The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 August 1921

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rK N CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, AUGUST 2f>, 1921. no. io,.m
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    201 1 More lives have been saved from the Perils wreck Page 6. The Stafford* yesterday lost their first league match Page 12. The report of the Singapore Cricket Club shows a biggish deficit Page 12. The Home census returns note a very -mall growth and a declining birth
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    A PORT IN MALAYA.
    1113 1 What is Port Swettenham like 1 questioned the Lady of the Manor who ha* not yet been to this I'miious F.M.S. port. I try to answer her query and look upon, the well-known spot with a novel visioi.. Topographically Port Swettenham offers n<* attractions all arouiul
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      180 1 Maltheid IAFFLES HOTEL. Tea Dansant, 5 to 7 p.m. (Admission free). DAY.— Special Musical Programme after Dinner. -DAY. Guest Night and DencbUL (Evening Dress essential for DanciDO tY. —Special Lunch Orchestra. V.— Guest Night and Dancing. (Evening Dress partial for Dancing) ■v'mema after Dinner. PICTURES. Sunday 28th Auuust 1921, at
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      205 1 a||r WHO USES PABCO PAINT j Ceylon, Malaya, and Java These buyers know that Pabro identities the paint which fights rot and rust. Pmbco is unusually effective in protecting and preserving v.ood and iron and steel. Stocked in drums of 5 gallon and tins of 1 gallon Li Pescripine price
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      168 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT* Bankruptcy notice re Wee chin KiangPage 5. X. L:./.arus for relief from suffering eyei Page 1. Notice re revocation of power of attorney Pago 5. New films at the Liberty Hal! and Caiety Page 2. William Jacks for H;.ll's distemper ic all shades Page 7. Aurely and Co.
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      100 1 THE WEEK Friday, '2Gth. High Water, 2.41 a.m., 2.49 p.m. Outward B. I. mail due. Municipal meeting. 2.15 p.m. Band in Gardens, 5.15 p.m. Chefalo and Palermo, Theatre 9.15 p.m. Saturday, 21th. Hijrh Water, 48 a.m., 3.42 pm. Polo Balestier. Cricket League Services vs. S.C.C. S R.C. Sports. 2.30 p
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    AN ULSTER STORY.
    174 2 Col. Kepin^ton's l)iar\. A Home paper is authorised by the Lord c'hancellor to make the following communication: "The King's recent visit to Belfast has revived a story told in Colonel Repington'i upon the alleged authority of sir Edwacd now Lord Caison. It w*j there stated that in
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    CALCUTTA'S DECAYING BANYAN TREE.
    76 2 Calcutta, 21st July. The annual report of the BotanieaJ Gardens, Sibpur, for last year says the famous great banyan tree is showing signs of decay. Last year a considerable section from the central part of the tree had to oe removed owing to the decay of
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    305 2 According to the Stockholm Psavda the result of the latest censu? shows that Russia lost from 1914 to the end of 1920 12,000,000 inhabitants. In 1917 Moscow had a population of 2,543,000, but at the end «f last year it was 658,011. In Mob- I cow alone there are now
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      269 2 < TO LET. I 1 Large C j downs facing river f *'po near shipping, Stores i 1 from 6,000 to 30,000 sq. ft. Large and Commodious offices t t ceDtrally situated also Bunga- lows. ■l Apply to A. J. ABRAHAM. 1 56 Robinson-rd, Marsilling Bldg. *v«v-v-v»v-%* v-v-v-v-*- HOUBIGANTS HIGH
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      365 2 GAIETY jOk CINEMA AT l.'.W SHARP flfflfj?&jj AT 9<3 PM THE FLAMING r^^y# SMASHING CLUE BARRIERS BvSSCRr *v > DU NCA N SKRI A I DETECTIVE DRAMA EP. 7 AND 8. KITTY GORDON AND IRVING CUMMINGS IN THE WORLD PICTURE MERELY PLAYERS HOW A WEALTHY SOCIETY WOMAN BESOKTED TO TRICKS
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      352 2 ALHAMBFj From TH URSD A Y,- August, 25, to TUESDAY, Au A VIRILE DRAMA OF THE YUKON after the well-known story b\ REX BEACH FEATURING RUSSELL SIMPSON, ROBERT MCKIM AND k\ Gripping, sensational and human-iutii. THE BRAND In 7 Parts One of those stories of the Yukon that never fail
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      72 2 I BUNGA MELOI Coocectrited JT EaA i&jgjC J^a^H RIOAUD PARIS Sold kj iD Perfum mm -w«i t\ f off- I He's Happy' |1 AS your I n A\ ir)Ont N i B cKang.n^ k*4 P contented. THi |j FOODS contain O tions of the r!. I tl b^>/« brain and
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      971 3 T^^^^M^4b^^^^^^H^_2!!^3^r M^ J jfl^~^^^T^^^^^K^^ TYRE PRICES. Compare these prices with any others on the market. I m s rres Air Free inspection Free Advice I B f i ,S ™by 120 i 84.50 We are equipped to render SERVICE in the I II 1 jJJ I strictest sense of the
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1172 4 THE B&ANT CASE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh July 20. Why" was trx« Mis. Besant slander action against the "Daily Graphic" tried in the Scottish Court of Session? The action arose out of an article published by the "Graphic" of London, iif which that newspaper stated that Mrs.
