The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 March 1923

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1923. No. 10,817
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    159 1 The (jlerman financiers, government ;sn« high, having released foreign credits and raised the mark, (icrmun industrialists are m difficulty Page 7. IJritish trade m unoccupied Germany is said to be improving Page 7. The Lords are debating the air defence*, oiling stations, and other questions connected v*ith
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1590 1 Qnicquid agnnt homiw s ««tCH «'«f farmgo I Chilli JUVKNAL. Still they come. At thi.< column appeared last week the "Resolute" lay aloneside the solid memorial of the concrete ngt it the West Wharf, w,th her handful of American citizens travelling for plea.M:r«.Mid unostentatiously as Mark
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      191 1 MALTHOID RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone. 2920. (10 Lines) SINGAPORE SATURDAY, 24th MARCH. 1328. Guest Night Dinner and Dance 1 lAY, 25th MARCH, 192r,. SA SAMARIA m Port.-Golden Jubilee Cruise, organized and conducted by Messrs. Th >s. Cook St>n. for all Samaria PSMMBftf-N Raffles Hotel SPECIAL CRUISE TIFFIN 12 noon to 2
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      397 1 KELLY AND WALSH LTD. (Incorporated m Hongkong). New Books. Just Received. j Wis<U>nV Cricketers Almanack for cts. FICTION 3> -3.75 Balloons by Elizabeth Bibesco 2.50 Practical Anaesthetics by C F Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice by Hadfield, 5 o r> J. B. Cabell 3.50 Aids to Public- Health by A
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      182 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Trade mark notice P*ge 5. Rhine wines a t Bolter's— Pa^e 1. New books at K ']]y and Walsh's— Vntiv 1 Gaiety and Surma programmes Pat^e > Notice re Europe Hotel Thursday dancePage 1. Formammt cures "smoker's throat"— Pr.g« 2. Notice re reduction m price of Page 5.
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      115 1 THE WEEK. SSsinnsay, 2ith. High Water, 1.-1(5 a.m.. J.IS p.m. B. I. Outward Mail Delivery. Mansfield"! at Home, Oeama Bldg., noo?). Malakofl Rubber, Boasteada, noon. Fraaer and Xcavo, Are&de, noon. Cricket: Serrieaa vs. Volunteers. Victoria Theatre, Warwick Co, Sundrnp, nth, liifrh Water, 2.25 ji.rri., 3.60 p.m. Palm Sunday. Hand m
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    110 2 A Chinese priest who arrived from hia* by the Gorjistan on Wednesday, was narg-ed before Mr. Ahearne m the Second Jourt yesterday with hong: m possession about $40 wo*th of opium. The stuff as concealed m an umbrella, and it was ttW that Dm '.nan S¥tltst% intended sell the opium
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      221 2 TO LE i' OR FOX SALE. LARGE GO AVNS, newly erected area from 40,060 to 50,000 sq. ft. facing i'ver. LARGE STORES from 6,000 to 24,000 sq it. lu'.ir wharf and shipping. Also three Storied buildings for offices and godowns. Centrally situated AU immediate entry, going cheap Apply or write
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      430 2 STAR ATTRACTION. lst SHOW AT 7<Bo S FIGHTING FATE SERIAI^-Final Tld.r H. MccV v -/id MmACLEB OF THE JUNGLE SERIAL, urama of Life and Love, pom m Episodes 1, 2, 3 f 4. Nine Reels. LYING LIPB Ml 2nd Sh^Ta". 9.30. Asbociatcd Producer's "STAR BOARDER" LARRY SEMOX. Modern Masterpiece Parts.g
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      416 2 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of the 29th March 1923, for the following works: 1. Conveyance of dredgmgs from the Dredger "Mudlark" to the reclamation at Mount Zion; 2. Erection of Cooly Lines and Quarters at the Economic Gardens for
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      523 2 Alhambra. Tn Our Kttt Change MONDAY, 19th Maivh to 21th IN THE SECOND SHOW AT 9 p. m DAY IN THE WILDS 1 Reel Pathe Film. TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen News. GLADYS WALTON, A Universal Pnwßtl TOP O' THE MORNING In 5 Reels Top O' the Morning present* many ten.-,
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    TAPAH RUBBER.
