Malaya Tribune, 6 May 1931

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  • 30 1 The Malaya Tribune Vol. XVIII.- -No. 106 SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1931 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune Singapore: Wednesday, May 6, 1931. The Malaya Tribune SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. MAY 6, 1931.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 172 1 LIPTON'S CEYLON j TEA. TOD CANNOT BETTER THE BEST, GUARANTEED FREE FROM BACTERIA SHIP BRAND Sweetened—Condensed Milk htm hjĔ\ 'tf//'/ Here is concentrated goodness for vti 48 you hip Brand nas tne a PP roval ll- of every mother, j v /<y Apart from its healthful pro- perties, the delectable
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    • 192 1 mm 6 15 TONIGHT 9.15 haroldTlloyd FEET FIRST •PHONE S261-S292. l ing Safe has EVER had its M I contents destroyed by Fire. IMR g 4 s?| "BFm j MINER SAFES H I REALLY ARE! I jjj SOLE AGENTS: SIME, DARBY CO., LTD. Cj (Incorporated in the Strait* Settlement*.) D
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  • 2405 2 ENGLAND'S RUGBY FAILURE. Golfer's Long Drive. A Shortage Of Cricket Bats. Home Sports Review. (Special to the "Malaya Tribune.") London, April 9. The veteran Ear! of Lonsdale, with Itfs slim wais-, long cigar, and debonair buttonhole, is usually regarded as the most popular figure in the British
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  • 194 2 This Easy Way To Increased Vitality. Are you enjoying life as you'd like to? Or do you feel robbed cf all your energy? It's not much fun for the woman who feels depressed, "washed out." spiritless,—who seems to be getting thinner every day. Men turn naturally
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    • 525 2 ECZEMA IN IYI WATERYJMPLES Itching and Burning Terrible. Cuticura Healed. I suffered with eczema en my hands for over two years. It started with tiny, watery pimples, and then developed into sore eruptions which used to scale over as they were getting better. The itching and burning at night were
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    • 380 2 Restores VitalityBuilds Health! Tasteless! Children don't have to be coaxed to take Wampole's Extract of Cod Liver. Adults, too, find it pleasant and palatable a wonderfully effective restorative to strengthen, tone and build up the whole system. MAKES YOU WELL. Wampoles Extract of Cod Liver adds to the natural beneficent
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  • 2178 3 Unsung Heroes of the Screen. Braving Great Dangers and Risks. When something very brave, reckless or thrilling is done on the screen, who does it? The star, of course. Why ask foolish questions? But often in the space behind the slyer sheet there are
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 191 3 /-the fniit\_ /the whole fruit I nothing but the tVuiTl T is used C j| ORANGEPOF^ 0m Favourite B ,phon <> 3463. __^c» f KLEanborE £k CARTRIDGES fWk fjfm%k for Rifles, Pistols IL*(m Jj ij/MfWi an< 3 Revolvers MjSE Jggglf are tru v most appropriately vjßi RUST—PITTING—LEADING KLEANBORC //W|nw\ was
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    • 32 3 YOUR EYE DOES IT TROUBLE YOU? IF 80. try Seller** Lotus Honey, the safest, surest snd most highly-praised Nature's Cure for Eye diseases. Cures even Cataract, etc. Literstare free. BOON PHARMACY. PENANG
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    • 288 3 I ORANGE CRUSH S CLOUDINESS PREPARED S Cj AND DEPOS: T FROM R,PE S I THE DRINK OF MILLIONS. J I The Product of I 1 Fraser Neave Ltd. 1 I SEE THAT YOU GET I I "F. N." 1 "I II I————M——————— 1 Cocry man Cue/y ujoman wires for
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  • 612 4 WILL IT LOSE ITS EXTRALITY? SUGGESTION OF LEAGUE MANDATE. Shanghai, that city of sinners, that model settlement, that sink of iniquity, that oasis in a desert of corruption and decay. Is now known as the Last Ditch. It is feared that Sir Miles Lampson will give
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  • 274 4 THE EXPERIMENT IN MALAYA. A recently published report of the Malayan Rice Cultivation Committee, appointed by the Government, contained the follow.ng statement (19) The Committee has considered the possibility of cultivating pad! land by means of ploughs, tractors and modern machinery. So far as it is at
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  • 190 4 A well-known present-day maxim is that no business can progress beyond a certain point v- thout an efficient office: yet it is a fact that old-fashioned methods are still permitted to waste valuable time and much money because many business men do not trouble to make themselves acquainted
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  • 407 4 HIS ATTITUDE TOWARDS NEW CONFERENCE. Bombay, April 16. Although Mr. Gandhi refused to say anything concerning his interview with Lord Irwin, it is understood that the conversation mainly centred round Mr. Gandhi's attending the Round-Table Conference, and the manner in which the Local Government has
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  • 304 4 CORPSES ON THE STREETS. A sure indication of the rapid Westernisation of China is the craze lor statistics, and the Iti >l figures reveal the world s fif h largest city under a semi what lurid spot-light. During 1930 suicid?s and attempted suicide; in Shanghai were so numerous
