The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 August 1921

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. S T8 SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1921. No. 10,359
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    248 1 THE DAY 'S NEWS. The Test Match was drawn Page 6. Premier on the Russian horror Page 6. Sporting news will be found on page 12. Full report of inquiry into the recent railway disaster in Burmah Page 12. At the rubber auctions yesterday, demand was good, but values had
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    A BLIND PHRENOLOGIST.
    979 1 A I'rctessor Cooper is in town, lecturing on phrenology. Ho is giving live free lectures at the Presbyterian Church, ami hi- gave his third one last night. After each lecture he gives a public tiding of two person! in the audience, and it causes great amusement among
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      189 1 4FFLES HOTEL. j Tea Dansant, 5 to 7 p.m. (Admission free). Mj A V.— Special Musical Programme after Dinner. •V. Guest Night and I-rncing. (Evening Dress essential for Dancing). fRIDAi —Special Lunch Orehecira. 1. --Guest Night and lancing. (Evening Dress e^s^Ptial for Dancing) :r\DAV.- Cinema after Dinner. PICTURES. A j
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      429 1 111 compare the I I increased value I I TKe ROYAL I I I TYPE WHITER* S I t I lighter touch,its clear cut type impressions, 1 I its complete visibility I of writing line its a B| vtw*w additift"^^ r»ggg T t\ 9 afforded by its twenty I i|
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      130 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Minerva Company, Ltd. notice Page 5. Vichy Etat waters from Gosling and .Co. Pajre 5. Editor for Bangkok newspaper wanted Pag-e 5. Zam-buk, unequalled for all wounds and sores Page 4. Good cooking 1 deserves Pytchley Hunt sauce Pape 5. No. 1 Scotts Road to let; Spanish lessons
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      1 1 ASDASDAS
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      111 1 THE WEEK Thvrxday, 18th. High Water. 11.1 a.m., 10.29 p.m. Homeward B. I. 'Mail closes, rennis Championship Final 4.45 p.m. Drchestra Practice, Tomlinson Hall, 6 p.m. Eastern Gate Lodge. McGregor Co., Liberty Hall, 10 p.m. Friday, 19th. High Water, 11.26 a.m., 11.1 p.m. Scudai, Chan Sze Onn's. noon. McGregor Co.,
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    GLARING HEADLIGHTS.
    272 2 Durinp the past few menths many fatal Jniotor accidents which have been attributed' solely to glaring headlights have occurred in Colombo and it is becoming increasingly «v:dent that some more satisfactory methed than that of darkening the lower, half of t v <? reflector or the upper half
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    585 2 Secretary: N. Gomes (Malacca.) Punjjgor B,OGb; total 4 months 30,591. hfi rclar.c- Barker and Co. (t*eaan|r,)« Uahmnn Hyd. T.n July output pk?. i)a"id and Toft. Itonong r nn output for sccosm! half of July:— l>redge Ao. 1 281 pikuls; Dredge No. .'J 'lotal 071) pikuls. Approximi
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      206 2 < TO LET. T Large G>down3 facing river aiso near shipping, Stores i 1 i 1 Ircm G,OOO to 30,000 sq. ft. i 1 1 Large ar.d Commodious offices ,i I 4 i e<D trail:* situate:! also Bunga- L 10WS. i T Apply to A. J. ABRAHAM. 56 RobirLs«n-rd. Marsilling
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      376 2 j LAST THREE NIGHTS! Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 16th, 17th and 18th August, of THE PARAMOUNT ARTCRAFT SPECIAL THE WHITE HEATHER A Brilliant Adaptation of the well known Drury Lane Melodrama By Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton PRODUCED BY MAURICE TOURNEUR In six parts To-night's Programme At 7.30 "THE BRASS
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      344 2 ALHAMBHiI From SATURDAY, August 13, to THURSDAY I AN ALL-BRITISH PICTURE BY THE LONDO* I Featuring I BERTRAM BURLEIGH, VERA CORNISH, GEORGE Bl I In a story of strong heart inter I THE MOTHER'S INFLUENCE I Sequel to "Mother" by George Loan I INTERESTING NUMBER OF THE TOPIC. I find
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      468 3 WE HOLD LARGE STOCKS OF PAINTS^ READY TOR DSE OR GI-OLSm IK < vAWEnroF r OI .oußs sL.TAm,,, tor U DECORATIONS. IN ALLS" ENAMEL PAINTS in tho r,», M w ln the Principal shades in tins of 1 ib. and over. VARNISHES for inside and outside usp mt i. use
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      734 3 BE WISE IN TIME m And Install a SAFE of Reputed Make. THE HERRIN&-HALL-MARVIN SAFE f rc-r-. „n t s the hi-hest security n a FIRE THIEF resisting J SAFE I! PRICES from $130.00 upwards. M *OR COMBINATION LOCK ,g W. J. GARCIA, Sole Agent. I OLEO PLUGS 1 I
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      152 3 When you get up in the morning And notice that the thermometer And you are hot and tired And your beard seems made of wire And you grouse about your razor And your mind is about as low as the rubber market And you get madder and madder How much
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    OUR NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.
