The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 March 1923

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. T EN CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14. 192) Xo. 10,838
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    209 1 .Moving the naval estimates in the House of Commons, the First Lord announced that Singapore is to he made a naval hase Page 7. Mr. Darbishire thinks the project is contrary to the spirit of the Washington agreement Page 6. A late telegram states that a cyclone
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    WORK FOR WORK'S SAKE.
    1100 1 Work, which used to ba regarded a^ necefsity, ia now looked i a prize. Tw be <ut of woik ia the synonym, not < I laziness, but of misery. To get work ia Ike tiivt object in life to lose it ia ir« greatest of the
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      219 1 MALTHOID RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone. 2920. (10 Lines). THE FINEST BALLROOM IN THE EAST j WEDNESDAY, I Orchestral Concert 9-45 P.M. AI FLES ORCHESTRA DGAR HULLAND, MUSICAL DIRECTOR. SKA Men HUILL Tanjong Katong. Telephone. 110. HIGH TIDE, 8.18 a.m.. :us p.ra DINNER SERVED ON THE LAWN. RING DINNEB EVERY TUESDAY. FRIDAY
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      219 1 sj II you were buying a set oi' tyres B a friend and wished to give him B S the best you could obtain, undoubt- B m erJjy you would select Silvertowns. B Itwtm *Gm GU would do this because they are known aa the very utmost in tyres. g
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      269 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Nestle's malted milk— Page 7. Yokohama Specie Bank pa^t- n. m Take Sanatogen for energy— Pagi 3. H Capstan Navy Cut cigarettes Page 2. Key brand distemper, Guthrie's— Page 8.1 Bisurated magnesia for indigestion I Page 5. Clincher Croaa tyres from William Jacki i Pat;e 7. Sanitary Appliances,
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      68 1 THE WBBK. W' ti i" .if, 1 |r 1 High W iter, 8.18 a.m., l < 18 p.m. t P. and O. Homeward Mail leav i. Girl Guides Meeting, Mount Alma, M t.m. Hawaiian Trouhadours, Theatre. Tlurr.h- ii, 16 lk. High Water, < a.m., 10.22 p Licensing Justices, l^t Court,
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    ADMIRAL LEVESON'S VISIT TO MANILA.
    474 2 Angle -v merican rnitj From the Msi la rimes, ef February Jl--. e take thr following report!: *vVe are learning to love ftnd respect > i. your great nation better every day. I pe you wffl 'come again snd again, a;.-! it m are ever
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    AN EXPENSIVE FUNERAL.
    118 2 Steamer Chartered lor A Car pel A whole ataannahip arna chartered by ralalfama of a rich Chinese merchant, *n;> committed Mfcide at sea. to take his mains from Hon^kon^ to Camxm tarial. The tic atl m:>n ju.nped cver-board t!V„ni lhe at HcitMi while that aatvA wm in
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      428 2 TO 11 OR FOU BALB. I IRGB GOIJ J'.VNS. newly erected area fiom I .*ioo to 50,000 aq. ft. facing rver, LAKfiK STORES from 6.000 ta 24,000 ><i. ft. near wharf and ahipping. rud buildings ft>r offices and godowna. Centrally situated All immediate entry, going cheap Apply or write to
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      538 2 mJC' Q-~ m %Tm WRTVgIeE £y V^m Nl Mm tm* ■Ki Mff W WP j^H MaUtmr-** gm m *mm tll gt iii »n*n*w Change of Programme 2nd Show at 9-15 2 New Programme, 2nd Show at 9.30 "THE GEEAT HAIGH" Seri;.! Z ♦'DADDY LONG LEGS" Episodes 11 A 12, 4
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      332 2 A TJ 1 1 Alhambra. IN OUR NEXT (HANGE TUESDAY, fttl. ITARCH, TO SI \i> u IN THE SECOND SHOW AT I'M. TOPICAI, BUDGET British Scr. I u \Y\\~. Playgoers Pictures present WINIFRED WESTONER Anne ofthe Little Smokv In :> Reels. Tlie sentimental strain In this picture is btrcng enough
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    NEW HEADS FOR OLD.
