Malaya Tribune, 19 April 1928

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    20 1 The Malaya Tribune 0» No. 89 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1928 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1928
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      212 1 TRY k 0 v MISSION LOTH I t FADE. t SHRINK. >NGER. .7gducts Co. Kasah Road. \PURE. 324. ■CRPORATED IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS D Sole Importers 3NE MODEL FOR MID? 11 I I EVERY POCKET %is- j|| SPYDER 1.600 jjj |H| TORPEDO $IJSO ill 11 MB SALOON 2 DOORS $2,300
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      264 1 "FLORODOR" f£ Washing > Suitings Jr j/ >\» For Tropical -CS> Wear HIGH street Singapore. 1 Sime, Darby Co., Ltd., 1 5 (Incorporated ki the Straits Settlements.) Gj y Singapore, Malacca, Seremban and Muar. jjj L iiijni i ii i i mil i nil iin mi ii»■ 11 i J
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    Shipping Notes
    996 2 Judge Sir Peter Grain reserved judgment, in the Supreme Court at Shanghai on March 27, in the matter of the motion filed by Mr. W. Y. Char, on behalf of Messrs. Tsang Yin, to strike out the setoff of A. F. Benz. The original claim of the plaintiffs
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    58 2 Bandits captured in Puebla State, Mexico, are being hanged on trees on the highways wherever they are found by the Mexican federal troops, as a warning to others. The vultures 6 left t0 deVour^d b >' heham P lll Assistant Manager of the Rangoon Tamil paper, "Desopaka* who was arrested
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    Tax On Cars
    425 2 SHOULD NOT CHECK ECONOMIC USE International Chamber of Commerce Resolution The Road Transport Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, during the meeting held at Stockholm, adopted the "Recognizing that motoi traffic, which was once a luxury has now become essential to the efficiency of a progressive
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    WIRELESS DEVELOPMENT
    327 2 Providing Greater Safety At Sea The year li*27 will be notable for tremendous development of wireless as a means of providing greater safety of life at sea, but the outstanding innovation undoubtedly was the auto-alarm, according to a home shipping journal. Designed to replace wireless watchers, and to
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    159 2 Assistant surgeons, dressers, nurses and m.dwives of the F.M.S. last'week were sitting: for their respective examinations at the Seremcan Anglo-Chinese School. Dr. iL bke n Sen 'or Medical Officer, Seremban, presided over the examinations JLFSS u Ubber mdustr y exists in Switzerland which imported 293 metric tons of T S
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      559 2 I WHI TE AWAYsI I NEW SHIPMINfS OF IRA YELLING REQUISTES. 8 "The Ocean" t4 THE >...,. j j U Traveluno Trunk EMPIRE °L WONDER fl H -r ABOARD VALUES \X.J f "TjlTlhl iftl "'"a j THE "OCEAN" THE WONDER" BUG. Green canvas, with four Brass rW nosed bentwood battens.
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      271 2 "Life held nothing for me." fer v tl 1 USed i° have bUious attac k> four times a week, and life ~Si nothl me 1 could not get anything to relieve jfj A m l vn T nl a f™nd convinced me that Kruschen Salts were j> < wh h
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      503 2 CRIPPLED WITH RHEUMATISM Worn-out. ill, life a Baieen next free from pain, abl*- to en pleasure, tins l axpei who have token De Wiu X Pills tor ghoMMMlinm, I:, Joints, BeoJdwf Urine complaints caused by Kidro I wait a day hanger! Uef 40-year-old remedy from you and enjoy Mud health
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    Prison Horrors
    345 3 RUSSIAN PENOLOGIST SURPRISED IN U. S. Prof. KufayefFs Description of "Medieval Practices" Crime and prison conditions in the United States horrified Prof. V. I. Kufayeff, a leading Russian criminologist, who made a first-hand study of the subject. Reporting on his recent American trip, to the "State Institute for
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    "On This Day—"
    373 3 English poetry is nearly untranslateable. A rendering in another language may give the meaning but cannot reproduce the ever changing conflicts between metre and verbal accents, nor the poet's varying choice ef words from the fireside., from everyday life, from the language of great occasions and great
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    DANGER FROM OIL SHIPS
    682 3 Recent Alarming Accidents in Britain and U.S.A. A home correspondent to "Shipping and Engineering" writes:— Coincident with the uneasiness caused by the danger from waste oil pumped overboard from oilusing vessels when cleaning their tanks, the public has had a le' son of the far greater
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    280 3 The grisliness of stage properties used to produce hair-raising effects has surely reached the limit in 4 The Monster" at the Strand Theatre in London. An electricchair is worked on the stage, and the audience is spared nothing of what occurs in Sing Sing. Further, a skeleton is brought on
