The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 March 1922

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. HSN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1922. No. 10,529
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  • 181 1 Sir A. J. Balfour, in a speech in London, emphasised that the country's interests were best served by the Coalition. He paid a glowing tribute to the Premier Page 7. A general strike has begun on the Rand and the prospects generally are far from bright Page
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  • 1215 1 I J Capt. Frank Hurley, a young Australian, has had crowded into his 32 years of txistence more than falls to the lot of but a few men in present circumstances of existence. He was official photographer on two expeditions to the south pole (one with Sir
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 158 1 MALTHOID RAFFLES HOTEL. MONDAY Tea Dansant, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY Orchestral Conc.rt, 9. 4~> p.m. I TIIL'RSDAi Cucst Night, Dinner anil Dancing. FRIDAY Special Luncheon, Orchestra. SATUBDAI Guest Night, Dinner and Dancing. Dinen will have prior Claim to seats in the Ball Room. Evening Dreei essential for Dancing.
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    • 347 1 w a— U— M^—— r^mm -w.-mmm^m^-——la——mm—m——mmmmA^mmm a i—i ii.ii mwmm For 1922. GET A SIMPLE BUT EFFICIENT FILING SYSTEM NOW r .-i_soS Put the tiling of your corres- v^lSBWn IHH pondence, etc., on a business footing now, and you will bc ill totter equipped for the imMtm II provement in
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    • 155 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Contracts for H. M. Navy Page 5. Steam traction engine for sale Page 5. New films at the Empire Cinema Page 2. Alkia Saltrates for all liver and kidney troubles Page 4. Ex-Services Concert at the Theatre tomorrow night Page 2. The development of a great industry, Dunlop
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 111 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 9th. High Water, 5.45 a.m., 7.48 p.m. I Philharmonic Orchestra Practice, 5.15 p.m. Friday, 10th. High Water, 7.07 a.m, 8.52 p.m. l Outward mail due. Dutch homeward Mail closes. Lodge Eastern Gate, 5.30 p.m. Ex-Service Concert, Theatre, 9.15 p.m. Saturday, llth. High Water, 8.18 a.m., 9.40 p.m.
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  • 225 2 Mr. I". Wickc-.t, writing in t! Malaya on th e rubber position. >«;. Th" vay i manufactured goods in a sale* tyn 01 i I i piet If J.t of flooring In tl i I I 1 that a wond with a wonderful iy c 1
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  • 52 2 London.. Feb. 9th.— A permsnent SumI tei Time Bill is to be introduced by the Gorernment, provicing for the change to begin at midnight on the last Saturday in M*i ich, and terminate on the first Sunday in October, These dates have been fixed in agreement with France
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  • 251 2 It Is inteesottng to leam, says the T.0.M., tiiat several F.M rrice men have already pooled their inten with results that aie, so far, very satisfactory. One Of our readers tells us that there are to his knowledge at leas, two such Working arraageUMnte that have been in existence for
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  • 96 2 London, Feb. 20th.— A Cairo measage .<ates: While the recant outrages in Cairo hav e not caused alarm the British Consulate advises British subjects to carry revolvers and warns th.-ni not to walk in lonely places, particularly in the dark. The police in certain quarters hav e
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  • 296 2 ihc- Boyal Motor Yacht Club (Detroit)' agreed to accept Canadian apart f rom I i I b entries for the Harmswerth Tro- i < phy. Should a Canadian boat win it is I underatood that there will be no objection to' holding the 1923 race in Canadian waters. This decision
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 240 2 T<» LET OR FOR SALE. I ARt.E -o DOWNS, newly erected, ur-a fron: 10,000 to 50,<>0<> sq. ft. facing river. LAME STORJH from 6,000 to 24,000 wq. ft. near wharf and shippAlso thine storied buildings f.,r offices and godowna. Centrally situated. All immediate entry, going cheap. Appl) or vrile to
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    • 670 2 W-Wt-WmW .t^Aiv '^m\m*rm& *^s"^V^* ski 7|V< n-^SUHwEjQH^H ll I *T -t^W\*9 mmT-Wm^^' V '^-m' ''3_a^^^^ _m_^^ JpQ^ti<w /ip '^5 "-Xr*" aHIE SPECIAL CHANGE OF NEW TICTURES AT 7.^0 SHARP Featuring Airline Pretty nnd Henry G. Sell To-night Episodes 1. 2 and T^P^SS'I THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL I I SHI THURSDAY
