The Straits Times, 16 February 1922

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 26,871 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IC, 1922 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      146 1 I 1 c p *SxS* t BRINGS YOU HEALTH VIGOUR. The iliSlSil^ Real Old jlllPll Swiss Original ff^^J^ Milk TRADE MARK "BEAR BRAND NOT TOUOHKD BY HAND) ftEB THE NAME BERNESH ALPS MILK CO., SWITZERLAND" STAMPED UPON EVERY TIN AND KEFLSe SUBSTITUTES. "BEAR BRAND" IS OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. SOLE AOEN.TS i
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      204 1 NEW STOCKS JUST RECEIVED Tennis Rackets AND davis' TENNIS REQUISITES spaldinos "A**- Racket By THE LE4D NG "Gold Medal" S^S^G&SK MANUFACTURERS OF iX^^tA'C English Gut. SPORTING GOODS. ing a» llluHration. Price $33 nett >'£&5??5Nv Price 30 nctt kerr^s y^?:±::!!^y prosser's "H.C. Model" I_^~EEl\ "Phenomenon" Has Trem.ndou S Driving Power *tt
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    THE "TIGER'S EYE."
    586 2 Vain Efforts to End a French Terror. Hypnotism has completely failed U i..»eal the author of the anonymous letters which have lately rsused two suicides nnl created a panic in tne little town ol Tulle in France. rVr three year, now the town, hitherto famous only for
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    ORIGIN OF TIME.
    432 2 Evolution of PeriodicMeasurements. The attempt tb riterrve*- t!;r- lirst unit of time u*ed by frnrikitid hn< It'll to n.u-.-h diversity of opirtinn. bnl it i« recpitni.swl that in the whlitt stairc<> rtf civilisation it was moiv cntM^oh t* m**»u»-t time by in iii hi- than by yWIH.
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      260 2 GROSSMITH'S Per/time y CeyCon *TTie late* triumph of the PerAA. fumer't Art, unique in ito floral charm and distinction. Warn- Ranee is a pearl among perfumei. fifS^mTii DeLghtfully refreshing and Uuing, it it everywhere acclaimed A Dream of SS. Oriental Fragrance. $Ft' \fl wllich dlßißBU lre lht Of alt Citairti
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      302 2 I ITCHING BURNING I ISHJNJRM Neck and Head. Hair Fell Out Badly. Cuticura Heals, "I had in itching and burning on my arm and neck, and also on some parts of my head. Then a rash appeared which caused n,y bair to Call out badly. I was treated, but could
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      191 2 PIGGOTt'S I PATENT PRESSED '^mm^k STEEL IP? TANKS 4 LIGHT, STRONG, NO Riveting. UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporated in th* Strait* Settlement!) BINGAPOSR. Branches at PENANG, IPOH, MALACCA, SEKEMBAN, BANGKOK, BAMGOOM AND TAIPIMJ. Smoke A La Semeuse HIGH CLASvS DUTCH CIGARS J^ Messrs. Mignot &de Block, Eindhoven. FLEUR de LUZB FLEUR
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    A DESPERATE VOYAGE.
    668 3 The Last Cruise of The Vengeance. The oil! tafcttlcship V< hkvaiicc arrived at Dover on January 9, t?> \-> broken up, state* Mirniii- Post. Her lust voyage. m Plymouth to Dover, was venturesome anc .:i-.'f>ernt" nouxh lo in.-pire a tale by Rudj aril MfMotJ or It.L.S." I)oom?:l
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    WHITE STAR LINE.
    331 3 World's Hitftfest Shins Nearing Completion. Important <!cve|i>|>inentp m tliff White Star Line's aervieen will take place in the comi::,; >|>rintr. wrH-n iwu nrw ship?, with :t combined KKim ngiaUi of 91,000 toas, will be J'dilid to the "f^ I between Southampton, t'hvrkouw, and New Yurlt. Baking the
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      245 3 m t0^ mm M lf ■is*, I m-fiuk starts Nature's :er and more effectHrely I .iscd. pi and nd 01 ore H BJ I i. Me purifyi .Vmg I I 1 riefi and B nMcd ('rue I 1 rat ointment or Kj ffi I :':c Jp 1, nice; bloo'.l puL.o:-.
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      290 3 BiPllff il 9 FBv sKUr/ B^Dr.Williams .Vcßk, watery blood i« the csukc of mo»t onditions of ill-hralth. By huildinit-up heir blood Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for ?al« Pcopli- have m«<lc tens of thousand* >f weak, an.ic-nir. rtr'Ui.i:, :r'.:or\, dys>«ptic. nervo-m'koil mm ami woman well, /ifcorous. and permanently .strong. They n»vc
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      262 3 Your Breakfast Coffee will be a real joy if fft you prepare half-and-half with hot, rich Glaxo S) the milk with the real English flavour. Glaxo is the rich milk of British -bred" dairy cows from which the water has been rrnored by the Glaxo Process. ill This process presents
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      765 4 STIUWER SASUHfiI P. 0. British India nnd Apcar Line (Coatpaal** Incorporated In England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIKNTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with Dig Majesty's Government) LONDON KAK-EASTLKN SERVICE. PBOM t-IINPOV TO tIAK.SEILI.FB AMD LONDON Da* Btna-ap«re L«*t« HlHgapor* DEVANHA about Fob. 20 KAGOYA about Feb. 21
