The Straits Times, 21 May 1919

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26.031 BINGAPOftIfi. WEDNESDAY. MAY 21. 1919. PRICE 10 CENT
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 114 1 LIMA 1 1 •WEETENEI MNDENBEO MILK Friee asw 550.50 isa mm Libby's Soups THE FINEST OBTAINABLE The/ are prepared from the choicest materials mnder perfect conditions and by experienced chef*, A tin makes six pistes of the sest soap you eTer tastod. Messrs, Jsnbby, McJSeiU Jsibby state "If there was
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    • 129 1 SAFES Patent fire and thief A A well-made safe resisting. [wmT^ with reliable lock Mad 6 Sates* Steel I Jf^BßT^ ji Stocked ln seven Fitted with patent L Jf**** Burglar-proof arrangement where- I U Fire-proo by key cannot be Ll^ r P Fall-proof BRITISH MADE BRITISH MADE SIZES 22 x
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    • 8 1 IDEAL UNSWEETINtB IONDENBEO MILK Price bow PW MM
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  • 1002 2 THE Di RECTORS' POLICY AS TO EXTENSIONS. Forward Contracts. The thirteenth ordinary general meeting of the Goliao H>pj Rib^at BiUke, Limited, •v held on April 14. iq tbi Cjonoil Room <A tbe Ribbet Ooiren' Assouumoj (liom poratel), 88, Entcbeap, B.C Mr Jtm» Lloyd AnutraUi jr, JP. (the
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  • 121 2 Shanghai has adopted simmer time aad has pal forward all the docks one houi. Tli Chinese aathoiiaes hawever, have not taken to the plan, and the govarameot bnr'tm in Nantao and Obipei are expwtsd to adhere to the winter time. At Han^k jog a resolution fn tbe aioptiin of daylight
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 408 2 THE TCONOMT CALUMET Caiumet possesses the farthestreaching baking powder economy. It is the most economical leavening agent. It saves in more ways and makes more important savings tlian most other baking powders. You save when you buy it. The price is moderate it leaves you money over the cost of
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    • 303 2 a* r«« W «i 3 C >„.,- i t^jfjti^^ f iJ= h .rntii j ■nL_ M C«MLTaWi4Mf^M|E AVON TYRES Mora Miles for Your Money 810 CHANCES The nun or woman who is soffaring the eicrmiatiDg aganit* o( ((haamatiiim ou'| aflird to wMie time ud money gunblina with makubolioTo reaiediei.' KBIL
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    • 281 2 Bynogen BRINGS HEALTH HOEPriO«LLT PLE«Mir TO THE UBT£ AND EAWLf DIBEBTH of acknowledged vala, lor .11 enteeWai '«o.n«l_^oeaje after severe iUnfl* mental and awflS exhsaston, insomnia, dig«stiv i troabl etu. U two sises $1 .26 and 52.2S Theprioa of PALOL has b*«»n \n sreaaei to $2.75 per bottle OBTAIHABLsf Maynard
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  • 1124 3 SMALL IMPORTANCE OF MAN POWER. General Monash's View. Litotesaat .G metal Bit Jcbn Mone*h, the Commander ol Ibe Australian Imperial Kcicp, spetiicg at a larcheon rivm id his rcioui cnMaicb 23 gave it as bicpinioa that sciect fie preparation and tquipment wouM be ci mote impcrttnoe than man
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 299 3 DeminGtori %JMC \f S^ I 'HE fascination of < ■jjSs c uncertainty of getting the I ns9^BP^ ne interest in shooting is the I J tfem^rLnM a^'''fy to reduce those uncertainties to the mini. \Jyi bChMhR. mum A well trained dog, a good gun and at/ la«yWlH cartridges art among
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    • 515 3 WHERE DA6NER LURKB FOR WOMEN Many women who bave tbio bled, aad wboae nerves atj ooatr J»k complain oi a sensation aronnd tbe be#rt wbioh Uity dea oribe at "stifl.ag." II is an alarcing symptom ol anaemia, or thin Wood, wiiieb disap pears when tbe blood it built up aad
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    • 138 3 P M A fUM 1 I atASBI •BOinBBKO ANTI-CORROSIVE BLACK ENAMEL for the protection STRUCTURAL IRONWORK There is Nothing Better if anything so good. Ask for descriptive leaflet. McAlister Co., Ltd. BOLS AGENTB DEVOES KEROSENE OIL We beg to inform the public that full supplies of Devoes oil are again
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    • 298 4 ITEMEI MlUilt. NIPPON YUiEN KAISHA llHUIUtig J*»*»l and** OonOMt mitt* *h« |1 »«pf I J«»«n«M Oo»a»iia»«»itJ. (lukloct to altwatiMt «tt»e«l a«m.) lUMPEAN LINI fMimmi Bi»Ti«i Mr (Mllwo*,) PWMt MMM, liMi. Leaeaa. (ri« Baei O**al) Shldaaoka Mam M»y II Ka«» Mara Ja>e Yokohama Mm Ja»« EUIQPEAN UNI (rit Bom Ouil) (laillluy
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    • 743 4 tTBMEi MUUMt. P. O." British India MID Apcar Line (Oooiaaaioa laoarporated ia BagaMaa) I MAIL AND PASSENGER BBRVIOBI PININIULAR AMD ORIINTAL N. O*. (Cade* Ooatraot *>ita Hia Majesty's (lnfHMiat) The Oaatpaaji MAIL lIRV IOBD BAST OP BOMBAY ate at pmarart loapeadea I INTMMBDIATB ■■MVIOI I FROM LONDON TO MAHIIILLM LOBBOD,
