The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 June 1920

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ffN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1920. No. 9,991
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    194 1 Many wires that had been celebrating the Kind's birthday-dates up to June 3rd came in late in the afternoon. A tolerably long li«t of Colonial Birthday honours is chronicled, local ones having already been announced Page 7. The Inter-Allied Housing and Town planning Congress has met Page
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1002 1 Quicqutu agunt homines nottii eat farrafm libelli. Juvenal. In oils-ring the services of Sir Donald Maclean to bring the subject of the Straits £)efen< e Force Eill before Parliament, Mr. in the opinion of the Topicist, ig in his custoi.i.iry shrewdness. Nobody trinks very much of
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      7 1 Maltheid RAFFLES GAFE 0 iiH!!MMninnMiuiiiiiiiitUQiHiitnnitifHisiioir;.>itiiiiiniiuiiuHiuiiiiitiuiiiuiiiiiituiiimi S4F^S. 1
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      54 1 KELLY AND WALSH, LTD. [Incorporated in Hongkong] JUST ISSUED THE DIRECTORY NOW READY AND AN ABRIDGED CHRONICLE FOR MALAY-ENGLISH CHINA JAPAN STRAITS SETTLEMENTS M \.L \Y STATES DICTIONARY j. mam. bornbo NETHERLANDS INDIES (ROMANISED) THE PHILIPPINES INDO- CHINA ETC BY R. J. WILKINSON LARGE C\r*g\ SMALL FDITION ZJ^U EDITION PRICE
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      1 1 Roofing
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    WEST AUSTRALIAN NATIVES.
    288 2 Customs of a Vanishing Race. Mr. A. O. Neville in a paper on "The Western Australian Aborigines" read at a meeting of the Royal Anthropological Institute, recently said: The sfooritfines of Western Australia, were most numerous in the North, diminishing as they came nearer ci\ ili -ata.n,
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      27 2 E»i; work can only be done by h\g business, and Government must courageously SS 1 w tel i!? ently control hl 8 buainess.—' Tlhe late Theodore Roosevelt.
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      332 2 I VIBRONA. 1 u THE IDEAL TONIC WINE b Refreshes the Strong Restores the Weak 7 Revives the Depressed 2 THE DISPENSARY LTD. fgii m ■Ji im VICTORIA THEATRE. THE RUSSIAN (iRAND OPERA CO. TO-NIGHT AT 9.15 "RIGOLETTO" BOOKING AT MOl TRIES PLANS NOW OPKM FOR •IL TROVATORE" THE PEARL
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      942 2 From Tuesday, June A MELODRAMATIC SCREEN PRODUCTi KICK IN IT STRONGER THAN WOi THE YEAR'S GREATEST Ml I Adapted from the Stirring 5 LOUIS JOSEPH VANCI Being the Sequel to the Famoi; Theatre before I THE LONE WOLF Which thrilled audiences tremcnd. TNE LONE WOIF'S DAUGHTFt I In 7 R.
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      108 3 CIGARETTES 4i y >V^^^ PERFECT CONTENTMENT and joy are for the discerning iwss, their high distinctive equalities make them the never raiJjr.t3- favourite amoni? the V/ elite ever y where --^^^^4i4f^^ VIRGINIA j. IN TINS Rn W f y| V^A. Packed in patent vacuum tins Wftf^^srliiW^. ensuring perfect condition in
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      651 3 ORIENTAL TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC CO, LTD. <In ■■;-i"Ud in United Kingdom). IMIOKTANT NOTICE IXI PIJBSCSIBBRS. c I liu t(> '^v.s^ ih.t arrangements have nov, beei completed, whereby the Companj j „,w Bschanp will he brought into u«e on Sunday n,xt the BtS inst Subscriber. T r l. rV<in V m>{
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      779 3 The Subscription List will close on ow before June 15th 1920. THE T I A N STFA N BRICK TILE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements under the Companies Ordinance 1915) CAPITAI $700,000.00 divided into 7(K),000 share* of $1 each. DIRECTORS. Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt Esq., Tan Wi Van
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      795 4 1 i,, mw] rm IN STOCK Chain Blocks Chain Blocks Chain Blocks APPLY TO IPENTRAI I %J [ENGINE WORKS LTD! j, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY STATES VICTORY BONDS. Be&riag interest from the date of purchase at 5 per cent per annum, payabto tk« Ist September and the Ist March.