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      594 4 steameu samwi "ELLERMAN" LINE ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. (Incorporated 'n England) STEAMER r^ Bi^gapoie PASSENGER SERVICE HOMEWARDS. Steamer Leaving Singapore s.s. CITY OF MANCHESTER For London Mar. 1 s.s. CITY OF SIMLA For Marseilles, London Mar. 26 s.s. CITY OF CALCUTTA For London May 17 OUTWARDS. s.s. CITY OF
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      708 4 STEAMER SAILINGS KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATCHAPPU (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO, OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Telephone No*. Paaaage Dept. 131. Freight Dept. 1202, Marine Dept. and Traniblgr*Drpt. 1457. Manager* Dept. 1002. JNDEB CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA QOVIBNMXNT. MELCHIOR TREUB February 17, Batavia Scmaranjr nnd Sourabaya with transhipment for Passengers at
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      458 5 STEAMER SAILINGS N.Y^K. LONDON UNI Sndo Msru Feb. 17 KiUno Mara Feb. 22 llnruna Maru Mar. 8 LIVERPOOL LINK Tnjima Maru Mar. 19 HAMBURG LINK Matsumoto Maru Feb. 18 Lyons Maru 2nd half Harch NEW YORK LINE VIA SUEZ SOUTH AMERICAN LINK Kanagawa Maru End Mar. BOMBAY LINE Tokunhimn Muru
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      421 5 STEAMER SAIUNBS O.S.K. Tatl ««AtVA »HOBKN BjUIHA LTD. (laaarporatatTi la faaaa) If: a, 1H l«maa HntV Pftiaata lalUmg frosa Slaga»at« (tTntbjat* to ehanga witaeat aatlaa) ■CBOPBAN LOn r.ri aaM. ManaUlaa, Laattea, Artwav*. Kattaraaai aa4 Basabarf an. 4e». ■Omit Marseilles ANDES MAKU Feb. 21 Ftb. XI Kaw roftk ldt» .'•r Saa
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      310 5 STEfIMER SAILINGS DOLLAR LINE SINGAPORE to NEW YORK VIA SUEZ s.s. Robert Dollar IN PORT s.s. Esther Dollar LOADING SINGAPORE Ist HALFJHARGH. Through Bills of Lading issued from Singapore to tht Principal Cities of tht United Stattt and Canada. For further information as to Rates, etc. I apply to THB
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      796 5 SALES BY AUCTION CHEONG KOON SENG ft CO. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE LAND AND HOUSE PROPERTIES. At our sale-room. No. 30 Chnlia Street, on Wednesday, February VI, at 2.5« p.m. 1- Valuable freehold land and the wellbuilt brick and tile roof terrace dwelling houae No. 27-2, Sophia Road, a cool,
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      1137 5 SALES BY AUCTION IMPORTANT SALE. Desirable Compound House in tl.e mo;t select part of Ttnglln. The undersigned have received Instructions to tall by Publio Auction at their Bale-Booms, Baffle* Chamber!, Baffles Place, Singapore. On Monday, February 20, 1922 at 2.30 p.m. All those seven] pieces of hind situate in the
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      598 6 U!&*Ta^^^^r CINEMA THEATRE North Bridge Road. T*i Bttf.mA B\m- ai 9,16 p.n. I'nivirs:! ftnrtlitiß Adventure Serial IKE DtAlVfO^D QUEEN Eoa->da7. TH E AMAZING ULTIMATUM Banrts EpiardcS. IN NtERCIUtSS CLUTCHBS Sparta A, in am Shir,. At 10 p iv. WILLIAMS COMPANY I lm anatdl BaAMtaiaan and Bpccd Manucis first appearance iv
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      351 6 cwEwas PALACEGAY CINEMA From Tuesday, February 14, toThurnliy, rVbttwry, ID First Show at 7.30 DEW DROP INN -2 !'Art« Larrv Befflon Commit Supreme Wrstern Co»bov Sc-i»l tHUNDKIIBOIi'r JACK Starring Jack Ho.xic and Marin Sais EpHode 9. Jaws of Death 2 parts F.piaoile 10. l>un^ 011 of D«ntl> i parts Bocona
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      495 6 CTTEHTA.NMENTS Victoria Theatre Coanmtpoifi* To-morrow at 9.30 p.m. EDGAR WARWICK ANNOUNCES Warwick Comedy Co. in the following London successes Friday. February 17 Bernard Sbaw's most Witty oomedy PYGMALION Saturday, February IB BROWN SUGAR Monday, Fat ruary 9O THB POUBLE EVENT Tuaaday, February 21 IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST Wsd'eidsy, F.biuary SS
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      461 6 SALES BY AUCTION IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE Tha iinili-r.^cri'il liav.- received iastruc 10 sail l.y jiul.lu- auction room, CbaalMi I Bin«apor», on .Monday. Kcbrunrs 20. at -'.HO |>.m. .vt. CANTONMENT ROAD, (TO BK SOLD WITIH'I r RESERVE.) Let 1 Kici'lu.M lam! together vith tha !.i irk hu.lt and t. 1 roofed
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    156 7 NXTt.-JM il.ofvl.M IYhrn.ir.v li;. HU Wiilcr. I. in LIB., I It |i m. i.l U.I ,iai Nanlng Amociu, Ht« Moa. 01 (>rrhe»tr» Pn»rti-.-, ft ir. |> n. Friday, Ti'hruar> IT. llit;)i Water, 1.49 m., M" p.m. the O»rd I'/jtm" 1 P-W. Saturday, t'chrunry 1H. Iliirh Water, iM
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      VESSELS AT THE DOCKS
      70 7 KM) Wh.rf H.is.n. K*il Wharf Banca, ThoflgWa. ■MM* Wharf Nil. M.in >\hwil K..t..n^Kmj.ir, Dftck K u, VM.irana. Shi Jardin-- W > i 1 1 I. ,1,1. Palo Bran; Cnal Hkarf nil. Vain W b.nrl I I. W. H. Sprini Coal Wharf ML Vaamla <n Dry P«'k.
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      Vessels Arrived.
