The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 March 1921

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921. NO 10,232,
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  • 236 1 Six Sinn Feiners have been hanged m Dublin Page 7. The first annual report af Pagan River Rubber appears on page 12. The Times quibbles over the (.erman Reparations Recovery Hill Page 7. Yesterday's tennis results and today's ties will |> t found on page 12. The
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  • 936 1 lii a ftu aar new Bybarttai will be leaving tin- Ri\ [era just ai it begin become fragrant and beautiful. And that* will be natural impulse to wander m Italy, the mother of British civilisation and of universal art Let dae echo Mr. PunchadVlea about matrimony.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 144 1 RAFFLES HOTEL. j Excellent Accommodation and Cuisine. THE FINEST BALL ROOM IN THE EAST. I Raffles New Orchestra. (.uest Nights and Dances every Thursday Saturday. I H. MURPHY, Jazz Drummer g I P. A. COOKE, A. E. MsjHLARY, I Musical Director. Manager. WE ARE SPECIALISTS a I Yoi i; ENQUIBOBS
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    • 224 1 a a a■ a a »-g jm i g.f.fl l\ COMPARE t if THE OVERHEAD <4 Compare There is less depreciation. There is 1 1 the* longer life. There is less cost of up- I? mM/ keep on J ROYAL TYPEWRITER t Work There is a greater return of excel-
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    • 180 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS New films at the Empire Page 2. Dogs of all kinds for sale— Page 5. Robinson and Co. for all golf supplie.>— iPage 7. Dunlops the tyres that carry commerce ■—Page 3. Dr. Williams' Pink PilN for nerve troubles Page 10. j Whiteaways have an extensive stock of
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  • 354 2 < m-ati.,' Philadelphia. 1 n become so widespread ia this city that the number of arrests of «lrug peddlers ami victim* last year «rai more than double that of 1919, while the quantity of dope seized nrai more than three time.- that SVet taken by the
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  • 177 2 Replying to Mr. Manville m the House «'f Commons recently, Mr. Montagu stated that 144 motor vehicles at a cost of £70,000 had been ordered from Italy on behalf of tho Government of India. Both Mr. Manville and Sir J. F. Flan«'<y protested m view of
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  • 62 2 There were forty-one accidents m the streets of Rangoon and suburbs during the mor.th of February of which 37 were m the town and Cantonment and the others just outside. The nurse employed by th* German ambassador m Paris has been caugSt Hhopliftmg and taken with his L> statum where
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 449 2 eT--5\K- m*jr-9-.BrW 5 TO LET. f--5 Large Go downs and stores Jl k from 6,000 to 20,000 sq. ft. h Large and rommodious offices k from 800 to 15,000 sq. ft. h Apply tv A. I. ABRAHAM. m 56 Robinson Road. MAURICE E. BANDMAN PRESENTS THE BANDMAN OPERA CO. FOR
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    • 1109 2 ALHAMBRA From WEDNESDAY, March 16, to MONDAI Mai A HIGHLY SUSPENSEFUL ROBERT BRI PRODI r Adapted from the novel by Frances Nhnmo Gr< I ituring ROY STEWART. ROBERT MCKIM, FRITZ] BRUNETTE !< DOWLINC. AND GEORGE FISHER In a story of a man who played ths deril and had tinBased on
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    • 271 3 FEODOROFF RUSSIAN OPERA CO. GOODWOOD HALL THURSDAY, MARCH 17th AT 9.15 P.M. VIGOfJETTO ted W ballel from OPERA GIOCGXi [iiH 19th GUAM) PROGRAMME LA TRAVIATA IL TROVATORE ROMEO AND JULIET Each act will be followed by a modern ballet Entrance $3.00 BOOKING AT MOUTRIES. m jdW&k HRSJgßaaas^aw jT* w s_
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    • 452 3 7 I KIA s IOK?X V 5 IV>{ EGRESS V /Till I v w b i 1 1 i i r- 1 r ictitb. rng Ptn i.• I b ?rel i•■ l v •it yon a*-e taking a. t< food wliicli ia gnised by the Medical Pi \--ion I rg
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    • 239 3 T A \T P>! t aoq uV I MASTHEAD LAMP SHIPS TELEGRAPH I SEND YOUR ORDERS NOW. I UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. I( Incorporated m the Straits Settlements. SINGAPORE BEST PROUCTIONS v> U^ AT THE PRICF ORCHARD ROA», /S^i" KsPSaNfr AND SINGAPORE. l£^S£» INSPECT 6 SEATER TOTJRING SOLE AGENTS i The
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    • 128 4 j BULLDOG RESGHS LAGER. LfiGFR. I Robert Porter Co. Resells Ltd LIMITED. SYDNEY. f T^fejf vi- t jflHHl I c aj Hk Jkj \&<e* a& a a\\\m^^sw\ JmWWmWi 1 AT THE AT THE LEADING -$JJg- LEADING STORES. HOTELS. SOLE IMPORTERS. HUTTENBACH. LAZARUS SONS, LTD. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements.) SINGAPORE.
