The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 April 1920

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. N CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1920. No. 9,950. i
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    246 1 A very miscellaneous lot of telegrams, mostly from America, with a few scraps of Hritish news thrown in. The railway strike is threatening New ork with food shortage. Dissension between the Unions seems to he a great factor Page 7. Destruction of cotton crops in Texas is
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    THE PURSE OF GEMS.
    1243 1 The other day I had the Rood (or ill) fortune to be shown something that has left me decidedly covetous, a stat;? of mind that would be deplored, I suppose, by any responsible moralist. One of those lucky accidents that every now and then put one
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      165 1 -vr-v^j fhe Largest and Most Successful Hotel on the Island FACING THE SEA. axarioua Suites of Rooms and spacious lounges, verandah and beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TEAS. ery Thursday, Music in attendance. Cinema oil the Lawn from 6.15 p.m. FIRST CLASS CUISINE. Joes! night every Saturday, dinner followed by Cinema. v<
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      115 1 0/ *> £*> cQWTtfQIE Fox r»c 7&OOCJ. y1 1 lu I^^^ftl of so That is music to a mother's ear. |p?iSB Screams and cries distress both infant and Mother* /ffl\ w%s. bring" the cooling, soothincj touch to all rashes J Yf and b;i'»y misery. Mennen Pnrated Talcum is ~*i la^.
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      131 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Municipal tenders Page 5. Baling Press for sale Page 5. Dollar Line sailings Page 9. Pictures at Victoria Theatre Page 3. Edendale for Fremantle direct Page 9. Ex-officer wants to be paying guest I age b. Huckaback towels at Whiteaway's— Page 5. Alha^bra Cinema new programme Page 2.
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      94 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 11th. High Tides 6.10 am 6ft Tin 8.6 pm 6ft Tin Thursday, 15th. High Tides 7.22 am Tft Oin 8.44 pm Tft Sin.! Tolish Dancing Co., Theatre. Y. M. C. A. Social, 9 pjn. Friday, litk High Tides 8.24 am Tft 5in 9.15 pm Tft Bin. Saturday,
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    ARMSTRONG-SILZER.
    313 2 A New Marine Diesel Engine. All matters connected with the rapid production of merchant shipping are now of Vital interest to the manufacturer whose trade development is hampered by tack of expjrc facilities, and British en^irio?rs who endeavour to remedy the present •hortagt are assured of hearty support. The
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    197 2 Cement-COated nails ;ir .-:;U<i by H. A. Knight, in The Iron Age, to constitute! iil>out ten pur cent of tii 1 wire nails made in the United States. Noticing the difficulty of drawing nails from the resinous lumber of imported packages, Era Copeland, of Brockton, Mass., experimented with vegetable-gum varnishes,
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      232 2 ENGLISH FORMALIN. In Casks of 400 lbs Quotations and Particulars Apply MEDICAL HALL LTD. OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES THROUGHTOUT STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES IN DAYS OF OLD People had a Page jS^&Ej^f To introduce theni. ML. IiOI^CTORY Qj iy'Jti aiß -~*Co r\ pa n y S K; i&m
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      458 2 From THURSDAY, APRIL 8, to WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1920 ONE OF THE BEST OF UNIVERSAL SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS A Superb Dramatisation cf the Famous Stage Success, unusually Beautiful and Dramatic A Little Brother of the Bich A photodrama with a terrific punch and a gentle caress Featuring an Unusually Talented Cast
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      390 2 From WEDNESDAY APRIL M, to MONDAY APRIL 19 Second Show at 9.30 D.m. A .MASSIVE WILLIAM FOX STANDARD PRODUCTION Featuring the Popular WILLIAM FARNUM I In a rapidly moving, soul-stirring Storj the Old Sou THE CONQUEROR I A Gripping Drama Most Realistically an-l Beautifully I' A picture full of Love-Interest.
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    PILSUDSKI AND LENIN.
    860 3 STRUGGLE FOR MASTERY IN THE BAST. Warsaw, March I. Zhere is a growing belief here that the negotiation of a treaty of peace between Poland and Soviet Russia will be an extremely prolonged affair. This belief has its basis in the trend of the political and Parliamentary
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    MERCANTILE BANK.
