The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 May 1920

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. fEN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, MAY 24, 1920. No. 9,984. i
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    272 1 Empire Day to-t'ay. The Reds are re-awakening.. Heavy attacks m the neighbourhood of Kieff have caused the Poles to fall back to another line of defence^ admitted by Warsaw. The Hed wireless claims disorder the enemy Page 5. Forty thousand Reds have landed at Enzeli, southwest corner
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    LATEEN SAILS.
    1196 1 Since the days of the Felasgians, certainly while Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and l>arbary pirates scoured the seas, all through the Crusades and the Middle Ages, Ihe Latin sail has remained a glorious ornament of the Mediterranean. From the COM*! of Spain to Provence, Liguria, Greece, Lgypt, Syria, right
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      222 1 DSFDS MFFLES HOTEL. I rgurt and Most Successful Hotel on the liltnl FACING THE SEA. SaitM of Rooms and spacious lounges, verandah and beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TEAS. very Thursday, Music m attendance. Cinema on the Lawn from 6.15 p.m. FIRST CLASS CUISINE. t night every Saturday, dinner followed by Cinema.
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      110 1 g? <^wt/?£ie for t»c Tkyo/cj. Of 1/IJI^S^ I^^ adding and (S JJhoP^^ CALCULATING MACHINE rs Numeral: HJlB^^^^^^^M Keys The world's figuring, requires but 10 numerals. The Dalton has the 10 numerals on 10 keys. |j5 10 Keys 10 numerals are suffkk'nt. gx J^ Demonstration and free trial on application. JACKSON,
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      86 1 LArEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Chinese junior clerks wanted Page 3. Gent's footwear at '.YhiU'aw ay's— Page 3. Birthday Ball at Drill Hall on June 2— Page 1. Namsang and Chakumg discharging godowns— Page 7. Fillis Circus m South Bridge Road for B week Page 2. Closing of tran fer books of Kuala
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      157 1 THE WEEK. Monday. 24th. High Tides 1.57 am Sft 7in 3.38 am 7ft 4in. Whit Monday, Public Holiday. Empire Day. lodge St. George, 9 p.m. Tuesday, 25th. High Tides 3.04 am Sft lin 4.48 pm 7ft 3in. Rent Board, 2.15 p.m. t ait." i.' n Louge Ailsa Emergent, 9 p.m.
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    COMPARATIVE VALUES OF CHINA PORTS.
    397 2 Vancouver. April 8. Returning here on Xl\q Empress of Russia after a four Months' trip to all the principil ports of China and Japan, and as far south as Singapore, Capt. ttobert Dollar, head uf the Dollar Steamship I ire, had some outspoken observations to
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    78 2 Mr. Murray has ready for publication work which la reminiscent of one of the ■t«ot romantic departments of the War It* title and the authorship Strategic Camouflage by Solomon J. Solomon R.A are sufficiently suggestive. The Germans with a characteristic forethought were already prepared with with plans of camouflage when
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      347 2 SERAVALUKS TONIC. 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. TO DAY PUBLISHED (By SIOW CHOON LENG) Sole Agents ROBINSON CO, LTD, LUCILE ET CIE. beg to rrnounce the opening of their
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      843 2 From Thursday May 20 to Tuesday Mai A PRODUCTION MADE BY .MASTFiif A POWERFUL GREAT AUTHOR'S I- i-V WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST U Second Show at J p.m. A MASTERPIECE OF ROMANCE 1 BMBBLLIBHBO SCENES The Photoplay of the Novel by EMERSON HOKiH A Worthy Successor to Benjamin B. Hampton's
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      464 3 WANTED. 0— 1 »-!nbh>ti«-»l British firm, Mu-t b« *Mt to typr J u !< Im»1) A B.C. care of MAN Sim years Planting mi inynu-nt of any deaH ears of r ive Preas. v.c. m i;k- M« ii wasted for ac- ,i uork In Staff*P*r« !i! Hnkom. Apply *tic IYtr<>le\."a
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      796 3 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF One tU lIP. Alldiy A lon Motor Cycle a ni.ml.er of His Master'- Voice and Zonophone records m goo,! condition, glazed china latex cups and wire cup hangers, tapping knivesj 80 pieces kain blachu chop Pokok Bt^ yards by 38 in*. Also a few pieces
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      789 3 AUCTION SALES. Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association AUCTION SALES. Owing to Monday the 24th inst. bci^r a Holiday, it has been decided to hold the X >f>ber Auction Sales on THURSDAY THE AND FRIDAY THE LBth inst. instead of Wednesday the 2n:h and "H^rtday ?7<l GATTEY i BATEMAS. S?