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    • 586 4 Vitality in the hot Season! VITALITY activity mental and physical -responsiveness- how much we need them out East—how little we have them There are some people who seem endowed with lasting energy. How well We know the man who is never flat —generally very fir always a clear thinker and
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    • 322 4 Keep Him Healthy Let your children have all the Postum they BHHrwf want. It's pure, and healthful. It adds to the SfIHEEI natural body-building elements of milk, all HH^el the rich nourishment of wholesome grains, hBHHH skilfully blended and roasted. IHIHIH Postum is an excellent means of inducing HORHH children
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  • 446 5 SINGAPORE, MAY 1. MEAT F.eef, steak (round) kati 4 8 Beef stew or curry kati 45 Pork, loan kati 55 Park, and fat (Ist quality) kati 44 1 Indian lb. 55 llafttoo Australian lb. 55 Fovrl kati 50 Hens (Locally reared) kati 60 Ducks each 80 Pigeons, domestic
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  • 1558 5 Malayan Stocks Shares. MINING. ISSUED BY FRASEK A CO.. EXCHANGE AND STOCK RKOKEBS Singapore, May 6, 10 a.m. l£ f Ue Year CLOSING QUOTATIONS. alue Ends. Buyers. Sellers. £1.0.0 Asam Kumbang Tin Dec. 31 il. 0.0 £1. 2.0 1.0.0 Austral Malay Dec. 31 0.18.6 1. 1.0 0.5.0 Ayer Hitam Tin
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    • 106 5 DIABETES. T: >A. Md. Hassan guarantees to cure ■ES in a week's time. A trial solicited. t HASSAN'S PILLS destroy germs, purify blood, build up the body, and KILL the following diseases and entirely make a man free from them: Dysentry. Ccnstipaticn, Diarrhoea, Nassal Catarrh. Dyspepsia and Fever, Etc. The
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    • 80 5 I TRY BOVRIL AND p MILK Am Wfo A spoonful of Bovnl stirred into a glass of milk—hot or cold C ma k« a delicious beverage. is a com bination of food elements unique in their digesf>7 >\ tibility and high nutrition. For P |j Bovril is the concentrated I
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    • 112 5 I NEW CHINA OPTICAL CO* SI. High Street. Stnfapere. Moaofaetartjif Optie&sM Preacrtptiaa Warka. Oaarantce far beat aaaiftr i mad era U prtco. j LEPROSY Diabetes, V.D., Consumption. Asthma, Piles, impotency, Leucorrhoea, Women's Complaints, and numerous other Chronic Diseases are cured. CONSULT THE SPECIALISTS AT THE HIMALAYAN PHARMACY. Head Office: 62,
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 175 5 DIARY OF EVENTS. TO-DAY, MAY 6. s -0.0 a.m., 1.36 p.m. Spring Race Meeting. League: Robinsons v. Wearnes (Div. V.M.C.A.; S. Cattle Co. v. BAT. II). S.R.C. TO-MORROW, MAY 7. —0.55 a.m., 2.29 p.m. Thornycrofts, Tank Road, noon. League: R.A. v. S.R.C. (Div. I), iium; s.c.c. v. r.a. (R.d.), s.c.c.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 251 6 Amuse men* s. I SPECIAL MATINEE TO-DAY 3.15 I I 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 I I Instantaneous Success of The King of Mirth Makers 8 Harold Lloyd I PARAMOUNT S ALL TALKING LAUGH RIOT FEET FIRST jjj j The SECOND of our j The Picture that jjj Great Ca P itol
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    • 205 6 1 6.15. To-night's the Night/ 9.15. Cj or Ihe most important premiere in g s jj Singapore Show history! g j HERE IS TBE HERALD I 1 THE FIRST OF THE GREAT g United Artists Wonder Films! g jjj {jj Jeanette i Macdonald I with JOHN GARRICK-—in I I "The
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    • 217 6 l i 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.16 JUST IMAGINE I THE FOX RECORD SMASHER! a t j JZSHSHSESZSZSaSZS2SESBS2SZSES?. i^SZSHS^ I 'PHONE 5705. 9.15 To-night-Second Show 915 ART 9 Lionel Barrymore GEYLANG. ALL COLOUR UNDERSEA FANTASIA The Mysterious Island It Ukea you B*«pi-g to the bottom of the Ocean—Figtting Monsters f the deep
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  • 156 7 BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S EXPERIMENTS. British Official. Rugby, May 5. In the House cf Commons to-day, the Mines Secrtta.y (Mr. E. Shinwell) said he had consulted with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research on the best way in which Government could assist the development of low temperature carbonisat.on
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  • 51 7 British Official. Rugby, May 5. It was stated in the House of Commons today that in v.ew of the existing crisis in the sugar industry His Majesty's Government had agreed to the suspension for 1931 to 1932 of the annual war contribution of £60.000 paid by Jamaica.—British
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  • 93 7 HOMEWARD VIA AMERICA. Reuter. Berlin, May 6* Germany's fastest steamers, the North German Lloyd liners "Bremen," Europa" and Columbus," will henceforth be available for third-class passengers voyaging to the Par East via North America and vice versa at reduced through-ticket rates so far accorded only
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  • 402 7 TWAKOW OWNER FINED. For leaving the port of the Colony with his twakow for Dutch territory without first obtaining the necessary port clearance. Tan Cheng was charged in the Marine Court yesterday before the Master Attendant, Capt. Freyberg The accused pleaded guilty and was fined $3 or seven
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  • 47 7 Members of the Gaylads Minstrels are reminded of their usual practice on Friday at 7.30 p.m. at Mr. Lim Cheng Ken's residence, 452-R. Lorong 24-A Gaylang. They are also reminded of Mr. Lim Choo Ean's invitation on Sunday at 7 p.m.. on the occasion of his birthday.