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    • 497 4 ireUKI MILINM. GLEN and SHIRE JOINT SERVICE OF STEAMERS HOMIWMDI a a. QLBNQYLB tor London aad Antwerp ia port M. OABMABTHBMBHIBB lor Ueaoa aad Loadoa in pert a.a. OLBMAM OT (or Genoa aad Loadox about July 1 PMNMjet taaornmaflaHoaj (ally booked. rot (relßht and further partleulait, tffjy la) BOUSTBAD 00,
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    • 272 4 THE MAM STEAM NAVIBATIBN OOMPAHY, LTO SINGAPORE-BAN.KOK tm beta* TitappM, tn- aaag•v>, Tsiatia, P«Uml, Bia«rcra, Lin, lokMß^l, Boadoa, Laaoaava, Cbaooaa M. V4L4Y4 VT SI v PRtOHITIPOK M*jM M»y 28 BORIB4T Jaoe3 Jaae 4 Th iliwin fitted liugaßfaaal wttta eleetolc light. Md have exoeileal aosommod»Hoa In fin* elM* pmmmm( Tteke** let
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    • 256 4 tTEAMiI MILIWt bob** JHw (THI WU MEIUNTILI II M., 111 l (I»— IB Juul «o I, De Sana Mml. ntorouo SAO.IMSB im in«Ajr«aji (laftJMl to obftata wfthaat mMW riaPaHaaU Amai Hho Jam* A*de«Mara Jw (Ma hiimkm kerth avallaaia far Wmtm •a*aa to Loadaa U avalUMa at wkra tMM.) FOB QIIIOA
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 425 5 STEAMER SAILINS3. FOR RINGOON ii BHARiTi isduoat Peiaog on May 19, and wi:l bavo prompt d spatcb trom that port lor Rangoon. Foi passage, apply to BOUdTBAD A CO., Agents. 8.1 SN. Cs Ltd. INDO-CHINABTEAWNAV.CO.LD. ilmoobfobatsd in BiiabAiro) Blroot Bafvlea to Japan via Hongkong A ahanfthal, and to Oaloutta Via
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    • 274 5 STE<MtR SAILINGS. FORPE«»«a»HOCALCUm The ICB.N. JDmpaay's steamer TAT ■»HISG 1,424 tons, reg. is intenileJ to be de patched tor above perls at 8 pm. on Thursday, May M. BOU3TE AD A CO., Agents Bin*apow, M»y 19, 19 i«. TOYO KIBEN KAIBHA (Inooßi-oaiTsn a Jaraa For San Franoiaoo, the new laat
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    • 529 5 THE MALACCA ELECTRIC LIGHTING fIU-TO. Notioeis hereby givea that the tran-fer book 1 ol tbe Company will be olosvad from May 17 to May 'ii, 1919, b >th days iaolasive. V By Order ot tbo Board, T. a B. MILLBR, Secretary. Singapore, >Uy 14, 199. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION Tbe G vernmeot
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    • 806 5 SINGAPORE SPORTIMG CLUB I Ladies attending tha Races on Jane 10, 12 and 14, 1919. ate reminded ibat admission ta Oian 1 Stand aad Lawn will be by tiokel only. Ladi a' :ickati are obtainable through members o( tbo r:ogapore Sprrtiu); .Cob, true but tb yarn >t bear tbe name
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    • 56 5 GORDON'S Celebrated London DRYGIN Special quotations from SIME, DARBY AND CO., LTD. (IneorporaUd in Plraitt BettUmentt) MALACCA TAMATO A COMPACT, IMMEDIATE DELIVERY FROM BTOCK GENCO ELECTRIC LIGHTING SETS COMPLITB WITH FANS and LIGHTS (NO WIRBPrice nett $1,200 ex goiown. Write today lot toll particulars from tbe Sola Agents MACE HALL
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 363 6 CINEMAS GRAND CHANGE TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 TO-HIQHT William f Brady (resents THE VELVET PAW 1 brilliant photoplay in fire aota Featuring the well-known artistes House Peters and Oale Kane. A BPLENDID DRAMA WITH SIMPLE PATHBS AND TENBE BITUATIONB. AND A VIBRANT BTORY 8F LOVE With oomplata programme of good Rollloklng
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    • 333 6 CIHEJAB H VHBHBBJ| f »t n* nuiu mereratr naow AT 9.80 IN THB BBCOND SHOW AT SBO UNIVERSAL ANIMkTIO WEEKLY No. SI Kpiscdes 10, 11 an! 1J ol the great Tran*- Ulantto Serial THB BLACK BOX AT TJt IN THB FIRST SHOW AT TM Neal Hart aad Jaact Bassman ia
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    • 273 6 BRITISH OLAZBD BTONEWARI X>r*si»ii^ Pipes Wholaa and Halvaa— ln all aixaa STOCKS HELD BT A. CLOUET CO. 7, Raffles Quay, BINOAPORB NOTICE is heresy gireß h >he mark depleted above /^^^■^^^^^•S^jPkW-^ to tbe property ol Ho Chan and >^p^X%^^| fh V M *<kM»aBvX Company, ol No. 18, China j^^l^^^^ Street,
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  • 105 7 FIXTURES Wednesday, May 21, High Water 1.7 p.m., i 89 a.m. Thursday, May 22 High Watot, 1.67 fju 8 86 a.m. Friday, May 23. Hi«;h Water, 3.89 p.m 4.88 a.m Saturday, May 24 Hi«b Wat. i 4 18 p m 6.48 a.m, Trafalgar, Ltd m<g noon. Tractor
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  • 155 7 VcucU at the Docks. TAjuona Pasab. Bast Wbabv Bun. Piodooe. Bast Wbabt Kultala. Saaaas Waul, luiu akd Viotobia Dbt Uwu -Tjitaroea. Maim Wbabt.— NU, Kalmoa, Yatsbing, Oboaen Maiu. Bmpikb Don HyeLeong, Taisoko Maru, Tamoa Maru No. 1, Bnrybahs. Wan Wbabf.— Pakling. laaona's Wbabv.— Kamuning. P. Keahi OoAt Waur.-
