The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 April 1920

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1920. No. 9,954. i
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    275 1 The usual big batch of week end telegrams dealing with the news of the world. Another phase of the struggle between the parties m Germany is threatened, and this time it looks very like civil war. The junkers and country people are making a set against the
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    CAMOUFLAGED HISTORY.
    1117 1 Some years ago. on a raw December night, when fog ami thaw out-of-doors made t the cheery fireside the more seductive, a chance assemblage was gathered m comfortable lounges round a blazing grate m out club smoking-room. The talk "was casual, desultory and fitful, until some one made
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      250 1 The Largest and Most Successful Hotel on the IsUnl FACING THE SEA. ixnrioaa Suites of Rooms and spacious lounges, verandah Eand beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TEAS. try Thursday, Music m attendance. Cinema on the Lawn from 6.15 p.m. FIRST CLASS CUISINE. right every Saturday, dinner followed by Cinema. M -mm 42*&t'r
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      113 1 CONNELL BROTHERS CO., [Incorporated m \3. 8 A.] mail Shipment of Siberian Smoked Salmon Boneless. I B. C. HIGH STREET. Cables Smithson, Bangkok. jk-J^ JL Desi ns and Estimates Free W S. SMITH SON (SUM) LIMITED. H iraflj (Incorporated m London) H PLATINUM, GOLD AND SILVER WORKING. R Jewellery of
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      113 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Municipal Commissioners need five assistrnt* m the Architect's Office— Page 5. Notice re estate of the late Dato Mentn Besar— Page 5. I Notices re Guac Huat Chan— Page o. 1 Auction sales of Stamp Album— Page o. The firm of Fctherston and Co.— Page 5. Innsbruck for
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      101 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 19th. High Tides 10.48 am Sft Sin 10.43pm 9ft Oin Lodge St. Geoo-ge Emergent, 5.30 p.m. Cinema at Victoria Theatre. Tuesday, 20th. High Tides 11.31 am Bft 9in 11.17pm 9ft 2ir Emulation Lodge, 8.30 p.m. Wednesday, 21st. High Tides 0.15 am Bft 7in 11.51 pm 9ft oir
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    EMPRESS BOAT'S BOUGH PASSAGE.
    303 2 "Japan" Loses Lifeboat m A Storm A. Vancouver paper of February iv ha<i |j the following: v "With one lifeboat missing;, part of her port rail carried away and eonsiderahl minor damage done to her superstnaßti the C.P.O.S. liner Empress of Japan, >rr A. J. Holland,
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    INDIANS AS NAVIGATORS.
    308 2 Proposed Calcutta School. Calcutta, .Vnrch t. The Government of Bengal ha /c far c time past had under their consideration the question of establishing h School or Nautical Institute m Calcutta for tl\j tram-i'-K cf Indian seumen m the eicn^ents of the theory of navigation and for
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    47 2 We want to see a Parliament of free men supporting a Government of free men who will aevote their talents to the task of honourably serving the intents of the nation as c whole instead of everlastingly conceding ground to organised minorities. Hon. F. M. B. Fiaher.
