The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 June 1923

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1923. No. 10,908
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    224 1 A question was asked in the House of Commons on Mtwuluv relating to the existence of the Muitsai system in Malaya l*age 7. Fresh devc lopntents in the reparations controversy aTe expected as a result of the meeting of M. Poincare and M. Theunis at Brussels Page
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    IMPERIAL CITIZENSHIP.
    978 1 Lord Peel has spoken lately, at Cheltenham, of Imperial citizenship. Whether ho regards it as already existent, Of as an ideal towards which tho Empire is moving, is not plain from condensed reports of his speech, but it is notorious that its t«xistence is assumed by the aggrieved
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      279 1 L RAFFLES HOTEL. WSBKLT PROCIiAMME Teiepi. li (10 Lines). MONDAY— Tea Daii^ani Tni <:,!r.H>m in the East. TUESDAY.— Dinner Dance. riIlR( (1 fining Dining Room S™ AY 7° rCh tWI ncert ,mlol2nm THLRSDAY.-Givest Night-Dinner open a.m. to \L p.m. and o ance> FRIDAY.— Tea Dansant. WEDNESDAY SATURDAY.— Gueet Night. Dinner
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      199 1 VIRGINIA CIGARETTES _-.»i"H-g_ Are made by hand one at a time, M^^^ of PUREST VIRGINIA LEAF, H P selected by our own experts on the ky^T^^^^^^^^^^^^ actual Tobacco Fields. 555 are k G *£^£?3£. freed by hand of dust, sand, and fe^ gSgggaS I stalk, and are therefore harmless *$fT*J
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      171 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Lazarus for a,pt?ctaelcb Page Riboiro's for Nanr.- Plates Page 5. Giltey's Gin from Guthrie's Page 6. Raffles Hotel announcements Pacre 1. New Books from G. H Kiat Pagt 5. Kryptok Lenses from M. Ezekiel Pa^e 2. Chamber of Commerce Notice Page 2. Notice re Government Tenders Page 5.
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      131 1 THE WEEK. Hiph wat«r. 2.48 a.m., 4.26 p.m. Blue Funnel outward mail due. P. and O. supplementary mail leaves. League It S. C.C. vs. St. J. O. 8., S. C. C. Polo, 4.45 p.m. T/iurStfnj/, Ith. Hiph water, 4.2 a.m., 5.31 p.m. Johoro Planters, annual meeting, Johore Bahru, 10 a.m.
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    THE DOOMED.
    669 2 'An Ambassador's Memoirs." By Mauri. e ..leoloirue. Transl»U«l by F. A. floh. M. Paltologuc WM 'lie last Freiuh \mba.ssaiior to T. j ar Ist Russia, and in this volume, which dtStt l>es chff course of the war down to the middle of IUIS, he makci the b^gnnings of
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    55 2 IThj d-«th occurred in the Bfengkok Home on Mpy 21st «f Mr. Humphr«y Fcrn.an, cne of the* masters of KmgV, Co lege, followingr an operation for append e.tiH. Mr. Forman, who arrived in "anskok at tho end of 1919, was only rj*W rf f, ge and his d^ath is regretted
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      356 2 TO LBT OK FOR SALE. LARGE i. > 'OWNS, newly erected trr* a, iroiu 10,000 i-j 5 n ,0C0 sq ft. feeing river LARGE STORES from 6.000 t*> i 24,0m: sq. ft. near wharf and shipping. J Also Utrot itoritd bandings for offices and godowns. Centrally situated All hMMdlstt entry,
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      529 2 rII Iff f IB BH B 5 E^ C^ THEATRE Ist show at 7.30 sharp. g TO-NIGHT'S lILAZING SECRET SERIAL S Migfcty Spcrtaclc of Happiness EpisodM 1, 2, and 3in 3even Reels 5 \t 945 p.m. Z MAETERLICK'S 2nd show at 9.30 D I f T L 1 D I
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      635 2 Alhambra. Our Next Change Tuesday, sth June to Bui*. late, IN THE SECOND SHOW AT 9 I'M g HARI TOPICAL BUDCxET fwm British Screen News TED (KID) LEWIS v. ROLAND lODD For the Middle Weight Championship of Euroix Preferred Pictures Present Hou^ Peter, and I Rich Mens Wives In 7
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    OUR JAPAN LETTER.