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      389 3 > m m AGENTS: p I Malayan Motors, Ltd., m 14-20, Orchard Road, 1 SINGAPORE. 1 most rheumatic paini Apply Sloans. It stimu- < iateslcirculauon.breaks up congestion^r 1 v -pain is relieved! \iy/9^m Sloans.Liniment uttk^^^ l^W^ui|\M dSdSESESdhHSSSESE'j? g with the I 1 MOTOR UNION j I THE jjj I LEADING
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    RUSSIA—AFGHANISTAN
    287 4 Soviets to Fete "Downtrodden" Royalty King Amanullah of Afghanistan is expected to arrive, in Russia in May for a two weeks' visit to Moscow and .Leningrad. As the first Royal personage to step on Soviet soil since the execution of the Romanoff family, King Amanullah with his Queen and
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    TALKING DOG
    227 4 Yankee Accent and Almost Human Countenance A talking dog, Princess Jacqueline, is the sensation of the Boston Dog Show. She is a dark brindle French bulldog and her words, given in a high pitched voice, are readily understood. "Hello,'' she says when greeted, or at the suggestion of
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    AN ELECTRIC BOY
    230 4 Unbelievable Jinks otf Inanimate Objects Investigations regarding the strange happening? at Wiscenden Lodge, Betherfden, Kent, where articles fly about on the approach of W ilfred Batt, the eighteen-year-old son of a farmer, give rise to the belief that the lad is possessed of some mysterious force similar
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    200 4 Two Australian polo ponies arrived at n enang by train on Sunday from Singapore. One was for Mr. Heah S-ng Hye, Penang's foremost exponent in the game, and the rther for Mr. E. H. Bulford. Both look well and should give a good account of themselves at the tournament to
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      227 4 {hem! The onhj agaiptte |The CORK-TIPPED Cigarette! I of this GENERATION MADE IN LONDON by CARRLRAS, LTD. ■■I I I Sole Agents: HUTTENBACH LAZARUS SONS, L TD., SING A PORE, PEN A NG, IPOH, KUALA-LUMPUR FEEL FIT AND FRESH IN THE EVENING Qj|] WITHOUT oc T MX Scientific experiments showing
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      207 4 j Messrs. S. Moutrie Co., Li 1] a beg to announce the arrival of I THE NEW 1928 His Master's Voice CABINET MODELS with the I X ew PATENT RE-ENTRANT TONE CHAMBf New No. 5 SOUNDBOX, New TONE ARM I These instruments are another important advance in I gramophone reproduction.
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    Homeward Passengers
    880 5 The following passengers are proceeding to Europe per s.s. "Mongolia," sailing at y a.m. on Friday, the 20th instant: Mr. White, Mr. Francis, Mr. Browne, Miss Fiddles, Mrs. Calanan, Capt. and Mrs. innes, Dr. Milward, Miss Heang, Mr. and mis. Wood, Miss Em or and i\urse vMiss M.
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    82 5 It is reported that a union formed by the Women's Home Missionary Society of Trinity Methodist Church at Seattle is attempting to start a movement to prevent Sice of the former Nancy Miller, now Countess Maharanee of Indore, m the event Lb at she ever attempts to return to the
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    MARKET PRICES
    445 5 Singapore, April 14. MEAT Beef, steak (round) kati 52 Beef, stew or curry kati Pork, lean kati 64 Pork lean and fat (Ist quality) kati «> 3 Mutton Indian lb. 55 Mutton Australian lb. 55 Fowl, kati 78 Hens (Locally reared) kati Ducks each 90 Pigeons, domestic, unfledged
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    EXCHANGES
    73 5 British Official Wireless London, April 18. Paris J3l New York 4.88 5,16 Brussels 34.96 Geneva 25.33 Amsterdam 12.10 5(32 Milan 92.60 Berlin 20.42 Stockholm 18.18 Copenhagen 18.20 Oslo 18-20 Vienna 34.725 Prague 164.75 Helsingfors 194 Madrid 29.08 Lisbon 2.125 Athens 372 5 Bucharest Rio M 64 Buenos Aires 47
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    WEEKLY RUBBER MARKET
    106 5 Singapore, April 18. iCatalogued 1,123,822 lbs.; 501.71 tons. Offered 742,066 lbs.; 331.28 tons. Sold 600,411 lbs.; 268.04 tons. Spot London 7%d. New York 16% cents. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb. Standard quality No Sales Good average quality 29 to 29% Off quality 26 to
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      176 5 ..,<< Xdout ln6il/e8tion. 2Nd vvulk liltle l ,>!' >. „ti'»n. < ,s. .do«'"N. Con,- >!.,N...'-l> ..s »,-»ll<, ,>. lli.l? ol »orl: nn'i il!»l..'.!"N. s 'li>" ->'»rl. ,,1 ,!'V>' !"l,li ,'»ll». >'! l nod ,,i el. c.,l>M'-n» ',!,'.'> .»!>>:,, > ,< <ut. V !l»u> b !>. I> no!' !>', !>' Nl!!.!!,^'
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      277 5 Is your Salary Going to be Raised this Next year? If not, you will doubtless blame your .employer, but here you are wrong, for ninety nine out of a hundred are only too pleased when they feel justified in raising an employee's salary. In your own home, in the odd