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      328 2 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiu'iii ANHYDROUS SULPHITE OF SODA IN KEGS OF 1 CVVT. I PRICE ANT) PARTICULARS FROM MEDICAL HALL LTD. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHinniiiiiii a OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES .iROUGHTOUT STRA r rF J)ERATED MALAY STATES THE SI>T~KUO MIN PRESS. H X I If Pr.nters end publishers of the ChinsM Evening Newspaper possessing the widest
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      992 2 1 FVoaiW KnS ES DAY A' lTto^TT^U^Afuif Second Show at i) p.m. A MASSIVE WILLIAM FOX STANDARD i WILL l AM FAfiNUM I In a rapidly moving, soul-stirring story of the 0 A Gripping Drama Most Realistically and BeftUtii In 8 Parts A picture full of Love-Interest, Punch, Action, S
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      399 3 VICTORIA THEATRE CINEMA EXTRAORDINARY nil oofl Verdici on Saturday^ Show INTOLERANCE" mE GREATEST PICTURE EVER BCREENEU IN SINGAPORE. I" SUNNYSIDE with Charlies < haplin a scream f() \I(,HT (2nd Session) M INTOLERANCE^ Pai B >13 and -SUNNYSIDB« r«ewaj April 80th. "INTOLERANCE" (Fir>t Bmmmm) c HARLES CHAPLIN m 'SUNNYSIDE" \pril 21l
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      284 3 TT^ ww^^n^j i^.^»,^ iii n mmmmmm ii^ju l ■^*^&X9mmmmWKOK!BE/K!JBmmmmmm m '^^m^ *n tt^^w %«^kw I If TWT rp T XH TT T T TCT' I 1 JrL A^ i X Jl II |J ii I ro It I THE FOLLOWING I 4/? E LB/" P S The Royal Navy 30
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      114 3 For Typewriter Pen or Pencil KEE LOX CARBON PAPER From $4.00 Box 108 Sheets. rLSoT^BBONS. Sole Agents RICKARD LIMITED. Prompt Printers, 16 b, Change Alley, Singapore. TOOTH-ACHE A BURDEN Why should you bear that which can be relieved almost immediately if you only take the trouble of consulting K. TSUTADA
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      1032 3 NOTICES. GOVERNMENT OF TUNGGAIfU. Tin and wolfram land at Sun^ai Sei^ok. Kemaman. Prospecting and mining rights m the riTer basin of the Sungai Buloh Nlpis, a part of the Sungai Sendok Concession. Kcmnman, will I shortly be disposed of by the 1 r-.ngganu Governf ment under the following procedure. J
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      358 4 MOTOR MOTOR SPIRIT mK^^ik SPIRIT "LUXE" "LUXE" "SHELL" AVIATION SPIRTT *HE PUREST IN THE WORLD NOW JoSts\, NOW CBTAINABLi: O-Rj| OBTAINABLE S5. RM S Z^^\ jy^^ SPEED I iW^fc WITH SAFETY I .^S^Si^ FIRESTONE Motory// '^yTs**£'/. cycle Tyres don't skid V y^\^Tf^l// On B^ arp turns They \/vmni 1\ vJk
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      960 4 CHING KENG LEE CO. IMPORTANT SALE OF BUSINESS PREMISES EUROPEAN COMPOUND HOUSE, SHOPHOUSES, BUNGALOW SITE AND BUSINESS PREMISES AT HIGH STREET. The undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction at their SALE-ROOM RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE ON MONDAY, 26th APRIL 1920 AT 2.30 P.M. The undermentioned Valuable Properties.
