The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 May 1920

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ffN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1920. No. 9,986.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    252 1 The demands on the cahle after the holidays are apparently heavy, as few press messages have come through. f A summary of a thoughtful article t by Mr. J. O. P. Bland (brother of our i Mr. R. N. Rland, retired C. S.) deals j wit.i Far
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    CAMOUFLAGED HISTORY.
    1131 1 Professor Keith lias caused no small flutter m scientific circles by pronowm ingthe fragment! of an ancient human four,:! m Sussex m I<Jll to he ahout 400,000 years old. Half a century ago such a statement would have created a religious panic m England wllf re the chronology
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      180 1 RAFFLES HOTEL. —''t fhe Largest and Most Successful Hotel on the IsUit* FACING THE SEA. ioafl Suites of Rooms and spacious lounges, verandah and beautiful grounds. AFTERNOON TEAS. cry Thursday, Music m attendance. Cinema on the Lawn from 6.15 p.m. FIRST CLASS CUISINE. ot night every Saturday, dinner followed by
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      116 1 1 nnr-a 111 r~ I r lm ai mi mumr i -r ir _i» mi,,m |llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|||||!!ll!!ll!llll!!;iunull(HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH s* 1 '"< -i^ vi*"^ «k I sS }^V "vi fc *B_r JmP** mm m* k* /•■^SyVvjvafe* >?y -A- flHBs2 IRONEO LIMITED.I (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND) 14 A COLLYER QUAY SINGAPORE. lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW i^ —i I
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      99 1 i i LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. < i Fox terrier lost Page 5. I Auctions of freeholds Page 5. < I Ladies hats just arrived Page 2. Robinson's for ladies wear Page 7. A.B.C. Cth edition code at Ribeiro's— P.ge 1. I i Empire and PallaHum cinemas now pr<> tramme Page 2.
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      199 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 27th. High Tides 5.52 am 7ft 3in 6.55 pm 7ft Gin. Filiis's Circus, South Bri Ige-rd. 9.15 p.m. P. M. I. A. Theatricals, Victoria Theatre, I Under Patronage of Sir John Bucknill, 9.15 p.m. Friday, 28th. High Tides 7.27 am 7ft 4in 7.50 pm Bft Oin. C.
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    DRY EGGS FROM CHINA.
    370 2 The Federal Food and Drugs act las brought about many changes m methods of manufacturing and labeling food and drugs, not only m the United States but m foreign j countries as well, say the officials of the Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture,
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    NEWSPAPER CLICHES.
    157 2 *>hy is it only m newspapers, asks a correspondent, that people "partake" of tea ar.d other refreshments? Elsewhere they just takes it or have it. And why, oh, why, is it aways that a building or a chimney stack falls "with a loud crash" Now if the fall
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      246 2 I VIBRONA. m THE IDEAL TONIC WINE 7 J I Refreshes the Strong J Restores the Weak Revives the Depressed T THE DISPENSARY LTD. f -^-■-■-■-■-■-■-■-■-■-■-■-■av_M VICTORIA THEATRE. COMING COMING THE RUSSIAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY OF 70 ARTISTES IFOR A SEASON COMMENCING FRIDAY, JUNE 4th BOOKING NOW OPEN, AT MOUTRIES'.
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      450 2 ■•W> M ■Vjil 1 1 1 k T I I ____________^r _^_t,v __L _i 188 H From THURSDAY, May 27, to TUESDAY, June 1, 1920. A BLUEBIRD PHOTOPLAY OF DRAMATIC POWER Featuring EDITH ROBERTS, FOREST STANLEY And a number of well-known stars In a story of a girl who tries
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      417 2 EBEEEEED From WEDNESDAY May 26 to MoTr?*' ANOTHER SCREEN MASTERPIECE I n DRAMATIC SENSATION A Soul-stirring picture with sentiment that rinirs f,.„ Visualised from Mi,i HAL REID'S LOVE LYRIC OF A SUBLIME FAITH and featuring the area! HENRY B. WALTHALL surrounded by a cimpanv of excellenl THE CONFESSION A Superlative
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    NOISES AND NERVES.
