge Road FULL LINE DENTAL SUPPLIES rint-«lass M.obaaieal Dentistry, U Id Otowb Bridpe riUiag and Yoleaaite. Dniation of w. *r Onanateea. OHA.BOBB MODBRATI Beat Tooth Powders and Brashes tor wle AVON TYRES ■or. MUM tor Tot Homy YOU HAVE NO IDEA What amoaat at dirt
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      487 2 i Quality. With LEA &PERRINB' SAUCE, H fey drops sprinkled over the meat, f*TO cbf fish or cheese, &c, are all that is 'Sgo ■i ir required to impart the most delicious wir ir jft piquancy and flavour. mm <T^t Th« QUALITY »nd concentration of iv j^uj iJuW ingredients make
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      132 2 YOU CAN HELP US TO SAVE BELGIUM'S LITTLE ONES! Send your cheque now and help to sav«va suffering little life. A Belgian Committee in Holland, "L'CEuvre de la Same de l'Enfance Be'ge," under the presidency of H.S.H. Princess A. de Ligne, receives from Belgium STARVED, CONSUMPTIVE, BROKEN CHILDREN Feeds, houses
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    Super-Planes.
    1047 3 GIANT AEROPLANES IN WAR AND PEACE. By R. P. Hearoe. Oar officials, after long delay, allowed the British public to learn a little about the great aeroplane flight from London to Constantinople. It should do much to educate tbe public to -in appreciation of coming developments in aerial locomotion;
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      461 3 Debility and Weak Nerves Or. Cassell's Tablets Build Yon Up and Make You Strong and Healthy. WTwn yon are thin and w*ak it is beo»u«» jvar food 1* not nonriahint you. JWiai" your stomach ia oat of order, oc tho orftna that maka rich he^lUiy b'.nod arc uot work'.nf properly
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      256 3 Bdt THE SUNBEAM a SS h a« fuhm al la* iacnaeini ■iinb.n ol pi SUNBEAM-COATALEN fS AIRCRAFT ENGINES Z?l kasaa sapfttadl ta tko BrhUh aad ta« AUio. 1 If AarServicea, m»oiTin«. as it ctaew, ■oW«cbea N\' af daoicß, MOtasdo. warknaaeUp umd ijtTU m»teri«U, iaoriUbly azarcio* its T-J influooco on our
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      627 3 MUNICIPAL NOTICE Tenders are ibrited by tfce Mnnieipal CcmtLiBsioners of the Town of Mega < re, fo; tbe erection of the k bun' qaarteis with ootbonscs at Monnt Emily, Mackenzie Road. Plans may be seen and copies of the epecifi -ation and torm of tender obtained at tho Water Bnginter's
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      445 4 STEAMEt 8AILIWC8. RYTk. JAPAN MAIL 8TEAM8HIPC0..LTD. (laOOSrOSATID IB J»f»») EUROPEAN LINE milw to maintained between Yokohama, ?ta port*, and Borland under mail eontraot witt the Imperial Japanese Government. The Mew Twin-sorew Steamers maintaining kbit tetTiee have been tpeoially designed and awstrooted, and are fitted with all tbe latest Improvements (or
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      639 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O.- British India AMD Mpcar L«ine (Conpamim Imoobpobatbd Bi<akA«D) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PININSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. H Co. (Under Contraol with His Majeaty (ioTernuenl) The Company's MAIL SKRVIGBS BAST OF BOMBAY are at present' ■upended. The Company's INTBRMKDI ATE SERVICES TO AND PROM LONDON we at
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      635 4 STEAMER 8AILIHM. THE 81AM STEAM NAVI6ATI0N M, LD.{ (UfooaraBArao w 8iam). SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. I For belay, Triaggaao, Bisat, Semetak, Baabo, Kelaalaa, Tabti BaagMxa, Tetofte •>iMr*i. PMui, Siagora, Laeoa, Koheamui. Baudoa, Langraea, Ohmnpom, Koblan k BatKktk Dim O»partui« PRAQHATIPOK Fob 98 F«b- 27, 3 p.m. Mi ASDANO Mar. 4 Mar. 8, 3
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      606 4 3TEAMEK 8AIUIIW, oombikbo Sftnvioa O» THESCEANS.S.CS..LTI (Iboobpobatbd i« fl*a. \uro THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. C8.. LTI. (IMOOBPOBATID IB ■■•»4Jr3) liTWIU Ftwmftntl* (Perth), N*r«*.Wc»* AuatMkllan Ports, 4a>vai •nd Blntfapc.Regular sailings betweea Singapore fta* Western Australia oallirg al Jar* im ia dnoement offera), Derby, King's Scc»d (auxt tor the Kimberloy Gold
