The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 April 1921

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    28 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERT ISER. f A L\\ TEN CENTS V *<*• rrwif ii^. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1921. i ■mi mwmk%\m.wmmmmmm*w*mmmmmMmßa*m*mmmmmmmmmmm*mmrmba*mmmmm».*.i* I NO. 10,254. I
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    197 1 Keport of yesterday's meeting of the Kent Hoard Page 7. The death is announced of the exKaiserin, at Doom Page 7. The annual meeting of the Tanglin Club took place last night Page 7. Yesterday's tennis results and today's ties will bo found on page 14. The
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    ILLITERATE POETS.
    1281 1 A persuasr?s essay, eauld I write it, on illiterate poets— i.e., those who never had an education worth worrying over might be very influential at the present moment. It Bright help to check that intolerable bergerie, which is one of the worst characteristics of Georgian poetry. The young
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      166 1 fWI I I limißHsß r RAFFLES HOTEL. J THE FINEST BALL ROOM IN THE EAST. I PRELIMINARY NOTICE A ON THE OCCASION OF JJ HIS MAJESTY RING GEORGE V'S BIRTHDAY \i A GRAND MASQUERADE BALL Li will re held m raffles hall room RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. K. A. OOOKE, A B.
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      244 1 I CIGARETTES I IHE WORLD'S MOST I POPULAR HIGH-CLXSS CIGARETTES I VIRGINIA IN PATENT T PER TIN OF 50 8 j i T v 4 c o 7-: No 555 $1.25 I £o!c Manufacturers, ARD&?H lOBIOCQ Co., Ltd, l| 3 LONDON, ENGLAND. I I BRITISH A%*^ TYRES A SPECIAL OFFER
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      139 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Two-storeyed bungalow to lot— Page 5. Charming and useful gifts at Whitea\vay'< —Page 5. Baby's Own Tablets will cure children's trouble- Page 5. Preliminary notko o f Masquerade Ball at Raffles Hotel-Page 1. tyres have been v > duoed, Central Motors, Ltd.— Page 2. Shipping: Lindasay Moller for
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      90 1 THE WEEK. High Water, 0.46 a.m., 1.52 p.m. S. Settlements Assoc. Mtg., S. C. C, 5.15. Tanglin Club at Home, 8.18 p.m. Hippodrome Circus, 9.15 p.m. Thursday, 11th. High Water, 1.27 :\m.. 2.52 p.m. Raffles Sports, 2.30 B. 1. homeward mail leaves. Y. M. C. A. Gymnastic Class. S'.."o pjn.
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    395 2 Ifore information comaa to hand regarding the capacity for mental calculation of Mr. S. C. Boat to whom we referred the oHMT <lay, say- the Englishman. It is Stated that ha "tan remember results of any number of sums be they five hundred Of more, which he ioay do m
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      536 2 HOIBIGANT'S IIIGB CLASS FIBIGH PERFUMERY. A CHOICE SELECTION HAS JUST ARRIVED. i MEDICAL HALL, LTD. Opposite POST OFFICE, BtNGAPOBB. Spenccr-Mouiton Tyres »re Hrni/th made. The -re ate two pat- k\ terns, tne iqaare treae! and the three 1 1 iii)i«ii ty». f<.r real aerd wear. The prices <>!" Spem i
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      530 2 Cr-_. J^t PARTIAL CHANGE OF PROGRAMME C^§7 FIRST SHOW AT 7.-J0 SHARP "DAVID ROSCOE'S WILL" SERIAL EPISODES NINE AND TEN. FOUR TARTS WITH A TWO PART CHARLIE CHAPLIN COMEDY SECOND SHOW AT 9 P.M. THE SILENT AVENGER" SERIAL FEATURING WILLIAM DUNCAN AND EDITH JOHNSTON EPIBODE 9. "INTO TnE JAWS" EPISODE
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      328 2 From Saturday, April 9, to Thursday, April 11. A PICTURE IN WHICH FATHERS, WIVES, DAUGHTERS, SONS v WILL BE INTERESTED PA Powerful William Fox Human Play Full of Action tad Gripping Situations Featuring pretty, pi'tite, piquant PEGGY HYL.AND I In a story of stirring human incidents tnat revolves around a
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    614 3 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE T.ROKERS. TUESDAY, APRIL 12th 1921. MINING. ±ti?ure« m brackets shows th# eapiUl •nd fflPne r«Trt of <h 6 «>,,„« ta do!!*,, I anli*v othv.- w u0 ,> r rktvi a— Ctai tilt, r «qu*iio ex <jiv.] Ampang ($—10) nora. Ayer Weng (—1)
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      466 3 Ample Stocks and Quick Deliveries Are Now Offered on M Westinghouse U. S. A. Miniature M Electric Lamps 1L M Headlight Sidelight Rear and Speedometer Light Lamps U of gJI sizes for any standard make of motor car. M H Flashlight Lamps for every make of battery. |g B Candelabra
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      278 3 Gramaphone Magaedo Need!**, 2 guarar*tee each Needle U» I H play ten records, and also Re- b r 3 oord Albums to he had at J I i 1 U- t HUDSON j h C The house of the catchy Muaic m I So. 100 North Bridge Road S as
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      697 3 IWJ A Doctor says: U 'I do not think so good a foor as Giaxo j can be brought before the public by the zr^ nodical profession foo strongly j 5 S Glaxo is t! c fcoJ doctors rec.-ir.mcnd a;id rcur f/icir oa'n bebies on. I his b because Glaxo
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    FUTURE U-BOATS.