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      203 4 AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGEN^ AUCTION SALE OF Excellent Wax polished Walnut Stained Jacobean Dosimud Teak Housfh ture, FlanU, etc. TO BE HELD AT ENDSLEIGH No. 4, NEWTON KOAI), ON SATURDAY, 24th APRIL 1920 at 2 p.m. Comprising Wax polished and wainut stained teak sideboards W j»u mirror panels, dining tables
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      413 5 iap i-i l»utch and HoteL v EDIATELI fH rubber r ,k. i binoM rn-f.-rr.'d, most ••<■ I***" ***> 20-4 nat m Orchard Road, Gas renal. Courts, three i" t June Apply K.L.Z.. care ft- 1 -rr ;ind A* Tfc] lire d for Singapore by a Anply 80. No. KOH. lt-4
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      801 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF 3 Stamp Alburns containing rare and valuable postage stamps of various countries. Ai our aah I»— No. 30 Klinjr Street ON WEDNESDAY, 21st APRIL, AT 10.30 A.M. Now on view. CHEONG KOON SKNG CO., Auctiont'iMs. I l 21-1 AUCTION SALE VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTIES At Beach
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      813 5 TENDEftS. JOHORE GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. Tenders are hereby invited for the erection of one set of Cooly Lines for the Town 80-rd at Tebrau. Plans and Specifications may be seen and form of tender obtained at the P.W.D.. Office, JafcoM r,i>hr-i, at asy iy, Fridays ar.i }jrit'ay3 < xcept-
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      845 5 NOTICES. NOTICE r i We wish to announce the formation of the firm of FETHERSTON CO., vrith temporary offices at No. 3-a, Finlayson ;it:;, Sil ;'>ipore, where we will conduct the business of Rubber Brokers. Mr. Reginald 11. Gale, of Seletar Rubber Batatas, Will join the iirm upon his return
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      267 5 WHITEAWAY'S I FOR TOYS and GAMES of every DESCRIPTION. JUST RECEIVED I THE "KING" COMPENDIUM OF GAMES CONTAINING 'X A C mDlete Games. COMPRISING IraughtT ludo chfcSS 3 J RICE liot^ing Matador CLtfl Golt'o Word Forfeits fIQ fl ■111 Tiddley winks IMv^torv r^^ Blow Football JAystei/ i Word Making COMPLETE.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    20 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. REES.— At Highbank", Kuala Lumpur, on April 16th to Mr. and Mrs. F. Dale Rees, a daughter.
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    WEDDING.
    39 6 on the 17th, inst. by the Von Archdeacon Swindell, Reginald Harry Gale, eldest son of Henry Thomas and Mrs. Gale of Romsey. Hampshire, to Elfreda Florence, eldest daughter of William Charles Suter, late of the S.S. Civil Service.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. AND MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1920. The Weekly Causerie.
    910 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. AND MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1920. The Weekly Causerie. The end of the week telegrams show no further development of the French occupation of the Ruhr District. The French are m and the Germans, except m unimportant numbers, are not, so France has achieved her object and explained
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    239 6 The P. and O. Kovara from London is expected to arrive here at 8 a.m. this Monday morning. New Branches of the Bank Industrielle de Ohine have been opened during the last month at Mukden and Yokohama, and another is opening at Antwerp (Belgium) as from the 17th/ April. i
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    MATHEWS FLIGHT.
    98 6 I FAILS AT BALI AVIATOR INJURED. I Later Aneta wires state that Matthews left Batavif. at six m the morning of the 17th (Saturday) for Bali. He landed at 12.45 en the flying ground of Grokgak, near Singnradji, capital of the island of Bali. A telegram dated a
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    THE GOVERNOR RETURNS.
    66 6 After an absence of about a month, His Excellency the Governor, Sir Laurence Guillemard and Lady Guillemard and party, retufed tc Singapore on Saturday afternoon on beard the Sea Belle. The hon'ble Mr. F. S. James proceeded on board the yacht and extended a welcome to His
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    NOT APPRECIATED.
    250 6 British newspapers m the East do not want to be made a fuss of, but we have no doiibt m our own minds that the services they perform are very grudtfipgly acknowledged. Public organisations, official bodies, am; individuals too, often look upoi; a newspa JK-I as a Ciedfom
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    RUBBER TREE DISEASES.
    389 6 Science for Industry. Professor J. B. Farmer, Director of Biological Laboratories, and Professor of Botany m the Imperial College of Science and Technology, with the skilled assistance of Professor Blackman, Professor of Vegetable Pathology and Physiology, has prepared at the Botany Section of the College m Prince
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    26 6 Nell: "I stepped m *t a bargain Mle to-day." Belle: "Did you sco anything: that looken cheap?" Nell: "Yea; several men waiting for their wives." i
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    PENANG NEWS.
