The Straits Times, 17 April 1925

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 27,840. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1925, PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      132 1 OFTEN "WHIPPED" NEVER BEATEN Tuborg Beer JJSL an old H&anis6 ZBrew CilJffl/MM Obtainable at V^^ala BUN BEE CO., Beach Road, CHIN GUAN HONG, Robinson Road, HIGH STREET PROVISION STORE at the leading Singapore Hotels or (by the cose) from the Sole Agents, The Borneo Company, Ltd. Timonox White This Pure
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      136 1 TOOTAL SHIRKING pg^jgp bine Label See Name ffv™ >H| o*"^ on Selvedge *»S^ <§r!!~>-" SOUND VMJUE This Shirting is of a very hard wearing texture, is soft to the touch and the colours are absolutely fast. New stocks m all the latest plain and fancy stripes of brown, blue, and
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      4 1 UCTOGEN FOR YOUR BABY
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    MONUMENTAL PUNS.
    573 2 Ancient Jokes Found m London Churches. The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain is now being dismembered and taken away from Piccadilly Circus to be absent for about two years, or until such time as the Underground station is rebuilt. Th..base of the structure will go nu<> fttorage or. Stockwell, and
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    ANNOYING NEIGHBOURS.
    274 2 Legal Rights Against Grievances. Neighbours are not always neighbourly," and one is sometimes exasperated into wondering how much it is necsssary ■to endure before one may "take action." I A barrister, writing m the Daily Mail, 'gives a few points. Your neighbour has no right to keep his
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    CANNIBALS SHOT.
    149 2 Public Warning To African Tribesmen. Six cannibals have been shot on th West African coatt at Victoria, French Guinea, as a first step m a determined attempt by the French authorities there to stamp out the cult of eating human flesh. On the banka of the Nunez River,
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      551 2 Headaches Nervous Breakdown When the Nerves *li^ give way all kinds A% of suffering begin— r igi HL sleeplessness, loss of appetite, depression, headaches are just a Wfi/''m\mmWm\'* f 'y 111 1119 If your nerves need Psv%*S restoration take §&s*> Dr Cassell's Tablets, r tne sure aid to perfect nerve
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      454 2 lUiilHiTUiiHniMii'ijuniinfiiiuiniiiiimujHinHninupiiMtiitwuKWMH""* CAPT'N KETTLE The Little Red Captain has made a sensation m the reading world. Rickard Ltd. have made a sensation m the Printing world c specially m Prompt Printing. THE PROMPT PRINTERS RICKARD Ltd. 76 Cecil Street, Singapore. ba!i!iuuii!i:3iii'!!i!ii;iD!iiiii;iiiuaiiJii!iiiiii]iiui:i:niiniuiiuiiiliDiiui 1 NEW STRENGTH witk A Isanatogeni jB Tht True Tonic-Food.
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      108 2 COMPLETE VIOUN OUTFITS $20, $28 and $35. Monthly payment systems can be arranged. Send for the latest illustrated catalogue of musical instruments. 11l and lit, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. SEASON Ltd. 11l and 113, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. PATZENHOFER BEER IMPORTERS: Paterson, Simons Co., Ltd. Engineers' Supplies Bolts, Nuts, Washers and Rivets,
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    RIVIERA SCRIBES.
    769 3 Typewriters on the Sunlit Balconies. Joseph Conrad once reminded us that seven-tenths of the world's great literature had been written under Mediterranean influences. Leaving out the word "great/* for ours is rather a nixed bag of authors, the French Riviera is maintaining m 1925 mere than its normal
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    GLOOMIER DEAN.
    180 3 His Black Outlook For The British Empire. Dean Inge, the gloomy Dean," was irloomier than ever the other day at Chichester, when he lectured on The Future of the British Empire. Among his more depressing utterances were the following We should never be m a position to resist
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      211 3 MELDRUMS LIMITED TIMPERLEY, MANCHESTER Refuse Destructors gg^jjSl Jfc^rdafr RANGING FROM THE "'-^'^y.pißL SMALLEST SIZE ■j^^SKiVl- r <r?S3fc^ consuming ■m^^:o v ''^'^Spß 30 pounds per hour '4-lr any capacity R THE LARGEST 4P* 3 MUNICIPALITY. Full particulars and literature on request. SOLE AGENTS UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements)
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      557 3 WHEN BABY'S TEETH ARE COMING THROUGH. Bow Baby's Own Tablets Help. Teething: time is a period of fnxiety and worry to the devoted mother. The child it generally cross and irritable and unable to sleep piwperly. Its gums become hot, swollen and tender. Sometimes there is feverishness occasionally even convulsions
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      506 3 STUMER SAB.HWB Burns Philp Line (Incorporated la Australia) For SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN THURSDAY ISLAND and BRISBANE Renlar m.nthJy sailing by th* well known stesmers MABBLLA (7,875 tons) and MONTOPO (6,000 tons). Th* s.s. MARELLA Is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia, Cabins d* line, single berth
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      211 3 COMBINED SERVICE OF THE OCEAN S.S. CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Incorporated m England) THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. SO., LTD. (Incorporated m England.) i Fortnightly Service taking cargo a%4 Passengers from Singapore. BATAVIA AND SOURABATA NOBTH-WEST AUSTRALIA PORTB ANI FREMANTLE (PERTH.) Approximate Sailings. GORGON ApL M GASCOTNE Hay 27