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  • 55 7 The rate of issue of Money orders for India and Ceylon to-day ls Rs. 153 for $100. The rate of payment of Money Orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 157 for HOO. Passengers from Singapore to the Netherlands East Indies by the K.N.11.M. airmail to-day were Messrs. P. W.
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  • 309 7 KTIJN AND CO.'S RKI'ORI May b. 11 a.m. RUBBER. London.—2 7 -Hd., up l/16d. New York.—6 cents (G), unchanged. Shares:—Quiet. Allenbys 75—90 cents, Ayer Moleks 60—70 cents. Ayer Panas 75—85 cents. Bassetts 45—50 cents, Brogas 40 —45 cents, Bukit Jelotongs 20—25 cents, Bukit Katils 22%
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  • 82 7 FURTHER CURTAILMENT OF TIN OUTPUT. London, May 5. Although London rubber stocks increased this week from 85.922 to 86,512 tons stocks at Liverpool declined from 52,043 to 51,926. The Daily Mail and the Evening News both state that there is anticipation in the City that the tin restriction
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  • 318 7 British Official. Singapore, May 6. (Bw courtesy of H. and S. Bank.) Selling.—Loudon 4 months' sight 2s. 3 27/32 d., London 3 months' sight 2s. 3 13/16 d., London 60 days' sight 2s. 3 25/324., London 30 days' sight 2a. 3%d. London demand Is 3 23/32 d., London
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  • 107 7 Singapore, May 6. BHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES. Bast Wharf (Entrance Gate 1). P. C. Hooft 22; Norviken 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Soudan 18; Bulan 16; Rengam 15; Terukuni Maru 11; Eurypylus 9; Felix Roussel 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate Sj. Akita Maru 30; Talamba 35. Empire
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  • 60 7 Singapore, May 6. Buyers Seller* H.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 8 7 9 Standard R.S.S. on Tender, May 9 9i 4 June 9Vi 9 i£ Jui >' 9% 9% July September §H 9% October/December 10- 10 U Tone of Market:—Steady. Latest Cable:—London Spot Sheet
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  • 155 7 Singapore, May 6. Rice, New 1 per Koyan $208 Rice. New 2 $180 Rice, New 3 m $166 Rice, New 4 m ft $148 Rice, Saigon A-l JJ $155 Rice, Saigon 1 jlso Rice, Saigon 2 $140 Rice, Saigon 3 Rice, Rangoon 1 m $127 Rice, Rangoon 2 $124
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  • 47 7 London. May 5. < The market Is firm. H^ eSSrS Kv» Symington and Sin clair notify todays rubber prices as follows <2 1316d> Porward 3 d The market as steadier f Jo°w day S NCW Y rk openin «c as: <2Zi SPOt 2335 23.65
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  • 56 7 London, May 5 Rembau Jelei annual meeting adopted th.. report showing a profit of £7.000. TmTLmT cial position was considered to be strong an^th^ of S fl nH reP rt fOF 1930 disclose of £698 and a sum of £7,873 is carried forward Kwaloe report for 1930 shows
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  • 250 7 MALAYAN DAILY WEATHER REPORT. Tempera- UritT STATIONS. ture. Rainfall. 2m Alor Star 91 Kota Bahru 95 77 g 1 J'J Trengganu 91 75 Nil ii* Kroh 88 74 03 65 Sttlawan 89 78 Nil §j IpQh »2 77 19 It Butterworth 91 77 g K. Lipis 94 74
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 487 7 VICTORIA THEATRE! run in v 9 c D PROFESSOR E MARTENOT I I WILL GIVE I Two Extra Concerts j on his return from Java S 1 June Ist and 2nd at 9.30. I I I ss- PAVILION -ss--6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.15 TED HEALY and his Racketeers, featured comedians in Rube
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    • 534 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. THE JERAM KUANTAN RUBBER ESTATE, LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements J NOTICE is hereby given that the Nineteenth Ordinary General Meeting of the members of the Jeram Kuantan Rubber Estate, Limited, will be held at the Offices of the Company. Chartered Bank Chambers. Singapore, on Thursday,
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 217 7 MAILS CLOSE. TO-DAY, MAY 6. Djambi (Tobelo) 3 p.m. Banka Island. Pladjoe and Palembang (Thedens) 3 p.m. •Ceylon, Southern and Western India Djibouti, Egypt, Europe and Great Britain (Felix Roussei) 3 p.m. Pontianak (Khoen Hoea) 4 p.m. North, N-East and N-West Sumatra (Ophir) 4 p.m. TO-MORROW, MAY 7. Netherlands Bast
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  • 133 8 Births, Marriages And Deaths. DEATHS. Mrs. Massilamony. beloved mother of Mr. M. G. Ezekiel and Mr. M. J. Paul and grandmother of Mr. P. Ezekiel of the Master Attendant's Office, passed away on May 5. 1931. at her residence 64-B. King's Road. Aged 76. Remains will be removed
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  • 819 8 We understand that some publicspirited gentlemen are zealously taking up the cause of the hawkers. I They have in their efforts the cordial support of many thousands of residents of Singapore who not only have keen sympathy with the poor hawkers but find them indispensable. It is
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  • 115 8 A lecture on "The Things that Influence Us" will be delivered by Mr. E. Galistan tomorrow at 7.30 p.m. at the Theosophieal Society. 3. Finlayson Green. Miss Shaver and Miss Bisset. members of th; Ramkrishna Mission Hindu Temple and Vedanta Scciety. San Fiancisco. are vrrtving to-day by the "Tcrukuni Maru."