    1365 4 MAJOR MOULTON'S INTERESTING REVIEW. The following concludes the address delivered by Major Moulton at the meeting of the Singapore Natural History Society on the Bth inst.:— It is unnecessary for me to remind you cf the innumerable ways in which a Society such as this can
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    THE CAPE OBERVATIORY
    82 4 The Royal Obseival Good Hope, vsli wicb the Government pro] was founded in fe BW of George IV. The I four MiUi from C»l I pleted in tht- latter r ■taktd with ftr ■rfanri <>f Mti riched by th*- m. David Gill an-1 The transit-. I is
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    57 4 The lianpkuk I J nounces fitr Sti. i JJ^ John H. BWMHOI J ship, and the bus.m- i Sehested will in fatui r f Mr. Sehcsted on hi Ni'ason has been rf* the Local branch. Ml J^ #l on business under hil rl n«« ral cc»tr»ctor, bov J* as agent
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      608 4 c c E X^^X E N>™tors;: fe/f 61, Kling St. -«jr HoHongfL t^^ 0 J E \pv 4^lQ^^^ lphone 352 «p BY TEST THE BEST. »J< IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE ENGINEERING STORES AND PLANT COMPRrSIXG A Second-Hand 15 BAP. "BATES' Semi-Diesel OIL ENGINE A 15 B.H.P. Type Z "FAIRBANKS-MORSE"
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      592 4 HOW CAN YOU STAND A HEADACHE? There in nothing moro maddening than lull grinding headache, or short sharp :winges in the temples, over the eyea ano »nd at the base of the brain. How can yon •tand it? You could stand it if you had to, perhaps Sot yoff don't
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    NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES.
    194 5 LOANS FOR PILIPINO FARMKRS. Manila, Aug. 6. As soon as the Philippine Government receives the 20,000,000 pesoi from the sale of its bonds worth $10,000,000 in the United States, it will be deposited in the Philippine National bank for disposition as loans to the Philippine funnen
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    MURDER ON THE G.I.P.
    552 5 Four Arrests. Bombay, Aug. sth. Four arrests arc reported to have been made in connection with tho murder recently < on the G.I.P. Railway of a pay rlerk and his peon and the theft of a large sum of *voney intended for the payment of the
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    132 5 Says the Calcutta Statesman. Penan*: clearly has it? German pun, like most towns and villages in England, Scotland and Wales. At least, two Europeans were fined there the other day for taking the local trophy from its moorirgs in the Supreme Court compound, and transporting it to the E. and
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      524 5 TO LET- I < """7t ti Kline Street. Apply to ong Banking and Insurance Co., > n.c. I 14 I 1 t°reyed bungalow. No. 89, I Road. Entry Ist July 1921 I .IT Sb iraxi, 19, Malacca Street. 1 4pp'y t0 *».e. \~~^7^~~~l&ri<- well appointed office in I Kent moderate
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      893 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF L.lunblr Household Furniture Gramaphone 4c «t Houso \o. 8 in Lorong 17 (off Gaylang Road) ON SATURDAY, 20th AUGUST, AT -1 I'M. Now on View. CHEONG KOON SENG CO., aa Auctioneer*. 20-8 AUCTION BALE Of K client Teak Household ium.iuK(owner leaving the Colony) I Xo.
