The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 April 1920

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    28 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. M fEN CENTS ■"■^^MW__N___l_______. g^M__M__________________________________________i ii ..iii g—rrr— mmn umi— i i SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1920. i '■'■iwwwiwuwijli-_____^^ w^^..„.^,.m Nofw.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    239 1 To.day's cables deal almost exclusively with British and world firtanccs. Mr. Chamberlain's speech on the introduction of the Budget sets forth at greater length than most people will understand the domestic finances of the Kingdom Page 7. Points in the speech and its appendices are that postage
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    A RAMBLE IN RIOUW.
    909 1 11. The Bazaar in Riouw is situated off tho one street and beyond it is a collection of the sorriest of pile-built huts where lives the majority of the poorer population of the town, mostly Chinese. The Bazaar, in fact, actually extends to these tumble-down huts*
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      238 1 RAFFLESHOTEL. The Largest and Most Successful Hotel on the lsl ml FACING THE SEA. ruriouF Suites of Rooms and spacious lounges, verandah and beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TEAS. j ay Thursday, Music in attendance. Cinema on the Lawn from 6.15 p.m. FIRST CLASS CUISINE. t night every Saturday, dinner followed by
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      152 1 piiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiM *F^l^ ACCI^IC ItiilUTf Ml S ss s p There is no need to wait until the Printer I E^ can find times to give heed to your require- 1 S ments; no need to worry 1 H about his ever-growing j^&f^dK bills, for when the Roneo Duplicator is installed
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      157 1 ii LATEST ADVERTISEMENTSI Ram avis; position wanted aboard ship j Page 5. -> English accountant desires appointment Tzge 5. Throe notices re constitution of Dupire Eros. Page 5. Gharry and pony for sale Ptege 5. European residence to be lei Page 5. Mr. B. Pasco and the Dollar Directory !Page
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      105 1 Thursday, 22nd. I High Tides 1.0 am Sft 4in. i Friday, 23rd. High Tides 0.34 am 9ft 2in 1.48 pm 7ft BinJ I Lodge St. George Installation, 6.0 p.m. y< Saturday, 21th. High Tides 1.18 sm Bft 9in 2.40 pm Tft 3in. I Central Engine Works, noon. I Sunday, 25th.
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    GREAT IRISH MYSTERY.
    744 2 (From Our Own Correspondent). London, March 11. Mr. Asquith spoke yesterday on Ireland, nnd remarked, I do not associate Sinn! Fein with the organisation of crime andj outrage." In the Daily News of to-day,! Mr. John Dillon emerges from his obscurity *ith a letter on "The Condition
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    33 2 MietrMt: 4< Aml bove you any references?" Applicant: "No, mum; Oi tored em up!" Mistress <in surprise): "Tore them vp! How foolish!" Applicant: "You wouldn't think so, num, if yez had seen 'em."
