The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 May 1920

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. i ENTS SINGAPORE, SS., FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1920. No. 9,970.
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  • 278 1 Aiinoaga me capture of Kieff has rot yet been confirmed, the succe^ Of the combined operations with the Ukraine is undoubted. The strength of the Polish Army is put at a million and a Quarter, but not all wel! equipped. Three months ago 700,000 v. as the
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  • 1008 1 11. The old Scientist's defence of the Flood legend, and the picturesque explanation he gave m support of it, lay dormant ia my mind for years. Meanwhile the venerable gentleman was gathered to hi* fathers. lie was not a classical scholar thanks to the ineffable wisdom that iv
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 222 1 _____mmmmmmmm— -J—J-U—M— 1 '■"■—l-——^ SPRING RACE MEETING CE TIFFINS DINNERS Uth, 13th and 15th, MAY. DANCING ON THURSDAY ....I 1 1 A *l loth MAY. |j j ii y j I .i!t J ;^v. y !vV !*?>,?! > j mm.^^___S:2 J L- j Pa6# r ThrcK Yeari What is Ihx
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    • 196 1 fFg?r -.-■•••■A .W*.i*:K-y>®P*.” ■--■»>■■ m~ r r^..,^... mm S _!.'&•s__* ■■■■-.< y.' .tfi^X ___A r ■■■■§< -ji' 4f- O g|^r>-^^ sjr^^p w f^ I V 3 lyA 11 a.>;.V; v?P y; i XtirA l_- A ____te__i_fi_t^ i v vti?\ > V itmm. WfT_R ___.fi. .'A. r t .''^^SS^V_-'*2* i*^. i
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    • 88 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS W.iteaway's for cutlery— Page 5. Insurance Co's holiday notice PagS 5. Auction by Ching Keng lee Page 5. Union Insurance Society meetingPage 6. Change of programme at Fillis' Circu -Page 3. Gaiety, "Palladium, and Liberty cinema new programmes Page 2. Young Englishman wants job, partne wanted, shorthand and
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    • 175 1 mm m_m_____________m xxtxtX^^W THE_WEEK. Friday, Tth. High Tide 0.10 am Bft Oin 1.20 pm 7ft oir Fraser Neave, Arcade, noon. Municipal Commission, 2.15 p.m. Band m the Gardens, 6.15 p.m. Fillis 1 Circus, 9 p.m. Saturday, Sth. High Tides 0.42 am Bft Oin 1.56 pm 7ft 3ii Scouts Concert, Vie.
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  • 417 2 House-Huntincy Flats a Guinea a Minute." I have jus: landed from England anJ r.-y brain still whirls with the glad surprise of finding six coolies ready to light for m.v suit case," says a lady writing m an Allahabad paper. "I have carried that suit case myself
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  • 167 2 Young Woman's Achievements. Aped only 21 years, Miss A.N.M. Fassam 22, Princes-street, Ramsgate. has passe< the Teachers' Certificate Examination, witl first-class honours m all subjects. Officia news of her achievement has been forward c-d by the Board of Education, togethe with the intimation that the feat has
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 356 2 SBRAVALLO'S TONIC. i e Bark and Iron Wine r, New large consignment J just arrived PRICE $2.50 lt per bcttle i- For Wholesalers e In cases of 24 bottles (i Prices on application MEDICAL HALL LTD. e Jl DANCING ACADEMY y BURLINGTON HOUSE J 3 1 Select Practice Classes every
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    • 662 2 i iii jfn n i wT. i I *_________________r v ___L__^ J K. m I From Friday, May 7. to Thursday, May 13. A Clean Picture which will have a wide appeal In an unusual Story full of interesting twists which keep one m continued suspense. j AN AMAZING WIFE
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    • 367 2 ——-——^——^'^———^mmmm—mm^mmmmmm—mmtmmm-mmm mtmt m INCOMPARABLE PICTURES TO^THRi? INTEREST AND ENTERTAIN Second Show at 9 p.m. SHY EYE OR PIRATES GF THE AIR A Thrilling Melodrama m Mid-air In G Parts Novel and thrilling, presenting genuine dare-devil itun. which has never been seen m any picture Together with A picture that gives
