The Straits Times, 17 July 1922

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26,998. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1922. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 244 1 MILKMAID jl STERILISED MILK I 1 Prlft' Rrdarcd to I 1 Large liza $9.35 p. casf or 20 centa per tin I Small nize $10.10 p. case Ii or 11 cent* per tin l! NESTLE ANGLO- < SWISS CONO. MILK <! CO. (LONDON), i siNt;.\roßK. Hit I IF YOU USE
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    • 416 1 JiaUHBMHaiManHauiHBBBBBHaaBiaiUBaBHaBBBaBIMBBBIBBMBUHMBBIBaBBBBaaaaaaaBaBBB^ 81 His Masters Voice THE MOST FAMOUS MUSICAL I! STRUMENTS IN THE WORLD. "His Master's Voice" Instruments aro 'O^^^SsS* Yafiw fr Bristi h Hindi.' throughout, and if you ]r^ i/WJir have not one in your home, it is bcraua? Ei^^ you do rot know how perfectly it will fi'
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  • 1333 2 Glorious Tradition of a Famous Regiment. I This is a regiment which has been repeatedly threatened with disbandment and has never been disbanded, writes the Hon. John Fortcscue. It was in danger in 1763, in 1783, and after Waterloo, but on each occasion it was spared, though
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    • 293 2 n) Your v^hildrcn <g need this safe Milk from British-bred Cow« Glaxo ii prepared from pure cow'i milk, made safe and comfortably digestible by the Glaxo Procet*. Little bodies t yCO grow plump and rosy on it, and mother it happy in tha £nov»ledge that Glaxo i» ccrm-free and that
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    • 444 2 MJTOPDI] Do you hope for good tea, or do you make sure of it by ordering Brooke Bond tea in the vacuum tin No other tea, and no other tin, is just as good. However hot or moist the climate, the vacuum tin preserves the fine flavour of its contents
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    • 236 2 A.M.A. A.M.A. Allied Manufacturers Agencies (Malaya, Siam, Indo-China and Dutch East Indies.) P. A. PARIS, HEAD OFFICE Box 472, G.P.O. 54-56, The Arcade, Singapore. Singapore. Power Plant Industrial Equipments C. A. PARSONS CO, LTD. GEO. FLETCHER CO, LTD. Steam Turbines, Complete Sugar Factories. Turbo-Generators, Pumps, etc. M^ mnu im British
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  • 860 3 From the Time Of Henry VIII. Dean Inge has been telling us that the Victorian <tays iproduced irtuch flMtar men than do the present. Krom the playing lawn tennis point of view, this is not, of course, true, in spite of the I'liurmurings of those people who can
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    • 297 3 OUR OPTICAL DEPARTMENT is complete with all the latefit lense grinding machinery and fitted with the latest sight testing instruments. We have now reduced our inclusive rates by fifty per cent, so that those whose eyes are defective may be properly fitted. Do not neglect your eyes defective sight causes
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    • 267 3 SHEPGO'S 72 Waterloo Street. Sprint. Lads. Sprint In a pair of SHEPCO'S FAMOUS SPRINTING SHOES $12.00 per pair. This is the very best quality manufactured in England. JUMPING SHOES $13.50 per pair. Same quality as above with extra spikes on heel. White Cotton RUNNING VESTS $1.75 each. Green I SATEEN
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    • 390 3 PAINFUL JOINTS In no disease does the blood become thin so rapidly as in rheumatism. Not only docs it become thin but it is loaded with impmities»— the rhi-umatic poisons. Without proprr treatment these poisons increase, the joints inflame ami swell and the patient becomes a cripple. There are a
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    • 242 3 ANSCO CAMERAS AND SPEEDEX FILM a\»»Jßa«*si c cs answer s the one *S yjaJcy-^XZ^X which comes to us 100 late, and the best chance for a pood picK P Y7J ture always comes when the j. '^L <> "^r nearest camera is miles away. /JMPHw Get an Ansco VeslPockct No.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 665 4 CTEaEEB SfIU'WJS pTI 0.-British India and Apcar Line (Comp»nie« Incorporated In England) MAIL ANT) PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PBUDCttTLA AKD ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. ,'T nder f ontract with His Majesty's Governmant) LONDON FAR-EAST KRN SERVICE rtOM LWIIWIH TO MARSEILLES, LONDON ft ANTWERP n«« Sl>*»iK%ra Leava Bingaport DEVANIIA about Joly
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    • 631 4 STEfiHEfI saiUBSS "ELLERMAN" LINE ■LLKKMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP C», LML (Ineorvomuc la Esfland.) 9TKAHI Dm ftamm PASSENGER SERVICE OUTWARD. BUamer Dae Sfag«r>r« HOMEWARD. •M. CITY Or CAMBRIDgE London Aag. II t »i. CITY OF MANCHESTER London Aaf it FREIGHT SERVICB s.s. CITY OF GLASGOW L'don, RMrm, H'burpr In port s.s. CITY
