The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 September 1920

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  • 18 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rE y CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1. 1920. NO. 10,067. J
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  • 251 1 The share market is quiet and there is very little business Page 7. An interesting will case was concluded m fhf Supreme Court yesterday Page ti. The hunger-striking Lord Mayor of Cork has elicited American sympathy Page 7. Disquieting news comes from Mes?opotamia, where the situation is
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  • 1001 1 All the world loves an anniversary. I have often wondered why. What is it implanted deep down m the human lu;.rt that »»lo n love to My Fifty ymn ;<k» to-day the poet Snooks was born or Two years ago to-movm-.y I landed m Singapore"? There are two kind;;
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    • 87 1 Malthoid I A C m^ jm j^ t*^^ I -L I t I I 1, 11,,I 1 2, 2 1 3' 2 ton m dels. I for fun particulars apply Graham, and Co., Ltd., 5, 1 aidiaw Building I Sole Agents, S.S. F.M.S. [HELVETIA WATCH CO. L, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD
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    • 195 1 TOILET PR* f AR4liOi\S Everybody knows and uses "Air-Float" Talcum Powder so soft— so fresh— so fragrant yet More "Air-Float f is sold than a:iy other kind of talc. And everybody welcomes the aew "Air-Float" Toilet Preparations Cold Cream, TootL Powder and Paste. You coald buy no better if you
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    • 192 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re Malakolf dnridend Pago 5. v or sa! Motor cycles and motor Page 5. Ivobin^on's grtat sale becin- to-day Figes 7 an 1 11, Wrigky'i chewing gun infants and invalids' Page 14. Whiteaway's sale continues with bigger i eductions Page 5. Notice re Liberty Motor Car Company
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  • 390 2 Sir. T. Clifford X. ..-gins Professor of Physic at Cambridge, m his presidential aldreas on June 29 last; "Wo are teaching 1 medicine well; but we need badly a common literary basis. I sometimes think 'Classics' will have to come Lack as a 'Modern Side*. The public schools are
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  • 214 2 P Remarriage To Chauffeur. Zurich, July 24. An amazing royal romance has been disclosed m connection with. Princess Alexandra Victoria, daughter of Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Hol stein, whom Prince August Wilhelm (the ex-Kaiser's .fourth son) recently divorced. The Princess hai now married a chauffeur, declaring that it
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  • 140 2 One of the greatest charms of the Prince cf Wales is his ready sympathy and the delightful vcftya he has of expressing it. I The following paragraph from a Melbourne paper is typical of the perfectly lovely thing- he does. The writer pens: "Tb© Princeling really is a
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    • 400 2 VICTORIA THEATRE. MAURICE E. BANDMAN PRESENTS THE BANDMAN COMEDY COMPANY IN THE LATEST LONDON SUCCESSES TO-NIGHT AT 9.15 "A VOICE FROM THE MINARET" EXTENSION OF SEASON MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 6th. v GENERAL POST. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th. "THE YELLOW TICKET." WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER Bth. "THE ROTTERS." rHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th. "GOOD NIGHT NURSE." Booking:
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    • 504 2 PALLADIUM FROM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, TO TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. A FORCEFUL SPECIAL UNIVERSAL ATTRACTION Featuring that bewitching minx of the movies MAE MURRAY In a story, that's simply fine, so human, so appealing, just charming THE SCARLET SHADOW IN 6 PARTS A clean dramatic offering with light comedy touches out
