The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 May 1922
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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Title Section17 1922-05-26 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. r r CENTS SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1922. No. 10,59517 words
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Article163 1922-05-26 1 Matters relating to China have pride of place m to-day's wires Page 7 The action of the Hongkong Governor m the matter of Mrs. Haslewood and Muitsai was the subject of questions m the Commons Page 7. Anglo-Chinese education schemes and the Boxer indemnity are also referred163 words
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Article1733 1922-05-26 1 NO nhoal m the world has earned morv sinister reputation than the Goodwin Sands, and no seamen have displayed greater heroism and self-sacrifice m going to th« assistance of those m peril than the me» of the Deal and Ramsgate lifeboat*. There me many1,733 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement190 1922-05-26 1 MALTHOID RAFFLES HOTEL. IHK SPRING RACE MEETING. PtognumM of Arrangements. MONDAY, 29tfc May 1922 Tea Dansant 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. j TUESDAY, -oth May 1922 Dinner and Dance. UTEDNESDAY.SUI May 1922- Orchestral Concert, 9.45 p.m. j j THURSDAY, Ist June 1922 r.uest Nijrht Dinner Dancing. 2nd June 1922 Special190 words
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Advertisement282 1922-05-26 1 WHO USES PABCO PAINT? I I H-l H LJ I T» ORE than 11,000 individual 1 i i m/1 rders f Pabc paints were 1 fi KW JL despatched to buyers n India, fl Ceylon, Malaya, and Java H f The c buyers know that Pabco identifie. M the paint282 words
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Advertisement123 1922-05-26 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Dairymen's League Milk Page 4. Goodrich trade marks Pajre 5. Land for sale and Bungalow— Page .">. Traffic regulations for the Races Pagre «">. Liberty and Qaietv new prorrammee Page 2. Bolter's for Special Creme liqueur? Page 2. Berry's Scrap Washer at William Jacks Page 7. Seteal underwear123 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous223 1922-05-26 1 THE WEKK Fr.lcy, 2tt*. High Water. 10. IS a.m., P. 51 ]> ;n. Queen Mary's Birthday. Municipal Commission, 2.16 p .tr. Football: Div. I. S. C. C. vs. g. C. F. A., 8. R. C. ground. Football: Dir. 11. Middlesex 11. vs. Sdttar, Singapore Unhed vs. S. C. F. A.223 words
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Advertisement195 1922-05-26 2 TO i :'T OR FOR SALE. LARGE G<-i'OWNS, newly erected area from i 0,000 to 00,000 sq. ft. I feeing river. LAMGE bi'OZUM from 6,000 to 24,000 sq. ft. near wbarf and shipping. Also ihree storied buildings for officer and god owns. Centrally situated. All immediate entry, going cheap. Apply195 words
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Advertisement537 1922-05-26 2 EXTRA-ORDINARY SHOWING OF ALICE JOYCE AND NORMA TALMADGE AN EXCEPTIONALLY GREAT CHANCE TO SEE TWO OF THE WORLD'S MOST MAGNIFICENT SCREEN ACTRESSES. At pie "bAIETT* To Night IN THE FIRST SHOW AT 7.30 pan. ALICE JOYCE, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS ON THE WORLD'S SCREEN, THE MOST DYNAMIC PERSONALITY IN MOVING537 words
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Advertisement439 1922-05-26 2 From TUESDAY, May 23, to SUNDAY, fey j A PICTURE COMBINING LAUGHTER AND THRILLS Ij Another of those delightfully entertaining pi featurinjr T ..M MIX who wrote the story ami directed tbt picture him i t Heart" which was univiTsally enjoj A William Fox Production A RIDING ROMHO Tom Mix,439 words
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Article433 1922-05-26 3 The M Orontes,*' of i>.023 tons, register 1. 1. 10,000 h.p., now lyii R at Tilbury, jC i.i re tn irmy i ship and enpncers are Iran ming tu* iis ito a 2 [eating exhibition. i:i future she will be enewn as the "British Trader" the433 words