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    • 584 4 STEftWER SftILIHCS KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO, OF BATAVIA i I iacorperatea la O'lHt.uj Dinißß COIYTBACT WITH THK K£TM£KI.ANDS UDU UOTEK^XKNT. Tt!t*k«at Naa. Puuj. Depi. ill, Frtifkt DcpC 12a/. Maria* I)t»t. «■>< Trasckifaitat D«pt. I»ST, Hanatcr'a D»»t IMS, KUMI'IIIUS-July 17, Befanm-IMt UENGKALIS July 19, H:in.!ji-rm:isin. BOTH— July 19, Muntok
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    • 1020 5 STEAMER SAILHIiS STRUTHERS AND BARRY OPERATORS UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD. SINGAPORE TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO Due Singapore s.s. APUS July 25 to discharge s.s. WEST IVAN Aug. 5 to discharge s.s. WEST IVAN Aug. 20 to load s.s. BEARPORT Aug. 28 to discharge s.s. BEARPORT Sept. 13 to
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    • 288 5 STEAMER SAHINftS AOSTRAUA BrBURNiT PHILP LINE (Taeorporatad* in Aauralia) Singapor. to Java Ports, Port Darwin, Thursday Inland, Brisbane and Sydn.y, via Torrai Straits, also with transhipment tn other Victorian, Sontk Australian and North Queensland Ports, British Nnw Guinea, Ne*Britain, Tasmania and New Zealand P r. APPROXIMATE SAItINGP UARELLA, 7,872 toas,
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    • 693 6 CINEMAS ÜBERTY Inlvcrsal House North Brld«e Ro.d. rnivernal Film Manufacturing Co. presents THE FIBST WESTERN SI IKK-JKWEL PRODUCTION 7 parts THE FOX 7 part. The hlscest drama that the screen has ever known HARRY CAREY. nnn n thousand horsemen ride like QW the eorpeous, awe-inspiring, \P P mnd across scorchinß
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    • 406 6 CINEMAS For Six Nights Only GALA PROGRAMME At the PALLADIUM FROM TUESDAY, JULY 18 TO SUNDAY, JULY 23 (■():»i.MENCIN<; \T 91"> PATHE CAZETTE (London) (Latest events including the Derby). Haro!d Lloyd in GET OUT aud GET UNDER One of his funniest G. $100,000 Comejics, 2 Reels. H.R.H. The Prince of
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    • 325 6 WHITEAWAYS CHILDREN'S STOCKINGS. CHIIDS WHITE LISLE. mm #t Three quarter hose. If Sizes 5. G, 7, 8, Prices $1.4">. $1.50, ILM, $160, Sizes 9, 10 Prices SI.W, 51. 70 per pair. Bfcv CHILDREN'S LACE LISLE SOCKS. Shcs 1, 2, 3, 4, £r^ Vj£.\ Prices 90 cts., 93 cts., $1.00. !»I.">.
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  • 137 7 i IXTTOKfi. »nd*y. July 17 High Water, 1.7 i>m.. 5.r.4 p.m. Anglo-China i iio.l sports, 2.30 p.m. Kootball, Oiv. 11. Middlesex II v. S.R.C. 11, P.C.C. ground RJC v. Kx-Servicei. ;ri,und S.letor v. Singapore I i:. i. bJt.< pround. laeaaay, laly is a/ater, 4.13 a.m., 4.44 p.m.
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 78 7 Fast Wharf H»t.in Nil. ■keen Wharf S< nnng. ::::t.--ino Maru, H" S.iiiL-. K llmpirc- Hork Taiihin Mara, Miikesan \> i i W!r,r; Rnraphina, Clan ICaeintyre. Wharf P«li> IJr^.i. Coal Waarf—Nil. K»'ppi'l Mari-our. Main Wharl l.'\.r. vr.n der Does de not, Mir, L'sedom. Coal Wharf Nil. V«
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    • 124 7 ma, lro:n Br-rran I, Brit, 215 tone, from Katanai '.7-7. i-.'-7. frar.i I'aiem'crnc 17-7. toaa, from KeelDeli 17-7. :!s, from Psncng 16-7. !>,.■;. CHILKA, Brit. Medial 1C 7. 105 tor.;-., from IC. (LAN Mr!:."!". SOBI ton?, from 8 io;-.i, from Calcutta i 7-7. !AT, Brit., Go tone, fron-
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  • 96 7 Pulaa Sanba 2.30 p.m. Malacca and M»::r ..4 p.m md t'lvribon -1 p.m Xuui Ttagfl p.m. Taaatay .0 a.m ■I and taking mails lor I'.S.A. and Canada 10 a.m. Sclat PandjaniTi Bengkalii and Bagan 11 a.m. II a.m. Thn radar Port Swettenhum, Penanß, Mtdm nil Xeganatar.), tnking
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  • 31 7 MAILS FOB E UROPE. I Vinl. London. June 1 I .Tune lw June 23 Ju'.y S July 8 July 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 May 2? Juno June 1-
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  • 78 7 At the etmoaJ general meeting of the h Kin-cation Club, the following officials were elected: Piwldmt, Mr. Binl < t f -fivtti-.i I vii-i -presidi-nt, Mr. R. J. Curtis (re-elected) hon. secretary, Mr. Yeo Seng Whatt (re-elected); hon. Mr. S. Danker hon. auditor C, M. Lope* (re-elected); hon. librarian, Mr.
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  • 161 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, July 17. On London, Bank i m/s 2/4 1/iG Demand 2/3 31/:!2 Private 3 m. credits 2/4 V* On Now York Demand 6i?4 Private 63^ On France Bank M 5 On India. Bank T.T. ***** On Hongkong, flank <l/d 13% p.c prem. On Shanghai, Br>r:k
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  • 61 7 Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. Ipot Lug.-Sept. )ct.-D«e. j Tone of Mar Latest London cables quote Spot Crc Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. Spot 25 25 ,4 A a -.-Sept. 2G 2G-j Oct.-Dec. 28 28 >i ket Quiet, pc
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  • STOCKS AND SHARE.
