The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 July 1923

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S.. FRIDAY. JULY 13, 1923 No. 10,910
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  • 223 1 The new-. 1 thit the Colony has determined at least the Council and (Governor have^ to make a free gift to the Emp're of Ike land needed for the naval b-ise and ac odrome, was ree'eived nith cheers m the Commons and with dignified approval n the
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  • 1215 1 Twenty-three centuries ago Gauta-na was cruising over the waste of waters which now are the Delta rice-lands, when he landed on a small island which is the crest of the hill that lies North-East of the Shwe Hmaw Daw pagoda; and a couple of Braminy duck, at the sight
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 209 1 1 o RAFFLES HOTEL. weekly programme ,^hone292o. (10 Lines). TvZ^^Z^Z... I n,st Ballroom m the Ea.t. V>KUKF^ DA^~^ x chestril] II K<»om open till 12 p.ro j HIRSDAY. Guest Night Dinner Dance. FRIDAY—Tea Dansant. FRIDAY Night. D »"nor and Dance FP/I n^llQ^nt RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. ICd Udllbdlll EDGAR HULLAND, gafc II
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    • 149 1 Reinforced Built-up m a series of waterproof layers, cemented together with FLOATINE (chemically pure), cannot leak. Additional safety is assured by the employment of trained workmen, supervised by a European Expert. Contracts arc undertaken with this material anywhere m the Straits Settlements and Malay Specifications and full particuGordon and Company,
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    • 135 1 I A TEST ADVERTISEMENTS. English Sune wanted^Pafe 5 R. Arbent, archeteet»P_«e 2 Tho Fcrformar.,e'_l>a^%-; Ruction by Powell and Co— Paev i N. Uam for Spwt ;cles— p aKt '5 New Picturea at the Gfciety— Pm*i 2 Ooody^rryres— Orient and Co— P^e Adelphi Hotel Sunday Com-vn-pZI l» p^Jbo, Lorries fm« Harriaori
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    • 92 1 THE WEEK. Etigii Water, 10.4.1 a.m., o..v_> Pm I n-igup I; Midi!!, sex v<.' S. C. V. A High Water,' 11.17 a.m.. 10.L>!» p.m. Ojtward mail by Yaafftase due High Wain r. 11.50 .jit., 11.7 pjn B. I. outward rnnil due Bw. Clufc: lOOyds. Jaekaoa-Millar Cup Rac« Voter Poio: Club
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  • 194 2 Bincapere, Jnlj 12. i.i\i m a very idle out iteady I iin London ii ag;s \«v; -teady and rices are that I the, expect lower price-. Xtw Yo'k i~ extremely idle and very little reported doing nof 1 BScial fipui «it" l m >. nt», from
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  • 159 2 S fnoi Mus>,>hni tarn.>* out u» hwe place a'.onosMie Disraeli and M. CU'iiu-nceau one of these Prime Ministers who are also (confessed) producers of fiction. A* novel which he wrote thirteen yean age is ahout to he adapted for the fi!i "The Story I shall have to unfoM trentually wII
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    • 327 2 TO LitT OR FOR SAI R. J.ARfJJK (/M^O'VNS, r^vi? erected froiu IC,OOO b* on, »OC sq. ft, LAU«E STORKS fr6m 6,000 to 000 sq ft. near wmart and ehippA '-O hree *U>nt'l iaii<^. flg» fof ofDeSi r.nd >c<'do\9i.«. Centrally aituateii A'! .U'.n-.v'^P' jru'-TU< cc S| Apply ci write to A.