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    • 345 2 AN ENTERTAINING Fe.tu.ing that char,,,;,,,. JUNE CAPRK Who gives a vivid impersonation of a n|f.w of human.in.orcst as wo.i M m^. vn^ MISS INNOCENnp A picture which provides entertainment of m vogue for some time, there being dramatic as w»l ,1 make the production a more than ordiarilv! c i
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  • 453 3 Sin~apor«\ Aug. 30tb. Hie prieei -nlly thos* rurmt M Clyde Terrace Market. At the other market* there may be small variations. Beans, Long local per cat»y 18 Do. Fn aeh local do BO Bff local slaughter per Ib. 10 H«-.-f Steak local lb. 45 m Sprouts local
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    • 463 3 g^ SETTLEMEIgB AND FEDERATED MALAY VICTORY BONDS. Purchase at 5 per c*Dt p*r asaum, payable a a***' r and the Ist March. T PAB ON THE let SEPTEMBER, 19U. PRICE OF ISSUE—I 00 PER CENT be! iis Majesty* Government. n Ordnance, 1920, the Treasurer of th» itil further notice applications
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    • 939 3 TENDERS. i (NPsfttNMEKT OF JOHORB. I i i woi: DE? Tenders are invited for the croction of timber wharf at Peatiei De^ir, .lohove. Plans, Specification, foi ::.l.> r and roll ..n l>c i at the P.W D., I>^t ;ic t of»ir« .!,>h^»-'- Bnhrn, on any day. Fridays <■ UJUHI 11
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    • 990 3 TENDERS (VtoV CitMttU N: B Of 30th .July, 1920.) TBKDRRB rOK TODDY SHOP UCENCRB, BINGAPOBB, 1921. NO! hereby given that Tenders will be r cm-Mi r- the Colonial Secretary's Office until noon on l«Kh September, 1920, for the exclusive right, subject to the limitations of the Liquors Revenue Oro a
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    • 841 3 TENDERS. Tenders will bo received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until noon on September 3rd, for the following services for the Government Monopolies Department for the year 1921: (1) Supply of best Amoy or Hongkong pots each capable of easily containing three chees of chandu. The pots to be delivered
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    • 36 3 or. iGi^ir^rjOiru^fioiawßio Your First 2 Thought zi. s your firit O I J to L 1 O! I DOG R Cai ■/cr Co., lr»c Hi x 1 tia v. "7¥sB Axt-nta: MULLEB PHIPPS (Malaya) LTD. SINGAPORE.
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    • 208 4 We Provide The Famous Goodyear Tyre Service I Ot/r A/g a//n /s to see t/»dt you Ziafe maximum tSSZTJSLs: or Jth MT3855 I irAee/s o/>o«r car are /n aHgnment. neznerthe I tyre "LtTXhuT^ a a/#IS t/le |/a/>; s A»i-ift S of ij^/e abuse which you may innocently inflict J Tyre"*
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    • 105 4 MASSAGE HALL. 239 Bencooleo Street MASSAGE AND MANICURE Tel. No. 1467. MRS. HARU MISS HANA i 1 l l s liJ blSs 1041I 04 1 i" FOURNIER'S HYGENIQUE F! MIXTURE. (FOR LADIES) Tested and Proved for Yean. WASTE NO TIME. Immediately you notice any disorder of Mixture. It quickly removes
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    • 299 4 "i FOR SALE. I r F R o SALE A Bu "^low (Freehold) m 30 8 Shipping Department. For sale AUSTRALIAN BODY FORD TAPQ shipment just arrived. UKU CARS 5 8 Apply DUNN GEORGE Ltd. I v.c. New Omega Motor cycle for Bale JAP nx SINGAPORE ELECTRIC TRAMWaTs, LIMITED. FOR
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    • 185 4 THE FAMOUS STANDARDISE FR N'„ |T< REVELATION jn ECONOMY FUEL CONSUMPTION ATTUAL TESTS HERE. M FIGURE OUT THE SAVING ,N BENzmp TYRES THE COURSE OK TO^^ y' y? i^-u. >VI Malcolm Beranger, ALMEIDA STREET. I H v H i i if' j VIRGINIA No. 77 1 I has been, justly
