The Straits Times, 7 September 1920

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times NO. 26,429 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1920 PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 101 1 1 Price no* |PM| PHsener Beer W&M Guinness Stout k^S Bole Jlgentai THE; BORNEO Co., Ltd. (Inter?-) ated is Bnglud). a«»nJaa»^a^a—a»^a^a«aia^^— aafc.^^— r<ffrtTmf|[>| m ||t|| |a|[ "Taf^i x^ iur "^KaT 'W csf TaC» ~xk "wr wr JCSa4 Ja^B 5559 JK. fflL ij JaWL JK^I JL. Hand-made Championship 1920 NEW BHIPMKNT
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    • 179 1 ROBINSON CO LTD. (Inoorpc?»}<u! i* (be StotitJ Bctll.or.rßti-) X^.as't Day OP Cask Sale SEPTEMBER 7 Clearing Prices ROBINSO N CO., LTD. liowp rats: in tuo 'traiia S ttkme ti) SINGAPORE »fILs^JK^^aaaBVa«B«BVBVBVB«aBaB^MHB«BMHBVB*B«BW^aVBaB*MB«^ K^ m^ If 1 70Q focnd 01 sellinj b«low eoit, th. Y~C K~ i T7 T9^ S-S vould b
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    • 1 1 STERILISED
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  • 1339 2 DivldenJ of 20 Per Cent, lor Tbc Ye.r. Thn orteeoth odiaarj annual geneva' BaatJßg cl t- ii^.tho'aers ol tbb J»»» UaM\« :-tJ JV.djso C mpanj, Ltd, w»ur.ld Od July 30 »> lac offiaea, 41. EMlobaap, SO Mi A. L. SI te (the ohairman) pttail ing. Ibo
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 407 2 Send now for a Free Specimen Copy of the Most Complete Weekly Newspaper sent out from Great Britain. 7/.« Timet Vaasu aarmii iluitraied) contain* fill the principal news together with n the led. card .pedal article, ol the daily O rOgCS OT i...c. o( Th, TimeM Be.id>. all the« PhntoPraVtire
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    • 266 2 !r««cliir,3 Shins ;!iieiiWi!liC(itic«ra I £*JkA yjCuiicara Soap umnsert > :>•«!: •.iiil nature \.-.U'\.\. Uom4 lor ivi ry-<" loUei i" rpnaei t!\uy ■Mag b<.::>.r, sureror m in: mrnffiaifill at any price. o.) l«..Ointm»r> V. 3d. »n i ."v Ci. •Yd i i :uut the < nip opi .-.^.h f :-Ti» A.27,
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    • 171 2 NM^BMHEar^^^^%^^ Lipton's Tea *T"HE flavour, the delicate an>rna and the fragraacr of its leaf. can never tie equalled by any other Ordinary lea. Liptuo'a Tea is the pick ol the Worlds Finest Tea gardens and. is packed by the most nuxiern scientific methxls thai preserves the rich flavour aad the
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  • 724 3 The Log of the First Columbus Voyage. Out in Seattle, a Dr. Martini Dumourette has announced the discovery of what purports to be the log of the voyage of Christopher Columbus, cast into the sea when storms threatened the three tiny barque which carried the little band
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  • 287 3 What an old Kitchener Man Heard. Ta, ta-ta, ta It rang out clear and prolonged, the old show a lejr," as I sprang out of bed and gathered my wits together. But it was silent now I must have been dreaminjf of those days in training for the
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  • 19 3 A wife at Maocleafield Police Court He t!v •••atoned »> cut off my head and put it ou the Übio.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 285 3 I ROSE'S I LIME JUICE v Prepared solely from pure Lime Juice and the finest i£p .Yt refined sugar. THE STANDARD FOR PURITY and EXCELLENCL Insist on having ROSE'S. ~J^ HIHIHHII!iimilimilllllll!IHH!lll!!ll!ll!IHIllllHIHIIIIIIIIIim CODE BOOKS Hssmlij"! C«t>s>lcte Pkraae Broomhall'a Kabber Editioa A. B. C Mk Edittoa Broomhall's Imperial rasafclasHsa t- C tta
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    • 290 3 SUUESSFUI IN EVERT FIELD. Not 0.. r has the CHINESK COMMERtIAI DIRECTORY established a reputation araoni/ adrertisors for responsiveness and qualit) of circulation in its own but also or those accounts that we have carried in com- petition with the largest Commercial Direc- tories published in the Straits and F.M.S
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    • 404 3 M. EZEKIEL WHOLESALE WOi RETAIL Ol'll' I NS O, High Street (IbMbw al«*al Buildings). FOR SALE NEW SE\ 'EN-SEATER HUPMOBILE $2400 As a proof of the quality of our Carton papers jf Owlish Manufacture, we have made 6 c.'plej of the above attraction, and believe ut, the sixth copy is
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    • 338 3 RICHES DO IN m VNT TO BE RICH If so. do not delay but try Mr. Chiang Kia Jin w!io it in th- po-ition tl "<•■« fT J vkctJtM PROPOTY such as estites. hUMM proprrti.-.. ahare.s, etc. Plc.i call or municatr witn Mr. Chiwsg Kia Jin. fhL.p Copby« A Co,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 821 4 STEAMER SAILINGS P. Oa-Sritish India Apcar Line (Companies Incorporated In England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICM PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. (Under Contract with Hi. Majesty. Government) The Company. MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present saaaeaded LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES ft LONDON Doe Singapore Leave