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      528 5 STEIMER SAILINGS INBO-CHINA STEAM NAY. GO..LTD. (IaOOBPOBATBD 111 Bn»LAMD> Clpeet B«rvloe to Japan via Hongl> "g A Shanghai, and to Caloutta via Pejnang. t>om Singapore. T»s "g Cargo on through Bi'ls of Lining (or O» ton, Mar Swatow, Amor, "hpfoo. tfcasi n, Neweh »ng, Tasirtaae porta, Fora n, the Philippintm,
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      292 5 THE SINGAPORE STAR (BRASS) BAND ■o. 191 Queen ttPMt, li«gaa«ra The above band of talented musicians from ludia (discharged from ailitary service) nndortakea to play nwect and melodious music to c nit every one's taste. These musicians belonged to a regimental band of the Indian Forocs. The above band will
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      437 5 WHAT PRICE TOOTHACHE P When it comes op, say in tbe small boors of the morning, and yon have to oontinue to suffer tor several bcurs before relief or a denti-t is availab c How muob better and nimpler it would be to be your o»n dentist and provide yourself
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      108 5 Estate Supplies Coagulating Pans Sizes 18x9x4 inches. 15 xlO x 4 inches. 16 xlO x 6 I A inches Latex Measures Enamelled in n, graduated inside. Sizes 1 pint, 2 pints, 4 pints and 8 pints Latex Pails Enamelled iron, without lids. All white, tapered sides 11 and \%y 2
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      180 6 WE HOLD STOCKS OF Acetic Acid ChangkolS, NOS.S& 6(En K liBh-made) White Glazed Porcelain Cups Corrugated Iron, 24-G 26-G Galvanized Buckets, 14" Tapping Knives Axes Cross-Cut Saws, etc., etc. SOLE AGENTS FOB Rannegunge Drain-pipes Channels and Junctions Slot Eftandies Isle of Skye Whisky PRICES ON APPLICATION TO INDO-MALAY Co., Ld.
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      855 6 Halifax Relief Fund Tbe postponed Fete will be held on Sator c day, Febroary 38, 1019. torn 9so 11 p.m. on the Raffles Reclamation Qroond. TAN CHBNO BIONO, Hon. Seoretary, Singapore, February 19, 1918. PROGRAMME. I I Parada. By orer 900 papils vi tbe ChiniM Boys Schools of Siasapore. 8.
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      546 6 ■osettes at 910 e%ob, namely, Singapore Chamber of Commerce, Ctiar erid Bank, ioaiikcng Bank, Chinese Commercial Bank Jo Hocg Bank, >z Hai Tom, Bank, Back if Communication, M ssrs. Jriho Little ft Zo., Robinson ft Co., Holly ft Walsb, Robin ion Pi mo Co., the Hotel de l'Batope and ie
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      268 6 A Perfect Roof A roofing material to b* perfect most be absolutely indestructible; most be unaffected by son, rain Of obemieal fumes it must resist fire, and make leaks impossible KOBMO8 CORRUGATED ASBESTOS-CEMENT SHEETS (measurements 4' x8'8" x M tbiek) fulfil all tha above requirements Write for further particulars to
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    107 7 FIXTURES Friday, February 22. H>vb Water, 7 41 a.m.. 9.42 p m Sykora Oonoert, Tanglin Llab, 9.30 p.m. Saturday, February 23. Hwb Water. S SO a.m., 10.30 p.m. Paotai meeting Derrick's, norm. Halifax Relief Fete, 2 to 11 p.m. Sunday, February 24. High Water, 9.8* a.m., 10.49
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    179 7 To DAT. P. Swettenham and T. Anson 2.80 pm Malaooa and Muar 8 pm P. Samba, Hawoen, Sourabaya, Bandjermaiwin, Stagun, K. Baroe, B. Fapao, Kamarinda, etc. 8 pm Rliio 8 pm V. Hatam and Pulau Boiang 8 pin Pnlan Soegi 8 pm K.riiuon 8 pui Batavia and
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    Train Services.
    275 7 Th» mail traws from Singapore for tin eottb loeve Tank sUtion daily at 7.7 a.m rSoaday t x :i-pt» .li and 7 p.m., arriving at Koala Lonpni at t 18 p.m. and 0.48 a.m. teaeeoti veiy. Tbe tbruogh express to PenanK limss EoaJa (.mupoi at S a.m. daily,
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    Mails for Europe.
