The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 April 1920

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. FEN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1920. No. 9,943. I
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    238 1 The Child Slavery was at Hongkong, not Shanghai, as at first wired. Colonel John Ward is asking about it Page 7. Mr. Alfred Short, Labour M. P. for Wcdnesbury, thinks that Petaling with its 250 per cent dividend is profiteering Page 7. Freights to the Far East
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    "SOUNDS' AND "NOISES," AND THEIR QUALITIES.
    962 1 "SOUNDS' AND "NOISES," AND THEIR QUALITIES. When is a noise really "noisy" When is it so loud as to become objectionable? An editorial writer m The Electrical Review (London) reminds us that we have at preisent no method of specifying the luudncsa or characteristics of v sound, unless it is
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      294 1 r YOU WANT NEW CARS Hj "1 9 FOR HIRE. RING UP W ArrL&o lIUIJ^L. The Largest and Most Successful Hotel on the Island FACING THE SEA. Luxurious Suites of Rooms and spacious lounges, verandah and beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TEAS. Every Thursday, Music m attendance. Cinema on the Lawn from
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      362 1 KELLY AND WALSH, LTD. [Incorporated m Hongkong] BOOKS O/V S£X~KNOWLEDGE. An Introduction to the Phyvioiogy ?nd J"W Clime of Si'ence by O. S. Psychology of Bex by S Herbert. M.D.* $5.50 vMarden, M.D. $3.50 A Toxt Book of Sex Education for j T v Q n t> >T ne opark
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      64 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Teacher wanted for Kelantan Page 5. Steward wanted for Tanglin Clvb Page 5. Re toucher wanted Page 5. Chtong Koon Seng sell pearls and curios Page 5. The same firm sells shop houses tomorrow Page 5. Los Angeles Pacific Co. Pn*e 9. U LL 1 'FIRST CLASS "GODOWN
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      11 1 IF YOU WANT NEW CARS 4 *9 FOR HIRE, RING UP
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      116 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, 6th. High Tides 0.30 am 3ft 'Jin. Teluk Anson R. Derrick's J2 30 a.m. Rent Assessment Board, 2.30 p m. Homeward Mail Cioses. Wednesday, 7th. High Tides 0.15 am Sft Din 1.3 pm Bft lin. Thursday, Bth. High Tides 0.42 am Sft Sin 1.35 pm Tft sin
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    GROUNDNUTS IN HONAN.
    591 2 Old Methods Abolished Hints ln Exporters. Kafongfu (Honan).-A few years a-o 2" country lying between Kaifon^ and Kwoiteh, contiguous to the old be i of the Y*d*m Kiver, was a veritable desert of *lka.,m. soil, with great stretches nor men producing grass or weeds. The last ttm
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    SLEEPING PEACE-MAKERS.
    157 2 Inm r aspects of the I'aris Pmkc Conference arc now beginning to leak out, and the mystery is sohfj as to wliy 3. .30 was selected as the hour for meeting". M. Clemenceau, it appears, fuggested 2.30, but Mr. Lansing, admitting to liking a nap after lunch, demurred:
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      139 2 VICTORIA THEATRE. LAST FIVE NIGHTS OF MAURICE BANDMAN'S "PIERROT PIE" I TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 PIE NO. DONT MISS IT, ITS CRAMMED FULL OF GOOD INGREDIENTS. BOOK EARLY AT MOUTRIE'S. PRICES $4. S. 2. 1. Naval Military Half Price. For Clean White Teeth jjjl 1 PEPSODENT n JTHE DISPENSARY Ltd. j
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      358 2 From THURSDAY, APRIL 1, to WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7. A UNIVERSAL SPECIAL ATTRACTION Featuring MAE MURRAY m a role That gives the very fullest rein to her versatility DANGER GO SLOW In 6 Parts A picture m which that captivating star will amuse, entertain and thrill. It is a heart-interest drama
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      453 2 From FRIDAY, APRIL 2, to WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7. In the Second Show commencing 9.15 p m. ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC, WELL-PRODUCED AND LAVISH PICTURES OF TITE YEAR A Picture Production Par Excellence Featuring FANNIE WARD I In absolutely the greatest and finest picture m which she has r.3 yet
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    THE RISING PRICE OF PAPER.
    431 3 News printing paper is once more up to 9 Yen per ream, which figure is an advance of 40 U. 50 sen above the quotations accepttha market a week or so ago. The paper market m Japan is still dewfoptag a strengthening tendency on the
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    RUSSIA SLAVE STATE.
