The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 March 1923

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TKN CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1923. No. 10,850
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    209 1 More questions have been asked in the House of Commons reg_<rding Singapore as a naval base Page 7. The Tigris has burst its banks and a hundred square miles of desert have been transformed into a lake P?,ge 7. A late telegram gives details of the scene
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    INSECT MUSICIANS.
    1114 1 In the course of evolution the voice h;.--justified itself in many different ways, but its primary use was to express and invite love. The first words in the world were: "Arise, my lovo, my fair one, arise and come j.way;" and in simple-minded animals like frog! the only
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      238 1 VIALTHOID RAMIES HOTEL. Telephone. 2920. (10 Lines) -iNGAPORE THE FINEST BALLROOM IN THE EAST. WEDNESDAY Orchestral Concert 9-45 P.M. RAFFLES ORCHESTRA EDGAR HULLAND, MUSICAL DIRECTOR. SEA VIEW HOTEL. Tanjong Katong. Telephone. 110. Singapore. TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER AND CINEMA. DINNER SERVED ON THE LAWN. Ml SIC ItY THK SYNCOPATED KOI U.
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      255 1 Pj~j- •'ifi^fi—F— BE _B__K__E— ViHl'L 1 1 r 238HH13---3— Bp_^3S^H— __H_— Bß Rl -kJt______Slia£__.. B i I you were buying a set of tyres M I Ur a friend and wished to give him I Uie best you could obtain, undoubt- M M ediy you would select Silvertowns. 9 ou
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      190 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Cheap Piano for Sale Page 2. Kaffles and Sea View Hotels Page 1. New pictures at the Surina Page 2 "Pyramid Soap," Sime, Darby— Page 3. Sanatogen The True Tonic Food Page 3. "Key Brand" Distemper at Guthrfe's— Page 6. British Expanded Metal at William Jacks —Page 7.
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      91 1 THE WEEK. Hi^h Water, »).4 a.m.. 5.12 p.m. Far Eastern Film Service, (J. B's. noon Victoria Theatre, Warwick Co. Thursday. '2'Jth. Hiph Water, 7-24 a.m.. '.>.:* p.m. Phil. Orchestra, Mom. Hall, 5.15. Victoria Theatre, Warwick Co. Friday, liOth. Hi£h Water, 8.32 a.m.. 9.41 l>.m. Good Friday. Pub k and Hank
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    491 2 -c l'he prices quoted are generally those rent at Clyde Terrace Market. At the bar markets there may be small variant ore, .Marc ii 24. MEAT. r s par kati 46 DO. stew or CUTTy do 40 I ork. lean (lo <;n Do. lean and fat cist
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    25 2 W« lejritot to learn that Mr. Hu^h R. I •lan-u. W ho -s in Pcnang General Hospital,) (Vl i IV. m tynbo d fWtv. (P.
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      254 2 TO LET OR FOR SALE. LARGE G(J)OWNS, newly erected area from 10,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. facing river. LARGE STORES from 8.000 to 24,000 sq. ft. near wharf and shipping:. Also three storied buildings for offices and godowns. Centrally situated All immediate entry, soing cheap Apply or write to A.
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      212 2 W Photographic m Catalogue m (h r»Ce illuttratrd Catalogue of S Briti»»iMjdc Cameras, Accritoric*. Cioc- B V mat. knl urging Lant-rni etc.. should be in M the hiii.J* of every Photographer. It ii th#> largr»t IMiotographic l ,t ever Fubliihed in H M Che fc.i«t anJ every item list, ii
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      135 2 NOTICES. BBRGABBE CLARETS A^ MUSCAT, m s. 8. PAUL LECAT Task of 225 UtreTlw! V/; <>m 12 to ls »htw MX A! ,i, PRONTIGNAN |20, per eM« litres. DUTY EXTRA GOSLING CO.. 4 Robinson Road. NOTICE. Mrs. Douglas, Beauty Specialist, receives Ladies at Raffles Hotel, Room 124, for hampoo, Hair
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      282 2 Alhambra. Our Chanjre SUNDAY, _sth March, to Flm^\^ In the Second Show at p.m. t!)O ME A FAVOUR I Reel Paths Comedy. TOPICAL BUDGET British Screen Xews. tacular, Brilliant, FUi-hing a n<l Colourful! ADOLPH ZUKOB Pitsenti OffC Fitzmaurice's Powerful Production chard Barthohnesa with Marjorie Daw EXPERIENCE In 7 Reels. The
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1320 3 The Royal Singapore Yacht Ciub is uoing vc. y .veil as a Clv.h. that is if it is the /uncti of a yacVt -lub to mr\e .^noy. The Club is in possession of a tine piece of property atul has made many improvements, many more being in the
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    THE HUNT FOR OIL.