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    • 634 4 STEAMER SAILIN6S PRINCE LINE LIMITED (Incorporated te awigt.^j PAB BAST BBSTICI fob mrw i ob* CELTIC PRINCE via i,m abont middle of Oct. For all Information apply te ADAMSON. GTLPITiLAN jj^^ if, (loeorporatei te matjteM] Ageata. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS UMITED (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) For hina and Japan
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    • 284 4 STEAMER SAIUIUS THE EASTERN SHIPPING COMPART, LDOTHB (Uasra«ratei te Straits •citl.meato) Tkla Urns table Is rabjeot te kltaratlaa wlt.oet fartker nolle*. ■teamer salUag fres. •lag.pere PF.BAK— Every Tnesday. >t «jb_ for Pert •vette.haai and Paaaag. JIN HO— Every Sunday, at 4 pjn, for Malacca and Port Swettenham. From Malacca to
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    • 419 4 STEAMER SALURtS O.S. K. THE OSAKA SHOSHEN KAISHA LTD. (Incorporated in Japan) No. 2, Do Souxa Street. Proaosed Sailing from Singapore (Subject to change without notice) EUROPEAN LLNE For Port Said, Maracill^a, London, Antwerp, Kotterdam and Hamburg Dae Spore. ALPS MARU mid Sept. ATLAS MARU beg. Oct. (omit calling at
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    • 400 4 STEAMER SAUWtt NIPPON YU3EK KAISHA (Isastaarato* la Jaaaa) •Taste aUD Cuattae* «fta 8M aaaiatam Jaaaaeae Maieiaaieat ■■•jest to atvaratlaas wlak*** arWeU aaaaai ■CBOPI MAXJ. UaTB Pattatcatty f*frUa Pa* Laa4ea. Antwerp vta (aUia*a*> P«n*» CaUaiaa, ■eoa, Pact aaM aai UMtmttitm. KAGA MARU Sept. 14 KUMANO MABU mtaV Sac*. YOKOHAMA MABU Baat,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 497 5 STEAMER SAB-IMS BRITISH INDIA B. N. CO, LTD. GURNA Far Adelaide, Melbourne aad Sydney Is due here on September and will kail probably the following day. BM a few r i el:-- aarths avaUabU. For fa .ippb' to BUI UTI AD 4- < mtW DIKlt I (via >uei 1 Amrriran
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    • 654 5 STEAMER SAILINGS DODWELL LINE (Incorporated in England) FUll NF.W YORK DIRECT SGRrCMONT CASTI.E LoaJ^ September For freight. p!e»t- apply to I'ATERSON. SIMONS A CO.. LTD, Agents AUSTRALIA BY BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated iv Austral i«; Singapore to Java Ports, P**l Darwm Thursday Island, Brisbane and Sydney, vii ferros Straits, also
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    • 956 5 GOVERNMENT NOTICE Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of September 7, 1920, for the following worh* I— 1. Erection of four Quarters for Clerks at Penang Lane. i 2. Erection of seven Quarters for Clerkf at Bukit Timah Road. Kveiy person applying for a
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    • 917 5 BALR OF GOVERNMENT (RUBBEK) PLANTATIONS, KUALA TKMBKLING, PAHANG. TENDERS INVITED Tenders will be received at the Office of the Director of Agriculture. Kuala Lumpur, I up to noon of Saturday, September 25, 1920, i for the purchase of the Government (Rubber) Plantations Kuala Tembelinx as a going concern. The following
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    • 446 5 TANAH PERMATANG ESTATES, LTD. (In Liquidation) IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIE*' ORDINANCE. 1913 AND IN THE MATTER OF THE TA>AH PERMATA.Mi ESTATES, LIMITED NOTICE is hereby given that the Creditors of the abovenamod Company, which is being voluntarily wound up, are required, on or before the 9th day of
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    • 402 5 IN THE ESTATE OF THOMPSON ROBINSON, DECEASED Pursuant to Bad I|C Trust**) Ordinance I*l4, notite is her.',., piv.-n that all creditors and person < hnvinit tiny claisaa or demand- against the Estate of T^ump*** Robinson deceased. Haator Mariner late a i Pilot of the I'ort of Si fl the Ist
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 789 6 CIHEMAS Death-Defying Aeroplane Feats i>cai: t) 1910, a Hooter's Telegriu appeared in this p»per totheeff^et tba LIBCTBNANT 0 LOOKLBAR I v till his tiiek of paaaias bom one aeroplane to aa th i said kM| asd hi* »»i>-Biaat Liealenaat Jilliott were bj.u kill J wb.lo perlorming lor oia.m» piotares. Fattb'
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    • 306 6 CINEMAS From Tun lay, t«J»t. "M*.© Thursday, Btpt. 9 IjPI HALL, LTD. 5? By//nVwsW FIRBT EHOW IT 7.81 Br/A 'T^ft. WESTBRN PHOTOrLiY'S SBR'aL wtfM TH£ aR S T BAMBiE Feat niii R CHaKuBS HD CH Nud iNNB LUTHBR Ia tbe aerial tleolrie in its dyßtmie I re, »cd high voltage
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    • 172 6 French Roofing Tiles Rldttea Ventilator* Glass Tiles Aboadam ieau> iIMSi be d by IjIOIICI taL <aL^iO« ■WBBBh^BBBBBVJb W 1 ■^■iBPJ^" '^nB^IBBBV BBM ■^BJJJBJBBBIBBJJJJBr '^BJBJBBRr m^ 7, Raffle* Quay, -tingapo*** INDO MALAY CO., LIMITED 8, MALACCA STREET. JUST RECEIVED JUST RECEIVED HAIG AND HAIG SCOTS LIQUEUR WHISKY j AND ARTHUR BELL'S
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  • 104 7 M\Jl ML Tutnd.iv, Si-ntembcr 7. ili. h 4L'l p.m. .cca, noon. -Mi p.m. llie Yetlow Tickit, Vie. Theatre. V. 'ftln>'sd:i> Si p»en.l)er S. ll ii.li \\n:.r, 7.15 a.m., 6.51 p.m. r'inal i SUffordl v. S. R. C. Outward Ball <lue, p.m. The Kutu-i Victoria Theatre. Thursday, Brptasmhsc
