The Straits Times, 1 May 1926

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times No. 28.158, SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1926. PRICE 10 CSNTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 105 1 [B?«53SW?*b ust >*WSmk BEAR BRAND IM^r^m^mi GENUINE SWISS MILK M.S^^^L FOR ALL PURPOSES. STERILIZED NATURAL AND li^^^AOW llllllWll UNSWEETENED "CONDENSED. £r \r%JfeJ( \\\M (Buth o!)(ainaMe m Inr K e and small tins) Bij!' *^Wdk^^Ki\ I FU I. L CREAM Sweetened Condensed Milk wF^VrrvT^ Zfißtl WKB L This is labelled "SLEDGE"
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    • 90 1 RECEIVED BY LATEST MAIL .JPjgJl MILLINERY jif DRESSES r'§ (I EXCLUSIVE STYLES FOR SPRING RACE MEETING. (|> ROBINSON CO., LTD. (Incorporated m S.S.) RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. BREASTS BUTTON SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE C^UP Gu^hrie's Teas "LION CREST" BRAND "GREEN tABEL." Finest Ceylon Orange Pekoe. "YELLOW LABEL." Fine Ceylon Broken Orange Pekoe.
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    • 3 1 FOR YOUR BAPY,
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  • 456 2 Operation with America Condemned. The Federation of British Industries have been considering the question of British film production, and Mr. C'harle3 Tsnnyson, the deputy director, commenting on the suggestion that if quota legislation is postponed the only hope for the revival of British film products is organised co-operation
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  • 241 2 Demonstration of Afecttoa -Vrnqßß' Litigakits. Marguerite Counters of Suffolk and Mrs. Colin Campbell, two sisters, who are ranged upon opposing sides m a bitter lawsuit over the administration of the estate of their 'millionaire father, Levi Leiter, of Chicago, embraced and kissed each other m t ie
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  • 246 2 A CoaQ and Steel Concern With "£40,000,000 Capital. The Rhenish Westphalian Steel Trust, which is to be known as the Vereinigte Stahlwerke," is now to all intents and purposes a fact, and begins active operations shortly. All than is now required is to obtain the sanction of
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  • 22 2 The invention most needed by churches now is a. collection plate that can be P*.«*d bjr ruiiOtarßa** lfee.& taifl.'. v 1.-K4U i
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 527 2 What do yow know that's wo?t& more money this is the qu-stkr. mm Accountants, Office every man who is ea;cr J?" Managers, or Auditors to get on must ask m (these professional exhimsdt aminations are now it is certain that if held m ever y country) you have nothing more
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    • 194 2 Gutioiia A is cooling ,-ff and W refreshing k^j after 4 shaving V^^&TX) Men who have tenV7»3// der sensitive skins, f 'SOJ&A easily Irritated by «7 shaving.will find Cuy^ticura Prepare tions ideal. 1 new freely-lathering Cuticura Soap Shaving §tict permits shaving twice daily without irritation of the skin. Cuticura Talcum,
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    • 167 2 TROPICAL MODEL MANDOLINE FLAT BACK. $10, $12, $15 and $25. Illustrated catalogue sent with pleasure. SEASON CO., LTD. 11l and 113, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. DON'T WASTE WATER drlnk p tS Nl mPatieiihofer^ w <** The Ever Popular TORNADO FANS FOR DIRECT AND ALTERNATING CURRENT, 230 VOLTS. Ceiling types 32 ins.,
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    • 13 2 MASSAGE HALL HANICUBI AND MASSAGI W, WaUrloo Street, In. HARU and Hiaa HAMA,
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  • 935 3 Sunday, May 2, 1926. [Under this heading we publish aaeh week brief details of the lerrieei to be held at those Singapore Churches whose authorities supply at with the necessary Information. To ensure insertion, these notices must reach us by Friday afternoon.] St. Andrew's Cathedral. Fourfh Sunday after
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  • 102 3 [m^XmST of drilu up t0 and for Saturday, May 1, 2.30 p.m., Bultit jimah, Eurasian Co., Musketry Classification. Buses leave Drill Hall at 2 p.m.,; I*3o p.m., Farrer Ranee, Chinese Co., Nog. 1 and 2 Platoons Musketry Classitation. Buses leave Drill Hall at 2 p.m Sunday, May
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 141 3 STEWARTS AND LLOYDS li GAS, WATER i H AND STEAM m& PIPFS FITTINGS is' LARGE STOCKS AVAILABLE AT KEENEST PRICES FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Sole Ajri-nts UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporated m the Straits BattlMMßta) SINGAPORE. (Jniteers HARLEY-DAVIDSON ?SS£ chi>n si:\<; iuat. ■alaccai. MBTCALFES Morons i>>,,i, OOIUHEBCIAL HOTM CO, fcrwfc— GEOKGETOWN MOTo£.
