The Straits Times, 20 April 1920

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    15 1 The Straits Times. MINGAPOKK. TUKBDAT/ APBIL. 20. 1820. MO. 26 311 PRIGS 10 C£Nl B
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      164 1 fc ji mm m* i*^^9 Price now |lUt per mm CARZOLEUM WOOD-PRESERVATIVE for the treatment of all kinds of soft timber in order to preyent th« ravage? of White Ants, Dry-Rot, Teredo and Deoay. r CARZOLEUM is also invaluable for treat neat of all kinds of TreeDiseases. DIRECTIONS FOR TlMBER
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      189 1 ROBINSON CO., LTD. tlioerporated ia Ifae Stowla SeUlemeata) Gentlemen's Gentlemen s Dressing Gowns Gowns Light atd medium weight w^*H wj. m»r i i*JLJ*J&^MI Medmm weiaht tuwf-!i rg in the latest design? a d WrM^ l U'<W *Tiftß '^VJfer colcured str'pts on wbite plain colours in grey, fawr, 7 m i/
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      4 1 MM H fbgSZ STERILISED
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    Africa Defies Airmen.
    1024 2 Remarkab'e Human Document On Tbe Flight. The lonjr despatch from Dr. Chalmers Mitchell which we publish is a remarkable human document, says The Times. In terse ami vigorous lansruape it Riven a praphic resume of the changes and chances that befell The Times machine in its trans-African
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    54 2 A man who was scnti-nced in London in connection with the seizure of over half a ton of gold and silver bars, alleged to have been maili- from British coinage, committed suicide while on bail pending an appeal from the sentence. His wife, who made the discovery of the suicide,
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      207 2 jßSll&sfeft Sun 4Kto Go* tli, SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE 4& ikstock: J2&L -J" Bank Paper, medium liie, 18 lbs. tfO "I" Bank Paper, D medium lixe, 2* Ika. JtS 3^^ Nanyang Bank, medium, 18 lbi. lQ^~ J^J^ Nanyang Bank, D'fscap, 16 lbi. I Thin and Thick Wrapping Paper. !f\( Cartridge
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      313 2 AS. EZEKIBL Wholesale and Retail Ovtirlaa* O, HIGH STREET (Europe Hotel BolUiifs) TYRES. MORE MILES FOB TOOB HONEI GO TO M. MOHAUBD DULFAKIR O*. 141, High Street The Leading Newsagents FOR TOUR PAPERS We Stock MAGAZINES, ILLUSTRATED PAPERS. MOVING PICTURE STORIES, FASHION ROOKS, PERIODICALS, NOVELS, ETC (British and American) REGULAR
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      363 2 J» The phenomenal suceens of the > > HENLEY tyre in face of the enormens W-V^J J9 competition from British and foreiga E''' ••;:'> I \\_r X competitors, has not been a matter fo» f v wonder to those having experience mi v I j our other rubber products. Our
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    Air Lighthouses..
    880 3 Self-»ctlnjj Mechanism At Hoonslow. It has long been realised, writes an aeronautical correspondent in The Times, that efficient ground will have to be one of the conditions of successful commercial aviation and as nightflying may be expected to be as common as flight by day when the aeroplane
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    43 3 The Pen aid Sword Social and Dramatic Club has been formed at home for social, dramatic, and nonpolitical purposes, membership being limited to men and women on the staffs of the Admiralty, the War Office, the Ministry of Pensions, and other Government offices.
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    43 3 In vu-w'of the shortage of hotel accommodation in Bombay, the Improvement Trust has sanctioned the application for thtrconvcrsion of some flats in the Colaba reclamation area into a residential hotel, -with a proviso that the license mijrht be withdrawn at six months' notice.
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      233 3 AIR-FLOAT AND The Peace-Tim|S||S that make the WHOLE "HAPPY. At asll Dl*r>^n stories andlltorts CONNEIL BROB. CO., Blntfupore r crtted i» U.H.A.) •ole Agents TRY 16,000 C.P. LIGHT'S PHOTO— DAY OR NIGHT LIGHT STUDIO 193-6, ORCHARD ROAD Motor <fefiS££ Lorries QTQCyOTIJ B conspicuous .m 31 *11 CllD H in every
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      358 3 UNHAPPY AFTER MrALS ll ia surprisinß how many people are afflicted in this way, though thoroughly enjoying it (rood dinner they, half-an-hour afterward*, are in pain, troubled with dull, heavy, overloaded feeling and decidedly uneasy. This is due to weakened digestive powers, and if it be allowed to go on
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      72 3 My Wear Mat Worried tfook Wberj Wpp. cV)Tor,ic l^eAda-clje/ would dy a(>t>eiY \(ou. orjl-y wore/ott^able a\&.jye/. CHEVROLET MOTOR CAR Magneto ignition Colour, grey or black Electric lighting <£ starter One-maD hood Enclosed steeri g gear Detachable rime GENERAL MOTOR OARAGE (WADLEI6H CO.. LTD. PI0PRIET0I8) 4, Onbkid Boad, Steftaptte, AYLESBURT ANDINUTTER.