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      321 2 Mm-MmmlfLm.Mm-.-Wx For Clean |J White Teeth §1 PEPSODENT J; 'THE DISPENSARY Ltd. fli m m fay m m Jl p^x. L—j. t___3_M J==-i i tzyzA i v. j We beg to announce that a collection of our SMART RACE GOWNS AND HATS Will be shown at RAFFLES HOTEL From April
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      952 2 From TUESDAY, APRIL 20 to SUNDAY, APRIL 25 u L SCREEN PRODUCTION FOR THE THOUSANDS THAT nn IN PICTURES OF LIVELY ACTION AND EXCITE.Mi; Nt "'1 V. Melodrama with a Terrific Punch that moves with the spe. one with heart- interest, cyclonic action and hard bare-fist ftr] V REAL THRILLER
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      234 3 VICTORIA THEATRE GAIETY CINEMA PRESENTS CINEMA EXTRAORDINARY LAST TWO SESSIONS OF THIS DOUBLE ATTRACTION fO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT w gesdoii u INTOLERANCE" .Reels Ito 7 (HARLKS CHAPLIN in "SUNNYSIDE" TO-MORROW NIGHT TO-MORROW NIGHT j „,l aIK j| last Searion "INTOLERANCE" Reels Bto 13 HARLKS CHAPLIN in "SUNNYSIDE" S AT urday" at^^^Tm! GRAND
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      190 3 r Tr m m mm my* *»**y*' i*t r *^'V w»^» ij'%tj"*' v "V* "^______K"___f»»>-^____^fc-^*»-*^^*»»*w ________B-^__£m T.P *W Tj^T "l '^fjtf^]^^^ *SmWmW^F^tm\{* ImmmW "ml Tft^V^^^^Bßff^^M BM^^^Pf fc3PtfflW H Damp Walte, l^^^ClSi Flooded Cellars. 9 P^ :«athep Strengtfaeos Cement Falja's and Klrkaldi'a tests lo HBg ot v.ater in the Cortific- a
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      313 3 J GE FGi* YOURSELF Is it worth while to exneriment with the I myriad so-called "cures" for Rheumatism when there IS one sovereign remedy, timetested and PROVEN, which will bring you instant relief? For nearly a generation LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM has been used by all classes of people, in all
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      814 3 m mmm*^ma^m»mmmmm»*m*mrim mm H<ieiw_mNa__JlM__M___ai NOTICES. 1 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Applications are invited for the following vacancies in the Municipal Architect's Depart(l) ONE BUILDING OVERSEER: Com- I mencing salary of $1,200 per annum rising by annual increasements of $60 to $1,500 per annum plus war bonus of 65 por cent. Uniforms will
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      97 4 '"1 n _^"KS^v fl FLtfS Li.m t t _**i ?TN„tJU iA^^Ji^/._crwrj_r_»!y?r. > '«s>s»a___»_^^ The Dunlop Rubber Co.< M Em) Ltd. km Wi (Incorporated in Japan). U, I( 1 42-43, ROBINSON ROAD. W'-j I WEIGHING MACHINES STOCKS OF I sp ___H AND FAIRBANKS HUTTENBACH BROS. CO. •ww— n ii_M_i»iii-Miji[E_o__i_i___ra_.iiii_m__iiji_iii_». J r»j-i-.
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      793 4 CIUNG KENG LEE CO. ■■■M-.BB^P-MHM m—mm—mmm. I i 1 m i mn. m■■ mtmmk4mm&mmmil&m.mmmmmmmmmm&H^^mmmi^mmmmmKmmmß.mß PRESSES FOR BALING OR CASING RUBBER AUCTION SALE 1 Messrs Ching Keng Lee and Co. will sell by Public Auction at their SaJe-room RAFFLES CHAMBERS RAFFLES PLACE ON FRIDAY, 23rd. APRIL AT 11 A.M. Four complete
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      935 4 AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGENTf AUCTION SALE OF Excellent Wax polished Walnut Stained Jacobean Designed Teak household V ture. Plants, etc. ur| TO BE HELD AT ENDSLEIGH No. 1, NEWTON ROAD, ON SATURDAY, 24th APRIL 1920 at 2 p.m. Comprising Wax polished and wainut stained teak ifckhoaidl w [V. h nirror
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      524 5 WANTED. j iwion M mate (officer) or WAN ar(J Mp Apply by letter to J institute. 4 TSTTcCOUNTANT, fully qualitk-d, rith prospects, write in ..Af care of Free Press. 2S-4 jStcSsr^n; engineers. N n !ad OfletW and 2nd Lngmeers !f of the Hr.t.sh Ministry of I I TTT^H r.FSTLF.UAN requires
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      865 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF A latest model sensible six Oakland car fitted with 6 wire wheels, magneto ignition, tyres us good a.s new, tools, pump, cushion cover, eh'Ctric st«rter. lamps and horn complete. Also 5-seater Chevrolet car. in excellent condition. At our saleroom, No. 30 Kling Street ON FRIDAY,
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      782 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OP Valuable Town Properties at Bali Lane and Sungei Road. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng Co's Saleroom, No. 30 King Street. ON WEDNESDAY, 28th APRIL, AT 2.:0 P.M 1. Valuable 999 years leasehold land a«id house No. 2 Bali Lane, area 980 sq. ft. 2. Valuable