    62 3 At the annual r*'J»*' r 1 >.><'•' <"K of this Bank to be held in London on 20th instant, t>.e DlmcttWTl will recommend a final dividend of 14 jut cent per annum making 14 per cent for the year and a bonus of 2 per c^nt k} i
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      269 3 VICTORIA THEATRE i CINEMA EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAMME THAT COSTS MORE THAN AN OPERA COMPANY CARRYA in<; :so room PRESENTED BY THE GAIETY CINEMA SPECIAL CHILDREN* MATHfER AT 5 PJL tprii 17th. The Late GABY*DEBLYB in "GABY" CHARLEB CHAPLIN in SUNNYSIDK SIGHT PERFORMANCE at 9.15 p.m. Saturdaj Apr.! 17th. 1». W. GRIFFITHS
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      980 3 %9 Oo Yoss Suffer from any m S^^ SHIM OR BLOCe DISEASE I /Tluf^^c^ |j| Kut.ti>. Eczema, ScroluEa, Bad Leg* composed of inrroditMiu v! ..quickly iJlff B ly^ttS 3 M Abscesses, Ulocrs. Glandular attack, overcomo. and fxv<' fn.m tbo m VU m Swellings. Boils, Pimples, Sores blood all impuntins (Jrom
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      447 3 FOURNIER'S HYGENIQUE MIXTURE. (FOR LADIES) Tested and Proved for Year*. WASTE NO TIME. Immediately you notice any disorder of the system take Fournier's Hygenique Mixture. It quickly removes all suffering. There i« Nothinc to EQUAL IT. nor Anything so Widely Known. It Is justly described as the FINEST REMEDY IN
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    ON THE ROAD TO THE CONTINENT
    1023 4 TALKING BUSINESS WITH THE BOCHE." At 6.80 a.m., while you in London are u sleep, the Flushing boat steals out ol Folkestone Harbour and heads s^raijjht towards the dull red tk/titM o f dawn. AcroM 24 miles of Channel water shimmering with the unearthly
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    THE BAD HOLENZOLLERN BROTHERS.
    600 4 Persius's Scandal Book. Hovv the truth was hidden from tbo German people in naval matters during the war is revealed by Captain Persius, the wellknown German naval writer. In his bitt'jr book, "Der Seekrieg" (just published, Welihuhne, Charlottenburg). He declares that the German Admiralty Press department
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    THE END OF D. O. R. A.
    175 4 To Expire on August 31. The text of the War Emergency Laws (Continuance) Bili, now issued after having boon considerably modified in Grand Committee of the House of Commons, provides Tor the disappearance of I). O. R. A. by August 31 next. If
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    STOCKS AND SBARES.
    799 4 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SINGAPORE, APRIL 13th, 1920. MINING. [Figures in brackets shows the capital and issue value of the Share in dollars, unless otherwise marked. C. Cum div x equals ex div.] j Ampang ($100,000—0) 17.50—18.00 Ayer Weng ($100,000—0) 2.00—2.25 Hitam Tin ($300,000 1)
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    FIRST BIG CONTRACT FOR HOUSES.
    368 4 Manchester Orders 1,000. I The Manchester Housing Committee has placed a contract with Messrs. Sir Robert Macaiplne and Sons for the building of a thousand houses on the Wilbraham Road 'Estate, Fallowfield, Manchester. An important feature of the contract is the introduction of a definite
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    QUEER GOLF PUPILS.
