The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 March 1923

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1 13 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rK N CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1923. No. 10,830
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  • 236 1 nime is progressing rapidly m the neutral zone, the last move being ti> J);mistadt, Karlsruhe and Mannhoim Pase 7. France has explained that this is due to sabotage and the need for controlJing the railways Page 7. <iermany has countered by protesting that it is against the
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  • 1042 1 I I -Mai Dun is <aid to mean 4 *Hill of >tix>r.jr(h;" ami the name <\nv s well. A you approach from the W-y mouth- Dm Chester road— which ii hero the old Ridg« i way— on a winter's afternoon, the grotr wall-like front of it, ttanding up
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 101 1 viALTHOII) RAFFI > HOTEL. Telephone. 2920. (10 Lines). I SIN«. WORE THE FINEST BALLROOM IN THE EAST MONDAY, Tea Dansant S p.m. to 7 p.m. RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. EDGAR HULLAND, MUSICAL DIRECTOR. lalamazoo. E LOOSE LEAF BOOKS THE FINISHED ARTICLE CAN BE SUPPLIED NOW BY FRASER &NEAVE, LTD. THE ARCADE, SINGAPORE.
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    • 134 1 BURNETTS ■DRY AND OLD TOM GIN The Best Obtainable Imported By Trade Corporation Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). SINGAPORE. Sole Agents S. S. F. M; S. euro ¥e IwYel. SINGAPORE. An Alter Dinner Dance is held every Tuesday and Saturday. An admission fee of $1.50 is charged to all quests excepting
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    • 140 1 LATBST ADVEUTISExMENTS. l^X t Tltwn Ha!: fw>m Wedne^ lkan Memh at Cold Storage—Rue t> tra^l^a" 1 faPM for tll€ Paya U Expe i-ienced Jhorthand typist, wanted— V ;> •4 V "2? r— run a offer of Photo Album*— Paire •>' ti\^P B «w»nite, the prcwrvabj^TpVj l^ chjingwl p an a
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    • 71 1 THE WEEK, I High Water! 11.53 a.m. Oatward Mai] delivery. I'm oh Botteward Mail c h a m Pole LeagM Meatiac, V.ai.( !vn T»>mu:.i, C'/,. I H Water, <».:':> am* 0J36 p.m Gerennaent Boom it Honu. jHiuh Water, OM .i.^.., i.IM p m B, I. Homewari Mail deaes. r^mfair. Sfa.
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  • 343 2 Tl.r us- I pmoktt-screi arfi a yect of shoi I a the Jai 111 of Chamb arnal iter m., tore. The I c his ta lis ess or, 1 er, iii■mi- these ma] rations f f Ol ich as Dsit 0 fl it. lil eneaij ley MkY( Kun
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  • 104 2 \s m rule the mml important word In a ;Wr is tlie signature of the writer, i>ut mi»st business me:, send typewritten itmHinoatiom* it frequently happens that rtj is the oul> word 171 manuscript and \e illegible. A jrroat <k^al of time ami uJhle wouM be savin: if
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 368 2 TO LET OR FOR SALE. LARGB C,i DOWNS, newly erected arcs f»ui !'),000 to 50,000 sq. ft. facing rhrer. LAttGK STORES from 6,000 It 24,000 >s- H- n ar wharf and shipping. Also three storied buildings for offices and godowns. Centrally situated A I immediate entry, going cheap Apply or
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    • 543 2 k I I J V tt-^r^^^^^^^^'-T^afw^-^^'^^ m ZZ- THEATRE BTAH ATTRACTION! Ist Sho.v 7t 7.20 sharp Prohman Amusement C©rporation*ii 2 FIGHTING FATE gERIAL Presentation of George Ado's Comedy, g Episode! 5 6 7 and 8 Just Out of College! 1 AItKY BE ON^?. HBAIJ UAIIKI< With EUGENE O'BRIEN. S 2nd
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    • 210 2 Alhambra. In Our Xext Change Thomday, Ist Mi y 9 IN THE SECOND SHOW AT B p.m. TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. WILLIAM FOX Presents PEARL Will! j, KNOW YOUR MAN In (> parts, drama vA domestic difficulties, concerning t woman who did [cn it will save a lot of
