The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 May 1922

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. [E CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S.. SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1922. NO. 10,575.
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  • 1511 1 Quicquid agunt hvmin<* noatri eat farrng* lib c lli Juvenal. How others saw us at the Prince's visit makes quite interesting reading. He had B quiet day on the second day, we are told. Quietness is comparative. He shed tears at the singing of the Children
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 302 1 MALTHOID RAFFLES HOTEL. M>\>. T a dansant, B p.m. to 7 p.m. jTEDNESDAY, Orchestral Concert, 9.45 p.m. THURSD I v. Cuest Night, Dinner and Dancing. FRID W, Srecial Luncheon Impromptu Dance 6 to 8 p.m. SATURDAY, Gupst Nijrht. Dinner and Dancing. Brill ha\t prior Claim aenta m the Ball Room.
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    • 254 1 KELLY AND WALSR LTD. (INCORPORATED IN HONGKONG). NOW "diT" SALE j SECON^D EDITION REVISED AND ENLARGED OF THB "MEM'S" OWN COOKERY BOOK By Mrs. W. E. KINSEY CONTAINING A FULL RANGF OF ECONOMICAL RECIPES Sl 1 ITA BLE FOR MALAYA AND THE EAST. All th* recipes given have been tried
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    • 466 1 TBE DAYS NEWS. I Another temporary truce, this time j for four days, has been patched up between the Pro and Anti Treaty parties m Ireland Page 9. France has consented to the non-aggress-ion pact of Genoa provided the Soviet will also agree to it Page 9. Raron Hayashi takes
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 53 1 Hiph Water, 5.8 a.m., 047 pra. Singapore Crickot Tournament. High Water, 6.37 a.M., 7.;^ p.m. Iliirh Water. 7.53 a.m, 8.33 p.m. Ex Service Mestiag, S.C.C, r, 15 p.m. His Excellency goes to Penang:. High Water, 857 a.m i .U2 p.m. Singapore Aasisea commence. Changi al Serdans^ Evj tt's, noon. Rent
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  • 112 2 Next to the Nelson Monument, the moat -popular feature m Trafalgar Square is the famous time-ball at the corner of Cock&pur Street and Spring Gardens. It was known long before Big Ben reared his moon-face over Westminster, and the Duke of "Wellington used to set his watch by the time-ball
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  • 863 2 MI ST X RSS OF MANY TONGUES. A tall, dark-eyed, raven-haired woman recently arrived m London from the East, says Tit-Bits. In the Jungles of Borneo she was known as Mystic Mora, and was worshipped as a prophetess of extraordinary power over the destinies of those who came
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 62 2 TO LBT OR FOR SALE. LARGE GO. OWNS, newly erected area from 10,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. facing river. LARGE STOitES from 0,000 UB j 24,000 sq. ft. near wharf and shipp- j I ing. Also three storied buildings for otlicea and godowns. Centrally situated. All immediate entry, going ehsau>
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    • 514 2 E_ J TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND -^^^rXK NEIGHBOURS THAT -rT^fc Vitagraph's .Mammoth Spectacle J TCI T no Tom Terriss Special Production. I ILLL DEAD MEX TELL NO TALES It is a fdm of action It's different from any and unusual events. Picture you have* seen A FILM MASTERPIECE The triumph
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    • 488 2 CONCEIT has blighted the career of many a man ana often ha woman nothing more tnan an offensive snob. Often w, and female, so self-deluded by their own greatness Ll their true selves. The,y usually remain exalted m t sir < their self-constructed pedestal of greatne-s crumb!proverbial earth with a
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  • 1000 3 RUSINESS MEN AND THE UNIVERSITIES. <To the Editor of The Times.) Sir,— You have, m your leading article of Maivh 28, done a public service by emphasizing a danger to the humanities diagnosed by the Universities Commission, and m this connexion you have referred to a passage
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  • 392 3 New Form Of "Prohibition." I "No Tobacco Day", to be celebrated on March 22 throughout the State of Arkansas, calls public attention here to the great strides that have been made by th-,> anti-tobacco faction m their campaign to' secure a national law prohibiting the use of tobacco
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  • 83 3 The first trackless electric car for Tokyo ia planned to run on thy road between J Rdm-chome Aoysma to the main gate of Meiji Shrine. It is expected to be m operation by the end of April, according te a Japanese journal, and should be just
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    • 213 3 a, > r <» Mofo of a SA V X X <■ Aj«o R ih W^p I I A Doctor says: m V Ido not think so good a food as Glaxo £j? be brought before the public by the e medical profession too strongly/ v, kio i- tl <*
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    • 298 3 giiiliiil!!!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfllllllllllllllll|||ii!l!||I||!||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||^ |A.M.A. A. M.A. 1 1 Allied Manufacturers j gencies 1 INDUSTRIAL KNQUIPMENTS J GEORGE FLETCHER Co. LTD. 3 COMPLETE CANE SUGAR FACTORIES""""" fi j ERNEST NEWELL Co. LTD. =5 COMPLETE CEMENT WORKS. ___j I 1 _SSJ 1 WELLMAN, SMITH, OWEN ENG. CORPN. i =j STEEL WORKS PLANT. =3 CRANES