    1426 3 ANNUAL .MEETINf;. 1 Ir annual j^neral meeting' <>f the Tnpah Rwb&%* E ..i-.s, i. v j.. v as t lhl tfstered office of the Company, French Bank Bu&ftng*, at noon yesterday. Mr. W. H. Macerregor was m the chair, and I pr .--sent were Messrs. H. B. Ward,
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    HERMAN DAREWSKI'S BANKRUPTCY.
    140 3 Had he not been made bankrupt he could t.yy. paid everybody 20s. m the pound— and he should still do bo, m spite o{ it. 'i declaration was made by Mr. Herman Dfcrewski, the composer, at his resumed ptblic examination, at the London Bankruptcy Court. 1 1
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    12 3 "Words are the most powerful drag used by mankind.— Mr. Kudyanf Kipling-.
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    BACK TO CANDLE-LIGHT.
    309 3 Tin old cry of eyosight ru.ned by burning the midnight oil is out of date to-day. The modern bugbear is our elec.r.c ligh*" system. In t lecture before the Roy a' Photographic Society on "Dangers to Eyesighi," Mr, Bawtree claimed that 50 per cent of the middLo
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    44 3 Many corpses of British >oUiers most of them lit le more than skeletons, have boot found during th- clearing of a wood In the dovasta area round Albert, says a Renter Paris message. Many have bee i identified by moans of their Army discs.
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      311 3 too/" ffi I If your Baby I lived m England I I girt up. one out cv«, tour baHies "at T I "laminated, diseasej le.. mJk suppl p, „enu« .aacr to Baby that j GU3K> to mother's- milk. I 1-i boiled water. Glaxo I V "c-Js to make him 1
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      198 3 MBMBBBB^BBVaM IHH»— lumuii. a^,^- v^^v.^ Singapore Tyre Service Station. f THE FINEST TYRE. FREE FITTING FREE AIR FREE INSPECTION FREE ADVICE GUARANTEED VULCANISINC REPAIRS AT SPECIALLY LOW PRICES. Motor Vehicle Department of THE BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). SINGAPORE IPOH PENANG BBBBBBBWBMBai— M I wt lLMWg&ifwtma? nWMBaBKSg. ?sflgae4».ry?f^>r»-v --.f^r~-
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    TO-DAY'S BOAT RACE.
    433 4 THE PROBABLE Eicm Pot liu> seventj Oxford and Cambrid* boat net over tl Patney to Mortlake. won 89 tin the rac< m 77 v>u! It will be remembered thai bridge wo,, by 27 seconds an SlU'Ce- li\ Our London.com the last mail, ay <- Beat Raci Oxford
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    ANOTHER "INCASION" TO-MORROW.
    177 4 At daylight to-morrow the i-unar! I-" Samaria, chartered by M« Thoir Cook ami Son, is due to arrive at Btaf« from Batavia. In the morning some the tourists will tour the ifttfri to car*. vWtiag the chief pain's of int«* and others will go by ipteW tr
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      1083 4 REMINDER ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY 2Sth and 29th MARCH 192:5. Commencing each day at 2.20 p.m. A good opportunity for sound and profitable investment m land and house propertit 1 not to be missed by enterprising capitalists. Estate of ShaiU Aboobakar bin .Mohumed I,:ijam, deceased IMPORTANT TWO DAYS' AUCTION SALE
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      496 4 JP^^^l^ Afa <fe ftjy Hand m w^ a time* l^^^^c^^^^^ Hand-Making costs approximately ten If |^"atadmuuw times more than Machine mass produc- If Im I tion. but it produces an infinitely superior II ||\u|| I Cigarette that is why we incur this huge 11 \W\\W H B WWW Mr B^
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      300 4 AYOUNGWIFE Mrs. B. L. Hunt, writes "I first became ill about 2} years ago, and eaffered terrible pains m the back, ateapleeeneee. and s-w«Ued thighs, and could mot move about m bed. I was under a dootor, but had v%ry little relief. 1 bought some De Witt's Pills, and after
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    LATE MAIL NEWS.