    35 7 (Often! Port Office Keport.) Larr 8iira*pou )«ember 4 >«jember 6 )m— ilir 14 >eoeiuber 15 Jeot tuber 20 laniury 4 January 31 F. bru»rj 6 K.bra.ry 'i Jaaavy 24 Si February If
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    179 7 EXCHANOB Sinoapors, Fkiruart 22, 1918. Om London Bank 4 m/s 2/4 J Demand 2/4^ Private 8 m/s 2/44 Om Fkancb Bank 816 On India Bank T. T. 1564 Om HoNOKONo...Bank d/d 28%pm Om Shanghai ...Bank d/d 84} On Java Bank T. T. 126] On Japam Bank H-
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      MINING
      175 7 vxi BeaM £1 £1 Rahmma Tte 18.00 14.50 £1 £1 RuntratM 8.00 BSO £1 £1 Raub Ann*. Gold 8 60 875 £1 £1 Siamese Tcs 25 0 3.10 0 mevt 10 10 Simpam Vallej 6.00 7.50 £1 £1 Siputoh 1.00 ISO 10 10 Sanpei Ou 10.00 15.0 C xi
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      GENERAL
      121 7 10 13 B'poreC. Storage 21.00 18.00 90 60 Spore DispeiHsaiy 6(1.00 10/- 10/- Spies Petroleum 10'- 12 6nona 10 10 Straits loeCo. 838 7.00 100 100 Straits 3. Ship 6C0.00 10 10 Straits Trading 48 S3 44 50 41 41 Ural Caspian IS/- 10.0 Don 10 10 U. Engineer*
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      DEBENTURES
      56 7 United Engineers 6% ai,is«,Mo pa> Singapore Bleotrie Tramways 6% 4860,000 boil ?'poreMunioipalß% 11,878,000 pw Spore Mnnioipal *i% ofl9oT •1,800,000 10% di. U'poM MnaioipeJ »t% of ISO 9 |1,00 C,009 10% dli B'porc Municipal 4% 3,PCf ,0C" 10%dto S'potu Mnniclpal i% JKOOMC F.M.B. loan lBl«il6.PCO 000 IC3 10S 8.8. 8%
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    RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
    318 7 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s and Messrs. Lyall and Evatt's Quotations. Today's Price*. Fimw Lron* Co. BvaM. Malaka Pinda JOO 325 240 3(0 Malakoff (12) 4.10 425 4 10 480 Mandai T. Kong (fl) 0.75 0.85 07* 086 Mersni (t5) 600 625 600 •16 New Serendab (li) 4.f
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      47 7 WILSON Co. PUOTOORAPHi: ARTIST 3 ORCNtIO ROAD TUIPHOM IMS 0 FOR Q 6 Cabinet Portraits $6 12 do $1O Note t>ie conditions nf oar rffer NO SATISFACTORY PROOF. NO PAYMENT. Ma b t'er tatrutM of the h-gh quality of ear wock oooid be givon or demandod. 0
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      579 7 LATEST AOVtRIISEMENTS. STOrUOBGUD iWNSWANTXD. App y with toll pArtioolars to Box No. 660, Strait--1 imes. M a-aw SHIP'S DOCTOR WANTBD for vessel leaving Sicgspore in about ten dais' lime. •■or further p.rtioblais apply to Boos'eeri ardt'o, Agntw 2i-i—^"2 LOaT, blaok ana tan terrier, tnswenoK 'o name ol Wintey, Municipal No.
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      561 7 FRASER CHALMERS, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN BNOLaND) EASTERN BRANCH BINGAPORE STAMP MILLS AND ACCESSORIES BELTING TELEGRAMS: "VANNER TELEPHONE NO. 266 lyi a t AUCTIONEERS VALUERS f^^^ I»OO«POEATSD IN SINOAPOM. SS^^ HSTABLIBHHD 64 TIAR3. *e#=Sl FOBTHGOMING SALES. Wfm Y(£ V? Keb 28 S»tnr J ay, »t oar saleroim, at 11 a.m. S»le
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      90 7 YOU MIGHT HAVE READ Rex Beach's THE NE'ER-DO-WELL Bot yoo haven't Reen tbe screen vernion ot that w t ll known story jut op in 1O REELS OF LIVE INTEREST Not too formidable a picture to sit thr-o K h "by any mean-, bot o->e so well produond and so
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    The Straits Times FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22. GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
    1067 8 The Straits Times FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22. GERMANY AND RUSSIA. The news that Germany bas broken the armistice and is resuming military operations against Rusitia and that Russia baa climbed down "and professed readiness to accept peace at any pnoe are about tbe most sigmfioant items in to-day's telegrams. The Russian
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    14 8 The Penaog Turf Club bas given one thousand dollars to tbe Blue Cross Fund.