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  • 835 3 jFRASER CO., KXCHANf;fc: AND SHARE BROKfeRT*. rRIDAY, MARCH 2. k MI N I N Q. I brackets <how the capital P umj lssue i: of the Share, m dollars I •x equals ex div.j g Padal »j Tin t.- 4, .vj' t I y ltan Tin (500,000)
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  • 59 3 The prosperity of the country matters much more to the poor than to the wealthy, l for the wealthy are abV to protect them?elves m a variety of ways. J)r. Temple. Shipbuilding 1 is an international industry, and m the lonj? run work will go where it can hv done
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    • 294 3 fPP"" 1 Ml lll II(ll(l 'l lllllllll!lllllill!llllllin!ll!l!l!nflll|||in!!!llfiin| I """■"< s > M I I I I 1 1 i .r 1 I m z. 1 /I 1 i f i 1 yw 4S J j THE DUNLOP MAGNUM I FOR ECONOMY. I 77/£ DUNLOP RUBBER Co., (S.S.) Ltd. 1 73
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    • 397 3 hflr Wew Goods -^w Ready to Wear Hats I 11 1 r. L EYLO Pviimai P"' A new Kne m ultra Bmart an«l distinctive paitternc m fT p. f 'Clyde" :..at« j >^ jr > is no c tlf>, racings and pock< i| Sizes, Small Men a Mens, 1 Outaii
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  • 1338 4 Punctually every morning" the newspapers gare us the latest despatches from the Luxor Front. Lord Carnarvon has gone back to Egypt. Mr. Howard Carter cannot yet express an opinion about the bronze candlesticks. A bonch of flowers has been discovered with traces of green on the stalks. Special
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  • 81 4 it London, February N terrible roar, s sheet of houses went up m ck graphic description of m Liverpool which two houses and men and women SJld „.^-j.. injured. The body of a J %rt recovered, and it i^ f< »r> under the debris. Roofr si^ and
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 643 4 I'l'jjj IF good judgment leads you to smoke Piccadilly Cigarettes you LJI^.J W'^^&fe^ Is&s2r^^ 1 will realise that their fine appearance is but a hint of the still 2lf tlgmt W^r^^^^^^^M finer smoking qualities which lie underneath the pure rice paper. tin ensures BsSfefe' '/*&^^^iffijll&g&m The pure Virginia leaf is
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    • 127 4 REMINDER. THIS MORNING AT 11 A.M. BY ORDER OF THE LIQUADITOK I AUCTION SALE OF I cast- white blanket, 22 cases padlocks. 4 oases chrome leather, 51 case> I eiianielieu -aucopans, i» CUM needk-s, bail pots, slate pemiU U British iron safes m lar«v. medium and ?nmll size? which Messrs
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  • 1636 5 CEREMONIES IN PEKING. Every tone knows that Peking is one of the mot fascinating cities m the ■world, and most of its foreign visitors are quick to realize that one of the secrets of its fas •nation [fl its vivid contrasts. Of these contrasts, surely none is
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  • 166 5 Etrsvghl »<» Hoagkeag by Japan*** ll«lrcy,r. General Ngai Pong Ping, the story of whose capture by Kwongai-Yuiinanese troop* at Canton recently, made such sensational reading, arrived m this Colony on board a Japanese destroyer yesterday morning. A launch from one of the Japanese' shipping firms went out
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 373 5 TO LET. id I FT. \r> i' Lloyd Road. Entry I ••tnTE "i T R UST AGENCIES, LTD., Auctioneers Estate Agents. TO 1 XT- P lair l'anjangr and u-iih so:; frontage at Lpply. BT AOKKCIEB LTD., |S pnoara Batata Agents. v.c. i*u STORE PO LET. Eatmneaa rraaj er Quay. Apply