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      808 4 STEAMER SAILIN6S P. 0. British India a,,d Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8. N. CO. Under Contract with His Majesty's Government. LONDON AND FAR KAST MAIL BERVICJ OtTTWARDfI FROM LONDON HOMEWARDS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON AND ANTWERP. Tonnage
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      811 4 STEAMER SAILINGS THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LIMITED THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. (laeorforated ia England) The Blue Funnel Line REGULAR SERVICES TO LONDON. AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL, AND GL\SGOW. MARSEILLES. HAVRE, LIVERPOOL, AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK. AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on
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      821 4 STEAMER SAILINGS (ROYAL PACKKT NAVIGATION CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated m Hulland) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THB NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVIRNMXNT. Telephone Nob. Paaaage Dept. Ul, /.eight Kept.. 1252, Marine Dept. and Tranahlfsaeat Dept. 1417, Manager*! Deck IMS. REPRESENTATIVE for Singapore and Straits Settlements of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF JAVA. All information,
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      472 5 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN" LINE Passenger ani Freight Services TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT yiA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL FREIGHT SERVICES HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG ■A CITY OP CANTON due Apl. 30 sj. CITY OF ATHENS due May 28 n BUTTON HALL da*
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      773 5 STEAMER SfIttJMCS BLUE j*. ELLERMAN FUNNEL BUCKNALL LINE h S. S CO LTD (Incorporated In England) JOINT SERVICE to BOSTON NEW YORK and BALTIMORE Tia SUEZ or PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK 9*wmm Da* 8 por* R*ata F*r tSUTTON HALL May 4 Sues Phillipines and Hongkong, t CITY OF CHRISTIANIA June
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      568 5 STEAMER SAILINGS Roosevelt Line REGULAR SERVICE From U.S.A. via PANAMA to NEW YORK and BALTIMORE via SUEZ CANAL S.S. Fuji Maru due May 2 SJS. Venice Maru due June 5 S.S. Wales Maru due July 5 MX Silverpine due Aug. 5 MJ§. Silrercedar due Sept 5 For rates and other
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      545 6 As good as Cold THE COVERED WAGON Paramount*^ Greatest i'roduction At GAIETY CINEMA TO-NIGHT (From Friday, April 17 ta Thursday, April 23). In Ihp 2nd Show, nightly .-t Ml Hharp. Knmuntk- Thrilling Stupendous IN 10 REELS In thr First Shou at 7.33 p.m. HER DANGEROUS PATH SERIAL with EDNA Ml
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      391 6 The FAMOUS LASKY FILM SERVICE, LTD., have pleasure m presenting LEATRICE JOY (THE STAR IN "MANSLAUGHTER") OWEN MOORE, ROBERT EDESON The Silent Partner A DIFFERENT Drama with a breathless Climax. The story of a million homes and the financial problems common to us all. A truly magnificent story and production.
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      396 6 1/ MEN'S PULLOVERS WITH STOCKINGS TO MATCH. to In fancy coloured knits. „-v,-.sj» Fashionable and serviceable. t '^V^ifeßfcd^ From $18.50 per set. -Iffifl? Golf Hose 'S|| Cream, Fawn and Soft Lovat r::::rr^frSlC»'' Sf shades. Price $3.25 pair. =B t^^ WKITEAWAY, LAIDLAW CO LTD. (Incorporated m England) BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE. FOR
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    178 7 FIXTURES. Friday. April 17 High Water. It 46 a.m., 6.39 p.m. Tunrfin Club Ann. Mtg., 9.1G p.m. Madeline Rossiter Co., Vie. Theatre, 9.80. Saturday, April 18 Hiph Water, 5.21 a.m., 7.55 p.m. Outward B. I. mail due. Royal Sussex Rifle Meeting. Madeline Rossiter Co., Vie. Theatre, 8.30.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    175 7 Friday, April 17. Ship* alongside the Wharvea or expected to arrive. Kir: ll HARBOUR. Main Whnrf Dcmpo, Splendour, Vedette Magnet Oil Wharf War Biiarata Coal Waarf Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCK. Tanjong Pagar Btaaan Wharf Both Albert Dc-k War Sudra Victoria Dock Tug I'undu, Martinique, Lighters F
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    147 7 To-day. North, North East and Nortk West Sumatra 3 p.m. Upper Burma, North and East India S p.m. Malacca 4 p.m. TrcngifuTH! 4 p.m. Banka Irland except Muntok 4 p.m. Ceylon, Southern and Western India 4 p.m. To-morrow. Cucob 9 a.m. Pcntianak 9 a.m. Siam except Western
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    44 7 By Kllcnir* Tijerimmi I'orthoi Miilwa P. Juliana Tara Fatria Left Arrd. Spore London Hat. 4 Mv. 28 Mar. 6 Mar. SI Mar. 9 Apt. 4 Mar. 12 Apl. 4 Mar. 13 Apl. 6 Mar. 18 Apl. IS Mar. 20 Apl. 13
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    211 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, April 17, 1925. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 3/16 Demand 2/4 1/16 Private 3m. credits 8/4 21/32 On New York Demand Private 90 d/s 57% On France, Bank 1,010 On India. Bank t. T. 1569 i On Hongkong Bank T. T. 2% p.c. dis.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    67 7 Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Closing Prices Buyers. Sellers. Spot Spot Lpril April (ay-June May-Juno uly-Sept. July-Sept. )ct.-Dec. Oct.-Dcc. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet nosing Prices Buyers. Seller*. ti;v, 764 MH 77 TSVj 74 C8 3 <>9 C(! G6«,4 Tone of Market Steady. Latest London
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      MINING.
