Malaya Tribune, 16 March 1927

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  • 21 1 The Malaya Tribune oL XIV.- -No. 63 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1927 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1927
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    • 195 1 •CHALWNGE The better you are at the game ,he more you will appreciate this RACKR which is trim* with Armour's •'.lack Tropical Gut. B. F. SANTOS, Sport Shop 15, Arcade, I V\ Singapore. b 'Phone 420. i __^UW»m—mil "i 1111 "***"**t The Car of Great Reduction I International fMRII IN
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    • 464 1 COMMERCIAL MAN I'LL A BUFF ENVELOPES JUST RECEIVED OF SPECIAL QUALITY SIZE 6"x3iy Prick $2.00 per 1000 Envelopes (A Limited »lock only W b*od) The Malaya Tribune Press, Ltd. Printers Stationers, Singapore. mm Now is the time I I VESTA Sewing Machine The most popular and up-to-date Machine in the
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  • 1425 2 Penang, March 11. The price of tin after fluctuations closes at £301 5s, showing a loss of 5s on last week's figure. Mining shares however still fail to respond and the general tone of the market is apathetic in the extreme. Rubber after touching Is 8*4d is easier
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  • 235 2 Calcutta. February 23. The rapid advance in .Manchester rates has put a decided check on the amount of forward business placed during the pan week in comparison with that done in recent weeks. Calcutta prices are moving in svm pathy with the advance in Lancashire hut by
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  • 311 2 Statue 25,000 Years Old Found in Vienna A very interesting little statue has been dug out at Willendorf. in the Wachau. is a slender female figure of mamm< bone, and Professor H. Bayer, director the Natural Historv Museum in ienna, says it is at least 20,000 or
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  • 33 2 Captain Geoffrey Malins and Mr. untitled Olliver, who are touring the motor-cycles on a filming expo.; arrived at Cairo. They are the ride motor<ycles along the entin Coast of Africa after crossing Gibraltar.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 550 2 Men Staunch Hp"^^^TlSHpT priends f ii»pH w THE BLUE TIN C.GA ISJ lil^ CIGARETTES %i J-J wif ALEXANDER BOGUSLAVSKY, LTdBlI! Piccadilly, London mi«l,«irlili?«ii«ii«i'«;nii«[Hii«. l «i.i |i'|ilHll"iaimW—TT"~"-~ I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I NOTICE Full German
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  • 1528 3 THE WESTERNISATION 99 OF NATIVE RACES Results in Hermaphrodite Culture, Says a Ceylon Paper The following extracts from an article in a Ceylon contemporary on the "denationalisation"' of the Sinhalese are of peculiar interest to Malaya, in view of the process of Westernisation which appears to be in progress
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  • 524 3 General Meeting to Be Held in Victoria Theatre The following are minutes of a committee meeting: cf the raits Settlements (Singapore) Association held in the Singapore Exchange Room on March 14:— Present: Mr. J G. Campbell (President), My. H. Kaper (Vice-Presiaent), Messrs. H B. LAyton, E. A.
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  • 96 3 Mr. Leonid Krassin, the late Soviet Envoy to Great Britain, who died recently in London, bequeathed to his wife the sum of £5 in Bank of England notes which constituted his sole assets at the time of his death. Krassin was a noted spendthrift, and during his stay in London
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 189 3 fij§ n GERMAN MVDE INBOARD MOTORS C J SCHIRMER 54 si MBAWA ROAD off BEACH ROAD, SINGAPORE. KJ^H^ff^^'' 2218. J| (Price includes bronze standard shafting Bayern 4 Stroke 4 Cyl. 60 ILP. Benzine fuel $5.600 Selve 4 4 35 $3,450 4 4 27 $2,200 (These motors are fitted with self
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    • 182 3 Mi*h\mrMsM mmmmmmm m\mm»mmu,iiamhv^ I EXERCISE I \V I 1 ments when you wy jL enjoy "F &N. Lemon f Squash more than even as for instance when Made under strict su- pervision from pure ingredients in a spot(The Guardians of your Health jSlU|S|||| L FRASER —NEAVE LTD. I L=/scotch\_J afigL
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  • 1254 4 WHISPERING GALLERIES OF ASIA Reactionary Dangers of a Weak Policy If we Britishers take our pleasure* sadly, says L<> Ifeston in an exchange, as we are often told, we compensate by taking our responsibilities lightly. 'Yesterday morning I ask d my companion in the railway carriage what
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  • 680 4 Colombo Harbour Back to Normalcy (From Our Own Correspondent.) Colombo, March 6. The Colombo harbour strike is now happily over. Doth parties concerned, the strikers and the shipper*, have given the questions under dispute to the arbitiation of the Colonial Secretary, who has brought about the appointment
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 266 4 Life to Fine j j\ Mechanismsl Xfck?^^CEWING MACHINES, 6icyc!cs, typeO writers, clocks, etc. must be treated, regularly, with a good oil if they are to give smooth, silent service. REM OIL cleans, lubricates, prevents rust. |bERGERPAINTS I P Enamels and |j Varnishes A better in S two coats §t ijf"
