The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 March 1922

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. fEN i KNT> SINGAPORE, 55.. SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1922. No. 10,543.
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  • 179 1 A tragic na> al di^a-ter i> reported froai Gibraltar, a >abmarine rising to the surface being crashed Hy a destroyer and sinking in 509 fathom'- »ivh the loss of all hand- Page 9. A picturesque description of Ce>lon in connection with the Prince's vj-it i> by Reuter's
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  • 1049 1 Tne other day tw..- ftau m a stand w«i» sold th:? :s quite true, two were actually sold to a pcreon of weight and crcuml»ad nesr.y sa^o ciirurcfcrenct. The seller thereof ha^pcrae* to past by the following monvr.g tspiad the purchaser, arcom panned by bis devoted
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    • 218 1 MAITHOID RAFFLES HOTEL. ENGAGEMENTS v.t u Sinraparr of H.R.H. Th* Print* of WaW*. XiAKCR to. -oftrtl OnMM Mi rkJ»- x Dar;:: j Lcocheon, Dancing after I>:nr*r. a?RIL GALA NIGHT Dinner, P&^c.rc cp t4> 1.45 t>.?n. HJD IHBHHI DINNER 930 pjm. PIM c* pit>^ian *\:*>d nacsk by Raffle* I nriwi «^«rbodr
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    • 365 1 KELLY AND WAISH, LTD. j (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG). LATEST*FICTION. K.r.g-dorn Rouna :bf Cornet; The, A Year and a Day, by Guy Tnrne $3.«0 hy Onangsby Dairson .52."0 Red and the Black, TTae. *Rou^r< I V rpin cf :hv Sun. The, by H. Notr, hy Stendhal. 2.75 Rider Haeg^rd 2-50 rtcrraaint
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    • 108 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS, Pocket lamps at I. l«g- Latest f. ng: Kelly Walsh's P&g- r i. Zam-Buk bring? perfec: tealing Pag-e 5. Ra>-aj Iti.iaT rin-u> opeai t^-r.i^ v Pa«« 2. B.? t V. hd> \r--: fo] 7. y 1 1 7. For s;;. ?-e« id. Ps.hiu Varana*-* Ifcuted Ea^f^ete -Pa N
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    • 91 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 25:Ju Hifh Water. 8^4 ajn.. |J| pjn. E I. Gurnard nit;', Crirtt: Tour: P. 5. i L n i: tCC. r». SJIC Sze Hje Tcrg- Btr.k mt^., Omli»-«t, 2 pjn. Polo: E*Je«: r S*nda 9t mH H f 9.13 a.r. ?w.n:n:.n^ C2cb -.r:: rg--, S-SO a.ir hfvndoy,
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  • 174 2 Sensationally big- attractions art offered !•> th.« Gaiety thia week. In the first miow in the startling production The Sorrows of Satan from the ftWiy by Marie < '.relli, which should not be missed. It if in six part* and will be screened sharp •<i 7.30. In the
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  • 57 2 In the change programme at the Liberty iiall to-night. The Evil Ey* serial aad U Universal western drama The Fighting TWWT, with Hoot Gibson, will be screened the early show. In the second show closing episode of The Diamond vjueen and that famous Chinese Actor Mei in The Bondmaid in
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  • 86 2 Mr. Maurng Aye Gyaw, with family, has jus arrived from Rangoon to stay here for a fort night only. He has brought with him a larg> collection of cheap and valuabio Burma pre cious stones of various kind? for sale, whicl can be inspected at the omce
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  • 67 2 The Hague. Feb. 14. Telegram received here from the Dutch Indies Committee for Scientific Research at Batavia state that the New Guinea Ex- pedition has succeeded in reaching the summit ot the Wilhelmna Ridge, 15,584ft. high, after erosttng the island from the North Coast. The expedition passed
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  • 165 2 Singapore Volunteer Corps, Routine Orders by Lieut.-Colonel F. E. Spencer, D. S. 0., M. C, Commanding S. S. V. F. Monday, 27th. 5.15 p.m. European Guard of Honour; European Lining of Streets; j Non-European Guard of Honour Eurasian, Chinese and Malay Companies Lining of Streets. Tuesday,
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  • 154 2 For the "bravest deed of the year" Thomas Brannon, a young miner, was award.-d the Stanhope gold medal and £5 by the Royal Humane Society. Brannon is employed at the Netherton Colliery, NecJj.rton, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, and on November 14 gas having accumulated at the Hall Pit, Nicholas Passmore, the deputy
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    • 123 2 to t i:t or for sale. LAtCI (.O I OWNS, newly er.cted, Area from 1 ,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. facn:;: river. LAKGK S!(»lir.S from 6.C00 to 24,000 »q. fi near wharf and Shipping. AIM three storied buildings for offices and godowns. Centrally situated. All immediate entry, goingr cheap. Apply
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    • 408 2 AT 7.30 SHARP TO-NIGHT ARISE LUCIFER Son of the Morning one scul rejects thee— one hour of rUd lav is C^djttee. Hence and arise, and I, Gabriel, the Archangel, con mandeth thee, Lucifer, son of the Morning when the world reject* thee GOD WILL PARDON AND AGAIN RECEIVE THEE But
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    • 508 2 JL L-H A ??T B R m> <®*>* a>m* aa Jlf.& a^# x\ /4 From Friday, March 21, to Wednesday. March i<,., ONE OF THE BEST I! NOT THE BEST OF THF (I IM PICTURES PRESENTED BY HARRY CARSON in which dram*tic suspense, alluring romanco and redbl pulses throbbing and
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  • 523 3 The Domestic SiflU li and Hotel IJoys. Tlu:- has been a general retora of Kmestu servant*, but in the few caaea wlu-iv people ha\e r.ot Iktii prepared to take hack a boy or a cook there has been trouble. The other servants in xuth households have been
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  • 306 3 BRUNEI'S FIRST AGRIC ULTURAL SHOW. Fin*' weather favoured the AntAgricnltural Show wh ch was held at Brunei qw February 2. r >th. and judging by the pood attendance and the number of exhibits th« Committee might well consider the possibility of making thin an annual event in future. His Excellen-y
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  • 34 3 A Siamese Naval lieutenant committe.l uicide by flanging himself on a mango rec in the garden of his residence at Suan \narit on the night of the 11th inst. No reascn is given. (8.T.)