      26 7 ATJEil. Km.. K.I tui >"r..m Hnt:.. ror Penan I IK i... "ii Bri CalcutUi l". J. Foi 17-2. Tin- I'. mv.iI in l.on'|..!i taut.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    131 7 Tort Diek Dn nnd I'ort Swettenhui p.m Malacca ond V.'i:t S p.m I'mnnir. I: p.m Tandj'-n^ r' V. Kan )i\i in Po I p.m. P. Saaibu, mil" i,.. an< M. I:.-. 8 |>.n> Port 8w(rtt*nh»m, I>natif, Madrm» and N«2»paUm. inking maili for Europa, etc. (vi» T;.>inb»7^ ..I
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE
    17 7 .inhunry !1 January .luminr. III JUMMT] li f i-iirunry Pcbruurj February librunry i. G
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    142 7 BtCBANOB. SiMKapurc, February 10. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/< l/ 3£ n«mahd in 25/32 Private m. credit* 2/4 7/34 On New York Demand 50 I'liv.-ito yy clays 62/4 On France. Bank 575 On India, Bank T. T. 175 1 ,4 f loncrkijiijf. Bank d/ei »p.r. pr-m.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    50 7 Tono of Merkct.— Weak. PaJe Cr«pe Closing: Price* Buyers. Sellers Spot F>b. March \pnl-Jiin* July-Sopt. Singapore Standar Rtbb«d Smoked She* Closing Price* Huyws. Seller* Spot Feb. larch April-Jum; My-Sept L'K 28 V. 2» 2S)MSI 31V. 33 V. DAILY PRICE* CURRENT. 12 noon, February 16.
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      MINING.
      188 7 tm. V«l. Pd. Boy.n. Ssllen. 1 lAw Weag t.OO 1 1 HiUm Tin 1.25 1.85 1 1 J*U»toh O.ftO 1 1 Johan Tin 0.90 1.00 •1 II K:im. Kamunting 1.16.0 1.17.6 10 10 Kint* Awe. SJ(O AM t > !.iniroi Tin 3.60 4.0 C 10 10 .MabiyaTi Coll 12.25
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      GENERALS.
      136 7 M. •'a!. N. Buyers. Sellers. 1 ti Br. Am. Tuhacco X2.0 :;.4.0 ]<♦ Id Central Knjtines 15.00 lfi.oo Iti ii central Motors SjOO 4.00 :i nK. Buiihiait <v. coo 6.:>0 V- 5/- Electric Tways 2/6 10 io Piaser Nmtc 2:1.00 24.0n "ifi S« }JammtT 100 Tin iftO 1i« Kati
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      DEBENTURES.
      104 7 U. Erifr- T. px. $1,2-4^oo par 6 px. p_. o'nori' Electrical Tramv/ayi, ■ozn. 3>'irv flwikjipal 5 p.c. IMWMW par 5Y> r< .y«im-ipal 4% p«. of !i»U7 $L.tH)o,eoO 10 p.f. dig. •;'l>.irc municipal 4Vj p.c. <<f I«W $1,600,500 10 p.c. dis. X'pmc Mnr.icrpal 4H p.c. (.f H«Ki $1,500,000 15 p.c.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      421 7 Frccer n4 O. Mi Ly«ll and Eratt'a QooUtioaa. Latart <«««IMMt Utttbrt* QanUHou an priaUtf •wrth«r Mf •>■ FrMay. To-Uty*! Prk««. Fn«er Co. Mler.by <V) 016 0.25 \>r Gniah (SI) 1.10 1.20 A. Hita-m <*5) 9.60 10.00 X. Kur.inv (£O O.'/fi 1.26 A.61. Mala' i*2> l.l. r > 1.25
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      170 7 BTATB <>l BOE> < :>Kv\ si lUAfl < Hi.\\ All l(>\: |)K( KASKI). IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE or \AI.I Md.K SINGAPORE TOWN MM) ri:i:i its, V H Rein aato-raou, N d Street, «.n M'M <<I.i;.. Vif.h 1. at J.:!0 p.m. 7.<n- i mai Vala hi. 1. 1 li.ntl ind tile not
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      642 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS I I v t n ry Strawberry. I!.) .'iTHni, and Grenadine »t Ji. goiter. I i r.n ii lpc.rt storekeeper b to n i ..ir.i storo-koeper Jnf R.n»-r:.l produce Ipply :'.l I. Straii Times. TUITION, ailv.rti-rr run warmly recomii riil I oil oa English jrontlewomen as Tutor v.
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      154 7 SINGAPORE SPORTING CUJB Tl) Till: MKMKKKS OP THK SIM1ATORE ■MMMM ri.l'B. NOTICE tMtm I l» fel.y riven thdt I Special General Maatlaf of Um MMAMM »< T1 r Ungmporc Bpwtiag <lu» i MlM pursuant lu a writtn retnirtltion oniU-r Uulc 10 i>f the Knl. »f fnr SiiKrapon- SportiNt Cluh. ■Ml
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      181 7 NOTICE MEKTIM. OF TDK KOAItli OF LICENSING JCSTKKS. Tin- Mi-t-liiiu «f tint Board of UMMhf Justice* for tilt- socond nuaitJr VJ22, commencinc April t. MSI will hv holil la th<- Kiral Ma({Ulral.V Court .at 2.:iO p.m. on Thursday. March Hi. t^BL Applications for UumUta, nniwals, removals, new MM p<r=ons nbji-ctinc
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      336 7 PROCESS BLOCK ENGRAVING WANTED immediately a process block engraver. Good wages to an efficient worker. Apply personally between 3 and 4 p.m. or if in the F.M.S. or Java, write to the Manager, Straits Times. NOTICE Notice <- h.-rehy ci^" that A.X.A.M. Tay nuppa Ch.tty of Vi. Market Street, .Sinn«•>ore,
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      198 7 TO LET Compound house, area about 40,000 sq. ft. with motor garage and cooks* quarters, situation junction of Holland Road and Buktt Timah Road, opposite Holland Road Railway Station. Apply Guan Kiat and Co., Ltd., 36 Phillip Street. AUCTION SALE I L-ylindcr Vk I':i:h:T.l motor orry S.t ."iA mid .mc
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    The Straits Times THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
    1125 8 THE GENOA CONFERENCE. It is unfortunat? that Britain and France 'ail io puli top-.ther more cordially in re•rini t.i economic matters. There have been wicie diffirtncea between them in reto reparations, due r.lmost entirely to divergence of economic outlook. Also I I t.me tlr
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    9 8 Kerling Tin Mine's meeting was fixed for noon to-day.
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    16 8 The Rent Assessment Board will sit in the Municipal Board Room on Tuesday the 20th instant.