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    • 476 5 AUCTION SALES i AUCTION SALE OF JtatOejil <*ak hoMehoM fumiUre, pert. able grass apaeae and aanab of Fiis Maal Voaaa ami feaoatou reoataH badatc d etc. At Xo 7^ Bras Baaaa (rfr 6t Boot r>>:v\t room). QM THURSDAY, sth M,r<h p m On view on TTaiatadaj. CHBONG KOON SE \<;
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    • 750 5 NOTICES. SINGAPORE ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS, LIMITED. (ißCorpontcd hV.The I'nited k REDUCTION OF FARES TW 2nd Class tern on the Paya Lob Hold Rout* have heon reduced, tho new charges being 1 Section z Sec iunn 8 cents 10 C TltS By Order, i-.j NOTICE. As .Solicitor for and on behalf of
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    • 387 5 i i i SPECTACLES. N. LAZARUS— OPTICIAN MEDICAL HALL BATTERY ROAD. > NOTICES. Just Received GENTS' Soft Felt Hats Velour HatsWhite Helmets Made m England. Prices Strictly Moderate. Singapore General Stores. Corner, Orchard and Tank Roada. THE SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERY. COMPANY, LIMITED. Shipchandlers, Contractors and Commission AflCßte. o©c .-MAYXARDS BUILDING. 1G
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  • 894 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1923. Week End Comment. Interest is naturally felt m the change announced m the departure of the London mail lor the Straits, Hongkong and China, via Brindisi. What exactly will he the benefit of j tnat m the acceleration of the trans- mission of
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  • 302 6 There came to Malaya from the Madras Presidency m January 1923 483 adult? and 31 minors, all labourers?. There departed 4092 aduLU and 264 minors, of which approximately 70 per cent were labourers. Both wti of figure- are larger than m 1922. Mr. R, S. Douglaa, the Resident of Miri,
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 27 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Mar. I. A conference will be held shortly at Singora between high otTicials of Kedah and of Southern Siam.
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    • 44 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Pemang, Mar. t. A meeting of reprosentathroi of zolf chiba was held at Sungei Patani which decided to faun s Kodah Province \\\iley golfing assoQ 4rtion to promote competitions and inter-club matches. Mr. i Stpthard was elected president.
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  • 501 6 HIS EXCELLENCY'S INSPECTION There was rally of over 3">Q local BoyT Stouts m Government House grounds on Baturday afternoon. The Scouts were under! the command of their Commissioner, Mr V. C. Stands, and Assistant Commissioner j Mr. Purely, and the other Scout Master* wiv m ihaige of
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  • 235 6 Mr. a. Crnickshaak, the secretary of the Bangkok Sports Club, is ahortly leu\ i for homo on account of ill -health. The Raja Haji Permaiasuri of Perak. who has been on 1 pilgrimage to Mtfifn, was expected m Penang. on Friday. The lady and her suitv were to leave for
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  • 617 6 (From Our Ou,, 'Th. urn toriwe Mr. P. W. Barrow, t the now tin o table which cornea Into for. Hand's method, 0f.,; people who arc ac and more deliberate n rather ftreathlefs. For the real victin another matter; theii quantity which itart which theit servicca iri
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 287 6 /<£§s& stocks i I S Vif 4%i^S^^\ NOW OBTAINABLE 1 I y fjJlp^^JP^P PINTS I I Vs.\""^S"y»7 SaLDBEGK I MACGREGOR \^s^ 3 V^\y/ 00, LTD. i V^ (Incorporated m Shan^liai>. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL y 4 WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. iMBMCU.^IMSS3MHE^n!d9HR^. .^3§M^"- T"^H^ -^t* r > us** 1 ESTD. •jg^^^^^V.^V 1872.
