The Straits Times, 1 July 1924

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times No. 27,597. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1924, PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 74 1 LACTOGEN FOR YOUR BABY THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER MODEL No. 1. 29 Keys, 84 Characters MODEL No. 2 30 Keys, 90 Characters THEIR SPEED AND DURABILITY arc well-known all over Malaya. Prices on application to the Sole Agents TH{ BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated i« Eftglsad.) SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR, IPOH and
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    • 412 1 NEW STOCK OF AN IMMENSE STOCK r HIS MASTER'S VOICE I ■I- HIS MASTER'S VOICE Double Sided I 9 S "t.\ Doable Sided CELEBRITY RECORDS HK'^ RECORDS 10 inch Red label $3.23 /I I Bajjk 9 Latest number bein;: added as 12 inch Bod label 4.',0 IX /I£^ "T M
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    • 4 1 LACTOGEN FOR YOUR BABY
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  • 1451 2 Provision for Amortisation Suggested. The fouiteenth ordinary general mceting of tue Mcrliinau Kubber hstates, Ltd., was held on May 27, at' Winchester House. Old Broad Street, E-C, Mr. J. Kamsden (thé chairman) presidlng. 'ihi Chairman said Ladies and gentlemen, as usual, I propose to ask you to take
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    • 201 2 A GOOD WATCH FOR EVERYBODY HI I I fc) COLD Wrist Watches from $15.00 j wl /*yfr' 1 Sr^iT'V KEI.U Swiss made 14kt. GOLD Wrist l^j I JT" Watch Lever 15 Jewels Movement JM f/iO vVA Assorted Shapes. VI 1^ li^H*-—^^^a» $18.00 only LsS MA f*%. im ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED Y\
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    • 216 2 YV^p Have You Tried The New Cuticura Shaving Stick? This delicately medicated antiseptic Soap produces a rich creamy lasting lather, enabling you to shave without the slightest irritation. Indispensable for those who shave twice daily. Properly used, it will prevent ingrowing hairs. S^aF" Try our new Shaying Stick. .-—n^-i,,—. i«aa—
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    • 203 2 Me CfIEJBItS ySHjI Liqueur Whisky hij[mlV^ A WHISKY OF ~f/r?^ M EXCELLENT QUALITY. pS^^Sw fe^SU, RETAIL PRICE $30 PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD. uiiiiiuiiiininiiimiiiftVßimMMßMMsw Only Joys can make Joy's Chocolates made us Singapore FRESH DAILY JOY J S~" 12A BATTERY ROAD. W^^When days are****^k mf hot and trying **x it Everyone
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  • 335 3 American Bishop Found Guilty. A Cleveland, wire of May 31, states Something of the flavour surrounding the famous English ritualist suits last century j clung: to the Bishop's Court here, when the Rev. William Brown was found guiiry i of the charges of heresy, the judges I
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  • 307 3 Offered £10,000 for Her Autobiography. Some frank statements as to the family income are made by Mrs. Asquith in an interview given to a Canadian newspaper from which the Yorkshire Evening News has published extracts. According to these Mrs. Asquith told her interviewer that she had written her
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 86 3 PULSOMETER ENGINEERING CO. REUNNG, ENGLAND i PU PS ;fe||sk STEREOPHAGUS >->„ r ..>!>., and BOLE A „I.MS UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED I Incorporated la the Straita .Settlements.) SINGAPORE. "ijniteers LEVER BEOS. The PUREST Household and Laundry Soap. Every" bar is backed for purity by £1,000 guarantee. Essential for all households. A
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    • 241 3 A THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY, My health it my greatest asset and the sustainment of good health almost entirely depends upon functional regularity. Therefore it is wise to always keep at hand a mild laxative nnd liver regular r.uch a* I'inkettes for use, when necessary, to prevent constipation, dispel bilious attacks
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    • 337 3 NOTICE Ms hereby given that the above two trade marks are the trade marks of THE AFRICAN AND EASTERN TRADE CORPORATION LIMITED, Singapore and are used by them m respect of all classes of Cotton Piece Goods including Blankets also Yarns (Silk and Cotton) imported by them into the Malay