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      333 5 25 SESZS?^^£ZSZSESZSZ£^SZSZSZ£ZSZSZSI^^ I a KOTICE is hereby given that the trademaik as illustrated S above with the name [jj H jjj n) is the exclusive property of La Prueba Tobacco Co., Manila, ft P. L, manufacturers of Manila Cigars and C igarettes, and is S fl used by the said
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      102 5 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS Programme of Drills up to and for April 22, 1928. To-day, April 19 5:18 p.m.—Drill Hall, Eurasian Company, Company Parade. 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, Chinese Company, Company Parade. 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S. R. A. (v) Sigs., Section Parade. To-morrow, April 20 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, Eurasian Company, Company Parade. 5:15
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      274 6 j EMPIRE CINEMA j I From Thursday, April 19 to Monday, April 23. g I I The Great China Production jjj 1 PRINCESS STONEj cj (Thye Peng Tian Kok) f Cj Its a wonder, we have the picture thit every people is waiting Cj nJ lor The best picture Great
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      199 6 Amusements. I To-night—Positively the Last Night. I ALHAMBRA 'PHONE 909 |fl (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietor*.) S -J AT 9 P.M. I I I THE GORILLA HUNT i [jj AMAZING REVELATIONS OF THE UNKNOWN AFRICAN X JUNGLES. A THRILL A MINUTE. I I ALSO jjj JACKIE COOGAN j Old
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      337 6 XorU. Uri«,,e No.6. «0« NlNi><t55l»2,. 2l»llU »> ,o 2p»,l. 2» rir«t r«lmun<l codt» in I'll tt Nu5ter l)on. lor^.u,, Vbe 8carlel 3treclK .>l..^. starring D.X< <.il. XICNII.V XI u... c»l'r?5 <«l:rm.ii6 >Vn<« »,<> ?2l>. ,n ,1. ,s l, !N,. oui or iuL w i Iiel»Icl<.' «j,n «Nr>!!> !.luut>,> o„l r.,n..ni..
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    120 7 Ships Alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive Singapore, April 19. Bad Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) a and Plancius 22; Awa Maru 20. Mam Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) i 18; City of Palermo 16; Kistna 12; Kfamg 10. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Egra 30; Fooksang 32. Empire
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    34 7 The rate of issue of Money Orders for T r u e y lon to-day is R a 153 equal ihe rate of payment of Money to ma/ -1- and Ceylon ia Rs 157
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    Victoria Theatre
    892 7 BANVARD'S M. C. CO. BACK AGAIN Enthusiastic Reception at Last Evening's Show In the course of the last year we have had a number of companies in Singapore but it is doubtful if any of them have attained the height of popularity that the Banvard Musical Comedy Company
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    HOME MARKET
    80 7 London, April 17. Manchester Market B*4 lbs. Shirtings, fair (new basis) 12s 40's Grey Yarns, Single twist 18^d 6 lbs. T. Cloth fair—24 yards 8s 3d Liverpool Market Cotton—Fully Middling American ll.lOd Egyptian Cotton 21.25 d Metals Tin—Standard 3 months £235.12.6 Produce Copra, fair merchantable £27.10.0 Black Pepper
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    Sequel to Collision
    750 7 MR. LEMERCIER SUES TRACTION CO. Chevrolet Runs into Repair Lorry In the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule), Mr. L. J. Lemercier brought an action for damages amounting to $2,000 against the Singapore Traction Company. Mr. Wilson appeared for the plaintiff
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    JAPANESE NEWS
    139 7 (By courtesy of the Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha) Tokio, April 17. Rubber f.a.q. spot was quoted to-day at 42 sen (middle price). France notified Japan that she would send to the latter an anti-war Bill which is quite distinct from that of the United States. Dr. Kawakami, Professor of the
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    69 7 Anent the Parliamentary debate on the "tote," Mr. Arshak Sarkies, of Singapore and Penang, who is at present at the Waldorf Hotel, E. C, states in the "Dally Mail":—"The totalisator has been in use for years in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. It gives better odds to the
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE
    1510 7 FINANCE COMMERCE PRODUCE 0 Singapore, April 19 Rice, Siam No. 1 per Koyan $315 Buyer. Sellers R cc, Siam 2 $285 Mixed Black Pepper 73.00 Rice, Siam 3 $280 Sundried Copra 11.40 Rice, Saigon 1 $251 *Mixed Copra 11.15 11 15 Rice, Saigon 2 $244 Kayong Copra Rice, Saigon 3
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    NEW COMMISSIONER
    161 7 Three Nominees for Straits Settlements Association The following nominations have been made for the vacancy on the Singapore Municipal Commission from the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association. Mr. W. P. D. Parsons, proposed by Mr. Syed Mohamed Alsagoff, seconded by Mr. Cheong Koon Seng and supported by the Hon.