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    • 487 2 ALHA M B H j From MONDAY, March C, to SATURDAY Iff.^i .< A PROGRAMME OF WONDERFUL, LIVELY K\ T F taU j including GAINING A WILLIAM FOX PRODUCTION OF ACTION ANT) TllPn, featuring Kl 'd..s that great Alhambra screen favour-. TOM MIX in the story of a man who
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  • 115 3 A one-time resident in Cor.*.antinople, writing in reference lo a recent note on fires in Constantinople, states that h e has seen Turkish firemen line up befor c burn- ing houses, and there wait more or less J I -ticrtly until the inhabitants paid them to begin
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 255 3 SCINTILLA MAGN ETOS iCTURED IN SWITZERLAND cintilla Magnetos are based *w? on an entirely new principle of design and construction and offer the motoring world the finest ignition system engineering science has ever produced. The Permanent Magnet, the (most robust part in any magneto, Rotates, the delicate parts, such Bfl
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    • 150 3 VIOLINS MANDOLINES GUITARS W. J. GAKCIA amt now a fall rauff* of moJeli of the above Instruments, also STRINGS snd accessories of all Had* Pre-War Quality and prices. TKB COR YER MUSIC 9TORI Ordiard Road. Buy Your Boots Direct from England //1L 27/6 IN'o. 2.60J Gem's Superfine Mink. Box Calf
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    • 284 3 Be Rid of ii Painful Coras mmm l* "Gets-It" Makes Them Loosen Up So They lift Off Painlessly. m There's no more pain after m tmm 3 drops of -Gets- It" lands upon corn Of I 1 callus and instantly dries. 4 In e d*y or iwo you lift the
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    • 114 3 AMA. j __p— S pi fT r* mm S I GEORGE fit j JHtfi CO. LTD. lj < (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). CANE SUGAR j MACHINERY.! I Specialists For tha I equipment of l SUGAR FACTORIES. 5 C fc REFINERIES ani > m P DISTILLERIES. J i < I SOLE AGENT
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  • 251 4 Attention *as called by a letter in a recent number of the "Spectator" to one of the problems attendant upon the separation of English people living in India from young children while the children are receiving their education at Home. An English mother wrote from India, asking whether
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  • 175 4 Alout the middle of the eurrent year si^ys the Straits Echo, there will be a vacancy in the Resi»ient-Courcillorship of Peuang. Although report has already assigned the post to a gentleman wellknown in the Settlement, there is still time for plenty of water to flow under the
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  • 110 4 Sidney E. Gregory has announced his retirement from first-class cricket. Gregory, who was born on the 14th April, 1870, played 92 innings for Australia in test matches against England, scoring 2,192 runs (seven times not out) his average being 25.80. The late Sir Ernest Shackleton passed his final examination for
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 851 4 AUCTION SALE OF Magnificent Tesk Household Furniture, Six Dr;iss Bedsteads, 2 Cottage Pianos, &c. Removed from a country rcsidem.' tor convenience of sale. At Messrs Cheng Koon Seng and Co's Saleroom, No. 30 Chulia Street ON SATURDAY, Uth MARC H AT 10.30 A.M. Comprising a Europe-mad© folding drawing room suite
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    • 451 4 MALA YAN CHINA CLA Y AND POTTERY CO., LTD., <=d GOPENG Esa I STOCKS NOW ON HAND I FIRE BRICKS, ARCH BRICKS, LONG WEDGE BRICKS, BROAD BA< J BRICKS, BABCOCK A WILCOX TUBE BRICKS, FIRECLAY t Note: Bricks of any size or shape can be delivered within three *n»*« tiaat
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    • 456 4 M Q"—— l —^^^^—^^Tn— *^N THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GREAT INDUSTRY I*° a» who profit by the Great Idea, to ull who J 1 1 share in the benefits of its development, and I j I to the thousands who foresee its future, we tender I I 3 9 i
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  • 1782 5 BUBBBB AND ITS PROBLEMS. f I (By Viscount Northcliffe.) Tenang, Dec, 1921. One of the principal pleasures of a long voyage is to visit places which have become train topics at home, but hav e never been seen, nor are likely to be seen, by one in ten
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  • 41 5 Mrs. H. B. Felling, wifa of a British Police Serjeant at Shanghai, was recently found dead with a hull«<t wound in the head. The deceased was married in London two years ago. It is thought >o be a ef of suicide.