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    • 52 6 FRESH IK AN MERAH Pers0 ft? lb. L AW QUANTITY I■ Spore Gold Storage COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated m S.S.) BETAIL DEPOT. ORCHARD RD. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. On and from Ist March, 1928* Mr. John Duke, F.8.0.A.. F.S.M.C., Optician, will occupy the* Ground Floor No. 12, Battery Road. (Opposite the Chartered
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  • 434 7 UK RAILWAYS SEIZED. ]MNI tf*SBD AT DARMSTADT. E[ si's Sen- ice. London, Mar. 2. lisa of the RhineluiU v ith Lord Kilmarnock .•->-infr of an otdlnanee r Igian civil ad- of the railways uno r a trench lUluiuns frOSB responsibility for ;t final s slaws ys of the
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  • 4 7 H.M.S. Foxglove art February.
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  • 208 7 ENGLAND'S "WHITE PRINCE/ NEED FOR MEN OF THE WORLD. [Reuter'a Service.] London, Mar. 2. Tho cordiality of Anglo-American relations again found saptsfioa at the imml dinner »f the British division cf the American University Union ii. f nnion. last evening. Vhers tho Prince of Wales was the ■OeH
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  • 354 7 Paris, Mar. 2. The Conference,, whereat Sir John Bradbuiy was representing Britain, has agreed to the legitimacy of the American claim foe the paynunt of the expenses of the oc-l Cilpatiotl forces. The American HUtssiill tatave is aaxioaa to obtain prompt cash I payment. by instalments, but the
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  • 163 7 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo N'ichiNichi Sh'mbun.) Tokio. Mar. 2. If. JosTe, the Russian political magnate, who is stay ng m Japr.n, is expected t<» return home after *ajiot her fortnight. It is reported that General Geckel is coming from Peking to Jap&n to cany on another Russo-Japanese
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  • 15 7 In January this year Raub exports 564.25 ounces of gold. Batang Padang produced 73.25 ounce?.
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  • 92 7 ULSTER RESENTS CUSTOMS BARRIER. EFFECT ON EMPIRE TRADE. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 3. The announcement that the Free State has established a separate customs system ram April Ist. has aroused much indijjnatioa m Ulster. Sir J. Craig:, .'-peaking to Belfast traders, described the Free State ruction an
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  • 329 7 Melbourne, Mar. 2. In the Hoftsc of Representatives the Premier Mr. Bruce said the Government propose I to develop the Northern Territory by concentrating on extension of the pastoral and mining industries. ISOLATING BRITAIN. Kcme, Mar. 2. Recent talk of schemes afoot t(» form aj continental bio-
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  • 353 7 Ihi MUnud report for 11)22 of the Malayan Agriay of the British and Foreign B-blc Society, issued by Mr. Benjamin Pui<iy forms interesting rca ling. Follow:i < r h r J*re extracts: Our circulation m Malayan fo»* 1922 was 100/jTT against 143,634 m li) 21, an
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  • 142 7 UNPOPULAR SALT TAX. BILL MAY FAIL. [Reuter'a Service.] Delhi; Mar. 3. The Inchcape Committee's report unanimously recommends economies totalling nineteen an,] a quarter crores of rupees including ten and half erores by reduction j of miltary strength and other army econo- j mies, four an j a half
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  • 271 7 Amsterdam, Mar. 2. The board of the Royal Dutch Oil Company has a Sdressed a memorandum to the Minister of Übe Colonies pointing out that boi Ing m about ten oilfields has been completqjy stopped and t!:o Company's Euroi>L::r. personnel m the Dutch East Indjes jciucei from