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    • 399 3 STEAMER SAILINGS SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC CO., LTI (Incorporated m Ewedon) For Barcelona, Christlanla, Aathui, ('openhagon, Gothenburg, and Swedish poru. s.s. SUMATRA In port M. V. FORMOSA dn* July »0 s.s. JAPAN' due Aug. 26 For Hongkong and Japan. s.s. JAPAN dv* July 11 M. V. NANKING due Aug. S For
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    • 851 4 P. 0. British India ond Apcar Line (Companies Incorporated la Englaad) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. Under Contract with Hia Majesty's Gov.rameat I.ONDON-FAR EASTERN SERVICE Of. WARDS FROM LONDON HOMEWARDS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON AND AMTWIRP Tonnage Dae Spore Tonnage
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    • 800 4 STEAitR SIBLWM THE OCEAN STEAM "SHIP CO., LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (laeorporated m England) The Bine Funnel Line REGULAR SERVICES TO LONDON. AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GKNOA. MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on throng*
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    • 656 4 train mt«t» KOMHKLYKE MBIUUOT MAATSCNAPPU ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated ml£ dland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Telephoao No*. Paaaago Dept. 131, Freight Dept, 1202, Marine Dept. and Transhipment Dept. 1437, Manager'! Dept. IIH. COEN July 2, Muntok and Palembnng. REYXST July 2, Bandjermasin, Stagcn, Ko
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    • 468 5 /JSTEffBjAHmCS Ellc»**?T& Bucknall Steal\sMp Co., Ltd. nclorated m Etiglond) Li MAM" LINE. J'^ngeriand Freight Services UNrrtfl KIMDOM AND CONTINENT Ia Pop AHD BUM CANAL. FLIGHT SERVICE LO^I)N, f)TTERDAM, HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF MaO „r due July 20 ts.s. CITY OF'.BNKIR due Aug. 7 .vs. (/TV OK :»IN due Sept. 26
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    • 602 5 STEAMER SM.IM3 ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP LIKES. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) Ragmlar Freight Serrice from U. S. A. via Panama *■> BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE VIA SUK DIRECT. ■a STEEL INVENTOR due Singapore July 10 •b.s. FAIRFIELD CITY due Singapore Aug. 4 Taking cargo on through Bill, of Lading to all
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    • 776 5 STEMER SAILINGS! Barns Phiip Line For SYDNEY. MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND and BRISBANE Regular monthly tailings >y the well known sunnier. MARELLA (7:175 tons) and MONTORO (6000 torn). The s.a. MARELLA is tha largest and tinea* steamer trading to Australia, .(Cabins de luxe, single berth cabin., swimming batb,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 420 6 CINEMAS GAIETY CINEMA SURINA THEATRE at »20 Double Attraction LAST THRBE NI(;HTS OF NEW SERIAL AND LATEST FEATURE 111 1 ii w n ii ii n SESSUE HAYAKAVVA m NOW gHOWING S Af*K KAC F Q Th Greatest and bent of all Tarzan Pictures DLHVII nVVkW The wild animal serial
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    • 309 6 CINEMAS EMPIRE CINEMA TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 and 2, FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY Thursday Entire Change of Programme at 7.15 sharp. THE WDCCI O IMPOSSIBLE Mrs. BELLEW KfctLC 7 parts SPECIALLY SELECTED the PICTURES COUNTERFEIT LOVE m !> part* Prices for Tuesday and Wednesday FIRST CLASS Ofk «A O
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    • 219 6 "Man's destiny often lies m a woui's W^^ s wn^ e his fafe han^s by a fir" F^l^iSftl THEODJRE WBERTS WILLIAM i- rom he 11, m .,l ftmon* b> Grumpy- tktooore Ros^ars MAY McAVOY lad COMRAO NAC-tL i\ S'flfer Ycu ll see l^obcfts i" his greatest an< funniest role. 2?^-r^f
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  • 69 7 VJ Bl IP;|1 P I n.m. ps. St. J.OJJ. v. ■J I». Malay team. Tharrfay, Jab J nra i>|,,h Wai r, tl.l-'Bj BJIOoB p.m. I Ins ■s.C.C. II v. R.E. ■»>'< BJ BJ clos s ■JJ delivery. lat] 5 V Bl |BJ' t; < nitcd. JBBJ: -y,
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  • 118 7 .ly i. Mi harvea or expected KfiTFI.HARROUR. Harmet, Cc DRY DOCK. rG i X9 L... iJ. Stu hdic. n». yj Vesse Arrived. tron Baterta 1-7. ■om Zambomp 30-6, I trina l)x.' .1 0 t [rom Trenggua 1-r. lens. i"rom Vokohama une. I l.osx toni, tron I I.'''
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  • 155 7 •day. 3 p.m. I 3 p.m. 3 p.m. .4 p.m. I i p.m. Sumarang 'I p.m. ani Djambi 9 a.m. fj I 9 :1 and Sama- 11 a.m. noon Sing ira, ■.uk 2 p.m. Amoy p.m. B I 8 p.m Pcn»rR 8 p.m HJ I 3 p.m.