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      426 4 STEAMER SAILINGS NIPPON YUSFN KAISHA (Incorporated In Japaa) Pader Mall Contract with the laaparlal Jspanese Government. Subject to alterations without notice, EUROPEAN MAIL LINE Fortnightly Service For London, Antwerp Tia (Malacca) Penang, Colombo, Suex, Port Said and Marseilles, YOKOHAMA MARU end April TAMBA MARU May 6 MISHIUA MARU May 20
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      768 4 STEAMER SAILJNGi P. Oa- British India AND .Apcar Line (Companies Incorporated in England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Govenuaeat) The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAT are at acawaat MsWßßied LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE FROM LONDON I TO MARSEILLES ft LONDON
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      692 4 BTEAMER SAILINGS PRINCE LINE FAB EAST SERVICE (Incorporate, in UJJL) I POR NEW TORK GAELIC PRINCE (via Panama) PERSIAN PRINCE (Tu's'uei') 1 111* 11 SLAVIC PRINCE (via st"') 'UKuWun. For all information apply to ADAMSON, GiLFILLAN ft CO. LTD. (Ineorporatod In Englaad) Agente THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITLD (laserperatod la
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      134 4 STEAMER BAILINGS THE EASTERN SHIPPING COMPANY, LIMITED i Incorporated in Straits Settlements) This time table is subject to alteration without further notice. Steamer sailing from Singapore PIN SENG Every Tuesday, at 2 p.m, for Port Swettenham and Penang. PERAK Every Sunday, at 4 p.m., for Malacca and Port Swettenham. From
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      406 4 BTBAMEI BAILINrJB 0. S. K. THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA LTD. Incorporated in Japan) No. 2, De Souta Street. Proposed Sailings from Singapore Mibject to change without notice) FOR LONDON, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AM> HAMBURG FOR PORT SAID. MARSEILLES, LONDON. ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG HAVANA MARU May If FOR NEW YORK (via
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      583 5 STEAMER SAILINGS s.B. IWSHIUCK •rill probably sail from Singapore for Colombo, I'«rt Said. Wnici' and Trieste arid Intermediate ports on May 1. PATERSON, SIMONS CO, LTD., Agents. CANADIAN PACIFIC OCBAM IBBVICCB, LIMIT 1 I) I. r t hina. Japan and Vancouver. U.C. I The Company's steamer Mattawa is due h.'re
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      358 5 STEAMER SAILINGS DODWELL LINE (Incorporated in England) FOR NEW YORK DIRECT i ss. BOLTON CASTLE loading first week FROM NKW YORK DACRE CASTLE April 28 For freight, please apply to PATERSON. SIMONS CO- LTD, Agents. LLOYD TRIESTINO LINE s.s. AFRICA due to arrive in Singapore, Monday, the 19th, and will
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      637 5 FOB PRINCES AND RICH MEN ONLI THE ROYAL YAKUT! (ANANG VILAS). This Yakuti or life-g-iving nectar has been prepared from the best, choicest and riches!: vegetable drugs. It has a wonderful property of increasing the virile power and rectifies all urinary disorders. In fact, It makes mv a man. This
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      947 5 If THBFHTATI OK JiAFIB BIN HIDJBB IOHAMED, P.K., 8 P.M.J., U.M.0., DATJ MHNIttl BB3AB OF JOBOKK, LBOB*BBJ. NOTICE TO CREDITORS j NMioi ii tnrcby a thsi all en'Wo'B i, aai th°' petaoa* htving ac« eiaima or d, 1 maids cpon oi tgataat tbe tfet»>e ot tho; abovoaamtd Jsalat b.a Ha]?e
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      382 5 MUNICIPAL NOTiCE The Mnaieipal Oommiiiiioaets ol Biax« pore invite tendora lor tiio a.'etatioaß aad additiona to ih I "upl ol Marbi->ury's qnact r at Maokeaaia Road. Crawinxs aad speel Baktlon may be U-pes^ed aa.' tenant forn» obtained at tbo Mr,»io p\i A'ebiteet a Offi.it (daring rffioi hoara. Teadora oa the
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      290 5 JOHORcGO.E^Mtrt!- P.W.D. Toadi-.s atu invitad- (or lib lo'lowing wotka 1. Buraeke lor twpr.r* roli^e **trbplria, joijo!.' Bi hi aaa s a Bi;>i (I lov iw ag Po !eo W.vieJ Men, Jnbcre fabro, cm i«4 8. Q niters tcr tssissast Cotamim 'caar ol Polnc J«k te B*hvo, ■> I 4 Qj*i*
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      752 6 Mnam ImPSJ From Tundny, Ayr\l 'JO, to Sunday, April £5 A INEEI MtIIICTION Ml TIE THOItHDI T*»T ■ILIMT II PICTUUt OF LIVtl T ACTIOI MO I XCITEIKir. TtWWP 16 A meledraxa witb a tettifla poaeb taat moves witb tbe toted ol fc m v 4 a ballet one wilb be«rt
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      192 6 IliEiA* OUAMOB OF PBOGBAMMB lat Show eveiy rriday, h n tad Show every Aieaday. V^M HALL, LTD. S WF/f\kj^ 88OONO8HOWAT9.il M/r'MlMml Mmm MuMl>r ln Unlv-r Bl Bpaola Aktraotlen V A ll A oh«tmiag play ot bifitiett attißtio exoolleas j 6 sets THE BIG LITTLE PERSON 6acts Aa appealiaK tomaaoe tbat
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      399 6 Recently Arrived Disinfectant Fluid in casks an* drums Sodium Bisulphite, 1 c»vt. drums qu /TATioaa faoM L.Y. SWEE CO, LTD. laectpsrattd ia M Birgapopa, Panang and CuaU umou>. THEBE EPIDEMIC DAY B WORDS OF ADVICE Ta tha aaera ef Dr. MORSE'S Indian Boot PUla. Darin* thasa Epidemic Days the people
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    105 7 fiXTURSS Veecday, April 20. r.iri} Wi 11 8. in.. It. IT p.m. Rou* Bj.'-rl aitg,, 2 1? p.-r. W^dne.Uay, April 21. fi:^ 1 IfttH, Ddl am., 11.(4 |JBi l>arfdcy, April 22, Prltftn Apiil 23. SS. Goer 1) r i a I M., 1 ;s r m. Oatwcr^
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      Vessels at the Docks.
      124 7 i Tinjono Faoab. J»tf 'V'AKr Pacw.- Nil. 9**t n»a/,— N»m Sang. U.««»3 '.Vjarf, Aviv 4«d Vioto«u Dhi rj> oii». a a* 1'"--iui W BASF.- H i-rco Mita, Africa, .'mo, loJsrf. L-k-i Fotr<ti. <li(Flu Dock-- H.nyhcn*, Celcb»T In VI :iobi Mun. T>C3ni<i Ma-a, Kimita.-. Uara, C»ijp.-o. W*4
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      Vessels Arrived.