    592 3 REMARKABLE EXPERIMENTS OX I -r-i ALS. x; »eientifi< rneetmg oi the Zoologies] oocietj Mr. Lm*. g. ttonlenger, wiio rece iiy letur.ieu trom a v*ait to Vienna when inspected toe Biological Experimental Intil y- p an m aint the l"»g *X| ..:e ,ita wait a are ng
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    £1,000,000 FOR A WHIM.
    269 3 Unwanted Prayer-Roolt Revinion If the sugge: ted revision of the Prayer Bnuk becomes iin accomplished fact there ia a possibility \>i more than a million poi ndfl being wasted. Can such a policy ne justified? r J K t changes, which include the shorten•ng of tome
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      404 3 B Feeder., witb ita teat and iK valve, is tbe beet to ase," f}* W^ S mm X-2 m-m V-m mm 1 oaby loves I ,1 {> 1 mm the Glaxo Feeder I al in importance to Babys food is Baby's feeder the Glaxo Feeder is designed to lighten work
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      595 3 \^J|^®V/# Absolutely Unique in their Qualities. I f yy^F The fact that 55S Vir B inia Cigarettes are l j fiyj y/ y made by Hand and not by Machinery, M M f^/wJW' P aCeS them ln CIaSS a, ne I: 1 /jT^lMo^ But Jt would be foJI > to
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    763 4 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AM SHARE RROKERB. TUESDAY, MARCH VUU. MINI N G. [Figures in brackets show tht capita and issue value of the Sharp in 'loi larj unless otherwise marked. C.-Cuni div x equals ex div. 'J Batang Padang Tin (Sl) 17'^ 52 Hitam Tin ($1) 1.4.V
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    72 4 4 Tbe laat thing you Bent in was good" said the editor, "we all enjoyed readmit very, much." "Well, in that case," Raid the youthful poet, "I take back what I eaid in the letter I wrote to yeu yesterday about my determination never to send you any of my
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      1299 4 good i ppetlunUj for eeuad and profitable investment in land and house properties not to hv' missed by enterprising capitalists. P Batata af Shaik Aboobakar bin Mohamed La iam, deceased IMPORTANT FOUR DAYS' AUCTION SALE OF Very Valuable Freehold Leasehold Singapore Town Properties. At Meaara. Cheong Koon Sen«: Co's Saleroom.
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      1325 4 79. Valuable freehold land and the shophouse premises No. 219 Kallang Road, area 1,259 sq. ft. 80. Valuable freehold land and the shpphouse premises Nos. 211, 213, 215, 217, 2lf and 221 Serangoon Road, area 1,877, 1.445, 1,450, 1,427, 1,421 and 1;390 sq. ft. 81. Valuable freehold land and the
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      251 4 Rheumatte p^> v; pr f V; v Mr.V-* t.' < i XA Wr, le**! Vi Ln T TZTty***-*-*' Bl St oj lii ill oni 36 Kobii Road, A free trial Pills, BuAcient 1 results can be jim Tho Union Trad r <0 Sinpj if yu; Q cteftajhtful. refreshing drink *Montscrrat"
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    THE REAL BOTTOMLEY.
    698 5 MR. HOUSTON'S BOOK. A Champion Charlatan. I always thought that What .nade Mr. Bottomley a dangerous man was when he did look into himself, he could see much evidence in support of the view that he! was really a very good fellow indeed. And his biography confirms
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    MYSTERY ANIMAL.
    149 5 Prowling t lto Mountains of Lhc Moon. j there a mysterious flesh-eating animal hidden :>-.•:..> in caves in the Mountains 4 ui the Moon, Uganda, which has never yet been seen by a white man? Sixty thousand natives iii the disnic: claim to have seen it. They describe
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    44 5 Mr. Thomas Graham from San Francisco rn his official capacity as Vice-President of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., ip making an investigatory tour of the Orivsntal lines, of the company. He is al present at Shanghai. Mv. QrabaM is ac companied hy hia wife.