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      1084 5 NOTICES. ff NOTICE. Attention is invited to the following pro- II visions of the Income Tax Ordinance 1920. Section 2. The Income of an Individual is def.ned to include his salary. "Salary" includes allowances, other than travelling allowances considered to be i reasonable by the Collector, fees, com- II missions,
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      496 5 WHITEAWAYS j Attractive l W Millinery m COMING I ill D A rce ll kale a I INCLUDING ALL THE 1 I LATEST MODELS > NOW SHOWING J l WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW CO„ LTD. 1 [Incorporated in England] J A Good opportunity for a sound investment IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF Valuable
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      291 5 NOTICES. H IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES* ORDINANCE 1915. AND I IX THE MATTER OF THE BENGAL MALAYA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. Notice is hereby jriven that the Creditor* of the above-named Company, which is being I voluntarily wound up, on n. quired on or beforo the Mist day of
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1920. Trust and Mistrust.
    786 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1920. Trust and Mistrust. The reports of the Standing Committee on Trusts under the home Profiteering Act have proved extremely interesting, almost sensational, and quite convincing until the other side is heard. We have had the cotton thread report on J. and P. Coats
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    147 6 MEETING AT PENANG. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, April 21. The hon'ble Mr. H. W. Firmstone presided at a meeting held to-day in connection with the Raffles College Scheme. He said that the many wealthy residents of Penang might do a great deal. He did not expect the
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    685 6 One result ef the high price of coal in Europe is the decreased running speed of many steamers. We are sorry to hear that Sir Edward Brockman, K.C.M.G., has been unwell for the past few days. (M.M.) A public subscription has been in-augur-r.ted to provide £10,000 (including a sum of
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    305 6 SAN REMO COUNCIL Service] THE MUTING. April ia Mr. Matsui and Marshal Foch ?an Remo at 6.45 p.m. and wer by Sr Nitti and the Italian autJSj Vhe American Ambassador at Home in the evening, and says he is n.. ttb sing, and will proceed to Rom.
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    595 6 A man who appeared in a London court had his bald head covered with tatooed butterflies, stars and other designs. From Plymouth comes the news that Mr. Wilkie Bard, on returning from his American tour, paid £146 for a pound box of chocolates for the Seamen's Orphanage. A particular kind
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    PERAK NEWS.
    28 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. April I Mr. Horace Martin the well-known rr.rr of Perak died on the voyage to Sour..bav» and was buried at sea.
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    INCOME TAX DUTIES.
    68 6 The Collector General of ISOMM Tt publishes in another columr certain mactr which are dealt with in th-- li Ordinance, and which everybody MOI I know, since they impose obligations u** the Ordinance. We suppose everybody be able to understand the l.'^.-i phra-obi. of section 23, or
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    227 6 All Firms, Persons, etc aro kindly quested to send in any outstanding tfc* Using copy, agencies and particular- insertion in the 1920 Director* Change Alley. The death of Charles C,.xr\ announced the other day, is I fTSttsd in this country. NS itt author has ever approach.! i: number of hi.s
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      227 6 TO OUR OLD FRIENDS IN THE FAR EAST GOING HOME ON LEAVE i H Those going on leave are experiencing very great difficulty in obtaining supplies of Whisky. In order to assist in this matter, our London House, Messrs Macgregor, Caldbeck Co. I Rangoon Street, Crutched Friars, E. C. 3
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      31 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS mm. V MERCANTILE ADVERTISER EatibUahed, LhZS. Telephone No. 6C Tbe only Morning Fapor in the Strmits Ssttlements. Camim— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, 80 RAFFLES PLACE.
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    ANCIERS CONFER.