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    THE HOLY CARPET
    247 4 < Vremonie- .it < .*ir<> Tlu tir-t »•< rent* I ■> departure of tho Holy Carpel took place tail in K ivspond.-nt of thi T ,'itine* lsth ultimo. Tn. i *'Kiswa" (the covering f r ti most ortral and m< M r Mecca) wai ht \<\ as
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      1532 4 c c Proprietors; 61, Kling St. HoHongk*re§ JJ t-, E V#« J Rl'' 'Plione 352 111 l\i N <ssycApos> |\l «p BY TEST THE BEST. ip I REMINDER. ON FRIDAY, 26th AUGUST at 2 p.m. ON SATURDAY, 27th AUGUST at 12 noon. I A good opportunity of acquiring well-kept teak
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      131 4 THE PRICE OP PAIN-SCIATICA, i V j one wants pain still we pay for It j ueavily in lost health lost energy lost ambition often absolute financial min. i 77hy pay th!- awful price? Why suffw j ;h* terrible twitching tortures of Sciatica when everlasting relief is so near at
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    HUTTON'S MARKET REPORT.
    370 5 Manchester, July 20. The tone of th»- A nericmn Cotton markets has been unsettled but although there has been a good deal of pressure to Bell and prices have fluctuated rapidly, the net result is a moderate advance all round. Liverpool, on the other hand, has again
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    A SHIP MUTINY.
    209 5 Axes Versus Rifles. New York. July 4.— When the TeXM Oil Company's steamship Harvester docks at Bayonne, United States Marshal Louis Beekman and his deputies will take into custody from where they are now in irons, nine members of the crew, who staged a mutiny in the
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    349 5 l/ondon, July 20. i Failure of the Government to induee the Bankers to reduce the Bank Rate to{"> per cent last Thursday was no doubt uc to their dislike of the Safeguarding of Industries Bill, Trading and Banking Communities all over the world rea'ise that t! ey
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    A NEW TERROR OF WAR.
    205 5 The world will scarcely know whether to welcome or to be horrified at the announcement of a invention which makes 'Big Bertha" little more than a toy in the way of guns, Englishman hag been demonstrating in New York an apparatus which will hurl a
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    32 5 I only wish indeed that the English would Kive up politics, for which they have no capacity whatever, and take to music, fop which they are quite extraordinarily gifted. Mr. Bernard Shaw.