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      600 5 WANTED. CASHIKR-COLLECTOR.— Chinese cashiercollector it-quired by firm of importers. Must have pood knowledge of local deaits find be able to arrange a guarantee o f $5,000. Apply Box No. 202, care of Free Press. 16-8 18.g WANTED, respectable Eurasian Nurse Companion, age under 45, to take charge of invalid lady,
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      808 5 FOR SALE OFFERKD FOR SALE, about 15,000 tons of einc ore containing about 44 per cent. zinc. Applications should b< made under Box No. 709, care of Free Press. 19-7 u.c I l I -Maxwell lV a ton Lorry 1920 i iotl Good running order $2,800. Apply J Lorry care
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      252 5 VLATT JENSEN LIMITED. (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE is hereby pven that the Colonial Secretary has approved of the change of name of the above Company from Platt Jensen Ltd." to "Platt Brothers (Eastern) Ltd." and that in future the business of the above Company will be carried on under the
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    49 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. GOH.— On August 17th, 1921 at 52-3 Kerbau Road, Mrs. Goh Keng Hock, beloved mother of Messrs. Goh Lai Kiat, Goh Lai Mong, Goh Lai Mui, Goh Lai Hoe M.A., Goh Lai Seah and Goh Lai Kang. Date of funeral to be announced later. 18-8 19-8
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1921. China and Opium.
    603 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1921. China and Opium. chains, apparently impossible to get al unless they were run out, and they weigh thirty tons. The extent of the trade may be judged from the statement that in the Luliang district, between Yunnanfu and Yunnan, about four million taels
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    571 6 Members and friends of the Y.M.C.A. are reminded that the half-yearly sale of papers (July-December) will be held at the Association this evening at 6-15. It is hoped that all interested will make a special effort to attend the sale. Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Coroner, has returned a verdict
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    328 6 TEST MATCH DRAWN. ENGLAND'S BEST EFFORT. [Renter's Service] London, Aag. 16. Glorious weather prevailed at the Oval, and 12,000 spectators were present to witness the third day's play in the fifth Test Match. The wicket was in excellent condition. The batting of the Australians was forceful and spectacular.
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    THE RUSSIAN HORROR.
    512 6 PREMIER'S STATEMENT. In the House of Commons. Mr. Lloyd George said the Russian famine was the most terrible visitation on Europe or the jivrrld for centuries. The British trade re- 1 prcsentative at Moscow has telegraphed that 35,000,000 people require relief. The inhabitants of the famine districts,
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    28 6 ILLNBBS OF THE v t (From Our Own Sn^. The hon'bl, M r ln^ Colonial Tioasur, i. Hill and admit much brtter 1,-, the institution t.
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    ALOR STAR FATALITY.
    18 6 A Malay polio- cycle wit;, iideear ran into a Chir. < injured that h, ing day.
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    WAR TAX.
    115 6 < do not remc the report by Mr istration of thi W which became in 1920 iMvamo. as The inclusive show Total Collt Expenditure borili Kxponditur.- ernment I Refund < Remittan t- Kingdom Balance The table of Ordinance shov Eurasian $1,002,021; i Malay and Aral ,j tu JJ?
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    UNKNOWN
    119 6 Ad Oflirial Warning. A latter fated the 16th M the Colonial Secretary, Straiu I Singapore, to th«- Bi ie(>B mcnt of Burma, Baafltoa, rialw- I Influx of Northern I I Colony. I am direct fl Owing to the nmovul of fl tions against British lmi;ar> fiereUfß a great influx
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    BURMA RAIL DISASTER.
    85 6 The identity of Ml Kd I passengers of the wrw train hu been th»* CM 1 speculation. A I report of the pal I able rescue work <••! th< I disaster, and saved .1 largi I by extricating pertooi from and saving th> pa fro* <)>' I
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    THE CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN.
    73 6 H. R. H. IV-. i: fM of Japan, is du< I morninc ami the be dteoratod for the < ness passcl thro M when. the Kl Win Kat r I to Europe It i I the return j<<u I Sin^rapon-, bttl of a few houri.
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    35 6 "*~~~~J 1 fa eoMMCtioi wth m haul Mid to btfFi l yet made bi J to recall that t M^*l kon*. made in Au K u<t Chief Revenue Offi^r >: owned mot, I mvn, w»rv*luod itP
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      138 6 MACGREGOR'S I PARLIAMENT A ok»/ BLEND >y/^ Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. I (Incorporated in Shanghai). 1 W\J%Ji\ iil/ILi ifi Is your greatest asset, prolonged eye straio The g-lare and dust of the tropic* are particularly trying to the eyes. If in doubt aa to the advisability of wearing glasae*. It
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      110 6 AS TRUE AS STEEL When steel is tempered to elasticity so as to be still hard, but not brittle, it makes a weapon or a tool in which a man may trust, Hence— <as sure as steel. "AMERICAN" ALL STEEL SPLIT PULLEYS will not disappoint a man. They are trustworthy
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  • DAIL EIREANN MEETS.