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    • 226 3 Keep baby well m the hot weather Tin; hot weather has a way of rii:i king every minor ailmrnt uh-)>i-;irablp. In the heat, baby's fevefiahneM and sleeplt-ssness, hi» Hull- sffiitiacli troubles, assume KWantic propcirtions to mother .i'Hl eMId :ilik t woodward's Gripe Water corrects ;m wlitv :inil ftatu\etb6, soothes the
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    • 383 3 OWN A BUNGALOW ON THE SUSSEX' COAST. WAITES FARM ESTATE (Between Rye and Hastings). WAITES FARM ESTATE, which is situated right on the sea margin, is extrera*rj healthy, sad the surrounding seencry as beautiful as any to be found on the South Coast. It is four miles from Hastings, and
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    • 472 3 I BUNGALOW NEAR BRASTAGI FOR SALE bi« newly and comfortably furnished bungalow,' situated at KEBON DJAHE. 16 minutes by car from UK A. STAG I HOTEL, Mountain views all round. Hall, dining and sitting rooms, six other rooms whereof three are provided with mosquito houses and running water. liathroom garage
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 2361 4 Shipping Announcements P. O.BRITISH INDIA N.Y.K. LINE THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE SIAM STEAM NAY. K. P. M. BURNS PHILP LINE AND APCAR LINES the ©chars™, ship co, CO., LTD. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. (toorpmt J A trtli>) -*n aSTSSSJ^B 1 AND CARGO (MPPON YOBBN KABHA > THB CHINA MUTUAL
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 1548 5 Shipping Announcements f*m what the eminent i ITTI LONDON 'ANALYSIS EUERMAN BUCKNALL AUSTRAL-EAST MBIES AMERICAN ORIENTAL fj SAY? STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. LINE MAIL LINE 14^14^11 M r u.M\ (Incorporated In England) X H HnQT Mlfl I H li' •ill (Incorporat.d m England) El K7 b VVI J8 -vj 7T 111
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 647 6 GAIETY CINEMA SURINA THEATRE Junction Alhrrt «ncl Brnerolen Street*. North Bridge Road. TO-NIRHT at 7.30 A worry d.jv frets life «wty LAURA I.A PLAXTE A TAT O'MALLEY TO-NK;HT at 9.10. I In the L'niversal-Jewrt. N ew Mermaid Comrdy, Arsop's Fable or THF TFAWR Hn »m unii, rub qmm IHL ILASLIi
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    • 378 6 WILLIAM FOX presents HENRY WALL'S PLAY i A Tremendous drama of society woven into a realistic background of the waf. THE STORY, Part 4. TN vaulted cellar on a farm now converted into a Company Headi quarters, Sergeant-Major Paley, Lieutenant Smith, and Captain Dunlon are present, discussing the terrific barrr.ge
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    • 521 6 VICTORIA THEATRE BOXING wnvn7v" n w4v u*wa«ca» all star card. MONDAY, MAY 3, Ai the happy valley. a ?*SS PIT1 TO-NIGHT A. CARPI presents •Ijlj.. Mam Event. ITALIAK BMB OPERA CO. B WALLEY y s- B. TAWIDE FULL ORCHESTRA BALLET \ND < rl >wel«ht Champion (Conqueror of 11 11. CHORI
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  • 244 7 riXTUHU Saturday. May 1 High Water, 0.42 p.m. Malacca High Tide, 9 a.m., 8 ft. 4 in. 9.20 p.m., 7 ft. B. I. outward mail due. Y.M.C.A. Swimming CarniTal. Boxing Happy Valley, Boy Walley Uugani Tawidc, 9.16 p.m. Sunday, May 2 High Water, 0.18 a.m., 1.31 p.m.
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  • 203 7 Saturday, May 1. ~»ip» •longxtdf the Wharve* or eap«-<-'" to arrive. KKI'I'U. HARBOUR. Main Wharf Simbanß. Lalat, Helcion, Mv A:u:lor, Ranella, Launch Diana 1. Oil Wharf War Krishna Ccal Wharf Bea Belle VESSELS IN .JRY DOCK. Tanjong Pagar Sheers Whan ID Albert Deck Schouten Victoria Dock Nil
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  • 140 7 Tom) ay. N (Quorra) 3 p.m. Selat t*!tnd<anit, H<-ngkalis and Bagas Si Api Api (Van der Lyn) 0 p.m Tanjong Balci and Laboean Bilik (Ban Wbatt Soon) 4 p-m Prigi Radjah Tembilaaai and Indragiri (Indrairiri) ..4 p.m. Pentlanak < Rrnkorlvn) 4 p.m. Java, South-YVcst Sumatra, South■irnco, Celebes,
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  • 40 7 MAILS FOR EUR OPE. ICathmir Portho» Khiva i\ dcr Nedprlanden ■Mavaiu .uclmpocra S'pore M»r. 19 Mar. 21 Mar. 25 Mar. 26 Apl. 1 A pi. 1 rrn. London Apl. 14 Apl. 17 Apl. 17 Apl. 19 Apl. 24 Apl. 24
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  • 19 7 Intellect has ecstasies which will finally supersede the orgasms of physical passion as the climaxes of human happiness. Mr-
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  • 173 7 Twelve Counsel and Twenty-two Claimants. No less than twelve hiembers of the Singapore Bar appeared in a case heard by the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, in the Supreme Court, yesterday morning;. There were also 22 claimants to share in a sum of $8X,3'5X.i2, in the hands
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  • 144 7 Public Examination of M. E. Elias Closed. Before Mr. Justice Deane in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, an application was made for the Official Assignee to be appointed interim receiver, in connection with the affairs of M. S. M. AboobakaT and Co. Mr. R. L. Eber made the application
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  • 16 7 Most husbands and wives are happier with each other than they suspect. Mr. A. G. Gardiner.
