The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 March 1920

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, MaRCH 26, 1920. No. 9,9:5.",.
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  • 315 1 Many telegrams come about the strife in Germany. The military party having failed in Ihe main, there is spasmodic fighting in some places, only on th.it account. But the Workers took advantage of the temporary strain put upon the old Government to obtain from them considerable coneesI
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  • 1137 1 When it comes to ties, collars, shirts, *oeks, studs, and a hundred other little tirmgs man is by nature a tinnicktng animal. Prominent anions thstS hundred other things stands tobacco, of which no two average men seem capable of smoking the same brand. There is Holton for
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    • 243 1 IF YOU WANT NEW. CARS 4^9 FOR HIRE. RING UP O RAFFLES HOTEL. I I The Largest and Most Successful Hotel on the Island FACING THE SEA. j Luxurious Suites of Rooms and spacious lounges, verandah f and beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TEAS. Every Thursday, Music in attendance. Cinema on the
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    • 117 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Pierrot Pie Co. announcement Page 2. Swimming Club dance, alteration of date Page Clerk and stenographer and surveyor wanted Page 5. Good Friday railway notice Page 5. Police Notice re fees paid in stamps Page 5. High clan dressmaker at Sea View Hotel Page 5. Calculating machine fjr
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    • 11 1 IF YOU WANT NEW CARS J^V FOR HIRE, RING UP w
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 108 1 mm*. THE WEEK. Friday, 2Htb. High Tides 1 84 am Bft Bin 2.48 pm 7ft 3in. Man: Commis: Mtg., Mun: Bd., 2.30 p.m Band in the Gardens, 5.15 pan. Saturday, 27th. High Tides 2.18 am -sft 4in 4.4 pm Gft 7in. Moon First Quarter. Race Course open for Training. Ho
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  • 483 2 Jamshedpur. March iiati( a vcu, the men still holding out. Work has been 1 r I shop, the smith ■hop and the gaa producers with the a ne* and dif Attempt* are :>l<o also beil le to clear one:: th.e tha and Hlasl I Mr. Marshall,
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    • 197 2 r^WATERBURY's" ITABOLIZED J COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND j Small sl/.f $1.50 Large size $2.50 I OF ALL CHEMISTS. i I Sole Agenta MEDICAL HALL LTD. t Opposite Post Office > SINGAPORE. m *r^ ~rmr-^ —rm-.-mrm"smr—r^/—rm^. /~rmr\ ,—-—r\ B Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kitts DANCING ACADEMY n 1 Select Classes MONDAY
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    • 848 2 -m--B m^M. .^^tfHH UL B Wl A vl V A^mk-mmmmmmW t*&atm~-tfM l^mMSl BB& I v^k m*M US mmß 33 Mm' From THURSDAY, MARCH 25 to WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31. A GREAT ROMANTIC DRAMA OF THE NORTHWEST A Universal Special Attraction THE M-N m TO', MOONtI T In Six Parts A story
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    • 1382 3 11l X I il! IT H !AM I jftfe^x SHIPCHANDLERY Co., LW 1 'ftS!^^ Contractors. |y|yi|l P Cff J r"-/' 7 oydrr Promptly attendid to for daily and <* jSk 5^ I.ll^ 8 A Lm 1 At_-* >^" <<^# A '""A KJL/ fi >-''V «ea atock auppiiea. r <'H Wim
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    • 823 4 H^Wfc VßKlWaiß^ll^BicLr<ii m/immmmm—mMwmm\~fmmnF—?~m^*.^m.B**mmm^^^ f *~~*mr*Am 4 !a^^M mr '^m m 1 m, r rT 'f*7m*ml^S*ljy^£-' "°w^*^ w '^tumm^^mm** Where Accuracy Cleans Economy Nothing is so essential to the profitable mmmmmmmmw conduct of your business as the elimination For Full Details write of every element of guesswork. You make to John
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    • 806 4 CHING KENG LEE CO, ALCTION 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. AU that piece of land area 1 460 Square Feet Together with the premises No. 167 Te ok Ayer Street erected
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    • 899 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 have been instructed to sell by Public Auction at their Sale Room Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place, ON MONDAY, 29ih March at 2.30 p.m. The undermentioned Saw