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  • 41 7 Pri Pn T« K A By .'inn* I.rcat wata bon Lett AM S'pore Londoi May 23 Jun<- 1i May 26 June 21 Ma> M .uic 11 May :;o Jua* 21 May 30 .rune ifi June -2 June 18
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  • 203 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, July 1. On London, Bank -i n/a 2/4 3/82 .-.nd 2/1 m. credits 2/4 1/2 !).i New York. Demand 50% Private 90 d/i B£% Bank 870 nom. k T.T. 163 S 4 Hat.); d/d "'a p.c. prom. O;i Shanghai, Bank d/d 70% Bank T.T. :>n
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  • 54 7 Tone of Market Quiet. Latest London cables quote Spot sheet lOVid. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Closing Prices. Buyers- Sellers. Spot July July-Sept. Oct.-Deo. July July-Sept. Oct.-Dec. ain^apore oianuara Ribbed Smoked Sheet Closing Prices. Buyers. Sellers 84 ::i ::r 844 DAILY PRICES CURRENT. 12 o'clock
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 234 7 Issue Val. Pd Hi'yors. Sellers t I Batang Padans 0.50 0..", 1 l.Hitam Tin 1.02% 1.07% :A n Idris Ily.h-aulie 21/- 21/9 1 1 .lohan Tin 0.40 0-15 l l Jelantoh 0.15 0.20 Cl n Kan. Kamontiag 46/- A'/- xd tl il Kamunting Tin 3f>/- VII- xd. 10 I'J
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    • 144 7 Issue Val. P.l. Buyers. Sellers, fl Cl B. Am. Tobacco 5.3.9 5.6.3 10 10 Central Engine3 1.50 5.50 5 5 Central Motors 2.00 2.60 El il K. Smelting Co. 8.75 9.00 t Elcc. Ti-amwnys ">/- 6/10 10 Kraser N^ave 45.00 4C.00 ■>0 60 Hammer Co. 160 180 xd., cb.,
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    • 100 7 U. Eng. C p.c. $1,234,300 par 10 p.c. pm i "Metric Tramways, 5 p.c. jr; r >0,000 S'poro Municipal B p.c. 1,878,000 par 10 p.c. pm S'pdre Municipal 4\*> p.c. of 1907 $1,000,000 par 5 p.c. pm Spore Municipal 4* p.c. of 1909 $1,000,000 par 5 p.c. pm Spore
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    • 396 7 Fra?tr and Co. and Lyall and Efatt's Quotations. To-day's Prices. Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt. Alor Gajah (51) 0.80 0 00 0.80 0.00 Allcnby ($1) 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.05 A. Hitam (S5) 9.50 10.50 9.50 10.50 A. Knnios ($1) 0.20 O.oO 0.25 0.30 Am. Malay ($2) 1.60 1.75 1.60
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 19 7 M.S. SELANDIA ami ili* 1 '-vi li' t carfo at nm ;«s.; «s. THK FAST ASIATIC CO I. D.
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    • 776 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other ("ass; cd Advts., s^c pnrre IR. UARR The dessert of th. fashionable H. Bolter, Direct ba porter, Europe llotel lluildinc. Ruffles Typewriting Hurenu 1, K.nllle* Place Thomas's Will V»0 p.m. WANTKD. t^o-3c«tcr, m j Apply imex. -'.1. 8, f-irm overcoat anr! lo almost new, I iates. DOUIILR
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    • 30 7 THE HAPPI VALLEY To night To night KWAN UNG SHANGHAI WAYANG (ACTOM AM) \CTRESSES) WAYANG PEK JEE (yong chia bong) INDIAN CONJIRER RONGGENG, ETC., ETC. Come! Come! Come! THE GONDOLIERS
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    • 552 7 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS TIIK MALAYAN ACKI-HORTK TLTURAL SHOW, KUALA IAMIHK, 192-1. The Malayan Agri-Horticiilturni Show will be hi-lil m Koala l.umpur i.n .l.ily 11, 11 ami 13, 1H24. CHEAP TICKETS, all ctasso, nt single fare for the double journey plus S-.00, $1.00 un<l 50 c»nts First, Second anil Third
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    • 222 7 Boxing i Hay you been watching fc;r \b r YOUNG PELK? JERRY MONAHAtf m FIFTEEN (.1 Minute) ROUND! HAPPY' VALLEY v ON SATURDAY. JULY'S. at 9.1."> p.m. J Prices $3, $3, 82 ah.d Si Tickets at (i. H MM I Co, Ltd.. Ch Alley and Hi K h Str.-.-t and
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  • 965 8 The Straits Times TUESDAY, JULY 1. RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS. An interesting paragraph has been circulating round the Dress of the Straits and China to the effect that the Governments of Siam and China contemplate entering into a treaty. The nature of this is not disclosed, and it is doubtful if move
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  • 43 8 Ang Kuan Kee. of 142-18, Orchard Road, was charged before Mr. Sennett this morning: for housebreakingr and theft. It is alleged that accused climbed over a high partition into complainant's room whilst he was out and stole a ring and watch, valued $40.
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  • 49 8 The total expenditure, including rent of the Victoria 1 heatrc, m connection with public meeting on June 20, regarding food hawkers is $150.95. This amount will be met equally by the seven associations or public bodies under whose auspices the meeting was held, the share of each being $21.56.
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  • 55 8 The G. H. Sweet Shop moved to-day from their original site, 6, Battery Road, into their new premises, No. 7, m the same street. The well-arrangtd cake and tiffin room on the ground floor and the tea and extra tiffin rt>om upstairs are features of the new establishment which is
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  • 55 8 A burglary tool; place at 1, Fort Canning Road, the residence of the Signal Sergeant, last night, and goods stolen included the General Service, Victory and Mine Clearance Service decorations. It is requested that people give information to the police if these are illegally offered, which fright lead to the
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  • 55 8 The Governor is satisfied that reciprocal provisions have been made by the legislature of the F.M.S- for the enforcement wit.iin the F.M.S. of judgment? obtained 'm the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. He has declared that the [Ordinance No. 34 of 1021 shall extend tp judgments obtained m the
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  • 61 8 During ItKM, 13,086 European- arrived m the Strait, while 12,024 left, the excess arrivals\thus being 1,062. Of this excess 843 wire men, 179 women and 40 children. TheVStatistical office, now m charge of Mr. V. G. Evans assistant Registrar Statistics, had busy yetar, a good deal of theltime of the
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  • 20 8 The Holland-Austral* Lino was at Sydney, on 22, fined £900 for permitting nine pi*lbited immigrants to land m Australia. L.