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    • 173 4 THE PERSON WITHOUT A HEADACHE A RARITY There is probably no one who has not had a headadhe some time or other. O' headaches there are many, and they varj in the degree of discomfort they bring But whatever a headache may be, it is > thing one would like
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    • 279 4 I Have You Heard HEIFITZ? i I You May Repeat j I The Pleasure Every Day 1 I "His Master's Voice" I Records in I Hear Them and be Satisfied at I S. Moutrie Co., Ltd., I Raffles Place, I SINGAPORE. ANTI /JlJ MJ ANTI OIABETES DIABETES THE WORLD RENOWNED
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    • 404 4 MALAYA TRIBUNr Phone 345 Editorial Dept. Phone 171 Managerial Dept. SUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Per annum gjj Half-yearly 1M Per quarter g g«| Single Copy 6 cent*. Postage Extra M cents, per Met* To Foreign countries %IM VERY MANY MALAYA TRIBUNE" READERS f gal upon street sellers for will
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  • 865 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, March o. ill the Chinese workers join the pronational anti-British boycott some pared to start early in April? far as the Hong Keng Kung T., (hung Hui, or Hong Kong Chinese General Labour Union, is conit has just publicly announced lt
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  • 131 5 An extraordinary suicide took pj*«f the early hours of February 21 at Eiffel Tower, Paris. After quarrelling with his wife who rbade him to play billiards Gaston Crnholan climbed the girders of the lower the middle of the night to the second Platform, where he signalled to the
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  • 266 5 French Ladies Take up Razors as Men Desert Trade W hat could be moie conducive to a perfect shave than a dark-eyed, attractive young maJemoisdle leaning over your barber chair, stroking your cheek gently and asking: "Close enough, Monsieur?" Then, if ever, will the dashing Parisian swain
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  • 780 5 The following- Malacca properties belonging to the estate of Haji Yahyah bin Haji Abdul Wahab, deed., were sold by auction by Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co., at their saleroom, No. 38 Riverside, Malacca, on March 10, 1927: Freehold land and house No. 42 Bunga Rava, area
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    • 326 5 Golfers know how impossible it is to "drive"' with energy or "put" with accurcy if the vision is blurred or the brain hazy as the results of biliousness, disordered liver, or a congested intestinal tract. You must keep fit to feel fit, and Pinkettes, the gentle little laxatives and liver
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    • 229 5 FOR SALE ETC. FOR SALE Liquid Dog Soap $2.00 a bottle. Mange Lotion $1.50 a bottle. Ecezema Ointment $1.00 a pot. ipply to: REX KENNELS, 23, Balmoral Road, SINGAPORE. JOHORE GOVERNMENT. Notice of Sale of State Land Area 51 aores 9 roods 16 poles. Situation Jementah: 35 chains inside from
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    • 87 5 i 9 FLAfi BRAND M BRA DY fi| EAU DE VIE llf Iff iiffß the best r r andy 1 I lylll MONEY CAN BUY. Guaranteed 3 years 1 B o^an( distilled fr° m I I Fhmartinjeune jl Grape Alcohol. I rfl OISTIIIBR AT WĔ Cl OBTAINABLE THROUGHOUT URELY j
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    • 23 5 DEFECTS VISION CONSULT M. EZEKIEL ft SONS Manufacturing Ophthalmic Opticians. I 4, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Pla o, Optomotrist A. M. Ezekiel, 0.D., F.P.O.C
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 296 6 1 EMPIRE I TUESDAY MARCH 15 and WEDNESDAY MARCH 16. g Second Show at 9.15 p.m. j] A Metro Fuper-Produetic n 3 Adapted from a weli-known story by 3 F. Marion Crawford. I 3 As powerful a melodrama as any ever seen on the screen presenting S a film star
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    • 384 6 Amusements. I A WONDERFULLY WELL PRODUCED PICTURE g From Wednesday March 16 to Tuesday March 22. jg I AT THE I ALHAMBRA [3 (TAN CHENG KEE ft Co., Ltd.. Proprietors) g S IN THE SECOND SHOW COMMENCING 9 p.m. A VICTOR SCHERTSZINGER -FOX PRODUCTION adapted from D tvid Belasco's Stage
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    • 312 6 G4IETY GINEHA Junction Albert and Beneeolea Straeta. From Friday Ma«-ch 11, to Thursday March 17. NIGHTLY AT P.M. FOOTBALL The moit popular of aU games The Hero of Piperock With Be a Oorbett +nd Pee- >Vee Liolmes Gaumont Presents the new British Production Mademoiselle from Arment eres j A story
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    • 161 6 Surma Theatre North Bridge Road. Telephone N 0 From Wed. March 16 to lues. y, arch 5 NIGHTLY AT 9 P.M. Kenneth McDonald and (he 3 te Conklin in MAKERS OF MEN Perm's a real MELODS *M-V- one tl. I dese.ves to be j n Btpiw thrilled before. Mediated tao-,'
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  • 388 7 Singapore, March 15. Tk re is little change to record in the of either tin or rubber during the week and both sections of the share aarfaet have been quite neglected. Sterln quotations shew practically no s and even in dol:ar issues pricc-3 fluctuated within very small limits.