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    17 8 A neat desk calendar for 1018 is to hand from Messrs. Ching Keng Lee and Co., auctioneer*.
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    20 8 On Sunday next there will be at Christ Cbnrori, Malacca, Sunday School at S p.m. and Evensong at 6 p.m.
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    21 8 Tbe general meeting of tbe Moslem iDititote wiU be b> Id at 28, Race Course Road, on Sunday, at 10 a.m.
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    30 8 Tbe Rampong Kamunting Tin Dredging cutpot for tbe first fortnight of February, 1918, wan: Both Dredges Honra ran 537, cubic yards treated 74.000, total picula 422.16, realised on sale 1&>,54i.»6.
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    40 8 Tbe Malay Mail is informed that a warrant bas been issued a#aiu*t a Government catbier (Indian) in sere mbau on a chtrge ol criminal br.*ch of trust. Tbe amonot of »li. K-d a> fairations mentioned on tbe warrant U 112.U00.
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    19 8 Next Sunday (bere will be a oelebration of Holy Communion at 916 a.m. at S. Matthew's Chorea, Sepoy Lines.
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    23 8 A special telegram to the Netherlands Indian paper* reports a serious earthquake at Swatow. It ia said that all shipping is held up.
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    31 8 An illustrate! lantern lecture on India will be given by tbe Rev. H. H. Week, ot Northern India, at tbe Y.W.C.A., 8, Fort Canning Road, to-night at 8.15. Admission ia free.
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    42 8 As tbe result of a recent robbery at Kuala Kangnar, when two Chinese towkays were relieved ot 14.000 by a party of Malaya, it is likely that two of the latter will be banished from the F.M.S., says the Times of Malaya.
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    46 8 A peculiar case baa been beard at the Ipoh Anises in wbicb a Malay was charged with tbe murder ot another Malay whoa* body has not been found. A celebrated home dictum was referred to by Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby. A verdict of not guilty was returned.
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    45 8 Mr. Arthur John Plumb, Trafflo Superintendent, Penang Harbour Board, bas made application to tbe F.M.S Government for a grant of exclusive privileges in respect of an invention for "an improved package for tbe packing of goods for transport The Chief Secretary has accepted the specification,
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    56 8 Tbe Times of Malaya is officially informed that the Ipoh Gymkhana Club has received permission from the Straits Government to import twenty racing ponies for a meeting to be held somewhere about June. It "oegfcfts that on tbia occasion tbe Blue Crots Fund should benefit, as the suffering of the
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    71 8 Messrs. Barlow and Co. in their copra report, dated February 21. state The market for this article continued firm for the greater part of the week and fine sundried reached •9. Daring tbe past two days a reaction has net in and the market closes quiet with a downward tendency.
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    92 8 Correspondence on tbe subject of the high price of firewood was laid on the table at the lant meeting of Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. Tbe Board was ot opinion that transport expenses had much to do with the high price of tbe wood, as owing to lack ot atorage facilities
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    138 8 This evening Mr. Bogumil Sykora and Mine Campbell will be heard for the second and last time in Singapore at the Tanglin Club. Among the numbers on their programme is one wbiob will be if especial interest to English music lovers on account ot its classic, English origin. Henry Ecclex,
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    166 8 A correspondent writes During the month of January a social and sporting club was opened at Kuala Merging. Tbe building which faces tbe Padaog, was designed and erected by Mr. J. Hogan of the Johore P.W D. There was a largo gathering at the opening ceremony, which was performed by
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    165 8 Oommontiog ou published information regarding tbe ditaoulty experienced by noiolt iitKirg of (in plate in secaring their supplied, the Aaxtralian Minister of Dcfpnoe anoouooed that there in apparently no way of helping thowe concerned. Senator Pearoe said that for some months pant tbe Ministry of Munitions in Great Britain has
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    186 8 From tbe financial statement published in tbe last F.MS. Government Gazette it would appear that daring tbe first nine months of last year tue FM S. invested about Hf million dollars in British War Loan* making about BO millions in all so invested op to that date. Tbe presentation of
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    454 8 Mrs. D. A. Roas, of Johore, baa left for a ■bort trip to Sydney. Mr. G. Bland, who left the Waited Engineers and joined the army directly tbe war broke out, in now a captain in the Ist Battalion ot the Rifle Brigade. Mrs. Aahworth Hope and
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    Soldiers' Hospital for Facial Injuries Fund.
    26 8 Major-General Dudley Ridout bega to acknowledge with grakful thanks the reoeipt of the following contribution Gerald Penny, Esqr., Penang 1100
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    Singapore Mortality Returns.