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  • 156 7 To-DAT. PaUa Samba 3 80 pm P. Hwuiknhuu and P&nang 'i 80 pm P. B»t»m tad Pulaa Balaag 8 pm Pal»a Hom<i 8 pm Pontianak 8 pm Koto TinKKi pm Tboudai. Cnoob 8 80 km PkOßkal Pinanß 9.80 id HoaukoDß 10 80 un Ponrfnn and Oileatts 11.80
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  • 30 7 (Ofaaial Post Offloe Report) lisrr SmoAPoaa AaarvsD Lobdob March 8 April 8 March 8 „8 Matoh 8 16 Maroh 17 16 Maroh 18 38 March 37 38
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  • 132 7 luauu SnaATtaa, Mat 31, Ult Ob Lem>oa......Baak 4 m/a 1/41 Demand s/4. Private m/t 2/4 O« Naw Toaa...Dom»ad U\ PriTate 90 days so I Oa FmA»oi Baak 81J Oa Imdia Baak T T 189 Oa Hor,oson«...Ba*k d/d tl%m Oa Bbaji«baj ...Baak d/d Oa Java._ ..Baak II 1844
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 183 7 lmae 5 Mmmmm Value mm/ma> 10 10 linpaag 11 10 18X0 c.d. 1 1 At» Wn« 1.40 341 41 41 Sun. KtmoaMag 3.8.6 3 8.6 10 10 Kiata AMoautfoa 10.35 10.76 41 £1 Kiata Tib 1.8.0 1.13 0 urn 41 41 Lahal Hikx 1M T.7S I Li^oi Tia 876
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    • 95 7 !JH£| BayeK. BeUrti. 0 41 I. SmelUas 00. O.TI 8.26 II 41 Fwl. 1M 1.7 8 1 lleetris T'iiji 8/- 8/9 10 10 Wwtam k Nmv* JO 47 00 sita. 60 SO W.H«mmw*ao.TSoO 76 00 00 100 K»»i Bum. 110.M 120.00 10 10 M*7»a*d 00. »M 10.00 MM) II
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    • 55 7 Caite4lafflaaanl%ll,M4.MM pa. Si«k»»-»d Bleotria Inonp 1% 4890,000 ■ou> B'po»eManioipell%»l,B7B.ooo par Spore MoWpei 44% •I.«00,000^ lO*dir Span Manioipal 44% of 1«W li.motl 11% 111 Spore Manioipal 4% i,0O0,00« Iff all Spore Munioipel 4% 4800,001 F.k.B. 6% loume 118,000,000 101 in B.S. 6% loan 1918 843,068,T0t 101.75 113, S3. H% ><Ma
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    • 384 7 VMMP and Co. and Lymll and Ivmtt. Quouiitm. To-day'i Prioea. Pramt Lya.ll k *Co. Jo* (Hjab (II) 8.80 860 BJO 8.45 [maX. SOtayty.pd. 1.60 1.7 5 18« 1.60 .w. Hitem (16) 18 36 14 SO 18.25 14 36 l m Koaißß (II) 1.10 1.16 1.11 126 .m*
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 159 7 FOR HONGKONG s.b. TJITAROBM, sailing on Thursday, at 4 p.m., May 33, 1919. Bxoellent aoeommodatioa tor first class passengers. For partioalara regarding passage tares and rates ot freight, apply to McaLISTaR a Co., Ltd., Agents. (Iniorporated in Singapore) PRELIMINARY NBTICE Mesirr. Cilia* K°.ng Lee and Co., have been instructed to
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    • 522 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT! 1 BUROPB&N nurse wanted tor two ohidren ia Singapore. Apply, tnolosing reterenoei ta Noise, c/o Straits l imea. OBNTLBMAN viiitiag Australia, willing to exeaate oom aU»ion», business os eoa fldential. Reply Copfldental.f, j 3tr*ita i imea WiNTBD, clerk tj* Singapore offlje ex perienoad in estate aeoouat*. Good salary
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    • 314 7 AN EXCELLENT FAIRY PLAY 1Y THE MALAY OPERA CO.. OF IMUCCA At tha Buoh Roatd Glroua Ground Under a spaoious and oomlortable teat To-night, Wadnaaday. May Bit entitled AL-MAJLIS JALIL SHAH Manager, TDAN YBI THE EASTERN BUPPLY AGENCY GENERAL MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AQENT3 98, Robimon Boad SOH BNQ CHIANO, Proprietor.
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    • 319 7 Special Announcemant Cn ler the sole direction ot Ml. T. L. Tan a. Ohiaeae pUy with a good moral TOY CHYE POH BAU will be staged ky STAR OPERA TIUTII MTtL. MIT! MINI MU TO-MIQHT TO-NIGHT Preieating oor lamona a-»or Kbairaiin ia tbe titlt role K. H, CHBONO, Proprletos T.
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    • 34 7 CIRCULAR SAWS Manufactured by BINDERBON BROS. NEWBOULD, LTD. OF SHEFFIELD ALL SAWS BBAft THI ABOVB TRADB MARK In Btock 72", 48", 42", 30" and 24" diam. Sole Agents FRASER CHALMERS, LTD. |(Ino3rp3rated^in^nglaad) ■ASTERN BRANCH-SINGAPORE
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  • 1105 8 The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, MAY 21. "OUR DAY" RESULTS. Fa* the information of the pahlio of Malaya is general, and of those who subscribed and wotked |m the Red Cross "Ou I>»ys" doling the «ii j a particular, we ace Mked to give statement of results, We mod gladly do
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  • 23 8 The Middleton Tin Mines output for April was sluicing 40 25 piouls, tribute 45 08 piouls, a total of 85 38 p ouls.
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  • 21 8 Tkvi latest London sables to hand this morning are dated as follow*: -Ore inary rate May 18, deferred rale Maj 10.