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    • 455 5 TO LET. ..-r **wly uilt compound houses al rios* to junction with Bukit uith f.ve bed -rooms fonr bfil-rooms and verandah „vHilabie. Apply Wong Kinr l r *f Gatbris A Go Insurance Depot. C r 4-4 Pi >.r Parjang Road, nev. p bu Soon K,nn M I itor, te entr;
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    • 698 5 FOR SALE t steam TEACTION BNGIN& Ftrot ssaas t order, fitted with generator, hauln 1K winch for npini etc. capable of 20 ton haulage by road. P, ,ly t.. \v of Frt p^J 1 15-3 .J™ SA J; E l 1r ""'"'"-hi Chassis suklbTe for Mo or Omnibus or lorry.
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    • 889 5 NOTICES. tr A cg:> rc ma i b. m. v. Sealed contracts for th« supply of the articles specified below for H. M. Navy, for 12 calendar months from Lst. April, 1922, will be received at H. M. Naval Office, 26 Meyer's Flats, up to noon on Saturdav lHth. March,
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    • 788 5 INUIICB. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Sec£oi n 7 lhce u:> to noon of the 18th March, IJ-J, for supplying approximately the following quantities of 2% inch laterite on the unciermerftoned r.mds as per position shew>i in Schedule: 1 200 cubes on Tampenis Road between 7%
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 20 6 (FORREST.— On Tuesday March 7th 1922, j at Kuala Lumpur, to Mr. and Mr9. H. Forrest, I a son.
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    • 59 6 DANIELS— MARTIN.— At Saint George's Church, Penang, March 4th, Ernest Stuart Daniels, O. B. E. Chev. de Legion D'Honneure, Cav. Delia Corrona de Italia, Chev. de L'ordre de George I etc., of Victoria Island, Victoria Point, and Egypt. To Miss Henriette Cecil Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
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  • 790 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1922. Pacific Visions. Poor is the soul of the man to whon: the vision of some enthusiast 01 other does not appeal, and mean i* e the intelligence of the man who does rot attempt to interpret the vision and see how far it
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  • 361 6 The Hon. Mr. Justice McCabe Reay has returned from leave. Major Graham, the new Commandant oi the M.S.V.R.. has arrived in Kuala Lumpur The records in Britain for the past yea; show that out of 300 persons of ?0 year.< and over 107 were clergymen. Mr. W. Langham Carter, District
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  • 43 6 AN ENGAGEMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, March Bth. The engagement is announced of Mr. John Harwood Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs John Brown, of Bolton and St Annes-on-Sea Lancashire, to Miss Madge Nutter, daughter of Major and Mrs. Nutter.