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  • 640 4 FRASKR CO-, EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, MAY sth. i MINING. [Figures m brackets shows the capital snd issue value of the Share m dollars jnless otherwise marked. C. Cum div. t equals ex div.] Hitam Tin (300,000) .95—1.05 j Jeiantoh ($1) .60 Johan Tin ($1) .60
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  • 185 4 Sir Ellis Kadoorie, of Hongkong, who died last February, has left estate aaaeaaed at a groas value of $1,117,35--(£239,669), with net personalty $926,180 (£115,772), exclusive of valuable propertiea m Hongkong, India, and various other parta of the world. After provision for certain legacies, the will provides for the residue to
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  • 1048 4 i Under the above title a long ami Hicid I letter m the Times recently called 1 attention to the situation of the war debts I of Europe to the United States, m view I of the recent passing into law of the Bill for their
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  • 409 4 Nothing would be zoologists than which has been organ plesiosaurus m Patagi m flndtag Wh generally conceded thai tl reason why thi. m elongated Deck an, a ero od body, which I not still be living, i: a.s very unlikely. As to the .tor; stimulating
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  • 124 4 Time was when the old idea of I J a* a minute particle, todeatfoctihfc alterable, was an axiom It was a very ancient conception, ct ed by Lucretius m BM B_nu years ag<>, aad 01 To-day the atom It 1 posed to consist of o ■inu aa
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  • 48 4 (Week ending May -*> Monday 8th.— 5.1 5 P m Chinese Officers ani N C <JJ y Tuesday 9th. -5.15 pja- E* nese, and S. F. A Company pi" Friday 12th, -6.18 F ,,r rt( ,«~> Housv, S. H. B Plata* Squad. No Malay Co. Parades Jor I
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    • 995 4 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE f i By Order of the Supreme Court, Johore Uafers <f g- J Miscellaneous Suit No. 52 of 1921. f The Oversea Chineae Bank Ltd. :o Chargees against Ng Hian Gaek. Yap Yeow Teck and Low Ban Seng Chargers The Undersigned have been favoured with Instructions to
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 568 4 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. Sunday Bnnj 7. 7.30 a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Hoiy Communion (Choral.) 9.15 a.m. Matins followed by. Holy Communion. 4 p.m. Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and sermon. S. MATTHEW'S SEPOY LINES. No Service. During the following week. Holy Communion on
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  • 432 5 !|SM QT MB. LLOYD GEORGE. amber ef th National Bal«| lwo article, o. Mr. Lloyd v n the wading place. Ma n Who Did Not Win the "Centorion" and I c other. the Coonteea Batharat toaiaatioa af the befon uai during of ter io m,- well Xi
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  • 82 5 Iba poll ,a x I loon as a Tl., re i. «M I OB might me tax HOW-, made- by e«eit«d tne ex- thi, matter. fa,h *r to the tf.<*ght W, the („em•- <-. dren m •re devised by Sow inte up the **t
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  • 437 5 Sir Stuart Samuel'H Advice to Jcwk. bir Stuart Samuel, brother of Bil Herbert Samuel, the H gh Commissioner of Palestine, is one of those orthodox Jews who do not see eye to eye with the Zionists. There are concerning the unhappy state of Palestine^ many such.
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  • 235 5 Samplea of German boots" and shoes ■irailar to those now being sold m the Dutch East In lies have been sent round to b 04 manufacturing centres by the Over. ■CU Trade .Department. The' prices were astounding. Lndi^ bla k ratcnt l9mthgf Cuban leatner heeled shoes at fis.
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  • 225 5 Seling newspapers m the streets of Bath Mvrite.; a Daily Chronicle correspondent), ia a young man who is beginning m this v ay tr, ''make go.d" after a career of extravagance at a University. Till be has turned < ver a new leaf his father, said
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  • 337 5 Charges Against Government. Baaabajr, April sth. The treatment of (icmdhi m gaol has lately been the subject cf ap Ration by several PJxtremist newspapers on thia side of India, and it has been alleged that Gandhi is treated as an ordinary criminal, and that he is deprived
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  • 203 5 Over 30 Years m China. A cable was received at Shanghai by the China Advisory Council of the London Missionary Scciety announcing the death on March 17th of the Rev. John Macgowan, the well-known missionary. Mr. Macgowan reached Shanghai m 18f>ih and m 1863
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  • 162 5 Washington, Ifardb 29. General John J. Pershing, chief of staff, ar.d Major General J. G. Harbord, assistant chief of ataff, to-day jointly stated the army's opposition to further reductions, m statementa before the National Press Club. They said the bill which passed the House to-day undermines the
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  • 141 5 The argument concerning ihe centenary j dat? of photography bus been settled by tbe French people -who really ought to kr.ow, seeing that photography hid its j hi vth m France. They havo decided that 3 924 is the proper year, .and are making r rrangements to cc!