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      DE VALERA'S TRIUMPH.
      174 7 MEMORABLE SIGHT. lilruter's Service] I on ion, Aug. 16. irda stood for hours in the >st orderly, awaiting the the Mansion House of the es*ion of Dail Eireann, the ..nee the election. Pa aat in the historic round portrait hung above tho Two thousand wero prefrom the
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      HOLLAND'S QUEEN.
      36 7 Trondhjem, Aug. 16. :ia is taking a holiday in bai gone to the Molde fjord, from then e will visit Merok and She has abandoned her visit nmark as wishes to return to week.
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    OPIUM CONDITIONS IN CHINA.
    339 7 BRITISH NOTE TO CHINA v lMh.— Sir Beilby Alston, has sent a long despatch i giving minute description to Opium condition in the i, including the southU En the despatch, the that under" instructions fro?n he has to inform the irernment that, according to the the
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    SUPREME COUNCIL.
    593 7 PREMIERS REPORT. ALL SERENE NOW. [Reuter's Service] T London, Aug. 16. In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George said that the meeting d the Supreme Council last week was most momentous, in view of the questions menacing the solidarity of the Alliance. Hence it was a matter
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
    67 7 List of Subscribers. Previously acknowledged $74,954.89 Malay Mail Press 100 G. Molyneaux Esq. <3rd contribution) Mis. Jack 31 K. Kendall Esq., (3rd contrition) 25.25 H T. A. B. (Monthly subscription) 25 Wessyngton Estate Staff (July contribution) 93.33 H. Park Esq., 10 E. W. F. (2nd contribution) 50
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    ITALIAN WIRE NEWS.
    459 7 i NEW CABINET'S FOREIGN POLICY. > i (Special Italian Service) Rome, Ist Aug. In the course of a speech in the Senate, Marquis della Torretta, the new to nister for Foreign Affairs, reaffirmed the intention of the new Cabinet to carry out loyally the obligations arising out
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    SAMPAN AND RIKISHA COLLIDE.
    240 7 One hears of many strange happenings in Malaya but it is doubtful if even the oldest inhabitant ever heard of a collision between a sampan and a rikisha. If he did and had the courage to relate it, it ia extremely likely that hi* reputation for
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    RESCUE AT SEA.
    84 7 The acting Vice-Consul for Spain informs us that he has received a wireless message from the Captain of the Spanish Mail Steamer Isla de Panay, dated midnight, Aug. 16, advising that 11 miles from I Pulau Pisanr, Lat. 1.17. North, Long. 103.14 East, he met a- small
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    LODGE JOHORE ROYAL No. 3946.
    73 7 For the convenience of visitors from Singapore wishing to attend the Installation of His Highness The Sultan of Johore as Master of the above Lodge at Johore Bahru on Saturday the 20th inst., a special coach will be attached to the 2.55 p.m. train from
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    161 7 BOXING. To the Editor. Sir, I respectfully beg to request that you be k.nd enough to allow me to have published in your most valuable paper the undermentioned advertisement, free of charge, in aid of the European and Asiatic Unemployment Funds until Sept. 15th 1921. S.S.
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    MORROW-McGREGOR AT LIBERTY HALL.
    387 7 It is rarely that Singapore gets an opportunity of being- initiated into the mysteries of the unknown, j.nd the management of the Liberty Hall are therefore to be congratulated upon the engagement of Mr. Albert Morrow, conjurior and illusionist, and Miss M-ary McGregor, the Highland seeress,
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    A MADRAS TRAGEDY.
    93 7 Director of Agriculture Commit* I Suicide. I Madras, August 8. I Mr. G. A. D. Stuart, I. C. S., director of agriculture, committed suicide last night by shooting himself through the head with a revolver at his residence in Adyar. Mr. Stuart was suffering from Colitis and
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    ENDING THE WAR.
    38 7 1 A telegram has been received from the Secretary of State to the effect that an Order-in-Council is being issued fixing midnight on August 31st. 1921, as the date of the termination of the War.
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    149 7 Captain D. C. Maclntyre, who has retired from the post of Harbour Master, Penang, left for home by the P and O steamer Kalyan. The Harbour staff and the Shipping Offices presented him on his depaiture with a handsome sum of money in apprec a- tion of his services. Mrs.