    425 3 Conscript Workers. The Tsar Alexander 11. liberated (the Russian serfs who were the slaves of the great Russian landowners. Trotsky, the apostle of liberty, has enslaved the factory, and urban workers, and glories m his ach- ievement. Briti.-h trade unionist's who look up to Bolshevism as the
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    64 3 The Stadium which is being erected outside Antwerp will excel any of its predecessors When completed it will measure 175 jaids by 73 and have acommadat'on for cO,OOO people. For the first time *he Olympic Games will number a Royal personage among the competitors, for Prince Kund, the lecond son
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      308 3 SOME "TRUSCON" PROdOctST Ft P* li" 1"^ C T* TT* C F W/^Wf T* O I CEMENT FLOOR HARDENER I TRUSCON WATERPROOFING PASTE I PAINTS. FINISHES, ENAMELS, ETC. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. I vamp Walls. r fedssS Flooded Cellars, i^ Bather Strengthens Cement. s Falja's and KlrkaldTS tests In f f
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      162 3 tTO MlWW a^^^- mi mi mi —m hwiiiw him i a HA m m zxgT 9kC fn fi^okl S^Br v^. BlHilll IlißiiiifMi i m—— -r mt r-- -m im.i mm mm *TJ" MINERALS CONCENTRATION COMPANY, 4 London Wall Buildings London, E. C. 2. ROTARY CONCENTRATOR FOR eONGINTRATION OF ALLUVIAL THE
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    EUROPE'S VIEW OF AMERICA.
    747 4 [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Feb. 17, 1920. For days Mm British Press has been filled with criticism of American policy m general, and there is a good deal of plain speaking of a not too pleasant kind, and it will be necessary to observe moderation
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    POLICEMAN'S PULL'S-EYE.
    113 4 The familiar bull's-eye oil lamp of the London policeman is doomed. It has been dethroned by an electric bittern, which is cleaner, more comfortable, and Mil useful.: Thousands of these afcctTK lanterns were distributed to the police and supplies will be coming m daily until the entire force
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    322 WORDS A MINUTE.
    74 4 Mr. Natham Behrin, a Pitman's shorthand writer, recently created a "world's record" m an open competition, organized by the Society of Certified Shorthand Reporters of New York, by writing at tho rate of ¥22 words mi.,u!e In all the history ot fhorthand f comments Pitman's Journal)
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    SERVANTS' REGISTRATION.
    304 4 Exactly six years ago the following paragraph appeared m this column of the Straits Echo, says the writer of Random Notes. Now that the Registration of Servants Bill, which is to all intents and purposes a legislative bantling of Mr. Still's, has practically become law, it remains to
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    36 4 "If you want three square me*.s a day and a comfortable bed at nighc, do not travel m the East," says an American recently returned to San Francisco after wanderings on this side of the Pacific.
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      248 4 aril f ■Js L I Real Relief For Your Rheumatism Whether you have acute Rheumatism or only an occasional twinge you will find that Genasprin acts like a charm. It relieves the pain and reduces the inflammation quickly and harmlessly. Try it to-day two or three tablets, disintegrated m water,
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      933 4 CHING KENG LEE CO. ESTATE OF WONG AH FOOK (Deceased). IMPORTANT THREE DAYS' AUCTION SALE. The undersigned have received instructions to sell by public auction at their Sale-room, RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE. On MONDAY, 12th, 19th, and 26th APRIL 1920. each day commencing at 2.30 p.m. 2nd DAY'S SALE, Monday
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      590 4 AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGENTS TO THOSE IN WANI OF IST CLASS FURNITUKE. CURIOS etc Estate of Jaafar hin Hadjoe Mohamed, D.K., S.P MX, C.M.G. Dal<>k Menlri Pfsar Johore (Decea^e^). IMPORTANT 3 DAYS AUCTION SAIX AT JOHORE BAHRU of Magnificent Mahogany Stained Europ made and Canton Il.ckwbod Household Furniture, Upright 'Jrai.d
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      38 4 STRAITS SHIPPING PARCELS AND SHIPPING AGENCY. 8 Telegraph Street. Raffles Quay, 4& SINGAPORE. Cask Ale and Stout, m hoffshend* of M gallons, from Jus. Aitken, Ltd., Falkirk. (Casks returnable). GOSLING CO. Tdegr» ma TABACO. Phone: 169. Established IBBt
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    £250 HUMOROUS NOVEL.