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 65 7 irf Itasin live Lcong, BarenUz. kVkarf, Albert and Victoria Dry I rotai Man, Chak Kyoto Maru, Teashia a, Siaai Maru, Gen- Maturum, Medusa, Meet Wharf KiagdMW, Glenamoy. J.irjuui Vi hart Nil. Pale MM L«al ktMt Nu. a K.j-txl Baawaafc, Havre. i Van der UattU Wharf. N
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    • 52 7 ".'.vnham from Calcutta cc. n.. 102 ton-, from I Ijiis. from Sydney ..i n-.. .i Kobe I Bangkok 7-iV I .1.. 2 B2S tuns, from Bom- I Brit, C.lls ton?, from HongI .1 tun-, from Hong- which arri.ed this i.v:-.Kki.i-. n has i'u board id 173 men bound
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  • 158 7 To-day Mkir.ni and M;;ar p.m Km o. Ai. .mba Natuna as i Bsruaai I p.m. 8 pjn. D Itl BaM and Mar2 p.m. p.m. M-uitok and Paiembang 4 p.m. Kota i 4 p.m. Shanghai and Japan 6 p.m. Wednesday Palaa Bataai and I'ulau Bolang 0 a.m. KarlM
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  • 43 7 xft S'pore July July 7 Juiy 8 T.i'v IS Juiy 22 July 87 A t 2 »t 5 t i'uic» Krporxi Arrived London A'k'U" t 2 August 9 August 9 August 11 August 23 Aueuat 2A September 4 September 4
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  • 145 7 has freciuontly been expressed the Rangoon Times), that Burma coal supplies of her own, but inly deposit* of lipnite, which ■in ply means yountf coal, or coal which Mill retain* tha texture of wood. Well, our large deposit* of lignite may prove mine to us after all. At
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  • 138 7 EXCHANGE Singapore, September 7. On LoaoV n. Bank 4 m/a 2/4 1/16 Demand 2/3 13/16 I ri\ ate 3 m. 3 credits 2/4 25/32 On New York Demand 40 Private i) 0 day* 46 On France Bank 675 On India, Bank T. T. 121 On HonpkonK, Bank
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  • 60 7 Tone of Market .—Slightly Steadier. Closing Prices Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Buyers Sellers Spot Sopt. 0.-t. Ott.-Dec. Jan. -Mar. 65 66 Closing Prices Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Spot Sept. Oct. Oct.-Dic Jan. -Mar. Buyers Sellers 02 624 62H (■,::> j 65 6C 67
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES
    • 209 7 Iss. Val. I'd. Buyer*. Seller*. 10 10 Am pang 16.00 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.25 1.50 £1 £1 Kara Kamunting 2.16.6 2.18.8 10 10 Kinta A**oc 7.26 800 £1 £1 Kinta Tin 2.7.6 nom. 1 1 Hitam Tin 2.90 3.10 1 1 Jelantoh 1.70 1.80 11 1 Lahat Mia«a
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    • 119 7 \'al. Pd. Buyers. Sellert. U £1 Br. Am. Tobacco 3.10.0 8.17.6 El £1 E. Smelting Co. 11.50 12."i0 5/- 5/- Electric T'way» 3/3 4/3 10 10 Fraser Neave 53.00 59.00 i W Hammer&Co *********** 100 100 Katz Bros. 130.00 150.00 0 ll Mexican Eagle 11.2.6 11.15.0 10 10 Maynard
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    • 85 7 a. Erg. 6 p.c. $1,2J4,500 pat Ip*. pn Spore Electric Tramways 5 p.c. £350,000 bob Spore Municipal 5 p.*. $1,878,000 pat Spore Mun. 4H p.e of 1907 $1,000,000 16 px. 10p.c.di« Spore Mun. 4H p.e. of 1909 $1,600,500.. 16 p.c. 10p.c.di» Spore Man. 4tt p* of 1909 Sl'uUu.OOO 16
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    • 428 7 Fraser and Co. and I.yall and Evatt's Quotations. [Latest available Sterling Quotation! a re printed on another page on Friday.] To-day'i Prices i Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 0.80 0.90 0.80 0.90 Alor Gajah ($1) 3.00 3.80J y.fiO 3.80J Yro. Malay 4.25 4.76 4.50 4.75 AyerHitara(ss) 23.00
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 758 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED, good rhorthand typist. Appij with copies of references to 121), Strait! Times. I- UK SAI.K, motor-cycle Cleveland in perfect rjiimiijj order. Apply 131, Straits Tlri'.r-. WANTED JMMEDIATELYrabout 400 feet inch tin block piping. Btata price to 135, Straits Times. FOR SALE, French car, 2-seater with iUkmr, spare
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    • 37 7 Kramat Motor Garage KRiMAT BOAD (Off Or. a d Road, approach Cavansgh Road End) GABAGE FOR 20 CARS OVCRHAU S AND REPAIRS TO ALL MAKIS OF CARS Ctmcn. flot. Tens* on applicitioa. l PEN DAY AND MIGHT
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    • 397 7 VICTORIA THEATRE LAST FEW NIGHTS OF THE BANDMAN COMEDY CO. TO-NIGHT at 9.1S THE YELLOW TICKET TO-MORROW NIGHT THE ROTTERS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 GOOD NIGHT NURSE Booking now open at MOUTRIE CO. INTERNATIONAL OPERA CO at oar entirely New Spacioai Tent at th< Junction of Selagia and Bukit Timah Boaei
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    • 415 7 GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE I ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Applications are invited from teachers oho have passed the Senior Normal Examination to till one vacancy in the above Departmr 1 1. The successful applicant will be require*! to assume duty on October 16. Salary $i:;0--lOA-LMO with temporary allowance and f,..--tnarter* <>r allowance
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  • 14 8 ELLIS.— On September 1, 1920, in England Evelyn Campbell Ellis, aged 54 year*.