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      491 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS j WANTED—A junior Shorthand Typist. Apply with copies of testimonials to Box No. 645, c.o Malaya Tribune. WANTED—Experienced Chinese assistant for Shoe and Hat Dept. Only trained men need apply. Good salary. Apply to John Little and Co., Ltd. THE SAVOY, LIMITED WANTED—Manager for the Bakery of the
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      343 7 SINGAPORE DIARY re-day, April 19 1") a.m., 10:11 p.m. Victoria Theatre, 9:30 p.m. To-ssetrew, April 20 10:30 a.m., 10:39 p.m. ward mail due. Meeting, 11 a.m. mewaid mail closes 8 a.m.; brain I p rnn nl closes 6 p.m. C. v>. S R C, S.R.C. leas. I p.m. v World,
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    Lirtns, UarrwxeH 2n6 Veatn8
    38 8 X< lxXO^l.^vtiHtl^Xl <»..,, (Nl'l>e «b'2 l"bin 2nd Cbin Cbin lo tnnnli all friend.- lllnl relatives vvn,» lbl> funeral „s tbc lute 5!r5. <»on n<» Cbua ttur.K X<o. :,7,d nl> lb..t>»> xv»,.. t!'l«.-er!ln,> n,..1 of cond'!en«e
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    DEATH
    94 8 LIM—Lim Kwee Eng. alias Lim Tiok Chye, aged 70, at No. 9, Mohamed Sultan Road, on the 17th instant at 6 p.m. He is survived by his widow; 3 sons, Lim Choo Kiat, Choo Kong and Choo Seng, 4 daughters-in-law, 4 daughters, 4 sons-in-law, Chew Eng Bor, Wee Peow
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    COLONIAL TAXATION
    891 8 The article we wrote on Colonial Taxation the other day appears to have been construed by some of our readers as a preliminary peep at the Report. Short of a burglarious entry into the secret and innermost recesses of the Colonial Secretariat,—« policy barred by all discreet journalists—it
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    1113 8 The "Krungdeb Daily Mail" states that Java weed is causing much trouble on the Suparn river, obstructing the progress of navigation there. In the Third Magistrate's Courti this morning before Mr. C. H. Dakers, 19 Chinese hawkers were charged with setting up stalls in various streets in Singapore without a
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    SOCIETY AND PERSONAL
    449 8 Cards are out announcing H ment, foreshadowed in the December last, of Rev. C i> p the Anglo-Chinese School. Sii f Miss Mildred Grace 2 L. Mission at Seremban. M His many friends will he that Mr. T. Sundram (dresser ir of the Mandai Quarry. Municipali! pore,
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    40 8 From Europe. (London mails March 29), ex P. and O. Malwa will arrive by train to-morrow morning. Corresp mt ence will be ready for delivery to boxholders at 9:30 a.m. From Holland by s.s. Slamat. Singapore to-morrow morning.
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    MALACCA CLUB MEETING
    86 8 The aravual General Meeting ot fl* Malacca Chinese Football Club will I* held on Sunday, April 22, at 8 p.m. at the <'lub premises. Agenda L To read, and if approved, confirm the minutes of the previous annual geMM meeting. 2. To read and adopt the re]
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    Telegrams in Brief
    169 8 Reuter's Service London. A: ril ISThe Executive of the Parliam< tarj Labour Party has decided to ernment for a very early day for cussion in the House of Coram* i "Government's mishandling of situation. New York. The continued strength sterlin is responsible for the resum;•' srcld movement
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      576 8 j finest E1 Oriente FINEST I MANILA FABRICA DE TABACOS, INC. MANILA I CIGARS Tit::,,'' CIGARS jjj HIGH GRADE MANILA CIGARS jjj EXCLUSIVELY IMPORTED BY ROBINSON CO., LTD. X y HIGH LIFE FEBFFCTOS J: per box of 50 at S4 75 Nett 1 jj P* r box of 25 at
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      131 8 PAGODA" I "555" LATEST SHADES include, Gun Metal, Silver, Moonlight, Pougee and Flint. Now Stocked by NAMSEN'S 53, High Street. IRRESISTIBLE PACOLEA REMOVES DIRT AND STAIN From all Utensils, Earthenware, Sinks, etc. Rarely Equalled Never Excelled, Cheaper Than All. 35 cts. 22 oz. Cartons. 3 for $1.00 Wholesale only from
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    FLAPPER VOTE BILL
    370 9 AGE LIMIT MEETS OPPOSITION Government Stands Firm kmfTION EXPENSES CLAUSE power of riches Reuter's Official Wireless London, April 18. of Commons to-day began the tagc oi the Bill giving votes at the aye of twenty-one on the as men. A feature of the the attempt made by
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    Air Line To India
    90 9 DI TCH PREPARING A SERVICE Sir Samuel Hoare on the Warpath Reuter's Service London, April 18. House of Commons, replying to r Kenworthy, Sir Samuel Hoare he was unaware of any specific ►Posal by the Netherland authoa Dutch air service to Batavia m lush India. inder
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    SOFIA EARTHQUAKE
    28 9 Reuter's Service Sofia, April 19. earthquake more violent than »t 9:30 p.m. yesterday resulted ,r,;ui Panic, the terrified inhabithiriLr out into the streets. No yet available.
