The Straits Times, 24 June 1922

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26,979 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1922 PRICE 10 CENTS
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    ALOR PONGSU RUBBER.
    1090 2 Chairman's Confidence in The Industry. The thirteenth ordinary general meeting of the Alor Pongsu Rubber Estate. Ltd was held on May 2at the registered off. tea, Nos. 3 and 4, Great Winchester "".roet, E.C., Mr. E. E. Moreau, C.B.E. ihe chairman of the company), presiding The Secretary
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      298 2 SWAN Filing PEftN The Pen for Busy Writers i It fills in an instant from any ink supply. Open and close the lever; UB that's all! The lever is flush-locking and cannot be felt when pen is in use. gfl A special feature is a patent catch which locks 1
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      613 2 HEAD BROKE OUT IN ERUPTIONS VeryßestlessNights. HairFellOut. Cuticura Healed In A Month. "I had tiny lumps come on the back of my head, and the following week they all broke out in sere erup- tionsofawet nature. The irritation was co great I was bound \o scratch, and it caused me
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      138 2 AMJI. AM.A. C. A. PARSONS and Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England) Steam Turbines Turbo Generators Turbo Pumps, etc., etc. ECONOMY WATER MUNICIPAL W W ff I im AND public- sUP P L V sSSMdm tLf. O«E <s^sssssssssssssssH^ V"' se 'ITHm I -JBtj^ TMßßa^,^rl^MssssM *^S»S39SPBI^3BBIiss^Bbs!bsHI ~*p "PARSONS" GEARED TURBINE drivlno; CENTRIFUOAL
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    OPIUM TRAFFIC AT TSINGTAO.
    711 3 Extremely Inhuman to Stop It Abruptly. The International Anti-Opium Association, Peking, has received the following communication from the Japanese Legation with regard to opium traffic at TsingUo With reference to your communication of February 9 last, relative to opium importation into Kiaochow, Mr. Obata informed you
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    A British Table Water.
    204 3 Some years ago, when the Corporation of Petersborouprh was drillinir for water to supply the town, four springs m tapped, three of which yielded hard water, and the other soft. The last would not blend with the hard water, and was consequently sealed down. Mr. Henry
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      708 3 NOTICE IN THE ESTATE OP MICHAEL SARKIES MARTIN, DECEASED (Pannant to Ordinance No. 144 Trustees). NOTICK is hereby giTen that all creditors or other persons having any claims or demands upon or against the Estate of Michael S,, rkios Mr.rtin, deacea.cd, (ate of No. 19, Tnnglin l.ond, Singapore, who died
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      701 3 HOW BABY'S OWN TABLETS ARE HELPING IN INDIA The fame of Baby's Own Tablets, th* Canadian children's remedy, spreads apace. Here is n message of praise and thanks recently received from India. Its writer, Mr. H. Sharmn, head clerk at the Cavalry School. Snuftor, Central Provinces, states My baby son,
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      373 3 I An invaluable I restorative in cases of Exhaustion -k y When the system n "below par,' any unujual strain upon the vitality i often causes a feeling of exhaustion [This feeling ol exhaustion is due to a sudden partial collapse of the I vital powers of the body lr
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      220 3 Popular Presents at Popular Prices. See What you Save by Shopping at MAYNARD'S SMELLING SALTS PHOTO FRAMES CANDLESTICKS BOTTLE Enamelled Top SP.no Post Card size HMO Silver Top |8M H in. by 5 in. $35.00 5Vi in. high $13.00 Shell Top t»M 9 in. by Ii in $37.50 $§hr%f) SILVER
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      606 4 STEAMER SniLIIHS P. 0.-British India Apcar Line (Companies Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contrnct with His Majesty's Government) LONDON FAR-EVMERX SERVICE FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES, LONDON ANTWERP Due Sinsapore Leave Singapore KASHGAR about June 25 DELTA about June 27
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      609 4 STEAMER SfIILIWGS "ELLERMAN" LINE BLLERMAN BUCKNALI, STEAMSHIP Cou, Lti (Incorporated in England.) BTBABIBR Dm Stegaaere PASSENGER SERVICE OUTWARD. Steamer Dae Singapore t«J. CITY OF MANCHESTER China and Japan July 6 HOMEWARD. s.B. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE London Ang. 18 t ».s. CITY OF MANCHESTER London Ang. 29 FREIGHT SERVICE 8.8. KANDAHAR
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      652 4 STEAMER SfIIUBGS KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO, OF BATAVIA) (laeorporated la Holland) tTrTDIB CONTKACT WITH THE METRRRLANDB INDIA GOVCKNMIVT. Televkeae Mee. PMsace Dept. 131, Freight Dept. 1202, Marine Dept. and Traniktpaeat Dept. 14ST, Manager's Dcpt. 10*1. BAUD— June 24, Billiton and Batavia. VAN KEES June 24. Hi'.tavin, Cheribon.