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Advertisement450 1922-05-26 3 w. .•j^r*?***^. ■•■«^'-;%*4 ■-^gycTS-^a^ •.^1,..— *-ir*zn w0,.. yrßmtr, i— i— j— j^^— —i^— ii— 55 I o m A > T i SOLID OR PNEUMATIC i X\J JN I j i i o npoisr I tyres j i I 4 TOl^i SOLID TYRES ONLY I s 1 I MOTOR VEHICLE450 words
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Advertisement186 1922-05-26 3 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimHiiniiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiMiiii! FOURNIERS HYGENIQUE MIXTURE. (FOR LADIES) T«cte4 and Proved for Yean. WASTE NO TIML. lM»»<litely yoa notice any disorder o? Ifta system take Fournier't Hygenique Mlztora. II quickly rea>ovea all suffering YWa is Notbin* to EQUAL IT. mm Aartbinc «o Widely Known. It la justly described as the FINEST REMEDY186 words
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Advertisement97 1922-05-26 3 llllllilllliiiilliillltlllllililltlllillllliilH i%WiViWiViVAWiW.V. I .V. 1 V.V.V.V.VAV.'AW/.V.V.V A.M.A. A.M A. Walker Bros Wigan) Ltd: (INCOP.POP.ATEP I.\ ENGLAND). THE "PAGEFIELD" COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. a the most rouust and dependable piece —of i mechanism on the road' 5 a* 5 iis m SOLE AGENT m MALAYA. SIAM, BURMA, IXDO-CHIKA, DUTCH EAST INDIES. J P.97 words
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Article446 1922-05-26 4 Rivals Who Support Chang Tso-Lin. CbftHB Hsun was the last hope of the Manthus m the Revolution, and when driven out of Nanking he swore to be ivvenjred. fr u years later, when serving Yuan Shih-kai, he was gird) the opportunity of besitffiag rebe lious army m that446 words
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Article326 1922-05-26 4 Wireless Telephone and O\er>ea Settlement. I Vancouver. With the introductSon of the wireless telephone on practical peak the isolation of the farms, mines, and lumber camps is fast disappearing, and the influence of this device m hastening settlement has hardly pet been fully appreciated. The thre,, daily newspapers326 words
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Article101 1922-05-26 4 It is not everyone who can afford m these days to set out on a yachting cruise of nearly 40,000 miles round the world, which will occupy the better part of two years. Sir Harry Livesey, a former Director of Contracts at the Admiralty, has got under way on such101 words
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Advertisement1109 1922-05-26 4 Valuable Freehold Building sites for safe. Area from 5,000 to 100,000 square feet Suitable for Offices, Godowns and Hotels *PP y ESTATE ft TRUST AGENCIES LIMITED Auctiometra 4 Estate Agents, Raffles Cbatnb«n AN EXCELLENT OFFER fOF A FIRST CLASS TANGLIN RESIDENCE. FOR PRIVATE SALE. 4 1 I that Diece of1,109 words
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Advertisement193 1922-05-26 4 i^ i imihh— TITAN Has Proved its Superiority TRADE MARK G. AURELY Co. /|^§fek RING DP \H 2 Finlayson Creen FOR LATEST %4&X9MWK^>^N&JJ2K?TTKXL^WrTX^rrxr?^: >*- t MnUinT^TT>»Bssssssssss^Bf"^BU^BaUßaMTrßss«aa^a^^^Mi Ip!i»n!in^iinillijlilM»ifl!!llJni!!lNiiil!Hhtftt!Hii/snilM;»m«IISIlH«llljiill!lf,i^ 1' '""To" jj ij H Crosse Blackwell's II Ii imil SALAD OILS SAUCES II 5 I 31^ Infcricr cr impure c. ...re A.i:193 words
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Advertisement1073 1922-05-26 5 l 2f>-:> 27-5 WANTED. Truned European nursery gover- :j 29-5 Comfortable apartment with private English fam.ly, furnished or unfurnished, large compound house. Apply Box No. 417 care of r ree Press 2r 5 ts* WANTED, a .310 Greener or B.S.A. Rifle. Apply stat.ng pri?e, to Box No. 1090 care of1,073 words
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Advertisement708 1922-05-26 5 I AUCTION RALE AUCTION SALE OF K-cellent !lous,;«,!d KuniKuic At \o. 2 In>t tulion I' off Uiver Ilocd OM SATUItOAY 27t1, May mi I p.m. Comj risiner teak, memnti, and rattan itafo* loom, si: ins: room and bedroom furniture, iion single :md ujuole l>ed <teads with bedd.ng, crockt-iy, glasaware, p!attd\vnre,708 words