      166 7 iSBI icrs, (torn Kobe •iy ore. 3 trna, fr.m Bark^ k 4 K-.: jtf tens, l.paa T. Aatca E^o^ 3 ,'4 I, Dot., £83 tons, frcm t I b. 821 ttEs, hcu. Do!. 9/4, t.i I >' 2ft2 ton?, ff-ml to H-cpkoii; 2 4. f.n 4 8 tCQb,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    132 7 r vt on. 'clan SsmVn 2.J0 pa -tiit 8 p:n tdf«l«or>» Hui Mum «.iu Pnbtt 8 pai KCCtiftllkk 4 r'L f i^oc au.l Haifboag 4 pic liaagkji; BfcMflfaM ai-J Japin 4 pi WMMn C Mob 0 »a B'.'.s-tj and Puivj Bal»c* 9 s-s Boojlkoag, Sbao!?b»i snJ Jipin
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    Mails for Europe.
    27 7 C id siiBJAPrfM iMMMIMH M eh 1 Miroh 81 Mtreb 6 *P"1 8 M»fc'i 16 April 14 Mtiotj 17 *p«'l '< >a '.7 April 14
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    133 7 EXCHANGE Singapore, April 20. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 1/S2 Demand. 2/3 26/32 Private 3 m/s 2/4 21/32 On New York Demand 45 ,4 Private 90 days -J l On France, Bank 000 On India, Bank T. T. 100 On Hongkong, Bank d/«I 110% p.c. pm.
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      MINING
      172 7 139. V'al. Pd. Bayers. Sellers. 10 10 Ampang 18.00 18.50 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.00 1.75 Cl £1 Kum. kamunting 3.2.6 3.5.0 10 10 Kinta Assoc. 10.00 10.50 11 A I Kinta Tin 2.5.0 2.7.6 non. U il Lahat Mines 7.50 8.00 G ."> Linpui Tin '>.'•'> (i.2."> 10
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      GENERAL
      95 7 (39. V'ai. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. II aE. Smelting Co. 14.75 15.25 lAS/- Electric T'ways 3/3 4/3 10 10 Fraser Noave 01.00 52.00 )O 50 W.Hammer&Co. 105.00 115.00 IOOIOOKctz Bros. 125.00 135.00 10 10 Mavnard Co. 12.50 13.00 10 10 Robinson Ord. 14.00 14.50 Vai.Pd. Buyew. Selleii. £1 i". Shi'll
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      DEBENTURES
      91 7 L. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,2r. i,500 par 6 p.c. pm S por- Electric Trani--5 i>.c. £350/ M)0 norn S*por* .Municipal 5 p.c. '„mio par Spore Mun. 4'i p.c. of IHO7 $I,o<JO,'m)o 16 p.c. 10p.c. dii Spore Mun. 4' 2 p.c. of 1909 $1,600,500 15 p.c. mp.c.dit Spore Mun. AVt
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    RUBBER SHARES.
    388 7 frasi-r and Co. and I.yall and Evatt'a QaMitioaa To-day's Pricei Frasar Lyall Co. Evatt i I i.'O 4.2Cxd 4.0 i in Am. M 4.70 5.25 4.(50 5.20 AynrHiUua < ->"> 23.00 25.00 23.00 i!.">.iPii A. Kunin^- ($1) i.:;n IJO IJO LM A. Molek(Sl) 3.90 4.10 3.90 4.10 A.
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      44 7 TAVIPEWS CEMENT TILE WORKS. LTft Nnttjf >« I.mby .i»e» 'ha» the trsnelei ki tf I-t Campaaj will fee oloer. >. on Ap.l C 3, I*lo, tH Ilc prepatalioa ol diw--1 ai By Cui'.er ot the Board, CEA.%' ?^1 OSS k CO 6eett»a»i;». -.aijipor-, ipill 30, IBM.
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      522 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS I T<) LET. No. 54, King's Road. Apply to Antr Konc Tens. 187. Tetak Ayer Street. OLA FOR SALE, by Wei nam, Loadon practically new. AW» a cabinet vith eight r<coi;K •>!> •>• 24, Oxloy Rond. WANTED, ir.'Fii-riil in in. it, i-.- r!i-rk, knowledge of accounts and typewriting.
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      227 7 VICTORIA THE&TRS (iy.-W Cli.mi pnteoaM CINEMA EXTRAORDINARY GaZtt i Clnom* unseat i A DOJBi-E ATTRACTION d. w a aunTiiS Ar!«B Ch«plin i# aUMMYaiOI TON SHf 1 1 t Seiiu;n INTOLERANT! Ito 7 Waiawfcf >-3-i »i imto er*wc« ioutBc»j, *piii aa l«raLlR««Ol IMJBl MJB l to 7 lFir»» Smiam) Cfaulea Obtplia
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      651 7 CRIMPING s Will the Manager of the Mtatt who has engaged locally one or more batches of TAMIL COOLIES who have deserted from an estate in the TAMPIN' district this month, com- municate with the address below. It has been ascertained that the coolies have been crimped by Agents, residing
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      654 7 AUDT ON SILE lA. the Bat room rf M-nre Obiag K-ig 1 Im3 Co., R«ffle« Cuambtn, Bafflta Ham, Satobdat, Apiil *4, at U.M a a. One fire-Beate* fcto b.kti bmio* oar in firat-ola* eend CHINO S>ENO LBS 4 CO., Anrt'vj e •id Batata AffNfa. AUCniiV SALE O' a Iftaei-t nc.dil
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    DEATHS
    78 8 ROBINSON. At Stamford Hill. London, on April 14, in her 91st year, Eliza, widow of the late Philip Robinson of Singapore. WATSON. -On March 14, at Adelaide. South Australia. Mary, the beloved wife of Andrew Watson, and the dearly beloved mother of Constance Lever. WRIGHT. -On Monday, April 19,
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    The Straits Times. TUESDAY. APRIL 20 MALAYAN FLOODING.
    1178 8 The Straits Times. TUESDAY. APRIL 20 MALAYAN FLOODING. For years past there has been most bitter and most warranted complaint against the neglect of waterways by the Government of the F.M.S. At the recent meeting: a bill was submitted which provides for the control of rivers and streams and consolidates
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    10 8 We have received a calendar from the Anglo-Siam Corporation, Ltd.