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  • 258 7 The following articles of a Siamese law known as the Harmful Habit-Forming Draft Law, Siam, 8.E., 24G5. an.* published ii the Gazette for general infoi-mation: Article 1. This law shall apply to the following divgs:— J. Me iical Opium. *J. All the alkaloids of opium together With
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  • 81 7 Mohamed Djais, a former native tax collector, employed by the Dutch Government, was arrested on his arrival m Singapore ftfom Java by the Senang a few <lays ago. The arrest was made by the local Detective Department m consequence of information received from ti\e police authorities m Palembang, to the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 188 7 Robinson Co., Limited. (INCORPORATED IX SINGAPORE. > For Those Homeward Bound JBsL, oSew stocks of the latest materials \<ffP suitable for y-^l^i^N HOME WEAK /ZfoJii. '1 Medium and Heavy Weight l'^o^Kt OVERCOATINGS Wism^Sߣ*X >VJlif plain or revers 1 S check backs 'ty%'\ i^> Jp^ Homespuns and Harris Tweeds Jjim mf^°
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 600 8 THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. (Companies Incorporated m England) BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Regular Service to LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN, GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVLkIOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bill of
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    • 532 8 EILERMAN LINE. *I.2,ERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co., hVt lncorporated m St-ybtud) PASSENGER BERVICT. MaMtff OIiTWAkL. B**t*r •>'•' i.w CITY OF POONA Cfaiica and Japan Mar. 10 •M. CITY OF MANCHESTER China and Japan Xj.nl 22 HOMEWARD. *?.s. CITY OF SIMLA Marseilles Bad London >lar. 2 f ♦t.s. CITY OF .POONA- Marseille
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    • 558 8 P. a BRITISH INDIA APCAR LINE (Incorporated m England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO RPRVir* PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Govern.,:, rt) lONDON FAa-SABT&feN RIWVICB. FROM LONDON To MARSEILLES, Lo.\ DUE SINGAPORE. LEAVE MNGAPOBI NANKIN about March 6 KOREA KARMALA about March 1», KASHMIR KASHGAR
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 434 9 itvj Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Stea navigation Co., Ltd. AND Eikrman Burknall Sit am Ship C«u Ltd (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated v. England. Mil- TO BO»lt)N AND xVFW YOk* via SUEZ OR l-Ai4Ai«A. FROM NEW YORK Due Spore Route l<' or Smn Philippinos and China. Apr.
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    • 497 9 ADMIRAL LINE (Incorporated m U.S.A. > FAST PASSENGER SERVICE 19 DAYS— HONGKONG TO AMERICA. PRESIDE^TTrANT fiFS"* ""^XT* PRESIDENT MADISON Mar. 23 Apr. 11 PRESIDENT McKINLEY Apr. 4 Apr. 23 PRESIDENT JACKSON Apr. 16 May 5 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Apr. 28 May 17 And every 12 days thereafter. Also Regular sailings every
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    • 293 9 N. Y. K. LONDON LINE. Kashima Maru March 6 Hakone Maru March 20 LIVERPOOL LINE. Tsushima Maru early March HAMBURG LINE. Matsuyt' Maru March C Lima Maru mid. April NEW YORK LINE via SUEZ. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. Kanag-awa Maru Apr. 21 BOMBAY LINE. Wakasa Maru March C Nagnto Maru March
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    • 827 9 ISTHMIAN LINE FROM AMERICA VIA SUEZ. s.s. STEEL NAVIGAIOR due Singapore to di-c-h. Alar. 5. 1923 s.s. ATLANTIC CITY due Singapore to disch. May 28 1923 TO BOSTON. NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DFIECT. s.s. STEEL WORKER due Singapore to load Mar. 17 1923 s.s. STEEL NAVIGATOR due Singapore
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  • 373 10 11. M. S. Carlisle arrived from Johorc Bahru yesterday morning. The Norwegian steamer Hydra 11, arrived I from Gunong Baiu Beaar on Saturday with a cargo of coal. I With* a consignmeni of cotton the B. I. j steamer Janu.s. arrived from Bombay for I Shanghai on Saturday.