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    FRENCH REVENUE
    31 9 [Hava. Agency] Paris, April 18. JJ venue returns for March reached ,ra ncs, showing an increase of 251 Oon .J 1927 and an «cess of W on Budget forecasts.
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    AMERICAN STATES' DEBTS
    141 9 British Bondholders Unpaid GOVERNMENT REFUSES ACTION Reuter's Service London, April 18. In the House of Commons Hr. Howard Bury called attention to a number of States in America which defaulted and repudiated their public debts and urged the Foreign Secretary to make representations to the United States
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    Shanghai Defences
    145 9 TROOPS STILL REQUIRED IN CHINA Withdrawal Depends on Conditions Reuter's Service London. April 18. In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. Locker-Lamp-son said that the Shanghai Defence Force occupied certain posts in the residential district in the western part of the international settlement for the
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    LORD DALZIEL DEAD
    93 9 British Official Wireless Pre8i6ent ot tne sleeping Car C0MP2NV London, Xpril 18. lb? ba» tnken pluce «f I>ir,l I»2l2iel, lnrmerlv Duvison l>2lxiel. He connedc-.l b munv important onnnerrial el»terpri»e». He xa:Known to tne public 2» ok tbe lnlt»rn2lo,nnl Cur Comp2nv. l.<ur»lelv tbroullb bi» efforts tbe Company buz
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    MR. ARMOUR'S DEBTS
    98 9 Family Voluntarily Settling Claims Reuter's Service Chicago, April 18. It is learned that the late Mr. Ogden Armour's widow and daughter are voluntarily paying ten million dollars to settle Mr. Armour's debts which include eighteen million dollars to Armour and Company and seven millions of dollars worth
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    COMMUNIST PERIL
    50 9 [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Berlin, April 18. The German Home Minister's request to dissolve the Communist organisation on the Red fighting front has been refused by the Governments of Prussia and Hesse who will appeal to the Federal Court at Leipzig. The other States are expected to follow suit.
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    STORMS IN POLAND
    42 9 [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Warsaw, April 18. Violent snowstorms in Poland have caused considerable damage. The main communication lines are cut off, Trams and motor traffic in Warsaw have completely stopped. Of Warsaw's 108 phone connections only nine are working.
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    BREMEN FLIERS NOT REACHED
    418 9 Further Details of Flight GOVERNMENT VESSEL RETURNS Reuter's Service Ottawa, April 18. The Government steamer Montcalm, which has been unsuccessfully endeavouring to force a passage .through the icefloes to Greenly Island, has been ordered to return to her regular patrol. Officials are of the opinion that
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    THE DUNLOP ACTION
    113 9 Ducros Brothers Settle an Old Litigation Reuter's Service London, April 18. It is announced in the Chancery Division that the cross actions between Sir Arthur Ducros. Alfred Ducros and George Ducros on the one hand and the Dunlop Rubber Company on the other, which have been in
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    ANGLO-DUTCH PARLEY
    56 9 Rubber Conference Proceeded Amicably Reuter's Service London, April 18. The Anglo-Dutch rubber conversations proceeded amicably. The Dutch producers departed on Monday but there was no question of the breaking down of the negotiations. There are no set conferences, but the leading producers are discussing the situation and the
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    AN ENORMOUS FIRE
    62 9 Reuter's Far Eastern Service Tokio, April 18. Over a thousand buildings were destroyed at Hirosaki in northern Japan, including four schools, two banks, six hospitals and a church, as the result of a fire which raged for seven hours before it could be got under control. The
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    COMMUNIST ARRESTS
    46 9 Reuter's Service Helsingfors, April 18. The police have arrested leading Communists in the town of the Provinces, including some members of the Diet, on a charge of complicity in a treasonable conspiracy. The Labour Party has expelled fiftyeight members found belonging to Communist organisations.