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    • 724 5 AUCTION SALES ine underKiKned v.ill sell hy AUCTION At their saLroom, No. 30 Kling Btreet, <>N WEDNESDAY, list UARCH, AT 2.::.i i'.M 1 1. Valuable freehold tend and the compoun. house No. 88 DALVEY ROAD. Singapore, arei 53,188 sq. ft. 2. Excellent freehold building land situat. Otf the 7V 4
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    • 896 5 TENDERS. TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD. J TENDERS are invited for the construction 'of a road suitable for heavy traffic from Penyabong to Mersing ii, the State of Johor I Full particulars and specifications eon N had on application to the undersuigned. GENERAL MANAGER, P n Caoutchoucs, Ltd., •lercantik Bank
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    • 759 5 NOTICES. f NOTICE. On and after to-day's date the offices of Messrs Thompson, I^rsen, Limited (late Walcot Vowlor and Co.) wil! be rcmov »d from 10 Robinson Road to the Second floor of 117—122 Market Street, where all communications should be addressed. J. M. GREATOREX Secretary. 21-3 30-3 TELUK ANSON
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    • 874 5 NOTICES. SWIMMING CLUB, SINGA PORK Members are requested to note that the date of the Invitation Dance ha; been altered from Friday April 2nd to Thursday April Ist. Will Members desirous of attending pleas,. send in their names, and the names of their guests, to the Hon. Secretary, before Monday
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    • 777 5 NOTICES. PI RAK GOVERNMK Applications sre invited t of Clerk i and Stenographer te i Kesident. Perak i a pood knowledge rthead, and i ability te typ< *rl i lte l y aTn seeentioL The appointment be n*npensionsMe. Salary fi:.;i psr ten rising by annual increment mnmm tu $200 per
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  • 70 6 Domestic Occurrences. MARRIAGE. THAM-CHIN.-On March 12, r.t 11 Duxton Hill, l>r. Tham Ying Shew, i.l" Tan Tock Seag Hospital, third son of Mr. Th«m Hong Wan, .1 .IV. and Mrs. Tham Heng Wan, to the e dest daughter of Mr. and Mrs Chin Shako Yong, and grand daughter of th«
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  • 675 6 The Singapore Free Press. FRIDAY. MARCH 26, 1920. Cape to Cairo. Another victory has been won over the air by the completion of the 1 Cape to Cairo flight by the Cape airmen, van Ryneveld and Brand, who started from England in the South a African machine the Silver Queen,
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  • 400 6 The mineral output oi Canada in 1919 k* valued at £33,400 000, or £9,000,000 than daring 1918. Ihv Rent Atsoralteiit Board for Singapore i?ill be held on Tuesday ilu- 30tfa instani ii 2.30 j jn. in ihe Municipal Board Room. In January the gold yield in New Sopth Wales waa
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  • 53 6 The following gentlemen aro among those who hav-? consented to be patron to tlie Clerical Union: The Chairman, Chamber of Commerce; The Chairman, Chinese Chamber of Commerce; The Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Keng; Captain Song Ong Siang; Moeara. J. Al. Sime, Lee Choon Guan, Lira Peng Siang and
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  • 163 6 The following Singapore properties were sold by auction by Messrs. Che >ng Koor Seng Co., at their saleroom, Xo. So Kling Street, on Wednesday afternoon in the iTcsence of ti big gathering of buyers r.nd good prices were obtained at the auction. lourteen pieces of freehold land and
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  • 159 6 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, March ~.">. The Karangan application lis*: which i.*> oversubscribed closes to-day. It is expect ed me allotment letters will be josted on Satu:day. Penang, March 23. The death has taken place of Mr. C. Y. Bentley, of Bukit To Lalang Estate, fr&m pnemonia
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  • 127 6 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, March 2"». IL E. the High Commissioner and Lady Guillemard and party srrived st Kuala Kar. W elcon ed by tl tea dent, snd a >• The Ipoh I. V. f. ed the guard of nour. W -ome" i, and received Malay ch
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  • 37 6 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, .March 2.">. The Railway employees nnd Central Workshop's men returned to wo-c yesterday, ard their grievances are now under investigation. The situation of tu <.:i--gineerii.g firms has not changed.
