The Straits Times, 14 July 1920

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26,:«2 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1920 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 590 2 History Sleeping Entombed At Windsor. j The Rev. Joeelyn Perkins writes in the Daily Express It is announced that King Edward's body is shortly to be removed from beneath the choir of St. Georgre's Chapel, Windsor, and placed in the sumptuous tomb which has been prepared
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  • 457 2 Boar's Head and Baron Of Beef. i Members of the British Antique Dealers' Association visited Hatfield on May 20 jfor their annual Catherine. i I Tho party, which numbered about a huii'!ri'l, travelled down from London in motor-cars, ami were received by Mr. and iMrs. Speaignf in
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    • 238 2 ii THE CHAIjM 1 Lipton's Tea "pili riavour. the delicate aroma and the fragrance of its leaf, c.-in never lie cijiinlled by any other Ordinary tea. Liptoa'a Tea is \.Uk pick ot the Worlds Fioesi Tea gardeos and, is packer! by the most mod-ro sdeutific methods that preserves the rich
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    • 491 2 Voup Skin «nd JA Complexion 0*" b« kept In a Perfect Condition all lha t«.v round by a f^Bj tegular m« of Baethtua's Larola. It elf«ct itllr remarsi ill rooxhneat, redn^M, tin. fjH caM Irritation, eie., anil in !oli«ht bbssssmH fully Hiniihin^ \w\ refresoina I at .11 timu. Of all
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    • 946 2 ESTATE OF THE LATE SULTAN IDRIS. SALE OF MINING LANDS Uaetet- iaatrvctlona from the Traatee, the undersigned will aell by Aactloa the Mtafae] Landa scheduled below, at THE TOWN HALL, IPOH On Friday, July 16, 1920, at 10.30 a.m. If unfinished, the tale will be continued on the following day
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  • 1023 3 Record Output and Decreased Costs. Tbe eighth cil aw/ geneval meeting o< H ciinUs Bobber Bttat >, Ltd., w« held oa Jnoo Bat tbe effiors, London Boane, New Lontoa Bt-tet, 8.C., onJer the [teaideoey ol Mi. W H. Bheliord, the Cbaiinm ol Ibe co' p-.ni, Tbe Cbaitmaas
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  • 163 3 A remarkable murder mystery has developed as the result of the exhumation of the body of Mabel Greenwood, who died in June, 1919. She was the wife of Harold Greenwood, a solicitor of Kidwelly, Wales, and a sister of Sir T. V. Bowater, an exLord Mayor of
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    • 164 3 AIR -FLOAT AND g|^ps figf? J- |p The Peace-TinllSg that make I WHOLE HAPPY. 8.% aall Diapenaavtoa atnd ajtox>ea CONNELL BROS. CO., BintfakpoaM. l«c.ip.i»ie.li«» U.SA.) •ol* Agents T. S. WANG QUALIFIED DENTIST. IS, South Bridge Road (near tbe Central Police Statioa) SINGAPORE ESTIMATES FREE OF CHARGE. Hours- 9-5 dally. Snndays
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    • 444 3 A Sure Shield Against Sore Throat and Infectious Illness. GENUINE BRITISH FORMANINT P THC MUM IOUJMO THHOAT TA2UT With the Red-and-Gold Seed of Genatosan, Ltd. Every medicine-chest in India shojld contain a bottle of genuine Formamint "the germ-killing throat tablet For curing Throat-Troubles and preventing infectious diseases like Influenza, Diphtheria,
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    • 221 3 JUST ARRIVED A NEW SHIPMENT OF CYCLES CALL AND SEF. THEM At S<.:.' Agents GUAN HOE KIN CO., HK7. VMarta Street, SINGAPORE. FLOUR MOMIS NAILS aa« BOX STRAPPING at th» cheapest prices in Town. THB 4N6LO-CHINESE TRAQIH6 COMPANY IT, Chanc* Allay. Bintapor*. GHENGLOCK SOOHOCK GO., LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits
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    • 317 3 IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Can be had of slightly us»d "THE PRACTICAL CAR" Five-Seater touring body. Only limited nun.bcr available. The first shipment of five cars was sold U ONE Compaii) for hiring. Vpry economical on benxine. For further particulars, please apply to JITTS CO., LTD.. 48. Robinson Rood. CHEAP CATTLE FOOD
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    • 822 4 STEAIEI SAUMI P. Oa- British India •MID Apcar Line (Companies Incorporated la England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government) ras Cempaay-. MAIL SERVICES BAST OF BOMBAT ara at arcaeat amajiilca LONDON FAR-RASTERN SBBVICB FBOM LONDON TO MARSDLLRS K LBBBOI Dae Singapore
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    • 339 4 STEAIEN SABJNiI PRINCE LINE LIMITEI, (Incorporated in England) FAB EAST SBRVICB FOR NEW TORK MONGOLIAN PRINCE via Panama about Ist half Sept CELTIC PRINCE vta Sies about Ist half Oct. For .11 information apply to ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO, LTD. (Incorporated In England) Agenta. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, UMITBD (Incorporated la
