The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 May 1919

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TE V CifiNTS SINGAPORE, SATUKDAY, MAY 3 1919. NO. 9,660
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  • 197 1 The four columns of wires transmit ted yesterday seem to have been too much for the cables, and the only wire through during the last twenty four hours is our old friend silver i 9 steady was steady about a week ago, to be more accurate The
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  • 1299 1 Quicquid agunt homines nostri t*t farrago libelli. JUVENAL. Lucky has bean Mayday for the labour of Singapore, (or the threatened cloud between shipowners nni officers has blown over, and the resignations that were to take effect on May Ist were withdrawn &t Hie last hoar. The
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 201 1 RAFFLES HOTEL. SATURDAY, 3rd MAY Special Dinner Dance Cinema as Usual on the Lawn m WEATHER PERMITTING. '«S RONGtST JND MOST EX?£HSIV£ PISTUSE EWER SCREENED IN SINGAPJRE VICTORIA THEATRE THURSDAY Bth, FRIOAY 9th, SATURDAY 10th May THE GAIETY CINEMA >. PRESENTS CH\RL!ES CHAPLIN'S j| Great I. COO 0:0 War Skit
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    • 525 1 Kelly Walsh Ltd. (Incorporated m Hongkong) SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL HANDBOOKS The Scientific American Cyclopedia of The Architects and Builders Pocket formulae, 2^a Editoa 1919 con- Bo.k a hind ook for Architects, taining over lj 0 pages and 15 0 I I Stiuctnral Engineers, Builders and Uormnlae $17 50 Draughts men by
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    • 170 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS A qr.antity of engineering material to b> *oH by Powell and Co Page 5. Iv. fides Hotel (page 1) and Adelphi (page 13) n.ake announcements cf to night's di-rerrion. Whiteaway Laidlaw'a iiluetrate their ladies fchoce Page 3. Hill padi and rogi feeds to be obtained from the Planters
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 82 1 THE WEEK Satirday 3rd. High Wate»— 0-S2 a.m., 11.57 p.m Btraits Setts A? s 13.15 Exchange. Sunday 4th. High Water— .-21 p.m. Monday sth. High Water— o-11 a.m., 218 p.m. Eatang Benar, Barbers. Tuesday 6th High Water— l 34 a.m., 3-25 p.m. Wednesday 7th High Water— 2 II a.m., 4-35
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  • 137 2 Amtrican Authority's Opinion Paris, March 25. A high American financial authority who has investigated the position m the various countries addressed the American journalists, tie naid (hit Britain through her courageous taxation occupied an extremely sound position and within a year would probably find herself »c sttong financially
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  • 119 2 How British Taxation Has Risen. London, March 28. In the House of Lords, to day. Lord Faringdon, chairman of the Great Central Railway, drew attention to the country's financial condition. Tue bnrden, he eaid, was fast becoming insupportable. We were standing on the b-iok of a precipice.
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  • 48 2 Secretaries Chan Sze Odd and Co. Scu'iai 89,500 Agents East Asiatic Co. Mount Austin 230,77 7 Agent* Hooglandt aad (Jo. Pangkatiau 77 000 Bangoea I'cib.i 65,000 Batu Rata 34,600 Agents Barlow and Co. I'irmai 18,500 Majedie (Jobore) 16,022 Sekong 11,400 Central Kelantan Rubber 16,888
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 542 2 YOU WIIXSPSAKj i DOLLAR DIREC DOLLAR DIRECTORY Co. I 16- A Change i lley. mmii- house 196 ORCHARD ROAD Hand-Made Manila Embroidery Ready Made BLuses. Baby Pillow Cases, hnveKpe Chemises. Hand embroidered Dress Night Dresses. Lengths Corset Ccvers, Carnation Straw Hats, Petticoats Manila Hemp Hats, Baby Dresses, Bamboo Hats, Chen
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    • 587 2 To-Night's The Night! AT 8-30 AT THE To see one of the best Pictures ever exhibited m Singapore, to be shown for 6 Nights. "TINKER, TAI OR, SOLDIER, SAILOR An all British saper feature with a notable cast, including the favourite London Artistes, Owen Nares Isobel Elsom. What Should a
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    • 373 2 From Wednesday, April 30, to Monday v* v THE LAST OIT_A RECOFD SERU 912 A Ptotcplay with a Story (JontaiLiLß r r eva A AT TH ALHAMBRI The Hall for Music and Features Pea In the Second Show at 9 The Incomparab c Pa*he a' THE HOUSE OF HAT 7
