The Straits Times, 16 May 1923

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    Ahead of the Mail.
    1586 2 Supplementary Wires From Indian Exchanges. The following supplementary cables are taken from Indian exchanges to hand Indian Civil Service. London, May 6 Writing in the Fortn^htly Review on the Indian Civil Service, Mr. G. M. Chesney hopes that the suggestion of Lord Reading that the Home
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      381 2 Marred furniture! Scarred woodwork! Saftofin makes them good as new TT THERE turvisan and woodwork ahow tignt W of mar and ngty ecan and seratcbaa, yon will fiiid ii vary easy to rnntw tba brichmaaa with Sapolia Varnish Stains. Bapoßa cosms in a (saat imrnbn of eolonra and finiahaa tor
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      269 2 •Jf BEBTKAW3 let-rola, W YOUR SKIN AN» jK M COMPLEXION Pi Can b* k*pt in :i Parfect Con- inflM roh^ It trioctu&lly mmn™ <o*^S fully •oothlui' Mill refrwhlug DR. CASSELL'S TABLETS Baaalr Was* sad Taar of Ner«a ana Baaly Prlc* la. td. an>! «a CAUSE OF DESPONDENCY Despondency is often
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      135 2 LICH ING POWER PLANTS ESTIMATES GIVEN FOrt COMPUTE INSTALLATIONS. EVtRYTttINi, ELECTRICAL SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. (Incorporated In the Straiti Settlement! i ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT. ORCHARD ROAD. Telephone 2651. min>mn>>>mm «»««♦»»»««> iiiiimihhhiiiii PURE OLIVE OIL ouytoil J£: ■MSB? IF YOU WANT PURE OUVE OIL INSIST ON "SASSO" OBTAINABLE FROM ALL LEADING DEALERS.
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    A BORNEO MECCA.
    427 3 Hill Station on Slopes of Mount Kinabalu. In the dim and distant past, says the B. N. Borneo Herald, we remember beinp impressed by a promise of six weeks vacation leave every year on full pay, and when the excitement and novelty of our first few years
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    29 3 Orders for week ending May 20, 1923 Wednesday, 16th. Band Practice, 5.15 p.m. Saturday, 19th. Compulsory OnmhiiiP.l Pand<\ He.t l-ilimi'U-rs, 4.45 p.m.
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      341 3 STEAMER SAILWaS THI BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD. (Incorporated la the «»lted KiagdoaO F»r HONGKONG. SHANGHAI a»d JAPAN BENAVON due May 25 BBNDOKON <!»•• Jun.' 2 N» PuMHger AccAßunofetlra. •Calls at Manila. rar freight, pleaae apply t* PATERSON, SIMONS ft CO. LIMITED (UcorporateC la BagUaaj Ac tats. KERR STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
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      433 3 MRIS GARTERS No metal can touch you Millions of men prefer PARIS Garters because they wear longer and give greater comfort. They hold your hose as securely as they do their friends. Say PARIS when you buy. ASTEIN& COMPANY CJOCAOO, O. 3. A. NIWTCKK,U.a,A. For sale the world over Representative
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      307 3 WHEN YOUR CHILD IS FEVERISH Baby's Own Tablets Are His First Need. Simple fever may be the beginning of more serious trouble therefore prompt measures are essential. Keep the child quiet in bed. Feed lightly, and give plenty of boiled or filtered water to drink. Administer Baby's Own Tablets according
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      495 3 I ANSCO Cameras and Films 44 THE PERFECT AMATEUR COMBINATION" j f\\\y*"'j|\\ CAMERAS < tl=^g| AU Models Stocked. ■rTjr^tapl Prices from $99 to $200. *K M V»@V Stocks of the New Tropical > I ''CH Film ust arrived i7 ■f r Write for illustrated Price List «r Obtainable only at
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      750 4 STEAMER SAILINGS P. 0. British India Apcar Line rnewipaale* lawfraoratoi U Kaglstal MALL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SUVlt'aW PENINSULA AND ORIENTAL 8. H. 430, IVader Contract with Hi* Majesty's OoTonutoat) LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE FBOH LONDON TO MARSEILLES, LOITOOIf AHTWIEf Da* Bin* apore LoBTO tiagaawre DSVANHA *'**>*• v kashGAR May *1
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      703 4 STEAMER SAILINGS THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (laaoraotatod la EagUad) The Bine Funnel Line Eegaiar Service to LONDON. AMameDAM. BOTrB^DAM^ANTWa«»», HAMBEEfI AJfD GHNOA. MABBEILLBfi. LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSBILLBS, HAVRB, LIVERPOOL AND SLASGOW, BOSTON AND NEW TOBK. Taklag cart* tkroagh Bill of Lading
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      726 4 SHfIHEB SAIUH6S KONNIKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (EOTAX PACKET NAVIGATION CO, OF BATATIA) (Incorporated la Holland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THB NETHERLANDS INDIA SOTBBNMXNT. Telepheae No*. Paaaag* Dept, 111, Freight Dept, IJtl, Martao Devt. and Trattahlssaeal Dept. 1417, M.naifar's Dept. I*M, COEN— May 16. Muntok and Palembanc SINOKEP— May 16, Tongkal, Mooara-Saba and
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      537 5 STEAMER SAILINGS N.Y.K. LONPOB UIH Kitano Maru May 29 Haruoa Maru June 12 UTBBPOOL UHI Toyohashi Maru May 17 HAMBUKO L»ra Tajima Maru May 2C www tors: unb *a subs sopth AanrttcAW uw Kawacki Mara and J.ne BOMBAT UXH Akita Mara May 22 Hakodate Mara May 17 Wakasa Maru June
