The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 March 1920

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE. S.S., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1920. No. 9,9:r>.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    276 1 Kapp has resigned. He must be a militarist, because he believed in disseminating false information from his press bureau l.age 7. The (ierman sailors who were fighting the workers at Hamburg hoisted lhe white flag, from habit, one supposes. The military were disarmed Page 7. The Ebert
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    WESTERN VOICES.
    894 1 Lately I received s letter from an old. f: lend in ths Far West, still located in what i» called "crow country," deploring the fact that the old-fashioned cowboy is extinct, the range having now become S stock farm r_ui on purely business Hm s. It may be
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      446 1 If YOU WANT NEW CARS H^^f FOR HIRE. RING UP **9 "#r ■a imi'iSlh^T The Largest and Most Successful Hotel on the Island j f^ I FACING THE SEA. L ___WPffp3lW_k 1 <^ fit 61 Luxurious Suites of Rooms and spacious lounges, verandah Am^m^^^^WWk C and beautiful grounds. _____B__^__ S»
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      95 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Assistants w.inte i at Kurone Hdtfc Page 5. Experienced! shorthand typist wanted Page 5. Auction oi Shanghai yams Page Notices re Batang Benar and Singapore Slipway Companies Page 5. Godown to let in Anson-r.l Page 5. Board wi r h family wanted Page 5. Removal note, of Thompson,
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      11 1 IF YOU WANT NEW CARS af "9 FOR HIRE, RING UP
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      126 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 21th. High Tides 0.20 am Mt 2in 1.2 pm Bft Bin. Singapoie Diocesan Mtg., Iv Lumpur. Thursday. 25th High Tide 0.55 sm Oft lin 1.50 pm Bft lin Friday, 2iith. High Tides 1 84 am Bft Bin 2.18 pm Tft Sin. Mm. Commis Mtg.. 2.80 p.m. Saturday,
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      747 2 Last nipht as I \hy on the prairie. And looked at the stars in the sky, I frondsrsd if ivs cowboy Would drift to that sweet t>\ and bf, }_01l on, roll on, Roli on, 1 itt Io rioffiss, roll on, roll on. "Roll on, roll on, -toll on, little
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      188 2 VICTORIA THEATRE, j COMING COMING FOR A SHORT SEASON Commencing on Monday, March 29th. M \URICE E. BANDMAN'S i PIERROT PIE CO. OF FOURTEEN ARTISTES INCLUDING MADELINE ROSSITER. PRESENTING A Delightful Whimsical Musical Humourous and Original Entertainment. 4 A COMEDY SALAD WITH A MUSICAL DRESSING." Bookings Now Open at Moutries.
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      457 2 From THURSDAY, MARCH 18 to WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24. 1 p _F >^^_Tg_-_r _-_-__-Ol^l l ___JI A RARE GOOD UNIVERSAL STAR ATTRACTION Featuring PRISCILLA DEAN In a story of a woman who was "re-created," through the loving influence of a man, alter a life of crime spent in evil association. THE
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      439 2 mmmW SW^ T^______l TBp TmT iI l ________h mmmW WT nsm SUNDAY, MARCH 21, to FRIDAY, MARCH 26. A BIG HUMAN-INTEREST DRAMA dealing with A BIG, SENSATIONAL SUBJECT, DELICATELY HAND] ED Produced by the Argus Enterprises, [nc., and featuring RICHARD TRAVERS, GRETCHEN HARTMAN, HENRY GSEI 1 \\i, HELEN WEER In
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      1113 3 I IWHITEAWAY. LAIDLAW Uc, Ltd.. SIN C. APfVR_a I I I NEW STOCKS LADIES _NB_»W__B .hist RFfiFIVFIPI I I "IWO STEEPLER UNDERWEAR j j ,^77—"—^ 1 I I NO. 24 WOOL AND COTTON MIXTURE f|% L WOOL. I I FINE SUMMER WEIGHT WEIGHT LOW NECK, NO Vf-i GUARANTEED UNSHRINKABI E
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    FOREIGN STUDENTS AND BRITISH COMMERCE.
    597 4 Lord Haidane's famous remark that (Jorl tany was his "spiritual home" contains a truth which has a much wider application than Dv bore statement which has boen frequently quoted against its author. _'he country in which a man receives his *Cduca*'on or technical training becomes
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    SIAMESE RICE.
    313 4 Ne** Hoard of Control. Bangkok. March 15. A new rice control act has been brought in, which enr.powers a Board tv regulate prices and to register and requisition shocks. P. G. Siam's Rice Crop. Another crop report is to hand setting forth tin position at the 21st January.
