The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 May 1921

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND Mercantile Advertiser TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, MAY 30, 1921. No. 10,29:5.
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  • 157 1 DvbUn is literally abla/o. the rebels having set fire to the fine Customs House, which is heap af ruins. The rebels lost pretty heavily, a;ul the newspapers think the crime another bar to peace Page 7. Cairo and Alexandria arc In a state of panic, and ihe
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  • 1037 1 i According to Emerson, "When hatf-goda »,o, the fodi arrive." As-v.red frequently that the war has pat out of date many of th;> institutions m which n used to boiloVC, we rather wonder what has taken their place We discover that several virtues of th«- old-fashioned
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 259 1 Malthoid RA FFLES HOTEL. The finest Ball Room m the East. (Jurat Nifchts: THURSDAYS SATURDAYS. Tea Dansant every Monday sto 7 p.m. FItIOAT TUP: 3rd OF JINK IfSl. H. M. KING GEORGE VS BIRTHDAY GRAND MASQUERADE DALL. (Fancy or Evening Dress Essential) DANCING TILL 1.15 A.M. SPECIAL DINNER AND SUPPER.
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    • 233 1 Cigarettes I "THE WORLD'S MOST I rCPLLAR HWH-CL4SS I CiGtREfTtS VIRGINIA j IN PATENT |k j p ER TIN 0F 50 |tinsof.so A^^ CJOO $1.25 J Soe lanufactureps, ARO^H 108ICC0 Co., ltd, Jj LONDON, ENGLAND. <-v#*w«i -wrii-w ir-rri TH<-y^fcnwi— iia— in^im M Mi iB M |||M| i i j «IL
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    • 97 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS A number of tinders for Government w >rk Page S. Pilot wanted for Port Swettenham Pace 5. Mtrcantile assistant wanted Page 5. Roads closed m Government House Domain Pagre 5. Notice rv motor buses to TangKn i*ape 5. Motives r<» ilarelki au'.l Kuin Skn# Pafjc ii. "Youthful sipht
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 140 1 -^a^^^ i THE WEEK. High Water,' 3.18 a.m., 4.41 p.m. Meeting Justices of Peace, 2.15 p.m. League Football: S.C.F.A. v. Stafford? Tuesday, tUt. High Water, 4.27 a.m., 0.1 l p.m. Singapore R:ices f First Day. Lodge Ailas, 9 pj». High Water, 5.48 a.m., 0.40 p.m. Rent Board, 2.15 p.m. Yacht
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  • 236 2 London, Ma\ l.Jtn. Thi Daily News" Bradford Correspondent wires that owing to the s;ari being delayed through rain 7,000 ipectatora mbjivted Arnutro] b to vigorou barracking when ho and Barton went out to inspect the wicket at i o'clock, calling out "Haw }<>v come on holiday?"
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  • 148 2 (Like Chu-Chin-Chow, Still Tickling the Public Fancy). I sit and scratch like a hopeless loon From rise of sun till set of moon Scrabble and scratch my skin away, Scrabble all nijrht and scrabble all day, And I sing, as I scrabble, this doleful lay The better I
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  • 213 2 SPEED LIMIT ABOLITION TO HE RECOMMENDED. It is now confidently expected, says The Motor, that t i Committee which has been considering, amongSJ* other matters, the Question of speed limits will rsrnmiii— d L The abolition of the speed limit m the case of all mot r vehicles of a
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  • 30 2  - Sir Gordon Howart With such a boing as man, m such a world as the present, and with such a climate as oars, a policy of Prohibition it not practicable.
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    • 289 2 TO LET. f V Large Gc >wns facing river "f aiso near shipping, Stores froru r.,( sq. ft. J» J» Large and /-modious offices i centrally situated also Bunga- j. lows. 7 Apply to A. J. ABRAHAM. 56 Robinson-rd, Marsillinj? Bldg. COMING COMING The leading show of the East. COL.