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    • 204 3 fIiUS GREAT CIRCUS n.pBCBDENTBD SUCCESS WE DESERVE IT OCR CHANGE OF PROGRAMME P\f mm I 1^ even Btmmtt than the first I I utAm* each evening with an Interesting sketch of South I nciuuing I American Indian Life entitled ..car THE LOVE OF A COWBOY" which all members of the
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    • 470 3 Cable Address BROADGAUGE". PELL DUMONT INC. jj 68 Broad Sirtot, I U.\ v York. Broken Cor Forelga and Domestic Dvalen CI.UDE RL-J___i___Ai Codes used Bentley's, Liebers, BroomhalPs, Western I V^y SATISFACTION OUP^E^^ smcke satisfaction is attained by the use of a "Wellington" Pipe. There's a sweetness m its cool, clean,
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    • 652 3 a TDtsTC)WnHBBI OBTAINABLE AT '^^RP jI ALL DISPENSARIES THROUGHTOUT C— v J STRAITS SEHLEMENTS A Sure Shie! I and A !Vy FEDERATED MAIAY STATES ana infectious I ness. GENUINE BSITBI! /Ie Wee of mp•/•-^ s PJ.If.-SCU C■. Ko om wants psin still v.-c pay for it v snvily m lost
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    • 306 4 AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGENTS DWELLING HOUSE AT BAIN STREET. Messrs. CHING KENG LEE &.Coy: will sell by Auction OK^SiAi*/' their Sale Room RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE ON MONDAY, 10th MAY 1920, at 2.30 p.m. AH that piece of land area 998 sq. ft. Together with the house No. 10 Bain
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    • 798 4 CHING KENG LEE CO. SECOND MORTGAGEE'S SALE. The undersigned have been instructed lo sell by public Auction at their sale-room >j# RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFFLES PLACE On Monday 10th May 1920 at 2.30 p.m. All those two pieces of Freehold land, area 16,696 sq ft together with the houses Nosw 13,
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    • 1005 4 AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGBJtT IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTICE. One of the most desirable Properties m Grange Road within easy A Town and m a select and healthy locality. The undersigned have received instructions to sell b PUBLIC AUCTION at their Sale-room RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE at an early date All that
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 613 5 »iTicient» Shorthand Typist, "VaN'T* :P '"p.^nco Sheets and Profit and Mvpir^ rt r further particulars apply Th "•.v. Fn-e I'ress. j by *T"Tn-;.n;.\\\ requires position. yfiiV -mJ co „ncctions, Home and N J Exports, Baaaar and Gen- J iJSs* Oaad Salesman Jj ful 18-5 lul \w* or active Partner, to
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    • 769 5 AUCTION SALES. DEFAULTER'S SALE. undersigned have been instructed to sell public auction for account of concerned, \t their saleroom. No. 30 Kling Street, ON FRIDAY, Tth MAY, AT 11 A.M. NKTY PICULS PALEMBANG COFFEE >ample now on view at our saleroom, -ending buyers are requested to inspect the ree m
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    • 838 5 AUCTION SALES. f i AUCTION SALE OF Teak Shop Fittings, Iron Safe etc. At No. 2 North Bridge Rd. corner of Boat Quay ON TUESDAY, llth MAY at 11 a.m. Comprising a teak counter with partition on top with stained glass panels, bentwood standard chairs, teak marble top washstand, Fairbanks
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    • 777 5 NOHCES. UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED. Incorporated m Hongkong. Est. 1835. NOTICE. 1 The Annual General Meeting of Shareholder "il. Iv. hali at Head Office of the Society Hongkong, on the 20th May 1920, when th. Board of Di-octors will rocommond the fol lowir..~ payments:- A final dividend of
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    • 489 5 I m mm mmm m m **mm^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmomimmmmmm*HmMmMMmMmm II -^ae-r J-"&s-^_-^-_rj__",;' z-;-.r_a r sy^'^ "g»_agy^£g=?sgg=S-g. WHITBAWAY'S NEW STOCKS OF i KNIVES, FORKS i rj AND I J SPOONS II ,^v* m& ti%l to ¥*p J 1 |[mLE^ipi| 1 KNIVES FORKS j SPOONS J STAINLESS E. P. N. S. E. P. N.