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  • 36 8 Mr. Tan Thiam Heng begs to thank his relatives and friends who kindly attended the funneral of his late wife on Sunday September 5, 1920 and also those who sent wreaths and letters of condolence
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  • 1167 8 The Straits Times TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 COAL TRADE MENACE. The threat of a strike in the coal trade is serious, but we hope that before the notices expire, some way of averting the disaster will be found. At the same time, we hope, that what is done will not run
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  • 31 8 A cable to Australia from Rome stated that the Pope slightly injured his knee in consequence of having slipped on a waxed floor wh.le walking irom his bedroom to the library.
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  • 29 8 A wireless station is now in operation at Goebilt and is in daily commun. cation with Kuching. The telephone communication between Kuching and Goebilt is discontinued for the present.
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  • 18 8 The general committee of the Y.W.C.A. 8, Fort Canning Road, will meet on Thurs day at 10 a.m.
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  • 38 8 Convicted of the theft of a quantity of rice valued at $60, belonging to the X.P.M., at the Kallang River yesterday, Chan Kirn Hoo, a Hok.en, was fined $60, or two months', in the third court this morning.
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  • 33 8 The Singapore Municipal omnibus service commences operations on September 13 with half hour runs between Teluk Ayer market and Pasir Panjang. Details of fares, etc., are set forth in an advertisement published to-day.
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  • 45 8 Sarawak officers proceeding on furlough to England ar. required to report themselves at the offices of the Sarawak State Advisory Council, 2, Milbank House, Westminster, within a few days of their arrival in England, in order that arrangements may be made for 'heir return passages.
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  • 49 8 A Government Gazette Extraordinary issued on Monday defers the period of payment by the Currency Commissioners in current coin of the amount expressed in uny currency note issued by them which may be presented for payment by the holder for a further period of three months from September 6.
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  • 56 8 French people in Haiphong say that in July America offered to buy the Colony of Tonkin, and that their offer was received favourably by the French Government but an energetic speech by Deputy Sarraut, formerly Governor-General of Indo-China, opened people's eyes to the richness of the Colony and they decided
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  • 62 8 At a town's meeting at Ashby de la Zouch it was decided to build a discharged soldiers' institute, to cost £2,500 as a war memorial. The vicar, replying to criticism by teetotallers that intoxicants would be supplied, retorted that if the soldiers could conduct themselves durinir a great war, they
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  • 75 8 By kind permission of Major F. H. Gunner, D.5.0., and officers, the band of the Ist Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment will play the following programme in the Botanic Gardens on Friday next, commencing at 5.15 p.m., conducted by Mr. A. F. Bultitude March, The King's Guard, Keith Slavenic Rhapsody, Fiedemann
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  • 105 8 The preliminary enquiry was commenced in the Third Court ye.-terday, before Capt. Rowbotham, of the case in which K. Suppiah, a Tamil clerk, employe I by the Chartered Bank of Innia, Australia, and China, is charge:! with fraudulently anil dishonestly using as genuine on April 10 last, a cheque for
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  • 106 8 The petition for the winding up of the United Malaysian Rubber Company. Ltd., was further mentioned in the Supreme Court yesterday, before the Chief Justice. Sir John Bucknill, K.C. Mr. James Aitken. who appeared for a small creditor, asked that the case should again stand over for fourteen days. Messrs.
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  • 20 8 A few days ago, says the Canton Times, Mr. Chen Hung-pui, a Hongkong Chinese merchant, issued invitations for the wed-
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  • 107 8 Jinp of his el lost *>n. Sheik Ki. I returned from America. On August 21, at 2 p.m., Miss Ng Lai-yung, daughter of Ng Shih-tet, in her best dress, was ready at the Shiu Yam Street Chinese Independent Church, where the Rev. Ng Mon-hlng, the pas l '>r, was also
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  • 158 8 It would be difficult to find records of a more miserable July in England than that just gone. The rainfall was above the average of 2.4 in. by a full inch and a half, but though there have been several occasions in the last thirty years when the rainfall of
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  • 164 8 A traveller thus describes the wedding of a native pastor in New Guinea. A wreath of art Ikial flowers adorned the head of the bride, which was further wrapped round with yards upon yardstof ribbon of all colours. She and her friends were greatly disturbed because they could net get
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  • 525 8 The Banpkok Daily Mail annonnces tUS death of H. E. Chao Pliya Siriratan* Montri. The deceased Chao Phya, who was 86 years of a^e, was for many year* an official in the Government service, but retired into private life some time ago. An engagement is announced between
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  • 28 8 The outward mail steamer Tara, bringing mails up to about Aujrus-t Penanu this evthinir. and th" mails may, therefore, be expected in Singapore on Thursday morning.
