The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 April 1923

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1923. No. 10,861 I
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    227 1 The Imperial and Economic Conferences open an October llth Page 7. A lively debate on the Special Constables Kill took place in the House of Commons Page 7. The latest strike news i.4 not encouraging, little progress having been made in i the building and railwav dilutes,
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    THE MOTHER OF POLITICS.
    1364 1 Were some Lord Carnarvon of education to break into those tombs 0 f our dead eelve* which we scale«l up when we left school, the miscellaneous relics he would find than would ba an ornament to any UMUB Pathetic little crumbs of fact upon wha I
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      284 1 MALTHOID KAFFLES HOTEL. weekly programme Telephone 2920. (10 Line*). MONDAY— Tea Dansant. lho Fin* I'allroom in the East TUES D AY.-Dinner Dance. L- WEDNESDAY.-Orchenral Concerr, rr.ll Room adjoining Dining Room THURSDAY.-O^at Night-Dinner open S a.m. to 12 p.m. and Dance. FRIDAY-— Tea Dansant. WEDNESDAY. SATURDAY.-Guest Night Dmner Orchestral Concert SEA
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      206 1 rove I Jr-af m-^r I m T m m __T Mmmm k JK> BL a_f BL__ l __r Creme de Menthe" wistES* k$ mj-. m -V «R_flll :3k T__«. k_Bl__B S~R 79H__0_v v_B i t -Jr V .t—m ___rv9 *__c F%_S_Bw_l___t^M£*'_l *JBI ,f. ___T^3__^^^P Cn _l^___» ffT^^Hi T/?e A/ea/ Dessert
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      195 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Premises to let Page 5. Adelphi Hotel Page 12. C. A. Ribeiro and Co Page 4 Standard Marine Insurance— Page 4 Raffies and Sea View Hotels— Page 1 Bisurated Magnesia for IndigestionPage 5. Rimless Glasses from N. lasarun Page rx. Gunners' Dinnei- at Europe Horel Page 6. Portland
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      103 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, UthT" High Water, 0.36 a.m., 8.32 p.m. P. and Hpmcward mail leaver Thursda if. \2th. High Water, H.l! a.m.. 9.1 p.m. Homeward mail leavvs by Bellerophon. Y.W.C.A. Rest Room. Collyer Quay. 1.11 p.m. Phil. Orchestra. Mem. Hall. Mi p.m. Lodge Zetland, 5.30 p.m. Friday. 13th. High Water.
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    MARIE TEMPEST AGAIN.
    318 2 There were truly aston. shing -ct nes at he close of "Good Gmc-ooe! AnivmbeUe," when Miss Marie Tempest started ko make a speech. The gallery «mfl in a quandary. it wanted to show Miss Tempest, that, after eight years' absence, she wa- welcome home. Being a conscientious
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    $*****000 FOR WIRELESS.
    52 2 lamouvcr. B. C.-Thc- »-fc .hat the Marconi Company erect Srtwtos Mat,,,, at V**mm at an -tima.ed cost „f $10,000,000, so that di nm communication may be established' -ah Europe .nd Oriental p___ Ano HNT aUtioo wiU .lso be erected a, Mom M u Ca «»<"< «ilh the
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      428 2 TO LKT OB FOR SALE. LARGE CJDOWNS, newly erected ana from 10,000 to 50,000 sq. ft. facing river. LARGE STORES from 6,000 to 24,000 s<{. ft. near wharf and shipping. Also three storied buildings fcr offices and godowns. Centrally situated All immediate entry, going cheap Apply or write to A.
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      516 2 2nd SHOW AT 9.15 P.M. i Si SHOW' AT 7.30 SHARP. THE POWER OF RIGHT Two Part Big V Comedy wiih H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES 2 TRE INVISIBLE HAND SERIAL LOVIS with Antonio Moreno, Ep. 2, S and 4. sot. 2nd SHOW AT 9.30 P.M. In Savon Parts. Starring
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      498 2 Alhambra. I IN OUR NEXT CHANGE FRIDAY, (ith APRIL, IO WfiDN] ln ISJ THE SECOND SHOW AT B pjn. TOPICAL BUDGET I British Screen News. UNIVERSAL PRESENTS Edward (Hoot) Gibson in I Riding Wild I Do you know an only son whose, mother wor'* let him do destined to be
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    SINGAPORE: NAVAL BASE.