    861 5 MILITARY EXPENDITURE. Lcvi Derby on Estimate-. London, Mar. 12. memorandum on the? Army esti. nates Lord rVrby states that m addition to reduefkn of £9.000,000 for the last two >eavs m terminal charges, that period had seen a redaction of £*****, 000 m current charges, making i*Bl,oon/)OO.
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      516 5 TO LET. jjIET Small godowns and offices, Malacca Street, reasonable rent Apply Box li 1 Q32 care of Free Press. TO LET. •;h a ftvateg* on Kallang r. Part of tin- land is Messrs. Brossard and Mopin r >a on 30th April, 1923. 0. Mayhew, I RUBT AGENT IKS LTD.,
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      630 5 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFFS SALE IN' THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OP SINGAPORE WHt of Suzure and Sale fated Hk Feb. 1923. Suit No. iu-,3 O f 1M CW« Hoon Kl Fa„ TI Lam H (f) DM.I Tho under siirm ,l have M nstru t to by public
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      563 5 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. SEDUCTION IN PRICE OF GAS. The Municipal Commissioners of the Town of iftffapor* hereby givi- notice that the rates ior the >upply of gaa from April Ist next. and until further notice will be reduced from *:i.OO per 1,000 cubic feet to $2.50 to consumers oT loss
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      272 5 I WEAR ONE PAIR OF GLASSES ONLY Separate glasses for Heading and Distance are no longer necessary. Kryptok Invisible Fusei Bifocals serve every purpose. They have no u^'ly linos or seams to make you look old. Descriptive booklet on application. S. Smith Son (Siam) Ltd. (Incorporating J. Motion and Co.)
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    37 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. Wl\ On March 21st. at 2 a.m. at their residence, 124, Jnlan Pat oh, Ipoh, to Dr. C. Y. Wu, of Lee Chai Dispensary, and Mrs. \Yu, a son. (Hongkong pa|n r.s please copy).
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1923. Air Speculations.
    884 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1923. Air Speculations. Sometimes when we consider the history of British politics we could wish that there were fewdr stops and starts m policy. It may be that we are less phlegmatic than some nations that could be mentioned, but our spirits go up
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    168 6 Capt »N. J<one9> M.C. is appointed ckputy controller of labour. The amended statues of the Ord«r of tin British Empire are published m the Gazette. Mr. A. \Y. Viek is appointed a member of the Advisory Committee under the Volunteer Ordinance ?n place of Sir John Peter. Froclamations are published
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      PENANG NEWS.
      72 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, March IS. A meeting of Englishmen, pre> ided over by the hon'ble Mr. Thome, decided to form a branch of the Royal Society of "'I. George, For St. Georges Day U«-i he uoiid be president, Messrs. Gardner and Chambers vice presidents. Mr. B.
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      RUBBER COMPANY MEETINGS.
      155 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ivuah. Lumpui*, Mar. 23. Tresidinj? at the annual meeting of Balau Planting Syndicate, Mr. Jeavons said that the capital cost per acre was $341 and the profit 13,740, which, conuderiiitf the low price of rubber, the high state of efficiency on the estate
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    520 6 Mr. G. E. Cobb r»a< left for Home, Mr. K. Innes is siting for him during his absencs.4 M. M >. Mr. and In. 1. Rutherford and family are expected to arrtao by ihe Kasjhgar al.out March 30. Mr. and Mrs. A Dowland returned on Tuesday by the Gascoyne from
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    313 6 Amy or occurATioa con. [K(Hh-»-'s Service]' At the meeting of the l nuttee on the repayment „f tfc American army of proposals were lubmitted TV delegate (Mr. Widworth*) A to suggest the payment of iv ling m twelve annua, i nsta reparations received f q to have priority
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    HIS EXCELLENCY'S TOUR.