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  • 39 10 Washington, Feb. 10. Ei mated ohe cost of t nen Araguan canali biound 11,000,1000,000. In.- figures wen T<l:.,id h.-font- President Harming and crbmel to-day and tJm conchisioi wa a.l the amount wai prohibitive at the t;«-,«'
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  • 497 10 Humora iJy f u-;th basil of fact, "Nauticus" give* instructions on "How to S cceed m the Navy." We wUI arc promoted to Sub-Lioutenant. After being photographed m I !-dreai miform, you receive your commiatuon; then cornea m <!uo course a telegram from the Admiralty M o
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 263 10 Backache and other "external" pains quickly soothed. BT Z. r IiEZ" Mrs. Withall, Gatwick, Skaleford, Ak y SP^HM Godalniing, writes K^fflO^ Av^^^^^BbM incurable. People used to say. ,it 1»P wHY was all over with :ne. Sloan's Liui- BHBBP^ ment v.us given to me to ease the r ••.-y .JjJ pain
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    • 270 10 1 BMiWT* r "Tanfc'; r i^m r ~t i >*^. Genasco oofi*id v 2 PEY AND 3 PLI O COMPLETE WITH PATENT KANT-LEAK mm AND NAILS FOR FIXING m QENABCO t\ t/ie result of n ff over 4Q V;.v-r.-. 3|>|V j r/;?9 r i, experience IKLr-SIS! tropic ti heat Jt
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    • 44 10 JUST REC] A I L THI j NO 1 El rU9 I FOB THE HEW ITEM i J:OU£Li OF TMF H. HI t •:>. North Four i HYGF T« ted 5 X Be mi re vcu /n 9 y^w^2 B^Pj iM^I m^J^^^K Ai All Chemist
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 765 10 WAIL TABLE. T QD A Y. Mcdan, BaWng, Colombo, Port Said, Genoa, Algiefa and Am.< trdam, taking mails for Earopck' P. Juliana 8 a.m. Medaa Rumphius i» a.m. I'enanj?, Colombo. Suez, London, Rotterdam a«<l Hamborg Laomedon LO a.m. S^iigon, Hainhonj;-, Hongkca^. ffTiai and Japaw Armand Behic noon Hongkong*, Shangnal and
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  • 79 11 I .March Bank 4 m.s. 2J4 1-4 Bank demand 2,4 5-H2 Private credit 3 m t <. i 9-lu New Torkt demand 54% Credits o*l days 57 >„ France, demand 830 India, T. T. 17*36 Hongkong, demand p.. p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand "113*4 .ifavn, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 79
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  • 108 11 garth S. Tin Buyers $107 No lellari Gambit Cube No. l 21.00 Gambler 16.00 Peppoe Black 16% Pepper (white fair) 21.00 Tapioca, HBaU fl*ike, f.g. 13.00 Pearl Sago small 9.00 Copra Mix 11.45 Copra Sundried 11.80 Opium, Benares unc. 4,500 Ru-o, Rangoon wh'.tc tSQJOQ Rice, Siar.i No. 1 for
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  • 38 11 Singapore, March Sud, 11.S0 a.m. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smokt-ti .Shoot I Spot Gl ♦')1 April-Juno M <">2'l, July-Sopt. 64 64)4; Oct. -Dec. 65 3 4 tin-".,. London quotation sheet Is. s%<i. Market Weak.