      240 7 Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers "1 i'l Asam Kumbcng 45/- 46/1 1 Batang Pudang O.(>0 0.62% 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.55 l.GAxd. 1 £1 IdriR Hydraulics 30/G 31/6 1 1 Julian Tin 0.45 0.47 .0/-10/-Kampcnjr 40/6 41/6 .1 £1 Kamunling Tin fi3/G 55/- xd. [0 10 Kinta Asso. 6.20 6.60
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      GENERAL.
      140 7 11 £1 B. Am. Tobacco 5.14.4V4 5.17.6 0 10 Central Engines 4.50 5.50 5 5 Central Motors 0.75 1.26 nom. 1 £1 K. Smelting Co. 8.80 8.95 i/- 6/- IClec. 0 Tramway 4*- 4/9 BOS. 0 10 Kra?er Neave 50.50 51.50 00 100 Hammer Co. 180.00 185.00 00 100
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      DEBENTURES.
      108 7 liisue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers J. Eng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 10 p.c. pm 3'pore Electric Tramway, 5 p.c. 80 ■HUM 3'pore Municipal 6 p.c. 1,878,000 par 10 p.c. pn Spore Municipal 4% p.c of 1907 $1,600,000 2% p.c. dia-pai Spore Municipal 4% p.d. of 1009 $1,000,000 2% p.c.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      386 7 Fraaar and Co. mmi Lyall and Brett's Quotation*. To-day'i Price* Fraser Lyall Co. Evatt. Allcnby ($1) :.4O 1.50 1.40 1.50 Alor Ciajah ($1) 1.10 1.20 1.10 1.20 A. IliUm ($5) 11.00 11.50 11.00 12.00 A. Kuning ($1) 0.3714 0.45 0.37 '.4 0.42 Am. Ma'ay ($2) 1.90 2.10 1.00
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      15 7 VIOLET RAY MASSAGE Special for rheumatism. Miss FUJI, SI. BRAS BASAH ROAD. T.I. No. 1691.
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      291 7 VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES Present MADELINE ROSSITER AND HER LONDON COMPANY IN Flash Lights New Son--. New Danres, New Burlesque-i. Saturday, April 18. TOPSY TURVY The Company Burlesque themselves. Booking at LITTLES. Popular Prices $3, $2 and $1. VICTORIA THEATRE Commencinc WEDNESDAY NEXT, APRIL 22 at 9.30
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      118 7 NOTICE THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. NOTICE is hereby given that the Eighth Annunl General Meeting will be held at the Bank's Registered Office No. 94, Market Street. Singapore, on Tuesday, April 28, 1925, at C.30 p.m. AND NOTICE is also hereby given that the Transfer Books of the Company
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      143 7 AVER PANAS RUBBER ESTATE, LTD. NOTICE is hereby given that at the Sixteenth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held on Thursday, April 80, IT*25, the Directors wift"-ac£ommand that a Dividend of 5 ncv cent. for*Mie year ended Januury 31, 1923, be paid to the Shareholders on the
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      861 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Clagailed Adyta.. nee page 16. WANTS FOR SALE. ETC. 1 TO LET, furnished Oat, feur rooms. 111, j Meyer Road, Tanjonfc Katon*. J ~FOR SALE, five-seater Oakland, la 9 class condition. Apply 17, Winchester Houjc. WANTED, experienced teachers (ladies or men). Apply immediately. 934, S. Times. FOR
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      467 7 Smiiiniiiiiiiuiiimiiu, S Does a hundred and one' I 8 things I JETALINA 2 The cheapest and must satisfactory FLOOR AND I FURNITURE STAIN on the market. I For wood and rerr.er.t floors- for 3 teak, meranti or wicker furniture I 1 gal. tins 3.50 jj 5 gal. drums $13.50 Sole
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      72 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT Kandang Kerbau Station. (By Courtesy of Government Health Office). For the 21 hoars ending at Midnifhl on April 1«. MM. def. Max. shade temperature 88 F. il in. shade tempiTHlurt 75 K. Mean shade temperature 80.3 1'. Max. sun radiulion 153 F. Min. Kiasa radiation 72.8 F. Bm
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    54 8 A Solemn High Mass of Requiem for tin repose of the soul of Josephine Mar> "uziirte, late wife of Mr. 1. A. Zuzarte \\Ul N be sung in the Church of Si. Joseph on Monday, the 20th inst., at 7 a.m. Tin attendance and prayei 3 of relatives anc"
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    The Straits Times FRIDAY, APRIL 17. FRANCE'S CRISIS ENDED ?
    1078 8 The Straits Times FRIDAY, APRIL 17. FRANCE'S CRISIS ENDED Those who have closely followed thr recent political upheavals m France may be pardoned if they feel pessimistic about M. Painleve's chances of remaining lonpr m office as Premier. No one will havt envied him his task m forming a Cabinet
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    12 8 Samagaga Rubber Co. is paying an interim dividend of 5 per cent.
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    16 8 The Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) Rubber Company recommends dividend for 1924 of 10 per cent., less tax.
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    18 8 The Highlands and Lowlands Para Rubber Company recommends dividend for 1924 of 10 x per cent., less tax.
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    20 8 The monthly Corporate Communion for Church Workers will be at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, at St. Andrew's Cathedral.
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    51 8 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. l£4-$100. The rate of payment of Money Orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 159= 100. Thirty-nine estates in Kedah reported thr.t work had been abandoned and the labour force paid off during the last tinanoial
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    27 8 The interdenominational meeting will be held at the Y.W.C.A., 8 Fort Canning Road, on Monday, the 20th, at 5.30 p.m. Col. D. Forster, R.E.. D.5.0., will preside.