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  • 17 7 If Mussolini had been Lord Mayor of Bristol, things would have been different. Mr. Horace S. Imber.
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  • 231 7 EXCHANGE Singapore, May 1. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 982 Demand 2/3T4 Private 3m. credits 2/4 15/32 On New York, Demand 56* Private 90 d/a On France, Bank T.T. 1650 On India, Bank T.T. 165% On Hongkong, Bank T.T. 1% P-c nov. ~v n -i, tt
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  • 64 7 Bnyen I.S.S. equal to Standard. Q.C.F Spot w 78 tandard B.S.S. od Tender May 78 May-June 78 1.2 July-Sept. 78 Oet.-Dec. 78 Tone of market Easier. Latest Cable i London Spot Sheet 23>id. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cents 48 per lb.
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  • STOCK AND SHARES
    • 230 7 al Pa .»uyei> Sella £1 Asam Kumbang 58/6 60/1 1 Batang Padang 0.80 0.82Vi 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.40 1.45 1 1 Idris Hydraulic 55/6 57/I 1 Johan Tin 0.46 0.49 10/- 10/- Kampong 48/6 50/£1 £1 Kamunting Tin G9/- 70/6 I in (tint* Ass. lO.Of' il.Oi El £1
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    • 129 7 /•I. Pd. dujren Sellej ;i £1 B. Am. Tobacco 5.11.0 5.15.0 1 1 Central Engine* 1.00 1.05 :i £1 E Smelting Co. 14.50 lc.00 0 10 Fraser A Meavt 60.00 61.00 00 100 Hammer Co. 170.00 175.00 00 100 Katz Bros. def. 187.00 ***** 0 10 Mexican Eagle 21/-
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    • 74 7 0. £ng. 6 p.c. $1,234,300 par 110 01?',^ 0?1.8i8,000 of 1901 95 par 90 ear Spore Municipal 4% p.t of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par Spore Municipal 4 p* of 191» $2,000,000 80—90 S' pore Municipal 5 p.c. $22,000,000 of 1926 100% 101% S gg 5^ \ja*,\ iwib $36,710,000 105%
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    • 375 7 Fraaer and Co. and I.yali and Evatt's Quotation*. To-day's Pric<3» Fraser Lyall A A Co. Evatt. Allenby ($1) 3.25 3.40 3.20 3.35 Alor Gajah ($1) 2.90 3.10 3.00 3.10 A. Hitam ($5) 23.00 21.00 21.50 22.50 A. Kuninjf ($1) 1.20 1.25 1.20 1.25 Am. Malay ($2) 4.90 5.20cd.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 276 7 MOVADO WATCHES AND CHRONOMETERS *hich for the 13th time have had the SERIAL PRIZE for the 6 BEST FIRST-CLASS POCKET WATCHES at NEUCHATEL'S OBSERVATORY are Sold at RENE ULLMANN The Sole Agent for FABRIQUES MOVADO at greatly rednced nett prices. The latest patterns m Wrist Watches and Pocket Watches have
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    • 24 7 Tropical Adoro No. 57 FOR PLATES AND FILM- PACKS. *U la. by SU m. DOUBLE EXTENSION. A Masterpiece of Camera Construction bjr COtfTESSA— NETTEL.
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    • 687 7 Attention!. GRAND EXHIBITION OF PARIS GOODS Td be held at SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO. BUILDING, 2, Finlayson Green, FROM MAY 3 TO MAY 2O <AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES. Voile Frocks $5 each. Straw »Hats -Ururimmed $i to 2 each. Straw Hats Trimmed $4 each. Selection of Evening Hats and Turbans
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    • 522 7 JOHORE GOVERNMENT THE SXCISE ENACTMENT. 1915— SESSION OF LICENSING BOARD. The next Session of the Licensing Board for the District of Johorc Bahru will ba held at the Magistrate's Office on June 1U j1926.j 1926. I All applications for the issue, renewal or transfer of Licences must be made on
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 72 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPOKI Kandang Kerbau Station. (By Courtevy of Government Health Offtr* For the 24 hours ending at Midnight or April 30. 1926. de K Mnx. shade temperature 83 F. Kin. shude temperature 75 F. Mm hliaUi- temperature 78.2 F Mix. sun radiation 92 I". Min. ftm i radiation 71 i'.
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  • 21 8 BRAUN.—On April 30. 192 C. at his residene* Edward Benjamin Braun, aged fi4 years German and Java papers please espy.
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  • 889 8 The Straits Times SATURDAY, MAY 1. A PUBLIC HALL. The question of providing a properly equipped public hall adequate to the needs of such a city as Singapore .«ccms as far away from settlement as ever. According to the decision of the Commissioners at yesterday afternoon's meeting-, such a hall
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  • 36 8 The Principal Civil Medical Officer, Sir David Galloway, and Miss E. F. Fletcher Mxve been appointed by the Governor to be members of the Central Board of Examiners in connection with the scheme :or localjy-traincd nurses.
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  • 37 8 The marriage srranged between Lieut.Commander Gerald Jackson, Royal Navy, of His Majesty's ship Defiance, and Beryl. •,econd daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Har.ston, of Hongkong, took place on April 7 at St. Jude's South Kensington.