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  • 26 8 The rate of issue oflloney Orders for India and Ceylon to-daji* Rs- IG2 $100. The rate of payment* Money_ Orders from India and Ceylonti Rs. 10<=$l00.
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  • 30 8 The Weatherbe case Lcupied the Consular Court at Peking June li). This is a case of assault by m Octroi official arising out of a dispute regarding payment of October.
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  • 38 8 One of the customs prflention launches m the course of a pßrol on Sunday captured 15 piculs 19 Mties of rubber which it is alleged was *ing smuggled, together with four men. Iff the coast of Johore. I
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  • 33 8 Mr. G. P. Davi, of Lmi, F.MS-, has been granted exclusive! privileges m connection with his invemon for a process for tlio nianufactui* >>f rondensed rubber latex and of cond«sed vulcanised rubber latex.
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  • 34 8 The Royal Field ArtillA' and Royal Garrison Artillery will »ho|ly be merged into a single regiment wil the title of Royal Artillery under theitheme of reorganisation. The Royal Mr.se Artillery will retain its title.
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  • 41 8 The former Dutch steaAr Bloemfontein has been bought by fee Ho Hong Steamship Company for th| coolie trade between Singapore, Amoy.pnd Swatow. She will run under the naml of the Hong Peng, and is expected tl arrive from Holland m August.
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  • 65 8 An association has bcA formed of j the manrfactincr- of matfces m India, with the object cf safegu Aline the m- j tere3t of the indigenous inkistry. The cause of the formation of tfc .-..iciatum seems to be the fear causA by a projetted S-vedisH* firm, which Is Roinjj to
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  • 68 8 Mr. C. P. Knapp, of Messrs.iCnapp and Co., building contractors, nut with a tragic accident at Bombay, ol June 24. He was stundinf? on the par»ot of the roof of his residence m Forks Street, Fort, when lie" overbalanced ad fell to the (.round from a height of flCMeet. He
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  • 61 8 Two membeTß of the Manila iiunicipal Board have been suspeftied by G«vernorGeneral Wood, and-the^' arc bentr criminally charged with receivin;* biibes or otherwise benefitting by the enst ruction of public buildings. The Bmounts involved are believed to total mire than Ps. 1,000,000. It is declared thlt some members have been
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  • 69 8 It is of historic interest to record, writes Mr. I. H. Birkill, Director ot Gardens, S.S., m his' annual rcport'fc* I»2S, that from IUIS to 1917. inclusive, the Gardens m Singapore made a bigger revenue from economic plants and seeds than from ornamental plants ■and seeds, but that m 1918
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  • 73 8 It is now some time fince the public took ti feeding the monkeys m the Waterfall Garden*, Peiiang, an.l since the monkeys, therefore, came to live almost permanently m the neighbourhood, reports Mr. I. H. Burkill, the Director of Gardens, S. S. Eatinf* the young buds from the Albizzias by
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  • 88 8 The Hyiam, Kwang Seng, who was charged with possession of a pistol and 10U rounds of ammunition without a licence pleaded guilty to both charges before Mr, Pryde, yesterday. Mr. Kennpy who arrested the accused, said he was a trafficker m arms, and that at first he denied having the
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  • 119 8 The -Happy Va!l«y Ship was the stpiie of a pleasant function last Friday 1 afternoon when 170 members of the Subordinate Civil Service Association entertained at an afternoon tea, and tendered their hearty congratulations to Mr. C. A. Perreau whom Government recently honoured with a Commission of the Peace. A
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  • 160 8 The death has occurred under tragii circamstanvc.s of Mr. F. Stanway, wh< for several year* was a well known resident of Bangkok. Or the 16th inst. Mr. Stanwr.y entered a train at Ban-na-Sarn Station, and during the journey he complained to the guard of being ill. At Langsuan medical assistance
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  • 388 8 Mr. H. CarpnJ'^Bie Municipal Assessor, is leaving- V Home at the end of this week on a f^'^pDr. SchurmanJO Berican Ambassador at Peking, was] ■Jeyed to hospital on June 19 suffering Bom a slight attack of dysentery. Mr. and .Ms. Dragon, old ami well-known I Kuala Lumpur,
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  • 15 8 due at Penang atq 'fc-^^BJ?a is not likely that >>'■■ vered m Singapore .■B^^^f:
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  • 85 8 TV.- regret to ''-^M A. E. Coelho, for t lißssf'ssr^ jf the staff of th^ri B-?^m v; ment, Singapore, hospital this morn i^K* The funeral will L.IH Cemetery to-morri I was an excellent fl I I years had been a -fH the S.R.C. elevcnXjiKS^^' season. In 1922
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  • 207 8 Tho following hi 1 ing with His K\c mH.r Government Hcus I I I on the occasion H Causeway H.H. or, K.C.M.G., H.H of Negri SembiU h| M I I Bendahaia of Ie ,jflj Njlilir of Perak, h T. A'raser, K-C.HF^H '<■ FraJscr,- Sir W*lt4 ">|fl Honl. Mr. Jif.tice
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 177 8 John Little Co., Ltd. booking mbiti roi VICTORIA THEATRE THE GONDOLIERS Hooking at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Wednesday, July 2, opening at 7.30 a t m. Booking from Thursday, July 3, onwards at our premises m Raffles Square 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. John Little Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m
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    • 91 8 ALHAMBRA In the Second Show at 9 p.m. sharp. HAL ROACH PRESENTS THE CALL OF THE WILD m 8 Reels. (From the famous dog story by Jack London) In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. HOUSE PETERS m THE INVISIBLE POWER m 7 Reels. TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD., Proprietors.