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    57 8 The authorities at Boston turned back to Ireland a shipment of shamrock for St. Patrick*! Day under the regulation prohibiting the importation of living plants because of the danger of plant pests. In cm> box was found a small bottle of Irltfa whisky with the note: "It will k< t-j>
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    55 8 The PenaTig Hill Railway, for the first time since it started running, was out of action en Monday aftamoon. This was pi.ubably a result of the heavy traffic during the holidays. Failure of current OB the first section caused a hold-up of passengers, both cars being suspended midway on the
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    77 8 A rather interesting case came up m the Ipoh Magistrate's Court on Tuesday when a Chinese tinsmith, of Hugh Low St«et, was charged with being m possession of a still for manufacturing liquor. Th- man admitted having made the still to the order of another man but denied gu^ty knowledge.
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    79 8 In connection with the case m which Mr. V. N. B. Were was recently found guilty of issuing a false statutory declaration regarding the assessment of Sheila estate, the Malay Mail are asked to emphasise the fact that neither Messrs. Cumberbatch and Co., agents for the Kampong- Kuantan Rubber Co.,
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    86 8 On Saturday last at Taiping a young Tamil boy. whilst cleaning his man revolver, pointed the weapon m fun at a Malay boy living at the bacK of the same building. The Malay ran away crying iangan temba, but the Tamil thinking the revolver was unloaded, pressed the trigMr, the
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    87 8 On the eve of his departure on home leave Mr. W. Coulson Turner, of Paya (.lemon Estate, Malacca, was on Wednesday the recipient of a beautiful filigreed silver rosebowl, a gramophone and an illuminated address, the gifts of his Asiatic staff and labour foi\» who had arranged a very nice
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    94 8 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires A case brought by Mr. Gerald Logan for-rnerly an assistant m the Anglo-French Trading Co., against the Anplo-French Tiading Co. m which pianitiT claimed $:',,700 was heard by Sir L. M. Woodward yesterday. The defendant- agr.-ed to pay thi amount if the plaintiff returned the
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    99 8 In addition to the numerous attractions offered to those who attend the Jubilee Fete of the Y.W.C.A. at Government Rouse on May 9, there will be a performance of the Tanglin Club Cabaret at 6.30 p.m. Tickets for this will be obtainable from Miss Vint at the Y.W.C.A., Raffles Quay,
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    102 8 Three hundred girls, lr-istly very young, m a girls' reformatory at Naples, havt mutinied. They defied the police, whe came to restore order, by hurling tiks at them from the roof. They also locked uj- the nuns m charge of the reformatorj m the cellar. The mutiny stai-ted as a
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    113 8 The latest method of prospecting for tin, or other metals, is by wireless. The method consists m applying one contact to the earth and a second contact to a known body of ore, connecting an alternating current generator between th-e points, placing an electro-magnetic wavedetecting device at points distant from
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    124 8 Here is a remarkable letter which an East Indian firm m Lomlun has received from an agency m Calcutta "Dear Sir, We are duly m receipt of your favour. By this mail we have nothing specially profound to say. With detp rejrret, however, which rends our aggrieved hearts, we beg
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    394 8 The Japanese nation is delighted with a report that the Crown Princess is expecting an interesting event. Mr. W. P. Botteley, manager of Scrapoh Estate, Parit, is proceeding on leave at the end of this month by the Hcrcford!shi:c. Pir William, J. Keith, C.1.X.. 1.C.5., has hem
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    Outward Mail.
    31 8 Mails from Europe (London mail- ii.~patched March 2t>) by the 8.1. Teesta will arrive by train to-morrow morning. Correspondence will be ready for delivery t.j boxholders at 9.45 a.m.
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    Rubber Price Averages.
    32 8 The average rubber prices m Singapore and London for the current Restriction quarter for the period ending April 10 are as follows Singapore 6G-405 cents London Is. 6.8817 d.
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    For Friends at Home
    127 8 To-day's Imm of the Straits Budget, thi; weekly edition of the Straits Times, I BOW ready for posting. It contains all the local and general news of Malaya Bad the neighbouring 1 countiios as well as Reuter and special tejeprams, covering imperial and general news. It
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    Children's Fresh Air Fund.
    117 8 We are very grateful to our readers for their prompt response to our offer to receive subscriptions on behalf of fhi? Pearson Fresh Air Fund, which gives tinjoy of a country holiday to thousands of the poorest children m London. As intuh voluntary service and help
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      155 8 "Golden Specials" j The highest grade (ifilLSiliiiffi^ I cigarettes ever manufactured. BRITISH -AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., cV (<l MIA rlOA REI >A 3 (STRAIT!)) UK tKW>~'^^SM^^^^Jt I Sinnnp"^. IVnang oi<d Kuala Lumpur. •^''V^Vi Vy'^SSJJmSI- i. ■■Mill I > I ii i I iin iWli ~';*:.y;?j2;tt-;2Kmsmmz&wmsBfff/a^* pities, SALE LAST TWO DAYS FRIDAY,
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      75 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT THE SILENT PARTNER Featuring I.EATRICE JOY 6 Parts. TOPICAL BUDGET DOWN ON THE FARM Featuring MARIE PREVOST 5 Parts. In he Firm Show at 7.90 p.m. WILLIAM DESMOND in THE BEASTS OF PARADISE In 16 Episodes or 80 Reels. Episodes Nos. 9 and 10. and a Two-reel Comedy.