    103 6 (From Our Own C. 1 At a committee mwting o f t k of Commerce held to-ciay, the Henderson, asked for directio the attitude the Caamatf take at the forthcoming m%!£} Commission on Tari(V s and k! Chamber desired him to advoc^Jt continuance of the free tra<l P
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    MR. AND MRS. A. W. BEAM
    123 6 I By thj Novara, the ouhur,; Slcamer leaving probably and Mrs. Alfred W. Bean on Mr. Bean's retirement from m Singapore, m whivh he ha so law a j-irt. Mr. l> l>an J ban ."4 years, ami f, H part of that time ;a8
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    POPULAR WEDDING.
    294 6 There was a large aUonslaatt 4 Andrew I.;1 Cathedral on SatU at the Wfddiag of Mr. 1; Sdttmr Rubber Eltntl Suter, n tee of Mrs. M;i ;lu ing Home, Singapore. Mr. After of the Strait I the bride, who looked charn l ing simple dress of white chtraewi
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    RETAILER'S PROFITS.
    167 6 Current Cost to be The Boanl of Trails hi fiteerintf committee 1 to lak> m cases of allcjro'l pwtH nent value of tl t article tic current cost price of The Board »f Tf4* PPint° int retailer, who bad laid hi lal *L goods which ha<l s«nce fallen
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      200 6 TO OUR OLD FRIENDS IN*THE FAR EAST GOING HOME ON LEAVE i i i Those going on leave are experiencing very great difficulty m obtaining supplies of Whisky. In order to assist m this matter, our London House, Messrs Macgregor, Caldbeck Co. I Rangoon Street, Crutched Friars, E. C. 3
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      30 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS and iIZRCANTILE ADVERTISER Established, 1835. Telephone No, M The osly Horning Paper m tho Strait* Settlement*. CkMLMM— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, SO RAFFLES PLACE.
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    GERMAN DISRUPTION.
    265 7 ■rtffHKK COUP d'ETAT. I [Reufcr's Service] ..VKKKsTTi^I'STUIAI-S. j I Ilerlin, April 16. I I j^kffi ml s i )artacists are openly r vi war accumulating war f| [MB!* to isolate and starve f tartriftl eitfc* Estate I ll:i are already holding •j „h \M possibly the scene MinlV*
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    CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMS.
    296 7 lln <!• r the last examination tad are sent us by the Instor of Schools. The special certificates Malaya centres has the following for (R. Raffiet; .1. St. Josephs; C, Sch. A, St. Andrews Mission mv.r \\,)\s nder 18 (Clas? 11l honours): r Joe Cheng, A. M.
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    ALLIES IN COUNCIL.
    839 7 SAN REMO MEETING. Ikeurpr s Service i FRENCH PREMIERS STATEMENT. Paris, April 13. In the Chnnber M Millerand m a statement on the Franco-British situation quoted articles 42 and 41 of the Treaty, and said that the Allies attached great importance to these for the security of
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    DISTURBED IRELAND.
    665 7 PRISONERS RELEASED. L neuter's Service] WHY PRISONERS WERE RELEASED. London, April 15. In the House of Commons, replying: to Mr. Clynes, Mr. Bonar Law, read a message from Lord French, stating that, fallowing the precedent of Alderman Obrien (who was arrested on suspicion of implication m this conspiracy
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    MUNICIPAL KITCHENS IN KOBE.
    144 7 The Kobe city officials are making another effort to reduce the high cost of living. I The latest plan is to open municipal kitchens where some of the residents of the municipality will be able to obtain cooked rice at a reasonable rate. The proposed plan
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    AMERICAN STRIKE.