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      493 5 STEAMER SAILINGS nTyTkT LONDON LINI Mlshlroa Mara Jane 19 Ilakozaki Maru July 12 Kitanu Han Juiy 21 LIVERPOOL UNai Sado Maru early July Tsurut;a Maru early July HAMBUKG LPm Mito Maru Jur 28 Matsuye Maru July 21 NKW YORK LINK VIA BPIB BOPTH AMERICAN LIN» BOMBAY LIN» Ceylon Maru July
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      454 5 STEAMER SAILINiS PratMCCd Balling froa Singapore (sabjact ta change withont prsvioas notice) EUROPEAN LINK Por Marseilles. London, Hamharg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, via Colombo, goes and Port Said Arr. Dep. ATLAS July 25 July 26 MIW YORK LINE Far Saa Francisco, Panama, New York ▼ia Japan Arr. Dap. HAGUE July 26 Aug.
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      702 5 BTEMIER SAIUW6S STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED LOCAL SAILINGS Intended to Sail Steamer From Singajxira U Monday, 2.30 p.m. CALYPSO Port Swettenham and Panaof. Monday, 4.30 p.m. HYE LEONG Malacca and Muar. Tuesday, 2.30 p.m. KRIAN Port Sweetenham and Penang Tuesday, 6 p.m. KELANTAN Malacca and Muar. Wednesday, noon RANEE Mening,
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      513 5 STEaMER SAILINGS THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. (Incorporated in tke United Kingdom) FOB CHINA AND JAPAN BENAVON June 27 BENGLOE Ist half of July BENVORLICH Snd half of July No Paassager Aeeonraodatloa. PATERSON, SIMONS CO. LIMITED. (Iseorporated ia Eaglaad) Affanta. HOLLAND EAST ASIA LINE SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE s.s. ZOSMAN about
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      536 5 SALES BY AUCTION CHEONG KOON SENG CO. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of valuable town and sea-side properties at Phillip Street, Pasir Panjang, Poncgol, etc. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng A Co.'s sale-room, Xo. St), Chulia Street, on Wednesday, June 23, 1922. at 2.30 p.m. Estate of SHAIK MOII \v: I) BIN
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      623 6 CINEMAS ALHAMBSA From Thursday, June 22, to Tuesday, June 27, 1922. A UNIVERSAL-JEW-EL SUPER PRODUCTION The amazing story of Fanny Herself, the famous novel by Edna Ferber marvellously told NO WOMAN KNOWS In 7 Reels. Featuiing MABEL JULIENNE SCOTT Who r>ves a characterisation which has never been surpassed on the
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      392 6 CWEHAS Marlbonough From Wednesday, Jane 21, to Tuesday, June 27, 1922, (excluding Sunday, June 25, 1922). THE HOME OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES A PICTURE THAT ALL SINGAPORE WILL WANT TO SEE ON ACCOUNT OF THE LEGAL ACTION THAT AROSE OVER ITS CENSORSHIP Everybody has read about it as it created unusual
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      172 6 For MOTHER BABY THE BEST FOR Barley Water See recipe for making with every tin by HAMMOND formerly the Famous Chef de Cuisine BACHELOR'S CLUB Of all Dispensaries and Dealers. Sole Distributing Agents for S.S. and F.M.S. (Wholesale only). Barker and Keng Chuan, Ltd., SINGAPORE AM) PENANC Don't purchase a
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    173 7 FIXTURES. Saiurdaj-. June ?4 Hir 1 Water. 10.12 a.m.. ?."7 p.m. < rieket, S.C.C. v. Sen loos. "Wall, What About It?" Theatre, 9.15. Sunday, June 25 IHrli Water, 10.5 C a.m., 10.18 p m. Outward mail doe. Swimming Club, 100 yds. race Jachson UilUr Cup. Monday, June
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    89 7 VLSSLLS AT THE DOCKS. Baal Wharf Baate— lone r.^st Wharf Balimba. Bheen Wharf Van Cloor. Main When Sam Sang, Montc.ro, Cbilka, no, HoaUaan, i".vWcat Wharf Nil. Jbj-o'ii.'. Wharf Nil. Pulo Cranl Coal Wharf— Nil. Kepprl Harbour. Mala Wharf l ar, I.eh. Alert, I.eh KittcB Sweet, I.eh. VedetU, Wai
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    Vessels Arrived.