    245 3 signs of u, s. nrrnupsmiJH. The near approach of the end of the Session wil! prevent action by Congress on the report <»f the Federal Trade Commission on foreign ownership in the petroleum industry of the' I'nited States, but it will undoubtedVy be considered wfcten Congress
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    THE DAY OF REST.
    186 3 There ia likelihood of the observance of Sunday as a holiday being again extend- < in Bangkok, Bays the Bangkok Times. \s i r a liitlf encouragement the pawnshops v. .\t follow the example of the rice-mills. r I here is, o f course, n<» religious
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    78 3 (By Courtesy of the Sanyo NichiNichi Shimbun.) Tokfo, .Mar. 22. Big cuts in the personnel of the arsenals at Tokfo and* Omkm have been made-, and, conirary to expectation, no untoward incidents occurred. The Diet has passed a Bill to increase pensions, which was recently amended in ih'e
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      349 3 fGUxo durui, the nwothi b^ore J S B»by vra. bora, .nd w., ft* «iw«y» n perfect health." Mfc You can nurse Baby I yourself I If the p-eate* privily of motherhood is to be your, i 3 I you woiJd know the joy of having Baby dependent on you alone
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      99 3 FOURNIERS HYGENIQUE MIXTURE. (FOK I.IIIIF S) Tested and Proved for Year*. WASTE NO TIME. Immediately j .1 no»le« mi* ol i ke 1 nmveic IK*.'' tuque Mil tore, it qmcklj removes all suflrims. There is NofHirv: to EQUAL IT. nor Anything «o Widely Known. It is j 1 v di-cribfd
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      251 3 A Guamnteed Pare (|S Vecetable^V Toilet H|\ l^T CrOSFIELDS', SCAPMAKERS FOR OVER A CENTURY. OUT AIN ABLE AT: MESSRS. WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW CO. THE MEDICAL HALL A ALL STORES. agents :SlME, DARBY CO., LTD. a^TVa TJ^t o^vp Vi p p n i LWillaraJ s for a LOW-PRICE BATTERY I and here's
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      285 3 NOTKK. Notice ii hereby givm that tho partnerBhip herot<fore subsisting: be ween Havana Sinnataml y Mar] ar Pana Shu Khan Bffaricaii and Mana Abdul Razak caiTyinp on business as, traders at No. ITS Arab Street, Singapore under the yle or Arm "f K. Sinna amby Marican and Company haa been
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    764 4 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS TUESDAY, MARCH 27th. MINT N G. [Figurei in bracket* chow th« capita! and issue value of the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked. C. Cum div. x equals ex div.j Eatanjr Padan.tr Tin 42 47 1 H Stain Tin ($1) 1.55
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    46 4 In a speech at Liverpool, referring- to the acrimonious controversy between himself and Lord Birkenhead, which was- a feature of tne Ceneral Election, Lord Derby announced that thanks to a friend's intermediary ho and Lord Birkenhead had shaken hands and an old friendship had beta restored.
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    X-RAYS AND DISEASE.
    417 4 Following a notice of dtoeovertr of lth Ma name, a inolv 1 the following lucid 1 X-»y« bad b ,,n WOWH Sir W.11ia,,, Cr in R with yc-m 1 through BubfUneoi of ]I obtained Photyaph. The <!,,, varied according l() th( Ul( weight of the > uh
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    BRITISH FINANCE.