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  • 40 8 Messrs. Wilson aad Holgate, rubber net ebaats at Singapore, ate opening a brand in KaaJaLampojjtavgthe Malay MaU. British Postal Order* issued oa aad attar May IS, 1918, will be cashed ia Ceyloa al Ue rate of Is. 81. pet rupee.
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  • 21 8 Ships in ootnminioation with Singapore Commercial Wireless Station this morning were the Mttarem, Ceylon, Kasluku Maru, Sbidcuoka Maru, and Shinkokn Mara.
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  • 34 8 A summary ol the total income of the British Red Cross for 1018, at shown in an account jist issued, is as follows lnoome, 47,428,899 lot. 9d. expenditure, £7,348,281 Bs. Bid. average weekly expenditure,
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  • 35 8 Mesas. Weerne Brothers, Ltd., have iteued invitations to the demonstration ol Fosdson tractors, Oliver plought, and disc harrows to be held al Patir Panjang Estate, near Boon* Vista Road, oa Salcrd»y next, at 8 pm.
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  • 39 8 The Hongkong and Wbampoa Dock Compsny have built 48 houses around Hunghcm Bay lot their nmployee*. These booses will be oocopied veiy shortly. The old house*, situated aear the Dorks will be demolished to enable extension ol Ibe shipyards.
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  • 37 8 The Indian Printer*' Association of Koala Lumpur have decided to support the peace oelebrations, by subscribing hall ol their subscriptions to the Selaogot Indian Association, the balanoe being reserved for rclibta tioaa by the Indian Printers' Association.
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  • 53 8 Ia ooaaeetion with the Chinese Christian Association a debate will be held ia the. kail, 18«, Prinaep Street, on Thurtday, 32nd mat., al 8p m. Subject Upas) which do great achievements mnatlj ilinwd f tmertncwi or intelligence Leaden Means A da Silva aad Cbua Cbooa Leong. AU iatit sated at*
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  • 56 8 The Fukiea Makiasg Arsenal hat of late manufactured two airships whioh were to be operated on May 10, by aviators in Fooohow, says toe P. and T. Times. These airships are constructed by Chinese engineers who have returned from foreign countries. It is expected that the ainbips wiU make sucsetsful
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  • 70 8 II is reported that the NY K. hat decided aot to put the Btoromaru, wbioh wat to sail I'm Japan towards the end of next month, OB the direct Calontta aad Seattle line, on aocoint ol there being not enough oargo for Seattle. The st< a Tier is, b iwever,
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  • 65 8 A meeting of members cf the Peaaag Swimming Club to oaoaider the advisability ol erecting a new building was held on Sun clay and patted a resolution that in the opinion of the meeting it was desirable that a new clubhouse ba erected, but that the proposed scheme be postponed
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  • 79 8 The last batch ot Ipoh Urifln* have torned rat to be a pretty rough mob," obaerves i> i Malay Mail. Trainer Fean was in ebasg o them when they fiist arrived. One ol v.« banch nut Mr. Fean iato boapital, and frame* H. Kir wan waa telegraphed for from Singapore
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  • 75 8 A.I (be faatril ol -'"—4*llll Swan, the beyland giant, who weighed tome iSrt a luge otowd auiembltd on Aptil la. Twelve men wen rtqairt d la pUoe the cuffin io the g»re, it having been wochwi; to convey ILe body to Ihe oemete/f Bj motor wagon, no heatie being large
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  • 77 8 The followiag oable hu been teoeived bj the tsiagtpote agent from the bead offloe ot Ike Yokohama Speoie But, Umifed Uxln ordinary general meeWag of lhaieboldeta ul tbe Vokohkma Speoie Bank, Ltd.. b*a been held on 10th inst. and pMaed tbe lollowisg ie*olalion« UapiMl to be increased to 100 millions
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  • 100 8 Four Chinese armed with revolvers sod knives made daring bid fo» the lives of l.im Bwe Cosing and Chta Yea Tham, ol Singapore, in Love Lane, Penang, on Sunday night. On entering ttie hoaae these men fired, bat the (aimer eaaaped anaoathed and the ltttet reoemd ttuoj ahoto, one in
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  • 113 8 At the Kuala Sidim rubber meeting at Penaag on Saturday Mr. O. Stothaid prewd ed aad state J that the programme aimed at by Ihe board of directors was to bring the area under rubber cultivation up to 2,000 aojts. The manager's estimate ol \W oortent yee» i crop wat
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  • 123 8 The work in connection with the proposed railway extensions at Ipoh has already been begun and the embankment on either aide of the line near the Anderson School has been out to a oone idesable extent, says toe Times of Malaya Owing to the present uSBtiiafao< tory arrangement! in the
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  • 416 8 Mr K. Tamssaki, manage* of the < I H':|i <a, branch, is eejain« to S tgs, wee it will miime charge of O.Si K intt < Amongst those who arc botnewiri bou J on the Paul Leoat are H B. Senor J. Batall.e de Freitss, Portuguese Minister
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  • 12 8 A mail from Borope will arrive by train tomorrow morning.
