The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 April 1919

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN ifiNTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 24 1919. NO. 9,652
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    228 1 Is George twisting Page 5 Interesting shipping news on page 10. Affairs at Munich are stiil unsettled —Page 5. Several Indian rioters have been deported— Page 5 The German delegates to lift the peace text have been chosen— Page 5. Farther evidence m the Police In spector
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    FRENCH LITERATURE.
    1313 1 Any intelligent comprehension cl our own literature is impossible vi'.hc.ut that of one other of our present valued Allies France, and, before we part company with ProfeßEor A Bde Mille (l), one would like to secure some gleanings from hit Chapters XX and XXI, on the French Nineteenth
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      155 1 RAFFLESHOTEL. The largest and most successful Hotel on the Island. FACING THE SEA. i suites of Rooms and spacious lounges, verandahs and beautiful grounds. AFTERNOJN TEAS. Every Thursday, Music m attendance. Cinema on tki Lawn from 6 15 p.m. iss cuis'ne. Gu^st night every Saturday, dinner followed by Cinema. New
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      343 1 AVOID CHEQUE FRAUDS BY USING A PROTEGTOGRAPH It GIVES absolute security against cheque frauds It CRUSHES the desired figures into body of cheque saturating the incisions with indelible and chemical r2 proof ink, making alteration absolutely impossible. Call at 14 a, Colly er, Quay and see this Excellent Device. SOLE
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      108 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS I Comp and preeem&n wanted— Paro 2. The Empire's new programme Page 2, Pinkettee for pimply people Pftß« 8. AHeration of Swimming Club rules Page 3. The Spring Race Meetiog program Page 8. Reminder to s c Rumphaa pieeengere Page 10. Powell and Co have a budget ot
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      109 1 THE WEEK Thursday 24th. High Water—vi 3 a.m., I-St p m. Lodge Emulation, 8 30 p.m. Frlfle* 25th. IlfL W&BOf 443 a. 6-42 p.m. Anzac Day Dinner. Saurdt.i 26th High W»#6r- fi 22 s m., 7.4 n p m Sunday 27th. Hgh Water—7-4 a.m., 8-24 p.m Monday 28th. High Water—B-»0
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    PENANG CHINESE AND THE RICE QUESTION.
    292 2 PENANG CHINESE AND THE RICE QUESTION. A largely attended meeting of Chinese merchants in Penang was held at the week end to consider the rice supply question. The following resolutions were carried. That (his meeting, representative of all the Chinese communities of Penang and Province Wellesley, hereby places on record
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      671 2 MftftSU HOUSE 196, CRCHIBD ROAD Hand- Made Manila Fmhroidery R?ady Made Blcuses, Uaby hl.ow Crses. Envelope Chemises, Hsrri c Oroide ed Dress Night Dresse.s, Lengths, Corset Covers, Carnation Straw Hats, Petticoats Manila Hemp Hats, Baby lresse c Dsmbos Hats, Cherr is«!S. 2nd N'ade Lac». UKSEftIC Of AIL KIMS. *s- NOW
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      994 2 JTll Ml M M M^% tM/ M M Back to the Favourite Bratd of Pictu ISi w M EMm m I 1%/ m A will!am Fox Production w»th a Bi ft (The Popular Photoplay Theatre) v SLJ Aa /p A Jf\ TO-NIGHT! At 9.30 TO-NIGHT g^ J§ f\ WILLIAM FOX
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      2002 3 I bCI IONtERS VALLERS > I > (Incoiporated m Singapore.) I ESTABLISHED M YEIR3 '~~-"^iiWßM[i? PLOVER j Notice is hereby given that Hazlehurst and f Bons Ltd. of 17 Highfleid Street Liverpool, England oap Manufacturers, are the owners and sole Proprietors of the "PLOYBR' trade mark, (word and device), as
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      1677 3 (Incorporated m The United Kingdom.) Sotice is hereby given that the Singaporo VlUKllllU 1 \j LU K. ectric Tramways Limited will, one month im the date of April lahl9 9, app'y to the r 1 V l luicipal Commissioners of Singapore for nuission to construct and lay down a cross-
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      763 3 I and horses baodloapptd In c'a" B sha'.l be f-'lgible to run io lUoe N) 6 Kutr»njo Foe, $25 Dlpianoc, fnrlongs. 4 THE FLVIMu H^DXAP- 3.45 pa. Value $1 0 0 and i<* >"' 'or ib Heond hor^e a baud;. •■> Hmm •> a tV > 4 t have tun
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTHS.