    268 5 Lc.sc year T. Werner Laurie, Ltd., the Publishers, offered a prize of two hundred and fifty pounds for an original humorous story of about fifty thousand words. There was no entrance fee and the conditions were simple. They were fortunate enough to secim MM active co-operation of
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    PORT SAID.
    148 5 Effect of Military Occupation. According to a Cairo message from Mr. Percival Phillips, tln> war correspondent, the Australian troops have largely con-j tributed to the lasting improvement of cor:- ditions m Port Said. Rogues, vagabonds and piratical, predatory guides, have been greatly chastened^ especially the guides who usually
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    ROUND THE WORLD AERIAL DERBY.
    199 5 Siam's Co-operation. Major Charles J. Glidden, F. R. G. S., Executive Secretary of the Commission organizing the first aerial Derby v. round the wo. -Id returned to Penan*? on thj 21th imt. fron Bangkok and will be joined there by President Commodore I.ouu D. Bcaument
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    PROFIT ON INDIAN RICE.
    181 5 In the House of Commons on Feb. 2. r >, Mr. G. Murray addressed a question to the Secretary of State for India as to whether the G< vemment of India was making a profit of 100 per cent, on rice purchased m India and Burma
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    29 5 1 think that statues should be erect*! at street corners to the Underground Railway directors, with an inscription thanking Goa that they hud given these trains. Ix>rd Knutsford. _j
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      579 5 WAJNTJSD. WANTED i'iih-.r "or v Enpflis IVihanjr. Candidates shoul ipply to ih» h Bc>Mhi Tahanß, I M 1 7th inst., pivin l age, rationality, cduca BMd ti-irhitiß i-xperionc >>• «lin X to quali ith ftfl Covcrnmen me. X-4 RTANTED Stewmrd fot TaafUa Clul to raitabU indiridsal Apply b I Hirrin^rton,
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      794 5 AUCTION SALES. d A Slilendid Opportunity to Pearl Merchant* Jewellers and all Concerned. AUCTION SALE OP Hfc, the property of Chop Chiang Guan A, Umm CHEONG KOOiJ SENG Ca'. Salv-r i "0 Kling BUrnt, >\..-apore, ON MONDAY, APRIL 12, AT 10.30 A.M. v,!^ Pn tn white, blue, pink yellow and
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      822 5 AUCTION SALES. REMINDER. OM WEDNESDAY, 7th ATkIL, AT LM P.M Valuable Town Shophousen No*. 9 and 1( Magazine Road, two large storage godowns Nos I 9 and 10 Magazine Road, No. 19 m Loromr I Off Gaylang Road, No. 30 Iloiloway Lane e^ At our saleroom, No. ?,J Klinj? Street
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      427 5 I NOHCES. j NOTICE. We bPg to announce that as from this dal the board of Directors is as follows: Mr. F. R. Henderson. J. M. Keulemam f Managing). J. V. Riera. i F. W. Lyall. i n H. Cheshire. HENDERSON BKOTHBRfI LTD. 9 CHESHIRE, Secretary 6-4 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,
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      45 5 JUST UNPACKED iwHITEAWAY'S THE DON DRESS SHIRT.) I WITH PLEATED FRONT AND STARCHED fTcn P^^H3 RICE $7.50 lx^ $7.50 ft^S^ EACH COLLARS ItMif'Vl I! C LLARS 5o THE LINCOLN DRI 5 j COLLAR SMART SHAPE 1% or 2 m. deep. WHITE&WAY, LAIDLAW AND COMPANY, LIMITED.
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      DEATH.
      23 6 CHART.— At 98, Ampan;? Road, on April Ist, Dennis aped 8 months, th; beloved son of Sheila and Eric Chart. i I
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    The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1920. The German "Reds" and France.
    670 6 The Singapore Free Press. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1920. The German "Reds" and France. Although the Government and the Workers of Germany are still facing one another as antagonists, it seems safe to conclude that anything m the way of successful revolution is now out of the question. When neither party
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    671 6 The Band of Hope meeting and Prize distribution will be held on Wednesday, at the V.M.C.A. at 4.30 p.m. All are welcome. The Marconi Company of London hope to establish a regular wireless telephone service between England i:nd Australia next year. Princess Galitzine of Russia and her two son are
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    EASTER CRICKET.