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    DUTCH EAST INDIES.
    796 4 I'ndeveloped Business Area. It- Lying .:ust off the main trade route between Europe and the Far East, and situ- along the Equator between the southI r of Asia and Australia, is a ■up el' is lan Is. known as the Dutch East It.iios. i PieSS Island! are
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    55 4 The Governor of Bombay in Council has t, been pleased to direct that of orders now in force requiring a deposit of securities j under the Indian Tress Act 1910, by 46 presses and 8 newspapers, such orders shall in the case of 34 presses and 5 newspapers be cancelled,
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      839 4 CHING KENG LEE CO. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Property at Messrs CHING KENG LEE Co's SALE ROOM, RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE On Monday 39th March, 1920 at 2.30 p.m.. All that piece of land area 1,460 Square Feet Together with the premises No. 167 Te ok Ayer Street erected thereon.
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      621 4 AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGENTS TO CAPITALISTS AND INVESTORS. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF One Singapore Saw Mill in running order and good condition. The undersigned hare been instructed to sell by Public Auction at their Sale Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, ON MONDAY, 29th March at 2.30 p.m. The undermentioned Saw Mill.
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    CONCEERTE SWIMMING POOLS.
    288 5 Mr. Norman Ross, thr Amerieaa champion mrrimmer, is not aa admirer of the Australian style <>f swimming baths. Baths such a? are available at most Melbourne de resorts hi described as eyesores. POT the ugly structures now jutting out irom UN beaches, Mr. Ross considered, concrete pools
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    748 5 FRASER Co.. EXCHANGE AND SHARK BROKERS SINGAPORE, MARCH 23rd, 1920. MINING. I Figures in brackets shows the capital aad I_MM valu-i of the Share in dollars, unless otherwise marked. C.—Cuai e_v; I equals er. div.] Ampang 100,000—0) 16.25—17.25 Ayer Weng 100,000—0) 1.75—2.2.". Hitam Tin (f300,000—1) 3.40—3.50 K.
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    JAPANESE AGREEMENT WITH REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT.
    174 5 Harhin, February 28. The Japai ommand at Haharovsk haa agreed with tho alutionar tent representative si follows*. I. Tbat th< rtafety of lives sad property ot Russian snd foreigners be gusrsnteed. That political who are no longer taking part \v v. as well the wi
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      626 5 WANTED. IV. BRITISH ER board family. Serango lit.y preferred, i aprj te Boa Ko. 706, 2 ;-3 aoj WANTED. Smarl nhorthanl writer and for Shippii i Good piospecta for n. ly X Y w A l\ T E D. A Service Baaeriaten< Tin.' 100. pel month with loard and lodging.
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      781 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Shanghai Yam, sold in small !<•• Al Sale Room, No. 3, Rsaasi Pace ON SATURDAY, 2 th MARCH AT 11 A.M THE COMMERCIAL RUBBER CO., LTD., Auctioneers. -*-t 27.3 In tht> Colonial Court of SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In Prize Part Cargo, s..s. De Eizaguirre. j
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      943 5 TENDERS. I GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE i PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. t. Tenders are invited for the following: Town Board Depot, Johore Bahru which will s. consist of the fo lowing building's: I Storekeeper's Quarter, Coolie Lines, Pound, Shed for Motor Lorries and Store. Every erson applying for a form of tender
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      811 5 NOTICES. notic;; I On and after to-day's date the offices of Messrs Thompson, I-arsen, Limited (late Waloot r Vowfer and Co.) will be rcmov rd I from 10 Robinson Road to the 1 Second floor of 117—122 Market Street, where all communira- tions should be addressed. i J. M. GREATOREX
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      172 5 __^T^_ -> rmuAmmnmA. MMMOTIMMB NOTICES. BALGOWME RUBBER ESTATES, LTD NOTICE is her. by „.\< n that a Third Interim Dividend of 12 per cent (Free of War Tax) has been declared by .he Directors on account jof the year ending 31flt March, 11)20, payable ton Wednesday, 31st March, 1920. and
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    Anti Mosquito Work.
    1278 6 A week ago about we commented on the prevalence of malaria in thei Singapore mortality returns andi pointed out that as far as could be judged from them, the progress made was not so great as it should; be. The uncertainty of the figuivs as to the
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    THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.
    130 6 IN THE F. M. S. His Excellency Sir Laurence Cullemar i Lrrived at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday morning and received a cordial weleor _e F-om all sections of the commun.ty. t At 11 a.m. in the Town Hall, many o iddresses were presented, some of them 2
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    THE RENT BOARD.