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      603 4 (TUNG KENG LEE C0 v IMPORTANT PUBLIC AUCTION OF SEA-SIDE BUNGALOW AND BUILDING SITES Situate at the 9th milestone East Coa^t Road, a most delightful, cool and healthy part of the coast and with a i?'>«d sea frontage. The undersigned have received ItffeructiOM to offer for sale by Public Auction
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      977 4 AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATEAgJ^I AUCTION SALE OK hxrelhnt Puli.shed teak and rattan Hotel i'lirnitur, To be held at l n BRISTOL HOTEL No. 1 Ilernam St OM SATURDAY 12th JUNK LftM t< tM Comorising An excellent toned eottag« piano h\ teak sioeboard with mirror panel, teak and beutwood mat wjod and
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      180 5 '""'"'WA^ J iporc ■tl to l.rd. 1 irt. phi \C tj pell. e. ¥o*-~~^~0 for to Box 1 Good IfaniI good V Ltd. u accounts. i lion 'nan, 1 couple furr •'rom No. u.e. .'.der, uc Pi 7-0 for Mercantile ent person, a] u.c. rs Planting any sjos- u.c. ese
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      559 5 AUCTION SALES. f AUCTION S vi i: ok Household ll roice double inriac *•»***—> b* ring »aehi«?^2 be bald kt our saleroom Raffl«-s Chaa <>N SATI Kl>A K. AT 10 .30 AM. I i Very h««d h( (l polished teakd.nw K 101l ;v k with Hr. K>sk h R»d rattan
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      849 5 AUCTION SALES. I SALE OF ehold Resident l Sites at Xassim ]>.■>,] OH id Roaci and inplin Road suitable far the erection oi compound houses and within a few minutes drive from Singapore Town. At our saleroom, No. 30 Klinp Street OX WEDNESDAY, 9th JUNE, AT 2-30 P.M. Lot 1
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      688 5 1 NOTICES. \D. A (U<--. app y givinj.' >H description to i 9r FAI -HAW (iovt. Veterinary Surgeon. M 7 6 "> PE3 CENT PREMIUM BONDS Free from French Income Tax Issaed with Uu guarantee of THE BENCH GOVERNMENT. Foi i construction of devastated areas in France. Francs 1.000,000,000 Iktnds
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      123 5 I WHITEA WAY'S I JUST RECEIVED I EVERITTS PATENT Trouser Press j IHE BEST TROUSER PRESS ON THE MARKET SPECIALLY PRODUCED FOR TROUSERS WITH PERMANENT TURN UP CUFFS VERY STRONG AND FITTED WI T H TROUSER I STRETCHER. I IjJ WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW CO., LTD. jj [Incorporated in England] SINGAPORE. SIEMENS
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      21 6 E. ST. CLAIR-MORFORIV At Kiitu Gajah Hospital, on May 127, to Mr. and Mrs. E. St. Clair Morford. a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1920. A New Social Policy.
    1737 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1920. A New Social Policy. It was a commonplace of conversation during the war that the stress of circumstances had broken down many of the old social and conventional barriers between people and had brought about a more general recognition of the common rights
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    449 6 Service \s ill be held at the Boustead Institute on Sunday night at >A~>, when the Rev. W. Cross will give the sddresi iiuartette will sing. A cordial invitation is extended to the men of the Navy and Armv, and Mercantile Marine to be present. As this will be the
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    DEATH OF AN ENGINEER.