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    • 477 2 ><_y.^ y-^'^i 1 ..■yS^/- t i^*^^^/ -i-m^^^^^^^y s- 1 -j> -,*^Bj ...'2 SEE Can the dead come to SEE The Great Screen Actftr li I The Popular Screen Actor EARLE WILLIAMS EARLE WILLIAMS IN Would a. mother recognize I\ The Greater grown-up son if she Th Greater hadn't seen him
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    • 508 2 From FRIDAY. May .50, to WEDNESDAY, May 31, 1921. "*A PICTURE WHICH'WILL BE TALKED ABOUT ANT) REMEMBERED because it fires the imagination, shocks the mind into action and play* upon Th emotions A BENJAMIN B. HAMPTON MELODRAMA AND ROMANCE clean, fine, wholesome, thrilling and fascinating, Adapted from the Novel by
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  • 272 3 mount already acknowledged $257,198.03 Hock '.'how Huay Kuan from 212 n*n* 1.71K.80 J'< h Hean Kok Club per Mr. Tay Swe* Seng 500 lite Num Teng Club. Mr. Soh Oh Peng $200 Mr. Kwek Meng Chew 100 y '-3. Wee Soon Chnan. L?<? Kben? lice, Xlm Soo
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  • 312 3 Attitude of I\ ft o. Stewards. Bombay, May i:Jth The P. ft O. "Narkumla" tails to-morrow With te biggest number of passengers of ar.y boat this Honu ward season. She "has no fewer than 600 f.rst-class passengers, fho stewards, who have been giving trouble on all the
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  • 130 3 1 European Killed by Wild Boar. Madras, May Oth.— A painful tragedy is reported from Kotagiri On Tuesday newa was brought to the Club that Mr. Kmlock h.ul U-t n gored to death by a i wild boar whilst following up a wounded pig m dense scrub
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  • 56 3 Oil shells, each holding a gallon of oil, have been suggested as a part of the equipment of coast-guard stations. Fired from a life-line gun to windward of a stranded vessel, and exploding on contact with the water, they would cover the sea'g surface with an oil film m which
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    • 432 3 YOUTHFUL SIGHT AT I FORTY-FIVE I 1 i < an be yours by the use of ji i -J Obtainable from 5 N. LAZARUS, S 2 OI'IITHALMK OPTICIAN. i FA! ROPE HOTEL i X J MBFEBBBNTATIVE aj H Mr. R. V. MEYER, E.S.M.C. (Lon.) E. 1.0. (Eni>.) J c> Proscriptions
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    • 541 3 Goodyear Tyres for Small Cars I I TOfT/|'r), There is no economy m buying so-called bargains m tyres fiOwmik ffered at sens a«onally cheap prices when a well-made tyre ?/>*&: j!ss f delivei> s mileage at a considerably lower rate of cost. Add the time and trouble occasioned by frequent
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  • 90 4 Secretaries: Patorson, Simons Co. Trafalgar 3.000, against 3,200 Trafalgar (coconuts) 11,000, against 9,200; Kuala Pergau 28,673, against 26,571 j to date 65,273 Hevea 20,050, against 29,000 to date 241,632 Benar 10,714, against 5,641 to date 67,159 Lenggeng 13,349, against 15,448 to date 139.U68 Henrietta 27,000, against
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  • 96 4 Orders for week ending June 4th. Monday, May 30th.— First, Second and Fourth Troops Parade, 5.15 p.m. Tuesday, May 31st.— Tenth and Eleventh Troops Parade, 5.15 p.m. Wednesday, June Ist.— All Troops taking p?rt m the King's Birthday Parade, with Band, to parade on Fort Canning Road,
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  • 159 4 Allahabad, May 17. J London, May 14th.— Fate has overtaken Mr. Alfred Wilson m dramatic fashion. He .was seventy years old, and had been the chief advocate m England of the thyroid gland treatment for the renewal of youth since visiting Vienna and getting Professor
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    • 335 4 *jr m i»* </'J r '-#?jM r qumntity it Bmig6H*i£FimBta-t limited, the quality Stots W'htsky wtti n ran. You cannot »in£ Us mm praim £c# ii iverywher* il i --t ?,> JjjUfUl i HAIC Your good taste tells you to get riau; oc Haig Whisky j l i E famous
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    • 209 4 Ka««tsV4iV'fe»rf*frv%» v r^v«.^v!^^!v mill V FOB SALE. FOR SALE— Moutrie's Piano, almost new, no reasonable offer refuser! Apply Piano, car© of Free Press. 27-5 9-6 i FOR SALE.— FREEHOLD PROPERTY. Two large NEW RESIDENCES together «r separately. Area 54,000 sq. feet. Each building has 4 spacious Bedrooms with bathroom attached,
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    • 128 4 H. C. HUDSON I ADELPHI HOTEL BUILDINGS. 5 100 North Bridge Road. 4 Has just received the latest selection of songs, Valses, and Fox Trot, also Bag-pipe reeds, J and Chanter reeds, etc. To be had at the House of the jl Catchy Music. i Telephone 1705. Singapore. FOURNIERS* HYGENIQUE'
