The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 June 1921

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  • 49 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. t ESNTB ,Ui_ A __jjU.jj.ri J -ii. Mill ii Mim s -"■>-*•**« a> a ---W-* c W-y- I 1 'la SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1921. v im.l Tin W'i' wtmmm—nmi mmmtgmmmmimmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmHmSm 1,, ,i»,.i, iL r^rr^ m r m r mm^— mmm NO. 10,302.
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  • 151 1 No Keuter *ires were received up to nndnight yesterday. Sporting news is given on page 12. An article The (ierman m Peace aft'ords interesting reading Page 7. Our Scottish Letter will be found on page 12. Police court cases, bwehrinf rariewa charges, will be found reported on
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  • 1024 1 From time to time this question ii fop ipoo us, Alike by Hone and local public* ions, and it lr.ijrht be well, before we quitr target even the names <»f Hellas and Rome, iot to mention Hebrew literature, to is best one may Mr. Bryce'i itateneni of the proa
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 126 1 ASF raE'THOROUGHBRED 1 j -11 the famous Dmry Lane Spectaculai Success Musical Director. j mmmamm Formerly r?van Store For 3 Weeks Only Cusenier and Marie Brizard Selected Liqueurs and Brandies. Get Freres Pippermint Liqueur. i Lupe Gbolet Famoiis Burgundies. PilDer Heiclsiock Reims Champagne. Heilbronner Shine Wines and i Sparkling Hocks.
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    • 168 1 I'abco Paints are equally serviceable on :luc. Ti preserve and protect against 3 fi?.rce:-t tropical sun, heaviest monsoon rains. -j. JOHNS-MA NVILLE V BS I >P^^r*7jj[.| [.jiß^in '^rTHj Is positively immune from rot fg^flioßVHfifi^g or decay, which means freedom jllflVj >J L^J i Mil from maintenance costs and m jJ^T
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    • 144 1 LATEST ADv SfiTISEMKNI S Ladies' Week at Whiteaway*: Page New films at th? Gaiety and Liberty Hall -Page g. Pino-Mentho Paatillei for throat trou' Medical Hall— Page 2. Beautifol and durable silks irom Wat* sianmll \ssomui! and*Go. Page Motor lorries iind buaeam, cultivators am] ploughs eU. from Barker and Co's
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 121 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 10th. Uifih Water, 0.12 a.m., 1.44 p.m. B. I. Outward Mail Due. League Football Stafford* vs Sea Defence? Band m Gardens, f> p.m. An^lo Chinese School, S.C.L.A., H. 15 p.m. Saturday, Uih. Hiprh Water, 1.2 a.m., 2. 30 p.m. United Kngineers Mt^r.. noon. St. Joseph*! Old Boys'
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  • 449 2 Mr. Self ridge «»n Shops and Shoppers. Mr. GoiJon Self ridge, who has just resd to London from the United States. drew some comparisons between the shops and shoppers of the United States and those of Britain. '"I am always impressed when I visit th«J United
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  • 41 2 We (Malay Mai!) retrrct to learn thai cable has been receiveil UUloandßC the death of Mr. H. D. Riibton, formerly of Taqjong Malini.. Mr. Kuston had lately fci-ci; planting at Nairobi. He married Miss HewtOß, of the European Hospital, Kuain j
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 215 2 TO LET. Large Oodowns facing river f also near shipping, Stores i from 0,000 to 30,000 sq. ft. j Largo an >mmodious offices jj» centrally litoatad also Bunga- lews. Apply to A. J. ABRAHAM. M Itobinson-rd, Marsilling Bldg. s s -v-v-v-%-v-v-%-*.-v-%*v- Plno-Mentho Pastilles FOR BOSB THROATS HOARSENESS, LOSS OF VOICE.
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    • 463 2 Gaiety Cinema i AN ENTrfttLY MEW PROGRAMME OF SUPER SPECIAL PICTURES IN THE FIRST SHOW AT ,\;iO SHARP QBEATEB VITAGRAPHS PRESENT THE RADIANT BCRSCM BEAUTT Alice Joyce m 4t The Business of Life" I THE STORY OF A GIRL WHOBE STEADFAST LOVE TRIUMPHS OVER THE MALICE OF A JEALOUS WOMAN.