    57 7 tons, frnm Legno 22-C. KAN WIIiTI lfl to««, f rom hta--1 icca 21-ii, f< U BARO, PbL, LCBB tons, (ro_ Bataria 2.1-0. for _l Brit., 737 tons, from Batavia on Melbourne Batavia 1 KAXGAB i 'rom Fremantle LAKE FAULK, .-•id .i i*.\i:. i>. I i Malacca 24 WE
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    112 7 To-day I p.m. Tort Swettenham and Pcnang 8 p.m. Medan 3 p.m. ourabiya. etc. 3 p.m. Sad, Marand Antwerp -4 p..«Monday i Madras, :r_. Cocd_(_«, Pirt j I n.i NeL'&patam 3 p.m. Penaia< Colombo, Aden, Port Said and Europe ,via Mam 3 p.m. Registration up to 1
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    183 7 The < hina ExpreM an.! Tclepraph of eUtc --T>! Prince of Wales Mid his la.^t visit to a port of i i-"ar East, and ba« sailed from Penanjf homeward buund. Then would seem to thint: (suite in the fitness of iat it should be Prince of Wales
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    161 7 EXCHANGE Singapore. June 2 1. On London, Bank 1 i. 2/4 1/1G Dcmaml 2..! 15/ I« Private :i m. etwHtl 2'4'i On New York Demand 50 ?4 Private 53 On France, Bank 565 On India. Bank T.T. 176% On Hongkong, Sank d 12M p.o. prem. On ShanKhai.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    63 7 Tons of Market Steady. L.;Ust l.i, r.d n oul-lc- ([uotc- Bpot enpe "■■Mil., .-p^t ilwat 7%A au.;;apnrv nianuuru Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers Spot July July-Sept Oct.-Dec. 3pot July July-Sept. 3ct.-Dei\ Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. ■'">' 25'Ji es
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      MINING
      181 7 roue. v'al. Pd. Bayer* Seller! 1 1 Arcr W»e* 1 1 Ilitain Tin 1 1 JdlaPtoil 1 1 Jchan Tin .1 £1 Kan. Kamunt. 10 10 Kinta As^oc. 6 5 Lir.jjrui Tin 10 10 Malayan Col. 1 l Mengwmbn 1 1 MidXcton 1 1 Mttrai Tin 1 1 Xawng
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      GENERAL.
      138 7 Issue. Buyers Sellen El il Br. Am. Tobacco 3.17.0 3.19.0 xd 10 I>> Central Engines 11.50 10 10 Central Motors 3.00 21 £1 E. Smelting Co. 5.75 6.25 '■>!• 5/- Klectric Tramways If- 1/L 0 1" Fnatr k Smre 28.75 86.75 •30 50 Hammer and Co. 105 115 100
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      DEBENTURES.