    61 6 The following are the paitießhui tour of H. E. the Governor:— Sunday, March 25, 7JO p.ir... lean B pore. Monday. -2«'.th. 5.15 a.m., trrivt bril I Lumpur. Wednesday. 28th, T.:;<» ;».n,, !«av, Lumpor, atrhnc Kuala KangMir Thursday, April .">th. a.m.. Kanpsar for Ipoh. Sunday. April Bth, LOS
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    250 6 The Bishop of Situ Fraoer*i Hill. Mr. \V. Burton, the P.iM'.. who iccuting at the present Selangoi awa> taken ill on Wedl Mfc) Mftl and u«« ctu»ble t<» appear m thy Covrt ti morning. The wedding of 11-:I 1 Italy to Count Calve di Beigolo up** cci to take place
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      92 6 /%3Mi^\ STOUT i l^ni^ff^^^^\ the N^fO|^P^ OBTAINABLE, i SOLE IMI'OKTEKS. CALDBECK. MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated m Shanghai) g 45, Robinson Head. Telephone 228. INDISPENSABLE EXCHANGE TABLES jj STERLING—DOLLARS < $3 SdC.A.UIBEIRO &r Cc.LTD.bS $3 i 6-7. RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE H"" i •aoh pm^L^^ L— each I RUPEES— DOLLARS SPECIAL ,£g|
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      113 6 i STRONG I K'HT The "AMERICAN" 1)1 KAISLE. I' ul l c y incorporates tl-o proved, best features of all types of pulleys. Though ic&ny i6t) n e m cnts liuv.' been made, the AMERICAN ia! k principlog re tTMML SPLIT ni u the same> after a quarter century of
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    GERMAN FINANCIAL CRISIS.
    517 7 THE MARK MOVE. SINESS I'ERTIRHED. Router's Service.] Ueriin, Mar. 22. i«!.. s of the mark is rable difficulties m business well-known Rwlin company, U metals, has suspended > liabilities am said to be and ataeta Uff,Qot a 1- ported thai thit failure has involnas. The Yo— isthe
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    66 7 PMHnqf Una at Kuala Kubu was ;^h'«i hwh.v m the early hours of W niorr. Vi|?. In consequence, the train from Ipoh did not reach bunpvf until 5.30 p.m., 3^ hours tht mail train from here reached 1 p.m.. 3 hours after scheduled M haa ofteji been stated, these l
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    LAW AND GOVERNMENT.
    805 7 DUFF COS. APPEAL. A MATTER OF GRACE. [Reuter's Service]. Lcndon, Mar. 22. Tim House of Lord, dismissed the apcf the Government of Kelantan against the arbitrators award that the Government was bound to construct a railway and cart road with).: the Duff Development Company's concession within four
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    30 7 Mr. J. P. Mead, conservator of forests, Sarawak has been granted seven months furlough. The current number of the Sarawak Gazette contains his annual report on the forests for 1922.
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    563 7 EDUCATION CONFERENCE. THE AGENDA. [Reuter's Service]. London, Mar. 23. The agenda of the Imperial Education Conference m London, June 25th to July 6th, has been completed and covers the v» idest range. It includes all topics submitted by Overseas Governments. In connection with one item, namely visual
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    179 7 Drills, etc. for week ending Saturday. j March 31. Sunday, 25th. 7.30 a.m. 2 p.m. Seletar Range, Chinese Company, Annual Musketry < Course. 7.30 a.m. Entrance to Alexander Barracks, "B" Company, Attack Practice. 8.30 a.m. Johnston's Pier, S.R.A. (v), 45 Howitzer Sheet. Monday, 26th. 5.10 p.m. Drill
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    R.S.Y.C. ANNUAL MEETING.