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      969 3 I NOTICES. THE OVERS?: AS ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. H^n. Pr Lim Boon Ken^ 0.8. E. Chairman. i 1 c» Soon Esqr., Tan Soo Guan Esqr J&d Tat Esqr., S. Q. W o ng Esqr., Lim Chee Chian Esqr., Tan Ean Kiam Esqr
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      491 3 Whiteaway, Laidlaw k Co., LIMITED. i THE HOUSE FOR I Gent's Reliable Footwear 1 WO offe'4 l FOB THIS WEEK. GENTS STOUT SPECIAL PRICE THIS WEEK g»5.50 per pair. '< r r-i r-— -,=,=^.-^^l z::- T^rr^r^s^^^^-----T-7=7 =^r===r===s 1 GENTLEMEN'S WHITE WITH LEATHER SOLES Eifl^m PeP Pair SPECIAL PRICE THIS WEEK
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS.
      35 4 LOWICK.— On the 23rd May ab the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to the wife of Baldwyn Lowick, a son. VINCENT.— At Tanjong Raton*? on May 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J. Vincent a son.
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      DEATH.
      30 4 WATSON.— On 19th inst., at Benta Estate, Kuala Lipis, John Reginald Watson, son of the Lt. Colonel A. Watson and brother of the late Edwin A. Watson. Aged 63.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MAY 24, 1920. The Weekly Causerie.
    942 4 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MAY 24, 1920. The Weekly Causerie. To use a homely phrase, the fat is m the fire as regards Ireland now. The expected has happened. Licence like an avalanche has gathered mass and a reign of terror has been inauguarated every bit as bad as m
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    230 4 There will be no issue of the Singapore Free Press V>-morrow, thus giving the staff their Whit Monday holiday. Capt. F. B. Richards, the newly appointed Deputy Chairman of the Improvement Trust of ,the Colony, 'has arrived from home and taken up bit duties as such at the Municipal offices.
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    354 4 [Reuter's Service.] PRESENTATION OF FLAGS. London, May 20. The Loro Mayor of Bristol presided over a function m that city, at which the official representatives of the Dominions attended for the purpose of presenting a seri~» of flaps m acknowledgment of the kindness and hospitality extended to the
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    OBITUARY.
    81 4 W. H. Mackray. Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires the death of Mr. W. H. Mackray, which took place of Friday afternoon. Mr. Mackray went to hospital a month ago and was operated on and *as recovering, when he had a relapse. He was stationed irt Johore for some time
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    Jack Watson
    151 4 A few old friends still left m the Straits will be sorry to hear of the death of Jack Watson, an old time planter and genial soul, which took place a Benta Estate, Kuala Lipis on Wednesday, May 19th. John Reginald Watson was Ih? son of Colonel A.
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    175 4 Two new European Warders both with var service have been appointed to Johore I'ahru, and two more are expected shortly. Messrs. H. A. Whittaker and J. S. Ardrou of the Commercial Wireless Station, Singapore, planters, have been authorised to file a specification of an invention for a rain shields for
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    IRISH DEVELOPMENT.
    246 4 MILITARY _*W*w [R«ut<r\ s Service.] thk hw m^ **fj r feS the military an,! naval f forcing the constabulary kT. iT of the Seventh Ha**, h S police patroJlinjr th, r>; <• near Dublin, wh.l, < Naval Bri P a,l, :JI PPIV h »*J with three tun. w
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    OTHER CABLE NEWS.
    343 4 THE (iKAMi lINKM London Maj 1) Devonshire Hotis I, as \wen paetai for a million guineas hy Urn Ixhmn Sibthorp and the UffTfMl sh;p»w Harrison, who vrill i t'lise a portion !»i cinema of unprecedented character. restaurant and dan inp room. PAPER SHOKTAJ.K. Professor Wyndhair. Punstan, &A"M
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      154 4 BULMERS HEREFORDSHIRE C I D E ii One of the very best drinks for this P CLIMATE GALDBEGK MAGGREGOR Co., 87 Cecil Street TeL 228. I MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE B*ft to mnnovsc* th»t h« r*»dutU 9 THE ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO In SINGAPORE At Tfc« BURLINGTON, lit Pie«i Nwrtfc mt
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      30 4 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS and MERCANTILE ADVERTISER Established, 1835. Telephone No. 56. The only Morning Paper m the Straits Settlements. CabIes— "ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, 30 RAFFLES PLACE.
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    PEACE THAT HATH PASSED.
    1297 5 DOMINANT REDS. [KeuT <•>■'» Service! (ISFIAN KXPKDITION. London, May 20. s l, y tekgiaaM from Teherj srj t forn- of Bolshevists landed V from thirteen ships near the Kn/i'li. The General Comobliged to accept the Bolshef/ l firing to tne l atter s numbers British evacuated
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    PRINCE OF WALES.