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      195 7 THE PREMIER HOUSE FOR THE LATEST lIM NECKWEAR. NEW STOCKS CONTIN'JALLY ARRIVING IN OPEN END, BATSWING BOW, AND READY MADE BOWS. New stocks of the following just opened up BATSWING BOW TIES in fancy WASHING BATSWING BOW Bilk and Madder Designs, Stocked TIES Guarantee! fast colours, in in lengths to
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      386 8 NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. (Incorporated in Japan.) '^•OER UAIL CONTRACT WITH THE IMPERIAL JAPANES* Hu^ject to alterations without it tic* LOMK)N LINE FORIMGHTLY SERVICE and Antwerp via (Malacca, Penang, Coiozabe. Sues, Put £<• i* and Marseille! £-S;ST Aug. 2Ki MISHIMA MARU Anff. U SADO MARU Bept. 7 LIVERPOOL LINB. For MarBeilles
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      547 8 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (Incorporated in Holland). RPYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co., OF BATAVIA 7Y«phon« 131 Passage Deyt I^o2 Freight Deft. 1002 Manager Dart 1437 Marine Supt, Trtaahipment D»pt S COLLYER QUAY. XDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHFRI-AN«>S INDL\ GOVERNMENT. SlNGKEL" (Thursday, Aug. 18.) Paneh. Berombang, Asa ban and Belawan-Deli.
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      646 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). Tfce Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES lON DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAPORE KHIVA about
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      734 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD (INCORPORATED IN SIAM) Singapore Bangkok" COASTING SERVICE. t*> Trenggann, KelanUn, Bargnara, Telupin, PaUni Sin«^a Lm Bandon. Langinm, Chumpo*, and Bangkok. L^ GALA oc 1 Stpt. 7 mt are fitted throughout with electric light, and have exceflenl on for first daaa paaaengers. ~-*.~~wu* the round
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      585 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd AND EUerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated in England.) JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NFW YORK tU SUEZ OB PANAMA. FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Due S'pore Route Fep SANDON HALL In port Suez Manila
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      615 9 TABSINGBR AND rkEIGHT BBRVICBS OPERATID IT PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. I (Incorporated in U. S. A.) fOR ACCOUNT OF THE U. S. SHIPPING BOARD SAN FRANCISCO— M \NILA— EAST INDIA. SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. For CALCUTTA via COLOM*3O CREOLE STATL Pasiengen ind Freight Oct. 13 VCLVERINE ST\TJ Passengers and Freight Nov.
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      417 10 I <4 Thank you, Mother. I feel j 4 Wincarnis is doing me so I much good/ 9 1 That is the secret of the wonderful I popularity of J Wincarnis '—its effect is so quick, and its benefit so pronounced, 1 that you can feel \t doing you good.
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      216 10 IPENTRAI" V IMQTORS,L TP Hi ]y[OTOR CAR REPAIRS have always formed a large part of our business, and our endeavours are not confined to Cars sold by us. We repair all makes of Cars, and are repairers to the^ leading insurance companies here, a proof of the character of our
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      136 10 r I Steadily Growing 111 PoDulciriiv I SOL 7 IMPORT BR8: 0 I A darn son, Gil f Man Co., Ltd e I (Incorporated in England.) II II M, W^ f\ W% I? PURITY A^O POWER j K 1 /Iff" 1 1 V M i I VGllAl ■> iTEE] Wonderfully
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    EXCHANGE.
    55 11 AUGUST 17 Bank 4 m.s. 2J4 1-16 Bank demand 2|3 13-1G Private credits 3 m.s 2j4 V4 New York, demand 4>> Credits 90 days 451^ France, demand 509 India, T. T. 170} Hongkong, demand L'O p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 87 Sovereign. Bank Buying $rt.54 Bank of England Rate sVfc
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    PRODUCE.
    134 11 AUGUST 17. Tin 50 Tone $77.f>t) Gambler Cube No. 1 13.00 Gambier 9 00 Pepper BHck 16.00 P'PPer (white fair) Tapioca, small flake, f.g. 6.50 Tapiocn, Medium pearl f.g. 9 00 Pearl Sa^o, small Copra Sundried 13.00 Copra Mix 12.00 Opium, Benares uncort §,000 Rice. Rangoon white 340 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    39 11 12 o'clock noon, 17th August 1921. Pale Cr«pe. Ribbed Smoked Sh. Cloving Price*. Closing Price*. Buyers Selltrs. Buyer* Ssllen. Spot 27 27 Sept. 27V& 2S Oct. to Dec 30 SO'4. Tone of Market Easier.