    1473 3 MOSCOW OYBRTITRBB. i Our Own < 'orr'jspuu. tat.) Tokyo, May 10. Th( main frformmcit on the stajr f Japanese politics still continues to be Bfcted with thv unofficial overtures being ':tu;i made, o •to th( hthei by Via- ontUoco, till recently Mayor of tn* capital city «f
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    RANGOON MURDER.
    317 3 Among the mere recent sensational cases [which have taken place in Rangoon this y ar is that which has come to be familarly known as the Royal I^akt's murder, in which a Barman Diamond Broker met with hi.< death under most tragic circumstancl s. Tha hearing of the
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      514 3 > I "Baby has had r i Glaxo {or a year or She ia ~J\ I full c! life and hat never been > .T' thr «.!ipKt<«i tronMr. Your ti\ -4 [_food_hM_b-j:!t h*r_,pl«ndidly." W y u I Does your Baby laugh t P like this? I Baby laughs because he
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      263 3 ST PAULI I GIRL BRAND LAGER BEER I W mSt 1 T I n The Original "Girl Brand" u G OF 50 YEARS REPUTATION. R I A can Eastern Trade Corporation Ltd. smoATORiT 0 I SHANKS 1 SANITARY I w J I B I t l~ W %1; fi EVERYTHING
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    SCOTTISH SPORT.
    878 4 SCOTLAND AGAIN DEFEATS ENGLAND AT GOLF. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Edinburgh. May Am th« result ol the International Golf contest between Lugiand and Scotland, tht Walker Cup ihe British one* will be safely deposited in the Royal .and AncMDt Clubhouse at St. Andrtws. VVliy Scotland should do .so
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      609 4 m^mm A New Era. in Marketing Office Equipment Commences mil mi In continuance of a policy commenced with the New Year, we have pleasure in announcing that from to-day, all our Main Lines ot Office Equipment will be sold at London Factorv prices, xf O THE FOLLOWING PRICES WILL INTEREST
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      264 4 1 SOUTHERN RHODESIA Southern Rhodesia possesses one of the finest climates in the world with long hours of sunshine, breezy temperate days and cool nights. For those looking for a country in which to retire and make their homes, Rhodesia off many advantages unequalled elsewhere. The business. I sporting, educational
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    GEMS OF CHINESE LITERATURE.
    997 5 mer, autumn, and winter. And while she is thus lyngr asloep in Eternity, for me to go about weeping and wailung v/o»ild be to proclaim myseil ieiiorant of these natural laws. Therefore I refrain." For our next extract we leap seven centurea and come to Lu
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      421 5 TO LET. n Raffles Quay facing the v f t» Harbour and r total area about 6,000 oss than half the usual) Immediate Entry. I Arp !v I»OWFLL CO.. LTD. .i 17 Kaffles Place. u.c v. F No- Mi The Crc- til Iks end of Aug. I ban Sf FIU
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      816 5 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. v.i be received at the Colonial btcretiio s Oilkv, op to noon of the llth ,«Jum, i<)v;;, f or j. o u owing wor k C) bivction of two Houses at Sepov Lines for European AlUndants and Alterations a. Addii-.ons to o>tin ff House in Hospital I<
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      262 5 NOTICES. D olla r Directory 1923-4 Issue. A popular publication at a popular ;>rice. Used in every office, home and institution. $2 Post Free. Dollar Directory Company. Dunlop House, ROBINSON ROAD. LADIES VELOUR AND BLANKET CLOTH COATS at $10 and $15 each. Val: Laces afc v> oitderfully low prices. English
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      311 5 DIMLESS Spectacles, accurate in service, correct in appearance are the logical eye glasses for business executives and professional men. Our Rimless Glasses of this type, permit more work with iess fatigrue the moun ings hold the len e?prescribed in the scientifically correct position. In addition they are comfortable to wear
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    BIRTH.
    38 6 KORBKS. At the Bangkok Nursing Home, I on 29th May. to Mr. and Mr*. R. Forbe*, a »on. DEATH. CORDEULO. At Bernatoa on the sth Junr 1923, Robert K. Cordeiro Aged 26 years. By I wire. 1
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6,1923 More German Chaffering.