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      450 5 STEADIER SAILINGS 0. S. K. P»»— < Salliao f roe. lUntm (snkjoot akaage erttkont prerlea. aeMoo.) STTROPKAIf UNI For Maraoillea, London. Hambarg, ■attereaa>, Antwerp, Tia Colombo, Baoa aad Port Said. Arr. D... AMAZON MARU May 19 May 20 AMUR MARU Jane 21 Jane 21 Omit Marseilles. Calls at Bremen. NSW
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      446 5 _STEAHER _SWUHGS STOOiWAART BfIfITSCBAPPY "NEiERURI" ("NTDIRLAND- STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.) HOLLANB EAST ASIA LINE (of tke United Netherlands Navigation Company.) MOLLAND AND HAMBURG FREIGHT SXRYIOI< Following are tko Companies' latendod flztnra. s.s. OOSTKERK, about June 2 HOLLAND and HAMBURG s.s. BATJAN, 2nd half June HOLLAND s.s. OUDERKERK, July 3 HOLLAND and
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      81 5 F.M.S. Railways SIAM STATE RAILWAYS. TOWN BOOKING OFFICE. Berths on night Expresses and tickets Ist and 2nd class to all stations are available from THOS. COOK AND SON BATTERY EOAI>, SINGAPORE. TelephMM 324. SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated ia Swedea) For Bilbao, Hambarg. Bremen, Aarkaa, Gotaaabarg. CkrlattaaU aad Cntaakagaa.
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      778 5 STEAMER SfIHIHGS "ELLEmAJST LINl; BXLMBIfAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co., LttL (laeorporatad la Eaglaad) BTMAM}SJ| IM StamMM PASSENGER SERVICB OUTWARDS. TM. CITY OP MANCHESTER China and Japan Jtne 3 ts.4. CITY OF KARACHI China and Japan Oct. 5 ••j. CITY OF PARIS China and Japan Not. 10 s.a. CITY OF CANTERBURY China
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      718 6 alhamlraT" Saturday, Hay 12 to Thursday, May 17, 1923. In the Second Show at p.m. TOPICAL BUDGET BRITISH SCREEN NEWS. WILLIAM FOX PRESENTS THOMAS CARRIGAN. in 7 ParU Checkers A stirring drama, which will thrill all true lovers of sport. CHECKERS in hip efforts to foil the machinations of a
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      269 6 CINEMAS EMPIRE CINEMA A Paramount Picture at 0.30 in the Second Show AT THE END OF THE WORLD In r. Parti. Featuring BETTY COMPSON, MITCHELL LEWIS and MILTON SILLS At 10.10 p.m. A Universal Special attraction with Edith Roberts as The Little White Tigress, In THUNDER ISLANDS 5 Parts. A
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      204 6 WHITEAWAYS LADIES' SILVER BROCADE J COURT SHOES <3 JUST RECEIVED LADIES' BLACK SATIN SHOE. LADIES' SILVER BROCADE COURT SHOfc. With rold brocade front instep »_i 7~T With «self covered buckle, Louis Bar. hraart shape Louis heel. hce In aI sizeg Price $27.50 pair. Price $22.50 pair. LADIES' BLACK PATENT ONE
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    240 7 nxTura. Wednesday. May IS lit ii Wateri 11.10 a.m., 10.52 p.m. 11. I. kuMWUId mail closes. Australian mat] >■'■ Foot'or.ll Liauue l«, K.E. v. Kx-Services, 1 II Lean* U, S.C.C. v. Keppel, S.C.K.A. Football League V, O.T.F.C. v. T.M.CA, Malaya, My l.ady Friend*, Victoria Theatre. Thursday, May
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    266 7 VESSELS AT 13E DOCKS. E.-.>t Wharf Ba?in— N'uL ¥.z:,t Wharf Elephanta, Kllenga, H.M.S liiuc Uell. Sheers Wharf— Vnn ilcr Hagcn. Main Whari- Moji .".iir, "Minderoo, Muar Guaaria, Luzon .»luru, .kleiitor. Empire Dork Hakodate Maru, H.M.S. Iroqiioi:i. Citj of Corinth, Btafaa. West \\hirt Werra, Katorl Maru. Jardines \htr. Calypao,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    159 7 To-day. Malacca and Hear I p.m. Batu Bahat I p.m. Port Swettcnham and I'enaag I p.a Mb !pj Port Swiilicnhr.tr.. Penang, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Porto Novo, Karikal and N'egapatam, taking mail* for Europe, etc. (via Bombuy) 8 p.m tb.giatra.clan op to 1 pjß V»rcelt nnot Bapslenent&ry Hall
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    39 7 1. de Witt riioiitfwa Dongola I'orthos .;rotiu« Mmmb Spore Apr. 2 Apr. 4 Apr. 11 Apr. IS Apr. IS Apr. 18 London Apr. 26 Apr. 80 May 6 May 8 V L 7 10 May 14
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    187 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, May 16. On London, Bank 4 m/» 2/4% Demand 2/4 6/32 Private m. credits 2/4 9/16 On New York, Demand 54% Priv.v.c 'At 56% On France, Bank 750 On Imlia, Bank T.T. 1744 On Hongkong 1 Bank d'd l=i p.c. prcm. On Shanghai, Bank d/d
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION, j
    65 7 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. 12 neon, May 16. Tone of the market Qui:>t. Latest London cables quote: Spot Shea Is. i l ipot Hay-Jan* uly-Sept )ct-Dcc I Hncapore Standura Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers. Seller*. 4714 Spot M3y-.lunc July-Sept. Oct.-Dc.-. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked
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      MINING
      209 7 MM Val. I'd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 1 Ratang Padang 0.47 .i fckttt 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.;J5 1.40 1 1 Jelantoh 0.10 0.20 uom 1 1 Johan Tin 0.40 0.45. il £1 Kan:. Kanvjntinß 2.4.G 2.5:i> 10 10 Kinta Assn. Ord. 8.00 8.25 5 5 Lingui Tin 4.15 4.40
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      GENERAL
      142 7 issue a!. )'d. Buyers. Sellers. ;i £1 B. Am. Tobacco 4.12.0 4.15.0 0 10 Central Engines 9.75 10.50 10 10 Cwttml Moto-s 4.00 4.50 "1 £1 E. SMcltinpr Co. COO 7.10 5/- Glee Tramway t 1/- 2/- MB 10 10 Fraser Ncavc 35.75 3C.25 iO 50 Hammer and Co.