    50 4 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTHS. Imnes.— At Edinburgh, on the 12th March, the wife of K. B. Inncs, Petaling, a. son. Etephens. At the General Hospital, Kuala Lurcpar on the 21st inst to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. O. Stephens of North Hummock Estate, Klang, a daughter. (Ceylon papers t please copy
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    The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, April 24, 1919,
    1360 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, April 24, 1919, It is a rather oariooi fact that the political feeling of the Nation at home appears to be trending towards divisions i exactly the opposite of those theories which fo many people have been busily I building up from the possible effects
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    ORCHARD-Rd INCIDENT.
    492 4 Tbo murderous atiempL on the life cf Inspector Dyas of the Orchard Road Police Station by gang robbers en the night cf March 19 last, wab the tubjecS of tbt conlinued preliminary eLqr.irj before Mr P F D.wid in tho Second Court yesterday afternoon into the charge of
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    THE RENT BOARD.
    213 4 A meeting of the Rent Assessment Board was held yesterday afternoon in the Board Room of the Municipal Buildings, Che hon'ble Mr C J Saunders presiding, rhe other members present were Messrs B A Elias, Koh San Hin, Gaw Khek Khiam, E Tesseneohn, A M S Angnlia,
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    RIOTING IN BRISBANE.
    244 4 Serioue rioting occurred in Brisbane on March 28 and 24 It appears that r procession of trade unionists was organiz ed to pretest against a continuance of the War Precautions Act. Permission wae granted on condition that no red flags were carried. This however was disobeyed principally
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    ANOTHER RAI SAHIP
    348 4 h e nmwitm That much cov^fd <,f y. ft tbe title of Kii bo Jt>r to ai. clatu Indiac S.ra df I recipient La j Ur Strcjiai Path'. Indian in being K I c( tL.place at V 45 u m, when tbeSanad a L the Governor. Owing
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    PEACE CELEBRATINS
    304 4 Ad extraordinary general meetiofrfj Straits Chinese Weekly Enfertid Clob was held at the Club Hodko:^ day, at 6 p m. In absence of tbe Pnw Mr Lee Choon Ouan Mr Tan Kbe&c:* took the Chair. Tte minutes of M general meeting were read «nJe«M The Hon Secretary, Mr
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      125 4 I TO THOSE GOING Ho^£ I Macgregor Oaldbeck Do. Wine and Spirit Merchants 1, 2 and 3 Rangoon Street r utched Friars I ndo t. G. i GALDBEOK MAGGREOOB CO. SINGAPORE. j« mmmmmmmmmt MORTONS VEGETABLES Brussels Sprouts, Turnips Mashed, Turnips Sliced, Beetroot. In 1 lb. tins. Mortons Real Oxford Sausages
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    UROPE'S COMMUNISTS
    130 5 vrcHSjATt; impend i Tr0 uble i _in_Vienna telegram from K^* 0 11 .t:iu-« by asuay I > J H v v. Is at B mio, H B B 'on B bco B B B a of B B B B A-ere B B per B meol < B
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    THE VICTORY TREATY
    117 5 m Germany Will Not Sign K .1 Id— i Echo de Paris states < B'Ju erect of Germany a refusal to ■topatce preliminaries certain mili It -i. arrangements will immed I :.-d into force. A complete plan l Ihb worked oat by the Allied natal m< April
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    AFRICAN NATIONALISTS REACH ENGLAND
    30 5 April 19.-General Hettzog and **of ibe South African Nationalist arrived Hettzog declined his plans and prospects as it MintioQi to present Iheir •«tbefor9 the British Government.
