The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 February 1920

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25,1920. aj~ qono
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  • 218 1 In the course of his reply m addresses m IVnani; the Governor mentioned that it had been decided to have a small nickel coin Page 6. The tangle befWfeea Wilson, the Senate, and the Allied leaders m Europe is not clearing and the subject of the sale
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  • 1284 1 I>( v waj f equel to previous considerstion of Rhythm generally, we venture upon some rou^h gleanings (mainly) from Professor Ssintsbury*e "History of English Prose and Rhythm," now to Wand. While strongly repudiating (p. m) any attempt to show how prose harmonists should develop* their harmony, his aim
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 220 1 Vnl W\\T NEW CARS «f V IOR HIRE. RING IP f J RAFFLEBJOTEL f The Largest and Most Successful Hotel on the Islani FACING THE SEA. j Luxurious Suites of Rooms and spacious lounges, verandah and beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TEAS. Every Thursday, Music m attendance. Cinema on Guest night every
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    • 118 1 ***** I O H P Lon|^ I a li CENTS PER TIN AVIATION SPIRIT i THE PUREST IN THE WORLD g I OBTAIN ABL«S lil'H^l OBTAIN AbLE I R The Negative FLAG Ir"^ of the Naval Code. PrjL? Say NO when J, n offered IMITATIONS •Mm I oi Lea Pefrins'
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    • 128 1 IF YOU WANT NEW CARS <| wm wm FOR HIRE, KING UP *J LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Mr. F. M. Knobel takes charge of the Netherlands Gutta Percha Co. Page 5, A lot of appointments vacant: European .w.ksman, competent book-keeper, shorthand writer, optical salesman and a Chinese compradore Page 5. Tiffy, a
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 164 1 THE WEEK* Wedne.sday, 25th. High Tides l 3o am 9it 2in 2.0 pm hit Oin. Y. W. C. A. Mtg. Fort Can. lid., 5.15. Thursday, 26th. High Tides 2.10 am Bft Oin L'.r.J pm Vft Bin. Royal Asiatic Soc. A. (I. lltg\, 5 pan. Friday, 27th High Tides 2.55 am
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  • 326 2 How many readers have a clear idea of liow the land hei between Rangoon and Port Darwin? The Malay Archipelago is remoter than Central Africa. We know it well, thanks to Mr. Conrad; but as Mr. Conrad is a creative artist of genius his inlands have no
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1223 2 ArPK A 4V A Vn^ATrFS NU ITI) From FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, to THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 26. A POWERFUL. APPEALING PHOTODRAMA AFRICAN rHEATRES LTD. hrom STIRRINC AND SUPERBLY Featuring .MIDDLE KAST FIL^I LTD. SPECTACULAR JEWEL PRODUCTION (JEOR(JK RRAam m fc Wonderfully well presented, realistic and unique "BHAH innouncr t)M. (oan.l Opcn.njr .N.jrht
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    • 774 3 WHITE AWAY, LAIDLAW& CO., LTD., SINGAPORE^ m.ulium weight, hijrh spliood hods j fW^o^t I /^^^^^Wl I "■''..rJn^r^;' I4ffl i J[\\ white I •W. 112«. JW Silk ami Fibre Hu,o SJ/ U\ NAINSOOK I with lnu'st quality lisle toes and mJ| \\\\\)f IULI heels, ('"lours 1 I m;HB PIIk w FORT
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  • 672 4 r i A meeting of the Irxliun Immigration Committee \v;is held at Kuala Lumpur on February 14th. There were present: the Acting rontmiiir of Labour (Mr. K. W. F. Gflmmn), the Principal Medical Officer (Dr. C. L. Sansom, t'.M.C.I. Mr. W. Duncan, 1 the Hun'bk- Mr. D. Ci.