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    25 8 During last year 86,000,000 working days were lost in trade disputes, 70,000,000 of which were the result of the dispute in the coal mining industry.
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    23 8 Presumably in view of tha Prince of Wales' visit, the central parts of the town are being subjected to v thorough brushing up.
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    72 8 A public meninjf of the Sinhalese residents of Singapore will take plac?, as advertised, to-day at Raffles School Hall at 5.15 p.m. sharp. The meeting is in connection with the decoration of the routs allotted to the Sinhalese community on the occasion of the visjt of H.R.H. the Prince of
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    47 8 The Weekiy Despatch says a gardener digging with a pick in a public square in Paris accidentally unearthed jewels worth £20,000. It was subsequently identified that the owner was a woman and that the find was the proceeds of a burglary at her house in July, 1914.
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    46 8 Members and friends of the Clerical Union are reminded that the Clerical Union's Club House, 80 Waterloo Street, will be officially opened on Friday, the 17th instant, at 8 p.m Messrs. N. B. Westerhout, Lim Kee Cheok and Dr. Chin Chang Lok will address the gathering.
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    42 8 The kroVledge that the nation is losing the masterpiece by Gainsborough, the Blue Boy. which went to America on January 24, drew a most remarkable pilgrimage of the public to the National Gallery. During the preceding three weeks there were 90,000 visitors.
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    59 8 There was a large gathering of the St. Joseph's Old Boys yesterday to bid bon voyage to the Rsv. Bro. Aimar, who is sai.ing for France to-morrow. Mr. Claude da Silva spoke or. behalf of the members and the director replied. This afternoon the teachers of the school will present
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    49 8 The Tank Road level crossing will be closed to all traffic between the hours of 6 p.m. Saturday, and 6 a.m. Sunday, the 18th and 19th instant. Vehicles may proceed to Tank Road railway station via Penang Lane and Fort Canning Road provided they return by the same route.
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    53 8 Lively incidents characterise the visit of Mormon missionaries to Manchester where they are seeking converts. A number of women made a hostile demonstration. Ths po'ice intervened later when the missi-maries were seen talking to women. A mob of women overwhelmed the Mormons, tore their pamphlets and chafed them until the
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    75 8 Lieut. J. M. Bennett, who was a mechanic with Sir Ross Smith's party on their flight from England to Australia in a Vickers-Vimy aeroplane in 1919, will probably sail for England by the steamer Moreton Bay at the end of this month, says a Melbourne message of January 8. He
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    76 8 A London wire of January 27 states that a Brighton resident has obtained a Fummons of assault against Joe Beckett, the pugilist, alleging that Beckett seized prosecutor's throat and shook him. The prosecutor says he had a difference with Beckett regarding som? pictures. The assault occurred outside the Hippodrome in
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    79 8 A noteworthy success has been achieved by a Burmese shorthand writer. In the semi-annual international shorthand competitions conducted by the Sloan-Duployan Shorthand Society, the results of which have just been announced, the highest award, the gold medal in Class IV for the best paper at 150 words per mmute. has
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    80 8 According to a Melbourne message of January 13, an offer, said to be backed by influential British interests, has been submitted to the Federal Government to carry out the conversion of the railways to a standard gauge, as recommended by the recent commission, on a basis of 10 per cent,
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    91 8 It may be of interest to some of our lady readers, says the Malay Mail, to hear that two gentlemen in Kuala Lumpur have tackled the problem of household expenditure with the following satisfactory result. They keep a cook and a boy, have a good breakfast, a four course tiffin,
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    84 8 Output of Tangkah Rubber Estate for year ended September 30, l'J2l, totalled 427,696 lbs. Average net sale price, including estimated value of unsold portion, was 9.12 d. p?r pound. Cost of production f.o.b. at port was ll.OOd. per pound. No depreciation has been charged in accounts this year. It is
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    99 8 Considerable progress has been made during the past couple of weeks, with the memorial which is being erected on the Esp'anade, to "Our glorious dead." The bronze lions, which are to surmount the monument, and the casting of which ha been in the hands of the Central Engine Works, are
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    108 8 Owincr to the increased rates which are being levied on residents in Colombo on account of dogs Rs. 5 for bitches and Rs. 2.50 for dogs the Veterinary Department of the Colombo Municipality have received the sanction of the Council to institute practically a census of ail the eiogs within
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    323 8 The death is announced of Lira*. General Hammon Lyster, C.V.0., V.C. Mr. D. Richards, Protector of China**, Kua'a Lumpur, Selangor, is going on long leave. The statue of Sir Stanley Maude has been completed and will be shipped to Baghdad this month. Mr. T. H. B. Phillips
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    Daylight Hold-up.
    89 8 A very daring robbery was committed in Paya Lebar Road at about 2 p.m. on the Bth instant by three Chinese, who stopped three Chinese women walkin? along the road and relieved them of their jewellery. The women raised an alarm, and some men from the neighbouring houses
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    Steamship Movements.
    94 8 Messrs. Paterson, Simons and Co. forward the following as the latest informnton from Rangoon regarding the movements cf steamers of the Henderson and Bibby Lines Oxfordshire left Port Said for Rangoon on February Gloucestershire sails from Rangoon for Colombo on February 16 Herefordshire sailed from Rangoon for London
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    A Gruesome Find.
    148 8 Information was given to the Barrstreet police of Rangoon recently by the Henderson line steamer Pegu, then moored at Sule Pagoda Wharf, that the body of a European in an advanced stage of decomposition had been discovered in the c(.al bunkers of the vessel. It appear.", that
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    The Late Mr. T. C. Maxwell.
    189 8 The following is from a Calcutta fxchanpe The death occurred at the Presidency Hospital, Calcutta, yesterday morning, after a very short illness of Mr. T. C. Maxwell, who was wellknown to theatre-goers throughout the Kast. A thoroughly capable exponent of musical comedy, and possessed
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    RULING INDIA.