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  • 194 6 The first number of a new pe .odaal d< voted to the interests of the Kins Edward VII Medical School attainj a distinctly high' charaite;-. It is intended to mak> ii the j med um between present and passed gra-| duatts of the School, to keen alive the
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  • 132 6 An Inter-section marching and ehooting competition will take place on Sunday, the first for a silver shield presentel by 2 Lt. Noel Clarke. Tctoma will consist of the following officers and N. < A ith els other tanks: 2 Lt. Zehnder, C. o M. 1
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  • 92 6 Once more that useful annual the S.i.gapore end Straits Directory makes ite ap fparance in the familiar red covers, bulkier *bae ever, for condensation cannot, keep down the ever-growing amoun, of information it contains. The Directory is most frequently referred to, perhaps, but the appendices of useful
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  • 637 6 ON VARIOUS MATTERS. THR PRESIDENCY NOMINATION London, March 2j Ambassador Davit iphed to lairman of tlu* West V loeratic committee, thanking Mm fr r ndorsement of his nomine j> iScratk Presidential randidate. I! sd that the call of duty no man sfuse, but he i.i not omination, not
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    • 127 6 CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co., I Please note change of address of our office and RETAIL godown from 2 1 Raffles Quay to 87 CECIL STR.EET MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE late of Messrs. LAFAYETTE, PHOTOGRAPHERS to Their MAJESTIES Begs to announce that he conducts THE ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO in SINGAPORE At The
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    • 34 6 THE BTfGAPOai FREE PRESS I nnd 1 A MERCANTILE ADVERTISER 1 Estabttsbsd, ISSS. Telephone Xo. 56 < Tha only Morning Paper in the Straits Settlements. CabIes—"ADVERTISER," Singapore. I < Editorial and Publishing Office, 80 RAFFLES PLACE.
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    • 680 7 germany;s turmoil. PARTY STRIFE. (Reuter's Service! Renewing the Situation. London. Mar. IP. At i~ nailing of ie National Assembly Chancellor Bi:uer reviewed the circumstances ai the insurrection, and Vo* LuttwitS demanded the Imperial forces as a predion for a revenge. Th- failure of the ly due to the Government He
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    • 726 7 GENERAL CABLE NEWS. I AVIATION. [I.'euter's Service] CAIRO TO CAPE VICTORY. The South African aviators Colonel van LyTieveld and Major Brand have arrived at Capetown, ihu- completing the flight from England Thre machines were successively i Rome, Mar. 19. A Calcutta message dated Mar. 12, says that Perraria and Masiero
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    • 705 7 AMERICAN NEWS. RATIFICATION REJECTED. I neuter's Service] SENATE AND TREATY. Washington, Mar. 20. The Senate has rejected a treaty ratification resolution upon the necessary twoth.rds majority not being obtained. The voc ig was fortynine for thirtyfive against ratification. Thereafter a resolntion was adopted returning the treaty to the President intimating
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    • 728 7 WORLD OF STRIFE. THE CORK MURDER. [Reuter's Service] A SHAMEFUL SUGGESTION. London, Mar. 20. A band of armed masked men broke in to the residence of th2 Lord Mayor of Cork and shot him dead .vith a levolver at one in the morning of the 20th. The assailants then decamped
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    • 272 7 R [Incorporated in Singapore] CONSTANTLY ARRIVING IN H ROBINSON Co. CAILLER'S COCOA i VtfTsa tffibi Sri %fi Wily kl-?ajf fi -^-**9**m******mm*****m**********************^^-mmAmmmi incomparable m '^\s* m M leading \-m/ Cpcoa I sum Flavour in SI II and NUTRITIOUS I y* y 4 Quality j SUSTAINING SilM Prepared by a t KTifoG^m&KoHllE&
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    • 572 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated in Japan. B2iDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESB GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice. EUROPEAN MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. For London and Antwerp via (Malacca) ,Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. KAGA MARU mid April. YOKOHAMA MARU end AprU TAMBA MARU early May LIVERPOOL
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    • 578 8 K. P. M KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (incorporated in Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA Tefrphoae 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Trsnshipmeat Dept. 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITII THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. VAN HOGENDORP (Friday, 26) Moeara -Saba and Djambi, vis Singksp.