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    • 459 2 STAR ATTRACTION. THE PRICE WOMAN PAYS In (5 Putts. Beitriz Micheleni Featuring. MR. NOBfloT SERIAL Episodes 15, 16, IT and 18. LARRY SEMON In "THK A(iENT." LATEST PATHE GAZETTE. I'n/vtvsal Western and Century Comedy. Telephone Nos. 1477 and 1390. A BIG SPECIAL ATTRACTION At the EMPIRE CINEMA, To-Night at 10
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    • 53 2 SURINA Ist Show at 7.30 Sharp. Episodes 1, 5, 6 and 7. L.on Man Serial. 2nd Show at 9.10 p.m. A PAIR OF KINGS Latest Larry Somon Comedy. INTERNATIONAL NEWS No. 11. KINDLED COURAGE Hoot Gibson Special Attraction m 5 Parts. Next Matinee on Saturday at 3 p.m. Telephone Nos.
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    • 363 2 Sk T "1 1 Alhambra OUR NEXT CHANGE WEDNESDAY. I lth, to MONDAY. |ft| j c In the Second Show at 9 p.m. Sharp. FIRST FLIVVER 1 Reel Tom Sarge Caitoon. PLAYGOERS PICTURES PRESENT IfARGURITE MARBH \\t, ALBERTSON IN L "FACE TO FACE" In 5 Reels. In a quest m
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  • 837 3 [NFAM MOi TALi. AM) ITS »l SES. Mo I the (iis s whii at a latel perio«. ufe ilriv< people in«.o .^)itais aro preventable conditions. Preventive 'M <v must bep;in early, and the first i' -it th^ mother may DC able to fowl he; child as Xatuie intended. Ti
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  • 107 3 The Coalition which has restored Italy is breaking; up. Signor Mussolini must henceforth pive room to his critics. A general election will not help him, for Italy I reeds locally the multiplicity of so-called parties which brought the old Parliamentary system to r. natural ruin. Even Fascismo cannot yet overcome
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 526 3 The new Goodyear Cord Tyre The blocks which line the tread with the bevelled All- Weather on either side are bevelled at the Tread is of the same hi^h quality outer edffe, relieving the carcass that has made more people ride from the strain of vibration, on Coodyear Tyres than
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    • 537 3 I fi "v Milk Food No. 1. Solves 3 problems, ONE of which every mother Where Ifrpa&t Feeding As an adjunct to Breast wholly fails. Feeding. Tbc'Allrabitnrs' F !m> practicaUy iHcnburys' Milk FooJ No 1 nay b>- used id n. ».ai i\ < ..w :c ainikauid t n&trly with the
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  • 713 4 QUESTION OF NAVAL MOBILITY. 1 Mr. Houghlon Dig*;!*, Secretary National g Reform Union, writes to the Manchester I Guardian as follows: The Admiralty has submitted a scheme k for t!ie creation of a naval base at Singa- F? pore which ii estimated to cost £11,000,000. 9 Commander
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  • 152 4 To the Editor of the Time*. You published on June 6th a telegram from your New Zealand Correspondent reporting the declared opinion of Mr. Massey that that Dominion and Australia should sharo m the cost of the proposed naval base at Singapore. This statement seems to give
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  • 18 4 Mr. Donald Wickett has returned from Home and is now looking after Penarth Estate, Enggor, for his father.