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      309 11 \wete over $4,000,000 v fsows^^ xrmitzmTUV PDDim ninrnn Aflaurancen in force over $17,000,000. IHE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED BRAD OFFICE Winchester House. ajT"" "^L mpany has £20,000 deposited with the sTZZ C N OPPICB E C PLANS OF ASSURANCE d> C mpMi the Brittoh A 88 Companies Act
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      520 11 1 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated in England by Eoyal CharUx. Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each Baser** Fand a.60C,0M deserve Liability of Proprietors J.000.00Q HEAD OFFICE. 38 Bishopgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hongkon« Penan* Amritsar lioilo Puket Bangkok Ipoh
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      579 11 HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HXAD OFFICE 04 Ha.?!iet Street. BiANCfiES: Penang 85 Beacb Street. Malacca 111 Jonker Street. Muar— 77-7U Jaian Suleiman. Batu PabA>-iO9 Jalan Rahamat. ▲QENCIEfI AT: London, New York, S&n Francisco. Shanjr has, Hongkong, Arooy, Batavia. Sourabaya Seroarang, Paw:c»banir and Trang. CAPITAL. AUTHORIcL'D $20,000,000 Issued 8,000.000 ?&^-'jp 4,000,000
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      497 11 VCKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD Established 12%l Capita] Srabecribed Y ;?>tr««ae (fslly paid ap) I £at«rT» Fund y. U.000.00f President N. Kajl«s,ara, Eaq. Vice-President S. K. SnnkL £33 DIRECTORS. N. Soma, Esq., I. MatsukaU. E»q., Y. rumakawa, Esq., M. Mitsui, EBq., M. Odagiri, Esq., Raron K. Morimura. Baron K. Iwasaki, R.
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      230 11 THE LONDON LANCASHIRE INSURANCE CO. LTD., (Incorporated la Great Britain) TOTAL ASSETS exceed t 123,000,006. r ***—l»^rancei eff«cted, for leaf er ahort periods, on the BUILDINGS, •<?« TENTS a»d RENT of PMTAIE DWELLING HOUSES, GODOWMS aM BUSINESS Premises. MOTOR CAR— Policies iaeued eeverizf PRIVATE CARS, MOTOR CTCL4B COMMERCIAL VEHICLES g*in»t
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      148 11 VESSELS AT WHARF. TANJONG PAGAR East Wharf N». L— Nil. East Wharf No. 2.— Tara. Sheers Wharf No. 3. Ban Hong Liong. Main Wharf No. 4.— Nam Sang, Klang, Hakodate Mam. Main Wharf No. s.— Nil. Main Wharf No. 6.— Nil. Empire Dock No. 7.— Kifunezan Maru No. 2. Ypres
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      534 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Intermediate and local mail, will fo_»4 in list below Federated Malay States, Malacca, Muar bb4 Penang (by train) 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily (except Sunday). Kuan Pahang. Pekan, Sungei Lembing Kuantan (via Jerantut (By train) a.m. J__*f°* Edina 9 am. Palau Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Hongkong
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    118 12 WEAKER TENDENCY. The u^ual auction of the Singapore Chai.iber of Commerce Rubber Association, was held yesterday when there were catalogued 1,092,946 ibs. Tons 487.92; Offered 925,1:04 lbs. Tons 413.07; Sold -697,147 Iba. Tons 311.22. PRICES REALIZED. Kibbcd Smoked Shirt. Tents per Ib. Singapore Standard Quality (Awarded) 27
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    GENEROUS GIFT TO HONGKONG'S UNIVERSITY.
    155 12 We heartily congratulate the University on the receipt of a donat.on of $100,000 from the firm of Messrs John Swire and Sons to form part of an endowment fund for the benefit of the Taikoo Chair of Engineering and the Engineering Section of th e
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    104 12 Singapore, Aug. 17. following reports of an easier tendency in oth( r markets, the Weekly Auction opened thi^ morn nu: to a weaker market and a further decline in values has to be recorded. Standard Qual.ty Pale Crepe Fold for 28Vj cents, and St: ndard Sheet fetched 27
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    MACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    345 12 M ACPHAIL'S WEEKLY REPORT. I Singapore, Aug. 17. The market doses very tlull after an uneventful week. Sellers have predominated in everything and all stock? have more or leai declined. There was a little enquiry earl., in the week for Rubbers but it ha*s now disappeared. Robber dropped 2 cents
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    LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S WOULD TOUR.