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    • 226 5 jga^^Bn^anmwwam^^^™ HHHa B nnmßnmmmmmmmmjßj j| KEA estate bureau 1 DUPIBE IJKOS. RUBBER DEPARTMENT I AND GENERAL BROKERS 2 DE SOUZA STEEET. j let or sell at Mount Elizabeth. 4 BedR ;i ily m about 6to 8 weeks. Id land and House m Nassim Road to sell. bungalow on sea coast
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    • 472 5 nTJWßß^BmKHmYJmWjßanjasfjßmjßßßjmammmmmVi AUCTION SALES. IMSI IJKT ((U'kt SALE. In the Ml M SINGH (Plaintiff) Ver ING (Defendant) AUCTION SALE OF 2.™* x r: N* S. 605. To l "»ms of I Powell ace September 1920 L&3O A.M. POWELL I CO. LTD., Auctianeers (Incorporated m Singapore.) 1 4-8 Alawi bin Abdullah bin
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    • 804 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OK f I nti Ho hold Furniture, tc. At the Chief Warder's Quarters, Pearls Hill Terrace off Now Bridge Road ON SATI'RDAY 4th Sept., at 2 p.m. Comprising sitting room, bedroom and dinroom fan arc Indadln Ei -'ish por -Tnin oice ■el f -Ie- treewhee] bicycle;
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    • 743 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Hourv' d Furnitur. r.d Effects comprising Brass k. [ron IKdsteatU, Wax Polishtxi Teak Chain, a pair of Fine Wax Polished Teak Marblo Top Console Tables, a quantity of Plated Articles, Child's CoU, Japanese. Vases etc. and seTatal lots of Sundries. Tc> be so!d b; n
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    • 284 5 r -TirsZTTZ^*""^ ~~j rzir* jIJB. 1 1 ID JnL ra X §3 DIH WaCCli Dill OF OUR RECORD BREAKING t« v ■■■■■■■mms dU*aSBBBSSBB7 (l I i Including several New Shipments jut received, all marked at Special Sale Rates j WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW CO, LTD (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). SINGAPORE. DIRECTORS. TUC REGISTERED
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  • 616 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMNER 1, 1920. Military Dangers in Ireland. The Premier was unquestionably correct when he predicted that affairs m Ireland would grow very much worse before any change for the better could be expected. A vdry ugly temper b slowly, but surely, beginning to characterise the attitude
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  • 716 6 Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jack left for Home en Saturday, by the Kalyan. (M.M.) The Hon. Mr. Oliver Marks is g-azetted a member of tho Planters' Loans Board vice the Hon. Mr. A. H. Lemon, C. M. G., resi irned. The Rev. D. J. Ross was to conduct his
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  • 93 6 TRAVELS JiY^ MALAYA. riiUSER'S ARRIVAL lIXED. (From Our Own Correspondent). I I London. O f. 28. It is officially announced that II M s Malaya will take 11. R. J{ Tho Conwiuarht to India, arriving at BomUy on i December 20th. The .M-. y;i u ,ll th
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  • 68 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) lVnanjr, Aug. 31, A motor cor killed a Chinese woman at Lagan Jermal, an d ihc iccident provoked a **Mty demonstration by the villagers j A ti^er has killed a Malay woodcutter on' -10-ng estate, Tron:c, while another Malay' has
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  • 43 6 (Aneta). D >>dnr>. Aug. 28. I I arer s machine crashed during the flight from Sydney to Melbourne The aviators were not hurt but the machine wai badly damaged. The aviators finished their flight to Melbourne on a military plane
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  • 120 6 Rice Prke Induction to be Moved. Sup l >] f the day Council meeting a; Penang on Friday include questions regarding the position of I the local Prince of Wales Fund, the engineer's report on river improves, the slat,- of affairs m regard to Govmj. ment rice trans.