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      360 5 TO LET. It) I.KT PURNIBHBD. Road, Tanglin. Electric 1 mis courts and gaenm il rii for I months. Apply K. tmeors, Blngapeeo., U.C ro 1 kt. No. r Uoyd Rend. Entry [•ATI TRUST AGENCIES, LTD., Auctioneer* Estate Agents. ro let. Ko. 482 Paair Panjang an.i So. 99*1 vith <?«... frontage
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      517 5 AUCTION SALES A. J. B. HEER Tho enderaicnH will sell hy Public Auctiee ;;i l Beleßoe^ lUttas Chamli IM.tco ON THU««DAY, lith march at 11 m 10J Caaas of 4 ,i oz n taeh hand) -Now on vu-w. gaaaals May b, te^i ESTATK TRUST AGENCIES LTD Auctioneers A: KV.ate A
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      448 5 NOTICES. 1 FRASER AND NBAVR LIMITBD. Notie,- \m betvby B iven that th twenty-sixth 'nim.-.-;. General Meeting of the Company wil held al the Registered Oflkc af the Company, L > tm 4i TJu Al e;l(k>i Sinu vpor ;1 :<•;, m ;m cli> 1923 at noon ;o roiiowing purposes: I
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      806 5 SLEEPLESSNESS AND INDIGESTION. The two <- hand In hand, bs arell vmi knov iif you have tho nisfortone to possesses a disordered xtoaMch. Obviooshr rea can't *r soun<;. freshing 1 sices if harmful scid is attacking the delieate lining of you: stomacl the whole nipht through. It is this acid
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      248 5 I J mrr'- '-iffi f-j flnftii 2» Whi'o sstries Is Um Primary reqaisits of Eye Glasses be sure th-it lfoaatiagi sad sty!.', conform to your personality. Our I.mr Glasses offer th rem etaMol in service, comfort, »n<l sty!<». X. LAZARUS— OPTICIAN MEDICAL HALL BUILDING BATTERY ROAD Refractionist. Mr. R. V.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1923. Singapore : A Naval Base.
    743 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1923. Singapore A Naval Base. Tho veil of secrecy which is popularly supposed to hide the plans oi' the Silent Navy has been lifted hy the First Lord of the Admiralty, the- Rt Hon L. C. M. S. Amery, in his address on the
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    481 6 The lorry which) knocked down a policeman and' killed him, does not, we are informed, belong to Messrs Henderson Bros John Michael, living at 210 Bencoolen Street, makes a report tb the police thai a Ford Var, number unknown, was being driven at a reckless speed along Serangoon road on
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    316 6 YESTERDAY'S CASES. The formality which marked the open- ing of the last session o^ the Singapore l Assizes was absent when the Second Session opened yesterday morning before the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw. It was decided that rhe special jury cases should commence on Monday; and His
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    517 6 A Bill has been drafted in Japnn; and approved by a Ministerial Conference, to govern horse races and the conduct of the pari-mutuel. The Bill has been introduced in the Upper House. A Chinese was fined $20 or one month's rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Gourlay in the Third Court yesterday
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    306 6 OUR NAVAL S} DUBIOUS DARBISHI Reuter's Sar Load i m the Howe of I Darbishire expi the wai contrary t 0 the rpir I t- n agreement to i miles from Hongk on an expenditure of I io,< Mr. Amery di lan d no way was aimed tf
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    CONNEMARA RUBBER.
    105 6 (Prom Our Own Coi Kuala Lumpur. Mat lv At the annual meeting ol Rubber, the hon'ble Mr. R.i V K who presided, said th. lost amounted to 8<»,01 2. which total debt to $12,918. Tht transferring the amount sl i mium on shares t«> the printing from the
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    GOVERNMENT ABATTOIR SCHEME.