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    • 254 4 W Three Cats I CIGARETTES ;|jlj; are made m London by an I English firm with over 140 years' experience to help them m their endeavour to produce the perfect cigarette. j Finest tobacco— care- ully selected bright golden Virginia from the famous Old Belt r y-~z^^ I terials used
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    • 175 4 Shanks Sanitary Appliances EVERYTHING CONSTRUCTIONAL R. Young Co., Limited. PBNANG. 9INGAPOH SOLE AGENTS FOR S.S. AND F.M.S. PHONI |fl| FT S^ m_ Mff^ THE (UNA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., Lib WITH WHICH 13 ASSOCIATED THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE X), W Both Incorporated under the Hongkop* OlilM* 11 Head Office Shanghai
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  • 866 5 TO CHANGE PARIS TASTE. (From Our Own Correspondenr.) Paris, June 9. For many a fleeting year Paris lias prided patrons, dress-makers, customers and other arbiters of the mode, architects :.nd professors of dancinp and of HUURtCII have iinn m law to themselves. The dictum of the elect w.\> accept:
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  • 25 5 Mr. and Mrs. E. A*. Forde will be le.iviri^ for home by the Oxfordshire, which }<^ ('p U\ leave ~Ra. ■«*oon on the 10th. Ins.. i
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    • 509 5 TO LET. ,t y —Offices m Rafies Quay facing the, fljsgnificent ftam t* Harbour and Three floorE, total area about 6,000 f t. Rent (t lefß than half the usual) -jß*m. InimediBtB Eutry. POWELL CO LTD. IS and IT Raffles Place. O.C. ICB TU LET, m Laidlaw Boildiag from I
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    • 707 5 AUCTION SALES. OAKLAND CAR I Sail by Puhlc Auction on SATURDAY. 14th JULY, U2S ai U a.m. At Baflbja Channel a, Raffles PU( m i \ti nutniag order. ESTATE TRUST AGENCIES, LTD., Auctioneers Estate Agents. AUCTION BALJE OF ii! Nt Teak Hou held Furniturr, Moutrfce liii:i«, Columbia Gramophono, etc. A
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    • 853 5 NOTICES. j Singapore Dollar Directory $5,000 Free Railway Accident Insurance under- 1 ,uk€i. by The Ocean Accident and Guarantee ?o. Ltd. S2 Per Copy, Post Free ORDER NOW. Dollar Directory Company. Dunlop House, ROBINSON ROAD. •fACKIE COOGAN, hew of "OLIVER TWIST" was eiyht yoa:t> old October 26th last. BOT him
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    • 722 5 NOTICES. KBAMAT PULAI LIMITED. Info^i i.nion has been received from the Lonlon Office of Kramat Pulai Ltd. as follows: I> clan-d a dividend of One Shilling less inw nc tax i Shillings 6 Pence m the £1 payable u\'. n n July 18th. I Local shareholders will be paid their
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    • 526 5 THE changing activities of the sohixtl room demand durability, precision and perfect adjustment of spectacles. They should also be to comfortable that they «.an be- wucn without consciousness. It m Glasses offer an j i 1 scvice for the school room. These frames hold the lenses prescribed m the scientifically
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  • 48 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. ASTON.— On the 7th inst., at No. 9, Scotland Koud, Pcaanc tfc* wife of Mrs. A. V. Aston, 1 c Malayan Civi hnin), a son. SMITH. At the Maternity Hospital Penang, i on th* 9th Ju'.y, the wife of Gerald A. Smith, of a son.
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  • 478 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1923. Public Committees. We have many times for many years commented on the Hongkong practice of throwing open to the pubhe and the press, committees on wnich unofficial members of the community serve. There is the Finance C: mmittee, for instance, which does Dot
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  • 404 6 A recent discussion about making" grants m aid to Chinese Vernacular schools m the Straits, and the dictum that it is most desirable that all primary education should be m the [ft&guage spoken by the pupil at he me, is recalled by the report of a discussion m
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  • 247 6 liishop Chnvasso. B shop of Liverpool, is tithing on October Ist. Forty young Bokharans, between the ages of nine and 20, have been sent to Germany to be educMed at the expense of the Soviet Government, at the invitation of the German Government. In honour of the Fete Nationale, the
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  • 489 6 VALUABLE BUKIT TIMAH PROJECT. Amidst all the discussions and criticisms directed from Chinese quarters against the Government's education policy, it is pleasant to find indications cf th-2 desire of the members of the Chinese community themselves to contribute towards the measures for improving educational conditions m Singapore.