    233 3 noise m the road outside or the clatter bildren wl their play waa enough to 1 one nervous woman. Think what that means! When a man oi prey to runevery sudden sound eausea misery. It ia i the head ichea, n Igia, sciatic pains m the back
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      203 3 M mtT. 7~~Z- '_.._> m -Ar- It f {Maxwell 9 I AMERICA'S I \||s BEST PRODUCTIONS J^V%2x 1,; ROADSTER ''Ov "^£^>_> 1 AT THE PRICE (SS 1 SINGAPORE. V^P^ g >v T(yP 3 5 SEATER TOURING I SOLE AGENTS THE BORNI O COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated m England.) Singapore, .poh and
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      33 3 Amstenr'a Works Amstear's Work* Developing, Printiaf. #tr_, Pictares snd Frsme-Mskers. KONG HING CHEONG CO Adeipbl Hotel Buildings Vo. 102 ft 104 North Bridge Road Pia r a oora. .Branch a Psaaag. PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS
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      145 3 3 E sT AB usH ED e32 °*:i-' j i °EGiSTEf<LD 1 ANTI-CORROSIVE ANTI-FOULING j C.LiNAKU S I LAM NAVr J riNTOV PAonwn nr <-. _->._-x I CO. LTD NMJ-N CASTLL M. S. CO. LTD. I DELIVERY FROM STOCK FROM THE SOLE AGENTS IN THE EAST 1 The United Malaysian
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      194 3 n JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. Is it worth while to exneriment with the I ""I""'!* s calk>,i for Rheumatism when there IS one sovereign remedy, time- tested and PROVEN, which will bring you instant relief? For nearly a generation LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM has been used by all i lasses of people,
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      161 4 Ejjf WHEN YOU DESIRE TYRE l[| RELIABILITY WITH LOW Bj RUNNING COSTS, ALWAYS fil SPECIFY "DUNLOP" VJt ITS YOUR Wk, GUARANTEE OF V*^V^ll^ SATISFACTION. ft V I r __r y.^T^W. e _k The Dunlop Rubber Go. ****> Ltd. (Incorporated m Japan). fl ***** ROBINSON ROAD. I «-__BBmEs_-B___-_BBSBaa_s_B___-B_-_s____B-B_____-_--a-_B-_-^^ OssoaaaaasOai WEIGHING MACHINES
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      478 4 CHING KENG LEE €0. lil NG ALOW BUILDING SITES AND SHOPHOUSES. The undersigned will sell by Public Auction at their sale-room RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE ON MONDAY, 31st MAY 1920 at 2.30 p.m. THE UNDERMENTIONED VALUAPLE FREEHOLD PROPERTIES Auction Description Area Auction Description Area Lot No. Sq. ft. Lot No.
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      1000 4 AUCTONEEBS AND ESTATE AffiN^ IMPORTANT PRELIMINARY NOTICE Ons of the most desirable Properties m Grange Road win r, i».«»«u vnu n ea«y <jj RU Town and m a select and healthy locality ,f The andersigned have received instructions to w b PUBLIC AUCTION at their Sale-room RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE
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    PENANG ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY.
    332 5 Lovers of music will be interested to have particulars of this Society; which has been formed m Penang for the advancement of music and the encouragement of those who wish to improve themselves m the art and to give pleasure to their friends. An orchestral society has
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    NOBLESSE OBLIGE.
    127 5 It was 3 a.m. and a crowd of revellers, the o&ncc at an end sought conveyance homeward.. A roystering crew of young men clustered about the only taxi left, and plied Jehu with arguments, showing ri.h pecuniary cause why he should take them as far aa Hounslow. Jehu
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      450 5 jrAwrcaft j j Chinees ttsessjre .!u-. Ist Excellent EUflei Quay. 2K-5 Om Moulder, nccus- week. Fret Press. j ,-r, ipher for Mercantile mpeteal pply v.c. rYPIST .either se.v. vi aod Salary offered. 0 f Kree Pr. I v.c. I *m-*~~~~~ blished British firm. Musi se shle to type X H
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      818 5 AUCTION SALES. ESTATE OF ABDULLAH BIN SAMSOODIN, Deceased Fhe nedsseiCMd have- been instructed to acll by auction at their saleroom, No. 30 Kling St I OM WEDNESDAY, 2nd June at Mi p. m 1 Three puces of freehold building land at L-rong M Off Gaylang Road, area 6 000 sq
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      909 5 j AUCTION SALES. PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE OF Nine Lots of Beautifully situated freehoh building sit£s suitable for the. erection ol compound houses Off Chpncery Lane close t Thompson Road and within easy distance fro.: the Commercial Centre of Singapore Town Delightfully coo', select and healtbr locality md now
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      803 5 »-«*»w*/n __kf a i-v i ii|| XV&V. NOiICES. I English Nurse desires passage to England; j with wages, m return for services. Thoroughly! capable and experienced with children anil' babies. Apply Mrs. Mather, Kuala Lumpur. J J* 5 Vs NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mar*' "SUNSET" as depicted
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      134 5 j WHITEAWAY'S J JUST UNPACKED I BIG SHIPMENT I BLOTJSESi f PLAIN JAP SILK SHIRT BLOUSE I FINISHED PEARL P \Q I _P 17 Q lii $17.50 to $22.50 BEAUTIFUL QUALITY WHITE VOLLE BLOUSE j EXQUISITLEY EMBROIDERED Prices $14.50 to $29.59 WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW CO., LTD. [Incorporated m England] SINGAPORE. I
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    34 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. Tan Cheok Lee begs to thank his friends, relatives and associations for attending his mother's funeral on Sunday the 23rd instant, and also for the wreaths and letters of condolence.