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      DEBENTURES
      110 7 U. Ensr. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 6 p.c p.m. 3'pore Electric Tramway*, 5 p.c. £350,000 lorn. Municipal 6 p.t. $1,573,000 par. Spore Municipal 4% p* of 1907 $1,000,000 6 p.c dit. >'pore Municipal AVk p.e. of 1909 $1,000,500 5 p.e. dls. '"pore Municipal 4Va V*of 1909 $1,500,000 10 p.e.
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    RUBBER SHARES.
    413 7 Frascr and Co. and Lyrll and Evatt's Quota ions. I Latest available Sterling Quotations are printed on another page on Friday. To-day s Prices. Frasi-r hyall Co. Evalt. Allenby New ($1) 1.15 1.25 1.12& 1.17% Alor Gajah ($1) 120 1.30 1.10 1.20, A.. Hitam ($5) 12.00 13.00 12.00
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      66 7 RAFFLES INSTITUTION CENTENARY •Oen decided to hold a DINNER on Tuesday, June I'.i2:t, to celebrate the Centenary at t v founding of this Institution. All ul. I RaSeaians desirous of attending the Master are requested to send in thcii application* for tickets to the undersigned not later tkaa Hay M,
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      690 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see pag-a 16. THE FRENCH arc specialists in Chocolates. am 1 Hou'ron makes the best nf them. Hi.i Nougat and Chocolates are at H. Bolter, Direct Importer, Europe Hotel Building. FOR SALE, collection of antique porcelain plates. 2309, Straits Times. dpi FOX SALE, beautiful collection
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      106 7 STANTON'S MIDWAY SHOWS A VAST MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE UNANIMOUSLY ACCLAIMED This Week's Programme A Gigantic Success. FREE! FREEH FREEH! GOLDBERG The man who defies all human devices, inventions and contrivances, to control hia bod> or limbs. Wizard, Conjurer, Illusionist. Mramerist and Mystery, performing in the open air without the aid
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      221 7 NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC Owing lo the usual Circus (i round. Beach Itoad. being used for Indefinite Period hy another show (not Hsrnuton's), the well-known HARMS'I'ONS CIRCUS which has for the last 30 years enjoyed the use of the ground Hoecially alloted for Circus will open on their new Location
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      118 7 VICTORIA THEATRE Tel. 83C. M. 826. Special Race Week Attraction DANIEL FRAWLEY CO. including IViissAdele Blood in all the Latest BROADWAY LONDON SUCCBSBK& To-Night at 9-30 MY LADY FRIENDS Tharsd.j, May 17 LAWFUL IARCENY Friday, May 18 SMILIN' THROUGH SPECIAL MATINEK. :.t MS. THE CAT AND THE CANARY Saturday, May
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    57 8 The funeral cf Mrs. Tan Hong Lien, the beloved motßtr of Messrs. E. Kon« Guan, J.P., and E. Konpr Harm, and urnndmothor of Messrs. E. Yew Cheng and K. Toon Lim, takes place on the i4th instant, at her own burial ground, at Bukit Bharu, Malacca, ut 11 a.m.
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    WEDNESDAY, MAY 16. RESTRICTION.
    1133 8 Our attention has been drawn to a letter by Mr. A. L. Anderson in the South China Daily News and we reproduce it to-day, j We see clearly the point aimed at and we broadly agree with the conclusions. The simple facts are that the object
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    31 8 i The rate of issue of money orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 171=$100. The rate of payment of money orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 17G $100.
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    45 8 That the present condition of our schools justifies moni'y being spent on a university, will form the subject f<r a debate to be held at the C. C. A. Hall, 130, Prinsep Street, to-morrow, at 8.15 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public.
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    38 8 La&'sen Peak, America's only active volcano, hes e-upted dense clouds of smoke and ashes, and terrific rumblings have alarmed the people of the towns in j'he valley. The last eruption occurred .n May, 1915, and caused considerable damage.