    1470 3 DEI I ATE IN COMMONS. a -ive below the Hnnsard repo-ti of ti". deba.e in the ComUMU on the Navy ii EU tin ..tes, referring to Singapore Mr. Amery. First Lord. The- temporary reinforcement *>f the diterratM an Beei as, hcwevor, I lieve, c i iiy ihi
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    CANADA AND RUBBER.
    294 3 Singapore, March 2*i. Mr. H. R. Poussette, Director of Commercial Intelligence Service, made the folkwing statement, according t 0 the Toronto G'cbe:— "The rabber industiy may be taken next la li»10 th* value of production was $r>,K4i>,27i (Canadian) a little less than thai of the automobile industiy
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    JOKY THE MARINE
    153 3 The probable amalgamation of the Marine i Artillery and Light Infantry will mean the -ueig-tlg of the identity of the former into] j a corps the members of which wiU be i equally at home as artillery or infantry. Distinguished in the Navy by the general term
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      557 3 >*^ Claxo is paikrd in a parchment y^ bag inside a sealed, double-lidded I tin. Untouched by hand, never rv. exposed to the air. it is kept <?ntira»jf tree bom contamination. «—»i~ 7 i i \.4 Use Glaxo for cooking I i'.li Glaxo in the house you are never w
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      564 3 IIIIIIIII^~« T IIla Mr, 1 mr— m— mT^.TTiinrrTT-> r f iii: TT fS X i I ii WT 1 Jl I We re so glad you are I getting well again, Daddy% f> I I What a feeling of satisfaction it ts 1 I to a man who has been
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    464 4 Tl:e prices quoted are generally thost current ai Clyde Terrace Market. At the other i a> kits there may be small variatir ns. Singapore, April 7. MEAT. Beef steak Kati 45 Do. stew er curry do 40 Pork, lean do 66 Do lean and fat (lst quality)
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    VALUE OF POTATO FLOUR.
    289 4 White-potato flour, so patriotically hailed as ;i wheat-flour substitute during the food shortage of the war, is claimed to have value as an addition to bread, tnd in the manufacture of macaroni, sausage, etc. By utilizing much of the potato crop that il now wasted it
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    STOCKS AND SHARE.
    786 4 I FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHAKE KiKOKERS* TUESDAY, APKIL 10th. M 1 I N <:. [Figures in brackets show the capital and :^_.ue \aine of the Share in dollars unless otherwise marked. C. Cum div. S >: eqcrals ex div. Batang Padang Tin (f) 42*- 47 1
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    25 4 Art is rhythm, and its social valuo i_ _een in the introduction of order, arrangement, and control of every sign of life.— W. G. Constable.
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      773 4 REMINDER. ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, ilth sad 1- APRIL, AT 2.:*0 r.M. SALK r.V ORDEB OF TOE SUPREME COI in i tate oj Had|ee IBssaall bia K -sita, deceased. Important Two Days Auction Sale of r VALUABLE FREEHOLD LAND AND DWELLING HOUSES lsaafs. CHEONG KOON SENG ft Ce*a Saleroon., No.
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      215 4 f N^ls^aS^ WOOLWICH LONDON SE 18 ■«is!i_^_^M_f»^»^^l J -r-. *^r. ~3gg_^af^'^3tw^ _'j .■•-...'J*-, ___i'.£_i WOOLWICH WORKS WHERE V.I.R. WIRES fc CABLES ARE N j% AGENTS THE ENGLISH ELECTRIC COMPANY 1™ tNCORpORATCD IM ENGL AHO WINCHESTER HOUSE SINGAPORE f ITHE POPULAR "CAPSTAN NAVY CUT' MEDIUM STRENGTH CIGARETTES MANUFACTURED FROM SELL* [ED
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    1325 5 MR. LLOYI) GEORGE'S KEI I ECT JONS ON POLITICIANS. (From Our Own Correspondent). Edinburgh, Mar. 5. i ..ii. Lloyd George at present holds the office or Lord Rector of Edinburgh University and he has jusi delivered the I customary a. hires, to hia student ronstiuents. The subject he
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    HANGCHOW POISONING CASE.
