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

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    Masthead
    30 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. (0 CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY,«*MAY 14, 1920. tm.* >W_CMWv_r,.(«V -^m^rmm^mmK^m^.- m..\. m., m ->^»>^T<H.IM_W 'I X r Tf^^rfl >| I. Uum tl 111 No. 9,976.
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    CHOOSING A LIBRARY.
    964 1 DEAR BOOKWORM. Turning over some old letters the oti er day, I came across one you wrota •to me from "Somewhere m France" m. which you named the tiny library you had •taken along with you. A Bible pnd tho Took of Common Prayer (emblems of your
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      238 1 Mahheid RAFFLES HOTEL. SPRING RACE MEETING EACE TIFFINS DINNERS Ilth, 13th and 15th, MAY. I DANCING ON THURSDAY 13th MAY. "Se sweet chocolate, milk chocolate tablets COVERTI KES-COCOA POWDERS COCOA BUTTER CABLE OR WRITE US FOR EXPORT PRICES STATING SHIPMENTS DESIRED. LARGE FACTORY FACILITIES ENABLE US TO TAKE CARE OF
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      152 1 gmfjtg^t^mm^^^^^^ *^1 I _^_»> _V^<______^a*^_^^___ri___^ ____L _^r^ (oi2aef2se€l CONNELL BROTHERS CO., [Incorporated m U. 8. A.] $1950 $1950 JUST THE CAR YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR GYOLOMOBILE TWO SEATER MOTOR GAR -»0 MILES TO 1 GALLON GASOLINE Sporting bo<iy, Mechanical starter, Electric lamps PRICE SI9SD. (STRAITS CURR:) Book yonr car
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      307 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. Control is to be taken off coai. The price of domestic goes up 14s. a ton and there are no prospects of English supplies for coaling stations m the. Far East— Page 7. Carranza is down m Mexico. Fourteen generals were killed. The revolutionaries are m command
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      143 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 14th. High Tides G. 48 am Gft Oin 7.33 pm 7ft 4in. Ayer Panas, Gresham House, noon. Fillis' Circus, 0.15 p.m. Saturday, 15th. High Tides 8.0 am 7ft 3in 8.17 pm 7ft Oin Races Third Day. Fillis' Circus, 0.15 p.m. Sunday, 16th. High Tides 0.1 am 7ft
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    JERUSALEM.
    651 2 A City of Secret-. From the German Hospice on the Mount of Olives one caught one's first glimpse of Jerusalem. Below was the cool silent green of the Gar ion of Gethsem.me. ami across the ravine m marvellous completeness lay the Holy City, encircled by its massive, walls and
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      469 2 SERAVALLO'S TOfflC. L Bark and Iron Wine New large consignment just arrived PRICE $2.50 per bottle For Wholesalers In cases of 24 bottles Prices on application MEDICAL HALL LTD. IN AID OF RAFFLES COLLEGE FUND THE STAR OPERA COMPANY. SINGAPORE will play under the auspices of the PERSENANGAN STIA CLUB
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      844 2 From FRIDAY, May 14 to WEDNESI A picture which stands out as the most remarkahl* i the present day with its powerful element of compdli J its wealth of plot and its whirlwind THE U_KG AR¥! OF MAN. lI yM In 7 parts. j Adapted for the screen from the
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      919 3 mf .m.mj*" t m m^^^mmmmmanmm SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAT~ STATES VICTORY BONDS. |otcr^t lhc date f purchaBe at 5 P er ccn t P«r annum, payable cc the lst September aai the lst March. B ,;KP.\.ABLE AT r.-I! ON IllE lst SEPTEMBER, 1934. PRICE OF ISSUE— IOO PER CENT. o'
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      286 3 U WHO USES' PABCO PAINT t IS i 'Mkf ,;E hn lt 000 indivi<lual I^/w UT r; Gl Pabco P ain ts were JS. WJv dcs P atch^ to buyers m India, Ceylon, Malaya, and Java durirg 1010. I These buyers know that Pabco identifies the paint which fights rot
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      606 3 ''^^^^^"^"""^•"^■W_«^WWWi^**rr%-^/^B____a_____B___B| f^^SVs." j/^^~ SPEED S&M' WITH SAFETY ,^/^^^ji^P FIRESTONE Motorr //^KfIR» cycle Tyres don't skid /Sy /^i~S^£j on shar P turns. They wr'^flX K& &ive R00(1 truction at jw/M J\ w A c start and then a '//r^ N Jffls-^S smo °thi eas 7 coasting. *M*il/ T^ e y have
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    STATE-OWNED SHIPS.