    • 180 7 issue. Val. Pd. 1 1 Aycr Wicng 1 1 HiUm Tin 1 1 Jclantofc 1 1 Johan Tin £1 £1 Kam. Kainunt. 10 10 Kinta Assoc. 0 o Lingui Tin 10 10 Malayan Col. 1 1 Menglembu 1 1 SffUdM 1 1 Murai Tin I 1 Nawnp Pet 1
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    • 132 7 Issue. Val. rd. Buyers. Sellers. L'l £1 Br. Am. Tobacco 3.16.3 3.18.9 10 10 Central Engines 10.50 10 10 Central Motors 3.fiO £1 £1 E. Smelting Co. 6.25 6.75 >/- 5/- £le.;trie Traniwsv- l/10 10 Fraser N'eavu 2.^.00 20.00 50 50 Hammer Co. 110.00 120.00 iOO 100 Katz Brr.';.,
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    • 109 7 U. Eng. 6 p.e. $1,2.14,30(1 ptr S'pore Electrical Tramways, 6 p.c. £350,000 S'pore Municipal 5 px. Sl,S78,0OO S'pore Municipal 4Vi p.e. of 1S07 $1,000,000 S'pore Municipal 4H p.c. of iso9 $i,eoo,5oo i'pcre Municipal 4^ p.c. of 1909 $1,500,000 I S p.c. p.m. I aom. P*r 10 p.c. nil. 10
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    • 379 7 Frascr and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's Quotations, To-day's Prices. Fr»ser Lj«iT~& Co. Evatt Aller.by New ($1) 0.60 0.70 Alor Cajah ($1> 1.00 1.20 1.00 1.20 A. HiUm (?5) 9.00 ld.00 9.00 10.00 A. fuming ($1) 0.75 1.25 1.20 Am. Mal»7 1.15 1.25 1.25 A. Molelc ($1) 0.90
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    • 22 7 A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH MKANS YOUR VERY UUM9I BTYLI AND MOOD A Prodßelion from LEE BROTHERS STUIIO HILL STREXT, Wll.l PBOOUCX THtSI RMCLTI,
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    • 690 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS S-U.AI) CSEAM, .Mayonnaise Sauce, Bpaail t i mentors (large red sweet peppers II Bolter, Sole Importer, Kurope Hotel Building LIGHT MASSEUSE, SSriencoolen Street. TO LET, T2IG, Joo Chiat Road. 30 yard* to s> n, mil furnished. Apply W, Bowell Kd "WANTED, a 5 to 7 h.p. oil engine,
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    • 98 7 mti>Mi>tm»m>»mmi THE STAR OPERA (The Premier M»l»7 Opera In Singapore) At the I*e«tre Royal. Norta Bridge Rd. Wednesday, .luiy 11 By Spedai Request A Ei.i HinHu-tcni ProKramme !;<)(>!< AKAB Ta aUhl To-night A Juvs:;es? Play in three part* PANJi BMBBANG Part J K. M. C'UEONG. Proprletei. T. L. TAN. Manager.
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    • 216 7 NOTICE IN THE ESTATE OF LOW CHEE NEO, DECEASED (I'ursuant to Ordinance lit Trustees). KOTId is hereby giTOD that ::11 the creditors or other persons having any claim", or demands upon or against the Estate of Low 0, deceased, late <\S 125, Chin Swee Uo»d, Sincnpore, who died on March
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    • 587 7 "HIGHLANDER" ...MILK,.. N'Ori'"E is harehy glwa that the cl<ov.--Trade Mark known ai "Highlander" Milk if the property cf Sime, Darby Co.. Ltd.. and the same is used by then in connection with all tinned mill; sold b NOTICE is hereby further given that legal proceedings will be taken :ij;aiHSt :i:r.
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    • 400 7 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will be receiv.- I al tl Secretary's Oftlec, up to noon of I for the following works 1. Benewtng roof Limb 1 t'u.n Block inelndlni in; under a'at.s :,t the C mtral I aiallcw 2. Installation of sanitary n water seirieee, eti- n Tenements (Block A), D|
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  • 1259 8 The Straits Times. MONDAY, JULY 17. INTERNATIONAL SOLVENCY. As we pointed out the other day, there seems to be absolutely no hope of any immediate agreement which would bring Russia within the comity of nations anj help to restore financial stability ir. Europe. In point of fact, the Genoa Conference
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  • 82 8 A message from Kalutara, Ceylon, lated July 2 states that as a result of his recent discovery of the significance of the name The Beautiful Dragon used by he Beruwala T.loors fo% tfanju. Detective Rxcise Inspector Mr. A. Disanayakcnrrosteii and produced before Mr. Prasad, the Kalutara Magistrate, Hanifa, who ■arried
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  • 17 8 A new gallery devoted to Oriental Art j was opened in the Louvre on June 23. j
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  • 15 8 Mr. A. W. G. Gibson has passed the 1J.0.T. examination for first mate, mercantile marine.
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  • 17 8 The maintenance of the Allied armies of occupation cost Germany £250,000,000 to the end of March las-
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  • 25 8 A Djember wire of the 2nd instant says that the store on the Djelbroek Ardjasa Tobacco Estate there has been burned down. Incendiarism is suspected.
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  • 33 8 The Financier believes, says a London message dated July that the rubber industry is now within siifht of economic sanity and that there is little likelihood of a reversion to abnormally low levels.