    318 6 Colony vs. F. If. S. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, April sth. This cricket match was continued this (Monday) morning. At the close of play on Saturday, when rain pat a stop to the game, the Colony was 130 for seven wickets, R. N. Hamilton, 49 not
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    A FAIR DO.
    283 6 "Satan finds some mischief still, for idle hands to do" is as true or truer— -of the sons of the Celestial Empire as of others. This 1 was practically exemplified on the Lai Sang, which arrived here yesterday morning from Hongkong. About midnight on Easter Sunday some
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    189 6 Herr Cordes, former Manager of the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank ac Peking, recently made representations to the Chinese Government suggesting that he should be accepted as a semi-official representative of Germany to pave th? way for the restoration of commercial relations between the two countries. It is understood that tho Government has
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    ARMED BANDITS.
    417 6 SELANGOK VILLAGE HELIMTP. A band of some thirty odd Teochiu. about midnight on Tuesday of last wp^ held up the village ."iiuato at the 9th r u j, I Cheras-Kajan^- Iload, jwA :it the tun for Dusan Tua. This village, known .is the ninth rr.,l, village, is on
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    SHIPPING CONGESTION.
    325 6 A Serious Position at British Porto. There is a serious shortage of passenget accommodation for Australia acd New I Zealand, and all the companies are over whclrr.ed with applications from would-b. passengers, for whom no berths will fc available for months. The trouble is i! most entirely due
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPTED POISONING.
    132 6 Madras, Mar. I At the TV*" Police Court, li?[n Lopez charpd Monie, a student I pusaw Merl School with the atter murder of Jdiam Thandi another student Accused, M was alleged, buro a p r against Thandi, as he refused to i?.:imv Wi sister, i*d, to pet
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      94 6 CALDBECK MCGREGOR Co., Please note change of address of our office and RETAIL godown from 2 1 Raffles Quay to 87 CECIL STREET MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE laU of Meign. LAFAYETTE, PHOTOGRAPHERS to Th«!r MAJESTIES B«gs to announce that he conduct! r THE ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO m SINGAPORE M» At
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      30 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS and MERCANTILE ADVERTISER E.iUbli«ted, 1835. Telephone No. 56 The only Morning: Ptper m the Straita Settlements. CabIm— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, 80 RAFFLES PLACE.
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    THE FAR EAST.
    151 7 IN PARLIAMENT. [Kcuter's Service] MIIPS AND THEIR FREIGHTS. Far Eastern Charge*. London. April 1. The Times seems doubtful if the recent H< n of the British shipping lines tetviltC the Far But to increase their exj freight! from the United Kingdom will )>r enforced, owing to the
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    CHILD SLAVERY IN HONGKONG. The Case of Adopted Girls.
    177 7 CHILD SLAVERY IN HONGKONG. The Case of Adopted Girls. The message yesterday referring to Ch'ld Slavery n Shanghai should have "I. en Hongkong.* 1 Colonel John Ward called attention to a statement m the H>ngkorit: Telegraph that Chinese children mn •penly bought and sold m Hongkong. (o'.onel Amery m replying,
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    PATAUNG BIG DIVIDEND. Rouses Envy.
    386 7 Mr. Alfred Shortt railed attention to the Fatal ing Rubber Estates, syndicate paying a dividend 250 per cent for 1919 and sujrpested investigations under the Profiteering Act. Mr. Bridgeman replied that rubber was Mftltfi the scope of the Profiteering Act be« ause it was sold
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    46 7 I Th,. Queensland Cabinet i:as rpproved of t! '< erection of a State enterprise building •f five slorioß, including tl.e accommodation a butcher's shop, fish shop, fruit shop, agency, and ciuporiune. Other PUto enterprtoti will be allotted offices i*>rtion of the building will be for pwivatt purpose*.
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    89 7 GERMANY. [Neuter's Service] RED ARMY MELTING AWAY. Berlin, Apr 1. It is reported that the Red Army m the Ruhr district Ifl gradually dispersing. The towns of Westphalia have sent representatives to Muenster to confer with the Government and Commander. The Socii lists have therefore decided to
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    AMERICA.
    354 7 NEW YORK MARINE OFFICERS. New York, April 1. r l ha Association of Masters Mates and Pilots, numbering 28,000 have voted m favour of a strike for the purpose of enforcing an eight-hour day. This will entirely tie up the harbour traffic. SOCIALISTS EXPELLED. Albany, New York, April 1.