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    • 451 2 FROM WBDNBSDAT, JUNE 8, JO MONDAY, JUNI 13, 1921. A JESSE D. HAMPTOX PRODUCTION OF SPLKXDID HUMAN INTEREST. A Superb Drama of Youth's Blin<}nc?s, a Siren's Wiles and the Price cf Folly. Adapted from Nat Goodwin's Fumous Stajre Suet I WHEN WE WERE TWENTY-ONE In B Partri. It fcatuit^ H.
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  • 447 3 IT VARIED CAREER, T>:c Ceylon Observer of April 20th ■ays: In these clays when political ami financial condition! change almost from hour to hour, business has become an affair of affair of ceaseless problems and uncertainticf vo'v trying '<•?• the nerves of ihose < \.'in'X( i m
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  • 280 3 Opal>. Tin- superstition with regard to the opal -that it is an unlucky -e;n— appears to be of Northern origin. In the East the opal has always been regarded as rather a lucky stone and m Egyptian, Greedan and Roman history then- is no evidence of any sinister significance
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  • 184 3 Japan is subsidising motor-cars and I lorries n order to serure a claim upon then !in a rational emergency. An officer attached to the War Office m Tokyo has recently been on a lecturing tour on the subject m South Manchuria and he is reported as saying: "The capacity of
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  • 481 3 At the annual meeting m Shanghai of the China ..lutual La insurance Co., Ltd., the Chairman (Mr. I\ W. Burkill) mad* the following reference to the closing of the! Agency m Japan I ihould inform those of you who have not already heard it, that
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  • 341 3 On taking: ever the Philippines twenty years ago the Americans took up with characteristic energy and enthusiasm the tusk of educating the population of the islands', with results that are described by Professor D. J. Fleming m the Inter- j national Review of Missions. The education
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  • 71 3 <w A recoru season Tor football is anticipated this year. Over 250 matchei have been arranged under the auspices of the Honj;- kong Football Association. For th« 25, weeks of the season, this shows ;:ii average] cf 10 matches week. In Division lof the' League, 7:>; m Division 11, 138;
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 239 3 3^ ttEST ALPACCA METAL >^ Cigarette Cases IT V WILL NOT TURN BLACK I iLrIFIVFTiAWATPIJi ANSONIA alarm 1 oT *> st' ■t' %2? POCKET WATCHES If*i.(«TK h i«>'^ $3.50 each P!»COS Mldr> STREET I C/VPSTAN I T A TD "CT TT HP "C 7 O v* L 1 UAKii 1
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    • 523 3 JOOTH-ACHE A BURDEN *ny should you b«iT that which can r: :ieved almost- immediately if you :nsy take the trouble of consulting K. TSUTADA Jh rese Dentist (Phone No. 1243) Ura3 Basah Road, Singapore. Extraction Painless Attendance by Appointment Office Hours 8 to 5 p.m. on week clays 10 to
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    • 251 3 It means a great Wj.} deal to you our name on tlm red- Vl |J i j ii lid and-gold seal -Q It means that W^)fii you are getting true V? Formamtnt not a shoddy imitation merely labelled Kormamint. It means the product ot a British firm not the product
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 296 4 i=l £=3 Sffc'- M r-r-n i{ him— ll i I I I^s^'' Reasons for Using Goodyear Cord Tyres TT^ABRIC tyres are limited m speed— power— mileage and saving. The greater developement of motoring called for tyres.with possibilities beyond fabric tyre qualities. Swifter and heavier cars require tyres of greater strength—