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  • 42 8 A Djocja wire of the 30th reports a big disturbance amongst the natives there. A party of some 40 belligerents, amongst whom were some of the recent pawn shop strikers, put the natives to flight at Poer.voredjo and then pillaged the place.
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  • 35 8 Hongkong spent $478,573.07 on education last year ($444,150.05 in I'TJO) according to the ennual report of the Education Department. In all there were .;.\282 pupils attending the Colony's schools an increase of 6,575 over 1920.
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  • 47 8 The X.P.M. vessel van llogendorp will soon become known as the family ship for on her last departure from Belawan on the 6th instant she had on board Mr. md Mrs. V. W. Francisco and nine children and Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Cruz and ten children.
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  • 56 8 The Doli Courant of the fith says that 300 Chinese wore deported by the Dutch authorities from Belawan on the Van Cloon on that date. In view of lhe former listurbanccs on the Van Cloon by similar deportees the K. E. I. authorities took the precaution of shipping live armed
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  • 52 8 Alleged to have ab3conded after misippropriating $24,000 odd in the early part of June, Wong Mun Oon, the manager of a gen.r'al trading chop at 110 South Bridge Road was arrested in Batu Pahat on Saturday by local detectives \nd brought down yesterday. He was Produced at the Lov/er Courts
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  • 68 8 The wedding took place at St. Michael's Kcman Catholic Church. Ipoh, cm Tuesday iast of Mr. Oswald Velge, run of Mr. !L L. Velgo. private secretary to the Sultan of Perak, ani Miss May Vieu!'imitr, daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. J..1. Minjoot, of Ipoh. The Rev. Father J. B. Coppin
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  • 67 8 The June number of the India Rubber World contains a lengthy report on experiments conducted in British paper nulls n which what the trade styles rabber -Mtper is new b.-int: turned out. It is ■tated that the experiments demonstrate •hat latts paper and boards containii g a large proportion of
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  • 74 8 The Australian Board cf Trace has fix?d the basic wage in Australia at 7S ihillings weekly. The highest wage pre viously fixed was 85 shillings, which was reduced by three shillings last October. The tribunal varies the wages iccording to statistics on the cost of ivir.g. S'tne years ago. before
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  • 67 8 A Hankow message of June 21 says that official information has reached foreign authorities there that from ten o fifteen thousand Kiangsi troops mutini;d on June 20 and looted the city of Thianfu. General Tsai Chenhsun telegraphed that he could no longer control he situation. The British jrunboat Cockchafer has
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  • 83 8 "We instructed you to net to dispose if our shipment." A correspondent tells the North China Daily News that there has been a heated argument regarding this sentence," and appeals to them to say whether it is correct. Personally, says the N.C.D.N., we should say that' then? was one to
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  • 113 8 In the Colombo Police Court befon Mr. M. J. Luddington on July 4 the enquiry begun on the Saturday previous at tho scene of the tragedy was resumed in the ?ase in which Private M. A. Don Jiaivh:i!l. if the Ceylon Light Infantry, stands ehargc-J with murder by causing the
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  • 150 8 Some time ago the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G., suggested to the Victoria Recreation Club, Hongkong, that the chit system be abolished, and that in its place books of cash coupons be purchased by members who, when buying refreshments, would present these in payment. A further meeting of the club
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  • 415 8 The Hon. Mr. R. P. Brash is shortly leaving the X.M.S. for home. Mr. C. Eazell is gazetted t;j act as ;'.soi<tant master at the Malay College, j Kuala Kangsar. Pnra Fhubal, the Siamese Consul-Gene-ral, is leaving to-day for a trip to Bangkok. During his absence Luang
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  • 11 8 The Awa Maru brings China arid Japan mails to-morrow.
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  • 48 8 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires Enquiries are being made locally by London Srnu with a view to contracting for :i,ooo tons cf latex per ■mam to be exported to London, presumably fcr paper manufacture. Tha price offered is reported to be the Sintrapoie market quotation.