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    • 256 4 JTUUKN SANJWI THE EASTERN SIIPPIHi COMPANY, UMITBD (Incorporated la itralte ftettleacato) witkeat further aotloe. Staaasar aalHas traai Baßaaaarc PDi SBNO— Every Tuaaiay, at I aja. for Part Swattoaaaai aad Pe-,aVg. Freai HaUeea la mignill F(aai Peaaag to Me.lm«t> (Train leaner traai MoulmeU to Baagisa 18 hours). BBMOMO-Oaaa a fortnight. R«n
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    • 384 4 ITTAMa SANJpfM oTTie TKB OSAKA SHOBBH KABWA t-B. (laacrpaistoa la Vaaaa] aja. a. d* a>. p l^ ■^^bbb a^awaaj FfaaaaM aMßaajt Iran RaSMCra (lakjaat to aaaag* wlti.at arttWl FOB POBT SAID, > aaraw j.ma, LONBOS. ANTWBBP, ROTTBRD AM ABB HAMBVBS HIMALAYA MARU July 20 ALPS MABU tail "SaJZ FOB WTW
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    • 408 4 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA (laceryeratod la Japan) Uaaev Mall Caateaal wttfc tie 'bhiilJ Subject to altaraUaaa wltkeat awtfcß. BUBOFBAII BAIL LINI Fortalghtly Barvtoa Far laadea. Aaiwara vta (Malacca) Pat* Celemfce, Baar. Fact Said aad BmiaaOam XAMO MARU July 18 IYO MARU Aug. 4 ATSL'TA MARU Aug! U UvaaWOOL LDII Far Uvaraaal
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    • 590 5 STEAMER SAILINGS S.S. LINDSAY MOLLER will load for Hongkong on July 15. Vor freight and passage, please apply to AUSTRALIS OVERSEAS '(IMP ANY No. 17. Chance Alley, Singapore. OCCAM STKAMSIIIP CO- LTD. and HIN MUTUAL STKAM NAVIGATION CO, LIMITED Surveys of Damaged Cargo Conaigaeee of cargo per undernoted steamers are
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    • 286 5 STEAMER SAILINGS LLOYD TRIESTINO S. N. OMI'ANY (Incorporated in Italy) S.S. INNSBRUCK is due to arrive at Singapore about July 'IS, and will sail for China and Japan SOCIETA COMMISSIONARIA DI ESPORTAZIONE E DI IMPORTAZIONE LATE SOCIETA COMMISSIONARIA ORIENTALE 120-4, Cecil Street. SOCIETA DI NAVIGAZIONE A VAPOBD DEL LLBYD TRIESTINO
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    • 520 5 STEAMER SAIUNGS BIBBY LINE I s.s. Warwickshire sailing from Rangoon, July 20. A few passages still available. Apply PATERSON, SIMONS A CO., LTD. FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA < The I. C. S. N. Co.'s s.s. Kumsang, 3,236 tons, is expected to sail on July 14 and has splendid accommodation for
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    • 906 5 STEAMER SAIUNGS sj«. NANERIC, JILY 1, 192» Consignees of cargo ex the above steamer are hereby notified that the survey of cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held on Thursday, July 15, at 9 a.m. in Godowns Nos. 7 to 11. No further survey will be held after
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    • 881 5 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP NOTICE is hereby given that the-partner-Rhip heretofore subsisting between Lim Tcck Guan, Lim Keok, Lim Seok Tan, Chop Ban Eng Ann and Chop Teng Hin Hup Kce under the style or firm name of WAII I.IM CO., at No. 8, Teluk Ayer Street, Singapore, has
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    • 420 5 THE FAk EAr.TBHS 1"1K..-a AGENCY 6-a, Malacca Street. Singapore The abvve firm clears ships, and furwarda from the smallest parcel to an aer. plane m the way of passenger's baggage or personal effects at eeoi.o-uicai rates, and also undertakes the warehousing of packugea af •ny stse or description. Special storage
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    • 700 6 •ifte-ftA* qVaa^Vas^SS^B^BBBBB- I "^^•W mm t^jasjsN^rlart-trasis Fan las mmm^ m> SECOND SHOW AT B.BD TIE RlstOVU OF TIE BOBT OF THI UTI CROW* PRINCE OF lI* M MABV MAOLARBN, Ihe Autrieaa bianty if tbe eoiecn, ia the sapetbly dramatia Otiversal speoial attraeticn THB MODBL'B CONFESSION Tin story of a oloak
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    • 263 6 ••AfcßA* ttALL.LTD.ff SHOOND SHOW AT 8 II sfABIB WALCAMP ia the SPUR and SADDLE BTORIBS ia 16 reels No. 9 The F!n«l rbapter ▼■MPaW GOOV K DNAPPKR la 3 parts Almr with FRANK MAY J with EDITH ROBERTS ia 5 act* lASCA 5 acts A dramalia tale li lo«rr«. This
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    • 345 6 THE SIN KUO MIN PRESS 9rH£BIR PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS OF THI CHINESE KTENING NEWSPAPER Possesses the widest circulation In the Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, Sam, Borneo, Dutch East Indies, Philippines Pranea Indo-China and China generally. Printing OSes 120, Cross Street, BINGAPORE. BAGUIO HOTEL SAGULO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS A mountain inn
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  • 141 7 FIXTURES. Wednesday, July 14. Jl^-l. Water, M.53 a.m., 8.54 p.m. Humphrey Blakflf 1 <>„ Vie. Theatre, 9.18. Thursday, July 15. Hagk Water, 10.12 a.m., 9.48 p.m. BtUßshraj Hishop Co., Vie. Theatre, 9.15. Friday, July 16. Higa Water. 11.L'2 i.m. i*l*a Mieting, Derrick's noon. as, fi.l6 p.m. Huoipbrey