    316 7 UkbS scheme. [Kc0 tr7. Service I london, April 19. Financial Conference >, h* hi BrusI of Nation! \(v, Bealand, and from the rsptossn.lanusry ents, requesting U, oxanune the by ths ChanceUor expressed the Government to or> condition that it Treasury would not roh ing further 1 thi isespd
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    111 7 Singapore properties were auction b] M^srs Cheong Koon afternoon, M« attendance of buvers fcrad raaliaad good prieea house Xo. M Koek ft., bought by Mr. 'J hye f„ r $12,000. v ->. Koek Sq fl by Mr. wr 111*00. >«nd and house No. "-i.f t. f bought fot
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    AUSTIN'S FIGURES.
    1817 7 WAY OF REDEMPTION. [Reuter's Service] FOUNDATION OF PROSPERITY. London, April 19. Mr. Chamberlain stated: "This budget .a critical because the time has come to lay deep foundations for future prosperity." Tie expenditure for 1920 was approximately 144 millions in excess of last year's estimate, but 63 millions below
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    AVIATION NEWS.
    183 7 BRITISH ENCOURAGEMENT. [Renter's Service.] COMING COMPETITIONS. London, April 19. The Air Ministry announce the inauguration by the Ministry of Aircraft,! of competitions for 1920, the objects' being to ascertain the best types of aircraft which are "afe comfortable and economical for travel. Regulations have been framed with a
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    AVIATION.
    293 7 Says the Bangkok Times of April 3; Bangkok is still on the direct route be-', tween Rome and Tokyo, but there would seem to be some smal! setback to the pros-' peet of its becoming the great wo»rld centre of aviation activity which Majo^-. Glidden pictured. He saw Don
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    The Rome-Tokio Flight.
    161 7 Lieutenant Ferrarin left Rangoon at a quarter to eight on Wednesday morning last and arrived at Don Muang at a little after noon. i He had a very difficult journey, owing to bad weather. There was rain, heavy clouds and fog, with the consequent difficulty of knowing
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    GERMANS WHO LAUGHED AT REIMS RUINS.
    120 7 GERMANS WHO LAUGHED AT REIMS RUINS. I I A French tourist agency has recently re--1 ceived a report from one of its representatil ves with regard to the unseemly behaviour of a party of three German tourists in the t ruins of Reims. They were, apparently, German commercial men, and
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    46 7 This cost the Exchequer 2,000,000 yearly. e He proposed to introduce a new tax which might in the future be a substitute for the x excess profits tax, namely the corporation tax of a shilling in the pound on the profits t, of limited liability companies.
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      99 7 Robinson t% Co., Ltd. ARE NOW SHOWING VICKERS HAND SEWING MACHINES NEW MODEL VIBRATING SHUTTLE ENTIRELY t v WITH ALL THE LATEST IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING REVERSIBLE FEED, WHICH ALLOWS THE OPERATOR TO SEW BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS WITHOUT REMOVING THE WORK. COMPLETE WITH HANDSOME COVER. Robinson (Sb Co. Ltd. ■■______■__________■^^^^■^_-_-____M-________aß__HHjßHMß _^^^^^^^^^^^B -9
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      590 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated in Japan. DER MAIL CONTRACT WTTH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESB GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice. EUROPEAN MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. Yer London and Antwerp via (Malaeea) ,Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Sali and Marseilles. i YOKOHAMA MARU end April TAMBA MARU sth May MISHIMA MARU 20th May
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      616 8 Ka Pe M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU (Incorporated in Holland). BOYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA T.-amlaona ISI Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipmeat Dept. 3 COLLYBR QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THB NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMBNT. aa HM__H_____r______a_i_________-____BH_______M__________________a___iw__B_^^ SINGKEL (Thursday, April 22) Bengkalis, Tanjong-Mengeidar, Tanjong-Leidong, Paneh,
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      655 8 P. O. BRITISH INfol^ AND IU M APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England). MAIL .AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N co (Under Contract with Hie Majesty'B Governm The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOM* a 1 suspended. DA LONDON .FAR-EASTERN SERVICE FROM LONDON I TO MARSEIU to UUE SINGAPORE