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    • 57 8 On Other Pages. Pa««. I Merlimau Rubber Mining 2 Shipping and the Malls 7 Reuter Telegrams j j g Details of Canton Outrage 9 To-day's Share Market Chineae and Restriction y Legislative Council Meeting 9 4 10 Sporting Intelligent jq Correspondence ..11 |lialcownie Estates Meeting Dutch Indies Native Rubber 1
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  • 346 9 The Military ConH Of Germany. Reply to Ambassad r»* Note. [REUTER TELEGR* 1 I Lone June 30. Pai i.s The German ambassador presented to M. Herriot the Gerjnan reply to the Allied note on military! control. London, ilune 30. Pai Is A forecast of the Gel-man reply to
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  • 221 9 H-. Mac Donald and Egyptian Government. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, June 30. vHfegret at the attitude of the Egyptian i^Bvernment and Parliament over the '^■jstion of the Sudan was expressed by Mac Donald m {he House of ComThe Prime Minister said tha HLtements m the Egyptian Parliament Bd the
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  • 76 9 [REUTKB TELEGRAM.] London, June .'JO. In the House of Commons, questioned regardirjr the reported statement of M. Karakhan. the Soviet envoy to China, promising that Russia would support any steps by China to abolish the special treaty right* of Biitain and other powers, Mr. Ma.li a !d sa
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  • 264 9 Balloting for Presidential Nomination. [REUTBR TELEGIAM.] Lontdon, June 29. New York The Democratic Convention rejected the Ku Klux Klan minority report, which provided fbr specific mentioning of the Klan m tie platform. Locidon, June 30. Xew York: The Democratic Convention will to-day begin ballotirqg for presidential nomination. Governor
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  • 87 9 [RZUTKB TELEGRAM.] London, June 30. Ahme.iabad: The resolution with reference to Gopinathsaha, murderer of Mr. Day, came up for discussion m the AllIndia Congress committee, which, on the niotirifc of Gandhi, passed n resolution regretting the murder of Mr. Day nnd condemning all political murders as inconsistent with
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  • 92 9 [RKUTZR TKLEGKAM.] London, June 30. 1 Washington The grand jury returned criminal .indictments m the cases of cxSecretary Fall, Vtr. Sinclair and Mr. Doheny, whom the Government are prosecuting m connection with the oil lease scandals. Mr. Doheny, m junior, .was also indicted. All four are charged
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  • 74 9 [RKUTH TELCCRAM.] Paris, June 29. Professor Calmctte, of the Pasteur Institute, has invented a vaccine against tuberculosis, composed of 'bacilli carefully enfeebled by 230 successive cultures. Ocr a hundred experiments were made on animals before 217 new-born children presenting symptoms of predisposition to tuberculosis -wore jfi ven th* vaccine,
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  • 41 9 [KIUTKB TELEGRAM.] London, June 30. Pretoria General Hertzog completed his cabinet m which he is Prime Minister ami Minister for Native Affairs. The LabouiiU', Colonel Creswell, takes Defonce and labour. The other Labourite m the Cabinet i Mr, floydMl.
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  • 276 9 Pitiful Scenes m Stricken City. Military Patrolling Streets. [RKUTZR TELEGRAM.] London, June 29. Cleveland Owing to the confusion following the storm many wild and exaggerated reports were given currency. The revised estimates put the casualties m Lorain at 58 killed and 118 injured, whilst 7,000 are homeless. Further
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  • 97 9 [RCUTN TILECRAM.] London, June 30. Thirty-nine countries, including Ceylon, China, Dutch East Indies, Holland, India and Japan, were represented at the first world power conference, held at Wembley. It lasted a fortnight and was presided over by the Earl of Derby. Visiting experts enlightened their fellow delegates
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  • 48 9 [RELTEB TELEGRAM.] London, June 30. Lyons The Congress of League of Nations societies has been formally opened. The proceedings were confined to speeches by delegates extolling the League idea. Mr. Sugimura, Japan, and Mr. Wang Chung-hui, the Chinese exPrime Minister, eulogised the League's pacific ideal.
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  • 50 9 [RIUTGK TELEGRAM.] London, June 30. Toronto The postal strike which began on* June 21 has ended, the strikers unanimously voting m favour of resulting work after the Minister of Labour, Mr. Murdock, had promised that a committee of the Dominion House of Commons should investigate their grievances.
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  • 15 9 [RBUTIR TSLBORAIf.] London, June 30. Waterloo Bridge was reopened to pedestrians this morning.