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Advertisement807 1922-05-26 5 NOTICE NOTICE. \'ot c- ii hereby given that ;>ll the raada and approaches to Co7«nt Rou and Covent Garden (lately Chean«: Hong Urn Market) belonging U) ni I.s:-to of Cheanp Tew Muey, will be I t*i n, .•-,i.; c t| ffic from 6 am tQ 6 on Saturday, the i>7th807 words
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Advertisement690 1922-05-26 5 r livsic TT JOF EVERY DESCRIPTION.! 4 ALL THE LAiEST HITS AND *BsMuß^^fe^^^l^H NOVELTIES IN MUSIC. lfe^YJil^' V H try mk^ N^filF r > iWm THE HOUSE OF THE CATCHY I I^Kk^ HB i MUSIC. l^k 'I 100, North Jridge Koad, Singapore. I £^J Where the music hits come from.690 words
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Advertisement398 1922-05-26 5 POLICE ORDERS MADK UNDER SECTION b «3» 01 THE MINOR OFFENCES OR IDINANCB, 1906, FOR THE REGULATION OF TRAFFIC ON THE OCCASION OF RACE MEETINGS ON THE 30th MAY, Ist AND 3rd JUNE, 1922, AT THE RACE COURSE, SINGAPORE. I. All vehicle* except 'rikishas will enter th« Singapore Sporting Club398 words
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2116 1922-05-26 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1922. India's Political Itch. It Mr. Srinavasa tSasti i has been rt ported correctly m his interview m Colombo, his remarks regarding Indian labour and emigration to Malaya and Ceylon are rather impudent m character. To throw the blame on our Governments because certain2,116 words
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Article96 1922-05-26 6 The following ii the <„.. for th c Park.!,- .y iW The- troop, of the Gi "<• the l\vh.y v it ■|n,op s will be f p, th, CathH,,; b- issued. l T:::.. 11. i, eG. 0 i vrith th, Gene, 07i:,. H. «ti:.. ii. tfc* Governmei96 words
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Article42 1922-05-26 6 Hirthda> I'arad,- Drill. r ((l( s Taeaday, M.> Sotl Malay Co. Wednsaday, IU 3 v, t D poaite. A., r... Malay. Friday. JWM J All OAkcei i >■>- i i Mill. Saturday. .Inr Parade, appro] Orders to be issued.42 words
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Article196 1922-05-26 6 RETRENCH MENT. Thp Interim Bsfsitl Th« following is sdditioatl iaf about the Interim Reporti Retrenchment Commissioi. The first report wai kbl 20th, and was a final repori and "field" allowan The second report .i.- r charged on furniture bu] ment quarters; a final n l.'ith The third rep »rt deala196 words
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Article149 1922-05-26 6 i The China Mai; >i Hsj 1 "There may DC -1 ll: moat union oAciali could divulge this morning m arrest of Chan Ping of the Seamen's Un on m\ •<• (Vony when, pan..., i b] Vat-sen on I Vl >--' murdering his irire I strike. Chan hat149 words
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Article50 1922-05-26 6 A Missionary Km beei certain Siamese teacher d ed for his un.que definition words. Here are a <"< u two of which miv not witr* Hu let-Son of pin; I kind of curse word; Ho* tro X Kick- A A bad adjective f>" fu '> water; Wig- Hyi50 words
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Advertisement179 1922-05-26 6 %R JUST LAND .O: r 11 B jt 1 A&/ HY X^^^X SOLE AGKNTS:— X^// (ALDBECK MACGREGOR ft UiHorporatOd m Shanghai.) X X WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS X X Phone 228. Office 87 Cecil Street. LET YOUR PRESENT BE I *^f m l rHER 8 Jin MASCOT, BIRTHDAY CHARM I I179 words
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Advertisement103 1922-05-26 6 Armco Ingot Iron > IS IRON and not t'le usual mixture* of Silicon, Sulphur, Phosphorus, Maniranese, Carbon, Copper, Oxygen, Hydrogen and Nitrogen. In short, it is guaranteed 99.84 per cent. Pure Iron, and contains, there- fore, less than 1 Oth of 1 per cent, of S impurities, m the aggregate.103 words