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  • 69 8 The India Rubber Manufacturers' Association have issued a circular to customers stating that there is no prospect of any reduction in the prices of manufacturers' goods now in force until rubber has fallen below 2s. per pound and remained at that level for a period of at least three months,
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  • 63 8 The Rev. Walter B. Bentley, of New Voik, is giving a Shakespearean recital at the Kuala Lumpur, Y.M.C.A. to-night. Mr. Bentley has had a romantic career, and is well-known in his native land as an actor-preacher. Mr. Bentley is the Rector Emeritus, St. Stephen's Chu: Washington, and founder of the
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  • 70 8 From Dr. P. F. Russell, MaJacca, we fiave received a statistical summary of the work of the Straits Settlements Rural Sanitation Campaign in Malacca during the first quarter of this year. A total of 59 lectures were given with a racial attendance of 3,417. The number of specimens examined vas
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  • 83 8 Sir Hugh Clifford, who has been a proConsul in various parts of the British Empire, began in the Malayan States. There he spent many years, not only of official responsibility, but of thoughtful study of the country and the people. A present outcome of all this is a volume of
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  • 22 8 Saturday, May 8, being the anniversary of the King's accession day vessels in harbour are requested to dress ship on that occasion.
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  • 25 8 New rules to govern the construction of twakows are to come into force on January 1 next. They are printed in this week's Government Gazette.
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  • 33 8 In a recent reference to retiring engineers, the name of the President of the Association of Engineers, Singapore, was given as Mr. P. Lowick. This should hi- ve been Mr. P. J. Lloyd.
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  • 44 8 The Russian Imperial Light Opera Co. gave Mousme last night at the Kuala Lumpur Town Hall. It is rumoured that the leading dancer in the company. Miss Slata Kooseva, has been offered a London engagement, but at present she is still with the company.
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  • 64 8 We have sold forward a proportion of our crops as follows Out of the 1926-2G crop we hate sold 628,495 lbs. at 2s. l.'Jod. per pound. Out of the 1926-27 crop we have sold 80,640 lbs. at 2s. 6.39d. per pound, all calculated to the equivalent of London landed terms,"
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  • 52 8 The annual show of the Malacca branch •)f the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Association will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 26 and 27, on the grounds ;-f the St. Francis Institution, Malacca, .n connection with the show, the com.nittee will consider the opening of a Trade Section, provided sufficient support
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  • 74 8 The Kanagawa-ken Police, says the Japan Chronicle, have purchased two Jerraan-made poison-gas pistols from a V.kohama importer. The authorities are now testing them. It is claimed that vhc-n fired at a person at a distance of about four yards the poisonous gas c n.uined in the bullet envelopes him instant.y,
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  • 69 8 Speaking at the 72nd ordinary general meeting of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Sir Montagu Cornish Turner, who presided, said that as regards South China, especially Hongkong, the serious boycott maintained against that important British colony, which boycott has its headquarters in is a very disturbing factor,
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  • 94 8 In a recent issue we stated that the French Mission have acquired by purchase from Malays about two acres of land overlooking: the sea, at Kampong Bahru (Borneo Wharf), lor the purpose of building a Roman Catholic Church to be named St. Theresa of the Child of Jesus, for the
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  • 121 8 A census of people living: in the Singapore Municipal area will be taken on the night of Wednesday, June 30. Before the •i'iisjs day official enumerators will leave at every house census schedule, in which the head of the house is to enter clearly ind correctly the full name sex,
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  • 128 8 The twenty-second annual report of the Association of St. Anthony de Padua at Singapore on the Administration of St. Anthony's Bread for 1925 shows that there was a balance on December 31, 1925, of $11,643.31. There was an increase of $212.45 in the amount received and un increase of $584.82
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  • 206 8 Capital of a growing colony, seventh port of the world, possessor of a harbour capable of accommodating the combined navies of all the (Treat powers, possessor of wide, well laid out main streets, of architecturally handsome buildings, Singapore has much to recommend it. Theie is no lack of open spaces
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  • 462 8 The late Mrs. Jennie Marie Dorothy Miles, of Singapore, and of York Terrace, Regent's Park, N.W., left £1,195, net personainy jpct/£. Mr. T. G. McCheane, Manager of Shanghai Klebang Estate, and Mrs. McCheane will be leaving for home on furi .ugh next month. Mr. D. A. M.
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  • 52 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable, dated April 29, their quotations being m gold dollar cents Buyers, May 48 June IT 1 next quarter 4GV4. Market steady, but very little doing. To-day's Singapore price is 78 Vt cents and London price Is.
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  • 44 8 From China and Japan by Seattle Maru, due at Singapore to-morrow. From France by D'Artagnan due at Singapore at 6 a.m. on Monday, the 3rd instant. From China and Japan by Aliporc due at Singapore 10 a.m. on Monday, the 3rd instant.