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      470 5 WANTED. tonojrrapher for a .nice iii Hat.-ivia. Good >i right man. Apply j i-y turns to Java shortly, I I rood prospects. the Automobile, Piece Has a thorough know- ,!:<! Malay, and local > Bos \o. .MV? can? of >* WANTED TO KHV. hinewe or European »LD FURNITURE I big
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      547 5 FOR SALE OFFERED FOR 9 at* v «inc ore containing 15 000 of Applications should be EL Pe J Cent< zinc -709, care of Free U der Box No. u c. FOR SALE. K,v,". T^J condition, cushion rov Hm P m ■*>•»** PPIy n x AUCTION SALES AUCTION SAl.¥ 6v~
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      766 5 AUCTION SALES r AUCTION SALE^ OF Oh <-. Kh. p. ciy no Motor Cy ind Sii|( 'owner leering the Colony. To be sold without reserve) j At The Mansion, Oxley Rise ON SATURDAY, 27th AUG. AT ABOUT 2 P..M CHEONG KOON SLNG CO., Awtionetn. L'7-fl AUCTION SALE OF One «i-cylinder
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      688 5 NOTICES. SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY. SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TO lUK TANGLIN DISTRICT. TK. Municipal Commissioners are now pre- a supply of Electricity in the litj of ;h.- following streets from the temporary Substation at Newton Road: Harke* f!oa<'. Bukit Timah Road From < ivanaffh Road to Halmoral Road, Cairnhili Circle, Cairnhill Road
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      52 5 D ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT I Motor Lorries and Buses CLAYTON 1 I Steam and Oil Engines Jha u& Jv Jw ML d t iu t& Jb AW m m jL Jff *^T^ K. Cultivators and Ploughs QUOTATIONS FOR DELIVERY I FROM STOCK I j GARAGE, ELGIN BRIDGE I i. North Bridge
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      DEATH.
      52 6 GOH. On August 17, 1921 at No. 52-3 Korbau Road, Mrs. Goh Kong Hock, agjd 70 years, beloved mother of Messrs Goh Lai Kiat, Goh Lai Monpr, Goh Lai Mui. Goh Lai Hee, M.A., Goh Lai Seah and Goh Lai Kang. Funeral on Sunday the 28th August 21, at
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1921. The False C.M.G.
    958 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1921. The False C.M.G. Coal ought to be able to be shipped from South Wales to the East and sold there new for about twenty dollars a ton. So City writen in London tell us, according to a telegram received yesterday. The reason given
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    228 6 Mr. P. Ingl is has served his connection with the Siam Observer and has left for Hongkong. Dr. Eldon R. James, Adviser in Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, and Mrs. James have arrived at the Siamese capital. Plague has broken out in the vicinity of the Navy Cadet school, Bangkok, and the
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    96 6 WOU SENSATION. j (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 25. A ienMtfon was caused at I[) >h Station Hotel this morning. The room-boy, entering the room of a European who had arrived from Kuala Lumpur last night, found the visitor with his throat cut,#»ta^gering about the room, semi-conscious.
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    THE PERLIS WRECK.
    75 6 (From Our Own Correspondent) Percanjr, Au^ 25. In the District Court the case was mentioned cf Chew Chi Tiong, arrested on a provisional warrant on a charge of embezzlement at Medan. It was postponed till September 1. He has paid ten thousand. The Governor of Setul (Siam),
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    VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL.
    168 6 There is a notice in the agenda of the meeting cf the Municipal Commission to be held this afternoon with regard to using a portion of the Mem: rial Hall for a temporary drawing office for the Municipality. While strictly speaking the Hall ought to be exclusively
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    482 6 Mr. Herbert Wilson, A. L xM. M. the chief mining engineer of Ifoaan. The AngloSiam Corporation Ltd., leaves for England in a day or two says the Pinang Gazette. The Traiie Commission, or as a Kuala Lumpor contemporary calls it, the Slump Commission, has returned to Singapore and held a
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    THE COLONY'S BUDGET. REVISED ESTIMATES.
    299 6 THE COLONY'S BUDGET. REVISED ESTIMATES. SERIOIS PALI n The following the Revised E Expenditure for year L9M is pu information Owing to principally due under Licena I Revenue, the I year JO2l which thnated at *37,1 pected to real $30,582,167, Bhewii $6,605,5%. A merits of Dei 1917 and VC>\* however
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    SINGAPROE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.
    106 6 SINGAPROE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. The Int Mean on of tfcf was held on Snda] morrun? Members met ut a total .->-t P* s Timah VWf lad the abY leader-hip «.f M (Hon. Treasurer). were noted daring some HMll fish m i coloured b« to the theory < f V> bers
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    38 6 The Ritfht Hon. S Prime Mtaitter, be no more C©m« the Commonwealth I the Commissions for Cl JJ t J twv> flsaistonls at a i: >' ''^p each. The Jara Conine cf^ Which so bi^ an vill, therefore, Ur^
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      178 6 I I MACGREGOR'S I v< s PARLIAMENT J BLEND X^WHISKY Y<4y I >T^ Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. <j (Incorporated in Shanghai). -■•■•■•■-■-1 Hi CONVENIENCE is the word which best describes a i 2 THERMOS FLASK. m Liquids may be kept hot or cold for long periods of time, and B
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      68 6 5 44 /f^li Broad- Engineering 'CVB-CX^f Bents. \<^ <?# PATENT tHjSiw IMPROVED 1 Stonebreakers Are the BEST and i STRONGEST MADE. Now and Improved Design I PORTABLE STONEBREAKEB < with automatic lereening apparatus > i and feeding platform. Refer to advert 844. > < ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF The Borneo Company,
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    RUSSIA'S PITFOUS CRY.