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  • 112 7 As a rough but practical solution of the on of restriction of expenditure on armaments, which, he declared, showed no signs of booming lighter, Lord Oxford. h in the City Temple, swreestod the fixing of a maximum percentage of th*' national revenue which could v be devoted to any form
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  • 1301 7 American Bishop Explains Sentiment in Manila Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell, D.D., Resident Head of the work of the M. E. Church in the Philippines, contributes to the "Philippines Herald' the following clear statement of the attitude of the Filipino people toward the United States and American sovereignty.
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  • 439 7 Municipal Committee No 4 took the follow! g action at a meetirig ncld on March 11:--Acoapted tender of the Central Engine Works to- supply oi two spare bodies ior nightsoil wagons, tenders being as follows: —Uni.ted Engineers, Ltd., $1,400; Centra) Engine Works, $1,157. Decided to accept the tender
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  • 128 7 The following is a further list of donations towards the "Bharatiya Bhawan" Fund started under the auspices of the North Indian Hindu Union: Amount previously acknowledged $1,448 Messr;. Ranchhordas Purushottum 251 Mr Sakaldeo Rai (2nd instalment) 80 Mr*. M. P. Chowbey (2nd instalment) 70 Mr. Ram Nath Singh
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  • 53 7 Messrs. Harrisons, Barker and Co., Ltd., announce the following outputs for the month of February, 1927:— Mentakab 35,000 lbs. Jerem Kuantan 33,479 lbs. Sandycroft 19 238 lbs. Tung Moh 7,795 Ibi Suneei Bagan 34 300 lbs. Batu VUlage 1,732 lbs. Pulau Baton* 42,343 lbs. Kinta Mine 93.32 piculs.
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  • 34 7 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 153 equal $100. The rate of payment of MonpT Orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 157 squal to $100.
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  • 1477 7 FINANCE COMMERCE PRODUCE Singapore, March 16 Rice, Siam No. 1 per Koyan $354 Rice, Siam 2 $342 Rice, Siam 3 $330 Rice, Saigon 1 $315 Rice, Saigon 2 $308 Rice, Saigon 3 Rice, Rangoon 1 $290 Rice, Rangoon 2 $270 Rice, Per Boiled No. 1 per bag 9.50 Rice, 2
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  • 160 7 Ships Alongside the Wharves oij Expected to Arrive Singapore, March 16. test Wharf (Entrance Gats 1) Kwaisang E. E. E. Wharf; Gazana 22; Van Houtsz, Teesta 20. Main Whart (Entrance Gate 3) Southgate (shifts 5 p.m. to 5 G.) and Kashgar 18; Kola 16; Atsuta Maru 13; Kutsang
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 395 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS W*NTE'>—Two VfiUy Oonpositors for the* Kedah Gove'nmeut Prin*m< Dept., 4lor 8tar. S*itry $30 o in plu<a hou-* reit allowance of 95 p.m. Onlv traiuod m ueeJ npplv witb aooies of racint t?s.iminials to t*i« iuparlntendent. TENDERS Tenders are required fo? the erection of three-storey 9hoph>uaajin Brick and Reinfo'oed
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 339 7 SINGAPORE DIARY To-day. March 16 flitr h Tides.—9.33 a.m., 10.42 p.m Football: United Engineer vs. Mc Abater's. |>,Uki11: S.C.C. vs. Bendemeer, Stadium. To-morrow, March 17 High Tides.—10.14 a.m., 11.06 p.m. nia.l homeward. rtbaU: -SC.C. II vs. S.C.F.A. II, S.C.C. Hakvy: Y.M.C.A. vs. The Rest. Patrick's Day Dinner—Europe Hotel 8 p.m.