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Article317 1922-05-26 7 PKKFKKKNTIAL DUTIES. s0 UALANCI VKT. Ottawa, Ma] 2.">. psspseted to by the minister of i rh. This applies arts under the Bri(f, the ex tptioa being The <!uty OS fross rr 1 2 'Li mir ncreases and l stej u-r.der the l i be hoped m tnule |382317 words
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Article38 1922-05-26 7 I ••DM baa |„,s,n U 'd to b»H{, gf h <;«ptain Bruce ll^ and Surgeon Newport cigarette -rk bearing the m h «»U« as tokens of n H m the Imperial the Emperor has '"'•n.her of the Prince38 words
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Article743 1922-05-26 7 MANY QUESTIONS. WKI-HAI-WKI. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 21. m the House of Coaunocs, m the debate Of < xpen iiture on naval works, an item of ESOQ In respect of Wei-haJ-wd was queried tj View Of it s pending institution to China. Com. B. M. Eyres-MoßssU743 words
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Article43 1922-05-26 7 On Sunday evening a collision with a dojr on the road to Batu Feringhi, Penang caused a nasty motor accident m which Messrs. R. H. B. Fleming and R. N. Goodwin received body injuries, fortunately not very serious, and the car was damaged.43 words
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Article500 1922-05-26 7 BAIL IN MURDER CASES. The trial was resumed at the Singapore Assizes yesterday, before Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard and a special jury, of the two Sikh watchmen, Pagat Singh and Harnam Singh, who aacr c charged with the murder of another Sikh watchman employed at Guthrie's Godown m Anson500 words
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Article198 1922-05-26 7 Soldiers Disgraceful Behaviour. A stoi-y of great brutality and inhuman callousness on the part of some Chinese soldiers has just Teached the China Mail. U is printed below m the informant's own ivord*. At a.m. on Tuesday, May l Jth, the Stern wheeler "Nanning," leaving Shiuhing met what198 words
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Article118 1922-05-26 7 Remarkable disclosures have been made m the case of four young Eurasians, includlßf two mlitary students of the Madras Medical College, who have been arrested a.-: the result of thefts. It appears that a number of young men banded themselves into the fraternity called Robin Hood and118 words
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Article38 1922-05-26 7 A large number of visitors from the mainland and adjacent districts arrived m Penang by train and steamers for the Royal visit, so much so that the local hotels and lodging: houses were filled to thair utmost capacity.38 words
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Article480 1922-05-26 7 FRASER NEAVE LTD. The following is the Directors' Report to be presented at the annual general meeting on Thursday, June Ist. Your Directors beg to submit a duly' audited Statement of Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st December 1921. Accounts.— After making ample provision for480 words
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Article303 1922-05-26 7 The following is the Directors' 23rd annual report to the shareholders to be presented at the annua. meeting on Jane 1, at 2 p.m.' l at GO Cecil Street. You will, no doubt, be pleased to see that m spite of the worst of the world*- j303 words
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Article39 1922-05-26 7 Dean Inge, m his role as Rede Lecturer at Cambridge, described the Victorian age as the culminating point m British history. Signs were noticeable, he said, that Great Britain's world work on a grand scale waß nearing an end.39 words
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Advertisement109 1922-05-26 7 II I T 1 I AJLjiLJYIA ml v UJ Regd. H ft /I JClCdl I il 4 Underwear Cool and Durable I t' 1 I S AIL SIZES IN STOCK I A 32 to 48 Chest I I Robinson Co., Ltd 45&.1 j Natural-Milk ADVICE hit BY OUR QUALIFIED I109 words