    90 4 Induction of hINH fa* V*** .i'mli»n. Mar. I Tho newspaper* aw aole atttiuion tp 'the t* t. nances of the \c:iv r.-v. C a considerable iorplui the hope that the B year will, theivfore. »how of the luavy bordei veiirht.of this btti phasise<i. more with the twcAtion The
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    24 4 hi* l )ur The Yorkshm Pod yjoool chaacd the rival paper, i t> ;y futur ,tt< from Lord Rothenn Mercury will be parelj I
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      1158 4 REMINDER ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY 28th and 29th MARCH 1923. Commencing each day at 2.30 p.m. A good opportunity for sound and profitable investment in land and house properties not to lie missed by enterprising capitalists. Estate of Shatk Aboobakar bin Mohamed La jam, deceased IMPORTANT TWO DAYS' AUCTION SALE
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      856 4 REMINDER WEDNESDAY, 28th MARCH at 2.30 P.M. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN AND SEA-SIDE PROPERTIES. At Messrs. CHEONG KOON SENG Co's. Saleroom, No. 30 Chulia Street Estate of Hadjee Mar'iam, deceased. 1. Valuable 999 years leasehold land and the shophouse business premises known as* No. 68 Arab Street, off
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      444 5 TO LET. TO LET. use No. 2 Lloyd Roud. Entry v JersonaUy. •jTATI TRUST AGENCIES, LTD., Auctioneers Estate Agents. TO LET. ijlH Heoss No. 452 Pasir Panjang and 397 with sea frontage at KecUL Apply, %*TATE TRUST AGENCIES LTD., Auctioneers Estate Agrnta xr.e. rORE TO LET. Entrances from and Collyer
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      598 5 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF UNB*RVICBABLE goods Te bs h M si the Manielpa] gfcWs, Rfat* Valley Road ON WEDNESDAY, fctfta MARCH, AT LM PJ| •ohd and pneumatic t^,,, .crap iron steel c -I. r jaws, .nM steal pi P) < „m i l rinK v^ on francs and chMaa,
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      1008 5 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. Tbo Spring; Hace Meeting (Under S. R. A. Rules, of Racing will be held on Saturday, ruesda; Thursday and Saturday the 12th, 15th, 17th and 19th May, 1923. PSOGRAMMB. First Day, Saturday, 12th May, 1923. 1 8. THE OWEN STAKES and PURSE— 2.IS pm. and 5.35 p.m.
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      976 5 handicapped in Class B on the first day. See conditions Races No. 2 and 5, first day. Distance, 7 furlongs. For Added Stake afon.'ei and Entrance Fees' See Footnotes. 8. THE SECOND iIORSE GRIFFIN HANDICAP— 5.50 p.m Value $850 with $100 to the second horse; a handicap for Singapore Sporting
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      889 5 Spring 1923 griffin horses that have run and have not been placed first or second! at the Meeting. Distance, 7 furlongs. For Added Stake Monies and Entrance Fees See Footnotes. 8. THE SCANDRETT PURU-4J5 p.m. (See Races Not-. 1 and 8). Distance, 7 furlongs. J). THE CONSOLATION PONY GRIFFIN-HANDICAP— 6
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      414 5 VITREX LENSES The new optical glass which, although practically colourless, absorbs all the harmful rays of light. Lot us make your next pair of eye-glasses En these lenses. Procurable only from X. LAZARUS— OPTICIAN MEDICAL HALL BUILDING BATTERY ROAD Refracticnist. Mr. R. V. Meyer, F.S.M.C. (Lond.) F.1.0. (Eng). I Freeman
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1923. Mr. S. A. Lane.
    918 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1923. Mr. S. A. Lane. To-day th«' Kashmir takes away from Singapore, Mr. Stanley Arthur Lane, Chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, to which post he succeeded on the retirement of Sir John Nicholson, having first come to Singapore in 1907. He has thus
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    220 6 The Tanglin Club Dance will be held on i Thursday thi? week. Tin- Empress of Franc* ai lives hero with EOC tourist> aboard, at 9 o'clock on Thursday. We haw received a specimen cony of Grenier's Weekly, a publication which* Mr. Charles Grenier of Kuala Lumpor L s stait- Ing
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      IPOH SWEEP SENSATION.
      46 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Mar. 27. The statement attributed to your Ipoh conespoodent <m Monday in respect to the R-dct Sweep case is er&iteOUS. No summ«ns against the publislier of the Times ol Malaya was mentioned nor is any to lie issued.