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  • SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
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      The Presidential Election.
      461 6 At Chicago politicians of the United States are now assembled to arrange the preliminaries for the nomination of the Republican candidate for the Presidency. Usually at this stage of the campaign it is possible to detect a marked drift between one or two men. Yesterday's telegram tells
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    Salaries, Sterling and Otherwise.
    514 6 It was said of the local Volunteers during war time, on learning of some new style of drill, that it was changing every week and Singapore waa usually three months behind the change. Beneath this playful sarcasm there lies something of the truth aa referring: to
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    1150 6 I Mr. J. F. Waker, of Temiang North, goes on leave next month. (M. M.) Mr. E. H. Banks is taking over charge of Siginting Estate. (M. M.) Mr. M. H. McKellar is expected back from New Zealand this week. (M. If.) The Committee of the Penang Crickel Club have
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    MOTOR COLLISION.
    100 6 nu>l J| An action was I Court th.s momin« Choy Goon Yen I P. A. McCorm' tamed through ying of a motor I Plaintiff alia* L dnven on the wm I it collided with :,e^sl was the occupant i that he was thrown I The plaintiff, I suffered
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    QUEEN MARY'S BIRTHDAY.
    33 6 In honour birth day of Que. I teen guna waa I noon yesterday I IL M. S. Col S. Colombo tnd sioops were sll I Ifl rw, end thc I
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    SIR EDWARD BROCKMAN.
    14 6 Our Kuala 1 Sir EJwi j; for lb m< 1;. I
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    THE DOWNWARD RUPEE
    30 6 I Gazette 1 I notilies that from I t payable m India an I i| at the rate EU. 1 j orders the OtlM r Ri i
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    KING EDWARD VIL MEDICAL SCHOOL
    66 6 As a r Preliminary I been award. _y I Scholan 1. Tae 'liong Van 2 Khee 3. F. X. Hong K. C. G The following have pa mitted to the School Toh Chin Eng 7. 0 S. V. A. ('hell.;. J The following art- admitted,
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    I. M. S. CIVIL SERVICE.
    77 6 Messrs. J. M < sb« Resj Adviser, Johore, and C. S V a.icial C omniissiomr Johore. hay.' bwifs noted from Clas- 111 to ISI II Mc >vs. J. \V Simmons, B. S Yalpy, (I. 6. Seth. H. S. Sii Winetedt have been promot111 to be
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    118 6 At the Meeting on Friday af* l With otlur business. Mr. Tessensohr ask. Can vcu inform us ;f BTWai SW »w made tp m Lorong -■> '*'> lan^ *"JT' road metalled If el and l^e the frontagers a^r. landejfficiei*tomaa*attft»j And Mr Mugliston will 1. For the benefit of
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    118 6 The order, for ths day on Monday next. Maf 1" following.— f, Approval of th,- rttW as the Judges. po*)* Votes $3,<*« &>' M and Burkinshsw foi act. ing Kuala Sanibau B«> additional clerki for the parcels oraneh. 0. difference of exchange on tancesof Indian Police f»j f>r
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      194 6 BULMERS HEREFORDSHIRE CIDER One of the very best drinks for thia CLIMATE CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co., 87 Cecil Street TeL 228. MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE B*fs te annoaa^s that he c* redacts THE ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO Ib SINGAPORE .j. At Tko BCBUNGTON IM Poeoo Kortli of tko A-Myki Hotel —^___^_».^—^_-_-----_-—^^.M.M^^^"*^*" il
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      31 6 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS l und MERCAXTILE ADVERTISER Established, 1835. Telephone No. 66. r The only Morning Paper m the Straits Settlements. CabIes—"ADVERTISER," Singapore. Editorial and Publishing Office, 30 RAFFLES PLACE.