    167 4 The real freak golfer is to be found abroad. In -'Golfs Little Ironies" Mr. Harry Fulford, now professional to the club at Le Touquet, tells us of his experiences in Egypt, where on one and the same day he gavo lessons to an American, a German Count,
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    140 4 Whenever I get to the Day of Judgment I shall try to find out whether there is a way ic stop women talking. Mr. Bankers (South- Western magistrate). ilis Worship forgets. On that occasion he will not be on the Bench. An interesting matrimonial case is reported from Zurich, where
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      764 4 AUCTIOxNEERS AND ESTATE AGENTS I IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE FREEHOLD PLANTATION SUITABLE lOK BUILDING S|||. The undersigned will offer for sale by Public Auction at their sale room. Raffle* Chambers, Raffles Place ON MONDAY, 19th APRIL at 2.30 p.m. The undermentioned valuable Building Land All that Plantation with a large frontage
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      454 5 WANTED. HA! D TYPIST male or feau f or Singapore o«ee too 20.4 naii lad t ,i index lette oflka \pen-nct Free Pn II J ads t ion ai pajiai ♦„,•!>• lo Box Ml W4 L I S H ACCOUNTANT, fully ejnalinei sreeaects, particular nee. r» el Prat Preaa. j}
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      844 5 AUCTION SALES. PUBLIC AUCTION. d The Undersigned G«-o. V. Laawaeri hns received instruction fn>™ Meson. HoMatoa Co., Hongkong, to sell b.v Public Auction ON TUESDAY, 18th MAY, 1920 AT I P.M. 0 at 1 is Saks Rooms. Dudddl Street, Hongkong r THE STEAMER DAGMAR as she now lies in the
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      759 5 I AUCTION SALES. j AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE LAND AND SEVEN BHOPHOUSEfi Nos. 18 to 24 Pahang Street, Area 4,937 sq. ft., comprised in Statutory Land Grant !At Messrs CHEONG KOON SENG Cos I Saleroom, No. 30 Klin?: Street o\ WEDNESDAY, Mth APRIL, AT 2.30 P.M. i i Fuil particulars
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      760 5 i NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. "he Manieipal Commissioners of Singapore invite tenders for the alterations and additions to the Supt: of Machinery's quarters at Road. Drawings and Specification be inspected, and Tender forms obtained at the Municipal Architect's Office during office hours. Tenders on the prescribed forms and enclosed in tK-
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      460 5 J^^WHITEA^Y^I j J "THE NOTED HOUSE FOR TOWELS" I I I REMARKABLE U JB H H jr 111 1 V B H I 2T ({(4 1 HUCKABACK TOWELS VERY FINE SEMI BLEACHED COTTON i HUCKABACK TOWELS WITH 2 INCH. HEMSTITCHED BORDER. "CAN BE DEPENDED 1 Hi ON FOR REAL HARD
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      402 5 they allow are in their e^es virtues rather than defects. They rejotci in the fact that all engagement? which affect their deetanies must be spread upon the public records, and that there h not, and can never be, a secret treaty binding them either in law or in morals. "Looking
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    Bread as Food.
    1410 6 II The greatly increased use of bread q by the native populations instead of rice is apparent in every suburb of the town. The shops stock it, the C( pedlars sell it, and best of all from the food point of view the natives buy and eat
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    F. M. S. COUNCIL.
    555 6 MANY MATTERS. (From Our Own Representative) Kuala Lumpur, April 13. At to-day's meeting of the Federal Counil the High Commissioner, Sir Laurence iuillemard presided. Replies to Questions. The Chief Sscretary announced, in •eply to Mr. Clodd, that a Finance ■ommittee was being formed, consisting of »lh'cials
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    236 6 The Polish Concert Company gives its interesting classical entertainment at the Victoria Theatre to-morrow night. The artistes have been heard in Singapore before and created a very favourable opinion of the talents. Under the Food Regulations, the Food Controller orders as follows (1) The exportation frcm the Colon} of Puttoo
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    501 6 THE RUHR OCCUPATION [Reuter's Service.] A BERLIN REPORT. Berlin. \pr.l |j I The Lokalar.zeigar reports ;i French extension of the Irfmpotion of £J many. Stockstadt and Babenl already occupied -md French approaching Aschaffenhurg, r southwards from ParmM. On the contrary at Paris, M reply ing to the German
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    175 6 Dr. K. RatfhunaUian will open hil at the Kerala Dispensary, 107, M'- :lf I The annual public netting of tn. I C. A. will tako plan on Thursday I at fiJiO p.m. in the Hall of tin- Y.W 8, Fort Canning Koud. It is hop' 1 are interestc<J may be
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    21 6 The wiae man is often full of for the immediate future; bt D€Vef H^ r faith in ultimate victory.— Freder.c son.
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      196 6 CALDBEGK MAGGREOOR G0., Please note change of address of our office and RETAIL godown from 2 1 Raffles Quay to 87 CECIL STREET. MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE Begs to annoonc* that he conduct! THE ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO in SINGAPORE At The BURLINGTON 190 Pmeet North of the AdeJphi Hotel KEEP
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      37 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS and MERCANTILE ADVERTISER F«Ubliih«i, lt*Bs. Telephono No. M The only Mox-ning Paper in the Strait* Settlements. CaaIm— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, SO RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1920.