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      ULU PIAH TIN.
      93 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Peaaaff, Mar. 27. presiding at the annual meeting of Ulu P?ah Tin, Mr. Brash took a hopeful view of the position. He hoped to arrange for a bhcri period loan and bring the issued npita] t«. $500,000. He thought they v. oixld agree
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    124 6 A meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held in the !£<>■> R om to-morrow, Thursday, when among sther matters, the report <>f the Finance Committee on the .system ol Municipal accounts wiil be COBaidereJ. The or:1.1;ai;. meeting will in- followed by a special meeting to consider by-laws
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    WARWICK COMEDY COMPANY.
    166 6 Then- wii rather I poor audienc- at the Victoria Theatre last night, when the Warwick Comedy Company presented a delightful comedy in three acts, entitled j "Tantalising Tommy." The plot of the play it very simple and the whole story is j woven round the adventure of
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    352 6 Mr. T. R. MacLachlaa, District Engineer, P.W.D.. Negri Sembilan, who ha* een in charge of the Kuala Pilah and Jelabu district for some time, is to rake over the dfctrfet of Rauh and Bentoug. He has been replaced by Mr. McConechy. Gene-ial Sir Manoel Gome.s da Costa, IK, C. M.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    377 6 paiitowwhip vrriox I I The adjourned hearing ofti I Ma Johannes, aga A. K. ir.M,. Justice iv, Court yestertla •f an ail,, partis, a, Brf laratfon tha( th ship, thai it exisi and to hav. ship (f i nun road told. Mr. J i Battishill appear the defend
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    STRAITS PRODUCE.
    51 6 Th« April number ol S pablitbcd to-day, > thmc* doalini *i^l "nt-ral rabjects, but Lumpur. Mr 3 lumtili^-;' brings i 1 <im) the main eart< of the enlarged I ceivad. Th-- ill show a marked impr .-in<l fn«h talenl found in this direct ami there is interest i
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    Y. M. C. A. LECTURE.
    42 6 f The 5,,,,,! »f being delivered by tlu- R<? jjj th on Vital Religion will bt Y. M. C. A. Hal! to-night The subject of the lectori ll Religion?" A cordial tended to all lo bo pWient.
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      115 6 f| MARTINI RCSI 9 /^fe|^' LARGEST MOST JS^SB^ |M™ WELL-KNOWN fflll^t^ *^^™l MANUFACTURERS Illi Hh^ IMRRTi of IH 111 VERMOUTH |p NEW SHIPMENT ;"^"?^^^g JITST RECEIVED. CALDBECK, MACGRE6OR CO., LTD, (Incorporated in Shanghai) 45 Robinson Road. ESTD. 1572 I PATRONISED BY ROYALTY. I A FEW OF THE I Famous Egyptian
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      69 6 FRESH IKAN MERAH Per 50"' Ib. ANY QUANT LTY S'pore Cold Storage COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in S.S.) RETAIL DEPOT. ORCHARD RD. JOHN DUKE OPTICIAN i Fellow of the British Optical Association. Fret man of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers. Freeman of the City of London. Late of Old Broad
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    SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE.
    83 7 MORE QUESTIONS. WELL CONSIDERED. f ßeuter's Service]. London, Mar. 27. House of Commons, replying- to 1 i it. Mr. Bonar Law said that ♦:t!T of the air and naval staffs m the proceedings of the comlmperial defence concerning the t a naval base at Singapore, and i
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    DOMINION CO-OPERATION.
    544 7 Melbourne, Mar. 2G. commenting on the arrival of Zealand flaj; i;.{> Chatham, for A\ lalian foot, hoped oopi i km would be exirhole of the Dominions and thu> realising Empire itoperation without sacrifice of ;y. The Pacific would be the future events, therolom it is r i the
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    TIGRIS BURSTS BANKS.
    98 7 DESERT FLOODED. A BR1D(;E ADRIFT. [Reuter's Serrice.] Baghdad, Mar. 27. Under the increasing pressure of a flood, the Tigris burst the left bank twelve miles north of Baghdad and a hundred square miles of deseit around the city has been transformed into a lake. The tribesmen and
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    DEATH OF SARAH BERMIARDT.