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  • 97 8 The Japanese Consul General at Singapore ssnas us the following i,;Tirial telegram dated Tokio July 14 'lhe JapSr <.ovcrnmcnt considering it expedient to redoes the extent of territory occupied by its troops in the province of Saghaiicn has decided to withdraw, by the en if September of
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  • 112 8 The following passengers are travelling from Singapore and Penang by thy Ekma to connect at Rangoon with the Bhamo of the Henderson Line, and the Warwickshire of the Bibby Line By Bhamo, Railing on July 19 :Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Rode, Mr. and Mrs. Fleming, Master
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  • 155 8 The itviscd draft report nf Urn Special Committee <<f tlu- Colombo Municipal Council on the subject of the reform of ihc Council is now it i ion paper to liana by the mail on Saturday. In the DCW draft report, tiif p..--vious history of the municipal Ceylon
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    • 194 8 fascination cf the East j/ .I_^«w bten brought by Jtr'- 'ijynß^L Bout on H*mge '^^^^S?i f O n d Felucca 9 Egyptian Cigarettes Jp* A Luxury to the Man of Taste. r. CITY BRAND Qf||r»mQ Bsnfl sna^& OFIIK I O Wf^f^^^\ Look well, wear well and wash 'l well. They
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    • 245 8 From Sunday, July 10, to Friday, July 21 A POWERFUL DRAMA OF THE UNSEEN WOULD A remarkable lifting of the veil that stands between this life and the next GOLDWY.VS GREAT SUPER FEATURE Based on Basil King's gripping story of personalities reaching back and forth across this barrier EARTHBOUND In
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  • 596 9 Economic Paralysis Being Produced. Surrender of the Inch Island Rebels. Relter's Service. i, .luly Dublin A communique states that the irrci-ulnrs hold the barracks at Waterford and have mined the ror.ds to the city. Fighting has been in progress .at Limerick The opposition of the National Army
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  • 114 9 Rf.iter's Service. London, July 15. Another valuable gift of Japanese lacquer has been received by the Victoria and Albeit Muieum, Mr. R. A. Pfungst having presented to the nation the whole of his fine collection of medicine case?, which have been exhibited on loan for the last five
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  • 98 9 Relter's Service. London, July 13. Washington Replying to a correspondent Mr. Hughes said he saw no prospect of tl c United States sharing in the maintenance of a permanent court of raternaticna] justice until provision was made whereby she had an appropriate voice in the election
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  • 78 9 Rectf.r's Service. London. July 15. I'::ri:< In a railway accident due to pointsman's error, three were killed and six seriously injured. London, J;i!v .'">. Paris When a train was enterin;, the Gars dv Nord the rear pertivn -was inexplicably switched off on to another lire, breaking the
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  • 78 9 Renter's Service. London, July 16. Paris Le Temps says that through the intermediary of the president of the Hague Conference, the Royal Dutch Shell Company has invited representatives of the Russian petrokum interests to a conference with a view to considering the resumption cf work in the
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  • 84 9 Reuter's Service. London, July 16. The Hague It is officially stated that M. Patyn. president of the non-Russian commission, has sent a letter to M. Litvinoff stating that the presidents »nd members of the three sub-commissions unanimously agree wiih the statement of the president of the third
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  • 62 9 Rever's Service. London, July 15. Vienna An tTicial demand from Britain for the extradition of Bevan has reached the supreme court. The work cf translation ami -paration of a mass of doeumeatj will eacupy at least a week and tin laal decision regardinp extradition will possibly not
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  • 181 9 Position of the Reparation Question. Reuter's Service. T.cr.don, July :5 Paris Bouvet, a well-kr.own anarchist, evidently directed the attempted outrage on M. Millerand, whose escape has evoked numberless congratulaticns. London, July 1">. Paris It is understood that Germany ras paid the thirty-two millions due today. London, July
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  • 128 9 IkEUTER,'s Service. Londen, July 15. Washington In the course of Cabinet discussion of the shopmen's strike, the Pcstmaster-Ger.eral intimated that the bulk of the mails were being carried normally, although there were delays at various point.;. He declared that a thousand commercial aeroplanes vteri beir.g held in
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  • 37 9 Reuter's Service. Lcncion, July 15. A Moscow communique states that as a result of fighting the complete overthrow cf Er.ver Pasha's Bokharan adventure is imminent. A German consulate at Petrcgrad was opened on July 9.
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  • 39 9 Reuter's Service. London, July 15. Simla It is reported from Yatung that the third and final attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest failed. Seven coolies were killed by an avalanche and a European narrowly escaped.
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  • 33 9 Reuter's Service. London, July 15. Cairo Lieut.-Colonel Piggott, of the Army Pay Department, was shot and wounded, it is believed fatally, in the centre of the city. His assailants escaped.
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  • 106 9 The Ishikawajima Shipbuilding Co. has announced the closing of one of its factories and the discharge of some 20 more workmen. A spirit of unrest once again prevails among the employees there, who will confer to discuss their future policy. An Osaka wire reports that the
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  • 50 9 The Associated Press of India understands that officers of the Indian Army wha desire to be released under the surplus scheme are so numerous that it may be necessary for the authorities to exercise the power reserved to them of refusing to give certain selected officers permission to retire. I
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  • 68 9 Politician Murdered In Hongkong. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, July 17. Chan Tat Sang, a kinsman of Chan Kwing Ming, and director of public worki and a prominent figure in Canton polices, was fatally shot while walking witlh friends in the streets of Hongkong on Saturday night.
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  • 199 9 Acreages in the Colony And I n federated States. Th? Gazette fcr July 14 gives the following figures of land alienated for rubber and areas in bearing to 1921. The acreage uruier rubber shewn is for the Straita Ht ttlements, Perlis, Labuun and the Unfecieratsd Maluy States. alien-
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  • 146 9 Messrs. Macphail and Co.'s Daily Report. Singapore, July 17. Silver 55%. Hongkong lS'-i -p.c. prem. Share market. Dull. Rubbers. Alltnbys 17-19 cents, Craigieleus tttt-tTtt cents, Bukit Sembawangs ls.-ls. 4d. and Singapore Uniteds C'id.Mcntaka'ds i&\k cents, Malaka Pindas 72 .a-77',i cents, Ulu Benuls 80-2J cents, Trafalgar* 1, Jimal-.s
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  • 116 9 Messrs. Lyall and Evatt's report under to-day's date Tin.— £ls3 17s. 6d. Rubbers.— Allenby (New) 50-CO, Alor Ga''ahs 1-1.20, Bassetts 70-80, Brogas 25-35, Colinsburghs (New) 30-40,Craigie-leas (New) 25-35, Haytors 4.25 buyers, Kedahs 1.00-1.80, Kuala Sidims 1.45-1.53, Kluang sellers 2, Temerlohs sellers C 5 cents. Mines.—
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  • 18 9 The. Courricr Saigonnais strongly deiTiies the, rumours current there that the i (paper is about to change hands.