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  • 361 6 One of the oldest residents of Hongkong passed hway recently at the ripe age of 81 years, m the person of Caroline Schmidt, widow of the late Mr. William Schmidt. In the House of Commons on July 2nd. Sir Laminp Worth in^ton-Evan.s stated that it was not proposed to etablish
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
    • 64 6 (From Our Own Corres|H»i nt| l*fn;inu, Ja|j jj^ A Chinese jiged fourteen plead^ <*„ to house-bieakinp: and steal n; ctber property at Teluk Kun Mntene*d to thn><- yon li j.( to) y. Penanjr motor statistic^ ib<m ■r« 040 cars here, of thirty ma] i n being Fordj ISO,
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  • 111 6 The thiid tXCUKton of tution Scientific and PhotOj was made on Friday of about fort,y members, undi i of Mr. C. E. H. Jacobs. c.pal Gas. Works m X member*.' were met by tl Mr. Bedford, with whom wi the Assistant Gas Engineer. The b<
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  • 82 6 Tli" following Action committee meeting of th. rnissioners held on July lOtl Decided that when a coil" is cancelled because ir.< i 4 <> o the y-\r.w i v, f^ attendants, a mw licence mi f< the prmfaKi after an otei 'east three month.-, hut sha'l n< be
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  • 123 6 ANJUMAN-I-ISLAM ANNUAL MEETING. The annual genera 1 Anjuman-i-Irlam was h. it 2 Kenr. Road on Sunday last for the pj. passing the accounts for I yen i«rul electing office-boar* n f the ensnr year. The accounts < ho\\v<! i ri.febout *700, which is to be Met f revenue of the
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  • 59 6 •I. Frank Hatch's super pnxluction 1 j Price Woman Pays" Itarriaf Mehelena will be presenU I at Urn G Cinema ail this week, COOUB j to-night. This is a new atari Which should draw Wt 0 Wt attractions an' Larry S hs slmwn at Victoria I Serial 4
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  • 167 6 Mr. I?. U. \V Polo Brani, baa i< p I j the lota <>f four medali i they were §to en «>n T Rei orti from Macao h i typhoon trees were ttpfOOt MM a of building! collapsed, result nf j oases m loss of life. reported of Boating era*
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 165 6 Sole Agents. CALDBECK fcA GREGOR Co., Ltd. (incorporated m Shanghai) j OFFICE: 45, obir.s-.n Road Telephone 228. Loose-Leaf Books IN ALL SIZES AT HONEST PRICES. RONEO Limited, 11, Collyer Quay, (Incorporated m England.) In aid of the Funds of ST. ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL Inder the Distinguished I'atiun.igt- i f H
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    • 67 6 PHEASANTS PARTRIDGES BLACK DUCK GROUSE. m SINGAPORE Cold Storage CO., LTD. (Inc. m S.S.) O'CKABD HOAD. JOHN DUKE OPriCIAN Fellow of .'.c British Optical Association. Frefwau of (he Woreh»pful Compuny of Spectacle Mnker.s. Freeman of the Cit> of London. Late of Old Mr o rid St. London. l pi* Senior
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  • 596 7 WHY NOT? •lIX COMMON'S CHEER. [Router's Service.] London, July 11. ted the announcement m the House of Commons, Mr. F. George Penny, that the I i' ontture had received a message Gorgnur of the Straits Sottlethat with the concurrence of the member! of the Executive and Council!