    649 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6,1923 More German Chaffering. It straws show which way the wind blows, we have an indicator that iht German Government is about to drop the cackle and come to the I horses. The Reichstag Committee which has the task of looking after the adornment of
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    512 6 People interested in a certain event, the remit of which is expected to cone through to-night, after dinner, will regret to hear that our telephone is ahnoet certain to u> < ut of action aftffl nine o'clock. The ras«' of criminal action taken aj*ain*t j Tan Kim Keat of No.
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    CATHEDRAL NOTES.
    476 6 The Cathedral Monthly paper has these notes: The Rev. J. R. Lee M.A., who is JVofessor of History on the staff of the Hongkong University, is ■pending two months of his furlough in his old diocese, where he will supply much needed service* in neglected ■nd cutlying parts
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    387 6 1 Tlif <leath is announced of Mr. H. W. Sparked, Ccnsei*vativo Member for the Tivei-tmi Division of Devon. Major-General Pipon, Major of the Tower of London, and Commanding the BeefeMtfßt hM resigned owing- to ill-health. Professor H. A. Lorentz has ajfie.-d t^ take Professor Einstt in*s place on the League*
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    LOCAL
    24 6 I o A i n tlu ,u>:,., her rr blj muti i -ay to hos, idmissioa. \inpi..> .i It [fl muder*. wen paid
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    BIRTHDAY HONOURS.
    20 6 I* li)!:, > Die conferl rungku >:.• Kedan 1 'iic Re Mr. EUlpI I'.. ißd tlu I given, half 1
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    CHARGE AGAINST POSTMAN.
    12 6 (Fi 0 A C th. A.,,.« li f al
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    91 6 The follow N c< nunitte< mi 1 1 y_ l m?B6ione Gwernoi that tht sp,-. restricted bj (ill N<M niu* 19 per ho tons, unla-i (c) Exec p» i hour. •lid that r. ihoald be jiven <•■'••— fon th( months 1 tint* th» BM of gv M Stopping
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    ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL BUILDING FUND.
    224 6 ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL BUILDING FUND. Pi I iourij m irledg Per Mr. Tod ChAnonymous Per Mrs.' LtK* Cboon Gua:;. MBE Mr. Said Omar A Logoff Per I\leS3rs. Kvatt and (X Hor. Treasurers Sin£api>rv Pr.> f!u v Mr. G. C Clark, Mr. Justice. Sproui. (Si but ion) Mr. G. For^Wr K-V-.
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    21 6 The Chines driw of d n^ arrested and *W<* w v nit. along Kallang Roa'l bu^, r knocking down a .Ta*«"«
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      167 6 I COATES'I '^t% Plymouth Ml CtITI |^^T Tiie Navy's Choice. GMDBEGK, MAGGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Shanghai). I Office, 45 Robinson Road. Telephone 228. I Announcement Extra-Ordinary. Our Modern Factory, World-Wide Organization, and True Service, Render Possible the Policy RONEO LTD., 11, Colly er Quay. (Incorporated in England.) AN IDEAL
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      60 6 Finest Selected DEVONSHIRE sl\<;ai»ore Cold Storage CO.. LTD. (Inc. S.S.) n^CHARD ROAD. JOFLN DUKE I OPTICIAN Ftllou of the British Optical Association. Frt-naan of (he Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers. Freeman of the City of London. Late of Old Itroad St. London. Late Senior Optician liritish Army. lAldt-rshot. England. 5
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    MUITSAI IN MALAYA.
    324 7 ffffUm PROCEEDING. t IINU we cJel slaves? Oatfiea London, June 5. Commons, replying to Bentinck as regardt taai system in the Stiaita, Mr. Ormsby Ciovi snor had not yet The Governor i« th tat Government of pt thnt ar*e duubtlaai profit m i.VL'SANNE. London, Juue 4. IBM
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    36 7 I l^m H.-i.ncss tkt Prince »>, MinisUr of His MaI: S2i dW at Had Pli The Prince IKBO. was edu- >d in the British Coifed an< j then 1 wont Home on ?^n holding the G^tml Staff.
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    SPORTING CABLE NEWS.