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    • 626 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND (Incorporated in England). MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are st rr« Ktt&pended. LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. PFROM LONDON ITO MARSEILLES LONDOI DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAPORE: B about 20th
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    • 939 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SLIM.) COASTING SERVICE. f.T *"t*7. Tringganu, Kelantan, Bangnarr, Telnpln, Pataal, Singors, Lam*. schiaaiai, Baaden. Langexun, Chumpon and Bangkok. Arrival Departure p^^^tphk 29th Mar 1920 31st Mar. 1920 K sth ApL 1920 7 *h Api. 1920 VALAYA 12th Api. 1920 14th Api. 1920
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    • 520 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., IM. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) JOINT FOBTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OK PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. BUamsr Lssves Due Route For New York S'pore CITY OF NORWICH 10th Jan. Panama Japan
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    • 309 9 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES DE FRANCE Under Contract with thc French Gorernment MailT^d Passengers Services DIRECT MARSEILLES FAR EASTERN SERVICE HOMEWARD MAILS OUTWARD MAILS To Marseilles (about 21 days> For Japan via French Indo-.hina via Colomboo-Djibouti-Port Said Hongkong and ShsnghaL PAUL LECAT 1f.200 tons Apr. IS ARM AM) BEHIC 10,79<* tons Apr.
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    • 1019 10 JUST ARRIVED f* *~W~$ f-^-^iggi^j-— rf Cornets Baritone Euphonium JOS,ide Tromboi,-. Mandolines. FU C. fe B. ENGLISH 50HFS Hill U Back Mandolines. Hawaiian Guitars BW- Ml— M Guitars. Bu^le Mouth Piece. Vio 30 VarietlCS All DeIICIOUS fef^v 4^ lins Cases Bag Pipes Double bap e fcU e- u e u
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    • 664 10 POWELL CO- AUCTIONEERS CABGO ei SiTIfOMA VNI> KLEIST. Messrs Powell and Co. Lid v.iil offer al iUCTIOK at (lodowns Nos. B, 22 &19 of the Bli Harboui Boi rd The following cargo without guarantee onaisting of Dup ini various sizes, heating apparatus, engine fittings, pip. <l?k e b'ades, navvy shovels,
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    • 1859 11 1 a***"*™*'™' ii— ii «ggcrra/g«g ■im— xrnm miwi nm tsmmmamssmm^^ I eta Pv*r 53,f,C0,000 j^^m.^^ in force oyer $12>000>000 I I THE GEEAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I [Incon-orsUd ia Straits Sett.] I HK \D OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C. !PU9 has £20,000 deposited
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    • 919 11 EXCHANGE. MAIL TABLE. March 20. TO-DAfT. |Bank 4 m.s. 2-4 1-32 ihlto nd w:JI Bank demand 2-3 25-32 'Private credits 3 m.s. .M 11-,,; p enan p NaWYort demand 4:; p C .-edits 90 lavs r- r^»*- >.':Zr m tt! India, i. T. 9> ti i i P. Bamm aP.
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  • 797 12 THE ARMY ESTIMATES: icej JOINT IMPERIAL STAFF. London, Ma-ch tX In the House of Commons, on tlie comBtZttee stage of the army estimates. seveial .speakers strongly advocated I e est«blish.ru nt of a joint imperial general staff ♦o deal with matters relating to the deforce of the Empire.
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  • 153 12 CHRISTMAS ISLAND RIOTS. Ike common jurors summoned to the S*2Cnd Assizes in the Supreme Court yes-er-.ay morning did not have a 10r...* stay. 71c: ease down for hearing wa*: that in which Wong Kam Quee stood charged witli committing robbery whilst armed with a dangerous weapon, to which
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  • 156 12 Mane Walcamp, the serial queen in a bird supreme, Tongues of Flame, Bret fiarte*s famous story made int) a screen masterpiece is now to be se?n at the liberty Hall in the second show along urith Eddie Polo'? yclonc Smith adventure stories number three and four. In the
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  • 110 12 nan's Turret Fie com- which has been playing t.> record throughout the F. M. S.. will arrive pore on Monday next and will comn at the Yietoria itre, Th< ts of fourteen artistes, Mad line Roasiter, who is daoi to be the most ever seen in the East.