    647 7 Paris, Mar. 26. Savah Bernhardt had a bad night and her condition is critical. She woke up out of coma in the afternoon and a priest was •ununoned. Daring the period o f eonsciousneat the gave detailed instructions as to her funeral, requesting plenty of' towers.
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    THE INDIAN BUDGET.
    186 7 SALT TAX QUESTION. BILL REJECTED. [Reuter's Service.] Delhi, Mar. 26. Tfie Legislative Assembly by 58 votes to !47 finally rejected the finance bill as passed ly the Council of State, thus refusing the double salt tax. In the debate preceding the rejection of the finance bill, Mr.
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    To CONFRONT THE TURKS.
    596 7 London. !Mar. 2«>. T)u- .A:lif<l delegate! state thai the conversations in London resulted in ;t complete A 'lied front vis-a-vis the Turkish counterproposals. SWISS NBUTKAL ZONE. Berne, Mar. 2«. Painful surprise has lieen excited in Switsertand at a Note from the French government, requesting the Swiss
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    466 7 MANY QUESTIONS. THE HUXLEY CONTRACT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 27. The Federal Council opened this morning and a long list of questions was answered. Railway Consulting Engineers. It wa& replied that Messrs Gregory, Eyles and Waring acted as consulting engineers to the railway only. The
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      YESTERDAY'S PLAY.
      15 7 Championshrp Pairs. Brennan and Wardle beat Simpson and Dobson ti 4, 6 4.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      18 7 Laybourne vs. Leakey. Wodehouse vs. Sinclair. Newcomer's Handicap. 1 iiu.l Tie. Zimmerman (scratch) vs. Osborne, owe
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      THURSDAYS TIES
      20 7 Championship Sing-les. Potts vs. Lay bourne or Leakey. Championship Pairs. Lee Warner and Tyler r*. Batemr.n and BraddelL
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      BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
      19 7 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Single Handicap. E. B. Evans beat J. Hammond 21 1?. TO-DAY'S TIES. McKean vs. Jamieson.
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      THURSDAY'S TIES
      27 7 Double Handicap. Van Cuylenberg and Foggie vs. Rev. Douglas and Main. Goldie and Chill vs. Jamieson and Brown. Simpson and Poyser vs. Doig and Kinloch.
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    51 7 K. R. H. Princess Mary has been pleased to accept a copy of "The Progress Book," a record of how baby gets on from month to month, ,'publish.ed ffor Mfeltin's Food, Ltd. The first baby is certainly entitled to have put down for him every detail which this book provides
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      193 7 Robinson Co., Ltd. (Ii jorpo::.ted in Singapore). *y xp to c Nj Pi?/SM BINOCULARS OF VIEV 't^Hf^KfT^B PERFECT tiflHn^EvjßsoHEsi construction K I IM STPROOF \M» "Deltrintem Silvarem MAGNIFYING 8 TIMES. MAGNIFYING 6 TIMES. AN EXCELLENT GLASS OF HIGH THE I D E A L HUNTING AND MAGNIFYING POWER WITH A
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      601 8 THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. I Companies Incorporated in England) BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Service to iO>DON\ AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN, GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. -MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVIKI OOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through
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      554 8 "ELLEfeMAN" LlNti. KLLERMAN BUCKNAM. STEAMSHIP Co., LM lncorporated is S: jfbttd) PASSENGER MBVKS. sua-.fr b OUTWAkIr. Bkpna HOMEWARD. ♦s.s. CITY OF SLMLA Marseilles end London April 1 ♦f.s. CITY OF POONA Marseille and London May 3 PASSAGE RA iES. I *A C'ass Steamers Ist clp.ps £87. 2nd class £60. Deck
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      580 8 P. a BRITISH INDIA a AND APCAR LINE (Incorporated in England.) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVK p PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co (Under Contract with His Majesty's Govern,, LONDON FAR-EASTERN MStVICB FROM LONDON To MARSEILLES, L» DON 4 M DUE SINGAPORE. LEAVE SIN* 1923. KASHGAR about Mar. 31
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      521 9 The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd. ANU EUerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd (AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated v. England.) ,NT SERVICE to BOaroSTTSEISw TOW vi, SUEZ OB t-AKArfA FROM NEW YORK. ,metH. Dae S'por. lu >ute ,Of BIRMINGHAM April 2 Suez MJtf I