    204 6 O The usual meeting of the Rent Assess- r ment Board was held in the Municipal Offi- res yesterday afternoon presided over by Mr. P, J. Hallifax. Other members in at- v tendance were Messrs F_. A. Elias, Koh San t Hin, H. Robinson, E. Tessensohn and
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    SMALL POX AND TYPHUS ON A TRANSPORT.
    550 6 SMALL POX AND TYPHUS ON A TRANSPORT. Tne Blue Funnel Ship Antiloehus arrived a: Ho. gkong on March ISth en route from VTsdivcstock to Europe. Aboard are 1,20:t ain. Croat and Slovene soldiers and the.* families. While en route from 1 Vlad ive stock to Hongkong, small-pox and typhus fever
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    SERVICE SALARIES
    44 6 INCREASE :n I. M. s [From Our Own < orreepondenL] Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2.1 We hear on good authority that a f. her increase ir. Government Service salaries f ten per cent and the subordinate aeTVi I 0 per cent, has been sanctioned.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    357 6 PRISONER HANGS HIMSF.I I When the special jury assembled af Vssizes in the Supreme Court yester norning, they had to nave rather onged stay owing to unforeseen eireum tf.nces. The prisoner to bs pie •rd in thp lock was one Wan Fook on a charge §f aurder, but
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    LETTERS TO EDITOR.
    411 6 j IUDI \I TERAM PARTEM THE LEAGUE. To the Editor. Sir,— We hiave all, more or less, b puizhd to know why the United Stat* fu-ed to follow the lead of President Wilson as to the League of Nations. To slang tht} whole nation was no more
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    58 6 AHhough details have not yet been seU ei, it is- understood that a combined from Harvard and Yale Universities will meet a joint team from Oxford and Cam bridge, in a sports' match in England ia July. The meeting will be the fifth of h_ »ort, and will settle temporarily
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      230 6 CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co.. Please note change of address of our office and RETAIL godown from 2 1 Raffles Quay to m 87 CECIL STREET. »■■-■.-Ii MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE late of Messrs. LAFAYETTE, PHOTOGRAPHERS to Tbeir MAJESTIES Begrs to announce that he conducts THE ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO in SINGAPORE At
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      64 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS and MERCAVTILE ADVERTISER EatJ.blished, 1835. Telephone No. 66 The only Morning Paper in the Straits Settlements. CABLCS— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, 30 RAFFLES PLACE. _3m?irsur (Pcotrmicffc MARRIAGE. NEWELL BCOONE3 On March 17th at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, by the Kight Reverend bishop of Singapore,
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    STATUS OF KHALIFA.
    205 7 L PRIME MINISTER DEFINES. [Keuter's Service] I DETERMINATION OF SUBJECTS. London, March 21. delegation from the Khilafat confer- waited on the Prime Mini- J Dooming Streel and urged the restoof tie t« rritorial status quo of Turkey ling the undisturbed presence of the as Khalifa at Constantinople,
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    HAVAS SERVICE.
    302 7 NEWSPRINT SHORTAGE. Paris March 17. much prominto ths serious position of tbe pre_i_ I j shortage oi printing paper. 1 rice has Increaaed nine fold since 11*14 j newspapers announce an in- in price. Cure for Hydrophobia. success of thc Pastcui anti-rabies rum during IS months in England
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    N Z. GRATITUDE.
    169 7 The Secretary of the [mperial Meicha-l ice Guild has received from the assi.tSecr tary of th e Department of >f Trade a copy of a resolution ed by the Parliament of New Zealand lion of gratitude to aU branches of the Imperial and Allied Navies, to the
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    THE GERMAN EMEUTE.
    665 7 CONFUSING ACCOUNTS. [Reuter 's Servicel SOME SCRAPPING. Berlin, Mar 17. A Soviet Republic has been proclaimed at Eisleben, Saxony. Fighting occurred at Elberfeld between armed Communists and the troops. The Communists were defeated, and a thousand of them are reported to have been driven OB occupied tt
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    HOLLAND AND WILLIAM.
    360 7 Kaiser to live in Utrecht. The Hague, Mar 17. The Prime Minister states that the ex Kaiser has assured the Government that h will abstain from any political action an consequently will not compromise Hollan politieolly. A Royal Decree simultaneous! lays down that the ex-Kaiser's residenc shall
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    215 7 [Eeuter's Service] CHEAPER HUNKER COAL. London, March 20. The Times states that the South Wales I collieries have agreed to supply bunker coals for shipping at substantially lower prices, approximating an average reduction of forty shillings a ton. The ruling price at the Port of London, namely
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    ANETA WIRES.