    26 6 I leave of Orlo I A. If. I Penang I gineer-mai I ways. Mr. I the recogni I world a,,i Whilst ii
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    BOLSHEVIST DEFEAT IN SIBERIA.
    23 6 from G tl J of \-,i SsemenofTi Co I taring tropl supported bj I the R I remember. I
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    THE RUSSIA OPERA COMPANY.
    65 6 I work a liff] and rail., com i on opera chortu .i! relj wfully. 1 hut we think ter of pt and a highly phi. Radamt if ■r wit}- sor >u:. it foui by in rit-il out and tht The priin dames the highlj jensky and
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    THE SCOUTS "HERALD."
    68 6 The June num' interesting little publication. soits of inform;.* Seoutn, Is. The crying an 1 especially Head quart Troop would be doubled if I could *r<-t tow where t The Fourth Tre their room at th. I other trod Association hai M football or anythir pathetically remar
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    38 6 ■old bj suction bj M Seng Klin.u- Si Valuable freehold Bukit Timah R feet, bought bj Mi centi ■hold lai 1 l!' s P $6,269.60. 19 Off Gaylang H bought by A. K P Total 0
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    81 6 Jt peri* India on OctOl of l ii likely to !•<■ ionu re the pointmenl is made. to believe that Earl decided not to a indeed, it would be Marshal lido w. li ment il practically Lord ::avvlinson. w\ the troopi at Aldei considerate experit in India, thil would b
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      159 6 BULMERS HEREFORDSHIRE CIDER One of the very best drinks for this CLIMATE GALDBEGK MAO6RE6OR Co., 87 Cecil Street TeL 228. MR H. N. BUCKERIDGE j B«ffi U ann«UK« that h« esmdvets THE ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO la BLNG AFORE n.^ At Th« BURLINGTON, lit P*c— N«rth mt U« JU«!»ki M«UI HIGH
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    THE HONOURS LIST.
    157 7 FMPIRR ,-..n. Jun. I noun list r <>f St. r of iiinWales, mon- I .■la? i>f I r Oi I ;ili of ria, am- conPar Sec- of for Pu! I rincipa] rnimonH SurS tes, I I ustoms sioner vfoundland, I Minister's I f Australia, I f Mines,
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    NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
    31 7 It the new ■i will be > notice in WUI be seen J, *^een 10 and Nun. I which >C? f th I^ce, and thia put on (or ceremony)
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    EMPIRE PROBLEM.
    781 7 AND IRELAND. [Reuter's Service.] l>is. I B8KD IN COMMONS, f, II London, June 2. Bill ..aptain Coote, a coalition liberal moved the omission of the provision tomig to the Imperial Government control of the Armed ft 4 the crown R« that if gre gave the Irish Par- control
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    TROUBLED IRELAND.
    183 7 SINN-FEIN JUDGMENT. [Reuters Service.] SMUTS OS EMI'IKK. London, June 3. GeneraJ Smuts, interviewed by the Daily Chronicle, (Uclarcd that aptert from the grave sitimfcicYi in Central and Eastetfn I* urope and the apparent impotence of the ue of Nations, British statesmen should attention to the constitutional posif tin-
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    MANDATE FOR TANGANYIKA.
    87 7 London, June 2. IV la Bataompierre, of the Belgian ign Office and M. Louwets of 'the colonial department are at present in London, negotiating with Lord Milner with rd to the ex-German territory of East Africa, known as Tanganyika. It has been hi ranged that the ox-German
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    THE LAW WAITS TO SEE.
    35 7 Washington, June 2. The Supreme Court has not decided the validity of the prohibition amendment and enforcement of the law, and has gone into recess until Monday, when the term
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    THE KRASSIN MISSION.
    164 7 L-ondon, June 2. In connection with the apprehensions expressed in France with regard to the Krassin negotiations, especially that France's claims on Russia may be prejudiced by Britain receiving Russian gold in exchange tor supplies, Reuter understands that the fundamental purpose of the negotiations is to establish
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    SINN-FEIN BANISHMENT.
