The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 May 1919

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  • 20 1 S i ngapo r e Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rE X CLNTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1919. NO. 9,673
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  • 323 1 'The German game of threatening not to sign a disgraceful peaoe continues and Sohiedemann made a speech in the Assembly which met with wild enthusiasm. Diphcraatic circles opine, however, that Germany will sign a 9 she is told Page 5. Meanwhile Rmtzau is firing in notes, or
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  • 1079 1 o Centuries ago gtmt English lawyw presented to the public the maxim O% sun ck'kjhc est tmHMmmm Usfu§ktm. which, rendered into Every man's house i* his castle," became the charter of the noiso makers of this country. That it expressed an almost entirely wrong conception of thfl law is
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 116 1 RAFFLESJOTEL. The largest and most successful P Hotel on the Island, FACING THE SEA. Luxurious suites of Rooms and spacious lounges, veranda and beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TEAS. Every Thursday, Music in attendance. Cinema'on the Lawn from 6 15 p.m. First class cuisine. Guest night every Saturday, dinner followed by Cinema.
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    • 403 1 I Full Sizes v. Under Sizes 11 1 Undersized Tyres, that is, tyres p which are not equal to the car- Ig load, have to be over inflated to 3 > makeup for their deficiency in size. s Over- inflate! Tyres not only transmit excessive vibration.harmful to the car and
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    • 61 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Contracts called for W D supplies Page 8. Notice re Trading Co, Hollr.ui Page 8. Johore Government are selling rubber lands to ea.isfy arrears of rent Page 8. Empire and Alhambra new changes Page 2. X P M new sailings Page 9. Whiteaway's children's wear Page 8. PERRIERJOUET
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 82 1 THE WEEK Monday 19tb. High Water— C- 7 a.m., Ml p.m. Tuesday 20th. High Water 0-'i6 am., '-51 p ua. Rent Board Meeting, '2.15 p in. Wednesday 21st. High Water— l 7 a.m., 239 p.m. Thursday 22nd High Water— l^7 a.m., ?-35 p m. Ffifoj 23rd WMnw tM a. 4-33
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  • 736 2 Workers Right to Dispose of His Labour A decision Of grant interest t.i trr.dc ttnloni waaßKPuin the Ghaae4Mry Division t Mr Jufii-. 4ttbarf, In tLo ac ioj rf F.Jerick Valentine, ct PAlrierott, Luu 04 hire, a.tinai Jo.-ppb hiyile, ol Buif Wonl j Jobn Howard oJ F.i-.n oiVi.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 541 2 MOTOR GLARE GLASSES IN GREAI VARIETY JUST ARRIVED. Fresh Stocks at MEDICAL HALL Opp site Post Office, SINGAPORE. mmiih house 196 ORCHARD ROAD NOW OFFERING SPLENDID NXW SELECTION OF GOODS JUST ARRIVED, INCLUDING Biouses, Camisoles, Petticoats, Knickers, Flounces. Baby Clothes, etc. Also a Small Consignment of B'JTOf'S PFRFUMES THE VERY
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    • 586 2 PALLADIUM GRAND CHANGE TO-NIGHT! At 9.30 TO-NIGHT!! WILLIAM A. BRADY PRESENTS The Velvet Paw A Brilliant Photoplay in 5 Acts. Featuring the well known Artistes House Peters and Gale Kaue. A Splendid Drama with Simple Pathos and Tense Situations, and a Vibrant Story of Love. With complete Programme of good
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    • 232 2 ALHAMBRa The Hall for Novel Attractions, Music and Feature Second Show at 9.15 p. m GEORGE WALSH THE mv IAM FOX ATHLETIC THUNDFR.!iO! T In Flvo Parts, a picture of Laugbg and Thrills The Grand National The Pictonal News and Two Rolin Con First Show at 7 30 p.m. THE
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  • 1874 3 RICE CONTROL To The Editor. Sir, With reference to "Tha Rice (Registration of Dealers) Order, 1919" and Tha Rice Godown Registration Order, 1919" made under The Food Control Regulations, 1918" and published as Notifications No. 647 and No. 6fil in the Government Gaz site Extraordinary of the 8:h May,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 623 3 FIREWORKS. B T HE FOETHCOHISC PEACE CELEBRATIONS .he latest aufl will be mcJ ributlon to complete i A prlotod Circular £Urn <• lv lot thoee Flto ont wttb ■> OrttM PLEtSE SCNO IN YOUR ORDERS Ml to pt'tielpa o In this NATIONAL EVENT Mr Y. TAN, Rallies CnamXieT*, Singapore. nirea
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    • 674 3 WANTED EXPERIENCED GHINEBE BOOKKEEPER jUT 1 gn of Raot f Estate Accounts roqninM for '.bar So -ed Ac^nataots Omcu in Singapore. Apply wox 54H c/o Free Pr<;ss. 15 S v.c Experienced stenographer wanted immep« y K 9t baVO tnorou «a knowledge ot English, u oder stand punctuation and be neat
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    • 273 3 Just Arrived UewS^eksl 1 of Children's Fracks in Silk Voile I Cashmere Muslin Cashmerette Whiteawaysl 1 0h d !SS?o? ""S ***** /^fe Chlldrfln Cashaere F k I Prices $6 75, 8 50, 10 50, igb^U Bi«« ?ST. v Vt. 30. ff r 1150, 13.50 $15 50 Pr c JF $7
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 19 4 DAvnCN Oa Kay J?th at ths General Hospital, bingapore, to Mr ai:rt Mrs. P. K. DaviBoH a daughter.