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  • 67 8 The sixth annual scssijn of the very useful scheme inaugurated by Dr. Brooke m connection with the Government Hen Ith Office for the training of sanitary inspectors will be opened by Dr. Hoops n Monday at 4 p.m. at the headquarters. The P.C.M.O. will address this
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  • 61 8 A Government Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday announces that m exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 8 of the Rubber Restriction Ordinance, 1925, and by section 3 (9) of thy Rubber Lands Assessment (Amendment) Ordinance, 1922, the Governor m Council has fixed the rubber export
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  • 62 8 The programme of music that will be sung by the choir after Evensong on Sunday, will be as follows Two Introits (a) Spirit of mercy truth and love, H. A. Chambers (b) Deliver me O Lord, (Stainer) Solo (Alto) Nearer my God to Thee, (Lewis Carey) Anthem.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 87 8 RACE SEASON /^^k SPECIAL DISPLAY w'w ik*/ OF /silly/! Newest Goods flHl FROM I' Paris London V\m JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. (Ince-i I*l i Pnrland) SINGAPORE, PENANG AND KUALA LUMPUR. j "SSIFFIN" BRAND BELTING THE PROVED BEST BEL! FOR THH TROPICS. Sole Agent* ENTRAI Samplea and Prieea \*M lL» on
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    • 73 8 TO-NIGHT at the ALHAMBRA (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietor*.) United Artist Production TUMBLEWEEDS (Wm. S. HART) m 7 Reels. HALF A DOLLAR BILL m 6 Reels. In the First Show at 7.30 p.m. SLAVES OF SCANDAL m 5 Reels. New Columbia Grafanolas NEW MACHINES AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES Write
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    • 67 8 The engagement is announced between Thomfis Carlyon Vavasor Durell, of Kuala Lumpur, and Adeline Mary (Joan), only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Arthur Hook, of 77, Baker Street, London. The engagement is announced of Walter John Smith, Public Works Department, F.M.S., to Estelle Corson Kambergtr, widow of Henry Bamberger,
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    • 57 8 On Other Pages, Par Church Services 2 Finance and Commerce 7 Shipping and the Mails 7 Meteorological Report 7 Reuter and Rugby Radio Telegrams 9 Municipal Meeting 9 Wirel«!«s Society Affairs 10 Sporting Intelligence 10 The Stranded Aldebaran 10 Tlti Tin Meeting 11 S.S. Association Annual Report \Z Local Rubber
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  • 579 9 Coal Negotiations Break Down. OFFERS REJECTED. Emergency Powers Act to Be Enforced. [REI TF.R TELEGRAM.] London, April 30. Official The negotiations have failed. A strike will begin at midnipht. London, April 30. The miners rejected the owners' revised offer. London, May 1. The coal negotiations broke down
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  • 464 9 Plans to Meet National Emergency. London, May 1. The long drawn tension before the coal negotiations broke down and the coal strike or lock-out— as the miners' sympathisers prefer to call it— came into being has been compared to that preceding Britain's declaration of war in 1914. Whether
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  • 107 9 Significance of M. Doumergue's Visit. [reuter telegram.] London, April 30. Surprise has been occasioned by the announcement in Paris that M. Doumergue will visit London in June in response to an invitation from the King couched in very cordial terms. The Manchester Guardian points out that there
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  • 52 9 New Efforts to Prevent Smuggling. [reuter telegram.] London, April 30. Washington A delegation of State Department and Prohibition officials is expected to sail for England on May 22 to arrange for closer co-operatior. with Britain to check liquor smuggling from Britain. It is believed that some form of treaty
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  • 367 9 Effect of American Settlement Wall Street's Response. [rf.uter telegram.] London, April 30. Washington President Coolidge has transmitted the French debt settlement to Congress for ratification. Prior to receipt of President Coolidge's message, the floor of the Senate was the scene of a bitter debate on the debt agreements.
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  • 78 9 Chances of Peace Considered Slight. [HAVAS TELEGRAM.] Paris, April 30. Commenting on the situation of the Oujda negotiations, the newspapers say that the chances of peace are very slight. They underline the goodwill and patience which the French and Spanish delegations have been showing. Le Petit Parisicn states
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  • 68 9 [WIRELESS TIA RUGBY.] Rugby, May 1. Exchanges are as follows Paris 148 New York 4.86% Brussels 144 Geneva 26.16 Amsterdam 12.09,* Milan 121 Berlin 20.43 Stockholm 18.16 Copenhagen 18.60 Oslo 22.27 Vienna 34.46 Prague 164% Helsingfors 193K Madrid 33.63 Lisbon 2Vi Rio 7S Buenos Aires 45 1-16 Bombay Is.
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  • 44 9 [beuter telegram.] London, April 30. Amsterdam The Royal Packet Steamship Company has advanced plans for the construction of two large motorships of the Indiapoera type for the Java-Austra-lia service, equipped with refrigerators, for the import of Australian meat to 'i*va. l
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  • 555 9 IAneta Service Via Java. New Guinea Expedition. Amboina. April 24. It is reported that 120,000 grammes of quinine were included in the large quantity of medical stores which were taken by the expedition to help the 300 members of the expedition to fight malarial fever. Mr. Hoffman said
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  • 118 9 Penang Schoolboy Dragg.. '*y Car. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. April 30. A collision between a motor-car and a bicycle at the junction of Argyll and Transfer Roads resulted m the death m hospital of a schoolboy named Lim Beow Leng, a member of St. Xavier's Institution
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  • 62 9 Hopes for Greater Price Stability. [reuter telegram.] London, May 1. Presiding at the annual raeotinj; of the Rubber Growers' Association, Mr. W. D. Campbell said he was hopeful that if, as seemed probable, they saw a future in some collaboration of producers in marketing produce they might arrive
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  • 251 9 British View of the New Treaty. [WIRELESS VIA RUGBY.] Rugby, May 1. Sir Austen Chamberlain, in the course of a speech made at the Albert Hull this afternoon, referred to the recently concluded treaty between Gen.vany and Soviet Russia. He said I am not prepared at the
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  • 165 9 Shops in Affected Quarters Still Closed. [reuter telegram.] London, April 30. Calcutta The situation is quiet, but the shops in the Indian quarters are still closed. Four wounded have Hied. A Government communique states that the Calcutta Police have been icinforced by 240 men of the Frontier Rifles,
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  • 36 9 [KKUTER TELEGRAM.] London, April 30. New York Lieut.-General Sir Robert Baden-Powell, who is attending a meeting of the National Council of Boy Scouts of America at Washington, was presented to President Coolidge.