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  • 123 4 rrocerium is the latest addition to the Crowing list of steel-making alloys. The* use of th« rare metals m j 4 eel is' of such recent origin that the full effect m deoxidizing, hardening and Imparting special pro-' P*rtiea ta not yet understood. The element! I now entering more or
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 359 4 NOTICES. TO MINING CONCERNS, BUSINESS HOUSES. AND IMPOKTERS. Highly qnsllAed mechanicaj and electrical Engineer, vith considerable «perlsnes m this' country m the installation of all classes of machinery, .-hortly proceeding Home, is prepared to report on any project involving the introduction of machinery, with view to advantageously placing contracts with
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    • 718 4 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES VICTORY BONDS. <™^ys^g^gar annum> payable on the REPAYABLE AT PAR ON THE Ist SEPTEMBER, 1934. PRICE OF ISSUE-100 PER CENT. All nroceeos of this issue will be lent to His Majesty's Government. Under tb^ aut^oritv of the Victory Loan Ordinance. 1920, the Treasurer of
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    • 749 4 CHING KENG LEE CO, AUCTION SALE OF Excellent wax polished and mahogany stained teak ,|J Furnii, ir "PUMPING STATION" MACKENZIE ROAD, ON SATUEDAT, 28th, FEBRUARY 1920 AT 2.30 I\M. Comprising:— Europe made drawing room suiu- (4 pieces) artistically ,1 drawing room cabinet, mahogany stained teak bookcase and writing desk wax
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    • 549 5 WANTED. r INTED IMMEDIATELY. A fvoof ffisisi f-ral Cl^rk. Good Hilary paid to patent man. A|.|-ly to JITTfI I CO., I/ID.. M Robinson sToad. Singßpor* 1 ±1 INTED IMMEDIATELY wood Shorthand m.il<- or female). Ciood salary paid. rOPHAM lONEB i RAILTON LTD., New Kejipel IJoad, Singapore 28-1 RANTED IMMEDIATELY eesapetant
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    • 684 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE Messrs. Powe 1 v/ill offer at auction ai '.<J O \vn 4, Teluk Ayer lieclumation, I) K4O bh^« rice (sea damaged; Ex s.s Luke Fnrninjfdak 1 I) A ton^kanjj load of wooden ventilators (S) A lot of •■)>.♦ bags of damaged rice. (4) 1 lot of
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    • 887 5 TENDERS. GOVERXMFNT OF JOHORE. t P. \V. D., MUAR. Tenders are hereby invited for the demolL tion and removal of the old pillar anj plank Customs Godown at Muar and the erection of a New Brick Godown m its place. Plan and Specification can bp noon diily and full partieulors
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    • 728 5 NOTICES. NOTRE. I tfc* mdersigsjcd herewith give no.tice that I have this <] a y handed over the management of the business of the Netherlands Gutta Percha Company (Singapore Rubber Works) to Mr. P. M. Knobel. J. W. VAN de STADT. Singapore, 23rd Fib. IP2O. ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS, SINGAPORE. NOTICE
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    • 672 5 Screndah Hyd. ($170,000—1) 1.— 1.25 Siamese Tin (£120,000—1) 3.10.0—3.17.6 Sungei Gau 13.00 14.00 x.d. Taiping ($1,200,000) 3.00—3.25 Tekl.a, (£90.000—1) 4.5.0 4.15.0 Ting Kil ($500,000—10) 15.50—16.00 Titi Tin (90,000—10) 14.75 15.00 Tongkah Harb 29.00—30.00 Trong (£80,000—1) 1.5.0—1.6.0. Tronoh (€160.000—) 23.00—24.00 Tlm Van, 1,000,000— 18s pd> 11s.— 13s. p.m. Uhi Pian J5.45
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    • 981 5 OUR SOCIAL PARAfflim. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Leads*, January 22 A curious case m the Coroner*! Court has provided the London papers with the opportunity for a good deal of moralising and it has not unnaturally been utilised very I considerably by journals which gladly se.ze on topics of this
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  • 29 6 Domestic Occurrence. DEATH. WILSON. On the 17th .T«n.. at Epsom, fames Walter Wilson, formerly m the service >f the British North Borneo Company ftt J -andakai.. Bfjtd W years.
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  • 735 6 The Singapore Free Press. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1920. Peace with Bolshevists. There are so many tangled skeins m the warp and woof from which the fabric of Europe's future is to be woven, that it is difficult to follow them all. The Baltic Tangle has been studied out here with
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  • 615 6 We hear that Mr. W. \v. Douglas is closing up* the Malayan Agency of the World's Zoological Trading Company (MJf.) The date of the annual general meeting Of S. Andrew'! Church Mission has been changed to Monday, March Ist at 5.30 p.m. m S. Andrew** School Hall. Mr. A. H.