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    • 512 5 I i _^_^_B _fc_Baj_fc. L f* V> 1»f ¥^i' fftf tmitft'm f*jt(r jjfe— ™elX_m I till Jl ir~|f j^J -£> y r ™L?yrt}i§^' »___^Mfc'4 > _M i p=^pj i j Larger, Stronger More Durable Tyres The world over more people ride on Goodyear Tyres than on any other kind. Could
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  • 406 6 The Spring Race Meeting (under S. R. A.I Rules of Racing) will Ik held on Tuesday, l Thursday and Satorday, May 30th, June lat, June 3rd. 1922. PHOGRAMME. First Day. Tuesday, .30th May, 1912. Nos. 1 and 9 THK OWEN STAKES AND PURSE. 2.15 p.m., and &.50
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  • 685 6 Second Day. Thursday Ist. Jun°, 1922. Nos. 1 and 9 THK ALLAN STAKES AND PURSE. 2.15 p.m., and 6.50 p.m. Value $600 with $100 to the second pony; a handicap for ex-griffin ponies 14.2 and under that have entered on the Ist Day: the ponies may be divided by the
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  • 473 6 Effect h of Modern Life. What will man become m succeeding aajeo of the world? Will he develop into a big headed, intellectual being, all brains and no bc<ly I put the question, writes a parity Mail correspondent, to Sir Arthur Keith, Conservator of the Museum of the
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  • 549 6 A handicap for all horses that have run at the Meeting; the horses shall be divided by the handicapper into three classes, i.e., A, B and C; each class to be handicapped separately. Horses handicapped m class A shall be eligible to run m Race No. 6; horses handicapped m
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  • 781 6 NEGLECTED LINK OF EMPIRE. Aden sits (beaming over the water, affably indifferent to passers-by. All men who go East by sea are on nodding terms with her, but few pursue the acquaintance even so far as to step ashore more than once m 20 years. The great ships
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  • 109 6 Workmen who were digging out tho foundations for a garage at Reigate on a aite referred to m a deed of 1588 as "the 1 Owlde Market Place" discovered a thirteenth century crypt dungeon. This was i formerly under the original Market House, which appears to have been
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  • 559 6 A boa constrictor broke from its cage on a steamship (it happened about a year and a half ago), and set about making a meal off a coolie, who fled up a mast with the 28-foot reptile m pursuit, the "boy" screaming for somebody to come
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  • 179 6 CONCERNING DIAMON DS. The Premier Diamond Mine, m Sou»b Africa twenty-five miles to the east of Pretoria, is the biggest m the world where 15,000 Kaffirs work every day digging, drilling, and loading trucks of btiue earth from which diamonds are extracted to the value of £2,000,000 per annum. The
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  • 142 6 Calcutta, Jan. 24. Tho boycott of foreign ciece goods m Calcutta ia now absoiuieiy c»ead, and the non-coop, rator* campaign, which was rigorously carried. on before the visit of the Prince of Wales, has ceased. This is not due only to the absence of tho motive of
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 489 6 ■-■-»---*-M»»^»*«e"ea«smBBBBMBmBB-nmsiiii MALAYAN CHINA CLAY AND POTTERY CO., LTD ESEJ GOPENG ES3 STOCKS NOW ON HAND FIRE BRICKS, ARCH BRICKS, LONG WEDGE BRICKS. BROAD BRICKS, BABCOCK A WILCOX TUBE BPaICKS, A FIRECLAY !Note; Bricka of any size er ohape can be delivered witkin ta-»_ m **ka tt.m date of order. I
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 609 7 xv HEADACHE. htv pet eaat af headaches ovc- eyestrain, cauaed by are- to secure good If m .i"ubi about your eyes fW,tfa: »N DUM F.8.0X, FS.MC {2b of Old Broad Street, London) aiflvaars'i Be-Jala* first noor, *X B.ttery Road, Singapore. I O L--.T. j TO LET i h)li aglin No.
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    • 591 7 WANTED. WANTKD -Nana for two children, ages < sad Apply Mrs. Deve, 5.1-3 Grange Road. capable of I* tons on level road. Fiat preTv t ::t;..r ;,nd pr n 10-6 WANTED, A -mart youn* lady able tc take charge of telephone Exchange, answer enquiriaa and Bta*« herself generally useful Some
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    • 674 7 AUCTION SALES Messrs. POWELL CO., LIMITED invite the attention of their ladj customers to the sale by pubiic auction at their sal- -rooms, 16-18 Raflsea Place. OX SATURDAY, 6th MAY, AT 11 A.M. Of the balance i f the stock of Maison Violette comprising hats trimmed and untrimmed, dresses, boots
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    • 528 7 Nautical Academy. SAILORS' INSTITUTE. j This school hny a larga, wvll aqttippad room for Navigation and Scr.manship, bs«l ia fitted with a)] the most modi'.n instrumtm,. models, deviaaeope, Morse lamp, etc. All necessary text books on Navigation supplied to Candidates '{at cost. For further particulars apply to CAPT. R. W.
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    • 570 7 I ky£.si<;ht 4KrW2I ,REE CAREFULLY X^jgj&ml OF TESTED 3|ip CHARGE. ftfa£^ift£ t^* V^*^ g rm^^^m_^ w^ I^^_ |pj lW a— M^^ ■S-L jA^«_SU |BH^JaL Jr jrf9a_r Hp^^ t^'-S rim Sky \m aW JF ATKANDOMBUT HOWREMARKABLT 1 Wyjfr FTEN ,T IS TRU^. IF YOU ARE I MISSING THOSE SMALL MATTERS WHICH
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 24 8 I j SKELCHY.— At the Maternity Hospital J i Seremban, on May 2nd, to Mr. and Mrs.«R. R. Skelchy, of Bentong, a son.