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    ISON RAILWAYS.
    299 7 IfIiRUNION STRIKE. fR eunr> J v>ril It. acuto o*n| I trains and M p I reland to hel r trol larar* i rolting the ttri- cne ITH UNIONS. Uvay ntrywide, m- l n Ne T I Lonf Island railifying Uk menace of ting of railwayden of four rail-
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    SIR ROSS SMITH.
    48 7 lUrria* MM. declined many proB offer to niatior tMlr pending with a Jturing tour throujrh- and America. book, now in course of in England. at Washington ine artido rights. ved that Sir Arthur lr: 'l^ is connectod with lh W »W Wr Ross trans-wortd flight.
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    "HELL FIRE COVER."
    32 7 *-Hand. W. Kw Corner" in in the window *>!,;, It *M hr lap reference!. ""•U* te ">a<le out. StU Chi 1 Daily Mail) u K ni it hom« to Scot-
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    EUROPEAN SITUATION.
    545 7 FRANKFORT QUIET. LKeuter's Service] FRENCH CABINET COUNCIL. T Paris, April 10. Mr. Lloyd George's Note concerning the the Frankfort occupation' was discussed :.e*terriay in two meetings of the French Cabinet Council. After the second meet- in* the French Ambassador in London was nstructed to hand the French reply
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    250 M. P. H. BY AIR.
    163 7 Travelling in 1925. If. Michelin, the new President of the Acre Club of France, believes that in a few years say, in 1025 the normal speed of aeroplanes will be 250 miles per hour. M. Michelin w;as no doubt influenced in his statements by
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    OUR EXOTIC LOBBYERS.
    851 7 [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, March 11. Once a week or so, there appears in the Daily News and in one or two other papers of a similar nature, a double column advertisement which remarks: This advertisement has been donated by an Egyptian to the cause of
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    GRAND CONCERT.
    61 7 A lumber of the men of the Lettish Army are passing through from Vladivostock. They have an excellent Concert Party, and have cft'ered their services in order to give the people of Singapore an opportunity to hear Lettish National music. The Concert will take place in the Y.
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    MATRIMONIAL CASE.
    585 7 WIFE vs MOTHER-IN LAW. Sidelights into a matrimonial shipwreck which occurred in a wealthy and well-con-nected local Chinese family were thrown during the hearing in the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir John Bucknill, K.C\) of a claim made by Khoo Giang Neo, the eighteen year
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    FIFTY AT ONE PORT.
    321 7 The "bride ship" has come and gone, but few people seem to be aware of the fact, except the brides and their husbands. It appeals they have been travelling East in scores. On one \essel, it was just a happy procession of husbands up the gang-ways
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      181 7 Robmson <s> Co., Ltd* h HEs, il HI^BhI b«IS lift SUPERIOR BROWN COWHIDE KIT BAGS BEST BRITISH MAKE LONDON COLOR. IN 22 in. and 21 in. BROWN COWHIDE BROWN COWHIDE BRIEF BAGS KIT BAGS 12 14 16 18 inches. IN 16 18 20 inches. Robinson <8b Co. Ltd> g /^^J
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      584 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated in Japan. V N DER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPAN2SB GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice. EUROPEAN MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. Ftr London and Antwerp via (Malacca) ,Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. YOKOHAMA MARU 21st April TAMBA MARU sth May MISHIMA MARU 20th
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      619 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE P^KETVAART MAATSCHAPPU (Incorporated in Holland). HOYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OP BATAVIA Telethon* ISI Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Fupt. Transhipment D«»C 3 COLL YE R QUAY. UNDEH CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. VON HOGENDROP (Thursday, April 15). Muntok and Palembang.
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      618 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England). MAIL .AND PASSENGER SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Cm (Under Contract with His Majesty's Gorman The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY tj. iuspended. LONDON .FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON j TO MARSEILLES ft Lr J DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAI'OIfc
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      759 9 I SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM.) SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. intol, TrfUIMO, Ktlantan, Bangnan, Telupin, Patami, Blngera, La- Bftid* 0 LsAfitkA* Cbumpoß, and **nflrftlL Arrival DeoartTO SrACHATIPOR 26th Apl. 1920 28th Apl. 1920 '.tflsmri fitud throaghout with electric light, and hare excelled Edition for flnt clas. passengers.