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  • 223 6 [From Our Own Correspondent.] (> IVnanf?, Feb. 24. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Laurence T uillemard, landed here at 10 a.m. and injected the Guard of Honour of Volunteers oi nder Lieut. Flower Turner. y< The leading officials were introduced to **i [is Excellency by the Resident
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  • 341 6 New Year (lan Fight. i When Tun Goh Bu and seven other Teo- Chews were charged be ion- Mr. J. D. Hall m the Second Court yesterday with taking part m an affray m New Market Road, Mr. Beatty, Protector of Chinese, revealed the existence of a
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  • 189 6 How I-iquor is (Guarded m "Dry" America. Washington, Jan. tH. Liquor, since the prohibition amendment became effective, is more precious than £okl or jewels, and is being guarded as gold never was. In the homes of the wealthy, near Oyster Bay, a short distance from New York,
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  • 153 6 Miss Mary Gaunt is now m Jamaica, endeavouring to get restored to health. A winter m London was not the best restorative after a spell on the Gold Coast. Captain Morath, who, as a submarine commander, amongst other ships, sank the French battleship Danton, has died m hospital as the
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  • 532 6 iEDBM PARTY REPRESENTATION 0 the Editoi Dear Sir, While Appreciating t 1 "An Indian wKOM letter appear. our issue of the 20th inst, under the t Ucuncil Representation," 1 should 1 raw your attention to the fact. Bception accorded to H. K. thi nd Lady (iuiileinard, by
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  • 234 6 STRAITS BRANCH, R. A.S. The annual general matting will bi at the RafllM Museum on Thmats 5 p.m. The annual report states: Tht i membership of the Society is estimated at 320. The Society has been deprived, dv the past year, of the valuable serv. Dr. R. Hanitsch on retirement.
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  • 47 6 Mr. H. W. Ricke*rd, of B«Bffd Estate, Kulim, goes Home by the A. on leave. (M.M.) M The Admiralty havo made gr* y 200 guftieas to the funds of th« training ships Arethusa and Chichestor from I proceeds of the Exhibitions of My»t«-i7 Ships and Oarman Submarine*.
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    • 191 6 GALDBEGK MAC6RE6OR A C«J I Please note change 01 address of our office I and RETAIL godown from 2 1 Raffles Quay to 87 CECIL STREET. MR. H. N. BICKERIDGE late Moan. LAFAYETTE, PHOTOGRAPHERS to Tbau MAJESTIES Beg* to anooanct that ha conducts tht ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO In SINGAPORE At
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    • 35 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS C and MERCANTILE ADVERTISER fctablished. 1881 Telephone No. 66 I The only Morning Paper m the Straita c Settlements. q C Cabins— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, 80 RAFFLES PLACE.
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  • 646 7 POINCARBTS FAREWELL. [Router's Service] IMF CEREMONY. Paris, Feb. 19. 1 Mion to the chief been marked by simple i brief speeches, and great popart OHI the Klysee. President re, trai I hii powei i said to IT Rg the seven years of your >U will pursue without
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  • 260 7 PRESIDENT AND SENATE. [Router's Service] AMKRK AN TRADE. Washington, Fel>. 20. Mr. Alexander, Secretary of Commercu, has i^ued a statement deploring the action of Congressional appropriation of the Comnutteo for cutting down appropriation for the foreign trade service from the $l,C>">K,OOO demunded to $490,000, and declared it was
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  • 499 7 1 NO CONDITIONS. Washington. Feb. 21. In reply to an enquiry from the Senate, President Wilson stated that he had not entered into nny agreement with officials of Great Britain concerning the wile of the ex-German liners seized m American ports, neither has he entered into any agreement
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  • 605 7 HOME NEWS. LRcuter'a Service] CIVIL SERVICE AND WOMEN. London, Feb. 23. The report of the committee dealing with the reorganisation of the Civil Service recommends that women be given a status and authority identical with men, with equal minimum pay, and equal increments up to a point.
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  • 130 7 An ingenious American suggests that, as we are all striving (or ought to be striving after economy, we should learn to do without hyphens, the use of which causes us to waste an enormous amount of time, ink, and physical force. Some nations build up compound words without any hyphen
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  • 234 7 A HIT OF STRAIGHT TALKING. The weekly meeting of the Rent Assessment Board was held yesterday afternoon m the Board Room of the Municipal Buildings, Mr. P. J. Hallifax presiding. Other members present were Mr. H. Robinson, Mr. E. A. Elias and Mr. H. Carpmael (Assessor). There was
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  • 562 7 THE RENT FARM ER. A Housing Evil. We shall not give his name, he does not wish it and moreover he spoke over bluntly! for his own comfort; men m high places! might remember it against him. He was on the subject of the eternal bousing problem. "Don't you think,"