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    • 213 3 :ternat,onal Medical Congr** Exhibition, Londmm P913. \*J 7 X Hoyc! J fifiointment X^^^T^. Oyal J ppoinlmtnt C "a> %ofta c#ur hob. If The Food of Kins s ror your Baby 1 Kings command the best the world can pve, and the Royal Infant has the best H medical advice, the
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    • 449 3 /K^JI j Manufacturers I Your First jj| george fletcher cTltd. 1 I Thought I COMPLETE CANE SUGAR FACTORIES*— j B5 Bsby's welfare that is your Fmt C# I S!?^ Much 1^ on w. a ERNEST NEWELL Co. LTD S roodx what will make Baby well and r-^»»r» T S l-ppy
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  • 2158 4 VNXL AL MKKT1V Th* annual meeting <u the Singapore hamKr of CllMMMf and Exchange was h*ld yeoUnluy afternoon, the Hon'hU Mr. V OlbbODfl jl Jill There were ai o m NK on.. W. IV W. K r. D. T. Lewis, D W. Re d, A. Johnston-. K
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    • 416 4 Jf «n rich red! 'lacquer if Toilet Dainties 1 Malaja-Porneo M Ml r I ii i.i II Distinguished and Delightful tXllSDltinP, ii Comprising JJ Stand !%(>, 12. H|, Talcum Powder 9 Ell AgentS ".MESSRS. WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LTO SINGAPORE. A C HARPER CO. LTD., KUALA LLJIPLR. AYLESBURY NUTTER LTD. IPOH
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    • 852 4 A unique opportunity of acquiring very desirable Tanglin and **a-«id*> r^i mttm which are seldom in the market. ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE OF Valuable freehold Land and very Desirable Tanglin and Seaside lte*idt«ree it Teluk Kurau, Singapore. At Mebsrs. CHEONG KOON SENG Cos saleroom, No. 30 hulia St^ti ON WEDNESDAY, 5th
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  • 498 5 i 0«b Correspondent). London. Februarj 16th. G s. ronlin, CJLG., M.V.< Y two years »pell tn Navy ;uul will i tment of PwakLwt of i «m I hi -hip taken vrm bj our W1 in lt>l4, lon w;th 1 to V.le. en of CooHßod i of the
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  • 541 5 LIVING ON 50. ITIM 1 ditnr of the Malay Mail. I I wai iv.n >h •r- til the kira in year totter of Um Bth. instant oiue decided t i feftl fi.-miy %rith I f rvunts. The cook was told that meals B«| cost Uit 77 cents per diem for
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  • 1521 5 Viscount NorthclirFe continues his interesting articles in the Times and has this to say of ships in which he travelled in this part of the world: Before I started on this long journey, n.uvh v yae'riß East and West had left m« with a disUste for ships
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  • 249 5 Mr. E. W. Streeter in 1886 wrote of a 1 earl in the coconut, "of a light yellow c< lour, difficult to distinguish from ivory, or from the yellow poreellanous pearls that are produced t-rohnbly by some univalve mollusc, Mid often seen in the East" (D 28.",). (Aupr.