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  • 66 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April ."0. A Hylam woman named Oo Boh Tan, when charged with attempted suicide by jumping into the sea from Kodah pier oil Wednesday, pleaded that she went t) the pier to see the warships and accidentally slipped into the water.
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  • 4864 9 Resolution Lost by Casting Vote. President's Dilemma In Municipal Debate. The question of including a public h*!l in the $2,000,000 Municipal building which is to be erected in St. Andrew"s Road was airain discussed by the Municipal Commissioners yesterday, when Mr. E. A. Brown moved the following
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  • 49 10 Hopes of Refloating Aldebaran This Evening. It is hoped to refloat this evening the steamer Aldebaran, which went ashore in the Malacca Straits on Monday. The cargo has been shifted into lighters and there is every possibility that the effort of the tutrs will meet with success.
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  • 82 10 The Italian Opera Company, who are paying a long visit to Singapore, open their programme at the Victoria Theatre on Monday night with Rigoletto. The visit of an opera company is always an pvent keenly anticipated by Singaporeans. Bonkinrs, we understand, are vry heavy. On Tuesday evening
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  • 1233 10 t Report of Progress In Malaya. e annual general meeting of tli? tcur Wireless Society of Malaya was in the Society's room in Union ings last night. The most interesting part of the meeting was a brief address delivered by Commander Nicholson dealing with the advance of
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 126 10 Scott's Victory Over McCormick [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 30. t At Manchester m a twenty rounds contest for the heavyweight championship Phil Scott, the holder, beat Boy McCormick, m the tenth round, McCormick's seconds throwing m the towel. McCormick was completely outclassed, though plucky. Scott appeared tj play
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    • 52 10 An Amateur v. Professional Match. [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 30. A match m which the foremost British professionals, Duncan and Mitchell, will oppose the two greatest American amateurs, Jones and Quimet, has been arranged to be played on the Mid Surrey course on May 19. It will be over
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    • 39 10 [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 30. Vienna The Austrian Lawn Tennis Association has reconsidered the question of participating m the Davis Cup competition, and has agTeed to play South Africa m London m the middle of May.
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    • 68 10 Pillon Wins at 25—1. [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 30. The Thousand Guineas Stakes for 3 yea.- old fillies was run to-day. The result was Mr. A. de Rothschild's PILLON 1 Lord Durham's TRILOGY 2 Lord Astor's SHORT STORY 3 Betting 25 to 1 winner, 8 to 1
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    • 156 10 S.C.R.C. Tournament Ties. The ties in the S.C.R.C. Tournament which should have been played off yesterday, had to be postponed on account of rain. The following are the results of Thursday's play and the tios for next week. THURSDAY'S RESULTS. A Singles. Chua Choon Leong owe 24 beat
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  • 1909 11 On« Prospects and New Plant. The miual general meeting of the Titi Till Company Ltd was held at Chartered Hank Cnamb"n yesterday, there bein-.; Siesent Mesiis. .1. U, Simc (chairman), y. Wong J. Elias, A. Braddon (directors), A. E. Baddeley, Yap Gim Chong (shareholders), and 0. K.
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  • 224 11 Government's Net Figure till, 800,000. In reply to a question in Parliament on March 29 Mr. Ronald McNeil stu ed that the capital loss arising out o* i;i Government's iim-stim-nt in the- Biiti./i Dyi-stuH's Corporation w:is £\,0M,:i:'M there was also a deficiency of intcres. amounting in uil to
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  • 29 11 It DMMt take a lot of morrl courage for a wouian to accept a winter trip to the tropics just nfter haviner nchieved a raccoon coat.— South Bend Tribune.