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    • 41 8 I SCULLY.—Jane Mary, at 490 Pasir Panjang, on Friday, sth May, m her 73rd year. Funeral service at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd at 4.30 p.ra. on Saturday 6th May. Interment Bidadari Cemetery. Penang and F.M.S. papera please copy.-
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  • 780 8 SINGAPORE FREE FKESS. SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1922. The Basis of Nationality. The problems that beset the United States are of intense interest to rs, not because attempted solutions -•re different m method, but because we are convinced that America and Britain honestly desire to secure the same end, although using
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  • 1210 8 Singapore Assizes open on Tuesday next. 9th inst. The name of Mr. Walter Marsh is added to the Commission of the Peace for Singapore. About thirteen acres of land m the mukim of Bukit Timah are to be acquired for the purpose of a rifle ranpe. Automatic Perfume Fountains Ltd
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 35 8 (From Our Own Co, There wa; a lar,, M Penang Cricket of the tennis tounu t ship, Thtelfai: ,0-1,6-1. Tht jand played a h. rd superiority wa.s pronoai Xl the sixth m altogether.
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    • 34 8 (From Our Own Q v News he te Kinta Valle, I Towkay Yau '1 new town ef Ipoh. 1 rich vein cf tin de at Ampang, four db hundred pikuls of srs
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    • 179 8 The Attorney Cieneral vill move M meeting of Council, the followii Uon ur.d.r Sec. of the Prohil j Exports and Importi Oi That this Council prohibit! i the import into the Colony and tl 'from the Colony of ti bird cxc pt ostriches, eider ded imported alive, and
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  • 158 8 The building-breakers nr, bsfd atii on the demolition of th<> be have served for s<> many Singapore Post Office and tmm Master Attendant's Office. Th< Pest Oflice was on the north Ok river, m a MhHnf constructed European residence. There wn« m 1845 and ten years
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  • 37 8 Under the powers conferrse" section 2 of the Aliens crdinn Excellency the Governor operations of thr Ordinal or citizens of any of th. States, Johore) Kelantan. Wah. rrengganu, Brnnsl, V> N ls» Sarawak.
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  • 164 8 The BuhecripUoa list ia whose announcement I part of this issue. *J II clo* r May 15th. The capiUl laaras payable Ly < tho property to a im of gold hearing land oa the b° r Kelantan, IVrak ani Sisii to select another 1000 sciss ftaa
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 249 8 W*W^^VSV.VaV%%V%V»-%*,V^V%-- V %.*.S'-VSa«. .WrVrVW VAWWrWAS *f Ask For j MARTINI 1 j; 4 SO 3 ROSSI'S ITAI lAS VERMOVTH I Italy's Finest Production. (Caldbeek Macgregor 4 Co., Ltd. 1 "j (In r porn ted t_t Shank? hai.) TeL 22* 97 Cocu Mtrnl, jl i I wTy&u I V 71 J
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    • 138 8 What about your j BAGGAGE YOU insuTe your valuable acd effects at home: do you protect them m your B baggage when travelling? Property te the value of many thousands ol pounds ia lost, damaged m various ways, or stolen every year m transit by railway and steamship, or whilo
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  • 230 9 OUNCE'S LATEST CONCESSION. (()IV> non .GGBESBIOH PACT. Paris, May 4. U d to adhere to the v th the- reservation Bi r tl Treaty of gniaad and riU also insist oa V I I «net' ana-ana- res B nat likewisf Geaoa, Maj J. U rviow with —atly impressed
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  • 279 9 I Apr.i 14. According to eye the nschins behaved splendidly Smith took her up at noon. banked as if ia landing. It was I irrecoverably, all ma.ie tvery effort to right imp of fir trees nnches and hit some nth an impact like the ex- a
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  • 69 9 ANOTHER PEACE TWIST. FOUR DAY TRUCE. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 4. A conference of pro-Treaty and antiTreaty headqaarscri stalls m Dublin resulted m the declaration of a four days' truce with a view to giving the representatives of both sections an immediate oppor-u-r.ity to discover the basil of
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  • 293 9 HA ZRAT MOHANI SENTENCED. Ahmedabad, May 4. The judge refused to accept a native jury's verdict of not guilty m the case of Ratrat Mohani, the Mohamedhan agitator, and sentenced him to two years rigorous imprisonment for sedition. He referred the Charge of inciting to wage war to tho High
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  • 398 9 A Visitor's Impression*. Mr. Perceval Landon, wiring to ths "Morning Post" from Singapore, says The Malaya-Exhibition was opened by the Prince of Wales. The finest and by far the most characteristic exhibit, though it was little advertised, was the very land on which the exhibition stood sixty acres
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  • 443 9 INTERESTING SUPREME COURT MOTION. In the Supreme Court yesterday Mr. E. R. Koek moved before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw for a rule nisi, calling i upcn Paolo Emanuele Consigliere, shipehan Uar of 13 Robinson Road, and Reginald Hendriks, sailmaker of 112 Middle Road, I to show
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  • 519 9 Sequel to a Partner Absconding. Application was made to Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard m the Singapore Bankruptcy Court yesterday morning, by Mr. J. C. Cobbett who moved that petitioning creditors. Chop Soon Chua Seng Chan, for whom he appeared, might be at liberty to serve the petition for a
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  • 448 9 "The Mem's Own Cookery Book," Mra. W. E. Kinsey (Kelly and Walsh). This is a useful book for local housekeepers who believe m having a say m their own households and do not irust theirs and the Tuan's digestions to '.he tender mercies of Cookie. There arj
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  • 296 9 The military Tnchana arr responsible for many iniquities, but non. 1 so great as the revival m China of the opium evil m order t> raise revenue for their troops. Great hopes were held out to the world m 1906, when the anti-opium tdict of the Emperor
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  • 38 9 Following are the numbers of arrivals from and departures to th? Madras Presidency for the month of April 1922. Arrivals, adults 2,418 minors 202. Departures, adults 4,855, minora 227. The arrivals relate to aided passengers only.