    71 7 London, June 2. A man alleged to have admitted charges in <onn«vtion with stolen property was sentenced by a Sinn Fein Court held at midnight, to banishment from Munster for two years within 48 hour* of his liberation, under pain of dire penalties. The accused has now left
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    HOUSING COMMISSION.
    76 7 London, June 3. The Inter-Allied Housing and Townplanning Congress at which 20 countries were represented met at the Central Hall under the presidency of Dr. Addison. The object of the Congress is to discuss the post-war housing and town-planning policies of the various Government particularly with reference to
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    KEEPING OUT BUGS.
    103 7 London, June 2. The Entomological Conference has discussed legislation regarding plant pests in the Empire. Mr. Lounsbury, representing Canada and South Africa, considered that entomologists should actively participate in the preparation of such legislation. He deprecated interference as far as possible with private enterprise. Mr. S. Tockdale,
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    THE NEW ROYALTY.
    101 7 Camperdiivm, Victoria, June L The Prince, touring the pastorial and dairying districts of Western Victoria, was enthusiastically greeted by the country folk- t »i The Times commenting on the Kings birthday, points out that there is a momentous expansion of the idea of sovereignly in its relation
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    RAJAH SIR JAMES BROOKE.
    485 7 A STRANUE COINCIDENCE. From far-away Trinidad there comes by J e mail, in the form of a letter from the former Editor of the Singapore F'ree Press, Major W. G. St. Clair, reference to th first Rajah of Sarawak, from the living lips of one who
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    BRADBURYS AND SOVEREIGNS.
    350 7 .Mr. Richard Holt on how People Are Robbed. Mr. Richard D. Holt who is on a business tour in the Far East, wrote to Common Sense, trom Singapore as follows 41 I have just had the opportunity of reading the articles on the depreciated British currency contained
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    STANDARD HOUSE RENTALS.
    185 7 Test Case Under 1915 Act. Four tenants who between them paid £3 17s a week rent for a house at Clapton Common, brought an action in Shoreditch Country Court recently for the purpose of determining the standard rent and rateable lvalue of the house. The summons was
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      106 7 ROBINSON AND GO., LTD. NEW SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED 1 PRICES; wfiglgigMpMßßHPllV^ 22in. 24 in. 26in. *E A 560. $65. $70. LEATHER SUIT CASE. STOUT CASE HIDE, 2 NICKEL SLIDING LOCKS, 8 CAPPED CORNERS, AS ABOVE. PRICES:— :-:2iii. 24in 26in. vffi ?50. 555. $60. I LEATHER SUIT CASE, NUT BROWN GOOD
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      682 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated in Japan. WfcDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice EUROPEAN MAILTINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. ftr London and Antwerp via (Malacca) ,Penang, Colom&t, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. KITANO MARU '6th J une IN ABA MARU 30th June KAMO MARU July 14th
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      550 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PA.KETVAART MAATSCHAPPU (Incorporated in Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. OF BATAVIA relepkoae ISI Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Managers Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Tranihipmeat D»»t. S COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT PEOUWES (Saturday, June 5) Djeboes Blinjoe, and Billiton. SINGKARA (Saturday,
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      552 8 p. o. wmsHi^J APCAR UNE. I (Incorporated in EnrL MAIL AND PASSENGER SEMi PENINSULAR AM) OK! t:\ (Under Contract with Hi. The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST of p 7 impended. r LONDON .FAR-EASTERN sfryk* FROM LONDON DUE SINGAPORE jJ DEVANHA about 11th June DEI 1 Passengers for Europe are bookec