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  • 406 6 Tim Rev. H. Douglas presided at the annual meeting of the congregation of the Presbyterian Church, which was held at Tomlinson Hall last night, and in moving ths adoption of the report of the session, referred to various features contained there'll. Co«r:^<'nt ng on the position
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  • 49 6 From the Registrar of Imports and Exports w e have received the following figures, of trade for British Malaya. Imports. In February $36,791,376 or £4,292,327 January 37,435,576 or 4,367,484 Decrease 644,200 or 75,157 Exports. In February $42,210,974 or £4,924,613 January 39,219,963 or 4,575,662 Increase 2,991,011 or 348,951
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  • 331 6 I Mr. John Cowen, w*ll known to journalists in th* Far East, who founded the China Times Teintsin, in 1916, is returning to Tientsin and will shortly assume the editorship of the North China Daily Mail. Mr. Cowen first came to China in 1900, and prior to that year was
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  • 448 6 As epidemic Influ. I l» Gwnt Britain ar,. J*** l countries, thr- Goven I Settlement.,,,, I lowing points with a I the spread of tl, I tion reach Malaya. E InHucnza is partialis] f its insipicnt st,.. ,1 who has contract. I his av, iation an I men Almost
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  • 110 6 It is proposed that thc to the Ball on April Ist., in honour Captain and Officer- of R. M. S. RttHS, shall be elated on Ifi i instant, so a.s tu enable the final arrafli?ements to be made. All] invited to inbscrib should send U. hns cannot hold
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  • 159 6 By the Haruna .Maiu. tht- I Y. Perkins goes home on retirement I the East, after a resi.:.holidays, of 21 years in ti3t latter part of which bs partner in the old firm of 1 Mr. Perkins has been k J-i ir the Courts
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 190 6 ••■■■■llllKHk VWWW j PERRIER i The Champagne of Table Waters. I i Sole Agents i {Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd.; (Incorporated in Shanghai.) J Tel. 228 87 Cecil street. I^***^*t**»-mms».i^ s mic^ .r^~^^;^J^jjjj^i:^ PATRONIZED l ?l^R^^ R l KOI AMI Jewellery and Silverware Di NUMBER, IN VAIUHY AND IN CHEAPNESS THERE
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    • 140 6 IJ% Hoisting and ConJk veying" Problems Jj Solved *$REBf NEARLY fifty years ago The \B_kMgg X aJe and Towne Manufactures! ing Co., commenced the manual I facture of chain blocks, as the I H original pioneers. This branch h\ SB °f the business has steadily 11 grown and to-day they
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  • 139 7 BALFOUR FIRM. iuN ifuTmi TERENCES. [Kt Service.] Ixmdon, Mar. 7. pour, at a luncheon given in D Club, referring to and the sflbie f -i'l remain Cont a hind where inter eetad him I lphatically ii terests were I by the Coalition. is admirable but lti B. The
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  • 247 7 London Mar. 7. sve died ami eleven lie Lgh an explosion at Tipton, Staffordshire. ere 1 I in a biasing u )< oi their clothing the explosion. Some I with burning skin' them and were trapped in al, fc.>me being r.%Mm. nW\\\\ DINNER SPEECHES. London, Mar. 7. Lyceum
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  • 66 7 J -■*>• vil] conduct a tea-room Ma.aya-Borneo Exhibition, in a! •wJ This will be! lenience fjr ladies, as tea, coffee,! ■r*' 1 COCM »erated waters, ice «td* L Mndw,ch<M &c fr «it and home<kl will be .old. 11 'akt ar arriv,n S this morning or Ti nr
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  • 178 7 SEED-WHEAT SUPPLY. AMERICAN HELP. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Mar. 7. Mr. Hoover declares that in the past month a hundred thousand tons ef American .seed wheat and foodstuffs have been unloaded at Black Sea ports, but only *MOO have been transported to the interior. Over 120,000 tons wiii be
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  • 562 7 Londo n Mar. 7. A Port Said message says that the Dutch steamer Merauk from Batavia bound for riam is at BflflS with one blade of her sllor broken. A survey wi:i be held. GERMAN REPARATIONS. Paris, Mur. 7. The Reparations Commission states that the total payment