    90 8 The rate of mortality in the Settlement of Singapore for the week ended February 16 was 85.68 per mille of the population. The total number of deaths was iifiii, of whioh 187 were male subjects and 05 female. Convulsions claimed 21, phtbisir 89, malaria fever 81, beri
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    Halifax Fund Fete.
    172 8 Tbe fete in aid ot tho Halifax Reli< f Fund which is to be brid under the auxpicen if the Straits Chicefte community on the Hafll a Reclamation Ground tomorrow premium to be well up to the standard set in previous deserving efforts wuioh the Chinese have
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    St. Francis' Association.
    165 8 The St. Francis' Association which is composed mainly of the present and past pupils of St. Francis' Institution, Malacca, held their first annual geneial meeting on Sunday with Rev. Brother Jastin in the chair. After the statement of aoooants and tbe committee's report of the association's past
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      114 8 THE FAVOURITE MIXTURE AT HOME AND ABROAD Smith's "Glasgow" CAN.BE OBTAINED FROM ALL DEALERS IN SINGAPORE ft F M.S. BEDSTEADS AT JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (Imcobpobatid im Bkolakd) IN THE PRINCIPAL HOTELS THROUGHOUT THE EAST The following BRITISH Liquors are obtainable: BUCHANANS Black and White Whisky GORDON'S 'Old Tom' and
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      182 8 ALHAMBRA Ttis wall far Putic The Pionaar and Premier Nonas Tha Housa sf Quality laser! Road. SBOOND SHOW S 16 TO U Metro Film Corporation presents Miss Emiuy At hi n in THE OUTSIDER In 6 Act* From tbe novel Nobody by Lraia Joseph Vance. Presenting a story of absorbing
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    THE WAR.
    3977 9 MR. LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS. Explains Versailles Decisions. GERM4NY AND RUSSIA. Bolsheviks Want Peace At Any Price. Rsctbb's Tblrobams. London, February 1«, 5 85 p.m. In tbe House of Commotis, Mr. Bonat Law announced tbat Gmeral Robertson bad accepted tbe Eastern borne command. Replying to Mr. A>quith, Mr. Bonar
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    PEINANG NEWS.
    81 9 (Fbom Out Own Cobbbspokdbkt.) Penang, February 21 Signalling Sergeant Peroy Fernando, of B. Company of tbe Penang Volunteers, committed suicide with a dog shooter's gun at Brickkiln Road. He lately, lost bis post with the Municipality. There was a military funeral. Tbe Victoria Street house oollapse resulted in
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    The Cheerful Soldier.
    2701 10 SOME AMUSEMENTS BEHIND THE LINES. By Alured F. Ozanne. The cheerfulness of the British soldier is proverbial. I ruoollect being at rest in a ■mall town behind tbe lines when a British division pas*-ud through on its way to tbe trenches. A-> tbe troops marched on, singing
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    RADELLA RUBBER ESTATE.
    702 10 Dividend of 45 Per Cent, for Last Year. The following report is communicated by the secretaries Tbe eighth annual general meeting of the shareholders of Radtlla Rubber Estate, Limited, was held on Wednesday, February 20, at 4, Fort Road, Malaoca, Mr. S. W. Moor house presiding. The
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    PUBLIC NOTICE PARAGRAPHS.
    80 10 Latest advertisements of tbe day appear on piges 6 and 7. Theatre-goers will be pleased to see a good pay at the Theatre R yal. staged by tbe star Opera Co., during tbe Cbap Gob M ih >ea*ou for which tbe management Lave engagement tbe servioea ot
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    504 10 Sales Close with a Declining Market. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's 834 th auction was held on February 20 and 21, when tbere were offered for sale piculs 1«,837.O0 or 1,814,941 lbs. (tons 828.68). Prioes realised Tbe next auotion will be held on Wednesdsy, February
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    Rescues from Burning Ship.
    241 10 The King has been pleased to confer tbe decoration of tbe Albert Medal upon acting Quartermaster- Sergeant James William Brown, R A.M C, Sergeant Wnliam Seymour, Northumberland Fusiliers, and Privates Arthur Duff Hadden Allan and James Cotbbertson, of tbe K.A.M.C. (T.). The Allowing is an account
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    Red Cross Work for the Wounded.
    49 10 Tbe following sums are gratefully acknowledged Already received ..115.008 61 Mrs. Ken and Mrs. Thomas (•lad) 10 Mrs. Hamilton Uuoo !.d) 10 IS.OJ-'St Hooey received ...116.02H 51 Spent 14**2119 Balance 7i 6 4 i O. D Swindsu., Hull, atti.lirj, 9, Fort Canning Road.