    392 4 (k'rman Professor's Plan. A news agency circulated the announcement, recently, that Professor Oswald Flamm, of Charlottenburg Technical Uni- j versity, one of Germany's leading naval architects, had devised an improvement m the submarine which was "calculated to j revolutionise warfare on the seas." This invention m question is
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    MR. FORD'S UTOPIA.
    484 4 I Farmers to Work and Cows to Disappear. The Ford Car is to be followed by the .Ford Paradise. Mr. Henry Ford is now claiming public attention as the architect ;of new Utopia, of which the foundations are already laid. By means of an alliance between his
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      405 4 Goodyear Mileage- -aiwl Tyres for Small Cars tr^^*^/^\ we^ built tyre yields much mort mileage for each ft c?ollar of cost than a tyre purposeiv made to be offered vt a sensationally low price; buy the tyre, not the M& Price. Bout to deliver exceptional mileage at exceedingly Sow cost,
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      170 4 I a*»>*^a*r.ffga^iMd»T»^*w''W3j»^ MASSAGE HALL. 259 Pencooi«a Street «\SSAGE AND MANirt'ftß Tci. No. 1467. MILS. HA-RCJ A MISS HAJNA iFLftASC Pl«O out IT "f rtTTiv JO -el I FTF 7 1 THE SINGAPORE gKIPCIIANDLEEY Co., Ltd glupchazdlers mail Providodi^ Coriir^ctonL Th« Company's lAanch mMti k>«oicaia| Offlees lfl» BATTERY BOAB, Tak» Lift
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      697 4 AUCTION SALE OF fecdM w.x poshed carved t~k Hous.hoH Furniture and a .rood col.-ti.. of I grown plants, etc. To be held at "HOMESTEAD" J No. 39A, MOULMEIN ROAD, (OFF THOMPSON ROAD.) I. ON SATURDAY, 16th APRIL. 1921 at 2 p.m. farcy Shanghai jars on China stands, etc. etc ON
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      819 5 WANTED. (HILDRENS NURSE -En K li,h. 5 yeaiTe^ aariaM. m Ceylon, at present employ" ,n Sum.tr, wunu K;m;i. ir po,it io!l ZVt or mtJTt Frle PJ p^f TS tO «S 9-4 20-4 COMPOSITOR, Wanted a Good Compositor, ab eto do stone work Ahdlv t« »>,. \t Singapore Free Preii. Manager,
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      829 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable wax polished teak Household furniture, Cottage pinno, plants kc. At No. "D" Addis Koad (off Sophia Hord) ON FRIDAY, 15th APRIL, AT 3 P.M. Comprising an excellent toned Cottage piano by Moutrie almoHt new and m first class condition and a music stool, a
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      770 5 TOR BALE j FCK SALE One ''or.v, iete Aerated Wfctct Mr.chine. One Crown Cork Machine. i One Oil Engine 2 H.P. Cheapest Price Apply AYABE CO., Nb. 5.1 Befi?otf!cn Street. Singapore. 8-4 14-4 FOR SALE PRIVATELY. Bungalow, fully furnished, with parage and tennis-court, m healthy locality, close to town, about
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      777 5 TO LET. h ViT£»^ E l "J W V tO <: d b «««a»ow \o. 39, St.j Miehac *n Road. Entry j st May 1921. Apply to G. H. gUnsi, 19, Ibiacea Street 13-4 f TO LET. -No. 50 61 Robinson Road, thiee I I -"-VtaWe for Office and Godown.