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    • 72 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT (By courtesy of the Government Health Office) Kandang Kerbau Station for the 24 hour» ending midnight March 15, 1927. deg. Maximum shade temperature 91.5 F. Minimum shade temperature 75 F. Mean shade temperature 81.6 F. Maximum sun radiation F. i Minimum grass radiation 72.5 F. Sea temperature 81
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  • 1035 8 When the justly famous author, Mr. H. G. Wells, was writing his impressions of the United States, upon his return to England, he said that the most noticeable peculiarity he found in America, distinguishing its people from the British, was a lack of a sense of abstract
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  • 808 8 The next Cinema show will be held in tbe ball on r>isay next, at 8.30 p.m. excellent prograrnme ba» been arranges. Tbe rubber crop ol tbe Unites litalacc» Instate». Uts., lor tbe montb ot r'ebiuu,y 1'.'27. wn° 28.55:l l!,s. Total s<o 10 montb» equal 265.420 lbs. Advices lrom WaebingMn ztate
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  • 874 8 The Hon. Mr. Choo Kia P (ru r disposed and confined to bis r day. 1 Mrs. Leonard, the wife of Q l tor Leonard, has cntereei D Hospital wim dysentery. "*i.n Mr. D. V. Rawlinson, of th i Petroleum Co., Malacca, is X ceeding to Penang
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  • 12 8 On sth March. 1570 London rubber itecka B»,MS I
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  • 59 8 From China and Japan by *J -1 due at Singapore at 3 p.m. to- »J From China and Japan bj Maru, due at Singapore to-im-r From Western Australia by a* v due at Singapore to-morrow. vhe d From Europe. (London mails d February 24) by s.s. Tara due
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 287 8 I R€ BIN SON S PATtNT LI VER I 1 NICKEL POCKET WATCHES g I A GOOD OPEN-FACE WATCH jjj Price $10 00 Nett. ft GUARANTEED PERFECT I TIME KEEPERS jc Cj Bize No. 1 V Made Specially Price $9 oo Nett. I g for Tropical Wear rj I■ a
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    • 131 8 By Special Appointment To Hie Majesty S I THE KING OF SIAM. I Estd. 1872. I 1 THE PROBLEM 1 4 where to buy your S I JEWELLERY j I I I may exist but the store of k i B. P. De Silva 17 by Comparison jj Excels in
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  • 89 9 Nationalists Seek Its Capture NORTHERNERS CLAIMING SUCCESSES Inflammatory Literature Being Posted at Shanghai Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Shanghai, March 15. The Nationalists claim the occupation of g to the west Taihu Lake, but there is no confirmation. Responsible authtrities here believe that Southerners, who are getting close
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  • 68 9 Peking, March 15. Marshal Chang Tso-lin's headquarters iahn further successes in connection with the advance on Chengchow. They state that the Northerners inflicted severe losses on that Chin Yu-nao forces and are now preparing to attack Chengohovv to which *.>un it is reported the latter have retreated.
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  • 36 9 Shanghai, March 15. Local industrial unrest continues and I~>,ooo cotton mill operatives are now on strike. Inflammatory literature continues to appear on the walls of mills, on telegnaph poles and other prominent places.
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  • 53 9 Attitude of Germans at Geneva Endorsed Reuter's Service. Berlin, March 15. Humours that the Nationalist Ministers nded to demand Dr. Stresemann's -ie;nation were effectively quashed by the action of the Cabinet which, after hearing a statement from the Foreign Minister unanimously approved the attitude of the German
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  • 120 9 Senator King Excluded from Republic of Hayti Reuter's Service. Washington, March 15. Political circles are keenly interested in thi dil rnma confronting Secretary Kellogg Carding the case of' Senator King who is n m in Porto Rico preparing to sail to The president of the Republic, Mr. has
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  • 41 9 Trans-Ocean Service Bucharest, March 15. The Roumanian Royal Familv propose an official visit to Rome aftar a sojourn in Sicily. It is understood that the Premier will simultaneously visit Rome for the signature of an Italo-Roumanian commercial treaty.
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  • 26 9 Trans-Ocean Service Budapest, March 15. Mr. Bcthlen makes an announcement on n his approaching visit to Rome Hungary's new orientation towards the Anglo-Italian group.
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  • 33 9 Trans-Ocean Service Geneva, March 15. The success of the Russo-Swiss negotiations to resume diplomatic connections is doubtful, a s .Switzerland is refusing de jure l<( ognition of the Soviet Government.
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  • 63 9 Unlikely to Accept U. S. Invitation POSITION OF OBSERVER EMBARRASSING Reuter's Service. Paris, March 15 The United States has addressed to France a new note indicating the agreeme .t of England ar.d Jajpan to participate in the naval disarmament parley at Geneva in June and
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  • 143 9 Paris, March 16. The new effort in the United States to obtain France's ec operation in the dLarma. ment conference is unlikely to be more successful than the fhst, according to the indi-ation oi feel:r.gg in official circles where the general attitude indicates that the Government is unlike
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  • 105 9 INDIAN ASSEMBLY VOTE OF PROTEST Numerous Objections to Army Plans and Methods Reuter's Service. New Delhi, March 16. The Assembly rejected by 56 to 47 the entire Army Estimate as a protest against the slow process of Inliamsaticn of the army, high miliary expenditure, non-publi-j cation of the
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  • 118 9 New Service to Australia Works Satisfactorily Reuter's Service. London, March 15. It is announced that beam stations built for communication with Ausiralia successfully passed the official seven days' test. Tie General Post Office iformed the Maiconi stations that they more than fulfilled the required conditions, namely capability
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  • 36 9 Twenty Arrests on Bulgarian Frontier Trans-Ocean Service Sofia, March 15. There has been a further discovery of a Communist secret society smuggling pamphlets and arms across the Bulgarian frontier. Twenty persons have been arrested.