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      450 9 KaM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. 1 t INCORPORATED IN SIAM.) SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. Trllff ana, Kalantaa, Ban^naM, Talnpla, Patami, Sia* era, LaJ, T U*ian, Lsxt***n. Chumpoa, and Bangkok. Arrival Deoariura -a-IMK 2Gih Api. 1920 28th Api. 1920 jJ AlllU Srd May 1920 sth May 1920 10th May 1920 12th
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      420 9 SOCIETA DI NAVIGAZIONE A VAPORE del LLOYD TRIESTINO (Incorporated in Italy). SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE 'or Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan NIPPON mid May f or Venice and Trieste via Penang and Colombo. INNSBRUCK due early May Further sailings will be announced later. The steamers of this Company are itteu with every
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      552 9 Tke Ocean Steam Ship Company, limited. Slie Ckina Mutual Steam Navigation Co., LtdL AND Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Lti. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated in England.) »<i i lOI9T FOITNIGHTLT SERVICE TO NEW TORK via SUEZ Ol FANAJIA, FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Leavea Due Route F*r N*w York S'pore CITY
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      373 9 CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES UMITBD. Clncorporated in England] r-——. .mmmm. 1920 SUMMER SAILINGS 1920 EMPRESS OF RUSSIA 6£h Mav EMPRESS OF JAPAN 26th Mav EMPRESS OF AS! ft trd Ju£e MONTEAGLE 25 J™ EMPRESS OF RUSSIA let jJ?° EMPRESS OF JAPAN 20th July AND APPROXIMATELY foarweckly thereafter. TAKES ROM HONGKONG
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      574 10 '.11 If it's your Nerves, you must have SANATOGEN You may deceive yourself, but you c.mnot deceive your neives. You may goad them jj with dangefoutitimulants toothc them with haimful sedatives- or mock them by swallow- 1 ins so-rall cd neive foods which do noi realty S help th m.
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      228 10 fgggg/ggg//gg^^//g^gg^g^B^^^^maammmmmmmm^mmmmmmmmaamxt^^mmtimmxtimxmximmmm>^^ W%^ Mmm ESTABLISHED -332 Ci 1 HW. <m?&> -mmWt m___^*^^_***- V^ .^^r REGISTERED TRADE MARK ANTI-CORROSIVE ANTI-FOTJLING THE FOLLOWING I ARE USERS The Boyal Navy 30 per cent of lhe Ships use CL4RKS) I P. and Steam Navigation Coy., B. I S. N. Coy. Anglo-American Cil oy., Ltd., Royal
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      127 10 THOMPSON, LARSEN .J**INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE 1&W I GENERAL MERCHANTS (j "Walcot s-po^y COMMISSION AGENTS. I; ll I DIRECTOR. ■I A.. M. Thompson. V.\ E. Vowler. J <3. C. Vickers. A. Lr.rtei jj Hon. Eu Tong Sen. II SECRETARY. ij|| J. M. Creator**. 117-122, MARKET STREET, SINGAPOE^B m I COLGATE! I
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      338 11 -t i tT*r >2 ,«M<* j Assurance in force oyer $12,000,m I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I Cl»corpor»UA stnrtto Sttt,. jfc BBAD OFFICB Wl«ch«Ur Hum, Slm*apere. LONDON OFFICE 32, Old Jewry, E.C. t &flf*V htß £20 000 dc P° Bited Supreme Court of England, and complies with
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      601 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Incorporated in Japan) Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 Capital Paid Up Y. 61,000,000 Reserve Fund y. 44,000,000 President N. K. Kajiwara Esq. Vice-President S. Suzuki Esq. DIRECTORS. K. Kajiwara Esq. F. Watanabo Esq. N. Soma Esq. I. Matsukata Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. M. Mitsui Esq. M. Odagiri
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      598 11 HO HONG BANK. UMTTED. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) HEAD OFFICE Singapore Raffles Chambers 5 and 6. BRANCHES Penang— 85 Beach Street Malacca 131 Jonker Street. Muar— 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat— lo9 Jalan Rahamat. AGENCIES AT London, New York, San Francisco, Batavia, Sourabaya, Samarang, Palembang and Trang. CAPITAL. Authorised
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      330 11 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up CapiUl £2,000,000 Reserve Fund £2,900,000 r Reserve Liability of Proprietors £2,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. S8 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Amritsar Hongkong Penang < Bangkok Iloilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon 1 Bombay Karachi Saigon t
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      943 11 EXCHANGE. April 20. 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% Credits, 90 days sight 49 Vi France, demand 600 rndia, T. T. ioo Hongkong, demand 110ft Prem. Yokohama, demand 94 Java, demand 117 Vi Bangkok, demand 91ft Sovereign,
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    SUPREME COURT.