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    45 8 The British sailing vessel, lone, under Capt. V. Jorgensen, arrived in ballast from Port Louis, Mauritius, yesterday at nocn. The lone left Port Louis on March 30 It will be remembered that the E. J. Sjwnce took over three months to complete the same voyage.
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    50 8 A fire which spread suddenly on April 20 destroyed the underclothing stock of Khyat and Co., Lonsdale-street, Melbourne. The? whole building, of which Khyat and Co., occupy the first floor, was filled with inflammable material, including a large quantity of flannelette. The damage is estimated at between £4,000 and £6,000.
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    16 8 A special meeting of the Federal Council will be held at Kv.cla Lumpur, on May 29.
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    13 8 The Malayan Agri-horticultural Association has leceivcd a grant of mm fiom the Government.
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    19 8 The Courtneidgc-Helloway Company ar e booked fcr a return visit here next week prior to their departure for England.
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    23 8 Telegraphic news, Ahead of the Mail, ippears on pages 2 and :S, while Our Sporting Letter is printed on pages 11 and 12.
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    20 8 A Taiping telegram of to-day's date gives Nawng Pet for.nightly returns as follows Hours run 140, yardage 11,000, piculs 102.
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    32 8 With the permission of the High Commissioner, the F. M. S. Government have re-voted $7,500, the balance of last year's provision, for a building grant to St. Mary's Girls' School, Kuala Lumpur.
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    36 8 Readers are reminded of the fancy dress ball at the Adelphi Hotel, t>night. A special feature of the evening is four very valuable prizes for thi; most original costumes, according to the decision of independent judges.
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    44 8 The dredger Rotterdam, which is going out to Java for work there arrived in Colombo en May 7 from Rotterdam via Perim. She is of 381 tons and is under the command of Capt. K. Vogelaar. Her crew consists of 15 officers and men.
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    51 8 It has lonf? been a subject el complaint that it is impossible to buy psstafa tamps in London, after the post offices .■lose. It has now been announced thit automatic machines for the >ale of stamps will shortly be placid out&ide a number of post offices in London and the
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    49 8 Raffles Institution celebrates its centenary on June 5. In this connection, an innounccment appears on page 7 to-day •ailing attention to the celebration dinner which it is proposed to hold on that late. Old Rafflesians who desire to attend should apply to the Headmaster net later than May 28.
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    70 8 There Ins been a rumour abroad that Irish popularity is on the wane. This may be so we do not deny it, but the .•harm of the Irish girl is still acknowledged in all quart?rs of the globe. Anyone who doubts will hive hi.s doubts dispelled, declares a corresponded, when
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    67 8 The prospectus cf the N'anyang Daily News has been issued, the nominal capital of the company being $50,000, divided into i O,OOO shares of $5 each. The aim of the newspaper, which will be printed an! published in Singapore, is to inform and sducate the Chinese people, to awaken their
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    70 8 The report cf the directors of Joseph Travers 2nd Sons, Ltd., for the year end-•-■d January 27, 1923, shews that the trading profit of the year amounted to £89,765. The directors recommend the payment of a dividend on the ordinary sh'.rss of 17Vi per cent, for the nac miltd January
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    71 8 The case against D. M. D. Stephen, which was returned by the AttorneyGeneral for further evidence ta be recorded, was mentioned on May 8 at the Colombo Police Court, before Mr. Giadwin Koch, Acting Police Magistrate. Mr. O. P. Mount moved for a postponement on the ground that the evidence
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    79 8 Mr. Chec Hong, of Chop Thye Lee, Beifield Street, Ipo'n, was with threa others the victim of an audacious daylight robbery last week. He was travelling by car from Chendtriang when, a mile out of the village, the car was stopped by three Chinese, who relieved ihe occupants of almost
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    83 8 The Siam Observer of May 10 states: lhe steamer Kalgan brought as passengers to Bangkok to-day, sixteen Japanese officers, who have come with the object of officering some of the steamers recently purchased by a Saigon firm on behalf of principals, whose names have not yet transpired, from the Siamese
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    88 8 At a meeting of the Colombo Municipal Council on May 2 a letter from the Archi'.ect, Mr. S. J. Edwards, of Singapore, asking for payment for professional services rendered in preparing the working drawings and quantities fov the foundations of the new Town Hall was considered. The special committee re
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    95 8 The sensational arrest has been made of Von Veithcim, the hero of one of the most sensational trials in South Africa, states a Johannesburg wire of April 19. He shot the financier Woolf Joel in his office in March, 1898, but was acquitted on v charge of murder, entering a
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    380 8 A Reuter wire of the l r >'.h ins 1 reports the death at Paris of M. C. L. Defreycinet, former Minister of State 1915. Mr. W. Si. Jdhn church, resident manager of the Naii(i!::ii Indian Life Onli i Calcutta, is now on a short bnsini Ito
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    Outward Mail.
    19 8 The Diomed is duo in Singapore with a mail from the United Kingdom, at 9 a.m. to-morrow.
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    Sequel to Maintenance Action.
    139 8 Yesterday the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, had before him tha appeal of An;.;Swee Tianj;, formerly manager of U:<Asia Motor Garage, Orchard Road, that the sentence imposed on him by the District Judge of a month's imprisonment in default of payment of maintenance to his wife
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    The Lonely Frontier Quest.