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    • 70 4 At the Cathedral o' t^e Good Bhtjhsrd Singapore, on Saturday, May 1?, 1919. at 9 a. in. by the K<:vereEd P. Kuaudol, Ewrrmii P. Aroozoo of The "Gaiety" Cinema and Film Exchange, Singapore to Alice Marie Minjoot, Bornfman— ECCLß?.— On April ISSh, 1CI», at bt Jarucs Cburcb, Blrkdftle, by
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    • 68 4 Scclly, Cecil.— At Alor Star, on the 12th May, >y:9. aged 3i, lattj of Singapore acd Kuala Lorn; ar. Cowik.— On Match .3. at Di'dron, Siusex, John Cowie, it n. h., late Cjimnarder, P. acd O. tJ.N. Co Harris in— Ou Va>ch 3 t»t Dawlith, of i: fluecza, Fred*
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  • 1109 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, May 19, 1911. The flood of wire news that has been loosed on as since the bottling up of the peace terms has rather taken attention off the principle features of the week's news. The terms themselves contain much food for thought and speculation, and
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  • 829 4 CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS Simla, M*y 15. The British repre aentative »n Kandahar reached Chimau ou May 14, the same day as Afghan en voya from Simla reached the Afghan authorities at Lea Dakka. Orders have recently arrived at Herat from Kabul 1 reinstating over Lor aDd Comoiundor in Obiel
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 62 4 Tn- POU Kirn l Kh,r U IQ 0) h wo Fcld 1 r«M4«] t »r Mte J U»o!tiiindtr,i ll!ll »»n wj Prloeipal B lia Ury Btadqoirt Scor^e. h Etacntu Yates 15 L Cp 25 Sgt Q LCpl Bold* Done L BW ou: 7. 1 Bead i mnu b
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    • 378 4 vr ■ONDAI Mv 4.00 p.m. B>Urttoi I Mf« s I I v IUIiDAI Mil 4.30 p in. B iltttiei Raaj 5.10 p.m. Drill B XX May II 4.00 pm, Balebtier R«aft hi tUIDW, Mi 5 15 p.m. Drill Ball h«:rui IITUBDAT, Ma 2 80 pm. Baleelier Range
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 97 4 iSI 0? UB Per ase Established Whisky. $28 Caldbcck. Jl^acotrcaor ft; Go., Quality shancha.. tients.n, Guaranteed. Hongkong, Singapore Penang, London, Glasgow. GULDBEGK MAGGREI9R CO. I Mil I»M^ II^IMM —HWIMII MiaMi— I II I r~ IT— l BRITISH SWEETS FIRST SHIPMENT DF Pascalls Finest English Boiled Sweets 5 O CtS* P
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    • 31 4 VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT. Charles Weatnerly Presents THE PRIZE PACKETS in a ROLLICKING VAUDEVILLE PROGRAMME DEPICTING A Night in a London Music Hall. JOVIAL OLLY ONICK Booking at Moutrtes. Prices as Usual.