    498 5 Cooks Confess r«» Patting Arsenic in Rice. Pi Ho Son-- and Chief! Ah I.i. the two subordinate <-ouks employed at the First Normal Schoo] of Cbekiang Hangchow, v\ ho were arrested in connection with tho poisoning tragedy which occurred at the institution on March 10th., when twenty-.'
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      496 5 i TO LET. TO LET. I, Pieuri* N<»-. ir.*. i:.o. i.m, ug Street No. tt. iS Apply personally, ATE TPUST AGENCIES LTD., j Succe?- >rs to Ching Keng Lee) very desirable and centrally i House and Grounds. Xo. l (near Brai Baaah Road) 1 .ve \tetisive grounds, f rent nce,
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      663 5 saaQMax ('OVEF-NMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will bs marteed si tic Colonial Sec retary*! OAee, ap ta noon the Mth April I:*L'.'?. for th; following smcfcsi J. Ereetioa ef tWi Quarters for the ileai Teachers at Geylnng Koad School; 2. Erection of Class Til Quarters a ■xk Katona;; ft. Ereetioa sd twenty
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      555 5 NOTICES. SINGAPORE BtECTRIC Hi AM* AVS LIMITED. j. rollewiac stores are for sah- and can ba m ar lhe Head Offices, Mackenzie Road. een t! hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. j Appro imat r\ otton Hi ,yjr 0 w qaan \*m. i; 1,101 reet. d< i port worn
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      485 5 OIMLESB Spectacles, accurate in ■•service, correct in appearance I are the logical eye glasses for busi- ft ness executives and professional men. l Our Rimless Glasses of this type, permit more work with less fatigue as the mournings hold the lensesprescribed in the scientifically correct position. In addition they are
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11. 1923. Trackless.
    774 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11. 1923. Trackless. 'this term may be applied to three manifestations of the conquest of mind over matter which are greatly I interesting people nowadays trackless machines through the air, trackless messages through the ether by signal, trackless voice from speaker .to spoken tu. We
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    386 6 A Hokien woman living at- irt-i? bee Lane, reports that her house was raided by about ten Chinese on Monday night, and some jewellery stolen. Four Sikh.- have been arrested and charged with the attempted murder of one of their countrymen, whom they are alleged to have assaulted with sticks,
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    76 6 RUBBER SMUGGLING. (From Oui* Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 10. 'Customs officials at Port Swettenham seized from a tonjrkan^, which was proceeding in a southerly direction, a hundred p'kuls of smuggled rubber. Five arrests The rubber coupons wi'l be replaced with a new issue at the end of
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    CHINESE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S CLAIM.
    94 6 ii (From Our Own Correspondent.) Peaang, Apr. io. The District Judge gave his verdict for the defendant, with costs, in the claim by the Chinese managing director of J. W. and T.. Connolly (Far Bast) Ltd., Penang, against Albert C« Davis, formerly managing director of the
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    CHINESE GIRL CHARGED.
    359 6 Annie Wong, a young Chinese Christian L-iii. pleaded guilty, before Mr. Ahearne in the Second Police Couri yesterday morning, to s charge <>f criminal breach of trust as a servant, in respect of $-3.60, belonging to Mrs. Howe, of the G. H. Sweet Shop. Mr. Nicol, Court
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    267 6 H. R. H. Prince Marubongs of Siam died at his palace in Bangkok on April 4th. The deceased prince was 60 years of age and at one time was Minister in Paris. Two men employed at a Chinese firm in Des Voeux Rd. West, Hongkong, were wounded in an attempted
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    REMARKABLE ACTION
    345 6 ALLEGED MORPHIA |>K\, A Polies Court action, w1.., ed b> Mr. Ahearne, the second train, as the most remarkabh experience, and perhaps the I ble which had fat eoutc Kp the Second Police Coun, v.a yesterday morning, when h. u dire harped two Chinese el temp vd cheating.