    760 4 COMMONWEALTH LINE'S EXPANSION. "Mr. W. Hughes only resorted to the purchase of ships for the Australian trade after having failed m all his efforts to obtain an Inrrrtmi supply of tonnage from 4!>c British Government," said Mr. H. Larkin, G. neral Manager of the Commonwci.lth Government Steamship Line,
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    DRY EUPHEMISM.
    85 4 In an hotel m the dryest of prohibition towns m Canada, where thirst is criminal, a rubicund citizen whose contented face suggested that even m that desert he had struck a spring of whiskey addressed his neighbour, a policeman, m an undertone: "Ar© jou suffering, officer?" "Well, I
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      510 4 l///Kv-IAII{ B^^lL,*^ A CLEAF., j E9 j_£r!s^£^*7v. BRIGHT W^^Y^M^ G R EASY m fg*mmw FJ tt«o T£ s I Invlfloratea H ir t£e n^adsend I Jf Hi/ acts as a tonic I jfca_giß_. %\tj>' to tbe hair roots. 1 WxT''l<-mJr ri-eve__-S-_uirsp_.lt-fkf -J' t-ng or talking out. I E&3|ttr Daudrutl and
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      1230 4 CHING KENG LEE CO. IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAAFAR BIN HADJE MOHAMED D.K., S.P.M., C.M.G., Dato Mentri Besar Johore (Deceased). FOR PRINCES OR RICH GENTLEMEN An opportunity to acquire a beautifully situated freehold MANSION. The undersigned have received instructions to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION At sn early
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      864 4 AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE ASEfffi FOR SALE WITHOUT RESERVE Important Auction Sale of Antique Indian Furnt at Messrs. CHING KENG LEE Co.s Sale-room RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE ON SATURDAY, 15th MAY, 1920 AT 11 a.M Lot 1. One valuable genuine antique beautifully designed and han... blackwcod Indian drawing room suite comprising
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    THE WOES OF A MENU CHOOSER.
    715 5 THE WOES OF A MENU CHOOSER. j [From Oor Own Correspondent.] i London, April 6. I Before us lies the season when the Public Ph-iier ii m full swing. It falls, and has I for some time fallen, to my lot as a pure amateur to have to arrange various
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    ARTIFICIAL GRAPHITE.
    202 5 Graphite, ence solely a product of the mines, is now made artificially m such quantities that this form is crowding the natural variety m use. Artificial graphite, we learn from a United States Geological Survey report by Henry G. Ferguson, abstracted m the Foundry (Cleveland), may be used
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    CZECHO-SLOVAK PARTIES.
    395 5 CZ ECHO- SLOVAK PARTIES. We Rive, from a Czecho-Slovak source, a short account of the principal parties enprag*ed m the electoral struggle. National Democrats. This party is composed mostly of business men, lawyers, professors, State official*, and so-called intellectuals. In spite of its bourgeois composition, it may be considered as
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    REDUCTION OF THE CHINA SQUADRON.
