The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 May 1920

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  • 19 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, MAY, 20, 1920. im* m. "<.*_■*. mmv«& Awn.* onns*s. <mwmmmmi ma ••>
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  • 250 1 The Hythe Conference between Mr. Lloyd Cssrf and M. Millerand (Sr. Kitti being absent owing to the political crisis in Italy) has arrived at a good understanding, which pleases the Preach Page 7. 'lhe economic aspect of reparations and thc fixing of a sum to be required
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  • 1278 1 We shall never come to an end of fruit-* less speculations about Shakespeare. Tho t~onder is that his tonvb is yet inviolate. N'o curious fanatic has disturbed hi:* dust m ths hope of literally unearthing soma secret The latest improbable theory. idles his identity. The Kaconian notion
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 244 1 Malt_tsid „1 js. JUS.U ULU I uli. I and Most Successful Hotel on the Islnr.l LACING THE SEA. tea of Rooms and spacious lounges, ver&nd&h and beautiful grounds. I AFTERNOON TEAS. lay, Music in attendance. Cinema or? the Lawn from 6.15 p.m. FIRST CLASS CUISINE. j ery Saturday, dinner followed
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    • 127 1 UiiiMillliillllllilHlllHlllililllilllM i fS:s^iBH fmAFF** 1 H V i^^B„ FITTED WITH COM- S_ BIXATION YALE LOCKS W S *~^m ADJUSTABLE SHELVES 1 '^^^M^ INSIDE DIMENSIONS p I in. In 1 1 in. In 1 9 in. S TO BE SEEN AT jj| P _-NEO LIMITED.) E= (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) SINGAPORE. iiffiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:!^^
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    • 85 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Johore Govt, tenders for Centra) Medical Administration Block Page 5. English cement casks lor sale Page 5. Also an Objet df Art— Page 5. Notice re Solfala and Montoro for Timor Hilly— Page 9. Also re Santa Cms and Glenluce Page 9. Cheong Koon Seng, four auction sales
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 181 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 20th. High Tides 0.7 am 3ft 6in 11.33 pm Oft Gin. Eastern Gate, 8 p.m. Finis 1 Cireus, 9.15 o.m. Friday, 21st. High Tides 0.52 am Bft 3in. Ffflia' Circus, 9.15 p.m. Saturday, 22nd. High Tides 0.14 am 9ft sin 1.40 pm Sft Oin. S. S. Association,
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  • 264 2 Hoarded Paper Roubles in Russian Villages. Over a hundred thousand millions, out of about 160,000,000,000 roubles of paper money printed by the Soviets, is hoarded, reports' the Commissary of Finance, Krestinsky, in the cabins of the peasantry. Despite the unceasing flood of new paper money from the Moscow
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  • 146 2 The club puzzler, who always has a problem up his sleeve, asked how many £5 r.otes it takes to weigh as much as a golden sovereign. He insisted on secret and written answers. They varied from one up to 300, the 300 guess being the endeavour cf
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 385 2 I 11 1 ISANAPHOS The all British and most m u reliable Tonic and Nferve I Food on the Market. s {THE DISPENSARY LTD. g RAFFLES PLACE. 5 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■s-UMuraul LUCILE ET CIE. beg to rrnounce the opening of their Salon ON THURSDAY, MAY 20th j Smart and Exclusive Millinery i
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    • 876 2 |if>TVV^liii ■.t I *________r m BBB___BB_ BB___T B_ wM mm From FRIDAY, May 14, to THURSDAY, May, 20. A HUMAN STORY WITH A POWERFUL HEART APPEAL Lois Weber's Latest Contribution to the Screen THE JEWEL PRODUCTION SUPERS Featuring MRS. CHARLIE CHAPLIN In a story in which the value of home,
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    • 378 3 D-PO-WAKT AUCTION SALE OF LYrd"-^ ,{ubber and Frui Plsntations and A Compound ■ease »t Holland Road, Singapore. CfICOKG KOON SENG CO'S SALEROOM, NO. 20 KLING STREET AT Mi UN WEDNESDAY, 26t MAY, AT 2.30 P.M. D several pieces of valuable land situate at the 5V_ milestone i: >v .th the
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    • 194 3 i w feJ^psf^S^f _*^_rf^ W_3ft *V r >.i->;t"^?^} r-«'in--^* --t:f^* vj 5 llsltf^l i v*^ ORi _r™ VV*>£* ff^'/_f_P^* M^mS^^^ky^ Ever nntirv* frvYfrrwiri+c pitt^-- vir lr^^ «*v i-^v\..L iivjlicc luotpfniLS, ever MMM notice a boy roller skating!- /)/}A WL^^M they both SO off at an angle C/r# to get grip