    85 5 IN NEW ZEALAND. Dunedin, May 20. The Prince of Wales has departed for Invercargill. There were a series of magnificent welcomes at Dunedin. Five thousand returned soldiers attended yesterday's leception. May Come Here. The Times correspondent at Dunedin wires that it is understood that the Prince of
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    HUNGARY WILL SIGN.
    34 5 Amsterdam, May 19. A telegram from Budapest says that Hungary has decided to sign the peace treaty owing to Rumania, Jugoslavia and Czechoslovakia agreeing to co-operate againist Hungary if they refused.
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    CANADIAN PROSPECTS.
    355 5 POLITICAL FINANCIAL. [Reuter's Service.] WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVE. Ottawa, May 19. The House of Commons by 68 votes to 63 rejected the amendment on supply declaring that before any arrangement respecting thj permitting of representation by Canada at Washington was consummated, the Houb« should be fully informed concerning the negotiations
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    CONFERENCE NEWS.
    388 5 THOSE AGREEMENTS. Paris, May 20. The Foreign Affairs Commission has intructed its President, M. Louis Barthou, to ajca m request the premier to make known the text of all agreements relative to aFairfi m the East subsequent to 1916, to v hich he referred m Rostrum of the
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    COMMERCE IN CONFERENCE.
    723 5 BUSINESS MEN MEET. f Heater's Service] STUDYING ECONOMY. New York, May 20. The Associated Press correspondent at Paris says that among the chief aims of the conference of leading business men of the United States, Britain, France, Italy and Belgium which will be held m Pans m
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      127 5 ROBINSON AND GO., LTD. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT SPECIAL REDUCTION IN TRIMMED SEMI TRIMMED FOR 3 DAYS ONLY MAY 25th 26th 27th ROBINSON AND CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE. KMAID STERLISED ™iEKMAI^ $1235 xj^ -i\ RICH, NATURAL, CREAMY MILK— STRICTLY STERILISED-PUREST IN QUALITY— PERFECT IN TASTE NESTLE ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK Co. (LONDON.) RllQTllffll I
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      688 6 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated m Japan. Ift DER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANZSI GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice EUROPEAN MAIITTINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. Ftr London and Antwerp via (Malacca) Penang, Colombo, Sues, Port Saii and Marseilles. MISHIMA MARU 26th May SADO MARU 2nd June KTTANO MARU 16th June LIVERPOOL
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      640 6 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE P \SETV AART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA Tclepfcme tSI Passage Dcpt. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Sapt. Tranships e»t Dept. S COLL YE R QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. MELCHIOR TREUB (Monday, M.y 24^
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      559 6 p. o. -jßßrnsS^ APCAR UNE. (Incorporated m England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL s N VT (Under Contract with His Majesty»s Gove^^ *2 p olll^^' 8 M^L SERVICES EAST OF BOMP n T' I LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERViCF FROM LONDON YO MARSFILi re LIDS SINGAPORE LEAVE SING^> KARMALA about
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      436 7 rn£ SiAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN BIAM.) SINGAPORE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. r!kfu>^ I*** I**"*1 ClMuapo., and Bangkok. MAHIHOL 24th May 1920 26th May 1920 vaLAYA 31s t May 1920 2nd June 1920 PRACHATIPOK 7th June 1920 9th June 1920 ltM m.r» fltt^l tkrwchout with •l.ctric ll^ht. and har«
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      472 7 S.S. NAMSANG. Consignees of cargo per the above steamei w S h T a and Pcnang are h^y »o?S2 thnt she has arr.ved and U now diacharginjj into podown No. 15. BOUSTEAD CO., AgentB. SS. CHAKSANG. Consi K nee 3 of cargo per the above steamei rrom Hongkong are hereby
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      339 7 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND XQerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd, (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN UNB.) (Incorporated m England.) JOIJT VOVmiGMTLT SERVICE TO NEW YORK via BUBZ OR PANAMA, FROM NEW YORK. Due Route F«i Spore ATREUS mid j une Suez Spore, Manila,
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      556 7 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., j (Incorporated m U. S. A.) Bjj. "SANTA CRUZ." Taking Cargo for San Francisco via Saigon, Manila and Honolulu sfOli fro« Singapore on or about May 26th. Through Bills of Lading issued to points m the U. S. A. and Canada. For Freight Space or fuitfier
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      308 7 VESSELS AT WHARVES. TAN JONG PAGAR. East Wharf No. I.— Dredger Shrimp. East Wharf No. 2.— Teesta, Elephanta, Indrapiri. Sheers Wharf No. 3. Brandan, Mascot. Main Wharf No. 4. Siam Maru, Umta. Main Wharf No. 5. Tatsuno Maru. Main Wharf No. 6. Orna, Legazpi. Wet Dock No. 7.— Peleus, Will
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      239 7 VESSELS ARRIVED. Helenus, Brit. 4810, from Liverpool 22, for China 24. Teesta, Brit. 3428, from Madras 23, for Madras 27. Will O\ the Wisp. 145, from P. Dickson 23, for P. Dickson 25. Pin Seng, Brit. 378, from Penang 23, for Penang 25. Emelie, Dut. 94, from Rhio 22, for
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION.