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    • 623 4 I POWELL CO., LTd7 AUCTIONEERS VALUERS I (Incorporated m Singapore.) ESTABLISHED 58 YEARS FORTHCOMING SALES. March 12.-At our Sale Rooms at 11 a.m. h 19.-At 130 pm at «SL T« One Bianchi Motor Car, Horse and Trap, Keppel Harbour. Excellent Walnut Motor Cycle etc. Teak Household Furniture, China, Glass, etc
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    • 763 4 A good .pportunity for prolit.il. le investment v w L1 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE T*y Taluable 999 yearn leasehold land and tho S*tof£ tirb m cial I>remises known as No. 59, Klinir Street Si, and t r ">' Cos. (Commanding a very prom in,n t^ ST „%7 i *-*2T Thou, Bank,
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    • 766 5 mmmmmmmm m mm. >^ MMaMU><aM WANTED. HOT I I REQUIRE!* Serv one who thorough y und. r a r I i.le ti rk books „<! al ligui. Af y«] .r.iii ,rri< d man pr, ritiag to I p n p. WANTED. lirw.i- -d..it -ly Expericnc. .1 book none but thoroughly
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    • 823 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE At our saleroom, No. 30 Kling Street. On SATURDAY. I'.nh March at 10.30 am Comprising tea Rod Ribbon Brand Best Auntrahan butter m me-lb and two-lb. t ns- 1 <" n Ins I quality Dutch eheesa, 4:< bra« 3 condensing tubes, caibon oaper, G brilliant white
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    • 786 5 AUCTION SALES, AUCTION SALE OF A ;->od collection of Postag StaUsp At Our ssisrusi) \o. 30 Kling Street. On FRIDAY. 18th March at 10.30 a.m. Now on view CHEONG KOON SENG A CO.. Auctionec 17-3 HJ BY ORDER OF niE I HIEF POLICE OFFICER AUCTION SALE OF Unserviceab c Police
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    • 1094 5 I NOTICES INVESTMENT. Europe.:, seeks eouueatJoa with Englishspeaking Chinese who wants to put $8,000 into a new estate. Please reply Box No. 58 care of Fi.*- Pi. J 21-3 J NOTICE UNDER SECTION 1 (2) OF THE j !!AiI.WV. ORDINANCE 1905. j Notice ii hereby given that the Plans and
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    • 358 5 «TS rT^Sj TO ORDER "TTimmin i \\ni\Mnm^iiu..^fmm^ r .m ri .t^^ T m r7 WHITEAWAY'S ADVISE YOU TO COMPARE The Public Confidence this House enjojs has been won by Policy at once plain, simple, undeviating-the policy of offering only goods of honest value. MOSQUITO NETS. All Nets made by Of
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  • 100 6 MARRIAC-':. PEMBERTON -GOTTUEB.— On Januaa] IT. I\)2\. m Cairo Captain Eric George PeribPton fifth bob of J. Pemberton, Neston. Chcsh'Mv, to Enid Lucy, only daughter of late George#S. H. Gottlieb, of Straits Settlements, arjg Mrs. Gottlieb. Cairo. M SIM. -On Bth March. 1921, at tlAfu.m. at 71 North
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  • 952 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1921. The Naval Vote. I If any evidence were needed of the I intention of the Government to make some effort to meet the insistent derrand for economies m national expenditure, it can surely be found m the memorandum accompanying the naval estimates. This
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  • 982 6 The Hon. Mr. W. Duncan has booked a passage to England about the end of April, but may possibly go later. The Rev. William Murray, who introduced the Rev. William Cross to his new charge at home, is due m Singapore on April 15 by the "Devanha." H. M. S.