    703 7 AND OTHER NEWS. fUeuter's Servicel TO FIGHT THE STRIKE. New York, April 14. Emulating Britain's example New York is conUniiktin^r the mobilisation of 700,000 motor loTries for the conveyance of food. i The situation m the west has not changed. There v/tre more trains at Chicago. The strikers
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      128 7 Robinson <& Co. Ltd. i j o!fiL AFTERNOON a**-^/ AND V%\^s\ EVENING l|fc!^ FROCKS /Mil \W ARRIVING FOR HI W MAYRACE P^IPI MEETING -^b ROBINSON CO., LD. I t <■>•■.■■. S^*) 1 1 0JlzJ Obtainaole Incomparable m Leading m \r^ C^O^Ott StOr9f Flavour V^ m and NUTRITIOUS X ft M
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      592 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, (Incorporated m Japan! VKDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAFANXS3 GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice. EUROPEAN- MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. For London and Antwerp via (Malacca) Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. YOKOHAMA MARU April TAMBA MARU sth May MISHIMA MARU 20th May LIVERPOOL LINE.
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      589 8 XL P. ML KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). EOYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OP BATAVIA Telepfcoa* ISI Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transit* pmeat Dept. 3 COLL YE R QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS rNDIA GOVERNMENT. RUMPHIUS (Monday, April 19) Belawan-Deli. SINGKARA (Tuesday,
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      672 8 P. &O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Iccorpoiated m England). MAIL .AND PASSENGER .SERVICE* PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO (Under Contract with His Majesty's Gorttnttt) i The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMB\Y impended. nA *«.%«J LONDON .FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FKOM LONDON VO MARSEILLK3 A i UUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAPGkT
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      842 9 E SUM STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. (INCORPORATED IN BIAM.) I SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. r-yj, Trlngganu, Kslantan, Banjmart, Telapln, Pataal, Sißgora, Lafaaden, Langsnan, Chumpon. and Bangkok. Arrival Deoartvr* „^at\ 19th A P !920 2ist Adl 1920 jffilTPOK ?6th Apl. 1920 28th A& IMO UIiDOL 3rd Ma y 1920 sth May
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      642 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, limited. He China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd AND Blterman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., LUL (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) JOINT FOBTVIGHTLT SERVICE TO NEW YORK ria SUEZ OS PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. BUam« Lamrea Due Route Fn Htw York Spore CITY OF COLOMBO
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      393 9 CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES LIMITED. [Incorporated m England] 1920 SUMMER SAILINGS 1920 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 6th m^EMPRESS OF JAPAN 2 6th Mat EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Ist jX EMPRESS OF JAPAN 20 th j^ AND APPROXIMATELY fourwwkly thereafter. FARES FRCM HONGKONG -EMPRESS OF RUSSIA" and EMPRESS OF ASIA" T» Vancouver Gold
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    PROGRAMME.
    1912 10 FIRST DAY. 1. THE OPENING STAKES— 2.IS P.M. I Value $750 with $200 to the second and $100 to the third pony a handicap for all ex-griffin ponies 14.2 and under. For Entrance Fee, see conditions at foot. Distance, 5 furlongs. 2A 7. THE SINGAPORE PURSE AND j PLATE—
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    ONE GOOD THING
    259 10 To be Thankful for To-Day. There is one thing that thousands of people have to be thankful for m these harassing days, when money flies quicker than ever. Rheumatism used to be the lot of everyone over fifty. People thought there was no escape from this painful
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      32 10 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. 1 THE SPRING RACE MEETING. (Under S. R. A. Rules of Racing) WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY THE 11th THURSDAY THE 13th, AND SATURDAY THE lbth OF MAY, 1920.