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  • 73 8 A special cup is being offered to the best polo pony at the forthcoming Agri-Horti-cultural Show at Klantr- The closing of entries for horses, dogs, cattle and robber is deferred to September 11 and ixhiMt'rs are requested to send in their entries as early as puFs'bie. The band
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  • 109 8 The following occuis in tt'.e annual report on the Straits I'oliru for 1919, writ ten by the Inspector-General Mr. Flannagan though past the retiring ago ■ontinucs to set the pace in activi.y to the other Settlements in matters concerning weights and mi-asims. Thirtyseven thousand four hundred and
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  • 178 8 We gave on the 2nd inst. the particulars of the hard case of a Kuss an officer and his wife who are stranded in Singapore, pending instructions from the War Office, London. This officer, when revolution broke out in Russia, volunteered to serve as a private
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 222 8 PARIS GOWNS LATEST MODELS <^p Coats M MHjk Tea, frocks Htv%M l 'm¥ •Jumpers lirtli-S^yr I Sunshades /Jsssm& I Scarves ffW^ki\l The BiMtrßt and mV. up to d.fe /^S^fS^^!^9^\ MILUNERY "JIM W EAST OF" SUEZ JOHN LITTLE AND COMPiNY, LIMI'BT /V, (Iceoipcrtted in England) <^ xfct J I SINGAPORE AND
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    • 251 8 Monday mnd TurmUy, September C and 7. PALLADIUM A Universal Special Attraction Featuring Bewitching MAE MURRAY In a charming, Appealing, human »tory THE SCARLET SHADOW In 6 Parts A clean dramatic offering with light comedy touches which will be much enjoyed. Also Pathe Gazette and two-reel Western Drama. First Show
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  • 246 9 Trouble with the Lithuanians Admitted. KttTEB Telegrams London. September 4. Warsaw Iho Reds who were endeaTujrin;: to envelop Lemberg are now retr. uti:iir. The Ml art- endeavouring to cut i>' ISudienny's retreat. London, September. 4. The Polish-Lithuanian situation is most confusing. Berlin persists in" announcing fight ii-: Mid
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  • 138 9 Reiteb Telegrams London, September 4. Bombay Captain C. H. Salomon, 6th Pevons, Assistant Political Officer at K.fri, whom Arab tribesmen captured last week, has bc"n murdered. Anxiety is renewed as regards Captain Lloyd and Mrs. Buchanan mentioned previously. London, September 5. A War Office communique- aayi A' armcure.l train
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  • 86 9 REUTM TEIEfIRAM London, September 4. The Sunday Times publishes an interTiew with Mr. Smil.ie, the miners' leader, in which he expressed willingness to accept mediation by an impartial board o"h the principle that wages granted should be commensurate with the real increase in the cost of living and
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  • 51 9 RXUTU TELEGRAM London, September 4. New York Mayor Hyland has cabled to Mr. Lloyd George urging him not to disgrace our wnr aims by further impriaoning the Lord Mayor, whose heroic fortitude has won the admiration of all who believe in rule of the people by the
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  • 51 9 Reuter Telegram London, September 5. Alexandria Arab tribes in Hauran have come to mutual agreement to attack the French in tawm It is state.l that the French troopa sent to Hauran were reccntlj- defeated and Damascus is now being cntr. ru-ln-d. There are about 12,000 troops in
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  • 298 9 Rbuter Telegrams Paris, September 5. General ViVygnr...', who engineered the victorious Polish counter-offensive, has been awarded the Cross of Grand Officer c* the Le/ion of Honour. The Polish finance minister has arrived in Paris pending a commercial agreement with Trance respecting tha importation of Polish products, especially
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  • 204 9 p.eiter Telegrams London, September 4. Berlin The Lokal Anzeiger states that a new company with a capital of 100.0C0.000 marks is being formed in ilaiiiourg with the object of developing the existing margarine and oil works and reviving the production of food fats in Germany. The Deutsche Bank and
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  • 112 9 Rklteb Telegram London, September 4. The League of Nations announces that the committee with the Brussels financial conference will meet in Paris on September 18 to examine the principles on which the expenses of the League should be distributed among its members. The committee will include a
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  • 860 9 Moscow's Dread of the Coming Winter. What life in Moscow is like at the present mement is vividly portraye 1 in a letter from the able Italian war correspondent, Luciano Magrini, who ha* eompanied the Italian Socialist deputation there on a special mission of inquiry for tl
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  • 69 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, September 6. The Kedah Rubber Company report states that the nett revenue was $289,085, of which $150,000 has been paid in interim dividends. A final dividend of ten 'per cent., free of tax, is recommended, making 40 per cent, for the year. The
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  • 36 9 It is understood that in the coming spring, about April, H. E. Sir J. H. Stewart Lockhart, the Commissioner Wei-hai-wei, and Lady Lockhart, who went to Wei-hai-wei ur. far back as May, 1002 will be retiring.
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  • 553 9 Inquiry Into Charge Against Mr. Cooper. In the third police court yesterday afl^r noon Capt. Rowbotham began the preliminary inquiry into the charge of causing death by a rash or negligent act brought agamst/Mr. A. W. Cooper. The case arises •.:t of the f<-tal motor (ar accident
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  • 221 9 Young American Killed At Shanghai. A fatal motor-cycle accident occurred on Bica wei Road, Shanghai, on August 21, rcsuii.ng in the death of >Ir. Olin Loveland, of 654, Avenue Joffre. Mr. Loveland, who was only 21 years of age and an American citizen, must have been riding his
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  • 129 9 Macphail and Co.'s Daily Report Singapore, September 7, 1920. Silver.— 6o%. Hongkong 86%. Shanghai 36%. Tin. Buyers at 135.50. No sellers. Rubber.— Market weak and dull. Sept. sheet round 62 cents, October 64%, with Oct.-Dec. transacted at 07 2 and Jan.March at 73% cents. Shares. A neglected
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  • 115 9 At a meeting of the Federal Council on the 15th inst., the Hon. Mr. W. Duncan will ask :Whether it is not a fact that His Majesty's Government has decided to accept the principle embodied in Dr. E. J. Butler's Report, of establishing an Institute of
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  • 2340 9 Record Price Offered For Racehorse. By Our Special Correspondent. London, Aucrust 5. Major MrCalmont has j'Jst declined an offer of £100,000 for Tetratema. It does not appear to be o.uite clear that the agent from whom it came acted with the authority of his supposed principal there seems
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  • 485 10 Satisfactory I'roftress Made On Property. *Tlh' :-.r.u:d genera] meeting of Nyalas Ltd., was held on SaturI!. pn :it w.re as folKoh Sa*n H n (chairman l. Tun Chong Khee, F. C. Peck, C. Ben Cheang, Wi Ke Sui and B. Ward (for the secretaries). Gentlemen, the report
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  • 190 10 The usual large audience enjoyed the new thnv ad c.iinedy General Post, by J. K. Harold Terry, as presented by the liandman Comedy Company at the Victoria Theatre last n irht. It is a light and amusing play of the topsy-turve'ydom play-i-d b]f BW war. with a
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  • 10 10 < I -'-a Brooke Memorial i'uni. Ul Sarawak now totals $00,140.