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  • 210 7 OUTLOOK POOR. GENERAL STRIKE BEGINS. [Reuter's Service.] Johannesburg, Mar. 7. The general strike has hitherto met with small response. The crux of the position lies with the railwaymen who are working almost normally. Commandoes hav e started intimidation by ordering large stores to close but it is
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  • 531 7 Admissibility of Bilioncii. An action arising out of a promissory tts made by a dying man, came before r. Justice Barrett-Lennard in the Supreme Court yesterday morning. Soh Peng Toh claimed $6,720 from Tan Huan 800, the executor of Koh Ann Soo, who he alleged signed a
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  • 134 7 The Managers of the Presbyterian Church have ereoted two stands to accommodate COO people, and although tickets have not yet beer, issuod they have already had numerous requests for allocation of snch. The plans wilth seats numbered are in the hand* of Mr. L. G. Cranra,
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  • 183 7 Mr. Edward James Maher-Smith, of New 3avendish-street, W., and Waverley, Cliflonviller Kent, formerly of Sarawak, who lied on October 28, has left property of the ralue of £18,334. Subject to a legacy of £100, the testator leaves everything in trust for his wife for Hf? and then
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  • 145 7 I Nearly ail the gas supplied by tha Municipality in Singapore is for lighting bj incandescent mlntles, for heating or j tor power. The test of value for these 1 purposes is the thermal value, and not j the price per thousand cubic feet. Town gas may
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 148 7 IJUST RECEIVED I -FULLEi/S- I DELICIOUS CHOCOLATES AND SWEETS. I V. Sr.-&---ill^E-imae& k FULLERS CHOCOLATES^ IN i 2 1, 2 AND 3 POUND BOXES. j FULLERS SWEETS-IN H AND 1 LB. BOXBfI FULLERS CELEBRATED PEPPERMINT LUMPS k I CALEYS PRINCE CHARMING CHOCOLATES IN AND 1 LB TINS I PRINCE OF
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  • 550 7 WITNESS'S STRANGE STORY. Chong Faow Chong, a clerk in the Police Department, petitioned th e Chief Justice Sir Walter Shaw, in the Supreme Court yesterday, for thc dissolution of his marriage with Ang Heng Cheng Neo, alleging adultery with Teoh Siew Lan, who was cited as co-respondent.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 453 8 fHE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.' AND ?HE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CX IM (The "Blue Fiumel" Line— Alfred Htit Ct.) (Companies Incorporated in Ej.^liaS) ftfiAraUi KWt SWETTENHAM A PKNANG TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM,; ROTTFP.r.AM. ANTWERP aad HAMBUBG. BIIfGAPOM ta MARSEILLES, HAVRE ar* LIVERPOOL, UNGATOU tn GENOA, MARSEILLFS an* LIVERPOOL. •lAP'
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    • 574 8 M—^—^^»»— rr^,,^— r^ nri| im,,-^ 1 mi i "ELLERMAN" LINE ELLERMAN A BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER SERVICE nOMEWARD. Steamer Leavinj. Singapere s.s. CTTY O! SIMLA For Marseilles, London April 1 s.s. CITY OF CALCUTTA For London May 2 OUTWARD. s.s. CITY OF CALCUTTA Hongkong, Shanghai, Kobe,
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    • 638 8 mm w—wmmmm -m am f >'%^v,^«M.niii*rMNHMMaMMMaHnaaMai MM P. O. -BRITISH SmT^ AND APCAR UNE (Incorporttcd in England.) MAIL AND PASSENGEP SERVIi r PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL H. J (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government; LONDON FAR EASTERN SERVICE FROM LONDON to MARSEILLES I I DUE SINGAPORE LEAVE SING NOVARA about Mai.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 764 9 ,g SUM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. (INCOKPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE f.r I Trengganu, Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, PaUni, Singora, Le[atoeaiui, I-an^suan, Chumpon, and Bangkok. Arrival Departure ING Mar. 20 Mar. 22 VUG/ Mar. 27 Mar 2H :h i;rt fllU(1 tnrougnout electric light, and have "excellent irst class passengers.