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      432 5 I A Few f^ift Suggestions for Ladies from the House of WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW CoTITD. A Charminjr and Iseful Novelty Gift. >>4C< %^7^ i 1W^ Prettily Silk lin<d Floral Handbag screened v \£/^F&m 4 by a argC silk flower Ito c or Orchid, and •'^ByOl Wk I W fitted with gilt
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      133 5 NEW IXDItAGIRI PLANTATIONS, LTD. (In liquidation). NOTICE IS SEIBBT 01VBM i „t m .mi Bxtraardinari M«8llag <.f tho a l i nanvd Company duly conv»ir. «l viul aL tli-J tttgittered Oflcei >.t r! < A Hui'<linj:s, Sin^ipore, on ih>- 2'iiil .N!.iro!» I the rffolution act ou; low '-^^l aMd Lh:;
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    32 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. FULLALOVE.— On the 10th inataa! »-t the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, m hi.? 25th year, Jack O. Fulla'ovo, only son of Mr. und Mw. Fullalovo, Swiss Cottar, Gamsboro, Lines.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1921. The Great Coal Comedy.
    930 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1921. The Great Coal Comedy. It is when we read of the flimsy pretexts on which a way is found out of apparently insuperable difficulties, th?t we are inclined to regard a good half of Labour agitationary manifestation as neither more nor less than
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    347 6 The Hon. Mr. Oliver Marks is retiring m September. The Hon. Mr. C. W. C. Parr has returned from leave, and poos back, we understand, to Pahanp. Major Bower with 73-3-70 has made a fresh record for the Malacca Golf Course the previous best being A. E. Mullahy's 74. By
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    THE H. B. WARING CO.
    256 6 FAREWELL PERFORMANCE. Th e H B. wlri^Tco- brought their, 3 lapore season to a close last night wrth very successful performance of Mr. IJZ Bear's Play, "Don" m wh- h Mr. Charles Quartermaine created the name ptrt at the Haymarket. The idealism and innocent selfishness
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    539 6 The Rent Assessment Board will sit m the Municipal Board Room on Tuesday the IVY: instant at 2.15 p.m. The now Vicc-Chanci Uor of the Hong- kong University, Sir William Brunyate, K.C.M.G., arrived m the Colony recently j accompanied by Lady Brunyatt*. For selling rice m excess of the controlled
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      THE EVANS MURDER.
      24 6 A Chinese Suspect. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 12. In connection with the Evans murder. >ne Chinese has been detained.
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      INSULINDE OIL COMPANY.
      58 6 (Aneta) Weltcvrcden, April 12. All the factories of the well-known Injulirde Oil Company have ceased workiag, jix account of the Company not wishing to suffer too much from the heavy fluctuations in the prices of raw material. Three factories are remaining ready to restart immediately. The lower
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      BATAVIA YACHT CLUB CHALLENGE.
      33 6 Aneta) Weltevredcn, April 12. The Batavui Yacht Club intenJs to invit« the b:st Singapore yacht to conic to Java to compete in a racr apainst the best Batavia yacht.
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    RAJA OF KELANTAN'S VISIT.
    247 6 His Highness th« i Raja Kelantan arrived yesterday morning <m board th<> F.M.S Yacht Sea Belle on an official vist to Hie Excellency the High Commissioner. Hil Highness, who was accompanied by Mr. EL W. Thomson, British Advisdr, Kelantan, and attended by Tungku Bendahara, TOBtfka Moliamed,
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    BANDMAM CO. AT DUTCH CLUB.
    81 6 Mme. Swirskaya, Marj?osha and Mine Sadowska tho famous Russian Dancer. Violinist and Pianiste are pivinp a performance at the Dutch Club to-morrow (Thursday) evening at 9.30 p.m. For this occasion the Club has been thrown open to tho public, and as this will be the
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    RECKLESS DRIVING.
    162 6 The sequel to a smash, involving two motor cars and P harry m Beach Koad on Monday morning:, took place m the Third Court yesterday, when Abubakar, thu Indian driver of motor car 3128 was convicted of driving m rash and negligent manner and sentenced to a fine
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    H. E. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.