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  • 111 5 Ifr. J. A. Rob?rtsoti, Manager and < Director of Ifciflrt. 1). G. B i I Ltd, who is shortly retiring from the firm, was the guest of honour at a p h nner i at the Empire H tel, Kuala Lumi jr. on Friday last given by mcmlu r i
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  • 626 5 Submarines, Mint'-, and Aeroplane. The fa^t that during the pan few month* all eyes have been turned to Washington ha! rendered us somewhat oblivious ef naval happenings elsewhere, and we ar« also prone to forget that, so far, thr n tval discussion: s have, ibeen confined to
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  • 52 5 London, February 8. Latest figures show that the five hundr -d million mark has utm been passed in th e sale of savings certificates during the six y.ars since J i t firs* issue. Approximately only on e quarter of the amount invested at L6s. M. ktt!ftcate has
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  • 118 5 One of the Impending vacanciea on 0m Judicial Bench is reported to have been earmarked for Mr. Shortt, the Hume Secrelary, in which event Sir Hamar Greenwood will probably tUCC— d him «t the Rome OfTuv. Tlv. latest information recoiwti r v t jr.- D,\ Wn Lien Teh'« movement* in
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 432 5 Zam-Buk brings perfect healing— it brings you a reliable and ever-ready means of dealing with a host of everyday skin diseases and injuries. Rare herbal oils and essences scientifically blended and refined, make Zam-Buk a balm of unique soothing, healing and antiseptic power. It CONTAINS NO ANIMAL FAT nor any
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  • 1346 6 u-pftsMim \s i \iiorit AMHDVIK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh, Feb. 22. The Mg**l Hon. Andrew Fisher, exLabour Premier of Australia, is not to be content witli a lite of inactivity. The Labour Tarty in Kilmamoek has adopted lam ah their candidate at th e next General Election,
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  • 418 6 We arc all so accustomed to the mention I of Tawau and Cowie Harbour that ""we are apt to overlook all that the latter name stand- for, and it is not until our attention is drawn to it by seme visiting ship's Captain that we realise that in
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  • 46 6 An important meeting of the Council of th« Incorporated Society of Planters will be held at the P. A. M. meeting room, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday 25th inst., at 11.30 a.m. at which business of vital importance to the future of the Society will be discussed.
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  • 562 6 CONTEMPT OF COURT ALLEGED. I Following on thfl committal for trial of Thomas West Orton, Henry Falkiner j Scarborough ami Alfred Clarke, in what is 'known as the Badak case, application was mad e *>y Orton to the Chief Justice in the Practice Court, Melbourne, for an
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  • 164 6 SUBMARINE TREASU RE HUNTER. A miniature submarine having a capa- city of about one cubic yard and operated :by one man has been invented by an j engineer of Tineste to recover treasure from j shijxs lost at soa and now lying: in the ocean depths. The litUe craft was
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  • 158 6 Mr. D. O. de Silva, the Hongkong agent lof the Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, I llt mentioned eight times in the January iasuo of the Company'* Agency Review. He obtained fourth plac e in a World Wide Jubilee Contest for paid-for business during July-December 1921, winning the shield
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    • 234 6 The Watchword of the Day I l«B».ffi Ills, 1# U fe? Ws, JV* 1 r.feU Li W it C.\ I S N always Jl (rfm Most Miles Per Dollar J-4^ < ,-jfm General Affonte, Singapore and F.M.S., 4 J&. X~ Ljf KBRINKMANN CO. J r 1 7/ p] a Philadelphia
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  • 83 7 ENGLISH AMATEUR CRIC KETERS. A Melbourne nyimii Miyi Mr. Machtn b:.r sent a letter tr> the Victorian Cricket Associatica ragcefttinc th :t Boglith .'tmateurs should play matches in Australia en rr>ute to and from New Zealand. Mr. Mm tares i3dd.s thai many Including himself arc far fiom satisfied that the
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  • 79 7 Replying in the House <',i>nr. Maj. Ormsby-Gore, Sir H. Gi v* on bfhili" f Mr. Churchill, .i that Aden had not yet been completely transferred from India t> the < '■.Imm al Office control and the whole matter was still beinp: considered. He aided that the estimated
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    • 594 7 Mr. JOHN DUKE OPTICIAN ■MMWsSt thaf Ist will open for sjffht testing: ami tacit fitting in >| UUTI HI 'ILIUNG. it; Halt* ry Road Is; Floor). SINGATOKr;. On i i STlli klwris. TO LET. HO l.rl. EfEW BUILDINGS. ,P-L', 36-3, 36-4. 36-6 and 3«-« Bfll Street and 10 Hill Street.
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    • 581 7 WANTED. mOPEAN LADY WANTKD to act Ts rorapjnion and to take care of young K irl aged 10. European Family. Apply Box No. 41J care of Fr<»«» I»r«>«< 23 M WANTKD. 9mt4 N»4 fttetas ne.ir town bv English married couple. No children Applv Box No. Mi care of Free Pnm
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    • 689 7 AUCTION SALES. REMINDER. Vo-dny. Sjturff.iy at 2.')(i p.m. AUdiOM SALE O 1 Excellent Household Furniture, Tennis Gear, &c. At Bougainville, No. 74 River Valley Road Comprising wax polished and walnut-stained teak and poona wood sitting room, dining room bedroom furniture, iron beditead*, teak screen 'loors, fnni.s net and poles, lawn
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    • 664 7 NOTICES. ANNOUNCEMENT. Mr. Ong Swoe Gam, second son of the luu Mr. Ong Teck Lim of Woodsville is leaving th« Colony on 30th March to proceed to London tc take up his profession in medicine. .26-3 27-3 U£lT < J iI.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. Our customers are requested to
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 827 7 RUPPER AND TIN RETURNS. Secretary: N. Gomes (Malacca.) Ayer Molek 15,569; total 4 mos Tnftfß* k Katn 7,644'; tota/ 10 ™ol SJS 0 Jfotong- 5,480; total 9 mos. 97,235'' gK r 6 *°S total ll t>z. ;*♦>.). Secretaries: R. &D. Kindersley (Kajamr I Inch Kenneth 28,450; Kajang 28,140Balgowiiie 20,750; Sungei
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    • 549 7 Cll; RCH SERVICES. mfl KOI IMH >!M)AY IN LENT.' Marth. 20th, 1922. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion (Corporate Com. of Mothers' Union). 4 p.m. The Catechism. 5.30 p.m. EvensonK und Sermon Preacher, The Bishop of Singapore, iv. "Jesus Christ
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  • 31 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. ROGERS. —Dr. George Piggott- Aged 78. i On February 10th, 1922, at Sydney hospital, of heart failure following an operation. Deeply mourned. Europe and China papers please copy.