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  • 728 7 BRITISH THREAT. REALLY SERIOUS. London, July 12. At a meeting of the Bitish Rubber Tyre Manufacturers' Assocation the chairman, Mr. Clarke, referring to the serious situat.on created through French competitors cutting p. ices, declared tint sonu- members of the Association were compelled seriously to contemplate closing down
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  • 1440 7 THE LABOUR CODE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, July 12. The Legal Adviser, moving the first reading of the Labour Enactment, said that the vvorid "reou.rements'* really meant suggestions to which the Government and planting community had agreed The Government of India was entitled to take an
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  • 144 7 The hearing of the action taken against former Chinese employee of Messrs. Adamson, Gilfillan r.nd Company was continued before Mr. Ahearne m the second pellet court yesterday and postponed. The accused, who is represented by Mr. Da Silva, is alleged to have committed criminal breach
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  • 147 7 The Colombo Police Magistrate's remark I to a prisoner that he would have fined him 1 Rs. 5 if he had pleaded guilty, while he imposed a fine of Rs. 30 on conviction, betrays an crroneuos conception of the operation of justice, and one that may m
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 196 7 His Master's Voice 9 RECORDS Gilbert and bullivan Operas Complete Operas recorded under the personal supervision of Mr- Rupert DOyly Carte. Each set is contained m an artistic album. "THE MIKADO" Eleven L2-.nch dguble-sidad Records. PRICE $41.23 SET. "THE GONDOLIERS" Eleven 12- nch double-sided Records. PRICE $41.25 SET. "THE YEOMEN
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    • 481 8 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Service to *»NDON. AMSTERDAM, ROrrERDAM, ANTWERP. HAMBURG AND BREMEN, GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVEkFOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. Taking cargo on through Rill of Lading for all Overland Point* HOMEWARDS. Singapore. CYCLOPS Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool and Glasgow July 13 atHESUS London,
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    • 537 8 a ELLEB2AN" LIN£ ILLERMAN ft BCCKNAM STEAMPUIP O»^ tw <I»corpon.«cKl m £*^laiid) PASSKNcJ^R SERVICE Stumer OCJTWAKL-. *>•* Ws^a^we, fs.a. CITY OF KARACHI China-Japan Oct 6 ♦s.s. CITY OF PARIS China-Japan Not. 16 ♦s.s. CITY OF CANTERBURY Oina— Japan Dec. 11 HOMEWARD. t».». CITY OF MANCHESTER Marseilles— London July 28 Is.s.
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    • 513 8 BRITISH INDIA and APCAR LINES (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION LONDON FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE (Under Contract with His IvTajesty's GovvrnmenT OUTWARDS from LONDON. HOMEWARDS For China and Japan. kot Ma rs fc illeB, London and v, Due n ••»> Tonnage. Singapo-^. To eaT
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    • 395 9 I The Ocean Steam Ship Company, Limited. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. AND EUerman Bucknall Steam Ship Co.. Ltd (4MKIUCAN MANCHURIAN LINE.) (iacorporaUd v England.) NT BsVnd IV BOSTON AND NEW YORK via SUEZ Ok f Nasla FROM NEW YORK. Due S'a«r« Route f#r July 16 Suez Philippines
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    • 805 9 ladmirajl line (Incorporated m U.S.A.) FAST PASSENGER SERVICE 19 DAYS— HONGKONG TO AMERICA. S>IBW 8 Hongkonc ▲nires Seattl*. PRESIDKNT MADISON July 21 A ujr 9 PRESIDENT MCKINLEY Aug. 2 Aug 21 PRESIDENT JACKSON Aug. 14 S ep 2 PRESIDENT JEFFERSON Aug 26 Sept 14 PRESENT GRANT Sept. 7 Sept." 26
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    • 582 9 ISTHMIAN LINE Arnvmg from America via Panama and Loading- for BOSTON. NE W YORK, AND fairfi E ld R $V TIMORI! VIA^UEZ DI3ECT. CITY <me Smfttpore JnJv M STEEL TRAVELER due Sin^pore M STEEL NAVIGATOR due Si^.po:. Taking cargo on through Sills of Lading to all Inland Point. For freight
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  • 809 10 The Russian boat Dekafor.st, which left Singapore for Vladivostock on Wednesday, h*.d to put into Colombo to land a patient. A member of her crew had met with a seri- i cus ate. dent on board at sea and it was found necessary to send him to hospital.
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  • 118 10 Hongkong papers to hand give accounts of a typhoon, commencing on Sunday, July Ist finishing on the Tuesday, which did some damage m Hongkong, although that Colony was not directly m its path. There were no casualties, for plenty of warning had been given, and all the small craft m
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 249 10 I UNDERWOOD j I Improved PORTABLE Model I THE MACHINE YOU WILL EVENTUALLY BUY. j 111 (Jj PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD. (Incorporated m England). SINGAPORE, PENANfi, KUALA LUMPUR. ROBINSON Co. Ltd., 1 Stockists RQNEO Co Ltd I I I i as good a wood-insulated battery !j as you can buy
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    • 37 10 The accounts relating to the General Lighthouse Fund of Great Britain for the year 1922, show that the cost of the home lighthouses was £1,012,788 16f. sci, while those abroad involved an expenditure of £41,744 9s. 9d.