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  • 54 9 It is stated that the leaders of the aocalled Non-Christian Students' Federation are actively connected with the propagation of Bolshevik principles m China, Korea and Japan. An examination of the list of signatories of iheir manifestoes ia said to show that these studentß are among the most ardent advocates of
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    • 168 9 mmmmm^ mm^* mmK *m^.^m^.^mmmmm^^^m^m^^mmmmmm^am.^m^mmi^mmmmmmm^mmm^^m.^^^^^^^^—^~^^^^^^^^^^^r FRESH STOCKS JUST RECEIVED. F. H. AYRES' CHAMPIONSHIP LAWN TENNIS BALLS. i i jM SELECTED FOR USE IN ALL Jr /^Mt X^'____^--^- IIE GIiKA T CHAMPIONSHIPS h y \y AND TOURNAMENTS THROUGH V EVERY BALL THOROUGHLY j/ EXAMINED AND TESTED. PRICE $11-00 per dozen. SPL' lAL
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 465 10 THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD, AND THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. (The Blue Funnel Line— Alfred Holt Co.) (Companies Incorporated m Engiaad) BINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM A PENANG TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP and HAMBURG. SINGAPORE to MARSEILLES. HAVRE and LIVERPOOL. SINGAPORE to GENOA, MARSEILLES and LIVERPOOL. SINGAPORE,
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    • 547 10 I "EU.ERMAN'' LINE ELLERMAN A BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co- Li* (Incorporated m England). 888- I i■a. BB i 1 p... -,T t-Tm 1~ ~i TT' i PASSENGER SERVICI i i Steamer Leaving Singapore, tus. CITY OF CALCUTTA For Marseilles, Londoa May 14 FREIGHT SERVICB I Stesmer Dne Singapore, s.s. CITY OF
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    • 702 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND m% APCAR LINE (Incorporated m England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SF.RVir* PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. i Under Contract with Hia Majesty's Government) LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVI* k FROM LONDON TC MARSEILLES. LONDON i \xn-_-_ DUE SINGAPORE r.AVJ SINGAPuIik^ DELTA about May 14 PLASSY
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  • 781 11 I wonder how long she has lived there.! Not more than two years I'll be bound, ifi so long. But I am a new-comer myself' and many things concerning her are as yet hid from me. I observe and I conjecture, but I do not know her family name.
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  • 158 11 £100 Rewsrd for Evidence. The current number of Notes and Queries shows that it may serve other uses thsn a?, a medium of communication between antiquarie and literary men searching for recondite information. It contains the following advertisement from a well-known firm of London solicitors: '£loo Reward
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  • 572 11 Markets m Malaya and Java. A correspondent of the Times writes from Perth, W. A.: In November last a delegation of Western Australian commercial men, organized by the State Government, visited Singapore, the Federated Malay States, and Java, with the object of investigating the possibilities of extending
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  • 290 11 HISTORY— A MYSTERY. One of the questions set m a history paper at a Singapore school recently was "What do you know of James I, James 11, and the Old Pretender?'' Some of the answers are said to have been quite diverting. Thus ono bright youth is alleged to h«ve
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  • 9 11 Washington has safeguarded the titledeeds of humanity Lord Dewar.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 252 11 m-«_~ 2 -i*}»THH "M JK 3_5S BBB|pi|| A delicate flavour v b is led to I••■- d or tinned rved with a debcioua Q B prepared with 0 i. Brocor? Poison's \y*w \i jii Custar-i PoMdar .1 I comical and ot /mrn^ J*^f s B ifl Made m Scotland, of
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    • 314 11 I i** i) mm. _VSi_\ a has brought a new and wonder- /^r\ /.^si-ff j- f) ful healing substance into the /^-r^SJn home. This magic healer is a J^7\/^^M^ jijj rare scientiiic discovery anew t^Z_l-^> _!S_i7 super-ointment containing the most V %^S*» and far superior to ordinary ointments. It /F^Sr'
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  • 652 12 Habits and Ways. A writer on the ways and methods of th« Chinese domestic m a daily paper tells us a story that, he says, is too good to be missed. The cooxs often have "makeeJ earns" (larn-pidgir.s), or apprentices, to assist them, and they become very