    153 7 AND OTHER MATTERS. DERBY RUNNERS. [Reuter's Service.] 2-ondon, June 4. I Alterations in the Derby probable runners ant Saltash, Frank Bollock; Bold and s Bad, J. Brennan; Top Boot. F. Fox; add Scaliger, M jockey; Cmova, no ju- key; Hurry Off, T. Burns. The betting is 11
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    BAVARIA DISTURBED.
    552 7 Munich, Jun* 4. A remarkable high treason trial has begun. Professor George Fuchs, a journalist and art critic, and others being charged with plotting forcibly to separate Bavaria from tho Reich, to overthrow the Bavarian constitution, and seek a rapprochement between France and Czecho-Slovakia. Oat of the accused,
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    24 7 On the last sailing of the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Russia from Vancouver a consignment of Canadian edible frogs for Japan was carried.
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    1852 7 CENTENARY DINNER. Ka flits Hotel Dance Hall was a scene of greet splendour last night, when the centenary dinner, organised by the members of the Old Boys Association of Raffles Instut ion, was I-,: id. Mr. Sontr Ong- Siang and Lhe quests of honour were H. K Sir
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      112 7 Household Hardware. ALL HOUSEHO] ATALOGUE ON NECESSITIES. I^^liHf I APPLICATION. PATTY PLATES \M :M i\ BOXES OF 12 PLAIN SHELL y'" !>KICE 40 rts. PATTERN. ASSORTED SIZES FAST AND LOOSE AND SHAPES. 9 Holes 30 cts. BOTTOMS, VARIOUS PRICE $1.75. SIZES, From 20 cts. l jla 01 LrsKii. NUT CRACKERS.
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      632 8 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Service to lOMDOM AMSTERDAM, ROTrERDAM. ANTWERP, HAMBURG- AND BREMEN, GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVEIJ OOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Bill of Lading for all Overland PoinU HOMEWARDS. du« Singapore. UTOMEDON London, Rotterdam H^mburp and Bremen In port
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      572 8 "ELLERMAN" LINEL 3LLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP C*., Lt4. x Incorporated in England) PASSENGER SERVICE Smarter OUTWAHtD. *>»• «»»j»r^^. ts.s. CITY OF KARACHI China—Japan Oct. 5 ♦s.s. CITY OFT>ARIS China— Japan Nov. 16 *s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY Clina— Japan Dec. 27 HOMEWiiRb. t«.». CITY OF MANCHESTER Marseilles— London July 29 is.: CITY
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      570 8 P. O. BRITISH INDIA and APCAR i.,v Ks (Incorporated in England) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SBKVir. PENINSULAR ORIENTAL STEAM NAV« ITU LONDON FAR BAST MAIL SBRVICI >N M (Under Contract with His Majesty's Govern:, OUTWARDS from LONDON. Hompu v, For China and Japan. km toJSSfS*** Tonnage. EUngmpoV*. U*v^ MALWA 11,000 June
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      472 9 Tjceiiit Steam Ship Company, limited. if 1 rh'na Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. Tnw 1 l and ci.rman Bucknail Steam Ship Co., Ltd. EUerm* vMEUICAN manchcrjlan line.) (Incorporated i» England.) v iu BOSTON AND NEW TOM via SUEZ <»R PANAMA. ivr E FROM NEW YORK. Dae S'pora Route For stf.my
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      516 9 ADMIRAL LINE (Incorporated in U.S.A.) FAST PASSE.NGEK SERVICE ltf DAYS— HONGKONG TO AMERICA bteamer. Saiia Hongkong. ArriTes Seattle. PRESIDENT JACKSON June 15 July 4 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Junt 27 July 16 PRESIDENT GRANT July 9 July 28 PRESIDENT MADISON Jwjf 21 Aug. 0 PRESIDENT MCKINLEY Amr. I Aucr. 21 And <s
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      297 9 N. Y. K. LONDON LINE. Haruna Mam June 12 Kamo Maru Jiw 26 LIVERPOOL LINE. Tatsu-no Maru J une 26 Tottori Mhti July 13 HAMBURG LINE. Dakar Maru June 20 Tsuruga Maru mid July NEW YORK LINE Tia SUEZ, SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. Kawachi Maru end June Kamakura Maru Aug. 5
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      747 9 ISTHMIAN LINE Arriving from America via Panama and Loading for BOSTON. NEW YORK, AND tj i BALTIMORE VIA SUEZ DI3ECT. ANNISTON CITY dm Singapore June 28 PAIRPIELD CITY < ue Singapore July 28 STEEL TRAVELER due Singapore Aug. 28 Taking cargo on thtougl. Bills of Lading to all inland Points.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    242 10 THE "OKARA.^ London, May 28. The ill-fated Okara was again the subject < f questions, one of which asked whether ship and cargo were insured and if so for what sum. Viscount W* Imer replied that he had no information regarding the cargo, and the owners had Informed
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    ANTI-TEETOTAL VICAR.