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    • 267 4 EARN $2 9 000 to $5,000 A YEAR BUILI> A PERMANENT BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN LARGEST AND OLDEST PORTRAIT COMPANY IN THE WORLD WANTS AN AGENT IN YOUR LOCALITY WHO CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VAST POSSIBILITIES OF THE PORTRAIT BUSINESS We Make marvelous, life-size portraits painted m colors, from
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    • 940 4 A good opportunity of acquiring useful hou«.eh«.ld requirements. i IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF I A Valuable Consignment of about 1639 Cases of Tinned Provision, Malted Milk, Green Pea*, Pickles, Jam, Butter, Har Soap etc. At Messrs. CHEONG KOON SENG Co's Saleroom, No. N Klin- Street. ON MONDAY, 13th Jl/NE at
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    • 612 5 F^ WANTED. j STEAM LAI ,<h v. x D< rV of" lo.r, f:!IJ CLBmi WANTED Neal Nlucated Japan< r.t. At Writ* tt Hox 71 car o WANTKr. JO RENT.- Furnished, ,W1 Ho?" I,'1 :it L n ar st>a A pny <>t Kn e Pit 1 '■HAI-FKKI i: REQUIRES POST.-Dis-••n gaged
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    • 729 5 AUCTION SALES. SUBJUFPfI SALE IN THE 91 PRIME „,1 hT OF THE straits BET] LEMEXT BTTLEMENT OF BINGAPOKE. U'JM' of X Ltd. Plaintiffs vi rsuChip Naaara Defendant AUCTION BAI OF A I the stock-in-trade and furniture comprising -'I Fruits, Tea, Corn Flour, Matches, Stick., Joes Paper. Dried Vegetables and M
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    • 761 5 m AUCTION SALES. I AUCTION SALE OF <»n» National Motor Car 7-seater. I-cwlnder, •Metric lights ar.<l starter, wire wheel* Automatic pump for tyres. In good condition. To be held at our Sale-Rooms, 16 17 Raffles Place, DM SATURDAY. 11th JUNE, AT 11 A.M. POWELL c<\. LTP Auctioni -is. j AICTION
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    • 761 5 NOTICES. INTKK\ AIIONAI RESTAURANT. The .irade. tJSESJ!? I***' given"that I will not be I -r any de bt S contracted by my I on i ''♦"actions will only be recognisej I •i*n«d by undersigned. I 10 6 I; ELLISON. I m 11, 1^ it-.; i NOTICE OF REMOVAL. I We
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    • 452 5 w> tw^i^M^Hif aaVJBEH_aa4 -Taar -'.a»*»>t^ '^a*~.'**asnm£mttmaum Whiteaway. Laitilaw <* Co.. Ltd. (In ■orporated m England) SffIGAPOU. •> r f.■ HP- 9 rv todies' Heck. At Whiteaways' THE "SPORTS trimmed Nainsook. Yoke fi e UJllit y wool of Embroidery as shewn. < ashmer. Hose. Narrow Valenciennes lace Ir RiUtfa or Grey
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 50 6 HALL.— On the 7th inst. at the Residency, Pmaag to Mr. and Mrs. G. Hall, a daughter. MEAD. At Kuching on the 4th May, the wife of J. P. Mead, of a daughter. OWEN.— At N'ewquay, on the 13th May, the wife of D. A. Owen of a daughur.
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    • 23 6 LITTLE- Died of cclebral malaria on June 7. at Ipoh. Robert Little, '.ate of the F.M.S. Police, and of the Chandu Monopoly.
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  • 806 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE 10. 1921. Something Practicable. Although some people think that the dire effects of the rubber slump are not popularly appreciated, we tbink there are but few who have not had its serious results already brought to their notice, and the dense ones will soon have
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  • 1087 6 Colombo shares with Singapore two characteristics a municipal council having intricate relations with the 1 Government, and an imperative necessity to raise more revenue. Negotiations have been going on for come years between the Government and the Municipality of Colombo on these points and the whole matter
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  • 45 6 PRESENTATION TO MX. JUST* I WOODWARD. (From Our Own CoiltipOftdmt.) I'«nanff. June 9. The members of the Supremo Court *taff presented a vakdictory address to Mr. Justice Woodward, on the eve of his departure to take up his appointment of Chief Judicial Commissioner.