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  • 230 7 rH—llll AT THE DOCKS. East Wharf lta«in. Shrimp. East Wharf. Kuni Sung, Betsy Ross. Sheers Wharf, Albert and Victoria Dry Horks. Kmta and Klendale. Shun Wharf. Ataka Maru, Madras, HaleuV. .la. Kmpir- 1>«. k. Haiphong, FirthclifT, Matar:.m, Bur id< Itola, Yetorofu Maru. Hebe, Uevl Wharf. Shoshu Maru, Kajant;,
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  • 184 7 To-day Pulau Samba 2.30 p.m. Mcdan 8 p.m. Port Bwcttenham and IVnung 3 p.m. Penang ur..l Calcutta 3 p.m. Saigon 4 p.m. Pmtianak 4 p.m. Kota Tincgi .4 p.m. Puluj So*gi ..4 p.m. San::iraiiL' >4 p^n. Kretay, Trenggaßu, Kelantaa, Putani, Singora, Bandon r.nd Bangkok 4 p.m. Colombo
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  • 30 7 i.i Port Office Keport) May 5 Hay C Muy 18 «:.>■ M May L'o Slay 27 lunu 10 ■I'ine June 1 June 1 June 1 June Z July
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  • 133 7 EXCHANGB I Singapore, July 13. On I.ondt n, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 5/32 i Demand 2/3 29/82 I Private 3 m/s 2/4 13/16 On New York Demand 45 hi I Private 90 days 49K On France Bank 525 On India, Bank T. T. 117 On Hongkong, Band
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 215 7 IH. Val.Pd. Buyen. Seller.. 10 10 Ampang 16.00 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.00 1.60 norn £1 £1 Kam. Kamunting 2.16.0 2.18.6 xd. 10 10 Kinta Assoc 7.00 8.00 £1 $1 Kinta Tin 1.7.8 mom I 1 1 Hitam Tin 2.80 3.00 xd. 1 Jelantoh 1.65 1.75 £1 £1 Lahat
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    • 119 7 IM. Val.Pd. Buyer*. Sellen. £1 £1 Br. Am. Tobacco 8.10.0 4.0.0 £1 fl E. Smelting Co. 11.50 12.50 6/- 6/- Electric T'w»yi t/» 4/S 10 10 Fraser Neave 56.00 57.50 50 50 WHammerACo 110.00 115.00 100 100 Katz Bros. 130.00 150.00 k'l i"l Mexican Eagle 9.5.0 9.15.0 10 10
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    • 69 7 Spore Electric Tramways 6 px. M 60,00« k *B Spore Municipal tp^ $1,878,000 6 per cent. di». par S'por* Man. 4H v* of 1907 91,000,000 1| »A It PA 41* S'por* Mob. 4H V* of l»0» tI.OOOJM if pa l»PA«fc S'por* Mm. a| •2,000,000 F.M.S. 6 pa Imj mi
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    • 422 7 Fraser and Co. and I.yall and Evatt's QaoUtloat l^aiesi available Sterling QaoUtiona are printed on another pan ta mcb Frisar'i issue.) To-day's Prices Fraser Lyall 4 Co. Evatt Alor Gajah (fl) 8.60 830 8.60 S.BO Am. Malay 4.25 4.75 4.50 4.75 Ayer Hitam ($5) 23.50 24.50 23.50 24.50
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 99 7 THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA 60. ■awfe Ka»d (Owcoa Gronadl •amour to-night Tb»t Oiand F«irj Play entitled BAHAR-EPARISTAN will bo staged, B:okiaß 11 Rob tad Co. duriig offlee boon. W .IHTN MbM« Midi Martina, oo> new aotre**, will lake part TO NiOMT TO-NIQHT THS STAR OPBRR Tne I h«a»r. R ■ytt v-,.»v-
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    • 891 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS DOUBLE ROOMS available with board. Apply 796. Straits Times. UNUSED AUSTIN live-.eatcr for (ale Wlmt offer* i Apply 7!17. Straits Times. WANTED GIRL ASSISTANT. ~Ka»y work. Reasonable salary. Apply 807, Strain Times! IMMEDIATE ENTRY. New bungalow for sale in Tanglin. Apply 796, Straits WANTED TWO TYPISTS] Apply in"
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    • 69 7 MONTE-CARLO CINEMA KATONG. W VAUDEVILLE BY THE i \j MUSICAL VARIETY ENSEMBLE SXCELLENSE g||| OPE *pp»o»cd ud pnrcbMed j the U. 8, Navj Md Armw, Ute rhilippiae OoTerameal aid toe lesdiag ■hljiiwun THIS IB THH PURE MANILA ROPE TOD CAM BAFHLY TBDBT WITH TODR LIFI AMD n BTOMI trial will
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    • 737 7 HUMPHREY BISHOP COMEDY AND OPERATIC COMPANY New rrottr-amme Nightly T3-H QHT, W(OH||OaV vaudeville and Ik Cloches de Cornetilft TO-»OR»OW, THURSDAY NEW v uDt vi *l« and Carmen THE STRAITS TRADING CO., LIMITED. (Incorporated in Singapore.) NOTICE is hereby given that an extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held
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    • 614 7 A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SRCURF i FIRST-CLASS BUILDING SITES FRONTINr THE SEA AT TANJONG KATONG. The undersigned will gel! by PUBLIC AUCTION at their sale-room No. 30, Kling Street. on Wednesday. July 21, at 2.M pja. 1 Valuable freehold building .ite from ■ng the sea at Tanjong Raton*, off the
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  • 1188 8 The Straits Times. WEDNESDAY. JULY 14 POLAND'S FAILURE. The fate of the Polish army bears a curious resemblance to the fate of the armies led by Koltchak and Denikin. For a time it had, as they had, brilliant success, and it seemed possible that a heavy blow would be struck
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  • 46 8 H..M.S. Kent has been towed from her anchorage at Yaumati to Kowloun, Hongkong. It is learned that the cruiser is- now in the hands of private owners who are understood to be Chinese. It is understood that the purchase price was in the region of $99,000.