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  • 518 8 Hawker Problem To Be Raised. The hawker question will be raised at next Monday's session of the Legislative Council, when Mr. Lim Cheng Ean will ask: "Will Government be pleased to make a statement to allay the apprehensions felt ln certain quarters over the prosecutions of
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  • 162 8 CLERKS NOT TO BE DISCHARGED? The "Malayan Daily Express" of Kuala Lumpur understands that after careful consideration the F.MS. Government have decided that, in view of the existing very difficult times, it would be unwise to discharge officerin the General Clerical Service at present. We have not been
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  • 32 8 London. May 5. The "Evening News" states that Imperial Airways by the end of 1931 will have completed arrangements for a through passenger service to Australia. —"S.F.P." Service.
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  • 42 8 From China and Japan Soudan.*' due? Singapore at 4 p m. to-day. From Australia (Parcels only) by Nieuw Holland." due Singapore to morrow. From Europe (London mails despatched on April 16) by "Rajula," due Penang at 6 a.m. on Friday.
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  • 161 8 Mr. D. R. Maxwell has been appointed Officer Aamrmstering the Government, Br.tish Ncith Borneo, during the absence of H E. the Governor. Mr. A. F. Richards. To-day is the 21st anniversay of King George's accession to the Throne. A salute was fired from Fort Canning at mid-day ani rh ps
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  • 631 8 <by looker-on: > J Cecil Street is incorrigible in its prejudices. It seems quite unable to take a fair view of criticisms j n other papers on matters of public importance, when it does not to agree with those criticisms. A Yesterday it had a note declaring
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  • 44 8 LATEST QUOTATIONS rubber. Lcndcn:—2T'j>d. New York:—6 cents (G>. Singapore:—8 T >-9 cents TIN. Lcndcn:—Spot £103 15s. Od. <up l 7s 3 months, buyers £105 2s. 6d. <"D 1<s sellers £105 5s. Od. (up 17s. 6d.). Singapore:—$53 12 1 <150 ton# sold»
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 271 8 I I HJMI /1 flavour of jjj m W4m\ mcnish- I P LOT) it signifies BETTER I QUALITY j H AGENTS: K TI/aDliyCAiy Jfc sPA I Til ibuvftmkd in the\ SINGAPORE AND Cj Cj KUoinjUll a IjU., LIU. Vj,™,, SHmmmd kuala lumpur. g [fl Freed of all irritants, "CAMEL" is
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    • 89 8 **********25Z*****Z*****E*****Z*****2525 I ZENITH. I I The Quality Watch. I 1 THE RIGHT TIME. 1 1 ALL THE TIME. I FOR A LIFE TIME. f Dj Sole Agents for: |Q q| STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND F.M.S ffi I U.S. De Silval I Bros., I S JEWELLERS. X a 61, HIGH STREET, g
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  • 412 9 HASHED INTO MOUNTAIN PEAKS. SCHNEIDER TROPHY WINNER BADLY HURT. British Official. Capetown, May 5. reported from Van Reenen (Natal) that -oplane in which Lieut -Commander Glen a and Capt. T. A. Gladstone were flying d and
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  • 135 9 ITALY'S SUGGESTIONS ON NAVAL PACT. Reuter. Paris, May 5. The Italian reply to the French counterproposals on the subject of the proposed naval agreement, delivered at the Quai d'Orsay yesterday, evoked an outburst of anger in the newspapers, which oppose the Italian counterproposals -as vigorously
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  • 286 9 SINGAPORE ARCHITECTS CHANGE THEIR STATUS. The Singapore Society of Architects has realised an object which it has had before it for some time, since it will in future be iwn as the Institute of Architects of Malaya. The Institute came into being on May 2. ihe
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  • 248 9 Portuguese Losses In Revolt. Reuter. Lisbon, M&y 5. Only now that the "war" in Madeira is over is the truth about the casualties becoming known, and what rigid censorship and the Government Press *ed the world to believe was a scatheless victory turns out to have
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  • 88 9 THE SOLUTION OF PRESENTDAY PROBLEMS. Reuter. Washington. May 6. "The solution of the present problems is to be found in individual initiative, not by surrendering the conduct of the industry to the Government or any other group," declared Mr. Mellon, Secretary •:> the Treasury, addressing the foreign
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  • 102 9 MOSCOW PARTLY TO BLAME FOR OUTRAGES? Reuter. London, May 5. "There are some places in the world where the strain upon missionaries ls very great and very difficult; China and India are particular examples." said the Archbishop of Canterbury, presiding at a Church Missionary Society