    226 10 "1 avoid teetotalers i;i << ath" said th< Rev. Harry Hayward, Wear of Brandon, at :i dinner of the Durham lie n<M victuallers. Th.- apriausc wa* terrific The pft.sident, seated at hs eSbow, beamed The Wear, heedless of the whirlwind that would follow when his Words reach.d the
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    50 10 V) common with few leading provincial journals. The Times and the Daily Telegraph have arranged' shortly to increase ti'tii pike to 2«1. Both explain that the >,reBUlt Charge of l^d. was never eeononiic.ilv justifiable. The present price of the Morning Tost, for example, and the Manoiu>ster Guardian, is two pence.
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      164 10 P UNDERWOOD j Improved PORTABLE Model j THE MACHINE YOU WILL EVENTUALLY BUY. j! Sole Agents: PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE, PENANG. KUALA LUMPUR. mmmm-m^mmmmm*»mmmmmmmmmm-mmm~mmmmm~mmmm m mmmmmmmm» vi m,mj K mj L mmm--m-m-m-mm~mm-mm~m-mmmmm-mmmmmmJSi Quality and Experience Bring Your Electrical Industrial Problems To "nm'mrs" OUR LATEST ORDER FROM
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      51 10 S.S. "HYMETTUS" (Tonnage 1.01)6). Fxpccied to sail about June 11th for ondernoted ports has excellent passenger a«<;ommodation: Melbourne Ist Class $330 2nd Class $225 S > dn <* $350 $230 For further particulars apply:— BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the F.M.S.) Agents, B. I. S. N. Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In
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      329 10 j Genascoi^ofh,;' COMPLETE WITH PATENT KANT-LEM nt. I AND NAILS FOR FlXtNfi* *l 1 tlie result of 1 experience D hfll) a I /n t:;c A SC r"" I manufacture fi» .--y-^^^ ''^oof t7n(f of Heady eerts ■i Roofing. (rt(> '/i? tropical heat vnd.b*^ 4 and rain and No 6^"
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      492 10 MAIL" TABLE. TO-DAY. i Bangkok Saddhadib if m m Moe«ra-Saba and Djambi Singkep y a.m PontUnak Ban Po Soon 1) am ul& S(H!ri BL-nuit «J am S aco k H^ng: Cheang 9 a.m. u Hong Soon ja m I Keriraon Soon Ub 9 a.m Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan t*ki«tg mails
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      516 10 Temp 84, 85, 83. Wet Bulb Ther 79, 82, 80Di-. of Wind SW, S., W.W. Max. Temp. in shade 74, Max. in Sun 151, Tor. rad. Ther 74, Rain fall in 24 hours Nil. PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Edavana: Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Naylor, Mr. Nieuwenbuis, Mr. and Mrs. J.
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    EXCHANGE.
    78 11 Hank 4 m.s. 5-32 Bank demand 2| I i-lfi Private erediti .'< bus. I 13-32 New Vork. demand 53% Credits M dayi 56% Franco demand 755 India, T. T. 173H Hongkong, demand 1 }..c. Dis. Yokohama, demaiid 109 V^ Java, domand 140^. Bangkok, demand 80 Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.64
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    PRODUCE
    141 11 Tiu 7C> uns $yyV« Gambior Cube No. 1 24.00 Gambier 11.75 Pepper Black I^.oo Pepper (white fair) J2.00 Tapioca, small flake f.^. 10.00 Pearl Cago small 7.00 Copra 10.20 Copra SondrM l r -»i0 Opium, Benares unc. 4,000 Rice, Rpngoon wh>te 230.00 Rice, Sipn No. 1 for e*poit 285.00
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    35 11 Singapore, June sth, noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 53 53U; June 53*4 53%; July-Sept. 55V_. 56; Oct.-Dec. 57 57 M:, Lont jor: quotation sheet Is. 2%d Market Firm.