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  • 283 12 "Miracle" m the Bull-ring. Ramon, the famous torero (bull-figv.ter) of Almeira, has returned to his native town of Sama. He has fought his last fight and has sent his little pigtail, the mark of his profession, to the King as a sign that he has given up
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  • 247 12 The leading members of the dethroned Saxon dynasty have taken the curious step of registering themselves as a corporation under the Associations' Law. They cadi i themselves the "Society of Members of the former Saxon Royal House." In the statutes which must be annexed to the application for
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  • 217 12 In his fifth and concluding lecture at the School of Oriental Studies under the Forlong Memorial Trust, Colonel Hodson illustrated the various beliefs as to the nature of the Soul and Spirit of man by copious references to material collected by him and to that recorded m
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  • 220 12 President of Paris Syndicate Imprisoned. Paris, March 21. An interesting sidelight on one of the v. ays m which tho cost of living is artificial y kept up has been thrown by the roniklsM of the president and various members of a large brewing syndicate which included
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  • 151 12 The ultimate limit to the size of ships must necessarily be found m the limits of the respective trades m which the ships are engaged. The prospective increase of China's ocean trade will probably be greater than any that has yet been seen and with this future growth
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  • 363 12 A Port Said message of April 25 says The British steamer Manora, on her voyage from Bombay to Southampton, has returned to port with her machinery damaged. A Portsmouth naval order .states that the King consented to a reduction of the Royal yacht Alexandra as a measure of
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 460 12 s.s. "GLENIFFER" Consignees of cargo per the above steaae from Europe (April 30) are hereby notifie that a general survey of all cargo landed m damaged condition will be held on Wednesda; 10th May m godowns Nob. 2 and 3 at 9 a.m. No further survey wUI be held after
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    • 224 12 l JODELITE^ The Timber Preservative J- i-__€ Hj v.ma v# i BJ *>• *Sp> WW mmamgm** B] < ti' m______i B m 1, 5 10 Gallon Drum WHY PAY High Prices for Hard Wood Soft Wood Treated With JODELITE IS CHEAPER jfc JUST AS Goon Write for Particulars to The
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 458 12 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Eu-^oS o 9Hra Cucob "2* 9am Kerimon iW_/2___ am Bangkok Fook Moh 9 a.m. t Linan 11 a.m Trengganu, etc. Boribat v Bengal Maru U aj mm; 6 t Ra nee 11 am Man.la Japan Eurylochus 1p« Samarang, etc. Ban Hong Liong lp m Kelantan V_-_,Z_. J
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 551 13 a SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD. I l^ (INCORPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE fi>r Kretay. Trengganu, KelanUn, Bangnara, Telupin, Patani, Singora, Koisyimui, langsuan, Chumpon, and Bangkok. Arrival Departure SUDDHADIB May 22 May 24 ne Ommon are fitted throagheat witk electric light, and have excellent accomaft dsUon for fir,»
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    • 297 13 O. S. K. Proposed Sailings from Singapore. (subject to change without previous notice) European Line: For Marseilles, London, Hambarg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, via Colombo, Saez Port Said. Alps Maru arr. May 23 dep. May 24 New York Line: For San Francksco Panama, New York via Japan. Alaska Maru arr. May 7
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    • 703 13 *^-«'B---b><^_b_h_bbs_bbbbSJ__BHbl The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The CWna Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EDerman BucknaU Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m England.) JOINT SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA FROM NEW YORK Staamers. Doe Spore Route For KEELUNG May 22 Suez Straits Philippines
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    • 578 13 STRUTHERS AND BARRY I Operators United States Skipping Board. Singapore to Los Angeles and San Francisco. s.s. WEST PROSPECT due Singapore to load May. 15. s.s. WEST OROWA duo Singapore to di*charce May. 20 s.s. WEST OROWA due Singapore to load June 6. s.s. WEST CHOPAKA due Singapore to discharge
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  • 918 14 THE COST OF LIVING. A well known old Kuala Lumpur resident who has settled m Victoria, B. C, writes from there on March 17th as follows to the Malay Mail When I left K. L. you asked me to write and tell you how we find things here.