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    • 640 4 REMINDER. TO-DAY, MONDAY AT 2.30 P.M. At Our Sale-room, Raffles Chambers, Raffles Place. IMPORTANT PROPERTY AUCTION. THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE PROPERTIES:— Sea-side compound House at Pasir Panjang, Dwelling Houses at Orchard Road, Emerald Hill Road, Spottiswood© Park Road, etc. Lot 1. Freehold land and those substantially brick-built and tile-roofed Dwelling Houses
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    • 794 5 WAN TUD. 5 Singapore, ono v i t .""r 1 1 house due* tn-de will L, f xper nC(> >n the pro 25-.-, v.c. WANTED- -Kun.-h:, I Bun«p Taaclia Ihstnct prefera.ve. 1,,,,, rou.t. <£?*£ SIS!? eht BtO 4 B-drooms and Garage. immediate entry. Apply Box W. P. K. care of
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    • 779 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF Unredeemed Pledges md Jowelleiy of every de?erip*.io.'i. At our saleroom. X o 30 Kliu* Str. -i WEDNESDAY, Ist JUNE AT 10 A.M. 22 JATCRnAY, Uh JUNE. AT 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY. 7th JUNE. AT 10 A.M. The pledges comprise watches, chain;*, diamom r.nd other rings,
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    • 860 5 NOTICES. > M, I NOTICE. NOTIC iO is h.reby given that the I'owe of Attorney dated the 28th May 1919 givei by Thio Pin Long alias Chong Ying Shii alias Chong Chit Kwan alias Cheong Pii Long m favour of Lan Paak Tong o 1 Singapore is revoke! rss from
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    • 897 5 NOTICES R M. S. GO\ERNMENT. r n f A U PI i Ca o tionS flre inVited fOr th P<>St Of Pilot a"' t Swettfcnham Jt is that the n tees w,U amount to not less than $500 per T'- Bhould Possess a Master nira Certificate, and should forward their
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    • 465 5 J Whiten way. Laid law <fc- Co., Ltd. "i (Incorporate! i-> i^i^iand). I sing A por;:. GOOD^HEWSi *c 111 ri mum Ail Whit> Honeycomb Quilts with g Knotted mnge« A genuiiK* bargain I Best Quality Cotton Blankt-ts, bound whi c cannot b«- rtpeated fur at hast I blue cd K
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  • 726 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MAY 30, 1921. Comments of the Week. The miners and owners have again got into touch through the efforts I* the Government, who have come >rward with another offer, conngent on the owners foregoing prots, to ease the recovery of the trade id the drop m
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  • 273 6 j From July let the price of gas m Singapore will be reduced from %4 to 3.50 per thousand cubic feet. We acknowledge receipt of the bound volume of the "Proceedings of the Legislative Council for the year 1020 with •appendix.'' Our report of Fraser and Neave'i meeting on Saturday,
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  • 178 6 EXTRACTS FROM SOME OF THE TABLES. Population of the Straits Settlements In 1911 In 1921 Persons 711,951 881,939 an increase of 23.8 p.c. Males 465,635 557,838 do 19.8 Females 246,316 324,101 do 31.5 Settlement of Singapore. Persons 309,867 423,768 an increase of 36.7 p.c Males 219,151 283,699 do
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  • 515 6 When the question of the height of new j mildings to be erected in Singapore was mdcr discusskn at the general committee nesting of Municipal Commssioners on Friday, Capt E. P. Richards, Deputy Chairman of the Improvement Trust, made tb* following interesting remarks: Limits to the heights of
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  • 250 6 The half yearly meeting of the District Grand Chapter and of District Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago were held on Friday evening at the Freemasons Hall, under the presidency of the hon'ble Mr. W. F. Nutt. D. G. Master. There was a large attendance of brethren, a considerj
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  • 104 6 According to the official Health Report Malaria killed S3 residents of Kuala Lumpur m March. We understand thatiTajor W. If. S ime has rested from the Duncan Rubber Restriction Committee. (T.0.M.) There a ro exceptionally lai^e "entries for the Selaneor Club tennis tournament. Tennis appears to be the vo~ue m