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    • 665 9 The Ocemn Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EUerman fc BncknaU Steam Ship Co., Ltd. m (AMERICAN A. MANCfIUSIAN LINE.) (Incorpoiated ia England.) i JOINT POKINIGZTLY SERVICB TO NFW YORK Tla SUES OE PAJvXA FROM NEW YORK. J Stealer Due S'pore Ronte For EURYMACHUB
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    • 645 9 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) fO!! ACCOUNT OF THE U. S. SHIPPING BOARD. SAN FRANCISCO— MANILA— EAST INDIA. SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE FOR SAN FRANCISCO via MANILA AND HONOLULU. WOLVERINE STATE Passengers and Freight March 14 (Spec: il Notice— 26 Days to SAN FRANCISCO.) HONGKONG— SINGAPORE— CALCUTTA SERVICE ffh
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  • 134 10 I The M.M. Steamer Orenoque has dis- charged a cargo of Hongay coal for Singi^nne. She will return to-day to Saigon with general cargo from Singapore. Penang papers Npovt three sea tragedies with a day or so of each other. The Klang reported the death of a Tamil
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 128 10 The China Mutual Life Insurance Company, Limited WITH WHICH IS ASSOCIATED The Shanghai Life insurance Company, limited (Both Incorporated under thc Hongkong Ordinances) HEAD OFFICE, SHANGHAI The only Investment which does not depreciate in value is A LIFE ASSURANCE Position of the Company as at December 31, 1920. Assurance io
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    • 333 10 f DYSENTRY L DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC f To be had at MAYNARD'S DIS- I'ENSARY, and of MISS BROWN. BAD LEG CAN BE y jj&gbA CURED .^f that soothing, cooling liquid— D.D.D. Prescription. The soothing oil. sink through the pores and kill the poisonouegerms. The inflamed tissues ere thue free to
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    • 206 10 ""^^^^^^■"■■■^"^■'■■■■•■■■■■aWßßM__^Blß^M«BMMßM*»-^» m Jl COMPLETE WITh7aTEn7 KANT-LEAK Dfih fj AND v™* for FIXING I gc/v sc* -?K^!O^B the res-tit of J f V'* I over 4Q Ve.»ra > rty ,1| c/ I experience ON V 7 Si J /»»a*»£/fac£i*re pfedg V amy of Ready 0 "--ds no ti \\^»c v v'
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 709 10 MAIL TABLE. Federated Malay Statee. Malacca, Muar and Penang (by train) mnd 6 'n'eraedwte and lecal m»iU will be found in list beiow: TO-DAY Kuala Pahantc, Pekan, Sungei Lembing A Kuantan via Jerantut (By train) 6 am' &2 Hong Aik 9 mm. £S* Hong Soon 9 a.m. U J U
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  • 82 11 Marek 8. Bank -1 m.s. 2'4 Bank itttmmi 2 3 3-4 Private rrcdits I m 2 4 1-8 New Vork. demand 60% Credits 90 days jjv. Prance, demand 625 Hongkong, demand p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand lO'iv.. Bangkok, demand 10% Sovereign. Bank Bcyicg $8.84 Bank of England Rat 4«,i p.c.
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  • 155 11 March B. Tin To Tons $73.00 Gambler Cabe No. I 13.00 Gambier 9.50 Pepper BUck 13. Pepper (white fair) 26.00 Tapioca, small flake, f.g. 7.00 Tapioca, medium psarl f.j 7.25 Pearl Sage email S.OO Copra Mix 1040 Copra SnndriU 10.75 Opium, Eenares uncart: 4,600 Rico. Baafoen vrliit-* 230 Ric
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  • 45 11 I 12 o'clock noon, M.i rch 5, 1922 Phl» Crepe. Ribbed Smoked St Cl.sing Prictt.. Clotiig Pfitmt. Bayera Seller?. Buyers S«."erg. Spot LJ.V- i _M March 2Gt!<i i!7 April te Juno July to Btpt. CO 10% Tone cf Market:—Weak. xm
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  • 106 11 Yesterday's Alterations. J lutam Tm CiOO.OOO) 1.10—1.20 K. Kamunting 1.10.0—1.12.0 Lingui ($5) 3.00—3.50 Mer.glembu Lode (350,000—) .2r)Mural Tin 5.50—5.75 cd. c.r. T. Consol (£500,000—55.) ss. 6d.—6s. 6J. Bawang .45—.55 South Taiping .45—56 Taiping Tin (1.200.000) .50—.90 Tlti T.n (900.000—10) 5.00—6.00 Tronoh (£160.000—) 9.50—10.50 Ulu Piah .85—.9. r
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  • 119 11 The Pioneer ssys, We understand that Government assistance Is being given to an Indian firm which is laying down plant for the refining of glycerine as a byproduct of soap manufacture. This glyeerime, it is hoped, will be utilised in making dynamite, and will thus effect s considerable savii.g in