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    20 8 The notification relating to the fixing of maximum prices for Australian wheat flour, published on March 3, has been cancelled.
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    23 8 The civil case of Donald v. Duncan will probably come before the Judicial Commissioner^ Ipoh, about the 26th inst., says the Timesof Malaya.
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    20 8 A Government Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday afternoon contains dm orders respecting wholesale and retail milk prices in Penang and Malacca.
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    21 8 Kalumpang Tin, No Liability, figures for the first half of April were Hours run 308.45, yield pis. 169.8H, yards treated .!7,080.
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    28 8 The festival of St. Joseph, will be celebrated at the Church of St. Joseph, Bukit Timah, on Sunday. A special train will leave Tank Road at 7 a.m.
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    26 8 Mr. G. G. Seth, who, together with Mr. McCabe Reay, has just been appointed a Puisne Judge, is conducting the assizes which commenced at Malacca yesterday.
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    29 8 A debate on Does Civilisation tend to prolong or shorten life will be held at the Straits Chinese Reading Club, on Wednesday, at 8 p.m. All interested are welcome.
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    35 8 The clerical .staff of the local branch of the N.K.K. have presented an address and a silver cup to Mr. Rinzo Miyashita, their manager on the eve of his leaving Singal>ore on transfer to Hakodate.
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    31 8 The Misses Woods, who will be remembered by many in Singapore for their ability as instructresses of the latest American dancing, are returning here after a long absence, early in May.
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    32 8 A letter reached Singapore without a cover on Friday, the 16th instant. The addressee can have same on application to the Supt. of Mails, G.P.O. The letter is from Amose to Graeme.
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    44 8 A special Court of Appeal, composed of Justices Sproule, Voules and Bmwn, will sit at Ipoh on May 3 to dispose of the cases which were not completed at the last Court of Appeal, consequent upon the death of the late Mr. Justice Earnshaw.
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    46 8 Mr. L. F. W. Davidson, Mr. E. G. Money, Mr. A. K. E. Hampshire, Mr. H. R. Quartley, and Mr. W. R. Davies are the Directors of the Waterfall (Selangor) Rubber Estates, Ltd., which was formed primarily to acquire a group of rubber estates in Selangor.
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    42 8 The big rice case, in which nine men stand charged in connection with the attempted removal of over $25,000 worth of Government rice from Singapore recently, was mentioned in the third court this morning, and transferred to the District Court for trial.
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    50 8 The next meeting of the Malaya branch of the British Medical Association will be held at Raffles Hotel on Friday, April 23, at 9.15 p.m. Dr. Galloway will read a paper which will be followed by a discussion, and Dr. Sansom, C.M.G., will deliver his Presidental address. Guests are invited.
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    70 8 On the l.Jth inst., a coffee shop at Gaylang was entered by three Macaos. who carried away a large amount of jewellery and cash. In*p. King effected an arrest on the Kallang Road on the lKth inst.. and later the same day detained another man. These two men were produced
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    61 8 According to the Malay Mail, during the course of the firing of the 85 guns on the occasion of the opening of the Federal Council the wooden rammer was twice inadvertently left in the breech and duly fired off. One landed on the Pada'ng not many yards from the King
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    76 8 Prosecuted at the instance of Mr. F. J. Hallifax, President of the Rent Assessment Board before Mr. Langham Carter yesterday, an Indian named Hadji Bedin bin Abdul Ghani was convicted on three counts of increasing the rent of house 8, Lavender Street, three times in succession during 1917 and 1918
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    101 8 The Police Traffic Branch are endeavouring to improve the control of traffic in Raffles Place and will be glad of the cooperation of the public. It is proposed within a few days to send all traffic round Raffles Place in one direction only, clockwise, e.g. vehicles entering from" Datterv Road
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    108 8 Hongkong is, like Singapore, having its strike trouble. According to an exchange to hand the Chinese staff of the power stations of the Electric Light Company went on strike on April 11, and the stations were being manned by men from the Royal Engineers and the Royal Navy. The Chinese
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    99 8 Two small wash-outs occurred on the Ptnang-Kuala Lumpur section of the F.M.S. Railway during the heavy rains on Saturday and yesterday, states the Malay Mail. Between Ulu Yam and Sungei Tampeian stations the ballast was washed away for a short distance, but trains can proceed cautiously over this part. Between
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    539 8 The death has occurrrl .if the General Hospital, PcnnnK, of Mr. Philip Hewitt le Sueur, an accountant with Messrs. Barker and Co.. Ltd. Hie wcddinn-tixik place at St. Georn'l i Church. Penanjr. <>n Saturday, <>f Mr. M. Ken.iaway, of Ksoott Estnte.nm! Uiaa Hit-ks. who arrived from horn
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    Outward Mails.
    24 8 The outward B. I. packet Thongwa, witt mails from Europe, is expected to raaeh Panaag at daylight on Thursday, the ttti instant.
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    The SS Khiva.
    37 8 The P. and O. steamer Khiva it due Singapore at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Apri 22, and sriis for Port Swettenham, Penan? Colombo, and London at 5 p.m. on Satnr day the 24th instant.
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    Fire in Lavender Street.
    67 8 The fire brigade was called by tlv; llrr alarm at I' 2.:'.»> t)ii< doming. It turned out with three, machines and on arrival at Street found that the roof of the boiler house at the back of a largd saw mill and ice world contiguous to
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    Tailors' Strike Threatened.
    60 8 We understand that a strike has beer, threatened by the Chinese tailors employed by Messrs. Robinson and Co., Ltd. Messrs. John Little anil Q~>. and Messrs Campbell and Co., but as the result of a conference it is believed that the men will accept an increase which
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    Death of Mr. T. A. Wright
    190 8 With very great regret we have to report the deuth at the Nursing Home, last night, of Mr. T. A. Wright, from influenza and pneumonia. Mr. Wright haci felt unwell for ami days but kept at work until forced to enter the Nursing Home
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    German Position.