    396 5 REDUCTION OF THE CHINA SQUADRON. The Admiralty announce that Rear-Ad-miral Geo.ge H. Borrett, C.8., will become Kear-Admiral an<l Senior Naval Officer, W.;tsze, m succession to Commodore* Alfred A. Ellison, C.8., on May 6, on which date appointment of Rear-Admir\l Commanding the Fifth Light' Squadron will lapse. At the present time,
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      442 5 ggpi requir. s capable Box No. 881, c<. re of Froe 20-5 "Tm fh.nes* Filing Clerk for Ac fISTB jn dipping sfltoa must i aave had previous Fr- Pn Aip!> 9- v c **^T_HrtfAND WRITER and Typiaf (eithor X,n i tropean Pina. Good aalary V-' pert On. Heply Stating r
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      807 5 AUCTION SALES. J Etstate of lUhmat, deceaaed. AUCTION SALE OE VALUABLE JKWCLLBRT At uur sahroon,. No. .10 Kling Street t OK MONDAY. 17th MAY, AT 11 A.M. C~l"tt»C iMd rings Mt *ith diamonds and hrihant.s, god and athrer diaaMnJ kieeenn god bangles set erith briPianS irod watches and eha 1
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      620 5 f AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Magnificent Wax po ished and Walnut-stained teak Household Furniture, Horn_e._s Gramophone and records, 3 speed Gent's Bicycle by "Mead Cycle C 0.," Silver and plateware etc. At Messrs. Ching Keng Lee Co's SaferaoJn, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place j ON SATURDAY, 15th MAY. AT 10.30
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      75 5 111 l-— r Kj-i_'-«_*-n «-i__n _r-___r-i__. g^-^—^^^-,,^^, WHITEAWAY'S I ll I J NEW SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED W% it i F I PERFECTION I rOIL STOVES jf j FITTED ONE, TWO THREE BURNERS i Prices $39.00, 59. 00, 75.00 jj I NEW PERFOTJOi OVENS jj! j SINGLE OVEN, DOUBLE OVEN $17.50
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
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      Freedom or Preference.
      1326 6 With no intention of forestalling the report of the Committee that has been appointed to enquire into the matter of Imperial Preference, or custom dues m this Colony, it is well once more to remind ourselves that any form of preference, or any device for taxing commodities
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    THE KHALAR AFFAIR.
    517 6 JAPANESE NOT ATTACKED BY j CZECHS. (From a Correspondent). On board the s.s. President Grant, which was here a few days ago, was General Jan Syrovy, commander of the Czecho-slovak Army with his staff. The general is a friendly man of about thirtyseven. He wears a black
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    OPIUM IN CHINA.
    268 6 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Much attention is being paid here to the reported re-growth of the opium habit m China. According to the Chinese Legation, however, the situation created by efforts to resume the cultivation of the poppy, even partially m China, is much improved. Sir William
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    42 6 Sheffield cutlery manufacturers are looking for a substitute for celluloid for knife hurdles. Japan has practically the monopoly of the world's output, and the Japanese are now "putting on the screw," with the re.ult that prices have soared to sn unpiecedented height.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    644 6 EXPRESSIONS OP fete, WOWBo^wgjAl Expressions tf r( ret of 3r John Tav.karviU, X Justice of Trinidad ;;n f J Juc.ge at Singapore, to be foil' '*W words of welcome to Mr. fj '*'*> the new Puisne fadft f or rr uttered by the Chief Justice T^S nill, X
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      THE HOUSING PROBLEM.
      130 6 To The Editor. Dear Sir— Since writing «f this subject I Ind that tin* P« materials are higher than I for. Nor was sufficient sllow«^ contractor's profit. 1 S»« accordingly. 1 mnl sdd that are considered as too low by l m ties who should know. My
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      125 6 BULMERS HEREFORDSHIRE i r* I v.»>"" 4 I t st I CIDER One of the very best drinks for this < CLIMATE i i GALDBEGK MACGREGOR Co.. 87 Cecil Street Tel. 228. PM tt. H. N. BUCKERIDGE Bofo to annovmco that ho conducts LV EUROPEAN STUDIO ht SINGAPORE m- At
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      30 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS and MERCANTILE ADVERTISER Eetabliahed, 1835. Telephone No. §6 The only Morning Paper m the Straita Settlements. CjIBLW— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Cfflce, SO RAFFLES PLAGE.