    149 6 The following were quests of His Kxoel lency the Hi,rh Commissioner ami Udj Guillemard at dinner on Thursday. April <th m Kuala Lumpur:— H. H. the Sultan of Perak, K.C.M.G.. H. H. the Sultan of Selangor, K.C.M.G., H. 11. the Van* <li per ruan Hosar
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      173 6 IHE CH^MPAGNT. OF TABLE WATERS SUPPLIED BY -ProINTMENT TO THE ROYAL PALACES Imported by us m 25 or 50 Bottles SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED PRICFS ON APPLICATION Caldbeck Wacgreg-iP to. Ltd, (INCORPORATED IN SHANGHAI). S Properly adapted glosses are the only /^^r \^^Aal I Jj 'Ml I* I I\ I J
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      110 6 What about your BAGGAGE? |j YOU insure your valuables and effects at home: do you protect them m your baggage when travelling? Property to the value of many thou- > Hands of pounds is lost, damaged m i various ways, or stolen every year m transit by railway and steamship,
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    MINERS ARMISTICE BEGUN.
    964 7 PUMPING ALLOWED. MEETING IN CONFERENCE. London, April 11. nic fact that the miners have now agreed to meet the own,rs i 8 regarded as positive endenee that the strike is certain to be settled There nuy be momentary setbacks, but the ultimate issue is considered to Competent
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    512 7 EX-KAISERIN DEAD. A PATHETIC FIGURE. CReuter'a Service.] Doom, April 11. The Ex-Kaiserin died this morning. London, April 11. With the death of the ex-Kaiserin, there disappears the most pathetic figure of the Hohenzollerns. As a devoted consort, she remained faithful unto the last to the exKaiser. She
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    MUN. COMMISSIONERS DEFENDANTS.
    888 7 CLAIM FOR PASSAGE MONEY. Mrs. Cooper Loses Her Case. The Municipal Commissioners of Sing* pore were defendants m an action hear m the Supreme Court yesterday mornin before Htm Acting Chief Justice, Hi Honour Mr. P. J. Sproule, and plaintiff wa Mrs. L. G. Cooper, who claimed
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    41 7 The Geneva correspondent of the Daily Express states that a sensational trial concerning: the sale of the plans of Port Arthur to the Japanese by Russian officers and officials during the Russo-Japanese war will begin shortly at the assizes at Berne.
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    463 7 A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. < The annual general meeting of the mem. bers of the Tanglin Club was held last evening m the Club, Mr. G. S. Carver prei- *iamg over a good attendance of members. d In moving the adoption of the annual g report and statement of
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    RENT BOARD.
    332 7 Th« weekly meeting of the Rent Asses ment Board was held m the Municipal offices yesterday afternoon, Mr. F. M. Baddetey presiding. Others present wore Messrs. A. M. S. Angullia, E. Tessensohn, Gaw Kh«k Kiam and E. A. Elias. In th« case of No. 36 Pekin Street, Mr.
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    73 7 One seldom sees a Chine3e bride, or even a foreign bride, riding to her husband's home on the back of a horse or i an ass. But, says the Shanghai Chinese press, a young bride was seen on March 21 riding on a mule. She was dressed up m bridal
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      297 7 I BOOKS 1 PRICES NETT. THE LORDS OF THE F'C'SLE by Morloy Roberts $0.30 1 THE FIVE BARRED GATE by E. Temple Thurston .80 J LEONORA by Arnold Bennett .30 I THE CALL 07 THE HEART by Charles Garvice I THE WILDERNESS by Joseph Hockinp 1.00 THE MAN FROM BAR
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      470 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated m Japan.) UNJMSR MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice EUROPEAN MAIL LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. *tr London and Antwerp via (Malacca)' Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port 3aid and Marseilles. KJTANOMARU 20th April 'NABA MARU 9th May KAMO MARU 18th May LIVERPOOL LINE.