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      515 9 Tke Ocean Steam Ship Company, limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EUenan Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated in England.) JOflfT FOE! NIGHTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OS PANAMA* FROM NEW YORK. SWame* Leares Due Route Fer New York S'pore CITY OF
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      371 9 MESSAGERIES MARITIME DE FRANCE I Under Contract with tho 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 via Colombo-Djibouti-Port Said Hongkong and Shanghai ANDRE LEBON 19,250 tons May 6 CORDILLERE 0,790 tons Apr
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      351 9 TELK LEE CONTRACTOR Painters and Masons, etc. Material and Labour for cleaning Ships Boilers, Haulkers and No. 196 South Bridge Road. j SINGAPORE. THE FAR EASTERN TOURIST AGENCY. 6-a, Malacca Street, Singapore. s^. The above firm /££4bip&§mlk>\ clears skips, and for- /*>vOx 3b StST >\ war< k from the unal.
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    JESUIT MORALITY.
    1844 10 CATHOLIC UNION AND MR. JUSTICE DARLING. A (Gratuitous Insult." The Times has received a copy of correspondence which has passed between the Catholic Union of Great Britain and Mr. Justi'.e Darling with reference to a remark made by the latter during the li'-anrpr of a case which recently
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      237 10 JUST UNPACKED A SMALL ASSORTMENT OF 1 ARTISTS' MATERIALS "I I C, A. RIBEIRO CO., LTD. 1 I STATIONERS, PRINTERS, ENGRAVERS. HANDELSVEREENIGING HOLLAND. (Trading Company "Holland") Incorporated in Holland WE HAVE REMOVED OUR OFFICES AND GODOWN TO 16 17 JAPAN STREET AS FROM THE 10TH OF APRIL 1920. GOOD NEWS
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      201 10 i THOMPSON, LARS^O^B incorporTated^in^singapore. 1 GENERAL MERCHANTS, I j 1 I^l X^ Cables "Walcotj! spw i COMMISSION AGENTS. I y\ A. M. Thompson. W. E. \owler. Hon. Eu Tong Sen. if, =;s;;y::;^ rr^ 1 1 117-122, MARKET STREET, SINGAPORE I F==l T Q W A M r l m o.
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      330 11 ttU Ter tJ,^ o ood J Assurance in force over |12,000,60t THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I [I»«>rpor%ted i» Straits Sett.] p jiZAD orMCK Wiache«t«r H««m, Simgapore. LONDON OFFICE S2, OW Jewry, E.C. li L Cturzzy hw £20,000 depoaited with tk« Supreme Court of England, and complies with
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      515 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK 1 LTD. (Incorporated in Japau) Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,00< 1 Capital Paid Up y. 61,000,001 1 Reserve Fund Y. 44,000,001 President. N. K. Kajiwara Esq Vice-Frerllent S. Suzuki Esq. DIRECTORS. K. Kajiwara Esq. F. WaUnabe Esq. Souia Esq. I Matsukata Esq^ Y. Yamakawa Esq. M. Mitsui Esq.
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      480 11 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated ia Eaflaad hy Royal Charter. > Taid ay Capital £2,000,000 K?sfr-. Fond £2,900 009 3 jßes?rr« LlabUlty PrcjHttor* £2,000,000 RBAD OFFICB 85 Bi&«&»sffato, London, E.C. Af raeles amd Braschea. Aniritsar Kongkacg Penar»f Bangkok Hoil» Puke t Batavis Ipoh K an^oon I Bombay
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      424 11 INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in tho 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 STfcSST— NEW YORK. I BRANCHES:— Batarfa Xob« San Pcdza d« Kaceri* Bombay
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      1081 11 PRODUCE. April 13. Tin 100 Tons $171.50 Gambler 15.00 Gambicr Cube No. 1 24.75 Pepper Black 85.00 Pepper (White fair) 70.75 Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 12.50 Tapioca, medium pearl, f.q 20.00 I Pearl Sago, small 15.50 Copra Sundried 22.00 Copra Mixed 21.50 Opium, Benares uncert 6,900 Rice Rangoon White 2,700
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    121 12 LATEST TRANSACTIONS. Rcpoited by Eraser Co. There are very few transactions to report to-day. Kelemaks sold $12, Colin3burgh3 $6.30, and Pajams l. r ).75 cum div. Alor Gajchs are wanted at $40.10, Amalgamated Malays ?4.70, New Serendahs $6JQ and Teluk Ansons $1G.2.", ex dividend, practicaly all other
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    THE FUTURE OF RUBLER.