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  • 892 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1922. Local Trade Ships. The Legislative Council will be asked on Monday to agree to the first reading of a bill to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance. The two amendments are of different va- lues. One is to provide for the apt pcintment of
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  • 373 8 The Indian and Ceylonese Decoratioa Fund for the Royal Visit now amounts to IMB6L Seven pages of the Government Gazette aiv occupied with- police notices about traffic during the Royal Visit. Mr. A. E. Baddeley i< appointed a member of the Board of Licensing' Justices. Singapore, rice Mr. F. E.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 361 8 To the Editor, Sir, I understan l thj Horticaltuial Section of the Agri-Horticultural Show iir <onrection with the Bf*B.E. has been cancrlleo owin^f to the lack of support. I beli ve not a B.ngle entry was received. This is astonishing. One can hardly expect exhibits of this
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  • 121 8 A Generous Offer. Messrs. Fraser and Neave Ltd., have very generously offered to provide with ■till lemonade, etc., such schools as are within delivering distance and would like to participate in the gift. Head Masters and Mistresses of Schools are asked to write in at once to
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  • 187 8 The booking for the Italian Opera Om- pany opens this morning at Moutric's. The company left Rangoon yesterday and are du e to arrive her e on Tuesday morning. There are sixty first class artists in tho company consisting of 18 principals, 22 chorus and
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  • 141 8 Mr. Justice Barrett-Lensnard presided over the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. Mr. W. R. Shelton-Agrar has joined Messrs. Mansergh and Tayler, the wellknown firm of Vis ting Agents of Seremban. Reductions of rates ar.« recorded in the Gazette for. the dockyard department, 20 per cent 1 ss for shifting a vessel eff'the
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  • 427 8 kaki.k pack, The great interi t thai in Australia in the i relations with th Indies, i. Indication tl traders, at any rate Sj was lent up from and by the many Hi the opportunity ..f M raya-Borneo Exhib tion i ment of Austral a interest by
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  • 34 8 YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Championship. t Holder beat Hoblyn, 6—4. 6-4. Prentis beat Wodehouju, M Hawkins beat Layton, 6—3, 6—2 Championship Pair-*. Bateman and Braddell beat Dunn Md .Griffith-Jones, 6 4, 3—6, 6—l.
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  • 41 8 Championship. Riches V9. Holder. Championship I'air* Dean and Wodehnus-- VI Nol»» Watson. Donnell and Hunt ft is :m*n wo Green. Potts and Doi^r vs. Haskins and Fuller Newcomers Handicap. J>rummond vs. Winter, (to fin:*h> White, E. F. vs. Layton.
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  • 37 8 The results of the qualify for the L.M.S. of th College of > Singapore show that the following successful:— M. E. Teraehelvam in Ifddicinc and Midwifery; H. Bmi^ X.-ithen; K. Raja Hat/ium; W Bal hetehtt.
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  • 46 8 A new depot for the sale of ttu 1 pore Free Press has been opened :n Of? lang et the Geylatiß New Pruv:*.«»n SUtf* 308, Geylan*-road. GcylUf imi** wh have any difficulty in obtaining tht r c should plaw a regular o*^ 1 th thh agrency.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 141 8 4s#r For I MARTINI I A\l> I ROSSI'S ITALIAN VERMOUTH ij Italy's Finest Production. (GaldbßGk Macgregor Co.. Ltd. J (Incorporated in Shanghai.) J Tel. 228 87 Cecil Street. j s^vsWiWA'dWWWAViSWAN %vvuv\vvyv^yvvyv yvwwyv%w^ ESTABLISHED 1896. OPTHALMIC OPTICIAN Medical Hall Building Battery Road. REFRACTIONIST R. V. MEYER, F.S.M.C. (London). F.1.0. (Eng.). £~°nid
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    • 129 8 What about your j I BAGGAGE j j i YOU insure your valuable and effects at home: do you protect them in your baggage when travelling? Property to the value of many thousands of pounds is lost, damaged in various ways, or stolen every year in transit by railway and
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  • 353 9 THE PRIM** VISION. rHE joUBMALttTfl IVK. Scrvicel. K:md>. M«r. 2:i. t visit to fcLamly ia lf thc delightful out- f his tour. ftr«t on P the M ..v bting dtepl«y loyal decorato '">' p»to1 emi i k< I ipping >•- i v A biasing m>". nu- iV.y the
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  • 381 9 SUBMARINE H42 SUNK. ALL HANDS LOST. [ReuUr's Service.] London. Mar. 23. Gibraha. A destroyer .'«unn«r manoeuvres in the Straits .ol tided with ivbMfcfiM H ill. li which was lost with all hand^. C The Admiralty confirming the loss of li H42 with all hands s; ys that tIM