    145 8 Mrs. Starr's own story of her periiojs journey through hostile Frontier territory in search of Mis-s Molly Ellis, of the drama'.ic meeting in the liousc of a friendly mulish, and their return ti> safety IPTIHI the border disguised as At'ridi women, has been unfolded. Th« girl,"
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    Alleged Cheating of Europe Hotel.
    258 8 This morning, Captain Whippey was again placed be-fore Mr. Gourlay for attagad cheating, the charge being amended so as to specify the particular a. viz., that on May 11, by falsely repn: scnting that he was in pOMMSioo of money on a letter of credit
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      108 8 ALHAMBRA Wm. Fox Presents THOMAS CARRIGAN CHECKERS in 7 Parts. Universal Presents GEORGE WALSH AND LOUISE LORRAINE in WITH STANLEY IN AFRICA Episodes 10, 11 and 12. TAN CHENG KEE CO, LTD.. Proprietors. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■mv EDISON I4MPS G.E. Edison Lamps give a clear cheerful light that makes the house a better
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    Britain and Russia.
    659 9 Discussion in the House Of Commons. Reutek's Service London, May 15. M. Kn.ssin ;-.rrivod in London last night from Moscow, from where he korriad, partly by air, in order to confer with his colleagues of the Rus-j siari Trade Delegation in London on thfl I iluation. London,
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    Allies and Germany.
    194 9 More Occupations by French Troops. Reuter's Service London, May 15. Berlin The French last night occupied the big dye works at Hoechst. The workers were forbidden to enter the factory and a state of siege was proclaimed in the town of Hoechst. London, May 15. Berlin A
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    Fire and Flood.
    98 9 Great Devastation at Hot Springs. Reuteb's Service London, May 15. Hot Springs, Arkansas Fire and flood have devastated the well-known resort of Hot Springs. Seventeen persons are known to have been drowned and it is ■eportcd that there are 50 fatalities. A l aging torrent of water
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    Chinese Bandits.
    26 9 Renter's Service London, May l.'i. The bandit loader has repu- :.,.i'. .-nunl to release the fiiLi t ;n priwaen on payment of the ran-
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    Art O'Brien Case.
    131 9 Cabinet Bow to House Of Lords. Reuter's Service London, May 15. In the Houss cf Commons, questioned with regard to the Irish deportees, Mr. Baldwin announced that the Government would introduce to-day an indemnity bill, which he hoped would be passed by the ni^ht of May 29.
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    Singapore Naval Base.
    57 9 Reuter's Servici London, May 15. Melbourne Mr. Bruce, the Premier, I was reticent with regard to Colonel Kcpington's suggestion in a London newspaper that the defence of the Pacific could be better managed from Sydney than from Singapore, but remarked that this certainly would be a matter
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    Lausanne Tragedy.
    51 9 Reutek's Service London, May 15. Lausar.ne A veritable Red funeral was accorded Vorowsky on the occasion cf his coffin being entrained for Berlin. A mass of red flowei-3 and wreaths and a red coffin was covered wrth red banners. A funeral orator referred to his strugg.'e against international
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    Chinese Situation.
    101 9 Riniß's Service London, May 15. Mr. R. McNcill said that the situation in China was too uncertain to permit any rigid declaration of policy with regard to future loans, but generally His Majesty's Government were not in favour of any proposals to create fresh obligations until effective steps
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    65 9 Reuter's Service London, May 15. Presiding at the meeting of the Kapar Para Rubber Estates Co. Ltd., Mr. Baumnnn, the chairman, declared Wiat the rubber restriction scheme was only half a scheme and the matter would never be settled satisfactorily until they could get a central selling agency
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    Queen of Holland.
    28 9 Reutxr's Service London, May 15. The Hague Queen Wilhelmina intends |to visit England this year, travelling incognito, as is customary during her annual trip abroad.
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    NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    165 9 (By Courtesy of the Nichi-Nichi Shimbun.) Tokio, May 14. j It is reported that General Tsuo Kun lias agreed to the proposal that the bandits in the neighbourhood of Lingchcng should be enrolled in the regular army. I A secret society which is organized by I! professors-
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    32 9 The New York Evening Post announces that Ignace Paderew&ki, the Polish pianist, by 66 recitals in the United States since November, has earned over 460,000 dollars (£92,000), equal to 20,000,000,000 Polish marks.
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    42 9 J Mr. T. F. H. Kemp, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Perak, who went on leave some time back, is returning by 'the middle of next month. Mr. Kemp I was married while at home and will be accompanied out by hia bride.
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    China Sea Volcanos.
    60 9 Reuter's Servici London, May 15. An Admiralty communique states that H.M. surveying ship, Iroquois, reports that two volcanic islands are erupting in the southern part of the China Sea off Coc-hin China. H. M. S. licquois, unk-r the command of Commander C. W. Tinson, 0.8. E., arrived
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    F.M.S. GOVERNMENT CHANGES.
    41 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May IG. Mr. J. S. Macphcrson, of Kuala Selangor, is going to Bentong 1 as assistant District Officer, Mr. B. F. Bridge being transferred from there to Kulim as assistant District Officer.
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    Cotton Trade.
    36 9 Reuter's Service London, May 15. A mass -meeting of the Federation of Master Clotton-spinners at Manchester; agreed to fix the basis of selling price' on the standard counts of American yams from. June 1.
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    Rubber Sensation.
    226 9 Alleged Scheme to Defraud The State of Kedah. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 15. The Alor Star correspondent ol the Pinang Gazette says that the Kedah police have unearthed what is said to have been a scheme to defraud the State Government of some thousands of dollars.