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    FAR EASTERN PROBLEMS.
    277 7 1 ALLIANCE. nteetert Berrfce.] i;i tND-S VIEWS. I,v London. May 2L of articles appears Eastern problems, by i _r 1 1 Dealing with C hina mnortance ef China as .1 market of the world. question of the renewal iance, it says that and Jspan hasls evidently maintenance
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION
    195 7 I'f'po'fd Association of British Malaya. Mt of thc Committee from Janu--1 to March, 1920, states since the ml meeting held on March 30, the termination of the War, the Association were practiced. Ths Committee records regret, the deaths of Sir C.M.G., and Mr. Andrew v r William
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    125 7 J* read before the national r* Squiir i-T hy Major-General I s ArnvV f ?ijrUal officer of the FeiiJ wnouneeaaeat was made '*n*»vs m,w P^fcetei would short**nab.; m M *w»we under-sea cables L^kf"^ 8, tK>th tele S r *Phic and .^nwu,,) with the aid of in*^inthe ear^ r( lai<l under
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    MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
    619 7 NEW^£ OVERN MENT STEADYING. [ReuteT's Service.] SOME ARRESTS. Carranza ______XSV& ru U b >' revolutionary agents hero A -ssase from SX^*** C arranza burie(l Several members of Carranza'- enZra^ were arrested on board the funeral (SS c l udl n; ,i B a i il .a a s
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    H. M. S. MALAYA.
    225 7 There is particular .significance iii thi selection of the Malaya to carry the Princi of Wales on his visit to India next autumn This battleship was presented to the Nay; by the Federated Malay States by a resolu tion passed by the Federal Council b November,
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    THE INEVITABLE SLUMP IN JAPAN.
    625 7 i THE PROFITEER ABOUT TO REAP HIS JUST REtVARD. How the Public have been Robbed. Under these headlines the Japan Cazette (Yokohama) of April 17m prints the tcllowi :».g items of information i The economic depression which has set m during the past fortnight is
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    CENTENARIES OF 1920
    222 7 i Some Noteworthy Notes. i The two most noteworthy centenaries of V.uz year are those of the birth of William T. Sherman on February 8, 1829, and the death of Daniel Boone on September 26, 120. Of all the persons whose names grace tae panel., of the
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    GERMANY TO-DAY.
    935 7 VALUTA AND SCHIEBER." Two words ring constantly m the ears of the traveller m postwar Germany, of them are German dictionary terms, the one, "Baluta," being of Latin ongim the other, "Schieber," mi n its presen" meaning at least, a newly coined slang ex pression which signifies that
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      111 7 ROBINSON AND CO.. LTD. fm fft •fcyS f'yirji i I I i/ h $.jc*>. m fe'j'^'f J HCO >^ v HI UTr -•■Say II m mm \t *W__ Evening Gowns, Afternoon Frocks, Blouses, Jumpers, Sports Coats, Sunshades, etc. ■Nf a n a _k i v .vj I _H fc£ I
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      678 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, (Incorporated m Japan. -S K DER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice EUROPEAN MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. fer London and Antwerp via (Malacca) ,Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. MISHIMA MARU 27th May SADO MARU 2nd June KITANO MARU 16th
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      626 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE P \KETV AART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA Telephone ISI Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. SINGARADJA (Thur_*lay, May 27) Paneh, Berombang, Asahan and
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      611 8 P. O BRITISH IND^i APCAR LINE. (Incorporated m England) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVh ro i PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S V (Under Contract with His Majesty's GOl c^ i i The Company'a MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMha v* 1 S impended. 1CA J*r#t., LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVir r '**W FROM LONDON j