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 108 11 MACPHAIL'B RBPORT. Siagapere, March 8. S Iver 33%. Hongkong 4% per cent. miuno. Three month- gold 62%. Share Haricot.—Dull. Rubbers:—Few Enquiries. Allenbya 17, Craigieleaa 50, Bassetts :>7'^ 62%, Tamkalaka 47% 62' inquired for al 75, Bukit K. $2.02%. Tins-—Taipings 30 North* 97% $1.02%, Sou- 1 Peta 70
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    • 81 11 Sing.i nore. Mar. 8. Tin.—£l44. $73 75 tons sold. Rubbers.—Xo enquiry, tla.-.—Weak. Sellera all round. Johans rtha 96, Southa 50, Taipings 85 ng P*ta 65, Morals $6.00, Unguis $3. 20, Pa lang Plandoka 25 discount. Titis industrials.— Qui< L Tn $13.60 $13. 90, Engineers $8, 3t
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  • 351 11 Murai Tin, Ltd., paya a Iklrd interim dividend of ton per vent. Laat year the London tubes aud busses carried 71,823,946 fewer paaaengera than the previous vear. A big Scottish paper mille combine was recently announced but has collapsed uaexpectedly. Tho profits of tht Paknan Railway, u for last year
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 1656 11 approximately $5,000,000. Assurances in force over $17,000,000. HIK KKKAI EASTERN LHE ASSURANCS GOMPANT, LIMITED. Tr (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E.C. Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life m4Vn T^ a^ttt,.v,^ Assurance
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    • 115 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720/ riK MOTOR CAR MA3IYB I Matty i Adii inistration Konvls wr« Ra»r« wmUtfree—Measrs. BARLOW Ce, < OlSce— 64, The Arcane, CoJlyer Quay. A. GOIcDON LEE, Resivient Hr „vr m ONDON LANCASHIRE INSURANCE CO. [m TOTAL AHS&Tti exceed mjOt.**<
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  • 179 12 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 541st. auction yesterday, March Bth., when ther.* was < ataloguod 1,7('4.5«»:> lbs.; Tons 701.07. Offered 1,372.5 ."7 lbs.; Tons 612.76. Sold IJIIJN lbs.; Tons 527.36. PRICES REALIZED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents per lb. Singapore Standard Quality 25 hk (5
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  • 243 12 Singapore, March 7, 5 p.m. There has been a decided improvement in the amount of business put through during the week, but interest is still centied on Investment Stocks. Tin is once again down on thc week and 'hows a decline of £2 12s. Id. at £146
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  • 357 12 E .nt:;»p<>re, March g. During the week fair business has bean ti ansa* ted in all sections. Sel lcn have realised the futility of holding for higher figures ail j transactions have in most instances, been on a lower baa's. The rubber markt t is still weak,
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  • 15 12 Mr. R. T. Peyton-Griffin, formerly of Hongkong, has been appointed editor oi the Shanghai Mercury.
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  • 688 12 HOW HONGKONG'S EUROPEANS ACTED. The evident determination of the European community of Hongkong to refuse j to be beaten by strike methods, probably had a great deal to do with the settement which has been come to. The following' extracts from Hongkong papers up to March '.rd.
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  • 116 12 I Empire Cinema has a very fine change of programme to-night. Eddie Polo, in two new episodes of che King of the Circus srria*], will demonstrate some of his new siunts. Terror I^nd wrth Houdini in 7 parti exhibits a story of the spirit of righteousness blcndj.l with
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  • 54 12 I The Shanghai small-pox epid-emic has been checked. Th? Health Department an- nounced on Feb. 23 that no cases had been reported amongst the foreign population within the past week the first time since I November. The dis ase still persists f among the Chinese, there being twehre d aths
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 19 12 Owing to the rain, no play was possible in the S. C. C. Tennis Tournament yesterday.