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    • 103 3 ij i I ]^m Wholesome, wLumkTjuice j i%^ l *<_*• W^iw«^l^ s ||i Prepared from the pure iuic_ of tiie p?SP||li| finett West Indian Lime Fruit, grown •M^/l'-^^| on our e -tates in Dominica, West Indies. |;^^^|W Insist on having RCSF' r. %^^^M^ lllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiililii^ f, Jj AUCTION s YLE Cargo
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    • 279 4 OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES H^l_^^ss!^Hi^^B ?^^___b^^t___H ST I ___^_M_ _Kr Ih SS B^S^^r m^ %J #^4^ __i THROUGHTOUT 1 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES §nt_ i________£_s-_E_£_s_--_pPi^^^^^^^^^_^_ THB FAR EASTERN TOURIST f AGENCY. 6-s, Malacca Street, Singapore. fThe abeve ftrsa Rk. clears ships, and fcrSr\\ wards from the smaLt BraVa
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    • 639 4 STOCKS AND StfARES. rftASER CO- EXCHANGE ANI SHARE BROKERS. SINGAPORE, MAY 19th, 1920. MINING. [Figures in brackets shows the capita and issue value of the Share in dollara unless otherwise marked. C. Cum div x equals ex div.] Ampang ($100,000—0) 16.25—16.75 Ayer Weng ($100,000—0) 1.00—1.75 nom Hitam Tir ($300,000—1) 3.10—3.20
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    • 578 4 mm KENG LEE CO. D SPECIAL NOTIFirATION HOI LAND PARK (ULU PANDAN) _ae undersigned have received instructions to offer for sale by Public Auctioa at an early dste st their sale-room J RAFFLES CHAMBERS, EAFFLES PLACE i Fifteen freehold Building Sites suitable for European Bungalows. The sites wre high, dry
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    • 124 4 Arastcur's Works Aaistenr's Works Developing, Printiag, etc. Pictures snd Frame-Makers. KONG HING CHEONG CO Adelahi Hotel Buildings Ne. I«2 JL IM North Bridge Rosl Slsgaporo.. Branch a Penang. FHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS STRAITS SHIPPING PARCELS AND SHIPPING AGENCY. 1 Telegraph Street. Raffles Quay, 4& I SINGAPORE. Cask Ale and Stout, in hoganewds
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    • 1027 4 AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE Ate" IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTICE "***> One of the most desirable Properties in Grange Road _rf____ u_ u wji.un ea, ;y d Jst Town and in a select and healthy locality. The undersigned have received instructions to sell h PUBLIC AUCTION at their Sale-room RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE
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  • 307 5 The report of the Medical Research Committee are of great value, and this is by no means the least valuable of those which have appeared up to the present. The treatment of profuse haemorrhage is difficult, but very important, as loss of blood is a frequent cause
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  • 136 5 When the husband returned from busi- ness he found, to his disgust, that a water pipe had burst. The carpets were in I danger of being spoiled. "Well, well," said I he, impatiently to his wife "why on earth i didn't you hammer the pipe up? Here,
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    • 408 5 irAimA i** J" xP ,rienced Chinese BookfA v h gtsaa-shif accounts. ,;vK 2-2 Raffles Quay. 4DMIK^ 20 5 "~TT^ort fins requires capable m^r^Smm Filing Clerk for Ac AST „\nrtm<nt in shipping office mu*t \g»T** and nave had pr^ ious „ro of Free Pr, U.C. <r^Lvn WRITER and Typist (cither i
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    • 745 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Land and Houses Nos. 104 to 107 Jalan Bvttaa Off North Bridge Kse4 and Beach Road, Singapore. At Mehsrs. CHEONG KOON SENG ft Co.'s Sale-room No. 30 Kling Street ON WEDNESDAY. 26th MAY at 2.30 p.m. Valuable land and _hc| Nu j,,, -101 and
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    • 897 5 f AUCTION SALES. i j i 1 AUCTION SALE OF Two Charron Motor Cars and 1 Lorries Also Victoria and Horse At Raffles Motor Garage, Beach Road ON SATURDAY 22nd MAY at 11 a.m. 1. One 7-seater Charron motor car. 2. One. 5-seater Charron motor car. 3. One 2-ton Charron