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  • 1250 6 FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1920. The Defence Force Bill. The third reading of the Defence 1 Force Bill took place on Monday. His Excellency the Governor will presumably give his assent, and it will then pass into law, unless His Majesty the King is pleased to disallow it.
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  • 135 6 The following were guests at dinner at jovenment House last night: —The Hon. Sir William and Lady Murison; The Hon. Dr. S. H. R. Lucy; Mr. E. M. Baker; Mr. md Mrs. G. W. A. Trimmer; Mr. and Mrs, A. S. Haynes; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Benson;
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  • 371 6 At Goodwood Hall yesterday afternooi the marriage took place of Mr. Ralph Abra ham Bridges to Miss Gracie Isaac, thin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Isaac, o Singapore. The ceremony was held accord ing to the rites of the Jewish custom, an after the exchanging
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  • 723 6 THe"^ GERMAN '^ft RBPITto EXPIATION. h": "The beloved dead wU n 1! stretch out their hnnd, L dead whom I have U, {< ;.r me H^ Urn united m death do likewise." Sir Arthur Conan DoyU letter, m which this remar] i appears, from a German,
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  • 386 6 m Under the provisions of Regulation 4 c lhe Food Control Regulations, 1918, th Food Controller has appointed Mr. D. A. 1 Rrown to be Agent for the Food Controllei Penang, with effect from the 6th May, 192( vice Mr. V. G. Ezechiel transferred. The Times (April 25) says that
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 194 6 TO OUR OLD FRIENDS IN THE FAR EAST GOING HOME ON LEAVE Those going on leave are experiencing very great difficulty m obtaining supplies of Whisky. In order to assist In this matter, our London House, Messrs Macgregor, Caldbeck Co. I Rangoon Street, Crutched Friars, f E. C. 3 are
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    • 84 6 THE SI^G\PORE FREE PRESS aai yj.acANri__.is A3vertiser gaitMllW, leSt. Telephone No. 84 Tfce or.Sj ttor-^g Papci In the Straita Settlement*. Camxas— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, 80 RAFFLES PLACE. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. HUTCHISON.— At the European Hospita Kuala Lumpur, on the 4th May, 1920, to Mi and Mrs. D.
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  • 473 7 ***** EQUAL. PAEUAMaWT. 1...nd0n. May 4. nom on the Imi .miuioiM. a vote to adopt the i favouring uniformiu tl eienes m h old be pcv own design*. The Hr. Asouith without d/stin.'- I men, that the (omm.ss.on thc erection of a memothe s^ne of h the
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  • 452 7 LIBERATING UKRAINIA. [Reuter's Service.] THE FALL OF KIEFF. London, May 4. The fall of Kleff is not yet confirmed. Nevertheless the Poles are undoubtedly forging ahead very rapidly. The Bolsheviks significantly admit tjhat after the f;gl.;ting near Fastoff they are retiring to new positions. At present it
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  • 336 7 A DEAL IN TIN PLATES. In the Supreme Court yesterday morning j before the Chief Justice, Sir John Bucknill, XC. and action was commenced m which Mr. Vilh Bork claimed over $5,000 from 1 Messrs Bartholomew and Company as damages for alleged breach of agreement respecting the sale
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  • 705 7 BRITISH ITEMS. [Remov's Service! REPARATIONS CLAIMS. London, May 4. The Chancellor of the Exchequer states thar there is being prepared a complete list of reparations and claims, >f which the admitted amount is notifiable to Germany by the Reparations Commfesfoa before May 1 next for discharge within
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  • 20 7 -mmThe vast preponderance of onr people have lea* religion than the Hindu or the Kaffir.— The Rev. F. B. Meyer.