    629 9 Sticrg hole from Allied Powers. Ir. Lloyd George's Speech At Marseilles. Reuteb Tkligkams. London, April 16. Ptrfc: The Ambassadors cf Belgium and Itilj biva informed H. Millertnd that their Governments have associated thtmtelves with the step taken by Britain wilo a view 4o nuking collective Allied action to
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    Curiosities of Bolshevism
    62 9 &BUTU Telegram. London, April 16. Christian*: Tbe all Russian tradu osiOL congress b«e [acted a insolation dto'atio^ tie ntceaeity o( wotkbie sabmitting to mili tciy dißOiplino daring wotk, tbe neoessity o< m oampa ko agaisst altemp.a to avoid york aau II v a^opliuu cf a b>b.uui of
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    Shipbuilding.
    148 9 Landon, April 16. Lloyd's Rogiater states that Ihe shipbuilding returns lot the Muoh qaatter show that 3 894,000 tons ol merchantmen ware being bailt in the United Kingdom on Match 81, »n inoreaso of 400.000 as oompared with Deoember, 1018, and 1,140 COO as compared with twelve months ago.
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    doited States News
    160 9 London, Ap-U 16. Washington: Tbe Smito snb cr mmittee baa Tiitnally oampleted the Merohaat Marine Polioy Bill, providing that all m.rebaatmea owned by the inited State* OoTerament shall be sole to private interests in the next tea years. London, April 18. New York: The railway strikers have
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    Silver Position,
    113 9 Rxutxb Telegram. London, April 16, Montagu's gilvei report ot April 16 sUtca h»t there ia a tendency downward. The ;»eb piice has kept op fairly well cwibr tc hs demand lor prompt delivery on aoaonct jl the Indian B a tars and elsewhere, bat the aews from China
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    Malaya's Muddled Figures
    90 9 RIUTM TELKKAM. Londoa, April 16. Tbe tepott of the Rub ,et Ototreu' Aiscei tion, emphasising tbe need of mi tooaii'.e oensas ol lobbet soteaxe in tbe Eut, le mkiks tb»t tb9 OjveiDmeaks oi Cjjlob and M»l»ja mo «pp»rL«i)y sot yet able to onde»Uko tbe wo»k. II bopaa
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    Singapore Ship Damaged.
    60 9 Rsuteb Telegram. London, April IS. Lotesio Marques: A Portuguese steamei .Doonnteied tweaty miles cm! ol Inbuubioe tie Btitisb buqae Speedooia, bom Singapore t- Table Bay, wbieb bad bid an explosion ou boatd. The steamet look bet io tow, but w»e obliged to abtndon bet owiat; to the
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    Ireland.
    32 9 Kioto Telegram. London, Apiil 10. All bat five ol the bandied wtMted in tfae oiilituy iwd on Dablin yeeketd»y momioy bive been mleMcd. Eleven mote bac-cr ouiiu«u wen teleued iMt nigbt.
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    Matthews' Crash
    136 9 Some Farther Di tails From Ball. An Aoet% Seivioe win derpitobed horn WeHeTteden ye»teid»y giTea larlhet details of C*pt. M»tihewß ud Sergt. K»y, who crashed next to the fljioß groan i at Bali on Saturday, in the ooarse of their flight to Australia Contiti; to the fitst tepoit,
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    Italian Airmen,
    321 9 Italian Air men, Maslero Continues Flight To Tokip. (From Our Own Correspondent.) bangkok, A v ii 19. Lieut. Masieio, flying Ifom Borne lo Tokio, left Übon and arrive I at Hanoi on Saturday. Lieut. Fertaiin left the Siamese aerodrome at Dan Haii^ (at Übon on Saturday. The Rtngoon Qiz^tto oi
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    Aviation
    21 9 Relteb Telegram. LoDdon, April 18. Rugooa, April 14 i Feirwin, who is fljiag to TokiO, left this morning for Bacgkok.
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    Properly Sales.
    252 9 Tbi followirg Si«g»pjte properties were ■ild b» pabho aaolioa by Mtstrs. ObiD|t K-Dg L and Co., je-ise d»y atreraooa. Toere mi a large crowd cf intending por ebaaeti in attendance, the biddings weti br sk and the ptiee.n ob'-aiued were exoep lionaliy v>o r 1 099 yarn" leasehold
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    Unfounded Tibetan Rumour.
    182 9 TbePiooeei states tbat Ibe news mid to have b 'en reooivi d in Calcutta at |be begir oin« oC tbia montb, fiom Tib I is entirely m leaiing. Ajnoiriir.ij to the CaloQtta statements, two Cbiatse c fihiaia and iLusi dom Batten Tibet timed at Lbas»a b x
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    LABOUR AND EXCHANGE.
    484 9 Acting Controller's Letter to the j Ml The folio wine oopj ol a lettf r ft im Mi. Olives Maika, Aning Controller of Ltboar, oated April 1, ifno was ajdreescd to Ibe) SdowUty of the P.».K. Sif I in vo tbe bonotu to address jen on the
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE FUND.
    688 9 Previonalj aeJno«u»: K 6<J ...»768,0J4 70 Met- c ard Adblo Saiga Con oiated Milk Ci, (000 M. -c bunt ol ib 6 aj!»por 8u... 10/68 17 P*c fij liadirg Co., Lid. 8,0 0 O<;j itek itxn a.tiO Fe« Bwtiah a lidoot. Ptb.ng Hon K Bie 180; Sern
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    34 9 A Reutcr telegTam from Tientsin states that Mr. H. G. Woodhead, Editor of the Peking and Tientsin Times, has been decorated with the commandcrship of the Order of the British Empire for war service*.
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    750 9 Concert to Benefit Children's Aid Society. From Out Own Correspond t ot. Malacca April IS. ».iy heavy itorm Itsl S»«nu»y Digit did nil d. tti Malacca (oiks bum nuking a •h. useful iqludoj »> tbe Malacca Clab on tbe oooMicn of the o«'»> oh«n»ot wbiou was o»«anißad by
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    THE B. I. STEAMER EURYALUS.
    350 9 Mast Snapped OH During Heavy Weatber. The British India Neuhler Baryalas bad i remarktble experience sborily after leavi NewoMtle tit Briebaoe on Matob :0, ber main topmast boing otrntd >w>; owing to ibe vea>Hi rolling buaTily in bigh sua Tut 4biid i ffioei (Mr. 0.