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  • 62 14 A novel form of electric heater is a resistance coil m perforated case that is designed to be hung from a lamp socket. It radiates considerable heat, and serves as a portable stove of many uses. It gives comfort on a chilly morning or evening, is especially convenient for bath-room
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  • 360 14 Insects that heem set with Rubies. "Sacred beetles of the Golden Cross," says the '\D-aily Chronicle," have just arrived at the "Zoo," from Ceylon and Sierra Leone, for the first time m the history of the gardens. There are only tiiree pairs of these little
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  • 319 14 Rubber Production Problem. "Trade condi ions generally throughout the Federated Malay States are m a eery bad way," said Mr. W. T. Piatt, consulting engineer, who arrived from Singapore by the steamer Montoro al Brisbane. Mr. Platt can speak with very definite knowledge about conditions m those States,
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  • 178 14 In th 0 list of John Murray's forthcoming works is or.c under the above title. The advance notice says: Th c author writes the story of a life of exceptionally varied experiences. Be- I ginning with 'society' m London m che early 'eighties, he takes us on
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1853 14 The Subscription List for this issue will open on the lst day of May 1922 and close on or before the 15th day of May 1922. GOLD MINES LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlement** under Ordinance No. 156 (Companies) CAPITAL $350,000.00. Divided into .350,000 Shares of $1 each. Notice is
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    • 373 14 -a I m i lai J M r|| ataanansalTT m rTßrnrnrnni i■ nf^ M ***** MILES! i i is the service of a I 1 pnOHD ny i 111 Sill I f l 2*l ii vtniuwN CORD i Just returned to us or Fitted to a Cole Aero-Eight Car Run
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  • 70 15 I Mar I. Bank 4 m.s. 2 j4 1-16 Bank demand 2'o v% Private cndit.s, 3 m.s. ■_> 7.32 s<3«j India, T. T. I Soli Hongkong, demand 1 p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 107 4 Bangkok, demand 90^ Sovereign, Bank Buyin* 18.54 Bank of England Rata 4 p c Bar
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  • 115 15 May 5. Tin 110 Tons $76H Gambier Cube No. 1 13.00 Gambiar 9§o Popper Black 14.00 Pepper (white fair) 25.60 Tapioca, small flake, f.g. 7.50 Pearl Saco small fc.oo Copra Mix 10.30 Copra Sundried 10.75 Opium, Beuares uncart: 4.500 Rice, Rangoon whiie 230 Rice, Siam No. 1 fcr expon
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  • 55 15 12 o'clock noon, May 5, 1922. Pale Crep<*. Kibbed Smoked St Closing Price*. Coring Priret Bny*r« Sell*^ Buyers Sellers Spot Ttyk 27 27 v. 28 May to June 28«4 28% July to Sept. 30 30 Vi.Oct to Dec. 31 H; 32 Ms Ix>nd'jii Spot London
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  • 202 15 London, April 5. Our markets have been further affected by the engineering strik.', and cheap money -tithough a Bull factor m the long run only serves to emphasis-, the dullness of trade. Copper. American producers are meeting the market, and Standard is being somewhat neglected. Tin. The
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  • 29 15 mm— If it is true that a rich man cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven, then our huge income-tax may prove to be a heavenly benefactor. Patrick Francis Murphy.
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  • 89 15 I RAS KR'S RE! 'OK I. Tin. -£160. Sa. Cd. 110 tons sold $76 s,. Halters-— -Dull. Naw Serendah- |1.66 Unitad Ms tan Simpaas 11.12% Lunas Alor Gajaha Wl\k% Baasetta 75, Jima •<.•_. Kuala Sidim.-* $1.65. Mlaiag.^Murai. $4.75, Rawangs 60. Johana 60. Nawng Pets SO, raipings 70.
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  • 146 15 Sinjrapore, May ft. Silver 35%. Hongkong ii" H Tkraa nion ths jjold 53 Share Mar kit. Duil. Rubbers. A few enquiries for -Urliag -hares. Allenbys is Craigielesva 23 26, BassetU 70 so, Taaajbalaka 87% 12%, Bukit Sembawangs Ls. t i and Sings pore (Jniteda 6%d. B%d. Offers are
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  • 129 15 Singapore. May 5. Tin.— -150. 2s. 01. $76%, 110 tons sold. Rubbers. Unchanged. Mines. Batang Padaitgl 37% 12%, Jelantoh^ buyers 40, Johans 60 U.^, Lingui--15 $3.05, Malayan Collieries $12.40 $12. 60, Mambaus 47% 52%, Kamis $4.65 $4. 75. Nawng Pets 25 30, Norths 87% 90, Padang
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  • 133 15 Singapore. May 5. Since our last report we have had i quiet and easier market. Spot and nearby rubber has been m excellent demand and it has been difficult to fulfill all the orders received. In spite of lower prices it b generally felt that the
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 439 15 Ajwets approxiniately $5,000, 000. I ll1 J m GUfAI EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CWAJOTIbM-T posirea wath the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British I if* ATT K A. "TIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE Assuran <=c Companie. Act. tne Bntlsn Llfe f SECRETARY MANAGING DIRECTOR jGENTO WAHTM) G C KN
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    • 464 15 of India, Australia and China Incorporated m England by Royal Caarter Paid up Capital m 600,000 -.-j*— i 5.000.000 Keser>e I und 3.700,000 Ke_erve Liability of Proprietors 1.060.000 HEAD OFFICE. •8 BißhopsgaU, London, E.C Agencies and Branches. TZk£? Hongkong Penang Amritsar Uoilo Puket Bangkok Ipoh Raagoon BaUvia Karack' SaigJn cS-SX
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    • 850 15 BBSBBBBBBBBBBBSJ-BBBBBaBBBBB-88-B--LIMITED. F.3Ublished 1880. Capital Subscribed v (My paid up, V'Y 100,000,000 Reserve Fund v ft n,,^ President- sr v 61 »000.000 Vive-PrelS: r* ?odam« Esq. iuen X lchinom:va Esq DIRECTORS. W. _*oi^a, Eaa ta M- Odairiri F* g' K **°*oki Esq. My t t«-L-o^ tr q -T Ta^euch: Esq. a
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    • 121 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE I (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE r Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. BARKER Co.', Ltd. Messrs. WEARNE Co., Ltd. Branch Oflice— 64, The Arcade. Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. THE LONDON LANCASHIRE
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  • FIGHTING IN CHINA.