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    HOME RULE BILL.
    615 7 oMMITTEF^ STAGE. [Router's Service.] nirnrs \MKNDMENT. A>W lcndon. May 10. a c.r.. mons entered into the ilfth Home Rule. Before o pened, the chairman ruled v t r <,f amendments embodying bemes as equivalent to negaBil'. but permitted Mr. Asquith nendment providing for a meni with county
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    14 7 w is _v* S B Nore ha left HongrM». next for Europe.
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    EUROPE'S TROUBLES.
    787 7 THE POLISH DRIVE. I neuter's Service. THK BLACK SEA FORCE. London, May 10. In the House of Commons, replying to ajor Barnes, Mr. W. Long said that Allied warships m the Black Sea will continue to bombard the Russian coast until the Bolsheviks cease hostilities with wranglers of
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    THE COAL SHORTAGE.
    534 7 CONTROL TO GO. [Reuter's Service.] DOMESTIC TO RISE. London, May 10. In the House of Commons, replying to Maj. Newman, Sir R. Home stated that the Government thought that a removal of the present control of the inland distribution of coal as soon as possible was essential.
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    STRAITS CHINESE LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
    168 7 The report for the year 1919 shows that tne membership at the end of the year was 200 compared with 115 at the beginning of the year. Nine resignations took place and 94 members were enrolled during the year. Five meetings besides the annual general meeting
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    54 7 Programme of Drills, etc., for we-ilr erding Saturday, 22nd May 1920. Saturday, 15th 2.30 p.m. Balestier Range. Eurasian Co. Rifle Club. Sunday, 16th 7.30 a.m. Balestier Range. S. R. E. v. Rifle Club. Saturday, 22nd 2.80 p.m. Balestier Range.— S. R. E. v. Rifle Club. R. SMITH
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    MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
    380 7 CARRANZA DOWN. fl. eater's Servicel END OF FEDERALS. Washington, May 10. The Mexico City newspapers announc* tbe capture of Carranza. This is m connection with the El Paso reports which state that General Obregon sent a messags to the new provisional president Delahucrta, that the revolutionists overtook the
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    THE ASSIZES.
    349 7 Before the Chief Justice (Sir Joha Bucknill, K.C.) at the assizes yesterday, a Chinese named Guah Ah Lak was charges with tiding and abetting Wee Kirn m causing the death of another compatriot, Ng Boon Peo by a rash arid negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, to
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    62 7 Three returned banishees appeared at the Penang Assizes, before Mr. Justice Dinsmore. The first, a Tamil, gave as his reason for coming back: "My mother was hare and there was a great famine m India." No 2 said "there is nothing to eat m China." No 3 (sentenced for life):
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      136 7 jgpHfe ROB|N ,*S &Co _H^*_^" f NEW GOODS «w^' ISE' TH GENTI FMENS DEPT. /v v TRAVELLING RUGS DRESSING AND BATH /jSk COAT SWEATERS VJ§y^ UMBRELLAS AND I Jj«|Sa WALKING STICKS j ysr LIMITED. I Mi— M Ml I I. I II ll I I -.ii, 1 If m\ n
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      547 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. I (Incorporated m Japan. WhDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESB GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice EUROPEAN MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. fer London and Antwerp via (Malacca) Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Sali and Marseilles. MISHIMA MARU 25th May SADO MARU 2nd June KITANO MARU 16th June
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      639 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). EOYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA T«_epl_oae 131 Paasage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Snpt. Transhipmeat Dep4. 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. MELCHIOR TREUB (Friday, May 14) Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya with