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  • 214 9 Okmulgee. Oklahoma. Mar. 23. A warrant has been issued for the ares( of the Governor of Oklahja, Mr. iobi-vtson. and a State Bank Commissioner, dr. Dennis. The charges are for acepting bribe* to i>ermit a bank tt> do business after it had been found insolvent md it
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  • 167 9 Th e show which Mr. Douglas Bostock is bringing to Singapore from Java, the Royal ttalian Circus, comes with good references from the many places at which performances have been given. The circus was first formed in 1863 and has on many occasions been patronized by distinguished
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  • 128 9 The Tamil Murder. b 11 J Singapore Assizes ycster- f before the Chief Justice, Sir n Shaw ani a special jury, a Tamil f nasamy was charged with the c r of another Tamil. Major Whitley I »d Mr. Laycock defended. I Principal witness for the prosecution 1
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  • 22 9 I Mr. R. S. le May has returned to Siai not as British Vice-Consul, but as Advise In the Department of Commerce,
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  • 17 9 to* of their friends entertained bambers and Mr. E. S. Hafelan *<w«wdl dinner at the Penang Clul
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  • 317 9 DRASTIC PENALTIES. THE ULSTER BOUNDARY. [Reuter'g Service.] Ix>ndoM, Ma*. 22. In the Commons, quest oned as to the ituation on the Ulster boundary, Mr. ■< hurchill read telegrams from both the IM r\sh Governments, containing charges and sh ounter-chargea of raids and teri"orism. of \m thought that the
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  • 256 9 London, Mar. 22. The Daily News is gratified at the n«w» j that the "child slaves of Hongkong" will j be freed, and congratulates Mr. Churchill i on the characteristic thoroughness of hia announcement and the prudent measure* r taken to ensure the drawing up of
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  • 107 9 Mr. H. Abdeen, Eff, has compiled a twenty-five year Mohamedhan English Calendar, to take on the tale of yeara wher e the late Mr. G. N. Symons left off, this year. Mr. Abdeen also makes it a souvenir of the Prince of Wales visit, and gives portraits of
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  • 76 9 Rules under the Income Tax Ordinance are publish :d in the Gazette, dealing with delivery of returns, forms, payment of tax, procedure on appeal and prev.ntion of disclosure of documents. Four divisions are established and th_> following co lectors appointed. Mr. G. C. Valpy, general, D. W. Evans,
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  • 26 9 There is a scarcity -water in Malacc i Consequently the town and outskirts placarded with posters, inscribed up which are the words "Do not waste watei
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  • 751 9 MORE EXCITEMENT. DISTRIBUTING THE COIN. [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Mar. 23. The Reparations Commission's dcisions rlude 'on that of the 1,450 miln gold' marks in kind, Fran o all receive 950, and a suspension payments will temporarily be perttod to be considered by the Comission on May 31st who,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 244 9 SELF-GENERATING ELECTRIC Pocket Lamp fro flattery Required nexhaustible. u r Price I spak GLOB]rs I price cu. 50 s\:h. THE HIEST VI (9DCL- ALWAYS HEAVY FOX VSt. Light U obtained so long as required by s mply working a lever. Mechanically perfect. Will last for years. Robinson Co,, Ltd. I
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    • 368 10 CHE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD. AND *RE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION O > LW (Th^ !i!ne Funnel w Line— Alfred Holt ft CX) <Conipar.:o« Incorporated In Enfliuvd) |:%MPOU, PORT A PENANG TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM. KOfTn&AM, ANTWERP ap .d HAHBUKG. SINGAPCN to MARSEILLES, MAVUS and iniIPOOL SIN(.APORB to RgNOA. MARBBILLF9
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    • 411 10 j KLLERMAN A BCCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). PASSENGER SERVICE i j HOMEWARD. M. CITY OF SIMLA For Marseilles, London Maitk 31 j M. CITY OF CALCUTTA For Marseille, London May 10 OUTWARD. M. CITY OF CALCUTTA Honpkon^, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama Mar. 26 j i FREIGHT SERVICE Steamer
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    • 627 10 p. &o. wmsH"7Su^ APCAR UNE (Incorponterf in Eneland.) MAIL AND PASSENGER SFRvt^ PENLNi JLAE AND ORIENTAL X E PLASSY about April 2 DBVAJTHA AH>RB DONGOI.A ?t lK)ut April ]8 MOVARa about Apr;; DELTA about April DO KALTAM lb ut Aphi U KHYBER abo'.t May It PLABBY I PasscDgers for Kuropo
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  • 1175 11 MEDICAL OFFICER'S TRIALS. The efforts made by the Public H«alt Authorities to combat th e plague h Sian and particularly in Bangkok, are describe in an article in the "Journal of Tropici M Bein« and Hygiene," by Dr. Ralph V Uendelsoa, If. I)., Principal Medical Office