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    MR. GORE AGAIN SPEAKS
    317 9 Anti-Restrictionist Sentiments "HERE TO LEARN, NOT TO TELL" Tribute to Rubber Research Institute (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 18. At the P.A.M. tiffin to Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, Mr. J. S. Arter, presiding, asked why the Government had made the rIterations in the
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    WORLD TRAFFIC IN DRUGS
    222 9 Amazing Figures at Geneva MORPHINE PRODUCTION DOUBLED Reuter's Service Geneva, April 18. The Opium Committee considered the report submitted by M. Brenier, the French Assessor, which showed that opium production in China increased to 7,000,0tK) kilos daring 1924-25, despite their monopoly of production. Mr. Chao objected
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    Mr. Van Lear Black
    104 9 WORLD TOUR BY AIR ARRANGED Departure for Africa in May Reuter's Service Amsterdam, April 18. j A three engined Fokker aeroplane in which Mr. van Lear Black is preparing to attempt a world tour was very successfully tested at Waaihaven Aerodrome yesterday, attaining a speed of
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    GERMAN TRADE CONGRESS
    141 10 International Way The Best PROSPEROUS REICH A WORLD ASSET [Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia] Berlin, April 18. In the course of an important speech to the Industry and Trade Congress, Dr. Strescmann made a strong plea for international economic co-operation, saying that the terms national and international are frequently
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    91 10 RED DETACHMENTS AND TAXES Families Imprisoned For Grain Reuter's Service Warsaw, April 18. According to reliable intelligence from the Russo-Polish border, continual affrays are occurring in the Russian border villages between detachments of the Red Army and peasants who refuse to pay their taxes, consisting of grain. A
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    JAPAN'S COMMUNISTS
    104 10 Public Worried by Recent Disclosures Reuter's Far Eastern Service Osaka. April IX. The public is worried on the one hand by the recent disclosures of widespread Communistic activities and on the other by the increasing violence of the outrage committed by pro-Government reactionaries. The latest sensation is from
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    SIR ALAN COBHAM
    85 10 Trouble Delays Progress of African Flight British Official Wireless London, Apirl 18. Sir Alan Cobham, who with Lady Cobham and a crew of four is making a survey flight of Africa, failed to arrive at Freetown, Sierra Leone, yesterday from Ahijean, on the French Ivory Coast, as
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    THE BOMBAY STRIKE
    48 10 Reuter's Service Bombay, April 1&. Differences among the Labour leaders have checked the spread of the cotton strike: 15,000 operatives have returned and nine out of nineteen mills have resumed rormal working. The remainder of the strikers profess a determination to carry on the stoppage.
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    46 10 Reuter's Service New York, April 10. The Guaranty Trust Company. which offered two million sterling's worth of United Kingdom and Northern Ireland bonds, coincidentally with the opening of trading therein on the Stock Exchange reports that the issue has been manytimes over subscribed.
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    82 10 At the oratorical contest held last week Wednesday at 8 p m., at the M.B.S. Hall, Kuala Lumpur, where all the schools of the Peninsula competed, Richard Perera of the Anglo-Chinese School, Kla i?,. won the gold medal. Dr. William C. Poole, D.D., Ph. D., a prominent Christian leader and
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    JAPANESE TROOPS FOR CHINAS
    160 10 Protection of Life in Shantung FEAR OF NORTHERN RETREAT Reuters Far Eastern Service Tokio, April 18. The Japanese Consul-General at Tsingtao has cabled the Foreign Office advising that the despatch of troops with the necessary for the protection of Japanese lives and property if the Northerners
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    469 10 MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER <k I had no Motive to Kill My Child" Yesterday afternoon, at the conclusion of the evidence, the City Coroner, Mr. F. G. Bourne, recorded a verdict of murder against a Tamil woman nemed Thailamal, i whose newly born child was found dying
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    88 10 In the Third Magistrate's Court this morning before Mr. C H. Dakers, Lim Cheng Han and Ong Yong Hoe, Hokiens of Geylang, were charged with, on or about April 17, using as genuine forged documents purporting to be valuable securities, to wit Ho Hong Bank cheques, well knowing
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    154 10 The officers, warrant officers, N.C.O.'s and men of the Eurasian Co., Malacca V.C., held a very successful dance at their club premises on Saturday, in honour of the promotion of C.S.M. E. V. Rodrigues to be Second-Lieutenant. There was a large attendance, among the guests being the Hon'ble Mr. C.
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    LAWYER SUED BY CLIENT
    220 10 Land Deal That Went Wrong MR. QUAH BENG KEE AND TITLES (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 18. In the Supreme Court Mr. Lim Cheng Fan, the well-known Penang lawyer, was the defendant in a claim for damages for negligence in respect of conduct and advice
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    388 10 Elgin Bridge Contract to be Terminated Committee No. 3 took the following action at a meeting held on April 13:— Confirmed specification and apportionment of costs for making up Kelantan Read. Confirmed amended specification and apportionment of costs for making up Gils tend Road and part of Gentle
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    218 10 The following books will be ready for issue on Saturday, the 21st instant, at 9 a.m.:— Roy Chapman Andrews. On the Trail of Ancient Man. Narrative of the Central Asiatic Expeditions, 1922—1925. Anon. Things I Shouldn't Tell. By the Author of "Uncensored Recollections." Earl of Asquith. Fifty Years
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    561 10 Football BAREFOOTED PLAYERS IN GOOD FORM Malays Win by Only One Point The condition of the ground being against them and with a point in arrears in the very first two minutes of the game, the Ceylonese barefooted visitors looked as though they were doomed for a heavydefeat
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    284 10 Thirty Teams to Play This Season The entries for the League competition for 1928 closed yesterday and show a very good return compared uitn last year, and everything points to a busy and successful season. In the senior division there are eight clubs against
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    24 10 There was no match yesterday, merely practice among 1 a few of the Club members v,ho had time to put in an appearance.
