The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 April 1922

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S.. WEDNESDAY; APRIL 5, 1922. NO. 10,552. I
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  • 207 1 There was a crowded House of Commons for the Genoa vote of confidence debate, the resolution being adopted by a large majority— Page 7. In moving the motion, the Premier laid stress on the crying need for international peace, the absolute necessity of Russia recognising her obligations
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  • 1051 1 Irishmen, no matter what their on«*time political views may have been, view with sadness the passing of the Royal frish Consitabulary. This semi-military force stood for much m Ireland. Recruited* m the ma.n from the fanning ana middle classes of the country, it haa been
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 501 1 MAIJHOID RAFFLES HOTEL. i VTATEmPPKS MOMIAY Tea Dansant, p.m. to 7 p.m. >] A \f|i WEDNESDAY Orchestral Concert, 9.45 p.m. THURSDAY Guest Night, Dinner and Dancing. CIGARETTES FRIDAY Special Luncheon, Orchestra. SATURDAY Guest Night, Dinner and Dancing. > •> dentl tad Diners will have prior Claim to seats m the
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    • 47 1 DAILY REMINDER. "The Emperor's Candlesticks" Baroness Orczy have given way to OSRAMS FRASER CHALMERS ENG. WORKS. Props. The General Electric Co. Ltd. (Incorporated m England). Magnet House, 62 Robinson Road, Singapore. l l <l **^*"i^"^™i»W"»«i»«__—l m.^o G. H. MUMM. CHAMPAGNE THE BEST Swee Lee Go. Wine Merchants
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 97 1 THE W _EX. Wi dm sday, Sth. High Water 2__Xfl am. 4.34 Dm. M. B. E. Children's Day, Dog Show, French Community At Home. Titi iin. Gattey nnd Bateman's, noon. Bukit Timah Rubber, Evatt's, noon. Polo: Balcstier. M ddle?ex Snorts T'.ne.in Tanglin Club At Home, 6.15 p.m. II Travatore. Vie.
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 41 2 (hampionship Pairs. Dean asd Wodehoose rs, Nolan and W at son. Po— ll md Hunt v>. Kleinman and Gieen. Rotts and Doig ra. Haakias and Puller. Newcomers Handicap. White vs. I^ytow. DnUBBMIMI ra. Winter. Chaanpionship. l; tt Hold, i
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    • 60 2 S. C C. K;i|.ti»- The following are the teams which will m tht above match to-day at "> p.m. Kajan*: Thru pp. Warden. Rhode*. Wynen. Coiner. Coutts, Robit.^. Palmer. BailKe, IVrrin, Barge, and Eurhy. S. C. C. L a M -the, P.atrtnan, Cummin* Hotyoek, Grmkaan Brown, Cooper, Sutton. Hogben,
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    • 19 2 <)n the s. c. C. rrovad jresteiday the Kedak Ifslayi defeated Perak Malayi hy one 4roal lo nil.
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  • 364 2 The formal opening of the Anjuman-i-Jslam, was hold oa Sunday at tht promises ol the Anjuman, No. Kerbau Road, with Mr. Kader Sultan J. P. m the •hair. There were many resident and nonresident aiembati ptaaaal including Hr. Haftl O-ulam Sarwar, the patron, and Mr. Mohammed Ismail. Mr.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1237 2 Hi TO IM OR FOB SALE. v- **W*W **mW -jrx__. t LA RG X (.<,. i WNS, newly erected. < /^t AT TP rp"\7* '< y'^T^ 1% l| §L 0% 71 1Q }f[ area from 10,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. < V-T X^. -L iiJ X X :£r' I%W 1
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 889 3 r )^a*waw«»wwßM»w__wi_B_BMß_w_B«_________B__^^ WWW^/WWl^^ J ;>.X" >^^% -I TH C [N6LI3H' ELECTRIC COMPANY [I J%^ I I C. 4. PARSONS Co, Ltd. //<^ V I lIMI^TP I (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). S**/ mm^^Lm^m^ l^^^^**^^ l^*. N^^^^V 1 -L.I-HM Ij ig __=_____-__-T=_^ ffa S W^^*^L r__-^-«__*_a Jl STEAM TURBINES "jj V^l j ji|
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  • 1238 4 Looking back on it the meeting just over was not remarkable from a racing point of view. The track had two solid days of sunsbine and wind before the meeting and was certainly something better than good, and was probably nearly fast, yet the times on the whole
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 850 4 Valuable Freehold Building sites for sale. Area from 5,000 to 100,000 square feet Suitable for Offices, Godowns and Hotels Apply ESTATE A TRUST AGENCIES LIMITED Auctioneers Estate Agents, Raffles Chambers. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE J BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, JOHORE BAHRU. Miscellaneous Suit No. 18 of 1921. The Ho
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    • 237 4 Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 1 <o!3^, T l T l T I A"Nr I J M.IN V_L£ 1 __Jlu %JP CEMENT I Section B, Pavilion 11. 1 7 All Cement purchased during the Exhibition from the above Pavilion will be sold at a Special Price. 'PHONE 172. G aurely CO Telegrams: AURELY.