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Advertisement561 1922-05-26 8 TOE CCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. (The Blue Funnel line— Alfred Holt Co.) (Companies Incorporated m England) BINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM PENANG TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP and HAMBURG. SINGAPORE to MARSEILLES. HAVRE and LIVERPOOL. SINGAPORE to GENOA, MARSEILLES amd LIVERPOOL. SINGAPORE, PORT561 words
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Advertisement525 1922-05-26 8 I LINE ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Cc, LU (Incorporated m England). FREIGHT SERVICE Steamer Dm Singapore. s.s. CITY OF TOKIO Havre, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg May 29 s.s. RIALTO London, Hamburg May 30 s.s. CITY OF PEKIN London, Dunkirk, Rotterdam and Hamburg June 16 «.s. KANDAHAR London, Antwerp tad Hambarg Jane525 words
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Advertisement643 1922-05-26 8 P. O. BRITISH INDiT AND APCAR I INF (Incorporated m England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SEftWi PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government*) LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERVICE FROM LONDON T C MARSEILLES, LONDON Au, DUE SINGAPORE KAVK mnc;ap ,£t TWEk KASHMIR about May 27 DONG<643 words
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Advertisement487 1922-05-26 9 filL SIAM SIMM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. (INGOfiPORATED IN SIAM). SINGAPORE BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE rreag^a.u, Kelaatan, Btnpmara, Telupin. PaUni Sin*or*. gftfcuami, Langsuar, Chuit.pon, and Banpkok. Arrival Departure 1 GALA M«y 29 May 31 HIDOL •> fun rs are fitted throughout with electric light, and have excellent accom. for first class )>f.6seu£vrs.487 words
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Advertisement318 1922-05-26 9 O. S K. Proposed Sailings from Singapore. (subject to change without previous notice) European Line: For Marseilles, London, Hamburg, Rotterdam. Antwerp, Antwerp, via Colombo, Suez Port Said. Alp« Maru an-. May 27 dep. May 28 Artrun Maru arr. July 17 dep. July 18 New York Line: For San Francisco Panama,318 words
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Advertisement749 1922-05-26 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated m Englaad.) mm JOINT SERVICE TO NEW YORK via SUEZ OR PANAMA FROM NEW YORK Stoamera. Due Spore Route For KM/LING June 6 Suez Straits Philippines749 words
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Advertisement446 1922-05-26 9 STRUTHERS AND BARRY Operators United States Shipping Board. I»" Singapore to Los Angeles and San Francisco. WEB 9 OKOWA due Singapore to toad May l'T WEST CHOPAKA due Singapore to discharge June 1, \VEJi-T CHOPAKA due Singapore to load j u j y 5 WLbT FABALON due Singapore to discharge446 words
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Article160 1922-05-26 10 The Hongkong Observatory reports that yt 10 a.m. on the 25th May, 1922, a typhoon, position uncertain, about Lat. 15, North, Lonj?. 114, East, is travelling West. The M.M. outward mail Arniand Behic is due heiv from i'enanp; on Monday morning, 29th instant at daylight. She will sail160 words
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Advertisement366 1922-05-26 10 |p CNUS, COLOSJ^SORE THROAT v [illh v Tlm Pi p* toti^iemm i* l>reathf<i m as P» ps tablet dit- I A 1 ;*niA B •oltiujm th»- m« i: h 1 ihu* rear'ios direct everj part of |MU |i V>« n the throat :ii 1 cheat 'vljore :i c-lml strikes first.366 words
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Advertisement490 1922-05-26 10 s.s. MINDEROO. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Australia are hereby notified that she han now arrived and is discharging opposite (iodowns 4 and 5 West Wharf. BOUSTEAD CO., LTD., (Incorporated m the F. M. S.) Agents. s.s. JOHN SANDERSON. The Agents are m receipt of a wireless490 words