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  • 694 7 The following Singapore properties were sole* by auction by Messrs. Cheong Koon i Seng Co., at their saleroom, No. 30, Kl-'np. Street, on Wednesday afternoon, m I the presence of a big gathering of buyers j im<\ good prices were realised at the auction. Freehold land and bungalow
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  • 215 7 An Amazing Wife a Universal Special attraction, presenting Mary Maclaren m an unusual story which keeps one m continued suspense, will b e screened at the Palladium, to-night, together with the Animated Weekly and a two-act Bison drama. The Yellow Ticket one of tha best of Fannie Ward's
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 119 7 Robinson <& Co., Ltd. NEW SHIPMENT. HOUGHTON'S— BUTCHER'S FAMOUS CAMERAS j ENSIGN AND CARBINES FILMS PLATES AND j PRINTING PAPERS. Robinson (&> Co., Ltd. jl [Incorporated m Singapore.] I mmm -n---_--____-___-__--______n mmm w_______ MnwuaMMMHMaHaM^ HlaaaMal I I DIPM Tiiir*^ OUgAM J SUPPLIES JUST PRICES $130 Per tin is I 75
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    • 569 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated m Japan. ffKDER MAIL CONTRACT WTTH THE IMPERIAL /AFAKiSSa GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice EUROPEAN MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. fer London and Antwerp via (Malacca) -Penang, Colombe, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. MISHIMA MARU 25th May SADO MARU 2nd June KITANO MARU 17th June LIVERPOOL
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    • 640 8 K. P. M KONINKLYKE P\FETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA Tetepfcoae ISI Passage Dept- 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept. 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. mmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm***mm RUMPHIUS (Friday, May 7) Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya
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    • 600 8 P. O. BRITISH IND^a APCAR LINE. I (incorporated In England MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVirr, PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N < (Under Contract with His Majesty's Govern The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF Bn\u,T upended. "^it_A\ 1 LONDON .FAR-EASTERN SERVICF FROM LONDON I TO MARSEILLE UUE SINGAPORE LEAVE *-J NELLORE about
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 887 9 "m STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. frk k (INCORPORATED IN SIAM.) S SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. TriiffiM, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupla, Pataai, Biagera, La- lea-lea, Laagaaan, Chumpoa, and Bangkok. Arrival Dtaariwa VA 10th May 1920 12th May 1920 VAL rTUTIPOK 17 *h May 1920 19th May 1920 PR i>l£ 24th Ma >'
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    • 2 9 Agents. a-e
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    • 553 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. fhe China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, AND Xilenuui Bucknall Steam Ship Co„ Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) lonrr foetxigktly service TO NEW TORE tU SUEZ ok p anam a. FROM NEW YORK. i Steamer Due Route Far Spore YANGTSZE May 15th
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    • 634 9 NOTICE. We herewith beg to announce cur appointment as sole agents for the Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States and the Netherlands East Indies for THE GREEN STAR STEAMSHIP CORPORATION OF NEW YORK which owns and controls about one million tons of shipping space. Regular Steamship Services from the Straits Settlements
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 306 10 j Renew Your Oil Cloth "\JO\J can easily bring dull looking oil cloth X back to the original brightness of pattern which it had when new. You need only Johnson's Prepared Wax and a cloth. The result will be a dry, dustless polish of great beauty and In less than