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  • 74 8 Mr. Kiyojiro Morioka, the well-known Japanese banker and Member of Parliament, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a short sword. The failure of his bank appears to have been the cause of the tragedy. The admiration for selfdestruction as a heroic expression of apology for failure to meet one's
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  • 19 8 Three weeks age- a newspaper published at Baden stated that the ex-Kaiser of Germany was in n critical condition.
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  • 21 8 The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company has declared a stock dividend of 150 per cent, payable to holders of Common stock.
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  • 29 8 Sir lan Hamilton has presented his autograph copy of his Gallipoli diary to the Mitchell Library, tnd he has also donated a sheaf of pages of the original manuscript.
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  • 33 8 Millions of acres of good cattle land exist in British Guiana, where it is stated that herds double themselves every four years. The eradication of ticks is tbe chief problem to be faced.
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  • 31 8 Negotiations for *.he acquisition by British and Jamaicar. capitalists of large estates in the island for sugar growing and for the erection of a 10,000 ton factory have been completed. y
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  • 30 8 On his return home, Sir Lomer Gouin said that Canadian forest resources had attracted the attention of British, French, and Belgian capitalists, and he expected heavy investments to be made.
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  • 32 8 An acute shortage of paper is reported from Hongkong. Some of the lines required are machine finished book papers, enamelled book paper, grease proof, brown wrappings, and some fancy coloured wrapping paper.
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  • 35 8 Bert Hinckler, the Queensland aviator, who, it was announced, intended to make an attempt to fly from England to Australia, has abandoned his flight, and has returned to England. He had reached Turin in Italy.
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  • 46 8 On the occasion of the anniversary of French National Fete to-day the French Consulate was the scene of an At Home, at which a number of people representative of the different communities in Singapore were present, and M. Danjou the French Consul, entertained his numerous guests.
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  • 55 8 Further limitation has been placed on the amount of gold which travellers may take out of the Commonwealth. In the case of Europeans an amount of £10 each adult for travellers to Japan, South Africa, India, and the East, and £20 to other countries. In the case of Hindus and
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  • 50 8 At the general meeting of the Straits Chinese Reading Club held on the 12th instant at 136, Prinsep Street, the following were elected as office-bearers for the twenty -third session ending December 31, 1920 President Mr. Song Ong Siang (re-elected), secretary Mr. Tay Ah Bee, librarian Mr. Hooi Yip Beng.
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  • 46 8 The Ministry of Health has rejected the Nottingham Corporation's application for a wide extension of the municipal boundaries, on the ground of the corporation's neglect of duty in the matter of sewage disposal arrangements, unfit houses, unhealthy areas, and insufficient progress in carrying out housing schemes.
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  • 93 8 All hope has been given up that any of the miners who were at work in the Yubari coal jnine, near Sapporo, in the Hokkaido, when the explosion occurred are still alive. There are known to have been 210 men in the mine at the time the disaster occurred. Following
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  • 80 8 Among the passengers by the Eastern reaching Brisbane from the East on June 15 was Mr. E. P. Dyason, Chairman of the Australian Gold Producers' Association, who is returning from an official visit to India, the Malay States, Dutch Indies, China and Japan, in connection with marketing Australian gold overseas.
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  • 95 8 In a report placed before the Victorian State Cabinet on June 8 the Fair Profits Commission recommended that the maximum profit on made-to-order tweed garments for men shall be 50 per cent, on the cost, and that the maximum average profit shall be 42 per cent. In the course of
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  • 118 8 A London wire of June 19 says The butchers threaten to strike with a view to forcing the Government to act in relief of the unsatisfactory meat situation. Prominent butchers declare that there is a shortage of good meat throughout the United Kingdom. The public is exasperated at the inferior
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  • 161 8 Gan Dan, a Hindu, in a case brought before his Honour Judge Scholes in the District Court at Sydney on Juno 8, claimed £100 damage from Lizzie Lenton, a spinster, on account of alleged breach of promise of marriage. The case was not defended. In his evidence Gan Dan said
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  • 354 8 Mr. A. Fergusson, lnte of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, at Shanghai, has returned to Shanghai after a ln.li<!ay at home and is joining Mr. K. ("umming as an exchange broker. Dr. Josiah Cornier, one of tin beat known representatives of tHKarcl itcctnral profession in the Far
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  • 61 8 A Reuter message dated I:2th. received as we go to press, says that Bisley prizewinners include the following The (iraphic, ten shots at 500 yards, Lieut. V. D. Evans, Malay States, 47. Daily Telegraph, ten shots at 600 yards, Evans 47. Wimbledon Cup, ten shots at BM yards.