    684 9 Sharp Comment on Montagu Policy. Prime Minister Discusses The Situation. Ri i Tin's See vice. London, February 14. In the ccur.se of the debate in the House of Commons, n Conservative motion was moved censuring Mr. Montagu's administration. Mr. Montacu announced that the Indian Government a few days
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    Fire Insurance Failure.
    233 9 Reuteb'B Sebvice. London, February 14. Efforts to save the City Equitable Fire Insurance Company in liquidation have proved fruitless. The High Court granted an order for compulsory winding up on the Company's own petition. Counsel for the Company said that it was perfectly clear that the Company
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    Washington Conference.
    171 9 Reuter's Service. London, February 14. .Mr. Lloyd George and Cabinet Ministers welcomed Mr. Balfour and Lord Lee at Waterloo station on their arrival from Washington. London, February 14. Mr. Sastri, interviewed by Reuter on his arrival at Southampton by the Aquitania from Washington, said that the chief direct
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    Genoa Conference.
    91 9 REUTEB'S SIBVIOt. London, February 14. Paris Newspapers here continue to dwell on the possibility of the abandonment of the Genoa conference. They state that Benes, the Czecho-Siovak Premier, with whom M. Poincare has conferred, is going to London to demand the right of the small states of Central
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    Rhine Command.
    56 9 Rsura's Sibvicc. London, February 14. An official communique states that Lt.General Sir T. L. N. Morland, the Com-mander-in-Chief of the British army on the Rhine, has been appointed Com-mander-in-Chief at Aldershot. Lt.-General Sir A. J. Godley succeeds General Morland in the Rhine command. General Sir William Peyton succeeds
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    Minister Murdered.
    32 9 Beuter's Service. London, February 14. Helsingfors The Minister of the Interior has been fatally shot with a revolver. The assassin has been arrested. The crime is not regarded as political.
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    Prince in India.
    201 9 Great Reception Given At Delhi. Reuter's Service. Delhi, February 15. The complete hartal proclaimed in Delhi in view ot the Prince's visit failed so entirely that the non-cooperators' committee last night posted notices in the city calling it off. The Chief of Police tells me that from
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    Germany and Dutch Indies.
    89 9 Reuter's Service. London, February 14. Asked whether they had information that Herr Stinnes had offered a ten million loan to Dutch East India, and if so, whether such facts were considered in assessing Germany's ability to meet her obligations, Mr. Harmsworth said that such reports had
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    Airship Fittings.
    65 9 Rbutbb's Sikvice. London, February 14. The International Conference in London on the standardisation, of airship fittings at which Britain, France, Germany, Russia, America and others were represented, adopted the principle of standardisation with a view to enabling airships of one nation to use landing, mooring, gassing and refuelling
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    Child Slavery.
    73 9 Reuter's Service. London, February 14. In the course of questions on the subject of child slavery in Hongkong, Colonel John Ward asked whether Mr. Churchill did not think the abolition of the right to buy and sell human beings for any purpose in a British Crown Colony was
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    Various.
    149 9 REUTKB'g SERVICE. London, February 14. Port Said Lord Northcliffe has sailed for Marseilles on board ths P. and O. steamer Egypt. London, February 14. The issue of the five per cent Treasury bonds, dated 1927, has be?n suspended until further notice. London, Februaiy 14. Dr. Nansen denies that he
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    Banque Industrielle Debate.
    218 9 Reuter's Service. Paris, February 13. The Senate financial committee, resuming the debate on the Banque Industrielle de Chine, heard M. Poincare and the Minister of Finance, M. Delastyrie, who set forth the Government's point of view. According to M. Poincare's statement, the bank's deposits aggregate some 400,000,000
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    The Rand Strike.
    71 9 Rbutbe's Sebvtce. London, February 14. A Johannesburg message of February 1'! states that a few enginem?n upon which the success of the effort to restart the mines chiefly depends returned to work, but up till now insufficient miners have returned to enable a resumption of operations. The
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    India and Afghanistan.
    46 9 Reiter's Service. London, February 14. Delhi Captain Hanna has returned to India from Kabul with the Anglo-Afghan Treaty duly signed and ratified. Major F. H. Humphry's, who was recently appointed British Minister in Afghanistan, wi'l cross the frontier for Kabul on February 20.
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    MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION.
    157 9 Sanctioned by the Tibetan Government. Speaking before the Geographical Society Sir Francis Younghusband announced that the Tibetan Government had definitely sanctioned the Mount Everest expedition. General Bruce was going to V.'af'iia to make initial preparations and especially to organise a corps of Himalayan porters at Darjeeling. He
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    LOCAL RUBBER AUCTION
    130 9 The s;;Bth auction of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association was held yesterday, February 15, when there was catalogued 1,965,233 lbs., tons 877.34. Offered 1,640,371 lbs., tons 702.:: i. Sold 1,272,033 lbs., tons 567.87. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents per Ib. Spore std. quality 29
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    Hongkong Strike.
    60 9 Prospects of An Early Settlement. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, February 16. A settlement of the shipping strike is nearer in consequence orthe Government's promise to cancel the proclamation, making ilegal the Seamen's Uniorr, if the strikers resume work pending arbitration and accept, in the interim the employers'
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    RUBBER POSSIBILITIES.
    524 9 Suggested for Manufacture Of Paper. A recent issue of the Manchester Guardian has the following Researches which 'have been going on in London for some little time past point to the strong probability that newspapers wi.l at no great distance of time be printed on paper produced from
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    NEW S. O. S. SIGNALLER.
    282 9 Wireless Device that all Can Work. A new wireless-operated bell-alarm ii being tested to take the place, on certain ships, of the usual "SOS" signal. Our experiments," said an official at Marconi House the other day to a Daily Chronicle representative, 'have proved most satisfactory.
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    Princess Mary's Wedding.
    387 9 Dollar Subscription for A Present. The marriage of Princess Mary to Viscount Lascelles takes place on the 28th inst and it is felt that Malaya should take the opportunity of shewing its loyal and affectionate esteem for the Royal Family by sending a gift to the Princess
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    247 9 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. In their report dated the 14th instant Messrs. Fraser and Co., state The local share market has shown a little more activity during the week under review, the chief interest, however, being in the industrial group. Both tin and rubber are
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    Philharmonic Orchestra.