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Advertisement158 1922-05-26 10 I Genasco Boofin^ 2 PLY AND S PLY Q COMPLETE WITH PATEN! KANT-LEAK I\hk AND NAILS FOR FIXING GtlSl*sCi> is r\ over 40 Yetrs 3-^ is^J run, eh,-,, r l experience fpIIO^HSBH f»a« dft,i /)s 1 //1 t/ie }£NJQ^H /f S lf r/ "'n 1 manufacture f^'^S^^M proot fi of158 words
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Miscellaneous621 1922-05-26 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Tulau Soo tl lienun a.m. Keri-non Soon Lee 9 a.m. Cucob Edina 9 a.m. Cucob Hong Aik 9 a.m. Batfan. etc. Esmeralda 11 a.m. Saigon Haipkonff A. L. Treville noon Batu Pahat Hong Yon 1 p.m. Malacca Kheng Seng 1 p.m. Trencganu, etc. Hong Ho 2p m.621 words
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Advertisement299 1922-05-26 11 iMPts approximately $6,000,000. I fDL^A^T Dinfinnii Assurances m force over $17,000,000. sdi. fiRiiAT fsAbMS UFE ASSURANO? fOMPANY, LIMITED annoFPirp. w.-^ni, it Incor Porated m Straita Settlements) i fVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE Assur ance Company Act. m AGENTS WANTED! i r riißY MANAGING DIRECTOR I M'KVnY A H FAIR ACTUARY nii;299 words
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Advertisement430 1922-05-26 11 of India, Austraiia and China. Incorporate m England by Jlcyal CkarUr. Paid up Capital ,n C«0,000 aaare.of £s«nck fl.oon.AOf Reserve Fund 3.700,000 Kr^erv/ Liability of 1 roprietorsa,w*>,<M># HLMD OFFICE. i* Biahopaga^, London, C.C Al;r ;5 Ur aor»koji» Per.anf Amrtacr Iloilo Poket Ipoh Raajoo, B*Uvia X-ira^ u n SISS PV* Sere^an430 words
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Advertisement927 1922-05-26 11 YOKOHAMA SPfcS~BANIL LIMITED. Established 1880. Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 (li.J]y paid up) Reserve Fund y. 61,000,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vive-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DOUBCTOBB N. Soaa, Esc. n. Kmilwum E«q. at T£S' X r < g-K-Suanld Esq. M. Odmzui, E«q. Baron K.Morimura, Baiwa K. Iwasaki K. O ri E927 words
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Advertisement1171 1922-05-26 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds i i Singapore Representatives Me??rs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. BARKER Co', Ltd. Messrs. WEARNE Co., Ltd. Branch Office— 64, The Arcade. Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager EXCHANGE. May 26.1,171 words
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Article859 1922-05-26 12 YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY. (From Our Own Correspondent). London, April 27. Years ago I was present at an inquest nhere the victim had poisoned himself by dissolving phosphorus match-heads m water and drinking the mixture. Not a very pleasant form of death you would think! Not a very attractive859 words
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Article107 1922-05-26 12 A report issued by the Swiss Topographical Bureau shows that, of 155 glaciers Purveyed last year, 36 were still advancing, m spite of the persistent drought which had caused an average decrease of sft. m their depth; the Rhone glacier, it is added, had retreated by nearly 18ft. It was107 words
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Article630 1922-05-26 12 DRAMA AT AN AUCTION. Philatelists have had a field day or rather sevei'al field days recently. The purchase at the Hotel Drouet, Paris, of a one cent British Guiana 1856 stamp for th« amazing sum of 300,000 franc? a sum which, with commissions and630 words
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Article256 1922-05-26 12 Those who have not actually paid a visit to the feme, says a correspond«nt of the Malay Mail, can have no ide« to what extent the workshops connected with •ur railway system and situated just outside Kuala Lumpur, <,n the Batu Road, have developed within the past 17256 words