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  • 20 11 The Civil S<'m«-e is now crowded wit'i nun wh* c.tm» out 'if the fishtint" sev- I vices.— Mr. Winston ChurchilL
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 129 11 tWe have just received New Stocks of Musical Instruments including JAZZ BANDS, MANDOLINES, VIOLINS, BOWS, JAZZ FLUTES, etc., etc. GET YOUR'S TO-DAY. S. Moutrie Co., Ltd. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. ♦♦♦♦♦Ml IMM -»»>»»^.4».. tnn)t ItllMIIMIIt m Sandemans Ports fo^ and Sherries atf Ba^lH^i rt StoCkCd bb V thC foI| OO W
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    • 285 11 Raffles Hotel Telephone No. 2920. SARKIES BROS., Proprietor*. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday DINNER DANCE (Evening Dress Essential for Dancinc). Monday, Wednesday and Friday THE DANSANT LEVINE-HOPKINS DANCE BAND. GRILL ROOM v.»« Under the supervision of an Manager, expert Earopean. Sea View Hotel Daily and Permanent rates. Rates include Tiffin at
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  • 361 12 Subjects Discussed During The last Year. The annual report of the committee of th» Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, which will be presented at the annual meeting on triday, May 7, at 5.1o nm in the Singapore Exchange Koom, I &t Floor) New^ Post Office Building, IC MemUrS.-There
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  • 317 12 Guthrie and Co. report Singapore, April 30, The publication of the Colonial Office announcement of the maintenance ofj Kestrk-tion at 100 per cent, for the ensuing quarter with provisions <?™« n "K more elasticity in the working of the Scheme ceated a feeling ot optimism in the
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  • 116 12 .Motor Cyclist Attacked by An Elephant. Mr. W. Dillon, Assistant ('"Hector nt. Belgium. India, was 1.-eently i;Uacked by will elephant, and had an extraordinary While ridiriK a Motor bicycle through the jungle on inspection duty, he suddenly saw a rogue elephant approaching. He slopped the motor with a
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  • 55 12 Orders fjr week ending May 9, 1921;. Saturday, May 1, Wireless Cluh, Headquarter* 4.30 P.m. Monday, May 3, Individual Troops Parade. A Tuesday, May 4, Signalling and Ambulance Classes, Headquarters 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, Band Practice, Headquarters 5 p.m. Saturday, May 8,
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 129 12 VERITY'S "PINDI" FAN THE ALTERNATING CURRENT CEILING FAN LOW CONSUMPTION KEEN PRICE PERFECTLY EFFICIENT Immediate delivery from stock FULL PARTICULARS AND PRICES FROM THE SOLE AGENTS If* ENTR All SINGAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. THE DISCOVERY 01 E. BLERGI. M.I). v»lur th« improvement m marked and progressive. fhyllcn c.n br obt.ined
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    • 332 12 THRESHER GLENNY At th. Om of l»« P»«c«ch. Ml door toSom.r.ot Hou.o th. Str.ad." John Tht..r,.r m 1765. ..t.bli.h.d tradition for .11 th.t i> b..t m ■I Mtf r«..on.W. pric... Viiitor. to London wlio •■•rociato th« fin..t t.ilorin«. .hirt. .nd «.d.ri...r. or *****1 l .nythi.« »ort.i»lll« to ..lir.. „c.p. boot.
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    • 112 12 WfflKwTwo professions I 1 Latu or Medicine they are both conducive which makes State Express Cigarettes the discrimination in every sphere. ■M^^^|g| Ardath Tobacco Co. LtJ., London. »4 NEW STYLES FOR THE RACE SEASON tigeb head bkand V. tv soon the Snr.nK Races will be h»re. At no other social
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  • 433 13 Fundamental Instinct Kchind Petitions. According to Si;' Wltlisaa 1 Hiek>:, ;ov* of laWlCSSBMa, is >,:i l"nc inCtMH Utd as evimitw of this he obwivw taat during iiie past eighteen m.-ntl.s petition* r the reprieve of murdticis hve been signed by thousands of mtn and trow. he mm to
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  • 343 13 The French Way of Pleasing Customers. Speaking generally, the FranrhlMn la •t better psychologist than the BngiUhrhu when it comes to handling human nature in the course of business, thinks u Daily Kxpress writer. A (food {rambler, the Frenchman is' "qujiktr in the uptake" than t.ie Enffhshman,
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  • 227 13 Middle-Class Settlers for South Africa. Sir Roland Bourne has left London for South Africa to make final urrar.Koments for the establishment of thy first Empire Community Settlement, for which South Africa has been chosen. Sir Rjfend Bourne stated that South Africa had been chosen for the first settlement
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 137 13 ANSALDO CARS ITALY'S BEST SPECIAL TOURING 5 SEATER $2,950 SPECIAL TOURING 6/7 SEATKR $3,750 Now on view. Demonstration run arranged. Cycle Carriage Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE, PEXANG, K. 1.1 MPUR, H'OH and MALACCA. CROMPfON FANS SEEN BUT NOT HEARD SOLE Ai.fc.V18 UNITED ENGINEERS LMTCD (lnc..rp.,r»r.d ui S::«M» SclUeiuaoU) ■JKIMQM MI'ARTYiENT MTTM1
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    • 143 13 w^zzzw yf "^.sysa "fe'aiaaMawßSuS'aV^^ V W tW^U Eifift w^J4^s¥'*lH^^ w*lV |^^H WILKINSON, HEYWOOD CLARK SllM "SEA-GULL" MILK A FIRST-CLASS Milk at a REASONABLE Price i my T GUAN lIOING C0 17 Robinson Road ■^^^^^^^ggß HIGH STREET PROVISION STORE,' High St. |l?WSTOiTsSfff^ffl IJM KHOON IIEX G CO.. or,, Orchard Road. W»?4>vJrPT™fl