    878 12 THE JEWELLERY CASE JUDGMENT. The Chief Justice. Sir John Buckntfl, K.C., yesterday morning gave judgment in what is now locally as the "jewellery case." The case itself was commenced a week last Tuesday in the Supreme Court, the plaintiff being Khoo Giang Neo, the eighteen year old wife
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    BARLOW'S RUBBER REPORT.
    100 12 Singapore, April 21. At the ufual Weekly Auctions which opened yesterday morning, there was a fair inquiry for Standard Sheet at 87 to 88 cents on the week. One lot sold for 89 cents. Off quality sheet was also readily taken up. Standard Crepe changed hands at
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    NAVAL AND MILJTARY.
    1401 12 [From Our Own Correspondent.] NAVAL. London, March llth. The ritts gunboat Glowworm, which was tj have gone to the China Station, has been ■*locUd instead to proceed to the Danube f?t patrol duties. She will be commisjonec: this week by Captain J. F. Barton, C.M.G., who will
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    DEPORTEES MAKE TROUBLE.
    240 12 I The s.s. Chak Sang, operated by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company, m the eoastwisa trade, arrived at Hongkong at about 5 o'clo'.!; yesterday the llth inst. I from Singapore. She experienced fine weather on the wi y until rearing this port when she ran into a
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    QUOTH THE JACKDAW, "NEVERMORE!"
    96 12 QUOTH THE JACKDAW, "NEVERMORE!" A jackdaw which liad become imprisoned in a recess in a church room at Campbeltown (Argyll) furnished a mystery during a social gathering. Mysterious tappings i were beard along the pannelling pf the i vestibule, which for a long time baffled all investigation, but were found
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    61 12 1 The firm of Dupire Brothers (Rubber I Department), Messrs. Louis and P.ni 1 Dupire and C. C. Johnston, haj admitted t into partnership as from Apri! lst 1020, thc firm of Messrs. E. C. Monod and Cie "of Bangkok and Saigon. The business will 1 be carried on under
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    134 12 S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship. Lee Warner beat Stout, 6 l, 6 3. Potts vs. Sinclair (postponed). A. Single. Utermark vs. Tyler (unfinished). B. Single. Burnham beat Alsop, 6 l, G B, 6 4. Langham-Carter beat Winter, 6 o, 7 5. C. Single Final Tie.
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    BLUE FUNNEL LINE OUT OF CONFERENCE.
    158 12 Another Company About to Withdraw. The Blue Funnel Lino has proposed to secede from the Hongkong Freight Conference for the Hongkong-North American service, according to a dispatch received in Osaka. The Conference was originally established by Japanese, British, Dutch, and Amer: an shipping companies,
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    INCOME TAX.
    443 12 The following rsccmmendations of the Royal Commission on Income Tax have seme refei-enee to this part of the world. In regard to income from an employment exercised abroad by a British resident under a British employer, if the employee's absence from this country does not extend over a
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