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      42 8 ♦««»«»♦>«««♦»» On Other Pages. Paite. l'inance and Commerce V Shipping and the Mails 7 Meteorological Report 7 Ream Telegrams Singapore Rubber Auctions 'J llonu' Letter Sporting Intelligence hip's Captuin Fined 1" tflg Opium Haul >" Motor Accident near Ciup Sterling Rubber Share l'rici-< P
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    FRENCH CABINET.
    816 9 M. Caillaux as Finance Minister. Dramatic Return to Power. [REI'TER TF.LECRAM.] I London, April 17. Pfelfa The Cabinet has b?en con- j stituted as follows M. Painleve, Premier and Minister for War M. Briand, Minister for Foreign Affairs M. Caillaux, Minister of Finance M. Demonzie, Minister of Education
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    Traffic in Arms.
    175 9 Forthcoming Conference At Geneva. [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April, 16. Washington Mr. Theodore Burton, a member of the House of Representatives, has gone to Geneva a.s head of the American delegation to the conference on the international control of the traffic m arms. Other members of the delegation
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    Death from Typhoid Germs.
    123 9 Alleged Murder of Millionaire Orphan. [REI'TER TELEGRAM.] London, April 16. Chicago The formal arraignment of the lawyer William Shepherd on a charge of murdering his foster son, William McClintock, "the Millionaire Orphan," is the latest sensation and is creating widespread interest m the United States. The
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    Polish Priest Sentenced.
    78 9 [REI'TER TELEGRAM.] London, April 16. Moscow The Leningrad court has sentenced the priest Ussas, who was concerned m the recent Russo-Polish frontier incident, to six years imprisonment on a charge of assaulting women m the course of his official duties as a member of the Polish Repatriation
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    World's Wheat Crops.
    68 9 [REI'TER TELEGRAM.! London, April 16. Ottawa The bulletin of the Statistics Bureau states that 262,000,000 bushels formed lust year's wheat crop m Canada of merchantable quality and 131,000,000 remained m Canada on March 31 compared with 202,000,000 on March 31, 1924. London, April 16. Buenos Aires The
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    Another Sofia Outrage.
    43 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 16. Sofia Many wore killed and injured by the explosion of a bomb m Svetanedi'lia Cathedral during: the funeral service of General Gheorghieff, who was assassinated on the 14th inst. All the Ministers prwent escaped injury.
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    AIRSHIP'S ADVENTURE.
    1081 9 R33 Breaks from Mooring Mast Through Gale Over North Sea. [REUTF.R TELEGRAM.] London, April J". After an unexpected trip across tht North Sea, lashed by the fury of a gale, R33, hich is filled with inflammable gas, was gallantly battlinpr at midnight towards Pulham, where the aerodrome is
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    Japan's Navy.
    105 9 Alarmist Articles m London Paper. [REL'TER TELEGRAM.! London, Apiil, 16. The Daily Express publishes alarmist articles calling attention to Japan's naval armaments. Its special correspondent describes the extent of the programme of 1925-6 as consisting of twnty-two warships, which he considers nothing more cr less than unostentatious preparation
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    President as Arbitrator.
    48 9 [REUTER TELKGRAM.I London, April 17. Washington: In conformity with the arbitration treaty between Poland and Switzerland last month, both countries requested President Coolidge to accept permanent responsibility on behalf of himself and his successors appointing him chairman of conciliation arbitration tribunals m any future disputes.
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    WEALTHY TOWKAY ARRESTED
    42 9 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, April 18. After the minutest inquiry the police have arrested two Chinese, one a wealthy towkay, m connection with the rape of a Chinese girl, concerning which a Cantonese woman is charged with abetment.
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    German Disarmament.
    180 9 Marshal Foch's Warning: to The Allies. [REI'TER TELEGRAM. London, April, 16. Paris According to Le Matin. Marshal Foeh's report on German disarmament, which has been communicated to the Conference of Ambassadors, mentions various German defaults and gives details of a plan for the disarmament of Germany which is
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    China Station Command.
    51 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM.I London, April 16. The Admiralty announces the appointment of Vice-Admiral Sir E. Alexander Sinclair to the command of the China Station, dating from the 13th inst. H.M.S. Vindictive will leave Sheerness for Portsmouth on the 27th and prepare to relieve H.M.S. Diomede on the China
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    The Red Army.
    59 9 [REI'TER TELECRA.M.I London, April 16. Moscow The Rosta Agency states that at the session of the Georgian Soviets at Tiflis, Comrade Frunze declared that the Red army was 562,000 men compared with the 1,500,000 of the pre-war Tsarist army. Forty-ore out of every 10,000 Russians were soldiers,
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    FATAL MOTORING MISHAP.
    81 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 10. Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, the Coroner, has it-turned a verdict of death due to internal haemorrhage from a fracture of the spine resulting from a collision with a motorcar, m connection with the death of Yeap Yam San, chief
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    CHINESE GIRL MURDERED.
    46 9 (From Our Own Correspondent). Tenang, April 16. In connection with the murder of a Chinese girl at Balik Pulau on January IS, while her parents attended a church 'service, the police have arrested two broI thei s who are said to be concerned.
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    LOCAL RUBBER AUCTION.
    123 9 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, held its 703 rd auction on April 16, 1925, when there was catalogued 709,542 lbs. or 316.76 tons offered 479,335 lbs. or 213.99 tons sold 385,117 lbs. or 171.93 tons. Spot. London Is. 9 lid. New York 41 a cts.