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  • 14 9 [tttmCß TIUOBAIL] i London, June 30. ITnnjkong i Mnr Urcn ha* arrived-
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  • 944 9 Details of the Attempt on M. Merlin. Five French Residents Killed. Details are now to hand of the dastardly attempt on the life of M. Merlin, the Governor-General of Indo-China, while dining at the Victoria Hotel on Shameen. the foreign Settlement of Canton, on June 19. A telegram
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  • 178 9 Government Sustains Seventh Defeat. [RIOTER TILSGRAM-] London, June 30. In the House of Commons m the committee stage of the Finance Bill Mr. Herbert Spencer moved an amendment to apply the Imperial Preference rates for tea to China and Dutch Indies teas on the ground that C.iina and
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  • 88 9 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 30. An important conference <>f t'lp Ch.nese Associated Chambers of Commerce was held yesterday at Ipoh, which re presentatives from Singapore, Johore, Selangor, Penang, and Perak attended. A statement was made late to-day on the vital question of restriction and steps
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  • LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    • 192 9 Singapore, July 1Despite a further rise of 355. m the price of tho metal, which is now £226 10s., there is very liule business pejattwe; m Tin shares. The Taiping Group is quiet and Sterlings are neglected, with the exception of Renonjrs which continue m demand
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    • 104 9 (L. K. Macphail.) Singapore, July 1. Rubber.— lo W d.— 33* cents. Tin.— £226 10s. $113%— 75 tons. Mining. Murais 2.95 to 3.05, Petal ings 1.41 to 1.43, Kampong Kamuntings 465. 6d. to 465. 6d. ex, Kinta Dredgings 70 to 72Vi, Johans 40 to 42,
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  • 122 9 The Municipal Heamh statement for the week ending JuneKl, gives the total number of 'deaths as W7, representing ,i death late of 30.67 nemmille per annum compared with 28.51 BiyLe^nrpceding week and with 29.65 i^HßßMPbndint; week cf last year. The chief causes of .nortality were Beri-beri 14,
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  • 77 9 The lost steamer Clan Mac-mil-lan was built m 1918 by Messrs W. Doxford and Sons, Ltd.. of Sunderland for her owners, Messrs. Cayzer, Irvine and Co., Ltd., proprietors of the Clan Line. She was rated as Al m Lloyd's Register for 1923 and- wa.s of (i.608
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  • 5094 9 Debate on Rubber Restriction Policy. Criticism of Teachers' Salary Scheme. Rubber restriction and the s.ii.ny scheme for locally engaged teach?rs wan the most important subjects which MM before the Legislative Council yesterday. Rising on the motion for the adjournment, the Hon. Mr. W. Lowthtr Kemp, m the course
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  • 69 10 W. J. Locke's Morals of Marcus both as novel and as play hss been an enormous sueeeas aud the screen adaptation, Morals, .-Earting at the Palladium tonignt.'will undoubtedly prove a great attraction. The charming May McAvoy nlays the difficult part of Carlo^ta v.hiie Marcus Ordeyne is played by
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  • 40 10 In one of the semi-finil.» of the S.C C. volunteer snookers toornUMat, McMull«n and $fcOustra beat fruiik-h^nk an-1 Collins. The other semi\final. between KvaM find P.owi ini.ui aM 1! il;er and Flux, will ho played at W.O p.m. to-day.
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 532 10 Firbt Wicket Stand ai Lords. The .cst match was resumed to-day at Lords with the Lngli.-h score 28 for 00 wickets against the South Africans 273. 'ihe w-atner was cool and overcast. A crowd of 12.0U0 was present. The wicke' was. gocd. Flay opened quietly the hur.-drt-d tfoiiiK
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    • 583 10 Okamoto and Hooi Hye Beaten. [Rcuter Tc'o^rain.] London, June ::0. The weather was cool and windy at Wimbledon and the sky overcast. There was a lartrc attendance. Tho first centrelcourt match *M m the fifth round. Thk brilliant and ajrili 1 Frenchman I.aca-t$ defeated the hard hitting Washer,
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    • 149 10 Ipoh (I a;khan The entries f.u-yiJu- i^^JH Ipoh a io:— \lp Races 2, ."> ar.dVS. iSani Hatan. Bex, Soff of Erin, i'oH Laakay, Queen af Clubs, Bed I f'arrie B, A.-trico, Gensano, i St. Fits, Sunaprite, Ilelanel. Races 1, 4 and 6 I Ganesh, Arjuna, Essex, T Prince Charming.
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    • 248 10 Monahan and Pfelkj 1 raining. i AMunuha.i and Young Pelky, \k^M ait.' i^ contest fifteen round i:i Oh >x Jfappy Valley on S.ilunla^H evening, are training haul, aid a hill contest is as:.uridHss«i thej I Monahan. whoT^s^^ nut b( Kb making any secret if hisH ha'^| a public work
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 254 11 To the Kditor of the Straits Times. Sir,—.Mi. I'eik's letter of June 26 indicatu a desire for further explanation. May I put the proposition m this way Admittedly from an economic standpoint the producer! of rubber must restrict their aggregate output. Commercially if MM lias a number of separate
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    • 352 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Mr. A. K. liaddeley, with his microscope on existing plain facts, has i discovered another little thing a slijrht ambiguity m respect of part of the restriction scheme now m force, involving ju: i little ilui'lit ;is to whether the promotion of
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  • 241 11 B- 1 i^ !#>*,/ y.n-llaily ■PMU m BWB daily papei picture*. L't-ordt'd the wtl of the Liopolitpn area, and photographi of interesting personajities at any rmU those of intwat to the polico m tha crfana world, Xt published m its two ilaiiy editions, neon and evening:, writes ;:i;
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  • 616 11 Principle of Combination for Selling Purposes. The annual general meeting of the DalfOWnie Kubber Estates, Limited, was held ai the registered offices of the company, Hongkong liank Buildings, yesterday. Mr. K. M. Kindersley presided, and the ethers present included the Hon. Mr. J. M. feline and Mr. W.