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    SEQUEL TO POTTERIES FIRE.
    374 6 Claim by Chinese Proprietor. Litigation arising out ef i whkh destroyed the jpottsriti u Panjang owned bj Mr. La K July 28th las. yea*, coun Mr. Justice Barrett -Lennard fa rente Court yesterday aftc-m0... writ served upon the defendaat, G j Seng, plaintiff, claimed daattf i
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      190 6 GUNNERS' DINNER The EUROPE HOTEL Any present and past memben* of the Royal Regiment wishing to attend should apply |o any of the undermentioned giving details of past or present unit. Tickets $5 each exclusive of ines. j Lt.-Col. WAKEFIELD D.5.0., R.A.. Fort Canning. Major A. A. A. PATERSON. D.5.0.,
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      79 6 FRESH IKAN MERAH Pep 50 c,s Ib. ANY QUANTITY S'pore Gold Storage COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in S.S.) KKT All, DEPOT. ORCHARD RD. JOHN DUKE OPTICIAN Fellow of the Uritish Optical Association. Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers. Freeman of the City of London. Late of Old Broad St.
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    BRITISH IMPERIAL NEWS.
    488 7 I 1 CONFERENCES. MEET IN OCTOBER. [Reuters Service] London, April 9. House of Commons, Mr. Baldwin that the Imperial Conference Economic Conferences lould opea oa Oet llth. j- wa_ anticipated that all the Dominions would be represented at the x inference and a'l except New it tin
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    CHINESE DRUG TRAFFIC.
    160 7 London, April 10. ba Jordan, in le ter to The Times sabjc ol the Chinese drug traffic, hat he eannoi indorse the statement Chinese interest in ihe suppression PSiga of 1907-17 was due to a desire to foreign importation. He was con*he movement aimed throughout at ressiee
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    LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
    309 7 I SLOW IN UPTAKE. A SLAVERY INDICTMENT. [Reuter's Service]. London, AprU 9. Sensational allegations of slave traffic ire contained in a letter to the Times from Major Henry Darley, ex-frontier agent in South West Abyssinia. He declares- that in area in South Abyssinia, 300 miles square, has
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    ITALY'S ROYAL WEDDING.
    440 7 Remo. April 9. Pr ncess Yolanda ami Count Calvi di Bargolo were nmrricd in the Quirinsl. Tha civil marriage in the throne room wa.s at- I tended by Their Majesties and other royalties, membera of the cabinet, Signor Mussolini and other ministers belonging toi the Fascista. The
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    AMERICAN NEWS.
    221 7 WAGE INCREASES. STEEL WORKERS. [Reuter's Service] i Pittsburgh, April 9. The COrnogie Steel Company has increased its common labourers wages by 11 per cent., and there are similar advances at some of the United States steel corporations. These subsidiaries are accompanied by a promise of adjustment in other
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    STRIKE NEWS.
    262 7 MR. THOMAS AND RAILWAY MEN. London, April 9. Mr. Thomas warmly rebuked the extremists while addressing a mass meeting of railwaymen in Ldudon. He stated that i j Labour's weakness was the superfluity of UniOttS and the insufficiency of unity. He 'pointed out that 28 unions were involved
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    133 7 Thf following action was taken by the Municipal Commissioners in Committee: Race Course Road. Approved exemption from payment of assessment on Vegetarian Temple, No. 59 Race Course Road, and decided to consider further the position of other vegetarian temples. Drinking Troughs. Decided that water supply be turned on
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    99 7 (By Courtesy of the Nanyo Nich'Nichi Shimbun.) Tokio, April. 9. It is announced that the Prinoe Regen will proceed to Formosa on the 12th inst. The death is announced of the widov of Mr. Yataro Iwasaki, who was the prop rietor of the Mitsubishi, and one of th«
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    NEAR EAST REFUGEES.