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  • 418 6 A special meeting of the Municipal Commission will be held on Friday to consider supplemental budget number two. The P. and O. CVs steamer Nankin has left Colombo and is expected to arrive at this port on Thursday morning Sept. 2nd. Land m Barbados is rising rapidly m •»alue, and
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  • 66 6 IM "Tl thould I alb,. 1 1 to**, m tbe v nato her f three y,, ,< four and she had ahvay < mother t thai one of U. A certificate sent to her kw lUted the .lav lf v who her pa. Hit Uldti print i
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  • 233 6 "'1... Naughty other large and t Ppreci ative audiei ftigbt, who r (a thc deligj tdy and fooling of which Th« Naurhti i 3 brimful. This amus which scored siuh a b London Playhouse, is behours of pood solid humour, which nevn slackens, but rather !ume m
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  • 92 6 It is proposed to ana, and I ment t) h Rlmi r and elsewhere. The forthcoming d» njr Hui meiiibtr, who as Hon. S tary and Treasurer for been chiefly r< tinuance of the lab »nd f a m that noi Vhry did him honour on Sattl nhn an enjoyable
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    • 222 6 il&lDBEOK MAGOBEBOR Co., LIMITED. (L&corpormtad la S^rfl.t Wine Spirit Merchants WHOLESALE RETAIL SEND FOR PRICE LIST 87, Cecil Street Telephone No. 228. MR. H. N. BUCKERIDGE la* «f Mum. LAFAYETTE, PHOTOGRAPHERS to Tbtti M.WISTIKB Btfi to announc* that k« conduct* kTHE ONLY EUROPEAN STUDIO m SINGAPORE, AT THE BURLINGTON, 100
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    • 13 6 Bungalows J Godowns I Land SINGAPORR REALTY CO. 5 IA Malacca St. g
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  • 110 7 BED OFFENSIVE [Reutor'a Service.] ABLEVS M MINSK. !'l i( London. Aug. 28. aptsre that that a fresh Kpacted within lentl of Russian deckftd to have the direction of Brest ilao asserts er, on. London. \mg* 28. lUh official sources S ince the battle 1M7.000 prisoners, and wounded. MINSK
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  • 160 7 Lf tr.im Infection me months ago, r. by Dr. Marshall ".edical Officer of on with a jour•i that evenwould find its way to fa r'\ he added, i able to i: id of .s precautions were J could be no doubt that ally wiped out J
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  • 65 7 !.'s esseys on by Home," pubChronicU anything you W your saucer, but drink with his wife 01 on the curve. wl of all the rooms should faci of the house is always thi :ke JT haB to do 'm fact '«out of the house when i I ch^T
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  • 319 7 AMERICAN SYMPATHY. [Renter's Service.] rHS < AMERONS REVENGE. I»ndon, Aug 27. I startling committee of the Irian Conference issues a manifesto inciting the immediate sympathetic co<P< ration of the peoples of the British iv m an appeal which the Conference made to His Majesty and the Government for
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  • 249 7 Borlin, Aug. 29. The Workers Council m the Kiel dockyards is urging the men not to comply wuh the demands of the Entente for the destruction of 200 aeroplane motors at present Jying m the dockyard, declaring that the dockyard men are prepared to destroy instruments cf
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  • 90 7 FRASER'S REPORT. Ruhber. Vtcty little doing and the shar< prices are pratically unchanged, Ulu Benuti $1, Colinaburffhi $500, Ayer Panas $12.7." Aycr Molvks $5.45, Bassotts $1.40— 51.4; Indragiris $10.85, Jiniahs $2.60, Lunas $11 Tapahs $25. Mining. MaJayan Collieries $30.50 $3 Hitam Tins $8.06 Kawan^s $1.22 2, Soutl
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  • 58 7 The following Singapore properti-es wer i- sold by public auction at the sale-room o I Messrs Estate and Trust Agencies., Ltd. o t Monday of this week. No 8. 55 and 5 Smith Street, ajea 1,482 and 1,407 respec f tively were bought by Mr. Koong Tion h
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  • 265 7 HUGE CRICKET SCORES. [Reuter's Service.] YANKS OLYMPIC SUCCESSES. London, Aug. 27. Middlesex beat Kent by 153. Lanes heat Essex by 188. Sussex teat Yorkshire by 162. Gloucester beat Worcester by nine wkts. Surrey beat Northants by eight wickets. Surrey m the first innings making 619 for > declared,