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 473 10 Prevention The Root of The Matter. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—May I attempt briefly to get at the central point of the controversy concerning the Tightness or wrongness of making it easy to avoid venereal infection Vices which consist of excess, such as rluttony, drunkenness and sloth,
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  • 179 10 AW Cajah.— ll,343 lbs. Australasia. 10,000 lbs. Ayer Panas.— s3,ooo lbs. Balgownie. 21,830 lbs. Bukit Kubu.— l7,soo lbs. B..ngocn Poerba.— sB,ooo lbs. Batu Rata.— 58,479 lbs. Bukit Lintang.— 27,ooo Ibsr Bagan Serai.— 37.ooo lbs. Batak Rabit.— 42,soo lbi. Consolidated Rubber.— 63,27o lbs. C1ive.— 3,504 lbs. Cragielea.— l2.o:!4
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  • 119 10 Hatrut Basin Tin Dredging Co., N.L.— Output 423 piculs, 647 hours worked, C 2.000 cubic yards treated, estimated gross value $42,000, est mated costs $17,000, lost four days building dams and cleaning boilers. Kahman Tin Co. 449 piculs, mill piculs 303.90, tributes piculs 145.22. H.tam Tin, Ltd.—
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  • 541 10 Limited Business at Kuala Lumpur. Messrs. Baker, Fearon and Co., Kuala Lumpur, reported at 5 p.m. on September 3 The week under review has been interrupted by the races which, in addition the weakness of rubber and tin has not tended to liven the share market which ms
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  • 253 10 Commander C. \V. Beckwith's Appointment. Commander C. W. Beckwith, who acted us Harbouw Master during the absence on active service of Captain Basil Taylour, and has held the office temporarily since the latter's departure, has now been permanently appointed to the post. Commander C. W. M.Beckwithwasgiven I
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  • 203 10 A Melbourno message of August 13 states Some light has been thrown on the mystery surrounding the Badak Co tin mining property in the Malay Peninsula by letters to the directors from Mr. H. F. Scarborough, a member of the board, and the company's representative in the
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 159 10 Yesterday's results were as follows Newcomers' Handicap. Hnll scr. beat Tucker scr., 6—o, 6—o. Mitchell owe 3 beat Browning scr. w.o. Roy Dykes scr. beat Robinson owe 2 w.o. Robinson owe 15 beat Cooper scr., 6—2, C—2. Dr. Dawson beat Roberts scr., 6—l, G—o. Smith scr. beat
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    • 82 10 Yesterday's results was as follows Ladies Singles'. Mrs. Shore beat Lady Murison, 7—5, 6—2. TO-DAY'S TIE. Championship. Mrs. Turner v. Mrs. Shore. TO-MOKROW'S TIE. Ladies Singles, Final. Mrs. Maxwell plus 15.4 v. Mrs. Shore owe 30. THURSDAY'S TIE. Ladies Doubles, Final. Mis. Stevens and Mrs. Turner owe 3
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    • 98 10 Spectators will need to be on the Padang in good time to-morrow, when the S.R.C ;ind the Staffords are to meet in the final jf the S.F.A. cup competition. A great j»me is expected. The teams will be S.R.C. OKveiro Wheatlc-y and Pennefather Gammell, Aeria and Kappa
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    • 61 10 It is announced that the heavyweight .hampion of the world (Jack Dempsey) ■ad I'rennan have signed articles for a boxing match. The place, date, and number of rounds have not yet been determined, but it is understood that the contest will be held before June, 1921.
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    • 197 10 Describing the start of the Olympic Games, an Antwerp message says :—The formal opening of the Stadium to-day was attended by their Majesties the King and Queen of Belgium there was a huge ■rowd present. Their Majesties were reeived by Ministers, the royal reception being the signal
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    • 101 10 The Ashes." The ashes," the prize for which the M.C.C. have just selected their team, originated from a notice in the Sporting Times" in 1882. The occasion was the famous Test match at the Oval, in which W. G. Grace took part Australia won by seven runs, and the memorial
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    • 127 10 Rcuter wires that Somerset beat Derby by ten wickets. The Hampshire v. Leicestershire match was drawn. Yorkshire beat the .M.C.C. by nine wickets. South beat North by 52 runs. Singapore Golf Championship. The following is the draw for the Singapore Golf Championship Winter v. Heap, Finlayson v. McKerron.