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      400 9 igtl STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. P (INCORPOIUTI* IN 3IAM.) HI NGAPOEE— BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. t*a Trlmm** Ktlantan. Banroara, Tel.pl., P»u«l, Si^era, Le> t j^aiea, U»f«*. ChompoM. and Banckok. V Arrival O«Dart«r# ,TIPOK 7th June 1920 9th June 1920 "JJ 1 J une J?2O 16th June 1920 21th Juno 1020 28rd
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      568 9 UtMGANSHnUL esrge per the above steaSßM ar, he W b, advi^d that .he ha. J «nd is dl^bargi^ into g odo BOUBTEAP 4 CO^ A^mU. s.s. I A \de. cargo per the above steaSMl are hen by advised that she -rived and la discharging into K oNee. 14 a«-:.i Ht)
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      524 9 Tke Ocew Steam Ship Company, Limited. Tke Ckiii Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, AND XBermam Bucknall Steam Ship Co., LUL (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINK (Incorporated in England.) JOIWT FOBTVIGHTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK ?la BUBZ OB PAJf AM A. FROM NEW YORK. Due RouU Fer B'pore ATREUS 6th June Suez S'pore,
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      525 9 CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES LIMITED. i*h~* \<^ [Incorporated in England] 1920 SUMMER BAILINGS 1920 EMPRESS OF ASM Brd June MONTEAGLE SthJunt EMPRESS OF RUSSIA Ist Julv EMPRESS OF JAPAN 20th July EMPRESS OF ASIA 29th July MONTEAGLE 12th August AIND APPROXIMATELY feerweekly thereafter. WAXES rROM HONGKONG "EMPRESS OF RUSSIA" *ni
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      105 10 1 1 >^^^v IF you would buy a Motor Car, and are about to choose Take our advice and get a FORD > The car a million use. Wearne Bros. Ltd. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG IPOH i B ALWAYS INSIST ON HAVING. DUNLOP COVERS AND TUBES. STOCKED BY ALL PRINCIPAL
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      419 10 AUCTION SALE OF Excellent Wax Polished Teak Household Furniture Cottage Piano, His Master's Voice Gramophone, Typewriter, Plants, etc. TO BE HELD AT No. 9 UPPER WILKIE ROAD, ON SATURDAY sth JUNE 1920 at 1.30 p.m. Consisting of one tone cottage Piano by BLUTHXER, His Master's VGice gramophone and records, "Biickcnsderfer"
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      104 10 JEFFREY'S PILSENER BREWED IN SCOTLAND A damson, Gilfillan Co., ltd. Sole Agents S. S. 4r.|. S. TMimri p.- in -rrnrmw-— imn i m -inmT—— aaji_^^_J MOTOR MOTtJ SPIRIT SPB de VK M r LUXE Llll AVIATION SPIRIT rflE PUREST IN THE TOMLP NOW )1 rSTAINAIIUI l/l'n )J I > h
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    EXCHANGE.
    60 11 June 4. Bar.k 4 m.s. Bank demand 2 Private credits 3 m.s. 2-4 13-16 New York, demand n v ''red*its 90 day? 49 > 2 France, demand India, T. T. we, Hongkong, demand ~{> :< Prem. Yokohama, demand Java, demand IIS 1 Bangkok, demand 91 t Sovereign, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    159 11 June 4. Tin Buyers (no sellers) Si:>~>.oo Gambier 13.00 Gair.bii r Cube No. 1 23.00 Pepper Black 27.00 Pepper (white fair) 58.00 Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 7.75 Tapioca, medium pearl f.q. 10.00 Pearl Sa^o, small 14.00 Copra Sundried 23.00 Copra Mixed 22.00 Opium, Benares uncart 8,900 Rice Rangoon White
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      249 11 •vtr $$.."'OO,OOO. AM* 11 f Assurance in force over $15,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. [lßc*rp*rtfwl I* Strattg gfctt.] M D OFFICI WMSSte H,«^ Sta«.p.r.. LONDON OFFICB 2 o- Jewy EQ ft| c< fcM £20,000 depo«ted with tk. Suprem, Court of England, and corapii.. with th. Brlttah Ufe