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  • 301 11 THAT CHANNEL TUNNEL Charing Cross to Peking Without Changing. By constructing a tunnel 22 miles long, it would be possible for a pus-senger to enter a train at Charing CroFs. and aiight from the same carriage at Peking Thus, m li-.i'.ing up Britain with France by a Channel Tunnel running
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  • 67 11 We remind our readers that booking for The Gondoliers opens to-morrow (Wednesday) morning at 7.30 at the Victoria Memorial Hall. The booking office will be m charge of Messrs. John Little and Co. who have now been appointed by the Municipality booking: agents for the Victoria Theatre. After
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 252 11 Kitson Utley Pumps JM/Dp i\ '|j antntC^aannPr^ anM* A Hft (Single Blsded type fitted with handle). is UNQUESTIONABLY the MOST EFFICIENT and FOR ITS WEIGHT. AND SIZE has the GREATEST CAPACITY OF ANY PUMP sv«r pat an the market All Sizes ia Stock. DEVON SELLING AGENCY, LTD. •-1. HAFFLRS OI
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    • 415 11 Raffles Hotel 1 Telephone 2920 (10 Lines) GUEST NIGHT AND DANCING Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday ORCHESTRAL CONCERT— Every Sunday TEA DANCES.— Every Monday and Friday SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors, Adelphi Hotel Managing Director Harry H. Willie*. Situated m the Best Part of Singapore. THE ONLY HOTEL IN SINGAPORE COMPLETELY FITTED
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  • 1255 12 Uuv,ing and Sailing Events. V iiant weather favoured the regatta tl d by tjba Koyal Singapore Yacht lub on Saturday afternoon, and the, its who participated m the yacht- id rowing events responded so well to the Ideal nature of the conditions as to delight the spectators
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  • 618 12 Export Duty on the Native Product. (From a Correspondent.) Bandoeng, June 24. An article in the Economised Statistische Berichten states Native rubber cultivation threatens to be a serious 1 competitor of the European industry. but if the latter appears to be unable in the long run to
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  • 208 12 New Species Caught Off Iceland. An entirely new specimen of fish has been caught off the coast of Iceland and is to be preserved m the fisheries museum at Hull. Mr. T. Sheppard, the curator, states that the British Museum authorities have inspected it and they report
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 341 12 TWO Records FOR THE Price of ONE -His Master's Voice" CELEBRITY RECORDS arc now issued as DOUBLE SIDED •t lh« undernotcd prices fO-lnch Red 3.25 12-inch Buff 5.25 12.im.-h Red 4 50 12-inch Pale Green 00 10-inct Buff 12-inch Pale Blu« 70 12 -inch Whit* f 25 Writ* •> at
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    • 329 13 1 JOIS MARK Means Quality "Dog's Head" Beer and Stout obtainable: evehywhehe I) AcuiU I I Sime Darby Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) P SEE THE FAMOUS WILLYS-OVERLAND FAMILY BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION I OVERLAND The Most Economical and Popular Car m The Country Battery Ignition $1,509.
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    • 933 13 CHEONG KOON SESG GO. IMPORTANT~MORTGAGEE SALE of valuable town, country and s^n si.l- properties ut Tanjong Kglong and Tcli.k Kurau At Messrs. Cheung Koon Seng Co's saleroom. No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday, July 2, at 2..10 p.m. J. Twenty two pieces oT valuable freehold land and th* compound dwelling
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    • 369 13 1 SOI.K IMftMtnH Tho toot Aoiofi^ Vn 1 tfi iIIB taSI ASldliu UO., LIQ., (!nc.ip ,i/.t.'.l la I>< aasark.) Singapore I «l JUST LANDM) or TflE FAMOUS 3 SEATEIt V?jJ ll^-y MODEL 1924 EMBODYING ALL LATEST REFINEMKNT Or KUROPEAN HANUFACTUBESS Strength Reliability Economy Comfort are ull ka qsalilki m fail
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 655 14 AtmAM over $5,000,000 S.C, a*. «r uei 1* f.re, v $17,801,101 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. UUD OFFICE, Wlaeaeswr H0..., Singapore. U *t«iu BeUl.me.ta.) QU fWf The Company has ttO.OOO deposited with the Supreme Coart of laglaad ud complies with the British Life Aasuraaee Companies Act la .Tery
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    • 451 14 NEDERLANDSCHE INDISCHE HANDELSBANK (NETH. INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK) Established lotl. CAPITAL Fl. 60,000,000 (about £6,000,000) 0 ISSUED AND Fl. 65.000.000 (about U £4,(>00,000) RESERVE FUND Fl. 20,000,000 (about £1,676,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVTA. BRANCHES Hongkong, Shanghai, Kob«, Medan, Soer»bmy«, Semar&ng, Bandoeng, Weltevreden, Cheribon, Tegai, Peealongaa, t Probolinggo,