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  • 596 6 SATURDAY'S WORK. There was quite a large gathering on the feUM on Saturday for the final gallops )n the whole the work was decidedly nteresting, and a good many of the local lorscs benefited by the sharp exercise. Mimic was one of the early ones out md
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  • 227 6 I On Saturday the first round fur j i Guillemard's Cup was played, and :h, Civil Service beat the Services by tfcfw Koala to one, m three fast chukker*. Ttu winners were a level lot and hit cleanly. On the Services side General Sir John *owl er on
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  • 115 6 The milU of God c The rob-COmmittc* ut the Municipal Commission has rafu i d permission to the superintendent. ThomMM road Reservoir, to open Ua pardon m h compound f,, r visitors to the Bncn Water too valuable to bo used for V n. w suppose The sub-committee of the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 175 6 IEE QHAMFAGN2 OF TABLE WATERS EUPPLIFD BY APPOINTMENT TO THE ROYAL PALACES Imported fey us m 25 or 50 Bottles SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED PRICES ON APPLICATION Oaldbeck Macgregar Co., Ltd, (INCORPORATED IN SHANGHAI). The Best Place to Buy PHOTO SUPPLIES A competent chemist is by nature and training careful regarding
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    • 80 6 Accidents will Happen INSURE NOW WITH THE NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Great Britain) BENEFITS. Death $LO,OOO Loss of 2 eyes or 2 limbs. 10,000 Loss of 1 eye and 1 limb. 10,000 Leas of 1 eye or I limb. 5,000 Temporary Total Disablement per week
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  • 693 7 NEW PROPOSALS. [Router's Service]. THE ANTICIPATION. In .v it London, Maj !>",. |that a n,n n, fclU 0 aUcil of an !untb,t^.entheM,ni,, inth ();il(i; le Cc,v,.rnn,,nt had .levied to make, a.-other effort to fmd a solution and to 1 mmOB a confer, nee of the miaaffl and •WHeW
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  • 63 7 A new process developed by the Kruppi is stated to recover from cinders as much as 25 per cent of its weight of fuel m the form of coke. The process depends on the magnetic property imparted to the unburned material by the contained compounds of iron, and it opens
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  • 671 7 DISARMAMENT. [Reuter's Service] SENATE'S ACTION. Washington, May 26. The Roaatt baa unanimously adopted the aim.ndmont to the Naval Appropriation BUI, requesting President Harding to invite Britain ami Japan to join the United States m a disarmament conference. LOANS FUNDED. Washington, May 26. It is understood that Allied
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  • 14 7 The number of aanitary inspectors m Singapore has been increased from eigKteen to nineteen.
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  • 670 7 FRENCH PREMIER'S SPEECH. [Reuter's Service.] HAVAS ACCOUNT. Paris, May 24. Called on the evening of the 23rd May Iby M. Briand, the German Ambassador, Herr Mayer, after visiting the French Premier, wired to Berlin and confirmed this mo ning that the German Government takes the strictest
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  • 31 7 RrtiKuelH. May 27. The Chinese mission has arrived to study Belgian methods of industry and commerce. Mexico City, May 27. Forty cases of bubonic plague have been notified m Tampico.
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  • 31 7 The house of the engineer m chief of the Singapore Municipality is to cost $39,000 and the contract for the erection at Holland Park has been mad« with Choon Swee Nfeo.
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  • 522 7 SINN FEINERS KILLED. CUSTOMS HOUSE ABLAZE. [Router's Service] London, May 25. Seven Sinn Feiners wore killed, eleven wounded and sixtyfive taken prisoner, while four auxiliaries were wounded m a fight at the Dublin Customs House, which was practically destroyed by incendiarism. London, May 25. It is
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  • 207 7 l he Hague. May Z5. The Second Chamber has adopted a Bill authorising: the Government to raise a loan of f. 250,000,000 at 7 per cent, for the East Indies. DJAMBI OIL FIELDS. The Morning Post's Amsterdam correspondent states that there is a growing belief m the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 114 7 j "CUBA LIBRE" CIGARS I Factory Airtight I Jl J"^^ 7" T j^V j^tf v^*l ski 3 Per Box r e r Box I Liberates $3.00 Conservadores $3.95 I Coronas $3.75 Preside* ties $4.50 I Aristocraticos $6.75. j I Robinson Co ltd. I (Incorporated m '.he Straits Settlement*.) Nestles iaited