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      80 10 FOURNIER'S 1 HYGENIQUE MIXTURE. (FOR LADIES) Tested and Proved for Years. WASTE NO TIME. Immediately you notice any disorder of the system take Fournier's Hygenique Mixture. It quickly removes all suffering. Th«r. v Nothin* to EQUAL IT. nor Anything »o Widely Known. It is justly described as the FINEST REMEDY
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      919 10 ESTATE OF THE LATE SULTAN IDRIS s SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTIES IN IPOH KAMPAR KUALA KANGSAR In pursuance of the Preliminary Notice which has already appeared m the Press, ;he undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction at THE TOWN HALL, IPOH on Friday, the 14th day
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      148 10 THOMPSON, LARSEF^niM INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE. 'I GENERAI. MERCHANTS I I I C C TT A T C a ism ii sw| COMMISSION AGENTS I JJ J)ll.tt lUKb. A. M. Thompson. W. E. owl?r. S. C. Vickers. A. Lnrsei Hon. Eu Tong Sen. SECRETARY. J. M. Greatorex. 117-122, MARKET STREET, SINGAPORE
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 11 April 17. Bank 4 m.s. 2-4 1-32 Eank demand 2-3 25-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2-4 11-16 New York, demand 45 V^ Credits, 90 days sight 4914 France, demand 550 India, T. T. 100 Hongkong, demand 103 Prem. Yokohama, demand 94 iA Java, demand 117 Bangkok, demand 91 14
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    PRODUCE.
    147 11 I April 17. |T!n Fuycra (No sellers) $168.50 Gambier 15.00 ,Gambier Cube No. 1 24.75 Pepper Black 35.00 j Pepper (White fair) 70.75 Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 11.00 Tapioca, medium pearl, f.q. 20.00 Pearl Sago, 3mall 15.50 Copra Sundried 22.00 Copra Mixed 21.50 Opium, Benares uncert 8,900 Rice Rangoon
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      359 11 I 5MG0,063 <, Assurance m force otct 112,000,990 Til GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Il»e»n>cme<l ti Straits SettJ i HAD OmCB WlMltttctor E#wm, Sl*gajr«re. j LONDON OFFICE 82, OW Jewry, B.C. I* Ciway b" 2G 000 tev*s*»* with the Supreme Court of England, and compile* with the Briton Life
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      591 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Incorporated m Japan) Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 Capital Paid Up y. ci.000,000 m wrn Fund y. 41,000,000 President N. K. Kajiwara Esq. Vice-President S. Suzuki Esq. DIRECTORS. N. Kajiwara Esq. f\ Wntanabo Esq N. Soma Esq. I. Matsukata Esq. v Yanakawa Bag. If. Mit.sui Esq. M.
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      597 11 HO HONG BANK. LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Singapore Raffles Chambers 5 and 6 BRANCHES Penang— 85 Beach Street. Malacca ISI Jonker Street. ftfttar— 77.79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat— lo9 Jalan Rahamat AGENCIES AT London, New York, San Francisco, Batavia, Sourabaya, Sainarang, Palembang and Trang. CAPITAL. Authorised
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      270 11 Of India, Asstralia and China, Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital £2,000,000 Reserve Fund £2,900.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £2,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 88 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Uoilo Puket Batavia i poh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Kiang Seremban Canton Kobe
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      199 11 THE CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. lUgiit«r«d nndtr th» Hongkong Ordinances and with th» Board of Trad* (EcgUa* POSITION OF COMPANY as at 31st December, 1918. ASSURANCES IN FORCE $57,090,328 ASSURANCE FUND $14,821!536 Policies free from all unnecessary conditions and restriction* Reduction oi Premiums for Home Residence General Prospectus
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      169 11 \ESSELS AT WHARVES I TAN JONG PAGAii. East Wharf No. 1. Haitan. East Wharf No. 2.— Nil. Sheers Wharf No. 3.— Anghin. Main Wharf No. 4. Japan. Main Wharf No. 5. Rumphius, Tara. Main Wharf No. 6. Priam. Wet Dock No. V.— Haiphong, West Calumb. West Wharf No. B.— Eurypylus,
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      491 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Intermediate and local mails will be found m list below Penang, Malacca, F.M.S. (by Train) 4 p.m. daily (except Sunday). Kota Tinggi and stations to Kuala Lumpur at 6 a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. P. Batam &P. Bilking Hock Lim 9 a.m. Cw** Edina 9 a.m.
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
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    CAPT. CHANCELLOR.
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