    175 9 On the occasion of the next concert by the Singapore Philharmonic Orchestra, in the Victoria Memorial Hall, on Thursday, the 23rd inst., at 5.15 p.m., the principal items will be the following Menuetto and Trio, and Allegro Vivace.fromtheJupiter Symphony, No. 6, by Mozart descriptive suite, Norwegian Scenes (three
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    Straits Association.
    1273 10 Ritfht of Representation In ('ouncil. A meeting of the committee of tfcs Straits Scttlenwnta (Singapore* Association was held in the offices of Messrs. Barkei and Co, yesterday, those afwant being Mci rs, G. 8. Carver, K. A. Hrowr., I). > Blai 1.. H. Macphail, T. Dudby ftrsons, .1.
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    456 10 Messrs. Macphail and Co.'s Weekly Report. Messrs. Macphail and Co.'s weekly rel>< rt. dated l.">th instant, states The share market during the past eel. has been featureless with the exception of the keen demand for War Loan of all issues and Straits Traders. Tin has declined ti
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    A GOLD ROBBERY.
    202 10 Attempted Theft of Coin From Steamer. Tinkerton's staff and the Burns Detective Agency were called in recently to investigate the mysterious robbery of i'J.').(M) in told coin on the steamship Sonoma, on hei voyage from Sydney to San Krancisco. In curious hiding places, most of the missiiiK
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    A Queen's Aeroplane.
    102 10 A two water aeroplane, for her own private u-e. has been presented to the ynep* of the Bclirinrts by the Aiicraft IVs^jil Cwnpany, Limited. A Bristol fiirr.ter model, the machine is identical with that which Kinjr Albert has hewi Affnft >ftrce l!»2t*. The only difference lies tn
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    THE BADAK BUBBLE.
    704 10 Accused Before the Police Court. A Melbourne message of February 4, states Proceedings opetfed in the City Court yesterday against T. W. Ortwi, recently arrested in Queensland in connection with the aliened conspiracy to defraud over Badak tin Held bub We. TriomaS West Orton, 4R years described
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    183 10 T v Vai-Jb iruugh present^, to-night, :i powerfully romantic drama. The Fata! Date, besides a throe-rt 1 drama, a Topical Budget and a Black Diamond comedy. In the first show, another fiv?-rt"el picture, A Brother's Tyranny will b: screened. To-night the Empire Cinema has a special programme in
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    72 10 Macphail and Co.'s Daily Report. Singapore, February IG. Silver. .".4%. Hongkong 9 pc. prem. Three months Gold IS2H. Share Market. -Quiet. Rubbers. No enquiry. Tins. Taipinjrs 1 -1.05, Norths 1.05-1.10, S.aths SftH-MH cents, Nawng Pets 77H.H2'j cent--, I'apans 18-20 cents, l.irfruis :!.W-:i.S(), Murais SJO-6.10 ex. div. cum.
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      152 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l shall be much thankful if yiu WouM hp goxnl enough tt> pablish the foi low it g in your valoablt jcortial. As a resident of Tanjong Pagar District I bejf to express my thanks to the Municipal Health r;partment for
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      Royal Visit—Children's Stand.
      212 10 Royal Visit Children's Stand. To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir, Will you kindly allow me space in your paper to make enquiry as to the stability of the stands now being erected for the use of children during the visit of the Prince of Wales 1 To an
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      Local Prices.
      267 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sit, May 1 crave the indulgence of your cotmsnt to brine to the notice of tmploytrk in general, who hare recently Kdiuvd the wages of their staff or are contemplating further cuts in their Maries, not exceptnjr government, Municipality and the
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    South Australia's Eastern Bid.
    133 10 Mr. A. A. Markwell, of Adelaide, the Trade Commissioner of the State of Sooth Australia, arrived her? from Java during tin' course of this week, his mission being the encouragement and etevetopirient of reciprocity erf trad" between South Australia and the Dutch East Indies, Malaya, British
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    Lynching in America.
    109 10 Sixty-three persons weie lynched in the United States last year his compared with sixty-five in 1920, said a statement issued by the Asuociatibn for the .Vdvancernent of Coloured Peopte. Four were publicly burned alive five weie burned after death two Tynchinfr victims were women one Wi Cieorjjia
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    PAINTING THINGS RED.
    545 10 Incident on the PenanK Night Mail. Mr. C. H. Wyatt, Assistant omnn.sioncr F.M.S. Railways P. lice, attended the first Magistrate's Court Kualu Lumpur on Tuesday, reports the Matey Mail to prosec-ute two Europeans. 1 were charged under two counts of roluntarily causing hurt to a 11\1.i.» boy
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    DUELLING IN PRANCE.
    286 10 Determined Men Try Pistols And Swords. In accordance with the recent new ralinf. of the Ministry of Justice, which clar%d chickling to be a ptnal offsßre, Cwmte Emmanuel de Porct and Camille Lafarge. who recently fought I 1 stubborn duel at the Pare des Prince this morning
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    Babu.
    221 10 A correspondent of the Statesman writ Th* word Babu about Ha exact licriftcance ami derivation of which so much is bein^ written is probably not of Indian orte.n at all. I am aware that some philolr ■Kists trace it to mean a scented person." but this explanation is mther
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      BOXING.
      557 10 Local Lads in Good limits. That boxing has had ample opportunity in i. cover froiii hcinv 0 crdone, was wc'l illustrated when tl'.e .Vi ali stlged a nitia r hast ly got up s< i last I i;.'ht, when the attendance was good and nnsl appreciative of the 100
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      Football.
      47 10 At the S.C.C. yesterday number of new puufm were given a trial in a mrond strintr rroaaMei t. P^DSgMca match. The result was a win fo. the Whites by 2 l. To-morrow the Horned K. C. win meet the S.C.C. second eleven on the latter's irround.
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      Hockey.