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  • 73 9 TEN KILLED AND MANY INJURED. Canton, May 5. Ten people were killed and eight seriously, injured, while scores wore hurt, by an explosion this morning at Yuchu fortress, near Canton, when the arsenal attached to it blew up. All the fortress buildings were completely destroyed. The
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  • 136 9 YOUNG GERMAN COUPLE IN SINGAPORE. In the course of a world tour, during wh eh they hope to visit every country, a young German, Franz Hecker. ani his wile, arrived in Singapore this week. They will resume their travels in a few days. Hecker and
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  • 64 9 MOTOR-BUS PASSENGERS INJURED. Two passengers and the conductor cf a "mosquito bus were rather badly njured when the vehicle in which they were seated came into coll sion with a heavy motor-lorry in Geylang Read yesterday morning. The passengers and the conductor were badly bruised and cut.
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  • 392 9 Strong Protest Against Boycott. British Official. London. May 3. A remarkable dramatic scene occurred to-day on the floor of the Manchester Royal Exchange when 8,000 members assembled for the purpose oX recording, by special permission of the directors, Lancashire's protest against the Indian boycott and increased import
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  • 205 9 HIS FIRST TALKIE SHOWING AT CAPITOL. Harold Lloyd was always good on the s lent screen. He is fifty per cent, better in th" talkies. His talking is fresh and boyish and very clear and in "Feet First.'' now show'ng at the Capitol, though he
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  • 125 9 INDIAN LAWYER EMBRACES THE FAITH. His Holiness Hazrath Maulana Shah Mohamed Abdul Aleem Saheb Siddiqui Al'quadri. of Meerut City. India, the famous theologian, addressed a large gathering at the A'junied Islam c School. Victoria Street on Sunday on the subject How to understand the Holy
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  • 78 9 For wiltully neg ecting 111-treating and allowing to be in a fithy condition a girl of 12 years and another of 8 years an elderly Chinese woman was sen.enced by the Third Magistrate (Mr. J. F. F. Gregg) this morning to three months' rigorous imprisonment and ordered
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  • 59 9 In connection with the secret society shooting that occurred in Victor a Street on the n ght f April 30, in which one man wa3 shct dead and another seriously wounded, two Ch'neso have since been aires'ed by the Detective Branch end charged with murder and attempted
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  • 454 9 APPLICATION TO LEAGUE FOR LOAN. MILITARY RISING IN THE SOUTH? Reuter. Nanking, May 5. The People s Convention opened at nine o'clock this morning with prominent leaders present, including Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek, Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang (the Manchurian leader), the
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  • 148 9 BRITISH AIRMEN READY TO HELP. British Official. Rugby. May 5. One oi the most experienced of Arctic aviators. Major F. S. Cotton, left England to-day fcr Reykjavik (Iceland) to assist if necessary in succouring Augustine Courtauld. who remans alone on a Greenland ice cap. The Major will
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  • 89 9 MINERS' RIOT IN U.S.A. Reuter. Harlan (Kentucky), May 6. Four people were killed and many injured ii, an affray between the Police a rd coalmines in the township of Evarts. where mere has been labour trouble. Th? miners, hidden in trees and behind stacks of timber,
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  • 26 9 TOPICS OF TO-DAY. on page 8. HOME SPORTS REVIEW, on page 2. CHINA NOTES AND NEWS, en page 11. MOTORING NOTES, on page 13.
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    • 184 9 "Motor Car"! S f 1 I JAPANESE CEMENT. r] i i Reliable nl P I Economical I CHEAP. J High Uniform j j Quality to British I j Standard %Jsr* I Specification. I ij Stocks from: j GUTHRIE CO., LTD., I 3 (Incorporated in the Strait* Settlement*.t to 2SH£^EsdsdSES2£fesESdsKd3d£2sdsd^^ j
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  • 335 10 Sports Pastimes. THE TURF. Our Selections For To-day. Our selections for to-day are as follows: Race No. I.—l. WHIPPET. 2. HOP OVER 3. ROMANCE. Race No. 2.—1. SUNMAID 11. 2. SCOTCH PINK 3. SARAS W ATI Race No. 3.—1. FOUNDLING 2. KYLPA. 3. ROMA LA Race No. 4.—1.