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    37 10 Messrs. J. W. Leaabarrl and J. N. Tv Scbembeek, of M>dan ana S -rang, who broke their j >arsey in Ipob on tueir way to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore from Penan.-, bave left toe the Federal Capital.
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    "Gates of Hell."
    1213 10 Gates of Hell." TRUTH ABOUT CONDITIONS ON ENEMY'S WESTERN FRONT. The Kaiser and Destiny. Tbe truth about Germany's Western front is very clearly told by a D jtoh correspondent in an article in The Times. Tbe correspondent Hflks if tbe British public are paying sufficient attention to the real facts
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      Syrian Orphanage Fund.
      197 10 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, I have more than onco been rang np on the telephone in the last two days by people asking sbont the boaafites of men who are collecting subscriptionR for orpbangeR said to be umler the Binhop of Lavania in
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      44 10 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir,— Will you kmily acknowledge through ynur uoIuiudh, tlio following donations to tba above fund Tbe Bishop <t Singapore I 10 Anuuy luoiiH 100 A. U. Auitiuny 10 Total 1120 Yours etc, A. O Anthony, Hon. Treasurer.
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    Spreading Disease.
    201 10 To tho E litor of the Straits Times, Sir,- Is there any Ordinance wbiob oao and will prohibit tbe d^Dgorous practice which obtains throughout practically the whjlo of Malacca town, of watering the streets with the. town drainage Tin* practice in geueral here. Householders' and shopkeepers' h. rvKni",
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      Football.
      36 10 Tbe representative football eleven ol Mitsui Buxaan Kaisha, Ltd., will meet tbe Ak>«'io Petroleum Co 'h team at sooot-r on tte H 01 h S.hool ground to-morrow. Tbe Kama (iruiuiMss tv be an interesting one.
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      Cricket.
      63 10 There will be a match between tbe S.C.O. and s K C. elevens on the former's i>""iid .i.- mm row Tin- S iC. will bo represented by: -A K Coelbo, S. D lUud.r, K. K. .i laaaa, T .).< s, v*, T. Uj-«n.«, K G, Wbt-atk y, S. II
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    Rubber Association's Report.
    245 10 The report of the oomroittee of tbe Singapore Chamber of Commnoe Rubber Assneiation, for tbe jear 1917, state* Yoaf committee b to submit herewith tbe ••wHi i accounts for tbe year ended I>fc*<muerU. lt*l7. Income amounted to $4 1,71 H IJ7 »L'l expenditure, including depreciation to 114.718
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    The Modern Turk.
    1340 11  -  ANTAGONISM TO MOHAMEDAN RELIGION. H. B. C. Pollard By For many years the ordinary European and American has been aocastnmf-ri to think of tin East, and particularly tbe Near East. as changeless and non progressive. This vii w. however, has proved to be a complete fallacy in
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    ANTI-OPIUM MOVEMENT.
    416 11 Dr. Thwing's Address to Straits Chinese. Dr. E. Waite Thwing, the Oriental Secretary of the International Kefuriu Buieau of Peking, held a large Chinese audience on Wednesday night at the Su Po Sia, Tanjong Pagar Road, for an boar and a half, while be spoke in Cantonese (which
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    JANUARY RUBBER RETURNS.
    7 11 Kuala Sawab.— lo,4o2 lbs.
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      137 11 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Programme erf drills, etc., (or week ending Saturdaj, February 28, 1018. FbIDAT, FlBBDART 33. 6.16 pan. Drill Hai< S.V.A. Sections III and IV. S.H.K.iV., Maxim Co., S.V.C. S.V.K.atd. Maxim Co. Junction Silat S.V.K. Kd. and Kam pone Babra Rom— Trans port from Drill Hall 6 p.m. T.P.
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      464 11 Buy direct from the actual manufacturers and save dealers' profits Buy a Moutrie Piano and get Full Value Call op send for new catalogue S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In Hongkong) Raffle. Plaos •MSaSBJHBBBBM I AT TBS POPPLA» PHOTOPLAY BODHB I <BJBfBB|BBB|B^M ¥7! mpir IK) Taajaat rafar Head Trains rass
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      437 11 BAFFLES HOTEL Saturday, February 23 SPECIAL DINNER CINEMA SHOW SEA VIEW HOTEL Saturday, February 23 SPECIAL ND CINEMA DINNER R N SHOW Sunday, February 24 IVIUSIC During Afternoon Tea and Dinner E. and O. MOTEL■HUM Situated beautifully by the sea The leading hotel in the island CRAG HOTEL PSNANO HILLB
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    Sennah Rubber.