      113 7 L. Er.gr. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 5 p.c. p.m. Spore Electrical Tramways, 5 p.c. £350,000 nom. Spore Municipal 5 p.c. $1,8V5,000 par Spore Municipal 414 p.c. of 3!;O7 51, 000,000 10 p.c. nil. Spore Municipal 4. p.c. of 1909 $1,600,500 10 p.c. dis. Spore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1909
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      389 7 Fraser and Co. and I.rall and Eratt'.s Quotations. Latest available Sterling Quotations are printed on another page on Friday. I Frascr Lyall C<». Evatt Uknby New (SI) 0.15 0.20 0.60 0.80 \lor Gujah ($1) 100 1.00 A.. Hitam (So) 9.00 10.00 9.00 10.(/0 Kuning ($1) 0.75 1.25 1.20
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      76 7 Hiugiii. AUCTION SALE 111 wax-poluhed and w;:lnut-stained •lousehold furniture, etc. To be held at i __bm Cham--1 »r», Basil i >mirapore. on r, June 27, at 10.30 a.m. Ins excellent wmx-poliahed »n 1 tamed tent ■lmelraae. dreaaim tables, waahst ndk, ice ehaat, drawing room (..uiMt. •Ide-beard, teapoy, teak and rattan
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      827 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS riKI.Ii.MAN AND BROS 1 Meats and Vcfrt.:Mi's in i-eall.v Ihe be.it in Holland. II ."tit.r. Importci, Kurope Hotel Building. TO LET, 44. Robinson Road. Apply to K. H. Sassoon, .">-1, Malacca Street. WANTED, private dancine leancm-.. I l«a Itati tirnis, etc. to 89), Straits limes. WANTED, one gramophone,,
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      53 7 R RUBBER AND canvas /m jA I HOSEPIPE «|j 1 gLjjjjjg"*s t For all purposes W \S'L~- T^ In finest qualities >j}jjjj_y,.. B 'T$ At competitive prices. j'^__B^a--" Manofactnrrd by Singapore Rubber Works (NETHERLANDS GUTTA-PERCHA CO.) Head Office and Worka Town Office Skowroom PASIE PANJANG. 5, RAFFLES PLACE. PRICES AND
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      652 7 VICTORIA THEATRE CELEBRITY TOURS SECOND CKI.BIJKin. The Famous Supt.-.mt LYDIA LIPKOWSKA and Hip Celebrated J'iaiJst Virluono ALEXANDER SKLAREVSKI Two Costume Concerts at H.:i() p.m. Thursday, June 29, Saturday, July 1. Bookmir opens at MOITRIE^S. MONDAY, JUMI Prices $4, $3 and $1. Direction mOUDfIIKY. CANVASBAGS NEW PRICE Ist quality $7.50 each
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    The Straits Times SATURDAY, JUNE 21 MURDERED FOR COURAGE.
    1069 8 The Straits Times SATURDAY, JUNE 21 MURDERED FOR COURAGE. There 'is now absolutely no possible doubt about the fact that Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson has been murdered by Irish desperadoes. Being no longer on the active list, he dared some time ago to give the benefit of his great military
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    29 8 A Brazilian decree has been published authorising the signature of the contract fcr the necessary works in connection the Free Port on Governor's Island, in Rio de Janeiro Bay.
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    38 8 Six earthquake shocks following each other at intervals of from one to three seconds were felt at Salatiga on the night ->f the 13th instant. The last was the heaviest and was travelling in a North Westerly direction.
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    38 8 Mcrapi, the Djokajakarta volcano, is 3till in activity and pouring out floods in the neighbourhood of Moentilan where most of the kampongs have been evacuated. Thanks however to philanthropic endeavours the whole of the population has been rehoused.
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    46 8 A Belgian business men's delegation, consisting of some sixteen persons, is to visit Japan in the autumn. The mission will represent various industries of Belgium, including steel and iron, paper, glass and textiles. It will visit China, the Philippine Islands and Siam in addition to Japan.
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    76 8 A wire to India from London, dated June 13, says A Chatham correspond, ent of the Pall Mall Gazette states that as a sequel to the Egypt disaster, British ex-naval seamen are replacing lascars on some large passenger ships. Over ninety such men are leaving Chatham this week to fill
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    20 8 Mr. S. J. Peachey is authorised to file a specification of an invention ior Process for the Vulcanisation of caoutc'nouc.
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    21 8 A proclamation prohibiting the expor^ of arms to China for three years fropi July 1 next appears in the Gove-rnmert Gazette.
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    24 8 The Henderson Line steamer Henzada sails from Rangoon on July 4 fcr Plymouth and Leith. The connecting steamor will leave Singapore about June 2i).