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    TIN TRANSACTIONS.
    31 9 (Aneta's Service.) Woltevreden, May 1">. There are a few transactions in tin at 141. The Banka limit is 141%. The undertone is firm, and en improvement ',s soon expected.
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    THE STRIKE IN JAVA.
    32 9 (Aneta's Service.) Wcltevreden, May 15. The general railway strike situation is rapidly improving. Several agitators have been arrested. The strike in west Java il not extending to Ba'.avia.
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    SANITATION.
    567 9 to Successful Students. The opening of the third annual session of the Jalan Klapa TMfhdag Depot for Sanitary Inspectors took place on Monday evening:. Among -tho^j present wen; Dr. un.l Mr*. Hoops (P.C.M.O.), Dr. and Mrs. M-acalistcr (I'rinc, Med. Coll.), Dr. ana Mrs. Dawion (Munic. Health Officer), Dr. tad
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    Earthquake in Java.
    52 9 Maos Railway Station Badly Damaged. [Aneta's Service.] Weltevreden, May 15. This morn ng a severe earthquake was experienced in the railway centre of Maos. The railway station was badly damaged and all stone buildings were ruined. Several bridges were wrecked. The extent of the earthquake has not
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    A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
    173 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) j Kuala Lumpur, May IC. On Monday evening, while two Tamils were indulging in a fight on the bridge in Brickfields Road, one was run over by Dr. Williams' car, which was coming into town. The doctor sounded his horn several times,
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    668 9 Mr. A. L. Anderson writes as follows in the North-China Daily News.: Sir, The fact that your report of the Dominion Kuober Company s meeting appears in a somewhat condensed torm anoras me an excuse for asking to be allowed to restate and somewhat amplify a portion of
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    Singapore Races.
    1662 9 Some Excellent Running on The Second Day. The second day's racing of a Singapore meet is generally known as a dud day from the attendance viewpoint, but though this was nut so large as on the opening day it was by no means small. H.K. the Sultan of
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    Fire on Blue Funnel Liner.
    124 10 An exciting blaze occurred within th< harbour limits at Shanghai on May 1 fire breaking out on board t-he B!u< Funnel liner Teucer which was unload ing kerosene at the China Mechant< Eastern Wharf. At 8.50 o'clock wort was proceeding on No. 4 hatch, whei
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    41 10 great. In honour of the Mcnyarcibu Hari Kaya, I. umber, of the Java Prana kan Club, Singapore, are cordially in vited for tea from 4 to 5 p.m. o; Monday, May 21, in the premises of th club, 17 Bussorah Street,
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    ECHO OF COLLISION.
    459 10 Damages Awarded to a Twukow Owner. The Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, delivered judgment in the Supreme Court, yt -ti -rday, in the action in which a Chinese 1 twakow ovntr, Tan Phey, claimed 1 damages from the Osaka Shosen Kaislia, 1 Ltd, for the loss of
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    SINGAPORE NAVAL EASE.
    268 10 America Not Disposed to Offer Criticism." The following Associated Press message appears in the Manila paper? "Washington, M-y 3.— The parliamentary /innunjement in London that comir.und of all ihe seas is the aim of the Biitish Government, is accepted in nav.il circle:-, of America as c return
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    My Lady Friends. My Lad> Friends.
    208 10 My Lady Friends. My Lad> Friends. My Lady Fi lends, the Frawley Company ofTnin.?: for to-night at the Victoria Theatre, U one of the bt.it of that type of play thst is known as a funny furcc.'' Its only claim to distinction, in (:-t it- oniy excuse for being, is
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    34 10 The F. M. S. Government arc spending *2.(H)U en evening classes in technical and 1 1 .>n-rcial subjects in Swemban, pur- chase of typewriters, apparatus, etc., and i $4,000 as sai^ries of teachers, etc.
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    66 10 5\ Mentioning the "modern dance," the" London correspondent of the Times ot 1 Malaya says "It is perfectly innot cent. If the young man iikes to crush his partner in a sort of bearish hug and 1- the young woman to nestle her fair n cheek against his shirt front
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    182 10 Third Day's Hearing of Murder Charge. The case against the three Bengalis, Jangec Singh, Jaikaram Singh and Manaman Singh, who are charged with the murder of a fellow-countryman, wa> |'<"i--tinued at the Singgapore Assize this morning, before Mr. Justice barrett-Len-nafd. This case has now occupied three days, and
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      89 10 Singapore, May IG. Rubber. London Is. 1 V4d. Local -13. Tin.— London £195 10s. Local |98tt (150 tons sold.) Share market. Dull. Rubbers. Inactive. Tin;. Rawangs 1.17',i-I.2i.'\. JohlUtS 40-45 cents, Nawng Pets 1.20-1.25, Tni-ping-s 9C-95 cents, Nortp 1.17'i-IJ4V4, Souths LMtt-LftTtt, uaapoag Kamuntings Ms. to 15s. General.
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      Lyall and Evatt's Report.
      76 10 Singapore, May IC. Tin.— £l9s 10s. Rubber.— ls. Hid. Rubbers.— lmc.ivc. Ulu Benuts 20-25, Katoyang Bahru> 90-1, Mentakabs 20-24, Allenbys 1.07V»-1.12 l .i. Mining. Johans 37V4-42Vi, Rahman Hydraulics 18.25-18.75, Collieries U1.73--22.40, Kampong Kamuntings 455. -40s. Ud., Souths 1-1.05, T-aipings UO-u:!, Norths 1.19-1.22, Petalings 75-80, Kelantan Goi<i
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    A BIT OF OLD CHINA.