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    60 9 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, advise receipt of telegraphic advice from the secretaries of Kimanh Rubber Limited, to the effect that, m n-s^ect of the year ended December 31 last, the directors have decided to recommend the payment on the 16th prox. of a dividend of 7',i per cent,
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    HOME LETTER.
    2172 9 Three Branches of Imperial Defence. By Our Special Correspondent. London, March 19. Mr. Chamberlain U bn.ck m tandon, after his visit to Geneva, where h•• announced the decision of the British Government to, reject the Protocol, Thai decision seems to have had two effect:. In this country it
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    Ship's Captain Fined.
    197 10 Biff Chandu Seizure on The Takliwa. The seiiure of $14,000 worth of chandu en the Apcar steamer Takliwa when that vessel arrived from China last month had a scque! m the District Court this morning, when Capt. H. F. Winnett, master of the ship, was summoned m
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED.
    211 10 Alleged Impersonation of Polk° Inspector. The case m which an unemployed European, named J. Pringle Miller, is charged with cheating the Europe and Raffles Hotels, and with impersonating an inspector of the Straits Settlements Police, came before ihe Third Magistrate (Capt. Jones) yesterday. The s-tory of the prosecution,
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    A PERJURY CASE.
    163 10 Indian Accused Dying In Hospital. The ease m which K. M. M. Nathersahib, an Indian merchant, is charged with having given false evidence m a civil action heard before Mr. Justice Barrett -Lennnrd last year was mentioned before the District Judge this morning. Mr. Griffith Williams, who
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    $200,000 Worth of Opium.
    239 10 Huge Hauls on Anhui And Sarvistan. The larirest captures of chandu recerded by the p reve .Ptr» e service for a very long time were made on board the China Steam Navigation Company's Anhui and the ver.sel Sarvistan yesterday, the combined value of the finds being
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    Motor Accident Near Gap.
    167 10 Lady Driver Collides with TwoSeater. An accident which might easily have had more serious consequences occurred m ths vicinity of the Gap on Sunday evening, when two cars collided, and one went down an embankment. It appears that Mrs. Smith, residing at the Mansion, was driving
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    TALAM MINES, LIMITED.
    508 10 Big Improvement m the Finances Expected. The minutes of the fifth annual general meeting of Talam Mines, Limited, held at 9, .Station Road, Ipoh, bn Saturday, March 28, have been forwarded to us officially Present.— Messrs. A. N. Kenion (cnairman), I. L. Poulou, C. Lomont, R. P.
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      443 10 S.C.C. Twrnainent. Yesterday's results were Championship Fairs. Whitley and Kleinman beat GriffithJones and Doig, 6—4,6 —4, G —2. Championship Singles. Murphy beat Dr. Bain, C—l,C —1, 6—o. Smith beat Denham, B—G,8 —G, 6—4,6 —4, 6—4.6 —4. Hamilton v. Sinclair, unfinished. The tournameju is now m its concluding stages,
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      RACING.
      111 10 Interesting Steeple-Chase Match. London, April 7. Racing circles are very interested m a proposed match between the veteran Grand National winners, Sergeant Murphy, Music Hall and Shaun Spadah, whose respective age 3 ore 15, 12, and 14. Mr. Hugh Kershaw and Sir Malcolm McAlpine, the respective owners of the
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      Cricket.
      162 10 The S.C.C Cricket Tournament will be resumed to-day, a match between the Bankers, Brokers and Insurance and the Etceteras being due to begin on the Padang at 6 p.m. and continued tomorrow at 2 p.fti. The B. B. ahd I. will be represented by the following H. M. Cantrell,
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      Boxing.
      67 10 fism Foxy successfully defended his title of mosquito-weigh* champion of Malaya" against Kid ftckson m a 12round contest at the Singapore Boxing Stadium. Mr. Bayanj gave a verdict of a draw at the end of a good bout, and it was well received. Boy Walley and Yew Jin are
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      Football.
      16 10 The first division league match S.C.C. Iv. S.C.F.A., arranged for nvxt Wednesday, has been postponed,
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      255 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Flat Justitiae has taken up the cudgels on behalf of the unemployed and very rightly too but m faifnass to Municipal employee* the Commissioners should, I think, inquire m the firot instance whether any deserving officer among them has applied
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    CRUELTY PUNISHED.
    98 10 Fowls Thrown From Steamer Into Sampan. A peculiarly callous form of cruelty, and one frequently seen on ships m the harbour, was described m the Third Police Court yesterday, when a Singapore poultry-dealer was charged at the instance of the Marine Police. It was stated that live fowls
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    "WHO'S WHO IN MALAYA, 1925."
    363 10 WHO'S WHO IN MALAYA, 1925." Some months ago, when Mr. Julius Fisher announced his intention of compiling the above publication, there were many who held that the task was an exceedingly ambitious one a.vi would probably prove a great deal more difficult than the publisher had m mind. It is
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    63 10 The Palacegay show to-night four episodes of the serial, The Phantom Fortune, supported by Big Timber, a Topical Budget md comedies. The Covered Wagon commences its run at the Gaiety cinema to-night. In the first show there are the first tlvio episodes of Pathe's serial Her Dangerous Path,
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    Famous Polo Player Shot
    80 10 London, April 8. The famous international polo player, Lieut.-Colonel Cecil Patterson Nickalls. ex-manager of the Rugby Polo Club, was found shot m his house at Stanford-on-Avon, Northants, last night. He had been talking to his wife and left her and went to the smokingroom, from which
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    TELOK ANSON RUBBER.