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  • 49 6 SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST EUROPEAN. IVnang. Juno 9. A European Hairw-d M.-Keon, at out' tim* Hon. Secretary of the Sitiawan DoU, ha* been committed for trial on a charge of using as famine, a forged thmgm on tho Chartered Bank, for $25. The mniH.M denied that the signature was hi>
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  • 114 6 In connection with the murder of X.'.l I son, a Tamil engine-driver, employe! at the Kailwr.ys. whose dead body was found on the night of Tuesday last by the lide <>f the railway track between Tank Uoa i Newton Road, Parian, a compatriot. ftUo driver at th< same
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  • 106 6 The concert being organised by Mr Alford m ni<] of the European Employment fund will tnk'.' place In the Vtefc Theatre on Wednesday next, at D.15. p.o> Under the patronage oi" H. E. the <■'• and Lady Guillemard. the Di put I and Mr.-. James, a capital programme
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  • 129 6 The fust meeting of th-> Y. ML C, A Literary Society was held m the tai hall of the Association on Wednesday evening, with Mr. Alfred Lee m the chair, when more than 60 people were present. Mr. Lea opened the nu I I SJith a very
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  • 219 6 I Sequel to Killing Dor. i On the allegation of Mr. J. Fui« r, I Chan^'i Koad, that h s clop, which cost bin no 1< M than ITS. was killed through the rash driving of car 3023 belonging to Mr. l> Drummond Rt 12 mile Changi Road
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  • 97 6 Madras. May M. -Mrs. Annie Iks mi writes In NVa India This is the last daon which I shall occupy the editorial thai for ab)ut two and half month*, return ing I hope by the middle of August I am very sorry to leave India
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 205 6 GREENLEES I" GRAND i «Am PARR" WHISKY AGENTS J Galdbeck Macgregor Co., LIMITED. 87, Cecil Street. H FOR THE CAMERA FIEND OR THE NOVICE. |j All the year round the world is filled with beauty which you may catch and retain through the use of one of HOUGHTON BUTCHER'S CAMERAS
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    • 254 6 EIECTWCWf WIHE HQIIt AUSTIN From Rushlight All British to r>. i««« t From a simple portAutoplant {Me amp to JJJJ Furnishes electric could be hung from wall current for 60-20 or ceiling, or which watt lamps or say would stand on a 800|1200 candle pedestal from the floor, power— lt
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  • 206 7 INDO-MARU BXPBCTKD TODAY. Information has booa ree» ivcd that the O, S. K. itoanor lndo-Maru has been definitely got out of difficulties off Tanjong Tohor, where she came into violent collision with the Yokohama Mam at midnight on Tuesday la-t Sin- wi t patted as having n
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  • 372 7 I iii lif Editor of Th»- Bangkok Tts*ea. M 1 read wit! I surprise the circular which the United Engineers i which wa i published by you m your Issue of the 25th Th« I ay An as ■> .u'"inK pro] rty and business of the 1 Ltd.,
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  • 188 7 A Tragic Day at Shanghai Mix«l Court. My li;>th was a tragic day at the Mixed (ourt, at Shanghai, no fewer than 25 men being sentenced to be sent to the Arsenal for execution on account of a long series <-f armed robberies, but this
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  • 45 7 IB minda ll one of thy few spot, m the world Whtw the use nf motorcars is forbidden, but another attempt H beinff to get a new law passed m the /Uecmhly permitting the üße of motor-vt-hicks on the nineteen pquare miles or ♦nf inland.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 751 7 To Ihe Kditor. Sir, TIM first annual report (will it aKo be Urn last.) of the Mmtakab Rubber i Ltd. contains some points of interest. It states that Umi is a shortage m the plant- area of 141 acres; oomparing the figures with those m the prospectus the shortage;
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    • 74 7 To th.> Editor. Sir, For the pas', week most of Singapore, so I understand, has been enduring a veritable plapue of mosquitoa. In my own experience there haa been nothing: like it during the paat 30 year*. Possibly the officer m charge of the Anti-mcsquito Department may
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  • 1321 7 Many students of the German people always declare that they would prove as •submissive m final defeat as they were arrogant m early victory. This view ha<» been largely justified by events. So long U bluff promised results, the German bluffed. He vowed he would never
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  • 344 7 Kelly's Monthly Trade Review says: Conditions are not very bright here. European as well as American orders are falling, while Chinese merchants stick to their very large stocks of exportable product*, bent on obtaining their own prices. Tin and rubber are stored m enormous quantities. Speculation is
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  • 77 7 Large Influx from Straits. The Rangoon Gazette of the lft inst. states: The steamer Ekma of the B. I. S. N. Company arrived from the Straits yesterday having on board 81 first class passengers, which is said to be a record. 78 of these passenger are homeward
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 38 7 which broupht about a serious increase of malaria, a result fully anticipated by the older planters, whose experience of »uch action wai similar. Can the Department here, throw any light on the subject? ENQUIRER. Sinffapore, June 9th. 1&21.
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    • 37 7 For allowing a prisoner to escape from custody at the Central Police Station ob the 3rd met, Mo named Noor a Malay polic« constable, was fined $25 by Mr. C. W. DawBor m the B*eond Covrt ywterday.