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    • 640 4 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF Well made wax polished teak office furniture and requisite-. < jlarge quantity of teak desks and tables, typewriting tables I NDKRWOO* "ROYAL" AND "SUN" TYPEWRITERS, office chairs, teak film* cah»n e u w,v glass doors, screens, hat and coat stands, letter files, ink standi nnd r.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 551 5 4 EYESTRAIN n( its Relation to Health. tra ii means nervous strain with and m order to m health, comfort M I tBCf I tviaable t j have ai >.'- „f the eyei every two or th CONSULTjohn DI ki:. l 8.0 A., P-fiJI ,f OM Broad Bt_, London). \.\l_l*'S
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    • 634 5 I FOR SALE PIANO FOR SALE. Cottage piano by Paul Werner, Dresden, f\ill toned, m first class condition. Replies to R. H. care of Free Press r »-l 7-4 "f__jH^EARANCETALF, MAISON MOLETTE 124 Raffles Hotel. (Owner leaving Colony) '-'eat Bargains m all departments. _i* frocks, knitted goodfl silk UK woollen,
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    • 786 5 NOTICES. NoITCJb. BOSCH PRODUCTS. 1 The Public are hereby notified that the Agency of the above Company, Robert Bosch (AG) Stuttgart, is hereby transferred back to Messrs. Tan Wee Van and Co., from Ist April, 1922. HENRY. LEE 1 CO.. LTD., is Boat Quay. 5-4 7-4 WARN INC. The number
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    • 708 5 THE PRINCE'S MEETING. RACING ANALYSIS. The following is the analysis of the past meeting. Owners Placed. Sultan of Perak 2 10 2 Ran Thian Tjang 2012 J. T. Newall 2 0 0 0 Raja Abdul llamid 110 0 Khoo Tek Boon l 1 0 0 W. J. McErlesn 1 1
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    • 689 5 I I I_— T" 1^^ 1^" j w "^'*^w»»i suis^ I Gkniffer Marine Motors. I The Best British Made I sii f o, r?f^^gf'"' i \mf i T i y* Jl j*^ia?T' »f **f j i\ ;i fcr^•v^__ _j Model K. 6. Six Cylinder 7590 H.P. SIMPLE REDUCING GEARS RELIABLE
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  • 709 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1922. Life Full o f Worries. Singapore has had a very pleasant il strenuous time of late and is still concerned to make the best, out of its very excellent Exhibition. Our local interests occupy all our time, though, if one comes to think
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  • 18 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. WYNNE.—On March 29th, at Taiping Hospital, Francis Wynne, aged 44, of Gapis Estate, Padang Rengas.
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  • 530 6 The weekly meeting of the Rent Assessment Board was postponed yesterday till next Tuesday. Dr. Wu Lien Teh, M.A. M.D.. l.itt. B. will lecture under the auspices of the Stra'ts Chinese Association at the Victoria Theatre to-morrow, Thursday, at 5 p.m. on "Progressive China." Mr. George Goldsack, late assistant manager
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 77 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 4. At the annual meeting of Sungei Arak Rubber Co., Mr. Baldwin, who presided, said their expenditure was $28,713, but had been considerably reduced since the report was issued. The financial position of the Company was strong. Their fixed deposit at
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    • 53 6 The wedding took place at St. George's Church the Rev. Keppel Gamier officiating, of Mr. W. J. Hallifax, son of a former President of the Municipality, to Mrs. Mary Edith Collis, widow. The bride was given away by Mr. Balfour Ross and Mr. W. P. Jones carried out the
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  • 698 6 Following the rather heavy tragedy of La Toeca, this Company last evening pave tin much lighter but still trapic, La Boheme. The piece deals with the Boheniian life of Paris and ends with the tragic death of Mimi. There are many effective and beautiful numbers m it,
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  • THE ROYAL VISIT.