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  • 111 8 Moutrie Co. The annual general meeting of the shareholders in Messrs. Moutrie and Co., Ltd., has been held at Shanghai Mr. E. C Pearce presiding. The net profits for the twelve months' working ending March SI last showed a credit at profit and loss account of $61,586.34, which added to
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  • 213 8 Conscience Money In the House of Commons, Sir K. Cooper (Walsall, N.P.) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his acknowledgment of 10s. conscience money from Liverpool in the personal columns of a leading London paper on May .'I last cost the Treasury lls. and, if to, would he consider
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  • 259 8 Death of Mr. G. T. Lachlan. We regret to hear that Singapore acrat of the P. and O. Company has NMhred a telegram announcing that Mr. G. T. l;« ti lan, manager of Sungala Estate-, Port Dickson, who was a passenger for homo by the Nellore, died and was burieil
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 152 8 A NEW BHIPMENT OF Capstan Magnums Cigarettes OBTAINABLE FROM John Little Co., Ltd. fr o'jinson I to., Ltd. (i in PU T 9 I V OF SO HIGH-CLAES CIGARETTES RECIBI 44 VISOINIA CIGARETTE patent ftiitigbt Una each oonUinici( 60 magnum eiza. MANOFAOTURBD BT THB T <p\ ybo. Ltd/ IMPORTED BCLHLT
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    • 151 8 SELECT SUBJECTS AND BIG FEATURES AT SINGAPORE'S MODERN PICTURE THEATRES (Tarn Chen* Km Co, Ltd, Proprietor*) ALHAMBRA Goldwyn Production FIGHTING ODDS 7 PARTS 7 PARTS Featuring Maxine Elliott Topical Budget Pathe Gazette THE ESCAPE OF JIM DOLAN 2 PARTS 2 PARTS A MADMAN'S SECRET 2 PARTS 2 PARTS A Suspended
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  • 828 9 Very Grave Situation At Peking. Foreign Troops Land to Guard Legations. Reuter Telegrams. London, July 10. The situation in Peking is ro.isl mus, the political conflict having raachc 1 crhi.;. General Chang Tso-Lin, lead, i of the Chihli party, has departed ■fur MvkdMk It is reported that
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  • 377 9 Further Proceedings of the Spa Meeting. Riuteb Telegrams. London, July 10. Paris The Havas correspondent at Spa states that the Allied coal demands provide for Germany recognising ihat France has the right of priority in coal deliveries. France will receive eighteen million tons yearly as reparation for the
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  • 306 9 BIUTH TELEGRAM. London, July 10. The death of Lord Fisher is announced. London, July 12. Message of condolence for the death of Lord Fisher are pouring in from all parts of the Empire. The King, the Prince of Wales and other Royalties, Viscount French and other
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  • 43 9 Riuteb Telegram. London, July 10. Montreal The Canadian syndicate which recently obtained a $6,000,000 contract from the Soviet Government has announced that the question of credit has been satisfactorily arranged and they are at present completing arrangements to carry out the contract.
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  • 397 9 Allied Powers Anxious For Poland. Britain May Help If Armistice Refused. Reuter Telegrams. London, July 10. Spa, July 10 The Polish delegation has received a note from its government expressing the willingness of Poland to conclu p?ace with Soviet Russia on the basis of the self-determination of the peoples.
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  • 175 9 Reuter Telegrams. London, July 10. Genoa: The Seamen's Conference adopted all the articles of the convention relating to hours of work at sea. There was an animated discussion with reference to Indian seamen. The Indian Government delegates claimed special treatment for them on the ground of differences of
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  • 49 9 (Aneta Service.) Weltevreden, July 13. Captain Poulet, the French aviator, has returned to Batavia and will start a series of flying demonstrations throughout the Dutch Indies to-morrow on behalf of the dependents of the late Captain Vedrines. Poulet is to continue his Australian flight in August.
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  • 278 9 Interesting Message From King George. London, July 11. The Kind's message to Palestine was read before an imposing assemblage in Jerusalem on July 10 by Sir Herbert Samuel, the High Commissioner. It begins by recalling that the Allies entrusted to Britain a mandate to watch over the interests of
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  • 65 9 Riuteb Telegram. London, July It. Kalgoorlie, July 9 The Prince of Wales received an ovation at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. Replying to an address, he paid a tribute to the energy which had enabled the gold industry to be built up in a waterless country. He was most
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  • 79 9 Riuteb Telegrams. London, July 12. Niagara Falls Stevens of Bristol, England, was killed in attempting to negotiate the Horseshoe falls in a barrel. The barrel was dashed to pieces on the rocks at the base of the falls. London, July 11. The gas strike has spread to Bristol and
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  • 55 9 (Aneta Servjce.) Weltevreden, July 12. At yesterday's meeting of the Sugar Syndicate and the Sugar Workers' Union practically a complete understanding was reached, and the conflict is now definitely ended. The new wages scheme was discussed at length, and only small alterations were demanded. The meeting was
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  • 209 9 Unusual Case in Bombay Police Court. Judgment was given on June 29 in a curious case in the Bombay Police Court. Sir Mahomad Yusuf, the well-known Bombay millionaire contractor, purchased a motor yacht from the firm of local contractors, Messrs. Alcock and Ashdown for Rs. 20,000. The
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  • 417 9 Matters Discussed at Recent Committee Meeting. Mr. H. B. Layton, honorary secretary of the Straits Settlements Association (Singapore branch), forwards the following copy of minutes of a committee meeting of the Association held on June 29 last Minutes of a meeting of the committee of the Straits
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  • 373 9 Interesting Review of the Present Position. Opinion about the immediate course of sterling exchange is divided, states a Bombay message of June 25. While some financiers believe that exchange will touch two shillings sterling others declare that we shall see Is. 6d., shortly, after the Government
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  • 277 9 Before Mr. J. Lornie, in the District Court this morning, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, of St. Thomas's Walk, was charged with on or about July 9, threatening R. M. Campbell with injury to her son, with intent to cause alarm to Mrs. Campbell with threatening Mr. J. G. Campbell, advocate
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  • 657 9 Lack of Accommodation For Subordinates. At the outset of the usur' weekly meeting of the Rent Board, 1.! nndor the presidency of Mr. McClellnnd yesterday, Mr. Robinson brought up the subject of the laok of accommodation for and the large number of coolies employed by Government and
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  • 142 9 Programme of Movements From July I<\ to August 18. JULY. Mon., 26th Leave Singapore. Tues., 27th Arrive P. Swettenham and proceed to K. Lumpur. Wed., 28th Federal Council. Thurs., 29th Leave Kuala Lumpur via P. Swettenham. Fri., 30th Arrive Singapore. AUGUST. Sun., Ist Leave Singapore, evening. Tues.,