    333 7 H. E. Sir Laurence Guillemard, the Commodore, presided over a good attendance of members at the annual general meeting of the Rfcyal Singapore Yacht Club, which was held at .he Club last night. The business of the meeting was almost entirely formal. With several corrections suggested by
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    168 7 Ptath Sentence on Javanese Chauffeur. Found guilty at the Singapore Aasises yesterday afternoon of the murder of hi? Irf thei-in-law named Wahab, a Javanese DM tor-car driver named Samijan bin Bini \va.^ sentenced to death by the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw. The evidence called dunlin the trial
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    HOLY WEEK SERVICES.
    209 7 In the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd the Holy Week Services will he as follows: Palm Sunday. 8 a.m. Blessing of Palms, followed by the Procession and the High Mass 5 p.m. Vespers and Benediction. On Wednosxlay, Thursday and Friday evenings the Tenebrae will be at 7
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    WARWICK COMEDY COMPANY.
    118 7 The Warwick Comedy Company arrived last even ng and will open their season at the Victoria Theatre io-night with 'Teddy Wants A Wife," London's great success now playing at the Apollo Theatre 'tinder the namv of or Quits/* which has taken the palm from "Tons of Money
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      130 7 ROBINSON CO., LTD. (Incorporated m the S.S.) SPECIAL VALUE GENTLEMENS I HEAVY WHITE TURKISH I HEMMED BORDERS I 9 H Robinson Co., Limited. JjX^N \.H^\.i \j xv xli B THE POPULAR I "CAPSTAN NAVY CUT" I MEDIUM STRENGTH CIGARETTES I MANUFACTURED FROM SELECTED VIRGINIA LEAF AND possf:ssixg ax extremely agreeable
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      594 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, LIVEIvI'OOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bill of
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      537 8 "ELLERMAN" LINE. /iLLERMAN BUCKNAM* STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd i Incorporated m PASSENGER SERVICE. Svca:r.er Ol?TWAfitl>-. *>•• QOMEWARD. ♦s.s. CITY OF SIMLA Marseilles cud London April 1 H*. CITY OF POONA Marseille and London May 3 PASSAGE RAVES. ♦A Class Steamers Ist clf.?9 £87. 2nd class £60. Deck £2. tB C'ass Steamers
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      595 8 P. a BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated m England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SFR\ ir PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N f,. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Govern m ent) LONDON FAR-EASTERN SFPVFCE. FROM LONDON To MARSEILLE^ 1 DUE SINGAPORE. LEAVE SINC 1923. KASHGAR about April 1 KASHMIR NYANZA
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      482 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EUerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated i.<. England.) JOIK T BBSVICB 1O BOSTON AND WrxTTJ^Tvia SUEZ OB t-AiSAMA FROM NEW YORK. learners. Due Spore Route F OF BIRMINGHAM April 2 SIIWE Philippine
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      498 9 ADMIRAL LINE (Incorporated m U.S.A.) FAST PASSENGER SERVICE 19 DAYS— HONGKONG TO AMERICA. Steamer. Sails Hongkong. Arrives Seattle. PRESIDENT McKINLEY Apr. 4 Apr. 23 PRESIDENT JACKSON Apr. 16 May 5 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Apr. 28- May 17 PRESIDENT GRANT May 10 May 29 PRESIDENT MADISON May 22 June 10 And over/
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      295 9 N V X LONDON UNE. Suwa Maru April 3 Fushimi Maru April 17 LIVERPOOL LINE. Lyons Maru mid Apnl HAMBURG LINB. Lima Maru April 14 Matsumoto Mam end April NEW YORK LINE via SUEZ. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. Kanagawa Maru Apr. 21 BOMBAY UNE. Genoa Maru Mar. 30 Awa Maru April
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      700 9 ISTHMIAN LINE FROM AMERICA VIA SUEZ, s.s. ATLANTA CITY due Singapore tj ditfdl. May 28 1923 s.s. ANXISTOX CITY due Singapore t«. disch. Juno 28 IMS TO BOSTON. NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DFIECT. s.s. STEEL WORKER due Singapore to load Mar. 27 1929 s.s. STEEL NAVIGATOR due Singapore
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    LATEX PAPER IN SINGAPORE.