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    83 10 Everton's "Big Push" to Oust Huddersfield Reuter's Service London, April 18. The following are the results of matches played in English and Scottish League football to-day: First Division Everton 3, Newcastle United 0. Middlesbro' 2, Arsenal 2. Thirding Division (S.S.) Bristol R. 1, Swindon Town
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    344 10 SONG DOES NOT ACCEPT WALLEYS CHALLENGE Amin Confident of Beating Alba The Manager of Y. C. Song, Malaya's featherweight champion, called at the "Tribune" office yesterday afternoon and gave out the news that Song is not prepared to meet Bud at 8 stones 12 lbs. He will fight Wally
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    99 10 United Amateurs Party Singles Championship The following are the ties of the Singles Championship of the United Amateurs Party which will be played off on Saturday and Sunday, the 21st and 22nd instant: SATURDAY Lee Jim Lock, vs. Kwek Chiang Seng. Tan Hood Hin, vs. Leow Siong Kin. Lee
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    45 10 Winners of Army Doubles Championship British Official Wireless London, April 13. In the final of the Army Racquets Doubles Championship the Rifle Brigade, represented by Miajor Moore-Gwyn and A. C. Gore, defeated the 17th Lancers, whose selected were Capt. Stanyforth and O. C. SmithBingham.
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    208 10 Improvements To Port Swettenham CHAIRMAN'S REVIEW Of YEAR (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Apr) The twelfth annual general meet f the Selangor branch of the F.M.S of Commerce was held yesterday Mr. D. F. Topham presiding. The Chairman expressed hi> i of the improvements at
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    393 10 FIRST DAY OF TAIPING RACE MEET Small Attendance But Good Going: and Fair Dividends (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, April 18. The going: was good and the dividends were fair considering the smallness of gathering, which included the Sultan <•: Perak and his suite. The only upset wain
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    53 10 The following untitled pointed to visit the hospital* pui during the year 1928: Hospital, the Rev. O. B. Pan EL H. EL Everest and J. Ma and Mrs. A. S. Bailey; General Hospitals, the Rev. O. B. Par Law Yew Swee, Gopal Aver. Bl J.P., Wee Hap Lang. I!' Hamzah
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    2797 11 OD n BELIEFS, ANCIENT VNI) MODERN !V hi -hop's Description of Sea Serpent ki-rstaffe, M.A., siting in Kngineering," says that of 1, is and fearsome creatures legendary world of bygone so greatly endeared themrs and landsmen alike as monsters of the deep who .•id casting a glamour over
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      254 12 I THE NEW WOR.ID STADIUM FRIDAY, APRIL 20. g DOUBLE MAIN EVENTS. g johnny ALBA vs. amin RUSHER i battling KEY vs. G. COLONA I SEMI-FINAL a L young AMAN vs. tebry OCAMPO I SUPPORTED BY TWO GOOD PRELIMINARIES. Bookings at:- G. H. KIAT Co. J alba Popular Prices: $3,
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      182 12 fleedtamb Mb, feWQnW ptovedJU JTTSl 1 'The art of Self-defence) Tuition given three times a week. Complete course in four months by Prof. T. WATANABE Also Pine-needle baths that soothes pains in rheumatism, gout, nervous disorders etc. Bathing Hours: From 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. No. 444, Serangoon Road, Singapore.
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      792 12 GOVERNMENT EVENING CLASSES Raffles Institution. Subject to there being a sufficient number of students to justify tion, classes will be held in the following subjects: TECHNICAL COMMERCIAL L Mathematics L Book-keeping 2. Chemistry—Theoretical 2. Typing 3. Chemistry—Practical 3. Shorthand 4. Mechanics (Beginners', Elenu, 5. Machine Drawing mediate and Advanced D
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    319 13 SOUTHERN RAILWAYS BIG SCHEME Tremendous Outlay on 875 Miles Of Track Derby crowds will be taken to Tattenham Corner this year by electric train for the first time, says the Daily Express. This will be one result of the completion of ihe first stage of the Southern Railway
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    29 13 The British Air Ministry has sanctioned the inauguration of a service of flying boats between Dover and Calais, each machine carrying three passengers. The French authorities have also consented.