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  • 333 3 No Harvest m War Area. Paris, March 21, Figures ure published here which give a lamentable picture of the etate of what was the war area m Northern France. The devastation wrought has left nearly 7,000,000 acres of land unproductive.; Some 4,750,000 acres, which formed the zone behind
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  • 274 3 Mrs. Lloyd Georges List of Essentials Mra Lloyd George spoke at Islington Town Hall on behalf of the League of the Roses, the object of wbich ia to raise funds for the maintenance of the Women's Surgical Ward m the Great Northern Central Hospital. A ietter
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  • 250 3 In the last American offensive a zealous young subaltern attached to the Staff was sent to the captured trenches with orders i to collect and dispatch to Headquarters any insignia that might identify the ensmy troops m the sector. In particular he was j warned to look
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  • 36 3 Lord Herbert Vane Tempest has aooord ed to Comrades of the Great War the privilege of one day's free fishing each week m the River Dallais from Teliagerrig to Giaidulaib Bach, on hii Montgomery shire estate.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 315 3 ,l|||lll!|lllllll!lll»l» llllllllllJllll lIIUIIIIIIII I llllllllllllllllllllillllllllHllllllllllll!^ High-class a^ moderate 1 Cigarettes r3SM/ prices i The Cigarettes with an international j reputation distinctive m every respect. I F-r n* i-mm ms 3. &&D \'ir<j:inia m Vacuum Tins of 50 g%~ TH TOBACCO CO., LTD., LONDON, ENGLAND. 1 riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiHiiiiinnin!,,,,,,^ ,Do You Suffer from
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    • 179 3 l^^^B^KV^Dk V^Ua^V j ft 1 Ladies' Black on Tan Glace Kid Style m Button boots, best quality, Ladies' Cuban heels. Size 3 tO 6. white Suede Laclug boots, drill lining n B a**^ mm**. smart toes. Sire eto 6. Price $21 50 per pair. Price $24.50 p. p. Ja^t received
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 254 4 .g^s^sga-^ OBTAINABLE AT '^^ass^fe^^^i m nionriir loito ;Bf»^^sWH DISrhNbAKIto I flfli'iliffl STRAITS SETTLEMENTS FEDERATED MAL.^Y STATES. SPLENOX Conquers Malaria fr^- Whatever the critics may TeA say, i he fact, remains that SPLENOX has cured every case of Malaria, Spleen and Kalaazarin W which it has been admi,fj. y nistered according
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    • 334 4 yP^I l IPTON'^ %^2| Liriuii o Obtainable from all Grocers EXTR4 CHOICE GRE;N LABEL $1.00 Ib. 1 GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. I Agents Singapore, Penang Kuala Lumpur. I A! il!lllillllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllll!llll!llllllllllllllllllllHIII| 1 The Difference m this Baby S from the usual bottle-fed baby is his firm flesh, $J£ strong bone and happy
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    • 920 4 PRELIMINARY NOTICE Messrs Ching Keng Lee and Co. will offer for sai, CommandiDg Bailding slt.es situate at and nC|r b^ Road, Lavender Street and Jalan Be&ar. ta *c o»|^ CHING Xl c n* f I__ IMPORTANT NOTICE One acre blocks near Tramway Terminus anri h to a School, etc Messrs
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 451 5 ftitfffl CO. l us. Raffles Qua*. SStf s.malies Corks. Capsules, "tf£fSS< McCs. nm.'taf sss... S^'tjgftwrt !■*>« troa »pH» and "•S^Ef S5t l< s 1 Mle BeM GOSLING ft Co. OTiCE. ntivj imporunee of 18 1^ production of food-; and Sweet ..bstitate for rice, It is. I r seeds will be
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    • 734 5 PE4CE CELEBRATIONS 1919. i A. Competition for the be«rt decorated Motor :'a s and Lorrtc* will be held by the Singapore Chine .9 Weefcly Entertainment Clab. The follow 1 g \v lam are off jied let 91,000 War bond* or Cash and Cup value 5500 3nd; J5OO War Bonds or
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    • 1016 5 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. I On and after April :iOtb, I^l9 The Messageries Maritimesj Company office will b 9 removed from No 5 Collyer Quay to No. 2 D Finlayson Green. 29-4 55 SUBSTITUTION QF WHEAT AND FLOUR FOR RICE. At present very little wheat is imported Into the Malay teninstla.