    122 7 RUSSIA 'S PITFO US CRY. ul! WILL THE ENGLISH COME \\i> DESOLATION. [Renter's Service] London. Aug. 24. for many years rattan, arrived in London reral months journey from P shown the Svenaka Dnsjbcabled yesl daj and said 1 Astrakhan was in no way i e situation in Russia was Tho
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    MOTHERING THE COLONIES
    260 7 MOTH ERIN G THE COLONIES [HE LATEST PLANS. London. Aug. 23. pointed by Lord Milnei ation of the resist- 1 I in carrying out w to protecting the inColonies and Protectorates and, the development ef i h&s issued a, the suggestion to form a \<».h service and re-' the universities
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    CHEFALO PALERMO SHOW.
    109 7 CHEFA LO PALER MO SHOW. I at more did not turn up I Theatre last night to witI "'Ko of programme presented I efa o and Signorina Palermo. I and illusions were shown interest as great as those I m-. romancer, conjurer, 1 Chefalo stands in a class I i
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    18 7 H Hold able nnounc death of ■*•W n three old daughter of M SU>r] CharthUU Bec***ry for tke
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    BRITAIN'S CENSUS.
    277 7 TWO MILLION INCREASE. A FALLING BIRTH RATE. [Router's Service] t. London, Asm. 23. fnerf;" P pulati^ of 42,707,530, an «r r,ase Slnce the last census of 1,936,134. of eiTl V "T l f increase of A fll ht i ?> r l ndPal CiUe3 8h W a inc
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    HOUSES MESSAGE TO AMERICA.
    443 7 i PACIFIC ALLIANCE DBBIRABLB. 1 I<ondon, Aug* 23. j A Btossaga from Colonel House, from 1 London, published in Philadelphia, as; regards the Washington conference, Rays that however much Britain and her j Dominions sympathise with the genera] attitude of the United States regarding Asia- tic
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    61 7 At this afternoon's meeting, Dr. Moonshi will ask. "Provided that a Municipal Subordinate Officer is suffering from a non-infectious disease which ifl being treated by a private medical practitioner, what by-law empowers a deputy Health Officer to start treating the case without the consent of the medical attendant
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    DOCTORS' SUIT ENDS.
    1651 7 JUDGMENT RESERVED. The local doctors' suit, in which Dr. P.' B. Crahay brings an action against Dr. J. Conrad for alleged broach of agreement, came to a conclusion yesterday afternoon, after having occupied the attention of Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard in the Supreme Court for three days. The
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    THE COLLISION CASE.
    79 7 I The case in which Chop Wee Wah claim damages of $3,000 gainst tho Asiatic Petroleum Company in connection with a collision between a twakow belonging to the plaintiff and a motor launch of the J defendant Company, ended in the Supreme Court yesterday, the Chief Justice,
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    182 7 I In the report of his evidence at the Supreme Ccurt on Wednesday, Dr. Conrad i3 made to say that was because "he had not been to the war". The direct contrary is the fact. He had been at the war *or five years, and it was on his return
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      219 7 I PERFECTION t We ipeeialisc in Lven- CC 3 V«^ Choice selection of in- Dress suit? which -/fe L J^-V fa Cy Cashl)iere and J S y iP^J!>x v^! ■> Cheviot suitings in the arc dist.n^uished l,y /j.Vlf/Si i.* latest fashionable do- fcMt perfect cut a:i 'm< r^- flf 'K
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      472 8 N. Y. K. EUROPEAN LINES EUROPEAN LINES. LONDON LINE Fortnightly Service FOR MARSEILLES, LONDON ANTWERP, via Porte. MISHLMA MARU Aug. 2A SADO MARU September 7 LIVERPOOL LINE Mo.thly Service FOR MARSEILLES ft LIVERPOOL, via Porte. LISBON MARU October 9 HAMBURG_LINE Monthly Service FOR LONDON," ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, via Porte. TOTTORI
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      604 8 K.P.NI KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCBAPPIJ (Incorporated in Holland). RPYAL PACKET NAVIGATION Co., OF BATAVIA T«'»phoc« 181 Passage Dept 1202 Freight Dep". 1002 Manager Detk 1437 Marine Sap:. Tramahipment Dept. 8 COLLYER QUAY. VINDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHFRLANBS INDIA GOVERNMENT. VAN HOGENDORP (Friday, Aug. 26) Blinjoe, Djcboes and Palembane. VALENTYN (Friday, Aug.