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  • 19 9 Reuter's Service. Riga, March 15. The death of the President of Latvia, Mr. T&chaksta, is announced.
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  • 14 9 Trans-Ocean Service Leningrad, March 15. Clara Zetkin is dangerously ill here.
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  • 103 9 Launch is Retaken From Chinese PREBLE'S GUNS USED AGAINST SOLDIERS Reuter's Service. Peking, March 15. Chinese soldiers on March 13 interfered with a Sccony launch near Wuhu. The U.S.S. Preble went to its assistance and put an a imed party aboard and later was escorting
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  • 79 9 Mr. Guest Explains Why He Left Party Reuter's Service. London, March 15. Mr. L. Haden Guest, who is contesting Southwark as an Independent Constitutionalist against Mr. Strauss (Liberal) and Mr. Isaacs (Labour) has issued an election address explaining that he left the Labour Party because their
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  • 88 9 Ayyangar Amendment Cuts Gold Purchases Reuter's Service. Delhi, March 15. Clause four of the Currency Bill, dealing the matter of gold bar purchase, as finally carried, includedd Mr. Ayyangar's amendment. [The amendment by Sesha Ayyangar substituting 40 tolas of gold for 10G5 was carried by 62 to
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  • 40 9 Not Charge d'Affairs Who Addressed Meeting Reuter's Service. London, March 15. The Chines? Legation at London states that it was not the Chinese Charge d'Affaires who addressed the Sun Vat-sen meeting but a Chinese student nsmed Cheng.
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  • 65 9 Press Correspondent Imprisoned for Criticisms Trans-Ocean Service Berlin, March 15. The German Ambassador at Rome has protested at the condemnation of a German press correspondent to a month's imprisonment and costs for publishing abroad matter likely to create an unfavourable impression of Italy. It is pointed
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  • 54 9 British Not Asked to Secure Release Reuter's Service. London, March 15. In the House of Commons, replying to Colonel Wedgwood, Mr. Locker-Lampson stated that reports he received from Sir Miles Lampson did not indicate that any request to take steps to secure the liberation of Madame Borodin had
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  • 36 9 Trans-Ocean Service Berlin, March 15. Dr. Stresemann is to make a statement on the fcreign situation before a Cabinet Council on Tuesday. The German press foreshadows a Cabinet acceptance of th. Stresemann-Zaleski proposals.
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  • 173 9 Only One Warship Is Sufficient POLICE SUPPORTED BY ANNAMITE GUARDS No Interference with Domestic Quarrels Reuter's Service. Paris, March 15. That France would not be dragged into the Chinese situation unless the lives and property of her nationals are threatened was the burden of a speech
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  • 117 9 Havas Agency. Paris, March 15. In the Chamber, answering a Socialist, M. Fontaine, M. Briand asserted that the French attitude was unchanged concerning Chinese events. The Gcvarnment thinks no nation has any right to take part in private Chinese quarrels. M. Briand affirmed that France has in
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  • 177 9 GOVERNMENT BOMBARDED WITH QUESTIONS Briton Abroad Released from Tax Burdens Reuter's Service. London, March 15. 1 The question of Shanghai contributing toward the cost of the defence force was raised again in the House of Commons by Mr. Harris, who also asked whether British citizens domiciled there
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  • 88 9 Shareholders Adopt Report of Directors Reuter's Service. London, March 15. A crowded meeting of Marconi shareholders in London considered proposals to reduce the capital after a lively discussion in the course of which Mr. Marconi threaten, d to resign from the Board if different proposals were made. The
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  • 161 10 LABOUR OBJECTS TO DEFENCE METHODS China Policy Bone of Partisan Contention Reuter's Service. London March 16. Addressing an election meeting at North Southward Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald described it as an absolutely asinine statement that British Labour's position was that British subjects in China or elsewhere should be
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  • 140 10 Long Chase of Perak Police Ended (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 15. The Perak police have effected a sensational arrest of a Chinese robber chief of the Kongsai caste for whom the Detective Department has been searching for many months. It is believed that the man
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  • 138 10 Great Strides Made by Racing at Taiping (From Our Own Corresnondent.) Ipoh, March 15. That racing at Taiping has made great strides recently was shown at the annual meeting of the Perak Gymkhana Club as a distinct Perak Turf Club of Ipoh. Chairman Adams stated that the
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  • 70 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, March 15. In the Supreme Court the hearing commenced of the adjourned case in which S.IL O. Merican claims $1,500, being cost of repairs ;to car and $50 per month which tie has been paying for the use of his car- The
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  • 59 10 (From Our Own Special Correspondent) Pemang, March 15. At the Assizes Sadin bin Benoh was Bentenced to death for the murder cf a Malay man and woman at Kamporg Telor in Province Wellesley, on February 1. His Lordship said he would send accused to Singapore for careful
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  • 32 10 Reuter's Far Eastern Service. Hong Kong, March 16. The Kowloon Dock Company has been awarded a contract for the conversion of the troopship Assaye into an ambulance hospital ship.