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    TUNGSTEN ORES.
    192 5 •prohibition (under the Public Em Enactment of eiport to cer:ain *"»of tungsten aoi tungaten ores ■thrberite, hubnente, ecbeelite otrnita 1 is removed by notice in the '"ueite, andtha following aubatiI of the power* in that' rreti ou ta by tee. ion 5 of Emergency En%c:raent. 1917, T""j* Commuaumer
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    THE INDIAN TROUBLES
    288 5 AGITATION SUBSIDING Repentant Rioters Calcutta, Apr 11.— The week end passive resistance demonstrations wbicb the Mar wari> began by interfering wirh tramcar paeatiugers, closing shrpe and a taxlcab afrifee, cnlminated in serious riotiug in the Indian quarter where several European* llltd, police stoned, and some r* injured.
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    STRIKES IN MADRID
    47 5 Madrid, April Id. A general strike of telegraphists and telephonists completely cat off Madrid from the outside world. The breakdown of communications is equally complete in the provinces; the postal employees are also coming out. Tbe strikers demand the resignation of the minister Lacierva.
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    THE SILVER MARKET
    49 5 Londoc. April 17. Montagu's silver re port says tbe movement in price continues to reflect tbe fluctuations in American exchange which has lately been steadier Shanghai exchange is still at 4b 9id per tael London, April 17. Silver is unchanged, the market has cloaed nntil Tuesday.
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    GERMAN DELEGATION
    153 5 Londoa, March 14th. The German Government in Weimar has appointed the following delegates to the Peace Confer ence Cpant von Brockdorf? Kantzau (Minister for Foreign Affaire and ex Ger man Minister to Danmatk), to be the president of the delegation and Dt Edward David (Social Democratic Min iater
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    T R's GUILDHALL SPEECH.
    152 5 T R' s GUILDHALL SPEECH. I Prepared four weeks In Advance. New light on Rooaevelt's famous Guild* ball speech is given by Mr Lawrence Abbott, who, lecturing in New York on the < ex President, said Mr Roosevelt had the reputation of being extremely impulsive. My friends, I < tell
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    THE ATLANTIC FLIGHT
    292 5 PIONEER MEETS MISHAP Descends but is Saved Sfi John's (New Foundland), April 19.Tbe weather is improviug bat reports fron midoceaa of an unsettled condition con tiuue The airmen, however, will star early to morrow if there ll any improve ment. London, April 18.— Major J C Wooc
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    SHORTAGE OF RICE.
    252 5 One result of the recent food production meeting at Malacca has been the issue by the manager of Devon Estates of the following circular. The Food Controller considers this 60 useful that he is publish ing it widely. The circular reads as follows. Owing to the small
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    AIR POLICEMEN.
    349 5 General Sjkes's New Force. The post of chief constable and other ranks in the new British Air Police will shortly be open to yoirng flying men of military experience. The force," which will work In close conjunction with the existing Customs and police services, will be directed by
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    LLOYD GEORGE
    69 5 Said to be Twisting London, April 20. The opinion is gradually forming m political circles that Mr Lloyd George's speech seems to indicate a resolve on his part to free himself from Q the predominant Unionist influence m the House of Commons and to embrace tbe fc opportunity
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    SOCCER
    60 5 London. April 17.— The Aldarstot inter 1 th9af.ro war soccer championships com niencrd to-day between tha Homeforc^s 1 and India. The Canadian, Thompson, and 1 MilwDll (centre forward) tcored floe s>bote 1 m the first half and also scored from a penalty m second half. India, represented by first
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    THE PEACE TEXT.
    120 5 The Receivers. Berlin. Ancil 19. General Nudant on behalf of Supreme War Couuci! delivered a noto yesterday to tbe i\rmis*tce cornmis sion at Spa inv:ling the Geraian plenipct entiaries to meet F.t Vr>rbailles on April 25 to receive the text of the peace prelimina rica and reqaestiog
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    NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE.