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  • 175 11 FRANCE TRADE WITH NEW ZEALAND. Officers of Warship Entertained. Wellington (N.Z.), Jan. 26. Admiral Gilly and officer of the Trench cruiser Jules Michclet were eiiter r a»ned to-t>.ay at a Parliamentary luncheon, aftei which the Admiral made i public presentation of a bronze palm Irom France to the people of
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  • 107 11 ELECTRIC AL POWER FOR EMPIRE EXHIBITION. The Council Of the British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers' Association have offered to supply to the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley a temporary power station, tVe value of the plant for which amounts to about £130,000. They are also prepared to supply additional generating
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  • 157 11 LYALL AND EVATTS REPORT. Singapore, Mar. B. Tin.— £210. Uwbb'.rs. Quiet. Bassetts an enquired for at 51. 20 cum div., vrith leUen nskinjr for sits over. Smiill parcels of Bukit Jelotongi ni" amilable at 70, .Mentakabs 29 31, Indragirifl $'».40 $5.60, Jim; h- $1.4. r > $1.55,
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  • 99 11 Singapore. Mar. Rotter i.. 6 .■•■<!. Tin i'LMo. Buj no teller*, $107.60. Minintj. Jofaani S3 50, NftWBC IV-; $1,424 $1.47%, Kinta Associations $7.50 $7.Tr». riu Pahs $1.77% $I.S2»L», Mufaia $4.:;0 I ?4.iU, Toj!-k:ih Harbours $10.50 $11. Etenongi 28^ 295., Kampongi 41s. Gd. 435., Taipinga M $1.02, Souths $U7H
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  • 278 11 The return of cold produced m the Commonwealth Of Australia m 1022 totalled 7"5.303 oz. fine. In 1921 the output totalhr 75?«481 oz. fine. The -Government Statistician** estimati 01 the wheat yield to bo harvested m ■t.he State of New South Wales, was published, on January 15. He places the
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  • 26 11 The r.M.s. exported M 66 pUwli of tin m January this year, compared wul) <Ali January last year. The tin-ore RfulYt wttp 44»886 and 44.358 pikufs.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 321 11 Assets over $5,000,000. TUE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPaFEMT unn nvvwv- xvi v tt Incor P° rat ed m Straits Settlements) ThfcoSpa°n™ E^& ce h I !S <i a S' S-BSS. Cmtt of En i°? D 0" °™CE 32 Old Jewry, E.C. A^ll r E "S !and and complies vntn
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    • 510 11 CHARTERED BANK. of India, Australia and China Incorporate m England by Royal Charter Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 3,700,000 Reserve Liability of Proprtetors 3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE. 38 Bishcpsgate, London, E. C. •I Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Hongkonr Penang Amritsar Iloilo Puket Bangkok Ipoh
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    • 912 11 YOKOHAMA SPECffi~BANK LIMITED. ESTABLISHED" 1880. °VSSLfSSr*! i V 100,000,000 (tulJy paid up) Reserve Fund Y 65,000,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. ice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. X. Soma. Esq. n. Kajiwara, Esq Y. Yamakawa, Esq. 8. K. SasoW, Esq.' M. OdacirL Esq. Baron MeVimSra. Baron K. Iwasaki. H. Mori, Esq. K.
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    • 118 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated im England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720.) PIKE MOTOR CAR MARINB Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives—Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. .WEARE Co., Ltd, Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd Branch Office— 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.- THE LONDON LANCASHIRE INSURANCE CO.,
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  • 523 13 The lint race of the seiies for the Betner-I viHe Bowl brought 01 :i f ouu'teen boats ari'i B most spoiling event it turned out/manred only by the Eve caning to grirf and a pro- i last from the Gertrude for pt;uidin>-* by, although it would
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  • 396 13 Wh:*t (he Uninitiated Think of tne Gam*. The following notis appeal* m an Indian paper: A humourist recently wrote Ml amusing' description of the utter boredom <>i* the game of cricket as viewed for thr first time by as American unicitiated m finvr jiointb. There was a grain
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  • IPOH RACES.
    • 401 13 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Mar. 3. The weather \v.-.\s fi;i« for the final day f this meeting:. There was a large attendance and close finishes, while the starting shewed n great improvement on that i>f the first day. The* sweep on the seventh race developed s\
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    • 141 13 Th»» March n.erial (Bojrey) competition I was played on Saturday ami Sunday Brd and 4th fast, and resulted In win for Mr. W. R. Forde with the wreeßent not score of o u p. Fifty two cardj were taker, out and th> following: \ver».' returned: W. R.