    74 6 It is practically certain, on reliable author. ty. thai Commissioners will abandoi to erect the large ami extent at Pasir Panjang. which hav. templation. It is the vien quarters that tlu- importatioi is an artificial trade which la^t, once the public havr 1 to the advantages of
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    70 6 The word Lingui has use during the past few tion with the water propose pore, bit it appears that tl: correct, and that thi- COI Langyu. which- means litersll) .kto shark. It is believed that nt the junction of the Langyi I Johore river then- wai a ;■.»>.' of the
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      112 6 /i^^^k STOUT N^lf ll^P^ OBTAINABLE. I I I f* BOLE IMPORTBHL I CALDBECK FMCGRECOR CO., LTD. I Incorporated in Sbanghai) ?5 -~>, Kobinson Koad. Telephone 228. A ferj^^*^UM|^r«s^*|^: _-r^- t.-w aaaaaaaaaAmSi-9wW-mM-mmmmmaPw-9i^ EVERY KIM) OF PRESENTATION ARTICLES IN SILVERWARE FROM THE SMALLEST TO THE LARGEST B. P. De SILVA, Remington Portable
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      48 6 FRESH IKAN MERAH Per 50 "Mb. ANY QUANTITY S'pore Gold Storage COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in S.S.) RETAIL DEPOT. ORCHARD RD. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. On and from lat March, 1923, Mr. John Duke, F.8.0.A.. F.S.M.C, Optician, will occupy the Ground Floor No. 12, Buttery Road. (Opposite e Chartered Bank*.
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    "GATE OF THE PACIFIC."
    343 7 IN( ;\rORE'S^ FUTURE. v vVY ESTMATEB, I Service.] London, Mar. 12. moving the naval estiTirst Lord of the that as a result of cement the estimates I fr millions to twelve months- by I \he fleet by 20,000, he dockyard by 10,000. splendid eep ital rves
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    THE ARMY ESTIMATES.
    86 7 London, Mar. 12. for 1923-4 are £52 M2 millions last r > an establishment of irith 115,000. HIS PLACE. Uerlin, Mar. 12. iced, at Brunswick, lander of the raider HK v B KED MIN DINI. Melbourne, Mar. 12. Chief has rescued the od the steamer Min- j
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    THE IRISH ROUND-UP.
    507 7 ACTION APPROVED. ABUSING BRITAIN'S HOSPITALITY. [Reuter's Service]. Lenten, Mar. 12. In the Horse of Con mono, Mr. Bridgeman, replying to Mi. Bamsay Macd.mald, eaid that the arrests were canied out during the week-end, 1 n ler the Ri iteration of Order in Ireland Regulationa. Lately there has
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    HOPE FOR NEAR EAST.
    260 7 Thc optimism of the ai thorities with re- j yard to the Near East is evidenced by tho fact that the battleship Malaya and the light cntisers Curacoa and Cambrian, withdrawing from eastern waters, ate expected to be here on Thursday and proceed to Gibraltar on
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    RUBBER RESTRICTION.
    217 7 CHURCHILL DEFENDS. DEPRECATES ABOLITION. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 12. Mr. Winston Churchill in a statement witl Lregard to the rubber restriction scheme point out that before the scheme was enforced the whole industry was fab.ng into ruin. He does not believe that the scheme Will injure the I'nited
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    RUHR REPRISALS.
    270 7 THE Bl ER MURDERS. Berlin, Mar. 12. A German sot ree at Buer asserts that it is officially established that French soldiers murdered the French officers mentioned in previous wires. It also declares that a German detective and two civilians were shot dead at Buer last night by
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    PENANG NEWS.
    143 7 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Mar. 13. The Assises were opened with cerenioni d similar to the ceremony in Singapore in January, following a serviee in S* George*! Church, where then' was a large congregation. Great Interest was taken in the procession to th.e Court, which was parked.
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    GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.
    113 7 We understand that the Committee appointed by the Government to consider the question of a central power station for electricity supply have recommended that the power station be erected by the Municipal Commissioners. The building of .the I tation will occupy three or four yei.rs,
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      THE HOUSING PROBLEM.