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      495 9 ADMIRAL LINE (Incorporated in U.S.A.) FAST PASSENGER SERVICE 19 DAYS— HONGKONG TO AxMERICA. 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 every
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      296 9 tj y Tjr LONDON LINE. Suwa Maru April 3 Fushimi Maru April 17 LIVERPOOL LINE. Lyons Maru mid April HAMBURG LINE. Lima Maru April 14 Matsumoto Maru end April NEW YORK LINE via SUEZ. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. Kanagawa Maru Apr. 21 BOMBAY LINE. Genoa Maru Mar. 30 Awa Mam April
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      669 9 ISTHMIAN LINE FROM AMERICA VIA SUEZ. s.s. ATLANTA CITY due Singapore fcj disch. May 28 1923 s.s. ANNISTON CITY due Singapore to disch. Juno 28 1923 TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DIRECT. s.s. STEEL WORKER due Singapore to load In p-.vt s.s. STEEL NAVIGATOR due Singapore to
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    118 10 The Dutch boat Paleleh which arrived from Palembang yesterday also brought -a cargo of coal. The British s. earner Lena arrived with a cargo of coal o n Monday, from Delagoa Bay. She is bound for Saigon. The Shipping- and tho Import and Export Offices will be closed
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    CHINESE JEWS.
    713 10 AN ISOLATED REMNANT. "Those fellows 'missed the 'bus,' remarked my host, indicating a couple of passers-by, as we were sauntering through the streets of Amoy. They looked slightly different from other Chinese. The bridge of the nose was higher, thongh hardly aqirline, and the eyes were roundor and
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    SNAKES IN MALAYA.
    194 10 Wo commented recently in this eohunn -ays the straits Echo, O n ihe Immunity from snake-bite enjoyed by ihp inhabitants of British Malaya. A former coroner informs as that i n the whole o f his experience of many years he only came acre s one case
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      441 10 UNDERWOOD j 1 Improved PORTABLE Model I NEW SHIPMENT I I*l I Ex. s.s. "City of Lincoln 1 I SI iji I Jrx ICG (pi ii/« I s Sole Agents: j j' PATERSON, SIMONS CO, LTD. (Incorporated in England). j I SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR. I j i i i
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      662 10 M«Mt. TABLE TO DAY. Cucob ii^ nn /-l Cucob H g Ch f n y am Pulau Soegi Hong Soon 9 a.m. Pontiunak Khoen V^ .1 a m -ij^« i Khoen Foeng 10 am Hongkong. Amoy, Shanghai and Japan taking mails for U.S.A. and Canada 0 Kutsang 10 a.m. Sarawak
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 11 March 27. Bank 4 m.s. 2'4 1-4 Bank demand 2j4 5-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2\' 19-32 Efongfcoilff, demand f% p.c. Prern. Yokohama, demand n2 Bangkok, demand 79H Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.54 Bank of England Rate p.c. Bar Silver London 32-\ Milan, Mar. 22nd., noon. Exchange vn London Llrei
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    PRODUCE.
    109 11 1 March 27. Tin 200 Tons *1 11.00 Gambier Cube Xo. 1 2'J.00 Peppei Black ir,.7.-» P«pp«r (white fair) 24.00 Tapioca, small flake, t.g. I. Pearl S.ipo small 9.00 Copra Mix i2.i Copra S mdried 12.40 Opium, Beaarei unr. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 230.00 Rice, Si;.M No. 1 fur
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    39 11 I Singapore. March 27th, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Spot r>K*; it; April-June si> r>9K>: July-Sept. ♦5O> 4 r,l« 4 Oct. -Doc. 6P_. 62. London quotation sheel Is. i' ,d. Market Steady.
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    S. S. AND CANADA.
    116 11 Following art' ftgurw of the Trade of Canada with the Straits Settlements, for the fiscal year ended March 81st, 1922. Exports to Canada. Pineapples pit>>erve<! $52.47r» 410,602 lbv Sago Tapioca 124,34* :*,965,8ir> Rubber (Crude) 775,752 3.903.272 Spices 7G.726 Tin— in blocks, etc 4.'?,808 1,843 cwt. Petroleum
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    63 11 Scientific research cost. American industry about $70,000,000 annually, and the; work done is estimated to save $500,000,00') a year. The.se are figure* of the Fabricated Production Department of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, which finds further Unit about one-half of the outlay is spent by Ameiican manufacturers
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      FRASER'S REPORT.