    • 236 6 In forwarding ]\>- i: 1 recital meeengei, Hii i the opportunity of convey.] personal thanks w\\ th.. are many who. by their wi ent co-operation, helped I memorable visit a notable Mtssau.es from His leyal i; Prince of Wales on Leevin \\^J To His Excellency the G pore.
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    • 125 6 Tl c following Special Oi has been issued' by Maj... G Malcolm. X.C.8., D.S.o i Troops. Straits Settlement Siagapert ril J The General Officer Com:, te express his apptv if vvork done by all the trooj volunteer employed m conn. visit to Singapore of 11 the Prince
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  • 189 6 Chief Justice Praise- Police. The Second Singapore Assize* conclude e<! yesterday before the Chief Sir Welter Shaw. The ehai of murder against Soh Moh and Lim Chin vtl withdrawn by the D. P. P. owing to the insufficiency of evidence. The Chief Justice, Sir NY al dreeaed the
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  • 34 6 A reminder is given of the D ■t the Malaya-Borneo Exhibit from 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Lad) <'<u' l!< mard has kindly consents! to prizes at 4.30 p.m.
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  • 50 6 "Observator" says a correspond him^ m the hope "that it may r interest to the more elderly readeri The Observer, the foJlowing from I ing paper:— "Required, for Straits BeH ments, Drapery Assistant. Smart. eW tic man, single, aged 24 to 280." K%. Shaw's He-Ancients were not exp»* be celibates.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 168 6 Ask For j MARTINI A\D i ROSSI'S ITALIAN VERMOUTH Italy's Finest Production. Galdbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. 5 (In nrporated In Shanghai.) Tel. 228 87 Cedi Street. \•vy^vu^s■A^v^^^^^^^v__|■_^^^^^^^ i _ivs^%•_vw■ 5 FRTD l?J^^^ > ce IWW___W_tirf#1 WW___W_tirf# 9? 18/2. I Jewellery and Silverware l IN NUMBER, IN VARIETY AND IN CHEAPNESS
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    • 118 6 What about your BAGGAGE YOU insure your valuable and effects at home: do you protect them m your baggage when travelling? Property to the value of many thousands of pounds is lost, damaged m various ways, or stolen every year m transit by railway and steamship, or while the Owner
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  • 543 7 COMMONS DEBATE. HIK PREMIER ON HIS DEFENCE. f Reuter's Service.] London, April 3. I Hi.'., of Commona was crowded and .red. for i Gee ote of con,:.t-. Mr. Asquith arai ebeent chill. I fir.- 1 eppeaHe l'»l'. 28th and > cheered. the moti n h«- nied thc >
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  • 17 7 Amsterdam. Apr. 3. ™-»»tary aeroplane crashed at Helher «»cer being kile.i, and another having broken.
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  • 215 7 "PEACE AT LAST." GOOD HALL OF WEAPONS. [Reuter's Service.] London. April 3. 1 ln the House of Commons at question- time, Mr. Churchill said a Government tug t hao been piratically captured by Republicans while proceedmg from Haulhowline to Devonpo.t. It cont ined four hundred i riflee, seven
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  • 730 7 Nairobi, April li. Tlu- trial of natives concerned m tho outbreak mentioned on March 28 has resulted m thirtyseven convictions and sentences ranging from three months' to two years' rigorous imprisonment. NURTHBLOY FRANCS. London, Apr. 3. j A .special Pans me. sage say., that If. Andre Berthelot rtatea
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  • 279 7 ROBINSON CO., LTD. ANNUAL REPORT. The following is the Directors' report tt the shareholders at the meeting to be held next Wednesday at the Chartered Bank Buildings, at noon: The .Directors have pleasure m submitting their second annual report and statement of accounts, for the financial year ended Slit January,
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  • 293 7 Singapore Firms* Dispute. In the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard an action was brrught by Messrs W. P. Miliar and Co. Ltd.. against tie Jalan Besar Rubber Works. Plaintiffs, who were represented by Mr. Everitt, claimed damages for breach of contract, and m their statement of
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  • 24 7 The monthly meda will take place at u-ual on Saturday anei Sunday, April Btl br\d 9th. Ladies on Thursday the 13th.