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  • 48 7 The bells of St. Mary's, Watford, have been recast after 130 years of constant use and were recently dedicated. The couplet inscribed on th* old tenor bell— "I to the Church the living call, And to the grave I summon all" has been engraved on the new bell.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 159 7 ROBINSON Co. THE GENTLEMEN'S FOOTWEAR DEPT. Extra Strong Soles v^v^^ J^>T C:::^^ Suitable for Golf No. 8008 Black Calf Brogue Shoe $25.50 Per Pair net Medium Sole A Smart Shoe for Day Wear No. 7003 Black CaM Derb y Shoe i^^ y&wL /r^\ 19M pairnet '•«^^^*%v A Good Strong Shoe
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    • 593 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated m Japan. UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice. El ROPEAN MAIITTINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. For London and Antwerp via (Malacca) .Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. IYO MARU Ist March ATSUTA MARU mid March. SHIDZUOKA MARU end March. LIVERPOOL
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    • 624 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA Telephoae 131 Passage Dept 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept. 3 COL LYE R QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. REYNST (Wednesday, February 25) Muntok and Palembang. SINGKEP
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    • 642 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA X APCAR °LINE. (Incorporated m England). MAIL .AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. ier Contract with Ilia Majesty's Government). The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are »t pr Mill mspended. LONDON .FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON I TO MARSEILLES LONDOS DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE
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    • 821 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SUM.) SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. Tor KreUj, Tringfiranu, Kelantan, Bangnar. TelnDln P.*««i ai t A^ivai Deoartur© }'RA( IIATIPOK ffA T H i^ L Ist March 3r5 Mar* LAVA Bth Mar. 1920 10th Mar. l<£o .teamera are fitted throughout with .lectric light, and
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    • 363 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. i The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EDerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd, (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) JOINT FOETNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK rim SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Stoamor Leaves Due Route For K«w York Spore CITY OF
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    • 1112 9 INDOCHINA J M v« yr^ Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. jrVfJ lj A [Incorporated m England] £==3l i a>s PcS Direct Service to Japan via Hongkong a& Si^ VvV;*^rf and Shanghai, and to Calcutta via Penang U46P t "^Su^ \i'ftlte -^Jfrom Singapore. if/'^N^l VV? ;:i Taking cargo on through Bills of
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  • 1572 10 HOLLAND. Perhaps bom ol the neutrals f "it tin affectl of the war more than Holland. I< was virtually Mirrounded on all sides bj belligerents on three sides it was border t A by Germany or German-occupied Bel trims, and on the fourth side
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  • 147 10 I Never before, even during the war period,!., have boot and shoe manufacturers enjoyed jg such prosperity as during the past year. Turnovers have been enormously increased, and, m order to cope with the growth m business, several of the concerns have had to increase their
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 432 10 r^-%^^^^^^-^^^-^-j POWELL co AUCTIONEERS I j k IMPORTANT AUCTION BALI OF Valuable walnut-stained Teak Household Furniture; Cbttofft Pluto; r 'i 1 IUEC&I A Plants; IVnnis (iear etc., etc. f men know every shaving comfort f The property <* lr. iucphau E When thfiy USe ON Saturday, 28th pbbruary at iji
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  • 62 11 February 24. Bank 4 m.s. 2-4 3-16 Bank demand 2-3 15-16 Private credits S m.s. 2-4 23-32 Now York, demand 39 Credits 90 days \2 France, demand 440 India, T. T. gg Hongkong, demand 159% Prcni. Yokohama, demand 83 Java, demand 105 Bangkok, demand :tl'j Sovereign, Bank Buying $8.54
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  • 166 11 February 24. Tin Buyers (no sellers) $200.00 Gambier 17.00 Gambier Cube No. 1 23.00 Pepper Black 42.00 Pepper (White fair) 71.25 Tapioca, small pearl, f.q. 20.00 Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 10.30 Tapioca, medium pearl, f.q. i<o.oo Pearl Sago, small 15.50 Copra Sundricd 30.00 Copra Mixed 29.00 Opium, Benares uncert
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1710 11 v;-^lt^i<rs3Bajgr3BJßJßJMflßJCg<aMßß**qMß^ j \.»ets o^er $3,000,000 v Assurance m force over $12,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. [Incorporated m Straita Sett.] HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C. f haa £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance
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    • 258 11 AUCTION SALE Mo*srs. Powell Co., will oiTor the following sea-water damaged flour i «noh bajjs 40 Iba.) at auction at Godown 16, Tanjonp Pa^ar Dock. ON FRIDAY. 27th FEBRUARY AT 10 AM :JO7 bays of flour (Standard Brant?) V 34 bag.s of flour (Cow Brand) also at Guan Chin Hong:'