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    • 696 5 CHURCH SERVICES. I 2nd SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 8T ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 7. a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral Hymns 604 iv v 1.3), 821, 3.-8 English Hymnal and 281, fffB. 9.18 a m. Matins followed by Hoy Com. manion. i p.m. Children's Bervlce. 5.80 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. Hymns 18,
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    • 1279 5 Beautifully Situated Freehold European Dwelling House. Messrß. CHING KENO LEE v CV have received instructions to sell by Public auction i\ ki\: sale room Raffles Coambers Raffles Place. On Monday, 12th May, 1919, at 2-30 p.m. All that piece of freehold land area 46,600 square feet together with hat ver
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  • 18 6 Gillman— On 24th April, at Garlrg Estate Malacca, to Mr. aud Mrs. J. W. Oillman, a a:n.
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  • 865 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, May 3, 1919. As a matter of locul history the statement of H E the High Commis sioner concerning the Government's rubber restriction policy, made at Kuala Lumpur during the recent sitting of Federal Council, is of considerable interest The matter is now a chose
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  • 1275 6 Dr J H Tennent is appointed to act as surgeon native hospitals, Singapore, from March 22nd. Mr V Knight is appointed to act ac Director cf the Raffles Museum and Library from April Bth. The leave of the hon'ble Sir John Backnill, r c Chief Justice, is seven months from
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  • REUTERS EFFORT
    • 59 6 Ti cabU from th bite, relsr., been c f.. !J3rol "I b Math M&jittL KbaUft Dicing to Urn 5 I India and O*-< Falee rurac.tbe Golden I j i« q fouod^ticn. F ujirjt of tl means of public i: This is R ftrfll H tbe Qi uev- t
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    • 515 6 The marama In tbe Town Hat] ttft|| L 11 o clock on Wednesday General Meetinp of tl ri tioa of MaUf t ;;i lher| large anJ representative githeriMji legatee prfe.nt from all tbe uiltf As, with tbe K« KeianUc Mr FG Han chairmac.pad over tbe dk
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 197 6 BUIMER'S CIDERS Cherry Pearmain Medium dry Per case of H dozen pints $30 Bull Brand —The Idea! Long Drink per case of 6 dozen pints $28 Pomagne The Devonshire Cham pa^ne per case ofl dozen quarts $15 Pomagne TbeDevonshire Chainpague per case of 2 dozen pints $18 DUTY EXTRA &ALDBEOK
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    • 60 6 Victoria Theatre. 8th, 9th and 10th May Special Cinema pf rfoimauccB 25% to be given to DiEch arged fceiers and Solders Fund. CHARLES s^T*^ CHAPLIN /y£jf\ -SHOULDER ARMS" J^ j AND \j|fe^ TASZAN OF THE APES X^-=^ Special Matinee for Children Saturday, 10th May. at 5 p m. Reduced Prices.
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  • 1326 7 OMMONISION threatened itrike r i e:.«ineer», serving to have tukeu ba pfcp n j the officers hay f adjustment M J to ■ov h i BWMM at ;raed deck J'ltJtJ tbo of i* rj Si ate Mk«d to ence •j re the Dg Of bad ture I ol
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  • 1037 7 THE RUBBER MYTH. HIOH OMMISBIONER'B FAREWELL. Several points of interest occur m the course of the lengthy report of the Federal Council meeting which is given m the Malay Mail. The moat interesting of I these are to be found m the replies of the High Commissioner and
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  • 200 7 With the end of the war. the authorities have discontinued the use of tbe Sigual Station on Government Hill, P^aang, and thereby there disappeais n service which has baen iv existence ahaus forty yeara. The necessity for the station h\& ceased, the wireleea installation at Penaga end the
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  • 249 7 Before Mr Langham Carter m the. District Court yesterday an action wag brought by M-^ssre Rigold Borgmann and Co, igaiust Chop Wat Lee Chop Ban Hua, Chop Chu Yeck and Murata and Co, for being m possession and offering for sale pencils bearing a counterfeit trade mark
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  • 176 7 Dr J Tertius Clarke, health officer Kinta, has iesued a useful little pamphlet, Phthisis, an infectious disease." The work describes m plain language the reasons which have led to tbe pronounce* ment tbat this is a disease of infection spread, at any rate as far as this country is
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  • 153 7 Sir Douglas Haig has one certain aseet m hit position at tbe Horse Guards. He knows many of tbe Labour leaders persou ally, and commands their reepect. Should be have to deal with any forme of public unrest, this personal friendship <?i)l bo of a great