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  • 664 11 Standard of Rejection for Seamen. 1 >• P. W. Edridge-Ureen, special examiner and adviser to the Board of Trade on colour vision and eyesight, has mad* the following report on the propoMd standard of rejection for colour blindness for seanun: 11 no universally recognised Standard of rejection for
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  • 63 11 *w The greatest railway bridge project m Burma as regards size of girders, size of j caissons and sinking of same, was, recemtly in the presence of a large gathering at the Fazundaung Creek, south of Togya«ng- ffale, brought to a successful conclusion i with the putting into place of
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 283 11 $1400 $1400 ADMSTRONG" LIGHT I Reduction in Prices. BUPPLf THESE EXCELLENT LIGHTING HCTfI AT $1,400 cO Mi I.KTI' WITH BATTKRY CHARGFU AND READY FOR IMMEDIATE \<llY— l.2 K.W. OR 60.20 WATT LAMP! P><3lNl RUNS ON KEROSENE OR I ETROL law r P»^^SflaV9 s^L^E sa/^K^s^Bßaw I l£^^lii^^^3 •-y of Design. Refinement
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    • 1034 11 m NOTICES. STRAITS RACING ASSOCIATToN A TWO DAY RACE MEETING (Lnder the Rules of the above Associate In Honour of the visit or 11. R. h Th< Prince of Wales to Singapore WUI be held under the auspices of the ab A^cation a< th R*e* Cours,. Sin^ f ort (By
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    • 211 11 Sa£s*H«K: right to dmdc a., RaCc inl(J t Q SiSLT^ '«^crm ,u, !K the advort.s.d v,,lue In calctUating the advertfacd r»l M »f a .,v race the v.hu, of any cu,. pI.U or P r>, otl r han money, ihalJ noi w IndodH Juct,on will be ibnd for nt r.»"V
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  • 296 12 (From Our Own Correspondent) ftoxing. Edinburgh, Feb. 22. Capital sport was witnessed in the Scottish Amateur Boxing Championships held in Edinburgh. Three of tho Champions are new to national honours the fourth. W. Cuthbertson, Dunfermline, having previously held the Fly-Weight Char/ipionship. and is at the present time the
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  • 111 12 Greyhounds, which Ux w brings into their annual to hav, 1,,,: th fttit b« purposes. Th* truest h<ryptian fresco, an,! -J. Tor coumnu' by fa Rj Kngnsh of the Grades." Kroup uf ercyhuunds pUj entran,, to the Briti.li M,,,, L mtggests that tbry we, th, Ro^n. ou.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 1729 12 "The prudent man looketh well to shippingnotes. _-«*t™«», tu 01 -.j t t- Conßi_rnee_ of cargo ex the abovenamed f The Shippingr and the Import and Lx- Btoarner from New York are hereby notifted HiC fir)ltlfl P rt fflces Wlll be osed on Fr iday, 31st. that survey on damaged
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    • 98 12 M that which drew with Wales. poor num. I Genasco Roofing 2 PLY AND 3 PLY 1 COMPLETE WITH PATENT KANT-LEAK KLEATS AND N*»s m FIXING j t/;e »-es//t o/ 1 p tliC j(jl) I o^er 4Q Years 1 MV i sft run, che yi-r proof and g m-inufactura v
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    • 1991 13 Vl\l STEAM NAVIfiATION fft ITD The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. PAflFir MA IF CTCAiucum 0 si/\l»l Ol^fl 11/iyiUAUU^ LU., LIU. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. I*AUHC MAIL STEAMSHIP CO, i .>» v Din kji\A ihiU IN SIAM). AND siNGAroRE Bangkok EUerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (incorporated
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  • 1701 14 SIX BUNDSBO WOMKN FAINT. Levies, Mar. 1. sarfcfiMt staii ties provided by the Ivoynl wedding ceremonial show that I*soo, 000 people travel sd oa trass*, by the Undergi\unu railways, and OB motor omni•ojooo, beating Um Coronation trowel record. They ware all controlled by i*.fiuo ljondon j olftceasen.
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  • 281 14 London, Mar. 4th. The following were the results of the matchos in the second division of tho EngVish League played today Blackpool 2, Notts Forest 1. Bruufurd nil, Wolverhampton nil. Clapton O. 2, Barrtley 1. West Ham 2, Crystal Palace 1. Fulham nil, Bristol City nil. Hull
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  • 149 14 Calcutta, Jan. 24.— The boycott of for«i#n ploeo goods in Calcutta is now abiolutely c"ead, end th«» non-co- operator* campaign, i^hich wan vigorously carried on before th» riftit of the Prince of Wales, hat ceateri. Thit 10 not due only to the ab»enc« of the motive of
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  • 209 14 Chinese in the Straita Settlement* **e reported to be raising a company to ai«ist Sun Yat-sen in his Northern Expedition, according to the Canton Time*. Prince and Princess Barclay ue Tolly hr.ve left Bangkok, and it is understood they went away on a steamer bound for Hongkong or Swatow. (8.T.)