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  • 1956 9 America and International Problems. By Our Special Correspondent London, June 22. Perhaps it was not altcgether a chance circumstance that at the moment when fiercely contested elections are going en in Ireland to determine whether or not the Irish people aro in favour of the Treaty, there should
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  • 363 10 British Shipping Reported to Be Well Ahead. Dealing with shipping iii his introduclory report en foreign tradi to the .Maritime uxtoms statistics for 1921, Mr. J.WJL Ferguson states: Over sup|!iy <.t' tonnage, taken in conji'.netion with depleted trade, has had a !Ct on shipping and shipbuilding
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  • 355 10 Further Areas Acquired. The eleventh annual treneral meeting j of the Sun; ;i Besi .Mines, Ltd., was held! on Jane I J at 7 i, Basinghall-strcet, E.C., I Tlr. V. 1 homes presiding. The Cha-man said that the sales of tin ore dm ng the year 1921
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  • 106 10 The secretary of Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., reports the following outputs of its subsidiary companies for the half month of July Kamponir Kainunting Tin Dredging, Ltd.— Hours ran (two dredges) 571, cubic yanh- treated 90.000, total piculs \aluc $24.!»24. K;imbang Tin Dredging, Ltd. Hours run 2f;:>, cubic
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  • 232 10 Charitable Trust and Diversion To Singapore. This morning the acting Chief Justice,! Hon. Mr. P. J. Sproule, delivered an ex- j haustive judgment in the case of Syed Shaik Alkaff versus the Attorney-! General and others, the plaintiffs being] the present trustees of Syed Shaik Alkafl's! will.
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  • 306 10 The report of the directors of Lok Kawi Rubber, Ltd., to be submitted at the twelfth ordinary general meeting of shareholdeis, states Tapping was restricted throughout the year under the scheme of the Rubber Growers' Association, and the total crop harvested was .".03,696 lbs. The c;st of
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  • 298 10 The C. Plank company, modern illubitnists, jugglers, gymnasts and masters of many caring acts, will give three nights performance at the Empire Cinema, beginning to-night at 9.30. In the first show at 7.00 there will be special selecttil pictures. No increase in prices of admission. On Thursday thers
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  • 151 10 Routine Orders, dated July 12, by Lieut.- i Colonel F. E. Spencer, D.5.0., M.C., Com- i mandinir S.S.V.F. Monday, 17th— 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, i all companies, Officers and N.C.O.'s and untrained Europeans. Tuesday, 18th.— 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, "C Company, Under orders of O.C. i Company.
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 86 10 To-day's Championship Matches, Two interesting matches arc to be decided on S.C.C. courts this afternoon in the Singapore lawn Jennis championship. On court S S. Nakamura, the Malayan champion, havingreceived a walk-over f rbni U. H. kleinman, will meet R. L. D. Wodehfat. wl-o has been showing very
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    • 227 10 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent writes A start has been made in the Selangor tournament to selecting a champion to represent the state in the tennis championship which is to be played in Kuala Lumpur doting the last week of Au;:u:l. There were two matches in both
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    • 160 10 At the Ladies Lawn Tennis Club today the ties to be played are these arranged for last Monday and postponed. MALAYA CUP" FOOTBALL. Seremban Beats Johore. At Seremban or. Saturday Negri Scmoilan prcved victors over Johore in the Malaya Cup match by the one goal scored.
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    • 66 10 A hockey match will be played on the padang to-morrow betwesn the S.R.C. nnd the Machine Gun Platoon of the Middlesex Regiment. The following will ivpr?sent the S.R.C. X. E. Ess E. O. Wheatley and E. O. Angus L. Gammcll, F. Albuquerque and J. S. de Souza V. C.
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    • 34 10 Dr. Rettray has kindly consented to be medical cfiicer for the boxing m August 3. when Teng Kee and Johnny Carvallio will meet for the third time. Interesting preliminaries are being arranged.
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    • 483 10 Thirteen boats started in the final race for the Elizabeth Cup yesterday, and as conditions and weather were all that could be desired a most enjoyable morning's spcrt was the result. The race was started at ten o'clock, and the Gertrude was first away with vhe Kathleen
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    • 38 10 The July Ladies Medal of the Garrison Golf Club will be played for on Thursday the 20th inst. in order to give those, who were misled by the publishing of the Wrong date, an opportunity of competing.
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    • 134 10 Renter tewgraaai of the 15th inst. state At Bristol i i the second round of the Davis Cup Competition Spain beat India by four matches to one, and will now meet the Briti.-h Is!e in the third round. Da Gomar, Spain, beat A. A. Fyzee, Inuic, G—
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    • 260 10 A Bentar wire from Strasbourg, dated the 16th instan*:, states that Felix Mazzaro, driving a Fiat, won the Kivnch motor car Grand Prix of 500 miles at an average speed of ;>0 miles an hr.ur. Vi::caya, driving a Bugatti, was second and Marco, driving a Eufeatt:, was
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  • 251 10 The following Singapore properties beIcnging to the Estate "of Shaik Abdullah bin Sayeed bin Marie, deceased, were sold by auct'en by Cheonjr Koor. Seng and Co., on Wednesday and Thurscay last Lantl and House 51-9, 51-10 10 61-19 and 51-20 to 51-20 in a lane ofT River
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  • 193 10 That old home of pictures, the Palladium in Orchard Road, will again be in action from to-morrow night up to Sunday, when Mr. U. M. Donati, in conjunction with Messrs. Tan Cheng Kee and Co., will present an exceptionally fine programme. We have seen it run through
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  • 1131 10 Company's Sound Financial Standing. The second annual ordinary general meeting of the British Malay Rubber Co., Ltd., was held on June 21, at the offices of the company, 2a Eastcheup, E.C., Major A. Yalden Thomson (the chairman) presiding. Mr. H. F. Turner (managing director; having read the
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  • 947 10 Their Present Position And Prospects. Major C. Turner writes in The o!)y; rver Of all the expe-t- who have been discussing the helicopter, Dot OOP, so far as the writer can trace, has fferred to a very serious maadvantage f the helicopter in war and (to degree) in peace.