    490 10 A GREAT I > KM AM). Thf initiative displayed l»y Messrs Fnuser and Xeave, L d., m introducing robber latex paper on to the Singapore printing market is receiving, it was gratifying to lean &n enquiry yesterday, a very considerable measure of support from U cal
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    146 10 The North CMaa BCar (Tientsin) itetci that i» rc.uistere'l letter from the Orloff County m Russia, addressed to a resident of Tientsin, has been received bearing stamps to the value of (),000,000 roubles. The Stamps were of a former denomination (,f 2"0 roubles, surcharged 100.000 lcublrs, t j. i thrse
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    86 10 The postal commissioner at Shanghai, m a recent report, calls attention to the damage done to period. cals and newspapers m .he mails to China, as the result of a tendency on the part of publishers and news agrents throughout the world to use a soft and inferior paper for
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      304 10 UNDERWOOD Improved PORTABLE Model PATERSON, SIMONS CO, LTD. (Incorporated m England). SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR. B The SAUCE of fgj M ourFOREFATKERS W O The A SAUCE M y of TO-DAY O &HJSJL -</Juzct '7 X CcCIUCUfJ UAJLdL PI pi The ORIGINAL fm LJ Worcestershire Mrs. Riddick Tells HowCuticura Healed
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      98 10 s.B. "GLKNARIFFE." Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Europe (Mar. 18) aro hereby notified that a general survey of a n cargo land( d j damaged condition will be held on Tuesday 27th March, 1923, m Godowns Nob. 4 and 5 at y a.m. date° fUrther SUrvoy will
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      258 10 JODELITE The Timber Preservative I j^^^c^Sj^BS' 1 Stocked m 1, 5 10 Gallon Drum WHY PAY #//g7i Prices for Hard Wood WHEN Soft Hood Treated With JODELITE IS CHEAPER JUST AS GOOD M^#»#te Particulars to The Borneo Company umi! d Singapore, Ipoh and Per.iu:£. THE MARK OF GOOD OIL FIBH
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      661 10 SHIPPING NOTES. The Norwegian steamer Hafthor arrived from Bangkok with a cargo of rjce. iiie steamer Gascoyne has deferred her ccpurture for Java and Wesc Australian i-orts until to-morrow, March 25th. T O l> n Cucob Hong: Cheang 9 a.m. L'ueob Hong Soon 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Benuit 9 a.m.
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      676 10 CHURCH SERVICES. 4 THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN LENT. Palm Sunday, March 25th, 1923. ST. ANDKEW'S CATHEDRAL. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral). 9.15 a.m. Matins and Litany. 4 p.m. Tho Catechism. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. 4 p.m. Sunday School. 8.15 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. S. MATTHEW'S
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    EXCHANGE.
    83 11 March 2-). Bank 4 m.s. 2|4 1-4 Hank demand 214 5-32 Private credit! 3 m.s. 2\- 19-32 New York, demand 54«k 4 Credits 90 days 57 France, demand 740 Xom. India, T. T. 17 1% Hongkong, demand 7 p.c. Prem. Yokohama, demand 112^ Java, demand 111 4 Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    109 11 Tin Boyen $115.00 Xo Sellers Ciimbior Cube No. 1 22.00 Gambier 1600 Pepper Black 15.76 Popper (\vhi»c fair) 24.00 Tapioca, small fluke, f.^-. 1 1.2. r Pearl Sagro small 9.00 Copra Mix V2M> Copra Sundried l-.~>~< Opium, BenaVM uno. 4.000 Riie, Rangoon whito 'j:',0.00 Rice, Sir.m No. 1 fo«
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    36 11 Singapore, March 23rd, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Hawfcud Sheet Spot 57 H: 58: April-June VI .">S; July-Sept. t%\k 59; Oct. -Dec. fii> 60H> London quotation sheet Is. -i'-\d. Market Weak.
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    CHARTERED BANK DIVIDEND.
    98 11 Tin Singapore branch of the Chartered Bank yesterday received the folowiflg telegram from the Head Office m London, dated 22nd. instant: At the approaching annual general meeting of shareholders ihe Dioocton will recommend that a dividend be decared for the past half year at the rate of
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    CANADA'S RECORD CROP.