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    26 8 The first sessions of the Singapore Court of Appeal came to a termination, yesterday, and Justices Whitley and Brown are returning to-day to their respectiva destinations.
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    33 8 By kind permission of Lt. Col. P. K. Swainson the Drums and Fifes of the I'nd Battalion the Middlesex Regiment will play Retreat in the Botanic Gardens on Tuesday commencing al 5.15 p.m.
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    33 8 The Ban Thong Association is called ■ipon to furnish proof of its existence. The Han Su Kau Kong So and the United Chinese Association, Malacca, have been 'luly registered uneler the Societies Ordinance.
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    34 8 The matter of Thompson versus Redfearn, in which the fcrmer charges tlulatter with using criminal force, came on to-day before the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and there is cve-ry likelihood of a settlement.
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    43 8 The effice of Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs is declared to be pensionable so long as it is held by Mr. Ho Siak Kuan. A similar notification appears with regard to Messrs. W|. Bernard and K. Murugia Pillay, of the Government Printing Office.
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    48 8 We- have been asked to stale that Mr. Tan Soc Kee's factory in Saibo Street, which was gutted on the 22nd Instant, was insured with its contents and machinery for $240,000 with the Java Sea and I l ire Insurance Co., and Shanghai Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
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    49 8 The following appears in the Government Gazette under the heading, Appointment Vacated."— The office of Cl-'rk, Class 111, Chief Medical Office, Singapore, recently held by Mr. R. W. Lazaroo, is hereby declared to haye 1 been vacated by the absence of the holder thereof without leave or reasonable cause.
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    57 8 Our Penang correspondent wires A Japanese engineer who broke into a inuue :n Western Road, Penang and stole ;;o:ne electric light fittings pleaded guilty in the Polite Court. He said he was starving und had nowhere to j;o, he was reman ltd Lo the civil prison. An effort is being
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    57 8 According to the Municipal Health Officer's statement for the week ending 17th instar.t there was not, tot the first time for many months, a single case of smallpox reported from any part within the Municipal limits. ThPie were 5 cases of chickenpox, two of spina! fever and, regrettable to report,
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    63 8 If we assume that a quart of flies weigh a quarter of a poumi. we get a? the result of one season's breeding of cne pair of flies about C 3 tons of flies and that in a three months' season." Lieut. Alfred Moore, addressing the Council of the Inst
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    83 8 Yesterday caw the open ng of Messrs. Scan You Zoo and Co. Ltd., a Shanghai firm that is showing a iarge and varied stock of cotton gjods all of which are of Chinese manufacture. The Company, the manager of which is Mr. Y. F. Yue, and which is located at
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    76 8 There was en view at the Board offices, Seremban, recently a Salter spring balance of the type which is to replace the daching In all the N'egri Sembilan markets. This scale weighs up to 50 catties, each catty being subdivided into eight tahils, and each catty being in Chinese characters.
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    96 8 The following Singapore properties were sold by auction by Chcong Koon Seng and Co., at their saleroom on Wednesday ll'J7 Joo Chiat Piece, off Telok Kurau Road, area t&flK .<=q. ft., bought by Mr. Kam Teow Yam for $1,350 freehold land at Loror.g 29 of Gaylang Road, area 8,395 sq.
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    101 8 A strange reincarnation story comes from a village near Sang Lang, Burma. A 6-year-old boy told his parents that he was a certain rich broker who had died some yeors ago, and that he had buried some treasure. His parents refused to believe the story, but the youth persisted, and
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    102 8 Says the Courriir d'Haiphong of the 7th instant: Since the beg>innini; of t!.. year two American and one English export and import houses have had to put up their shutters in Yunnan. On the ather hand France has only had to deal with the liquidation of the Apency of the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    481 8 It is notified that the ifcn. Hi P. J. Sproule i.^ appointed to act a.s Chiif Justice, Straits Settlements, with vtXve. from June l(i. Mr. E. W. P. Oilman is appointed to I as Controller of Labour, Straits Settlements and X.M.S., in Class A, with effett frcm
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    Hotel St. George.
    44 8 Tlie Hotel St. George, which wont into liquidation recently, has, we hear, been purchased by a well known Chinese gentleman. Out innovation which is said to b» shortly introduced it the conversion of the prtscnt Palm Court, into a Gril! Room.