    559 7 AN APPEAL. It is hard to realise the intense state i of sutfering in the Near East, as a result of the state of war and the compulsory j nigiation of the population. A Recon- 3 structive Relief Scheme has formulated 1 and has the support of
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    HOTEL VAN WIJK.
    247 7 The report by the Directors to the eighteenth annual general meeting of shareholders, to be held at 29, Chartered Bank Chambers, on April 17th at noon, States: After making the usual provision for depreciation and writing oflf all debts known to be bad, there is a loss
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    43 7 There is in Tonkin a Society the membership of which is confined to Europeans who have been at least 25 years in the country. Seventeen of them dined together last month, but many more had to be excused for one reason or another.
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      228 7 imi una rawirwieii nwiwi i m- i ■■■■imiii i w aiiimmm NEW PORTABLE MODEL GRAMOPHONE The Ideal Instrument for Picnic Parties, etc. FAULTLESS REPRODUCTION ttj<& »""fl ■fl '.Vint'orc* IaWB JX BB^^^B_____P^Sl 11 fd black leather fSrj^jß Iffl'iH.i! with le; ther handle, bronze Sfcf^| t ?|fl RH in.-'.vii furnitun- and lock.
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      664 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, GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVEKTOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bill of
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      584 8 "ELLERMAN" Lflni ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. lncorportted in E: gL.ud) PASSENGER SERVICE. St.srrer OUTWA&Tf. *>«• Wtaaar-wa. HOMEWARD. ♦e.s. CITY OF POONA Marseille3 and London May 3 PASSAGE RATES. ♦A Cass Steamers lst clp.ss £87. 2nd class £60. Deck -?_2. tB Class Steamers £80. £56. £22. Cargo Steamera _*sfv FREIGHT
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      626 8 P. a BRITISH INDIA N APCAfTIINE. f (Incorporated in England.) I MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SKRVirt PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. Co (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). LONDON FAR-EASTERN SFPVTCE. FROM LONDON To MARSEILLES, Lu >N| DUE SINGAPORE. LEAVE SIN' QR NYANZA April fti DONGOLA SARDINIA Apiii 29
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      503 9 The Ocean Steum Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND Ellerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co., Ltd. .AMERICAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (Incorporated England.) JOINT SERVICE lo BOSTON AND NFW TOU__ via SUEZ OK V-A.SAaIA. FROM NEW YORK. inters. Due S'pore Route For 'AS Apr,! M Suez Philippines and
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      68 9 PASSAGE. V"" T s 8. "Lancashire' from Uangoon 26th April, connecting steamer from S ngapore Wth April, ha? vacant accommodation for eight gentlemen passengers. Faro Singapore' Marseille* $(188.86. SingaporclLondon §757 43 Fer further particulars please apply te PATERSON. SIMONS CO.. LTD., (Incorporated in England) !M 14-4 NEW UPRIGHT GRAND PIANOS
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      503 9 ADMIRAL, LINE 19 DA I'S— HONGKONG TO AMERICA. Steamer. Sails Hongkong. Arrives Seattle. PRESIDENT JACKSON Apr. 16 May 5 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Apr. 28 May 17 PRESIDENT GRANT May 10 May 29 PRESIDENT MADISON May 22 j une io PRESIDENT MCKINLEY June 3 June o 2 And every 12 days thereafter.