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  • 81 8 Amid Ibe obeera ol the House of Commsas Mr. Churchill aoaounoed thai a distinction ia to ba made between the ribbons of the 1914 and 1816 medals. In his owa words, there ia to be a rosette on the 1«15 ribbon (or the 1014 men," and be
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  • 90 8 Among the (orthoomioß attrastbna at Ibe Victoria Theatre ate the Howut Phillips Kepevtoty Co., doe here horn Hongkong about fee 2Mb mat., with The Man bom Toronto, the Tiger'l Odd, anj Pygmalion, f jllowei early in Janeby Banvaid'a Alu.tiomi m jeioal com 9dy Company. Atbol Ii», wbo waa
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  • 144 8 A display of heroism wbicli resulted in the saving ot life waa seta on Sunday forenoon in the sea, a oonv.d< nble distaaoe cC Kalmouth Home, says Ilia P.naog Qaxjtte. Shoois were beard, and a man was seen to be ia dimootties. Mi. C. J. Ma<sey,
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  • 151 8 Bangkok bu always potsottod a vii share of qoainl and anasnii signs displays 1 i.atside •hops, bouses, eta remark* Ibe Icol Timei. N'um Ibe terminus of the State Kailwajs Iheie is a building which conveys to all and sundry that it is a hotel hml' The quaintest
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    • 102 8 "EMBASSY" No 77 ggs VIRGINIA CIGARETTES W;|/ REQUISITES $j$A nWai v^^. W^^mlKß S BUY AT M wfcfc I WINDOW g DISPLAY JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. (iMecpotmtod ia ED K Uad) THE TWO FAVOURITE TYPEWRITERS THE "EMPIRE" AND THE "OLIVER" STOCK SIZES "■MPIRE" "OLIVER" Foolacap takes paper 9* wide Foolscap takes
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    • 204 8 Prom Monday, May 19 to B*turd4*, Mmy U An exhilarating programme of thrilling and entertaining piotures at lbs ALHAMBRA TN Ball f*f aarl NatarM, atask aaat. Seeoad Show al t.li A William Fox produetioa featuring Qrorge Waltb. the athletic thunderbolt in a piorure ol thrills and laughs THE BOOK AGENT
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  • 685 9 Germany Cannot Sign Present Terms! Impossibility of Fulf ilment! Loadoa, Hay 15, la 86 p.m. Copenhagen, May 14 A wire ttom Berlin uys that RtntcM informed the German debate* at Versailles that the peace treaty in ita praaeat torm waa unacceptable and mold not be signed because
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  • 102 9 JAVA RAILWAY STATION BURIED UNDER LAVA. (AaiTA Siivus) Batavia, May 30. A voloano at Kloet ia tbe ruidency of Keiiri, in the island of Java, started working last night at one o'clock. Tbe railway station of BUtar aad tbe surroundings are ■ow buried under a layer of hot
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  • 537 9 Captain Mayger Receives Bar To Military Cross. An iuteresticg eeteaony took pUce on the K?plaoade of tbe Tanglin Barracks at 7 46 o'clock il.i- morning when Captain Frank James Lanham Mayger, MO 2nd South Wales Bordert-rr, reoeived a bar tr tbe Mili tary O m already held by
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  • 256 9 Dr. Lim Boon Keng, O B.E. A very interesting (unotion took pl»oe on the l»wn at Government House yesterday, in the ptis 3Doe ol large »vi distinguished gathering, whish iaeluded a ouaibet ntleadisg Chinese, when H'n Eio llenoy the O vemoi invested the Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Keag, who w»b
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  • 62 9 On May 1 at St. John's Chareh, Bangalore, the K. v J. Priae officiating, tue marriage took piaoe ol Mr. W. V Jamea, eon ol Robert Jamee, and Hra. James, ol Swindon. Wiltshire, to Margaret, third daughter ol tbe late Mr. Arthur Weatwood, and Mra Weatwood, of Bangalore. Strait* and
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  • 1933 9 ENGLAND, AMERICA AND PEACE TERMS. From Oar Special Correspondent. [.-.ndiiD, April 10. The Peace Delegates in Pwu Me giving v to uadersued tbil they in at Im* really npoa the verge of a iettlem(nt of the vital Preliminaries Bat, while then have beesi many complaints as
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  • 117 9 The Minister of Finanoe in Bangkok has it led regulations, approved by the King of Siam, for increaeiog the pay of certain officials by making them a personal allowanoe. Theie are officials wbo have served tbe State for at least 30 years, and wbo for five jean have been drawing
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  • 1450 9 (Fac* Oub Own Corkhpomdsxt.) P» aaag, lUf 18. Distrust and uneasiness prevail is quarters interested in the isbjtot of oai food s. pply. Ii WM intimated b/ the Pinaag Gsxette, about a week tgj, thtt the Government was going to Uke cv the oontiol of all imported
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  • 434 9 Departure (or Home on Long Leave. The Taipiog ocik* poodc nt of the Times Df Malaya writing on Saturday says When ibe m»il train arrived this atUrnoon (hare large K*(bcno K at the railway station of all nlassos cf the oomoinnity wbo had come to say good-bye
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  • 354 9 Penang Co-operating with F M.S. And Singapore. The inauguration eeiemooy of the Sab ordioate Civil Servioe Association, Penang, My a Ibe Piaaag Gazette, wm held at (tie premises c( the Ats cittion, 86, Dato Kiamat, Panang, on Saturday. The Hon. Mr. W. C. Miebell, Reaident Cooncillor, wu
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  • 15 9 We Nficl to lawn that tbe Hon Hi. W. 0. MJaboll, Resident ComoUlor, Penang, im
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  • 901 10 MEETING OF THE IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE. Food Production Discussed. A matting cf (he Indian Immigration Committee was held at Koala Lumpur on 11*7 14. There wete pretest The Controller ol Labour, (Mi. J. R. O. Aldwoith), chairman, Principal Media*! Offloet, F.M.S. (Di. C. L. Suuom, 0.M.0.), Meant. F. O.