      32 10 Th.v hockey matrh between the S.C.C. and rh? S.K.C. yesterday resulted in a draw of one all. Dr. Gordon had the misfortune to injure wiist in the course of the game.
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      Golf.
      64 10 On Thursday last -.t the Malacca Golf (lull Sa'adoni bin Baba, the caddy master, playing with Mr. .7. K. N'c.ve. completed th* rouncl of nine holes in the lnv» score of SI. This is the lowest kom on ivesfd for the course. The detail- were follows 4. 4. >.
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      Calcutta Turf Sensation.
      92 10 A Calcuttii n I of I iiruary 4 states that on Mveipt of certain information Mr. Hartley, Assist it Commissioner ami Impart** Koherts.n at the iilrutta C.1.D.. raide.l Tattci .;aIN < !ul. Manuoe Lane on Friday at 4..'10 p.m. and arrested over 168 DO sons, including about
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    JANUARY RUBBER RETURNS.
    41 10 Hukit Katil. -K,J)i7 il>s Bukit .lelotonvr. 6,31 1 ill-. Chamrlcat Serdang. 17.77 C lbs. ■kjrtor. I i.iv: lbs. Mm.!-. 8J578 ll>^ r-il'ii:.- Robber. :>o,T9Si ll>>.. Surgu Biftrt. in.ooo lbs. TWajUMfc <) ji'k. ::'i.7 r il.- Til tin 1 1
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    60 10 ■programme of lirills, etc, for month ending Tuesday, Fcliruury liX r'eb. 14, 17, 21, L'-l un.i 88. *.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Beach Road, Eurasian Company, us per di-C:ii(-Feb. 14, 17. SO, L".:. :.'l r 1 27th.— F..10 p.m., l>ril! Hall, Beach Rood, OUw pany, as per details
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    SINGAPORE AND SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    31 10 Order-, for wi-rk ending 1-Ybniary 10 Thurseluy, 10th.- --Bund Practice, 5.16 p.m. Buples and Drum-;, Matey Veliiiilecr Club Pifea Bl I 1.-:n| |iiai lirs.
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    Lumut Rubber Estates.
    1546 11 Costs Lower Notwithstanding Restriction. The twelfth annual general meeting of the I.uinut Rubber Kstates. l.l.l.. 4 ort January 1 in Ha C .uncil Koom of thi Kubtxi tirow r*' Association, 38, Eastcheap, K.( Sir Frank A. SwHtenhani G.C.W.C;. (the ehnirmant, presiding. The Chairman said (Jentlemen, I shall
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    RUBBER ENTERPRISE.
    543 11 Pure Plantation Products On Sale. On January 18, -avs the Financier. a very intivestini: MW departuic MM made D connection with the retailing of rubber goods t hjit may well lead to something like a revolution in the treatment rubber. A syndicate kn rwn as Pare Plantation Ru'.hrr
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    91 11 According to terripaiwieut of tho II S::it<- man the reason why thci-' is 11 v of fruit in tin- Cnli'Utta n.arkct is that. owimr to h irh railway freight rharRM, im-liuling- the (mrcucrg* tax, i)iif«T;.!j >■ and leu in ;rn:t»:! ::!i.l the i:>:i'. i|i'.-itf jrompenxatioB, if any, ix.nl by railways
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      149 11 MOUTRIE PIANOS Jok Teak Cases Guaranteed NEW OR USED PIANOS ON EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. Liberal Discount for Cash. CALL OR WRITE FOR PARTICULARS, S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Hongkong) BAFFLES PLACE, SLNGAPORK. "CLYNO" Stands for Reliability and Efficiency and gives Absolute Satisfaction We Carry Stocks of Spare Parts for
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      325 11 Raffles Hotel, MONDAY. Tea Dansanl. I p.m. la 7 p.m. WEUN BSD AY.— Orchestral (oncorl. HM p.n. THI'RSDAY. Guest Night. Spiri;il Dinnrr. Daafiaf. FKlBAY.— Special l.unctwrtn. (>irht>lr;i. SATURDAY.— Guest Night. IpaaJaJ MsUWT. '):in<intf. Resident* and Dincr> will bu\c pricr Claim to Mats ii Iliv Ball ifoom. ItIMJAKO ROOM.— Recently nr,i>witi<l
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      98 12 LOOK I pOLD FLAK^J I? Sj c arett£s. g| There are many Virginia Cigarettes BUT ONLY ONE "Gold Flake" MADE BY WILLS. il 5 CEMENT (Best Portland Cement) FRESH SHIPMENT ARRIVED Offered at Very Low Price Nunoi Shoten It, WINCHESTER HOUSM. MssflsM ■□fOAPOBK TO PLANTERS, FOR SALE 1 STUMP PULLER
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      842 12 WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS Sealed tenders for the undermentioned services will be received at Headquarter Office, Fort Canning at 10 a.m. on Friday February 24, 1922. Supply of I— Bread Meat Groceries Hospital Supplier Native Supplies Fuel and Light Forms of tender and all particulars may be obtained on application in
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      561 12 NOTICE is hereby given that the above Trade Mark is the property of Messrs. F. A. Wclti and Son, 7, East India Avenue, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C., and is used by them in connection with.cv.cry descripton of nails and hardware, piece-goods and general merchandise, exported by them for sale in
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      273 13 HAIPHONG DRAGON Kip CEMENT Supplied to the Spore Municipality, Government of Johore, Malacca Municipality, F M.S. Railways and all leading architects and contractors. DUPIRE BROS. Sole Amenta, Singapore. iy\sK for, j3ui^hetts q "> v"VBH(F'vw3IP^OMI I a ssa i J^aA3LadJit^LjatMJL^BJl^B T" SIRROBERT BURNETT&GII? g^f African Eastern Trade Corporation, Ltd. (Incorporated in