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  • 73 12 romisrs to be a successful social function is the grand fancy dress ball and carnival promoted by Mr. Charles S, which is to take place in the GoodHall on Saturday evening, April 10th. The Van Wij* Hotel Orchestra, under the eon luctorship of Mr. J. H. Brandon,
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  • 134 12 Government is prepared to present to Canada a flee: worth $16*■_ million at prewar value, comprising one light cruiser, four destroyers, eight patrols, one flotilla J submarines and four mine■oroei .s will require 1500 officers and men, whereof Canada has 500 trained men and a sufficiency of jumo- officers. Senitrs
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  • 148 12 A NOTABLE VICTORY London, xMar. 20. At Rugby football, at Twickenham, England beat Scotland by 13 points to 4. [This was a somewhat unexpected victory. Scotland beat Wales atter seven successive defeats by nine poii.ts to five at the beginning of February. Each country hai now two wins to
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  • 106 12 OFFICIAL REPORT. The usual auctions of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association were held on Wednesday and Thursday when there was catalogued 3,203,521 lbs.. 1.491.48 tons. Offered 1,722,695 !b<<., 769.05 tons. Sold 893,412 lbs., 393.84 tcn^. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents per lb S'pore Stand.
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  • 175 12 Singapore. Mi\ 25. Sii ce last reporting the market has FtracL'Jy declined in sympathy wiih London advicea and at the opening of the usual Weekly Auctions this morning, in .he absence of the Chinese Comp<? iioTi, the rcnrket was extremely dull, and a considerable fall in prices took
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  • 109 12 Singapore, March 23. Uooring advices of a declining market, in London, with European buyers diffid< I and Chinese buyers conspicuous by their the Rabbet Auction opened j I .tenia -ably lower prices tian those ruling lasl For Ribbed Smol Sheet the paid was 99 cents, Dp rdl the
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  • 356 12 March ISth to 24th. Despite a dull tone, almost amounting to oepression. business in fair volume continues. Rubbers show little life and values c:: the whole pre easier but not sufficiently so to attract buyers. Tins betrayed nervousness, all lines with exception of LTu Piahs and Murais,
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  • 536 12 Singapore, Mar 25. t Applicants for ordinary shares in Robin- I son Co. Ltd. received their Allotment Let- ters during thj week and considerable dis- I appointment was expressed at the small < proportion of shares allotted to individual 3 applications: numerous sellers were shortly i in
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  • 63 12 The heavy shower of rain which fell in the afternoon prevented riay in the S.C.C. Tournament. BRITISH ISLES TEAM In Australia. lhe British Isles tennis team bad grea: successes during their stay in Queensland. The hrst two days' play in B-sbane resulted as follows: British Isles, 6 rubbers
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  • 173 12 r ihe P. and 0. steamer Dilwara bis lef.. Colombo and is expected to arrive at Singa peee at 6 a.m. on Sunday, the 23th in«tant. All applications for Sunday Labour Permits should reach the Master Attendant's Office lot later than 3 p.m. on Ihursday the Ist. April
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  • 141 12 •John Kearney, a European fireman on board H. M. troopship Profe-so-, now in harbour, was produced before Mr J. D Hall in the Second Court yesterday, chars* ed with assaulting the barman ol the for net supplying him with dr':;k on Tuesday right. Accused ii alleged to
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    • 16 12 CANADA'S NEW NAVV. The Motherland's Gift. a Ottawa, Mar 20. According to Jellicoe's report the British
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    • 184 12 WATCH THIS SPACE f NOTICE. I SHOBTAC 0 WEETFNFn II M ASK 1 I «DPX 13 13 Tl MTV JSJJ wSnoS jSIHL JBLfl .JLJ* JL *«TjL JL^ ILev Unsweetened Condensed. I MMMMM •<»•<» Jos TfMiS 801 Ltd. J 12. Battery. Road. Singapo. ten m j H"""" 1 C. A. RIBEIRO
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