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  • 635 10 Position of Company it Close Of Last Year. Tbe sixth report of the directors of tbe Jeram Kaantan Rabbet BsUte, L»d., says: Gentlemen, Yoai direoton bed to submit i duly audited statement ol aoooants lot tbe twelve months ended December 81. 1918. After making dae prOTiiion tor
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  • 243 10 Important Decision of Diplomatic Corps. Ia Docember, 1018, when Iho Five Powers teodered friendly advice in conception with the reestabl shmeut of national union in Chios, a suggestion was mtde on behalf of tbe Amerioan Government that tbe Powers enter into aa atrjement to restrain
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  • 15 10 Si Pare Pare.-42.2t6 lbs. Natherlandd Lan,kat. -J4,2i9 lbs. Holland Amtrioaa Plantatioaa.-«71,8«4 jfet
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  • 503 10 Great Scheme Being Considered By Post Office. A £7.000,000 Boueme to make London ociajleto with automatic telephone facilities is under the conn mud of a aamber ol experts, Bad tbe Postmaster General will shortly decide a* to whether tbe aato exchanges will ba oomnenosd. In conversation witb a
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 71 10 Tba semi final lor tbe M.F.A. Champion ship Cap Between Stia Taojang Tokoag and Muthibol Ahsan was played oa Sunday in Penang and resulted in a wia lor tbe latter by three goals to ail. A lew minutes before tbe finish a discreditable scene was provoked by one or
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    • 204 10 Following were tba results of yesterday a tics ia tbe Ladies' Lawa Tennis olab tennis tournament CHAJtrIORSBIF PaJBS, Mits J Quna and Mr. Stoat beat Mrs. aad Mr. Gray burn, 8-8, 9-4. Miisd Dodbus, A Class, Mrs. Kiiout aad Mr. Milligaa owe 16 beat Mrs. Maogregor aad Mr.
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  • 127 10 At she time of tbe marriage of Commander lUmaay andPrinocai Patricia ofConnaugbt a li-'t waa published ot wedding gifts to tbe pair, including many aad valuable preaeats from tbe King, tbe Qieea, aad various members ot the Rival F»mily, The number waa thea I about 6CO. It has now reaohed
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  • 365 10 Americans Agree to Box Him For £5,000 Purse, Not satisfied with hia bard earned viot jry over Jo 3 Lyoob, the Amnrisaa btntamweigbt, at the Niiionl Sportiag C üb, Jimmy Wilde ia oat avam (or Am jri iaa blood. Tbe little Welshman yesterday signed a oontract with Mr
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  • 630 10 Freemasons Blamed for Starting Tbe War. Tbe Berlin correspondent of tbe Chicago Daily News baa perused a letter Irom the ex Kauer to Dr. Theodor Sobiemasn, ot tbe Berlin University (who was the ex Kaiser's political adviser). Tbe ex Kaiser declares that the Freemasons started the war.
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  • 107 10 Tbe marriage took place at All Saints' j i Chu-ch, Tientsin, on May 4, of Mr. Howard I Tullooh Bennett, cf tbe Kasern Extension^ Teli graph CcniTacy. and M mF orecca Mary I Baker, daug 1 tdr ol tbe late Tuiuita Bd ward < and Mra. Baker, of Crewkoreoe, Horn-
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  • 558 10 An Anti-Bolshevist Affair la Queensland Capital. A Brisbane meaaage dated Mtrob 22 to tbe Sydney Son aa contains the following: There ia oaly oae thing talked about here this morning— tbe returned soldiers' aaliHjlsbevik demonstration u{ laat night. Merivalestreet, aeroaa tbe river, is the Maoea at a ooastaat
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  • 364 10 Standard Specifications for Their Production, Daring the past yt at and a hall the British Engineering Standards Atsocialiw, 38, Viotori* Btreet, s W., 1, has been responsible lot the preparation ol all specifications lot air craft materials on bebalt of the Department ot Airoiatt Piodaotion. Daring this period
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  • 51 10 The stsff offiier has often oome in for icme bard koooka, bat perhaps oritioism waa tever more witii y pat than ia the words ot k subaltern quoted by the Daily News. Bread," said the subaltern "ia tbe staff ot lite bat the lite of the stall is one long
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  • Correspondence.
    • 259 10 To the Editor ot tbe Straits Times, Sir,— ln your edition ot May \i there ia am article trom Tbe Times anent a balloon section in Mesopotamia. Apart trom the eg Statical tone ot the artiole which was written by a aeotion commander ot mine aad whioh
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  • 437 10 Messrs. Armstrong. Wbitworth's Plan,. In the great task of reconstructing rained Belgium, write, a correspondent to The Times, one of the more prominent of British engineering firms is about to take an active part. Messrs. Sir W. O. Armstrong, Whitworth and CJ Limited, bare entered into negotiations with
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  • 163 10 Mr. Fred. Wick-tt, a rubber plaster of Bngfcoi, Fitak, K M S., who ib oa his waj to Cinaida trom Singapore arrived by the Maaapouri yesterday, says tto Chi 3a Mail of May 14. Some time ago Mr. Wiokett oreated a sensation in the Malay States by
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  • 88 10 The oik in which Ow Kirn Seng, eierk employed by Ibe Gambling Suppreaaioai Department, wit oharged with offasiag illegal g»at 6 laticni to Inapeotor Craig, ot the Mmc department, on three different date, ia Fesruary last wai concluded in the Di triot Court on Saturday, Mi. Larj;i»ni Cuor, Djasriot Judge,
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  • 683 11 To Carry 100 People on 24 Hours' Flight. The trial flight of the mast remarkable aeroplane yet designed will b > made at 1 »m borough this month. Muchanioa are busy assembling the machine iv one ol the huge hangars at tbe Royal Aircraft establishment, and it
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  • 350 11 The Trade Scheme of Standard Lines. The war has piobably pot an end lor ever to shoddy boots. Tbe boot trade th>o?gboat Britain is now etdVivouring to woik out a scheme of stat iud lines which will replace the wrrtiue b.ot wLen the Government tobcrxe ends,
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  • 44 11 A shareholder, speaking at tbe annual meeting ol tbe General Swam Navigation Ctmpany, Limited, predicted that tbe next strike would be a strike ot merchants, wbo were sick ol the present methods of tbe Govern tuent as far as teatrictionj on business «c.c concerned.