    765 10 Smaller Profit on Reduced Production. The annual meeting of the Telok Anson Rubber Estate, Ltd., \va* held at Hongkong Bank Chambers yesterday, there being present Mi; r W. P. I'lummcr (chairman), A. E. Baddeley, J. K. Crawford (directors), C. T. de U. Whitehouse, and W. E. Hayner,
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    "HERETIC'S" FAITH.
    257 10 Farewell Scenes m a New York Church. The New York newspaper are full of reports of a farewell sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. H. E. Fosdick, of the First Presbyterian Church, Fifth Avenue, and author o r world-famous devotional books. Dr. Fosdick is the chief storm centre
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    CENSORSHIP OF FILMS.
    858 11 Why Ihe I nited States Pictures Predominate. The film trad? i< m the throes of a crisis m Ireland, writes E. A. Baughan m the Daily News. The film censor there is l.anniiitf liims riffht acd left, so that [«!!ten <li> not know where they stand. Thvy
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    Oranges and Stored Sunlight.
    241 11 Orange s an d Store d Sunlight. Remmrkftbla uptriaMati with rats mW i'Ut at the Lister Inst'tute throw RjqV li^iit on the prob'p:n of vitamins. •Six rati> were placed m a case m a dark room and allowed to consume their fu!l »>f boiled meat, bread, and water at th^
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    "CAMBRIDGE IS LOVELY!"
    348 11 London Mower Girls' Day At 'Varsity. "Everybody at Cambridge is a ge, tie- man. Eveiy thing at Cambridge U lo.v- ly," said Mrs. Nellie Bonn ng to The Weekly Dispatch. Mis. Honning is one of the flower I girls of Piccadilly, who, having been "ordered to quit,"
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    SOVIET SIEVE.
    283 11 Purification Process In Russia. The Central Committee of the* Russian! Coannnist I'arty has just sent a circular] letter to the various branches explaining j that the recent "purification" of the party haying been drastically carried through, j an attempt must iiow be made to rebuild the party. Definite
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    "DYNASTY OF CAIN."
    238 11 Cardinal's Strong Attack On Fascism. Cardinal Maffi, Archbishop of Pisa, and the most brilliant member of t!ie Italian Cardinalati. has Just publi-hcd a pam- phlet which has sent the Fassists wild with rage. It appeared a monm am. Only: two papers dealt with it m Kome, and
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    Cats for Hire.
    90 11 Outside premises m Lower Thames Street is this notice: Cats may be hired here for u-e m cfßces." This is not an unusual business. Several animal dealers m London are ready to hire out cats for h >;mall sum, the hirer undertaking to feed the cat and
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      226 11 HIS MASTER'S VOICE GRAMOPHONES If you love music there should be an H.M.V. Gramophone m your home and a selection of H.M.V. Records. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. (Branch's m KUALA LUMPUR, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN AND PEKING.) H Sandeman's Ports M end Sherries SANDEMAN'S PORT WINE j>': s a generous
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    STERLING RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
    375 12 LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES MAR 18. Par Value. Company. £1 Anjrlo-Malay il Ayer Kuninir £1 Bakap Plantns £1 Banteng £1 Batu Cavei £1 B.'tu Kawan il Baiu Tifra 21 Birtam Consol. £1 Birior £1 BiUm 2/ Rrooklands •II Buktt Mirtnjsm £1 Bukit Rajah 2/ Bukit Sembawang
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    THE NEW WAR.
    463 12 Terrible Lesson m Store For Mankind. Is Europe doomed to be bombed and passed out of existence Will the next war mean something approaching annihilation Let there be no doubt about it unless air power is regulated and controlled it will destroy civilisation itself," is the answer
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      471 13 M. P. 1 FEDERATED MOTOKS, (T METCALFES MOTORS, "C'^^im Tpr.h. FOR THE HAIR For ladies, Petrole Hahn facilitates waving and permits the most elegant coiffures. For men it prevents falling hair due to fatigue or constant overstrain. For children it is highly invigorating and ensures perfect hair-health throughout life. FREE
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      421 14 Assets over $5,000,000 S.C. Assurance m force over $17,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) HEAP OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE S2, Old Jewry, The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act
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      581 14 BANKING INTERNATIONAL BAKKINfi CORPORATIOK Capital Paid-up U.S. 15,000,000 Surplus U.S. $5,000,001 Owae* by THI NATIONAL CTTT BANK OF NSW TQM. Head Office WALL STRBET, NBW TOR*. hMtMOOaei M. BIBBOPBQATH EC. Branches BARCELONA COLON K^W VSxSkiSF** 0 BATAVIA DAIREN "^iVA lrft?Ap7#. ssss&a asssT |4fn N Sr^ Commercial and Travellers' Letters *l
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      494 14 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK (NETH. INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK) established 186 J. CAPITAL fT (0,000,000 (aboe* «6.000,000) ISSUBD Fl. 66,000,000 (aboat £4,600,000) RESERVE FUND Fl. 21,600,000 (aboat £1,860,000) HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM, SUB-AGBNCIES IN THE HAGUE AND ROTTERDAM. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE, BATAVIA. BRANCHES Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe, Medan, Sourabaya, Semarang, Bandoeng, Weltevreden, Cheribon,
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      609 14 BANKING THE BANK OF TAIWAN. LIMITED. Inserporated by Special Charter U Japan) Capital Subscribed T«0,000.0«* Capital Paid-up T82,000,000 Reserve Fund Y18.780.000 President K. Nakagava, I»i TUe-President: H. Mori, Em. DIRECTORS: Q. Kawasaki. Esq. I D. Tskita, lea. a. Eaaaj. Eaq. I T. Hisaarane, E*e M. Shuto, Esq. HEAD OFFICE I
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      443 14 1925 MODELS If yon have not yet carefully examined the very latest endowments you will be surprised to find so many new features. Are you interested m a model, just for your wife and yourself Or do you wish to include the children. Send ages and receive particulars, S. J.