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    • 447 14 Assurance m force over $22,000,000. Asseis over $fi.500,000 S.C. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m Straits Settlement!.) LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C. HEAD OKF.CE: Winchester Hou... Singapore. the Britilh Life A..ur.»c. Companies Act m every particu.a, The Con,p n nv ha, £20.000 depose,, with the Supreme
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    • 981 14 BANKING HIIITERNATIIONAL BANKING CORPONATION Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profita U.S. $14,00t,ttt Om»U by THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW TOaK. H^i O«c»: M, WALL STREET. NEW YOB*. L«nd.B Ollct M. BISHOPSGATH.^C Branched. BARCELONA DA«EN MANILA BATAVIA s*^s2^ RANGOON TOKIO NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK CAPITAL 90.000,000 (aWmt CAFITAU £6,000,000) issotji 1- 66,000,000
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    • 420 14 BANKING c THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. (IneorporaUd by Special Charter i« Jap«n) President H. Mori, tsq. DIRECTORS G. K.W.I.H. Esq. I T. Bii.wiM.lM. V Takit*. Esq. I M. Shuto, b«. HEAD OFFICE: Teipeh, Forma*. i Taiwan). BRANCHES AND AGENCIES I Keelung, T.icha, Kagl, Tianan. T»k«o, Giran, Tim™', Toyen Shinto,
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    • 804 14 'm the supreme court of CHI tTUE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. of S >riKinatinic Summons No. 43 192«. At M In the matter of an m*** hot. No«. 98 to 102 of Sub-l.ot V». 2 .situate m the District of Gaylang In the 1« »n«l of la. Sincapore and
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    • 775 14 CHEONG KOON SENG CO. AUCTION SALE of Singapore town and country propertici At Me.srs Cheong Koon Feng Co'i laleroom. No. 30. Chu!i» Street, on Wednesday. May 5. «t 2J» P-»-Lei 1 Valuable land and bu»ine»i premise, known as No. 85 Cecil Street and No. ri c-.nlpv Street Singapore, area i,ao*
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  • 553 15 Why The Tiger Cannot Smell. Once upon a time there lived, in Saharanp^r, a rich banjara, who was the owner of at least a thousand heaJ of cattle. This banjara, says a wiiter in the Pioneer, was employed by sowcars to transport grain and other commodities from
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  • 472 15 Company Reports, Dividends And Notices. Raja Musa. Int. divd. 10 per cent. Tebrau.— divd., 4s. per share. Mengkibol.— lnt. divd. 1926 10 per cent. Braunston. First int. divd. 10 per cent. Malaya General.— lnt. divd. 20 por cent. New Crocdile. Divd. 15 per cent., making 30 ptr cent.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 131 15 New Prices Commercial Chassis 1-Ton Truck Chassis Easy Payments Arranged. WEARNE BROS., LTD. Lead the s*^^ way on a ..^m^) B.S.A. .or motor bicycles arc sold B.S.A.'$ are pre-eminent for v3iu«, reliability, and long service. Lead the way m your distr!.-J on a J'.S.A.. the most popular motor bicycle en
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    • 316 15 i f\ W "\TJL T/\ Ride m a Clyno for 15 minutes H I JT \^m m m we wi d( to Jake you \anJ M J JL JL for a run) and you will be FOUR WHEEL BRAKES. captivated with its smoothness and its comfort. Its an economical car,
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 238 16 Patronised by Royalty Established 1872. Emerald Jade String of the most Perfect Quality ever exhibited m Singapore On view at THE ROYAL JEWELLER, B. P. De Silva 62 and A3, ll Kill STREET, SINGAPORE. Branch No. 1, BISHOI' STREET, PENANG. CONCRETE LAWN ROLLERS The Ideal Roller For Grass Courts T
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    • 397 16 GOAL TAR FROM THE MUNICIPAL GAS WORKS Obtainable from LEE KIM SOO 40, HIGH STREET. THE ART OF TALKING or Self-expression m Speech and Conversation By W. CHARLES LOOSMORB. M.A. 2nd Impression. The Third Volume m Mr. Loosmore's Series of Studies m practical psychology, revealing with lucidity the means of
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    • 930 16 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The PREPAID charges for Wsnts, For Sale, To Let, ate., la ordinary dose Mt type (average six words to line) are Par line One insertion 28 cents, two mi. 46 CO., three ins. 84 cts., four ins. 81 cents, five ins. $1.00, six In. $1.18, ten ins. $1.40,
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    • 800 16 OFFICES AND GODOWNS TO LET, 65, Robinson Boad, Concrete building, €,500 aq. ft. 6, Malacca Street. TO LET, godowns Nos. 78 and 79, Wallicb Street. Apply Union Trading Co., 36 Robinson Rgad. TO LET, new office and godowns No. 118, Cecil Street. Apply M. Gaston, 10-a, De Soana Street. TO
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    • 190 16 FOR THE OFFICE BURGLAR AND FIREPROOF SAFES— AII sizes TERRELLS STEEL OFFICE CUPBOARDS SHAW WALKERS STEEL FILING CABINETS TEAR OFFICE FURNITURE. READY DELIVERY CORRECT PRICES at FRANKELS of VICTORIA STREET and RAFFLES PLACE. Our Experience t-tcping closely m personal touch with the principal sources of diamond supply, enables us to
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    • 472 16 i Newest Books Just Received by Post. THE WAY OF STARS, by U Adsms Berk. Thia romance by L Adams Beck, wellknown writer on Ihc mysticism of the Orient, is a thrilling Htory of strange adventure* m Egypt and India $3.00 NIGHT LIFE, Ixindon and Pnris pa«t and Present! by
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