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    • 82 12 Championship. (Preliminary Ties) A. C. Potts vs. R. M. Duff. E. J. Riches vs. A. de Mello. F. Ruchwaldy vs. J. Tyler. W. H. Drummond vs. W. H. Collyer. Newcomers Handicap. P. 11. Romney vs. A. G. Lee. R. N. Harvey vs. C. E. Crawford. J. W. Winter
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    • 90 12 Championship. (Preliminary Ties) C. E. Winter vs. L. Gosling. S. J. Edwards vs. H. E. L. Dyne. E. J. Sutton vs. R. E. Prentis. Newcomers Handicap. G. A. F. Layton vs. R. Riechelman. E. W. Har e vs. W. Hanson. S. E. Newbery vs. R. L. Earwaker. E.
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    • 74 12 ES. Tournament Results. A. Class. Chua Choon Leong vs. Seah Eng Kiang, unfinished. John Lim beat Cheong Chee Hai, 7—6 i\— 2. B. Class. Tan Cheng Sc>ah beat Chua Choon S*ng, 7—5, 6—l. T. S. Kung beat E. C. Seah, 6—3, 6—2. Teo Kwang Nghee vs.
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    • 65 12 Chua Choon Leong vs. Seah Bng Kiang, to finish. Cheong Chee Tong vs. Chew Eng Hoe. B. Class. Teo Kwang Nghee vs. Teo Keng Teow, to finish. Goh Tong Sin vs. Wee Keng Cheng, to finish. Tan Teng Kim vs. Tan Chew Kim, So finish. Lauw Hong Keng
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    • 126 12 A race for Junior Fours will be rowed en Saturday, 22nd April, at 5 p.m. Entries to date make the formation of four erawi practically certain. Further entries should reach the Captain of the Boats. Mr. T. 11. Stone, at once to enable the final arrangement of crews. Mr.
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    • 61 12 The draw in the International Football L ague which is to be played off at the Stadium during the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, will take place at 4-30 p.m. a: the Offices of the Ground Committee, main entrance Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, on Monday, March 13th. Any representatives of the
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    • 57 12 Lahore, Mar. Gth. A London cable tc the Civil and Military Gazette gives the following results of matches in the fourth round of the competition for the F.A. Cup: Arsenal 1, Preston North End 1. Huddersfield 3, Milwall 0. Notts County 2, Aston Villa 2. Cardiff City
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    • 121 12 Members and the public are reminded that applications for seats for the Polo Match on March 31st in wh ch H. R. H. The Prince of Wales will take part, close to-morrow. Members and their wives are j admitted free, others $5 each". Members who have
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    • 49 12 The following will represent the S.R.C. vs. R.G.A. at hockey to-day on the S.R.C. ground:—C. A. Norris; E. G. Wheatley and C Richards; F. Albuquerque, C. B. Webb and E. O. Angus; O. Ahin, C. A. Bateman, H. G. Stack, J. S. de Souza and J. A. Jansen.
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    • 76 12 The Ladies' Spoon Competition for Mi. rch was played on Monday 6th inst., and resulted in a win for Mrs. F. Younger Blair with a net score of 39. Eleven cards were taken out and the following were returned: Mrs. F. Younger Blair 49 10 39 Mrs.
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    • 337 12 The thirty griffins, twenty horses and ten ponies, for the Singapore Sporting Club have been drawn as follows. 2. Bay mare by Breakespear (imported) —La Bolero, R. Page. S. Bay Gld. by Brefikespear (imported) Sarah Jane, J. B. David. 4. Bay Gld. by Breakespear (imported)
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  • 211 12 Tho twelfth report of the Directors to the Shareholders, for the year ended Dec. 31st. to be presented at th- annual meeting en March 18, at G4, Robinson Road at noon states:— The net profit for the year, after making full provision for depreciation, and for ince
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