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 466 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated m Japan.) UNDER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice LONDON LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE *t* Jondon and Antwerp via (Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. IYO MARU s June 1 ATSUTA MARU June 15 SHIDZUOKA MARU June 29 LIVERPOOL
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    • 600 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co., OF BATAVIA Telephone 131 P&«sag« Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Manager Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept. 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Xl MPHIUS (Monday May 30) Belawan-Deli. VAN HOORN (Monday, May
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    • 705 8 P. 0. ---BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). The Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present suspended. LONDON FA R-H ASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES LONDON DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 906 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTdT (INCORPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK For Kretav T COASTING SERVICE. >buL Kohaamui Bandon^n' KKen'U n *>**»*", Telupin, PaUni, Singora, Laui, candon, Langsusn, Chumpon, and Bangkok. ASDANG Arrival Departure PRACHATiPOK SfnT^Jl I t 5- Dvr «"o'> tie round trip 19 days. ■a- holXfoiT T"^ tea
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    • 567 9 The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. A \IA Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NFW YORK rta SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Due Spore Route p er LAOMEDON May 31 Suez Manila, and Chma. KASAMA June 23
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    • 622 9 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED Wt 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 CREOLE STATE Passengers and Freight June 12 WOLVERINE STATE Passengers and Freight July 12 GRANITE
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  • 1122 10 FRASIiR CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921. j MINING. L Figures m brackets shows the capital atij issue value of the Share m dollars unless otherwise marked. C. Cum div. x equals ex div.] Aver Weng (—1) 1 Hitam Tin (300,000 1.50 1.70 i
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 388 10 "^ry f J -*«<^^^^^^^S!^lL Irv:1 11 1 Percent oi th«V/orld» Rubber Supply t 'J^^. Pen Tutila. 'Plantation Rubbc>) ..__J "WHEN EAST MEETS WEST" Tp-^OuJ V>s gr^at port of Sij^apjre gateway between the Eastern ana Western Worlds comes the rubber that forms ths bisis of Firestone C:">rd Tyres. From the F-tr
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    • 63 10 VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPVASRT MAATSCHAPPIJ. (United Netherlands Navigation Company) Holland-Oost-Azie-Lijn Holland-East-Asia-Line) (Member of the Straits, Ch'na and Japan Conferences) S.S. BRIELLE Above steamer is expected to arrive here about the Ist of June and will take cargo for Manila, Hongkong, Shanghai, Yokohama and Kobe. She- has first class passenger accommodation available.
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    • 63 10 11 nr— nr -ma rm i-i m l x,iin,wuuiii mi ijumihiiii. n* »-mrir-»- ;~r*^ mtU RfQUISiTES. I AD.HISSON GILFILi&H CO., ITS. (Incorporated m England). SOLE DISTRIBUTOBS Sc F. M 3. j^rsuizi^ amir tt~t- f Turiiirrrt i '"iW'WwtuiiJ^^tfwa^ttigaMßET^^aiar^i^Mg,^^,:;^ r^ FOR i i Iff™ if ri '£l a m A \OTPn i?ni>
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  • 77 11 MAY 28. Bank 4 m.s. 2j4 1-8 Bank, demand 2)3 3-4 Private Credits 3 m.s. 2J4 3^ New York, demand 44^ Credits 90 days 4g^/ France, demand §00 India, T. T. 178 Vi Hongkong, demand H^ p c Prem. Yokohama, demand 93 y Java, demand 134 V* Bangkok, demand
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  • 170 11 MAY SS. Tin Buyers $89.00 o St-llers Gambicr g q^ Gambier Cube No. 1 jj 00 Pepper Dlack 14 6 0 Pepper (white fair) 3400 Tapioca, small flake, f.g 5.50 Tapioca, medium pearl f.g. 6.50 Pearl Sago, small nom. B^6o Copra Sundried 11.00 Copra Mix 10.00 Opium, Benares uncort
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  • 46 11 11.30 a.m. Saturday, 28th May 1921. Pala Crepa. 3ib!><<d Rmokad 3h. Closing Priest, doting Friem*. Bajar* Seller*. Bny^m 8«llera. Spot 26 V. 27 June 27 27 hi July to Sept. 29 30 Oct. to Dec. 32 33 Tone of Market Quiet.