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  • 454 11 Improved Position Since Close Of Year. Tbe 14th ordinary gnaeral meetiiß of Malay Rubber Planters, Limited, was held on Apiil m at Salisbury House, ocde* tbe Preside noy cl Mr. A. J. Stevens (the chair m%a ol tbe company). Mr. J J. Cornell, the secretary, read the
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  • 328 11 Nearly 10,000 Specials on Duty Daily. Tbe report ol the Inipeotor ol Coostibo laiy, Sir Leonard Donning, lot tbe yea* ended S'ptember SB, 1918. issued aa a Home Offioe White Paper, abowa that the total tathorised streDKtb lor tbe 68 ooootiea and 128 boroagbs waa 80,981, and tbe
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  • 190 11 Piosrauuaa ol drilla, eta., to weak eaWUaf Saturday, May 24, 1918 i— Wsdkssdat, Mat SI. B.V.C. Estate Scouts.— BaJ Raage, 4 pun. Friday, Mat YA. BF.A. Co Drill Hall, B pm. 8.F.&. Co. Beoraikv— Drill HaU, 1.16 pjn Batubdat, Mat 24 B.V.R.— Bat Ran|?e, 2 80 p.m.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 166 11 His Master's Voice Gramophones NEW CONSIGNMENT JUST TO HAND BIND FOR CATALOGUE 8. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (laOOBPOBATBD Oi HorJOBOM) Raffles) pi«o«. m m m i LA MINERVA CIGARS The flnttt Manila* mada ra*a»*#s*a»— CCldflsl fc^ flitaWlW 9 TH C APa *?TTH3« g t jt»-tii > v..-si! nomoN IBu JJ vf^^flrßaHsißW
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    • 267 11 RAFFLES HOTEL Th« largest and most ■nooessfal Hotel on the Island. FACING THE SEA Luxurious snltes of rooms and spacious lounfes Tsrandahs and be*atiial grounds AFTERNOON TEAS Every Thursday, music in attendance. Cinema on the lawn from 6 IB pm. First-olass ouisine. Quest Night every Saturday, dinner followed by cinema.
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  • 1258 12 LORD R, CECIL'S VIEWS ON THE COVENANT. The Monroe Doctrine. A taller account of tbe statement on the League ot Nations and the Peaoe Treaty ma 'c to British and American newspapsr repre aenlatives by Lord Rjbert Cecil some weeks ago hai appeared in the Daily Telegraph.
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  • 720 12 Dredging Gems rom South-West African Coast. A company has boen formed, with powerful fi janoial > upport, to liedge the ooean bed along the ooast ot Siuth West Alrio* and the diauondiferoua deposits tf tbe shora under agreement with tbe OjTetE mint. Tbe exis tenoe off tie eoaat
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  • 156 12 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED." i. This for the Cheerio Optimists, His Majesty's Seoond Ueoteaaata; With the milk on their months and tbe time on their wrists, His Majostj's Saoond- Lieutenants About as wise as the on lick 'd cab Is written in beavee of the average Sab, Bat they all belong
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 52 12 United Engineers Ltd. (Inoorporatad In th* Str.iits Sattlomants) a n (jmtgers SINGAPORE ■OLE AGENTS FOR THE FAMOUS THORNEYCROFT and BROOKE MARINE MOTORS POSTWAR MODELS NOW ON THE WAY OUT SEND US YOUR ENQUIRIES FRANKELS, LTD. FOR EVERYTHING— FOR EVERYBODY— EVER f WHERE Victoria Street and Orchard Road GUTHRIE k CO..
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    • 244 12 Obtainable at all Dispensaries throughout Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. FRESH STOCKS Libby McNeill and Libby's Tinned Provisions Can be obtained from your dealer or CONNELL BROS., COMPANY Sole Agents Raffles Chambers, Singapore I SS^SBBBBBBHr l^>t Tyre Comfort *tkd Xyre Values Air Preasore, when based upon Tyre size only
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  • 1185 13 BETTER PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. Company's Misfortunes The tenth annual ordinary general meeting ot abarebolden is Olen Bertie H lbber Company, Limited, held at the cffixn of the oomp»ny, 60, Bistebeap, B C, on April 10. Mr. W. F. de Bail Maolaren (ohairman of the oomptny)
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 350 13 New Stocks of SHIRTINGS and PYJAMA FLANNELS at Whiteaway's DURO DYE OXFORD TOOTAL SHIRTING The woves ooloored stripes in TOOTAL SHIRTING are guaranteed fast colonrs whether smartness or eooaomy be tbe greater oonsiderataon, we can ahoroogbly reoommend Tootsil Shlptintf. It is stylish, sound and dependable wear. Patterns bee on request.
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    • 399 13 WANTED TO BUY aeeaad-haad Chinese or ■oropeaa beast add rarnitnre oi erery description Mco> tosil loss.) Uood nriees offered, 4p» J to 3IOONO HIND, W« BtrsJti Tina* JAPANESE MASSAGE TH« bPICULJST 4T HOME OR FOR CALL FROMN A.M. Tl II P.M. It's. TAMIT, 11, Bras Baaab Boad. DAGUIO HOTEL Baguio,
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    • 209 13 MONEY TALKS! V worth °f value tor B every dollar I Co., tBmSF SINGAPORE. TIGER BRAND Portland Cement FACTORY fiatu Cares, Belangor Phone 282 T'grams CEMENT BATU CAVES ■nq Ulrica aoiioltvd. Promat dalivarlaa %m at oak MOTOR ACCIDENTS 80LVED Mosl Kht ldents motet 'f^ki ova are oansed br oollisioa and
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1492 14 mm n-n r Assurance in force over $9,000,000 S.C. Assets over $2,000,000 S.C. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. LTD. (I«COaPOn*TBI> m BTBAITS BiTTMMnKTS) "■"SXSSf 1 S~/£S SKTSL. Ccnrt of fc« ta a, «d oo^plie. witb th. BHti* Lite IZ^C^I'L "^plZE. MONET TO LOAN. For all particulars, apply to A.