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      662 8 K. P. M. i KONINSXYKE PAFETVAABT MAATSCIIAfWJ (UicorpCiraUd m EolUr.cl). ROYAL VACKKT NAVIGATION Co. C»F RATAYIA It*l M«uaiy«r» D«k 1457 Kariae Baj>t. Trail ti sn-'--8 rOLtVKIt QUAY CONYIEACT WITH THB NETHKaLANnS IN7M* IItWIJIPIIUJH '""iHJYSKES (Wednesday, April""l 3 »»T-n-T— Baweun, Sourabaya, Sta«en, KoU-B*roe, Balik-Papan, Berouw and Samarinda. COEN (Wednesday, April 13)
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      639 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR IJNE. {liscorporftt«d m E^la&d.) MAIL AND PASSENGER gERVCCS PCNfNSULAR AND ORIENTAL S > a vlJQder Contract with His Majesty's Govetr^v>rtr The Company^ UAIL SKRVICES EAST OF BOMBAY prUtaU ■MpnfiS: LONDON FAB €ASTE RN SERVICK PSOM TENDON TO MARSEILLES i.:0N»O» DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SIWGAPGR* DEVANHA
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      897 9 |BE SIMI STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. r i% to T y fftw eMiiii K unt Ban<rna^ p tMi sitt^» Krt^w. Bandoa. Lwigwa^ Chtmipon, «>d Bangkok. VALAYA Arrival Suture YUGALA 1O A P"I 13 I'UACHATIPOK PF m II pnl 20 A April 25 April
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      605 9 Orean Bteum Ship Company, Limited. T&« Cklu Mutual Steam Navigation Co LW AND Meraft* Bucknall Steam Ship Co lAd iAMXRICAN MANCHURIAN LLNB.) [Incorporated m England] ICOfT VOKT2V7QjrTLT SERVICE TO NEW YORK ri« sii»7 OM PARANA FROM NEW YORK. S'por* HYSON A P ril 21 Suoz Manila, H'kong and S'hai KATUNA
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      604 9 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED BY 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 GRANITE STATE Passengers and Freight May 10 CREOLE STATE Passengers and Freight June 10 WOLVERIXE
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1695 10 THE PRINCE AND GLASGOW. Great Popular Reception. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, March 16. The visit of the Prince of Wales to Scotland was an extraordinary success m every sense. It has be?n described as "three of the most memorable days that Glasgow has ver witnessed." The Prince
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    129 10 Mr. Walter I*onj*, whose retirement is n rtgretted by all sections of the community, ft bears a name which has figured m our fj history through many centuries. A Wai- jEi ter Lon^r represented Wiltshire m Parlia- B ment m the time of the Wars of the Roses. H It
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      471 10 EBIBBY LINE. of fa it twin-screw mail passenger steamers between INGOON. COLOMBO, MAPSEILLES AND LONDON, with through connections from Singapore. HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Sailing from Rangoon. OXFORDS}] IK May sth LANCARHIRK May mh YORKSHIRE June 2n d WARWICKSITRK June 23rd LEICESTERSHIRE July 7th HEREFOIiSIIIRK j a l y 21st /"ERin\SHJRK May-June
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      33 10 I MINIMAX > By EXTINGUISHERS 0 FULL PARTICULARS f The .Borneo Co., Ltd. 1 Incorpor;i t'.'J m Eoj^laiiJ) SINGAPORE, IPOH PENAN G. I 1 j PURITY AND POWER i X Ln f I. P
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    A REMINISCENCE OF SIR JAMES CANTLIF OF 1887.
    1206 11 (Sir Cantl:,.', advoc^v or t!v necessity f xer cise ,voa at an' v,-, •f*, has ceUcd forth Ihe following remimscence from the time when the cele"ra practised m Hongkong.) letter come and see me; ni«bc I can do something for ye It
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    38 11 Lord Camuchael has btea Appointed Lord pzr*^""^ t0 '"rtl Mr. T. Y. Wright, of Shakerley, Ivuruncgala, left Ceylon recently for the Straits. He will inspect the Arcadia E.str.tes and will be returning by the end of t*M month.
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      181 11 ~i£y~f own praise*. *LL««3 f^4 CwC^** limit** -r jfr FINE WHISKY <* J^XhOPLE of good taste appreciate Haig L/Haig Five Stars Scots Whisky because of JL its exquisite delicacy of favour. But it is a scarce commodity- you cannot get it everywhere. It is obtainable only m the very best
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    LATER THAN THE MAIL.
    926 12 THE FUTURE OF ADEN. A Complicated Question. London, March 27th. The Cairo Corres- j pomlent of "The Times" states that Mr. Churchill's mission has been very successful. A good precedent has been established for the settling: m future of any Eastern regional question to come under
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    THE PRICE OF ROUBLES.
    256 12 The Shanghai Market. A certain amount of attention has within the past few days been paid to the subject of roubles m Shanghai, but by yesterday (says the N.-C. Daily News of March 22nd) interest had apparently come to an end. On Friday Kerensky roubles stood
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    POISON MYSTERIES.