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      663 8 APCAR LINE. (Incorporated m England) MAIL .AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S Net (Under Contract with His Majesty's Governs. The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMruv 0, suspended. wj-übay LONDON .FAR-EASTERN SERVICF FROM LONDON I TO M ARSEIIS", OUE SINGAPORB j LEAVK Sl n* KARMALA about 25th May NORK
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      1014 9 Tm STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. W (INCOEPOSATID IN SIAM.) SINGAPOKE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. m Trlaffwn, Kslantaa, Banamart, TelupU, Pataa!, Slagera. La- jisi«* l******** Chumpoa. and Bangkok. oifHATIPOK l^th May 1920 19th May 1920 >P r SoL 24th M *y 1920 26th May 1920 >!-S :Ust M *y 1920 2nd June
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      709 9 The Of ein Steam Ship Company, limited. She Chlaa Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND l^eraan Bucknall Steam Ship Co., LU. (AJfERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) JOWT rO-TTiSIGHTLT SERVICE TO NEW YORK ria BUBZ Ol PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Dne Route Fei Spore YANGTSZE May 13th Panama H'Kong,
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      560 9 SANITAS I DISINFECTANT INSIST ON GETTING I DRUMS 1 WITH THE I "PINETREE" chop I j SOLE IMPORTERS. f The Borneo Co., Ltd. [Incorporated m England] Singapore, Ipoh and Penang. I n ßßß________BlM_BßEßCKZ3__HH_n_^^ IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF Two Valuable Rubber and Fruit Plantations and A Compound House at Holland Road.
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      277 10 OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES Jl^^^UU^ i^-B-____s.— jn____!*2 -»"--~____l c> i V-S-wT 1 jß__W^^^^ THROUGHTOUT STRAITS SEHLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES JUST ARRIVED Cornets. Baritone Euphoslom Slide Trombone*. IfandoUMt. Fli Back Mandolines. Hawaiian Guitars Guitars. Bugle Mouth Piece, /io lins Cases Bag Pipes Double ba Pipe Drum Reeds Enchanting Reed etc
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      915 10 ESTATE OF THE LATE SULTAN IDRIS SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTIES IN I IPOH KAMPAR KUALA KANGSAR In pursuance of the Preliminary Notico which has already appeared m the Presi, the undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction at THE TOWN HALL, IPOH on Friday, the 14th day
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      539 10 wmmmmmmmt^mnmmmmmwmmmmimrmmmmmmmimHmmmmm*mm^ ■■■m_ _n_»»_»i_iii_ nn i*.«»iw»»Mi'--^™^^^^^-.^^»w<«»T.^^^ww»T-igm«^»»«^iir^, im ,im i )W^^^ IP s^®^*" Another of C. B/s Delicacies ""^KS I C. B. OXFOKI SAUSA^' 1 UNEXCELLED. 2T m Crosse Black well gaarantee /#SC:--ffl\ tbese and all tlieir other table delicacies to _>• H^i*.'." jj| produced noder ideal condit'ocs of cleanliness. I i'^
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      363 10 [rH Famous, not only m the Old Country, but HfeS) Q throughout the World, arc thc superb 3 W values obtainable from John Noble's. vw You should send to-day for thc wonder- \h fui 68 page Catalogue, giving full particular! \\J Q and hundreds of illustrations of the very latest
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 11 May 13. Bank 4 m.s. 2-4 Bank demand 2-3 3-4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2-4 3-4 New York, demand 437^ Credits 9C days 48 j France, demand 650 India, T. T. 103 Hongkong, demand 80% Prem. Yokohama, demand 83*4 Java oemand 116% Bangkok, demand 91*4 Sovereign, Bank Buying $8.54
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    PRODUCE.
    177 11 f May 13. Tin 100 Tons $152.00 G_.ir.bier 15.00 Ganibier Cube No. 1 23.00 Pepper Black 33.00 Pepper (White fair) 58.00 j Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 9.50 Tapioca, medium pearl f.q. 14.00 Pearl Sago, small 14.00 Copra SundTied 23.00 j Copra Mixed 23.50 Opium, Benares uncert 8,900 'Rice Rangoon
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      2023 11 .a over 53,500,000. A3i«" ov Assurance m force over $15,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, UMTTED. l r <ncerperitW i« Straita Sett.] 3 HAD OyriCa W-.lrtll B.«* Sl-w^ MXDON OFFICE %Z, OM Jewry, E.C I mMM mm £20.000 depoaita with tk. Suprem. Court of England, and compUM with th.