    160 12 VWtfalg the Straits. following is the programme: Left Liverpool July 10, 1921, via New York for Vancouver. i Left Vancouver by the Matura on August 6, due Honolulu. August 13, Suva (Fiji) August 22, Auckland (N.Z.) August 26. Leaves Auckland and is due at Sydney on
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    CURIOSITIES OF CRIME.
    884 12 FREAKS OF DISTORTED MINDS. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, July 14. Amid the curiosities of crime the Welsh child murder of last week stands out as one |of the moit puzzling affairs which have ever come to the notice of psychologist. About three cr four months ago
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    59 12 I The Congress of Tropical Medicine, held recently in the Training S'hn' <T> r Surgeons, Batavia, was opened by the Gover-nor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Delegates were present from British India, Formosa, two from Manila, one from Straits Settlements, two from Siam, two from Holland, two from Australia. The
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    BURMA RAILWAY DISASTER.
    656 12 COLLISION DUE TO EXTRANEOUS CONTACT. Alleged Careless Working by Staff. The report of the rai way enquiry into the collision en the 25th Ju:y has been issued. The committee was composed as follow: Mr. 11. A. Craig:, officiating loco, superintendent, president, Mr. C. P. Calvin, cfTiciating tiaffic
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    FRASERS SHAPE REPORT.
    93 12 Singapore, Aug. 17. Since our last report the market has resumed extremely dull conditkns. Rubbers have been practically untouched and t an?actions in local fns have been on a sirall sca'e only and movements in prices of little importance, the chief feature being i renewed demand fcr
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    89 12 Mr. M. P. Lucas, one of a family of cricketers, was taken ill while watching the Eton and Harrow match and died next morning. He was born in November, 1856. Educated at Harrow and at Trinity Hall Cambridge, he was a member of the Sussex Eleven for some years. In
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      OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
      49 12 In the semi-final of the Open Tennis Championship, which took place at the S. C. C. yesterday afternoon, Honda defeated J. D. Hall 6—2, 6—l. The final tie, between Nakamura and Ho.n.a, will be played off at the S.C.C. this afternoon, play commencing at 4.4 > p.m.
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      LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
      212 12 The tournament at the L. L. T. C. was successfully concluded on Tuesday evening when the members of tho C iub were "at home" to friends to witness the final tie of the Championship Pairs between Miss ;3tej)l.en">on and Mr. Hopkins v. Mrs. Connell and Mr.
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      S. R. C. SPORTS.
      150 12 The S. R. C. annual athletic sports will be held on Saturday August -/tn commencing at 2.30 p.m. ihe following heats and finals will he held on Tuesday Aupr. 2.>ni at 5 p.m. LOt rards Flat Race, (heats); 1 0 lards Handicap Race (heats); H v
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      IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB.
      80 12 The following: are the weights fjr Saiurclay Race No. 2: 4 Furlongs. Maharajah, Pekin, Angaana, Kaftan. Pegasus, Teddy. Race No. 3: 6 Furlongs. Redwire 10.0; Red Peer 1i.7; St. Fitz 8 12Vanfox i>.2; Witty 6. 10. Race No. 1: 6 Furlongs. Orthez y.13; Avro N.I; Nankin 8.0.
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      ST. LECER SCRATCHING.
      122 12 London, Aug. 16. Lomor.ora was scratched for the St. Le^rer at 12.40 on Monday. Shanghai Polo Club has accepted Hon?rkon^'s challenge to play for the Keswick Cup. and the match is to take place at Hongkong on the first Saturday in October. In a Polytechnic Marathon race,
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    NEPOTISM IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    180 12 ?vlanila, July 4. me v. 'ood-Forbes trip of inspection through southern Luzon showed that infant mortality in the province visited was very high, and that prompt measures were needed to establish hospitals and dispensaries. Another situation which was censured by the commissioners was the nepatism which
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    59 12 Programme of Drills, etc., for week endmg Saturday. 20th August 1921. Saturday 20th. 3 p.m.— Drill Hall. S.F A Company. i-^^ A corresponded at Las Palmas reports that the Roseshell, an oil deposit hulk belonging to the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, broke in two there and sank at
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