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    Motor Car Accident Near Ipoh.
    73 8 Our Ipoh correspondent wire:- car in which were Mr. and .Airs. H. Paterson and a friend t.-oing from Ipoh to Batu Gajah yesterday, turned turtle after hitting a block of wood by i!.i> road side three mile I out. The ear ran over a slope
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    The Mails.
    118 8 Mails from Europe (London mails iated June 1). c:< I', and Kashmir will arrive l>y train to-morrow nu mint;. Correipondence will be ready for deli boxholders about 10 a.m. The (i.1.0. will be i pen from 8 a.m. to 11. U0 a.m. and there will be one delivery
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    Selangor Hospital Charges.
    152 8 We are officially infoimed, sayi thl Malay Mail, that, except in cmaw of accident or emergency, no patients other than Government employeei :md pauper* will be admitted into the Government Hospitals unless a deposit eqiril to one wiik- fees is made at the time of application for
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      187 8 Shooting Season 1922 <- fßk We have the following well-known makes of guns, at present in Stock at specially attractive prices. Webley and Scott 12 bore Proprietary Hammerless Ejector Gun. Best English make, Nitro steel barrels $275 net. The L. C. Smith 12 or 16 bore Hammerless Ejector Gun. Super
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      88 8 Plunged into the game of life, NO WOMAN KNOWS which road will lead to happiness. A UNIVERSAL-JEWEL SUPER PRODUCTION Feattring the superb MABEL JULIENNE SCOTT AND ENTITLED NO WOMAN KNOWS In 7 reels, will be presented at the ALHAMBRA To-night. Further particulars will be found on page 6. DANCE RECORD
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    IRISH CRIME.
    1903 9 Field-Marshal's Murderers Arrested. Profound Indignation And Horror. Kfttek's Service. London, Jane Fii-V M::r h;:l Sir Henry Wilson was I rlly after unveilinjr the war memorial to the (inr.t F> ten Railway emnioyi i Liter pod Btieet :t::tk>n. He drove up in a Uxicab ;■> hit waidonce in Eaton
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    French War Debts.
    134 9 Reuter's Service. London, June 22. The question of the French war debt to Britain was brought up in the House of Commons and evoked a statement by Mr. Lloyd George that the French Government had net endeavoured to raise the question of cancellation, but the subject had
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    Irish Elections.
    222 9 Tampering with the Ballot Papers. Reuter's Service. Lcndon, June 22. The South Irish election results ar? Coalition Pro-treaty 55, Coalition Republican 34, Labour 15, Farmer G and Independents 10. It is notewcrthy that 'the anti-treatyitcs lost 21 scats. The Independents, including the Farmer 3 and Labourites, fcrm 25
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    American Strike Riots.
    202 9 Reuter's Servicb. London, June 22. Herrin, Illinois It is reported that 14, mostly mine guards, were killed and a score injured owing to 5,000 striking miners storming the coal company's buildings. London, June li. Herrin, Illinois A wounded miner says he saw 15 bodies with stones tied
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    Prince of Wales.
    48 9 Relter's Service. London, June 22. The King has cancelled to-morrow's dinner in honour of the birthday of the Prince of Wales in consequence of the ruurder of Sir Henry Wilson. London, June 22. The Prince of Wales has been created a Knight of the Thistle.
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    Dutch Elections.
    52 9 Reuter's Service. London, June 22. The Hague The First Chamber elections resulted in a debacle for the Left parties which lost eigfct seats. The position now is Right 41, Left 9. The Socialists, Polak, president of the Dutch Diamond Workers' League, and Varkol are among those who lost
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    Indian Loan.
    30 9 Reutee's Service. London, June 22. The new Indian s'/3 per cent, loan is in good demand by investors. The quotation has improved to a half per cent discount.
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    Calcutta Strike.
    29 9 Reutek's Service. I London, June 23. Calcutta The strike of Indian seamen I is collapsing and work is being resumed. Five vessels sailed on the 22nd inst.
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    The Prince's Zoo.