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    • 290 10 Genasco Roofing 2 PLY AND t PLY 01 COMPLETE WITH PATENT KANT-LEAK KLEItJ AND NAILS FOR FIXING 1 over 40 Vtiars 3,^ r</ c/i e i(r I witnstanrts t»egin n i ngt M tropical heat J^J^i^^S e«>tf, becauy I and rain and NoTjgf^''' /< /s n,i..rf fc I makes a
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 672 10 MAIL TABLE. TO-DAY. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalie and Bagan Si Api Api Koemai 9 a.m. Ptngerang Despatch 9 a.m. Cucob Massima 9 a.m. Cucob Hong Cheang 1 9 a.m. Pul»u Soegi Sultana 9 a.m. Kerimon Soon Lee 9 a.m. Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama, takings mails for U. S. A.
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  • 66 11 Ji.iy 12. Bank I m.n. -j 4 3.^^ Bank demand 214 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 \t. New Yoik, icßMiad 63 tt Credits M dny.s 55^ France, ucinand >s ig India, T. T. 1 73 Hongkong, demand 2V2 p.c. Dig. Yokohama, demand 109 Java, demand 139% Bangkok, demand 7yi^
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  • 133 11 July 12. Tiu Buyers $91 »4 No sellers. Pepper White 22.00 Tapiocfc, small flake f.g. 10.26 Poarl Sago small 8.50 Copra Sundriod 10.80 Opium, Benares one. 4,000 Rice, Rangoon white 230.00 Rice, Sh'Tn No. I for «xpoi 2c5.0U Ric**, Siam No. 2 for export 250. 1* Rice, Saigon No.
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  • 36 11 Singapore, July 12, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked sheet. Spot 46% 47%; Aug.-Sept. 49% 53; OctDec 52% 53 V 4; Jan.-March 54 55. London quotation sheet Is. 2d. Market Steady.
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  • 173 11 Singapore, July 12. Tin.— £lB2 2s. 6d. up 10s. 91Vi. No saies. Rubber. Is. lvkd. down \#d. Rubbers. 500 Malakoffs offer at 3.25. Ayer Panas 5 5.10, Ulu Benuts 27 29, Kuala Sidims 2.30 2.40, Bass-U'ts LO2V4 1.10, Indragiris 4.80 4.90, Mentakabs 24 26, New Serendahs
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  • 107 11 Singapore, July 12. Rubber: London Is l 7 sd. Local 469*. Tin.— London £182. 2s. Qd. Local 9iv 4 Buyers. Share Market. Mo c :<;uiry for tin shares, others steady. Rubbers. Kuala Sidims 2.30 2.37 V 6, Jimaha 1.25 1.30. Malaka Pindas 1.40 147%. Tins.— Taipings 85 90,
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  • 109 11 Mr. Massey, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, announces the definite decision of his Government to reintroduce the penny postage. He also expects to reduce the income-tax, making the maximum approximately 59. instead of 7s. 4d. Mr. Massey emphasizes the soundness of the Dominion's finances. The Canadian exhibit at the
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  • 463 11 FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT. i I Singapore, July 1 1. The week under review has been a very quiet one m all sections of the share market. Tin hat appreciated son what m value during the period, hut there has not been a great demand for ■hares, buyers
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  • 236 11 Singapore, July 12. Rubber-Since our last report the market has shown a fairly steady tone, with prices for Spot Sheet varying from 46 V u to 47 V> per Ib. In the local auction held yesterday the rubber offered met with a steady demand. Awarded Sheet changed hands
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  • 47 11 The installation of machinery to work a deposit of china clay m the south of the State of Johore is approaching completion. It is reported that favour' bl« reports on this material have been received from Bombay, to which port the fir** shipment is to be made.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 360 11 Aasetf over $5,000,000. THE GREAT EASIHJN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY Imm™ KFAn offtpf. w,- v IncOT Po«ted fa Stralti Settlements) rB ACTIVE PLANS OP ASSURANCE Aa ™«nee Comp*aies Act AGENTS WANTED Secretary Managing Director Actuary G. C. KNOX. HORACE W. RAFER. C. C. NICHOLL, F.1.A., F.F.A. XCE ASSURANCE Co. 9 Ltd.