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    A PLANTER FINED.
    267 7 Assault On Tamil Cooly. m the Seremban Police Court, last week, at the instance of the Deputy Controller of labour, Negri Sembilam, Mr. Marsh, rwuiager of Batang Benar Estate, Nilai, was summoned for voluntarily causing hirt to a Tamil cooly named Uruman. The information and complaint of
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    HOME RULE.
    570 7 COMMENT ON BILL. [Neuter's Service J HOW THE VOTING WENT. London, Apr 1. i The Home Rule Bill passed its second reading with an unexpectedly large majority, after a debate m which Sir E. Carson's I and Mr. Lloyd George's speeches were the outstanding feature, securing many votes
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    DANISH CRISIS.
    158 7 PARTIAL STRIKE. Copenhagen, April 1. A strike has begun, principally of seafarers, skilled tradesmen and bakers. Some compositors have come out to-day. The communal state services, also waiters will stop at midnight on April 5. The railwaymer have decided not to run trains carrying troops some of whom
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    28 7 During February 2,84,00,023 whole rupees were coined at the Calcutta and Bombay mints. The total coinage of rupees from April 1919, to February, 1920, amounted to Rs. 34,11,00,248.
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    WHAT YOU MAY EXPECT.
    868 7 [From Our Owi Correspondent.] London, Feb. 26th, J920. We hear of troops of visitors coming over to this country this year m the near future. Do not imagine you will meet with the same conditions as you used to find before the war. You will meet
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    MOTOR FUEL IN AUSTRALIA.
    137 7 Sydney, March 14th. Discussing the recent report of the British profiteering subcommittee on the price of motor fuel the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes), to-day directed attention to the vital importance of the matter of fuel supplies to this country. From the point of view of national
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    23 7 No likelihood of a reduction m freights between the U. K. and Australia (says an exchange) A further advance being more than probable.
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      26 7 In Melbourne recently John Rice carried six men, weighing 750 lba. a distance of 29 ft. IV, m. This is Baid to be a world's record.
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      559 8 t. NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, (Incorporated m Japan. EhD ER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE I GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice. EUROPEAN MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. F*r London and Antwerp via (Malacca) .Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. KAGA MARU 9th April YOKOHAMA MARU end April TAMBA MARU
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      657 8 K. P. M KONINKLYKE VkStTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OP BATAVIA Telephone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt- Transhipment Dept. 3 COLL YE R QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. j___i___ ___l_i^____^^— tm BAKFNTSZ (Tuesday, April 6) Batavia,
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      594 8 P. &O. BRITISH INDIA I AND APCAR UNE. I (Incorporated m England). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with Hia Majesty's Government) •o«p^nd e ed: omPanyfB MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY tr« fc t »r n I LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE FROM LONDON I TO
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      371 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. (INCORPORATED m SIAM.) SINGAPORE—BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. Arrival Departur. YUGALA J^h Ap 1920 14th Apl. 1920 STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co. Ltd. Agents. feOCIETA DI NAVIGAZIONE A VAPORE del LLOYD TRIESTINO (Incorporated m Italy). SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORB to Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan AFRICA due mid Apr. or
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      383 9 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY Ltd. and :hina mutual steam navigation* Co., Ltd. Survey of damaged cargo. Consignees of cargo per underrated steamers re hereby mformed .hat survey of broken nd damaged packages will be held at the s.s. Lycaon 9 a.m. Sth April Godown ***** s.s. Mentor 9a.m. 7th April
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      432 9 uccu oieara snip company, IJmltfd Tke China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd* AND Eileraan BucknaU Steam Ship Co., LtoL (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINB.) (Incorporated m England.) JOIHT FOBTNIGBTLT SERVICE TO NEW YORK tU SUBZ Oft fAXAMA* FROM NEW YORBL SWamer UlTti Due Route F#P iTtwYork Spore MstJ«n. Panama Kobe, Y'hwn. ChtoCITT
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      539 9 MESSAGERIES MARFTIMES DE FRANCE Under Contract with tho French Gorernment 1 Mail and Passengera Services DIRECT MARSEILLES FAR EASTERN SERVICE HOMEWARD MAILS ODTW Bn To Marseilles (about 21 day.l Po AI 1? MAILS via Colomboo-Djibouti-Port Said ZZS" lnd M PAUL LECAT 1f,200 tons Apr 13 FORTHO^ Sb^ b i ANDIE
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    THE ERA OF M.P. BAITING.