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    • 406 5 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. The Exchange Banks will be closed on Monday, the 24th May being Wnit Monday. IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES* ORDINANCE 1915. AND J IN THE MATTER OF THE BENGAL MALAYA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. Notice is hereby given that the Creditors of the above-named Company, which is
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    • 170 5 Mr **r%H *W <v^BS-o* i >^.— -*_myi%r*~-» *-*rf -i it^tajiri i WHITEAWAY'S T#/E HYGIENIC I SOLI D OAK J REEDIPEDiITAD j. $57.50 $75.00 ji $67. 50 700 j HYGIENIC REFRIGERATORS are cased with carefully selected Oak. All cases are well constructed and present a I very attractive appearance Effective insulation
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  • 704 6 In view of the frequent appeals that are made to the charitable and well disposed in Singapore for money to carry on work of different kinds for the good of the place or for the benefit of classes of the people, it is well to recall the
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  • 309 6 The announcement of the new sell- ing price of controlled rice led to many enquiries yesterday why the odd sum of $1.26 should have been selected as the retail price. To buy i a gantang for $1.26 almost inevitably i meant a loss of four cents to the
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  • 286 6 The Rent Assessment Board for Singapore will sit on Tuesday the 25th instant e at 2.15 p.m. in the Municipal Board Room i, e Mr. C. Probert, A.M.I.C.E, Assistant Engineer, Kuala Lumpur, has been transferred to Bukit Mertajam as District 6 Engineer. e i On Monday in Penang a huge
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  • 160 6 v ivn n-^ivt m»v Tit ivaii, \ji the early departure for home of the Rev. Wm. Cross, the popular and revered Ministei of the Presbyterian Church in Singapore. His earnest work and interesting sermons have endeared him to thc community at large, including all denominations, and his
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  • 86 6 The Uus ian Grand Opera Co. which some little, time ago staged three opera? in the Victoria Theatre announce a return season commencing on Tuesday, June I. They open with Aida," and produce a fresh opera each evening for a season of pine nights. The repertoire
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  • 614 6 In ths parlour then wers thrto, She, ths parlour-lamp, »»td Ia; Two is company, no So the little lamp went o\ t! Hoa~tS-Ml*l eleven will met Robinson'.team at soccer this afternoon on the S.R.C i ground. Boustead'i plsysrs are Cheng Hoe, R. H. Gale, Tan Lee Wan Beng Kian, W.
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  • 108 6 iNDKNiiai:,) Wif To the Editor. Dear Sir,— 1 y terest Mr. D unnia [Z t*,j Labour Problem" in r, > h your papor. h r «Vs of the -Unfortunat, O ed an agreement at w ha\ing any bwwltfc, Jn %Z eoaah-s to." I aotjes that Mr D
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  • 123 6 To th« Editor. I Dear Sir,— ln r, in er ther^' have _oen i to lotro.'eum, prineiptfl I with the nam sO ttsldi ks Meiw*, 5 lt has also been Btated thai einment have tin- control of ,'uJj company (ths Aagk Persian pJJj Coy.) who vill srshssl] t
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  • 301 6 PRINCE COMES CROPPER. Christ (hurrh. Mi; li The Prince of Wales itten at ZUecarton, After the race he ros I the course, taking the jumps hut baulked the fence, throwing who was not injured. 0 BWri-JUtLANP \ND THE LEAGH j London. Mr I i The Zurich referendum hy
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 171 6 BULMERS HEREFORDSHIRE CIDER One of the very best drinks for this BT ....J -___8* -GALDBEGK MACGREGOR Go., 87 Cecil Street TeL 228. MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE Bsffs u i that hs eosdaets T 111 ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO in SINGAPORE <v At Tho BURLINGTON IM Pac-s North of tho ____;p_l Hots.
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    • 38 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS ;< rui MSRCANTILE ADVERTISER Established, LSSf. Telephone No. 56. The only Uorninfi PSpst in the Straits Settlements. CabIes— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, 30 RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. m THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1920.