    455 10 Canton City One Hundred Years Ago. SenL'xNyjtes as follows :—Tiie Chinese RepositoryNvas oomrrtcJfced in MuAy^;;--This is a valuable medium of information in matters relating to China. Ism the Lives and Letters of the early missionaries in Canton from 1807, and the records of the East
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    26 10 Dr. L. Robert, of Bangkok, and Dr A. T. Stanton, of Kuala Lumpur, hari boen elected corresponding members ol the Socieu- de Pathologic Exotiquc cl Paris.
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    23 10 The administration of the Wild Animale and Birds Protection Enactment il'jJJl. in Perak it estimated to cost tin Government $1,000 for the year.
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      Opium.
      913 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Opium smoking is an accurset! vice. Oniy. those who are unfortunate to j fall victims to this dreadful drug realise to the full when too late its demoraliKintf effects on the smokers, both mentally as well as physically. Opium smoking is
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    90 10 Tp-night's change of programme at the Surma comprises a new serial Pirate Gold, the first two <>p sodcs of which is I billed for sc-reenin;.; in the nr -.t show with f a couple of Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard comedies. Th.- eecond ;!iow contains The Oo4> oi
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    THE B. I. STEAMER OKARA. I
    693 10 Severe Cyclone in the Bav Of fcengal. The Times of Ceylon of May 8 give:; the following: additional detail! of the supposed loss of t r i- B.I. steaim r Okara A cyclone ef a wrlooa nature was experienced few day? ago by TCS^P
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    266 10 Action Taken at Committee Meeting. Action taken at a meeting of committee Mo. 4 on May 11 included Fie?ident's leave. Approved President's request for one week's leave to proceed on th- 12th in-t. to Jr.va. Rubber factory at Suinbswa Road. Resolved that wncn tbe necessary alterations to Tan
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    58 10 The main street in Mount Morgan, Rockhampton. known as Morgan-street, fiom the shop adjoining the School of Arts to the shop adjoining the Calliunfiaj Shire Council's office, embracing 12 buildings, which includes the School of Arts and the Imperial Hotel, was totally destroyed by ffie> c on April 25. The
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      L. L. T. C. TOURNAMENT.
      94 10 YESTERDAY'S PI AY. Mixed Doubles A Clasx. Mrs. Swindell and Mr. Warren beat Miss Stephensim and Mr. Tvler, 6—4, 4. Mixed Doubles it Class, Fin.il. Mr*. L»uff and Mr. Duff, acr. bast Mrs. Gordon and Dr. Goidon, owe ISJ, <>— 2, »>— l. TO-DAY'S TIES.
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      Golf.
      61 10 Will any member of tlu Garrison Coif Club who wishes to ]>lny for the C.uU v. Kami Golf Club on May 27, at Keppel, please put their names <m the notice board, or s.iul them direct to the Secretary. Any one giving in their names and at the time
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      Whitsun Sport in Perak.
      132 10 Our Ipoh coi respondent wilM There U jx.j.jr, .i.ary k/.'e-r.ns^s about.? he a,iprbaehing inU-i-Stau- erieket and football ,!ia|.lu between Per-k a:id Selangor," both at Ipoh. Owing to the abaanw of 1 1 night mail train, ihe cricket at Whitsuntide will trespass on Sunday with the first
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      Milliards.
      40 10 Ire finals of tne xuosiein Association billiards tournament will be played off on Sunday, 20th inst. English, A. B. 0.-man v. Abdul Gh^ni American, Haji Manjour Sahib v. S. A. Karim Russian, K. M. Sjleiman v. Haji E. Angullia.
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      Indian Polo Team in England.
      115 10 Considerab/e interest is being taken in Polo circles in the arrival of the I'atialn team, says a London wiie of May 7. They have two mutches at Hurlincharn shoitly, when a very powerful four is likely to meet them. It is stated that H. R.
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      British Davis Cup Team.
      38 10 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 16. Tlie British team for the first round of the Davis cup competition against Belgium, at Brussels on May 3 and June 1, will be Gi?bert, Godfree, Lycett and Mavrofrordato.
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      County Cricket.
      274 10 [Reuter's Service]. London, May 15. At the Oval the match between Hampshire and Surrey was drawn. For Suuey, Shepherd scored In and Harrison 155 not out. Mead made 106 not out for Hants. At Bradford Yorkshire beat Middlesex by an innings and 229 runs. Rhodes made 126 and
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    25 10 In Melbourne on April 20 Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth Mitchell was found not guilty on the chance of having murdered Bertha Evelyn Coughlan, and was discharged.
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    43 10 Chaoag Koon Seng and Co. announce that the auction sale of the property known us 17 (old No. 313) Tratuiui-rnh Road, Malacca, which was advertised t,> be htld on the 18th inst., has now been postponed to Friday, the 25th inst., at noon.
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    SPORTING LETTER.
    2624 11 Commemorating Centenary Of Rugby Football. By Our Special Correspondent. London, April 12. For the first time in the history of the Derby, a declaraticn of forfeits to be made in the year in running was included in the conditions, and, as the date for this has just passed,
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    THE EMPIRE STADIUM.