    141 12 A Dramatic Trial. Vienna, F:b. 10th. Marie Poehanka a pretty widow of twenty-eight, and the proprietress of a farm at Chotenbor, m Czecho-Slovakia, was brought up at the circuit court to-day at Kuttenberg on a charge of murdering one of her farm hands by arsenic. A verdict of
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    NEW FRENCH UNIFORM.
    128 12 Paris. France is to make yet another change m her military uniforms. The now familiar horizon blue has been declared to be unsatisfactory by military experts and experiments are now being conducted with the object of finding a shade approximating to that of gun grey. One can
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    CALCUTTA LAWYERS' STRIKE.
    97 12 Objection to New Rules. Calcutta, March 23rd. The Vakils m the Calcutta High Court decided to strike. At a special general meeting of the High Courts Vakils' Association on Monday the following resolution was unanimously adopted: That the members of this Association »io suspend practice m Court
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    41 12 A Jerusalem message states that Emir Alxlullah, accompanied by Colonel Lawrence, ariived there to confer with Mr. Churchill. A Colombo Press representative learned that the Ceylon Government loan of £6,000,000 was to be floated at Home immediately after the Ea3tcr holidays.
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      255 12 ZENITH THE MOTORCYCLE WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS GRADUA GEAR j EXTRACT FROM THE MOTOR CYCLE ZENITH MOTORS, LTD., have created a unique position for themselves m the world of motor-cycle manufacture. "Zenith" coi\jures up m the mind of the motorcyclist visions of unlimited speed and power. A long list of
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      127 12 THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC Co.l LIMITED. (Incorporated m England) 1 tandßrd ?*izes of I I D. C Motors and Generators I C-\* Oh DELIVERED EX STOCK. SINGAPORE BRANCH WINCHESTER HOUSE. Telephone 301 Telegrams "ENFLtCTICO J 1 z NY rAni Manufactured m Denmark, 5 nfl v:> OARBY AND co LTD .^t^Kr*^. MALACCA,
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    EXCHANGE.
    75 13 APRIL 12. Bank 4 m.s. 214 18-32 Bank, demand 2j4 Private credit H m.a. 2(4 11-10 New York, demand 45 Credits 90 days 48% France, demand 610 India, T. T-. 174 Hongkong, demand 1.".', p.c. Prcm. Yokohama, demand y3 Java, demand 136 Vi Bangkok, demand 86 Sovereign, Bank Bajip
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    PRODUCE.
    158 13 APRIL 12. Tin 125 tons $52.75 Graribte 12.10 fltWlfcfti C;.b» I 17.CC P«ppcr Blfctk 13.00 Popper (wKite fair) 29.00 T*.s>iot» eiuftll flat©, f.JO Tapioca, ntdmm ;,*,i\ 10.00 Four; 3c.£), smali 10.10 Copra Sundried nous. 13.00 Copra Mix 8.50 Opium, Benares un-crt 8,900 Rice Rangoon White 2,700 Siitj, Siam No.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    56 13 12 o'clock noon 12th April 1921. P»!o Crepa. !tibfc«d Smoked Sh, Closing Priest. Cloting Prient. Bayer» 5VU»r B Bayers Sellers. Spot 32 38 April 32 H 33 H May to June 34 H SB July to Sept. 37 H 38 H July to Dec. 39
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      439 13 Hjfcwt* janmt* n-n-ji. A^iii ..J «MM,M*. AMiruu* fat f«ce ,r», |15.6««)M t. I THE OKAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I [BipMiiMlil 1h Pi-«JU S«U.] «JSA|V MTI(1 Wiack*HUft fc?#u*t *i!asaf 8r«. LONDON OFFICE 12, CM Jewry, B.C. ii. JLI:?:>'*-^--^S O* A^SURANCi^ AGEOTB W4B—&| rACRrtAEY ISAKAQING DIRECTOR ACTiJARY L tr C
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      492 13 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. p.m up cpiuHT 600.000 >1 >"e» °f *J each *'??J > proprielor, JJJXJJJ HEAD OFFICK. gSßuhopsgate London, E.C. Alor ""tU Ararit3ar Iloilo Puket Bangkok Ipoh Rangoon Karachi Saigon Bombay Klan S Serembang Calcutta Kobe Shanghai Canton Kuala