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      441 9 tt§ STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. il*^ (INCORPORATED IM SIAM.) SINGAPOBE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. e_M K l^ Un Tal«pl«, Puteri, Blacera, I*. M JJ j^isn, Laafeian, Chumpom, and Bangkok. Aiitomil Dcmirtwa ,aTI B i_S May 1920 2nd June 1920 J^ffltTPOK 7th June 1920 9th June illl vf, 14th Jun^ 1920 16th
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      459 9 s.s. BENVORLICH. Consignees are requested to note that the only survey of damaged, etc. cargo per this steamer will be held on Friday, the 28th P inatan •tl .p.m. Godowns 47. 4K, 49 Tanjong Pagar. 28-5 s.s. MONTORO Consignee, of cargo ,> e r the above steamer from Australia are
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      506 9 Tke Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The Chlaa Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND KQermaa BucknaU Steam Ship Cck, Ltd, (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) i JOIST ren 3ISHTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OB FAM AM a, FROM NEW YORK. Stiaa&ei Due Route Fer S'pora ATREUS 6th
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      494 9 W^m t m\mW I FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED BY PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. (Incorporated m U. S. A.) FOR ACCOUNT U. S. SHIPPING BOARD HONGKONG— CALCUTTA REGULAR WEEKLY SAILINGS by the Steamers Lake Faulk, Lake Farmingdale, Jacox, Lake Gitano, Doylestown, Lake Fielding, Caddopeak, Lake Gilpen. CALLING AT Calcutta, Madras, Rangoon, Penang,
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      327 10 JUST ARRIVED Cornets. Baritone Euphonium Slide Trombones. Mandolines. Fla Back Mandolines. Hawaiian Guitars Guitars. Bugle Hcuth Piece, -/lo lins Cases Bag Pipes Doub:.-* ba Pipe Drum Reeds Ltchantir^ FVfcd stc. Caa be had at H. C. HUDSON'S rIOO North Bridge Read. THB HOUSE OF CATCHT MUSIC JUST RECEIVED Feldman's latest
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      278 10 OBTAINABLE AT ALL DISPENSARIES r > THROUGHTOUT STRAITS SETTLEMENTS FEDERATED A MALAY STATES ff% RIGAUD'S I ill OF JAPAN V -sii TOILET WATER IvvSkSH Beware BjfgSf'Jjß of imitations. iiiraia R,GAUD •^^^SSB 8 rue ViVienn e. 8 Sold by all Perfumers I I For Typewriter Pen or Pencil i I KEE
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      759 10 AUCTION SALE OF Wax Polished Teak Household Furniture, Tennis Gear, Plants, etc. To be held at No. 8 Chatsworth Poad ON SATURDAY, 29rh MAY, AT 1.30 P.M. Comprising Wax Polished teak 3- tier dinner waggon, fining table, arm and standard chairs, puriKah with canva. frills, ropes and pulley, oak refrigerator
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      88 10 1920 CATALOG liv Now Ready L Our 500-m \V j Foodstuffs V j road,. ""ry^ J V i§W%____V'_l^*' f S lS~55^?8( ofrect'wil'l" V^lif-f^^^ "wrth-while saving |fp^ > Everything \T,;- If You Want If J M.-a$ 3 illustrated, catalogue. MONTGOMERY WARD COMF/ Manufacturers and Exporter of Ceneral Blerchai Chicago, U. S.
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 11 May 26. Bank 4 m.s. 2-4 Bank demand 2-3 3-4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2-4 3-4 I New York, demand 43% Credits 90 days 47% France, demand 575 India, T. T. 10 6 Hongkong, demand 93% Prem. Yokohama, demand 83V_i Java demand 116 1 Paagkok, demand 91 14 1
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    PRODUCE.
    164 11 I May 26. Tii! Buyers (no sellers) $138.50 Gambier 13.00 Gambier Cube No. 1 23.00 Pepper Black 27.00 Pepper (White fair) 58.00 Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 9.50 Tapioca, medium pearl f.q. 14.00 Pearl Sago, small 14.00 I C^pra Sundried 22.50 I Copra Mixed 21.50 I Opium, Benares nncert 8,900
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    SOVIET'S SUBSTITUTE FOR CAPITALISM.