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  • 98 7 San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 28. The whimsical caprices of General Villa had an odd climax m the town ©f Salinas when General Villa concluded his terms of surrender to the De la Huerta Government. After closing Salinas brewery saloons, General Villa despatched four "auditors" to large
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  • 451 7 Ntw President Welcomed. The bi.ua! weekly meeting of the Rent 3oard was held m the Municipal Buildings under the new presidency of Mr. F. M. Baddeley yesterday. Mr. Tessensohn said before they commenced the business of the Board he should like to extend a welcome to the
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  • 202 7 GERMAN GOVERNMENT UNMASKED. [Router's Service.] REDS PAY THE PENALTY. Warsaw, Aug 27. Th« Inter- Allied Commission m Upper Silesia has taken possession of documents proving that the German Government actively participated m the recent Upper Silesian disorders, [t appears that a certain German organization which prepared acts
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  • 388 7 Paris, Aug. 29. "he German Charge d' Affaires has visited tho Foreign Office and expressed his regrets at th-e looting of the Consulate at Itiedau. He a9?ured that Guildes would be punished. M. Paleogue, Secretary of the Gi r.eral and Foreign Ministry', has informed the Charge d' Affaires
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  • 199 7 Quite a bit of excitement was causet m Zamboanga on July 14th by reason o ;,he finding of a largo amount of amber trris near the barrio of Cawit-Cawit, sonn sixty miles north of Zamboanga. A dea< whale was found floating m the ocean short distance from the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 118 7 Robinson Co., Ltd. FOR O/V£ Wttli O\LY SEPT. Ist TO 7th BARGAINS IN The ladies 5 Drapery Dept ALL GOODS FOR SAL.E Will be displayed on the Counters LACES, EMBROIDERIES, BLOUSFS t MATERIALS, MILLINERY Etc. REMNANTS OF FLANNEL SLITISGS Oddments to be Cleared at Exceptional Prices ROBINSON Co., Ltd. S\LE
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    • 442 8 WirrUN lUSHN KAISHA* (Incorporated m ;apaa. 9 tf ALL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPEftLJiL i A A^' JS&l OOYERNICKNT. Subject to alterations with«at J9nic« BUBOPSAN MAIfTTINB FORTNIGHTLY SI&VICS. f#r Leudon and Antwerp via (Malacca) v Peniu« v ftfirti, b*«x, Ffcrt and ItluiseiUea. SHIDZUOKA MAKU Ist Sept. KAGAMARU 14th Sept. KUMANOMARU mid
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    • 587 8 K. P. M. SCIS'iNKiTKE \FETV AART MAATSCH 4PFU (Incorporated m Holland). a* EOJAL PAC££T NAVIGATION Co. OF 3VT»V*> v^^KR COMPACT WITH ra^NErllßttLAN^ INi>, A ELOUT (Wednesday, Sept. 1) Batavia. J r <OKN (Wednesday, Sept. 1) Muntok and Palembang. M SINGKEP (Wednesday, Sept. 1) >xocara-Sala and Djambi. VAN DEN BOSCH (Thursday,
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    • 522 8 P. O. -BRITISH ,IND, A AND r t^l APCAR fJNE, (Incorporated m E lgland > MAIL AND PASSFNGEIJ SERVI PENINSULAR .AM) ORIENTAL s (Under Contract with His Mai t,- FKOM^S FA «-EASTERN SK RV|( DUE SINGAPORE :i! NANKIN about 2nd Sept. PLASSY KASHGAR about 14th Sept. freig j DUE SINGAPORE
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    • 366 9 \S SUM SHAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. CRPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK ff^H. Kelantan, Bangnara, TeTupin, Patani, Singora, LaLangsuan, Churapon. and Bangkok. Irriyan Departure DB OTPOK 30th Aug. 1920 Ist Sept. 1920 ;B Gtl Sept. 1920 Bth Sept. 1920 13th Sept. 1920 15th Sept. 1920 •rwVtamtri fitt^ throughout with electric light,
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    • 389 9 LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. Co. (Incorporated m Italy.) OUTWARD SAILINGS. m Honpkonp. Shanghai, Yokohama, and Ku AFKIr about B«pt 25. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. For Vvv.unp. Colombo, Aden, Venice and Trieste. INNBMRUCK about Sept. 12 HUNG ARIA about Oct. 12 For freight and passages apply to Societa Commissionaria di Esp. c di Imp.