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    • 119 7 Table Glassware REGISTERED M'SMMft Very Handsome Etched and Cut I Crys 1 Table Ware. 1 FULL SETS IN STOCkTiNCLUDING DECANTERS. 1 WATER JUGS AND TUMBLERS AND GLASSES OF ALL SIZES. ROBINSON CO., LTD. jj SINGAPORE. I y hj*ii*2LU «i nn E !%^§lip^f! Per Bottle Free Sample Bottle on Application. Nestle
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 428 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated m Japan.) ?DER MAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. Subject to alterations without notice LONDON LINE FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE 1 ondon and Antwerp via (Malacca, Penang, Colombo, Suez, Port Said and Marseilles. ATSUTA MARU June 15 SHIDZUOKA MARU June 29 LIVERPOOL LINE. For Marseilles and Liverpool
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    • 597 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co., OF BATAVIA TtU phone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Manager Desk 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dept 3 COLLY'ER QUAY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NET HERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. "m'ELChToR TREUBTFriday, June 10) Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya
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    • 632 8 P. O. 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 EOMBAY are at present suspended. LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES LONDON DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAPORE SYRIA
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 841 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan, BfccgnaTa, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Labm_ Kohsamui, Bandon, Langsusn, Chumpou, and Bangkok. Arrival Departure VALAYA June 13 June 15 The steamers are Jitted throughout with electric light, and have excellent accommodation for first class
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    • 547 9 The Oc^an Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NFW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Due Spore Route Fer KASAMA June 25 Suez Manila and
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    • 577 9 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES OPERATED BY PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. (Incorporated m U. S. A.) FOR ACCOUNT OF THE U. g. SHIPPING BOARD SAN FRANCISCO— MANILA— EAST INDIA. SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. For CALCUTTA via COLOMBO CREOLE STATJK Passengers ard Freight June 22 WOLVERINE STATE Passengers and Freight July 12 GRANITE
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  • 656 10 !FRASICR CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1921. i MINING. F L Figures m brackets shows the capital 3 arnl issue value of the Share m dollars fcj uruess otherwise marked. C. Cum dir. n x equals ex div.] U Anr Wen^ (—1) 1 g
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  • 319 10 On dit that his Civil Service friends m Kuala Lumpur recently despatched to the Hon. Mr. W. F. Nutt a missive threatening Qiabotfe vengeance on his person with a solp reservation guaranteeing the safety o f Mrs. Nutt. Most of them, however, have realised for some time
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  • 348 10 Beans, Lone Singapore, June 6. |S Do. 'French Per catty i 2 b Beet do 25 L Be*f Steak Pe Ibl 32 Bean Sprouts d( 35 Bamboo Sprouts per catty 06 Brinjals 29 Cabbage, Batavia 5 Do. China nll Do. Salted 38 I Carrotts, Imported 1? 5
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 248 10 GW W^k NOTHING FINER BOTTLED op CANNED* aJM c I>e UlSlfes Wfjfi CROSSB I;LACK\yM,L Delicacies ape Quality. Purity one/ p 3O Varieties of SOUPS, 15 Varieties of POTTED MEATS. @-^IkS3) OXFORD SAUSAGES. CATMEAL. O*LS. VINEGAR TJNF4EDPJSH. ■■lliMimik,* CROSSE BLACKWELL'TJT <t£S!]Jlg%&is~ Im Psnrmt, V*trc99t*»shr* Sauce H —i~~9l PATRONIZED .^^^H^^"' BY «<>TALTI
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    • 87 10 'i i 'I Hi iII II II IR II I HIIIIMHI "I I 111 i»W— £-1B i S Sl l *iM \i «r *7^ Cap? *i*. sff fj g4p g£ H I ft wT m. Wm.E 8-1 M tfa X/ I if Adamson, Gil f Ulan Co., Ltd. I t
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 2123 11 Assets over $4,000,000 Assurances m force over mfiOo'^^^ THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32 Old Jewry, E.C. ■npany has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of Eng'and, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act i|
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    • 166 11 ASIA BANKING CORPORATION (Incorporated m New York) STOCKHOLDING BANKS. Anglo and London Paris Nations] Bank of Sai; Francisco Banktn Trost Conpftny, New York City, ntinecta] <v Oommeicial Natic: i) Eank of Chicago Guaranty Vu?.fc Company ol N6H York. Guardian Savings Trust Comp*^ Cleveland. Mt-rcar,-il i Bans of thd Amerleat, New