    210 7 SEDITION CHARGES. Sarekat Islam Again. Batavia. Mar 22. A special Country Council has started to-day on the examination of the second accused of tho so-called "section b" of the Sareka. Islam, this section being of a revolutionary character. The first accused has already been sentenced to four years'
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    THE "MAD MULLAH."
    93 7 The "Mad Mullah" has come into the li:ue-light again. Unfortunately he is not so picturesque a figure as is commonly supposed. In the early Nineties he kept the Arabi Pasha coffee-house opposite the cab-stand in the native town at Aden, where he dispensed tea and colfee in
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    GENERAL PROFITEERING.
    950 7 THE "COATS" MONOPOLY. [From Our Ovvn Correspondent.] London, Feb. 18. Nothing has Impressed the public so much as tho increase in the price of a reel of cotton from 2*__d. before the war to lOd. now. The profit is evidently not being made by the retailer, since drapers
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      220 7 ROBINSON Co. ____P£_ For Homeward Passengers GENTLEMEN'S m yr < i DRESSING GOWNS r/ .v 1 IN I I \p t Greys Fawns and Browns B it? J 1 SB I- i-l £_Ff__-i it *r-_ -sT **-ii___iJ __i#^ A BATH GOWNS Medium Weight Towelling, white grounds, with neat Coloured Stripes.
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      570 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated in Japan. UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANES* GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice. EUROPEAN MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. For London and Antwerp via (Malacca) .Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said Marseilles. SHIDZUOKA MARU 24th March KAGA MARU mid April. YOKOHAMA MARU end April LIVERPOOL LINE.
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      570 8 I K. P. M. KONINKLYKE F AKETV AART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Lncor pore ted in Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OP BATAVIA T«Up_oae 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept. S COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. MOSSEL (Wednesday; March 24) Tanjong-Mengeidar,
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      593 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. K. (Incorporated in England). *mml MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVH B& PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Cv>. (Under Contract with Hia Majesty's Government) t■-a^d e ed^ ;nPally,,l MML SERVICES E AST OF BOMBAY are at n LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE J_f___' *isSm*mSr* NORE about 20th
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      965 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM.) SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. ft a-etay. Tringganu, Kelantan, Bangnarr, Telnpln, Patani, Singora, La- Kehiainai, Bandon, Langsuan, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure H^lS?*?' 24th M ar. 1920 29th Mar. 1920 31st Mar 1920 PRACHATTPOK sth Api. 1920 7th Api." 1920 T_« eteamers
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      470 9 Thc Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EHerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated in England.) JOINT FOBTNIGHTLT SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OE PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Stoamer Leaves Due Route For New York S'pore CITY OF NORWICH
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      843 9 MESSAGERIES MARITIME DE FRANCE II Under Contract with th* French Government Mail and Passengers Services DIRECT MARSEILLES FAR EASTERN SERVICE HOMEWARD MAILS OUTWARD MAILS To Marseilles (about 21 days. For Japan via French Indo-.hina r via Colomboo-Djibouti-Port Said Hongkong and Shanghai. AMAZONE .10,090 tons March 21 ARM AND BUftC 10,790
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      494 10 3Q<§K_X3®®®©®o®®®® I NATURE'S REMEDY A PURE UNADULTERATED SPRING WATER i THE SINGAPORE HOT SPRINGS LTD. SINGAPORE, SELETAR Tel. No. 1565. A****** W _P""l __9*^_l a-***-* Amm**. M Ij l A m\ *o*m r.c*^ _^BKw wea. w m Ammmm. JF \m m y_\ imM Im_ 1 l'c_nplete with patent Kant Lef^
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      184 10 The Negative FLAG flt~\ of Naval Code. flNk —Say "NO" when ll mX^/j offered IMITATIONS HI _M_* m I or L ea Perrins' Sauce. To distinguish the original and genuine IjßtLl Worcestershire Sauce from the many .""SJ^ISSj I imitations, see that the signature of Mj^X I lEA PERRINS appears in
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      521 10 POWELL CO- AUCTIONEERS AUCTION SALE OF Wax polished teak Household Furniture, Tenn's (itar. Hants eto TO BE HELD AT "ASHESTIKL" No. iM OK BARD RD. On SATURDAY, 27th MARCH, 1920 at LM p. m COMPRISING :-Wax polished teak dining table, arm -hairs, book cas, glass doors, dinner wagon, meat safe,
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      468 11 I« --mmm-m-~mi~AZw^m_~--_- m „wtt.Jwtmmf2-*9-?BA\~~2~i B33>ffTwTßH4»caaialtflftWU JEUL'y WW lIHI'MWI IPtis£r J j^^g^^7^_tr\f^T'ir>^^2^!gn>i> Asm t» over M,000,0C0 Assurance in force over $12,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. [Incorporated in Straits Sett.] iISAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 52, Old Jewry, E.C. ITU* Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme
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      508 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,; Lj ID. (Incorporated in Japan) Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 Capital Paid Up y. 8i.000.000 Reserve Fund y. 1 1,000.000 President. N. K. Kajiwara Esq. Vice-President S. Suzuki Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Kajiwara Esq. F. Watanabe Esq. N. Soma Esq. I MaUukata Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. M. Mitsui Esq.