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  • 172 6 PENANG TRADI (From 'hn- Own Corn Poaaag, ir Mr. L Lonie presided i meeting of the Penanf Chan I raercc. Referring to th, tion. I the way to sn improved con! tion The (nner:, inagfii conditions a free n the long run for ill grettod that the I
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  • 346 6 Hi, Imp, rial His p. of Japan, who Is travelling m, Hongkong on the LSth inst a srire received locally, by Kashima. and will probably land a; pore on Friday morning. tourage are H. R. H. p ie I d Mai Count Chinda, Late Ami i
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  • 109 6 The following were pu» ita at dinner i His Excellency t be Governor snd I Guillemard and afterwards attend* performance of the Bandman 0] at the Victoria Theatre OB 1 night:— H. E. Major I Fowler, K.C.M.G., C.8., D.S.O Fowler, Mrs. Stevenson. Mr. E. C. H 1 Lieut.
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  • 54 6 People are everywhere demon I per food; m Italy they are also bsgianifl to demand cheaper intellectual food. are too dear, and Students, who cannot afford to buy them, are now agitating a reduction m prue. The tirst incident m the campaign has occurred Naples, where a publisher has been
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 224 6 BULMER'S HEREFORDSHIRE CIDER m lOtlL BEVERAGE FOR THIS CLIMATE NEW SriIPMF.DiT JUST ARHIVLD OF CHERRY PEARMAIN bait beck Macgregor >)o„ Ltd, (INCORPORATED IN SHANGHAI). SMI T H 'S J$L $15. H "™CH" WATCH V^V^X /X^k LEVER MOVEMENT Wf'^ VliYi LUMINOUS /ff/^ DIAL AND hands Wi/l— w^ s^*^ 111 GUARANTEED TIMEKEEPER
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    • 105 6 13 (ffijffij CORRUGATED CULVERTS \7 and WATER GATES. AKMCO INGOT IRON fcr all purposes where rust-resistance is essential. IV £s. V Jiv A sHY ft* ft km Wsftw XV ft X'llfl ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF The Borneo Company Ltd. [Incorporated m England] SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG. 'A Belt of Branches from Bangkok
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  • 668 7 REDUCTION IN COSTS. NO competitive BUILDING. [Renter's Service.] London, Mar. 11. The Naval estimates (or \9tl-19tt are appro* ©1,000,000 gross, 182^00,000 with 1106,000,000 and L 920-1&21. Th. mu^ f cap tal ships In full •ii from twenty to sixteen, placing troyer flotilla In reserve' the the North
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  • 109 7 h new letter-stamping machine wets 'he envelopes instead of the stamps and eaa attach 2.000 stamps an hour. In a process of making acoustic diaphregma patented by Simon D. Paddack, r,| u» parts of shellac and five of resin are melted together, and to the mixture one part of powdered
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  • 380 7 18-LAB'S AND GERMANY. IJERLLN S PROTEST. [Reuter's Service] Paris Mar. 11. Th. Occupation of the Rhine cities eon- without Incident. The decision of the French authorities to open popular X tcheni for needy people has been vrrbteEly received. Obviously tht Prussian re. ae was not popular with
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  • 296 7 Prisoners on the Way Home. L The Hongkong Telegraph of 10th inst, says: The s.v. Gujarat arrived yesterday from Vladivostock with 1.350 Germans and Austrian.-, men women and children, who have been prisoners of war m Siberia, some of them for six years. There were also
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  • 72 7 The award of the prize bounty granted to His Majesty's ships for the destruction of certain German ships of war ia th» Battle of Jutland is now ready for distribution. The large number of officers and men entitled to participate only admits of a very small unit
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  • 619 7 DUBLIN EXECUTIONS. THE NEAR EAST. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 14. Six Sinn Feiners were hanged m Dublin this morning. Two had been convicted of murder In connection with the massacre of officers m Dublin m November, and the remaining four, had been guilty of high treason for
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  • 93 7 A warm welcome was extended to the Socialist leaders, Messrs. Hsia Ying peh, Chang Chi and Feng Chiyao by the different labour organisations m Hongkong, on 9th March. The reception was held at the headquarterss of a certain organisation and several hundred members of the different Labour Unions
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  • 691 7 ALLEGED GANG ROBBER ACQUITTED. JIDGE DISAGREES WITH JURY'S FINDING. Another case of gang robbery was dealt with at the second Assizes m the Supreme Curt yesterday morning before his Honour Mr Justice Barrett Lennard. The accused Oh Ah Nah, who pleaded not guilty, was defended by Mr. R.