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  • 261 14 Calcutta, February 12. During- tfcr ix«% few day* a n«w Olgaaisitioa, the Cititen»' Protection League, has eoaft tote existence, *ays a correspondent cf tht m Pioneer." Mv. Langford James, the well- known bafrfafter, Maul to be the moving •pint of tie League, and he has secured the
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 573 14 PARADISE (LEASE OF) FOR SALE. I 17,000 FOR THE SUNNY ISLES OF THE IDLE. Every Prospect Please*. Looking gloomily out of the window at the snow and sleet one morning, the "Star" man had a golden vision. It Btruck him after reading the followingalluring advertisement in a morning paper: Four
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    • 214 14 The adjustment of Shirley President Bracei to movement of the body resembles the action of differential gears of an automobile on a turn. The comfort of SHIRLEY PRESIDENT BRACES* In any position of tho body SHIRLEY i RLSIHrMT HKACLb adjust tncmsclves autcmaticallv In »k SOLD BY GOOD DEALERS EVERYWHERE Look
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  • 86 15 Murch 24. Bank 4 m.B. 214 Bank demand 2 3 Private credits 8 m.s. 2 4 1-8 New York, demand io l Credits 90 day. M France demand coIndia. T. T. J*J j Hongkong, demand J% p. c p rem Yokohama, demand 105fc Java, demand 135% Bangkok, demand 9g*/
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  • 153 15 March 24. Tin 100 Tons $73.75 Gambier Cube No. 1 12.60 Gambier 9. 50 Pepper Black 13.00 Pepper (white fair) 26.00 Tapioca, small flake, t.g. 7.00 Tapioca, mediira pearl f.g 7.50 Pearl Sago small 8.00 Copra Mix 10.34 Copra Sundried 10.75 Opium, Benares vncert: 4.600 Rice, Rangoon whit* 230
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  • 103 15 >t reteCk noon, Mar* X4, 1922. Pale Crepe. Ribbed Smeked St CUHnf Price t. Cl*m\h§ Priest. Buyen Sellers Bmyers £«llers •pot «7 28 April 28 VI- 29 April to Jupc E9S; 30 July to Sept. 32 S3 I\>ne of Market: Quiet. Lin<ruis $3 $3.10. Papftiu
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  • 145 15 Singapore, Mar. 21. iMif Market in London since our last rcpoil has a^rain reachtnl the low level of Y&d., but lias since steadied to Bd. The Singapore market has been weaker in Bympathy with the other markets but little business ha* passed, dealers not wishing to
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  • 48 15 The government of the Dutch Ea»t Indie* intends introducing the metric system for weights and measures in the Oriental retail trade. Th s will be done by gradually replacing all weighing and measuring instruments in use' firstly at Sourabaya, jSamarang, and Batavia, by Uiose of th« metric system.
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 19 15 Aldcna* Boceeaaon London telecran March Knd. ta M fo]I(,J.^ Ma Market ataadjp 7%«L; Stock* 67,112 ton
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    • 79 15 The following te'egram haa be n re ceived by the Singapore Branch:A< the approaching annual reaaral "hat*holder< DirectX, will recomm nd that a dividend be declared fbi the paat year al the rate nt i 1 A i a i per eanf •nd a bonus of Sn. 3d.
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    • 60 15 The local mPn^ is in >t that a dividend ai the rate of 24 per cent per annum ha, be« daclar* for l]u Mil year ended 31st December I9t] The surplui and undivided profit, have b,on in creased by G $1,195,760 and therefore now amount to G|10,414,76ft
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    • 80 15 The report of the Fa* Eaatern Films 19-.1 notes a loss of $3,109.92, which wholly duo to the decreases in hiring film. to aales of machinery and acceLrie* The director. ar e Messrs W. L. G. Rile 7 H. J A. Holm, O. C. Smalley and E
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    • 19 15 Yesterday's Alteration.. Strata Trading Co. 13.00—1440 Nyalag (350,000 5) 4.r,0- r. ,m lon-kah Harb. N.00— 0.00
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    • 52 15 FRA SER'S SHARE REPORT. Ttaj M46. 1.-,. 100 tona boU $7;{.::, ith refy iiuk Mining _Tai,.i« S s 70. Nwth Tai wjj. bomn nupfa^ B%i Xaw Ivts 02-,. Rawaiici 52',. M ui isl w Hitams fl.l2fe. Industrials.-lnit, rs $5.25 $8.75 Tf. ta mil m.ij Rob^ Old mS *-o p».75 Steanshipa
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    • 74 15 LYLL EVATT'S SHARE REPORT. Friday 21th March 1922 4 0 I*r«**** *< 3 100 ton, •uibb^rH. No enquiry Min e .-Norths 87^ 92*. South, K SO Ta,pin*s 17% 7-,. j ohans 60 65, Pet*-' liners co on. CoUitrW. $11.25 $11^ W 40. i,hs |4^6 14.76, Nawna Pets 60 industrials.— Kn^inA-,
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    • 54 15 Singapore. Mar. 24. aj UM 33 Hongkong 7% pt r c#>t prom:uin. Thiv,. months fold 52* Share Market.- -Dull Kul>bors.-IVw enquiries Allnby* lf» Cra^u-loas 40 DO, Bassetts L2\~ f.7^; Tain' b«lak 3 47% 62*. Chwabon, MU^ Rub-' bew buyers lid., Bukit Kepoagi KM*. «H. Soufh. IS 30, K«w*i
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    • 418 15 a^ -approximately ss,ooo,ooo. A M Till? rDli'A Hi si i Assurances in force over $17,000,000. im (iRhAi EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. I rh? B^»2S IC SrSS?£; H n e ed 32 Old Jewry, E.C I ompanj ha,, £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies witfi th^
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    • 454 15 CHARTERED BANK, of India, Australia and China. Incorporated in England by Royal Caarter I'aid up Capital in 600,000 aaareg of £3 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund 5.600,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 BEAD OFFICE. M Bishopsgato, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hongkong Penan* Araritsar Iloilo Piiktt Bangkok Ipoh R&Rgoon
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    • 524 15 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (laeorpenfetd ;o Hongkong.) Capital, all paid up $20,000,000 Silver Reserve $23,500,000 Sterling Reserve, held in London 4,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. G. M. Dodwell, Esq. Chairman. Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang.— Deputy Chairman. D.G.M. Bernard, EsqJlon. Mr. E.V.D. Parr G.T.M. Edkins, Esq.