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    FRASEK'S SHARE LIST.
    97 11 Yesterday's Alterations. Murai Tin 400 4.15 Rtr.onj? Tin 21s. 225. Altai Malay (1,000,000—2) 2.15 2.30 Ayer Molek (£5) 1.25 1.35 Brogi New 56 60 liidrajriri ($5) 4.1*0 5.25 Kedah (500.000—1) 220 2.40 K>mpas ($2) 4.65 5.00 Mi.laka Pindas (1.000,000—1) 150 160 Malakoff (1,000,000—) 3.00 3.15 New Serendah
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    WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW AND CO.
    125 11 The report of the directors of Whitesway, Laidlaw and Co., Ltd. for the year ended February 28, 1923 ahowa that the firm mad»? a profit of £106,271 12s. Od. After providing for the payment of the preference dividends to .December 31. 1922, and an interim dividend
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    RUBBER—STATE OF CONVALESCENCE.
    131 11 RUBBER— STATE OF CONVALESCENCE. Mr. P. J. Burgess, thv new Chairman of the Rubber Growers' Association speaking at the annual general meeting of the Malaysia Rubber Company, said that "at the present time plantation rubber is in a convalescent condition, and we shall not be well until we can not
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    103 11 MACPHAIL'S REPORT. Singapore, I«a* .">. Rubber.— London Is. %%d. Tin.— London £197 5 S Local t 7.". tons sold). Share Market. Dull. Rahbefa. Some enquiries, tittle busineM passing. Tin*.- Rawanga 1.20 1.25, Ura Pkhs 1.56 I.CO, Xawiiß Pets 1.2(> i.'j:>, Taipingi B6 00, Norths IJtm 1.27 1
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    147 11 Singapore, June 5. Tin. i.197 Bs. Unchanged. Rubber.— ls. 2 7 *d.--up *Ad. Rubbers. Steady with feu change in quotations to record. Ayer Moleks buyoi> 1.80, sellers 1.35, Imiraßiris 4.90 5.10, Kedah>, Kuala S^dina tnd Amalgamated Malays have buyers at 2 25, h Idem I clined
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    JACKS' METAL REPORT.
    435 11 London, May 10. Markets. The unwise interference 01* the part of the American Government with their Grain and Product- Exchanges further enhances our prestige as tlK> central market >f the universe. Markets have ben quiet :his last week, and prices o1 all metals a> lower. Copper. The
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      349 11 "nRsW eastern life assurance amanamT mm I (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) I BEAD OFFICE >-WincheBter House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 32 Old Jewry, E.C. I The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life PLANS OF ASSURANCE C m K AGENTO WANTED mF
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      905 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. ESTABLISHED 1880. Capital Subscribed Y. 100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y 69,000,000 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Eiq. DIRECTORS. N. Soma Esq. K Smoki, Esq. Y. Yamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagiri Esq. tf. I k r arash E Baron K Iwasaki.
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      40 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720.) FIKE MOTOR CAR MARINS Fidelity Guarantee Administration Bonds Singapore Representative*— Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. WEARE Co., Ltd Branch Office f4, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1520 12 It might almost be claimed that the )v me of tht K. O. R. Cup, the handsome trophy which the Singapore Polo Club won on Saturday against the Ukaader Club, is in the S uthern Settlement fv.r only «>nce in its lifetime*, which commenced with the century, haa
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    PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS.