    594 5 On reading the report and balance sheet of the New Zealand Insurance Company, says the Auckland Star, one is struck not only by the great and ever growing pros perity of the company, but by the size and world wide 6cope of the operations c! an enterprise
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      165 5 IROBINSON Co. 'i New Shipment i!^^ '^^^l Gillette Razors 1 l^^^fli^^^l' 1 and Blades rill ""^iM^li^tf^^ No. 502 The Gillette Razor y/yjZ^^B^JW (as illustration.) Trip/.e s)lver Wffi sWW^*- Plated; caf:e, velvet lined, and */f*'% -j/^K^Sm triple silver plated ra-zor, Comv v rjf/p/J/j*l~. P lete with 12 ",New Process" /IR^I" Price
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      461 6 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (INCORPORATED IN JAPAN) UNDER MIIL CONTRACT WITH THK IMPERIAL JAPANESE *c GOVERNMENT. (Subject to alterations without notice) Bn EUROPEAN LINE. (Via Suez Canal) Fortnightly service. For (Malacca), Penaog, Colombo, Suez, (Marseilles) London "I¥O MARU" 24th A P rll Bf "AKUTA MARU" 4th May Bl MROPEAN LINE. (Via
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      709 6 K. P. M. Koninkiyke Paketvaart Maatschappi) (Inocrporated In Holland.) ROYA.L PACKET NAVIGATION 00. OF BATAVIA Telegram Address PACKETVAART lephone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Superintendent 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. s'gkkl Bengbalis, Tandjocg-Mengeidar, Tanjong-Leidoog, Berombang, Paneh, Asaban and SelawanDeli April
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      624 6 Apcah JLj i>: jpaclfte Incorporated In England Mail and Passenger Sep. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N Ca (Under Contract witb His Majesty's Oovorama The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMRav pended. INTERMEDIATE SERVICE FROM LONDON JO MIBBEILLEB r DUE oISGAPORE LE •The Paesenger Id the above X I Paascngers tot
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      163 7 fi£ PUREST GIN IS DRY GIN iBEST DRY GIN: I S GORDON'S (Established 1769). I)NS DRY GIN IS RAPIDLY TAKING THE OF THE SWEETENED VARIETIES THE DOVER. CONNOISSEURS INSIST ON BEING SERVED WITH IT. K. P. M. Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappij (Incorporated In Holland.) ROYAL PACKK: NAVIGATION Co. OP BATAVIA Telegram
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      92 7 DUNLOP TYRES Jpf ECONOMY {44$r\ v and i# QUALITY KIM; is remembered lon 6 after W\l Jf^3 price is forgotten, thus y V Bnjf y° u can buy cheaper 1/ but none give the same Therefore for a little more, secure supersatis- \^f||i^>, Phone No. 561 ,i|^^| FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY.