    864 10 [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Feb. *>*>th, 1920. Just at present the Member of Parliament is. having a bad time. He i; always wcrr:rd, but there are occasions on which the attention of his constituents become positively objectionable. In the o!«i days when newspapers were
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    A BABU BARGAIN.
    89 10 "Babu" Enlish has been responsible for alnust as many good stories as the tradition ii Irish bull. The following touching exposition was addressed by a babu to his •cperior, who had fined him for neglect of duty: "Your Honour may be light, I may be wrong; I
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      236 10 STREET Vf MANICURE TO ♦^1467^ MRS. HARU AND MISS HAN A. I _J I >JUk. Si Oqr I rm j n^Ny^W Amateur's Work* Amateur* Work* Deveiopinjr, Prfstiapr, %t*^ Ptc* urea and Frame-Makers. KONG HING CHEONG CO. Adelphi Hotel Buildings No. 102 104 North Bridge Real Si«t*por* Hranrh a Peßaag. FHOTOGRAPHIC
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      126 10 loollapsible Gates j 8 (BRITISH MADE.) I I ALL SIZES IN Si OCR j I r* I I 4Mr k|JJ |Ny> S I» r [J Kg)K^) P J I Iffffi a I i V?v VlyiYYYfl I \w WtmH twm ttioao II IJ A A I I J I 1 l(gfej
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      361 10 AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD LAND I SITUATE AT GRANGE ROAD. SINGAPORE to be held at the Sale-Room of Messrs POWEJ L Co,, \a ON TUESDAY, 13th APRIL 1920 at 2.30 p.m. Particulars All that piece of freehold land situate m the District SinTown, marked on the Government Resurvey Map
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    PRODUCE.
    187 11 Tin Buyers No Sellers) $173.00 Gambier Cube No. 1 24 75 p ePI r B^ 35 Pepper (White fair) 70.75 Tapioca, Bmall flake, f.q. 1250 Tapioca, medium pearl, f q 20 0 0 Pearl Sago, small 1550 Copra Sundried 22.00 Copra Mixed 21 50 Opium, Bcnarea uncert 5 9
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    ANJER'S SHIPPING REPORT.
    23 11 March 27, Dot. It Schr. Boven Faspel, Feijes, Jan. 2 from Dolagoabay for Batavia. Called Anjer for provision and motoroil.
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    52 11 Bank 4 m.s. 2 _4 Hang demand o ok 10 Fovate credits 3 m.§. 2 4 11-lo jFranc^ demand" 4^ Kor.gkong, demand 123 Prem. Yokohama, demand 9214 .'ava, demand 115 Bargkong, demand 9V/^ Sovereign, Bank Buying 54 Bi nk of England Rat« f Mr C e nt Bar Silver
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      393 11 I Am** rnver $3,000,000 ~~^-^™*t*xm& l r Assurance m force over $12,000,008 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED secretary UAIV AGENTS WANTED G. C. KNOX. MANAGING DIRECTOR ACTUARY DIRECTOR OF C C NICHOLL, 0.8. E., F.l^ F.F.A. ■■■■■"■■■■■"■■■■■■"■■^^■M HORACE W. RAPER. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE Con puny. TOTAL
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      512 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Incorporated m Japan) i SfiS T. 100,000,000 Capital Pai d UP V. 61,000,000 Reserve Fund Y. 44,000,000 President. N. K. Kajiwara Esq. Vice-President S. Suzuki Eiq. DIRECTORS. N. Kajiwara E.g. F Watanabe Esq. N. Soma Esq. r Matsukata Esq. Y. lamakawa Esq. M. Mitsui Esq. M.