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      692 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND Wpcar line. I (Incorporated in England.) x\IAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. I CO, (Under Contract with Ilia Government). m Company's MAIL SERVICES EAST OF BOMBAY are at present rn< LONDON F^R-EVSTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON TO MARSEILLES A LONDON DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SINGAPORE
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      432 9 THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO ITn (INCORPORATED IN SlAlf* J LilV SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. tee KreUy, Trtngganu, Kelantan. p M(rB m f Bandon, Lsn^nsn. PaUni PRACIIATIPOK Arrival Departure \ALAVA t Ue 2 Au e« 3l YUGALA *7 Pt 5 Se P U 7 Sept. 12 Sept U smers ar«
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      433 9 O. S. K. Tht Osaka Shoseii KaishaLtd. (Incorpomted in Japan). No. 2, De Souza Street. Proposed Sailings from Singapore. (Subject to change without notice) EUROPEAN LINE. Pi. Port Said, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Ham burs;. DUE SLNGAPORE. 5..-. Alaska Maru Sept 14 St*ht 16 (Omits Marseilles). Altai Maru Oct.
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      476 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EUerman BucknaU Steam Ship Co Ltd (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated in England.) JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NFW YORkTt.> SUEZ OR PANAMA FROM NEW YORK. Steamer Du« S'pore Route r ™*f lrc SePt- I" Suez Manila .nd
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      605 9 TABSaWGIR AND FRBIGHT SERVICES OPERATID IT PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. (Incorporated in U. S. A.) TOR ACCOUNT OF THE U. S SHIPPING BOAEl) SAN FRANCISCO— MANILA— EAST INDIA. SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. For CALCUTTA via COLOMBO CREOLE STATE Passengers and Freight Oct. 18 I WOLVERINE 3TATJ Passengers and Freight Sow. 11
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    649 10 FR\S«R CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. THURSDAY. AUG. 25, 1921. MINING. (.Figures in brackets shows the capital sJm issue value of the Share in dollars unless otherwise markeo. C Cum div. x equals ex div.] AyeV Wen* (—1) 1 Hitam Tin (800,000—) 1.45—1.60 Jelantoh .80 K. Kammuntingr
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    29 10 We have most of as met men, little known beyond the circle of their friends, who are head and shoulders above tie I majority of. the successful Dean Ings,
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    JAN SMUTS.
    933 10 WHAT HE STANDS FOR. South Africa won the Derby is it also to "win" the Imperial Conference Howover that may be, the personality of Smuts is having a large influence on the gathering, if only because of his recent successes at the po Is, and because of the
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      232 10 i^fc, NOTHING FINER BOTTLED or CANNcD. e 1 1 tfoe first eequisiies wif£ CROSSE BLACKWELL M-Jm) Delicacies are Quality. Pupity and freshness. SO V«rt«ti». of SOUPS. tfl VWrJ«tl«. of POTTED MEATS. 4i OXTORO SAUSAStS. CATMCAL. OILS. VINEGAR TINNED FISH. 1 PATRON IZ E 1 j^j^m^Ky^ HI RO Y\l T 1
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      114 10 a Jim vR* I JEFFREY S 4 G^^V J^B si I^l^K C^n» 3 BREWED IN SCOTLAND M SINGAPORE n f a m MMM\r t r.iMi' iM%B«j-.c'.r. a jim- jimm-.b-jim '.immm-. PAD i PURITY AND POWER j jj !^lRlT||y j J j-.b^.i^s'. a a c.as'k'.T.r.r.r.r.ißM J +-v!»»,»^'. <r ;«rt^r, «^tf. i
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    EXCHANGE.