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      1034 7 1 AUCTION SALE OF Superior teak Household Furniture Cottage Piano, Double barrel shot gun, Rubber tyred Yictori?. a??d hor-« olanti c^c To be held at EVERSLEY Ns. 95, Thomson Road. Saturday, 26th April, 1919, at 2 p.m. '«_ft*i Cc;ln F riB r fi Drilii anttonoirott%acp!anoby W. Danernann and Co. London,
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      132 8 i r ■HH^^HH SSKrVCS WIT EXIDE BATTERIES ARE TH| BATTERIES FOR YOUB CAR. 6 Volts —l 2 Volts. SOLE AGENTS CeTnt^aTl |MOTORS,L TD IL As one gets past middle B|pppisP^F™sß?s| age the Throat and lungs PpiPrjPyOSl give unmistakeable signs lwsKAT\i of wear Often a heavy Jj l^?gsTrTf^l phle^ m y
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      276 8 O TAINABLE ALL DISPENSARIES] s THROUGHOUT STRAWS SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES. EVERYTHJNG IN THE WAY OF MOTORING CONSULT HINWATT&Co., Head Office, Motor Works Dept., 102, Market .Street. 80, Orchard Road. MASS4JE HALL No. *.9, Fencooltn btrcet. Open daily 6 a. m.— 9 p. w. Ttlephono No 3 *6 T
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      209 8 ther 5 hgapoh; qqqq E¥ES qqq,) Shipchandlery Co., Lid. v j i^h 1^ gootTloV CSSU.^.t., your ey HAND PUMPS^ Large Stocks Just Arrived ij^^-^Vsa The ot a r y HaU(l •■<>«•" ''"mi I I|W fm s cosily manipulated, and can In N^/ 1 readily adapted for belt drive HY^-sired *a¥
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    EXCHANGE
    57 9 (GO2EECTED UB TO Apr I Bank 4na c 2 i 11 8 ,i ci 48 82 Ptivt-.fft eredili 8 .n? ii 4 9 16 Frp.oca detnuac! Batik I India. T. T. 154 Hongkong, demaLi 45$%I'cti Yokohama, damaaJ 100 Java, demana itsh Bangkok, demaul 85f Sovereigns, B-ink Buying 99.6* Bark
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    PRODUCE.
    126 9 Apr 23. Tin No nuurkal Gambier 12 00 Gambier Cnbu No. 1 21.CC Pepper Black ordin. S'pacc 82.00 Pepper, (White fair) 5100 Tapioca, email peatl (fair |«ality) 14 50 do do flak* do 14.00 do medium pearl do 14.75 Pearl Sago, small Copra Snndried 14 25 Copra Mixed 14.00
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      588 9 jSK^^HHEXSHHRBSCTw v JEl^bKßuSKKMbSHb^bbv*!^ HB9 Jk.^Vßr A BHB^Biß^BHßjßbx9bl3HbVHHb^Bhblb^bl I^^ *7^ V T*~ VT *^»5'* > ?3?s&*' tCF' Assurance iv force over $9,000,000 HI EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.. OMITED INCOBPOBAXED IN STRAITS SETXLSME^T^). Wiaciie3ter Hocse, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 i ;oid Jewry, E.C. leposllefl wito iheSaprcae C*ut oi E^land, and oooapliea with
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      418 9 NORTH BRITISH AN3 MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY (laeorfonfted m Great Biitain). TOTAL FUNDS exceed TWENTY-THRFE MILLIONS Sterling. ANNUAL REVENUE exoaafla FIVE MILLIONS Sterling FIRE Siruple Contract-. MA CINE BtetlßC and Transport In%ursccor of All Kl&cl* traroacted atcurreut rates. MOTOR CAR Policies I-soml by thi? "ornpauy cover Accldcuial Damn^e, Public Liability. Barglary,
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      486 9 Tl UAUflii til r-iiuii .iTi 48 POO 000 ,y, 41 mm Y. 25,000,000 President N. Kajlvrara Eeq. Vlce-Trer-idiit. B. Basaftl Esq. jiw.v. 1 q T. Yanmtewa Sm. Esq. ir. :;..»giri Ebc. K.li -lii imi Hsq. S. Lara El R. Sa^uki Ecq. BEAKcnraa a Aoaaooßß. B^nfcsw Kcbe Ssn Ffanciwc Boeaos Syres
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      36 9 "BEN" LINE. HOMKWARDS. SS BenHnneS ready to 'oad eboai April 7tfc _r Mt r ciiies Londoa anJ Rott-rdum. OUTWARDS. SS BenclCUCh" due early May. NO PASSENGER ACCOMMODAI JON. PATERSON, SIMONS Coy. Ltd Agenlr. In«orporai«d is BacUad]
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      864 9 VESSELS IN PORT. I BhMUM Nat. ToLsase A Muster From Con Boaitang Dot 270 Forma 7 4p c I BJaootM Bti 2874 Kemp Bombay S4 Bowfe Uno Van ilscsiku-k Bti 1896 Davie^ Bombay 6 Boneiead IOTOOaV Bhoflho Man Jcp 84 2 Satcw Saigon 8 OSK D. Cat PrornGtbc:;? Nor 1C24
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    SUNGEI GETTAH RUBBER.