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  • 638 7 KK v( l! .rTioN__ RAM,,ANT r ßouter's Service. J pjUrn FIGH-ING. London, May 17. four boars' tierce rioting »ft urn Mna Feiners mm k lot of revolver firing tool polio, charged the crowd e t S but the Sinn Feinera S», lot at the 'killing the chief city
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  • 595 7 BROKEN AT LAST. f Renter's Servicel BOLSHEVIST "TRIPE." London, May 17. Wireless messages from Moscow have I been resumed but have not explained thc k si.ence. They are now sending out pro- pagandist appeals to the proletarians oi i, all nations, declaring that the Polish from
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  • 49 7 ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL BUILDING FUND. 1 Previously acknowledged $54,942.84 Ter Mr. Chan Sze Onn Mr Khoo Kay Hian 1,000.C0 Ong Kim Lian 1,000.00 I Gaw Khek Khiam 500.00 1 Lim Nee Soon 500.00 3,000.00 Dr. C. J. Smith 500.00 $58,442.84 The above amounts are gratefully acknowledged by the Committee.
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  • 23 7 Myrtle: "Ye., he had the audscity to t kiss sss." Myrtle's Mother: "Of eourse, you were very indignant." Myrtle: "Yes, mother, every time."
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  • 753 7 NAVY AND ARMY. iKeuter'a Service! THE TWO GREAT LEADERS. London, May 17. I There was a crowded gathering at the I Guildhall to-day, when Admiral Jellicoe and lord French received the freedom of the f City and were presented with swords of I honour. Many distinguished persons
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  • 790 7 GOOD UNDERSTANDINGS [Renter's Service.] BOTH PARTIES PLEASED. London, May 16. The Hythe conference sat the whol I morning, at which Mr. Bonar Law wa l present, and concluded early this aftemooi f when M. Millerand and the French missio departed for Paris. THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT. An official
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 112 7 robßon ANO CO., ltd. l^mmml MOTOR CYCLING SUITS _f^P^_ if I/' I I 7V\ l ii r l °mCA\ MOTOR LEGGINGS *jg fi g jjihl r ]L\ ROBINSON AND 00 LTD. »«»ii«»ihmii M M bw—w— i i i I, 1 1 i— m_ uj l^_-.— »n !»_^yvaF >^^ .>_2* _r_r
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    • 601 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated in Japan. tf^DER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE II__PEII_AL JAF.IHXSIB GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice EUROPEAN MAIL~L_NE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. fsr London and Antwerp via (Malacca) .Penang, Colombs, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. MISHIMA MARU 26th May SADO MARU 2nd June KITANO MARU 16th June LIVERPOOL LINE.
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    • 572 8 ■■__W_K_W_«_M-^_«-_MM-M-l I I—l— _l-i- I— __PJ^_IUI-»l__llll-BIHm II K. P. M. I KONINKLYKE P AKETV AART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated in Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OP BATAVIA Y*fe_-u>st 131 Pssssge Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1092 Managers Desk 1437 Msrine Sapt. Trsnsh!p__cst 9*»i 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDILB CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVF_JNM__N_\
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    • 676 8 P. O. BRITISH INDu AND **^Ul^ APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England) MAIL .AND PASSENGER SERVi lfi* PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 9 r (Under Contract with His Majesty's Gorsri^ XIM Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF f-ftunf gaapended. v LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERYu* ''^m FROM LONDON I r 0 M ARBEII j r_ DUE
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    • 399 9 M STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. /INCORPO__AT_.D IN SIAM.) f SINGAPORE— BANGKOK CO.IS7ING SERVICE. T>Mj_»_*»«» Kslsntsn, Banrnara, TslnpU, Pataai, Riager*, i*. zL\ ItflM Laagfsan, Chumpoa, aad Bangkok. {i Arrival Dcßartmr# -mnl 24th I*?* 1920 26th May 1920 VgSt H« JS 20 2nd J^e 1920 ViATIPOK ah June 1920 9th June 1920
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    • 432 9 V. GLKNLUCB. For Australia. hence abort T2th .l U1 r ;l? .on„<>T seeosaaeodatiea s-ai!«Me. For further r _i ealsrs npply to r IMrtl KOL'STEAD CO.. j 20 5 A^-nts. GWn Hum Ltd. u.c. S.S. SOLFALA. Consjgasw of sere* por the above steamer rrejj (alcutra are hereby notified that she hZ