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    21 9 N«WI has been received at Bombay of the death at Naples of the Duke of Oporto, late Viceroy of Portuguese India
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    Saigon.
    1007 9 Far away from the harmony H bed whioh tana tbe stores o( Icdo Cbia ■<--m M B»ii direatly on the high seas from Mugspore to Hongkong. Ffom the ccait of Annaoi lo the shores of Ocobin Caica, oae oaa d.stiiigaist-, by tbe lina of smoke, baidly real, w\iio!i fl
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    Death of Mr. Jules Martin.
    84 9 Out Penan r coneepondf nt wires tbat Mr. Jiltß Mattin died »t B»Btbr>u»or, Sufex, Ffic»»j, at the tge ol 67 yews He I(I Pes*Dg year tg oo puii.llj r oovenon Norn siicke Uj u»d t, c p«o.i i:.6 y Ue wts tor m»ny jam a
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    Scrapping the Highflyer.
    72 9 The Times oi I edit n»v»l oaricppoodoal «»jb itikt «bo UiKLfljn, tbeflkK«bi^ of lie B el I dies Bqiadrov, will Hboitlj be «u--pl«o dbj a :m,»n uptjdhtu o r ui v. Tnj Qtntiil Staff Offi.'ut :XtT«l), Ootutuba, v.» already teoe »ea an intimiti'n axnilaro o above. Tlc
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    Eastwards in 1686.
    1841 10 Seventeenth :e«ury Trip Frja Home. I] The P^urop 'aii navigators who roamed the Eastern MM during the sixteenth and 1 nth centuries have not left many j li;)nks describing their experiences, but] book, writes J. Stuart in the Rangoon Gasette, has come into my hands, 1 from
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    SHIPPING CONEERENCE.
    160 10 SHIPPING CONEERENC E. Blue Farttnl i me u.ctemj at;ng Withdrawal. The Blue Funnel Line has proposed to 'rom the Hongkong Freight Conference for the Hongkong-North American sorvVe, according to a dltimtfh received in Osaka. The Conference, Hjn a China paper, finally established by Japanese, British, Dutch an. l American shipping
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    Flying at Kuala Lumpur.
    108 10 Meant I. K. Wonp, Ltd., have not WBitod lonjr before making further arrangements to pive the people of this part hi" the world an opportunity of seeing modem flying:, reports the Malay Mail. The Nicuport Nijrhth.-iwk aeroplane, >vhich has been flying in Kmrland, France, Belgium and
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    28 10 Thi- famous troe El Butini in the Garden of GatfcMfMM was blown down during NMBi storm. Tradition said that this tr-.-e would fall when the Turkish Empire fell.
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      63 10 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondent*. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point Long rambling epistles are liable to be rejected or ruthlessly cut down. Correspondents most enclose their names, not necessarily for publication but as guarantee
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      Estate Labour
      84 10 To the Editor' of the Straits Times. Sir, Your correspondent Mr. K. N. L. appreciates Mr. H. J. B.s statement and condemns Mr. Seenivasan's protest, because a coolie absconded twice and has been punished twice. If Mr. K. N. L. would have realised how cruelly a poor Tamil
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      Municipa'.
      101 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, The ways of our Municipality are surely beyond an ordinary man's comprehension. In Anson Road, close to the Union Jack Club, money is being spent in widening the road, while just to the eastward of St. James's in Keppel Road firewood
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      Motorettes' Reply.
      412 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In reply to Modesty," Modest, Dubious and Co." and Skootamota," we (the Motorettes) would like to state, once; and for all, that no notice whatever will be taken by us of challenges if the chal- lenders are so unsportsmanlike as
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET
    122 10 Marphail and Co."* Daily Report Singapore, April 20. Silver. M%. Hongkong 110%. Rubber Market. The market is steady, May /June sheet around 88 \k cts. July/ September I*o li cts. October/December S»5 cts. Small demand for crepe. Shares. A dull market. Ulu Pandans ■old 2.12 H, Mandai
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    Equatorial Rubber Trust.
    113 10 The prospectus of the Equatorial Rubber Trust, Ltd., was published in the Home papers on March 15, announcing an issue of 750,000 shares of f 1 each, of which the directors and their friends have subscribed for 500,000, leaving 250,000 shares for public subscription. The Chairman of
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    46 10 The extent to which money is ti^ht in Bombay is shown by the fact that tho bank rate has now been raised to eijrlit per cent. There is now a complete stoppage of company flotation. Some companies recently floated failed to realise UK capital asked for.
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATION
    1018 10 Singapore btudcnis who Have Pasted. The following is a list of Singapore scholars, boys and girls who, in addition to the names given yesterday, have passed the last Cambridge examination held locally. The small Roman letters denote that the Candidate to whose name they are prefixed was distinguished
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    AIR SEHVICE TO HOLLAND.
    342 10 Wtekly Commercial Trips From Yorkshire. A regalsr weeklj OMUituercial fly'ng aervioe b-.-f*e*n Yj«k«b;re and Hi..laiU Us beta j ceoidtd up i>. Tl»e bail v. »-t roiiing Ly tbe tuco s'ni venture 3l At. Ro^ioaid Kmu j woiUit, «ruo ti»h j st returKia with a saypi/ cl
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    AMOMG THE PIGEONS.
    349 10 Mayor's Racy Descdpiha ol a London Visit Tv- M-.yoi ol Pe*.e*baroapb, CocnTillor W. R'teif y, wbn U noted I >r bis r&ey e:yle wb» v detling wib. a dry et I j et. povidtd a uocd tintettainaeiit at a met her il tba l.o*l Ccnoeil in dtsoribir
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    Tea Crisis io Mlccing Lane.
    269 10 ThcP'ireo'd CVcctta tra market report aoticpitcs the cr In that is lk-lyto me' in tbe isarkitin LnJon oniog tothrta lj cpattitioe of tea that hava hoen ebipp i |:tCi the Minlf.tr/ of Sl-ippirg wi! p«cv, ii d 'open lo piiv.d; mere tocn»ge for t'.a. Tbiaj
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    St. Andrew's Medical Mission.