      175 7 To the Editor. Sii, —After all that has been said and done re the hcus'ng problem and the rem restriction ordinance, don't you think it only fa?r that the Government (Rural Board) permit poor and middle class pec.pie who can affoul it to build an attap aad
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    KAAI'S NEW HAWAIIAN TROUBADOURS.
    450 7 WONDERFUL OPENING NIGHT. A particularly large audience gave a rapturous welcome K> Kaai'- New Hawaiian Troobadourt at the Victoria Theatre last night, when they opened their nine days visit to Singapore. It was a receptibn that was in every way deserved. The old company was with
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    187 7 Tokjo, Mar. 10. Lt.-Cen. Ikutaro Inoue has been appointed Commandant of the third division of the army at Magoya. Mr. Chuzo Furuya has been nominated Director of the Tokio Higher Navigation Sehool. The Bill to decide the Manhood Suffrage question by a vote of the people, which was
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      254 7 THE Vra EVERBRITISH 111 READY" I i\\w^r^i.Ti .mmm'*-?- -rii*a*t* IS ]-w3m I 6tt-A-m. -m-tml Polished Mahoganj lI :^MJm JB j S < Diass, Nickel P!ate«i OBSHP' ■>ARK^OOM LAMP rigß^^^^^^^^^ .><, Wall Bracket Model g^^ .1 TORCH. Length 7 ins. Price 6 2r Nctt No> 182s Price M Nett. TORCH. Length
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      642 8 THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. (Companies Incorporated in England) BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Service to LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN, GBNOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. Taking cargo on through Bill of Lading for all Overland
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      537 8 "ELLERMAN" LINE. j tfLLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. Btaamm OUTWAHEr. *>■* Bimr*r-r: i •u. CITY OF SIMLA Marseilles asd London Mar. 2*) CITY OF POONA Marseilles and London May 3 *A Cass Steamers Ist cl*ss £87. 2nd class £60. Deck £2. FREIGHT SERVICE. .s.s. CITY OF BOSTON Marseilles. London, R'dam,
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      564 8 F. a BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVu* PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N <, E (Under Contract with His Majesty's Goven LONDON FAR-EASTERN SERTICE. OM LONDON To MARSEILLES. 1.0 S SINGAPORE. LKAVE SING KARMALA about March 18 MOREA KASHGAR about April 1
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      533 9 ilu Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. Tin China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated i_. England.) J( ,,M SERVICE IO ZKterON AND NFW YOI.K via SUEZ OQ FROM NEW YORK. ra. Due S'pore Route v lIX.IMAM Mar 31 Sura Apnl 22
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      784 9 ADMIRAJL LINE (Incorporated in U.SJL) j FAST PASSENGER SERVICE 19 DAYS—HONGKONG TO AMERICA. PRi^inv^mmonv Sails Hongkong. Arrives Seattle. v PRLSIDENT MADISON Mar. 23 Apr 11 PRESIDENT McKINLEY Apr. 4 Apr' 23 PRESIDENT JACKSON Apr. 10 May 5 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Apr. 28 Mav 17 PRESIDENT GRANT May 10 May 2!) And
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      750 9 ISTHMIAN LINE FROM AMERICA VIA SUEZ. s.s. ATLANTA CITY due Singapore ti dfech. May 28 1923 TO BOSTON. NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA DIRECT. I s.s. STEEI. WORKER due Singapore to load Mar. M 1923 s.s. STEEL NAVIGATOR due Singapore to load Apr. 17 1923 Taking cargo on through Bills
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    312 10 LONDON PORT IMPROVEMENTS. Steady progress is being made at the Port of London with the programme of I improvement which has been in hand for i several years past, but no marine or river 571 :k c;f outstanding importance was complete 1 last year, though a splendid buildWf
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    CHINA MAIL S.S. CO.