      84 11 Singapore, Mar. 27. Rnbber_lB. 4%d Tin nil. lo>. '200 tons $111, lins. laii)ii !fe > t»4 S»l», Souths tl.lfi $1.20, Norths $1.25 $1.30, PeUlingi :;> 80, Xa%vnu IM> $1.40 $1.45, Kjunpong Kamuntingt 455. 46*., Johana 52 55, Ungti $5.10, Kintu Associatiofia .^T.so $g, Ram. buUna .^it.T:,, EUwsi^a $I^s
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      MACPHAIL'S REPORT.
      121 11 Bmgaptre, Mar. 27. Kui>:>«r. Lon lon n. «%d. Local 58. Tin.— London 8217. 10s. Local sin. Share M:irkM -Qui t. (200 torn sold). Robbers.— Feu i nquTj Tin«j N.-iwr:-. Pets $1.37' 3 C ransrj .1.-, |i. B o, Taipin^s 95 N'orlha 11.21, Sout M.i 1 lj M t;
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      LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
      129 11 Singapore, Mar 27 Tin IL'l7. |os. $111, 200 ton* sold K»hl>ers.--Br<>._ i as 45 55.. Malaka PiBOJU $1.50 $I^o, Kuala SfcOtti $2.07% $2.15 Iran Simpanj $1.70 i?l.i>o, ctun, SemanpKola buyers $i, Glenealyi buyers $IJ6, Mint's. Peftftlinca B i, ColUorki $19 119.50, Nawac Pets $i.:j2>, si.4o, Kanpong
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      GRAIN VIA VANCOUVER.
      75 11 Vancouver. J,\ C— Fifteen million bush.U •)f srrain ia now the estimate for the Vat:co iver groin movtmeiii for th« i< 1922-23. Europe has taken 4,183,000 bushels. With 4,806,181 bushels yet to load. The Orient has taken 428,000 bushels with 1,396,003 buslu'ls yel tO I).- (U-spatrhe-l. [fl
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      CANADIAN NACASOM WINS.
      65 11 St. Catharine's, Out.— A signal honour has been won by a. Puccini, large manufacturer of macaroni, of Si. Catharine's, Ontario. At the Itfiernational exposition held in Ronu s Italy, the Canadian vat awarded the gold medal, fold crosi and diploma signed by the Italian Minister of Foreign
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      525 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong-. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Paid up-Capital $20,000,000 j Reserve Funds: Sterling £4,500,000 Silver $24,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. O. Lanp:, Esq., Chairman. D. G. M. Bernard. Esq., Deputy Chairman. A. H. Comptoa, Esq., Hon. Mr. E.V.
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    THE RANEE DISASTER.
    3513 12 ALLEGED IMPROPER LOOKOUT ON BORIBAT. NO IDEA OF RULES OF ROAD." "In my opinion there was not a proper look-out on ihe B« ribat, and the man in charge »f t.'ie steering had not tho least idea of the rules of ihe road," was the most sensational
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    IPOH GYMKHANA MEETING.
    51 12 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Mar. 27. H. E. the Governor, Sir Laurence Guiller:i.ru. has offered a silver cup for the Ipoh Gymkhana Sky Ifeetinc. which he and Lady Guillemard are attending on April 7th. The cu p has been allocated to the fir* t -class ex-griffin
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    BOXING.
    37 12 London, Mar. 2ti. At the National Sporting Club in the ngh, for the Empire cruiser-weighl chambT S P i v^ JI omfield Br *ish champion, beat Soldier Jones, Canadian champion who retired after the fifth round.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    14 12 The Ladies Spoon for March «vs won aR. H. we* ith
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    34 12 Mr. Oscar Asche, referring to the nonsuecess of "J u ,ius Caesar> at Me n declared that as the public there evide^V -refer jazz revue and filmg he was cancel! ■ng other Shakespearean production.
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