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 59 7 ROBINSON Coj Just opened #P§_LJ New Spring Ww\ Millinery. 1 SINGAPORE CENT MiIKY OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS kow on view *t Mr. H. N. BUCKERIDGES STUDIO THE BURLINGTOM, COLEMAN STREET (FORMERLY HOTEL DE LA PAIX, "Garrick" "Frontier" I TWO GOOD Smoking Mixtures. I On Sale at all Dealers. MANILA PILSEN BEER BLUE
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 442 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) ONDIR MilL CONTRACT WITH THS IMPSRIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (Subject to alterations without notice) ■DROPEAN LINE. (Via Suez Canal) Fortnightly service For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez, London ATSUTA MARU M 7t Ma y SHIDZUEKA MARU End May ■IROPEAN LINE. (Via Suez Canal) Fortmgntiy servoed. lAnxiliary
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    • 673 8 K. P. M. Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappil (Inocrporated In Holland.) ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION 00. OF BATAVIA Telegram Address PACKETVAART Telephone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Superintendent 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLAND3 INDIA GOVERNMENT. Broowbr Belat-Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak and Pakan-Baroe May 3 MENOG4LA Palembaug
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    • 544 8 at cpanlca Incorporated fc En£laaa Mail and Passenger Blsv PENINSULAR AND OBiE^TA! s N RMtoff contract with His Majesty sßn Tho C SSSST Ii MAIL SEevicss KAST Bombay"' INTERMEDIATE SERVJCE FROM LONDON Io DUE BINOiPORE •The Paßßenger \eeornmo3atlon In the abPassengers for Earope ace bxsfcel by the INTiRM opp-jttonlty occurs
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 174 9 IS PUREST GIN I S DRY GIN I BEST DRY GIN I S GORDON'S (Established 1769 S DRY GIN IS RAPIDLY TAKING THE CE OF THE SWEETENED VARIETIES THE: I OVER CONNOISSEURS INSIST ON BEING SERVED WITH IT. THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED. SOLE AGENTS, for Singapore. K. P. M. Koninklyke
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    • 144 9 GOLF. The Straits F.M.S. Golf Championship 1919. WINNER USES THE DUNLOP BILL Ike Winner of The Cl Straits F.M.S. Golti <S3? Championship 1919,| .jjv w s<g.^ played over the links j jflfciifltt^'^of the Singapore Goh H J|^ Clul) llsed a29 P enn y-f fffl^B i weight Danlop BallJj 'V| doing
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    • 963 9 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE SPRING RACE MEETING (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING) WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday the 10th, Thursday the 12th, and Saturday the 14ih of June, 1919 I PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, uth luaa, 1919. 1 THE OPENING S'AKES-2 30 p.m. Valut $700 and $100 for
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    • 708 9 andrors(s tandicapptd In c ass U sha'i he eligible tv run m Kacc No 6. Eatrunoe FeaJ $25. Dii-taEce, 7 fiir'cr.gs. 4 THE FLYIMC HANDICAP 345 p.m. Value $1 0.0 and $200 for ths eeocrd horse a handicap for ail horn -b tb&t b»ve mn ut tiio renting. Kn tarce
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  • 246 10 Four destroyers were moored Bide by eide m a home waterway. The Sea Affair beicg over, it wae tacitly agreed that the watch might go to sleep, if ha found it inconvenient to rennin awake. The water rats, meaning the River Police did not approve of
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  • 174 10 The writer entered a Dietiict train, placed his gingham on the rack, and sat down to read. Further on a passenger got up, took an umbrella from the rack, and left the train. Before the train reached its euburban destination the writer was alone. He took the umbrella
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  • 146 10 Many years ago when The Buffs were marching through the City with fixed bayonets, a privilege granted to them sirce they descend from the City Train Bands, an infuriated bull bore down upon them, when one of the soldiers drove hie bayonet into the brute. The weapon bent
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 230 10 ■HI iHBi 0^> f a *^3& Ip^K^ Fresh Shipment Just Arrived Tel. No. 750 Raffles Place G. OTOMUNE Go. A BUSINESS CAR RECOGNIZED m its true light by the Government, the business world, and the individual buyer, the automobile has cast aside the title Pleasure Car and is now properly
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    • 193 10 DON'T BE IN THE DARK About the most marvellous cure for Rheumatic pain that the world has ever known, Don't go on experimenting with worthless ointmtnts, blood purifiers and kindred nostrums when the small sum of Re. 1 will bring you substantial proof that Little's Oriental Balm will cure Rheumatism.