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  • 156 10 Why Not Fight In Public? BOXING. An interesting series of fights will take place at Blakan Mati to-day in seven bouts between representative of the Warders of the Singapore Prisons Department and the Royal Artillery. The participants will be: Warders: Lindsay, Mitchell, Cork, Prescott, Thompson, Duggan. Stamp.
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  • 51 10 A Veritable Duck. SWIMMING. Brisbane, May 5. The Maori woman, whose swimming achievements enable her to support her family, Mrs. Katarina Nehua, beat the world's endurance swimming record by remaining in the water 72 hours. 21 minutes, namely 12 minutes longer than her own record, made on March 22. Reuter.
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  • 148 10 DATES PLAYERS. Cricket. S.C.C. teams for week-end games: v. S.R.C. at S.R.C. on Saturday commencing at 2 p.m.: R. H. Laverton (capt.), W. W. Dean. A. L. B. Perkins. D. C. Burn. C. B. Maxwell, L. W Byrde, K. C. Bryant, J. E. Jeans, T. M. L Redmond, H. B.
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  • 789 10 Millen's Successful Reappearance. ASSN. FOOTBALL. (By "Echo.") In a Division I league match at the Anson Road Stadium last evening, before a modestsized crowd, the S.C.C. collected two more points and further improved their goal average at the expense of Pulau Brani. The final score of
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  • 75 10 On the S.R.C. ground yesterday the Chinese A defeated their club mates' B team by four goals to nothing after a fast and interesting game in the Reserve Division of the Singapore League. In the first half the A team obtained the lead through
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  • 47 10 As was expected, the Gloster eastly disposed of the R.A.F. in a Reserve Division match on the Singapore Harbour Board ground yesterday. They netted four goals without reply and were clearly superior ln all departments of the game RESULT: Glosters 4; R.A.F. 0.
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  • 90 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May. 5. Owing to the of the Darul Aihsan F&otball Club from the Penang Football Association, the League match arranged against the C.R.C. yesterday was not played. This, following the withdrawal of the P.R.C. from the League, has caused consternation in local
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  • 380 10 GLOUCESTER WIN BY CLEVER DECLARATION. Promising Form In First Matches Of Season. CRICKET. London, May 5. The first matches in the County Championship which commenced on Saturday resulted as follows: KENT BEAT ESSEX. Essex: 224 (OCcnnor 100; Freeman 8 for 109) and 126 (Freeman 7 for 33).
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  • 177 10 On Saturday at 2.30 p.m. there will take place the opening of the new Hf .A. ground at Balestier Plain, when the Malays' flag will be hoisted for the first time in the presence of the leading members of the Mohammedan community. A temporary pavilion has been
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  • 80 10 GOLF. London, May 5. Following upon recent trials the Professional Golfers' Association has selected the following to represent Great Britain in the Ryder Cup contest at the Scioto Club, Columbus, Ohio, on June 26 and 27 Charles Whitcombe. Crews Hill (captain). Archine Compston, Cocmbe Hill. H.
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  • 65 10 Entries for the Singapore Golf "Club championship" will close on Sunday, the 17th inst., at 6 p.m. Entries for the Duffers' Cup competition, open to members with handicaps of 16 and over, close on the same day at the same time. Members desiring to take part in these
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  • 101 10 (From Our .Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. May 6. A Seniors* Golfing Society of Malaya was inaugurated last night, the Hon. Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane presiding. Over fifty foundation members were present and decided that the management of the Society should be in the hands of a
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  • 123 10 ALLEGED FALSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 6. Khoon Go Haw, until recently cashier of Mansfield, was arrested on a warrant and produced before the Police Magistrate this morning charged on two counts: (1) with abetment of criminal breach of trust of $19,380 alleged
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  • 296 10 MOTOR INSURANCE CO. SUED. In the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Sproule, the Cycle and Carriage Co. (1926), Ltd., sued the Motor Union Insurance Co., Ltd.. for the recovery of $221,340, with interest at 8 per cent, on four insurance policies. The action was a
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  • 521 10 Inter-Club Matches At S.C.C. Inter-Club matches, which the "Malaya Tribune" has frequently advocated in the past, will be introduced in Singapore next week, when a series of games will be played between players representing the Cricket Club and the Japanese T.C., followed by matches between the Chinese and
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  • 2026 10 GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST JOHORE EUROPEAN. SEQUEL TO NAVAL BASE QUARRY ACCIDENT. The fatality which occurred at the Naval Base granite quarry at Plentong, Johore, on March 28 last, when Mr. H. R. Harris, manager at the quarry, was crushed under a fall of stones from a
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  • 175 10 TO-NIGHT'S CHANGE AI ALHAMBRA. There will be a premiere of seme s: at the Alhamhra tc-night. when the t Artists new season picture. Tht Bride," opens its run. The occa-:; portant in that the film is one of the special productions acquired by the A under a