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      507 13 IHO HONG BANK, LIMITED. 1 head office: J4 Market street. £53S£3SJfeet Muar—77-79 Jalan Suleiman. i Batu Pjtat-!« J.l.n Raha,!iat. j Ne^^f^ Shang. hai Hongkong Amoy Batavia. Sourabaya, S Tra"gATITHORTSFn $«?0 000 000 £VY U pH R 000 000 Reserve Liability of Shareholders 4,000,000 RESERVE FUND $400,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: L:m
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      462 13 YOKOHAMA~SPECIE BANK LTD Capital Sub.«ribed Yioooooooo up) °0'OO°'0<)O pTsfdent N. Kaliwa'a'T^ Vice-President S X Suzuki p D.HECTORS N. Soma, Esq., Tvu at«,,k«f. it Y. Yamakawa Esq M U v Q Odagiri, Es^' LonT MoSmura Jaron K. Iwasaki, R. Ichinomiya Tsq K. Tataumi Esq., K. Kodama Esa P. Watanabe, Esq.. X
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      215 13 Si LINDASAY MOLLER. The above steamer is expected to arrive here on the 21st April and will be despatched for Mauritius on the 23rd April. For freight and passage, please apply to: EASTERN MINING ANO RUBBER CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the Straiti Settlements) 59 00. ROBINSON ROAD. Agent*. ASIA BANKING
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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      109 13 VESSELS AT WHARF. TANJONG PAGAR. East Wharf No. I.— Nil. East Wharf No. 2. Tara. Sheers Wharf No. 3. Manshu Maru. Main Wharf No. 4 Gleniffer, Kirn Sang. Main Wharf No. 6.— Zaida, Sydney Maru. Main Wharf No. 6.— Nil. Empire Dock No. 7. Tottori Mara, Ja6on. West Wharf No.
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      552 13 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Intermediate and local ranil* W\ 1 be found m list below: Federated Malay States, Malacca, Muar and Pcnnng (by train) 6 a.m. and C p.m. daily (except Sunday). P. Sham and Penung Ipoh 8 p.m. M (<l m Medusa 3 p.m Cucob Hon^ Aik 9 a.m. Moeara-S«ba
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    ROBINSON AND COMPANY.
    371 14 The following is the Directors' report to be presented to the Shareholders on April 22 at noon. The Directors h.v.e pleasure m submitting their first annual report and state- ment of account*, for the financial year 1 ended 31st January, |ftL As stated at' the statutory mealing,
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    SZE HAI TONG BANK.
    294 14 The fourteenth annual general meeting of shareholders of the S«i Hai Tong Banking and Insurance Company, Limited, was held at No. 58 Kling Street on Saturday Mr. .Seah Bag Lim presiding. The minutes of the thirteenth annual general meeting were read and confirmed. In Moving the
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    87 14 Fraser's Report. Singapore, April 12. Rubbers. Still very quiet. Jimahe $1.05, Scudais $3.50, Teluk Ansona $7, Ulu Bcnuts I>o cents, Graigieieas 60 centa, M»':ika Pindas $1.20, New Serendahs $2.95, Lunas ?G.7. r >. Mining. Dull, Taipings 87 I,*1 cents, North Tatptaft 95 cents, South Taipinga 62Vfc CCPti,
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    10 14 .The JuvH-Paeific Steamship Company has rejoined the Pacific Westbound Conference.
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    EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE.
    409 14 Following is the ReporTof the Committee for the year ended 31st March, 1921, to be presented at the annual meeting on Monday next, which states: General Fund.— The Balance m hand at the end of the year was $1,294.84. Benevolent Fund.— The Balance m hand at
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    110 14 (Twelfth List). Amount already acknowledged $11,018.71 V. G. Ridout 20 Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Town Office Staff 42.50 W. P. Coates 10 Rev. A. S. Amery 10 W. Allen 10 Collected by Mrs. Talma (3rd list). R. Ingram 10 "Anon" 10 H. V. Towner 25 J. H.
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    CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATIONS.
    122 14 The following Cambridge Local passes were obtained by students of the AngloChinese School. Senior Cambridge Local. Thio Chan Bee, Cla?s 11, J. Thuraiappah, Lino Tot Hwang, Ng Ah Ow, Lee Ah Kun, G. Itamalingam, K. Kasanathan, Lee Tan Whye, Woon Seah I^eng, Tan Beng Hie, Th: I\k Liong.