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  • 219 7 The annual general meeting of the Bangkok International Chamber of Commerce j took place recently, Mr. W. E. Adam presiding. j A report on the work of the year and j the statement of accounts were adopted, I on the motion of Mr. Grut, seconded by
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 169 7 Robinson Co., Ltd. 1 GOLF BALLS U)|)v tA(;s '7 A I Challenger, Q iv Avn D. S. O. Colonel L^^'-l j* 1 ™rV Waterproof (ir. Clincher Cr« I E Waterproof Spalding Fifty Jk.-. Caw Zodiac Zome j>> s ,7doZ 512.-.0— 514.:.11. Captive Golf Balls $2.7."». IKON CLUBS g§^ DRIVERS, BRASSIES
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    • 524 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated m Japan.) UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice EUROPEAN MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. r«r London and Antwerp via (Malacca) Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. KLEIST 16th Mar. MISHIMA MARU 23rd March SADO MARU Hth April LIVERPOOL LINE.
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    • 667 8 K. P. M. KONINEXTKE PAKETVAART MAATBCHAPPTJ (Incorporated m HoUand). POYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co. Of BATAVIA l'<£rf*e*e ltl Paaaage Dept. 1202 Freight !>>i Iff I Managers Desk 1457 Msrree Sunt Tianflfisjsai I >**. t COLLYER QUAY. sl?J?_s?- OOy^^ACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA QOYmaaVKsaWM* ELOUT (Thursday Jj ar 17) Penang, Lho-Seumawe, Sigli,
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    • 653 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA APCAR™ LINE. (Incorporated m fcjgland.l MAIL AND PASSENGER SERT.CB PENINSULAR ANI) ORIENTAL S N CO, (Under Contract with Hia Majesty's Govern -..ent) The Company. MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY aro re***) b usi- ended LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLE, _o__.OX I DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 541 9 !the siam steam NAVIGATION CO. Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. Far Kretay, Trangganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telnpin, Patani, Singora, LaSaa, Kehsamui, Banana, Langauaa, Chairopon, and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALAYA Mar 21 Mar 23 YUGALA Mar 2S Mar 3Q The ateamera are fitted thronghont with electric light, and have
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    • 290 9 LLOYD TRIESTTNO SJ*. Co. (Incorporated m Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. For Colombo, Aden, Massaua, Port I Said, Brindisi, Venice and Trieste, taking cargo on through Bill of Lading f k Fiume, the Levant© and Black Sea Pori-I TRIESTE May :;f PERSIA about May 2f» OUTWAKD SAILINGS. For Hongkong, Shanghai, Yokohama. Moji
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    • 537 9 Tkt Ocean Steam Ship Company. Limited. The Chi_a Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Lt_. EHermam ft Bucknail Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) [Incorporated m England] ■sj***' 1 1 JOINT FOrTNTCMTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK ria SUEZ OR V tl* AMA. FROM NEW YORK. PteaaiaT Due Route r.t S'pors KASENGA
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    • 768 9 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED BT PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. (Incorporated m U. S. A.) FOR ACCOUNT OF THE U. S. SHIPPING BOARD SAN FRANCISCO— MANILA— EAST INDIA. SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. For CALCUTTA via COLOMBO WOLVERINE STATE Passengera and Fre ght Mss. 96 GRANITE STATE Passengera ant* Freight April JO
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  • 619 10 FRASER AND CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 192 L WINING. 'Figurea m brackets shows tha capita! l issue vn'ue of the Share m dollars anlea* otherwiae marked. C. Cam d> t equals ex div.j Ampang ($800,000—10) nom. Ayer Weng (—1) 1.00 Hitam Tin (:i00,000—
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 720 10 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL CANADA-INDLA-JAVA LINE ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. COY., LTD. (Incorporated m Kngla..d) Direct Service to Montreal From MONTREAL S.S. "SWAZI." due Singapore, 28th March. esj For MONTREAL S.S. "SWAZI." Loading Singapore Ist half April. Through Killa of lading issued to any interior Canadian and American points. For space and particulars
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    • 314 10 f I j ,j, BRITISH HADE I SPENCER MOULTON II THREE RIBBED .TYRIB Jj) REDUCED IN PRICE. "(OILNESE COMMERCIAL j DIRECTORY. (By Mr. SIOW CHOON LENG) I I 1 1921 ISSUE Jj Published To-Day. wb^JSi AGENTS: HK ROBINSON Co., Ltd Wfe3| KELLY WALSH. ltd V Publishers g CHINESE DIRECTORY PRESS.