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 521 11 EXCHANGE. JUNE 9. Bank 4 m.a. 2|4 1-8 Bank, demand 2|3 3-4 Private Credits 3 m.§. 2|4 3-8 New York, demand i;\ Credits 90 au i France, demand 500 India, T. T. 177 Hongkong, demand \2\ p.c I'rem. Yokohama, d m.uul 91 Java, den and ISSfj Bangkok, deniai:.! 91 Sovereign,
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    • 564 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Intermediate and local mails will b« foua« m list below: Federated Malay Stages. Uu^va, Mnar aad r.^r.nnK (by train) r> a to. an 1 6 p m. daily I :ctpt Sunday). Batan urn. ■°n I H. m Cucoh Beag Aik I ii. m. 9 n.ni. Bas Honpr
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  • 1288 12 THE rLOODING OF THE COAL I'ITS. <From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, May 1. Practical men m the Lothians who can weigh the situation brought about by the withdr.\wal of the I and the Hooding of the coal pits, do I I I itatito state that f month following
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  • 248 12 Singapore, June 9. Owiqg lo the kind's Birth-lay hoihiay :.".d the Races the business possibilities have been much curtailed. Tin has been .dily settling back again and this has t rul a disquieting effect on Mining shares bat the worst feature of all is the continued lepreasfon
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  • 164 12 I A magnificent presentation of .J. G. Hawks' ttirring story of land and sea j entitled Under Crimtioa Skies— 6 act Universal Jewel super induction will be ened at the Liberty Hall from to-night m the second show along with Episodes and 4 of The Dragon's Net the
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  • 36 12 A Japanese loan of ten million dollars on the security of the Kirin-Huining railway has been signed a t Peking:. This, says a Chinese News Agency, is regarded !a3 heralding the new policy of the Cabinet.
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  • 367 12 F. BL S. RAILWAY SURVEYOR MURDERED. The jungle near Ku'ai, m Johore, was the scene of a brutal murder a few days ii^o, the victim being Mr. T. H. Darbyshire, an Australian, Burvey«r m tin- service of: the F. M. Si Railway*. The body, which was I
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  • 232 12 The public m India will !eam with ai k that, m post-arm i*t ice fighting on j the North-West Frontier£-that i» to say, m a little o\or two yean no less thun j .".169 men haVe Ken killed or have died I of disease, m addition
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  • 211 12 Inqpriry Into North Sea Mystery. 'il c Hague, May 1. m consequence of tho agreement concluded In 1017 between Holland and Gery to the effect that the ca^e of the vessel Tubantia, which sank on March 16, 101G, m t'ne North Sea near the Xoord Tinder lightship should
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  • 33 12 Sir Edward Grigg has succeeded Mr. Philip Kerr as one of the Prime Minister's private secretaries. He will be particularly engaged m work relating to Dominions affairs, of which he has special knowledge.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 24 12 I Two matches were played m th* second I division of the S. F. A. League yesterday j afternoon on the Padang.
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    • 115 12 On the S.C.C. ground, the 32nd R.A.M.C.) tried conclusions with the St. Joseph's Old Boys and lost to them by the odd goal scored by J. Conceicao, the inside right. Mr. W. A.i Atria refereed. The teams were:--R. A. M. C:— Cpl Mclntyre;
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    • 185 12 On the other side of the ground, the Staff orda second XI met an Ex-Service 1 eleven and won easily by four goals to nil. Taylor, the soldiers' outside left, opened the! score, ani befor the whistle blew for the' Interval, Brown, the centre half, put m
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    • 21 12 Members and Subscriber! are reminded that the entries for the Tennis Tournament close on the 20th June.
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  • 201 12 KRSULT OP Tl ESDAVS PLAY. TennK Champ. Cheong Chee Hai beat Thong Foong K-^on tf 0. G Tay T inn Teek beat Low Seng Chy« w.o. B Class. Cheong Chee Lim beat Tan Scx> Hock (j._S. 6—o. Chua Sim Ghee beat Can Khek Kvr.ff ,'>_;?, 4—o,
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  • 56 12 Programme of Drills, etc., for week endine, Sunday, 12th June 1921. Friday 10th, 5.15 p.m.— Drill Hall. S. F. A. Company. Dress caps, tunics, shorts and puttees. Funday 12th, 7.30 a.m. Balestier Range. Eurasian Company. Rifle Club Shoot. Notice. All Old Pattern Rifles should be exchanged at
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