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    81 14 The Shanghai Magistrate is m receipt of instructions to the effect that Dr. Sun Vat-son and his colleagues m the Military Government of South China have issued bonds to the value of $5,000,000. The Magistrate is ordered to issue a »otice ur- j ping the people, both Chinese and foreign,
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      S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS.
      119 14 YESTERDAY'S FLAY. A Clans Single Handicap. Moss va. Donnell, unfinished. B Claw* Double Handicap. NichoU and Robinson A. beat Hegarty and A(!amson. w.o. Messenger and Scoular beat Martin and Dykes, 6—3, 4—6, 6—o. Profession Pains. Livesay and Cotgrave beat Bond and Wintej*. w.o. Prentis ill 1 Franklin
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      107 14 A Class Singles. Lir.ton vs. Franklin E. E., to finish. Fuller vs. Milligan, to finish. H Class Singles. Stringfellow vs. Mac Donald, to finish. D Class Singles. Calhvood A. 11. vs. Johnßton R. Barnes P. G. vs. Weida F. S. Robinson D. H. vs. Messenger J. S. Johnson
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      TO-MORROW'S TIES.
      89 14 Championship. Dean J. A. vs. Milligan E. C. Prenties R. E. vs. Sinclair R. W. Donnell R. B. B. vs. Clerc P. Championship Pairs. Linton and Griffith-Jones vs. Fuller and Hurnaford. B Class Singles. Cassels E. J vs. Heath F. G. Purekhardt H. vs. Langham Carter W. D
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      S. R. C. TOURNAMENT.
      83 14 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Double Handicap. X E. de Souza and W. A. Aeria owe 40 beat C. Rappa and F. Gomes scr., 6 1 f— o. Mixed Doubles. E. G. Wheatley and O. Ahin vs. F. Fernandez and J. S. de Souza, postponed. Championship. M. Holmberg vs.
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      TO-MORROW'S TIES.
      62 14 Double Handicap. E G. Wheatley and A. E. Coelho vs. V. Reutens and C. A. Neubroner. Championship. M. Holmberg vs. F. Smith. A Single Handicap. E. C. La Brooy vs. W. dc Cruz. B Single Handicap. G. Ahin vs. F. M. S. Reutens. F. Montrero vs. C. A.
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      28 14 The replayed tie for the Ladies' March Spoon between Mrs. F. P. Mcntgomerie and Mrs. J. V. Reira resulted m a win for the former.
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    127 14 It if whispered m social and political circles at home that Viscount G~cy of Falloden, who has been a widower for fifteen years, is likely to marry again before the year is out, the lady being a well-known widowed peeress. Should the union take place it will, m all probability,
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      SCHOOL DISCIPLINE.
      339 14 To The Editor. Sir, —Serins a letter on the above subject by "Viacs'' m Monday's issue. I thought I would endorse his views and add that from my experience as a lady teacher that giil? aTe even more unruly than the boys, '>nd it would be a blessing
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    WRECK OF THE "HONG WAN I."
    353 14 Captain's Certificate Suspended. A Marine Court of Enquiry was held ct Hongkong: on March 8] into the stranding and wreck of the s.s. Hong Wan I. The Court wa* presided ovi-r by Lieutenant Comvay Hake, R.N.K.. (Harbour Master), assisted by Lt Commander Wynne, (H.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    80 14 Orders for week ending April 16th. Wednesday 13th.— Signalling Cks*. r >.ir> pm. Eighth Troop Parade, 5.15 p.m. Thursday 14th. Physical Culture Class, 3.15 p.m. Third Troop Parade, 5.15 p.m. Friday 15th. Band Practice, 5.15 p.m. Sixth and Eleventh Troops Parade, 5.15 p.m. Saturday 16th. Ninth Troop
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    44 14 Profrrnnime of Drills, etc., for week ending. Sunday, 17th April, 1921. Friday 15, 5 p.m.— Drill Hall. S.F.A. Company. Dress Caps, Tunics, shorts and puttees. Sunday 17, 7.30 a.m.— Balestier Range. Eurasian Company. Rifle Club shoot. REGINALD SCHOMBERG, Lt-Col., Comdt., S.V.C.
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      253 14 "DISCRIMINATING MOTORISTS" have promptly realised that the 10 H. P. Citroen light car is the best value ever offered. The engine is a remarkable power producer, its eager acceleration and marvellous flexibility has evoked a chorus of praise from experts and satisfied owners. We shall J>e delighted to arrange a
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