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    • 87 10 fay\faWa\)/a%(afu 4 aaia\(afm^la\la\fa^m^^ S m WHISKY J OF EXCELLENT QUALITY. 1 ra) _e______»*r__t*' JP/___l jl Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd i jlg Sole Agents 9. S &F. M. S. J S (Incorporated m Ergland.) j STNIfAS I INSIST ON GETTING i i i 1 1 i 4T*f* I ff* IPS. E**
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  • 72 11 MASwll 1R Bank 4 m.s. a < x Bank, demand 2|3 27-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 17-32 New York, demand 4414 Credits 90 days 48 14, France, demand 6SJ India, T. T. 17 1 Hon^kon^, demand :;>« \,.c. Prom. Yokohama, demand 92 Java, demand i \4\k Bangkok,
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  • 162 11 map. jr. it». Tin Buyer- $75. T."» No Sellers Gambier 12.10 Gambler Cob* No. 2 17.10 Pepper Black 16.00 Pepper (white iair) 29.00 Tapioia small flake, tj. 1.10 Tspfcea, mcdin_ pearl f.j. 10.00 Pearl Sago, small 10.10 Copra Sundried nosa. 13.00 Cepra Mix 10.0! Opium, Benares uneert 8,900 Rice
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  • 48 11 LI 2 o'clock noon l'th March 19S1. Psle Crepe. Eibbed Smokod Sh, Cessnas Pries. Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Buyers Sellers. Spot g] .-j] i April Sf 32V. April to Joae ft| |1 1 May to June o u~ Tone of Market: Quiet. I _•>
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 460 11 Aa_ei* c-«* |e,5*«,M«. i- c Aaamra.cs ia forca ever 1 15, THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. [la^rperatad ia Straits Sett.] MAD O* F ICE tVi_c_e»ter Mac*., S^pera. LONDON OFFICE 12, Old Jewry, B.C. -as CompAMj V_s £20,000 deposited with tVe Conn ef Ep_la_d, and co_tp_« with the Brill.*
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    • 541 11 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,05S Reserve Fund 3,500,000 Reserra Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 88 Bishopsgate, London, B.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hongkong Penang Amritsar Iloilo Puket Bangkok Ipoh Rangoon
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    • 526 11 IHO HONG BANK, LIMITED. 1 HEAD OFFICE Singapore Raffles Chambers, 4, 5 and 6. BRANCHES: Penanp 85 Beach Street. Malacca 131 Jonker Street. Muar 77-79 Jalan Suleiman. Batu Paha t— lo9 Jalan Rahaniat. AGENCIES AT: London, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Hongkong, Amoy, Batavia, Sourabaya, Semarang, Palembang and Trang. CAPITAL.
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    • 498 11 YOKOHAMA SPECB lANL LTD. m§ I Incorporated ia Ja»a_A I Capital Subscribed tM m Cspital Paid Up i£!__! Reserve Fond %*2_J_J President R, g. ke^^E" Vice-President 8. s,«a__i JEJ DIRECTORS. i s:S___i Baron K. Iwasakl t v- ••<___ w J? 8a Ichinomlya Eat K. 1 atsumi Esq. g. Kodaa|| Ss™*
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    • 345 11 S.S. PEMBROKESHIRE. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer' from Bangkok are hereby notified that she h*« now arrived and is discharging opposite Godowns 12 and 13. BOUSTEAD COY., LTD., (Incorporated m F. M. S.) Agents. S.S. ZIRA. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer, from Bangkok are ha by
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 54 11 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Hospital, March 16. Millibar 1012.2. 1007.1, 1009.8, Temp 8 IS. 88, 79. Wet Bulb Ther 79, 80, 76.5. Dir ot Wind N, Calm, NE. Max Temp m shade 89.5. Mm Temp m shade 71.5. Max m Sun 15C. 1 rad Ther 72.5. Rain fall m 24
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    • 452 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Intermediate and local mails will be fenad m list below: Penang, Malacca, F. M. S. (by Train) 4 p.m. daily (except Sunday). Kota Tinggi and stations ts Kuala Lnmpar at 1 a.m. Federated Malay States, Malacca, Muar, Pinang. Kuala Pahang, Pek m. S. |,ilhlng ,'i Kuant.n (By
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  • 602 12 WNUAL REPORT. The Directors' report to the shareholders of Tapah Rubber Estate*, Ltd. for the year 1 31 st Dec. last states Account The net profit for the year as shown by the profit a\d lots account amounts to $76,972.52 as against $170,783.14 fof ih> precedfaafj year. To
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  • 246 12 The first annual report of the Company for the year ended Sept. 20, (to be presented at the annual general meeting at Barker and Co. Chartered Bank Buildings, on Mar. 23rd at 2.30 p.m.) is as follows:— area under cultivation as at 30th September was:— Planted 1918,
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  • 48 12 aj According to a report received at the office of tire Save the Children Fund, Miicide La bscomins increasingly general m Hungary, particularly among the middle classes as a means of escape from unbearbcxn l^T l n and miSery There »*ve been 1,600 cases m the past year.