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  • 448 5 DIS LIKESJ^ TERMS gcbiedemannji Speech MaS |1 I telegram from loa^ 1 jj M>> thai a- n meeting Z ttli:b «!1 National Aetserablj H.-rr n d-eiared the treaty In iti h>. He pro r- r:r icio^cd I v.ir.oui* ly i):e Social I ite tho opposed to i
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  • 136 5 THE A USTRIAN TREATY Ike Auattian peace u *>Qpl«km. The rea- inserted is identical 6 'elating to trial o« the J I rro\»deß for aa in A of military >T, tol Blt t 8d a 'routierß in the tWlUbe P laced ""tain Cr* ''On ProtectioD ftim a tth lbe DBW
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  • 118 5 The special annual meeting of the Wo«M*t Christian Temperacce Union T\) r M 15th, at the 1M C I ball. Ms BI« M< the new PresiInt look tb) ebftlf ami ft B p] en a ld progrtma« wa^ C :ven. consietiog of the •llowmß DsalMM: Pianoforte
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  • 153 5 Tlo B shop of AttMi (Rt R*v H Pakeuharu Walsh, D D will arrive to day I Monday) from Penang to hold a "cries of meetings for men. During tht> pa-: fortnight the BiEhop has held very euccesiful meetings in i po h and Kuala Lurnpnr, where
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  • 482 5 RICE SHORTAGE. To the Editor. Sir, From the reports of the many meetings that have been held on the above subject and the certainty of the supply of rice being insufficient to meet the demand towards the end of this present year, as expressed by the experts on the
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  • 846 5 BELGIUM, ITALY, Paris, May 7.- Satisfactory adjustment of the Belgiau difficulty and the sensible course adopted by Sr Orlando in returning to Paris in lime to bssoci&te Italy with the ceremony of delivering the Peaca Treaty to the enemy delegates, greatly relieved the political atmosphere iv Paris, deepening
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  • 810 5 MEMORIES AND ANTICIPATION The big motor ship Glenapp bae come in m<d is iwng at tbe Weet Wharf, en imposing if cot a pretty eight. She ia said to bave tbe largest Diesel engines in tbe world, giving ber a tpeed of 14 knots with a groea tonoage
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 379 5 IROBINSOH Co. The Puritan Brogue Shoe 111 W?Ni»- '&r- *jy^i. f I *-sS^^ $22.50 a 5 mart Golf Shoe. 'Frontier Tli^O GOOD Smoking Mixtures. I **~Mr^^^^^s^a^B On Sale at all Dealers. the Singapore and Straits Housekeeper's Day Book. Names of Articles in EDglieh with phonetic equivalent in Malay. ContaiDß— Bazaar
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 407 6 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) UNDER MIIL CONTRACT WITH THI IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. (Subject to alterations without notice) gPBOPEAN LINE. (Via Suez Canal) Fortnightly service. For (Malacca), Penang, Colombo, Suez. London SHIDZUOKA MARU End May *t ROPE AN LINE. (Via Suez Canal) Fortnightly servoed. (Auxiliary Service Cargo only) For
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    • 627 6 K. P. M. Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappi] Incorporated In hollaed.) ROYiL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA Telegram Address PACEETVAART Telephone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Superintendent 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Baud Billiton, Batavla, Cheribon, Semarang and Soarabaya May 19 Rumphius
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    • 580 6 (•jotapanles Incorporated in Rofltal Mail and Pasrenqkr Si pbninsul&a and obbrtai (Under Contract with Hla Maleatya o^' !Z tCI The Company-B MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOmbaw pendea. j-j-«ba7 are a: INTERMEDIATE SEBVJCE FROM LONDON To a DDE SINOAPOKE Passengers tor Europe aro bookoA by |kt I>Jr?nvi3.^» Oppcrtnnity ocoora and n
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  • 488 7 FRENCH CONSUL AR CABLES. By Courtesy of thk Frbnch Consul Paris May ljfc'a 6 85 p.m.— Count Brock dorff Rantzau sent to M Clemenocau two Creßh notes the first one concerning the war prisonors, the tecond oao concerning the legislation ol labour. The Chief* of Allied Governments met in the
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  • 235 7 Taking not Stealing A case which came before a King's Bench Divisional Court, recent!?, compoeed of Justices Bray, Lawrence, and Shearman, raised the question whether a seaman who had had his rations serve* out to him in balk on a voyage could take part of them home