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    • 464 14 mm*. THE HO HONG BANK. LIMIIED (laeotporated in the Shuts StttUmcnts) BBAD OFFICB Singapore. Riffles Chambers t and 8. BRANCHHS PurAva— B6, Beech Stiect Malacca- 181, Jonkei Siree* Moab— 77/78, Jalan Suleiman Bail Pabat— US, Juan Bahamat AGBNCIBS AT London, Palembang and T"-g CAPITAL Antbotiied -IB.COO 000 Beie?Te Liability of
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    • 791 14 THE MOTOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Inoorposated in England) HEAD OFFICE 10. BT. JAMEB 8 BTREET. LONDON. LIFE INSURANCE SpaaiaJ attisetiTe aebemea oi Life Aumranae iaeladiag Wbote Lite, Bndowment and Bdaoatioaal polioiea, at rates which compare Tery favourably with tboae of any ether Company. FIRE INBURANCE tffeoti J 03 building!
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    • 691 14 ißy otdcr ol tbe Supe. int'.n Jen* OoTemmmt Monopolies) AUCTION BALE Of oonfUcated tiiftnd/, Gia, Stoat, Tobacco Cigarettes Chinese liqaora, f ersonal uffeots. two Twakowi, two Sampaas, eta. To be held at tbo saxio-jm ot Musra. Powell ud Co., Ltd., Oh Thdbsdat, Mat 22, at 10.80 a.m. POWMLL 00., Ltd.,
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  • 795 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. The Cause of Knocking. There are a gr«at maiy instaaona of eaginos— not of the latest models, bat still built within tbe last lour or dye yean that j now give trouble by kaoekiag, especially I whua they have been contianouaiy
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  • 271 15 Allegations of Corrupting The Press. Sir Uedlej lie Bu toed the Daily Mail Proprietary, Ud., (or a libel which wm Mid to have beea oonUisod in article* accusing him v the i 1 Wisher and the ptoprie tot of the Wettminites News Agency, of having attempted
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 214 15 WHITE TRUCKS A GOOD TRUCK Is a Good Investment Any firm who needs a motor truck should not look upon it as an expense but as an investment because a good truck will earn mo .ey You would not buy bonds or real estate bee i>i*e of low cost regardless
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    • 285 15 j ***C J rnpilli largest Fire Apparatus I rHt\&m+ni I L in lllc worlJ ike largest JJSJSB 111 111 I K*Dr«s Co., th e largest Oil JOl Tlt£ Co lhe r 8«l Dairy G -ALL 1 *f LI use BROC-KWAY Motoi Tracks, I tTMUlatalrd .mt concerns chese the |-_»J/^_ 1
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    • 1046 15 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS WAR LOAN (CONVERSION LOAN) BONDS ■eariat Istarsst fraai Itvaaiaar 11, 1111, a* It aaroert. aar aaauir, ra>as!a hsif retrfj a* ■a* 11, aa« loismp 11. ■■PAYABLE AT PAR ON NOV. 1599. Under tbe authority ot tbe W&r Loaa (CsnTersioa Lc»u) Ordnance- 191S, taw Treasurer ct ibe straits HeM'eaaaata
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 778 16 SITUATIONS VACAWT BXPBRIBNCBD COMPOSITOBB WANTKD loi the Straits Times (newa flop. tjmrotj Good salaries Riven to capablo ■sec. WANTKL), ft smart intelligeat typist. Apply to Enemy, c/° Straits Times. WANIBD, ft eomp tent dreader Apply peninally to the Straits Pharmacy. WANTKD, ft janici clerk. Mast be good typist. Box No.
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    • 782 16 ■WCELUMEOUB. I TO LET, fornished, on* large baleoay o'Ui, also garage Arply M»s. K'rkpatrick, I, St. Tbnmts'G !k. ENGLISHMAN •eqn.rea b.->d und rtsiienoo wit.i private Scr-p-aa family. Reply Sox No. 878, Suaiis limes. CONVHKSATION LBSHONS in English,] Freaeh and Malay riven by lady. Apply Box No. 834, Straits Time*. YOUNG
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    • 1011 16 KIAM KMT CS Market Street. Jo>t leeeiTed a new shipment of Hack Saw Blades Morgan's Plumbago American and English I Alluminum Paints Wab Saw Blades Luzon Ploughs NOTICE I Notice ii hetebj given that is the matter I dI tbe business oerried an by the stf le ol I Mai
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    • 612 16 6REAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMY rJLY GXJ AN KIAT Contractor lor supply ol Firewood Firewood Firewood 400 billets make a track load. To toot plaoe they are delivered Without you beiag bothered By your oookiea, who cfwn charge Bxtra money lor the bulioek-oatt. Address 38, Phillip Street, Singapore, or 'Phone 1361
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    • 268 16 Alw*ya watott Uila epaea It meant money to you now-a-days New goods constantly rveeived to Su't »l' reqeirements tone Fatbk.M eon c sod fatLioai go Bat to at it it bo! n JUST ABBIVBD TYZACKB ELEPHANT BRAND SCYTHE BLADES Vnlcan Improved Chain Pipe Wrenches Brades Malay Parangs Brass Garden Syringes
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    • 224 16 n •ataittlon ot our praeent flaal Nw« hava added a numbsp of EW CARS Thaaa art) at tha die iossl of our owatomara For HIRE Day and Night I'Phowel233[ BTRAITB MOTORCAR BEBVIC. II to til, OrcHsrt Road CHEAP BALE It i Uvy, Sklpcbaaalar, 11, RMittaa Rut Oa aeeoact ol thr
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 318 16 Straits ttnjes TELEPHONES Editorial and General ,f Manager's Office lII,' Job Printing Office m I«. All communications relating to editorial a ten and news should be addresses! to EDITOR. All communications rslatla* business matters advertisements. Mi scnptions, accounts, printing, eta, ss*» be addressed to THE MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT KATES Wants, For
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