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    • 308 10 HAND PUMPS Large Stocks Just Arrived g^Mr***^ The Rotary Hand Force }>,„„,, >#S-\ is easil y manipulated, and can be JlC^Sb/ 1 readily adapted for belt drive if desired W J ,ZCV Will force t( > ->0 feet height Several Sizes m Stock. "<^ THE COLUMBIA Double Cylinder Force Pomp
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    • 16 10 TBE Shipchandlery Co., j I l< I N 5 I MM prompt.) I iailyand §ea X
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1599 11 Assurance m force over $9,000,000 41 EASTERN LffE 4SSIIRANfF fOMPANY iIMITF!) INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS). BEAU OFFICE: Wtuciiester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 232, IOId Jewry, EX. M tFOTlaed with the Supreme Oourj of England, and oomallaj vrtta tie BfiHabfjUe '-.s^r.acQ Oo^#aaiat kol ti every particular. >JSL?-P*l ASSURANCE MONEY TO LOAN.
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    • 20 11 "BEN" LINE. OUTWARDS. SS BendeUCh due 7tb May. NO PASSENGER ACCOMMODATIC PATERSON, SIMONS r >^ I [liworporawd ia Er Ltd., Ag»nli>
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 1126 11 VESSELS IN PORT. t £seiinor2 Na6. Tonnage A Master From Connotes Ten Be2it?.rg Dnt 270 Foime Satnboe 7 A PC Dock Ucj S Jacobs Bri 1874 Kemp BombtfSi Boup'cnd Unc Shoshu M:.tu Jap Bk2 Satow Suigou 8 OSK Dry D*il Vat Prometboaa Nor 1014 Moeiler Culcu'.ta 18 Bou.tead Uco Sukai
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  • Correspondence.
    • 492 12 To the Editor. Sir, How opportune th 6 Comminder'd report on tbe Hospital Ship Marama, which has come In the rick of time ond •honld be a great help to the tbiuklng public of Scjipore, before the scalping process con -i nc«i on the Passage Control
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    • 227 12 Another Side to the Story To the Editor of the Pioang Gazatte") Sir, As a marked contrast to the letters received from pansecgers on board the above, I should like to draw your attention to the letter received by me yesterday. The following remarks are extracted Here* a
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  • 124 12 A pleasant feature of the after the war" era is the setting up of innumera ble regiuu ntal and divisional associations. The D vile Own," are thinking ol establishing a permanent club of their own. In buniti capes ie is merely a question ol a dicing
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  • 22 12 Major Green waj, who left Pondok Tanjong E.tate at the outbreak of the war, it now a Brigade Major on the RhhM.
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  • 2025 12 The Advent of Protection From Our (hen Corrupondtni March 26. Yju D6ed have no flxeJ views on the question to tee\ assured that at no very distant data we shall be seriously experimenting wi:h Protection on a large and growing scale. Already the supporters of Free Trade
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  • SPOUTING NEWS.
    • 178 12 Mancherters Draw with S C C One a was the ecote of the interesting game of soccer witnessed on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon between the S C C and the Manchester*?, and that represented (airly the general ran of play. The visitors were, perhaps, seen a little more on
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    • 71 12 The above SporU will take place at tbe Race Course on the afternoon cf a Satur day eppointed a public holiday for the celebration of Peace. Competitors must be members of a recognieed Club or School Team and muat run m Club or School colours. Entries will
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  • 39 12 The M M steamer Haiphong will leave thic afternoon (or Saigon with the Mails from Europe for French Indo China brought by tbe B I steamer Euryalus. She also embarked local and tranship ment cargo at Singapore.
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  • 188 12 On the 9th ult. eayp the Madras Times, the two daughters of Mr Mahomed Ali Namaii were married respectively to Mr Syed Abdul Hueeain and Mr Mahomed M3Z'. Namszl at No 1, Casamajor Road, Egmore, Madras. Mr Mahomed Ali Nemaa'', the father ol the brides, ii a
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  • 214 12 America still continues to carry her industrial cocquesta into ever; corner of this perplexed planet. For example, chewing gum ie now beco*ning popular m the Far East. But there has been regrettable set back m the world wide popularity of the most exquisite of all American
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  • 66 12 Philadelphia, March 18. The luper Dreadnought Idaho, the largest fighting ship afloat, has gone into commission. She is manned by a crew of 1,407. Captain Car! T Vogelgeeang hae been ap pointed to command. [The Idaho is a sister ship of the New Mexico,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 195 12 /|ffii!\ CAPITAL ECONOMY: Petroleum Jelly Prevents rust and so Saves Depreciation. I Price: -25 cecls per lb In tins of 36 lbs. or s lbs ach AsiaticPetroleumCompa S. S Ltd incorporated H ISBinßßili^ MovJn S Pictures^ [I II I ab!e cond An 'OFFICE ol J^ 7 IMPORT AM ANNGV\CEM£M\ AUCTION~S%LE
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