    201 11 CAN ADA'S RECORD CROP. The total yield of whea: m Canada last year has been finally eitimated by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics at 390,786,--400 bushels, the largest on record for Canada, even exceeding the phenomenal crop of 1915 by 6,243,80^ bushels. The 2 922 crop was from an average
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      PHASER'S REPORT.
      59 11 Singoporc, Mar. 23. Kul>ber.— is. 1-,<l. Tin i' 224.10. Buyers, no sellers $115. _Tins.—Ulu Piahi 11.87H Southsl.ls 31.20, Hitantfl 11.62V4 %UVWk, Johan> r>4 :>* Linuuis $:> $5 10, Taipiag^ 95 $1, Nawng IVts $1.1.") $1.50, Maimii 154.35. Kubhers. —Inactive. (General.—Traders l?2:i.Tr> $24.2"», Wt«rnw $8.75 |9, Robinsons *7.10 ,S7.:]o,
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      MACPHAIL'S REPORT.
      127 11 Singapore. Mar. 2.J. Rubber. London Is. 4 H f!. Local 57'^. Tin. London £224. I 1 Local $ils— Share Market. Quiet. Rabbera. No enquiry. Tins.- Nawng p.,.. s <;i i( lA i jt v t wanga $1.25 $1.80, U!u Piabi $I^7 •-i 1 Hitama $1.65 $1.60, Taipingi »7%
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      121 11 Singapore, Mar. U Tin.— £224. 10b. $115, no sellers. RaUbcrSd Inactive. Mines.— Petaling* 77% ttft, Collieries *l'J 510.50. N«WBC Pets $1.45 $1.55. Kampong Kamnntiags 44*. (kl. 46*, Southsl.l6 $1.20, Norths $1.2.-. $1.30, Linguis $r, $5.10, Mambaoi I*o 95, Rawangs $1,271. $l£2la, Murais $4.30 $4.40, Johans 52'"
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      GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
      112 11 Singapore. Mar. 23. The past week hae seen a quiet market, not very eteady. Spot values improved to s j, but future enquiry has not beer, go- d and only small business wa? transac- d m April June 57% 50., July Sent •W 80%, Oct Dec. 60 U
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    78 11 The output of loss m British Columbia last year showed an fncre^e of 164,000 00(» feet over the total for I*2l, according to returns recently made public by the Hon. T, D. Pattullo, Minister of Lank. The 1022 returns show a scale of 1,64.3,000,000 feet of saw logs. The total
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      1638 11 Asset? over $5,000 000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE OTAWUmSt"" HEAD OFFICE WineWp,. v Inc o r P or ated m Straits SetUements) rbe Company has £20,000 deposited lS' S^ >vare n LONDON OFFICE :32 Old Jewry, E C Su P reme Court of England, and complies with the British
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      102 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINK Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds I Singapore Representatives— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd* Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd Hranch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. 1 THE LONDON
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    1728 12 ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting 1 of the Singapore hamber of Commerce was held at th«Kxchanvre yesterday afternoon. Mr. \Y. P. \V. Ker presided omc* an attendance which comprised the followtag: the hon'ble Mr. \V. Lowther Kemp. Messrs A. W. Vick. 11. Fin man, B. bunn, I).
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    72 12 Associated Producers presents thwr den masterpiece Lying Lips, Thomas H. Intvo's viv d drama of life and love, if the Gaiety Cinema to-niffht. This is special attract on m seven parts and House Pe\or; and Florence V dor. supporting: attractions are the final nisode of The Great Haigh
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      FOOTBALL.
      267 12 Although the S.C.C. turned ou.t a strong team to mcci the Middlesex Band on the Padang yesterday afternoon, they only succeeded m winning after a severe struggle. There was no score at half time, and even when the Club secured the lead some little time after the resi.mption, the
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      CRICKET.