    178 10 The plans for the new hospital have. now been drawn up, utilising to the bait advantage the enlarged site which lias now been granted by the Government for the scheme. These plans can be inspected by any subscribers or intending subseri hers on application to the
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      S C.C. Tennis Tournament.
      269 10 i I Tbe fe«n'>* loamaaml at tfce 8 C.C. b«i now not la an iatertsticj( vi ct i>i tb& jp.impotitioni diavijg towatla tbs &<•!«. Y.sturdty aftPtnion tbo rain «v aot »a!B Jo-cot to pteveet pliy, aaj tba u»<ot>o» k.Kvofjed were oatticd oat. j Th-i oio t
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      Golf.
      29 10 Tbe Law cop couptitiac Mm Oolf Cl7b rtbul.td an (ollow M-j:iY,.eB 43-9 XI M-jo* Hein^ei 41 Bft Okfl. Twits 89 4 Btt Li. Cjl. C.tßiive 41 8 84
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      International Soccer
      131 10 Io an io'.i rnVim.^l iv»ii«'i ti (vnbiU ltjUo'i at S'iffi.U on Ap/.l It, Kr K IAC 1 t. u> Scjtl»oJ by Im KOftlo t > teat. Hrn «c >tui wss wet tt,i ib? m»«cb, »br b wsg eMWhel by tbiity thco *n<i spoetitTr. K-Jk.Ur. I b c»a well
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      Inter-port Tennis
      235 10 Tbe tnnis miko'j pl»f 1 at the Pio-.?* Oriokot Cub l> u?eo W. H fL'rtfsll, Ifca P/JC ehiu r<->n, ard B. a Wh Mkj, ab»m pian ol tbti S It C »;ti»ot. a 4 Urpj« taa.b'.i o( «peatato>«, *he eiw %im l^o.l oHm. p>n emerge c c- f
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    A Book of the Day.
    1240 11 Moore About It Fur self-possession and cocksureness Mr. Moore has only one peer in the modern world of letters, and that is his fellow-countryman and fellow Irishman GaotM Bernard Shaw. Each, like the Fat Boy m Pickwick, is anxious to make your flesh creep, but
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    MISS TEMPEST HONOURED
    684 11 Hongkong University Dramatic Society. The Hongkong University Dramatic and Musical Society took the opportunity afforded to them by the visit of Miss Marie Tempest to Hongkong to demonstrate to the- popular English actress their interest in dramatic art. Through the kindness of Pnfessor and Mrs. Jordan, they
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    43 11 Programme of drill*, etc., for week ending Saturday, April 24, 1920 ThurMlay, April 22. B.V.C. Band, Band Practice, Drill Hall, j 5.16 p.m. Saturday. Apr.il 24. S.R.E.V. Rifle Club, Balesticr Range, t.SO pjtt. R. SMITH, 2nd Lieut., Acting Adjutant, S.V.C.
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    35 11 Public subscriptions have been inaugurated at home in order to provide 210,000, inrludintc the purchase of a country haute, for Mr*, and Miss Chriatabcl Pankhurat, in n-i-iiunition of their w. rk in the suffrage movement.
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    47 11 I A new institution, under the name of the League of Youth, nas been formed is Madras "for the purpose organising the younger veneration to enable them to take an effective part in public life." The league will publish a weekly papor called Youth us its organ.
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      245 11 BAFFLES HOTEL ft* brgwt Mi meat raeecMfa] Hotel ra U4 Uial FACING THE SEA £u«lb« ndtea ef moms and spariou loangea, r««m4aJai aW beautiful groonda. AFTERNOON TEA Mrwrr Th«n4ay, mosle In attendanec Cinema Ml Ue HWI from 6.15 p.m. rint-daat cataia*. Guest Night every Saturday, «Ibjmt Mi lowe4 bj rlnema.
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    Waziristan Expedition.
    1388 12 The NtofiDd Cspltal Falls to The British. The special correspondent of the Madras Mail writing from Kaniguram on March 9 says MajorGeneral Climo has sent the following telegram to the General Officer Commanding the Derajat Column I take the opportunity of your occupation of Kaniguram. the chief town
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    WHENCH COMES THE INFLUENZA?
    542 12 The Electric*. Qually of Ibe Atmo.'phtre "This epidemic (influenza) is evidently the effect of some insensible qualities of the atmosphere, as it spreads with astonishing rapidity over land and sea, uncontrolled by heat or cold, drought or moisture." So wrote Noah Webster, in 1799, long before
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    46 12 Although at first there was some uncertainty as to how the Calcutta crows would take the advent of the aeroplane, with Kreat relief it is noticed that they are more or Ics in.lhlVmit. In these days of highly paid agitators one never knows what might happen.