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  • 128 7 BABY AEROPLANES. An American Scheme. The Aero Club of America announces that Captain d'Annuozio, an aeronautic etißiueer, eon of the famous Italian poet airman, ie engaged in manufacturing an aeroplane with a wiug epread of lees than 20ft. and thus capable of landing in street*. It is to bell for
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 145 7 o«^ a world uiide reputation jhefrind it THREE STANDARD BLENDS Extra Quality GREEK LABEL, No. YELLOW LABEL Mo. 2 RED LABEL GUTHRIE ®> Co, Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE). Agents for LIPTON LTD. Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. PATRONIZED BY ROYALTY. I :7^^^l SOLID GOLD N^|| h. M. STERLING SILVER CIGARETTE
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    • 151 7 THE SINGAPOBE Shipchandlery Co., Lid. SK!K;:<UKDLERS A PROVfDOBSH' nOKTRACTOSS. The Uompaay'a Laapch mccii in-ooming ehipe jfficei:— lB BATTERY BOA SI YAKS tlF* TO QUP V^OOl Telephone No. 451. )rdcrB promptly attended to for d&ily and sea stock suppliea X STEVENS. Managei EVERYTHING IN THE WAY OF MOTORING CONSULT HINWATT&Co., Head
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    • 213 7 alllll W k wJP A NEW SHIPMENT OF O^ &m flfc X| AvrV J m^^r ■cr_v«_ Bin if I'M > Mil rHliiiß^^^ 'orvlar. M T P h?6 n h S™ '^'"^My tested and tried out Oil Companies, Steamship Companies, &c. Tlie Borneo Co., Ltd. THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Inoorporatod
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 215 8 Ttrcstottc Are a liafe Investment for all I Cars, I orries Moior Cycles. I We guarantee every individual tyre to give AT LEAST the average service of any other t make in the Malay Peninsular, or we will replace en a p-o rata !v-. -i? if >es not do r;
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    • 709 8 1 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION, j Tenders will be received up to noon ou Monday, Jane 2nd 1819, at the Colonial I Secretary's Offlaa, Singapore, from persons d- sirens of contracting toe tuppliM for the I Government of Singapore, fora period of &ix i monthf, commencing from July lit, i9;9 Lime, Bricks.
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    • 754 8 GQVEKfIiKENT NOTIFICATION. Tend rr» bo received at (he COLONIAL *****1 ARI'S Office, up to noon of the 26th May, IS 19, for the following works 1. Alfrntirns and addition* to Storerooms over Worfrfhop at the Civil Prison 9. Erection of a buogalow at Xtojoßg fthu 3. Extending covering over the
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    • 892 8 UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO Collectors and Connoisseurs of arc and lih_ Chinese Porcelain m Messrs PQJjVELL ft €o Ltd. will off rat No* II Md LI On Saturday, 24th May, 795 9, A valuable anfl rare collection of OH rvlNO DYM (Bang Fluw U6S 13 m 164 )Jvan_ Yeu 166 to
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  • 711 9 I At pre.-eat very little wheat fs iinpoited Into the Malay Fenicßnla. but quite a con I slderable cmoact of wheat flour Every class t j ln th> 3 country e-?crpticg «-uch as Rakais consumes more or ]<.-«. 8 rf it, th«> iaWvis
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  • 57 9 (Corbectbd Up to M iy 17; Bank 4m 8 ?47 16 demand j4B 18 Private credits 8m s a4s New York demand stif n ptivate 90 days cefi France demand Bank goe IWDU, T. T. N cra Floijgkonq, dernmd 52% Pr«» YCKOIIAS»A, t! 103 J.WA, demand I^4s Bangkok, icmaod
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  • 126 9 £*n No mit tret Jiif;r ii.oo Oambicr Cule No. J 21.00 Ptpptl Uludr crdiu i:'pcro B '.CO r, (Whit fait) 5R.86 Tapioca, email peail -far quality) ifl 60 do do fiafce do 1 i.60 da rcrdluru p.'.-.rl da 15.60 Hunorit'd 14.60 kUixid 11,25 B«nsr?9 BnoertilUd 2,400 ie J70.00 Bice,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 573 9 ",000,000 Assurance in force over $9,000,000 \T EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED INCORPORATED IN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS) BEAD OFnCE Wiucbester House, Stagapore. LOMBON OFFICE 32§ QW ewry c ,JK.A3SD£ANCE aONEYTOLOm AGe NTS WANT£d For all wrt JjJ^ W'y to 4. H. PAIB. lUwfl !<? Dlwctor. or to BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED.