    747 9 Arrival of Animals From MalayaAn article in. the Manchester Guardian uf May 23 states At the Zoo this afternoon, in almost tropic heat which gave the animals from the Malay States *a kindly introduction to London, the big collection of wild creatures given by thu Prince of
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    Amundsen's Expedition.
    26 9 Reuter's Service. London, June 22. Seattle The explorer Amundsen's ship Maud has arrived at Nome, Alaska. She will proceed immediately to East Cape, Siberia.
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    Britain and China.
    55 9 Reuter's Service. Lcvndtn, June 23. In the House of Commons at question that Mr. Harinswerth taid the Government would lose no opportunity to uf>e its good office to facilitate the progress of Chinese national consolidation so far as it ccuid consistently with the policy of ncnintcrvenlion in
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    CANTON.
    21 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, June 24. Wu Ting Fonjr, civil governorofCanton, died in Kungyue Hospital, Canton, early yesterday, morning.
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    HOME LETTER.
    1960 9 The Bond Between Britain And France. By Our Special Correspondent. London, May B> If the Prime Minister's home-coming from Genoa hnd done nothing else, it has brought out in splendid measure tht* strength of the bonds which bind Great Britain to France. There are critics who belittle the
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    RENTS' RESTRICTION.
    342 10 Canton Comment On Singapore. In the course of a leading article on the Rents' Restriction Ordinance the Canton Times says The problem of housing accommodations in Canton to-day is just as acute and signs are not wanting that it has by no means reached its highest stage. In
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    144 10 Lyall and Evatt's Share Report. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt report under to-day's date Tin. i'lso ISa, showing a rise of ss. over the week. Industrials and Leans close firm. Rubbers. Glcnealys are offered at 65 certs. Kuala Sidims at 1.47' 2 buyers bidding 5 cents under. Katoyang
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    THE NEW POST OFFICE.
    117 10 Questions to be Asked by Mr. Everitt. At tv.e meeting of th.> F S|lsh|ll>e Council en Monday the following questions will be asked by the Hon. Mr. C. Everitt (1) In calling for tenders for the construction of foundations to the new Post Office were B.R.C.
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    Insurance of Palm Oil.
    252 10 In an adjourned case which came before Mr. Justice Bailhaehe in the King's Bench Division, plaintiffs, Wilson, Holgate and Co., of Mincing Lane, claimed from the defendants- the Lancashire and Cheshire Insurance Corporation, in respect of a loss under a policy of marine insurance on 657
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    APPEAL COURT.
    913 10 Echo of a Malacca Rubber Transaction. Their lordships the Acting Chief Justice and Justices Whitley and BarrettLennard were engaged yesterday in hearing the appeal of a Chinese planter named Chew Bee against the judgment of Mr. Justice Brown delivered at Malacca on the action brought for the recovery
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    I LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    135 10 Messrs. Lewis and Peat report Singapore, June 22. There is very little change to report in the market since last week. Prices aft°r declining at the close of last week fcava again firmed up and there has been a very strong demand for spot and near
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      493 10 The following will represent the Services in the Tournament match against the S.C.C. on the letter's ground this afternoon. Major B.A. Thompson, Major H. F. Spcnce, Major T. C. Spring, Bt. Major L. A. Newnham, Lieut. T. E. Clarke, Lieut. E. L. Heywood, Lieut. G. A. Stephenson, Conductor Lumsden,
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      County Cricket.
      49 10 A Renter wire of the 22nd inst., give? the following results At HoddersfleM Yorkshire beat Warwickshire by an innings and 271 runs. Holmes made 220 not out for Yorkshire. At Southampton Hampshire beat Glamorgan by an innings and 10G runs Erown scjred 153 not out for Hampshire.
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      Ipoh Races.
      22 10 OuV [poll correspondent wires The entries for the Ipoh races closed yesterday. Over 50 horses are esp acted to enter.
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      Football.
      84 10 In the Malaya Cup practice match to be played on the S. C. C. ground on Monday, the A team will play in white and the B. in their own club colours. The teams will be A. Oliveiro Gcle and Pennefather Chee Lim, Aeria and Edlin Jamieson, Lingard, Smith,
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      Australian Football.
      231 10 Thy object in view being an endeavcuto arrange a football match under Australian rules, will Australians resident in Singapore who hnv? been players of the Australian game and are willing to take part in a match here if arranged, kindly send their names to Mr. Oscar E. Provis,
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    The Information Agency.