    270 12 The late Mr. Lampard, at i'\e United Serdang meeting always gave utterance to words which cheered the investor a:ii Mr. G Croll, has successor, fo'lows his good example. The meeting of this g«,od Company which even in these Limej is paying 40 per cent took place
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    111 12 The following Singapore properties were sold by auction by Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co., at. their saleroom, No. 30 Kling Street, en Wednesday afternoon: ;> iluable land and the three shophouses Noa. 158, 159 159-1 Bencoolen Street, area BJ6B sq. ft. and comprised in Statutory Land Grant
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    INDIAN PULPIT ORATOR.
    211 12 Women Moved to Tears. More than a thousand people, m/ostly women, were held spellbound for an hour on March 9th at St. Matthew's Church, Westminister, by a i eniarWable preacher from India. He is the Sadhu Sundar Sinah, and he is desciibtd as an Indian Christian ascetic.
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    ROY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    82 12 Orders fcr week ending Saturday, April 17. Monday, 12th. First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Troops Parade, 5.15 p.m. Tuesday, 13th. Signalling Class, Zetland House, 6.15 p.m. Wednesday, 14th. Third Troop Parade, Zetland House, 5.15 p.m. Thursday, 15th. Ambulance Class, Y.M.C.A., 5.15 p.m. Friday, 16th. Band Practice, Malay
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    1041 12 ICICISY TRIUMPH OVER IRELAND. G. B. Crole's Brilliance. [From Our Own Correspondent.] March 3. The Scottish International Rugby fifteen defeated Ireland at Inverleith, Edinburgh, and up to date they are the only unbeaten international side. The game, however, v.as rather disappointing: it had its good points, but the
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    406 12 It was cool and overcast on Tuesday morning, when there was little to interest in the doings on the tracks, hardly any of the numerous horses that were present bein? required to extend themselves. Sir John and Woorawa were first out, working separately and they did their usual
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    50 12 The Conqueror, a William Fox standard production featuring William Farnum, in eijxht parts, will be screened at the Alhambra to-nipht. along: with the Pathe Gaze?tte, the Topical Budget and a Harry Polh.rd comedy. In the earlier show a fivereel detective drama The Game of Three will be screened.
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    GERMAN MILITARISTS DISCUSSING WAU LESSONS.
    243 12 Disciples of Von Hindenberg Compare Notes. German miltarists are busy discussing the lesson learned in ihe last war. Six points they declare stand out prominently in the bitter experiences that began in that exentful August of 1914. The machine gun, they say, has becume the
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      S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
      202 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship. Donnell boat Archdn. Swindell 6 o, B—6.8 6. Profession Pairs. Lee Warner and Tyler beat White and Leakey 6—3, 6—3. B Singles. Chan-ey beat Gale G 4, B—6.8 6. Donaldson beat Sutton w.o. C Singles. Law, R. O. H. beat Gollan 6
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      SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
      48 12 The Ladies Medal Competition for April resulted as follows: Mrs. Hunter 54 12 42 Mrs. Harrington 57 15 42 Miss Law 48 4 44 Mrs. Blair 52 8 41 Mrs. Lornie 49 4 45 Mrs. Jackson 54 8 46 Mrs. Robinson 67 IS r >'>
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      GAKRISOX COLF CLUR
      41 12 Result of Men's UmUd for April.— Capt. D. C. Twiss 1 down; D. J. Ward 1 down Langiiam-Cartcr 2 down L. E. Gaunt 3 down; Dr. P. S. Humter 5 down. Tie to be played off this week.
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    GARDENS BULLETIN.
    456 12 The latest issue of the Gardens Bulletin contains a number of interesting articles. Mr. Mathieu considers the prospect of the oil palm in the East as an industry. Also some trials of food stuffs in the Economic Gardens, illustrated. A guide to the palm collection in the Gardens
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