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  • 187 12 f ".lowing is the report by the DirecOfl of the Far Eastern Film Service, Ltd., o the e■ nd annual general meeting of shareholder* to be held at the Registered [Mice, Chartered Bank Chambers, on Wcdic day, 23rd March: Your Directors beg to submit herewith luly audited
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  • 80 12 ERASER'S REPORT. I Sin gapore. Mar. 16. Rubbers. Very Quiet. Lunas $7.40, Ayer Panas $3, Pulau Balangs 50 cts, Sccdais $5.20, Ulu Benuts 40 cts. Craigie- leas 75 cts, United Malaccas $1.30, Indraliris $5.90, Kedahs $2.75, Kempas $5.40, \nglo Javas 3s. Minings.— Taipings $1.22*2 North Tailings $1.25,
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  • 100 12 The directors of the Kalumpang Tin N. Federate, Malay States, announce hat they have acquired 378 acres of ;in-bearing ground adjacent to the Kalumpang railway station, and contiguous to he property now being worked by the ?ompany near Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, federated Malay States. Of the 378 icres,
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  • 66 12 Important Conference. Amsterdam, February 15. An imporoint conference has been held m Batavia )f bankers and the large rubber and tea rrowers for the purpose of affording financial assistance with Government support to tho^e plantation companies which suffered from the decline m the world's markets particularly rubber and
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  • 68 12 MARKET UNCERTAIN. Buyers Sellers Standard Sheet Spot I*), 3i March 31^ 32 April 32 82% April to June 34 34' Standard Crepe. 38^ 39 Blanket Crepe B and C. 21M» 2SH Hnc Brown. A good demand up to 24 cents. Good Browns. A good demand up to
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  • 110 12 Captain Dismissed the Service. According to the verdict of the court martial at Washington Captain Edmund Chamberlain is the champion liar developed by the war. Chamberlain belonged to the American Marines and on returning from France thrilled his countrymen by tales recounting how he, a solitary American
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  • 795 12 INTER-ACADEMICAL DRAW. From Our Own Correspondent. Edinburgh, Feb. 16. The Inter- Academical game ended m a draw, ,f anything m favour of the Glasgow side. It was W. J. Findlay who drew _M match for the Westerners with a penalty kick from long range; this forward is making
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  • 80 12 S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS. YESTERDAY S PLAY. Profession Pairs. Mer. V. Eiphick and Milligan beat Mer. VIII. Grubb and Pitt, 6—2, 5—7, 6—2. Mer. XX. Bond and Winter beat Mer. XVI. Martin and Dykes, o—4, 6—l. Tel. I. Bowerman and Riv;rs beat Man. Manchester and Parish, 6 3, 6
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  • 25 12 QUALIFYING ROUNDS. Profession Pairs. Mer. V. Elphick and Millig.m vs. AcctS.] Holder and Duthie. Championship Pairs. Gilbert and Quance vs. Yeldon and Wilson.
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  • 62 12 B Class Doubles. I Bow*rman and Piatt vs. Dean and N_Lh. Roe and Robinson vs Dawson and K^Bnt. Davidson and Scowsill vs. PhiUip^Ed Gregory Jones. Bazeley and Ford vs. IfergleJC and Polglese. Nicholl and Robertson vs, Hogarth and Adamson. Jones and Patterson vs. Hogben and Culhane. Johnstone and
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  • 120 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Ladies Singles. Mrs. Wise owe 30 beat Mrs. Langham Carter owe 15, w.o. Miss Richardson owe 15.2 heat Miss Dayplus 15.2, 6—3, 6—2. Mrs. C. Dickinson owe SO beat Mrs. Olafsson owe 15.2, 6—o, C— 3. Miss Beveridffc plus 16 beat Mrs. Smith owe
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  • 175 12 Ladies Singles. Mr*. Nelson plus 15 vs. Mrs. Maxwell a>r. Ladies Doubles. Misa Beveridge and Miss Day plus 15.2 ts. Schafer and Mrs. Pierrepont scr. Mixed Doubles A Class. Mrs. Hacker and Lt. Col. Cotgrave plus 2 ▼s. Miss Richardson and Mr. Wells owe 4. Mr. and Mrs.
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