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  • 67 11 The pretence of numlior of wnmb rikisha eooltol on the streets of Peking indicates that poor business conditions ia tht« capital, added to th« C,overnment'« financial plight, is having its affect upjn the lower classes. Incidentally, tbtM women rikieha pullers show plenty of running speed and as far as extracting
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1570 11 Assets over $4,000,000 -~.^~w^.-??^aEKßavi Assurances m force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. ♦Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HKAL OFFICE: Wincheater House. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 82 Old Jewry EC y r? a A 3 N s oof0 of aSurlnTe SUPrMne C Urt f wUh L c A Ac™
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    • 560 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD. Established 1880. Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y 63,000.000 President N. Kajiwara, Esq. Vice-president S. K. Suzuki, Esq. DIRECTORS. N. Soma, Esq., 1. Matsukata, Esq., Y. Umakawa, Esq., M. Mitsui, Esq., M. Odagiri, Esq., Raron K. Morimura, Baron K. Iwaaaki. R. Ichinomiya,
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    • 206 11 S. S. BUN BANG. Consignees of cargo pir th«« übove «teame* from Kobo an<l Hongkong arc hereby notified that she has now arrived and i.* discharging at Jnrdincs Wharf. BOUSTEAD CO., LTD.. Agonu (Incorporated m the F.MS.) ASIA BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated m New York) STOCKHOLDING BANKS. Anglo and London Paris
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 171 11 Kum Sang. Brit. 2077, from Hongkong 28, for Calcutta 81. Glenfalloch. Brit. 1434, from Swatow 28, fer Penang unc. J Carmona, Am. 3573, from San Francisco 29. for Saigon unc. Scott Harley, Brit. 193, from S. List 29, for unc. Kaka, Brit. 224, from Malacca 29, for Malacca 31. Ban
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    • 386 11 MAIL TABLE, TO-DAY. Intermediate and local mail* w!Q b« fooai m list below: Federated Malay State*, Malacca, Maar and Penang (by tmin) 6 a.m. ani 6 p.m. daily except Sunday). Medan Rumphius 9 a.ra Malucca Sri Pataaa lpm. Malacca and Kuar Hye Leong 3 p.m. P. Sham and Penwng Kinta
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  • 2041 12 1 ANOTHER SCHEME. 1 j Mr. J. H. Menson's Scheme of Rubber Control for Malaya (with the co-operation of the Netherlands India if possible Ceylon, haa been sent us: It is suggested that the Malayan crop should be reduced to not exceeding 90,000 tons for one year from
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  • TO-DAY'S TIES.
    • 13 12 Championship Pairs (Final). Dean and Sinclair vs. Linton and Griffith- ijnes.
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    • 97 12 RESULT OF FRIDAY'S PLAY. Tennis A Singles Handicap. Tan Chonp Gark beat Chcong C'r«»e Hai i_-l, 4_6 f c 3. B Single** Handicap. Tham C he:ry< He? btat Koh Thian Seng /.o. Lim Boon Seng beat Wee Kirn Seah. Lim Kee Cheok beat Lee Ke:ip Hoon
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    • 90 12 Tennis A.— -Tay Lian Teck vs. Tan Toon EJor. Thong Foong Koon vs. Span Kn£ Chiang. B—D. H. Koahing vs. Tun Thiam Keat. Wee Ghee Cheong vs. Yeo 800 Lat. Foo Hee Seng vs. Tan Chong Kew. C— Chim Quan or T. S. Kung vs. Wee Huck Su.
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    • 179 12 Successful Annual Sports. Favoured by fine weather and a keen spirit of rivalry among the boys of the institution, the annual athletic sports of the St. Joseph's Institution were held on the school grounds on Saturday, and proved a great success. Thanks to the willing band of
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  • 84 12 At the instance of Inspector King of the Sepoy Line's Police, Ahmat, the Malay driver of motor lorry 48, was. charged before Mr. C. W. Dawson m the Socond Court yesterday with having driven his lorry m a reckless manner at Havelock Road on Friday, and collided with a rikisiha
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  • 366 12 SPORTING NEWS. CRICKET. .AJC.C. Practice Match. Another S.C.C. practice match took place n the Padang on ffaturnay afternoon, betnaefl teams captained by Messrs. Riches nd Ca^treil. An interesting pame ended 1 a fairly cIOM finish, CantreU's eleven -inning by 17 runs. Richer' tide batted rst and cbtairfed 81, Riches (2G)
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  • 234 12 A practice match on the S. R. C. ground on Saturday between Uams captained by Messrs Armstrong and Bartholomeutz resulted m a win for the former*! eleven. Scores Mr. Bartholomeutz' Team. L. Bligh, c. Elliot, b. Coelho 45; C. W. I (k lies, c. Foeander,
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  • 259 12 Famous Skipper' 3 work m Tracing Ocean Currents. Eighty times round the world without a mishap was the record of Captain Alexander Simpson, whose death has taken place nt Muswell-hiil. Captain Simpson was a retired commodore of the Aberdeen Line of steamers,
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