    406 10 Quc-tion af Reeegaaiaatiea. Ko official* advice has yet been received regarding the outcome of the extraordinary general meeting of the China Mail Steam-! ship Company, which W3S .add in Sato Franciaco on January 15 for the purpose of considering the advisability of re-organ'.- j ing the*
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    JAPANESE PORTION OF THE BOXER INDEMNITY.
    289 10 I\.k .Japanese Governmeat has decided tc devote the inteiest accruing from the Boxer Indemnity, totalling Yen 32,000,000, to cultural enterprises in China, such a? education, sanitation, and exchange of collect' professors, and the supplementary estimates necessary for that purpose will be presented to the
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      98 10 m^^mm9%-\\ ■Mf _^ft- m _^_mr 4KCV -mm wwwww b^jl _^am9*^^ m.-w\\ww\^^^9immm\-mm\\f *m> m V# 111 wr B^^. Aww-WW --^.^*m-mmmmT SANITARY APPLIANCES MANUFACTURED BY SHANKS CO., LTD. BARRHEAD, Scotland. SOLE AGENTS, STRAITS. rOLWG <£ CO., LTD. Civil Engineers Contractors. Telephone No. 1450 Robinson Road, SINGAPORE. (^f|^ We've been \VVJf \.JmJ Xottg/r
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      333 10 ■MWfimeHK 9 *T^iaMK^T^iSiMG>*^' c^ria^ :>> T' v -'^flif* r^ r --*^^1~-*~ -^m Genasco BoofinV 2 PLY AND 8 PLY O COMPLETE WITH PATENT KANT-LEAI flHij AND NAH.S FOR FIXING m GENASCO is lip I !^SpT*'" t/ie resu/t o/ fc|^^^B| fw/j.ij over 40 Vears |||3*~;9itp rwn c/,e "<>r manufacture tWtnsta/irfs PwSg'^S'l
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      81 10 THE SINGAPORE SHIPCHANDLERY COMPANY, LIMITED. MH'hr.ndlt:Commission OOees:— MAYN v.: IG Br Telephone No. 489 H. W. H. STEVENS Manfc|*r TOOTHACHE A BURDEN by should you re [eved aim ■I3 take tho trc .K. TSI iepa&eae Denti v: Bima Baaah R E&xtractic Attendance I Bee on: B to 5 I :i
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      108 10 J 1 if ia* r» oIAIL ABLE. Peaaag, Colombo, Aden, Port Said sad pJLTsUT* m«~ o. m Cucb mm. Cucoh Soon »■">■ Hone Chean K 'Jam M..W .«d Po.cmbnne Co'en n^n VHiMMH. »-Mte ftbtaSrt r, Wongsee 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, Penang, Suer, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg Helenus 1 p.m. Sarawak
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      490 10 Batu Pahat M^ran 3 p.m. Medan Medusa 3 p.m. Port S'ham nnd Penang Ipoh 3 p.m. Ma iicca and Muar Ban Whatt Soon 3 p.m. Pen-ing, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Port Said and Europe (via Marseilles) Train 4 p.m. Supplementary Mail by night express to connect with s.s. Mona at Penang.
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    EXCHANGE.
    79 11 Match 13. Bank 4 m.s. 2 1 1-1 Bank demand 2|4 5-32 Private credit! m .< 2-1 19-32 New York, demand l**i% Credit* I'o days 87V4 France, demand 850 India. T. T. 173% Hongkong, demand i*.- p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 113*4 •lava, demand 141 U Bangkok, demand 791,4 Sovereign,
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    PRODUCE.
    110 11 Mulch 13. Tin Bayan $114% X 0 BeTen Gambier Cube No. 1 22.00 Gambier 16.00 Pepper Black 15.50 Pepper (white fair) 24.00 Tapioca, small fiake. T.g. I |.7r, Pearl Sago small 9.00 Copra Mix 11.65 Copra Sundried 11.96 Opiam, Benares unc. 4,500 .Riee. Rangoon white 230.00 Ree, Biam No.