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  • 453 10 Views on the Position In France. We publish the following from a French correspondent M. Andre Oubosc, one of the editors of the Paris Temps, who passed through Singapere a few days ago on his way t-> Peking, where he is attached to the French Legation,
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  • 281 10 Ex-Singapore Merchant Endows Preachers' Lecture. Mr. Frank Warrack, who is a native of Montrose, was for many years a merchant in Singapore, writes a correspondent. A constant attendant at the local Presbyterian Church, he took a J;een interest in its affairs, was a manager and also a
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  • 91 10 Two new episodes, Nos. 3 und 4 of the Great Gamble, the Western Photoplays' super serial will be screened at the Liberty Hall in the first show together with a Century comedy Behind the Front in two acts. The thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of the Fatal Sign serial
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  • 98 10 The death of William K. Vanderbilt, the American millionaire, reminds me, writes Beachcomber in the Daily Express, that his family nan c has graJually been contracted from three words into one. Art Janscn, the earliest of the late Mr. William K. V'anderbilt's ancestors to emigrate from Holland
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  • 3673 10 The New Issue of Capital.— A Substantial Bonus. The ordinary general meeting of the Straits Settlements (Bertam) Rubber Company, Limited, was held on August 3 at Jiver Plate House, Finsbury Circus, X.C Sir West Ridgeway (chairn.nn of the company) presidin*. The Chairman said Gentlemen, the report and
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  • 41 11 Programme of Drills, etc., for week ending Saturday, September 11, 1920 Tuesday, September 7. Malay Co., Balestier Range, 4.30 p.m. Saturday, September 11. Eurasian Co. Rifle Club, Balestier Range, 2.30 p.m. (Sd.) R. SMITH, Lieut., Ag. Adjutant. S.V.C.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 298 11 RIDE "STANDARD" HUMBER BRITISH Vs V I^LLIIO MAD! This mod*) i. essentially a high grid* machine, made for the business and sportsman. For town cycling; or country touring this model should be your choice. Refinement and character, durability and faultless service are its outstanding points. CALL OR WRITE FOR YOURS
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    • 143 11 RAFFLES CAFE Bras Basah Road ADELPHI HOTEL BTBRT EVENING OUR SPECIAL ORCHESTRA PLATS FROM 7 TO 10 ADELPHI HOTEL LIMITED, TrtEBDEMA, Manacinc Dirattor. NEW SHIPMENT ENAMELLED GALLON MEASURES ENAMELLED COAGULATING PANS ENAMELLED BUCKETS ALL ENGLISH MAKE. For quotation* writ* to L Y. SWEE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in V M.S. IT.
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  • 1327 12 Dud it Dinner with Lord R, Churchill Tbe second miialnieoi of M«s. Acqniib't »a»cb:ct,»»t,by apptaiol in tbe Sunday Time-reeca-iy S»ue cli»«acteiiB>io passages art qateu below. Mrf Atqailb's favourite sister, Laura, din: id April, 1686, only eleven inonlha alter h-s» mar-iage to toe floa. Alfred L}ttelica. Mrs A-
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  • 637 12 Anal>slstf tbe Situ Hion At Home A Londen wire dated Augosi !0 aays: Oae itfeoi uf the P ilub otiaia hai aeea tbe pub icitiun of some timely comment on tbe extent to w. i.-h this occutry U aUe*dy sufluiins Irom tbe evils ol Bolsheviom. Tt c
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  • 381 12 Rescued After Six Years Of Captivity, A Cbinete youth ahoffliag homewatd along Stooatoa Street thtoogh the fcg late Monday a ik lit waa atttaoted by a w.ne pieoe if paper flattetiag thrbpgh the air, aaya tbe San Ftanoinoo Chroniole ol Jaly 14. When it flattered to Ibe
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 440 12 SATISFACTION IS BEST ASSURED IF WE WORK WITH YOU RATHER THAN FOR YOU GET IN TOUCH WITB KIAM KMT COMPANY 108 and 109 MARKET STREET, AND YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IT. Canvas Bags for Packing Rubber Canvas in General and Sailmaking The above ueo tinned bu%ine*B in transferred to Meiers Arisak".
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    • 217 12 CHOP PIA HIN DIAMOND MERCHANTS AND JEW Kl.l KK.H. Na. «2*. North Brldf Knad. ■asaagMN ALWAYS IN ***** Artistic Chin*** and Eoropean Jew«l!ery of variooi t*a*f*B%M>aa aad *l »fc* latest faithion. Km«ralda, Sapphire*. Kabiea, Opal* sad othrr BBwdaaM Baaaaa «ia» la*** Mi■ODd* »o< Brilliants of the flrat water and of
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  • 1118 13 ite Taraok Estate to Be Puicbased T! v Uolftb osdißßiT teneral nuctiopo' the Looduu Auttio Rabb.t ud Piotfoc Com .»cy LtJ wm btrld on Jolj 36. is tbi OoddcU Rum cl the Robbe* Giow re A'loomlica 88. EiiTh.ftp HO, Mr. H.oj John Weloh (ahaiimta ol tbe oou-pitj.