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      617 14 GHEOM. KOON SENG CO. AUCTION SALE of valuable freehold and leasehold town and country properties. To be held at Cheong Koon Seng Co's sale-room, No. 30, Chulia Street, on Wednesday. April 22, at 2.30 p.m. I Valuable freehold land and substantially built compound house outhouses and motor garage erected thereon
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    RETRIBUTION !
    290 15 RETRIBUTION How a Young Man Ix»t A Fortune. Among the mar.y cntrrtaining stories to be found m Mr. Ernest Bowen-Row-la-il: fascinating book of memories, In Court and Out of Court, just published is the following, told by the late Brynmor Immm, K.C. A young man, who was heir-at-law of a
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    MUSICAL CLOWNING.
    273 15 Symphony to be Written In Jazz. The red nose m music is the title of a brief article m the Daily Mail, m which Sir Landon Ronald deplores the fact that a symphony is to be written m jazz. So it has come to this, he laments. We
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    SOCIALIST IDEALS.
    179 15 Knight Who Was "Penniless And Abject." Sir Patrick Hastings, speaking at Koithwich said he was an unabashed Socialist, believing absolutely that no other remedy for life's evils existed. Socialism was a religion, and simply meant that it is the duty of the State m times of trouble to
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    " Glorious Devon."
    107 15 Glorious Devon." I have always loved my native country of Devon, and m the glorious history of its sons I have ever found my greatest inspiration and a constant incentive to be worthy of them." In these words Mr. John Lane, of 8. Lancaster Gate Terrace, Hyde Park, the well-known
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    83 15 Programme of drills up to and for April 19, 1925. Friday, April 17, 6.10 p.m., Drill Hall, Chinese Co., Co. Parade. Drill Order 5.15 p.m., Drill Uall, S.R.A. (V), Voluntary Parade 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, S.V.C. Band, Band Practice. Saturday, April 18, 2 p.m., Farrer Range, M.
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      116 15 VALUE for Money M C S V $2,175 Service Agents MALAYAN MOTORS, 209-212, Orchard Road, SINGAPORE. WEARNE BROS., LTD. Proprietor*. nil i<iiinimuniinMi«UMtiinn«tmu«»t»«< GRAHAM BROTHERS TRUCKS Prompt, dependable service is indispensable to truck owners. We provide it. 1 Ton Chassis. 1' 2 Ton ChassL. BUILT BY DOUCE BROTHERS. May we lend
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      370 15 Next Time— Buy Goodyear Red Tubes. Inner tubes cost relatively is why it is economy to buy little, but poor inner tubes Goodyear Red Tubes, made can easily become the most properly to hold air and keep expensive* part of your equip- on holding it. Goodyear Red ment. Lower .radeinner
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      544 16 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB SPRING MEETING. May 10, 19. 21 and 23, 1925. KXTRA MEETING. May 30, June 1 and 6, 1925. LADIES' TICKETS. I.ndies nttendin 6 the races are reminded that ndminsion to the Grand Stand and Lawn will be by tickets only, which are obtainable through members free, and
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      256 16 COAL TAR Singapore Refined. Singapore Gaa Works. Australian. WOOD TAR Genuine Quality. BRUNOLINUM Wood Preservative. BRUNOLINUM PLANTARIUM Care of Bark Disease In Rubber Trees. TALCUM POWDER Commercial Quality. LATEX CUPS Porcelain and Earthenware. CUP HANGERS Made of Old Cable Wire. LEE KIM SOO 20, HIGH STREET. JUST RECEIVED FIRST CROSS
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      995 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The PREPAID charges for Wants, For Sale, To Ut, etc. In ordinary close set type (average aix trords to llne> art Per line One insertion 18 cents, two Ins. 46 cts., three ins. 64 cts., four ins. 82 cents, five ins. $1.00, six ins. $1.18, ten ins. 1.40,
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      825 16 LAND AND HOUSES TO LET, 114, Cecil St. Apply 8, Malacca~St. TO LET, furnished, 47, Cairnblll Road. Apply Sandilands Buttery k Co. TO LET, 3, St. Thomas's Walk, renovated, gas, water. Apply Meyer, Oriental Hotel. TO LET, No. 169, Waterloo Street, Singapore. Apply Cheong Guan Hoon, within. AMBER MANSIONS FLATS
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      326 16 TWO sight meant GLASSES Give perfect vision to those requiring different sights for Reading and Distant Vision. JOHN~DUKE, F.B.O.A, F.S.M.C., Ophthalmic Optician. 12, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. "WIZARD" <f^~ Hollow Wire \W Lighting System \p The system that has blazed a trail of cheerful, brilliantly lighted < homes throughout, the m^t*
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      373 16 SEW BOOKS RECEIVED *B KEALITY OF MAMUA6B, by Dr. Court eniiy Beal. Price 9&M. MATE LETTERS TO BV8BAMD AND WIFB8 To-day and To-morrow, by »ame author. Price $3.50. "HE VEIL AND THE VISION, by Walter M. Gallichan. Price $4.50. IE ART OF COlRTSniP AND tRRIAGE. OR HOW TO LOVE, by
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