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      141 13 Enquir ©|Op^ THE PRICE OF TITAN Before buying other Cement 'PMONF 170 O. AUREL.Y CO., X -i-l-WA^XZai 1 No. B-b, FINLAVSON GRKN, SINQAPORE. Telograms AUBELY. Bole Importers for 8.5., F.M.B. and Netherlands Indies. Portland Cement ion m 7 n w)t w^ IS I« Hn^flßll^fflli I U IIJ II L If
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      424 14 The China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd. WITH WHICH IS ASSOCIATED THE Shanghai Life Insurance Co., Ltd. <): ill Inrnrpor.itcd under tba Hoag-An^ Ordinanrrs). Hcnd Office SHANGHAI. LIFE INSURANCE in all its Branches. FIRE INSURANCE effected on Buildings, Merchandise and property at Current Rates. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES IN ALL THE
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      470 14 Aca«it •>-•»> T*.?«f Iff Kf\ A***™>r* In farr* »-tr 5!7.*91,M« The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. Ta. Cempanr b*» «D.»«r «.»rttt«- with tbe Supr.m. Coort ef Enflaad and compiles with th» Hritlth Ufa t«anMl Ciaa-vtaa AM In «»ery p«rtl. ..lei arrm-r-iv* iM.iK» oi» nnmud Mnorrt want*t» t««r.»»i.rr lat1 at
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      467 14 BANKING ItHS BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITBD <!aee>n»rat«d »y BdmUl 1-perl.i Ckartar ta Japaa.) Ca'ta! •abeerlbed Y««,»M,M« CaplUl Tald-BV 748,W0,M« lmr.l Vaada TU.MMM Frealdaat 1 K. Nakagava, Eaej. Vl«e.PraaMeat 1 B. MerL Baa. DTKCCTOIB t T. Blaaaaoe, ti«. 0. Kawaiakl, E««. K. Morinace. Bi«. M. Kaalu, lie. T. Ikada, Ca«. D.akleal
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      945 14 BAN KING ASIA BANKING CORPORATION (laeorporat*. la Me* Tork) FIDCKHOLDiNG BANK 3. A afla a>a I* ■<♦>«• Part* IMhMMI Raak af Saa Fr-acta**. RaaJceri Tnut Conpaay, New Tork (It; Oattecata! *ni CVunm«rclal N»t(»a«l Raak «f Cfclcaja. Gaaraaty Trait O. «f N»w I GaaraKas BaT*,«t» *»rl Traat d.r.uizj, ChraiKaet Mcreantila Bawk
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    1149 15 Proposals as to its Future Development. An Adelaide message n( January 9 (.tales Ihut in replying to further criticisms of Ills Uvoomj of ColOlirM settlement in the Northorn Tcrri tory. tlie Premier (Mr. Harwell) said I hate Seen nothing In the criticisms of my remarks As to the
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    74 15 A numbiT of Egyptian women who were recently attacked in the vernacular bran for bobbing their hair and wearing short skirts have replied that the so-iullcd modern fashions are us old as the PyraInids. "Wt have moi-fly revived the itylea," they say, which may be seen in any museum on
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      275 15 Hv^^slssssssi^l UN *-OI»' M CYCLE siß I Xl 1 NOs^kKSisttf i VI h r-.\K All Dealers Garages Can Supply The Dunlop Rubber Co. (2K), Ltd. (lme«r>»ra'»! la /»p«»1 PUNLOP HOUSE, SINGAPORB. /f "''>, The AU/^j^BrltUh \mk Standard 1 LIGHT CAR W V'/fc///'. '4, 8 h.p. and 1 1 h.p. Two
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      594 15 W mLil 3^^MFr«\^fe r r I"^* ts c f Bl3^ 100 amon 8 certain sections of the Iri^klfl^ Q'iifi ut n man y cases there is considerable self 'interest f JsWnX^^" 7- v^^Sam behind the sneer. In spite of this attempt to discredit Iflltilrail^KX mffilm i Proprietary Medicines, thousands of
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      334 16 WAN XIAT t CO. LTI. IS, PHILLIP BTROT. "Phone Nos. HIS and *114 NEW SHIPMENT OF STOCKS JUBT ARRIVED. Cast Steel Double Fared Sledge Hammers Bedford Brand. Moreton's Butterfly Galvanlied Padlocka 2 In to 4 In. Brass Masthead and Sidelights with Dtop Lenses. Brass Engine Room Lampa. Copper Tricolour Combination
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      325 16 MR. BUCKERIDGE'S NEW STUDIO tt, ORCHARD BOAD (MXt to th« PaQaaHtDM.) 'Phone ISQS NUBBUCK'I PAINTS AND OIL VAEIOUS COLOUBB. Large stock abtahuM* at WN WATT CO. IHIPCHANDLEM, sTTC 18, Market Strew*. NEW SHIPMENT of ROT-PROOF and WATER-REPEL-LENT GREEN CANVAS for making TARPAULINS, SUN BLINDS, MOTOR BOAT AWNINGS, Etc. At Reduced
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      1891 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Thm PRKPAID charcea for Wants, For tola, T» Let, etc, la ordinary d— sat type (average six words to line) are per line one insertion 28 eta, two ins. 46 cts, three ins. 84 cts, four Ins. 82 cts, five ins, $1.00, six ins. $1.18, ten ins $1.40,
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      614 16 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, store No. 39, North Boat Quay. Apply 14. Change Alley. TO BE LET, OFFICES AMD GODOWNS. Apply S. Manasseh A Co, 7, D'Almeida Street^ TO LET, new premises, 117 and 118, Cecil Street. Apply M. Guston, 4, De Son»a Street. TO LET, oflice and godowns
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      203 16 L WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE SILENT ALAMO It ia the most perfect balanced plant ess the market. Ton do not require experts to in ni maintain it. Fall year's tnaranteo agaiawt sTafeetlT* workmanship or material. We carry apares to bnild complete plants. Call and see a Demonstrator. MODERN APPLIANCE CO.,
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      205 16 THE STRAITS TIMES TELEPHONES Editorial and General R8 Manager's Office JU7 Job Printing Office 124* All communications relating to editorial matter* and news should be addressed to THE EDITOR. All eommunieationa relating to business matters— advertisements, subscriptions, accounts, printing, etc., should be addressed to TUB MANAGER. ADVERTISEMENT BATES Wants, For
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