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  • MALAYA-BORNEO EXHIBITION.
    • 307 7 Last night's entertainment at the MalayaBorneo Exhibition was out of the ordinary, and those who failed to av..;i themselves cf the opportunity missed a real treat I not so much from the point of view of the amusement provided, as the educations* value attaching to the
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    • 383 7 The following programme for to-day is published by the Information Bureau: Bands.—At the Stadium. B. North Borneo, Johore Military Band and Sarawak Rangers. Theatre. (N). —Special Malay Company "Nahar Opera," 7 p.m. to midnight. Admission $2, 1, 50c. and 25c. Cinema. (Q). —7-11 p.m. Malay Music and Dances.
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  • 116 7 n Mr. M. B. Shelley, who is just back from Home leave, will probably go to Selangor as Secretary to Resident. n I The old sloop Merlin, which was converted into a sfaveying ship some years ago and m that capacity did duty on the East Indies, y Africa and
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 116 7 Robinson Co., Ltd. WHEN YOU VISIT THE j EXHIBITION CALL AT STAND No. 7 AND SEE THE LATEST RALEIGH PRODUCTION. THE NEW 2 H. P. 4-STROKE MOTOR CYCLE, FITTED WITH 3-SPEED STUR-MEY-ARCHER GEARS AND LUCAS MAGNETO. ALSO THE POPULAR NEW HUDSON 2-STROKE, MODEL DE LUXE j MOTOR CYCLE. i Robinson
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 501 8 fHE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND FOE CHINA MUTUAL ST3AM NAVIGATION LU. (The BKie Farm.l Une— Alfred Holt fe Cm.) (Companies Incorporated m England) t"*_APORE, PORT SWETTENHAM A PENANG TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP aod QAMBUKG. SINGAPORE to M-XRSEILIFS, HATHA and I TVBKPOOI. SINGAPORE to GENOA, MARSEILLES and L_TfrB3cPOOL.
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    • 526 8 "ELLERMAN" LINE ELLERMAN A BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co., L*d (Incorporated m England). t I PASSENGER SERVICE HOMEWARD. Steamer tag Singapore j b.s. CITY OF CALCUTTA For Marseilles, lindon May 10 i i FREIGHT SERVICE Steamer D ai wporr? s.s. KABINGA Ix>ndou, Rotterdam and Hamburg April 13 ■*.s. CITY OF CALCUTTA Marseilles.London,
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    • 689 8 P. O. -BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE (Incorportted m England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICE PENLN JLAR AND ORI ITAL 3. I (Under Contract with His Majesty's Governmen*'. LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE. FROM LONDON TC MARSEILLES 1 DUE SINGAPORE KAVE SINGAPORE DONGOLA about April 18 NOVAKA about April if KHYBER about April
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 717 9 !ll£ SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. < INCORPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTTING SERVICE Kretay, 1 rongganu. Kelantan, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Lar X- hsamui, Langsuan, Chumpon and Ba/hgkok. Arrival Departure ,AI1,I)0L Apr. 3 Apr. B BOMBAT A )r 10 Apr ■Ml a,,. MM tnnmght with electric- light, and have
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    • 838 9 w a. m.m,mmS*JKJm f §m MS I^ UUI/n JL ±V AT MX 11_ O, 1 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EUerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m Englond.) JOINT FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OR
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    • 668 9 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU (Incorporated m Holland). ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA Telephone 131 Passage Dept. 1202 Freight Dept. 1002 Manager Desk. 1437 Marine Supt. Transhipment Dent 2 and 3 COLLYER QUAY. UNDER CONTR ACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. C^MJ-— *W«*TOSdajr, April 5, Muntok and Palembang.