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      294 9 N. Y. K. LONDON UNE. Fushimi Maru April 17 Mishima Maru May 1 LIVERPOOL LINE. Lyons Maru April 12 Toyohashi Maru mid. May HAMBURG LINE. Lima Maru April 12 Mat.-umoto Maru early May Tajima Maru end May NEW YORK LINE via SUEZ. SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. Kanagawa Maru April 22 BOMBAY
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      684 9 ISTHMIAN LINE FROM AMERICA VIA SUEZ, s.s. ATLANTA CITY duo Singspore t. disch. May 28 1923 s.s. ANNISTON CITV duc Singapore to dtech. June 28 1923 TO BOSTON. NEW YORK, AND BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DIRECT. s.s. STEEL NAVIGATOR due Singapore to load Apr, 20 192:* s.s. ATLANTA CITY due Singapore
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      78 9 PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP! COMPANY. MANAGING AGENTS U. S. SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION. TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE Fare to Eurooean Ports from Hongkong £120. First Class throughout. Leave Arrive H'kong. Saa F'cisco. President Cleveland Mar. 29 Apr. 20 President Pierce Apr. 11 May 3 President Wilson Apr. 2*i May 17 AU sailings
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    SIR ERIC GEDDES ON TRADE.
    2175 10 Tho President of the F. O. B. I. addressed thc annual general meetiny. on March 13th,. and in the course of his speech he said. Comparison Between 1922 and 1913. Firrt, I would ask you to let me review the pre:- ent state of our
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    LUXOR FINDS SAFE.
    170 10 Luxor, Mar 4.— One remarkable fact concerning Lord Carnarvon's discoveries is that not a single object has yet appeared on ihe market purporting to com© from the tomb. This is a tribute to ,he painstaking work of Mr. Howard Carter. It is most unusual, as since the
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    17 10 A period of unemployment is the very time to give people opportunities for higha? ecueation.— Viscount Haldane.
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      17 10 UNDERWOOD Improved PORTABLE Model Price $110. PATTERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR.
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      363 10 JODELITE The Timber Preservative 2 S^ffi^fi___jii* 3»_H__r vtwfl -y£ HB *< _PB___^s__-Hr **$_-J_______c r .S"__r__. J 'nMB^ :_^Ss_3_Bßg-__w *sHb' f^Ss_____H_____^___________________» D____n__r_____i ll__L- BfGiAl P: Vfl HHS_SHW^ 'm^tmmmW *^"_1 H______!i''j' n'l W_______ ________K ____S-S^^ Stocked in 1, 5 10 Gallon Drun WHY PAY Prices for Hard Wood Soft Wood Treated With
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      712 10 SHIPPING NOTES. The Iwate Maru from Port Said yesterday, brought a cargo of salt. The Dutch boat Slagen from Rangoon yesterday, brought a cargo of rice. The Sarawak yacht "Zahora," with Mr. and Mrs. Boult on board, arrived from Sarawak yesterday. The M. M. steamer, Jerusalem, is due here from
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 11 April K). Bank 4 m.s. 2j 4 1-4 Bank demand 2|4 5-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|-' 19-32 New York, demand H% France, demand 750 Hongkong, demand p.c. I'rem. Yokohama, demand 112 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 80 Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.54 Bank of England Rate I p.c. Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    134 11 Apri! 10. Tin 195 Ton- $109.25 Gambier Cube No. 1 22. U0 Gambier 1.-,.00 Pepper Black 15.00 Pepper (whito fair) 23.23 Tapioca, small flake, f g 11.25 Pearl Sago small 9 00 nr opra Mix 19.90 Copra Sundried 19, 00 Opium, Benarvs unc. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 230.00 Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    44 11 Singapore, April 10th, 12 noon. Singapon Standard Palo Crepe Spot riS 1 Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Shct-t Spot 5S 5^ T>'.'; May-June 59 K si"l-; July-Sept. 60 Oct. -Dec. 61 ft 6244. London quotation shi.t ls. l"*d. Market Eaaier.
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    LYALL AXD EVATT'S REPORT.
    117 11 Singapore. Apr. 10. Tin.— l2l4 15s. |199fc, 195 tons sold. Rubber.— ls. 4%<L Rubbers.— New Brogas 60 70, Bukit Jelotongs BS 56. Bassetts $1.02 ft $I.o7*__, J cram Kuantans 42% 47 1 Kuala Sidims $2.17'_ $2.25 cum.. Mentakahs 22% 27%, Malaka Pindas $1.50 $1.55. Mining. Johans
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    RUBBER EX PORTS.