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    • 386 14 BANKING THE BANE OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (Incorporated by Special Charter 1b Japan) Capital Sutaeribed TcO,OOO,OOt Capital Paid-up T52,000,000 Reserve Fund Y12,180,000 President K. N:\kaaawa, lag. Vie* President E. Mori, Kao. DIKBCTOBB I G. Kawasaki, Eiq. T. Hi»»jiun«, £a<|. 11. Eaaki, Key. I D. Takita, Esq. H. Sato, Etq. HEAD OFFICKI
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    • 391 14 INSURANCE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated la England) Fire, Marine, Accident, Guarantee and Motor. Asstta.., f .£40,000,000 W. A. SlMS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. The Imperial Fire Office. United with the AJliane* Asaarance Co., Ltd. (lacorporated is England) 1 and 2, Bartholomew Lane, London, Established 180*. Capital
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    • 819 14 P AMONG THE POLICIES RECENTLY ARRANGED FOR CLIENTS. Client with two children aged S and 1 taken policy to fire £100 and profits to each child from age l."> to 20. Married Man, 32 takM £3,000, 20 rear Endowment, the permium being £43.1.0 quarterly. Married Man, 36, $10,000 Life policy,
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    • 419 14 PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. HONGKONG. It is hereby notified that scaled tenders m triplicate, which should be clearly marked Uhinc Mun Scheme First Section Tender for North and South Tunnels, South Conduit and Contingent Works, will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, September 8, 1924. The
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  • 1100 15 Stories of Deal by Informer And I Towkay." An opium prosecution of some interest, m which Mohamed Ali, ihc wellknown cattle dealer, and Teo John Leong an<. i'3!i iivuy, iCock an charged wit 1 potaessli ii of opium on May 30, was commenced before Mr. Gonrlay yesterday. .Mr.
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  • 24 15 SINGAPORE SOUTH MALAYA BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION. Orders for week ending July 6 1924 TUESDAY, 1. Signalling Class^Headquarters, 5.15. THURSpAY. 3. Pand rrac^fop, lle*<iqiinrtors, 5.15.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 116 15 v^Svasa'SfXfSawVi^''/ BEFORE YOU DECIDE COME AND SEE THE FAMOUS HUDSON NOW ONLY $3,500 ASK US ABOUT IT. MAIAYANIiOTORS 209-212, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. v-»«»»»»»»««« OUR SERVICE IS YOUR SERVICE We do not maintain a service department for our own convenience. It is maintained for the benefit of the ownera of CHEVROLET
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    • 236 15 1 OR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE THE AUSTIN SEVEN" Whcthe' for liusinoss call", round liir to«n c.r for a pK-asiirc trip up country Mm UABY AI'STIN stands alone. KCONOMY. I lie "BABY AUSTIN" cor.ta ocly 4 cents per iiilc to run. COMFOUT. The comfort kl unquestionable. RELIABILITY. The name "AISTIN" is
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 426 16 How to clean Rolled Gold It is difficult to say how to clean rolled gold, there are so many i different makes most of which are i not meant to lpst for very long, j It is very easy to keep AdVaUkt*" rolled gold new for many years. When the
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    • 171 16 Coal Tar Shipments just received from AUSTRALIA and GLASGOW. Supplies also from The Singapore Gas Works. LEE KIM SOO 20, High Street. A Guide to the English Language 460 Double Colnmn Pages A book which attempts to answer theproblems which daily arise out of Speech and Writini; To Everyone it
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    • 886 16 CLASSm ADVERTISEMENTS The PREPAID ekarfei for Wants, For Sale, To Let, etc, la ordinary eloie let type (aviTaire six words to line) are fcr line One insertion 28 cent*, two inf. 46 ct»., three mi. 64 eti., four ins. 82 eta,, five im. $1.00, six mi. $1.13, ten im. $1.40,
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    • 925 16 LAND AND HOUSES TO LET, No. 1, Oxley Rise, furnished. Apply Meyer Brothers. "FURNISHED HOUSE f to let, 28-6, St« Tens Ro»d. Gas and water, garage. 526, S. Times. TO LET, compound house, 1003, Upper Serangoon Road. Apply to Chia Soon Kirn 21 Sophia Rond. SO LET, two storied bungalow,
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    • 199 16 YOUR EYES If Optically DelMtive and Btralaed caa Mir be relieved U idc»tlne»llj made Glasses art used. OUR LONG EXPERIENCE Perfectly equipped tenting rooms, aad accurately adapted Spectacles art AT YOUR SERVICE. JOHN~DUKE, F.B.OJU F-S.M.C OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN. U. BATTEST BOAD. BTNCAPOU. I Pipes BRITISH j STANDARD STOCKS CARRIED. niam. la
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    • 299 16 BOOKS ABOUT INSURANCE INSURANCE, hy T. E. Younit. 8.A., F.R.A.8., A Complete and Practical exposition for the atudent and the Business Man J6Jt INSURANCE OffflCß OKC.ANISATION. MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTS, by the Same Author fJ.fiO GIIDE TO MARINE INSIT.AMK being a lit r.dhook of the Law aiM Practice of Marine Insurance
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