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    • 401 11 CHARTERED BANK. of India, Australia and China, Incorporated m EngUnd by Royal Ckarter Paid op Capital < n €00,000 nharea £5 tack 1f,000,0t0 Reserve Fund a,800,0«Q I Reserve Liability of Proprietors t,CG«,OOt HEAD OFFICE. S8 Biskcpsgat*, London, E. C Agencies and Branches. Aior Star Hongkong Puket Amntsar Uoilo Rangoon Bangkok
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    • 523 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Paid up-Capital $20,000,000 R««erre Funds: Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $24,500,000 Rekerve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. A. O. Lang, Esq., Chairman. D. G. M. Bernard, Esq., Deputy Chairman. A.H. Compton, Esq. j W.L. Pattenden, Esq.
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    • 304 11 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. ESTABLISHED 1880. *aX l M5 r:r T 1M 000 000 Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, E»q DIRECTORS. J. Matsukata, Esq. READ OFFICE YOKOHAMA Singapore Branch 31-A Chnlia Street. BRANCHES. Batavia London c t? b^a- h^«— ZJsr™ Chjngch™ Na^ ki fen X-V |ST g £s£" nonoiuiu F.K) Janeiro K
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    • 46 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated im England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR* MARJNI Fidelity Gtnrantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Repr^sentatfrefr-MeMrs. BARLOW Ca Messrs. WEARE Co., 1,t4 Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co, U4 Branch Office— 64 V The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 809 12 CBABGI OF BIGAMY. A case of great interebt to the Hindu and other Communities m Singapore came up before Mr. Ahearne m the Second Police Court yesterday, when a Tamil named Joseph Ambrose Samuel was char^ex) by his wife with hav.ng bigamously marr eti her s.ster, Chellamah
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  • 93 12 Mr. 0. C. Smalley, the Secretary of I KtlanUm (iold M nes Ltd., who has just ma<Y a trip through Kelantan. reports that the najov portion of the ten-head mill, which h.id 1-ecn stored at the Company's depot on the Per^au River, had heen forwarded from thore
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  • 15 12 Mr. F. G. Finch, Executive Engineer Public Works Department, F.M.S. has re turned from leave.
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  • 835 12 MALAYAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. KLEINMAN ONLY REMAINING EI'KOI'EAN. Yesterday's niat.hes m the Singapore I iwn Tennll Tournament (Malayan Champoinshins) produced the defeat of Denham, Sinclair. Stevens and Ainswor'h. and with Major Harrison obliged to give a walk over to Uye;la, on account of duty. Kleinn.pn, the SC.C. Champion, remrins
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  • 376 12 SECOND DAY'S RESULTS. The weather was showry, nevertheless there was a large attendance of visitors. In race No 1 Shel a jumped the hedge and never started. The following were the icsults: Race No. 1. Speed Arrow (Norman) 7.11 1 Druid (Wilkinson) 7.7 2 The Dodger (Billett) !U2
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  • 207 12 i SINGAPORE AM) MALAY A (I l\ The League match betw n the S.C.C. md St. Joseph's Old Hoys has been post- poned from next Monday until July 25th m < order to allow f«.r .1 Malaya Cup trial 1 match between the following teams: N Whites. (Ilascoe; Wluatley
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