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      142 12 Telephone 266 Telegrams i VANNER ERASER CHALMERQ PKOPRIKTORB THE OFNEKaI. ILEOTBIO 00., LTD, I (inoorpomUd In KnglMid) S^^ CAPITAL I £3,000,000 OoattMtoit Is (be British Admi'tlty, Wir Offloa Iidl» OfflM »md Ooloaial GoTenmeat. British-made Mining Requisites IN STOCK Screening Wire Ropes Hair Belting Circular Saws Drill <t«el Saw Filsa S
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    MAN IN A GLASS BOX
    270 13 Professor's Only Complaint After Six Days. Mr. Joeeph Buoroft, o( ibe Cambtdgie Physiologies! Laboratory, who Bpent tixdajs in hetmetioally sealed box lo prove Wbetbes ibe amtant of ox j Ren io a man's blood on a be calculated bom a knowledge cf the pmtiiy o(
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      177 13 WHOLEB&LE AMI) RETAIL 'SS****^-~^. Manufacturers ami sup- T pliers of Hand and Fold■rr"^' .< Sweet, Sonorous Tone, —I**' made of seasoned teak wood and first class bV^bbVJbl^sx reeds to snit all dim- I^^ of many varieties with their 6ttmg» of the belt make. SlUrs, E»raJ, 1 ambura. Clarionet, Cornet, Tibia,
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      513 13 THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LTD. (INCOBPOKATBD IN QOKIK8LAND.) General Manager's Progress Report For Four Weeks Ending march 27, 1920. OenHemeo,— I beg to forward the mining report, (or the toot weeks ending Maroh 27, IMtk Development wotk (or the term amounts to 41 feet, m follows Siukiag 7
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      109 13 HAIPHONG d DRAGON VOP CEMENT Supplied to the S pore Municipality, Government of Johcre, Malacca Municipality, F.M.S. Railways and all leading architects and contractors. DUPIRE BROS. Sole Agents, Singapore FLOODS ANTisH-OUTS BY USING "ARMCO" Cjlverts and "CALCS" Automatic Drainage Gates THEY WOBK WHILE YOU SLEEP Easily transported, easily assemble j,
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      38 13 LARGE SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. White Enamelled Coagulating Pans 18 by 9 by 4 Corrugated Iron 24, 28 and 30 gauge, all sizes Write to us for your requirements. THE BEREMBAN GENERAL AGENCY, LTD. (Incorporated in the F.M.S.) SINGAPORE
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      1141 14 REISOMS FOR INSURING his life by a great business man, nhose son is covered to the extent of seven million Hollars, were Belief in the wisdom of Insurance, unwillingness to carry his own risk, faith In its principles, supreme confidence in its protective features, and regarded from the standpoint of
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      478 14 Assets over $8,000,000 S.C Assurance in force over $12,000,000 S.C. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE GO. LTD. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 12, Old Jewry. EX. The Company has £2t,*M deposited with the Supreme Court of England and compiles with the British Life Assurance
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      208 14 BANKING THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) Capital Authorised f1.500.001 Capital Subscribed £1,600,00* CapiUl Paid-up t 760,004 Reserve Fund and Rest t 786,70* BOARD OF DIRECTORS R. J. Black, Esq, Chairman. J. M. Ryrie, Esq. I H. Melvill Simons, Esa F. R. Chalmers, Esq. I Sir David
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      596 14 BANKING THE OVERSEA-CHINESE BANK, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) Head Office SINGAPORE, 2, BATTERY ROAD Tel. No. 1655 Branch PENANG, 24, BEACH STREET Capital Authorised »20,000,00 C Issued 10,6PJ,00( Paid-up 5,250,000 Reserve Liability of Shareholders 6,250,0<X Board of Directors The Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Keng, 0.8.E, Chairman Tan Ean
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      603 14 BANKING THE HO HONG BANK, LTD (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Singapore, Raffles Chambers, S and 6 BRANCHES Fennng 88, Beach Street Malacca— 131, Jonker Street Muar— 77/79, Jalan Suleiman Batu Pahat— J 09, Jalan Rahamat AGENCIES AT London, New York, San Francisco, Batavia Soerabaya, Semarang, Palem'^nng and
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    THE MOTORING WORLD
    1026 15 Notes and Comments On Current Topics. Motoring la Malays. Mr. J. H. M. Rob»on writes on motoring in Malaya an excellent series of illustrated pamphlets issued by the Malay States Information Agency, 88, Cannon Street, London, E.C. British Malaya, he says, possesses an excellent road system of
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    32 15 Many letters received by the Ministry of Pensions at home from ttisabled officers cannot be answered owing to the illegibility of signatures and the absence of particulars sufficient to identify the writers.
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      136 15 George's Garage Burlington Duildingi, CoUman Street, Singapore \Phonm tfOS\ La?t»> running, tuperior ear* on hire at all howi —Charge* moderate. OUR WOTTO— Civility, ol«Mnlln«aa, comfort. SPECIAL TERMB FOR HOLIDAY OR PICNIC 00TINO8, Conrteoui and competent ch<iuffevrt. Teftoa ca »pplie»»ica tv the M ia»ve>, f *e j^e'n Q\ti# FRESH SHIPMENT HYDRBCHLfiRIC
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      410 16 FIREWOOD gat tk» Mnnldpality of Singapore. fas prime contractor TftvGUAN KIAT t)ll gai, treprUtor e f Ooaa KU» an* O».) Sola Agen» Globe BoilerFlaid <Ts» M»»l n«M for preserving a»s lCtutag steam boilers of every description Pn«M Nos. 13C1 IMS Omee 16, Phillip Street. Fhen. Nos. 145* 1»7I Private Residence.
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      302 16 GUAN KIAT CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) S6, Phillip Street, SINGAPORE. GOODS READY AND IN STOCK NOW American Axes, Elephant Brand Scythe Blades 40 ins., Europe Bass Brooms large sixe, Emery Cloth, Nicholson Files assorted sizes. Gauge Glasses Eureka assorted sixes, Brass Wire Gauze assorted mesh, Hammers assorted sizes.
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      960 16 ADVIRTIi[MENTS_ The PREPAID charges for Wants, For Sale, to Let, etc. In ordinary close-set type (average six words to line) are Per line one Insertion 28 cts, two Insertions 46 cts, three insertions 64 eta, fonr Insertions 82 rts.. five inanrUons $1.00. six insertions 11.13, ten insertions SL4O, twelve insertions
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      933 16 SITUATIONS VACANT ESTATE AND MINING WANTED, European medical officer for < •state work. Apply giving full particulars sad stating salary expected, to 627, Straita Times. WANTED, senior assistant for estate in j British North Borneo. Good prospects competent man. No one with less than four fears' experience need apply 1002,
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      725 16 MISCELLANEOUS WANTED, option on rubber estate. Reply with full particulars to 225, Straits Times. WANTED, second-hand Bentley's Code in good condition. Reply stating price to 211, Straits Times. .CONVERSATION LKSSONS in English, French and Malay given by lady. Apply ISO. Straits Tinier. PRIVATE LESSONS in piano theory of music, also
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      413 16 Straits MotorcarServio I.IMITKII (Incorporated in Singapore II I te JIB. Orchard Rond. CARS HIRE SK( o\p II \\i» -xusiW IAUKi Studebaker 7-seater, wire wherls. good for private MM H4.500 Ki-n. 5-Heater IJM Overland. 5-sealcr 2.250 Overland. 5-xealrr LMOtt CWraaMa .">-seater 2.23S If you wish to sell yuur car. consult us
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