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    • 546 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND Elierman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) [Incorporated m England] JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Due Route For Spore SLOEMFONTEIN 22nd Sept. Suez Spore, Manila,
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    • 445 9 FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED BY PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. (Incorporated m U. S. A.) tOU ACCOUNT U. S. SHIPPING BOARD HONGKONG— CALCUTTA MRGULAB WEEKLY SAILINGS by the Steamers I*ke Fauik, Lake Farmia* &t±(t, Jaccx, L*ks GiUno, DoyJestown, Lake Fielding, Caddopcak, Ltfct Clip** CALLING AT CfcJcutta, Madras, Rangoon, Pecans, iJin£aiort, 3&if«i. «ri
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  • 521 10 THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING. (l'nd,r S. R. A. Rules of Racing) WILL HELD ON TUESDAY THE 1?' THURSDAY THE w< \l> 8\ n DAY THE PRCM.H UtfMß. FI \V. i SI.V. I. THK p M $11 \-Knt!in poniel 11.2 and under. Kir BffS. THE NI 10 P.M.
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    • 642 10 7 THE VISITORS' PLATE— S.4O P.M. 1 fact. No. 2). Distance, Race Course. ENTRIES CLOSE at noon on Saturday, t 2nd October, IMA In all races the advertised Second Prize w only be given when there are NOT LESS THA POUR START KRS and the Third Prize will on be
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    • 675 10 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE at 2.30 p.m. .1, all Machinery ,m! plar.t. mC ]>al N Road, complete wil I Auxi'lVrv V^r'lT I^Hearlel^M 1 0 C Mnch,.,e. A 1U" Wa er Pump K^L^^l, E r Pc made Hea^ C «P™ W .-n Pipe g quantity «7^t£^Z^" GalVa iS< a Th« v.l-.ole to
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    • 377 10 Kuala Swtim (650,000—1) 3.90—4 10 Lunas (000,000—5) 14.50—15.50 ro Malalw Pinda (1,000,000—1) 2 70—3 00 Malakoff (1,000,000—2) 5.50—5.75 Mandai Tekong (350,000) I.oo—l 15 (300,000-2) 11.25—12 25' M.iar (90 cts.) 1.00—1.15 3 j T ew Serendah (600.000) 5.50—6 00 rg N'yalaa 1 .000,000— 5 11.50— 12.50 cd ft Pa;am (1,000,000—5) 13.00—14
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    • 195 10 I A ijl A damson, Gilfillan Co., ltd l 5 SOLS DISTRIBUTORS S S p M S (In -orporated m England.) mBtUOBMKSSBBSO: I "*yr- liT^Wiimiin i-^m,-, NEW GOODS NEW GOODp JUST UNPACKED Maharaja Velvet Crepe and Heavy Burmese Crepes m all Shade And New Shipment m Cotton Georgette and Voiles.