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  • 183 13 Mr. George Marshall, Penan«r manager of the Mercantile Bank of India, accompanied by Mrs. Marshall an! their chid,, have? by the P. i,m\ O. Khiva for Colombo <> take up the managership of the branch '*<cic. Mr. Marshall, who only lately K'arned to Pcnang after a spell as manager of
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  • 749 13 BATSMEN'S DAY OUT. The meeting of the. Public Services and Law and the Etceteras m the S. C. C. Cricket Tournament on Saturday was voice; by playon and spectators alike to be, m many respects, one of the finost games seen on the P;ulang for a very
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  • 169 13 Mr. A. Augustine de Ahris, Machine Foreman of the Government Printing Departin rnt, F. M. S. is retiring- shortly, after 17 years service m Ceylon and Malaya. During that period Mr de Alwis has seen the gssdnsJ transformation of the printing, and other machines, manipulated by prison labour m the
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  • SPORTING NOTES.
    • 33 13 S.C.C. vs. S.C.F;A. The match rrranged between the S.C.C. I and the S.C.F.A. I which was to have taken place on the Padang to-morrow evening, baa been postponed until Tuesday, the 13th.
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    • 73 13 New York, Mar. 2. The defeat of Villa was a i»ecision of a hairline variety the experts at the ringrside bein^ divideJ. The first ten rounds were slow but exchan«.fes m the last, five were j furious and the spectators maintained a constant uproar. Genaro m the last
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    • 37 13 New York. Mar. 3. Japan has challenged for the DavLs Cup. Melbourne, Mar. 2. The Australian Lawn Tennis Association ha« decided to enter for the Davis Cup and Norman Brookes will select the team.
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    • 52 13 Capetown, Mar. 3. For the last match of the tour the weather j was fine and wicket >>;ood; G,OOO were present inclodias; Prince and Princess of Conj raunht. Weatem Province fCOfft 11K. Jupp took I 4 for 31. M.C.c. made 123 for 6 Sandham i *8, Fender
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    • 23 13 London, Mar. 3. At Thurston'fl Hall m the Amateur Billiards Championship the final scores were W. Mdeod 3.000, Graham Symes (Holder)
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    • 88 13 Monte Carlo, Mar. 3. In the lawn tennis tournament Mrs. Bati terthwaite beat Mrs. Mallory 2, 6 2. i In the Ladies Doubles Mile Lenplen and Miss liyan beat Mrs. Mallory and Miss Howctt (5 0, G l. In the Mixed Doubles Mrs. Matiory and IWallis Myers
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  • S.C.C TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    • 108 13 Newcomers' Handicap. li. ColtUack, sir. vs. A. Stevens, owe 1&3. 11. K. Trenerry, plus t, vs. A. \V. Blacki'ord, »cr. C. H. Kent, scr. vs. A. Poole. owe 1. B. J. Flint, ser. vs. T. L. Palmer, owe 15. J. K. McOoatra, tcr, vs. E. R. Hanison, scr.
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    • 116 13 Newcomers Handicap. 11. Giggins, owo 3, vs. B. Barlow, ptua 3. H. S. Holmes, ?cr. vs. J. T. T. Webster, 'owe i:>. 2. W. M. McCrae, owe I, vs. J. J. |fcMiohat'U BCT. W. B. Cuthbert. plus 3. vs. J. p. Brieted, owe 00. D. P. Mi Ivor,
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  • 122 13 Drills for Week Ending March 10th. Monday, sth. 5.10 p.m. 5 p.m. Drill Hall, "A" and "C" Company, Organization and Inspection. Tuesday, 6th. 5.10 p.m. Drill Hall, "A" Company, Lewis Gun Instruction. Musketry. p.m. "C" Company, Musketry. Wednesday, 7th. 5.10 p.m. J).rill Hall, 'A" Company, All N.
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