    3312 12 REVIEW OF THE COMPANY'S POSITION. Financial Arrangements The sixth ordinary general meeting of tbe Seocab Rubber Company. Limited, was held recently at the Cannon street Hotel, Cannon Street, London, E.C., Mr. Frank Copeman, in the abi-fnce o( the Hon. Gverard Ft-ilding (the chairman of the company), presiding. The
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    SPLENDID WARWICKS.
    377 12 How They Silenced the Turkish Guns. An officer with tbe Expeditionary Force in Palestine thus describes an achievement by the Warwickshire Yeomanry in the recent 6f(btinK The Warwickshire Yeomanry, three days ago, did one t f ttio finest things in the whole of this war. As you probably
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    GAME-KILLING IN CHINA.
    683 12 Cold Murder for Cold Storage Companies. Ot recent years, says tbe Peking correspondent of Tbe Times, every sportsman bas deplored what almost amounts to a disappearance of non-migratory game from the more accessible parts of China, Manchuria used to swarm with magnificent pheasants partridges were almost equally
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    HEROISM IN AN OIL BURST.
    393 12 Self-Sacrifice to Avert Disaster. Tbe King has been pleased to award tbe Albert Medal in Gold in recognition of tbe conspicuous gallantry and self-sacrifice of Mr. Robert Leiper Lindsay, late Superintendent of tbe Tembi Pumping Station of tbe Anglo- Persian Oil Company, on tbe occasion
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      291 12 NEW ZEALAND Stilton Cheese Ample supplies now available. Singapore Cold Storage COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated in Straits Settlementa) FURNISHING 0 Eventually Why Not Now? OUR PRICES OUR QUALITY MERIT YOUR BUSINESS JULIAN FRAtfKEL FURNITURE CO. Only Addreas Orchard Road Only Addreaa GUAN KIAT CO., LD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) HBAD
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    Following The Tanks.
    1203 13 BVTTLE STORIES FROM THE WEST FRONT. From a Home Correspondent. One of the first arrivals in Britain from the Cambrai battle was a lad from Yorkshire. He bad been wounded by a machine-Run ballet after advancing three miles into the enemy country, bat he was fall of
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      167 13 SPECIAL VALUES IN OUR GENTS' DEPARTMENT THAT ARE WORTH ATTENTION r\ PYJAMAS iMArEs i. p^3ffiim woo" GEMTB INDIA GAUZE SINGLETS AT*?! y With button front and short sleeves. n\ 1 If W Sizjs U8 to 40 ins. N I Sale Price $7.75 dozen. fiENr g DONEGAL TWEED BPORT D >C
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      423 13 FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN SUCCESSION We secured the Contracts for the supplies of Portland Cement during 1918 T0 THE T0 THE MUNICIPALITY Wv^i GOVERHIIENT SINGAPORE V\> JOHORE This is sufficient proof of the superiority of the HAIPHONG DRAGON BRAND Beware of Imitation* DUPIRB BROTHERS Sole Agents: Straits Settlements, F.M.S.,
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      607 14 Assets over $2 000 000 B.C. Assurance ia force over $9,000,000 B.C. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incobpoeatbd in Straits Sbttlbxbnts) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore). LONDON OFFICE i SS, Old Jewry, B.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court ot England, and complies with the
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      472 14 1 BAWKIWQ. ■WiMIW AND IHANfiHAI NANKING CINPBNATIM (UioenreßATßC m U«a«ion| PAID-UP CAPITAL 118,000,000 HBSBhVB FUNDB Sterliag J1,600,000 at I/- 1 18, 000 000 Silver 118^00,000 108,800^00 neaorve Liaafltty ol Proprietors tIIOOO.OOO COURT OV DIRIOTOBB Hoa. Mr. 8. H. DodwtiU, Cbairmaa. Boa. Mr. P. H. Hclyoak, Depnty Chairman. Hob. Mr. 0.