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  • 45 10 DAVIS CUP Twenty-five Participants in Competition Reuter's Service. New York, March 16. The list of participants in the Davis Cup competition closed at twenty-five, equalling the record of two years ago. Twenty will play in the European and four in the American zone.
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  • 63 10 Guillemard Cup Contest at Keppel Club The above Cup will be competed for on Sunday. March 20, under the following conoM lions: 1. 18 Holes stroke foursomes handicap (two-ball). 2. Entries to be made in the Competition Book at the Club house. 3. Handicap: 3;Bths combined H strokes and
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  • 219 10 Yesterday's Results at Tanglin Club Tournament Cents' Doubles Handicap—A. Class Sinclair and Esson owe 2 beat Bell and Nicoll plus 1, 6—3, 6—2. Cameron and Hunt owe 15.3 beat Miligan and Franklin plus 4, 7—5, 6—2. Mile.- and Bateman owe 2 beat Davies and Prentis plus 1, 6—l, 6—3.
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  • 217 10 Amateur Race Meeting of Selangor Club FIRST DAY'S HANDICAPS 1. The First Pony Handicap Division E—s furlongs.—Hatstand 11.7, Rodeo 11.4, Cuttysark 11.3, Sunchoke 11.2, Ginger 11.0, Fatty 10.11. 2. The First Horse Handicap Division B—6 furlongs.—Havilah 12.10, Sunsprite 11.12, Nargis 11.6, The Squib 11.3, Furious 10.13, Crusader 10.13,
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  • 141 10 Master of His Art at the Victoria Theatre Although extra chairs had been provided, many attending the recital at the Victoria Theatre last night by Jascha Heifetz, the greatest living violinist,, had to be content with standing space, a testimony to Singapore's appreciation of the fact that we
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  • 31 10 Notice is given in the "Gazette" of the intention to lease a portion of the sea-bed at Bagan Luar to the Straits Trading Company for the purpose of extending the wharf.
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  • 1125 10 Progress in Afghanistan Along Numerous Lines (By Our Muslim Correspondent.) Mr. A. B. Patwardhan, lately a pilot of the Afghan Air Force, in a lecture to Indian Students recently read a paper on "Present Afghanistan." He said that there had been a great revolution in Afghanistan within the
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  • 264 10 Wounded Men at Tan Tock Seng Hospital Following the comments in our paper of Monday, P.W.P. writes Last Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. sharp, three Hylams took a friend of theirs in a motor-car to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. When interviewed it was found that the man
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  • 224 10 Elapsed Suretyship Defence Raised At the Supreme Court this mo befo-e the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) in the suit of Choa Kah Chwee (of the Straits Lumber Co.) versus Lee Boon Chuan, for a sum of $4,000 due on four promissory notes, the defendant admitted signing
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  • 182 10 Ten Chinese Arranged at the Assizes An attack on some Bengalis on February 3 last in Singapore in the course of which one of the persons assaulted was 70 years of age, was the subject of three indictments —of unlawful assembly, murder and attempted murder—against ten Chinese
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  • 46 10 According to latest reports, the number of Hylams killed on Saturday afternoon at Kreta Ayer is seven. Owing to the impending departure of Mr. O. Thompson, Traffic Superintendent of the Singapore Traction Company, his evidence will be recorded this afternoon by the City Coroner.
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  • 22 10 "Motors in Malaya" is offering two monthly prizes for the two best photographs of a combination of The Car and the Camera."
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  • 925 10 Wonderful Little Car Invented in Germany It has been my experience that it is the general belief on the part of the public in America that, unless a thing originates in Europe, it is of no value, —and vice versa, says a writer in "Motors in Malaya.'' The
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  • 98 10 Heavy Fines and Motor-Car Confiscated Arrested at Tanjong Pagar by theS.H.B. Police five Chinese, including the owner driver of a Buick car, stood their trial this mornin~ before Mr. P. A. F. David, the District Judge. According to the prosecution the car was loaded with trunks and other
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  • 55 10 A correspondent sends us an account of an alleged brutal assault on an Indian clerk by a European Government Official We recommend that the complainant secure a warrant for the arrest of his assailant, if the facts be as stated, and can assure him that he will find
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  • 864 10 CRAZE SPREAD OVER MALAYA Brake on Racecourse Gambling Called For It is to be feared that a gambling craz* has spread like an epidemic over M iuJV says "The Malay Mail." Eve, v/,,;, almost everyone, is succumbing to thl temptation to "take a chance" in the hot* of
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  • 198 10 Surina Theatre Richard Talmadge will be at Surma Theatre to-night m his very Ute. P btfu| tion, "Laughing at Danger U pic whether there is an actor in motI n P Uy tures who risks his life more q than Dick Talmadge. When what Mr. Talmadge is required
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  • 408 11 Our Telegraph Service To the Kditor of the Malaya Tribune. —i.K- te-lographic (direct), com- i otA.cii .Malacca and Singapore i <( n cut of Ol der for several days, ,-i 1 iearnt this, quite casually, e iag, when 1 called at the out 7 o'clock. They
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  • 246 11 To the Editor of the Malaya Tribune. Sir, —Your timely article. "Our Slow-re-s." in your of March 11, deserves r. e than a passing notice. There is a •le system involved in this question and the amount of time and efforts uselessly v.. ted in comparison with America
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  • 25 11 Orders lor week ending March 20. To-day, March 16. —Signalling Class, is, 5 p.m. I -morrow, March 17.—Band Practice, headquarters', 4.30 p.m.