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Article28 1922-05-26 12 The wife of a Detroit manufacturer hat i succeeded m divorcing: her husband on th« ground that he is a golf maniac, and nejrMeets herself and the family.28 words
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Article40 1922-05-26 12 The usual Monthly Medal (Stroke) for May and the Ladies' Spoon, which were arranged to take place during the weekend, have had to be posponed till Whitsun week-end, June 3rd. and sth., on account of Hari Raya.40 words
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Article60 1922-05-26 12 t The following, who are going over for the cricket match at Pulau Brani to-morrow, Saturday, are reminded that the launch leaves Jardine's Steps at 2 p.m: E. J. Riches, C. F. Chester, Hammond, S. P. ilolmes Smith, Leonard, H. Marshall, G. C. Nash, R. E. Prentis, W. Penrice,60 words
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Article138 1922-05-26 12 Improvements at I.ordV After re. ent experiences the M.C.C, which now has a membership of 5,594, i« considering th? question of improving tin accommodation at Lord's. The Hon. F. S. Jackson, M.P., ViscQimt Ullswater, Mr F. T. Mann, Middlesex Captain, and Mi. H. D. Swan, Essex Chairman, have138 words
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Article97 1922-05-26 12 The fat that he won the British Amateur Championship no lesi than seventeen years ujmi would have seemed to preclude Major A. Gofdon Barry, of the Manchester!, from j.nj hope of success among younper opponcflts of the present tinio. Such has not proved the case, however, for97 words
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Article531 1922-05-26 12 Yesterday morning was hn,- and clear the was excellent and the hurdles were not up so there was every opportunity for good galloping, j^s it turned out however the attendance, which was about the average, saw nothing sensational done f in fact there was hardly a gallop which531 words
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Article76 1922-05-26 12 The four new tennis courts which have been under construction for some time past for the Young Men's Christian Association > will be opened for play en Monday next. The courts, which are situated n<?ar the swimming pool at Fort Canning Hill, should t76 words
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Article171 1922-05-26 12 The first race for the Knowles Trophy will be sailed on Sunday, over a new 1 course. The start is from the Club at 1 10 a.m., out round the quarantine vessel < Bulimba at St. John's, down round the Oscar 11, round nark boat off Sea171 words
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Article81 1922-05-26 12 YESTEHDAY'S RESULTS. 1 Doubles L. Ganunell and E. Ofiveiro (roc. 3) beat W. A. Kiyt and K. E. Webb (scr.). 7— ft, i Championship. W. A. Atria beat C. A. Bateman, G 2, r— t, 4. X. E. Ess beat H. G. Stack. 6—3, 6—2. A81 words
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Article97 1922-05-26 12 Mixed Doubles. .V. E. Km :-»nd N. S. Hogun vs. I). <>. C. 1 Woodford -and F. C. J. de Souza. K. R. Scott Knd G. G. Gray vs. X. H. Xorris and F. ,T. Monteiro to finish. Championship. W. A. Halhatohet vs. P. AlberquerqiM. A Sinplea. J.97 words
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Article209 1922-05-26 12 Suvt Fire, g Universal special fixture, Itarring the smiling Hoot Gibson, tomes ,:< the Liberty Hall to-night. The story from the famous novel, Brnnsford of RainJb* w Ridge, m a thrilling: drama of the I Western range jammed, crammed with (action— teeming with ihrills-- peppered with laughs and209 words
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Article123 1922-05-26 12 <irt -Rich-Quick Scheme. London, April 25th. A remarkable .^tory of a get-rich -quick scheme was told at the Old Bailey when Woods, Howell and Morris were charged with conspiracy to defraud. Prosecuting Counsel said that the prisoners started business m Cardiff under the name of Whetherby and123 words
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