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    40 11 Singapore, 13th March. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Pale Crepe Spot 57^; Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Spot OT% r>K; April-June 58^4 58%; July-Sept. 59^ 59%; Oct.-Dec. '60% 61. London quotation sheet Is. 4%d. Market Weak.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    235 11 Agents: Boustead and To. Buloh Kasap, I*.7P<>; total to date 176,523; -Gadek, 24,000; total to date' 53,400; Kordanal (Johore), 49*485; total to date 08.122; Rim Malacca 25.000; total to date 387.800. \gents: Barlow and Co. (K. Lumpur.) Ayer Kuning (F. Bf. S.), 59.000; Bradwall (P. Bf.
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    76 11 It i.s anticipated by the Australian Cotton Snowing Association that 70,000 acrec of and would be under cotton this year in the Mate of Queensland alone. Seed is availlble to sow 110,000 acres. The lirst factory for the production of thc lightest -elid known is Bearing completion. The substance ia
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      FRASER'S REPORT.
      94 11 EM Singapore, Mar. IS. Robber. —Is. l%d. Tin £224. 10s. Buyers, no sellers, $114.6246, Tins.—Taipings MS |1, Norths $1.25 $1.30, Souths $1.20 $1.25, Rawangs $1.27'. $1.32',. Ulu Piahs $1.75 $1.85, Unguis $5.05 $5.20, Mambaaa 00 95, Aaam Kumbanga 355. .p)s., Kamgiong Kamuntings 15a. 40a. cd.. Hitans Si.~>o $i.»;o.
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      MACPHAIL'S REPORT.
      117 11 Singapore, Mar. I.i. Rabber.— London is. 4%d Loeal 57' Tin.— London £224 Ids. Local |11 buyers. Share Market. Quiet. Rubbers. Practically no enquiry. Tins. -Taipings 05 $1, Norths 81.25 $1.30, cum div.. Souths $1.1 7'_. $1.22'-, IVtalingJ 75 st), Mambaus 87V6 92)6, Rawangs •>1.27',. 81.32', Nawng Pets 81.50
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      118 11 Singapore, .Mar. I J Tin.— £224. 10s $114% Ne sales. Rubbers.— Dull. Very ferer enquiries. Mines.— Collieries .$20.2-1 $20.50, Petaiing, 7"- 80, NaWßg Tots $l.r,r, $1.05, Renong28s. 205., Paaaaga lis. 64 125., Chenderianga 7s. od. Bs. Id, Titis $3.50 $3.70, Kampongs 445. Gd. 4Gs., Souths $1.22'
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    STEEL HARDENING WITHOUT OXIDIZING.
    167 11 STEEL HARDENING WITHOUT OXIDIZING. Of the processes developed by Britisi me tllnrgists for hardening steel without sea ng, Machinery finds that one of th* most successful is carried out in furnace* made under the Walters patents. The steel la tu.^vnded in thia furnace in a vortical tubular muffle, which is
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1247 12 Singapore will probably have four rupee- utatives, from the Singapore Go.f ClubJ nt the annual Golf Championship of Malaya. which takes plate on the Belaagor Golf, Club links at Kuaia Lumpur on the 18th. Thle entry list is a larg.o one and repre- j sentative of the lead?ng
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    SUNGEI GAU TIN.
    411 12 W.MAI. MEETING. The 14th ordinary general meeting of j the Sur^ei Gau Tin Mining Co., was held the Company's registered office. Gresham House. Battery Roa I, at noon yesterday. Mr, W. P. Plummer presided, and others present were Meoan W. 1.. Watkins, W. A. Man. n, and
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    136 12 The Commissioner of Coatorat Lectured the staff of the Chinese Maritime Custcutf on the subiect of "Squeeze" in the Library of the Customs Club, Shanghai. He deplored tlie fact that during the past few months he found that there was an almost general practice of Custom officers accepting bribes rather
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      S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      18 12 No play was possible in the S. C. C. Tennis Tournament yesterday owing to ram.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      47 12 Newcomers' Handicap. Major Spring vs. Corkill. Stevens va. Zimmerman. Storey vs. Glascoe. Col Haseldine vs. Osbourne to finish. Col. Haseldine or Osbourne vs. Holmes. Championship Pairs. Holder and Riches vs. Potts and WodeChampianwhip. Kleinman va, Prentia. Wardle vs. Le Sueur to tinish. Roberts vs. Ainsworth.