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  • 65 11 untitled that Lord and Lady Willingdon, Governor-Genet*! of Canada, and are already numbered among the iru dian ice hockey devotees and iken enthusiastically- to outdoor win- writes a "Daily Mail" corresLady Willingdon, indeed, is now a lifelong ambition. She is learn- From 1913 to 1024 she was Bombay and Madras,
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  • 1064 11 LIVELY CONTESTS IN JAVA Young Santos and Jack Nero Win Easily (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pasoeroean, March 7. Through the enterprise of Mr. van Exter, who, like Mr. B. 1. Tan of Sourabaya, promotes boxing contests for the sheer love of the game, the enthusiasts witnessed two days oi
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 363 11 5j CO VI PL* rK VIOLIN OH s r.i I From $15 OO to $55.C0 5 write for illustrated Catalogue. H I SEASON Sc Co., Ltd. [}j 111 and 113, North Bridge Road. g TO-NIGHT WEDNESDAY MARCH 16 TO-NIGHT At The New World Shows VARIOUS ATTRACTIONS Including Chinese Wayang, "Sah
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    • 213 11 Who says VA a Born 1820 cjo\-»u3vji —h 1 ftOl goimf Strong! —Why, the man who is M^^fe particular about the r\* r ~'iEr' maturity of his whisky. He knows that every drop V^f^Mr^'f^>K of [ohnnie Walker can be muL?'' C absolutely depended on as .-"^t^^Sf perfectly mature. /j" guaranteed
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 109 11 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS To-day, March 16 in.—Drill Hall, Ist Reinf: Group, i' fiance Practice. m.—Drill Hall, "C" Coy., Company 5.15 pre—Drill Hall, S.V.F. Ambulance, •ny Parade D 01 Hall, M. Cycle Platoon, r.iinization, etc. ro-merrow, March 17 Drill Hall, M. Gun Platoon, 30x Rang M. Gun Practice. Friday, March 18 Drill
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  • 2054 12 Reuter's Service. London, February 17. During the war the Germans adopted every kind of device to evade our blockade, but it is doubtful whether a stranger hid-ing-place in a ship was ever taught ot for a man than an oil tank fuU ot oil. 44 On going
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  • 43 12 Messrs. Hugh Middleton and Co., Hankow Agents for The China Pony Insurance Syndicate, Ltd., have been advised by the Directors of the Company that owing to the disturbed state of conditions at present prevailing in China no more policies will be written meanwhile.