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  • 51 9 The local manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai (Banking Corporation informs us that he has received a telegram from his head office in Hongkong stating that an interim dividend of £3 per share subject to deduction of income tax, has been declared, payable on August 9
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  • 96 9 Since the beginning of the year exports of rice from India proper have been practically stopped. Altogether only about 50,000 tons of rice have been allotted for export up to the end of June and this amount has gone mainly to the Persian Golf ports which
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  • 1228 10 i Pencil and Notebook. It was the fashion a generation ago to condemn the interview as a thing of little journalistic worth, as the humbug of a hack politician on the one side and the humbug of a reporter on the other and even the
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  • 524 10 Bolshevism from the Revolution To The Present Day. A Pioneer special cable dated London, June 24, says that a crowded meeting at Queen's Hall last night gave a national welcome to the Rev. Frank North, British Chaplain at Moscow, who, through two years of hardship and
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  • 88 10 The management of the Monte Carlo, Cinema, Katong, has secured for three nights, commencing to-morrow, Thursday, the Musical Variety Ensemble a high-class combination of six Vaudeville, entertainers, comprising singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists and magicians. It is said to be a different show from anything presented before here. A
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  • 260 10 We are aske I to give publicity to the following The incorporation of Austral Malay Tin, Limited, and Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging, Limited, in the F. M. S. has now been completed. The companies have in course of liquidation in Australia to permit of this
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  • 49 10 Orders for week ending July 18, 1920 Wednesday, July 14. Signalling Class, 5.15 p.m. Third and Eighth Troops Parade, 5.15 p.m. Thursday, July 15. Physical Culture Class, 5.15 p.m. Friday, July 16. Band Practice, Malay Volunteer Club, 5.15 p.m. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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  • 683 10 Dunmow Flitch Festival At Ilford. The concluding scene of a Whitsun carnival held on Whit-Monday at Ilford, one of the Essex dormitories of London, would have amazed anyone who came upon 'ft by chance, states a writer in the Times. A man and woman, seated in a
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  • 244 10 An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders in the See Kee Rubber Estate (1918), Ld., was held on June 16 at Shanghai, when Mr. H. O. White presided, supported by Messrs. A. Samson and E. Payne, directors, and Mr. G. Manwaring. acting secretary. The secretary having read
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  • 103 10 The Humphrey-Bishop Company open their season at the Victoria Theatre tonight with an attractive vaudeville show in which is included a tuneful selection from Les Cloches de Corneville. Tomorrow they present a new vaudeville programme, the operatic selection included being from Carmen. On Friday, they give a further
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 307 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The second Jack Johnson of your Yorkshire correspondent is even more ambiguous. What the dickens have the Outer Defences of Singapore to do with conscription of certain Europeans only in it in 1920? What he apparently aims at is not Local
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    • 1316 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, While catechising Armenians in his letter printed in your issue of July 2, An Observer cannot be said to have set them the better example one expects from a British citizen, assuming that he is one. Not only has he committed
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  • 248 10 The High Cost of Rice Causes Alarm. The rice situation is becoming still more acute, reports the N.C. Daily News. Rice stocks in Shanghai are decreasing, while very little or no fresh grain has been arriving. On June 28 rice was being sold in Chapei for $15
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  • 84 10 Sepang R0ad.— 9.044 lbs. Sungei Kruit.— 4l.llo lbs. Tandjong.— l2B,9B7 lbs. Tanah Datar.— 25,477 lbs. Toerangie.— 46,442 lbs. Tanah Merah.— 29,3oo lbs. Tanjong Pau.— 20,337 lbs. Tebolang.— 2B,4o7 lbs. Tangga 8atu.— 16,353 lbs. Thirdmile (F.M.5.).— 30,000 lbs. Tangkah.— s4,ooo lbs. Tapah.— 3s,2sB fts. Tr01ak.— 23,920 lbs. U10bri.—
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  • 31 10 The Chinese are reported to be doing their best to introduce Chinese currency into the zones of the Chinese eastern railway in view of the deplorable depreciation of the Russian roubles.
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 396 10 »v a qUltp I t m a «*-ond half the S.C.C reserves beat the second string the S.C.F.A. in yesterday's match by the odd goal in five. It was a virry c», D affair, which might well have been a draw Play was scrappy at
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    • 91 10 To-day's Ties. Singles Handicap. McKean v. Lyail. Lowndes v. Mair. Ruchwaldy v. Cousins (to finish) Championship. White v. Nelson. Chater v. Geddes. Mair v. Riches. To-morrow's Ties. Singles Handicap. Norrie v. Henderson. Whitehead v. Bowerman. Kichcs v. Black. Championship. Mair v. Fyfe. Doubles Handicap. Manchester and Geddes
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  • 410 10 The Extension of The Planted Area. The statutory and first annual getieokU meeting of the Sungei Rinching Kubbrr Estates, Ltd., was held on June 4 at the offices, 38, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C., Ma jor Herbert Edgington, 0.8. E., presided The Chairman said the reports they had
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  • 93 10 In an ancient mansion which recently changed hands on account of the ups and downs of war-time fortunes there dwells and works a parlourmaid of very expensive and rather cultured and superior type. Her mistress does not mind the expense, but is often much bothered by
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  • 1804 11 VI -Spread of Liberalism In Japan. Ia this srtiele ia The Time?, thn last of tbe aeriea on political and economic tpcdencie* ia tbs Far Bast, ibe author JO.P. Bland examines Ibe direotiras wbiou sooial and political thought are taking in Japan undei tbeptoeaate ot oommeroial oompttitiou
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  • 533 11 Remarks Cveibcard at the Eojal Acad«my. What at-ikea one mostly at the Royal Academy, Bajs the aforaiag Pjat, is lue oc tinge oi tbe arowda tbat paaa sieadily ibroagb tbe seveateea rooms al Barliagios House. Nothing, tOMtlj bat a real lovo lot ait eonld make w> many
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 170 11 8. MOUTRIE and CO, LTD. (laoovForated la Hoagkoafl) beg to announce that having recently augmented their Tuning Staff, they are prepared to undertake tuning contracts at special rates. All tunings will be done by HIGHLY ■FFIGI..NT EUROPEANS ONLY and satisfaction will be guaranteed. All ozders will have our prompt attention.