    395 12 Movements by Army of Ex-Service Workmen. Most of the workmen employed by Sir R. McAlpine and Sons at Wembley had! a field day recently, when 1,200 of them rested from their ordinary labours to take part in the final stage of the testing of the Empire Stadium.
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    26 12 The death hns occurred at Colombo, of Mrs. Ball, wifa of Air. Percy Ball, manager of Messrs. Dmhri>n and Co.. following a serious attack of dysentery.
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      430 14 Assets over $5,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $17,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. i (Incorporated in Straits SettlemenU) .HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Tewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance
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      478 14 BANKING P. AND O. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD. in England) With which is affilicated ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD., INDIA. Authorised CapiUl £5,000,000 1 Capital Subscribed and Paid Up.. £2,594,160 Reserve Fund 90,000 Board of Directors jThe Rt. Hon. LORD INCHCAPE, G.C.M.G., X.C.5.1., K.C.I.E. (Chairman) The Rt. Hon. The Earl of SELBORNE X.C,
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    873 15 Association with Singapore And Rubber Planting. The following is from the Financier of April 18 Established in Singapore Straits Settlements, in 1821, and incorporated there as a private limited com- pany in 1903, Guthrie and Company, Limited, is one of the oldest and bostkiiown merchant firms trading
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    93 15 Recently, a sharp earthquake shock in the Wellington district of New Zealand aroused considerable discussion because it was predicted by Mr. Field, a local scientist, who ciaims that he has discovered a new principle for the prediction of earthquakes based on solar observation and tide measurement. This was the third
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      320 15 1923 FORDS Unprecedented Value NOW ONLY $1,250 F.O.R SINGAPORE. Including the following improvements Khaki coloured one man top GUARANTEED WATERPROOF Sloping and ventilating wind shield. Detachable rims with spare rim carried at rear of car. Non-skid tyres front and Rear. Improved and more comfortable body. Wearne Brothes., Ltd. Sol* Distributor,
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      134 15 St.DuMtait's VißGlttta Manufactured in England and Sold «fflr ni) in a parts of the B r tisii Empire in support of St. Dunstans Home 0 *\f/cl for Blinded So'd'e" and Sailors. JN| y^ A %^>bbbßh Quite apart from sympathy with St. DunIjltß j* *^f -"'"wi stans, every effort has been
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      254 16 GUAM BCIAT GO LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) IS, rHHUP STREET. NEW STOCKS ON HAND. Baker* Preparation or Soldering FlmU Jtabone'n Boxwood Spirit Level* Vi in. Whitworth Thread Taps Lewis Merger's Keady Mixed White PalnU Hn'obuck's Tine Groand White Lead HubbuckV CeniTine Dry Red Lead Stapled Mixed Halt Broom Heads Burnt
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      354 16 JUST UNPACKED Model Hats from Paris Selection of WOOL SPORTS COATS at $12.50. LONG GLOVES AND STOCKINGS, etc., etc. PARISIAN HOUSE S, ORCHARD BOAD COAL TAR "Produced by the Singapore Municipal Gas Works. Obtainable from LEE KIM SOO, 20, HIGH STREET. LATRILLE and (iINESTET BORDEAUX S^ Hlgk Clfttt JS CLARETS
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      924 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The PKEPAID charge* for Wants, For Sale, To Let, etc., la ordinary close set typ* (average six ward* to line) are per line one insertion 28 cents, two In*. 46 cts., three in*. 64 eta., four ins. 82 eta., five ins. $1.00, nix ins. $I.IS, ten in*. $1.40,
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      894 16 LAND AND HOUSES TO LET, 70, Prinsep Street, ga* and water. Apply 9, Clarke Quay. TO LET, No. 27Amb«r~ioa£ Eatry on March 1. Apply witiiin or to Messrs. Mey*r Brothers. TO LET, compound house 1 14, Tanjong Katong Road, gas and water laid. Apply 22, Sungei Road. TO LET, commodious
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      832 16 OPTICAL and SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS Cleaned, Repaired and Adjusted. JOHN~DUKE OPTICIAN, 12, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. ORDINANCE N" 96 (MINOR OFFENCES) POLICE ORDERS MAUE 1 NDER SECTION C (4) OF ORDINANCE No. 96 (MINOR OFFENCES) FOR THE RECITATION OF TRAFFIC ON THE OCCASION OF RACES ON MAY 12, It, 17 AND 19,
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      255 16 WINDERKOSE Wunderhose are super-quality American Ladies' Suk Hosiery in fancy mixtures with clocks and in plain colours. Wunderhose means a brighter Race Season. Wunderhose are stylish attractive and original. Wunderhose will bring visions of Ascot and Goodwood to Singapore. Just unpai-krd ar.d ohtair.aMc only at PRINCESS 6AR$i£3?S GO 4, RAFFLES
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      199 16 THE STRUTS TBSIES TKL*PH<^«« Kdltorial and Gei.or*' Hkuager'* Ode* All communicotiou* relating to •■nsrill matters and new* should be uJdtet*** t« THK EDITOR. All «o*nnn7iir»tlfl** K» laticg to business niattor*--advcrt;#»iDe»V •uW'iptioits, accounts printing att. •hnuld be addressed to THK iIANAGKK ADVERiisi;ME:vr i:ates. Wanu, For Sale, To Let, «-.r., in *MI*aWJ
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