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      591 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. (Incorporated in Japan) Capital Subscribed Y 100,000,000 Capital Pa,d Up Y 61,000,000 Reserve Fund Y 4;,000,000 President N. K. Kajiwara Esq Vice-President S. Suzuki Esq DIRECTORS. N. Kajiwara Esq. V. Watanabo Esq. N. Soma Esq. I. Matsuketa Esq. Y. lnmakawa Esq. M. Mitsui I M. Odagiri
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      610 11 HO HONG BANK. LIMITED. (Incorporated in the Straita Settlements HEAD OFFICE Singapore Raffles Chambers 5 and 4 BRANCHES Penang 86 Beach Street. Malacca— 131 Jonker Street. Muar— 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat— 109 Jalan Rahamat. AGENCIES AT London, New York, San Francisco, Eatavia, Sourabaya, Samarang, Palembang and Trang CAPITAL. Authorised
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      287 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 Proprietor* 42,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 88 Bishopsgate, London, E.G. Agencies and Branches. Amritsar Hongkong Penacg Bangkok Iloilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangooa Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang Seremban Canton
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      466 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Intermediate and local mails will bf found in list below: Pemrng, Malacca, F.M.S. (by Train) 4 p.m. daiiy (except Sunday). Kota Tinggi and stations to Kuala Lumpur at 6 a.m. j Hongkong, etc. Madras 8 a.m. Fcimon Ban Soon Guan 9 a.m. Cucob Hock Lew a a.m.
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      729 11 CHURCH SERVICE. Ist SUNDAY AFTER TRINITI 6th June. 1020. \M)Ki:\V'S CATHEDRAL T.."t) a.m. Litany. •I. Holy Commnnion i Chora Hymi H.) n.. a.m. Matins fo v Commnnion. i pin. ChiMren'i Service. 5.30 p.m. Efrensong and Sermon. Hymns. 12, 182 I. L\ 4. Services and Meetings, etc. ICon. Tth Juno T
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1734 12 APPROVE OF DAYLIGHT BAYING. A general Committee meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yester (lay tftemoon in the Board Room of the Municipel Buildings. Mr. R. J. Farrer presiding. Other Commissioners present were Messrs. J. M. Sime, A. H. Low, E. TessenBchn/J. A. Elias. See Teong Wah,
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    238 12 fuel and machinery are bringing back the nearly vanished .-ailing ss the world's cargo-carrier. But it IS S new type of vessel that is now to us. O. LUjegren, a Swede notes in The I acific Marine Review that the American clipper-ships were once the >n*S pride, American
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    53 12 Programme of Drills, etc., for week ending Saturday, June 12, 1920. Saturday, sth 2.30 p.m.— Bali-sticr Range. Eurasian Co. Rifle Club. Sunday, C>th 7.30 a.m. BjiVstier Range S. R. F. v. Rifle Club. Saturday, 12th 2.30 p.m.— Balestier Ranee Chinese Co. S. V. I. R. SMITH 2nd
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    THE, RUBBER MARKET.
    128 12 THE RUBBER MARKET. OFFICIAL REPORT. The usual auctions of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association were held on 2nd June, when there was catalogued 1,286,803 lbs., 514AM tons. Offered I^B^7o lbs., 488.72 tons. Sold £32,422 lbs., 371.01 tors. PRICES RBALIZBD. Ribbed Smoked Sheet C ents per lb. S'pore Standard
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    173 12 June 4th, 1920. There w-.s a large attendance of txayera at the weekly Rubber Auction held on tlie 'i-c instant, and. das to brifk bidding and a Bmal] catalogue, tne sale occupied only om day. Demand throughout was active, and a further advance in the prices of all
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    DIVIDENDS.
    73 12 Barker an 1 Co., Ltd.. the local ta, inform us that th?y have telegraphic advice from London that the 1 i U■. Rubber Batatea Ltd, .>re recommending at the forthcoming an•ral n> a final dividend of 25 per cent, the \\-i:r ended 3 1st December, Vlao that the Directora
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
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