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  • 35 10 Ampat (Sumatra).— 2o,94o lbs. Djasinga 86,593 lbs. Johon- Para. 2.;,r.:;7 lbs. I lbs. Kwaloe. 42,271 lbs. Langen. 53,900 lbs. Sungei Buaya (Sumatra.)— "i3,B96 lbs. Sumatra Caoutchouc. 167,372.6 Ib Sovngci Radja. 90,000 coconuts.
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  • 1299 11 mum Favour-; Crop Restriction. nth ordinary jrcneral meet- r Estates. Ltd.. ,-tered offict „f .I.. Great Tower-etwet, n presiding. iresenting the Secre- jona and Crosfleld convening audiGent! i.— l am y'ir'- you will ihare my regret at the i f our chairman, Mr ■ly recoverRlness, which l:as d
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  • 252 11 Success of Mr. Sastri's Minion. A communique says Tho Queensland Banana Industry Preservation Act, 1921, makM it unlawful foi- any person wlio lias not obtained certificate of baring dictation test in such language aa the Mcretary of agrkahar* nay i 1 ric l to engSfa "i 0*
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  • 61 11 Accatdtßt to the Neucs Wiener Tajcl.l.itt. llniv are only three solutions of the Austrian preblem, namely, help frr-m the Entente, union with Germany. aaos. Chaos in Austria would fumiah the impetus for an earthquake throughout Kurope. As BBBttan with regard to uni< ti with Germany are not yet Hufflciently clear,
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 129 11 "His fCi~lll\ Master's Voice" L^r 1 j^X MODEL T. C. E. M. This Model, in Beautifully Polished Mahogany, Makes an Ideal Instrument for the Home or Club. Other Models $75 up CALL TO-DAY AND INSPECT OUR STOCK. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd., (Incorporated in Hongkong) RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. m t tt
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    • 343 11 Raffles Hotel Thone 292t. Thone 2»2«. TEA DANSANT 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mr. F. A. COOKE, Mosiral Director. As«t. Musical Director SENOR S. TAGLIAI'IETKA. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. >♦«*«»♦«>♦♦♦«♦ MIM»»M»»»»«>«»> ADELPHI HOTEL SINGAPORB. Hrn e«!y Hotel ba tke BtraiU with th* Utest SaalUry lastaßat!««. EXQUISITE COOKING AM) EXCELLENT WINES. Terms
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  • 799 12 Ruthless Economy Axe Applied. The thirteenth annual general meetinp of the Sunpei Krian Rubhor Batata, Ltd.. was held on June 14. at the company's registered office, Oylon House, 4!> and 51, Eastcheap, E.C., Mr. T B. Sil«ock, J. P. (the chairman), presiding. Mr. J. G. Armstrong, representing
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 615 12 STEAMER SflltmSS STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED LOCAJL SAILINGS lßtrad«4 to Sail Staavrr From Biagaawr* «a Monday, 2.30 p.m. KRIAN Port Swettenham and Panaag. Monday, ."> pm. HYE LEONG Malacca and Muar. Tuesday, 2;iO p.. CALYPSO Port Sweetenham and Penanf Turftday, 6 p.m KEI.ANTAN Malacca and Muar. Wednesday, noon RANEE Mening,
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    • 537 12 HOUSES. BUBINMS PREMISES AMD 6ODOWNB. TO LET COMPOUND HOUSES Componad aottsa No. <150, Upper Serangoai. Koad. VrndiUorn, Orange, Grove Road. CTOPHOUSIT9, OFFICES. STottKYS AND GODOWNS No. a, Ho Puak Upay. Nos. 2, 7 aad 8, Palmer Oodovm. N0.75, Cecil Street. No. 11 Caeaag Hong Lias Street (Gronni* Floor). Nos. 78,
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    • 102 12 OIGAEETTES ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE IN THEIR QUALITIES Sole Manufacturers :-ARDATH TOBACCO Co, Ltd, LONDON. Brnnner Mond Co., Ltd. NORTHWICH, ENGLAND. CRESCEXT BRAND Manufarturers of BICARBONATE OF SODA SODA ASH CAUSTIC SODA CARBONATE OF AMMONIA SULPHATE OF AMMONIA CALCIUM CHLORIDE PURE ZINC BLEACHING POWOO, etc., etc. Agents, Straits Settlements and F.M.S. H.