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      THURSDAY'S TIES.
      31 12 Championship Pairs. Col. Haseldine and Major Spring va. Roberts and Poyser. Newcomers Handicap. Travis vs. Corkill (if he wins on Wednesday). Bristed vs. Carver. Palmer vs. Stevens or Zimmerman.
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      BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
      24 12 TO-DAY'S TIES. Single Handicap. 11. B. Trenerry vs. Rev. Douglas. L). Main vs. R. W. Chater. Gordon vs, C. M. Van Cuylenberg.
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      THURSDAY'S TIES.
      18 12 Single Handicap. W. S. Goldie vs. W, Geddes. Me I. Brown vs. Haigh. Glascoe vs. McKean.
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      66 12 'in.- following ;s the draw for the tirst round of the "Duffer's Cup." May vs, Spode (byes). Wardle vs.- Weatherstone (byes). Tyreman vs. Black (byes). I*. W. Smitli (bye)* vs. winner of Rogers .>. (hurch. Winner < f Niblock vs. Tait vs. Bone <hye>_ Graham vs. Chater
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      KEPPEL vs. SEPOY LINES.
      115 12 Teams for a match to Oe playetl at Keppel links «.r: Sunday, March 18th. Members of Keppel G. C. are mentioned tirst.--9.10 Langdon Williams and Monttromer ie vs, Stevens and Birse. 9.15 Tongue and Kennedy .vs. Lornie and English. 9.20 Fortune and Brown va Haddon and
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      M. C. C. IN AUSTRALIA.
      84 12 Remarkable Scoring. [Reuter's Service.] Mel Lou rne. Mar. i_>. Pla; sgainst Victoria here to-day, the M. C. were* dismissed for 71. Liddicut takine. four wkkets for It') runs ai.d Wallace six for ".!>. In nepfy, Victoria put up <UT for six and declared. Love made
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      DAVIS CUP.
      17 12 Reuter's Service New York, Mar. The Argentine has challenged' for the I?\v'h Cup, i i
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      458 12 Scotland Beat Ireland. London, Mar. L 111 ny weather at Belfast, yesterday, 35,0( 0 people watched Scotland" defeat Ireland oa a rain-soaked ground in an association football match. The visitors quickly attacked and continued to press the Irish halves, who had continually to fall back on the defensive.
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      FOOTBALL.
      238 12 Owing to the- heavy rain, the inecer match between the B. C. C- I. and the S. C-. F. A. I, which was' to have been played 021 the Padang last evening, had to I jbe again postponed. We are informed that several of the; teams who have expressed
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    114 12 Drills, etc.. for oek ending March iTth. Wednesday, Mth. 5 p.m. Drill Hall, S.R.A. (v), Section Gun Drill; M. G. Platoon. Vickers Gun Training; Instruction in Lewis Gun. Thursday, loth. 5 p.m. .Drill Hall, S.B.A. (v), Section Gun Drill; M. Platoon. Vickers Gun Training; 5.10 p.m. Drill
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    42 12 Orden for m- ending March 18th, 1923. Wednesday, llth. Band P ice, 5.15 p.m. Individual Troop Orders a ..ued by Scoutmasters. There will be an Officers Meeting on Wednesday, March 21.<t. at 5.30 p.m. 1 RANK C. SANDS, Commissioner
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    80 12 Why is it that nearly all public vehicles have clipped names? Our grandmothers thought the word "cab" was as vulgar and slangy as we do the word "bike." "Bus" is a contraction of "omnibus," not yet universally accepted as legitimate. We habitually use "tram" for tramway-ear;" "van" is short for
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