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    • 508 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. lhe China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, AND XSkrmmn BucknaU Steam Ship Co., Lti, (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LLNU.) Incorporated in England.) JOIWT rOftTMIGKTLT SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUBZ OR FAHAM A. FROM NEW YORK. BUS**? Dus Bouts Far B'pors ATREITS m id j^ Suez
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    • 523 9 PACmt MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., fl (Incorporated in U. S. A.) s_*. 'SANTA CRUZ." Taking Cargo for San Francisco via Saigon, Manila and Honolulu sails from Singapore on or about May 26th. Through Bills of Lading issued to points in the U. S. A. and Canada. For Freight Space or further
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  • 266 10 FULL-BLOODED PEOPLE. Why Other People Like Them. i We ean all to mind men and women who give auch a sense of vitality and strength that' they are bound to get on. A woman of this type full-blooded, plump and bright_eyed always has a group of admirers round her. A
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    • 163 10 j™ "JEWELL" U w22f__l_^_E^_r UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. _p__k w* a^*% m. w"m\. _r~_> y~^ A. V__W K 1 fig 'I' ,<Tr^ m GUARANTEE OF 5 The Dunlop Rubber Co. <» r st > Ltd. j D »_K_M________-F____t__Z_S_^^ SO-MMM-i fl RIGAUD'S pf \^UH^l §3 OF JAPAfI J^L TOILET WATER Bj^g^Jljß of
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    • 296 10 I• f 1 7 A fLJ »> fr^,* fr **v fi Ir S _5 _L _P__L_f_l I*7 _F3 _e AV* j A^ l *ff fl BEST PRODUCTIONS I I SOLE AGENTS j THE BORNE O COMPANY, LIJ I (Incorporated in England.) ll J Singapore, fpoh and Penang. I mm.* tr>W
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  • 60 11 May 19. Bank 4 m.s. 2-4 Bank demand 2-S 8-4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2-4 3-4 tfew York, demand 4:^ Credits 90 days 47^ France, demand g25 India, T. T. 105 Hongkong, demand 90% Prem. Yokohama, demand «it_ JLava oemand 116 1 demand 91^ Sovereign, Bank Buying |8.53 iank
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  • 82 11 Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 9.50 Tapioca, medium pesrl f.q. 14.U0 Sice, Siam No. 1 for export no stock '^ice, Siam No. 2 fox export 1,060 :ice, Saigon No. 1 for export no stock Wee, Siam Broken AI for export 920 s. Slam Broken CI for export 760 torse's Brilliant
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    • 391 11 „-w J5,500,000. n m* 9 Aasorance in force over $15,000,000. I TBE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. rXnorpsratsd! Straits Sett 1 _i. -_D Ornca WlaeliMUr H««m, _U__caMr« <*__. ____T_! l LONDON OFFICE 12, OW Jewry, E.C. .—-v Y-m £20,000 deposited with tke SuDreivs roni* v., i _i r m
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    • 599 11 .YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD. (Incorporated in Japan) Ca-lS ISr?"*"" Y- 100.000.000 Y 81.000.000 Reserve Fund Y 44> 000.000 President N. K. Kajiwara Esq Vice-President S. Suxuki Esq.* VT DIRECTORS. v f ajiWa J a Esq F Watanabo Esq. N. Soma Esq. 1. Matsukata Esq. Y. Umakawa Esq. M. Mitsui Esq
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    • 613 11 HO HONG BANK. UMITED (Incorporated in the Straita Settlements.) HEAD OFFICE Singapore Raffles Chambers 6 and 6 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 fcourabaya, Samarang, Palembang and .ran* CAPITAL. Authorised
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    • 327 11 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated in England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital 12,000,000 Reserve Fund £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 12,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 88 Bishopsgate, London, E.G. Agencies and Branches. Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Hoilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang Seremban Canton
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    • 295 11 Gives a Glorious Sensation of Vigour and Well being The more highly-strung your nerves are, the more quickly they will respond to the intense invigorating effect of Sanatogen. But even the dullest nerves respond to it in time feel the powerful access of energy that Sanatogen brings, and derive from