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  • 1659 11 i alse charge against MRS. HUANG. CHINA NOTES AND NEWS. the first time in its history the National r :aii Council at its Conference at Hans- ts giving attention to the reconstruction home. A report thereon was discussed morning of Wednesday, Ap-il 15 This
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    • 144 11 I That Progress Proves Popularity is strikingly exemplified by the present day position of the jg I ORIENTAL. j S INDIA'S GREATEST LIFEASSURANCE COMPANY. 3 S (Incorporated in India 1874). Cj PROGRESS I NEW BUSINESS PREMIUM INCOME jjj g 1927 Rs. 468 Lakhs 1927 Rs. 122 Lakhs 8 i 928
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    • 138 11 New World Cabaret. Dancing Every Night. Excellent Music PLAYED BY OUR Excellent Orchestra. COMPLETE VIOLIN OUTFITS. l j I CONSISTING: I Splendid tone violin, bow, imitation leather shaped-case, 0 resin, pitch pipo mute and one set of extra strings. Dj Prices: $15, $20, $28, $35, $40and $55. Monthly Instalments can
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    • 299 11 i—r [jj BY rtFtCIAL APPOINTMENT Cjv/P Jt a mniQ Q9 S TO SIAM. a 18TD I Sterling Silver Condiment Set A I Practical Suggestion j I. Sui ab,e Offering for a Wedding Present. EXCLUSIVE SELECTION OF THE NEWEST PATTERNS IN I STERLING SILVER WARE ALWAYS AT I B. P. De
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  • 1511 12 Oriental Assurance Co.'s Function. The field and office staff of the Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Company, Ltd., entertained at tea at the Great Eastern Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday Mr Douglas Forest. F.F.a. the company's Chief Actuary, and Mrs. Forrest, who are on a visit to
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  • 62 12 The number of calls the Singapore Ambulance Service attended during AprJ. 1931, was 223. and of these 17 were to cases outs de Municipal limits. The cases class fled are as follows Motorcar accidents 32. motor-lorry accidents 9. motorbus accidents 10. trolley accidents 6. collapse cases 9.
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  • 295 12 ASSOCIATION S ANNUAL REPORT. The c ghth annual general meeting of the £\iangor Eurasian Association will be held at Kuala Lumpur on May 16. Among other items en the agenda the question of Life Membership of certain members will be discussed. The fc Hewing passages are taken from
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 320 12 BUKIT TIMAH PORK 3 Is unequalled for sweetness, quality k and tenderness. All pigs are reared Cj from stock specially imported from ft (3 England; most of the feed is imported g S from Home supplemented by grass j£ grown on our own farm; and fresh supplies of Pork may
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    • 676 12 DUTCH PROVISIONS. Rolled Pork. Roast Veal. Fillet of Veal. Roast Legs of Hare. Hare Stew. Fried Tripe Sausages. Calves' Sweet Bread. Halibut. Pork Rolls in Aspic. Roast Rollade. Cod Fish. Hamroll in Aspic. Stewed Eels Fried Eels. I Hessische Zult. Stock-Fish. (Cooked) Pate of Calves' Liver. Preskop. Breast of Veal.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 186 12 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS. Programme of Drills up to and for week ending May 10, 1931: TO-DAY, MAY 6. 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall, M.G. Platoon (Eurasian), Advanced Gun Drill. 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall. SR. A. (v), Battery Parade. 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall, 2nd Bn. S.S.V.F. Signal Section, Signal Training. TO-MORROW, MAY 7. 5.15 p.m.—Drill Hall,
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  • 808 13 MOTORING NOTES. Automotive engineers both in Europe and America recognise free-wheeling as one of the greatest single achievements in motor car designs since the adoption of the electric starter. Curiously enough, eng neers have been stimulated in their imagination to utilize momentum in the
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  • 513 13 Whi'e it is generally accepted that the modern motor car is engineered to give the owner satisfactory performance, the matter of appearance is another important factor that comes under the eye of the discriminating buyer. This means that in the development of modern motor cars, the manufacturer
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  • 191 13 Watch the box," a multi-coloured mounting on a lorry, driven through the town, must have created some curiosity. The box was opened on Friday, and in lt was found the smartest low-priced car yet placed on the market. jj, price cikss 1( certainl to have its rivals outstripped
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  • 169 13 A TIMELY WARNING TO GREAT BRITAIN. "We have little doubt that Australia has learnt her lesson. She allowed the political quack-doctors to "get away" with the doctrine that standards of living could safely be preserved though they bore no relation to economic facts. The quacks argued
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 600 13 PvillUH General Electric j Refrigerator 1 I I I (Made by GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. OP S f**?fl AMERICA) 5j i«f»l THE REFRIGERATOR THAT LEADS! jj] jjj I An electric refrigerator is a LIFETTME IN- H I VESTMENT. YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO H 2 flr\-. I TAKE CHANCES. g B Tr"""
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    • 290 13 I WASHING WEWCO FABRICS 1 I A NOVELTY J i Durable Washable I Just Unpacked I AT Q 1 WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL Co., I I 56 57, HIGH STREET. 'PHONE 7144. 1 jg A fine shipment of H.M.V. records from the Best 5 Talkies just arrived. g [jJ Go Home And