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      173 11 THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (Incorporated m the United Kingdom by special Act of Parliament) LIFE ASSURANCE WITH MONTHLY PREMIUMS. 5 j Many persons are deterred from effecting a life policy on account of the inconvenience attending the payment of a considerable sum once or twice a year by way
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      152 11 VESSELS AT WHARVES. TANJONG PAGAR. j East Wharf No. 1. Dredger Shrimp. I East Wharf No. 2.— Santhia. Sheers Wharf No. 3.— Ban Poh Guan. j Main Wharf No. 4. Donai, Telamon, Mogileff. Main Wharf No. 5. Klang, Kamuning. Main Wharf No. 6. Yangtsze. j Wet Dock No. 7. Minderoo,
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      516 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Intermediate and local n_a.li wiil bo found m list below Penang, Malacca, F.M.S. (by Train) 4 jp.m. daily (except Sunday). KoU Tinggi and stations to Kunls Lumpur at 6 a.m. H'kong S'hai etc. Inaba Maru 8 a.m. Ja P an Luceric 9 a.m Sarawak Malaya 9 a.m.
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    SPRING RACES.
    1436 12 SECOND DAY'S EVENTS. There was again a large attendance at the Race Course yesterday afternoon, but those patronising the tote, like at the first day's nutting, were not treated lavishly byname Fortune. Nevertheless some tiptop racing was seen and good times were accomplished, A feature of the afternoon
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    AUSTRALIAN TURF.
    221 12 The most important Easter race meetings v. re m New South Wales and South Australia. The principal races with the results were as under. Doncaster Handicap, N.S.W. one mile Sydney Damsel, 8.4, 1; Chrysolaus, 8.5 2; Mount Frisco, 8.4, 3. Won by half length, third two lengths away.
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    "SOME" FISHING.
    173 12 A Story from Kurdistan. There seems to be some good fishing m 4 hc Kurdistan country. A lady who was recently there writes to a friend m India: •'A few days ago we were out riding when ye met some Arabs with about a dozen donkeys loaded with
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    393 12 ERASER'S SHARE REPORT. Singapore, May 13. The steady decline m both Tin and Rubber has naturally a discouraging effect en the Share Market and buyers of this class of stock f-re holding off for possible bette:* advantage later. As regards Rubber there appears no anxiety to part
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    LEWIS & PEATS REPORT.
    161 12 LEWIS PEATS REPORT. Singapore. May 13th. Since our last Report the market liar* declined rapidly a fall of 12 cents per lb having taken place. It is difficult to tin.! ou: the actual reason for such a relapse, the concensus of opinion however is that Xew I'vrk is overstocked, Manufactures
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    230 12 Singapore, May 13. At the weekly Rubber Auction, which commenced and finished yesterday, there were very few buyers m the market, and cniy a small proportion of the Rubber on ofTer was disposed of. the quantity sold being 249 tons out of 1029 tons catalogued. The sale opened
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE REPORT.
    323 12 MACPH AIL'S SHARE REPORT. From 6th -12th. The steady decline m rubber and the somewhat alarming drop m tin have had their due effect on the sihare-markets. Business has been on a limited scale. Such sales of rubbers as have been recorded have been made m the belief that still
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    219 12 Mr. Charlie Chuplin is being starred m the Jewel production Home, m six parts, which the Pallidium is presenting to-night, along with a Screen Magazine and a tworeel L.-Ko Comedy. In the earlier house, the fifth episode of the Terror of the Ran^e BCrial, and a five-part production
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    SPORTING NEWS.
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    16 12 This afternoon Singapore plays Penang on the Polo Club's ground. The game commencea at 4.45.
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