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  • 102 10 According to Japanese native papers, the officials of the Yokohama .Dockyard Co. have decided to wait until the pinch of want drives the workmen who are now on strike back to their jobs. The officials seem confident that this will com c about before long. The strikers are
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 212 10 The China Mutual Life Insurance Company, Limited. WITH WHICH I S ASSOCIATED The Shanghai Life Insurance Company, Limited. (Both Incorporated under the Hongkong Ordinances) HEAD OFFICE, SHANGHAI CAPITAL DOTS FOR DAUGHTERS Full particulars sent upon request to CHIEF OFFICE SOUTHERN AGENCIES rHAS. NEILL, 2 Finlayson Green, General Manager, Singapore, Southern
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    • 581 10 I mxK. I innFi itf 1 EVERYTHIH6 IN MUSIC, j JVI/JUJUi IJU 1 ALL THE LATEST SONGS AND rjll FTI* I J\ ..-_.SK-_-._-. I Ihe limber Preservative 1 thing of the very latest m the MUSIC _________fc ~^l_____B line from Europe America, and _^^EE^ Australia. *3 W We have a
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 668 10 MAIL TABLE. Fedoratfd Maley St»te», Melecce. Moir and Penang (by train) 6 am. and fl p.m. daily Intermediate and local me'la will bo found m lint below: TO-DAY. Antwerp, etc. Formosa 8 a.m. Sibu Fl ovo o mm t Sourabaya Soon Ann 9 a.m. Moeara-Saba Djambi Singkep 9 a.m. Cucob
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 457 11 Assets approximately $5,000,000. s mmma^ I i .Pill^ aiiaa) *ma- a i mb im Assurances m force over $17,000,000. b rttt, I,M,AT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LASTED. iivinnnint. wi„„h<>«. v (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) r. H AnmS^v £;~lS?Sr^ O U f Singapore. LONDON OFFICE :32 Old Jewry, E.C. Tho Company
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    • 491 11 i I i i i i i m CHARTERED BANK. of India, Australia and China, Incorporated m England by Royal Charter Paid up Capital m fiOO.OOO stares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund 1,600,000 Keserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 88 Bishcpsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star
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    • 937 11 YOKOHAMA" SPECIE BANK LIMITED. i Established 18S0. I Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 (fully paid up) uu ReS6rV pZn d ar md V'Y Gl^oo.ooo President: K. Kodama Esq. Vive-President: R. Ichincmiy,, Esq. DIRECTORS. V YZtk ESq X Ka J' i^ra Esq. Y. Yaniakawa, Esq. S.K.Suzuki Esq. f^T ESC V Bar n
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    • 1152 11 i ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D 1720; FIRS MOTORCAR mami ri*ei\ty Guarantee— Administration Bonds Slfi^apore Kepre«enta*iveB— Messrs. BARLOW c*k Co Vcssrs. BARKER <fe o o v Messrs. WEARE I tc Bramefa Of^ce~64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, ResiueLl^ TRADE AND COMMERCE. Singapore,
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  • M. B. EXHIBITION.
    • 1145 12 DEPAKTIUE OF DAYAKS. The Malaya-Borneo Exhibition continues to draw enormous aftendan.es and yesterday there was no diminution m the number mg though the turnstiles. On none of the succeeding days has the attendance come up to that of the opening day, but it ha- only been short by
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    • 1745 12 i Central Engine Work*. Central Engine Works make an effective exhibit of machinery, mechanical, elect rica'. and sanitary fittings m their building, which has the appearance of a solid concrete itrctnre, but is really built of lathe and plaster. Of the locally manufactured goods, the well-known C. E.
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    • 622 12 The following awards were made m the Commercial Section; where no other distinction ia mentioned a diploma has been granted. Aerated waters imported. Sincere Co. Do. local, Fraser and Neave, Bilver medal, Framroz and Co. Beers wines and spirits.— Sime Darby and Co., Sakura Beer Co., Kirn
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  • 75 12 The intention of His Royal Jllghness to stop st Penang on May 23rd has made it advisrhle for the Singapore Sport'ng Club tc alter the dates of its meeting, which, by permission of the S.R A., will be put hack for one week, the meeting new taking
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 207 12 YOUR OPPORTUNITY. We beg to announce a genuine 20 per cent, discount sale, m reduce our stocks, prior to alterations necessary f< r «,ur comei *131 V» business. Remarkable bargains in Gold and Silver watches, Office, Kitchen and Alarum Clocks. every deser' ption, Silver and onyx Ware. Sale to commence
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