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      525 14 BAMKINB. NEKRUmMIHE HANIEL-iAATUHAPPY. NiTHEILANM TIAIINB IMIITT. atsTAßaisaaD MM. Pahl-ia a.,iul 0 M.aOO.OUO (about 41 000 000 fsas B 11,606,481 (aboul 4088,18* Hbad Ovnsa n Aaßtaaxiaa. HBAB ASBBIO* IB B*IiTL». BRANcUBS easag, Hoagknag, Shangbat, Baagooa, Soerabava, Bamaraag. Weltevredea, Baadoeag (Java), Cheriboa, Tegal. PeMlomgaaTtjiUtJaa, L-jembe-. Djokja (Java), Solo (Java), Modaa (Deli), Taking
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      610 14 FOR SALE BY AUCTION ONE BELSIZB MOTOR OAR, FOURSEATER, 14/18 H.P., FOUB CYLINDER Om Satubdai, Fbbbuabi 90, at 11 a.m. At our bale-room, 16 and 17, Raffles Place POWBLL A Co., Ltd., Auctioneers (Incorporated in Singaport 21.3— aa-a AUCTION SALE Of one five-seater, Iff h p., four-oylindfr Briton motor ear
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      914 14 wsutmicE. .'HE CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co., Ltd. (ißLOorporaiad in Bon<kong and Baglatared under me Assarmaee Companies Aot (1BOS) Bnflanfl) Paid to Polieyholders by Siagaporo Office ia 1918 588a.350.00 Paid to Polioybolders siaoe tbe Company's inoepUon 1 5. 027.823 ss Total Inatuaaoe in foroe 81.11.18. BS,«9S,sao.SS Total Assets as 10,883,303.88
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    1081 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Passive Resisters and Coal-gas. In conversation reoently with a namber of ooal gas enthusiasts, says the Commercial Motor, we have been not a little disappointed to bear repeated on more than one occasion the suggestion that coal-gas, under certain circumstances, is
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      116 15 pPENCER rt Moulton Tyres Whatever the temperature or climate, Spencer-Moul-ton three -ribbed tyres prove ever reliable. A special process of hardening pure rubber without loss of resiliency accounts for this and for remarkable endurance over the worst roads. For running comfort, for economy of wear, for immunity from skids, and
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      71 15 —S^ >y Don t hope IJlmSf^ for the best flfto BUY hffll \Jcr-i DUNLOP illjq TYRES lp and get it! Wm^ DETROIT ENGINES Four-cycle horizontal, effectively governed, magneto ignition, portable, water oooled X^k I A^B^# FoUowlng In sloe* Small fuel SA MM II gj 2^ horse power consumption I^^B 4%
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      580 16 JEFFREY'S PILSENER BEER. BREWED in SCOTLAND SITUATIONS VACANT. W A NTB D, ttt nt gr» pber, either se x. App) j Stenu c/o St. aits limes. 81-H— 2B 2 WaMKD. a really tffi ient shorthand ttpiat. Apply to Bux No. 654, Straits Times. 19 2— 26 2 WANTED Buropean none
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      511 16 MISCELLANEBUS LBSSONS in French and Bnglish given by lady. B-i *'2R, Times. 6-3— 4 LAUY TYFIST, Mrs. F. Cooper Abbs. Address BurliDgton, Colt-man Street. l«a— 18 8 WANTBD, offers of good oooonut estate*. Reply Btating aoreage. age of trees and full particulars to Box No. 635 Straits Times. B-9— u
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      580 16 GOOOWN TO LET No 13, Clarke Quay, situated alongside Singapore River half mile from town. Area 11,000 square feet. Entry April, 1918 For further particulars, apply Ho Ho Biscuit Factory, Ltd., 33, Chin Swee Road. IS3-U MASSAGE HALL No. HI, Ssaeoslee Street Open daily 6 a.m. 9 p.m. TELEPHONE NO.
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      472 16 KIAM KMTaCo. 108 and 109, Markat Street. STOCK ON HAND Pure White Zinc Powder (ENGLISH MANUFACTURE). THE LATEST AND Eonly UROPEAN STUDIO In Singapore it coanucTto H. N. BUCKt RIDGE Utaof Weiirt. Lafayette, photofaphart to thair Majesties. AT THE BURLINGTON Formerly Hotel de la Pan CIGARS Best quality oigars in
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      316 16 TAYGUANKIAT 36. PHILLIP STREET SINGAPORE Firewood Supplier to Government and Municipality, Singapore, for 1918. 'Phone Nob. 1361, 1363 and 1863. RBSIDBNCBB 87, Tank Road No. 1«8O Sunnyside, Qaylang... 1078 17-4, Tanjong Katong Rd, 1894 JUST RBCEIVED NBW SHIPMBNT OF GREEN WATERPROOF CANVAS for making tarpaulin, screens, eto. BOON SENG ft
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      150 16 FIRST-CLASS GARS-HIRE DAY AND MIGHT 'Phone 1233 We have numerous enquiries lor second hand oars from our clients in the Straits and F.M.S. If you wish to buy any, oonsolt oa, we will be able to fulfil your needs. When you intend to sell, oonsolt us, we shall fetch a
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      390 16 Straits V)imes< TELEPHONES Editorial and General... m 68 Manager's Offioe 1117 Job Printing Offioe 1144 AM communications relating to editorial matters and news should oe addressed so THB BDITOB. All communications relating to business matters advertisements, suboriptioaa, aooounts, printing, etc— should be addressed to THB MANAGBK. Cheques and money orders
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