    234 12 Kuh lien's i\« > SCCtS to b an laimst demonstration <»f the promise picture bu;K dcfft Have made of bipjrer aii<i better productions. It will be shown at the Alhambra to-night. Tho-* responsible for it have taken foar basic elements of koo,i enter:l. nment a food story, which
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    112 12 A Novena, in preparation Tor the feaM of St. Anthony of Padua, will begin in the Church ».f st. Joseph at 5.;i0 p.m on Friday, the Bth. instant. Oir week days the Xovena will be held at 5.30 p.m. and on Sundays at 5 p.m. The feast will be deletafeii
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      LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
      117 12 Two Second League fixtures were played otf yesterday tfternoon in spite of the bad w.i other. On the S.C.F.A. ground, the Y.M.C.A. met the R.E. team, and iitfter maintaining- tm early lead throughout th» first half, the Y.M.C.A. allowed the R.E. forwards to break through and scoie the
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      S.C.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      84 12 Monday's IMay. A. DmiMh Handicap: Seah Eng Kiang [and Chonc Thutt PHt, owe i> boat Tan JHonK Ghee UMI Kiong Chin Eng owe 6, j;)_7, r»— 4.. Tan Chong Gavk and Tay Liati Teck owe 12 beat Ons? Siow Sian and Ong SKow Hifln owe 3, 7
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      53 12 The Ladies Spoon for JwM was won by Mrs. D. 1. Wan) with a net score of 88. Tht following card! were returned:— M Ci. K. Marshall 55 1"' Mr*. M. C. Jones 55 12 41 M»s. P. S. Hunter ~>4 10 44 Mr*. E. A. Elder
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      143 12 This 'Association'^ Monthly Shoot foi Juiu to<»k place on Sunday, ."{■<). th-. rangei Kng 900 and 600 yards. There was i yoi attendance <»f members and the scorng shewed a marked improvement on thai o.' t)n preriooi shoot. Weather conditions were pood, atthougl the variable H|phl appeared to confaat
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      HONGKONG'S GOOD SHOOTING.
      135 12 The Hongkong shoot in the Inter-poii I rifle match took placo on May 26 at th< Ta;koo ranpe. Out of possible aggrepratt of 1.0.'0 points Hontfkonjr secwsd 950, whic) N tile highest inter-port score thct Honp konp ha< m. de for many ymtan pa*t. Th«' following: ere
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      POLO.
      75 12 <.m»d Display Ky Irirtiun Tiuer*. Following their defeat by Eaton m Ranelagh on, Saturday by ten tc four, the Indian Tigen fSTC a much improved display yesterday, when they wen beaten at Hurlinghana by a team composed of the Duke -of Peneranda, Sir Charlet Lowther, W. S. Biukmaster and
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      THE MANCHESTER CUP.
      42 12 London, May 25. The Manchester Cup has resulted as follows Bhnrdhaonach 1, Silurian >, Benuregarc 1 The starting price betting was. r>;* fcc 1 against the jjrinner, 11 to 2 ■gainal tlu Becond ami 100 to s against the third.
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      OFFICIALS OF BURY F.C. SUSPENDED.
      77 12 OFFICIALS OF BURY F.C. SUSPENDED. London, May 20. The Football Association Committee oi inquiry has upheld the allocations regarding the squaring of the Bury vs. Coventry match in 1920, when Convontry were threatened with relegation. They found that an arrangement was made allowing Coventry to win and have permanently l
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    BOY SCOUTS.
    653 12 THE JUNE GAZETTE. Messrs, YV. T. Cherry and Goh Keng i Main retained from leave and reported for duty on April 19th. A Troop is to be started shortly in connection with the Anglo-Chinese Free School. This Troop will be in charge of Mr. G. S. Koch. King's
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    LORD LEVERHULME'S LUCK.
    186 12 Viscount Leverhulme, speaking ;>t Port Sunlight, Attributed hit bussneu ■bcoen to strikes of lack.. He told ;i gathering of grorcri from London and the Midlands that he first thought of becoming a soapmaktr in 1884 when on a holiday in Scotland. On his return ho registered the
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    26 12 A few nights ago, No. 20 Oxl*y Road *as broken into, and some clothing and >thei* property stolen. The Police have >een informed of the matter.
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      228 12 n ivi v y^|^| K eco rds GEAMOPHCKES HAVE PROVED THEIR SUPERIORITY RECO(iN ISED TH ESTAN I) A R I o I u LET US DEMONSTRATE ii,k S. MOUTRIE CO im (INCORPORATED V HONGKONG SIN(. IPOKE DEWAR S^ Whisky "THE SPIRIT OF PERFECTION." The Policy of Sir John Dewar 1
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