    265 11 Food and Premiums for Good Workers. The Moscow wireless reports that the All-Russian Bolshevik Party Congress has approval of mobilising the industrial proletariat for enforced labour, the militarisation (f concerns, and the employment cf troops foi industrial requirements. The Congress decided that the Party ork'r.isations should
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      380 11 ever $5,500,000. S**" Assurance m force over $15,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, UMTTED. [UeerperatiMl ia Straita Sett 1 a* tl) OFFICE Winchester Hens*, SincaDere i 5Ay U M LONDON OFFICB 12, OM Jewry, B.C. «naay h*» £20,000 deposited with tke Supreme Court nf «u«_^ a m 0# {jm**y
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      592 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANB LTD. (Incorporated m Japan) Capital Subscribed ~Y 100,000,000 Capital Paid Up Y 61,000,000 Reaerve Fund Y 44,000,000 President N. K. Kajiwara Eaq Vice-Preaident S. Suzuki Esq. DIRECTORS. N. Kajiwara Esq. F. Watanabo Eaq. N. Soma Esq. L Matsukata Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq. M. Mitsui Esq M. Odagiri
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      628 11 t,HO HONG BANK. LMTE& (Incorporated m the StraiU Settlements.) HEAD OFFICE Singapore Rafflea 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 Franciaco, Batavia, bourabaya, Samarang, Palembang and Trang CAPITAL. Authorised 8,000,000
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      182 11 VESSELS AT WHARVES. TANJONG PAGAR. East Wharf No. I.— Shrimp. East Wharf No. 2. Skuld., Teesta, Mcl Treub, Chupra. Sheers Wharf No. 3. Caddopeak. Main Wharf No. 4.— Kwai Sang. I Main Wharf No. 5.— Bandoeng. Main Wharf No. 6.— Redang, Stadsdyk. Wet Dock No. 7.— Mahidol, Edavana, Kamo t
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      282 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Intermediate and local mails will be '(.und m list below: Penjnj?:, Malacca, F.M.S. (by Train) 4 p.m. daily (except Sunday). Kota Tinggi and stations to Kuala Lumpur at G a.m. Cucob Edina 9 a.m. Cucob Hang Chiap 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Singkawang etc. Singkara
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    LETTERS TO EDITOR.
    318 12 CONSCRIPTION. To The Editor. Dear Sir, We have read your leading article of yesterday's date with some interest because, although you take up a quite impartial attitude towards conscription m the Strait, there is one passage m it which railes a point of considerable importance. In effect,
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    THE BRITIBH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
    1033 12 To The Editor. Sir, —While I have no desire to enter into any subject of controversy with any one who uses a norn de plume, I shall be obliged if you will kindly allow me as a friend of the Bible Society to state
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    JAPANESE TRADE IN INDIA.
    624 12 aO the Editor, "Rangoon Gazette." Sir, Will you permit me through your columns to make a few remarks on the article that appeared m your issue of th? 28th April on Japanese Competition m Indian Trade taken from the Gazette of India i ho your leader
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    17 12 One disappointment of my life is that everyone apparently believes I am a liar. Lord Robert Cecil.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    163 12 The wrecked Junk m Lat. 4.53 N. Long. 100-10 E has been removed. Twakow Nek 800 broke adrift from section 3 Tanjong Pagar at 1 o'clock on the morning of the 25th inst, with 472 cases of Rubber valued at $80,000. Masters of vessels are requested to keep
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    REQUISITIONING SHIPS.
    100 12 vy»* jvsicmay morning the Chief Justice Sir John Bucknill K. C. agreed t 0 a further adjournment m the case The Eastern Shipping Company veisus His Majesty's Attorney-General for the Straita Settlements, on the application of Mr. V. D. Knowles. This is a case m which compensation is
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    INCORP. SOC. OF PLANTERS.
    825 12 Languages Proficiency Examinations. It is felt that few Managers and Assistants havt the time or the inclinat.on to master the grammar of their estate labourers' language, yet they require to usj the spoken tongue for the' purpose of th^ir business. While success m the control and
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    67 12 KEPPEL GOLF CLUB. The following is the draw for the Empire Dock Cup, lst round to bs completed on or before Sunday, Oth June H. Jackson vs C. Salter. J. M. Jamieson vs G. Hogg. Bye vs H. B. Salmond. D. Suttie vs W. Mair. F. P. Montgomerie
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    232 12 The Spring Cup was played on Saturday and Sunday, 22nd and 23rd May was won byMr. E. A. McMillan with a net score of 72. The ball swe: j p was won on Saturday by Mr. McMillan and on Sunday by Mr. D. J. Ward. An official
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    FOOTBALL.
    238 12 The newly formed Ex-Service football team gave a good account of themselves last evening, when they met the S.R.C. on the latter'- Ground. The mee: ing of the teams wa productive of fine football In which the Ex-Service man did all the prtosing, particularly m the sevond half. The
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    133 12 LATEST TRANSACTIONS. Reported by Fraser Co. Rubbers. The share market is still dull lut a fair 'amount of business is about. Craigieleas $1.72 H to $1.80, Ayer Panas 113.25, United Malaccas $2.12 I_.1 Sungei! Lagans ?6.10 cum dividend, Glenealys $2.75, Xew Serendahs $6.6*0. Amongst Sterling stocks Jasin
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