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  • 1187 11 [BY FRANCIS J. BOAIT]. For the past forty pears Mr. Boait has been a prison school-master at Portland, Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs, and Borstal. His experience i autang the many notorious criminals ho has mot during his interesting career make thrilling reading: The greatest deprivation a
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    • 489 11 _H009*" 1^- »--'o-'»--^-»--'^-'. ftr -^—B nW T MlM>>innr <*»>»J» j»m^t~^ Jifi>]WTn»^ r i*** i r— l»— i c^ss/i ROB!M2OfJ CC, iIISTED cash SALE ODPTVTFNTR SUBPLUS STOCK. SAIE N ,s^k, ()(1 FOR ONE WEEK ONLY SEPTEMBER Ist TO 7th. no catalogue ISSUEI/ Wl ,-helor BOOTS Tunic Shirts for Day Wear Soft
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    • 156 11 JOO GUA£& CO. lubber Merchants, Ship-Chmdler, for THE BURMA STEAM ROPE WORKS. i. 2 and 3, South Canal Road A 16 Kling Street. Telephone No. 1442. 1 IGHT HOUSE BRAND BURMA OILED COIR ROPES of Various Sizes Always m Stock. Ihe only Naval rop, 8 on the marke* ie Sut^^"
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  • 1133 12 ca PARTI. j Through one cf those mysterious coincid- dii ?nc€S so nicely timed thct they are regard- ar ?d by many as a distinct act of Providence, (says the Times of Ceylon) there were set m dc motion m the early seventies two separate
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    • 126 12 Llectncai ABBIVING SHORTLY:— ME r AL F* LAMENT LAMPS HALF WATT LAMPS WiRES C U3LES tirnsGS shades 1 I I ACCESSORIES, Ftc. Etc. i AH f British Manufacture Estimates given for complete lighting and power installations, includV&iilA SiOlcilil fki at I 111 .acca 11l Electrical Enquiries to Singapore t INSIST
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    • 156 12 p r a Nerves rnerves lax to anintri« s§ I j^ -ork of I v I I lied J by a j p xtion of tl. oown as ii delicate I nerves radiate m ?M I at the body. 1 ually supplying I es the X <ig and con n
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    • 140 12 MEN OF ADVANCED THOiGHT \N{> VISION, ANTICIPATED MAN'S FIiTL'RE NEEDS THE EVOLUTION OF POW l.|; .\s v I IN PRESENT DAY AGRICI i I RESULT OF DESIRE FOR MAXIMUM v. i, I FOR MINIMUM COST. I THERE IS ONLY ONE TYPE 01 I ACTOR V TRACTION. II p J I
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  • 61 13 August 31. Bank 4 m.s. 2|4 I|l6 Bank, demand 2|3 13! 16 Private crests 8 m.s. 2[4 25 !sew Yoik, demand 40Vt Credits 90 days 10 Fiance, demand 570 India, T.T. 119 Hongkong, demand Prem. Yokohama, demand 80 U Java, ocrcand 124 Bangkok, demand 89*4 Sovereign, Bank Buying $8.54
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  • 157 13 August 31. T.n 100 lons $1-11.50 Gambier 14.50 Gambier Cul>e No. 1 18.50 Pepper Black 25.50 Pepper (white fair) 42.00 Tapioca, small flake, f.q. 6.50 Tapio.*a, medium p«*r) f.q. 10.00 Pearl Sago, small 14.00 Ccpra Sundried 20.50 Copra Mix. 19.50 OpiuiTi, Benares ucc«t 8,900 Rfcfl Rangoon Wh:ta 2,700 Ilfco,
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    • 344 13 lilil il ■■■■■Mi mkAznsesssra csasßEj^^^Ksaßss^^^ #c $5,500,000. Assurance m force over $15,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. [Incorporated m Straits Sett.] HE \D OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry EC The company has 120.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the
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    • 538 13 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital £2,000 000 Reserve Fund £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £2,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 88 Bishopstfate. London, E.C. Agencies and Branehca. Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Iloilo Puket H-avia Ipoh Rangoon Bombuy Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klnnjr Seremban
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    • 587 13 HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE Singapore Raffles Chambers 6 and 6. BRANCHES Penang— 86 Beach Street. Malacca 131 Jonkcr Street. Muar 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Pahat— 109 Jalan Rahamat. AGENCIES AT London, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Hongkong Amoy, Batavia, Sourabaya, Samar ang, Palembang and Trang. CAPITAL. Authorised 8,000,000
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    • 479 13 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD. •Incorporated m Japan.) Capital Subscribed y. 100.000,000 Capital Paid Up Y 61 00 0,000 Reserve Fund y< UJOOOJOOO President N. K. Kajiwar* Esq. V ice-President S. Susuki Esq. DIRECTORS. N. Kajiwara Esq. p. Watanabo E B q N. Soma Esq. j. Matsukata Esq. Y. Yamakawa Esq.