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      470 11 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated in England sy Royal Charter. raid np Capital £2,000,000 Reserve Fund £2,900 000 Reserra Liability ef Proprietors £2,000,000 HKAD OFFICE 88 Blshopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Eoilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta BJang Seremban
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      473 11 INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the U. S. A.) OWNED B\ THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK. Capital and Surplus U. S. $8,500,000 Straits $21,250,000 Undivided Profits U. S. $1,054,764 Straits $2,636,910 HEAD OFFICE 55, WALL STRflflT— NEW YORK. BRANCHES:— Batavia Kobe San Pedro de Macoris Bombay London Santiago
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      1057 11 EXCHANGE. ESSELS AT WHARVES. L^ta March 2.V TANJONG PAGAB Bank 4 m.s. 9-4 1-32 a* <. t- „i 1 1 Wharf No. I. Haitar Hoer«l*» Bank demand 2 -3 25-32 v r v V V lotnl( Pnvate credits 3 m.s. .Mll-lo V 1 N 2 NIL New York, demand No.
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    925 12 [From Our Own Correspondent.] SCOTTISH VICTORY OVER WALES. ICreat Defence by Crippled Team. February 1 1 At Inverleith. Edinburgh, the Scottish hujrby team defeated the Welsh fifteen by 9 points to a, the first success recorded by Scotland in this International match since IPO7. Better games liave been
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    SACK OF ODESSA.
    516 12 WHOLES VIE MASSAC RES. London, Feb llth. The Constantinople i respondent of ths "Daily Telegraph" pays that ih_* Btorj of the recapture and sack of Odssss is one of the most terrible hapters in the history of Bolshevism. Eyewitnesses state that Odessa was taken not by the
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    MR LINERS OF THE FUTURE AND THEIR SPEED.
    340 12 At the inaugural meeting of the Society igimeera, Mr. Burnard Green, who wai ted President, declared, in the course of an address, that the alternative to the u<e of coal was peat, and it was most vlesirable that ihe utilisation of this
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    219 12 PIEKL'CT PIE COMPANY. At the Victoris Theatre next Monday evening Mr. Maurice E. Sandman's Pierrot Pie Company g'.ve their first show, and judging from lhe reception this Company has received in the F. If. S., Singapore fl once more i::- foi something good in the theatrical line. The
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    68 12 1 A TEST TR AN S ACTION S. Reported b> Fraser and Co. Changkat Srrdangi sold |10.70, JYnk divers round ?4.20, Batang Benars $28 to $28.25, Kn.ma^aris $6.66 and Sungei Tukang? $1.15. Tins. Unchanged with (aellere in evidence. Fndu- trials. Robin3om sold freely round $15, Uniteers changed
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    278 12 Secretaries: Cuthrie o. Co. Kuala Lumpur). Aaapat, 24,280 Sungei Buaya. 74. sis it<Kwaloe, 81,666 lbs. Sumatra Caoutchouc M.j. IU.TI v Soengei Radja, (eoeouni Brunei, 7.v>i tbs. St crt'.-.ru B i•• c i Rruseh. 14,160; to late Loh Kawi, ::.">. :»'M': to date MOOO. Sahang, 19,900; to
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    TYPEWRITER AS DETECTIVE.
    196 12 Eeho of Famous Law SuitA new fact ha? just come out about how the famous "i'i? a Minute" law suit was bi ought to so dramatic an end. This was the Chancery Court action by creditors of tho Hare Spinning Co. against Sir John Leigh and others
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    39 12 Owing to a large amount of sickness prevalent In Singapore at the present time, all Association parades and classes are suspended until March 31st. Scoutmasters will make their own arrangements for individual Troop parades and classes.
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      620 12 SPORTING NEWS. S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT TO-DAY'S TIES. A Class Pisgle. Thurougciod, ser. VS. Edwards, owe 2. Leakey, ser. vs. Stout, owe 15.2. Linton, ser. vs. Sinclair, owe 5. Miles, C V., ser. vs. A Horn, owe 3. Hill, ser. vs. Donnell owe 30. B Class Single. Smith, R.,
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