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  • 131 13 1 DMtmoot Ptkoa if ab uS to nti"'U< anolti"! O'j4Bg' cl abutil r, Oii«- D ba It lot Ptenou and Ameiiuao prhonera oi war, aad then far roaoy je%» i om of tbi ttimia ol oaae.ot d I us tie t owcio> »<'» nt r»ii
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 161 13 Cheer<o is the most Nutritious Fc tuff in the World. HCOOAftI j /S On sale at ail stores. CONN ELL BROS., CO. Sole Agenti, Singapore. •!:»n-..,r J :.d in li.i.A.) A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR I I Aa c!d Axfcm statis tbat tl c isai wti cm mtke tw I blade* ol
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    • 137 13 HAIPHONG Jo^4k DRAGON I Supplied to the Spore MunicipaUty, Government of Johore, Malacca Municipality, F.M S. Railways and all leading architects and contractors. DUPIRE BROS. Sole Agents, Singapore MOTOHISTS 1 KMGWINQ the inflation pressures of jour tyres will MUtbh y v t> ?m handreds of ty-em Ses AfK is the
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 701 14 SALES BY AUCTION AUaiON SALE t swats leaeeaeld land and the 8 st"r<-.- br-. and tile-roof retidential t>ro- own at Nu. k. Tonit Wntt Roa.l. area z.:..i tawan fct. A- our sale-mom. No. M. Kiiuwr Street, on Mwatwaawjr, September K at 2..10 p.m. CHEONG KOOM SF.NG 4 CO, Auctioneer! AUCTION
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    • 260 14 GHENGLOCK SOOHOGK AND CO.. LTD. (Ineoipotated in |be Straits H«tUemeal») NOTICE OF REMOVAL The office of the above company has been removed to Marsiling Buildings at Robinson Road as from AUGUST 30, 1920 JOHN DUKE X.8.0.A- K.S.M.C.. D.8.0.A. Will jrrhe from Kanickuk. on Thursday, September 9 Anil may at eon.-ulted
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    • 2100 14 AxaMU •t« IMM.iM IA Asaarance ia force over $11. 000.n0* THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE GO. LTD. IbwMvetatod |g Btralta BettlemeaU) ■BAD OFFICBI WlaskMrt HMta, Ragaawr*. LONDON OFFICE i Old Jewry. BC The Cnnil kaa afMM tajUftsd wHa IM Itpiexte »HH H Baglaad aad templiea with a* British Llf. aeearnaee
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  • 986 15 Notes and Comments Oo Current Topics, It The Sidecar Doomed? Capt. B. D.i N.;»m»cTilic, writing in borne p»pe» isk Is (be motoi eyoJe and HiJr-cn o mibinnibD doonced At the present time ibe question appeals rovolationary. It m piomutoi by (be tig rednotion in ibe s»iet jot
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  • 157 15 The Bitboi) ot S AHr.ss, in a letter to hit peopW, mj« "I b^ar tli y are ri ill very abet) ol oietoj cot in my oil diooe.e (P<etoi^), and axo baviag a i (li:oH time to oar. j on both <<riu l»ok o(
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  • 11 15 A woman at Marylebone Slit called n:e all the bad lanpugvb.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 144 15 vHrnrnwaml H^HlHBamw^ vB rnw^S mu^_^S am»/ •AND THS, LITTLE FORD Shall i^?*d tbem. It's ilrst In e iles— first in e~onom7— a~d first in the esteem of those wbo lo va saf ity, surety aal oo .uf ort bsaause ot lis V7o^d3rful sl-npllolty, strea^th ana Ugturtess. It leads In SUES
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    • 439 15 WOLF MOTOR CYCLE 1% H.P. J.A.P. ENGINE Maimrictnrrd by th* WULFBINA EXG. Co, Ltd. WoWerhaaatra Well-known for its smooth running ana* adaptability to all conditions of roads. Early deliveries expecttd. SELAT TRADING 81ntapore. Sole Importer, for S.S. and FJLB. BODY CHILLS In Ihv moist heat of this tropical climato one
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    • 102 15 George's Garage 3. COLEMAN STREET SPECIAL NOTICE We are pleased So bo ab:_- ie iufo: oat patioaf Uii oar pas»?fl ;j cow direotly ooaaeotei nitb ata tetrpbona, fad tb*t w m io a a :t: j ta exeoate crdera (jr lbs bn-iaf< ut o»rs at »uy moment day >aJ tajMh
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 481 16 QIAN KIAT CO LIMITED Zta**rp»rated in Straits Settlement*) M, Phillip blreel, ■LNGAPORE lew Balpmenta ]nnt an-ired of DOUBLE-FACE SLEDGE HAMMERS BALL PANE ENGINEERS HAMMERS CHENEY CLAW HAMMERS ROUND EYE STONE HAMMERS. etc., etc., «'tc. Sol* Agents for THB GLOBE BOILER FLL'ID. Ta* Ideal Fluid fo< cleaning and preierv ataaat Bcilers
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    • 393 16 CALLENDER'S "VERIBEST" READY ROOFING U Roll* containing ll* aq. ft. 1 PLY. Useful for rooPng lijfct structure*, farm building), etc., «ni as a spera lining medium^ 1 TLY. A medium fJwaIMP o«e* on Factories. Bungalows, et>. I PLY. Strongly recommended for increased atrength and eic.ency in exposed situations. Obtainable at
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    • 946 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Tsi rSBPAU) chart** far Waata, F*r Sal*. Te Let, etc, la ordinary do— art tya* <aT*raf atx warn* U II**) ar* Per line on* Insertion 28 cts., two ins. 46 cU, t.-roe ins. el«., four tns. 81 ct*., At* In*. $1.00, six in*. $1.18, ten ins. $1.40. twe've
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    • 941 16 ARTICLES FOR SALE FOR SALE, pony and carriage. Apply 108, Strait* Timei. FOR SALE, house No. S, Tong Watt Road. with water and gas laid on. For particulars, apply Teo Kirn Seng, No. 65, Kling Street. FOR SALE, white Leghorn Cockerels, eight month! old, pure bred, $15 a bird. Apply
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    • 905 16 MOTOR VEHICLES TO LET AS OFFICES. 2nd floor. 137, Cecil Street (about 2,000 square feet). Apply Duncan Roberta. Ltd.. 15. Battery Rn»H FOR SALE, Ford car, newly painted, new hood, new cushion cover, owner leaving Colony. Apply Ford, c/o Straits Times. ARGO CAR FOR SALE. Engine guaranteed 6 months, all
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    • 297 16 Straits Motorcar Service LIMITED (Incorporated in Straits Settlement! 218 to 21$. ORCHARD ROAD LORRIES AND CARS HIRED OVE^fttAULS TO MOTOR CARS AND CYCLFC WELDING •I all metals, under European saperrlsirr SATISFACTION GUARANTEED PRICES VERY MODERATK Phone! 233 SHIPPING PLANTING MINING For these three Key Industries of Malaya WE HOLD STOCKS
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 199 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONES Editorial and General 6g Manager's Office 1117 Job Printing Oilice 1244 All communications relating to editoria'. matters and news should be aiMresseu to THE EDITOR. All communication* relating to business matters—advertisements, subscription*, accounts, printing, etc., should be addressed to TUB MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT KATES Wants, For Sale,
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