      123 12 Tht; following will represent the S.V.C. nsi ;l.r Garrison at tricktt this afteri on. iiu> match commencing at 2 p.m.: G. C. Clarke C. (i. Clarke, E. .J. Riches, H.Assit.c r. R. L: I>. Wodehouse, F. R. k« H. M. Cantrell, E. c. Poyer, ii. H. IVarren, ii. i*.
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      ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      233 12 Tht race to-morrow (Sunday) will be f"i [he M Whimhrel M Cup, presented by Mrs. 1' ny, 2nd 3rd and -lth prize* Ix-in^- prem ti!i«j by Miss Pierce. Tht course is a* follow*:—- Starting line between Club Buoy and United Engineers' launch (not m usual place
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      Y.M.C.A. BILLIARDS.
      71 12 I 'lie V.M.c.a. met the Fan Canning Staff m a 000-up billiard match on Thursday SVening on the Association tables. The re!>'t was an easy win for the V.M.C.A. Dr. P L. Loh beat Pte. Lincoln by 200 points; «c Peng Yam beat Pte. Butt by 167 points;
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      KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
      64 12 Members tarn advised that the following programme is fixed for the Easter holidays. Sunday, Ist April. Match Captain vs. Vice-Captain, followed by tiffin at Club. Entries are invited and Iht closes on Tuesday, 27th instant. 18 Hole Stroke Competition.— Extending from 30th inst. to the morning of
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    43 12 The Hiphness the Sultan of Perak hopes N»1 his many friends m Perak, of all com ruirties, will avail themselves of a general -v tation to be prer-en* at the Polo Touma•n«rt during the opening week of the Tskandar Polo Club. (S. E
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  • S.C.U TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
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      YESTERDAY'S DAY'S PLAY.
      57 12 jVi:(.'!i!;.an and Uzzi m^rk beat Linton and Thorcugood, 7 —5, l> —3. Newcomers Handicap. Zimmerman bea^ .D.unbar, 9 —7, C> —4. MONDAY'S TIES. Championship Singles. Donaldson vs. Sinclair. Potts vs. Winter, J. W. Leakey vs. Hill (to finish). Championship Pairs. Layhou-ne and Koy Smith v*. Duff and
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      BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
      73 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship. McKean beat Geddes, 21 8. Smith beat Main, 21 17. Goldic beat Hammond, 21 G. MONDAY'S TIES. Championship. Chater vs. Van Cuylenberg. Gale and Law vs. Hammond and ifcKean. Mr. A. W. Gore was unable to play tennis at Hongkong, owing to a bad urm.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
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      HOUSES!
      143 12 j To the Editor. Sir,- Much talked "Tea Money' 1 has been i bnlught to the no ice of the public before the First Magistrate on 20th instant, the alleged landlord being pr< tecuted by Cour Ou, of one thd-.-a;Mt and one secret transactions only one »va< brought t<»
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    THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
    267 12 Singapore Free Pnw, Mrrea 20th 1888. When the Emperor of Germany died a salute of ninety gum wa< !hvd 'from Fort Canning. "It is at last proponed to publish m the three vernaculars a eompendiiim of the Municipal Ordinance." Over three hundred <io<:- wave picked off the
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    S. R. A. (V).
    39 12 The practice shoo, with 4T> Howitzers will be carried out at Blakan Mali tomorrow (Sunday). A launch will leave Jonhston's Per at 8.30 a.m. to convey the nemben of the S.R.A. (V). to Blakan Matt
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    38 12 Drills for week ending Saturday, March <£4tn. Saturday, 24th.-2.30 p.m. Seletar Range Cninese Co., annual musketry course. It is notified that the BaMestier Friendly Socie'y and the Poih Siang Picnic Assocauon have ceased to exist.
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      336 12 QUALITY ALWAYS COUNTS. e MASTER'S VOICE" j OPHONES AND RECORDS U ARE BURE OF THE BEST n >R WRITE rOR LATEST LISTS. I S. Moutrie Co., Ltd U (Incorporated m Hongkonfr.) I SINGAPORE. i r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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