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    • 398 9 MOUTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Incor poratod «n Qroat Britain). TOTAL FUNDS exceed TWENTY-THREE MILLIONS Sterling. ANNUAL REVENUE exceeds FIVE MILLIONS Sterling FIRS Rlmple Contracts, Latest ConcesHiong. MAEINS Marine and Transport Insnr-♦T-ces of A.ll Kind^ transacted at curronc rates. MOTOB CAR Policies issued by tbi& :ompany cover Accidental Damage,
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    • 467 9 THE HO HONG BAHK, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Siraits Settlements) Head Office Singapore, Raffle Chambers 5 3 Br<nches Beach Street. Malacca— is: Jonker Street; Muar-77/?9 Jalan Snleiman. Batu Pahat -1 9 JaUu Rabamat. Aqckcies at don, PaJembarf?, ond Trarg. CAPITAL. Anttorlsed 8,00^,0:0 l9BDea 6.C0-.COO Paid-up 8.0C0.C00 Reserve Liability of Sbarcholders.
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 370 9 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Idomenua from Liverpool 18 Messrs R N T Hughe?, L C Keen, Capt Hancy V Gregory, F Si Birbe, H A Symes, G A Johnson. Per Valaya from Bangkok 18 H H The Saltan and Sultana of Trenggann and Staff, Mr T W McKeozie, Mr T L
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    • 393 9 MAIL, TABLH :uc»aitatacf. aas local oiaiia. at iojb« i .id* belO',7 Terang, V. la Ci! p^.c (by Tra!n 6p m (ezeeyt Hncdar i. Kota Ting^l and stations to Kuala Lumpur at 6 a.m. Johore 8. 9 SG. neon, 3, 4 A I p.m. Azmen 8.80 am Soon Hong 8.80 am
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  • 382 10 SOMETHING DONE London, May 11. Lord Grey baa famished Reuter with bis views as re Rardi the covenant of the L?3gue cf Nations. He is delighted po much hae been accomplished, having teai-cdtba Con ference would t.cbicve much Ittt, It proved the downfall of Germany ond
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  • 424 10 Paris, May 7. There waa a ator.ny debate io the Chamber of Deputies on Tas3day arising from socialist interpellations re gardiug the sanguinary incidents wh.cU occurred in Paria on May Day. Angry word* were exchanged and all the 6ccial ist members finally marched oat of the Chamber. The
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  • 801 10 The annual general meeting of the Cbocgkat Serdaug Estates, Ltd was held in tb 3 registered cfllces of the Company, French Bank Buildings at noon oo Saturday, attended by Messrs C Everitt (Chair mnn), W A S;ms, J Oiner, VI Hindekindt, P»3V N J Caovreur atd H B
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  • 67 10 Orders for week ending May 24. Monday May 19. Signalling Glass, V M C A Ground 6.15 p.m. Wednesday May 21. Football League, 2nd Troop V 6 4ih Troop, Musketry lat Troop SVC Drill Hall 5.10 p m. Thursday Mny 22. Bugle Baud Practice, 6.1 f pm.
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  • 44 10 Batavia, May 12. —0n the night of May 10 at Balik Papan two tanks were burnt off containing 2,600 tons of beuzina and 200 tons of rough oil to a value of about six hundred thousand guilders. There were no personal accidents.
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  • 974 10 The twenty second ordinary meeting of i Messrs Fraser and Ncave was held od Saturday at dooq at the registered office of the Company, Tbe Arcade, Singapore Mr W H Macgregor presiding. O.bcr directors and shareholdets prr-eect were Messrs W Lowther Kemp, P Cuuliffe, (Directors) aod
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  • 704 10 ST JOSEPH'S ANNUAL MEET. After having been abandoned for the past three years, during which time the sports' fund had been handed over by the with of the scholars to various war charities, tbe annual athletic meet of the S6 Joseph's Institution waa returned on Saturday afternoon at
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  • 76 10 TODAY'S TIES. Championship Pairs. Mies L Lnmb and Mr Miiligan v Mrs Vowler and Mr Beatty. Mrs Salzmnnn and Mr Day v Miss St&pheneon and Mr Leggatt. Mixed Doubles B Class. Mrs and Mr Bat Uty ow3 15 v Mrs Drum, mond and Mr Bateman owe
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  • 76 10 Championship Pairs. Mrs and Mr Grayburn v Miss J Gunn and Mr Stone. Mixed Doubles m A" Class. Me RiUout and Me Milligau owe 15 v i Mrs Micsregor and Mr Carr owe 2. Mixed Doubles B Class. Mrs Braddell aud Mr Owen 16 vb Mrs Wreford and
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 174 10 II He is truly wise who gains wisdom by h experience of others. Most men know by cxi that it is bi st to wear glasses fitted by rcfracti Consult fr^e tor iletccl of visi Refractloi.lst 24 Burang^n j Cotoou The Big Gun I of the Commercial World Scientifically constructed
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