    52 11 AUGUST 25 Bank 4 m.s. 2 |4 1-16 Bank demand 2|3 13-16 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 I Credits 90 days 45^ France, demand 500 Hontrkong, dvmamJ ji p.c. Prem. Yokohama, itasaad xg*' 4 Bangkok, demand 90^ Sovereign, Bank Buying $5.54 Bank of England Ra.e |%f pc Bar Silver
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    PRODUCE.
    140 11 I Tin Buyi-rs N'o Sellers |7UO i Gambier Cube No. 1 13.00 Gambier g.7| Peppi-r Bl.jck 15.50 Pepper (white fair) 31.50 Tapioca, small flake, f.p. r>.oo Tapioca, Medium pearl f.j; &.50 Pearl Sago, small L. Copra Sundried |&jg Copra Mix iL'.'Jb Opium, Benares aacort 1,000 Rice, Rangoon wbite 310
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    35 11 12 o'clock noon. 25th Aujrust. 1921. Pale Crepe. Ribbed Smoked Sh. Cloting Price: Closing Prier.i. Buyers Sellers. Buyers Sellers. ZE v:Oct. to Dec. :<o'.. :',i i.. Tone of Market: -Suady.
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      416 11 A«etfi over 14,000,000 Kl EKl: sa^^ TUT TDI7Am mnrm.^ Aflsorancen in force over $17,000,000. IHL bREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winched Houao orPor tedinSt Settlement.). Company has £20.000 deposited with the SupLe Court of EC ■ACTIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE-. EnBl*na. and compUt. with the British Life Assurance
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      516 11 1 CHARTERED BANK Of India, Australia and China, Incorporated in En«Und by Eoyal CharUr. Paid up Capital in 600 000 ■hares of £6 each M* 90 Bescrre Tund 1,600.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors l!ooo!ooo HEAD OFFICE. 88 Binhopgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hongkong Penan. Amritaar Hoilo
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      569 11 HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE »4 J&ai'ket Street. fcBANCHES: Penan»-^3 Betch Street. Malacca— I*l Jonker Street. Muar— 77-76 Jalan Suleimac. Batu Pahat— lod Jalan Rahamat. AGENCIES AT: London, New York, San Francigco, Shanghai, Hongkong, Amoy, Batavia. Sourtbaya, Sticarang, Pai«»n:banf and Tranr. C.\PITAL. AUTHORISED $20,000,000 lamed 8,000,000 Paid-up 4,000,000 Reterve
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      421 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANS,' LTD. Establishad ISM. Capital Subscribed T. ltf.f9i t MO t lily paid np) K»Mrr« rnnd T. IT.HW President N. Kajiwara, Esq. Vice-President 8. K. Snsmki, Im S DIRECTORS. N. Boma, Eaq., I. Matsukata, Esq., T. Tamakawa, Esq., M. Mitsui, Esq M. Oda^iri, Esq., Raron K. Merimura, Baron
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      239 11 THE LONDON LANCASHIRE INSURANCE CO. LTD. (Incorporate! is Great BriUixt) TOTAL ASSETS «xc«od CS.OOC.OC* WiMU insurance* «ff«cUd, for -->*f or short periods, on th« BUILDINGS, OOV* TENTS aid RENT of PEITAIS DWELUNG HOUSES, GODOWVB Ol BUSINESS Promise. MOTOR CAR— Policies issued eererUf PRIVATE GARS, MOTOR CTCLM feS4 COMMERCIAL TEHICLXS fminst
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      200 11 VESSELS AT WHARF TANJONG PAGAR. East Wharf No. I.— Brip Dersingham. East Wharf No. 2. Rumphius. Sheera Wharf No. 3.— Nil. Main Wharf No. 4,-Akita Maru. Haiphong. Main Wharf No. I.— -Ji/liana, Mishima Man; Main Wharf No. 6.— Glensanda. Empire Dock No. 7.— Kamuninp. Montoro. West Wharf No. S. Katonp.