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    • 927 10 AUCTION SALE (By Order of the Executive Engineer) To be held at the P. W. D. Stores, Bukit Timah Road (adjacent to the Kandang Kerbau Policjs Station) OX FRIDAY, Tth MAY, AT 2.30 |\M. One rubber tyred state landau (m good condition) POWELL CO., LTD., Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE OF Government
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    • 180 10 i cicawtVeS- I Jy '»i_i.m_im«jw_wi—x«*»-..-_w«»i» im. i-m___r. J r t I TKS WITH OTHEI FOR AERATED WATEHS OF QUALITY ORDER I KOM THE SINGAPORE HOT SPRINGS t DEPOT.— v, Cappage-rd FACTOR!! TEL. No, 1565. i"*w««tv. ■■waiiiiwf.umi i-i.-.i— mm. l__»j»> y»-».-_r \m*..'.m— ■«__-.<_■ _wwi n» TTi l Tll [■■^■■---■------------■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■MMBlMaMaß^__liaj_lj_____________________ H IW"'
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  • 57 11 I May 6. Bank 4 m.s. 2-4 Bank demand 2-3 3-4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2-4 5-8 New York, demand 43% Credits 90 days 47% France, demand 650 Hongkong, demand 97% Prem. Yokohama, demand 86 Bangkok, demand 91*4, Sovereign, Bank Buying $8.54 Bank of England Rate 7 per cent
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  • 196 11 l 9 Tin Buyers (no sellers) $159.25 Gambier 15.00 Gmmbtar Cube No. 1 23.00 Popper Black 33.00 Pepper (White fair) 58.00 •Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 9.50 Tapioca, medium pearl f.q. 14.00 Pearl Sago, small 14.00 j Copra Sundried 24.80 Copra' Mixed 24.50 Opium, Benares uncert 8,900 Kice Rangoon White
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 373 11 t mmmmmmWmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmWmWmmmWmmmmmmWmmWmmmmW ossmEssacw^ ite over S^">00,000. Assurance m force over $15,000,000. IBS GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. !>~rx;or*W ia Straita Satt.] ggAD OFFIC* WimditiUr firnt, Si_vap#rt. j LONDON OFFICE 12, OW Jewry, E.C. 0 1W« Ue lBWOi depoBited With U# Su Prem* Court of England, and compile with the
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    • 614 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, KLTD. (Incorporated m Japan) al 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. N. Kajiwara Esq. F. Watanabo Esq. j K. Soma Esq. I. Matsukata Esq. jY. Yamakawa E.-q. M. Mitsui Esq. M.
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    • 608 11 HO HONG BANK. LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) HEAD OFFICE Singapore Raflles Chamber* 6 and fl. BRANCHES Penang— 85 Beach Street. Malacca 131 Jonker Street. Muar- 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat— 109 Jalan Rahamat. AGENCIES AT London, New York, San Francisco, Batavia Sourabaya, Samarang^ Palembang and Trang. CAPITAL. Authorised
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    • 311 11 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and Chins Incorporated m England by Eoyal Charter. Paid up Capital £2,000,000 Reserve Fund £2,900,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £-,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 88 Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Iloilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang Seremban Canton
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    • 161 11 I THE CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., LIU. fUgistersd under the Hongkong Ordinances and with the Board of Trada (Englane POSITION OF COMPANY as at 31st December, 1918. ASSURANCES IN FORCE $57,090,328 ASSETS $15,757,970 I INCOME 4441,301 f ASSURANCE FUND $14,821,536 Policies free from all unnecessary conditions and restriction! Reduction
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 173 11 VESSELS ARRIVED. Ban Hin Guan, Dut 133, from Trengganu 6, fur Trengganu 7. Idomeneus, Brit. 4250, from Berkenhead 6, for Shanghai unc. Circe, Brit. 314, from Deli 6, for Deli 8 Klang, Brit. 732, from Penang 6, foi 5g Penang 8. Rumphius, Dut. 1246, from Deli 6, foi Batavia 7.
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    • 465 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. li-tem.odiato 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. P. Batam &P. Bulang Hock Lim 9 a.m. Cucob Edina 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m.