    • 142 16 Peking. May 4. General Wu-Pe -fu has surrounded Peking and Chang-Tso-Lin's army hetefcbout has scattered. Railroad traffic from Peking is suspended. News has been received m Singapore from a well-informed source at Shanghai to the following effect. In the fight at Retavayi, Fung Tiea (Chang Tbo Lim, a
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    • 434 16 Mr. Chao Hsin-chu, the Chinese Charge d'Affaires at London, asked a recent audience not to take too much notice of reports if civil war m China. It was really only politics; fighting m China was mostly done by tel gram. We are inclined to believe he was
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    • 472 16 Dr. Lechmere (lift of Nanning, writes thus m the Medical Mission Journal.— atan is now m full possession of this Province except for daring raids made by large bands of roving Kwanßsi troops,' who are still m full possession of their arms and equipment. When I la-st
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 124 16 Tc the Editor. Sir, I would like you, or any ont- who is interested, to tell me whether a public subsicribtion could b? raised go as to put rail around, or a police man on duty, near the Cenotaph, as it is quite a common thing to
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    • 153 16 To the Editor. Sir, I would like to suggest to your readers a way of disposing of books, magazines, and weekly English papers which would give considerable pleasure. In the Asylums at Singapore there are always a certain number of European and Eurasian patients, amounting at
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    • 177 16 To the Editor. Dear Sir. The report of the Clerical Union published m your issue of yesterday, cawtatna tha following para: "Mr. P. A. Beins has taken ever the shorthand tins- ftoni Mr. C__eang Peru Meh." This statement, as it stands. is very misleading and likely tj
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  • 86 16 Previeaely acknowledged s> ih 1 15.12 W. Still 25 Mrs A. W. Still 10 Mrs. Ingram 10 W. Mansfield and Co.. Ltd. 100 y,--. Lornie 25 Derrick and Co. 100 Mrs. Lowther Kemp. 10 Mrs. J. D. Saunders 10 A. Clouet and Co. 100
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 40 16 The S.C.C. match arranged against a Tampin side for this afternoon has had to be cancelled owing to Tampin being unable to raisj a team. Instead, a practice match has been fixed up, which will start at 2 p.m.
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    • 29 16 The Second League fixture for the 15th inst., S. C. F. A. II vs S. R. C. II (S. C. C. ground) has b& n postponed till June.
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    • 255 16 The Wells-Lloyd Contest. At the National Sporcing Club on 25th ult., m a twenty rounds contest between the heavyweights, Bombardier Wells and Albert Lloyd (Australia), Wells won, Lloyd retiring m the tenth round. Despite over IS months' absence from the ring, Wells gave an excellent display. With an advantage
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    • 61 16 Duncan and Ockenden are finalists m .tl c Ro^hampton Professional Golf match. I Duncan played a brilliant game m de- feating Gadd, five -up and four. The aggregate score for three successive holes was 7. I Hagen ard Kirkwood inte*nd to make a world tcur after the
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    • 239 16 Only Five Finish. Lcndon, March 26th. The Gran i National provided another sensaticn. The swift decimation of the field was worse than m 1921 as the course had been made more difficult. The favourite, Southampton, fell at the first fence. On y five were atmnding when the
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  • 93 16 London, April 13. Important changrs m the law affecting motor traffic are signified m the new interim report of the Government Departmental Committee. Th? main pioposals are the abolition of the speed limit, more drastic maximum penalties for dangerous driving, imprisonment without the option of
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  • S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    • 71 16 Mixed Doubles. E. W. de Cruz and F. M. S. Reutens beat j A. W. van der Beck and K. H. Beins, 6 4, i 6—2. D. O. C. Woodford and F. C. J. de Souza beat F. Alberquexque and C. Rappa, 6 l, i *-2. Championship. W.
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    • 66 16 Doubles Handicap. F. R. Gomes nnd C. E. Rappa, owe 3, vs. C. A. Norris and E. E. de Souza, owe 30.4. Championship. V. A. Reutens vs. T. Leijssius. B Single Handicap. W. Bartholeum3z, plus 2, vs. F. J. Rappa, owe 15.4. F. Ephraums, owe 40, vs. E.
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    • 271 16 London, April 13th. In the Queens Club Covered Courts Championships Singles, m the final, Norton beat Lycett, B|6, Bj6, 6|3. In the challenge round of the covered eourta* championship, the Frenchman, Gobert, the holder, beat Norton, 4j6, ffl, 6jB, 6|4, Miss Holman, the holder, beat Mrs.
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    • 240 16 The home papers refer m high terma to the form of D. R. Rutr.am, a native of Ceylcn, who is now at Cambridge, during his match m the English covered court championships against B. I. C. Norton, who subsequently secured the championship over Riteh c.
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    • 126 16 Vitagraph's million dollar production, Dead Men Tell no Tales is now being shown at the Gaiety. The picture is different from anything ever shown at this theatre, and marks a new era m film making. It is a Tom Terriss production. Every effort to make it a mammoth
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 344 16 I REMEMBER you ZTD better more cheaply at BE ACH i HOUSE than anywhere else m > Spore, including your own house i SINGLE ROOMS FROM $140 PER MONTH. J J- DOUBLE ROOMS FROM $:_5O PEP. MONTH J j j* The above prices include full board, boy, electric litrht, i
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