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 118 11 VESSELS ARRIVED. De Weert, Dut. 9G";, from Soerubaya '24 for Bawean 28. Buijske*. Dut. £04, from Soerabaya 24 for P. Laut 26. Hupeh, Brit. 1,222, from Swatow 24 for uiic. Khoen Foejiff, Dut. 534, from Pontianak 24, for Pontianak 27. Sembilan, Dut. ST'2, from Bajan 24 for Bagan 26. Mwiu.sa,
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    • 377 11 MAIL TABLE. To-day. Intermediate and local mails, will b found in list below: Penanj?, Malacca, F.M.S, (»>y Train) 4 p.m. <iaily (except Sunday). Kota Tin^tfi and .stations to Kuala Lumpur at G a.m. P. Batam A P, Bulang Hock Lin r a.m. Pulatl Soegi Sultana i> a.m. Cuceb Bang Chiap
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  • 832 12 TIIK LABOUR ELEMENT. Much has been hoard of the po bility of lapai pcial competition *ith Great Britain that a report on Japanese labour by Mr. Oswald White. Vice-Consul xit Osaka, is of particular interest at the present time. Japanese labour is generally summed up
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  • 42 12 Plans have been formulated to establish v Chinese bank m Manila to be managed exclusively by Chinese. Among those interested m the new enterprise is Mr. Sun Fo, the son of Dr. Sun Vat-sen. Several residents of Hongkong and Canton are also
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  • 93 12 I. ITEST TRANS ACTIONS. Report* d by Fraser and Co. Singapore, Yeb 24. A quid market continues: Bukit Jelo--15, Pantais $2.00, Datantf Benars 127.00, BalgOWliiea $7.7."), ("hanjrkats $10.85, i Bulai ->.:>o. Tapahs $28.25, Pajams roth^d |16, Bukit Patanis "»0 cents premium, I 1-85, Ulu Pandans $2.87-. Tins:-
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  • 356 12 Halt-Yonrly Report of Court of Directors. The one hundred And fourth report of the court of directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation reads as follows: Gentlemen, The director! have now to submit to you a general statement of the affairs of the hark, and
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  • 320 12 distiii poetess, Mrs. Brown•M of a delicate constitution, and lever enjoyed robast health. Her sufferWere due to an accident which haptened m her sixteenth year. She was i iay trying to Middle her pony m a field when she fell with the saddle upon her. •esulting m an
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  • 21 12 For libelling President Ebert and the Ministry, the Deutoche Zeitunj? has been fined M.300 (about £1 10 b. at current rates).
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  • 218 12 SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB. Stroke and l»'>gey Competitions were played en the Race Course during the Chinese New Year holidays. The Stroke Competition was won by Mr. T 11. Lornie with the nett score of 74. The Bogey Competition resulted m a tie between Messrs F. R. Heron and
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  • 99 12 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. A Mixed Doubles. Mr. and Mrs. Langham Carter, plus 2 beat Mr. and Mrs. Cantrell, owe 4. o I, 2—6, 6 L Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, plus 2, beat Miss Richardson and Major Wingate Saul. scr. 6 l, o—2. X Mixed Doubles. Mrs. Elder
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  • 70 12 Championship Pairs. Mrs. Cantrell r i Mr. Norrie vi Mr-. Salzmann ::> I Mr. Gaunt. Mrs. I i Mr. Leggatt va 1 Etidout and Mr. Stout Mi>s Gunn and Mr. Donnell Mrs -onnel] and Mr. Upa I MrB< ter v. Mr. and Mrs. Bar von H n i
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  • 153 12 The P. and O. branch lino steamer Berrima, which ran ashore on the Kentish Coc?r,t, near Dover, was docked at the Albert Docks, m London, on February 3, and the passengers landed, the vessel having been refloated the previous night. The weather remainded line, and the passengers did
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  • 364 12 Oil on troubled waters. How a visit to a non-prohibition country caused trouble, and how the tact of a British police inspector cast oil on the troubled waters were subjects of demonstration m an incident that occurred at Pulnu Bukum yesterday. An American wooden vessel with
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  • 417 12 A NEW S.O.S." Novel WireU-s Emergency Tallin* Device The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company have invented a hew wireless emergency calling device, whereby a ship m dism>S can rm bells on other ships Within wireless range. The apparatus was on view at the company's works at C helm Bford, and the
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  • 385 12 MATAKAM S" ENGINEERS. Fleet ot Idle Ships. A Sydney message of -Tan. 11th says:— Daring the week-end more steamers were led to the larg fleet ot idle ships m I Jackson. There are now over 200,000 j na of shipping held up m the various ports throughout
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    • 185 12 THIS 7H?5 ITRtfjR nine one Jm W A TO THE INHABITANTS OF SINGAPORE SOLE AGENTS FOR BE&R BRAND Jos TRAVERS SONS Ltd. 12, Battery Road. aaaanaanoaaanannnaaannQnsnLiL JUST UNPACKED C !^j A SELECT ASSORTMENT OP DISTINCTIVE STATIONERY S r mm L fj SPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR S &J PRESENTATION TO LAM: j
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