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    • 353 15 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. LIMITED. Established 18P0. C */f u t nl Su^ crib f d Y -i00,000,00d (iully paid up) Reserve Fund y. 61,000,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vive-President: R. Ichinomfya, Esq. DIRECTORS. Y' Y^ a ir Eaq 0 X****** Esq. M. Odagirj, Baq. Baron K. MoriVnJJr^ Baron K. Iwasa
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    • 107 15 KUIAL tACHANGE ASSURANCii (bcorittnt* < B faHandbyßyl charter A. D. 1720,. MCTO3 CAR 9too»or. 5 r.-, n ta.i f _i,e3 S r a BARLOW iCa Messn. BARKER A. GORDON LEE, Hesi,, !it TEE LONDON LANCASHIRE INSURANCE CO. F/TO. <irrorporat*d la Qr»»t Britftiji). TOTAL ABBKTS W e* CZS.OUO.oc* FCl»~lQturane«» effected, for
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  • 1409 16 THE CONDITION OF OIU ROADS. I An ordinary mo ling ef the Municipal rwhilnn was aeld in Um board room! rdny aftemi*>n, presided ovt-r by Mr. K. .7. Fancr. Other W -s^ut WON Messrs. O. P. CiiflUh-Jomv A. Anthony, W. A. Sims, E. A. Krown, Bee Tiong Wab.
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  • 226 16 Oh Jock, my dear, I greatly fear We can't pro to the Ball, With other woes, I have no clothes, And credit none at all. At Littlejohn's and Robertson's They're putting on the screw, This lack of cash has cooked our hath, Whatever shall we do.
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  • 242 16 GUILLEMAKI) AVENUE. \Y< rk is proceeding 1 at an amazing pace on the Exhibit on Ground, and, judging by the amount done doling the last few days, although n vt vy jereat deal remains to be done, the Exhibition ih>uld be ready well n time for the
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  • 77 16 There will be a trial of all the electric lighting in the Exhibition at 9 p.m. on the 29th inst. All exhibitors are invited to send their representatives on that occasion to see the effect of th e lighting of their stalls, etc. It is specially to
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  • 43 16 By the Prins der Nederlander, which came into port from Batavia yesterday there arrived a model of a vessel of the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland lin e for the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition. The K.P.M. are the local ajrents for the S.M.N. line.
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  • 64 16 On the 31st inst., special launches connecting with a special train from Woodlands conveying a guard of honour of the Johore Military Forces will leave Johore Bahw at 6.30 a.m. There will b« room on this train for forty second-class and fourteen first-class passengers, and anyon
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  • 26 16 Th? Quorra which arrived here yesterday morning from Trengganu brought s collection of birds and animals from th« British Adviser to the Malaya-Borneo Exhibition.
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  • 45 16 Tho Seamen's Union, Hongkong, is shori 'y to establish a boarding-house for th b nefit of its unemployed members, man I of whom have not been able to secur work since the strike. If it proves success, the project will be p'acetl on permanent footing.
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  • 409 16 There arrived on Thursday by the Marella Mr. Kingsford Smith, who is the representative of the recently fdrmed New South Wales Export Association, and also Mr. Andrews and Mr. Thornfield, who have come up from Australia in connection with the Exhibition. They brought with them a
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 314 16 S.C.C.'s Six Goals Against Chinese. The Straits Chinese had about the biggest surprise they are likely to run up against this season when on the Padang yesterday evening the S. C. C. decisively defeated them by s:x goals to love. With one or two exceptions, the Club players excelled
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    • 51 16 The final tie for H. E. the Governor*! "up will be sailed off on Saturday afterloon, between the Maricn and Helen. Start it 2.4"i p.m. Ciub Course. Sunday morning will be tht- final race 'or the Mflner Cup. club Covne, no undkaps. hours limit, Start 10 'clock
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    • 453 16 The anri.al meeting of the members of he Singapore Yacht Dub was hold in he Club Pavilion yesterday evening, when I. E. the Governor, Sir Laurence Guillenard, presided over n large attendance. In proposing the adoption of the Committee's report and statement of accounts, His Excellency
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    • 197 16 KRYPTOK )ptician by Appointment to His Majesty The Kinp of Siam. I Mf»ually S da S. SMITH <fe cON (Siam) LTD Incorpor.. ,c<l in E --ri i MANUFACTI3BING OPTICIANS i ;-t Bantkol tnd r^ndc M. BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE, AV.W.'.V.V.V.V.V.V.VAV.N VA V.V.V.%". WW.V.V.v.Vav 1 BfVi£ EADERS. Malaya-Borneo Exhibition j I Kiesk
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