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  • 506 14 PART PLAYED BY THE ENTIRE PRESS. The colossal success of the Irish Sweepstake —the staff jumping ln six months from two hundred to two thousand—has created in the same time a change cf heart In the newspaper, writes F. D. B. in a Home journal. Six
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  • 227 14 ONLY A SMALL PROPORTION FOR HOSPITALS. Several letters to the "Times" have expressed concern—which we share—about the effects of the huge Irish sweepstakes. In the days of Daniel OConnell the Repealers in Ireland used to hold what they called "monster meetings" and "mammoth meetings." They«were pretty good
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  • 342 14 CHANGE IN HOURS OF SERVICE. I want to write to you mainly this month about an alteration in the hours of service at the Cathedral which is contemplated, says the Bishop in the "Cathedral Monthly Paper." Most of you will remember that about eighteen months ago certain
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  • 717 14 MR. T. R.,A. WINDEATT. OBJECTION RAISED TO APPOINTMENT. Commenting en the appointment of Mr. T. R. A. Windeatt to the Federal Council in place of Mr. Glenister. the Times of Malaya says: Mr. Windeatt is as able a mining engineer as some others we
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  • 165 14 Truly we live In a wonderful age. Diplomats in London, Paris. Berlin and Helsingfors hay* been telephopically linked up. and without miles of connecting wires, so that each hear a what the other said as if all were conversing in one room. The Colonial Office
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 616 14 IS YOUR INDIGESTION INTESTINAL? Many people associate indigestion entirely with the stomach. Yet. in a great number of cases, it is in the smaller intestine that the indigestion is seated. The digestive processes commence at the 'mouth, where masticaticn and salivary action take place. Of course, it is in the
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    • 17 14 t0 Best. Distributors GOODYEAR TIRES AND TUBES. Chin Huat Hin Oil Trading Co., 246, SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD.
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    • 131 14 BEAUTIFUL FILM ACTRESSES KEEP THEIR SKIN SMOOTH WITH EXQUISITE j-gl Rac&o Picture'PLtya LUX Totfef I SOAP R||^L 9 UVM MUmOM UMITBD. PORT SUNLIGHT. ENGLAND 8I f H XOOD W: NEWS Hi FOR CAR In MWff An Exide battery at an exHk traordmar y prico. Every M A motorist knows that
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    • 463 15 STEAMER SAILINGS. P 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. tlncorporated in England.) M UL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. NSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM WIGATION CO., LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. Under Contract with Hit Majesty's Government.) OUTWARD FROM LONDON. For China and Japan. Due Tonnage. Singapore 1931. pan 16,600 May 16
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    • 648 15 STEAMER RAILINGS THE iNI.Y. K. (Japan Mail) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Ball TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 May 6 7 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 May 20 21 I HARUNA MARU 10,500 June 3 4 9 KOTORI MARU 10.000 June 18 19 I KASHIMA MARU 10,000
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    • 445 15 STEAMER SAILINGS. NORDDEUTSCHER |fffif>«l LLOYD. VI f#ki IV Incorporated in Germany. I The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS. 5 LAHN for HKong, Shanghai, Taku Dalny. T'tau, Y'hama and Kobe May 9 DERFFLINGER for Manila, Hong Kong, S'hai, Taku, Dalny T'tau May 24 LIPPE for Saigon, Japan Ports and
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    • 256 15 INSURANCE. #THE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE, MARINE TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. L. C. MARGOLTOUTH, Manager. Office: 2, Finlayson Green THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. 2nd Floor of No. 3, Malacca Street, Singapore. 'Phone
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    • 552 15 BANKS. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (Registered in London under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890 on 2nd December, 1892.) Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,666,845 HEAD OFFICE: 15, Grace Church Street, London, E.G. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. J. M.
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    • 531 15 BANKS. The Ho Hong Bank, Limited. Raffles Place, Singapore* SAFE DEPOSIT SERVICE. Two units containing 52 compartments of the Safe Deposit Boxes for the safe keeping of jewellery, bonds, title-deeds and other valuable property have arrived and are now available. Other units are forthcoming. For the information of intending depositors
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    • 2556 16 ALICO I I ALICO Asia Life Insurance Company. Under American Charter, t£2o,ooo—deposited with th* Board of Trade in London.) We offer you the most liberal policy ever issued in the Orient. If your Finances are affected by the present slump—take an ALICO policy to-day and keep the slump out of
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    • 528 16 "Tribune" Small Ads. Bring Results Because They Beach tbe Permanent Population MASSAGE AND MANIC URE, MASSAGE. Miss MTSAKO and Miss B2KTYI No. 20. Bencoolen Btreet, Singapore SATISFIED ADVERTISKKs. Messrs. Yick Wah Hing of 64. N n Bride* Road, Singapore, write: "We believe it will interest you to not am we
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