    159 10 from Our Own Corrupondtnt Penang. April 28. At Sungei Gettab annual meeting Mr James Sellar presiding eaid the nett profit waa 18.565. Tbe emallness was almoet entirely due to tho plump m price of rubber the avernge realised, having deducted eullicff charges acd other expenfee, 5C$ cents
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    SANDYCROFT RUBBER.
    327 10 Tbe foucteeata report of the directors for the meetiug of April 80th says The net profit for the period after making dua provision for depreciation amounted to 95,478 77 to which has to be tided liie balance of $43,710.10 brought forward from last account, making a total of
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    337 10 Eighth List op Subscription and Donations. Previously acknowledged 912,475.89 Per Mrs Lemon, Sereraban N Thomson 910, F H Rahder 10, H Adair 10, A J HeArn 15, I Burgess 10, J Bruce 10, A Mac Rarry 15, A M Kennedy 10, Mrs Hingstcn 5, Mis Armstrong 5,
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      THE FOOD QUESTION.
      1132 10 To the Editor. Sit, We have been treated to lectures about the Food Supply and have been given tbe reasons for tbe shortage and d{ the danger of th« time coming when supplies lof rice will be practically nil whith must result m a most grave position,
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      RAFFLES STATUE.
      214 10 Dear Sir. —l read with much interest the letter of Vados m your issue of last Wednesday. The statue of Ra flies is a flna epectmen of the sculptor's art; to its new setting one hesitates to speak, it is so obviously the wotk oi ineiperienced amateurs. They
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      THE MUSEUM HOURS.
      222 10 Sir, At the south entrance to tbe Museum and Library is a conspicuous notice stating that the Museum and Library are opened daily from 9.80 am to 6 pm. except Sundays. These are long hours for one to work. Closing at 6 p.m. means that tbe employees
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    PICTURE SHOWS.
    150 10 A: tbe Empire this evening the change of programme includes Carmel Myers m a fine Bluebird, My Unmarried Wife, Kid Snatchers, en L X O Comedy with The Mysterious Iron Ring, The Metro picture, Tho Promise and several good comedies m the first show. In the change of
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    DAN KELLY, THE BUSHRANGER.
    129 10 Labourer Claims to be Desperado. An Australian labourer, living atMolong, claims to be Dae Kelly, the bushranger, wires the Sidney correspondent of the Times. He eaya that be escaped to India, and subsequently fought m the South African war. He considers that this eer vice expiateE
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    SHIPPING NOTES
    660 10 The Nam Vlan which arrived at Singa pore yesterday morning from Saigon re ported having picked up three Chinese five miles out, their boat having apparent ly capsied. On April 6 at Calcutta the port commie sioners' anchor vessel Hercules which was engegtd m placing an old pontoon
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    88 10 KEPPEL GOLF CLUB. The result of the 18 holes stroke com petitions played during the Easter Bolldays was as follows G Hogg 89 12 77 L J Wishart 86 8 73 C A Leggatt 86 8 78 H Tongue 88 4 79 D Bieeet 85 5 80 A
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    ROBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    17 10 [Secretaries Chan Sze Oon and Co. Scudai 7,000 total for year 99,800. m
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    32 10 j A telegram from Munich states that the Government has dismissed Lieutenant Hermann, m charge t»t Rosenheim, for letting King Ludwig pass tbe frontier into Austria as "Commercial ttaveller, Lud vig Wittels."
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      282 10 aj||ililllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!IIIIIHIIIIIilllllllllllllllll!!lllllli!li N The Difference m this Bab I from the usual bottle-led beby is hu j= mo^ strong bone and happy mt« babies. Glaxo contains only those things \\\.w and strong bone, muscle and brain. It builds stror not flabby ones. It is the over-fat flabby BaK and chills, and
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