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    • 147 11 RAFFLES CAFE Bras Basah Road ADELPHI MOTET EVEUT EVENING OUR SPECIAL ORCHESTRA PLATS FROM 7 TO It ADELPHI HOTEL LIMITED, X U. TJECRDEMA, Maaaalax DirceUr. LEVER AND SONS MANILA HOUSE, IM, Orchard Koad r.^nrsa w« aav* the finest (election of BOOTS AND SHOES In Singapore, also moderately priced FROCKS, DAINTY
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  • 648 12 The Proposed Export Duty Withdrawn. The 1910 repoit of Iht lntermtioaal Aseooiatioa lot Rubber Cnltifalion in tbe NalHilfted InJiuo, sata Tbe (btirman of the Del! Flanicib' Aseooiatioa on Svplembet 16, 1918, made anotbe* petition to (be Ovotnor Official stating lbal tieab delibeiatioss bad taken alsoi: on the satjaoi
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  • 357 12 Supposed Relic of Lady Jane Grey's Father. It it a grim doty to bare to disoaM what is supposed to be the mamoifitd head of the Ooke cf Soffilk, the lalb-jr of L»dj Jic. (iity, Khioh is lo be Beea is the vest*} oi St. BatolpbV,
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  • 61 12 The British South African Company has established a small herd of pedigree Herefords on their estate at Marandellas, where they have been found to require very little manger feeding. The herd is at present 100 strong, of which number 40 cows and 10 bulls were imported from England. Yearling bulls
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 166 12 KIAM KIAT CO. 108 and 109, Market Street HIGHLY EFFICIENT LN THE EXECUTION OF ESTATE, SHIP AND MAIL ORDERS QUALITY ASSURED PRICES MODERATE GOODS THAT ATTRACT ATTENTION EAGLE BRAND SARDINES LIBERTY BRAND CEYLON TEA RODERICK DHU WHISKY AGENTS THE SEREMBAN GENERAL AGENCY LIMITED BMGAPOBI ANl> SKI'.K.MIIAN IN STOCK Bearing Metals
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    • 849 12 GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. Tenders are hereby invited for the erection of the undermentioned buildings in Johore Bahru. Every person applying foe a form of tender will be required to deposit the sum of $100 with the State Engineer, and forms will only be issued on production of
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    • 196 12 ImailyJSl g^ Makes hands Snow-whlU *»o//T»cte a"J j^- C C^'Splendid for Motorists aad MaP~l JEW Engineers \Trr-v-**rsxis£?£~*4'J-*- -'"■'W' Best for washing sp Greasy SakffHEN; sVr>. ■^<\<?%\- r &Er.ZS?. Plates, etc Obtainable from Cleaning and whitening Kitchen Tables, Shelves and Gu Chln Honf Floors. ThT HiD C 0" Kian Tai A
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  • 992 13 Henrietta, Riverside, Lubok And Chavgkat Serdaog. J Tbe iepcrt cl kbo Henrietta Hufcbn Estate < tot 1910 stfttea thai thu total u» of the "Hlate ie 8,722} ao«e°, of wbieb 2.057 ws baie been pianied. Fot tbe emieal yf-ar 105 mii ol eiw oletr^oK 1 a*e ta be
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  • 181 13 A Harbin message of Juno 27 says This morning HurinK a requiem service for 103 officers, including Colonel VraahteJ, an address was beinp delivered, extolling the dead, when Cherniavsky, son of the e<litor of the Novosti Jijni, uttered re-: marks, insulting the dead officers. The assembly
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 289 13 WHITE4WAYS Lake Breeze Fans RUNS on fc^^-Hr 16-Inch BUdes KKkOSHNR t^^^BZ^T^ 21 Inches High CURRENT \VW\US V^ Cheaper rU REQUIRED O^ thtn any olher Can be used In AHIV llvinji room by I^Fi A yOU nave t0 d*y ad in -J»^ da Is to fill and jourbid ojm light an
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    • 235 13 A POINT OF SPECIAL DTTEBEST TO MIRERS PLANTERS Coal tar la very ranch employed for palntinf wood, iron, brick-work, or stone a* a prerentWe against the influence of weather or the far more potent action of corrosive chemicals. This, of course, can be done only where appearance is no object,
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    • 15 13 Make a Note I j K FRAMROZ I fo« pbime quality I £^gaml Atßft^ED WATERS
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 690 14 SALft Bt AUCTION AUCTION SALE At Messrs. CHINa KKNC. 1-KF Co.'* fc «!r room. Rnfll. I Ma Pla™. „a Monday. July 19, l»2a. al l!..1« p.m. Tjot 1. All thai piece of land nitUKte at Oianfti, urea 3C..0011 s*]aata feet. Lot 2. All Ihnt other piece of land situate at
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    • 333 14 RICHES DO YOU WANT TO BE BICB T If *o. do not delay bat try Mr. Gbl«9g Kla Jin who is in th* position t* cci for yon Gentlemen, wbother v eaU bay transact PROPERTY ■aeb a* **tates, landed propertiee. •bar**, etc. Pleas* call or aommonicate with Mr. Chiang Kla
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    • 2203 14 Aimu irw IM B.C. Assurance In forcv over $15,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE GO. LTD. (laeeraerated la •trait* Settlement.) HAD ort'Cli Wtetairtir Heeso, tiagavara. LONDON OFFICE: K. Old Jewry. X.C The Crtrp»iy ha* UUH sod vitt tb* Sifroaia f>mrt of laglaad aad eempll/s with the BritUb Life Auarane* Companle*