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 271 11 MAIIWxABLE. TO-DAY. In Ut mediate and local mail, will be found in list below: Penang, Malacca, F.M.S. (by Train) 4 pm. ('aily (except Sunday). x Kota Tinggi and stations to Kuala Lamp.tr at 6 a.m. P. Bulang &P. Batam Hock Keng 0 a.m. Cucob Soon Hong 9 a.m. Cheribon Samarang
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    • 374 11 VESSELS AT WHARVES. TANJONG PAGAR. East Wharf No. I— Dredger Shrimp. Last Wharf No. 2.— Thongwa. Sheers Wharf No. 3. Nil. r^ain Wharf No. 4.— Lake Fielding. Main Wharf No. s.— Siletz. M;,in Wharf No. 6.— Orna, Yangtsze. Wet Dock No. 7.— Taigi Bfarn, Ban Hong Leong, Tenshjp Maru, Sofals,
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  • 1256 12 i From Our Own Correspondent.] I London, April 15th. It is understood that the aeroplane carrier Ark Royal, presently engaged in special duties in the vicinity of Constantinople, under Commander P. H. Waterer, 1 will return home before proceeding to the China Station. Mr. Josephus Daniels, secretary
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  • 470 12 100 Square Miles of Potential Riches. Some interesting references to the Norfdk Oil Fields were made on Tuesday at n crowded meeting held in the crypt of the Palace at Norwich, the principal speaker being Major-General Sir George Kenneth S:ott-Moncrieff, K.C.8., K.CdM.G., CLE. Re said the
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  • 20 12 Doctor: "Sore throat, eh Have you tried gargling with salt water?" Naval Patient: "Good heavens! Eve been torpedoed six times!"
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  • 362 12 AT TANJONG KARANG. The details of a cowardly and brutal murder accompanie 1 by robbery, alleged to have taken place on thc night of Friday last, at a lonely house in Tanjong Karang, were disclosed at the Coroner's Cou-t yesterday during the inquest into the death of
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  • 53 12 Information bus been received from the Commander of the Cable Ship "Recorder" that whilst passing through from Lat. 7.53.3- S. Long. 117.01.15 E. to Lat. 7.55.00 S. Long. 117.21.15 E., during the midnight hours of sth May and at 2 a.m. on the 13th May, the Maria Reierersbergcn
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  • 215 12 Our readers will be interested tc learn that the s^rent in Singapore has ju.it received cabie with definite advice that the United States Shipping Boani, Washington, D.C., has assigned to the Pacific Steamship Company (Admiral Line) five passenger steamers for operation in the Transpacific service. Their Pacific
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  • 182 12 Magistrate on Charges for Luxuries. During the hearing of a case against William Whiteley (Limited*, of Bayswater, for charging £13 2s. 6d. for a coat which cost the firm £8 Ba, the Miarylebone Magistrate (Mr. Chester Jones) said that 33 1-3 per cent was the proper profit in
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  • 22 12 A cat is said to lutve nine lives, but She really hasn't one tto spare when being chased by a big dog.
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  • 683 12 LATEST TRANSACTIONS. Reported by Eraser c. Co. Rubber. The market is still ve.y dull and y 3 majority of the she res are on offer although there has been a fair amount of business doing. Tapahs changed hands et $-4.25, Perak Rivers $3.70, Malakoff. $5.75, P_jams $14.50,
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  • 78 12 Tne Sagebrusher, a great authors' picture in seven reels, the third of the b*g super-features released by Benjamin B. Hampton its predecessors being The Westerner" and Desert Gold will be screened, at the Alhambra, to-night. In addition there will be a Topical Budget a Harry Pollard comedy, and
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  • 60 12 It is understood that the Government of India have admitted the claim of the National Bank of India for compensation of loss sustained by the bank's Amritsar branch during the riots of April 1919. The claim of the bank includes one on behalf of the widow of Mr. Stewart, manager
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    • 143 12 lip 11 m u i %s I Sm W W. m m y$ Fire Extinguished have extinguished over 1,250 actu^ tires in India sinq July 1912 I Full particulars from j T!___ 0 II I J SINGAPORE, IPOH A.M» PBNAMC. FAMOUS i THE WORLD OVER 1 ASK THE SOLDIER ji
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