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  • 940 13 Drastic Reduction In Crop. The third annual general meeting of the Sunjjei Rinching Kuubcr Kstates, Limited, was held on June 'J at 38, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C. Major Herbert Edgington, 0.8.X. (chairman of the company), presiding. The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting and the
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  • 152 13 The existence of a new disease has, slates a Ceylon paper, been discovered on fow coconut estates in the Western Trovince of the island. It was at first thought that the caterpillar pest, which had caused considerable damage in the Uatticaloa district, had found its way
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 984 13 JAJLES BY AUCTION A e<wi.l opportunity of nrciuirini: l rst etaaa Town liusinc^s prrmisrH for sound ;i 1 -rolitaklr invoCn; nt nut to lie niisst-<l by aatarpriaiajf capitalists. MORTGAGEE'S SALE of very valuable freehold and leasehold Sinerr.pore Town properties and the Tongkang Siong Bin, as she now liis in Singapore
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    • 162 13 9K Light Railway MaterialtfKHsfjUi| from Track to Loco Specify Hudson Material for your Lijrht Railway its efficiency will jrive complete satisfaction, keep your maintenance costs at a low level and considerably increase the life of your installation. Over fifty years' experience has taught them how to design material that is
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 187 14 The Motor Union Insurance Co.. Ltd. (Incorporated in England) MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT. All kinds of Tehiclet quoted for. Favourable rate*. Prompt and liberal settlement of claims. The Camprehensive Policy of the Motor Union is the recognised premier motor policy. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurances effected on Building* and Merchaid'se for long or
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    • 3239 14 KtWto Mfmiautfllj iS,MM«« S.C, Ammnmei \m Urt* .tW $17,»f»,e»t The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (laeorporate* ta Itralta lettleateata.) BUD OFfICB i Wlaekester Kocm, ■[ifa»ere. ftOMPOM OfFICI f XL Old Jewry. »C Tke Ooaipanr »as 120,000 deposited wit* tke Supreme C .crt of England aad eompMe. with tke British
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  • 749 15 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. Motor Fire-Fighters. The recent disastrous fire at the Im- 1 pcrial Hotel, Tokio, created a great deal ul inti.vst throughout the British Empire by reascn of the fact that it happened I during the visit of the Prince of Wales to
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  • 251 15 Left or Right From time to time (as now) the controversy begins again about the British perversity. Keep to the left for traffic and Keep to the right" for pedestrians. Pedestrians, keeping to the right on the footpath, step off into the roadway and offer their back as fair game
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 240 15 Calthorpe Cars 40 MILES TO A GALLON. y\S t\ \*sS« 1 model all c^=*-p WEATHER /^^N r^fjJqk_j. Jflfij^MMf 1 FOUR SEATER STRONG— POWERFUL— ECONOMICAL The handaomest small car on the market. E. A. BARBOUR LTD., Sole Agent*. SINGAPORE, PENANG. F.M.S. «nd STRAITS. MALACCA. »»■♦♦♦-»♦♦> ••«•-»<• GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO LTD.
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    • 172 15 I 'f^^^^M^^ Ukmi KEAT GHEANG 1 j PEHAfiG \ff/ dltij Itlilllilr MARKRT STREET, TROPICO ROOFINGS a |j^ MICA COVERED I II EASILY APPLIED I LOW COSTS Stocks of 1, 2 and 3 Ply. Also |HE;! Tropico Compound for repairing M M leaky roofs. Full particulars from (Incorporated in the S.S.)
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 252 16 GUAN KIAT CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore.) Jackson's Rosewood, Dark Oak and Walnut Varnish Stains. Wilkinson's Fine Oak Varnish. Jensun's Oak V.-.rniv'i. AKpinall's, Nile. Kriver and Lancer llrnnds, Ccpal Varnishes. Lewis Homer's r mc Cryst.-.l Taper, Fine (Vpni, Terelx-ne Special, Fine Japan (Juld sizo. Fine lllark Japan Varnishes and French
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    • 326 16 CHKR* ASM HANI KBASONS fOR GETTING SPECIAL LLNEti FROM SPECIAL FIRMS LATEX CUPS PorceWa and Earthenware fired at eva Idlsa. COAT, TAR as predated ly th* Singapore Municipal Gaa Werka. Also other qualitiea. BATTENS for mom! aad tumt cases, any elze cut to trdwr. CITHANGEK O:d cable vlra, different size*
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    • 918 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The PREPAID charges for Want*, Por Sale, To Let, etc., in ordinary close-set type (average fix words to line) are: per line: one Insertion 28 cts., two ma. 46 cts., three ins. 64 ata, four ins. 82 cts., five ins. 1.00, six ins. 1.13, ten in*. 1.40, twelve
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    • 944 16 LAND AND HOUSES TO LKT, compound house 7, Lorong 27, Caylcng Koad. Apply 114, Java Koad. TO LET, compound house No. 102, River Valley Road, from July L Apply 25, Malacca Street. NEW BUNGALOW, No. 144, Tanjong Katong Koad. Immediate entry. Gas and water service laid. Apply 20, Chulia Street.
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    • 711 16 NOTICE IN THE ESTATE OF LOO SENG THUA, DECEASED Pursuant to Ordinance No. 144 (Trustees). NOTICE is hereby given that all creditors or other persons having any claim or demands upon and against the Estate of Loo Seng Thua, deceased, late of No. 47, Church Street, Singapore, Sole Proprietor of
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    • 279 16 Quality First. DAY AM) KYKM.m; GOWNS From A. Augustine and Straus lirizar, I'aris. H.P. CORSET AND CORSET BELT From Picard Minier, I'aris. LINGERIE FRENCH From G. Strauss, Paris. SILK AND LISLE HOSE From the Phoenix Works, U.S.A. TENNIS DRESSES. We are the Leaiiing European Dressmakers in Singapore. Mails Orders a
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 203 16 THE STRAITS TIKES TELEPHONES I Editorial am! General Manner's Office JJH Job Printing Offlc* I 2** All communications relating to editorial matters nnd new! should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All communication! relating to business matters advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, printing, etc, should be addressed to THE MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT RATES. Wants,
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