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      460 11 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated i* Eagiwd »y Royal Charter. raid n» Capital f 2,000,000 KesOT* Fund £2,900 000 Reserr* Liability of Proprietors £2,000,001 HBAD OFFICE 8S Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agendes and Breaches. Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok HoUo Poket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang
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      451 11 _J7 INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the U. S. A.) OWNED h\ THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK. Capital and Surplus U. S. $8,500,000 ir a a a n StraiU $21,250,000 l/ndmded Profits U. S. $1,054,764 StraiU $2,636,910 HEAD OFFICE r_ss, WALL STEMT-. I NEW YORK. BRANCHES:— BaUria Xob«
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      36 11 LIME JUIOE SPfe?^m[ Wholesome, iP^V^^.tal Prepared from the pure Juice of the Hf^l|§i§Sii finest West Indian Lime Fruit, prowa W^'^^JfM n Ur estates m. Dora i n ica, Wett g^^^N Insist on hating ROSE'S. iliiiff^ iiiiiiii»iiiiiiHiii[iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii[iniMi)iiiiiiru
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      237 11 VESSELS ARRIVED. Ban Hin Guan, Brit. 242, from Pontianak 5, for Pontknak unr\ V. Riebeck, Dut. 1,070, from Batavia 5, for T. Pandan unc. Maetsuycker, Dut. 717, from P«la»bftng 5, for Palembang 7. Kampar, Brit. 49, from T. Anson 5, for T. Anson 7. Perak. Brit. 258, from ?enan« for
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      371 11 \ESSELS AT WHARVES, I TANJONG PAGAR. (East Wharf No. I.— Haitan, Hoerde Wharf No. 2.-Thongwa, Ellora. Buj skes. Bhe*K Wharf No. :i.-Kofuku Maru. Main Wharf No. 4._Lai Sang, John Roach, Main Wharf No. 5.-Saugeritea. Main Wharf No. 6.— A. L. Treville. Wet Dock No. 7— Ganges Maru, Six Submarines, Sh-ns.'i
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    HISTORIC GERMAN YACHT.
    976 12 "RAINBOW" A! lIRIVES AT RANGOON. There arrived m port from Singapore via Port Swettenham on Mar IK the auxiliary schooner yacht Kainbow which formerly heW many honours at Cowos. This yacht was built at Particle, Glasgow, m 1898, by Messrs. D. and VV. Henderson and Company from
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    1615 12 THE CHINESE IN FRANCE. (.'reat Work of the Y. M. C. A. [From Our Ow.i Correspondent.] February 18. The Rev. James Webste*, who left Edinburgh two and a half years ago to take churpe of V.M.C.A. work f?r the Chinese Labour Corps m France, pr.t<l a flying visit
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    63 12 Liberty Hall presents Frank Mayo m a great dramatic thriller The Brute Breaker a Universal Special production m six acts and two new episodes of Eddie Polo's Cyclone Smith adventure stories m the second show. The Game's Up a Bluebird rollicking comedy drama with Ruth Clifford and L-Ko
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    WIFE'S FRANTIC APPEAL.
    108 12 "Don't sent my Husband to Gaol." A Chinese, who had rr rived at Hongkong from Singapore, was duurgtd at the Magistracy witn being m unlawful possession of four taels of opium. The drug was concealed m a jar, which contained ginger preserves. When a fine of $500,
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    32 12 No one will take any personal trouble for the benefit of the payers of income-tax and estate duties who are, under nationalisation, the real beneficiaries m colliery pro- fits. Sir Charles Seely
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    390 12 The P O. Line have placed an order with Harland and Wolff, Belfast, for iive 14 000-ton liners of their "B" class for the Australian service, via the Cape, Mmcd Bullart, Balronald, Bcradin, Barabool, and Bendigo. Construction of a portion of the orutv has been begun at Belfast,
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    TROUBLE ON ANDRE LERSON.
    338 12 Passengers' Unusual Experiences. Those English ami American passengers who arrived m Hongkong on the French BUlfl steamer Andre Lebon on March 25th are saying some uncomplimentary things m regard to the manner m which the passengers as a whole were treated during the enforced lengthened stay
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    AMERICAN SHIPPING.
    139 12 Mr. Payne on the Future. "America cannot be a great maritime country like England unless America learns to think and act m terms of the sea," is tha text of a message to the United States issued by Mr. John Payne, chairman of the United States shipping board.
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    22 12 Humanity has a very mixed outfit, and most of us are capable of being idiots at times. The late Sir Hubert Parry.
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      192 12 IMM ASK FOR "TRAVEBS" WORCESTER S UCE IN 5 OZ. BftTTI.ES I MADE BY "TR4Y£R8 M IN CQOO OLD ***** (CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS S? C?)f Jos TRiVEBS A SONS Ltd. I [Incorporated m England] 12, Battery Road, Singapore. Cable Address BROADGAUGE". I PELL DUMONT INC. I j fig Broad
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