    929 8 PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE CONSTITUTION. Mr. \V. P. W. Ker, the President of the BtafapOlW Branch of the Straits Settlements Association, took the chair at the annual meeting of that body, held m the exchange Rooms on Saturday. There was o-rtly a moderate attendance of members. The
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    350 8 rHK DENNISTON PLAYERS. No greater test of the quality of the >mpany under the control of Mr. Reynolds I'emiiston could he found than that it was able to put on and carry through successfully en Saturday night a play of the character of Friendly Enemies. Described an a
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    CHINESE DRAMATIC PLATS.
    402 8 Governor and Party attend Opening Performance. His Excellency the Governor, Sir I aurence Guillemard and Lady Guillemard, and party will attend the opening performance of the Chinese Dramatic Plays to be given m the Victoria Theatre to-morrow c ening at 9.15. These plays given by the Ivnang
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    98 8 Church parades m the soldiers' mind are associated with the polishing of buttons. Biaho^ of London. A woman whose husband had died went to a medium,, who put her into communication with her late spouse. "John," said the woman, "are you happy now?" "1 am very happy," replied the spirit
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    32 8 COUNTY CKiCKET. London, May 18. Surrey beat Hampshire by two wickets. Sussex beat Sanicrsat by 85 runs. Cambridge an-d Essex have drawn. Lancashire beat Derby by an innings and 160.
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    SINGAPORE MATCH.
    316 8 S.C.C. Versus Ceylon XI. The two days' cricket match which commenced on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon between llie S.C.C. and the Ceylon XI .looks like ending m a very close matcb. The Club batted firU on a pood wicket but they started m somewhat disastrous fashion. It
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    INTERSTATE CRICKET.
    53 8 The cricket match Sclangor vs Perak commenced at 11.30 on Saturday at Kuala L mpur. Selangor took first innings and uvrt- all out just before 3 for 135. Cromie made 48. but none of the others over 20. Kin Maung took four wickets for nine run?, and Mansur
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    SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    192 8 A most enjoyable sweep stake race was sailed off yesterday afternoon m which nine boats competed. A good start was made m a changeable breeze, the Helen and the Florence, taking advantage of the prey: iling elements, headed the fleet, but were closely followed by the Marion
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    87 8 LATEST TRANSACTIONS. Reported by Fraser Co. Rubbers. The market is still suffering from a lack of interest. There are very few shares changing hands. Haytors $10, Ayer Panr.s $13, Xyalas $13.25, Perak Rivers $3.65. Tins. Also on the dull side, Ulu Piahs $1.95 to $2, TaipiiuTs $2.50,
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    LETTERS TO EDITOR.
    79 8 1o The Editor. Sir, Please give me a little space m your valuable columns to inform Al Khitab of the Bible Society's great work. Some eight years ago I bought a five cents English New Testament from a British and Foreign Bible Society's Chinese bookselle* at Lagocn
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    St JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION.
    675 8 SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL SPORTS. Given ideal conditions of weather and a keen spirit of competition among the boys of the institution who took part m the anr.ual sports athletic sports which came off on Saturday afternoon on tha school (Mounds (Old Gaol Site), with a large crowd watching
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    33 8 Programme of Drills, etc., for Woek ending Saturday, 29th May, 1920. Saturday 29th, 2.30 p.m.— Balestior Rang. S. R. E. v. Rifle Club. R. SMITH 2nd Lieut, a, Adjutant, S.V.C.
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      18 8 TO LET. FIRST CLASS GODOWN AND OFFICE No. 96 ROBINSON ROAD. APPLY SWEE LEE CO., 15, Cross Street
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      154 8 TRA DF MARK feMfe^) «5 rtAPt JUST ARRIVED! VICTORY BRAND SHEEPS TONGUf^ 48-13 oz. VICTORY BRAND BEEF DRIPPi NG 24-26 oz. VICTORY BRAND C C. BEEF 48-72 oz. and 24-24 BOOK YOUR ORDERS NOW FOR SIGNAL BRAND Jos TRAVERS I SONS i\{ [Incorporated m England] 12, Battery Road, Singapore, i|
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