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    • 410 12 HAD RASH ON I CHEST AND HEAD i Was Almost Frantic. Suffered About Two Years. Cuticura Healed. "My trouble came with a great irritation and then a rash broke out all over my chest and head. At times the irritation was so bad that j it almost sent me frantic,
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    • 429 12 /lies spread DISEASE f I spray MOSQUITOES-MCmiSt^^Wh, Roaches-Bed Bugs-Fleas v vt 7 <//»</ other household insects > i in the j Fresh all Day 1 "Sanatogen goes straight to the core of well-being, viz, 1 the cells— and builds these up into a permanent and 1 solid fabric of Health,"
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    • 417 12 Invaluable for Asthma Evans* Pastilles relieve throat and chest congestion and are particularly beneficial in cases of asthma. They soothe the delicate surface of the mucous membrane, and their vapour penetrates every cranny to drive out lurking cold germs. Evans' Pastilles never scamp their work.lnsist on EVANS' *NTi«»Tie throat Pastilles
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  • 530 13 Singapore, March 12. MEAT Beef steak (round) kati 61 Beef stew or curry kati 46% Pork lean kati Pork lean and fat (Ist quality) kati r oo Mutton Indian lb. Mutton Australian ib. fl Fowl kati Capons (Locally reared), kati Hens (Locally reared) kati 1.00 Ducks each 1.30
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 629 13 -j CUI YOUR IwANSPOHT COSTS gl by quicker and more efficient handling with a ft HUDSON LIGHT RAILWAY I S HTJD9 N' HI\L built with an expect- [{j ffi tUrn U«ta Over sixty years intimate- Bj I Lwh*. R*iiw*v require -ts —-—[r Cj HC'SONr) to vte the ditJicjiu-a V, 1
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    • 93 13 mm The BEEGEE w H Perfect Ink Eraser. I A ICON 1C ECCK-BEIPIBS Economical efficient ant always ready lor use Has no blade to keep aharj but baa a brush of scientifically prepared fibres which are ex tremely hard and sharp. 35 The "Beegee" Ink Eras«» < is nickelled solid
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    • 120 13 ICE CREAM I Take Home a three-flavoured Brick X Obtainable from: g 3 John Little Co., Bun Bee Co., Kirn Ann Co., Lim Khoon Heng, Luna J: Cafe (Dhoby Ghaut), or from The Cold Storage Depot. S THERE is only one genuine Gillette Safety Rasor and only one genuine Gillette
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    • 757 14 PUBLIC NOTICES MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders are invited for th* making of a Tennis Court at Kampong Java Road, Singapore. Plan can be seen at the Roads Engineer's Office at any time between 2 and 4pm and forms of tender may be bad on application to she Chief Clerk of
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    • 605 14 PUBLIC NOTICES. NOTICE We hereby notify the public that all orders or contracts fo by the undermentioaed compaa? must be signed by th* Managing Dir*s-or of the Comp»ny, Mr. Lee Kheog B»ng, otharwis* suoh orders or cm6r*cts will not oe recognised THE CHINESE HDIE3 X *I"TING Co., Ltd. No. 19,
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    • 636 14 BANKS THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: 94, MARKET STREET BRANCHES Penang 85 Beach Street. Malacca 131 Jonker Street. Muar 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat 109 Jalan Rahamat. Palemoang 16 llir. Hong Kong 13 Queen's Road Central. Seremban 63 Birch Road. Batavia 47 Corner Lloyd Street. AGENCIES AT: London,
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    • 500 14 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Registered in London, ender the Companies Acts of 1862 to 18M, oa 2nd December 1892 Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,060,000 Reserve Pond and Rest £1,512,88* HEAD OFFICE: 15, Grace Church Street, London, E. C. 8. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J.
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    • 441 14 INSURANCE THE f|s£j SOUTH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOUOUTH, Manager Office 2, Finlayson Green. THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the S.S.) Uead Office Singapore. Ist Floor, Banque del Indo China Buildings, 1-A. Malacca Street. Thone
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    • 283 14 INSURANCE THE OVERSEAS ASSURANcT CORPORATION, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the S.ij.) HEAD OFFICE lit Floor, 62|3, Chulia Street, SINGAPORE. Thone 4678. BRANCH: 44, Strand Road, RANGOON. DIRECTORS. Lim Nee Soon, Esq., Chairman. S. Q. Wong, Esq., Dy Chairman. Ong Boon Tat, Esq. Chua Poh Siang, Esq. Yeo Ban Keng, Esq. Ong
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    • 496 15 STEAMER SAILINGS K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Royal Packet Navigation Company of Batavia (INCORPORATED IN HOLLAND) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16. v SWOLL for Muntok and Palembang. \p\[».lA for Tongkal, Moeara-Saba and Djambi. *r\GAT r Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas, Bangalian-Estate and 'u \V'\ for Btngkalis, Paneh, Berombsng, Tanjong-Leidong. Asahan and Belawan.
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    • 578 15 STEAMER SAILINGS P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government.) OUTWARDS from LONDON HOMEWARDS. For China ft Japan. For Marseilles, London ft Antwerp. Due Leave
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    • 619 15 STEAMER SAILINGS (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHM LONDON LINE Tonnage Destination Due Sail Kitano Maru 8,000 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Mar 17 18 tHaruna Maru 10,000 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Mar 81 Apr 1 \vamo Mam 8,000 M'seilles, L'don. A'werp R'dam Apr 14 15 Katori Maru 10,500 M'seilles, L'don, A'werp R'dam Apr
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    • 263 15 GERMAN AUSTRALIAN LINE (Incorporated in Germany) HOLLAND AND HAMBURG s.s. Harburg Mar 22 s.s. Altona April 20 For space, please apply to:— N. V. STRAITS JAVA TRADING CO„ (Incorporated in Batavia) Nos. 135 and 136, Cecil Street, Singapore. Telephone No. 1453. STRAITS STEAJJSHIP CO., LTD. STEAMERS INTENDED TO SAIL' FROM
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    • 45 16 j Jor Jjl THREE ASPECTS OF A CAR I S Without Parallel in Value. 1 j THE STANDARD TOURER I Price $1,500 I I Borneo Motors, Limited. Singapore, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. I j Agents |8 J Malacca, Muar and Batu Pahat. I
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