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      345 13 gggKttqssga« *i".hiihw i i urn 1 1 ■'uaaaaaa^gaaaa Xo hcrt Engineering Department of THE BORNEO CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Kj vt pore, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Teluk Anson, Penang Alor Star. H H NATURAL MILK FOOD* t s Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., (London) 144-147 CECIL STREET. SINGAPORE. X>ROTECT yourself from
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      419 13 AUCTION SALE AUCTION SALE OF Jacobean design Walnut-stained teak Household Furniture &c. At No. 8-C Chancery Lane (off Bukit Timah Road). ON SATURDAY, APRIL 21, AT 2 P.M. Comprising:—a set of fine design teak spring seated drawing room suite upholstered in fancy tapestry (0 pieces), large floral pattern centre carpets,
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      217 14 PUBLIC NOTICES ORIENTAL TELEPHONE ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) Change of Address. Telephone Subscribers are requested to note that the Office of the above Company has been temporarily removed to 4 Penang Lane, (Amber Mansions) to which address all communications should be forwarded. Settlement of telephone subscriptions
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      506 14 SITUATIONS VACANT WANTED —A linotype operator. Apply Manager, Malayan Saturday Post. WANTED—A junior clerk with knowledge of typewriting. Apply Box 641 c|o Malaya Tribune. Large Mercantile Firm require CHINESE Shorthand-Typist. Apply to Box No. 642 c:o Malaya Tribune. WANTED —Experienced lady stenographer by British Firm. Send full particulars and state
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      514 14 BANKS THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: 94, MARKET STREET. BRANCHES Penang: 85, Beach Street. Malacca 131, Jonker Street. Muar No. 1. Jalan Sayang. Batu Pahat 109. Jalan Rahamat. Palembang 16, Dir. Hong Kong 13, Queen's Road, Central. Seremban 63, Birch Road. Batavia 47, Corner Lloyd Street. Shanghai 9,
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      577 14 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (Registered in London, under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890, on 2nd December, 1892.) Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,584,846 HEAD OFFICE: 15, Grace Church Street, London, E. C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J.
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      325 14 INSURANCE j THE ftfit\ SOUTH \s|> BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT iX)WEST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager Office: 2, Finlayson Green. SZE HAI TONG BANKING INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the S.S.) Established 1907. HEAD OFFICE: 58, CHULIA STREET SINGAPORE. Paid-up Capital
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      526 14 INSURANCE THE EASTERN UNITEp ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. (Incorporated in the g HEAD OFFICE: SING A 2nd Floor of No. 3, Malar Singapore. Phone Nos. 3016 and 3047. BOARD OF DIRECTOR,. See Teong Wah, Esq. (Chairman). Gaw Khek Khiam, Esq. (Vice Chairman). Ong Soon Tee, Esq. Koh SaD Hin, Esq. Seah
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      389 15 STEAMER SAILINGS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES rporated in England) UAiL PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. pEN!N v LAB AND ORIENTAL STEAM |G \TION CO., LONDON AND R EAST MAIL SERVICE. Contract with His Majesty's w RDS from LONDON For China Japan Due Tonnage Singapore 1928 M 7,000 May 1
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      386 15 STEAMER SAILINGS THE STRAITS BORNEO SHIPPING COMPANY. REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE Singapore, Soerabaia Bandjermasin S.S. HOCK SENG Sailing 18th April, noon For Freight, passage and other particulars, Apply to the agents:— STRAITS BORNEO TRADING CO., 12 13, Boat Quay, Singapore. 'Phone 3373 562. HAMBURG-AMERIKA UNIE Including HUGO STINNES LINIEN and DEUTSCH—AUSTRALISCHE
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      666 15 STEAMER SAILINGS norddeutscber Y> I (Incorporated in Germany.) The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. t ALSTER due Spore Apr 18 t PFALZ due Spore May 17 FOR MANILA, JAPAN AND NORTH CHINA PORTS. t AACHEN due Spore May 8 FOR MANILA, HONG
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      457 15 STEAMER SAILINGS (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO MARSEILLES LONDON Tonnage Destination Du o^,, Suwa Maru 11,000 Naples, Marseilles, London, A'werp FushimiMaru 11,000 Naples. Marseilles, W Hakozaki Maru 10,500 Naples, Marseilles, HakusanMaru UO,OOO Naples, Marseilles, KitanoMaru 8,000 M'seilles, London, Junt J J tHaruna Maru 10,500 Naples, Marseilles, London, A'werp 22 KamoMara 8
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      107 16 I I THE RIGHT PLUG I FOR YOUR CAR 1 I I j n 2 1- I Till' jj Sole Agents: hjj I N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING Co.. 9 Singapore Penang. fil I I ■cdi=ali^i=l»=d t =)i^i^i^ r =Jr=a l^i^ I raa? Toothpaste j j Mouthwash j j| Maintain
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