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      499 11 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY Intermediate and local mails will ba fetal in list bolow Federated Malay States, MaUcca, Maar ul Penan* (by train) 0 a.m. and 6 p.m. dally (except Sunday). Amsterdam, etc Priai Ju!i.:na 9 am. Kerimoa 5,.,n Leo 9 am. Pulaa Seed SaHaaa 9 a.m. n UCf b Edin»
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    332 12 OFFICIAL REPORT. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its usual auction on Wednesday when there was Catalogued 1,2 10. IP lbs. Tons 540.38; Offared 1,117,266 lbs. Ton 4i>8.77 Sold 918,602 lbs. Ton* *****. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cent per lb. Singapore Standard Quality 26',L»
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    95 12 Rubbers. Unchanged with very little doing. Mining. Quiet. Taiping? I*s cents to $1. North laijiings $1.22H to :>1.27'.:, South Taipings 62 H cents to GT l^ cents, Nawng Pets $1.45 to $I. '>.'), Hawrngs 57V6 cents to 62% oent<. lluraia f4J25 to $4.00, Collieries Sl4.T:> to 115-25,
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    STRAITS MOTORCAR SERVICE.
    249 12 A YEARS LOSS. The following is the report by the Directors to the first annual general'meeting of shareholders to be held in the registered office, Chartered Bank Chambers, on Wednesday, the 31s»t August, at 12 o'clock noon. After making due provision for depreciation and all contingencies, including
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    IS IT ATTEMPTED SUICIDE?
    230 12 IS IT ATTEMPTED SUI CIDE? A Chinese twakow coolie named Cheong Hal Ang walked into the Orchard Road Police Station on Wednesday afternoon vomiting and spitting blood' On bein^ quest umed as to his condition, he said he had been poisoned by a compatriot on his twakow, anchored off the
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
    966 12 TUP YEAR'S LOSS. The following i s the report of the Committee for the year ended 30th June, 1921, t} be presented to the annual meeting on hog. 81 in the Club premises. The Income and Expenditure Account shows an excess of expenditure over Income i of
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    328 12 S. R. C. SPORTS. SECOND SERIES OF HEATS. The S.R.C. held their second series of heats and the finals of the Long Jump and One Mile Handicap on their ground last night. The running and jumping was not of go high a standard as the previous meeting would
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    BOXING.
    224 12 The charity boxing contest hold at the Star Opera Hall last nit;ht, in aid of the Non-European Unemployment Fund, Wat not as well patronise;! a^ it ir.iffht have been, for the entertainment consisted of eic:ht bouts between local boxers, an exhibition of physical culture by Pat Ryan, who also
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    HOME CRICKET.
    70 12 London, Aug. 23. The match at Cheltenham was continued in dull weather. Gloucester made 170, Iveißwin st-or ng a confident sixty five. Mailey took 10 for 66 and Australia won >v an innings anl 136. Kent beat Northants by ten wickets Middlesex beat Warwickshire by an innings and
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    44 12 The Ball Sweep on Saturday last resulted in a tie between W. E. O. Stanford sad T. A. Flett with a nett score of 37 and on Sunday, a win for G. R. H. Webb with a not: score of 36.
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    TURF CLUB OF SIAM.
    318 12 Th 0 Royal Turf Club of Sinm has is=ued it? balance sheet for the year end ng June "^Cth. Tho membership is 172. of whom eleven are ladies. In 1920 the surplus of nsscts over liabilities was T:s. 21.711 odd, and the profit for the year
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    50 12 i Wl Club has so increased in size that Club members cannot be adequately supplied with courts, and large numbers of would-be* players are disappointed daily. It is diffi- -ult to suggest a remedy for this, as extension of the ground is impracticable No *tt**k sport* were held during the
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    645 12 I ST AFFORDS' FIRST DEFEAT. Th e StafFords met* their first defeat in the first division of the League on the Padang yesterday afternoon and the team tiiat lowered their colours, th e S. C. F. A., fully deserved their one to nil w.n. The match attracted a
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    POULET' MONEY.
    243 12 It will be recollected that when Poulet, the French aviator, was in Singapore a few weeks back, he was duped by a money-changer's assistant at the Europe Hotel but was later recompensed by the money changer himself. Capt P:u2et, it may be remembered, handed Abdullah, the assistant, 4,000
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    36 12 The death has taken place at Lindsay, Ontario, of General Sir Sam Hughes, former minister for defence and militia, Canada, who raised contingent for the Great War and himself went to the front.! He was sixtyeight,
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