    1337 10 Value of Publicity For Malaya. Thereport on the Malay States Information Agency for 1921, signed by Mr. Thos. H. Reid, was laid before the meeting of the Federal Council, and from it we take the following A noteworthy feature in the Agency's activities during the year under
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      167 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I shall b? much obliged if you can include the following ir. y< U issue of toduy Thrcughout this morning I, as an Irishman, have been sneered at by Englishmen with pi.rases such us What about Ireland BOW,
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    DEATH OF MR. W. W. DOUGLAS.
    359 10 Former Commissioner of Police In F. M. S. The death, wMdl wfll be regretted hy a large circle of friends, occurred in the General Hospital on Thui (day, of Mr. W. W. Douglas, a well known former commissioner of Police of the F.M.S. at
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    44 10 At a conference of the League of Nations Union, which took place in Melbourne, on the 2nd instant it was decided to convene a public meeting to discuss the matter of securing the representation of Australia at the assembly of the League next September.
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    55 10 In FrftavC a flying auti.mobilc It the latest developnui.l n the aero-worid. The car is equipped with Ing wings, two engines, one of ten honu -power fu-. land gcing and tin 1 other n" :lno power for air travel. The machine per. forms all the usual fects of an aeroplane
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    Sir F. A. Swettenham.
    1995 11 Administrator, Author And Business Man. The following article is one of the Men of Mark in Bs appearing ii i r To describe Sir Frank Athelstan- a man of i to do f;ir less than a? d (iistiniruisheil re aasnred by Euclid '■:.li I the less,
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    514 12 SI.VDAY. JUNE 25. 1922 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). Ml a.m. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. During the following week Holy Communion on Tuesday and Thursday at 7 a.m.. M Friday at 8 a.m. on Wednesday in
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    102 12 Routine Orders, dated June 21, by Lieut-Colonel F. E. Spencer, D.5.0., M.C., Commanding S.S.V.F. Monday, 26th.— 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Eurasian, Chinese and Malay Companies, Officers and NX.O.'s. Tuesday, 27th.— 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Eurasian, Chinese and S.F.A. Companies. Company Parade Bras Bnsah Road, Malay Company, Company
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    FASCINATION OF FLORENCE.
    957 13 Praise in Literature of Many Celebrities. Florence, writes a correspondent of the Morning Post, in whose near i;eighbourhood our Princess lately chose to spend the happiest days of her younj? life, contains so many treasures of art and history in her own right that it is perhaps
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    September Solar Eclipse.
    116 13 Witru regard to the scientific mission's plans to take exact observations of the noxt September solar eclipse to prove the correctness or otherwise of Professor Einstein's theory of relativity that liirht would prove to be bent as it passed the sun's Mm of influence, a point on
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    POVERTY IN CALCUTTA.
    476 15 Serious Plight of Anglo-Indian Community. The amount of poverty in Calcutta is the greatest we have experienced in the whole history of the Society," said Mr. G. B. Cozens, Secretary of the District Charitable Society, Calcutta, to a representative of the Statesman. Never have we had so
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    BOTTLED SUN'S RAYS.
    346 15 Alchemist's Claims Regarding Their Benefits. A venerable old gentleman in a voluminous cloak and skull-cap, living at Auteuil, in France, has gone one better than thrse who preach the beneficial effects of the sun's rays upon health. Ho has, or thinks he has, or says he thinks
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    Bolshevist Ladies' Fine Feathers.
    225 15 Consternation prevails in Genoa among; Italian Socialists and kind-hearted people, who are collecting meney for the starving population of Russia, owing to the extruvajrant expenditure and costly attire of certain ladies of the Russian delegation, if the delegates of the Rursian Mission at Genoa, states a
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      204 16 THE STRAITS TiIES TELEPHONES Editorial -nil General 58 Manager's Office 1117 Job Printing Office UM All commu:iications relating t.i editorial matters ::n! r.cws should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All eommnnlaations relating to business matters sdvertisements, subscriptions, account-, printing, etc., should be addressed to THE MANAGES. ABVBRTISBHKMT KATES. Wants, For
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