    84 11 The Controller courteously sends us the following figures of exports of rubber from Exports, S. S. (Prov. Wellesley. Dindings and Malacca) balance unexpott.otl in lst Qr. 1,682.4 tons; licensed for Second Qr, 5.100 tons; total 6.782.4 tons; passed customs in Feb. 1,779.2 tons; i n March 1,871.4.
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    23 11 and bid for the single option in tin. The call of lead for June delivery has been j sold at 20?. per lon.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    92 11 MACPHAIL'S REPORT. Singapore, Apr. 10. Rubber. London 1.. 4%d. Local 58%. Tin.— London E2l_ 15s. Local $100' (195 tons sold). Rubbers. Few -inquiries. Tins.— Taipings MH 97 1 Noft_M £1.15 $1.20, Souths |iaS $1.17**, Rawangs $1.25 11.30, Nawnf Peta $i.:;o s?i.:is, Padang Plandokl 42 V_ 47' Unguis
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    466 11 London, .Mar. 7. Marke Ls. The r^e ii\ copper and. tiu omu-ht OO flood of profit-taking or lers, BO doubt induced through the further aggressive action on the part of ihe French in the Ruhr, fai the .strength of :ho American position is such that atill higher
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1777 12 The four defeats sustain**! by thej Malayan footballers in Java during their recent tour, serv.o to indicate the uselessness of sending an unrepresentative side, who have not had the opportunity of playing together and gaining any sort of combination, against teams who have shewn themselves upon several previous
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    94 12 The wedding of the Hon. Major CW. C. Parr, 0.8.E., British Resident of Perak, and Mis.s Stafford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.U. Stafford, Taiping, is to take p'act quietly in Penang on April 19. It was hoped hat the lighting- of Ipoh by electricity would coincide wih the. arrival
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      FOOTBALL.
      583 12 S.C.C. DEFEAT KG. A. The S.C.C. defeated the R.G.A. on the Padang yesterday evening by two goals Lc cne. The game was not remarkable lor any brilliant displays on either side, und, as a matter of fact, play generally was below the usual standard of Singapore first league teams.
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      S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS.
      13 12 TO-DAY'S TIES. Championship Pairs. Potts and Wodehouse vs. Kleinman and
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    43 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship. Chill beat Smith 21—7. TO-DAY'S TIES. Double Handicap. Goldie and Chill vs. Jamieson and Brown (to finish). Geddes and Cantrell vs. Wardle and Toscenie. THURSDAY'S TIES. Jamieson vs. Gold'e. Double Handicap. Smith and Bowerman vs. Hammond and McKean.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    224 12 The President's Prize for 1922 was won by Mr. J. V. Riera. The details of the play are as follows: lst round:— Bath beat Harrison 5 and 4; Teakey bei.t Ford 19 h hole; Bower beat Kundell 1 up; Riera beat Turner 4 and 3. Semi-final. Bath
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    510 12 A meeting of tne Society was held at tho Rafiles Museum on Monday afternoon. The President (Major J. C. Moulton) was in the Chair. Mr. R. E. Hoktum, assistant Director of the Botanic Gardens, read a paper on "Malaysian Ferns." Mr. Holttum illustrated his remarks by
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    121 12 Programme of Drills etc., up to and for Sunday. i:>th April. 1923. Wednesday, llth.— :>.lo p.m.. Drill Hall, S.R.E. (v) Field Section 5.1 p.m. Raebum House. Platoon B. Coy. 5.10 p.m. Di ill Hail. Malay Company. Thursday. 12th.-:».10 p.m., Drill Hall, S.RJS. (V) Signals. 6 and
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    53 12 An ambitious project it is understood is to be commenced in Hongkong. It is the founding in the Colony of a motion picture eompalny fov the production xtf Chinese pays and dramas. Thc erection of a vast studio foi this purpose will be commenced as soon as thc necessary permit
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