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  • 971 15 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. New Departure in Motor Transport. The following p»i»iculMs *egatli»g tie the Sosnimell 7i-*jn vehicle railed horn home paper hvre been pUoed at oat diapsM] by Mr. G. O Bltoket, CommiMiooet ia Mklaja toi the FedeiaUoa oi British Industrie! Though we have
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  • 75 15 The late Dr. Morrison, of China, had one life-long hobby adventure. But as a little offshoot of a hobby he collected editions of Robinson Crusoe," and he had some hundreds of these, just the hobby you would expect of the man who as a schoolboy set off in shirt sleeves
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  • 94 15 The Chairman at one of the sessions of the Imperial Entomological Conference had occasion to introduce a topic and its opener. He did so in anecdotal vein. IVan Hole (he of the roses) was to talk to a meeting, and his chairman was woundily prolix in his introductory remarks. When
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 377 15 h EYERLEEK HOOD MATERIAL NKVKKI.EKK" REMAINS W ATKKI'KOOF NEVESLEKK r.innin- wiiti ■rpn.of throujrh long years of service in all climates. It has durability to withstand rep— tod folding and unfolding, strength to hold plntc ghaM lUofl, flexibility to koep the lines of good designing. Kv.n though it costs a Httle
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    • 232 15 PUBLIC HELP WANTED All names shown in the Singß- StoPS pore General EsUblishraer.ts. Uubs, Insurance and Shipping lk*vE Companies, EsUtes, and other JltSat new Concerns, arc inserted 9\^M Gratis. Names not found therein should o% posted in time to meet our 1921 issue of THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY (To be
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    • 114 15 li&.iii WHEN yo« desire tyre refe OUNLOP it's ycur guarantee W Supplies can be cbtsined IBrl m from all dealers and garages, I vMNh TNE OUNLOP RUBBER r 1 I ill|H|i f I j CODE BOOKS 4th CONSIGNMENT JUST RECEIVED SECURE YOUR COPIES EARLY Bentley's Complete Phrase Code Jfi.'.O* A.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 375 16 GUAN KIAT CO LIMITED (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) M, PHILLIP STREET, SINGAPORE. New Shipments just arrived of EUROPEAN MADE TIN AND BRASS BUNKER LAMPS DIETZ HURRICANE LAMPS (Red and White Globes) ASPINALLS ENAMEL PAINTS (all Colours) SAPOLIN ALUMINIUM PAINT SHERWIN WILLIAMS ALUMINIUM PAINTS, ETC., ETC. ID LATEST AND ONLY EUROPEAN
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    • 468 16 GUAN KIAT CO., LDOTKD (Incorporated In Strait* Rttle»enU) Head OBcet M. PHILLIP STREET, SINGAPORE. Telegraphic Address GUANKIAT," Code* used A. B.C. Bth Edition A Al Office 'Phone Nos. 1361 and 1362 (3113) 2 Lines. Authorised Capital $200,000 Paid-up Capital 162,000 Building Fund 00,000 Board of Director* 1 Tay Guan Kiat,
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    • 1894 16 CLASSIFIED ADIRIEEMENTS The PREPAID charge* for Wants, For Sale, To Let, etc, in ordinary close-set type (average six words to line) are Per line one insertion 28 cts, two ins. 46 cts, three ins. 64 cts, four ins. 82 cts, five ins. $1.00, six ins. $1.13, ten ins. $1.40, twelve
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    • 794 16 MOTOR VEHICLES WANTED TWO— THREE SEATER, fourcylinder car. Good condition, reasonable price. Particulars to 688, Straits Times. SIDE-CAR WANTED for Henderson motor cycle. New or second-hand. Snowball, Jemima Estate, Mambau, Negri Sembilan. FOR SALE, 20 h.p. two-seater Regal car, thoroughly overhauled. Detachable rims. All tyres new. Fast, powerful and reliable.
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    • 271 16 Straits Motorcar Service LIMITED (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) 213 to 216, ORCHARD ROAD LORRIES AND CARS HIRED OVERHAULS TO MOTOR CARS AND CYCLES WELDING of all metals, under European supervi'iia SATISFACTION GUARANTEED PRICES VERY MODERATE Phonel233 DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY We have received a small shipment of BRITISH MADE CAUSTIC
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 205 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONES Editorial and General g» Manager's o<9ee 1117 Job Printing Office 1244 Post Office Box No. 560 All communications relating to editor!*.* matters and Lews should be addressee to THE EDITOR. All communication*) relating to business matters advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, printing, ments, subscriptions, accounts, printing-, MANAGER 1
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