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  • 949 12 THE MARRIAGE PROBLEM. Irregular Alliances. Benedict writing m the Bulletin ofi the R.G.A. says he well remembers affixing his signature to his first contract to proceed to the Far East m the employment of a leading firm of Eastern merchants of worldwide reputation. In the said contract was
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  • 145 12 OFFICIAL REPORT. The usual auctions of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association were held on sth and 6th May, when there was catalogued 1,995,719 lbs., 890.95 ton's. Offered 1,566,080 lbs., 699.54 tons. Sold 820,927 1b3., 366.49 tons. PRICES REALIZED. .Jibbed Smoked Sheet Cents per Ib Spore
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  • 161 12 Singpore, May 6. There was a quieter tone prevailing at the Auction:; v. hieh opened on Wednesday! following weaker advices from London.! Standard Sheet changed hands at S3 to SG cents a decline of 6 cents on the week. One lot m cases foid for SG^j cents but
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  • 155 12 Singapore, 6th May, 1920. Influenced by advices of a fall m values m London ard New York, the Rubber Market showed a pronounced weakness at the Auction held yes*_erday and to-day. Buying war en a very limited scale, and only the best cf the lots on oifer elicited
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  • 510 12 Singapore, May 6. R_.w Rubber has been m poor demand for ready business throughout the week, but a substantial premium continues to be offered for forward positions, indicating buyers' confidence m the recovery of the price of the material m the near future. At to-day's Auction, on
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  • 335 12 The annual report for the year ended Jan. Sl (to be submitted at the annual] ceneral meeting at roon on Friday, Hay 14, at Gresham House, Battery-rd) states: The profit for the year amounted to $241,486-87; to which has to be added the balance carried
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  • 192 12 Tie annual report for the year 1010 (to be submitted to the annual general meeting held at 2.15 pm. on Wednesday, May 12, at the Chartered Chambers) states After providing for the usual depreciation. writing off bad debts, reserves for directors' fees (subject to the
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  • 62 12 PASSENGERS ARRIfRD. Per Klang, from Penang yesterday: Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Wheatley, Mrs. A. L. Bishop, Messrs. S. G. Check, E. S. Fell, W. A. Smith, D. Badlock, E. G. Dyke, A. H. Stead, H. Baker, R. P. Leadbetter, Maj. Col. Hamilton, R. C. Dolbey, E. O.
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  • 50 12 Programme of Drills etc., for week ending Saturday, 15th May, 1920. Saturday, Bth. 2.30 p.m. Balestier Rge. S.R.E. v. Rifle Club. Sunday, 9th.-— 7.30 a.m. Balestier Rge. Eurasian Co. Rifle Glnb. Saturday, 15th.— 2.30 p.m. Balestier Rge. Eurasian Co. Rifle Club. R. SMITH, 2nd Lieut. ajAdjutant, S.V.C.
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  • 532 12 S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT YE3TEI.DAVS PLAY. A Singles. Donnell beat Sinclair, 6 2, 6 4. TRAINING NOTES. There was rain at 2.30 a.m. yesterday but a fair crowd was at the Course and saw some interesting gallops, although the track was heavy going and the fences were
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  • 120 12 In beating Kuddersfield Town at Stj.r..ford Bridge last month Aston Villa won the I -.slish cup for the sixth time which is a record for the competition. The weather was fine and there were fifty thousand speviators present. Aston Villa showed much better combination forward and their halves were
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  • 168 12 When Jack talked about the "glory" of taking a walk before breakfast, it was his intention to glorify merely the idea, but Phyllis is nothing if not practical. She was up and about (with a walking-stick a sure sign of high spirits m a girl) at
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  • 15 12 I can hardly remember one thoroughly good man who wrote good verse. Mr. Kilaire Belloc.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 107 12 yfi 21 H Jr*V»' «l 5 "3a» $£\1& ¥A fi t -sp _a____w jv c cr- j f 1 >_**_. A damson, Gilfillan Co., td BO__Z D;BTBISUTOKa\ S. S. F. M. S. 1 a*wroF.rEig«ft.^^ Ta^Bßg*..^-^^--^. |!l!lll!!!ll!!llll!|!!:i!!!!!!!il!!!l;llillll!lli!|[!:ii!!!!ll!;!i!i:i!;::i!IS, s TEACH THE CHILDREN I WRifiIEYS SHEWING 111 DELIGHTFUL HEALTHFUL ECONOMIC* I THREE FLAVORS-
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