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    • 200 13 THE CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Registered under the Hongkong Ordinances and with the Board of Trade (England) POSITION OF COMPANY as at 31st December, 1919. ASSURANCES IN FORCE 80,480,109 ASSETS 20,971,888 INCOME 6,*****2 ASSURANCE FUND 19,488,980 Policies free from all unnecessary conditions and restrictions. Reduction cf Premiums for
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 191 13 VESSELS AT WHARVES. TANJONG PAGAR. Last Wharf No. I.— A Bella, Barentsz. Bast Wharf No. 2. Thongwa, Yatshing. ShecrsWharf No. 3.— Van Heemskerk* Main Wharf No. 4.- Zaida, Haiphong. Main Wharf No. s.— We.^t Mingo, Benalder. Main Wharf No. 6. Alcinovs. Wft Dock No. 7. Shidzouka Maru, Wakasa Maru, Dakar
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    • 440 13 MAIL TABLE. TODAY. Irtermediate anJ iC.^hl in«i!s will b» found m list below Penang, Malacca, F. M. S. (by Train) 4 p.m. daily (except Sunday). Kota Tinggi and stations to Kuala Lumpur at C a.m. fJliio Emely 9 a.m. Kerimon V>^n Soon (luan 1> njn. < acob Messiir.a 9 a.m*.
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  • 927 14 S. C. C ANNUAL MEETING. BXTBN lON oi ill? PREMISES. .1 general wearing of the members of the Sin^ held last evening m the Club Pavilion. The President, Mr. \V. Langham Carter, pres and w Bartley, R B.D. v \M. driffin, Hill, I li- W. Sinclair, and X.C stocks, me}
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  • 581 14 il.t Difficulties of the House Connection Problem. \t the present time there are between 0 and tiO.ooo occupied premises within the limits of the Colombo Municipality. For assessment purposes these are reduced '00, of which only about 1,200 wry fifteen) are connected Dp the Bfanserffh Drain;. This jrives
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  • 55 14 I Cloth of natural wool has been found by d a German chemist to deteriorate more ra- y\d\y when exposed cut of doors than dyed o wool. Organic dyes, as a rule, have the t fTtttatt preservative effect, but cloth with one per cent of chromium was most rey £i«tant
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  • 426 14 SELAXGOK RACES. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 31. The results of t";io lotu c:— Race om?; Jill, $190; X.nkin, Lochmvar $160. Race two; Lord Fisher $190; Cyrano $180; Chenana $180. Race three; Broomhills $150. Race four: Van Fox $170; Witty $150. Kate five: Brella $325; Am
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  • 302 14 A l>i :i-; rous Year. The British Consul at Para reports that so far :>.s the Amazon rabber trade was con< r 18 be described disastrous. The start was promising and hopes were entertained cf an increased demand i.nd improved prices, but the closed with a record «>f
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 176 14 TAPPING Kf rTj* j THE BO' U p TAPPING KNIFE J j KNIFE FOR RUBBEB j J ED AS A CONSERVEU BARB I MINIMISES THE WOUNDING OP TR] j i Prices and samples on application. i SANDILANDS, BUTTERY COMPANY SINGAPORE and PENANG. Sole Agents. i r.rjv.iw,rj*j* tE MM. t ll
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 137 14 _^^afc— THE WEEK. Wednesday, Ist. High Tufefl 0.3 pm 9ft 4in. St. Andrew's. Society, S. C. C, 5.30 p.m. Dantimnn Comedy Co., Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Thursday, 2nd. High Tides 0.16 am. 10ft Oin 0.31 pm 9ft sin Pandman Comedy Co., Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Friday, 3rd. H)gli Tides 0.54 am. Oft
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